I 'Pllllll Altman and Solicitors, A Highest percentage BOXING Placed high up between the shoulder-blades and on the chest. , ‘ Allcock’s p733; are a. smie‘cme for coughs; placed on the pit of theetomaeh, they relieve indigestion. Ask for and obtain Allcock’s. I'IEllE’S YOUR GHANUE. A fine building. lot on Wilton ave- nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be sold' at a Bargain. W. H. BYINGTON, Real Estate and Insurance ' Room I. Gazette B’l’d. P. w. BATES’ ‘ 42 WATER STREET, L m z n fnd as fine an assortment of Mflllllllfllllfllllliflllfllfll‘l Wfll‘l As can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere. .W. H. HAYWARD & CO. 109 East Capitol Street, WASHINGTON. D C All classes of claims prosecuted before the Interior Department. Rejected pension claims a specialty. Correspondence solicited. BRAUNSGHWEIGER llllllilll‘L'...“In A PUBE MALT EXTBAGT. A SUBSTITUTE Hill SOLID FOOD. Extract. Lowes An effective'l‘onic. A mild Stimu percentage Alcohol. An agreeable Beverage._ _ . _ lant. Just what physrcrans W111 pre scribe for Nursing Mothers. _ Convales- cents and victims of Insomnia or Nerv- ous Disorders resulting from Impaired Digestion and Overwork. For Sale and Delivered Anywhere Lone: Island Bottling 00., 280-284- Bergen St-, Brooklyn, FOR SALE BY :EDWARD P. WEED. @250.- Ask Your Druggist PRIVATE Instructions given in at the pupil’s home. CLASS Now forming, and ap- plicants desiring to join should apply at once to ‘ Prof. Geo. Yoerger, South Norwalk,, or at this office. ACORPSE TRUST PLOT. Startling Charges Mal. e by Prominent Insurance Official. - ONE DOCTOR TO BE HANGED. “any Deaths Reported From the Same Town In Mississippi-«Series of Poi- sonings Alleged to Have Been Planned—Persons Involved. New York, March SS.——Murder after murder to defraud the life insurance com- panies as the result of a plot involving prominent persons of Scooba, near Merid- ian, Miss, is the startling suggestion of a report made today by Charles F. Harper, V supervisor of a life association. The conviction of Dr. W. H. Lipscomb, an old and prominent practitioner, once a medical examiner of an insurance company of New York, for the poisoning of C. T. Stuart in Scooba has led to an investiga- tion by inspectors of ten insurance com- panies which has already brought to light a remarkable series of deaths and attempt- ed poisonings in Mississippi. The chain of remarkable instances which Mr. Harper’s investigations have disclosed hint at more arrests of conspirators. The Mutual Reserve fund has suffered greater losses than the New York Life, the Equitable of New York or the Mutual Benefit Life of Newark; but, according to Mr. Harper, it is impossible to say to what extent these companies would have suffer- ed or how many innocent persons might have been murdered had it not been for the fatal suspicion against Dr. Lipscomb. So successful had the plot become during a period of years, beginning in 1892, that it is:claimed that Dr. Lipscomb had grown careless in the practice of insuring poor people and murdering them at his leisure. It was shown in the trial that C. T. Stuart had been insured in the Mutual Reserve fund for $10,000, Mutual Benefit of Newark for $10,000 and New York Life for 81,000. All of these policies were presented for payment by Guy Jack, a wealthy merchant of De Kalb, who is now under arrest, awaiting trial as an accomplice to the murder. Stuart went to Dr. Lipscomb to be treated for some slight indisposition. The physician wrote him a. prescription that called for a small percentage of strych- nine. This was perfectly regular. Instead of filling the prescription at his own dispensary, as was his custom, the doctor took it to a druggist and received the medicine in three pills. He substituted for these one large pill containing 1 % ounces of strychnine. Stuart took the medicine and died in great agony. Death Sentence For Lipscomb. Dr. Lipscomb tried to throw the blame upon the druggist, of course, showing that the dose as called for in the prescription was harmless. Dr. Lipscomb has been sentenced to hang on May 12 next. The Evening Journal today publishes the above and adds: Inquiries by one of our reporters among the insurance com- panies have brought out the following pe- culiar facts: In 1892 a policy for 85,000 was issued by the Equitable on the life of Mrs. A. V. Hardin, a- poor widow, living in Scooba, Miss. The beneficiary was A. A. Ham- maok, and Dr. W. H. Lipscomb’s name appeared as the examining physician. Mrs. Hardin now claims that she knew nothing whatever of the existence of the policy until last fall, when notified by the company that the assessment would be due at a certain time. She swears that her signature to the application was a for- gery and that she was never examined by Dr. Lipscomb or any other examiner. ' Guy Jack came to New York and made a settlement with the company, receiving $1,200 upon cancellation of the policy. About four years ago the life of W. H. Eaves was heavily insured in the Equitable and the New York Life. H. Rosenbaum, a merchant of Scooba, was the beneficiary. Eaves was given a bottle of whisky, which made half a dozen of his friends deathly sick. An analysis of the whisky, made by a Mobile chemist, showed that it; contained’ large quantities of arsenic. Rosenbaum was indicted for attempting poisoning, but the case’was nolle prossed, in the absence from the state of the complaining witness. J. L. Holbrook was insured in the Mu- tual Reserve fund for $5,000, Guy Jack again being the beneficiary. While driving home one afternoon he took a negro into his wagon to ride a short distance. The negro said he had been given two bottles of whisky, one for Mr. Holbrook. Thinking that the bottle intended for the white man would contain the best whisky, the negro changed them. He drank the contents of Holbrook’s bot- tle and nearly died from poisoning. This ciase was never investigated by the authori- t es. Ex-Judge Carpenter Dead. Hartford, March 22.—Elisha Carpenter, ex-judge of the supreme court, died today of paralysis, aged 78. He was born in East- ford, lived on a farm, taught school and was admitted to the bar in 1846, became state attorney in 1851, was state senator in 1857, was chosen judge of the superior court in 1861 and held that office until 1865, when he was elevated to the supreme qourt. Fatal, Explosion Near \Vellsville. Wellsville, N. Y., March 23.—-Tho Rock Glycerin-company’s magazine located near this village was tl.e scene of a terrible ex- plosion today. H. H. Youngs, an employee of the company, was at the magazine lead- ing his wagon and had four large cans in the wagon when two tons of this explosive went. off, hurling l-Lr. Youngs and the team into eternity: ’lwo others were hurt. fix-Supervisor Cnmpion BIissing‘. SARATOGA, March 22.-—Ex-Supc.rvisor Hiram A. Campion of Clifton Park, Sara- toga county. is reported to be missing. He was last seen in Albany on Thursday. It is alleged that recently he obtained over $15,000 by mortgaging real and personal property. T H E n vn N 1 NGGA'ZET BIGhLAZh-Jll LAWRENCE. ' if ASTUUIUIHI EUIUEUUE 1' Property ’to the Extent of $100,000 Dum- aged and Eignt Persons Injured. Lawrence, Mass, March ‘23.—The worst fire this city has known since the burning of the IVashington mills six years ago completely gutted the Glea- son building, one of the best business blocks in Lawrence, early today, and resulted in the injury of eight persons, most of whom jumped from the fourth and fifth stories of the Central House. and in the loss of property valued at at least $100,000. Those injured are: John Bowering, a tenant of the Gleason buildiig. left leg injured, severe burns; Mrs. John Bow- ering, left side injured and ribs broken: Miss McKenzie, milliner, head injured, serious burns; William Gallagher, badly burned; Bernard Gallagher, over- come by smoke and seriously burned; A. S. .Huntress, slight burns; W. R. Robinson, left wrist fractured, burns, and Leon Desaulticrs,. face and nose out, burns. Most of those hurt are now in the hospital, but it is not expected that any deaths will result. The Gleason building was a six story stone and brick building, located on the north side of Essex street. The Central House, one of the leading hotels of the city, adjoined it on one side, and the Pedrick and Classon buildings, in which .is VValsh’s hotel, on. the other. At 3.45 o’clock the roof of the building fell and soon the whole structure was a mass of flames. Several explosions at about the same time added to the ex- citement. It was evident'that the Glea— son building was doomed and the ef— forts of the firemen were directed to saving adjoining buildings. The'roof of the Central House had already caught fire, and the Pedrick and Classon blocks on the other side were in great danger. By 6 o’clock the fire was under control. The top of the Central House was burn- ed off, but the building itself was saved. The Gleason building was owned by the Gleason heirs of Methuen, Mass, and was fully insured. One of the heav— iest losers by the fire will be Abbott &: 00., who had a 5 and 10 cent store in the building. Manager Langford of this store says he‘ was in the basement late yesterday afternoon, and before leav— ing looked the place over carefully. He is satisfied that the fire could not have been smoldering during the day, and that its origin cannot be’ easily account— ed for. .The Gleason building was sup- posed to be fireproof. After the fire was under control a. re- port spread through the crowds that there were three bodies in the ruins of the Gleason building. A careful search was begun. The police believe, howev- er, that all of the occupants of the block escaped. Shoe Factory Burned. Danvers, Mass, March 23.—Fire has entirely destroyed the Walter Martin Shoe factory on Clarke street. The building was owned by Sawyer & Sears. The loss on building and stock is fully $10,000. The Walter Martin company had recently moved here from Dover, N. H. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK, March 22.—Money on call easy at l}é@1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3}é@4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.87@ 4.87% for demand and 34.85%@4.85}§ for 60 days. Posted rates. [email protected]}¢§ and $4.88@ 4.88%. Commercial bills, 84.84%. Silver cer- tificates, 62%@68c. Bar silver, 630. Mexican dollars. 4840. Government bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison .......... 11% Bur. & Quincy.. .. 76% C..C., C. & St. L.. 31 New England ..... —- N. J. Central ...... 89 North American. 4% Chesapeake & O. 17% Northern Pacific. 12% Chicago Gas ...... 81% Do. pref ........... 36% Cordage. . . ., ...... — N. Y. Central ..... 101% Cotton Oil ........ 12 Omaha ............ 62 Del. & Hudson. . .108}§ Ontario & VVest.. 14% Distillers’ Trust. . — Pacific Mall ....... 27% Erie ............... 13% Reading ........... 23% Rock Island ....... Silver Bullion ..... General Electric.. 34% Hocking Valley. . 4 i” Lackawanna ...... 157 St. Paul. . . ‘.' ....... 17% Lake Shore ....... 168 Sugar Refinery. . .ll4% Lead .............. 23% Texas Pacific ...... 9% Louisville & Nash 48% Union Pacific ..... 6% Wabash pref ...... 14% Missouri Pacific. . 18% Western Union... 83% Northwestern. . . .108% General Markets. New YORK. March 22.—'FLOUR——State and western was quiet and lower to sell; city mills patents, [email protected]: winter patents. $4.55@4£5: city mills clears, [email protected]; winter straights, [email protected]. WHEAT—No. 2 red was quiet and weak all the forenoon under bearish cables and better crop news: May, 79%@80%c.; July, 77%@77%c: CORN—No. 2 was quiet in consequence of lower cables; May.30}{;c. : J uly. 31 9-160. ,OATS—No. 2 dull and easy; May, 21§4@21 13- 16c.': track. white, state. 22@300. 01;?RK—Firm; mess, [email protected]; family. $9.250!) 1 . . LARD—Quiet; prime western steam, 84.22%, nominal. . BUTTER—Steady; state dairy,12@18c.; state creamery, l3@18}éc. ' C 9®12§4c.; HEESE — Quiet; small. 9@12%c. EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania, 10% @11c.; western, 10%.c. SUGAR—Raw firm; fair refining. 2 52169.: centrifugal. 96 test. 3 55-160.: refined ‘5 early: crushed. 5560.: powdered, 4%0. TURPENTINE—Quiet at 29@29}v§c. MOLASSES—Quiet: New Orleans. 23©30c. RICE—Firm; domestic. 3%@6}éc.; J span? 4%- @Qéc. TALLOW—Steady; city. 3V4®3%c.; country. _ HAY—.Quiet: shipping. mesa: good to choice, 67%750. state. large. I I ‘ Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and T00 Hearty Eating. A per- fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi- ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable, Small Plll. Small Dose.- small Price. 0t llorwalk’s lleeds. And Remarkable Proofs that the National Disease Long Considered Incurable, Can be Cured and Has Been Cured Right Here in Norwalk. Mrs. William W. Bloom. who lives at 7 Water Street. Norwalk, says: “I have been troubled with catarrh in my head and throat for some time. My whole head was stuffed up; the passages of my head and throat would at times become so filled with mucous that I could not talk, and altogether it was very annoying. I also suffered a great deal of the time with headaches. I got a bottle of California Catarrh Cure at Plaiste‘d’s drug store in South Norwalk, and I think it is the grandest Stuff in the world. It has cured me of all the disagreeable suffering I have had for so long ; my throat troubles me no more, and I haven’t had a head- ache for weeks. I have recommended it to several friends who have used it with satisfactory results, and we all unite in saying it is a wonderful medicine.” California Catarrh Cure is especially prepared for treatment of the mucous membrane. It allays the inflamation, checks the disease and arrests and re- pairs the decay of this delicate lining. It is a curative agent for colds, coughs, hay fever, bronchitis, asthma, and all purely mucous affections. Use it during and after a cold, and you will never have a cold “hang on,” or even reach the ca- tarrhal stage. When catarrh is once firm- 1y fixed in the nasal passages and throat, it begins to attack the mucous membrane of the passages leading either to the lungs or to the stomach. The result of the former course is ultimately consump- tion, of lhe latter what is , commonly called some form of indigestion or dispep- sia. It is catarrh of the stomach, intes- tines, kidneys, and various internal pas- sages. California Catarrh Cure will pre- vent and cure all forms of catarrh, what- ever the part affected, and even will check incipient consumption. It is Sold by all dealers; 50 cents, three times as much, one dollar. Fred M. Taylor, station master at Terryville, was in town on Saturday visiting friends. Mother, Have You 12 Baby? It so, get from your druggist today for 25cabottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. Every'baby often has distressing colic. Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure gives immediate relief by removing wind from the stomach and quieting the nerves, giving restful sleep. Mother, think of the worry and anxiety this saves you. If your baby is teething Dr. Hand’s Teeth- ing Lotion for 25c soothes and relieves all pain. Sold by all druggisls. Judah Collman of Norwalk, died at the asylum for the insane, at Middle- town, on Saturday. Une Tray to be Happy. Is to attend to the comfort of your fam- ily. Should any one of them catch a slight cold or cough, call on Edward P. Weed, Norwalk, or George C. Stillson, South Norwalk, sole agents, and get a trial bottle of Otto‘s Cure, the great Ger- man Remedy, free. We give it away to prove that we have a sure cure for coughs, colds, asthma, consumption, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Large sizes 50c and 25c. Joseph Gregory has accepted a situa- tion in Asbury Park and departed for that city this morning. From Sire to Son' As a family medicine, Bacon’s Celery King for the nerves passes from sire to son as a legacy. If you have kidney, livler or blood disorder get a free sample package of this remedy. If ,you have in- digestion, constipatiou, headache, rheu, matism, this specific will cure you. Ed- ward P. Weed, Norwalk, or George C. Stillson, South Norwalk, the leading druggists, are sole agents. and are distrib- uting samples free. La.ge packages 50c and 25c. - W Work on the double tracking of the Tramway line to Westport was com- ‘menced this noon. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. “Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the System is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately dis- appears. The first dose greatly benefits. ., T. F. Anthony, Err-Postmaster of Promise City, Iowa; says : “I bought one bottle of ‘Mystic Cure’ for Rheuma- tism, and two doses of it did me more good than any medicine I ever took.” 75 cents. Sold by N. C. Baur, Druggist,. 55 Wall street, Norwalk. The drawing for the valuable pipe at George Allen’s cigar coupe will take place Thursday evening. SAVE IO UR LIFE By using "The New Great South Ameri- can Kidney Cure.” This new remedy is a great surprise On account of its ex- ceeding promptness in relieving pain in the Kidneys, Bladder and Back in male or female. It relievesretention of water, and pain in passing it almost immediate- ly. Save yourselves by using this mar- velous cure. Its use will prevent fatal consequences in almost all cases by its great alterative and healing powers. - Sold by E. P. WEED, Druggist, Norwalk, Conn. _ The attention of the police is called to the ructions that take place on Rose bill, so called, every Sunday afternoon. “A few arrests might abate the nuis- ance” says a resident of that neighbor- hood. THERE Is .4 CLASS OF PEOPLE Who are injured by the use of coffee Recently there has, been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called Grain—O, made of pure grains that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate - stomach receives it with outsdistress, and but few can tell is from coffee. It does not cost overéat much.‘ Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts., per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN—O- Adam... 2 . = “a '~ to that Pavs‘ The Successful Merchants in Nor- walk all advertise in The GAZETTE because" it keeps them in touch- with \ T the entire purchasing community. NewYN an NNWalk leigh Line ' DAILY. PROPELLERS [lily ll Nllwalk. Earle and Vulcan Will Leave Pier 23, E. R., N. Y. (Beekman St.). 0: .NURWALK All]. SUUTH NORWALK AT 5 P. M. Leave South Norwalk Daily 9.136 P. M. Leave Norwalk Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5 P. M. 0U read this advertisemert. If it had been yours and others had read it, how much good it might have done. Send in your adv and we will do the rest. - Bates on application. SCHLEICHER & SON’S IP AIN There is simply no use comparing this piano with any “t other, on the market. IT LEADS ‘ when it comes to TONE, 1 , NINISH,“ . ‘ DUELABILITY. » ' RIGHTNESS IN PRICE. «Office and Factory, Pacific Street,- ‘ STAMFORD, CONN.
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