E EV THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS. Vol. VII Whole N0. 1607. Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, May 5, 1897. Price One Cent NATIONALEAPITAL Orders Issued to Have Oyster Shell Point Dredged. The Tariff Bill Reported to the Senate. GAZETTE’S BUREAU, ) 709 EAST CAPITOL S1 LtEET, >- WASHINGTON. MAx4 I The tariff bill was submitted by the sub committee to the whole committee to- day and after a brief consideration to the surprise of every one it was voted without opposition to immediately re- » port it to the Senate. It was agreed that debate on the bill shouldlopen in the Senate on the 18th inst. The retroactive clause was stricken out, a tax of ten cents a pound on tea, one cent on sugar and an increase of forty— —four cents a cask on beer, are among the provisions of the bill, as re— ported to—day. o 0 Yesterday the Government’s Chief of Engineers notified CongreSsman Hill that he had issued orders to have oys— ter Shell Point in Norwalk Harbor, suitably dredged to remove the accum~ ulations of obstructive deposits of mud and debris and to deepen the channel, 0 o o Congressman Hill] has settled the Newtown post office fight by recom- mending George F. Duncomb for post- master. He has also recommended the appointment of George LJ Porter for pension surgeon at Bridgeport in place of Dr. J. H. Benedict of Dan- bury, and secured the establishment of a new pension examining board at Danbury, recommending for appoint- ment Dr. Orlando Brown of Washing- ton, Dr. Howard Mansfield of George- town and Dr. Paul N. Sunderland of Danbury. having toIgo to Bridgeport or Winsted. . o o o, By direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, United States Treasurer Mor- gan went to Baltimore on an early train to-day and took charge of the sub- treasury in that city. This action was necessitated by the death of Assistant Treasurer Hammond last night. 0 o 0 Beginning with ithis morning and until a late hour Thursday night Washington is to be in the hands of the doctors. Over 400 members of the Con- gress of American Physicians and Sur~ geons, in attendance upon the fourth triennial session or that body. 0 o 0 About 150 members of the Third Army Corps’ Association, under Col. Edward Moore, the president, were in- troduced to the President this after- noon by Gen.Sickles,the old command- er of the corps. o o 0 Senator Gallinger to-day presented a letter from the So’hs of the American Revolution, transmitting a protest against the proposed removal of the ship Constitution from Portsmouth Harbor. The Constitution has been ordered to this city and the protest is in response to that 11653151011 of the Navy Department. ' o 0 Hon. R. J. Walsh of Greenwich is in town‘ on business connected with the bill, as is also a representative of the Bridgeport Salt Text'le Co. 0 o o It is hinted that the President has decided to delay filling the good for. eign places left. This policy is along the same line as that adopted as to con- sulships. To dispose of all the luscious pieces of pie immediately is to cause interest to cease and members of Con— gress to go home, endangering the ear- ly passage of the tariff bill. PAPERS. ARRIVE. Lieutenant Aiken Receives the Necessary Documents for Oranizing Company A. Lieutenant Edward G. Aiken re leived from Hartford, this morning, the neces- sary papers for the organization of the new military company which is to take the place of the present Company D. The new company will be known as Company A and the Lieutenant is hard at work to-day getting the signatures of those who have already joint. d. Any young man who desires to enlist can obtain the necessary information from Lieutenant Aiken. Don’t Miss It. The opportunity of buying a valuable residence property so well located as is the Andrew J. Crofut homestead on West avenue it seldom offered. And its sale at Auction to-morrow afternoon Thursday, May 6th, as per advertise- ment by the executor of the estate ought toattract anumber of possible buy’ers.’ ' This will save soldiers from ' \ WALL 31115 PANIC. A. E. Bohme’s Clerk Starts a Fire and‘a RunaWay. The Losses Were Nominal. Yesterday afternoon, Ernest Cornell, clerk at the Bohme brokerage oflice caused a panic on Wall street. Ernest is a little fellow but full of vim. He is making his mark as a speculator and is fairly well posted on puts and calls. Mr. Bohme was not in yesterday after- noon and Ernest lighted a cigar as he studied the quotatiOns on the board, and carelessly threw the match into a waste paper basket. He had just made up his mind to in- vest half a dollar on sugar and gas when a flame of fire shot up 1n his face from the waste basket singing his mous- tache and eye brows. He quickly picked up the basket “at the risk of his life” and hurled it out through a convenient window. The meteor landed on Isaacs’ Place, fright- ening several horses that were hitched to the city railing. One of the horses managed. to break his halter and dashed down Wall street at a break—neck pace,.but was circum— vented in his career by a party who stopped him and returned him to his owner, Mr. John Sturges. Mr. Bohme places his loss at the price of half a box of cigars. Mr. Sturges’ loss would be fully covered by a two dollar bill. And the ticker'at the office goes mer- rily on and the quotations are chalked up in the usual expeditious manner. NEW CANAAN ELECTION. No Offices in This Borough Worth Seek- ing for Salary’s Sake. The citizens’ ticket was elected by an average vote of 150, at the borough election in New Canaan Monday. It was the only ticket in the field. The Warden’s salary was reduced from $150 to $50, the Treasurer’s salary was fixed at $25, Clerk’s at $50, and Collector’s at $50. A founmill tax was voted, which will raise about $6,000. Follow- ing isastatement of the number of votes received by each: Warden: George E. Seeley, jr., 146; Geo. F. Lockwood, 1; T. M. Fairty, 11; JamesA. Fairty,2 . Burgesses, Henry B. Rogers, 161; W. W. Kirk, 147; Wil- IlilamA. Reid, 161; Joseph M. Silliman, 18;L. C. Hall, 159; George Kellogg, 161; W. J. McKendrick, 1; V. L. Bossa, 41;A. L. Dickens, 6; J. A. Fairty, 1. Clerk, William A. Smallhorn, 162. Treasurer, F. L. Comstock, 162. Col- lector, E. B, Lawrence, 120; C. H. Rover, 41. Sheriff, Frederick M. Hyatt, 159; W. S. Raymond, 9. ‘ Asses- sars, C. E. Brinkerhoff, 161; A. F. Jones, 162; L. B. Sutton, 156. Audi- tors, George F. Lockwood, 162; Ben- j‘amin‘F. Hoyt, 162. ‘p— Death of George T. Holly. George T. Holly, aged 76, died yes- terday at his residence in Stamford. .He was a native‘of the town and had been identified for many years with its busi- ness interests. During the war he serv- ed as quartermaster with the rank of captain, on the staff of Gen. John L. Scofield in Missouri and at the close of the war was appointed one of the three Commissioners for that state un- der the reconstruction act. He was a brother of William H. Holly, who was editor of the Stamford Advocate from 1830 to 1848. His surviving children are Charles F. Holly, now residing in Colorado; George T. Jr., in Mexico, and William H. Holly of the Stamford Savings bank, ‘who is brigade inspector of small arms practice and ordnance officer, with rank of major, in the Con. necticut National Guard. Mr. Holly occasionally told the story of his intro- duction to Gen. Lafayette, at' the time of that distinguished officer’s brief visit to Stamford in 1821. He did not re- member anythz’ng about it, for he was an infant in his mother’s arms at the time, but the latter often told him of how the great man, passing along the street, stopped, with a Frenchman’s politeness, to pay a pleasant compli- ment to the young mother and her” child. He was married in 1851 to Miss Sarah Kellogg of Norwalk, who, died some years ago. —o— Phenomenal. Senator Orville H. Platt’s capacity to keep a secret when he is arranginga pair is phenomenal. —Waterbury Re- pub' can. ~ . COUNCILMAN KENT’S VISIT. Came to Danbury to Get‘ Pointers on the Hose Question. Councilman Harvey M. Kent, of the Fire Committee of the Norwalk city council, was in conference with Chief Lounsbury, of the Danbury fire department, yesterday afternoon, rela- tive to the qualities of rubber fire hose. ' It seems that the N orwalk city coun- oil are divided in opinion as to which kind of hose is the best and so sought the opinion of. an interested person who understood the hose question. Chief Lounsburv informedhis visitor that there was but one kind of hose to get and that Wilfl the best made. He believed the Maltese Cross was the most durable and the cheapest in the end. He said the Danbury department used cotton hOse to a certain extent, but that the hose recently purchased was the Maltese Cross, Councilman Kent was much pleased with the splendid equipment of the Danbury fire department and it is be- lieved firmly convinced that the N or- walk fire houses should be equipped with horses.—Danbury News. ..— Death ot James Mitchell. James Mitchell died at his home on Clifi‘ street this morning, in the 76th year of his age. The funeral will be attended Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Revs. Pond and Selleck ofiiciating. The funeral will be strictly private ow- ing to the serious illness of the wife of the deceased. Probably no man was better known to the people of Norwalk than was James Mitchell. And he know every- body. He was an encyclopedia of in- formation and was conversant with every tract of land within a radius of forty miles of his home. He was born in Salisbury, England, and was one of a family of seventeen children. He came to this country in 1829, with his parents James and Lydia Mitchell who settled in Danbury, and in 1836 removed to Norwalk where he has ever since resided. He had been engaged in the meat business, but of late years took as his livelihood the auction and real estate business,which his jovial, happy nature seemed to have fitted him, together with a knowledge of the value of prop- erty. “Jim Mitchell” as he was familiarly called had many friends who will learn of his death with sorrow. His demise was not unexpected as he had been ill for several weeks with dis- ease that had made such inroads on his health that no chance of his recovery was apparent. A man of great vitality, he bravely battled for life, but to no purpose. His wife and two children, a son and a daughter survive him. Library Reports. Visits to Library, 4441. Books taken out, 2519. Fiction 1795,Juveniles 485, History 52, Travel 85, Biography'32, Science 12, Useful Arts 7, Fine Arts 4, Religion 17, Sociology 9, Literature 21. Books cards 34, making whole number 1015. Gifts, Mrs. S. E. Benedict, 16 numbers “Soldier in the Civil War.” Mrs. C. F. Osborn, one set Cooper, Waverley, Scott’s Prose Works; one volume.“ President’s Messages, 1789— 1839, 7 bound volumes magazines, Mr, Ralph Moody, two volumes of the Writ- ings of Mrs. M. B. G. Eddy. Books added, 86, including the Century Dic- tionary and Cyclopedia. Mrs. Selleck’s Will. , The will of the late Mrs. George Ward \Selleck was admitted to probate before Judge Wood ward this morning. By its provisions Mr. Selleck is given valuable real estate on East avenue, and a life interest in other investments, the prin- cipal of which can if necessity call for be drawn upon by Mr. Selleck. There was a liberal distribution of legacies among relatives, and the will is spoken of as being :1 just one in every particu— lar. .0. Fire at South Norwalk. The ringing of Box 9 of the fire alarm system brought out the fire department at South N orwalk this afternoon. The fire was in the kitchen at the home of Dennis Donovan corner of Concord and South Main streets and was extin— guished by water from a garden hose before the arrival of the 'firemen. Mr. Donovan lost a necktie. The damage was fully covered by insurance. The Hauragauri society held aregu- Iar meeting last evening at the John Girsch “homestead” corner of Chapel and Water streets. The work now being done on the rail- road tunnel on River street is of a more substantial nature than any that. ' has previously been done at that point. 'of the celebration of the queen’s die.- A 6HES_S___ GDNTEST. A Norwalkfl and Bridgeport Team, Goes to Hart- ford and Wins. A Large Attendance of Speculators Viewed the Battle. Looking to a revival of the noble game of chess and a creating of an 1n-- terest therein between the devotees in the western and northern parts of the state, a team composed of crack play- ers from this city and Bridgeport jour- neyed to the Capital City last night to try conclusions with a team composed of Hartford and New Britain players. The contest took place at the Y. M. C. A. Rooms in the about city and was very'interesting. A large attendance of spectators viewed the battle and the visitors were well entertained. The struggle was for the state champion- ship. Owing to the waiters having to leave on the Washington express, two games. in the contest wereleft unplay ed. These were left to adjudication by the captains of the opposing teams, which left the score 5 to 4 in favor of Bridgeport. But the best Hartford could have done, were the games played out, would have been to cause a tie. The scores were as follows: Bridgeport. Hartford. Baldwin, 1 Ring, 0 Dickerson, 0 Calkins, 1 Getthardt, o Kirkland, 1 Wilson, 1 Olmstead, , 0 Mullvihill, 0 Risteen, 1 Rogers, % Huntington, %’ Challenger, 1 Storrs, 0 Maples, - % Middlemar, 2* I Northrop, a I 1 _Saunders, 1' ‘ 170' 5 - Total. 4 Total. AMUSEMENTS. O’Brien, the Contractor. In addition to many other meritorious features “O’Brien, the Contractor.” which comes to Hoyt’s Theatre, Satur- day night, has one of the best singing quartettes ever heard in a drama. Their selections include the very latest up-to- date musical hits. Their execution and rendering of their selections combine a rare blending of harmony and melody and has been a most enjoyable feature in this high class entertainment. A play of unusual merit, heart interest, a company of uniform excellence, bright comedy, beautiful scenery, exception- ally beautiful dresses which are worn by the ladies of the company, all units in making an evening‘s entertainment that will please the most blase -thealre- goers. Country Editor. The country editor may not know it all, and if he certainly did, he wouldn’t be the editor of the self-same country weekly; but he doesn’t live long in a community without knowing a lot more than he publishes.—Greenwich Graphic. -.— Postponement. Owing to the Mission at St. Mary’s church, this week, the Ladies’ Auxiliary A. O. H. has postponed the third calico ball, which was to have taken place Thursday evening, until Monday even- ingMay 10. , The regular meeting of the Count cti- cut Probate Assembly will be held at the Capitol in Hartford, Wednesday, May 12, 1897, at 10:30 a. m. Ernest Mead was committed to the Connecticut School for Boys this morn- ing. He was arrested in March last on the charge of being incorrigible and Mrs. Johanna Lewis appeared as his guardian. At that time execution of sentence was suspended during his good behavior, and with the result that the youngster goes to the Reform school to-day. O Holo'caugt in Paris. Paris, May 5- ——Fire broke out at 4 o’clock this afternoon in a. crowded charitable bazaar in the Rue J can G—ou- ion, at which the Duchess d'Uzes and other well known patronesses were‘ present. Many people were burned to death and there was a terrible panic, during which a large number of persons were injured. Thirty bodies have been recovered. ________..__ Food For the Poor of London. Melbourne, May 5. —There is a. move- ment on foot here to send 20, 000 sheep and 500 bullocks to England in connec- tion with the dinner which the Princess of Wales is promoting for the poor of the slums of London upon the occasion rnond jubilee on June 22. HERE AND THERE. An Epitome of Happenings or lnterest'to the Public. Garnercd WithScissors and Pencil. vere illness. __ George Hooker is suffering from a tism. The big chiefs of the state .will' visit the Cockenoe tribe of Red Men on May 14th. The prize committee of the Alpha Wheel club report great success in the way of prizes. ' Attorney E. M. Lockwood is taking a comfortable ten days’ vacation at Old Point Comfort. Deputy sheriff Lyon has a warrant in his inside pocket that calls for the ar- rest of a certain butcher. Spire—climber Charlethiley expects to finish his work on the Congregation— al church steeple to—day. The Evening Whist club will meet at the home of R. G. W1lson on West avenue to—morrow evening. —Wanted—Girls for general house- work. Also cooks, waitresses, etc. Ap— ply at Ward’ s intelligence office, No. 33 Main street. The fire companies were out for prac- tice last evening, and returning to headquarters enjoyed a feast of good things. The Misses Josephine and Elizabeth Little of Orchard street have leased apartments'in the‘Brush residence on Maple street. ’ Captain Dann escaped being called to Bridgeport yesterday (111 court cases and acted as chief of police as if to the manor born. J oseph Rooney of Plymouth avenue, has one of his hands in limbo'caused by a wound from an ugly acting nail. Blood poisoning is feared. The remains of Mrs. Anna Eliza Gibbs, wife of Augustus H. Gibbs will be brought here for interment in the Union cemetery next Friday. Captain Martin and his sloop Flash are at South Norwalk accompanied by something like 400 live codfish, which he proposes selling at five cents a pound. And everything goes merrlly on at the public shools with perhaps the excep- tion of the boys who held their own at the foot of the class. and who have caused the constables more or less hunt- ing. ——Having severed my connection with A. Goldberg, I am prepared to furnish my old customers with the latest styles in spring millinery. Mrs. Fawcett, 115 Main street. a 21— tf , Aspark from a locomotive set fire to the 'roof of the house on Mechanic street occupied by John Johnson, yes- terday afternoon but the flame was ex- tinguished before much damage had been done. F. S. Ambler,‘the Columbia bicycle king, 1s in receipt of two racing wheels, one of which will be ridden by William Gear and the other by Harry Sherwood. Mr. Ambler firmly believes that the wheels will prove to be winners. The annualmeeting of the New Hav- en Branch of the Woman’s Board of Missions will be held in Torrington next Tuesday. The railroads give half return fare. The Norwalk Congrega- tional church will be represented by delegates from the Ladies association. The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s church met yesterday afternoon at the Chapel; The Brotherhood of St. An- drew met in the evening; Ladies’ so- ciety, will meet this afternoon; Junior auxiliary, Thursday afternoon; choir rehearsal, Friday evening; Industrial schor !, Saturday afternoon. The ladies of St. Mary’s pariah who are rehearsing the Operetta to, be given in the Norwalk Opera House,met at the home’of Mrs. P. H. Dwyer on Monday night. There was a larger attendance. Rev. Father Furlong who was present, expressed himself as highly pleased. Another rehearsal will be had to—night. The Central. club and their many friends will without doubt take advan- tage of the enjoyments that willbe fur- nished to-morrow afternoon at Lock- wood’s hall, at which time the pleasing play of "The Company’s Husbands” is bound to be presented in a pleasing manner. .As they say in the lodge after . , work there willbe refreshment. Mrs. Algara is convalescent of aise- severe attack of inflammatory rheuma— ' 1011 MISS THEM. The Latest Ads. Received Be 2 fore Going to Press. .. ' By the People and For the Peonle. WANTED. ANTED—Middle-aged woman to accept of a home, and to be given a small re- , muneraiuon for her services. Apply at No. 43 ‘ Mam street. 1115 Lt 1'0 RENT. To RENT—Four rooms, corner of Wall and River str.eet Possession given imme- diately. Rent reasonable. Inquire of Jorm HADDEN on the premises. M1 -t r 10 RENT—Upper part of house, No. 20 Centel avenue. Suitable for two per— 86 per month. Apply at No.6 Galahfi'd sons. street. 0 RENT—One store and two full suites of apartments 1n James’ Block. Possession immediatelj. m1 lo-tf FOIi 8A.! E. FOR SALE—Canopy top bligy :two robes: Winter and summer blan ets; harness, ' double and single. All in good or der. Inquire at 43 Main or -No. 1 Camp street. 0R SALE—At a bargain or to rent. The residence corner of Camp street and Adams avenue. house contains 13 rooms. large ‘ attic, gas sewer connection, water. bath room and stationar tubs in laundry. Barn. carriage house, wit considerable fruit on the premises It' sold. terms will be easy—for fur- ther particulars.’ 1nquire of the undersigned, near the premises or at No 5. Masonic Build- CHAS. OLmsTEAD,Agt. 1nApril 3d 1897. A-3 tf FOR SALE—The elegant residence of the late Genel a1 Darius N. (‘ ouch, situated at No.38 Maple street, on high round, overlooking the twin cities of Norwa k and South Norwalk. Norwalk Islands and Long Island Sound. fora distance of some twenty miles. The dwelling is nearly new; he s 10 large, commodious rooms, 11.27 110’ 17 th modern improvements; about two acres , V of land. fronting on said. Maple street, w ich could be sold to good advantage for buil iniz lots: abundance of fruit; excellent well of water; Applv toO. E. WILSON,ROOm 3, Gazette Building. Norwalk. Conn. 11119 O the Board_ of County Commissioners for FairfieldC ounty: I hereby apply for a license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer. Rhine wine 8.110 older. at Roton Point Hotel, Town of Norwla k. My place of business is not located within 200 feet in a di1ect line of a church edifice or public school- 110‘: ..se or the premises ertain- ing thereto, or any postmflice or 1 -11b-' 11: ibrarv.‘ Dated at N01 walk th1s4th day of MayA , 1397 JULIUS FINKENSTEIN. Applies at. We, the unde1 swned electors and tax-pay. ers, as defined bv law. of the Town of Norwalk. hereby endorse the application of the above naDmed Julius Finkenstein for such license. Dated at N01 walk this 4th day of M-ty, A. D. ., 897. Christian Swartz, Henry W Hevelein. Gus-1. tav Theime, Matth. waroett. Theo H. Olsehv I he1eby cel tifv that the above-named en- dorsers are electms and tax-p vers. as defined by law. of the l own 01‘ Nor wal Dated at Nor 1v alk this 4thW day of May, A. D. ., HERBERT R. SMITH. Town Clerk. cows FOR 3111:. Several young new milch cows for sale Good stock. Inquire at M. RATanouD 3 Win- nlpauk Farm or 44 Main street, Norwalk. AUCTION SALE! ,VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. 1111111511111, 1111 lilh, l89'l. The subscriber. executor of the Will of Andrew J. Crofut, deceased, pursu- ant to authority given by said will, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, on 'I‘hursdav, May 6111, 1897, at 2 o’clock p. m (unle s previous- lv disposed of/at private sale) the VALU- ABLE REAL ESTATE known as the home- stead owned and Occupied by Andrew J. Crofut at the time of his dec isse. Said real estate consists of a tract of land about 137 feet in front on West avenue, in the city of S. 1111b Norwalk " Conn. ., and about 214 feet in depth, ' With a large, modern built dwelling house, with all conveniences, contain- ing 15 rooms. Also a fine barn on a spur of land ad- joining and fronting on a side street. The property is within five minutes’ walk of the churches, near the schools. and one-quarter of a mile from the '1 South Norwalk railr0ad station. , Sale to take place on the premises. Terms and conditions made known at time of sale. Dated at South Norwalk, April 24, 1897. JACOB M. LAYION, Executor. Hoyt’s Theatre. SATURDAY. MAY 8. MA’I‘INEE AND NIGHT. USHERS’ BENEFIT! The Greatest Actor on the Stage To-day in the Portrayal of— ' RUGOED, HONEST IRISH CHARACTER, DAN ’L SULLY, In His Beautiful Play, O’BRIEN, the . ‘ 00111111101103. A Powerfirl Heart Story. A N. Y. Record of 150 Nights. A Blending of Humor & Pathos. Gorgeous CostumeshBeautiful Scenery. , SEE THE GREAT RAILROAD BUILDING SCENE, The most perfect production ever .‘ placed upon any stage. A Truthful and‘Impressive Reflex of IRISH LIFE IN A'MERICA. A BIG SPECIAL FEATURE, THE llOOKY GORGE QUARTETTE. MA rlNEE— 10 and 25c. _ - EVE VINO—25, 35, and 50o. FST. JonNLocxwoon, Trustee.. :
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