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Wise Man Keeps ‘1 _ his Home Insured Against Fire...—. , THE BEST oooolool oEooEsooEEo 4 w. H. BYlNGTQN, IRIIIIII I, GAZETTE BIIILIIIIIII, - - '- . IIIIIIWILX. IIIIIIII \n’ iTHE‘EVENlNG GAZETT oolooooooojoooooo' Signs of Improvement Appear In Many Branches of Business. TRADERS MORE OONPIDENT. The Sustained Advance of the Stock Mar- ket Augurs Well For Prosperity. Bright Outlook For Crops—The Failures of the VWeek. New York, June 26.—-R. G. Dun & Co’s weekly review of trade says: There is no step backward in business, although the season of midsummer quiet is near. Improvement continues, gradual and prudently cautious as be- fore, although in many branches evi—_ dent where no signs of it appeared a few weeks ago. Business men of the highest standing in all parts of the country, having gradually perceived that the tide has begun to rise, are reg- ulating their contracts and investments and their plans for the future with a confidence quite unknown to them a. short time ago. Great changes before the adjournment of congress are hard- ly to be expected, but removal of un- certainty is with reason expected to bring into operation buying forces which have been restricted for months. The stock market has not been the barometer of anything for some years, unless of Wall street apprehension, but its sustained advance appears to mean something because it is now supported, for the first time in several years, by a genuine public demand. It is now six weeks since there started a slow up— ward movement, so gradual at first that it took two weeks to raise the gen- eral average of stocks from $46.09 per share to $47.09. There have been many speculators, including some of the most powerful, looking and working for a reaction ever since, but it does not come, though the average has mounted about $4 per share from the start, clos- ing at $50.14, and the mest active stocks have risen from $6 to $12 per share. There has been some foreign buying each week of late, but by far the great- er demand has been domestic, disclos- ., ing a. remarkable growth of confidence in the future. The past Week raised the average of railroad stocks 81 cents per share, and for trust stocks 68 cents. Earnings were somewhat encourag- ing, slightly better for June thus far than last year and only 5.3 per cent smaller than in 1892, with granger and southern roads earning more than in either year. The main factor at this time is the steadily brightening prospect for crops. Iron and Steel Products. Iron and steel products average a small fraction lower in published quo- tations, but only because private con- cessions which are now refused were by various authorities complacently concealed two weeks ago. Pig iron is firmer, with a better demand at the east and at Chicago, but the impatience at valley furnaces to resume Work keeps bessemer and grey forge at last week’s quotations at Pittsburg. There is encouraging increase in the demand for all textile goods, even for cottons, which have so long been slow, and though it is but moderate there is nothing of a speculative character in transactions, and prices are firmly held. Reorders for woolens have been rather better than were expected from cloth- iers and fairly good from dress goods. Operations in spring goods are still de- ferred. While mills are somewhat bet- ter employed and are buying to. some extent, most of the purchases of wool are for speculation, nearly three—quar- ters being at Boston alone, and the ag- gregate was 8,733,800 pounds at the three chief markets—5,610,300 of foreign wool. Domestic wool is still held at relatively high prices at the west. The new de- mand for boots andpshoes does not in- crease as much as was expected and ~some large factories have closed for want of orders, many others running only part time. A most encouraging feature is the large demand for commercial loans of nine large banks, one having loaned only on such paper, five others from 55 to 80 per cent of their loans, and the rest at least half. Some report the best demand of that character for many years, much of' it from eastern textile mills. Exchange is strengthened for the time by interest payments, more concerns being able to pay than in re— cent years. The southern demand for small notes to move crops has now be- gun. Failures for the week have been 216 in the United States, against 217 last year, and 24 in Canada, against 24 last year. ‘ The Contemplated Purchase of Cuba. Cleveland, June 26.——Senator M. A. Hanna was asked this morning'whether there was any truth in a telegraphic statement that President McKinley is considering a plan whereby the free— dom of Cuba is to be purchased from Spain for $100,000,900, the amount to be secured by Cuba. “The statement is not authoritative,” said he. James Pollard Banged. St. Joseph, M0,, June 26.——-James Pol- lard, colored, was hanged in the jail— yard in this city today for the murder of Joseph Irwin. The murder was com— mitted in July, 1895. Pollard had threat- ened to kill Dave Irwin and went to his home. Finding the family at supper he fired at Dave, but killed his brother Jo- seph. Rumored Purchase of 3 Railroad. Salt Lake‘ City, June 26.—It has be- come a. matter of current news that the Rio Grande Western has purchased the Utah Central railroad. This acquisition is made for the purpose of opening to the Rio Grande Western the rich min- ing district in and about Park City. A \Vorkman Decapitated. Buffalo, June 26.——George Kaffman, aged 25 years, an employee of the Mil— som Rendering works at East Buffalo, was killed by a. Lehigh Valley train to- day while walking on the track. Kaffe man’s head was severed from the body. Henry Irving Entertains Troops. London, June 26.——By the invitation of Sir Henry Irving, 700 of the colonial "troops now in this city witnessed this afternoon a special performance at the Lyceum theater. Death of Alice Ll'ngard. London, June 26.—Alice Lingard, the actress, died here today. boon: Tll sin. and South IIorwalk Extends a Glad ’ Welcome. Because it stops ” Snufiing, ‘ Hemming, Hawking, Gagging. Excessive sneezing, And tickling in the throat. California Cataarh Cure does it. Sweetens the foul breath, Cures the pain across the eyes, And in the back of the head. Stops dropping into the throat. Cures scabs in the nose. ' Keeps the nose always clear. And absolutely cures the worst cases of chronic cataarh. South Norwalk people say so. Not a few, but hundreds among the people you see every day, your own friends and neighbors. Here are the words of one of them: Mrs. Lafayette Craw, 3 Hamilton street, South N orwalk, says: “My husband has had catarrh for a long time, suffering at times with pains in the head, hawking, spitting and often gagging, especially in the morn- ing, so that he would not be able to eat much breakfast. He got a bottle of California Catarrh Cure at Plaisted’s drug store, and already I can see its beneficial effects; his . throat seems all clear in the morning, and he is able to retain his breakfast. I take the liberty to make these statements re- garding his case for I know he has been g1 eatly benefited by California Catarrh Cure, and would willingly rec- ommend it. In cases of hay fever, California Ca- tarrh Cure gives instant relief, and used in season it will entirely prevent the malady. Engineer Wood, Selectman Merrill and William DeKlyn have returned from their Waccabuc fishing trip and report a large catch. IF EVERY MOTHER KNEW, HER LllTLE ONE WOULD BE SAVED. Bridgeport, May 3d, ’96—Dr. Hand —Dear Sir—“I have used Dr. Hand’s TeethingLotion and found it all it is represented. I have had no trouble at all with baby during his teething; it has helped him so much, he teases to have it on his gums. If every mother would use it they would save the little ones a great deal of suffering. Yours respectfully, Mrs. Harry Browne, 614 State street.” Dr. Hand’s Teething Lo-- tion sold by all druggists, 25c. The Tramway company began yes- terday to place the W'estport roadway in good condition. BABY’S BEST FRIEND—MOTHER— NEXT, DR. HAND’S COLIC CURE! Hartford, Oct. .26, ’96—The Hand Medicine Co.—“By request of my wife the undersigned writes you that ‘baby’s best friend is her mother,’ and next best is Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. Used same for past months. It is impossi- ble to write our appreciation of your preparation and do most cheerfully request all mothers to use same for their little ones. Our baby is now teething. W. Lincoln Barnard,” Sold by all druggists, 250. Spencer Adams is ill at his home on Woestport avenue with an attack of malaria. ‘ 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, liver or blood disorder, get a. free sample package of this rem— edy. If you have indigestion, consti- pation, headache rheumatism, this spe- l cific will cure you. Edward P. Weed,” Norwalk, or George C. Stillson, South Norwalk, the leafing druggists, are sole agents, and are distributing sam- ples free. Large packages 50c and 25c. Why is it bachelor apartments are never deemed complete until a skull occupies the post of honor? GREAT TRIUMPH. Instant relief and a permanent cure by the great remedy, OTTO’S CURE for Throat and Lung diseases. Why will you irritate your throat and lungs with a terrible hacking cough when Edward P. Weed, Norwalk, or George C. Stillson South Norwalk, sole agents, will furnish you with a free sample bottle of this guaranteed remedy? Its success is simply wonderful, as your druggist will tell you. Sample free. Large bottles 50c and 25c. It is a wise bicyclist who gets off his or her wheel at crowded corners instead of knocking down a pedestrian rather than to dismount. SAVE YOUR LIFE. By using “THE NEW GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE.” This new remedy is a great surprise on ac- count of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the Kidneys, Bladder and Back in male or female. It re- lieves retention of water, and pain in passing it almost immediately. Save] yourself by using this. marvelous cure. Its use will prevent fatal consequences in almost all cases by its great altera- tive and healing powers. Sold by E. P. Weed, Druggist, Norwalk, Conn. The only person who growls at this weather is the one whom the physician declares must wear flannels until the thermometer ascends considerably. There are some cats that certainly l l l E. . ' ' —= A CONTRACTOR BESIEGED. v I‘. G. Wheeler Kept In His Hotel by a Crowd of Italians. Trenton, June 26.—Contractor T. G. Wheeler of Philadelphia, who is in a state of siege at the Hoagland hotel in Morrisville, Pa., takes the matter philosophically. I—Ie occasionally looks out of his bedroom window at the :rowd of 200 angry Italian laborers who are clamoring for their pay for work done on the East Traction company’s Qine, now building near him, and smiles. If the Italians could only get at Mr. Wheeler his smiles would not last very long, for they are thoroughly aroused over the failure of the contractor to give them their money, and would'have r10 hesitancy in tearing him to pieces if they only got a chance. The difficulty is that Sheriff Irving Aaron of Bucks county, with a posse of 50 citizens, who have been sworn in as ieputies, and 15 of Wheeler’s own men, guard the hotel and keep the riotous men at a distance. Wheeler admitted that the firm is nore than $25,000 in arrears in the men’s pay. He expected $10,000 yester- lay with which to placate his em- ployees, but it did not arrive.- He is certain, however, that he will be able to discharge his indebtedness to the men shortly, if they will only wait. .If the Italians make any attempt to storm the hotel and capture the con- tractor the deputy sheriffs have been :nstructed to fire on them with their re- volVers. THE JUBILEE YACHT RAGE. l‘ho Cetonia Crosses the Line First For the German Emperor’s Cup. Helgoland, Germany, June 26.—-Of the 13 yachts which started from Dover, England, on Wednesday last in a race for the cup presented by Emperor Wil- liam of Germany in commemoration of the sixtieth year of the reign of Queen Victoria, to be raced for by yachts be— longing to any royal or recognized Brit— lsh yacht club, the Cetonia, schooner. 203 tons, owned'by Lord Iveagh, arrived first early today. The Ariadne, schoon- er, 380 tons, the property of Hon. Mrs. Meynell-Ingram, crossed the finish line four minutes later. ’ The race was for yachts of 40 tons and upward, owned by a British sub» iect and built in the United Kingdom 31‘ Ireland. The Amphitrite, schooner, 161 tons, Sir Frederick Willis, owner, arrived at 3:17, and the Freda, a yawl of 120 tons, belonging to Mr. Wyndham F. Cook, :rossed the line at 11 o’clock. Emperor William watched the arrivals from the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern. The Reichstag Adjourned. Berlin, June 26.—In the reichstag to- day, after the bill providing for the ~:upplementary estimates had passed its third reading, the imperial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, read an imperial nessage closing the session, after which three cheers were given for the em- peror. Mrs. Hopkinson Dead. Amesbury, Mass, June 26.——Captain Frank B. Hopkinson, wife of a well known newspaper correspondent, died here today. She was the great—grand— :‘laughter of Josiah Bartlett, first signer )f the Declaration of Independence and governor of New Hampshire. Steamers Overdue. June 26.—Steamers have left Bombay and Aden in search of the Paudo, an intermediate steamer. The steamer Aden, from Yokohama via Co- lombo, Ceylon, which port she left on June 1, is a week overdue here. Suez, A Dowager Countess Dead. L ndon, June 26.—Edith, dowager Cou tess of Aylesford, is dead. She was a daughter of the late Lieutenant Colonel Peers Williams, M. P., and married, in 1871, the seventh Earl of Aylesford. He died in 1885. One Day’s Government Receipts. Washington, June 26.—National bank notes received today for redemption, $381,571; government receipts from in- ternal revenue, $455,142; customs, $612,— 911; miscellaneous, $16,670. The Weather. Generally fair; slightly cooler; north- westerly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK, June 25.——Money on call nominal- ly at. lal% per cent. ‘7‘ Prime mercantile paper, Bat per cent. Sterling exchange easier. with actual business in bankers" bills at $4.8714a 4.8734 for demand and at $4.86M.8614 for 60 days. Posted rates, $4.37a4.81% and 554.883; l.88%. Commercial bills, 54.85%. Silver certifi- cates, fill/Sumo. Bar silver. 60;§c. Mexican dollars; 47%0. Government bonds firm. State bonds quiet. Railroad bonds strong. Closing prices: , . Alchison .......... 12% North American. 4% Bur. & Quincy. . . . 83% Northern Pacific. 14% 0.. C.,‘ C. & St. L. 24” Do. pref ..... . ..... 41% Chesapeake & 0. . 17% N. Y. Central. . . ”102% Chicago Gas...... 91% Omaha ............ 62% Cordage ........... — Ontario & West.. 15 Cotton Oil ......... 1454;. Pacific Mail ...... 20% Del.& Hudson....100}§ Reading........... 22% Erie ................ 14% Rock Island ...... 73% General Electric. 33% Silver Bullion...‘. 60 Hocking Valley... St. Paul ........... 807/5 Lackawanna......1 ‘ Sugar Refinery. . .1245 Lake Shore ....... 174% Texas Pacific ..... 10%, Lead! ............. 29 Union Pacific. . .. 5% Louisville & Nash 50% Missouri Pacific. 19% Northwestern. . . ..116% N. J. Central...... 82% Wabash pref ..... 14% Western Union... 83% Manhattan. 88% General Marketa. NEW YORK, June 25.—FLOUR——State and western was firmly hold; city mills patents, “6084.85; winter patents, 84.403450; city mills clears. 84.60a4.75; winter straights, $3.95al.10. WHEAT-No. 2 red opened steady and ad- vanced sharply on firmer cables, damage by rain and the unsettled condition of July op- tions; J uly, 75%a76c4 September, 70543.70 9-]6c. RYE—Steady; No. 2 western. 36%c., c. i. f., Bufi'alo. _ CORN—No. 2 was quiet. but. steadier on bet- ter cables and in sympathy with wheat; J uly. 29%a29%c.; September. 3ll'glh315fic. possess the reincarnated voices of tor- 3 OATS—No. 2 were quiet. and steady with the tured infants judging by the uncanny other markets; July. 1’23 cu; track. while. dolefulness of their nightly wailings. l I WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK? , ‘ nominal. Don’t give them tea or cofiee. Have you tried the new food drink called Grain-O? It is delicious and nourish- ing and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains. and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee but costs about t as much. . All grocers sell it. - 15c. and 25c. state. 25:130c. , PORK—Dull; mess, $8.25aSJ-"3; family, 39.25 am. - LARD—Dull; prime Western steam. $4.05, BUTTER—Quiet; state dairy, lOal-lc.; state creamery, llaloc. CHEESE—~Quiet; stale, large, 312130.; small, 756380. , EGGS—Easy; state and Pennsylvania,1150.; western. anlOEéc. , . SUGAR —Raw steady; fair refining, den; or n- t-rifugal, 96 test, 354,73; refined sit-ed. ; crnrliéc, 5%c.; powdered. 5c. TURPENTINE-Quiet at 273.85 -' ' HAY—Dull; shipping. 53a} 60a700. ‘50 choice: / . - or Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and T00 Hearty Eating. A per. feet remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, DrOWSi- ness, Bad Tastein the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable: Small Pill. Small Doses Small Price. Ravmond &Son. Successors to George H, anmcnd Furniture Dealers and General Funeral Directors 46 and 48 Main St, Norwalk, Conn. Residence, Berkeley Place. Telephone No. 77-4.: ., summon 4 BROTHER —- MANUFACTURERS 0F —— lMPRflVED SODA AND MIN ERIL WATERS. Flavoring Extrect,s Also the Syrups and Olden Time Fruit Juices, Root Beer. I-emon Soda, Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address II. J. & Ii. 8. GIIIIIIMIII, 44 Main Street. ,- Norwalh, (‘onn Eooosooonooo noun.“ I puns MALT sxmlco. a sunsmm run soun roan, Highest percentage Extract. Lowes percentage Alcohol.~ An efl'ective'l‘onic. An agreeable Beverage. A mild Stimu lam. Just what physicians will 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 Long Island Bottling 60., 280-284- Bergen St.. Brooklyn. FOR SALE BY EDWARD P. WEED. ~W. l-I. HAYWARD & CO. Pouomo Attorneys and Solicitors, 709 East Capitol Street, WASHINGTON. D. c All classes of claims prosecuted before the Interior Department. Rejected pension claims a specialty Correspondence solicited. P R l VATE Instructions given in BOXING at the pupil’s home CLASS Now forming, and ap- plicants desiring to join should apply at orce to Prof. Geo. Yoerger. South Norwalk. or at this oflice.
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