" dently hoped.
'mittee on Ways and Means made a'
» tries for the sale therein of American
7 siderations to enter the competition.
revenue taxes distilled and fermented
- . of Sparks, Ga.
' magnificent specimen of fruit.
' looked a king of its kind. '
stray dog, received about six weeks
library of Congress under the new law,
WHAT THEY SAY
EVERY EVENING WHEN THE
GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A
SCRAMBLE FOR IT. WE, DIVIDE
IT INTO FOUR PARTS, ‘AND
EACH OF US TAKE ONE.
vening
ale te.
mm IT tumours.- '
THAT THE GAZETTE Is A HOME
PAPER TEATTHE GAZETTE 1!
A NEWSY PAPER. THAT TEL
GAZETTE IS A CLEAN PAPER.
THAT EVERY PAGE OF THE
GAZETTE IS READ.
VOL. VII.
NO. 1661.
NORWALK, CONN., THURSDAEY EVENING, JULY 22,1897.
PRICE ONE CENT.
WASHINtiTQITI NEWS.
Fears Expressed That Con
gress Won’t Close its Ses- ,
sion This Week.
The President Receives a Mammoth Water-
melon From Georgia.
1235 NEW YORK AVENUE,
GAZETTE BUREAU, %
WASHINGTON July 21.
The Tariff debate went on all day in
the Senate, but no clear indication de-
veloped as to when a final vote was
to be had. Many now fear that Con-
g1 ess will not be able to close its ses-
sion this week as had been so confi-
o . o o
In the House this morning the Com-
unanimous ieport on a joint resolution
requesting the President to make cer-
tain investigations Ielative to the re-
sti ictions and sale of American tobacco
'with the governments of those coun-
tobacco, and to secure open and unre-
stricted markets.
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The United States Civil Service Com-
mission announces a competitive ex-
amination to fill the vacancy in the
position of supervising a1 chitect of the
Treasury The salary of this position,
which is one of the most important and
responsible under the Goveinment, is
$4, 500 per annum, and it is hoped that
architects of high attainments and 1ep-
utation may be induced by these con-
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The Treasury Department yesterday
received two conscience fund contribu--
tions, one containing $20 from Alexan—
dria, Ind., marked “too much pay, this
month of May,” and the other from St.
Louis, inclosing $100.
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The new tariff bill makes a new con-
cession to American vessels in foreign
trade, or trade between the Atlantic
and Pacific,by exempting from internal
liquors, tobacco, and cigars used as
supplies on each vessel.
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The biggest watermelon in the
South, and probably in the United
States, was sent to the President to-
day, it was raised by Mr. J. B. Rowan,
The mammoth melon
tips the scales at seventy-eight pounds,
and measures forty-eight inches in cir-
cumference. The melon is a truly
Repos-
ing in a golden hamper and partially
wrapped in the Stars and Stripes, it
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Charles E. Springmann, nineteen
years of age, son of Frederick Spring-
mann, has a well developed case of hy-
drophobia, resulting from the bite of a
ago.
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MrfThorvald Solberg, who was ap-
pointed register of copyrights in the
has reached the city.
Gave Tribute to Neptune.
The H. H. Williams fishing party
{which went out on the yacht “Jennie
B.” yesterday did not have very good
luck fishing, the entire number of fish
credited to the party of ten amounting
to less than a dozen. Some of the
members of the party became decidedly
qea-sick and rendered tribute to Nep-
tune. They are pretending to—day
that they had a splendid days outing,
but refuse all offers to join in another
like occasion.
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. “ Doping ” Again.
“O’The Hour man is at his Old tricks
gain—twenty years ago—youthful
“ind—dislocated hip—four physicians
my playmates—maltese cat—joints
lislocated—gave him a whirling shake
: scampered away—Whose a liar ‘P
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Norwalk In It.
The towns of Norwalk Manchester,
ew London, Plymouth, Darien and
aybrook have filed applications" 1n the
‘ighway commissioner ’soffice for ashare
f the State good-roads appropriation.
,; A Fake.
LThe reported fight at Stratford be-
: een Siddons and Webster-wasa fake. .
0 such meeting between the parties
0k place.
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.. The Weather.
" howers to-night and probably Fri-
tic, Tuesday afternoon.
A LIBERAL GIFT.
Mrs Monroe Presents the
Southport Librarinith
$30,000.
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The Donor and Her Husband Also Gavethe
Handsome Building 2nd Grounds.
Treasurer Howard N. Wakeman of
the Pequot Library association, of
‘ Southport, was notified yesterday Ofa
munificent gift to the library from Mrs.
Virginia M. Monroe, of Tarrytown, N.
Y. Mrs. Monroe has placed at the dis-
posal of the association' $30,000 to be
used in conducting the library.
This investment will yield an income
of at least $1,200 a year, which willgo a
long way toward the current expenses.
Mrs. Monroe and her late husband gave
to Southport the handsome property
which is now occupied by the library,
including the building. The property
is valued at over 850,000.
Mrs. Monroe is a daughter of Fred-
erick Mar-quand, formerly of South-
port, and although she now occupies
an elegant place at Tarrytown, she is
greatly interested in the village which
was for many years her home.
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Col. Converse’s Sta: 1.
Col. C. A. Converse of No1wich,
father of Mrs. A. E. Austin of this city,
tells the following anecdote in the Nor—
wich Bulletin:
“ Many years ago I was seated at my
desk one morning when the office door
was opened, and one of our fellow citi-
zens of African descent made his ap-
pearance.
He at once removed his hat and re-
spectfully approached me, saying, “Mr.
0., my name is Jordan. I am de sexton
ob Trinity church. I hab called, sir,
to ask a particular favor Oh you. ”
“Well,” Ireplied, “Mr. Jordan, what
do you want ‘9” “I hab called, sir,” he
repeated, “to ask a favor, as I am de
sexton 0b Trinity church,” “Well,
well,” I said, "what is it ‘P ” “I hab,”
Mr. Jordan continued, “two leetle pigs,
and I would like, sir,
take from your house de refuse of de
kitchen as I wish to feed my pigs only
on Episcopal swill. ”
He obtained the favor.”
From Darien.
A tandem couple attracted the atten-
tion of pedestrians and others on Elm
street last night. The young woman
who occupied the front seat wvas reclin-
ing lovingly on the breast of the young'
man. Her slender form and height per-
mitted her to do this with perfect ease,
and so they rode along, the nice young
man doing the pedalling and gazing af-
fectionately into the depths of his com-
panion’s eyes. The shouts of “Break
away,” “Don’t kiss her,” etc., did not
disturb them in the least, and only
when under the glare of an electric
light would they alter their positions.
It was a Darien couple, toe—Stamford
Advocate. .
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Eclipse of the Sun.
There will be an eclipse of the sun
Saturday forenoon. It Will be visible
here at 8:54 a. m., but the best time to
see it will be at 10 o’clock exactly,
when the shadow On the face of the
sun will be most pronounced. The
eclipse will continue until 11:11.
This will be the last solar eclipse which
will be visible'in this country in this
century.
Ofiicers at Niantic.
Brigadier General Frost, C. N. G.,
Colonel Beach, assist-ant adjutant
general, C. N. G., Captain Thompson,
U. S. A., Lieutenant Murry, U. S. A.,
military instructor at Yale, and Colo-
nel J. B. Houston, of the governor’s
staff, were among the visitors to N ian—
They exam-
ined the surrounding country with a
view to the duty to be done on outpost
work at Camp Cooke, next month.
Not the Cineograph.
It is the Veriscope and not the Cin-
eograph that is at Pleasure Beach this
week, exhibiting pictures Of the Cor-
bett—Fitzsimmons tight.
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Foreclosure Proceedings.
“The Travelers Insurance company,
of Hartford, has brought foreclosure
proceedings against the Hawes estate
in Bridgeport, on mortgages aggrega-V
ting $80,000.
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—EASTMAN’s POCKET KODAK’S re-
duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drug
Store. j 15 tf
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eAdverttse in THE GAZETTE.
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de privilege to-
FREIGHT DERAILED.
Four Cars Leave the Rails and
Block the Tracks.
An Excursion Train to A Baby Show
Stopped in Time.
The air pipe on freight train 118 of
the Consolidated Railroad broke as the
train going north reached the West
Farms station at 9,120 o’clock last even-
ing. Four of the cars were derailed.
One was thrown across the up track,
another on the same track, and two 0n
the down track. NO one was hurt.
stop a train bringing a large party
from Travers Island,
show was held yesterday.
The train was stopped about fifty feet
from the Wieck. A shuttle train was
York. The road was blocked until" .1
o’clock this mor ning.
'SWINDLING FARMERS.
Fakir Sells Sawdust to Keep 0ff Mos-
quitoes.
A well dressed man, about thirty
years of age, visited the suburbs of
Danbury and vicinity this week, selling
what he represented to be a mosquito
and fiy-killer preparation, to be put on
animals.
The concoction was packed in square
tin boxes. One package was said to
be sufficient for twenty-five cattle or
horses.
It turned out that the contents of the
boxes was nothing but oak sawdust and
a little camphor.
John Henderson, 3. Bedding farmer,
purchased several boxes of the stuff,
and to-day he is out with a pitchfork,
looking for the swindler. A large
quantity of the stuff is said to have
been sold among the farmers, at fifty
centsabox. This is apparently the
same fakir that visited Waterbury re-
cently.
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THE GAZETTE WOULD LIKE Tl] SEE
A little sunshine for a few days.
A change in the office of the weathe r
clerk. .
Wise people patronize home indus-
tries. .
East avenue placed in good condition
by a generous covering of crushed stone.
The nigger in the fence who ousted
Billy-Wilcox from the Secretaryship
of the Building association.
Captain Smith of the Pioneers ar-
range for a fireman’s parade on the ar-
rival of the new truck. .
Captain Ike steam up his road roller
and run down those town meetingites.
Commodore Sutherland resist the
temptations offered by those Alaska
gold mines.
“’Massa ’ Peter Bailey issue invita-
tions to that long delayed wedding.
Winnipaukites break themselves of
”the osculating habit while riding bicy-
cles. ‘
Mike Ratchford show signs of becom-
ing a scorcher.
Winnipauk women residing near the
upper mill discard those heavy shawls
on a hot Sunday;
The police visit that resort on the
Old Saugatuck road.
That municipal lighting clause in
South Norwalk’s new charter clearly
defined at the coming city meeting.
. The continuous boom in theGAZETTE’S
circulation keep on booming.
That Hour office cat after all its
joints had been dislocated.
Captain Riley sail the Mai gueI ite on
Wood’s pond.
PERSONAL NOTES.
A. L. Sendall of Chicago, and a rep-
resentative of the Lounsbury & Math-
ewson Co. is in town to-day.
‘ H. J. Riche and wife of Yonkers, ls
in town to-day. ‘
Mrs. Bloch and Children of Brooklyn
is visiting her sister, the wife of Land-
lord Walz.
E. E. Howes of Philadelphia, general
agent of the Niagara Fire Insurance
company, spent last evening. with his
nue.
Rev. and. Mrs. A. S. Kavanagh have
returned from Toronto, where they 'atg
tended the Epworth convention.
er
The gutters on Wall and Main streets
need cleaning. . _ ,
A flagman was sent up the track to -.
where a babyi
sister, Mrs. C..N. Wood on East avefl
AWlFEBEATER.
Fleurishes an Axe and Makes
it Ex’citing for the Oflicer
' who Arrests Him.
He is Landed in a Cell at South Norwalk.
.On Tuesday last as is alleged in the
complaint, a Hungarian named Lewis
Chatosh made a murderous assault on
his 11 ife at their home on Windsor
street, Whistleville. The wife did not
at the time swear out a warrant for his
arrest.
The:.following day he again kicked
upa disturbance and [a warrant was
issued for his arrest and the serving of
the same placed in the hands of Officer
Gladstone: ,
The ofiicer visited the house and
found the accused flourishing an axe,
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1un uP '00 take the passengeis to l\ew and his wife and children apparently
ten or stricken.
After a little tussle in which the of-
ficer claims to have been struck on the
arm with the helve of the axe, the fel-
low was placed under arrest and lodged
in one of the cages at the station-house.
The axe was transferred to the police
headquarters.
Chatosh is young looking and as he
stood in his cage this morning did not
appear to be a person who would do
any one bodily injury. Rum and jeal-
ously seem to have been at the bottom
of the trouble.
These family rows among the Hun-
garians seem to be on the increase and
are of frequent occurrence in the
Whistleville section.
FOR HIS BHAVERY.
Tillerman Sweezy Rewarded ByUncle Sam
For His Work. -
Frank Sweezy, Tillerman of Truck
No. 1Bridgeport, on March 31, 1893,
jumped overboard and rescued from
drowning two boys named Woodworth,
who had been capsized in a boat.
Friends through Judge De Forest, who
Was then congressman, petitioned 'the
treasury department for a medal for
Mr. Sweezy. Yesterday it came to
Judge DeForest and was presented to '
the brave fireman.
The medal is of a white metal sus-
pended from a blue ribbon and held by
the American Eagle’s beak. On the
obverse side is the inscription “United
States of America; Act of June 20, 1874”
and a relief depicting a rescue from th
jaws of the sea by an angel. On the
r‘evei se is the inscription "To F1 ank
Sweezy for b1 avely rescuing two boys
from drowning March 31,1893.” Also
the words: “In testimony of heroic
deeds in saving life from the perils of
the sea.” Mr. Sweezy said he had
saved over 100 lives and claims the
championship of the sea.
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lumped From a Freight.
Last night a colored man jumped
from a freight train at East Norwalk
and was quite severely injured. It was
learned that he wanted to see William
Hamilton of this city, and he was as-
sisted to a Tramway car and rode to
this city. He left the car at the foot
of Mill Hill and started down\Smith
streé‘t.
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Base Ball.
' The Arctics and the Silver Mines
played a match game of base ball yes-
terday. At the finish the game was in
favor of the Arctics by a score of 14 to
5. Before the finish Eddie Whitlock
catcher for the ArctiCs caught a hot
ball on one of his thumbs. The wound
ed member which was broken, was
dressed by Dr. S. H. Huntlngton.
White Cape on Main Street.
Somesone is mean enough to insinu-
ate that those 0. T. R. B., white caps
on Main street have had more or less
to do with the present spell of weather.
Certain it is that O. T. R. B. has much
to do in a hot s'pell. The Messrs.
Grumman Bros. are up-to-date chaps
and have supplied their help with ,
natty caps, rain or shine.
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Off for Europe.
Speaker Joseph L. Barbour sailed
for Europe to-day, to be gone about
five weeks, sailing on the North Ger-
man Lloyd ship Barbarossa. He has
no fixed plans as to where and how he
will spend the time abroad.
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A Winnipauk resident had‘ a lively
tussle with a fractious 'cow last night
and narrowly escaped being killed.
The animal knocked him down and
trampled on him, but the victim finally
managed to get out Of danger. He
was,,hoy’vever, considerably bruised.
COMPANY D MEETS.
Charles H. Oakes Nominated 'as Second
Lieutenant.
A meeting of the members of Co. D
was held at the Armory last night to
fill a vacancy in the second lieutenant—
ship caused by the retirement of Lieu-
tenant Scott.
Forty-two votes were cast of which
number Charles H. Oakes received
twenty-seven and was declared tobe
the choice of the company for the posi-
tion. The rest of the votes. were what
is termed scattering, several candi-
dates polling a small vote.
Quartermaster Sergeant Lincoln was
elected treasurer Vice Sergeant Smith,
resigned. Corporal James H. Moore
was elected Financial Secretary.
Two new enlistments were reported.
Captain Wilcoxson announced the
following list of appointive officers: J.
H. Lincoln to be Quartermaster Ser-
geant; and J. I. Brotherton, George L.
Sullivan, Eugene N. Davis and Walter
I. Gregory, Corporals.
The newly nominated second lieuten-
ant was at one time captain of the com-
pany and is a thorough tactician. The
selection is a good one. '
FEMININE CHAT.
The mania for link purses is gradual-
ly dying out. ‘
What a dictatorial person the ice
man is these days I
The woman with refractory locks
finds side-combs veritable treasures on
humid days.
Blub and white foulard frocks with
green trimmings are much worn at the
various summer resorts.
Fanciful sleeves of lace, puffings,
shirrings and ribbon-run insertions are
seen on the summer organdies.
Strange as it may seem the men are
the ones who raise the greatest objec-
tion to the fashion of wearing birds on
hats.
It is a certain sign that a man has
passed beyond the age of personal van-
ity when he is willing to carry a sun
umbrella.
The individual who can let a duty go
by undone with never a qualm of con-
science is the one who most certainly
enjoys life.
The markets are particularly attrac-
tive at this season, but the market bas-
ket cannot be said to be a thing of joy
in a crowded car.
There is no more disappointed wo-
man in the world than she who pleads
a cold when asked to sing and has her
excuse immediately accepted.
The pinkish yellow raspberries that
are occasionally seen bring with them
a wealth of memories of the kitchen
garden of grand-mother’s farm
How simple a man looks when he
makes a great shovr' of raising a car
window for a helpless feminine and
then discovers that he can’t budge it
either i
A woman may scream herself hoarse
over the appearance of a. mouse, but
she will have a stubborn tooth extract-
ed without making a sound—particu-
larly if she takes gas.
N 0 one can estimate a mother’s grief
when her offspring knocks out one of
his front teeth, it being a member of
the second installment, and therefore
not to be replaced by nature.
To put a wet cabbage leaf in your
hat may be very beneficial as a means
of cooling off your head, but as a beauti-
fying agent for the chiffon facing it
cannot be so highly recommended.
The woman who is afraid of insects
becomes absolutely terror-stricken
when riding on the trolley cars at
night, the lights attracting myriads of
friendly bugs, who meander over the
passengers in very unconventional
style.
RE.
It Is rumored that there will be a
grand weeding out. of Company D afie
camp.
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The meloncolic days have come
again.
A sign in front of a South Norwalk
newspaper office reads: “Wanted. Ten
young ladies as reporters. Must be
good lockers. Apply at this office.’,
Are you getting lonesome Vic ‘?
John J ”Hanlon went to St..Vincent’s_
hospital, New York, to-day, to see his
sister Nellie ‘ Hanlon who is under
treatment at that Institution.
' Captain Isaac Selleck was unable to
be at the Selectmen ’5 office to-day, his
illness not permitting of his being away
from home. :
The bicycle riders of Co. F will me at
to-night
VWOULDN’T GO BACK.
Runaway Stamford Lad with the Salvation
Army. .
Arthur Begdon, a Stamford lad, 16
years of age, is held at the Bridgeport
station on the charge of being incor-
rigible.
The lad went to Bridgeport from
Stamford some two weeks since, hav-
ing, it is claimed, run away from home.
He drifted about town awhile and
was finally taken up by the Salvation
Army, who gave him care and had him
in their street marches and“ exhortaL
tions, as well as at their meetings.
Young Bedgon’s mother, learned
that he was in Bridgeport yesterday
and consulted with Supt. Birmingham.
Last evening the lad was taken in
custody by Officer Scott and taken to
the station, where he met his mother.
She said the boy had run away and
that she had tried every means to get
him to return home. He was asked
last night to accompany his mother to
Stamford, but this he refused to do.
He was told that if he did not go home
he might be sent to the reform school,
but he stolidly{replied that he didn’t
care; that he had rather go to jail than
return to Stamford, so was held for a
hearing in 'the court to-day.
EAsrTioEWALk.
Mrs. Susie A. Godfrey of RowayEOE
spent yesterday with Mrs. C. L. Ains-
worth of Cottage avenue.
J. .H. Rundle the East Norwalk baker
was out with his newly painted wagon
yesterday.
Mrs. Ellsworth 'of New York State,
and Mr. Ellsworth of New You}; City
are visiting Mrs. George Rose Of Cbt—
tage avenue.
The Misses Ainsworth who have been
taking vocal lessons of Prof. William
H. Lee of New York, for the past two
years have been engaged to sing in the
Grace church choir.
A committee meeting was held at
the home of Miss Lauretta Ainsworth
on Cottage avenue, last night, to ar-
range for the lantern social. It was
decided to hold the social on the lawn
of the East Avenue M. E. parsonage,
next Wednesday night. Everybody
who attends is requested to bring lan
terns. There will be two prizes award—
ed, one for the best lantern and one for
the most comic one.
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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
The City of N orwalk band will give
a concert on the Green to-morrow
night.
General Frost and COlonel Sheridan
visited the Armory on West avenue
to-day.
While playing base ball yesterday
Eddie Whitlock, suifeied a broken
‘ thumb.
The trains on the Danbury & N orwalk
division were late last night owing to
an accident on the main line.
It is the general opinion about town
that mail carrier Spicer is giving his
little pony too much hard work.
From all indications the coming
butchers barbecue promises to bring a
large crowd of people into town.
The Block Island excursionists had a
bad day for their trip to-day. '
The Consolidated railroad will run a
grand excursion to Narragansett Pier
on July 30.
The new F. S. Lyon monument at
Riverside cemetery attracts consider-
able attention. It is in strong contrast
with any monument in this section.
Attention is called to the advertise-
ment of Frank Coco, merchant tailor,
who advertise! to make suits to order
from $16 upwards. He also does clean-
ing, repairing and dyeing.
Judge Gregory was expected home
to-day from his trip to the Thimble
Islands, but he failed to arrive. The
Judge is probably enjoying this weath-
er where he is and proposes to stick it
out. . »_
A Rowayton craft will take a large
party of Norwalk gentlemen out on the
Sound, next Monday. Every member
of the party expects to catch a dozen
or two of blackfish or bass. As Dickens
would say they have great expecta-
tions.
MARRIAGES.
SHEPARD—REILLY. —In Bridgeport,
July 22, by Rev. Father Rogers,, Julius '
Shepard and Miss Ella Reilly.
DEATHS.
LINEHAN—In Bridgeport, July 21,
Daniel Linehan, aged 65 years.
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