, THE LANSEN MYSTERY. The Pretty Parlor Maid’s Death Was. Due to Natural Causes. . 1 N0 TRACE OP POISON FOUND; Chemist After Analysis of Contents of the Stomach Makes a Report Disposing of the Theory of Murder. History of the Case. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 3.—~The end of the Selma. Larsen case came this aft- ernoon. The pretty parlor maid Ci Mrs. Clarence Dinsmore of Staatsburg, N. Y., came to her death from natural causes, as the chemist who was em- ployed by Coroner Bevier of Matteawan has reported that he was unable to find any trace cf poison'in the contents of the girl’s stomach. Miss Larsen, who was 20 years of age, left the home of her mistress two weeks ago last Saturday to visit her sister in New York. On the train she was taken suddenly sick and was removed to the general hospital at Fishkill, where she died in great pain 24 hours later. The action of VVilllam Charville, Mrs. Dins- more 'subutler, in hastening -o the hos— pital on his bicycle and taking away two bottles of wine which he had taken from his mistress’ wine cellar- and given to. the maid excited suspicion and caused Mrs. Dinsmore to demand an autopsy. At the coroner’s inquest the doctors who had performed the autopsy dis-u agreed as to the cause of death. Two of them thought that Miss Larsen's death resulted from the bursting of an ulcer in her stomach, while the other two believed that her death had been caused by some metallic poisoning, probably bichloride of mercury. The jury asked for a chemical analysis of the stomach, and Chemist Wheeler of the state department of agriculture at Albany was employed to make it. No Poison Found. Today his report was received by District Attorney Wood in this city. The chemist wrote that he had analyz- ed the contents of the stomach and found no poison of any kind. He stated that, as he was instructed to make tests for mercury especially, he had not an- alyzed the stomach itself, for the reason that it would be necessary to destroy the tissues by a chemical solution which would preclude the possibility of making any further tests for other forms of poisoning. Mr. Wheeler sug- gested that if the district attorney should consider the circumstances to warrant the course, he would proceed with a complete analysis of the stomach which would determine absolutely whether it contained poison of any kind. After receiving this report, District Attorney Wood stated that he did not consider any further analysis necessary or expedient. He is satisfied that it Miss Larsen had taken poison the anal- ysis of the contents of the stomach would have revealed it, and he is firmly convinced that the young woman died from natural causes. . . The district attorney said today: "The finger of suspicion points to no person. Charville, the butler, has fully exoner- ated himself from all suspicion, and there is not even ground to believe that Miss Larsen committed suicide. Dr. Barnes,_the Dinsmores’ family physi- cian, was led to demand the autopsy through Charville’s peculiar conduct, but he does not now suspect anybody of having poisoned the girl. 'Coroner Be- vier has received letters from a number of prominent physicians who citexdeaths in their experience which were exactly similar to that of Selma Larsen and which were caused by' ulcers in the stomach." A GUSHER IN CANADA. An Oil Well In the Gaspe Peninsula Yields Two Hundred Barrels Per Day. Montreal, Aug. 3.——Inf0rmation reach- ed here today from the Gaspe penin- sula, in the extreme eastern portion of the province, confirming rumors of a valuable find of petroleum in Gait town- ship. The well was bored under the direction of the Petroleum Oil Trust company. which is believed to be a branch of the Standard Oil company. At the present time 200 barrels per day are being taken from the well, which shows no signs of giving out. The trust has bored 30 wells in the Gaspe peninsula so far, and the best previous discovery was one yielding five barrels per day, according to the statements of the company’s officers. But there are other persons, professing to speak from certain knowledge, who are ready to swear that most of the 30 wells, which are all piped, in reality are da- pable of a very large output of petro- leumtand that the company is holding them in reserve against the contingency of exhaustion of some of its other prop— erties. It is certain that the oil company for a half dozen years has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the peninsula in prospecting and boring and it is ar- gued from this that the wells they have prepared are ready for instant operation in case the supply and de- mand should justify their operation. Postmaster: Appointed. Wadiington, Aug; ’class postmasters appointed today were: Connecticut—Falls Village, G. V. Capron; Pine Meadow, William Case; West Woodstock, E. L. Perrln. .Pennsylvania—New Freedom, C. B. Aug; Newportville, W. R. Vande- ‘a grift; Tamanend, J. F. Singley. New Jerse Cape May Point, E. W. Springer: .Clarksboro, I. T. I—Iaines; Franklinville, G. A. Nute; Hurffville, R. C. Clark; Iona, W. W. Shuster; Jefferson, David Owen; Malaga, Miller Van Note; Mantua, L. L. Knight; Mul- lica Hill, W. F. Iredell; Pennsville, W. M. Bright; Richwood, J. B. Cassady. New York—East Corning, G. H. Wil- son; Hamden, Donald Crawford; Kin- derhook, G. H. Brown; Oquaga Lake, E. J. Scott; Ouaquaga,’ W. M. Francis; Savona, William Sanford; South Falls- burg, Ellsworth Leroy; West Side, W. ' B. Henry.° Islands of the Solomon Group Annexed. Vancouver B. C. Aug. 3.—The steam- ship Miowera, from Sydney, has ar- rived here. She brought details of the recent annexation of the Solomon group by the Biitish ship Wallaroo. The first island made a colony was Bel- lona, which the Wallaroo reached on July 161 The union jack was, hoisted, with the usual ceremonies. 3. ‘— The fourth ' \ Y , I THE SUGAR-COFFEE WAR. The Big Trust In to Have Another Rap at the Arbuckle Brothers. . Philadelphia, Aug. 3. —The war be- tween the Sugar trust and Arbuckle Bros, the big coffee roasters, which has carried the trust into the coffee trade and the Arbuckles into the mysteries. of sugar refining, is soon to be transferred in part to this city. Some time ago the trust, in order to strike at the Arbuckles, bought controL of the Woolson Spice company of To- ledo, one of the largest coffee houses in the country, and now it proposes to convert the old Delaware Sugar house at Reed and Swanson streets into a great coffee roasting establishment, from which the trade along the Atlantic seaboard may be easily reached. The old sugar house, which was formerly an independent refinery, was purchased by the trust about the same time that it secured control of the Spreckels and Franklin refineries. For some years it has lain idle, its machinery being some- what old fashioned and its capacity limited as compared with the other big plants here. Recently a number of in- terior changes have been made in it, and already two consignments of coffee have been delivered at the establish- ment for experimental purposes. It is not likely, however, that active operations will be started for some time to come, .as all the machinery needed has not been delivered yet. Much of it Is to be imported from Germany. When the plant is completed it will give em- ployment to a large number of skilled workmen. The shipments of coffee will be made direct to Philadelphia and will increase the imports here in an entirely new line. FORT GHAKDARA RBLIBVBD. The Loss of the Tribesmen “’35 Heavy. Tilak Committed For Trial. Bombay, Aug. 3.-—Fort Chakdara, in the Chitral district, which was be- sieged by a large force of insurgent na- tives, has been relieved by the British force, under General Blood. The fight- ing was severe, and the tribesmen lost heavily. The loss of the British was light. Gangadhar Tilak, the native member of the legislative council who was ar- ed with inciting the natives of Bombay to disaffection, was again brought up in the police court here today and formally committed for trial. When first arraigned on July 28, he offered to furnish bail for his appearance at any future proceedings, but the magistrate refused to admit him to bail. Tomor- row Tilak will make an application to the high court judges for an order re- quiring the authorities to release him on bail pending his trial. Tilak, as oa- bled at the time of his arrest, has for a long time been agitating against Brit- ish rule in India, and recently has been more than usually virulent. Eshoo Madow Bal, a partner of Tilak in the publication of Kesari, a native news- paper, was also arrested on July 27. TRBAOIIBROUS PAPUANS. Many Australian Gold Hunters Massacred In New Guinea. Vancouver, B. 0., Aug. 3.—The steam- er Miowera, from'Sydney, brings infor- mation of a massacre by Papuans. Not' long ago great numbers of Australians were attracted by stories of fabulous gold discoveries in the interior of Papua, or New Guinea. Their ranks were thinned after they reached the island by mur- der, starvation and fatal swamp fevers. To make matters worse every native who helped a white man was marked for the tomahawk. The remnant of the whites went to Vanapa for a final ef- fort to make their fortunes and return. Their stores gave out and for months they lived on “damper” and tea. Na- tives in the vicinity claimed to be ill treated by the government and decided to teach the government a lesson by killing all the whites Within reach. A raid was made at night and the whites put to death with tomahawks. Massa- cres have occurred in the same place before, but the government has never attempted to punish the murderers. The massacre occurred 85 miles from Port Moresby. The entire settlement perished. The government has now sent military police to surround the natives and shoot them if necessary. Balensi’s Wife In Paris. London, Aug. 3.——A dispatch from Paris says that the name of Balensi, al- leged to be the late Max Lebaudy’s banker, who is imprisoned in the Tombs in New York under the name of Wil- liam A. Bellwood, is Alfred and not Guillaume. The dispatch also says that Balensi’s wife was not in Philadelphia at the time that Balensi, or Bellwood, was taken into custodY. but was in Paris, where she and her three children were abandoned by her husband. Military Map of Canada. Ottawa, Aug. 3.—A new and impor- tant work which is now being carried out by the minister of militia is a mili- tary map of Canada, which, in the event of war within its territory, would be indispensable to the Dominion’s troops. It will show minutely the char- acter of the country, the fordable streams, the bridges, the roads and the lanes, the blacksmith shops, the places where grain is stored and all that sort of information. Nebraska’s“ Corn Crop Unhurt. Omaha, Aug. 3.—Many eastern grain firms are telegraphing Nebraska con- nections for information concerning the effect of the extreme heat of Saturday nd Sunday on the crops. Fifteen coun— ties have reported today that, though the mercury reached 112 degrees in some localities, corn there was not dam- aged. This is due to the great quanti- ties of moisture in the ground. A Moorestqwn Centenarian. Moorestown, N. J., Aug. 3. —Mrs. Christiana. French celebrated her one hundred and third birthday at her home here. In honor of the event there was a family reunion, a large number of her descendants participating. She was born in 1794 on a small farm near here. In 1810 she was married to Joseph - French, a wealthy farmer, and bore him five children. Congressman Dingley’s Father Ill. . Lewiston, Me" Aug. 3.—-—The condition of Nelson Dingley, Sr., father of Con- gressman Dingley, is precarious. He is failing, and there is thought to be prac- tidally no chance for recovery. Con- gressman Dingley arrived here today and is with the sick man. .. A FULL LINE. OF FRESH AID DIIRED HEATS. Shoulder Steak ...... . . . . ........... 80 RibRoast............... ............ 10 Fresh Pork f ........................ 10 Veal Roast ........ -. ................ 14 raise FISII AIID . . I I. . VEGETABLES. ___——- PRIDE Inn ounm . . _. . smsmronv. PROMPT Alli EFFIDIERTJ I. . SERVIDE. # Paul Schultze, Jr 50. NORWALK. COLUMBIA... SURETY 5150111151 All spokes may break—the spokes that break the least are the spokes you want— the Columbia bicycle direct spokes can’t easily break—they are almost spokes of certainty—over 100,000Imileage1wiihont - abroken spoke. rested on the evening-of July 27 charg— ‘ Catalogue free if you can. F. S. AMBLER CYCLE C0., 29 Wall Street. W That you can save money by buying your Meats and Fish at F." W. SMITH’S 55 Main Street. Everything FirstCIass. , OPEN 'E'vsumcs LAWN MOWERSI PHILADELPHIA and FAVORITE, Ear- den Tools, Rubber Hose, Wire DIoIh, Window Screens, Screen Doors, DIIiI Stoves, Mixed Paints. Lubricating on for Lawn Mowers and Mow- ing Machines, 50c oer oral. H. H. WILLIAMS. I1 MAIII STREET, IIDRWALK, GDIIII. Fairlield Douniy National Bank' 44 Wall St.. Norwalk, Conn]: INCORPORATED. 1824. Capital, 200 000. EDWIN 0. Knnun. President. DAVID B. MILLER, Vice-President, L. C. GREEN. Cashier. EDWIN 0. KEELEII. Mossns H. GLovzn, DAVID'H. MILLER, A. J. MEEKER. F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon. TnEononElE. SMIIH. IBA COLE, CHAS. F..TBISTIIAM. Accounts of Manufacturers. Merchants and Individuals solicite. Safe Deposit Boxes fee to 'Drposiiors. CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK 2'6 WALL .91., NORWALK. 1 CURPOBATED SEPT. 1. '876. CAPITAL. - I n O I 5100-0011 GEORGE M. HOLMES. President. E. L. Bonn, Vice-President. - WILLIAMIAJCUBIIS. ashieI DIRECTORS : Gsonen M. HOLMES. E. E. Dun. P. L. CUNNINGHAM. J T.Pnowrr1 E. L. Born. 8. H. Honors. J . Cousms. J1: . Dlsoount Day. Saturday. AT, . P.) w. BATES’ '42 WATER STREET, You can find as fine an assortment of InnnuAINAGHNNNIWNl 1 b - ’I und in any Yard' In the Stalls. In- ]: it over and get prices . “th .re goin ' elsewhere. .. '. months. THE EVENING GAZETTE ‘Schullze’s Market TIIE SILK Alli ~ DRESS IIDSTDN _ , _o HA AAAV/ANAIA ANA AAAA 535- WHEEL £3!!! ‘ 'mvafiwaQ BE GIVEN MWAA; SATURDAY , NIGHT AT Ac AUGUST" ‘7, 9979;.) . STORE ! 1. . E WWW‘ Be Me» We have taken this mode of advertising for the last few We have made ten persons happy, for every one who has a wheel seems happy. This week we shall give away our last One. August 18 the dullest month In the year, and In order to create bus- iness we shall have special drives In every department this week. Save your duplicates and you may be the lucky and the eleventh happy one, this week, by winning the Bicycle. CLEARING SALE OF DRESS GOODS. 10 pieces Bicycle Suiting, 150 kind, 8% per yard. 39c Fancy Mixtures, 25c per yard. 75c Black Sicilian, 54 in, wide, 50c per yard. 9°c Black Silk Mohair, ’75c per yard. SILKS. 39 and 49c Summer Silk, in Navy, Green and Blk. 250. CHILDREN’S DRESSES. $1.49c ones, 980.1 980 ones, 500. SHIRT WAISTS. $1.98 Shirt VVaists, $1.25. 98c Shirt Waists, 50c. CRASH SUITS. $3.98 Crash Suits, for $2.98. 4.75 Crash Suits for $3.75. 6.75 Crash'Suits for $5.00. 5.50 Crash Suits for $3.98. KITCHEN DEPARTMENT. Picnic Basket, 15c. Nickel Bread, 100. Lawn Mowers, $2.25. Table Tumblers, 20c doz. Bicycle Bells, 10c. , Tee clips for bicyclists, 10c pair. Granite lron corn boilers, 98c. Granite Iron Soap Dish, 100. Sticky fly paper, 10.. BATHING SUITS. Childrens,’ $1 75 and $2.98. Lad1es,' $2.25 to $4.50 B LAN KETS. 1 Case handsome double Blanket, 980 value ior 69c. 1 case of Domet Blankets, 49c. LINEN CRASH. 27 inch Linen Crash for Skirts, 121,12. 30 inch Linen" Crash for Skirts,15c. The former prices were 19 and 25c. LIN ENS. The Tarifi‘ will put Linens higher than they ever have been before. We were wise enough to buy before the bill went into effect. 5 pieces Half Bleached Damask, 25c. 6 pieces Half Bleached Damask, 32c. 3 pieces 66 in. wide full bleached, 50c. 4 pieces 2 yards wide, Half Bleached, 600. 10 pieces 68 inch full Bleached, 89c. nAmluocxs. $1.49 Heavy colored cotton net Hammocks, 98c. $2.25 Woven Hammocks, $1.69. $3.50 Palmer Hammbcks, $2.25. HATS AND BONNETS For Children. ' Lace Bonnets, 25 and 490. Lace and Straw, 75, 98 and $1.25. W Save your duplicate Checks, you may win the Wheel next Saturday night, August '7, 1897. THE BNSTUN- STORE. Eur. Main and Wall 8 INSURE YOUR PLATE GLASS IN THE Mutual Plate Glass Insurance‘ Company OF CONNECTICUT; :W AA BYEN’GTQN, : ISO-0M I, GAZETTE (BUILDINGA At HALF THE RATE charged by other stock. companies monwanx;
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