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DECREASE 1N lAILUEES
Gratiiying Condition Noted by Dun’s ‘
Weekly Trade Review.
A RECORD BREAKER ALMOST.
Substantial Basis For the Recent Improve-a
ment In Business—Clearing Home
Returns Exceed Those of 1892.
Stocks Advancing. .
New York, Aug. 7.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade says:
Four years ago the first number of
Dun’s review was issued, with failures
in that month amounting to over
$60,000,000, while in the month just
closed failures have been only $7,117,727,
the smallest in any month since‘ 1892.
Extended review of the events during
the past four years constitutes a. more
complete chapter of financial history
than has ever been published fora sim-
ilar period. The statement of failures
by classes of business for July and for
46 months shows that in manufacturing
failures have been smaller than in any
other month of the entire period, in
in any other
month except one, and in most branches
of each department smaller than in any
month of which records exist.
Compelled to discourage confidence
in the ill-founded gains during the fall-
of 1894, the summer of 1895 and last win—
ter, Dun’s review is gratified to find
substantial basis for the improyement
which has been recorded 'since early
this year.‘ The pessimists who pro-
nounced reports of gain fictitious and
misrepresenting have grown weary of
their dismals and begin'to s'ée the dawn
of better days. Last month was the
first for four years in which the vol-
ume of business reported by clearing
houses was larger than in the same
month of 1892, yand telegraphic dis-
patches from all parts of the_countryl
this week ’show a gratifying improve-
ment. This is partly due to a large
yield of wheat and good prices, though
the crop is probably not as large nor
are prices thus far as high as in 1892,
but of cotton the price is higher and
the yield probably larger than in that.
year. Other farm products are realiz-
ing good prices, and the possible de-
crease in yield of corn may help to
market the enormous surplus brought
over from last year. Liquidation of a
powerful combination in wheat brought
a reaction of 3 cents on Thursday, but
it remains to be seen how far the for-
eign demand has abated, if at all.
The Advance In Stocks.
After four years of extraordinary de-
pression, stocks advanced with a. great
handicap. Men whose experience does
not go back to 1879 are apt to reason
that a. big reaction ought to have come
long ago, and London has been selling
heavily during the past week with that
idea. But this week and last week after
Tuesday stocks had risen every day,
and the general average of railway se-
curities is higher than at any time in
four years except for a week or two in
the" fall of 1895. Yet the average is
nearly 20 per cent higher than in Jan-
uary, 1893, and the roads are, as a. rule,
in condition to do more business and
more cheaply than ever. The steady
advance in prices in spite of heavy Lon-
don selling proves that the fact is ap-
preciated, not only by the shallow, but
by the solid men in the business.
It is the wrong season to expect much
fromindustries, and yet there has been
a. material increase in the number of
hands employed in the iron manufac—
ture because of the satisfactory adjust—
ment of wages disputes with the Amal-
gamated association, and the open-
ing of numerous establishments which
have been waiting, while the coal min—
ers’ strikes seem each day more likely
to end in a permanent settlement bene-
ficial to both parties. Meanwhile the.
demand for most finished products is
steadily increasing, the feature this
week being large pipe contracts for
Russian oilfields, Sumatra and Ger-
many. Whlle consumption does not yet
equal the capacity of the works in
operation, and prices of iron and steel
products average slightly lower, the
situation is altogether more hopeful. In
minor metals the consumption of tin
equals the receipts, so that prices do
not change, and the visible supply is
practically the same as a month ago,
while exports of copper have been heavy
and prevent a decline of lake below 11
cents. and realizing in lead has caused
only a slight decline to 3.80 cents.
The Volume of Business.
The volume of business measured by
actual payments through clearing
houses is 28.4‘per cent larger than last
year and 7.7 per cent larger than in the
same Week of 1892. As monthly pay-
ments have occurred during the past
week the comparison shows less accu-
rately than usual the general volume of
business, and yet is extremely encour-
aging, as payments outside New York
remain very close to those of 1892 and
10.6 per cent larger than last year. The
decrease in imports of merchandise at
this point was to be expected, and the
loss of 16 per cent in that branch of
business is not disheartening, but there
is a satisfactory increase in the exports
of merchandise, 7% per cent for the
week, which gives promise with the re-
turns for July to put a speedy end to
all shipments of gold, as the merchan-
dise balance will soon require heavy
movements of specie this way.
large receipts of gold at San Francisco
from Australia to pay for wheat about
to be exported go far to meet the bal- .
ance for the past few weeks.
The sales of wool, as comparative re-
turns by months show, bear little rela-
tion to the actual consumption in man-
ufacture, but heavy liquidation since
the new tariff bill was enacted gives
the impression that some dealers are no
longer confident of a speedy advance.
Nevertheless prices have risen during
the past few weeks nearly 1 cent per
pound. Manufacturers are buying but
little, though they are rapidly increas-
ing the output, and are able to obtain
an' advance. of' about ,10 per ‘cent in
prices of goods. The temporary curtail-
ment of output by cotton mills con-
tinues, but does not yet bring improved
prices for products, although the de-
mand is gradually gaining. Failures
for the week have been 237 in the Unit-
ed States against 240 last year, and 29
in Canada against 32 last year.
Shot Wife; Poisoned Himself.
GrandiRaplds, Aug. 7.—H. A. Bailey,
3. well to do Jenison man, shot his wife,
-_ then took poison and died- while in
charge of the ofilcers.
The ,/
. grocer to-day.
THE EVENING GAZETTE
TIIEBE IRE OTHERS.
Pienty of Them. But so Dif-
.ferent. Local Proof is
What Norwalk Peo-
ple Want.
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There are a great many of them. "
Ever y paper has its share.
Statements hard to believe harder to
prove.
Statements from far away places.
What people say in Maine.
Public expression from California.
Oft- -times good indorsement there.
But of little service here at home.
Norwalk people want local proof.
The sayings of neighbors, friends and
citizens.
Home ifidorsement counts.
It disarms the skeptic; is beyond dis.-
pute.
This' 15 the backing that stands be-
hind every box of Doan’ s Kidney Pills;
here is a case of it.
Mr. Daniel S. Osterbanks No.23
Belden avenue says. “I am seventy-
seven years old and a millwright by
trade. In my younger days I worked
very hard and for years 1 have been
troubled with kidney and bladder com-
plaiut. My back ached so severely
at times I could not move and I was
compelled to get up often at night to
urinate and lost a great deal of sleep.
I tried medicines and plasters but they
would not cure me. I saw Doan' 3 Kid-
ney Pills advertised and I got a box at
Hale’ 3. They were just the thing for
my trouble.
think that they are jusn what the man-
ufacturers claim for them. They have
made me sound and well.”
Doan’s sKidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers, pl 108 50 cents per box, six
bozes for $2. 50. By mail on receipt of
price by Foster—Milburn Co. . Buffalo,
N. Y., sole agents for the U. S. Re-
mgmber the name Doan s, and take no
0t er.
Letters from Paris announce that
gloves and silk petticoats are the only
things selling at moderate prices in
that Mecca of the fashionable world.
IF EVERY MOTHER KNEW, HER
LIlTLE ONE WOULD BE SAVED.
Bridgeport, May 3d, ’96—Dr. Hand
—Dear Sir—“I have used Dr. Hand’s
Teething Lotion 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 sufiering. Yours
respectfully, Mrs. Harry Browne, 614'
State street.” Dr. Hand’s Teething Lo-
tion sold by all druggists, 250.
From the slow way in which some
people pay bills they apparently think
that others do not have to live in the
summer months.
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, 25c.
No matter how expensive it may be}
the hat with feathers is not a thing of
beauty at the seashore.
GLAD TIDINGS.
The grand specific for dyspepsia,
liver complaint, rheumatism, costive-
ness, general debility, etc., is BACON’S
CELERY KING, for the nerves. This
great herbal tonic stimulates the di-
gestive organs, regulates the liver and
restores the system to vigorous health
and energies. Sample free. Large
packages 50c and 25c. Sold only by
Edward P. Weed. Norwalk, and Geo.
C. Stillson, South Norwalk.
sundry colored slips give the unob-
serving the idea that a woman 's ward-
robe is very large. when in Jeality one
diaphanous frock can in this way be
palmed ofi as several .
. ONE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
Is to attend to the comfort of your
family. Should any one of them catch‘
a slight cold or cough, call on Edward
P. Weed, Norwalk, or George C. Still-
son, South Norwalk, Conn, sole agents,
and get a. trial bottle of Otto’s Cure,
the great German Remedy, free. We
give it away to prove that wet-ave a
sure cure for coughs, colds, asthma,
consumption, and all diseaSes of the
throat and lungs. Large size, 500.
and 25c.
1:”
The engaged girl who is sure of at
least one escort on Saturday evening
is about the only really happy feminine
at the summer resorts, where men are
decidedly in the minority.
SAVE YOUR L.IFE
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 woman with the greatest number
of rings is always the most ardent fancy
worker.
CEREAL COFFEE DRINKERS BE-
WARE! '
If you have been deceived and tried
one of the cheap bran substitutes now
on the market, claiming to be the
original and to have great food value.
and you got a pOund of poor. v roasted
bran for your 250. and a poor, weak, .
sickiSh drink (what can you expect
from bram) don’t be discouraged but
try GRAIN—O. It is made from solid ‘
grain, nicely browned and 2 pounds for 7
Grain-O takes the place of cofl’ee
-50.
at } theprice. Get a package of your
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. Drown Says the “'omau Admitted That
' clerk’s office.
‘ Gould.
I have every reason to .
BAD r011_ MRS. menu. I
She NM or M 1 r'rie/f. J. 1y uuuld.
New York, Aug. 7.—Testimony of Mel-
ville C. Brown, taken at haramic, Wy.,
in the suit of Sarah Ann .Angell to es-1
tablish dower right in the estate of Jay
Gould, was filedtcday in“ the county
The testimony of Brown, who was.
formerly counsel for Mrs. Angell’s
daughter“ was ta ken on behalf of the
defendants and refutes the woman’s
assertion that she was married to Mr.
Brown testified that as recently as
July, 1895, Mrs. Angell acknowledged to
him that she had never been married to
Jay Gould.
, Brown testified that he had been su-
perintendent 43f schools of the countY.
prosecuting attorney of Wyoming, pres-
ident of the constitutional convention
of Wyoming, United States district at-
torney of Wyoming and a member of
the legislature of that state. He also
said that he had been mgyor of the city
of Laramie. Then follows considerable
testimony regarding important cases in
which Mr. Brown acted as special coun-
sel for the United States.
“This is an‘ action brought by Sarah
Ann Angell against Edwin Gould, Helen
M. Gould and Arthur von Briessen for
the recovery of dower in the real estate
any of the parties to this action? If so,‘
whom?” was asked.
“I have met the plaintiff. Mrs. Angell
is the only one"—
“Don’t know any of the defendants?”
“None of them; have never seen them
to my knowledge.”
“Did you know Jay Gould in his life-
time?”
“I did not.”
“Is your acquaintance with the plain-
tiff of long standing?”
“I never saw Mrs. Angeli until July,
1895."
“Where did you see her?”
“At her home at Rouses Point. N. Y."
Then follows the statement with ref-
erende to M15. Angell’s admission to
him that she had never been mariied
to Jay Gould.
THE SHELDON MYSTERY.
Missing Girl Said to Have Been Seen Alive";
Since Her Supposed Drowning.
Worcester, . Mass, Aug. 7.——Mabel
Sheldon, the young woman whose emp-
ty canoe was found drifting in Lake
Quinsigamond, is still missing, and
there is some doubt now regarding her
having been drowned.
The police dragged for her body in
the vicinity of the place where the ca—
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of the late Jay Gould. Do you know ,, I
noe was picked up, but nothing was
discovered. ”,The search will be re—
sumed. _
Francis C. Carney, a conductor on the
Adams square line, whose car runs by
the home of Mabel Sheldon and who
knows her well, declares that he saw
M155 Sheldon walking through Lincoln.
park with a. man about two hours after
the fishermen say they found the empty
canoe. He says he is positive that it
was she, for" he .knew her well and
looked a second time to make sure of
her identity.
Mrs. Sheldon does not believe that
her daughter has eloped‘.
Priest VVouldn’t Be Scored.
Rochester, Aug. 7.-—John M. Fitzger-
ald, ex-priest and convicted firebug;
William Hall, alias “Kid”; '1". James
Williams, printer, alias “Wink,” and
Albert McIntyre, all charged by the
Rev. Father Oberholzer of the Church
of the Holy Redeemer with extorting
from him $250 by threats ‘of death and
exposure of gross immorality, were
held ..for the grand jury by Magistrate
Ernst today.
Lorillarrl's Atossal \Vins.
London, Aug. 7.—At Lewes today the
Nevill plate for 2-year-olds, five fur-
longs, was won by Mr. P. Lorillard’s
chestnut filly Atossal, by Sensation, out
of Austrians. Mr. H. S. Gray’s Gamp
was second. The betting was 3 to 1
against Atossal.
The Britannia’s liIeteor Shield. ,
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 7.-—-The
Britannia having won the Meteor
shield twice, that trophy now becomes
the property of the Prince of Wales.
. The Weather.
Generally fair; slightly cooler; north-
erly to westerly winds.
FINANGEAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stock ,
Exchange.
NEWY,0RK Aug. 6. —-Money on call nominal-
ly 1a1% per (. out. Prime meicantile pa per, 314114
per cent. Sterling exchange heavy. with ac-
tual business in bankers’ bills at $4. 8514'
1.86/ for demand and at $4. 85% for 60 days.
Posted mics, $4. 86114. 87 and $4. S7a4..88 Com-
mercial bills, 84. 8415. Silxcr certificates. 56:1.
36%c. Bur silver, 560. Mexican dollars. 43c.
Governmvut bonds firm. State bonds quiet.
Railroad bonds 51 rang.
Closing prices:
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Atchison .......... 14% New England. . .. —-
Bur. & Quincy.... 92% N. J. Gentra1.. 92% ,
0.. C., C'. & St. L. 32 North American" 5%
Chesapeake & 0. 2l5/3 Northern Pacific. 15%
Chicago Ga= ....... 102% Do. pxef ...........
Cotton Oil ......... 19 N. Y. Central ..... 106%
Del. & Hudson .. . .119% Omaha ............ 6755
Distillers’ Trust. . —— Ontario & West. . 16%
Erie. . .............. 11% Pacific Mail ...... 31%
General Electric. 379.1 Reading ........... 26%
Hocking Valley.. 3 Rock Island ...... 847/8
Lackawanna“ 1..58 Silver Bullion.... 55%,
Lake Shore ....... 173% St. Paul........... 91%
Lead .............. Sugar Refinery. . .144
Louisville & Nash 50 , Texas Pacific..... 12%
Manhattan... .99/ Union Pacific..... 8%
Missouri Pacific 26% Wabash pref ..... 18%
.120% Western Union... 885/3
Northwestern. . . .
General Markets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—FLOUR—State and
western quiet and easy; city mills patents.
551511535; winter patents, 54.40114. 70; city mills
clears. 84. 8011.4. 95; winter straights, 34.101.14.25.
WHEAT—No." ~ red opened strong and ac-
tive on higher Liverpool cables, but sold 011‘
sharply underrealizing and Weakness at Paris:
September, 83 3461184 ll-ldc.;Dccen1be1, 82363.
2
54%. _
RYE—Quiet; No. western, 45léc., c. i. f.,
Buffalo. '
CORN—No. 2 opened steadier with u be. it
but eased (-11 011 the crop news; August,
31 3-16c.; September. 31%:132,L§c.
OATS— No. :3 quiet and steady; September,
21%1121 11-16c.: track, white. stale, 231130c.
PORK—Quiet; 111c:s. ..9. 25119.15; lamily. $9.” .5
9.10. 50.
LARD—Weaker; prime \\ estern steam, $4. 55.
nominal.
BUTTER—Quiet; state dairy 1051a... state
creame1y, lla15c.
CHEESE— Quiet: large, white. 7%1.%c.,
large, calm-ed, 7%c.
EGGS—Firm; state and Pennsy lyania, 1211.
9.150., western. 13c.
SUGAR—Raw firm; fair refining. 3546.; con-
trifugal, 96 test, 3%c.; refined firm; crushed
59‘s.; powdered, 5%c. .(
MINE—Quiet Slim.
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They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and T00 Hearty Eating; A per.
feet remedy for Diz'z‘inéss, Nausea, Drowsiq
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Pain in'the Side, TORPID LIVER, They
Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetafle.
Small Plil. Small nose.
Smal I Pr! cc.
Ravmond &S;on.
Succc ssors tolGeorge H. Harmonia
Furniture Dealers and
General Funeral Direct 01:1
46 and 48 Main .81., lorwalk, Oonn.
Residence, Berkeley Place;
Telephone No. 77-4.?
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Syrups and Olden Tune
Fruit Juices, Root Beer.
lemon Soda, Soda Water
Sarsaparilla,
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Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons.
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Safe horses for worn on
on dahildren. .
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Stores and families supplied. Lowest rates.
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Norwalk.
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A 709 East Capitol Street,
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All classes of claims prosecuted
before the Interior Department.
Rejected pension claims a specmlty
Correspondence solicited.
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BOXINC.
at the pupil’s home.
GLASS ” '
Now forming, and up-
plicants desiring to
join should apply an
once to
Prof. Geo. Yoererer ,
South {No.rwallt.
or at this oflim.
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