CHICAGO MAKES A BID.
\ W’ants the Arnlor-Plute Plant Built
. in That City.
Chicago, Dec. 22.——“If the Government
decides upon constructing an armor-‘
plate plant Chicago will make a bid for
its location on the shores -of Lake
Mi.l-.igan," said Congressman Lorimer
in an interview. .
. "There is a vast deal of rivalry—in
this matter,“ continued ‘Mr. Lorimer.
"To my certain knowledge Pittsburg,
Newport News, Philadelphia, Milwau-
kee and W‘aukegan are making prepa-
rations for bidding. None of them,
however, can offer the advantages that
lineage will be able to place before "the
Government when the time comes.
“In this connection I will mention a
matter that has not heretofore been
’mnzlve public. Before I introduced the
hill in Congress to let a twenty-year
manna for armor plate at $200 a ton
a number of business men of Chicago
who 51—3. not desire to have their names
appear ii this connection came to me
. and toid me they would donate to the
Government all the land necesSary pro—
viding the plant be located here. They
went further and authorized me to as-
sure the Government that for ten
years they would make up the differ—
ence in the rates of transportation
from here to the shipyards as between
those from any other point asking for
the plant. This would be a great sav—
ing, and the item will have weight. The
men who made this proposition are
leaf 21s in the business enterprises of
Chi .ago and are also identified with the
principal railroad and steamboat inter-
ests of the country. Before I return to
W.:.—Lshington I shall call upon them and
learn if they are in the samemood. I
have no doubt they are. ,
“There is no surmising when the bill
will come up. There is considerable 0p-
position to what is termed the Govern-
ment going into business. While there
are those opposed to paying the pre-
vailing prices for armor plate,, yet
these same men are averse to a Gov-
ernment plant.
“The House is largely in favor of the
latter, but as it cannot originate the
measure the mode of procedure will be.
about as follows: The Committee on
Naval Affairs will recommend an ap-
propriation fixing the price of plate at
$400 per ton. The House will cut this
down to about $300. Then it will go to
the Senate, where it is hoped the ap-
propriation will be stricken out alto-
gether and a report in favor of the con-
struction of a plant by the Government
indorsed. Should it come back to the
House in that shape we can then get
at it, and the probable result will be
its location in Chicago."
Mr. Lorimer added that the manufac-
ture of armor plate would not be the
only industry connected with the plant.
In connection with it will be an ar-
senal and the manufacture of large
and small arms.
THIEF GOT $10,000
Bundle of Bills StOlen from an Ex-
press Culnpnny in Columbia.
Columbia, S. 0., Dec. 22.—The police
of this city have just learned that the
office of the Southern Express Company
here was robbed of $10,000 in cash fin
Sunday night. The theft was kept -
cret by the company’s officers, who
hoped to catch the thief and recover
the money withoutmaking the affair
public. By informing the police at this
time the officers-virtually confess that
they are at a loss for clews.
A stranger on Saturday evening en-
tered the company’s ofiice and asked a
number of questions of the only clerk
there. He was standing near the stove,
when the clerk went out on the street
for amoment. When the clerk returned
the man ran out of the door, jumped
into a hack and drove rapidly away.
The clerk on making an investigation
found that the stranger had taken with
him a bundle of bills amounting to
$10,000, which was lying in the safe. He
gave chase to the hack, but was soon
left behind. '
Superintendent Sader, when informed
of the robbery, secured a special train
and made the run from Charlotte to
this place withall possible speed; With
him was a force of detectives, who at
once went to work. Seemingly they
have accomplished nothing.
The thief is believed to be one of the
members of anbrga-nized gang. as on
Sunday Allen’s jewelry store was rob—
bed by a party of three or four men.
all strangers.
This is the first big express robbery
that has pccurred in the State, and
every effort will be made to capture the
thief and his friends, who, it is be-
lieved, were in waiting outside while
he was in the office engaging the ex-
press company’s clerk in conversation.
-Postmasteru Appointed.
Washington Dec. 22.—Fourth-class
ppstmasters have been appointed as
follows:
New Jersey—Tltusville, Mercer Coun-
by, G. 0. Harbourt.
New York—Catawba, Steuben Coun—
ty, C. G. W'heeler; Edwards, St. Law—
rence, William J. McFer—ran; Seneca
Castle, Ontario, H. S. Schoonmaker;
Storm King, Dutchess, John J. Lynch.
Pennsylvania — Downey, Somerset
County, John A. Lawry; High Lake.
Wayne, John A. Carey; Irish Ripple,
Lawrence, C. M. Hunter; Jenness, Som—
erset, Daniel Sipef, Kingwood, Somer—
set, J. B. Gerhard; Lavansville, Somer-
set. S. B. Mossholder; Millment, Union,
. Oscar F. Bowersox; Millroy, Milliin, VJ.
E- Brown; Moyer, Fayette, Amos S
Murphy; New Geneva, Fayette, VVill-
iam Davenport; Powls Valley, Dau-
'phin, Alfred Chubb; Railroad, York H.
Schroeder; Smithfield, Fayette, A. J.
Sutton.
Princess Hohenlolle Dead.
Berlin, Germany, Dec. 22.-—Princess
Hohenlohe, wife of the Imperial Chan-
cellor, is dead. She had been suffering
from inflammation of the lungs.
Princess Hohenlohe, _who_ was born
Feb. 16, 1829, was formerly Princess
Marie Von. Sayn-Wittgenstein—Borle-
burg. She was married on Feb. 16,
£847, to Prince Von Hohenlohe-Schil-
lingsfurst. They had four children,
three sons and a daughter.
Costly IVar- on De Armltt.
Pittsburg, Dec. 22.—The war upon De
firmitt has been a costly one to the
miners. Already $17,000 has been paid
out, according to Secretary Warner's
report, and on account 'of insufficient
contributions being received, the asso-
ciation still owes a total of $2,200. This
does not' include money due strikers
still in need of Support.
that to have properly conducted the
wart: would have required $10,000 a
week. ‘ ’
.1 ‘
Warner says 4
I THEY SAY! ;
{And Thousands Echo Their
Sentiments.
”I
‘ I Who ‘9
The people
\Vhabthe people say is true. 0
Who are the people ?
We are the people.
But we are not. all of them.
0, no! .
Not. by any means.
There are others.
There are thousands of them.
There are millions !
Lots of them are in Norwalk.
And they say——— ‘
What. '3
That California. Catarrh Cure cures
catarrh; and the dropping into the
throat; that. it. cures the stuiied up
feeling and all other irritating,r symp-
toms.
Here’s what one of them says, only
one, but remember, there are others:
Mrs. A. M. Bedford, 27 Stuart ave-
nue, Norwalk, says: “Several mem-
bers of my family have used the, Cali-
fornia- Catarrh Cure, which was ob-
tained at Plaisted’s. drug store, and we
all think that it. is a fine medicine. I
find it. very good to clear the head, and
my daughter Grace has found it is in-
valuable in curing headaches, from
never having found anything that.
benefitted her as this has done. My
husband has also used it for catarrh in
the head and throat, and we are all
willing to speak a. good word for C. C.
0., for we know it. is good.”
Break up your colds with California
Catarrh Curaand prevent colds “hang-
ing on.” Sold by all dealers 500; three
times as much, $1.
Hour. EVENT ON BYRON‘S COFFIN
5‘.“th Experience of Two Men
'l'lie-y Visited His Tornh.
The son of an innkeeper at Hucknall
l1: med Widowson, had seen a grea1
“"nul
was always pleased and proud to real
{If-Bl" the great poet any service. On th(
day of Byron’s funeral this young Wid-
owson had enough to do in attending
to the horses and carriages connected
with the immense procession which
had followed the hearse from Notting-
ham to Hucknall, but after nightfall ht
arranged with the parish clerk that, a:
they had both been so occupied as no:
to have seen Byron’s coffin, and as the
workmen were ordered to brick up the
vault at daybreak, they should go dowr
into it together and copy the inscrip-
tion. Young Widowson took Witl
him pen, ink and paper, and two can-
dles, one of which was lit and carriec
in a lantern. In 1824 there was nc
handler way of striking a light know:
to country people than by steel, film
and tinder box, and the pair went with-
out these encumbrances.
On descending into the vault, they
found the coffin still on trestles, and
the space was so limited that Widow-
son, in order to copy the inscription
had to lie full length upon the coflin
with his candle on the lid. The nighi
was a wild and gusty one, and the
clerk, on hearing a swing—window
clashing backward and forward in the
church, declared he must go and close
it, to prevent a smash. Widowson was~
left alone, and, in raising his hand tc
take a. dip of ink, being, perhaps, a lit-
tle nervous, he knocked down his can.
die, which was extinguished by the
fall. The clerk then shouted from
above that his light, too, had gone out.
The nearest dwelling to the church
was then a half mile off, and this dis-
tance the ‘clerk accordingly trudged
to procure another light, while the inn-
keeper’s son remained outstretched on
Byron’s coffin in the darkness of the
vault and with‘other dead-and-gonq
Byrons' for company. The parish
clerk, on returning, did not find him a
corpse or a maniac, but a sane and
sound young man .still, somewhat so-
bored, it is true, by-his weird experi-
ence—New York Mail'and Express .
THE New YORK PROVIDENT BANK.
Where Tenement House Children Deposit
Their Pennies.
T he strangest bank in all the world,
perhaps, 'is on the East Side of New
York, where the Provident So‘ciety has
established a depository for the sons
and daughters of the tenements. Prob-
ably no bank in the world has such a
strange lot of patrons, and it is likely
in existence that receives such a varied
collection of coins as the Provident
Bank. Nor is it likely that there is a
bank in New York that has a greater
number of depositors.
Thousands of. children who never
thought'of saving any stray coin that
happened to come into their possession
now carry it at the first opportunity to
the bank.‘ The institution has also
been a boon to working boys and girls,
who leave with it each week a. portion
of their earnings. The average age 01
depositors is from five to fifteen years.
On certain days the line of depositors
reaches several blocks away, the chil-
dren often being compelled to wait for
hours before they can hand in their
money. .
Business is carried on eitactly as in a
bank, Every depositor even if his ac-
count is but five cents, is supplied with
a book, and every cent that he deposits
is carefully set down.——New York
Journal. ' ' »
He. Followed His Minster.
The Atlanta Constitution tells' a
story of an old Atlanta darky who gave
his employer the other day some pen}-
iniscenses of the war. ' ' '
“And you say,” said his employer,
“that you followed youp muster
through the entire war ?”
“Dat I did, suh!” was the proud re-
ply. .
“He was a. great soldier, was he?”
4 “Well, suh,” replied the old mail, “I
cculdn’ tell much erbout dat. He
wuz runnin' so fas’ all the time, it wuz
hard ter keep up wid him. All I doés
know is-jhe wuz pur‘ty swif’l”
which slie has sufiered for a long time, .
deal of Byron from his boyhood, and.
THE EVE N l
CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. _ J
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NORWALK
Fire Insurance Co.
In Successful Oper-
ation Since 1860,
No Outstandlnq Claims. .
Sales For Beni-
VALIIAILES STORED
IN
Safe Deposit Vault
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK
OF NORWALK:
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BRING
GOOD RESULTS
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~: , BEST GOODS.
18 WALL ST.
TEAS and COFFEES-
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G00; “'0 Raymond,
DEALER IN '
Staple and Fancy
Groceries
' - AND
PrOvisions
No.9lllaln St.
Frank T. Hyatt
DENTIST,
8 West Avenue. ‘
Edgar Buttery,
N u rse ry man ,
NORWALK, CONN.
Trees. Shrubs
Plants. strawberry
Plants :1. Specialty.
Marshel. 30 other
Varic mes.
Ofllce, 6 Water St.
Fish, Clams,
()ystérs, Fruits
69 Washington St...
and
Brandy Wme. Bio and
Nurs’ys. Broad River.
HUIIIT 8: ZELIIFF,
and Vegetables.
PIEL BIIIIS’.
Real German Lager,
0n draught
and in Bottles,
—AT_
IIATGIIFOIIII’S,
4-4- Maln Street
S. B.WILSON
Practical Contrac-
tor and Builder.
Estimates 0 h e e r-
fully . given. Large
buildings a Specialty.
Contracts taken in
any part. of the coun-
try. Steam M111 and
yard, 8 Cross St. 0f-
ffce. 92 Wall St,
Norwalk. Conn.
. Wholesale and Retail
SOUTH NORWALK.
LOBSTERS CAUGHT OFF
NORWALK ISLANDS. N
Leave your orders and
Minimum
—Dea.lers in—
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ENTERPRISE
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ms ms no nan
EXPRESSLY FOB FAM-
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Mail orders receive
prompt attention.
have them delivered
every Saturdavn. m.
EMBOSSING‘
DONE AT
THIS OFFICE.
aha-“25%" EEEEEEEFEE =3
that there isn’t a financial institution.
.—
IDV RISING ‘
_ ' IHAT PAYS.
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men or
AND DEALER IN
nAnNEss AND ,:
Hone]: GOODS.
Remain of all kinds
done at 8 art notice
Harness made tc or.
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