PRESIDENT EEEIEE II
STORY WAS WIDESPREAD
The Secretary’- Alleged Purpose
“'ns to Prevent Friction Between
the President an’d‘the Administra-
tion-Not Alarmed Over Attacks.‘
Wawshington Dec 29. —-For several
days lumors have been flying about
Washington to the effect that at the
Cabinet meeting last Friday Lyman J.
Gage, the Secretary of the Treasury,
had tendered his resignation to the
President and that the latter had de- .
clined to accept it. Owing to the fact
that Mr. Gage has been out of town, it
has been impossible to get a statement:
f-rom him in‘ regard to the report, but
a. correspondent obtained from a
Treasury Department official the fol-
lowing smtatement:
“Seczetary Gage, I believe, did Offer
the PreSidenIt his resignation. It might
be supposed that under the circum-
stances and‘ in View of the attacks
made against his proposed financial
meas- sge that the Secretary would wish
to g. we the President, with whom he
has. always been on close terms of per-
sonoliriendshnip, an oppmtunity to re-
[kayo-himself from- possible trouble. with
the Western Senators, who have lined
themselves up in antagonism to him.
This is just what I think he did by of-'
tering to resign.
“In declining to‘acc'ep't his resigna-
tion the President put an end to all the
talk about the existence of friction be-
tween' himself and his Secretary of the
Treasul y. Mr. Gage will remain in the
Cabinet, and the most cordial 1elat‘ions
that ha1 e always existed between him-
self. and the President will continue.
Secretary Gage will take no back wa-
ter; he will go right ahead and push
his financial measure, and will stand
by his guns and do everything in his.
power to bring about the adoption of
his financial measuie, 11- hich he be-
lieves will bring relief to the country,
restore confidence and} help business.
“The Secretary has been for some
time the target for the attacks of cer-
tain Senators from free-silver States
and of free—silver newspapers. He is
willing to continue to stand up and take
these attacks. They awake the opposi-
tion and do not hurt him.”
Denied by Mr. McIiinley.
’W’ashington, Dec. 29.——Not1vit'hs-tand-
ing it was reported in VVashingtbn yes—
terday th‘at Secretary Gage had called
on the President on Saturday last and
had offered to resign from the Cabinet,
thereby removing any possible cause of
friction between the Administration
and Congress, after the Cabinet meet-
ing the President denied the whole
story. Mr. McKinley never makes a
statement in regard to a member of his
official family, but contented himself
' with cont1a'dicting yesterday’s reports.
The story, which was widespread,
was to the effect that the criticism of
the Western Senators had decided the
Secretary of the Treasury to offer to
retire, lest his remaining in the Cabinet
should embarrass the President. The
story continued that the latter in-
formed'Mr. Gage he was perfectly sat:
isfied with the Treasury official's posi-
tion and would not consider the matter
further.
A gentleman close to Mr. Gage said
yesterday afternoon that on Friday
last, immediately after the Cabinet
meeting, Secretary Gage had related
that while discussing the criticism of
his financial plan in the Cabinet that
day he had said to the President if his
course embarrassed the Administration
he (the Secretary) would willingly re-
sign, but the President assured him
that it did not, and that ended the mat-
ter. From this evidently arose the
story of a verbal resignation.
SIX SAILORS KILLED AT SEA.
Foreynrd of Ship Fell. to the Deck,
Carrying Nine Men with It.
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 29.—A special
from Bermuda reports a terrible acci-
dent at sea on the' ship Vanloo, in
which six lives were lost, The Vanloo,
which is on a voyage from Cardiff to
St. John, N. B., has put in there with
loss of sails. She reports that on the
20th inst. the foreya-rd suddenly parted
and fell to the deck with a crash,
b1eaking into a thousand splinters. A
numbel of men were at work in the
rigging at the time and others were on
deck immediately below.
Of nine who were ca1ried down by‘
the falling yard or were struck when
it: descended three were killed instant-
ly. and t‘mee oth~rs who took the
chances of jumping into the sea were
drowned, none of the bodies being re-
covered.
Only the day before this accident one
of the crew met a. terrible death by
falling f1 om aloft to the deck. The ship.
Vanloo belongs to Yalrmoufh, N. S.
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Counterfeit Silver. Certificates.
New York, Dec. 29.—The local banks
have received. notice that a new $5
counterfeit silver certificate is in circu-
lation. The counterfeit purports to be,
one, of the series of 1896, check letter C,
face plate No. 22, back plate No. 12,
and Treasury No. 2,852,687. It is printed
from photo—mechanical plates on two
pieces of very thin paper pasted to-
geth’er, between which silk threads
have been distributed, but the silk is
too heavy. The most noticeable defect
is the numbering, which. although of
good color. is much too small. Most of
the shading on the face of the note,
which in the genuine is made up of
parallel ruled lines, in the counterfeit is
solid black. The seal is darker red
than the genuine, yet the shade of
green ink used is lighter thanrthe
genuine, and much' of the lathe work
ispoor.
Edge-Tool Makers Consolidate.
Pittsburg, Dec. 29. -——Eighty per cent
of. the edge~tool manufacturers in the
United States have consolidated their
interests and have arranged for the
erection of a new plant near Charlerol,
about four miles south of this city, on
the Monongahela River. The concern
will be known as the American Ax. and
Tool Company, and will have a, capital
5tock of $2, 000, 000. It Will employ over
two thousand skilled workmen, and the
average weekly pay roll will amount
Izo $10,000. The consolidated plant will
he. in operation within six- months. l
Vitally Interested.
One Case and There are Others.
Norwalk and vicinity.
The mOVement has been gaining
force fOr some time and has become so
powerful that those interested are anx-
ious to declare themselves. They are
treating catarrh and hay fever and they
nia Catarrh Cure, because they have
tried it and know its worth. Here are
words from a NOrWalk man who has
tried many medicines and treatments
before he got what he Wanted in Cali-
fornia. Catarrh Cure, the greatest and
only known cure for catarrh.
Mr. Alfred Platt, 9 Maple street. N01 -
walk, says: " 'I have been a. great suf-
ferer from catarrh for over thirty
years, having contracted the disease
during the war. My. whole head
from the nose and into the throat was
something awful. My head ached al-
' most continually, and I never got 'a.
good night’s sleep. I procured a. bottle
of California Catarrh Cure at Plaisted’s
drug store, South NorWalk. It has
given me more relief than I have had
for years my head is very much im-
p1 oved and I can now sleep all night.
It is certainly a great reliever and I
am glad to recommend it. -Nothing
among all the things I tried before
helped me one quarter as much in
months, as C. ( C. hasinafewweeks.”
Califmnia Catarrh Cure will do for
all cases what it did for Mr.
b1 eaks up the worst colds, prevents
more colds and cures the worst forms
of chi 0111c catarih
Sold by all dealels. A. bottle for 50¢.
Three times as much for $1.
AN ABSENT-'MINDED MAN.
The Cabins,“ Bellevedvin Oheying Order
to the Letter.
“When I was younger than I wil’
ever be again,” Said the professor with
a three—story head and eyeglasses oi
telescopic'power, “I was the victim of
such intense mental abstraction that ]
removed myself entirely from the
world of practical affairs. I was in the
boundless realms of thought and paid
but fleeting attention to the active field
of human action. It was neccessary to
notify me when I should attend my
classes, eat my meals and even when 1
should retire-
“I was at one time requestcd‘to lec-
ture in a western village, and agreed
to do so. The theme was one that had
received my best thoughts, and the
mere prospect of delivering it was a
physical pleasure. When I arrived at
the depot my thoughts were concentra-
ted upon the proposed address. I
realized that my train was an hour late
and that I must hurry, but beyond the
mere fact of hurrying I did not grasp
a detail.
“ ‘Drive fast!’ I shouted to the driv
er of a dingy-looking vehicle as I
sprang in and handed him a five dol-
lar bill. ‘Spare neither horse nor
whip.
“Away we went with a plunge. The
carriage rolled like a ship in the
trough of the sea. Street lights seem-
ed a torchlight procession moving rap-
idly the other way. Constables shout-
ed, dogs barked, small -boys chased us
and business ceased that people might
stand on the sidewalk and gaze. Up
one street and down another we dash-
ed madly. We took corners on two
wheel-s, grazed telegraph poles and
knocked ower such moveables as ash
barrels and dry good-s boxes.
“After half an hour of this bewilder-
ing experience, I stuck my head from
the window and shouted: "Are we
nearly there?’
“‘W’here did yez want to go, sor?’
came the edifying answer ”—Detrmt
Free Press.
MAKING $2,000 EASILY.
A Joke Which Enriched Its Author Be-
yond Expectation.
A certain speculator had need of a
.large sum of money for his operations,
and found himself with a. very small
balance in the bank. He consulted a
i friend as to how he. could get over the
'.emergency The friend sucr agested that
he should draw on semebody in anoth-
or city. The operator said he knew no
one that owed him, and the friend in-
sinuated that that would make no dif-
.ferencc if the draft did not return too
isoon. 5
The Operator reflected a time and
then wrote out a draft on the Sultan of
Turkey for £2, 000 and deposited it in
the bank. The draft came into the
5 hands of the Rothschilds, who forward-
3 ed it to Constantinople, and’ it was duly
' presented to the Sultan’s Chamberlain.
I “Who is this man?" asked the cham-
berlain of the Sultan’s treasurer.
"Don’t know him,” replied the treas-
urer. '
“Do We owe him anything?" asked
the Chamberlain.
“No, ” replied the other.
“Then do not pay it,” decided the
Chamberlain .
“But if I might advise,” said the
crafty treasurer, “this draft comes
through the Rothschilds with whom
we are negotiating a loan. Would it
be safe, under the circumstances, to
dishonor it?"
"Pay it, " said the Sultan’ s chamber—
lain, and so the specul tor was £2 000
richer than he knew, his own great-
' astonishment.—London Telegraph.
Uncle Wales Insists on Politeness.
While the little boys of Princess
Henry of Battenb'erg and tiny Prince
Edward of York were playing one day
in one of the palace courtyards, the
Prince! Wales; noticed that-one and
all omitted to return a sentry's salute.
His Royal Highness immediately 'call-
ed the children to order, and sent them
back to the soldier to remedy the
omissionf-New York World.
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T HE EVEN IN G
TIIEY WILL 301.1. ' ' 3
The People of Norwalk A'ro '9
There isalarge body of bolteis in
bolting ancient and useless methods of, -
ha ve come out in full force for Califm- _
seemed full of_ scabs, and the discharge,
Flatt; it.
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and in Bottles
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Wholesale 1nd Retail
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Estimates e h e e r-
fully given. Large
buildings a. Specialty.
Conn-acne taken in .
any Dart. of the coun- -
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Pointing, P3 or
men's
8001 WATER
38 Wall St.
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BRING Staple and Fancy
' Groceries
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Goon—assume 4150.9“!!(1111’31.
~. 61"” “luck“ L "-
BEST GOODS. I
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was and courts, .
18 WALL 8T.
. ’ . ' Edgar Buttery,
, . .Nursoryman,
' .-‘ . NOBWALK. CONN.
, 'Trees. Shrubs and
. Plants. Strawberry
I ~ Plants 11 Specialty.
Brandy Wine, Rio 1111
him-.shel 30 other
Varieties.
Ollice, 6 Water St.
2 Nurs’ ys. Broad River. 1
Frank T. Hyatt
DENTIST,
8 West Avenue.
IlllllT & ZELIIFF,
Fish, Clams,
Oysters, Fruits
and Vegetables.
69 Washington St,
SOUTH NORWALK.
LOBSTERS CAUGHT OFF
NORWALK ISLANDS.
, Leave your orders and
, hava them delivered
I _ __ everySaturdavnt. m.
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{ Bottling Works,
I 7 Wall Street.
,1 ' m: AlES AID lAEER
3 - EXPRESSLY r011 rum-
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and Buildup 2 1’}- l- mm,
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