9 338?ng fiw‘wfl‘u 'FO'R AN ALASKA RAILROAD. compromise Suggested Between the United States and ‘Canada. Washington, Feb. 7.-—The attention 01 the Senate Committee on Public Lands has been called to the proposition of a Canadian corporation to build an all- rail route to the Klondike country, and it is said the Canadian Government proposes to give this company 4, 500, 000 acres of land and to prevent any other corporation from building to the Klon- dike over Canadian soil. The commit- tee has been informed that a great deal of opposition has developed to this proposition in Canada, and it has been suggested that Congress at once take such action as will bring about amica- ble relations between Canadians and ' Americans, so that trade relations may not be impeded and so that traffic may 'be diverted to proposed American lines. The committee was informed that a bill to meet these desires was being prepared in the Treasury Department, but the opinion was expressed that it could not be made a part of the bill .now under consideration. Troops Needed in Alaska. Washington, Feb. 7.-—In calling the attention of-Congress to the necessity of establishing additional military posts in Alaska, Mr. Meikeljohn, the Assist— ant Secret-ary of War, says: “Informa- tion received at the departments from various sources indicates the neces- sity for legislation to provide effective means for controlling the disorderly element among, the large number of people now in and flocking to the Ter— ritory of Alaska, and for preventing ’persons who are without an adequate supply of food and clothing from enter- ing the Territory to perish during the severe W'inters, unless relieved by the Government.” Trouble Over Relief Supplies. Butte, Mont., Feb. 7.-—Inf9rmation comes from Lethbridge, on the Cana- dian boundary, that orders have been received from the Dominion Govern— ment that every man of the mounted police must hold himself in readiness to proceed to the Yukon at a moment’s notice. The orders are said to be due to the existence of serious trouble be- tween the Canadian and United States authorities in Alaska relative to al- leged. attempts by Americans to get provisions into the Yukon free of duty, ostensibly for the relief of the dis— tressed, but in reality for sale to the highest bidders. , Crowded Klondike Steamer. . Tacoma, ,Wash” Feb. 7.—The steamer Queen, the finest vessel in Pacific wa- ters, has sailed from Tacoma for Ska- guay and Dyea. She carries northward 650 passengers, 1,300 tons of freight, 200 dogs, 30 horses and a quantity of dressed cattle. No Duty on Reindeer. Washington, Feb. 7.——The Treasury Department has issued an order ad— mitting free of duty as “Transit goods” the reindeer to be used in the Alaska relief. expedition. ., Toledo Tied Up Under an 0111 Law. . Toledo, Feb. 7.—The streets of Toledo were packed with thousands of per— sons yesterday afternoon, especially in the vicinity of the theatres, where the multitude had its curiosity gratified by seeing the theatrical folk arrested and marched to the police station. All this was on account of an order issued Sat— urday by Mayor Samuel Jones to en- force every ordinance on the books, no matter how obsolete. Barrooms were closed at 11 p. m. on Saturday, and remained so all day yesterday. The same order also applied to all news- stands, restaurants, confectionery and tobacco stores, drug. stores and milk and bread depots. The dealers at the hotels were not even allowed to sell daily papers, and it was only by strat- egy that anybody was able to buy his Sunday paper. Miss Barton Leaves for Cuba. Washington, Feb. 7.—Consul-General Lee cables from Havana to the State Department that the Government of Cuba consents to the'admission of re- lief supplies into any Cuban port free of duty.» Heretofore supplies have been admitted free by permission of the Spanish Government into Havana only. Asistant Secretary Day, of the State Department, explains that the de- parture of Miss Clara Barton for He.- vana was decided upon after a full conference with Consul-General Lee, with whom she will co-operate in en- deavors to relieve the distressful con- dition of Cuban sufferers. She goes as the head of the Red Cross Society, with the full sanction of this Government. A corps of skilled nurses will be organ- ized. Miss Barton left Washington Sat- urday night on her mission of mercy. Wanamaker to Lead the Revolt for Reform . Philadelphia, Feb. 7.—-—John Wana- maker will to-day meet a committee of citizens, appointed at a convention of the Philadelphia Bourse last week. to tell them whether he will run for ' Governor of Pennsylvania to smash the corrupt Quay machine in Pennsylva- nia. Mr. Wanamaker will probably ac- cept. He has no desire to be Governor. As the foremost merchant in Pennsyl- vania it will be inconvenient for him to go-to Harrisburg to live. As an ex"- Cabinet ofiicer the office of Governor presents no political promotion, no new dig1.lty. But the pressure of the best public spirit in the State, so long ring- ridden and so pillaged by Quay, is urg- ing Vszamaker to take the lead in the great fight to dethrone Quay forever this fall. WillFight Mrs. Dutton’s Suit for 111151111111; New York, Feb. 7.-——Millionaire John, H. Hanan, of Brooklyn, will fight :1: $150,000 damage suit brought against him by Mrs. Beulah M. Dutton, of Chi-- cago. The alleged ground for the 1111111121: is breach of contract. Hanan s :11' .s 1221:: he never entered into a contiact‘ of . kind with the woman, and. fu11‘111 1- that when she failed to hold hi« hm:- he not only gave her fair wa -r.‘1-r- his determination to part from 1191111111 healed her, wounded affections gift of $25,000. ...... Killed Himself in~”Bcd. Ithaca; Feb. 7.'—Carlton B. Perry. :9 years old,'a son of W. H.,Perry, a 1:1, :— . tractor of this city, committed suicir’: here yesterday afternoom'at his 121111972: home, No. 32 Eddy street. The 3mm“. man shot himself through the "is?! side. For some time young P9111 1.21- been “1.9.1111 on several occasions pr-z ‘1 11111113 to this he had attempted to em" I his life with poison. ‘ 1L O . __- .. .. ....._-__‘..~. .L_.—... A TREASURY SHORTAGE. Result of a RecounthWing to a I abor- ei’s Confession-Jami Substituted. iVashington, Feb. 7.—A recount of the Treasury cash, which was complet- ed late Saturday afternoon, disclosed a shortage of $859. The recount, which was made necessary by the appoint- ment in June last of Ellis H. Roberts as United States Treasurer in place of D. N. Morgan, was begun on July 1. and since that time about'$797,000,000 in cash has been counted. No errors or shortages of importance were discov— e1 ed until the Treasury Committee had be gun work in silver vault No. 1, in which there were 103,653,000 standard dollars. A colored laborer, Martintwas one day discovered in the coal and wooc' basement under suspicious circum— stances and a search resulted in the finding of a number of silver dollars. which presumably he had abstracted from sonic of the bags. Martin was arrested and made‘a confession, admit- ting that he had taken twentyeeight dollars, for which he had substituted lead. The court imposed a fine of $50 and Martin’was released. This admission cast suspicion upon the entitre contents of the. vault, and -a count by handling each individual piece was ordered. On September 10 twenty-eight expert counters, and a force of laborers and verifiers, under the direction of Assistant Cashier G. C. Bance, began the work of counting the contents of this vault. The time employed, therefore, was nearly five months, the counters 1101king eight hours each day.‘ The shortage of $859 will be made good by Mr. Morgan, the retiring treas- urer. been done in similar cases, that Con- gress will make an appropriation in Mr. Morgan’s favor covering the amount. REFORM IS NEEDED. System of Exalnining Pension Applicants Is Costly and Unfair. Washington, Feb. 7.—-The present system of examining pension applicants should be abolished. and the sooner the better, says Commissioner H. Clay Evans. The examining boards are ex- pensive, inefficient and biased by polit- ical and local influences. “There ought to be only one corps of examining phys— icians and surgeons,” said Governor Evans, “that would travel from State to State at advertised times to exam- ine the old soldiers. Then they 11 ould not be swayed by local likes and dis— likes, as they me now. “If one travelling board were substi- tuted for the thousands that are now scattered over the country, the Govern— ment would save hundreds of thou- sands of dollars. There are more than 100 boards in the State of Ohio alone. New Yort City has no less than eight boards. Each doctor gets $2 for every pension applicant he examines. Would there be a fight if I tried to get the present system abolished? Well, I guess there would. The Congressmen, as a whole, would sit down on the idea so quick it would make my head swim. the change about.” Washington, Feb. 7.——Last night the entire Hawaiian party left this city for Buffalo, N. Y., and will go direct from there to San Francisco. Friends of President Dole deny the statement made in certain newspapers that his departure last night was hastened by the adverse criticisms made in the Sen- ate by Senator White, of California. While the remarks of the California Senator directed against Mr. Dole are greatly to be regretted, it is said that the latter has paid no attention to the speech, and has not altered his plans in the least. Salary of Fourth-Class Postmasters. Washington, Feb. 7.—-Representative Campbell, of Illinois, has introduced a bill____ fixing the minimum salary of fourth-class postmasters at $25 per quarter. The salaries of these officers, being dependent upon the number of stamps concelled, are in hundreds of cases ridiculously low, some even less than $1 a year. The bill provides that the difference is to be taken from the proceeds derived from the sale of stamps and other sources of revenue. Eight Years for a Rich Man. Rochester, Feb. 7.—Wesley Wheeler, a real estate dealer, said to be worth $200,000, was convicted Saturday in the County Court of grand larceny in the first degree in defrauding Captain Giles F. Kitts out of $800 by false represen— tation in real estate manipulations. He was sentenced to eight years in Auburn prison. The judge afterward granted ‘ an application for a certificate of rea— The trial was the long—' sonable doubt. est in the history of the county. \Varning to France. London, Feb. 7.-—The Times, referring this morning to the claim of France to an outlet on the navigable part of the Niger for Soudan and Dahomey es- tablishments, says: “France has no a pretension to obtain it at England's expense is a proposal which could only be accepted on the hypothesis that Great Britain had lost the power to de- fend her legitimate possessions.” 1\Iore Ships from Spain. Madrid, Feb. 7.—-The Government has decided to send ,. we more cruisers to the United State." They will probably be the small unarmored cruisers, Cris- tobal Colon, 1,130 tons and 1,500 horse power, which is being rapidly armed with new 24—centimetre guns, and the belted cruiser, Almirante Oquendo. 7,7 000 tons and 13,000 horse‘ power. It is not known at what ports they are in- tended to call. Explorer Nansen in England. Liverpool, Feb. 7.—Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, has returned here from the United States. In. an interview he said he had found lecturing in America as bad as Arctic exploring. When he was not lecturing, he said, he was trav eling, and the American style of trav- eling was not to his taste. ‘ He contra~ iicted the report that he would accom- pany Peary on that explorer’s next ex- pedition. ' Death in Horse bleat Sausage. Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 7.—Michael Warrish died Saturday of ptomaine poisoning, produced by eating frank- furters made of horse meat.‘ Five of the man’s friends. also ate the sausages. Three of them are still dangerously ill. The sausages all came from the same factory in New Jersey. Warrish leaves LI. widow and five children. It is probable, however, as has And only the Congressmen can bring Hawaiian Party Leaves for San Francisco.. right whatever to such an outlet; and' 11‘ ‘11.“. .11; ' CUBA LINKED WITH HAWAII. Senator 'Mason Has a Belligerent Tail fol the Annexation Kite. Washington, Feb. 7.——Unless th'e'sup- porters of the Hawaiian annexation treaty should agree to take a vote at an early day this week, practically the whole of the week will be devoted to the further consideration of the mat- ter in the Senate. Senator Mason thinks he will be able to throw some life into the proceedings to-morrow when‘ he proposes to intro- duce his resolution requesting the President to take vigorous steps to put an end to the war in Cuba. “I cannot wait more than two or three days," declares Mr. Mason. “Something must be done. and I will at least give the Senate a‘ chance to do a, lot of talking. It is a shame that our Government permits such a state of af- fairs to exist in Cuba.” It is uncertain as to appropriations being considered in the Senate this week. Mr. Hale would like to call up the diplomatic bill, but he is afraid to on account of the eagerness of the Cu— ban sympathizers to again discuss that exciting subject. Then, again the Re— publican leaders wish to hold this measure back until after the Hawaiian treaty is disposed of. The programme for the week in the House has not definitely been decided upon. The Sundry Civil and the Gen- eral Deficiency are the only appiupri- ation bills yet to be reported from the regular committee, of which 2111. Can- non is chairman. Speaker Reed and the oth‘er House Republican leaders do not conceal their ardent desire to force an ad— journment of Congress by the middle of May or the first of June Of course, much will depend upon the fate of the Hawaiian treaty. If that is beaten in the Senate its advocates will undoubt- edly try to bring about annexation by means of ordinary legislation, and, to quote one Congressman, “ right there trouble will sail in and enga ge board for the season.” Mr. Reed is furiously opposed to annexation, and he has in- fluence enough, it is believed, to carry MI‘. Hitt and other prominent Repub- licans with him. GERMANY’S EXCLUSION ORDERS. Eighty-one Cases of American Fruit. Ex- _ eludednllay Exclude Horses. Washington, Feb. 7.—No additional information about the German exclu— sion of American fresh fruits has been received at the State Department ex- cept in a brief cable message from Ambassador White reporting that the Consul at Hamburg had notified him that the examination of detained fruits had been commenced there, and that all fresh fruit was admitted except in eighty-one cases, in which the author- ities claim to have discovered the San Jose scale. The Consul added that there was no trouble about dried f1 uits The officials of the depa1tment inter- pret the failure of Ambassador White to obtain detailed information about the decree of exclusion f1om the Ger- man Government to the desire of Ger— many not to make public its intentions until it has been definitely determined whether they are to be modified or to stand as they are. The depa‘rtmentis satisfied that the original order was considerably modified on account of the protest of this Government. Nothing , is known here officially about the rep01ted desire of Germany to exclude American horses, but it will be no surprise to the administration if such an order is isued. The officials consider it merely as another evidence of the desire of the Berlin Government to injure American trade. Some Amer- ican’ horses are purchased for the im- perial army, but the shipments do not amount to more than a few thousand dollars a year. The enterprise has been growing, however. In answer to a question in regard to the exclusion of horses, an official of the State Depart- ment said: “We expect to hear next of the ex- clusion of all American citizens from Germany, on the ground that there is influenza in this country.” New Immigration Bill. Vi’ashington, Feb. 7.—A substitute im- migration bill is ready to be introduced in the House byl Mr. Corliss, of Michi- gan... It will provide that no alien over 16 may be admitted into the country who has not sufficient intellect to un— derstand the nature of the government, or who is not able to support himself and family. An exemption is made for parents and grandparents of immi- grants, and for inhabitants of Cuba who come over during the present trou- bles. The bill also provides the bring- ing into this country of persons to do mechanical labor or work on public improvements. A fine of $500 or impris- onment for one year and deportation of the alien is prescribed for each of- fense. Many Republicans are pledged to this measure. » An American illonte Carlo. Feb. 7.,—.—Mike McDonald, once the king of Chicago gamblers, now a millionaire, is at the head of a party of Chicagoans which has just purchased Fighting Island, eight miles from Detroit, on Canadian soil, for the purpose of establishing there a regular American Monte Carlo. It is a. gigan— tic scheme. with a capitalization of $2,- 000,000 be“ ind it. The island, eight miles long, hay-1g an area of 2,500 acres, is Chicago, sold for about $1,500,000 by George Do-- ble, of Detroit. The scheme is to con- struct at once a race track on the isl- and. ‘With a lace track going. all sorts of gambling games are to be put in op- eration. ' The Strike is Failing. ' New Bedford, Mass, Feb. 7,—Fear is expressed among strikers in the unions that there will be a break to return to work to-day. Unionists think that if the day is gone without a break the strikers will win out their battle. A feeeling of unrest has increased great- ly during the last few days, and the open rupture between union and non- union operatives grows wider each hour. Funds have not come in brisk- ly, and the unions cannot provide for help outside. The consequence is much suffering, which makes starving oper- atives ready to give up .the fight. Maker and Smith Ready. Philadelphia, Feb. 7.—Arrangements were completed yesterday for a limited round contest between Peter Maher and “Thunderbolt” Smith to take place at Saenger Hall, in this city,_on Feb-- ruary 15. These two men met in Buffalo when Smith had the Irish'champion— ship almost out. Peter claims he Was . not in condition at the time, and has zone into strict training for rL.-a Lust - '1_ ,- V b‘. N1 N1. 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DATES; 42 WATER STREET, You can find as. fine an assortment of 1111111111111 1 011111111 Work As can be‘found in'lany :Yard in the _ State. Look it over and get ,. 921225, before going; . elsewhere. ' llew Ribbons, .Ilew Gloves. llow Toilet Articles, " 303111310, FAIRFIELD COUNTY’S GREATEST STORE. ‘.ds “- 11.111 Lawns, , 11'». Bron- adllm,‘ ~ In! Organ- ' III». . WINTER JACKETS. marked down of our Winter Jackets. and Women’s coats, at less than Half Price. ‘ Saturday, February ~5th, we will have the final If you have not bought a Winter Jacket, or if your Jacket is a rough one,you can afford to buy a nice,smooth KerseyJacket, which is the leading cloth this season, both for Men Blankets We have a. hundred Blankets left. On all above one dollargve will take 25 per cent. off. $1.19 ones 25 per-cent. off, 890 $2.00 “ 25 “ “ “ $1.50. $3.00 “' 25 “ “ “ $2.25. $400 1; 25 u 14 (6 $300. -Ladies and childrens Leggings, 25c, 75c and 98c. Skirts trimmed, 98c to $3.00. Kitchen Dept 3 qt. granite iron sauce pan, 100. 4 “ “ “ milk pan, 10c. Long handle .flesh forks, 2c. LargeOyster broilers, 100. ~ “ Wire strainers, 5c. 3 qt. granite iron tea or coffee pot, 25 cents. English Porcelaine Warranted not to craze. Cups and saucers, 41c set. Tea plates, 50 each. Breakfast plates, 6c each. Dinner plates, To each. Vegetable dishes, 120 each. Covered dishes, 350 each. Bowls, 50 each. Worsted Hoods, 250, 390 and 50c. Fascinators, 25c, 390, 500 and 750. \ Corset Covers The new blouse Corset covers and low neck, for evening wear, 498, 590 and 75c. Umbrella flounce, lace and Hamburg - Skating caps, 25c and 390. Empire Gowns Lace and Hamburg trimmed, over twenty-five difierent styles, 980. Separate Skirts , 15 black cheviot skirts that have been $0 .00 all season, $3.50. 10 plaid skirts that have been $5.00 until now, $3.50. ' Hamburgs and Laces .. A fortunate purchase of Manufac- turer’s samples and short lengths of Hamburg edgeing, enables us to alter Saturday, over 5,000 yds. at 50 cents .0111 the dollar. The lot comprises all ' the season’s importation and the styles and cloths are among the best made. 500 pieces, French Valenciennes and Oriental , laces in white and butter colored, our spring and summer im- portations, will be displayed this week at very attractive prices. Jackets Beaver and Rough Jackets, $5 and and $6 ones, $2.50. Boucle Jackets, $12 and $14.98 ones,$8. Beaver and Kerseys, Silk Lined. $8. 50 and $10 ones, $5. Children“ 3 Jackets, $5 and $6 ones, sizes, 4, 6, and 8, $2.50. Imported Kerseys, Braided and Silk Lined. $18.75 and $20 ones, $10. Children’s Jackets, $8 and. $10 ones, sizes 8, IO and 12, $5. THE BOSTON STORE. United States Official, City Official, establishment, WE BECOME SOLE SURETY ON ALL BONDS. If You Want a‘Bond As Executor, Trustee, Administrator, Guardian, Re- ceiver, Assignee or in Replevin, Attachment Cases, etc., As a Letter Carrier, As a Contractor, As a As State, County, Town or As an Officer of a Fraternal Society As an employee of a Bank ,Corporatibn or Mercantile The Fidelity 81 Deposit Company 0F MARYLAND, WILL FURNISH 11‘. fl... Don’t Give or Accept Personal Sure-ti. ' WILLIAM H. BYINGTON, Agent 1 Gazette Buildmg, , Normal]: 011nm;
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