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Norwolk. Conn
RELIEF BILLPASSED
House Votes Aid to the Heirs of
the Maine’s Crew.
SHORT AND SHARP DEBATE
The Bill Called Up by Mr. Boutelle and
Passed by a Unanimous Vote Without
a, Division—Several Amendments Offer-
ed and Killed.
Washington, March 22.—The bill “for
the relief of the sufferers by the de-
struction of the United States steamer
Maine in the harbor of Havana’ was
passed by the House yesterday after-
noon by a unanimous vote.
It re1mbu1ses the survivms of the of-
ficers .and crew of the vessel for losses
of personal effects, and gives heirs of
those who perished a, sum equal. to
to twelve months’ pay—not, however,
to interfere with the right to pensions.
In calling up the bill Mr. Boutelle said
he hoped the House would join him in
voting on the measure at once.
Mr. Bailey, of Texas, however,
thought that the measure should be
discussed under the five-minute rule,
in order-to give members an oppor-
tunity to offer amendments.
Considerable discussion was precipi—
tated on the question as to whether the
,survivors and relatives should be al-
lowed to receive a sum, in addition to
one year’s sea. pay, equal to rations for
that period.
To the first section Mr. Cannon, of II-
linois, in lieu of the provision appro-
priating a. sum equal to the personal
losses sustained by the survivors, not
exceeding twelve months’ pay, and re-
quiring schedules and affidavits as to
the losses, proposed to substitute an
outright appropriation of twelve
months’ sea pay without rations to
cover those losses.
He did this, he said, in order that
even the shadow of temptation be not
put in anybody’s way, and he read a.
report concerning claims under the sim-
ilar Samoan relief bill, showing that
the claims in almost every case were
for the full amount of the limit.
Mrs. Sayers, of Texas, asked Mr. Can-
non to state to the House whether
there were not the grossest frauds per-
petrated on the Treasury under the Sa-
moan relief act.
Mr. Cannon said it was true that
claims for the full amount had been
filed by a majority of the survivors.
His amendment would do away with
attorneys, do away with delay,.and do
away with temptation. The sum car-
ried would be $47,800 for the officers and
$18,324 for the enlisted men.
Representative Shelbourne, of Cali-.
fornia, and Bei‘telle thought that there
would be no attempt to defraud the
Government 'by falsifying the accounts.
Mr. Boutelle said that the debate on
the bill ought to close.
Several amendments were then of-
fered and killed. after which the House
passed the bill on a viva. voce vote.
SENATORS EXPECT ACTION.
Cuban Question Excludes Other Topics
from ,Their Consideration.
Washington, March 22.—The short
session of the Senate yesterday was
quite unusual for the first working day
of the week. The opinlon was express—
ed by some of the Senators that while
. the Cuban question remained in such
suspense, there'was no desire to take
up important legislation. The outlook
as to Cuba. was discussed almost to
the exclusion of other topics, and the
belief was decided that the Administra-
tion is preparing to take a. positive po-
sition within the next week.
Several Senator made the prediction
that the United States would intervene.
Being pressed for a reason they said
that they had reached this conclusion
after more or less conference with ex-
ecutive officers, but at the same time
saying emphatically that they had no
positive information on this point.
Other Senators thought the recognition
of Cuban independence more probable.
than intervention. Almost all express-
ed the View that some action surely
will follow the report of the Maine
Court of Inquiry, regardless of its pur-
port.
TRIUMPH FOR DR. SCHENCK?
Countess of \Varw‘ick Took His Treat-
1ne11t and Bore a Son.
London, March 22.—The Countess of,
Warwick, better known as Lady
Brooke, after spending some months in
1etirement, has given birth to a son.
,Mother and babe are both reported to
be doing w.ell
It had been known among her inti—
mates that the Countess about three
months ago placed herself in the hands
of Dr. Samuel Schenk, the distinguish-
ed embryologist of Vienna, and that he
had undertaken to insure the birth of a.
male child.
Two assistants of Dr. Schenck, thor-
oughly versed in his methods, were sent
on from Vienna and the Countess has
followed their directions implicitly. The
result is one for which she and her hus-
band have ardently prayed, for while
they have a. son living, his health is so
delicate that it is doubtful if he ever
becomes a robust man, and it is said
that he will probably never marry.
The birth of a. male heir gives as-
surance that the house of Warwick will
not fail for another generation or two
at least.
The South Carolina Murder.
Washington, March 22. ——Mrs. Ida. B.
Wells Bennett presented to President
McKinley a set of resolutions adopted
at a. mass meeting in Chicago, de-
nouncing the recent murder of a. col-
ored postmaster in South Carolina. and
requested the President to use his best
efforts to bring the perpetrators to jus-
tice. President McKinley assured Mrs.
Bennett that both the Post Office De-
partment and the Department of Jus-
tice were doing all in their power to
ferret out and punish the members of
the mob.
Berks County Furnaces in Blast.
Reading, Pa... March 22.—The furnace
at Temple, Berks County. Pa... which
has been idle since July 1896, was put
in blast yesterday, giving employment
to a large force of men. Mrs. William
L. Graul, wife of the chairman of the
Berks County Gold Democrats, applied
match hat started the fires.
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{The American Handicap Shooting Tour-
nament Begins at Long Branch To-day.
Long. Branch, N. J., March 22.—The
Brand American Handicap, the banner
shooting event in this country, which
oegins to-day at Elkwood Park, prom-
Ises to be more interesting than ever
this year. The Interstate Association
has increased the purse $500, it now
1mounting to $1,500. The first high gun
will receive $600, the second $500 and
the third $400. In addition to the $600
:he winner of the Grand American will
:his year receive a handsome sterling
silver trophy. The entrance in the
hapdicap pis $25. The handicap will
range from 25 to 33 yards, with 50-yard
boundary and a dead line at the 33-
vard mark. Seven events are booked
[or the tournament. The handicap will
take place to-morrcw, the second day,
shooting to begin at 10 o’clock in the
morning, and if not concluded, will be
resumed on the following day. The
other events will be as follows.
TUESDAY, First Event—Elkwood
Park introductory, $5 entrance, seven
birds, thirty yards rise; high guns, 50,
30 and 20 per cent, ties to be divided.
Second Event—Nitro powder handi-
cap, $10 entrance, fifteen birds, handi-
THE HANDSOME TROPHY.
zaps 25 to .33 yards; number of moneys
to be determined by the entries.
Third Event—Branchport Sweep—
stakes. $7 entrance, fifteen birds, handi-
caps 25 to 33 yards; number of moneys
to be determined by the entries.
THURSDAY, First Event—Consola—
tion Handicap. $10 entrance, fifteen
birds, handicaps 25 to 33 yards; mon-
eys to be determined by the entries;
winners of moneys in the Grand Amer-
ican will be handicapped one yard.
Second Event—Auld Lang, Syne
Sweepstakes, $7 entrance, ten bird's, 30
yards rise, high guns; 40, 30, 20 and 10
per cent.
Third Event—Miss and out. .
Crack shots from all over the coun-
try are in attendance, and some fine
shooting will follow the endeavors of
these men who are anxious to win the
handsome American Handicap Trophy.
Among" the champions who will be
ppresent are E. S. Rice, H. H. Froth-
ingham, M. D., Dr. and Mrs. Shaw, Mr.
and Mrs. Carson and John Watson, of
Chicago; Charles H. Grimm; Charles
W. Budd and Fred Gilbert, of Iowa;
George Loomis, F. A. Reynolds, Frank
Parmalee, Walter G. Clark, of Ne-
braska. and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Shat-
tuck and Dr. Lyman, of Minnesota,
and many others from the W'estern
States. New England and New York.
It will undoubtedly be the greatest
gathering of cracksmen that has ever
assembled together at one time.
TWENTY MISSING AFTER A FIRE.
Anaconda Miners Lose Their Lives in
Flarne—Boirding House Burned.
Butte, Mont., March 22.—The Hale
House, a large, threwstory brick build-
Ing in East broadway, used for a lodg—
ing and boarding house by miners in
the employ of the Anaconda company,
was entirely destroyed by fire yester-
day morning. So far as known two
men are dead from injuries received
in jumping from windows, another is
dying and twenty am missing, while a.
search of the ruins may disclose the
fact that some transient lodgers also
lost their lives.
There Were 250 men and women in the
building when the fire began. Of these
about 200 escaped without injury. The
fire began in the bakery in the centre
of the building, and had a good start
before it was discovered.
It was impossible to obtain a full list
of many who are slightly hurt. The
night was bitterly cold, the thermom-
eter registering five degrees below zero.
It is possible some if the missing men
may turn up. Early in the day the list
of the supposed dead ran up as high as
fifty. This was because many of the
men who escaped did not report for
work’ at the mines. Little by little
only twenty known lodgers were unac-
counted for. It is possible, however,
that some transient roomers, who are
not well known, may be 'dead in the
ruins. _ '
The,Hale House belonged to the A11-
aconda company. It was built in 1895
at a cost of $70,000, and, with the fur—
niture and belongings of the lodgers,
the loss will reach fully $100,000.
Sagnsta Makes Several Denials.
London, March 22.—The Madrid cor-
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
“Senor Segasta, the Premier, declares
that the Government has not received
the report of the SpaniSh Naval
Court on the Maine disaster; that no
definite neWS has come from Washing-
ton in the matter and that all state-
ments with reference to the United
States claiming indemnity or offering
to submit the Maine question to arbi—
tration are pure inventions.”
A London Paper’s Suggestion.
London, March 22.—The St. James
Gazette yesterday afternoon comment—
Ing‘upon the mobilization of the French
fleet, suggests it may be connected
with the Spanish question, and says:
"If the trouble between Spain and the
United States became acute it would
precipitate issues of great moment for
France.”
Killed Sheriff and Deputy.
Senatobia, Miss, March 22.—Ashley
Cocke, one of the most prominent and
wealthy planters of North Mississippi,
shot and killed Sheriff Bray and one
of his deputies, named Gilmore, yester-
day.
Secretary Long has directed that the
new cruiser Amazonas be rechristened
New. Orleans.
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LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK. MY-
WAR SEEMS INEVITABLE”
H ale Believes That Trouble
Cannot Now Be Avoided.
Washington, March 22.—“The coun-
try is on the verge of war. I feel noth-
ing can preventlhostilities.” Senator
Eugene Hale, of Maine, said this to a
reporter last night. He was seated in
the library of his elegantly artistic
mansion on Sixteenth street.
Senator Hale as is well known, is
ultra conservative as regards our for-
eign relations. His attitude in the
Senate as to the Cuban question has
been often described as pro-Spanish.
Continuing, Senator Hale said:
“The speech of Senator Proctor ap-
pears to have wrought such an impres-
sion on the public mind that the P1 esi-
dent feels unable to withstand the de-
mand for action. President McKinley
has pursued a dignified and statesman-
Iike course. He has done all he could
to avoid plunging the country into war.
He now feels that in View of what has
occurred that it is his duty to let Con-
gress assume its share of responsibil-
ity. This he will probably do at an
early day.” 1 '
Continuing, he said. “I have been
conservative as regards Cuba. My at-
titude has been consistent and in ac-
cordance with my earnest convictions.
Now that the crisis has arrived, per-
haps. it will be best for what I fear is
inevitable to occur and have it over.
Congress in its present frame of mind
will take some radical action—action
that means war. It will cost the Unit-
ed States possibly $500,000,000 and the
business interests 8. much larger sum.
I hoped that Congress would have an
early adjournment and have left the
President to have settled the Cuban
question alone.
on too rapidly and the President has
been carried off his feet. The Maine
incident is going to be secondary. The
speech of Senator Proctor delivered in
his cool, unimpassioned, and I may say,
judicial manner, has invoked the cri-
SIS.”
Senator Hale was asked if war was
certain. “It is imminent,” was the re-
sponse. “There are many more of the
Senate than is popularly supposed who
would avert hostilities. Naturally they
will try to do all possible. But I fear
It is too late.”
Senator Hale expressed himself free—
‘y on other phases of the situation, all
:ending to show that he regarded the
country as being on the threshold-of
hostilities with Spain.
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TO RECOGNIZE CUBA.
Senator
Resolution in Congress to Acknowledge
the Republic’s Independence.
‘Washington, March 22.—Representa-
tive King, of Utah, yesterday introduc-
ed the‘following resolution looking to
the recognition of the Republic of Cuba
by Congress:
“Resolved, That the Republic of
Cuba, having established and main-
tained an independent Government
capable of performing those duties, for-
eign and domestic, which appertain to
independent governments, and it ap-
pearing that there is no longer any
reasonable prospect of the successful
prosecution of the war by Spain against
said State, it is expedient and proper
and in conformity with the law of na-
tions, and the practice of this Govern-
ment in like cases, that the indepen-
dent political existence of said‘State be
acknowledged by the Government of
the United States.”
Tribute to Mrs. Cleveland.
Washington, March 22.—Several
Washington women met last week and
formed a plan for honoring Mrs. Cleve-
land. They propose to raise money
enough to have her picture painted by
the most skillful portrait painter in
the country, and when finished it will
be hung in the Corcoran Gallery, 3.
place made especially appropriate from
the fact that Mrs. Cleveland‘s last of-
ficial appearance took place there.
Lucky Klondiker Seeks a Wife.
Sioux Falls, S. D., March 22.—Jacob
Nanchet, who left here ten years ago
for Alaska, has returned with $1,500,-
000. He says he will now go to New
York and buy a wife.
A Distinction.
Stranger (to Highlander in full uni
form)—Sandy, are you cold with the
hilt?
Sandy—Na, man, but I’m nigh kilt
wi’ the mold. ~Detroit Free Press.
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New globes for lamps, etched ones
for 980. Cerise glass globes 89c to $1.98,
shade frames, any size or shape, 100.
New lines of pictures with frames from
250 to $4. 50. New lines of J ardiniers
from 10c to $198. New dinner sets from
$7. 98 to $75.
Wrappers
It is wonderful the many wrappers
we sell; Well it is almost a waste of
time to make your own wrappers, when
we can fit any lady in Norwalk, sizes
we carry, 32 to 46, 750 to $4.00.
Winter Jackets
We have about twenty good jackets
that we won’t carry over to next sea-
son you can have them at $5.00 each.
Domestics
1 case of unbleached Muslin, the 01':
kind for 4c. .
1 case of 45 in. pillow slips
pair, four pairs to a customer.
1 case of. 100 Outing flannels 60 per yd.
1 case of new Ginghams for dresses
and shirt waists-100 per yd.
1 case of fine batiste for dresses and
shirt waist 124m.
1 case of white domet flannel the 80
kind for 50.
1 case tui kish bath towels the lite
kind 2 for 19c.
22c per
Spring Underwear
1 case of MottledgMerino underwear
for men 250.
1 case ladies ribbed vest and drawers,
vests with long or short sleeves, 250.
1 case light weight wool underwear
$1.00 per garment.
1 case light weight wool underwear
for men $1.00'jper garment.
Hosiery
1 case of fast black doubled soled la-
dies hose 12%0.
1 case of men’s socks, fast black, two
pairs 25c.
Dress Goods
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variety of spring dress goods. No house
in Cannecticut can showa better line
in medium and high priced fabrics.
10 ps. all wool checks that are pretty
and serviceable, the same texture that
we asked 500 for, this opening sale, 29c.
12 ps. of as nice 3. line of colorings in'
plain and fancy styles that you ever
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