'New York Announcement. Homer’s Furniture. Reasons why you should buy it in preference to any other. ’ (1). Because it is the best Furniture thatcan be produced,bothin medium andflnest grades; (2). Because our assortments are unequalled; (3). Because our prices are the lowest at which goods of standard quality can be sold. I 1 I Novelties for tnel—lohdays. These comprise thousands of ar- ticles, from tln— inexpensive Rocker, Easy Chair or Writing Desk, to the most exquisite Dressing Table or Cabinet. ’.l.‘3\.os.nm<irous of selecting usel'nl, lmn i<r ms- nd ever welcome Holiday Gi'ts. u ill find ample choice in on" vmt sz‘ =~~i:, and at all prices. plainly illitl‘li' ll R. .l. Homer 8; Go, Furniture. .‘Jakers and Importers, 61-65 W. 2.153(1 St., New York (Adjoining: Eden Musee.) Tim-nee ll: Cois l'~l ;~hl-islnnent is one of the 5131,15 of New York—Newspaper Comment. Watches, Clocks, Tea Sets, Toilet Sets,‘e.nd m an y other FREE useful articles _ with $5.00, $7.00 and $10.00 orders. Send this “Ad. " and 150, and getilb. an'r TEA. imported, and new illus- trated Price-List. Great Induce- meats. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA 50.. u and 3;. Veaey 52.. N. V.. P. 0. Box 2.9. There are different kinds of panes. but the panes we mean are window panes and we have that kind. Then we have putty to hold them in. Hope you don’t feel pained after we have taken the pains to tell you about our panes. We have also prepared paints, lead and oil. F ll. FilLLlAFlS. i7 tutti STREET. NERWRLK,80HH. Norwalk Hotel lidlll’llil’g ME HERE And as the year closes We naturally turn back and ask what has been done. BEER is the subject upon which our thoughts dwell and we c-tn truthfully claim "All Standards have been kept.” Highland over the bar or on the bottle, means PER 33" and BEST. PILSENER. BAVARIAN AND EXPORT LAGERS. GOLDEN STOCK AND CREAM ALES AND PORTER. HIGHLAND MALT AND MALT WITH IRON. Hunter or Cor-stair VVhiskies and Kentucky Taylor in full quarts for the holidays. C. H. llluunn’s Champagne and Dimestic Wines. Highland Brewery Bottled Beer ‘ delivered to families.“ it. littlltimi, Proprietor. mi. N. HAV‘WARD at C0. trillié ultimo all Silltlltl‘t 383 East Genital Street, WASHINGTON. D. C ‘- " disses of claims prosecuted Department. .. u-ir the interior My: "(ml mansion claims a speclulty. ~ TNJI‘JUUUd-eu-ce solicited. ilEiiE'S "Mill GRANGE. A line building lot on Wilton ave If you intend to build, look cue. at this before purchasing. Watcrgas and sewer on the avenue. Win be sold at a Bargain. w. H. avmcrou, it». A Estate and Insurance Room I. Gazettes ’l’d. FALL AND WINTER SUITINGS TR EUSERS $5.50 UP. Old Suits made to look as good/as new. top-airing, Altering, Cleaning an Pressing a Specialty. ~ Fit and Workmanshi p guaranteed. FRANK COCA, 49 Main Street, - - Norwalk. THE EVENING GAZETTE . l EVERYTHING llll SUCtlllllll. BLISS rotary of the Interior. AN AMBASSADOR TO B 783M. The Present Representative of zinc United States at St. Petersburg Selected to it ~- comc a 319311l)£‘l' of the Cabinet. Gratui- son of Col. Ethan Allen. Ti'ashington, D. 0., Dec. 22.——Tl‘.s president has nominated 'Ethan \. Hitchcock of Missouri to be secretaiy of the interior. Mr. Hitchcock is at present ambas- sador to Russia. He ‘was appointed minister more than a. year ago, and when the rank was raised to an cm- reappointed. Ethan Allen Hitchcock was born sixty-five years in Mobile. He took an academic course at New Ha- ven, Corr... and settled in St. Louis He went to China in 1860, where 11-: remained for twelve years with the. hopse of Olyphant & Co. Since 1874. and until he was appoint- ed minister to Russia, he was actively engaged in business in St. Louis, be— ing the head of several large manu- facturing and railway corporations. He is a great grandson of. Colonel Ethan Allen, who demanded the sur— render of the British defenders of For: bassy he. was ago Ticonderoga. “in the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Con- gress.” MEETING OF THE CABINET. The Tenor of the President‘s Proclamation lo the Filipinos. Washington, D. C., Dec. 22.—The cab- inet yesterday discussed the instruc- tions to be sent to General Otis at Ma- nila which will be promulgated there as a proclamation by the president. These instructions are similar in im— port t9 those sent to our oflicers at Santiago upon the occupation of that city by the American troops. They assure the Filipinos that the United. States assumes military control of the Philippine islands in a spirit of peace and friendship, and that all civil rights and privileges that they have hitherto enjoyed will be continued, and that it. is the purpose of this government to relieve in all possible ways thé‘ unjust burdens they have borne. They also ask for the co-operation of all good citizens in maintaining order to the end that peace and prosperity may be restored. So far as is practicable. all efficient 'civil officers will be retained in the of— ficial positions they now occupy, and fair and impartial justice will be ad- ministered to all. The Stand-.3111 ()il Inquiry. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 22.——In the Stan- dard Oil investigation yesterday, Attor- ney General Monnett tried to prove that the Standard Oil Company, just previous to the issuance of a recent order by the supreme court that the books of the company be produced in evidence, had destroyed a large num- ber of its books. Upon the strength of information re- ceived by the attorney general from reliable business men and attorneys that it could be proved that the Stan- dard Oil Company had burned a lot of its books. journals, lodgers and oth- er valuable books, the state served no- tice upon the Standard Oil Company that depositions on the subject would be taker. before a notary in the office of Attorney Harry C. Masson in this city yesterday. The Congressional Volunteers. \Vashington, D. 0, Dec. 22.—In the Ilouse yesterday Mr: Henderson, lit-- publican of lowa, from the committee on rules, reported favorably the Bailey resolution directing the judiciary corn.- mittec to investigate and report whet- her the members who had accepted commissions in the army during the late war had by so doing vacated their seats in the House. He asked for immediate. consideration and the resolution was adopted with— out division. ‘Mr. “’heeler, Democrat of Alabama; Mr. Colson. Republican of Kentucky: Mr. Robbins, Republican of PennsyE— vania, and Mr. Campbell. Democrat of Illinois. are the members who volun- teered for the war. 311'. Hall.- "of ats Cuban Iuvcs‘ig‘ation. W'ashington, D. C., Dec. 22.—1n the Senate yesterday Mr. Daniel of Vir- ginia called from the calendar the res- olution of Mr. Proctor of Vermont pro- viding for a committee of senators to visit Cuba and Porto Rico and ascer- tain 'conditions in those islands and report to the Senate. Mr. Hale of Maine called for the reading of the resolution, and then, on Mr. Daniel’s motion to proceed to the consideration of the res'olution, de- manded the ayes and noes. , ’ The motion was defeated. The Sen-- ate then went into executive session, and at 1.40 p. m. adjourned until Janu- ary 4, 1899. ' New Works at Fort Illnm'oe. Norfolk, \-'a.. Dec. 22.-—It is propos- ed to extend the fortifications at Fort Monroe at least half a. 'mile on the Chesapeake bay side, so that the large guns like the five which now command the entrance to the Virginia capes may command the approaches to Washing- ton. - Crushed stone is mainly to be used for the defences, and one thousand tons arrived yesterday. Work on the improvements is to be- gin very soon. Cabinet Officers Ill. Washington, D. 0., Dec. 22.—-Secre- tary Long is suffering from a. cold con- tracted during his visit to the South. but at his apartments has attended to all his official. duties. Secretary Hay remained home yes- .terday, and is said to be improving. Consul at. Ghent. \Vashington, D. 0., Dec. 22.——Rlchard Le Bert of Colorado has been nomin- ated by the president to be consul at Ghent. Belgium. . - Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Be Sec— , WONUERFUL WORK. If This Had Happened in San Francisco More Than One Reader Would- I Dispute It. The average man is a doubter. It is due to this fact, coupled with necessity, that such rapid strides have been made in mechanics and science. Curiosity and investigation are necessary in ev— ery busmess. Without it failure is the inevitable result. Norwalk people are asked to investigate the following; it is a- simplc thing to do. The party inter— ested is a South Norwalk citizen. Ho ' doesn’t live in Detroit or New York. Ask Chas. E. Warren, son of the well-known oyster planter, George N. Warren, of No. 2, Chestnut street, South Norwalk, :if the following is not literallytruc: " ' I had backache and weak kidneys from early childhood. I tried all kinds of remedies, but never received any permanent- bcneh’t until I com- menced using Dean’s Kidney Pills. M v father had been using them, and was so pleased with the result thatI was induced to try them. I am satisfied that they are all that is claimed for them. They cured my backache. I am glad to recommend them to anyone who suffered at times as I did.” G-lcndcning‘ 8; Co. the druggists, have scores of customers who testify Just as emphatically about the results received from Dean’s Kidney Pills as Mr. VVari-cn’s son. Drop in and see them. Dean’s Pills for sale by all deal~ ers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster- hlilburn (30., Buffalo, N. Y.,solc agents for the U. S. Remember the name Dean’s and take no substitute. Queer Funeral Mistakes in Blaine. There have been some queer mis~ takes made, of all kinds, but this is one of the most unusual and undesir able, although no real harm was done: A man, one time prominent in profes- sional life of.thi-s city, died. He was a member of a certain society in this city, which sent representatives to the funeral. The members of the organ- ization were notified of the death of their fellow member by postal cards sent out by the Secretary. One of the cards was addressed to and delivered at the late residence of the dead mem- ber, inviting him to attend his own obsequies. A similar incident was, if anything. worse. A member of a se- cret society died and his fellows were notified of his death and the time and place of the funeral, as usual. A card was delivered at the address of the dead man, directed to him in his own handwriting! He had been the Secre- tary of the organization and had ad— dressed sets of postal cards to the. members at his lei-sure. When a mem- ber died, .a set of the addressed cards were sent to the printer, who printed the name of the deceased member on the back with the other matter used in the notice. So when the Secretary died his assistant or successor sent a set of the cards to the printer, so that the dead man was sent one addressol by his own hand—Portland Express. Buttons Extensively Used. It is officially announced that buttons will be extensively used wherever pos- sible, and that they will, as a rule, be of considerable size—not always round, but oval, square, and oblong also. Cameo effects, it is said, will reappear, some of these buttons surrounded by a circle of Rhinestones or very fine—cut French brilliants. Buttons with buckles to match of real gold and real silver will be used. Many years ago the craze for cheap buttons reached an extrava- gant height, from three to five dozen sometimes trimming a. single gown, and tons of metal buttons were manu- factured to supply the demand. Nowa- days, if buttons are worn as ornaments, they must be artistic and valuable. The cheap, showy kinds have departed to the limbo to which wax flowers, wool mats, shell ornaments, and crochet an- timacassars are banished. ' Yokes and Gidimpes. Ladies' cloth, very light in weight and of exquisite velvet-like surface, in ivory or cream—white, geranium or mil~ itary red, pale dahlia, or old rose, 01'- ange, and fawn color, is much used for guimpes or yokes on tailor costumes of broadcloth, and when a. lighter fabric is preferred, tucked corded silk or crys- tal bengaiine in similar colors is used. Some of the cloth yokes are left plain; others are overlaid with an entire sec— ond yoke of open-work silk applique, passemenferie, or braiding. On evening toilets, nets, soft Liberty satins, India silks, chiffon, and crepe de Chine are variously used for yokes or guimpes, and many times the sash or folded girdle and little sleeve puffs are formed of corresponding material: ' ' -.————-—-—-——-——-——I‘ The chick that feathers 'slowly is, as a rule, hardy and can stand more hardships than others, for the reason that its slow feathering does not tax its vitality. When fully matured, such chicks become better feathered than the others and endure the winter bet- ter. Asiatics are slow in getting their feathers, but the Langshans take on their plumage a little earlier than the Cochlns or Brahmas. Slow feathering is an advantage rather than otherwise. —'—All the, Successful Merchants "l this Citv Advertise in THE GAZF'TT‘Q. ltis far wiser to keep dis— ease away than to fight it mur '1 after it. comes. An occa- WISDQM sional doée of Hostet- ter’s Stomach Bitters makes people hungry at meal time. and gives the diges- tive apparatus power to get full nutrition out of food. THUS F‘ODiLV . * 3‘ STRENGTH ISMAIN- HOSTETTER 0 TAINED, THE moon KEPT PURE, STOMACH & meme CAN’? - mm A momma. Bil-TEES 4 I THE PILGRIM FATHERS. The Anniversary of Fore fathers Day ww Haven. Special Significance This Year. Boston. Mass, Dec. 22.—Throughout New England and wherever descend— ants of the Pilgrims dwell, this day is held sacred to the memory of the daunticss heroes, men, women and children, who braved the storms of the sea in the Mayflower, and on Dr:- ccmbcr 22, 1620, landed at Plymouth. Here and in New York the usual me— morial banquets will be held, and these. will be marked by speeches of special interest in view of the crisis through which the country has but recently passed. In several New England cities the annual tableaux will be again presen- lcd, showing the march of the sixteen men under Miles Standish, the first that landed on American soil from the Mayflower the old fort, the treaty with Massasoit, etc. OLD PLYMOUTH FORT. This is also the annual meeting day of the so-callcd societies of Mayflower descendants. the most noted of which are. in New York and Benton, but branch societies exist in Pennsylvania and in many other states of the Un- ion. The officers of the New York so- ciety are as follows: Governor, Henry E. Howland, New York: deputy governor, Edward Clin— ton Lee of Philadelphia; captain, Colo- nel'J. J. Slocum of New York; elder, the Rev. Roderick Terry, D. D. of New York: secretary, E. L. Norton of New York; treasurer, TV. M. Grinnell of New York; historian, R. H. Grecne of New York. Trouble feared in Sumo-i. Auckland, N. Z., Dec. 22.——Advices received here from Samoa, under date of December 16, say that there is sc~ rious trouble in connection with the election of a king to succeed the late King Malietoa. The supporters of Mataafa have be- come warlike, and it is reported that the German consul is supporting Ma- taafa, in spite of the agreement arriv- ed at between the consuls to remain neutral and allow the chief justice to decide the question of the succcs: sion. The foreign residents fear that th ‘re will be an outbreak of tribal war when the chief justice pronounces his de— cision, about the end of the year, and they are extremely anxious for naval protection. Mr. Long Not to Res:gn. Washington. D. 0., Dec. 22.—Aftcr the cabinet meeting yesterday Secre- tary Lora denied the story that he contemplated resigning. He added that while personally he would like to return to private life, he would not retire Just yet. The president is vea‘y anxious that there be no more changes in his cabi- net and it is said that he has prevail- ed upon Mr. Long to remain secretary of the navy. it is known that the president tried in many ways to persuade Mr. Bliss to remain in the cabinet, and even sent a number of senators to see the secre- tary and ask him to reconsider his to- termination (to resign. Nicaragua. Canal (‘onnnittmn Washington, D. C., Dec. 22.——The Senate has adopted a resolution au— thorizing the committee on the Nicar- agua canal to sit during the recess of the. Senate, to send for papers and persons. administer oaths and examine witnesses “touching any agreements or combinations of any persons or cor- porations in reference to the proposed, canal through the Republic of Nicar- agua, entered into for the purpose of defeating or controlling the construc- tion of such canal for the personal emolument or advantage of such per— son or for the benefit of such corpora— tion." (.01. E. S. Barrett Killed, Concord, Mass, Dec. 22.—Colonel Ed- win S. Barrett, national president of the Sons of the American Revolution, was killed by falling from a Window of his home here yesterday. He was about sixty years of age and leaves a wife, three daughters and a son. Mr. Barrett of late had been subject to attacks of fainting. He went tc the third story of his house yesterday forenoon to open a window, and, it is thought, became faint, and fell to the ground. ' 'l‘he ”Wages of Miners. Masillon. Ohio, De c. 22.—M. D. Ratchford. before leaving here for the miners’ headquarters at Indianapolis, said regarding the Jones anti-screen mine law: “At our next convention we are go- ing to make a stand for the run of mine system for all the states repre- sented. ‘Ne are ready to make con- cessions to secure this change, and we feel certain that the operators are anx- ious for it, particularly if it is made a national affair." The Oyster Export Trade. New Haven, Dec. 22.—The informa- tion comes from very high official au- thority that an English firm with large. capital has been formed to control the export oyster trade, and has already secured options on oyster plants at Stamford, Norwalk and Bridgeport. The firm, it is said, int-ends to limit its operations to the export business entirely. _. _ Three Moonshim rs Killed. Middlhsboro,‘ Ky., Dec. 22.7—.Adx'ice:s from Knox‘ county say “that three moonshiners, Jacob Lambert, Green and an unknown man were killetLand several .of their companions wounded in a fight with-revenue officers. The officers Were not hurt. . Seer. tary Alger’s Dell ul. Washing-ton, D. 0., Dec. 22.—Secre-‘ tary Alger is authority for the state- ment that there is no truth in the re- port 01‘ a change in ‘ : "aid of the navy department. ‘ir-.s_\ CANDY lNE, , AT LANE’Ss-v Fancy and Mixed Candies, Chocolates and Ben 130118 of our own manu- facture. Christmas Tree Ornaments, Cornucopias, Candy Canes, &c., Wholesale and Retail. SPECIAL PRICES TC CHURCHES. Lane’s Pure Ice Cream Always on Hand. HUYLER’S CANDY a Specialty. LANES’ RESTAURANTS, at the Depot and 87 W‘a‘shington St, South Norwalk. “OPEN ALL NIGHT. ‘ Christmas Gifts FOR EVERYONE. A larger stock than ever. An endless variety of _T0y,_. of every description. Games, Dolls, Drums, , Sleds7 Wagons, Carts, Wheelbarrows, ‘V . Everything. Choice line of Books by popular authors. Photograph and Autograph Albums. Piclure Books, Paper and Linen. Catholic Prayer Books, Pearl Rosaries, «lac. Our Prices are ALL RIGHT. You are cordially invited to call and inspect the stock whether you buy or not. WCome early and have the best. JOHN T. HAYES, 5MAIN STREET, NORWALK.
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