~ ’ New York Announcement.
Hornets-Furniture.
Reasons why you should buy 11
in preference to any other.
(1). Because it is the best Fur'nitme
thetcan be produced, both 1n medium
and finest grades; (2). Because our
assortments aie unequalled; 13).
Because our prices are the lowest at
which goods of standard quality can
be sold.
Novelties for theHolidays.
These c'ompiisc thousands of ai-
ticlcs, from the inexpensive Rocker,
EasyChaii 01' Willing Desk, in the
most exquisite D1cssing Table o1
Cabinet. Those[lesirousbofselecting
use: 11!, h :111 I4 1111~ nd evei welcome
HOII(III\' Gilts 11 ill find ample choice
in our vaat .' 1 k, and at all p11ces
plainly mark. «I.
R. J..Homer & (30.,
Furniture Makers and Importers,
61-65 W. 2:311 St., New York
(Adjolnlng Eden Mulee.)
Homes .5: Cols och; blish ment is one of the
night 13 of New York-Newspaper Comment.
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The Great Americ: on To a ( o.
31 &.33 \' esey St. .. N. 1..
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There are different kinds of
panes. but the panes we mean
are window panes and we have
that kind. Then we haw.-
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.
II II. WILLIAMS.
II MAIN STREET. NORWALKJDHN.
Norwalk Hotel
HOLIDAYS ARE IIEIIE
And as th(€_\1’;‘fl.l closes we 1111111141111
turn back and ask what has been
done. _
BEER is the subject upon which
our thoughts dwell and we can
truthfully claim “All Standards
have been kept.”
Highland over the bar or on the
bottle, means PUREST and BEST.
PILSENER. BAVARIAN 'AND
EXPORT LAGERS.
GOLDEN STOCK AND CREAM
ALES AND PORTER.
HIGHLAND MALT AND MA LT
WITH IRON.
Hunte1 or C01 stair VVhiskies and
Kentucky Taylor in full quarts Ior
the holidays '
C‘. H. Mumm’s Champagne. and
Domestic Wines.
Highland Brewery
delivered to families.
I. G. HAMILTON, Proprietor.
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HERE'S IOIIII IIIIAIIIIE.
A tine building lot on Wilton ave
one. If you intend to build, look
at this befo1e purchasing.
Watcrgas and sewer on the avenue.
Win be saw at a Bargain.
w. n. evmcron.
.1 Estate and Insurance
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FALL AND WINTER
SUITINGS
TR JUSERS $5. 50 UP.
Old Suits made to look as good as
new. ' .
Repairi‘iig, Alte1ing, Cleaning and
Pressing a Specialty.
Fit and Workmanship guaranteed.
FRANK COCA,
- - Norwalk.
49.31am Street,
‘Hospital with his left collar bone torn
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SAILDRS HEAD DDT Dill
Collision in New York Bay Kill
Fireman on the Idaho.
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[The Same Piece of Metal that Cut Oil
Fireman Smith’s Head Also Tore 0.4
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Plates Destroyed on the Idaho.
New York, Dec. 24.—The Wilson linei
freight steamer Idaho, from Hull, Eng—
land, arrived at Prentice’s Stores yes-
terday shortly after ten o’clock, with
two great holes stove in the starboard
side of her bow and with one man de-
capitated and another seriously injur-
ed on board.
The dead inanwvas William Smith, '1.
fireman, and the other, John Birch,
also 1a fireman, is now at St. Peter’s
out bodily, a fractured skull and every
indication of his injuries proving fa—
tal.
Yesterday morning the Idaho was
making her way to her Brooklyn berth
when she was run into by the tramp
steamer Flower Gate bound out for
Philadelphia, opposite Liberty island.
The force of the impact destroyed fif—
teen plates on the Idaho, knocked two
great holes in her bow, just above the
water line, and, it is said, injured the
Flower 'Gate so badly that she had to
return to her dock for repairs.
Reporters were refused admission to
the dock at Prentice-’5 Stores when the
Idaho arrived, but Dr. Heffer, the port
physician, was 'at the gate waiting for
the coroner’s arrival, and 'told the story
of the accident. ‘
He stated ihatSmith a'nd Birch, the
firemen, were asleep in their bunks
forward when the vessel came into col-
lision. Smith‘s head was cut off by a
plate that had been pushed through
the 'bow of the ship, and at the same
time it tore a. frightful hole in Birch’s
shoulder. Birch was sleeping in the
bunk below Smith.
An ambulance was summoned .when
the ship reached her dock, and Birch'
was removed to St. Peter's Hospital,
wheie he now lies in an extremely
precarious condition.
CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR THE POOR.
Department of Charities Get Provisions
Enough to Feed Ten Thousand.
New York, Dec. 24.—New York’s' poor
and the sick in the city hospitals will
be given a Christmas dinner on Mon-
day, the like of which some of the
unfortunates have never even dreamed
of enjoying.
Former Alderman Tom Campbell,
who is purchasing agent for the de-
partment of charities, has completed
arrangements for‘ the Christmas
spread.
Enough good things have been pro-
vided to feed ten thousand persons and
no one need go hungry on that day.
Among the good things Mr. Camp-
bell has ordered for the Christmas din-
ner are five thousand pounds of tur-
key, five thousand pounds of chicken,
twenty-five hundred pounds of goose,
one thousand pounds of ham, forty
barrels of pork, six hundred quarts of
cranberries, fifty barrels of apples,
thirty boxes of oranges, one hundred
bunches of bananas, twenty boxes of
‘gs, five hundred pounds of mixed
nuts, six hundred mince pies, four hun-
dred pumpkin pies and five hundred
bunches of celery, besides large quan-
tities of all kinds of vegetables.
Besides these there will be coffee,
tea, milk and cider to drink.
. Mr. Campbell has prepaied a sur-
prise for the. little children on Ran
dall’s island. Each will be given a
stocking full of candy and nuts and
in the toe. of each stocking will be
some neat little toy.
The city lodging house at Twenty«
third street and First avenue will be
open all day and dinner ready all the
time. The dinner will be free to all
who wish to partake of it, and every-
body will bo welcome.
No one need go without a Christmas
dinner this year.
PEACE COMMISSION ARRIVES.
Treaty of Paris “rill Be Delivered to the
President 'l‘o-Day.
New York, Dec. 24.—Soon after two
o'clock this morning the American line
steamship St. Louis, from Southamp-
ton, having aboard the members of the
American peace commission, arrival
at quarantine.
She will remain there until 7.30 a. m.,
when she will proceed to the American
line pier, No. 14 North river.
The members of the commission are
William. R. Day, Senator William P.
Frye. Senator C. K. Davis, Justice E.
1). White and W’h-itelaw Reid.
It was expected that the St. Louis
would reach this port early yesterday
afternoon or some time in the evening
and arrangements were made by the
American line to have the St. Louis
docked if she arrived in quarantine by
9 D. m.
The peace commissioners were to re-
main on' board the vessel until she 'tied
up. -~
The commissioners will go to Wash-
ington to-day to deliver the treaty, of
Paris to the president as a. Christmas
present to the people of the United-
States. -
The treaty is in the DoSsession of
J. B. Moore, secretary of the peace
commission.
Safe Blown Open.
Lavonia, (3a., Dec. 24.--The safe of
M. Crawford was blown open by bur—
glars early yesterday morning and
between one and two thousand dollars
and account of the Bank of Lavonia
for $1, 500 taken. '4
The repoxt of the dynamite was
heard by many, who thought that it
was some one celebrating Christ-
mas. '
The Situation in Spain.
Madrid, Dec. 24.-—There is much com-
ment upon the conference that has
just taken place between Marshals
Martinezde Campos, Pnimos de Rive~
ra, Blanco and Dominguez.
The minister of the colonies, Senor
Giron, announces that the payment of
the coupons of the Cuban mortgage
bonds has been assured.
H E
\I’GNDERFUL womt.
If This Had Happened in San Francisco
More Than 0.1a Ream r Would
Dispute lt‘.
.-
The ave1 'ZI<"C me n is a doubter. It is
due to this fact ,coupled 11 ith necessity.
that such 1apid strides have been made.
in mechanics and science. Curiosity
and investigation are necessary in cv-
cry bnsmess. Without it failure is the
inevitable 1'c.:ult. Norwalk people are
asked to in vc-stigate the following; it is
a simple thing to do. The party inter-
cstcd is a South Norwalk citizen. He
doesn’t live in Detroit orNew. York.
Ask Chas. E. Warren, son of the
11 ell lillOll n oystcr planter, G601 go N.
Vilni- ten. of No. 2. Chestnut street,
South Nor 11.1111, if the following is not
liter ally tr uc:
' I had backache and weak kidneys
from early childhood, I tried all
kinds of remedies, but never received
any permanent benefit until I com-
menced using Doau’s Kidney Pill<. My
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.”
Glendening & (10.. the druszgists,
have scores of customers who testify
just as emphatically about the results
received from Doan’s Kidney Pills as
Mr. VVarren’s son. Drop in and see
them. -
Doan’s Pills for sale by all deal
ers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Fostei -
Milburn (10., Buffalo, N. Y.,solc agents
for the U. S. Remember the name
Dean’s and take no substitute.
The edible Iiivfd’si'fié'l'st is formed by
u. swiftlet, known as Peale's swiftlet. ’
The birds build a great number on
the precipices and the caverns of the
steep islands of the limestone series
which form one of the characteristics
of the gulf, and fragments of which
occur-at Mergui, on the west coast, in
the Malay Archipelago, and in Ten—
quin.. Each. of the island's under
Praya Chaiya has a. guard of men up-
on it, living in small cottages high up
in. some neck of the limestone rock,
like a Norwegian hut, or down on the
spotless sand of the single little cove.
beneath a palm or two. The collect-
ing of the nests is effected by these
men three times a year—in the hot
season and at 1the begining and end
of the rains. Great care has to be ex-
ercised that the nests should be taken
at the_momcnt when the birds have
just finished building, and before any
eggs are laid, for if this has happened
the birds are said not to build again.
The collection of the nests is risky.
owing to their inaccessibility. but it
is profitable, owing to the high prices
they fetch, (about 503. a pound for
white and 255. to 30$. for the inferior
01' red-colored nests) and not a. little
poaching is indulged in by the crews
of boats navigating the gulf. The con-
sequence of this is than the guards
are all. armed, and open fire on any
boat they see approaching their island
nearer than 100 yards Without further
explanation being needed, and many
a boat blown off the land and sorely
in need of shelter or fresh water has
to sheer off again with a little extra
ballast on board in the shape of buck-
shot 01' Snider bullets—Geographical
Journal.
PRESIDENTS AS TRAVELERS.
Extended Tours of Chief Magistrates of the
Nation are Not Uncommon.
President McKinley’s action In
taking a trip of some extent about
the country during his term of oliicc
is directly in line with an example
set by Washington and followed by
several of the Presidents. In March.
1791. the “Father of his Country"
made a journey from the national
capital at Philadelphia to what was
then the extreme South, leorgia. The
route was through Frcdericksburg
and Richmond, Va, to \Vilmington,
N. C., and Charleston to Savannah,
thence to Augusta, Columbia and the
interior towns of North Carolina and
western Virginia, about 1,800 miles.
Instead of a train of palace cars,
spacious and sumptuous, and provid-
ed with everything to minister to the.
wants of a traveller, the first Presi—
dent and his little party set off or.
their journey with one set of horses
and making occasional stops. Bad
roads and a jolting carriage made it
impossible to cover many iniics a
day. and “’ashingtou and his com-
panions were greatly fatigued and the
horses much reduced in flesh when,
on July 6,,afler an absence of ninety
days, the party returned to Philadel-
phia. But he brought himself before
the people, and was cheered by 1he
demonstration of a nation's respect.
Another journey that became his-
toric was the protracted tour of Presi-
dent Monroc through a large part. 01'
the Northern and Middle States, in-
specting various public works and
gaining much information as to the
state of those parts of the country.
He was received with every demon:
stration of respect and cordiality by
the people, and two years later made
another tour through the Southern
States.
ease away than to fight it
TRUE after it comes. An occa-
W ISDUM sional dose of Hostet-
ter’s Stomach Bitters
makes people hungry
at meal time. and gives the Gigi-b"
tive apparatus power to get full
nutrition out of food.
THUS BODILY HOSTETTEBU
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SAGASTA A'I‘ DEATH’S DOOR
9111111111 Her 0111 Physician
to Attend the Premier and
a Nation Offers Her
_ Condolences.
Madrid, Dec. 24.——The condition of
Senor Sagasta, the premier, now caus-
es grave anxiety. Six physicians were
in cunsultation yesteway afternoon
regarding his case, and concurred that
he is suffering from broncial pneumo—
nia, with high temperature and an un~
favorable absence of expectoration.
There is no doubt that his illness is
aggravated by the strain. of recent
events. The queen regent tw,ice tele—
phoned inquiries as to his condition
and last evening sent her own physi—
cian to attend him.
The list of callers at.the prem‘ier's
residence includes all the foreign dip~
lomats and a host of other distinguish-
ed persons.
Senor Alejandre Greizard,
of justice, is acting premier.
minister
DUN’S WEEKLY REPORT. *
The Year Just Closing Shows an Unprece-
dented Volume ‘of Busin ss.
New York, Dec. 24.—It is a,year be—
yond parallel, and goes to its close
with the biggest volume of business
ever seen.
Enormous transactions at the Stock
Exchange make some difference and
heavy railroad earnings, but when all
the transporting and speculative inter-
ests are eliminated there is still a
much larger business than in any oth-
er month of any year.
Last Year the exports were in vol-
ume greater than in any previous
month in the history of the country,
but this year the three weeks’ report
shows an increase of twenty-five per
cent. against nine per cent. in imports.
which would indicate much more than
seventy million dollars in excess .of
exports this month.
Until now no greater volume of bus—
iness has ever been done in the. his—
tory of this country than in the closing
month of this year. ‘
The building of new roads is re-
ported by the Railway azette at 2,857
miles, more than in any year since
1892, though its reports obviously do
not include part of December. But the
car famine crowds both railroads and
car works to the utmost.
Shipments of wheat have been 4,285,-
704 bushels. flour included, at Atlantic
ports ,against 3,698,321 bushels last
year.
Corn exports also have been 3, 824, 8‘";
bushels, against 4, 540,613 last year, and
for the month thus far 11,012,138
against 10,867,407 last year. The price
has advanced about 2 3—8 cents, but
the continued foreign demand is as-
tonishing.
The. shipments of boots and shoes
from the East have been smaller than
in December of last year to date, and
yet larger than in any other year, lex—
ceediug those of 1892 by 14,600 cases.
The story of ‘iron is like a dream.
T’Vith twenty-five thousand tons Bes-
semer pig sold at Pittsburg for $10.60.
and rey Forge at $9.40, and Chicago
sales limited only bythe capacity of
the works, and eastern sales so num-
erous and large as to rise the price
twenty-five cents, there is an enor-
mous demand for finished products.
Prices of iron and steel products have
not materially changed. although the
tone is everywhere stronger, and for
wire nails quotations have been ad-
vanced to 1.30 at Pittsburg. But this
country is beating the world in this
industry.
How Europe will be able to pay more
than seventy-five million dollars due
on merchandise account for the month
of December, besides the enormous bal-
ances due for November and previous
months, is a question which the coun~
try can aiford to consider at its leisure
and with comfort.
Failures for the week have been 258,
against 292 in the United States last
year, and 31 in Canada, against 83
last year.
“'ill Not Visit Cubm
Washington, D. C., Dec. 24.—The war.
investigating commission will not visit
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The idea has been abandoned owing
to the fact that a. great number of
witnesses have been examined who
took part in the campaigns in both
islands. The examinations have cov-
ered every possible point. and thous-
ands ot' pages of printed testimony are
before the commission of inquiry for
review. ,
The members of the commission have
commenced the preparation of the re-
port which is to be made to President
McKinley. It will probably be com-
pleted during the latter part of Janu-
ary or early in February.
They have been careful not to give
any inkling of what the finding will
be.
The understanding is that, in addi—
tion to the conclusions reached regard-
ing the conduct of the :war with Spain,
the commission will submit a number
of recommendations for the future,
and these will be based'upon the sug-
gestions, of the officers of the various
grades, whose opinions were request-
‘All of the commissioners, with the
exception of Colonel Denby, the vice
chairman, will be absent from the city
for some little time during the holi-
' days.
Colonel Denby and General John 1!.
Wilson, the only members of the war
investigating commission remaining in
Washington, held 1a session yesterday-
morning and examined General 0. 0.
Howard, retired, a delegate of the
Army and Navy Christian Commis-
sion. ‘
A $"II.000 000 Gas Deal.
New York, Dec. 24.—Brown Bros. &
Co., bankers, of this city, have just
completed the successful financing of
a deal whfch involves the consolida-
tion of all of the local gas, light and
heating companies of .Pittsburg.
The capital invested in the consoli-
dation is $26,000,000.
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EVERYTHING ‘ ,
DANDY LI _‘ p i
AT LANE’S‘.‘
Fancy andMix’ed Candies,
Chocolates and Ben Bons of our own manu-
facture Christmas Tree Ornaments,
Cornucopias, Candy Canes, &c.,
Wholesale and Retail.
SPECIAL PRICES TO CHURCHES.
Lane’s Pure Ice Cream Always on Hand.
HUYLER’S CANDY a Specialty.
LANES’ RESTAURANTS,
at the Depot and 87 Washington St, South Norwalk.
AOPEN ALL NIGHT. ._
Christmas Gifts
FOR EVERYONE.
A larger stock than ever.
TOY“ -
Games, Dolls, Drums, ~
An endless variety of
of every description.
Sleds, Wagons, Carts,
Everything. Choice line of Books
Wheelbarrows,
by popular authors.
Photograph and Autograph Albums.
Home Books, Paper and Linen. ,.
Calholic Prayer Books, Pearl Rosaries, &c.
0111‘ Prices are ALL RIGHT; You are cordially
invited to call and inspect the stock whether you buy 01' not.
WCome early and have the best.
JOHN T. HAYES,
5 MAIN STREET, NORWALK.
Norwalk Chronicler