- iéaveIment. ” via, Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire, ,I.,.Grant, 26; Scott, 5; Devreys (Dem.), 1; 'yesterday at Newt on destroyed the NAVAL BILL PASSED Price of Armor Plates Fixed at $300. 1111110111111 1111110111111 10011130 . .__ It the Plate Companies Refuse to Furnish ATmor at Price Named, the Government Win Build _ a Factory of. Its Own. WASHINGTON, March 2.—The sen- Iate is rapidly clearing its decks for final adjournment. The naval appropriation 10111,, which consumed the time of the‘ senate for several days, was passed yes- terday after less than five hours of de- bate. In that time, howeV'er, it was amended radically in one respect. The l price to be paid by the government for Q armor plate was fixed in the ,bill at $300 a ton, a reduction of the amount fixed by the house of $145 a ton.‘ In addition the secretary of the navy was authoriz- ed, in the event of the refusal of the a‘rmor plate companies to supply armor at $300 a ton, to proceed to the con- struction of an armor factory to cost $1,500,000 and placing in the secretary’s control $2,000,000 with which to operate 1.1e government plant. The fight for 1.1ese amendments was lead by Mr. Till- man of South carolina, who made a characteristically sensational speech in support of the propositions. Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana announced to the senate the death in this city of Lord Farrer Herschell of the joint high commission. In the course of his re- marks upon Lord Herschell Mr. Fair— banks, who served with him on the commission, said: “In the death of Lord Farrer Her- schell the United States loses an in- telligent and steadfast friend and the kingdom of Great Britain'a wise and loyal public servant. Lord Herschell was one of the most distinguished sub- . jects and statesmen of Great Britain and a trusted friend and councilor of Mr. Gladstone. He came to this coun- try in ‘August last upon a mission which had for its purpose the promo- tion of the mutual welfare and good neighborhood of the United States and Great Britain. His untimely death most deeply touches not only his colleagues upon the commission, but the Ameri- can people, who jointly shale with the people of Great Britain the great be- Mr. Fairbanks then offered the fol- lowing resolutions, which w e_1e' unani— mously adopted: - “That the senate has heard with pro- found sensibility of the death of Lord Farrer Herschell, an eminent jurist and statesman of Great Britain, formerly lord high, chancellor and a member of the United States and British high com- mission. “That the president of the senate is 1eQi1ested to convey to her majesty the queen of Great Britain the sympathy of the senate of the United States in the! great loss which she and the people of Great Biitain have sustained by the death of Lord Herschell.” Mr. Gray (Dem.), a personal friend of Lord Herschell, paid a high tribute to the dead statesman. He combined, he said, all of the best and highest ele— ments in the British character and was esteemed throughout the world as an eminent statesman. Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, as chair- man of the judiciary committee, said of Lord Herschell that he was one of the very best on the long roll of great English Chancellors. He desired to pay his~hearty tribute to him as a man, as a lawyer and as a statesman and to join in the senate's expression to'Great Brit- ain of sorrow felt here at his loss. The senate then entered upon the special or- der of eulogies to the late Representa- tive Dingley. Tributes to the distin- guished Maine statesman’s memory were paid by Mr. Frye of Maine, Mr. Cockrell of Missouri, Mr. Platt of Con- necticut, Mr. Faulkner of West Virgin- Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana, Mr. McLau- rin of South parolina and Mr..Hale of Maine. Boston Dislikes the Sparrow. BOSTON, March 2.—An organized movement is on foot to drive the Eng- lish sparrow out of .Boston, on the ground that it is a “public nuisance and a general. expense and a serious aes- thetic injury.” Among those who favor the finish of the bird are Rev. Edward Everett Hale, Bishop Lawrence, Lewis C. Dabney. Alex S. Porter, Charles C. Jackson, Henry L. Higginson, Mrs. John L. Gardner and others equally as prominent. Nayor Quincy is being pee titioned to rid the city by merciful means. Embassndsr Choute In London. LONDON, March 2.-——United States Embassador Joseph H. Choate and Mrs. Choate, members of the United States embassy and Addison C. Harris of In- diana, the new United States embas- sador to Austria-Hungary, arrived here last evening by special boat train from Southampton. They were met at the Waterloo railroad station by the United States charge d’affaires, Henry White, and by.other Americans. There was nc formality in the welcome extended to Mr. Choate at the station. Chicago and Alton Sold. CHICAGO, March ‘2.—-T. B. Black- stone, president of the Chicago and Al- ton railroad, confirmed yesterday the reports 'of the sale of that railroad. He received from Vice President Clark of the United States Trust company, with which the stock was to be deposited, a dispatch reading as follows:- “Majority of stock already deposited, besides a considerable amount pledged for de- livery.” . “That is official," said Mr. Blackstone, “and may be taken as set- tling the matter beyond dispute." The California. Fight. SACRAMENTO, March2.—General W. L. H. Barnes made a surprising gain in the senatorial balloting yesterday. All of'Bulla’s forces, with the exception of one vote. stampeded to the general. The vote was 3 follows on the sixty-eighth ballot: rnes, 20; Estee, 1: Burns, 25; Rosenfeldt (Dem.), 1; White (Dem.), 27; Phelan (Dem.),_1.___ . I Fire Laid to nun-gimp." DOYLESTOVVN, Pa., March 2.-——Fire hardware store of M. C. Worstall and the notion store of Mrs. S. E. Dolton. Loss estimated at $30,000. partly insur- ed. , It is thought burglars fired the buildings. l SAGASTA MINISTRY OUT. Esme Sitting of the‘smmish Gor'tes Suspended. MADRID, March 2. —I—TheI Sagasta min- lstry has resigned. The senate defeated a counter meas- ure to the government’s bill providing for the cession of the Philippine Islands by a vote of 120 to 118, the government 1thus having only the narrowest ma- jority. This was the culminating vote on 0p- position that has long been brewing and discouraged the premier from trying to carry- out proposed reform measures made necessary by the war. The Sagasta ministry went into power May 18,1898. Premier Sagasta went to the palace at noon yesterday and placed the resigna- tions, of himself and his colleagues in the ministry in the hands of the queen regent. Her majesty requested that the minis- try remain in office pending her consul- PREMIER SAGASTA. tationswith the leaders of the various parties looking to the formation of a new government. The sitting of the cortes has been sus— Ipended. Efforts are being made to induce Sé- nor Sagasta to resume office and dis- solve the cortes. In presenting the resignations of the ministers to the queen regent Sagasta spoke of the conflict between. parlia- ment and the government, saying that Vvith the present cortes itwould-be im— possible for the cabinet toggovern. He advised her majesty to consult with the presidents of the. chambers and the leaders of the parties with a view of reaching aIsolution of the crisis. BadManngement Charged. .- WASHINGTON, March 2.—The situa- tion in the Spanish cortes leading upto the resignation of the Sagasta ministry and threatening the life of the peace treaty is said by ofiicials here to be the direct result of bad .Imanagement on the part of the supporters of the treaty. It is said that there was no requirement, either domestic or included in the treaty itself, for the submission of the convention to the cortes for a ratifica- tion. On the contrary, the text of the treaty says that it should be ratified by the queen regent. It is further said that this very point was discussed by the peace commissioners at Paris, the Spanish commissioners desiring to re- quire the ratification of the cortes, but finally taking the other course, perhaps with a view to avoiding the very trou- ble which has overcome Sagasta. Honor For Senator Gray. WASHINGTON, March 2. — Senator George Gray of Delaware,_ lately a member of the Spanish-American peace commission, will be appointed United States judge for the Third. judicial cir- cuit. The date of his appointment has not yet been fixed, but it Will not ,be made until after the expiration of his present term in the senate. The Third circuit includes the states of New Jere sey, Pennsylvania and Delaware,~ and the vacancy was created by a recent act of congress authorizing an addi- tional judge for that bench owing to a gradual increase of its work. Reception to the Hungarian Cabinet. BUDAPEST, March 2.—The reception accorded to the new Hungary cabinet, constructed by M. Koloman de Szell, on its first appearance in the lower house cf parliament yesterday was extremely gratifying to those who had wearied of the prolonged conflict which culminated in the retirement of Baron Banffy and the reorganization of the ministry. M. Koloman de Szell outlined his pro- gramme, setting the greatest store upon the passage of the Ausgleich bills. Governor Signs Exposition Bill. LBANY, March 2.-«Governor Roose— velt has signed Senator G. A. Davis' bill authorizing the governor to appoint a commission of nine persons to have charge of the New York state exhibit at the Pan-American exposition to be held in Buffalo in 1901. The law appropriates $300,000, of which $150,000 will be availa- ble ‘when $800,000 of the capital stock of the Pan-American Exposition company has been paid in cash and the remain— ing $150,000 on May 1, 1900. State Roads In Massachusetts. 'BOSTON, March 2.—The report of the highway commission submitted to the legislature shows that in addition to the roads already laid-out and accepted as state highways during 1898' 42.68 miles were laid out, the length at the ending of the year being 221.94 miles. The com- mission has recommended an appropri-. ation of $500,000 for the current year, $100,000 of which shall be available for expenditure only after January, .1900. The Labrador Lost. MONTREAL, March 2.-—A cablegram received last evening by the Dominion steamship line agents here announces the total less of the company’s steamer Labrador, from St. John, N. B., for Liverpool. Beyond the information that the ‘passengers were all saved the ca- blegram contained no further informa- tion. The Labrador was one of the best , of the Canadian boats. F. Agoncillo, representative of the Filpinos, was a passenger. Rhode Island Odd'_ Fellows. PROVIDENCE,1 March 2.—-The grand encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Rhode Island held its fifty- first annual- esslon yester— ulay. The annual report showed a mem- bership of 1,432, a loss during'the year of 420. Walter Stackpole of Westerly was elected grand patriarch. THE . 19m ANNIVERSARY. lAn Elaborate Repast Served By Buckingham Relief Corps and a fine Program Rendered. Buckingham Post. G. A. R., assisted by the Woman’s Relief Corps gave an entertainment; and supper at. its hall on Wall street, Wednesday evening. The occasion was the celebration of the nineteenth' anniversary of the organization of the Post. .———————<o.o>— Surprise Party. Mr. and Mrs. James [-1. Stevens was given a. surprise party at» her home on Franklin street, last. night. And it was a. genuine and pleasureable surprise to the little lady. \About. thirty of her young friends assembled at the home Dione of their number, and then proceeded to the home of Pansy who was away at. the time. When she returned she was 'greeted with such a. shower of congratulations that she was at a» loss for Words to welcome her guests. ' It. was not; long, however, before she was one of the bright. spirits in the ag- "negation of joy and games, which weie of an unlimited number. The festive occasion commenced at '-l o'clock and lasted until 9 o’clock. Re- freshments in abundance were served, and it was with a no small degree of re- luctance that the guests bade their lit. tle hostess good night and Went; to their several homes. -.a-.4.-.» -- Burglars. The Franklin and concord street school houses in South Norwalk, were entered by burglars Tuesday night and the teacher’s desks fransacked. A small sum of money was taken but nothing- of apparent value is missing. --—~—v‘ VOIODL— — .o _ suspected Murderer Arrested. WATERTOWN,_ N. Y., March 2..—,w11- liam B. McNeir, a tramp who answers the description of the Penfield murder suspect,- is under arrest in this city awaiting the arrival Of an officer from Rochester. Mr. Kipling’s Condition Improvél.’ ’ NEW YORK, March 2.——The condition of Rudyard Kipling V'vas-‘very much‘itn- proved last night. The‘cxisis in the'dis- ease has passed, and recovery is now expected. New York Markets.- ._ FLOUR— State and western dull but steady; winter patents, $3. 75@4; wintei straights, [email protected]; Minnesota patents, [email protected]; winter extras,[email protected]. VVHEATd-No. 2 red: opened firm on higher cables and thereafter ruled steady, crop reports inviting buying or- ders; March, 84%@S4%c. , May, 78 1-16@ 1.81/2C ° RYE—Steady; state,I 63c.; No. 2 west- ern, 671/2@680., f. o. b., afloat. ' CORN—No. 2 opened steady with wheat, but eased off under realizing; May, 411/2@41%c. OATS—Neglected; track, white, state, 37@4lc. , track, white, western, 37@41c. $10. 50@11. LARD—Quiet; prime western steam, $5.55, nominal. , BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 13@ 20c.; state creamery, 16@21c. CHEESE—Firm; large, white, 10%@ 11c.; small, white, 11%c. EGGS—Quiet; state and Pennsylva. nia, 23%@24c.; western, 23%c. SUGAR— Raw steady; tair- refining, 3%c.; centrifugal, 96 test, 4%c., ' refined steady; crushed, 59kg; powdered, 5%0. ‘31—.— Charles Stanley of Main street, who was recovering from a. recent illness, has sufiered a relapse. W. R. Bates is in New on business. ' Willis Burr is taking a trip through the country in'search of good chickens. Mrs. Joseph Mabheis has returned froma visit in New York. James W, Alard has enlisted for three years in the United States Reg- ular cavalry. ' The Elst. Norwalk VVhist club will mectat the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Day this evening. Mrs. Alice O’Connell is seriously ill at; her home on Burbank street. South N or‘walk. A. V. Heath has posted the notice of the special school meeting to be School house. A meeting of the governing com- mittee of the Norwalk Yacht club was held last night. A Tramway car jumped the track while going down Nash’s hill in Wests port. lasnnight. Fred Anderson, colored, an employee of F. I. Jones, was thrown from a wagon below St. Mary’s church, last. night, and injured internally. The evidence and arguments in the case of Bates vs. N agg were continued until 6 o’clock Wednesday, when At- tomey Gray finished the arguments for the defense. Judge Gregory 1e- served decision. ' driven by Mal k Stevens became fright- ened at. a trolley car near the watering tank on Main street, and started to run, crashlug into a wagon driven by Harry Bailwitm Fortunately no damage was Idone to either wagon. . ian as well as papal. - Pansy Stevens, adopted daughter of I PORK—Easy; mess, $9@9. 75, family, . York 00-day, I held. Monday evening, on the Center 1 Last. evening about. 0 o’clock a. .horse T-HE POPE'S CONDITION. '\ Reports Are conflicting, but There 18 Hope of His Recovery. . ROME, Vlaich fir-3515.- Mazzoni ~and Lapponi, when they left the pope’s faction at the condition of his holiness. They said his temperature was 99. 5. The stream of callers continues, and sincere sympathy is shown in all circles, Ital- of anything .unusual at the ..Vatlcan. Cardinal Rampolla took his customary drive in the afternoon. 1 The Case Still Problematical. LONDON, March 2.—The Rome cor- irespondent of The Daily Mail says: “The pope is still suffering from dif- ficulty in respiration and from pain in the lumbar region. Dr. Mazzoni has in- formed me that it is possible pneumo- nia may disclose itself. Altogether the progress of the disorder is problemat- .ical. “When he consented to the operation yesterday, his holiness said to Dr. Lap- oni, ‘It is a truly disagreeable thing to e to separate myself from this cyst .just when I am about to go, after hav- ing had its company for a third of my life.’ During the operation he cried out several times. “After it was over Mgr. Marzolini, the papal ,chamberl’ain, on being asked what impresSion the illness 'had made abroad,rep1ied that 28,000 telegrams had been received at the Vatican. Queen Victoria telegraphed'direct to Cardinal .Rampolla for news. “There is a rumor that the pope’s physicians fear blood poisoning.” Sinnllpnx at Princeton. _ PRINCETON, N. J., March 2,—Desplte the fact that the faculty has given no- tice that there is no danger of an epi- demic of smallpox spreading through the college, which statement has been corroborated by the physicians, a great many students took their departure on the morning and afternoon trains yesterday, and last night found the dor- mitories with many empty rooms. Pres‘ ident Patton, when seen last evening, said that no new cases had developed, and there v. as absolutely no prospect of ,anyothers; ithat Mr. Steen was suffer-1 ing with agvery light form of varioloid and IimproIVEmgu ’I‘he liilibnsters Come to Grief. NEW ORLEANS, March 2,—The at my 'of invasion, consisting of three of the companies of filibusters organized in Kansas City for the invasion of one of the Central American republics, ar- rived here yesterday about 300 strong, but went to pieces in the evening. The men are a rough looking lot. Most of them served in the volunteer army, and nearly two- thirds of them still wear the leggings or parts of their old uni- forms. They refused to_ talk and were kept housed Iin a Salotm on Rampart street SANTIAGO DE CHILE, via Galvesv. ton, March 2.——There are rumors of a; direct arrangement being arrived. at in the boundary dispute between Chile and Argentina, public opinion to the con— trary. The export of nitrate of copper is augmenting considerably. and the cropsare fair. which is causing a bet- ter feeling in financial circles. :.partments last night, expressed satisi There is no sign. MEEKER 00M. 00. “DEALERS 151—— COAL, W000, BRICK BUILDING MATERIAL, -:- FARMING " UTEIISILS, £10.. ————_ 1.11.1 0011 001111an Smith Street, Horwalk. O. Wilson, GENERAL INSURANCE Real Estate and Invest- . ment Agent, . . Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING. NORVVALK, - - - CONN MONEY _TO LOAN Awe—«s . e. w. BATES’ 42 ,wmn smart, You can find as fine an assortment of t Nflllllllfllllflllllflllfllfll‘lllflll As can be found in anv Yard in the State. Look it. over and get' prices before going elsewhere 1v.FERNALD, Praetical . I Bookbinder Books Called For and Delivered. Postal Orders Promptly ‘ Attended to. I 32 FRANKLIN STREET, SOUTH NORWALK. Orders for Bookbinding can no 16 at. the GAZETTE OFFICE. .1. _ 0. 11111111101», . llllIESlAllE ll. I No. 7 MAIN STREET. NIGHT BELLI AT OFFICE N Orwell; Hotel HOLIDAYS ABE IIEIIE And as the year closes we natural] . turn back and ask what. has bee done. BEER is the subject. upon whic 1 our thoughts dwell and we ca truthfully claim “All Standard. have been kept. ” Highland over the bar or on th bottle, means PUREST and BES'] PILSENER. BAVARIAN A-NE. EXPORT LAGERS. GOLDEN STOCK AND CREAI ALES AND PORTER. HIGHLAND MALT AND,MAL’ WITH IRON. Hunter or Corstair Whiskies an 1 Kentucky Taylor 1n full quarts fo the holidays. C. H. Mumm’s Champagne an: Domestic Wines. Highland Brewery Bottled Bec delivered to families. l. 0. 11111111011, Pronrietoi. ' Imam-WW" SW, 26in II A 531090-00 IDIOOOIQ .00. -IIOWEQOOICPH '» Es invaluable to every modiste aha indispen- l—‘or gowns in two or more sable to every 1.2- 4- vl'vv. :very 11511: 2.2: pummel . our check" PATTERNS The patter us have been pronounced the sim- plest made, an iin pointoi pmcti cal utility they ARE. fir-11.3. sssr. One need: nn‘y to crive the n a trial to be convict: :.I 1h it they are the most convenient ANN). SIS/AW EST $.44th Price—“’aist, 25 cents; Co .ipl. 'g ,-..., 2 centst Lsilri, Cost' Ims, 30 r: ...... -\'Ivi.':~1 glpnva '1 ' l/u .' . 15..., (, r. . I ' 10 ( 3"1135 (.1 (31);»; 15.1? pen & Baomsas. P. .1, . IVE“! YORK. I“. ‘1’. ‘I O’OIMGDIM-flfiu‘fl994‘Q‘r‘4’" ""W '4' “ BOSTON s o _ E 1 A Go‘od‘ Jacket, $2.98 Worth $22.00. GenuineSIoawl Golf Capes, To close, $14.50. 1th $15.00. To close, $10.00. To. close, 670., DRESSING 31000113,: 770. and 970. $39.00 FUR CAPES, at $25.00. n $375 CORDUROY WAIST, ‘tO-Olose. $200. WOOL WAISTS at (head Reduced P111363. “.511. u: ~ .-I
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