FWilliam 18011.]
VOL. XCI.
.477. Entertammg and I nstraetwe Home Journal VVEspeotally Devoted to Local News and Interests.
APRIL 11, 11891.
NORWALK, CONN, SATURDAY
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NUMBER 45.
Special Notice.
OUR COMBINED DAILY AND WEEKLY
' mnAY.
Th1s fl) st page, of to‘day’ s GAZETTE. gives all
the local and general news of to-day up t0'2 p.
m... and constitutes what regularly appears in
each. day’s DAILY, In addition to the above,
We give our usual weekly Correspondence fr om
near-by townsV. edito‘i'iifls, general news of the
world, miscellany, literature, etc. In our sup-
plement, (Which gees With the WEEKLY.) we
arrive New York ié‘tafilmarket reports, Sunday-
school lessons, 8611112311 and other Sunday read-
ing. We make‘these detailed explanations for
the reason ltha't many of our patrons do not
seem to understand the DAILY and WEEKLY
combinatidh” on Saturday. It will become
fully undefitbod and appreciated. we are con-
fiden‘t. its this “combine" becomes better un-
derstood. Price of DAILY, from Monday to
Friday inclusive. one cent. Price of WEEKLY
and DAILY ”combined. 3 cents.
V Every paper purchased to-day counts
“threelin the Gold Watch balloting.
fl 'HE WEA THER.
The weathe7 to—dag/ 17707777309 to be
generally from cloudy to par tlg cloudy
’and war mer, with occasional 7am.
To- mo7row it promises to be generally
warmer and partly cloadg, preceeded
‘bg/ 7 11777 in the mor ning and followed by
“elem ing. .
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THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY.
Miss Maud Williams of Weston has
been visiting in Norwalk for a few days.
The ladies’ 'Four-in-Hand club of
Westport took a trip to Norwalk last
Tuesday.
—I. Hall, piano and furniture mover.
Office and residence 106 Main street.
—Elegant new line of picture frame
mouldings atJ'. T Prowitt’s. Framing
in all its branches. W. P. Whitney
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has charge.
Mrs. William Miller moved away
from Summer street April 1 but having
already discovered that “there’s no
place like home” will move back again
May 1.
Mr- F. E. Lockwood, the well-known
and popular sewing machine agent,
went home on Thursday suffering from
a sore throat. His illness has become
so severe that he has been unable to re-
turn, as yet, to his place of business.
Master Georgie S. Raymond, son of
Mr. George W. Raymond, will cele-
brate his seventh birthday next Friday
afternoon, entertaining a party of his
young friends at his homeLNo. 15
South Union avenue.
Sittings at Grace Church.
—-Sittings may be engaged in Grace“
Church by applying to M1. A. C. Gold-
nig, at the church building, where he
will be daily, with a diagram of the
pews. ' 4 68tf.
One of our physicians, who has re-
turned from a meeting at Middletown,
brings the gratifying news that the In-
sane Asylum authorities have voted to
' have a women physician resident in
the Asylum. A step in the right direc-
tion.
Brayton Ives lost his $750 watch yes-
terday, which was presented to him by
the members of the Stock Exchange in
1880, and 'a hall- boy of the V Union
League V club is under arrest charged
with knowing'what became of it.
New Harness Making and Repairing
Shop. ..
-—William E. Dann has added to his
Harness, Saddle and Stable Outfitting
Sale Rooms, a department of HARNESS
MAKING and REPAIRING. Having se-
cured first-class workmen, nothing but
first-class werk will be turned out of-~
this new manufacturing branch of his
business, and only the most reasonable
prices will be charged therefor. 64tf
The Golden Rule Circle of Kings
Daughters of the First Congregational
Church will hold a towel sale at the
residence of Mr. C. S. Lockwood on
East avenue, Wednesday evening, April
15th. An attractive programme of vo-
cal and instrumental music has been
arranged, also readings by Miss Lemon,
of Bridgeport.
W. L. Maples, brother of B. W. Ma-
ples of The Hour, an officer in the Uni-V
ted States Navy, reéeived orders on
Thursday to report on board the steam-
er Marion, at San Francisco, for a three
years’ cruise to China and Asiatic wa-
ters. Before going, he received leave
of absence, and Is now in Norwalk, on
a visit to his brother.
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BASE BALL NEWSV
Association. Gum 68-
Sr. Louis,VApril.10—,The game here
today resulted as follows:
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jSt.Louis_“ 000152010—9
Cincinnati 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 x—ll ‘
Batteries—Neal and Bo
1e_; D or and
Kelly. UmpireéMr. 3am WY
V Die 'Meistersinger..
Despite decidedly unpr opitious wea-
tional church was occupied yesterday
afternoon by quite a number of Nor-
bled for the Second recital of “Die
Meistersinger”- by Mme. Constance
Howard.
The platform had been adorned with
potted plants, and upon a small stand
was a large bunch of beautiful roves,
the gift of Miss Ada Dyas.
1y after 2: 30, was the signal for enthu-
siastic hand clapping; that is. it Was
r eally enthusiastic for ladies wearing
kid gloves which were like ly to split if
the wearers became too demonstrative,
and to this the fair artist made courtly
response. She was most- lbecomingly
attired In a gown of c‘repe do whine and
silk, on trains, of a lovely shade of blue
l W1th shoes to match. »
While it' is unnecessary to thresh out
old straw, as nothing can really be add-
ed to what appeared in the DAILY GA-
ZETTE of Wednesday last In relation to
the first recitahi becomes more and
more apparent that Mme. Howard is
not only a musicianiof rare attainments
but one who so thoroughly believes in
Wagner as to completely sink her indi-
viduality in her interpretation of his
works.
While her treatment of “Die Meister-
singer” yesterday was exceptionally
fine throughout, especial mention
should be made of the broad, yet deli-
cate, phrasing of the Spring motif, and
the notes of that midnight serenade in
the streets of Nuremberg will not soon
be forgotten by her hearers.
recital will occur next Tuesday evening
and the DAILY GAZETTE bespeaks for
the talented ladya lal ge audience.
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The large quantity of edibles left
over from the Odd Fellows’ banquet
Thursday night gladdened the homes
of many deserving persons in Norwalk.
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Mrs. Meeker Convalescing.
Last evening many hearts in Nor-
walk were saddened by the report of
the amen-s. A. J. Meeker, whose
serious illness had been reported. It
was soon learned, however, that the re-
port was false, and that Mrs. Meeker
proving.‘
Double Funeral.
“COO——
for the funeral services tomorrow of
Mrs. Muckri'l go and her son. Rev. Dr.
which will be held at the house, No. 31
Merwin street, beginning at 2 o’clock.
The interment will be in charge of
Kabaosa Encampment and Our Broth-
Same bearers will be used for both bod-
ies, that of Mrs. Muckridge being in-
terred fir st 111 01 der that Mr Muckl Idoe
may be buried with the ceremonies pe-
culiar to Odd F ellowship.
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Firemen Meet.
Last evening,
Chief Engineer P10witt, the heads of
walk Fire Depa1tment, assistant chief“
engineers, etc., met 1n the looms of Pi-
consider matters pertaining to the wel-
, fare of the fire department, the recent
action of the Court. Of Burge‘sses re-
specting the appointment of a superin-
tendent of the fire alarm telegraph, etc.
Chief Prowitt was made chairman of
the meeting and Fireman McKeon, of
Hope Hose, secretaiy. Owing, how-
ever,to the absence of Mr. A. J. Meek»
any of the topics up.f01 consideration,
and adjournment was ordered to next
Tuesday evening at the same place.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Sr. PAUL’S. ——Services at 10. 30 11.111
and 7.30 p. m. Rev. J. D. Herron of
Pennsylvania, will ofliciate at-the even-
ing service.
- Fraser CONGBEGATIONAL.—Services at
10. 30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. In the morn-
~ ing Rev. A. F. Beard, D.D., will occur
py the pulpit, the pastor conducting the
services. In the evening the 1M: .0.
A. anniversarywill be observed. Pray-
or meeting Thursday evening at eight
o ’clock.
FIRsr Barren—Services at 10.30. a.
m. and730. p. m. Rev. W. P. Elsdan
will preach 1n the morning on ‘ ‘ A Par-
able 1n action; " in the evening Mr. Els-
don will address the Y. M. C. A. meet-
ing.
gregational church in the evening. The
Old pastor will begin his fourth year at
Lthis church to-morrow, much tothe-de-
light of himself and his people. Morn-
ing subject, “ Hearts touchedof God. ”
ther the pretty chapel of the Congregar
'ers lodge, and it is probable that the
er and others no action was taken upon”
of the Waterbury First Baptist church, .
walk’s most cultivated people, assem- -
VMadame HowaId's appearance, shout- '
WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS.
That Madame Constance Howard, ac-
companied by Mrs. G. Willis White,
left this morning for New York.
That the Friday afternoon dancing
class has danced its last minuet for the
season.
That the Stamp club met at the home ‘-
of George E..Cram on East avenue last
evening. It was the‘ last meeting for
the club as a stamp exchange until next
October.
That if angry, count tent before you
speak, if very angry, a hundred. It Is
a first rate precaution against slopping
over.
That gold is said to have been discov-
ered in Connecticut. Wouldn’t it be
Well for what Is left Of the legislature
to di op evelything and go to the dig-
gings?
That windows always seem to be the
eyes of a house, and the shades, cur-
tains, and blinds its lashes and brows,
giving as much expr essmn to it and re-
vealing almost as much of character as
do these features in an intelligent
countenance. '
That all the Creator made was good,
and he made everything that in a deep
sense is real. Disease 1s abnormal and
not good and therefore lacks the posi-
tive element of reality.
T. M. c. A. NOTES.
Fourth Annivdrsary Exercises Sun-
day and Monday.
The Young Men’s Christian Associa-.
V tion will celebrate their fourth anniver-
The final .
instead of being dead was slowly im-.
Arrangements are nearly completed I
McGonegal will conduct the services, ,
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oneer Hook and Ladder Company to3
NORWALK Murnonrsr.+Services_- at 1
10.30 a. .111; Union service at the 1 Con--
-V efit of Miss Fannie Matlier
sary with appropriate services to-mor—
row and a banquet on Monday evening.
To m01row afternoon at 4 o’clock there
will be a special service for men in'the
Opera House and all who have, attendé
ed these services in the past can’be as-
sured that the one to-morrow will be
equally as good. Mr. Warner Van
Norden, president of the Bank of North
America in New York, will be present
and deliver an address. upon ‘.‘ AV Trial
by Jury,” and the Association orches-
tra will furnish music. In the evening
at the First Congregational church, at
7.30 o’clock, there will be a union pub-..
lic service of all the churches and the
following order of exercises will be car-
ried out under the direction of Presi-
dent Wigham:
1. Organ Voluntary.
2. Doxology.
3. Responsive Reading, , Dr. Noble
4. Gloria Patri. ,
5. Anthem, Choir
6. Prayer, Dr. George Van Alstyne
7. Hymn, No. 465. V
8. Notices. _
9. Annual Report, M. N. Si‘mons
10. Hymn, No. 4138. .
ll. Remarks, Rev. W. P. Elsdon
-_ [Waterbury
12. Solo. Miss Futz
13. Address, Thomas Cochran
[New York.
14. Ofi'ertory.
'15. Hymn, No. 209.
16. Benediction, Rev. S. B. S. Bissell
The members of the Association will
{meet at theY. M. C. A. rooms, and the
pursuant to call by Ladies’ Auxiliary 1n the church chapel
at 7.15 0 clock and attend the service in
the Iespective companies of the Nor- . a body. The public aie cordially in-
vited to attend this seivice. On Mon-
day evening at 6.30 o’clock a banquet
will be given the members of the Asso-
ciation by the Ladies’ Auxiliary in Y.
M. C. A. hall, and at 7.30 the fourth an-
nual meeting of the Association will be
held, at which officers for the ensuing
year will be elected and reports read
from the several committees. The gym-
nasium' class will have its regular
Wednesday lesson this evening, and at
V the cldse of the class a meeting will be
held for the purpose of forming a base
ball club.
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WEST NORWALK .
G. Bouton Is to move to Broad River
and Theodore Prince is to return to
West Norwalk once more.
William Selleck has bought and
moved into the D. R. Selleck place.
James Bates’ eldest sonis much bet.-
ter and may recover.
Miss L. Hamilton has been In Brook-
lyn this past week.
Miss Sarah Hathaway is at F. Key-
iser ’s.
held an election- of officers z—Superin-
tendent, J. Pennell; treasurer, Ed-
ward Johnson; librarian, C. Emerson.
Rev. G. Haulenbeek is' expected to
preach for the Methodist society Sun-
day, April 12th, .and members of the
Norwalk Praying Band are expected In
the evening.
Miss Emma Roberts is with Mrs. J.
Bates for a few days.
There is a surprise party for the hen-
be held
at the residence 61" Mrs Henry "John-
son on Monday, of next week. . _
Albert Mawbey has accepted a. posi-
tion at F. Lawton’ s, at South Nerwalk.
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The Union Chapel Sunday school
SOUTL NORWALK.
The GMETTE is on sale at the news dildos
of Fred Cbleman, H. Theile; W. L.- m—
ton, and H- E. Bodwell. Orders; mull;
kinda of JOB PRINTING received at our?
branch igloo on Railroad Square. ‘ '
Mr. James H. Lee, of' South Nor-V
walk-,1 ‘ at Sunday with his father at
1d.
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. Vohn Tryon' Is putting up aband-
some :éan‘d substantial wall of faced
stems mhont of his new house on the
Shore food
a. *. *
’1n New York,
yesterd' ,fine -. “ for thepurchase
of East or? - property to add WW
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A Hungarian woman in attempting
to get out of the way of a rapidly driv-
on team on Railrdad- SQuare, last eve-
ning, fell and had a narrow escape frOm
being. run over. ,
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. A schooner, loaded with lumber, lay
squarely across the channel above J en-
nings’ wharf, yesterday, blocking the
way for the making of the Norwalk
wharves by the propeller Eagle. V'
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The members of Putnam Hose Co.
are meeting with excellent success in
the sale of tickets for their ball, which
will occur on the evening of the 23rd.
It will be In full keeping with other af-
fairs of 3.1m kind given under the aus-
pices of this company—none ever pleas-
enter
a a a1-
William‘BOss, agent in this city, for
Shaffer & 00., of New York, this Week
shipped 1, 700 barrels of oysters to Eng-
land. We understand that the shippers
realise an. average of fifty cents per
barrel. The cost of shipping per bar-
rel from this city to'New York, is‘ fifteen,
cents, and one dollar to England.
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A “cargo” of horses from the south
arrived at Solman’ s stables, yesterday,
There were also two mules. As a sign of
their displeasure of the change of cli-
mate one of the mules kicked an em-
ployee, of the stable, on the leg. That
is why he, the employee, is going lame
this morning.
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The Richardson & MOI gun Co. will
start up on Tuesday next. At first but
one-half the usual complement of help-
will be put on, but Superintendent
Vickers informs the- GAZETTE reporter
that within avery short time the full
force will be at work, as the company
has several large orders to fill. Since
the closing of the works-Over 300 ranges
and 200 furnaces have been shipped.
That the foregoing will be cheerful
good reading to many, we feel assured.
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Advices received here this morning
from Danbury, state that David Sloan,
injured at this city Wednesday night,
is getting along fairly well, and that his
injuries are not as serious as at firstcon-
sidered. It is stated that no ribs were
broken, and that the wound on the
head, while severe, is not dangerous,
and that the only drawback to his re-
covery is possible internal injuries.
Some weeks ago W. W. Jayne took
unto himself a wife. Thursday evening
last, he had the temerity to visit Olive
Branch Lodge, K. of P., of which he
is a member, and was surprised at the
active interest taken in himself by the
other members of the lodge, and was
yet more surprised when one of the
Knights, in behalf of the other Knights,
stepped for ward and presented him
with a handsome. clock. ' What hap-
pened afterward the Knights best knew
themselves, but that the occasion was
a happy one We are bound to believe.
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Last evening at Attorney Light’s of-
fice, in the presence of a few city ofii-
cials, Justice Townsend spoke the
words that made Augustus Anderson and
Miss Nellie Donaldson man and wife.
It was Mr. Townsend’s first attempt ‘ at'
matrimonial knot tying, and he was
seemingly a trifle nervous, but tied the
knot in a very neat manner, and his
benediction on the couple Was a happy
effort. He forgot one thing h,Vowevei',
he did not kiss the bride. Mr. and; Mrs. )
Anderson start off In life together with
happy prospects for the future. 'V
EAST NORWALK.
Constable Dauchy, at. East Norwalk,
last night arrested three young men-
- who boarded a train" at Rowayton and
refused to pay their fare. This morn.-
ing Justice Morrell fined each of them.
35 and costs. They gave their names:
as John Holmes, Charles Beck and.
V John McLillian. Supper willbe served
for them at the Budgeport jail this eve-
ning.
Mrs. T. B. Hall is visiting her par-
ents' 1n Westport. - .- . j .
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ness of Cleveland’ king Powder have ,.
inever been Questioned.
citizen to make!
'able to relich the
" , slumber. -
The purity, strong? and wholesome- .
:land’s Baking Powder are the bestthat
Electric Railroad.
Enrroa Dun! GAZEm:——The letter
signed f‘Interested Citizen,” and pub-
lished. :in your issue last Saturday,
seems to the writer a very weak appeal
from an interested party. Why does
he turn to Brooklyn, Boston, and J er-
sey City and not say a word about the
electrical sensation made by the Trol-
ley system in Albany?
. The first three cities have no condi-
tions of travel that are common to those
of our borough. Brooklyn, by the
way, has a perfect system of horse cars,
What no electric railroad running; Bos-
' "ton has one, and it wouldNbe well for
“Interested Citizen” to carefully study
the history of that road. Jersey Cityio ,
. has a rapid transit peculiar to itself.
All of these cities have for years car-
ried hundred of thousands of souls daily ’
by horse cars over distances varying
from two to seven miles.
Why does this railroad company
seek an electric over-head road when
horse power is all that our travel and
distances require ?
Simply because the trolley system is
the cheapest thing for the railroad com:
pany. This interested railroad citizen
tells us that the planting of iron poles
every fifty feet with ugly wires across
and, along our thoroughfares would be
"rather an ornament than otherw1se.’7
What an assertion for, an interested
this railroad company will consult the
best interests of the property owners!
But' Is it safe to rely on a railroad com-
pany being so unselfish? I think not.
There 1s no argument or cleverness
in' the cheap talk of this‘ Interestéd Cit
men” when he refeis to Taxpayer in
"He (Taxpayer,) is we]
depot, riding in
style, behind a well groomed pair of
thoroughbreds, etc. ” That part of the
these wordszV
letter belongs toa ward politician .rathf _
er than to a properly interested citizen.
‘ The present writer is strongly in fa-
vor of surface railroads, and believes
the borough should encourage any
company to build, provided the fran-
chise does not carry with it an injury
to property. Our borough is a place
of beautiful homes, and as long as the
business interests can be maintained
without destroying this fgamrfl”
should fight for these homes and pro-
tect our important thoroughfares from
any trolley system.
“Interested Citizen” gives us noth-
ing except some generalities will he
tell us the particulars about the Albany
system? Will he show us that the
poles are an ornament, and that the
wires are perfectly safe? In a word is
not the claim made for the trolley sys-
tem simply for the benefit of the rail-
road company?
There Is nothing in the letter from
“Interested Citizen” that should con-
vince us of the necessity of abandoning
the horse-car
over-head-electric‘ system. TAXPAYER.
A Correction.
ED. GAZETTE—In a recent issue of
your paper, appears the following:
“Owing to the failure of the House to
make the necessary appropriation be-
fore adjournment, the outlook for the
usual encampment at Niantic is very
gloomy. This will be bad news for
members of 00’ s. D and F, who have
always looked forWard to camp time
with the greatest of pleasure.”
The above 111 correct with the excep-
tion of the first line, which in justice
to the honest efforts of the House,
should read, “owing to the failure of
the Senate.” ,
The House before its adjournment,
passed all of” the usual appropriation
bills, and sent them with other m'eas-
ures to' the Senate, where they now
'Will not the independent
GAZETTE call upon the Senate to per-
form its duty towards them ? - 0.
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' WILTCA.
Fifty odd years ago, in the good old
days of the “Corns’talk Militia,” Wilton
supported quite an army, consisting of
two companies of infantry and a troOp
of horsemen, and many was the good
time our grandfathers had at' the May
and, September’ “trainings,” and the,
company meetings in neighboring
t0wns. A geod story is told of one of
these meetings held by the troopers at '
Noah Hya‘tt's hotel in Nerwalk.‘ They
* were all assembled 1n the second story;
having a' good time, when by accident
, a drinking glass was” thrown from the
Vwind‘dw and landed unbroken in the '
street It was qhickiy brought back
V and the captain ordered that each man
should drink a teddy from it and mix
the some with the point of his sword.
It is V'safe to say the order Was obeyed
with alacrity, One of these identical
swords, a formidable weapon, over
three feet long, recently came into the
possession of your. correspondent, and
well may it be said that it has seen
stirring times.
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The materials used in making Cleve-
money can buy.
Then he tells us that E
. unions will stand by them. They have
i been shot like dogs- for claiming their
and substituting this
, notes.
‘ with kisses.
'GONN. PRESS TELEGRAMS
Specially Wired to The Norwalk
Daily Gazette.
Killed Himself-
CLEVELAND, 0. ,April 11.——Leon Neil,
manager of the Buckeye Iron Works,
and one of the most prominent men in
this city, was found dead in his bed
this morning at the Hollenden hotel.
He had taken poison, and it was evi-
dent that life had been extinct at least
48 hours.
Double Murder.
WAuxnsnA, Wis. ., April 11. -——At 10
V’clock last night Christian Treise, aged
75, and his wife aged 72, were found
dead on the kitchen floor of their house.
It was evident that there had been a
severe struggle. The furniture was
disarranged and the kitchen walls were
- smeared with blood. There is no clue
to the murderer, but a largeposse of
citizens willcapture him if pessible.
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MINEns WILL s-rnum MAY 1.
President Compete Deliver: a Signifi-
cant Address in Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 11. -—SamuVel Gompers,
president of the American Federation of
Labor, addressed a large audienceot work-
ingmen at West Twelfth street, Turner
hall. Among other things. he said:
“011 the 1st of May, 1801,1111: miners will
strike for the eight litmr day, "and the
rights by a band of hired murderers. but
these assassins would do well to remem-
bei that- the spirit of ’76 is not yet dead. It
is dun-reruns to drive men Whose lives and
iii e1 nets are at stake, and if moie force is
e1...,.1V.n1d there is no telling where it will .
(1; .1. ”
The Coke Str- hers.
Scorinans, Pna A; ~er 11. —Six~‘3—five
delegates, representing all the hhikers 1n
the coke region, asst-3111111111111 special con-
wentiou here. M11s11r“mkman \\ ise
presided Surat (”11) I’fil'nkl 11m ‘~i\"eied an
address, le\l. sing the stiike sinceits in-
a11g11ration,nnd reported on the condition
of affairs llll Le coke region at the present ,
time. 2.1” l)111lit‘r promised to use every
.wmlable 1111.115 to secure the (ouvictiou
,of the pemons 1esponsihle for the More-
wood murders. The delegates then re-
ported a nuiubw of lamilies of strikers
badly In need of assistance. .Master W ork~
man \Vis‘e promised prompt and liberal
aid. The convention then went into the
" discussion of the strike. Whether the
strike will be continued indefinitely or
methods be adopted to bring it to a speedv
termination will be determined in a short
time.
The Long Strike Wound Up. .
LY \‘N, Mass. ,April 11. —The ninemonth’s
strike of the morocco workers has been'
definitely wound up by the Leather Work-
ers’ union last night voting to declare the
strike at John Moulton’ s factory off.
The “Artemua Ward” Claimant.
BLOOMINGTON, 1118., April 11. —The story
from New York city that oneJ. H. Browne,
' of this city, has appeared there to claim
certain alleged prOperty of Charles F.
Browne, better known as “Artemus
Ward,” the humorist, is an old one, and
has been written up one side and down
the other time and time again. The pop-
ul‘ai opinion here is that there' 15 nothing
.. in Browne’s claim whatever. Mrs. Han-
nah Browne, who has lived here some
years, claims to be the widow of Artemus
Ward, and industriously adheres to the
story. She has two sons, one of whom
supports his mother’s claim. They claim
that Charles F. Browne was secretly mar-
ried, although it was not generally known,
and that, though Artemus was believed
to have died poor, he left a large tract of
land in Kentucky. The woman declares
she married Artemus \Vard in 1835. The
,great humorist Was 'born In 1334.
Mrs. McKee Acquitted.
ROME, Ga, April IL—Mrs. Ava McKee,
who has been on trial here on a charge of
poisoning her friend and neighbor,1 Mrs.
Wemple, has been «acquitted. Mrs. \\ em-
ple had loaned a couple of hundred dol-
. lars to Mrs. McKee, for which she held her ‘
It was for the purpose of securing '
these notes, it was alleged, that Mrs. '
McKee, who knew where they) were kept,
' administered the poison that killed Mrs.
Wemple, The prisoner was unmoved by “
the verdict, but her husband, father,
mother and sisters shook with emotion, .
wept and sobbe'Vd aloud and- covered her,
It was the most affecting
scene ever witnessed" 1n a. court here. ‘ '
The C-ars Burned Completely Over.
LONDON, Ky., April 11. -—At asmall sta-
. -V'tion eight miles north at here the sectiOn
hands had removed a broken rail and re--
placed it Vtem'pOrarily, when a train came
thundemng along. The engine passed over
safe, but the baggage and smbker and two
passenger cars were tux-ried Completely
over, fatally injuring eitpnssman J. W.
Miller, of Louisville, his Skull. being ter-
ribly fractured and tinth broken; J. C.
Herndon, of Louisville, sustained severe
injuries of the back, and F. E. Short, of
Ne'wmarket Nz' C.‘. was injured in the hips _
and back. :4. number of other. passengers
were bruised and Iscratched, but not
seriously.
cut the Chlld’VVl Head OVH. ‘ 'V I
BATAVIA, N. Y., April ~11. —Albe‘1‘-t’
Thomas, the fourteen-yearsold son of
William Thomas, Was rim over by' the cars ' ‘
and instantly killed. He had started in'
cOmpany with playmates to “jump
heights.” While thus engaged he was
thrown under the wheels, which passed
over the top of- his head, cutting it com-
pletely off.
Forsyth'u —Allo¢ed Aumlu caught.
V-MACON’, Ga, April 11-._--A telegram was
received here by the aficials of the. United
States court, announcing the arrest at
; Sparks, Berrien county, of Richard LowL
ry, the negro charged with the assassina-
'tion of Captain Jam: 0. Fersyth.» United
'States Marshal Corbett and his deputy
left“ at onceto bring Lowry here. ‘
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