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VOL. XCHL—NO. 9.
N'ORWAL'K, CONN, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1893.
PRICE Two CENTS.
An Extra Gazette.
An issue of the DAILY GAZETTE will
shortly be published in the interest of
- N orwalk, East NorWalk and South
Norwalk, and is intended to embrace a
complete list of the business and pro-
fessional men, showing what facilities
we have to offer to manufacturing and
other industries to locate in the town.
This issue will give unusual advantages
to our business men to widely circu-
late their interests. An authorized
agent for the GAZETTE will call on the
business and professional men, and we
feel confident they will give the enter-
prise their hearty support.
A Church Interpretation.
Bishop Vincent of the Methodist
Episcopal church rendered a decision
~ of supreme importance, says the New
Haven RegiSter. Two of his parish-
ioners were up for discipline. They
are druggists and complaints had been
entered to the effect that they had sold
liquor—hquor of the intoxicating varie-
ty. The bishop has decided that such
sale is legitimate— that the abuse of
the business by others cannot be made
a basis for the condemnation of all
druggists who need to dispense the ob-
jectionable fluid in the compounding
of prescriptions.
It is. unfortunate that such a decision
has to be rendered without qualifica-
tion. It is easy to perceive that the
bishop might have had ccmpunctions
had his experience in life included the
comprehensiveness of the soda foun-
tain. Such a decision has its element
of danger, since it, to some extent,
throws a sort of Richelieuan " circle of
the church ” about that Protean source
‘of cooling drinks. It is to be hoped
that Bishop Vincent is not to find fame
from his connection with go stimulat-
ing a subject.
The Mutual Life.
The Mutual Life Insurance Com-
pany of New York completed the
Fiftieth year of its existence on Feb-
ruary 1st, 1893, and celebrates the
jubilee year with a report marvellous
for the immensity of the business
transacted.
At the beginning of 1892 the com-
pany resolved to limit the new business
written and paid for during the year to
one hundred millions of dollars and the
report states that "in accordance with
the intention of the management as an-
nounced in November, 1891, to limit
the amount of new insurance actually
issued and paid for in the accounts of
the year 1892, to one hundred million
dollars, the amount of insurance in
force as stated includes the amount of
such voluntary limit with but a slight
increase unavoidable in closing the De-
cember accounts.”
The report for 1892 demonstrates the
increasing popularity of the Mutual
Life and the extension of the benefits
conferred upon those fortunate enough
to hold its policies. The assets now
amount in the aggregate to $175,084,-
156.91, and the liabilities to $159,915,-
922.67. The surplus fund for the pay-
ment of dividends and to insure the
policy-holder against every emergency
amounts to $5,168,233.94. But for the
former annual dividend system of the
Mutual, which obtained for many years
and was adapted to the methods of
business then in vogue, the amount
credited to this account would be
largely in excess of the surplus of any
other company.
During 1892 the policy-holders in
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
received $19,386,532.46, against 818,-
755,711.80 in 1891. The Mutual life has
now policies in force, insuring $745,-
780,083. A gain of over fifty millions
for the year. The Company in this re-
port has as far as possible eliminated
all policies issued and “not taken.”
The Grand Army Speaks.
The State encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic took an impor-
tant step in defense of the honor of the
American soldier, of the true interests
of our veterans and of the credit of the
nation, in the adoption of a resolution
offered by General St. Clair A. Mulhol-
land:
That in view of the munificent gen-
erosity by which the welfare of the ex-
soldiers has been cared for in the nu-
merous pensmn laws enacted for their
benefit, it becomes the sacred duty of
ever member of the Grand Army of
the epublic to use his best efi'orts to
make the pension roll a true “roll of
honor,” and to see that the name 'of no
person appears on that roll unless that
of a worthy recipient of the bounty of
a grateful and most generous people. .
- ‘Whilc the language of this resolution
commits the Grand Army to no special
line of pension reform, says the Phila-
delphia Times, yet its adoption at the
present time, with a full understanding
of the perilous abuses, of the pension Wilh
laws and the imperative necessity of a
stringent revision of the rolls, has a
significance that cannot be misunder-
- stood. “ It is virtually the pledge of the
Grand Army to undertake or at least
heartily to sustain a work that can only
be done effectively by its aid, and thus
to save our generous pension system
by making it worthy to be saved.
‘ There is no other service that our
veteran soldiers can render their
country just now comparable with this.
It is no longer a matter of sentiment
alone. The tax impoSed by the pension
has grown too heavy to be borne, and
nearly a generation after the close of
the war it’is still increasing. Some~
thing must be done speedily to check
this abuse or the whole system will
break down of its own weight and the
deserving pensioners will suffer with
the rest. '
TERSETALESBF THE TIMES.
O’Dowd’s Neighbors at Music Hall
to-night.
—-Hale’s Lung Balsam cures all colds,
25 cents. Ask for a free sample. 552 tf
Two weeks from Ito-day will be St.
Patrick’s day.
It is_ Gov. Cady to-day ; Gov. Morris
being in Washington.
——Steerag_e Tickets to and from Eu-
rope, all Lines at E.‘ Apell’s 41 Wall
st. \ 555-3t
Sheriff Clarkson took thirteen prison-
ers to Wethersfield, yesterday.
the General Assembly after to-day.
Mr. Fred. Switzgabel of Elizabeth,
N. J ., is a guest of Mr. R. F. Adams.
It is expected that the new board of
county commissioners will take oifice
to-day.
The new house _of James Kearney on
Belden avenue, is well under way of
construction.
The nomination of Hon. John S. Sey-
mour for Insurance commissmner will
be acted upog-to-day. '
Robert Van Bluren and family at-
tended the great poultry show at Madi-
son Square Garden yesterday.
George BI.:§eardsley, a Bridgeport
carpenter, fell'from 'fi-building on Mad-
was badly injured:-
The marriage of Miss Katie Donellan,
of East avenue, and James Farrell, of
Baltimore is announced to take place
on Tuesday, April 25th.
—_A ten horse-power Engine and
BOiler will be sold cheap for cash.
Apply at GAZETTE office.
A".
. The Rev. E. M. Graves, well known
in N orwalk, was yesterday elected
successor of the late Bishop Boone as
missionary Bishop of China.
Mrs. Mary Walsh, who fell on Bel-
den avenue a few days ago and broke
her arm, has filed statutory notice for
damages against the Borough.
Newspaper men are expected to
mourn with those who mourn, weep
With those who weep, and reJOIce every
born.
The second of the seven storms pre-
dicted for March by Prophet Vaughn,
is due on Sunday next. The appear-
ances to-day are favorable for a storm
before that time.
The entertainment of Dwycr‘s City
of Norwalk band on Friday evening,»
March 17th, will be first-class. Some
of the best talent procurable has been
engaged for the occasion.
-Hind quarters of lamb, not mut-
ton, 15 cents per pound. Shoulders of
Lamb 10 cents per pound. At People’s
Market, Norwalk, and South Norwalk,
two doors above the beer saloon,
oppOSite Hayes’.
Theron E. Platt, of Newtown, who
was nominated by Governor Morris
Wednesday for a four years term, on
the State board of Agriculture, is known
throughout the state as a specialist in
potato culture.
William Trumbull, a well known and
aged hatter, died at‘ his home in Dan-
bury yesterday. He was a hat maker
and had been employed in the hat
shops of that city for over fifty years.
He was a veteran of the war and en-
listed in 00. D, 7th regiment, C. V.
He was about 78 years of age.
Wednesday afternoon two men came
from Norwalk to get a liquor license.
They did not know that Fairfield
county was without a legal board of
commissioners. They were surprised
and disgruntled when Mr. Johnson
told them he was no longer a com-
missioner and could not grant a license.
——Bridgeport News.
City Attorney Dow of New Haven
has notified Ofiicer Mack who does
duty in Fair Haven, to notify Ryan
Brothers, the contractors who are con-
structing the new layout on the Shore
Line division of the Consolidated road,
that they must cease prosecuting their
work on Sunday or he will prosecute
them for violation of the secular laws.
Connecticut pensions z—Original—
James Birchard, Wesley, 0. Banks,
on W. Sherman, Frank Welling.
ton, Otto King, Solomon ’J. Campbe 1,
John W. Winch. ,Re-i'ssuee—Albert H.
Clarke. ‘Ori inal widows’, etc. Har-
‘riet '11. Dec er, Polly A. Welton, El.-
lcn P. Stannard, Delia N. Baukseiger.
Indian war survivor—James H. Divine.
No new business will be admitted in .
ison avenue, that, city“ esteglay, and ,
time a girl gets married or a child is “-
Current Washington Notes.
The Washington managers of the
Inaugural Ball are a thrifty set. They
are reputed to have already sold eighty
thousand tickets at five dollars each,
with the demand for them still active.
Local merchants are offering them
free to all who purchase goods at their
respective stores to the amount of
twenty-five dollars. The great major-
ity of purchasers stand no chance, of
course, of getting into the Pension
Building even if they so desired, and
no doubt it is true, as stated, that a
majority of the tickets are sold to per-
sons who chiefly desire them as sou-
venirs of the second Inauguration of
President Cleveland. This in part, ac-
counts for an enormous outside de-
mand for them from all parts of the
country. ,
The local promotors and managers of
the ball, it is charged, are enthused
with the idea of “ makinga good thing”
out of the occasion. They get the free
use of the monster edifice, which has
about the capacity of the New York
Grand Central depot, and the only ex-
pense is in decorating and fitting up
the vast auditorium. A new wrinkle
seized them, to give a Sunday concert,
which the Secretary of the Interior
promptly sat down upon, and it is
greatly to the credit of President-elect
Cleveland that he at once telegraphed
his hearty approval of his action to
Secretary Noble. So here is from ten
to fifteen thousand dollars knocked
from the avaricious expectations of this
ball corporation. No one has any idea
anything else than a money catching
Sunday pow-wow at the pension build-
ing, and all good Washington peOple
are rejoicing at the complete and utter
defeat of the mercenary'soheme.
The M’Garrahan case was up again
in the senate yesterday. This poor and
honest Irishman has been importuning
Congress. for thirty-five years to per-
mit him to go before the Nation’s own
courts and prove his title to quick-sil-
ver mines in California wrested from
him by a powerful corporation by the
connivance of venal government ofii-
cials, and of which D. 0. Mills of New
York is a large owner'and director, and
who is char ed with having induced
President arrison to ,veto his bill
passed by the first session of the pres-
ent Congress. This case was exhaus-
tively examined by our late Senator,
O. S. Ferry, who reported M’Gauahan
as clearlfi-fientitled to‘ the mineral lands.
It is curious how able and . honest
meaning Congressmen will stand up
and oppose such honest claims simply
because they are against the govern-
men .
and quartered at the new Corcoran, op-
posite the old Hamilton. A reception
is to be given them Friday evening at
8 o’clock, by citizens of Connecticut
resident here. Landlord Hart of the
Corcoran, is the well known New Ha-
ven boniface, who has also run winter
hotels in Florida and a summer hotel
in Nantucket, and his house is crowded
with representative Connecticut peo-
ple. The city is filled with excursion-
ists from our state, large numbers of
whom are en route to Florida and the
South.
Vice-President Stevenson had quite
an ovation yesterday on his first visit
to the Senate. Senators of all parties
greeted very cordially the man who is to
preside over their body for the next
four years. '
The large Connecticut contingent
here, are agog over the expected ar-
rival of the Mayor of Cobble Hill,
whose fame has already preceded him.
It is noted here as an interesting fact
by Nutmegers, that the new senator
from New Jersey, is the first Smith
elected to that body, since Connecti—
cut’s famed “Uncle Truman” Smith
was the able and illustrious senator
from Connecticut. ' .
James D. Scarles of White Plains,
a former resident of West Main street,
was in town yesterday calling on old
friends.
The flag on the horse railway depot
was hoisted this morning in honor o
the departure of the Mayor of Cobble
Hill for Washington.
Mrs. Henry Green has executed a de-
cidedly life-like crayon picture of Rog-
er McGinnis, which is on exhibition in
Hale’s drug store window.
Mamie Taylor, who appears at Music
Hall in O’Dow-d’s Neighbors will be
rememberedzas the leading soprano in
Aborn’s Opera company which gave
such excellent satisfaction in the Opera
House some months since. '
Who Stole'the Bill.
On being called away from his desk
moments yesterday. afternon Senator
Ferris left on the top of' the desk a bill
relating to investments of ,trust funds
in debenture bonds. When he return-
ed thc bill was gone and a thorough
. search failed to reveal any trace of its
whereabouts. The theft is regarded as
a very Significant one and the sena-
tor believes that it was deliberate] stol-
en by members of the lobby in t e in-
terests of a certain Trust . company
which would be affected by the bi I
should it become a law.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
”THE KINDTHAT CURES”.
Jumped Into a Pile of Stones.
Veterinary Surgeon Bates was called
to We’stport yesterday afternoon to
treat for a mare that had seriously if
not fatall injured herself. The ani-
mal, a va uable one belonging to Wil-
liam Thomas of- Compo street, was be-
ing driven by the coachman, when he
suddenly acted as if crazed, and-break-
ing the shafts freed herself and jumped
over the sleigh, her heels coming in
close proximity to the driver’s head.
She' then. turned .’ about and pitched
headlong into ‘a pile' :‘cf"‘;|agge,d stones
back ‘of -Adam’s “market. >Dif.-.'aBates
gives but little hopes of the animal’s
recovery. ' .
that the project had in contemplation -
Governor Morris and stafl'are all here
in the General Assembly, for a. few.
OFF FOR WASHINGTON.
A Large Crowd Witnesses the De—
parture of Roger McGinnis for
the Capitol City.
Despite the fact that he was not to
leave until 9.45 o’clock, a large number
of persons gather ed in front of the en-
trance to the GAZETTE building as early
as 8 o’clock, to witness the departure
for Washington, of Roger McGinnis.
who by a large vote of the people had
been adjudged the most popular man
in Norwalk.
Mr. McGinnis appeared on the scene
about 7.30 o’clock, and his arrival was
welcomed with hearty cheers, which he
acknowledged by politely tipping the
black Derby which he wore. Later,
thesDei-by was exchanged for one of
Mitchell’s silk hats of the latest Vintage
and his feet were encased in a pair of
shiny patent—leather shoes. He wore a
neat looking suit of black and a fash—
ionable Prince Albert top coat,_ his
hands , being covered With a pair. of
fleece-lined kid gloves, and he carried
a cane presented to him by an admir-
ing friend. He had on a shirt With a
bosom of immaculate whiteness, a turn-
down collar and a four-in-hand necktie
of a neat but not gaudy figure. On his
coat he wore a white satin badge With
thlo following printed on it in green
in : .
inauguration
of
President Cleveland,
Washington. D. C.
The winner
of the
Daily Gazette
Prize,
Norwalk, Conn.
The badge was held in place by a
crossbarpin in the center of which
sparkled'a diamond, the latter a gift of
admiring friends.
The throng on Wall street continued
:crease until at 9:30 one had to e1-
‘their way through on the side-
wa ‘ s and the street was a perfect sea
of umanity, all anxious to get a sight
of _, e Mayor of Cobble Hill, and bid
hint God-speed on his journey.
Liveryman Dann’s crack whip Jack
Harty drove up with a tandem team
hitched to a sleigh, and Mr. McGinnis
was soon seated in it, complacently
smoking a cigar fully one foot long and
Of like proportions in girth. The crowd
pressed around the sleigh and in their
eagerness to grasp the “Mayor’s” hand
threatened the overturning of the
sleigh. l‘eing called upon for a speech
-"‘Riiody’ ' said :
“Byes I’m going to Washington so-
ber; I’m coming back sober; I never
did anything to disgrace Norwalk: can
any of the rest of yees say the same ?
Thank you all. ”
Even the sparrows caught the infec-
tion, and swarmed in hundreds on the
telegraph and telephone wires over the
happy man’s head, and twittered in
evident glee. Every window in the
vicinity was filled with the pretty faces
of the gentler sex, and all wearing
smiles of satisfaction.
At 9.45 the “ cavalcade ” started for
South Norwalk, with the sleigh con-
taining “the most popular man in Nor-
walk" followed by a sleigh drawn by
four grey horses from Silas Gregory’s
livery stable over which the well-known
jehu “Win" Scot, drew the name. In
this sleigh were Hon. James Suther-
land of {die Board of Relief, Hon. John
H. Hoyt, of the Fire Alarm servrce,
Hon. M. Sheed , Hon. E. H. Fillow,
of the Court of urgesses, and a repre-
sentative of the GAZETTE.
In the next team, among others,were
Messrs. George Grumman, E. Gold-
schmidt and Smith Northrop, all of
whom had done valiant service in se-
curing votes for their favorite candi-
date. _
There were several other teams in
the procession in which were seated
many of our prominent citizens.
All along the route to South Norwalk,
the walks were filled with people, and
faces could be seen at the windows of
f nearly every residence.
At the station and on Railroad Square
in South N orwalk fully five hundred
people were gathered, all elbowmg
each other to get a sight of the “con-
quering hero” who was so Splendidly
victorious in the race for the free ex-
cursion ticket to Washington offered
by the GAZETTE to the most popular
man in Norwalk. ‘
.He was accompanied as far as Jersey
City by James Sutherland and a rep-
representative of the GAZETTE.
Amusements.
MUSIC HALL.
Charles H. Yale’s beautiful romantic
spectacle, “ The New Devil’s Auction,”
which will be presented in Music Hall
Saturday evenin , is the most refined
and delicate production of its charac-
ter ever presented on the American
stage. It is filled with most unique
novelties in brilliant scenery. gorgeous
costumes, original music and splendid
specialties. There is much artistic and
entertaining in it to please everybody.
There is not a feature to offend, even
the most fastidious. Nine full stage.
sets of mechanical scenery, so heavy
and elaborate that a special car, 67 feet
feet in length is required to transport
them, are utilized. The piece Will be
staged here with all the elaborate de-
tail that has made it so popular else-
where. . ‘ ~
,,
OPERA HOUSE.
Howorth’s double show, consisting of
‘ the Grand Hibernica and DublinIDan
Comed company will appear at the
Opera ouse, Tuesday evening. 81‘011
7th. The Waterbury Republican says
of it: “A comedy I‘Blunners,’ which
gave the comic side of a tour through
Ireland, and which was interspersed ‘
With specialties by every member of
thecompany,.-waa a feature of an en.._
tertainment which gave cat satisfac-
.‘tion to the audience. . he troupe 1'5
composed of -' dramatic material, with -
voices that can reel of a song or feet
that can dance a jig to perfection.”
answered, and
The Stamford Peach Crate.
William Donoghue, held for burg-
lary, escaped yesterday from the Storm
ford lockup. Jailor Alphonse entered
the cage, leaving the key in the door.
Donoghue passed his hand through the
bars, opened the door and closed it
locking Alphonse in. He then opened
the street door without trouble. Al-
phonse was released an hour later.
Against Liquor Dealers.
A rumor has been extensively circu-
lated in New Haven which has-an im-
portant bearing upon the members of
the A. O. H. throughout the state.
The rumor is to the efi‘ectthat‘ some
agitation exists regarding the admis-
sion of liquor dealers in the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. It is said that
an attempt will be made to exelude
them from membership.
~——-— «‘4. >—-——~—-—-——-—
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE .KIND THAT CURES. ”
Is He in It?
Senator D. N. Morgan 'is said to be
making a tremendous “pull” for the
office of United States treasurer. The
position was held b James W. Hyatt of
Norwalk during leveland’s first ad-
ministration. The source of Mr. Mor-
gan’s influence has not been disclosed
yet, 'but his friends are smiling and
shaking their heads knowingly. Mr.
Morgan, to use a popular expression,
appears to be very much “in it.”—
Bridgeport Standard.
Senator D. N. Morgan was inter-
viewed last night, says the Bridgeport
Union, regarding the story that he was
a candidate for the office of United
States treasurer under the new ad-
ministration. The senator said it was
news to him. He was not aware of the
fact that his friends were making any
effort in his behalf. He thought that
if they were doing anything to secure
the position for him they would con-
sult him first. Under the first Cleve-
land administration James W. Hyatt
Of Norwalk, held the position for
which Mr. Morgan is mentioned. The
senator is well qualified for the 13081-
tion and there is no reason why he
shouldn’t have it.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Still in the Dark.
Friends of Dovale Fountaine are still
in the dark as regards his whereabouts.
Letters to San Francisco have not been
tel rams to. the hotels
'13 ' .. . ’,,.,_"e’ elicited
no information. Fouri itine- liad a rich
uncle in New York who, no doubt, was
disgusted with his foolish attempt to
walk across the continent and the
$5,000 wager lost by Fountains took
away the savings of years of hard
work. One brother got into trouble
with a Norwalk firm and is now living
on the Hudson while the other member
of the family. George, is studying for
the Methodist ministry at Dickinsoh’.
The mother has been here from Nor-
walk several times trying to get a clue
of Dovale’s whereabouts. —— Stamford
Advocate.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”>
James Gates Percival.
Among the distinguished sons of
Connecticut, eminent both in letters
and science, was the poet and geologist
James Gates Percival. He was born
in Berlin, Connecticut, September 15,
1795, graduated at Yale Colle e in 1815,
and died in Hazel Green, isconsin,
May 2, 1856, where he was buried.
His grave has never been marked by a
monument of any kind, and it is now
proposed to atone for this neglect of
over athird of a century by erecting
there a plain and yet fitting monument,
to cost not less than four Iiundred dol-
lars. For this purpose contributions
are solicited, especially from residents
or natives of .Connecticut, from one to
ten dollars. The names of all such
contributors (but not the sums contrib-
uted) will be printed in a copy of Per-
cival’s poems, and placed in the Libra-
ry of Yale University.
Subscriptions will be received up to
May 1st, 1893. If the amount sub-
scribed should bc in excess of. the
amount required, such excess Will be
returned to the subscribers pro rata.
All subscriptions should be sent to
PROF. EDWARD L. CURTIS, No. 61
Trumbull Street, New Haven, Conn.
+
Nearly Ends in a Riot.
The fight in Birmingham, last night
between John E. Moore, of Elizabeth,
N. J .. and Danny'Russell of Bridgeport
came near resulting in a riot. _
The fight was for a purse of $500 and
and stakes of $250 a side. It was held
in the Sterling Opera house and was
witnessed by about 1,5000 people. A
delegation of some 200 sports was pres-
ent from New Haven. .
Russell was seconded by Ike Wil-
liams, Mike GilleSpie. Jack Regan
was bottleholder. Charlie Norton and
Billy Plummer were Moore’s seconds
and his brother Charlie Was bottlehol-
or.
The fight was one of the bloody give-
and-take sort from the start. The first
four rounds were fast and furious.
Neither man seemed to have the ad-
vantage, but it was seen that the referee
was green and totally unfit to main-
tain anything hke a fair contest be-
' tween the men.
In the middle of the fifth round, on
a claim of foul, the referee got all tanv
gled up. The seconds and backers of
the men commenced to wrangle and
ageneral free fight began among the
audience. . ~ .
At this-stageCWardcn Thomas J. O’-
Sullivan an hief of Police Nolan
jumped into .tlie,,,ring and stopped the
match. The referee said that he would
reserve hisd'ecision“until'to‘-morrow. ’
The Sterling Opera house, where the
fight took place is managed by Sheriff
Johnson, sheriffe of the town of Derby.
At Hartford.
. The much delayed contested election
cases were taken up when the House
met yesterday, but Gunn of Milford
immediately moved for an indefinite
postponement of the entire motter.
Many memberswere on their feet in an
instant. A yea and nay vote was called
for, and when the result was announced
the speaker-declared that Mr. Gunn’s
motion had been carried, 111 to 105
against.
Walsh of Bridgeport and Toomc
ey and Wells of Fairfield voted
republicans voted with the democratic
members.
Read of Cornwall introduced a bill
ordering an investigation of the lease
and‘absorption of the Housatonic road
and the New England terminal; to
ascertain if at the present time the
road is being operated in accord with
the provisions of its charter and the
terminal wiih its articles of incorpora-
ion.
The nomination of John S. Seymour
for insurance commissioner was again
taken up this afternoon, but after a
brief discussion it was tabled u'ntil to-
morrow. -
The bill to increase the stock of the
Consolidated road was passed in the
Senate this afternoon. Root of Water-
bury moved for a postponement of one
week, so that he could look into the
matter. He said that a lobbyist offer-
ed him a bite only yesterday, but he
did not even nibble.
Walsh of Bridgeport introduced two
petitions. One prayed for the passage
of an act protecting workmen and
others in their labor and trademarks.
the petition was prepared by the
Bridgeport machine and tool makers.
The other petition was formulated by
the carpenters and painters of Bridge-
port, who asked for the passage of an
act giving mechanics a first lien on
property. ‘
Beardsley of Bridgeport ofl'ered pe-
titions for the amendment of the charter
of that city. One provided for the _ap-
pointment of a committee on municipal
improvements, and the other asked
that the charter be amended so as to
provide for the election of registrars of
wards, instead of registrars of voting
districts. The recent division of the
wards in Bridgeport would make it nec-
essary to increase the number of regis-
trars if the law were not changed._ .
The third was a resolution provrding
for an amendment to the constitution
of the state so as to dispense With the
necessity of electing selectmen annu-
ally. The petition explained_that Since
the passage of the consolidation act the
duties of selectmen are unimportant,
The resolution also authorized cities to
hold elections every two 1,” s and
elect city officers biennially if ' ,' y so
desire. These matters were referred to
the judiciary. ‘3
Wells of Fairfield offered a resolu-
tices of the peace every two years instead
of one.
The House concurred with the Son-
ate in appointing Messrs. Houhhan,
Mead and Rowland county commisSion-
ers for Fairfield county.
VA Av 7‘
——Fresh Fish.
Fish, oysters and clams, and all
kinds of meats, received daily at Bay-
mond & Lockwood, 22 Main street.
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Must Pay for Sinking the Edson.
The United States Circuit Court has
affirmed a judgment of $11,313 in favor
of the city of New York against the
New England Terminal Company,. as
owner of the propeller Express. whic
ran into and sunk the Health Depart-
ment’s tu Franklin Edson, at North
Brother '13 and, Feb. 16, 1892.
Protestant Ulster Bitter-1y Protests Against
Irish Home Rule.
BELFAST, March 3.—The demonstration
of the Orangemen of Belfast, caused by a
manifesto from the Grand Lodge to op-
pose Home Rule, was held last night.
marched in a body to Ulster Hall. Much
excitement prevailed in the streets, and
precautions Were taken to prevent riot-
1n . ,
Rev. Dr. Kane, Grand Master of the
Belfast Orangemen, was in the chair and
said: “A hundred and fifty thousand
Orangemen are enrolled under the Orange
banner of Ireland, and are all in the
closest touch with' the vast number of
brethren throughout the Queen’s domin-
ions. These men object to take the road
that. Gladstone’s majority of ~ criminal
conspirators have ordered them to take;
they will not have the crooked, stony
path of Home Rule which leads intoatho
wilderness of oppression and plunder-n
no, not if Gladstone bad a majority of 140
criminal conspirators, including not only
Michael Davitt, but O’Donovan Rossa,
Patrick Egan and the notorious ‘Number
One’ of the Phoenix Park murderers.”
A resolution was adopted refusing to
recognize the officers, to ‘obey the laws,
or to pay the taxes of the Irish Parlia-
ment.
Amounts Recently Given Him by the
Different Natlops.
ROME, March 3.——The following are the
amounts of Peter’s Pence sent to the
Pope on the occasion of his Jubilee by
dineren't Catholic populations of the
world: France, 2,251,000 lire; Austria,
1,500,000 lire; England and Scotland,
1,200,000 lire; Ireland, 18,000; Germany,
350,000 lire; Italy, 200,000; Argentine Re-
public and Uruguay, 150,000 lire; Mexico,
200,000 lire; Brazil,,,100,000 lire; other
South American Republics, 300,000 lire;
Spain, 180,000; Turkey, 50,030 lire; Bel-
gium, 100,000 lire.
Ministers Preparing to Resign.
LONDON, Mai-ch 3,—Minister Lincoln is
preparing to forward his resignation on
the fourth of March. upon the mug“...
tion of President Clovoliud. Dispatches
from Rome, 8t. Potersburg "id ‘_ j
arc-to the effect that Mr. Porter, ‘ -
can Minister to “drum. White, Mitt.-
thggaer'm'an Empire. I,” all lending
their resignations, to take effect upon 0
a
arrival of their successors. ,
. ,- g — - - «I .
l,"
[$1.00 aYear. '
in favor of Mr. Gunn’s motion. Eight~
tion providing for the election of jus— -. ‘
The members of the different lodges .
ter'to Russia, aud'Mr. Phelps, Minister to I
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