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Some Hand-MaliaCohgratulatlons. -
The ninth annual report of the Uni-
ted States Civil Service Commission is
not materially difl‘erent from the for-
mer efforts of that most/remarkable or-
ganization. 'In fact every annual re-
port issued by the Civ11 Service Com-
mission is heavily interlarded with a
vein of self-praise and misinformation,
says the washington Post. So com-
mon has this practice become that it is
entirely safe to paraphrase Mr. Dana’s
rule, and rest assured that when you
see it in the report of the Civil Service
Commission, it isn’t so.
Perhaps the most glaring attempt at
misrepresentation contained in the last
report of the Civil Service Commission
is that section which congratulates its
members on account of the position
taken on the question of political asseiss—
ments. The report says: “The com-
mission considers the stand it took with
reference to political assessments the
most noteworthy feature of its work
during— the year, and believes its action
had good effect.” The Post is firmly of
he opinion that the Civil Service Com-
missioners don’t believe anything of
the kind. They have been con-
victed ofa number of ridiculous and
shady transactions, but they are not
suCh innocents as they are self-painted
in their report.
It is a matter of general information
that the stand the commissioners took
with reference to political assessments
consisted of a ludicrous beating of the
breast after the wrong had been com-
mitted. The Government clerks con-
tributed freely to the fund of the Har-
rison campaign managers, and the an-
tics of the civil service commissioners
didn’t in the least intimidate or scare
those whose duty it was to canvas the
warious departments for funds. The
Civil Service Commission satisfied it-
;self with empty platitudes, and not
.one' of the offenders was prosecuted
for violating the law. This is the
“stand” the civil service commissioners
so fervently congratulate themselves
upon. '
Four years hence there will be anoth-
er campaign, and, like all its predeces-
sors, it will require money to make
it successful. The friends of the ad-
ministration, and particularly those
who are enjoying the ofiicial usufruct
of the last victory, will be called upon
to contribute. There will be some
classical reform music by the Chinese
choir, but the campaign contributions
will be made as usual, and in its thir-
teenth annual repul‘t the Civil Service
Commission will again shake hands
with itself on account of its "stand"
in reference to campaign assesments.
There never was a time when the Civil
Service Commission didn’t seek to se-
cure commendation under false pre-
tenses.
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The Case of Carlyle Harris
Outside of all sentimental or sympa-
thetic considerations, which, as they
have no judicial weight, should have
equally as little in determining the ac-
tion of the executive, there appear to
be some important breaks in the cir-
cumstantial evidence upon which Car-
lyle Harris has been condemned 'to
death as the murderer of Helen Potts
that are entitled to Gov. Flower’s se-
rious consideration.
It will be remembered that the ex-
pert whose evidence convicted Harris
was Professor R. A. Witthaus, who tes-
tified that he had discovered morphine
in the viscera of Helen Potts “by in-
fallible tests.” Witthaus swore that he
applied fourteen tests to the residue
found in the - organs which he admit-
ted contained ptomaines—the poisons
generated by decomposition. He like
wise admitted that these ptomaines do
respond to nine out of fourteen tests he
employed, with precisely similar re-
sults to those that morphine gives.
Five of the fourteen. however, gave re;
actions which could not have been due
to ptomaines, and must therefore be
considered as infallible evidence of the
presence of morphine. These five ‘ ‘in-
fallible” tests were all color tests.
In the Buchanan case Professor Witt-
haus claimed to have unmistakably
discovered morphine by six tests, in-
eluding the five infallible ones em-
ployed in the Harris case. ' If these
tests should be proved unreliable and
not abreast with the chemical discov-
eries made in the two years interven-
ing between experiments in the two
cases it certainly would, impeach the
conclusions Witthaus testified to in the
case of Harris. '
Yet this is precisely what occurred.
Professor Walter Theodore Scheele,
fresh from exhaustive studies along the
lines in question prosecuted under the
greatest authorities of the world, the
German expert chemists, and Professor
Victor C. Vaughan, professor of chem-
istry in the University of Michigan,
who is accorded the foremost rank
anaong American experts and takes
equal rank with the best authorities of
Europe, both testified that the tests of
Witthausiand Doremus were absolute-
ly worthless so far as the presence of
morphine is concerned. ,
Both swore that no tests were valu-
able where the ptomaines are present.
Professor Vaughan gave ocular demon-
stration of the worthlessness of these
tests by producing the reactions of
ptomaines and the morphine in open
court. Scheele swore that he made the
five tests-relied upon by Witthaus, but
was not 1’ permitted to testify to the re-
sults. In, Germany, unless they iso-
latedthe morphia, the evidence of ex-
ports is not received. , 7
The expert testimony of these men
might be said to be in the nature of
new evidence, requiring an overhaul-
ing of the conclusions reached in the
Harris case. If, 'considered judicially,
this new evidence can be estimated as
sufficient to justify a ruling for a new
.trial from a Judge, then, from the
standpoint of one possessing power of
executive clemency, ought not the late
evidence to be held to justify, if not to
impel, at least a stay of execution of
sufiicient duration to permit Governor
Flower to bring the experts, Professors
.Vaughan and Scheele, and any others
into his presence to hear their conclu-
sions as to the methods of the chemists
in the Harris case?
A Mistake.
The action of the Court of Burgesses
in imposing rather hard conditions
upon the Norwalk Tram‘way with refer-
ence to Mill Hill, while apparently in
the interests of the Borough tax pay-
ers will prove to be somewhat detri-
mental to the business interests of the
Borough if the tramway does not run
into and through Wall street. The
tramway, if completed as projected,
will tap purchasing communities having
an aggregate population of over three
thousand people whose business is
worth having and ‘whose purchasing
will be largely done at our local count-
ers, provided they can get to and from
their homes speedily and cheaply.
Granted that the primary object of the
tramway is to make money for its pro-
jectors, still its completion to East
Norwalk and New Canaan will benefit
the Borough, and nowhere more than
in its business center. The eleVated
roads in New York have added millions
to the value of realestate in the lower
part of the city by bringing people to
the business centers and thereby con-
centrating business. The effect of the
tramway will be to add largely to the
value of business property, and tend to
keep the business of the Borough with-
in one-half a mile of the “ old bridge.”
The building of small stores in differ-
ent localities will cease as people can
go where the goods are and nothave
the goods brought to them. “Rapid
transit” helps any place, and heaven
knows that the Borough Of Norwalk
needs every adventitious element that
can be summoned to her aid. The
good faith of the Court of Burgesses
cannot be questioned, but we fear they
lack that foresight which builds up a
town. We think they should allow
Mill Hill to be made feasible for the
use of the tramway and that they
should not only consent to two tracks
through Wall street, but should ask
the legislature to compel the two com?
panies to get together in the matter of
joint trackage. To allow the horse
railway to control Wall street is but to
perpetuate a monopoly. The. tramway
is in no sense a rival of theolder com-
pany, and even if it was Norwalk’s
deep founded belief in a ‘fparallel ”
ought to urge us to favor the tramway
on general principles.
It the Court wishes t6 shift the re-
sponsibility to other shoulders let them
calla Borough meeting and then we
shall see if the business men of Nor-
walk wish to stop this powerful aid to
the development of their business. Of,
course we will be called “corporation
allies,” “tools of monopoly,” etc., but
we ask would the business property of
Norwalk be worth any more if the ex-
isting horse railroad was torn up?
Would it not be actually worth more if
there were two roads through the town
instead of one? Where would the
business part of New York city be
were it not for the “L ” roads ? True
the “ L” roads are capitalized beyond
reason, but they have enriched the real
estate owners of New York by concen-
trating business in the lower part of
the city, thereby making business real
estate more valuable each year, and
they have also rendered acres and acres
of uptown property available for resi-
dence purposes which, without rapid
transit, would have remained cow pas-
tures, at cow pasture prices.
Norwalk is not New York, but an
electric road reaching into territory
not served in any way cannot but help
build up the Borough, and any unrea-
sonable obstacaes thrown in the way of
extra-urban transit is a check to the
town’s progress. We think the impor-
tance of this subject in its bearing upon
the welfare of the Borough entitles it
to a second thought on the part of our
Borough Fathers, and we hope they
will look at the matter through broad
gauge spectacles.
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A Very Offensive Partisan. ,.
By the removal of Postmaster Watt,
of Columbus, Ga., says the Washing-
ton Post, Postmaster General Bissell
has expressed his emphatic disapproval
of the very worst type of offensive par-
tisanship, and his action will be hear-
tily approved irrespective of party.
Postmaster Watt conceived the idea
that he might hold on to his position
by sacrificing his Republican employ-
ees, and in spite of the fact that they
missed all of them and appointed Dem-
ocrats to their places. .Having done
this, the postmaster reported his action
to Postmaster General Bissell, expec-
ting to be commended for-his work.
The action "of the Postmaster Gen-
eral was prompt and pleasing.
soon as he had been made acquainted
with the facts Mr. Watt’s omcial head
was flipped off of its official shoulders,
~ and the official blood trickled over his
were in the classified service, he‘disr
As.
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master watt-rm, transformed in
_“ex’? before he'could realize”whh’tihadi
taken place. *ijt only this, but in a J.-_.
few seconds la‘t'er'his Democratic sue“; 'fi
cessor :had been 'named, and, as théii-
Senate is._'n_ot in session, he, took'irlié
mediate possession of the office, ”with
its ready-made corps of Democratic
clerks. Of course the discharged Re-
publican clerks were very much pleased
and, in fact, everybody, with the ex-
ception of Watt. is highly satisfied.
Postmaster General Bissell has set an
example that his fellow-Cabinet ofli-
cials will do well to follow. The office-
holding informant and party traitor is
a dangerous character. He‘ who would
betray his fellow-employee and his
party would not hesitate to perpetrate
other dishonest acts, and there ought
to be no room for such persons in the
public service.
.Do You Know
That a large percentage of deaths in
this country are cause by consump-
tion and lung trouble? A little cold
neglected in the beginning often
terminates in consumption. Every
time you cough you increase the
trouble, and an inflammation is soon-
started. which is difl‘icu‘lt to control.
There is one remedy that cures quickly
every kind of a cough. That is Dr.
Hale’s Household Cough Cure. It is
the best. Are you not entitled to the
best? For sale at 25c. and 50c. a bot-
tle at H. R. Hale’s drug store.
By Jesuit Fathers. /
Jesuit missionary fathers are in
Bridgeport this week conducting a
mission at St. Patrick’s church. The
regulations which govern their lives
are very severe. As a religious body
the Jesuits are the most advanced theo-
logians in the Catholic church. It re-
quires long years of close study to
master the dogmas of Catholicity,
which is essential for admission into
this order. Rev. Father McDonald
conducted the services yesterday, and
his sermon last evening was eloquent,
ogical and impressive.
Look out for Them..
A gang of traveling doctors seem to
be operating the New England circuit,
posing as members of various nation-
alities. In one city they are English
doctors, in another, Spanish-American
doctors, etc. The faces of the staff,
however, are the same in the various
cities, so that it is evident the nation-
ality is changed with a great deal of
ease. New England newspapers that
have a desire to protect their readers
from gross imposition would do well to
look into this matter. —National Adver-
iser.
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A. Leader.
Since its first introduction, Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular
favor, until now it is' clearly in the
lead among pure medicinal tonics and
alteratives—containing nothing which
permits its use as a beverage or intox-
icant, it is recognized as the best and
purest medicine for all ailments of
Stomach, Liver or Kidneys—It will
cure Sick Headache, Indigestion, Con-
stipation, and drive Malaria from the
system. Satisfaction guaranteed with
each bottle or the money refunded.
Price only 500. per bottle. Sold by H.
R. Hale.
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To Chicago on Wheels.
From Boston to Chicago on a bicycle
in ninety hours is a task some of the
representative swift and hardy young
wheelmen of the country will attempt
to perform, beginning April 30, when-
the first relay of two bicyclists will
leave Boston with the message that is
to be passed from relay to relay and to
be rushed forward night and day until
it reaches Chicago.
The schedule has been arranged at a
pace of ten miles per hour at night and
eighteen miles during the day, an aver-
age of fourteen miles an hour each day,
and if the weather is favorable the dis-
tance will undoubtedly be covered in
the allotted ninety hours. The dis-
tance in the first division, from Boston
to New York, is 269 miles ; New York
to Albany, 149 ; Albany to Buffalo; 304;
Buffalo to Cleveland, 175, and Cleve-
land to Chicago, 357 miles. Total, 1,-
264 miles.
Sues for a Divorce.
The New York Recorder of yester-
day says: "According to the testi-
mony adduced in the divorce proceed-
ings of Winfield S. Stinson against his
wife, Isabella E. Stinson, the woman
was of an extremely frisky disposition,
to put it mildly. Prior to her marriage
to Mr. Stinson, the respondent, who is
an extremely pretty brunette, resided
with her parents at Third and Smith
streets, Brooklyn. She was then a
teacher in.Henry Ward Beecher’s Sun—
day-school at Plymouth Church, and
was one of the most enthusiastic devo-
tees ot' missionery work among the
Chinese laundrymen. Mr. Sinson is
well known in Brooklyn. He is the
father of two children by his union
with the woman from which he has just
been divorced by Judge Cullen.”
The testimony was of a very sensa-
tional character. The defense was a
general denial of the charges. Mrs.
Stinson, it is said, is now living with
her relatives in Norwalk.
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Driving Club and Charter Oak Park.
Negotiations are pending between
the Drivrng Club of New York and the
Charter .Oak Park Association of Hart-
ford, w1th a view to amalgamating
their respective grand circuit meetings
and trotting the events of the latter
association at the Fleetwcod track.
If satisfactory arrangements can‘ be
made Fleetwcod would have a seven
days meeting’ commencing on the Mon-
day of New York’s grand circuit week,
and continuing over the following Mon-
day—Labor Day. This would give the
Morrisamatrack the best'card of' the
season, for in addition to the yearling
two, three and four year old stakes a
$5,000 free for all, and the valuable 2:14
--and.2:20 stakes. Itwould include the
$10,000 Charter Oak Stake, and a $15,-
000'stake for .three-year-olds, nomina-
tions for which were made in 1891
The regular purse events of both clubs
would swell the amounts hung up to
over $60,000. : _
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If yen are nervous or ys tic tr
Carter’s Little Nerve Pills. piggspepsii
makes you nervous, and nervousness
makes [you dyspeptic ; either one‘ ren-
ders you miserable, and these little
pills cure both.
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omens .boiiylff’fixi fiestas:Zuni-136$, _
kpatientslin the vicinity, has es-
tablished a permanent office at
No. I Bank Street,
Stamford, Conn.
SPECIALTY-é-Dlseases of men
and all disorders c'fthe'Genito,
Urinary and Nervous system.
Office Hours: 10 to 2 and
5 to 8 ;' Sundays, 10 to 2 and
8 to 9. ' ..
Just published a series at
lectures entitled “Man’s Mis-
sion,” by mail free.
SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT
I HAVE JUST SECURED THE
LATEST momma-s
Spring Suitings,
Which I will make up at the lowest cash}
1*. zb‘cdous,
Custom Tailor
17 North lain Street. South Norwalk.
Jarvis Kellogg’s
Is the best place to go for Ladies’,
Misses’ and Children’s,
S H O E S l
of all kinds.
11 kinds of Rubber Shoes
New Elastic put into your old shoes
as good as new.
Rips sewed up neatly.
Special attention given to repairing
PRICES THE LOWES 'l‘
31 MAIN STREET
SIGN OF THE GOLDEN BOOT.
III. F. W. Harmer,
Painless Dentist.
Artificial Teeth Without Plates.
(Crown and Bridge Work.)
Set of Teeth 'on Red Rubber
Guaranteed to be the Best and the Same
that other Dentists charge Twice as much for
Teeth extracted without pain - - 500
Soft Fillings - - - - 50c and up
Gold Fillings - - - $1.00 and up
All work pertaining to Dentistry'guaran
teed to be the best workmanship at prices
about one-half charged by other dentists.
"mom-12 Washington Street.
ver Pest OEce. South Norwalk.
JOHN F. FLYNN
Sanitary Plumber,
STEAM and GASFITTER
JOBBING A SPEBIALTY.
Having taken the basement under the Lib.
ra .108 Washington street nuth Norwalk
an fitted it for
ALL lglNDS
PLUMBING
I respectfully solicit ashare of public atron
age. I refer to plumbing I have done or th
past seven years; in the employ of W. H. Mes k-
er it Co. work Will have my personal sup-
ervision..and Will be prom _tly executed and
satisfaction guaranteed. ive me a trial. 7
BARNES & 00.,
Of Newburg, are enlarging
PORTRAITS - IN - CRAYON - AND
WATER - COLORS
For many of the best families in this
locality. Have your Pictures done now
W. B. RICHARDS.
AVING taken the basement in the James
ock, No. 3,Water street, I am now pre-
pared tp do_ all kindsof Job work in carpen-
terms. furniture repairing and upholstenng.
All kinds of furniture bought on sold or ex-
changed. I respectfully solicit a share of
public patrons. e, and guarantee all work to
receive persona and prompt attention, Give
me a trial. 561-3mo
O‘f-‘New York,‘having many .
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DRY GOODS.
con. MAIN AND CANNON
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OU‘R CL OAK PARLORS babe recently bceufitled up, and
ur superb stockof C looks, Capes aud Wraps is ready for z’u—
spectz'ou.
Our buyers in Wow York were among . lbc first to
make selections from tbc season’s imported novelties, and as the
orders wcpluced were large, we are able to make the prices reason-
able.
THE ‘BARGAIWS OFFERED of intervals in ‘Drcss
Goods, Hoz'scry, Underwear, Houdkercbz’q‘s, Ribbons, Gloves
and cocrythlugpcrlozuz'ug to a well stocked Dry Goods Store, on
wortb the consideration of lbe careful shopper.
WE .A‘RE SELL/ENG from llmc’ to time uz’celv Bouud ‘Books
by popular .Amcrlcuu and English autbors, suitable for Summer
reading at prices the lowest in lbe city.
OU‘R W0 TION COUNTER is u pclfccl gem of artistic sel-
lz'ug, the result of two years tbougbl oudlobor, and we cbullcugc
z'ls comparison in any olbcr slam in lbc stole.
WE coulz'uuc lbe inducement of return fares (or 30 cents) to
every Norwalk purchaser of $ 5.00. wortbfof goods, dud the round-
lrzp fare of 60 cculs lo purcbascrs of $10.00 dud over; wc cx-
ccpl, bowc-vcr, collou lbrcud and collou domestics from being z'u-
cludcd z'u lbc amount making up lbc $5 or $10 purchases.
SPEC/04L DEPARTc‘MENTS.
Agents for ‘Bulln'ck’s Patterns, and lbc celebrated French
P. D. Corset.
cflwm'ugs, Tents and Soils; Only-skilled workmen employed.
WE GUARANTEE 'tkul the material used is of the best,
and estimates fumz’sbcd the lowest of any in lbc city.
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BRI‘DGEPOR T, CONN.
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Excelsior
Livery and Sales Stable.
:Opposite D. & N. R. R. Depot.
CONN.
Stylish, Single or Double
' Teams.
WITH OR WITHOUT DRIVERS.
Safe Horses for Women and Chil—
dren. Saddle Horses 9. specialty.
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DAILY DIRECT
FREIGHT LINE
New Yorkfwm
South Norwalk
and Norwalk. Ct.
THE PBOPELLOBS
City of Norwalk and Eagle
m.
Will leave P1re23. ast River (Bookman
New York, at 5 p. m. daily; Sundays excepted .
Freight. received from 7 a. m.»unt 5 p. m.
Beturmn . boats leave Norwalk at 5. p. m
and South prwplk at 6 :30 p. m. .
Upon ap lication to_ a cuts the City of No
wal sud t e Ba 19 will e sent for special lo ‘
St flreight, anyw ere in New York or
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{fl'All persons are forbid trusting any
the employees of the boats of this line on
count of the owners thereof.
SCAVENGER.
NORWALK mp .80. NORWALK.
Privy Vaults and Cess oels Clo d
assassin.seizil’ilrnfdiifiii
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street. orwalk. General omcguscs’li‘airflfid
avenue. Bridgeport. CHARLES MO'I'I‘. 473m
E. eusowsxi, ,
Merchant ~ Tailor.
I have just ceived the Finest and
and Largest Selection of
SPRING-AND SUMMER SUITINGS,
TROUSERINGS AND VESTINGS,
Ever shown in Norwalk. which i will mks
, in style and price to suit everybody.
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Wall and Water its. Norwalk
' 30 Water Street,
Remember this and bear in mind,
That to be a-poet we are not in
clined ; , .
But with our neighbor butchers we
are not behind.
THE onEAP'fugT MARKET, IN
THE NORWALK MARKET.
I THOMAS E. SHEEHAN.
MRS. EA. BATES .
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grostnnon. cans hijalcohol ”Bolton
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Pull Hard Never Rip
Perm TS!
Just received, large assortment?
PRIBES: $1.00, I.25, |.50. 2.09 _
Taft Bros.
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,Super-phdsphate.
- Potatoe Manure,
Ground" Bone.
Barnyard Manure,
Air Slacked Lime,
Land Plaster.
and Land Salt.
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