Founded in 1800.] a .4n Entertaining and I nstmetive Home. J carnal, Especially Devoted to Local .News and Interests. VOL. Kenn—No. 27. l . N ORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, JULY 7, i 893. \- [SLOO a‘Year. PRICE Two CENTS- Admiral Markham’s- Report. Rear Admiral Markham’s report on the sinking of the Victoria is a simply- worded document which by,plain im- plication casts the blame for the dis- aster' on Vice Admiral Tryon. That the two divisions of the fleet were too near each other to attempt the difficult manoeuvre ordered by Admiral Tryon is obvious to any landsman who has ever trod an ocean steamer. Six cables’ length, three-fifths of a mile, was all the distance between the Camperdown and the Victoria when their helms were put' down an equal number of points, and one turned to the right and the other to the left. It was not a ques- tion of steering to avoid a collision, the steering invited a collision, for it was hard and fast by, signal. And what the seamen themselves thought of the risk is plain. Whether if Admiral Markham had obeyed the signal at once the Camper- down 'would have cleared the Victoria is a question that will probably 'come - up on the court-martial. It cannot be discussed now for obvious reasons—if for no other reason, for want of detail- ed inform ation—but it may be accept- ed as conclusive that the ordertshould never have: been given. " “fon- =strance of Admiral Tryon, j‘dfiicers is conclusive as to that point, and it will probably be long before we hear of ironclad squadrons manoeuvering in close order again. But it is chiefly to be noted that having made his mistake, Admiral Tryon did what a seaman al- ways does, in the view of the Philadel- phia Times,and what the landsman of to. day seeks any excuse, no matter how pitiful, for avoiding—he went down with his ship. Biography and History. One hundred and twenty-two years ago to-morrow, Saturday, July 8, Vice Admiraleilliam Tryon, great-grand- father of Vice Admiral Sir George Try- on of recent war ship Victoria and Mediterranean fame, entered upon his office as last Royal Governor of the province of New York, during which administration it would appear that he had at least two notable Norwalk friends. The acquaintance of one of these was the result of a revolutionary marine movement in the middle of ng Island Sound ; the second friend’s residence has given celebrity to a de- lightful 1893 home a few rods distant from the present St. Paul’s church. Besides theseltwo ancient townsmen of ours, Vice [Admiral, Chancellor, Cap- tain General, Major General, and Gov- ernor iniChief, William Tryon had per. sonal business dealings with 9. Norwalk man whose pedigree it would be of in- terest in the city of London now to know, and whoever will give any inti- mation as to the 1775-80 proprietor of the Norwalk f‘Arnold” house, will con- tribute a much desired piece of historic information. Some, and probably said Norwalk Arnold, has had glory con- ferred upon him through the action of the ancestor of last month’s illustrious George TryOn, and‘the writings of the second President of the United States. While there can be no question as to the cruelties meted .out to the Connecticut objects of Tryon’s enmity, (a fact of which his distin- guished Mediterranean great-grandson seems to have been ignorant,) still there must have been another side to William TryOn’s character, else he could hardly have associated as inti- mately as he" evidently did with such colonial gentry as Dr. Timothy Dwight, ‘ and others of like high. stamp. He had free access to the select Fairfield coun- ty parlor, in which John Hancock was married, and from which' the vdeathless Declaration signer’s beautiful bride was soon afterward buried. With our native town his name is forever sadly linked. Whether his wife, nee Miss Wake, ever had any connection with the county or country, 'we do not know. months since, in what was in the Gen- eral’s day N orwalk soil, of one claimed to have been his grandson, prompts the inquiry as to his transient residency here. We have a Tryon’s Hill,” a “ Tryon’s Chair," and Westport' or N orwalk secretes the traditional “ Try- on’s Cane.” . Our Vice Admiral, soon after the I I'OOnfiagration of Norwalk, returned to‘ England where be discharged his office as Lieutenant, General in the British army until death discharged him from ' all earthly warfare on Jan. 27, 1788. The recent tragical disaster to Eng- land’s noblest. warship and loss of its famed commander filly revives our" recollections ofrhis royal and loyal to the king, ancestor, who burned patri- XX. .. otic and liberty-loving Norwalk, July ' 8th, 1771. West Point Appointment. The formal appointment ,of a West Paint cadet from this state was made at Washington yesterday. R._S. Gran- er of Winsted was named with F. W. tevens of Bridgeport as alternate. ' An interment some' TERSE TALES or THE TIMES. Mrs. Margaret J. Murphy, aged 84 years, is dead in Stamford. ——Hind i— lamb 18c,fore 12c People’s Mt Mr. Frank Conley of Philadelphia, is a guest of Thomas Powell, on Leon- ard street. The N onpariel Lawn Tennis club en- joyed a shere dinner at Gregory’s Pomt last night. —See adv. Swede woman wanted in to-day’s paper. 3- The Stamford Methodists will go on an excursion to Boynton Beach, N. J ., next Monday. Mrs. Fawcett, the milliner, is mov- ing into her old quarters in the James block on Water street. The Morton vs. Gray case is set down for trial to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock before Justice Coolidge. The annual meeting of the Norwalk Fire Insurance company will be held on Thursday morning, July 27. —A large bottle of Pure Ammonia for 5 cts. Try it. New York Grocery (30., 33 Main street. ‘ Landlord Collins of the American House, celebrated his 49th wedding an- niversary on Tuesday last. The County Commissioners will de- vote the greater part of their time this month to hearing remonstrances on liquor cases. . A. R. Malkin 3: Co. have contracted to build an addition 36x40 feet on the A. C. Wheeler straw hat factory. The Work will be commenced at once. A special Borough meeting will be held at the Town House on Saturday, July 22d, for the purpose of voting on the acceptance of the new city. charter. —Nothing so good for Sunburn and Tan as Hale’s Rose Cream. Samples free. 642-tf The tramway contractors had a gang of men at work all night, and this morn- ing found the crossin s over the horse railway track to Bel en avenue com- pleted. ' Two tramp dogs had a fight near Hale’s drug-store, Thursday afternoon. Isn’t it about time that the selectmen enforced the law in reference to unli- censed canines ? . —Ju st received, a large consignment of Jones’ 00 Flour, which we are sell- ing for 55 cts. a bag. New York Gro- cery Co., 33 Main street. The funeral of Mrs. Helen A. Prow- itt, wife of John W. Beatty, Wlll be at- tended from her late home, No. 13 Union Park, this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The total number of prisoners re- ceived at the county jail as the result of the celebration of the Fourth was five, of which number two were from wicked Bridgeport. ~ —Every person who purchases goods to the amount of $1 at the Boston Store, Norwalk, Wlll be given a ticket for a free rideon the Norwalk Tramway:11 3t Rev. Father Slocum has under con- sideration the macadamizing of . the streets in St.'Mary’s cemetery. If he decides to have it done the work will be commenced Within a short time. It is reported that James Flynn re- ceived a severe chastisement at the hands of his children one day this week. James went home under the in- fluence of strong drink and that was the cause of it. --We are still selling the Finest Elgin Creamery Butter for 25 cts. per pound, Cheese 15 cts. 1b., and Lard at 10 cts. a lb. New York Grocery Co. D. W. Thrall, general agent of the Humane Society visited the County Children’s Home .last_ night. He was accompanied by his wife. He reports the Home as being the best conducted institution he has visited throughout the state. ’ A Wall street merchant has a placard out announcing a “Free Ride on the Tramway Co.” A free ride on a Tram- way “Com any” would indeed be a novelty an attract a good deal of at- tention. By the way, Messrs. Mitchell &l Jugd, when and where is it to take p ace, . Attorneys John H. Perry, L. D. Brewster. and 'others interested in the Hubbard Bernes' contested will case, were herethis mormng and held a con- sultation in reference to further pro- ceedings inthe .case. A decision was recently given in the Superior Court in‘favor of the widow. WESTON. John Cole of New Jersey, is spend; ing the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eben ‘S. Cole. , , . Mrs. Lorinda Andrews 'of Brooklyn, is visiting relatives in town. Frederick Elling has purchased the- Dowd place of D. D. Coley. - Mr. and Mrs. D. B.’ Provost of Eliza- beth. . N. J ., are visiting at James Smith’s. , . Dr. and Mrs. Frank Gorham have returned from their wedding trip ' to Saratoga and the Niagara Falls. , . Dr. Biker of New York, is to preach in Emanuel church on Sunday. lb 'down in the lady’s lap. tolen Team Recovered. The team stolen from George F. Cook, of Bridgeport, last week was re- covered yesterday ‘at Seymour. The thief escaped. -.v Malignant Smallpox. A Russian Finn named “Fred,” one of the crew of the schooner Harold C. Beecher. from Brunswick, Ga... was taken to the New Haven pcsthouse yesterday, suffering with malignant smallpox. .. Eloped With the Coachman. Miss Mollie Tesst, daughter of New Rochelle’s leading physician, has eloped with her father’s coachman, a Swede. She is said to be pretty and accomplished while he is homely and has a poor education. USE D 1NA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S ‘ THE KIND THAT CU RES.” ‘0' O. U. A. M. Field Day. July 28th will be a big day for the councils of the O. U. A. M. On this day occurs the district field day of the O. U. A. M. of Bridgeport, and all of the councils in Fairfield county have been invited to participate and some councils from outside the county are, also expected to be present. ' Reported to Coroner Doton. Coroner Doton has received the re- ports of his medical examiners which show that in Fairfield county there were but two fatal Fourth of July acci- dents. _ The victims were little girls and strange to say both deaths were caused in the same manner. The girls were burned to death. Their clothes caught fire from firecrackers. The victims wereEdithKieth.agcd8,SouthNorwalk, and Lottie Bernd, aged 11, of Danbury. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” .0. Ought to be Abated. Complaint is made to the GAZETTE of the crowd of young men who congxe- gate evenings on the corners and i \e of buildings Of'Main, Wall and Water streets. and interlard their conversa- tion with vile and profane language. The Warden should, and probably will see to it that the nuisance is abated. The complaint comes from ladieswho speak of the parties as young men. Dirty loafers is what a certain business man calls them. - ‘Qv Birthday Party. Thursday was little Alice Crossman’s eighth birthday anniversary, and she celebrated the event by givinga party to a number of her little lady friends at her home on Harbor avenue. From 1 o’clock until 5 o’clock the children had a merry time, playing games, etc. A birthday feast was served which was heartily enjoyed, especially the ice cream part of it. All unite in pro- nouncing their hostess a charming en- tertainer and every one of the guests arished her many happy returns of the ay. - o»— , Even the Kickers Ride. The tramwa cars were crowded with passengers al day yesterday, many ladies availing themselves of an oppor- tunity for a ride down East avenue. Last night the cars were simply packed with passengers. When business re- vives in South Norwalk a large pro- portion of borough people who are em- / ployed in South Norwalk will avail- themselves of this rapid means of going to and from their work.‘ The trolley in Norwalk is already a success. Even the former kickers are now riding on the tramway cars. and no doubt won- der how under the canopy of heaven they ever kicked against its introduc- ion. USE Dix-X’s SARSAPARTDLAJT’S "run x1121) THAT CURES." A Contemptible Act. One evening this week, a young man accompanied by his wife boarded a tramway car at the present southerly terminus of the road. The seats on the car are reversible. Soon after he had seated himself another young man also in company With a lady on an opposite seat remarked to the first mentioned party that he ought to turn the seat. This was done, and the man’s wife step- ped around andsat down in the same seat but facing in an opposite wa from which she had before. Scarce y had she seated herself when the second men- tioned young man claimed that the seat belonged to him and deliberately .sat Fortunate for him it was that the crowd on the car pre- vented the husband of the lady from yanking the fresh young man from the car and giving him a deservedly good drubbing. He would have received no sympathy from those passengers who zyere cognizant of his contemptible a mu. - ‘V Av 7‘ Center District School Meeting. There was a very small attendance at the adjourned meeting of the Center District School last evening. This is to be regrette _, as them to be acted upon was important and of inter- est to every person in the District, if only from a sanitary poxnt. The meet- ing-was called to act upon the present sanitary condition, and provide for—a change in the same. ' The committee appointed'to ' investi-' gate into the matter "of"sy.stems', and cost of same, reported,'after-which:it was voted to adopt a systomdikcxthat. now in use atxthe COL, Roberts::;school building, and . at the ,Ncrualk...Clnb: buddingi-easystem of closets outsidalcf. building, connected with.r'1the2mcr, and, flushed with antoinsticstanks. The committee was instruc‘teddo-gctghidss for thework, and awardthegeuntrsct.‘ to the lowest bidder. It ,is.:‘£lti!nated ' that the work, completeywil'l cost'fully’ 82, 000. ' \hat the. year} '42 - ; for". waterwill amount toflillprmybeu determined later by the-watermete‘r g ~ Colonel 14 59 80 Lieutenant-colonel 13 22 B 50 nor 11 86. 8 20 aptam, mounted 10 4S 8 20 Captain _ . 4 93 3 20 Regimental quartermaster 9 93 8 20 First lieutenant, mounted 9 38 8 20 First lieotenant . 4 11 3 20 Secondlieutenantmounted 9 11 8 20 Secondlieutenant 3 83 ' 3 20 Chaplain 10 4S _ 8 20 . RETURNED ALONE. Rev. D. E. Dal/"Disappoints Hi8 Flock. Jilted by a New Canaan Girl. 5’ _____ Au Eastport, L. I. dispatch says everybody in that town knows why there is no bride in the parsonage .of the Rev. 1). E. Day. The young min- is'ter told the unhappy story from the gulpit in the Methodist church last Sun- ay. There is only one house of worship in Eastport. The Rev. Dr. Day, its pas- tor, is popular With the townspeople, and when a few weeks ago he told his friends he would soon bring his bride among them it was decided to welcome the young wife to her new home by a grand public reception. . This affair was to be a surprise to the minister when he returned with his bride on June 22 and after he went away to be married the townspeople raised a large tent which was made gay with decorations. Under the canvas tables were spread for an elaborate "feast,and here when the day arrived all Elot, the minister’s parishoners assembled to greet the bride and bridegroom. A delegation of citizens went to the - railway station to meet the young hus- band and wife and escort them to the sceneu'ef festivities. The minister stepped from the train alone. He was pale and careworn, and when the surprised persons who had gone to meet him asked for his bride he was too much overcome to say more than that the wedding had not taken place. ‘ , When this announcement was made to the waiting parishoners there was much excitement, and various specula- tions, and comments on the strange occurrence. Little else was talked of in Eastport for several days, but the mys- tery was not explained until the minis— ter with much emotion told the story to his congregation last Sunday. He was to have married Miss Fancher, daughter of George N. Fancher, of New Canaan, Conn. When the Rev. Mr. Day reached Mr. Fancher’s house he was surprised at the coldness of his re- ception. He had not been there long before he learned that stories reflect- ing on his character had reached Miss Fofncher and she refused to become his m e. The stories to the effect that the Rev. Mr. Day had been engaged to another young woman at the time he was en- ‘ geared to Miss Fancher; also that he was already married, and, worst of all, had once been arrested for breach of promise of marriage. The minister de- clared his innocence of the charges,bnt to no purpose. Miss Fancher .would not marry him . Mr. Day told his con- gregation he would be vindicated some day, but that a reconcilliation With Miss Fancher was impossible. It is said the stories about Mr. Day were circulated in New Canaan and South orwalk, Conn., and the upper part of Westchester county with the object of injuring him. His un- fortunate love- affair has excited the deepest sympathy for him in Eastport. osnoam's SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT nouns." C. N. 0. Pay. Longevity pay or service increase pay to officers of the National guard under the new law will not be paid and muster pay-rolls will be made up to in- clude only pay proper, i. e., the same pay as Officers of the regular army re- ceive. plus the allowance to mounted officers of $5 per day for horse. This conclusion is understood to be a final decision by the Adjutant-general which was promulgated in a circular issued from the Adjutant-general’s office yes- terday, which reads as follows: Upon a careful examination of the militia law recently passed by the Gen- eral assembly, this office decides that longev1ty pay for officers of the Con- necticut National guard is not author- ized under the law, therefore all the pay columns and foot notes on the first page of the circular issued from this office under date of June 19, 1893, are hereby annulled and will be disregard- ed in the making up of the muster pay- rolls, With the exception of the first two columns under the heading “for first five years,” which alone wilLremain in full force and effect. This decision will necessitate re- writing the muster pay-rolls sent in lately as pay for officers who attended the recent meetings for the election of an additional ma'or in each regiment which were ma e out in accordance with the pay circular issued by the Ad- , jutant-general June 19. The per diem pay of officers of the National guard and also of the Gover- nor’s staff under the old and new laws, including allowance for horse to mount- ed officers, is as follows : New law. Old law. Brigadier-general $20 07 $13 60 Out Door Concert. , i Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band will give a free concert in front of the Ar- .mory, tonight, at 8. o'clock. The fol- lowing excellent programme has been .arranged for the occasion. Cut it out for use this evening: ' 2222222222 . .. .W i an . o ' new“! .222 to c, . ,. 5—lfarch.8chi_lcothian, _ R. B. 3:11 ounds mErin. . C.--W.'B_ennctt iii—Schottische, - ~ .Southwell s—The Broken Home, Gus." Hutton 9-chob1e. ‘ , . BEH‘RI'NG SEflRBITRATORS. ‘” lessrs. Foster, Harlan, and Morgan No. Expected Home Until August. WASHINGTON, July 7.—'l‘hc members of the United States commission at Paris in. connection with the Behring sea. contro- versy have begun to return home. John '1‘. Coughlin, one of the state department clerks, has already reached here, and Major E. W. Halford, United States army, dis- bursing officer, and Mr. J. Stanley Brown, one of the treasury seal experts, sailed from Southampton last Saturday. Dr. Robert Lanning assistant counsel, is ex- pected to sail for the United States on the 15th inst. Counsel and other attaches will probably remain until the arguments have been concluded, and then start home. Hon. J. W. Foster, agent for the United States, and Justice Harlan and Senator Morgan, the arbitrators on behalf of this government, will. of course, stay until the finding of the board is reached. By the terms of the treaty the arbitrators are given three months after the close of the arguments to agree upon a verdict, so that Messrs. Harlan and Morgan probably will not finish their labors until some time in the fall. ' Mr. Foster. accompanied by his wife, will, after the adjournment sine die of the arbitrators, travel through Europe and the cast for a year before returning home. Outrage on American Fishermen. GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 7.—A dispatch received yesterday states that the schooner Horace B. Parker, of this port, has been seized at Port Royal, Anticosti, N. F. The schooner obtained a license at Placentia, paying for the same United States silver certificates, which were accepted without question. The captain secured one bait- ing at Placentia and one at Port,Royal, and on his return to the latter port the vessel was detained and an extra premium demanded, the alleged reason being the depreciation of the silver certificates. At a meeting of the board of trade last night resolutions were adopt-ed calling for ener- getic measures by the authorities at W'ash- ington in defense Of the rights of the fish- ing interestse Fatal Cyclone in Ellinnesota. LAKEFIELD, Mimi, July 7.—A cyclone struck here and did considerable damage . to buildings. The S. Y. Hyde warehouse was blown down andthe steeple of the Methodist church was taken off. The dwelling of Mr. Thompson, five miles west of here, was carried into the lake and to- tally wrecked, several members of the family being seriously injured. The dwelling of Andrew K. Ahara, three miles south, was totally wrecked, Mrs. Ahara and one child being fatally injured. Sev- eral lives are reported to have been lost in the country near here. A Royal ‘Veddlng Tragedy. LONDON, July 7.—A man fell last even- ing from a second story window in Fleet street, which was crowded with people in honor of the royal wedding. He struck on his head and his brain! were dashed out. His blood sputtered the crowd who were cheering iu the stress. The street was so densely peopled from wall to wall that it was impossible to keep clear of the body, and it was trampled and pushed about until the police removed it in an ambu- lance. Aflairs in Samoa. SAN FnAxcxsco, July 7.—Advices just received from Apia, Samoa, say that war is still imminent. though no fighting had occurred up to June 20. Baron von Pil- sach has departed from Samoa, his resig- nation having been accepted by the powers and the king. Drastic measures will be necessary to save Samoa from hope- less bankruptcy. The health of Robert Louis Stevenson, the novelist, has greatly improved.‘ Postmaster General Blssell’s Movements. WASHINGTON, July 7.—Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell has returned to the city. Dur- ing the day he will attend to the disposal of such official business as requires his immediate attention and tomorrow, ac- companied by the members of his family, will return to Glen Summit. Pa., where he will spend, his vacation, returning to Washington about the lst of August. The Damage to the Camper-down. VALE'I‘TA, Malta, July 7.-——The British battleship Camperdown. which ran into- and sank the Victoria, was placed on the dock here to undergo repairs. Her stem had been broken off just under the tor- pedo tube, about nine feet down. Her ram was bent over towards the port side, and six of her plates, three on each side, were damaged. The President's Message. WASHINGTON,,July 7.——It is stated that President Cleveland’s message to the extra session of congress will be written at Buz- 'zards Bay, and one of the reasons why he sought this vacation was that he might, unniolested by the office seeker, prepare the document upon which he intends to devote a great deal of painstaking care. A Brutal Murderer caught. CAIRO, Ills., July 7.-—A negro answering the‘description of the murderer of the two Ray girls, was caught and put in jail at Sykeston, Mo. He was identified by parties who had traced him from Kentucky. A special train left here with him for Ken- tucky,where it is thought he will be burned at the stake. , BAS€B7¥LL .YES'I“tRDAY. National League. Atlautsville: 3.11.3. Ne'wYork ...... 21003203041155 Wynne ...... 02.1021104—11112 At Cincinnati: ~ 3. n. n. Cincinnati.....2 l 0 0 0 0 2 l 3—9l6 4 Brooklyn ...... -521000000—8118 At Pittsburg: 3. n. I. Pittiburg ..... “200030005—10130 306mm.......'..0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0—9 6 4 At Chicag (ll innings): imam. Chicago00500113001—11193 Phlla.....l 0 2 O 0 1.2 3 l 0 0—1018 2 Manuals: 3.3.1.. BLLonls. ..... ..8 0 6 1 2 1 0.0 1-1215 3 Washington..l 0 0 l 0 0 0 20—4 9 5 .Ponnsylvnfla Stats League. At York—York. 2; Danvllle. o. ' . At Harrisburg—Harrisburg. 11; Eaton. At‘Altoona—Allentown. 18; Altman. :1 ' At JohnstOwn—JOhnstowm,13;.Scrantvn. Eastern Leisure. At Albany—Albany. 17; ‘Blnghamton. 1' At Troy's-Troy, 10; Wllkesbarre. 5. ' At Springfield—Springfield, 28: Eric. I. - a - , ‘ , be confirmed. ' \ ‘ '--.Wante'd. Any person having the first‘five vol- umes of the Connecticut_Colonial Rec- ords which they are willing to dispose of, can learn of a purchaser bycalling at the Gamma ofiice. 641-tf Military Examining Board. ‘ Col. Augustus C. Tyler of the Third Regiment. has been appointed a. mem- ber of the military examining board in place of Caftain W. H. C. Bowen. On Mon ay, July 10, the officers of the bri ade stafi',Second Separate Com- pany, achine-Gun Battery, and the First-Regiment Will be examined by General Haven, Colonel Tyler and Col- onel [Charles L Burdett of the First Regiment. On Tuesday the officers of the Second Regiment will be examined, Colonel John B. Doherty, of that regiment taking the place of Colonel Burdett. The officers of the Third Regi- ment will be examined on Wednesday by General Haven and Colonel Tyler. On Thursday, when the'ofiicers of the Fourth Regiment are ’ 'ned, ' onel Frost of that regim _ t will‘be add- ed to the board. The n pursued in appointing the board is 'have the col.- onel of each regiment p ti‘cipate in the examination of the officet's of . his regi- ment. " Have Had Enoigh Hallock Brothers have decided not to make another business venture in South N orwalk, says the Danbury News. Their business experience there has not been satisfactory. They have been burnediout twice, each time be- ing only partially insured. By the last fire they will lose something like 84,000. One of the firm told -a News reporter that business had been better than ever before at the South N orwalk fact y and four new in, chines had bee set up. They were in ing square boxes only and had 15,000 Bikes in the packing room ready for shipment and orders enough on hand to keep the fac. - tory running at its fullest capacitnyor several weeks. ‘ ‘ “It is evident that someone is op- posed to our being in business,” said Mr. Hallock. There is ample evidence that our factory was burned by incen~ diaries. The remains of a bonfire were found in the middle of the floor near where the fire was discovered. There had been no fire near that place and, in fact there had been none in the building for many hours. The other time the factory was burned, the build- ing was practically almost destroyed before the fire was discovered so there was, of course, no evidence of incen- diarism to be had. But this time it is different. At any rate we are convinced that South Norwalk is no place for us, no matter how good the prospect for business may be.” A MONSTER CYCLONE. A Telegraph Operator Reports a Hun- dred Dead In One Iowa Town—Wires Prostntcd and Reports Monger. CHEROKEE, 1a., July 7,—A destructive cyclone passed through the south part of this (Cherokee) county last evening,cut- ting a path ranging from a quarter to three miles in width and extending some twelve miles in the county. Reports of fourteen deaths and a large number of lnflired have already been brought to this city. The path of the storm is marked by complete desolation. Houses, barns and fences were swept completely away. Crops are ruined and a large number of farm - animals killed. Details are very meager. DES MOINES, 1a., July 7.—It is reported here from J olley, eight miles distant, that a cyclone struck Pomeroy early in the evening, swept away half of the buildings in the town and injured a. large number of people. Information is very meager, be- cause wires are prostrated in' every direc- tion. It is believed that Fonda and Man- son also suffered from the storm. The storm came from the northeast and de~ vastateda wide territory. The operator at Tara, 1a., telegraphs that 100 aredead at Pomeroy and 200 injured. ALTA, 18., July 7.—A terrific tornado, accompanied by thunder and hail, struck four miles south of this place at 5:30 last evening. A number of persons were killed. . Reports indicate that the storm extended from near Aurelia to Nowell, but meager reports only are as yet at hand. PROMINENTS AT THE FAIR. The Secretary of the Treasury to Enjoy a Week of Sightseeing. CHICAGO, July 7.—The secretary of the treasury and Mrs. J. G. Carlisle, their youngest son, Miss Berry, of Kentucky, and Colonel'C. 0. Stealey were on the grounds yesterday, in charge of the secre— tary’s sui. W. H. Carlisle, who is attor- ney for the exposition. The party came out on the revenue cutter Andy Johnson. The treasury chief cailed on President Palmer in an informal way. The secre- tary intends to remain here seeing the fair for one week. Other distinguished visitors were the , governor of Utah, Caleb W. West, Gover- nor Pattison, of Pennsylvania, and Score- tary Of_State William F. Harrity. The vice president and the candidate for that office on the. Republican ticket, Adlai E. Stevenson and Whitelaw Reid, were sight- seeing, but they did not meet. . The paid admissions at the fair yester: day were 96,335. The‘full count of the Fourth of July paid admissions shows a total of 360,000 for that day. , A Brave Stoker's Presence of-Hlnd. MALTA, uly 7.——Thc saving of the war- ship Camperdown, which. llided with tthictorla, is said to have due to the presence of mind shown by a Maltese stoker. Although off duty at the time of the collision he voluntarily ran. below and . closed the watertight doors. Before, he had completed the task the water was up to his neck. The admiralty will promote the stoke:- and grant him alife pension in case this story of his coolness and bravery To Vials Her iii-anguished mutt-er. BEATRICE, Neb.. July 7.—Mrs. W. .14}. White, sister of President Cleveland, de- parted yesterday for a visitwith relatives in New York, and 1?: asidcnt Cleveland at. Washington.
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