~ : .4-:.- ._'i ‘Truth abeeeau things.” FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1393. [Entered in the Post-Office as 9. Newspapers] ‘ , A Pension Spy.‘ A Pension Oflice Detectiveuis in town making personal investigation into the past histories, character and present conditions of NorWalk’s pensioners and applicants for pensions hereabouts. This secret investigation is. said (to bear especially uponsuch as are in any way capable of’self-support by‘ their own labor or otherwise. A great and grateful government should con- duct such investigation of the heroes who saved'the Nation openly and above board. AvAV ‘A Sensible Bill. The resolution which has been intro- duced into the Senate by Mr. Voorhees allowing banks to issue bills to the full limit of their bonds, is eminently wise, I safe and timely. It is said to be ap- proved by Secretary Carlisle, as it will be by every sensible business man throughout the country." Indeed it is a bill that ought to have passed years ago. The permit to the National banks to issue their notes to the full par value of their United States bonds as security for their circulation, is a measure in the true interest of good banking. There can be no better security as ’ these bonds are invariably maintained at a premium in the money markets of the world. On the passage of the bill some twenty millions of currency will be released; not a large sum, but still enough to sensibly relieve the money stringency in a time like the present. All praise to Senator Voorhees, his timely resolution ought to pass at once without objection from any quarter. History Repeats Itself. During the past half century and more, the columns of the GAZETTE have been enriched with various articles on finance, past and present, from the pen of Horace Staples, now President of the National bank of Westport. Re- cently an article from: his pen relating to the dire panic of 1837, appeared in these columns and in-the Bridgeport Standard, which says : “ Mr. Staples, although overl90 years of age, is_still active and vigorous and his recollection of that trying periodlis very vivid. He does not depend upon his memory alone, however, for he has a collection of newspaper clippings of that era, which are historically inter- esting and suggestive as possible.‘ Among these are extracts from the. New York Herald in 1837 , in which the causes and course of the financial dis- aster of that day are noted: “Under date of March 24,4837, we find the following: . “ ‘A healthy revolution has now be- gun in this country that will bring down-prices of everything to modera-V tiou in less than three months. The first mutterings of the thunder were heard in New Orleans and reverberated in New. York. By natural process—a revolution in commerce, we shall again see moderate prices and healthier hab- its. The sun of the loafers and loco- focos (democrats) has set as soon as dawned. Begone blackheads! ’ “ From an issue of the Same paper for March 30, 1837, we_ take the follow- ing: ' . “ ‘Tlifi UnitedStates were never in such a' perilous condition as they are at this moment. We are in the midst of a commercml panic which threatens to break up all the business of society— to ruin whole states—to lay waste large districts—to sweep half our banking institutions _ from the land—and to create a revulsion that will retard the country for years.’ ' “ t will be seen that the panic of ’37 was one compared to which the devel- opments of the present financial trou- bles seem small, as this really was all that the Herald foretold at that time. From its columns of April 8, 1837, we extract the following: “ ‘Therevolution advances. From every pomt of the compass—from the South, from the West, from the East— the symptoms of a great change in poli- tics and in commerce are borne to us by every mail and on every wind. Be- ginning in the great cities the excite- ment and panic, gradually and by starts, spread to the interior and re- mote country places.’ “ Again on April 21, 1837, the Herald says: ' -' . , “ ‘It is even recommended to the mercantile community to cheat the ov- ernment out of the duties impose by act of Congress. At other points a' general suspension of specie payments is deliberated on, the issue of post notes, and a general scramble through “Looking over these records of the past, there is a lesson from which we may draw a moral in our present ex- periences. . Cause and effect and human nature are essentially the same always, and in the events of to-day we find re- peated, under certain modifications,the ame events which shook the founda- ‘ions of society 46 years ago.” ' ‘ ‘ Congressional Action Defined. I The silver debate has opened in the House of Representatives, with a clear bring the question to a vote within the next two weeks. The bill introduced by Mr. Wilson, which represents the views of the Pres- ident, is one for which every believer in honest money, including every honé without hesitation. Itis a- simple re- peal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, coupled‘with the declar-_ ation : ~ . in any manner affect the legal-tender quality of the standard silver.dollars heretofore coined, and the faith and, credit of the United States are hereby pledged to maintain the parity of the gold and silver coin of the United States ratio as may be established by law. , This not only maintains the value of the large volume of silver already coin, but leaves the way open for the future policy may justify it. son bill, or its equivalent. was to be promptly passed. But to-day’s dis? patches from Washington state that Senator Vest, one of the strongest leaders in that body on the democratic side. had openly avaedhis opposition to the President’s views, and avowed himself inr'fayor of free silver. This disafi'ection lithe administration ranks is a serious one", “and leads the World to-day to administer to the able Mis- souri Senator a severe castigation. The Washington Post, an able independent paper, and in favor of the Wilson bill, is thus outspoken in regard to the ex- pected repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman bill. It says :— “The Post proposes to take issue with the general belief regarding finan- cial legislation. For some time past a determined effort has been made _on the part of those with whom the wish is father to the thought to create the impression that the purchasing clause of the Sherman act could and would be repealed unconditionally. It is best to meet the situation squarely and With- out evasion. The truth- is not always palatable ;_ it may not be always a po- litic thing to make. known, and yet, when the country is confronted as it is to-day with a condition of extreme danger, it would seem as if ,the tim for temporizing had passed. . The purchasing clause of the Sher- man law cannot and will not be uncon- ditionally repealed. » This is absolutely true so far as the United States Senate is concerned. It is not as likely to prove true of the House of Representatives. - When Congress assembled a few days ago the country was in. the midst of a commercial depression, such as had not been witnessed since the dark days of 1873. This period of distrust and financial stringency still exists and without improvement. For some months prior to the call for the extra session there had been a persistent en- deavor to lay the existing and threat- ened evils at the door of the Sherman bill—a makeshift piece of legislation which has long since been disowned ing." There is not by any means a unanimous indorsem'ent of the Presi- dent’s opinion, in his own party, that the Sherman bill is responsible for our present condition of panic. The tone of the President’s message was so unmistakably anti-silver that it overshot its mark. It awakened a large number of Democrats, who might otherwise have been willing to follow the President, to a sense that he was carrying them away from the bimetal- lism which had so long been a funda- mental and constitutional part of the country’s financial system. A message characterized by less devotion to a sin- gle gold standard would have disarmed suspicion and made the pathway to re- peal easier to follow. As a matter of fact, the very utterances of the Presi- dent have endangered .to a degree of which he has no conception the very cause which he has so dearly at heart. It so happens that just at a moment when the administration should put forward all the means in its power to accomplish its ends, the President leaves the Capital. It may be that his love and duty toward those whom he holds more dear compel his absence. This is one explanation. It is not, how- ever, authorized by the President, nor byanv one who has the right to speak for him. The only: tatement officially made is that; he 11 eds rest, and that having called Congress together and made known his desires, the responsi- bility no longer rests upon his shoul- ders, but has been transferred to the national legislature. There are many members of his own party who take issue with him on this point. Their criticisms may not reach his ears, but they are nevertheless current. Hav- ing chosen him as their leader, they feel that they are entitled to his pres- ence and his support. For the next two weeks, until the vote is taken in the House, they will be confronted by opponents enthusiastic, well-organized, unyielding, and determined. It is at’this moment that the Presi- dent is not in Washington. It is no wonder that the friends of silver smile and take courage. Itlmay be said that the Senators who 81' Olipo sad to unconditional repeal will yield to public sentiment. They will do nothing of the kind. The Post states this on absolute knowledge. ‘ Public opinion with them is not the sentiment ’of the East. They regard ard. It may sound almost brutally 1n- difi'erent, but they Would actually'be unmoved should every 'bank in New York fail to-morrow. This is strong language, but it is not used' Without authority. They have criticisms for every measure that is suggested. The proposition to allow the‘n‘atioual banks to issue circulation to the par value of their bonds they ridicule as a superficial remedy. _ As a matter of fact, even such a simple plan as this. cannot se- cure the support of the Finance Com- mittee of_ the Senate, much less be agreed to in that body. - With obJections, therefore, to every proposition et advanced," the silver men, nevert class, will a ree to one compromise. 'They ask rec coinage at an increased ratio and they propose to block the way of all other legislation. unreasonable and unpatriotic in the eyes of the Eastern mam-but it‘must be met. It is a fact which the country and definite programme that should est bimetallist. should be able to vote ‘ But this repeal shall not impair not“ at the present legal ratio, or such” other ,‘_ Opera Co. resumption of coinage whenever sound. It was strongly heped that this Will; even by those who brought it into be: only the sentiment of their constituents, . and this is against a single gold 'standr This is the real-situation, . It may be ' ~ w u E KL :Y N Quin-L K GAZ E T TE soo er that it is known and apprecihted the better it will be for all.” Soon or late it will be found that the threatened ripping Up of the tariff is, after all, the real cause of our ~dire condition] ' 1 Allow me to add my tribute to the efficacy of Ely’s ' Cream Balm. I was suffering from a severe attack of influ- enza and catarrh and was induced to try your remedy. The result was mar. velous. I could hardly articulate, and in less than twenty-four hours the ca- tarrhal symptoms and my hoarseness disappeared. and I was able to sing a heavy role in Grand Opera with voice unimpaired. ‘I strongly recommend it to all singers. Wm. G. 'Hamilton, Leading Basso of the C. D. Hess Grand ‘9- ' THE SHANE TRIAL - an the Evidence In and the Case Will Soon Be In the Hands of l the Jury. 7.- Tusxrox, Aug. 18.—-The taking ofgtesti- mony in the Shaun murder trial was re- sumed today. ‘iViliiani Whortley, a. night watchman in Princcan. testified that he heard a carriage pas? down Witherspoon street about 3 o‘clock the morning that young Shaun’s remains were mutilated. At about the same hour he saw three men walking in the direction of the village of Kingston. They were in the neighborhood of 100 yards of lVit‘ncrspoon street. The gas and electric. lights ‘were out and it was dark. 7 ’ ' The witness could describe neither the men nor their apparel excepting that one of them who was nearest him were a derby hat. This man spoke to the witness, Call- ing him by name, but the witness still did not recognize him. The trio were talking to each other and smoking. fiMabel Shaun was recalled and corrobo 'rated the evidence of her mother that Dr. Bergen had said after the disembowel- ment that the occurrence was "better than a graveyard robbery,” etc. She was fur- ther questioned about the part she played in nursing her brother, but nothing new was elicited. Dr. Bergen, being recalled, testified the... Mrs. Shanu and her daughters were mis- taken when tiiey testified that for a long time he refused to call another physician in for consultation, although persistently requested to do so. The state offered in evidence the will of Mrs. Shaun’s late hus- band to show in connection with her evi- dence the motive she had in poisoning her son. The state here rested, and at the next session the summing up will begin. CHOLERA, STILL VIGOROUS. A Number of New Cases and Deaths In Antwerp and Naples. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Surgeon Gen- eral VVynian of the marine hospital serv- ice received a cablegram from Antwerp this morning stating that since last ad- vices six new cases of cholera had» devel- oped, flve of which proved fatal. Emigrants, the dispatch says, will now be isolated in’selected hotels for five days and guarded by watchmen. The steamer Pennlandwill be used as a floating hotel and medical assistance employed when necessary; ‘ ' .... Spreading In Russia. . ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 18.-—Oflicial re turns-indicate a further increase of chol- era. The epidemic is especially severe in Moscow, where 166 new cases and 67 deaths from the disease were reported from Aug. 8 to 12. . . > .' The Scourge In Naples. , NAPLES, Aug. 18.——During the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday there were ~11 new cases of cholera in this city and eight deaths from the disease. Cholera. Deaths In Berlin. BERLIN, Aug. 18.—Three Polish laborers died of cholera here yesterday. There is no dagger of an epidemic. Daring Seal Poachers. Pour Towxssnn, Wash, Aug. ls.——The steamship Queen arrived from Alaska last evening,bringing news of the daring raid on St. Paul and St. George islands, in Behring sea,’on the night of July 4. Two unknown sealing schooners landed crews on the is- lands after dark and slaughtered several hundred seals. \Vatchmen on the islands were overpowered by the raiders, who broke into the salting houses and carried away an immense number of skins. ' The vessels escaped. ‘ Pennoyer Asks Advice. SALEM, Or., Aug. 18,—Governor Penney- members of the legislature: Having received numerous communications urging me. in view of the present financial stringency, to call an extra session of the legis- lative assembly for the purpose of passing a. law for the stay of executions on all judgments for one year, I request that you. as members of the state legislature. would express your opin- ion as to the advisability of so doing. New York, August 14, 1893. The beginning of first-rate store-keeping is reciprocal con- fidence between buyer and sell- er. “Bring back what you don’t like ”--that is the shortest road to it. ' . Good goods; that comes next, and really is covered by the first. If” our suits, hats, furnishings and shoes are not What they ought to be, you will bring them back-«won’t you please ?---of course. We hunt the world over for the best Cloths to ' make our clothing of ; and we leave no- right sort of hats, shoes and furnishings to go with it. ‘ But that is not all. ROGERS, PEET & CO. Free'dellveries tohil pglnitts within one min. dred miles of NewYor c y. must know sooner'or later, and thel . THRE Prince, BROADWAY l Warren, STORES‘L, . 32nd St. er has sent the following message to the " l i ll lg n ' WE HAVE COMMENCED OUR a ll i It i It i It i stene unturned to got the ¥;‘/.1',.r ?—~ -:--- l . r ,. : .v 15,-3.5 3...».-. ., ABOUT SUMMERWEIGHTS. '* l IT’S THIS WEIGHT. ' ” We’ve still on hand too much Summer stock. .1 p . . , - They’ll» have to be 'sold this Season; sowe’ve: put. ‘ ‘ ’ - the price way down. There are some beauties . among them. ‘ ' . Our. $1."9 Waists now ".690. Our $2.98 Wrappers. " $1.98 Our $1.59 Wrappers, $119 Good Waists up from 190 Men’s silken finish balbriggan shirts and drawers, at noly 490 each ; were 690 each. - Men’s colored balbriggan shirts and drawers, 39 cents ; were 50 cents. _ . ' Broken lot men’s colored medium weight shirts and drawers, at 33c; were 50 cents. Our 500 line men’s fine silk neckwear, any style, at only 37 to. ~ ' ' Big line of men’s domet working shirts, at Only 19c. Boy’s domet outing shirts, at only 190 each. ‘ . Ladies’ full regular niade balbriggan hose at only 100 ,a. pair. . . ' Ladies’ and children’s silk Windsor ties at 1250. Our $1.7 5 negligee shirts, this sale only 980. Men’s fancy bow ties, three for 190, worth 12:0 each. One lot silk gloria. umbrellas, in‘ 26 and 28 inches, for 9.80; worth $1.50. . ‘ ' . 933% .THEBOSTON STORE, Gor. Main and.» Wall _ Streets, Norwalk, - - Connecticut TELEPHONE CALL, 57-4. 3“” .h. s, : . . 'U.‘ .1. . . . _ | . . c @999 i i t i i t i l a, i a i i l i t i l 'i v '.:'.. f . K mmmmmmémmwmmmmfi ' Q ,GBEATCLEdngCESALE . 4 . . SEASONABLE GOODS. . Tammi? HYATT, 2 Gazette Building, 'Nomivalkd _ “W... t . .Y a V». s. "ANNUAL MHJSUMMER SALE! OF SEASONABLE GOODS. EVERY DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED. . ‘ f ' , _ Ladies’ shirt _ Waists. ' Shirt Waists made in silk, lawn, sateen, percales and cambrics at prices never before known. Note the 'prices : A_ good plated waist for 19 cts ; a regular 50c waist fer 37lc; a fine percale waist. never sold less than 75 cents for 50 cents; . All of our fine lawn and sateen waists reduced in the same proportion. . raw _..._.._iei' W_mm__m 8111:. Shirt Waists. Silk waists, inChina, India iind Sarah. in black and colors, all reducedan price : $5 silk waist for $3: $6~silk waist for $.50 ; $7.50 and ‘88 silk waists for $5.50. Ge ntlemenis’ ’o'uung Shirtg. We have decided to close out our entire line of gentlme'n’s outing and neglige shirts, and in order to do it we haveumade just two prices on them: and Will sell all of our cheviot, percale and madrasshirt's, regular 75c and, $100. goods, at 59c ; all of our finer ’ goods. in' Oxfords, zephyr and French flannels, regular price from $1 to $1.75—we will close out at 75c. . ' ' - . . 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