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Our Ninety-Fourth Year.
To-day thel WEEKLY GAZETTE enters
upon its ninety-fourth year, and to one
‘ and all of its multitudinous friends and
patrons, the old GAZETTE extends its
heartist wishes for a healthful, pros-
perous and abundantly Joyous New
Year. __‘ __
Don’t Hoard Your Money. .
Now that the holidays are over, it
becomes our people to settle down to
l the cold facts of the situation, not in
moroseness and gloom,but with a brave
tbnd hopeful spirit and with all the pa-
tience and philosophy at their com-
mand. .
Many of them take comfort in the
I thought that during the last week or
lso they have contributed some little—it
i: may be a good deal—to the happiness
‘~ of others, as well as had a fairly good
" ime on their own account. There are
f'some, no doubt, who in spite of the
‘monetary pinch ha‘ve indulged in ex.
'travagant hilarity, the cost of which
seems to be considerable on the sober
' second thought. But what shall they
all do now?‘ seriously asks the Wash-
ington Post. It would certainly be
foolish to hide themselves away in
caves of gloom, as though the light of
the world had gone out with the de-
: parture of Christmas and New Year.
‘ and it will be equally foolish for them
_ to quit spending money simply because
’ they feel that they may have spent too
much in tiding over the financial ex1-
gencies of the late festival season.
It must be kept steadily in mind that
the times are still hard, and that the
dawn with its streaks of cheer is slow-
coming. All the more reason that each
: according to his means should lenda
hand toward easing the situation and
making times better. Of course, the
absolutely destitute, who are compelled
to live from hand to mouth, depending
upon charity for subsistence and pre-
carious chances for earning a livelihood
by work, can do no better for the pres-
ent than they are doing; yet even these
unfortunates are indirectly made help-
-rs.
One of the great troubles under exist-
ing circumstances is the disposition of
individuals to unnecessarily hoard their
money and postpone the payment of
their current debts, forgetting that with
every withdrawal of a dollar from ac-
tive use the revival of trade is to that
extent obstructed. A dollar that is kept
in circulation is worth a good many dol-
lars to the general community, but
stowed away in the toe of an old stock-
ing is practically worthless.
To those ofiample'resources we would
recommend the utmost liberality of ex-
penditure compatible with reason and
good sense, and to men of wealth and
investment of their money in ways that
:shall most conduce to the alleviation of
hard conditions, without involving the
hazard of ultimate loss. If everybody
A stops spending money business will in~
evitably go to the wall and the world
might as well come to an end. It may
not be entirely impertinent to suggest
,in this connection that the banks might
begin to relax a little in their policy of
hoarding vast reserves and be more lib-
eral in the extension of accomodations
to all who can find legitimate uses for
money. Let the banks do something
toward inspiring confidence among the
people and confidence will be measur-
ably restored.
Idle money is the millstone that hangs
around the neck of the American peo-
ple to-day. They are become like misers
starving amid an embarrasment of
riches.
Victim of Persecution.
Captain Christian Quien of Danbury,
was arrested in that city charged with
having violated the pension laws. He
was taken to New Haven and released
under $300 bonds. A further hearing has
been set down for next week Saturday.
Capt Quien is an' eminently respectable
citizen and in charge of a large insur-
ance agency in that city. Friends of
the accused say he is the victim of per-
secution. Having overcome his op-
ponents in the G. A. R. they seek this
method to obtain , revenge. Through
his efforts a pension of $1,800 was ob-
tained by Mrs. Mary A. Gray of Dan-
.bury, and it is alleged that he accepted
,a present of a small sum of money from
her. His enemies heard of this and
made complaint against him. His ar-
rest is said to be the result of the action
which he took in the recent G. A. B.
fight in Danbury.
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, Curious. .
A recapitulation of Westport’s grand
list as completed by the board of as-
sessors exhibits some curious phases in
the light of what many are supposed to
know of facts as they exist. By ex-
‘ample there are listed only $42 worth
of sheep owned in the town. The total
‘tvalue of all farming utensils is put at
$250. A citizen commenting on this re-
marked: “I know of two men who
spent about $150 each last summer for
grain reapers, and they own them yet,
and there are no less than 30 mowing
:machines worth $75 each in the town,
(tosay nothin of the new and elegant
chilled ploug s owned bythe score.. I
am pretty sure also that farmers as a
_‘ rule are not using to any great extent
old, rusty hoes and shovels, but then
the credulity of town assessors is some-
. thing inexplicable.”
.4 n Entertaining and I nstmctive Home J owrnnl, Especially Devoted to Local News and Interests.
. . NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY,IJANUARY 5. 1894.
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TERSE TALES 0F 1 HE TIMES.
Ow; Bizauch improved in health,
was in town Thursday.
The retail liquor dealers of Bridge
port propose starting a brewery.
Mr. James M. Creagh is _of the belief
that troubles never come singly.
Hartford’s oldest street car driver,
Francis Stewart, is dead aged 72 years.
Prophet Vaughn is willing to be a
policeman. He would make a good
one.
Samuel G. Lockwood of Wilton,
mifurns the loss by death of a valuable
co t.
A dog on Academy street this morn-
ing, bit Dr. Phinney on the leg. but did
not make a serious wound.
Prophet Vaughn is etching some
broken New Years resolutionsin clay
at Lycett’s pottery on Smith street.
USE DANA’S SABSAPARILLA,IT’S
- “THE KIND THAT CUB-ES.”
Miss Frances Hinman is again very
sick at her home on Academy street,
threatened with an attack of diphtheria.
A colored man fell or was pushed
through the door window in Glover’s
grocery store, Thursday afternoon,but
escaped injury.
Rev. David Ferris and wife of Horse-
heads, N. Y., are the guesrs of Mrs.
Ferris’ mother, Mrs. E. W. Stuart, on
West avenue.
—Don’t forget Co. D sociable. 707 St
Margaret ‘Brophy was calling at the
different saloons in town, Thursday
afternoon. Margaret acted as if she
wished to be arrested and sent to jail.
The subject of double-tracking the
horse railway comes up for a hearing in
the selectmcn’s office this afternoon
and at the council chamber this even-
ing.
A man named Taylor was arrested
Thursday night for being drunk and
using abusive language on a horse car.
He will be. given a hearing this after-
noon.
A lap robe was stolen from a carriage
on Isaacs street,Thursday evening. The
man was soc-n to take the robe and he
will be asked to return the same to the
owner.
—Attend Co. D’s sociable. 767 St
The Stamford street cars are to be
propelled by electricity. And the peo-
ple of that town will marvel as to why
they were in the past content with
horse-cars.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CUBES.”
For the second time the wife of
Charles Addison, the colored man who
has charge of the cleaning department
in the banks, has presented him with
twins. Charles has a large family of
pickaninies.
Street inspector Curtis has a gang of
men armed with shovels and hoes,hunt-
ing for crosswalks,to-day. When found,
the walks are placed in a fit condition
.for use. Mr. Curtis understands his
business and does it in a thorough man-
ner.
—Co. D sociable at Armory Jan. 8th.
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The choir of the First Congregational
church has prepared special music for a
praise service to be held next Sabbath
evening, in commemoration of the 4th
anniversary of the present pastorate.
Miss Jennie K. Nash is the musical di-
rector.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Central Circle of King’s Daughters,
will be held in the Congregational
chapel to-morrow (Saturday,) at 4
o’clock. Reports from the various cir-
cles included in the Central will be
given.
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The funeral of Mrs. William H.
Burger was attended from her late
home at Broad River Thursday after-
noon. Her sister Mrs. Reed, whose
serious illness was mentioned in these
columns on Thursday, died in the same
house this morning.
——Mark down sale—We offer the bal-
ance of our winter stock of mens’ and
boys’ suits and overcoats at 25 per cent.
reduction from former prices. Mens’
overcoats $2.50 up. Suits $4.00 up.
Boys’ suits and ovencoats $1.00. Try
us for bargains, it Will pay you. Taft
Bros. clothiers, 23 Wall street.
Complaint is made of the stealing of
bottles of milk from front stoops or
piazzas on West avenue. Back porches
also receive their attention. This goes
far to prove that thieves are early
risers. The milk thief though ought
to be hung on the same gibbet with the
chicken thief. Of contemptible thieves
they are the worst.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES."
James M. Creagh has a severe attack
of the inflammatory rheumatism. .He
also has a new son and daughter, (twms)
presented to him Thursday evening by.
his wife. He forgot the acute pains of
the rheumatism and embracing the
youngsters said: “God bless you my
iihild’ren. Thank God you are not trip-
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The Valley of Silence.
I walk down the valley of Silence.
Down the dim, vomeless valley alone,
And I hear not the fall of a foot-step
Around me, save God’s and my own,
And the hush of my heart is as holy
As homes where angels have flown.
Long ago was I weary of voices" .
Whose muSic my heart could not wm.
Long ago was I weary of nOises _
That fretted my soul With their din,
Long ago was I wear of places _.
Where met but the uman and sin.
I walked in the world with the worldly;
I craved_what the world never ave,
And I said, In the world each i, eal
That shines like a star on life’s wave,
Is wrecked on the shores of the real,
And sleeps like a dream in the grave.
And still did I pine for the perfect;
And still found the false With the true.
I sought mid the human for Heaven
And caught a. mere glimpse of its blue,
And I wept when the clouds of the mortal
Veiled even the glimpse from my view.
And I toiled, heart-tired of the human,
And I moaned mid the mazes of men,
I‘ill I knelt long ago at an altar
And heard a v01ce call me. .Since then
I walk. down the valley of Silence
That lies tar beyond mortal ken.
Do you ask what I found in the valley?
’Tis my trysting place with the Divine.
And I fell at the feet of the holy.
And above me a'voice said, Be mine. _
And there rose from the depths of my spirit
An echo, My heart shall be thine.
Do you ask how I live in the valley?
I weep, and I dream, and I pray,
But my tears are as sweet as the dew-drops
That fall on the roses in May;
And my prayer like _a perfume from censers.
Ascendeth to God night and day.
In the hush of the valley of Silence.
I dream all the songs that I sing.
And the niuSic floats from-the dim valley,
Till each finds sword for a wing,
That to hearts, like the clove of the deluge,
A message of peace they may bring.
But far away on the deep there are billows
That never shall bfieak on the beach,
And I have heard songs in the silence
'Ihat never shall float into speech-
But I have had dreams in the valley
Too softly for language to reach.
And I have seen thoughts in the valley;
Ah me. how my spirit was stirred.
Andfiipy wear holy veils on their faces,
l‘heir foot-steps can scarcely be heard.
Theypass through the valley like virgins
Too pure for the touch of a word.
Do you ask me the place of that valley?
Ye hearts that are harrowed by care:
It lietli afar between mountains
And Godand his angels are there,
And one is the dark mount of Sorrow.
And one the bright mountain of prayer.
The above lines were found in the
possessmn of the late Clarence Selleck
at the time .of his decease, and were
very impress1vely read by the Rev. C.
llf. Selleck at the funeral, on Tuesday
ast.
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important Circular.
This-Fur Hat Manufacturers’ associa-
tion'of Danbury. through its president,
D. W. Meeker, and secretary, D. E.
Loewe, have issued an important circu-
lar, the first since their famous ultima-
tum of November 20. It is in substance
as follows:
“Since we issued our explanatory
circular of November 20, we have rea-
son to believe from what we have read
in various publications that our present
position is not thoroughly understood.
Our factories are not closed to our for-
mer operatives but each firm is ready
to receive applications for work, pre-
ferably, if made promptly, for those
who have previously been in our em-
ploy, and to resume work at the earli-
est moment possible.”
The circular then says: “We quote
from our notice posted November 20:
‘When the condition of trade will war-
rant it, and we can make satisfactory
arrangements with a sufficient number
of operators in each department, we
expect to resume work as an indepen-
dent shop. We assure you that noth-
ing but absolute necessity has made us
take this course and that we have no
other than kindly feelings for those
who have been in our employ.’
It willbe necessary for those who may
receive employment to recognize the
right of the employer to employ whom
they desire, whether members of the
trade union or not, and it is expected
that each firm will make such reason—
able arrangements with those they en-
gage that the mutual right of employer
and employed will be protected and
provision made for continuous work by
the avoidance of strikes.
“We have waited about five weeks
without taking any action that might
deprive our former employees of an op-
portunity to work for us. If applica-
tions are not promptly made by them
and should they continue to prevent
others from working for us so that we
cannot fill the orders we now have in a.
reasonable time by work performed, it
will be necessary to have the goods
made elsewhere.”
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USE DANA’S SABSAI’ARILLA,I'I"S
‘THE KIND THALr CURES."
A Sad Case.
A case of destitution of more than
ordinary nature was found on Union
Place Thursday. On Wednesday even-
ing two thinly clad little girls called at
the Methodist parsonage and asked
that the Rev. Mr. Wyatt call at their
home as it was believed that their
brother was dying. On visiting the
house Mr. Wyatt found the young man
reclining on an improvised couch, ap-
parently dying of consumption. He
also learned that there were fourteen
in the family, the mother of the young
man and a grandchild included. A
number of the children had scarce
enough clothes to cover their naked-
ness, and scarcely no food in the house.-
The room was lighted by an old can-
dle lantern. The father of this family
is at work in Weston for a stipend that
would scarce avail for two, let. alone
fourteen. Mr. Wyatt immediately on
leavmg the house called on Mrs. Geo.
W. Raymond and advised her of the
situation. She in company with other
ladies of the church visited‘the family
and found a condition that startled
them. They at once set to work to re-
lieve the immediate wants of the fami—
ly, and are engaged in securing as Well
as making garments for the children.
Anyone havin articles of wearing
apparel, bed clot 'ng, or food, by leav-
ing the same at Mr. Raymond’s ro-
cery store, can be assured that t ey
will be forwardedto the family. .Mr.
Raymond has himself already provided
the family with provisions,_ and the
ladies will see to it that their tempor-
ary. need of fuel is prowded. for.
. Is He Insane? at"; .
. The. Probate Court at Stamford on
Thursday” began the determination of
the question as to whether Timothy H.
Porter, the wealthy paralytic was man-
tally-competent to manage his own af-
18.118, or whether his mental state was
‘zsucliffsslo demand his committment to
an insafi'etasylum.
. he opening of proceedings were
characterized by the same sparrin be-
tween Attorney Fessenden, counse for
those Opposed to Mr. Porter being al-
lowed the exercise of his own free will,
and ex-Jud e Henry Stoddard and At-
torney J. . Olmstead, counsel for Mr.
Porter. There was a ten minutes dis-
pute as to why Miss Mabel Earle, of
Bridgeport, formerly of Norwalk, who,
it is said;€is.the young lady to whom
Mr. Hunter is engaged and to whom he
recentlyiendeavored to give $25,000 in
cash, eyes not present. The officers
have so‘ far been unable to find her to
serve her with a legal mons to ap-
pear in court. Mrs; ter’s brother
and sister, who side with him, were
present,as.were also Dr. Allan McLean
Hamiltgn of New York, Dr. Stearns, of
the Hartford Insane retreat, Dr. Porter
of Bridgeport, and other insanity ex-
perts were in court ready to testify.
Schu ler Merritt, who married a. sis-
ter of orter’s deceased wife, and in
whose name the proceedings were
brought against Mr. Porter, testified
that hie-had known Mr. Porter for 20
years ’and‘ until the latter’s first para-
lytic stroke in 1883 had considered him
a_man of unusually strong mind and
high moral impulses. After the para-
lytic stroke there was an evident change
in Mr. Porter. In 1887 he had another
stroke which almost wholly incapacita-
ted his left side, affected his speech so
that he, spoke with extreme difficulty
andgrfitly changed his mental nature.
Mr. jii‘e'r'ritt described some of Mr.
Porter’s actions. Before his ailment
he had been courteous to those who
visited at his house, kind to his family
and considerate of others. Subse-
quently he had become morose, and
harsh;.to his family.
A ldtter written by Mr. Porter to his
son, Blatchley, Nov. 8, 1892, was ofl'ered
in evidence. Merritt refused to read it
except in parts and to this Mr. Olm-
stead objected. The witness said that
himself and Thomas G. Bitch refused
to perform duties as co-executors with
Porter on Mrs. Porter’s estate because
of the husband’s erratic conduct. One
queer disposition was a purpose to re-
marry. A young lady informed Mr.
Merritt of a matrimonial proposal by
Porter. Witness went to Perter about
it and was shown a newspaper publica-
tion regarding it which he (Merritt)
knew to be untrue.
“About how many marriage pro-
posals, so far as you know, has Mr.
Porter made since the death of Mrs.
Porter?” Mr. Fessenden asked.
After the overruling of the objection
offered, the witness said he knew of at
least four cases since Mrs. Porter’s
death in 1891. A 16 page letter written
to a Mrs. H., June 21, 1892, was in-
troduced by Mr. Fessenden. After the
latter had counted the pages aloud Mr.
Olnistead asked what the number had
to do with the case. In the interchange
of compliments which followed, Olm-
stead, said the letter was a better one
than his legal brother could write. The
letter, which was finally read, was a
mixture of gossip and flowery express-
ions to “Mrs. H.” ~
Merritt said that after his paralytic
stroke Porter bought an engine and
electric outfit for massage treatment,
and compelled his eldest son, Louis, to
remain in the cellar for hours at a
time. The latter’s health was thereby
impaired. After his wife’s death Por-
ter conceived a strong dislike to Bitch.
A long statement of circumstances
which occurred just before the death of
Mrs. Porter, and which was prepared
by Mr. Porter tor the benefit of his
sons, was put in evidence by Mr. Fes-
senden.
In the statement Mr. I‘orter set forth
that a few hours before his wife’s death
he first heard of her intention to exe-
cute a codicil to \her will. Mr. Bitch
informed him. He could not have been
more surprised if a thunderbolt had
struck the house. Had known his wife’s
repugnance to changing the original
form of her will and could not imagine
why she should have decided to make
the codicil.
Following this was a dramatic recital
of the_dying woman’s objections to the
execution of the codicil and Mr. Por-
ter’s statement that she was virtually
forced to sign it, Dr. Gieb holding her
hand and guiding the pen held in her
nerveless fingers.
One part of the statement was to the
eflect that Mrs. Porter, to ease her suf-
fering, had been under the influence of
opium given by the doctors for hours
before the execution of the codicil. In
Mr. Porter’s opinion she was wholly
unfit to execute the codicil which made
his brother-in-law and Mr. Bitch co-
executors with himself.
Amusements.
MUSIC HALL.
Says an exchange of the company
which will appear at Music Hall, Sat.
urday night: “The curtain went up on
‘A Gala Day at Monmouth Park,’ a rat-
tling burlesque sparkling with humor,
and down on ‘DearMinnie’ and excel-
lent burlesque on ‘Erminie,’ and it in-
troduced her entire company, ,and sent
the big‘ audience away in the best of
humor. In the olio were May‘T. Law-
rence, a character change artist of ex-
ceptional ability ' the five Rosaires, lofty
tumblers, who e ectrified the audience;
J. J. Fenton, a baritone, who won well
merited applause by his fine singing ;
the Elliott brothers, harlequin boxers,
who presenteed a very funny act; Leoni
anddEverett, comedians, who were very
goo .
——Capron,Nor walk’s hustling machine
dealer, has leased the old established
Cotter machine shop and having se-
cured a first-class workman, is prepared
to do all kind of machine work, re-
pairing etc. Mr. _C. proposes by prompt
attention to business, fair dealing and
low pricesto build up a good trade at
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was;
Hat. Firms Planning to Go
to Yonkers, N. Y.
If They Do They Will Establish a. Go-
operative Concern Employing 3,000
Hands—\Vaiting Now to See What-
Their Old Men Iiiteud Doing:
DANBURY, Conn, Jan. 5‘.—-The public
statement last evening of the Hat Manu-
facturers association, the first that they
have made since, they looked their doors
against union l‘abor six weeks ago, shOWs
that they are in precisely the same condi-
tion now that they were when the lockout
was inaugurated. In spite of. the repeated
assertions of the labor leaders, that for
some time past the manufacturers have
been on the point of. giving up the strug-
gle, and that they had inside information
to that eflfect, the factories are now open
as independent shops to receive applica-
tions for employment.
The men will not return to work under
this arrangement, and how long the
manufacturers will wait for what seems
to be the impossible cannot be told. They
are arranging to make a big move if, af-
ter waiting areasonable length of time,
the men do not Show a disposition to give
in. This will be the removal of the manu~
facturers’ association, 20 firms, to Yonkers,
N. Y., where it Will form a co-operative
concern and combine in one great factory,
which will employ over 3,000 people.
A committee, consisting of John Vin-
sole, of the firm of T. Brothwell and Com-
pany, Byron Dexter and T. F. Smyth, of
White, Tweedy and Smyth, went to that
city and nearly completed arrangements
that have been under way for a. couple of
weeks, for the transfer of their business
there. Another and larger committee
will go to Yonkers in a. few days and get
matters in such shape that they can soon
perfect them when the time shall come.
The people of Yonkers are already inter-
ested and are putting forth extraordinary
inducements to make the location of this
enterprise there a certainty. Those firms
who propose to consolidate have been to
Newark, N. J ., and looked about, but have
decided that Yonkers offers superior facil-
ities. The move would result in reducing
the population of this city one-half.
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afiss BARROWCLIFF IMPROVING.
Dr. Law Expects That She Will .Re-
cover Her Memory By Sunday.
JERSEY CITY, N. J ., Jan. 5.—The condi-
tion of Miss Barrowcliff has still further
improved. Dr. Law says she will not
probably recover her memory before Sun-
day. He is fully satisfied with the prog~
ress the patient is making.
Beginning last night a detective will be
constantly on duty in the ward where Miss
Barrowclilf lies in order to make certain
of having some one at hand to take note
of any utterance she mikes should her
memory return in the absence of the
physicians.
Superintendent Smith still holds to his
first theory, that Miss Barrowclifli was
assaulted by a man she knew and whose
name she will give the moment her mem~
ory returns.
Ilease-Lewelling Fight- Again On.
TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 5.—-»Hostilities have
begun anew in the Lewelling—Lease em£‘\
broglio, the governor having persisted in
Mrs. Lease’s removal regardless of the
statute which states plainly that he has
not the power to do so. The supreme
court has issued an injunction against J.
W Freeborn, Mrs. Lease’s woufd-be suc-
cessor, restraining him from acting or at
tempting to act as a. member of the board
and from interfering in any way with
Mrs. Lease acting as a member of the
board or in depriving her of tiny of the
rights of the office.
Believe They Have Her Assailant.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—-The Brooklyn po-
lice think they have the man who as-
saulted Miss Barrowclilf of Jersey City
as she was‘on hereway home last Friday
night, in Marion, N. J. The man says his
name is Jerry Ormond, and that he hails
from ,Ridgebury, Conn. He tallies ex—
actly with the description of the man
who was seen running across the lots by a
citizen named Klemm on the night Miss
Barrowclifli was assaulted. He was sent
to jail to give the police time to look up
his history.
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W. C. Hoyt Injured.
BEATRICE, N eb., 'J an. 5.—Short1y before
8 o’clock last night, while crossing Grant
street, Mr. W. C. Hoyt, Who was walking
with his wife, was run into by a. buggy
driven by C. B. Sperry and knocked down,
the buggy running over him. Mr. Hoyt
was rendered unconscious and had not
come to at a. late hour. The in-
jured man is a. brother—in—law to President
Cleveland.
Cruiser Montgomery Completed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.——The cruiser Mont-
gomery has been completed at the Col-
umbia. -iron works, Baltimore, and the
navy department has been informed that
she will take a preliminary trip down
Chesapeake bay to test her machinery.
If'everything works well the department
will order her official trial to take place
Jan 15.
. Masonic Officials.
The following officers of St. John’s
Lodge, No. 6,‘ F. and A. M. were in-
stalled Thursday night, by Past Master
Frederick Mead : Arthur C. Whee.er,
W. M.;John H. Wade, S. W.; Albert
R. Malkin, J. W,; John P. Treadwell,
Tress; Farron S. Betts, Secretary;
Charles W; Many, S. D.; Clarence F.
Osborne, J. D.; Frank Street, Chap-
lain; Haryey M. Kent, S. S.; Herbert
. Kemp, J. S.; Addison A. Betts,
Marshall ; AllenG. Bette, T. j .
The trustees are Henry F. Guthrie,
Edward Street and A. C. Golding.
Organist, . Daniel C. Nash. The ban-
quet was under the, superwsion qf
Caterer Merritt and it was as “beauti-
ul as the flowers that bloom in the
spring.” , , ’ ' ’
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The New Tariff Ship Sights
Breakers Ahead.
Democrats Dissatisfied With the Bill
to Meet To-Day—A Caucus To-Night
to Try to Agree Upon Concerted Ac-
tion—Income Tax Causing Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-—An informal
meeting of all the democratic members
of the house who are dissatisfied with the
tariff bill will. be held to-day. At this
meeting an effort will be made to agree.
upon some concert of action looking to
the defeat of the measure, if such a, result
be possible. One representative who ~-
frankly announces his purpose of voting
against the ‘bill‘if it is not materially
amended, said that at to—night’s caucus
it would not be possible to secure pledges
from a majority of the democrats to sup-
port the bill. .
It is currently report-ed that one of the
democratic members of the ways and
means committee, who is dissatisfied with
the measure has refused to attend the
caucus or to be bound by its decisions. ~
It is generally understoodOin coagrcs— I
sional circles that among other matters to .
be considered by the caucus will be the in—
come tax feature of the tariff bill. Rep-
resentative Stevens, of Massachusetts, one
of the prominent members of the ways
and means committee, voted against an
income tax when it was before the com-
mittee and is, if possible, more than ever
opposed to it. He said in regard to a ru-
mor current that he would decline to
enter any caucus that would commit him
to such. He was also opposed to many
other features of the tariff. bill, which he
declared was contrary to the Chicago
platform.
“I might enter a caucus which had for
its object the consideration. of the tariff
bill, althoughl am opposed to many of
its features,” he said, “but I shall never
knowingly enter a caucus and ccnnnit
myself to an income tax.”
Position of the Republicans.
W'ASHINGTON, J an. 5.—Representative
Burrows, rep., Mich, of the committee on
ways and means, Who is scheduled to open
the debate on the 'Wilsou bill for the op-
position, said to-day, regarding the action
of the republicans: “Our position is just
this: \Ve hold and charge that this bill
isintcnded to and will result in the de-
struction of many American industries.
That being the case, we simply decline to
aid the democrats, in bringing the matter
before the house. We say the illajul'l‘ifim” ‘a
must take the responsibility of initiating
proceedings and must have their own
quorum on the floor for that purpose.
From present appearances it will be nec-
essary to issue the warrant of the house
to compel the attendance of .some demo-
cratic members so that the consideration
of the VViison bill may be begun.”
CONGRESS DOES NOTHING.
Another Day of Idleness in Both the
Senate and House.
\VASHIXGTON, J an. 5. ~The second day
after the recess in the house was but a.
repetition of the first. Mr. Boutelle took
up the same tactics as on \Vednesday and
started the Hawaiian ball rolling by tryii g
to obtain the floor for his resolution cen.
suring the president. The question of.
consideration being raised by Mr. McMil-
lan, of Tenn., the house settled down to a
series of unproductive-roll calls until 1:40
o’clock, when as the republicans declined
to vote and the democrats were unable to
place on record a quorum of their own the.
fight was given up for the day and the
house adjuorned until to—day at noon.
Senate.
The public session of the senate occupied
only an hour and an additional ten min-
utes in executive session closed up the
labors of the day. As the senate will not
meet again till Monday, it has to its credit
for the first week after recess exactly two
and at half hours work outside of commit-
tees. There were only two matters of
public interest in the proceedings. One
was a resolution offered by Mr. Hoar, rep.,
Mass, calling upon the secretary of the
treasury for a. statement of the sums paid
out of the treasury to Mr. 1310th as com—
missioner to Hawaii, and as to his author~
ity for making such payinen t. The other
was a motion made by Mr. Gray, dem.,
Del., to take up for consideration the house
bill to repeal the Federal election laws.
Mr. Hoar’s resolution went over without
action, on objection by Mr. Gor man,dem.,r
Md, and will be laid before the senate
next Monday, when there may be some
discussion upon it; and Mr. Gray’s motion
was, on the suggestion of Mr. Hoar, post-
poned till Tuesday. If successful then
‘the bill to repeal the Federal election laws
will have the right of way each day after
the morning ,business until its final dis-
position. ’ -»
No Funds; No Interest.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.——Iiiterest is not be-
ing paid by the New York Security and
Trust company, as trustee, on the $3,795,-
000 of first consolidated five per cent.
bonds of the Louisville, Evansvill and St.
Louis railroad. At the trust company’s
offices the statement is made that the
company has not forwarded funds, which
is equivalent to a. default, ' ~-
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