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FRIDAY MARCH I123. 1894.
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Woman in the Woolly West.
If it be true, as is now stated incur-
rent chronicle, that Gov. Waite, of
Colorado, owes most of his bloodthirsty
reputation to Mris.’ ,Gov‘ernor Waite,
then we must censider the proposition
that the wild and woolly. West is cal-
culated to develop feminine ability.
Welfhave already had the spectacle
of Mrs. Mary E Lease, of Kansas,
charging about the country and mak-
ing things in general iresound, while
Mr. Mary E. Lease is meekly doing
chores in a country post-office, and,
during the intervals of his official work,
changing diaperson the little Leases.
As an isolated incident, says the Wash-
ington Post, that might or might not
have meant anything, the Lease inci-
dent has heretofore been open to analy-
sis ; but now, in the light of the .W'aite
incident, the thoughtful observer is
moved to ask himself whether there
may not be something in the Western
atmosphere which fetches out the
tougher fiber of the woman and sup-
presses, if it does not actually enfeeble,
the original supremacy of the man.
Of course, there is no way of ascer-
taining the exact amount of ruth in
the now notorious proposition that
Mrs, not Mr. Waite, is resp ansible for
the truculent and martial tone__whicn
has recently distinguished thed’Gover-
nor of Colorado from the Common
herd of Governors. But the statement
has been circulated. under eVery cir-
cumstance of deliberation and assur-
ance, and in the light of the Lease
episode it becomes worthy of our
notice. .
Let us therefore-ponder it. Let us
weigh the indications in ,the case. And
let us decide, for purposes of future
legislation, whether or not the far West
is to be delivered over to the women,
and the men be trundled to the jejune
and, exhausted East.
LAM-.. ,. ._._____
Vox Populi.
That the public voice and verdict is
one of the unanimous approval of "the
action of our board of School Visitors
in refusing to approve the selection of
. Mr. B. W. Maples as an evening school
teacher, goes without saying. Had
there existed before, a doubt of the
judicious wisdom of their action. his
Shylockfiemand for $500 of the tax-
payers’ money for his seven days legal-
ly unauthorized service, has more than
dissipated any such doubt now. Their
action was courageous to a,degree and
and evinced a high and appreciative
sense of the obligations they owed to
the people entrusting them with their
important responsibilities. No one is
desirous of becoming a target for news-
paper abuse. Especially do men shrink
fro'm becoming the subjects of such as-
saults from one notorious from one end
of Connecticut to the other, for his sor-.
did and malignant attacks upon those
who in any way oppose his avarice or
bull-dozing schemes. “ Rule or ruin,”
seems the controlling characteristic of
the would-be teacher’s career. No
truer utterance was ever made than
that hurled in his teeth by the late Ex-
Govunor Minor at a state convention,
when he said. “ He never attached him-
self to a party or a cause but that he
might the more easily injure or destroy
it.” Our board of School Visitors well
knew what to expect from incurring
his enmity, as have numerous others in
this community and elsewhere. lVith
or without affront, he is known to be
as reckless in his assaults as a madman,
and the courage that dates defy him,
showmgiy the School Visitors. rises to
«the pla’i‘ie of moral heroism and the
citizens of Norwalk have none but
words of praise for their action
No one supposes that Selectman Das-
kam had any other object in view.when
he in a moment of weakness yielded to
Mr. Maples’ importunities for appoint-
ment as a teacher, than to maintain
friendly relations with one whom he
knew tube a vicious and uncomforta-
ble character. He knew that he could
not legally appoxnt him, but that his
consent required to be supplemented
by the approval of the School Visitors
to consummate his selection. Up to
. this point Mr. Daskam acted only as
too many other of our. local officials do
and have so often done, when “dealing
. with the same uncomfortable individu-
al, and few were disposed to censure
Mr. Daskam for it. But what explana-
tion or excuse is or can‘be given in jus-
tification of Mr. Daskam’s “pernicious
activity” in securing to Mr. Maples the
payment. of five hundred dollars of the
town's money, for, at the very best, an
indefensibly exhorbitant demand for
seven days service, and that service,'as
both knew, never legally rendered?
More and worse than that,——what can
be said in defense of such a payment
in defiance of an express vote of the
town forbidding it? Should any one
of the cashiers of the five National
Banks in this town have paid sucha
bill, or any bill, after the Directors
had passed a vote forbidding it, such
cashier would have; been instantly dis-
missed in disgrace and his bondsmen
called. on to refund the money to the
bank. These criticisms of our S’elec
men are severe only because they are
true. They are not pleasant truths for
the Gaznrrn to publish, even though
they voice the universal sentiment of
the people of the town. They are ‘ut-
tered in: no spirit of unkindness or idle
cavil. A most serious and ldangerous
precedent has been created by our Se-
lectmen. and the tax payers of Norwalk
imperatively demand'that a halt shall
be called. In contrast with the incon-
siderate action of theflselectmen in this
‘ every-way regretable case, the change-
one conduct of the Board of School
Visitors stands out in conspicuous and
respect-commanding 'pdistinctness [and
prominence. Even the Selectmen must,
down deep in their own hearts and con-
sciences, join with the Gaznrrn, and
the whole populace of Norwalk, in sin-
cere regret at their own false .step and
in hearty approval of the: bravery of
the School Visitors’ action, in their re-
jection of Mr. Maples as one mentally
and morally “ not qualified to teach.”
At St. Mary’s Church.
Rev. Father Slocum at St. Mary’s
church at the 10:30 o’clock mass Sun-
day, gave a condensedu'eview of the
history of the R. C. diocese of this
state, the 50th anniversary of which
occurred on Saturday. The address
was of a very interestingcharacter,
chock full of data. The first bishop
was Bishop Tyler and the diocese in-
there were but 12,000 or 15,000 Catho-
lics in both states. Now the number is
nearly if not fully 400,000. Father
Slocum gave a brief history of_ the
'work of the different bishops during a
period of ‘fifty years. There are now
two dioceses, one of Hartford and the
other of Providence. The address was
extempcre. A large number of palms
which had been blessed were distribu-
ted among the congregation. .
A child of Mrs. Wm. Kelsey, ob
Waverly, N. Y., had contracted a se-
vere cold. Mrs. Kelsey procured a
bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Reme-
dy: which she gave as directed, with
the best results. She says: “I be-
lieve it t) be the best I have ever used.”
There is no danger in giving this reme-
dy to children as it contains nothing
injurious. ’Then it can always be de-
pended upou for colds, croup and
whooping} cough. which makes it a
great favorite with mothers for their
children. For sale by Gregory S: Cm,
. Druggists.
Cripple. Creek Miners Arrested.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, March 23.-A dep-
uty sheriff served warrants on 17 miners,
who are charged with violating an injunc«
tion of the court. The men offered no re-
sistance and were taken to Colored
Springs.
Senator Donaldson Hus Quinsy.
BALLSTON, N. Y., March 532.—~The disease
of Senator Donaldson has developed intc
acute qulusy. lie passes sleepless nights,
but his physician expresses strong hopes
of his recovery.
Big Blaze In Guayaquil.
GUAYAQL' 21., Ecuador, March 22,—This
city has been the scene of an extensive con~
flagratlon. during which 17 houses wert
destroyed and 154 persons were injured.
, For Canal Improvements.
ALBANY, March ELL—The senate has pass
ed a bill appropriating $300,000 for the im
provement of the canals. ‘
'l‘lii) Weather.
Fair; slightly warmer; southeasterl)
winds.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. '
Closing Quotations of the New York Stool;
Exchange.
NEW YORK. March 21.——.\10ney on call easy a\
1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, @554; pe‘.
cent. Sterling exchange dull. with actual buslx
ness in bankers’ bills at $4.85%@4.89 for demand
and at ill-894%: 4.87% for 60 days. Posted rates
34.88@'l.89,ké. Commercial bills, $4.%%3@4.&M
Silver Certificates. 55%;459lé: no sales. Bar sil
ver, 59%;. Mexicandollars. 485,91. Government
bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad bond!
strong. .
A general improvement took place in tln
share market just after 11 o’clock, Sugar lead
ing the upward movement with an advance 0:
1%; per cent. all but 5.4 of which was held tt
noon. Burlington and Quincy and St. Paul anti
Omaha preferred rose 3/3. Chicago Gas ME. St
Paul and Rock Island 1% per cent and the res?
of the list a. smaller fraction. Pacific Mail do
clined 3%. and Chicago Gas reacted 96, but. tlu
market generally continued firm. After near
the, volume of business was light.
Closlng prices:
Atchison ..... ' ..... 15%
Bur. & Quincy.... 83%
0., (1.. C. 8: St. L... 40%;
N. J. Central... . . .116};
North American. 554
Northern Pacific. 0%:
Chesap‘ke & Ohio. 18%; Do. pref ........... 2:}:
Chicago Gas ....... 65 N. Y. Central ..... 100,82
Cordage ........... . 20,53 Omaha. ............ 39
Cotton Oil.. ..... 2934 Ontario d: West. . 1634
Del. & Hud ....... 138%, Pacific Mail ...... 516
Distillers‘ '1". net... 27% {ending .......... 22
Erie .......... . 17% Richmond Term.. 69.
General Elem; ' . 42% Rock Island ....... 7031
Hocking Valley ... 20% Silver Bullion . . —. 59H
Lackawanna. . . . . .‘ 1'.“ St. Paul ............ 64%
Lake Shore ........ 116% Sugar Refining. . . 89}.
Lead ............... 35% Texas Pacific ..... 9
Louisville& Nash. 49% Union Pacific ..... 19
Wabash pref ..... - 15%
Western Union... 85‘}:
Missouri Pacific. .‘ 27%
Northwestern ..... 107%
New England ..... 10%;
General lulu-keen.
NEW YORK, March 21.—FLOUR——State ano
western dull. but steadily held: city mills pat.
ents, [email protected]: winter patents. [email protected]: city
mill clears. [email protected]; winter straights. 82.7%
3.05. .
VVHEAT—No. 2 open ed stronger on cold wave
talk and was further advanced at midday or
good reports from New York: local shorts wert
good buyers; May. 61%@6l%c.: July, 63 11-16@
- 68 13-16c. .
CORN—No. 2 opened fairly active and firmer
on fears that the wet weather west ,wouid do
lay the movement: May, 42%@42%c.
, OATS-~N0. 2 dull and featureless; track.
‘ white state. sea-nigh; track. white western. at
@40230.
BEEF—Quiet:
7.50.
PORK—Steady: new mess, 812631250; short
clears. 51322115.
LARD—Stendy: prime western steam. $7.05.
nominal. ‘ ' ‘
BU’l"l‘ER—~Vcry slow: barely steady; state
dairy. “@219; state creamery. 1~l@l7c., old.
CHEESE—Fairly active; firm; state. large, 9
@12c.: small. 7@lilc. ,
EGGS—Steadier; heavy trading; state and
Pennsylvania, limlill/it.: western. 120.
SUGAR—Raw; weak: fair refining. 2 ll-lfic.
family. 311®13¢ extra mess.
ed, 4 13-l6@3c.: pou’ilered.l5¢16@43v§c.
TURPENTlNE—Quiet: 31%@31%c.
MOLASSES—New Orleans, 27@3tlc.
RICE-Steady: domestic, 396%.: J apanJléfl
96¢. »
TALLOW—Qu-ict; city. 47/313505 country. 5@
5%c.
cluded Rhode Island, at which time ‘
centrifugal. 96 test. 395%.: refined easier: crush?
The New Jersey Senate Decided Not
to Be a Continuous Body." "
GOV. WERTS’ PROMPT‘ACT‘ION
Issued Commissions tat Once to the Comp-
troller and Treasurer Elect—0pm-
ion of the Supreme Court Read
by Justice Beasley.
TRENTON, March 22.—Cliief Justice Beas-
ley read his opinion in the senate case to-
day. It was in favor of ' the Republicans.
The question of the New Jersey senate be;
ing a continuous body or’a faCsimile of the
federal‘senate he ’diScussed at length and
declared that it was not a continuous
body. _
The effect of the decision is to have all
the bills passed by the Republican senate
and laid on the governor’s desk become
laws without the chief executive’s sanc-
tion or objection, the ' state constitution
providing that any law left with the gov-
ernor which is not vetoed within a period
of five days shall become a low. "
One bill legislates Barney Ford, the su-
perintendent, out of 'oflice. Another legis-
lates all the police justices of the state but
of office, and still a third disposes of the
services of Judge Thomas Noonun of Bay-
onne, Hudson county, and hosts of others.
Not since the first day of the' legislative
session on Jan. 9. when it was known that
the holdover senators would attempt to
take possession of the senate chamber and
decline to seat the senators elect, had the
state capitol been so crowded as it was
when the court, after hearing a 10 days’
argument of 12 of New Jersey’s best law-
yers, met to decide whether or not that
action was legal or illegal. .
Justice Beasley‘s Opinion.
The chief just-ice said: .
“We will not decide anything but the
case before us. \Vhen it becomes necessa-
ry to separate the various branches of the
government, we are very cautious. Such
intervention is dangerous in the extreme-
“Upon looking into the facts it will at
once be apparent that the controvensy is
the right of the Adrian senate to dominate,
on the occasion of the introduction of new
senators. The attorney general says the
senate is a continuous body.
“It is not or cannot be denied that it is
not according to the constitution, and
therefore a creature of construction. The
constitution provides that the house shall.
be elected yearly, and that two houses
shall meet after Jan. 9, after which the
two houses shall commence their legisla—
tive year. .
“The constitution does provide for a di-
vision of the senators according to their
terms. It is apparent that the constitu-
tion does not attempt to say that the state
senate, like the senate of the United States, _
has an ever living existence.
“The attorney general further insists
the Adrian senate can reject senators elect.
If the state senate has such a right, it.
seems to be undeniable that it had power
to act as it did. Has it such power?
“It cannot be denied that our constitu-
tion is in sections a copy of the United
States constitution, but upon careful ex.
animation I am satisfied it was not intend.
ed that the New Jersey senate should be
continuous. The expressions of the con-
stitution do not imply that the senate is
continuous.
“It has never been suggested that the
clause has any further reach than this:
The senate of the United ,States has been
declared to be a. continuing body, but this
is for certain powers.
The Conditions Differ.
“But the state and federal conditions
are different. Our senate shall be com-
posed of one senator from each of the 21
counties in this state.
“Does this mean that for certain occa-
sions the senate shall be composed of but
two-thirds of all its members? I should
not say so. A11 senators must have a voice,
and each county must have a voice in all
matters to come before that senate, no
matter what it may be.
“The principle that two—thirds shall have
absolute power in organizing the senate
must be declared in violation of our con-
stitution._
“It is the plain intent of the constitu-
tional provisions that the majority, and
not the minority, shall rule. It also pro
vides for a. yearly organization'of both the
senate and house.
“There is no express power conferred on
either body to organize. but ~by necessary
implicatlon they shall organize yearly.
And certainly each senator as well as
member of the house has a. right to take
part in such organization. There can be
no domination of the minority.” .
The chief justice then, took up'at great
length the question of the power of each
senator and the constitutional provisions
for the organization of that body.
He said the senate is enjoined to do ex-
actl y as the house is directed to do, and as
the house expires every year it appeared to
him that the senate of New Jersey was no
more a continuous body than the house of
assembly.
“'erts Acted Promptly.
As soon as he learned of the decision m
the supreme court Governor VVerts sent
for the Republican treasurer elect and
comptroller elect and issued commissions
to them to date from April 2.
The Imprisoned Padre Released.
CITY or MEXICO, March 22.——Padre Vio
lantie, the priest accused of falsifying the
marriage records of the church at Coya-
can, has been released from arrest upon
the intercession of influential friends. The
imprisoned padre was the spiritual con-
fessor of Mrs. President Diaz, and the
charge brought against him a few days
ago produced a profound sensation.
Six Young Women Drowned.
PATZECURO, Mexico, March 22.—While a
boatload of persons living in this place
were crossing Patzecuaro lake the boat
sprung a. leak, and before help could be
given or the shore reached six of the 18
persons taking passage were drowned.
The drowned were all young women.
_ Will Hang on Good Friday.
OTTAWA, 1113., March 22.—Thomas Hig-
gins, the Chicago murderer who objects to
being hanged on the same scaffold with
Prendergast, the assassin of Mayor Harri.
son, was today refused a. supersedeas by
the supreme court. Higgins will there—
fore hang on Good Friday.
Fort Edward Elects Republicans.
Four EDWARD, N. Y., March 23.—Charlcs
W. Bowtell, Republican", was elected pres...
ident of this place. The entire Republican
ticket was elected. j ”
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‘EMUTUAL
NSURANCE 0 0.,
OF NEW YORK.
‘ RICHARD a. McCURDY, President.
, IS THE
LARGEST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
IN THE WORLD.
ASSETS OVER 186,000,000.
INCOME.
$33,594,337 98
8,358,807 70
*—
Received for Premiums,
Received from all other Sources, . $41,953,145 68
DISBUREEMENTS.
$20,885,472 40
9,484,567 47
ASSET‘S. " ~ "‘7‘
United States Bonds and other Securities,
First lien, Loans on Bonds and Mortgage.
Loans on Stocks and Bonds,
. Real Estate '
. Cash in Banks and Trust Companies,
Accrued Interest, Deferred Premiums, etc.,
To Policy-Holders.
For all other Accounts, $30,370,039 87
$72,936,322 41
70,729,938 93
7,497,200 00
18,089,918 69
10,844,691 72
6,609,608 39
$186,707,680 14 ‘
168.755.071 23
Reserve2for Policies and other Liabilities,
. Surplus,
Insurance and Annuities assumed and renewed 708,692,552 40
NOTE.~--lnsurance merely written is discarded from this
statement as wholly misleading. and only insurance as
tually issued and paid for in cash is included.
I have carefully examined the foregoing statement and ~
find the same to be correct... CHASA PRELLER, Auditor
ROBERT 'A. GRANNISS, Vice-President. .
WALTER
R. GILLETTE, General Manager. _
ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President,
- WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary, . ,
, , FREDERICK S'CHROEDER, Assistant Secretary.
‘ . JAMES TIMPSON,_2d Ass’t Tress. '
' HENRY E. DUNCAN. J r., Cor-Se:
EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier,
EDWARD LYMAN SHORT,.Gen. Solicitor.
WM. W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. _
MEDICAL Dinncrons-GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON , in. D,-
E. J. MARSH, M. D. '
GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D.
FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
JOHN A. FONDA Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier
EMORY McCLINTOCK- LL.D., F. I. A., Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JIL, Asst. Actuary.
CHAS. B PERRY, 2d Asst. Actuary.
eHN ° _ . NICHOLS.
New Haven, Gen. Agt. for State of Conn.
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Ira , R.Morlev,.
fl Special Agent, orwalk ‘
Norwalk Chronicler