2 44-; l, Large Loaf of Bread, 5c. - Six bars Babbitt’s Soap, 250. .P. J. O’BRIEN, Grocer. WEEKLY- NORWAIIK, GAZETTE. n i_.___. ll... / STOP the CAR NIGKERSON c BETTS’. 35 and 37 Main Street. 3 Cans Good Tomatoes 25 Cents 3 “ “ Corn 25 Cents 3 “ ‘.‘ Rhubarb 25 Cents 3 “ “ String Beans 25 Cents Strawberry and Raspberry Jam 10c; California Apricots, ,l5c; California Peaches, 18c. The Finest Norway Bloater Mackerel it the City. I Gimmes ‘t’a‘x abuse. Knowing that although all people would like to ride Ram- blers, some are unable to afford STORMER a high grade wheel, we have added to our stock a line of BICYCLES, a splendid medium. price bicycle. We invite your in- spection. paid for if instructions have Lessons given to those dealing with us, or been received elsewhere. The J. T. Prowitt CO., NOR'WALK SO. NORWALK ,. lllE MERE“ Jinglhgtg gaMfiglEDE-ESSDR. ABSOLUTELY PURE I“ THE OLD RELIABLE SWEET DAPflllAL ; CIGARETTE ‘ lies stood the Test of Time MORE SOLD THAN ALI. OTSEEER ’ BRANDS COMBINED . . -‘,- .1. r. ., , ¢--'.‘,"-\:'- :.. . u “an...“ 3'm-" New 1’ orlc Announcement. “Our American Homes and How to Furnish Them” Can readily be ascertained by visiting i=5 0 R it! E R’s. dreai Furniture Emporium where everything is of the Pest quality, artistic excellence, and moderate in price. NO such assortment of reliable goods can be seen in America. Over two hundred and fifty distinctly different Bedroom Sets in all the vari- ous woods, Brass Bedsteads in over seventy patterns, as well as endless lines of Parlor, Drawing-Room, Library and Dining-Room Furniture. Hundreds of Imported Novelties particularly suits- ble for presents, or home use and decoration. _ All prices in plain figures. R. .i. HORNER &. CO... Furniture Makers and Importers. 61-65 W. 23d St.,New York, Adjoining Eden Musce. Earner &. Co.‘s establishment is r in: of the sight: of New York—Newspaper Comment. Character. in Clothes. You can easily understand that good Clothes add to appearances, and you should know too that we have the kind you want at the prices you ought to pay. All new goods and lowest possible prices. liens and Boy’s Clothing, Furnishings and Hats. Satisfaction Guaranteed or You I Money Back it You Want ll. —— w. A. BENEDICT & 00., Sentinel Bld’O'. SOUTH NORWALK, 19 Main St. N ORWALK. SPRING . TIME Is when you want Tennis, Russet and Bicycle Shoes, and we have the largest and finest stock of these ever shown in N orwalk. We have also an elegant assortment 0 Ladies’ and Children’s Fine Shoes. ' OLSEN BROTHERS. Shoe Dealers, Gazette Building. ”a! P. EUREE, ALL EKIN Physicians endorse P. P. P. as a. splendid, combination and prescribe it with grea satisfaction for the cures of. all forms and stages of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Syphils, Syphilitic Rheumatism, Scrofulous Ulcers and Sores, Glandular Swellings, Rheumatism, Malaria, Old Chronic Ulcers that have resisted all treatment, Catsrrh, REP. huinuliissu. Skin Diseases, Eczema, Chronic Female Complaints, Mercurial Poison,Tetter, Scald Head, etc., etc. P.P.P. is a. powerful tonic, and an excellent a petizer, build ng up the system rapidly. dies whose systems are poisoned'nnd whose blood is in an impure condition, due I DO NOT sell bicycles, but 1 do sell a large quan- tity of groceries at low prices. The fol- lowing are a few of the bargain 'Iorcash only. Sardines, . 5c. box. New Corn. 7c. can. Flour, 50c.-‘and 550. a bag. Sugar, 23 pounds for,;$1.00. Six pounds Soda Crackers, 25c. 43 Chapel Street. A9 3m '--‘-an [nu niacin-— 15 Wall Street. Store formerly occupied by H. H. William New Stock 2 Best Quality Of Goods! waesr Prices for Cash. Pies. Fresh Country Eggs. The Best Butter. Hay, Grain and Feed at Bottom Prices. for Cash. Watch this space for a list of prices. A. A. shown. A9 331 Home made Bread, Cakes and. ‘CURES RED. r "inlARlA. 1.0 menstrual irregularities, are peculiarly benefited by the wonderful tonic and blood- cleansing properties of P. P. l’., Prickly Ash Poke Root * ' Proprietors, SAVANNAH, sEA. Book on Blood Diseases mailed in” ' 8330. mugglsts, Lippmn’s Block, Raymond & Son. Successors to George H, Raymond. Furniture Dealers and General Funeral Directors. 46 and 48 Main street, Norwalk, Residence, 3 Berkeley Place Telephone Call. ’75 ‘ ”'4. UL- AND . ‘ BLDDD DISEASES. . THE BOUZEY DIKE DISASTER. The Illness of an Inspector “'as Probably Responsible For It. EPINAL, France. April 30.—-An investi- gation into the cause of the breaking of the great dike at Bouzey. by which over 100 lives are reported to have been lost, showa that the reservoir occupied a super- ficial area of 1,000,000 square meters. In 1884 a large fissure developed in the main dam, and it was filled with cement and beams of oak. The feed canal, in 1885, burst above Bouzey and carried away a length of 20 meters. destroying several houses during the inundation which fol- IOWed. Happily no lives were lost upon that occasion. Some time previous to the disaster of 1885 the inspector of roads and bridges announced that the dam was in a dangerous condition and notified the in- habitants of Bouzey and its neighborhood to be on the lookout for a possible break- ing of the dam and a disaster to the neigh- borhood. In 1892 there was a second ac- cident to the reservoir wall near Epinal, and during the past two years the wall of the dam, which should have been straight, was seen to have bulged to the extent of one meter. The chief engineer of roads and bridges, who had been in charge of the work of constructing therescrvoir, does not seem to have been supported in his plans by his colleagues, for he had great difficulty with them before he was able to carry out his plans of a. straight walled dam instead of a curved dam. This is now looked upon as having been the cause of the accident, with the possibility that the actual disaster and loss of life which followed might have been averted had it not been for the fact that the inspector whose duty it was to supervise the dam and watch for any signs of a break has been ill for the past 15 days and therefore the dam did not receive the attention which would otherwise have been given to it. INCOME TAX RETURNS. Tabulated Ones Are to Be Sent to ‘Vnsli- ington on lVednesday. WASHINGTON, April 30.-—The ofiicials having charge of income tax matters have had little to do lately, but a rush of work is expected to begin on Wednesday. On that day collectors of customs have been instructed to send in all income tax ro- turns that have bee examined and tabu- lated. Remaining returns are to be sent in on May 15. It is probable that the Tao turns, which will begin to arrive on Wednesday, will comprise fully three- fourths of the whole. The returns that came in prior to the decision of the su- preme court have nearly all been sent back to the collectors to be corrected in con- formity with the court’s decision. Late information from collectors is to the effect that a large percentage of the heavier taxpayers have failed to make any returns whatever. In some instances the reason for this failure is undoubtedly care- lessness, as is shown by the large number of persons who sent in their returns after the time limit had expired, but the action of the greater number is believed to have been deliberate. The percentage of this latter class is estimated as high as ‘25 per cent. The officials are hopeful of a favor- able change in the opinion of the supreme court as a result of the rehearing. In the event that the court sustains the constitu- tionality of the act as a whole it is expect- ed that nearly all of those who have de- clined to make returns will be anxious to compromise with the government with a view to avoid the payment of penalties. Explosion In a. G. A. R. Hall. ELYRIA, 0.. April 30.—G. A. R. hall was almost demolished today by a terrific gas explosion. A gas jet was in some way opened without being lit last night and filled the place with gas. When Janitor Martin Fider struck a match in the hall today, a heavy explosion followed. Fidcr was terribly burned and is in a serious condition. Tricoupis Signally Defeated. ATHENS. April 80.—In the elections for members of the Greek parliament ex- Prime Minister Tricoupis, leader of the opposition, was unseated by 115 votes. Only about ten of his supporters were elect- ed. On the other hand, M. Delyannis and his party received three-fourths of the votes cast. M. Dolyannis is the present prime minister. Pimlico’s Attractive Programme. BALTIMORE, April 30.-—The Pimlico Driving club has prepared a fall pro- gramme. On the first four days in Octo- ber four stakes will be decided and each stake will be for 82,000. There will also be on the four days cigh races for purses of $1,000 each. The stakes will be for the 2:20, 2:25 and 2:30 trotters and the 2:15 pacers. Colima In Eruption. GUADALAJARA, Mexico, April 30.-—-The Colima volcano is again in a state of active eruption and the inhabitants of the valley at the base of the mountain have been forced to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. The molten lava and ashes have destroyed the growing crops and much valuable property in that section. Swindler McGuire Not Captured. SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—Local offi- cers state that the two green goods men in the Oakland county jail captured by P0- lice Inspector Irwin are John Wise and Frank White, and that they did not cap- ture the ringleader of the gang, McGuire. Irwin thought he had McGuire, it is said, until the men were identified. Double Accident on the Eric. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., April 30. —An east bound Erie freight train broke in two to- day. Robert Lamoreaux stood on the track looking at the recoupling when a west bound milk train struck him. He was killed instantly. A brakoman of the freight, warning Lamoreaux, was caught between the cars and badly squeezed. Mr. Hitt’s Condition Precarious. . WASHINGTON, April 30.-—The condition of Representative Hitt of Illinois was very precarious today. He sank rapidly yester- day and at one time it was thought that he could not survive the night. Today he regained consciousness, and rallied slight- ly, but the improvement, it is thought, can be only temporary. Sam Hildreth Succeeds Trainer Brien. SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—Sam Hilu dreth has been engaged to train the Santa Anita string and William Brien is to be relegated to obscurity. The change will meet with much favor among those who have the welfsrc of California horses at heart. to a contract today. A Missing Cashier Surrenders. RALEIGH, April 30.—A special from Charlotte says James R. Holland, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants’ National bank, who fled last Tuesday night, sur- rendered to officers today. It-is thought 3 ho had been hiding in his own house. Adverti: e in the GAZETTE. Sam Hildreth attached his name, \ THE BOUZEY DIKE DISASTER. Not Counting Lives Lost, the Damage -Wili Amount to $10,000,000. ‘ - _ EPINAL, France, April 2').—The disaster caused by the bursting of the dike at Bou- zey is more serious than at first supposed. In a single commune, that of Uxegney, seven kilometers from the scene of the dis. aster proper, 23 persons were drowned. A1 Nomexy eight bodies have been found. ‘ Wherever the water flowed it destroyed ev- erything in its path. ' The village of Bouzey, with its extensiv: pisciculture establishment. has. disap‘ peared. The steep, vertical banks of the Canal de l’Est burst and emptied a react of water 11 kilometers long into the Aviere valley, which the flood followed to No- mexy, where it flowed into the River Mo- selle. At Darnieulles all the houses were destroyed, and few were spared at Aux Forges. Hundreds of families have been rendered homeless, and many who were asleep at the time of the inundation losi even their clothes. The burst reservoir, which supplies the canal, is situated at Bouzey and was formed by a dike 500 meters long. It was built during the years from 1879 to 1884 and was strengthened in 1888 and in 1889. It consists of a wall of masonry 20 me tors high and 20 meters thick at its base. The foundation was 9 meters deep. The bed and the remainder of the reservoir is of natural rock. The dike was regularly inspected, and no signs of weakness had been detected since 1890. The damage done by the flood is every- where immense, and it is believed it will amount to 810, 000,000. The wholé Aviere valley is a scene 0: ruin and desolation. The roads are strewn with the debris from the houses of the peasants. Many dead cattle and horses have been found along the route taken by the flood of water. At Domevre 17 houses were destroyed, and 25 of the inhabitants were drowned. Seventeen persons are missing at Uxegney, where 16 houses are in ruins. It is believed a total of 76 lives were lost as a result of the giving way of the dike at Bouzey. FRANK LEDGER’S MURDER. Prominent Guthrie Business Men Arrested and Charged \Vith the Crime. GUTHRIE, O. T., April 2). —A great sensation was sprung here yesterday by the arrest of W. H. Thorno, a prominent real estate dealer, and O. C. Seoley, pub- lisher of the Oklahoma Magazine, on the charge of murdering the Wealthy young Englishman, Frank Ledgers, whose body was found in the river last September and the cause of whose death has remained a mystery. When the body was found, a watch and considerable loose change was found in the. pockets, which seemed to allay the suspi- cion of robbery, but Ledgers had 82,000 coming to him:from England, and Thorns, with whom Ledgers boarded, knew this. The theory of the police is that Thorns and Seeley decoyed Ledgers to a negro house of ill fame, chloroformed him and then paid Knowles and Thorpe to make way with the body. Lou Nollings, a Degrees, made a confes- sion yesterday, describing the manner in which Ledgers was killed. William Knowles, amcmber of the police force, and Frank Thorpe, a. negro porter cl a notorious resort, were also arrested, charged with being implicated in the mur- der. GOTHAM’S FIRE DEPARTMENT. Sensational Testimony to the Effect That It Raised a Lobby Fund. NEW YORK, April 2‘!.——Prosident La Grange of the fire department created a sensation at the session of the senate com- mittee that is investigating the charges oi bribery brought by Lemuel Ely Quigg against Senators Raines, Coggeshall and Robertson in connection with the passage of the bill to increase flremen’s salaries, by the statement that cx-Chief McCabe had, ' in his opinion, killed himself because he could not lie and would not be an inform- er, which statement was followed by dis- closures about several funds raised in the department and paid out at Albany. These disclosures had been made to the witness by McCabe, who said that Assemblyman McMsnus -.had had the handling of one fund, Senator Ahearn of another and ”Cub” Reilly, the lobbyist, of a third. This year, McCabe said. 86,000 had been raised as a. corruption fund. Another sensation was created when Fireman Daniel J. Conway testified that his assistant foreman had told him that T. C. Platt had authorized the Officers’ asso- ciation to go ahead with their amendment to the bill increasing the pay of the rank and file, and that Lou Payn. who handled the money for the officers, was working in Albany as Platt’s lieutenant in this mat- ter. lilaceo and Garza Defeated. HAVANA, April' 30.—The government troops, under General Salcedo, have Won 3 great victory over the insurgent forces commanded by General Macao. Many of the latter were killed or wounded, and the rest were dispersed and are seeking refuge in the mountains. In addition, Garza’s band has been completely routed, with great loss in killed, wounded and prison- ers. Nearly all the remainder of his band surrendered. The Case of Mr. Waller. PARIS, April 30.—-United States Em- bassador Eustis has received pointed and definite instructions from Washington re- garding the case of Mr. John L. Waller, formerly United States consul at Tama- tave, Madagascar. Mr. Eustis has com- municated his instructions to the French minister of foreign affairs, M. Hanotaux, but the latter has not yet replied. Intent News From Japan. YoxonAMA, April 30.—'I‘he mikado is suffering from a chill. “The date of the de- parture of Count Ito, the president of the Japanese council of ministers, for Chain, in order to ratify the treaty of peace ar- rived at between China. and Japan, has not yet been determined upon. Rather Belated Resolutions. HOUSTON, April 30. —Resolutions have been passed by the Emmet council dc< manding that the president of the United States take immediate action to notify Great Britain that she must not under any subterfuge or technicality persist in occu- pying any port of N icaragua. The resolu- tions will be sent to President Cleveland and the Nicaraguan minister at Washing- ton. Three Counterfeiters Arrested. WASHINGTON, April 30. —The secret serv- ice ofi'icials last night arrested Andrew Slaglo, Edward B. Seebold and Dallas Glenn on a charge of making and passing counterfeit half dollars, quarters, dimes and nickels. Seebold is married and the others are single men living with their parents. In 'Slaglc’s room was found complete outfit. . ‘ - l The GZAE’I‘TE and Tribune, $1.00. CHAUNCEY. L. PLATT, PAINTER, PAPER HANGER, KAI.— SOMINER & HARD WOOD. FINISHEIR. All Work Guaranteed to be First Class and at Reasonable Prices. . I Can and Will Sell You Very Fine Papers and Freizes Very Cheap. Sample Books of L I Freizes and Mggrsdiinggyilgiegftol’aperm Houses for Inspection on Not ce b - PostalCard.y Shop" and Residenc 52 Wilton .flcenue, Josiah W. Britto CARPENTER AND BUILDER Jobbing of All Kinds Promptly‘At- tended to. Shop Mechanic Street. Residence 72. Haror Ave. HENRY HUSS. Restaurant. tale and Smoklnw Boom. GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT, 42d Street and 4th Avenue, New York a-5 Entrancefrom waitin room of Ne Yo k ew Haven .35 Hartford Railroad. w “'32 BUILDING LOTS (ON INST-ALLMENT PL AN.) 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After a. moment draw strong breath ~ throu h the nose. Use 1; rec times a day. after meals preferred. and be- ore retiring. EIY’S Cream Balm U 89 , A 081 Opens and cleanses ' ' HAY-EVE R the nasal passages. alleys prim and In- flammation heals the sores. protects the membrane from colds. restores the sense of taste and anion.- The Balm is quickly absorb- ed and gives relief at once‘. Price 50c at drug- gists or by man . ELY BOTHEBS. 56 Warren street. -'. Y For Sale ill To Rent On Easy Terms. One new double house. all improvements one house on West Main street. also 2 buildin lots at East N orwaik. and other property, S. B. Wilson, CARPENTER ANDBUILDEB Office,:92 WALL ST.. NORWLAK. ETER L. _GUIGUE.l-’lorist and Nursery man Union Avenue, north of ‘Union. Cemt’ery Norwalk, Conn. Dealer in Green House Hot House and Bedding and vegc. table Plants. _Fru1t and Ornamental Trees, Shubbery. Vines, Cut prers, always on hand, and all sorts of des1gns in flowers ar. ranged to order. . 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