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BRIDGEPORT, CONN.,WEDNESDAY,MARCH 31, 1909
PRICE ONE CENT.
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) 9
ALDERMEN COULD SAVE
$6,000 BY BUYING THE
WYKOFF PAVING BLOCKS
But Did Not Give Guarantee to the City For
Any Term
Engineer Lamb Writes a Letter to Mayor Lee Upon the
Matter Main Street Property Owners Conferring
This Afternoon on the Question of Making Protest
- Because Contract Was Not Let to Lowest Bidder
With Guarantee.
Mayor Henry Lee received a letter
teova William Lamb, a civil engineer
of Norfolk, West Virginia, in which
the latter protests against the award
of the contract for wood blocks to the
American Creosote Company. He
claims that the award should have
been made to the Wyckoff Company.
The latter company gave no guarantee
with its bid. Mr. Lamb takes the
ground that the bid of his concern was
nearly $6,000 lower, and that the value
of a guarantee is less than this sum.
It now appears that the Aldermanic
committee on Streets and Sidewalks
could have saved nearly $6,000 in
awarding the wood' paving contract if
It had considered the lowest bidder
for the contract without a guarantee,
le't alone $500 by awarding to the U. S.
Wood Preserving Co., which was the
lowest bidder with a guarantee. Mr.
Lamb's letter follows:
"I have Just returned from the sad
dutv of burying my father, Col. Wil
liam Lamb, of Norfolk, Vs., and
learned that while my principals, the
Wyckoff Pipe and Creosoting Co., were
the low bidders, bidding upon a super
ior block and having an example In
your city of as fine a pavement as is
in this country, that the contract was
awarded, to Sllliman & Godfrey Co.,
who bid for the American Creosoting
Co.
"The difference between our bid and
tiie bid of the parties to whom the
contract was awarded amounts' to $5,
880, or about one-sixth of our bid.
"I recognize the fact that the city
reserves the right to reject any and
all Uda. That is most always done,
but when a preference is given to a
higher bidder, at least to one in which
there is such a great difference in the
bids, there is most always an obvious
cause for the. same.
"ft the officials awarded the contract
on the ground that a guarantee was
givn for -a period of five years by the
American Creosoting Co., they should
ooostdwr the aet that the specifica
tions said that parties could bid either
with or without guarantee.
"Any practical engineer in creosote
wood block paving business knows that
a five year guarantee means nothing,
that the wood block without creosoting
woufd last that long.
"This is evident from the fact that
all of the bidders that bid with a guar
antee charged the same price for guar
anteed as for the non-guaranteed de
livery. When you consider that a bond
and guarantee company will give you
a five year bond for a few dollars, to
pay $6,890 for a guarantee would be out
of all reason.
"No one will claim that the Wyckoff
blocks are Inferior to the American if
they are posted) in regard to the vari
ous manufacturers of wood paving
block. I enter a formal protest against
this award' andf would ask your honor
!tf there Is any redress other than the
tourts In this matter.
I Very Truly Tours,
RICH A RD LAMB,
Civil Engineer,
186 liberty St., New York City.
The-' writer of the letter is a son of
Col. William Lamb, the Confederate
hero of Port Fisher, and a brother-in-law
of the wife of Dr. George L. Por
ter of this city.
Mayor Lee will call the attention of
the committee to the letter.
Relative to the bringing of an in
junction against the signing of the
contract there will be a conference
'this afternoon between the largest
property owners in Main street? One
jof these owners said to a Parmer re
I porter this afternoon: "We do not
know- just what action we shall take.
.'We believe that all conditions being
equal the contract should go to local
I dealers, but the bid of Silliman & God
ifrey to furnish American Creosote
(Wood blocks was $500 more than the
jbid of the U. S. Wood Preserving Co.
Therefore, the conditions were not
equal. It is the principle of the thing
J we are Interested in and on top of it
all comes to us the startling fact that
this committee was in a way to save
the city nearly $6,000. Everyone
'knows the Wyckoff block laid In Fair
field avenue is the best in the city, if
not in the State. We should take in
consideration the statement of Mr.
Lamb that any block without treat
ment will last five years. It is tne
principle of the thing we are interest
ed it. If it was absolutely necessary
ifor the -city to have a guarantee then
!the conflict should have gone to the
U. S. Wood Preserving Co. If the
committee .ad used judgment in the
matter as toiey would have done if
they were paying for the work out of
their own pockets, they would have at
least considered the Wyckoff bid.'
Among the Main street property
owners who are anxious to see the j-t-tract
go to the lowest bidders and
business principles carried out in the
letting of the contract are: Samuel H.
Wheeler, Henry A Bishop, Meigs &
Co., Samuel S. Sanford and the heirs
of Nathaniel Wheeler.
Mayor Lee, when asked what he
thought of the proposition, said: "It
bears out what I have always said in
favor of paving commission. These
paving material concerns have men
representing them who are too slick
for the aldermen. The aldermen are
not capable of letting a paving con
tartc when I say this I have no dis
respect for the members of the Com
mon Council. But men who have had
no experience with paving matters,
cannot become qualified in the matter
within a year. A paving commission
er would be appointed for a longer
time and several years experience
would help him to familiarize himself
with the question." The mayor agreed
that aldermen would be capable to let
contracts if they were returned to the
council year after year and were re-
i appointed to the street committee each
!year."
The street committee will meet to
' morrow night for the purpose of sign
ling the contract.
100.000,000 tons of coal are used
tb railroads of the United States
of Years.
MALONE WILL
LEAD CITY
COURT FIGHT
It Will Be "Fought Out in
House Tomorrow.
Informality in Resolution
Adopted by Senate is Rec
tified on Motion of Sena
tor Searles "Youngs"
and "Olds" Putting Up
Fences Today.
(By Our Staff Correspondent.)
Hartford, March 31. Judge William
J. Malone of Bristol, one of the House
members of the Judiciary Committee,
gave notice to-day that he would like
to have the four resolutions pertaining
to the Bridgeport City Court, relat ng
to the appointments of Foster. Hull,
Wilder and Gould, tabled until to
morrow, when it Is expected the House
will decide between the two slates rep
resented. In the Senate, to-day, a sub
stitute resolution, appointing Carl Fos
ter, judge, and Frank L Wilder.deputy
judge, of the city court, for two years
from the date of their appointment,
was passed.- Senator Sear Is said that
this action was taken because there
was a question raised as to the validity
of the action taken by the Senate last
week, when the favorable report of the
Judiciary committee was rejected
naming Hull and Gould and was
amended by substituting the names of
Foster and Wilder.
It seems settled that Judge Malone
will lead the fight in the House to
morrow in favor of Foster and Wilder.
Both sides are working hard to-day
lining up their champions for to-mor-
row'e battle.
IN HUNDREDTH YEAR
MRS. RYBURN DIES
Mrs. Margaret Ryburn, widow of the
late William Ryburn and mother of
John J. and William H. Ryburn. died
at her home at 85 Frank street, yester
day afternoon. The deceased was in
her 100th yaar and was probably- the
oldest woman resident of the city, be
ing one of the first five settlers in the
city.
About five weeks ago she fell down
a flight of stairs, fracturing her hip,
which hastened here death. In the
popinion of her physician. Dr. Thomas
F. Martin she would have celebrated
many more birthdays had not the ac
cident occurred. The deceased was
born in Ireland in 1809 and came to
this country when quite young, settling
in the south. About sixty years ago
she and her husband came to this city
and settled in the North End. The
deceased lived and died under the
same roof which sheltered her the first
day of her life in this city. Mr. Ry
burn at first engaged as an expert
cabinet maker, but later went into the
grocery business with his wife in
Frank street, which after Mr. Ryburn'e
death in 1877 was conducted by their
son John, who has since gone into th2
real estate and fire Insurance business.
Mrs. Ryburn was always a woman of
sound judgment and good common
sense, of good living, eating sparingly
and well. Besides leaving two sons
she is survived by fourteen grand
children, five the children of John J.,
seven the children of William H., Miss
Rose Clampitt and Miss Minnie Des
mond, children of her deceased daugh
ters. Besides these she has sevci
great grandchildren.
TEAM FOUND, MAN
IS STILL MISSING
E. P. Sanford of Redding, a butcher,
sent his man. Charles Taylor, to this
city yesterday in his horse and wagon
to do some business. Taylor did not
return last night and Mr. Sanford came
to this city to-day to look him up. He
found his horse and wagon at Banks'
livery stable on Cannon street, where
it had been taken by policemen who
had found it late last night at the
corner of State and Rroad streets.
SEARCH FOR LOST
WATERBTJRY MAN
Parties were in the city to-day look
ing for Charles Searles, a mulatto, who
lived in Waterbury some months ago
but disappeared. The mother of the
missing man heard that her son had
died in this city. The police were un
able to give any information concern
ing Searles. It is possible that one of
the unidentified bodies taken from the
harbor here was that of the missing
man.
PRESIDENT M'KIMEVS
COOK IS DESTITUTE
(Special from United Press.)
Milwaukee, March 31. Katherine Mc
Mullen, cook, who professes to have
prepared the last meal eaten by Pres
ident McKinley before he was assas
sinated, has applied to the Associat
ed Charities for aid. She was cook in
the family of John G. Milburn in Buf
falo at whose home President McKin
ley was stopping at the time of his
slaying, for four year-
BOUSE TIRING
OF LONG DEBATE
ON THE TARIFF
But Leaders Are Afraid to
Force a "Vote Upon the
Main Question.
Sentiments of Majority An
Unknown Quantity.
Conference of State Delega
tions to express Senti
ment Iowa Wants Sep
arate Vote on Many
Schedules Long Speech
es Cut Down.
Washington. March 31. Although
most of the members of the House are
heartily tired of the long drawn gen
eral debate on the tariff bill. Repr'
sentative Olmstead, chairman of the
committee of the whole, still has down
nearly eighty names of members eager
to speak. It is understood that there
will be no further extension of the
privilege of unlimited time. Most of
the speeches this afternoon and to
night will be held down to twenty
minutes. It is likely, also, that a num
ber of the eighty will not reiver their
speeches except through the Congres
sional Record.
No rule will be reported to-morrow
to set a day for a vote on the bill.
House leaders are at sea as to the
tariff sentiments of the majority and
they will get definite information on
that subject before taking action. State
delegations are holdin meetings to
agree upon statements of their desires
and these are being forwarded to the
Committee on Rules.
Iowa has declared for a separate vote
upon half a dozen different schedules
and Illinois has voted In favor of a
caucus. The latter is Impossible be
cause of the divergent sentiment
among the Republicans. But it is pos
sible that there may be a decision to
hold a conference.
A long session of the Ways and
Means Committee was h Cd to-day.
Outside the locked doors, the hallway
was crowded with lobbyists represent
ing interests that want better terms
in the Payne Bill.
BARNUM'S PARTNER
ONCE A SLAVE,
SDE SAYS
Colored Woman Sues for Share of the
Estate Left by CoL Bath Goshen.
New York, March 31. Mrs. Eliza J.
Newby, a colored woman of Metuchen,
K. J., has brought two suits of eject
ment in the Somerset County Court
to recover a share in the estate of the
late Col. Ruth Goshen, once a partner
of P. T. Barnum.
Mrs. Eliza J. Scott, Mrs. N'ewby's
mother, has made aflldavit that Gosh
en was really George Scott, a former
slave, whom she married in Kentucky
in 1825. She now lives in Kansas.
Mrs. Scott swears that after three
children were born to them Scott es
caped from his master in 1859, and la
ter wrote her he was posing at a
white man under the title "Col. Gosfc
en." After the war, Mrs. Scott alleges,
Goshen obtained an Interest in P. T.
Barnum's show, and his identity was
not revealed to Barnum until the show
was in St. Louis one summer. One of
their two sons, Fred Scott, demanded
a large sum from his father, she says,
and Goshen refused his demand. The
son told Barnum his partner was a
negro, thus ending the partnership.
Goshen settled in Middlebush. He
died in 1889, leaving his estate to a
Mrs. Frances Sylvester.
DAVID PELL SECOR
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
David Pell Secor died at the Bridge
port Hospital, last night, at 9:05. He
had been ill with pneumonia for two
weeks. He was born in Brooklyn,
Sept. 26, 1824, and had lived an event
ful career. He was a member of an
old Huguenot family. His mother
was a Pell, a member of the family
which once owned most of Pelham
Manor, N. Y. In his youth Mr. Se
cor was employed in the office of S.
B. Morse, where the first telegraph
was put together. He was a judge of
art objects in many great expositions
and was himself a pen and ink artist
of unusual talent.
He was concerned in persuading the
late James W. Beardsley to will
Beardsley Park to this city, and was
one of the founders of the first home
for aged couples established in the
United States. He was a friend of the
late P. T. Barnum, and afterwards cu
rator of the Bridgeport Scientific So
ciety. He came to this city with his
nephew many years ago to establish
the Secor Sewing Machine Company,
which failed.
FLIH'FLAMMER ON TDE EAST SIDE
R. P. Demery, who conducts a store
at 1026 Pembroke street, notified Sergt.
Coley at the Second precinct station,
lasz night, that a smooth talking, well
dressed man, had attempted to work
the flim game on him at his store. The
patrolmen at that station were in
structed to look out for the man. but
were unsuccessful in finding him. He
is described as a tall man with a
smooth face, wearing a long black
overcoat. Hi3 game is to short change
the merchant he deals with.
"B0M ROONEY, HE
PAYS THE FREIGHT
William, better kneivn as "Bo" Roo
ney, was before Judge Foster in the
City court this morning charged with
assault and breach of the peace. Den
nis Burns testified that he came home
night before last and found. "Bo" ly
ing on his bed complacently smoking
a cigarette. In the argument which
followed Burns was struck on the head
with a steel oyster knife and also
punched in the eye. Judge Foster
thought that $10 and costs would be
about right for Rooney who had heard
the judge mak eslmilar remarks before.
DID MINISTE
HYPNOTIZ
THIS WlFE?
Woodbury Business Man
Attributes Spouse's Dis
. appearance to Rev.
Mr. Dane.
Latter Was Pastor of Meth
odist Church and She
Was Its Treasurer.
Couple Left Village on Same
Day They Had Been
Friendly Clergyman's
Wife Had Sued for Di
vorce, Which Brought
Matters to a Focus Mrs.
Proctor Was New Milford
Girl.
Woodbury, March 31. The residents
of Woodbury were still further sur
prised late Monday afternoon by the
rumor that Mrs. Proctor, wife of Geo.
Proctor, the grocer, had left town, pre
sumably in company with the Rev.
Charles W. Dane, who, up to Sunday,
was pastor of the Methodist Church
here. Her husband claims the oastor
hypnotised" his wife. Mrs. Proctor,
who was treasurer of the Methodist
Church, was on very friendly terms
with the pastor ever since he came to
Woodbury, her work in connection
with the Methodist churoh brinirinir
her into close contact with Mr. Dane.
For several months past there had
been much talk among the parishion
ers in regard to the relations between
the two.
In an interview to-day with Mr.
Proctor he was asked if he believed
that his wife had gone with Mr. Dane.
Mr. proctor replied that he reallv
didn't know, but owing to the fact
that the two had left town on the same
day the supposition was that they had
apparently gone together. Asked if he
had taken any action in the matter he
stated that he hadn't done anything
about it.
"There has been more or less famil
iarity between the two," he said, "and
some talk. I spoke to my wife ab t
it and told her that I thought she was
a little too friendly with the pastor.
She said that she didn't see as she
was any more familiar with him than
others in the congregation."
Mr. Proctor spends much time in tak
ing orders and on Monday morning
he was in Salisbury. On tils return
home he found that his wife had left
home and that all of her clothes had
beeen removed. He didn't know where
or why she had left him.
Asked if it was true that Mrs. Proc
tor had drawn $1,000 from the bank
Mr. Proctor laughed and said that his
wife did draw some money from a
Bridgeport bank a little over a week
ago. He believed she had an account
of about $40.
Mr. Proctor stated that his private
opinion was that Mr. Dane had hypno
tized his wife. He said that Mr. Dane
was such an eloquent speaker, that
he was so cultured (or appeared to be),
his manner so pleasing, that his influ
ence over Mrs. Proctor was so great
that he believed he hypnotized her so
that she did anything he wanted her
to. "I don't know that this is true."
said Mr. Proctor, "but that Is what
I think about it." He added:
".I think Dane is a scoundrel. And
you can put my signature over this
statement if you wish. He is not fit
to be a minister, and I don t think that
he ought to be allowed to go unpunish
ed for what he has done.
'My wife and I have lived together
for about 17 years and she hks always
been a good Christian woman. She
has been very much interested in
church work and in our home we have
always had services of a devotional
nature. Our home life has b'ten pleas
ant and my wife was happy. Ever
since Mr. Dane came to Woodbury I
have felt that we were not as happy
as formerly. I hoped that this was
only a feeling on my part and so let
matters go on as if there was nothing
wrong. When I returned to my home
on Monday afternoon I felt, even be
fore I knew that my wife had left
home, that something had happened
It was a queer feeling a premonition
one might say of trouble.
"On Saturday night my wife left the
house, saying that she was going to
the Methodist parsonage to tell Mr,
Dane that there was a story in the
papers of the divorce proceedings
which his wife had brought against
him. She said that she was afraid it
might make a. difference with the ser
vices on Sunday and that if Mr. Dane
hadn't read the news in the paper he
ought to be told about it. I was re
turning home later in the evening,
after closing up my store, when ,1 met
my wife on her return. My suspicions
were aroused .somewhat then, but I
didn't say much to Mrs. Proctor only
that I wished she would not be so
friendly with the minister."
Mr. Proctor was asked if it was true
that the minister called on him at his
home. "Not when I was there." was
Mr. Proctor's reply. "He and his chil
dren used to call on my wife and she
made frequent calls at the parsonage.
In fact the visits between them, -were
frequent and greatly enjoyed by all."
It was rumored that Mr. Dane had
given Mrs. Proctor books on hypno
tism and that he had great influence
over her.
Some time ago Mrs. Proctor made
frequent visits to Hawleyville to some
divine healing institute and her faith
in this matter caused the townspeople
some amusement. She was Miss Jen
nie Hartwell of New Milford before
her marriage to Mr. Proctor.
Those who claim to have seen Mrs.
Proctor leave town say that all she
carried with her was a dress suit case.
The supposition is that her clothing
was removed from her home on Sat
urday night and placed in trunks be
longing to Mr. Dane.
Woodbury, twelve miles from the
nearest railroad station, has been
brought into communication with the
outside world by means of a trolley
line recently. Mr. Dane is regarded
as a man of superior Intellect; indeed,
the continuance in so small a charge of
such a brilliant preacher has long
caused speculation. Mrs. Dana says
ironically her husband remained in
Woodbury because he liked the atmos
phere." Recently he announced he
would not remain in the pastorate an
other term. By order of the Methodist
conference his duties came to an end
yesterday.
Sunday morning- Mr. Dane went to
the church, assuring all he met he
would explain the matter from the
REPORTED
SURRENDER
INCORRECT
Chief Crazy Snake and Mal
contents Still at Large.
Col. Hoffman Guarding Ev
ery Avenue of Escape.
Creeks Are Thought to Be
Hiding in the Tiger
Mountain Range Ninety-four
Prisoners Have
Been Taken to Date.
(Special from United Press.)
Pierce, Okla., March 31. Reports
that Chief Crazy Snake had surrender
ed to the troops under Colonel Hoff
man last night have been pronounced
incorrect. It is said the Indians are
on Tiger Mountain and the soldiers
are conducting a search for them. The
report of the surrender was due to a
second message sent to Sheriff Odum
which said he would surrender if ta
ken to Miskogee instead of Eufaula.
The Indians are believed to be hid
den in one of the ravines of the Ti
ger Range. Colonel Hoffman, fear
ing that the messages were merely a
ruse and that Crazy Snake was really
attempting to escape into the Choc
taw country to the south, has guard
ed every ford on the river. Scouts
surround the Tiger Mountains.
Dana Kelsey, Indian agent, and Geo.
Woodward of Washington, are at the
front. Friendly Indians have been
sent to Crazy Snake in an effort to
induce him to surrender.
The total number of prisoners taken
to date is ninety-four. Mbst of these
have been sent to the towns and lock
ed up. Fifty heavily armed negroes
left Faulkner Tuesday night and were
supposed to have waited in ambush at
the bridge on the Checotah. The
troops are to-day looking for them.
There has been much more feeling
against the negroes than against the
Indians who have joined the uprising,
and it is feared the farmers may at
tempt to take the law into their own
hands.
Human bones were found in the
ruins of Crazy Snake's hut at Hick
ory Ground and It is believed all the
Indians did not escape after the fight
with the deputies. There are 130 sol
diers and fifty deputies engaged in the
hunt.
CITY'S YEAR
ENDS TODAY
Auditor Keating Does Not
Expect Big Deficiencies
In Any of the Depart
ments. City Auditor Keating stated this
morning that he did not expect any big
deficiencies in any of the city depart-
inents for the fiscal year which closes
odav. excerrt the Charities department
Which is entitled to have a deficiency
under the State laws.
Adutor Keating today placed In the
hands of Collector Donnelly warrants
for the collection of $1,253,754.75 in
taxes and sprinkling assessments for
last year. These amounts will be col
lectable after May 1. The total
amount of the appropriations for the
coming year is $1,513,108.75.
The Fire, Police, and Park depart
ments finish the year with small bal
ances of cash on hand.
The city has. plenty of money on
hand to meet all bills that may come
in at the first of the fiscal year as
$300,000 for the Congress street bridge
is on hand and back taxes are contin
ually being paid1 to the collector.
City Attorney Cullinan has nine fore
closures upon tax liens to bring in be
half of the city if they are not met
before the close of the day. All are
upon the list of 1902. The largest Is
against the defunct American Spark
lets Co., for $350.
NO DIVORCE FOR
BERTHA KRUPP
Report that She Is Seeking
Separation from Husband
TJnfotinded Says Family.
(Special from United Press.)
Essen. Germany. March 31. Members
of the Krupp family to-day author'zed
a denial of the rumor that Frau
Bertha Von Bohlen Und Holbach,
daughter of the famous gun-maker of
Essen, was contemplating divorce pro
ceedings. They would not discuss the
reported marital differences of Frau
Bertha and her husband but charac
terized the story now currently as
"cruelly unjust."
pulpit. Preaching on 'The Crown of
Life," he said:
"One man I have in mind, who had
done all in his power to aid others
about him, found that at their first op
portunity these same friends took the
sword and tried to pierce his side. Not
content with this, they passed the
sword around and each pressed It into
his side, and at length passed it to a
woman, who drove it into the gaping
wound.
At the conclusion of the service he
announced that during his farewell
sermon in the evening he would tell the
full story of his domestic woes. The
evening sermon was never preached.
Just before he left town Mr. Dane
said :
'Much said about me is untrue. They
say I drove my wite trom the house
and locked the door on her Thursday
night. It is untrue. I have many
women friends in my congregation, but
my wite, l lear, nas Deen jealous. l
have always loved my wife and been
kind to the children and to her. al
though we were not mated and never
Ehould have married.'
He also said he would not contest the
divorce, but would fight for the cus
tody of his two little children.
The troubles of the Danes had been
known to few persons, although they
now furnish the principal subject of
discussion in Woodbury. It Is known
that Mrs. Dane accuses her husband
not only of improper conduct with sev
eral women members of his flock but
of physical cruelty to herself and her
children. The minister denies all the
charge.
BRIDGEPORT WATER BILL
NOT REJECTED IN EITHER
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
Measure Was Found Wrap
ped in Petition of Bridge
port Hydraulic Co.,
Which Was Rejected.
Committee on Cities and
Boroughs Never Acted
Upon City's Bill, Nor
Did House, or Senate.
Nobody Seems to Under
stand How It All Happen
ed Company's Petition
Was to Assembly Not to
Hear Bridgeport's Pro
posed Water Purchase
Act.
(By our Staff Corres.)
Hartford, March 31. Much surprise
was manifested today by members of
the House and Senate, in an Informal
way, when it was learned' that, what
some thought an unexplained attempt
to kill the Water Purchase Amendment
to the charter of the city of Bridgeport
without action, was interrupted'.
It had been elaborately announced
that the committee on Cities and Bor
oughs had1 reported the amendment ad
versely. The committee report, or
what was supposed to be such a report,
came into the Senate today, and the
Senate concurred with the House.
It was then learned that ithe commit
tee on Cities1 and Boroughs never had
reported the Bridgeport amendment.
They had considered and reported the
petition of the Bridgeport Hydraulic
Company. This report was sent into
the House. It is this report that was
acted upon by the House and also by
the Senate.
The petition is the one in which the
Hydraulic Company asks the General
Assembly not to consider the charter
amendment for the purchase of water
works offered by the city of Bridge
port. It Is this petition which the
committee has declared ought not to
pass, and it is this petition that has
been rejected.
Strange to say, however, the amend
ment offered by Bridgeport could not
be found either in the box of the clerk
of the committee or among the papers
of the clerk of the House.
After a search, however, ft was
found bundled in with the petition of
the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company.
It had never been acted upon by the
committee on Cities and Boroughs, by
the House, or by the Senate.
Nobody seems to know just how it
all happened.
At any rate the bill will now be
considered in a proper way and will
at least enjoy the privilege of formal
consideration.
Methodists Oppose
Saloon Opening
In Conference at Stamford
Protest Against Bill Now
Before New York Assem
bly. (Special from United Press.)
VStamford, 'March XL The sixty-first
annual session of the New Tork East
Conference of the Methodist Episco
pal Church was formerly opened this
morning after a communion service
conducted by Bishop Goodsell, who was
assisted by Presiding Elders Adams,
Chadwick and Wing. The roll call
showed 264 present. A large number
of others arrived during the day.
The calling of the roll of clergy who
died during the year followed. This
afternoon a memorial service was held
for these and this evening there will be
a missionary meeting at which the ad
dress will be by Rev." E G. Richard
son of Brooklyn.
BishOD Goodsell. who is celebrating
his fiftieth year in the Ministry, ana
his 21st as Bishop, stated to-day that
he had made no pledges as to trans
fers or appointments.
.It was decided, after discussion, tnai
the funds of the conference snail De
administered as heretofore, by the
stewards. A protest against the bill
now before the New Tork legislature
for open saloons during certain hours
on Sundays was aaoptea unanimously.
It was presented by Rev. W. C. Blake
man, of the committee on Sunday ob
servance. Candidates for admission to the con
ference were given a final examina
tion at the conclusion of the morning
session.
Deaths and Funerals.
The funeral of John J. McOue was
held this morning from his late resi
dence, 167 Hamilton street, ait 8:30
o'clock, and from St. Mary's church
at 9, where Rev. Edward J. Brodenck
sang a high mass of requiem. Dur
ing the services Joseph Clabby sang
"Heaven is His Home." The pall bear
ers were Frank St ras burger, James
Nolan, Jacob Hummel I, John Malone,
Charles Horger and Henry McCarthy.
A delegation from the Lathers' Union
were in attendance at the services.
The interment was- in St. Michael's
cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains of
Ann, widow of the late Patrick Con
nolly, who died at her home in Mid
dletown on Monday, were held this
morning from the undertaking parlors
of rullinan & Mullins, in main sireeu
at 9 o'clock and at 9:30 from the Sacred-
Heart church, where Rev. Mat
thew Judge sang a high mass of re
quiem. The interment was in St. Mi
chael's cemetery.
Ellis Arrested
At Beardsley Park
Thomas Ellis was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Patrolman Coughlin and
Electrician Ladd on complaint of resi
dents of the vicinity of Beardsley Park
who wanted Ellis arrested for conduct
ing himself improperly. It is claimed
that Ellis has. been guilty of the same
offense before In ithe same vicinity.
Judge Foster fixed Ellis' bond at $500
and continued the case until Friday.
Ellis will employ counsel and fight the
charge. Bernard Barske who lives on
the Huntington road is the principal
complainant. u
The Board of Charities have reported
to the Board of Health today the case
of Joseph Forkas, who has been board
ing at 264 Hancock avenue. Forkas
is (suffering from a loathsome disease
which makes his presence In the houss
unbearable, and the Board of Healths
has been asked to remove him to th
isolation hospital.
(UNCLASSIFIED.)
NO BETTER SMOKE than a Red-Man)
Special at Wood's "Smoke-shop," tV
Cannon St.
WATTTrn n . ..I
ironing and housecleaning.
188 PInW
St. -Bessie Belcko.
S 31 sp
FOR RENT. Four nice rooms to small
family. Tubs and gas. One flight
up. 26 Frank St $10. apr
WANTED. A competent waitress and
to do second work. Apply 255 Park
avenue. s 81 tfto'
FOR SALE, Upright piano. $100. Bar-'
gain. "Violin cost $12 for $6, another
$J8 for $8, another $25 for $12. 844
Noble Ave. S SI do j
OUR BICYCLES are the best In thW
whole world, $21 to $50, mechanical!
made and frlctlonless, with a feather
weightfeel about 'um, at O'Neill's.'
a !
KAFFE KLATSCH! Mrs. Geo. Lama-'
din, Mrs. Fritz Klaus, and Mrs. Mat(f
Wieler will entertain the ladles MX
Germania Hall, Thursday afternoon,
April 1st. at
WANTED. Intelligent lady to repre
sent old established house in Bridge
port, also one man to travel. Straight
salary and expenses. Address foA
interview, stating experience, A. C. ,
Williams, Box 1034, City.
S 31 b p o 1
ADVERTISER about to secure rtght.
wants partner to invest small amount
with or without services to sell and
control output in the New England
States of a machine known as out"
Butter Blender which blends one
pound' of butter with one pint o
milk and makes two pounds, and filla
every claim that is made for it- Ma
chine can be seen and tested by com
municating with J. L. Wilson, 83S
Broad St., City. ap
TELEGRAPHY taught quickly. Mate
line wire in school, will open Friday
April 2. Bridgeport School of Teleg
raphy, Room, 303 Warner Bldg.,
ap
f
WANTED. First class, experienced
press-hand, capable of setting tools.
The Gaynor & Mitchell Mfg. Ct.
S 29 tf. o
HOUSEHOLD GOODS for eale on
Wednesday, March 31, and- Thurs
day, April 1, at 42 Caroline St., aft
ernoon and evening. SO b p o
FOR SALE One Steinway upright
piano. Cost $700. Rebuilt looks lik
new, $250. Easy payments. The M.
Steinert & Sons Co., 915 Main St.
S 30 ro
FOR SALE. One Gabler upright plana
in find condition. Good tone. A bar
gain to quick buyer. The M. Stein
ert & Sons Co., 951 Main St.
S 30 ro
THE SALE OF PEWS at Park St,
Congregational Church will teJi
place at the church on Thursday
evening, April 1, at 7J30 p. m.
S 30 a o
FOR SALE Upright piano, great!
bargain, $100. Fotch Piano Co., 844
Noble Ave. S 25 d o
TO RENT. 5 rooms, 1st floor, 1 is
attic, all Improvements, 191 Catherine
St. 10 minutes walks to Read's store.
Anderson & Co., 952 Main St.
S 22 tf o
TO RENT. 6 room flat with improve
ments, at $15, Randall Ave. To ob
jection if 2 small families double in.1
Call 1294 Main. o
'P J
ana
GREAT RELIEF from headache
constipation. Casca Laxine tahij-m
25 cts. B3M
JAMES J. SHEEHAN. popular hatter,'
974 E. Main St.. has the goods. Call
and verify. H 30 tf o 1 3 5,
BRATWURST. pigs hocks, country
pork a specialty. M. M. Nagel, 653
East Main St. G 7 tf 13 5
SAUSAGE that's home made, also liv
er pudding and blood pudding can
be purchased to-morrow at Mark Na- 0
gle's, 652 East Main street, and John
Porter's. 318 Warren St. These
goods are made by Biltz at 95 Stata
St. H 11 tf. 13 5
PRATT'S CAFE. 137 Fairfield Ave., i
sure to have what you want in ales,
wines and Manors. Do not forget
the fine free lunch served daily.
G 28 1 2 5 o
HOT LUNCH, daily at Morton's Cafa
158 Fairfield Avenue. EVerhardt's N.
T. lager and Smith's Philadelphia
Ale on draught. T 9 tfo 1 S
THE BOSTON CLEANING AND DTK.
IN6 CO.. 187 rairneia Ave. Our work
the best. Our prices the lowest.
I 16 tf. o 3 5
WE DO THE RIGHT kind of picture
framing at lowest prices. Stamda-d
Art Store. 1219 Main St.. Stratfleld.
building. I 30 3 S
WANTED. Toung men to learn auto
mobile business by mail and prepare
for positions as chauffeurs and repair
men. We make you in ten weeks;
assist you to secure position. Pay
big; work pleasant; demand for men
great; reasonable; write for particu
lars and sample lesson. Empire Au
tomobile Institute, Rochester, N. T.
S 29 so
NOTICE
I hereby forbid any persons harbor
ing or trusting any of my children
as I shall not pay any bills contracted
by them.
MRS. FRANK DUFFY.
S 31 sp . 412 Broad St.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their expressions of sym
pathy, floral offerings, and by attend
ing the funeral of our beloved mother.
rUIILT OF MRS. ANN O'LEART.