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VOL. XVII, NO. 79.
WATERBURY, CONN," MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1904.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
LATEST BOMBARDMENT
DID NOT -HURT RUSSIANS
One Woman Was Killed and a Few Men Wounded
Artisan's Cottage Pierced by Shell and Destroy
edInhabitants of VladivostoK Expelling all
Japs from the Town Russians Trying to Pur
chase Supplies Through London and New YorK
VlAalvostoek, March 7. Outside of
killing a woman and wounding a few
n:en yesterday's bombardment of
Vladivostock by- the Japanese fleet
did no material damage. The wooden
oattage of an artisan was the only
building wholly destroyed. It was
pierced by a shell from a twelve-inch
' gnc, which after traversing the roof
nd wall, fell in the yard, killing the
woman previously referred to.
In the quarter of the city called the
"dirty corner" a shell fell on the
house of Colonel Shukoff without ex-
ploding. s It, traversed a bedroom, de
stroying a stove, and penetrated the
wall. It finally burst near , the regi
luental safe which was standing in
the court yard. A sentry guarding the
afe was covered with mud, but was
vr.ot injured. Evidently fearing an
eutbreak of fire the sentry shouted
rHelp! Save the regimental colors,
which were in the house. These ulti
mately were brought out by the colo
nel's wife and a soldier., . '
: Five soldiers were slightly wounded
'by the explosion of a shell In the
courtyard of the Siberian naval bar-
; Outside of these casualties no one
Tvas killed or injured and there was
no outbreak of fire anywhere in the
The fact that the Russian batteries,
did not reply to tne
burdment was due partially to the
St chance of hitting the enemy s
Warships at such a long range and
, partially to a desire not to betray the
position of the batteries. .
It s now thought that the attacking
Rquadron consisted Of a battleship,
Si arxnored cruisers and two unpro-
t acted cruisers. . :
' Vladivostok. March 7. Last night
. nkss-ed quietly. The inhabitants and
.?. are in Tinusu'ally high, spirit..
X sSlct search s is ade
throughout the town for Japanese.
The police have posted! placards on
the wall3 offering a reward for in
formation. as "to tbft whereabouts of
Japanese, and threatening ; with trial
by court martial any person found
guilty of concealing them,.
Port Arthur, March. There is no
h situation here. .The
weather I3 fine.
V ; St Louis, ' Mo, March 7. The Irish
nationalists of St Louis at. their cel
ebration of the birth of Robert Emmet
last night adopted resolutions uphold
ing! Russia In her war with Japan
ftad expressing sympathy with Chris
Han Russia against this "pagan
"horde." The resolutions' concluded:
"The special thanks of the exiled
. children of the 'scatteod Gael are
extended to the Russian government
for her work don in the (interests of
t-- humanity by her opposition to the d'e
. ign of England in Persia, Turkes-
tan. Thibet, and other Asiatic coun
tries, thereby preventing the exten
sion of England's tyranny over shelp-
, lia3. .people." A copy of the resolu-
- ttons will be sent to the Russian min
ister at "Washington.
New York, March. 7. Having prac
tically abandoned efforts- to ship sup
plies of foodstuffs from the Pacific
coat to, the far east on account of the
: alertness of the Japanese it is report
ed that Russian agents are now seek
ing to purchase stores through London
-.' a ud New York for shipment to Baltic
' ports. Rates to the latter are extreme
ly low at present, favoring sruch an op
eration. Red Alaska salmon, of which
'there is considerable stock- in Juoudon
and on, the way there, is said to be
chiefly wanted. Th bulk of ifj
controlled by th8 Alaska Packers' as
sociation. Seoul. March 7. The Russian sol
dlare operating in the vicinity of An
. Jn ar committing all manner' of ex
cesses, .maltreating the native women
i and perpetrating robberies at every
opportunity. The Korean soldiers at
tacked & body of Die invaders on Fri
day last and aucceeded in killing
,-iliIrty of tfrera. It is reported that as
1. a remit of a collision between Russian
V nd Korean soldiers at Kangge the
h Russians were driven beyond the
YuYa rivsr.
th Russian VladiroslSok squadron is
the Russfau lsidivostok Jiqiir.dron is
rotv in the vicinity of the raouiu or
thft Tunii-Ji rlrei. engaged in covering
the movements of troops from Possiet
bay to th valley of the Turnon.
fNTRAINING RUSSIAN
HARRISON
S "UNFAIR
Chicago Labor Men
Up in Arms.
.
Placed Him on "Unfair"
List and Will Refuse
to Support Him' at the
, Polls in Any Future
; Elections.
. Chicago, March 7 Mayor Harrison
has been put on the "unfair"? list of
the Federation of Labor.
The fight on the mayor was
brought into the central labor organi
zation by John J. Delaney, a member
of the Stationary Engineers' union,
and an inspector under the city board,
of examining engineers. '
The grievance of Delaney and his
associates against the city's executive
was that he had! refused to permit
the examining board to be made an
organizing agency for the union. The
charge was .that until licensed engi
neer's were working in the5 office
buildings and hotels, the places va
cated by the union, men who struck
January 1, and that the city ha re
fused to Prosecuted them.
Proclaiming! an Individual as "un
fair," when he is not engaged in any
business, is almost unprecedented. It
was- - taken to mean that the union
men should refuse to support the
mayor at the pollsi or anywhere else.
FIRE IN ELMIRA.
A $200,000 Fire Started in
: tHe : Lyceum Theater
,'"'""'- - -- -- ,
Building.
Elmira, N. Y., March 7. The fire
which was discovered In a cigar f ac
tory under the Lyceum theater short
ly after 11 o'clock last night did dam
age Ao !the amount of $200,000 ' before
the flames were extinguished. At
half-past twelve the Lyceum .theater
had! been'entirely guttej and the blaze
had spread to the adjoining buildings.
Flying sparks spread the flames to
the Realty building. In which is lo
cated the Auditorium theater, and
this, too, proved a total loss.
The Hi'o is said to. oave been start
ed by an explosion of natural gns 111
the Lyceum theater building, but ac
cording to another report, a burnin
rag was found on the Auditorium
stage aud this has gi?ou rls,. to a sus
piciou ti nt both theaters were set on
fire by an Ineendia-y. .In response
10 a rei j.st irom the local fire deoart
ment cid was sent from the Elmira
state reformatory, . Ehn.'fa Heiglits
iiua jaorse.'jeaag. at, 4 rt this
niornmff the fire was under control.
D C. Koo:nsii. owner of ,th Ly
ceum theater, was thc. heaviest "loser,
well informed Persons estimattno- thr
damage to his property at $70,000; the
theater was .insured for S4.YOOO
The ground floor stores, in one of
which is the Second National bank, es
caped with, only water damage. The
blaze was confined to the upper floors
ol the block facing on Lake street
though it entirely destroyed the siue
facing on Carroll street. The falling
of the Lyceum theater roof early t
clay Avreeked a two-story .brick build
ing lifted for a livery stable. Em
ployes of the Lyceum theater, who
were among the first on the scene, de
clare that they found rags soaked in
oil on the stage, and discredit the
stories that the fire stal-ted from a nat
ural gas explosion.'
NO DECISION TO-DAY.
Washington, March 7. There was
no Northern Securities merger deci
sion handed down by the supreme
court to-day .
WEATHES FORECAST
Forecast for Connecticut: Ra,in to
night and Tutsday morning, followed
by clearing weather; ifresh to brisk
easterly winds, increasing sani be
coming westerly Tuesday.
CAVALRY AT IRKUTSK.
fx Jf jfk IT Wik
Chairman Overstreet Presented Long Document To-Day
It Has to Do With Senators and Congressmen Who
Have Been Active in Salary and Rent Affairs.
Washington, March 7. Another 1
chapter in the postoffice investigation
of last summer was revealed to-day
when Chairman Overstreet, of the
house committee on postoffices and
post road, laid before the house of
representatives a closely printed docu
ment of 218 pages recounting the in
stances on file in the postoffice depart
ment in which members of the senate
and house of representatives have used
their "influence" -with officials of the
postoffice department, with more or
less success, to secure increase in sal
aries of postmasters, additional clerk
hire and advantageous lease of build
ings for postoffice purposes.
The report is made by the unanimous
vote of the members of Mr Over
street's commission, in response to a
resolution calling for information, in-
troauceu. oy itepresentative nay or
Virginia. As the information accom
panies the report, the committee recom
mends that the resolution lay on the
table.
Some of the transactions involving
members of congress recorded in the
report are held to be technical viola-
tions of the statutes, others are pro
nounced byf members who have read
the report as clearly censurable while
in the majority" of cases it is held that
members in making their recommenda
tions to the department expected noth
ing not in harmony with thcjjiles and
practices of the department.
Three cases are set forth in wnich
members of congress, own buildings
which are leased to the government
for pbstoffice' purposes.
The details of these cases are given
by Fourth Assistant Postmaster-G-en-eral
Bristow in a communication to
unairman jverstreet, as toiiows:
Section 3,739 of the revised statutes
provides: No member of or delegate to
congress hall directly or indirectly
himself, or by any other person in
trust for him, or for his use or benefits,
or on his account, undertake, execute,
hold or enjoy in whole or in part, any
contracts or vagreement made or en
tered into in behaif of the United
States by any officer or person author
ized to make contracts on behalf of
the United States. -The
statutes further provide: All
contracts or agreements made in viola
tion of this section shall be void.
Yet in the face of this statute, Bea
vers has made contracts with mem
bers of congress for the rental of prem
ises, either in their own names, the
names of then agents, or some mem
ber of their families."
Geneseo. N. Y. The postofHce at this
place was located in 1886 in a building
owned by Hon J. Y. Wadsworth. At
that time Mr Wadsworth wras not a
member of congress. Ifwas advanced
from third-to second class July 1, 1901.
"While it Tvas a. third class office no
contract was made for the lease of the
building, but the postmaster was al
lowed $390 per annum for rent, with
an allowance of $60 forlfuel and light,
making $350 In all. When the office
became second' class a lease was made,
dating from October 1, 1901. At this
time Mr "Wadsworth was a member of
congress. The building was- improved
to comply with the requirement of the
department for a second class office;
the annual rental was fixed at $550,
including equipment, heat and light
The proposal was made by "W L.
Solmstead. wno is said to be the agent
of Mr Wadsworth. The property
stood in the latter's name September
22, 1903. 'It does' not appear from the
report of the 'inspectors and informa
tion secured by the department that
the rental is excessive or the allowance
is In anyway more than should have
been made.
Lawrence, Kan. The postoffice prem.
ises at this place were leased from J
D. Bowersock many years prior to nis
election as a member of congress, in
1S98. at an annual rental of $1,500.
That leaso expired April 1 1900. On
December 13, 1899, Mr Bowersook
submitted a proposal to renew the
lease for a term of five years at the
same annual rental. After a confer
ence with officials of the first assist
ant postmaster general's , office, Mr
Bowersock withdrew his proposal,
submitting one from his daughter,
Mrs Hortep.se B. Hill, and the lease
was executed in her name on terms
before mentioned. The record shows
the title to premises in question was
vested in Mr Bowersock. The annual
rental is the same that it was Tor
many years before Mr Bowersock
was elected to congress and the post
office has been" located where it now is
for about thirty years.
"Station A, . Winsted. Conn. The
postoffice premises at this point are
owned by George L. Lilley, M. C.
Original lease, wbicii was made before
Mr Lilley was elected to congress, ex
pired April 1, 1903. The entire block
in which the office is located was then
leased to Mr Lilley to Charles S.
Newcomb, and the lease to the post
office department was made in his
name, though the title to the block be
fore mentioned appears to remain in
Mr Lilley. The rent is practically the
same as under the former -lease.
"In none of the above cases does it
appear that the government has paid
an excessive rental. I referred to
these cases in my. report, not because
there was any fraud indicated in the
business transactions, but solely be
cause such contracts appeared to be
In violation of the statute above men
tioned." The history of 161 case is given in
the report, wherein members of con
gress figure in getting authorization
for clerk hire in excess of the amount
the officein question was entitled to,
according 1o the secret method em
ployed by the department to determine
the merits of the case. Many , of the e
increases were . only temporary aud
have been discontinued. A tabulated
statement shows that in S2 Instances
where reductions have been maie
since April,, 1903, $15.SS0 was paid an
nually in excess of the amounts these
offices wore entitled to. As Illustra
tions of the nature of the. long list ot
cases, four instances from a single
page are quoted and another on the
following page in which Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Bristow
appears as the "influence," follows:
"Nora, Ind On June 25, 1902, Jesse
Overstreet wrote, requesting an al
lowance .of $200 for separating clerk
hire at this" office. Two days later he
wrote requesting that the allowance
be made $150. . On June' 27, 1902, the !
allowance was fixed at $150, effective
July 1, 1902. There does not appear
to have been any statement of the
separating work on which to base tne
allowance for clerk hire. On May 16, 1
.1903, the records showing that there
was no separating service performed
at this office, the allowance was dis
continued, effective that date. ,
"Oakland City, Ind. April 11,190,.
J. A. liem.enway personally , recom
mended that the allowance for separ
ating clerk hire ($300) be allowed to
continue, -
"On April 21, 1902, the postmaster
made a report of the separating, ser
vice performed, and, according to the
scale used, he was entitled to only
$190 per annum.
"On Mav 6. 1902. a letter signed oy.
the first assistant postmaster general
was addressed to Mr Hemenway, in
which he advised that 'the amount or
transit mail now handled at tnat
point, (Oakland City) is not sufficient
to serve as a basis for the present al
lowance for clerk hire, but, in view
of your special interest in the matter,
no change will be made at this time.'
"The $800 'allowance was therefore
allowed to continue until November
19, 1903. The postmaster having re
ported separating, business at his of
fice which entitled him to $210, his
allowance was reduced to $210, effec
tive December 1. 1903.
"Rockport. Ind'. February 18, 1899,
J. A. Hemenway, personally recom
mended an allowance ot $300. An in
crease from $200 to $300 was grant
ed from July 1, 1899.
"April 11, 1902. J, A. Hemenway
recommended an allowance of $400 if
possible. Postmaster was , directed
to make a report .of transmit mail
handled which be did, showing him
to be entitled to $380 for clerk hire.
The allowance Was increased from
$300 to $400, effective July 1, 1900.
"April 11, 1902, the postmaster was
again directed to make a count of the
transit mail handled. His report
showed aim to be entitled to' an al
lowance of $330. In a memorandum
marked 'special in' the handwriting
of the general superintendent, direc
tions were given to increase the allow
ance to $500 from July 1, 1902. This
was done. '
"On November 10, 1903, the post
master, in accordance with instruc
tions, mado a new count of the tran
sit mail handled, showing the office
to be entitled to ' $390. Accordingly
the allowance was reduced from $500
to $390 from December 1, 1903.
Salem, Ind. On January 3, 1903, in)
a letter signed by the general super
intendent, salary and allowance divi
sion, A, J. Beveridge was Informed
that in accordance with his recom
mendation, the allowance for separat
ing clerk hire at this office had been
increased front $100 to $200, effective
January 1, 1903. There does not ap
pear on the records, any statement of
tne separating service yeiuoruitju
which this 'allowance was based.
"On June 1. 1903, under Instruc
tions from this office, the postmaster
reported transit matter handled daaly,
which according to the scale entitled
him to $160 per annum, and on Juno
29. 1903. it was reduced to this
amount, effective July 1, 1903.
"Brie, Kansas. On January 127.
3899, J. L. Bristow enclosed .a letter
from the postmaster, requesting that
his allowance for separating clerk
be increased from $120 to $180, stat
ing that be would be very glad if the
postmaster could be given tho allow
anc( requested by him.
On February 25, 1S99, Mr Bristow
was informed that 'it has been decid
ed in view of your wishes, and the
figures . submitted by the postmaster,
to increase the annual allowance for
clerk hire at Erie. Kansas, from $120
to $1S0, effective July 1, 1SU9.
"For separating clerk hire at; this
office was hxed at jsO fer annum,
from. April 1, 1900.
"Report of the postmaster, datt.fl
February 8. 1900, showed he was en
titled to this amount
'.'March 2S, 1900, allowance was in
creased from $50 to $230 from April
1, 1900; no thing .to show who recom
mended this increase.
"November 27, 1903. allowance was
reduced to $60 per annum from De
cember 1, 1903. based on a report
from postmaster of November 32,
which shdwed tliat he was entitled to
that amount.
"The clerk hire in Pennsylvania
was looked after by Senators Quay
ler and former Representative. Slio
walter. Senator McLaurin appears1
for one increase in South Carolina;
Senator Kittredge for one increase in
South, Dakota. Representatives
Brownlow and Gibson secured several
increases which have since been re
duced in Tennessee. ' The lafc0 Rep
resentative De Graffenried was suc
cessful In one case mentioned in Tex
as. Senator Kearns secured two in
creases in Utah. Six out of eleven
cases in Virginia or down to ' the
credit of Representative Swanson,
while Park Agnew's name also ap
pears for others in this state. Senator-Foster
and Representatives Oush
nian and Jones combined to secure an
ilncreased allowance at Dayton,
Washington, from $30 to $600, after
wards reduced to $120 and then In
creased to $200. Representative Cush
man "alone- .secured an allowance of
$300 annually for Carbondale, 'Wash
ington, which was . discontinued on
examination afterwards.' Senators LN
kins and Scott and Representative
Dayton secured increases for West
"Virginia. The two increases for
Wisconsin lare down to the credit of
iformer Representative Larney and A.
W. Ma chen. Wyoming had one such
increase, to the credit , of Senator
Warren.
s There are accounts of i77 instances
in the reports where members of
congress have made recommenda
tions in connection vith. leases of
buildings for postoffice purposes. The
history of these transactions occupies!
164 pages of the printed report. Am
illustration of the nature of these
transactions may be had by the
lowing quotation from the report:
"Norwalk, Conn. At Norwalk,
Conn; salary of postmaster $2,J00;
lease of five' years at $550 per annum,
including equipment, heat arid light
the light being paid for by a tele
graph office In the lobb'y; expired
April 1, 1902. . The matter of secur
ing a new lease was' referred to As
sistant Superintendent White. Upon
a carbon copy of letter to "White, dat
ed January 3, is the following en
dorsement: ' ,
February 19, 1902 (Promised Hill,
member congress a fairly reasonable
rental and good office, if a satisfac
tory location and building can be se
cured. G. V. B.)" .
February 20, 1902, wiire was sent
to Assistant Superintendent White at
Boston as follows:
"Congressman Hill wants you to
meet him atNorwalk club, Norwalk,
Conn, Saturday morning 9 or 10
o'clock. Please arrange to be there,
and advise me by wire if you can do
so." ' .""-'". ,
On March 4, 1902, Mr White report
ed that the old lessor did not wish re
newal of Nlease; that the Business
Men's association desired that the of
fice be located in building owned by
Mrs Weed; that this offer was not sat
isfactory and the rent demanded was
$1,200 a year, ie reports a confer
ence with a committee at which E. J.
Hill was present and stated , that he
thought he would he able to get the
postomce department to- furnish thi
equipment for the Norwalk club rooms
if they should be selected "for the lo
cation of the office.
Two propositions are submitted by
the Norwalk club, one at $900 ier an
num, including heat, light and water,'
the department to furnish the entire
equipment; the other offering the same
room, including heat, lighth and equip
ment, at $1,100 a year. Mr "White
recommends the acceptance of the $1,
100 proposition, Including -equipment
Filed between the sheets of this report
is a letterhead of,the salary and al
lowance division with the following
memorandum:
"Memorandum- for Mr Beavers :
March 8, 1902. Congressman Hill
called and stated he would like to have
the Norwalk, Conn, lease case held un
til Tuesday, March 11, when Assistant
Superintendent "White will be here.
Does not want proposition accepted ex
cept under certain, conditions. Grand-
Held."
On March 26 notice wag sent to the
postmaster of acceptance ofthe pro
posal at $900 without equipment.
The department undertook the se
curing of equipment for this postoffice,
making contract therefor with the Cor-
bin Cabinet Lock Co, paying $1,850.
There appears to have been great de
lay in getting the furniture ready, as
the following correspondence between
the congressman and Mr Beavers
shows:
"Norwalk. Conn. July 9, 1902.
"George "W. ' Beavers, Esq, Chief Divis
ion of N Salaries and Allowances,
Postoffice Department, "Washing
ton, D. C. :
"My Dear Beavers: I do not know
who is to-blaine for the condition of
things which I found here .when 1
reached home, but I am afraid some
body will find themselves in trouble
before we get through, as i uncter
stand it, the lease of the new post-
office was taken for the first of July,
and the fixtures are partly in, but
there are no boxes and no desks or
chairs or any facilities whatever for
doing business. '
"I understand that Mr1 White came
down here several days ago, having
sent word in advance to be prepared to
move everything from the old post-
office, to the new, and when he arrived
here found, of course, that it was im
possible to do that, as the fittings had
not come.
"I assume, of course, that the land
lord at the old pace will want his rent
while the place is being occupied. I
have written to the Corbin Manufac
turing Co of New Britain telling them
"that somebody will find themselves in
trouble if these things are not deliv
ered. Meanwhile Keith, the postmas
ter. is in a good deal of a stew about
making up his returns. He has had a
bill for the whole thing sent him and
instructions,' from the department to
pay it, and. of course, has not money
enough to do it, and ought not to do it
until the things are delivered in ac
cordance with the contract.
The postoffice is going to be a very
fine one. The accommodations wiil
be excellent; yes, more than excellent,
they will be superb, but everything
seems to go so abominably slow. My
impression is that 3rou ought to give
your man White a dose of ginger or
pepper, or perhaps both would answer
better, every day and see if you could
infuse into him some of your own
personal way of dispatching business.
I. am inclined to think it would be a
good tiling.
"Not only is there what seems to me
unnecessary delay being had in regard
to it, but Keith is worrying over the
fact that he cannot send in his ac
counts for the last quarter, Mr White
having told him to hold them back
until these things "are adjusted. He
has already "eben criticized for slow
ness in '..that matter, and he hardly
knovvs what to do. If you can in any
possible way supplement my, letter to
NO AGREEMENT YET
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
The Carpenters Union Will Insist on the Raise in Pay
A Committee From Each Side is Now at
WorK Trying to Adjust Matters Agreeable to
All Concerned.
The Master Builders' association and
the Journeymen Carpenters' union
have reached no agreement in regard
to the rate of wages for the year be
ginning May 1. The journeymen have
submitted their demands, which in
clude an increase of wages. Some of
the master builders are opposed to j
granting the6 demand for the increase,
stating that the condition in the build
ing trade does not warrant such in
crease at this time, ine conference of
the builders and the carpenters has
been held without any successful re
sult. Another will probably be held
soon. An officer of. the Carpenters'
union say that he does not anticipate
any trouble. He believes that the com
mittees representing the two, organ
izations will agree upon some com
promise. The carpenters in return for
the granting of the increase in wases
will yield some minor points. The
same officer said that $3 a day wag not
too much for any carpenter to receive.
If he receives that much a day he does
not average more than $2 a day, for
he is not working several months in
the year.
STILL ANOTHER;
Twenty Dead Bodies Have
Already TaKen Out of
Collapsed Hotel.
New York, March. 7.-What was sup
posed to be -the 21st victim of the col
lapse of Hotel Darlington last Wednes
day, wag uncovered In the wreckage
of the hotel txvday. The thing Was
in the center of the ruins, near the
elevator shaft, but turned out to be
only A. bundle of rags It IgHhought
several more bodies may be found in
tbiis location. ' Three bodies were ta
ken out yesterday, being those of Pat
rick' Quian, William R. . Greene and
Benzi Sontl.
FOUND DEAD IN BED V
THIS MORNING.
James Laguadia, aged 18 years, was
found dead in bed this morning ',at his
boarding house, 147 North Elm street.
He retired , last ' night apparently in
good (health, but failed to show up at
the breakfast table this morning. Some
one called to see what was the matter
and upon investigation found him dead
In bed with his face buried in the pil
low. He was subject to epileptic hts
and the assumption is that he was at
tacked with one during the night and
was smothered. Medical Examiner
Crane viewed the body and ; pro
nounced death due to suffocation while
suffering from an epileptic fit. ,"
CEMENT FINISHERS
STRIKE FOR MORE PAY.
, Chicago, March
-Eight' hundred
cement finishers employed by the, ce
ment contractors, struck to-day for a
wage increase of ten cents an hour.
The men have been receiving fifty
cents an hour. .
the Corbin Cabinet Co by peremptory
orders to have the contract filled, so
that the new office can be opened anl
the old one closed and the case closed
up, I think you will relieve the minds
of a whole lot of people up here, and
at the same time save the United
States government unnecessary pay
ment of rent for two different places.
Very truly yours,
'E. J. HILL.
"July 11, 1902. N
"Hon E. J. Hill, House of Represen
tatives. "Sir I beg to acknowledge receipt
of your favor of the 9th inst, in regard
to the relay in fitting up new prem
ises for postoffice at Norwalk, Conn.
Assistant Superintendent White has
been directed to give the case his im-1
mediate attention. The department
will ascertain who is to blame in the
matter, and appropriate action will be
taken.
"I trust the matter will be settled to
your satisfaction in a few days.
Very respectfully,
Acting First Assistant Postmaster
General."
"Lease was drawn for ten years,
from August 1, 1902, at $900 a year,
all equipment being provided by the
department.
"Investigation by Inspectors ren
dleton and Birdseye, reported on the
10th of October, 1903, discloses the
fact that Congressman Hill owns -20
shares in the Norwalk Club Co, this
beintr one twenty -ninth of the' total
stock."' .
Speaker Cannon and Former Sena
or Mason figure in the lease of the
building at Watseka, 111, their recom
mendation in the matter receiving ap
proval f the inspector.
Senator Overman is the owner of
the building in which the postoffice at
Salisbury, N. C, is locate!. The re
port says that on taking his seat as a
United States senator he offered to
surrender the lease, but the offer was
declined by the government, it . being
held that the leaso was not invalidat
ed by his election as senator. ,
"In writing George W. Beavers in
an effort to get better quarters for the
postoffice at NelsonvilIet Ohio, Repre
sentative Grosvenor says:
"I am ashamed to look the people of
the town in the face. Can you help
me out in this matter in any way?"
A recommendation "suggest Dal-
ezir: made by Beavers with refer
ence to the naming of a postoffice in i
TVrmsvlvania. is sriven in th& rennrt. I
but the conclusion is given that the
rc'coinmeiidatidn evidently was not
complied with as the office is not
called "for best station." .
EVENING SCHOOLS
WILL CLOSE TO-NIGHT1
The evening schools -will close this
evening, they having been opened the'
required number of nights. Diplomas
will be distributed to the graduates by, .
Mayor Elton if he is in the city, andii
if Hie does not, the vice-president of thoj
board of education, Charles 6. Chap'
man, will present them. , ;
; The exhibit of work "by th art class,
n n . -1, 1 1, Hr ri I . r. . I
musui uy its imunie Jr. esreeie, was
arranged this afternoon and is expect
ed to be In readiness for this evening
It took considerable time to hang the
pictures, but a great deal more to se
lect the hanging committer from tne
tmnilS. TllA xhJm' thla -Way 1 tav
better than any preceding year, and j
snows the limits of the schools in a
way far superior to any previous ex-,1
niouion. Among the pictures are the'
exhibits which have been selected fort)
the St Louis fair. Taese axe In ofl.
charcoal, pencil and ink. On account
of the limitations of the school, workri
in pastel was not included to any ap-j
preciable extent. , The exhibit is free
to the public and will con.tinue.all this
week. . ..'.', i :
The following are the graduates, 1
the grammar department: Thomas''
Kane, Jonn laavin, jonn jsuros, jonm-.
McPartland. Daniel Farrell, Hannah;
Brennan, Elizabeth Morgan, Julia Mey
uonald, JViaiy ivunoe, josepm iiayaen,
Robert: .T Werner William Townsend.
Frank Bolger, Joseph Blackall. VAW
manzer Baril, .Tames Carney, Kdwara
Frank, John F. Creen, Patrick Me-
Cunningham, Patrick Rourke, Edwant
Brophy, John Leary, - Daniel Dillon,
John Lahey, lrnng mitn. -
TVi. 4Vw11voHti otw tho oTflitnates in.
... f-, ....v cs ,
the mechanical drawing department: )
Lewis B. Atwood. Frank Isele, Joseph! ,
Neubert, iUtxo Keienenoacu, &uiu
ner, Louis Thourot, Edward. Tronson, '
iewis van vvaoner. v
FLOODED STREETS.
What it. Costs City to MaKe Surplus
Water Run Under the Ground. .
The rain storm of to-day will , go a!
long, ways towards taking the frost
out of the ground and when at. ceases
unless things freeze up again, 'tha
farmer" will immediately commence
to make preparations if or some spring
planting. The rain ls also giving the
street department something to do. A
great effort Is being made to get the
water to ' run lin the gutters, . but it
manages to get out of the ruts here
and there and make things disagree
able on the sidewalks. When one
stops to consider that the city spent'
about $76,000 last year making pro
vision to have the wlater run unden
the streets instead of over them andi
that $25,000 or $30,000 was expended
for a similar purpose the preceding
two years, it w4U be seen what it
costs to keep rushesi of water off the
streets at such times like this. Th
effect of the storm water drains onr.;
South Main, Union, Walnut, North
Main, Summer Hill and-half a dozen;,
other streets In different sections , oflJ
the town is seen to good advantage
at the present time and It will be.
more apparent when the. system isM
completed. , ' jl
.: . ':!
CITY NEWS :
The case of Lizzie Hlggins . against
J. Mangini was begun before Judga
Burpee as a Justice of the peace this
afternoon. The plaintiff seeks to re'
cover for the maintenance of achild. : '
Two cases against George Pettie '
proprietor of the Connecticut hotel,
brought by George Reinau and Wil
liam Schaaf, were tried before Justice!
Peasley this afternoon. The amountr
sued for was $16 each. Judgment wa.sj
rendered for the plaintiffs' to recovesr'
$13.95 each. , ,
Paul Reidy, 31 years of age, died tmV ,
noon at the home his parents, Mr and)
Mrs Patrick Reidy, 984 Baldwin street-!
He leaves besides his parent's four sis-'
ters, Mrs Jamesi Lynoh, Annie, Mary
and Winnie Reidy. The funeral wilF
be held on Wednesday morulas to St
jTancis wavier s enurcn and Dunair,
will be in St Joseph's cemetery.
The hearing on the case of Attorney
Walter L. Frisbie has 'been again ad
journed. Judge Benton of the-Nauga-tuck
probate .district -. was to hav
heard it 'this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
on account of illness of Judge Lowe,
but owing to counsel for the complain
ant being engaged in the district court
it was adjourned. Mr Frisbievwill de
fend himself. " ,:y
Clerk Marsh of the superior court
. i . . l. . - i? T 3 Tin. I
er to-day if the state's demurrer to tu
defense in the cases tfor perjury
against Marsh and Vandemark was
overruled, in which case the special
jury was to be notified not to appear '
in court to-morrow. Silence was to'
indicate the demurrer wag sustained :
At 3 o'clock nothing had been heardl
from Judge Wrheeler.
The case of the state bank oorpra--tion
of New York city aaginst the Mil;
ler & Peck Co was heard by Judge
Cowell in the district court to-dav.
Isidor Green & Co of New York, a
creditor of the defendant n atftm,t
their claim, $325, to Slegel Bros. Sub-
8eijufuujr.ouier nrcn s claimed the oil
.. ,3 4 V, 1 i! 3 i. j
knowing to whom the claim was prop
erly due. Thev suit in question wa
brought at the defendant's own . Tf
quest. It is merely to ascertain
whom the bill shall be paid. Deciy
was reserved.
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