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Norwich Gas < Electric Co. First Mortgage 5 per cant. Thirty
 Year Gold Bonds.
DATED JULY 1st, 1897.

DUE JULY 1st 1927. Coupons payable January and July of each year at the New York Security & Trust Co.,, New York, Trustee for the Bond holders,
 The NORWICH GAS X ELECTRIC co. is a consolidation of the Norwich Gas and the Norwich Electric Cos and controls all Conn, with a population of about 25,000, and the net earnings for 1896 were nearly double the interest charges.
 The Officers of the Company are: F. N Gibbs of Norwich, President. Geo. F. Terry of Waterbury, V. Pres Morris r. Tyler of New Haven, Treas. A. M. Young of Waterbury, Sec'y. Sam'l Hurlbprt of Norwich, Gen'l Man'r. We offer limited amount of the above bonds subject to sale at par and interest, and shall be pleased to give full informa- ton regarding them.
 NJ. c. WARREN X co.
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THE RUBBER TRUST.

Prince & Whitely yesterday received the following dispatch:
 Boston, July 0.-Notwithstandin de- nials of both Boston Rubber Shoe Co. and United States Rubber Co. people of any impending agreement between the two companies, people who are in a position to know the facts insist that a truce between the two companies has been patched up and that denials are technical.
 The following balance sheet of the company of date of March 31, which has been presented to several New York banks and which has been in pri- vate circulation for a few days, may count for the advance in the prefer red stock.
 It should be understood that the diff ference between this statement and the balance sheet presented in annual re- ports of the company Is due to the fact that the interest of the United States Rubber company in the sub-companies is treated under the head of Invest ment' in the balance sheet to stock holders while in statement to the banks the combined assets and liabili- ties of all the companies is shown.
 Combined statement of assets and liabilities March 31, 1897: Cash, s1,16S, 663; receivables, $6,709,607 manufaetur- ed goods, $5,42S.494; materials, $2,2S5,- 935; accounts and bills payable, 3,243,- 15O; plant, $9,27O,541. Total tangible as- sets, $21, ,620,092.
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of the motion, The detailed vote was as follows;
 Ayes-Messrs. Fullerton, Fuller, Lie field, Carleton, Gruener; Wrinn, Mc- Kenna, Mailer, White, Riggs, Love- land. Isbeil, Stewart, Thorpe and Bur- ton.
 Nays-Cronan, Flanagan, Dove, Fisher Klinkerfuss, Graves, Shepard and Brown.
 Councilman Clifford left the room just before this vote was taken.
 The other matters disposed of by the board during the evening were of mi nor Importance. Among other actions 1t was voted to authorize the board of finance to sell bonds to the amount of S195,000 to pay for work on the Chapel street drawbridge. The issuance of these bonds had been already author ized.
 The board concurred with the alder men in appropriating money to pay for the sprinkling of Jefferson street and Sherman avenue.
 After referring the two reports of the Investigation committee the board adjourned.
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Ftllanctal.

Bonds Attracted Most Attention in Yes-
 terday's Stock Market.
 New York, July 30.-Bonds were the star performers in to-day's market, the volume of trading therein being the largest in long time, exceeding $4,- 00o. .000 par value. While mortgage se- curities were generally strong, special animation was shown in those of re- organized roads and those undergoing reha bilitation. Stocks were consider ably less active than usual, but bore up fairly we'll under the announcement of the engagement for export of some four millions gold, which was larger than anticipated.
 A sustaining feature was the pro- nounced strength in wheat on European engagements of some S00,000 bushels of wheat from outports The standard se- curities m6ved very narrowly as, in fact. did the low priced shares. Several usualiy active securities, such as Della ware and Hudson, Jersey Central, Sue-ar and Tobacco, failed to fiuctuate beyond a point. The foreign trading was considerably mixed, it being on inc eve of the holidays in London. Trading was restricted there and such as there was came from New York and the market abroad closed firm.
 The gold exports were partly due to three month bills in settlement of Anrils strong importations now becom- ing due Northern Pacific preferred was the most active stock in the list and advanced 1as on favorable earnings and buying by interests in harmony with the president of the Great North ern The rumor was revived that Daniel Lamont would be announced as
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A PRACTICAL TEST.

Dom Pedro, the last emperor of Bra- gil, was a man of a practical turn of mind, as the following story told of him by Spanish newspaper we'll illus trates:
 He once gave an audience to a young engineer who came to show him a new appliance for stopping railway engines. The emperor was pleased With the idea, but wished to put 1t to a practical test.
 Day after tomorrow" said he, have your engine ready. We will have 1t coupled to my saloon-car and start When going at full speed will give the signal to stop, and then we shall see how your invention works"
 At the appointed time all was in read mess, The emperor entered his car riage, the young inventor mounted his engine, and on they sped for several miles as fast as they could go. There came no signal, and the engineer began to fear that the emperor had fallen asleep. Suddenly the engine came to a sharp curve around the edge of a cliff, when, to his horror, on the track direct ly ahead of them the engineer saw a huge boulder.
 ! He had just sufficient presence of mind to turn the crank of his brake and pull the engine up within a couple of yards of the fatal block.
 Here the emperor put his head out of his car window and demanded to know the cause of the sudden stoppage. The engineer pointed to the rock and much to his surprise, Dom Pedro began to laugh. s
 Push it on one side and so on," he said calmly.
 The engineer obeyed, and kicking the stone, was still further astonished to see it crumble into dust before him.
 It was nothing more nor less than a block of starch which the emperor had had made and placed on the rails the night before.- Harper's Round Table
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the president of the Northen Pacific next week, Consolidated Gas rose eight points and sustained all but fraction of the gain on purchases by the same houses interested in the pending con- solidation of East River and Equitable Gas companies and to-day's purchases were considered confirmatory of the re- ported attempt at consolidation of va rious local gas companies Brooklyn Union Gas gained 21s and Equitable sold at 260.
 St. Paul only temporarily responded to the statement for the fiscal year, showing that about 5A per cent. had been earned on the common stock. Some of the low priced stocks which have thus far failed to participate in the recent rise, such as Chicago, Great Western, North American and Balti- more and Ohio were more active to- day and showed fractional improve ment. The reorganized Monon stocks Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville were dealt in. The quotations were 9& @10 for the common, 261k@2S for the preferred and 80 was the ruling price for the per cent. bonds.
 The principal advances for the day not hitherto mentioned were: Ann Ar Dor preferred, 4; Rubber preferred, 2; Tobacco, Denver and Rio sGrande pre- ferred; Detroit Gas. Erie Telegraph, H. linois Central, Mobile and Ohio, Morris and Essex and Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis pre- ferred, while the losses were: Rio Grande and Western, 2; Rio Grande and Western preferred and Des Moines and Fort Dodge.
 The bond transactions to-day were again of large dimensions, with the ani- nation attended by higher prices throughout. The speculative bonds were heavily traded in with the foreign purchasers of Atchison adjustment fours on a large scale Kansas City consols and Oregon Short Line issues also gained substantially. The aggre- gate sales were $4,115,00O.
 Governments were neglected, but hardened appreciably on bid quota tions.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely. bankers and brokers, 16 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven: Rid. Asked
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Est. Census


 f Population of town in 1890, embracing same limits.
 It will be noted that with few ex- ceptions the cities maintain their rela- tive positions in the columns of 1897 and 1890. New Haven heads the list of 1897. with 112,06S, and it is an interest ing fact that this figure Is quite close to the estimate of 110,000 made within a few days, names in the recently con- pleted city directory being the basis of estimate This estimate of 112,068 in- cludes the three outlying wards brought into the city under the consolidation act passed during the recent legislative ses- sion. This territory, separately emu merated in the census returns of 1890, then had a population of 4,747, which, added to the enumeration at that time of the city proper, S1,29S, made total of S6,045 for the same territory, whose population is now estimated on the ba- sis of registration of voters at 11206S. This shows a gain of 26.023 or about 30 per cent.
 Hartford city has had no change of boundary lines since 1890 to affect the estimate, and shows a. gain of 20,549 during the seven years, or about 3S per cent We believe that this estimate is fully supported by evidences of the growth of the city, which are apparent at every hand; in the large number of dwellings which have been constructed and occupied in the past two or three years; in the enlargement of the city's manufacturing industries, and by va rious other indications evident to our people. Mayor Preston, who from his knowledge of affairs is well qualified to ! judge of such matters, estimates that the population will fall little short of S0,oOO, and City Clerk Smith puts it at 75,O00. The publisher of the local direc- tory, estimating on the basis of 2.16 to each name in his book, made the popu- lation 72,6s6 in July, 1896, and from the considerable increase in the number of
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names in the directory for this year will claim about 76,0oo.
 Bridgeport has frequently claimed the honor of being the second city in the state, especially since the acquisition of some new territory on her eastern bor- der. Her great and growing manufac- turing interests have raised her poRu- lation, but she is still behind Hartford. Her gain of 13,742 in the past seven years. or about 2S per cent, shows rap i'd strides. An estimate on the basis of the names in the city directory just completed gives population of 66,234, and the local newspapers are claiming 10000.
 Waterbury and Meriden are advanc- ing steadily, but the estimate for the former in the table above may be some what lower than is warranted, for the reason that it was based on the last available city registration list, that of 1885. New Britain shows a handsome gain. Danbury claims 1S,39S on the ba- sis of the new directory showing, or about 1900 less than the population es- timated in the table. Norwich shows a gain of S,300 or 20 per cent, and South Norwalk shows a large gain over 1890. The city officials claim 5000 for Nor walk and 5000 for South Norwalk. Put nam's city clerk claims about 75OO.
 Rockville is the single city in the state showing decrease of population since 1890. In that year it was 7,772 The city officials admit a decrease. and 1t Is borne out by considerable de- crease in the registration list. The explanation given Is that manufactur- ing business has not been brisk in re- cent years, and many workmen have removed to other places.
 With scarcely an exception, we be- lieve that the figures of population in the above table may be regarded as approximately correct, or as nearly sc as 1t Is practical to get them by any method other than an official census. Hartford Times.
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MILFORD.

Sudden Death of Henry Herbert Smith New Temperance society-An Anniver- Rary Souvenir.
 home Is at the Plains. died suddenly of heart disease at 6:SO this morning. He was eating breakfast at the Belmont hotel. Deceased was sixty years of age. The funeral will be held from his late residence at the Plains on Sunday afternoon, and Rev. II. H. Morse will officiate.
 Rev. w. H. Hunt of the Portchester (N. Y.) Congregational church will oc- cupy the pulpit at the First church on Sunday
 A new temperance society has been formed at the First church with quite large membership. Following is a list of the officers: Leader, Charles r.. Bosworth; aids, Frank B. Worden, Fred M. Smith, Miss Clara Gum, Omar w. Platt and Miss Minnie B. Botsford; secretary and treasurer, Albert C.. Smith.
 The ladies of the First church are preparing for an art exhibition, which Is to be held in the church on August il from to 10 o'clock.
 Henry W. Cornwall Is on business trip in Kentucky for a few weeks.
 The M. A. A. will play the Derby Shelton team at Athletic field to-mor- row afternoon at 3:45 o'clock. A good game Is expected. Admission 15 cents; grand stand 25 cents.
 Miss Anna S. Dort has accepted a position as saleslady in the lace de- pertinent at D. M. Reads store in Bridgeport.
 An anniversary souvenir of the dedi- cation of St. Mary's church is soon to be issued. A corps of men Is engaged in soliciting advertising matter from the local merchants The souvenir will be printed in a neat book form and will comprise about fifty pages. It will be devoted entirely to the history of the church and the Catholic faith In gen. eral. Improvements are soon to be made about the church, the principal one being that of building a new altar. It is expected that it will be dedicated aged twenty-one years, has disap- all over the state will be present and participate.
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quire an assessment where street harden ing was done in the manner which >ls now usual in thls city. No such assessment mas Goanch e hrUpoSsea apSS many ny I Citizens % Who are taxed for thls expense and also assessed for pave. ments In front of their own property opJecS to the continuation of the present plan or over, were for the, Public Works depart ment, and It seemed desirable to make transfers from one appropriation 10 another in that department, where posssiiplts' siat the ra. qu!rement should be met by taking money from the. sinking fund, some Of the Iacts brought forward for consideration were as ppssGy, debt. The oity's debt, on June , 1o, one million is not bonded For the redemp- ton of much of this debt no provision wnat, amount, of new bonds, to, pay TOT pave. ments, bridges, and school houses, Is about 10 be issued. In anticipation or income, New Haven borrows about one million aol' lars year, and It's income, therefore, IS about one year behind its expenditures. During the next year an additional tax must be laid, to bring the financial years of
 rsd sdSS SS reesn sPe and fy 0TEsSel TSe app s atlons now made are for the year endlhs November 30, 1897, and as the approprMia- M tions for the next financial year will take erect January 1st, 1898, the month or De meet It's expenses a considerable amount must m, be obtained from some source. Ihe the
 been exceeded by the appropriations, al ready made, and the objects. for which more money Is now asked are clearly in the nature or current expenses.
 In view of the foregoing facts, the Board Of Finance recommended that the reQuire- | ments of the Public Works department should be met by transfers from the appro. priattons for hardening streets, and did not | favor taking money set aside to pay debt for the payment of current expenses
 Respectfully submitted,
 FREDERICK E. FARNSWORTH, Mayor. | City of New Haven, July 30, 1897.
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HENRY CHATS REMARKABLE
 MEMORY

It is said that no man ever had a more marvellous memory for faces than Henry Clay. The instances given to prove this are numberless.
 On one occasion he was on his way to Jackson, Miss, and the cars stopped for a short time at Clinton Among the crowd who pressed forward was one vigorous old man who insisted that MT. Clay would recognize him. He had lost one eye.
 Where did I know you?" asked MT. Clay. fixing keen glance on this man.
 Tn Kentucky" was the reply.
 Had you lost your eye before then or have you lost it since?" was the next question.
 Since" answered the old man.
 Turn the sound side of your face to me so I can see your profile,'' said MT. Clay, peremptorily, and the man obeyed T have it!" said Mr. Clay. after moments scrutiny of the pro- file. Didn't you give me a verdict as juror at Frankfort, Ky, in the famous case of the United States versus Innis twenty-one years ago?"
 'TYes, sir!' cried the old man, trem bling with delight.
 "And isn't your name Hardwicke? ?'' aueried MT. Clay, after another min ute.
 q told you he'd remember mel" cried the old man, turning to the crowd "He never forgets g, face, never forgets a face!"-Youth's Companion.
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GROWTH OF CONNECTICUT CITIES

"Subscriber" addresses a note to the Times requesting g. list of the cities Of Connecticut, with their present popula- tions, respectively.
 In the seven years which have elaps- ed since the taking of the United States census of 1890 five new cities have been created in Connecticut, making, as shown in the list below. a total of eight cen at this time, but we do not recall any instance where the population of any of the cities has been definitely determined since the taking of the gov ernment census in 1890. Various esti- mates have been made on the basis of the enumeration of school children, the number of names in the local directo- ries, and by other methods, which have been found in experience to give re- suits which may be regarded at best as only fairly satisfactorily. There has been evident in quite a number of cases a tendency to swell the figures beyond reasonable bounds, and to claim, for the satisfaction of local pride, a growth in population which did not exist. This is no new feature, and in this connec- ton it will, be recalled that the official figures of the census of 1890 made marked reductions from those which had been claimed in several cities of the state.
 In the opinion of the Times, one of the most accurate methods of deter mining the population of a place is to take the registration of voters as the basis It has been generally. accepted that the ratio of registered voters to population is as to Az or 5. To get an approximately correct figure, we have taken the registration of Hartford for the November state election of 1850 "a few months following the taking of the census. We have by this method, two factors which are definite-the registration, 11,61S and the population as shown5 by the census, 53,2S0. The ratio is voter to each 458 persons and it Is evident that applying this to the known registration in the several cities at this5tifne will give figures of population which will be approximate ly correct
 The Times has recently secured from the officials of, the several cities the number of registered voters as shown by the last completed registration lists. In every instance the registered vote of the city has been ascertained, as dis tinguished' from the registration of the town within whose limits the city may be included. These registration lists, it may fairly be claimed, afford a very definite and satisfactory basis of calcu- lation. They are officially prepared and the full number of voters of a place, is likely to be shown in lists made us as these were, in most in stances about the time of a general state election
 Using the ratio of 1 to 4.5s, as previ- ously explained, and applying 1t to the last known registrations of the eighteen cities, gives the populations shown ir the list below. The cities are arranged in the order of their size, and the dates of their organization are shown by the figures in brackets; also for purposes of comparison the populations of cities chartered prior to 1890, as shown by the census of that year. The list is as follows:
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FOUND IN THE BAY.
The Body of an Unknown Man FOun
Floating or Mission Rock.

The Body of an Unknown Man Found
Floating or Mission Rock.
The body of an unknown man was
found by Captain Harry Good OF the
schoon er Francis Bernard in the waters
of the bay, off Mission Rock, yesterday
morning at O. clock. A rope was made
fast to the corpse and it was lowell to Mis-
sion wharf2, where it was taken in charge
by Deputy Coroner James f. HalIett and
taken 10 the Morgue.
The deceased was dressed in a SUIT OF
blue clothes. The coat was of the cut
away pattern. He had on a pair OF
poin ted-toe shoes From the decomposed
condition of the body 1t was evident that
he had been in the water for at least three
weeks, as the hands mad disappeared from
the wrist-joints, and all sem GLANCE OF
flesh on the face hal disappeared. The
deceased was about five feet eight inches
in height and weigh about 160 pounds.
No papers or other articles were found
by which he could be identified.
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Real Estate Values That
Have Shrunk Won
derfully.
Comments on His Ideas Of the
Worth Of His Fathers
Property,
Worth Only About 0ne-Third of What
It Was Four Years
Ago,

The amount of taxes paid by Mayor
Phelan, as executor OF his deceased
fathers estate, has excited considerable
comment in the Tax Collectors Office
because it is well known that the va!ua-
tions on which the taxes were based differ
materially from what they did when Mr..
Phelan last made oath to them.
The estate of James Phelan, deceased,
comprises heavy realty holdings in San
Francisco, in addition to large interests
outside the city.
The Mayors father died on December
%. 1898, and P. ]. e. Kenna, George X.
RossIter and Edward Lord we.e appointed
appraisers. They found the value Of the
San Francisco realty TO. be S277,0O0, and
on Novem Der 80, 1894, James D. PhsIan
subscribed to the correctness of their
Valuations ia the following oath, now on
file with the other papers pertaining to
the ate:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN Francisco
James D. Phelan, Alice Pnelan and Alice P.
SulliA an, executors OF the last VIII and testa-
mentof James Phelan, deceased, each being
duly sworn, says:
That the inventory annexed contains true
statement of all the estate OF the said decease
which has come to the knowledge and posses
sion OF this atfiant aud particularly OF all
money belonging TO the said deceased, and of
all just claims OF the said deceased against the
said ffianI.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th
day OF Novem beT, 1894.
c. F. FORD, Notary Public.
5' JAMES D. PHELAN.
sss. ALICE PHELAN.
ALICE p. SULLIVAN.
When Mayor Phelan recently sent in a
statement to the Assessor regarding the
San Francisco real estate holdings OF the
estate he claimed it to be worth but $40, 100
and it is this difference that is exciting
comment.
The following are the figures as sworn
to in the inventory and as sworn to by
the Mayor in making out his statement
to the Assessor:
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IS PIECES FANCY PLAID TAFFETA
SILKS, all designs and colorings.
Prices, $1.25 and 81. SO per yard.
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The executors qualified on January Is,
1893 but there is no record that they have
even made an accounting OF their han
ding of the estate, though such proceed
ing.is expected semi-annualIy.