: .4 - :«-.~..- 5 'XUOA MEN "00 330N104 DNDIVE 'WMW 31nd Alainlosqv won; some Ann no“ aqua; pom am cool! 3! me use; puny mm 30910101! Boga-q 99016 3031631] OI“, cg luau an LOCAL AND OTHER :NEWS ‘— See adv. dog lost. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lindeman of Woodwood avenue, South N orwalk. w—Prime rib roast, 121110. 0 Water St. Bethany Chapter of Trinity church . held a Cobweb social last evening in Red Men’s hall. A merry time was had by all. Cake and cream were served. Miss Mary Smith of Newtown ave- nue is confined to her home with the mumps. The grounds around the Norwalk -Lawn Tennis court are being placed in cohngtion for the coming season. ——Eég of lamb, 121,10. 6 Virater St. St..Paul’s Guild served a supper in the Berkeley street chapel yesterday .afteinoon. sStories of Famous Operas has been placed in the South Norwalk Library by the Ladies’ Library Whist club. E. H. Hotchkis's will sail Wednesday on the steamer Majestic for England. —Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-knoWn cculist Optician, can be Consulted at his office 1n the parlors of the Mahackemo Tuesday from Hotel, South N orwalk a. m. to 8 p. m Eyes examinefd fgee 5‘3 .' The prize awarded by the D. A. R. for the best composition written by the pup. -ls of the riot-walk public schools will be presented this afternoOn to the successful contestant at the Concord street school. ‘ ——Fore-quarter lamb, 70. 0 Water St. The Daughters of Rebekah will hold a cobweb social 10 night. The reconstruction in the Opera House building goes merrily on. The Grace church 'guild cake sale Wednesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. James E. Hoyt, fully met the expectations of the proprietors of the same, and a pretty little sum was/ netted. ~Chickens, 140. 6 “'ater street. Mrs. Arthur Earle and Mrs. Howard Ea1le have a1 rived in New York city from CalifOrnia and expect to be in Nor walk next week. ' a A cottage meeting will be held with S. B. Meeker at his home on W'estport avenue, on Friday evening. Martin Kellogg will lead the meeting. Rev. Pasquel DeCarlo, missionary to the Italians in this state, made an ad- dress at the regular midweek meeting in the South Norwalk Baptist church last evening. ——The best meats; the lowest prices, 6 VV-ater street. The volume of freight handled in the ya1ds of the Consolidated road is at present large. Several hundred cars heavily freighted reach that point daily, and this in spite that a major part of the grain freightage of this line is now down at VVestchester. J. L. Axtelle, of \Vaterbury, was in town 10-day. _ G Roetige1. who has purchased the Malmo market 1n South Norwalk, will take possession on Monday next. A large American flag has been plac- ed at the Hosegood residence on Pros- pect street, East'Norwalk. The launch Eva L. will start from New York for South Nerwalk. to-day, with Senator John H. Ferris and his son Percy on board. H. J. Stehli, of Montclair, N. J. is in town to-day. The \Voman’s club met at “Hillside” yesterday afternoon. A paper on “Eminent Women” was read by Mrs. C. B. Coolidge. The Central Council of K. D’s will meet to m01 row at 3.45 in the Congre- gatiIonal chapel. Aft-er the 'reports from the circles. thcie will be a musi- cale at which Mrs. Newkirk, Miss Sherwood Miss Miller and others will give Selections, and at the close of the ,tea will be served by Mrs. . WEEKLY AMUSEMENTS. Rice and Hall’s Minstrels. All lovers of genuine negio minstrel- sy will be given a chance to see one of the best of performances at Hoyt’ 5 Theatre next Monday night at popular prices. Rice & Hall’s minstrels present the famous Billy Rice and a host of minstrel talent in one of the best of programs. —»—-—4.-o>—~ —~--——-—— Struck by 11 Bullet. Frahk Haviland, who runs a milk wagon in Danbury , had amiraculous es- cape from serious injury, if not death, Tuesday night. He was driving home in an open milk wagon. When near 11211 well 5 sawmill a bullet came from the woods, passed 01 er his companion’s head and went through Mr. Haviland’ s hat, cutting a deep wound in the top of his head. Whether the bullet was fired by boys or a hunter, or was fired at Mr. Haviland intentionally is not known. L r A V Nomination Confirmed. The nomination of Fred A. Hill, to be Judge Advocate with rank of Lieutenant—Colonel, has been confirmed by the Senate. ‘ A new water pipe is being laid from Washington street to Solman’s stables. It will be followed by a new driveway, possibly of brick. Ross Malkin is suffering from an at- tack of diphtheria at his home on North avenue. George van Alstyne proposes em— barking' 1n the toilet supply business. There will be a meeting of the Bricklayers’ and Plasterers” 'rUnion' next Monday night. —Everybody Talks of the Klondike. . opening days of navigatiOn an trans- portation in Alaska, the interest in the, Wonderful gold mines of the Klondike is increasing. Those of our readers who contemplate the long journey, should put themselves into communica- tion promptly with The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development Com- pany of Yukon. This Company, which has been organized by some of the most prominent financiers of New York runs its line of steamers to DaWSen City via St. Michaels. It actually owns some of the most valuable placer and quartz mines in the Klondike. The attention of our readers is called to a statement of the Company printed in this issue. ‘A-m V'V BICYCLE VOTE. Olive Gray, 685 Vivian Soderstrom, 705 John Murphy, 835 Fred Smith, 605 Lester Comstock. 668 Mary Duffy, 151 Fred E. Conley, 223 Bessie M. Stanley 317 Joseph Methias, 100 Lucy Wicks, 22 George Bertine, 59 R. M. Rose, 21 Annie Dauchy, -' 20 Willie English 66 Edith Foster, 129 Arthur Evans 51 May Smith, 23 Annie Clune, 12 May Williams, S S. Louise Sutton, 22 Charles Mott, 31 Thomas Hunt. 10 George H. Hewitt, 56 Hugh Marron, 21 Frank Fitzgerald, 16 Mena Amble1, 3 Eugene Davis, 3 J. H. Carpenter, 2 J. McNerney, 9 C. F. Osborn, 43 Tillie Spicer, 25 F. McNaughton, 59 Lillie Hyatt, 2 Florence Carl, 2 Q Q, (a / 12 North Main Street, South Norwalk, and Olsen Bros. I‘Ballots can be left at Saunders’ Bicycle Headquarter Shoe Store, Gazette Building, Norwalk. _ I u 1. n. I L , i n 4 . ‘l‘ ijAddress “Name A. ,. K . i A i With the approach of Spring and timed? 9 Had a Fainting Fit. Miss Lizzie Boylsion Sustains Severe Injuries. Yesterday afternoon, as Miss Lizzie Boylston of Lowe street was walking up East Washington street, she suffer- ed a fainting fit, and falling, pitched . headlong uown the flight of stairs in front of the John Oldenschlager eigar manufactory. She was pIcked up in a semi-con- scious condition and taken into the factory where she later regained con- sciousness and was able to proceed home. It was found that she had suffered a severe cut on her neck and several bruises on the right side of her face. That her injuries were not of even a more serious nature seems almost "mir- aculous, as the descent is a long one. ‘_--_ Viv SENTINEL’S LUCK, It Has a Libel Sutton Hand in War Times. An attachment Was placed on the South Norwalk Sentinel office, last evening, in a writ for libel, in which the complainants, Attorney Joseph A. Gray, Justice of the Peace George D. Keeler, and Constable Lewis D. Keeler claim $2,000 each. The attachment is the outcome of an item that appeared in the Sentinel in reference to the Price-Bassett case. Mathew Corbett became surety in the sum of $7,500 for Mr. Golden. A AA_ ‘v' ' His Boat Swamped. The sail-boat Humming Bird upset in the Norwalk harbor yesterday after- noon. Clarence Cram was in command and he was the first overboard, and swam ashore. His companion clung to the boat and later was rescued by Clarence. After some trouble the boat was towed ashore, and righted. A Foreign Fleet. A fleet of oyster craft was anchored off Belle Island yesterday, engaged in the purchase and transfer 'of seed oysters. into the more land-locked portion of the harbor. They are all busily en- gaged to-day in their work, the turbu-' ; lent waves having greatly abated, , A ’ """ ' -' _. lil‘leeds assistance it may be best to ren- ,der. it promptly, but oneshouldsremem- berto use even the most perfect reme dies 01'in when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the" California Fig Syrup Co. —————-——-<0.0D-——— Han Into a Fence. In coming up from South Norwalk yesterday afternoon, Fred Many in order to avoid a team and bicycle. coming down on the wrong side of the road, was forced across the street and into the fence in front of Harry Pep- per’s residence, He was thrown ofl.’ and sustained a had cut on his shoulder and hand. ———-——«o.o>—————— Died at the Hospital." Rodney Allen, well known in town, died at the Norwalk Hospital yesterday afternoon. He was at one time in the employ of builder J. R. Raymcnd. The remains were taken to Gold Spring, N. Y. this morning, for interment. A ‘ The Knights of Columbus will pay a visit to a sister lodge in Newtown next Sunday. 7 The Roton Point Improvement com- pany directors are holding a meeting this afternoon. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs Ansel Sherwood of South N orwalk. The South Nor walk Fire Police will meet to- -night to make arrangements fo1 Memoi 1.11 Day celebration. Attorney John H. Light has had his residence inlillmwood avenue repainted. Miss CiaraElls, of Camp street, is visiting friends in W'aterbury. I Mrs. Edelbert ()ysterbanks and Mrs. Harry Richmond,of Norwalk,are learn- ing to ride bicycles. Herm man Malmo expects to stait for an extended SUV in the west, next week. a I ‘Iu. A game of base ball between N orwalk and Stamford nines was played at Nor- walk Park yesterday aftern 0011, result- ing in favor of the visiting team by a score of 5 to 2. Miss Sadie S‘turges, of Cannon, has returned home from a visit with her cousin, Miss Alida Osborn, of Academy street. There wc1eth1ee arrests yesterdav afternoon on the charge of a violation of the city ordinance relative to riding bicycles on the city sidewalks. Ti we of them were of children and. the third that of a grown person. The cases against them wele’i continued The chief has received his 1nst1uctions in refei ence to the ordinance and- will en- NORW'ALK - The high seas forced the ' fleet to change its anchorage and get .1 ' at the Washington Barracks. fwhich i11Vades Cuba. Spain’s Stronghold in Porto Rico Battered to Pieces. OUR FLEET UNINJURED Shot and Shell Bring Down the For- tifications of San Juan in Crumb- ling Ruins—Morro Fort Made Lit— tle Evfliort to Respond and was Si- lenced Immediately — Sampson's Great Guns Do Terrible Work. Port au Prince, May 13.—The Ameri- can fleet bombarded Porto Rico yes- terday. The bombardment began yesterday morning. Rear Admiral Sampson, with nine warships, arrived before San Juan just before sunrise. As a signal the battleship Iowa fired the first shot, which took effect. Then the battleship Indiana opened fire, and in a. few minutes Morro Fort was reduced to a heap of ruins. 'The fort made little effort to respond and was silenced almost immediately. Again American marksmanship has shown its deadly efficiency against Spanish fortifications. Once more vic- tory has been won Without the loss of a single American ship 01' the life of a single American hero. San Juan is at Sampson’s mercy, just as Manila is at Dewey’s. ‘ Morro fired but three shots from her heavy guns. There Were but seven shots fired f1 om the big guns of the American squad- ron. These left Morro Castle 3. crumbled ruin. Her guns were mute, her gunners killed or in flight. Then began the attack on the land batteries and fortifications about the Government buildings and the palace. Here- the cruisers did effective ser- vice, and soon the post office and the palace. cf the Governor were Itumbled about the ears of the officials, the guns dismounted or abandoned, w1eck, ruin and death everywhere. The Spaniards pluckily served their guns as long as there was any hope, but their. fire was slow and wild- ' Not: a harmed. Not an 'Afnefican Seaman !, Was killed 01' injured. - But at the last accounts the city its Aself had not surrendered, though it was acompletely at Admiral Sampson’s :mercy.1t nad'been deserted by the ~merchants and non- -combatants. The Eforeign consuls had followed the refu- gees into 'the. countrv and the troops; Were reported panic stricken. The vol. unteers had fled. The Spanish steamer Rita was cap- ured by the United States auxiliary cruiser Yale, which took her crew on board. , __ IspAn’Isi-i. "spy/19301010; George Downing Hangs Himself in 'the Cage Where lie Wan Confined. ‘Washington, May_13.—George Down- ing, the American narrested here as a Spanish spy, hanged. himself yesterday He had not yet been tried. Downing was arrested last week by the Secret Service agents of the Treas- ury; charged with having furnished in— formation as to American fortifica- tions, &c., to the late Spanish Minister, now in Canada. He was turned over to the VVa.r Department and was con- fined at the barracks awaiting trial. The Attorney-General had been asked for an opinion as to the legal points involved in the question of the War Department’s jurisdiction, but had not yet decided the case. Downing's body was discovered shortly before noon suspended from one of the steel bars which ran over the top of his cage. He had made a rope of a towel and part of his cloth- ing, which he had torn into strips. Downing was not quite dead when dis- covered by the sentry, but all efforts to revive. him failed. Downing is said to have communi- cated information to Lieut. Caran‘za of the Spanish Legation. ’He was found by secret Service detectives in Toronto and traced to Caranza's room, where a conversation was overheard between them revealing a plot to obtain United States military secrets. He was fol- lowed to this city and a letter to Ca— ranza was intercepted. His arrest by a party of soldiers then took place and several important pa- pers were secured. He lost his nerve Wednesday and broke down complete- ly, but refused to give any information as to his accomplices. Downing was an Englishman by birth and was employed in several clubs in New York. He afterward en- tered the Navy and rose to be a ship's yoeman 0n the Brooklyn, from which ship he Was discharged about two months ago. 'At that time he declared that he would revenge himself for his discharge. Army to Build Ronda. Washington. May 3.—The Cuban army of invasion will be equipped with supplies and machinery for the con- struction of roads and railways. The matter is now receiving the attention. of the War Department. General Roy Stone director of the office of road in- quiry of the Department of Agricul- ture, has been detailed to co— -operate With the War Department in the mat— ter and he will probably join the army The roads will be put in shape for quick communica- tion and mmement of troops and sup- plies. A Hfiyvnilnn .Besolntlon’fl. Wastiington', May 13.—The House single American ship was " -as the Winslow lay 'rollingI‘ C‘fmlmittefi 0n .Foreign-I Affairs has, [1 t l I - n " /f' H GAZETTE. 'SAN JUAN 110111111111 FATAL NAVAL FIGHT Five of Our Sailors Killed in an Engagement Off ‘ Cardenas. EN SIGN BAGLEY'S DEATH Bodies of First Victims of the War Brought to Key \Vest—Our Vessels ' in the Fight ‘Vere the Gnnbout Wilmington, the “'inslow and the Auxilury Gunbout Hudson. Key West, May 13.-——The first env gagem‘ent in Cuban waters in which Americans were killed or wounded oc- curred Wednesday afternoon inside the harbor of Cardenas, north coast of Cu- ba. Five Americans, all on the torpedo boat Winslow, were killed and five were wounded. The dead are: Ensign Worth Bagley: John VarVeres, oiler; Josiah Tunnell, cabin cook; J. V. Meeks, fireman; John Denfee, fireman. The wounded are: Lieut. John B. Bernadou, commanding the Winslow; R. E. Cox, gunner’s mate; D. Mc- Keown, quartermaster; J. Patterson, fireman; F. Gray. All were slightly wounded except Patterson, whose con- dition is serious. Ensign Worth Bagley was appointed from North Carolina on Sept. 7, 1891. The United States vessels participat- ing in the fight were the gunboat Wil- mington, Commander C. C. Todd; the torpedo boat Vi'inslow, Lieut. John B. Bernadou commanding, and the auxili- ary gunboat Hudson. The Wilmington, Winslow and Hud- son entered the harbor to attack three Spanish gunboats which were known to be there But the latter were not discovered by the American fofée un« til the Spaniards opened fire. The land batte1ies of Cardenas supported the fire of the Spanish gunboats. The engagement commenced at 2:05 p. 111., and lasted for about an hour. The battle, while it lasted, was terrific. The 'Wilmington and the Hudson were ahead, and opened fire on ,the Spanish boats,,which were lying at the docks. The firing began at a range of 3,500 yards. A few minutes after the firing bee gun the Winslow came up and also opened fire. In an instant the entire attention of the Spanish gunboats and land batteries was directed upon her. From all sides shot and shell seemed to pour in upon the little torpedo boat. The Wilmington and the Hudson still kept up their fire, but they could not turn aside the terxible storm of fire and death pouring in upon the torpedo. The crew of the Winslow, however, Snev'er fal'tered for a second. At 2. 35 €.p m., a. solid shot crashed into the hull of the I’Vinslow and knocked out her boiler. In an instant she began 'to roll and drift helplessly. Then there “as a moment of awful suspense. went up from the Spaniards on the igunboats and in the batteries, again a storm of fire was opened upon the helpless boat. i 51 11 The gunboat Hudson, which was 13' '-l ing near by,sta1 ted to the assistance of the Winslow. She' ran alongside the torpedo boat and -trled to throw a line to, the imperiled crew. Up to this time, with the exception of ‘the one shot which disabled the boil-er of the Winslow the firing of the Spanish gunboats had been wild; but, in 'the water, the range grew closer and shells began to explode .all about her. It was. difficult for the Hudson to get near enough tothrow a line to the VVinslow’s crew. so terrible was the .fire all about her. Finally, after trying for about twenty minutes, the Hudson approached near encugh to throw a line. Ensign Bagley and six men were standing in a group on the deck of the Winslow. ‘ “Heave her! Heave her!" shouted Bagley, as he looked toward the com- mander of the Hudson and called for a. line. “Don't miss it!" shouted an officer from the Hudson, and, with a smile, Bagley called back: “Let her come! It's getting too hot here for comfort.” The line was thrown, and, at the same instant, a shell burst in the very midst of the group of men on board the Winslow. Bagley was instantly killed and a few others dropped about him. Half a dozen more fell groaning on the blood stained deck. One of the dead men pitched headlong over the side of the boat, but his feet caught in the iron rail and he was hauled back. Bagley lay stretched on the deck with his face completely torn away and the upper part of his body shat- tered. It was a terrible moment. At 3:50 p. m. the Hudson managed to get another line on the deck of the Winslow; but there were only three men left there at that time to make it fast. The line was finally secured and the Winslow was towed up to Pedras Isl- and, where she was anchored, with her dead and wounded on the decks. There some men from the Hudson went on board the \Vinslow and t ’ok off the most seriously wounded men. Three of the latter w re taken on board the gunboat Machias, and died there shor t- ly afterward. Cm'nnzazider Bernandou, of the VVins- low, was wounded in the left leg, but not seriously. Lying in the cabin of the Hudson yesterday, he received a representative of the Associated Press and told the latter the story of the fight. He said: “\Ve went into the 11:11 b01' under orders. The torpedo boat \Vinslow was the worst injured. She had five of her men killed and I don't know how many injured. . “The Winslow was ordered by the commander of the \Vilmington to go into the harbor of Cardenas and at- tack the Spanish gunboats there. We steamed in under a. full head and were fired upon as soon as we were in range. The Spanish boats were tied up at the docks, and had a fair range on us. The batteries on shore also opened on us, and I think we received most of the fire. I don‘ t know whether anyone was hurt on the Wilmington or on the Hudson, but I think _.not , “I have no fault to find with the Wi slo "' crew The}? acted: $112.10“ A fielce cheer of triumph. firmed all fell at the same time. We‘ were standing in a group, and the aim of the Spanish was perfect. The shell , burst in our very faces.” ' son. The dead and wounded were brought here yesterday morning by the Hud- The bodies of the five men were , lying on the deck of the tug, covered with the Stars and Stripes. The dead and wounded were taken ashore, in small boats, to the dock. This was the first news of the engagement to reach Key West. No time was lost in ministering to the wounded. A quick call was sent to the Marine Hospital, and an ambu- lance came cantexing down to the deck. The dead were taken to Baker’s un—‘ dertaker shop, and the wounded were conveyed to the hospital. In the meantime the news had spread and crowds gathered about the dock, but there was no sort of a dem— onstration. "' It has always been a. foregone con- clusion here that the torpedo boat men would be among the first to fall, as their work is most hazardous. But, in spite of this, when the fleet was sta- tioned here and changes in assign— ments were frequently made, all the young men of the service were eager. for torpdo boat duty. The Hudson shows the effect of the fight. Her smokestack is punctured with bullet holes, and her cabins and decks are smashed and splintered. The wounded this morning were rest- ing easily in the Marine Hospital. The dead have been removed to the morgue. They will be buried to-day. The engagement at Cardenas was not a lost fight by any means, although the ships withdrew in caring for the Wins- low. The Spanish loss in killed and wounded is not known, but the chances are that it will be soon. It is said that the Machias and Wilmington were to enter the harbor and shell Cardenas at once. ' The death of these men has cast a gloom over the people here. All flags are at half mast. Ensign Bagley is well known, and while the fleet was here was a. general favorite. He was known as a fearless young officer and was well thought of by his superiors. :Capt. Todd of the Wilmington, who gave the order to go into Cardenas har- and - her, was especially fond of Bagley, and more than once, in speaking of the young officer, said: "He’s got the right material in him." .1: A Lieut. Bernadou was also fiend of 'Bagley. The men on the Hudson say they never saw greater courage than Bagley and‘ his men exhibited while standing unprotected on the Winslow, waiting to catch the HudsOn’ 5 line. The air was full of shots, and every instant was fraught with danger, but Bagley coolly stood by his men, knowing that unless a line was gotten the Winslow would be Shot into ribbons and Sunk. Describing the fight, Capt. Newcomb, of the Hudson, said: “We were in a trap. There were masked batteries at several points, and neither the Machias 11,017, the Wilming- ton could aid us much; owling to the shallow water. . Batteries opened on us from all sides—behind trees, bushes, houses and other places. I think the guns used by the masked batteries were field pieces ,. .1» II,,' ,. 11113011711111 slows ABIl-lOADI. -I__,.‘..1_I..I.... St. James Gazette Think. It See: 3 Combination of Powers. Against United States and England. London, May 13.——The St. James Ga- zette says: “Important signs of the un- easiness of Europe, of its fear of an- archy at home and aggression abroad. are reflected inLondonfinancialcircles. ’Russia is raising-a loan of 12,000,000 and more significant still, 'she is rais- ing it in Germany. “The Bank of England is directing its énelgies to the accumulation of a gold reserve, a fashion without recent precedence, while Japan, not content with the vast sum she received from China on Saturday, is preparing for a fresh loan of 15,000,000. "The rapprochement between Ger- many and Russia and Russia and Aus- tria is very marked." All this the St. James Gazette be- lieves portends a combination against America and Great Britain, as we are universally regarded as forming part of the Transatlantic aggression on Eu- rope, and warns Great Britain to pre- pare for a struggle which may involve the most important events since the fall of Napoleon. In conclusion the St. James Gazette remarks: “Europe believes America is trying her strength on Spain and that her inevitable victory will be followed by similar acts of aggression toward other. powers with interests in the At— lantic and in the Pacific." Grant to Command “Minute Men.” San Diego, 031., May 13.—-U. S. Grant, Jr., son of General Grant, has been elected colonel of the San Diego regi- ment of “Minute Men.” The regiment consists oeright companies of fifty men each, and is composed of the best citizens in the Bay region. Colonel Grant said he is undecided whether he ,will accept the position 01' not. He would prefer to serve in the ranks as a private. Navy Department’. Information. Washington, May 13.—Assistant Sec- retary Allen of the Navy has received information from private sources that a number of torpedo boats are now off the New England coast. The President was informed and Mr. Allen was in- structed to place the facts before the War Board at once. It is not known how accurate is the information given Mr. Allen. Tried to Blow Up a. Prize. Key W est, May 13. —-Afireman aboaid the captu1ed steamer Buena Venture it. is leained, tried to blow up the ves- sel on Saturday night and came near being successful. The secret was so well guarded that it has not reached the ears of the Government officials. The information comes from a source that your correspondent regards as en- tirely reliable. A Millionfiollar Fire. Chicago, May 13. -—G1'ain ele1at0r D, belonging to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, was destroyed by OfI 1.. fire yesterdav afternoon. Loss will- aggregate about $1,200, 000. The ele-_ " vator contained 1,115,000 bushels 000 1' art aelya-all- h .
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