I Wealthv- NOR-”WALK -' GAZETTE. communion IMPROVEMENT WORK TO BE RESUMED Large Number of Sugar Mills Grind? ing, but Capacity Is In Excess of Present Crop — Sampson ‘ Sails From Havana to Porto Rico. . SANTIAGO, Cuba, March 10,—The re?- mainder of the funds for February was formally allowed yesterday from Ha- vana, and it is expected that the esti- mate for March will be allowed by ca— ble today. in which case the -work on public improvements will be immediate- ly resumed. A communication was" re- ceived from Havana appointing a_sec- retary to the local so called board of agriculture, but as a matter of factho such board exists here, the practice be- ing for a competent man to report regu- larly on agricultural matters to the civil governor. If his advice seems worthy of acceptance, that functionary adopts it. Similar appointments of strangers to posts in this province from Havana i l‘ave caused no little unfavorable com— . merit. General Leonard W'ood expects that within a few days most of the laborers will be working again. as the. asphalt TOURISTS IN FOR-TO RICO. A Party of Annex-icons Seeing the Sights In Our New Possessions. “AN JUAN, Porto Rico, March '10.— e American line steamship Paris, Captain Frederick Watkins, has arriv- ed. She was not boarded by the health officer until yesterday morning at 7 o’clock, shortly after which a large par- ty from the shore visited the steamer, among them Brigadier General Fred Grant, military commander of the de- partment of San Juan. The Paris has on board more than 400 passengers and is bound on a month’s cruise around Porto Rico, Cuba 'and the other West' Indian islands. During the war she was the auxiliary cruiser Yale, and Captain “’atkins held the rank of commander in the United States navy. The passengers report a delightful passage and are very enthusiastic re- garding the trip, especially applauding the beautiful view of San Juan from the sea. The Paris left New -York bay shortly after 1!) o'clock on the morning of March 5. The first day out was fogg . The fog was followed by rain, and off Cape Hatteras the seas were rough, though not particuiarly severe. The rest of the trip to- this po’nt was bright and delightful. Mole St. Nicholas was spo- ken on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Many of the passengers have come ashore in small boats and have been en- joying the sights in San Juan. General ' Grant and Mrs. Grant gave a breakfast company will commence operations on. ’a large scale early next week under a. much brighter than they did ten days ago. ‘ Major Duncan Harrison. who had been defending before the court martial one of the men charged with complicity in the outrage at San Luis, has been de- barred from further connection with the defense owing to contempt of court, in— competency and his apparent efforts to justify his own conduct on the occasion of the outrage instead of defending his client. ' News From Havana. HAVANA. March 10.—The north At- lantic squadron under Rear Admiral Sampson will sail at 1 o‘clock today, proceeding by way of Cienfucgos, Guantanamo and Kingston. Jamaica, to Porto Rico. Major General Lee. coni- mander 0f_ the Seventh army corps. will go on the battleship Texas to Cienfue— gos. returning from that point by rail. As Major General J. Warren Kcifer, commander of the First division of the 'corps, has received a dispatch announc- ing the dangerous illness of his wife, he will probably sail for the United States, thus leaving General Arnold, com- mander of the Second division, in tem- porary command ofthe Seventh corps. Forty-two sugar mills are now grind- ing in .Havana province and 55 in the province of Matanzas, where the ca- pacity of the mills is largely in excess of the crop, which is only one-third of the normal yield. A refinery at 'Ma— tanzas and another at Cardenas will start shortly, and General Wilson pre— dicts that the industry will be re-es- tablished in three or four years. . Ne‘v Yacht Sails \Vcll. BATH. Me., March 10.—The new isteam steel yacht Aphrodite, construct- ed by the Bath Iron works for Colonel 0. H. Payne of New York, was given her builder’s trial trip yesterday, and she developed a. speed of 17 knots an hour. The engines worked smoothly throughout the trip, while the yacht under the burst of speed behaved splen- didly. The Aphrodite will be ready to sail for New York the last of this month. Summer House Burned. BENNINGTON, Vt., March 10.-—The summer mansion of Mrs. John B. Tib- belts of New York was almost com- pletely. destroyed by fire yesterday, but several valuable pictures and some of the furniture on the first floor, beinl readily accessible. were saved. The house was built during the civil war at a cost of $100,000 and was occupied in summer by Mrs. Tibbetts and her son- in-law, James C. Colgate. Mrs. Tibbetts is at present at Bermuda. Entombed In it Mine. LEADVIILE, Colo., March 10.—A cavein in the flooded shaft of the Bonair mine of the down town group entombed Charles Reuss and Burt Frye, miners, in a drift 400 feet below the surface. A. F. Sheppard, who was coming up the shaft, was badly injured. Theientombed men have signaled that they are alive ‘ ‘oy rapping on the steam pipe, and it is thought they will be rescued. Coroner Finds Palmer Guilty. PROVIDENCE; March 10.—Coroner Hawkins, who conducted the inquest into the death of Mrs. Addie Nutter Palmer, wife of Amos D. Palmer, who was shot and killed at their home in Edgewood last month, has-submitted his report, in which he holds Palmer re- sponsible. for the woman’s death, find- ing that she came to her death from shots fired from a revolver in the hands of her husband. ‘ . Copper l'lute For \Vurships. \VASHINGTON, March 10.——The con- struction board of the navy department had a. meeting yesterday and discussed the subject of copper plating the bottom ‘of warships. The board had the facts which had been obtained from a. trial of ‘the private steamer Alliance, which has (copper plate over the steel bottom. The .matter will receive further considera- tion from the board before a definite conclusion is reached. 'I‘o Overhaul the Chelsea Hospital. WASHINGTON, March 10.—Plans and specifications are being prepared at the 'navy department for the general reno- ‘vation of the naval hospital at Chelsea. Mass. for which an appropriation of $45,000 was made at the last session of congress. Work will be undertaken in the spring. Railway Tax Bill Passed. LANSING, Mich., March 10. ——The house has concurred in all the amend- ments made by the senate to the Atkin- son railway taxation bill. The action was unanimous. The bill now goes to Governor Pingree. Who will sign it as finally passed. \Mfoolen Mills Resume. DEDHAM, Mass, March lO.——Tl1e Merchants' Woolen mill at East Ded- ham has resumed operations, aft '1- a shutdown at six months. The mill is the largest in the town and employs about 300 hands. former contract. The prospects now look Anson P1191135 StORES and the . ’ READING. Pa.. yeSterday morning to the Hon. John Sherman, former secretary of state; Mr. and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Misses Stokes. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Taller and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Morrison. _—_.?_ CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Mgr. Clari. papal nuncio, died in Paris of apoplexy. 1 Brooklyn bridge receipts last year ex- ceeded expenditures by nearly $200,000. A disastrous hurricane swept over the Black sea, seriously damaging shipping. A gold nugget was found in W'estern Australia weighing 201/2 pounds avoir— dupois.. In a bloody battle which ended the Ecuador revolution 600 were killed and many severely wounded. The Daughters of the Confederacy have decided to erect a statue over the grave of Miss \I’innie Davis at Rich~ , mond. The empress dow‘ager of China recall- ed Li Hung Chang in View of palace and foreign poliCies. It was believed the emperor would be made away with at once. The appellate division of the supreme court at Albany granted the Delaware and Hudson railroad a. new trial in their suit to procure a right of way for their road through the Adirondacks. Cuban Postal Revenues. g WASHINGTON. March 10.—Postmas- ter General Emory Smith has received a letter from E. G. Rathbone, director of posts in Cuba, saying that the bu- reau of finance reports that for the pe— riod Feb. 20 to 25, inclusive, there was received in money order funds $16,749. There was deposited to the postal fund during the same period $7,747. The bu- reau of postal accounts reports postal revenues from all sources up to and in- cluding Feb. 27, $56,981, which, after deducting total payments, leaves an available balance of $28562. The postal revenues are still holding up to a. little over $1,000 a day. A New Muguming Rifle. WASHINGTON, March 10.—There was a. private test at the navy yard yester- day of a new magazine rifle, the inven- tion of S. M. McClane of Cleveland. General Miles and some other army of- ficers witnessed the test. The new gun uses the gases generated by its firing to operate the magazine mechanism. It can be so arranged that one pull of the trigger empties the magazine, or it can be fired as slowly as desired, the auto- matic arrangement ejecting the empty shells, reloading and cocking the piece. The test on the whole was satisfactory. Bombs Found In Cleveland. CLEVELAND, 0., March 10.—-Two more nitroglycerin bombs were found yesterday lying in front of the I-Iickox office building, corner of Euclid avenue and Eric street. There was sufficient explosive in either of the bombs to create great havoc in the immediate vicinity. They were of the same pat- tern as the one found near the big building previously. The police have made a fresh start on the case and will make every effort to unravel the mys- tery. A Chance to lie-enlist. \VASI-IINGTO.I, March lO.—The nzwy department has instructed the com— mandants of receiving ships along the Atlantic coast to resume the enli ment of ordinary seamen holding honorable discharges for services rendered during the Spanish war. The officer in charge of the naval recruiting station in Chi- cago has been similarly instructed and in addition has been told to enlistlandsa men under the same conditions. “Tong Signal Causes Fatal Wreck. ALTOONA, Pa... March 10.—The way passenger train, west bound, ran into the rear end of a. freight train at Alle- grippus, six miles west of this city and just west of Horseshoe bend, yesterday afternoon. John Tm, engineer of the first engine, hauling the passenger train, and George Keim, the fireman, . were killed. None of the passengers was hurt. The accident is said to have re- sulted from a. wrong signal. Elopement and Suicide. March 10.—Harry Kintzer, a prosperous farmer aged 35 years, living near Womelsdorf, this county. has eloped with Miss Beldler, daughter of a neighbor, and their whereabouts are unknown. When Mrs. Kintzer,- the deserted wife, learned of the elopement. she took a dose of paris green and died within a. few minutes. Crushed by Falling Rocks. . MADRID, March 10.—’A vast quantity of rock overhanging the village of Ru- cuorja, near Albacete, in the province 0! that name, fell yesterday, destroying many houses and killing 11 people. Cnntellunos Has 11. Job. MADRID. March 10.'—General Jimlnez Castellanos, the last governor general 015 Cuba, has been appointed captain general of Madrid. . Weather Probabilities. Cloudy. with rain or snow; fresh I0 brisk north to east winds. L NEW CANAAN. I John Bird has resigned the position he licld‘at C. IV. Bat-tows bakery. Charles Sherwood is temporarily acting as ciei-kfor .I. l". Silliman &Co. The monthly meeting of the fire com- pany will be held on Thursday evening. Henry Duryea. is now employed as a helper at. Riymoud and Brent’s car- ri'age shop. Mrs. Henry A. Goulden, of Brooklyn, visited her uncle. A. L. Benedict, of East. avenue, for several days. Kinscella & Smallhorn, Lester Knapp and C. S. DeFon-est will have their ., stores wired at. once for electric lights; V Eugene Bryant has rented the Eu- gene Burt residence on Forest street. Mr. Bryant is the wood-worker in John- son‘s carriage works. Willie, the young son of Henry 'l‘omkins, while playing on a bed at his home, Friday. fell over the back of it and broke his right arm. The funeral of the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Webb, of Now-walk, who died of pneu- moma, Saturday, was held on VVednes- interment being in Lakewood ceme Lei-y. .l. A. Ilouser, formerly agent. at; the Riverside station, commenced his duties at. the railroad station here on Saturday. The former agent, (Mr. Reid is now- taking charge of the coal busi ness in Norwalk ieceutly purchased by Irving Lockwood. The funeral of Sally M. Lockwood, of Lewisboro, who died on Friday the 3d inst, was held on Monday afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. U. G. Seymour, at two o’clock. The de- ceased died of pneumonia and was 79 years of age. Interment was in the Lewisboro cemetery. v . A WILTON. Ramon Gonzales, a pupil at. Whit.- lock’s school, sailed for his home 1n Ponce, Porto Rico, on Friday, having,r received a message that. his father , was dangerously ill in that place. It. IS rumored that the Lockwood place now occupied by Jas. 0. Hunt, has been sold to parties in town. It._ is understood that. Mr. Hunt. will remove to Wallingford. , Mrs. S. P. Fitch is visiting her daughter Mrs. D. D. Tclford in New York. Mrs. John L. Cummins, who has been visiting relatives in town, return- ed to Goshen, N. Y., on Friday. Mrs. A. W. Merwiu and daughter are the guests of Miss Mei-win in Brook- lyn, N. Y. Miss Sophie Olmstead, of New York, has been the guest of Mrs. Edward Olmstead. . The case of Robert Lynch vs. Charles Horton for an alleged bill for services of the former, was again up before justice Chichest-er on Monday and was adjourned until Monday next. ——————<o.o>————-——' CRANBURY. Some. one has administered poison to a. pet. canine belonging to John Engle- hardt. 'An attempt. has been made to save the animal’s life. It. is reported here that. the Street Railway tracks are to be extended on Newtown avenue to the Allen Betts saw-mill. Surveyors were at WOI'K on the route yesterday. John Englehardt’s house is receiving a new coat. of paint. Washington Lodge, I. O. G. T., held a successful social or. the residence of Mrs. Caroline VYeyma-n, Wednesday night. Games of various kinds were played and refreshments served. E.L. Gregory secured. the first prize, and Alfred Saunders took the booby hon: o 5. John Kubri- was the winner in one of the games owing to the fact that. he had the longest tongue. Charles Bouton has received a letti r from his brouher John, of Armour-’5 yacht, " Unowana,” dated at Yucatan, saying they expected to go to New Orleans about March 2nd. Clark Ely is recovering from the grip. Hezekiah Fillow has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Benjamin Raymond, of Port. Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Ebner Gilbert will move to Wilton about the first. of April. Mr. and Mrs. Darling will move into the place to be vacated by Mr. Gilbert. . .-.’-————-—— ' BELDEN HILL. Mrs. Francis Brady and Mrs. David Whitlock have returned from an ex- tended trip to Newark. Robert, Benedict is seriously ill from the effects of the scratch of a. pin on his face. His lower jaw was frightfully swollen on Monday and at one time blood poisoning was feared, but. at this writing he 18 slowly improving. J Julian C. Gregory was in town 011 Saturday. ”—4.-.- ~ Saved A Boy’s Life. Mrs. Captain H. Hubbard, of Milford. Del., says: “Brazilian Balm saved my boy’s life. He began just like the one we lost with croupi We gave him a few doses. He quickly dropped to sleep, and was all. right in tne morning.” .. ":1 I iable to every dressn‘nxer. MEEKElElll w COAL, W080, BRICK BUILDING 'MATEIIIAL, -:- FARMING IITEIISILS, ETG. MEEKEH GOAL GOMPMIY Smith Street. Horwalk. 0. ~- .E. -Wi-Ison, GENERAL -2- . INSURANGE Real Estate and invest- . ment Agent, . . _‘ Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING. NORWALK, - - , - CONN MONEY TO LOAN P. W. BA-TES’ 42 mm STREET, You can find as fine an assortment of IIIIIIIIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBIIIIIWUI‘I As can be found in anv Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere W. FERNALD, Practical Bookbinder _— ooks Called FOr and Delivered. Postal Orders Promptly Attended to. 32 FRANKLIN STREET, SOUTH NORVVALK. Orders for Bookbinding can oe 19 at. the GAZETTE OFFICE. J. I). JEIIIIIIIIIS. UNDERTAKEII I No. 7 MAIN STREET. NIGHT BELL AT} OFFICE N orwalk Hotel IIDLIDIYS IRE IIEIIE And as the year closes We naturally turn back and ask what has been done. BEER is the subject upon which our thoughts dwell and we can truthfully claim “All Standards have been kept.” Highland over the bar or on the bottle, means PUREST and BEST. PILSENER. BAVARIAN AND EXPORT LAGERS. GOLDEN STOCK AND CREAM ALES AND PORTER. HIGHLAND MALT AND MALT WITH IRON. Hunter or Corstair VVhiskies and Kentucky Taylor in full quarts for the holidays. C. H. Mumm’s Champagne and Domestic Wines. Highland Brewery Bottled Beer delivered to families. l. G. IIlIlILTOII, Proorielor. HIM“- I é'oo'rli WWI”. 7,, 9 : gril’EIl S ’naoouoo-ouoooumnlaomoofl I: invalua'fl-z to every rmdiste and indispen- For gowns no issue are furnished two or more every 0 ; . P ATT E R N S The patterns have been pronounced the sim- plest made. and in point of practical utility they ARE THE BEST One needs only to give them a trial to be convinced that they are the most convenient AND SIMPLEST Price—Waist, with sleeve. 25'. cents; Skirt, :5 cents; Complete Costume, 50 cents. 10 Cents u. Cop-y $4- 0!)”. lion:- HARI’ER 8r BROTHERS, Publisacrs NEW YORK, N. Y. 3.3%": ”Wu-v I I I A Wor FROM Chief PrOWitt Alli/I ‘ ” . TO 15176 Meiizbic’rs 0f the Warwick, Soul/z Norwalk (ma East Warwizlk Fire Depart/mills .' The year ’98 was a great year 101' bicycIes. I sold more wheels during that year than ever before, but I desire to make the year ’99 a record breaker, and. in order to do it I want your assistance in booming the Rambler Wheel; to spread its name and fame into every nook and corner of ourlown. To obtain your help I propose to give away Absolutely. Free, to the most popular member of either the Norwalk, South N orwalk or East Norwalk Fire'Departments a celebra- ted High Grade ’99 RambIer Wheel, the fleetest, the handsomest, the most graceful, the most durable and most reliable wheel built, up to date. ' ' The popularity will be decided by ballot, and in order to vote for candidates the name 'of the member to be voted for together with the name of the fire company of which he isa member must be written on the coupon below anddeposited in the ballot box at my store No. 45 Main street, Norwalk. Ballots for members of the South Norwalk department can be deposited in the ballot box' at the store of Whelpley & Clark in the Lauder building. " Ballots for members of the East Norwalk department can be deposited in the ballot box in Haffuer’s Cigar and News store at the east end of the Washington street bridge. The contest is open to every member of the several fire de‘ partments, including members of the Fire Police. ' All ballots must be deposited by 7 o‘clock sharp, on the evening of May 29th, and the name of the winner will be an nounced on May 3lst. J, 1‘. Prowitt, Agent RAMBLER WHEELSJ No. 45 MAIN STREET, N ORWALK, CONN, mw'm ‘mmmé mmmmmm e Ii Ii '3 —— \9’0 EgflaEMMmamum me/ .emeze—m‘smfi $5.? THE GAZETTE covers the cream oi the trade in this section. An advertise... ulent in its columns. will pay.
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