, Wetsuits Atlssttslgsndrss s;
mom “am". an.
new styles seasons—rs- III-l se-
,, transmitter» u-epeln'e sctlon
in stortiltgnher torpedo llotilis on its
. 4.: H : . . . ‘0 mm
WWW yheremlntlng more, j Ville
Es“! st s
possible severance of "mind-
"withtiiis country than “it
.3 . tubes) by either nstionsillos
' j on otthe Iisine. As is well.
' i tile spsslsh suture, eartshny
sleet tormidsbie which has yethssn
ftor sctivsqervllie. lett Codie
Rico more thsn two. weeks
" but by inbsequent orders from
.‘wgs detgined st the Csnsries.
its first stopping point for cost and sup-
”Ml...
a ;it. been supposed thst the sdusd-
ron would be held st this convenient
thin to swsit developments sud
V ‘ 7 “ll! dispstched to flier“) Rico
duty in use are grsve emergency. in.
presence of hpsin's torpedo
.r.
lemons ground. For blockadlnl
5’ ' oossts or ssststing in sup-
fhe Cuban rebellion such ves-
sbsoltttely useless. snd their
{mm role in Cuban waters is
. WM" wettest.- on s hostile
.‘ W or the Spsnish gov.
‘r‘ in sending this dsngerous lio-
‘ tottuerto Rico snd Cubs csnnot
' _ sd therefore except so s
,' to the Amerlcsh sound-
ifi" ”gin rsudesvous oil Key West.
ace in the gulf will con-
- s ‘g sewsnd sinister element is
..-4 45".; .. ..l.i.. .
- .l - .
OOIIMODORE sonar.
tho unthinstions which slresdy threst-
ell pure between the two nstlons.
TM flotill- ls understood to consist of
Mil divisions. esch, sccomssnied by In
drilled trsnsport. of three destroyers
. a three Ithhil torpedo hosts, rushing
vtsssls in sll. The trsosports
chm cool for the slusiler vessels. some
at which will either hsve to he cosled
«see My titling the voysge or. if the
” nub for thst. must be tow-
ed. i these circumstsnces st lesst
tsh dsys lhtist elapse before they reach
m; Rico and s weelt more before
impairs st lisvsns.
” ' ere-so Dslssstvs Asiisn Tshss.
The usvy deportment tooit prompt sc-
fllhtjutflt the threstened danger to
hsttleshlps st Tortuga.
susillsry bosrd in New
vars wss directed to purchase twelve
l vessels. Iss- snd realm to be
hly equipped with sesrchiights. ms-
gults Ind torpedo tubes snd sent
7. to‘l‘mmtogusrd the heel.
‘ it is well known thst the chief sle-
rhut ot elhcscy in torpedo werl'sre is
. ‘ sud ”the navel strsteglsts are
lured thst no torpedo vessel shsli
gm Tortugss or Key West unde-
thtsd. The purchssed tugs will be de-
sspscislly at night, on pstroi
sty leversi from the fleet or
tater ssr' ind! i hstueshin The
sssrchllghts will assist in s shsrp lsoit.
out for the my. no if any suspicious
m is discovered slgnsi rockets will
wontheheetotdsnger. ifoneotthese
, foils in with s destroyer. the re.
l hiss be dissstrous to the tug, but
the purpose of the torpedo host 'qu
a.dstestsd. sud it my fsll s victim to
machine guns slid estenworised tor-
pedo s‘ppsrstus
isnnsslstely on the receipt of s dis-
sutoh trom so American nsvsl sttsohs
was, snswncing the selling or the
motto dotills the tort wss Insds
w to the presl t. snd‘s cohor—
wssheldflb? ' himsnd m.
W« ,Allililllt Motor!
‘ sit. The seriousness of the move
, tslly recognised. slid the proudest
“vised thst nsvsl stutsgbts n.
.- essentisl the: the torpedo
. "rt be showed to rises
m l
. ‘ ‘GHMGEG‘lN HAW.
‘ .et . mddIs-‘o
W. 'i'
l ‘i‘
t , ‘
M
. , ill!
. ill the West Indies csn be explsln- »
, J’
h s} V ' y
* am: 5.9".
' all m ,r_‘
”d _ l?
' Frankly.i
reverie;
‘ .
Int -cl
mlhcrcmflcgligllfi
la “die ms. wide,
h‘grlsomeafmish as in
linings, sleeves lined
an excellent line of
ments.
makers' prices.
__ Last Spring’s Suits and medium wei his
at half are clearing the tables oi eit-
ncs «a. I
BfilDGlPORT. CONN.
OVETS.
Open itondsy. Pride!
When
evacuation:
in liable on
seen or. _ 4 or! no
the perfect ma
ml medium shades of
covert cloths in the Si S~_lmes, as well as
miitiurcs and_quict gray: in moderate lengths
for Conservative dressers.
At 319' we sell all wool covert cloth
coats, medium colors and light. Italian cloth
chcviots, Italian linings and the general ap‘
pearance and goodness oi most filo-gar-
Evcry fashionable shape of spring hats
in the hat department—but now at fashion
on
.‘l. m-
It's not that
ii“
ion, of n'sniau be.
In the coverts,
iacin 5. box cut and
the kinds.
with satin. At $7.50
all wool coverts and
sod Isturdsy Evenings.
,1
baby batbes, Fairy Soap
should form the basis of the bath.
The most reliable soap you /
ever put in water.
is as pure as dew,wbite as
snow. lloats‘lilte a cork.
The soap of the century.
hold evsrywhsrs Inldmlovihe
iotiet.bstbssd inn-dry. Maoists
TUE [KIM mm.
m In“. I'VDh.
The Home Paper.
4
Nothing tolls its place. There is no Mliwtiiute and there
grasp all the Mile in town.
never will be. it is unique and original, holding in its firm
The pspaum the [us-trienn-
insepsrnble. Their iumtssre both mutual, sud they both
know it. The only pm-ticsl
in limiugh the local psper,
wsyof atlrsrllug llime mile
"The Evening Sentinel.
Rolls of ”Beauty
. . in
Wall Paper
lnslivelisiyotnewshsdqeolurssnd
dellgls'iswbstyou will Ind in our
“ll. ”flak well W llltl
Matilde-instills tests in nhetlsg
thsdowsr Aotlhedtsignersnd them
W. lien W thst nast-
mesthusnseeswry.
‘ Whitby-rs
summons-q.
e; .
”wheelms
NOW '03 i“
THE Hiram
nuns s-r elm downs.
A letter wheel than son he
dared by othersgnwiss for“
It“ lilo m Gill“ M iii.
netter lhsn soy Old wheel on
the ”thth (hint-til he must-
letl in town for”.
it on favor sheep wheels,
whirl I would all egg lit-st»
ens, I can fnmlsir them for ”i.
I hit tins of Jsvssils Ibsen.
surname.
tll’ilitttl is close st hsnd sod your
merited
nets! its? lem-
ploysski wortmwn, no mys, sud
silworhmirlsttedlomehlgwsrsnleed.
lining in rwheei beans I Illl
crowded it’ll: wish: Voltanlaim
ii. A. Sounders,
is North itsln sh, do. ltorwsih.
silo
mammals
son
hummus-thst} tests-tr lies
ra_
lsil .1
it?
"/
. :‘l "I‘ , ' i.
CAPTAIN EVANS. ‘
depsrtmeni hss not yet been noted.
it will not be nerdy-sly for these two
olhcers to lesvs Wuhlngton. ss they
can best strange e loin! visa 0! mm
in conference with ‘the bums chlets of
the two Willem! here.
it is uhounosd thst the user deput-
ment has succeeded in purrhsslng eight
stcsm noble and four slesm tugs. bre-
snrnsbly st or nest New Yul-it. for use
in the suslllsry nsvsl fleet. The boots
are shout too tool esch and in an emer-
gency wmtld be suitable ss torpedo
boats. The yschts port'hssed sre sarong
the lleetest slung the Atlsntlc cossl sud
on nit! to be somewhst stroller in the
itsyhowsr. recently purchssed of the
Owen Goslet sststs. This scquisition
to the nsyy is rsgsrded as so exception-
sliy vslssbls one st the' present time,
so the Inst-t need is felt for smsll
craft with.” so torpedo hosts snd dis-
pstch hosts. M van sdditionsl sni-
lsfsction st the gsvy deportntent st the
lsrge number secured in s single pur-
chsse. The mules and smouuts psld
for the various "chin snd tugs on not
disclosed. ss it is ssid this would prove
no mums-sleet to the government
in promoting spsculsliun on other crsft
for which ”ambitions are now pro-
eel-ding.
The navy depsrtrnent has been advis-
ed at the ailing of the monitor Terror
train New York tor Key West. the sr-
rlvsi of the Tones st iismpton mods
and the Purltsn st blewport News sud
of the monitors airlock sud Monts-
rry st lies heart The bsttieshlp
Tense came up from Key West. mixing
on escoptlonslly out: it run tor s yes.
selothsrolsssulstu —.. ~.
The Ipsnlsh sols-utter here hsve
been informed thst me time sen Cep-
tsln illgshee aired permission to use
dynsmlte in the destruction of the
wreck of the Itsine, This wss refused
by ('sptsin (letters: Blunt-o. for the res-
son, it inrollicisily explained. thst its
there srs evil disposed persons who in-
sist thst the Itslne wss blown up from
externsi causes. the Spsnish suthorl'
ties do not sum the wrecit destroyed.
or it slfords oil the evidence obtainsble
so to the sclusl reuse of the dissster.
IN ‘M'KlNLEY'S HANDS.
The Prestdswt low ills tho looses st
' Isles Inquiry.
Wsshlngton. ’tsrrh zit—«The report of
the nsvsi bosrd of inquiry into the
liaise dlssster is now in the trends of
the president.
The fsteful docunwnt was received in
Wuhington st 9:3:- lssi night. The
four nsvsl men who hsve gohrded it.
wstch sud wstch, since its departure
from Key West were hustled st once
into s csrrlsge by so attach:- of the
new Monument sud driven in the Bh-
hllt House. where they tried to ouch s
little much needed sleep sud st the
secure time withstand the crowd or
newspaper men who thronged the lobby
in hopes of some strsy bit of Informs-
tion which hsd escorted the scrutiny of
numerous correspondents slung the
route.
The psrty consisted of Lieutensnt
Commnder ilsris. ldeutensnt John
flood. Lieutensnt ('er .lungen. Passed
Assistsnt Engineer Bowers, A. T.
lsris, s nephew of the lodge silent-sis.
sod lhlp Csrpentsr iielnts of the
lsise's iii Istsd crew. There wss sn
immense crowd wsitlrlg st the depot
when the trsin pulled in. The usvsl
contingent wss in the lost sleeper on
the trsln end deftly svolded the mglt
of cltisens by silghllng st the upper end
of the- plsttorm sod sol" out scross
the true-its.
All were thoroughly tired, sud (.‘otn-
rnsndrr alerts wss ssisep in the corner
of his rest when the trsin pulled in end
sting the tired trsveirnssderhispro-
tsetlsg wing. he studs for the heat
ussd through the rspidly thickening
nowdwmuiheduiismstths
pie.hsdswsr-edostoverthsgsvs-
mmmsgtlsrssesttheoststded
lhsmsehhersldsdrsport.
swim-heron is the Isa-st arias sub
N ‘l ‘ M ‘ m ‘ > ’ _ M ‘.m
”mmwmupswrsrms , A
5,
meetoznr's mus.
mils-m
Wsshlngton. )tsl'ch fi-«lellstorlsnd
representsuvn trotn both politics! psr-
iies hove celled st the 17th lion-s
tiring the t M hours to router with
President ltinley. Among the coil-
srs were lenstors Cuiloln. rumour.
lodge. Aldrich. Jones of Arhsnsss sntl
Bpoonsr sud Representstlve Dolley. the
White door tender in the house
0! representstives.
The president ssld to seversi of his
visitors in discussing the situstlon thst
he would do everything consistent with
the honor sud dignity of the country to
overt wsr. snd he still believed wsr
could be sverted. He also sold thst
he believed the government of Spsln
was so .snsioss for peace s_s we were,
but st the same time he did not hesi-
tste to sdmlt the grsvity of the sltus-
tlon. The president frsnhly acknowl-
edged thst he believed the report of tho
bosrd ot inquiry would find thst the
Noise wss blown up from the outside.
The president's prostsmme hss been
definitely decided upon. it is his pur~
pose to trest the blowing up of the
ltsine es en incident. The report of
the hosrd will he sent to congress on
Mondsy. with s very brief messsge re~
lsting to the events lesding up to thst
point sud informing congress that the
tscts contsined in the report have been
cabled to Hadrid to be laid before the
Spanish government by ltinlster tt'ood.
ford. No dcmsnd will he made upon
lipsin. but the laying of the facts he-
tore the Spsnlsh government will lie
equivalent ,to cslllng upon Spain for ittt
esplsnstlon end such action as she msy
deem proper.
it is the purpose of the house lenders
to refer the report end messege to the
committee on foreign sttsirs without
debste. sud this More it is be-
lieved the Democrsts of the house hsvs
scuuiesced in. reserving the right to de-
msnd sction if s report from the com-
mittee is too long delayed. Each will
then depend upon Spain's response, but
there sre those clone lb the president.
who believe thst from the time the re-
port is sent to mngress it will drop out
so s tutor in the sliustion.
The second psrt of the president's
pmgrunme resches the ninth question
Ind involves intervention on humsnl.
tsrisn grounds within a wash or ten
dsys sfter the report of the bosrd goes
to congress. it will be interventhtn to
relieve the stsrvstion in Cubs. sud up-
on Spsin's acquiescence in or objection
to this sci will depend pesce or wsr.
A prominent member of the house
ssld thst, in his opinion, the nest two
weeks would determine which it would
be. finch information ‘ss exists here
lends those close to the president to ho.
iievo thst the Bpsnlsh govemmt will
go to soy length it dsnss to preserve"
pence. The queen regent is especisiiy
anxious to prevent war. snd it is he-
lleved the ministry will go Just so fsr
as it can without leopsrdlslng its own
existence and the survlvsl of the pres-
ent ilpsnlsh dynssiy.
THURSTON'S APPEAL.
its ”nullity Piss-ls Cuba's Cssss Is
the lessee.
Wsshlngton. itsrcb its—An intensely
drsmstic scene wss presented in the
United litstes senate during the de-
livery by Mr. Thurston of Nehrsshs of
s speech on the Cuban situation. in
which he grsphlrsily depicted the hor-
rors he hsd witnessed on the island
sud plesded with esrnestness for the
deliversnce of Cubs from Spssish
thrsldorn snd misrule.
Not since the lnsusurstion of Presi-
dent McKinley hsve so many people
been on the double side of the cspitol.
The galleries were period to their ut-
most cspsrity. Within s few minutes
sttsr the sensle convened every sens-
tor who could be present turns in his
sest, end by the time hir. Thurston
hsd begun his speech drrsens of mem-
bers of the house were either stsndlng
or occupying choirs in the sres without
the semicircle of souls.
His first sentence. in which he slid
he spoke by commend of silent lips-s
delicste snd touching reference to the
loss of his wife on his msmorsble trip
to 0nbs~cornnrshded insult sttention.
A hush fell over the grest sudlence,
which hung with slmost bresthless st-
tenlion sod interest upon every word.
ttrs. Thurston's dying request to her
hosbsnd wss thst he should lose no
time on account of her desth to do his
utmost to son- snd free Cubs sod its
people. in scmrdsnce with this re-
quest. therefore. lienstor Thurston ssc.
rlliced his persons] feelings hnd deliv-
ered his speech, s speech thst wss his
tribute to the memory of his wife.
ills speech throughout fsvored forcl.
ble intervention in Cubsn sitstrs. lie
deelsrsd thst newspsper statements
l
. 1
onoen ran neesnvu.
sent mutt. ts filo-flees" Ilsa
direct their nsvgi militin to outrun
chsrge of the monitors assigned for the
protection of the hsrbors of Hasbro sud
New York in conjunction with the
'snd fovtlflcstlons. The orders sent to
Governor Woloott of Disseschusetts snd
Governor Blah of New York for trans-
mission to the commending officers of
the stste usesi rniiltls inform them
thst they will he directedto assume
chsrge ot the two monitors sssigned to
such of those ststes. to ssslst is the
second line of defense.
The Boston men will be sent on bosrd
when the monitors Cstsitill snd Lehlgh
nrrive..snd the New Yorkers rosy prov
coed to Phllndelphis snd take their two
ships sround. A hhl'sl ofllcer will be in
tronunsnd of each monitor, sud under
him will be navsl militia officers and
sufllclent seamen from each organisa-
tion to give the ships their comple-
merits.
instructions have also been sent to
the western orgsnisstions to hold them-
selves in readiness for transportation to
the cost. when- they will be sent aixisrd
auxiliaries. sud. with whet Ngulsr soil-
ors can be procured. are to comprise the
crews. ililnols sud Ohio hsve large.
well drilled militia orgsntsoliuhs, and
these will be lirst drawn on.
sucsno's nerinemeur.
hunt our guys s lllgh Tribute to tile
iloroissw.
Key West. Harri: 15—.“ slrcsdy
ststed in these dispatches, it was
known by the best informed that liesr
Admiral Bicsrd wss to be relieved, but
no one thought the chsnge would ocrne
so suddenly. The selection of Captain
Ssmpson wss also sornswhst of a sur-
prise. Thst officer. although of greet
experience and, one gt the best con-
structors in the Mitre! win hsrdly
considered s tsvorlte for the commend
ot whst mopsshlnh will ”lighting
squsdros. 1 " i,
'l'hs’sppdwtupt of cs ltohley
D. Evans, ”Fighting Bob," commend
the lows has crested intense enthusin
ssm unions the younger nsvsl'eie'rueul‘|
sud csttsed genersl sstlstsction all
around. He is supposed to be It
Charleston. Rose lil’ll Ilcsrd gill
probsbly return on wot us ‘r-
. wrought ”*0
ders. shrubs low”
ll‘sgshlp. ” "
'I'he psthos of Beer Admirel Sitvsrd's
retirement at this criticalstsge nppesis
to sit who hove ltnow . served under.
him. One nsvsl . lost legen-
lhg: "it was evident thstvlhe sfilihl's
tolling hesith mode it impossible for
him to retsin «mmsnd st this trying
juncture. But the wsy in which he has
struggled sgslnst bodily ailments in
the endesvor to devote the closing
months of s splendid to yesrs'iervit-e
to mm duty is s silent chapter of
hemlsm ss gsllsnt so shy victory in
novel history."
Usny consider these changes. made
Just previous to an snnouncement of
the court of inquiry's report. as ex-
tremely signiilcsnt and tending to prove
thst the court hss found the hislne was
blown up egternslly. Others euuslly
well intormed mslntsln thst the court
of inquiry hss rendered no decisive ver.
dict and was unsble to solve the reuse
or the exorcism.
The sailing of the Spanish torpedo
flotilla for Puerio Rico hss crested
considersble comment here, A high
nsvsi ofllcer sell! to s reporter:
"bpsin bus I perfect right. of course.
to lend torpedo hosts to her own cola:
sy. Still, we sit know why they are
coming so nesr to Pubs. This display
of force will justify s simllsr move-
ment on our psrt. When we do this.
you my be sure it will not he s move-
ment of sslsll proportions.
"I comet conceive thst ”in would
besosnlcldsilhherpolicysstotslts
shy step which would mshs wsr likely.
Midwsrwnhlplinenshsfliepm’ Jeweled
grsmms to be followed by the United
Itstes would he s hiochlds of Cubs.
Thiseould bedonelns few dsyssnd
would result in the quick espltulstlon of
the lslsnd. There would be no necesst, ly
tolsnd troopsssCIbslsdependet-t
um imports for her existence.”
lip-73W” uislswsy.
hisdrld, Itsrch tit-4t is reported thst
the cshloet hss decided to crests tress-
A South, Norwmmam
for the Benefit“ ills ‘
Citizens. '
. * straightforward sis
, A' “ élul' acknowledgement
Telling a personal experienc J
; 'mepublic tor the W '
glie-s-rnsrltlybzct. l ‘ em
1', p y council to sot
1 singly pttiplc have high this
, 'M'hlzoty’ claims madr'tlrdi‘w
W
No wonder tlrcrc are about
(It Norwallc than its, >
Q‘s-5' lrs‘t‘Lthc interest.
we way to our citizens. . "
Rgztovcs the stumbling block
Gives local endorsement. ‘
No hetler‘pmoi can be had. ” ' .
gone better should brushed. ’
nth Noiwallr people should ’
what is the true kidney 1 y;~‘ .
Distinguish it. lroru many" ,
Know that Doan's Kidney Pills
the only genuine. ;
There are many kidney remedies—M,
only one cure. ' .
Other kidney pills. but only
Doan's.
And they cure kidney ills. r
We say «so—your neighbors prove it.
Mr. R. G. Millard. ol 5! West sve-
rme. South Norwalk. engaged in the lite
msr-uiacturing business in West Nor»
walk. says: "i had kidney troubles!“
years, and ionic medicine and was
the (are oi physicians so oiled
ought to be an authority on then”.
lion. I second to be rid oi my W
for a time, but it showed signs oi re.»
turning. and I wanted, to check H. if
noticed some pahlisht‘d statements abol-
Donu's Kidney Pills, and procured . ,
has a: "3ch pharmacy in Norwalk.
They helped me. and a continuance '0‘,
the treatment eventually efiectcd snide
“13‘““4... t P n hel tor}; I
oan's " n y i s at
heal. strcupthen. then cure.p Thu is
their record everywhere. and therelsre
many such cases. You can read about
them every day. -
krmemlm the name— Dunn's-and?
talrr no other ‘ . .
THE WARDROBE." "
hot to were In ores: u s. ester-b
shly series-t. .
women who have runny soclsl
lions mulling oousldcrsble ”‘
to deem, but whine wsrdrobo ism.”
s somewhat narrow purse, will Ind” h
bless min costume. unduly W sod
nicely mode. is the roost n ' II
muuddro-suitsbiefor s vsristyd "I
lions. tiosrrnnged that it marl-tween
,1
estusocosl'slll. . .
with-MHMMMI v.95
trim spine. it moves the d
thrssorfoureostumewnd‘flinss" n:
quelltylssiwsysserrisrsbls. . ~ J . 5
Velvet sullen-re between thlsflvi V
ton.espeetslly for ssiiisg mom
tiosssndtnristbs untested .
toe titers, dosh. table. Mr“
blufoshstsgisvseltss~ My
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ossiihoensseovsrsd hyilsshdm>
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insulted thsteudanot assists»
trimmed. ens-sot them "
i
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