mm. Hardin
= Senor WMQW the
. minister in Warnington. lie
.. in Spain's behalf that she
{lay before the plate department
on early date a plan for a more
povernment of Cuba.
a plan. the Vlnlnieter declnred.
here! that it
to the United
, he ratii' "
, ‘ and the Cu insurgents. and
would tiring about 'I‘” on the inland.
We proponi inteneraily believed
in wmto have come too late.
m llcitintoy and the Spanish
m are. however. still hopeful.
pfa‘n'ident itna not yet given up
W of averting wltr. and with charac-
' _ ‘patience in ready to consider
7. , hing that might lead to n peaceful
Won ‘of the Cuban vnueation.
. We of Sphin'a new
.. made known hyfli'nlcter Polo. hut he
”killed to ”author Secretary oi
, e Day that Spain would not yield
’ her sovereignty over Cuba. She would
give the inland home rule. withdraw
. her troupe and exercise the most limit»
d authority. but her dag must remit
over Cuba.
it was also plainly eluted by the
mlnlnter that the independence of Cube
could not he bought,with money.
While President McKinley la diepuo
ed to look with favor upon Spain't
propoaition. it in not ddubted that. or
a molt of bio conaultation with cab
incl membera and other ieadera. tlu
minister will he told that no pledge
can be. given to indorae any. policy
Spain may adopt short of Cuba inde-
pendence. .
Spain has taken e stand which is ap-
parently not credited in the United
Stolen The government baa decided
that it will neither apoept a money of-
fer for Cuba. nor will it permit the no
called friendly intervention in Cuber-
alaira by this country. -
it has declared with mull emphaair
that it cannot coneider the payment of
any claim for damages growing out at
the loan oi the, Maine» ’l'hla dent-ion
has been communicated to lilolater
Woodford. ..
All oi Spain in unnnitnoue in support
of the ministry. which in calmly willi-
lng the lane. All tnitt hint. :. divided
country in untrue. as are anaertiout
that the Carlin" aro dialoyal.
inquiries made in high quarter:
chow that lithe iinited Staten proposer
to pend further euppllea to Cuba. the
prohnhle reply will he that Inch cup
plies now rent by the Fern will he re
haired. but any requept for the pollution
of further toppiiaa will be refuted. or
the ground that they are unnecessary
Elections were held yeaterday it
Spain and Cuba for the new (form,
According to a diapatch from Madrid
the indications are that honor Sag to
the Bpaniah premier. will have n ol
lowing of 300 out of the 431 member»
of the Cortes.
(Jungle. will Incite the report 0:
the Ilalne court of inquiry today. 'l‘lu
testimony upon which the findinga u.
hurl will be withheld for moral tiar-
hnterlafiaae who have arrived at lie;
W“ m liaraad new that a general
of citiataa of the ,liaitetl Dialer
‘ Hayunia’m for noon be
III! of the attained relation betweet
this pantry and Ipaln. and the grow
lap at an anti-American outbreak
in Cullen capital.
131 direction of the preeldeni. tht
treasury department he- turned over
to the unwary oi the navy tour tee
Hula of the ilghtltonae mrtceqhu
‘ W the liaple. the hiangrore and
the tanner—«to be armed and filled
fl an auxiliary industrial". Order:
were alto ironed tor menne mum
m the great nun,» get ready and
ported to the Norfolk navy yard.
mama warn.
M and a“ m not
“Minna Mme.
W. item ”mil in renew in.
nor filo/Mill winner in waite-
m will out tha'lpnwiah mm
‘nathelaineamlol’miant ite-
may i "
'entlnn ’ which
, flat ”to.
utation liareh Ill—The liedrld cor-
rerpondent to the diandard am that
the following la the substance of
Spain’s reply to the lat note pretentcd
by hilninter Wooditlrd on larch 33. the
reply being delivered on larch 25:
”The Spaniel: reply. which in couch-
ed in firm language. declares that the
government cannot agree to the con-
ciualona the American government has
drawn from inaccurnte information
that done not tally with the recent ac-
tivity and military progrcaa in Cuba.
and the viaihle popularity and progreaa
of the new colonial institutions. which
have been loyalty. accepted and cup-
ported by even old adversariea ‘0! home
rule. ' ‘
"Sppin cannot. naturally. admit the
interference which in ioreahadowed la
the American note. and deprecatea the
sendilll 0! Metal relief and war we»
sets to Gotta n being the very element!
that have retarded the prove» of the
Spaniel: rule it theasland.
"Spain min the United States of
all the munitions pile has nude to
ureaerve cordial relations and concil-
tate America, the last proof being her
willingitcla to "limit the conflicting
commimion reports to arbitration.
"in merit-ton the Spanish reply
shows that the government believe-
:itnt it has melted the extreme limit
if ounce-ions compatible with the
honor and dignity of ‘Spain. and will
tot admit mcrohchnuntn on her rights
if sovereignty in the West indies."
“VHAULMOI m0!
Macedon-lita- leporte the liar-
hor in MM any Contingency.
Madrid. lurch fi—A deaputch to the
.mparclai from Havana rays that great
.ndignntion has been cnumi there by
.he cabled summaries of the reports of
he American commission that enm-
ued into the loan of the Maine.
rrybody in ilnvnnn. the denpotch adds.
I convinced that the expiturlon which
wrecked the ”nine was internal.
The impurciai'a correapondeut fur-
fence commit on Baturtlny it won
lectured that c harbor defences were
in medium for any contingency. grsat
.tdditiona having been made to the hub-
.narine mine- and other defcnm
WWI. m
Probably the Inn Mug! and In-
acting [an on the lurch.
Judge George W. Wheeler. oi the
lupcrior Court. will leave this county
text week. and when he ill" gone the
membera of the bench and bur will
not back over the work he has done
luring hill alignment here nod my:
'Weil, Wheeler in a remarkable nudge."
This will carry with it two imprea.
done. One will he that he in a remark-
rhly good bulge; the other linprrawion
but he in a Judicial crank. Ml Inau-
tar of expression have been thrown
tut. by the local lawyer: about hill.
lill be it understood that what it raid
lore. though it may he a little unmet.
h in pralae and full appreciation of
inane Wheeler.
lie in a young man. but a noel radi-
'al one. Many of hits ruiime have
been carried by older iawyerp here to
the tiupretne Court. but generally be
tar been contained. Jul to illustrate
his contention of the duller ot a tin.
wrior Court judge. tube hie minim»
1km of the molten who have been
tppolnted by the perm! loam titling
tern during the pant fifteen yearn. 1hr
me at the lneoiretrt New Haven iiaw
till! romp-er. which he examined yer-
:nrday, probably allow- better than
tnylhing elite what the writ he he-
lone among reeetvrra mar to thin
Mil. an
Thin ”tier be: dragged for thirteen
learn. during which time the many
haw been under the union of the
innerior court. with a melted-ran of“
pm at the wart. oi «interwar tin-
teatl of the new Judge alter judge
in W here during late period.
twdthhaatterhuhceapamdhyaw»
Fl:
3
or
“I
gall:
i'lv- »
‘hcr says that at a meeting of the de- '
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The Weekly Summary.
The summary of the Commercial
Record for the current work molten the
following abowing:
Solon. Mortgages
New Haven ....... 12 84".le
West Haven ....... 5 6.200
Hartford . ........ iii $1.050
Bridgeport ........ i2 28.850
Waterbury ........ I 3 17.065
Ilefldell .......... 5 4.390
New Britain ....... ti H.420
liitldletown ....... i: 3.900
Norwich .......... ‘2 wild
New lmulon ...... i 6.150
Norwait .......... l Milli
ilunbury .......... l .500
Total ........... 85 $2l6.lll6
Moving Ahead!
Our New Goods Are New
in Stock.
We have paid npecini attention
to the new color» and have n
large variety of tit-nigh» in lied.
(lrcen. Blue and llmwu.
You are, mmiially invited to
call and tree limo.
i’alutere' euppliee,.
(liar-l, «4-,.
Painting. paperhaugiug
and «haunting.
E. E. Gorham,
it hit titan, tut lentil.
THE STAR RANGE
w “I ‘W
‘r’ not.
We plan have a num—
ltwr of Win. in hot
air turn-own.
mu Plilill t m. 60.,
”WW m. lentil lorwalh.
J. 0. JBMINGB,
M”. w, m.»
Skirts
2 Quart,
J 6‘
6 ‘6
u
‘ 8
them.
NASH
; .
$2.43
InBoth Ladies’ and Gents” Shoes.
Snow " ‘ " st
7th. Ytr'tcgtt’s
Slutad'mn'ifl'ditueru and Cloak
Store in the 3min C’t’t‘tcs.
Stroller; are nudism \uut‘ttd to inspect our
Spring Stock oi
“millifiii
4’ M‘ 4: ’ ,
ALSO
Our Gonts’ Enamel. Russet and Box Calf Shoes.
at
3.48 '
M. H. GLOVER’S,
in Washington Street,
South Norwnik.
audWaltsts;
We hope the \erucst assortment \u the duo.
Bur dresses are e\\ tu'dor made.
‘ KC. Ytr'tegtt,
Wm mu M.
Do you Want
a Tin Pail?
South 'Kumdk. Conn.
it Cents
12 Cents
20 Cents
i
i
t
i 25 Cents
Thcec are not cheap goods, but are such as would
usually cost you fifty per cent. more than we ask for
They are made of one and two cross polished tin,
with wood handles and knobs on the lids.
& VAN SCOY,
Corner North Main and West Sis.
DAILY
Freight Line
BETWEEN
mum. south NORWALK.
‘ up new YORK ‘
ibhoinntnnn
Cityolllorvalkflnlcan and Eagle.
,mruaeraaeawataerm.
”I? cum ‘ mam.
‘ _ , . napalm.
candid-rm in the nautical ”no
in of the word "udllloaalrn’: writer
R. Sperry in the Wilmington New.
Weheter’e Dictionary deduce a million-
aire as ”one whoae wealth in counted
by million" in popular use one who
baa a million is regarded an a million.
hire. in the United Staten it would be
one million dollars. in England it
would be one million pounds sterling.
But an the pound sterling la worth four
dollars and eightyvaix centn and n fruc—
tion in our money. the Euglinltnutn
would require nearly live times as
much uctuul capital no the American
before the Englishman could take runlt
in the noble army of martyrs known as
"millionaires." "
Here in Germany, where the unit of
value ie the mark, which is worth
twenty-three cents and a fraction in
our money. much less actual capital in
required to moire a mm a milioualre
than in the United States. i had this
fact impressed upon me by reading in
a German newspaper-that according to
the statistical yearbook of Berlin. that
city of over a million inhabitants cou-
talns 2.092 militonuirew‘euch person
who has. an income of over 36.000
marks being rug-honed as a million-
aire." Thirty-six thousand marlin are
less than saddle—and 89.000 3 year
seemed to me to he a rather small
"millionaire" outcome. i found. how—
ever. by a rapid ”computation. that 36.—
000 marks is a little more than Illa per
centum on 1.000.000 marks labout
”inbuilt—and there you have your
mzilionaire according to the German
unit of value. According to the some
authority there are 477 ”titaienmllilon-
nircs" in licriinwa limiter being ilerri
marks. m that each of this mricty a!
millionaire has a capital of :ifithtiitlt
thorns. M’ about 8720.0«1 curb. Th:
wealthiest man in iiorlln has an in,
mine of 1.720.000 marks, or roughly.
Hutton». Only seven Berliners have
an income of more than l.000.00l.
marks~$2ilmwt The number of (hm;-
wlmse int-mun exceeds "1.000 marl”
(ital-‘5 than $10,000! is 1.852: from 20.00l
:0 mm marks income. 2.623; from
9.000 to 20,500 marks. troughly from
2.4mm to 31mm, $6.035. from 5.200 tt
9.1M)» marks. 12.539: and from 3.000 tr
5,200 marks lrmlghiy from 8700 to 8i.
:00). £7,650. The torn! numbrr of Ber-
liners who have an income oFmort
than 3pm.! marks a year tnbout 37ml li
42.156. The average income in Berlin
is stated by this authority to he :31
marks. tit procaine—about step a year
licriiu is :t busy cllym-it hm; mm".0 o,
the air of New Yuri; rush than any «it:
in Germany that i am acquainted with.
A new [llH'é‘ of public work in “will
will be canslticml, approved and rum
pltzlwl in the some length of time that
it takes in tin-min" merely to rumble:
ll. line would ray that mum-y was
turned nvvr rapidly in HI-i‘llll-rrliiiil .‘ht
arr-rune licriiner. no matter where in
may be met with. has the prumpmose
the assurance and the authority of i
man who knows that he belongs it
no mean city. to the Knitter-Slam. if
for i. and apparently to the greatest int
perial city in the world. But it is or
dent from these income ligurm fhtl.
money lit turned over an a rule in tier
tilt at it email profit. and that very for
persons are becoming rich out oi it it
our sens;- of the word rich. Yi'l liar
tin is certainly thriving.
One remark mode by this German
paper is worth ulvuerving. l‘pon reach
ingflthv 9.06m mum income it new
"The upper ten thousand begin then it
Berlin with an income of about 9,0l'vt
mitrltn." Nine thousand marks an
worth in our mmtey about 52,090. i
wonder what one of om upper tel
thousand would think of a man wht
attempted to play their game on (Wt
thousand a year? Yet thin German
rtatement. an let M i am able to judge
in nlmt the literal truth. i have unit
in previous letter: that the German:
do not indulge in a mini race for not-in
dinpiny, that they have no patienc.
with extravagance. and mm ”W mun
cultivated they are the more they do-
ilghl in simple and lnenpemtivn pienn
urea. lt aeetnu to me that they get a.
much real fun out of life an any one.
and certainly the ”trial eidv of tbei
nnture in Very highly ruliivatml. liu
they have tlw art of doing all this at l
relatively low mule of cost: and nium
even the Herman upper ten thuuanm
are tor the moat part really moderlw
ill their pleasures, and have no inten
tion of dazzling any one. it in may to;
those who are out of the "upper ten'
to go along in u very simple style. nod
to have their full whnre oi the enjoy»
ment of life without bankrupting tilelt
still more modest pump. i do not
know that Berlin in expentllve for it»
German: any more than Perle in fat
the French- that the prohabllitiee art
that the mailer german ritlee are mu
cheaper than the capital towu of tin
empire and of Prussia. I am told till”
ten or fifteen yenrn ago the coat of by
leg in Germany wan leer than it i:
nowwwialnly for the reaaon' that many
modern improve-mettle which on cont!
atop now did not then elm.
Moi” Sculpt vault
The Moral of In. Joaeph Veltch
wan attended yaatarday afternm front
Trinity church. not. Ilr. liehwyler ol»
eiatlag. 'l'lie palhhaam were John
and Richard ”won. Charter latch and
dancer Phillipe. The burial watt in
liaison cemetery. Kuwait. lira. Veitrh
la nurtured try Ire children. lire. John
illlElllilillliBiYi Attila
LMMHOIIO them My;
ontltedvannedntherroud Gala
Inflow. -
The Penny Provident Fund opened
its station at the Woman'e Exchange
on Saturday in the most auspicioua \
manner. A line array of ban and My
girls was in waiting when the parlor:
of the Central club were thrown open ,
for business, and the crowd intranet!
until the olhcere found it no any we
ter to keep pace with the growing file
of depositors. in the two houra allot.
ted to the banking busineaa there were
96 deposit; received and stamp cards .
issued,
1'. is to be hoped that next weeit will
bring a still larger number of vieitorl
to this new liuanciul institution in
Norwaik. The committee will gladly
welcome both adults and children to
its company of depositors. All friends
of the movement who may be interest:
ed in its practical working will be most
cordially rrceived during hankillx
hours by ladies in attendance for that
purpose. For the present. depoaits
will he received only at the Central
club station.
Principal (lumhurt, of East Norwalk.
kindly instilled his interest by being
present at the opening at the Penn?
Provident bunk. Among the other
most" were Mrs. E. H. Hotehlilu. lil'i. * '
John S. Srymour and Mrs. M. E. Mend. ‘
The last two ladies served all mooni-
mittec in conducting the general work
.if th station.
The enthusiasm and interest of the
young people was very gratifying. Tito
utmost order and decorum prevailed,
and the experience of the morning won
no less gratifying to the bank oilloern
than to the children.
Out of doors it was a pretty sight to
we the girls and boys flocking on the
avenue. some chatting over their cards.
others holding thorn aloft. and again
tillers walking eedmely along in the
ii'tlllll consciousness of buying money
It the bank.
Altogether the Penny Provident
Fund in to be congratulated on the no
less fortunate than dclightfttl begin-
wing of its work in Norwalk under the ' %
patronage of the philanthropic- com-
"ulttr-c of the Central club.
cuter um BIB “V013“.
lunday lneounter with a Gang of
lieamhoatnock'l'ougha.
Tim gang of turbos and tougha who
have hung around the steamboat dock
ind foundry yards at Norwnlk on Stub
days in an intoxicated condition was
lrcken up yesterday noon. by the ar-
'91: of Conrad Cook. the recognized
end" of the gang.
l'ompiainl was; madc to Chief of P0-
ire timothy by Burr Glover. the
trunk street carriage manufacturer.
but there was a crowd of hunts hung- '
as around the vicinity of his shop.
fire chief stem-ti to investigate and
‘ound that the anscmbly hail gone
town to the freight shed on the steam-
)oat dock, When the chief arrived he
‘ouuri them drinking and cnronaiug
'nd ordered them to more an.
"(.‘un" (limit inwlently demanded
that the chief wanted and commenced
wearing at him. Cook war very much
ntoxlcated and the chief placed him
inder arrest.
He tried to wrest away from the
More grasp and Terrence Coolie and
’rnnlt Brown attempted to help him.
Then the big chief drew his revolrcr'
ml threatened it) about. 'i‘hl» quieted
he orator of the crowd and the chit“!
vats allowed to leave the tilted with
ill prinoner unmolented.
(in Smith ell-m l'mlt again tried to
scrape and the chief rolled on Juliet-
i'irnotby liownl‘d for unelatnnce. He
we landed in the lockup without fur-
iwr liliiirulty and the ebb-f went back
il'ltl urn-elml tirown. Turrenee Cool: ’
van mining.
in the Town f‘mirt thin morning
'onrml ('nolt won sentenced to hint!
lay» in Bridgeport ML "'0'“ "3
mod :20 and cm». Both will not“
an their aenteucen in Bridgeport.
r
Puritan“ of 30W
If you would like to attend Ill even»
on in n profitable and thoroughly ell»
Zoynblte way. plan to go to tho Salli
Yorwnllt Hamlet church thin "all!
at 7:45. and nee what the memhwn of
he l'nrlher Lights uwicty will W
tilt of the parliament, of religion“;
rhirh they have. tor wine titae. W
nailing preparations. You will an:
reprmntatlvea of potent amen-ti
igloo: dreeaed in native manna ' '
hear them tell about the people
represent. Appropriate inhale will:
company the telling of the
This In» been given with great M
by the Farther Light- iu othar
and in many men they harp
acted to repeat it. The
was arranged especially for than
eietiei. and le mtiaily ‘
irnre anything of the hind erar' _
potter up. namely who ufi
rarely be interacted and pulled»
Norwalk Chronicler