States-villi”! Officers and
M
BELIEVE!) THAT A
HAS BEEN RHACHHI)
. is a the Best information Obtainablc, Spain has Ilefisitely
Wye! salts ‘llake hay Farther Ceramics: to the United
Governors of all tbs Notified to
Have Use Ready for Immediate Call—miter La Dispatches.
. ' Washington, April 1—~ The reply of Spain to the
Unimd States is said' in effect to be:
The independence of Cuba means the parting or M
intrusion of Spanish territory. which cannot be done with-
"out the consent of the Spanish Cortes. which ts not in
session and will not be until April 24th Consequently
= no definite answer can be returned to the demands of the
folited States until the Cortes assembles. .
‘ "I among nations...
Then a counter-proposition is submitted that the .
Cuban matter shall be settled upon a basis equitable ‘
.. The United States is asked to give Spain time to
heat with the insurgents audaseortain what can be done
lathe nature of a peace settlement.
‘ be m. notwith-
uwbic’bllolsft
hall's ”y w 60 M note ”and
the situation
Assistant lscfhtn'ry «Day remained
only a tow militia with the president
and then went to the state department.
Ila attuned (in his departure. when
. asked about the note from Madrid.
that. the adminldfntioll would give a
statement to the press later In the day.
Forth r than this he refused to disc
cusstHo Melopflnts In the diplomat-
Ie negotiations. The congressional
callers hello to Irrive early. Senator
Davis, chairman of the Senate commit—
tee on foreign minions. had an ex-
tended confounds. and Senator Prilch—
ard. of hiorth Carolina: Representative
Groovenor. of Ohio. and exvllepreaen-
lative Thompson. of Ohio. one of the
members of the commission to .odlfy
the lawn of the United states. were
among the long line of visitors.
The president went over the situa-
tion very thorouhly with Senator Ila-
ris. and showed lint the dispatch from
Iladrld that arrfml late last night.
When the interview was ended Senator
Davis Jumped into his marriage very
hurriedly and drove off with the stale-
nelit that he could not reveal what had
taken place. It can be reiterated ao-
tnoritaurely that the latest dispatch
from Ifadrid was tborotghly unsatis»
factory to the administration In ah»
satisfaction was openly announced
during advsrnl of the conferences that
toolt pines durlu the morning hours.
The notb was received late last night
andaftsritbadhsenreadbythepresi-
dent add Judge Day. an effort was
made to communicate with several
other members of the cabined. In view
of the grave significance of the dis»
patch. It was W very delibera-
‘tively and the reply of this prominent
deferred until the president could min
for with the “horn of his ofleial
family of advise". The reply to the
Spanish moans. accordingly. will not
be cabled until after the cabinet con-
favours. Friday is a regular cabinet
day and the pastoral tyll the. here
should be a full and ts.: murmurs
haters the rlenu of the Washington
mt en the reply from ladrld
fl hlm rery rstfoem.
Wye Dialer. of Kaine.
”harm.“ WW. a long pri-
vate interview with the president.
mmnnasanmns.
mam-awn.
Wuhfngbon. April l-l‘lle cabinet
has assstnbledato consider Spain's re-
ply to Illnleter Wondtord's fame-enla-
(hynanndwhnttlie bent otepofthc
United States shall be.
Secretaries Bit- and Alger were the
brat to arrive. and Animal“ Secmtary
Day again saw the president just be-
fore the cabinet gatlleral as did also
Representative Adams. of Pennsylva-
pin. the ranking member of the House
foreign affairs murmlttoe In Represen—
tntive Hill's almenee owing to illness.
The president. it is also announced.
will make a public statement immodlav
tely alter the close oi the cabinet
seaaitm.
Captain Crowninahleld. chief of the
war bureau. whose duty it is to order
the movements of all naval vmsels and
to keep track of all matters bearing on
our nayal strength, was summoned to
the cabinet meeting during its deliberv
atlona. Assistant Secretary Day. (Yap-
laln Clover. chief of the naval intelli-
gence bureau. and Captain llarltcr. na-
val aid and a menslier of the strategy
board. were also called Info consulta-
(Ion.
Senator Davis. chairman of the for-
eign relations ctwnmltwe. called and
was shown into the library adjoining
the cabinet room.
lava! mmuflnhm
Wasbington. April l.—-—~A ml for
portant action taken by the navy dc-
psrtment la the determination to have
the naval militia of the several tastes
prepared for immediate service. Let-
ten will be sent to the governors and
to the adlntant generals of all states
where there are naval militia organi-
sations. asking them to set in motion
the machinery for drilling and equip.
ping the stats organisations. promptly.
so that they may be ready within a
very few hoars’ notice on a call to
arms. The alclsfs sources the hope
that there will no a unanimous must
on the of employers to give thalr
WThlsmahesthoseleaderswbo
{alarm of the Republicans in
of the ways
loco-ides 'hnttholsxtltop ofths
uptolhsnoarofmtobmslndl-
leatdeWslcslasdrelatlonshs»
tweenthstlailadltates and boats
barsrsaehsdsuehagt‘dvesndalarm
(ammunition-ram
Ingonathlllad.”
tora‘eslvehsllclatadPnasbulletlas
thlsallernooasadevening.giriugths
lat-t-psmonhesttustlon. little
edition of The Sentinel will ‘lln Issued.
WWII-I’M.
“I. m m Inks-n
lrlght'flswflthsflhatlnn.
lladrtd, April 1—11» views from an
Wivemalreadyhullaflnsd
noths—Asssshtedl’ussfmailadfld
asthma!“ calcium
mmmmmm
The apantfli government takes a
brigbsviswofeheretatinnswhhthe
linitedllnlasandbelisvespeaeefsss‘
about! he dealtwith byaha «mist
callinclf. of Cuba and without the inter
ventlou and good ones: ot the United
States.
heurist- to notice haw little low
tarsal the general public noon in yer
tarday'a lmportnnt nonfuenee. Only
General Windfall was the fir-t to
emerge, and. unit” a cigar he walk-
ed cruelly to his residence. The rain-
ls‘le-ra arson followed and drove separ-
ately to their homes.
Wbrm Informed of the prom-ad gov-
eminent tnenliunen for the ratio! of the
marm'entrodoa the unseen ment on-
nottnmd that she would appoint a lo-
dlrs‘ committee. over which she will
pt-retmally Pl’fllflfle. to NP chums Ill
and «hunt» the orphans of the war,
filth (mitosis and Spaniards.
let [vanish Torpedo lusts.
London. April l.——A steamer which
has arrived from fan Palmas. Canary
islands, reported having met four
Spanish torpedo boats and three (or-
pedo bunt destroyers, with an escort
ship. on March 25. a few miles distant
front has I’almau. They were going
south. and were understood to be
bound for Cuba. The flotilla was
steaming slowly. looking rtlont Impos-
ing. and had no bunting showing.
A Rejection of Our Demands.
Washington. April lmee foreign
relations t'OffiI'lllllfl' of the Senate r.»
mined in sessitm until ”:25 this all-
ernoon. The reply of livaln was (vim-
mnnlrstrvl to the members. It was
said to be praotlcally a rejembrn of the
denrands of the United States.
«anon for lobilo.
Fort Duchesne, Utah. April l.—-llro
darn have been received by the post
commander that the llotchklna cannon
and all ammunition hrs-r for such shall
be sent as soon as possible to Mobile,
Ala.
sun [tripping Warships.
Key West. April l-Tbe work of
stripping the United titties warwhlps
for war purine wan continued this
morning. The patrol of the fleet will
be continued at night until further or-
ders. ’llhero ham been no movements
of the neat this lurlrnlng.
“Displays-d may.
Washington. April l—~—dsnators and
members of Congress who saw the
mid-amend hint tbatn was
umposslbhnwmagnsslodelaythr
(inhalants- beyond M.
Bruiser-Women“.
lla'aln. April 1. I! m.—~’l‘he llpaalah
cruisers Viseaya and manila sail
“than”; muon- w~ (Themes-sensor
v- npall hope. W- 1“ prob-bl killed the fol
niaeltnsnsrsonalfrianlslau- WashiflMAprlllr-K'l‘hawnneet ' mm mm
”mm mmmmflthOMIV' ”WM'CIK.
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Wyndham?» misses ysrsslrs in themes» WWW ‘W‘Hmw' 9“!”
Wmmmmmummw‘mhmufin'
«an. mumomummcefl“flmu'WM-&
“calendars. lass stun was
munquvsseuoasymls Mahayana-sass.
he aesampliu
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elNNl. FRIDAY. APRILI. 18%.
M
Mil-Ii!“
m , de'r coulpany of
Darin, . dervparty last
night i Mouser Hook and
“a“ . . Norwalk.
Those - ‘Csptalu C. ill.
Smith. ; J. Powell. George
, Joseph lath-
‘Blmou Keith.
Btnlter. Fred
. Charles’F’raolt.
- M. Camp. Rob;
“inter.
ya were royally ea-
‘ the evening there
lions by the Mile
than by no!!!" (chef! and song by
John Kirsch
, . disappeared. The
. left them and they
- Dorman was
loves nompsn were. and the (hm
w flavely along. arriving
ocloclt. when oIll~
malatho yearwlllbeetect-
ad. The havebeenrsmm‘
sanded-by”
II. , Street. .l. c Ran
db. issues, 0;. ory. James (kndeu.
Will”! I". . Charles F. Trie-
tram.
Gospel Olin-mu. Gould
“on. m Cunard. John P.
Treadwsll. E Dana Robert
Van Boron, Jr... Plank Sweet. James
W. Maples. WW II. Betta. Allan G.
Betta. Victor ldlsclt. Winfield H Bald-
win.
AWW Q- cruel, Samuel
lrynsa .w it... .~
OMWBDTO LOB ml.
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Iaptlnt Paoplskaqusntlowl. 3. Rob
bin-tow rhis Mutton
It was «strut-(ml that at the clone of
the mid-week meeting In the Norwnik
Baptist church inst owning, Ifov.
I-‘. E. Robbins lellltl present his resig-
nation, but before he could got the
chance Drama hf. W. Stillman took the
firm and oflt‘fl‘tl a resolution to the
effect that the pastor be requested in
indefinitely pompono the reading of his
resignation. as the church could not
afford to lose him. The resolution
passed almost unanimously.
Inhaled Post onion Funds
James I}. Bradley. son of Postmaster
Bradley. of Sandy Hook, Newtown. was
released from (hr Bridgeport lull yes-
terday. lie has been confined In that
institution since bud May for smiles-
zlement of the tumtothro funds at lion»
dy llooil. Young llradley was his
father's assistant. and had full charge
of the olden at times. There was a
shortage discovered by Inspector (I‘-
Ilrlen. of Boston. and Bradley was atm-
pet-trd. lie confused that he had
spent some of the government's money
in high living and pleaded guilty to the
charge made against him He has been
an extelfent priulner during his rou-
line-merit.
Ir. larrstfl Designation wept“!
At the mention of the board of direc-
tors of the United Hatters, held in
New York city this week, the resignw
(ion of President Edward Barrett was
received with rrgrot. Vice Presldenl
Muffutt. who became president by vir-
tue of the constitution of the organiza—
tion. In mauled by Martin Iawlor. of
Bethel. Michael Mommy. of South
Norwailt. was appointed a director to
succeed llr. Lawlor. Fifty dollars was
donated to the Danbury battm' fair
committee.
sunrsenoaooesss.
Judge Thaya yesterday sfnsrmson
handeddownadselsiunintbe carrot
James lam-(pan. of Norwalk. vs. the
Omsolldatsdlusd, Thesnitwasfor
£5,000 uncommonly ai-
iowad (hominid nominal Men in
dreamers”. ladrisan wsslnllsed
onlhsamthresysarsspohyarratn.
while «us-in the Washington sweet
mandallewsdeoatrlbsmry nep-
llamas-rheumatism".
“the“ B Dead.
“.mmdthsWastWan-W
it Buy or Two—An inspect
Philadelphia April l—wThe initcd
Biases cruiser Minneapolis sailed from
League Inland navy yard this mirrn.
incaudia now stomping down the
Delaware river at lop speed bound for
Hampton Roasts, where she will join
the flying squadron, if the fast crui-
ser goes straight ahead without drop<
ping anchor to wait for o. title, she
should arrive at Hampton Rondo (o-
ntb‘t. The bunkers of the Mlllltfllpr
oils are filled with cool. and all her
ammunition "has been pulled alumni.
so that she Is ready for action. The
departure of the Minneapolis Ieaveu
only two modern warships at'mgue
Island. the double turret. monitor iii—
snlonornoh and the harbor defense
rant Katabdlu. (if timer tho Miami»
nomoh will sail within a day or two
and the Kutandin won thcrmfter.
Workman are origami night and do y on
the eight old monitors and live of them
are pratnirally ready for sea.
Phtladelphia. April l—The Him
oils anchored at Deepwuaier Point. of!
Newesntlo. at 9:20. She will probably
wait for high tide before Was.
this model)“: run from Maseru lloohto
Newcastle. a distance of about twenty»
’lllret- miles. in little ovm‘ an hour.
Inspection of Troops and Guns
lion Francisco, April I.«~~(lencral W.
S .rlhnfter. commander of tho depart-
ment of l‘ailfornln. has inapwlctl the
trmpu and high power-guns ill Fort
llillil'l‘ and found the garrison nml ord-
nant-r in line mnd‘lllon. tlvnoral Mill-s
attache-d grout lflllml‘lnm'r‘ to Fort lla-
Ilor's tumltlon. and speaks of it. all the
Gibraltar of the Pacific coast. .\ water
battery will be (ambushed at. Grnvnlly
ileaoh. from which dim-t fire at short
range on»!!! li“ llt‘lll’f'f‘l'tl against, lulu-
lilo vessels which might get into the
harbor by many of the chances of war.
The regular monthly llllipi‘l'lltill of
ll’tiulnl at the l'mtltiio wus llt'lll yester-
flay.
Dill to Increase Isdicnl Officers
Washington. April l.-»Roprmnla-
live llull chairman of the lithium mm-
ntlllw on military affairs, If“ intro.
lllll'f'll a bill int-rousing tho Illimlis'f of
mudlrai officers In the navy by l; addi-
tional twiutunt summon and authoriz-
qu the surgeon general of the army in
emorgenvlm to npmlnt. with the ap-
proval of tho secretary of war. as
many contract llll'fll’olll as may be new
mat-y. at not exceeding mo per
month. The 1:. new men are to be ap-
[intuit-(l with the rank of lieutenant,
after examination by an army medical
examining board.
m no: am.
They Ask the President tollsspsettha
lights of dis lajorlty.
Washington. April i.-—~Tho Cubun
government (meaning thereby (hi.-
present home rule authorities In Cuba
and not the insurgents) has appealed
to the president of the United Stairs to
respect the will of the lnnlorlty of the
people of (tuba. The appeal declares
that the majority represents those in
favor of borne rule under Spanish sov-
reisnty: that the insurgents are In the
minority: that the mjorlty has a right
to rule Its own deulnies; that It would
be an injustice for a foreign will.
meaning the United litates. to impose
upon this majority a pemonal regime
contrary to Its will, and that it would
beagreat wlrhsdnustodiapoasof its
lot wltlmul its own (unseat. The so.
psal to the president does not in terms
was against the United states se-
ruring the Independence of (fans, but
lulenorlstopmtaatssslsstasyotner
form of Cuban surnames: than that
nowhelngearrlsdoabythaCnhauau»
thorities. The appeal lsslgnsd as fol.
”loss Ilarla calves. President of the
GETTING WARSHIPS
READY FOR ACTllN
Cruiser Minneap'blis Steaming Full,Speed to
Join the Flying Squadron at
Hampton Roads.
NIGHT AND DAY WORK.
ON THE OLD MONITORS
-—__
Five of them Are Practically Ready for Sea~—0oly ‘l‘wo Modern Ves-
sels Now at League island. and these will Probably Sail within
ion of Troops and Guns at Forts
Shows Them to be in an Excellent Condition.
‘ m‘ camonma dim.
l MW.-- ..-
‘Its Guatest Energy Rapended at
Vallejo and Ian Island.
Sun Francisco. April l—‘f’ho latest
.Nports from the Interior concerning
lthe earthquake shot-k indicates that In
the womb the vibrations dil'd away in
Mon: any county and in the north in
Mendit-Ino and (‘Ollhia mantles. The
blast northerly (onus resuming datu—
agea are l kinb and (HOMER whose dls‘
lance from .‘u. .rrlnclsco in an air
line ls practically the same.
The cantor of Llll‘ shock. or the point
at. which Its grcntcst messy was ex-
vandal. has at Vallejo and M Is-
land. The loans at the navy yard
:bo fixed until the boon! of am
(' 'Illlplt ms its nor-k but the lowest (no
limulo is new $250,000. In Sou [finn-
riam Investigations made leaky failed
to reveal any more scrim damage
than has already been reported.
The Situation luvs lotions
Washington. April lv—flne of the
mnaervative public men who muted
with the presldmt mluy. said (but
the sismtlon was more serious than
at any previous time.
The reply from Madrid i-l for from
anthrfaotory but no (leehlon would be
matched until the cabinet bad remold-
crod it As to the order as to f'N‘fill-
t'é'lllf‘JdOfl Is was said that Spain would
have to go much further than that in -
fore her action would be (”Ollillilill‘l‘il
complying with the demands of (his
government.
Trinity Church Club Hosting.
Nearly every member of the Trinity
t‘burrh club attended the meeting held
last night at th‘ residence of S. C. l‘al-
Illf'l'. lvlimwuod avenue. Mr. Palmer
read an excellent paper on tho. lilllllt‘a
of Parthenon anti Waterloo. comparing
the nut-lent with the modern warfare.
Light refreshments were served.
low Oanaan Electric Lights.
The Now f‘allttntl olturtrit' light sys-
tem was In operation for lilo first. tlllw
ill-L night. The lights were burning
until 2 o'clock this "turning. New (.‘n-
nnan citizens are delighted with the
m-rvIt-o.
Banks to love Neat londay.
The City National bank and the
South Nbrwaill Savings bank will mlmn
Into their new quarters tomorrow af-
ternoon. and open for buslnms on Mon-
duy morning, April 4.
lhotanlagls.
Clarence Cram shot an eagle. yester-
day. men-tiring over six and a half
feet from tip to tip. A local (taxider-
mist is mounting It.
Ono Klondihsr Returns.
South Manchurian April l-“(Tllal'lflh
0. Trent. of this plum. who on Janna-
ry 24 last left for the gold fields of AI-
aslta at the head of a Manchester par-
ty. returned last evening. Mr. Treat
refused to give any reasons for leaving
the party but said that unless a per
songoestbroqh wbnthehadpassed
through my mold never realise the
true hardships of reaching the mold
fields. the left him party at Yukotst
Bay nineteen days ago.
“Wall's“.
New York, April l.-Bteve BWIHF in
}in this city. alive and well. The seory
of his death was a hoax.
FOR .ILI 0. 1'0 LITe
Full BALI: (lit To sans—cans.
No. as (last! strut. All modern cos.
ire-leases. faults of Ifrs. “any
i. Brewer. Westpart arenas. or Ab
frsd ft. Austin. also its
’ 1‘61".
0... ~.. .- . .0...
T0 mfipammeats. I
“It, III modern 1". l .
It Franklin stress. No.
(place. ll rooms with ham.
Wit-t m. 8 rooms. I ’
Smith. as West street.
TO IM—Fumlshed moans
without blast-d. Hunt
Price reasonable. 9 Huston!
'ro LET—lion“ No. l was"
seven rdoms. rail. natal
8 and 10 Toffee street, hm Wm
rooms each. 810; live rump
les street 88; house. five
good garden Belden stud.
in good order. John H.
West street. or J. M. Iayton. ‘_
’rO LET-bower apartments at
rooms,126 South Main M
quire at 74 South Main street, ‘
I“. Byxbeo.
T0 LET—Two suits of rooms;
rooms each. 24 North Kain ,
Thoroughly renovated, perm.
ditlon throughout. rent a A
also house for storage. 4 .
street. Inquire William H t ,
Elizabeth street.
T0 LET-Seven rooms. 67 W y
avenue; six rooms, Music Hall ’
suitable for offices; flint
rooms. No. 10 Union street; .,
12 rooms, with lmpmrementfi
9 Arch street. rent 832. E. A.“
word.
T0 LET—From April lst. house.
5 Conufandt place. All ..
ments; four or live rooms. 13 '
avenue. corner of Courtlandf. M
Inquire of Taylor and Golden. or
West avenue.
T0 LET—lionse corner North m
and Ann streets, 7 rooms. 810 month-
Inquire at Hay'es market. all“!
To LET—IDWQI‘ part of house, Roi,
Ilanford place. Five rooms on ,
two in attic. Inquire No. 122 ,
Main street. A. 1'. net-rim. mm!
T0 LET-Ono four room amt.
first floor; four rooms on g, ‘
floor; rents moderate to will)
lies. Water and sewer
G. Haulenbeek, u Orchard
l .
T0 JET—lower apartments 15
shall street. Water and a” W
net-lions. Possession at on‘ file
uei r. Hutch. tag it
To LET—A pleasant seven-room out»
use. one minute from trolley. Wat-g
er and sewer connection. and W
in Rent. $12 per month. In”
of F. E. Quintard. 148 lulu M
Norwalk '1’.“
T0 LET—~Ilouse In Orchard aw
suitable for either one or two
families, has all modern from g ‘
meats. bath room, furnace. eta. m a
minutes' walk from West IW‘
trolley. Inquire at No. 6 W
,U
street
To LET—The mound and third I”
of the Qulutnrd bulldlugmoraernll
and Knight meets, Norwalh. Init-
abie for onces, 10ng rooms, or m
manufacturing. Rent
Inquire of I". r. Quintard. us flsla
street. Norwala, or I. II.
1‘0 RENT~Four room apartments. Int
story rear. rem $8; also font-M
apartments. 2nd story front. real.
me over I) w. Raymond's. ll Wadi-
ington street, windows in «at!
room. Halls lighted, heated and
cleaned. Inquire ofhce Old Well W
par company, 83 Washington M
mares.”
WANTEIk-A girl or woman «by
pent-ml housework. Applyat No.
Cove sin-mt. Ibmedlot hill. 1
Norwalk. .. at
WANTED-By a man with
yonrs’ experience. Dream
either a sailing or atenulhont. .
ort Otto. 104 idly avenue.
WANTEIF—To leans. A grain
1.000 to 2.500 spindles in g.
hing order. Water power.
road. Address it. this old;
LOD‘I‘r
mar—«a Without. . , .
m. bassoon the w
and Wisnipault. Hilda
suitably rewarded by in“
with Alfrval Knapp. ~
tel. booth Norwalh.
Norwalk Chronicler