WWahasledmyllllalt
ices-u. Atonebattlethelosswhleh
colonel Ger-ado Portele y do lacin-
elites. an omen in the lament army
at clubs. was in Booth Norwalk yestero
day and was interviewed by a Stani-
iord Advocatereporter. 'i'hir editor is
in this country to recuperate from a
wound indicted by‘a Spanish rifle ball.
which went directly through hill right
foot near the ankle. The wound was
so sovere‘that be was (creed to
cmtoNewYorktobrtuatedata
hospital. As he is recovering now.
illoflh still very lame, he expects to
return to the command of his troops
very soon. Today he will confer with
Senor Estrada Palms. the Cuban repre-
sentative in New York. 1! war is de-
clared colonel Portela will immediate-
ly return to Cuba. It it is me. he will
return in a few weeks anyway. only
waitltk for his wound to heal some-
what. He is now no lame that his
movements are necessarily slow and
Mniul. The colonel does not speak
English, but a irlend oi his who did
noted an Interpreter.
Through the interpreter ibe Advo-
cate asked Colonel Portela what be
than!” of the prosper-ta of war he-
,hlsm‘vaoeesv’dthelpanlsbttoopawas
tally two-thirds their whole number.
mmwalmwasoomparatively
Hohadtotakeatrainioriiew
. 13h. no the interview closed all too
"ll. '
.When Colonel Portela was impris—
oned by theBpantardsllis hair was an
tirely black; there was not a single
gray hair on his head. When he came
out it was thickly streaked with gray.
as it now is, though he is still appar-
ently little over thirty years oi 'age.
unopened run ”will.
Innis Invoign Motion Committee
“Internally today.
Washington, April ti—‘l'he Senate
committee on foreign relations had no
regular meeting today but members
of the committee came together in-
formally and discussed the Cuban alt—
uation. While there is an appearance
of calmness everywhere at the capital,
yet the gravity oi the aituatlon in real-
ised. No one seems to doubt that war
is inevitable. Discussion now is large-
ly directed toward the method oi pro-
cedure. and there are even now theor-
ies advanced as to how Cuba shall be
governed. These discussions relate to
the term of declaration by congress
and the'préaent condition in Cuba. to-
gather with what the conditions will
be after Spain has been expelled and
It is Said till
Washington. April ilk—Representative
Loriiner, oi lllinols. ill authority tor
the statement that Coiisnl General we
will make some sta lug disclosures
beiore the Senate eomi ittee on foreign
relations when he arrives. regarding a
conspiracy to blow up the Maine. "i
understand that Genenlil Lee ill to sup-
ply the missing link ill the testimony.’
said be. "My informailon in that (Your
tain Sigabec iii in poisesslon oi the
incte. but does not itlel at liberty to
give them until the reona who gave
the Will Tell
But Does not Peril at Liberty to Reveal tbomliistii the Person who
Gave them to 1 in Release: kin treat midwifery imposed—-
No Fresh Devi opmenta ill the Situation “poor at the Meeting
of the Cabinet Holley—All Americans not if Cuba by Tomorrow.
i
“'ashinglsn,;Aprll 8.-Pending the
actual rulmiafiion of the diplomatic
,. rapidly approaching
lot-lattice is stead-
fastly and Woolly avoiding all
possible outward evidence of the crisis.
The cm unit's-re will he placed be»
fore Cour“ neat )ionday. unless
unexpected event
ihmlll happen to change ou- in»
fixed intention ol the president. and
meantime the eyecuatlm oi the Allied"
loans from Cuba will continue and
develop-until,
a head. the], 9
some radical and
: , Washington April 8.-—-1'he mineere’
‘ oilice oi the war department is malt-
lag preparations ior placing in position
the old smooth-bore guns tor the de-
fense oi new liaven and Bridgeport
harboraf. The guns are being procured
from the vicinity of New London by
liaior Leach, the army engineer oflcer
in charge of river and harbor works
in Connecticut,.and are expected to be
ready for delivery in a short time. The
war department yeaierday asked the
treasury department to give the neoco-
nry authority for mounting the guns
on the government reservation at
ldgiithoutle Point. New Haven, and the
mural has been gr pied.
The engineerli' ogre has authorized
the moatrtwtion of earth foundations
tor the guns, and the work of placing
them in position will be completed as
most all mime.
30' 1.33 ml. “AVERAVAUA
Programme for iii-Departure on the
Olivetta Tomorrow
Tampa. April ll-—'rhe programme
for the departure of General Lee from
Havana has been annonmd as fol-
lows: The Olivettc will enter Havana
harbor on Saturday morning and Gen-
eral Lee will at once notify all Amer—
icana that this will be the. last chance
to leave the island under the Ameri-
can flag. .Aiter all are on board the
steamer. including the United States
consuls from the various ports of Cu-
ba. General hefiill pull down the
Last Week of
condemned
healt h.
a light PRU-1'.
the prison.
:MITINB 7;
ll (liliHEllilllllllilliEllllll .
loll-composed. and Keeps Icy Writ-
ing Letters and lending Away
Willie—Arrangements
for Burial are all Katie.
Boluoyfs
murderer iii
cheerful, without bravado. and
awaiting lit» doom with it self-compos—
ure that has marked his career since
hill arrest for the murder of George
Mamie Nichole. the Trumbull inrmcr.
Since he has been in the amtllln
house he has been allowed the privilege
of exercise within the prison yard once
or twice with bill RWIMS. and be has
steadily gained in flesh. although he is
The last week of Charles A. Bolnay's
life in tile execution house at the state
prison began yesterday. it found the
excellent
Ho weighs 16
pounds
more than when he wall brought to the
prison and now tips the beam at 170.
lie is short in stature. dark in coin—9
plexion. and has black curly hair and
moustache. not a bad looking man by
any means. showing it degree of intel—
ligence quite in contrast with other
murdorors who have been executed at
lie is attended by James
R. Graham during the day and Frank
Reed is on the night watch. Warden
Wocdbrldge will put another man on
the watch in a day or two.
colony. at Chicago.
Bayard Pelvell, so . , .
usnsckmo Hotel. or out
WANTED—Two room mm
keeping, near the
Norwnllt. Apply to ’
Bruno, 6 Day street.
WANTED—A good cook 9%
recs Apply immediatelyfli
P. Bishop. 15 Belden I'm
WANTED—Repairman in
tabllshment. Addrela ‘1‘];
paces. South Norwalk I -
No. 585.
WANTED~Waabing. ironing
cleaning. Will go out by
will do washing MI
home. Terms very M
or call. Mrs W. Conch no.
pect avenue. Norwalk.
WANTED—To lease. " ,
1,000 to 2,500 epindlo'a in“
ning order Water pond. m
road. Address X, this“
To lair.
’l‘O LET-Four rooms I
small family Apply at
Main street.
T0 LET—House, 19 Elmwooil
Apply to Alfred E. Austin.
T0 LET—Lower floor of all .
iloiriay continues to pulls away his , I
tween Spain and the United States. lie are n-flit‘ivlled in by Maw“ who are them to him releases lim from the s& General Woodard.“ mam hill ai— ”Balm.” from “it? mnflllllfl. Vi" “me writing laws m “mas ”a has Orchard street. All modern.
appeared not to have formed a very charged with the responsibility of ac- pm», imposed. That person, 1 under. lair: no as to u“. at a my, no- turn over the archives to the llritiah sent an”, 0, m” Dhmvhfi away airmail, 333;: MM.
“an"; 0mm“ 0‘ '2? g" govezn- tion. stand. la"(leneral bee." tine. '_ ; i ' ‘ rancid. Golfinhandflrill so armor: lfhe with the letters. These have been In- m, Two. minutes walk (1:. ‘
meat t s count” i II: to 0. , +--- A ‘ i "M“. V c ‘V I! once 93 0" lien in the prison and are good like.
or what its ultimate intentions are. From those he" informed it i' 1“” ‘IODAI'I cam We ‘ '7'” White H°Wv ”'e '0' '9' Key Weill. it is possible that one of denies. The prillone—r writes a hand- "9mm trolley Very moderate,
ad that in the opinion oi leading aena- quont realms. there is no sign oi 3
Perhaps it was natural that. from
crisis uuoiibil‘lllayuul for the
the varied reports which milow each
to iamily without small
' “'61.
the sum“ or trainers at Key inquire at No. ii Orchard at.
note hand and his letters have ti neat
tore whatever action is taken iorclble “ “
will accompany the Olivette to Ha- and business in“ 39W He has ._.
other so kaleidoscope-ll! to them Winn by the United Staten will M’W” 1’” museum-ion to cm of n ma run to mm the America!“ u the many irientis who correaponll With roll 33”-“, "on,
papers. a foreigner should not be ahh w this country reaponnibie for the alonoitho lilination. that in ”m to lead to war, prob» last of them leave the city. The Oli- him.
I’m
niahed. including. light and
singly or en suite. Inquire It
lacs. 24 Elizabeth street.
$33253 3::3’:”§:°;M;; films government of the island and
remarks with an if that we must make it safe ior life and
"if there tsa war between the United m.
9 States and Spain." he said. "i think it , ————-—-——-—-
meanness 1' arm.
vette will reach Key West on Satur-
da! 0585! or Sunday Niki. ii the illit-
ted Staten consuls cannot reach Hava-
lla hetero Sunday. .
\i’aibington. April ll.I~—The cabinet
meeting this mornlnrl lasted a little
over an hour and a hall. it was main-
ly devoted to an iniornial dis'cuneion of
the situation. The protection demo
or was grave and the} proceedings in—
dicated that there wall no expectation
on the part of the atlmlnistratlon that
war would be averted. it can punitive-
ly be stated that their were no fresh
developments in the situation brought
to the attention at tile cabinet. The
joint note of the power: was contlliler-
ed, but that it will halve intuitively no
elietrt on the situation as it now exists
wall plainly eyidetll.
i‘onaul General ire. it was reiterated.
would surely leave Hlavana Saturday
according to cabled illotructionil. .lilllt
when General Woodiollvl is expected in
vacate his post is not ascertainablc.
and it may not have been decided.
9____ .
lemma uourllnlut "Annette.
Wilmington, N. t'.. April 8--A dc»
incbmont of United states army engi-
neers from Willot'il Point. IN. it. have
arrival] to mine the harbor. All the
lli'i't‘liilll'y enplonivea sure at the fort
and the harbor can beItllorollghly ruin-
it was the intention of the mimo-
ed man to make an ad.— frt-i me
gallows. but Warden m has
dissuaded him from that "so. and
he will give out a statement. willy a
oonaos'r common truism coalesston. n the time at at. ending
oi the death warrant on the night of
11.:me Island levy his execution. This. he has been
y“ 'ill “F 3;, om brought to lice, will be much better and
l '. .
Philadelphia. AW" liv—The "th wi l reliele the otliclals and himself of
an nnnecesaary strain upon the nerves.
Princeton, built at Dialoguc's shipyard, There h” been no particular 1' _ in
i'amden. is finished and ready to be
his manner since he has been at the
turned over to the government. it is
prison and be has maintained 3 mol.
hiltlaophical attitude toward all mat—
wili noon "
“Mud that If" authoritlel l I I! tore connected with his taking off .lle
order h" 79m“ “i “’ "’9 ”'5'” ' an spends a good deal of tinic in prepara-
NIV! yard to "6“th her “film and tion for death. and hill conieasor, the inquire of p. g, Quintard. 14.
”PM”. for m, ltev. John l. Lynch, in with him an or- ”m.“ \orllalk or p n . I
l'nder orderlt from Washington the “:;"“b“"'m“";"“I l b it 3 “Inhibition street m
’ ) , in p a: on our out a a converso- Walk
""Wd" boat ”mum“ ” P” I tion with Warden Woodbridge a day
with a" WWW hum "8" builders. or two ago. in which all arrangemcnni
i’harleil Hlliman a 00.. new to do
were made for the disposal of bill lu-
llver her to the government in 13" main: aim death. i’rtends are send.
than a month.
lug him tokens of regard “fly. and
It in stated that the steel yacht Dor—
' yesterday a pair of stocking: and a
othea. 30' M“! NI"! I! Cramp s, h“ white allk handkerchief were among
been adored to the government by the
the aim that came to the prison im-
Thomas McKean’ more for $250va him. iloinny'li meaili are went from the
The yacht who ordered by 3"» Mi”
warden'il table. and conuequently he in
Kean a year ago. but his recent death
lvinlt well. lilo appetitle in good. Elli
thrown the boat on "I" mflfkflv 3“ bail been alibi. bill he in a very light
was gives a trio! MP on the Del-"“9 eater. lie Ill socially inclined with any
river yesterday and under adverse con-
ii the lice-perv who lineal: to him. but
ditions oi wind and tide brunet-d 8'0" he does not begin the conversation.
ably eight or ten thousand American
youths will he enhyiag themselves on
the twentym plot oi gmaad sur-
rounding lhe fixative: 9"
spirit the m situation at his time
all arrangement: are going ahead for
the blaster ess’rolling on the White
Home grounds with the niche band
as an adjunct to the feelivitier.
The president shown mewhat the
elect oi the great strain on him. but
)n the whole Mara up wonderfully.
lanai night he mic-ceedeil in retiring by
it o'clock. Todity be was up bright
and early and enhlyed a breakfast. lire.
McKinley refrained from her usual
lrive. but sent out her party of about
on young lady guests on a sightvlleeinfi
our. lip to 9:35 o'clock there had been
to caller of note at the White "me.
There won a ronapiruous absence oi
illit‘tnguiahed vialtorn to cooler with
it! Provident in the early hours. An-
larenlly it we» realised fully that the
{overnmt hilii lined mi coin-ac and
hat en'om to influence the IKM’iliiVi'
rere now out of the question. no unta-
ln-ll and repreaentativei't were far lm
ironing. Evrll Austrian: Secretary
10 bill—Now liouso. first.
Academy street, modern;
merits. inquire oi 'l'. 1 i
Mel-win viral. a»
would be a very short one. Two
"mummwunuuleWW
WW" ‘ mummmhalu‘bo
Inaslatediorille Moor.
Havana, April 8.——-Everything in
quiet here. and the state oi waiting. ex-
poet-nor and doubt continues as it has
during the past week or more. Ac'
cording to outward BDDBSI'BIK’QI,’ihi!l'P
i‘i EXEC-lite]! no change in the lime!
routine of liie in a happy. tropical city.
Good Friday. with its proper obaerv.
once. ‘I more the topic in the plain!-
mind here than war or diplomacy.
Fflrill today on, all code telegram
train or to Cuba must be tz‘nllzilll'cl ill
the neuron oiilce with the code bonito
in night.
”But will hilt most of the operations
been ill- intonation kind of
wariare I to extend to an lndeilv
nite period?” ills reporter asked.
"it invite," the colonel replied 'that
much of the flitting would be on the
water. but while this was going on the
United State! troops could easily block-
ade Havana. billed. of course. by the
insurgents. it would not take long.
The name with the smaller citiea oi
Cuba."
"Are not the insurgent troops in too
bad condition il'om fighting and famine
which they have undergone, to be of
much sasistatloe to the United States?"
The coionai's eyes gleamed as though
tor one. he was eager for the tray.
"Boiter than over. better than be-
fore." he answered.
‘ 10“,?!
'1lonteds" lull—die made the my
turn. "They have been eating."
Front W experience Colonel
Portela knows What it is not to eat. lie
was imprisoned flor forty day: and pro-
vided with only Ithe scantiesl iarc.
Since then he has been for day» at a
1‘0 LET—Two lininrniahet I
second floor. 22 Elm
South Norwalk. “
TO LET—~Tbe second and. third.
of the Quintard building. -
and Knight strata. North“;
able for oiliceli, lodge rooms.
manllfamlring. Rent
TO LET—House No. 4 m.‘
seven rooms, rut, 512; two
it and to Tollco street. that done
rooms each. 310; live rooms #
lea street 38; house. fire rolls.
good garden. Beiden street.
in good order John H M
Went street, orJ. M. Will.
lgRYAN's (llF'l' 1'0 A COLLEGE.
Columbus, 0.. April sml’midcnt
James Cnnlleld. oi the Ohio State Una
lverslty. baa received the following let»
ter. written by William J. llryan. at
Columbus:
l hereby propose to give to the Ohio
T0 LET—Seven rooms, row
avenue; six rooms. Muriel“
liultable for oinces: brat
“iii
. ooln . N . lo '
tune with soareely any trial. Al one te unlvrrsliy, ii agreeable to the rd in MViny-lwo bout». Jay did not make his appearance nnltl ”M 35 “no“ an hour. 11... Camp. The preparations tor the "mum“ :2 m‘omg" "mum's,"
time. when the wool! ior his limp: m “911;; $250. the vertigo be inc-ted Noriolk.Vs.. April ”I Twm "Mm tlmmrnilfl'l!’ hit? in the day. All illlll claim she can matte 18 kale/thug" ire practically made. and will law 9 Arch mm, ”mm 3
sure out out rely. they look a piece of an nouns pm I um or I Will . Iltward calm i‘tlnirnaieti ”tonal! with toned speed. The lensth o l 7’ ioubtetliy be carried out without ditll- uni “
akin which was used tor a chair cov- prim iorihe beat my dlu'uselurl tho ”Mini?" "0'0 'I" '5 PW"- N. Y.. be men oi the plat month
otbea over all ill lib feet and on the
waterline ml feet.
lilti- la 21.3 int in breadth and it?
feel ill depth of bold. and her draught
is ten feet. Thoreasel has two triple
expansion casinos and narrow boilers
capable oi resisting a pressure at 200
pounds of atom- to the square inch.
The Cramps are rushing work on the
big battleship Alabama. it is «new
ed that the Bethlehem iron Works will
soon begin the delivery at her armor.
~ulty. llolnay will go upon the drop A ‘
Is indications are, philosophically and
without any bravado realising thor—
oughly what the majesty oi the law
eiznidetl.
The number of persons who flay al-
tend the execution is land by law. and
includes. besides the warden. or depu-
ty warden. and such number of guard»
as he thinlul necessary. the following
persons. and no tubers: The sheriii oi
the county in which the prisoner was 1 ’
tried and convicted. the board oi dl» To LET~Iower apartments 13
rectors and physician oi the Connecti- shall street Water and an“;
not state prison. the clergyman in st« auctions. Possession It ones; "
'endance upon the prisoner. and such net 1' Hatch
hurc arrived here to day cables and
electrical apparatus fl r the operation
oi raises in Hampton \
erilla. When he arrived in ihlll mn-
try a short time since he wsa in such
a famlshed mndition that he ate alrnollt
erlllaiantly ior three or four weeks. it
seemed as thatch the dent-tide of an-
tarc for food would never win be late
lobed. lie did not tell ibia hlnmli.
it was hla friend, the interpreter,
whom the reporter plied with am-
93 lions when the colonel was not pres.
* (It.
The reporter salted him about Clara
Barton and the Red Cross work-ii am
not with many dilllcllliiee lrnnl Ibn
Spanish olelsls and people.
“No nacho: he replied. "allelic do
principlea which underlie our form of
government.
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zOhilvl'l'ililflt‘l i’il’l‘ T0 TRANSPIRI'Z.
Madrid. April ll.--IYesterday'a (tabla
'11 conference «numeral General
Voodiord's withdrawal note. the col-
eetive action at the more. the war.
the. prpsrationr. and. it is alleged.
.onmhing else which has not yet
ranspiml. The greatest mrioaity ls
’elt regarding thin unknown anhjert.
Int rigid silence in maintained. it ill
minted that the secret matter More
0 unwilling oileially iorniultted by
ill.l Pope.
1'0 LETwllouae corner rim
and Ann streets, 7 rooms. It!
inquire at Hayos' market.
W. J. BRYAN.
{lilNBOA‘i' ANNAPO‘LIS Allithiltl.
New York. April I ll-'l'ili~ United
States guahoat Annan lla arrived this
morning from Key W and anchored
oil Tompkinsvllle. 1 e vessel which
passed in quarantine‘at l2:lb s. to.
without signals. and which was sort
milled might be the WI dward ti’eary’ll
liteanlerl proves to ill 09 been the An-
napollli.
MARKET TAKE! DOWNWARD
COURSE.
New York, Wall street. it a. m ~The
atoclt market pursued a downward
course during the find hour. on an
extremely light bualnevle. 'l'be aver’
age lose reached a point or over. The
grangera sugar and the traction sham
were the only stocks traded in to any
extent and were the chief underarm.
T0 LET—One four room aI
first floor; iour rooms on
door; rentlt moderate to small
lies. Water and sewer .. ..
(l. iianlenbeell. 21 Orchard
REGULARS READY FOR WON.
ill. Paul. lilnn.. April W third
regiment of United states infantry at
nun—w
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