‘7
Kim-PI
;, ltsslls‘ refuse to Insult slid ‘Admlral
n1M,'tlieAssoclsttd PI'eI’I.)
g. III B p. la" Green
“#4:?” glam monomers
gun“ vessel Linnet has arrived here with
nowadrom the Philippine Islands. She
on Monday last, Ipd reports
urgents Ins uncontrollable.
0 country. it appears, Is in a
of anarchy. and Rear Admiral
' I . 7 criese to restore order.
of int Linnet add that
‘Bbali'lsh' rule Is abolished, it
it’s a large force, with special
In the meantime the Spaniards In
,to restore order In the Inter- .
I II. unwllji’uk to bombard the
He hopeslte starve the place in-
011.“an til lords are
" being able tiffé‘to hold out.
they have a$5le supplies
for 25000 regular troops and thousands
of volunteers, beypnd the range of the
United States' wanhlpI, and they are
defying the' Americanhlln the Bpe of
European intervention. 1,
‘Two German warshl' . one French
warepr and a worship i Japan are
now It Manila. A Rustkin vessel is
expected there shortly. I {i
,5 A strong Inti- British fling exists
among the populace at his a and the
people are desperate and Ira -.ing
loom D0! 331?. I.
1‘ Permit fortifications at St
Iating to an ofler made by
to 'furnlsh a company of
man a two gun battery st\
tiller to
smitten
Point If the government would on
the fortifications. .
Secretary Alger stated that the meal:
at hand of the war department won
not permit the crtictlon of fortification
at Stamford. lievexpresstd his than
to Mr. Smith for his offer Mr. Smili
had I compaby of thirty me all road
to care for the gttns.
m comes sure:
i
. l
Downing Hangs Himself in I doll
where so was Ooatln I
(By Associated Press.
Washington. Hay lit—{loom llnwn
lag. the Spanish spy arrested . gm
and days ago. committed suic ml.-
morning by hanging himself at hi...
racks where he was confined.
W
lighted leer Nantucket Shoals l the
Irltleh ItIIInIr lunatic.
(By Associated Preset
New York. May li—‘l‘hc Ilrltlnh t‘u.
mer Menantlc.whlch arrived this i n.
lng. reports that two iorpcdo n.
were passed near Nantucket shoals ..
terday. Captain Mann II :
"About l.o'clock (I
May It. to latitude
a loud. low-lying crs
prom-bins under the ahatlo
ael‘s smoke. It came along
and was seen to be It torpedo imat.
Iiashcd a light on us and crossed um
Rolls __ of Beauty
Wall Paper
in all variety of new shades, colors and
designs to what you will llntl in our
handsome Bprlng‘stock. ()nr reputa-
tion for artistic wall dctmrntlonu, and
our discriminating taste In selecting
the flower of the designer and the Inau-
y Ilfacturer, ls so widespread that omn-
Inent Is utIlIot-cutary.
.__.—-.—--
Wall Papers.
Palntol’s’ Buppllt-It.
Artista’ Materials.
‘ Pictures Framed and Unframed.
, Pictures trained to Order.
Painting and Paper Hanging.
' - DECKER,
79 Washington Street.
South Norwalk,
Conn.
I'Ihn'e manual", until It nudism.
svel- AND; THINK i
It Is worth mmldcmblc to know of a place
wlIcrc you can get a
tool tutorPutIlttlttollrdlr,
IN THE lui'l'Elfl‘ H'l’i'LE.
Willi l'crfcct Worhlnnnslll and Miami
(lusran
I.tItilcs' and gents' stiller-loam“. truss.
till, repalnsl. Mlliiilil‘l. Iltcrcr
or dyw
A. J. ZINK,
Rum-mn- to William II. llworlis.
iiililllll It. WWII“.
oar stern. going to inc It ll. it. It
tired I rocket which was answered
.4.»
theeouthwsrd by dot and dash flush win-admiral
The nlaht was too dark to.tlistluaul m..."
anyihlns or dcteraline the nations":
of thc III-Inger. AI daylight.
twenty miles east of Nsatucltst snut
shoal lightsillp. another twin ho
was seen in the line of (tic anti. whit
abu It,
Bloclt[ m" blunting,
i IISI'l'It last]
We rclsttr any bloat-nor wmn part of a id-
()1 lc IIIId ltccp all any It- still iIIlIIIi. litm- ilII
"H“u tiIc lowr at price.
but liltllllcr'.
Witt“
at. lnlti II
dell: still" ”Waist. I‘ltu'
mem
p
dusted the water too Inut h to mean .nlbliltlli ll Il-
hor color"
large boat with one funnel.
Iiie was one of the cht my.
or class of torptfiln calc hers. and II very
lliltls wort'
utul prln
, p A cobweb social was given III the
ulna. of the south Norwalk Congre- ‘
, gallons! church, last evening. by the
» christian'llndesvor society. It was In ‘
I . ih‘ lecture room.
. the strings. and. having found partners,
' it'c. Farnsmirill. of New Haven:
“it" ill the bow. title appltuml in
h 0.! of the "will ilhgiisli type of
torpedo dsItuchrs. and l III Illi'i' than
is no noel of her class III the Amcrl
m “v,.n
‘I‘be lsuanttc ran ctmw to thc listu
dill fl Nantucket and reported the
W of the torpedo busts.
—a—o
It‘llAWiiNlililliiIi l'blN'i‘lt't'I.
strawberries are my plentiful for
IMO time of tile and local dealers
It‘s asssllss a Ism quantities.
fie [flit cellcni IIIon and It
Is bolas on It I low price consltb
wring ilie season The weather of lau-
u “I My M M let-ping the her.
flea and they bmmIc soil. and smil
my rapidly. stcr in tin- Ins-on sa~
live berries at be plentiful.
W leash growers have the promise
doberman tlII pleat-Ire lust
' H m. It is eapoctfi
not; . ychcay when
Tito.
y Wilts»
‘" Isms-claw
tiftltm
ifyoa want a ilttil'ilillll-
ly Mialtiu tip-lo-dnlc
bicycle. this that will
hold Its own in any
colupahy. on any
mad. Is any wttatlu-r. at
any time and will be as
good nestyvsrss illlli
year. tlIIIIIlliIN'l‘ls
tits wheel hr ytat. 0n
bills or dale. musttlt or
«sigh. you can trust
your bum on an m-
lest. 'I‘lIst'snmts-thsn
can he said of Issue of
the cheap crooks sold
in this town.
entire OIL ll.“ Abyt fty people on-
men the tertalnllrilyl and helped m
it!!!“ . tifweb'; ‘f i
silo t musical programme was given In
organist of the church favored
* lib Moekmkl's Momynt‘lftlsical. it
aocturne by Chopin and Jensen' s Mur-
touring Bronson. This was the first on“
bortuni South Norwslit people have
had of he Ing Mr. Zehm on the piano.
He created. very ‘favorable impression
and easily showed his ability as an ,ar-
tist. Each number was heartily ap-
plauded. MoskoWskI's production pica-
s'ed everyone so much that Mr. Zehm
was compelled to respond to an encore.
Howard ‘A. Tilly. always a favorite.
gave on the corner a selection entitled,
Magnolia Serenade. This number was
rendered with Mr. Tilly's usual excel-
lence. He was accompanied on the
piano by Miss Alice Day.
A yery enjoyable solo was that by
Miss Alice Byxbee, who sang David E.
Disbrow' s prbtty song, Daffodils. Miss
Byxbee poeseeses a very sweet soprano
voice. which Is always heard with plea-
sure. Her accompanist was Miss Min-
nie Sc'naub.
Joseph Pennell was called on for a
bear story, bllt favored In his own In-
lmitable way with a recitation appro-
priate to the times.
At the conclusion of the programme
the guests proceeded to the parlors be-
low, where a particularly formidable
looking web awlated them. It was un-
tanglcd amid great merriment. When
the last vestige of the web had been
removed the "houseclcaners" matched
the quotations found on the ends of
were servetlwlth lemonade and cake.
The entertainment and Web were or-
rnngcd by the social committcc, of
which Miss Anna Mather Is chairman.
nuns LEAGUE OBOMIZBD.
To Secure Uniformity in Kuniclpal
Government Hatters.
In New Haven yesterday. there was
hcld an Important meeting at the of-
fice of Mayor It‘arnsworth which bids
fair to have on Influence on the course
of events hcrcnftcr In Connecticut.
This conference was hold of the In-
stance of Mayor IlaI'Ith. of Waterbury.
who some time ago sent out llflllt'f'rl to
all the mayors of (,‘onnm‘tlcut t-ltlc-I.
requesting thorn to come _togcthor for
the purpose of forming II (‘onnct‘ticut
mayor's association.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Il‘arnsworth and after some prc-
llmlnary business tllcsc oflIccrs were
clcctctl. All. of course. are Inuyora.‘
President. llarlow. of \i'ulcrbnry; vice-
president. liohunnnu.of Stamford; Iow-
l'ciary. "I‘lllll. of Ilocltvillc: trctisul'cr,
Fuller. of Putnam: (‘Xt't'lllli’t‘ commit-
'l‘oy-
Inc. of Bridgeport. and iicckwltlt. of
Now London.
0f the clghtccn cities of ”W state. (if
itch wcrc rcprcscutcd by their mayors
as follows:
Ansonln. linrtou: Bridgman-t. 'i'nvior;
licrby. t‘hnffcc: llnrtfnrd. I'rcstuu;
Mcridcn. Ives: Middletowu. “'ltltil‘.
New Ilrltnln. chstcr: New llnvcn,
lt'nrnsworth: Ncw lrnlulou. Ilol'ilwllli:
i'lttnsm. I-‘ullcr; Iloclwillc. llt‘iilll'.
t-‘lnuth Norwnlk. llobuntutn: Stamford.
lloltanuun; Waterbury. lint-low; Willi-
Iuantlc. 'l‘nnucr.
'l‘hc cltics not rcprmattml
bury. Month and Norwich.
'l‘hc illi‘l‘lllil was cullcd for the ob-
loci of forming a ltluyor's emulation
to meet often and compare llolctt; lllstt
to take all interest in haislutlvc qul‘
tcrs pcrtnlulug to cities and to uI-t'lll’l'
so far no lmssiblc. ll uniformity in
charters.
lIIcIdI-llinlly the matter oi trap my
cumc up for discussion.
The out met-tins of thc rmti‘nn.‘ an
snclIItion will be hcld iII Wutcrbnry.
'I'tlcstiay. June as.
M”...—
lsay loading GltlIIII Oeatrlbnttag
to the m Iatltiiag Fund.
At the Hospital IkIsrd Inmiltur Inst
Illshuhe building mIIIIalItIc was itillll-
oillfll to contract for the arsdlng. er-
cnvotloa for the cellar and foundation
nutsoury oi,thc proposal ncw building.
The contract for the building will is»
lot as soon as tur- lliiance mallow say
the word.
last night checks for will each Wt'ro
handed In by the billowing. who wore
tilt-mipon clcctcd life directors:
t‘olqu-l If. lit. .loun incitwoml.
llcury l. lloyt.
llIIlIcri Illa.
it. .I. VancsI.
William ll. ultbbcll.
(lilo iiurthol.
hire. John II. Ferris.
lir. (thoriu- t‘l. bohsunsn.
ill-s. lrs tints.
The W of the cntcrlalnmmt Ir.
mused II II. it. Andrnws. which won
Ittch h praises I fortnight slow.
were fi'flm’lfll as ”AMI.
the indications arts that II
will its runsrtsd for the until
at the nest board pectin.
Tiillllt llt'ltNlilI 'm iIrlA'l'll.
lily Associated l‘nsai
Potisrllle, l’li.. May iiw’l'tlm- dou-
iIlt- from dwellings It the Little ("4le
llery aesr Miser-elite. were destroyed
by Ira early tats mag. iir. Isa
wcrc linu-
aalhs
a fund
WMNIW
lirlsls‘mwwe
Harry J.‘ Zehm, the - ‘ .
Y
‘ Are conspicuous eve ere-—all the more
reason why they sli'olll besmartly ad. The -
proper clothesy are here. As in as you 7
please and as modest. "“4
Time down breeches of shrieking plaid
with a dark-blue or black chevioi coat, with
tap to match breaches, and you hoe a swell
~ _outio suit. ,
, leeches, with several styleli of knee '«
cuffed-Melton, laced or button, from til 50 to -
$7. 50. Cheviot coats, as useful oil the '2
wheel as on, $2 50 to $7 50; 48c. to it for '
a cap.- Stocking‘s, with or without feet. with
the newest tonnes in borders, sec. to $2. $0.
- Yes. and for boys as youu as eight—
cycle suits. $3. 50 to $790. reechcs for
goyss, laced or button cuffs. $3 $3 25 and
3 0.
Stick to your flannels till they stick to
you—then come and buy summer-weight
underwear here.
Mitten it.
BRIDGEPORT. CONN. .
‘17" .Open Monday. Friday Ind Saturday Eyenings.
has every virtue that
lard lacks. Lard has many faults that
Cottoiene' Is without. Cottolcuc Is composed
of refined cottonseed oil and carefully prepared
beefsuct and II as pure healthful, and nutritious II
the highest grade salad oil. As good as the best
olive oil for trying and better than any other ma-
terial for shortening. Cottolcnc Is even a
‘ more economical to use than lard.
The genuine Cottoleno is sold III-mt hero in
one to ten and allow tips, with our trade-
msrhs-thb folms’ and steer' I ham! to coffin!-
phmr wreath—4m ovary tin. Not ulmranteetl If
sold in any other way Made only by
I'll. I. ‘- 'AIIDAIK WIPAI'. l‘ iilmll. 8t. lull. ’0' York. Montreal.
WANTED.
Old Gold and Silver.
Old (iold or Silver of any kind; old broken or discarded
Watt-boa, t'lInIIIs, Jewelry, H'ssnts, ctc., Ill any condition.
FULL CASH VALUE WILL BE PAID FOR All “Will,
»~ by «~—
. A. W. AUSTIN, Jeweler,
Opera House Block, Norwallt, Conn.
DAI LY
Freight Line
IITWIIN .
NORWALK, SOUTH NORWALK,
AND NEW YORK.
Instincts
City of Norvtlltflulctn and Eagle.
0..-...
tam seawattt I r. a. tam soars answers I I. I.
tam saw VIII. ms II I. It. seems It. I I. s.
Slate-bier Yer Can’t
(if the buslncss men of this country die poor. lly prompt
action you may ttm‘ttpc, by applying today for our of tile
(Innnocticut (,IcIIcrIIl llltltli'i'll policies. (lusts but little:
nintnlutcly IloII-forfcitublc; in cash in old age. For par-
ticulars apply to S. H. li‘llommcdiou, agent. South
Not-walk. Conn.
The Home Pnpcrt
Nothing (aim its plans. ’l‘la-re is no Intuition: and titers
Mm will be. It is unique and original, lmbiltig In its iirirI
mall the ['0'ka in town. The Important its purples"
"WI The" intimation" built outlast, I“ the! truth .
know It. The only practical way cfsttrsetisg time people ,
is through the ital m,
Tbirlllaa DUI!“ Walliwly Improving.
Miss KI Mills II more an ode t
at riding rWheel . ‘ p
In New York city,
Mrs. J. R. Seofiold has recovered from
. a four months' sickness
.V I,
Miss Reamer. o. Coscob. Is the guest
of herweleter, Mrs. Frederick Selleck.
Mrs. Holden, of New York. has re—
:uliped home after vIsIt with Mrs. Lucy
yon.
Mrs. H. 8. Kidd, of Ccdarvillo. N. 'J.,
has been spending a’ few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Mills.
Prospect Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Keeler. of South
Wilton. have been spending a few days
with Mr.’ and Mrs W. T. Raymond, at
The Maples.
A business meeting of the Baptist
Young People' a Society at Christian En-
deavor will be held In the church at the
close of the prhyer meeting. tonight.
Dam AND HOME.
Mrs. W. Duncan and son are visiting
with Captain Sande Selieck.
The Mohigtvn Fife and Drum corps
met Tuesday night with Howard Slau-
son.
Harry St. John. who fell from his bl-
cycle several days ago. was quite sever-
ely Injured.
John Fairbanks found a bay mare
with black points astray, yesterday,
and awaits the owner.
The outhouse belonging to George F.
Bates. which was stolen last week, was
returned to Its owner.
The residenceof Gordon Cuvc has
been quarantined by Health Officer
Norton. A child In the family has the
diphtheria.
wmn’arm.
Mrs. Lena Pierce ls learning to ride
the wheel.
Andrew Henderson has returned (mm
a visit In Tottenville. L I. .
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frank, of Oak
Wood How, are the nappy parents of a
baby boy.
.—
Jamcs Pcldma. who has been waiting
Andrew Deboer. has returned to his
home In Yonkers, N. Y.
A prayer mtlng will be held at the
home of Andrew Henrcdson. Friday cv-
enlng Gmrgo Quirk will be leader. All
arc Invited to attend.
nuaohvxunt.
r‘rcd Lockwood of Norwaik was In
this place Wednesday.
Mist-I Florence Mead Is visiting her
mother for a few days.
Miss Emma Gilbert. of Cannons. vis-
Itcd her cousin in Nod.
lilru. Lewis Mead and Miss Katie Wil-
lhnnu cnllcd on friends In Bridgeport.
Saturday.
Mrs. W. Roscoe entertained her moth-
cr from North Wilton. and also her
aunt from lirldgcport.
(il'l'tltlltl) Ili‘ tfthNII‘A"l‘I(‘I'T MEN
The resolution providing for the clot-
lion of scnators by the direct vote of
the people. Instead of by the state In
lslIIturcI. was strongly opposed by tht
cutlrc delegation from (‘onncctlcut lt
lltc lllillltc vcstcrday. III thclr opiniol
thc lt‘iililllllllll was not a also one. lllll
tilt-y stood Iirmly by thclr touvltilonl
when the roll was t'lillt‘ll.
A Il'l‘ltAiIi' 'I‘IMEKICIIII‘EII.
Did llaascn. thc riot-dc. who livw
out north of lltIIvt-r. has found out by
accident how it is that It tln clock In
watch palulcd and cluploycd as it
Wltlt‘lillllllit‘i"ri sign will always girl
the time of day as this o.cluck. of "i!
hour and minute of thc nasasslinattm
of Abraham Lincoln. For the lost
year be has bccn regulating his blight
by «mo of three sllcut mttlncis In ills
let-nth Bil'lil‘l. and when he arrived tht
other Inornitul be looked It the sign
and then at his watch. There was I:
discrepancy somewhere. so be called
.lulln Vaughan. the assistant city clerk.
who happened to be passing on his way
it) ill! "fillet.
"tier. Master chtlcmnn." ho accosr
ul thcclcrlt. "Aye want to ask you ulI'ut
somct'lag.”
"All right." was the reply. ”what is
|'IH
"Val. Ayetnnlt Aye skill bane crack-
criaclt bay Yoruaslara. Aye leave liar
bone ten miles out co to country but
twenty minutes after it and Aye got no
laws site-Ia situates illlor a. tin ya
do mutton dis out!"
"till. its pretty soar in n'clott wow."
"lint dss catch cap over yswelry
store says as base alters minutes after
“‘It
"Yes. but that's a its alga-«there are
no works Inside of that."
"Is dat trite?"
"0f mm: III'I yos seal"
"Vat. Aye east III was vstoii her tits
«my tats AyI III to tows for sooty
IIIr hull year.
"i don't iisow swythl. sheet that:
builtlsaflia.sldyeawttisesoll
the watch algsI petal Mild. [as that’s
the W and mm W Hotels
new It M's that" Is
Mrs. J. A. Sowarby has you visiting
What do the people of south
walk think of the statement paid . .
below? Can "any citizen spit l
convinc' Iota proo of the m fit
by the a c c under discuI oil
is there lacking in such evident: .
"tnost superficial investigation wit W
roborate It. It Is South Norw'alk ,
tor South iiNorvttalk people. It II
-the style of proof other medicinal
rations offer, viz.. Kalamazoo,
proof for South Norwalk people. 3
most exacting cannot wish lor anyt ,
more. Read this:
Mre. C. Gunung. living on Hi
says: "‘1' am well up In years; and
a' great many old people I had tr
with my kidneys tor a long till! .
lug distresrrlg backache. I c
nothing to y)": me any reli
tancicd that oan' s Kidney
help me, even if they didn't
wentl to ll’lalsted's ((i'rug store WOW ‘
III p y. was not Is poultt . M
Klllncy Pills disposal, of the ins
tack. The backache and suffering ,
I thing/oi the past.” .
Dogn's Kidney Pills, f r_ Isl
dealers, priccéo; cents. II II led
ter- Milburn Buffalohl
agents for the United States.
bf}: the name—Dosa’s—and on an
0 er.
DID WE ATTACK WDUIGOI
The Spanish Say they have napalm
Four Vessels and Radium ,_
sltion off Cienfucgos, on the south .
coast. opened a heavy tire on the town
vesterday morning.
A number of steam launches simnItI- -
neously left the ships. towing barges II-
Ien with men and arms.‘
and two pieces of artillery, drove of tho' »
Invaders. Four Spaniards were wound:
ed.
The cable station was destroyed by f
the Americans' tire. .
After the Invaders withdrew they
the entrance to Cienfuegos Bay and re-
Ipenctl fire.
barges Into a entail river. The troops
‘here. however. again prevented them
‘rom getting ashore, repelling two at-
empts at landing. ’
Altogether fourteen Spaniards were
wounded. The Americans must have
sustained considerable loss.
The lighting lasted eight hours. ~
\N EXTRAORDINARY SPECTAGIE-
Drummer—What In the world Is the
batter out there in the street? One man
a jumping up and down and yelling
the a fiend. and another man ll 1'.-
'artllng him with silent scorn.
Landlord Pellyvlllt' Tavern—The first
uau is Giles Tipplcton who Is as blind
.3 a but and drinks like a fish. He's
tot the Jim-jams now and thinks the
lr all around him In full of snakes.”-
y he can't see '.em The other follow
It (lift! and dumb and imagines that
illca In trying to argue the money quea-
lon with blnt.
' (inc blinulc ('mtgh (‘ tlrc III the but
Ircparntlon l have Inc sold or Iliad
Ind I can't any too mm b In Its praise."
'I. M. Kctlnon. Mcrthanl Odell. 0a.
Inward l'. chd. Norwalk. and Geo.
‘. Stillson, South Norwalk.
—-Aeeton breaks up I sold.
amour;—
WWa.
—Aoeton does sot sleet the m‘\
Late to lch and curly to rise. pre-
Inrcs u IIIoII for his home in the flu
curly to littl and ii I.lttlc Early m.
be pill that makes life longer and bit-
cl' and who-r. Edward 1‘. WM. Ner-
valk. and (Ice. t‘. Stillson. South Nfl'r
yIIlk.
~Aeetos "I" 1‘ urine.
’I‘lIc t'IIlmII question and political III
sues sink into Illsignitlcance with the
nun who suffers from piles. What in
uosi dcslrts. Is rcllcl'. lichtt's Witch
luscl Sulli- Ilil‘l'tt piles. ltllward P.
NI-ctl. Norwolk. and tlco. (.‘. Btiilltl.
louth Norwallt.
\Nil'l’llltll I'Aiiii (Ill‘ lilllll’llA'l‘ll"
t‘lllililll III' (‘ilAMlilfiliLAlN'I
l' MN IIA lIM.
My son was nilllctcd with rheuma-
lain which contruttcd lllii right limit
mill bro was unable to walk. After
Islug one and a half boom of I‘M!-
nrisin s I'alu llsltu ho was able to its
I‘lmut again. I Hill iIcsI-tlly recommend
in persons suffering from thou..-
ism .lohu Inldcr. Proud. (Illicit.
”is. W Vii. li'or solo by il. l‘. ll llillli.
‘Iouth Norwnlit. and it. l'. chd. Note
wall.
The famous lilac ll. .
‘Joc llhttug Vault licorice." the
study of I. I. hriquelle. A. In I.
I). No. I cum Rheumatism I m
be Grippe; 8 cares I «lash or “I A
cam tistsrrh: d is I Millet
lsg male: a salt litlIIItatin
can Impotence: ‘l is the (it
lieiiet loathing Syrup. Trial b“
Mall. lte Isch.oreatthisowiadlfi _
sashes: been referendum W “‘
tins. Charles I. I'tsch. il‘l Wash”!
ton street. sole agent for loath
walk. (loss.
I. c. P. Jones. sun ,. .i
harassed serum 'bsrak'rs. W p r
Havana, May 12. via Jamaica-Four '_
American vessels which had taken a po- ' / . ‘
Spanish troops hastened to the shore .,
Ind. assisted by guns at the lighthouse ‘ "
took fresh positions on the other side of ~
They reattemptcd to land. towing the ,‘ i