.n b '9 Ten . Sweet Caperal Little Cigars for 5 cts.., SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. \s )m-_—‘ -v-.n_. ‘ ' ‘ «’7 ~—‘ '* . _ ._ BACK 'l'U BARBARISM. The Soudan Has Belapsed Into an Uneivilized Country.= Death or Lifelong Captivity Awaits the Traveler Who Ventures Across This Land—Fanaticism and Avarice of the Natives. A very curious instance of the return of a quite civilized country to a state of barbarism is afforded by the Soudan, in Central Africa, a vivid description of which has been given before the geo- graphical congress in London by Slatin Pasha. This officer had been in the service of Egypt, and, meeting Gen. Gordon in 1876, was shortly afterward offered a position in the Soudan, that of governor general of the province of Dan Fur. The fact of the Mahdiupris- ing was an item of news at the time, and the fate of Gen. Gordon had been for a long time an interesting matter for discussion. It was finally decided that he was dead, but Slatin Pasha, es- caped from captivity, brings to Europe the first authentic information about himu The story which this officer and explorer presented was one of the most dramatic features of what proved to be a most remarkable congress, and his audience included the best known of the world’s explorers, not of Africa alone, but of the entire globe. “No European can venture to cross the limits of this land, cut off from civ- ilization,” said Slatin Pasha, “extend- ing in the south along the Nile to Beg- jaf and east to west from Kassala to near Wadai. Death or lifelong cap- tivity would be his lot. Yet it is only within a short period of ten'years that the land has been subjected to this mis- erable fate. For more than sixty years, since the time of Mohammed Ali, it re— mained under the rule of 'Egypt and vas open to civilization. In the chief towns were found Egyptian and En- ropean merchants; in Khartoum itself the foreign powers had their repre- sentatives.” Travelers of all nations could pass through the land unharmed and found protection and help through these rep- resentatives. Telegraphs and regular postal service facilitated intellectual intercourse with the most distant coun- tries. Mohammedan mosques, Chris- tian churches and mission schools looked after the religious and moral training of the young. The land was peopled by diverse tribes, many of which lived in hostility vith each other, but all were compelled by the severity of the rule to keep the per "3. Like the oriental countries, the ofiieials sought to enich themselves as quickly as possible, and discontent was fostered thereby, while so far as the Europeans were concerned, they no doubt ignored at times the legends and traditions of the Soudanese. and in this way excited some measure of ill will. “Mohammed Akmed knew and took advantage of the mood of the country,” continued Slatin Pasha. “Vv’cll knew— ing that only a religious factor could unite the hostile 'tribes, he maintained that he was the Mahdi sent by God, the deliverer of the country from a foreign yoke, the regenerator of reli— gion. die roused the tribes to war against the government, promised his adherents, in case of victory, four- fifths of the booty to the survivors. Thus were fanaticism and avarice, the two chief qualities of the Soudanese, awakeneQJ’ Slatin Pasha was kept prisoner for eleven years in the heart of the Soudan, escaping the present year only after in- credible hardships and dangers, being the first man to bring to civilized Eu- rope a statement of the condition of the Soudan and proof of the murder of Gen. Gordon—Happy Thoughts. WHEN YOU GO ABROAD. Simple Directions-.31T Seeing Paris in One Week. First day—Drive to Drexel’s or Mon- roe’s to get some money. Steal as many American newspapers from the read- ing-rooms as possible. Take lunch at a boulevard restaurant. Kick at- the bill. Take a cab and visit Notre Dame, the Morgue, the Sainte-Chapelle, the Palais de Justice and the Cluny Muse- um. Wind up at that big shop called the 'Bon Marche, and finish the after— noon looking around. Go to bed im~ mediately after dinner. Second day—Go to the Bon Marche and stay till dark. Of course, only the ladies do this. It will give a chance for the men of the party to go down to Henry’s American bar and stay— till dark. - ' Third day-Get up late and take the ladies to that big shop called the Louvre. The men go to see about their steamer tickets and then make a trip to the Gare du Nord to get some extra trunks out of bond. All meet at the Louvre; take . lunch at the cake shop opposite, then go r to the Louvre. agaifl and stay all day buying gloves. In the evening go to the grand opera, where the whole party . goes to‘sleep from sheer fatigue. Fourth day—See about the wash. Be- 'gin packing the gloves. Start for Versailles. Get back in time to take a drive through the Bois de Boulogne. At night the men of the party go to the Moulin Rouge. Fifth day—The men go out alone and the women go out alone. The latter buy hats on the Rue Royale. The former go to bank for some more men- ey. In the evening ride on the top of an omnibus from the Madeleine to the Ba stile and back. ' Sixth day—Everybody goes shopping. In the evening pack trunks. Seventh day—Finish shopping; en gage the omnibus to take us to’the rail- way station, and take a nap in the after- noon. The train for Havre is waiting, and so good-by to Paris—Pittsburgh Dispatch. Alum in Bread. To find out whether there is any alum in cakes or bread, heat a knife and thrust it into the cake or loaf. If there is any alum it will partially cover the knife. ‘ comeusb‘ WITH THE ORDER. He Forwarded an Eye to Be Examined for Color Blindness. - It is reported that a short time ago an order was isued on one of the lines of the Pennsylvania company for all section men to come to. the office on a certain day and have their eyes exam— ined. The following day, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch, a number of men appeared and passed the examination. Just before the man who had charge of the tests left the office a mesesnger boy came hurrying in with a small package neatly tied up and addresed to the eye inspector. The latter opened it, and was surprised to find a glass eye wrapped in tissue paper, and also an old-fash- ioned silver watch. The contents of the package proved a puzzle to the inspect- or until he. unfolded a hastily folded scribbled note, which, 011 being deciph- ered, was found to read as follows: “Oye inspector: Dear Sir—The day before yesterday at nune I got word to cum down and have me ise looked after for culur blindness as ye call it. I had 45 tics and ten rails to put down beyond the sand cut as jcrry Sullivan and Dom- inick Coolly weI c laid up since the wake that wuz hoided over Danny Doher‘l‘y my hands war too short to spare me. ’flfwas lucky that the rite eye that was first in my head was put out with a blow of a pik and me glass oye that is a perfect figger of the eye that was not put out is sent to you tugether with my watch for the hexamination. I cuid spare the glass oye better than the oye in the head and if she is culur blind ll get one that aint. Yures Truely, An- thony Driscoll.” VICTORIA BATHING. Machines to Bathe in and Sailors to Man the Life Boat. During the recent sojourn of the court at Osborne sea bathing was a reg- ular item in the daily programme. On the private beach, near the queen’s jetty, there is a barge with a hollow center, which can be quxckly run along a rail into the sea. The bottom of this barge is so arranged that the water comes in at once, and the center be- comes a tank, which makes a. first-rate bathing place for children. This, says London Sketch, was daily used by the families of the duke and duchess of Conn-ought and Prince and Princess Henry of llattenberg. Oil? this beach There is also a floating bafu, which consists of a well, 30 feet by ten feet, with a wooden grating at the bottom, which can be adjusted so as to afford the requisite depth of wa- ter. There is a dressing-room and the whole structure is inclosed by a screen. A small lifeboat, manned by two sailors from the royal yacht, is always in attendance in Osborne bay during bathing hours. The queen has a bath of warm sea. water at Osborne every morning. TO LOVE HER SEEMS FATAL. Three of This Girl’s Sweethearts Have g Died in Succession. A drummer who arrived the other day from Phoenix, A. T., tells of a girl who has lost.by death three men to whom she was successively engaged. In the first instance the youth, to whom she had been betrothed for a year and a. half, expired on the very eve of the wedding. In the second, another young man, to whom she had been. en- gaged soon after the melancholy event, died a few days before the marriage, and his successor in her affections has now shared a similar fate. It seems that sundry ancient females of the neighborhood, attributing this series of calamities to the fact that the young woman had the “evil eye," have calmly suggested that the only remedy to be found is burning her alive. ()n course, but the general opinion is that. her chances of meeting with a fourth suitor are now infinitesimal. The unlucky girl is described by the Tombstone Epitaph as being of an ami- able and sympathetic disposition, and as being, moreover, of very attractive appearance. Colds Coughs and Bronchitis O Cured by Taking AYERS Cherry Pectoral Awarded , , , Medal and Diploma At World’s Fair. . Use Ayer’s Hair Vigor for Color. that score there need be. no fear, of BRIDGEPORT. THE ‘ D" NO Read COMPANY. 3 EASTER DISPLAYS IN EVERY D EPARTMENT. The whole store one big bower of brightness. Palms, flowers and birds everywhere. Pleasing to sight and hearing. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be gala days in trade circles; good buying with happy surroundings— low prices with big values. Days preceding Easter that we have turned into Annual Festival Times. ‘ Everybody is EVERYBODY. White Skirts, choicest sorts, i’n muslin, cambric and lawn, from 50 cents to $8.00. One in particular, an umbrella shape six yards around, for $1.00, that we think is the very pick of all the bargains in this line. But maybe you’ll see others that you like better, there’s so many. invited—— Infants’ pretty little duds for Easter, at, most any price. Puff boxes, satin shoes, cream silk caps, nice little reefers and white cashmere sacques, hand embroidered. Things that will make the little pets throw up their hands and excl-aim ‘oc-a-doo’ the very mornenttheys. them. It’s Easter ful‘ babies as well as grow u-fol 1;. Ladies’ Shirt \Vaists, at all prices. Those that appear to give the greatest amount of satisfactionin the long run, are the ‘Monarch’—a little more costly perhaps, but they wear better. The Dress Goods section is showing something grand in Brocbe Novelties, 50-in. wide, specially adapted for the Nor- folk jacket and skirt, which, combined with a silk waist," will make a delightfully jaunty spring costume. Then there’s Oriental dress novelties—P e 1' si a n weaves, colorings and pat- terns—with Persian goodness to increase their popularity. Anything you have a mind to ask for these days. 7r an E v EN IN G o AZ Er r-E’ inoculation. A Serious Condition Revealed by an / Official Dispatch. PRE‘TORIA IS RESPONSIBLE. 1 The Transvaal No Longer Conceals the | Active Preparations It Is llIaking For W'ar—South Africanders Lack Proper Ammunition. CAPE TOWN, April 1.—;_It is difl‘icult to obtain accurate information regarding the progress of the rebellion of the natives of Matabeleiand. The authorities are withholding all the information possible, believing that it would be made use of by the enemies of British rule in South Af- rica. It is not denied, however, that the situation becomes darker every day, and that a very strong force of men will now be necessary to restore order, and this Will not be done without much bloodshed. Advices received here from Buluwayo show that the work of placing that town in a state of defense has been completed, so far as the means at hand permit. r But there is a lack of arms and ammunition there with which to supply the many set- tlers who have come in from outlying dis- tricts since the uprising commenced. These men, in many cases, have rifles, but they are of all kinds and makes, and the stock of. ammunition procurable for them is small. It. has been found desirable to replace these weapons as far as possible with the Martini-Henry rifles served out to the police, etc, the stock of ammuni- tion for the latter being fairly adequate. But the number of Martini-Henry rifles available is small. Nearly every good rifle procurable had been gathered up and smuggled into the Transvaal before the Jameson raid. Offensive operations against the Mata— beles are almost at a standstill. Com- munication south of Buluwayo is practi- cally cut off. Parties of settlers who left their clearings and camped out at the first signs of alarm are still unrelieved, and there seems to be no immediate prospect of assistance being sent to them. Some are more than likely to fall victims to the Matabeies. Salons and Napier at Buluwayo are do- ing their utmost to conceal the weakness of the position of the British while anx- iously awaiting the supplies of arms and ammunitions necessary. The agent of the Chartered company has been authorized to raise an additional force of 4, 500 men; but, though the men are available, arms, ammunition and horses are wanting. The whole of the country outside of a radius of about 12 miles around Buluwayo is in a state of open insurrection, and the Mat-a- beles and other natives are flocking to the Matopo hills, where the son of the late King Lobengula is said to have been raised to his father’s rank with much ceremony, preparatory to taking command of the army of insurgent natives. Pretoria Is Responsible. The vicinity of Buluwayo is kept clear of rebels by the white scouts, but it is be- lieved that the natives are being kept fully informed of all that is going on. and nobody now doubts that the root of the trouble is at Pretoria and that Berlin is kept well informed regarding the progress of the uprising. Advices from the Transvaal show that the work of preparing for war is continu- ing night and day. Gangs of men relieve each other at intervals in the work upon the armored forts designed to protect Pre- toria, the plates for which have been fur- nished by the Creusot works and the guns by the Krupp firm of Germany. The drill- ing of artillerymen under German officers goes on openly every day. There is no longer any concealment of the prepara- tions. The Foreign legion, composed of Germans who have recently entered the Transvaal, has been organized. This force will be mostly infantry and artillery, the Boers being relied upon to furnish all the cavalry necessary. The general opinion is that the company’s officials and the Brit- ish home government underestimate the serious state of affairs which'prevails here. The British government seemed to be in- tentionally or unintentionally misled by the Chartered company’s officials or by others. In this connection it is reported that Sir Hercules Robinson, the governog: of Cape Colony, is desirous of resigning, and there are other officials who, rumor has it, would like to do the same. It is learned that representations have jus‘l been made t Sir Hercules Robinson re- garding th°e e trome gravity of the situa- tion and requesting that he ask for imme- diate re-enforcemen‘ts 'of regular troops from Great Britain or India. He is said to have assured a representative of the company that the home government may be counted upon to meet any emergency and that additional regular troops may soon be expected at Cape Town. Similar representations were cabled to the officers of the British Chartered South Africa company in London, and a reassuring message is understood to have been re- ceived here from the president, the Duke of Abercorn. Alarming News From Robinson. LONDON, April 1,—The secretary or state for the colonies, Joseph Chamber- lain, read a dispatch from the governor 01 Cape Colony, Sir Hercules Robinson, in the house of commons today. The mes- sage was dated yesterday and announced that the Matabeles were massing in the Matopo hills; that communication with the south was endangered; that there was a month’s supply of provisions, etc, at Buluwayo, but that there were not suffi- cient arms with them to supply the vol- unteers. The natives were well supplied with guns. Damage by Freshete. ~ . SYRACUSE, April 1.-—The lowlands in this city and vicinity through which Onondaga creek runs are submerged by freshets. The water here has not been so high for 30 years. Farming lands are in- undated, and the damage islarge. The Consolidated Street railroad’s tracks at Onondaga Valley are submerged, causing the suspension of traflic. What Manitoba Would Grant. OTTAWA, April. l.—Late dispatches to the government from Winnipeg are to the effect that Manitoba, in the separate school that can reasonably be expected—indeed all that is wanted—if left free to do so, but declines to enact a dual system of educa- tion. . Labor Riots at Praguea' PRAGUE,.Aprll l.—Serious riots took place here. ‘- Strikers attacked the weavers who had resumed work, and a number Of serious conflicts took place. Finally the police were compelled to charge with drawn swords, and several persons ‘on both sides were wounded. —Advertise in the GAZETTE. matter, is willing to grant in practice all ' ills NOTQUAL. Thai: is NorWalk Testimony and Therefore Reliable. When a remedy has no rqnal it is up to date and a little in advance of all o: [161‘ remedies for a specified complaint. Medical theory of old times held that a medicine containing a little of each kind for every ill should make a remedy for all complaints We laugh at such foolishness today, and wonder it was ever thought wir—dnm. ’l'he maxim to- day is learn what the disease is and ap- rly the remedy which has proveu the most direct and radical. Specialties rule the day, and a single organ, its disorders and how to cure it, is the. highest distinction in the medical pro- fession. The kidneys are wonderfully constructed. Do you know Just what their functions are ? They are the laboratories of the body for the RENO VATING of the blood, BEFORE ITS USE AGAIN. Road that carefully. Every pulsation of the heart sends out the blood to give life to the body. When it picks up the poisons in its course it goes to the kidneys to be made new for use again. If the kidneys are weak they cannot do the work, and uric pomon stamps out the life of the blond. Dean’s Kidney Pills correct all disor- ders (f the kidneys and keep these. laboratories true [urifleis of the blood. iNorwalk peeple are fast learning tun. Read the fellow‘ng case : Mrs. Joseph Whitney resid’nrat No 61 Bilden avenue, hasn’t had a new St” of kidneys, she hardly needed that, 8'!“ sheh d to plumb up the old ones as they had become clogged and as s cc: — sequence was a sufferer from backache. Queer expression isn’t it, plumb the kidneys, but it’s right. Dean’s Kid- ney Pills are nature’s plumbers and it was Simply the working of these little wonders on the kidneys that done away the backache for Mrs. Whitney. She says-in brick—"I got a. box of Dean’s Kidney Pills at Hale’s drug store and took them for backache with satis- tory results. I recommend them to my friends.” Dean’s Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers. Price :0 cents. Mtilev hv Foster-Mnburu 00., Buffalo. N. Y. sole. agents for the U. S. Thousands are sufl‘enng excruciating misery from thtt plague cl 'he night, Itching Piles, and say nolhim: about it through a some (f deicuey. Instant re- ifqu in Dean’s Ointmen'. It never ans. ‘ J. D. Jenning. . UNDERTA RT. FR 4 Knight. street. ODI-nsil e Street 8&1le 1.)ch t . NIGBTBELL ATOFFIL‘E. DAVID . W. RAYMOND Funeral Director Bill Enamel. 39 Washington Strict ’Sculh hive-.31. Residence. Manackexro Hotel. The GAZETTE » ll): * _ PB NT NG ‘ Department. A W08 ‘ TO THE WISE Merchants, 1 Ma n mactur. ers, Lodges and Societies will consult their own Inter- ests by giving us a call. REMEMBER—4f you have Work to do, write tons. 5. Reasons Why Schleicher’s Pianos . Lead. IV. ‘V. oLn- mm TAKEN Ill ExcuiuaE.' wmna To us. ' I. Because none but first-class workmen are employed. Because an experience of forty years counts. Because for years we have given special attention to designing im- proved features which none but our. pianos have. Because they are low in price and high in artistic beauty. Because “hen Schleicher says it’s so, it’s so. Main Office i' and Factory, " ' PAGIFIG sr. Stamford, aux.
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