.TBEEVENING"
GAZETTE
Winn MUST FIGHT.
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Spain Tells the Captain General to
Push His Operations.
‘DEOISIVE ACTION WANTED.
Macao Has an Apparently Insignificant
Force Against the Sixty Thousand
Spanish Troops—The Probable
Course of Our Government.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—It is" learned
here on authority that the Spanish govern—
ment has given General Weyler to under-
stand that he must push his operations
against the insurgents aggressively and
vigorously. Unless he soon achieves a (k-
cisive victory over the Cubans, it is be-
lieVed he will be recalled. General Weyler,
it‘is understood, is aware of the alternative,
and his present campaign in Pinar del Rio
is expected to result in an engagement that
.will put a new aspect on the Cuban situa-
tion one way or the other. The campaign,
therefore, has become to him a. personal
,tter, and with the knowledge that his
p stige and rank are at stake the Havana
cables are being watched with interest for
news of more importaré battles than the
's " mish and guerrilla fights that have
th 5 far come by way of them. General
weyler has all the troops he can use. There
are over 200,000 Spanish troops in Cuba,
and the force under the captain general in
his present operations in the field in person
is over 60,000 men.
Macao’s Forces.
Maceo, against whom he is now operat—
ing, has under him, it is estimated, about
7,000 men. Spain, having fulfilled all of
General Weyler’s wishes as to troops, now
expects results from him. Consul General
Lee has acquainted the administration with
these facts, and the president is at present
simply awaiting events and will shape his
course by the developments.
It is the hope of General Weyler that he
will be able to score a decided victory be-
fore the assembling of congress, Dec. 7.
Spain fears adverse actibn by that body
soon after it meets and has urged General
Weyler to demonstrate his ability to crush
the rebellion within the next two weeks,
if possible.
In view of the fact that Spain is now
making a strong and almost supreme effort
to subdue her insurgent colony and that a
crisis apparently is at hand, the president
will delay writing that part of his forth-
coming message on the Cuban situation
until the last moment before the meeting
of congress. The position the administra-
tion will take with reference to Cuba in
this message of the chief magistrate willbe
largely determined by the news received
before Dec. 7. Should the news be favor-
able to the success of the Spanish arms, it
is probable that the president would con-_
tinue to pursue his policy of noninterfer-
ence. Should it, on the other hand, be dis-
.tifltly favorable to the insurgent cause,
and especially if it should happen that
Weyler were defeated, Mr. Cleveland, it is
possible, might no longer hesitate to rec-
ommend the recognition of their rights as
belligerents or some other action equally
undesirable to Spain. ,
Another Possibility.
What action would follow a simply neg-
ative result of the campaign—that is, a
fruitless chase after the insurgents by
~General Weyler—is less clear. Probably
the administration’s course would be in-
fluenced in some measure at least by what
representation Spain made as to the policy
it would pursue and the instructions given
her new captain general in the event that
Weyler were summoned home. Therefore
it is felt here that the most important Cu-
ban news may be expected to come from
Cuba and not from Washington.
General Fitz Hugh Lee, consul general
to Cuba, called at the state department to-
day and was with Secretary Olney for half
an hour. So far as could be learned there
was no special significance in the visit be-
yond a further general discussion of the
situation in Cuba. Reports continue to
come from the acting consul general at
Havana, and several of these were looked
over and later taken by General Lee for a
fuller perusal. The consul general had
not called at the White House up to noon
and hardly expected to go there today.
Mr. Cleveland is busily engaged in writ-
ing his annual message, and few callers
see him. It is understood that General
Lee’s call had nothing to do with any de-
velopment in connection with the Spanish—
Cuban situation, but was rather a discus-
sion of the situation viewed from his five
months’ residence on the island. He will
be here several days, returning then to
Virginia before going to Havana.
“Censorized” ‘Var News.
‘ HAVANA, Nov. 17.——The insurgents have
attacked the fort protecting the lighthouse
on Cape Maisi, at the eastern extremity of
the province Of Santiago de Cuba. The
gunboat Vazco Nunez, with 150 soldiers on
board, has left Baracoa, near Cape Maisi,
in order to assist the garrison of the be-
sieged fort.
Lieutenant Colonel Romo has surprised
the camp of the insurgent leaders Manuel
Gordo and Aurello Aulet. The encamp-
ment was in the woods near Solidad, and
in the skirmish which followed the appear-
ance of the Spanish troops both the insur—
gents leaders mentioned were killed and. an
' insurgent officer and eight privates were
also killed, while six insurgents were cap-
tured.
Colonel Molina, while skirmishing in the
district of Guamutas, province of Matan-
zas, has killed the insurgent captain
Emilio Padron and eight privates. The
colonel also captured five insurgents.
During recent skirmishes in different
parts of the island the insurgents have lost
23 men killed.
New Type of Engine Invented.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 17.-—A small rotary en-
gine has been invented by Grant Brambe
of Sleepy Eye, Minn, for the patent of
which, it is alleged, H. F. Allen of Lon-
don, president of an engineering syndicate,
has offered $1,600,000. The engine does
away entirely with the crank motion of
the steam engine, uses its own plunger for
a cut ofi, is steam tight and requires no
ring packing. It may be made for marine
use, and, of course, may be either simple
or compound.
Monitors Go to Sea. .
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—The Amphitritc
today joined her sister monitor, the Ter-
ror, in a little cruise outside Sandy Hook.
She cleared the bar at 10 o’clock. The
Terror went to sea at 8 :30 to continue her
pneumatic gun carriage trials.
The Bank of France.
LONDON, Nov. 17,—A Paris dispatch to
The News says that the government has de-
cided to renew the charter of the Bank 01
France.
STORM IN THE NORTHWEST.
Railway Trafic Delayed—Damage at ’l'a-
coma and Portland.
TACOMA, Nov. 17.—-The valleys between
Tacoma and Seattle are flooded, causing
such danger to traffic that the Northern
Pacific has abandoned its service on the
Seattle branch. Only "one wire out of seven
is working between Tacoma and Seattle,
making particulars of the flood hard to get,
as the railroad is using the single wire.
A log jam formed in the White river at
Kent, and it was reported that the railroad
bridge would have to be blown away to
prevent an inundation of tly town and val—
ley. A later report says that the bridge
has gone. It will probably be several days
before trains to Seattle can be resumed.
The rain changed to snow yesterday morn-
ing. It continued falling all day, and the
ground is covered with from one to two
inches of snow today.
PORTLAND, 0r., Nov. 16.——This city was
the center of a storm which is now rapidly
moving eastward, according to the reports
of the weather bureau officials. The tem-
perature here fell to 34 degrees above zero,
an unprecedented mark for this season.
The rainfall was heavy, and a number of
washouts are reportedon theline of the
Northern Pacific railroad between this city
and Tacoma. Passenger train No. 1, which
was due on Saturday at noon, was delayed
by a break in the track this side of Linton
and did not reach Portland until this
morning at 4 o’clock. As the rain has evi-
dently abated, no furthem‘ouble along the
line is looked for as the £5111t of the pres—
ent storm. The Oregon Railway and Navi-
gation passenger train due in Portland at
8:30 o’clock last night was delayed two
miles above the Cascade locks, where the
bridge across a small mountain stream
as carried out. The passengers were
. nsferred to a train sent up from Port-
land and arrived at 2:15 a. m.
In Portland the storm did considerable
damage. Sewers and gutters proved entire-
ly inadequate to carry the great volumes of
water which swept down from the hills
back of the city and passed through every
street. The telephone companies kept thelr
linemen out all day untangling their wires.
The tunnels which carry the wires under
the streets became filled with water and
required the constant services of men with
pumps'to keep them clear.
LYNOHERS FAIL.
The Volley Fired at a Prisoner Did Not
Injure Him Seriously.
FARMVILLE, Va, Nov. 17.—-Ear1y this
morning, long before daylight, a lynching
party visited the jail of Prince Edward
county, located at Farmville, and attempt—
ed to take the life Of Elisha Johnson, col-
ored, awaiting trial for an assault and
highway robbery alleged to have been
committed Tuesday night upon a white
man named “Wax” Price. There were in
the party a half dozen determined men,
one of whom climbed the high fence sur-
rounding the jail and unhooking the gate
admitted the others. The prisoner was
confined in a lower floor cell, and when
asked through the window if he was
Elisha the reply came that the man want-
ed was in the next room. The would be
lynchers immediately opened fire upon the
prisoner who was lying upon his couch
paralyzed from fright. . He could not be
seen well through the window and cell
bars, and only one load of shot from the
volley fired at him took effect. His wounds
are not serious. Johnson, it is alleged,
waylaid “Wax” Price near Price’s depot,
in this county, and struck‘him on the head
and robbed him. Price’s injuries are not
serious, and therefore there is much sur-
prise that an attempt at lynching was
made. .
OLARKE’S LAST MEMORY.
San Francisco Police Jagged It by Prompt-
ly Arresting Him.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.-——Rev. W. G.
Shaw of St. Luke’s Episcopal church called
on the chief of police with a man whom
he introduced as Henry T. Clarke of New
Haven. Mr. Clarke said that for two
months his mind has been a blank and he
wanted the police to trace his movements
during that time. The last he remem-
bered was leaving his wife to go to work
in New Haven last September. Sunday
morning he awoke in a lodging house here
and found he had registered as A. Walker.
He had no idea how he got there and
wanted information.
This the police readily furnished by
placing Mr. Clarke in jail, charged with
embezzlement. According to the police,
Henry T. Clarke, who was employed by
Peck & Bishop of 'New Haven, left that
town suddenly on Sept. 26 last, taking
with him $450 in cash and $820 in checks.
Clarke says he has no knowledge of tak-
ing any money that did not belong to him,
and expresses his willingness to go back
to New Haven.
Is Young St. John Alive?
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 17.—-A special from
‘Guthrie, O. T., says: There is considerable
excitement both here and at Oklahoma
City over the report that Harry St. John,
son of ex-GovernOr John P. St. John of
Kansas, is not dead as announced three
weeks ago. Young St. John was under
indictment for the murder of his wife, and
his trial was to have commenced shortly
after his death was announced.
England’s American Armament.
VICTORIA, B. C., . Nov. 17.—Having
made Victoria and Esquimault harbors
impregnable, the British war office is now
taking another step in making Esquimault
one of the strongest strategic points in the
empire. A letter from Admiral Stephenson
states that the ships in the north Pacific
squadron will be soon replaced by modern
warships, including one of the first class,
like the Powerful or Terrible.
The Learoyd Poisoning.
SALEM, Mass, Nov. 17.—«The hearing
of William Kennedy, the alleged poisoner
of Albert Learoyd, a Danvers farmer, and
of three other members of the Lea-royd
family, two' weeks ago, was again con-
tinued upon request of District Attorney
White, who stated that investigations are
being made which Will probably connect
the prisoner with another case of poison-
ing.
Dying of Hiccough.
TRENTON, Nov. 17.—Richard P. Owens,
3 well known resident of this city, was
seized With a severe fit of hiccough five
days ago, and the spasms have continued
ever since. He has now become delirious,
and it is feared that he will die unless
. speedily relieved. Strangers in all parts of
the country are sending in letters‘volun-
teering advice.
French Count In Court.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 7.—Count de Toulouse
Lautres, who says he is in America in the
interests of a Siberian railway, was held in
$500 in Jefferson Market court today on a
charge of drawing a'pistol and threatening
to shoot a cabman at Thirty-ninth street
and Broadway last night.
linear-Airs nit-Lions.
The Trial of the Famous Pencil “In! Case
Begun In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCIFCO, Nov. 17.-—-The trial of
the James G. Fair will case was begun to-
day before Judge Black, the question to be
decided being he authenticity of the so
called pencil w ill. The contest against
this document. which was originally of-
fered for probate by the children of the
testator, was begun by Charles L. Fair,
the son. The daughters, Mrs. Oelrichs
and Miss Virginia Fair, were for a long
time neutral, and so far as the record
shows today they are not on either side.
This neutrality was due, however, rather
to an idea of their counsel that the will
fits to give our patrons
Our earnest endeavor
ilull Value for their.
money.
could be put out of court in some more :' ’
simple proceeding than an elaborate trial
‘ before a jury. This idea has been aban-
doned, but as the record stands, it is not
certain that counsel for the daughters. will
have any standing in court unless they file
a contest at the last moment. ;
The proponents of the trust will, of
whom W. S. Goodfellow is the principal,‘
take no part in the present contest.
holding their rights in reserve. If the
pencil will is proved in this contest, they ,
have still the right to come in with a sec—
ond contest at any time within a year from
the probate of the will. Mrs. Nettie Cra-
ven, who claims to have been Senator Fair’s
wife, is but indirectly interested in the
establishment of the pencil will. If it
should be proved, it will be valuable cor-
roborative evidence in support of the deeds
to property attributed to Fair, of which
she is the beneficiary. Those deeds are
likewise written in pencil.
The property affected by the contest is
valued at from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000.
The contestants of the will have brought
from New York Daniel T. Ames and
David N. Carvalho to act as experts on
handwriting.
GROWTH OF CIVIL SERVICE.
Examinations to Be Held This “feel: In a
Number of Cities.
ALBANY, Nov. 17.—What promises to be
the best attended civil service examina-
tions ever held in this state will take place
tomorrow in Albany, Utica, Watertown,
Malone, Poughkcepsie, Elmira, Binghani-
ton, New York, Middletown, Syracuse,
Rochester, Buffalo and Olean. It is ex—
pected that about 1,000 persons will try the
examinations. Of this number probably
250 will be examined in this city. The ex-
aminations are for the following positions:
Clerk at the executive chamber, junior
clerks, messengers, medical internes, wont-
en physicians, junior physicians, apothev
caries, architectural draftsmen, electrical
engineers, assistant electrical engineers,
steam engineers, assistant steam engineers,
inspectors of public works, chemist, and
for butter, milk, cheese and vinegar Vex-
perts in the agricultural department. This
series will conclude the examinations for
the year, which has been the most active
in the history of .the department. About
3,000 persons will have taken examina-
tions, as compared with 1,750 last year,
which was considered the banner year.
One hundred examinations will have been
held, as against 51 in 1895.
May Be a. Summer Home For McKinley.
WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 17.—J. Wyman
J ones of Englewood, N. J ., brother-in-law
of M. A. Hanna, has purchased the Samp-
son Wilder place on Waltoquoltoc Hill,
Bolton. The purchase was made condi-
tional on McKinley’s election. Great secre-
cy was Observed in' the transaction, and
Bolton people think the place is purchased
for a summer home for President McKin-
ley. Lafayette once staid a night at the
house, and it was arranged that Emperor
Napoleon should make it his place of
refuge after the battle of Waterloo.
No More Schomburgk Line.
LONDON, Nov. 17.——-The Times expresses
confidence that the prudence and justice of
the United States will prevent any reckless
or dangerous application of the Monroe
doctrine. The Chronicle says: “ The
Schomburgk line has utterly vanished. It
is merely absurd to pretend that Lord Salis-
bury has not retired. England’s recogni—
tion of the Monroe doctrine will make it
very difficult for any other power to refuse
to recognize it.”
\Vatchmaking on a. Boom.
WALTHAM, Mass, Nov. 17.—Tho Works
of the American Watch factory here start—
ed up today on the 56 hour per week basis
announced last week. For several months,
owing to the depression in trade, the
works have been running on short time.
The outlook has improved, and the man-
agement assert that it is expected an in-
crease in the working force will soon be
necessary. '
A Lynching In Tennessee.
MCKENZIE, Tenn, Nov. 17.——Charles
Allen, a negro, was lynched by a mob
here. He was charged with assault and
was being taken to jail when he was sepa-
rated from the authorities who had cap—
tured him and shot to death by the road-
side. ' His body was left all day where it
fell and was viewed by hundreds of persons.
A Danish Decoration Conferred.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.—E. S. Holden,
the director of the Lick observatory, has
received from the minister of foreignaf-
fairs of Denmark the decoration Of Knight
of the Royal Order of the Dannenborg.
The order was founded in A. D. 1219 and
is conferred in the present case for services
to science.
Struck a Submerged Object.
MOBILE, Nov. 17.--While the steamer
John Wilson was proceeding down the riv-
er today, bound for Tampico, she collided
with a submerged obstruction, carrying
away her propeller and part of the shaft.
She was towed back without salvage.
SCRATCH
SCREAM
My baby broke out with a rash. He would
scratch and. scream. It would take two to hold
him. and one to put. medicine on him. We had
to hold him sometimes an hour before we could
get him quieted down. All said that they never
saw such a mes or body on any baby as on him.
I had to tie his hands tight in a cloth, night and
da , for five months. My sister had used CUTI-
CY RA, and I began to use it. After only one
application, he lay down. and. 8]! too he had not.
for a month, poor little fellow. 6 has not a scar
on him now, and is as fair and his flesh is as soft
as any baby. \Vhile he had this disease I had to
cut the sleeves out of his clothes, and put gauze
underwear on him to keep him cool. I had to
keep pieces of soft cloth around his neck, it was
. so wet with moisture from the sores. and I had to
change the cloths sometimes ten or twelve times
a day. Mus. A. HAYNES. Lisbon. N.-.D. ,,
Srnnr Guns Tan-ms.“ mu BABY lioness.—
erm both: with CL‘TICURA SOAP. and entle applies»
tions of Cnricnnx (Ointment). the great o in curem
Sold throughout the world. Perms Dune we 1
CBEK. CORR, Sole Props; Boston, U. s. A.
They .
are opposed to the pencil will, but are ,
Black Beaver Jackets, $3.198 worth $5. 00.
Black Boucle Jackets, 5 00, worth 7.50.
Black BOucle Jacke‘s, 9.50. worth 12.00.
Clolh C'-pes at 3.25, worth 5.00.
Clo-11 0 use at 4 98, worth 6 50.
Cl uh Ca; .5 at 6.98, worth 8 50.
l’ 1 sh Capes at 3.75, v orth 5.00.
Plush Capes at 5 5O worth 6.98.
Plush Capes at 11.98, worth 15.00.
Children's Long Coats, with Cape,
made of extra heavy Scotch tweed and
fancy checks worth $6.75, at $4.50.
Ladies’ lollareties of sheared coney,
with ( hirchilla and Thiuet fur trim-
ming, WI rth $9.00, at $6.98. .
Laui‘ s’ Wrappers, fleeced lined, made
of heavy English Prints; full cut, perfect
finish and perfect fit, worth $2.75, at
$1.98 each. "
Ladies’ Cloth Waists, made 'with full
sleeves. velyet collar, winter weight,
worth 750, at 50c
Domestics.
11 4 Gray and White Blankets, extra
full size, worth $1.50, at 980 per pair.
One bale extra quality Comfortables
worth $1.65 each, at $1 25.
Heavy Damask Towels, extra size,
worth 39C, at 25¢ each.
10 pieces Half Bleached German Dam-
ask, worth 75c per yard, at 500.
Black Boucle Jackets, 7.98. worth 10.00. ,
'1' Elllllllll sun
‘ NOBWALK, {30va-
N. Y. Office, 442 Broadway.
Our earnest endeavor
. Is to zlvo our palrons
full value, for their
money.
' Select your Winter Garments from the largest assortmenl of l
Cloak and , Furs ;
lN CONNECTICUT.
Once again this popular Cloak Room—stocked as no other in
a
Connecticutr
with the largest, best selected, and best made garments—offers a feast of bargains.
' We have just purchased and added to our already big stock 250 Ladies’ and
Misses’ Jackets in Boucle, Chinchilla and Kerseys, and we guarantee the prices at
least 25 per cent. lower than can be found in New England.
DRESS GOODS.
. Here you wlll find the grandest
’values in this department ever
offered.
26 pieces Jamestown Suiting, strictly
ail wool, exceptional values at 750, very
ylish, per yard, 59c.
10 pieces Two-toned effects, in winter
weight Suitings, 46 in. wide,- regular price
$1.25,.special, 98c yard.
5 pieces .Black French Crepons, im-
porters’ price, $1.75, retail price, $2.50
per yard, our price, special, $1.50. A
great bargain. ' V
' 18 pieces, all colors, Silk Face Yelvet,
imported to sell at $1.00 per yard—the
balance of a large importer’s stock, per
yard, 50c.
For Men.
50.dozen Men’s Colored Bosom Shirts,
all Sizes, the regular price is 750, special,
each 440.
Men’s Heavy Merino Hose in all sizes,
value 190 pair. 2 pairs for 25c.
\
\ mu“
lfront, value $1.25, at 88¢ each each.
Drawers to match at 75c.
t
Men’s Gray Shirts, double back and
F or.Women.
Luzerne Vests and Pants, in gray,
white and_ ecru, sizes from 28 to 46, the
geLSSOSLQO garment made, special, each
For Boys.
300 pans Boys’ Knee Pants, sizes from
4 to 15 years, value 65¢, per pair 50c.
Boys’ Gray Ribbed Shirts and Draw-
ers,hsues 26 to 34, value, 39c, special, 25c
eac .
Bargains to be found this week in our
BASEME NT.
Decorated Ovide China Tea
Saficers, 980 set.
ecorated China C ’ '
size, 10¢ each. reamers,]_ 1 pint
Decorated Sugar Bowls, 10c each.
Decorated Butter Dishes, 10¢ each.
Decorated Sugar Shakers, 10c each. ‘
Decorated Platters, 8 inch, 10¢ each.
Silk Candle Shades, .all colors 19c
each. . ’ '
112 piece Dinner Set, warrantednot to
craze, $7.98.
$2figspiece Tea Set, special this week.
4 piece Toilet Set, 98c.
Cupsand
Bissell’s Grand Rapids Carpet Sweep-
, er, warranted for one year, only $1.98.
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BOSTON SlflR . Eur. Main and Wall 33.
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I will write you a. policy in the Mutual Plate Glass and safe Insur-
ln case
of F ire
ance Company. Glass will break and burglars use dynamite.
You should be insured. A policy. in the Reliance OI Ihiladelphia;
1
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Manchester; Rochester German of Rochester; United States and Pacific.
‘ of New York; Security of New Hampshire or Granite State of Ports-
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Real Estate and General Insurance,
noon 1, GAzn-r-rn numnrm
LOANS NE'GO‘TIATED AND INVESTMENTS MADE.
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