l 1? If yoawant the best goods forthe least money 0 read the advertisements in the Gazette. EV I VOL. vIII. 310.1851 ning NORWALK, CONN, THURS DAY EVENING, APRIL 21,1898. ~— tte. ,4: 1 a; Recognized as the ‘ family paperthe Gazette’s ‘ advertising colur'nns'vvill Prove its value to you. I PRICE ONE CENT. ‘ MEANS " WAR! THE PRESIDENT Mill and FOR VOLUNTEERS ‘ T0-DAY. ' ., u NB tEII FOB wan! n ITEFUSESTo RECEIVE ULTIMA- TUMA-ND GIVES. MINISTER ‘ woouFunn‘ HIS PASS- PORTS. THE WAR DEPARTMENT WILL MOB|LIZE 80,000 MEN AT 0H|0KAMAUGA WITHIN TEN DAYS! ', THE KEY WEST FLEET SAILS! VVas/zi/egton, vipril 21.-—Mirzister Woadfhrd attempted to pre— sent the President’s ultimatum t0 the Spain's/1, government tlais v, morning, bat it was refused. General Woodford was handed [its passports, and be im— .. mediate-1y left Madrid for Paris. Upon reeedt of the news from Madrid, the fleet at Key West was ordered to sail, and Havana Harbor will be blockaded. For Volunteers. Washington, April 2l.-—The call for volunteer troops, probably 80,000 of them, for the campaign against Spain in Cuba will be issued by the President this afternoon, provided the senate passes the volunteer army bill disposed of so promptly by the House yesterday. The President’s proclamation will follow instantly upon thepassage of this bill and its signing by him. The volunteer army will be mobilized in the Chickamauga national park, un- less the present plans shall be changed. 7 4 The President has signed the Inter- vention act. The ultimatum of the United States has been presented to Spain, and indications are that it will be rejected. The Spanish Minister at Washington has received his passports, and the American Minister at Madrid may get his at any moment. Diplomatic relations between thetwo countries are at an end, and a few more hours will probably see an actual state of war begun. This war is not one of our seeking. Let that never be forgotten. However the heathens have raged and some of the people imagined vain things, the authoritative voice of this Nation has been steadfastly for peace. sort for keeping the peace, with honor and with fidelity to the highest duties of the Nation, has been tried in vain, The impassioned of Patrick Henry are almost exactly applicable: “Shall we try argument? We have been trying that for the last ten years. We have held up the subject in every light of which it is capable. We have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned, we have re- monstrated, we have supplicated. Our petitions have been slighted, our re~ monstrances have produced additional Every re- words sviolence andinsultp. oun— suppl ications have been disregarded. An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us. ” . That statement of the case is as true to-day as it was 123 years ago. The dreadful recourse of war is literally forced upon us as the only alternative- It is accepted with a solemn realization of all that it means, and of all that it may mean; and with an invincible deter- to the only fate worse than war. mination to prosecute the case toa con- In that ac- ceptance and in that determination sev- enty millions join to-day, each with a loyal re~echoing of those other and earlier words of the Revolutionary or- clusion worthy of its cost. ator, "I am not a Virginian, but an American 3” . The outlook of the day means war. That fact is undeniable. But it is not because the issues of the case require There is not a subject of controver- sy between Spain and the United States that might not be brought to a peaceful and honorable settlement, A generation ago, at a most critical it. Were only both parties so disposed. juncture in international affairs, one diplomat said to another, with. ref- erence to a certain proposed line of conduct, “This is war.” Happily, both sides were reasonably disposed toward peace, and war was averted without impairment of honor on either side. Only a few years back, when another war-bluster- writer justly said that even if the can- rose, an authoritative non were ready to fire and the gunner’s hand on the lever there would be in the end no war, for on each side there were millions of quiet, plain, undemon- strative men who would forbid the out- rage and declauc there be no war. And there‘ was no war, because that latter circumstance indeed existed. Unhappily to-day the same cannot be said. The “quiet, undemon- strative men” of thisNation, President McKinley at their head, have given such an exhibition of peace-loving patience andiforbearance as the world But their ef— forts to avert war have not been match- ed nor seconded in Spain,but have been met with a. truculent defiance that can have only one meaning and can con. mice to only one end. _ ' plain, has scarcely seen before. ’cfadvanccment, now-indication of what . Palmer, Stcnington. "taken, resulting in a vote'of 66 to 32 in It méans war. Thanks to President McKinley, . we. are read y for it. Thanks to him, tidy, igive have acknowledged justice on our side. Had the frantic appeals of self-seeking sensationalists been regarded, we should have been abruptly plunged two months or _ more ago into a war for which we were not prepared, and in which our positiOn would have been regarded by a large portion of the world as unwarranted and unjust. Against such appeals the President stood, a veritable tower of strength, and against them, happily for thdfsafety and honor of the Nation, f léndidly prevailed. The wise man up ‘d'that “He that is slow to anger better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that takctha city.” Under the masterful leadership of the President this Nation has been slow to anger, and has well Having achieved he ha ruled its spirit. those ends, it will not miss the lower. It will show itself mighty, and it will take the city of its foe. The speech of the Spanish Queen Regent at the opening of the Cortes Constituyentes is not optimistic in tone. It contains not a word of en- couragement for either the friends of Spain or the friends of peace. The whole spirit of it is one of dogged fatal- ism, as though from some old Moslem conqueror Spain had inherited belief in Kismet. There is no new promise has already been perfOrmed. The talk of a satisfactory representative governi, ment in Cuba under the present system of so-called autonomy Scunds hollow as the whistling of the wind. Even the- reference to the Pope’s attempted med- iation is scarcely ingenuous, for the world knows well his counsels have not been followed as implicitly as the speech would make it to appear. One useful service, however, speech will render. Its revelation of the Spanish spirit will confirm this Na- tion in the belief that further forbear- ance would have been futile, and will vindicate to the world the stern pro- priety of prompt moving toward deci- sive action. When these utterances are contrasted with the painstakingin- cidity and patient reasonableness of the President’s message of ten days ago the difference between the Spanish and the American disposition is most clearly shown. A plea of “non pos- sumus” might have served Spain bet- ter. For sheer inability to fulfil the requirements of justice there might be some show of sympathy, or at least of pity. But when a Bourbon—man or nation—hardens the heart against the right, and stubernly says, “I will not!” the' unrelenting voice of Justice says: the “You must!” «o-.>—_——-— Royal Arcanum Officers. The following officers were elected at New London, Wednesday, by the Grand Council Royal Arcanum: Grand Regent, Hubert P. Wetmore, Winsted; Grand Vice-Regent, M. B. Dunbar, Torrington; Grand Orator, E. E. Hoad- ley, New Haven; Past Grand Regent, H. G. Palmer, Stenington; Grand Secretary, B. Halloway, Milford; Grand Treasurer, B. G. Bryon, Waterbury; Grand Chaplain, J. P. Tafft, Stamford; Grand Guide, Vi”. A. H. Hatfield, Bridgeport; Grand Warden, A. N. Hall, Meriden; Grand Sentry, W. P. Randlc, South N orwalk; Grand Trustee (three years) W. A. Howell, Rockville; Supreme Representative, John S DavenpOrt, Stamford; Alternate, H. G. ———————<o.o>————— Resignation Not Accepted. A special meeting of the Norwalk Baptist church society was held Mon- day night to take action upon the resig- nation of the pastor, Rev. F. E. Robbins After a short discussion _-a vote was favor of not accepting the resignation. EVE’S RAMBLINGS. COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG THE WOMEN” BY ONE OF THEM. ._... In- wedding presents there are dis« tinct fashions, and the changes this spring from the customs of previous years are very marked. No longer is silver to be given, especially such arti- cles as loving cups, bowls, tea and coffee sets and the like. The giving of small pieces-knives, forks, spoons and tiny articles for the dressing table, with, perhaps, candlesticks—is still permissible, but it should be confined to the relatives and very close friends of the bride and bridegroom. As for several years silver has been the great thing for bridal gifts, the reason for this radical change on the part of fashion is interesting. It is foolish, society says, unless the young bride and groom be of great wealth. to load them down with silver. They will not have servants enough to clean it, let alone anything else, and it will fit in with nothing in their daily lives. So the wedding presents of this spring at all the important bridals will be chiefly china, glass and etchings. Literally hundreds of the latter will go to brides this spring. China tea sets, for example, will bea very popular present this spring. China and cut glass flower vases, very tall and greatly in fashion now, will also be in vogue. Sofa cushions and lamps are being very generally bought for presents. Desks, tables, chairs and other small articles of furniture will come by the dozen to every bride of“ this spring. Sets of furniture will not be uncom- mon wedding presents, when the bride and bridegroom are known to have planned to go to housekeeping at once. But these, naturally, can come from close friends only. Among all the wed- ding presents talked about silver is heard of hardly at all. For the girl who has many wedding presents to make to her feminine friends there is nothing more correct this year than one of the tiny oil paint- ings, framed in gold metal, that sell for from one dollar to five. A present like this is taking the place of a spoon or some article of that sort, and will be highly prized. 9M fiary/céé «algae- At Auction. A, Valuéible Private Residence on East Avenue to be Sold. On W'ednesday afternoon, April 27, 3.153 o’clock, the residence of George S. Gregory on East aveLue, formerly owned by the late Senator O. S. Ferry will be sold at public auction. The lot is 250 feet on East avenue. and runs back to the harbor. The house contains 13 rooms and has all modern improvements. There is also a barn, boat house and good garden, fruit trees, etc. If stormy the sale will take place at the same hour next day. Particulars can be had of Taylor & Golden, South N orwalk or Mitchell & Son, Norwalk. ‘ Hymen. ‘ r GLENDENING—NICKERSON. Miss Mabel Nickel-son, daughter of the late Jasper Nickel-son and Harold Glendening were quietly married at the home of the bride on Main street at 3:30, Wednesday afternoon, only rela- tives witnessing the ceremony which was performed by Rev. F. A. Scofield. Mr. and Mrs. Glendening will go to housekeeping upon their return from a wedding trip which will be in about two weeks. WEE Lost Its Grip. Representatives of the NOT-walk Gas company were notified at an early hour this morning by the police that a volume of gas was on fire from a supply pipe at the scene of the fire at the South N orwalk Hat Co’s manufactory, yester- day morning. The supply of gas was shut off and the fire having no feeder went out. Broke His Arm. John Sayre suffered a fall this morn- ing in which he came out second best with a broken arm. The fracture was reduced by Dr. Hitchcock but the arm will not be in condition for 'war pur- . WATER SUPPLY, The Matter Left for Settle-4 ment at a City Meet- Three or More Plans Discussed But no Action Taken. A joint meeting of the board of water tip-- for in- commissioners and the committee pointed at a recent city meeting the purpose of arranging for an creased water supply was held last evening. The board of water commissioners, Messrs. Mead, Fitch and Hyatt were present, as were members of the com- mittee Messrs. Wood and Olmstead, Mr. VanBuren being unable to attend. Several propositions were discussed, but no definite conclusions were ar- rived at. _ After some discussmn it was decidek which will be announced by Mayor Glover. 000,—“ AMUSEMENTS. Two KIds. The Crane Players presented the Two Kids at Hoyt’s Theatre last night to a large audience. The little Elmore sisters in the title roles kept the audi» ence in roars of laughter. These child- ren are certainly entertainment enough in themselves and have improved since their appearance here last year. The specialties are also, very good. To Rebuild a Wharf. ,Contractors Mairs do Lewis, this morning, seta gang of men at work on repairs to the wharf south of the steamboat landing belonging to'~ the- Taylor estate, and utilized by E. M. Tolles 8: Co. A number of Spilcs were driven last season to bolster up the wharf but the spiles persisted in trying to get into the channel. It is now proposed to make the wharf one that will stay where it belongs. ‘v Bazaar and Supper. St. Paul’s Mission Sunday school held a bazaar and supper in Randall’s hall, East Norwalk', last evening. There was a large number present. A delightful entertainment was given, the Twin City Mandolin club furnishn ing music after which the supper was served and a season of dancing folm lowed. Will Visit Waterbury. Co. F’s. basket ball team will visit Waterbury to-night and play a game with the Y. M. C. A. team of that city. Returning home, they will make ready for ware—on some other basket ball team. —~——-—<o.o>———————-—— “’HEN TRAVELING Whether on pleasure bent or business, ake on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and ef fectually on the_ kidneys, liver, and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches, and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. . ——-——-——<0.0>—— Gone Across the Pond. Among the passengers who sailed for Liverpool on the steamship Majestic to-day was James TV. Holland of West Norwalk. He secured his ticket through the J. M. Layton agency. The Weather; Generally fair to-night and Friday, with decreasing cloudiness. DEATHS. BISHOP—In Bridgeport, Tuesday, April 19, Helen Staples, beloved wife of Sydney Bishop. EVI’I‘TS—In Nichols, April 18, James Nelson, youngest son of Charles R. and Jane C. Evitts, aged 21 years. FRISBIE—In Bridgeport, April '19, poses for some days. . Susan J. Frisbie, aged 60 years. i to report on the different means moi; Sented at a city meeting the date o‘f l g
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