13‘ If you wantthe best.
goods for the least money '
read the advertisement—s ~
in the Gazette. ' l
., VOL. VIII. NO. 1855
Eveni
ANOTHER PRIZE I
THE CRUISER DETROIT BRINGS
IN THE SPANISH SHIP
BOLIVAR.
DEWEY ORDERED TO SEIZE PHILIP-
PINE ISLANDS.
GENERAL RUSSELL FRUST REBEMMENDED,
, his call for troops in response to the
I telegram from SecretaryAlger until
it can be definitely determined if in-.
FURA BREAD
I’
’SIIIIEPIUN-
CAPTAIN SAMPSON’S FLEET PRACTI-
CALLY IN POSSESSION OF
PORT CABANAS.
Hong Kong, April 27---lt is
reported here that Commodore
Dewey has received orders from '
Washington to capture the
Philippine Islands to-day.
' Cork, April 2 7--'-British ship
.Killarney arrived at rBristol
last night and reports that she
spoke the Shenandoah.
Washington, April 2 7-.—-
President McKinley, Secretary
of War «Alger and Gen. Miles
are conferring to-day and ar-
ranging plans for invading
C nha.
Key West, April 27-—- The
United States, cruiser ‘Detroit!
has captured- the Spanish ship
Boh'var, and hronght her to this
port this morning. ‘
The President received a dis—
patch annonncing this captnre.
[Key West, April 27---Capt.
Sampson’s fleet is practically
in possession of Port C ahanas.
STEAMER PARIS SAFE.
Confidential information regarding
the secret instructions given Capt.
Watkins, of the American line steamer
Paris says, that the Paris will reach
' ‘her destination safely in due time. No
' anxiety need be felt if the steamer
“Pages not arrive at New York on Fin-
a .:‘-da,y, when she would-1 be due under
it
ordinary circumstances; indeed, it is
practically certain that she will not
reach Sandy Hook on that day.
It would be indiscreet to give any
further hint of the intended movement
of the Paris. Meantime, it is already
known that she escaped the first trap
the Spaniards had laid for her.
The principal warship assigned to
catch the big liner was the cruiser Em-
perador Carlos V. and had any other
warship captured her she would have
been taken into the nearest Spanish
port.
THE SHENANDOAH SAFE.
The British bark Carradale, from
Portland, Oregon, for Queenstown, has
arrived. She reports that on April 14,
in latitude 35.22 N., longitude 39. 25 VV.,
she spoke the American four-masted
ship Shenandoah from San Francisco
for Liverpool, which was reported last
Saturday to have been captured by the
Spaniards.
LIEUT. ROWAN THE OFFICER.
A United States army officer is in the
camp of Gen. Calixto Garcia of the
Cuban insurgents army in consultation
with him in reference to arming the
Cubans and the co-operation of the Cu-
ban and United States troops. This
9th infan-
try, who was landed before daylight
Monday, west of Santiago from the
United States torpedo boat,
Lieut. Fremont commanding.
olficer is Lieut. A.S. Rowan,
Porter,
BLANCO BLUFFS.
Captain-General Blanco has cabled
to the Spanish . Government that he
has no need for warships in the defence
of Havana.
RIOTS 1N PORTO RICO.
Hunger riots and famine prices are
reported from Porto Rico.
'are experienced members-
I
FOR BRIGADIER-GENERAL.
A special to the Hartford Courant
says that Gen. Russell Frost of South
Norwalk, commander of the Connecti-
cut National Guard, has been recomy
mended by Representative Hill and-
Governor Cooke for appointment as a'
brigadier-general.
PLENTY OF VOLUNTEERS.
Responses from the Governors of
nearly every State and Territory to the
call for volunteers were
The
President’s
received at the War Department.
' ofiers were in excess of the demand.
PROCLAIMING NEUTRALITY.
' The State Department yesterday re-
ceived notices showmg that most of the)
nations of the world will observe strict
- neutrality in the war between the Uni-
ted States and Spain.
WILL HASTEN NAVAL ATTACK
England’s declaration of neutrality
is expected to hasten Commodore Dew-
ey’s attack on‘ the Philippines, and the
first serious fighting is regarded as like-
ly to take place off Manila.
GOV. COOKE’S CALL.
Gov. Cooke will probably not issue
fantry cannot be substituted for 9.1 til-
, lerymen in the staté’ s quota The
T state has not enough artillerymen to
meet the. call. Adjutant-General
Haven has gone to
present the case to the war department.
Col. Burdettof the-First Regiment has
notified Gov. Cocks that he is already
able to pledge the enlistment of '10
companies of 84 men each, 500 of which
of the
National Guard.
- When the call will be issued the
troops will be mobilized at the state
camp grounds, N iantie.
THE SOMERS TlED-UP
The English neutrality proclamation
was published, and the United States
torpedo-boat Somers was obliged to
put up at Falmouth till the War is over.
She had been ordered to leave that
port by this morning, but was unable
to do so. ‘
TO JOIN INSURGENTS.
It is probable that a landing will
SJon be made near the eaStern end of
the blockading line in Cuba, and a
fortified post estlblished. A junction
will then be effected with the insur-
gents.
SPANISH MAILS STOPPED.
_. The Postmaster-General issued an
order forbidding the dispatch of mails
to Spain or any of her colonies and de-
pendencies.
ARMY BILL A LAW.
The Army Reorganization bill 'be-
came a law yesterday by the signature
of the President.
WILL, VOTE FRIDAY.
The War Revenue bill was favorably
reported to the House by Chairman
Dingley, yesterday, and an agreement
was made to take the final vote at, 4
o’clock on Friday.
STATUS or SPANISH SHIPS
They Are Allowed in Our Waters Until
.May 21, Inclusive, for Loading and
'Departing—Spanish Ships Met at Sea
Will Be Permitted to Continue Their
Voyage if Loaded. Before That Time in
the United States.
Washington, April 27.—The President
by proclamation, has allowed Spanish
vessels in the United States waters un—
til May 21, dniclusve, for loading and
departing. and Spanish ships met at '
sea. will be; permitted to, continue. their
_ vc'Iyagle if loaded pefcre that time In the
'1898,
goes and departing from such ports (3‘
Washington to'
'l':vl.ed States. Spanish \'l.5.:.\.:£5 bound
{I r the United States which saiIed prior
10 April 21 are exempt from capture
and allowed to discharge cargo.
The proclamation declares that the
right of search will be exercised with
strict regard for rights of neutrals and
mail steamers will be Intexfe-Ied with
only on the clearestg :Ound of suspic-
ion. The proclamations as follous:
By the President of 11: e l nited States
of America, ~
A Prnclmnat u '.
VVlier-eas, by an act of Congress, ap-
proved April 25, 1898, it is declared that
war exists and that war has existed
since the 21st day of April, A. D. 1898,
mending said day, between the United
States of Ameiica and the kingdom of
,S'pain, and
VVIher eas, it being dlesll able that such
\I ar should be conducted upon princi-
ples in harmony with the present views
of nations and sanctioned ‘- by recent
practice, it has already been announced
that the policy of this government will
be not to resort to privateering, but to
adhere to the rule. at the declaration
' of Paris.
Now, therefore, I, William McKinley.-
’ President of the United States of Amer-
ica, by virtue of the power vested in
fine by the Constitution and the laws,
do hereby declare and proclaim:
First—The neutral flag covers enIe-
my's goods with the exception of con-
traband of war.
Second~Neutral goods not contra—
band of war are not liable to confisca-
Ition under the enemy’s flag.
1 Third—Blockades in order to be bind-
§ngtmust be effective.
Fourth—Spanish merchant vessels in
’ny ports or places within the United
igtates shall be allowed until May 21,
inclusive, for loading their car-
plnces, and such Spanish merchant \‘r-
'S‘els, if met at sea by any United States
ship, shall be permitted to continue
their vo‘ya se- it on examination of their
papers it shall appear that their car-
goes were taken on board before the
expiration of the above term, provided
that nothing herein contained shall ap—
ply to Spanish vessels having on board '
any officers in the military or naval
service of the enemy, or any coal (ex-
cept such as may be necessary for
their voyage), or any other article pro-
‘ hibited or contraband of war, or any
dispatch of or to the Spanish Govern.-
' ment.
Fifth—Any Spanish merchant vessel
which prior to April 21 1898, shall have
sailed from any foreign port bound for
any port or place- in the United Statw
shal Mitted to- enter stun» pastor
place, and to discharge her cargo and
afterward forthwith to depart Without
molestation; and any such vessel-if
met at sea by any United States ship
shall be'per-mttted to continue her voy-
age to any port nort blockaded.
Sixth—The right or search is'to be ex-
ercised with strict regard for the right
of neutrals and the voyages of mail
steamers are not to be interfered with
except, on. the clearest ground .01 sus-
picion of a violation of law in respect
of contraband or blockade. '
WILLIAM M’KINLEY.
In witness whereof, etc., done at the
Department of States, etc., this 26th
day of April, etc.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday the
matter of the prizes already taken by
our fleet in Cuban waters was inciden-
tally referred to, particularly the case
of the Buena Ventura. This and all
other prize cases will go to the prize
court.
All nations, it is said, recognizes prop—
erly constituted prize courts as the
only authority having jurisdiction, and
their decisions are taken as conclusive
and final. The government has no
thought of releasing of any prizes taken
except in rare cases, where an evident
error has been committed.
MORALITY IN FICTION.
A Large Audience Greets Miss Bacon at
the Central Club House.
Miss Corinne Bacon, of the Woman’s
club, of New Britain, spoke to the.
Central club yesterday afternoon upon
the theme “What Constitutes Morality
in Fiction?” The speaker was intro-
duced and her subject announced by
the President of the club, Mrs. Isaac S.
J ennings. Miss Bacon premised her
paper by a few pleasant words as to the
pleasure and value of this interchange
among the clubs of the state, made pos-
sible by the Federation. The. audi-
ence were quite ready to do full justice
to these sentiments after, hearing the
sound doctrine of Miss Bacon set forth
and its spirited utterances.
Miss Bacon took ,the ground that a
book may be immoral in a number Of
ways not always considered hurtful till
one begins to think about the matter;
that false views of life or the confusion
of realism and romanticism, in the
same book may prove. of real harm to
the inexperienced reader. The real
test of a book in its effect upon the
mind and soul is “Does it leave me bet-
ter or worse than it found me ‘9”
The close of the paper cited the best ‘
authorities to prove the position she
took, and it seemed from the signs of
apprOval and the smiles of pleasure in
the audience that she had proved very
convincing.
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The Weather.
.Generally =fair to-night and Thurs-
day frosts‘ In interior. _
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N ORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1898.
Among FIRE.
John McMahon’s House
West Avenue Badly
Damaged.
The Cause of the Blaze a Deep Mystery.
Yesterday afternoon at twenty min-
utes after 5 o’clock as Paul Haskins,
coachman for Mrs. Dudline P. Ray-
moad, was standing in front of Gen.
Russell Frost’s new barn he chanced to
look towards the house of John Mc-
Mahon, situated on West avenue be-
tween Gen. Frost’s residence and that“,
of Mrs. Raymond, when he saw flames
issuing from the attic window on the
north side of the building.
He yelled fire and started for the
residence of Mrs. Hill to obtain the
key to Box1~l near Cedar street, brt
was unable to get any response to lrs
repeated ring at the doorbell.
Just as he ' yelled fire, however,
Charles Bosch was passing and having
a‘key to the box turned in an alarm,
which was responded to by the fire de-
partment.
When Putnam Hose company reached
the scene the fire had spread and the
entire roof wdas burning. The flames
”Were not extinguished until the Ioof
had been totally destroyed and the
house flooded with water.
» The tire when first seen was in the
attic on the north side, but its origin
is shrouded in mystery as no fire had
beeh on that side of the house in some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stevens occupy
the second story of the house, and Mr.
Stevens had left the house only about
twenty minutes before the alarm sound-
ed.
The furniture of both Mr McMahon
and Mr.
carried to the barn, but some ofit was
badly damaged by water.
Mr. McMahon carried an insurance
of $3,500 on his house and $1,500 on
household goods with Jacob M. Lay-
ton and Mr. Stevens had an insurance
of $700 with Taylor & Golden, both of
which will fully cover the loss.
It was only last week that the South
Nor-walk Hat company’s factory in
which Mr. McMahon was interested,
was burned to the ground, and now he
Stevens was gotten out and
is called upon to suffer an additional
loss by the burning of a goodly portion
of his handsome residence.
N o_t_i_ce !
SPECIALWAR NEWS.
The GAZETTE has secured
the telegraphic service of the
Union Associated Press, and
will receive hourly bullelins
of the Spanish—AmeriCan Ivar
every day.
Extras will be issued
impotent news is received,
but yellowjournalism will not
be indulged in.
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WHEN TRAV3LING
Whether on pleasure bent or business,
ake on every trip a bottle of Syrup of
Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and cf
fectually on the kidneys, liver, and
bowels, preventing fevers, headaches,
and other forms of sickness. For sale
. hen
.in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug-
“gists. " Manufactured by the California
{Fig Syrup 00. only.
3r ..
a" Recognized as the
family p'a'perthe Gazette’s
advertising columns will
Pro'Ve ité yalue‘to you.
PRICE ONE CENT.
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A
on NORWALK’S WIN
The Bridgeport Chess Players
Defeated in the Third Game.
The Silver Cup Remains In the Passes-Ito
of the Norwalk Players.
Ten of BridgéPOrt’s best Chess play-
ers journeyed to this city last night,
with the intention of capturing the
silver cup -. which the Norwalk players
brought home with them from in
Park'City after the second game-in the
series. 4 ‘
It was the third game in the series
and the Bridgeporters worked hard to
win, but luck was against themv-and
they returned home on the midnight
train ‘defeated by a score of 7 to 3. .1
THE SCORE.
N ORWALK BRIDGEPORT
Baldwin 1* GotthardtZ-él
J. Baker 1 Wilson 0
Mulvihill 1; Challenger o ‘
Moran 1 Rogers 0
C. Baker 4; Beacher _ 4-}
Church 0 Adams I
Guthrie J Coggswell é)
Cling 'i Northrop é
Merriweather 1, Bowen 0
A dams 0 Palmer ‘ l
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WESTPOBT THOLLEY ROAD.
Fourlh' Adjournment of the Meeting of the
Stockholders.
The stockholders of the VVestport
Trolley road met again Tuesday for the
fourth time, and adjourned for another
two weeks. The vice president pre-
sided and said that negotiations .forv ~
the sale of the company had not yet
been completed.
It is possible that the road may yet
be sold, but there is no telling when,
or where, or who the buyers will be.
Rumors still insists that the Bridgeport
Traction Co., will be the eventual buy-
ers, but this cannot be verified. The
next meeting of the stockholders will
take place May 10. In the meantime
negotiations will be hurried along.
'7
Belden Hill.
.Iohan. Knapp is improving the luv
terior of his residence with new paper
and paint. Gantly and Olmstead have:
the contract.
William G. Boyce and family of East .
Orange, who have leased the Bloomei
Place for the summer, are settled in.
their new home and are loud in their
praises of the air and scenery of this
locality.
Mrs. J. C.-IGregoI-y, and Walter ~
Gregory, have opened their pleasant
home in this place for the summer sea.
son. Mr. Gregory who has been very
ill at his East Orange home is rapidly
improving and expects to pass the
greater portion of his time this summeI
in Belden Hill.
David J enks has greatly improved
his house with a tasteful coat of paint.
There is an epidemic of foxes in this
vicinity that argues any- quantity of
trouble for the local poultry raisers
unless they are exterminated. The
fields east of this street are said to be
fairly alive with them no less than
twenty having been counted in one
day.
Giles Britto IS suffering from a dis»
located shoulder received by a fall or.
Sunday.
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His Load Too Heavy.
James H. Mead, of Stamford, while
suffering with a large sized jag attempt~
ed to turn his wagon around on South
'Maiu street last night, when his load
shifted and James went out on his face
into the street. He was picked up in
a half dazed condition and taken to Dr.
Clarke‘s, whare his face was dressed
after which he,I was eScorted to the
station house by Captain Gladstone.
Taylor’s Demurrrrfiustained.
Judge Scott, of Danbury, has rem-
dered his decision in the case of E. J.
Wadhams vs. Attorney Taylor, sus-
taining Mr. Taylor’s demurrer on both
counts.
Judge Scott’s decision upon Mr. Tay»
lor' s technicality, howevex, does not
relieve Mr. Taylor from the suspicmn
that he was afraid to face the charges
as a public officer should.
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