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THE MCCULLOUGH OF DEWEY’S
FLEET SIGHTED AT" HONG
KONG.
BRITISH CONSUL ATTACKED.
FIRED INTOTHE MOB, SHOT A RIOTER
AND WAS ARRESTED.
WAR SHIPS TO HIS RESCUE.
From Dewey.
Hong Kong, Way 4--- The
revenue cutter McCullogh,
Captain ‘2). ‘B. Hodgdon, of
Commodore Dewey’s fleet has
been Sighted. [t is believed
that she is the bearer of. des-
patches from Dewey.
British Consul Arrested.
Kingston, Way 4--- The
“British consul at Santiago was
beseiged by Spaniards and in
self defense the consul fired into
.the mob hitting one of the rioters.
.He was arrested and. locked
up. Three ‘British warships
have been sent to Santiago for
his protection.
Bloody Riots.
vWadrid, Way 4---‘Bloody
riots are going on in Seville,
Valencia and ‘Barcelona and
the militia are powerless to check
them.
Spanish Spy Caught.
Philadelphia, Way 14mm
Spaniard was caught at the
Will Keep Philippines.
Washington, Way 4-?-
President McKinley stated t-’ is
morning that the United States
would retain the Philippa-2e ls-
lands.
BIG NAVAL BATTLE COMING.
It is probable that a naval engage-
ment will be fought between the
Spanish fleet now on its way across the
Atlantic and the armored vessels of
rein-
forced by Commodore Schley’s' flying
squadron, before any steps are taken
Admiral Sampson’s command,
to land an army of invasion in the
island of Cuba.
The policy of the administration will
be to make the campaign against
Havana short, sharp and decisive. In
order to do this an adequate land force
must have the co-operation of all of the
armored vessels that can be brought
int?) service for the bombardment of
Morro Castle and the other
of Havana Harbor.
defences
With Spain’s fleet rapidly steaming
westwar 1, there would not be time to
reduce Havana before that fleet must
be met. It is also thought to be un-
: advisable to risk the disabling of any
lof the armored vessels at Admiral
.Sampson’s command by the guns of
. Morro Castle before the Spanish fleet
With this fleet once
iswept from the Atlantic Admiral
has been met.
I Sampson could concentrate for the at-
| tack upon Havana an overwhelming
i force. .
(311771155 Skyward lbl'S morning? There will soon be a union of the
while tampering with the maga-
gines of the St. Paul.
heaviest ships under Admiral Samp.
son’s immediate command with the ves-
j sels of the flying squad ron. The com- 1
bined fleet that would thus be avail-
able for operation against the Spanish
fleet would consist of the armored
cruisers New York and Brooklyn, the
first class battle ships Iowa, Indiana
and Massachusetts, and the second
class battle ship Te.xas, combined with
such cruisers, converted yachts and
other small crafts as Admiral Sampson
might deem advisable to use for scouts
and torpedo boat destroyers.
The three auxiliary cruisers, St.
Louis, Harvard and Yale, are now
scouring the vAtlantic in search of
the Spanish fleet. The St. Paul will
also go out as soon as her armament has
been completed.
It will be Admiral Sampson’s object
to meet the Spaniards and give battle
before they can either reach a coaling
base or strike any American point to-
ward which they may be headed.
The strength of the Spanish fleet is
not known definitely. It is known to
consist of at least four armored cruisers
and three torpedo boat destroyers.
Whether the three torpedo boats which
first sailed with the fleet put back into
St. Vincent and then went to sea again,
have finally joined the fleet is not
known. Neither is it known whether
' the armored cruiser Carlos V. is with
the fleet. If she is, it includes five
armored cruisers.
There is little anxiety felt as to the
outcome of the battle that will ensue
when Admiral Sampson finally falls in
with the Spanish fleet. Thearmored
vessels of his command outnumber the
His four battle ships
The
Spanish armored cruisers, however,
enemy’s ships.
outclass them in guns and armor.
are all very efficient vessels, and the
three high speed torpedo boat de-
stroyers are not to be despised.
REPORTED ASSASSINATION.
Most alarming rumors prevail in
Gibraltar regarding the situation ipfi
Madrid. It is reported that Senor
Moret, Minister of the Colonies, and
General Martinez Campos, formchap-
talc-General in Havana, have been
assassinated. Premier Sagasta, accord
ing to the reports has been forced to
seek refuge in the British Embassy.
MARTIAL LAW IN VALENCIA.
A state of siege has been proclaimed
in Valencia, and the city is under
martial law. An angry mob with re-
publican proclivities attempted hostile
demonstrations yesterday, but were
quickly dispersed by mounted police.
The fleets if pitched against each
other as anticipated would line up
about as follows:
AMERICAN SQUADRON.
Elagship New York.
Cruiser Columbia.
"’ Minneapolis.
“ Detroit.
Battleship Iowa.
“ Indiana.
Monitor Terror.
Gunboat Montgomery.
“ Helena.
“ Nashville.
Dynamite Cr. Vesuvius.
Torpedo boat Foote. '
' Cushing.
Ericsson.
Winslow.
Porter.
Dupoat.
SPANISH SQUADRON.
Cruiser Almirante Oquendo.
“ Cristobal Colon.
“ Infanta Maria Teresa.
“ Vizcaya. ‘
Torpedo boat destroyer Furor.
l; H u Terror.
“ “ “ Pluton.
Torpedo boat Anete.
H H A2011.
Rayo.
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OFF TO NIANTIC.
The First Regiment, designated as
the infantry arm to represent the state
in the war with Spain, left Hartford
today for Niantic, where the men will
go into camp and to-morrow will be
mustered into the service of the United
States as the, First Regiment, Con-
necticut Volunteers under the call of
[President McKinley. The officers and
honorary members.
men will serve for two years, unless
sooner discharged. The regiment may
not go further than Niantic and yet
may be sent to any part of the country
or even abroad, possibly to Cuba, if
the war should‘last.
TO HOLD PHILIPPINES.
The government has decided to es-
tablish and to maintain until the close
of the war the sovereignty of the
United States in the Philippine Islands.
An Order was yesterday sent by the
major-general commanding the army
to Brigadier-General Henry C. Mer-
riam, commanding the department of
of. California, directing him to secure
the organization and mobilization on
the Pacific coast of 10,000 volunteer
troops as soon as possible. The ad-
ministrationwill not reach a final con-
clusion in regard to the number and
character of the military force to be
sent to the Orient until advices shall
have been received from Commoddre
Dewey describing the exact condition
of affairs at the scene of the present,
naval operations.
GRADUAIING EXERCISES.
Music Hall Crowd ~d With Friends of the
' High School Class.
The graduating 'eXGrQSis of the South
N nrwalk High sshool class took place
last evening at Music hall. The hall
was densely packel with friends of the
class. '
The stage was tastefully decorated
with American flags and choice exotics,
and the class motto, “N ulla N isi Ard ua
Virtue” stood boldly to the front in the
class colors of green and gold.
There were sixteen members in the
class but for some yet unexplained rea-
son, but a portion of-the names appear-
ed on the printed programmes.
The essays read were as follows:
“Dickens’ Writings,” Anna Richard-
son; “The Nineteenth Century,” Daisy
M. Disbrow; “Legends of the Flowers,”
Beula‘ L. Jarvis: “Life’s Standards, ”
May L. Denton; “The Annexation of
Hawaii,” Hugart Norman; “An Ideal
Character,” Alice M. Day; “The
American Boy’s Opportunities,”
Charles A. Steegmuller. The “Class
History anl Prophecy” was presented
by Emma A. Bouton.
Mrs. L. Whitney and Masters Linx-
weiler anl Jesse furnished the musical
part of the exercises. The diplomas
were presented by Rev. A. S. Kavan-
agh, and the benediction pronounced
by Rev. J. T. Winters.
The essays were well written and
demonstrated that the writers of the
same had been in no wise idle
The class reception will take place
at Music hall this eVening.
V‘ VA 7‘
The Firemen.
Regular meetings of the fire com-
panies were held last night.
The Phoenix boys were content to re-
main in-doors and defer the usual
practice run. Messrs. Frank VVood-
ward and Clarence Osborn were elected
A hot roast beef
luncheon was served. Captain D. Hart-
ley Weeks was elected delegate to the
State Fireman’s convention, and his
alternate is Lieut. Greenwood.
The Pioneers were out for practice
and took a run to Wheeler’s straw fac-
tory where they experimented with
their new ladders. Returning to head-
quarters they held a regular meeting
an 1 elected Charles H. Glover as a
delegate to‘the State convention, with
James Wood as alternate.
Hope Hose company hell a regular
meeting and also took a practice run to
Cross street where they made connec-
tion with a hydrant and gave the hose
a test. There was a good turnout of
members and as usual the laddies work-
ed in a manner suggestive of the best
of discipline.
Wadhams vs. Taylor.
The case of Wadhams vs. Taylor oc-
Cupied the attention of Judge Frost in
the Town court, all day, yesterday
Among the w1tnesses were Messrs.
Yost, Taylor, Light, Gray, Honnecker,
Fancher, Tammany, Cuneo, Kehoe,
Hanford, Wilcox, et. a1. Wadhams ap-
peared as council for himself and War-
ner appeared for Taylor. The final
argument in the case was delivered to
the court by. Attorney Warner this
morning. The cause of the suit has
previously been published, and it is
unnecessary to repeat it.
A similar case brought by the same
party is pending against Prosecuting
Attorney Ferris and may be reached
to-day. .
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.A Body Found at Fairfield MR5
iilated Beyond Recognition.
The Vic:im Had Evidently Attempted to
hoard a Train.
The body of an unknown man was
found early Tuesday morning on the
railroad track near the Fairfield sta-
tion. The body lay beside the track
and was so mutilated that it is entirely
unrecognizable. From all appearances
the man was a tramp and of Irish de-
scent. It is said that three tramps were
seen about 4 that morning going down
the track, and that one of them answer-
ed the description of the dead man, N o
trace of the other two men can be
found, and it is thought the three men
were endeavoring to board the 5:40
freight; that the other two succeeded,
and that one of them fell under the
wheels.
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Wedded Fifty Years.
If Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murray live
until Saturday next, and all signs in
dicate that such will be the fact, they
will allow their children, grandchil-
dren and friends to give them a golden
wedding anniversary party, as on that
date they will have been married fifty
years. The party will assemble at the
aged couple’s borne on Center avenue
and properly celebrate the occasion.
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Kline Discharged.
Assistant superintendent Kline of
the Tramway line has been discharged.
His successor is Conductor Miller. This
was part of the result of his assault on
Conductor Lahey Sunday night. A
warrant was also issued for Kline’s ar-
rest on complaint of Conductor Lahey.
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G. A. R.
Several veterans from this town will
be in attendance at the annual meeting
of the State G. A. R. which is to be
held in New Britain on Thursday and
Friday of this week. J. H. Stevens
will represent Douglas Fowler Post.
and he will be accompanied by Com-
mander Morrell and Past Commander
Wool.
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Death of a Well-Known Hatter.
Fred Keisler, a former Norwalk hat-
ter, died at St. Luke’s hospital last
night aged about 36 years. The de-
ceased learned his trade at the C. & K.
shop No. 1., but for some years past has
been employed in Brooklyn. The re-
mains will be brought here for inter-
ment.
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Saloon Keeper Fined.
In the Town Court, yesterday, Pat-
rick Blake was fined $100 and costs for
a violation of the license law. He took
an appeal and his bonds were placed at
$150.
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Darien and Noroton.
The work of laying a water pipe from
Stamford to Rot on Point is progressing.
Miss Jessie St. John has returned
from a visit with Stamford friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lockwoei of
Noroton have been entertaining Mrs.
Fred Burchard and son.
Mrs. Julia Hitchcock and daughter
have returned from a visit with her
son in Groton. ‘
The concert and entertainment at
the Town Hall for the benefit. of the
Darien M. E. church, last evening,
was well attended and highly enjoyed.
The musical programme was one of
rare excellence.
Miss Jennie Fairbanks has joined the
ranks of Darien-’5 fair bicyclists.
' Miss Katie Ferris and Miss Lulu
Cullen are riding new wheels.
Business is beginning to boom in
Darien despite the Spanish war.
Darien residents should show their
patriotism by throwing “Old'Glory”
to the breeze.
WHEN TRAV SLING
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
in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
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A requiem, service in memorial, for
Mrs. J ohnEClougherty was held in St.
xMary’s church this morning.
I
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‘ _ linevm. Actual tests show it goes one-
thlrd further than any other brand.
worn
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER 00-, NEW YORK.
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We are pleased to announce
that our press has been
repaired, and that we will
resume the publication
of our usual eight-page
paper to-morrow.
HO~H_—
EVE’S RAMBLIN GS.
COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG
THE WOMEN. BY ONE
OF THEM.
The inattentive conductor.
Has he ever exasperated you beyond
control of your feelings?
There is a conductor on the N orwalk
Street Railway line of whom it may be
said is entirely unfitted for his business.
Many ladies have made complaint Of
his inattentiofi. When you want to
board his car he is certain to be en-
gaged in conversation with somebody
on the platform or staring into vacancy
toward the interior of the car or atten
tive to something foreign to his busi-
ness and thus fails to see you, however
vigorous you may signal for him to
stop.
And as you cannot whistle or run, or
plow through the mud (on our clean
streets ?) like a man you are left on the
Sidewalk for some seven minutes or
more until the next car comes along.
You may fume and fret but there you
are and there you stay for all he cares,
and the next time it’s the same thing
over again.
And when you desire to get off his
car it is the same difficult contrivance.
After trying to catch his eye until you
pass your destination you are finally
obliged to get up and make your way
to the door as best you can.
.In rainy or snowy weather he will
stand and allow you to open the door
of the car for yourself as best you may
whether you are laden with umbrella
and parcels or no. It makes no differ-
enceto him. Yes, and in bitter cold
weather he hugs the inside of the car,
for which one could not blame him, if
he would watch out for would-be pas-
sengers but he doesn’t; he keeps his
:yes I know not where, he leaves you
shivering and freezeing on the sidewalk
while the car glides swiftly on and on.
But this could be excused if it were
not habitual with him. Many others as
well as I have occasion to ride back and
forth between the twin cities very
often. And it is decidedly annoy-
ing and harrassing to meet with this
individual. '
Now I will say that there are conduc-
tors on this line who are courteous and
attentive in every one particular. It
is noticeable and appreciated by every-
one and it is a pleasure to ride on their
cars.
me 92.7.4.2. are...
War on Slot Machines.
Chief Bowman of Stamford has re-
ceived several complaints of late re-
garding slot machines and he has warn-
ed the proprietors to remove the ma-
chines immediately.
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, The Weather.
Scattered showers to-night, Thurs-
day fair, variable winds becoming
north. ;
MARRIAGES.
. lSTUCKEY—BROCKETTw—In Danbury,
.May 1, by Rev. Charles P. Hall, Miss
Mamie Breckett to Ernest A. Stuckey.
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