. ‘3' If you want the. best goods forthe least m'oney read the ladvertisements ,,,,,, in the Gazette. VOL. viii; No. 1861 ~ $5 Recognized. as he family paperthe Gazette’s advertising columns will Prove its‘value to you. _ ‘ "a \\\\\\\\\\11uumnI//,”, ON CUBAN SOIL! TWOEXPEDITIONS LANDED UN- DER PROTECTION OF WIL- MINGTON’S GUNS. OLD GLORY PLANTED IN CUBA. SIXTEENSPANIARDS KILLED-.AHD—sn- , TY WOUNDED IN A CHARGE, THE OTHERS RETREAT T0 HAVANA. ‘Expeainons Landed. Key. .West,. May 5—» The Layden returned this morning after landing two expeditions in Cuba. The first carried important despatches to Gomez. The second expedition land- ed at the west of Havana aided by shells from the guns of the Wilmington. Upon landing a charge was made resulting in the killing of sixteen and the wounding of sixty Spaniards, when the latter" retreated into Havana. Old Glory in Cuba. Havana, May 5-——.fl large number of .flmerican and C u- ban flags are floating in Cuba, and many rifles for the insur- gents have been landed. No News From Dewey. London, May 5—- The'Eastern telegraph reports that nothing . has as yet been heard from Dewey. ' Appeals For Aid. , . Kingston, May 5-»? The gOvernor of Porto Rico has up- pealed to Spain to quell the riots now going on. 4 \ 1 St. Paul Ordered to Sail. Camden, May 5--- The St. Paul, Captain Sigsbee’s boat, has been ordered to sail im- mediately. ‘Destination un- known. . Saw Spanish Boats. Philadelphia, May 5-—— The cflllen line steamer just arrived reports having seen four Span.- ish vessels 0/7 New Foundland on Sunday. at German liner also reports having been chased by a Spanish warship. Firing on the Mob. ‘Madrid, May 5-—-Rioting continues in the provinces, and the soldiers and police have fir— ing --on them, killing many women. WAR NEWS. Admiral Sampson’s powerful squad- rOn, which assembled at Key West on Monday, sailed from there yesterday. “The London Daily Mail’s” correspon - dent at that place cabled from Tampa that he knew positively, that the Admir- al would. proceed at full speed to Porto Rico to. occupy the cooling station as a. naval base, or destroy it, and put to sea to meet the Spanish fleet from Cape Verde, if possible, and engage it in bittle. . A dispatch from Lisbon says the Cape Verde fleet has gone to Cadiz to join the warships assembled there. _ l No report from Commodore Dewey has been received in Washington. Preparations were begun to send re- inforcements to Manila. Vessels were chartered at San Francisco for trans- ports, and troops of the Regular Army , . " were ordered to concentrate there. be forwarded. The President sent the nominations of eleven Major-Generals and: twenty- . five Brigadier-Generals to the Senate. The only appointees from civil life. were Fitzhugh Lee, James H. Wilson, Representative Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, and Senator Sewell, of New Jersey. The Government at Madrid is re- ported as distrusting the army, in which a revolutionary society has been formed. Riots occurred yesterday in many places in. Spain, resulting in clashes be- tween mobs and soldiers. It Is assert- ed that these demonstrations are due to hunger, rather than to political causes. Martial law has been declared in G1jon, Oviedo and Valencia Prov- inces. . Letters found on the captured steam- er Ar gonauta and information derived from the captain of the Antonio y Paco show that Havana is near starvation, and that the soldiers are confiscating all the food they can lay their hands. on. An offer of the transfer of Hawaii 1 ‘ the Government for use as a coaling and supply station while the Spanish"2 American war is in progress has been made by President Dole. SPANISH FISHING-SMACK ‘ CAPTURED.- The Spanish fishing-smack De Sep- tembre was escorted into Key West last night by a. prize crew from the Helena. She was taken eight days ago in Yucatan Channel by the gunboat. Adverse weather was ehcduntered, du'r'. ing which‘the charts were blown over board, and the captors, with» their little prize, cruised aimlessly about the waters of the Gulf until yesterday, when the British steamer Jamaica was encountered, and put them on their course. The capture of the schooner was not attended by any sensational circumstances, one blank shot sufiicing to round her up. RIOTS ALL OVER SPAIN. The riots in the Spanish provinces are assuming alarming proportidns. At Talavera de la Reyna one of the Jesuit religious houses has been burn- ed. Rioters there attacked and seized the railroad station, burned the cars and then set fire to several private houses and a cafe. After that the rioters tried to break into the prison The Civil Guards prevented them from releasing the prisoners. Many persons were ar- rested. The troubles are expected to and release the convicts. increase. QUEEN READY TO RESIGN. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says: —— “The idea of the resignation of the regency by Queen Marla Christina is being seriously reconsidered by the members of the imperial family ofAus- tria, with a view of averting an anti- dynastic movement and saving the throne. An exchange of ideas on the subject is going on between the Queen Regent and her Austrian family. but its most influential members are de’ cidedly opposed.” AFTER ALFONSO XIII. Spain’s transport ship, the Alfonso XIII., conveying to Havana 1,100 sol- diers, a large quantity of supplies and nearly half a million dollars, will soon be a prize of United States men-of-war. This is the confident prediction Of officials of the Navy Department and is based upon instructions given to Rear Admiral Sampson, commander-in- chief of the North Atlantic squadron, mforming him of the arrival of the enemy’s transport at the Barbados, and directing him to take immediate steps- to effect her capture. Infthe puruance in these. instructions, it ispelieved that . _ Bear AdmiraluSampson has despatehp‘d A f large supply of ammunition will also . several vessels to the Barbados to lie (-11? Slde the three mile limit and await the departure cf the Spanish steamer The British government, whose flag flies over the Barbados, will limit the length of the stay of the Alfonso XIII. in the harbor to forty-eight hours, it is expected, by which time the Ameri- can men-of-war will be cruising in the vicinity of those islands. Besides-communicating with Rear Admiral Sampson in regard to the capture of the Alfonso XIII., instruc- ' tions were given to the American coh- suljn the Barbados to report to the Department of State the time ‘of the ‘ departure of the Spanish vessel, and it is expected that -he will make; every effort to obtain information as to the point to which she is bound. In naval circles it is believed that the Alfonso XIII. has gone into the Barbados for coal. ’ Great Britain will permit the vessel go: take on board a supply sufficient to enable her to reach the nearest home port, which in this case is San Juan, Porto Rico. The Alfonso XIII, is an auxiliary cruiser and is armed with fivé 5-inch Hontoria guns. Naval oflic- ials say, howeve1. that they have no jubt that when unde1 the guns of an fmei ican p1 otected c1u1ser she could éifliciulty. ‘Twee'ks ago for Cuba. Porto Rico she lea1 ned that Havana ships, and realizing thatshe could not possibly enter the harbor, or if she tried would be captured by our fleet, she departed from Porto Rico and was supposed to be returning to Spain, but- her arrival at Barbados dispels all speculation as to her whereabouts. A STATE OF REVOLUTION. The Brussels correspondent of the London Daily Chroaicle says: “Don Carlos, the pretender, is much agitated by private telegrams he has recciVed from Madrid. A Spanish diplomatist of high position says: ‘They are prac- tically in a state of revolution; and it is the beginning of the end of the re- gency. The queen regent may make a final effort in favor of her‘son, but he will never come to the throne.’ ”‘ DYNASTY NEAR ITS END. A very despondent view has been taken in Vienna since the Manila. de- feat. It is believed that the Spanish dynasty is nearing its end, and great sympathy is expressed for the queen regent in her dire trouble. SPAIN WILLING. The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says. “Those who are best informed as to the government’s view allege that if the’Spanish arms suffer another reverse like that at Cavite the government would informally request the great powers to lend their services to arrange the best possible terms of peace. Many Liberals consider that Spain having maintained her honor and justified her chivalry, can, now afford to yield to but it is doubtful supe1 101 f01 ce; this line of action. "The government would be content to cede Cuba to the United States, would not pay indemnity, because un- able. Well informed politicians re.- gard the war as practically terminated and that toward the end of May it will become history. What will follow, however, it is difficult to foresee. All the elements of a long civil war in Spain are unfortunately becoming visible. The gover nment and the Libe‘ralparty are populaily hated, as 1 e made to surrender without much.- ,1 ' , " -‘broke'n, and it was thought he was a. ‘- 't' ff 1 1 1. oTh‘e Alfonso XIII. left Spain several“. .710 1m 0 On p ay Upon arrivmg at’ was blockaded by the United States. whether public Opinion would appl ove ' being responsible for the war. The Republicans possess no durable chance of success. The Conservatiws and Carlists are the great parties of the future. The economic question, how- ever, will come to the front first, ' hunger cannot wait. ”- The Standard says: “There is a growing impression in official quarters that the Queen Regent and theSpanishgovernment favor some arrangement that will lead to the early It is believed that'Aust-ria is anxious to intervene, termination of the war. while German}7 has special reasons to desire some arrangement which will not compromise the future of the Philippines." ——————<0.0 A GOOD MOVE, It is Proposed to Hold Patriotic Exercises in the Armory. . It is proposed to make the next Me- morial day which occurs on the 30th of this month one of the most memorable ever held in town. To this end a project is on foot to secure the Armory for a grand chil- dren’s demonstration, in which the public school pupils will take a leading part in exercises of a patriotic nature. In the evening the1 e will be address- es vocal and instrumental music, the latte1 to comp1 lse a large ch01 us of voices, in which National airs will pi e- dominate. The proposed 0101 1ficat10n is being pushed by pat1 iotic citizens who hope to announce at an early date the entire plan of programme. The idea is a patriotic one and will meet with the hearty approval of all. <Vv‘ > Living With Broken Neck. Cha1les Look was taken tp the Dan- bury hospital a few days ago from Sandy Hook, having been found at the foot of a coal t1estle. His neck 11 as , Look was unable to make himself _‘un'de1 stood, and it was not until a Polish interpreter was taken to the hospital that his condition became apparent. Then it was found that, although he cduld breathe and talk, below his neck he was paralyzed. His head was placed in a fi ame-like appai atus, held' 1n place by a weight, and he has been in that position for several days. Once his head got out 'of position and, except for a timely dis- covery, he would have died. The physicians hope that he will get well. ‘vA 7‘ _ Town Court. «The first case brought to the atten- tion of the court this morning was that of the State vs. Maggie Hogan, who was charged with having assaulted her employer, Fred Mitchell. The case was continued indefinitely, Mr. Mitchell not caring to prosecute the case. In the case of the State vs. “Mike” Sullivan the judge released the pris- oner on pa1 ole. The next was that of Mis. Mary Welch, charged. with intoxication. She was fined $10 andcosts. Her children, John, aged 13 and Annie aged 11 years were in the Court room with their mot-her, the accused, and papers were served to the end that the two be placed in some one of the State institutions. A hearing in the matter was adjourned until this after- noon. ' ' -‘ <v7 Decision Reserved. The arguments in the cases of VVad- hams vs. Taylor and of Wadhams vs. Ferris were completed before Judge Frost in the Town court, yesterday. . The judge reserved his decision. High School Class Receplion. There was a crowded attendance at the South Norwalk High school recep- tion in Music hall, last evening. P1 of Smythe’ s orchestra fu1nished music for dancing. The affaii was one of the greatest social successes of the season. 4--_ “Old Glory” Given Away. The American flag will be given away to-day at6p. m, at the Boston store. On account of the showery weather the drawing did not take place yesterday.‘ Reunion. The thirty-third annual reunion of the let Regiment Veteran Association will be held at Willimantic, May 16th, 1898. Herbert C. King was reported this morning as being somewhat worse of his illness. \ ‘ for . says that he went home last night and " 1110111111111 91111112. Fred Mitchell Assaulted by His Housekeeper. She Was Placed Under Arrest and Put to Plea in the Town Court. Maggie Hogan was placed under ar- rest last evening and landed in the Water street station-house. Maggie for several months past has been employed as a domestic at the Mitchell residence on Cliff street. Mr. Mitchell gives in substance the following version of the trouble. He found that Maggie had been indulging pretty freely. in intoxicants, in other words that she was drunk. He “called her down,, for her fool- ishness, and prepared his own supper. Later she told him that she was going . to the bridge. and he ordered her to remain at home. She said that she. would act her own pleasure in the mat- ‘ ter and left the room. ., . To quote Mr. Mitchell, “After I had cleared up the table I went to her room and asked her what she proposed doing about going away. The only answer I got was a rap alongside the head with a piece of quartz which she ' held in her hand. I then grappled with her and'managéd—to secure posses- sion' of the rock. Having brought her under subjection I went out of the house and sent for an officer, and later hitched up my horse and went for an officer myself, with the result that the woman was placed under arrest.” In the Town ”court, this morning, Judge Gregory continued the case for one month. 1 It is understood that Mitchell pre- ferred to not p1 osecute, and that he paid her the amount of wages due her and that she will return to her home in Massachus tt.s A‘ Who Will Win It? A regular meeting of Buckingham G. A. R. Post was held last evening, at which time Memorial day exercises were discussed. It was voted to pre- sent to the public school making the largest parade on Memorial day, and furnishing the, larger quantity of flowers, a large American flag. That all schools may have like chances, the , committee will, in making the award consider the membership of the schools, pro rata. The condition of M1". Harry Bail- witz is reported as being critical and it is feared that she cannot live but a few hours. Will Mayor Glover ever stop that needless sprinkling of the new Wall street pavement. As a team of horses hitched to Capt. “Gus” St. John’s big oil wagon was climbing up the West street hill yes— terday afternoon, one of the horses fell. The accident, however, resulted only \ in the wrecking of the harness. Miss Bertha Bailwitz of New York city is visiting friends in town. The W'oman’s exchange will give an “Afternoon of Whist” at Lockwood’s hall, Tuesday afternoon, May 17. A‘ The Weather. Threatening weather and possibly rain to-night, Friday rain. DEATHS. MAconA—In Danbury; May lst, An- d1 ew Macora, aged 6 months. RYAN—In Danbury,1 May lst, Martin Ryan, of 8 Wilson street, aged 78 years. SHOV E—In Danbu1 y, \la\ 1, Robert Newton, infant child of F1 ed and Fanny Shove, aged 1 month. STILLMAN—In Danbur y, Emily C. Stillman, Wife of Ira W. Still- April 30, man, aged 65 years: "'1
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