1 ‘ BEGIN I , , THE YEAR 189. . RIGHT BY 4- —-».. 15,3...- :srfh-H‘r" - e‘ "La- -. FOR THE AND BOTH PAPERS FOR AZETTII UBSCRIBING ._ .-.....-._.... ..... Y. WEEKLY TRIBUNE. a ent to anv Ad. dress 40 he -*— Dollar! unpauss ALL ORDERS T0 GAZETTE. ’ NEXT STEP IN THE WAR To Move on Cuba. After Spain’s Fleet Is Out of the Way. GENERAL LEE AS GOVERNOR [f the Spanish Fleet Comes Over to Porto Rico It \Vill Be Engaged by Sampson’s Vessels, After Which There Will Be a Military Invasion of Cuba—Expedition to Leave Th1. Week. Washington, May 4.—The next step of the War Department is to move on Cuba after the Spanish fleet is out of the way. The plans of the department have not been changed, and the expedi- tion is expected to leave Tampa this week. The transports chartered are either at Tampa or on their way, while the troops are gathering there ready to Imbark. It is the idea to send chiefly colored troops, and after the base of suppies Is established and fortified, the regi- ment of immunes, under Gen. ‘Wheeler, of Alabama, will be sent to Cuba, and will go at once to join the insurgent army. It is the intention to have these troops encamp near Havana to pre- vent the Spaniards from retreating into the country when the city is attacked. It is hardly probable that Gen. Wheeler will remain with the immunes during the siege, but having estab- ished his troops on the island he may return. The Administration will send with :he army of invasion ammunition and guns for the Cubans, including 4,000,000 founds of ammunition, 25,000 stands of trms, 1,400 horses and 500 mules. The ll‘l’llS will consist of rifles which have seen used by our army and have been 'epaircd at the Sp) ingi‘ield arsenal, and ire n'ow in perfect condition. If the Spanish fleet comes over to Porto Rico they will be engaged-by the vessels of Captain Sampson’s squad- ron, after which there will be a big military invasion of Cuba. It is also said to be the plan to make the Cubans. ind insurgents do the bulk of the land fighting, while our ships will sweep the sea. After the Spanish have been cleared Jff the island of Cuba, General Fitz- riugh Lee‘ will, it is believed, be ap- nointed provisional governor. He will 1150 have the pay and rank of a major- general, which will give him a greater salary than he would receive as pro- visional governor. Lee is to remain on arnment is established there. It is also said that in case Spain does iot send a naval expedition to relieve ier forces in Cuba, the next offensive nove on our part will be to take Porto Rico. This is to be done by the war- ships of the North Atlantic squadron, While the auxiliary cruisers will be left to continue the blockade of Havana and other ports. MONEY NEEDED‘FOR INVASION. Congress Expected to Make the Nec- essary Appropriation Proxnptiy. Washington. May 4.—The Navy De- partment denies the statement that the iepartment has declined to spare a :ouple of naval vessels to convoy the transports which will carry the troops from Florida to the Cuban port se- lected as the place for beginning the offensive campaign. It is believed that the true explana- tion of the delay in sending out the military expedition is to be found in the letter of Gen. Miles read in the Sen- Lte, in which he declared that all the $50,000,000 war fund appropriation hav- lng been expended or iallotted, there was absolutely no ’fli’bfiéfif‘at the dis- posal of the War Department to pay the necessary expenses of the expedi- tion. In'the expectation that Con- gress will promptly make the necessary tppropriation the officials now look for the departure-of‘the expedition within I very ‘few days. NEED OF ISSUING BONDS. leeretary Gage Has. a Hearing on the War Revenue Bill. Washington, May 4.-—The Senate Committee on Finance resumed its sit- ting yesterday, hearing Secretary Gage on 'the necessity 'for including in the war revenue bill authority for the is- mance of bonds. The Secretary sup- plied the committee all the information In his possession as to the cost of the war up to date, and also the best es- timates obtainable of future expenses. secretary Gage told the committee that the best estimates obtainable in- dicate that for the next two months the war will increase the governmental expenditure about $50,000,000. By that time the entire amount in the Treas- ury, with the exception of the gold re- Ierve, would be exhausted, and $30,- I00,000 of the reserve also taken. Mr. Gage said it was his opinion that the revenues would decrease on account of the war. He considered authorization for the issuance of bonds necessary. He said no estimate had been made of the cost of the war for a year hence, IS no one could say how long it would :ontinue. OUR FLEET LEAVES HAVANA. The Entire Squadron Has Left, Pre- sumably for Key “'est. Madrid, May 4.—An official dispatch Irom Havana says the entire American Iquadron has sailed, presumably in the} direction of Key West. To Escort Men to Calm? Washington, May 4.—It is understood here that the dispatches from Key West, saying that Admiral Sampsonfs fleet has sailed toward Key West, mean that the warships are coming back to the United States to meet and escort the transports and troops of the army of invasion to Cuba. It is expected that the troops will leave Tampa to-day or to-morrow. Spaniards Made Inqnivies. Santa. Cruz, Cal., May 4.—The Cor- Dner has learned that two Spaniards called at certain houses ‘r..:re on the day of the fatal explosion and in- quired the direction of the powder works. Operations at the works have been resumed. No one, not excepting I. pass. The works are now guarded’ lay and night. ' :he island until a stable form of gov- ' employee, is allowed to enter without , Stem-on.” THE EVEni-n G" GAZETTE ' som or A SLAVE. cc» GRESSMAN BRUCE’S PLACE In 'l'r-iE HISTORY OF HIS RACE. Onc ..:‘ :1. .t :irc’s Nobiemeu in Ebony—As \ .E .ucessful Elan He Il'ife anal Child of His Former Ownel Provided for tin and Master. If the life story of Blanche K. Bruce who died a few days ago, is ever writ ten by a biographer who is properly en dowcd with the sense of perspectivo and proportion, it will constitute a ro mance almost as fascinating as an) masterpice of American fiction. The career of this extraordinary man pre- sents an inspiring example of industry fidelity and honorable ambition trium phant over adversity, prejudice and in justice. Born and raised in slavery from which he was set free by the lev. eling force of war, he lived to provt himself fit for liberty, rising to thl full level of rounded manhood and ful filling the best ideals of patriotic citi zenship. Iins modesty, his intelligence his charm of manner and the simple rugged honesty of his character woz for him the friendship of the greates, CONGRESSMAN BRUCE. leaders North and South. Official dis- tinction was conferred upon him am: he dignified his post. Men forgot that he was a negro—they knew him only as a sincere, honest, manly man, whose life was beautiful and truthand whei he died the country knew that it hac lost a. loyal, earnest, devoted son and defender, whose soul was as white 3.: the Easter lilies. There was one strange, tender seem in his life which has but recently been disclosed, and -it sheds a mellow radi- ance of its own upon the massive out. lines of his character. It appears that the family that owned Bruce, thl young slave, came out of the war as so many others of their class did, impov- erished, bewildered and helpless. Their fortune had vanished in the flames that banished human bondage, and peace came only to find them withoux the means of support. The head of the household died soon afterward, and one member after another passed away until finally there were left only the widow of Bruce's former master and her young daughter. They were alone in the world, unused to its hardship: and with no means of earning a liveli< hood. But their former slave remained faithful to them, and from his scanty earnings a. generous share was set apart each week for their increasing needs. This thoughtful providence continued throughout Mr. Bruce's life As his success broadened and his means increased he added to the al lowance for the maintenance of his old-time mistress and her daughter, and so delicate, so modest and gracious were his ministrations of this'sacrec charity that they could not have beer repelled, even if the beneficiaries hac been able to get along without them. The spectacle of this great-hearted man. faithfully providing for the wif. and child of the person who once helc him in slavery is both noble and in- structive. It is one of many cases in which former slaves have held fast tr. 01d associations, bound to the master's family by ties which nothing but death can sever. The relations which still ex ist :in many Southern communities be- -tween the ex-slaves and their old-time owners are curiously affectionate. The negro still feels bound to the family that raised him, bound not by law or principle, but by ties of association and gratitude which are stronger than free- dom, and which are-to him a sacrer‘. obligation. This relationship is beau- tifully illustrated in the career.of Mr. Bruce. and it reveals a trait of stead- fastness, benevolence‘ and devotion il. his'character which doubtless explains his splendid success in the practical af- fairs of life. This fragment from the history of a colored man who rose from the drudg- ery of slavery to the proud position 02 a. Senator, who enjoyed the confident-e and affection of many of the mus; brilliant public men of our times, speaks the voice of rebuke and rm:- rtest against the unreasoning prejno'i e to which the negro race is still e:;;u,~_<_w. in many parts of the country. Bruce was an example of the un ftlltilllg possibilities of negro growth and pro gress. His public career can be con- templated with honest pride by over} upright citizen, and the nation wile ~view it with increasing wonder and a E- miration as the years pass by. ’i“. gentler side of his character. however. as this inadequate recital snows, was: the crowning dignity of his life. in: it proved that beneath his tawny skin there was the heart of a knightiy gen- tleman and a. soul of spotless white. The Tobacco Habit. Diggs—They tell me firemen are great chewers. Riggs—Yes. Even when there's fire they will run for a plug. tr.- How to Stop Hint. She—Is there anything I can do to make you stop loving me? Ho—Yu;’- marry “ma—Yonkers «.......-wa-— ....~. -- - . JOHN HOWARD PAYNE. Influenced His Captors. John Howard Payne, author. of personal friend of john Ross, who will be remembered as the celebrated chief of the Cherokees. At the time the Cherokees were removed from their homes in Georgia to their present possessions, west of the Mississippi with Res-s, who Was occupying a mis- erable cabin, having been forcibly ejected from his former home. A number of the prominent Cherokees were in prison, and that portion of ‘Georg-ia where the tribe was located was secured by armed squads of mili- tia, who hod oredrs to arrest all who refused to leave the country. While Ross and Payne were seated before the fire in the but, one day, the door was suddenly burst open, and six or eight ,militiamen sprang into the room. The soldiers lost no time in taking their prisoners away. Ross was permitted to ride his own horse, while Payne was mounted on one led by a. soldier.. As the little party left the hovel rain began falling, drenched thoroughly. The journey lasted all night. To- ward midnight Payne’s escort, in order to keep himself awake, began hum- ming “Home, home, sweet, sweet home,” when Payne remarked,— “Little did I expect to hear that song under such circumstances, and at such a. time! Do you know the au- thor?” “No,” said the soldier. “Do you?" “Yes,” answered Payne. “I com— posed it.” “The deuce you did!” was the re- ply. “You can tell that to some fel- lows, but not to me. Lock here—you made that song, you say. If you did ——and I know you didn’t—you can say it all without stepping. It has some- thing in it about pleasures and pal- aces. Now pitch in and reel it off, and if you can’t I'll bounce you from that horse and lead you instead of it." Payne im ,lediately repeated the song in a 56w, subdued tone, then sang it, making the old woods ring with tender melody. It touched the heart of the rough soldier, who was not only captivated, but convinced; he ordered that the composer of such a. song should never go to prison if he could help it; and when the party reached Mil-ledgeville, they were, af- ter a preliminary examination, dis- charged, "much to their surprise. Payneinsisted that it washecausa the leader of (the squad had been under the magnetic influence of Rose’s con- versation, and Ross insisted that they had been saved from insult and im- prisonment by the3 power of “Home, Sweet Home,” sung as only those who feel can sing it. The friendship existing between Ross and Payne endured until the grave closed over the mortal remains of the latter. WILLIAM W. LO-NG. “Are you interested in this ‘don’t worry’ movement?" “Yes; I wish I could get all my credo itors into it.”-Ghlcago Record. And How His Song “Home sweet Bonn.” I “Home, Sweet Home ” was a warm} river, Payne was spending a few weeks ' and continued till every man was ‘mense wrinkled pink serpent. ' A éuéeé Lottery“: , Men do not acquire their better ! halves nowadays in civilized nations—u the result of the tossing up of a coin:- or the cast of a. die, nor are English- men in the habit of taking their spouses with a halter round their neck to Smithfield, and there sell them by public auction to the highest bidder. Russia, however, seems to form an exception, if we are to believe an ad- vertisement relative to a. lottery for which tickets can be bought for about a rouble each in the town of Smolensk. There is only one prize to be drawn, and it consists of the entire sum yield- ed by the sale of the tickets, amount- ingt’o 5,000 roubles, together with a; lady described, as of noble blood. The tic_kets:.dre'_ sold only to males, and the. lucky‘drawer of the prize will have to marry the damsel if he takes the 5,000 roubles. If, hoWever, he be already married, he is at liberty to turn over the money and the lady to any friend whom he may wish to put in for such a. good thing. If the winner should be willing to marry, but is not found to the damsel’s taste, then they are to be dispensed from matrimony, and per- mitted to divide the roubles. We surmise that, unless the prize- winner should happen to be an eligible young bachelor, the spinster will pre- fer the last method of settlement, the more so as she has described herself as being not only no longer young, but also poor. . : ._.,.,.:"-' vacuum Teeth as Big as Your Hand. T, "Whoever has looked inside an ele-‘ phant’s mouth has seen a strange sight," said an elephant trainer of P. W. “Elephants have no front teeth, and they never eat flesh Or any food- t-hat requires tearing apart. Eight teeth are all they have, two above and below on each side, huge yellow molars ‘as wide as a'man’s hand and a. couple of inches thick. "Over these hay or fodder is shifted by the queerest, ugliest tongue in the whole animal kingdom, a. tongue that" is literally hung at both ends, having no power of movement except in the middle, where it shifts back and forth from side to side, arching up against the roof of the big mouth like an im- There, is nothing stranger than the working of an elephant’s tongue, unless it be the working of his breathing apparatus . when he sleeps. “Elephants, like human beings, have two sets of teeth—the milk teeth, which are smaller than the permanent molars, fall out when the animals are about fourteen years old. These baby teeth, which are nevertheless enor- mous, are occasionally picked up by circus men among the fodder and pre~ served as curiosities.” "Do you actually believe in signs?" “Why, certainly. For instance, it I awake in the morning and it is rain- ing hard, I know that it is the sign of a wet day."- l OUTWARDS [To Naples $.18 “, Genoa 18 “ Messina 20 “ Palermo 20' New Direct East Pine . —-——BETWEEN—-—— New York and the Mediterranean Regular Passenger "service ———-BETWEEN—— ' New York, Naples and Genoa. During Entire Year. PREPAID S. - From Naples $17 “ Genoa - I 7 “ Més‘sina 16 “ Palermo 19 TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THIS OFFICE. $l 0'] I Warranted Solid Gold. . . Beautiful Chased Holder. '1',‘*-’ ,'. . - .-- .. ) You may think it cannot possess merit or durability, the price is so low; but the “Lincoln” is a $2.50 pen reduced to $1.00. It is durable, always ready to “go” but never drips, the ink flowing steadily and uniformly. They are in use in this office, giving the best of satisfaction, and they are in use in the be. and business ofiices and among all classes of users of pens in Norwalk and vicinity. Orders arereceived from all parts of the country. Samples to be seen and orders received at the GAZETTE OFFICE. onuuo walk” all advertise l . I} _ The Successful Merchants, in Ner- in. The GAZETTE. because it keeps them in touch with the. entire purchasing community. "ulna ' 8, insurance . \J}
Norwalk Chronicler