\ * T H E E vE'N i N ‘ G G AZ ETTE’ ~s D The loyal is the highest grade bolting m Blown. Actul tests show it cool on- . third further than any other brand. . ., ~,-.V_3: Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60., NEW YORK. LOCAL AND OTHER INEWS. Mrs. W. C. Foote has returned home from a visit to New York. Miss Agnes R. Gibbs is visiting in Boston. Calvin T. Purdy has secured a posi~ tion as organist in the Danbury Con- gregational church. - Miss Florence Mead of Branchville won the bicycle given away at the Bos- ton Store Monday night. Mrs. C. H. Gale will hold a sociable and entertainment at her home on Gerard place, South Norwalk, for the benefit of the First M. E. church, to- night. The pupils of St. Mary’s church will give an entertainment next Monday night. —Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known oculist Optician, can be consulted at his office in the parlors of the Mahackemo Hotel, South N orwalk, Tuesday from a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free. f5-tf. Mrs. E. E. Hotchkiss has dramatized the first chapter of “Little Women,” by. Miss Alcott, and it will be given at the ‘ children’s entertainment next week WedneSday evening in the Con- gregational chapel by the members of the Kind Word circle of King’s Daughters. The State Firemen’s convention will be held at Stamford on the 17th and 18th of this month. The meeting at the Congregational chapel this evening will be a Mission- ary concert with fresh news from the wide field. Dr. Noble will conduct the meeting and Miss Ella Gregory V will sing a solo. Howard Worden of Orchard street, was given a .surprise party Tuesday night by a number of friends. Miss GraeeFarrington of Greenpoint, is visiting South Norwalk relatives. Dr Benjamin Bohannan of Stamford, spent Wednesday .the guest of his brother, Dr. C. G. Bohannan of South Norwalk. Mrs. James C. Crowe’s Sunday school class in the First M. E. church will give an entertainment at Red Men’s hall next Thursday evening. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. John B. Grifien of South Osborn ave- nue. The Epworth League of the East avenue church gave a secial and en- tertainment in the church parlors last night. A most delightful program was rendered and refreshments were ' served. The official board 'of the Methodist church met last evening. Theodore Coleman is now dabbling in oils, paints, ropes and ship supplies on Water street. He will sell rope at adiscoun: to any Spaniard who will agree to hang himself. Kabaosa Encampment, I. O. O. F. will confer the third degree this even- ins- . The Matthews family will probably return to their summer quarters at Elmenworth on the 20th of this month. The catching of an "‘immense trout” in the BreadRiver brooklet is reported by one of the local papers. The trustees of the Knights of Colum- bus will meet to-night.. The final lecture of the series on par- liamentary law by Mrs. T. K. Noble before the LaMont club was given last evening in the South Norwalk Congre- gational church. ‘ The A. O. H. society will meet this evening. The Over River High school com- mencement exercises take place next Tuesday evening. Work is booming at the Wheeler straw hat manufactory. Over time is being made by some of the help. W'ork- has been resumed at the Meeker foundry, after a short “let up.” Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Byrrncs, of Har- .7 bOr avenue, have a brand new (laugh. ter. It may-be that it will be christen- edxfilr --- ‘L'ike’s hospital. _ pleatings. The Norwalk Camera club met last} ‘ . evening.“ ' The condition _of the new Wall street pavement is a disgrace to the city. Work on the Washington street bridge is progressing in an as expedi- tious manner as good work will war- rant. It is not improbable that Captain Oscar St. John will take charge of the big schooner Eva May, during the tem: porary absence of Captain Pearce, who will undergo treatment for a damaged arm. Mr. St. John was a former cap- tain of the boat. Among the war vetergns from town who are present at the G.‘ A. R. con- vention are Richard Cutbill, Edward Pelton and Bradley S. Keith. They belong to Buckingham G. A. R. Post. —Best butter, 210. 1b.; Jones’ flour, 93c per bag. Mrs. W. R. Bates, 47 Main street. 'What will eventually prove to be one of the most attractive lawns in town is that in front of of the new Methodist church at South N orwalk. The remains of the late Fred Keisler reached South Norwalk yesterday. As before published he died at St. The funeral will be held this afternoon, Rev. A. S.- Kava- nagh officiating. Members of the Hat Finishers association and Phoenix En- gine company of which the deceased was amember will act as pall-bearers. The framework of Vosburgh’s pro- posed new house On Seymour place has been raised, and the house will be pushed forward to an early completion. The Central Labor Union will meet in the Iron Moulder’s hall this evening, for the purpose of electing ofiicers. The Dennis & Blanchard straw hat manufactory temporarily shut down yesterday. “ A meeting of the board of managers of the Woman’s Exchange was held this morning. '* " Mrs. Dudline E. Raymond returned home last night. John and Annie Welch, children ‘of Mrs. Mary Welch, were committed to County Home to-day. ‘ A ‘vv -—Adver_uso in THE GAzm-TE. , of a purely commercial character.-_ The long duration of peace in Europe has been discouraging of late years to the purely military part. of the establish- ment since cannon once supplied to the army last many years in times of peace. The commercial features .of the‘ establishment ltherefore overshadow the gun—making department, and Herr Krupp has been increasing that part of his plant which is devoted to the interests of peace, rather than to those of 'war. The number of bridges, beams, rails, tires, switches, steamer, shafts, rudders, and other marine ma.- chinery made at Essen, is far in access of the cannons andgun carriages and mortars and howitzer: on exhibition or which the firm turn out annually. Essen which is thus fast becoming the home of Vulcan rather than the shrine of Mars is but a reflex of the change from war to peace which is fast com ing over the minds of man. Upon en- tering the establishment it presents the view at first sight of a military museum where are arranged in rows all the different forms and varied improvements in cannon during a. cen- tury or more. These weapons are stored in chronological order and indi- cate wonderful progress and precision mm the primitive gun used in the wars of the Tyrolese, made, of the trunk of a tree' and bound by an iron band, down to the more formidable arms of the days of Moltke and Von Boon. The development of arms has probably reached the highest point of perfection, but the demand for this perfect weapon is much' less than in the days of Prince Eugene. To such an extent is this the case that Essen which for the better part of a century has resounded with the Titanic blows of Odan and of Thor is at length de- voted to the manufacture of imple- ments of peaceful commerce though it is of course as the national armory of the German Empire that this unique place is still famousand chiefly inter- esting to the world. 1A Fetching- Gow‘n. The incongruous combination of net, chiffon, or other transparent bodices, with cloth or velvet skirts, still ap- pears among dressy winter toilets, and one (very attractive gown lately worn at a. fashionable gathering in the city consisted of a tailor skirt of nunis gray cloth elegantly fitted and hung, and lined with gray taflota, shot with pink. The skirt was finished with stitched straps of cloth trimmed with small pearly looking buttons of opal gray. The waist was in full blouse style, formed of creamy point do Gene net, draped full over a second under-waist of the most exquisite shade of pink Liberty satin. The bodice opened at the side where it was cut in scallops, with a. deep frill of beautiful lace pleated beneath the scallops, and fastened across with the same handsome buttons that decorated the skirt. These buttons ware only visible through the meshes of the filmy lace The collu- was of pink sat- in and lace. At the waist was a jewell- ed belt of gold filigree, and theclo'sc. sleeves were'minui out a little trill 01' puff at the top". .-, —t Foulard Gown With Cambric Guimpe. The charm of the accompanying de- sign fer a foulard gowu lies in its color- ing—~andits simplicity, the only decora- tion being the turn-down, square-cut. revers of the waist, which are attached with carved ivory buttons, and the tiny jockeys over the sleeves. The waist is a low-cut blouse, open over a chimis- ette of fine white cambric. Dainty un- der-bodices of this kind, made of very sli’eer cambric, are a notable featurefibf this season’s imported gowns, and the material enters largely into the trim- ming: cf nuns’-veiling and barege dress- with tucks and banded with tiny velvet ribbons. A heavy quality is also used ' for plain Skirts, finished simply with a very broad hem, to be worn with shirt- wa‘ists of wash silk. A softly draped collar and a red satin girdle are the es in the form of narrow ruffles, made. \‘v’ FOULARD .GOWN WITH CAMBRIC UNDER BODiCE FROM HARPER'S BAZAR final touches to the corsage, the back of which is plain' with a little fulness at the belt. , The snug untrimmed skirt is a seven gored model in sheath form, three yards and three-quarters wide at the hem. _ It is hung over a foundation skirt of the same cut, made of the soft- weave black taffeta so well adapted to clinging effects. Frills or ruches‘ of black silk muslin would transform this simple model into an elaborate French toilette, to which could be added con- trasting sleeves of black muslin and a. girdle-of black velvet which ‘are both ' new items of'fashion. The propel" cut of‘the gown can be obtainedonly from the cut patternS‘furniShed by Harper’s. Bazar, where it is published. _. Quantity of material—foulard silk, 10 ya‘rdsitafieta lining, 11 yards; cambric - for guimpe, 1% yards. BICYCLEVOTE. Olive Gray, 55? Vivian Soderstrom, 557 John Murphy, 475 Fred Smith, 504 Lester Comstock, 514 Mary Duif y, 151 Fred E. Conley, 223 Bessie M. Stanley, 260 Joseph Methias, 100 Lucy Wicks, 22 George Bertlne, 59 R. M. Rose, 21 Annie Dauchy, 20 Willie English, 51 Edith Foster, 129 Arthur Evans, 51 May Smith, , 23 Annie Clune, ' ’12 May Williams, 8 S. Louise Sutton, 22 Charles Mott, ' 28 'i homas Hunt, 10 George H. Hewitt, 50 Hugh Marron, _ 10 Frank Fitzgerald, 4 Mena Ambler, 3 Eugene Davis, 3 J. H. Carpenter, 2 J. McNerney, 9 C. F. Osborn, 43 Tillie Spicer. 25 F. McNaughton, 45 Lillie Hyatt, Florence Carl, OS. 0 ~ 0 NN' \ . Birdie e'e ‘v' , i .-.- . "".l%"' | . Ballotsxca‘n be left at Saunders’ Bicycle Headquartersflf‘i’i‘ ~12 North-‘Main Street, South Norwalk, and Olsen Br Shoe Store’, Gazette Building, Norwalk. Address ALarge Key. ' , "The oldest lock in existence is th one‘ which. formerly secured one of the doors of Nineveh,” says the St. Louis Republic. “It is a-gigantic af- fair, and the key to it, which is as large as‘one man can conveniently r-carry, reminds .one of the Scriptural reference to such instruments being carried on the shoulder. The exact words are, ‘And the key to the house of David I will lay upon his shoulder.’ The key to the lock from Nineveh is nearly three and a half feet in length, and of the thickness of a. four-inch drain tile." .___.,______ No Change. ‘Doctor—Do you sleep well? PatientmNo; I’m just as sick when ,I’m asleep as when I’m awake. —-De- ‘troit Free Preu. ONE E YS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs istaken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its act-ion and truly beneficial in its eifects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by , all leading drugs 1 lgists. Any reliable druggist who 'may not have‘it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try-it. Do not accept any substitute. ‘ cmranm', F10 smup' "rd ~ SAN FRANCISCO. (ML. _ I '5 wumwrrlrf'“ "“S" ' ”E" 'm ”0'0: - m- 4‘- 11“- C 0.. . CRISIS" Wilma Believed'That the Resigsitisn do}: the Cabinet is Iminnint. REVOLUTION Is AT us: All Valencia in State 0:.“ Siege—Tar— tlal Law Proclaimed ’i'lirou,-:L:u it Province and Furiii_r Di»‘i.il‘:--- ancen Reported—Pillage T‘Lze ened at Gljon on the Pay 01' . is (ray—Riots at Caccrcs Suppl-lashed. Madrid, May 5.——It is l‘flleved tit: the resignation of the 8:33.24-.. Gabi... ' is imminent. A dispatch from Talavct‘a 5:11aver-r de la. Reyna, about thirty-sex '.1 mil:- ‘from Toledo) announces tl1.. rioter: 'there have committed serious disor— ' ders. They have 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 b: :ak into the prison and release the con- ' victs. The civil guards-prevented t.“ em from releasing the prisoners. arrests were made. A state of siege has been declared at Gijon, a fortified seaport on the Bay of Biscay, pillage being threatened. Riots have occurred at Caceres, but lnany ' they are said to have been suppressed by the gendarmes. Martial law has been declared throughout the Province of Valencia. Further disturbances are reported. A dispatch from Valencia says that a. band of twelve armed men has been formed at Catalan, but it is not yzt known whether any political signifi- cance attaches to this movement. Gendarmes have been sent in pursuit.‘ A riot has broken out at Zolavera in consequence of the rise of bread. ‘ it SAGASTA’S SPEECH. Incidents of a. Stormy Scene in the Spanish Cortes. Madrid, May 5,—In the course of the debate in the Cortes, Premier Sagasta said that in twenty-five years Spain had expended the sum of 3,500,000,000 pesetas ($100,000,000) upon fortifications. In her dealings with Spain, Senor E's.- gasta declared, the United States had been, pursuing a. contemptible policy the like of which had never been seen before. The American Republic did not dare to make war upon Spain face to. face. It had sought to harm Spain indirect- ly. He was certain that the United States would be delighted if the Re— publicans should cause disorder in Spain. At this utterance, the Republi- can deputies protested vigorously and the Conservatives cheered and ap- plauded loudly. Senor Flornes (Carlist) read a letter saying that no kind of defenses exist- ed at Manila. Gen. Correa, Minister of War. said .that‘ the enemy would not set foot in Manila, as the garrison 'there was strong enough to repel them. SUNK A SPANISH BOAT. The Converted Yacht Eagle Made _anoc lat Cleufuegos. Key West, Fla., May 5.—The crew of the converted yacht Eagle say here that in the engagement at Cienfuegos on Friday they are positive that one Spanish gunboat went down and that aESpanish torpedo boat was so badly damaged that it could scarcely take refuge in that bay. The sea was per- fectly smooth and the firing on each side was well directed. One of the officers of the Eagle said: ‘,‘We were surprised at the accuracy of the Spaniards’ aim. Their gunnery wasa revelation. One of their shots struck within a. few feet of the Eagle's bowsprit, while two went over the deck, eight feet in the air. The Eagle at one time Was pitted against about ten gunboats. The little ship edged up to them as close as possible and finally drove the Spaniards back.” j It is understood that this city will be placed under martial law to—mOrrow, and that the first step of the military will be to arrest half a dozen Ameri- cans who are known to be in the em- ploy of Spain. A semi official statement is to the effect that the blockade off Cuba has been more or less a. failure, and that a number of small craft have succeeded in reaching both Havana and Matan- zas with supplies. An officer of the Iowa says that we have proof that the Italian man of war Giovanni Bausan was seen land— ing ammunition in Havana. INSULT TO ENGLISHMAN. A British Steam Y-acht Stoned.by.n Spanish Mob. Gibraltar, May 5.—-A British steam yatch, the Lady of Clemell, owned by a Mr. W'ilkinson, of London, has just ar- rived here from Maiaga, Spain, from which port she was obliged to depart suddenly, owing to the Spaniards mob- bing and stoning her. A dispatch received from Madrid makes no mention of the alleged assas- sinations of Senor Moret, the Minister for the Colonies, and Marshal Marti- nez de Campos, the former captain generaL of Cuba. But it says that great excitement prevails at the Span- ish capital. TO TRANSFER HAWAII. President Dole Otters Us the Inland: for War Purposes. Honolulu, April 27, via San Francis- co, May 5.—President Dole has sent a long communication to President Mc- Kinley, offering to transfer the Ha- waiian Islands to the United Slates for the purpose of its war with Spain and to‘furnish the American ships of war in Pacific waters with large quantities of coal, SUpplies andsmmunition. This action was taken by the Execu- tive after a conference of the Hawaiian Cabinet called to discuss the position to be aSSumed toward the two belliger- en-ts. Disturbances in Porto Rico. St. Thomas, West Indies. May 5.— The latest advices from Porto Rico show that the disturbed condition of the island continues. People are leav- ingaand political arrests are being made. . The United States authorilies are beget/lunatic:- morticoal here. lilOULDING A sow-inn THE ENTIRE PHYSICAL :QBGAN'G TRAINED Foe ENDUQANQEEQ: They Are Fitted to Stand Sleepless Niifh '1‘. and Poor Food and Still Be in Good Condition—This Instruction is Carried on Throughout the Army. It isthe generally accepted opinion in the army to-day that there'is noth- ing which deserves more close attem tion, or which pays a larger interest in beneficial results, than the physical training of the individual soldier. .Noi that the subject was ever less impor- tant than it is to-day, but it has been only Within the 'last few years that the army, withdrawn from small and iso‘ lated posts and concentrated in a‘greal measure into large garrisons with gym4 nasium facilities, has been able to de1 vote to this subject the careful and sys‘ tematic attention it deserved. Marshall Saxe sounded the keynote when he said “the secret of success in. war lies in the legs of the soldier." And it might be added further that not only to the legs of the soldier should the commander look for success, but in the arms, the back, the lungs, in fact, the entire physical organism; for the endurance or lack of endurance of all of these may mean the difference be- tween victory and defeat. All other things being equal, that army which can‘cover the greatest distance in the least time and with the least fatigue —that army,which can stand sleepless nights and tiresome marches with poo: food and poorer comforts, and still ha in good physical condition, has its bat- tles half won before the first shot is fired. . The only principle of strategy or tab: tics that old General Forrest, the Con‘ federate cavalaryman, ever pretended. to know was that of “getting the most men there first." And after all the vol~ umes that have been written on these subjects have been simmered down and digested, the whole thing narrows down to pretty nearly that principle. The problem then is how to “get the most men there first" and not have them exhausted when they do arrive. The only natural solution is, bynni- form and systematic physical training, to render their bodies almost insus‘ ceptibie to fatigue. ” This system of progressive instruc< tion in physical training is carried on throughout the entire army. An‘ officer who has special aptitude for the work is put in charge of the courseof in-. struction at each post, and together with his assistant, takes active part with the men in all the exercises. Drill halls or gymnasi’ums’ have been pro- vided at a number of the larger posts. The drill hall at Fort Thomas, Ken< tucky, is a model of its kind. It is 100 ,by 200 feet, "with hard clay-floor and gallery at one end for visitors. ‘paratus has been bought from time to. Ap- time, so that in one end is a fairly well equipped gymnasxum, leaving the main cportion of the hall’clearfor- the drilling of several companies at a time in all manner of calisthenics. . The system begins with exercises of the mildest nature, such as cal‘isthen- ics, without apparatus of any kind. From these, dumb bells, Indian clubs, bar bells, medicine balls, running, 'etc., are taken up. When sufficient time has been devoted to the milder forms, the training proceeds to practice in vault- ing, jumping, running fully armed and equipped, escalading, and finally exer— cising on the various gymnastic ap-n paratus. Though the rate of advancement may sometimes seem slow and tedious to those men who show special aptitude for athletics, they can put in as much extra time in the gymnasium as they desire. The system is not devised for the making of a. few highly finished athletes, but for the training of the whole mass to as great a degree of pro- flciency as possible, just as a. chain should be made strong, not by welding a. few of its links to unusual thickness, but by distributing the metal as even— ly as possible throughout the entire length. After the course has been well en-’ tered upon, field days are held at the various posts, prizes of no small value being giVen to the winner of eventalu some instances also athletic contests. between teams from different post have .taken place. The plan even of forming an athletic association composed of all 'the regiments of the army, with a grand annual contest: at some central locality, has been seriously discussed and is not among the impossibililies in tht near future. Facilities for gymnastic work are be- ing increased and improved as rapidly as possible at every post in the army. Any one interested in the work cannot but recognize the fact that such exer- cises not only build up the constitu- ‘tions of the soldiers and render _them lnsensible 'to fatigue, but by presenting a. free and interesting diversion from the monotony of post life are powerful factors in keeping men from wasting their time in useless and possibly harm- ful amusements. Verily, instead of being a. passing fad the system 'of physical training in the army has decidedly come to stay-11- lustrated ‘American. Like to Convince the Family. An official if a. bank in Tennessee says: “The German farmers of the - mountains nearly all have a. deposit in our bank, which ranges from a small amount to several thousand dollars. The deposit is a ,time one, that we pay interest on, and generally once in two years they draw all of their money out: ' and take, it home. In a week or ten days they return with their i'noney. which they deposit again. Their reason . for this is explained by the fact that they desire to take their money home and show it to their families. as an evi- dence that they have it." ‘
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