‘V-‘f‘i . g - has been treasurer of the South. Nor- . _ walk Hat Makers’ association for near- ' ing a muchly needed trimming. :_5 ' - “V. .‘ . coup‘éi'ljyrill be held .Mo .iday evening. " £1 E ""E‘ VIE n l‘. N c. (:1sz r: T T a The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes oaa‘ third further than any other brand. I l I I ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60., NEW YORK. LOCAL AND OTHER "NEWS -———— See adv. dog lost. See adv. Barn to rent. Concord Division. 8. of T., will hold a box social Wednesday, May 25. The Arion Singing society held a rehearsal last night. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kellogg Of Wall street have been visiting in New Haven. Mrs. Frank Leach will give a musi- cale in Red Men’s hall Friday, May 27. , The Washington street draw is again in working order and a test swing of it yesterday afternoon was satisfactory. The John H. Ferris launch, Eva L., is again in port with her machinery in the best of repair. —Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known oculiSt Optician, can be consulted at his office in the parlors of the Mahackemo Hetel, South Norwalk, Tuesday from a. m. to 8 p. m Eyes exammefdféee: o-t . Lilac bushes have commenced to bloSsom and the air is redolent with the perfume of the same. Eddie Holmes of—Orchard street, is convalescent of his illness. Members of the local council K. of C. will visit Newtown in carryalls, to- morrrow, rain or shine. Commodore Thomas Smith has fin- ished‘overhauling and repainting A. ‘E. “Chasmer’s yacht, Ayli. A daughter was'lio'rnto Mr‘f‘anil‘Mrs. Timothy Howard, yesterday. Homer Rockwell of. South Norwalk, ly forty-five years. Is there another man in Norwalk who has continuously held a similar office for a like length of time ‘3 Dr. L. M. Allen’s yacht Bon Ben is - being repainted. The barges McCullough - and Ber/'- wind are at Ferris’ wharf with coal. ATramway car ran off the switch near the car barn at South Norw’alk about8 o’clock, last night. Assistant superintendent Kline super-intended the getting back on the tracks of the car. The passengers were consider- ably shaken up but escaped injury. Miss Ida Hosegood of Seaside Place, is visiting at Bayonne, N. J. Redney Kellogg of Hartford, is in town to-day. The H. O. P. club gave a dance in Red Men’s hall last night. The Twin City Mandolin club furnished the music. The Gel-mania Seengerbund held a rehearsal last night. Carl Diehl was ghe leader. , . A regular meeting of the LaMont club will be held in the Congregational church to-morrow noon. Mrs. Cornelius Elwood of Orchard street is somewhat better of a severe illness. Druggist Tomlinson’s soda water fountain is experiencing quite a boom. The Blpssom Bicycle club will take a run to Stamford to-morrow. * The Uncas tribe. of Red Men will hold what a chief of 'the tribe terms a May social,'at the Wigwam, Monday evening. . . LeGrand Raymond was this morning in receipt of cabinet photographs of Com. Dewey and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. The sender was Fred McLean and they were mailed at St. Louis. Bicycle riders are requested to keep off the sidewalks. Unless the request is complied with arrests are liable to follow. The big elm trees in front of the James place on \Vall street are receiv- Something over one hundred bicycles are expected in tom; fromgliiridgeport, tc-morroy. An adjourned meeting of the-rcityl .haus, the accused Wilton murderers, , mill which is earning $1350 a day net; WILLIS COMES, FIRST. Wilton Murderers Will he Tried After Minor Cases Are Disposed 0f. State’s Attorney Fessenden has de- cided to try Ben Willis and Max Brock- just as soon as the other jail cases are disposed of by the criminal court which opens next Tuesday. Willis will prob- ably be tried first. . There are 25 prisoners at the jail to come before the May term. Following is the complete list; Murder, Max Brockhaus and Benja- min Willis; manslaughter, Antonio Guancilio; burglary, Thomas Monahan, James Noonan, John Murphy, Dennis Connors, Patrick Costello, James Cur- ran, John Weathers, John Owens, Har- ry Wilson, James Dooley, Michael Pet— - ernicilli, James A. Hathaway, Charles Parks, Frank Mazars, Henry Williams, William E.‘ Sidney; assault, James Nolan, Robert G. Wooten; abuse of child, Pasqualo Savino; abandoning child, Maggie Quinn; adultery, Ben- jamin Grafton, Frank Horvat. AMUEEMENTS. Rice and Hall’s Minstrels. All lovers of genuine negro minstrel- sy will be given a chance to see one of the best of performances at Hoyt’s Theatre next Menday night at popular prices. Rice «St Hall’s minstrels present the famous Billy Rice and a host of minstrel talent in one of the best 01‘ programs. AA; —The Pioneer of the Klondike. Mr. Joseph Ladue, who was summon ed to Washington recently for a con- ference with the Secretary of War re- garding the means of furnishing relief to'Dawson City miners, has sold a large number of his choice lots in Dawson City, some of his best placer claims, and a magnificent quartz mine, besides his rich timber limit, including a saw- to the Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development Company, of Yukon, The directors of this company are among the most conservat ve and prominent, men in the financial circles of New York. Those who are interested in the Klondike should read the notice of the new company printed in this issue. ‘ The open cars on the Street Railway line were well patronized yesterday. John Seymour, of Philadelphia, who has been visiting his family in town returned to that city to-day. A A-‘ BICYCLE VOTE. Olive Gray, 935 Vivian Soderstrom, 705 John Murphy, 835 Fred Smith, 605 Lester Comstock, 668 Mary Duffy, . 151 Fred E. Conley, 2223 Bessie M. Stanley 341 Joseph Methias, 100 Lucy W’icks, 22 George Bertinc, 59 R. M. Rose, 21 Annie Dauchy, 20 Willie English 66 Edith Foster, , 129 Arthur Evans 51 May Smith, 23 Annie Clunc, 2 May Williams, S S. Louise Sutton, 22 Charles Mott, 31 Thomas Hunt. 10 George H. Hewitt, 56 Hugh Marl-on, 21 Frank Fitzgerald. 10 Mena Ambler, . 3 Eugene Davis, 3 J. H. Carpenter, :2 J. McNerney, 9 C. F. Osborn, 43 Tillie Spicer, 2-5 F. McNaughton, 59 Lillie Hyatt, 2 Florence Carl, . 4 was aaaamg 5, S ‘ tthe middle. The decollete blouse BICYCLE BALLOT. ' Ballots can be left at Saunders’ Bicycle Headquarter 12 North Main Street, South Norwalk, and Olsen Bro . Name Address su-c' é \““i~ ‘ a «fix/A ..\“\\\\\ ‘ _'- ~ A \ \\ \‘\“ _/ 1'" 5 ~: .' .4: . ' sea-1M FIGURED BLUE TAFl-‘ETA 00 Blue Taffeta Gown. The new crispe tatfetas, which ap- pear in all the latsst and most beauti- ful colorings, are cool-looking, ‘ and lend themselves charmingly to the fashionable mole of trimming with linen, cambric, or lawn. . A gown in faience blue covered with turquoise and white scrolls is combined white linen embroidery and insertions. The skirt... fashionably cut, with a- deepbit-cular‘ifloun'cg;forms an apljo'n‘, ,;0 "£93 _ .. ‘ "scarf" interlaced .-w1th satin baby» "ribbons is arranged _‘over the crownfi sharply pointed in front, sloping high-» er at the Sides, anl finishing at hthe back .each side otthe tin yr, gathers: ,at‘ Its width is four yai'd_s.-. displays a pla in collar and pl—astroni'of thexcmbroidered'd linen, which is encircled:- by acquaint little collaretteppointed. .in- the front and back, and with scallops over Ethej‘i, sleeves. Linen insertion borders it, and it is fastened at the side, like the Darien and‘Noroton. Mrs. Herman Selleckof New Canaan, a has been a guest for the past two weeks of her brotherThaddeus Hoyt of Dariem , lliss Lucy Raymond of Lewisboro has been spending a week with Darien friends. Mrs. W. G. Brownson of Noroton and son, Carlton, have been visiting, friends in New Canaan. J. P. Crosby, of Greenwich, has se- cured the contract for building a large house in Rowayton. On the links of the \Vce Burn Golf club of Noroton a team match will be played to-day between the Apawamis Golf club, of Rye, and the Wec Burn club. The third weekly handicap for prizes for men and women will be con- tinued. 1 Rev. F. S. Ainsworth, uith a party of singers from East Norwalk, conduct- ed a religious service last night at the Fitch Home for Soldiers. ~ Principal Arthur S. Bibbins. of the _ Center school, is sick. ‘An‘ ‘vr SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES. . FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—- Thomas K. Noble, pastor. Services at 10.30- a. m., and 7.30 p. In. Rev. John De Peu, pastor of .the North church. Bridgeport and Dr. Palmer's successor, will occupy the'pulpit morn- ing and evening by exchange with 'Dr— ”Noble. Sunday school at 1'3. m. 'In‘ter , mediate C. E. at 5 p. 111. Senior C. 111., . at 6.30 p. In. ‘ Preaching services will be held at 8:11an church, Broad River, Sunday morning at 10.30 by Elder A. 1‘}. Stone, of New Canaan. Evening service by Homer Buttery at 7.30. A large chart will be used to illustrate the different- dispensations from Adam's time down to the present day. ' - I FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, F. E. Robbins, . pastor—Services at 10.30 a. m. a In the evening'thc pastor will speak on’the Anglo-Saxon Alliance in the Stars and - Stripes and the Union Jack together. NORW'ALK METHODIST Cinema—— Rev. Frank A. S:ofie'ld. pastor. Topic of morning srrvicy God’s Gap4 men in A‘meric tn History. The special -s;r.r.on fame-evening will be on an apt-m 1 Lzaguc topic of For; ,sight, Patience and-Perseverance. , . ‘3. “ .Lx ‘,n.::-. - A. wu FROM nurse's BAZAR 2.2—1.3...ij corsage, by crystal buttons. The back of the bodice fits snugly to the waist line, where the slight fullness, back and front,-is confined by a white kid belt. The small sleeves are in the ordinary gigot fashion, with a pointed ”trimming of insertion. The proper cut fifths gown can be only obtained from the cut paper, patterns, published. by :Harper’s Bazarwhere it appears. “With" this gown is worna ErenChha‘t ' €5er plaited ‘straw. . A‘ gauze 'The‘idecoration cf the'frODt .33 cluster viof jette'd','wings and quills, ‘while under “the brim attheback on eachrside is a “(mass cf deep rcdaa’nd pale-tinted roses I resting on the hair. ‘ : .‘-.Quantitv of material: for ‘gOW'netaffe- ‘ a. 16' yards; silk lining, 16 yards; in- I'sertion', S‘yards; embroidery. & yard. Took a Tumble. I, A bicycle rider hadja narrow escape from being run down by a trolley car on Newtown avenue last evening. In Company with a number of other bicyclers he was riding to this city, but he shot ahead of the party with the result that he fell on the track a few yards away frOm an approaching car. Prompt action on the part of the motor- man saved the bicycle from destruction. Aside from a few cuticle abrasions the rider was but a little the worse for his experience. , L ' 7 Henry Caught Him. As predicted in these colums, J. Henry Hoyt, yesterday, captured the trout for which he has for a long time been angling. The fish weighed some- thing over a pound and a half. This I makes the fourth trout weighingover a pound that Henry'has landed in "his creel since the season opened, to say nothing Cf the mtny dozen he has .’ hooked a few ounces under that weight. _.————<a -.’.___. Quite a Change. The changes being made in ' the former \Vood’s block, but now the Fox block on Main :street, are of a pro- nounced nature. 'Ncw floors, new cell. ings, new plumbing, and in fact a com- plete renovation of the entire building. Bridgeport contractors assisted by local workmen are doing the work in a workmanlike manner Willie, son of Chief Vollmer, cele- brated his fourteenth birthday anni- versary yesterday. He was in receipt of a number of presents, not the least of which was a new secretary or desk. William Baxter and his bicycle col- lided with a woman on Wall street, .last evening. She was taken into “'eed’s drug store, where it was found her injuries were not of a serious na- ture. Miss Minnie Barrett of South Nor- walk, who has been training for a nurse, is now taking care of the chil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. John Bogardus, who are seriously ill with scarlet fever. A young lady named Madden was ar- rested lustuight on the charge of rid- .ing her bicycle on" the sidewalk. The caseaguihst hex--was indefinitely con- ‘_tinued. , - ' , I I I I I I I l I '1 COURSE EEiEE ENEMY Spain's Fleet Is Expected at Either San Juan or Cuba. _ FLYING SQUADRON SAILS Cornlninlicler Schley Expected to In- Fleet if It Tries to Proceed to Havana—\Vis- tercept the Spanish dom of Navy Department in Re- taining the Squadron at Hampton Roads Now Made Evident. Fort Monroe, Va., May 14.—The Fly- ing Squadron sailed from Hampton Roads at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. At 3.20 o’clock, when it became evi— dent that the squadron would shortly put to-sea, hurried movements were seen aboard the ships. Men were run- ning to and fro on the decks and the smoke rolled in great volumes from the funnels of the Brooklyn, Massa- chusetts, Minneapolis, Texas, New Or- leans, Scorpion and the collier, Officers and men seemed wild with delight at the prospect of going after the Spaniards. It is understood that the squadron goes to meet the Spanish fleet. The Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Texas and New Orleans were the first of the squadron to put to sea. The squadron sails under sealed or- ders. The Navy Department has infor- mation that the Spanish Cape Verde fleet is at Martinique, and the Flying Squadron has probably gone South to meet the enemy. Scliley May Close Up on Havana. Washington, May 14.—It is said that Commodore Schley’s orders are discre- tionary to proceed according to advices of the movements of the Spanish fleet. It is now believed to be the purpose of the Government to order Commodore Schley’s squadron to close up on. Ha- vana. and the troops meanwhile will be kept in readiness for a forward move- ment as soon as the time is thought op- portune. May Go to San Juan. Washington, May 14.—Opinion as to the course of Spain’s fleet, now near Martinique,‘ is divided. Naval officers generally believe it will go to Cuba and that Commodore Schley and the Flying Squadron will have a. hard race to get 'there first. It is thought Admiral Sampson would be unable to catch the Spaniards if they should wish to avoid him, because of their great speed. The majority, as stated, believe that the Spanish fleetwill goat 'once to. Cuba, but at theBureau chavlgatio'n. in the Navy Department, it was stated that the official dispatches say that the Spanish fleet is westward of Marti- nique, “hull down,'.’ and by this time is off the south boast of Porto Rico- ,It ' was said that the fleet, having taken this 'c‘oursie,‘ "w‘as'bound for San Juan, and would‘give the American fleet bat- ? ofl‘icials ofnthe department that our dis-- atches have. been- somewhat delayed, and that the Spanish fleet is further- away from Martinique, than we thinly and that the Spaniards will turn up at San Juan possibly in a. few hours. If 'they do not arrive off San Juan in a. day it will be certain then that they have gone on to Cuba. ’ has delayed the departure of the Fly- ing Squadron - from ,Fort Monroe. strengthens the belief thatthe oflicials tack Admiral Sampson’s fleet instead there are many whb believe that the probable purpose of the Spanish fleet is to make a. dash at once for Cuba. Those who hold this View expect that there will be a. double race, Admiral Sampson’s fleet proceeding in a south- erly course from San Juan in an at- tempt to lntei‘é‘ept the Spanish fleet and Commodore Schley making a race for Cuban waters so as to get there ahead of the Spanish fleet if possible. It is regarded as. extremely doubtful whether, if the Spanish fleet makes a dash to Cuba, Sampson, with his slow going fleet, will be able to intercept it, and there is an even chance as to whether the Spanish fleet or Schley’s fleet could get to Cuba first. Sea Fight In Any Case. No matter which way the Spanish fleet goes, the general opinion here is that there will be a. sea fight very soon. If the Spanish fleet runs along the southern coast of Cuba it will be a very serious thing for our small vessels blockading these ports. But, if it goes to San Juan, Admiral Sampson will be fully able to destroy it. ' The official information in regard to the Spanish .fleet has turned interest from the bombardment of‘San Juan to the more serious and decisive engage- ment anticipated between the fleets. In political circles surprise is ex- pressed that our fleet should have been occupied in an attack upon San Juan while the Spanish fleet, which was the first object of Admiral Sampson's search, was at Martinique. It is ex- plained, however, that this was due to the reports that the Cape Verde fleet was at Cadiz, and that Sampson had not been able to find any signs of it in the West Indian waters. It is said that Admiral Sampson’s fleet is in no way weakened by reason of this engagement at San Juan, and that he is fully able to meet the Span- ish fleet. The chief apprehension is that he may not be able to move fast enough to intercept the Spanish fleet; if he is obliged to do this, and that the latter may be taking a southwesterly -;-ourse, to avoid him and to proceed at once to Cuba. It is said that the President received a dispatch stating that the Spanish fleet at Port de France was coaling t'rOm two large transatlantic steamers. It is calculated that this fleet, being well supplied with coal at that point, can move with great rapidity upon either Porto Rice or Cuba, and that, Sampson could not catch it. fihley to Go to Cuba. The understanding was yesterday that Commodore Schley’s squadron had been ordered to join Admiral Sampson, but this plan was changed, and the ’fleet has sailed for Cuba for the pur- po3e of cutting off the Spanish fleet at the Windward passage.» Schley has in hisfl‘leet the Brookly'mvsithe Texas, the Minneapolis, the New Orleans, the St.. Paul.» theA‘lguachusg/ttmand, the Vesu- , yin-3.. The Mlantonomali lath-e only ef- ‘ ilertherer There is an idea. among 'the‘ The fact that the Navy Department-I think that the Spanish Admiral will at . of going to Cuba. 9n the other hand, , .. the dispatch. , ' tective fighting vessel we have how in? . Cuban waters. The rest are small ves- sels.. If the Spanish fleet is going to Cuba, it is expected there will be a hot race between it and Commodore Schley’s squadron. There is' about an equal chance in the race, as the distance to be covered is nearly the same. The Spanish vessels are faster than ours, ‘ but the time consumed by them incoal— ing has to be taken into consideration. It will take. each fleet between three and four days to make the run, neither’ being in a condition to proceed all, the way under forced draught. A Match for the Spanish. Commodore Schley’s fleet is able to cope with thepSpanish fleet, and the only anxiety is as to the chances of the race. If the Spanish fleet should get to Havana first it could raise the block- ade, or it might go to Cienfuegos on the south coast and establish abase- of supplies. The report that some small Spanish vessels have been seen in our northern waters is not regarded as im— probable, but it causes no uneasiness, since it is declared that there are no Spanish vessels in that quarter which could do much damage. PLOT TO KILL G_EN. LEE. Revealed in Philadelphia by One of the Spanish Conspimtora. Philadelphia, May 14.—-A story of an alleged Spanish plot to assassinate Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has been the cause of some correspondence between the War Department and the regular army recruiting station in this city. On Saturday last a reputable Phila- delphia. merchant, whose name is with- held at his request, called at the re- cruiting agency and told the‘ officer in : charge that a Spanish workman in his employ had confessed to him that a. plot had been formed to kill Gen. Fitz- hugh Lee. According to the man’s story, the conspiracy originated in New York among Spaniards who contended that Gen. Lee was largely responsible for the war with Spain, because he had, while Consul General at Havana, per- sistently misrepresented the condition of affairs in Cuba, and had thus aroused the animosity of the American people against Spain. This Spaniard had at first joined in the plot, but subsequently weakened from the fear that he might be chosen to assassinate Lee. He said to his em- ployer that he‘ had turned informer be- cause he had rather be called a. coward and a traitor by his associates than be a murderer. Capt. Craigie, in command of the reg- ular army recruiting station at .Filbert street and Penn square, to Whom this story was ’told,’ after satisfying himself ofthe good‘ standing of the merchant and listening to the story of the Span- iard, promptly reported the matter to the War' Department andwas direct- ed: by secretary Alger to make‘an in- vestigation. This investigation is now going on in this.city=and .New York, and Gen. Lee, it is said, has been warned. ' 1 , WOMEN-AND CHILDREN LEAVE. Irransferrecljrom Fort Warre'nr.Altter 0Td_ers from 'fifdr ‘Depurtme‘nt. Boston, May 14,—Orders were received at Fort Warren yesterday from the . War Department to remove all WOmen and children from the fort at once to a. place of safety in 'case 'of bombard- 'ment. ' .-Z . ' ..' - ,, , These orders.,were carried:out with the utmostpromptitude, and soon after 'noon Mrs. Woodruff and all the ‘other ladies at $11? gort were sent to Boston on one of the boats running-between the fort and the city. - .- ' _Col. Woodruff .wasaflsked why it was that this step was taken just at this time, but all that he would say was ' that the orders on hand made it 128C63- sary. ' ‘ ' if; Oflicials of high rank at the Charles- ltown Navy Yard place considerable |credence in the rumor that a. part at least of the enemy’s fleet is not far dis- 'tant from this coast. Their suspicions were strengthened by the fact that the United States cruiser Columbia. and the ram Katahdin hurriedly left this port under sealed orders;‘ and that the cruiser San Francisco:- will leave at once. The auxiliary cruiser Yankee Iioined the Columbia Off Cape Cod and went to sea. 2 . ‘ -__.__.....___‘ ' "3.1.5.; INVASION 0F SPAIN , POSTPONED. I Delay of the Military Expedition Hus . Been Ordered. Washington, May 14.—As a result of the proximity of the Spanish Cape. Verde fleet, the War Department has Ipostponed the military expedition to Cuba. Orders were issued. yesterday cancelling; the. instructions to.__dlspatch volunteer troops from the State ren- ' dez'v‘ous directly to Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans, Without» , stopping at Chickamauga. . The troops from Eastern and Middle Western States are now directed to ' proceed as soon as ready for travel to I the Chickamauga National Park. There they will go into camp and receive their complete equipment for the campaign in Cuba. , - . . - The Seventy—first New York and the 'First Massachusetts volunteers will go ‘ South by rail. The orders issued Thurs- , day for them to go on board-transports have been cancelled. The cause of the :change is the approach of the Spanish fleet and the recognized danger that the unprotected transport vessels bear- lng the troops would be liable to attack by the enemy. The New York and Massachusetts regiments will probably go to Chickamauga. . - May Dle at Any Moment. Hawarden, :May 14.—T-he condition of Mr. Gladstone last evening was com- paratively painless; but there was evi- dence of increasing weakness and fail- ure of the circulation. It was an- nounced last evening that Mr. "Glada stone :was delirious -on Wednesday evening; but, it appears, he recovered on Thursday. The failure of the heart action may‘cause his death at any mo- ment, although the local disease may yet run the course. of another three weeks. 900 Spaniards Reported Killed. London, May l4.-——According to a. spe« cial dispatch received here from Ha- vana, via. Kingston, Jamaica, there has been. amengagemen t: between, the. Span- iards and the insurgents, during which 909 of thegformer were'killed. 1 The. lo- cationcofathe battle ismot mentioned in l .1. .v.:,;, -, v‘.:f a "r. T g, . . ~‘ _
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