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FLEET SAILS .
AFTER COALING AND PROVIS-
IONING FOR A LONG CRUISE '
THE SFANisHSHTFs SAIL
' FROM CURAOOA.
. HEADED TOWARDS CUBA.
SAMPSONAND SCHLEY WILL BE THERE
AHEAD OF THEM.”
DEWEY TAKES ANOTHER PRIZE
Spanish Fleet Sails.
Washington, Way 16-—
Secretary Long has been offici—
ally informed that the Spanish
fleet after c0alzng and provision—
ing for a long cruise, left C u—
. racoa last night sailing north.
Blanco Won’t Swap.
Key West Way 16---The
United States 'gunboat Uncas,
Lieutenant ’Brainard in com-
mand, which left here soon after
midnight Saturday night for
Cuba to rescue the two cflmeri-
can newspaper men, Charles
Thrall and Hayden /ones,
captured by the Spaniards on
Friday, returned this morning
without them, Blanco declining
to exchange them. The two
men are imprisoned at Fort
Cabanas as spies. V
Spain Secures a Cable.
Liverpool,
Spanish authorities have seiged
the Canar ' cable.
To Abolish Strategy
Board.
' Washington, Way 16—---
[t is reliably reported here that
President McKinley has de-
cided to; abolish the board 0,1
Way 16—-- The,
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strategy on account of general
inezficiency. ‘
Oregon Safe.
Washington, Way 16--—
Secretary Long this afternoon
received word from the Oregon
stating that she was safe, but
he refused to give out her loca-
tion.
BRIEF WAR- NEWS.
The Spanish fleet under Admiral
Cervera was still at Curacoa yesterday.
They bought coal, provisions and medi-
cines.
News of the squadron under Admiral
Sampson was received from Puerto
Plata, San Domingo, but the diSpatch
did not say ‘whether the ships had
sailed from‘that port or not.
All the warships at Key West have
been ordered to get up steam, and the
activity of naval oflicers there indicates
an early and important naval move-
ment. ’
Four vessels of Commodore Schley’s
Flying Squadron anchored off Charles-
ton yesterday afternoon. They' were
to wait for the collier Sterling, which
had become detached, take coal and
proceed to Key West.
All the members of the Spanish Cab-
inet resigned. Sagasta will attempt to
form a new Ministry, leaving out See
nors Gullon, Moret, Bermejo ' and
Xiquena. ‘
.Admiral Dewey has, sent another
cable dispatch to the Navy Department,
saying that a strict blockade is main-
tained; that the rebels are hemming
in the city, but have made no demon-l
stration; that the Spanish governor will
surrender soon, and that Dewey could
v-
take Manila at any moment. On May
12 he captured the gunboat Callao,
coming in from the Caroline Islands.
The Spaniards in Manila are reduced
to eating horsefiesh. '
General Otis will sail tonight on the
City of Peking, from San Francisco,
for Manila, with the first detachment
of troops to support Admiral Dewey.
The War Department has issued an
order designating the camps at which
the troops of the several states are to
be concentrated; sixty-five thousand
had been mustered in up to Saturday
night, and it was expected that in two
weeks all would be in the Goverment
camps. y
The expedition on the Gussie, under
Captain J . H. Dorst, returned to _Key
West, having been unable to find the
Cuban insurgents, to whom their cargo
of arms-and ammunition was to be de-
livered.
SQUADRONS THAT MAY MEET IN
1 BATTLE.
'llhe following are the ships compos-
ing" the American and Spanish squad-
rons, and their armament, which may
meet in battle at any moment : '
SPANISH SQUADRON.
Armored Cruisers. Tons.
lnfanta Maria Teresa 7,000.
Armament.
Two 11-in., ten 5.5-in., eight 2.2-in.,
eight 1.4-in., two machine guns.
Almirante Oquendo 7,000 20.0
Armament.
Two 11-in., ten 5.5-in., eight 2.2-in.,
eight 1.4-in., two machine guns.
Knots.
20. 2.
Vizcaya 7000 20. 5
Armament.
Two 11-111., ten 5.5-in., two 2.7-in.,
eight 2.2-in., four 1.4-in., two
machine guns.
Cristobal Colon 6,840 20.0
Armament.
Two 10-in., ten 6-in., six 4.7-in., ten
2.2-in., ten 1.4-in, two machine
guns
Torpedo Boat Destroyers. .
Furor '\ '- 380. 28.0
’ Armament.
Two 14 pdr., two 6-pdr., two machine
guns
Terror 380 28.0
'1 Armament.
Two 14-pd'r., two 6-pdr., two machine
guns. 1
Pluton 400 30.0
Armament.
Two 12-p:1r., two 6-pdr., two 1-pdr.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON’S SQUADRON.
Tons. Knots.
Iowa (battle ship) 11,400 16.1
Armament.
Four 12-in., eight ~8—in., six 4-in.,
twenty 6-pdr., six 1 pdr., four
machine guns.
Indiana (battle ship)
Armament.
Four 13-in., eight 8-in., four 6-in.,
twenty 6 pdr., six 1-pdr., len‘ ma-
chine guns. '
Amphitrite (monitor)
' Armament.
Four 10-in., two 4-in., two 6-in., two
3-pdr., two l-pdr.
New York (arm’d cruiser) 8,200
Armament. .
Six S-in., twelve 4-in., eight 6-pdr.,
four 1-pdr., four machine guns.
10,230 15.5
3,990 12.4
21.0
Terror (monitor) 3,890 19.0
Armament.
Same as Amphitrite. .
Detroit (cruiser) 2,000 18.7
Armament.
Nine 5-in., six 6-pdr., two 1-pdr., two
machine guns.
Marblehead (cruiser)
. Armament.
Nine 5 in., six 6-pdr., two 1-pdr., two
machine guns.
2,000 18.9
‘Mayflower (torpedo gunr
boat) 2,700 20.0
Armament.
Two 5-in., ten 6-pdr., ‘two machine
guns
Montgomery 2,000. 18.0
Armament.
Nine 5-in., six 6-in., two 1 pdr., two.
Gatlings.
Porter (torpedo boat.)
THE FLYL'G SQUADRON.
The vessels now believed to be Com-
modore Schley’s squadron are the flag-
ship Brooklyn, the battleships Tgxas
and Massachusetts and the auxiliary
cruiser Yale.
The Minneapolis and Columbia have
been on scout duty along the New Eng-
land Coast, and they have not been re-
ported to have rejoined the squadron.
FLEET NOW OFF HAVANA.
The vessels left on blockade duty off
Havana are the monitor Puritan, the
cruiser Cincinnati,the gunboats Helena,
Nashville, Wilmington, Castine, Vesu-
vius, Newport and a number of torpedo-
boats.
N ORWALK, CONN.,.MONDAY EVENING. MAY 16, 1898.
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SAMPSON SEEKING BATTLE.
According to the latest official i nfor-
mation received in Washington the
Cape Verde squadron of the enemy is
still at Curacao, Holland’s little island
possession near the Venezuela coast.
The administration has ascertained
that the Spanish ships were unable to
coal at Fort de France, Martinique,
where they were met by colliers, and
proceeded to Curacao‘for the purpose.
Coaling from lighters at sea is a diffi-
cult and tedious process, which cannot
be accomplished with nearly so much
satisfaction as coaling at‘a wharf or in
a sheltered harbor, where the roll of
the sea is not great. The sea off
Curacao is very smooth, and a much
better Opportunity is afforded there to
take on fuel than at Fort de France.
It is believed by naval officers that the
squadron will not enter the harbor.of
the Dutchport, because the channel is
narrow and great care must be taken
by vessels in proceeding. The selec-
tion of'the place was undoubtedly large-
ly determined by the safety it afforded
from Admiral Sampson’s squadron
while the coaling process was going on.
In proceeding to Curacao the enemy
did not lose such a great distance as
might be'supposed, as the island "lies
more to the westward than to the
south. of Martinique.
The greatest gratification is felt in
Administration circles over the fact
that the Cape Verde squadron is so far
away from the Cuban coast. Naval
officers contend that Spain has thrown
away the strategical advantage held
when her ships left Martinique on
Wednesday last before this govern-
ment knew of their whereabouts. Ad'.
Cuba before the enemy got thhre, and
Commodore Schley’s flying squadron
would have been equally tardy. Now,
however, Admiral Sampson will be able
to head off the enemy, and Commodore
Schley will have plenty time to join
the blockading force under Commodore
Watson before the Cape Verde squad-
roncan appear on the scene.
SPANIARDS HARD UP FOR FOOD.
The United States dispatch-boat
Hugh McCulloch. arrived at Hung
KOng yesterday iron Manila with (115'
patches for the United States Govern-
ment. She reports that the Spanish
gunboat Callao, from the Caroline
Islands, recently entered the port of
Manila, being ignorant of the outbreak
of hostilities between Spain and the
United States. An American warship
fired across her bows and signaled her
to surrender. The demand being dis-
regarded, the American ship fired
directly at the Spanish gunboat, and
the latter surrendered.
I The populace of Manila is reduced to
eating horseflesh, and the prospect of
relief seems far distant.
The McCulloch also reports that the
Philippine insurgents applied to Rear-
Admiral Dewey for his approval of an
attack by them upon the city.
Admiral, it appears, approved the plan,
provided no excesses were committed.
The insurgents then pleaded that they
had no arms, with the exception of
machetes, to which the Admiral re-
plied:
“Help yourselves at the Cavite Ar-
senal.”
The city of Manila, however, 11.15 not
About five thou-
sand Spanish troops are guarding the
yet been attacked.
road leading from Cavite to Manila.
The -
PRICE ONE CENT.
There is no truth in the reported
massacre of a number of Americans.
NEARLY ALL DEAD.
The gunboat Machias, just before
her return to Key \Vest, caught two
fishing smacks 01f Havana. The fisher—
meu said there was little sickness in
the Cuban Capital, but much starvation:
They said the reconcentrades were
nearly all dead or had. been expelled
from the city to die in the suburbs.
All food is being reserved for the
army and many persons are thus ledto
1.d not do so otherwise.
The fishermen say 1““ “Emmi“
' missed
the most desperate of the Sp.
threaten to burn Havana or blow uh?
city up in the event of the authorities
deciding to capitulate to the American
forces. '
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Joseph Hubbard begins his duties as
chef at the Knob club house to-day. _.
enlist who woi.‘
TdeeatITer.
Partly cloudy weather and probably
showers to-night and Tuesday.
DEATHS.
CANFIELD—In Bridgewater, May 7, ,
Elijah Starr Candeld, aged 81 years.
CLARK—4n Washington, Conn, May
6, Lyman S. Clark, aged 78 years.
DONAHUE—In Bridgeport, May 14,
Mary, widow of Christopher Donahue,
aged 82 years.
MILLER—In Bridgeport. May 14,
Nellie Miller, wife of \Villiam J. Mil-
ler, aged 42 years.
OLDS—In New Rochelle, May 14,
Charles Olds, formerly of Norwalk,
aged 34 years. .
PLATT—In Danbury, May 13, Isaac
Platt, aged 82 years and 24 days. ,
WALKER—In Bridgeport, May 14,
John J. Walker, aged 69 years, 7 days.
WINSLOW—In Bridgeport, May 15,
Lizzie A., wife of Clarence V. Win-
slow, aged 34 years.
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miral Sampson could not have reached
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ON s; ORE“!
FAIRFIELD COUNTY’S GREATEST STORE.
Our Dry Goods are well known all lh rough the County. They are known 011 account of
. the correctness of style, Finish and Quality.
if you see a new color of Ribbon, a'enew
weave in Dress Goods, a new cut in Jackets on our counters, you can safely Say that is to
be the style, for we never put anything on our counters unless we know that his the
vogue in Paris, London and Boston.
warm Weather
is coming as surely as summer. Fore-
warned is forearmed. Prepare to run
the summer gauntlet in light attire.
Our stock of dress goods 'in every
variety of fabric and pattern throws
the door of choice wide open. There’s
a difference even in first choices, and
now as always early buyers will skim
the cream. Look where you see the
most, and here’s your opportunity.
25 ps. imported lace organdies that
the city people ask 170 per yd. for and
sing a great song about them, our price
this week, 100.
Light Weight Crepon.
44-in. wide Black Crepons that we
and everybody else asked $1.50 per yd., i
this week $1.00 per yd. 1
6 pieces of 46-in. wide Serge that
would be cheap at 690 per yd. We
have blue, green, red and black. We
shall run them this week at 500.
30 odd pieces of all wool dress goods
that we sold all season for 500. per yd.
Some have only one dress, others have
two or more. You can have your
choice this week at 4.00 per yd.
Our Tailor Made Suits.
Col. Cody (Buffalo Bill) speaking of
American women says they are the
best looking women on earth, and he
has been in every country on earth, he
says they have a smarter look than the
French or English women, and he i
thinks that is owing to the style of;
their dresses. ‘
The French woman is‘
all fluffy with trimmings, the English 1
woman is over dress and baggy, while 1
the American girl. wears her tailor}
made suit and looks bright and smart. 1
6 beautiful broadcloth suits, jackets
lined with silk, skirts tucked to the§
waist. $22.00 has been the price, now
$16.00. _
. 12 suits, blouse waists, $13.50.
20 suits square front jackets, $10.00.
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Corsets.
50 doz.. Summer Corsets. The fifty
cent kind. "380. '
Spring Jackets.
We have still a great variety, all
sizes, for fat or lean persons; $4.50 to
$10.00.
Babies’
Long and short coats, 980 to $5.00.
Our Lamp Display
Is a practical handbook on light, full
enough to be unbeatable. We will
not, we cannot be out-shone. A clear,
bright and soft light from a handsome
and convenient lamp that, by its solid
value and durability, will repay many
times its cost,'is what wise housekeep-
ers look for and should secure. Search
and you’ll find lamps from 98c to
$18.00 that will please.
For Men.
Two great bargains.
100 doz. men’s unlaundried shirts,—
bodies made of Dwight anchor muslin,
1900 linen bosom continuous facings,
patented collar band—cut full sizes 14
to 16, a good fifty cents worth,‘ while
the lot lasts, three for $1.00.
50 doz. fancy percale dress shirts, one
pair separate link cufi‘s made to sell at
75c, exceptional value, each 50c.
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Ladies Summer Vests."
I 100 doz. Egyptian ribbed vests cut .
high neck and short sleeves, all sizes,
the regular 25c grade, each 1250.
Hosiery.
60 doz. ladies fine black and fancy
stockings, our entire stocks of the
nineteen cent kind, all at one price 128.
Wrappers.
10 doz. Wrappers at 750 each.
25 doz. VV’rappers at 980 each.
Remember the wheel that we give
away Saturday night. Save your
duplicate checks. It is the hand-
somest wheel in Norwalk. See it at
the dour as you enter. 4
THE BOSTON STORE, NORWALK.
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