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VOL. VIII.
NO. 1870
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N THE
DARK
GOVERNMENT HEARS NOTHING
'FROM THE AMERICAN 0R
SPANISH FLEETS.
NO NAVAL BATTLE YET.
- SPANISH WAR SHIRSSCOUT AT NIGHT
AND HIDE DURING DAY.
BLANCO SETS SIGNALS.
- No News of Fleets.
Washington, May 18-» The
ofiicial bulletin boards to-day
fail to give any news of the
movements of eitherof the-three
fleets, Sampson’s Schley’s and
the SpaniSh flying squadron,
and there is reason to believe
that the government .ofiicials
have received no information
on that point.
Spanish War Ships Scout=
ing at Night.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, May
.18--- Two Spanish cruisers or
gunboats are making their base
of operations at ‘Badiquira, or
Guantanamo Bay. They are
known to be moving every night
in the waters between Hayti
and Cuba. 4
cf] Hayiian schooner, plying
between the Mole St. Nicholas,
jean ‘Rabel and Clatinagua,
reports, through an agent of the
Cuban insurgents at Port de.
Pain, having met the Spanish
vessels‘several times during the
last few weeks.
The Spaniards are supposed
to hide during the day and go
I . but ”cruising at night.
I The Cape Verde Fleet.
C uracao, Dutch West In-
dies, Way 18--— The Spanish
the coast of Ueneruela, or 0/7
the coast of Columbia. Only
a part of the fleet was allowed
to enter this harbor to obtain
provisions, cattle and coal
which were bought here. C on-
firmation was obtained of the
report that the Spaniards left
one of their torpedo-gunboats at
Fort de France, Martinique.
TO MOVE ON CUBA.
The government has determined not
to postpone further the military occu-
pation of Cuba. At the meeting of the
cabinet to-day a long time was given to
consideration of the serious question
whether this step should not be taken
without delay. The administration
now feels justified in landing a large
number of troops in the island, relying
on the changed naval situation to en-
sure the success of the undertaking.
TORPEDO BO ATS BACK AT CADIZ.
The torpedo boats Ariete, Balcon
and Azor, which were at St. Vincent,
Cape Verde Islands, with the Oquendo,
the Vizcaya, the Cristobal Colon and
the Maria Teresa, went first to the
Canaries, and with the transport
Ciudad de Cadiz have returned to
Cadiz.
But the three torpedo boat de-
stroyers, accompinied by the above
cruisers, went westward.
fleet is now supposed to be (317‘~
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BRIEF WAR NEWS.
Admiral Dewey has sent the Boston
and the Concord to take the port of
110110, in the Philippines, and incident-
ally recapture the Saranac. He finds
the insurgents of little aid as allies.
It is semi-officially ,announced in
Madrid that the new Spanish Cabinet
will be the same as the old, with Senors
Gamazo, Leon y Castillo and Giron and
Admiral Butler substituted for Senors
Moret and Gullon. Count Xiquena and
Admiral Bermejo.
A dispatch from Curacoa says it is
supposed that the Spanish fleetvis off
the coast of Venezuela or Colombia.
The American warships on the Cuban
blockade station are watching with re-
doubled vigilance for the enemy’s
squadron.
General Gomez reports the Cuban in-
surgent troops in fine spirits. The
Spanish forces in Cuba are moving
westward. '
The Government established a rigid
censorship of cable messages, to pre-
vent the disclosure of its plans to the
enemy.
Geneial Meiritt informed the W211
Department that certain inter views
representing him as severely criticis-
ing the plans for the Philippines ex-
pedition were unauthorized and incors
rect. The increased force of regulars
he desires will probably be granted.
The report that the President . in-
tended to issue another call for volun-
teers was denied by General Miles.
Both the United States and Spain
have ad0pted Red Cross regulations in
regard to the sick and wounded. This
action insures the neutrality of the
' ambulance-ship Solace.
DEWEY TO TAKE ILOILO.
The steamer Esmeralda, which has
just arrived at Hong Kong from Manila
with four hundred refugees, chiefly
Chinese, reports that the United States
cruisers Concord and Boston are going
to Iloilo, where they, expect prompt»
‘Capitulation, and to retake the Ameri-
can ship Saranac, with a. cargo of coal.
The British second class cruiser
Pique has been ordered to Iloilo'for the
protection of the merchants, whose
lives and property are threatened by
the insurgents.
The blockade of Manila is extremely
rigid, and several foreign ships have
been refused admittance.
Captain General Augustiis trying to
conciliatc the rebels, and the Arch-
bishop of Manila, in a pastoral issued
in the 8th inst,
fend your faith against heretics, who
saidz—“Christians, de-
raise an insuperable barrier to the
immortality of the soul, enslave the
people, abolish crosses from cemeteries,
forbid pastors to perform baptism, mat-
rimony or funeral rites, or to admin-
ister consolation or grant absolutiont’
Pending the arrival of troops from
the United States the Americans defer
hostilities ashore.
NO MORE VOLUNTEERS WANTED
The rapidity, with which the muster
of volunteers is proceeding is shown by
the fact that 92,000 w ere reported last
night, an increase of nearly 12,000
against 10,000 Monday. General Cor-
bin says the 100,000 mark will be passed
to-day, and the entire force will be ac-
cepted before the end of the week.
Over half of these men, however, are
destitute of equipment.
have arms and ammunition, and not
Few of them
many of them have servicepble uni-
forms. lt will be weeks before mOSt 0f
the volunteers will be fully equipped
for battle.
Under these circumstances the re-
port that the President is contemplat-
ing an additional 'call for troops is
hardly worthdenial, had it not been
so persistently reiterated in the last
few days. Assertions were made last
night that the President had prepared
a proclamation to be issued to-morrow,
calling for 50,000 more men. On the
contrary, there is every reason for be _
lieving that no additional troops will
be called for beyond the few regiments
of yellow fever immunes, numbering
less than 5,000 men. ' ‘
NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAYV1.8,1898.
‘L
BLANCO EXPECTS SPANISH
FLEET. ,
The Spanish fleet is expected in Hav-
ana. For the last two nights Morro
Castle light, which has not been bu1 n-
ing since the blockade commenced, has
blazed a red signal to guide the Spanish
war ships into the harbor.
Some information
movements of the fleet has reached
General Blanco. This
must have come from Madrid, for news
of the sighting of the Cape Verde fleet
off the coast of Venezuela could scarce-
ly have penetrated Havana by last
Sunday, yet on that day General Blanco
caused it to be officially announced to
his soldiers and to the people of Havana
that a- powerful fleet, with reinforce-
ments and supplies, had eluded the
American fleet and was approaching.
The news was brought by a Cuban
scout picked up in a row—boat near
Cojimar on Sunday night, who_ brought
out the information to the blockading
squadron under cover of darkness, and
then returned to land.
General Blanco evidently expects
the Spanish fleet to round the western
end of the harbor and enter Havana in
the night, there to land supplies and
troops and prepare for the battle with
the blockading squadron.
Reports of the presence of the. Span-
ish fleet in these waters have greatly
strengthened the courage of Blanco’s
soldiers, whose spirits were beginning
to droop under the conviction that
Spain had abandoned them to their
fate. Increased activity and prepara-
tions for desperate defence are notice-
able all along the coast.
regarding- the
information
BREAK THE BLOCKADE.
All the plans of sea warfare mapped
out by the Naval Strategy Board in
Vt’ashington are subject to veto by
Spain, whose disappearing fleet may or
map not ,_.come out into the open to
settle the Cuban dispute with big guns.
tNow supposed to be lurking in the
gulf of. Venezuela, away from cable
lines—according to latest informatiom
whiCh this government considers reli-
ablenthe Spaniards may turn up un—
expectedly, to-day or to-morrow or
next day,at San Juan, at Cienfuegos,or
at Havana. Or they may continue to
lurk. The most reasonable theory is
that Spain has ordered Admiral
Cervera to break the Cuban blockade
and relieve Capt. Gen. Blanco. VVhat-
ever the Spanish programme, the
troublesome fleet will be brought from
cover and forced to fight in the im-
mediate future. That it will return
to Spain or the Canaries is a contin-
gency not to be entertained.
MANILA’S FALL EXPECTED.
The Hong Kong correspondent of
the London Standard says:—
“It is expected, owing to the strict
blockade and the famine resulting
from it, that the city of Manila will
soon be compelled to capitulate to the
American blockading squadron under
Rear Admiral Dewey.”
APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Names Given Out by Department Com-
mander Simonds.
W. E. Simonds, commander of ,I the
Connecticut department of the G. A.R.,
announces the following appointments:
Council of Administration—A. R.
Crittenden of Middletown, James N.
Coe 01’" New Haven, B. S. Kieth of Nor-
walk, G. C.' Howe of Thompsonville
and Ira it. Wildman of Danbury.
Represemative to National Encamp-
ment—George A. Hammond, at large,
of Putnam; Alexander Eades of New
Britain, John Bolles of Willimantic,
W. H. Whitelaw of Hartford, H. C.
Hayden of Meriden, J. Nelson Brown
of New Hartford, Harvey Whitmore of
Chaplin. Alternates — Charles D.
Barnes, at large, of Southington, John
I. Hutchinson of Middletown, N. B.
Rogers of Danbury, W. H. Chase of
Milford, Josephus Stone of Norwich,
W. S. Pomeroy of Wethersfield, V. F.
McNeil of New Haven.
Staff appointments—Assistant adju-
tant—general, John H. Thatcher of
HarthId; assistant quartermaste1-
general, William E. Morgan of New
Haven.
{sums BY ROPE.
Josiah J. White. Breaks Out of
Raymond Street Jail Through
Third Story Window.
Captured at Stamford and Returned by
Force Without Extradition Proceedings.
Josiah J. White, of No. 136 Columbia
Heights, Brooklyn, a wealthy broker,
who in the last year has appeared in
the courts more than twenty times,
owing to his failure to make a settle-
ment of his wife’s estate, escaped f1 cm
the Raymond Street Jail yeste1 day
morning. He was in his cell, in the
debtors’ ward, at eleven o’clock Mon-
day night. Six hours later a rope was
found dangling from the window of the
third story room occupied by White
and twelve other prisoners. White
Going through the win-
dow he apparently had climbed down
about forty feet.
ty years old.
was missing.
He is more than six-
White formerly lived at Stamford
and the police there were informed,
with the result that Chief Bowman ar--
rested him in that city. He was armed
with a new revolver, loaded, and had a
good deal of money.
Sheriff
Bagnorello, of Brooklyn, arrived in
Stamford last evening, but White re-
fused to return without a requisition.
He fought desperately and it, required
the combined efforts of the Brooklyn
men, Chief Bowman and Policeman
Heffernan to overpower him. He was
finally hustled into a carriage and at
eight o’clock was driven to the rail-
way station and taken back.
‘FIREMEN’S‘ ASSOCIATION.
Kramer and Detective
Captain 0. H. O’Neil of New Haven Elected
President.
At the fifteenth annual conve ntion of
the Connecticut State Firemen’s associ-
ation. which convened at the town hall,
Stamford, yesterday afternoon for a
two days’ session the following oficers
were elected at the business meeting:
President C. H. O’Neil of New Haven;
vice president, George S. Pitt of Middle?
town; Secretary, John S. Jones of West-
port; treasurer, S. C. Snagg of Water-
bury: delegate to national convention,
George Bowman of Stamford; county
vice presidents, Tolland, J. H. Hep-
burn; Windham, F. S. Young; New
London, C. S. Ockford; Middlesex, J.
H. O’Brien; Litchfield, M. M. Travis;
Hartford, J. R. Davis; New Haven, J.
C. Tompson; Fairfield, D. W. Hartford.
There are upwards of 300 delegates in
attendance and they are being most
hospitably entertained by the local fire-
men. To-day there was an exhibition
of fire apparatus by the manufacturers
in the early morning, and the conven-
tion reconvene at 10 a. m. for its clos-
ing session.
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Whist.
The Woman’s‘Exchange gave a most
delightful “Afternoon of Whist” at
Lockwood’s Hall yesterday afternoon.
Nineteen tables were occupied and the
playing was most spirited. Miss J ean-
- nie Hoyt won the first prize and the
others were won by Mrs. John H. Fer-
ris, Mrs. William H. Hoyt, Miss Mabel
Beers and Mrs. Ira Cole.
During the play frappe was served
by the ladies.
Oliver’s Narrow Escape.
It was quite “rocky on the sound yes-
terday, as several Norwalk men who
went out to catch a few fish will testify.
Among the number were Captain Oliver
Clark and wife. The waves were too
high even for the well known captain,
who signalled an oyster steamer and
boarding the same he and his wife were
safely landedon shore.
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Owens Pleads Guilty.
In the criminal superior court yester-
day afternoon, John Owens pleaded
guilty to entering the store ofJ. Henry
Hoyt on Water street and was sen-
tenced to one year in jail.
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Fire.
During Sunday night a barn on Com-
po street, VVestport, belonging to
Dennis Ronayne took fire and was
totally dc strayed. The cause of the
fire is a mystery.
PRICE ONE CENT.
HE WAS UNFAITHFUL.
Mrs. Annie Godson Robbed of a Watch
and Necklace.
A few days since Mrs. Annie Go’d-
son, of South N01 walk, engaged' in her \
employ a young man who had every ap-
pearance of being honest.
He \\ as set at wo1k by Mrs. Godson
and gave eminent satisfaction, in .the
planting of vegetable seed.
Last evening, Mrs. Godson having
implicit faith in her employee went
out to make a call, leaving her valu-
ables unsecured.
On returning home she found that
her gold watch and a necklace were
missing, as was also the young man.
She reported the fact to the police
at 11.30 o’clock, but the fellow used
good time in getting away.
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ODDEFELLOWS’EDFFICERS.
Elected at the Annual
in Waterbury.
Meeting Held
Preliminary to the opening of the
58th annual session of the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows in Waterbury to-day,
the annual meeting ofthe Odd Fellows’
Home Corporation took place last night,
when the following oflicers were elected:
President, Charles B. Ware, New Lon-
don; vice-presidents, Frederick Bots-
ford,‘ New Haven; John W. Smith,
Waterbury; secretary, Jas. Bishop, New
Haven; treasurer, Frederick S. Hunt,
Bridgeport; board of managers, George
H. Cowell. P.G.M., Waterbury; Brad—
ley S. Keith, P.G.M., Norwalk; L. H.
Stannard. P.G.M., New Haven; John
Blair, P.G.M., Waterbury; David R.
Alling, P.G.M., New Haven; E. B.
Worthington, Norwich; C. M. Fowler,
Hartford; S. Loewith, Bridgeport; H.
J. Hirsch, Norwich; S. G. Blakeman,
Shelton; J. B. Freysinger, New Haven;
L. H. Holloway, G10ton.
The t1 easurer’s sreport show ed a bal-
ance on hand of $' 8, 357. 69, all invested
in savings banks.
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MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Big Blaze in the Jewelry District at
Attleboro, Mass.
Fire broke out in J. M. Bates’s watch
case factory on Millstreet, Attleboro,
in the jewelry district, at 12:15 a. m.,
spread to adjoining buildings and atan
early hour th1s morning was still burn-
ing fiercely. The present loss is esti-
mated at $1,000,000. Nineteen jewelry
firms are thought to have been burned
out.
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Hoyt Leaves State Prison.
Rus sellB. Hoyt, who was paidone'd
by Plesident McKinley, was Ieleased
from the state prison yesterday after-
noon in time to catch the 4:20 o’clock
train for Danbury, his old home. Hoyt
had paralysis when he was sent to the
prison and since that time a kidney dis- -
case has developed. He is able to walk
but is in poor health. He was taken.
from the. prison in a carriage by J. C.
Taylor, secretary of the Connecticut
Prison Association, and he was met at
the station by his brother, who had
been notified to meet him. Warden
VVoodbridge was officially notified yes-
terday morning of the action of the
President.
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Miss Lockwood Won.
The GAZETTE was in error in stating
that Miss Julia Lockwood came in
second in the 120-yard hurdle race, in
the fourth field meet at Vassar College
on Saturday last. Miss Lockwood
. finished first in the final heat in the
remarkable time of 22 1-5 seconds.
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Denlists Examined.
The following applicants for licenses
as dentists were examined in Hartford
on Monday: C. R. Chasmar, T. A.
Riordan, Norwalk and Frank B. Hoyt
East Norwalk.
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The cowboy or so-called Dewey style
of hats are now very much in vogue.
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The funeial of the late John Malone
was largely attended f1 om St. Mary’ 3
church this morning.
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The Weather.
Fair weather to-night;
warmer Thursday.
fair and
DEATHS.
ALLEN—In N01 wall. May 17, W11—
liam B Allen, aged 47 yeuis.
DORMA'N—In Stratford, May 16,
Cheste1 E. Dorman, aged 89 yeais.
NOR'rHROP—Lln Bridgeport May 16,
‘ Sarah E.N01tl1r,op aged 53 yeais-
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