‘8' If you want the best goods for the least money read the ladvertisements,g ‘n the Gazette. VOL. vIII. No.1875 1,. . ‘Mtr; x AKA," l \ 1.1 \ l l _ , \| , ;: I /(‘ -——. \ - tussle“; 41 ‘ *H» 9- ’i’t‘:* name‘shji? =3 h \\‘\‘~\ " - ifffllfmuummmlflm ,_ '- OEEEOR CUBA! THIRTY TRANSPORTS LOADED WITH TROOPS AT KEY‘WEST THIS MORNING. THE SPANISH FLEET CAGED. ADMIRAL SAMPSON AND SCHLEY HAVE CERVERA FAST IN SANTIAGO HARBOR: A RATTLE EXPECTED SOON. 9 Off For Cuba. Key West, May 25:" The long expected order has arrived, and thirty transports were load— ed with troops for Cuba this morning. It is expected that the fleet with the, troops. will make a landing under the protection of the hattZe-ships at some point east of Havana. Spanish Spy Captured. Key West, May 25---Lien— tenant ‘Romigno Sapetero jime- neg, who was arrested last night by United States Marshal " Hoar on suspicion of being a 1' Spanish spy, when searched was found to have in his pos- session f fty-nine charts of cflmerican harbors and tracings of the forts and torpedo mines in New York harbor. jimener was among those captured on. the steamer Pana— “ma and hbs been heldaboard 'ship as‘a prisoner of war. He stontty‘ denied that he was - a spy, bat the finding of the charts and maps confirms the snspiciohs of the federal an- gthorities. ' , g . Call For More Volunteers. l/Vashington, Way 25—?- President McKinley this after- noon issued a call for 75,000 more volunteers for the army. w..- \ READY TO LISTEN TO PEACE a ' TERMS. LONDON, May 25.—The Madrid corres- pondent of the Daily News says:—- “Rumors as to the negotiations of the Powers in favor Of peace are premature, but responsible Spanish statesmen are prepared to seize the first opportunity to end thé’war, provided it can be done on terms honorable to Spain. “Should an neutral nation . come forward with an honorable arrange- ment, its proposals would be examined here in no impractical spirit of false pride. If, therefore, America does not insist upon impossible humiliation, thei e is still a. possibility of peace. “Marshal Martinez Campos, in the courseof an interview, has said that the situation of- the Philippines is in the hands of the natives themselves, and that much ‘care oughtto be exercised to win them to our side.’ “He peoh-poohed the alarming .rumors about England and Gibraltar. The important thing, he. declared, is that Admiral Cervera should be able to divide the American squadron.” NEW MINES IN SAN JUAN HARBOR. ggST.gTHOMAS, May 25.~—AdV1ces which . ' have reached United States Consul, ’ ' Hanna from P01 to Rico show that new- mines are being laid in the harbor of San Juan. , Torpedoes are ibeingplaced in the M naval reserve .5? 'exact spots occupied by Our vessels during the bOmbardment. An unusu- ally heavy mine is connected with the shore from the place where the battle— ship 'Iowa lay. Mines are also being placed at other harbors of Porto Rico. BRIEF WAR NEWS. Admiral Cervera’s squadron; accord- ing to the best information obtainable, 1is 001 um ed at Santiago. ' The Spanish tOIpedO boat destroyer Tel 1011 will leave Martinique to- -day. The Alicante is there, laden with coal and munitions Of war. Three transports, carrying troops for Manila, will sail from San Francisco tO-day. ' It is proposed to govern the Philip- pines by a commission of two civilians and one army officer. Admiral Dewey reports that foreign subjects in Manila, fearing an uprising of Spanish soldiers, are taking refuge in Cavite. It is lumOI ed In Port au Prince that the Spanlsh fleet had left Santiago dc Cuba. . Lord VVolseley believes it would be a mistake to send undrilled troops to Cuba. The insurgent delegate to Paris sznys the Cuba'ns Will not submit to Spain. Seven thousand Spanish t1 oops are near Gibraltar. Spain’s war ships at Cadiz will not sail under ten days. Duke Almodovado do Rio has become Minister 'of Foreign 'Affa}rs in- the. Spanish Cabinet. . Havana, to provide a food supply, is planting yams. . f ' Secretary Long decided that Gustavo Bock must not be allowed to return to Havana. ’The House of Representatives has. passed the bill p1 oviding an auxiliary ‘14": am .1 William Jennings Bryan posed for a “wargraph” pictule of his receiving a commission as colonel. The Fir-St Provisional regiment was ordered from Camp Black to garrison duty, at New York Harbor forts. Naval officers at Key West say the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera is known and a battle- will probably occur in a few days. ' Commodore Schley’s squadron is believed to be cruising off Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba, and the battle- ship Iowa, when last reported, was. on patrol between the Isle of Pines and Cuba. I A dispatch from Port de Paix, Hayti, says that Admiral Cervera’ s fleet has probably been dlvided, and it is report- ed that the Vizcaya and the Alfonso XIII have been destroyed. " The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis and the tugboat Wampatuck cut the two cables from Santiago de Cuba to Kings- ton, Jamaica, on May 18. They drove Off two Spanish gunboats which at- The next morning the Wampatuck went close to shore at Guantanamo, Cuba, to sever the cable running to Hayti, but tempted to interfere with them. the fire from the land batteries was so hot that Captain Goodrich, of the St. Louis, ordered her to retire. This cable is now the only one Spain can uSe to communicate with Cuba. The Navy Department received the following dispatch from Admiral Dewey at Manila, under date of May 20 : , “Situation unchanged. Strict block- aie continued. Great scarcity pro- visions in Manila. Foreign subjects fear an outbreak of the Spanish soldiers, and they will be. transferred to Cavite by the foreign men-Of~war in. the harbor. _ Aguinaldo, the rebel commander-in-chief, who Was brought here from Hong Kong on the Mc-“ Culloch, is organizing a force of native cavalry, and may render assistance that will be valuable.” . ' The War Depaitment hurried its its preparations fOI the expedition to Manila with increased vigor. Much ‘ sfound in obtaining trans? meat made by. General Miles . ."o indicate that the invasion of Cuba will not be hurried. The Adjutant-General’s Office an~ ~ .12” NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25,1898. nounced that 112,000 men had been mustered into the Volunteer Army. Senor Puigcerver, Spanish Secretary of the Treasury, said all taxes would have to be increased 20 per ”cent. ARMY VVAITS ON NAVY. WASHINGTON, May. 25g—And still there is no news of an engagement be- tween our Flying or Fighting Squadron and"; the elusive Spanish fleet. The Navy Department is momentarily. ex— pecting tidings of a battle. Commédore Schley is'believed to be in the neigh' borhood of the Windward Passage or off Santiago de Cuba, and unless the Spaniards hastened to Porto Rico or returned to Martinique the conflict can- not long be deferred. There is a pos- sibility, of cOu-rse, that the fleet has given our scOuting ships the slip and sailed northward, with a view of at- tacking some Atlantic Coast city, but this theory is not generally enter- . tained. The army waits upon the navy. While Admiral Sampson and ,_Commo- dore‘Schley ale pursuing Admiral Cervera—apparently without success, 11p to this time—our land forces at Tampa, wel! equipped and eager for action, are held in readiness to embark on transports and go to Cuba as soon as the navy can furnish convoys. One expedition Of Cuban volunteers, 11e- cruited in Florida, was successfully transported last week.‘ POthers will-fol- 1ow when the navy can lend its co- - operation. Twenty-five thousand men have' been assembled at Tampa, New Orleans and Mobile, . and can be moved at a moment’s notice. The transports are being retained under expensive charters and the steam is ready in their boilers. According to the presentprograinme the army will be landed in sections; The thirty transports which have been seemed will carry at least twenty-five thouSr .and men, and when this number has been conveyed to the Cuban coast, the transpOrts will return for the volun- teers, who will in the meantime have been moved‘down from Chickamauga- to the seaport towns for embarkation. --All arrangements have been made for landing the troops on Cuban soil, al- .. though the date and place are, of course, a profound secret. The army will move just as soon as the naval au- thorities can supply the necessary ships to protect the transports en route and aid by heavy guns in effecting a landing for the troops. The Navy Department denies the re- pOrt that the Oregon has reached Key West, but repeats the assurance that the big battle-ship is safe. Dispatches have been received in Washington by relatives of officers aboard the Oregon, confirming the official advices as to her safety. She will join Admiral Samp- son’s squadron, if she has not ' al- ready done so. The gunboat Marietta and new cruiser Nicth'eroy are under- stood to have been left behind in a friendly ,Brazilian harbor. There is no longer any doubt that the United States intends to occupy and hold the Philippines. Maj. Gen. Merritt will have an armed force Of 35,000 men. He will take possession Of - Manila immediately upon his arrival and proclaim martial law. VIZCAYA REPORTED LOST. . LONDON, May 25—A despatch to the Financial 'News from Port de Paix, Hayti, saysz— ' “Admiral Cervera is believed to have divided this fleet, and it is reported that the Vizcaya and the Alfonso XIII, have been destroyed.” I ANXIETY FOR CERVERA GROW- 1* . IN G IN MADRID. MADRID, May 25—The anxiety con- cerning Admiral Cervera increases hourly. Thegovernment tries to re- assure the publie by circulating favor- able accounts of the advantages of San- tiago, as a refuge for the squadron. g Nevertheless there is obvious anxiety among the officials and the press. / 1 In view of the expected severance of the last cable to Cuba .the government during the past 48 hours has sent long 4:75 despatches to Capt. Gen. Blanco and Admiral Cervera in response to their inquiries, instructing them as to all eventualities and detailing the reliefs and supplies they may expect. m>———— JUDGMENT 'FOB PLAINTIFF. John M. Dearhorn Claimed $550 From Captain Pressey For a Note With . Interest Thereon. Judge Curtis, of the court Of Common Pleas, on Tuesday gaye judgment for $550 and costs in favor of John M. Dearborn, who brought suit to recover that amount on a note. ' The plaintiff held a note for $394.12, given by Cap- tain Pressey in Mt. Vernon, N. Y., on January 22, 1890. The action was be- gun in this court in February, 1897. Counsel for Captain Pressey set up the statute of limitations in defense, and the plaintiff replied that Captain Pressey had not resided in Connecticut for six years prior to the beginning of the action. Considerable evidence was introduced relative to the residence of Captain Pressey. He claimed to have moved from Mount Vernon in October, 1890, to take up his permanent resi- dence in Connecticut. His wife and children stayed there. .Judge Curtis in a memorandum 11e- viewing the matter finds' that "Captain Pressey did not actually lose his resi dence in that place until after N ovem- ber, 1891f He voted there in that month. He. therefore, gives the judg- ment for the plaintiff for the full amount. —'—UNTRUE WAR DISPATCH- ES ARE NUMEROUS. The Faithful Bulletins of the Boston Store Are Reliable. (FOR THURSDAY ONLY.) 4 dozen only—50c shirt waists 39c. _ $1.25 children’s trimmed straw hats 75c. Peal ’s soap 10c. 50c leather belts 25c. $1.00 French lisle' gloves 75c 150 box writing paper 70. ' 10 bars laundry soap 25c. . Men’s 500 ribbed shirts.35c. 150 ladies’ summer vests 70. $1.00 lawn wrappers 75c. ’1 3 doz. only—75c shirt waist 50c. .750 children’s straw hats 500. 10 doz. pillow slips 6c. 10 misses’ tailor suits—$12.00 ones— $6.00. 72x90 sheets 390. .1 60 unbleached sheeting 4e. 80 full bleached sheeting tic. 59c oil stoves 450. Remember the bicycle We give away Saturday night. Save your dupli- cate checks. 7—7 “ Av 7‘ The Weslport Road. The stockholders of the W'estport, road met again Tuesday for the purpose of hearing from their representatives in regard to the prospective sale of the road. Vice-President Nash presided, and again informed the stockholders in attendance that the matter was still in abeyance with a settlement likely to occur at any time. The meeting ad- journed for another two weeks. Missing. JOhn Kinney of Danbury, aged 31, and malried, living on South street, is missing. He has been in ill health for some time and despdndent. ' —~—*—<0.0’-——-—-— Suesvfor Divorce. Lllias M. Keys, of Stratford,daughter of Judge Andrew Selleck, has brought suit for divorce in the Superior court. from her husband. William W. Keys, who has gone to par ts unknown. ‘ ‘:> ‘ 0n the Derby Turf. LONDON, May 25.—The Derby race was won to-day by Larnsch’s‘ Deddah, hundred to one shot; Batt came in sec- ond and Dunlapthird. \' ‘ A‘ V v_7 , ' Council Meets. A special'meeting of the City council, (with closed doors) was held last even- ing 'at the council rooms to discuss what actiOn should be taken by the city in the case Of Clara Maples ‘Vs. The City of Norwalk, in which the plaintiff sues for damages for an accident caused b reason of a defective sidewalk. A member of the council informs the ree ' porter nothing definite was decided upon.. ' 1 A regular meeting of Buckingham Post, G'. A. R. will be held to-night. . ~ 8’ Recognized asfihe ‘ . family paperthe‘cazette’o advertising columns v'vill Prove its value to you". ', ' - 1‘ PRICE ONE OENT. A SLICK RASGAL. Jeweler Jackson ' F leeced out ,, of Five Dollars; A Swindler Assumes a Clerical Robe: and Air in Order to Utter f1 Worth- less Check. About 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon a fine appearing man, apparently from his mien and dress a clergyman, went into Jackson’s jewelry stOre, and asked to be shown a silver communion service. A ‘ ‘ 2 He gave his name as Rev. F. Brown, and said that he was a ourate at St. ' Jonn’ s chul ch 1n Mount Vernon, N.- Y. After a while he selected a seivice, . the price of which was $25. He proff- ered in payment for the same a check on the Fidelity Trust Company, of Newark, N. J., for $30, and was given a check for $5, signed by Mr. Jackson, for the difference between the p11 ice of the goods and the amount of the check. He 1 equested before leaving that the goods be shipped by express to his ad - diess at Mount Vernon Mr. Dilworth, clerk at the store, who had watched the transaction became suspicions that all was not right, and when the fellow went out followed him, other Jewelry stores. . The man, hOw-g ever, after strolling about for a short tlme went up Mill Hilland that is the last seen of him hereabouts. ‘A, telephone to Mount elicited the'information that no such party as described resided there. ' Vernon story, in effectthathe wished to make a present of a communion Service to a friend in Brooklyn. As at Jackson ’5 he made""a selectiOn from a catalogue and a‘Sked that. the service be sent to himby express. He proffered a check in payment, Care to accept the same but would send the goods C. O. D. This seemed to be satisfactory to the fellow, who re- marked, “Wait a few minutes, will yOu, while I run around to the bank and get the check cashed.” This was about 4 o’clock. The banks close at 3 o’clock. ' In about fifteen minutes the man came back and said that his errand was fruitless, .but asked that the goods be shipped as previously decided upon. He then came uptown“ where, as is shown above, be met with“ better snc- .. cess. Mr. Jackson has stopped pay- ment Of his check. , Mr. Rood. was advised of the swind- ling character of his customer and will not ship the goods as be fully intended doing. ‘ 4 A-- ' Not Till Sunday Next. 1 Owing tounfavorable weather, work on the Westbort trolley line was not finished Mondai. Practically the open- ing of the ma will be defel red unti Sunday next, although a few trips may be made before that time. -er' The Weather. Partly cloudy weather and possibly ~ showers to-night Thursday fair.. DEATHS. .. ~ , l ANTON. -—In Bridgepfi , -May24, Au-' , gust C. ,youn est son oft late Andrew, " and Ma pgar ”Anton, gagged 25 years; 5 months, 12 danish -. 1 COLE. —In\Danbur\,5§Iay 23d frank ' J. Cole, aged 42 years, 5 menths', and 20 days. EVGELHARDT. dIn Brid e ort 24, George Eugelhardt, gaggd 29 years, 7. months. to watch. as to'wliether' he ‘yisitedf'afyw‘fm‘ but Mr. Rood told him that he did not . May - c. —.. 9. ,mm; _ It is learned that previous to the-31f"- . fellow’ 5 call on Mr. Jackson he visited 3... Rood’s jewelrv store in SOuth Nol- Q I.w v walk, and told substantially the same,“ l!"
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