'nied by the Misses Helena and Cora
known. Actual tests show it goes one ,
third further than any other brand.
K
WDEB
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60., NEW YORK.
LOCALnAND OTHER NEWS.
The executive board of the Y.M.C.A.
will meet tonight, and the Ladies’
Auxiliary next Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Katherine Williams, of New
York, is visiting her father, Conductor
Charles Williams, of the Street Rail-
way line, this city.
James W. O’Brien, the South Nor-
walk hatter, was this morning in re-
ceipt of the neat and natty caps to be
worn by the conductors on the Tram-
way line the coming season.
Inasmuch Circle. K. D., of the Nor-
walk Methodist church, gave an enter-
tainment in the lecture room last even-
ing.
“Eddie” Elwood of Chicago who has
been visiting his parents in Norwalk
returned tothat city to-day.
A. Mc Chesney of Orange, N. J., is
visiting his daughter Mrs. Fred Church
on'Orchard street.
-~ The finder of a flat store door key
Will confer a favor on'the loser by re-
turning the same to the Coleman news
agency at South Norwalk.
A leak in the water pipe at the Hoyt
Theatre building, in South_,u.Norwalk
deluged Leone’s barber sh0p at an
early hour this morning. It was dis-
covered by the police who notified Mr.
Hoyt, and the water was shutoff. . The
damage done will probably not be in
excess of twenty-five dollars.
Joseph Goldschmidt,‘ the Greenwich
jeweler, will spend Sunday at the heme
of his parents in this city. '
—Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well- known
oculi‘st Optician, can be censulted at his
office in the parlors of the Mahackemo
H,otel South Norwalk, Tuesday from
a. m. to 8 p. m Eyes examinefd) fgee ,
4 ; ' ‘ -t . '
Mrs. C. B. Tillinghast of Toledo,
Ohio, has returned home after a pleas-
ant visit with her grandmother Mrs.
Sarah Smith of Ann street.
Mrs'. Homer F. Bucknam is enter-
taining Miss Margaret Hasbrouck of
Hoboken. _ ‘
The Industrial League of the First
Methodist church held its monthly
meeting in the church parlors last
evening. *_
Mrs. Newton C. Graves of Marshall
street is ill.
The South Norwalk grocers have
agreed to keep their stores closed all
day DecOration Day.
Mrs. A. B. Coley of South Norwalk
has returned from a visit in Danbury.
The Pine Ledge Whist club were
entertained by Mrs. E. A. Woodward
Thursday afternoon. The first prize
was won by Mrs. Clarence F. Osborn
and Mrs. ‘Ira Cole. won the second
prize.
Miss Lizzie Tolles ofFairfield avenue
is visiting in New York.
0. E. Wilson and William W’ardwcll
have been appointed appraisers of the
estate of Henry F. Guthrie.
Miss Meda Adams of Taylor avenue
is visiting in New York.
Miss Margaret Deppler, of New York,
who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. F.
J. Curtis of Mott avenue has returned
home
Mr. and Mrs. F. H.Norton accompa-
VVhitehead ' of Brooklyn, will spend
Sunday and Memorial day at the for-
mer’s summer cottage on Hickory Bluff.
The Eureka Lodge, Daughters of
Rebekah, gave a pleasing entertain-
ment in Red Men’s hall last evening.
“Matt” Wheeler, of Bridgeport, sang
and was warmly applauded as was also
Miss Mills of Rowayton in vocal selec:
tions. There were other numbers on
the programme which received deserv-
ed applause. Linxweiler’s orchestra
furnished music.
Mr. F. A. Ferris will address the La
Mont club to-morrow noon.
The Lounsbury, 'Mathewson & Co.
shoe manufactory shut down last night,
but will re-open on Tuesday.
The Royal' :3 the highest grade baking powder I -
' day.
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. Remember the Maine.
“Like a thief in the dark,
With an electric spark,
It was done in the night by Spain;
But in God’s bright light
In an open fight,
Dewey made them
Maine.’ ”
‘remember the
South Wilton. .
Seth L. Grumman has been making
a number of improvements in the in-
terior of his residence.
The Nelson Hanford place near Tem-
pleton’s store is undergoing extensive
repairs.
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New Canaan.
Misses Nellie Avery and Edna Barra-
clough visited by request W’ednesday
evening the box sociable given by Con-
cord Division, S. of T., at Norwalk.
The members of the Hannah Bene-
dict Carter Chapter, D. A. R., will
meet with Mrs. George Kellogg Wled-
nesday, June 1, at 3 p. m.
Miss Kate O’Neil, of New York, has
been visiting this week with Lewis
Provost and family.
James J. Cody attended the electrical
exhibition in New York,on VVednes-
T. W. Crissey, editor of the Midland,
,(Mich,) Republican, has been visiting
this week with his cousin, T. W. Bene-
d1ct, Cherry street.
Clarence Crissey was the victim of a
bicycle accident Sunday. While in the l
vicinity of Lake Siscowit, the front
wheel parted company with the forks,
and Clarence fell heavily and sprained
his left shoulder. He will keep that
shoulder still for awhile.
Allen Patterson has been enjoying a
week’s trip trout fishing in Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr. and Mrs. J unius Benedict are
visiting their son Clayton in .New
Haven.
Thaddeus Johnson is paintlng the
“‘«Allen cottage on Oenoke avenue for
Mrs. Parker. .
The Ingleside Gun Club will visit the
North End Gun Club of Stambord next
Monday afternoon and participate in a
shoot. , .
Rev. Mr. Warmcastle and bride of
Bedding, Pa.. have been visiting their
cousins Mrs. Frank Selleck and Mrs.
Marshall Ralston this week.
Samuel J. Baster, wife and son, of
Tenafly, N. J., have been spending a
week with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Provost:
Mr. Provost returned with them last
week and remained several days.
George Miller, father'of Mrs. J. H.
Evans, died at the home of his daughter
on Park street, Monday afternoon, of
Bright’s disease, aged 59 years. The
remains were taken to Nyack, N. Y., on
Thursday for interment in charge of
undertaker C. W. Hall.
WE WILL POSITIVELY PAY YOU 81. 00
If one bottle of Smith’s Green Moun~
tain Renovator does not benefit you in
case you are troubled with any blood
disorder chronic . rheumatism, or
neuralgic affection. It is endo1sed by
the best physicians in the count1y and
tiswairanted to do what is claimed 1°01
i. JOHN A. RIGGS, Norwalk, Conn
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BICYCLE VOTE.
Olive Gray 1238
Vivian Soderstro n, 1289
John Murphy, 1125
Fred Smith, ‘ 773
Lester Comstock, 1215
Mary Duffy, 151
Fred E. Conley, 236
Bessie M. Stanley 360
Joseph Methias, 100
Lucy Wicks, 22
George Bertme, 59
R. M. Rose, 21
Annie Dauchy, 20
‘Willie English 81
Edith Foster, 129
Arthur Evans 51
May Smith, , 23
Annie Clune, 12
May Williams, S
I S. Louise Sutton, 22
Charles Mott, 50
Thomas Hunt. 10
George H. Hewitt, 64
Hugh Marron, 53
Mena Ambler, ~ 3
Eugene Davis, 3
J. H. Carpenter, ‘ 2
J. McNerney, ' 9
C. F. Osborn, 59
Tillie Spicer, 65
F. McNaughton, 59
Lillie Hyatt, 2
Florence Carl, 6
The coupon can be found in H. A.
Saunders adv.
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Unclaimed Letters.
The following letters remain un-
cla1med at the Norwalk post office,
May 28, 1898:
'Francis Atwater, Frances Britten,
Miss Lizzie Gilfellen, Miss Clara E.
Thomas A. Riordan is soon to open a
dontalf'ofl‘ice in the Quinta‘rd building. I
Kellogg, and Dr. Post.
W. H. MALONE, P. M.
' olul‘u.
THE WAR NEWS!
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fien. Blanco Says harm is
(looped up al Santiago.
Waiting for the Cadiz Fleet to Raise the
Blockade.
'EXPECTS CADIZ FLEET.
LONDON, May 28—A dispatch to the
Financial News from Kingston, ' J a-
maica, says the master of the schooner
Jane, which has arrived there, reports
having picked up a yawl containing
two reconcentrados, who had escaped
from Santiago de Cuba. He says they
told him that Admiral Cervera’s
squadron was in the harbor, that the
vessels were coaled and vitualed and
were ready to sail “when the Cadiz
squadron arrives next week and breaks
the blockade.
DESPONDENCY 1N MADRID.
LONDON, May 28—The Madrid cor-
respondent of the Times, commenting
on the “feeling of sadness prevailing
in Spain,” says:
“It 15 less on account Of ministei 1a1
dissensions, which are not really seri-
ous, than on account of a fuller appre-
hension of the difficulties of the situa-
tion, namely that it is hopeless to ex-
pect any assistance from Europe, even
France and Russia being, since'Mr.
Chamberlain’s speech, averse “fr-Om do-
ing anything to precipitate complica-
tions. Spain now sees that 'she must
trust to herself alone in an unequal
struggle that canhave one endonly.”
TROOPS NOT CALLED OUT.
HARTFORD, May 28.—:Governor Cooke
called up the secretary of war by tele;
,phone yesterday and inquired Whether
there was any reply to his tender by
telegraph Thursday of the: Third Regi-
ment forvservice under the President’ s
i ' .An official
of the department replied that ._the
office was swamped with work and ’t’h-e
call assigning the quotas to, the several
call for 75,000 mere men.:
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' BRIEF WAR NEWS.
Several supposed Spanish War sh1ps
are reported to have been sighted off
Port Limon, Cos a Rica. '
Admiral Sampson is as much On the
alert as if there was no likelihbod of
Spain’ s fleet being at Santiago.
A supposed Spanish ocean scout, was
sighted off Key West. '
’ The United States army now numbers
118,000 volunteers and 37,000 regulars.
Efforts are being made to force
Hawaiian annexation.
Captain Gridley and two other offi-
cers of Rear Admiral Dewey’s com-
Hong Kong.
E. P. Knight, correspondent Of the
London Times, has been imprisoned in
Havana.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Times telegraphs that Spain
sees only defeat ahead.
The French press continues more
friendly 1n tone.
The Spanish are fortifying Ceuta.
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders have been
o1dered to Tainmfi'om San Antonio.
P1 eeldent McKintey will review the
Second Army corps, composed of volun-
teers, at Camp Alger to-day. ‘
' President McKinley sent a large
number of nominations of brigadier-
generals to the Senate yesterday.
Commodore Schley has with him the
armored cruiser Brooklyn, the battle-
ships Iowa, Massachusetts aud Texas,
and other vessels.
Four Spanish steamers,
prizes eailv in the'war, were condemn-
ed to be sold at Key West, and two
The crews of
taken as
we1e ordei ed 1eleased.
the fOur prizes will be held as prisOners
of war.
The President decided that a large
pl'OpOl tion of the vOlunteers under, his
second call shOuld be used to fill exist—
ing regiments up to the’irm maximum
An enthusiastic reception fo1 the
"troops composing the expedition to the
Philippines is being prepared in Hon-
Two more transpbrts were se-
cured'by the ,War Department. '
It is announced in Madrid, that can-
taineGene1-al' Blanco says Cervera is
still at Santiggode' Cuba, with the
bulk of Sampson’s squadron blockading
Lthe port and Schley’s squadron watch-
states would not be made until the f
middle of next week I “0.": .. , 5 i :z;
mand have been invalided and sent to
(made up'over taffeta linings, usually
Iheliotrope patterned with tiny silk Cots
in light yellow, over a foundation skirt
.—tiny velvet
-'shades 'of old-yellow and brown. The
" ola1n sleeves of unlined linen are.band-
.ed at the wrist With the same velvet.
° ’ ‘ T H. E E v E since AZ nT T a
ing the Yucatan Channel. i
No official information that Admiral.
Cerv eras squadrOn 1s in Santiago Har-
bor has been received in Washington,
and plans for the invasion of Cuba and
Porto Rico are indefinitely delayed.
. No Paper Monday.
Monday next being MemorialDay
and a holiday no GAZETTE will be
issued on that day.
C“ DeKlyn, the baker is out with a
handsome, new wagon.
Walter Smith Who fell from a ledge
at the Riverside quarry, is reported by
the attending physician, Dr. Hunting-
ton, as getting alOng nicely.
Joseph Haley of the Street Railway
line amused himself for an hour, yes-
terday afternoon, by catching nine
trout and two pickerel, while off duty.
A delivery Wagon belonging to Mun-
ger, the expressman, broke down on
Main street last evening but was in
good form for service this morning.
, Cedar Island will be opened Memor-
ial Day.
A Stamford man was arrested at his
own request Saturday for being drunk.
He forfeited a bond of $8 rather than
appear in court and possibly be sent to '
jail.
‘ The Weather.
Cloudy weather possibly followed by
showers Sunday; warmer Sunday.|- D
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I ~
g _ Cllfl‘s Burnt by the sea.
Fancy the;waves of the sea setting
fire to the cliffs they break on! Yet
this is what .did really happen at Bal-
lybunion, on'the western .coast of Ire-
land. These rocks,‘ which the great
Atlantic rollers had for centuries been
slowly breaking den and piercing
With great Caverns, contain in theix
depths masses of iron, pyrites and
alum,_- At last the water penetrated to
these, and a rapid oxidization took
place, which produced a heat fierce
enough to set the whole cliff on fire.
For Weeks the rocks burnt, a regular
volcano, and great clouds of smoke
and vapor rose high in the air. When
of lava and clay burnt to brick were
seed-’in every direction .—-Golden Days.
r. _. ...-_ _
' most significant portion of the church
at last the fire died out, great masses 1
A SOMBRE EASTER. I
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The Moravians Celebrate the Day at the :
Cemetery.
. Moravians as a body am the mostI
cheerful and literal minded of Chris-
tians. When a Moravian repeats from I
the creed, “I believe in the resurrec- l
tion of the body,” he makes, no mental
reservations. '
As in the grave all men are equal,
there are no monuments in Moravian I
cemeteries; rich and poor alike have
their resting-places marked only byI
small slabs of stone, briefly inscribed.
011 Easter morning the cemetery of a
Moravian village is the scene of the!
these marvelous gymnaStlcal feats.
service. At the first sign of davvn a.
band of trumpeters, their instruments
being in accord with the Scriptural de-'
scription of the general arousing on,
Resurrection Day, gather on the roof
or in the'tower of the church and play
until all believers are awakened.
Shortly, afterward the services begin in
the church. The time and the cere-
monies are so arranged that the cul-
mination ofthe service shall be at sun-
rise.
A few moments before sunrise the
congregation, Iedby the pastor and the .
trumpeters, file out'of the church and
march to the cemetery. The throng
clusters at the eastern end of the
grounds and the service is resumed; as
the sun rises, the concluding words of
the pastor are spoken, and the trum4 :
pets raise a joyous anthem in which I
the entire congregation joins.
The Fat ll‘l’an Gets Even.
A party of travelers, were all in the
same sleeper. One of the party, the
fattest, turned in early. The others:
did not feel sleepy, so they spent anf
hour or two in the pleasant diversion
__'___',,
of keeping the fat man wide awake. 4 ‘
The favoritexmethod was to wait un-’
til the fat man was dozing and then
throw something in the berth. A1; 10‘
o ’clock one of the party carelessly toss—
ed in a. shoe. It was a good, big, hon—
est shoe, and it hit the fat man in the;
,tenderest part of his anatomy, his
stomach.
' He had borne it all good naturedly.
before that. But ,he drew the line
there.
and quietly dropped the shoe out in
.the snow.
their pranks and the fat man went to
sleep with a peaceful smile on his face;
2.011110:th by the (bought that be wad
good and even with somebody. ,
He was. '
It was his own shoe. -Butlalo End
quirer. . . _ .
, Nature is hard to, deceive.
Rob nature and. she. will rob you.
_'FRENCH GOV-"i ' '
Dotted Veiling and Grass-Linen Gown.
Among the new imported models in
summer costumes is a novel gown of
voile with shirred waist and skirt, the
front of the skirt ferming a slender
apron. These charming voiles are
varying in color from popy red to pale
rose, and from Wilhelmina orange to
dull yellow.
The coloring of the model is palest
of a deeper tint. The apron is of grass
linen in the‘natural ecru color, and con-
trasts prettily With'th‘e veilihg, while
an additionalharmony is its trimming
ribbons in graduated
The skirt. is shirred in- soveral lines
about the hips, with the fuln: as barg-
I
BAZAR
ing to the ground, and gathered close- I
-ly in the back at the waist line, pro-
ducing the sweeping folds now in vogue.
Its width is four and a half yards.
The grass linen part of the back of
the waist is. open in the centre, and
trimmed vertically with clusters of the
narrow yellow velvet ribbons. The
high collar is slightly draped.
The proper cut of this g0wn- can be
obtained only from the cut paper pat-
terns published by Harper’s Bazar,
'where it appear s..
Thehat wornwith this gown is of
open-work straw braid. It has a
moderate brim,junder which, at the
back, isa half-wreath of wall-flowers
in shades of’yellow and brown. Long
curling ostrich plumes form an effec-
tive decoration around the crown.
Approximat: quantity of material
for gown—voile, 61 yards; grass linen,
21} yards.
' sighteda
So he opened the car window;~
The others had- stopped.
' Decisions Rendered 1n Cases of
' ade.
CHASED BY THE BANCROFT.‘
{a Supposed Spanish Scout Steamer Seen
Near Key \Vest. _
Key West, Fla., May 28. ——For several
mornings recently just at daybreak, a.
suspicious looking three- masted steam-
e1 has been noticed cruising off the
man- -of- war anchorage at Sand Key
Light. She has been known as the
“phantom” ship, as all endeavors to
make her out have been futile.‘
That she is a Spanish scout reconnoi-
.tering Key West is now certain. The
Wilmington, which arrived from Cuban
waters this morning, reports that at
about sundown Thursday night she
three- masted steamer with a.
yellow smokestack 'hull down The
Wilmington was unable to give chase,
being short of coal.
The Bancroft afterwards hove in
sight. She had also seen a. suspicious
craft earlier in the day and immediate-
'1y gave chase, steaming LZter her-in a.
south southeasterly direction.
This is doubtless the same vessel
which gave chase to the United States
steamer Eagle Thursday afternoon, fol—
lowing her to within sight of the Ore—
gon. Several other vessels of the fleet
also report having seen her.
The Wilmington reports having land-
ed couriers in Cuba with dispatches for
the insurgents. ‘
CAMP BLACK FLOODED.
Soldiers Encamped at Hempstead Have a
Dismal Time of It.
New York, May 28.—Sixty hours of
almost steady rainfall has turned Camp
Black into the Dismal Swamp, and the
four thousand regulars in camp «there
are spending What is hoped to be the
most miserable part of their existence
as regular army men. The continuous
rains of the past few days had so soak-
‘ed the grounds that the heavy down-
pour of Wednesday night had a. well
soaked surface to stay on. In some
parts of the camp the water was,3 18
inches deep. No fires could be made
in the camp Thursday and the men (had
to keep warm in digging trenches to
carry off the water. No warm meals
couldbe served, the men eating hard
tack Soaked in the falling rain.
The Third Battalion of the Thirty-
second regiment suffered most, as
many of their tents were situated in a.
hollow, and stood in almost two feet
or water The Forty-seventh regiment
had equally as much trouble. The First
Provisional regiment escaped much of
the flood.
The Third Provisional regiment,
which is under orders to go- to Falls
Church, Va., is still in camp, and will ,
be compelled to remain until the water,
goes down. "
TWO SPANISH PRiZES RELEASED,-
Six Span-
ish Steamers Seized. ' ‘
Key West, Fla., May 28.—In the Uni.-
- ted States circuit court yesterday Judge
Locke rendered decisions in the cases .
1 of the six Spanish steamers seized dur-
ing the first days of the Cuban block-
These included the most valuable
prizes taken since the war began. The
Catalina and Miguel Jover wene re-
leased, both vessels and cargoes. _
The Pedro, Guido, Buenavenlura and
Panama were condemned and forfeited.
The cargo of the Beunawenitura; being
neutral p1operty, was not condemned.
The question of the Panamas cargo
is taken under advisement.
In the cases of the Pedro, Guido, Beu-
naventura and Panama. the owners,
through their attorneys, filed not-ice of
appeal. '
ON THE CUBAN BLOCKADE. ;
The Rainy Season i beginning—The New
. Cruiser New Orleans.
Key West, Fla., May 28.—The rainy
season is just beginning in Cuba, and
the fleet of warships and newspaper
dispatch boats have experienced bad
w eathe1 during the last week, with fre-
quent and violent 1ain storms.
The new cruiser New Orleans, for-
merly the Amazonas, excites the ad-
miration of all naval men during her
present Ciuise, on account of her speed
and appa1ent effectiveness as a. fight-
ing ship. ,L~m ..
Has $140 one 000 in Gold. “*3
New Eork, May 28. —The clearing
house has in its '. tiults $140, 000, 000 in
gold coin. The greatest amount ever
held by the United States was $200,000,-
000.
Much of the gold imported here has
found its way into local banks. Daily
clearances at the clearinghouse by the
banks average about 10 per cent. in gold.
Should the present rate of import con-
tinue it is estimated that the gold
holdings in the clearing house will
climb up to $150,000,000.
Fleet for Manila.
Washington, May 28.—It is learned
here that Spain’s ambassador at Paris.
has informed the french minister for
foreigh affairs that Manila in the des—
tination of the Spanish squadron which
is outfitting at Cadiz. -
Several of the warships require fixing
up. The battery of the. cruiser Carlos
V is still in a. very unsatisfactory con-
dition.
Consolidation of Cleveland Breweries.
Cleveland, May 28.-—The consolidation
of the Cleveland breweries was accom-
plished in New York-on Wednesday. F.
W. Gehring is president of the consoli-
dated company. The capitalization is
$12,000,000. The Guarantee Trust Com-
pany of New York will be the financial
agent of the company. No foreign cap-
ital is invested in the enterprise.
_. Drowned Body Found on the Beach.
Sandy Hook, May 28.—A dead body
found on the ocean beach near Sperma-
ceti Cove live saving station 'by one
of the volunteers in camp near that
station, will probably be identified as
one of the electricians drowned while
working at the mine cables off Sandy
Hook. - A registered receipt. signed
Mrs. R. H. Mlddleton,~New York, a. gold -
Watch, four dollars and four cents were,
found in' his pockets.
Cruieer San Francisco Leaves .Boston.
Boston, May 28. ——-The cruiser- San
FM“ sco, which came into the harbor
Thu 1m with thirteen of her
crew on the sick list, sailed yesterday
morning for Provincetown, haying re.-
placed the alck men with marines from
the Webalh.
Norwalk Chronicler