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LOCALaAND OTHER NEWS.
Mrs. George VVhelpley and Mrs. W.
A. Clark are making a week’s visit at
Washington. Morris and Bridgewater,
Conn.
Mrs. W. Shelton Stevenson has been
spending a week with Mrs. William P.
Ropes, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Miss Lizzie Selleck. of Chestnut street
has gone to Swamscott,Mass.,to remain
until September.
Mrs. E. N. Wilson, of New York city,
is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Swords.
—P1 of. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at his
ofiice 1n the parlors of the Mahackemo
Hotel, South Norwalk, Tuesday from
a. m. toS p. m Eyes examineghéee
II
A fishing party composed of Judge
and Mrs. H. W. Gregory, Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Osborne and Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel L. Weed will leave to-morrow
for Lake Waccabuc for a few davs’
outing.
The governing committee of the
Norwalk' Yacht club will hold a meet-
ing to-night in the office of Joseph
R. Taylor. '
A cor net player did a large amount
of tooting on the street this morning,
but it is not learned that he was very
liberally remunerated.
Mr. Arthur Raymond, of Greenfield,
Mass, is a guest at the H. H. Williams
residence, on Cannon street:
Rev. A. F. Beard, D. D., of Norwalk,
was unanimously elected a member of
Yale College Corporation at its meet-
ing, Tuesday. -
Miss Lena Howard, of Washington
street, has been entertaining Misses
Anna Bennett and Alice Brown, of
B1ookly.n ‘
—To reduce stock. Special sale of
bicycles. Big discount for cash. J. T.
Pr owitt, 45 Main street, N01 wall; 3
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Woodbury G. Langdon and family
have arrived from New York to occupy
their summer residence at Half-Mile
Island.
Mrs. W. N. Searles, of New Canaan,
is sick at the home of her sister, Mrs.
W. F. Wardwell, in Livingston place.
Addresses on Christian Ethics and
Chief Problems in American Politics
will be made to-night at the weekly
prayer service in the South Nor-walk
Congregational chur,ch by A. Blanch-
ard, John H. Light and Paul Schultze,
Sr. The church will also elect two
deacons.
Miss Nellie Ives who has been visit-
ing her parents in Danbury, returned
to her home in this city to-day.
There was an unusually high tide last
evening.
The schooner Eva L. Ferris is in
p01t at New London.
Complaint has been made to Chief
Vollmer of bicycle riding on the side-
walks, and he will see to it that the
law in reference to the same is enforc-
ed. _______
A Hungarian was arrested this morn-
ing for stealing coal from the Consol i-
datcd railroad wharf at South Norwalk.
Miss Margaret Larrigan has return-
ed home frorn a two weeks’ visit at
Derby- '
tis estimated that there were fully
200 bicycle 1ide1s at Gregory’s Point,
last night.
Among those who attended the meet-
ing of the State Federation of VVomen’s '
club’s at Waterbury yesterday were
Mrs. T. K. Noble, Mrs. G. W. Cram,
Dr. E. V. Pardee, Mrs. J. H. Ferris,
Mrs. T. Baker, Mrs. I. S. Keep, Mrs.
White and Miss Pinneo.
An attachment f01 $2,000 on p1 operty
alleged to belong to Geo1ge E. Lane
has been placed to cover a claim
. brought by Harry Goodwin, a clothing
dealer. for damages.
The funeral of Miss Ann Smith,.a
sister of Mr. Alexander Smith, of Merl
win street, was attended this morning.
The deceased died at Middletown and
was about 40 years of age. The pal].
bearers were John Malone, M. Powers,
B. C. Feeney and John Ward. John
T. Hayes acted as fiower bearer.
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The I‘
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interment was In St. Marys cemetery.
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
.—
The front of the DeKlyn bakery on
Mainstreet is being repainted.
A regular meeting of the A. O. H.
will be held this evening.
Some one last night appropriated a
bicycle belonging to Mrs. Alexander.
The. wheel is of a green color and is
numbered 11,103.
—A chance for late buyers to get a
wheel at the right price. J. T.
Prowitt, Norwalk. J 2 3t
Comrade BradleyS S .Keith is in at-
tendance at the annual meeting of
Governor Cooke and his staff at the
soldiers Home in Noroton, to- day.
Mr. Keith is a member of the com-
mission as a staff officer.
At the annual meeting of the Fair-
fieldWest consociation held onTuesday
in Darien Dr. Noble was elected mod-
erator for the ensuing year and also
nominated for corporate membership
in the American board.
~To reduue stock. Special sale of
bicycles. Big discount for cash. J. T.
Prowitt, N orwalk J 2 3t
A regular meeting of Buckingham
Post, G. A. R., was held last night, at
which it wasvoted to visit the ceme-
teries in Wilton on Sunday and strew
the soldiers’ graves with flowers.
William Fisher who was arrested on
the charge of having stolen a gold
watch from Mrs. Mulcahey, and a sum
of money from Miss Fahey, was this
morning sentenced to three,months in
the Bridgeport jail.
. At the midweek meeting this even-
ing in the Congregational chapel Mr.
Arthur B. Hill will, by request repeat
“his suggeStive paper on" “Difl'e rent
types of religious inquirers. ”
—A chance for late buyers to get a
wheel at the right price. J. T.
P1owitt, 45 Main _strt,ee Norwalk.2
J ‘ 3t
A letter received from Judge J ames'
T. Hubbell of Greenville, S. C. states
that Mr. Hubbell and family are en-
joying excellent health, but that a
sniff of Norwalk or Wilton air would
be greatly appreciated.
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Withthe approach of Spring and the
opening days of navigation and trans-
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wonderful gold mines of the Klondike
is increasing. Those of our readers
who contemplate the long journey,
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Little Water Barrels.
Among the many manufactured arti-
cles of wood that are exported from
this country one that goes practically
to South America and South Africa
only is a. little barrel that is used for
carrying water. It is made of oak and
in sizes of one, three, and five gallons.
These little barrels are finished in ac-
cordance With trade demands. For
convenience in carrying they are pro-
vided with a. handle like the handle
ing bundles, or the folding-down han-
dles of the old-fashioned painted wash-
tubs.——-New York Sun.
foot of Liberty street, N. R. and from,
ures, together with two five hour limitJ
ed express trains that make the run to
They leave New York at.
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used nowadays so extensively in carry. . .
Commencement‘Week at Miss Baird’s.
On Friday of this week the- exami‘
nations, which for the past _ten days
have occupied the minds of the young
- ladies of Miss Baird’s Institute, will be
brought to asuccessful conclusion, and
that evening the pupils will give a
German under-the direction of Prof.
Robert Rutledge, instructor in dancing
and deportment at the Institute. A
number of the alumnae will be among
the guests. * i‘ .
On Saturday the members of the
A. A. L. Society will give an outing
to the faculty and the members of the
Emmahke Society.
Sunday being Trinity Sunday, no
regular Baccalaureate sermon will be
preached; but an address to, the class
of 1898 will be made by the rector, the
Rev. S. B. Pond.
Monday afternoon the exercises of
Class Day will be held; and on Tues-
day evening, June seventh,- the Com-
mencement exercises will take place,
followed by a reception.
The members of the graduating class
of 1898 are:
Miss Elizabeth Harmon Blackwood,
of St. Croix, D. W. I.; Miss Elsie Bel"
gen Dyer, of Morristown, Pa; Miss
Dorothy Stoddart, of New York; Miss
Frances Deeves, of New York; Miss
Alberta Seibel, of New York; Miss
Madelaine Eloise Wightman, of New
York. 4
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case you are troubled with any. blood
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it. JOHN A. RIGGS, Norwalk, Conn.
—-Live Merchants keep their names
before the Public. An Advertisement
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Olive Gray, 1438
Vivian SoderstrOm, 1294
John Murphy, 1375
Fred Smith, 773
Lester Comstock, 1312
Mary Duffy, . 151
Fred E. Conley, 236
Bessie M. Stanley, 366
Joseph Methias, . 100
Lucy Wicks, 22
George Bertme, 59
R. M. Rose, 21
Annie Dauchy, 20
Willie English, '88
Edith Foster, 129
Arthur Evans, 51
May Smith, " 23
Annie Clune, 12
May Williams, 8
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, 64
Tillie Spicer, 65
F. McNaughton, 59
Lillie Hyatt, 2
Florence Carl, ' - _ 6
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May 25th. '
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0111111111 01 SlLVEll
New Hampshire Senator Argues
011 the War Revenue Bill.
SCORES SECRETARY GAGE
The New Hampshire Senator Speaks for
An Hour and a Half in Advocacy of
An Amenduunt to the Bill Pledging
'the Government to‘ lll‘Metalism—Crltl-
cises Secretary Gaga for the Position
, He Took on, the Currency Qurstlon.
Washington, June 2.—When the War
revenue bill was taken up in the Sen-
ate yesterday, Mr. Chandler, Republi-
can of New Hampshire, assuming, he
said, that the majority of the finance
committee w'ould znsist upon its propo-
sition to coin the silver seigniorage,
and that the Republican minority
would press its‘ bond proposition,
thought it proper to offer somelre-
marks upon an amendment which he
had offered to the pending bill. ”The
amendment follows: '
“And it is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States not to corn-
mit the country more thoroughly to the
gold standard, but that the efforts of
the government in all its branches shall
be steadily directed to secure and
maintain the use of silver as well» as
gold as standard money with-the free
coinage of both under a sy‘stem of bi-
metallism which will insure the parity.
. in value of the
"coins of the two metals,
furnish a. sufficient volume of metallic
money and give immunity to the world
of trade from viclent fluctuations in ex-
change."
To Await Developments.
Referring to the general features of
the bill, Mr. Chandler declared that the
opponents of the existing war should
not be allow ed to make it unpopular by
the infliction upon the, people of oner~ ‘
one and ill advised taxation. He urged
that i]: were better to await the devel-
' opments of the war before making ex
,tensive. provision for it. A few months
hence, be thought, it would be far eas-
ier than it is now to determine what
amount of taxation should be levied.
Mr. Chandler announced his opposi-
tion to the issue of legal tender notes.
The war, he said, could be fought to a
triumphant “close without endangering
the'parity of gold and our existing
paper money. In his opinion. however,
the proposed coinage of the silver
selgniorage was an entlrely different
thing. He saw advantages that would
accrue to the country from the conver-
sion of the seignlorage into money and
not he least danger. He felt, therefore,
that it would be wise and healthy to
coin the seignioragc. He also favored
an issue of ten—year 3 per cent. bonds
as. the cheapest way of raising needed
funds for the prosecution of the war.
Mr. Chandler then began an discussion
of the financial question in 111.1011 he
opposed the gold standard and advoca-
‘ted‘ bimetallism.
, Secretary Gage Criticiscd.
In the course of a. discussion of the
administration’s effort to secure inter-
national bimetallism Mr. Chandler crit-
icised Secretary Gage sharply for the
position he had assumed in attempting
to irrevocably commit the administra-
tion to the gold standard. Following
a reference to the work of the bimetal-
lic commission in Europe. he introduc-
ed in his speech a letter which he w rote
to the president last September in
which he prophesied the failu1e of the
commission' 3 efforts.
“To this letter," said Mr. Chandler,
at the conclusion of the reading, “I re-
ceived no reply."
Mr. Chandler then referred to the.
message of the president transmitting
the action of the Indianapolis monetary
commission, and said the House hast-
ened to take action in favor of the gold
standard. He continued to discuss the
action of Secretary Gage and Criticlsed
his hostility to silver and international
bimetallism. Speaking of the action of
the Teller resolution, which reaffirmed
the Stanley Matthews silver resolution,
he said that Secretary Gage had many
supporters in the Republican party. He
said that at the head of those who
voted for the Matthews resolution in
the House was William McKinley, now
president, and in the Senate, William
B. Allison of Iowa. He thought it re«
markable that what was true and hon—
est twenty years ago was true but dis~
honest now. Mr. Chandler said the Re-
publican party did not hesitate to re-
organize the supreme court in order'to
assert the right of the United States to
issue irredeemable paper money.
He reviewed the various decisions of
the supreme court on this subject and
said that national honor was not in
danger by coinage of silver if it was
not endangered by the issue of paper.
Mr. Chandler spoke for an hour and
a. half and was accorded careful atten-
-, tion throughout.
BELVIDERE PASSENGERS SAFE.
Arrival at Philadelphia on a, Norwegian
Stunner—Senor Onpole Alnong Them.
Philadelphia, June 2.—-The passengers
_and crew of the freight steamer Belvl-
dere, which was. wrecked off Cape
Maysi, Cuba, arrived here on the Nor-
wegian steamer Kong Frode from Port
Antonio, which reached her dock in
this city at 12.35 p. m. yesterday. She
had on board twenty-four passengers
and the crew of forty-one persons from
the Belvldere. Vice President Capote
if the Cuban republic, who was feared
to have been captured by the Span-
iards, 11 as one of the passengers who
11 ere brought here.
The Bel1ldere sailed from Kingston
for Boston last Wedneslay and was
wrecked on the following day. The
Kong Frode passed Reedy island in the
Delaware bay at 8.30 o’clo'ck yesterday
morning and signalled all well.
To Prntect Homestead Settlers.
W'ashington, June 2.—-A bill for the
protection of homestead settlers who
enter the military or naval services of
the United States in time of war, was
:as'sed by theSenate at the opening of
:esterday’s‘ session.
' at the service in the war withSpam
be crnsidered a's residence and
‘I 9 land. and that by enlist-
‘ ,., shall 11 t be forfeit: -d.
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' 2,150,000 pounds
The bill provides
TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Next Expedition Likely to Include a
Large Number of Regulars.
San Francisco, June 2. —The next ex-
pedition to the Philippines will prob-
ably include a large number of regu—
lars. It is stated that General Merritt
will carry out his ideas in this regard
by selecting all ,the regular forces of
this department for the advance guard
of the expedition. The Third Artillery,
consisting of eight batteries, one at
San Dego and the. other seven at Fort
Point, this city, expect to receive or-
ders to prepare for active duty in the
Philippines. It is expected that the
Sixth Artillery, now stationed at Fort
McI—Ienry, Md. will be brought here for
coast defence purposes, while the Fif-
teenth United States Infantry, now
stationed in Arizona, will be brought
here for the Philippine expedition and '
their places in Arizona filled by a. com-
pany of California volunteers. General
Otis, who has taken up his quarters
at Camp Merriam, will insist upon the
observance of military discipline in the
camp. The public will be only allowed
to visl the camp between certain spec-
ified hours. - , .
The next expedition to the Philip-
pines will include .sixty engineers un-
der Captain Longfltt’s command. This
corps will mine the harbor zit-Manila.
Aalarge amount of cable and 480‘suh-
marine mines will be shipped in charge
of Captain Longfltt. General Merritt
is having the work of» preparing the
next fleet ofntransports rushed. It is
believed that the Zealandia will be
ready to receive the troops by the end
.of the present week. She is receiving
her coal and the bunks for 1,000 men
are nearly finished. Bunks for 1.200
men are being fitted on the steamer
China, and she will be ready by the
middle of next week. The work of pre-
paring the Colonis progressing rapid-
ly and she will .be fit for sea within a
week.
WORK OF THE COMMISSARY.‘
What the Department Btu Accomplished
‘ During the Month.
New York, June 2.—-A report of the
work done during May in the purchas-
ing commissary’s department in the
Army building, was made yesterday.
The New York office supplied all At-
lantic coast troops: north of Key West:
also the volunteers in state camps
north of South Carolina and east of
Ohlo and Kentucky. Ten days' field
rations, and from four to ten days'
travelling rations, were supplied to all
troops moved on the Atlantic coast. No
shortage wasreportel from any quar-
ter.
During Mav $503,000 was spent on
provisions. Among the articles pur—
chased were the to lowing 2100, 000
pounds of flour,'at from 3 to 3 1- 2 cents
a pound; 1, 800, 000 pounds of hard bread,
at 4 3-4 cents a pound: 100, 000 pounds
of baking powder, 35, 000 gallons of 1111-
egar, 168, 000 pounds of soap, 9,000
pounds of pepper 450,- 000 cans of beef,
260, 000 pounds of coffee, 1,100,000 pounds
of tomatoes, 500, 000 pounds of sugar,
of potatoes, 50, 000
pounds of' rice, 460,000 pounds_cf beans.
'40, 000 pounds of candles and 140,000
pounds of Salt.
In addition, large quantities of cere-
als, fruit, cheese, jam, etc., were pur-
chased.
A SCHOONER FIRED ON.
The J. B. Melon-on Tried to Enter Port-
land Harbor at Night.
Portland, Me. June 2.—Captain J. B.
Melanson of the British schooner J. B.
Melanson, which arrived off here on
Tuesday night, reported yesterday that
he was fired on while trying to enter
the harbor about nine o'clock. He stat-
ed that he left Porto Rico with a car-
go of molasses before the war broke
out and was not aware that the harbor
was closed at night. Two blank can—
non shots and one cannon ball were
fired, but these reports failed to stop
the vessel andthe soldiers opened fire
with their rifles. and the vessel hove
to and anchored.
Repairs to the Cruiser Columbia.
New York, June 2.—At the Brooklyn
navy yard yesterday it was said that
the work of repairing the cruiser Cb-
lumbia, which was damaged by collis-
ion with the British steamer Foscolia
on Saturday night, would not occupy
more than two weeks. The damaged
plates are being removed and as soon
as they are taken off the new ones.
which are alreadv ready, will be put
in place.
Entire Plant Wrecked by Explosion.
New York, June 2.—A terrific explo—
sion occurred early yesterday in the
tar paper factory of Toblas New & 00.,
on East Nineteenth street, in which a
number of persons were seriously in-
jured. The entire plant was wrecked
anl thousands of dollars of damage
done. No one was killed but it is fear-
ed some of the injured may die.
Ration: for Gen. Lee‘s Troops.
Washington, June 2.—-The war de-
partment is massing rations for thirty
days for the troops that are assembling
at Jacksonville-,2 Fla-., under command
of Major GeneralLee. The officials de-
cline to say how many men are to be
concentrated there or whether they w1ll
stay at that place for the full thirty
days.
Menocnl ('ourt-lIIartialcd.
VVashingt-on, June 2.——Civil Engineer
Menocal of the navy has been found
guilty of neglect of duty and inefficien-
cy and sentenced to three years’ sus-
pension from duty. Menrocal was the
famous Nicaragua naval engineer, and
was tried for neglect of‘ duty in the
construction of the Brooklyn dry dock.
Two Years fur a Chuck Swindler.
Elizabeth, June 2.—Fred:‘:rick Wilson,
a check swindler, was yeszerday sen—
tenced to state prison for two years in
the Union county cour" for passing a
fraudulent check on B. H. Dehue, a
grocer of this city. Wilson tried to
victimize a. number of other. people
here, but failed.
Negro Volunteers Desert,
Raleigh, N. 0., June '2.——Tl1e four ne~
gro companies organiZen in this state
started yesterday for the point-of mo-
bilization, Fort Macon, N. C. On the
way several of them deserted announm
ing on their return that they had chan-
ged their minds.
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OMAHA EXHIBITION OPENS-
Hundred Thousand Persons in the City
to \Vitness the Dedication Ceremonies. -
Omaha, June 2.—Am'id the music of
la hundred bands, the cheers'of 100,000 ~
people, the blasts of many whistles,
and the waving of innumerable flags,
the trans-Mississippi and international
exposition was dedicated yesterday.
Everything contributed to the
smoothness of the final hours of prep-
arations and nothing occurred to that
the occasion. At 9 30 o 'clock the great
civic parade started on its march from
. nféisérounds.
The Marine band- from'-. ,Washlngton
led the pageant and a hundredmuslcal
organizations from ,the various statep
of the middle West contributed to the
~ OCCfiSlOXl.
The parade was three miles long,
consisting of the officers and guests of
the expOsitlon in carriages, the semi-
military organizations and all the se-
cret societies of this and adjacent
states. Early the special trains had
begun to unload their crowds, untll
the railroad men estimated that at
least 100,000 people had arrived. These
mingled with the citizens ofI‘Omaha
and formed one solid phalanx along
the route of the parade for more than
ten miles.
Rev. Dr. Nichols of St. Louis open-
ed the exercises at the grounds with
an appeal to “He who doethnll things
well,” to shower his blessings. on the
enterprise and the people of the trans-
Mlsslsslppl region especially.
President G." W. Wattles, Hon. John
L. Webster of Omaha. and Hon. John
N. Baldwin of Council Bluffs euloglzed
the occasion. President McKinley a. ,-
dressed the assembled Imultitude by
long distance telephone, touched the
magic button, which set the machinery,
in motion, and the exposition was ded-
icated. .
BRYAN MAY co TO' PHILIPPINES.
War Dopartmontlilnkon an Exception in
Favor of lilo Boglmont.: '
Washington, June 2.—The war de-
partment has made an exception to its
rule governing apportionments of
troops among the sIates by consenting
to muster in the reglment of Nebras—
ka. infantry of which W. J. Bryan is
colonel. Under the second call for vol-_
unteers Nebraska) 3 apportionment was'
660 men.
When Governor Holcomb was in—
formed by the war department a few
days ago that Nebraska. would be c 1—
led on to furnish only 660‘men, he do I;
a long telegram to Secretary Alflr,
asking that Bryan' a regiment be ac-
cepted. After a ccnsultathn with the
president. Secretary Alger yesterday
directed the adjutant general to inform
Governor Holcomb that the rule
ernlng apportionments would be waiv-
ed in the case of Nebrdika,‘ and“ that
Bryan’s regiment would be taken into
the United States service. '
It‘ls said that the regiment. will be
sent to guard outlying islands of the
Philippines, or else to the Ladrones or
the Mariana. islands if the United
States takes possession of' thelnl'
The decision to accept Bryan' 21 com-
mand was based on a disposition-to be
fair with the late Democratic presiden—
tial candidate, and also to remove
cause for the criticism in which h'a
partisans were indulging. w w
EX-CONSUL LEE IN JACKSONVILLE.
The General Received With Great Enthu-
shank-A Tall: With General Mll‘en.
Jacksonville, Fla... June 2.-General
Fltzhugh Lee arrived in this city from
Tampa Tuesday evening and his wel-
come amounted to an ovation. Hun-
dreds crowded the station as the train
rolled in, and cheer upon cheer greet-
ed hlm as he stepped from Mr. Plant's
private car, which had been placed at
his disposal. A committee" of promi-
nent citizens met him and ‘he was es—
corted to the Seminole club, where he
was entertained by his old friends here.
No formal demonstration was at—
tempted. as he had expressed his
strong aversion to such a welcome. He.
was driven later to the Windsor ho—
tel, which will be his headquarters in
this city.
Later in the evening, accompanied
by several members of his staff, Gen-
eral Lee paid his respects to General
Miles and his party during their stay
in this city en route to Tampa. The
two generals enjoyed half an hour’s
conversation in General Miles’s pri—
vate car, but nothing was given out
for publication.
WEDDED IN PARTS.
George Vanderbilt United to Miss Dresser
in the F1 encli Capital.
Paris, June 2.—The civil marriage "1*.
Miss Edith Stuyvesant DresSer to Mr’.
George Vanderbilt of New York took
place at three o‘clock yesterday after-
noon in the town hall of the Eighth
district of Paris, on the Rue Anjou
The deputy mayor officiated. There
were fifteen persons present. The wit-
nesses were Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Mr. Hamilton McK. Twombley, Mr.
Daniel Lerov Dresser and Mr. John
Nicholas Brown of Providence. There
was no marriage contract whatever,
and the ceremony only lasted fifteen
minutes.
The religious ceremony will take
place to- day in the American church
on the Rue Alma.
Katnhdln’s Machinery Breaks Down.
Boston, June 2.—The U. S. S. Ka-
tahdin, which has just completed ex-
tensive repairs to her starboard engine
made a trial in 'the harbor Tuesday
which proved not to be very satisfac-
tory. She made a few circuits of the
harbor and then ran down in the' di-
rection of the forts. When, opposite~
Fort Independence the‘ machinery
again broke down and the ram was
helpless until the navy yard tug Iwana
was dispatched to her assistance and
towed her back to the yard. Machin-
ists will set at work immeliatcly to
make the necessary repairs.
Two of the Dixie’a Crew Hurt.
Norfolk, Va... June 2.—The auxiliary
cruiser Dixie returned to Old Point
yesterday afternoon after gun practice
at sea. The gunners are said to have _.
displayed excellent marksmanship. The
six-inch and the six—pounder guns were
both fired and the target was pierced
several times at long range. Coxswain .
Charles Stone and William White. of ‘
the crew, were badly hurt by one o: the
boats falling upon them while it was
being lowered. Stone’shand was bro-
“:- was hurt internally.
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