Evening gazette, Tuesday, June 7, 1898 · page 1

 

 
 

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VOL. viii. NO.1888

 

 

 

THE END NEAR

 

SANTIAGO To

BE INVESTED

AND'PORTO RICO SEIZED.

 

PUSHING THE ARMY FORWARD.

 

MILITARY PLANS TO BE CONSUMMA-

TED WITHOUT

ANY FURTHER

ADELAY.

 

DECISIVE ACTION NOW THE ORDER.

 

WASHINGTON, June 7——This week is

to see the climax of the war. Santiago

and Porto Rico are to pass into the
possession of the United States. Against
both places a military and naval ex-
pedition of great force' is to be directed,
and before many days will come the
news of two notable engagements.
‘Both will be successful. On this point
the President, who is especially in-
‘, terested in the immediate taking of
Porto Rico, has no doubt whatever.
He knows that at Santiago the Spanish
fleet is helpless, and at the same time
the insurgents around the city are
ready and waiting to co-operate with
our army. The latter will land near
Santiago, and will march overland to
the rear of the Santiago fortifications
taking them by storm. It will be a
great battle unless the Spaniards run
away. About the same time a large
section of Sampson's squadron will ap-
pear before San Juan, and with the aid’T
. of the trOOps, which will he landed
from transports, the taking of that city
will be commenced. _ As has been re-
peatedl y stated the President is anxious
that Porto Rico shall‘be in possession
of the United States before Spain act.
ually sues for peace.

The president has sent Orders to
Tampa directing that the troops be
hastened to Santiago and Porto Rico.
He has become as impatient as the rest

00f the country, and there is no doubt
‘ that under his urgent command, the
movement will soon be under way.
He is’w1lling to wait until everything
is ready, but he wants this point of
readiness to be reached at once. There
was undoubtedly a flurry at army head-.
quarters in Tampa after the receipt of
the President’s telegrams, and the-
beginning of the end may soon be ex-
pected. It can now only be a question
of a few hours at most before the faces.
of United States soldiers will be turned

 

toward Porto Rico and Santiago.

 

 

IN SURGEN TS NEAR MANILA.

HONG KONG, June 7.—The British
gunboat Swift, which has just arrived
from Manila, reports that the insur-
gents have cut the railways outside the
town and advanced to within four miles
of the city. A Spanish regiment
mutinied and shot its officers.

Fighting between the insurgents and
the Spanish troops is frequent, and the
former brought a thousand prisoners to
Cavite. The Americans, it is reported
at Manila, assist the insurgents with
boats and machine guns.

The Swift repeats a rumor that the

insurgents had captured and tortured a
number of priests.
. The British residents at the time the
Swift left stillv remained in Manila, but
the other foreigners were taking refuge
on the foreign shipping.

TROOPS LANDED NEAR SAN-
TIAGO.

LONDON, June 7.—A dispatch to the
Financial News from Cape Hay-tien,
dated Monday, says :

At daylight this morning the Ameri-
can trOOps landed at Aguadores, a few
miles east of Santiago de Cuba, under
cover of Admiral Sampson’s guns‘. The
batteries were first silenced after . a
sharp bombardment.

 

ANOTHER FAKE.
. HONG KONG, June 7.—Advices from
Manila say it is officially declared there
that four armed cruisers with colliers
and torpedo boats and transport ships
carrying 10,000 troops have left Spain,
proceeding for Eastern waters. ‘

MANILA EXPECTED

SOON.

LONDON, June 7-'——The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Standard says:

“Advices from Manila say that Ad-
miral Dewey has authorized the steam-
ers now blockaded in the river to lie off
Cavite in readiness to receive foreign-
The Spaniards are losing arms,

FALL OF

ers.

’EEUNEIL MEETINGS.

NORWALKi’OONN.,-T:

 

 

ammunition and field pieces almost
daily, so persistent are the rebel at-
tacks. The natives are flocking to An-
guinaldo’s stand. He is, on the whole,
conducting the campaign on humane
principles.

“In the course of a pitched battle on
May 30 a number of the’ native auxilia—
Iies deserted the Spanish for the in-
.5111 gents Judging from the general
tenor of the news from Manila there is
reason to believe that the country will
fall into Dewey’s hands before the
American troops arrive.

VICTORIES WON AND PRISON-
ERS TAKEN.

WASHINGTON, June 7—'—The Navy
Department posted the following bul-
letin this afternoon: ,. .

“Admiral Dewey reportsahat the in-
surgents have been actively engaged
within the province of Cavite during
the last week. They have won several
victories, taken pgisoners~ about 1,800
men, fifty officers, of the Spanish troops
not native. The arsenal of Cavite has
been prepared for occupation by the
United States troops Upon their arrival
on transports.” I

TO BLO'W UP THE MERRIMAC.

LONDON, June 7.—~The Madrid cor-
respondent of “The Times” says:

“It is stated that the Merrimac sank
before reaching the entrance to the
channel. Captain Aunon, Minister of
Marine, has sent orders that she be
dynamited.

“The"Imparcial’ says, the Govern-
ment denies absolutely that any Ameri—
can expeditions, have landed in Cuba,
and no attack has been made on San-
tiago from the land side. Calixto
Garcia’s forces hover in the neighbor-

- hood, and are frequently beaten.”

BRIEF WAR NEWS.

Five thousand American troops have
been landed near Santiago de Cuba.

A Spanish torpedo-boat destroyer is
said to have been sunk. at Santiago. ‘

Rear Admiral Dewey reports that the
Philippine insurgents have captured
1,800 men and fifty Officers.

The monitor Monterey will leave
San Francisco for Manila to-day.

ThelYale and St. Louis may be sent
to Spanish waters as scouts.

Lieutenant Carranza and Senor Du
Bose were arrested in Montreal in a
suit for damages brought by Detective
Kellert.

A cable despatch from Manila says
there is treachery among the Philip-
pine insurgents.

Berlin editors hope the United States
will vanquish Spain.

Montauk Point will probably be
selected as the camping ground of the
reserve corps of the 75,000 additional
volunteers called for by the President.

Fernandina, Fla, has been chosen as
a rendezvous for troops to be sent to
the West Indies.

W. J. Bryan’s “silver battalion” is
ready for service.

The Senate confirmed appointment
of three army officers and four civilians
as brigadier generals, and also the pro-
motion of Lieutenant Bo man.

Members of the Seventy-first regi
ment, New York volunteers, at Tampa
Heights, Fla, that the
government does not furnish them
sufficient food.

Officers were appointed to examine a
proposed new site for Camp Alger on
the banks of the Potomac.

The insurgents in the Philippines
are strongly posted at Coloocan, eight
miles north of Manila. The biggest
battle of the present campaign was
fought On May 31.

The monitor Monadnock was ordered
from San Francisco to Manila; a mer-
chant -vessel is to accompany her.

Cape Haytien and Havana dispatches
say the American fleet resumed the
bombardment of the fortifications at
the entrance to Santiago Harbor and
along the coast. ‘ An attack by insur-
gents was made on the Spanish on' the
land side near Punta Cabrera.

complain

War department officials received no
news of the reportedtlan'ding of troops
at Santiago.

 

‘

A Regular Gathering of the
Norwalk and South Nor-
WalkECity Fathers.

A Large Grist o Bills Ordered Paid.
NORWALK COUNCIL.

A regular meeting of the Norwalk

city council was held Monday evening,

. the only member absent being Council-

man Cotter.

The usual reading of the minutes of
the intervening meetings of the board
were read—and a discovery was made
that there was not a calendar or even a
medical almanac in the room.

This fact, however, in no wise inter-
fered in. the payment of bills amounting
to nearlyr$2,500. '

Objection to the payment of the bill
of Officer Hunt, (amounting to about
$20) as health inspector was made by
Councilman Gregory, who was under
the impression that the Officer
hired by the year and ought not ask
The bill was
referred to the finance committee. I

The repent of the matter of improve-
ments on Springwood avenue received

was

for his pay in advance.

the unanimous

’ Chief engineer Prowitt called atten-
tion to the fact that by the regrading
of the turnpike a “step-way” leading
from the same to Courtland place and
to West avenue had been made useless.
He was advised that the same was
within the limits of the city of South
Norwalk. A discussiOn of the matter
gave evidence that it was the Select-
men if any board who should be ap-
proached in the matter.

City attorney Walsh stated that on a
vote of the Council he had settled the
claim of Miss Clara Maples against the
city, for the sum of $150 and that
amount u as voted.

Mr. Walsh then presented a somewhat
voluminous report of proposed changes
in the city ordinance relative to
peddling. The same on the advice of
the attorney was referred to a com-
mittee subsequently appointed by
MayorGlover and consisting of Council-
men Charles A. Burr, P. W. Bates,
and W. R. Bates, they to report on the
same at the next meeting of the board.

Councilman Gregory asked as to the
right in the premises, of the city, as
regarded a vote passed at the last meet-
ing of the board granting a free water
supply for the sprinkling of the streets
by the Street Railway company.

The point of,legality seemed to have
been well taken and on motion of Coun-
cilman Meeker, the former vote was

rescinded. ,
Capt. R. M. Rose presented a sample

of a street sign that he said he had
placed to the number of several hun-
dred in New York and other cities,and
asked that the same be introduced
here. The sign is of steel with white
enamel letters and said to be imper‘
vious to all conditions of weather.

An invitation from the D. A. R.
the Mayor and council to attend the
Monumental exercises on the 22d was
received and accepted with thanks. V

The Alpha Wheel club was granted
permission to have a bicycle race on
East avenue on the 16th.

The finance committee was authorized

for

to borrow $2,500 on the credit of the.

city.
The meeting then adjourned until
June 20th.
SOUTH NORWALK COUNCIL.

A regular meeting of the South Nor-

 

 

Preparations for the exchange of
some of the Spanish prisoners at Fort
McPherson,Georgia, for the Americans
at Santiago were begun.

The President and the Navy Depart-
ment-intend to give handsome recog-
nition to Naval Constructor Hobson for
his bravery at Santiago, but the form
of his promotion will be left to his
wishes.

Captain Sigsbee returned to the St.
Paul, at New York.

 

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walk council was helu 'last evening,
previous to which a hearing in the
matter of the widening of Monroe
street received attention.

The leading objectors to the pro-

posed improvement were ,ex-Mayor
Edwin Adams, R. Hdlowan and Henry
Seymour. After an extra ventilation

of the matter, the hearing was closed.

The council. meeting fol-
lowed, at which. minor bills amounting
to something like $375 were ordered
paid. $3.000 was also
the commercial

regular

A check for
ordered drawn for
electric lighting plant, as well as one
fOI $225 Ior the street lighting, and the
sum of $1, 500 was appropriated for the
highway department

The report of health officei Kendall
was Iead and accepted.

It was voted to buy a new safe for
the city treasurer at a cost not in ex-
cess of $40.

The city treasurer was authorized to
receipt for the amount designated in
the finding of tax-collector Snyder, as
due the city undera certain settlement
as against Snyder.

Attorney Gray filed notice for a client
in which he claims damages for in:
juries by result of a fall on a Water
street sidewalk.

After transacting business of minor
importance the council adjourned.

————<a -o>——»-~—
The Universal.

\Vhat is known as the Universal Hat
company of Bridgeport, is to-day es-
tablishing a branch factory in the well-
known Adams hat manufactory on
Railroad Place. William Brown is
the leading spirit in the enterprize,
and the success of the change will in
no short space of time be apparent.

In connection with the above it may
be well to give further publicity to a
two week’s old report that Ex-Mayor
Adams is to again resume his old hat-
ting business, to the extent at least of
the ‘l‘make-shop,” and what may follow
will be only in the line of Mr. Adams’
progressive spirit, and a business apti-
tude gained by close connection with
business men. -

—-——~—‘IOO>—
A R.ception.

Trinity church society tendered Rev.
F. W. Norris and wife, a reception at
the church last evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Norris received their friends in their
usual affable manner and by the large

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nun ber pr sent it was very student,
that the welcome home was unanimous.

During the evening there were
some musical selections. The Twin
City \Iandolin club rendered two
pieces: Robert Shaw sang a solo: a
piano duet by the Misses BI adley and
a soprano solo by Miss Mabel Beeis
affmded a very pleasing pr ogIamme.
Frappe was served by the ladies of the
chuIch guild.

 

Fire Marshal Wilson Disappears.

Fiie Maishal Lynn \V. Wilson, of
Bridgeport, a former newspaper man,
has mysteriously disappeared. There
have been symptoms of late that his
mind '4 was affected by worries over
financial difficulties. Last Wednesday
he started On his wheel for Newtown.
He stopped at the hotel there but did
not go near his relatives and has not
been heard of since. His father, James
A. Wilson, is proprietor of the prosper-
ous Housatonic Rubber Company.

Took a Tumble.

E. H. Morehouse, while riding on
his wheel to South Norwalk yesterday
afternoon, collided with a dog near
what has been known as Malmo’s mar-
ket. The canine escaped injuzy, but
“Ed” received several scratches of
which it will take several days to free
himself.

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Body Found In Pond.

The body of a man was found in a
small pond at Greenwich yesterday.
From papers found on his person he is
supposed to be Cormock Schwerkut, of
Chatham, N. Y. It is thought thatghe ac-
cidentally fell into the pond.

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Dying Bv Inches.

Charles Look, the man who has been
at the Danbury hospital for two months,
with a broken neck, is dying slowly.
Death is coming to him literally by
inches.
paralyzed, and some portions are dying
for lack of nutrition.

‘A‘

The Germanit Saengerbund is ar-
ranging for a strawberry festival to be
held at a date previous to the blaCk-
berry and raspberry becoming too much
of a favorite. ‘ -

 

His body is almost entirely .

 

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The Class of ’98 of M. B. l,
Hold Its Class Bay
Exercises.

The Young Ladies Bender a Most Delight-
ful Programme and Beautiful
Prizes it"? Dittributfil

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No more beautiful day ever dawned .

upon a graduating class than the one
whichgreeted the class of 1898 at Miss
Baird’s Institute. At three o’clock the
pupils and guests assembled in the
school hallfiwhere they were received
by the principal and theseniors, and
were presented with dainty souvenir

programmes bound in the class color _

violet. Miss Madelaine Wightman,
the class president, was mistress of
and after the graceful
rendering of a selection from Schubert
by Miss Elizabeth Blackwood, a pro.
cession, led by the seniors, wended its

way to the grounds, where comfortable

ceremonies;

seats and an impromptu platform dec-
orated with the class colors and the
stars and stripes had been arranged.
The company listened attentively to
the class historian, Miss Frances
The history brought to light
many amusing incidents, and blended
the laughable and the pathetic. The

class poem, “A Song of Six,” was then

Deevcs.

read by Miss Blackwood; through the

bright little verses ran a mathematical
by play upon the combinations which
make up the number six. *

The class prophecy is always one ,of
the most interesting Of the numbers on
the programme; and Miss Seibel’s was
remarkably bright and attractive. The
astonishing means by which she Ob-
tained her informition, and her witty
manner of disposing of her classmates
provoked much merriment.

Miss Stoddart then made the pre-
sentation address, dwelling with fine
touches of humor upon each little pe-
culiarity that could offena suggestion
for an amusing gift. No sooner was
she seated than Miss VVightman fa-
vored her with a gift of the same strik-
ing typegafter which, in a few well
chosen words she presented Miss Baird
with a beautiful token of their regard
and appreciation from the Seniors.

Miss Elsie Dyer, planted the ivy, and
before committing it to the earth made
a graceful address. The senior charge
was delivered byiMiss Wightman, and
the response in behalf of the juniors
was made in a most pleasing manner
by Miss Jessie E. Marsh. The sadness
which touched the hearts of the lis-
teners was dispelled by the singing of
the M. B. I. song, which ended the
programme. I

The Class Day excercises were im-
mediately followed by the reading of
the ranksIfor the year, and the dis-
tribution of.very beautiful prizes.

Refreshments were served a little
later; and as the happy party moved
about the lawn, cameras were every-
where in evidence, as 'if all were
anxious to preserve some lasting picture
of the pleasant scene.

The class flower is the. violet, and
the motto, “Esse quam Videri.

Surprise Party.

A birthday surprise party was given
Miss Gertrude LyOn, the popular elocu-
tionist, at her home on North avenue
last evening, by» a large number of
friends. Miss Lyon was also the recip-
ient of a handsome memorial of the
occasion.

Miss Beers was arrested last night
on the charge of riding her bicycle on
the sidewalk. She was fined $2 this
morning, which she paid. And it is
said that there are others to follow.

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The Weather. V
Fair tonight and \Vednesday.

 

 

DEATHS.

FRENCH—In Bridgeport June 5th,
Hattie W. , wife of CA .1: I ench, aged
63 years.

FROELICH—In Danbury, June 6th,

Julia, infant daughter of Samuel and
Rosa Froelich, aged 1 y.ear ,

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