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VOL. VIII. NO. 1885
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NORWALK, OO‘NN., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9,1898.
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MANILA
FALLEN !
NOW OCCUPIED BY IN SURGENTS
UNDER GEN.
AGUINALDO.
CAIMANERA
BOMBARDED.
THREE AMERICAN CRUISERS AND TWO
GUNBOATS SHELL THE FORTS.
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‘ MANY SPANIARDS KILLED. _
A QUICK VICTORY OVER SANTIAGO
LOOKED FOR.
NEW YORK, June 9.—A copyright
dispatch to the World from Hong Kong
. says: A report has reached here that
Manila has fallen. It {is said to be
now occupied by the Philippine insur-
‘ gents commanded by General Aguinal-
. do. The rebel junta and wealthy Phil-
' ippine islanders resident here are jubi-
lant over the news. The United States
consulate has been crowded all day.
The American consul, Mr. Wildman,
has been the recipient of hundreds of
congratulations, for the junta gives
him almost as much credit for the re.
ported capture of Manila as they give
to General Aguinaldo himself since Mr.
Wildman has been their unswerving
champion and has advised in all their
plans. Consul Wildman does not credit
the report that Manila has been actu-
ally occupied yet, but he believes that
it will be by next Saturday. The
Spaniards have been fighting desper-
ately, but their marksmanship is poor
and they have lost heavily.
SHIPS BOMBARD CAIMANERA.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June O—Five
American war ships, at half-past five
o’clock Tuesday morning began to shell
the fortifications of Caimanera, on the
Bay of Guantanamo, which cuts into
' the southern coast of Santiago de Cuba
. east of the city of Santiago. Many
Spaniards are reported to have been
killed.
The Americans’ fire was most effect-
ive, driving the Spanish gunners in
consternation from the defence Of their
works and then from the town of
" Caimanera, in which they took refuge.
- The inhabitants of this place also join-
(
1 ed in the rout.
The vessels which took part in the
bombardment were the cruiser Marble-
head, the auxiliary cruisers St. Louis
and Yankee and two gunboats. The
latter, however, paid little attention to
the Spanish forts, directing their:
efforts to cutting the cables . which run
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out of Caimanera. Three cables were
cut under the protection of the larger
vessels of the fleet. One of the cables
severed was that connecting Caimanera
with the city of Santiago de Cuba.
QUlCK VICTORY LOOKED FOR.
WASHINGTON, June 9—Within twen-
ty-four hours after the arrival of the
American troops the city of Santiago
and the fleet of Admiral Cervera will
fall into the hands of the Americans.
Rear Admiral Sampson has accom-
plished all the destruction possible un-
til the lnvading army is ready to attack
A combined attack by land
and sea will then be made. Meanwhile
the city.
the fleet can act only as a sentinel at
the entrance to the harbor.
The belief is growing among the offi-
cers of the fleet that the war will end
With the fall of Santiago and
the capture or destruction of Cervera’s
SOOD.
fleet they expect Spain will sue for
peace.
ARMY OFF FOR CUBA.
Jacksonville, Fla, June 9.~Major
General Shafter and an army of 20,000
men started yesterday for the invasion
of Cuba, in the vicinity of Santiago.
The loading of the transports and the
embarkation of the troops was practi-
cally completed Tuesday night at
Tampa, and everything was in readi~
ness when the order was given to move
out of the harbor. '
With the gunboats Helena, Castine
and Annapolis as convoys, and the
Hornet acting as rear guard, the trans-
ports, crowded with troops, who were
aroused to the highest enthusiasm be-
cause they were at last starting for the
point of actual warfare, the fleet sailed
out of the harbor amid the applause of
hundreds who- lined the shore.
BRIEF WAR NEWS.
Major General Shafter and an army
of 28,000 men sailed from Tampa for
Cuba yesterday. I '
It is estimated that not more than
4,500 men can be employed in the
defence of Santiago de Cuba. '
Camara’s fleet is still at Cadiz.
The Jamaican government refused
tot'allow the steamer Purissima Con-
cepcion to, load supplies, believing the
stores were to be taken to Cuba.
Lieutenant H. H. Whitney returned
from a perilous trip to Cuba and Porto
Rico.
Conferrees on the war revenue bill
expect to reach an agreement to-day.
President McKinley appointed new
brigadier generals, majOrs and subm di-
nate officers of volunteers.
No further news from Admiral Samp-
son was received at ~Washington.
Dispatches from Madrid say the
Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes was
sunk by the American warships in the
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba.
The War Department has succeeded
in getting eighteen transports on the
Pacific Coast for General Merritt’s ex-
pedition to the Philippines. It had to
impress service on account of exorbi-
tant prices demanded. .
A Cape Haytien dispatch says five
American ships bombarded the forts of
Caimanera in the Bay of Guantanamo,
Cuba, driving the Spaniards from their
positions and demolishing houses be-
yond the forts.
Captain-General Augusti, of the
Philippines, in a dispatch to Madrid,
says the insurrection has assumed
enormous proportiOns, and that Manila
will be attacked by land and sea.
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GAUSED A COMMOTION.
A Mustang Causes a Stampede of People
'in South Norwalk.
As the streets in the vicinity of the
railroad bridge were crowded last
evening, by people anxious to witness
the lantern parade of the Twin City
bicycle club, Frank Hubbell drove
under the bridge with his horse and
carriage. .
The animal became frightened at
an electric car and started to run. In
order that the horse. did not dash into
the crowd the driver dexterously
threw him, and in turn was himself
thrown out of the carriage in which
he was sitting, and was severely
bruised'about the head and body. In
his fall he lost control of the reins.
The horse then made a dash for
Railroad square, on his way wrecking
two bicycles which stood near a curb-
Granville Knapp made an unsuccessful
attempt to stop the runaway, and it
dashed down the street to a point near
the railroad station where it was stop-
ped without having done any great
amount of damage.
Considering the large number of
people on the street at the time, it is
remarkable that no one was either
killed or injured. The animal is a
mustang and retains all the instincts of
his ancestors. '
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Furnished Bonds.
A hearing in the case of the State vs.
W. F. Benedict was held in the Town
court, yesterday afternoon. Benedict
was charged with non-support of his
family. He was found guilty and
given the choice of going to jail for
thirty days or furnishing a bond of
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weekly.
and will not go to jail.
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Cal. Pasture Beach.
Charles A. Hubbard, the well known
Chef, has opened his hotel at Calf
Pasture Beach, and announces in this
issue that he is prepared to furnish
Shore dinners for parties, clubs and
societies. As a cook “Charley” connot
be excelled, and his. hotel is always
well patronized by the people of the
Twin Cities. .
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Gold Diggers Returning.
Word has been received from Presi-
dent Murphy of the Connecticut and
Alaska Mining and Trading CO. The
company, 40 strong left last February
with. strong hopes of gaining wealth in
the Klondike. The company has dis-
banded and those who have the funds
will return home. It is rumored that
some of the party will return in coffins.
There will be union services at the
First Methodist church next unday
evening. The sermon will be by Rev.
J. H. Buckley. {A collection ‘for the
benefit of the 'Norwalk Hospital fund
. will probably be‘taken.
$200 to pay his wife a certain sum~
He furnished a bondsman _
LANTEEMARADE.
The Twin City Wheelmen and
Others Wheel About Town
on. Bicycles.
Prizes Awarded by Mayors Glover, Bo-
hannan and Senator Ferris.
The annual lantern parade of the
Twin City Wheel club took place last
evening and was witnessed by several
hundred men, women and children in
both cities.
The "line of march” wasa somewhat
extended one and “belted” both sides
of the river.
The reviewing stand was on the Ma-
hackemo hotel balcony, which had
been elabOrately trimmed with an un-
usual and prettily arranged system of
red, white and blue electric lights,
hunting and flags. It was there that
the judges in the award of prizes,—
(Mayors Glover, Bohannan and Senator
John H. Ferris)—noted the specialties,
etc, in the procession.
The various clubs were divided into
four divisions, each under competent
lcommand of members of the local club.
After the parade refreshments were
Aserved at Arion hall, South ,Norwalk,
lto the visitors.
Aside from the paraders it is esti-
mated that there were fully 500 bicycle
riders of both sexes on the streets,
eitherin the van or wake of the pro-
cession.
The “specialties” were not so numer-
ous as to become confusing, andcoming
up the avenue the paraders presented a
very pretty sight to the throngs that
lined the sidewalks.
It‘was nearly 10 o’clock when the
procession reached Wall street;
,NOticeable in the same was the Stam-
ford Wheel club delegation to the
number of sixty-five with natty White
caps and trousers of the same color
with a beautifully arranged tandem
arch float of red, white and blue. Co.
F. with forty riders and a moving
model of a battle-ship from which at
times a rapid firing gun exploded were
the leading features of the parade, al-
though the “Twins” made a pretty dis-
play of lanterns, etc. in which the
national colors played a pretty part.
It is reported that While the proces-
sion was en route through Van Zandt
avenue the battle ship was sunk and
that the engineers of the same narrow-
ly escaped serious accident.
The festivities at Arion hall were
kept up until an early .hour this morn-
ing.
The committee awarded the first
prize, a bugle, to the Stamford Wheel
club. The patriotic prize was awarded
to Sergt. Guarneiri, who built the bat-
tleship, and the comical prize was
awarded to Harry Denton, costumed
as a lady bicycle rider.
The Twin City club is to be congrat-
ulated on the propitious weather and
the success of the affair.
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There Are Others.
In the case of Seneca H. Thresher, of
Norwich, the lawyer who was placed on
trial in‘ the superior court in disbar-
ment proceedings, Judge Roaraback
yesterday rendered his decision, find-
ing that “Seneca H. Thresher be and
hereby is absolutely suspended and
disbarred as an attorney at law.” The
charges against the attorney are al-
leged irregularity in the handling of.
funds.
Root Beer to he Taxed.
E. N. Sloan, of Norwalk, deputy in-
ternal revenue collector, was in town
yesterday. Mr. Sloan stated, in con-
versation with a well known Dan‘burian,
that the department of the interior has
construed the word “brewed” in the
internal revenue law, to apply to root
beer, as well as other beers which are
intoxicating, and that they will enforce
the collection of the tax of one dollar a
barrel on all the root beer brewed in
the last year and a half.——Danbury
News. I ‘
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The quarantine “at- the home of Mr.
A. G. Betts on Westport avenue has
been raised. '
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EVE’S RAMBLINGS.
COMMENT AND GOSSIP‘AMONG
THE WOMEN. BY ONE
OF THEM.
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Do you know her ? Who ? The sun-
shiny woman. She who greets you
always with a smile that warms you to
the heart and whose very nature
abounds with the radiance of Sweet,
generous impulses and kindly senti-
ment.
Her name is not legion, neither is
the priceless gem found in vast num-
bers, but, like the diamond, she scintil-
lates the more brilliantly amid dark
and gruesome surroundings.
The sunshiny woman as a girl is the
particular star in the circle of class-
mates who in after years, perhaps for-
get the others, but who always dwell
lovingly on the name, even in memory,
of the gentle being who turned away the
shadow and made the presence of the
sun more evident.
In the home she is the one to whom
mother looks for joyous sympathy and
in whom father finds a restful delight
after the fatigues of the day.
If cock is cross, the children fretful
or the financial bureau in a state of
depression, the sunshiny woman can
always find even in such a doleful tri-
umvirate something of a cheering
character, something which, once
brought to light, raises the spirits of
the household in proportion to their
depression heretofore.
When the sunshiny woman becomes
a wife, she brings into her husband's
life an element of joy that no future
calamity can'entirely eliminate.
She is a helpmate. in very truth,
though she may not be able to make a
loaf of bread and has the most extraor-
dinary ideas on the subject of domestic
economy.
She is a sort of mental bracer, the ef-
fervesence of the sunbeams brightening
all within a radius of their influence.
Life to her is never so gloomy but that
it could be glOomier.
She revels in the very joy of living,
and even when physical misfortune
pursues her, the beautiful soul smiles
forth from the patient eyes until we in-
wardly remark, “God bless her,” and
know that the world would be better if
there were‘more like her. .
M garyléé r% gaze.
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ARSENAL FIRED.
Dasfardly Attempt to Blow Up the Magi-
zine.
An attempt was made about mid-
night last night to fire the state arsen-
al in Hartford and cause the ignition
of the explosives in the' magazine.
Mrs. Cornell, wife of Captain Cornell,
of the arsenal, discovered a bright
light shining into her ~window. She
was retiring at the time, but at once
took steps to inform the watchman,
who saw that a‘fire had been started di-
rectly back of the magazine on the
south side and he rang an alarm in at
12:12 o’clock from Box 812, corner of
Pavilion street. The fire department
subdued the flames in a few minutes.
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ls it Persecution ?
\Nilliam M. Weed, the South Nor-
walk cigar dealer, was arrested last
night on the charge of violating the
Sunday law in selling cigars. Mr.
Weed readily secured bonds and his
case was this morning continued until
Wednesday next, when Attorney VJar-
ner will defend him. ‘
The fact that the town court officials
passed over several other violators of
the law, who have been selling cigars
on Sunday for several months, and ar-
rested Mr. ‘Weed who has opened his
store on but two occasions, smacks
strongly of persecution which the court
should. not overlook in the trial of the
case.
The improvements at the Norwalk
hotel under the guidance of Landlord
Isaac Hamilton become mOre apparent
ever day. It now looks without ques-
tion that Norwalk is to have a first-
class hostlery. A live landlord is a
benefit to any community. Mr. Hamil-
ton is apparently the right man in the
right place.
Mrs. George H. Frew, of Brooklyn,
was the gubst of Mr. ‘and Mrs. A. H.
Camp on Wednesday.
, The closing exercises at the N orwalk
University school took place last night.
TWll Auwowuw.
Their Bodies'Recovered Under~
neath Their Overturned
Boat- . .1...
The Cause of the Accident a Mystery.
William Ballard, 33, and Frank
Mansfield, 25, farm hands .and unmar-
ried, were drowned while out rowing
on Ball’s pond, in the town oil aNéw
Fail-field yesterday. The bodies were
recovered underneath their overturndd
boat. The men wereclasped in each
other’s arms. The cause of the acci«
dent causes much speculation.
,séI‘he circumstances attending the
Ballard
had recently secured employment on a
farm just over the line in New York -
and arranged with Mansfield to row
him across thelake. The men left be—
fore noon, and early in the afternoon
people on the shore noticed the boat in
the middle of the lake overturned but
apparently anchored.
Both men are known to have been
excellent swimmers. What caused the
boat to upset will probably never be
afi’air are somewhat peculiar.
known.
Wilton.
The Bishop Coadjutor of the Dio-
cese of Connecticut will visit St. Matt-
hew’s parish on Sunday next, the first
Sunday after Trinity, to administer
the rite of confirmation. The service
is at 3:30 p. m. A cordial invitation
is extended to all. Morning service as
usual.
Miss Folsom gave a most enjoyable
five-o’clock-tea at Ridgeley farm on
Monday in honor of her sister. Mrs.
Henry Hovey, of Portsmouth, N. H.
The funeral services of the late Sher-
man Morehouse were very largely at-
tended from the Congregational church
on Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Brien
of the Zion’s Hill M. E. church and
the pastor, Rev. W. D. Hart, officiat-
ing.
Miss Helen Middlebrook is visiting:
her sister Mrs. Wilkinson in Bingham»
ton, N. Y.
DTruman Smith, has opened the sum-
mer season with an office at Wilton
station for conveying passengers and
baggage to any part of the town at
reasonable rates. This is Mr. Smith’s
third season, and we wish him a re-
newal of his former success.
Miss Sarah Middlebrook left on
Thursday for Waterbury, to attend the
wedding of a former classmate in that
city,
Miss Babcock, and MiSS Fischer, of
New York, were the guests of Mrs.
Charles Jones on Wednesday.
Mrs. D. B. Ogden is visiting her
sister Mrs. John M. Belden in Danbury. _
Clinton Hurd ofIDanbury was in town
on Tuesday. -
G. W. Ogden and C. O. Eakland
went eeling on Tuesday night. Ogden
caught a good eel, in fact two of them
that weighed together over two and
one half pounds, while Eakland caught
a good deal of a trout, that weighed
twenty ounces.
Miss MaryMerwin, of Brooklyn, is
the guest of Mrs. W. Merwin.
The Wilton Golf club are making
every effort to have their links in fine
condition for the opening of the season
on Saturday. Under the direction of
the president, Miss Sarah Middlebrook,
and treasurer, T. F. Gilbert, the
grounds have been thoroughly rolled,
and a new horse lawn mower which has"
been recently purchased, is run over
the course at frequent intervals.
The regular monthly meeting of the
selectmen was held at the Town House
on Monday afternoon. Owing to a
delay on the part of the engineer the
plans for the new gravel road were not
on hand much to the disappointment of
a number of wouldbe bidders for the
contract. '
The Weather.
Generally fair to-night and Friday;
cooler‘in interior to-night.
DEATHS.
COLEMAN—In Bridgeport, June 7,
Lillian, daughter Of Vincent and Jose-
phine Coleman,- aged 5 months.
HEIGEL—In Bridgeport, June 7, John
Heigel, aged 44lyears.
HODGE—In Bridgeport, June 7, Sam-
uel C. Hodge, aged 64 years. .
OSBORNE—In Stepney Depot, June 7,
Mrs. Susan Osborne, aged 79. .
Norwalk Chronicler