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VOL. VIII. NO. 1889
NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDA‘E EVENING, JUNE 15, 1898.
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SPANIARDS MAKE A NIGHT AT!
TACK ON THE CAMP AT
GUANTANAMO BAY.
FIFTEEN SPANIAHDS KILLED.
THE AMERICANS HOLD THEIR GROUND
AGAINST LARGE ODDS.
AWAITING REINFORCEMENTS.
KINGSTON, June 15.~After two
nights of hard fighting the American
flag still floats on Cuban. soil over the
encampment of the Marine Battalion
at Guantonamo, and the American
marines say they will keep it there
until the belated troops arrive, if it
takes till winter.
Thus far the marines have had the
better of the fighting, but the situation
is grave, and they are exhausted with
repelling " almost incessant attacks.
They have little chance to rest or
sleep, and the time of the arrival of
troops IS uncertain.
the relieving
. Were it not for the protecting guns of
the fleet the gallant little band would
be annihilated by the Spanish troops.
As it'is, they probably can hold their
position, but they cannot move forward
until reinforced by troops. '
. The strength of the Spanish forces
cannot be estimated, but they are
numerous enough. About two-thirds
of the force surrounds the camp night-
ly with a deadly ring, and the spatting
- of the Mausers makes things quite live-
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1y, for the Spaniards are daring enough
to crawl up and take a pot-shot at the
marines from the bushes, about thirty
yards from the camp.
At night the besiegers fight like
Indians. Every yard of Chaparral is
an ambuscade and picket duty is flip-
ping'coins with death.
After the first attack, on Saturday
night, Colonel Huntington became con-
vinced that another attempt would be
made on Sunday night, and he caused
entrenchments to be thrown up on all
sides of the camp. The main part, of
the battalion waited for the attackthat
the‘Colonel was certain would come.
It came a 'Short time after dark, and
from 111251 time until daybreak the firing
. - ,was We incessant and at times very
heavy.
On the American side two men were
killed and four men injured. The dead
are:
' Henry Goode,
I —— Tauman.
' Henry Goode was a sergeant-major
of marines. He was shot through the
right breast.
. Tauman was a. private.
wounded and fell off the helifi and was
instantly killed. .
The injured are: A -
Private Wallace, fell off the cliff and
sustained afracture of the leg.
Private Martin, shot through the leg.
Private Roxbury, shot thrbugh the
arm. 1 l '
Private Burke, shot through the arm.
The first attack of the Spaniards was
made at 8 o’clock, and the- last shot
fired by them was at about 3 o’clock in
the morning.
During the night the Spaniards at-
tacked the camp of the marines on the
shore, and the Marblehead, believing
He was
the Americans .had been driven ~ out,
threw several shells into the place.
The attack, however, Was repulsed by
the small detachment of marines in
camp‘ without trouble.
The fight was the first of the war in
which the Cubans co-operatcd with the
American forces, and their co-Operation
At One
time, in the afternoon, when the mar—
was not a glittering success.
ines were firing on a small detachment
of Spaniards a short distance from the
camp, the Cubans began firing without
orders and sent a volley 111ght among
the Americans.
very narrow escapes, but no one was
injured.
Lieutenant Nev1lle, of Company D,
was sent out On scout duty and, as on
the day previous, he attacked a small
stone fort. A hot fight followed and
the Spaniards were driv en off with
loss. It was in this fight that Wallace
and Tauman fell over the cliff. .
Fifteen dead Spaniards, including
one lieutenant, were found in the fort.
J definite answer
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There were several
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During the attack several shots
struck the ships in the barber, one
penetrating the pilothouse of the dis-
patch boat Dandy. No one was injured
on board of her
The Dolphin
water-station on the ocean side of the
harbor entrance, which supplied the
water for attacking, force. The well
was situated in a blockhouse windmill,
having a small garrison. 'It was shelled
at two thousand yards. ,' The station
was wrecked and canister followed the
retreating Spaniards up the steep hills.
The arrival of the fleet to. complete
the bombardment of the town and its
defences is anxiously awaited.
found the Spanish
BLANCO EVADES HOBSON’S EX-
CHANGE. '
HAVANA, June 15, via London.~—An
American gunboat approached the bar-
bor Monday flying a flag of truce.
A boat went out to meet her, and the
American commander presented a let-
ter to Captain-General Blanco asking
the exchange of. Lieut. Hobson and the
others who aCeompanied him when he
sank the Merrimac at the mouth of San-
tiago Harbor for certain of the Span-
iards who were captured by the Amer-
icans on the steamer Argonauta.
saying that he was unable to givea
until he had received
instructions from Madrid.
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PORTO RICO’EXPEDITION .
' WASHINGTON, June 15. — Having
started the Santiago expedition the
war. department has now concentrated
all its energies on the preparation of
the forces to be sent to Porto Rico.
Active movements in that line have
been made on a scale so extensive as to
lead the supposition in some quarters
that the attack would be. directed on
. Havana,.but ifthis isVso,lthere is "no
open declarationof it.
THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.——Thirty-
five hundred soldiers left Cape Merritt
yesterday and boarded the transports
which are to form the secoud expedi-
tion against the Philippines. To-day
has been set for sailing but it is doubt-
ful if the voyage begins before Thurs-
1day.
MRS. PORTER GOES TO TAMPA.
VVASHINGTGN, June 15.——Mrs. J.
Addison Porter, the wife of the secre-
tary to the President, has joined the
Red Cross Society, and left Washington
yesterday for Tampa. Mrs. Porter
goes to Tampa as chief 'of the staff of
Miss Clara Barton, and she will go to
Cuba if necesSary. The Red Cross
party which left here yesterday was
composed of Miss Barton, Mrs Porter,
George Kennan and several trained
nurses
The deteimination of \i1s. Porter to
sideration in the Porter house for some
time past, and it was also mentioned to
the President and Mrs. McKinley be-
fore it was finally decided that she
should go. \Vhen she made her argu-
ment to herhusband he could not resist
it, and reluctantly gave his consent.
Mrs. Porter may not ofliciate in the
Barton in the executive work in connec-
tion with the Red Cross Society.
BRIEF WAR NEWS. ;.
Lieutenant Blue travelled seventy-
two miles around Santiago and saw
fouz Spanish cruisers and two torpedo
boats.
Spaniards again attacked the marines
at Guantanamo, killing two and wound-
ing four. 'Fifteen of the enemy were
found dead.
If the health of the American tr oops
is not mateuially affected afte1 a few
weeks’ stay at Santiago, Cuba'is to be
invaded and Havana attacked: I
The St. Louis is reported to be lying
in wait for the Purisima Concepcion.
Thirty-three hundred more troops
will leave San Francisco for Manila to-'
night. .
French military men think an imme-
diate' invasion of Cuba is imprudent.
_ A high: German diplomatist says 1116?.
Gen. Blaneo sent a letter in reply
go to the front has been under con-'
capacity of nurse, but she will aid Miss A
now living will see the United States
challenging the commercial world.
It is reported that Admiral Game 1111
has told the Spanish Minister- of Ma-
rine that his Cadiz squadron is insuffi-
cient to meet the American fleet. '
Formerly rabid Madrid newspapers
are now discussing ; the question of
peace. I
Promotions, with substantial in-
the crew that sank the Merrimac.
" William J. Bryan says the victory at
Manila is no excuse for undertaking to
cgllonizc the Orient.
The Senate confirmed the appoint-
ment of J. Warren Keife1 for major
generalcy: Charles F. Roe, ‘Thqmas L.
Rosser and 'John P. s. Gobin £013 briga-
dier generals.
War taxes on beer, ale, tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes went into effect,
The government is trying to obtain
fifteen additional steamships as trans-
ports.
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LEASE RATIFIED.
New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Has Control of the New
England For 99 Years.
The stockholders of the New England
Railroad company yesterday afternOOn
ratified the action of the board of
directors agreeing to lease the road to
the New York, Ner"Haven & Hartford
Railroad company. The lease is for
99 years from July 1.
The holders of preferred stock under
the terms of the lease are to receive
3 per cent. per annum.
Wilton.
The Rev. Chauncey Brewster,Bishop
Sunday afternoon and administered the
rité of Confirmation to a class of ten.
The large congregation present lis-
tened with marked attention to a
scholarey sermon, and most earnest and
touching address to the class. He was
assisted by the rector, and Rev. Mr.
Barhidt of Christ church West-port. _
Native straw berries are in market
and the lucky owne1s of patches are
receiving frequent calls from- -less
provident friends. .
The annualmeeting of the Wilton
Golf club will be held at the home of
A number of amendments to the con-
stitution and by-laws will be proposed,
and a general discussion of plans for
the season.
Rev. William E. Hooker is in attend-
ance of the general convention of the
diocese of Connecticut'at New Haven
this week. a
A number of pat1 011s of the morning
express who had not learned of the five
minutes change of time, indulged in
some lively sprinting on Monday morn-
ing.
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He Wanted to Die.
Cornelius Donnelly, of Bridgeport,
sick and despondent, attempted to
make his exit from this world by1 cut-
ting his throat yesterday afternoon.
The fortunate entrance into his room
of a member of the household probably
vsaved his life. Donnelly was found in
keen edged razor. The weapon was
taken away from him, an easy task, in-
asmuch as he was weak from illness.
Oyster Grounds.
David S Sanford, the civil engineer
of the state shell fish commission, and
Attorney A. McClellan Mathewson, the
clerk of the commission, have p1epared
a Series of maps of the layout of the
entire oyster ground in the jurisdiction
of this state. The name of the owner
of every lot is printed thereon. '
0n the Sick List.
The South N011 walk fire department
horse “Black B111” IS again on the sick
list. Veterinary surgeon Bates has
him in charge and thinks that he is
already in readiness to respond to an
alarm of fire. - '
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Appointments. ,
Appointments have been made in
Company D, Fourth Regiment, as fol-
lows: P11 st Lieutenant Richard O.
Gorman to be captain, vice Hili, 1e.
signed; Second Lieutenant Charles H.
Oakes to be first lieutenant; Sergeant
Charles Pennington to be second lieu-
tenant; all with "rank from May 27, 1898.
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~Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
creases inpay, have been ordered for'
Coadjutor of the diocese of Connecti--
cut, visited St. Matthew’s parish on.
Mrs. J. M. Betts on Saturday evening.-
the act- of slashing his throat with a.
EVE’ S RAMBLINGS.
COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG
THE WOMEN. BY ONE
OF THEM.
The wine of life has been sweet, per-
haps potent. It has foamed and
sparkled to the brim, and it has been
drunk with full app1eciation of its
pleasantness. -
Perhaps that pleasantness has lain
in physical strength and tireless energy
—perhaps in intellectual vitality, or,
maybe, in only the more barren kind
of excitement which comes from pleas-
ures so-called, the gayeties 'of society,
the admiration of a crowd, the rush
and hurry of amusements, which leave
no time for thought and‘prevent the
intrusion of regret.
Any way, the wine has been drunk
with zest, and the draught‘.‘ has not
been stinted while it lasted. And then
comes the day of exhaustion, when the
full-fruited vintage is no more and the
dregs alone are left.
It is a day which has tb come to us
all, and we live long enough; for the
wine of life has no charm of continu-
ance, like that of the cruse of oil. It is
as a terminable annuity, as a liquid
measure of the peau de chagrin.
Use and time bring it to an end, as
use and time bring all things to an
end; and the day dawns when nothing
is left but the sour dregs, when the
sweetness and the potency are gone
and the sad refrain of the once glorious
hymn of joy is Ichabod 2 Ichabod 2
Infinite as are the ways in. which
men and women enjoy thei1 youth and
utilize their maturity, so infinite 211 c
the ways in which they meet and-shear
their old age.
Some resolutely refuse to allow that
they are growing old and dispute the
crafty advance inch by inch, till they
finally believe they have conquered in
the fight and have repelled the enemy
fairly and squarely. ‘
They dye their hair if they are. wo-
men, paint their faces, blacken their
eyelashes, take anti-fat medicines and
change their Stay-maker.
If they are men they reduce their
growing tendency to- put on fiesh by
strenuous exercise, and leave to con-
jecture the quality of the bail which
clothes their head and the strength of
1the bones w‘Orn under their shirts.
They affect theairs=1of the younger
generation-and make’no distinction be-
t veen the original follies of twenty
and the copy of fifty. ‘
They feel as young as when they
were boys, they say; and as a man is
only as old as he feels they claim the
same place as they would have had
were time a thing that could be cap-
tured and put in a cage like a singing
mouse, his scythe changed into a
broken straw and his winged feet fet-
tered to immobility.
This is one way of meeting old a ge,
this mincing, dancing, futile fencing
with the stern facts of time; this sad,
because so self-evident, failure to com-
bat the irresistible and mask the arch- '
conqueror; this mimicry of the youth
that has gone never to return; this at-
tempt to counterfeit while flouting
nature, and to make the dregs look
like wine newly drawn from the great
vat of life.
M Qary/lgz 01/! gm;
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vaillefRigby.
William H. Vaille and M 135 May Es-
telle Rigby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ,
Charles H. Rigby of South Norwalk,
will be married on June 29th, at the
home of the bride to be, 120 South Main
street. Mr. and Mrs. Vaille will be “at
home” at 21 Thatcher street, Medford,
Mass. Miss Rigby is a graduate of the
South N orwalk High school, and for
some months past has been connected
as a teacher, with the public schools at
Hartford.
Adjourned.
The case of the State vs. William
Weed, the South Nor walk cigar dealer
who is charged with keeping his store
open on Sunday, contrary to law, set
down for a hearing to-day, has been ad-.
journed for one week.
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Westport Boys.‘
1Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buek, of West-
port, have. two, sons in- the United
States service. ThomasC., is a cap-
tain in the 12th New York, and his
younger brother Charlie, is a :6: g an
in the same regiment, and both are at
Chickamauga.
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FOUR TREES SAcchi-zu.
A Slight Breeze 0. Trouble on‘ South Maid
Street South Norwalk. ' . 15.,
There was more 'or less excitement
on South Main str eet, South Nor walk,
this mornin caused by preliminary
work' 1n the way of paving that Streefi
with vitrifiedbricke '
1:11 was propOSed 't'o 'cutvdown‘twaor
more trees in front of the Dr. Coburn
place. The doctor vigorously objected fl
to the trees being needlessly sacrb ~
ficed.
These who~have ‘the matter cf‘the
proposed improvement in dirarge‘fiu-
sisted, and the work was orderé‘éfll‘hro»
ceeded with, but up to time of goingl‘to
press the trees were still standing.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Center
School district was, held last evening
and there were about twenty-five of the
district presen t.
Mr. Charles L. Glover presided.
The several reports were read, accept-
ed and ordered on file. HFrom the re
ports it was learned that the district. hah
a“debt on its shoulders" amounting to
nearly $18, 000.
The election of a district committee
resulted in the selection of E. H. Fit
low, Charles N. Arnold and Cornelius
M. Daniels, the vote being unanimous.
This 1s the same board as last year.
T1easu1e1—Cha11es L. Glover. -
Cler1k—And1ew Heath.
Collector—Charles A. Burr.
. The matter of laying a tax was fully
discussed, and it was finally voted that.
a -tax of {24} mills on the ratable list of
1898 be laid, and to be due March Ist
1899.
The committee was authorized to
borrow money on the credit of the dis-
t1 ict to meet the expenses accruing
previous to the collection of the tax
laid.
And the meetin ad ourned.
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What Ypu Need to-Alteniljh
Fast color Flag gold tip 1511;.
Crash 01 duck skirt ' $1. 5
Shir t \Vaist tucked, lace trimmed 75c.
C0101 ed leathe1 belts 25c.
White belts
White 011 colored pa1 asols $1. 25 and.
, $1.75
Silk or lisle thread gloves , 1. 50c.
~ Japanese fan, ‘ '21 _ 10c.
Bicycle bell, . 5
Bicycle red, white and blue plumes, :125c.
Tire tape, per roll, .
Sprocket lubricant, 50.
Boys’ golf hose, 25c.
Men’s and women’s golf hose. 50c.
Neglige shirts,
50c and $1. 00.
Str lng ties, four, 250
Comfort Powder, 21c
Vaseline, I; 56
Cold Cream,10c
Save your duplicate checks. We
give‘ahigh grade wheel away next
Saturday night Boston Stoie.
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Fire at South Norwalk
The South Norwalk fire department
responded to an alarm of fire about.3;30 .-
o’clock yesterday afternoon, sent in ;
from box 9 at Cross street.
When they reached the scene the
fire had been extinguished with the
aid of a gar den hose.
It was located in apartments occupied
by M 115. Catherine Brown, on South
Main street, and was caused by a gaso-
line stove.
The damage done was probably not
in excess of twenty-five dollars.
The house 13 owned by R. H. Golden, .
and is insured with the J. M. Layton
agency fbr $2,000.
Mrs Brown car1ied no insurance.
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Won Two Prizes.
A party of twenty Norwalk card
players called upon their friend Wil-
liams of Saugatuck last night, where
they, with. a number of Saugatuckia-ns '
engaged in a game of cards that lasted
until an early hour this morning. Two
of the prizes were secured by N orwalk
players. Refreshments were served.
The visitors reached the scene as they
came back. in a carryall.
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The Weather.
Fai1 to-night and to- morrow; cooler
to- -night.
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DEATHS.
BULKLEYL-In Bridgeport June 14.
' Marrian A. daughter of William and
Sarah Bulkley, aged 1 yeai.
BENEDICT—In London, England, -
June 13, Daniel M. Benedict, of Dan-
bury, aged 59 years.
CURTIN—In Bridgepo1t June 13, J0-
sephine, youngest child of John P. and
Margaret Curtin, aged 5 months. ' '~
DONWORTH—In Bridge ort June. 1
John Donworth p ’ 4,.
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