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STREETS OFCAINMANERA ARE
STREWN WITH STRAWAND
01L IN READINESS TO
BURN THE CITY.

 

INHABITANTS STARVING.

 

EATING HORSES AND MULES AND
» SCOURING THE HILLS FOR
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

 

THE SITUATION TERRIBLE.

 

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, June flu—Cu-
ban Scoutsvreport that‘the inhabitants
of Caimanera' have "strewn the streets
with straw-and Oil with the intention
of destroying the city and fleeing to
the hills.

Caimanera lies four miles up the bay
from Camp McCalla, under the guns of

the American ships, and the situation
is desperate. ‘ Starving and famine

stricken, convinced of the ultimate

triumph of the American arms, and
without faith in the protection of the
Spanish soldiery, the people are be-
lieved to have determined to leave
their houses and seek safety in the
mountains. . The scouts say that every
building of the town is being rapidly
prepared for the torch.

The situation in the town is terrible.
The people are eating horses and mules,
and are scouring the hills for fruits
and herbs.
bardments by the American fleet leave
the helpless citizens terror-stricken.

It is also stated that the Spanish
gunboat at Caimanera has been loaded
with inflammables, and will be burned
with the city,

Occasionally brief bom,

her commander de-
claring that she will never become an
American prize.

The scouts also say that the Spanish
soldiers are in almost as complete a
state of panic as are the civilians, I and
that they could easily be induced to
surrender. Some of the prisoners
taken by the marines also say they
believe the Spanish troops are on the
verge of surrender owing to the lack of

sfood. ‘

Captain McCalla and Lieutenant—
Colonel Huntington, in command of
the marines, are not'so sure, how-
everuthat the Spaniards will not at-
tempt another attack on the camp.
They received information .~ that a
general attack by a force of thirty-five
hundred Spanish soldiers and guerillas

on Camp McCalla is contemplated

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‘aration was’rmade to repel an assault.
Marines ware lying in the rifle-pits
.at the guns, ready-and anxious for
battle, but the night passed without
the firing of a shot; The same watch-
ful care is exercised each day, as
Captain McCalla is convinced that an

”attack is likely to occur at any moment"

The Iowa has joined the fleet here,
and later the Admiral came over on
the flagship to inspect the fortifications
and confer with Captain McCalla and
Lieutenant-Colonel Huntington.

The coast in the vicinity of Guantana-
mo is dotted with bright-hued Cuban
flags. Numerous insurgent camps
which have been established along the
beach between Santiago and this place.
are used by the Admiral as a means of
communication with the Cubans in the
The aid which these men
have given has proved highly valuable

interior.

Then" stories of
the destitution and revolt amoiig the
Spanish soldiery in this vicinity have
been corroborated by interviews with
prisoners captured around the bump,

to the Americans.

CAMARA’S FLEET AT CAR-
TAGENA.

LONDON, June 20.+The Gibraltar
correspondent of “The Daily Tele-
graph” says: ' '

“Admiral Camara’s squadron arrived
at Cartagena on Saturday evening, with
Captain Aunon, Minister of Marine,
The des-
tination of the fleet is not known, but

who inspected the Lepanto.

.it is believed that Admiral Camara will
keep in touch with home ports and
that the squadron will be used to de-
ceive the Americans.

HAS MANILA CAPITULATED ‘3

PARIS, June 20.——The Madrid cor-
respOndent of the “Temps” says that it
is reported there that ’Manila has cap-
itulated, though the Ministers have
not received any news to that elfect.

The correspondent also says that

 

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Colonies, states that if Governor-
General Augusti has made over his
power to General Sanderes to govern
Manila General Sanderes will attempt
a sortie.

REPORTS SHAFTER ARMY
LANDED.

MADRID, June 20.—A, private dis-

4 patch received here from New York

says that General Shafter’s expedition
has landed near Santiago de Cuba, and
will attack the townimmediately. ,

TROOPS SHIPS NEAR MANILA.

LONDON, J une 20+The' Hong 'Kong

correspondent of “The Times,” says: ._

“The steamer Yueig- ‘
passing; the Umtng‘Stat
City of .Pekingioni the mor ‘ihgii‘lof‘ the
15th, near Manila.” A J" "W '

 

 

IS HOBSON DEAD? ' ‘

KINGSTON, June 20—An Ominous

token of death flew from Morrd Castle

on Saturday. The saifron flag of Spain.

was half-masted on the keep for Several

. . is; .
hours. The Significance of this is not
. e:‘~4::
known. 'fk'

It is not customary to‘half-mast flags,

’ but possibly some Spanish leader was

killed by the heavy fire of our guns,
though some officers of the squadron
believe that the flag was half-masted
as a notification to the Americans that
Lieut. Hobson and his brave-men were
dead. If such is the case_they must
have been wantonly murdered. The
Spanish might seek to lay their death
to the bombardment, but not a shot
from the American ships struck the
fortress. ‘

Neither Admiral Sampson nor. Com-
modore Schley believes that Lieut.
Hobson and his party have been killed.
We have 17 prisoners of war at
Guantanamo, including a lieutenant,
besides a number in the United States
for reprisals or exchange.

THIRDREGIMENT NEXT. ’

Governor Cooke’s tenderbf another,
. regiment from this state for the war

has been accepted in a telegraphic
communication received by the gover-
nor on Saturday from R. A. Alger,
secretary of war, and the Third Regi-
ment is the one that will do duty under
the call. The regiment will rendez-
vous at Niantic audit is Said that
Wednesday may be settled upon as the
day the regiment will be called out.
This will depend upon the command-
mants of the companies that make up
the regiment, as the companies will
not be ordered to the field until they
all have recruited to the war foOting,
106 men. -' ' .

In addition to the companies of the

,Third Regiment, Companies C, F and I

of the Fourth Regiment will be called
These
three companies with another that will

out for duty at the same time. .

be raised in New London and Mystic,
of
twelve companies for the regiment.
Company C is in Stamford, Company F
in Norwalk and Company I in VVinsted.

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BRIEF WAR NEWS.
Passengers on the Steamer Yuen-
Sang, at Hong Kong. report that the
City of Peking, having on board the
First regiment of California volunteers,

will make the required number

was sighted on June 15 one day’s sail
from Manila.

Philippine insurgents had advanced
within sight of the outposts of Manila
on June 14.

it is believed by refugees who have
reached Hong Kong that Manila has
already capitulated.

Secretary Long is sure that General
Shafter’s army has arrived- at Santiago.

Admiral Sampson“ learning that
Hobson and his companions have been
removed to the city of Santiago, has
decided to destroy Morro Castle.

Cuero, a town thirteen miles from
Slntiago, has been captured by the
Cubans, who have established a courier
service for Admiral Sampson.

Prisoners at San Juan, Porto Rico,
are repairing the defences.

Spaniards on shore shelled by’ our

fleet in Guantanamo Bay and a 13-inch,

shell exploded lathe city.

 

 

Will.” éhips which have been convoy-
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ing troop ships to Santiago are to re-
turn to blockade duty.
General Miles is hastening prepara-
tions for the Porto Rican expedition.
The cruiser Columbia went to sea.
datdage caused by her collision with
th§ Foscolia having been repaired.
. gubans report that the inhabitants
of ri‘Caimanera', on Guantanamo Bay,
.afélpreparing to burn the town and
file to the hills.
I It. is rumored in Madrid that Manila
ha’. :capitulated.
Me government will impress as many
V "ills as may be needed to carry troops
applies to Manila.

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n: ' Westport Express Wrecked.

. he Westport and Bridgeport ex'
press wagon, owned by Pinkham, was
wrecked iw collision with a trolley
ciii'near;ziéBlack Rock avenue in the
Black Rock section of Bridgeport Sat-
3ay night. The express was headed
f ':Westp01-t and the trolley car was
ed route for the same place. The
mptorman sounded his gong repeatedly
fora clear track, but Mr. Pinkham is
hard of hearing and was. in ignorance
of this. The car continued on, and
one of the rear wheels of the wagon
was wre‘nched off. The car was Slight-
ly‘damaged.

——-——~—<o.o>-—-
Killed in Wallingford.

M rs..Lena Tessner, 21 years old, was
killed at the Ward street crossing in
Wallingford Saturday night and her
moth -in-laW, Mrs. Tessner, had a
narro . escape. -Their carriage was
struck 'by an express train.

 

HAD A L'IDENSE.
Ofiicers WSW}; Honse of

Chris Larsen on tne
Turnpike.

Found Plenty of Beer Which Was Undis-
turbed When Authority to Sell Was
Exhibited.

Lockwood that Chris Larsen was
illegally selling liquor at his house on
the Stamford turnpike.

The more

numerous Attorney Lockwood on Sat-

complaints becoming
urday issueda search and seizure writ
and gave it to Ofl‘icer Hunt to execute.
The officer enlisted the services of
Deputy Sheriff F. S. Lyon, Jr. and to-
gether the two officials visited Larsen’s
Saturday night.

They were readily admitted by Lar-
sen, and upon making their business
known were given a lamp and invited
to search the premises.

In one room was found a number of
boxes of bottled beer and in a tub
filled with ice were a number of other
bottles of beer. A search down cellar
disclosed an empty demijohn.

Failing to discover any more liquor
the officers came up stairs and were
preparing to sieze the beer when Lar-
sen calmly pointed to the wall upon
which hung a County beer license and
an United States liquor license. '

The two officers were non-plussed
for the moment, but soon recovered
and bowed themselves out wiser but

 

Several complaints have recently l '
1 been made to Prosecuting Liquor Agent

It is needless'to remark that had the
County CommissiOners furnished Air
torney Lockwood with a list of licenses
as granted such errors would not
occur. ‘

 

 

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DB. PAGE DEAD;

The Well-Known Physician Di'es' Suddenly
While In. Philadelphia.

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Dr. Richard Channing MoorenPage,
of New York, died suddenly in Phila~
delphia yesterday. He was fifty-eight '
years old. He was a member of a large
number of medical and historical 'so»
cieties. including the New York State
Medical Society, New York County
Medical Society New' York Academy
of Medicine, the Medical and Surgical
Society, the .Virginia Historical Socie-
ty, the Fairlield County Historical '
Society, the Women’s Hospital Soci~
ety, Bellevue Hospital Alumni, the
Southern Society, the Society of Med-
ical Jurisprudence, the Sons of the
Revolution, New York Pathological
Society-and the American Historical
Society. Dr. Page belonged to the

well-known Virginia family of that

name and was a near relative of Thom-
as Nelson Page, the author. He was a
practicing physician at 31 West Thirty~
third St., New York, and was a profeSs
sor in the New York Polyclinic.

Dr. Page’s death was caused by com
gestion of the brain. His wife and her
daughter, Mrs. S. H. Watkins, and a
niece, Miss Pagegwere with Dr. Page
at the time of his death.

The body will be taken to New York
to-day, and the funeral will be 'held at
his late home to-morrow afternoon at
4:30 o’clock.

The Weather.
Fair to—night and Tuesday.

 

sadder men. . I

~onertise In THE GAZETTE.

 

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()STON STORE

W‘ FAIRFIELD COUNTY’S- GREATEST STORE." @

 

 

We Give another high-grade Wheel away Saturday Night.

 

 

 
 

 

p 03998 317d Spring J asketf ‘ ;

A'I' HALF PRICE.

 

HAMMOCKS, a Great Variety. .

 

Shirt Waists,
Duck Skirts,
Crash Skirts, '
Pique Skirts.

Never have we carried such a line of
the above as We now have on our
counters. ’

Shirt waists; we have condensed all
the prices above 'one dollar, and
are selling the $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75
ones for 98c. We have 50 doz. at 50c;
25 doz. at 39c.

All sizes. A hundred different pat-
terns to select from.

Crash skirts,

Linen skirts,

Duck skirts,

Pique skirts,

50c to $1.75.
$1.75 to $3.50:
$1.25 and $1.50.
$1.50 to $3.00.

Of Interest to Men.

50 doz. men’s neck .scarfs in band,
bows, tecks, four-in-hands and pulfs
values from-250 to 450, each 190.

Men’s grey and VEgyptian warm
weather, ribbed shirts and pants very
desirable value 38c, this week, 25c.

100 doz. men’s fancy shirts in soft
finish and laundried very'choice de-
signs cut extra large sizes, 1-1 to 19,

value 75c. this week 500.

25 doz. men’s muslin night shirts,

- made of pepperell twills and Williams-

~ville muslin, plain white and fancy
fronts, all sizes, value 750, each 500.

Ribbons and Laces.
500 ps. .of' plain and fancy ribbons, all

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new, just right for neck wear and lawn
dress trimmings, 25c and 390 per yd. ;

.One-third less than regular.

6-in. cord edge, double-faced sash'.
ribbons, very heavy quality satin, all
the choice colors and black; regular
750—per yd., 59c. |

Our Honor

and Uncle Sam’s is secure, and so is
our position in the dry goods trade.
War is a. matter of money, and‘silk and
dress goods a matter” of patterns. It is
not the number, large thongh it be,
but the beauty, variety. and novelty of
our silks and dress goods patterns which.
are remarkable. The manufacturers,
both‘ here and abroad, have produced
marvels in color schemes and elfects.

6 ps. new twilled China silk for sum“
mer dresses that are gems would sell
easily for fifty cents, we shall run them
at 390 per yd.

7 ps. French Foulard silk, 2-1 in. wide,
look at them and compare with what
they ask 980 for in. New York, 750 per
yard. " ‘

3 ps. black Grenadine, 45 in. wide,
the $1.25 kind, this week '98c per yd.

24 in. black and colOred Taifetta silk,
75c per yd.

; 10 ps. light colored dress goods that
we asked all the season fifty cents for,
this week, 250 to close. '

LaWn mowers, Victors, ‘ $2.98
Mohawk mowers, $3.98

, Call and see our blue flame oil stoves
always burning in our basement.

 

Hosiery fand Underwear.
32- doz‘. Ladies blk. and fancy stock~

300 pieCes Valenciennes lace at>l5c, ,‘ings regular prices 15c and 19c, two

190, 250, 290 to 500 a piece—12 yds. to pairs“ for 250.
stockings double knee and soles, special
. price 1213c.

the piece. These 4}; of‘regular prices. 3

 

Kitchen Dept. i
Oil stoves with iron tank and tops, 39c
Two burner with iron tank and tops, 89c

Extra extension top for oil stoves, 390
2 qt. tea kettles, 100
Frying pans, 10c.
Extra wicks any size, 3 for 50

 

Croquet sets,

Boys and girls ribbed

6O doz. Ladies. fine white ribbed vests

sizes from 3 to 9,. value 19c, each 121R.

10 doz. Ladies lisle pants, balance of

our fifty cent quality, each 250.

10 tailor made suits last fall style, We

sold them at $16.00 you can have them
for $7.50 each,
980 J that, look at them.

the skirts are werth