WWWM-4‘ ~ . 8‘ If you want the best goods for the least. money read the advertisements n the Gazette. VOL. VIII. NO. 1903 NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY nvENING, JULY 6,1898. Q Recognized as the A. ' _ family paperthe Gazette’t advertising columns will Prove its value to you. a A - PRICE ONE CENT, JOINT ATTACK. THE ARMY AND NAVY EXPECT- KED TO STORM MORRO ' TO-DAY. WILL BE A PIERCE FIGHT. T ERRIFIC TROPICAL STORM PREVENT— ED ACTION ON TUESDAY. GENERAL PANDO SHOT. WASHINGTON, July 6.—As a result of special direction, it is‘confidently expected by the administration that a ‘ combined attack on Morro Castle will be made to-day by the forces under the command of Major General Shafter and Rear Admiral Sampson. The difficulties attending the siege of Santiago were materially magnified by aterrific tropical storm which oc- ,ourred Monday, rendering I impassable all roads between General Shafter’s line of battle and the base Of supplies, nine miles distant, and confronting him with a very serious problem of de- livering food and ammunition to his men in the advanced trenches. It had also caused the"heaviest surf on the \beach where he embarked, and render- ed it impossible to land supplies, troops or horses from tyne transports. Reinforcements, theré‘fore, cannot reach him for several days unless San- tiago Harbor can be thrown open to the free access of ships. It is the clear expectation of the au- thorities here that'the conference be- tween Sampson and Shafter will result in a. determination __by the Admiral to take his fleet thi ough the narrow neck of the harbor, make his way past the shore batteries and fortifications, and take position before the city for a bombardment. There is reason to believe that the instructions sent. to Admiral Sampson at least conveyed the desire, if not the instructions, that he enter the harbor. But it is said that. the Admiral and the General con- tinue to be the supreme officials in au- thority, and that, being on the scene, fully alive to all the conditions, their judgment willbe taken as final in the course to be adopted. The forts and batteries have been badly weakened by the constant fire of the fieetfo'r many weeks past, and while still a. factor, they are greatly disabled. Once up to the city, the fleet and Army could combine in a. terrific double fire. N 0 less than 292 heavy guns would be trained from the American warships on the city, and at the same time the big siege guns,_ which it is expected have been brought to the front of Shafter’s line, would rain down a torrent of steel from that The siege guns throw shells of 135 pounds. Aside from them, there are four mountain howitzers and a large number of smaller ' howitzers. These are in the heavy artillery, while thelight artil leryembrances a greatnum ber of guns of 3.2 calibre. Combined, this fire from land and sea would be terrific in its effect. There is said to be no obstacle, as far as navigation is concerned, to the en- trance of the harbor by the American fleet. The Cristobal Colon, which cleared the Merrimac and got out of the harbor on Sunday, drew 23 feet 3 inches, which is within seven inches of the draught of the battle-ships Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon, and is greater than the draught of the battle-ship Texas. Moreover, the Navy Department has known for the last ten days that the neck of the channel was open, despite the. sinking of the Merrimac, and that there was a quarter. clear seaway of seven fathoms,through which any ship in our Navy could sail. This removes all difficulty, except for submarine mines, or from the shore batteries. As to the mines, little ac- count is taken of them, since the Span- ish fleet passed over them. GEN. PANDO SHOT. . KINGSTON, June 6—Another of the Spanish leaders, General Pando, has ,fallen in battle, but his troops, number» ingseven thousand have succeeded in getting into the city of Santiago. General Pando was seriously wound- ed in the arm' while commanding his troops in a battle at Dos Palmas, at which point General ,‘Garcia, ‘with several thousand Cubans, attempted to entering without difficulty. 'Pando was carried along with the prevent his further. advance toward Santiago. After the battle General Pando’s men proceeded toward the city, finally General troops, and now is being cared for on the dismantled Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes which is lying in Santiago f- Harbor and is used as a hospital ship. MAY BURN SANTIAGO.1 KINGSTON, July 6. —General Linar es, in command of the Spanish forces in Santiago, will not surrender to General Shafter according to statements made by refugees who arrived here from Santiago. “I shall burn the city to the ground first, ” they quote General Liuares as having declared. Since the effects of the fierce Ameri- can attack became known in the city .- ’ the residents and nearly all of the soldieiiss have been strongly in favor of surrendering before the Americans can begin a bombardment. ' HOBSON ILL. KINGSTON, July 6.—Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson and several Of his men have been ill with climatic fever in Santiago since Satur- day. They are being well cared for, both as to food and medical treatment, being attended by Spanish and English physicians. ‘ They have excellent quarters in the leading hotel of the city. DISORDER IN MADRID. LONDON, July 6.—The Madrid cor- respondent of “The Daily Telegraph” says: “Disorder is spreading among the military; the crowds in the city are get- ting riotous, and everywhere signs are apparent that the population is arming for civil war. . - c ' “M‘arshal‘Martinez Campos and the Captain-General of Madrid have held long consultations as to ways and means of preserving order.” The Madrid correspondent of “The Daily Chronicle” reports that unusual precautions are being taken with a view to a possible rising in Spain. BRIEF WAR NEWS. The bombardment of Santiago has been postponed pending a conference between Admiral Sampson and General Shafter. It is believed that the con- ference will result in. Sampson’s fleet forcing its way through the narrow entrance to the harbor and reducing the shore forts, while Shafter’s forces make an assault by land. Premier Sagasta, in Madrid, officially announced that Admiral Cervera’s fleet had been destroyed and that the Admiral had been taken prisoner. Admiral squadron has entered the Suez Canal, supposedly en route for the Philippine Islands. foreign Camara’s Several steamers bearing residents from Santiago arrived at Kingston, Jamaica. The ' foreigners were taken from the city to the ships in launches. Six regiments started from the camp at Chickamauga for Charleston, on their way to reinforce the army of in- Vasion in Cuba. General Linares, according .to refu- gees taken to Kingston, has declared he will burn Santiago rather than sur- render. ' General Pando who, with 7,030 Span- iards, has reached Santiago, was seri- ously wounded in the arm during a bat- tle With Garcia’s troops, in which he was victorious. Some of CerVeI-a’s officers did not want to make the dash out of Santiago HarbOI, because fiiemen were mutin- ous, and gunnel 5, who had been fight- ing ashore, were over WOIked. Representative Berry introduced in the House of Representatives a resolu- tion providing that Congress thank Commodore Schley for 'the destruction of Cervera’s squadron. The resolution does not mention Admiral Sampson. Secretary Long has cabled Admiral Sampson to send Cer Jera and his men North'as prisoners of war. There is great joy among American 1 from South Norwalk, New Haven, in Pa1is at the deSt1uct-ion of Cerver’a s fleet. The transport Iroquois brought 312 patients to Key West, of whom 192' had gunshot wounds. ' ~'WILL EXCHANGEHOBSON. WASHINGTON, July 6.—A dispatch" from Shafter says that his proposition ‘to exchange Spanish prisoners for Hob- Ason and his men has been accepted by Gene al Blanco, who the day p1 eviOus firefused to make such exchange. Ancthe1 dispatch says that the popu- And- yet a later dispatch says that at a con-I ference held last night .Sagasta and his colleagues voted to continue the war as long as. there was a Spanish soldier to defend the country. '—oEnvenA's nun. Schley’s Put Out. SAMPSON AT THE HOME PLATE. ‘ I The Boston Store’s Great Bun. 'llace of Madiid demand peace. _ THURSDAY ONLY. 100 pkg. toilet paper. (1000 sheets) 50 250 box toilet talcum powder, 12c 75c 26 1n. umbrella, ~ 450 25c Swiss handkerchiefs, 19c 500 ladies lisle pants, 250 500 shirt waists sets, ' 39c Croquet sets, 980 Veranda seats, 50 Lawn mOWeIS, every one wariant- e,d $2. 69 5 gal. galvanized oil cans, 4.90 Roller skates, any size, 25c 390 shiIt wa1sts. sizes 38 to 44, only 250 75c and 980 childr’en s trimmed straw hats, 50c 31. 75 striped crash skirts, $1.25 $1. 25 Mexican hammocks, 980: 13c rival pillow Shams, 2 for 190 6c unbleached muslin, 4c 12% organdies and lawns, (ii-c 8 bars white floating soap, 250 100 percales, 5c 5 yds. birdeye diaper, 19c 50 paper pins, 21in 500,12 yd. piece Val. lace, 25c 159 sex, 2 pairs for 190 "ALI Fell Under the Wheels. John McKinney, a blacksmith, aged 35, of Danbury, On the Fourth boarded the 7 p. m. train at the Highland station to see some friends off and re- mained abOard until the train was under way. When alighting he slipped oni-thevrdepot platform and fell under the wheels. Both legs were crushed necessitating amputation. ‘._-= ‘7 ' Excursions at Roton. The First German Presbyterian church of Elizabeth, N. J., picnicked at Roton Point yesterday. The other excursiOns for the week will be, on terian church, of N ewarkj. Friday, Williams Bridge church, New York, and VVestminister Presbyterian church of New York, the latter landing at Columbus Grove. ' 2 Death of Florence Hoyt. Miss Florence Hoyt died at her home in Stamford yesterday. The deceased was a niece of Mrs. Saiah Bessey of Mer win street, this city and she had a number of acquaintances in town who will learn of her‘ demise with sincere regret. The funeral will be held to» ,morrow. >~ -~—~ao-oD-——-—————-—— . Short water Supply. The water supply is growing smaller every day and unless restrictions are made theSouth N orwalk reservoir will have to be called upon for assistance. —-—<o.0>—-——-—-—' There was a good crowd at Pleasure grove Monday night. The unsailed races at the Yacht club will be sailed on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Fillow, of Chest- nut street, entertained Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Converse and daughter, of Staf- fordadprings, over the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Willis McDonald of Brocklyn, have been guests of Henry Selleck of Prospect avenue. An enjoyable lawn party was held at the home of Mrs. Botsford on Grand street last evening. Itgwas an invita- tion affair, and there was quite a large number present. The Misses Margaret and Catherine Waters, pleasantly’entertained a party of friends at their home on Rose Hill, last evening, in boner of Miss Riley, of South N orwalk. Guests were present Waterbury and Brewster.——DanbuI-y Newé. The steamer Belle Horton is being Thursday, the House of Hope Presby- ' well pat onized. "nonfat-13min. South Norwalk. Council Votes $3,000 For Commercial ' Lighting. An Adjourned Meeting ofthe Board Called to Order at 9 O’Clock. An adjourned meeting of the South N orwalk board of councilmen was held last evening. Mayor Bohann'an and Councilman Boutivell were absent and it was 9 o’clock when Councilman Hatch called the meeting to order, and the pointer on the clock indicated the hour to be 10:30 when the board adjourned. Bills to the amount of something over $900 were ordered paid. After some discussion the sum of $3,- 000 was ,voted to the Electric Light commissioners to be in the establishing of commercial lighting, and a further sum of $350 Was voted used them for current expenses of the plant. Councilman Scofield gave the result of a four days canvas as to the number of teams, pedestrians, etc. passing from east to West over Monroe street, and the average per day was over 4,000. . STEAM'E—R SINKS. The French Liner Burgoyne Collides with the Ship Cronartyshire. Something Over 400 'Lives Believed,“ Have Been Lost. A telegram has been receivedan- nouncing that the French lineIStea'mer collided with the 'ship Cronartyshire off Sable Island near Nova Scotia last nighg'and that’400 lives were lost. » Burgoyne The details of the disaster aIe mea~ g1 e, other than that 200 persons are reported as having been saved. ‘ —————<o.o>-——— Mrs. S. H. Richmond, J r., and Mrs. William W. Bloom returned frOm a visit at the camp at N iantic, last even- ing. The propellers Vulcan and Eagle of the New York and N orwalk steamboat line are oh“ duty at present. The steamer Belle Horton will make. an excursion to Huntington, L. 1. next Sunday leaving her wharf at South Norwalk at 2.15 o’clock. Several hundred feet of rustic fence made in NewJersey is being set out at No action was taken in the premises. The matter of the failure of the " Tramway company to comply with the ‘order of the Council in reference to the sprinkling of the streets was a subject of much discussion. The city attorney was instructed to confer with the com- pany in reference to the order and get the company’s reason for non-compli- ance, and to report at a meeting of the boaId to be held on Monday evening next. It was voted to place a fire alarm bell at Splmanis stables, and to purchase a swing harness the same to be 'kept in readiness-for the team that responds to fire alarms. ' The balloting for assessors resulted in the selection of Franklin A. Tolles and J. R. Raymond. Messrs. John McMahon and Matthew Corbett were elected as the board of relief. The council then adjourned. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Bradbury are the‘p’arents of a baby boy born on Sun- day. The 'Misses Vena and Agnes Olm— stead of Brooklyn will spend the sum- mer. with their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Perry of Berkeley street. I. The proceeds of the Alice in Won-r derland and lawn party amount to nearly $30. The Warnei Library club has still to miss about 830 in addition- to the funds 1n hand. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Raymond at Crescent Terrace, entertained Miss Eloise M. Nichols of South Orange, N. J ., over the Fourth. Mrs. E. M. Jackson and children have been spending a few days at Yonkers, N. Y. The Junior C. E. society of the South Norwalk Baptist church held a lawn party at the home of Miss Jennie Guy on Washington street last even- ing. ' Games were the "order of the evening after which refreshments of cake and cream were se1 ved. James Humphreys, electrician for the Norwalk Street Railway company, has resigned his position. He will go to New York where he ,,has secured a lucrative position. Eugene A. Newcomb of Waterbury, is visiting friends in town. ‘Mrs. G. H. Gedney of South Nor- walk, is visiting i‘n Albany. Miss Florence Nichols, a graduate of the Over River High school, class of ’98, has successfully passed the en- trance examinations to Smith college at Northampton, Mass, without further tutoring, and will enter that institution in the fall. . Miss Marie Curtis, of N orwalk, and Miss Florence- M. Prince, of New Haven, teachers at the New Britain- State Normal school in kindergarten work, will-take charge of kindergarten departments of Brooklyn public schools this fall. . -Advertise In '1‘ , the Eno place in Westport. William Hatfield, of spent Independence Mr. and Mrs. South Norwalk, Day in Bethel. Miss Nellie Ives, who has been spending a few days’ vacation at her home on Bennett place, in this city, returned to South N orwalk this morn- ing. Miss Bertha Stevens, of 3 Maple avenue, has gone to Bell Island to spend a week. —Danbu1y News The oflicers,,of the LaMont club are: chairman, Howard A. Tilly; secretary, Leslie Ben'edict; treasurer. J ames Oertle. Everett W. Tolleg will enter- tain the club this evening at his home. A number of the clerks in the Boston Store are taking their annual vacations in and out of town. Harry J. Hypson and a number of his friends sailed for New London W- day on a pleasure trip. The funeral of the‘late Mrs. Charles Allen, who died at her home in Cran- bury Sunday, aged 77.years, was held this afternoon. ' The Central Labor Union will hold an open meeting to-morrow evening. An anniversary service in memory of the late Mrs. Hannah Moakley will be held in St. Mary’s church, Saturday morning. The Misses Nora Callahan and Anna» Bracken are enjoying a-season of Tea» reation at Lake George. Mrs. J. A. Richardson of South Nor? walk is visiting in Grand Gorge, N. Y. An adjourned meeting of the city council will be held this evening. The funeral of the late Alfred W. Betts was largely attended yesterdw afternoon. a The funeral of William H. Olmstead' took place this afternoon, Rev. F. 5A. Scofield officiating. The remains were taken to Wilton for burial. “Will” Glincs left for his home in ' Chicago to-day. ‘ The Weather Increasing cloudiness and showers to-night; Thursday fair. DEATHS. DEFINGER—In Bridgeport, July 4, Jacob Definger, aged 52 years. DARRIGAN—In Bridgeport, July 3, James Darrigan, aged 38 years. DONNELLY—In Bridgeport, July 3, Thomas Donnelly. aged 62 years. DOYLE—-In Bridgeport, July 5, John Edward Doyle, aged 30 years. NORTH—In Bridgeport, July 5 Alexina North, widow of the late John L. North, aged 67 years. - ‘ OLMSTEAD—In N01 walk, Sunday, July 3 William H. Olmstea‘d, in the 62nd year of his age. Funeral services at his home, N o 10 Union Pgmk, Wednesday, . July 6, at 3 p. m. Kindly omit flowers. SAUNDERS—In Cranbuty. July 3, Mrs. Rachel Allen, v lie of Charles N. Saunders, aged 77 years. Funeral services from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. S M. Taylor, No. 9Adams avenue, Weddesday, July 6, at 4 p.111. 5 1'3 GAZE’ 1‘ TE. .i-
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