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SPAIN TELLS , TORAL, TO SUR-

RENDER SANTIAGO AT HIS

DISCRETION.

MUST ANSWER TO-DAY.

 

BLANCO TRIED To KILL HIMSELF ON
LEARNING or THE DESTRUCTION

0E GER-VERAS FLEET;

 

DISARMED AFTERA STRUGGLE.

 

WASHINGTON, July l4—-If Santiago
is not surrendered at noon to-day, Gen-
eral Shafter and AdmiralSampson will

combine in a bombardment against the

city without further delay. At the re-
quest of General Toral, ,the Spanish
commander, the armistice was extend-
ed until to-day to enable him to com-
municate with Madrid regarding the
offer of the American Government to
send the-Spanish forces to Spain if the
city 'waSJsilrrendered.

The "Amer-ican forces have drawn
their lines closer aronnd Santiago de
Cuba, practically shutting off every
chance for the Spaniardsto escape ex-

cept by water.
Reports that several cases of yellow

fever exists among the troops before
Santiago caused some alarm. Although
the War Department posted a bulletin
describing the cases in the field hospital
as yellow fever, it is pointed out in our
special Washington dispatches that
there is no immediate cause for dis-
quietude, as the disease has not been
positively identified by the experts, and
even if it does develop, the most scien-
tific methods will be resorted to to
stamp it out.

Advices received from Admiral
Dewey yesterday say that the German
interfered with,
Aguinaldo while he was engaged in
taking Subic Bay. Two American
warships were dispatched to the scene,
and on their arrival the German ship
retired.

Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader in
the Philippines, is pushing his cam-
paign vigorously and has won several
{more victories over the Spaniards.

The persistent denials by Spanish
Ministers of ,peace negotiations are at-
tributed, according to a Madrid dis-
patch to a London paper, to a desire to
gain time until Madrid has finished
certain confidential communications
with Havana. .

' Thefinal extension. of the armistice

 

at Santiago until noon to-day, in order
to give Madrid an opportunity to au-
thorize General Toral to accept the
modified demand of the United States
force for the surrender of the city,
under the guarantee that all the Span-
ish forces in the besieged city shall be
safely transferred to Spain, became
known in Washington after a session
of the Cabinet, at which the desperate
condition of the besieged and the

alarming sanitary situation of the be- ‘

siegers were carefully weighed.

Madrid has received from Captain-
General Blanco a notification that he
has instructed Gen. Toral, the com-
mander at Santiago, -to resist the
Americans as long as poss1ble, but
fully empowering him to end the
struggle at his discretion.

The War Office admits: that the
reserves of ammunition at Santiago
were reduced by the explosion in the
cathedral, caused by an American
shell, and that provisions are short,
but declares that the troops are in
good spirits.

As the matter now stands, Spain
agrees to surrender Santiago, the
objectiVe of the American expedition,
and the sole point of difference is
whether the Spanish forces there shall
be permitted to march to the reinforce-
ment of Blanco at Havana or shall be
returned to Spain. It is claimed that
the United States will secure every-

thing that is desired if the surrender.

can be speedily accomplished, and a
portion at least of the Spanish troops
are removed from_Cuba, for the original

, demand of this country, which precipi-
_ tated hostilities looked simply to the

withdrawal of the Spanish army from
the island. __ '
BLANCO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

' KEY WEST, Fla, July 14.——Accord-
ing to advices from Havana, Governor-
General- Blanco attempted to commit
suicide when he learned beyond doubt

General.

that Admiral Cervera’s squadron had
been annihilated. I

Long before the Spanish Admiral’s
gallant dash out of Santiago Harbor all
Havana had been boasting of his abili-
‘ty to outwit the Americans, and when
misleading dispatches gave the im-
pression that he had eluded the Amer-
ican fleet the demonstrations of joy in
the Cuban capital partook of the nature
of a festival. ‘

When the true story of the defeat
came it was discredited until definite
confirmation from Madrid no longer
left room for hope. Gloom settled upon
the city, all gayeties were stopped and
every public and many «private build-
ings were hung with crape and other
black draperies. Blanco was in his
palace when the news reached him,
and he became almost frenzied.

He was closeted with his staff and
General Arolas, of the Spanish forces,

an attempt on his life. After a strug-
gle he was subdued and disarmed, but
the shock was so severe that he was

I prostrated and compelled to keep to

his bed for several days.

When he arose his first order was to
prohibit any food supplies leaving
Havana for interior towns, where the

many are starving daily.

This and other valuable information
was brought by Jose Pauline Blanco,
who indignantly repudiated a sug-
gestion of kinship with the Governor-
He says he is a loyal Cuban
and escaped to avoid the necessity of
fighting against his cause, as every
male in the island who is able to bear
arms is being pressed into the Spanish
service.

The United States ~gunboadi Bancroft
was stationed six miles out, and he

‘ i'nowedgto her, they.JCIojin’iar‘f:"twitter'ies,3:‘M
. east of Havana, firing two shots at him

when he was observed passing beyond
the preécribed limits.

STOPPED BY DEWEY.

HONG KONG, July 14—It having been
learned that the Spaniards were busily
engaged in fortifying Isla Grande, in
Subig Bay, the insurgent leaders, on
July 7, sent a detachment to attack the
Spanish position. When the insurgents
arrived they found the German war-
ship Irene in the bay, and they report-
ed at once to Admiral Dewey that she
refused to permit them to attack the
Spaniards. '

Admiral Dewey immediately des-
patched the third—rate gunboat Concord
and the SeCond—class protected cruiser
Raleigh to investigate the matter. They
wege also instructed to take the island,
in face of the Irene, if necessary, and
to turn it over to the insurgents.

At daylight on July 8 the Concord
and Raleigh started .on their mission.
When they entered Subig Bay they
saw the Irene there, but as soon as she
sighted them she got under way and
came to Cavite.

The Spanish garrison on the island
surrendered to our warships without
making a fight. They were fearful
that they would be massacred if they
were turned over to the insurgents
and begged that they be kept prisoners
by the Americans.

Capt. Coghlan sent the Concord back
to Cavite to report the capture to Ad-
miral Dewey, and to ask for instruc-
tions.
laconic reply, “Obey your orders,” and
the Spaniards consequently
turned over to the insurgents. There
are about 500 of them, including some
It is certain that they will
not be harmed. ' p

The Concord and Raleigh are still at
Subig Bay.

were

civilians.

The Germans have not been at all
careful in their observation of the
courtesies that usually obtain between
the officers and ships of friendly'natidus
and which are particularly required by
the situation. They are apparently
acting on the assumption that they can
do just about as they please.

0n the whole, their actions have
given Admiral Dewey not a little

 

annoyance, but he . is extremely

a

discussing the news, ’when he made

distress is most poignant and where,

lowest.

The Admiral sent back the

 

diplomatic and is careful to pay all due
respect to the German commanders,
while at the same time letting them
know that he is master of Manila Bay
and allows no questioning of his
authority.

GERMANY TO BE ASKED TO
EXPLAIN. '

WASHINGTON, July 14. ——The admin-

»,istration is preparing to follow up the

advantage gained by Rear Admiral

. Dewey in successfully repelling what

was probably the initiative step in Ger-
.man interference in the Philippines.

It wants definite knowledge of the
exact position of the Berlin govern-
ment with reference'to the Philippine
question, and the effort by the Ger-
man 'warship Irene to prevent the
operations of the insurgents against
the Spanish forces at Subig Bay will in”
all probability be the lever employed
to pry into Emperor William’s confi-
dence. ‘

 

BRIEF WAR NEWS.

Unless General Toral
Santiago unconditionally before noon
to-day the bombardment will be begun.
Secretary Alger says the wish of
General Toral to have his army sent
back to Spain will be granted, although
no agreement will be made.

Yellow fever among the troops has
led the President to urge speedy action
in taking Santiago.

,AbOut One hundred cases of yellow
fever are being treated in the army
hospitals near Santiago.

'iRough Riders lost one-half their

surrenders

men, killed and wounded, in the fight: -
, Selleck, Samuel P. Thompson, Samuel
P. White, Walter S. Whitney.—16.

it? around San‘Juan .

Fg-I‘ ; ,. feet: army extends in an
eigh‘hniile semicircle arOund Santiago,
touchin g the bay at either end

 

..£ha1ns and torpedoes have been.
stretched across the entrance to Ha-‘

vana Harbor. The price of food is
enormous, and supplies are scarce.
General Blanco attempted to commit.
suicide when he learned of Cervera’s
defeat. .
William Astor Chandler was recom-
mended by General Wheeler for brav-
ery in action. ‘
'- Surgeons with the American army in

.Cuba complain that the drugs supplied

to them~ are old and in most cases
worthless.

The German war ship Irene attempt-
ed to prevent the Philippine insurgents
from capturing the Isla de Grande in
Subig Bay, but promptly retired when
Admiral Dewey sent the Concord and
the Raleigh to. aid the rebels. Pres-
ident McKinley . will ask Germany to
explain.

 

ISOLATION HOSPITAL.

Contractor Hart Denton Awarded the
Contract for the Building.

Contractor Hart ’Denton has been
awarded the contract for the construc-
tion of the Isolation hospital at the
County Children’s Home on the West-
port road.

He went to Bridgeport this morning
for the purpose of meeting the County
Commissioners, to transact necessary
business relative to the signing of the
contract, presentation of bonds, etc.

Mr. Denton’s bid of $4,800 was the
He expects to start work on
the building on Monday next.

 

A Shame. .
A report is current in East N orwalk
to the effect that a resident of that lo-
cality well endowed with this world’s
goods has sent his aged mother to
Long Island, where she is allowed one

room in which‘to live and given the

munificent sum of $1 per week to sub-
sist upon. ~

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Fooled the Court.

Dan Hanlon appeared in the Town
Court this morning and told Judge

Gregory that he had been unable to

obtain the services of Attorney Walsh
yesterday, as the latter was not in his
office when he called, and the. Judge
continued his case again until to-
morrow. '
As a matter of fact Hanlon was under
the influence of liquor again yesterday
and did not go into Attorney Walsh’s
office,

Hanlon.‘

- ’w'a‘lk one' is a railroad man,
tobacco dealers, three gentlemen of’

and Mr. Walsh has publicly
stated that he Would not again defend"

 

JURORSflEGTED.

List Completed by the Jury
Commissioners.

All But on of the South Norwalk Police
Force Among the Number.

 

The Jury commissioners, William R.‘

Shelton, clerk of the Superior court,
Lyman S. Catlin of Bripgeport, and
John A. Brown of Stamford, at‘their
meeting Monday, selected the jurors
for Fairfield' county for the ensuing
year:

The following are the names of those
selected from Norwalk and nearby
towns: 4

Norwalk—Wm. F. Acton, Geo. H.
Allen, Tallmadge Baker, Walter R.
Bates, J. Morris Benedict, Addison A.
Betts, Robert J. Brown, Wm. W. Com-
stock, Jas. M. Creagh, John H. Croc-
kett, Jas. O. Crowe, Samuel Daskam,
Frank N. Ferris, Gustave A. Franke,
Geo. W. Gladstone, Richard H. Gol-
den, Geo. S. Gregory, Sidney Guthrie,
Walter Hall, Jas. H. Hoyt, Geo. D.
Keeler, John Keogh, HarryS. Leobold,
Chas. W. Lockwood, John H. Manning,
Wilfred W. Morrison, Clarence F.
Osborn, John E. Paul, Jacob B. Ray-
mond, Isaac Selleck, Edward H. Smith,
Wm. I. Stevens, J r., James Sutherland,
Ephraim Thomes, Chester F. Tolles,

Franklin A. Tolles, William Vollmer,_

George H. WardWell, Jabez Wheater,
Caleb Wood—40.

Darlene—George Bates, Oliver Cook,
Nathan Dauchy, William H.Fairbanks,
George Gregory, Joseph Hindley.James

_C. Jones, Richard Leonard, George J.

Oberlander, Seth W. Raymond, Albert
H. Scofield,.Henry S. Scofield, John H.

New Canaan.-—Charles L. Bartow,

William L. Baxter, John W. Bell, Am- ‘

brose B. Benedict, Junius Benedict,
John F. Bliss, Norbert 'Bossa, Arthur

'C. Bi‘ittou, Isaac B. Brown, Rodney

S. Chichester, Charles Crofoot, Alva L.
Dickens, JamesA. Fairty, Francis E.
Green, RussellL. Hall, George M. Han—
ford, Stephen B. Hoyt, Frederick B.
Light, David H. Lockwood, Stanley
W. Lockwood, E. Willard Lounsbury,
Lucius M. Monroe, J r., Henry L. Olm-
stead, John E. Selleck, George Seeley,
Joseph F. ,Silliman, Darius A. St. John,
Charles B. Weed—23.

Weston—Frank Banks, Arthur C.
Bradley, David L. Coley, Jr., Iverson
C. Fanton, Lloyd S. Godfrey, Horace
C. Hurlbutt, William P. Lockwood,-
Oliver Perry, Walter P. Rowland,
Mason F. Sanford, George A. Sturges,
Thomas W. Treadwell.—12.

Wilton.——George B. Abbot, George
W. Batterson, Frederick D. Benedict,
Ezra P. Bennett, Willis B. Betts, Sam-
uel Buttery, Henry E. Chichester,
George A. Davenport, Richard H.
Fitch, George W. Godfrey, Nelson B.
Gorham, Charles W. Horton, J. Clar-
ence Jackson, E. S. Jennings, Wm. L.
Keeler, Charles 0. Knapp, Chas. S.
Lockwood, Chas. O. Olmstead, Justice
K. Raymond, Samuel W. Ruscoe,
David H. VanHoosear, Foster Webb.
—22.

Westport—Geo. Adams, Wm. E. Al-
bin, Edward Allen, Samuel Banks, H.

G. Birge, D. B. Bradley, Wm. H. Brads

1ey, Charles 'F. Bulkley, Wm. L..Coley,
John H. Elwood, Geo. Fairchild, Jr.,
Marcus Hale, Gould B. Hedenberg,
Austin Jennings, Geo. P. Jennings, L.
R. Keeler, L. R. McDonough, Chas.
Meeker, Charles Mills, Geo. B. Mills,
Henry A. Ogden, Frank Raymond, H.
B. Sherwood, Oscar Smith, E. J. Tav-
lor,'Wm. H. Taylor, Rufus Wakeman,
Wm. J. W'oOd.—~28. ’

Of the number selected from Nor-
three

leisure, one grocer, one news dealer,

two tax collectors, two batters, one
hardware dealer, three liquor dealers,
two insul ance, two carpenters, one
coal dealer, two barbers, three pollce-
men, one meat dealer, one farmer, one
justice of the peace,one carriage maker,
one cigar maker, one ice dealer, two
oystermen,- ' one lumber dealer, one
street commissioner, one painter, one
selectman and one ex~selectman

A rather queel incident is the fact
that the entire regular police force of
the city of South Norwalk, with one
exception, is found in the list.

V

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Layton and
daughter, Mrs. D. W. Raymond, left
this morning for a two weeks outing at
the White Sulphur Springs, West
Virginia. -

 

 

 

EXCITING RAGE

BoySlndulgc in a Handicap
Bicycle Race at East

 

Norwalk.

The First Time Erize Won by Herbert"

- Saunders.

 

The Boys’ bicycle race at East I. New

walk this morning was WitneSSed by

hundreds of people, and was hotly con-
tested.

The3best time was 16. 42 and War:
made by Herbert Saunders, and breaks
the course’ 5 record by 7 seconds. '

The course measured a fraction under
six miles. The course was somewhat
heavy, and a strong wind prevailed,
considering which the time made was
remarkably good. 1

Howard Saunders won the sequid
time prize in 17.18 2-5 and the third
was secured by Harry Platt in 18
minutes flat

The score was as follows.

Handicap. Time
Charles Williams, 2m 18:10
Herbert Saunders, scratch 16,42
Charles Cutbill, Hm _. 18:13
Harry Platt, 1m 18:00
John Myers, li-m 18:16
George Tallmadge, .Ilm, 18:06
Howard saunders, scratch 17:18 25
James Dougherty, 1m 18:19
Lewis Alexander, 11m 18:43 '
Harry Lysle, ' 2m - 19:38
P. Mokier, 11m ' 18:55
John Unger, 115m 19:05
E; Creagh, 121m 19:27

 

 

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RACE FOB $51).-

Calhoats Kit and Wanda Matched for «a '
' 2,}. sway?“

 

Race lion Wind?

A match race for 850 between the
cat-boats Kit and Wanda will take
place some day next week off Larch-
mont. The Wanda ‘ is the fastest 25
foot catboat in the Sound and is owned
by F. T. .Bedford'. The Kit is the
fastest boat in the 30 foot class: She is
owned by James Dunn, of Greens
Farms. The Kit will allow the Wanda
three minutes.

Distressing Accident. _

A very distreSSing accident occurréd
at Greenwich yesterday afternoon dur-
ing the funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Wicks.
About 3 o’clock while on the way to
the Putnam cemetery, .one of the
horses attached to the hearse was stung
by a bee, causing both animals to run
away. The hearse was thrown over an
embankment and the glass'side broken,
allowing the coffin to roll out onto the
ground-with distressing results. Mrs.
Hanford Fowler Of New Haven, "8
daughter of the dead Woman, is suffer-
ing from shock as a. result of the
accident. A _

May be Capt. Mitchell.

It is reported that an effort is being
made to have reporter Robert G.
Mitchell, now on the" staff of General
Frost, accept the nomination of Captain
of Co. D, vice Gorman, resigned. The
election to fill the vacancy has been
ordered to take place at the Armory
next Tuesday night.

Certain it is, if elected, Mr. Mitchell
will fill the office with credit alike. to
himself and the company.

 

4. g
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In the Congregational chapel this

evening, Rev: Dr. Henry-Barnum of
Constantinople will give an address
upon “Turkey and the work of the
American board there.”

“ ‘v‘ 7‘

The Weather.

Gener ally fair toLnight; cloudy weaolr-
er Friday.

 

DEATHS.

BIRCH. — In Bridgeport,
Elosia A. Birch

CAREY. —In Bridgeport, July 12, Pat-
rick Careyw

J ORDLN —In Bridgeport, on July 12,
Eliza, wife of the late John J. J01 den,
aged 60 years.

MULDOON. —-In Bridgeport, July 19
Margaret Muldoon, aged 12 yeals, 3
months and 17 days.

OWEN. —In Bridgeport, July

July 12,

12,

 
 

 

Georgqu son of Charles and Annie ‘

Owen, aged 3 months. i. .

POWELL. —In Bridgeport, July 12,
Sarah A. Powell, wife of Isaac Powell,
in the 84th year of her age.

TROY. —In Wallingford, July 13,

Fannie A., wife of John F. Troy d

Bridgeport, aged 36 years.