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. VOL.'VIII. No.1913
TBOOPSIN MOTION.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG LIABLE
TO FLOAT OVER PORTO .
RICO BEFORE THE. END ' OF -
THE WEEK.
SPAIN FOR PEACE.
THE LITTLE EAGLE DESTROYS."'"’AN
ARMED SPANISH SHIP LOADED
WITH SUPPLIES FOR HAVANA.
POWERS WILL NOTINTERFERE
WASHINGTON,
standing the failure of General Miles
to get away from Guantanamo yester-
day morning, the officials of the War
Department express conviction that he
will land 3,500 men on Porto Rican soil
before the end of this week. The en'-
tire expedition is said by the authori-
ties to be in motion, and as the advance
guard, under the personal direction of
General Miles, has only a two days’
voyage before it to reach the selected
landing-place, the hoisting of the
American flag on the island cannot
long be deferred.
Army officers, including General
Miles, hold the Navy responsible for
the delay which has occurred in leav—
ing Guantanamo. Before the formal
surrender of Santiago occurred, the
General had gone aboard the Yale, and
with the transports carrying all that
portion of General Garretson’s brigade
which had remained afloat, steamed
quickly eastward “to join the naval
force selected to co-operate with him,
With the intention of promptly strik~
, ing an unexpected blow~ at the sole
' Spanish possession remaining in the
West Indies.
In dispatches to the War Department
on Sunday, he announced his departure,
and asked that General Brooke be sent
forward to support him with all possi-
ble dispatch.
his chagrin at learning that the naval
force was not ready, and begged that
urgent order-s be sent through the Navy
Department “to correct “the exasperat-
ing lack of co-operation. that had been
suddenly developed This 'led to the
loug meeting of the War Board at the
White House, and when it was con-
cluded a dispatch was sent to General
Miles, telling him that the difficulties
that
Monday he telegraphed
would be removed, ' General
Brooke’s forces were being hastened
after him, and that he“ could depart.
Yesterday at noon, however, another
telegram reached the WarDepartment 1
July 20.—Notwith-
from the General, complaining» that
the Navy was still holding him back,
and in consequence peremptory orders
were sent forward from Washington'to
Admiral Sampson to start his expedi-
tion at once.
SPAIN FOR PEACE. ,
MADRID, July 20.—The Council has
unanimously agreed to, seek peace.
The responsibility for capitulation is
left to Captain—General Blanco and
Gen. Toral solely. “
It is'signihcant that the censorship
raised no objectlon to the despatch an-
nouncing that the Cabinet had decided
to seek peace.
DESTROYS A SPANISH STEAMER.
KEY .WEST, Fla, July 20.—The
Spanish trans-atlantic liner Santo
Domingo, of 5,500 tons, Was destroyed
by the little auxiliary gunboat Eagle
011 July 12, off Cape Francis. This in-
telligence was brought here yesterday
by the Nashville, which came up after
the attack and found the Spanish ship
burned. and smashed on the reefs.
The affair offers a striking commen-
tary on' the differences between Ameri-
‘ The Santo
Domingo had two 5-inchguns mounted
and loaded, her magazines were open-
ed, and it only remained to train her
can and Spanish spirit.
guns and fire them to blow the little
Eagle out of the seas. But the latter,
with her comparatively feeble battery’
of 6-pounders, steamed to within two
miles of the enemy and pounded shot
after shot into her until she turned
and, in a desperate attempt to get into
the narrow channel, grounded on the
reef without having tried to return the
American fire.
Seventy shots were fired by the Eagle
and nearly all took effect. When the
wpanish ship went ashore a river
steamer came out and took“'off her
officers and crew. Then the Eagle
is in some dangerof. an epidemic,
sent acrew to bo.1r.i her, and there
HAT snggiiunNEn.
[Danbury Visited by a $l5,000
Fire Last Night.
The Started in the Dryinp Room From
Spontaneous Combustion.
The three-story factory on Grand
street, Danbury, owned by the Honora
. Henley estate and occupied by Butler
& Dexter, hat formers, and Merritt &
Knox hatters, was entirely destroyed
by fire shortly before 8 o’clock last
night, entailing a loss of nearly $15,000
with $6,500 insurance. ,.
The fire started in the drying room
overthe boilers and it is believed to
be due to spontaneous combustion
among the wool.
Merritt & Knox had only started in
business last week. They employed
about 30 hands and their loss‘ is about
$1,000 with“ no insurance. Butler &
Dexter’s loss is $8,000 with $3,000 in-
surance, while the loss to the .building
is about $5,000, insurance $2,500.
were some shouts of surprise when the
big guns were discovered. She also
carried in her hold two 12-inch guns.
The cargo was largely of grain and
Fifty head of cattle
She had
been drawing twenty-four feet of water,
but went aground in twenty.“ The
Eagle’s men decided that she was too
food supplies.
were penned on the decks.
‘far gone to be floated, and after shoot-
ing the cattle they set fire to her and
watched her destruction.
POWERS WILL N bl; .INTERFERE.
LONDON,“ July 20.~—The Vienna cor-
respondent of “The Times, ”‘ discussing:
the advent and probable operations
of Commlielore Watson, says:
“It' Is taken for granted that America
will punctiliously observe the obliga-
tions of internationalfdaw; *_ There will
thereforeb‘e no legal "ground for Europ-
ean pgotests, and intervention without
legal *fustification is " practically‘exclud-
ed by the certainty that Great Britian
.WIIh support the United States, while
the Powers are not likely to risk hasten-
ing the Conclusion of an Anglo—Ameri-
can alliance by any attempt to 'hinder
or coerce the United States.
“Disappointment with the policy of
the Spanish Government is growing
here, and it is beginningoto be believed
that “
the absolute necessity of suing for
peace by fresh disasters.
“A “great surprise was occasioned
here by the news thatuthe odds at
Santiago werelargely on the side of
the Spaniards.” ' *
Spain can only be convinced of
SPAIN ’8 BEST WARSITIP
DAMAGED: ,
MARSEILLES, July 20 '——A steamer
which has just arrived here reports
having sighted on July 16, off the
coast of Tunis, the Spanish fleet com-
manded by Admiral Camara. As the
steamer passed the battleship Pelayo,
a column of smoke suddenly issued ,
from her, and, from ,the, fact that a
cruiser had to take the Pelayo in tow,
it is evident that the most “powerful
warship of Spain has been damaged.
“BRIEF WAR NEWS.
‘Every branch of the Porto Rico'
expedition was put in motion last night.
General Miles and the advance forces
did not getoff the night befo1 e, as was
expected, but it is believed he will
reach the island with 3, 500 troops be-
fmfe the end of this week.
An examinatiod of the sanitary con-
dition of Santiago shows that the city
but
every precaution is being taken to pre-
vent fever from spreading among the
American troops. '3}: “
' TheSpa-ni‘sh commander ofCaimanera,
Guantanamo Bay, was informed of the
surrendei of Genelal Tonal, and the
Spanish flag was hauled down.
Twenty t anspbrts and waIships of
the fleet o
harbor. ‘- , i
. part of the town.
Santiago have entered the ‘
NORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY “EVENING, JULY an, 1898.
10111111155911 HUME.
Fred Turney Deeply Loved a
LyonslPlainS Girl.
Cruel Parents Objected to Their Keeping
Company.
Frederick T. Turney,.one of the best
known young men in the town of Fair-
field, is missing and his parents enter-
tain grave fears for his personal safety.
He left home last Wednesday after-
11 n and has not been seen since.
. he Turneys live in 'the northern
For the past ten
years they have lived in the same place
and have become quite well known.
Frederick is eighteen years of age and
is the only son. For the past two years
he has been keeping company with a
young woman residing in Lyons Plains.
“ The young man has worked upon his
father’s farmisince he'left school some.
three years ago. As a reward for his
industry and steady application to
labor his father purchased for him a
bicycle which was presented upon his
sixteenth birthday. He took long rides.
throughout the outlying country, but
very rarely visited the cities- “
About a year ago Turney attended a
church festival at Lyons Plains. While
there he met a young woman, whose
name at this Writing can not be ascei-
tained. It Is intimated that the parents
of the young woman and Turney’s
parents were atfloggerheads, a dispute
having arisen from the sale of some
cows. At any rate it was a case of love
at first sight between Turney and his
admirer. Clandestine meetings were
held. regularly. Every Sunday after-
noon Turnéy would take his wheel and
'ritl‘eVaWay. In order that he might not
attract attention or cause suspicion he
learned of the secret meets.
would sta1t in different directions but
his destination each fair Sunday was .
Lyons Plains.
The afternoon would be spent in the
company of his sweetheart. They
would also meet evenings during the
week. This was kept up for almost a
year before the“ parents of“ either
It appears
that the young woman got tired of
having to go to some secluded. place to
meet Turney and informed him that
she was not going to do so any longer
as it might cause unpleasant stories to
be circulated. _ .
This occurred about two weeks ago.
One week ago last Sunday evening the
,couple attended the Sunday evening
. church service together.
Of course the
parents of the young woman heard of
the] occurrance. They got rather in-
censed over the matter. Theybbjected
to the young man but as they had J
nothing against his character they
could not convince their daughter that
she must keep away from Tuiney. ‘She
was forbidden to have anything to do
with him and . was threatened with
punishment if she disobeyed.
The young girl was almost distracted
as she had an appointment with Tur-
The
former did not put in an appearance so
Tur ney rode by the house on his wheel.
He was hailed by the girl’s father who
gave him a‘ good talking to and the
The
parents of Turney were informed of
the situation and also prohibited their
son from having anything to do with
the Lyons Plains girl.
The parents’ protest was disregard-
ed several times and as a punishment
Turney’s wheel was taken away. This
occurred about ten days ago and from
that time until last Wednesday the
young man has not been himself. He
has acted strangely and on the latter
date threatened to‘go away and never
ney for the following evening.
discussion ended in a wordy war.
PRICE ONE CENT ’
Come back. Wednesday while the
parents were busy he dressed in his
best suit of clothes and went away with
$40 of his own money in his possession.
This sum was the result of hard work
and long, systematic saving,
He was seen taking a “train“ from
the-Fairfield depot, west bound. The '
parents fear that he might commit
suicide when his “money is all gone
while some of the neighbors are .ofrt‘he
opinion that he would enlist in-‘th'e-
army or navy. The young girl’s folks
are. of English _ birth. and have resided
in Lyons Plains but two years. The
affair is causing considerable talk
whilethe parents of young Turnsy‘are
hoping to hear from their missing s‘d‘n.
‘A- v‘ 7‘
A NEWCAPTAIN.
Reporter Robert C. Mitchell Eletted to
r'the Command of Company D.
A meeting of 00. D, C. N. G. was
held last evening to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Captain
Gorman.
TheIe were seemmgly but two candk
dates' 1n the field, i. e. ,Sergeant Moore
of the company, and Captain Mitchell
of General Frost’s staff.
The vote resulted in the selection of
Mr. Mitchell and stood:
,Mitehell, _ _ , 26
Moore, “ ' “ 16
The captain elect has been for “some
years identified in the state militia,
and has won the approbation of promi-
nent commissioned officers including
that of Gen. Frost. '
The members of Co. D are to be con:
gratulated as is also their captain elect
—-———‘0.0>-——————
DEATHS. '
GUERNSEY—In BridgepOrt, July 19,
Joseph H. Guernsey, aged 74 years.
KUBEY—In Br1dgeport,J uly 19, Lena.
M., daughter of A. B. and Fannie
Rubey, aged 21 years.
‘-
As You Know
Every one is treated
alike. This Storeis
for the People’s bené
efit as well as our'
own. Malfé this your
depot. If you come ‘
to town and want to
go to the shore leave
your parcels and trap
pings herefi
Boston Store!
NORWALK’S 'BUSIEST STORE.
COLOSSAL .
Remember
The Great Sale 0
Mill Remnants, Ends
and Lengths of Dry
on Thursday and con
tinue fOr the rest of
the week.
Come early and get
the plums.
“MILL END” S LE
WILL OPEN AT OUR STORE ON
Thursday,
1113121813,
AND, WILL CONTINUE THREE DAYS.
, forget it.
Our buyers have been in touch with the mills through
their representatives for the last three weeks and they suc-
Ceeded in getting a great aggregation of Mill Ends, Short
Lengths, Odd'D‘ozensof Shirt Waists, Broken lots of Ladies’
and Gentlemen’s- Underwear, short pieces from the Dress
Goods Looms and Manufacturer’s Odds and Ends of Glass.
‘ ware, Lamps,- Chimneys, Brushes, Screens, Lace Curtains
Portieres, one of a size of Suits Spring Jackets,
‘ Ribbons, Lace Caps, etc.
‘PULLING DOWN or PRICES
such as Fairfield County s retailing has never appro cached. .
A Sale that will sweep the county from Stamford to Bridge. -
port from Bell Island to Danbury, with , .
An Avalanche of Great Bargains
that willimpress patrons so forcibly that they will never
Come early in the day, Thursday and Friday,
don’t wait until Saturday, and avoid the rush on that day.
There will be, a
.Wrapper s,
} . Mill. 0111111 and, ' Importer GIN Yin T111111. Frills-
.~'
Goods will commence‘
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