f 8' If you want the best :_,.n the Gazette. .', r I . e goodsfortheleastmone'y ' _ .. I. read the advertisements - :um ‘ , - .z. at... .family paperthe Gazette‘s advertising columrtewvm Prove its value to you. VOL. VIII. NO. 1927 NORWALK. CONN, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1898. PRICE ONE CENT L ‘SODNCAPTURED! GEN. MILES IS CLOSING IN ON SAN JUAN FROM FOUR SIDES. SPAIN’S REPLY HERE. AMBASSADOR CAMBON, THE FRENCH MINISTER, WILL DELIVER IT TO THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY. MORE TROOPS COME NORTH. ST. THOMAS, Aug. 9.-—-Major General Miles’ invasion of the island of Porto Rico is progressing in a highly satis- factory manner. Nothing has taken ’ place to interfere with the plans finally decided upon by General Miles, and the American troops are gaining ad- vanced ground every day. This plan of having the army march upon San Juan from four directions is regarded here. as one of General Miles’ shrewdest movements. He has the Spaniards in complete doubt, .and has assigned a large enough force under ‘ each general to insure successful re- sistance against Spanish attacks. ‘ At the same time by this plan Gen-V eral Miles speedily will have several thousand Spanish troops shut up in the vicinity of Aibonito unless the enemy suddenly changes plans and hastens to san Juan over the military road. There will be a formidable American force ready to advance upon the Porto Rican capital when the troops under General Henry form a junction with those under General Schwan at Areci- po. It is probable that much of the ar- tillery to be used in the siege of San Juan will be sent to Arecipo by trans- port and taken from there to San Juan by rail. This will be a work easy of accom- plishment, and General Henry and General Schwan undoubtedly will be able to form a junction with the other. troops as soon as they can march to the capital. N o opposition is expected by the American troops in the execution of this plan. All of our men are light hearted, and there is plenty of good food for all. The forage for the horses is superb. General Miles is giving his personal attention to the management of the de- tails of the campaign. He intends to press forward to San Juan regardless of the peace negotiations until orders come from Washington for hostilities to cease. The troops are busily engaged con- structing defences although the local papers largely publish rumors of peace. The greater part of the population of the city has left for the country, fear- ing bombardment. There is no apparent scarcity of food In the country districts there is somedistress. The English Consul on his country estate is feeding 200 persons. A'new Consul will replace Mr. Crawford next week. i in the city. The Captain General declines to grant an interview because of his im- portant pesition and his delicate mis- sion, which prevents him from making any kind of a declaration. General Brooke is here, in confer- ence with Major General Miles. force is still at Guayama. About four hundred regular Spanish troops are stationed about eight miles away. The United States cruiser M ontgom- cry and the hospital ship Relief have arrived at the Port of Ponce. SPAIN’S REPLY. . WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—The reply. of the Spanish Government to .the peaCe conditions laid down by the United States was received by the French Ambassador, M. Cambon, yesterday afternoon. The reply came in sections. Neither at the White House nor at the State department was there any knowledge that the reply had reached Washington, and the usual office hours closed with no appointment made for a conference. MORE TROOPS COME NORTH. Santiago de Cuba, 9.—— The transports Miami, Matteawan and Vig- ilancia, loaded with United States troops, sailed for the United States. To-day the transport Grand Duchesse sailed with 742 men and officers of the 13th Infantry and six companies of the Aug. 7lst New York, aggregating 458 men' and officers. BRIEF WAR NEWS. Spain’s replyto the peace proposition of the United States will be presented to President McKinley some time to His' nANBUIIIgoIIED. Money Order Clerk Gifl'ord A. Smith Arrested on a Serious Charge. Hatter George D.‘ Burdick Also lmplicated in the Affair. Danbury was. treated to two sensa- tions Monday night when it was learned that Gifford A. Smith, money order clerk in the Danbury post office had . been arrested by United States Marshal Bishop on a charge alleging embezzlement of money orders, and that George D. Burdick. a foreman in E. A. Mallory & Sears hat factory had been arrested by United States Deputy Marshal Clarke for raising pension vouchers. Both men were taken to New Haven and are now locked up in the county jail. Burdick will be given a hearing before United States Com- missioner Wright August 15 and Smith’s hearing is assigned for Aug- ust 12. ' Smith is the son of the assistant post- master who has been in” the oflice for the past quarter of a century, is about 30 years of age, married and one of the best known young men of the city. He is a prominent member of the Sons of Veterans as well as connected with several other organizations. Burdick, who is also a married man, and has been employed in a very good position is claimed to have raised a government voucher $80. His father, a war veteran, died about 8 years ago, after having a pension claim pending for upwards of twenty years. About six weeks ago it is sald,a special pension agent waited upon Mr. Burdick and told him that the pension had been granted, and that he was entitled to reimbursement for the funeral expenses It is alleged that one of the items in the undertakers’ bill had been-altered by Burdick and the work was so crude that it was readily detected. ‘ er ——LET US HAVE PEACE. THE POLITICIANS HAVE HAD THEIR GLORY. Now Give The People a Chance. BOSTON STORE BULLETIN. (FOR WEDNESDAY.) 1 case light colored prints, 30 1 case apron ginghams, 40 25c organdies, 12%c $1.25 Shirt Waists, 500 50c Shirt Waists, 25c 25 per cent. off all hammocks. $1.98 white P. K. shirt waists, $1.25 $1.00 children straw hats trimmed to close, 250 75c men’s soft bosom shirts. 50c 75c ladies’ lisle gloves tans and greys, , 50c 6c unbleached muslin. 40 50c light colored dress goods, 25c 50c colored belts, '~ 390 $1.50 3 burner oil stove, $1.00 ‘33 in. wide window screen, 190 Screen doors any size, 690 8 bars white floating soap, 25c ———~————<o.0>————— Celebrated With Hard Cider. On Saturday night there was some hard cider flowing in Darien, and while some of those who indulged were in a state of glorious indifference to all things terrestrial, some of them made time literally fly for the local lamp- ltghter, as, on waking up to a sense of this world’s doings, he found himself minus his watch. He made a complaint and as a result two of his companions in the orgie were arrested on the charge of theft. They were discharged yesterday morning without being brought before the court, as the miss- ing watch was found where the men had been drinking, evidently having been laid down there by the owner. day. It was received by M. Cambon the French yesterday afternoon. Three transports sailed north from Santiago with troops; another will sail to-day with men of the 13th and 7131'. New York \regiments. Admiral. Cervera and his men may return home as .soon as Spain is ready to repatriate them. The offer to, parole them was made by the United States several days ago. A mbassador, Ar CITY MEETING. :opriation Made for the provement of-Monroe ‘ Street. a; ~g~,m dreams It Wait Voted to. Build an Overflow Sewer. L47 . 't'i. #T“ A gpecial city meeting was held in Arioij hall, South Ncrwalk, last even- ing. ’ffifiPresident‘S. s. Hatch of the city coundil presided. There were about fifty voters present. Aftfer some discussion it was voted to apprdpriate the sum of $1,325 for the wideéing and other proposed improve- mentsf, on Monroe street. The vote was 39 affirmative and 4 negative. Thé matter of building an overflow sewer; to relieve Concord, Mechanic and Wood streets of surface water was the next business before the meeting. This matter provoked considerable discussion, among those who spoke in opposition being H. Hoffman, R. H. Golden and others. Theisituation was fully explained by the stjfeet commissioners, who were in favor of the sewer. A résolution that such sewer built was passed by a vote of 31 to 12. The meeting then adjourned. I be C- N! G. State Encampment at Nianiic This Month. Governor Cooke has finally decided that there shall be an encampment of the state militia. at_Niantic in August. He has- not fixed the exact date. TWO RUNAWAYS. Both Occur at South Norwalk on a Hot Summer Day. A horse attached to the delivery wagon of C. S. TrowbridgetSt Son, of South Norwalk, and driven by “Ben” Bennett, ran away on Cross street, in that city, yesterday afternoon. The start was caused by the wheel of W. H. Knapp’s wagon coming in contact with the Trowbridge horse. to Woodward avenue, where he colf lided with a telepraph pole and was stopped. Bennett was thrown out and suffered the loss of three teeth besides being considerably bruised about the body. The wagon also came in for its share of damage. John H. Monroe of Comstock Hill, so called, was driving through South Main street yesterday, when be ob- served a horse-fly,~ on his horse. Fail- ing to reach it with his whip he got out of the wagon to kill the fly. As he I did so the horse started on a run and Monroe, before he could get out of the way, was_knocked down, his head strik- ing on the curb. He was severely bruised on one of his legs and hand, besides receiving a severe contusion on the head. The reins caught around one ,of the axles and the horse was forced to stop its antics before having done further damage. » -—————-<o.o>——-— Lack of Evidence. William Mason who was arrested yesterday on the charge of having stolen a five dollar bill from, between the cases of a watch entrusted to him by Ben. Hamilton, was this morning discharged in the To'wn Court room for lack of convicting evidence. , Choir Boys. The choir boys of St. Paul’s church are enjoying their annual outing at Compo beach to-day. -—Advertlse in THE GAZE'M‘E. The horse ran' BISMARCK, N. o.. BUBNEO ' our. Loss Will Reach Many Hundreds of Thousands. BISMARCK, N. D, Aug. 9—A fire last night has about wiped out the business portion of the city, including banks, newspaper oflices and business blocks, entailing a loss of several hun~ dred thousand dollars. The Sheridan House narrowly escaped. The telegraph offices were burned out, but- a temporary office has been ENE—twat “ ‘ Organist Parker in Trouble. Professor H. W. Parker, an organist. was arrested at his home in Danbury, yesterday. The arrest was made at the Instance of the authorities in Wood- bury, where the musician has been Summering. The police in this city re- fuse to state the character of the charges but say they are serious. '7 Special Meeting. A special meeting of Phoenix En- gine company was held last evening}, and it was voted that the company go on an excursion to Long Island on Sunday, August 2lst. A committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. -—-—<o.o>— The Weather. Rain tonight and Wednesday. DEATHS. BLANK.—In Bridgeport, August '6, Susan M. Blank, aged 72 years. CLARK.—In Bridgeport. Aug. S, Ste- phen C. Clark, aged 67 years. GILL—In Bridgeport,August 6, M ar- garet, wife of James Gill, aged 37 years. WARNER.—— In Bridgeport, August 7. Catherine Weed, widow of the late Edwin E. Warner, aged 73 years. Norwalk’s r ' _N0rwalk’s """B'usiest “ , . "Complete. Store ' Store. TIW)IIIE! 7—— FAIRFIELD ' COUNTY'S GREATEST STORE. SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST. This is Bargain Week! WHY ? Becauseiwe marked all Summer Goods down this week, and give you a chance to buy goods now that you can wear for two months yet, at HALF THE REGULAR PRICES. week. We were compelled to for we had no 32 or 34, and we bought them at half the price. 25 doz. 500 ones, 25c 25 doz. $1.00 ones, 500 39c 10 doz. 75c ones, Wash Goods. 1 case of white ground prints for boys’ blouses and shirt waists, the 50 kind for 3c. ' 12%0 lawns, 25c organdies, u 12%c White lawn shirt waists. $1.25 ones 750. 32, 3-1 and 36, only 75c. White P. K. shirt waists. $1.75 ones $1.25. 32, 34 and 36, only $1.25. Oil'stoves marked down to close. Our stock is always large, we want it large for we sell almost all the Coun- ty this underwear. ~We dislike to sell cheap underwear, for it. means starva- tion Wages for the girls that make it. Every woman should be willing to pay at least fifty cents for a night gown that is trimmed with Hamburg. Any less price than that means the girls get two cents for making them. week we shall sell our 500 ones for 390. One to a customer. This . 25 doz. fine drawers, 25c. 25 “ “ corset covers, 190. 10 “ “ $1.25 skirts, 980. , 5 “ $1.25 gowns," 98c. _ Hammocks. Fringed ones, $1.69 to $5.00. indow and Door Screens Marked down to close. Bathing Suits. We carry the largest stock in the two cities, $1.98 to $1.50. P. K. and Crash Skirts. We sold more crash skirts this sum- mer than we ever did'before. We sold all out. This week we were offered a1 a maker had, we took them at about half what they were worth. White Duck, for misses, 75c, worth $1. All linen skirts formisses, 980, “ $1.50 Cream Bedford cord skirts, $1.25 worth $1.98. ‘ ' Trimmed brown crash skirts, $1. 25 worth $1. 75. , Apron front, duck skirts,$1.75, worth $2.50. . ' ‘ Navy and blackduck skirts, trimmed $1.25, worth $1.75. . All black duck skirts aprontfront, $1.25, worth $1.75. ' ' Ts make this an interesting week We will give another of those‘ first-class Bicycles away Saturday'night, August 13th. Save all your duplicate checks commencing to-morrow, I @- Recpgnized ' as the .i. lb \,
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