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TROOPS SWEEP EVERYTHING
BEFORE THEM AT MANILA.
OLYMIPA FIRED FIRST SHOT.
RESISTANCE TO THE AMERICAN AT-
TACK WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
AMERICAN LOSSES SMALL.
LONDON, Aug. 17.——The Manila cor-
respondent of “The Daily Telegraph,”
telegraphin'g Saturday, says :
“Nothing could be more humane.
than the Americans’ capture of the
town. General Merritt’s and Admiral
Dewey’s plans were to spare every
object but the armed defences and the
trenches. Apparently the American
losses were extremely small. The
1‘ Spanish intrenchments varied in point
, themselves according to their sym- ~.
'pathies—the English and Japanese near
of distance from two to four miles from
the centre. of Old Manila. ‘
“Defending this long line of at least
ten miles were not over, and probably
under, 5,000 Spanish regular troops,
volunteers and natives. ‘ About half
that number were . in the hospitals.
'The attacking force numbered from
10,000 to 20,000 natives and 10,000
Americans, on shore and aboard the
fleet.
' “In every respect the advantage was
on the side of the attack. The Ameri-
can field guns thr‘ew heavier metal
and had longer range than the Spanish,
the marksmanship of the United States
gunners was much superior to that of
the Spaniards, and the men were
stronger and in better condition. The
Spaniards are a small race compared
with their stalwart opponents, and,
worn out by a hundred days’ siege, and
dissappointed by the failure to arrive
of thelpromised Spanish relief squad-
ron, they had lost heart. It was a
hopeless struggle.
“Looking over the bay, it was curious
to notice how the foreign fleets arranged
the Americans, and the! Germans and
French on the opposite sides of the bay,
north of the Pasig River. The British
cruiser Immortalite and her consort-s
‘1 kept fairly near the American line.
“The attacking squadron formed in
line between Malate and Old Malate,
‘ With the Concord watching the fort at
the mouthof thePasig. The American
ifleet lay outside the breakwater.
“The Olympia fired the first shot at
9:40, and a fairly continuous, but by no
a
means furious cannonade was kept up
until 11:20. IBy that time the Malate
fort was silenced, and' the American
troops then stormed the intrenchments.
“Spaniards who were in the earth-
works tell me, that the quick-firing guns
cf the little gun-boat Rapido, which
lay close to the shore, were far more
terrible in their effects than was the
raking fire of the ships.
“Resistance to the American attack
was impossible. The lst ColoradoReg-
iment was the earliest to charge the
Spaniards, who retired to the second
line; but, soon outnumbered, they were
forced into the old city. 'A part of the
Malate suffered severely frOm the bom-
bardment. The vaunted intramures
defences were not tried. V
“The Spanish commander, convinced
that further resistance was hopeless,
hoisted a white flag at 1:30 o’clock, and
the order to cease firing was immediate-
ly issued inthe center of the town,but
in the outskirts street fighting con-
tinued for some time afterwards be-
tween the rebels and Spaniards.
“The only fear felt in the city is in
regard to the conduct of the insurgents.
As I write this, in the house of the
German Consul, a. brisk combat'tnts,
and all
musketry fire is rattling
around.”
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Validity of Tighe Will.
After a protracted contest, Surrogate
Fitzgerald of New York, has come to
'the concluswn that the Tighe will,
concerning which so much has been
reportedin the New York papers re-
cently, is valid. Among the absolute
bequests about which no question was
raised 1s one of $160,000 to the late
Harriet G. DavenpOi 5 of Stamford,who
died since the will was made, and to
whose heirs therefore the bequest will
come. Among those, ‘G. A. Carter,
Jr., of Sttmford, will receive, it is
understood, about $35,000. The Hon.
Samuel Fessenden was a son-in-law of
the deceased lady, and Mrs. Fessenden
is therefore one of the heirs, as are
also other members of the Davenport
family here.
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'--All the successful Merchants or
this City Advertise in THE GAZWK
.a proposed social.
,LlFE OROSII____EO OUT.
Flagman Bulkley Killed at
’ His Post '
Struck by Express While Flagging Freight
Train.
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The 12. 25 noon express cut of Bridge-
pOrt, boiind for New York, struck and
almosg instantly killed at the Howard
avenue crossing, yesterday, D. B. Bulk-
ley, the aged flagman employed at that
crossing. Evidently the old gentleman
was flagging the train, and stood" near ,
the tracks, for the injuriesithat caused
his death bear out that supposition;
There 'was a freight: train Comingw
cast, but it was too far away for it
to be possible that he was. signaling
that.
the coming of the freight he, stepped
too near the rails, and in this manner
met death.
There are no gates at the Howard
avenue crosSing. , The express was go-
ing at a fast rate as it usually does in
the outskirts of the city. Mr. Bulkley
walked accross the track to take up his
accustomed position for Signaling the
trains going west. T a pilot of the
engine struck him, .afillfhe was throvvn
a short distance to ‘one side. His skull
was fractured, and there was a fracture
of the bones of the faCe. -
The left arm was broken and there
were undoubtedly severe internal in-
juries. The I-victim lived about five
minutes after being struck. i i
The deceased was 73 years old. and
leaves a family.
II Lost His Hat.
Constable Stiles Curtis is in receipt
of the following letter from a well-
known Bridgeport attorney, which ex-
plains itself.
MR. STILES CURTIS:—
Dear Sir: I have lost my hat by
an exchange and think possibly you
may have it. Will you look at the hat
you have and see whether it is yours?
I will leave the hat I have at this of
fice, as it is too small for me. .
Yours truly,
GEORGE P. CARROLL.
.rM‘r. Curtis says that he is not guilty
of the soft impeachment the tone of the
letter would convey.
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Charged With Manslaughter.
John Torina, who shot and killed
James Caparala in Swords’ lane, Aug.~
7, was charged with manslaughter in
the Bridgeport City court yesterday.
He pleaded nOt guilty. Attorney Carl
Foster appeared for the prisoner. Many
witnesses were examined, who told the
story practically as it has been pub'
lished in this paper. He was held for
trial by the Superior court, bonds be-
ing fixed at $3,000.
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B. Y. P. U.
A meeting of the social committee of
the B. Y. P. U. of the Norwalk Baptist
church was held at the residence of
Algie‘Searles on Belden avenue. last
evening,~to complete arrangements for
. It was decided to
hold an “experience social” at the
church Tuesday evening, Aug. 23.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of
the church. Refreshments were served
after the meeting.
Dumped Out.
Yesterday afternoon Fred Waters
was driving through Wall street with
a horse that he had hoped would make
a record, and the animal bore out his
owner’s expectations by shying at an '
electric car and dumping the driver
into the street.
caped seT ions injury
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C. S. 0. Picnic.
The Christian Science club of the
South Norwalk Congregational church,
to the number of fifty, held a picnic at
Nash’s Island yesterday. It was com-
plete in every detail and as full of
pleasure as a summer squash of seeds.
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Cheap Bicycles.
It is announced on excellent au-
thority that the leading bicycle manu-
facturers of the country have reached
a decision to sell the 1899 model chain-
less bevel gear bicycles for $75 next
season.
‘ AA:
0. E. Meeting.
TheI e was a meeting of the Christian
. Endeavmers at the Norwalk Yacht
club house last evening. After the
transaction (if business a lunch was
served. . .
It may be that while watching '
H01 se and driver es:
NO POLITICS IN IT.
Col Sheridan’s Resignation Not Forced,
as Lawyer Lynch Declared.
- r1;
. {The attempt of Attorney Lynch at
Bridgeport, last Saturday, to make
'{etical capital by deClaring‘ that Col.
ridan’s resignation was forced by
1,. jt. -Gen. Haven because of Sheri-
‘ ’sreligious belief, has received a
p mpt denial from the latter. In an
i erview published in the BridgepOIt
S ndard, the Colonel is quoted as
§1ng
‘My resignatiOn was not forced in
t? least, fora year ago, at the camp
m,N1ant1c Ipublicly declared my in-
tdption ofiesigning my command on
tlfe eleventh day of August, 1898.
- E ery member of the National Guard
0 had any interest in it knew that I
was to resign, That was my determin-
ation, reached before there was any
,thpught of war with Spain. I have
s d, and still maintain, that Gen.
given disregarded the laws of the
litia 1n selecting companies f1 om my
command for the completion of other
regiments, but that did not influence
my resignation. I resigned because I
had completed 30 years of service, and
because I had always looked forward
to the completion of my th11t1eth year
as the date of my quitting the service.
OPENING WITH SHORE
:1. _ ACRES.
llpyt’s Theatre Being Thoroughly Renovat
It? Iedand Getting in Readiness for
" I the Seasom.
‘ Hoyt’s'Theatre will beformally open-
ed 011 Friday evening ,September 2,
with the production of Herne’ s “Shore
Acres”. Mr. Hoyt has booked for the
coming season, a number of strong
plays that have had long runs and
proved very popular in other cities.
The theatre is being thoroughly
renovated; The woodwork will be re-
paintedan’d ‘ the walls re-frescoed.
New carpets will also be placed in the
aisles. Altogether the cozy little
theatre will be prettier than ever be-
fore. .
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Careless Bicycle Riding:
A lad named Valiant while riding a
bicycle on a Chapel street sidewalk
last night, ran into Frank Algara and
wife who were on the walk at the time.
When remonstrated with it is said he
became very saucy and abusive. How-
ever, Mr. Algara says that he will not
prefer a complaint against Valiant.
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New Directory.
The directory for 1898~99 is out and
is being delivered to subscribers. It is
published by.the Price & Lee 00., and
is seemingly what one would expect
from a publication bearing the above
and a credit’to the publishers.
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Mortuary Report.
Board of Health for, July reports 27
births and 20 deaths as having occurred
in Norwalk during that month. The
causes of the latter were, diphtheria,
1; diarrhoea 3; consumption, 6; nervous
diseases, 1; heart disease, 2; other dis-
eases, 7.
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Trolley Ride. .
About sixty of the employees at the
Trowbridge paper box manufactory
indulged in a trolley ride over the
Tramwayline last night and had a
jolly good time.
‘
The Misses Florence and Hattie
Meeker are visiting relatives in Rye,
N. Y.
Charles Holt, clerk for J. T. Prowitt,
is enjoyir g a week’s bicycle trip.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Slater, of Sey-
mour place, are enjoying a trip to
Saratoga.
Mrs. J. H. Tuck. of Cedar street, is
visiting her‘son in Bridgeport.
James D. Platt and family, of New
York, and Miss Eliza Platt left South
Norwalk to-day for Lancaster, N. IH.,
to spend several weeks.
- James Harford, of Brooklyn, is visit-
ing his mother,'l\lrs. WilliamHarford,
of Burbank street.
at her home in Bethel.
C E. Huntley of the Price & Lee
Icompany is distributing the Norwalk
directory about town.
firm’s imprint, an. excellent directory '
The monthly bulletin of the State ,
Miss L. Wylie, of Orchard street, is
‘ spending the remainder of the summer
”street, is entertaining Mrs.
F
TIMEPIECE- I50 YEARS OLD.
“Grandfather’s Clock” in Possession of
Mrs. Marvin of Summer Street.
A very handsome clock known to be
150 years old is in the possession of
Mrs. Curtis R. Marvin of Summer
street. _According to Rev. C. M. Sel-
leck, the historian of Norwalk, it was
owned byMatthew Reid, one of Nor-
walk’s earliest settlers. It is of the
style known as ‘I‘grandfather’s clock.”
The case is of mahogany, with three
brass balls on the top. The face is very
handsomely engraved and made of two
solid brass plates. It came from the
old Marvin homestead at Redding,
C.onn, and has been in the Marvin
family foz years.
_ When first brought to Stamford, the
face was white, having been painted
by some one who did not appreciate
the handsome brass dial. which came
to View when the paint was removed,
thereby adding greatly to the appear-
ance of the ancient heirloom. The
clock has a large, round, brass ,pen-
dulum, heavy steel weights, and is fit-
ted with a cathedral gong.
On the dial is engraved the name
“Matthew Reed—Fecit,” the Iliteral’x
translation of the latter word being
“made by him.”—Stamford Advocate.
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Mrs. David Riordan and family of
South N orwalk, are visiting friends in
Newark, N. J. During their absence
Mr. Riordan 15 keeping bachelors ’1 hall
and doing police duty. - '
The Cockenoe Tribe of Red Men
will take a trolley ride this evening.
Rev. H. E. Wing, of ’Rowayton, has
been made a member of Douglas Few;
ler G.A.R. Post, of South Norwalk.
The Five Mile River Sunday school
are picnicking on the farm of Freder-
ick A. Keyser in West Norwalk, to-
day. The children were taken in a
carryall and plenty of goodies taken
along for refreshment.
Mrs. J ascob Bettinger, of ‘Havilah’d '
I. John Loos
and grandsons, of New York.
Louis Allen, of Middletown, is visit-
ing his parents in town.
The Misses Lane of East Wall sheet,
are in the White Mountains for a few
weeks.
In the case of Smith vs. Merritt
judgment has been rendered for the
plaintifi’, who attached the latter’s bi-
cycle to sechre the amount of a bill for
meat. '
Miss Adela Whitworth, of Spring-
field, is visiting at the home of W.
Weaver on Main street.
Rev. Father Furlong is expected
home from Europe this month.
The subject of the mid-week meeting
Thursday evening in the Congregation-
al chapel will be “What is vital to
true Sabbath Keeping ? ” The meet-
ing will be conducted by the pastor.
——A twenty dollar gold piece will be
given away Saturday night at the
Boston Store.
Mrs._Fawcett has moved into her
new store in the FOX building, on Main
street.
The funeral of the late Stephen
Stanley was held this afternoon.-
It is probable that a camp meeting
of colored people will be held at the
Fair Grounds, opening on the 28th of
this month.
Mrs. F. A. Bracken and daughters
Helen and Augusta, of Livingston
place, and Miss Margaret Claven and
Miss Agnes Barrett, of South Nor-
walk, have returned home from a so-'
journ in the Catskills.
Henry W. Hoyt and family of Dan-
bury, have arrived at Bell Island.
'An important meeting of insurance
agents will be held this afternoon at
the office of J. M. Layton at South Nor-
walk. An attempt will be made to un-
tie a knotty question of rates.
A new railing is being set up in the
selectmen’ 5 office.
Miss AnnaE., daughtei of MI. and
Mrs. Adam Burkey, died at her home
in Cranbury, this, morning, aged .22
years.
' Robert Van Buren of the Grand
Central Ofiice' 111 New York, is spend-
ing a two weeks’ vacation at his home
on West avenue.
The schooner Abraham RichardScn
was towed out into deep water by the
tug Addie V.I this morning.
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VETERANS EAT CLAMS.
BeunlOn of 23rd Conn. at Pleasure Beach
Yesterday—Olicers Elected.
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The 32d annual reunion of the veter-
ans of the, 23d regiment of Connecticut
Volunteers was held yesterday at
Pleasure Beach, over 50 of the veterans
being in attendance. The business
.meeting was held at 11:15 a. 111., fCapt.
James H. .Jenkins, of Mount Vernon,
presiding in the'itbsence‘of‘ Major Milo
Iler, the senior Officer. The roll call.
showed 56 members present and others
came in later. Secretary Hines’ re.
port showed that there were seven
deaths during the past year. Shifter
the business meeting the followingllnf-
floors were elected. ,
Major D. H. Miller, of Georgetown,
president; William M. Hine, secretary
.and treasurer; executive committee—-
Co. A, Edwar dT. Root; Co. B, Samuel
Gregory, Danbury;Co. C, George W.
Anthony, New Milford; Co. D, Daniel
M. Nichols; Co. E, A. H. Davis, George'-
town; Co. F, E. L. Bryant, Ansonia;
Co. G, John G. Clapp, Bridgeport, Co.'
H, Minors. Baldwin, Naugatuck; Co.
1, Charles Patterson, Bridgeport; Co.
K, Lyman Whitehead, Danbury.
The Weather.
Fair 'to-night, fair, cooler Thursday.
One of Merrill’s ice wagons was con-
verted into a bandwagon on its way to
Westport this‘ morning, the driver
having given a hand-organ grinder a
“lift.” The grinder repaid him in
music (‘9) A
Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs.
Charles Eldert and
A. S. Clark and daughter ,of
"Wood Haven, L. 1., who have been
visiting at the residence of George
Trowbridge on Haviland street re4
turned home this morning.
With hook and line. Commodore
Burritt has this week landed several
stripa bass. One of the number weigh-
ed fourteen pounds and another twelve
pounds. They were fine specimens” (if:
their tribe.
H. A. Saunders and wife are visiting
friends in New York.
Bridgeport parties are negotiating
for a lease of the stalls at the N orwalk
fair grounds. Horse owners claim that
the track at Bridgeport is too “soft.” _
Thomas Dorsey of this city has
securedacontract for the laying of
4,000 feet of paving.
Mr. and Mrs. William French (if
Hartland, Litchlield county, who with
their youngest daughter Christine,
have been visiting relatives in Nor-
walk, left to-day for a visit with rela-
tives at Yonkers, N. Y.
The schooner Rachel W. Stevens
will be launched at Bath, Me., to-day.
There will be a meeting‘of the Bucks
ingham ‘ W.R.C. to-morrow afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Underwood and three
children, of Brooklyn, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Frank B. Roberts, of Osborn
avenue.
Rev. R. Putney of New Canaan will
conduct the services at the East ave-
nue Methodist church on Sunday.
An adjourned meeting of the city
council will be held Thursday evening.
——-Mrs. K. Foster representing the
Warren Featheibone company will be
at the Norwalk hotel. Thurs day after-
noon and the evenings of this week.
Dress makers are specially invited to
call on her.
Lieutenant Colonel Hendrie of Stam-
ford will be present at a meeting of 00.
D. in the Armory on Friday evening.
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council will be held to-morrow even~
ing.
Mrs. .1 Milton Coburn entertained ~'-a
party of Christian Endeavor'eis at the
Norwalk Yacht club, Hickory Bluff,
last night.
' A requiem mass will be sung at St.
Mary’s church Friday merning, in
memory of Charles McMullen.
, ,The Misses Nellie and Mamie SulliA
van of New York, have returned home,
after a season’s outing at the home of
Mrs. T. Driscoll on Strawberry Hill.
The Bell Island Improvement asso-'.
ciation will hold a meeting in the
dining hall at Bell Island on Saturday
evening to discuss. matters relating to
the improvements of the island.
The funeral of the late Thomas Mad
den will be held from St.’ JoSeph-’s
church, to-mo'rrow morning. The de-
ceased was a batter and 61 years of age. ~
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