SITUAIION IN CUBA.
General Brooke Says Santiago .
Gets Her Share of Funds.
CUBAN 111111 1111115111111311111.
Spanish Laborers Elnigrate to Santa
Domingo—Santiago Press Advises
Cubans to Turn Bandits as the
Only “’ay to Get Their Rights.
IHAVANA, March 6.—Governor Gen.
eral Brooke, referring to the complaints
made at Santiago that a large number
of laborers had been thrown out of
work by an apparent reduction in the
financial allotment to Santiago prov—
ince, sayk that the funds furnished the
several provinces by the authorities at
Havana have in all cases been equal to
the respective requisitions.
General Maximo Gomez has sent Gov-
ernor General Brooke by the hands of
Inspector General Roloff of the Cuban
army a statement of the number of men
in the army. It is understood that the
total reaches 48,000—32,000 privates, 10,-
000 noncommissioned officers and the
rest commissioned officers from major
generals to subliutenants. About 10,000
privates enlisted in 1895, 8,000 in 1896,
4,000 in 1897 and 8,000 in 1898. In the
cases of 2,000 the enlistment date is net
known. These general statements are
insufficient as a basis for thepayment,
and a more detailed list of the various
commands, with the names and where-
abouts of the soldiers, is necessary.
This, it is understood, General Gomez
will supply.
General Brooke has received a tele-
gram from Washington saying that
paymasters with the $3,000,000 will
reach Havana this week. It is not like—
ly that any trouble will arise in con—
nection with the actual payment which
the American authorities cannot cir-
cumvent.
In Manzanillo Spanish labo: ers are
unable to obtain employment on plan-
tations owned by Cubans, the owners
refusing to give them work because of
their nationality. Three hundred have
migrated to the island of Santo Do-
mingo, and dispatches received from
them say that they have found work
and that there is room for 4,000 more.
Many, however, prefer to remain in Cu-
ba. Certain Spaniards in Havana are
, making arrangements for a transfer to
Pinar del Rio, where General Williston,
the military governor, who favors the
idea, will co-operate in the undertaking.
Itis said that Senor Jose Lanuza, sec-
retary of justice in the governor gen-
eral's advisory cabinet, is preparing an
amnesty decree for General Brooke’s
approval releasing all against whom
prosecutions are pending for alleged
political offenses.
The newspapers assert that some of
the regulations drafted for the new pc-
lice force are contrary to existing civil
and criminallaw and that confusion
will surely result when the two, systems
come into conflict. The rule allowing
a policeman to enter a dwelling house
when pursuing an offender is especially
criticised.
The Cuban Industrial Relief fund of
New York is establishing its first sta—
tion at Guin‘es. La Union, a local paper
there, devotes two pages to public in-
dorsements of the plan.
I . Cnbnns Must Become Bandits.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, March 6.—-El Por-
venir, discussing the situation brought
about by the orders from Havana lim-
iting the total expenditure in the
departments of the provincial adminis-
tration‘to $10,000, says:
“There is only one course open to
men who are Without work and food——
namely, to become banditti. Hunger
demands bread. The proceedings of the
United States authorities at Havana
are evidently antagonistic to Major
General Wood and born of jealousy of
his success and popularity among all
classes of Cubans. Three thousand men
have been thrown out of employment at
only a day’s notice, which must mean
a serious menace to public peace and
property."
The Independencia, El Cubano and
Santiago He1ald comment in- much the
same strain.
Two companies of the Fourth im-
mune regiment arrived in the city yes-
terday, nominally to receive horses, but
it is expected that they will remain at
least a week before returning to Man-
zanillo.
Two Important Bills.
ALBANY, March 6.—Two measures
which have been made party measures
are expected to make their appearance
in the senate this Week, and because
of the doubt as to their fate the New
York police bills and the concurrent
resolution for an amendment to the
constitution to provide for biennial ses-
sions of the legislature are now the
topics of most absorbing interest be-
fore the legislature. The bills will prob-
ably be reported to the senate on TvVed-
nesday. They will then have to lie up-
on the desks of the senators for three
ay's, so that it is improbable that the
bills will come up for discussion this
week. As three Republican” senators
bolted the caucus last Thursday
night it is quite improbable that they
will pass, as the vote of all except one
Republican senator is required. Should
they pass they will then go to the
mayor of the city, and he is permitted
to hold them for two weeks. The bien-
nial sessions resolution seems doomed
to the same fate, for at the caucus last
Wednesday two senators bolted the’
caucus .'
Still the Wages Go Up.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.—-Wages
of all day laborers in the tin plate plants
of the Newcastle district have been ad-
vanced from 5 to 10 per cent. The ad-
vance 'will affect between 1,200 and 1,500
men. The Reese Hammond Brick
Manufacturing company, at Jeannette,
has advanced the Wages of its 250 em-
ployees from 5 to 20 per cent, and the
Williamsport Nail company has made a
10 per cent advance.
High “'atcr In the James River.
RICHMOND, March 6.-—-The water in
the James river is up 29 feet at Colum-
bia and is still rising. There is a heavy
flush— here, and fears are entertained
of a disastrous flood today when the
up country waters come down. Merv
chants in the lower part of the city are
removing their goods.
Weather Probabilities.
Fair; colder; brisk to high northwest-
.erly winds, diminishing‘during the day.
COSTUME OP LACE AND VEILING FROM HARPER'S BAZAR {I
A Dainty Aflermon Costume. I
This dainty costume, taken from
HARPER’S BAZAR, is designed to be
rendered in such ligltfweinht fabric as
cashmere henrietta cloth,11un’s veiling
or any summer material. The original
model is in violet cashmere. The bod-
ice pattern contains two yokes, the
upper one supporting the collar, and
the lower hell 9,1 the foundation up 111
which to place the guipure. The
waist is a simple French design, 1 e ,
with slightly gathered front and back.
butwith no pouch or sugmstion
blouse. IL is open on both sides, where
the lace is revealed between the inter-
lappiug points. The fashionable sleeve
has along shcaLh which serves :Lsa
foundation for the guipure.
The skirt is cut Lo fit perfectly over
a model skirt, but is slashed up each
side to the front. and fastened w1th
lapped points to correspond with the
of
openings in the waist. A pattern of
the under lace fiounce does not accom-
pany the costume pattern, published by
HARPER’S BAZAAR. sine-.- Lills must be
adjusted according to the taste of the
wearer. Where a ].CS." costly material
than giupure is desired, the lower yoke
mty be made of any of the’ many fash-
ionable tucked unl ruffled materials
which any now be purchased by the
yard, and mousseline or chilion pinels
may be laid under the slashed opcu~
lugs :11. thesides of the skirt. It is of
the latter material that the collar and
upper yOkc are m-Ide in the original
Paris model.
To make this garment for a medium-
slzed person will require 71} yards of
material 45 inches wide, and 15 yards
of silk lining 20 inches wide. The
quantity of lace needed will vary ac-
cording to width.
POWDER MAGAZIN E EXPLODES.
Great Loss of Life and Destruction
to Property Near Tonlon.
TOULON, France, March 6.-—The na-
val powder magazine of La. Goubran,
between Le Seyne and Toulon, in the
department of Var, southern France,
exploded yesterday morning. All of the
soldiers on duty at the magazine were
killed, and a number of the inhabitants
of the surrounding district, the build-
ings in which were razed, also fell vic-
tims. Forty corpses have already been
recovered. The cause of the explosion
is not known. Fifty thousand kilo-
grams of black powder exploded. It
looks as though a. volcanic eruption
had occurred, the country being swept
almost bare within a radius of two
miles, houses destroyed, trees overturn-
ed and distorted, fields devastated and
covered with stones and impalpable
black dust. '
Investigation leads to the belief that .
the explosion originated in chemical '
decomposition in smokeless powder.
There is no suggestion of foul play. The
whole city is in mourning, flags are at
half mast; the theaters are draped and
the casinos closed. Both the govern-
ment and municipal authorities are for«
warding relief funds. M. Lockroy, min—
ister of marine, has telegraphed 10,000
francs (about $2,000) toward the main-
tenance of the families of 'the victims,
and a public subscription has been
opened here.
End; Dead In 111. Gabi-12: _
HELENA, Mon., March 6.——The bod)’ ‘
of E. H. Eads, a. brother of the famoul
engineer, James Buchanan Eads, who
designed and constructed the Eads jet— :
ties at' the mouth of the Mississippi,'
was found Saturday evening in his
cabin up Mile Mining gulch, eight miles
from Eiliston. Eads was 70 years old
and evidently had died from exposure
or some natural cause. He lived alone
in the mountains a. short distance from
the summit of the Maine range, where
he had prospected for gold 3. number of
years.
A Large Thread Plant. I
WESTERLY, R. 1., March 6.——-The ex.
ecutive committee of the American
Thread company has decided to com- &
plete the' William Clark company's
plant here, which means that the fin- '
ished mills will contain 54,000 spindling 3
spindles and over 20,000 twisting spin- I
dles, with the necessary finishing ma-
chinery to handle the products of these
spindles or double their present capac-
ity, necessitating the employment of 350
extra hands.
Tornado In Tennessee.
ATHENS, Tenn., March 6.——A terrific
tornado passed over a portion of Madi-
sonville and Monroe county last night,
with disastrous results. Early in the
evening a strong wind arose, and sev-
eral hours later acyclone about 70 yards
wide struck a portion of Madisonviile,
killing three persons, wounding 10 or 12
others and completely destroying 12 or
15 houses and several barns.
MORE ROOM FOR SETTLERS.
Iii: Million Acres of Union Pacific
Land Offered For Sale.
OMAHA, March 6.—At 10 o’clock this
morning, at the courthouse in this city,
the Union Pacific Railway company be-
gan one of the heaviest auction sales
of public lands ever held in this coun-
try. The lands aggregate 6,000,000 acre:
and are .covered by the sinking fund
mortgage given by the company Dec. 8,
1873, to the Union Trust company 0!
New York as trustee. The lands are lo‘
cated in Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado
and Utah. The disposition of the prop-
erty and the confirmation of the sale
will practically clean up all the finan-
cial difficulties of the road incurred
previous to the taking control by the
present management.
The number of acres and their loca-
tion is approximately as follows:'
Nebraska, 1,107,759; Colorado, 342,534;
Wyoming, 4,062,640, and Utah, 618,824.
Sherman R. Day, as special master,
: is making the sale, and he will offer
the various tracts separately and then
as a whole, disposing of the property in
the manner which brings the most
money. The upset price is $4,605,000 for
all the land in the four states, which is
6,131,759 acres.
It will probably require about 30 days
after- the sale before it will be con-
firmed by the United States court, but
after the confirmation the Union Pa.-
cific company will put the land on the‘
market without delay.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Influenza has become epidemic in
London.
Heavy snowstorms have
travel in Illinois and Missouri.
Professor Swift has discovered anoth-
er comet. It is just visible to the naked
eye. ,
EXwGovernor W. R. Merriam of Min—
nesota has been appointed director of
the census.
In London the registrar in bankrupt-
cy has ordered the prosecution of H00-
ley, the promoter.
The United States cruiser ‘Baltimore
.has arrived at Manila. with the Philip-
pine commission on board.
The steamer Buttorff. on the Missis-
sippi, struck the Louisville and Nash—
ville bridge and was sunk.
delayed
Italy 'l‘nkes Possession.
LONDON, March 6.—_-The Rome cor<
respondent of The Daily Mail says:
“The Italian warships have landed ma-
rines at San-Mun bay, thus virtually
taking possession. Italy will pay near-
1y $400, 000 for the concession. ‘ The
tsung-ll-yamen wishes to reduce the
lease to 50 years.”
Benziue Explosion Kills Six.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 6.—A car-
boy of benzine expwded in a third class
railway carriage on the line to Dwinsk,
south of St. Petersburg. The carriage
was burned, six women and a man were
killed, and 16 others were injured.
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Real. Estate and Invest-
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Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING.
NORWALK, - - - co-NN
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You can find as fine an assortment of
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HOLIDAYS ARE HERE
And as the year closes we naturally
turn back and ask what has been
done.
BEER is the subject upon which
our thoughts dwell and we can
truthfully claim “All Standards
have been kept.”
Highland ove1 the bar 01 on the
bottle, means PUREST and BEST.
PILSENER. BAVARIAN AND
EXPORT LAGERS.
GOLDEN STOCK AND CREAM
ALES AND PORTER.
HIGHLAND MALT AND MALT
WITH IRON. ’
Hunter or Corstair VVhiskic-s and
Kentucky Taylor in full quartsfor
the holidays.
C. H. »Mumm’s Champagne and
Domestic Wines.
Highland Brewery Bottled Beer
delivered to families.
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FROM
Chief Prowitt I
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T0 the Members of the War-10411115350111}; Nor-walk (ma
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East Worwalk Fz’r‘e Deparlmmzls :
The year ’98 was a great year 101' bicycles I sold more
wheels during that year than ever before, but I desire to make
the year ’99 a record breaker, and in order to do it I want
your assistance in booming the Rambler Wheel; to spread
its name and fame into every nook and corner of our town.
To obtain your help I propose to give away Absolutely
Free, to the most popular member of either the Norwalk,
South Norwalk or East Norwalk Fire Departments a celebra-
ted High Grade ’99 Rambler Wheel, the fleetest, the
handsomest, the most graceful, the most durable and most
The popularity will be decided by ballot, and in order to
vote for candidates the name of the member to be voted for I
together with the name of the fire company of which he isa
member must be written on the coupon below and deposited
in the ballot box at my store No. 45 Main street, Norwalk. I
Ballots for members of the South N orwalk depa1 tment can
be deposited 1n the ballot box at the store of Whelpley &
Clarlcin the Lauder buildlnm
Ballots for members of the East Norwalk department can
be deposited in the ballot box in Hafiner’s Gigar and News
store at the east end of the Washington street bridge
The coulesl is open to every member of the several fire de-
partments, including members of the Fire Police.
All ballots must be deposited by 7 o‘clock sharp, on the
evening of May 29111, and the name of the winner will be an
nounced on May 31st. .
J, T. Prowitt,
Agent RAMBLER WHEELS,
No. 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN
Address
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