v + .7 "UNDER L991: AND KEY I. The Peace conference to Be panola says editorially, "It is easy to, ' I see the near approach of war between Strictly Secret. EIRST SESSION OF COMMITTEES HELD 'Willlehnina ‘Yarmly Received—AI I danger the republic by a single impru- Grand Reception For the Dele- gates—Emperor Nicholas Be- stows Order of St. Catherine. THE HAGUE, May 24.—The three committees held their first sessions yes— terday afternoon, these”being devoted solely to inaugural formalities and an eXchange of ideas with regard to pro- cedure. They will meet again on Fri— day. . M. de Staal, head of, the Russian dele- gation and president of the ,conference, attended the meeting of the arbitration committee, sitting next to M. Leon Bourgeois, head of the French delga- tion. _’ . The measures topreserve the secrecy (if the deliberations have been redou- bled. Only the delegates and secretaries are admitted to the precincts of the Huis Ten Bosch. Both entrances to the gardens are closed with ,barred gates, which areguarded by sentries under the command of no-ncommissioned offi- cers in full uniform. Every'applicant for admission is called upon to. produce an orange colored card issued to the delegates and to give the Secret pass- word. - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, accompanied by the queen mother, ar- rived last evening and drove through the streets, their majesties being warm- ly greeted by the populace. At 5 o’clock this afternoon the queen will receive the chiefs of the various delegations, who will be presented by M. de Beaufort, minister of foreign affairs. All the dele- gates have received invitations to a grand reception at half past 9 this even— ing, when the delegation chiefs will in- troduce their colleagues and the wives of the latter to the queen. Emperor Nicholas has sent Queen Wilhelmina the Order of St. Catherine. set in brilliants. I" ‘Movements of Transports. NEW YORK, May 24,—The army transport Ingalls, which is soon to be placed at the disposal of Governor Gen- eral Brooke as a dispatchboat, is now at the transport wharf in Brooklyn, where she is being fitted up for her new mission. She will sail in a few days for ' Nuevitas, Cuba, and after stopping there will report to General Brooke at Havana. Eighteen or 20 officers and about 75 menwill take passage for Cu- be. on the transport. The Dixie has sail- ed for Havana, with 12 officers and 654 recruits for the regiments pow in Cuba. 1"" I .....__._:.-_'...~.___.... To Sell Sutro’s Real Estate. SAN FRANCISCO, May 24,—Judge Coffey yesterday issued an order direct- ing the executors of the estate of the late Adolph Sutro to dispose of muchof the property of the estate, and steps have been taken to sell about $1,000,000 of the Sutro property, including much improved real estate in this city and in Napa county. Among the properties to be sold are the famous Sutro Heights, the Sutro baths and the Cliff House. three of the principal resorts in this city. In". A Georgia Shooting. SAVANNAH, May 24.——Information has reached here of a bloody shooting affray at Cameron, Ga., in which a ne- gro, Sam Perry, killed Frank Evans, brother of the railway agent, and fa— tally wounded another white man nam: ed Proctor. Perry is thought to have been unhurt. :He made his escape to the woods. A posse is in pursuit. Per- ry has heretofore borne a good reputa- tion, which, it is believed, will save him from violence in the event of his cap- ture. Winter \‘Vheat Prospects. CHICAGO, May 24.—The Farmers’ Review today publishes a review of winter wheat prospects, compiled from information received from over 500 cor— respondents'in Kansas, Nebraska, Mis- souri, Iowa, Illinois, W'isconsin, Indi— ana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. The reports in the main show the winter wheat to be in rather poor condition. Especially is this true of the western edge of the winter wheat belt. .Nnrth America. Health Bleeting. RICHMOND, May 24.———The fourteenth annual conference of state and provin- cial boards of health of North America is in session here. Dr. FeliXIFormento, the president of the organization, called the meeting to order, and Dr. Parker Irving, secretary of the Virginia board of health, in a fe’w'remarks introduced Governor Tyler, who made an address of welcome. There are 16 states repre- sented. LONDON, “May 24.—Truth, in spite of semiofficial statements to the contrary, . insists that an operation for cataract. on the queen’s eyes is inevitable. It says, “The queen has just consulted Professor Pagenstecker of Wiesbadt-n‘, who guarantees the success of the oper- ation and opines the queen will entire— ly regain the excellent sight she pos- sessed until recently." Cut (70:11 Rates Continue. TOLEDO, May 24.—Representatives of 18 coal roads of Ohio and Michigan met here to attempt to adjust the trou- ble over coal rates. The meeting, how- ever, was barren of results. The Hook- ing Valley, which instituted the cut in rates, refused to recede from its posi- tion, its representatives stating they were not authorized to make any changes. Accused of Murder. ~ PENN YAN, N. Y., May 24.——Ge’orgc Shoemaker was arraigned here yestere day accused of murder in the'flrst de- ‘ gree for the killing of Charles Cooper at Rushville with a shotgun on the night of April 6. Shoemaker pleaded not guilty. ' Sunday Paper Discontinued. LONDON, May 24.——The Daily Tele- graph announces this morning the dis- continuance of its Sunday edition. No comment accompanies the announce! ment. . .. p Exports 0! Merchandise. NEW YORK, May 24.-—The exports 0: general merchandise from the port of New York for the week ending yester. day were valued at $8,322,252. 4 ‘a HAVANA AFFAIRS. Prophecy of \‘Var Denounced—Oxen and Implements For the Poor. HAVANA, May 24.—La Union E's- Cuba and the United States.” La Dis- ,scusion, which denounces this sentiment as “absurd and malicious,” says: “Against the statements of such ene- mies of Cuba are Cuban patriotism and the determination not to delay or to en- dence.” _ The striking dockmen are giving some I trouble, and orders have been issued to . place a military guard on the wharfs as a precaution against possible outbreaks. Nothing occurred, however, out of the ordinary yesterday, the strikers merely giving Vent to angry feelings without violence. Captain Greble, who has” been in charge of the distribution of indigent rations, has returned to duty with his regiment. There are still many deserted wives of Spanish oflicers on the relief list, with numerous children, and what to do with them is a problemr that puzzles the officials. ~ . Major General Wilson, military gov- ernor of the Matanzas-Santa Clara de- partment, will make an allowance of $25,000 a month for the purchase of oxen and implements to enable the poor to cultivate the land and rebuild homes in the interior of the province of Ma- tanzas. The grant will be expended un- der the supervision of the Commercial club of Matanzas. __________.___. 'I THE PEACE dUBILEE. \Vnshington Begins a. Three Days’ Celebration Auspiciously. WASHINGTON, may 24.—Beginning with an imposing parade of military and other uniformed organizations and closing with a display of fireworks at night, the national capital yesterday in- augurated a three days’ peace jubilee. The main thoroughfares of the city and all the public buildings are decorated with bunting, and the attractive pro- gramme of parades and festivities has drawn a large number of visitdrs. With the exception of a shower, which was not of sufficient duration to mar the oc- casion, the weather was ideal, and Washington wears its inauguration as- pect. The parade which was the fea- ture of the first day moved down Penn- sylvania avenue between cheering throngs, through the handsome court of honor in front of the White House and passed in review before the president and a distinguished party of public offl- clals. . The day opened with the boom of big guns from the Dolphin, which, anchored off the navy yard, fired the national sa- luvte at sunrise, and church chimes and hundreds of steam whistles joined in the noisy chorus. At noon the depart- ments closed and poured their tho-u- sands out to join the crowds on the streets, and at the same hour a salute of 45 guns was fired. General Howard’s Future. HARTFORD, May 24.——The session of the Congregational Home Missionary society opened very auspiciously. Ma- jor General 0. 0. Howard, U. S, A., pre— sided, and possibly for the last time, as he has announced during the last few months his intention to resign at this meeting in order that he may devote his whole time to the building up of Lin- coln university at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., in memory of Abraham Lincoln and for the special benefit of the needy population in . that region, although open to all who will come subject to the conditions of admission. General Howard delivered his presidential ad- dress this morning. Irish Prisoners Released. DUBLIN, May 24.—The lord lieuten- ant of Ireland, Earl Cadoga-n, has re- leased O’Hanlon, Mullet and James Fitzharris, alias “Skin the Goat,” the last three of the Irish political prison- ers who were sentenced to imprison- ment for life for conspiring to murder Lord Frederick Cavendish, chief secre- tary for Ireland, and Mr. T. H. Burke, permanent undersecretary for Ireland, who were assassinated by'stabbing in Phoenix park, Dublin, May 6, 1882. Abbey Struck by Lightning. LONDON, May 243—Wolbeck Abbey, the splendid country house of the Duke of Portland at Worksop, in Notting- hamshire, was struck by lightning last evening. The bolt ripped a quantity of leadwork from the clock tower and de- stroyed a good deal of the glass in the grand-dining room. For Dewey’s Home. WASHINGTON, May 24,—The sub- scriptions for the Dewey home fund so far received by the national committee amount to $3,709. Among those received yesterday was One of $100 from Vice President Hobart. The Plague Increasing. HONGKONG, May 24.—-The bubonic plague is increasing. The official re— ports thus far for the month of May show 313 cases and 254 deaths. Weather Probabilities. Fair today and probably tomorrow; fresh east to northeast winds. New York Markets. ‘ FLOUR—State and western ruled quiet and steady; winter patents, $3.75 @4; winter straights, [email protected]; Minne- sota patents, [email protected]; winter extras, $2.60@3. VVHEAT—No. 2 red opened firmer on foreign buying, but was weakened by realizing and easier southwest markets; May, 82%@82%c.; July, 79%@80V4c. RYE—Steady; state, 610.; western, 66a, 1'. o. b., afloat. CC“ ‘I—No. 2 'opened steady, but sold off vv.Lh the west; May, 39%c.; July, , 38%«3. OATS—No. 2 dull; track, white, state, 34@390.; track, white,,western, 34@39c. PORK—Easy; mess, [email protected]; fam- ily, [email protected]. LARD-—Quiet; prime western steam, $5.35, nominal. " ’ BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 13%@ 170.; state creamery, 15@18c. CHEESE—Steady; large, white, 9%c.: small, white, 9%@9%c. EGGS—Firm; state and Pennsylva- nia, 159204 western,- 15@151/zc. MOLASSES—Firm; New Orleans, 32 @36c. .- , RICE ~Steady; domestic, 4%@7c.; Ja. pan, 4%@5%c. , - TALLOW—Firm; city, 4%c.; country, 4V2@4%c. ' HAY—Quiet; shipping, 66@60c.; good. . to choice, 70@82%c. l . ' iTH‘E‘u‘v‘n/NIING G}A.z-E5T.'1.n v I ‘ro/ , TENDER-SkINNED MEN Shave with CUTICUBA SHAva SOAP, and before cleansing the face rub on a bit of CUTI- OURA Ointment, the great skin cure. Wash ad with CUTICUBA TOILET SOAP and HOT WATER. This simple, inexpenswe treatment will make shaving a leasure and comfort to those with tender, i med, easily irritated skin. Sold throughout the world. Porn}: D: AND C. Cora. Sole Propa, Boston. “ All About the Skin," free. ' , . , . , ‘ Pian ()S . appeal to the most critical taste because of their beauty of tone and correct design 6f. case, combined with perfection of workman— ship and great durability. A variety of odd styles of pianos at reduced prices alWays on - hand. Write for particulars. MASON &: HAIWLIN CO; 3 at. 5 West I8th St., Near Fifth Avenue. . NEW YORK. “Nu LUNG Walls, 1 Nu SHUBI‘ Weights.” When you order a TON of COAL you ll get it, get it PROMPT, get a TON. get well screened COAL. get COAL that will BURN. There’s many grades of COAL, we sell but ONE. it gives SATISFACTION. Think over these several seemingly LITTLE points ’till you see the BIG point. and you’ll economize by buying at $5.00 per TON, of IRVING LOCKWOOD (IL 00., Successor to B. HARRIS, Coal Yard and Office, Water St; Branch, Office, corner Washington and Main Sts., Soulh Norwalk, Copn. Telephone Call. 81—5. i. .- . BICYCLE SUITS. Spriig‘Goods. =‘-"‘Ha~v‘e ‘Vjusr. received a big line of Spring Goods. somest ever oifered in town. .GlieviOts and. Plaid’s Among them for the ladies. The finest English importedrgoods to tailor made suits. Ladies’ Suits, $25 to $50. is furnished, $12 to $15. ‘ ' Large stock of Ladies’ cloth, all sty and Colors. _ Patterns cut any style, to order. guaranteed. For Men. Suits from $15 up. Trousers, $5 up. Sprmg Overcoats, $18. The nobbiest styles we have ever seen. When clot Fit L. BIRMAN, Ladies’ and Gentleman’s Tailor 33 Main .Street, NORWALK. CONN. P. D. STANNARD, [Successor to J. D. JENNINGS,] UNDERTAKER No. 7 Main Street, NIGHT BELL AT OFFICE Telephone Call 11—2. DO YOU WANT IT? A lady’s wheel, in first class condition. Will be sold for $15 if applied for at once. Call at GAZETTE ofiice, m 17 3t. IIIIIIINIIIII NB‘HNTSTORE Main Street. Opposite the N. Y. Grocery Store. Elegant assortment of trimmed Hats Bonnets, Walking Hats, Turbans, Sal ors, etc. All are cordially invited to call. Ladies own Material made and trim-. med by first class New York milliners ' MRS. W FAWCETT, ACT. ,, FOUR HOUSES ‘ Nos. 13, 15 and 11 lllllllloll avenue. ’ m nous: Ill am or m... \ Appéy to Connecticut Lighting and Power Company’s Ofica W0. 14 [Wall Street, Norwalk, prepared'z‘o makeyaur bid. BUSINESS 0P PORTUNIT FOR SALE .‘ They are the hand- A Wor l -_ FROM 1 Chief Prowitt RAM § ii. To the Members of the Waiwalk, Soot/z Normal/e cm East Womalk Fire Departments : 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 tf either the N orwalk, South N orwalk 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 reliable wheel built, up to date. . I The popularity will be decided by ballot, and in order to vote for candidates the name of the member to be voted for 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 N o. 45 Main street, Norwalk. Ballots for members of the South Noiiwalk department can be deposited in the ballot box atihe store ofJVhelpley & Clark in the Lauder building. . Ballots for members of the East Norwalk department can be deposited in the ballot box in Haffner’s Cigar and News store at the east end of the. Washington street bridge. ‘ The contest is open to every memberof the several fire d partments, including members of the Fire Police. All ballots must be deposited by 7 o‘clock sharp, on the evening of May 29th, and the name§of the winner will be an nounced onfiMay 3lst. J, T. Prowitt, Agent RAMBLER WHEELS, No. 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN. ¥__—_— mmwmwmewm@mrg§gm . §m& 'Ihe, Mallmyand SITUATED or WALL STREET. 43 1-2, feet on Wall street I Will be sold at a bargain. W. H, Real ' ‘Estate, Gazette, Building. Bdmermi. 1 I running back to deep water. Apply to BYIN‘GTON, flimmm gram. " "m ' ,mmm gomymm' mam mam m THE GAZETTE covers the cream of the. trade in this section. A An advertise- ment in its" Columns will my.
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