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tsvy ' at Washington. it our
gusts that ii Japan wil join Ohlnsin rov
questing the president at tho United
8totvstoactas modiotorin astilingtho
war he will nannies his good onions in
that capacity. A similar proposition has
been sent to China.
The cable was mired by Mr. Dan on
Friday and was prossnud to a special
meeting oi the ministry. . An answor has
not yet boon sent.
The proposition prosonts a grave quoc
itch to tho ministry. 'l'hoy are urged on
one hand by the popular sentiment to
muons the war and crash China. ‘ On
the other hand, European powers aro.
throotoning to intervene. As between
these conflicting iniiuonoas the ministry
find great dildoulty in reaching a deci-
sion on tho American proposition. but
tho prospect is that it will he accepted.
it is loarnod that ionr days ago France
made a proposition to the United States
to fittervono.
"Iii-d Mom- lull“!!-
Wasulncros,‘ Nov. 12,—Tiie cabin irom
Tokyo explains the exact terms on which
tho United States is proposing to act as
pemmakor between China and Japan.
and it clears up much mystery which has
existed as to details. Secretary Gresham’o
message having reached Minister Dun on
Friday. it must have been ‘ sont irorn
Washington last Thursday. so that the
reports printed hero Sunday that .Prcsl-
dent Cleveland's proposition was cabled
Saturday night is proved erroneous. and
the original statement that tho proposi
tion was made some days ago is verified.
it establishes also that the United States
has not oflered horse" as arbitrator. but
has suggested that ii both China and
Japan join in reqmming her services as
mediator they will be given.
It is the ballot here that China will
readily accept the mediation oi the lfnitr
ed States. and that Japan will do so alter
she is assured oi the indemnity China
will yield.
China has already gone on iar as to noti-
iy this government that it will join Japan
in recognizing the complete independence
oi Korea. which would result in the .lap
anoeo evacuation oh Korea and the ra-
establishment oi the (cursor reigning
power,
China has also made known to this
government that it was willing to pay a
cash indemnity to Japan. it has not
stated how much the indemnity will ha.
and this promises to he a serious prob
lens. Japan does not intend to be robbed
oi the imits oi her victory by any indefi-
nite arbitration. Therefore she in sheet
asks. "What do you propose doing. and
how much will you give?
Japan Wants a Victor's Spoils.
“ii you will oiler enough. then we
will accept the United States as the in
termodiary to execute the agreement. But
we will not go into any blind arrange
mcnt by which a third party will deter
mine the whole basis at pom. "
Being a victor. .lrpan tines not intend
to go in on even tnrms with the vanquish
ed. Mr linsham‘s 1¢lo inquiries :1
China therefore mnwmplatos ilrst. Chi.
na‘s acceptnnm 11! vi» l'nltcd States»
mediator; second. ontallllshinlml oi Chi«
na's exact offer in Japan of the terms and
amount oi cash indemnity she will pay
As to the amount oi cash. it is not like
ly that Japan will accept the modiatlon
unless “6111111115111“; is adored This will
about represent what Japan has actually
spent on the war. She does not ask ior
exemplary or punitive damages. as the
term is um! in law. but merely the darn
ages which will reimburse her outlay
When Frame» paid iisnnauy an indem’
nity tor the l-‘ranm iicrman war. it repro
context not only what Harmony had spent.
but exemplary. or punishment. damages
as well Japan does not expect this. but
will insist on actual damagu. This is
roughly figured as inflows: Japan bad a
reserve (and oi 32:13am. 0110 on hand when
the war hogan This has been spent
Then she negotiated a war loan at is»
1111150110 you in you being about squire
lent to our ill 1. This makes $731,100.01».
actually usad in the war Besides this
Japanese citizens havo contributed large
some. The total outlay. incindingohliga
tions incurrod. is estimated at about
11011, can, can The extra union at tho
Japanese dist resulted in a law outhortn
ing a war expenditure up to airman-Anna.
but this limit has not been roan-had.
Uovolgn Pow-vs ‘l’hroaiou Pom.
Tho cable disclosure mun Tokyo that
France mode a proposition to tho l’nltod
States tour days ago adds a now lesion
to the question be".
it has boon known that Common
powers wore urging iambic intervention.
and this has been largely instrumental
in inducing the l'nltod limos to suggest
mediation without lures is is ominous-11
that tho French proposition has hora rs
loot-d.
Th1- situation. therefore. mascots an
interesting gamut diplomacy. no on:
hand the gross guns-rs oi Karon- an
threatening to forcibly sums botwm
China and Japan. while. on the other
hm. warm-111 Mata odors to some
batman them ass manor nabs
iwooa tho two propositions. it Is not
doubted that its two «intending mom
will look in the United fitatoo
cm W11 Victories.
humans. has. is. wildness irons the
wins commanded by field his-Mid
Gourmammwmauon 111111.1—
ootang psalms». maria tho oi
Japan-sum as 13111111111111 ifiiicha’ni
and TIIWM 0a the aiming at
’l’ooosor last one brigade at its Japanese
torus mom missile. and on the out
do: 'i'ol-ioawsa was huh-sass one also
captured A Misti worship was at to
lisawan during its huh-amt Aim
mmtfiogfli“ l‘sshiliasuotosaiisi
moor-rm
A dispatch m him. has 1.
MM lawn—shine!
assassin-snow missions-assassin
mchafisr a months
basal-got ”Vitamin-booms.
holfianmshnsrdbossthomfltto
notches
disables-o Mess at Xiapcbow aunt-v
ad 1.000 intently and mu cavalry sodas
l‘aiionwau 1.000 iniautry and too corol-
ry The Chinese 11111111 little Insists”-
at either piano. They mas “and
Port Arthur. The Japanese lost Toni
man in capturing both places. hi-
osto losses were also slight.
m autos Invested. 1
Imam. Nov. tits—A dispatch from
Tokyo states that the Japanese have in-
vsotsd Port Arthur and th‘t the two out-
srlaost torts on the land ids have been
captured.
it dispatch ircm Shanghai says it Is re.
ported there that the emperor is suffering
with a lever and is confined to his bed
The correspondent oi Tho Times at
Chain islegraphs no iollows: “Tantal-
Kung.with several military leaders. aban
donod Port Arthur on Nov. 0. This in-
dicates an intintlon to surrender, Titers
was an ample defending force both at
'l‘ollsnwan and Port Arthur. but no gon-
oral direction at nilalra. Chaos prevailed
ovorywhoro. i saw the Pot Yang squad
ran—six ships-4n ’l‘aku roads embarking
stores and munitions oi war The has
also admiral leis here ior Nagasaki. The
French and American admirais are hers. "
A dispatch irom Shanghai to The Times
says that the British warship Flrehrand
has arrived thorn to protect foreigners.
The Patrol is expected to arrive shortly.
Admiral Fremontls, commanding the
British China squadron, will assemble
bans on the ma a squadron comprising
the warships Couturion, Crescent. Edgar.
Undauntod. :Eolua. Leander, Severn.
Spartan. Caroline and Mercury.
A panic prevails at NawAChang. Mili-
tary deserters and rcingoes are lighting
ior passage on outgoing steamers. .
Latinos, Nov. l2.-—A dispatch from
Tiantoln. dated Tuesday and coming by
way of Shanghai, says that tho emperor
and his court are preparing to leave Pe-
king ior Sing Janiu i'i‘sing Klang- Pu).
in the province oi Klangou, about “in
miles northwest oi Shanghai It is stated
that 70,1100 Russian troops arc concou-
trating at Vladivostok
INDEPENDENT POPU LISTS
Iolatora Paflor and Stewart Say They Will
later Into Nu Combine.
Wti-‘iilh'il‘l'ilh', Nov. i2.—-Senator Peiier
has arrived from Kansas. Discussing the
result oi the recent election. he said the
Populists had no reason to iool diacour~
aged,
"What we have lost in congressmen. ”
he said. "we have more than made up in
rates in the country at large. 1 incl con-
iidont that when the returns are footed
up they will show our total vote to be lit-
tle loss than 2,1)1m.000, which is about
twice tho Populist vote of two years
ago,"
The senator declined to discuss the
question oi the probable organization of
the senate sitar March 4 by tho iiepub
Ileana with the aid oi the i’opuilsto fur
ther than to say that ii the time should
come when the l’opulists should hold tho
balance oi power be bad no doubt “they
,would exercise that power cautiously and
wisely."
Senator Siowart oi Nevada was less
guarded than Senator Fuller and said
emphatically that so tar as ho is concern-
ed he will ontvr into no coalition with
cithrr oi the old parties to secure tho or~
gaulzaiion
‘i don t cnro' 'ho said. ' which oi the
old parties controls the machinery oi the 1
sonata Thorn is no advantage to us to‘
be gained by a mmblnalinn with either
the Republicans or the Cleveland Demo-
crats. We do not care for tho iew paltry
oiliccs thorn are in be bestowed and could
. for two years been an inmate oi his fami-
not allord to sacrilluo our independence as ,
a party for them So tar as i am pursuit f
ally concerned. 1 do not care whoihur
they put me on any committee or what
they do with me as long as i am entitled
to my seat in tho sonata and can get into
the chamber. in tact," be added, with
growing csnlphanis. “i can misc room
mm when entirely true irom such obliga-
tions than when bound by them."
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COFFINS FOR A DIME
A Pennsylvania Itotanltor's Mock “tied
"at flosoral Families.
lbw-11:1,. l'a. Nov l".~(‘oillns at a
dime apicaa' This cheap sale was so at-
tractive to one man in iinlmavliic. near
hero. that he bought enough to serve for .
his entire iamily. although uonc of them -
is ready to actor into possession oi tho
some just yet
'l'bo reason tor tho siumpln cabins was
the doiaioation at Intel» l’, Townsend oi
ilolmovillo. who. imsldos inning an under-
takor was tho treasurer of the Newport
sills (l’a i linliding assciciatlou. in which
his accounts corn llama short. ills out
fins were sold with attax-lmwnt to pay his
debts as treasurer, They. at a dime
apiece. with his realty and other proper
Iy. rsalimi only a low hundred dollars,
The building asuwlaiion will not not hall
the amount at Townsend‘s dainlcatiun.
ldio I'actorioo starting llr.
rhinitis-n. i'a.. h’ov ism—T1111 South
mills oi the iswlmwanna iron and limb
company otsrhst up imiay lor an lmlait
nits lime to illl «micro. 'l'hc Hornnum
illnol company. which has been him for a
year. will start loci-my No. it this track
and iartory So. i during the month.
but «roots (march in thing».
Cm: sun. has. lit-wills» limit 1211111111111
aliy dedicated its new church at lull and
int Kinslo mast. and in conjunction
with tho cslobrstlcn held moinurlal 11m:
Isa for the ropcoo oi the Cm Alexander
oi lino-la.
Pontoons woman‘s florist-hoop" itmi.
1.411111111111111. 1's. Nor. ”whilst Mn-
tio Parker. aged till, formerly housekeeper
for the late i’rosldoat James Buchanan,
slipped and tell. sustaining injuries
which. it is tossed. will prove total,
Klimt to a lions ttsov.
Chantilly. i’la. Nov. lowland (lays
out. one of the wealthiest young men in
this swim at Florida, while riding in a
horns taco near hero. was thrown and in.
may killed.
a fraudulent rattan.
11111111111111. Ark. Nov. law—J. ll.
W is Son at Gamma-mils have
toilet. ’i‘bs total iiahiiicios will roach
3mm. {the {aims is said to be fraudu-
Clinton lustrous by Volcanic Eruption.
atom. has it we sole-alcommos
on tho titans oi Mama liver arms...
whistle
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I with a neighbor, licnry (‘.
l Hall without giving acounicrsign and
”nonfiction“
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mnmumuusnucnuwma
seems out. but as Ono :- tat
Country Wants to Investigate-41o Is as
and nos-also to as mass was.
monotonic. Ky . Nov it. -—w.hsu his
old irioudo and the public generally learn-
ad that General Cassius liorcollus Clay,
84 years old and known here and abroad
as the "old war horas oi antebellum
days." had secured a license and was per
hops already married to a ”hymn old girl
who had been his word. they wore sur-
prised beyond measure.
There has been the greatest curiosity to
ascertain whether the lily assorted couple
have been really married as yet. but the
general has long lived in solitude at his
country seat at White Hall. in the Madi-
son connty iorcst 10 miles iron: Rich
mood and it is in this spot where the
honeymoon is to be phased. The place is
all but inaccessible. ior the old gentle
man. longs spray to his own eccentric
(‘ASSI ['5 .\i. CLAY.
fancies. has maintained an armed guard
around the White Hall to protect him
irom persons who. he has believed. sought
his His, and the country is so lonely that
no one has been able to ascertain the ab-
solute truth oi the stories now afloat.
Besides this no one hero. the nearest
point to White Hall. is willing to take a
trip to General Clay's home. which could
not be reached until the shades at night
had fallen. There is not a man in the
county who would care to disturb the
general at night.
Brutus J. Clay, his son, said in an in-
terview that his father was not yet mar-
ried. and neither the county judge nor
any of the magistrates will perform the
ceremony.
Everybody Fears Him.
General Clay has some to be regarded
in his extreme old age as a desperate
man. He has killed three men in his
time. and everybody who knows him is
airaid of him. There will be a descent
upon him today. and than it may be as
certaincd whether this May and Decom<
her wedding has really occurred, as is
currently believed here.
It came out today that General Clay
had visited this place Saturday and ac-
oured a license to marry Miss Cora liich-
ardson. his layout-old ward. She has
ly, The general left his wlio several
years ago. Mrs Richardson was killed
twu yours ago bya railroad train near
White Hall. and the general took her
daughter to his homo and adopted her.
He has since provided her with the means
to secure aiine education ior a young
girl, but nobody ever imagined that ho
had any intention oi finally making her
his wlie.
Cam's only relatives are two brothers.
and it is undurstood they have given
their commit. to the marriage. The girl
is a brunette, with tho attractive face of
a healthy country girl. but without great
beauty
iicncral (Tiny drove into Richmond
Stagncr. who
slgnod the 111arriagc bond with him. as
the Kentucky law requires. County
Judge Chenault was engaged to perform
the marriage ceremony. but he was ill
and could not go to White Hall. and it is
not known whether General Clay secured
another magistrate or not.
White llnii lmprognablo.
Nobody Is allowed to not near White
passing a cordon oi pickets.
dotte- am over on the alert.
The relatives of General Clay intend to
raise a big row and attempt to prevent
the marriage it it has not yet been sol~
cumirod. Those who know the old gun-
eral and his stubborn charm-tor aver that
all the soldiers in the l'nlcd Status army
cannot lmmk off H111 amtcli it he has not
alrondy made his child ward his bride.
Those in irnm tho country surrounding
Whlio ilaii say that the general has be-
mmm cuntlv oi into and is in conatant tear
that he will be klliml.
In order tu protect the supposed 1111a-
mios from surprising him be has picketcd
his entire 1111111111. White Hall at night is
an armed fortress. in order to tour the
girl brldc irom the arms of the 1111i soldier
tlmso who oppose ilw nutrrlagc must first
pass the 11111-111111 11! pickets and than most
the momorablc dirk with which the gun-
nrai once prnvcd his crpartncss in killing
llamas! iii. brown with Hotcakes in halt
a lllliiilhl'il time.
Gonoml 1111111111111 M. (flay has been a
noted "guru lur many years in this coon.
ty as a legislator. statesman and latterly
as an eccentric character who had taken
a distrust of his fellow man and was mls»
arable um mythical plots to and his life.
lie has limited in many duels. lie was
a relative of i'uloncl William (iomlloc. to
whom he presented the dirk with which
Colonel ticmilm killed Colonel Hoops in
the Lexington postoillcc. The colonel he
cams on expert in the use oi the weapon
under the instruction of his aged tutor.
Though so old the general retains his
physical health and activity 111a remark
this degree and is still a hard worker on
his estate where he has in”: -u engaged
since his rstirmnoni tram public llio in
raising thoroughbred cheap. “11 is wealthy.
its is a typical southern man and is
either loved as noted all over Kentucky
lie is a son of the famous ludlan lighter
and early settler. General Green Clay. and
was horn in Kontuniry on not. lb. lulu
B11 was rsduatsd 1mm Yale in 111112. It
was will a in won a account at i ale that
its board William Lloyd Garrison deliver
his ol coat animators addrsuss.
“kw the young man. and he
broom so Illflltluliltt
These vo-
TALKS,
And plainly. too. for you will say when you have seen
our goods, that a dollar now is equal to two a year ago
It is so in Clothing, and our
85 l 2 Men’sSuit‘
Is equal to any 820 suit you saw last winter. *1"
FURNISHINGS
equally as low, and boy’s goods at prices you will appreciate
——.¢*——.—
W. A. BENEDIET 81 BflMPINY,
BENTINEL BUILDING, WASHINGTON STREET,
SOUTH NORWALK.
Will. PAPERS.
I am selling white back Blanks
from 10c. to 200. per double roll.
. These goods are all new and in 1
combination side, ceiling, and 9‘
in. or 18 in. borders; of course
we break the combination when
desired.
Gilts are from 151:. up, double
roll.
I have been told by a great
many customers that my price
for BORDER is much less than
has been quoted elsewhere. I
have also been told that my
' stock of FINE goods is larger
A ladies’ solid gold watch. good
serviceable case. for the price
he
0‘s"
watch, only $18 00. New de-
signs in hand engraved
, than is shown anywhere in Nor-
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Decorating.
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EAST NORWALK-é
Horse owners fully know the danger of feeding dirty cats to
horses, but seldom see the oats that are fed. I guarantee to re-
move one bushol of dirt, dust, sticks,etc., from every thirty bush-
els of; oats. That means your horse chokes down ten bushels of
dirt per year unless all oats are drawn through an oat cleaner.
Treat your horse right and feed 'him cleaned oats and prevent
heaven, colic and other horse sickness. Pratt’s food for Horses,
Cattle and Poultry. Branch office at Solman’s livery stable.
Manuel T. Hatch
l6 MARSHALL STREET.
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Notices of low! entertainments of all
kinds to which an admission is charged,
and notices mlculatai to promote private
interests, camp! where an minorit'eement
of some unicorn in mimicking columns,
are charged for at regular rates. 10 cents
(1 lim’.
HAY. ETC.
Advertisers of Facts Not Fakes.
fiLfll'HlNl}
Mustllbe First Class to :belCheap.
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