9 . ,mmuuuCtmumnptmiomuup.
' , sent cfhncy Grins fromBsrvoODottermompriein 'l'es
» and tar Dinner On? and Saucers. Fruit, Oaks and res
‘ Yale] Bowls. Jugs. Salads. Calories, adding Bets, etc.. etc., etc., far below
the important. .
'ateronlsrs fromltosgalicns‘.‘ ‘
Twelve styiu of Window Screens from file up.
_ . m -Oourtlaad8erssnl)cersaaysise.80ceets.~~
Cooperd'. chae's celebrawd Charcoal Sheathing Lined Refrigerators—sc-
llinwlsdged the best soft wood has made, from 08 up.
Sesour "Gurney” Hardwood. Cieanabls Refrigerators. made with a remov-
ableice chamber. and lined with mineral wool.
Croquet, Hammocks. Oil Stoves, Gasoline Stoves and Porch Screens.
"FLAGS For’Decoration Day
insists from 2 inches to 15 feet.
I srunrnut's tinnm HOUSES.
‘ ilottlt halo and but Streets. South iiorwoil.‘
OLSEN BROS.
'snmt nouns ’
Are in and our new styles in Russets and Patent leathers are the uobciest ever
shown in Norwalk.
In Bicycle Shoes we have Norman a Bennett‘s celebrated line of Tan and
Black in both low and him shoes. Call and see them.
For the Ladies. Our display of Ladies' Oxfords. in Russia, Kid and Patent
Inatbers. silords an opportunity for gratifying the most varying tastes. while the
[wines are lower than those charged elsewhere for the same quality. An inspection
of our stock will convince you that our styles and shades are up to date, also that
we have the finest lines of shoes ever placed on sale in Norwaik.
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Hole agents for the U. :9. A. Sold by all druggista.
118. '%
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and you will see not only a
Heat and Perfect Flttinz Shoe.
But one in which the
Best liaterial is Used, Combining Durability and Style
Makingitthebestta.0080amless8hoeiuthemarket.
EVERY PAIR WARRANTED.
Dali and examine them before purchasing any other shoe, at
H. S. BROWN’S,
South Main Street. 80. Norwalk.
TO THE BICYCLISTS:
Have You Seenilt ?
The newest. most useful and drcasiest article in the market,
BIOYOLI NAME PLATES in Sterling Silver. Can have
your name and' address on your whee , thereby identifying
t. Oanbeattachedtoanywhoeievermade.
ifllll SALE BY A. W. AUSTIN, lEWElEfl,
till 310mm”. III.
island of Formosa.
unison BEIIG mum TERMS.
Ilia Ins-scenes iiatl Declared a ilepnhlie
and lisfnsed to Give Up Their Island to
the Como-rare. In tho Japanese fleet
Was Ie‘at lip to Settle flatten.
Homirtmm. May :ii.-—liostilities have ,
commenced at Formosa. Private advices
received here are to the effect that the
Japanese are bombarding Koo-lama, a
town in tho oltratno north of Fortunes.
it is believed here that thclnnnhord-
ment is being curried on by the dent of
the Japanese now supposed to be at m
in the vicinity of Tumsui.
llotails regarding the trouble on the is
land of Formosa show that the action
which resulted in the island declaring
itself a republic was promoted by the
Ghana Chlh Tong party. on upponod to
the Li family. (icncrol 'i‘chong baa Iwcn
appointed foreign minister. and Rob h‘lng
Knit. the originator of the movement, has
boon superseded by Tang.
- Dissension-t havo alrcody occurred. and
the common people, it is suited, rognrd tho
dociamtions of a republic as an otliclul
dodge. Mr. H. ll. Morse, the oounnlseiou-
or of customs at 'l‘nmsui. island of For-
mosn, hns refined to recognize the ropnb-
limn lion. and tho (lorrnnn consul nt 'l‘orn-
sni. addressing 'l‘nng us governor of the
inland. protested against closing the port
of Tumult with torpedoes in tune of Mexico.
Five .lnpnnoso warships urrivod nt 'l‘nrn-
so! on Mny 2c and took sounding“ in the
harbor without being molcstod hy the nor
rison of the ('hincso fort. Unly u portion
of tho soldiers support- the republic.
Prior to tho declaration of iho ropuhllc,
it in stotmi, n Front-h r-rniwr visited 'i'cm
iilll. and two of her oilicors had it sorrot
intoriow with Tong. No importonco. how
ever, in Miaohod to this fact.
A ”petition hns boon forwnrdod to Po
king from south Chino praying tho cm-
poror to introduce constitutional reform.
to rmhnvc incopuirie oiliclnls. to niiolish
the one tplgtollt and foot binding and
to ullow frontiotn of npowh nod of tho
props. Brir-ily, tho petition ndvm-nios to
form on Western linmt
Spanish News of the (”than Revolution.
HAVANA. Mny til—A dotuchrnont of
17: Spanish soldiers nonr Hognn do ’l’nnn.
mo. province of Santiago do Urdu, won
attacked by a band of mm insorgonts.
The soldiers were comtudlvd to seek refuge
within a wooden huiidlugp‘tiliisrc thcy
made In gnllunt dofonao. ()no illil‘fllih'tnt. and
live private soldiers wore wounded The
insurgents loot one killed and bod. in
wounded.
it is rumored that number band of in-
surgents hnvo nppcured in tho noluhlmr-
hood of Sum-ii Eaplrltus. in tho province
of Santa (tiara.
A numhor of insurgents. cortnnnndod
by (.fntnpunlono. roconlly nitnckod n tort.
or. Cnmpm-huoin, m-nr Mnnmnilio, prov-
In’oo of Huntingo do Cuba. The insurgents
iircd upon tho fort for two hours Without.
any result. Tho troops returned tho fire.
but the loss of the insurgents is not
known, lmporinut tltn'liinonls Wuryullml
upon tho porsons of [Wu prisono who
were captured on board the .‘llhnf‘nllil.
Tho-Ir roniontfl arc unlloritimul to t‘mupro-
mist- sovorni persorw hitherto unnuspwrod
of having bi'i‘i) in rummuniooitonWith
tho inunrgvnta.
'i‘im got-orrunent hos issm-d nn nrtli‘l'
whirl: vxornpts li’um oil duty oi... l4 oun-
rn-vtod “'rtb tho rruinarrv of mining nod
im-milurxy misting in Colo.
The inn! lms u'ornnu-nowl iu-ru of .‘iomr
limit-ml Julio Nittguil)‘ nnd .lt-rpc- Aguzr
m, Snugnilv rurnrnnmlod tln- rotu-l forms
in .‘llilfhli/itsl. m‘. mill-s one! of llmmn. on
“to untirmk of tho in~nrrrrtinu Jill-l ht‘
Wm- nrrwiol .u ”moon in tho l’ll‘n‘l‘ port
oi l"t~l.rri.'|ry of this your, Ho liml inch is
lmnivr u! {ornu'r ”widow. but luv \V‘ls’illri'
irusfwl by tho i‘uitrtm. who Ml’i‘url‘il him
of painldinumrny i'ui‘nn fund. .md or
o-z'tt-d that ho hurl icon in run» in of 8'1“"
por lo- nth lrurn tho Hmnloh gmornzm-nt
for right )‘i'ltfrt nndr-r on ouruouont in
hot-i: ll mhimd tn.’ iiilli'lllillll [limit 'l‘liu linv
soul! upon into” n. curly in .\pril by tho
lit-turgvul- is tiliill in into ln-on Inorlo
with the purpwoof touching runnotly.
ullh tho intentic n of wronklng \uugvnnm
upon him. After his urn-st ln- :tpptaiiod to
tho i urn-ll Strum cumul, llnmnn (i. Wile
llama. rinlming .\liiul’ll‘:tli cut/onehip.
Murii'a Wilt- Mill Ilns "ultra.
'i'nu'n. Hr... Mny tll.~.‘-'ionmship Mm
cotio brought low pnew-nuors from ifnlun
ilnstov llioholiou, the l-‘ronvh sniior who
wna irnpriconed two months in Santiago
without trinl, was among thorn.
tinionol Figurmlo roporte the Spanish
’proofs of blurtl'erlcnih. llcsnyu tho Spun
ish ‘tiulm thot a watch with tho lultinia
.l. it}. M. Won taken from Marti's body.
The watch Marti wuro won a hnndsomo
uoid tinn-pivoe with his full name onnrovod
thereon and tho dots of tho presontotion.
lio hon no middle nntne.
Mnrti s wifo risked ileuornl (’arupos to
give hr-r tho ring Marti nlvmys worn—«u
ring made of iron from tho chain Marti
wore in prison. lnlnid orc tho golden lot
tors "i'ulmfl' This very (:ulttiplt'tluml nrri
ole they connot prmluco, “l‘llllrlil Sumo
ml. by whom Mortl let client-d to how
boon killod, should havo rcrolvptl qu do
arcott of promotion. but only rcoolwd
congrutulntlons.
ltrtasia Wants to "I've-tart" Koren.
imsrma. hloy :ii.——'l'he rorrcnpondont
of The Daily ans at Vienna toivurnpim
to thnt pnpor n report timt tho Korcon
premior has negotiated a trcnty with tho
lluuslun etnhnssodor whereby liliiinlll
agrees to protect Korea in onrtnln ctnnr-~
gcnclns.
"Koren would income iinssin's pro-
tege. " the correspondent continues. "with
not losing her independence. The king
of Korea mittens to sanction the treaty.
Japan threatens to recall her reprint-nin—
live from Smut if the treatyis urination-
ed. The treaty contains two secret clauses.
”i am informed that China hos given
Russia a conditional permission to cross
Chinese frontier at any time the ('id
or Tartan molest the Russian work
men."
1'» Joint Consuls for Iwaslcn-Nmny.
Ounrsrrssu, May 31,—A Joint motion.
lratned bysgrmment of all parties. will
he introduced in the stortbing today an-
thorizlna tbs mmment to initiate ne-
gotiations with Sweden for the settlement
of the consular question and the question
of each country having its own foreiitn
minister. tinder the act ct onion be-
tween the two countries. as at i 0n-
toned. it is required not the or foreign
single; shall be amt { demand
am one or a separate
forslaaatlnistsr for sash soangryands
» j
. m...
,. . h
ii", titties-mess at a no
' lies a central American Union. '
astvsncu, May tt.-A plantar a Can-
tral American union is being carried out
without including Guatemala. unless the
overthrow ct President Barrios can be as-
enrcd. Conditions will he presented which
Guatemala cannot accept. The fresh arri-
vals of Mexican troops near the frontier of
Guatemala, in tho rotate of,'Cbiapns. it is
believed, are for the purpose of preventing
any demonstration on the part of (lusts.
tnaia against the forming of the union,
which Mexico heartily indcrses.
Consular l'aety iihot by lied-rains.
Jnnrun. A rabia.‘ May :ii.—-—'i‘hc liritish
consul and vice mount, the Bunion not
log consul and the French consular uncro-
tary woro attacked and shot ootuidc the
town. The shooting is supposed to how:
been done by liedonins. 'l'hc liritluh vice
consul was killed. the liritlsh consul war
slightly wounded, and the others wore
seriously wounded.
Brazil's President May ltnslgn.
modular“), liloy :ii.-—l’rouident lilo-
roos is ill, and it is rcportod that he it»
tends to roshgu.
GOLD LACE ARISTOCRACY.
Orders at West Point Which Enlisted liirn
'I'ltlnlt Impressive.
erwnr'rm. N. ‘i'.. Mny :ii.—Tho author-
ltiee at West Point have issued sovorni or-
ders of into thnt' tho bum oxtrnmoiy oi)-
noxions to unlisted mun, and the inner
will appeal. it is sold. to tho not-romry of
war through ('nngrosmnnu i)‘lJolloi Newt
burg to onunlorumnrl them.
An order has long hoen in client prev
venting enlisted men from using the sirlo-
wnik in front of tho oillt-orn' qtmrtors. A
short time ago on onlor was issued pro-
vontipg thorn from going on llm pathways
nour tho pnmdo grounds. Then they were
excluded from 'l'rophy point. nnd now the
most obnoxious onlor of oil hos boon pub-
lished, lb-twvun .iunu lund .‘opl. i. no
enlisted rnnn will he piil'lllltltill to go upon
l-‘lirtntlon walk. nnd during tho rcmoin-
dor of tho vonr ho may not no there on
chnosdny nfturnnon. Saturday or firm
tiny, Filtration woik is the im‘orito prom»
cnndo of cutlets and their sWoothonrtt-r.
A BEAUTiFUL MIRAGE.
Trains. liniitlings nod "hill. Are Seen In
flirt his].
Mor'XT lion; )4. Y., May air-Tho
curly f'isul’s of this village now a remark
ublo mirage. it nhowod in tho clouds to
strip of the New York hunk of tho lludt
son rivor poorly :30 miles long. The city of
Yonkers was so plotnlydopirtod that some
of tho resident-cs Worn rocngni/ahlo. There
was the image of tugs nnd ft-rryhonts ply.
ing the river and of big chimneys pouring
out uptake.
The must wonderful port of the sports
cle was the arrival of a New York i‘ontrnl
trnin ct Yonlo-rs. 'l'ho irnin apponrod to
brook into tho rn‘rrouo from tho moth. to
plow its way through. as if running on n
solid foundniion. null thou mtnplctoiy dis-
appear at the northoru and of the sky.
'l‘ho mlrnno lastml about it” tnlnutos and
woe soon by n great many [\cuplu.
The l'lrirngn lions] litre.
Cilli'Aitn, ,‘lrty lll.~'l'lm ninth annual
Chimgo rond race, mvoring n t-otti'so of a
fraction over is miles. from the “root
rnonumont in Lincoln pork to routh
livunnlon moi return. Wits run and roanit<
ed in n \‘irtor'y for lit nu-r i’dirnmu ul' tho
i'hlmgoi'yriing ililll. Fillflllwli stnrtmi
from Kim I. to mark in tho hnruimtp and
ironic tho run in i'itlllixilliwuf .i minutes
nnd 2:". wmnd. l~'.-nrmnn rmlo in you]
form nnd flllislil‘il mmpornilwiy eirunn,
'l'lloro m-ro 3% ttiill’li-a, Hut )‘t-nr ho rmiu
in tho sumo rmnl. but it'll inaluromlnploh
lug ilu- l‘ll'i uit. ,‘i-i ln- low Moi boon it lav
inr in {my otlur t'yrlv rnnw. lm mud. lm
put down no u Winning dork lwrw. in
how lwu nearly oil ”In wimwm of this
Yfli'l‘ .inm it was inst sluriutl in l-~~T nn-l
run our tho nilllllirlliltil'nlll‘ut to l‘nllrnztu,
Tun (liria Ilrmrnml.
Word I ~1i 1:. linen. .‘lrty :.l.-—l.uum
llvrrruud. in yours old. nnd Nolllo wlilli',
i7 yours old, of .Vm‘th Hutton} Worn
dnmnrd in Loko i‘niinsiuunmrui, opposiru
tho l‘lyrit- lmlv-l. '1 ho girls were out boat
ing in company with 'l’lmnum l) lionnoll
and l"rui llnrm. 'l'hoy wow about to
chougo positions in iiw hoot whon it can
pal/ml. rmd nil {our worn thrown into ihu
wotor. 'l'ho tWo young nun wvro rescued.
Ellen-as Train “'rrmlntl.
likxn. Nova, Mny tit—Tho Atlantic or
prose struck it tlofcr'tlvo swirl-h near here
whllc running rapidly. 'l'ho onuinc. mall.
express. baggage and srnnkcr were ditch-
ed. A tramp named Hickey. supposed to
ho rm oscamd prisoner from Uokiond jail.
was crushed to a pulp. So other persons
received wriouflinluries.
Actress Attempts Suicide.
Chroma, May :ll.——-.\lrs. .l. llnr'koll
Townsend. better known as Mnhoi lien-
son licllcw. uotrms nnd nuthoross, at-
tempted to cod her life. With it rnzor she
eloebod her throut ond tvns found uncon~
salons lying tar-rose tho bed in ln-r "mm.
She was removed to aimspitnl and will
probably din.
Two I'irrs In Iranlmry.
liaxm'm'. Conn. Moy :li.—-'l'ho house
of Edward Wilson of Flectwood avenue. in
Bothoi, was destroyed by tiro originating
from n tiefcctlvo lino. l'eter McDonald‘s
mouniflcout “moon born in (ireonwood
wns also burned. This fire was of incen-
dlnry origin.
lhiltor lfnrt la a ltnnswny.
Common. Muss, May til.-—A runaway
accident occurred on (Ihoshlre mountain.
The earrings contained W. ll. f'hnse. edi-
tor of the North Adams Democrat. and
several friends. Mr. Chase was probably
fatally injured and the others seriously
bruised. .
Killed by a Bicycle.
Boston. May lib-do unknown worn.
an about on years oldwas knocked down
bya bicycle ridden by Frank M. Sennl~
ban of South Boston while crossing Wash-
ington street. near East Newton street.
Blamed soon afterward at the City hoe-
pi i.
Cyclones a Mile Wide.
Cnanuas. Nah, May lll.-A cyclone
one mile wide struck near here and demol-
ished everything in its psth. The home of
Ir. A. Boiler was blown to pieces. fatally
ini’nring Mrs. linller and two children.
hisny other buildings were damaged.
ms. lines. May iii.—-Wiliisnr Rich-
ards end Frank B. uteri, both of this
titynrsrsdrownsd attention beach. near
W
.
Building. 1‘
l’ is loch Easier toadvertlss in»
possible things and do a hurrah
business for a little iwhile. nor WE
ARE BUILDlNG A BUSINESS
TO STAY.
. , “1' p T
. ' -‘ i
d); ‘ , Furnishings .
tf‘ l!
7,2 and Hats
1:; At Low Prices.
If Not Satisfied, Your Money Back, if you want it.
W. .A. BENEDIBT & 60.,
19 Main Street, Sentinel Building,
Norwailr. South Norwalk.
THE LEADING DRY GOODS STORE,
"it"ristram & Hyatt,
.
NO. 2 GAZETTE BUILDING.
OW
Sui tar.
The step ahesd in Ladiee' Suite is greater than ever. this season. It's an easy
matter to come to our cloak room and select a suit and very likely you will find
one mon- to your mind than if you bought the material and paid two or three dol-
luvs rxtrn for order work. No noes-in“ You can see exactly what the eflect is.
You can ”100'“ from a Hundred Drill-root Styles. You can try on garments until
you get prm'isely what you prefer without a worry or the least bit of annoyance.
Tue present is the time for the heat choice. and the time for use will be here
before you are aware of it. There are units that any one with Si 50cm command and
so far as etyie goes equal to our very hirhrst priced ones. That's one of the mar-
vels of this Mares-lone Gathering of Suits. the style that stamps them all, and re-
un-mim that whatever the suit you buy here you can count every possible excel-
lence and least poesmie price.
Dock Suits in navy blue. tau and mixtures, tine hair line stripees and dots,
open front. cutaway jacket. full skirt. at $1.50.
Duck Suits, coat with ripple hack. latest style sleeve, full skirt, in navy blue,
with fine dots and stripes and c :vert mixtures. at $2.75.
Docs Suits in white and Iirrht stripes. open front. cutaway coat, large
rovers. ripple back, full skirt. at $3 95
Serge Suits, blue and block, cost and ripple beck jockets. very latest style
slot-v". ali seams b mod. skirts lined and unlined. from .5 up.
(Invert (Iioth Suite. jackets with ripple back. faced with silk, stitched edges,
velvet collar, at 0]).
Norwalk, ilonn.
"W!" 8". iii“: __
& 00.,
1.411(1iQI-l. Sunsmer
llave broken the backbone of high prices, and one might
as well try to lift himself in a bushel basket as to under-
rell the to. And at this time are showing the best line of
”Hill illilllllli
in the town We handle nothing but the beet. Cannot
afford to do otherwise.
FRANCIS&CO.,
RELlABLE CLOTHIERS,
86 Washington Street. - South iiorwalk. Conn.
FIRE! FIRE!
Great Rdeuction Sale of
llfliKElil, lLiSSWABE AND
UUSE FURNISHINE lfllli.
Owing to the tire in our store we will at once commence a
Great Fire Sale of stock. Now is the time to secure bargains.
ilNESillillllllllSS
by the spasttlaa at their
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