. , the lsécret of the success of our great sainple sale, and we
1allmake one more great reduction of prices.
Our Ladies’ 33 Sample Shoes, at 81.76 a pair. _ -
Our Lsdies’ t5 BussiLOalf Lace Shoes, at 81.50 a pair.
Our Iadies’ 34 Sample Shoes. at $3.25 a pair.
Our 3-Button Razor Toe Ladies’ 83 Oxford, at 81.75 a pair.
011! Ladies’ Opera and Razor Toe 83 Oxfords, at 81.75 a pair.
Our Ladies’ $1.50 Kid and Russet Oxfords, at $1 a pair.
' Our Men's Russia Oalf and Seal Goat 31 Shoes, reduced to
32.50 a pair. '
Our Men’s
Russia Calf Razor Toe Lace .3 Shoes, reduced to 82
The largest and best assorted line of School Shoes ever shown
in town at the lowest prices.
‘E'Ellfllilllf'fl SHOES DRESSED FREE IlF leIllBE BY THE BEST
‘ PHBFESSIOHII. lilllTBllGK Iii TUWH AT
OLSEN BROS.
THE WHITE (SHOE SWHE
H0. 3 SIZETTE HllllillHS. - - HOHWILK, illliili.
NOW 18 THE TIME you want light on the subject. To get
‘ the light he sure and procure one of the pretty VASE or BAN -
. QUET LAMPS at ' ‘ .
NASH&VANSCOY’$
Our line of Oil Heaters are like the Defender, always ahead;
for that reason we are willing for you to take one home and try
-, it for a day or two and see if you can beat it. They do not be
. ' lieve in fouling,,because they are not built that way.
iillllilEll HilllTH [Mill Hill WEST STREETS.
ReductioninFarellommenoingMonday,8ept. I 6
The New Passenger Steamer.
sag .
illlll Sillliti BETWEElillllTil lillllilllli lliil lilli liliili.
. FARE—SINGLE, 30c; sxcunslon; 50c.
loaves South Norwalh at can a. in.
leaves Beekmau street. at 2:15 p. m. (Saturdays.
Isl! p. m. (Saturdays 2;“) p. m.
Freight boats for Norwalk leave New York. Monday.
aoo p. m. loaves Norwalk. Tuesday.
from m a. m. to 6:00 p. in.
1:85 p. m.) Leaves East (list street. at
Wednesday and Friday at
Thursday and Saturday at 5:00 p. m. Freight received
BROWN'S $3.00 Sillli
And you will see not only a
float and Perfect Fitting Shoe.
But one in which the
Best Material is Used. Combining Durability and 81er
Making it the best $8.00 Seamless Shoe in the market.
EVERY PAIR WARRANTED.
(Jail and examine them before purchasing any other shoe, at
= H. s. BROWN’S,
South Main Street}. 80. Norwalk.
w,
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FOR THE LATEST STYLES
amora-
.SPIlIHE HillTWEAH'
~coro—
anemia current or our.
' ' ' ' ‘ V - there Aprllicrwhothsr Durantwas than
.on A ll 2. Kin saidncthiul to Durant
’ Turner, who was call
eu-
M‘l-ar rm ”the of homily Intimate-es
Durant Bush no" Under the Tmlbie
ewawmena-c by the Mum of
.., ills Inland. Ilsa. crease». ‘
Sax Entrance, Sept. lit—The prose-
cation in the Durant case will complete
its direct case early next week. The open-
ing statement of the defense is awaited
with much interest. Itwill be the first in-
timation of what it expects to prove. it
has been said that an alibi for Durant
would be shown. and further that another
man than Durant went into the church
when the prisoner is said to have enter-
ed it.
Duraut's marvelous curve has forsaken
him. For the first mus since he owns hur-
ried from Walnut creole under gurrest he
has shown signs that he realizes the dan-
ger of his position. It has just come to
light that the tremendous strain under
which he labored on Monday was more
than he could bear, but it was not until
he was taken into the sheriff's office that
the collapse cause.
His face was white, and tears were :in
his eyes. lie had not until that moment
understood the full significance of the tos-
tlmony which had been given by Mrs.
Elizabeth Crossett.
For over five months Durant had pre-
serVed an impenetrable mask. He seemed
to have no fear. He seemed not to care.
He knew what was coming. It had been
drummed into his ears. The prosecution
had no surprise to offer. There was a link
missing in the chain, and no effort seemed
able to supply it. Then came the crushing
surprise of the testimony of Mrs. Crossctt,
his old friend, who had seen him on a Va-
lencia street car with a pretty girl.
A Contarsnoe In the Jail.
Durant was dumfounded. His father,
mother and Attorney Deuproy called on
him at the jail on Saturday. and for over
an hour and a half were in earnest oonfor~
once with him. This was the first confer-
ence of the sort ever held in jail since he
was accused. The situation was desperate
at last.
George R. King. organist of Emanuel
church, with the exocpti _n of Miss Lucille
as soon as pro-
ceedings began Wednesday and was on the
witness stand not over five minutes, was
the only wltpees examined. King Was an
unwilling witness, as he was at the pre-
liminary examination, and his testimony
showed that he has had considerable to do
with the defendant, his parents and at.
torneys since Durant was held for trial in
the lchr court. He has visited Durant
in the county jail 'und has also called at
Dickinson's office and at Dnrnnt‘s home.
One admission he made caused considera-
ble of a sensation. It Was when he testi-
fied that somebody connected with the do-
fcnso, he could not remember who. had
asked him to modify his testimony given
at the examination that he first saw Du-
rant on the afternoon of April Sns the lat-
ter was coming from the direction of the
bclfry. He did modify that to the extent
that ho was not sure whether he first saw
Durant there or lying down on the plat-
form ln the. church. The 'point Wits silght~
ly in favor of the defense, and Attorney
Dcnprey was quick tonmkc the most of it.
The usual crowd of Women at court was
augmented by an old lady with a pair of
opera glasses. who got a front seat not 20
feet from Durant and leveled her glasses
at him. After she had scrutinized him for
five minutes Chief .lnilcr Sattlcr, who has
charge of Durant, compelled her to put
away her glasses.
Organist King's Testimony.
Miss Emma L. Turner was the first
witness on Wednesday. She is a member
of the Emanuel church and knows llur-
unt. She testified that on April 3 she was
not with defendant in Emanuel church.
Mrs. Leako Tuesday testified tlmt the girl
she saw walking into Emanuel church
with Durant was either iilnncho Lamont
or Miss Turner. '
Organist George King was then put up-
on the stand to prove that he saw the
prisoner in the church on ii p. m. on April
8, almost an hour after Durant was said
by Mrs. Looks) to have entered the church.
King proved an unwiilng witness, oppnr‘
ently shielding Durant whcncwr possible.
He admitted that the dcfcndunt and his
attorneys advised him to give his testi-
mony as given at the preliminary crumb
nation. This created a tremendous sensa-
tion, but on cross-examination he said he
had not been asked to change his cvi~
dense. lie told how ho had come into
Emanuel church to play a new piece on
the organ, and when he had been playing
a few minutes Durant appeared. pale. di-
sheveled, sick and breathless and without
hat or coat.
Durant said that while repairing some
gas pipes ho had been ovorcomc, and at
Durant's request the witness wont to a
drug store and purchased some bromo
scltrer, which Durant drunk. Then, at his
request. Durant helped him carry a limit“
organ from one part of the church to an.
other. The prisoner appeared exhausted
and was frequently obliged to stop and
rest. The witness stated licdctccted no
escaping gas and thought all the gas jets
and pipes were in perfect order.
In continuing his testimony, King said:
“I was in the church about an hour
that afternoon. I saw no one also in the
church and heard no noises except what
we made ourselves. i know illuncho lla-
meat. I here seen him with her. and
quite often he and I escorted Miss Blanche
and her sister Maud from church. He os-
corted Bunchc burnout and I Maud. This
was Sunday evenings. He did not on those
occasions enter the house. i remember the
fact of Blanche Lamont’s disappearance.
0n the evening of April 10 I was on tho
way home from church with Durant. and
he remarked how sad it was she had dis-
appeared. and how We were handicapped
in the search for her, as she had left no
slow. I never accompanied him on any
any search he had made. There was a
prayer meeting on the evening of April
10. but it was over when I got to church.
hounded by ”hunt.
“I had no conversation with Durant be-
tween April ti and lo about Blanche ha-
mont. I saw him once or twice in that
time. On the evening of A ll 10 we left
church about 9 o‘clock. l t int: 1 cyioned
the conversation. but do not remember
What i said. lie said we would be willing
to do sayihlntwseould to find her.
‘tkucw “when: he refsrrsdhy'wa.‘
' Wills ‘ am when
lives this asked me _.
‘ M
search for her, and he never told me of
weeks.
out mommy rm new
i, libel-finalise,
who. . .
it, , wherever-elixir: ’ ,
to tile thatd‘ay. Theymfi . on
fine savers through thc‘whole building.
lug did not remember whether hearse
shes the visit 0 , the plumbers win he
said he was ores-come by gas. Kins attend-
ed prayer meeting in the church on
Wednesday cronies. April s.-
He saw Durant. and then he mentioned
that the smellof gas had disappeared. Dav
rant, on the afternoon of the 8d, went in-
to the ladies! ”dressing room on the lower
floor. where there was a mirror. He asked
King if he was pale and if his eyes were
congested. King told him he was pale and
that his eyes were congested. ,
Juror Dutton asked King if, when he
examined the gas burner in the library,
he found it leaked. King said he did not.
King said he did not know where‘the
smell was strongest, but thought it was
in the lobby. He noticed a smell of gas all
through the church, even to the loft,
where he wont to get the .‘gan. Durant's
visit to thelndlcs' dressing room tclook
at his eyes was before they went up for
the organ. The smell of gas in the lobby
was not strong enough to make the wit-
ness sick. He did not go to the mirror to
see if he was pale or if his eyes were con.
gestcd. -
King was then turned over to Mr. Don-
prcy for cross examination, and was kept
under fire up to the time of adjournment.
JERSEY REPUBLTCANS.
The State Convention Opens at Trenton
w Today.
TBEXTON, Sept. ill—The Republican
state convention opened here today, and
the business of nominating a state ticket
is now in progress.
The corridors of the Trenton House were
throngcd this morning with delegates and
friends of the different candidates. Gon-
ernl Sewoll of the Republican state com-
mittee and all the candidates except Senn-
tor Rogers have headquarters there. The
situation is very much mixed. A fair cs»
timato would seem to give Grigge 330
votes on the first ballot; Kean, 240; Ward,
153; Voorhccs, so; lingers, 65.
To nominate :32 votes are necessary. The
55 votes of Camden are expected to go to
Kenn on the second ballot, bringing his
vote up to 295. \‘oorhces and Ward are
both banking on being nominated ,as a
compromise candidate. The Ward strength,
however, has for the most part a second
choice, divided between Kean and Grlgge,
and it is doubtful if it can be kept in line
for Word after one or two ballots.
BASEBALL.
KATIOSAB LRAGl'E UAME'.
At Washington-—
Washington ......... 0 i ll 0 ll 0 l 0-— 5
Brooklyn ............ U l 0 1 0 l (l U—-—- 3
At Boston—
Boston ................... Ii 4 ll ii i 0 il——- 8
Baltimore .............. U (l 0 0 ii 0— 0
At Flushing—-
Chicago .......... 2 l) 0 (l 0 0 l) l 2—6
Pittsburg ........ 2i 0 2 0 0 l 0 0 ‘-— 6
At Cleveland——
Cleveland ........ 0 7 0 ll 0 O (l 8 *-—-lO
Cincinnati ....... t :l '1 2 2 U 0 0 0-— ll
At Louisville—
Louisvillc ........ l 0 0 o o o o o l— 3
St. Imuis.........l) o 2 o 0 2 o o o— 4
Second guine—
St. Louis................ D 0 (l (l 0 0 2— :3
U 1 il— 9
Louisville ............... o 1 7 o
Freight Train Killed Valuable Cows.
PA\\‘Ti'('KET. it. 1.. Sept. ill—A freight
train on the Providence and Worcester di-
vision of the Consolidated road ran into a
large hml of thoroughbred Jersey cows
belonging to tho lmlisdnlo company at
hinsdulu. Thirteen of the cattle were
killed. and a down were more or loss in-
jurcd
A Railway From Shanghai to Nanking.
Loxzms. Sept. lit—Tho 'l‘intcs today
publishes a dispatch from Shanghai which
says that the emperor hue snnctloncd the
lnunr-dinto building of a railway from
Shanghai through Suchnu and Chin-
fiirr to Nunking in order to forestall
the“
.ln unoso demands.
Miller Ind His Dog (ins-as.
Bi'i-‘l’AiAl, Supt. ill—Fred Miller and
his dog Guess arrived in Buffalo on foot
from New York to Denver on a wager of
81,000. He has been :34 days on the road.
He left for Eric, l’n.
Jew flailing In Vienna Ends In Murder.
Virzsxn. Hopi. iii—The anti-Semitic
agitation has (‘|I"'tilintt!ll in the murder
of a synagognr- . ,.cial. in the streets last
night tnuny .loWs ware grossly ill treated.
Drowned in a Milk Can.
Fannruo'rox, Pa. Sopt.1il.-—Thc~l-year-
old duughtor of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E.
Rowland was drowned in n can of milk
laetnlght. W
“'arelsousemen In Session.
Pint-.Aot-znriua, Supt. lit—«Tho fifth au-
nunl session of the American Warehouse-
mon‘s association begun burn (it. the Con-
tinental hotel.
Spain Borrow; .fl0.000,000.
iii/mum. Sept. lil.~——'l’ho government
has arranged with Paris bunkers for a
credit of £4,000,000 for tho war in Cuba.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
'l‘ho iuorcuryregistcrud 101 degrees in
the shade at Ht. Louis on Tuesday.
Smallpox has broken out at Stewart in.
stltuto. the school for Indians, at Carson,
Nov.
The Spanish transport steamer Santa
Barbara arrived at Havana with addl‘
tlonni troops from Spain.
The Works of the American Plate Glass
company at Alexandria, lnd., were dam.
aged to the extent of 050,000 by a fire.
'Enst Towns, Mich. Was visited by a
most disastrous storm. disabling vessels,
wrccinnu buildings and leaving destruc-
tion in its track.
Tho‘German government has asked
Austria for the extradition upon a charge
of forgery of Baron vcn Hammerstein,
formerly chief editor of The Kroc: Zol-
mug.
Geoffrey A. Perkins, calling ' himself a
New York lawyer, who was convicted of
blackmail on Sept. ill in London, was
manhood to ten yours' lmprlscntnsnt at
hard labor.
Catharine McCarthy. a bride of ii
committed snicldeathernsideuos.
by to
CLOTHING: .
‘ 'srocK.g;
l9 liain Street,
iiorsalk.
W. A. BENEIIIBT &
\
Your ‘ Gal 7
past two weets and althoush we had a large
d the loss. We are now selling cardamom ’- “
Maud fiSTFlouli
Our Loss
The price of flour has dropped wilhin a
supply on hand we are going to rt
34 25' per bill; 550 per bag. ‘
A FEW SAMPLE PRICES: . ,
Spices. all Mods. 54 lb . 7c-
Pare Cider Vin ar. per all“ sop.
Salt Pork. fat or can. per in, too.
Washing Soda. per lb.. 10.
Tomatoe Catsup, qt. bottle, 9c.
Condensed Milk. per can. is.
Baked Beans. car can. 10c.
Corned Beef. 2-“). can. file.
Best. Soda Crackers. e lbs. for 25c.
Best Ginger Snaps. ii lbs. for Ibo.
Bluelng qt. bottle. Bo. Best Lemon Bracken. 5 lbs. for 250.
is‘lrench 'Mustard. per bottle. 8c. Oil Sardines. 7 cans for 260.
4 ottolene ll-lb. l . 27c. Satin Gloss Soap. 6 bars for 250.
Fire Lard. r b Sc white "ctatoes. per bc.. tile.
Full Cream Cheese. p'er lb . 13c. Sweet Potatoes. per pk., .
tutuwvounnoonvoo
33 Main Street.
Norwalk.
Donovan Building,
South Norwalk.
4
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IllNlllS Kr til,
The Reliable illolniers, Hatters and N
f Furnishers -~ :%
We open the Fall Season with an assortment
of New, Seasonable and Desirable Goods, at
wonderfully low prices. No question about it.
If so, ask nine persons out of every ten,
“Which store sells first class goods at low-
est prices,” and the answer will be, Francis
6: Co. Our store is our best advertisement
for superior goods, at popular prices.
FRANCIS&CO., '4
86 Washington Street. - South liorwalk. Bonn.-
ln Inviation is hereby ex-
tended to the people of liorwall '“"
.. and vicinity to inspect our goods. ..._.
lie to not claim to give you ,
'“ gold rollers for ill-rent pistes; “"
__,,. but we will treat you fairly and ....
j stly. .
_,, routsanotcnnss. ___,.,w
PLUMBING ‘
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HOUSEKEEPING , ,
ARTICLES at ‘
23 WALL St.
Solemn for the "tutor Bicycles.
Norwalk Chronicler