liar Melony? Speech Read at
1 Opening of Parliament.
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Dispute—Xe ‘lulutlou of the Armenian
Question Suggested.
1.03001, Feb. h.——'l‘he queen's speech,
read at the opening of parliament today,
is themed. important document that has
emanated-front the throne in many years,
touching as it does upon the various com
plioations in Great Britain's foreign rela-
tions. In the course of the address the
queen says:
“I continue to receive from other pow-
ers the assurances of their friendly senti-
Inents.
‘Au agreement has been concluded be
tween my government and the govern
meat of France, lining for its object the
independence of Siam.
“The commission for the delimitation
of the frontier, which separates my indies
empire and Afghanistan from Russia have
agreed upon a line "It!“ has been accept-
ed by myself and the auburn! of Russia
“The government of the Unitsdfitates
have expressed a wish to co-operstc in
bringing to a close the difficulties which
have existed for many years between my
government and the republic or Venozue
la regarding the boundary between that
country and British Guiana. l have ex-
pressed my sympathy with the desire to
come to an equitable arrangement. and i
trust that further negotiations will lead
to a satisfactory settlement."
Regarding the Turkish situation, the
queen said:
“The sultan of Turkey has sanctioned
the principal reforms in the government
of Armenia, {pr which, in conjunction
with the government of the emperor oI
Russia and of the president of the F rcnch
republic, T have felt it my duty to press.
I deeply regret that a fanatical outbreak
of the Turkish population has resulted in
a series of massacres in those provinces,
which have caused the deepest indigna-
tion in this country.”
~ The Transvaal Incident.
This is colorless enough. under the air
cumstanccs, but the description of tht
Transvaal situation will be somewhat
more significant. The utterance onthh
subject is:
'A sudden incursion into the South
African Republic by an armed force from
tlfiterritory under the control of the Brit
ish South Africa company resulted in II
collision with the burgher forces. My
ministers, at the earliest possible moment,
intervened to prohibit, through the high
conunissloner, this hostile action, and it
warn all my subjects throughout South
Africa against taking part in it.
“The origin and circumstances of those
proceedings will form the subject of search-
ing inquiry.
“The president of the South African
Republic. acting in this measure with
moderation and wisdom. agreed to plan
. the prisoners in are hands of my high
commissioner, andwlx have undertaken tr
bring to trial the leaders of these men
The conduct of the president of the South
African Republic on this occasion and
his assurances, which he has voluntarily
given, lead me to believe that he receg
nizes the importancuof redressing tho lo
gitimate grievances of which complaint
has been made by persons now inhabiting
the Transvaal."
The Ashanti Trouble.
In the course of the reference to the
Ashanti expedition the queen said:
"While I rejoice that the object of tin
expedition was achieved without blood-
shed, I have to deplore the loss, from the
severity of the climate, of some valuabh‘
lives, including that of my beloved son.
in-lnw, his royal highnoss Prince Henry
of Battenberg, who voluntarily placed
himself at the service of Inysof and his
adopted country. I and my door daughter
are greatly touched in this heavy bereave
moat by the widespread sympathy shown
by my subjects at home and abroad."
Among the bills proposed will be an
cIIIployers’ liability measure, one provid
ing for Ioluntary schools, another touch
lng upon the Irish inIIIllawrcforIII, out
for the relief of agricultural distress and
one for the establishment of a board 0!
agriculture in Ireland.
There is also an allusion to the increase
in the naval defenses.
The Times says that it is improbable
that Sir William \ornon IlaI',chrt Lib
oral leader in Parliament will IIInIo any
amendment to the address.
The Daily \‘cvvs, the Liberal organ, on
the other hand. says: "The Liberals Will
press the governmdnt for information 0]:
the Venezuelan atlair, as a strong dosirr
exists to meet' the shes of I period.
There are hints, howcv‘ , the lthough
the Radicals favor'unliI i arbitrati n,
the Liberal leaders are bound by their 0 n
record and are unlikely to press this view. ”
The Times says that it is confidently
expected that the budget surplus will ex-
cccd £6,000,000 sterling.
Discussing the Venezuela Dispute.
The Chronicle reprints at great length
this morning for the benefit of parliament
thr- replica received from leading prclates,
writers and politicians in favor of its sug
gestion for a national petition to parlia-
ment for the establishment of a perma
nent tribunal of arbitration.
The Chronicle says that Sir Frederick
Pollock. corpus professor of jurisprudence
in tho l'nivcrsity of Oxford, who was in-
trusted by the government with the prepn‘
ration of the British case in the Venezue
inn boundary dispute, has completed the
\ cnezuelu blue book, and that it will
probably be presented to parliament with
in ten day s, ‘It is understood, ” says The
Chronicle, ”that the government will
make an important statement tonight. "
Clemens R. Markham, F. R. 5., presi—
dent of the Royal Geographical society,
has another wlumn in The Times this
morning on the historical aspects of the
Venezuelan dispute. George Demming,
an attorney of Philadelphia, and an anony-
mous correspondent at Montgomery, Aha,
also have column letttrs in the some pa«
per on the American feeling toward the
\ enesuelsn dispute and the Monroe deco
trine.
The Times has an editorial which aims
to justify England‘s refusal to assent to
the arbitration of the whole of the dis-
puted territory between Venezuela and
Guiana on the ound of her previous un-
fortunate expo noes in arbitration and
of the fact that America in the Geneva ur-
. bitration set a pmcedent of placing a llnI-
itation on the matters to be arbitrator].
The Tinn- expressss the hope that the
Radical learn in parliament will not
omnpromise “country's laureate by at-
tacking the government it! its refusal to
Inter into unlimited arbitration.
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THE CHANGE OF A LIFETIME. Every article for this sale a. Special Bargain.
Storm chcviot skirts. 5:}.
Worth 3.00.
About me silk skirts, a large assortment of patterns, made in
thetmost advanced stylc, special for two days,
yards widc,blue and blacktailor lll‘Jllt‘,
with box pilill in iront, hundsoucly finished, for this sale,
‘I‘ii so I, i
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Mahackeme Hotel Building,
Fine beack diagonal skirts, $l.|9
Cloth skirts, lined-through-
out, piped with vclvct, SIM)
Fancy figured black bril-
iantiuc skirts, the some
as last Saturday for $l.75
We can lit everybody, thin
()I' SIOUI.
l’lain black silk hrilliantinc
skirts special for two days, $2.98
Worth 5.oo.
$5.00
$7.98 and $9.98
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Sale commences Friday, February 14th, for two days only. We have purchased the
entire stock of Ladies’ and Misses’ Skirts from the la go manufacturing skirt house of
S Holtz & 00., 328 West Broadway, NewYork, at 5 c on the dollar. These goods com-
prise all the advanced styles for Spring as well as for present wear.
You Can’t
Miss
This
GREATEST
OF'
ALL
SALES!
Come
Early
and
Get
the
Cream
of
That Lot!
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Connecticut.
I WAISTS '
one dollar, special for this sale, . .
l Silk Waistsi
Special for l‘f'ldIH and Saturday only, one to each customer.
3co extra fine quality black sateen waists, trimmed with
I braid around collar and cuffs, cx’tra large sleeves, worth
49 ct:
lixtru fine quality, made of the best Taffcta silks, in all the
, to nine dollars, special for two days,
Trimmed Hats!
new designs, handsomely made and finished, worth seven
$3.75
lill of our trimmed hats will go for 73¢, regardless of quality.
Our best French felts, our velvet lIats,our children's hats,
l worth all the way from two dollars to i'II'e:rlollars.
will buy any of them 1
98 ct:
Hundreds of other articles suitable for ladies to wear will be sold at ridiculously Low
Prices. l
H. Krieger, Mah‘ackemo Hotel Block, 8. Norwalk.
Unanimous
Choice
The New York Mo'rnin Jour-
nal recently offered ten ceding
makes of bicycles as prizes in a
guessing contest,giving the win-
ners free choice of any one of
the ten machines. The result was
ALL of the ten winners selected
Columbia
Bicycles ’
The Journal ac-
cordingly bought
ten Col
umbias,et
ying $100 each
gr them, without
discount orrebate. ,
On even terms at
few will choose a
bicycle other than the Columbia
STANDARD OF THE WORLD
Unequallcd, Unapproached._ '
Beautiful Art Catalo e of Columbia and Hart—
ford Bicycles is free on call upon any Colum-
bia agent , bymuil In as for two ‘ s—cent
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POPE MANUFACTURING co.
FadmiadecncralOflMWCm‘n.
Brunch Stores and Agehcics in almost every
my and town.
represented in your vicinity
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YOU CAN’T DO BETTER .
Than Leave Your Union for
P n n t-
. l n g I
fit HIS Soritlnoi
Office.
if Columbine are not properly I
It how.
Dr. F. W. Darmer,
SURGEON DENTIST!
42 Washington Street
South Norwnlk. Conn.
Teeth Filled
and Extracted
Without Pain!
\Ililh- lil! 'i‘I-cllIIIiihunol II Ithout I‘laioa by
tho lute-It iqurnIoIl Iuolhm ~.
\ll munitions pertaining in modern Den-
iisirI l1" lH'llIlliIHl III II skillful III. Illilt"! at about
“lI-eth mime iml {II-o of I lump. “here other
tooth on to ho iIIH m -.:l ,
A lady III attendance. |
OFFICE HOURS.
From on. III until 5 p. In Open Wmlncsd
and Saturday until II p. m.
\H IIoIk \V"llll<‘|lllt"ll fur liIc roam
Consultation Free.
1 , 1. m 1 .
Beware of Fraud
The Countless imitations of
W 'shburn -Croshy s super-1
lativc Brand Is the greatest .
compliment that has yet
been paid to this famous
Flour
. Imitators may copy the}
Appearance of the Sac but
no one can imitate the qual-
itv oi the F our. Washburn-i
Crosbv’ s Superlativc is thei
best In the world. i
Roberts, Tocker;
& Goodwin. 1
‘ Office 100 Main Street.
1 Hartford, coma.
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Agents for Mont. ' 1
an. Warehmunwommroestreetl
v
om halftho priv-mluirgml ht other dentists. ,
00R Domesne pzplmem
Again Invites Your Attention!
For Everyday!
Excellent Values
In Bleached,
Half Bleached,
and Unbleached
Muslin.1
1 FOR
Thursday Only!
.For. Everyday!
Pillow Cases
Fruit of the Loom, liléc.
t‘1l
1
(LI Brown Sheeting, 111.”. 2c
1Staplc and 'lh‘css; Sheets
l1 Gingham at .ic
\
A. Diékerrnan 8. Son,
18114 Washington Street,
and Sheetings,
Ready Made
.and Pillow Cases!
south Nerwalk, Connecticut.
Luther M WrIght
Has Them!
What? Why
IOO Style15 and Prices to soit All!
...COME AND SEE THEM AT HIS REPOSITORY...
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SLEIGHS
\
Conn Mahnokemo
of America, will hold
ing tonight.
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missioners have muedll 99m .1 . 11 11
exclusive of Bridgeport ‘
m s.
Felt hats. such as are «Ila ”11‘
United States for .8 and 04 MI
about 87 cents in Japan.
J. miracles, 1d Norwalk. I...»
contract for moving m in“
across the tracks at Dublin, mt
——Ellis club concert mm M
the Opera House. hear the olden”
joy a good laugh. Go home "brim fill"
of happiness. __
The Democrats of Fultfield M “l."
nominan E. Livingston W ‘
judge of probate to succeed the he
.ludgoW. B. Glover. O 3 "
The Ladies' Guild of Grace church
will hold a cake sale at the home (2wa
Hoyt. 09 Main street, Norwalk, Thurs-
day afternoon from 5 to 6 o’clock.
.,..
A ball for the benefit of the Hannah
inn Reform church was given more
mania Hall, last night. There“ a
large attendance. The Hungarian band,
from New York, furnished music. 1 ‘
Thejiiarrington but, made by the Yolk
Hat company, will be imuod February
17. Itissaidtobeoneoftbevory but
shapes the company has ever shown In
the Harrington style. The my
has many other natty shapes of its own
'thake.
There willbea union service at the
Norwalk Congregational church, next
Sunday evening, in the interest of the
Connecticut Sunday School association.
In consequence, no servim will be held
at the Baptist, Methodist, or at Grace
church.
The solidity of the Children of Many.
of St. Mary's church, has elected these
officers: President, Miss Sarah Con-
secretary, Miss Katie Golden; treasurer.
Miss Mary McGow an. 1
Housemover Pal-trick, of Norwalk.
went to Stamford Sunday with a force
of men for the purpose of movingouoof
the houses in the Second word, belong-
ing to Mr. Gordon, across to the north
side of the track. The house will he
placed on a lot near Canal street.
Mrs. Currcn, who has conducted}
boarding house at the corner of North
Main and Ann streets, over Sturtevant’s
bargain house, since work on the four-
tracking improvements commenced,
will move to Bridgeport tomorrow,
where work is soon tobe begun on the
railroad improvements.
At the Continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
in Washington, next week, the Norwalk
Chapter will be represented by the re-
gent, Mrs. Noble, the ex-regent, Mrs.
E. J . Hill, hirs.Frerlcrick Belden, Mrs.
Milo H. Parsons and Mrs. James II.
Stevens.
Referring to the Spellman styles, the
American Hatter say: {John H. Spell-
man himself is one of the best dressed
men in New York and knowstoanioety
just what is best suited to meet the de~
1mands of fine trade. It is only neces-
isary to say that the Spellman hats are
1 made by the Crofut & Knapp company
2’ to convmce the trade of their excellence
of manufacture. "
Styles and Colors in lists.
The Y oumans derby, which was lulled
upon the‘ 15th, came somewhat as a sur-
prise in its extreme tapering crown, al-
though its general style had been antici-
pated to a great extent. Its reception
has be)“ generally favorable, notwith-
standing the Iatc unpleasant experience
with blocks in this order. The heavy
roll of the brim is somewhat objected to
for a spring style, but this can be easily
modified to suit the requirements of
buyers As the stylesaru iamedit 1'-
comes more and more evident that the
round crown is to be the popular style,
and that the full blocks that “India .
with such a rush last spring have I
short life. This fact is made Why
the Youngs, Spellman, Lamsou ”Hub.
bard,1mperial,Hawes. WW ,
other popular styles, all of which lid 01
the new order. III-1691011. the limit
browns with contrasting tfimmingim
bé m rrglr pearls, having fund b “It.
the fancy of buyers, although motility
come in later. Soft hats show mills.
new either In form orcolor. W
black bands will be popular’ In tour!“
In straw hats yacht shapes scum ’0 ht 91
very materially. soft trims being ilk-
gnted to a very decided back seat. up:
mush!" Wions miliél'flli 9"
22,. an; by 2%und2'g. res-oar IQ,
will heW Maggi... if 1
undead
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nors; vice-president, Miss Elisa Smith:
Norwalk Chronicler