, blch- her
up traction; of the city.
of a credential corn.
., Is entirely taken up
M on of business. Grand
presented his annual re-
. ' report. which was very
in: the year and re-
ills of the order. The
a rand fie‘cretary Frederick
ow Haven, Was next
iI report announced that
in 'Connecticut 83 sub-
I gain during the year
present membership is
was a loss during the
eluding 194 deaths The
of the subordinate lodges.
were $147. one. 91: paid
0.40; paid for expenses,
or paid. $135,160.20. To-
ilntl of subordinate lodges
”424.157. The receipts
‘ lodge during the year
at) Total. funti'on hand
in iii. a gain ofone. The
sport closes with a protest
for increasing membership.
star. Zebulon R. Robbins.
ll: deputy grand master, Ho.
circuit. of Bridgeport; grand
Belsll G. Blakeman. of Shei-
, ltd secretary. Frederick Bots-
, New Haven: grand treasurer.
.H. Marigold. of Bridgeport:
tIiivcs to sovereign lodge. i.n-
“ Fuller. of Putnam. and .iohn
Ti; of ‘thterbury. '
. other officers of the grand lodge
Iftarnoon retiring Gland bins
oltit Blair was presented with a
» 1 grand master's jewel.
GET THE BLUE PENCIln
~ '(By Alloclttirtl l’rettsl
W York. May l8—- The (‘ommcrclni
. contpnny sent out. the following
, . : “The i'nited States authorities
tbut all messages containing
ion of prospective nnvrtl mow-
Ild current military operations
WWI to the l'nited States and
immunity forbidden. Send. rs of
{other messages are roqllf'atctl
elude such matter. if any soth
m it will he stricken out by the
00003 FOR THE ARMY.
(3! Associated Preset
., II)! lflwMtcr nu Idiotic”
l 7! ”In. the shops at the Alle-
VIW In this city were started
III manufntturina leather goods
blunts" Iran.
(‘4.
(B! Asmiuicd Prose.)
‘ flay lfl~"l‘lli‘ Populist atolo
‘ , flint here yesterday. l'it'iiillfll'
M (Munro-smart filtllliiv'i' m-o
‘ ii. titltl are llillcrly oppoalttu
Moan uAltK .tsttotut
Associated Press.)
lloilt. (‘ape Point». “by it
, M R. A. i‘. fltnltit. i‘ttptnin
. which sailed from Port isutiu.
- "‘ “it April Bill for Ni-w York.
, st Woody (how and will pro
insane I Vll‘nrlt.
W
‘ "I“ Idiotic”...
Malone rams will «tune up
i‘ottrl. tomorrow.
V . Ullhlll Hullholl. of litooitlin
” a Return to the Version
5 WI church “or at
" will Palestine.
, W
Curtis and Willard tom
"Mull. «played a iltthina
it Illi‘ IlM‘liOI' ,l't'illt‘lllcl'
, with I hiltitlrrtl and one
Wmmk
ml i‘ity thou ii at in tin
“illicit i‘fmiliu u' 7 t‘
, our «venom lo [lo-ill to.-
W “domain and inst-ell ti...
and their llilill'li-ils.
W
‘ l‘li i'fli'llll' arr-cried the
J. Hilton i'obutn In M
» Isrvlt-e of ll." Mill's
I , CliiI iii ”in South Nor
, l tlnttth Mm ill
lunar to t tint" on
glam
N “l" Wiilfl'l'.
‘d willst use given on-
iii the Woman's no.
's flttll. yesterday
were nineteen tables.
‘ M in Wall hr ”in Hort
prise. In. John it
hits. flaunt it
,t firs lflll'olc rt..-
sl one. and an-
r c M will am
Intended th‘ ,
Voiilcial acts of the
_ tit: can the following tandl- 11
.A
showed trivial to...»
Willi street. 11 a; stir—The
pursued its upward course .- some
time and the pains in some stocks Zware
quite notable. People's‘ [as bounded
upward to 98% and Rock Island, rose
,to Within a fraction of ,102’. ‘ Tdbacco
‘was very feverish. but inclined to teach
a lower level. 'f‘he rise of prices
brought out offerings to realize. but the
market speedily lapsed into dullness;
Wall street, noon-«Round amounts
of sugar and tobacco were thrown on
the market. resulting in a decline of
1% in anger and 2 in tobacco. A re
actionary tendency was imparted to the
balance of the list. but offerings of the
cline and the market became semi-
stagnant. Rubberistoclts were promin-
ent. the preferred touching 79. a rise of
4 points. Sales to noon, 189.560 shares.
The bond market was neglected ,but
the undertone was flrm.’
Wall street, 1 p. m.——Prlces went
lower after midday. sugar and tobacco
leading the dccllnewlth an extreme
loss of 2%. Rubber preferred, after
touching 80%. reacted over 2 points.
Changes were otherwise small and there
was some improvement before ’the end
of the hour. ‘
wall street, 2 p. m.——Stock prices
moved very narrowly after-ll o'clock.
but some .fevcrishucea was‘ evident.
be wide manipulation and extreme
weakness in tobacco operated to unsel-
tie the general list.
W
nbvirnnto on was: smart. ‘
Gladstone Still Alive, but Death is
Ionantsrily Expected.
(By Associated Press.)
llawardcn.hiuy ill—At 10 o'clock this
morning Mr. Gladstone was still in u
comatose mate. apparently hovering on
the brink of death. Only by the feehl.‘
beating of his pulse could it he told film
he was still alive.
All night long a weary vigilant-c was
maintained. The whole family were in
and out of the nick rootn.
Mrs. filat‘islone remained throughout
the night ill the hillside of her dylnit
husband. She could not bu induced to
leave him t'Vi'll to tune rcfroahtnt-nta.
’l'ht- occur at about 4 o'clock tlti~
morulmt. when it was supposed .‘.l!'.
iiiadnlonr'e inst hour had romr, our
most painful. ilul he again alnmml
his illmlllil suprr-hutmtn vitally fought
.it‘at‘h away. and relapsed into sleep.
It was lll'lli‘t'i‘il. however. that ii wry
few hours wmtld are the end.
The fondly expressed the opinion
that he would puma away about noon
toduy.
..~ .tlr. liable. iii an interview this nitrr~
:mou. rillllli "Mrs Gladstone done out
li‘ll\'t“iht' lttttlultlu. \vltt-rc Nlli' alts hold
inst Mr. tilntlslonc's hund. Although
xtrcnlcly dlutrcsitctl rlli' ht hearlnlt u,
with considerable fortitude. Mr. tilztd
alone may expire ‘tu any moment or
our iivv nuotht-r twenty~four hoover.
\uy uttcntpts ltl administer food ltt't‘lll
to bore him. ills oltcudnnts ito- p his.
lips mood with spirlls‘uitd water at in.
tvrvnln. ”i“ will probably did prut't‘»
.‘uliy dutiuu slumber. lilo tili‘tlitalll hm
broil sustained in it great tumour.- in
ills extraordinary constitution. Moat
if his i-tt-rnul organs are perfectly
nullity."
llittllll lltt- i‘lldlfi ill 4 ti't'lot'k i hit
tnorulnu Mi. tiindstouc‘s brctuhiuu no.
no to the i'tllltitiu and tho lilt'ililltt'l of
his family warn summoned. ’int- lit-v.
filtt‘lllvll illntislono road prayers and
hymns. lnrltullnit Mr. liltlilfilililt'a in
torltc. “llilt‘li of Attrs.‘ When tltm
watt i‘tllii‘llltli‘ll Mr. lllllil‘lilml Willi board
to tllill‘illlii‘. “tittr r‘udtvr,”
’i’ho wratbt-r lit lunutiful and tilt
window oi \lr. illudulopt-‘s mom in
mi“
.WW- an... .m-
NWLH IIUIIIIITI
Wllitu 'i‘tl WlN iilM,
.\t lltlyi'n (loom llillinc. tut tinturday
ftrruoou. May rial lllllliu' tho auspic-
. oi the lt‘otuuo‘s tittlld oi 'l‘rlolly
llilt'll tin» allt't"'liullll rotttruidltln of
flu- a lit Win illnt trill Iv Ili‘t'il. Min
lluli‘ itirli. .lcuulttIt. lilies
'iiitbe. Mllir‘ \‘ttrs thtnl. Mitts lt‘lotnuw
iiuriittnt‘, Mr». llnviti liovtoouti. llr.
Moor lit-rd iiuvilttutl and Fred Mu
d. r tli‘I' namm with it will nitritt many
droplet while Mr... lti.t ll. K-
liutty. in The WII'T- iii .t t':ilulll1f‘dlnvl‘,
will be u fratttu'tt of the entertainment
not ill be missed. iiporlsi attraction
for titt- I'llll‘l’I‘ll. all tinder it years in»
lots admltirti for In t-tttis.
When the "altar met today Mr. i'na
non. lepnbiieatt oi iiilsois. chairman
of the committee tut appropriations.
new additional term is the war. no-
vy and treasury departments Italic us
was" in the calming war. The trill
not so the calendar with the and"
tsp to day.
. . commercial community. .icrorna, Jones.
' T his traveling companion from Manila.
. peaceably. or by conquest.
W , W,
” ‘hls alleged mission to ago.
the British toreisn otilca the
says that business on the island must,
stand still until assurance is jiven that
some foreign power will assume control
of the destinies of the inland.
Residents of Manila .who have arriv-
ed in Victoria deei re that weeks before
the declaration o war'the Philippine
insurgents had assu: cc of American
support, and immediax. ,‘ r, turned hos-
tilities with arms and ammunition-di-
rectly obtained from Japan.
who Should as ‘o... Attics?
The most important, perhaps also the
most glorious, sign of the times is the
railway stocks were withheld at the de-' {rifting together at tho “"0" toward
srtnony among themselves. Even the
alliances: of the powers of Europe.
maintained” they are by force of arms;
are favorable to peace and prosperity.
Before the inauguration of theses!"-
Incas Europe was split inlets hosrof
little countries perpetually warring On
one another and snapping at one anoth-
or.
The day of small things, even of
small nations, is over. Little countries
b'avo united and formed great ones,eithar
Thus Ger-
many has done; thus also have Russia
and Austria. The next step will, has
still wider cooperation and welding to-
gether of nations. Where the small
countries agreed to Work together-tho
next thing will be that the great powers
will do the same. This understanding
may come through war and tribulation,
but it will come. Then will begin the
real republic of man.
in this cooperation of the bottom
where will be the place of the United
States? We cannot longer stand aloof
from the remomihliities of Imighty
power; we must bear'our share for good
or for fit henceforth to tho and. Al-
ready tbo nations of Europe are putting
forth feelers on the subject of alliances
with us and making bids for our favor.
Which of the nations of Europe is our
natural ally. if there is such nation?
Muuy tvouid reply at once that it in the
English. our kindred iublood. our own
kind in: language. institutions. push
and grit. .
Perhaps. Yet there is Russia the great,
Russia who stood by us as our fast
friend during the dark hour of our civil
war. when orcu England turned her
hack on us. Let us never forgot tho
friend-hip of Russia. There. too. is
ticrtnnny. There in among our people
,ultuost not touch of the manly. rigorous
lticrtnnu blotsl as of English, and tho
children of tho futitoriuod have been
illllllll“ the moat important builders of
our into clvilinatlon. Why shall no not
hit utuul and fast friends with Germany?
‘ Frattt‘c, too. the one loading powu that
nonpublic. the nation that lwfriotttl—
datum P
".l and iir. .
studio. that it would be called up dnr- .
til us in the Revolution against England
y‘itllil made it. pomhlo for us to ho u r.
public—shall We forgot the service ren-
Ttdtrml us by our sister of 1. rance'
Tho powrrs of Europe are all our nl~
lieu. We need them and they need us.
. Wu urn the friend of them all.
....._..-
Various educational ttusociulinns have
count to tho conclusion that atiolor-
ftnlnodoiiort should latitude to touch
children morality in the schools. This
conclusion is theoorrectoutt. ’l‘ltoob-
tent of oil iltlili'flllllli lilt wrli lot of tho
;ttxporiallct~tt of litter It!» is t'lturIt‘toi'
building. tho formation of u uoblo hu-
'tuan beiuu. lu touciduu morality in the
schools. however. tho tlauuor lies ill tho
liability of tho tuwhttrioutll his or list”
particular lhi‘llll‘lflfll wood with tho
‘t'llllilfll instruction. The tescherutnst
continually hear in liilllll that thwlopy
is not tuttfltlity at all. The proof of it
Is that we that illusion of diametrically
oppottllu rslialous tlfi’iiill to terminally
amid titiacutt. antral. utuluttl and nits-
fat. in the partly flllli‘ill ionohllursol
either the (lid or New 'i‘eslstasttl than
is not ti tests: of theology. ualtoss lit-lief
; lo a reverence fora alumina Bola. may
littmlsitlt-Ml stroll. Minn whoa.“
llis toiaosleats morality in controls
cannot do nutter lists to follow tits load
than iudioaioti.
limit-tithe municipal law min.
room. when a new street. a macro
miter public improvement is to he not
spin a piece of around within the oily
litulis tits unsus- oi the WI
“Inhomogeneous-strictures“.
ital Iyttts mots-m. 'i‘ltss
tits micron-t payiltstss or“ratss"
for the lupus-asst. while the wealthy
:lssdltmi soups ‘l‘its richest stoned
ownsn is fauna Ire madly lilt-
tsriy «nasal to the Mrs-ire m.
ill-pits of their maniacs. m
"' tit-mammary»-
nortsirs Munster bill to asset deletion. M m smell.
cine la the appropriation for nitration.
for iitiit new no ml is provide ml 'rits United m mes-isles
«mumoooiapriasmwsu
”usual the wrists civil war.
muslin-swarm by“.
Iran. moment-mu Isinsts Mm
'nshusssilsusssoih-sssyidtbq
nous-stasis,
min; to carry sun protectors.
’ LADIES‘.‘
We have opened moo... and sun
umbrella stocks to their widest capa-
city beca‘ttse 'imiit-s ’ars already begin-
Borne
day. witch the heat suddenly becomes
intense, there will be a rush. and—- -'wc Vt-
got them all rrndy for you.
Black. 2241).. for $1.,$1.25, $1.50, 32,
$2.50, 83. $3.50. 34, and $5.
Fancy, for $1, $1.26, 31.50, ‘2. $2.50,
$3. 53.50.34. 36. $6. is. ill. 310 and $13.
. v a. .
NECKWEAR NOVEL-
’il‘.”.S. ‘
The current fads of the season in on-
limited variety, both for street and cv-
enlng wear. The moot fastidious taste
and the htost‘economicni buyer can be
satisfied in this department.
' ‘Blll2S‘ WAISTS.
Extra fine quality percnlc. plaltcd
front and back. in all sizes, for 25 cents
enth
‘Mothor' s Fricnd.’ ‘ regular 75c graded
for .30 (cuts; sizes from it to ill ytnrs.
' mum. ,
French dimily in the vtry intro:
i-‘rrnch designs and colurings. loop and
t‘ortlctl ill,l'l[ii.'ii. for if. cross a yard.
More than uaonl effort has been tttndn
lo off: l' the neuron: :l' the lowest portal.
Itle pill-c.
l'h'llliliSKlR'l‘S.
lllélt'li Moreen shlrlzt that
town. either in price. quality or work-
manship. Only the last materials used
"‘"i‘xll’ll width that will stand out-—iront
$1.93 in $3.1m.
And it good lildi'lt Knit—cit skirt. with
for 79 (‘i-lllil. 'l'ltt y
rulc lll.‘
our or two will»,
l'i‘t’i‘illl_\' sold at .‘l i‘lli'h.
SKIRT Sl'l’l’ilR'l'ElfS.
liy good rlulti no) human: \xho
wmra :t shirt \vuie-l ~liitlllll ohm \\‘t.ll'
it will
it "i-‘t-ttihrrwt-itthi" tit-lililtl'lt'l‘L
keep ”to waist down .,, lot"
The D. M. RITA!) CO.
Imam-our
NOTICE l
Nollw l-1 for by till-ll llilil :ttt mt-
m “MW oi oi llii' pulls and iu\.tt.l. prop
.t'l\' of tilt .‘llllilli‘ l'lw .\lllt' l‘l\l“l'
:-' hool ililtiii. I too- lwlt lllli'li‘ ott ilit‘
town list of Moi.
liold lint tony it found tor t‘it’.t|lilil.l
lion .tI tlw oilitw of innit M. Limo",
liniiruuu pit on. south Noruol
'l‘hr llotttti oi it. llt' uttl turt' .tl llll
ofiiw ill llll‘ mn.‘ .ili it ill llitllitltitl
llllli'r, Houlh .‘w \tnl... on 'I'llttr.ul.t,..
Mill 1:“. lltfi‘t. ill ll tt't lull. .t "L. in ll. .il
.tmi dtvti l'llilllv‘ oil on“ .i s Iliil=li’ to them
from said u. tit-amount list.
".tltil :lt Mlllilll’ l‘.\- \lllo llll‘t-i'. Mlty
Ill, I‘ll“,
Ii. tll'l‘Trl.
"Ulllllllllt‘t' of Mlililli‘ l'lto Mlll‘ Iliui
tilt-hum lliturli-t. midst
Proposals for Paving.
w- .. mum-up
Dillon of the (‘lit' i lrilt. of lllt‘ (‘ll of
Hindu Nornnllt. Nu. Til Wutltlu loll
Ili‘Nl. May hilt. innit.
limb-ti proposals ulll lu- l‘t‘i'tllV-‘il ul
lllls tllli‘r ilIill tut-ire ll:ll o'clock noon
of Monday. May 2:1. Milli. for the int-
Itlhlilfll of material. and t'oultrurtiott of
u Vlirlllid lll‘lt‘ll Pavement. tilt i'ou-
t'rclo l“lllillllitlltill. to he laid in Htttlill
Pdoin street. in billtl ritir.
'ilw tllllll‘tiltlllilil cstitttuic of mo
tarot to be told is: lion aqildrh yarts
”Win in nit-o to is. laid and wield
nitnui 1. iii" fort of curbing.
No bid will in. tonsldcroti unless lt‘
lilflllmllliil by u certified illlililli. or rush.
to tinI amount of Hire llllIth tlulitus.
and upon the «want of contract. I hand
to the amount of line Thousand Dollars
will lie required for the faithful plr~
formation of the contract.
ilptwiiiratlotts may be seen at the of»
has. and sit actuary information
may be obtained trout i‘ H. Wood
engineer in chmc oi the writ. on and
after Monday. titty a. ms
The lltrsst tietntaissicnm mvc tin-
riliu to retool all bids. or to «mu m
that in their i strut my be for the
best interest. sit a city
All is intent to trim on Ill"
to 2 eczema BiiitDING, NORWALK
~ “ ' ' Shirt Waists.
Again this week we have added new things to our Shirt Whist stock.
We show all tholutcst novelties as soon as they are out. Our wallets are
made to lit. 'lllwworktnnnshi p is the very best and our prices we guarantee.
We are showing an endless variety of the choicest effects in l’ercolcs,
Gingham, Printed DintititmLGanvos Cloth, Batiste, in all the latest pat-
terns, lz’riccs, " 390 to $3. 75
, Special Sale of Towels.
We have closed out from the importers a large line of Fine Linen
Towels at about 25 per cent less than they have ever been sold. They will
be plotted on sale Satuttltty ntotuing‘ and no will give our customers the
benefit of our putt hose.
Housefurnishing Department.
"We are showing ill our Iiousciutnishiug Department a newline of Din-
ner Wore, Toilet Ware and ’(‘ilass W are. “ Our line of Jartlinieres is the
largest and ,ilnest'we have over shown. 100 ft. Clothes Line, 130. Foot
Hold Dust l’uns, 5c. Ladies, pierced, 2c. Covered Gloss Butter Dishes,
‘lc. Chitin Cronin Pitchers, 5c.
TriStram 8' Hyatt,
NORWALK CONN
Smite“ 3) Kent‘s
WE - CAN INTEREST YOU!
We have just l't‘i'i‘i\'t‘il u now lot of (.‘ltiil'onicrs.
tttniuc the different styles illlil liuislt in ottr store.
surprise you.
We til't' sclliugutifl." 45,) .) that), (5.75 out] 10.50.
. - in a - -
Ex-
it will
ALIO
The PEARL Suit anti Skirt Hanger.
(llittt-l'i't' iluw “t lltmht‘. THEY DID IT!
Hkirl lulltlt-r,l 5r, or .. ‘..l'ur "5.
Soil hunger lstt' or: form.
All Women wuttt tilt-Ill.
All uoutcn can lutvt- tltt-ttt.
ls tilt-old) pt tit-ti lmltlct illltils'.
8. ll' tuliu-iiug in llii_\ size m: l.
Scoiield St Hoyt,
Norwalk and South Norwalk.
Largest, Oldest and Most Reliable Bicycle Dealer in lllil Norrtlit.
LUTHER M. WRIGHT.
llrsi up little.
liltllfllihn t‘att lat talwu down and Muscat \Vlllimll changing adjustments.
in: icicles. iii. iii. iii. Sill.
m, sit, W. iii.
'lltln l til it pow his the American 'l‘ravuler. llit‘ tint-t Ian iimmiv to the tunnel.
hilt. iiii. limit. iii.
dint. to. to. to. taste. its
llcpuiriotr, Routing. 'l't-arltinu. Hill“ ll. UANUNH. Manager llicyclo lit-pt.
llpitu ill'illlliiflli until ll o'clock.
Hurrrya. l'lutolous. lllimtlt'li, Wuuona, 'l'rurks. llnrucsd, Whips, liohtm, llluu-
lit‘l'. Horse titanic, ltuttlo utttl repaired.
Factory and Repository, Franklin and Isdlson Sta.
SOUTH NOIWALK CONN.
'i'wo plow crank
outside the outdone. with the name
to tile bidder and started Proposition ,
Putnam addressed to Joseph ll
Tm f'ity ours
IMII'Ii the tisyor and (Woman,
Mall of said cit
I. “Will.
JOIN?
H 1“ till] ems.
'l‘ho fianiincl’s Want, For Solo ill‘lil 'l’o Lot. Alla.
tiring Quick Retains.
Norwalk Chronicler