A.
' Transvaal continue to pour in. A bad
, anslbus interests.
..;salegraphed the military authorities
4‘
, eludes an o
VS; w
The despatch adds:
Boers are occupying Lalng
to disarm. ..
- in force. General Symons l
hours. .The people are crowdin
trains for Lady Smith.
.was unmistakably grave. th
'doiue of the despatehes.
fhews was contradictory.
m-wlth the announcement the
. i’fiiiate
. Fit ,that the Transvaal governmen
‘tion threatening to shoe
" announcement from Pretoria that .l
ii. Hofmeyr. the Afi-ikander leader
I’lldW. P. Schriener. had undertaken a
at' semi-odioial peace mission and
ills: actually started for Pretoria
evening, when later messages fro
Transvaal capitol declared the
alleged mission and that in any event
nothing could preserve peace but the
withdrawal of the British demands.
While it was necessary to accept an
the sensational statements regarding
the advance of the Boers. there was not
a Jot. of evidence going to show that
the Burghers contemplated receding.
Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon noth-
ing'had arrived to confirm the des-
gatch from New Castle to the. Daily
alegraph announcing that a general
advance of the Boers force, begun yea-
ter'ils . The war office and the colon-
ldl professed entire ignorance in
matter.
,Afimher New Castle special. forwar-
ded later than that to the Daily Tele-
graph. contradicts it and declared that
all was quiet on the border Inst even-
ing and that there was no sign of a
Boer advance.
’The next news regarding this alleg-
ed invasion of Natal was awaited with
The statement in
the Daily Telegraph's special that there
were 110' British troops nearer New
Castle than those at Lady Smith was
obviously an error. as 3,000 British
troops are encamped at Dundee.
‘A distinctly serious and ugly state-
ment came from New Castle to the ct-
Mt that armed kafilre accompanied the
Boer commadees. This would be. an
absolute breach of the conditions sup-
posed to govern warfare among civiliz-
all nations. and would presage scenes
rse than even the gloomlest fore-
, From other Newcastle advices it ap-
"peared that-the premier of Natal had
that they could render New Castle no
assistance, adding that. if the Boers in-
. nded to attack the town, resistance
ould be futile. and that the women
and ”children should be sent away and
the town surrendered.
" An unconfirmed rumor said that mar-
itlhl law had been proclaimed in the
Transvaal.
”it special from Johannesburg says:
"As a natural result of the panic there
considerable lawlessness. The reg-
r distribution of‘letters has ceased.
The government has commandeered all
, unite and cyanide supplies. which
13 been removed and placed under
“strict guard at various depots. A
strong guard has been placed at the
reservoir to prevent tampering with
the water."
Advices from Bloemfontein, capital
the Orange Free State. says that
t e town presentsa most animated ap-
ce. Armed Burghers go about
e’v'erywhere, although iae government
still professes hopes of peace.
. Intelligence from Cape Town in-
cial denial of the rumor
that ~the ritldh have crossed the
Transvaal frontier near Kimberley.
There is a very definite feeling
throughout the Cape' that the British
dklay in forwarding reinforcements is
very dangerous. Till! utmost enthusi-
asm prevails and many are anxious to
place their service at the disposal of
the government. “ ,
Some of the r gees from Johannes-
burg now in Ca e Town are resorting
to acts of violence. smashing windows
and thieving
It is expected that although the
Dutch in Cape Colony are likely to re-
main quiet in ordinary circumstances.
they will Join their brethren of the
Orange Free State in case the Basutos
commence hostilities.
An enthusiastic meeting of lrisbmen
was held last evening in Kimberley,
under the presidency of a former may-
orlof the town. at which resolutions
were unanimously adopted expressing
dinpproval of the conduct of those ir-
hhmea who sympathise with the Boers
and of the course of the lrlhh parlia-
mentary party in extending sympathy
and support to the Transvaal in the
present crisis.
Stories of outrages committed by!
the Boer! upon refugees from the
incident occurred at Kroonstnd. where
a deputation from a train load of two
thousand refugees attempted to buy
provisions. but were driven out by
Boer! armed with blacksnskes.
"l'he London edition of the Stand-
ard and Diggers News. a Boer organ.
’.mr b-The Daily Tele-
published in its second edition
r" Natal. dated yesterday. an-
“the Boer advance began
with) general movement of
' ~ 7. and now hold the mana-
d” southwest of Volksrust.
no British troops nearer
MYBfilth. and preparations are
- to abandon Natal from the
‘ldhabltsnts of New Castle met
-. use decided not to attempt to
. .tha town” in the event at a Boer
«lei evhcuhte within twenty-
today's news from South
ot'neace still derived hope
Side
had occupied Laing's Nek
d a despatch from Pretoria
, ed strict injunctions to tile
wants that British territory
not be invaded. and that Oom-
' sat-General Jeubert had issued a
rusty had the advocates of peace
‘4 all in!!! who should cross the border.
‘ hanged congratulations over the
where they ought to have arrived last
the
the
Boer government knew nothing of this
mm»? m
sum,
.‘ii! i.’
wherefores. and
care df'hla fellow taxpayers. If h
Norwalli to do so.‘ Begin with thl
case-
ii
an old time engineer, and like a grea
8
spot in my anatomy was my back.
knew it arose from some derangemen
e
t
t
themselves In my Joins. I noticed it
our Norwalk papers Doan's Kidney
bl. as I had.
‘ Plaisled's Drug Store. They cured me.’
dealers; price 50 cents a box. Mailer
on receipt of price by l‘ouer-Mllbun
00., Buffalo. N. Y.. sole agents for chi
United States.
Remember the name-Dean's-anr
take no other.
RUNAWAY STAMl-‘ORD BOYS
FOUND.
Three Stamford small boys. James
Beatty of lioyt's farm house; Eugeni
Finn,,of Crosby street, and George Gib
lin. of Greenwich avenue. Stamford
aged eleven. fourteen and fifteen years
respectively. have been in the hands of
the Gerry society oi New York for th(
past few days. A desire to witness thi
Dewey celebration in New York last
Friday and Saturday prompted thit
trio of Juveniles to set out for tlli
metropolis. They left their homes las‘
Thursday. being careful not to men
tion their destination, and it would
probably be still unknown had not
Chlei’llowmah received a letter from
the Gerry society informing him that
the wandering trio were in its charge
The Beatty boy. while the youngest of
the three. is the oldest in experience of
this kind. Only it short time before he
left home under similar conditions and
spent several days in the metropolis,
selling newspapers. His description of
the wonderful sights to be seen in till
city made such an impression upon
his two companions that they readily
agreed to Join him, and all three set
out.
Don’t Tobacco Spit and brash Your life Away.
'i'o quit tobacco easily and forever, be. mag
netlc. full of life, nerve and vigor. take Nov’l‘o
me. the wonder-worker. that makes weak men
strong. All amulet-.500 or Ii. Cure gusran
teed Booklet and sample free. Addres-
Steriing itcmedy Co. Chicago or New York
FELL INTO I THE RIVER.
Dr. Weeks. of Stamford. met with an
accident during the yacht race excur~
sion that came hear costing him his
life. When the steamer Cepheus made
a landing at Thirty-first street to per
mlt some of the passengers to take thl
train for home, the. doctor. who had
been playing games with Norwalk gcn-
tlemen. suddenly decided to take the
train. after the gang plank had been.
hauled in. lie mlscalculated the dis-
tance between the boat and the dock
and fell into the river. from which he
was rescued with difi'iculty. Three
hours'later. when the boat reached
Stamford. he had recovered sufficient-
ly from the shock to walk home.
ToOnreaOoldinOnaDaw.
Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets,
All drugglsts refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The quinine has
L. B. Q. on each tablet.
“ LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
London, October 5-There was some
hesitation at the opening of the stock
exchange this morning on the reporter!
advance of the Boers. but prices soon
moved up in all departments except for
console. which were flat on the uncer-
tainty in regard to the money market.
Subsequently console advanced to
103%. Upon the announcement of the
advance in the Bank of England's rate
of discount to live per cent there was
all around weakness. with console for
money declining to 102% and 103 for
the account...
STORY OF A SLAVE.
To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George D. Williams.
of Manchester. Mlch.. tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: "My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of El-,
ectric Bitters. she is wonderfully lm-f
proved and able to do her own work."
This supreme remedy for female di-
seases quickly cures aervoubness.
sleepiesaaess. melancholy. headache.
backache. fainting and dim spells
This miracle working medicine is a
godsend to weak. sickly. run down peo-
Coutlnued on page three.
K!" it
“Mdlauflorwllk idiom
A eltissas. ifimsklag. an in- .
grin “want! (is? sure at ”$112. our Milan door is devoted noun
'0" 0 9" ”WW 3 sivel toWall Papers. it
want to know all the whys and ' °" ’°" ""
in a direct ratio
to the value of the investment they
burrow and ferret until ntiaded «with
the collateral. Take an instance in the
realm or proprietary articles. if we
know of a friend who has been cured.
we have some faith in the preparation:
it we know of two or three, our faith
increases lithe cures resell hundreds.
all well known citizens; and anyone
who still maintains that than is noth-
ing beyond ordinary merit in the said
preparation. can safely be left to the
wishes to pick a quarrel with them on
the question of their Judgment and veer
acity. he has ample opportunity in East
Mr. William F. Knapp. of No. 55 0s-
borne avenue. East Norwaik, firenrat.
a‘t Roth & Goldechmldt's says: "I on
many who follow my calling. the weak
1
of the kidneys, for backache and his
sediment in the kidney secretions left
no room for doubt. Sometimes in leav-
ing the over-heated boiler room. thr
cold atmosphere suddenly lowering the
temperature of my body may have in-
duced colds. and as a rule they seated
Pills advertised to cure Just such trou-
l procured a box a'
Dean's Kidney Pills for sale by all
Main street. South Norwalk. Conn.
all
l
ninjas. ."' .gi
find the very latest patterns.
Film. (ills, ill)
lllllililiii. .
Wecarryavery large stock of
paints of the best known makes—
they'ra teed to wear as well as
to hold their color. Our Oils and Var-
aishea “are the finishing touch" to
any Job.
llll'll'l’l' Ill'lllllllis
that enable artists to make their
paintings "works of art" are here. We
have tube and water colors. The very
best kind. Everything forartlsts.
PICTURE l'lllllls.
We make a specialty of making pic-
ture frames to order. Bring your
pictures here—select a moulding that
last suits you, and we'll frame it to
your utmost satisfaction.
C
l
Wall Papers. Painters' Supplies. Art-
ists' Materials.
Pictures Framed to Order.
Painting. Paper Banging. Decorating.
DECKER,
87 Washington street.
South Norwalk. Conn.
Tel. Call, 148-6. Open evenings tlil 8:80.
Paints and
larnishes.
K
Chiffoniers.
Music Cabinets.
Chamber Suits.
Parlor Suits.
' Couches.
Odd Chairs.
Dinner Sets.
Open every evening.
W. S. STURTEVANT,
DCVOES NORTH IAIN AND ANN STREETS.
PAINTS. SOUTH NORWALK.
Longman - ..__.____.-._______._-_s
r i
inn... Thursday is Barge Day!
PAINTS.
Berry Brothers’ SPEC. [ALS-
VARNISHES. Three numbers of For Thursday Only.
Ladiea’Mualin Draw- Gents’ Fleece Lined
53°S°Bgynfilgtfgg ere. am... and Drawcra.
' ' , 3 tucks and he'mstiiched. At 390.
3 u ‘ “ CRllel‘lC rulHe. Regular price 50c.
COMSTOCK’ 3 H H embroidery. La fivoritc Corsets.
WATKINS All at 25 cents. White and Drab, 29c
. __._-_,__-1_ Regular price 390
& DOW, Short lengths of " G e;‘£{;;"""“
112 Washington st., Outing Flannels
South N orwalk. At 50 d "P‘?“‘ M“.
y ' Ilor 35c.
“ ‘ " *”””** ,__.___ Regular price 49c.
we chi nun illiiiiillll Odd 10*“ JET"? S ..
. Ladies‘Wrappcro 3" an “"379
' At 490_ Dreaa Shields
. 100.
Regular price 75 to 89c. Regular price 200'
Spanish Root Soap- Ros Taicum Powder
3 cakes for 100. At 5c box.
Regular price 15 cents. Regular price 10c.
Other Items of Interest.
A. DICKERMAN 8t SON,
84 WlSflllldlill STREET. scum lllllVlAlK.
9— New patterns of ‘ “1; oil" In
Tapestry Brussels Carpets. Moquet
and Rugs; 25 per cent under market p
and Linoleum. all widths and grades, i
at out prices.
New Sideboards.
Tea Sets.
No old or second-hand stock. All new, clean, up-to-
date goods at popular prices.
Lieutenant Willie
the Signal Corps. out
current report thab‘t
‘ t Saturday, woul
lgh to cover th
mi regiment.
whether the
I though it
Racks.
Ladies’ Desks.
Book Cases.
Library T :
7/
Pictures.
Easels.
Mirrors.
Toilet Sets.
Goods delivered 50 miles.
To the advantages oiferd in the using
of our Lehigh Coal: Less dirt. less
dust. more comfort. more satisfaction.
more heat to the busheltul, more econ-
omy to the ion than any cob] sold.
Gives satisfaction because it's satis-
factory coal. Try it once. You'll see
the advantage of using it always. $5.00
per ton.
IRVIIO lOCKWOOD & 00.
Successor to 8. Harris.
Coal Yard and Chloe. Water street:
Branch Dulce. corner Washington and
Telephone Call. 81-5.
0. ARTHUR BABUIW.
10.000 bushels
01d Recieaned Clipped White oils.
and 10 carloads
Old Timothy
Horses fed on new oats and new
hay are subject to the Colic.
O
Hay,
AT OUR ELEVATOR.
RAYMOND BROS.
Electrical Engineer
and collimator.
House wiring of every description.
Gas and electric fixtures. motors.
storage batteries, telephones.
Repairing and Jobbing a.speeialty.
pie. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
50 cents. Sold by Frank H. Easter. 2’ WALL STRIIT'
Druggiet. IO'WALK.
BISMARCK'S lRON NERVE.
Was the result of his splendid YOUR “WAIT"
health. indomitable will and tremea- Di
dons energy are not found where Stom- m WIRING m
sch Liver Kidneys and Bowels are WILLBIRIAD
out of order. If you want these qual- BY
ties an the success they bring. use
Dr. King's New Life Pills. They do- '0" m
velop every power at brain and body. “IAN m
Only 25c at Frank H. Baxter‘s Drug annmornnarmaa
Store. II TOWN. a"
Tol. Call. 180-1.
THE BEST [suit severest-:5.
HIGHLAND BRANDS:
HIGHLAND ”MN
'riiommnn BAVAItlAN.
HIGHLAND run/r EXTRACT.
and Hair with iron.
PUT UP EXPRESSL) FOR FAMlLY USE.
as carefully as a physician's prescription.
'THE PERI-131‘ MAI/f TONiCS MADE.
They build up the weak. and
floteh and saloons inrnishcd at reduced prices.
DELIVERED FREE 1'0 IIHILIII.
Isaac a. Hanan-rose. Sole regent.
28 NORTH MAIN s'rnm.
-‘
i .
m Norwalml Telephone eall. Ill-l.
THE HIGHLAND. Winnlpank. .
HIGHLAND ON run LABEL slums mariner STANDARD.
DB ARE STRICTLY UNION.
HIGHLAND I’ILSNII.
HIGHLAND UREA! ALI.
Stock Al. and PM.
are unsurpassed in any mam.
NORWALK ”milk
orwall.
-..... w...
; rous'rii'ii inas'i- uxrsssus.
‘Illl‘lh regiment's visit to New York
is was untrue. for when Governor:
unsbury was approached in regard;
the matter some. time ago, he said ,
appropriation was scarcely large?
said that there was some doubt
get its appropriation of one dol-
man from New York city. as it
. the. Connecticut boys were
savanna“
isniiisiisi vW
-
ni Munsburs. of
it last night that a
beexpensss of the
d be paid by the,
e expenses of the‘
Lieutenant liouns-
Fourth Regiment
would he exhaustv
/
I
'/
i.ss'rr.o. :
iness reputation is lilns- mhmwm ‘ I . It
linen?" relieves 'l'e Troubles, earn
"a" 0' his W p... mansion and minim. Itas-
? "hw'hlm “91'?" i Stomaeh'axigoBfgzlLs, l"v heals;
‘0 0“, 4319" m" and natural sleep. The drn‘s
ENT CROI'P.
en subject to ai-
ver an attack is
es them Chain-
> y and it al-
'ck. it is n
-ls conniv'nrd
up out of, ii
i't Chunilicr-
re, oi it is
ough medl'
e. of Nick-
Bears the
F.
No
ville. i’n.
a. South
wri‘y‘ii "Sissy," said ii
and all '
on for ‘ er “-
you do ~
isn't all
attention
“Mullah
ONLY
Idrs. Fran
Del., says:
dyspepsia. U
and belching.
could hear of,
till I took Drasi
cent bottle cure
For sale by R. ‘
Baxter.
CONSI'MPTlON A
San Francisco, 0,
Dodfisb. of the etch
who has Just returned
district. reports that .
disease like quick consi
dcmic among the indie
Barrow. between August
tembcr 7 there were bin
and at Cape Bathurst th
died during the few hours
was anchored there. The l
scared so badly that as see
of them is taken sick be im
begins preparations for death.
death rate keeps up at Point 8
said (‘aptuih liodllsli yesterday.
will be no Indians left when the
lers return there next spring."
ToOureaConghanneDay
ToCureaColdinnaDay
ToOureSoreThroatinOneDay
To Cure Hoarseneaa in One Day
Take Cleveland's Lung llcaler, 25 cents.
if it failsto cure. we will cheerfully refund
your money. (Trial aim free.)
El'ANGl-ZIJCAL ASSOClATlON.
St. Paul, .llinn.. October 5—Bishop
Escher. of Chicago. today opened the
twenty-fourth quadrennial convention
of the Evangelical Association. a reli-
gious organization which has been in
existence for almost a century. The
convention will continue for three
weeks. Most of the delegates from
('hina. Japan, (lrcht ilrimin. Switzer-
land. f‘unudu and other foreign coun—
tries. arrived last night. The meeting
today was thl-Len up largely with ad-
dressi-s and the naming of standing
committees. One of t r' questions
brought up will lie the problem of this-
sionary work in China.
THREE DOCTORS IN CONSULTA-
- I' (log
reas-
Sll l'P
bu l
ou r
ed.
American.
President
Brooklyn, Mich”
troubles.
Norwalk; Ed. P.
l'l'e has a lnnlll
‘k World.
inuti- (‘ou
. Stillso
Norwa
ght
O
From Benjamin Franklin.
“When you are sick. what you like
best. is to bec hosen for a medicine in
the first place; what experience tell-i
you is best to be chosen in the second
place: what reason ii. e.. Theory) says
is best is to benchosen in the last place
But if you can get Dr. inclination. Dr.
Experience and Dr. Reason to hold :1
consultation together. they will give
you the best advice that can be taken,"
When you have a bad cold Dr. lncli- ‘
nation would recommend Chamber-l
lain's Cough Remedy because it is
pleasant and safe to take. Dr. Exper-
ience would recommend it because it
never fails to effect a speedy and per-
manent cure. Dr. Reason would rcc-g
commend it because it is prepared on‘
scientific principles. and acts on no-
tnre's plan in relieving the lungs, open-
ing the secretions and restoring the
system to a natural and healthy condi-
tion. For sale. by George (7. Stillson.
Panacea-The lother’s Friend.
the iliiii You Hate Alva]: Budd
In Us; For'Overao 'Yearo.
100C OCH-ll Gui-"r
M
SHE DID.
"illws your mother know you're out?"
"Oh, yes," replicd the fair one. "and
sllv' gave me a penny to buy a monkey.
Are you for salc?"—Plilladelphia North
King.
Little Early Risers in his family for
years. Says they are the best. These
famous little pills cure constipation.
billousness and all liver and bowel
George C. Stillson, South
EXCELS 'l‘ilA'l‘ Ol‘ A WOMAN. .
Wife ireailing the paperl~The gi-
iusbsnil—Aren't you icalous?-—New
x hen our boys were almost dead
whooping cough. our doctor gave
pidly." writes P. B. Belles. A‘r-
. it course coughs. colds.
nd all throat and lung troubles.
15 CASE. AT LEAST.
"ikins—l wonder if that
than work?
gins—l know it is a heap
Signature of
M’
I .5 CM.
ic fresh young man.
l-‘armera' Bank.
has used Dertl's
Weed, Norwaiir.
in 18 inches long.
gh Cure. They recov-
n. smith Norwalk; Ed.
lk. \
\
who said worry kills
kill me.—lndianapolis
ST MAN lN SOUTH
RWALK
ndsomest and other!
on any drugs!" “‘1
ttle of Kemp's Bai-
and Lungs. a rem-
ed to cure and re-
nil Acute Coughs.
ad Cdnsumption.
i cents.
til
lire
lnn _-
wan .
('hic
lS.
tisfied." mused
"Whin they
re crying fer
ey git ions
(lil’ thim up."-—-
called i
tizing. h
the place
and liked
cause whe
like the fin
its injurious
digestion am
it is not a sti
DRINK
us. appe-
to take
grocers
it be-
. tastes
, from
er and chlldre 8‘06
drink it with TV”«
about 1,5 as muc lld-
can ,
EQI'AIJ. "'5
"Your voice,"
officer, "is decidedl
”Yes. sir," said
touching his hat. . _ ‘3.
roughing it with a it Qfl‘Tsi
morning."—_(‘_hl,c"“ $’\\§°¢i.‘
919‘ \i‘c
"It did mil. ‘59 \‘
I ever used.'\
montlis' Mandi).
terrible, Now i L
Keener. iioislngto.
Dyspepsia Cure. it
eat. George C. Stills
walk; Ed. P. Weed. Ni.
GAME AS WELL AS Cl.
“Wuhter fiip pennies. yot.
kid?" asked the rude little'ho,
"With pleasure!" answered 1.
touian infant. "Will you choose t.
verse or reverse?"—-lridianapolis ..
nnl.
South Norwalk: E. P. Weed, Norwalk.
DANNING'S VALISE F'Ol'h'D lN‘
TACT.
Honolulu. September 1
is. B. C.. October 5—H. ll. Dunning left I
here August 30. on the slvamship Aus-
tralia and lost a valiae containing near-r
ly 850,000 in bank notes. bonds and su- '
gar stock, in the Occidental lintel. Just '
after he arrived in San Francisco. The?
vallse was shipped by mistake on the.’
Nippon Mar" as part of the personal'
efiects of Purser Piver. Containing a‘
I
l
l
g.—
small fortune. it lay comparatively un-,
protected among other uncalled for
packages until advices received yester- .
day by the Belgian king mulled in a
search being made.
found intact.
The vallsc was
i
~er
A 811me \
Franklin Veusble. an old school
seven] occasions before using corona
Rheumatism Cure, 1 was a great lut-
ferer from Rheumatism; after having.
used the Corona Cure for two weeks
i feel as well as ever." Price one dol-
lar per package. lanaiactured by
Corona Commanding Company. Cam-
den. N. J. For sale by It. It. Plat“.
43 Washington St, South Norwalk.
Conn.
ALMOST.
Elderly Maiden (reading the death
notice of a man whom she had vainly
tried to capture 20 years before—Great"
; heavens! That almost makes me a wt-
9 dow.-l-'liengende Blotter. '
lose‘ee Your Illness!
diam. .mmrcuman
1‘00 OFTEN lel
It rectum to horses io‘pull family
vanliv at a funeral and only two to
pull the mrpse.—('athollc i'ulversg,
“a, Vim", - teacher of Marlton. N. 1.. writes: On .' '
l
l
.
Norwalk Chronicler