Housm
aily. and we are
WHV'
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boldness of the town.
‘ popular than ever. The demand for them in-
d
115;
the only people in t‘inl, so
placed our order for them last J one, that’s why
re them and the result is we are doing the Golf
“Tibia“ $4.98 and upwards.
‘ ‘ ”endowed on purchases
Houston
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‘ flliiilllg
:ilefugeee Report that the Boers
iieve been Repaired, Sus-
taining Heavy losses.
'Preioria, October if (Delayed in
_tre'nsmlseion)—l-leavy fighting took
place this morning north of Matching.
A. armored train sent to repair the
hilwey line opened fire on the Boer
oommiudo. One Burgher was killed
W two were wounded. “
» A second engagement followed in
yhich nine British were wounded.
Yesterday. while General Cronjeu‘s
troops were near the railway bridge
nine miles north of Mufeking. an ap-
proaching train. loaded with dynamite
, was fired upon and blown up. There
were no casualties on the Transvaal’
Kimberley, October iii—An armored
train. while reconnoitring near Spyt-
fontein, engaged the Boers. killing
in and wounding seven. The British
had no loeses.
. Pretoria, October 15, (Delayed in
. trenemieeion)——Further despaiches re-
ceived by the government say that
l fighting continues north of Mafcking.
British. after the second engage-
. t, retired in the direction of the
town, but they resumed the attack
Shortly afterwards. two Burghers being
Killed and three wniinllcll.
- The commando engaged was imped-
, ed owing to the warn. of heavy artil-
levy. which was subsmuuutly obtained
tram General Cronin.
Pretoria, October Ii. (delayed in
om—The executive council
has decided to release all Burghcrs un-
dergoing a year's imprisonment or less.
Other prisoners who are in the same
category will be sent across the border.
The French. German and ltallan
WIS have issued proclamations cali-
lng upon their respective citizens to
Main neutral.
M it has bcen discovered that at-
tempts are being made to tamper with
the railways. the landrosts have bccn
nuthorircd to shoot on sight all per—
sons found near railways with dyna-
.‘mitc.
- Pretoria. October H. (delayed in
Mnemieeionl—(Inmmandant General
Joubert has established his headquar—
ters at Charlostown and opened tele-
graphic communication with the
Transvaal by way of thing's Neck.
Guns and food stuffs found secreted
outed.
The government has ordered the
. commando outside Johannesburg to act
in case of any disturbance.
ed here that the Boers have had an
engagement with another armored
tnin from Rhodesaa.
' Cape Town. Octohcr if—A special
deepatch from blafcking says that all
was intact there up to Saturday. At
that time Boer artillery was being
brought up. but it had not been placed
in position.
According to these advices the Brit-
ln the mines on the Rand are confls-r
Cape Town. October 17—lt is report-=
of .5 and over.
449 Main Street.
9 Bridgeport.
Bdrtlmh casualties cannot be ascertain-
9 , .
"Heavy firing can be heard south of
Mulching. where General Cronie's com-
:uando is operating.
“2. corps of experienced continental
«engineers, former officers. has left Pre
toria for the southwestern borders. es-
corted by a commando of picked Boer
shots. It is. probably intended for large
dynamlting operations.
"A-blg engagement is expected short
ly in thev icinity of Ladyeznlth. The
forces of Commandant Piet Vys are en-
cnmpcd on a mountain overlooking
Dundee. from which point they will be
able to observe the movements of the
Blitlsu troops."
According to a deepatch from I're-
tom. the Transvaal government re-
ceived an offer from a wealthy Euro-
pean recently to supply a fleet of com-
pletely equipped torpedo boats for the
purpose of blowing up the Briflsb
transports on arriving in South African
waters. The offer was curtly rejected.
President Kruger refusing even to con-
sider it.
The originator of the scheme .who
had been in Pretoria twenty-fourhours
after. left immediately.
Today's news from the western bor-
der probably reduces the alleged heavy
lighting at Mafeking to ordinary pro-
portions. Apparently the earlier sen-
sational stories originated in the skir-
mishes between the armored train and
small detachments of floors. although
since then much has happened to the
little garrison. it is difficult to un-
derstand how refugees arriving at Lo-
renzo Marques should have come into
possession of news of serious Boer
losses at Mafeking. At the same time
it must be remembered that much
news from the Transvaal is likely to
(come by‘way of Bologna Bay. as most
in! the otbcr channels are strictly ccn-
sored.
(Yupc Town, October 17—-it is expect-
ed that the Boers will cut off Kimber-
‘lcy's water supply. but the De Beers
'dam contains enough for a considera-
bic period,
t inulyanith. Natal, October ill—The
threatening assault upon Glencoc Is he-
lievcd to be a faint in the hope of
lweakcning the garrison here and ex-
.poeing the town to an attack from the
Westward.
The liners are resting. preparatory.
it seems. to completing their cncircling
, movcmcnt for the cxpcctcd attack upon
:Dundcc. They cannot advance much
.furtlzcr without coming into contact
lwith the British cavalry who scrccn
‘thc prsitlon.
Nevcrthcicss the situation is such
jihat little fighting is expected in the.
near future in this section apart from
Edesultory outpost skirmishes. All the
iwomcn and children have left Dundee.
l (‘ape Town. October l7—Aliwll
i North. Cape Colony. is now isolated.
Siliiiiliiiill illilPi’LBii.
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grew jubilant at the eight. The (.‘ol-
lumbia men were disturbed. Heading
'her off just a bit. however. Barr sent
, her through the sea as if she were in
to gate of wind. 'i he apparently blank-
icted sails that should have grown flat
:in the interrupted air currents were
:full. in a second the Columbia shot
ahead and was off. They held on the
starboard tack for about five minutes.
:Tbc losing gnmc was hard for the
i
. l .j n .. .
was seen to ease .
much - the wind. and it is
that Captain
meet crash or was of it. Use
wee Join in the lumpy see at the
time. an strain must have been
erect. The Columbia. evidently afraid
of a similar accident. immediately took
in her bnbyiib and later her stay-ell
to avoid the strain of the fly wind
and lumpy see. but on the
course under the agreement to finish
the course in the time limit if ibie.
At 12:16 the wind had drop " some-
what. but still there was enough to
put her over the women: time. el-
thongh the sportsmen about hoped that
she could not finish end that the race
would be declared ol.
BULLETINS OF THE RACE.
Western Union Cable Boat-Colum-
rbis crossed the line about a length
ahead at 11:01:80. Shamrock crossed
to windward at 11:01.
11:06 n. m.—-Tbe Columbia has set
her bebyiibtopsail. The Sher rev-tr has
an almost imperceptible lead a quarter
mile from the line.
llzllx—The Sbamrock's slight lean
has not been increased. The Columbia
stands straighter. holds better in the
wind and is outpointing her.
11:12 a. m.-'l'be Columbia is point-
ing higher than the Shamrock and has
the better of the windward position.
Far Rockaway. lint-The Columbia
is now abreast of Shamrock.
lids-The Columbia has passed the
Shamrock and is rapidly drawing
away. Columbia well to windward.
Highlands of Navesink. 11:16-The
weather is clearing; wind is increasing
and a few white caps can be non.
Mackay-Bennctt Cable Boat. 11:18—-
Both yachts have covered about four
miles of the course. Columbia appears
to lac pointing higher than the Sham-
roc .
Far Rockaway. lute—Both yachts
are standing on the port tack. the Co-
lumbia going ahead.
11:20—Botb yachts are carrying
clubtopeails. The Columbfa is carry-
ing babyjibtopsnil; Shamrock is not.
Hockey-Bennett Cable Bout, 11:21—-
Thc wind is freshening now. about
eleven knots.
Far llockaway. 11:25-The Columbia
seems to widen the gap between her
and the Shamrock. Wind east. about
twelve miles. Both boats still stand-
ing off shore on port tack.
11:27—Shamrock is running of! be-
fore the wind toward the start.
Highlands of Navesink, 11:29“—
Haze very thick. the Columbia still
standing seaward on starboard tack.
Western Union Boat, 11 zai—Tbe Col-
"was has gone on the starboard tack
and has hauled down her staysail.
Highlands of Navesiuk. lizsi—The
yacht Erin is making for the Shamrock.
which is apparently crippled.
Mackay-Bennett Cable Boat. 11:3i~
The Columbia has taken in her lib top-
soil (not stayseil). She continues on
the course.
Western Union Cable Boat. 11:34—-
The wind was about nine miles an hour
when the Shamrock's topsoil became
crippled. it was apparently caused by
her jumping in the. heavy sea.
Mackay-Bcnnett Cable Boat. “:37—
.\ tugboat is standing near the Sham-
rock.
Western l'nlon Cable Boat, 11:86——
(‘nlumbia still on starboard tack to
eastward. Judge's boat has left Sham-
rock and gone after Columbia.
Long Beach, 11:39—The Columbia
continues heading in on the starboard
tack. toward bong island. The stake
boat has been set.
Mackay-Bcnnett Cable Boat. 11:47—
The Associated Press Dcspatch Boat
IVamoose and a tug coming toward the
cable ship. are flying the signals
“Shamrock is disabled."
Long Beach. liziS—Thc Columbia is
heading northeast on the starboard
tack and nearly all of the excursion
fleet is following her over the course.
Western Union Cable Boat. 11:46-—
lt is understood here .4! the Colum-
bia is sailing over the course. nndertthe
agreement entered into between the
owners of the two competing yachts.
that. should either boat be disabled.
the other is to sell over the course
alone.
lull—The Columbia continues on
her course. The Shamrock is return-
ing. Shamrock is preparing to take a
tow buck.
Mackay-Bennctt Cable Boat. by As-
moiated Press Despatch Boat Vamoose
—-The Shamrock'e topmost. with her
big topseil. was carried away at 11:24,
when tbc yachts were on the port tack.
about three miles from the start. The
Shamrock lui'ied up into the wind at
once and the Columbia kept on accord—
ing to agreement.
l-‘ar Rsckaway. October l'l—After the
accident the Columbia put up into the
“b have "‘0'" "P ”l“ llopciown flail-g Shamrock and she put about first. the 2 wind. cvidcntly expecting to be called
"Y bridge "9' "'0 Orange ”V” Vi”! : Columbia followed on the long tack ion for aid from the Shamrock. Find-
I view of checking the Boer advances
southward.
Cape Town. October 17—From (Voice-
hurg come persistent rein-rations of
the report that the lim-rs have attackcd
Infeking. bcing thrice repulsed at hea-
vy losscs. k‘rom other towns on the
border similar reports are received.
Small pox has broken out here nm-
ong the natives from Johannesburg.
Eight cases have been discovered.
London. October lT—A special tics-
pntch from (‘ape Town says that 301)
Boers and eighteen iiritish have been:
killed in a hatti" at Mafrking.
Colonel liadr-ntl'owcll made a sortie
shall Mafekint: in fort? and attacked
the Boers who vvcrc iuvcsting the
town
After fierce fighting the British car-
ried the day.
London. October ii—A special d's.
”tell from Pretoria. «lair-d October ll ;
by way of [Mama iiay. says: “A
cyclist despatr-h was rf-ccli'Pd from Ot-
mp. near Malmani. at it this cvc-
ling. asserting that heavy fighting had
been in progress- all day long north of
Making. The British troops on board
It ”moved train acted as a covering'
force to the military cngineevs engag-
H II repairing the track. A maxim
u the train kept up a continuous drc.
“flea-spleen": bravery was displayed
a hub attics. but it soon became ap-
pu't that thc rifles of the Burghcrs
were lulu-five against an armored
"III.
W to rctrv-at before in particular-
.. I} ‘mg assault. but if soon returned
. ”peeled by n iiritish mounted con-
Wt. and tho iiriuinu was rclicl‘ui
m,
”fighting siiii mniinms the {locrs
pg their [militias well. A dosed
The latter. how'cver. was oncc‘
; out to area. As the yachts procccdcd it
' was apparent that i.;olumbia was slow-
ly crawling ahead.
i AWAY GOES THE TOPMAST.
, Suddenly. when about three miles of
the course had been covored. the Sham-
rock's topmost broke and hcr clubtop-
sail came. down. She was to leeward
lot the Columbia and some lengths to
ithe stern. when the immense stretch
fof upper canvas was seen to collapse.
.The club hung over and beat againpt
the mainsail; The boat. was at once
put into the wind. while men scram-
. blcd aloft into the rigging.
Thc Erin was to wcnthcr of her
boot and she at oncc blcw hcr whistleI
,nnd lowers-d hcr ensign. There was
nn nccri of this signal to attract atten-
. tion. The Shamrocks tcndcr stood ov-
‘cr toward her at once. rcady to take
. the challenger in tow for home.
The Shamrm-k's crew cut-nwsy the
remnants of topmost. finding it broken
close to the lower mast. and hauling it
to the deck. removed the club. Captain
Hogarth would not attempt any ex-
plunnthn. He said. that he was glad
.the nail had not come down to the
deck. and pleased that nobody was in-
lured.
Then he orders-d sail taken in. and
when the sorrowful crcw had fmifcn to
work. the tender took the challenger In
tow and started up towards the city.
l
. ing that it was not necessary. she illicd
lawny on the port tack. standing on
'shore apparently to continue over the
churse.
l Long licach. 12:20 p. m.—The Colum-
>bin is going off shore rapidly. making
ggrcat speed under the steady pressure
of a stiff ten knot breeze. She is
pointing close up to the wind and foot-
ing rapidly. She is still carrying
mainsail. foresail. lib and clubtopsail.
At her present gait she should tum
ithe first mark before 1 o'clock and flu-
lish well within the time limit.
Mucky-Bennett Cubic Boat. 12:20
in. m.—The Shamrock is nearing the
'cahle ship in tow of a tug. the Erin
steaming close to her.
Highlands of Navnink. 12:28 p. m.-
Neariy all the excursion steamers are
coming in.
12:23—As the Shamrock has extra
Isplrs on the lighter l'lstcr. anchored
inside The Horseshoe. new topmnet.
it is thought. can be can fly substituted
this afternoon. so the yachts may race
tomorrow.
i'nder the signed conditions. bow-
evcr. the next race will have to be to
windward and leeward. and with two
races to her credit-if Columbia takes
today's race—the American boat will
have to make but one more win to keep
the clip.
Mucky-Bennett Cubic Boat. 12:33-
. em ..
numb.“
The Story
Of an importer of Jet Belts who bought
not wisely but too well. He got herd
up—we wanted tbe’Belte-be wanted
some money‘éhe and we swapped-we
are pleased—he might as well be—we
want you to and so. handsome Jet
Belts worth from lie to 81.50, are now
only '50 cents each.
.0-
Bleck Silks
With no questionable characteristics.
Silks you are sure of and that are
standard grades, are the ones so much
in vogue not only for dress but for
street wear. Penn de Sofc Satin Duch-
esse. Pault de Sole, Poplins and Gro
Grains are among the most popular
of the weaves.
—o—
Ginghams.
Scotch and Domestic Oinghnme,
checked and plaided in the new rich.
dark coioringe. produce neat effects
for Children's School Dresses. hey
are Very old fashioned in quail y—a
quality never to be surpassed—and dc-
cidedly new and pretty in designs.
Prices are 121/... 16. 19 and 25c yd.
._o...
For infants.
In the Infant Department: Little
Coats of Bouclc. Broadcloth. Corduroy
and Eiderdown. to fit tiny tots from 1%
to 4 years old. With fur, brain or lace
trimmings, priced from $1.50 to 810.00.
Cups and Bonnets matching the Coats
for these some tiny tots, priced from
75c up to race.
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Carpet Size Rugs.
Some. magnificent effects in Carpet
Size Rugs—Smyrna. Ardahan. Wilton,
Axminater and Bagdad—range in price
from 320.00 to 850.00. and are from 20
to 50 per cent. better values than many
that are sold at these prices. They are
interesting to see whether you buy or
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not.
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The D. M.READ CO.
hitmomn'r.
flagship Wanda ran alongside of the
Shamrock the sailors had brought the
topmast and sail to the deck and were
busy removing the club.
Captain Hogarth said: "We are glad
to say that no one was hurt. It was
most unfortunate. We purposely did
not raise our babyjib to avoid the
strain. and i can't understand it."
At “:55 the Shamrock lowered her
maineeil and jib. and taking a line
from her tender started up for the city
with her topmost broken close to her
lower masthead.
Highlands of Navesink. 12:45—Wind
southeast, between 7 and 8 miles. de-
creasing. Hazy off shore.
Highlands of Navesink. October 17—
Tbe North Atlantic Squath'on headed
by the flagship New York. steamed up
the Jersey shore from the south soon
after noon.
Long Bcnch. 12:56 p. m.—The Col-
umbla is making fast time toward the
strand mark. She is carrying maln-
suir. staysail. jibtopsail and clubtop-
sail
Long Branch. October 17~So far as
can be judged here. the haze preventing
accurate observation. the Columbia
turned the second mark soon after
1:30.
Galilee. 2:06 p. m.—The Columbia in
about seven miles from the iightehip
board tack with fresh beam wind.
Boat bulletin— Galilee. 2:25 p. m.—
The Columbia. from here. appears to
be about four miles from the llgbtship.
"SSH-"0 I" ”TOIBID.
'l'en laced, but Others are Probeblv
Deal In the line.
Pottevilie. PL. October l7—-Shorti¥
before 1! o'clock this morning an ex-
plosion of mine [he occurred at Shen-
andoah City Colliery by which 22 men
! were cntombed. Ten of them were ree-
cued alive. It is fared the others are
dead. The mine took fire and burned
l fiercely and the fire department wont to
i the rescue. The mllicry is one of the
ilerncst Philadelphia & Reading coal
and Iron company's oration». Among
Sir Thomas Lipton bringing up fhc.Tbe Shamrock is running close to theithosc taken from the mine. Joseph Cas-
~rcnr of the mournful procession with
his yacht Erin. As they mused the
excursion boats there were some faint
cheers. but the crew did not answer
them. Sir Thomas‘ rangcd alongside;
cable ship. Two sailors are at work on
(Mr spreader. clearing away the. wreck-
age of the topmnut. She has taken in
lht‘i' mainsail and Jib.
pnvnvage was probably fatally burned.
i
: dcred you to give your husband whisky
The Columbia '0"!!de "'4' fl"! It“! for his rheumatism. Does it seem toi llnptist
once and spokr- cnmurngingiy to ('ap— boat at l'.’:.'ifi:2ti (unofficial timci anll'oio him any good?
tnin Hogarth. Ibo rcrmv-d to feel the . started for a reach over the second leg!
accident keenly.
it is to be remarked that the Sham- minted Prose Del
were killed or wounded. but the i rock was not carrying as much sail as .iz:22 p. m—When
Western Union Cable Boot—By As-
, Ilrs. Nextdoor- John says it does
.bim lots of gmd. but i notice the pains
on her run home. She is on the star- .
Hrs. Nnbor—And so the doctor or‘.
icon: inst.
TRIST
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so. a oaza'rrs surmise.
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Fall Opening
of Fine Furs.
and Jackets.
Oil Cloths.
Spotless
Steam-
Sponging.
“stands
Cough
Ramada-
St Cures.
Or we will mfuni your moucy cheer-
fully. l-‘nir. Is’nt it?
i‘rcpnrcd and mid nt l‘i..\lSTl-:i)'hi
lliil'llgeTulil-I.
Special attention givcn tn
(Nihil’OI'NDiSu l'lillil'ltll’l‘loh’rl.
Refused,
iii Washington St., South Norwnlh.
We recommend our
OIL‘ HEATERS!
Equal to anything in
the world and better
than most makes. No
smoke, no smell, easy
to fill, easy to light,
easy to carry from one
room to another, abso-
lutely safe because so
constructed that there
is a blast of cold air
constantly in contact
with the wick tube, so
heating of the oil is im-
possible. Buy this lat-
est improved heater and
avoid all danger.
distill—WATKINS
& now,
112 Washington street.
‘
Hm FAITH“ LIGHTS.
Interesting Bebste en (This. at the first
nan-g of the scam.
The Farther Lights Society of the
South Norwnlk Baptist Church held its
first meeting of tue season. last night.
in the church parlors. and it was very
well attended.
The entertainment included an ex-
cellently rendered vocal solo by Chil-
ton iinker. and a debate (ll tho ques-
tion. "Resolved. That China is worthy
of Having Missionaries sent to hcr.‘
it was decided by the Judge. Clifton
Cooley. in the negative. after he had
heard the flue presentation of the ar—
guments ori both sides. The sec.'etary
was Waiter Aiken.
Miss Viola Decker, as president at
Tristrama Hyatt. "
Our entire new line of Furs is now open and ready for your inspection.
People as a rule who buy Furs are Not experts in that line, therefore are
obliged to depend updn the people of whom they buy. We‘ could " buy low
grades of Pure and sell them at a profit if we mislead. and do very well for
one season. The next season people would probably buy their furs elsewhere.
The skins need in our garments are the best that we could buy and the ger-
ments made from them will give satisfaction.
Weinvite everyone to make a critical examination of these garments. .No
detail of basal workmanship has been silgbted.- Every garment is perfect
in lit, elegant in design and made up in the very beet possible manner. Our
line'conteins all the latest strings in Neck Scerfs, Coilerettes, bluffs, Capes
New line of Oil Cloths and Linoleums Just in. All widths and coalition .
in the latest patterns. '
t
The sponging of Woolen Dre'ss Cmds and Clothe has become a necessity.
The proper time to sponge goods is Just before they are made up no the
steam gives new life to the wool and adds much to the appearance of the
floods.
Goods which require eponging are Broad Cloths. Covert Cloths. Kerseys.
. Vcnctiuns. Meitonettes, Wool Cheviots, Granite Clothe, Storm and Clay
Scrges. Whip Cords sud Homespons. .
We have a steam sponging machine which does the work in a firstelass
manner, price for sponglng. 5c per yard. ,
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Persistent
Consistency
enables us at all times to char the
gentlemen of this vicinity fullest
value for their money.
.ln Overcoetr.
The predominant colors are greys,
from the medium to the Oxford,
browns in herringbone stripes
leading, blues and blacks which
are always in proper taste.
The light overcoats are made of
soft materials extensively, and
the Covert coatings are more pop-
ular than they were last season.
For heavy coats soft materials
also predominate, such as Vicunos,
Cheviots and Undressed Wors-
teds. Kerscys, Meltons and
Beavers are also well patronized.
runs
tor
us
can
We. want you .to see this line of
coats for we know it is very hard
to duplicate it anywhere for the
money. so call in and admire, if
nothing else.
FRANCIS. a co.
Clothiers and
Furnishers,
‘ (.8 Washington Street. South Serve y, feds.
FF
OHOOOOOO‘OOVUOOOO-
NOW READY............
Heckers’
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THE liES'l‘ To us HAD.
The latest to Sell.
a
Pioneer Everyone.
the moiety. presided. and bliss Mary
: l'artrick. president of the Not waisi
Society. spoke on a new
iii-bonu- of giving money. to the Con-i
‘necticut Baptist Society. l
The next meeting will be with Mrs;
butch Boat Wende.‘come upon him more frequently than ti. W. Aiken. in Nurwsik. Monday. the,
the Associated Press ever. '
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