talked for themselves in no dnoertain tone.
,‘ at includes plain and figured Tadetae,
neis in plain and polka dot Meets. Saline.
and Woolens in every conceivable shade and
eport 449 must.
chance to get at clone ounrtnre with
the bayonet. -
The governor of Natal has forward-
ed the following despatch to the col-
onInI office:
“Tugela drift was attacked during
ithe morning of Thursday. November
H23. by 250 to 300 Boers. who are he-
: Ileveu to have advanced from Helpma-
HH HHH HHHHH
. Old "ORBUMBOllIfldS under Major teachers, and a small
yet Natal police. totalling no men.
m "Chill! ll lilo Phlflt located south of the river bank. forced
thd rsto retire after two houre,
lghtlng "Our loss was a sergeant ma-
jor killed.
3 “The Tugela rose during the day and
Is now reported to be Impansnble. ex-
‘-cept bpey boats.
I 'l'.own November 2d—An un
confirmed report has reached here to
the effect that General White recently
caught the Boers in a trap at [Adv-
Hall A suit or Hun:
. Mdnplhelecliaeand leached the to venture Into the open country
Mmmfiumfl,‘ with around the British camp, when the
, British made a sortie and captured the
Gill, Equip-ant. Prisoners, attackers. It Is difficult. however. to
‘ Caitlenad Sheen.
believe that news of such Importance
would not have been officially announ-
ced. and It is held that it will probably
. ‘ turn out. to be the same sortie as re-
Onpe’l'own. November 24— From th ported from the Boer headquarters
2!“ details whit. h have reached here of! November 21
Repeal Methuen' s tight with the Boers The squadrons of Africa Light Horse
yesterday. It appears that Boers from have 8009 northward.
, Late arrivals from Pretoria estimate
Williams farm shtllcd an advance, ch9 total Boer casualties at I000 men.
themetterdflneatothe’uaem
andqaalltywhiehineenalderadnae-
mThlerelhsprlneiple
tine. l. dWJlnilar-and Cute. Wide
Ind bewa‘Tlne. Dress Bows and latin
Bat Wines. “lionereh” Dress Shirts,
31-“-
llllil H HHHHHHH.
A great vniiety of Worsted Comforts
for the coming cold days are retady.
”n to the; Knit Wool Bonds. black.“
75c and tun—pink. blue and white.
$1.00; Imported German Band Knit
Shoulder Shawls, black. my and pur-‘
ple. 8115. 81.50 and ”.15; Crochet
Shawls. pink. blue and white, 60 and
75c. $1.00 and 81.28.
HHHHHHs.
For the days when Baby ll taken for
a sunny ride In the Baby Carriage.
there must be an Afghan of course for
the Carriage. They are to be found
In the lnfantn' Department In great va-
riety-of Biderdown, with Embroider-
ed designs. at 76c to $1.50. and oi Silk
and Lace for from $5.00 to $8.00.
HHIHHHH HHHHHHH.
A demand has arisen for Colored
Curtains for Libraries and Dining
Booms, and the result has been that
this season's styles have been produc-
tive of many charming interior effects.
The department with the newest and
prettiest designs. Some In French
Madras at “.60 to "2.60 the pair, and
Cotton and Silk Stripe Curtains In
either light or__dark colors at $1.25 to
HM! 0‘ “19 Brim" Wtdnesd” NW- half of whom were killed. They say
$5.00 the pair. are of exceptional henn-
llamas man'spenn‘anleholns in "1'
andprnctleelnourlinhssdnelierylec--
Dainty Wool Pancinatore In all colors l
guitar”. and the British artillery was
Wed forward and shelled a bill
which the British subsequently occu-
. capturing two guns. The Boer
:wualties were thirty men killed and
founded.
". The Boer main column Iclt Finch-
an'a Farm during inc. afternoon and
Amped five miles ahead. At day-
break Thursday. the Boers tired l'l'i'llll'
flit hills.1200 yards distant. on the
eh advance form Other troops
then pushed up and the engage ‘
Mt became general 'lhe lllltish ar-
. made excellent practice and fin-
lied the Boer guns. T hen two battal-
ions of the Grenadier Guards and thc
wthllmberlnnd regiment stormcd
.lielghtl-l at the point of the boys-v
hilt. Crossing the fire zonc amidst a
anal-mot lead. the guards and Nortil-‘
mherlands pushed up the. llll-lllle and
reached the summit. doing great cs»-
nation with their bayonets and capturn
lag the Longer. with guns. equipment.
)rlhoners, cattle and sheep The entire;
position was carried by 8 oclock. the!
“cavalry. consisting of the Ninth Len-i
acre and mounted infantry. pursuing
the flying Boers,
The Boers. it is estimated. numbered
W men. Their loss in unknown.
—-
London, November 2i~Thv pathetic
scenes which nlnrkcd the days follow-
ing the engagements between the Brit-
» int and Boers at (licucoe and Nichol-
' son's Nell follnd thcir counterpart at
g the war oflice here today. The doors
were besicgcd long before they Were
opened by troubled and anxious women
/ and men whose questions showed fears
, that yesterday evening's curt, official
‘ bulletin. though black enough. had not
recorded the fllii story of the British
_ losses at Belmont. In to noon the
government officials had Issued no fur-
ther despair-.hes so the nervousness of
the public. which is beginning to look
with distrust upon the stories of illlt- ‘
inh successes. so constantly auompan-
led by Boer adv-.anles remains unalie-
viated.
General Methucn's message leaves a
‘grant deal to be explained. According
to hll pnevious facts obtainable as to
. the relative strength of ...c forces. the
Boers must have been In a decided ma-
turity. yet the total British loss. :20
~ m wmnded and missing. proves
tit nicedveness or their resistance
.1 until! instillea General Methuen'a
to the courage and skill with
im the Burghera fought. The fact
no [line and only forty prisoners
captured by the victors and that
m carried off their dead and
- ».~ shows that lacy lctlrcd In an
_. < manner. without precipitation
fenlnfnaion. and that probably the
tide were not numerous.
ID the strength of their posI-‘
Tin destruction of the lloers
» . captured Is taken as an
- - that General Methucn oc-
» m2 the captured position at [let-
a; .1 dnntmyed the Boer supplies
"’ the immediate advance
' ngcolnnln. which Is march-
Hfl the lightest order
. Md in now presumably open in
m on the bladder rlvo
, m (Infill. who apparently
‘ at yenterdny' s lighting.
‘ dl piohablllty have antithcrl
' followers to capture Bulawayo
,ture the British camp. but were re-‘
also that the race course there is being
prepared for a hanger. in the event of' ty
Ha siege. and the guns of the fort are'
trained on It In case the prisoners
should attempt to each
A Maxim Is placed at the gate of thin
I'JI'P (“OIII'NR
From President Kruger down everyi
onc Is In favor of fighting. They be-
Iievc they will succeed In annexing all:
IIHHHHHHH.
The moon of letter writing In at
the bclenguled tow.ns and the flag of hand—of notes. “Iv".uon.’ accept-
the united republic. now l'.cady beers
that mange close The Boers cxpec
the war to last from fo ir to sill months I"! “‘3
1 Section you will find an immense vari-
when they will possess South Africa.
' sores and regretHnd pretty Station-
necessity In the Stationary
Commandant Albrecht and lieutcn~2 fly to select from gummy. om Hol-
.lnt Eiofl have started with a thousand
Mooi River. Natal. November 24-?
The floors have only sent on occasiollali
‘iillt‘ll into the British camp since thisl
morning. The range of the British:
guns Is not sufficient for them to be
cnective. i
An official native runner corrobor-E
ates the report that heavy firing has:
occurred northward. The runner. who:
. is from Estcourt, says he was captured
.by the Boers who infest the heights
northward lie adds that they search-
! land Blue Paper with Embossed inl
itiala. no two alike, 36c box
.3 The D. M. READ CO.
Established I857-
W. 00"
ed him. but failed to discover the den-
figi
patches
The Boers are in strong force under
the cover of a hill on which are two
guns. When 'the British opened fire.
the runner escaped In the confusion.
The same runner was at ladysmlth‘
last week. He reiterates that heavy‘
fighting occurred there. The Boers. he'
claims. made several attempts to cap-;
pulsed with heavy loss. The natives:
explained the failure of the assaults
by saying that every time the Boers.
approached. the British set the whole
country ablaze. killllg every one with-
in reach.
blalgnlspic. Cape Colony. Sunday.
November Ill—A despntch received
here from hiafeking. dated November.
I5 says: "The garrison Ia cheerfuln
Iult the position Is daily growing more
difficult. The Boers are always draw-i
Ing their entrenchmcnts closer and are:
incessantly plying the British with ur-
tillery and musketry -:-re. The gnrri-‘ .
~ Hill.
The real test of a tooth
brush comes In using
It. If either wears
does nest wear. ”or It
wcnrn. mu are enlis-
demand if the brlntlol
wear down. brush off.
or pull out in too short
a lime thus you get
angry and ”unit trnG~
log at that store. "
We can sell a ”fill
brush that will war
until you get lIvv'd at
using the some old
brush. We all the.
at 300 to gain new
customers—and hnp
uldom. it'- u hrum
w u rt ll 30c .- neslnc
would my mom
Wc sell other hvualu-a
running from I“ to
I”.
il. l. PlllS‘l’illl,
t: \lanllington t'trccl. l
Ito. Norwaih.
H
iHHlH
Blush
\
son Is living almost entirely In under.
ground shelters and the health of the:
troops In suffering. '
Cape Town. November 2i—SIr Ala
fred Milner's proclamation to the pro-2
pic of Cape Colony. which drawn at-
tention to the innumerable proofs giv-
en by the queen that she does not fav-
or our race at the expense of another
and says that she gladly recognises:
that the majority of the Dutch haw-
remained loyal and proved worthy of .
her malesty's confidence. will, It is be-
lieved. have a good effect. Premor
Schreiner heartily endorses it and
directed the magistrates to give It the”
widest publicity. He has also invited
the clergymcn to disseminate. It to.
their congregations.
Pretoria. November 2l--It is believ-
cd that the government will shortly re-.
lease Winston Churchill. an a non-comm
beumt.
The prisoners from Matching and
Inbatsl are mostly railroad men. Af-
ter they had taken the oath not to
light against the Transvaal. they were
sent to I'lelagon Bay.
and see how many pletnlu you
have laid away that would on-
nnd hung up.
Bring them to me and
warrant you satisfaction In
style and price.
.2 (moon. of Moulding—60 kinda.)
ll. 5. GREGORY,
Undertaker.
ConlnillandlarehallStrsst.
andflllllnabsthfltlant In.
Norwalh.
so savanna” IN GAB.
Some oi the members» he adds. have
returned to their hues. while others
are dying for safety. Many of the con-
eeslnen have resigned. and he be-
Ievea the Filipino soldiers will' lay
down their arms everywhere II soon
as they learn the truth.
Washington. November zl—Gcneral
Otis summarises the situation In La-
eon In a deapntch to the War Depart-
ment todaylin which he says that the
neurgent government can no longer
claim to exist. Its troops and oflclnls
are scattered and Agnlnaldo In hiding.
The denpetch follows:
“Manila. November 2.I--Clnim to
government by Insurgents can be made
no longer under any Iletltion: Its treas-
urer, Secretary interior and President
of Congress In our hands: Itn presi-
dent nnd remalping cabinet oilicers In
hiding evidently In dlifercnt central
Luzon provinces. Its generals and
troops Insmall bends scattered through
these proleu-es acting as banditti or
dispersed playing the role of 'Amlgon'
with arms concealed. indications are
that Agulnaldo did not escape through
the lines of Lawton or Wheaten but
Iled westward from Bayambang Bail-
way station. Telegraphic communi-
cation to Dagupen established. pro-
bably to Sell Fabian today. by relay-
Ing nine miles of trhck with material
must attend maintenance."
Fuller details of the sharp engage,
ment between penters command
and the insurgefie in Ilollo reached
dated Manila today:
Illchmnn drove enemy Into .laro. Car-
pctner with two battalions Eighteenth
infantry and Bridgmnn's Battery had
severe engagement at Pavia north of
iloilo. lils casualties five killed. twen-
ty wounded. now in llollo hospital.
others slightly wounded with com-
mand; enemy driven north with re-
ported very heavy loss: particulars not
received. Carpenter pnnud on to in-
surgents' stronghold. Santa Barbara.
which he captured 22d Instant without
loss. Nothing received from column
under Immediate command Hughes
which Is moving rapidly and operat-
Appnrently \‘isoyans friendly. not tak~
lug active part; enemy consists of two
thousand Tnbalns."
A later denpntch from General Otis
given the results of the lighting at ll-
ollo as follows:
"Hughes l'loiio reports enemy driv-
en back Into mountains; insurgent
capital Gonatunn captured. Only ser-
ious nction..that of Carpenter at Pa.
via; total calamities 55 killed or since
dead of wounds.‘ 37 wounded. captured
ten prisone . eighteen cannon, six
rides. quantities of ammunition. En-
emy' s casualties not stated."
SETTLEMENT 0i; SgfllKE LOOK-
E
Warren Haas" November 2l—An
early settlement of the mike of 100
weavers employed in the woolen mills
of the Saylcs & Jenks Manufacturing
Company here Is looked for. The wra-
vers have been out since yesterday a.’
icrnoon. when a notice was posted
showing a put In certain grades of
goods of about lb per cent. The agent
of the company is waiting for the re-
turn of President William A. .lcnkn
before making any statement. Ifnloss
the strike is settled the plant which
employs 400 hands. may have to shut
down.
ROOF BLOWN Ol-‘F WITH GAS.
New York. November L’l—An explo-
sion of hydrogen gas occurred today
In one of the small buildings of the
Consolidated (Ins Company's plant on
Eleventh avenue. The roof of the
building was blown off. one of the
’ i l-Zlkton. not.
I'll ‘
l
Hyenrs old nest April.
‘ to - d. - I '. .
New vol-s. November zl—Tne Cour p“ M "m" "m M m
solidnted Gas Company at Its meet?
Ing today did not make any advance In
Its pslce of gas to meet the advance. said William Tell "If It Is a fact tho I
side walls was knocked over and an
eight inch gas main destroyed. No
{one was hurt. The wells of every bull-
dlng within a radius of half a mile
shook and windows acre broken.
DEAD IIODI IN THE Ili.‘ SIIES.
November 2i—Thc time i
«body of Silas White. who murdhcl
Rhoda Jackson. last night. was found
In a clump of bushes near the scene of
the murder. this morning. by a party
of men who werese arching for the
murderer. White. was, twenty-five.
years old and of good family.
MINBBS‘ RIOTOUS WIVES.
Wilkcsbnrre. Pa.. November 2I~Th-
parading and rioting of the wives andi
other female relatives of the striking
miners at Nantiroke was resumed to-
Hdny and resulted In the arrest of one
Hof their number for throwing pepper mus-mt Tobacco
nameut your house If framedl u"
H.
in the yes of one of the deputies. ‘
NO MORE JL'BOBS SidCi'ltBl).
New i'.ork November ill-No juror
was secured at this mornings session
of court In the Mollneaux cane. Mont
Hof the talesmcn had scruples against
H expert testimony. or circumstantial eve
idence or were opposed to capital pun-
ishllollt.
REV. SAII El. MAY DEAD.
Worcester. Mass" November 24-
Rev. Samuel tiny. the famous abolit-
Ionlet. died at his home in Leicester
today.
A CAMPAIGN l.ll':.
'l have Often wanted to ask you.'
Taylor a Golden’ drew a lesson In a made yesterday by the New Ameterv you played on a violin while Rome was
new advertisement today from the re- data Company.
cent explosion of a house boiler In New
Britain. wrecking the house where the Drugglat it. Ii. Plainted given Bentl-
eannnlty took place.
sure your boilers in a
pally. such as this Iran represents.
Thf lesson la. in- tin
reliable com- on
i readers an Interesting talk today
tooth lonelier-«brushes that will
[wear until you get tired of using them.
burning?"
"That was a campaign lie." aald Ne .- .
m. "The truth Isl playcd on the
flames. along with other members of
No. I Volunteer company. with .1
how." Indianapolis Journal.
at hand railway communication to that .
point re-eetnbllshed; labor of troops ;
the War Department today In the fol-,
lowing despatch from General 0th.;
I
"In Pansy. twenty-first Instant. when
Ing north and west of Santa Barbara. 0
He would have been nlrlctyf
lie was a grad ‘
.srncunsann or _
Ladles’ Fine Tallered
Jackets.
One of‘thenealllng manufacturers of
Ladlen' Garments, about to retire from
business. have sold to us their entire
line of Sample Gnrmpnte. These goods
were bought at a discount from the or-
Iginnl. price and enables us to offer
them to our customers at the exact
price that the manufacturer asked us
for them in the early part of the sea-
son.
They are all Fine. High Grade Gar-
ments. made In the very best possible
manner and of the very best materials.
This house has the reputation of
making the finest goods of any house
In New York city. They will be plac-
H
m roan m excesses.
Wall street. 10:") n. m.——Gains prc-
dominated at the opening of the stock
Hmarket today. a number of the Indus-
trial specialties Iendlng. Consolidated
One was feverish. rising 1% and react-
ing a point. Sugar. Leather and Gen-
eral Electric were up about a point. A
few of the prominent stocks showed
slight losses.
Wall street. II a. m.—-Strength dcvcl-
. in some of the recent favorites.
Colorado Midland preferred. Southern
Pacific. l'nion Pacific and Baltimore A:
Ohio issues were largely absmbcd at
Improved prices. leather. Third Ave-
Hnue and Pressed Steel (for advanced
itwo points and Laceldc Gas three,
Westcrn Railer stocks were generaI-.
ly firmer but there was no conspicu-
ous demand. Consolidated Gas fluctu-r
ated nearly a point at a time.
Wall street. noon—Continuous odor-
ings of Consolidated Gas forced it 51»:
below the best. The general market?
became heavy and dull. ‘
in only a few.
H Instances did the losses reach a, point.
HPrIces of bonds were well sustained
and the demand was more general.
1 Wall street. I p. m. ~Contincntai To-
bacco. American Hoop and Hocking
ll’ailey showed strength both for the
common and preferred stocks Pall
inc (‘oast ilrst preferred jumped 2‘4. ‘
Otherwise the market continued slug-
gish and Irregular.
Wall street. 2 p. m.-—-llaltimore and
Ohio bolmded up to 58% for the com-
mon and SF". for the preferred. Enor-
mous blocks of l'nlon Pacific also
changed hands around bl. The move-
ment in these stocks caused a more
general demand. Federal Steel Jump—
cd Ill, and American Linseed. ('hlcago.
Indianapolis preferred and C C. & St
Louis I (i hi. Pennsylvania was morr
active than for some weeks and rose a
ptint.
TODAY'S QUUI'ATIONS.
Reported over private wire of B. A.
Bohme. commission broker, 5 Iaaonlc
Banding. Wall street. city. Telephone
1
New York. November '.’l. m.
Open High Low mo
All (lotion Oil. 37"; all
l Am. lanai a Wire 48% in tax so
A-Snorlt’gOo. lit". tau; last; use.
A.ns rehaeeotio um Him mu; lliN,
; Atehinnn cc. 2ng cry. 2.".
l Alchinna. pickled or. as" at III. I
leoohlyn Innld‘l'. Mild N"; Ill'. 1",.
Cantu-lofts. J. 21% ID‘A ‘
WOUND. m. at he); not,
MB. 0Q. Kill lilll‘.’ l”; Iii".
[c.laat. real. loo-5 lull. mi lav,E
HL L.‘hleannlltl.nr li'l!‘ IIIW Ila}; lion;
lt.‘iev..cin.. canal... am all. on Oil's"
; m M. a." tit," II If". ,
‘hdnnlltad. penfr'd am all... IIF, pug.
:an men. l'lfi VIM it” lam:
Windlaflv'ln m Bits IIII'.’ Ilia!
melanin-censors IOIE‘ loll, lac, lot I
lite. Kan. am. we we luv am lol.
‘ li-nnrlhnlln on am so; “6,2
lN.Y.thl.Ollndnon. III?" 1373'; [31% till?“
u an it ,
'No. none. as. a: .m w
whale, prnhrd 7.3-...- 7» 752g 1: .7.
'neilalail. We ti); em w;
hopie'eGae. ill lil!’ m list/.2
Phil. Outing sex 17’.’ ll! my
‘mta leadiu nfl. 3' 5'" 55% 5'
WWI." “lg :‘“ 50 II
“Maison. lid .
Unto-hula. It;
Bfimm 175‘
Hutu-enema“. so so 7a or“;
omen-seer al a: l
Va-ehpref Ix tile/.3
kunvflan I m
600!) IBSBON FARLY LEARNED.
I'"‘wcnty-IIve cells was the founda--
tion of my Iortunc.’
“lm gave It to you?"
' Nobody. I tried to borrow It and
*couldn't. '—Chicapo Record.
AN EXPERT.
"Do you carve?‘ .
'I shollld any I did!" '
"And what are your specialties?"
"Sausage and omelets. ~Clevelandl
Plain Dealer.
i
i
.l
,.
ed on sale Saturday morning. Novem-
ber 11th. and any one In want of a
winter garment cannot (lord to miss
this opportunity.
Fur Jackets. Capes,
and Colierettes.
This In predicted by everyone to be
a for season. We have never had such
an extensive lIne to film from an we
are showing this season. All entirely
new and the very latest shapes and
styles.
Electric Seal Jackets are a Very pop-
ular garment this season. This gar-
ment is all handsome as any sealeilin
and the priceds within tilt-reach of
anyone. We have them 22 and 24 in
long and in all nines.
Electric Seal and Astrakhan Capes—-
~ rnlsrRaMttHYi
No. 2 Gazette Building.
TRISTRAM St HYATT,
NORWALK, CONN
"more pepsin" “than ‘ever for ‘
"9‘1‘ .'
wanting a need. warm garment. ‘e ‘
havethealt‘laailloiadoag. Altai
popular brim:
use commits- a: heel: and; in
all the new shapes and In all the pope.
In: turn. "
“a
spell: 4.1.4.1.,
Uql‘lermnr. 'g
We will sell this week. one case only
of Ladies' Fine Jersey Ribbed. Vents
and Pants. goods which we boutht last
July before there was any advancalh
the market. «We could not buy these
at the more time to sell lean than
69 or 75c We give you the benefit of
them while they last at 50¢ each.
‘1
E. K. BANKS,
45 and 47 West Washington Street.
I HHHIHHIH
KilliilHSHHHH.
SHHHIHHHH ill
at [very IHHH.
it
Cloak and Suit De
The Finest Department in the .‘store
is our
"Hartman"1
wear.
charge.
Bright and cheerful and filled with the
latest productions in Jackets, Capes and
Shirts for Ladies.’ Misses and lnfante’
This dcpartmentis in charge of skilled
garment makers, who will alter gar-
ments for you while you wait free of
Anv one having a jacket or skirt that
does not til. we will ulterior you. as we
can blame no one for having a fit who
has a garment that is not satisfactory.
We will offer as a special inducement
the coming week tWt) dozen Skirts,
made of stylish goods, in the most ap-
proved fashion.
j-‘I doz. eSkirts $2.98;
$1.95:
worth $3.98 ,4
“ $2.75/1‘
The NewStore,
Mabackcmo Hotel Block, 80. Norwalk.
Merrill College,
STAMFORD. ”II.
To learn Book-hpaplng. onosthnnd and
TM ng.
”There In a demand for YOUNG
t '.ovnpetcat
well- trained YOUNO
"EN.
Merrill College can place YOUNG
BIN. who are good atanilgrnhern.
hay and evening me.
Enter, NOW.
n. a. assault. Pain.
Young
Men
Wanted
Norwalk Chronicler