whole doll with enthusias-
customers who marvel at the immense
end the exceedingly
wherein Connecticut
peso rtmebt includes coats. copes. suits. silk and
slate. separate skirte, house gowns. wrappers.
.. crotchens. rosters and suits. . ,
r coats. capes, collarettes mafia. testis and fan-
pieces at prices to suit all purses.
ll
port 449 MsInSt.
(BMW;
*,WWWW
, December +~The inter de-
“rived from Mooder Rivet seem
'lt adorned imposilble to live through
the terrible dru‘bnt the brave fellows
did not retreat an inch The Boer fire
lwas horribly accurate. and they must
have numbered at least ten thousand.
The Scott's Guards advanced 600
yards before they were fired on. Then
Itliey had to lie (low to escape the
deadly fusilode. whlc isutcd. without
Mintermlsaion throughout the day.
The Highlanders made several ut-
tempts to force a passage of the river.
_ that. even the desperate cour- but they were exposed to mull n nutr-
' bliaoklna force displnyed all! derous enlliadlng fire that they had to
long (November 28).’ failed toI retiie after they had sutfercd terrimy.
the Boers from their strong en-I Subesequently a party of [ponds sot
menu. and night fell on on un-g over and held their own for hours
" be e. But apparently. during against a vastly superior forte.
no the night General Cronin I The general opinion of the. stall is
Wins the Boers. who are now that there had never been such II Ima-
M to have. numbered ii. 000 men, do mined fire in the annals of the British
Chill the snuggle was hopeless. aimy on that which our troops had to
the British fol nd the town and Hllr-c face yesterday Our mcn fell in doz-
‘ With all hot demeanor-her little
' In the MI I f
dirt; bounces one evacuated when l ens while trying to rush the undue.
mt broke. and the whole British Among the many heI-IIIII deeds, one
crossed the river and entomped of the most c-onsplIuous was that (III
In Boer possessions. The expcIts Lieutenant Colonel (‘odriugtom of the
ore unnuinn us in expressing the A’ Cold Strcnm (rilfll'ilri: (‘nptuin Relipeln.
, too that KimboIlcy’s needs mIIstAol' the Queensland contingent. and a
it very pressing to induce Geneml dozen members of the (‘old Stream
“about to expose the whole of his (iuords. who jumped into the river and
WWII to the Boer mnrksmen So. sworn nearly to the other side in the
ly was the file that the SIott’s, fin-II of II steady tire. but who were
nerds were compelled to leave tlielrlforccd to retire. and joining bonds.
Maxim guns lich'nd when they WI’NI they swam back. two of their number
creed to neck less exposed urouud. being ncni'ly drowned in the retreat.
t was only after dusk that u poItion‘ The British guns kept up II Navy
0113 British hoops succeeded in fire all day and fearful havoc won
5 the river by II mill dam on:
wrought on the iioer positions, the
be extreme left. When night it’ll the Home being forced to fly from tho”
Boer artillery fire was mil as vigorous cntrcncbincnts. Night put on cud to
it! in the “10'“!an but the lloexs' Ie—l the terrible bloodshed. ’i‘hc infantry
“will“! lll ll"? ll‘illll saved the sitiul— brigade was dreadfully cut up.
tion for the liritish the British The Boers retreated at night. taking
mops View too exhausted to puisiifll their gum with them. and we are now
be enemy. occupying their positions The IIII«
The Boers retired without any sign‘ ciny 's II: III: was tII-Imcridoue.
of disorder. taming off their guns‘ (upc 'l‘.own November {lo —’llIc (‘an-
find ulpnients. Thus General f‘ronifl'M ndlan contingent of troops for sIIrviIe
ores ll still intact. But. the fact that. in South Africa landed today and were
General Methuen und Colonel cho-I glu‘li an enthusiastic rcIeptlon. 'l‘hI-y
‘Ichlre. now in communication, may IIIIIII greeted with continuous cheering
’ a reconsideration of the ilocI
. and ill" lIIurticst walIome.
mmunders' plan to ‘give battle at
WOW!"- “W "" "“""“ ”" HALLS 0F CONGRESS
unearthly attm'kcd by both liIltiIIlI
Continued from First Page.
men it is mounted that. the Moddcr'
lver bridge bus been repaired IIIIII
that the British rI-IIIIIIIII- thclI mnIIhA
”towards KimlIIIIl) today '
The fan that do Ber-<9 mince fIII Ind. I?
, 9 casting shells. uiiilc thI garrison
'dom replies to the ilocrs' III'mlilleiy lls
said to point to n IIcIIrcitv of ammuni-
lion at Kimberley. portly IIII-I muting
tor General M'ethmu‘ II lIIIutc.
All the news from Nntul II.nI IlIIIIIisrs
the dlilleulties before (lcncru' (llcrcyj
"More l5 R lII‘IJWlnI; belief that eonIcA ted as a senator from Pennsylvania
Ilank operation has boon eanIIntcd to "(his rcnolutlon also went to the
inflicts!) while General Hildyard cars committee on privileges and eleItions.
rips out the direct ront demonstration. Rcmonstranccs and memorials
The latest advices from ladysmlthd against the seating of Mr. Quay were
dated Saturday, NI‘IvI-mbcr 25. say the: presented by Mr. Burrows. Republican.
‘Ilielling of thnt place was continued. 3 Michigan. and .‘llr. Jones. Democrnt.
‘ It appears that General Shulllwrgcm Arkansas,
ommandlng the floors. sort it "meson". 'l‘lIII credentials of Mr. Hayward. of
ed the crodcntinls of ill. 3. Quny. up»
pointed senator from Pennsylvania by
II the governor.
(in motion oi Mr. ('oI kcrell. idler .III
ri. 'ilIc credentials of Mr Quay were re-
feircd to the Iommlttce on privilrges
.«nd II-chtionII. in this I'lfil’lllf‘illnn MI
f‘hnudlcr. New Hampshire. offered a
resolution that Senator Quay be admit-
“gusting that all tiic Wounded be NI-lmtska. were presented and subse—
Amt to n neutrnl mom and that thin IpIIIully the announcement was mode
In! White pIIIIImptIIIily Icfus- II. when by Mr. Thurston. of Nebraska. that.
, h added ”III Home Ilclibciatt’ly‘ owlu'g to IIIltlcnl illness. Mr. Haywu'dl
Wiled the hospital. % was unable to be present.
All amounts agree that the ilrwr ily Illi'H'llilVl of the chair. IlIII new
hello wore much more damaging lhunl senators tiI-n Were presented at the
. previously. I\ nIImlIIr of (Willow! :IIIIi secretary's do>k. where the oath of of-
pollce w-ctc kilicd III onInIlI-Il wlIilI tire was administered to by the prcui-
tho Liverpool and flloIIIIIstI-r buttaltr Ilcnt pro to II.
ions lost ekven men on November 24. AIIcompuIneIl, each by his colleague.
The siege of Ludysmlth “no then iho new III-notary and those re cIIII-ted
trowlmz stronger. The liners were we were prIIIII-ntcd to the [holding oitiIIIIr
Itimated tn numlwr from too to fifteen .and sworn in.
thousand nII-Li Those who took the oath were 4co-
The Boot fun 0 :It (‘olenso is «timot- : .Itors .fIlIlI‘iI'h. Rim‘dc lulmd: Bever-
ed to be 1.70mi men with fifteen gIInHI‘ iduc. indium: ('lark. Montana: (Work,
A farnwr urII'etIIIl by the llm-Ia Imd Wyomlig; l'oI-krcll. Missouri: (‘IIlher-
ember 29, from its correspondent of
liodder River camp :
. The severest. engagement our column
III! yet had. and probably the severest
of the whole campaign. was fought
rmrday on the banks of the Moddcr
‘rlver. 'She buttlc was waxed flcrI-I-ly
Proctor. Vern ou‘: Quarice. Wisconsin;
Ilacolt. West. V'rg MHZ Slew art. Nevada.
and 'l'oiiaferro. l'lorlda.
After the oath had beer administer-i
ml the roll-(nil showed the prom ore of
seventy-eight members. .
Mr I'Mifl‘llllfm. Illinois, offered the
released November 29 has arrhed at eon. 'l‘éxas: Daniel. Virginia. Davis.
Eltcourt He says imnerul JOIIIIPI'H Minnesota: DIpcw. New York His-
personally commands the (.‘onenso' tcr. Washington; ,Hnlc. \izinII; llannnJ
force. Ohio; HIleIIy, ('onnccl‘cut; Kean. '
London. llI-I-IInIlIIII' lw’i‘be iIIIlly’N'I-w .lIrsey;A lmlxc. MIIssnchI sctrs:
Chronicle publishes the following ‘IlIIII-I MIIComas. Mnrylnnd; ,‘15'Cl.mltflr,
patch, dated Wednesday mornlnx. NM“. North llokot I; Money. Mlssbsippl:
tor nearly fourteen hours. The enemy}
occupied a strongly entrenched posi-
(Ion. their front extending live nIlleII
; the bank of tin- stream. They
well supplied with artillery mid
t dcnpcrutcly. .
Our forces consisted of the schInd‘n
lion of the (,‘old nitrcom Guards \l ashlngtou. in- member 4~ln the
first battalion of i-lc'ott ll ilIuIrdII. l nltIIIi States Suprcmc (‘ourt today thei
third battalion of the Grenadier Addvatone Pipe case was decided This
tho first battalion of tho am involved the I‘unotltlitlonullly of
timberland Fusiliers the second thr- IomiIlnatlon of pipe manufacturers
lion of the fiorksblre Light in- wlIiIlI ii wan charged when trust. The
(the Kings mm. a part of the decision mu handed down by .lIIIItiIIIi
Nita on of the North Lant'tlivhlll‘“ i‘IIclIhnm and won IIIlIcIse to thII min-3
the Ninth inncasblie and bloating.
Mflh infantry. three batteries of Apps-Mu sixth clrc..IIil was affirmed
w Irtllkt'y and the first battalion of
Am" and Sutherland liinhland AI
34mins.» lmltwll. I
huh reinforced flcnernl War~
brigade and arrived last in
I“ Wit; om. The I13"; etart‘eu
I . our Auntie II III III: tIII-I
,I’l'a
usual rcnolutlin that the set-rotary in-
form the House of Reimentatlvu
that the Senate was ready to prm'ee-iI
to hIIIIlneIIII.
AI l2: 3!» the Senate adjourned.
I
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AiiVl-lllril" TO THE COMBINE.
GIII
I
('l’f‘lJI: (‘OMI'ANY ARSIUNH
New York. December I-v'i me Liberty
(‘yIle f‘orupsny, of this city. assigned
today. for the benefit of creditors Thcl
("mm“). has II factory at ”Bridgeport. :1
'onn
Our forces sturttd toward
or in two brigades. Inc motor.
3 with on «fol utorm of bullets Epine is proof positive that IIilenIc is
”who simply moved down. tgolden.
pill.
excursions here. there and everywhere
‘ Minamoto ever
withdrew so lever from the beautiful
Silks. with their rlth. mellow lustre
exquisitely loft Ilnlsh. Peon do
It. in the ilé’ll‘eate‘ evening shades
and darker ones for street wear. It
more than ever a favorite. u are also
plain colored Poplin: and Crepe do
China. the latter especially for even-
ing gowns.
iIIIIII lIIkIIIII.
0! till the many departments bright
with the beauties of the moon, none
can vie with the Ladies" Neekwser Sec-
tion for bewildering fancies in dainty
silks and lllmy Incas. Hemetltohed
Taffeta Bows and Starts, Liberty Sill:
Jabots. Beam and Boots. Lona Wino-
IOI'I, Lace Scam and Barbe in Honi-
ton. Renaissance and Duchess, Liberty
Runs, etc. The show-cue at the main
entrance contains a brilliant display.
Holiday links
For Juveniles and boys and girls of
all ages. have been l-I specialty of no
small importance in the past. yet the
Library now ready surpasses any biog
attained heretofore. Alphabet eries.
Mother (louse. Santa Clause. and a
Fairy Library of entrancing mice for
very little people. join stories of ad-
venture for boys and stories for girl;
in the Rugby Series are all the but
thought of books from the best known
authors.
lithium
Are in order and the place of all
places where there are materials in
unending variety at lowest prices, ll‘
the Wash Fabric. Section. Fifty piecI
on of line Sateena. ilxured. on lighi
grounds. blue. pink. green. cream and
yellow. especially suitable for Com—
fortables. ii and We yd.
'BlaIkIl Rules.
For genuine all-around usefulness u
Blanket Robe is nard'to bent. and men
finding every day that the comfort
they get out of one pays for it a bun-
dred fold. Blanket Robes In the Men's
Furnishing Section. made from line
Blanket Cloth in a variety of colorinn.
priced $5.00. $1.00 and 89.00.
I
The D. M. READ CO.
Established I857.
and see how many pictures you
have laid away that. would or-
nauieut your house if framed
nod hung up;
Bring them to me and Pb
warrant you satisfaction ll
style and price. '
(23:) ft. of Moulding-50 kinds.)
Ii. S. GREGORY,
Undertaker.
Cor. Main and Marshall Street,
and 24 Elizabeth Street Ho. Norwalb
I The root test of a tenth
1 brush mines ln III-in:
.; it it either wcavs. or
. III-cs not wear. it it
A wears, you are naile-
. Ilcdusutl Ir tho III-mum
i wear down. limb om
; or pull out in too abort
g a time. lb it you not
, unity and f‘cpnl inso-
? in: at that alone. "
, on W I can sell youu looth
l .
l
l
l
brush that will '0‘?
until you get tired of
using the some old
brush. We all the-
“ 30° to gain new
t'ullfllflfifl" Imd beep
old ones. lf'I- u brum
worth 300 Mmmc
would my more.
We sell on» r brushes
3'3"? from lac w
R. ll. PLAISTED,
l‘i Washibuon street,
iIlo. Smalls.
\.
II sinuous ('OMPIJIIA'I‘ION.”
In the mountains of East Tennessee
the nullvcn. or rather the lower circle
of natives. take many liberties with
The opinion of tho (‘Imrt of‘ th tillem II English. A physician W90
proctiIcII in that region tells of an ill-
I-ident illustrative of thin. He had I
ipatlont who was being nursed by a
fI lend. (inc day that doctor called and
sold to the nurse:
'Wvll .IlIII. bow is Bill?"
'Blll air mighty bad today. Doe."
ii at responded. ”His whole nervona
W— l system seem to be in a patent strat-
Tbe speechless lady on a ’20 gold czy."I-Mernpbla Scimitar.
lend money and lose triads.
“TllEOREAllOll”
4 January I listiaee. 8 p. In.
“REBEKAH ”
Juli"! I, I p. m.
“THE cannon"
M-......
“hie“. lvenious........... ....... W500
Wm..." ...........85o
The Whole M18100
UNDER run DIRECTION or
' nanny rte-rut. ~.
hon-Io THEATRE.
ALL NEXT WEEK. \
Matinee daily except Monday. en-
gagement of the Eminent Comedian
Geo. W. Wilson.
tionsl Merit.
MANAGEMENT E. D. DAVENPORT.
Presenting the following Repertorre
of Plays:
EVENINGS:
Monday—Forging ills Chains.
’i‘uesdaymiiarbor Lights.
Wednesday—The Great Diamond Rob-
bery. ‘ '
'l‘lgrsdayv'l‘he Mystery of Romany
ye.
Friday—The Guv'nor.
Saturday—«The Messenger From Jar-
vis Section.
. MATINEEII:
"(gender—A Grand Double Bill. Two
k Xmas Eves and The inquisitive nar-
ey
ngneadayn'l‘he Luck of a Factory
1 l'
TbIIrsday-Harbor Lights.
Friday-«La y Deadlock}: Secret.
Satiurdiayw y 'Dudlcy Was Hypno-
t neI . ‘
A carioud of Special Scenery. Strong
Vaudeville Features. The Lennn Howe
Ladies' Orchestra, and the
"COLUMBIA COMEDY 4."
Prices—Evenings: 10. 30 and
cents: Matinees. lo and 20 cents.
Seats on sale at i’loieted's and
Wood's Drug Stores.
30
70
56 in. Bleached - -
63 t
63
strcnsth was shown by It few of the
usually lIIuI-llvc stocks which caused «-
bettcr demand for thc leading issues .
Great Northern preferred was bid up
21,5 to ”it and American Linseed pre-
fcrch and Pacific
advanced.
mode the most notable progress. of the
GOOD.
PRINTING
hriugp good results. A
business is judged by
its printed matter. it
l
I
Quincy and Sugar caused II Itcur-rdl rc-
uctlon Iit ll o'clock. i
in; pressure nae manifested in llalti-.
more 8; Ohio. iluillngteu and the i’ae-l
ifics. 'Ivhich lost It point or over. Weak-=
nose aleo bemmc quite
the induutIials
Leather yielded materially. The lutterl
established It new low level on the cur-
Acosts Avery little to have
your work done by us
in good form.
C; 30204.
Sentinel 3"". “Walk.
llllllllllllilliill "
uan
Six Bodies Said to Have Been
Taken from the Debris on the
Denver and Rio Grand.
g
ilcurcr. llch-mber l—Ji'wo passenger
trains on the Denver & Rio Grindc
were wrecked by collision today III-III
Solids. it is reported that six bodies
have been taken from the wreckage.
HAPPENS ONLY 1N NOVELS.
British Emigration as English Writers
See it and as it Really is.
England no doubt loves us dearly.
but the English authors have not yet
discovered the fact in its entirrty.
Clark Russell. Max Pemberton and An-
thony Hope. to any bathing of Conan
Doyle and Rudyard Kipling. will have
it that all Americans are Yankeu. ai-
lhouxh they would resent the charm.-
thst all Enlliahmen are coelmeya.
Another symptom of the drift is in
relation to emigration from Great Bri-
tain. Statistics show that an enormous
numbcr of people come to this country
from (treat Britain. but the novelists
never heard of it. Mlcswber and his
interesting firnily went to Australia
and not mm 80 did every other emi-
grant that Dickens sent abroad. un-
Enpllsh writers resemble Dickens in.
that respect. In their stories the enil~f
grunts all so to Australia Canada Af-
rica—anywhere but the linlted Stairs.
"loyalty to the crown.
lreai. unlen assisted by a ilritlsh so-
thls country and even if the society
kind! lands him in (meta be taken
the on chance at shipping over tile
border ’l‘be only time he goes to the
“colonies" with cheerful alaerlty is in
the pole- III I British novel—Chicago
Tlmflersla.
,1 ,4. I
rent Ieaction.
lsmnll and prichI lmeId.
if‘mut IleIislIm anoinst the iron Pipe
IoInblnation effected
list III Iiiciy
over 2 points.
of horny liquidation.
prices continued downward.
dustriai specials were the weakest fear:
lures. but the general railway list av-I
eragcd a point off. There were periods
of animation. but the market generally
was quiet.
Bohne. commission brol I1'. I We
Building, Wall street, city. Telephone
153.
All Cotton Oil.
Ann. M a Wire
All. sun 3': 00.
Ann. m an
Ambient!
“chino. prom
Brooklyn Into 1'.
Ionianllthar.
'cuv..un.,oast.h.. om
new .....
M
Moral Ito-i. Ml
General Elma».
[alt-villa a mm as .
North“ a Ween-re
Nor-bl! l Wont. pftl.
Mm (he-0N
mo hello
14.1.0“. t In”.
minimum a West '
“MW. 7616
less. like Martin Chuuiewlt and Hart: Ivan-Paulo.
Tapley. they were sent to this country one-mm 77%
idlpolnt a moral and adorn a tale. All Vader- ”I.
This trait comes under the head of times in the course of a day you tell
They know a he even though you consider your.
perfectly well that the British eml- self a uutflnl perm? You tell a I!
when a friend asks if a new hat is it
clety. takes himself and belonginu to coming, when you pull- something
,yoor hostess esot- nd when rod on
you had a and time in bidding In
noodby. hummer-elation”—
and a day. all you ntmliy m
tolls. ltaeloetsraaybaubadu
those of giving ales-e. but they sell
not so nppsmL-Ateblool Journal.
No. 2 Gazette Building. Norwslk, Conn
Everything Needed ”for Thanksgiving.
.While everything In the line of Linen Goods has advunccd III price. we In;
still selling every thing in this line at old price»
54 In. All Linen, hall bleached:
62 it u ts
70 H It II M
u , H II
it
all linen.
HI to H
25c
35c
500..
. "extrafine 76c. '
25c
37lc
48° 34
72 “ very fine and 11 nd-
some patterns . - 81
All Linen Table Clothe with lbor- H
ders. all sizes, price 81. 75 to 84 on.
5-8 Napkins, all linen, 81 8125, 81.50,
81.75, 821%.
$1.25 to 32
72in. Bleached handsome pattjfns, 750
H H H
50.
Houseiurnismng Department.
In this department we can furnish
Fine Dinner and Tea Sets.
II me Cut Glass and Fancy China.
new Willi stool excesses.
Wall sirIct 10:10~Smull gains in nA
few stocks which have enjoyed retcnt
istt‘t'lifllll caused an appearance of some1
irregularity at the opening, but the
majority of stocks were lower.
morc & Ohio. preferred. Sugar, Leather
and Brooklyn Transit lost about. a
point.
Balti-
i‘oI-itlc Moll rose ll/g.
Wall street. it n. m.~-—Conspicuous
Mail were sharply
iv‘edI-ral Steel and St. l’aulI
prominent stocks. i’coIin, DIIIItIII
and Evansville fell 245. but rallied a
point Realizing in Burlington and
W all street. noon-oPousiIlernble sell-g
pIouounceIl in
Sugar 'l‘ooac co and
Business in bond; wusi
BI rted b a Core an of E you anything you may need for prepar-
“ X95 ‘ ' v w s ,
m y p y p In: the Thanksgivmg Dinner—all kinds
of Cooking Utensils as well as fine China
and Glass Ware for setting the table.I
45 and 47 West Washington Street.
A VIII'IIlIlI
Kaleidoscope
it
Cloak and Suit Department
Fine line of Carvers and
Cutlery
Fine silver K nives, lurks and
Table
l
Spoons: 3)”?
l
' Chafing Dishes, Baking Dishes
Roasting Pans in all sizes. ‘
, Our newline of Lamps is new open.
All the latest styles are shown.}
The best makes of Oil [leafed
Something
ll [hill
1
l
l
The Iinest Department in the stoma;
is our 1 E113”?
“all stIcIf l p. m~-Thc SIIprcI‘Aue
the industiial
Losses ranged from i to
There was no evidence,
Wall street. 2 p. m.»-The tendency of
The in-
TODAY'B QUOTATIONS.
Reported over private wire of E. A.
Now Yovl. December 4 lfll
am “In M let»
not. see; :It In
em to}; 415‘ I: l
we; 15% long mm
117 ll'.’ tum rim
rats 2.1% In to
WI- 45% It”.
“I
so;
r: In In
am are. not.
134% ltlls’ ”33‘
mg; * neg In}.
".174 me.
Ill
~ no
am
In x
m
It“
M4 261‘
1.'. m.
III—III
Is
in
47%
I'll
roux
02%
II:
121%
a
Tlli
roux
9%
than“
2.3x
I!“
am
66
Illi
Bills
"‘4
47K
"'1
we
on
an
m
5‘“ I doz. Skirts $2.98,
I
Bright and cheerful and filled‘with the
latest productions in J ackets, Genes and
Skirts for Ladies,’ Misses and ‘Infants'
wear.
This department is in charge a skilled
garment makers. who will alter gar-
ments for you while you wait1 free of
charge.
Any one having it jacket or 5} iii; that
does not fit we will alter for we, as we
can blame no one for having: fit who
has a "garment that is not satisi’ I ctory.
We will ofier as a special ind cement
the coming week two dozen Skirts,
made of stylish goods, in the I eat ap-
proved fashion.
worth .98 '
“ ' 2.75
‘6
$1.95;
The New Sto e.
Mabackeino Hotel Block. So. No
if
It
in“
50%
71 77
ms em
rnnvhnancn or run LYlNG
IIIAB ‘l'
Did you ever count up how many
on;
Success
Means
Hustle.
Students are own now I I
Hustle and ‘Bucoe I d.
A end the training does it. ‘ '
The Bl-Jii'i' stoma Tim M ‘ when
smiths BEST Equipment on oil‘e .
seed [or late-It ' ‘I .
M
iii. A. lllfiltlllLl-I
smegma.
Norwalk Chronicler