WV
. I. put them on; or lose their
colors so washed 980
and Ii. as worth 81. 76
Wiltsmsalll’mlmallssslm
"II "II MMIII'I’I.
Iltarl of the llaleaaa‘rsd llarrlaaa so is
November 20.
Iondon December e~s budget of
WW l0 "‘3 SIllIlI“ :news from Ladysmith which arrived
jthis morning brings this story of be-
fieagnred garrison up to November 29.
g in spite of the rumors of a retrograde
‘ movement upon the part of the Boers
3‘1 December 5“ At the up. the stories first received show the gar.
3" session a, the Senate rison although still strong, was sul-
“W“ of the secretary of: Iferlng confinement. restricted diet and
I". the attorney-general the the increasing volume of the Boer ar-
_ tillery tire. and especially that of the
°‘ "‘° “mm” “d " additional heavy calibre gun placed in
W“ oillcers “"9 9mm“ iposition 6.000 yards from the western
t resolution adopted by defenses The deepatehes relate that
' lauirc. of Michigan was pro-“hill 30%? hfi‘wdlfi‘oiflm '3'! mm;
m vuncra cpon o tegar sonan
”r. McMillan, Michigan. Thuthat Ole shelling was becoming is-
roteated against "'9 policy 3 agreeably Inactive. The rations had
mien government toward Pin- i been reduced and there was a great
and woe referred to the commit-f deal of sickness. Nevertheless the
tin foreign relations it expressed, troops in the garrison were in every
.... and heartfelt sympathy for. way preparing to meet the assault
f dm-tmdden people of Finland which it was anticipated the Boers
, Mr present hour of darkest trou— ’ would carry out in a final effort to re:
and urges President McKinley duce the. city. The belief was current
f mess to the government of the in lodysmith that the Boers were pro-
r the serious concern of thc gm poring for a retrograde movement at-
“out of the United States becausel ter another attack. Several bodice of
or the abrogation of the act of honor: i the Burghcrs were reported to have
am or Alexander i. the abolition of been con November 28. moving in the
be constitution and the consaqucntf direction of the ilrnkensburg range,
llrtlet. while chmbcr 20 detachments were
observed journeying northward uith
Washlnlton. Detombor Gw'i he piesi- {wagons lllscord between the Trans
dent today sent the following nomina- . vanicrs and Free Staters was also re-
. ' . po.rtcd There was no indication how-
.ifitute-Heaton W Harris. of Ohio to 3 ever. that. the Boers wcrc preparing
consul at Mannheim Germany. to dismantle their gun positions. But
Walk—Brigadier General Leonard the idea was prevalent in sonic quor-
Wood. United States Volunteer» to be. tors of imdyamith that the continued
0.101 general of volunteer-a shelling of the place was intended to
Colonels to be brigadici genr-rals«—’ cmer the retirement of other Boer
ll R. Kellogg. Sixth United Stntca fours mu nrds the Transvaal frontier.
fillinteers: Gilbert Carpenter. BiuhH The Pretoria dcspntch of Saturday.
tit United States Volunteers. December 2. via. llourenzo Marques,
lit addition to the now army nppolnl- . Monday. Der-umber l. houevcr. on-
nest- and the consul there were also nounces that s Boer council of war
filled a large number of appointments December 2, was planning a renewed
3:: during the recess Among thegassault on Ladysmith
important were Elihu Root of A dcspatc'h from Fri-ore dated Sun-
New lurk. to be secretary of war: lo- day. December 3. reports that in Colo
deph W. Fife, of Illinois. to be inter nel Lord Dundonid's reconnaissancc
plate commerce commissioner; Bciiamy near (‘olenso fifteen Boers were killed
Biorey, of Ohio to be minister toi and many wounded The road bridge
Mm, Lawrence Townsend. o! Penn-I across the Tugela river is intact.
”hauls to be minister to Belgium; .i The same message reports that Pres-
N. Irwin. of Iowa to bc minister to' ident Kroner is anxious that the Bur-
I’ortugal; William P Lord of Oregon ghcra leave iadyamith in order to on
table minister to tho Argentinc chub- pose the British marching in the di
A. 8. Hardy. of New Hampshire rcction of Pretoria. from the west
lobe minister to Greece. Roumanm and Adviccn from Putterskraal. the hood—
B- *Ntluaricis of General Jaiacre‘a dhisiou
There were also a long list of army; dated Saturday. December second. say
promotions and poatmostcrs and u the Boers entered Dordrccht this morn-
number of consuls. “‘ 3 lug. This. it is added. is probably Gen-
eral Grobicr' 9 force of 100 men from
li-«Scnutor Stromhcrg
The War 0111:» has rerelvcd the list
of oasllnltlea during the sortie from
Kimbcrlcy. November 28.
Thcrc is a possibility. if General Bul-
Senators Aldrit h. (luliom. Mc-s' Icr asks for further reinforcements
Nilldn Hnnsbmugh, Lodgc. i’crkinn.; that a brigade of militia will be sent
lililtins. Spooncr. Flatt (New York.) ‘ to South Africa with the view of con-
——— I cilntlng the militiamen. who think that
that branch of the smrvlcc has been
slighted in favor of the reserves.
Thc War Oflicc has received the fol-
lowing from General Bullcr: Pinter-
mnrisbura. Tucsday. Doccmher 5-»lt is
difficult to make any stntcmenl in rc-
gnrd to tho. cncmy's loss. The cnctny
guvc ilftccn as the number of killed.
'l‘lwrc is every rcason to believe that in
thc fight at ladyamlth thcrc was ovci'
800 killcd and wounded. Information
from n trustyworthy liner noun-c,
shows that at Hildyard's light. Novem-
ber 23. the enemy lost thirty killed and
one hundred wounded. it is impossible
gto say how far these numbcrs are cor-
. rcct: but it is evident the our-my does
<. not admit a tenth of the losses. lntcr-
- ccpted desputches to Joubert show that
the despatchcs are inaccurate in their
..._.
If
Washington Decemiwr
Allison today announced the commit—-
tea which the caucus authorizcd him to
point for allotment o (committee;
in the Senate. The list is as fol: 1
Washington. Dcccrnbcr 6-—"l'he later-
We Commerce (‘pmmisslon today i
are a hearing to the representatives.
of the several railway company»; ask-
f leg for a further cxtcnsion of the time.
Illoweti the railroads to ciruip thcirj
lilies with safety appliances imlltl och
or Marti! 2 1898 TM) year-z ago ihri
commission grantcd an ulonsiou until‘
January 1.1900. 'lhc l‘l'llll'iit‘lllfllht‘ll
of various laimr organizations wcrc nl-i
no prt-scnt to oifcr lhclr shic of thc‘
case. The. roprcscntativos of about one
hundred roads wr-rc in aitcmluncc.
John C. Cowcn. president of the Bulti
more t‘r Ohio. made the opening argu-
ment
A TRI E DOG STORY
There is one member of the George
W. Wilson Company who is a hero. and 1 information."
yet he docs not know it. He plays a Pretoria. Saturday. Docembcr :3. via
"thinking par"! in Romany Ryev‘LOIInlO Marques. Monday. Docember 4
-—-General .louhcrt is indisposcd and has
arrived at \‘olksruat. across the Trans-
vaal border for medical treatment.
A deepatch from the bend longer.
whore General Schalkbnrger is in au-
preme command during the. absence of
(lcncroi .loubert. announces that a
council of war was held December 2.
with referent-c to assaulting Lad)—
smith. The state attorney has arriv-
Thursday night and although he is
quite an interesting and prominent
figure in the play and comes in for his
share of applause be is modest and re-
flrlng. He in flavor. a large and hand-r
W St Bernard dog. in August the
, with his owner was at Bar liar-
One morning. while sitting on a
he saw a little girl fall into the
y from a small yacht swinging
the pier. Rove-r jumped into the.
. arm her and seized the child s
before she sank. The tide was
' ”hand the snail washed the
ad caught Rover and the.
liaison it and the picr. and'
Us right hind In at the nip.
a bowl and let go the
draw but seemingly realizing
a danger. be immediately.
“to little ones drone again.
. dly for assistance Tho
dog were quickly rescued -
injuries were diet-overall.
leatlemnn.
. hot the girl's father in-
!“ indicted on sending him to
1 Mint Bower-.11 where
W" mined until no
Writ-t Ills“ llllp. l
”wormi-
manders
Everything is quiet at Ladysmiih.
there was a heavy artillery duel at
Matching on the morning of December
2“-
All is quict ai Kimberley.
(.‘omi‘ortablc wood and iron houses
have been erected at Wntcr Full. n fow
miles from Pretoria for the rank and
file of the British prisoncrs.
rimmt Devil lwhios. n colonel in thc
French army. has joined the Trans-
attache.
m-
MAZET lNVl-Iil'l‘lllATlON.
New York. Der umber e—Jrno Murat:
til" lmeiaetolaeaotaamai.
‘Pearl N0. VIM hall 790. IL”,
It“. and 01.10 up to “.00 ”1“,.”
and $7.00. Heals Umbrellas with plain
, or Slim “DIM HIM“. 76¢. ”.00
aadlldiiuirtottm :4.qu no.
A LILIJPUTIAN
WORLD
Completefeven to the most minute
details. is to :laddsn “charts of the
little visitors, to the [Toy .Section. it
n peopled by Roy and. on: Dolls. Baby
Dolls and browmup Dolls, and there
are wardrobes for all. trom lnlants'
Outfits with diminutive Powder Boxes
and Fade to lists. Bonnets and Fur
Sets for Grown-ups. To say a Whole
World in miniature is not exaggerat-
ing a particle. Bring the Children to
see it.
GIFTS.
That are of practical use to the recip-
ient. prompting each day a kindly
thought of the giver and winning or
holding the closest degree of friend-
ship. are the ideal gifts for this moon
And we know of no class of gifts
which more clearly answer this des-
cription than those which are to be
found in the Furniture Department. A
pretty Tabourette. a dainty Parlor Cabv
lost. an old fashioned Chair of curious.
iy carved Flemish Oak. or a handsome-
ly framed Wall Mirror make charm-
ing Christmas presents. yet ones that
are not necessarily expensive. A Lad-
ies‘ Desk of Golden Oak. Mahogany
Flemish Oak or Bird's Eye Maple. or
a unique Desk Chair is also appropri:
etc.
A visit to the Furniture Department
now will be picasautest. for you can
make your selection of Whatever
pleases you before the holiday rush be-
gins. and we will be glad to reserve ii
for you and deliver it whenever you
wish.
TsoD.M.READCO.
Ealahllahed .557;
The real boat of a tooth
brush corners in using
it. it either wears. or
done wear. it it
whorl on are mils-
lll-d: n if ilw brlhthnus
wenr down. break on
or pull out in too short
a time. than \ou not
angry and “u all trad.
in. at that slow. "
Wu Marilyountootln
brush that will wear
until you But ”rod of
usinfi the some old
Ivrua WI sell thou
at 10° to gain new
customers-«end keep
old ones it a a brush
worth 30¢~somc
would my morr.
We sell ullu-r l-rushc-s
ranging from idea l0
250. '
ii. ll. Pidll‘lfill,
ti Washington Him'i.
So. Norwalk.
A
but
Brush
lest.
: time of sale.
vasl forces as an authorized mllltaryf
investigation l'ommittee met here or:
ala this morning. but took a recess on- alag.
MITCHELL a SON. honouring.
i Home to in ind ll Auction.
Pursuant to an order of the Court of
Probate for the District of Nomilr.
the subscriber will offer for sale at
public auction. on '
8A'l‘UltDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1809.
at :l o’clm-k. afternoon. (unless pre-
vioualy disposed of at private sale) the
lot of land with the dwelling house
thereon. situate on the westerly aide
of Spring street. and known as No. in
Crescent Terrace. South Norwaik
Conn. lately owned and occupied by
Annie A. Bullock. now deceased.
This property is pleasantly located
[on high and dry around. within three
ed at the camp to advise the Boer (om-i
minutes walk of the station of the N
Y.. N H a li. Railroad and public
IschooI. and within live minutes of all
llrspatches from the west report that i of the churches.
Sale to take place on the premises.
Terms and conditions made known at
For particulars inquire
RICHARD ll. GOLDEN.
Admlnllli'liol'. of
Mitchell & Boll. Auctioneers.
Dated. South Norwaik. November 21
l899.
W
HEAVY SNOW lN BUFFALO.
Bahia” December Gv—F‘uiiy twelve
of
'iachaeolsnowhasfalleaherem
romerday morning. ltrest ear mafia
which was practically abandoned lots
last night. was fully resumed (New
aspen m bisection or
some repel-we.
novrp “tantrum.
nu. mrgwssn
'hlstinee daily except Monday. en-
pgemoat of the Eminent Comedian
Geo. W. Wilson.
Supported by“ a 001”.“ “party of Racer»
lions
MANAGEMENT Iii. D. DAVENPORT
Presenting the following Repertoire
of Plays:
BVBNINGB:
Monday-Forging Bis Chains.
'yi‘llesda -— “this.
Wednesday—The (treat Diamond Rob-
flEmy—The Mystery of Ramsey
Friday—The Gov nor
Saturday—The Messenger From Jar-
vis Section
MATINEES:
Tuesday-A Grand Double Bill. Two
{truss Eves and The inquisitive Dar-
8‘ I.
Wadowdaydrhe Luck of a Factory
Thursday—Harbor Lights
Friday—Lady Deadlock's Secret
Seaway-Why Dudley Was Hypno~
A carload of Special Scenery. strong
Vaudeville Features. The loans Howe
Ladies‘ Oroh rs. and the
- “CON LA COMEDY d."
Prices—Evenings. lo. 30 and 30
cents; Matineea. lo and so cents.
Boots on sale at Piaisted's
Weed‘a Drul. Stores.
SéE-A
TRIP
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND VIR-
GINIA.
most attractive and refreshing.
and
is
OLD POINT COMFORT,
NEWPORT NEWS.
NORFOLK,
VIRGINIA BEACH,
AND
RICHMOND. VA.,
Are delightful points to visit.
mxpross utcnmers Jefferson. Hamilton.
Princess Anne and Jamestown
now in service.
Semi for Copy of The Pilot.
OLD DOMINION STEAMBHII’ (30..
Pier 26. N. IL. New York. N. Y.
H. B. Walker. Trafllc. Manager.
.l. J. Brown. Gen'i Pass. Agent.
leitiive u city or collector.
Be it .Enacted by the Council of the
('iiy of South Norwnlk:
Sm'llon two of an ordinance entitled
"Relative to City Tax Collector." up~
proved September 16th. 1.895. in here-
by amended to read as follows:
When ninety per cent. of the whole
tax is collect and paid over to the
City Treasurer. the Collector shall be
entitled to a certificate from the Treas-
urer to that affect. and the Council may
cause a payment to be made to the Colo
lector. on account of his commission
not to exceed nrty per cent. of the sum
of said commission on the whole tax.
and the balance of the commission
shall not be paid till the entire tax is
collected and the tax books closed.
Adopted by the Council of the City of
South Norwalk. December “b.1809.
Approved December “b.1500.
J. MILTON COBIIRN
yer.
Afloat:
JOSEPH R. TAYIBR.
db 2t City Cloth.
M
GOOD ~“"'"'
PRINTING
brings good results. lib
business is judged by
its printed matter. It
costs very little to have
your work done by as
. in good form.
aumahalftooaehoarlatw:
.34 I
Mikel-“MW“:
you anything you may need
Ill XIII INCI Excldlfll.
Wall street. ill a. m.—-l’ricoa moved
up sharply at the opening. The recov- .
crics were most marked in internation-
als in sympathy with strength in the
headers market. the exceptions on the
side of losses being among the epociai-;
ties.
Wall street. It a. m.~—Covcring opv
crutions in Sugar and Leather rsisrd
them substantially and there were lut-
porlaut gains in other issues. Meat».
while liquidation in tin plate had forc-
oil it down four points and the metal
group raped oil in sympathy. Prices
in the main wot-o lutiined to work oil
before It o'clock.
Wall street. DOIMl-‘SIOI'IK trading be-
came almost lifeless until nesr mid-
day. when animation chelopr-d and.
prices run off sharply. 'l‘hc 'i‘iu Plait-
common atock lost 3% and Manhattand
Sugar. Brooklyn Transit the Coolers.
and mum oi the iron and Steel stocks
1 to 2. A omen rally of lid in Sugar
semen-hat steadied the market. Bonds
showed steadiness. despite the light de-
mand.
Wall sirect. i p. m.~—'i‘hc nticmpt :0
check the decline by mounting up Su-
gar proved authoritivo and that stock
fell below 130. Weakness in thc in-;
dustrial list became acute. lute-roar
tional stocks fell from 3,6 to lid points
Many other industriais lost betwecu ii
and 2 points. The railroad list was:
relatively ready.
Wall street. it p. m.-Prices having.
reached an inviting lcvci for colorins. '
the shorts commenced buying and nil-I
lied the active specialties in point Bus- i
lncss which had been on a large amid:
dwindled to small proportions whcu‘;
the market hardened. ‘
TODAY'S QUOTATIONS. 3
Reported over private wire of I. A
Bohlne. commission broker. 6 Masonic?
raining, Walfatrset. ill! Telephone:
autumnal-macaw. E
annular! ism 1
Ammo“. am at}; at at
mmt'in W 10% 0334 MM
“Bursa. m w. tax m ‘
name» not no my its);
Awhile- an; at; 225‘
mm 04‘; “it “)6 am
Brooklyn laoid'l'. k! ab. iul.’ may
monomers. {are as“ .n .‘n
(leeward. my 1.93 no on i
Cheapest-conic. 1W; mm my dog'
common. In}. int. in); till-“m.
QIJItJ'noI. mt; mi. 123. m",
cue-eonlJl’. my; 112}, mu; m .
Clov..(iln..C.llill.l.-., am or. and «p3,;
Dehtllndlonthnal no 120 no" Ill? 5
Meal“. 0""; W4 59% 9‘7“
Murat?“ run an. my. :u'g.’
communism. 123 is) 1209‘ no a
Wilson-earls W 00‘ em and
Norfoltheeteru m 5),; 28%
sorreluwuam. 10x m 7
mum WI 101% mien
Ital-mam.“ am 379‘ am “1'6
mm m 0% on sex
latte-amen as an :5; also
NJAMLCIIM um taut team I
NJ'J'mtnrlochlt 26 2': I“ 3.1}
Whose» a); at" am am
no,” 5', 66% NM NM
nauseous-re n m 1534 7a
mun. sex as}; sex or 4
mass. m‘; tux no}; um, or...
Hittite-ding m to m; m5?
male-alarm. or. so; mg and
mm." am am am 573,!
soother-hr . 415‘ am sex at;
macaw my. in ‘ur
73%
#736
New York. December o—Thc direc-
tors of the Atrhinson. Topeka h Bouts
i-‘c Railroad Gamay haw declared a!
semi-annual divides of 1% per cent on "
the preferred stock. making on menus
o.l‘Aparcent oflbelastdivldendla
June
“What tall meatsla you have. Ira.
”up."
"Yes; l west to pet gym
thatleaa't manhunt-rig"
While everything in the has of an... Goods has advancedin "No.1
still selling everything. in this line at old prices.
64 to. All Linen. half bleached, gain. Bleached band
344
0 Oil-“v“ Q's“;
,n,
in
falters», fill; I
62 “‘ “ " Bbc‘ ventral hand:
. 70 in n rt u 500 some patterns .. d _ ’1 f
70 “ “ “ “exmfim 750 All Linen Table Cloths with bor-
. m. Bleached _- , ders. all sizes. prico 81 75 to Ii on.
63 ’ ,u ‘11 linen. 37icl 6-8 Napkins. all linen, 981 It 25, 31', so
as .. .. ‘ 480 .. .. “amass-.100
81.26t0326i).
for proper-
ing the Thanksgiving Dinner—ail kinds
of Cooking Utensils as well as fine China
and Glass Ware for setting the table.
Fine Dinner and Tea Sets.
Fine Cut Glass and Fancy China.
A Variable
Kaleidoscope.
§§
Housefurnishing Department
In this department we can furnish Fine line of Carvers and Table
Cutlery ,
Fine silver Knives. F orks and Spoons.
Chafing Dishes, Baking Dishes
Roasting Pans 1n all sizes. ,
Our newline of Lamps is now open.
All the latest styles are shown.
The best makes of Oil Heaters.
E. K. BANKS.
46 and 47 West washington Street.
Something- in
aired in;
The Finest Department in the store,
l8 0111’
Cloak and Suit Department
It
s - 5
Bright and cheerful'and filled with the
latest productions in J ackets. Capes and
Skirts for Ladies.’ Misses and Infants’
wear.
This department 18 in chargeof skilled
garment makers, who will alter gar-
ments for you while you wait, free of
charge.
Anv one having a jacket or skirt that
Skirts $2.98,
ii
does not fit we will alter for 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 in ucement
the coming week. two. dozen Skirts,
made of stylish goods, in'ihe most ap-
proved fashion.
worth $3.98
$1.95; “ $2.75 I
£23;
The New Store.
Mahackemo llotei Block. 50. Norweik. f
Hustle and Succeed,
. and tho-training dll‘ll it.
The near rooms The mm rum
and the am Equipment an M.
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