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BEST MADE l
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AND
Best Fitting
SHOE
THE WORLD
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PM! "On SOLVING MvsTEav.
Practically No Clues In the Sturtevant
Murder Case.
MEDFORD. '.Mass, Mny iii—There
‘ was an early conference at the Central
station here today. among the officers
interested In the Sturtevnnt case and
then Chief Holmes left to attend ...e
hearIiIg of Tomasso Lombardi. at Mar
deb. Officer Whitney of the slate pol.
';1ce,dld not go to Maiden anti soon of—
tor the conference the officers separ
Mod. apparently with no definite pur-
view. By their own admission,
the 9authorities were. today as far roni
solving the mystery as they were wlten
. . the case was cairietl to their attention
‘Just before idnight, last Wednesday.
The arrest f a demented man at 2
o'clock this morning caused a slight
wave of ldihrest among persons who
thought that. 3119 nfurderer might have
been caught There was nothing to
warrant this view. however In thtI
man's actions-clearly indicated to the
poliooihnt' he was out of his mind and
1 he was arrested on this account. it,
was .arned today that the. man was
Henry F. McGown. of \Noinll‘m who
has been confined in the insane asylum
in, vqfhfriim which institution he
once yesterday.
'wqwfiw—uu—
' 416,090 r‘on NORWALK HOSPITAL.
Favorable Report Made by Appropria-
alone Committee in the senate.
HARTFORD. May. ~'l‘he senute
today received the final committee. re-
port on the..ltedlstricting of the state
ii. is the
same as reported in preliminary form
two weeks ago creating 35 senatorial
districts
The committee on appropriations re-
ported on the general hospital uppro~
‘ printion bill. The report prmides
$20, 000 for the Hartford hospital and
the general hospital at New Haven;
$10,000 each for Grace hospital. New
Haven. for the Bridgeport hospital, the
Norwalk hospital, the. Memorial hospi-
fill at New London and the William \V.
Backus hospital.
After considerable (list'tisslon the
senate passed the hill changing the re-
gulatlon of the Roman catholic church
of the state in regard to lay trustees.
At present those trustees to the num-
ber of two are elected by the congre—
gations. The bill passed gives the
election of these lay trustees of (>th
church to the bishop and clergy of
each church.
GET NINE HOURS A DAY.
BRIDGEPORT. May 12.——The Amer-
ican §(}raphophone Company and the
Smith & Egge Manufacturing Com-
pany todaygr noted the request of their
employees who number in the nggte
gate about 1.000 men, for It nine hour
day without any reduction in pay.
The reduction in hours was voluntar.
ily and not in response to demands of
a union. as unionism did not enter into
3 the question in any form. The
change takes effect June 1. As an as-
' aociafion the manufacturers of the, city
have refused the request of their men
‘ . for a nine hour day. and It Is feared
that there may be strikes in some of
the factories, in consequence of it.
[Best uteri is
Then
is none to gun '. is it?
Swhv go elsewhere
“Remember the running .hot water.”
in. POHLMAN.
' ,THE BARBER.
5 Washington St. South Norwalk.
vibe have not yet Inns-
1 of their profession.
all operatioas are per-
Artificial Teeth made
experienced dentists.
like out has given relief
' -to hundreds and there
I .. from that high stand.
Wk done now
Don't
NUMBERS sAvtao HIM. ’
The Man Who Wanted to See Carnegie
Want in Bunches. I
A l"‘(?|)01181 who was sent to see Mr.
Cuinegle on an impottuut public dues-I
tlou was Iepeutcdly refused admittance
to the house. lie finally sought out ll:
gentleman who was a peisounl friend
of Mt Clincgle to help him out.
in the course of the conversation
this gentleman handed'hiiu his curd.
linttu-ditttely the reporter was struck
with u bright idea. and wishing his.
goitiul acquaintance goodby, i-‘cpaliod
tillt' 1‘ mom to thc( .‘nt nest: mansion and
pl'zI‘cItniI'tl both his own card and th: It
of Mt. (‘aruegic's friend. The great
doors swung open. and II gracious re—
ception was accorded lllf' newspaper
man by the master of the house.
"Young man." said Mr. Carnegie. “do
vou know that sixteen reporters have
called to see me today about this very
question and that i refused to see any
our of them 1’"
“l surolv ought to know that. M“
Carnegie, for 1 was the whole sixteen."
responded the journalist.
He got the infomatlon he wuutcdg—
Cassell's Weekly.
STRIKE VIOLENCE RESUMED.
NEW YORK. May 12.—-—Strike I'lo-
lt‘llf't‘ was Iesumed in Brooklyn early
today. Peter Voedzker, u foreman in
the Meyct and Anson lion Works. who
refused to go on strike. when the othct
men quit ,IIIsttt.tltty was pounced upon
liy three men while on his way to
work, lIudly cut about the hood anti
rendered unconscious. by blows. A
carpenter who had been warned to
quit was knocked down with a blow
from a hammer while in his way to
word. in places of the strikers on
the upper \Vostsitle section of the
subway in Manhattan today. There
were more policemen guarding the
subway titan laborers at work and
most of them carried night sticks.
They had one clarh with ltaliun strik-
tits and uttltkly routed them.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
PRIEST.
l'AitiS. May 12.~—7There was a
small riot today in a church at Auber-
villiers. a village five miles from here.
Father Coube, II prominent Jesuit and
author. was announced to deliver a
discourse and a large crowd of anti-
cierlcals made a demonstration
against him. during which M. Tory.
editor of a Socialist organ. interrupt-
ed the speaker. A pitched flglit fol»
lowed inside IhtI church. Piste. canes
and chairs were used and the Ahlil‘
Valadlcr was struck in the face with
:1. cube and felled by a blow from a
chair. Fifteen of the rioiers were or-
rested.
£00 ERIE MOULDERS STRUCK TO-
D .
ERIE. Po. {tiny 12~Slx htititlncti
mouldcrs employed in six of theI lai‘g‘
est shops in the city struck today. A
conference of international ofticera
with local committees last week failed
to settle the grievances of the men, the
mosr important of which was a small
Increase in wages. it is feared that
men in several other shops will also go
out,
CONEWAY FINED 5200.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 12—-
.Iames J. Coneway, who tried to shoot
George Ackerman, a patrolman of
Chicopee, on March 12. 1903. pleaded
guilty to an assault with a dangerous
weapon today. A fine of 5200 was im-
posed and bonds of 5500 required as
surety that he keep the peace foi on“.
year.
RECENT ARRIVALS OF VESSELS.
NEW YORK. May 12—Arrived:
Steamer Cevic from Liverpool.
NEW YORK, May 12—Arrlved:
Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grouse.
from Bremen, Southampton and Cher-
bourg. «
LIVERPOOL. May ——Arrived:
Steamer Commonwealth from Boston.
VOTING ON LICENSE QUESTION.
CONCORD. N. H., May 12—Special
elections are being held in every city
and lawn in New Hampshire today at
which the question of license or no 11-
cense for the individual communities
is to be. determined. TheI weather is
perfect. Reports received no to noon
indicate that a light vote would be poll-
ed. Most of the cities of the stem arc
expected to go for license. and most of
the towns for no license.
CHIEFS OF POLICE MEETINS.
NEW LALEANS, May lz—Tbe 1n-
ternational Association of Chiefs of
Police opened a four days‘ session here
today. major Richard Sylvester. of
Washington, D. 0.. called the session
to order. The session today was large
1y routine.
.. ......
“so: CANvaa-aAcK.
A good story is told of John Astiey
a fellow student with Sir Joshua Rev-
nolda 111 London and In Home.
' While walking in the Commas
Rancid: and some other students took
olf their coats: but fir a long time
nothing would persuade young Astiey
to take his off. At last he was pre-
vailed on to do so. and the cause of
his unwillingness to comply with the
wishes of his friends was then reveal-
ed by an oil which of a waterfall
painted his the back of the artist‘s
waistcoat. ‘ ’4
1561329. that everybody else in
the world It better time than You
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lookllil “HIM.“
bod! known.
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' TODAY IN WALL ITRIIT.
WALL B Ridlii‘. 10:10 it. Inn-Open-
ing prices era a small fraction high-
or than yesterday's close on It moder-
ate volume of dealings. A rise of 1%
III St. Louis and San Francisco reflect-
It‘ll the official announcement of the
deal with Rock island. Rock Island
,tose 14.. Missouri Pacific advanced It
on large absorption and there was an
advance of 114 In Colorado lI‘IIe1.Dela-
ware anti Hudson gained a point and
New Haven lost as much. '
WALL STREET. 11 a. m.—~A de-
mand for flocking Valley advanced it
1% to 105, title to expectations of an
early announcement of transfer of con-
itol. was the most notable incident
of the first hour's dealings. in general
the inniket was higher but St. Louis
and San Francisco and Colorado Fuel
morcd feveilshly thouah holding well
above yesterday’s cloae. i’ioniiueut
stocks were rather quiet and without
Important change but good gains were
made at other points. flocking Val
lcy preferred. Latkuwunuu. ."ationtil
Railroad of Mexico preferred. “ In
preferred. Denver & Rio (lraude
Wheeling and Lake Erie second pre-
fern-d, St. Louis and Sun lI‘rauclco sec-
ond preferred, North American. Lotitir
er preferred. and the Rubber stocks
advanced i W 2.
WALL STREET. boom—The stock
market was very unevI-II. Wlllt‘ move-
ments in a few stocks having little
effect on the general list. St. Louis
and Suitit'uncisco rose an extreme 2‘4.
Delaware and Hudson 2% and Texas
and Pacific and National Railroad of
Mexico a point. Mcrgcitthnlcr Lino»
type sold 5 points higher than the pre—
vious sales in October 1901. There
wctc gains of a point in ankumunun.
and Western, "ilt‘ll’lt: coast pftl. Steel
Foundry preferred. Wheeling and
Lake Erie first proferied anti 1b»; in
lIJiIIIIIit-lling. lionds were irregular.
Reports over private wire of Munich
& fioidscnmidl. commission brokers
Swarm It, Corbett] block South Nor
walk:
Open High Low 1230
Amal. Copper. tit-"It. 67 1:60,; hilt-t.
A111. C. & lI‘.. 3110;. 311M 119%, (but,
Ami‘l‘ll'llnli‘l'l lit-3 9‘s; ill; MK.
Amer. Lot-o” ‘11ng 211’»; 201%,; 21159
Am. Smelt, {tot-g {Io-M Mill, 500.1
Am. Sugar. 1215 1211 1215 126
A. 'l‘ && S lt‘e c.7971. Roi; iii-"I" ill)“;
A. ‘l‘. S.‘.II pt‘. 1173.5”. 071%. 5179-5. ill-i).
iiIIlI, & Ohio. {1215. 1120;. it: 9231.
"ht-s. 6'2. Ohio. 445%,. ~Il','_- ill/I lilo
(Yhi. (it. Wcst.. 22% '2 2me 2:1
C. M, IQ St, 1‘. Hill/4 ltil I31. itil‘m Hit-’5.
(it’ll. l“. & l,_ lift‘,‘ IIlII‘" 135‘; lid“
(‘01. South. 211'. 210;. 21'». :I'II‘I
licl, & Itud.. 178 170-13 178 179%
Erie, am; 3:31.}. 1:51. 3.31..
Erie-Isl pfd.. till-‘3 11833 1183:. ILSYIn
ill. (‘t‘nll‘flL 13015. 130% 131511;. 139%
Lou. & Nash.,118 1181.1 till 1181/,
Manhattan, 11‘: H2 141%. 1117i.
Met. St 11y, 1:i13'1:113.’, 14311113115”.
Mex, (icntral. {his 27% 27’. 2713
Mex, Central, if”; 27‘»; 21' " :17";
Mex. Nt t tie, 231.3 211.1 231,4. 2th.
M. K. & 'l‘.. 20‘." 20%. 2011.}. 2113;.
M. K. & 'I. pfd. 58 fill its bx
Mo. Pacific. 1129». 112411 112-31. 1123.;
National Lead, 20 20 20 21)
N, 1', Central, 131174. int-‘1; 1297;. 130‘};
Norf. & West. 711:; ”Ill/g 713;. My
()nf, & West. 291K; 2014,. Bil-“t. 22135.
Penn, R. if 130‘... 111113,.- 129‘14’ 1310le
People‘s (his. 10417,. will. 1011;. 10415.
Reading. 5:3 501,; :34 7,. 23511,.
Repub. Sieol, that; 183.; ls-“v. 184*;
Rock Island. 44‘}; Win 4453. libs
Rubber (Mods, 26 26 20'. 26
Son. Pacific. 5471. 513%,. MM. .'I.I'{.
Sou. Ry. (‘o.. 30% 30's. 30%,. 39‘s
Sun, Ry. pfd. 1123.. 9:1 112?“. 111i
'l‘etttt. C. & 1., 631/. 1130;. mm. 63%
Texas Pacific. 115‘}; 36b; 35% 36
Union Pacific. 90% stow, saw. 903'.
lln. Par. pfd.. 911/; 911.1 9115 fill."
U. S. Leather. 1:17... 11% 137;. 11
U. S. Lea. pfd.. 951/; 913%; 951/... 96
11. C. it. It C.. 201/. 201.4. 2o». 20%
11.8 Rubber 111V; 17 16% 17
I? S. Steel, 174. 3.3 3419.. 3-175
11.8 Steel pfd XI". 843’s 811.4. 81%
Wabash. 28% 281/; 381:, 281/.
Wabash, pfd.. 43% this. tau till};
Wiscon. Cent. 21 24 ‘_'-l 21
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EXPLOSIVE SUNSETS.
Mr. Bascomb had seen wonders
enough for his first day away from
Banbury. but just as he had settled his
tired head against the back of a louuic
lng chair. he heard a distant boom.
“What's that?" he demanded. start-
ing up.
“Oh. that's the sunset gun. Uncle
Ezra." said his nephew‘s wife, in a
soothing tone. "it goes off Just as the
sun rises and sets."
Mr. Baseomh'a mild face took on a
look that approached hostility.
"l've seen your talking machines
and electric bell-pulls and underground
rails and overhead trustles and ker-
ridges lilting here and there with no
boss our other signs 0' druwering pow-
er." he said resentfully. ”and I’ve
set. mysélf to believe all you've told
me. But We seen the sun all my days
in Banbury. and I know there ain't
strength enough in it when It's setting
or when It's rising to tctch off a gun.
without there 3 works going on in this
place that ain‘t “Scriptural nor fitting!"
MILLIONS in A BATTLESHIP.
Seven million dollars will be the cost
of the British battleship Edward VIL.
which is now in the process of con-
struction at the Davenport dock yards.
more money than has ever before been
represented In an engine of war. The
keel of the mammoth craft was laid
by the king in March. 1902. and al-
ready the hull is virtually complete.
over (.000 tons dead weight of steel
plating and armor having been built
Into her.
So quickly has this superb warship
been brought forward that. although
the orginal specifications did not al-‘
low for her being ready for the pen-
nant before hisrcb.‘1905. it. is now
edict-11y stated that she will be com-
pleted many months earlier than this;
The original estimates were far
£1.500.000. and although they have
been cut down. it I: puthorltatively
stated by prominent
port yard that the total expenditure
will amount. to well over ctmiooooo
This outlay on a We which a well»
directed torpedo .
afield: at Devon. ‘ t
b any and upwards ace, 1
.1.N.W.M ..4
District Attorney Jerome. of New
York is' confirmed in the pistol hnblt.
He is said to have “toted a gun" for ti
long time. He now carries his revolver
In his coat pocket. a la Sherlock
Holmes, but some one wants to know
why, if he expects to use It in a hurry
the weapon phould be encumbered
with a leathern case.
...-.... -. -......._...
"A man whmsald he cnuie from Cin-
ciiiuuli \Vllil iobbed out west. the mu 1
bet stopping bis outcry for help bil
stuffing his mothh full of mud. "
’II‘IottI (‘inI-inuutl‘.’ Nonsense!
handful of mud Would not stop It lruc
(liIiI-luuutiuu from making himself
heard. lic's used to drinking it."
-—(.‘iticlnu:tti ComiiicrIIlai-’i‘ribuno.
makes you chew
Are. you
The mnidr-—What
your moustache so. Reggie?
fond of dlscouritgcuicut'.’
'1‘1III thing»-Discourugcmcnt~tiw'.’
'l he maid—- ch: feeling down ill the
Itouth Iou know.-iliirvnrd Lampoon.
Mindays. Wednesdays. and
fridays
(ALL DAY)
Are our days here now.
R. SHNETMAN
LADIES’ TAILOR,
AND FURRIER, ETC._
N. Main, cor. Ann St., 80. Norwaik.
Broken Lots in
Men’s Fine
Worsted Suits.
To close them out. those that wcrc
$10. $12 and 815 ort- now
$25.53
For It Vt'i‘)’ good quality indeed. If
Worsted puittu we are only Itsltliii;
750 pair
uuu IIIII! i'ililtli‘l'li
100
5»
D. Gettlieb
11 North Main 81..
(“in~ for
South Norwalk.
New
SHIRTS
They are of the Negligee
tort and have two collars.
The patterns of some are very
attractive indeed. See the dis-
play in North window.
39¢. 50¢. 75¢.
$1.00.
Harry Goodwin
Irena “seamen
of Death Claim.
So. Norwalk. Conn. April 29, 1903.
This is to certify that the proofs of
loss on policy for 51.000 on the life of
my late husband, Thomas B. Griffin,
who met a violent death a few days
since were sent, on the.27th day of
April, to the Coup. Gen'l Life Ins. 00.
through their General Agent. F. 11.
Field. of this city. and that 1 have re-
ceived, on the morning of the Roth day
of April, 51.000 in full payment of the
claim.
I make this statement because of a
grateful appreciation of their prompt
and lust treatment of me in the time
when such treatment could be beat. up;
preciated. I would voluntarily recom-
mend this oompany and its methods.
MABEL G. GRIFFIN.
For full particulars enquire of Fred-
trio; H. Field United Bank Building.
South Norwalk. General Agent of Con-
necticut Life insurance Company.
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Hotel Hamilton
Dinlndi Room
no‘lvomry
Thoroughly renovated "and up to
date. Cuisine unexoelled. Rates ti
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THE LEADING DRY GOODS STORE
TRISTRAM&HYATT
NO. 2 and 5 GAZETTE. BUILDING. $5
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Shirt ‘Wa‘ists.
Never before' In the history of our business have we shown such a variety of styles and materials in Shirt
Waist: as we are showing this season. Exclusive styles, many of them made to our order, in the latest novelties
of Linen, Lawns, Madras, Scotch Chevlots and Silks.
Colored Percale, Mercerlzed Madras, Scotch Cheviot Waist: 50c 1052.00
WhiteLawn,Laceand HamburgTrlmmtng ............ ...... ..... 51.00to$3.00'
Madras Walsts, Plain White and Fancy Styles ......... .. ............ 51.00 to 53.00.
PongeeWaistsin BlackandNaturalColor ....... . ..... ...... ....... ...02.50
Black Lawn Wainio, Plain and Hematiiched .............. . ..... ..................... . $1.25 to 52.50‘
White Linen Walats, Fine Linen .................... ...... ............ . ..................... .......... $2 25
White Butcher's Linen Walsts, Hematitched ................. .. ....................... ........ $2.00
Handsome Embroidered Linen Walsts .................. ....... . ................... .... .53. 25 and $3. 75
House Furnishing Department
Specials in our Housefurnishlng Department to: houseclelning time:
115a
Rattan Carpet Beaters .......... 19cl$crub Brushes ......... 7c Yacht Mops
Mops, complete ........ 19c Hoe, Rake and Spade . .......... . 10c 50 ft. Braided Clothes Lines 150
Tack Pullers ..... ........ 7c Window Brushes, long handle 39c Garden Trowels ..... 60.
No. 6 Parlor Brooms ........ 19c Whitewash Brushes. good quality. 39c Whisk Brooms ...... 10‘:
TRIS 1 RAM & H YATT, Norwalk, Conn.
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9. 9001's & 35cm,
85 \VAz-Zl 1 ING'I‘ON ST]! 111 HT.
16(117'1‘1 l N( )R\\' A 1 .ii
TAILOR. CLOTHIER, MATTER,
FURNISHER.
EVERY
DAY .
iiriugzri rs l’.t"lll‘l‘l‘ to hot weather,
Why not prepare for it and do
your shopping ilItIstI pleasant
Muy days.
Children's Wash Suits.
ages 3:010.
390
50 and 75¢: value.
Buy them now and you‘ll have
Little at the lime
Payments
, Seen paus the bill. What is’
; more 11011 do not mind theoul-
lau. Readii cash is.unneces-
~ saw in dealing at the big CRE‘
Dit DEPARTMENT STORE.
. it you desire the convenience.»
of our liberal credit terms. You‘
‘ can save 'tiour readu cash for
. other necessities.
_ The besi'oi Spring wearables
. T are readli. everulhina » man.
. woman‘or child wears. Shoes
that will wear to uour satisfac-
tion. ~
Justus welcome to “look as
them when vacation days come.
We at 6.
o'clovk, except Monday. Wednes-
day and Saturday.
I-losc evenings
Telephona 133-12.
J
Capital, 51,600.000. Surplus. 3185.000.
industrial Sui/inns and loan Co.
OF NEW YORK.
State Supervision of New
York and Connecticut.
Pay 5 per cent.
OFFICE, 12 80. MAIN ST.
Resident Directors Resident Managers
Mortimer M. Lee R. L. Coburn
Charles E. Dow John 3. Lawrence
..L..W.- 4.
Olover s The Place
Elegance
AND
Simplicity?-
That'o our frlu about: this
Pat. Calf.
Oxford: (or the Ladies;
”$3.00 I
retain-3 this.
If You Need
Strength '
buy yourself a bottle of Imperial Port
or Sherry Wine; also. if you want ol
good Witt-key. the i
sum
, ma mm
Norwalk Chronicler