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"tilt created consternation here.
officials of the Foreign Office were
Maths ilrst to receive the informa«
I90 "and their advices were similar to
those lot the St. Pctersburg Oihclal
Wis showing that two Russian
haltlbships and one cruiser were dam-
and and Ilsa showing that four tor-
ad boats made the attack. Art of-
of the Foreign omce ssid:.
It is profoundly to be regretted th
(docislve step has been taken.
it terminates the charts the pew I
.19fo have matte to avert actual
!' I. "f ‘
formation has been received here
lihtlwiltg that the British government
will Issue a declaration of neutrality
within a few days. perhaps immediate-
" IF and that France will take the same
icon so 'within a day or two.
V . 71.90am Staggered By News.
LONDON Feb. 9.-'i‘he naval men
15 Lou don regard the result of Japan' a
first attack with torpedo boats on the
Russian fleet off Poort Aw .iur as ho-
la; a. staggering one They pointed
'otit'that Viceroy Alexleffs reference
to“Mines" obviously meant ‘torpe
dues. " and said that if the Russian yes.
Ml had been all uck by Whitehead tor-
pedoes they probably have been sunk
r are resting on the mutt in Port
Arthur. in any (ruse hopelessly ortt of
action for a considerable time.
Japanese Council Returns.
CHE F00, It‘cb. il.-'i‘he Japanese
consul, who has Just returned to Che
“Foo from Dalny, says he passed a Jap-
' hose fleet today going III the direction
of Port Arthur.
PARIS Feb. 9 4: 55 p. nr.~—it was an-
nounced at the French Foreign Office
this afternoon that the Russian cruiser
Pallada. was sunk in the torpedo at-
lltilt made by the Japanese on tho [tus-
. n fleet. off Port Arthur. The irrjur
_a sustained by tho Rctvrsnn rind
Cesarevitch are not known.
It was reported on the. sum:- author-
Ity that the cable ir'oru Viadivostock
has been cut off
, , China Will Be Neutral.
flirts. Feb il'~—China it is "un‘der-
0‘06 has given official assurances
tit she will immediately issue a dec-
oration of neutrality. This is consid-
W highly important in vicw oi' the
. fwibllity of Chinese, lntprcr-sul by
he Japanese success at Port Arthur.
gaining the Japanesr.
Japan Duplicated Tactics.
ST. I’ETERSIIURG. Feb. 9. 3 p. nr.——-
, he news that Japan had tiltplit'hictl
tactics at the. opening oi‘ the Chino.
new war by a torpedo struck on
e‘Russian strips off Port Arthur crc~
ed Intense excitement. The bare nu
'. ouncemeut arrived from Viceroy Al
bxleif at 8 o‘clock this morning. Dc-
uila are anxiously awaited. Extra edi-
tions of the morning papers printed enr-
ly in the. fort-noon, after the appear-
‘Ince of the Official Mosacngw‘ convey~
ed the intelligence to the population
.0! the capital and dispelled any linger-
.“ hopes that war mold be averted.
The Csar and his ministers who had
ecu informed immediately of the re.
Iprof Viceroy Alexieff a telegram. ac-
cepted the gage and prepared to face
the reality of war. Ills majosty' a man
Resin declaring a state of war to exist
expocted to be issued -tomorrow
turning at. the latest
Feverlsh activity reigned at all the
inlateries and war preparations were
Trashed in all directions.
ix‘i‘he announcement of the sinking of
Icvan Japanese ships and the fact that
Port Arthur was in flames was given
ut-ln ‘St. i’etcrsburg at 2:30 o‘clock
”thisaftsrnoon as crucial, but Investiga
lion showed the report to be untrue.
was only confirmed official communica-
M is that from Admiral Alexlei! is~
' " earlier announcing that Japanese
ado boats had made a sudden at-
"on the Russian squadron in the
roads of the fortress of Port An
in which the battleships Retvisau
‘ Cesarevitch and the cruiser Palla-
Indbeen damaged. 5
.- Jaining‘ in. Neutrality.
ING'I‘ON. Feb. 9. —-Secretary
Iddreased an identical note to
llil if they are w. as to join in a
. to Russia and Japan that dur-
“.mtiea and thereafter the neu-
film and integrity of China must be
i, jut ,.. Details of the note are
tIIItIhle in advance of the re-
the replies. it is known, how-
fiat exohangee already have takc
~ ‘whirch justifies the State De-
{fin expecting favorable re-
. to its note. The matter has
' great sensation in diplomatic
gulls: Led to Rupture.
EURO. Feb. 9.—A
- «communication issued
the Russian account of the
Which led to the rupture.
" stI this Foreign Ollice
‘ >011: eta dot-thence-
'ment among the Japanosc and to drive
”fiber of European powers to as”
a - _ . ...,,
the government into armed conflict
with Russia Under the lniiucncc
thereof the 'I‘oltio Cabinet began to
formulate greater and greater demand!
in the negotiations at the same time
taking most extensive measures to
make the country ready for war. All
these circumstances could not of
course disturb Russia's «unanimity;
btrt they induced her also to take nrili
fury and naval measures Neverthe-
less. to preserve peace in the. Far East.
Russia. so far as her lucontcstablc
rights and interests permitted, gave
the necessary attention to the demands
of the Tukio Cabinet anti declared her-
self ready to recognize Japan's privil-
edged commercial anti economical posi-
tion in the Korean peninsula with thr-
concessiou of the right to protect. it by
military force in the event of distur-
bances III that country At the some
time. while rigorously observing the
fundamental principle of her policy re
garding Korea. whose independence
and integrity were guaranteed by prov
ious understandings with Japan anti bys
treaties with other powers. Russia irr-
sisted on three points:
“i-On a mutual and uncondiriouai
guarantee of this principle.
"ii—yon an undertaking to use no part
of Korea for strategic purposes, as the
authorizatitnr of such action on the part
of tiny foreign power was directly op.
posed to the principle of thc indepen-
dence of Korea.
“3~—0l1 the preservation of the ftlll
freedom of navigation of the Straits of
Korea.
"The project elulxrrnrt-d in this sense
did not satisfy the Japanese govern-
ment, which in its last. proposals not
only declined to acct-pt. the conditions
which appeared as the guarantee of the
independence of Korea: bill. also be
and at. the same time to insist on pro-
visions to be incorporated in it pro
lect regarding the gucstion of Manchu-
ria. Such demands on the part of
Japanrnaturaliy were inadmissible. the
question of Russia's position ilr Man»
churia. concerning in the first place
China. but, also all the powers having
commercial interests in China. The
imperial government. therefore. saw
absolutely no reason to include iii a
special treaty with Japan regarding Ko-
rcan affairs. arty provisions cementing
territory occupied by Russian troops.
The, imperial governrrrent, however. did
not refuse. so long as the occupation of
Manchurla lasts; to recognize both the
sovereignty of the emporcr or China
in Mauchuria and also the rights sc-
trtrired there by other powers through
treaties with Chitin A declaration to
this effect had already been made to
the foreign cabinets. in vibw of this
the imperial gowrnment. after charg-
ing its representative at Toltio to pro
sent its reply to the last proposal of
Japan, was justified in expecting the.
'i‘okio (‘nhinct to take into account
the considerations set forth above and
that. it. would appreciate the wish mani-
fested by Russia to come to a peaceful
understanding . uith Japan. Instead of
this the Japanese government. not er-
en awaiting this reply. decided to break
off negotiations and to suspend diplo
rnatic rclatious. The imperial govern-
ment. white laying on Japan the full
responsibility for any consequences of
such a course of action, will await the
dcvclopcnrent of events and the ‘mo-
ment it becomes necessary will take
the most decisive measures for the pro-
tectiorr of its rights and interests in
the Far East. " .
”5—..-
VERDICT FOR “THE PLAINTIFF.
Decisions Against Consolidated Rall-
road Given in Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Feb. 9.——Ver-
dicta for the plaintiffs are returned to
day in two of the five tort cases against
the New York New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad Company Mary L. Egan,
of Naugatuck. Conn. receiving 32, 000
anti Sarah McGrath of
Conn._ 31:200. The cases of Sarah
Townsend and Nellie Wheeler. both of
Waterbury. resulted in verdicts being
returned for the defendant while a ver-
dict for the defendant was ordered by
the court or the case brought by Emma
Spiers. of Waterbury. The actions
crow out of the wreck near Sandy
Hook. Conn. on October it. 1902.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
VGIrard H. Weed to Nettie Quittner.
building lot. Spring street. War.
Eleanor McCoy to Angelo Saltarelii,
thr tracts of land. with buildings
West Norwalk. War.
Herman winner to the South Nor
walk‘ Fish Club land and buildings
club house. Q. C.
Harriet A. Byxbee to William H.
Kirkhy. Stamford. five acres and build-
ugs, Westport road. War.
Josephine Olmsiead to Leo Davis.
land and buildings. Cranbury. War.
Leo Davis to Laura A. Webb, land
and buildings. Cranbury. Q. C.
Dolly F. Crosby to Guiseppe Rensulii.
l9 acres and buildings. Norwallt and
\Vdstport. War. ‘
Norwalk Securities Corporation to
Grounds.
To Andrew J Collins one lot Fair
Grounds.
To Albert Davis,
Grounds.
' counts scanner normal. ,.
conceal) n
0119
Waterbury.‘
Edward lioudon anti wife. one. lot Fair
lot. It‘ll? '
Ire” Devasialrd
About I40 Acres
Continued from Seventh Part0.
W...
lug In the city was destroyed nlonlt
with the banks and- trust companies in
the ilnanclai district. nearly every one
pi these being consumed.
Baltimore Not Discoursgsd.
Mayor Melanie. when asked for tr
statement today dictated the following
to The Associated Press:
“Baltimore will now enter undartrrt-
ed into the taslt of resurrection. A
greater and more beautiful city will
arise fromrthe ruins and ‘Wo shall maltr-
of this calamity a future blessing. We
ar staggered by the terrible blow, brrt
we are not discouraged and every en
ergy of the city as a rnunlclpnlity sold
its citizens as private individuals“
be devoted to a rehabilitation that will
not only prove the stuff we - motto
of but be a monument to IIII . .- 'i-
can spirit
Condolences On Disaster.
ROME. Feb. fir-in the name. of the
ltaliun government, Foreign Minister
Tittonl today expressed to the Ameri‘
can eirrbusr-ry Its condolences on the
Baltimore disaster.
lecrpool Company Loses.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. inw'l‘he chairs
mart announced at it mooring today of
the l.,lverpool Londim tutti (Ilobe irr-
surance Company that the tompuny “a
loss by the Baltimore tire would be $1.-
000. 000 for which it was quite prr-pur'
ed. '
AIM: At The Vatican.
Rome Fob. Sin-— ‘ho Baltimore ilrc
produced a icclhrg of due at the Vail-
can what the rrews'was communicated
to the authorities by the (Worrcspou
dent of The Associated l’rcss. The
pope was most anxious about (i'nrdirrul
Gibbons and gate orders that the lat
est details front Baltimore bt- tUIIIlllll'
uicntetl to hint.
WHY HE COULD NOT KEEP HIS
EMPLOYEES.
llc adopted slave-driving rrrcthods.
He took no interest in their welfare.
He was arbitrary. captlorrs_ and urt-
just.
lie always appealed to the worst in
them instead of the best.
He considered that their entire sill
arics were irt their pay~cnvclopcs.
I-lia policy was to get the most work
out of them for the toast wages.
lie regarded tin-m merely as a part
of tho machinerv of his business.
He resented he idea that his eur-
ployecs should share in his prosperity.
He used them as safety-valves to
vent the spleen of his dyspeptic moods.
He humiliatt-d‘hls employees by re-
butting thorn in thc pl‘t'Rt'llt‘t' of othcrs.
He never trusted them. but always
held suspicious thbug’lrta towards them.
He killed their enthusiasm by flirti-
ing fault anti never praising or appro
cutting them.
He. tried to make them feel that
neither he nor his business owed any
thing to them
He regarded aruggcstions from them
for improvements lrr his business as
lnrpertincnccs.
Ho stifled aml‘tlon by treating the
painstaking anti imp conscicrrtiorrs. the
careless and the shifty alike.
lie never asked himself.
the matter with. me?" bill.
the matter with my help?"
He constantly made them work over-
time without rcunrrnernllon, but If they
were a minute late they were lined.—
0. S. Mardcn. in November ”Success."
"What is
“what is
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE.
The waiter was a colored man and
was anxious to please. After looking
over the bill of fart.- at the. lunch hour
i concluded that i‘ wanted a slice of
ox tongue. an artk‘io which I found
among other things to be ordered Ac.-
cordingly i told the waiter to bring
me a piece of torigue. He returned
with out any unnecessary delay and
shoved the dish out in front of me.
looked it over. it was not. tongue at
all. The waiter was hanging around
the back of my chair. for he knew ah
explanation would be in order in a
few minutes. "Say, old man.“ i said to
him directly. “this is not or tongue at
all." He mulled. Picking up the bill
of fare. he said: "I knows it ain't ox
tongue boas. You see, the steward
done matte a mistake. it ought to be
ox tail. Dat's the only difference."
“The can difference." i repeated. and
the humr of the thing dawned on me.
"Well." i added directly. “if the dlf~
n—n
durned if you wouldn‘t have to get off
the ox." The waiter caught the humor
of the situation and snickercd his way
back to the kitchen.-—Galveston News.
“iiuvc they been long to society?"
“Dear me. no! i heard her husband
say the other day that he had never
seen a lady smoking clgarettes.”-Chi-
cage Record-Herald.
ierence should be any greater l‘li bu
CONSOLIDA I ROAD.
I“
End of the Freight Handlsrs' Strike at
How York.
It is I'l'IlUI‘tNI that the strike of the
Consolidated l‘Uutl freight handlers on
the I'll-rs of Ncw York was rattled
Saturday aftcrnoon. and that the coin-
puuy will now accept freight for New
York.
From points on the Consolidated
road conic tales that the reductions In
the working forces of the road follow
closely upon the appearance of a mys-
terious "man In black." His purpose is
said to be different from that of t'lrc
spotter looking for dishonesty or irr-
competence. though his methods or.»
somewhat similar. His work. nccortl~
log to the storlcs. is to travel over the
road. visit each station and observc
any places where he deems it possibil-
the Work can be douc by u Iilllllllt\t'
force of employees. The effects of his
visits haVc been shown in release ot‘
men In all branches oi railroad work.
mi m warrant) for:
INSURANCE coup/my
Al 2 o'clor-k yesterday. during the
oonflsgratlou at Baltimore, the follow
in. telegram was received by Taylor
1 Golden from the Hartford Fire Irr-
surance Company. which cotnguuy they
represent. .
"Following the honorable caurse
pursued by the Hartford Fire insur.
sues Co. In all previous canflaqrstlons.
it I; already adjusting and paying
Baltimore losses."
if you desire a policy in a safe,
sound and a pronrpt adjusting lnsur~
ance company. call on
TaylorOGoIden
74 Washington St. 80. Norwalk.
rte trier not
Insure through an
Established Agency
in strong companies.
Jacob M Layton,
5——R R. AVENUE—~5
South Nor'hmlk.
Do You W ant Moses?
1 have It to loan on all kinds of Real
Estate in large or" small amounts, from
out- to three years. or on easy monthly
payments. 5 and 6 per cent Interest.
.m—
F. Atmrtrgton Peaveu.
Mortgage Broker.
i090 Fulton St rcct.
BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Dept. M.
CLOSINU'OUT 311. E.
Skatcs. Sleds amt Winter Games.
A. G. Spnlding's Athletic (limos.
Skates and Glittery Ground.
Have your Automobile or iii-
cycic put in order now and it
will be ready for use when the
weather permits.
We are well equipped and com-
patent to do the. work and our
charges are reasonable.
H. R. BUIKIEY.
52 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
SO. NORWALK.
W
A «very important question at
the present time is
lliiilil iiiiiii!
If you will give as i
yam- order on will settle the
question for you at once.
Right Coal at Right Prices.
no sxras cusses eon canny
mu m.
B. HERSHITII] & Sill.
TWO YARDS,
Suvlew Ave., Eslt Norwalk.
Cunard 8L, South Norwalk.
Tsl. E. Norwsllt 07-6. 0. Norwsllt 54-5
AUCTION SALE.
F. W. MITCHEL; Auctioneer.
WILL SELL THE
rurrrirturuz.
. STONE HOUSE.
MOSS iiill
South tiara St.
ailloclock
TUESDAY FEB l5
For Sale!
THE BALANCE OF STOCK.
Store. Everything in readiness to go
ahead with for some bright person with
aviary little capital to make money.
"A .
Will sell at 25 per cent. belowxactual
cost of stock. 'Any dealers looking for
Fixtures. Cash Register. Lease . of”
THE LEADING DRY GOODS STORE
n .. W“, .......
TRISTRAM&HYATT
cost of the material alone.
Large Covered Roasters
Small Covered Roasters
Tooth Picks. per box
Large Chimneys.
Suit' to stock has escaped the general mark dow
Hail Lamps ......... . .. .
CLOAKS
Tailor Made Suits
pecial Prices.
Just two weeks now before our Annual Stock Taking. In that time we propose to reduce
our stock of Tailor-Made Suits and have made special prices on them all for that purpose. Not a
n. We have made one special lot which includes
Walking Suits and Dress Suits in Black Blue Brown and Gray. Suits that have been selling from
$12. 50\to $16. 00. in this lot we have made one low price of $7. 50. This price would not cover the
We will continue our Sale of Cloaks for Ladies. Misses and Children:
$ro 00 Garments for $ 750.
$r5. oo Garments for $10.00.
$12. 00 Garments for $ 850
$8.00 Glrments for $12 50.
$25. 00 Garments for $18..00
Housefurnishing Department
Specials in our Houseiurnishing Department for the week includes:
Coal Hods. any size . .....
r9 cts. 8 pkgs. Washing Powder .. 25 cts.
5o cts. 3 rolls Toilet Paper ........ ro cts.
rg cts. ‘ 9 cakes Laundry Soap . 25 cts.
2 cts. 5 gal. Oil Cans ........... 5g cts.
3 cts. No. 8 Wash Boilers ....... 95 cts.
59 cts. Mops. complete ........... 19 cts.
'l'otrr~~Mlsy-. Loud was In your box
putty ill the Hunter lat night. i!
hcnrd,
lucid-«Yrs, illltl everybody else with-
itl fifty feet. of the box Ircurd, Ioo.—-
l’hllrtdt-iphlu Record,
“HEALTH HINTS”
The "full poll" that has I'Uiilt' with
Ileptrblicttu success is such in the run
id increase in number and straw of big
stomachs in our male population. Now
no man has n logitruutc right to :i log
atomrtch. It waster-t cloth, iurt-rfrrm.
with nullity and grace of motion and
prevents a man from gutting acquainln
ed with his feet, Nothing is easier to. .~
get rid of than a big stomarh. With
a comet .5 hair brush diprrod in turnrcu
ink draw a lino alrom the part not tlt‘ .
sired.
criy sterilized, r'cmovc the, excess por-
tion. and the thing is done. if you pre-
fer to keep thc trig stomach. there is
nothing you can put in it that would
onto you of malaria rheumatism nutt-
grippc so well as Dr. chk‘ 5 Medicine.
Glover’ s the Place
\.
YOU MAY WANT THE snow
To GO: so? when IT 00581
CAN YOU KEEP YOUR FEET
DRY?
33-50 INVESTED BEFORE
HANU‘CUTS THE DOCTOR'S
INCOME DOWN. v
or
’Phonc. 157.6.
lieu She's ilrai Fit.
t
“Jsddo” is another good
bargains please call at 79 Washington
“met . V \
Roger? Buck'mws. 350. .
E. 1.5 irAGHER
; ’ so assert To
T. 1., ,llfiNtR
coal— ml s! the but coals
2;: can is admit:
is” lbs _ ' yards said of
in. n is or: you rat-tuna.
UN“ in lulu you to
share. cm In In". fur -
tr new» albeit.
i
Tlrt'rr with a sharp razor. prop i .
i
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drugged has or rill: 0er -§ ‘
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TRISTRAIII & HYATT, Norwalk, Conn.
NO. 2 and 5 GAZETTE BUILDING.
9-3l
.tiest ’ Washington St
HIilllElllliti’ Ell.
WE THANK THE PUBLIC FOR
THE GENEROUS
RESPONSE AC~
CORDEO US DURING OUR SALE.
THE RESULTS WERE MORE THAN
GRATIFYING.
WE ARE AGAIN READY TOOPEN
LARGE ACCOUNTS WITH ALL OUR
OLD CUSTOMERS, AND WE WANT
AS MANY NEW ONES AS WE CAN
oer. _
NESS WILL
THE‘F’OLICY OF OUR ausr-
nor 3: Charities.
SMALL PAYMENTS EACH WEEK
WILL DRESS MEN AND WOMEN
FROM. HEAD
Ilsnutsctursrs of All Kinds oi
SPECIAL ”16811“?!
AND
txprnmmu max T ‘J
Specialty MI gito.
I adu‘LInhad his arca- w. a W m
T0 FOOT.
some!“ run.
SULLIVAN *
PROP” I‘I’OI.
mandatin- is the city for com
r. vrra
Newly tarnished throughout. Best
Norwalk Chronicler