are SOLE AGENTS / for 'W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES $5. ()0 and $5. 50. l'SfllNO’l‘ON or. Warships Injured mentioned from first page.) cue—— ; dope-Malia Up Last Time. "LONmN. Feb iii. ——"We were slow In‘iaogotiatiag ao‘wo are making up for lost “all by q'nieknees in action." said l1ayuhi. this morning. "The on“ ants at. Port Arthur and Che | _ were merely in accordance with plain long matured. 80 soon as our , roaa are landed in Korea i look for an important fleet action at Port Artli l or. The Russian vessels are not likely to give up thei advantage they gained by being under like cover of their land ham ml'l‘ea. By going to the Chinese aid honour. the Japanese fieet.’ by h title fire. can. drop in shellsv which Mould make it very uncomfor- We for thp Russian ships .lylng moor- ed‘close tofu another. Thereby it iI‘hoped to rive out Viceroy Alexleff's (when ‘ lbly like. Admiral Cer- ay anticipate fate and come open oi his own accord. The Watts merel go to show the earness of ort Arthur from .. 0‘ viewpoint." ' span iFlraa Suggested integrity. Dealing with Secretary Hay' a note to the powers on the subject of preserving the integrity of China Baron Hayashi said: "The neutrality of China was not suggested by my government and We received assurances that Chinese neutr’all y would be observed. Japan Ill: c ainly agree most heartily with ‘Secretary Hay a proposition which pa- ‘ pears chiefly to be due to the suspicion at Russi might find a pretext for illtary act on against China. It. now- ever, the United States and other pow- rtl contemplate the neutrality of Man- hurls the case becomes very compli- cated. So long as there are Russian troops in Manchuria. Japan cannot re- turd it as neutral territory. l scarcely think the United States Great Britain or any other power would be willing to drive the Russians out of Manchurla. however much they might insist that , ”Manchuria is part of neutral China. So. while we are anxious to assist in as shrug the neutrality of China proper e have every intention of waging an gggi‘esaivo land campaign in ~~Manchu ria itself. Having resorted to arms we “all probably go further than our mod- t demands made during the negotiu 0n: DI . ‘ wording to the official advices re oeiVed by Baron Hayashl only four but- , talionir of Japanese troops have up to the present been landed at Chemulpo Korea. , }' British Neutrality. ' LONDON. Feb. libwil was announc- ed in the House of Commons today that a proclamation of British neutrality will be drawn up at a special Cabinet meeting tomorrow and that it will be published shortly afterwards. ‘ ‘1‘ Mercury Hly'a Note. BERLIN Feb. 10. ~Sccrctarv llay' a note to the rumors concerning the neu- raiity and integrity of China was dc littered to the German govelumcnt yes» orday by Foreign Secrc tary von Richt- hofen. The Associated Press under “tilde the latter has ahead) convey- an intimation to Secretary Hay that id‘- proposals are likely to be accept wAble to Germany. because they tend to finalize the war and avoid flesh sub $000 of international dispute. The mi taken by the United States is re- ,grded by the Foreign Office here as ihg an able move. 4 Fr’amh allot-edit Report. trams Feb.10——The Foreign Oiiice credits the reports from Tlen Tain fix rday of the French occupation of Bad Kwan (on the Gulf of Liao The officials here say the ne- tone on: on this subject occurred six into! s 0 without definite results. , - e ofllcials believe that the re- l‘rival of French troops there the shifting of the small detachments. The officials certainb can he no signiil the French occupying the forts by the Russians. Mid diagrams At undera' Risks. lwont: Feb. 10. —The “'9“- ton Telegraph Company's Can bodice is advised that tele- . all kinds for Jan 11 and (zoom beforwardo‘d by any oopt that of the Great North- ' y, at sendera' risk. Meli- Japan are no longer restrict nose English or French. our. “Qupreme Manifest." ,PMERQEURG. Feb. 10. —‘—The‘ pleaaenger this morning con- ‘ following; “supreme maul-1 «he _ of ‘God we: on r and. autocrat of ate. make known to all. florthemaiaten whlohisdearto our awesomeness- hthoi‘arhat. ‘the snow-colored street. SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. answer the Japanese“ challenge with at med force. “Making known this decision we. with unshaken faith in the help of the Almighty and with a firm expectation of and reliance upon the unanimous - willingness of all our loyal subjects to stand with us in defence of the Father- land. ask God's blessing upon our stai- wart land and naval forces. “(liven at St. Petersburg. January 27. 1904, A. D. (New Calendar. Feb. 9. 1904) and in the tenth year of our reign. Written in full by the hand of "His imperial Majesty, NICHOLAS." Russians Claim a Victory. S'l‘.‘ PETERSBURG, Pcb. lit—«5:30 p. m.——Sotne of the newspapers here print extras claiming a Russian Vic- tory at Port Arthur. Three Japanese warships and four torpedo boats are reported to have been seriously crip- pled.0ne report says the Japanese bat- tleship .Shlklshima was sunk. The peo ple are demonstrating. but there is no official confirmation of tile report and the announcement hi discredited. Ruuiana Sly Japa Were Rooted. VLADIVOSTOK. h‘eb. 10.——-Private telegrams received here report the com- . plete rout of the Japanese by the Run- sians on the Yalu river. These advl' ccs also claim that Cliemulpo. Korea has been occupied by Russian soldiers and marines Czar'a Declaration of War. WASHINGTON. l-‘cb. lil—-Count Cas- sini. the Russian ambassador, called on Secretary Hay at noon today and left with him the announcement of the Czar declaring war on Japan. 8t. Peterlburg Lacks Details. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 10.«2:30 p. 1n. —-No further details of the offic- lal bulletins. No telegrams from abroad concerning the attacks have been re (elved. All newspaper despatchcs ov er the Siberian line have been stopped. and the telegraph office refuses to so cept private messages for the Far East. except over the Persian line. There is, scepticism expressed in con tain quarters that the full extent of the Russian losses has not been given out, but in government circles, the of. iicial bulletins are accepted as uccu. rately representing the extent of the disaster the general expression being that the Russian autboliiira did not ex~ pelt early success, especially at sea. Whole Cty Anxious. The whole city awaited anxiously last night for official news. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed in and around the newspaper offices and a crowd of people literally besieged the Ministry of the interior. when: the ()iliciul Mos- songcr is published smart carriages driving up in quick succession and the highest and lowest of the inhabitants waiting in lhc autcroom or camping in waiting pa- tiently until far in the morning for the fir 1 numbers containing the omi-ial bu ietlns. ' The text of tuvse commu- nications had leaked-out among the newspaper mcu: DULM the law forbids the publication of such documents on ill they have appeared in the Official Messenger the editors bad to wait until the government organ printed the news before starting their own presses. A favored few who succeeded in forcinlt an entry- into the editorial rooms of the leading newspapers heard the first authentic ”news long before the issue of the omclal Messengel. The Assoc- iated Press representative. calling on a well-known editor. found him surround- ed by a throng of officers and prominent citizens. ‘imploring him to road to them the telegrams be bad just received. The editor, pale with emotion. recited the narrative of the bombardment of Port Ai-tliin.‘ More people kept coming in and the editor was compelled to road it over and over again. The crowds ex. pressed furious impatience at the fact that nothing was said about injuries inflicted upon Japanese warships. lndignation Against Japan. This morning the city was placarded with bulletins and copies of the im- perial manifesto. The intense indlg» nation with which the news of "the slab in the back" inflicted by Japan was received here, seems to be gener» al throughout Russia. The whole em- pire is fired by the war by fever. From Kieff. Kharkoff. Ekaterfnoslav and Moscow comes stories of patriotic dem- onatradtions. Public balls and other festivities have been countermanded and melted Cross Society is besieged with fair applicants anxious to go to the front. People Sang National Anthem. The state of feeling here was liltin- .rated at the theatres last ni ht when people demanded the nations anthem More remarkable was the refusal of the drosky aurora yesterday to accept money from edicials whom they drove o the' palaces. Ruiaia Hla Enough Money. IT. WBURG. Feb. 10. --'!'h‘ere ia no trutnta‘ thereport cabled from Brunei! yesterday that Russia is as- u- gottatingaloanotamflooaooowltha Wanda-each Belgian and Dutch ken. The W resources. it ,' 3%.: are ample without having re course to any loan LONDON. Feb. lo.-Thc necessary ”traction- wili immediately be issued . of the Meat Remarkable use In Milan Annals. win a reminiscent mood the other day a well known business man of Cleveland. who in his younger day! had been a prison warden. relates the following extraordinary incident that came under his observation while in that employment: "0n. niltlit at midnight the 900 000' vii-ta in Blank prison began shouting and yelling and groaning to show theirl contempt for the new warden and it was half an hour before silence could be restored. The new warden had beeul making and enforcing new rules'andn taking away many of the convicts‘: privileges. That midnight outbreak was a protest and a warning. and he should have heeded it. but ‘in his anger and chagrin he vowed that «very mun, should be punished for the insult to} him. He did punish five or six and was then forced to desist or int-c u Bub‘ el‘al revolt. To get even with the mass of men the warden ordered i ~t no breakfast be prepared, and all n:. .. 21 ,i to the shops without having tasted food. “At 10 o'clock in tho foreuoon every convict laid down his tools. 'iucre was no case of insoience or insult. it was a quiet demonstration of their power, but it named only a spark to set their tom- pcr «flame. The warden was fright- ened and made a pacific speech to the men. and they returned to work An (xtlu dinner was prepared. and thc trouble seemed to be at an end. "After they had been locked up for the night the warden began hauling out men lll‘ had marked down and adminis- tcrod punishment. "Among the twenty men whippld that night not our: deserved the lush and least of all convict No. 874, who!“ name was ’l‘homas Burke. lie had come to the prison three years previ- ously on a tell your sentence for arson. it was claimed by all his friends that ho was lulloi‘l'lli of the crime, but no matter how that was be was certainly a model prisoner. He had held the po- sliion of a trusty and had the confl- llt‘lli'i‘ of all. “No. 874 was not only punished that night. but again nrxt morning. and two days later be was whipped for the third time. it was rank injustice, and illi‘i‘t could lw hilt one result, Prom be- ing a patient. cvcn tempered man. anxious to pit-use and exerting his in- fluence, No. 871 became sulky. morosc and dangerous. "One afternoon as be was working in the yards he made a dash for the guics as they were opened to admit a foam, and. though fin-d on by five 01 six guards and purslud by a dozen more. ht‘ uiunagcd to escape into this village and secure a hiding place. “The man had but one object in os- cnpingwi'cvcligc on the warden. The ofllcial occupied a house about rigilly rods from the prison and had a wife and two clllldl'cn there, the youngest ii babe bout a your old. No. 574 had ofttil bu-tl to the house, which had been occupicd by other wardens. and lilIW its al'rangcllicnls. "His escape was made into in the .‘ii’tirmmu, and he made straight for tho- house and bid in the wood shod. Owing to the escape and the calcite- mcut among the prisoncrs the warden did not leave the prison that night. .it about midnight the wife, slccpiug in a mom downstairs, was awakened by tho convict creeping into the room with a bati-hci ralsul to strike her. The mail turncd up the gas as she callul out in alarm, and Wilt-ll she camc to look at lllzn she recognized him and dcluandcd‘why lic- was thcru. She had llili heard of the punishment meted out to him, and llulihr-i‘ did she know that be \vns' the prisoner who had eachpcd u few hours before. "Standing believe her with tho woun- on lu his hand. the man told her his side. of the story. The warden bud singlcd him out and vented his spito on film, and he thirstcd for revenge. find be, found iht‘ wardiu at home he would have backed him to pieces with- cut mercy. As ”it: official was not flame, he would atrlkc at him through his family. if recaptured he must‘go back to prison to submit to other pun- irhmeuta, Rather than suffer further he would commit murder and go to the gallows. The warden‘s wife was a «pilot sym- pathetic little woman, and had more real nerve than her husband. She ar- gued that she Was not to blame for what her husband did, and yet at the same time she did not blame the con vict for feeling a desire for vengeance. He might take her life. but let that be enough and spare the children. “All the good and bad in the con- vict‘s nature came to the surface by turns. The sight of his innocent and helpless victims appealed to him. and the thought of how he had been un~ justly punished made him furious to do them evil. The woman said that at times be shed tears and was on the point of going away: at other times his eyes biased, his teeth clinched. and he would raise the hatchet to strike her. Had she exhibited great fear or’trlcd to escape. or had the iitle girl cried out the man would doubtless have been excited to murder. By and by. as the man stood strug- gling with himself. the infant awoke to toss its hands and smile. and after a moment. the convict laid down his f Tito ‘ ‘ “in with Republican success is It in the rap- 1 id increase lhtnumber and also of big stomachs in our male population. Now. no man has a legitinute right to a big, stomwh. ll Walton cloth. interferes with agility and grace of motion and prevent» a man from getting acquaint. cd with his feet. Nothing is easier in got rid of than it big'stomacb. Wllll a «amel‘ B hall brush, dipped ill (‘flrillt‘il ink. draw a line about the part nul dc- sired. Then with a sharp lazor. prop criy starillaud remove the circus» per» tlou, andtbe tiling ia done. if you prc- i'cr to keep the big stomach. there is nothing you can put ill it that would cure you of malaria, rheumatism and grippe so Well as Dr Dick's Medicine. The CONT!” TM. '5 Bal- timore louu ill be paid in full, and m net surplus will?) he var a‘lx ml!- lion; The Boat Insurance la the Cheapest. lmure In the Continental. JACOB M. LIIYTON. Agent. 5 R. R. A 110.. Snuff: Norwalk. ”1-..- INSURANCE COMP! M Y At 2 o'clock ycstcrdny. (luring thc coniiagl'ation at Baltimore, the follow- ing telegram was rccclvcd by Taylor & Golden from the Hartford Fire in- surance Company. which company they icprcsent. "Following the honorable com‘ae pursued by the Hartford Fire insur- ance Co. in all previOua c0nflagl'atlona. it is already adjusting and paying Baltimore losses." if you desire a policv in a safe sound and a prompt adjusiing insul- aiicc company. call all Taylorfi-Golden 74 Washington 8t. 80. Norwllk. DoYou Want Moneu‘? l have if to loan on all kinds of final Eiillilr‘ in largl or alliall amounts, from our- to three years or on «easy monthly payments 5 nail ii pcr 'ccnt interest. -«- .4. F. Aiminalon Peaveu. Mortgage Broker, 1090 Fulton Street. BROOKLYN. N. Y. ilclu. M. CLOSING OUT SAL E. Skates. Sleds and Winter Games. A. G. Spaldlng‘s Athletic. Goods. Sknlca and Cutlery (lrollnd, Have your Automobile or Bi. cycle put in order now and it will be ready for use when the weather pennies. We are well equipped and com potent in do the work and our charges are reasonable. H. R. BMW. 52 score MAIN eraser. so. NanALK. AUCTION SALE ! F. W. MITCHEL, Auctioneer. W l Ll. SELL THE FURNITURE. STONE HOUSE. Moss Hill. South Main St.. TUESDAY. *FEB. 16 i at ll o’clock. .——-— If Stormy, Next Fair Day. m.~«-fl- v.0 weapon and took the child in his arms 'and hugged and kissed it as if it hadl been his own. it was a sight the moth- er could not forget-an amped con. .4 vict in her roan at dead of night.a man who had threatened murder toaa~' - ingvher baby in his brawny arms aadl ‘ chirping to it as a mile lighted up his face. For ten minutes he held the baby thus. it ing its cheeks and handaand handli it with tenders-t care. Then litigator-ed it to its mother' ms and l ea . " ‘lt is the baby the child of the mats who will puni‘ me until i am driven todeath. htfiicaight and touch have a For Sale! M rue audios: or OTOCK. Fixtures, Cash Register: Lease of Store. Everything in readiness to go ahead with for some bright person with a very little capital to make money. Will sell at I per cent below actual coat of stack. “may dealers looking for bargains pleaao‘cali at 79 Washington rm: 01.0 m rroan nae. mlmoleolfhe em been '5 mined-ulna la worthy of _ all them TRISTRAMdHYA Tailor Made Suits Special 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 Suit in stock has escaped the general mark down. 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 cost of the material alone. CLOAKS ' We will continue our Sale of Cloalts for Ladies. Misses and Children: $10.00 Garments for S 7.50. $12.00 Garments for $ 8.50. $15.00 Garments for $10.00. $18.00 Garments for $12.50. $25.00 Garments for $18.00. Houéefurnishing Department Specials in our Housefurnishing Department for the week includes: Coal Hoda, any size ...... 19 cts. 8 pk Washing Powder .. 25 cts. Large Covered Roasters . . . 59 cts. 3 rolfss Toilet Paper ........ 10 cts. Small Covered Roasters 19 cts. g cakes Laundry Soap ..... 25 cts. Tooth Picks. per box 2 etc. 5 gal. Oil Cans ........... 59 cts. Large Chimneys .......... 3 cts. No.8 Wash Boilers ....... 95 cts. Hall Lamps .............. 59 cts. Mops, complete ........... 19 cts. i . i l, i l TRISTRAM & HYATl, N0rwa|k,00nn. NO. 2 and 5 GAZETTE, BUILDING. m} A Glover's the Place; lieu Washington St: YOU MAV WANT THE SNOW TO GO: BUT WHEN lT DOES CAN YOU KEEP YOUR FEET DRY? $3.50 lNVESTED BEFORE HAND CUTS THE DOCTOR'S HJilllli‘ill‘iiiilil. iNCOME DOWN. 'Phone. 157-6- we THANK THE PUBLlC Foa THE GENEROUS RESPONSE AG; CORDED' US DURING OUR SALE. THE RESULTS WERE MORE THAN GRATIFYING. lieu Shoes lint Flt. A very unporlant question at the present time is lllll liilll "Bill"! I] u will clue as your 0 we will settle the question for you at once. Right Coal .11 Right Prices. ‘ N0 EXTRA CHARGE FOR CARRY- lNG IN. 8. HERSHHEHI 8: SUN. Two YARDI. oaaview Ava” EaIt Norwalk. Concord 8h. 00th Non-walk. Tel, E.‘ Nor-walk 37-6. 3. Norwaik 54-5. / we ARE AoAm READY TO orau LARGE Accounts WITH ALL. one 0L0 CUSTOMERS, AND we WANT As MANY new ones as we CAN oar. 'l'HE POLICY or we push . uses WILL NOT as cuauoso.‘ SMALL PAYMENTS EACH WEEK wan. oases MEN ‘AND wousu FROM HEAD T0 FOOT. mung; another good ,1 Mandel, .u. bile? our“ man. mm In Mlle m to share. that are have lion- dndl of lens of flux varie- lytaow It Wk. 4 mm and an area- Rogiera' Buck “Saws. 250. g...- ,_ E. J GALLAGHER WWR re T J. MAGNER “By gum" dell Josh Buckle-mar . m M :ehe biggest ram: am, muted throughout. Beat ' W in the. city for con-J a‘l’licnv Flnl’ racer. mums-again... gm“? 3 at
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