Sinks Mal Steamer
:tQIntinued from that page.)
Official Report of Fight.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ll—Two cable
will Were received at the State De-
agate t from Minister Allen. at
tad February 10 both refer
[Baas naval engagements oi! Cae-
the 8th and 0th. The minister
. not despatch teports the ar-
'oltweuty- one Japanese naval ves-
Ot Chemulpo on the afternoon of
the 9 J Two Russian naval vessels,
the V lag and Koriets weie in Chemul-
poliorhor and attempted to prevent
the I In; of Japanese forces, but
Itlccoas. The foreign naval
a minister say,s were gener
There was a
report that the Japanese naval vessels
had cap thred Russian transports off
lakpo m the 9th.
( otId despatch says: "A run-
nun al engagement took place in
C Inuipo Harbor beginning about
noon The- Variag and the Korietz
Iain attempted to eacspe. bItt failed.
The Variag was injured. 011 their re
turn the Japanese naval vessels an-
. pounced omciaiiy that they Would at
tack; the place at i [1.111. At the latter
-' the Korietz blew up and sank.
Elke was a slow vessel which made it
flmcalt for her to escape.
The .lkpaaeae naval vessels attacked
e VIrisg from the outside harbor
until she sank. Twenty- -tlve hundred
. Japanese troops are in Seoul."
flange of Russian Fleet.
BERLIN, Feb. Ila-The Lokal Anze1~
get mat‘notiflcation has been received
of the proposed passage of the Russian
Baltic fleet, consisting of fifteen was-
. ships. through the Kaiser Wilhelm Can-
al. on Its way to the Far East.
.Qormsny'a Alma and Ours.
BERLIN. Feb. il.——The German For
eign‘Ofllcc says Germany‘s aims in the
i Fania“ are identical with those of
the United States as expressed in Sec-
. rotary Hay’s note. regarding the neu
"trallsatlou of China. localizing the, field
of war and keeping the Chinese ports
men to all traders.
_ Russia Rushing Railroad.
81‘. PETERSBU-RG. lt‘eb. 11——A des-
patch from irkutsk. Siberia says otd-
' or: have been issued to have the rail-
acrosaithe ic vercd Lake 81'
h Inpleted by F6 malty 28. The
factors have been promised. a. ho-
“mm of $1 500 for each day s 0111 her
completion. a . ..
dust Britain' a Neutrality.
LONDON Feb. 11 .—King Edward. at
l council held at Buckingham Palace
this afternoon, signed a proclamation
“Behring Great Britain' s 11euttalit\
during the war betwaen Russia and Jo-
m The British proclamtion of neu
mlity is a lengthy document on the us-
W illicit and covers all the British do
litions.
. Russian Garrison Withdraws.
TIEN- ’I'SiN. Feb. 11 —Tbe Russian
garrison waa withdrawn yesterday to
span-List -.Kwan The post-office was
l ferred to the French authorities.
han-ShiH‘Kal governor of Chili Prov
lads. and commander in-t blot of the
W, has issued a proclamtion forbid-
! meetings of secrct societies or so»
tidal, movements.
he Japanese are. flooding l’ekln gra-
‘with newspapers containing reports
lite Japanese successes against Rus
. , lean'a Proclamtlon.
TOKIO. Japan, Feb. ti.~—The cxis
. of a. suite of war with Russia
~ wallypnnouuccd today by an
proclamation.
httlaahlp'a Damage Not'lcrious.
RIB. Feb. 11. ~Advlccs received
., Foreign Office are to the sheet
. the damage sustained by the Rue-
:5? camp Cesarevltch benched at
7 W on the night of February
W liming been borpedoed by the
; Is not. serious and that she
ble to resume acthe service
11g of the cable compels om
.from Korea to come here
St. Petersbur, causing a
in hours. erefore. no
atton has been received
- -rt that the emperor of Ko-
ht refuge in the French le-
« rhea the Foreign“ once
ly notified that the crews
{Russian warships Varlag
cook refuge on the mnch
.0! Chemulpo, after the
N} with the Japanese.
Want here is somewhat
. rning. the United
0 powers on the aub-
« and integrity of Chl-
m AmbaIMor Porter
kalepngl
was! stint-tor Del. .
It“! m to W Den
along
um
’ to miss all done.
“‘5', Steam 1:. not.
haceNrNAaiuvALa or vaaaaaa.
_'. ”Devonian. “vet-pool.
SOLE fAGENTS
01'
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES
$5.00 and $5.50.
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
' ADDIr10NA1. LocAL NEWS
~—
A regular routine meeting of the Ha
bor Lyceum.
only will be the rule.
William Banker_ bartender at Car
morning.
Church.
The employee of the Conuceitcu
and the lights will be used for the firs
time tonight.
ing system.
STATE ROAD MAKERS.
ford Today.
HARTFORD, it‘s-b. li.~-l’t‘evlous
the opening of the American
Makers“ Association
group picture was taken of the Officer
was given by Governor Bitcheider.
Union.
were elected to ofllce:
iith-u, Conn.
York.
Swrctui‘y » \\'.
chusetts.
L. Dirkcnaon.
officers to appoint, :1
from each state III the Union.
The newly elected officers were the
censor. referring to hint as "tho
we love."
dress by Hon.
l1 lgh w uy
A.
euginct-I
M. Johnson, slut
of Maryland wit
Public Roads Rhodc lshthll
Finishers was held last evening in La-
None of the stores will close tomor-
row though in many of them a half day
Schaub's alloon. is ill at his home. He
had a severe attack of the grip this
Miss Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh, of Chapel street dicd
this mornlg death being due. to an at
faction of the lung. The funeral will
beheld Saturday morning at St. Mary s
Railway and Lighting Company. are in-
stalling the new Helois—llpton arc
lamps in the City of Norwalk today.
The lamps will burn
from eighty to one hundred hours witn-
out trimming. and are on an alternat-
Otflcera‘ Elected It the Session in Hart-
to
Road
session today, a
and delegates on the steps of the state
i .. led
ESIEIESE’F IXI‘E’ra'llltl’xlilleYIK-Kt1‘3”“ £211.“. tic farms rather than Ihl‘ wasteful till-
Michigan 'lhe first address of the day ing of big ones. Anti at [who he hr-
of
New Hampshire. after which the Sec-
retary reported present 1,129 delegates,
representing twenty-nine states of the
Chairman of the nominating commit-
tee, Edward A. Pong. of New York. 11*-
ported the tuiiowing panics, anti they
President —Jan1ca ll. Mucdouald, New
'l‘I‘ettsIIrcr—«Willium l’. Dudson, .\It-w
Musse-
The. constitution of the Assorlatlou
was changed to allow the above named
vice-prt-sidt-ut
escorted to tho- stage. where the rctlr-
ing president paid a tribute to his sut-
mutt
Following thcse cxcrciscs was an ad-
spoke interestingly of the Work in his
:‘Su‘te- _._ .
. crust: sits a l .‘kon'
ll. Eduardtlmrmfiféxg Bill-1113': {
tiliml‘m
it)
falls farmc. supple-tented by sons and
creamerloa. which a Chicago man
thinks is just the thing for the lands
now being irrigated on the Colorado.
Desert In southeastern California and
which he is backing with his money bi
assisting small settlers to get a start.
These twenty acre far furnish a
striking contrast with th' e of 320 and
1140 acres which are being acquired in
the same section under the Desert
Land Law. Buthere is the story of
another mam—one of the richest manu-
facturers in the Mississippi valley -~
who thinks that twenty acres makes a
farm Just four times too big for for
the average settler whohas little to
t invest except his labor and brains.
This other manufacturer is N. O. Nel~
son. of St. louia. who conducts a mod-
el protltvaharing industrial town at
Leclalre. Illinois. across the river from
h I
the great Missouri metropolis. Mr.
Nelson is a genuine philantiv "It“.
I though of a practical kind. siut: i..t
idea is to help people to help thonr
selves and to show them how to in»
come independent. instead of depen-
dent. For yours he has been casting
longing eyes towards the deserts of
the West. lie was looking for a place
where poor people who are out of
health. particularly with pulmonary or
throat diseases. might go and forget
their ills willie engaged in protlthblc
outdoor pursuits.
Health in the Desert.
He wanted a very dry place where
t the air is filled with healing balm and
where the sunshine takes the place of
drugs and artificial heat. lie found
this ideal spot 011 the western edge of
the desert, about 120 miles east of ins
Augciea. Here he established the in-
die Health Camp about eighteen
months ago. He bought a tract. of
land which is irrigated by nrteaiau
wt-lls aitd proceeded to erect cheap but
comfortable quarters for his colonists
whom he had no difficulty in securing
in ample numbers.
.Mr. Nelson believes that true pros-
perity in the land of irrigation is to he
had by the intensive cultivation of lit-
1
h
Iicvea live acres are enough. On these
small areas his settlers are raising tn~
hie. grapes. Int-ions. sWt-et potatoes and
other products which are readily sold
in nearby markets at fancy prices. In
that favored spot these garden crops
mature earlier than elsewhere in Cali
fornia and are therefore vcry prolltn-
hie. ’l‘hc lndiopcoplc believe they
will achieve independence before many
or their laud-hungry neighbors who arc
acquiring front sixty-tour to one hun~
tired and twenty~eigbt times as much
land under the Desert Land Law all
they are buying ftom Mr. Nelson at
cost prices and paying for with the
proceeds of their loud and labor.
The truth of the matter is that the
people of lutlio are making homes and
tiiiing the land, whlic tltclr more no
quisltivc neighbors are spcculnling in
. the public domain. This speculation
will go on as long as the land laws (‘nll-
tiuut- to favor human greed rather than
human tit-ed. The Desert AM not
only cuables the acquircmeni of largo
ll
8
0 ”twin of government land. but it rc-
qulrcs no scitIcIIIcIIt or residence
.Ii whnlm‘t‘r.
\l‘il.l.l;\bl if. SMYTHE.
Progress of Government irrigation.
Frederick H. Nowell, in charge of
'o'clock D 111.. February Ill
improvements in Rhode island; " Hon-
w. l', ‘Whitc, chairman of the Board of
Supervisors. New York, on "Systems-
tic Organization on Highway Work;"
i“. Z, Wilcox, Syracuse. N. .Y.. on
"What the National Asset-iatitun Has
Done in l’ro\iding Highway Improvo
111cuts:' William L Dickeusgin presi-
dent of (ounettitut Vailty Highway
Association on “Benefits to be Deriv-
cd Front Highway lIIIprnvcmentsz"
James “1. Abbott, i'111’ted States Dc-
partmeht of Agrltuuiture on ‘(howth
and Sentiment of Highway lmprote-
meats."
Lute this afternoon the delegates
commenced departing for.t .‘il‘ differ-
ent states. however. a numxlgr includ-
ing Governor Bachelder, of‘ \w Hamp-
shire, will remain for the rand ball
to be given in honor of Govt-ruor
Chamberlain, by the Govorlior's toot
guards tonight. Although Governor
Chamberlain has been confined to his
residence of late. with a slight attack
of the grip, it is expected that he will
be present at the ball tonight.
PATRlOTIC ORDER AMERICANS.
installation of Officers Condqu by
National President.
Mrs. Rachel C. Power. the national
president of the Patriotic OIdor of Am-
ericans, came from Yonkers to South
Norw‘alk last night and installed the
oilicers of Camp No. 2. Patriotic Order
of Americans in Red Men's Hail. Dis-
trict President Hubert S. Mitchell.“
slated in the ceremony. The ottlcers
are as follows:
President-M rs. lrting Bradley.
Assistant President—Mrs. George aw.
Sprague.
Vice-Presldent—Mrs. Thomas Cola.
Assistant Yice-PI'esldent—Mrs. John
Caahaw.
Conductor—Mrs. Harry Hoyt. r
Assistant Conductor—Mrs. James
Stevens.
Smith.
Financial.
Dunn.
Treasurer—Mrs. Annie Day
Guardian—Mrs. Hawkins.
Sentinel—Jay Davenport.
fighteen Months Trustee—Mrs.
Thomas Cotes.
Tune Months Trustee—Mrs Orrin
Secretary-Mrs Maude
The next regular meeting of the
camp will be held Wednesday evening.
Feb. 1! —-Arrlved: M-
Recording Setretarx—dilrs. Alonso-
- all there be to the plan. as advocated
the govcrnmcut irrigation work told
an interesting story the other day be-
fore 11 joint Iuct-tiug of the Senate and
House irrigation Committee. of what
the government is doing under the irri-
gation law. Construction work is un-
tit-r way in Arizona and Nevada and
very detailed surveys and investiga-
tions of ccrtain projects are being
made in California Montana anti Wy-
oming whllc gcuerai surveys are going
on all over the. arid and scIIIi-arid re-
gion. Mr. Newoil impressed upon the
Committee the necessity for thorough
surveys and the highest utilisation of
the. water resouces-thc irrigation of
the greatest number of acres posalble
—slnce the works which the govern-
ment. will build are to be of such a sub-
stantiai character as to endure for
centuries. like the Roman irrigation
works of old. it is not a wise policy.
he said. to rush hastily into construc-
tion of works before all the detailed
facts and figures of any project have
been gathered and carefully worked
out.
Tito coat of this reclamation. is. un-
der the law. to be borne by the irriga-
tor, and it is estimated will vary from
eight to twenty dollars per acre. All
v
w ,1, at“
The annual meeting of the tltoolr-
holders of the Norwalk Iron Works
Company will be held at the office of
the company in South Norwalk at 2
By order of the Board of Directors.
Ill. HILL. “1..
tab to fit Secretary.
TRISTRAM&HYATT
1—-—-. was. ,
SOLVENT NOTICE.
District of Norwalk. as. l’robuic
(‘ouri February 4th. A 1)., 1904.
Estate of Samuel ll}. llaynea late of
Nor,walk in said District deceased.
'i he Court of Probate for the lilstIitt
of Norwalk, hath limited and allowed
six months from the date hereof tm
the creditors of said Estate to exhibit 1
their claims for settlement. Those
who neglect to present their accounts.
properly uttteted, within said time.
will be debut-red a recovery. All per-
sons indebted to said Estate are r0~
qmsted to make immediate payment to
NANCY E. SPAIYIJIING.
M. ii. l'lxet-uirix.
m: LIVERPOOL Aim LON-
DON AND ates: rm:
msunarvcr . co.
..__.-
IS.
Of Liverpool, Eng. odTuaaday, tele-
graphed tho ffllwlnfivrto their man-
ager. in New York Ci y‘
* “Draw for Balftmoro loss
and give tan fhousoudrdol-
tor: for relief of sufferers.
and convey our dun sym-
polity."
The Liverpool at London at Globe
lna. Co. la the largest fire lnaurAnce
company in the world and la represent
ed here by
Taylor 8' Golden
74 Washington St, 50. Norwalk
-—.-.5
run catapult-5111 rm
gamer mu. my sin.
rmans LOSSES.
Advices have been received from
practically all the camp-pies repre-
santcd by the Jacob M. Layton Agency
to the affect that the Baltimore losses
will he paid In full.
MORAL:
Insure with the Agency of
JACOB M. LAYTON.
8 ll. R. Ave. South Norwallr.
13111111th d; (‘oitII..
' Feb. tiih, lilill.
llt'. Ilit‘k's Medicine (‘.o..
So. Norwnlk. t‘onh..
IN-ur Sirr-A—
I can with confidence rccotu-
Dick‘s Medicine. in usc ii
accomplishes all which is claimed for
it. I can endorse it as of especial
efficient-yin Lu Grippe. Malaria and
lll"lill Dr.
ltoeumatiatn. Sincerely yours,
ll. W. IIOHANNAN. M. I).
Do You WanlMoneb‘?
i have it to loan on sll‘kinds of Real
Estate in large or Nutall amounts. from
one to three years, or on easy monthly
payments. 5 and l; per cent interest.
F. Arminaton Peaveu
Mortgage Broker,
1090 Fulton Street.
BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Dept. M.
CLOSING OUT SALE.
Skates. Sleds and Winter Games.
A. G. Spaiding's Athletic Goods.
Skates and Cutlery Ground.
Have your Automobile or Bi-
cycle put in order now and it
will be ready for use when the
weather permits.
government irrigated land will unques-
low figures. especially where it is gov-
der the Homestead Law. if it is held
in private ownership it may not be not.
tied so promptly. The government on-
gineers find. in most every instance
where they have selected promising
Jacent irrigable lands have been taken
up for speculative purposes. under the
Desert Land Law Act or the commuta-
tion provision of the Homestead Act
and are being held “for a rise. " The
opportunity offered is a good one for
the land speculator who take his profit
from the settler.
Preserve the Forests. .
It is conceded thatcur forests are
being wasted at a fearful rate.
Nring
States will he denuded of its woods lu-
aide of forty years. What objection
tlonably be quickly taken up at such'
ernment land and can be secured un-_
reservoir sites. that large tracts of ad-'
and :
chat if the present methods of lum-i
continue the entire United'
We are well equipped and com-
petent to do the work and our
charges are reasonable.
ii. i iiiiiKiEI.
52 count MAIN own.
so. Noawaut. .
ft“;
AUCTION» SALE!
F. W. MITCHH..Aaclr’one¢r.
WILL SELL THE
FURNITURE.
by the forestry associations and the
National Irrigation Association. to in-
clude all the remaining public timber,
lands in government forest reserves?
This would keep the title to the forests
in the national government and are
government could sell the timber. or‘
dampen. but under such
e:
gills.
"SW-i. ..
“gm “:61:th
vent the present destruction. Thel
”$37 ‘ hi Ii o’clock
IN THE
' STONE: HOUSE. ’
1 Concord 8t.
Spe
Just two weeks now before
cost of the material alone.
$10.00 Garments
$15.00 Garments
Coal Hods. any size
Large Chimneys .......
Hall Lamps ...........
our stock of Tailor-Made Suits and have made special prices on them all for that purpose.
Suit 1n atock'haa escaped the general mark down.
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
Large Covered Roasters . . .
Small Covered Roasters . . .
Tooth Picks. per box . . . .
Tailor Made Suits
cial Prices.
our Annual Stock Taking. In that time we propose to reduce
Not a
We have made one special lot which includes
CLOIIKS
We will continue our Sale of Cloaks for Ladies. Misses and Children:
for $ 7.50. $12.00 Garments {or $ 8.50.
for $10.00. $18.00 Garments for $12.50.
$25.00 Garments for $18.00.
HouSefurnishing Department
Specials in our Housefurnishiug Department for the week includes:
19 cts. 8 pkga. Washing Powder .. 25 cts.
59 cts. 3 rolls Toilet Paper ........ Io cts.
19 cts. b cakes Laundry Soap ..... 25 cts.
2 cts. 5 g.ai Oil Cans ........... 59 cts.
3 cts. No.8 Wash Boilers ....... 95 cts.
59 etc. Mops, complete .1 .......... 19 cts.
NO. 2 an
Glover’s the Place
VOU MAY WANT THE SNOW
TO GO: BUT WHEN IT DOES ‘
CAN YOU KEEP YOUR FEET
ORV?
$3.50 INVESTED BEFORE
HAND CUTS THE OOCTOR'S
INCOME DOWN.
'Phone. I57-6.
lien Shoes lint iii.
A very important question at
the present time' (5
iii iiiiiii iiiSiliilii
If you will clue as
your order we will settle the
question foam If once.
Rt'gbf Coal It Right Prices.
INO IN.
ll. insulin iillll.
TWO YARDS,
leaviaw Ave” East Nerwallt.
South Nor-walk.
Tal. E. Norwaik 07-6. 8. Hannah: 54-5.
cool-woo 011116 but coals
Moss Hill.
South Main St.
.. on
TUESDAY FEB I6
.——-—-
N
If $0011), Next FAlr Day.
iunload-«tilt! la worthy of E:
all the good, gurus sold o!
‘It. [ills " lenses.
which mash you to
share. that we have hun-
dreds a! no; a! this earlo-
r: new to Stock.
Alma-inaudhums-
a‘y anion started on»
Mammals-.1
an“ ‘1“:
NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR CA'RRV- .1:
"Milo" la another good 1'.
'TRISTRAM 81 HYATT, Norwalk,Conn.
d 5 Gazayr: BUILDING.
1
29'3l
that Washington St.
EVERY
DAY
BARGAIN
DAV.
11.141111.qu in.
we THANK THE PUBLIC FOR
THE eaNsaous RESPONSE ac- .
causes us DURING oun SALE.
THE assuus was: MORE THAN
oaartrvmo.
7 .
we ARE AoAtN naaov TO OPEN
LAIIoI-z AccouNrs WITH ALL OUR
OLD cusrousns. AND we WANT
As MANv.NEw ONES As we aim
oer. " THE POLICY or con sust-
NEas ’w1LL NOT a: CHANGED.
sMALL PAYMENTS EACH WEEK
WILL oases MEN AND WOMEN
FROM Haao ro Poor.
Manufacturers of
iiOTEL VICTORIA
”mi "1031853! , ' wagons! PLAN.
EXPEllllltNfll. was): T. J 'éOULILEYAN
Newly furnished throughout.
accommodations ti Molt! for cold.
menial I'sa.
s'rIIIcer rifts racer.
mm for ladies and guiuemen
on ground leer.
a; ‘. '.
':
Norwalk Chronicler