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Melitta Chou-Willa Ilooltade. '
16%: Feb. 27.,—The o cial report
,‘ leult loads mt‘rufleldsy night
i the filtration of the harbor of
' , inflow reached Tokio last night
., i, This report was written by
rai Karolina“, division comv
' under AdmiraLTogo. The re
tail, that at a certain point
% Arthur. Tuesday evening,‘ a
alohmol’chant , morn, escort.
~10“... «immoral
‘ ofo “ingjthc en ce
, r.l., he .torpetionoti la
tho‘iileet at 10 a. in. Wednes-
, desirous previously agreed
_ reported that the steamer
aru'hua been sunk at‘ the
thé‘ilahthous‘e on the left side
fid‘me.‘ The Burblu Marti
outside beyond the Hokoku
The Tenshin Maru.’the Buyo
'd‘cJan’ien Maru were sank at
of'liaot‘che Hill, almost aide
. ,Atl. the above mentioned
“"who were all safely rescued.
'edo flotilla was unharmed. The
flotilla also reported thdt'it
.the Russian cruisersmayan
Erik together with a few. dea-
ers in the inner button,
tier“ the flotilla rejoined the main
,adyanced‘slowly on Port Ari
"fill ”thesausslan 'crulsers Bay
shot, and Novlk were slowly. mov-
as aboutthe outer harbor under cover
filo bettering A bombardment be.
nan siglong range and at 11:45 a. m-
.aii-the ships and b tteries were reis-
nwlla . ~ ylxorously. Shortly after
'e'Novlg retreated into the in-
.hor. The Askold and Bayan
ifoilowing, demonstrating that
king, of the steamers had not
the entrance of the harbor.
A .~hoaihardinent of the inner harbor
"hen ordered and for fifteen min-
nfitbfi heavyguns of’ibe Japanese
' ‘ g shells ovar the hills into
, i, The Japanese were un-
, .t‘ ‘i‘dote‘rmine the effect 0! the
bout nrdment but- saw huge columns
of; like arising 'fromrtlme‘to time. in
the meantime the Japanese cruiser
squadron. disooycrc two Russian tor:
pedal-den yet—s att a foot of Latoche
Hillfiafid ‘we..chase.. One of the des-
troygra escaped,‘but the other was pur-
ed. statflgapti..ita¥..,'.where it was
' quirk:W Yie'ethdmiral Kamimura re-
ports that: the Japanese fleet sustained
as gdam'ge ‘and did not lose a single
m“? , .
,‘Japc W9", Torpedo Boat.
not; artisan-correspondent of the Rust
'1 , hatias‘foildws:
' mt s morning of February 25 a
pnheae aq’uadrom consisting of six
Windmills“ and. four. light cruisers ap-
5 crumplkoidy Bayan and Novlk were
” n the‘dmewharbor: The Japanese
ships! upenvauaining a position with-
s t!!! are cable lengths (about foul
” rter miles) of the Russian
1 an attack; At this. time
two-y , a, torpedo boats were return-
ing’ta our hhips from Pigeon Bay. All
all“! Wen‘crulaers attempted to cut
1
’ M 0!; nevertheless one of the.tor-
el‘ioene cf the battle was thus cut in
as Japanese battleships cannon-
y.‘ a shell.
...-u
1
liter our «an,
a the, occasion, of it.
wero‘,.aunk by their town»
1"; PITERSBURG, Feb. Elk—The
'pear‘gl'onthe .horllon. The Russian.
Whom succeeded in reaching Port
rtlt' .‘_..while the other turned back.
.. i " e Askold. Bayan and valk.
his ,. eresnpported by the batteries,
’ cruisers, pursuing the Russian
..il ',b0|i, which entered Pigeon
W cannonadc lasted forty’ min.
diseVitral shells fell at various
in he fortress. One Chlnaman
ir wounded by a splinter
erdny’s affair the manoeuvres
ese appeared to be fierce.
no turning back to son. the
. battleships gothupchedidh
gdllpfifaii to tailgadyantahe
5 ey opened-i mania!
could cleafly“aee she‘ll!
antidu the tremendouastare
in military manoeuwe on thy
he Japanese is confident! he
mightyreason for the be
ebony's loses-lovers heavy.
torpedo boat lies on a
.White Wolf. it is no
of'thoae which participat-
. t attack with the freight
will. but
1!“ ‘ " b.‘ #1..
and an Asiatic people the right. he'con-
chided, would shine out afresh;
It‘lfl expected in diplomatic circles
that the only result of the Japanese
protest will be that a copy of the, com-
pllilnt will be sent to the power‘a rep-
resented before the arbitration tribun-
a .
Tolstoi Contributes to War Fund.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.—Comlt
Leo Tolstoi has contributed a thous-
and sets of his works, the profit from
the sale of which is to be expended for
the boueilte of the troops taking part in
the campaign in the Far East.
Cruiser Aakold Still Afloat. ,
"ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 27.-— Ac-
cording to ,a telegram received here
from the commander of the Russian
cr lser Askold at‘Port Arthur, all ru-
mgreragardin‘g the sinking of his year
ihht the Askold is quite sound.
Rudaia Rotum Offers of Banks.
81‘. fiETERBBUBG, Feb. 27.-The
Minister of Finance it is stated, has
‘again' declined firmly the offers of sev-
er 1 groups of leading foreign banks to
ii in Russian loan. on the ground that
there is no need for adopting such a
course. _
Japanese sailors Land at Che Foo.
" CHE F00, Feb. Wis—Several Japan-
ese officers and sailors landed here
from an open boot early today. They
refused to give any information as to
whcuce they came.
At the Japanese consulate it was glv.
an out that the men belonged to a
gilnboat which was damaged in the
fight off Port Arthur and which sank
trying to reach this port.
The statement that they were mem-
bers of the crew of the merchant nicam-
era slink near the entrance of Port Ar.
thus for the purpose of blocking it and
that they were not picked up by the
torpedo boats ill company was poaitive-
ly denied. 1' They crossed the golf in
the open tidal in which they arrived.
The consul claimed that he had been
expecting the arrival of survivors of
the action off Port‘Artbur.
French Minister ,Can Remain.
PARIS. Feb. 27,—7There is no trulh in
the report published in London and
which origiuhted in the Novfkral, of
Port Arthur. that the Japanese minister
at Seoul, Korcn, had requested the K0
roan governmental: hand the French
minister his passports. The-Foreign
Officer receiVed a deaptach today item
the French representative at Seoul.
who does not allude to any such incl-
dent. _ .
Ovation for. God. Kuropltkin. .
PSKOV.‘ RussiiL Feb. 27.—(len.
Kuropatklny the commander in chief of
the Russian army lathe-Far East, who
arrived here today‘ to bid farewell to
his aged mother before leaving for the
Far East. received an ovation at the
railroad station. where he was greet-
from the nobility, the aemstvo, the city
oiilcial and the commanders of the
troops garrisoned here. Gen. Kuropat-
kin will start for the front in about ten
days.
Cars For Siberian Read; ' '
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 27.-—-Tw0
thousand cars from the Russian Euro
transportation of troops. are being" sent.
«to the Siberian line. M. Alexandrovski
\who is to take charge of the Red Crone
field work in the Far East, left for the
front today. ' ‘
under the Russian standard. adding:
joy‘cons ituional ‘gov‘ernnl'ent and ill
manyido not belong to the Greek
Church." .
slavlet union will settle the Near East
attention once for all in favor of Bus-
' Prince Arsene , Karagrorgevitcb
Councils. . . '
at Port Arthur. in‘ spite of their re-
”me
. committee
titular » .
i?” w
, 1 iv mystified. but the provalluuii opin‘
, ion continues to be that the Japanese —-——-
will not haaard a landing at this staxc Can of Manslaughter W “J "l"
of the campaign. it is pointed out For. pile WOO -.
that owing to the conformation of tho l (litu'f‘ON. Fain aha-attention in the
shores the only suitable landing placcstcasc of Dr. Woodburne R. Avis. Oil
'near Port Arthurare well within the Gralou, who 19,. bcldon a charlv 0‘
range of the batteries and that if I mauslaughter,1or an alleged criminal
so are ialaeu "l'liecommand‘er adds,
landing is attempted on the northern
part of the peninsula the Japanese-
tranaporl will be unable to come close
to land..aad that on account iii the
showing of the shore the troops would
have to march miles through mud and
vi water, exposed to a [ailing 03‘
‘ bore tire.
;. No news 1! being received here'con-
morning the operations around Vladlt
votltoli. whence. under the Viceroy's
‘r'ordenl, telegrams are forbidden except
from oflicei-a to their families, and then
only with the approval of the military
censor.
The exact whcl-nabouts ol' the- lluti‘
alan Vladivostok liquniiron is not
known, but it is presumed to bc in ill"
harbor. i
Up to the time‘of’flling this limpaich
nothing had been obtainable f' . l‘ l-
lng the reported Japanese landing at
Poaslet Bay. near Vladivostok.
Vicerey Alsxleff's Account.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.4mm
Caar has .received the following from
Viceroy Alexleff. dated Port Arthur.
February 26:
“After the moon had set early ill the
morning of Feb. 25. the Retviaan re-
pelled several.pttacka by the enemy’s
ttorped'o boats two of ,whioh trepbellev-
ed to havc sunk in'thh'men sca. Our
torpedo bosts.‘.under Captain of the
First Rank Matussevitch and Cpptain
operation on the person of Mrs. Min-
nie ingram, of‘New London. was held
before Judge Frederick P. Latimer, of
the. town “snug morning. at 10
o’clock. EoniId VIN. hlydenburg,
of New Haven. and Attorney John C. j; A
Geary, of New London, ,appoared for ., .1. i “
the defendant. .. all
Coroner Franklin ‘H. Brown, of Nor- :
wich. teatitledto the taking of an auto. .
morlem statement of Mrs; lngrarn at a
the New London Hospital. Misti Jennie “
Clauaon, thr superintendent of the
nurses of the hospital. testified to the
dying condition the woman at tho
than that the cor ‘nor was slinlmoucti.
the room whoa thcg’anic-iuoricnl sluic-
iho assistant superintendent at the burr
clans of the hospital, testified that the
her death. Hewaaid that th' coroner
was summoned by his advic... Medical
lfilnl bodilexamined the ante-mortem
statement as it was produced in type-
written form by Coroner Brown, the
'sTRA
plant of lhe Woman was being tulip" lltlvelhui. you willapprci'iaic the Oilpol'luuiiy ”Hill proucuicil to look over what we how to offer, and make your
by. ”if? Wilmer. MM' All“? ("Mimi selection at your lcinurc. The many fabrics and ilnbrokcn lines of colors are on hand really in be cut up, and yen
‘pltal, testified to‘ the same facts, Dr.I Will rflaillly rccognlzc in the large and. l-ii'lt‘i'i assortment of fashionable materials that We show,opporiimliics lo
Daniel 3“""313. Of the till! 0' WW“! buy. that are most pleasing from every point or view. The stock just now is at its best and the varied tastes can
woman was .iiutferlng from puerperall be l'eldlll' satisfied. Fancy Brilliantinci-i. in stripes and checks for shirt waist suits. Voiles. Etalmes, Nuns Veil-
scsotlcemiu at the time. which caused lug. (iheviois. Tweeds, Broad Cloth, and granite cloth. ranging in price from
:Exulniner (.‘.. Bz'tlravos. of New bon— ’ M ‘
idon. testified on details of the case. ‘ . ., ..
i , After the attorneys for the defend- .‘ ‘ . " " .
i hearing was aupurued until next 8st-
of the .Second Rank Prince Licven; tin-.i f-“da-V' at '0 “NW"-
countered, unsupported. anti pursuedl ‘ : '
the enemy’s torpedo boat flotilla. They l. ANBONIA'S NEW CITY HALL.
sighted no large warships. hater lui ANSONIA, l-‘cb. 27.—~The (rmonirnct
the morning of February 25 the mun; i for die erction of thc city hall was slan-
crs Baya‘n, Diana. Allimld ,and Novik loll this noon. Thc city has been try-
werenent out to maveht the Japanese l lug for four years to get a municipal
cruisers from pursuing a portion (if building. but lllc bills have always cit-
our returning torpedo boat flotilla. ()ne li’i‘i‘lli‘il the appropriation and WW ll'flllfl
of our torpedo boats. which was cut lwi-re "Wrfllill'y. , The billlfllflfl with
off by four Japanese cruisers. sought fillet Will 008K 852. 0. the contraluors
shelter in'Dove Bay,’where it was sub- twins ll"? Beards» Building ()Ompany
jecied‘to a long distance fire by the or Shelton. Ground will be broken Ap.
cnelny. it had no casualties. ‘til 1 and the building finished in new
"The Japanese fleet on sighting our if?“ Milnlhfl— _ ,
cruisers calnc In closer to the WM ‘ 6- W. I
which, together wiili our warships; LlTTLE HQPE FOR HOOPER-
opened fire at 10:50. (Mr «Noemi HANOVER. N. H.. Feb. 27.~iilitli»
still firing, entered the harbor. which lhope wanfeit today for the recovery of
torpedo boats had already safely reacn‘ Henry J. Hooper. the all-American
ed. Football centre. who is ill with upped
"The enemy's shells for the most .llcltla in the Mary Hitchcock Hospi-
part fell short. One scamau was trial hero Ti... attack is said to be very
wounded but wc sustained no othcrmcuto. ,
casllaltles. i ——-——————~—— .
"The Japanese fleet consisted of a‘ev- The, Visitor“ it‘s heartrcnding to
enteen large warships and eight tor- hear your baby. ilc has been crying
pedo boats." whercail the squadron . for the last ho r."
which attempted to block the entrancelt’ The New * ,‘ er "Oh' yes But It's
to Portnrthuron h previous day. to strictly so. ' hygfifiici‘lbngmx-
bad twelve torpedo ,i is." _ fipansive and non letdostroying cry."
---— —-l.li'c.
t‘The new cook comes with fine rec- -———————-——-——-
ommondationa." said Mrs. Huggins. “(L—"YOIH' husband is dancing with
“Yes," answered his wife, "they sound your rival."
as it the people she was with thought She—~"ch:l cncouragcd it."
a great deal of her, or else that they “You did '3"
were willing to do or say almost illiy- “i certainly did He can't iluncc
thing in the hope of getting rid of her.” with a woman without walking all ov-
wwashington Star. . . or her fr\9i."~-~Ynukm‘s Statesman.
r.
Coming as it does. between tbr- Wi ulcr and Spring teams. February is
rather all of! mouth in business gelling. ' ‘ . ‘
We can acconlildllte a. few luorc‘suidculs ill our lliisincss and Tole-
grnphic Departments and so malic this . .
How to be. happy iho'
married. ‘
Buy your coal or us an
you may be sure of a com-
Iorrebla homo and plans-
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiilil.
ed bv the governor and deputations .
an! hours by life evening
town.
We are today offering the
but ooalhmouay pan buy
ll largo a‘asort‘manf of Le-
. e ,. ., , . high . ands rroo - burning
coals always In crook. '
PECIAL OFFER 3 .i mums prim...”
; , , is ..a ‘ honoulybosoldb‘y
pean system, especially fitted for the
The Notice Vremya says the Blair
pro-Russian demonstrations indicate
the willingness of the. Slavs to come
“Their hesitation would finally be overl Olsen 5 ‘ ,
come it Russia would the 1601;11an-
promlsidg on the questions of ortho-
.. Will an A m
The Noyce Vremya hopes the Pnn. L W ‘Men'a Vicl Kid Shoes, samples and odd lot of 82.50 arii 83.00 Shoes. at
raianjspirations. -
(brother of the king of Servla) has
been gaaetted a captain of trans-Baikal
The desperate manner iniwhleb the . . f ' ..
Japanese are returning to the attack ' mm “3' Kit! w‘" Re“ Bole 309" ‘
pasted repulse- unconvinced. the mill- :. ’ 98 . “
tairjzeaathgitifis here that thgtr. main -
0 ye. r_ epreaent ato opeoIa- g ,
iy‘ cripple the Russian ileet. in order 1“” 3"” K“ L“? 8“
mascara absohue treadinn ‘in the'dl‘b‘ ’ '
ed: _ tion of troops. For this rear .
ao‘n _ ian commander ill mew'
’ly guard against expoblhghis ships, ~ .5
' heaping them in the‘harbori uniforms: .
If ‘ .V .f,l‘ 7" '
arm-whether the
r . “to“landne'ar
barium the city. crha
million who intend entering Apritlst. Call at the Collcgoooaroll at once
or before March 15 without extra cost. \You can get Four Months' instruction
for the price of Three. . J .
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There’s plenill of}
hard walking to be
done not this winter-
and we are mature
we have the $5.50
shoe lhatwill with-
stand it.
PHONE 151%.
lien non null.
irfoun .ooaa‘ ‘ It!
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7 yoursfi aim-a“
about speedier
Black Goods
We have greatly cnlni'gc'd our slot-it of llinck Drcss Goods. and as be are continually on the watch for ‘
novelties and superior qualities in this line wc always have a superb variety. Ladies will find it to their advantage
in many ways in cxanllnc mir stuck. For vuriciy and prices we offer inducements second to none.
TRISTRAM 8: HYATI, Notwalk‘,Conn.
no. a and 5 OAZI‘TTifl..‘,i—UILDIN6.
.1].
, :Wf'". have a few LAPIEES'
jACiETS to close out. Not more A
thrill One dozen altogether. Come
in and look them over. If you can
that lot to suit your??? ‘
t
find onc|3n
yours {Br almost nothing.
SKIRTS at greatly reduced
prices... ‘ > k} x
We have two pieces of FUR
leit over—one squirrel and one.
sable stole collar. We will not
quote the prices. but someone is
going, to get a bargain.
a.
' Remember almost any reason-
able price is accepted for our win-
’ Open a charge account with us
and phyufi’mhil dollar each week '
for-,ywhatcygrflou buy from us. -
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. lll i'illlllflf'u‘tl’ll with "It“ llpproitciilul: llill‘illi: “’0 think it not alllllis't'p‘onll your attention to run-hm aim-ii ul’
“it? “ht” “WM!" lb being present in dress fabrics. Olll'.’ reasons for doing fill ill this itfll'ly date are mod and sufficient. The KnittiH-fli‘t‘iiml't‘, and we hu-
empoa.
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