mdbnsAriny Begins
. : . / ‘ An’Advanoa.
i ‘ionntlnued From First Page.)
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finances and an immense amount of
' arennible for the, defeat of the Rue-
‘ sans at Muitden.,f'i‘he two command-
. era to ‘thtd Varschinln gives the cre—
(lit for resistingiit’he Japanese during
the long sloge‘ruije' Generals Smirnoff
and Kdndratetili‘ii: who, he declares. far
exceeded General Stocssel in ability.
.Mr. Verschlnin speaks in the high-
est terms of the Japanese soldiers. lie
'd'oes not. however. attribute their in—
domitable perseverance in battle so
couch to bravery as to lack of feeling.
. which he asserts is an impossibility
‘ -!0r hny European race. . -
PORT LOUIS, Island of Mauritius.
March.31.-A report is current here to
‘ the effect that the colliers accompany-
ing‘the Russian squadron commanded
by. Admiral Rojestvensky Were ordered
:10 80' to Hong Keng by way of lla-
'tavla, Island of Java.
, 'ST. Parnasnunti, March ii1.———lt is
OMclally announced that General
Karkevltch has been appointed Gen-
oral Linevltch's chief of stuff. iii place
of General Sakiiaroff. who has been
:fransferred to the Alexander commit-
, tee for the care of the wounded. Gen-
eral. Stallelberg has also been appoint—
edit member of the same committee.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 31, 12:20
1). m.—-’l‘he newspapers today are so
significantly silent about the peace re-
ports from abroad that it leads to the
inference that they have been warned
by the government of the inadvisabll-
ity of airing their views at this time.
Those papers which have been favor—
ing peace say nothing, while the small
section of the prose which has been
insisting on a continuation of the war
contents itself with the reproduction
of articles from foreign. newspapers
showing that peace now means the
abandonment forever of Russia‘s posi-
tion on. the Pacific.
ST, PE’PERSBURG. Mul'cli 3i. 12:15
1!. m.——The authorities continue to
find evidence of terrorist activity in
St. Petersburg. and in spite of the pie
cautious of the police another tragedy
may» occur at any moment. The light-
.5- ing organization is know to have on
‘ its. condemned list thirty portions.
headed by Grand Duke. Alexis and
Governor General 'l‘repotf, but the po-
]icer although they have arrested ttov~
eral..persons with bombs in their pos—
session and have také‘l many suspccts
into custody, have been compictcly
baffled in their efforts. to discover the
. invisible hand which is directing the
campaign of the terrorists. 'l'hc policc
them-y continues to be that the central
organizations of those engaged in the
. conspiracies are at (lcnevn und in hir-
is, and that the men arrcstcd in Run»
sla are agents selected to execute the
sentences. When arrested thcsic. agents
invariably are true to thcir oaths and
refuse to divulge anything, no matter
to what ordeal they are subjected.
Only yesterday the police by chalice.
foiled what In believed to hare bccn
a plot to kill Governor (lencrul ’l‘rc-
poll. Acrording to the latest details
of the affair. a man was observed dur-
ing the morning lounging at the corner
of Great Morskaiu street, about a
block away from the entrant-c to Gen-
eral Trepoff's chancellory. The man
attracted no attention at first tlu he
wore the red cap which in the dia-
‘tinctlve mark of tho cmploycs of ihc
messenger company. whose messengers
stand at every corner. But at last
a policeman noticing that tho man's
flea was not familiar to him approach-
ed the supposed messenger with the
object or interrogating him. The man
thensupon became alarmed. tircw a rc-
.u volver and fired at the policeman, but
’t . mlfisd him. The policeman then over.
' finer“ his assailant and arrested
in.
Almost at tho samc hour that the
bolus messenger was being arrcidcd
on Great Morsknla street. iho poiiru.
who have been keeping a sharp look-
out at the hotels and bulging housed.
discovered several bombs of thc tor-
rorist pattern in il trunk belonging to
ii stranger who occupied u furnished
room in a house in I’lliihltill sin-rt.
but who was absent. at the time the
voii’n i’ifi‘r‘rniiu
‘V of is taint bank account.
if by yeti when all others
7b:“ to Icuutrs this fit. lie-
in
to reclamation with his
I
¥ ”hwy , .
"F. D.“ LYON & CO.
‘OO‘Wno‘hingtonfih. amnion-viral
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Spring
Styles
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heavy artillery. was undoubtedly re-t
Ill
honouring and keep at it. -
to“ to
u manhunt.
police searched his apartment. The
man was promptly taken into custody
when he returned and last night two
individuals who called to see him were
also arrested. All the prisoners de-
clined to give any account of them-
selves. Although the police refused
to' furnish any information or give the
names of the prisoners, the two incl-
dents, the arrest of the'man on Great
Morskala street. and the finding of
the bombs are undoubtedly connected.
The. man captured by the police on
Great Morskaia street probably was
on the lookout for sorne mark by
which to distinguish General 'l.‘.repoff's
carriage. as several vehicles of the
same style are-constantly before the
governor gcneral‘s chancellory and
when he drives out they circle around
and leave in different directionsa so
that it is almost impossible iii the con—
t‘usion to determine definitely which
carriage contains the governor gell-
eral. it is said that General 'l‘l‘cpoff
it fortnight. ago receivcd a letter Iii-
forming him that this ruse was liti-
availing. as he would be killed in his
1). lll.‘~‘Senlll01‘ hinder. vice-president
of thc administrative department of
Finnish public opinion of Emperor
Nicholas' answer .to the petition of the
Finnish Diet. He believes the ounces.
sions regarding military service and
thc rcuiovabiiity of judges will go far
towards allaying ilic discontent in Fin-
land. The conscrlpl question has been
a burning one with the Finlauders and
Senator llitlcr's advices from Hell-zing-
fora indicate that there was general
rejoicing when the decision of the cm-
peror became known. The inipcrior
manifesto will probably be issued to
niorrow and will be subtiiittcd iinntc-
diatcly to the llict who session may bc
prolonged so as to enable that body
to accomplish ncedcd legislation. Son.
ntor hinder says that all but a small
minority in the Diet favor acceptance
of the concessions and the resumption
of work. Regarding ihc othcr points
of the petition, Senator binder lwlicv-
cs conccssions may conic lutcr.
l’ARiS, Mari-it Ill, 11.?» p. m.~-—\Viiat-
evcr hopefulness thc pcttcc situation
may have had some days ago, the sit—
uution has now complctcly changed
and there is every prospcct that the
war will drag on again. (‘tlnsi‘illliillliy,
iit‘l-illlllt'hi-‘s appearing in Atttcrlca nay-
ing that Foreign Minister llclcaase and
lir. lilotono. thc. Japanese minister to
France, have been conferring ut the
farmer‘s house relatlvc to peace are
inaccuratc. 'l‘hc foregoing viciv of the
situation is taken liy the parties im-
mcdiatcly cont-crncd and it is asserted
with the authority of the Funds“ (li-
ilcc and the .lnpuncsc lcgation.
The Associated Press correspondent
lies talked at length with Dr. Motono
during the last few days and thrust!-
uution heretofore set forth in these
dcspatchi-s reficctcd the View of lir.
Motono and othcrs directly concerned.
although with tho usual reservation of
not using lIiclr panics. However. in
vii-w of thc (‘Onlinlli‘tl rcporls that
ihcrc vvcre indications that. Minister
“Picasso and llr. Motono wcrc taking
an active. art iii the negotiations. the
correa nt of the Associated Press
called at the Japanese lcgutlon today
and requested llr. Motouo to furnish
a decisive statement which would put
at rest ull misunderstanding. Accord-
ingly the minister gave the Associated
Press ino following categorical elute-
mcnt. which was inkcn in writing and
may be accepted ill-i authoritatively
i-icuring lilo situation:
"i tell you explicitly that there are
no peace negotiations or preliminaries
for initiating peace negotiations in pro-
gress at this lime so far till i am aware
anti I believe my information to be
complete. I uni not desirous of dis-
cussing the general question of peace.
for owing to the complete absence of
licgoilatioiui or preliminaries towards
negotiations. that intention can be only
academic and without practical hear-
ing.
"The statements that I lliiVP confor-
rcd with M. Dolcusse at his residence
are false and are calculated to confuse
n nituntlon which is perfectly plain.
There is no representative of Japan
authorised at this time to discuss
peace or forcshadow in the slightest
what, conditions the .iupancsc goVorn-
ment might iOhiililt’ll‘ if the negotia-
tions assume a practical stage. 0n
the contrary Japan in now engaged in
conducting a military campaign and
«he will resolutely proceed with that
important work."
it can be added that the introduc-
tion of the foregoing dupatch unwell
in the portion quoted. was submitted
to the Foreign Office. have it was
approved throughout. Therefore. the
dupntch can he accepted as being in
the highest degree authoritative.
9T. PETERIBURO. March iii, 4:40
p. law-«it is very dimcnit to shed ad-
ditional light on the peace pourpulsrti.
From all the information obtainable.
it is r riled as certain that actual
amount nail between the belligerent:
are not yet under way. but the task
of bringing than monitor to proceed-
All! informally through the United
8t tea avalanches in the persons of
President Roosevelt and iii. balsam.
the hunch foreign minister, who have
been apprised of Russia’- rreducihla
nillilinuni. which in addition to no oes-
sion of inert or indemnity in he
ltoved to iuohi e a guarantee of the
right of way over the Siberian Mil-
Vladivostok through Northern
ii iii possible that than
flit! II. I hill! WC flit) Illt' m0
ouch".
is new attached
arm
iii denim to h vs
humeral ist’ill»
with to Paris. where but
with the conditions at at.
Ambassador Porter in an ' negotia-
Porer will remain in Paris until the
end of April. The fact that the presi-
dent‘s instructions Were sent. to Mr.
McCormick icn day ago gives some
color to the report from abroad that
Japan took the initiative by approach-
ing the president. but the idea with
which this is coupled that the presi-
dent will act as mediator is not credit-
ed. The dlplomatlets here generally
believe that the negotiations once he
gun will be conducted directly between
representatives of the warring coun-
tries. One prominent diplomat, how-
ever, expressed to the Associated
Press the opinion that all the powers
t
l HARTFORD. March 3l.——Several
ST. PETERSBURG. March iii. 32H) .iuittcc of the legislature today.
‘ w v e u
the Finnish sonaic. who is now here, , filled with niouibcrs 0f the general mt-
ls niucli encouraged by the effect on iflemmvl representativos of business
are likely to be drawn in and that
there might be another congress in
Berlin. He pointed out that all the
powers interested commercially in
China were vitally concerned in safe-
guarding llie open dour policy to which _
they were pledged and must be run-
suited its to the future status of M.i.l«
churia and collateral questions, such
as the [mastitis internationalizutlon of
the Eastern Chinese Railroad. etc. lie
desired it, to be understood, however.
that he did not mean that the powers
would attempt to rob Japan of the
fruits of victory. ‘Such a congress
might. be held after Russia and Japan
had concluded peace.
AFFECT TELEPHONE INTERESTS.
Bills Given a Public Hearing in the
Legislature Today.
bills affecting telephone interests. de
signed to improve the service and pro.
vido lowcr rates to customers in var-
ious sections of the state. were given a
public hearing by the judiciary coin-
The
Hall of Representatives. in which the
hearing was hold, was comfortably
lllt‘:ll'ii associations and counso rcpt-c»
seating interests favorable to and in
opposition to the hills.
The bills and discussion in connco
tioii with them, entered on two sub-
jects. that of repealing the. present
law under which telephone companies
arc organizcd and permitted to con-
duct their business, hair the question
of establishing a rate limit. it was
claimed that the prcsent law. in sub-
stancc. grants a monopoly to no ('(lfll'
pany. The» bill of Representative
l’oticr. of North Haven. which received
the cndorm-tncnt of the various busi-
ness men‘s association. provides for
tho illt'tll'pm‘iliitlll of telephone colu-
parties and opens the state to compet-
ing companies. »
‘Scliator Judson. chairman of the
contmittcc. questioned Ii. W. Ripley as
to whether the business men of the
Hlilit' desired the passage of the bill
as n lcvcr for the purpose of securing
rutt» concessions from the Southern
New England Telephone Company or
if they really wished mmpoting coni-
panics to opcralc in the slate. Mr.
liipicy replied that he could only an
shiver for his association, and that it
was their desire that the Iutcr condi-
tion prevail.
. Roe Shad, 12c. . Buitcry‘s.
iNITIATED SIX CANDIDATES.
m
Ponanus Council, Royal Arcanum. Has
an inierestlng Meeting.
The Ponassus Council. Royal ArA
cannot, goal was in great shape lust
night and buttcd six candidates for
membership through thc lnitintory de-
grcp in vigorous style. The. appli-
cants withstood the ordeal. however.
and all sccln to be enjoying ihclr us
not good health today.
'l‘bc applicants wcri- Howard A.
Miiiitgoiucry. .I. A Molitgonicry. liai‘ry
Johnson. Benjamin Valicni. (‘ornclius
llicl‘ce and Mr. Koclcr. of Wcslport.
The principal ceremonies of the do
grce were worked on only one candi-
tiittc. II. A. Montgomery. wliilc his coin
millions wcrc simply called upon to
lake the obligation of the order.
Them were a number of visiting
Arcanninltes from Brooklyn. South
Norwalk. Nortlipori and other llllM'Ni.
Grand Sentry William P. Hoyt. of
Sherman Council, was among the viol-
ii-‘l'H.
Potiiissuu Council is working hard to
win the cash prize of $75 offered by
the grand council and at prcscnt stands
an excellent chance of getting the
trophy. A prominent member of the
Council stated this morning that tho
nicmbcrshlp of Sherman Council had
at last boon cquallcii and missed.
Refreshments worn acrvcd after lust
cvcning‘u t‘t'f‘iillltllliug and tho famous
orchestra t-nlcrtainod with u number
of selections.
av..—
KILLED EACH OTHER.
Bridegroom and Bride's Brother Fire
Fat-l shots.
MALONE. N. Y.. March 3i.'““1‘hl'
inurrltigc of Summer l-lazeu. of iii-och-
ortown. and a Miss Hall, of ltucition.
which occurred last Tuesday. has boon
followed by n tragedy which cost tho
lives of the bridegroom and John Hall.
a brother of tho. bride. Mrs, Manon was
a witness to tho quarrel which culmin-
ated in the death of her husband at
bier brother's home last night.
When iiiill learned that listen and
his sister were to he married be worn.
oil listen that he would resort to via-
lonoe if necessary to prevent. the care;
many. Nothing developii and the new.
ty married couple. believing that the
trouble had blown over. started but.
evening for a visit to the bride's
home. They had lieu-div crossed the
threshold haters Hall drew a revolver
and sent a bullet. into his brothsrcin
law‘s body. As Hanan tell he drew
a revolver from hls‘nwn pocket and
returned the shot. hath bullets nude
fatalwounds and within a few hours
both men were dead.
INTIRTMNIO MANY IMINDO.
A very pleasant party was given hint
would . by Mr. and hire. Richard to
Mafia. strait. Mario,
M“... a... samurai"
' _ Ii ti: on y
”1“. L %.wioiouu refresh.
tions, it being now kaovr General‘
familiar '
. cram ..
“he could render wont assistance to‘
"am hi " WWW
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M "u um sun mu m
“VII" unit-um pun I'm-OLA;
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TO BE AGAINA whiten '
or sHAnPsHoorsns
nun-w.
United States Has Lost its Old Die.
tinction and Riflemen of the Coun-
try Are Promoting ii Plan by \.'.’hlch
it may be Regained. ‘
Licut. A. S. Jones; secretary of the
National Rifle Association, in a spec-
ial despatch to the Bridgeport Post.
from Washington. 1). (3.. has the fol-
lowlng to say:
Nations, like individuals, learn by
experiences. The New England militia
could not have stood icii minutes be-
fore the veterans of England at Bun-
ker Hill had not nearly every minute.
llliln been a marksman.
The. boy of fifteen and the hunter
of fifty never aimed a rifle without
death being at the end of tho bullet‘s
flight.
Until the lust bullct was spent.
tltci-tc untrained dead-shots hurled
back the bra‘Iost troops England
could send against them.
At New Orleans it was the Ken-
tucky marksman and ’i‘cnncssoc hunt-
crn, not the cotton bales, that destroy-
cd ihc_army of;l‘ackculiam. When
years of peace cumc and busy life drcw
inch from fighting against the Indians.
or getting tlicir food front the forests.
marksmanship was no longer iho
boast of cvcry citizen. .
’l‘hc civil war oamc; a million or
lllill'i' men wei‘c iiccdcd. but. among
them only here and tbcrc (inc know
how to handle a musket. Tons of
loud \vcrc. buried. and tltc cost of the
war in money was largely due to
wasted ammunition. ,
Penci- came. and it rcquircd anoth-
i‘i' lesson. The short struggle with
Spain demonstrated it was "the loan
bchtnd thc gun" that was the winning
factor.
in all fuiurt- wars tiic l'niicd States
pitist dopcnd almost wholly on its cit—
lzcn soldicry. It is now proposed to
profit by tho past and to train youth
to handle with skill and effect the
army rifle or one similar.
The war departmt-ptt. aided by pa-
triotic citizens united in voluntary us-
.soclntimin. is making strenuous ci-
iorts to tit the nation for any contin-
gency. One of litter organizations is
the National Riflc Association of Am-
crlca, organised in ill?! for “the pur-
pose of promoting anti encouraging
rifle shooting among citizens through-
out the l‘nlted Sluice."
This organization. without finan-
cial assistance front the government.
struggled along until it succeeded in
bringing into being, through an “N
of congress. that, second association.
coinposcd of both civilians and moms
born of the army and navy. called the
National lioard iii Promotion of Ride
i’ructlcc. .
The National Rillc Association
iiitcly changed its iiydaws no flint
now It is an association of rifle clubs
and the governing bond for all ritlo
shooting in the country.
One of its objccts is to encourage
the formation of clubs and to per-
fit't the membcrs in marksmanship.
it is expected ihcsc rlfic clubs will do
much toward forming an efficient rc-
scrvc force to the regular army in
time of war and to the national
guard in time of pout-o
The National iioard for the Pro-
motion of Rifle l‘ructlco is composed
of ill members. right of whom are
directors of the National Rifle nuke»
ciatlou. fivc from the army. navy
and marine corps and eight appointed
at large by the sccrctary of war.
The principal work of this board
In looking after the national compell-
tlons, making rules for the some and
promoting legislation for rifle ranges
anti practice. Thc work laid out by
tho board is cxccutod by the National
itlile association. The two bodies
Work in harmony. Already Mide-
spreud interest is manifested in near-
ly every section and a stimulus has
been given rillc shooting' that will
tell in the future. should the coun-
try again engage in war.
In European countries.
in England. l-‘rance. ltaly and
Switzerland. thorn arc. hundreds of
ride clubs receiving encouragement
from the government. Canada has.
it ride cliih in every county. i
The introduction of a course of
marksman ship in schools and cobi
logos in under advisement. 'l‘hiii isl
along the line pursued by the mill-
tury powers of the: world. Japan
owes much of her “Iucceu to the,
especially.
training received by him lu’t‘lis
public schools.
cournz‘jnjre , ‘
Always the shadow of war. hilt on go‘
. the works of “we:
Always the shadownf death. but of
f joy life feel» no lack.
Tito battleship plunges clung. ii for-
:o tress n-swim l the me, I
But over the tint inn waves the
wind drive. the fisherman:
g smack. " '
What rules the world? is it night?
What ruleii the worldf hi it love?
hi it liu r that savour 'ib it wit
that rlvssi Shall subtlety trl-‘
bomb. or right? ' ' ' '
Hunger times. and gunptionlhrlvu.
. iuiii satiety: “was fore. i
but lam ”I“ m a tilt tit-m,
. out ruth, and l I, in till slid. to
idliluuiustrongmdwlthus.
a
scene 5': ,
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The lot includes
SPECIAL SALE on arms.
A big special purchase of Plain and Fancy Silks suitable for Waists or Shirt Wa‘ist Bulls.
Fancy Taffetas lti all colors, Peau De Cygn, in plain colors, as wall an evening shades, Corded Jan. Silks. 36 inch
Pongee.
Your choice for title per yard.
These are goods which are regularly sold from 75c to 81.00 per yard.
BLACK SILKs.
Our, price for this sale iii—-
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We are agents for the CELEBRATED HASKELL BILKSL These are tho most reliable Black Silks made
in this country and are sold under the following guarantee.
shift and we will make good any justifiable claim made within six months from date of purchase.
them in
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Ask for the Haskell Silks and you will get the best Silk that is made. g [I ' "
PEAU DE CYGNE
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These silks are warranted not. to bretilt,cr‘ock or
We have
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TRISTRAM i. HYATT, Nbrwalkfionn.
2155!“-.. a...
NO. 2 AND 5 GAZETTE BUILDING. '
rain: in... as”
Spring Suits and
Overcoais
AT LOW PRICES
D. Gottlieb
CLOTHING, euoes AND
runmsumss.
O
11 North Main Street. South Not-walk
CARLOAD NO. 2
of
Western Horses.
i shall arrive at my stables
Tuesday, April 4th
with a carload of
20 HORSES
suitable for all purposes and fully
guaranteed. l have selected this lot
with special view of meeting all calls
for :
Horses for Road. Business
and Draught" Purposes.
and can sell them at prices that will
"like every one a bargain to the pur-
chascr.
Come early and get first chance.
M. TABLOV,
CONNECTICUT TURNPIKE.
sievin-urinate;
1i" ’
Spring Styles new
ready.
"writ SHOES but ill”
introducing a friend. .
If you are not acquainted with
our COAL you ought to try a ten
or two as an introduction. It al-
ways pays to make new friends.
.of the right sort. We are selling i
‘coal which is unmatched in till!"
town for downright (and upright) ,
value. “on Company's out in
"Jeddo" and "Highland” are also
on the firing item: the front.
"A square tidal fot' every new"
=
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shown this season in all the
See the display of Men’s
0L0?
H. Krieger & $0035
LARGE summit. .
Large Assortment
nine
Our
n
of V", '
Men’saildiiuus’
, CLOTH I NG
leading Scotch Mixtures. will
compare favorably with any stock of the large clothing stores
in New York City. We challenge comparison.
Having ten stores under our own control gives us a pur-
chasing power which no exclusive clothing store in a town
of this size can approach. Hence, we challenge comparison.
You can open a charge account. have your purchases
charged and settle your bill in small weekly payments. .
Clothing in our large window.
' H. 'Krieger ti «o.
.West Washington Street.
This Year.
Big changes this year in slice.
styles. .
Teen are a bit nattier-«thst'a
the most radical.
Big chances to get your toes
pinched unless you buy shoes that
are made, on carefully planned .
lasts.
You get'all this «two’- styles
when you buy KIlTl-i't RON.
valuation about;
And no pinching!
guarded milieu: '
Tantalum
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" Harwell; and Oouth Nurwyk.
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