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,PARIS. May BL—rflovemmentfl
Quarters here for the first time outs
tain a distinct hope of peace. It is
said. however, that everything depends
on a small circle very closely identi-
tied with Emperor Nicholas, who, it is
recognized. must have the final word.
despite any other influences fawrablc
to peace,
Concerning the reports of the pos-
sluie intervention of the powurs itIis
said that the time has not. yet arrived
for such a movement, which might
embarrass the pacific tendencies alv
ready developing in Russia. At the
same time the view prevails that mor-
'al influences in France. Great Britain
and the United States are for peace.
while the interests of Germany incline
towards a prolongation of the war.
NAGASAKI. May 3l.-——’l‘ha captain.
chief engineer and two seamen of the
British steamer Oidhamia have arriv.
ed at Sasebo. Tho ()ldhamia, which
was bound from liong Kong for Jo»
pan, was captured by the Russians
May 19 and at first it was reported-
that the vessel captured wds Ameri»
can. The men who have arrived at
Shsebo were retaken by the Japanese
from a Russian steamer May 27.
ST. PETERSBIIRG. May 31, 5:35 p.
inn—A series of conferences is pro-
ceeding at Tsnrskoe-Selo, to deter-
mine not only the question of peace.
.but whether it is advisable to yield
to the popular demand for the im-
mediate‘convocation of a hatlonal as-
sémbly.
ST. PETERSBITRG. May 31. 1:30 p.
tit-The admiralty denies the report
telegraphed to the London Daily Ex-
press that the cruiser (‘lromoboL of
the Vladivostok sqtuuiron, had bcen
sunk with nearly 800 men on board.
A message was received from Captain
Broussikofi‘. her commander. last night,
which it was believed was sent by
wireless telegraphy lo Vladivostok.
Vice Admiral Ski‘ydloi‘i. who was re-
ported [.0 he on board the Gromoiiol.
is in SI. I’etrsburg. 'l‘bc tlromoboi
sailed out of Vladivostok Saturday so
soon as Admiral Rojestvensky was re-
ported to havo arrived in the Straits
of Korea, but the admiralty declines
to say whether the Gromoboi was en-
gazed.
The admiralty had no further news
to communicate this morning. A re-
port of the. battle, however, has,hecn
received from the captain of the fins-
eian transport Korea, now .nt Woo-
sung. and it is also understood that
the emperor has received a communi-
cation from Japan. possibly from Rem
Admiral Ncbogatoif or Admiral Ro-
jestvensky.
Despatchcs froth the front say the
newe of Admiral Rojostvensky's defeat
is not yet made known to the Russian
armies in Manchurla. and that the
soldiers are still hoping for a Rus—
sian naval victory.
COMPANY D's FIELD DAY.
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Rifle Practice Being indulged in on
' Westport Range.
Company D is going through the
regular field day exercises today at
the Westport. range, including rifle .
practice. A number of members of the
company went to the field yesterday
and banked the ranges with bags of
sand as an added precaution. so as to
prevent any such unfortunate accident
on ccurred during the Company if
prac ice.
Company D, under command of Cap-
- tain Edward . Weed, marched over to
the range shortly after 7 o'clock. Up
to 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. no ac.-
cidenie to the riiietncn were reported.
DINNER AT THE SHORE.
It. Paul's Ladies Borved Clam Menu
It Mrs. John Catter's Cottage.
The ladies of St. Paul's church gave
a very successful shore dinner ycs-
terday afternoon and lust eveningtat
Mrs. John C tier's cottage at Belle is-
land. A In no number of Norwam
people attended and many spent seve»
ni hours about the shore. A neat sum
was netted by the venture. The fea-
ture of the.mouu were the various
clam dishes.
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thin
in“! ‘f
. than who are respected on account
Inclination-Is. All: them the best
ofthoopingvmoney. Alumni «of!
in is city will tell you to devout
,Aayon a co.
Won use... or.
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; their surfaces and so impairing their
' camphor balls, each in a little hector
Valium:
80. Narwoik.
STRIKE STRUGGLE RESUMED.
Little Proogoctfor Any immediate
' c anus In Chicago.
CHICAGO. May 3L—After twenty-
four hours‘ truce, occasioned by the
general closing dowh of business for
the Decoration Day holiday, employers
and teatnsters resumed the strike
struggle today. with the situation as
it was Monday and little prospect for
any immediate change.
The Employers’ Teaming Company
repeated previous records today. send-
ing out between 2.500 and 2.6000 team-
stcrs. Eyery driver that could be spar.
ed was sent to the lumber district in
order to facilitate deliveries by the
lumber concerns involved in the strike
and additional police protection was
asked.
A spread of the strike among the
lumber firms was looked for today.
Firms connected with the Mlilmcn‘s
Association. employing 125 drivers, are
pledged to make deliveries to strike
bound business, and it was cxpcctod
that several of these concerns Would
be affected today.
OVER RIVER DEBATERS.
The 0., R. H. S. D. 8. held its sev—
enth meeting this morning with Presi-
dent George Skene in the chair. The
roll call was read by Secretary Robert
'l‘ristrum. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved. A
committee was appointed to attend to
the matter of entertainment. They
were William Welnilz. Donald F. Way
and Robert ’l‘rlstram. The debate
for today was that the army did more
effective work than the navy in the
Civil War. The leader for the affirma-
livc was Kenneth Coiburn and of the
negative was Robert Tristrnm. The
judges were Charles McCarthy. Harold
Baldwin and Victor Dana. The debate
was decided in favor of the negative.
The titer-ting then adjourned.
TO SELL VIRGINIA RAILROAD.
RENO, Nev... May :Ii.—ii. M. Yer-
ingion. secretary of the Virginia and
Thicker: Railroad. has issucd a call
for all of the stockholders of the road
to attend n meeting at Carson City on
June 24, and arrange for the halo of
the road to another corporation. it is
supposed that the Southern ‘acifir
Company is after the line. The road
is now being extended into the Carson
Valley to tap a large. ugrucnliurul
country. It Is at present the main
outlet of the Tonopah and (loldfield
country and is one of the best paying
lines on the. coast.
ORTHODOX GREEK CATHOLICS.
CLEVELAND. 0., May 3l.——MOIIIOI“
in] service... were held last night for
their brethren killed in battle onllnnd
and sea by the predates and delegates
to the sixth bcnnial convention of the
()rthodoz (lrck Catholics now in sea-
siomin this city on matters rclating to
the insurance society of members ol'
the church.
At the business session it was (ic-
cidcd to separate the present aid so-
cicly into two organizations. one for
women. the other for men. It was
also decided to organize a branch of
the parent organization for children's
insurance.
The growth in membership is given
as the. reason for the separation of
the original insurance society.
EASTERN CAPITAL IN WESTERN
TROLLEY.
JACKSON, Mich, May ill.~—A party
of eastern capitalists including H. L.
Randall, of New Milford. Conn..
Charles Barlow. of New Haven; E. H.
Spsulding, of New London, and others,
have decided to finance a trolley line
to be built. between Jackson and Ad-
rian, Mich. The new line will connect
at Adrian with the Toledo and West-
am. it will be operated in conjuncu
lion with other lines so as to allow
Mil?“ cars from Toledo to Lanslnx.
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WELCOME To VICE PRESIDENT.
SEATTLE, Wash'n.. May 31.~—-When
Vice President Fairbanks and party.
in a special car on the tlrest Northern-
arrived in this city hundreds of people
asscmblcd at the depot to welcome
him. He was conducted to the Rain-
ier Club. where he made a short ad-
drss to an nudience'of about 2,000
people, afterwards holding an informal
public reception.
DR. TRACEY'B PURCHAol.
Dr. William J. Tracey purchased the
property at 8 Chapel ripest this morn-
ing from Miss Annie Voeilter. The
property adjoins the promises of the
doctor's West avenue home.
CAMPHOR FOR THE PIANO.
“New." said the tuner, when he had
finished tuning the piano. "you ought
to put some cunpiior in the piano.”
"demotion" said the owner of the
instrument.
"Yes," said the tuner, "to keep the
math but. Moths ut'into the pianos
a they do into CIW’CI’II! elsewhere.
and here they feed in the felt cow
niuu of in. hammers, eating away
offset. What you want is a couple‘of
cheesecloth. hung inside the" piano.
one at either amok-Chico.” Post.
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A sprightly young follow in Nashua.
Determined to throw silthe cubes.
Cried loudly: "its. hsi
Brian no pain as fold truss."
And disdainfuliy motioned the hatred.
“Puck.
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comma our' trouble with"
3"“..93' to do with,”
BHE‘! A FLOATINC BOMB.
Bridge rt Boat Carries Canollnli
Népvthl. Powder and D namlto.
N .YORK. May 31:» has the.
Bath-built. fouomssted schooner Good'
win Stoddard. of Bridzeport, Conn.
sailed for San Juan. yesterday. she
was an immense floating bombshell.
‘ Her cargo, described by old. riiioi‘ men
as the “if“ dangerous that my it
New You in a sailing marathons ted
. of gasoline, naphtha, dynamite) and
gunpowder. on. her deck was stored the
gasoline‘and naphtha, the former in
fifty drums. containing fifty gallons
each. and the latter in 100 cases. In
the hold with a large quantity of gun
powder was packed away five tons of
dynamite.
Before the Stoddard sailed away Cap-
tain Miller made it as plain as possible
to his crew of ten men that he would
tolerate no lndlscretions with fire on
board during the voyage. Lining the
men up on the deck. the captain said:
“if i catch any of you smoking or
lighting a match. you will go overboard
to feed the fishes."
' TOOK ACID av MISTAKE.
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Geary’s Wife Called a Doctor But Could
Not Save Him.
NEW HAVEN, May 31.~Fred J.
ileary. of No. 37 Fountain street. took
a large dose of curbolic acid by this-
take yesterday afternoon and died two
hours later. He told his wife that. he
had made It mistake and she summon-
ed a doctor. but nothing could be done
to save him.
CICERO WON DERBY STAKES.
‘ LONDON, May ills—Lord Rosebery’a
Cicero today won the Derby stakes
of 6.50 stwereigns; for entire coils and
fillies fouled in 1902; about a mile and
a half.
M. illnnc‘s Partly was second and
Chevalier Cinistrelli‘s Sigmorino was
third. Time 3:11. '
Nine horses started.
The absence of American entries de-
prived the Pace of much of that in-
ternational character which made re-
cent Derbies interesting. France sent
a competitor by Mnher. the only Am-
erican jockey participating. Cicero
beat the French crack only by three-
quurtcrs of it length with Signor-mo
only a head behind.
GIRLS' LITERARY SOCIETY.
The Girls' Literary Society of the.
Over River High School held its last
meeting of the season Wednesday
morning. in the absence of the presi.
dent. the’vicc-presldent presided. The
minutes of the last meeting wre read
and approved. it was thn moved that
the members of the club go on an no
cursion some Saturday before the
close of the achol year.
The services at Grace Church to-
morrow, Ascension Day. will he as
follows: Celebration of thc Holy
Communion. S and 10 o'clock. and a
children‘s service in the afternoon at
4:30. At the ill o'clock service a sci-
mon will he delivered.
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Man is so unreasonable that. the
time he wants to shovel snow is in the
summer.
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llids for building a Club House for
the South Not-walk Club Company will
be received by the Committee until 12
noon Saturday. June 10th.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of The Norwalk iron
Works Company and Old Well Cigar
Company.
Address sealed bid to E. Hill, chair-
man.
The Committee reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
E. HILL.
0. SWARTZ,
A. E. WINCHESTER.
C. T. DIMOND,
W. E. MATHEWS, Sec‘y.
Building Committee.
A great manufacturing concern out West that never "lays 6n" its best
workmen, no matter what hoppenii. sometime ago got together a. half do:-
en carlosds of lumber, a lot of carpet and velour remnants. and several har-
rels of bronze powder and more than a half million ornamental iron less.
and set all its surplus people at woi'knnalting foot stools of a certain paitern.
When about a hundred thousand were completed and ready for ship-
ment. samples Were sent to their various customers all over the United
States. with a liberal proposition.
The handsome foot stool is upholstered with bright patterns of velour:
the legs. rims and twelve ornamentslbolls are gilded and the finish through-
out is equal to what one, might expect of. a dollar foot stool.
all we have. however. to the fortunate people who respond promptly at 39c.
NONI WILL' II IOLO IIFORI I A. M. FRIDAY.
The Pin Cushion is as handiomsiy
mule and II a miniature iootsiooi and
“though they are worth the. we will
sell what ”hue for
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Other Vessels of the Ocean Yacht Race
sighted Today...« .
~ EOUTHAMPTON. EM» Ml? 81r—
Ths American three-master auxiliary
schooner Atlantic, winner of Emperor
William's cup. arrived here early this
morning flying the stars andstrlpes.
She soon attracted a crowd. of admin
are at the quay lde. Wilson Marshall,
oWner of the ya t, was full of praise
for Captain Barr’s splendid handling of
the schooner In; attributed her victory
to Barrjs corn”~ hie sesmanship. Barr
himself was tally pleased and an—
nounced that: hphtlantic had beaten
the Enrymion. record to the Needles
of thirteen dips. tWeniy hours and
thirty-six minutes from Sandy Hook.
He paid tributes to the crew of the
Atlantic and their sntart work through-
ou .
latter in the day the "Atlantic was
taken into dry dock for a cleaning pre-
paratory to competing in the Dover-
Heligoland race, which Barr says he
calculates on winning. .
Hundreds of congratulatory tele-
grams have been received by the own-
er and commander of the Atlantic.
SClilllY ISLANDS. Ens. May 8i.~
The English yacht Valhalla. one of the
contestants in the trans-Al‘nntic
yacht race, was sighted this morning
twenty miles southwest of these is-
lands. \ .
LIVERPOOL, ny 31.--’l‘he British
steamer Vancouver. which arrived
here today from Portland. Maine. spoke
the two-master schooner yacht Endy-
mion May 25 in latitude in and longi-
tude 38 and the auxiliary three-masted
schooner Sunbeam May 26 in latitude
47 and longitude 31, both contestants
in the traits-Atlantic race.
PLYMOUTH. Eng. May 3l.—The
steamer Deutchlnnd. which arrived
here today front New York. sighted the
three-master] schoncr 'Iitowana. owned
by Allison V. Armour. of the New
York Yacht Club and one of the con-
testantsin the trans-Atlantic yacht
race, yesterday. 435 miles west of the
Lizard. .
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Bridgeic—I’ll hove to he lavin' ye.
nia'am, unless ye give me more Wages.
Mrs. Hiram ()fi‘eanore wages?
Why. you don't. even know how to cook
and you" don‘t even know how to wash
dishes properly.
Bridgetw'l‘hot‘s jlst ii, ma'am. The
works harder fur the bekaso I don't
know how to do it.-—I’hiladelphia
Press.
SOLVENT NOTICE.
District of Norwalk. 39.. Probate
Court, May 19thg‘ii. D.. 1905.
lstate of Harntond Richardson late
of Norwalk in said District. deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis-
trlct of Norwalk. hulh Ilntitedhnd al-
lchd six months from the data here-
of for the creditors of said Estate to
exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who negleti to present their ac.
counts. properly attested. within said
time. will be (lobar-red a recovery. .All
persons indebted to said Estate are re-
quested to malts immediate payment
to , *
MATilmA RICHARDSON
mflidl- j’l . Administratrix.
ORDER TO SETTLE ACCOUNT.
District of Norwaik, ss..
Court. May ltlth, A, D.. 1905.
Estate of ("curious L. Baker late of
Norwalk in said District. deceased.
Probate
Ordered. That the Administrator etc I
hiblt his Administration account to
this Court for adjustment. at the Pro-
bate ofllce in Norwalk. on the filth day .
of May, 1905. nt‘lb o'clock forenoon'.
and that all persons interested in said "
Estate may be, notified thereof. the
Administrator will cause this order to :-
he published in a newspaper having a
circulation in said District. at least I
five days. before said 24th day of May. .
1905.
HENRY W. GREGORY.
can: mm re Avoid ran sues.
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We will sell
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India Linens.
Plain Nalnsook.
India Mulls,
Swiss Mulls.
French Organdies,
lie to tile
“30' to lilic
200 to Idle
15c to tide
25c to 70¢:
them out.
Spain boasts probably the longest
lawsuit in the world's history. it
began in 1517, and is still sub indicc.
The (ruse, which concerns a pension.
is between the Marquis de Visas and
the Count Torres de Cebrcra, and the
accumulated sum in dispute would
have reached fabulous millions had
not four centuries of attorneys. bar—
risters and court officials taken con-
siderate measures of appropriation to
prevent the sum becoming unwieldy.
IT GIVES YOU STANDING.
with “108? with whom you correspond
to use our fine. elegant and up-to-dato
stationery. In this matter cost cuts
but a slight figure. as we sell the best
of everything so low that all can af-
ford to display good form. To realize
the loss suffered by sticking to cheap.
unsightly trash. Just study our novel-
ties and resolve to be wise.
‘. F.'.I.Nhi.sou,
STATIONERY. were)“. ooooe.
TOVS. IT I
76 WASHINGTON STREET.
may be here. it so. here is a
opportunity that may possihl
never be had again.
Lottie. I. , ..
Boya’ Norfolk Suits. withthe .
tylisn bloomer knickerbockers. ..
he beat of materials; 86 value;
now
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Children's Sailor Blouse Suits;
35 values. now
$2.30.
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Open Monday ‘Widnesdsy
Saturday'meiilnu.
Joseph Dams,
harms,
common.
BATTER.
. rusmsana.
86 Washlnnton at, 80. Norwalk;
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Fire insurance!
Yes, we are loathe insurance
business—in this" way. ‘
’ , Our‘polléies cover everything 5
Limthe house anthem lapse *
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while our-"coul‘remalns’ln your ,1
; bin.” Our mo urge-Ismail.
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A glance at” the values We offer in this line tells a story of unprecedented values. Just the things lb t the
season demands are here in fullest. assortment. in unquestionable quality, in desirable styles and at prices lower
than the lowest that have ever been quoted on like merchandise.
Imported Noveliies'in Fancy Mercerlzod White Goods life to title
A Special Prices on Covert Cloth Jackets.
We have made three lots of our Tan Covert Cloth
Lot No 1.-—Jackets which have been $6.00, for
LotNo.2.—-.lacketswhlch haveheen $6.00 to $7.50 for $5.00
Lot No.3.-—Jeckets which havebeen $10.00 to $12.00 far 88.50
"' . mentionfi. this! ‘31: heat.
m “muwm
hoops STORE;
2 AND 5 GAZETTE hummus. .
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WHITE Goons.
Stripe and Check bunnies. 1255c to 360 Wash Chiffon. 250 to 700
l’ffiifliiil‘iifii'..ii“w"”' $32 i3 33?. Check and Strive News No to an.
English Nuinsook, 15c to 400 Will“? Wells, the to bile
Silk Mulls, use to 75¢ Dotted Bwiss. 20c to {ice
Jackets and have made low prices on them to close
It you buy Goal of us you out ::
insured a good. hot, «def-story 33
fits. with all that this implies.
You are insured again“ cold still ':
You are insured :‘
Clean Coal. Comet Weight and
H. Krieger it Go. '
The Leadmg Outfitters, for Men,
Worden and Childrenliiy'ii
I The Norwalks.
We are showing a veto large and sour ,
plete assortmeniot White Lawn and Linen ’
Dresses for women and'Chiidren. Prices
from $2.98 to $6.95. Lawn Waists
from 950 to $2.50. '
Silk Dresses at creatlh reduced prices.
Also a few Tailor-Made Suits which
were marked down in price.
Our Shoe Department must not be
overlooked. We are sellincRussetOx- 1;
lords for Women and Children as last as
we receive them.
We Will dress son from head to fool.
Men and Women. 130115 and Girls.
Have IlOlli' purchases situated and set-
ile uour bill in convenient, weeidu, pau-
meals.
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