HP Bills 11 11111 1111111 England Ready to Fight Russia and Germany Over China. 'AN ULTIMATUM IS SENT ‘? Russia l'lIust Back Down or Bloody Strife “’ill Involve the Powers, Perhaps In- cluding Japan-"No Compronlise Is Possible. London Jan 24. —That England is on the verge of war no one doubts. That she is determined in hei stand on the 132.35th question is equally as certain, .3;1(l it is also a recognized fact that M11111" 11g but the complete back down 01 Russia and Germany can ave1t a con- :J'1ict which, doubtless, would be of short duration, but which would be a costly and bloody affair at best. Germany seems to have accepted the situation, as forced upon her, and to have Hagleed” that Kiao Chou shall become an open port, but this change] in front is not relished by the Ge1rra'1‘ Nar- -lord William— Second- to- None, eas-. :ily “"11lls’ when placed before a deter-l mined foe. Doubtless the young mon- arch“ will find- comfort in the announce our rig to the weakness of the German 23-12, y, the reorganization of which he he. :‘been persistently advocating for so long a time. But the fact is that the .1 116. has been taken out of his sails. 1.1:. tried to play a master hand, and wshown himself a child In ’the World "tf kdiplomacy. As Gladstone hinted a few veais ago there is more danger Arom the idiocy than from the results "bf 11i’s self-planned policy. With Russia, the situation is graver. The 101mg Czar will uSe e1 ery influ- ence in his pow er to secure Port Ar- ".thu1 and the : surrounding district. Whether or not he is. willing to go to ar fo1 it remains to be seen. It can be secured no othei way" at present Russia might consider a clash of arms 111th England in the event of Englands stand becoming too dicta- torial, but w.hen Japan is thought of it: is more than likely that the Bea1 11111 quietly withdraw. : . Japan has vessels on the spot which can b1011 the Russian boats out of the water in 15 minutes. And she has a base of supply at hand. It is a question of one 01 the other welding or a fight. The pre1ailing opinion in this country is that Russia will yield when she is com 1nced of the grim reality .of. Sir Michael Hicks- Beach’s declaration the other day. Perhaps this has'already taken place, but confidence in the complaisant ac- tion of the Czar’s Government is not based on any' Sound fact or argument yet adduce(L It is important to note how promi- :11ently the moral support of the Unit- ed States is everywhere considered in . discussing the situation. The Satur- day Review. says: “In this policy Eng- land has the .support of Japan and the United States, and the strength of these powers, added to that of Eng- ?and, in the Pacific, put resistance on the part of Russia, Germany and France, singly or in combination, out at the question. Perhaps the enthusi- asm with which the American papers have applauded the declaration of. the _ Chancellor of the Ex- chequer arises from the fact that be virtually. proclaimed 3. Monroe cloc- trine for the Far East ” Summed ‘up, the situation is as fol- lows: England is ready for war; has announced her intention and willing- ness to fight: will fight with either . Russia or «Germany, or both, and will be hacked by' Japan if the clash ma- terializes; -’ In regard to the diplomatic feature cf‘the situation it may be repeated with the 'utmost confidence that Great Britain and Japan are acting with full-- est accord in virtual co-operation. It, is natural that under these circum-, stances the Japanese fleet has been? “this week. KIAQ CHOU MAY BE OPEN. ,Ellmdon Times. Thinks' It Would .Do lVIuch for Peace in Europe. London, Jan. 24.——The Times says ed- itorially this morning: “We are glad 30 learn from various trustworthy and mutually independent sources that the rumors of Germany’s intention to open Kiao Chou to the world’s commerce are well founded. If this decision is main- hained Kiao Chou will probably become a great, busy and flourishing ent1epot of the world’s trade—a northern Hong Kong. “The wisdom of the decision cannot ‘ne'doubted. It will tend to improve the unnecessarily strained relations be- tween England and Germany. It is '30 be hoped that. other. nations will fol- i'iyw Germany’s example, and that the Far Eastern question may thereby be greatly simplified. -—————«—. Shot a College Student. New York, Jan. 24,—Joseph Miller of .L‘ewiston, Pa., 3. young student at the .‘fiew York Trade School, at Sixty- seventh street and First avenue, was '3th dead last night in one of the liv- ing rooms at the school by William H. ‘Watson of Rochester, N. H., a fellow- student. Watson is.a prisoner in the East Sixty-seventh Street Police Sta- tion, and is nearly crazed as a result of his act. He declares that the shoot- ing was accidental. The police sus- pect that a murder was committed, and have arrested William Youtzy, of .‘Lewistown, Pa.. 3. student, who was the ~only witness of' the affair. Gonnan May Elect Shaw To-Day. Baltimore, Jan. 24.—The tip was giv- an to-night that a. Senator to succeed Mr. Gorman will be elected at Annap- olis to-day. It is said that Major Shaw will be elected by the Democrats vot- ing in bulk with the eleven bolting Re- publicans of Baltimore City. It will chuire fifty-seven votes to elect, and a few of the forty-six Democrats may ’ refuse to vote for a Republican, but it 22.3: believed Mr. Gorman can control a. sufficient number to elect Major Shaw. Great. British Strike Over. London, Jan. 24.—The Executive fiommittee of the London Engineers has issued a circular advising’ the men to accept the employers’ terms. A bal- lot of the men has been fixed for 4 Thursday next, and it is probable that work ”will be resumed on the following Monday. Gov e1 nment officials, but say that their med. that his stand has been forced: - body. GLAD WCRDS’"~0F NORWALK PEO PLE TESTIFY TO TRUE MERIT. 1111111111111 11 1111111111151 1111111111. The New Scientific Treatment, in- dorsed and Bmp‘loye’d by All Not- ed Physlclans, the Only Safe and Sure Ant-septic Treatment forAll Mucous Diseases, Wherever Lo- cated, ls Tried and Proved in Nor- walk. Catarrhadd'fsi'milar diseases of the mucous membrane have long baffled the highest medical skill. exposul e and neglected colds, 11m 1111 ed 111.1 climate of sudden and extreme chances, many physicians ha1 e seen in -' them a tin eat. of the certain depopula- tion of the country. Within a few 1 cars a certain £01m of local treatment V has been tiled by medical men with great success; and discarding the old- tashioned. and dangerous — because useless treatment by 0'd01 ous inhaler s, which are doubly dangerous in sudden climatic changes, by constitutional remedies which tax the system with- out benefit, by all the foul and unclean snufl‘s and pow der ed d1 ugs with which quacks and conscienceless advertisers have exhausted the patience of the public. they have used this new method in relieving the persistent. diseases that had become somenacing. And follo11'ingout the lines of this treat- ment, patient 11'01l1e1s.aftel 10110 in- 1esnigation. have ploduced a remedy which, in comp'111s0n with the iesults of the old method is 11 onderful It cures catarrh,even when extended over the mucous membranes of the whole It- breaks up the severest. colds at once. It cures deafness and it pi e1'ents'g',11p" diptheria, ton- silitis, ha-1 fever, and all similar trou- bles. And containing an element. whose od01 is the strongest germicide known, it Cleates 1n the bnasal passages an atmosphere in which disease germs cannot live After using California Gatarrh Cure, as this now famous treat- ment is named, for twelve hours any aii passing into- the lungs will be charged with this faint and subtle odor. sulficienth strong to destroy every germ that can exist in the broni- chal tubes 01' lungs. And thus, to its users, bronchitis and consumption are . unknown. As one proof of what California Ca- tauh Cure is doing, we 1"efe1 you tot-lie _ testimony of l\or walk people 11 how names we ha1 e been publishlng f01 the past veal} t). C. is sold by all dealers, 50 cents, three times as much, one dollar. WIT AND HUMOR.” Jones-Say, some of these old max- ims give me a pain. Now there’s that one about a friend in need being a fliend inded. Smith—Well, that? Jones—Well, I-should think that a. friend indeed was one who, wasn’t in need. ——Ohicago News. What’s wrong with Hicks—What a tiresome bore Stuff- er is! He is forever telling about the things he has eaten It’s positively disgusting. ' Wicks—0h; you are too hard on Stuffel'. , Sometimes, he is talking about the things he is going to eat.— 'Boston Transm' ipt. __—_ “B1idget, how did it happen that when We came in last night after the theater‘ t'here'wasa. policeman. in the kitchen?” “Sure mum, 0i don’t know; but 01 think the theater didn’t last as long as , -us11al.-"——Chicago Times-1Herald. Selected for the first important move; - Visitor—I presume your daughter plays the piano? - Mrs Neuvoriche (proudly -—No_. in- deed. Dear Ethel ddéSn’ t have to. Her pa is iich enough to sup her one of those pianos which plays itself. —Ha.r- per 5 Bazar. J Everything in this. world is merely re1at1ve, nothing absolute. By a gi- rane. for example, the collars that are worn by our fashionable youth would not be considered at all high—Boston Transcript. Teacher, stating problem—If your grandfather had .lived eighty years and saved $50 each-year, and invested "the money at 6 per cent—What are you crying for, Ikey? Ikey — Mein grandfather Household Words. didn’t. —- Uncle George—So you think, Mr. Caxton is a literary man? Carries—0h, I'm sure of it. When he wants to find anything in a book he wastes half an hour hunting for it before he thinks to look at the index. ~Boston Transcript. Old Golfer—“How many holes have .011 made?” , New Golfer (who has not reached :119 filSt g1een)—“Not more than four 11- five, and I put the turf right back." —llarpe1"sv ,Bazar. The Dilllister’s Blessing. Down in the rural district it hapv pened when the Mean Man. invited the preacher to dinner. The Mean Man had plenty of money, but he didn’t spend it on his table, which,- on that occasion, showed but scant fare. “Parson,” said the Mean . Man “times air hard an’ groceries high; but sich as it is, you’re welcome. Will you ax a blessin’?" “I will,” replied the parson; “told your hands.” And then he said: “Lord, make us thankful for what we are about to receive—for these greens, without bacon; this, bread without salt, this coffee without su- gar; and, after we have received it, give thy servant strength to get home in time for dinner!"—.-Atlanta Consti tuticn. Arising ' CHAECKEli-«80AM? BUSINESS DIRECTORY.” N ORWALK P1111 Insurance 1111. In Successful Oper- ation Since 1860, Mo Outstandlno Claims. I Safes For Henl- VAlllAIlES STORED IN Safe Deposit Vault or THE _ NATIONAL BANK OF NORWALKa Ii. Ward Selleck, BEST GOODS. TEAS and GOPFEES 1s WALL ST. Frank '1‘. Hyatt DENTIST, 8 West .Ayenue. .11'1'1'11111111111111 ——'Dealers in— Cnocnsnr. CHINA AND GLAss WARE. FLUMBIIG. STEAM All) GAS FITTING. (lot. Main 81, West ts so. NORWALK. or GAZETTE ADS.’ BRING GOOD RESULTS Geo. W. Raymond, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries . AND P r o v i s i o n s No. 9 Main St. . , Plant-s Edgar Buttery, N u rse ryman , \QRWALK, CONN. Trees. 'b‘hrubs and snawberry Plants 9. Specialty. Brandy Winediio and Marshel 31) other Varieties. ' Office, 6 Water St. Nurs’ys. Broad River. ENTERPRISE Bottling Works, 7 Wall Street. “I! MES All lAIEIl nxrnnssm ron FAM- ILY USE. Mail orders receive prompt attentlon. Hill!" 81 ZELUFF, Clams, FOysters, Fruits and Vegetables. 69 Washington Sn, SOUTH N ORWALK. LOBSTERS CAUGHT OFF NORWALK ISLANDS. Leave your orders and have them delivered every Saturdays. in. PIEI. 3308’. Real German Lager, On draught and in Bottles, —AT—. BATGIIFOBD’S, 4-4- Maln Street 8. B.W|LSON Practical Contrac- tor and Builder. Estimates 0 beer- fully given. buildings a Specialty. Contracts taken in any part. of the coun- try. Steam- Mill and yard. 8 Cross St_ 0f- fice. 92 Wall St , - Norwalk. Conn Large ' BMBBSSING DONE AT 11113" OFFICE. 1...... FRED A; VVOALT ER Axis DEAILEClI IN HESS AND 1111011811.- GOODS. 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