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eon." MAIN AND WALL utters, NORWALK.
THIRD WEEK.
THIRD WEEK.
.ANNIVEBSARY’
SALE.
Sewing Machine No. ‘3 will be Given
Away Next Monday Evening!
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Blankets.
A rousing ’reception will be accorded
these ofl'erings.
11-4 Fine California Wool Blankets,
worth $6, only a few dozen pair left, per
pair, $4.89. °
One case white wool blankets,the qual-
ity usually sold for $1.00 per pair, 79c.
Flannels.
BARGAINS IN FLANNELS.
W'e think you 'will never see equal
cheapness again—certainl y not elsewhere.
One case extra heavy twilled red flan-
nel ; regular value 50c, per yard 33c.
A small quantity, about 200 yards, red
flannel, that sells regularly for 33c a yd ;
the price while it lasts per yard 22c.
Outing flannel, the quality you usually
pay 10cto 12 1-9c a yard for—per yard 6c.
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whis'suk Plush Ghain $2.25:
. Special Sale of Twelve Bedroom Sets, 20x26 at 814.50. ._
All wool Extra Super Carpets, 50c per yard.
Dres; Goods.
A lot that will interest every woman—.
or should. They came Thursday, and
their price is a surprise.
40-inch black serge, all wool, superior
black, extra ordinary value, per yard 89c.
40 inch all wool damasse, imported to
retail at 75c; price at this sale, per yd 49c.
Black henrietta, 45 inches wide, all
wool, nothing wears better, worth 75c—
per yard, 59c. ~
Llnens.
8x4 table cloths, all linen, fancy bord.
ers, worth 75¢, a pick up purchase, the
benefit of which is yours, each 59c.
We are also offering exceptional value
in table linen, worth 25c, 39c, 50c, at 10c,
29c and 39c a yard.
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Bakers’ Confectioners’, Dry Goods, Hardware Wrapping Paper.
Sand or Tar Roof. give us a chance. Our roofs are warranted
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ter‘Dishes.
If you want a good Gravel,
for 10 years.
THE SOUTH NORVVALK . .
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WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
all Bl‘flllllS. Silllflfl Ply Fill, all Bl‘flllfli.
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Sheathing Paper, Butchers,’
Paper Bags, Twine and But-
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‘ Towels.
A now or never chance—the lot can’t
last the day out. “ ’Nufl' Sed.” Good
sized hand towel, 5c. .
Women’s , Black
Hose.
Fifty dozen superior quality cotton
hose. fast black, spliced heel and toe, full
length, all sizes, as a leader per pair, 25c.
Apron Gingham.
Best quality Lancaster apron gingham,
a large assortment of patterns, per yard
only 5c.
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PROPEL LERS
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VULeAN.
Leaving Pier 23, East River, N. Y. 5.00 p. m.
Norwalk 5.00 p..m.; South N orwalk 6.00 p. m.
Steamers go_ after and deliver goods any-
where in New York or vicinity upon applica-
tion to agents.
Horse Shoeing._..——
The undersigied has taken the shop in
the front of . T. Ruby’s on Cross street,
and is prepared to do horse shoeing in
first-class manner. .
Jets: '1‘ 23m“
Read the N ew Advertisements To-day.
' White Czar Dead.
of the heir to the throne receives a big
pension if, through any cause, phe marl
rlsge does not take place. It may have
been through motives of economy, or it L
may have been through the matchmaking
influence of Queen Victoria of England.
but at any rate‘it was resolved to marry
the new heirrto the Danish princess. She
became his wife. assuming the Russian
name -of Marie Feodorovna.
When the Franco-Prussian war of
1870-1 broke out, the czarowitz showed
for the first time that he had a mind |of
his own in political matters. ‘Alexander
II had always been friendly to Prussia.
It was a tradition of his family, which
had not forgotten the visit of Napoleon
and his legions. Naturally the czar sym-
pathized with the united Germans and
the policy of Bismarck, but the younger
Alexander showed openly that he hoped
for the success of the French. _
The war with Turkey began in 1877,
and the czarowitz saw military service in
the field. He had command of the Twelfth
and Thirteenth army corps and was pres-
ent at a number of big engagements and
the siege of Plovna.
A Reign of Terror. ‘
Upon the assassination of his father
Alexander III mounted a throne which
there were few to desire. The nihilists
had struck their blow with such determi-
nation that few thought that the new
ruler would ever live to be crowned. Ter-
ror was in the air. It was only deepened
by the knowledge that the army and the'
royal family itself were infected by the
propaganda of the party which Wanted to
win s constitution by bomb and dagger.
It was during this terrible period that the .
Grand Duke Vladimir stood by his
brother. His advice was always at the
command of the ruler, who did not know
whom he could trust. Alexander III came
to the throne a believer in reform. but
the times were so out of joint that every-
thing had to be put aside before the'bare
necessity of self preservation.
There was no want of courage about
his first political manifesto. probably is-
sued on the advice of Vladimir. It is an
earlier edition of the sort of speeches that
the Emperor William addresses to his sol-
diers and recalcitrant nobles. In the teeth
of opposition he flung the claim of abso«
into power. “God has ordered me to hold
the reins of government, ” was the text of
state paper and proclamation. The emper-
or of all the Russias was not shaken in
his conviction that he was the chosen of
the Almighty by the recollection of the
fate of his father. He believed it for him-
self, and that was enough.
After the funeral of the dead czar the
new one left St. Petersburg and shut him-
self up in the fortress of Gatchina. Here
he remained, governing the empire for
two years from behind the thick walls,
the most solitary ruler in Europe. It was
only at the end of this time that the cor—
onation took place. on May 27, 1883. It
was the most dramatic event in the his-
tory of a family rich in tragedies. The
threats of the nihilists had been kept up
persistently. Letters were found time
after time in the very bedchamber of the
emperor, though guards stood in every
passage. Those of his own household were
suspected. but there were no proofs any-
where. He was told that he would never
be anointed with the holy oil and wear
upon his brows the imperial crown.
The Coronation.
The day of the coronation found Mos-
cow like a place which had been swept by
plague. Not a citizen was upon the
streets. The shutters of the houses were
closed. Not a curious eye appeared at a
Window as the royal cavalcade passed to
the place of the ceremony through troops
silent as death. Nobody knew when the
ground would yawn to belch forth de-
struction.
The czar soon showed decided Pan-
Slavist tendencies. General Ignatieff took
the place of General Loris Melikoff as
minister of the interior. Pobiedonostseff
was elected to the high rank of procurator
general of the holy synod. Both of these
Were Pan-Slavlsts. but from very different
points of view. The appointment of M.
de Giers to succeed Prince Gortchakoff,
who retired in 1882, seemed to be a slight
concession to the old policy of friendliness
to Prussia, soon followed by the famous
interview of the three emperors which
took place in a castle in Poland on Sept.
15, 1884. -
It was soon apparent that, whereas the
czar was willing to be personally on
friendly terms with Austria and Ger-
many, hc would not meddle with western
politics. He kept his hands absolutely
free from the complications of the triple
alliance. Of course‘the Russo-Turkish
war had left open problems for his coun-
try in the Balkans, which led to the event
which has been described as the one 1305
liticai crime of Alexander III. When
Prince Alexander strove to break loose
from the restraints placed upon him by
General Skobelefi and took possession of
eastern Roumclia, the czar, by simply
refusing to do anything. compelled him
to abdicate. He closed his eyes to the kid-
naping of Alexander, but gave no en-
couragement or rocogniion to Ferdinand
of Saxe-Coburg, who was chosen to the
vacant princedom. But the fact remains
that, in European affairs, Russia. under
Alexander III, has been a latent force,
making for peace and not war.
Ilis Policy < 1' Acquisition.
In Asiatic affairs Alexander III was
aggressive. He followed a steady policy
of acquisition. In 1881 he concluded with
China. a treaty by which, in exchange for
a session of land, Russia received a sum
NICHOLAS II, THE NEW CZAR.
or money and the right to establish con-
sulates throughout Mongolia and advance
her caravans to the great wall, with the
right of free trade throughout the region.
In central Asia the Russian empire was
extended to the limits of Afghanistan on
the south and Tibet on the east. Here
Great Britain became alarmed, although
sure ol the fidelity of the smear. After
many ineffectual negotiations a commis.
sion.was appointed to agree on a frontier,
and the war scare subsided. '
In the meantime the czar Was busily at
work pudhing forward the great Trans-
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caspian railroad. which, opened as far as
Merv on July 14, 1886, was the best de-
fense of Russian influence in the terri-
tory. In the same year the czar. by the
ukase of J uno 23, drove a coach and four
through one of the most important acts of
the Berlin congress by returning the free
port of Beteum into a maritime fortress
and placing a fleet of warships in the Black
sea -
The reserved attitude of Alexander to-
ward the triple alliance of Germany, Aus~
tria and Italy was shown by the fact that
he did not return the visit paid by Wil-
liam II to St. i’etersburg until 15 months
afterward. Oct. 11, 1880. The suspicion
of an understanding be ween Russia and
France soon became a cerainty. At no
time was it more than an informal affair.
There was no formal ram oi treaty—in
fact, no treaty at all. i 2-. 3.» other hand,
the triple alliance, the .mpodtlon com-
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bination. was cemented by express stipu-
lation. It w:-.- probably the need of some
public echo 2. ledgment that brought
about the ele- . rate ceremonies incidental
to the visit 0! the French fleet to Russia
and the Russian fleet to France. The po-
litical significance of the enthusiastic
welcome extended by Paris to Admiral
Avelan and his officers was not misjudged
by the French press. It was the public
profession of brotherhood and identity of
aim bclwaen the two powers.
England's Interest.
One nation, in addition to those of the
triple alliance. had a particular interest in
the France- Russian alliance. and that was
England. In fact, if it had not been for
British antagonism to France and Russia,
these two peopleswould never have come
together. France hated England because
she insisted on staying in Egypt. Russia
was always on the watch out on the road
to India. High political interests involv—
ing the most formidable obstacle to his
Asiatic policy drove the czar into a game
of chess combination with England’s per-
sistent opponent in Europe. There can be
no doubt that the Franco-Russian union
has been in these last years the best guar-
antee of European peace.
French statesmen knew that if they
got into a war without due provocation
or excuse they could not expect the sup-
port of the one ally on whom all their
hopes dependmi. This is why the peace of
Europe has lien safe in the keeping of
the white czar and why his death throws
the balance of power into confusion.
Alexander III was no lover of war. He
had seen slaughter with his own eyes in
the Turkish campaign. The impressions
written on the spot by the future czar
have been published. They show the
same sensitive hatred of human suffering,
the some human kindness in the soldier,
that have. been his most conspicuous
marks as a man, as a. husband and as a fa-
ther.
With all the weight of the external rule
of the huge empire upon his individual
shoulders Alexander III lived a life of
constant trouble at home. The first years
of his reign were marked by revolution-
ary outbursts, attended by frequent and
daring nihilistic enterprises. Between
1881 and 1885 two generals, two chiefs of
police and a prefect of police were assas-
sinated in broad daylight at St. Peters-
burg, Odessa and Karkoff.
Conspiracies Against His Li‘fo.
Conspiracies having in view the death
of the emperor were of constant occur-
rence. Their discovery made necessary
the most vigorous repression, Little by
little the leaders were transported to the
Siberian prisons or made their escape to
England. One fact comforted the czar.
The me got the common people had noth-
ing to with them. To them be was the
head of the nation and the head of their
religion and was both loved and trusted.
The nihilists were for the most part on-
thusiasts who were full to the lips of, ‘111
digested, half understood and whol y 111
applied radical theories. They fai ed to
appreciate the fact that what John Stuart
Mill said of liberty in western communi~
ties, which had developed slowly, could
have no application to the lately enfran-
chised inhabitants of Russia. Represent-
ative governmcn is 'only a. delusion and a
snare if those who are to use votes have
no political genius. The peoples of Amer-
ica and England have the self governing
quality in their bones. It has become sec-
ond nature to them to conduct their own
affairs. But the millions of Russia will
require the growth of many generations
before they even ask for a share in mut-
ters of state.
.The anti-Jewish agitation in Russia
has been one of the most remarkable .
movements of the star’s life. There were
many reasons why it obtained his sup-
port. . In the first place, it was intensely
popul‘ar. The thriftless habits of, the Rus-
sian oi." the lower rank‘s left him at the
mercy of the money lenders. He had not
reached the stage of development which
brings forethought. Then, too, the czar
was the actual head of the Greek church.
He was an intense believer in what was to
him the one true religion. His personal
trust in God was the one thing which sus-
tained him under the great load which he
bore alone. Why should not what was so
good for him be as good for everybody
else? Here were salvation and rest. Every-
where else wsre death and despair.
Persecution of the Ji-Ws.
He believedgas men believed in the mid-
dle ages. Therefore, when this personal
feeling toward Christianity became tinged
with sympathy for his people’s hatred of
the Jews,~ he became a persecutor, or at
least he did not stay the hands of the per-
secutbrs. Perhaps in the solitary sadness,
the gray tones of his life, Alexander III
is most like Marcus Aurelius.
Great responsibilities sometimes make
great men. Great men must have intense ‘
convictions of the rightness of their point
of view and consequent intolerance for
that of those who disagree with them.
. But not-only did the czar’s orthodoxy \
affect the Jews. B is other subjects felt ‘
it too. Rigorous orthodoxy was the order
of the day. After a report byPobiedonost-
sci! of the holy synod a decree put in oper-
ation once more certain laws which had
fallen into disuse, which, for instance. in-
terdicted all theatrical representations on
certain fast days and during Lent. This
was only one typical eflort of the head of
the church and head of the state to stem
the tide of corruption in the religious life
of the upper classes. . ,
The nihilistic tendencies of many of
the universities made the overhauling of
these institutions necessary. Certain or-
dinances-with regard to studies caused
great discontent. The ukases of August.
and September, 1887, limited the number
of students and of pupils in the gymnasia
by raising the fees. The result cannot be
described as unsatisfactory. There can
be no doubt that many of those who had
come to the universities when the fees
were low after their course *was over
found themselves with nothing tide—fit
for no business but a life of intrigue and
plotting. This class has been largely cut
' down.
The czar was persistent in the work of
. Russifloation. His object was to reduce
to a homogeneous unity the different na-
tionalities under his rule. This was par-
ticularly the case in the Baltic provinces
and in Poland. The imperial ukase of
May, 1887, forbids foreigners and sub-
jects treated as such acquiring land and
restrains its transmission by inherit-
ance. The Germans in Russia found
these regulations particularly ' irksome.
By remembering the czar’s attitude on
the question of religion it becomes a nat-
ural enough attitude on his part.
Closely “'atohed His Army.
Alexander III always gave close atten-
tion to his army, its organization and
armament. He realized that upon its efli:
ciency the safety of his house and the ex-
lstence of his huge empire depended. Note
withstanding the great and necessary in—
crease in military expenses, he succeeded
in placing the national credit upon a
basis which it had never before reached.
The national debt has been successfully
converted into charges less oppressive.
The best proof of the success of this diffi-
cult operation is the fact that new loans
have been made upon various European
exchanges with great facility.
The czar had a striking testimony of
the love which his people bore toward
him in the demonstrations which follow-
ed the railroad accident on the Kharkoif
road in 1888. The emperor, his wife and
children were in a car which was among
those derailed. The czar held up unaided
the collapsed roof until assistance came.
Though a number of persons perished. the
imperial party escaped unhurt. In every
part of the empire the most enthusiastic
demonstrations of ' national thanksgiving
followed.
The growth of a Russian navy has been
the work of Alexander III. It Was he who
worked persistently to obtain a naval sta~
tion south of Vladivostok, which is ice-
bound for a great part of the year. The
Russian warships which visited New
York on the occasion of the Columbian
celebration showed how successful the
amperor’s wise policy in naval matters
had been.
The following are the children of Alex-
ander III: The hereditary Grand Duke
{czerowitz) Nicholas Alexandrowitz, born
at St. Petersburg May 18, 1868; the Grand
Duke George Alexandrowitz, born at Ty-
srskoie-Selo May 9, 1871; the Grand Duke
Constantine, the Grand Duchess Xenia,
born April 6, 1875; the Grand Duke
Michael, born Dec. 4, 1878; the Grand
Duchess Olga, born June 13, 1882.
The most important of his brothers is
she Grand Duke Vladimir, born April 22,
[847. He has been a valuable counselor
at Alexander III and will probably have
a. considerable part to play in the admin-
istration of the new emperor.
The \Vham Court Martial.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Nov. 2.—The evi-
lenoe in the Wham court martial is now
practically all in. Upon-convening the
iefendant’s counsel renewed the demand
.'or reading the judge advocate’s telegram
i0 Beach, the defendant’s' New York at‘
sorney, which. being refused, the court
ereretf it to be read and admitted in cvi<
ience. together with the answor. The
:ourt’s action in this matter caust-1 1M
lefense to waive previously raised objec-
lions to Beach’s deposition.
Opening Trade “’ith Ric.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.—Thc barkentine
White Wings sailed for Rio de Janeiro
with a cargo valued at $42,000, including .
5.200 barrels of flour. Eight barks have
leparted for Brazilian ports from Balti-
nore in October, besides three steamers.
Phese vessels took out cargoes made up
if flour, lard, cottonseed oil, canned goods
and turpentine. The shipments in flour
alone will aggregate more than 51,000
barrels. . .
The “Room 8’. ck" Agreement Denied.
OTTAWA, Nov. 2.—The comptroller of
:ustoms was asked today if, as implied in
I Saginaw dispatch, assurances were giv-
in last spring by the Dominion govern-
nent, when an order imposing a duty on
300m sticks was withdrawn, that the
nutter would be allowed to drop if lum-
Jer was placed on the free list by con-
grass. The comptroller stated positively
that no such assurance had been given.
“'us Smithson Murdered?
Tonon'ro, Nov. 2.—At the inquest held
)0 inquire into the particulars of the and
ion 'death of J. L. Smithson of Minne-
ipolis one witness said the deceased had
seen drinking heavilyof late. He had
icon the deceased drinking on Monday
m. a woman who said she came from
Slevel‘and. That day Smithson had a
duck for $500 in his possession, which
:annot now be found. .
Line Incht‘Leone is Safe. -
Los Awaits, Oct. lit—The yacht
Leone, with a party of prominent resi-
dents uf San Pedro, presumed to have
been lost in the gale, has been twice spo-
ken and is reported pursuing her course
to San Nicolas from Point Dumas.
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