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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

rTe. Anu-a q GOuDL or tnpIr success never entered their minds. The admiral had carried them through many scrape, and he would get them through this one somehow. The old Hartford and her men had been in too many battles to fail now. They would get battered up bit, doubtless, but they would win out in the end, never fear. The gun was not mounted, the shIp didnoty float, that could sink that Hartford with FarraguE aboard.
 Shortly before three bells in the morning watch, or halt after 6, the admiral, accompanded by Drayaons and Palmer, wentabelow to his cabtn for d light breakfast, As the three men stood in the dark cabin. lighted by a few candles-for, although the sun was just about rising, it was not yet light enough below decks to see blythe ad- miral, slipping cup of tea, favorfte beverage of his, remarked abruptlyi
 "Drayton, I am sure that I have made a serious mistake in giving way to the representations of you fellows and allowing the Brooklyn to go in first. It's not right. That's the place Ol kAO SOuikhdU0CI 1n CAlGI--40 GlsS lead.''
 "Now, admiral" said Drayton, re- monstrating affectionate1y, t'you know we settled all that last night, and you gave way to our unanimous Judgment. The Brooklyn has four chase guns and an apparatus for picking up torpedoes. feel sure we are right, and beg of you not to think of changing the order now."
 ''Oh, very we'll" said the admiral, unconvincede tI don't doubt that I will get to the front somehow. Mean while, have it your own way"
 ''We have no fear of your not get ting to the front, adniral,' said Dray- ton, smiling. Tt isn't that. You know the fort and the gunbeats and the ram
 will all concentrate upon the Hartford, thinking to crush or sink you and then
 have the rest of us at their mercy"
 "And they'll make a mistake there.
 They may sink me, but they will find a
 dozen captains left, each one good enough to lead fleet. Wasn't 1t Mel son who said at Aboulxir that he had the good fortune to command band of brothers? Well, if he hadn't said that before, would say it now. tell you what it is, Drayton, have been an officer of the navy for fifty years. 1 have seen and known all the great 1 captains of 1872 and have met most | of the great officers of the old world navies, and I never saw or came in l contact with a better set of fellows than those of mine are. They are the | peers of any men who ever faced a l gale or fought a ship. You know l get
 melancholy when I think of them
 sometimes. The age of sails is going; ! it is almost gone. The ships of the | future will be like that black monster 1 Old Buck has under him and over Ms-. ] Your naval officer after awhile will be an engineer, a mechanic, anything but sailor am old fashioned, I suppose, l but I cling to mast and yard, to rope ! and canvas. Give me the wooden
 deck, the wooden keel beneath my feet
 | feel lonesome and uneasy with noth- ing but iron between me and Davy l Jonea- This is the last effort of the wooden fleet. think. We'll, we'll make it good one"
 Signals from all the ships indicate l that ~exerything, is ready. sirs said
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
American Dress Ginghams

lOc goods for four days, 6c Best American dress ginghams, Sc Genuine Scotch ginghams and zephyrs, 25c value, opening four days sale l5C Fancy pique ond oxford cheviots. plain white, white and black. also coIors, the line was made for l5c seller, our price IOc yd Best IA Sea Island percales, shirt ing. wasting and dress styles, during the 4 days sale lOc Elegant cheviotb and piques in white and black. also white,
 4 days sale l21a 500 yds manufacturers remnants of fine silk mercerized cheviots in white, also white and black and some colors. these are soc goods in prices; they are the slickest waistings on the mark ct, 4 days sale l0c Finest MeIrose and Nuns Yelling silk and satin striped waistings,
 4 days special 49
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

stood on the sfarboard paddle box not far away. Immediately beneath the. admiral Peyton was stationed ready to take his orders or to take Freema1ss place and lead the ships in fn case the pilot became disabled.
 Watson. following the admiral with nary position and. realizing that even slight wound might cause hfm b ioss his balance and fall to the deck. sent quartermaster. Knowles, up tho xigsI ging with line, directing him to paps' it around the admiral and securo it tu the shrouds, so that if he were wound ed he would have some support Wh10ai would prevent him from recatF4ng Y fall to the deck. dangerous distancs below him, or maybe going 0Ferb0erJI. When the man explained his erxaud the admiral permitted him to taEs | couple of turns with the hight of tho rope around his body and mako <ho ends fast to the rigging. X.
 The action had now become eeneeak The garrison of the fort, drtven to shelter by each hroadside, again auA| again gaIlant1y returned fo their bat teries and reopened fire. Eyerythine seemed to be going nicely for the fleet when an event occurred which com pletely upset the admiral's plans ana daunted some of the stoutest hearts m his command, for the monitor Tecunl sch struck the line of toepedoes; Un0 of them exploded beneath her forefoot the bow of the ironclad lifted, plunged forward, and she went down with hee stern in the air in few seconds. A few men escaped from the h1rret ana were seen struggling wildly in tho water.
 Craven and the pilot met at tho foot of the ladder leading to the top Of the turret. the only means of escape ion either of them. There was room fW one and but one on that ladder. The ship was fairly dropping into tho depths under their feet What hap, pened? Without a moment of haaitipv ton Craven drew back, rno<1oninQ the other forward AAfter you, pilot ' ko said grandly and with exQuisite polite ness. As the pilot spranG forward the ship sank beneath them and Craven weItsdcwn with tho ship.
 To be gentleman .aIl the time and toi go down with his ship these arc -chA14 acteristics Of the American naf1ox.
 ITO HE CorrTNuEp.1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
HosI;ElRH.

< I4OSIukb1s Children's Heavy Ribbed Hoee. al1
 sizes 5 to 91k, from 121kc, Sc Ladies' Seamless Fast Black Hose.
 from 125ac, Sc Ladies' Full Cushioned uacs and
 Lisle Hose, 25c goods, l8c Misses Seamless Fast Black Hose, 30 Mems Extra Fine Silk Embrodd-
 cred Hose, 1Oc
 FURNISHINGS.
 Mems Negligee Shirts, 60c goods, sec Boys Negligee Shirts, 2br Mems Stiff Bosom Colored Shirts, 41c Mems $1.OO Stif Bosom Shirts. 7bc Mems Double Breasted Biack and
 White Shirts, 85c Mems Celluloid Co1larA 6o Mems Medium Weight Undarwaar, 28c
 , SHOH DEPARTMENT. Children's Kld and Box Calf
 Shoes, sizes to 85k. 45c Children's Kid and Box Calf
 Shoes, g to 115s. 69c Little Mems Spring Heel Shoes,
 csc value. 8gc Misses Spring Heel Kid Shoes, 69c Ladies' Kid Shoes, patent tip, lace
 or button. s7c Mems Fine Kid. Box Calf and Pat
 ent Leather Spring Heel Shoes,
 value $1.25. 98c Boys and Youths Satin Calf
 Shoes extension sole. il to 2, and
 21x to 515, $1.25 and $1.50 values. 9Bc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

Iyn, l1trIe or the porr Dow ofTrne next in line, the Hartford, with the Richmond a little on the starboard quarter of the flagship, and so on, 1-- order that the chase guns of all the ships might bear on the fort and there would be no danger of one ship firing into another.
 Meanwhile at CAT the actual battle had begun. Twolong lines of light burst ing into balloons of flame-shot smoke leaped from the huge muzzles of the fifteen inch guns of the Tecumseh, and the shells were seen to burst over Fort Morgan. The roar of the discharge, startling the stiffness of the summer morn, carried far down the slowly ad- I vancing line, and was heard even in the holds of the ships. by the surgeons in the cockpits, the gunners' mates of the powder divisions, the engineers at the engines and the men in the hot depths of the frerooms. Instantly through the fleet, as if in answer to a signal, might be heard the rattle of the drums calling the men to quarters, the last final preparation for action
 The monitors, which lad been roll HE duCdu, WCI0 d1LAOSb dDICa6L HG1C fort now. The ships, which had moved faster, were close at hand. At six
 minutes after 2 o'clock the watchers on the Hartford saw puff of smoke rise from the parapet Of the fort, fol l lowed few minutes after by the roar l of heavy gun. In another moment the fort was covered with smoke. out of which jets of fame darted, and shell began to scream down toward the 1 ships. At the same time from the lee of the fort the black Tennessee came l showing her nose athwart the channel l just where the opening had been left l for the passage of the blockade run,
 ners. Following her were three saucy gunboats-the Morgan, the Gaines and l the Selma. They took position in line
 across the channel in excellent posi- 1 ton for raking the ships coming up 1 the channel toward the fort.
 craven, III the Tecumseh, caught sight of the Tennessee. pisdaining the heavy fire of the fort. of which he was now abreast, which was concen- trated upon him for the time being, he loaded his fifteen inch guns with steel shot and the heaviest charge of pow l der then permitted and made up his mind to grapple with the ironclad.
 Meanwhile the other three monitors, as close to it as they could get were firing furiously upon the fort. At sev- l en minutes after ' the Brooklyn opened
 fire with her chase guns. Four min
 utes later the Hartford joined in the battle with hers none of the broadside guns as yet bearing.
 The ships were well up now and
 coming along grandly in spite of the l fire from the fort, which was growing l sharper and more severe as the gum
 ners got the range. At twenty minutes
 after the Brook rifles on the Tennes-
 see and the rified thirty-twos on the l gunboats added their voices to the he'll
 ish clamor. The line had become
 heightened out little by this time, and the leading ships slowed down
 once more to let the rear vessels close I up again.
 At 7:35 the Brooklyn was fairly abreast of the fort. Her heavy broad sides now bore square Upon 1t, and I the guns, loaded with grape, shrapnel
 and shell, the fuses cut short, the
 range not .mas.e. than. 300 yarda. noured
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
queer eon.osenoe Con.r.nu,,.,,

Queer G0nsc&ence COntx1hu<1un. A
 WASHIN'GT0N, March 1o.-Tha seo2 retary of the treasury has receiyed from an unknown person uptqpasccns science coAtribution in the aha1a o6 d watch with gold or gold filled cave' The watch eame in package postN marked PittsAeld, Mass. The sands1 says in an accompanying letter; ssSrcn as have give unto you for the orn. science fund. The money I gave for4 the watch is more than consider 4 owe the government
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
White Waistings

and Suitings Elegant cheviots and piques, l21ac Rich silk striped and cord waist and suiting, Special l5c Fine silk and satin striped mer- cerized waist and suitings, elsewhere 35c, our price l0c Several styles fine silk striped mer- cerized waisting. elsewhere 40
 Our price 25c 2A inch Jap silk, white and col ors. soc grade for 4 days 35c q inch fine lustrous taffeta dress silks, good value for CSC,
 our price 40c g inch fine guaranteed taffeta, Sl.O0 retailer, our price 60c 27 inch fine warranted to wear taffeta. special soc p inch fine peau de soie dress \ silks, the $l.25 grade. 05c 24 inch figured Indias, 50c 20 inch Marie Antique. special 40c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

later by the Hartford and the Meta comet and in succession by all the ships which were to attempt the pas sage. The couples of ships were about cables length apart at the start. The fleet moved slowly, for the ad- mtraps orders had been for low steam and slow speed, and started for the bar off the main ship channel. At the same time the smaller gunboats head cd up to the northeast with the inten- ton of engaging the fort from its south side, so that, if possible, they could keep down it's fire upon the main fleet.
 The national colors, the largest sized fighting ensigns, flew from every mast head, except from the mzzen of the Hartford, where the blue flag of the ad- miral, with its two white stars, fut- tered in the breeze. The black ships came on in grim, threatening silence, the only spots of color about them being the red and blue of the flags, all ready lighting and gleaning in the ris- ing sunlight.
 A few minutes after 6 o'clock the Brooklyn and the Hartford crossed the bar and were fairly in the channel  Volumes of black smoke pouring from the smok estacks of the squat, ugly monitors numbering from the cove be- hind Sand island, far ahead of them, indicated that these formidable fight ing machines were ready for action. At half after the monitors were well in the channel, heading up to the fort, distant from them about two miles At 6:43 the head of the fleet came abreast Sand island light, three miles from the fort. There was de- lay here of some ten minutes to enable the fleet to close up within short sup porting distance, and at 6.55 the order to adyance once more was given.
 The vessels were ranging well up by this time in bow and quarter line; that is, with the -Yan ship, tue. Brock
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

Having decided Waterbury foreign interests being This year. with larger finer and varied stocks all departments and old patrons and many possible to investigate and judgment will that your will be best served by doing the genuine bargains that await you only upon personal examination the minute styles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

Suits
 Ladies fine Venetian cloth suits, silk linen blouse or Eton styles.
 special 5.0S Ladies swell Eton and broad. cloth suits. special sale $50 Ladies fine cheviot and broad cloth suits. latest designs, lO.5O Very handsome finely tailored suits, special l4..50
 Separate Skirts Ladies Oxford Melton walking skirts, special l.25 Ladies rich broadcloth and snow- flake skirts, 2.75 Several styles dress skirts, good S5, % silk, opening price 3.5O Several styles broadcloth and cheviot dress skirts, good $lO silks, 4 days sale 4.08
 Braids
 Ladies' silk mercerized sponged and jet braids, ranging in price from Sc to $2.0O yard
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

Laccs
 Va1encienes, Point de Venise, Gtiipure, Point de Paris, Clunys Muslin Underwear Ladies' Marguerite corset COW CTS, 4 rows of lace insertion, 6 rows of tucking between each row of insertion, 39c garment, 25c Ladies empire style gowns, 75c value, lace trimmed, 59c Ladies' muslin skirt, 4 rows of lace insertion, $1.5O skirt, 98c
 GLOVES. Ladies' S1OO Kid Gloves, 79c Ladies' $1.00 Suede Gloves. black only, 59c Ladies Taffeta Gloves black only, 25c
 CoRsEns. Ladies Low Bust Corsets, 75c < models, 44c w B. and Mino Corsets, Cbroken sizes), 59c
 SKIRTS. Ladies' Mercerized Sateen Skirts, accordion pleated, 69c Ladies' Taffeta silk Petticoats, ac- cordion ruffie trimmed, 4.69 r < v q : ! M E 4 a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

Watson, coming In and sa1ut1ng.
 'Ah, very good I knew, of course, that they would be, but it is relief to find things are all right. There Is nothing I so much dread as signal at the last moment that some ship of nay fleet upon which I depended has gone wrong. Are the monitors ready, Watson?"
 ''Yes, sir, all ready.r
 $sWell, that relieves me more. I haven't a bit of faith in those iron pots. They are always breaking down or doing the unexpected"
 s1They are good hammers, though, admiral" said Palmer.
 ssYes, that they are, and expect Rhem tosdo great deal of it this morn ing. Well, Drayton, I suppose we may as well get under way,' said the ad- miraI quietly, going on deck, whither the others followed him at once. As the shrill whistles and calls of the boatswain rang through the fleet the cables were slipped to the buoys, the engines started, the screws began to revolve, and the ships gathered way in the water.
 And this was the quiet manner in which one of the greatest naval bat ties of modern times was begun. t i
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
Shirt Waists

Shirt Waists Ladies fine pleated gingham waists, good for 0Sc.
 opening price soc Ladies fine white and black cheviot waists, special 75c Ladies fine Madras waists. latest designs. for 4 days 08c Ladies silk striped mercerized cheviot waists, $L5O value,
 for 4 days LOO. Ladies fine French Trico waist, tucked front and back. good l,5O seller, special 75c Ladies fine plain Mohair waists,
 special 4 days sale only i.5O
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10

OL4XAL L LIIG lAXAAAIIAe AFTER YOU, PILoT!"
 HID day broke brilliantly clear and fair as the Brooklyn and Octorora got under way at 5:35, followed five minutes
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
Wrappers

Immense offering of Ladies' new spring wrappers, special 4 days opening sale at 30c up to and in- cluding our finest one, and you know that means the finest in this state, all at special opening prices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Feb. s--There was revival
OF activity IN todays stock market
which brought the volume Of trading
above the level Of last Thursday There
was greater breath and variety also In
the dealings than for weeks The al
ysaces were not made All at one time. but
as successive points Of strength were de-
reiofsesf gains we're wei held. in spite OF
the natural realizing under cover Of the
rev strength There WAS pause 81 the
upward movement after the opening
syur1. bct after that there was 10 gen.
eraI reaction until the fnai hour. This
might De accounted fer BY the prof1t-t2k-
ing sales Of the room traders who <az a
larger days profit accrued than for many
days past The reaction was somewhat
emphasized oy reports that rev proposals.
had been received from Germany coz
Corning the Venezuelan settlement which
threate-e. &c o7<1 up the whole cues
ten TIE closing was steady ard ger
erzTlv Only q fraction below TIE heTt
Commission ho1S<S reported some fc-
crease % outside business ard scr-e %
the largest business % the day cane
from horsex with extensive vi-~ corree-
ton IL fhe east The rnscdi@ west ssd the
south The upward movement crsxfnEfed
this morning II the Could stocks ard IN
ths bst1naooos ceai cax<1ArA be Gould
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

record tubs, so lbs each. 1ossc; 5o>!b tins
$1,000 ID cases. lO24c: 20-lb tins. SO-lb cases
107sc: 10-lb tins, 60-lb cases, 11l4c; 5-lb tins
6e-lb cases. 113sc; 3-lb tins, 50-lb cases,
111Rc. Grainy-Tierces. lie: record tubs.
Lard mpound-Tierccs. 11zc; .50-lb tins
5o-1G9-lb cases, 7$4c; 2o-lb tins. S0-lb cases,
71sc: 10-lb tins. 6c-lb cases, SIC: -5-lb tins.
j0-lb cases. S2sc; 3-lb tins. 60-ib cases. SIC.
Dried beef-Sets. lie; insides, 12c; knuck
les, l2c; outsides. loo
Sausage-Rathman pressed ham, lie;
Dewey sausage. 10c; weiners, &c; Coney
Island frankforts. Ice: bologna, sc; pork
sausage. bulk, I0-lb cartoons, Sc; do link,
i0-lb cartoons, Sc; liver sausage, round
sc; do long &C; head cheese, &c.
Fresh pork-Dressed hogs. heads off,
S34c; do heads on, SIC; fresh shoulders,
Sc; do skinned, SIC; fresh hams. lie;
do skinned, 11lkc; fresh daisies, CSC; pork
loins 915c; tenderloins 1Sc: fat backs
skin on. 91zc: raw leaf lard 1012c; spare
ribs. &c; hogs tongues, 1oc; hogs brains,
13-lb boxes, &c; pigs feet cleaned, &c;
do uncleaned. &c; hogs ears. cleaned, &c;
do not cleaned. Sc; do livers. each, SC; do
hooks, SIC; pigs tails, 31ac; gatherings,
&c; hogs heads, cleaned, SIC; neck bones,
&c; back bones, &c.
Fresh beef and mutton-Cows and
heifers. 4Q61hcc; kinds &c over. fores 1c
under. Steers, kinds &c over; flores 1c
under Beef loins No. l. 12c; do No. q
10c; do No. s. Sc; beef ribs No l. lie; do
No. ,. &c; do No. 3. &C; chucks and plates.
&c; TANKS, Sc: rounds and Pumps. 6l2@Tc;
suet, SC: beef lvers. Sc; do hearts. &c;
do tongues. l0c; do brains, cleaned. &c;
sweet breads. &c; oxt ails 21zc; mutton,
nc; lambs, Size
Picked products. ready to serve-pig' s
feet. bill. $3.50; = Dbl. 90 lbs net,
80; i bbl. 10 lbs net. s1.G0; : bbls. 20
lbs net. soc: kits. 10 lbs net. zoe; regular
tripe. Il bbls. 50 lbs net. $40; Abbls. 30
lbs net. $l.25: i bb;s, 20 lbs net. soc; kits.
10 lbs ret Gee: honeycomb tripe. x bbls.
20 lbs net. S1.25: kits, Is lbs net. S1.l0.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

shares have had the advantage OF an in
fuential pool which has carried on opera
tons in the various securities OF the
group for some time past. The special
activity Of Saturday and Of today was
professedly based upon the active meas
ures taken to complete the Atlantic outlet
for the Wabash system. In the case Of
the bituminous coal carriers. the motive
for the buying was the settlement agreed
upon at Indianapolis between the miners
and the operators fixing wage scale.
The possibility OF discord over this ques-
ton had been a shadow upon those stocks
for several days. Another wage settle
ment which seemed to gather import
ance az II was considered was that be-
tween the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
and its employees. The settlement is Of
importance in itself. and in addition II
seems 10 be Understood that II is 20 form
basis for agreement on practically all
the railroad systems west OF the Missouri
river. The Pacifcs. Changers and South
westerns consequently were all very
strong. These settlements represent
creases In railroad expenses. but the
willingness OF the railroads to accede
to the terms is regarded as assurance
OF advantages to be derived The unprec-
edented congestion Of freight traffic up
on the railroads OF the country ~ an i'm
pressive demonstration Of the high level
Of business activity and prosperity IN the
country. Present blockaded conditions IL
Is true. are disadvantage and promise
some bad effect upon earnings. but the
existence OF the enormous traffic IN de-
monstrated beyond dispute While II Is
evident that heavy additional OUTLAWS
must be made by the railroads for Ia
ciiities to take care of their traffic. the
conviction f. general that 10 Is owing 20
conditions that warrant confidence in the
future prosperity OF the railroads. In
spite of the Saturdays weak bank state
ment. the money market gave no cause
for repression ~: speculative activity.
Cali loans fell below 2 per cent In the late
trading on the stock exchanges. There
upward movement q prices. notably the
Fries and the United States Steel stocks.
The hard coaIers did not share fully IN
the strength OF the market. but ths
strength vas fairly comprehensive and
embraced a long list Of representative
stocks and also quite = list ~ mirror in
dustrials on a speculative theory that
this class OF stocks has "A better CHARGE
for future growth of yaif~s ths the al
ready high-priced railroad stocks.
There were heavy spots IN the bond
market. but enough points OF strength 20
make the tone irregular Total ssies. par
value. =. 0S8.9ce United States fTos de-
clined y or last call.
Closing stock quotations were as fol-
IozE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

Local receipts were large at 456 cars, but
only two were of contract grade.
Trading in oats was active and the
sentiment In the pit was somewhat bull
ish ON a good cash demand and the
strength in corn. The weakness in wheat
caused considerable liquidation in a de-
cline. and although the market was fairly
well supported. the close was easy, with
May sc lower, at 374sc. after ranging be
tween 371ac and Csc. Local receipts were
307 cars
Provisions were quiet, and there was
little change in values. but prices were
firm on covering by shorts in May lard.
Trading was largely local. and no special
features were manifested. May pork
closed PIC higher at SIG. s2i1. May lard
was up 7tzc. at Ss.f7lz while ribs were
215d5c higher. at 50. 20us.2 2ik.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
Wheat. 45 cars; corn. $40 cars; oats. 10
cars; hogs. 1900 head.