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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
TOD SLOAN A LOSER.

Tod Sloan has been playing the horses heavily in California and IS re- ported to have lost S2O,0O0 since his ar- rival on the coast. T he noted jockey. ever since his punishment at the hands of the English Jockey club. appears to have been travelling in the hardest kind of luck On the TanfOran track the other day Tod said. as he tore up a bunch of losing tickets: "1 have had q delightful time here in California. but my fun has cost me dearly. Not counting my living expenses. have blown in about S2O.00O and the betting ring has got most of it. For a time luck was with me. and I thought l would make expenses. but I gave that notion up q long time ago. I don't eX- ucct to get even now" Sloan said he felt hurt over the way he had been criticised and denied that his success es in England. together with his enter tainment fly revalty had turned his head. T am the same old Tod the little jockey continued. and no friend of mine can say that I ever turned him Gown. No man I have met can say that I was not always glad to remove my gloves to shake hands with him. Despite the fact that I am playing in hard luck now. I am far from being in want. I'm young. can ride still and I'll live down all the abuse and i'll luck that is coming my way. I'm not s0uealing and it's far from my inten- ton to furnish the goo goos' with lee turing material. but in the sporting world it's case of when you're up you're up. and there you are'' Not more than ten years ago Sloan was q stable boy at Guttenburg. where S2O.- GOO was regarded as a fortune even by the owners of the skates who ran around the icy track in midwinter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
TIMELY TOPICS

Are you looking about for a spring overcoat? J. R. Mullings has them in long or short. light or dark colors. and at prices from SlO up.
 l.. F. Carter has SiXty-five acres of land about one mile from Oakville troll ley that he will sell at a reasonable price,.
 ' Whether you want your derby as an ornament or as protection. it will pay you to see Jones, Morgan & Co.'S stock.
 New dress goods. silk ginghams, swivel silk ginghams and all the latest things can be found at Miller X Peck's. Black silks guaranteed.
 The Waterbury Furniture company is prepared as it never was before for the spring selling of housefurnishings etc.
 If you want to see one of the 1ragest lines of fresh vegetables, go to the Mammoth market. Everything in meat or fish.
 CurranS have q beautiful array of new dress goods and silks for Easter. Time to buy now and have them made in time.
 The summer stock of baby buggies has arrived at J. NJ. Burrall x Co.'S You can make an examination with profit.
 New wash goods at Reid x Hughes. French zephyrs, Scotch gingham nov cities and imported dimities take the lead. -..
 Commencing Wednesday morning Conlon Bros will open q ten days sale of new spring goods. See newest shades of dress goods in window. The White-Simmons company has fifty cases each of tomatoes and corn that are selling at 1c each or four for aoc. Fine oranges in stock.
 Take :r look at Driggs S Smiths pi- amos and all kinds of musical instru- ments. Fine line to select from. Prime meats at rock bottom prices is what Castle sells. Ais cash system causes it. Eggs at 17c and 2Oc Aprons of all sizes and descriptions, ladies and children's, marked way down at A. Mailhiot's, for tnis week.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
rhe aneen,. Namo

One of the panegyrists of the queen said that not even the reign of Eliza beth exceeded in glory that of Victoria. The allusion has a significance which perhaps was not present in the mind of the writer For Eliza beth was the name which the duke of Kent chose for his daughter, and chose it with reason. He thought it would ingratiate girl sovereign with her people, and that Elizabeth II. would bear a strong rec ommendation as link with Elizabe I. The queens mother, however, dis likeo the name, and chose Alexandrina in it's place-the Victoria, which is now inscribed so large on the page of his tory, and on the map of the world, be- ing thrown in at the font as 2 sort of afterthought.-Lond Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Talk is More Plenty Than Fights
 Just at Present.

Dan Creedon Is Too Polite to Be q
 Fighter-McGovern Has. Fought His
 Way to the Bantam Championship
 A Little Reminiscence of the SulH-
 van and Mitchell Go-Ryan and
 West Meet To-night-McGovern
 Says He Will Stop Sullivan in Eff
 teen Rounds.
 Dan Creedon, the Australian middle weight. has at last found somebody that he could put to sleep. His V'ctlm was an unknown who was knocked out by Dan at Hot Springs the other night There was a time when Cree don was looked upon as conner in his class. but when Bob FitZsimmons dropped him in his tracks six years ago Dan slid down the ladder of fame clear to the bottom. Kid Mccoy and Joe Walcott pounded him down. too. and soon the Australian was glad to get match with anybody so long as he could have a losers end of the purse money. In the face Of constant reverses, however, Creedon has a clean record. He never has been guilty of fouling and is one of the pluckiest fighters i'll the world PerhapS he would have made q better pugilist if he had not been so polite in the ring, a quality that appears to be peculiar to boxers from the -AntipOdes. barring the champion of them all. Fitzsin mons. Sieve O'Donnell. the AuStral- ian heavyweight. was another polite fighter. in fact quite Chesterfeldian even in defeat. If he and Creedon could meet the referee would not be compelled to instruct them as to the rules of etiquette.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
FELL FROM BALLOON

Fl Reno, I. IT.. March 4:-Professor Coleman and Clarence Boyne. both from. near Brunswick. Me, were ia tally injured yesterday by falling from . balloon while attempting 10 make q double ascension. When about seven ty-flve feet from the ground the bal iOon hoop tore away and both men were hurled to the ground with fright ful force. Co]emAn's buck Is broken sand Hpyne,e &boulqers and legs. \
 eiine nan md . Sinail boy were
 he1aa tKtsck by es
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
EX-MONK RUTHBEN.

London. March 4.-An infuriated mob at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, yes terday stormed the platform from which the ex-NTonk Victor Ruthben was delivering m anti-Catholic lee ture. Ruthben drew a revolver and kept the stormers at bay for q time, but finally turned and fled. During his flight bullet was discharged which trayersed the neck and issued from the check of one of his pursuers Ruthben was arrested.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

The attendance was not in the least encouraging. If polo is to be played in this section the admirers of the game must turn out ofteneT.-PaW- tucket Times. No use talking, old man, your town is deceased and only lacks decent burial.-Brockton Enter prise.
 The East Weymouth team is slowly but surely forging to the front. and unless they meet with more defeats during the next two weeks than they have in the past two they will come pretty near being on top. Keep your eye on the East Weymouth team.- Lawrence American.
 Heffernan, goal tend for the Paw tuckets, would now have handsome gold watch and chain but for his un- called for show of temper Thursday night. His friends had concluded to present him with the above during the second and third periods. During the second period Russell caged the ball and Heffernan hooked it out. Referee Leighton allowed the goal for Salem and Heffernan rushed at him like a mad bull and caught him by the thorat. Big Fred Jean quickly took all the fight out of the pugnacious goal tend and the latter left the floor. His friends concluded to keep the watch.- Lawrence News.
 Tom Murphy was very sore on Ref cree "Stub'' Reed Thursday night at Salem. and didn't hesitate to tell Reed his opinion of the latter's work as a referee Reed replied that he had called the fouls as he saw them. It was little strange that he could see no fouls when Fitzgerald was thrown and his thumb injured, and could see no fouls when Holderness was hold ing Dawson. Anybody knowing any thing about polo knows that it is hard ly likely that Murphy would 'foul'' such men as Jean and I1olderness four times in an evening and have no fouls made by those hot t-headed and rough workers in standardization Enter prise.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
Great GruI77bIerS.

When the kidneys sick they grumble. You hear them clear through the back. You feel them clear through the body They can't stand excessive work. They grumbe when overtaxed. z4s# Know how the kidneys grumbe?
 It's simple thing; your back will tell you Backache is the first grunblng warnng The kidneys give and if you heed it not, + ss Look out for trouble it will surely 5' Urinary trouble kidney trouble and many miseres. Doan's Kidney Pills 're made for kidneys only They every form of kidney i'll. The experience of Waterbury people prove tlls Heres case in point:
 Mrs M E. Bradley, No Main street says T had and weak heart scarcey good nights house. but must that Doans Kidney Pills Lakes did more
 
 finished night' All druggists sell DOAN'S Kidney Pills. - s-.. :. Remember the DOAN'S and take substitute s Price 80 cents box Foster NIiburn Co.,, Buffalo, N 4 Sole Props. :. @..- ~ .e.s .-...:. :.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
At Plymouth.

Plymouth, March 4.-Miller and Wood outdid themselves in passing and blocking Saturday night, and Sa- lem was defeated with ease. Schofield played rush for Plymouth in the last period and made a good impression. For Salem, Jean and Holderness were the stars.
 Score: Plymouth 6. Salem l: rush. es, Cunningham s, Mercer ?; stops. Fox 25, Mullen 19; foul, Miller; ref cree, Quinn: timer, Beaman; attend ance, TOO.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
TuD POOL ToURNAMENT.

Boston. Mar IA new complication arose in the championship pool tourna- ment Saturday night. when Stoft beat Eby by score of 15O to 123. The re suit places Sherman and Stofft ill first and second places, with four and three games won, respectively; Eby With two games, De Gro and Clearwater with one each. Stubbs with one game won and four lost, and Long with four straight losses.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
WILL RFyrv-RN TO pEK1N

London, March 1.-The Pekin corre- spondent of the Pail Mall Gazette, tel egraDhing March ?, says:
 '.The emperor will return to Pekin at the end of March. A body guard is already assembling at Sian Flu.
 'rhe foreign ministers have de- handed the death of twelve additional high officials and the punishment of ninety provincial mandarins.
 Smallpox has broken out among the allied troops"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
sn@.. i. New south yv6ies.

sAeep h New south w6ies.
 In New South Wales the number of sheep has shrunk from q ,S31,41e to n. .4sz,e ,e1e in 1899. Tn nine yesrss by natu1At growth, th1 1hefp of the eo.omv 6leht hAve tis. to
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
Tim Callahan of Philadelphia hos issued q. challenge to box Terry Me

Tim Callahan of Philadelphia hQs' issued q. challenge to box Terry Me Govern. @
 The contest between Martin Flaher7 ty and Jack O'Brien, the lightweight, scheduled for Youngstown, Ohio, to- morrow night, has been declared off, as the mayor of that city has refused a permit for the bout.
 Sammy Harris, the well known western featherweight, died of pneu- monia at his home at Chicago on Sat urday. He was a twin brother to liar " Harris. the featherweight, who is now in London with Sammy Kelly
 Johnny GorIhan, the middleweight, is after a match with any good 15S- pounder. Professor Jimmy Kelley. who took Eddie Connolly to England few years ago. has charge of Cor mans affairs and says that he will post forfeit at any time.
 The match between Frank Th''6s of Chicago and Denver Ed Martin, which was prevented from taking place at Cincinnati. will be held at Louisville in a few weeks. The Fair Play A. C. of that city has offered a purse of $1,OO0, which has been ac- cepted.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
M.GoyERN AND SULLIVAN

Louisville, March 4.-Manager sam Harris. who is here with AcGoyern, met Dave Sullivan and told him that Terry would agree to stop him in fif- teen rounds or lose the purse. either here or At tsSan Francisco. If he does stop him the purse is to be divided, 7J and 9 per cent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

A letter from Harvey Parker re- ceiyed in town today says that he has heard from B. H. Benton. who has been trying to get on match between Parker and Corbett's unknown. Ben ton wants to know if he will Wrestle Roeber's old wrestling partner. Len hart. who. anDarently. is Corbetts un- known. for S25O side. Parker says: twill I vrestle Jenhart? In q min uter-Brockton Enterprise.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
At East Weymouth.

East Weymouth, March 4.-The playing Of Jason for East Weymouth Saturday night was the feature of the game with Hudson. The latter team was defeated.
 Score: East Weymouth 9, Hudson ?; rushes, Jason 9. Lewis ,; stops, La tions 42. Starkie 36; foul, Jason: ref cree, Jones, timer, Pratt; attendance, SGO.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
POLO IS PASSING.
A Few More Weeks and the End
 Will Come.
Portland and Lewiston Still ill Dispute Over the Championship-L
 Won Saturday Night-Plymouth De feated Salem and East Weymouth Won From Hudson. ,-.
Won From Hudson.

Lewiston. Me. March 4.-Lewiston defeated Portland Saturday night ln the fastest game of polo ever played here. Three men were put out of the audience for indulging in improper conversation and betting There Is dispute now as to the championship between Lewiston and Portland.
 Score: Lewiston 3, Portland O; rushes, Pierce 4, Campbell ?: stops, Mallory 33, Janelle IS; fouls, Mckay, Campbell: referee, O'Brien; timer, Me Donough; scorer, Vaughan; attendance, 1,SOO
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

ABOUT THE RINGSIDE. Patsy Sweeney, the Irish light weight expects to leave for England in April.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

thoroughly understands the art, to give
 them few points, Nillanova should
 have q very effective force of twirlers
 this year.
 The Boston Herald of yesterday pub
 llsheu good portrait of Joe Connor
 and the following story about him:
 Joseph Connor, the promising young
 catcher signed by Manager Hugh
 Duffy for the Milwaukee American
 league club, is a brother of the vet
 eran first baseman and manager.
 Roger C6nnor, well known from his
 connection with the Troy and New
 York clubs. Young Joe was born in Waterbury. He started out with Troy in the New York state league in 1895. After that club .dlsbanded he went to the Bangor, Me. club of the New Eng land league, and in 1896 was released to Augusta. where he played under the management of W. W. Burnham and did very creditable work. The follow ing season he remained in Augusta. in the maine state league, until it dis banded. when he went to Fall River and finished the season there. The | following two seasons found him with l his brothers team In Waterbury, and l last season he was with Bridgeport l At the close of the Connecticut league 1 season he was given a frial by the 1 Boston National league club and ac- qqitted himself very creditably. He 1 took hold like veteran and his throw inx and general work were commenda 1 bly, good. There is every reason to expect that his work the coming sea l soi, will be the best of his career. H. l Is 24 years Of eA3e, stands 5 feet III iltiAe4 mn wal I'll 1S2 ipounsis.
 . N as club l,
Evening star., 1901-04-02

the governorship this year, or at the next
state election?
The republicans are considering only the
name of Governor Nash for the one Office.
and that of Senator Foraker for the other.
Both are strong men. and ordinarily there
would be no doubt of their success But
the party in Ohio is badly torn with fac
tional troubles. Especially is this true in
all of the larger cities. This Cleveland re-
suit conspicuously shows it. MIR. john
sons victory is the result of republican di-
visions. His opponent had taken sides in
the Hanna McKisson row, and the Hanna
ties are accused of lukewarmness yester-
day. Certain it is that while the head of
the city ticket lost, the remainder of the
ticket won, and the republicans kept their
grip on the council. And this will increase
the local soreness. and may show itself
in next falls campaign. But the threat of
defeat may force q union all along the
line, and if that Is effected, the republi-
cans, Ohio is naturally republican
state. ought to win.
The suggestion that yesterdays triumph
may bring Mr.. Johnson in line for his
party's presidential nomination in 1904 is
bolder than convincing. There is only one
chance that it may, to sixteen that it may
not. Nineteen hundred and four Is a long
way off, and the road for presidential as
pirants is rocker than the famous road
TO Dubliu
Evening star., 1901-04-02
Tom Joh Election.

The election Of Tom l.. Johnson by a sub
Stantial majority to be mayor of Cleveland
IS OF 80 much more than local interest IL is
likely to figure in much of the general spec
uIatlon OF the hour. He is a man of some
force and OF large means, and his aim Is
high He has made this race merely to Sc
tion is, what will his next play be? He can
do little if anything in the Office of mayor
Of Cleveland. The republicans control the
council. and that will limit him to the exer-
else of the powers of recommendation and
veto. 1t seems likely therefore that he will
seek to push his luck while it is fresh and
t" capture a greater prize. viii his next
try be for the governorship of Ohio or a
seat III the Senate of the United States?
Both of those prizes are in the scale this
year
In seeking to go higher Mr.. johnson
comes either into collision or cooperation
with John K. Mclean VIII they fight, or
shake hands and move on together? Each
Is capable politician and a rich man. As
rivals reaching for the same office they
would probably destroy all chance of dem
ocratic success. AS friends, operating and
cooperating on a compact of .'You take
this and I'll take that" they would make
this years campaign in Ohio exceedingly
warm. Mr.. Mclean has had two whacks
at the senatorship and one at the governor
ship, and lost. But. as political hope
springs eternal in the Buckeye breast he
wants another whack at the senatorship
and this fall will afford him opportunity.
VIII Mr.. Johnson give way, and try for
Evening star., 1901-04-02

beauties of Niagara. though once disfigured
by the erection of factories on its brink.
But we cannot replace the blasted palf-
sades. or the feiled giants of the forest.
There is no forester hardy enough to pro-
pose a sequoia plantation to provide fer
the wonderment of future generations. 1t
has required. some say, eight thousand
years for these monarchs to attain their
present growth. The lumberman who
would deliberately fell a sequoia is in
fiuenced with the spirit which would in
spire a hunter to kill a living specimen
of the mastodon, In a chance encounter,
for the sake Of the price Of It's meat.
This Is matter in which all Americans
are interested. 1t is not local problem,
peculiar to California, for the big trees of
that state are among the natural wonders
of the continent, an object of interest to
tourists from all parts Of the world, as
well as from all the states. Residents of
the District are concerned In their preser-
walton just residents of California are
concerned In the effort to make Washing
ton city the most beautiful capital in the
world.
Evening star., 1901-04-02

A distinct spirit of hostility to vandalism
has succeeded in this country to a period
marked by ruthless ravages among the
beauties of nature at the instance of me-
cfanical and commercial progress The
destruction of the palisades of the Hudson
has been checked by an aroused public sem
timent working through state legislatures
Parks have been created around Niagara
to hold back the intruding promoters of
industry, who would otherwise long ago
have established mills on the very brink
of the great cataract. The government
has similarly drawn its protecting boun-
daries around some of the most noted
areas Of great natural beauty in the far
west. such as the Yellowstone region. Now
comes cry from California for the preser-
walton OF the big trees. those giant relics
Of an age SO distant that scientific esri-
mators propose their pertinent statistics
with apologies The big trees are menaced
by the timber seekers. AS protesting
friend of these wonders declares they are
in danger of being turned into shakes and
shingles and matches. He likens the en-
terprise which threatens them to a DOS
sibie proposition to transform the pyramids
of Egypt into paving stones.
The plan is proposed to secure congress
sional action reinforcing the efforts of the
state of California and of private iudi-
viduals to preserve these trees from further
destruction. The need is OF better def
milton of the government reservations upon
which some of the sequoia groves stand
and a strengthening of the punitive laws
intended to enforce respect for the PRO-
| hibition of destructive trespass. An ef-
fort is to be made to secure such action
next winter. 1t ought assuredly to sue
cess. These sequoia groves should never
be allowed to fall victims to the spirit of
commercialism which has already en-
croached irretrieyably upon the choicest
preserves of nature We can restore the
Evening star., 1901-04-02
Disappointed Men.

From the Indianapolis Press.
1t is strange how our anti-imperialist
friends are trying to make out a desperate
situation in the Philippines. Without know
ing anything at all about the facts, they in
sst that the capture of Aguinaldo will
make no difference; that there are plenty
of other leaders. and that the war will go
on if nothing had happened. Properly
interpreted, this simply means that they
want the war to go on, and will be griev-
ousiy disappointed If 1t does not go on. 1t
is apparently impossible for them to see
that the only possible chance that the Fill
pinos have for self-government and fnde-
pendence is In their submission to the au-
thority of the United States. The antrim
perialists are eXerting what little influence
they have to induce the Filipinos to keep
up their hopeless struggle, and are thus
doing what they can to deprive the Fill
pinos of the very blessings that they would
confer on them
Evening star., 1901-04-02
Woodward and Lothrop
Sewing rlacR1imeS.

It's long se0ed question that a
sewing machine is necessity, not a
luxury.
The question now is, which ma
chine shall l get9
You can pay $50 or $6o for a sew
ing machine and a name; or $I8 to
$40 for a Woodward & Lothrop
Sewing Machine, which is the equal
of the best.
The patents have mostly expired,
and machine can be produced for
very little money now.
The Woodward & Lothrop is the
embodiment of the best sewing ma
chine ideas. We took a good point
wherever we could find one, added
few of our own; and the Wood
ward & Lothrop is the result. 1t is
easily managed and noiseless.
The working parts are the same
in each machine. The difference in
price is for extra conveniences and
more elaborate finish.
Full set of attachments and five
year guarantee with each machine.
$500 to $4,000.
The Hand Machine is only $40. so.
Send for the new booklet.
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