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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20

MARC0NI RECEIVES SIGNALS
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

81. Johns. y. g.. Dec. iS.-wiiiiam
Mnrconi announced III. mos, wonder.
fui scientific discovery OF modern
times last night. in stating that h. had
received electric signals across the Al
lantic ocean from his station in Corn
wall, England. II. explains that b.e.
fore leaving England lie made plans
Tor accomplishing this result. for while
hIs primary object WAS 10 communi-
cair with o-'an liners in mii.Oc.an. he
hoped also to succeed In attaining the
wonderful scientific tci.sraphy ncross
the Atlantic.
slsnor MnTconTs station in Cornwall
~ very powerful. lie Possesses nn
electric force. generated there. hun
drci times greater than his ordinary
stations. Before he left England h.
nrruns-sl with the electrician In charge
OF the station. which i located Mt
foidhu. that signals should bc sent
daily after n certain date which Sisnor
Mnrconia would cable him nfS.r hnv.
ins perfected his arrangements here.
Slsnor Marconii arrived here a week
ago Friday. selected signal hIll. at the
entrance OF the hnrbor. as mn expert.
mcniinc s;nilonsnnd moved his equip.
men, there. Last Monday lie cabi.,l Ia
th" foidhu station To begin sending
signals nt y. III. daily. aud To con.
,inuc them until u y. m. thcs. hours
being respectively ii:O n. IN. AMI :::so
=. M, 81. Johns time. During these
hours "Wednesday sisnor Marconi ci..
vaici kite with nm aerial wire. by
means OF which signals are sent or ~.
ccivcd.
He remained nj che recorder ni.
iachcd to the receiving apparatus. and
to his profound satisfaction signals
were received by him nt Intervals. ac-
cor'iing To the program arranged pre-
viousiy with the operator nj Poldhu.
These signals consisted Of repeating MT
intervals the letter "S." which. In Mar
coni's code. Is made by three dots or
quick strokes.
. This signal was repeated 30 fire.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20

qnentiy and SO in accordance with the
detailed plan arranged to provide safe
guards against possibility OF mistake.
that Sisnor Mnfconi was satisfied that
IL was s.nuin. transmission from
England.
Again on Thursday during the same
hours the kit. was elevated aud the
same signals We're renewed. This made
the nssuEan." ~ complete that Sisnoi
Mnrconi eabi-i Ia hs principal. IN
England. also Informed III. governor Of
Newfoundland. Sir Caycniish Boyle
who apprls-d III. British Cabinet Of
th. success Of the experiments.
sisnor Marconl. though satisfied Of
III. grnuIn~n.s. Of the signals aud thai
he has succeeded In his attempts In 80
iabiishins communication across the
Atlantic without III. use of wires. cm.
phasi1.s the fact tina; the system Is yc,
only In an cmbyroaic state and that
tho possibility OF its ultimate develop
mcnt 4. demonstrated by the success
Of the present experiments with incoIn
pictc and imperfect apparatus. as the
signal. can only L. received by the
most srnsitirciy adjusted apparatus
and Sisnor Mar-oni il working under
great difficulties. owing To tho condl
tions prevailing.
The Cornwall coast IL 100 miics
from 81. Johns.
In view Of the success attending
these trials sirnor Marconi will. for the
present. disregard the matter Of com.
munica,ins with Transatlantic steam.
crs. He will return to England next
week. and viii conduct the expert.
.......sS S.... t.tIt.,. t,S,n..tf
lie explains that the greater cicctr!.
cal power there will enable him &c
send more effective signals. lie will
undertake this work himself. leaving
ASSISTANTS here to erect n mast and ~
ccivc the signals ns he forwards them
II Ia not possible to send return signals
frpm here until n powerful electric bat
terry shpii have been Installed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20
GREAT DECEMBER STORM
CAUSES IMMENSE DAMAGE

and the valleys were Inundated.
Heavy rain followed during the night.
accompanied by winds Of great vcloc.
i,y. Trains Were blocked for many
hours. lantsliies were frequent and IN
the low lands and valleys hundreds Of
dwellings wcrc flooded. while the dam.
age to farm lands and buildings Il very
great Few lives SO far have been re.
ported as lost.
Green River. wyo.. Dec. 15.-Andrcw
Christensen. who runs $500 sheep
north OF Green River. came In ycster.
day and reported that NIL ilocks In that
section are lost, together with u mum.
bcr OF herdcrs. The storm, he snys.
was the worst he ever saw In this
state. He believes the loss among
sheep will be heavy.
Billings. Mont. Dec. 15.-Eastcrn
Montana has been enveloped In one Of
the heaviest snowfalls ever known. The
snow averages from two to six feet
deep on the level and railroad travel
will be interrupted for the next few
days.
The thermometer is twenty degrees
below zero here tonight. with strong
north wind blowing, which will drive
1t from ten to twenty degrees lower by
HloTHltS. All stotk Oh tHe open pTuiEle
is suffering frightfully and unless the
weather changes some within the next
twenty-four hours losses will be great
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to govern appropriation and distribu
tion Of water rendered available by the
act. beneficial use to be the basis and
measure and limit OF right to use such
water.
Ten-Secretary OF the interior is nu.
thorized to make rules and regulations
to carry the net into effect.
Western members are fairly well
pleased with the measure. but 1t Ia
pointed out by some that while the bill
rccites that there shall be no interfer.
ence with state laws. other provisions
Of the bill provide methods of proceed.
ure for the secretary Of the interior In
conflict with such state laws.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20
COMMITTEE FINISHES
NEW RESERVOIR BILL

Washington, d. c., Dec. 15.-tDenver
Republican S?cciaLp-The committee
which has been working since the
opening of Congress on an irrigation
bill completed n measure yesterday
which will be submitted "Wednesday
TO a meeting OF western members.
when. II adopted. It will be introduced
in the Senate and House and be the
measure upon which all western MEM
bers will stand In their efforts to Sc
cure government aid for arid land re-
clamatiop. The bill contains ten sec
tions. theA main features OF each being
as follows:
One-Creation Of a land reclamation
fund from sales Of public lands In six
teen states and territories.
Two-Secretary of interior to select
reservoir sites.
Three-Secretary to withdraw from
entry land to be irrigated.
Four-Secretary to let contracts for
works, no project to cost over $40 an
acre.
Fiye-Lands subjected to homestead
entry and payment of 50 an acre; ell
tries limited to eighty acres.
Six-Mnnagement and operation of
reservoirs to pass to owners Of land ir-
rigated when payments are made upon
a major part of lands.
Seven-When the water provided
shall be more than sufficient for irri-
CATION of irrigable public lands under
the project, perpetual water rights at
So an acre may be sold for private
lands not exceeding rights for more
than eighty acres to any one land
owner.
Eight-Secretary of the interior Is
authorized to acquire necessary prop
erty by condemnation proceedings III
United States or state courts.
Nine-Nothing in the act is to inter-
fere with the laws of any state or ter
ritory relating to rights to the appro-
priation of water or Its Distribution for
irrigation. State and territorial laws
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20

Philadelphia. Dec. ia storm
which, for severity and destructive
ness. has not been eIualed In this Sec
ton for twenty-five years. visited east
crn and central Pennsylvania last
night. causing almost unprecedented
damage and resulting In the loss OF ut
least four human lives.
The havoc In the coal regions Is enor-
nous. and the loss to railroad and min
ing companies viii amount to millions
of dollars.
The Schuylkill. Lchigh. Susquehnnna
and Ju1nita rivers have risen ns high ns
fifteen feet above their levels. and all
of their tributaries have overfiowed.
inundating the surrounding country In
more than n dozen counties.
1nnumernblc washo,its have occurred
on the Pennsylvania. Philadelphia x
Reading. Northern Central. Lehigh
Valley. New Jersey Central and Lacka-
wanna railroads. Bridges We're carried
away and traffic is at n standstill. The
delegates to the convention Of the
American Federation of Labor are
storm bound at Scranton with no Idea
of when they will be able to leave.
New York. Dec. 15.-wnrm weather
and rain. followed by high winds. have
resulted In general damage all over
New York state Saturday the snow In
the northern section thawed rapidly,
causing the rivers and creeks to rise.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20
FIFTEENTH YEAR.
Ire YOU SEEKING .r.r -.
AnRenter or Buyer
For Your Farm,
or a Portion of Same

With ,sv Of rapidly increasing the population Arkansas ys,
Who will
sh NO propose TO have namb parties
f become residents o this valley
ahes maxim. hsr home ahons visit their oil they viii
tho districts with which they
kbsr Of good farmer. TO into The yasy aha
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
PASSING EOGUS CHECKS.
Forged the Name of Henry Weyand
 of Jefferson Street

A man of average size, ordinary looking, except that he is smooth shay en. has high check bones and a pecu- liar muscular movement of the eye broWs. has been passing bogus checks for small amounts upon local mer- chants. Two have been traced. one to the coal office of Frank Miller X Co and the other to the office Of the Hall & tpson Ice company. Both were for the same amount. SJ and to each was forged the name Of Henry Wcyand. the metal worker on Jefferson street The checks were taken from book issued hy the Fourth National hank. .it each of the above places tue man. who said his name was lt. T. Bliss. and his resi- dence G6 Wood street. ordered half d ton of coal. gave tho check in pay mcnt and received &1.:0 He is looked upon as novice in this kind of b,rsi- ness and it is thought that this was his last resort to raise money to leave town.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
The President Will Start the Wheels
 ill Motion.

Buffalo, x. 1., March 14.-With the
 return of Director General Buchanan
 from Washington the plans for open
 ing the Pan-American exposition arc
 assuming definite shape. It has been
 decided that the exposition shall be
 opened on May 1. At that time Presi-
 dent Mckinley and his cabinet are eX-
 pected to be on their way to the Pas
 cific coast. It is proposed to connect
 the presidents train by telegraph with
 the temple of music. Direct tele-
 graphic communication will also be es-
 tablished with the executive offices of
 the presidents of all the republics of
 the western hemisphere and the gov
 nor-general of Canada. At precisely
 o'clock. Buffalo time, they will all be
 requested to touch electric buttons in their offices which will start q piece of machinery of the exposition. At the same time it is expected they will transmit a message of greeting. President Mckinley. from his spe cial car, surrounded by his cabinet, will then start the great fountain pumps and will transmit over the wires l a message of greeting to the people as sembled on the occasion of the open ing. The details connected with this
 novel and remarkable arrangement are being worked out.
 On May 14 it is proposed to hold inn posing dedicatory ceremonies. when it is expected Nice-President Roosevelt Governor Odell and a large number of | national and diplomatic officials will l be present.
 A day. probably between June 9 and 12 will be designated Presidents Day. when President Mckinley and 1 his party en route to Washington on
 their return from the coast, will be l present.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
DECISIONS BY JUDGERoRABACK
Concerning the Old Connecticut In- dcmnity ASSCc;ation

New Haven, March 14-Thrce de- cisions were handed down to-day i'll the famous cases Of the New Haven funct Connecticut Life Insurance company, formerly the Connecticut In demnity company, Vs John E. Doherty and others. Two of the daclsions were favorable to the defendants and one was against them. The decIsions were by Judge Roraback
 The first case was a suit to recover the sum of S22 ,0G0. which it is claim ed the defendants loaned one \. F. Smith. a New York agent of the com pany. at various times, ard the plain tiff also claimed that Smith had lot made proper returns of the money to the company. The court found that tho
 inc did not name tle amount of danl- age.
 The second case the receiver claim- ed that the defendants loaned SlO.Nh to one $. \. DuItcn on March 2l. lS9l.7 and took as security mortgages OH a boat known as Jessie 5. alld also some land improvement honsls. Tic. court finds fos the defendants in this case. The third case was known as the.
 mortuary settlement and in finding for the defendants Judge Roraback said ::
 While the methods adopted. ill rcla-s ton to this claim must be severely l criticised. yet from the evidente~I find that the plaintiff has failed to prove the sum paid out IS wholly toot5
 to the company.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
BREE DEFEATED IN HOUSE.
Leslie W. Newbury of Hartford Elect
 ed State Auditor.

Hartford March 14.-Thc house de- Yeloped break ill the democratic ranks to-day over the nomination of Senator James F. Bree of New Haven for state auditor. When the time came for the confirmation by the house Of the nomination. which was recom- mended by the finance committee, Mir CaiklnS. leader of sthe minority side, paced ill nomination the name of Les lie w. NeWbury of Hartford. the nomi- nee or the democratic caucus. The de- pate on the nominations brought out d heated argument in which the demo- cratic side of the house was split in two. Many of the members took hand i'll the arguments. which were sclhetlmrS rather pointed. On being put to vote, Alr Bree was defeated and MT Newbury was elected the re- publicans being for him, With a DOT tion Of the democrats.
 The judiciary committee reported unfaVorably on the bni providing for the salaries of town clerks and it was rejected
 The bill providing for families Of prisoners in jail be paid fifty. cents d day was reported untavorably by the Judiciary committee and it was TPtecttt.
 The house confirmed the nomina- tIonS of Milton \. Shumway Ralph Wheeler and William IIaminarsley as judges of the superior and supreme court.
 The house adjourned at 1:15 after the longest session held this term.
 The senate received from the gov elnor this morning tie nomination Of M. (. Webster of New Britain on tine commission on building and lean as Sociations.
 The railroad committee rejected the blIl providin" that any railroad may abandon q station if the public sup port is not sufficient to maintain il. It Was rejected by the senate
 The committee on labor reported un- 1aNorably on the bill to give employees an haur tlmp to vote on state elec- tlons.s This Was also rejected by the senate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
SHORTER WORK DAY.
That Seems to Be the Tendency
 of the Age.

Policemen No Exception to the Rule
 Objections Made by Many to Length
 enins Their Time on Duty-The
 Work of d Policeman Not as Light
 as Represented by Some, as the
 Limb of the Law Has to Be on His
 Feet the Full Time.
 The talk of increasing the hours on some of the police beats hats occaSlOned a good deal of talk about town, and while some favor il, a considerably larger number think it a rather strange time to commeHce putting on addition al burdens to the policemen. just at the opening of the season which is to wit ness a strong effort on the part of working men in all walks of life to secure a shorter day. There are many conflicting statements as to the num- Der of hours thep olicemen are actually engaged. some of the men themselves differing upon the subject but ill !: general way perhaps one would not be very wide of the mark if he should say that under the new rules the men will average nine hours n day. Of course. some allege that this is above the mark. while others contend that it is below it. The men that 20 on at S in the morning half u half hour to report in the forenoon. that is. from Il to 50 o'clock. They go to dinner at l o'clock in the afternoon and re- turn at 2:2O. At 3:3O they report for half an~hour at the station. This gives them two hours and twenty minutes off. leaving them in the harness eight hours and forty minutes. There are twelve night beats. from ' o'clock in the evening to , in the morning. six beats from s at night to 5 in the morn ing and three from 10 at night to s in lhe morning. These report at the sta tion the same as the day men. It is claimed that the encouragement of the rules should tend to shorten rather than increase the hours of duty. and it is probable that the patrolmen will petition the board of public safety to this effect. While everybody wants to see the policemen earn their money. still no one appears anxious to compel them to perform more duty than ordi- nary mortals can reasonably be eN- pected to be able to stand. Such q course would, in the opinion of those who take the mems side af the case, tend to weaken rather than strengthen the efficiency of the department, for it is Il well established fact that when men are oyerworked results are rare ly satisfactory. At present there are thirty-two patrolman and six officers, but it is said that it would require the service of ten or fifteen more to properly police the city and fix the hours at what they ought to be. While no fault is being found with any one in particular over the proposed change, still there seems to be considerable op- position to it. and it is probable that the board will be asked to tighten the burden instead of adding to it.
 Vito Antonio. the infant child of Mir and Mrs Salvatore Sanitore. of Union street. died last night. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. with service at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes, and interment in Calvary cemetery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
DEPRIVED OF FUR\ITT-RC
Scranton's Belongings Burned While
 on the Way From New Britain.


 on the Way From New Britain.
 The family of Ellsworth Scranton. Whose furniture was burned while be- ing removed to this city from Lilac street, New Britain, are now stopping at Mrs Mary A. Dunn's boarding mousse 9I South Main street. over T. F. Guests saloon, and appear to be Ill somewhat S1raightened circum- stances and the case offers a. splendid opportunity for the charitably inclin- ed people of the town to lend d hcip- ing hand to an apparently deserving man and woman. Mir Scranton came to Waterbury two months ago and went to work on the Naugatuck road. This week they decided to move here and Mrs Scranton packed all their be- longing and started them for Wa terbury in charge of Truckman Cole man of Bristol. Everything went along all right with MT Coleman until he reached the Southinston mountain when the furniture started to burn and in q short time everything on the wagon and the wagon itself were in ashes. The woman came to Waterbury on the cars expecting to find the furniture ahead of her at q tenement at IT Gilbert street, which her husband had rented frol, w. J. Schlegel, and when she reached here and learned what had happened she almost went out of her mind. They have four children, the oldest is six years and the youngest five months and as they lost everything they had except what they had on them at the time their condition can be more easily imagined than described. A Democrat reporter talked with Mrs Scranton this afternoon and during the recital of the case the woman wept bitterly over her loss. She said that $500 would not put her family and her home in the same condition they were in before they started to move. No doubt there are many peo- pie about town who might like to do something towards relieving this fami- ly and those who feel so inclined can send articles of house furnishings to IT Gilbert street where the bare walls of q tenement are all that can be seen there at present. Change of cloth irg for the children and thei. mother and Mir Scranton as well would come in handy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
BREWER BADLY BURNED.
Explosion Took Place While He Was
 Inside of . CaSE

As a result of a rather peculiar ac
 cident this morning Jacob Weihm cim- ployed at the Hellmann Brewing com pany lies in d critical condition at his home. ,165 Bank street suffering from painful burns received from an eN- plosion. which occurred while he was at work at the brewery this morn ing. MT Weihm waS~at work burniSh- ing the inside of a cask about fifteen feet in diameter used to hold beer. The only entrance to this caSk is q small space eighteen by twelve inches. He was using alcohol. varnish and several other liquids in furnishing this cas. when in some way or other the liquid came in contact With the alcohol and an explosion resulted. The inside Of the cask was soon ablaZe and NIr Weihm would no doubt have been burned to death except that he had been driven heavily against the side of the cask by the force of the explosion. X fellow laborer. Charles Starr by name. hearing the noise thus caused and thinking something was amiss, looked into the caSk. He saw his associate enveloped in flames. With difficulty he succeeded in pulling him out through the small opening and thus rescuing him from almost certain death. Mr Weihm's clothes were rapidly torn off and Dr Russell was summoned. He found that the unfortunate man was burned severely about the head. neck. arms. forehead and eyes. Though Mr Weihm'S condi- ton is critical. Dr Russell states he will recover unless he has inhaled the flames MT Weihm wore q covering for the face something similar to a drivers cap and this protected his face considerably from the fire.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
STILL TALKING SURRENDER.

London, March live understand that there has been an active inter change of telegrams between the home government and the Cape authorities and Lord Kitchener" says the Daily Chronicle, concerning the negotia- tions with General Botlia. and also that immense quantities of foodstuffs are reaching Pretoria. by way of Delagoa bay, which are destined to feed the Boers when the final sur render is made"
 The Daily News says:
 eve understand that tile govern ment has authorized Lord Kitchener to give distinct promise that the government of the new colonies shall culmlnate in complete grant of free 1nstitutfcns.'ff
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
LONDON APPEALS To AMERICA.
Anxious to Have the United States
 Interfere With Russia.

: London. March 1.-The Globe this afternoon continues to bewail" the nerveleSSneSS of the British foreign of flee ill regard to Russian action in Manchuria and reiterates its appeal to the United States to rid itself of the influence of Wu Ting Fang. and the glamor of Russian diplomacy and thereby save the northern China mar ket to the cotton mills of the southern states.
 The balance of the long article, how ever. seems to indicate mat the Globe, like others. is not really so anxious to aid American commerce as to help for wayd the widespread British desire to secure the assistance of Washington in stemming Russian ambition. restor- ing British prestige and keeping the open door for British trade.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
COMMISSION RECEIVED.

Washington March 14.-Colonel William Cdry Sanger received his com- mission as assistant secretary of war at half past twelve thls afternoon. He was immediately sworn inro office in the odlce of Secretary Root.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
ONE PAUPER KILLS ANOTH FER.
Fatal Quarrel in County Home in
 Michigan.

Detroit, Mich. March 14.-John Me- Mahon, aged 60 years. and William Harris. also GO years of age. both in mates of the Wayne county house. had an altercation after supper last night which resulted in Harris stabbing Me Mahon twice i'll the left lung with a knife. McMahon died almost ilnmedi- ately and Harris is i'll jail
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
KILLED SWEETHEART AND SELF

Norwood. Mass. March 14-Ralph Bateman killed his sweetheart. Ella s. White, at her home here last night and then committed suicide by shoot ing himself Rateman was p years of age and Miss White 20. The police say that jealousy was the cause of the tragedy. The friends of Bateman say that he was insane from q recent at tack of the grip. Mir Bateman. the father of the young man, Is proml- nent citizen of this place and was q former selectman The White family was also we'll known.