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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11
ABUSES GoTHAMITEs.
The Uhl Estate, Said to be the Small
 est in the Country.

What is said to be by all odds the smallest real estate holding on record is tiny triangular piece of ground at
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

Q o 0 o O o 0 o o o 0 0 o o 0 O
 0 A BARGAIN-S1,5 300 buys a cosy cottage O and two lots, two minutes walk from O Q trolley. Terms easy. Inquire at this office. o Q Q Q O O Q o 0 Q o 0 0 0 o
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

EMPLOYMENT TBUREAU-Help Of all kinds AZ furnished and situations secured for capa- ble workers in all kinds of employment Mrs Kelly. IS East Main street 4-25-tf
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

E'ORsSALE in Waterville-Six room cottage; built last year; city water; set tubs and boiler; nice large lot. Price, $500. S1O0 down; balance on easy terms George l.. Jenxs Real estate agent Waterville 1Q-9-tt
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

:" "ANTED-Competent cook would like a position. Inquire Democrat office
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

ITO RENT-5 large rooms and garden. S2 pc
 = week. Inquire at l99 Hill street. 1O-lO-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

KTANAGER WANTED n every large county AvA to appoint agents for the famous Game o. -SkilI' nickel slot machine for drinks or ci- gars; lawful everywhere; takes place; of all forbidden slot machines Rented or sold on easy payments. Secure territory quick. Pal smer Billiard Table Works. Chicago I'll. 9-2-2m
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

WE E make Q speciality of repairing sewing
 machines and typewrlters. Also do all kinds of grinding-lawn mowers, knives, scis- SorS. etc. RazorS honed. Orders left tor plano tuning promptly attended to. Telephone 157-e. Spalding combination tandem wanted Chas. w. MeSser, 151 Phoenix avenue.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

EsOR SALE-Six room cottage with barn, 'A fruit trees and two acres of land Pleas antly situated and quite convenient to school. Price Sl, 300 Must be sold Anyone meaning business address "A Democrat office.
 10-10-3
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

FOR RENT-Pleasant six room tenement at A 42s Mill street, near Benedict & Burn- hams. I0-1l-2
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11
NantS-FOrSale-q' Rent.

FOR RENT-Four or five rooms, first floor; = modern improvements. D. l.. Connor, 73 Pleasant street. 1t
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11

The Craftsman Presented to the State Branch-It will Probably Be Run as the Official Organ of the Federation of Resolutions Passed at To- Days Session.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
Engineers Win Their strike,

Cleveland, o., May 14.-The strike Of
the marine engineers employed on the
boats of the United States steel cor
poration has been declared at an end.
The settlement was reached at a con
ference Monday between A. b. Wolvin,
general manager of the steel corpora
tons fleet, and Representatives of the
engineers. This practically ends the
entire strike movement of the engi-
neers on the lakes The demands of
the men for an increase in wages were
granted and the matter of extra help
in the engine room was compromised.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
HAS GOOD NIGHTS REST.
Reassuring Bulletin Regarding Con-
dition Of Mrs. Mckinley Issued
by Secretary Cortelyou.
PLANS OF PRESIDENT MAY Be CHANGED.
IL Mrp, Mckinley Does Not Rapidly
Improve He May Abandon the Trip
Into the NOrthwest-Member of
the Cabinet Leave Del Monte for
San Francisco.

San Francisco, May 14.-Secretary
Cortelyou Monday morning gave out
the following bulletin as to Mrs. Nc
kiuley's conditions:
Mrs Mckinley rested well during the
.lght. and this morning was quite as COM
Portable as her physicians expected her to
be"
President Mckinley will not decide
until later in the day whether he will
90 to san Jose or not.
Mrs Mckinley was brought to this
city Sunday from Del Monte owing to
her sudden illness. and was taken to
the home Of Henry I. Scott, where She
can have complete rest for few days.
On the special of two cars and locomo-
tive which brought President and Mrs.
Mckinley TO the city were Miss Barber,
the presidents niece, Secretary Cor
telyou and wife, DR.. RiXey and Mr.. and
Mrs II. 4. Scott.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
AN AWFUL CRIME.
Wealthy Farmer in Illinois Murders
His Wife as n Result of
Quarrel.

Bloomington, H., May 14.-On q
farm in White Oak township, this
county, near Carter, Sunday morning,
Merritt Chism murdered his wife. AS
the wife was starting to church in a
buggy with two little daughters of
Chism, her stepdaughters, a quarrel
arose. Chism jumped into the buggy
and with knife cut his wife's face and
neck into pieces. He then threw her
into the road, jumped upon her and
stabbed her repeatedly. Her son,
Harvey Freeland, aged 10, struck at
Chism with a ball bat Chism wrested
the bat from the lad, and struck his
wife three times, smashing her skull!
and dashing out her brains. Then he
tried again to stab the woman.
Harvey caught the hand in which he
held the knife. Chism drew the knife
through the boys hand, almost sever
ing his fingers. and stabbed him in the
arm. Chism then fled across the fields.
He tried to drown himself in a stock
well. The water was not deep enough,
so he climbed out. He went to the
house of son, where he tried to kill
himself with a revolver The son pre-
vented him, and took Chism to Bloom
ington, where he gave himself up to
the sheriff Chism is one of the
wealthiest farmers in the county. He
inherited 100 acres OF land and $780,
900. He is a man of quick temper, but
was never before guilty of crime
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
PEACEABLY SETTLED.
Agreement That Free speech VIII
Not BE Checked in Detroit With
out Action of Mayor.

Detroit, Mich, May 14.-Mayor May
bury and Director of the Police Frank
C. Andrews held a conference Satur-
day which resulted in peaceful solu-
tion of the matters which have been
disturbing the public mind here since
Mr.. Andrews became the head of the
police department. Mr.. Andrews
agreed that he would take no action
relative to the suppression of free
speech on the campus by single tax
orators or others without first con-
sulting the mayor. The mayor an
nounced that he would make a speech
on the campus at night. As a result
about 1000 people gathered there to
hear him. There were no police pres
ent and there was no disorder. Mr..
Maybury addressed the crowd from
Tom Bawden's single tax wagon and
urged the people to make no demon
stration such as was witnessed Friday
night, and said it was not the inten-
ton of the authorities to restrict free
speech.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
NEW STEAMSHIP DEAL.
neutrality-suspicious. Line Acquires
Control of the Atlas Line, Gain
ing seven New ships.

New York, May A. Following the
announcement of the visit to this city
Of Director General Albert BALM, of
the Hamburg-American Steamship
line, comes the announcement that
the Hamburg-American line has ac-
quired the Atlas Steamship line.
which for the past 80 years has piled
between Jamaica, Hayti and Central
America. The Atlas line was for
merly owned by an English corpora
ton, but under the Hamburg Amer
lean line viii fly the German flag.
This addition to its service makes the
MISREPRESENTATION Steamship line
the largest in the world, the entire
tonnage being 100000 tons, which is
divided among 100 vessels, sailing in
80 different services. BY its acquisi-
ton of the Atlas line it has gained
seven new steamships of an average
tonnage of 5000 tons The Atlas
feet consists of the steamships Altai,
Alps, Athos, Allghany, Adirondack,
Andes and Alene.
Though not officially announced. it
is claimed that the Atlas line was
sold to the Hamburg-Ameriean line
for cash, and that the consideration
amounts to between $4,000,0O0 and
600 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
SPREADING RAILS.
Causes Wreck of Fast Mail Train ON
Illinois Central ROad-TwO
Reported Killed.

New Orleans, May IA. The south
bound Illinois Central passenger train
from Chicago jumped the track on the
curve near Hazelhurst, 80 miles south
of jackson. at daylight Monday. c.
f. Rose, of Fulton, KY, mail clerk, and
Tom Lee, fireman, were killed. Gus
Nelson, the engineer, had leg broken;
VI. Il. Stappen, assistant mail clerk,
was badly bruised. Physicians have
been sent to the scene from jackson.
The train was running fast on sec
tion of track undergoing repairs.
Chicago. May 14.-At the Illinois
Central general offices it was stated
that the fast mail was wreckec by the
spreading of the rails. According to
their report but one was killed Mail
Clerk Rose, and an express messenger,
the engineer and fireman were in
iured
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
The RnRnIo ArriXes.

New York, May 1.-THE United
States cruiser Buffalo arrived Monday
morning from Manila, via Colombo
and the Suez canal. The Buffalo left
Cavite, Manila, April and arrived out
side the bar at Sandy Hook at mid
night, making the run in IS days. The
Buffalo brought sol seamen and 81
marines, the most of whom had enlist
ed for the war or for three years. They
viii be discharged at the Brooklyn
navy yard. The Buffalo brought two
bodies, one that of Lieut.. Commander
Jesse NJ. Roper, who was killed on the
United States steamer Petrol, the 9th
er that of p. A. Surgeon Stoughton,
who died at Hong-Kong.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
May Establish New Board

New Orleans. May Il. Monday was
the last day of the convention of
Southern Baptists. President North
en- presided. Considerable time was
spent in considering the report of the
committee appointed at the last con-
vention to consider the advisability
of a board of cooperation. There are
now three boards, Sunday schools,
home missions and foreign missions,
located respectively at Nashville, At
lanta and Richmond. DIR. Gambrell
presented the report Monday, only six
of the nine members having signed it.
The report was in favor of the estab-
ishment of the new board, with head
quarters at Baltimore, Baltimore hav-
ing promised $4,000 if the board should
come to that city. DIR. A. j. Barton,
of Little Rock, presented minority
report
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
RIVER STEAMER IS SUNK.
CITY of Paducah Strikes a Snag at
Grand Tower, ILL.,, and Two
Passengers Drowned.
TWENTY OECKHANDS REPORTED MISSING
Bodies of the Two Passengers
Drowned Are RecOvered-Their
Names Are Miss Mabel Gardiner, of
St Louis, and "A Mr.. BeII-steamer
VIII lie Total Loss.

ST. Louis, May IA special tele-
gram from Chester, H., states that
the City Of Paducah, of the st. Louis
& Tennessee River Packet company,
struck snag while backing out from
Brunkhorst Landing, between here and
Grand Tower, about nine o'clock Sun
day night.
a dispatch just received from Capt.
Kirkpatrick, of the steamer City of
Paducah, says that it is now positive
~ known that two passengers were
drowned and that 20 of the colored
deckhands, whose names are not
known, are missing. The dead whose
bodies have been recovered are Miss
Mabel Gardiner, of St. Louis, and Mr..
Bell, who took passage at st. Louis.
His residence is not known to the
steamship company.
In his dispatch to Capt. Massengale,
Capt. Kirkpatrick says that the Pa
ducah will be a total loss. The water
is up over the hurricane deck. Efforts
are now being made to break through
the roof of the cabin and ascertain if
there are any more bodies within.
Another Report.
\ special dispatch to the Post-Dis-
patch from Murphysboro, H., says of
the City Of Paducah disaster:
With the exception of seven passen-
gers all were drowned, including Is
negro workmen. There were about
IS aboard. After striking the snag at
Brunkhorst, the pilot attempted to
turn the City of Paducah's stern, and
while making the turn the boat sank,
going down in less than two minutes.
Rev Black, Jewish rabbi, from St.
Louis, his wife and daughter, Fannie.
Frank White, who got aboard a few
miles north of the scene of the disas-
ter, the clerk and eight others that
have not been seen since, reached the
Illinois shore in safety. The clerk and
wife escaped drowning, but all others
of the crew are missing. 1t is impos-
sible to estimate the loss of lives. 4
young lady named Miss Gardiner. of
st. Louis. and a man named Bell, adj
dress unknown, were drowned.
The steamer City of Paducah, of the
St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet
company, left the foot of Pine street,
this city, at five o'clock Sunday after
noon for Chester, Grand Tower, Cairo,
Paducah and points on the Tennessee
river as far as Florence. Ala.
The boat was valued at $4,000 and
fully insured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
Medico-LegnI society to Need.

New York, May 1.-THE American
congress of tuberculosis and the Med
ico-Legal society will meet in joint
session in this city Wednesday and
Thursday. There will be delegates
from many of the states and terri
tories and from Canada, Mexico and
Nicaragua. All of the South Amer
lean states have been asked to send
delegates. Among the subjects dis
cussed will be preventive legislation,
the treatment and cure of tuberculosis
and climatic conditions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
To he Allowed an Assistant.

Milwaukee, May 1.-THE Brother
hood of Trainmen Monday finished it's
work on amendments to the constitu-
ton. Under the new order of things,
the grand master will be allowed an
assistant to be located at headquar-
tiers. The assistant will be one of the
four vice grand masters and will as
sist in executive matters, including
the settlement of all grievances. This
will leave three vice grand masters for
field work. Frank p. Sargent, grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Loeomo-
tive Firemen, addressed the conven-
ton in the afternoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
MACHINISTS WILL STRIKE.
Pre- pairing to Quit work May 20 III
Their Demands for Nine-Hour
Day Are Not GRANTED.

Washington, May 11.-Gonferences
were in progress in this city Monday
between President O,Connell, of the
International Association of Machin-
lists; President Gompers, Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and officials
of several of the metal working trades
other than the machinists, considering
the moral and financial support to be
given the proposed strike of machin-
lists. At 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon
President O'Connell said the outlook
was very encouraging for a successful
strike in many localities throughout
the country. A number of the firms
not now complying with the arrange
ment entered into between the ma
chinists and the association of en-
ployers as to nine-hour day signed
Monday, and Mr.. O'Connell predicts
that a large number of these will have
signed by May 20. He says the strike
will affect at least 100000 men directly
and over that number of allied me-
chanics Indirectly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
Cuts His stay short.

London, May l4.-iRear Admiral
Schley received cable message Mon
day announcing the serious illness of
a member Of his family and he has,
therefore, curtailed his stay here and
engaged passage on board the North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Viii
helm der Crosse, which sails from
southampton for New York May Is.
The admiral went to Southampton
Monday afternoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
shot by VigiIance Committee.

Topeka, Kan, May 14.-Dr. Herman,
colored, was fatally shot at midnight
Sunday by the members of vigilance
committee at 1117 North jefferson.
The trouble was the outgrowth of a
scandal. Herman lived at the home of
Mrs George Hamler, whose husband
died under Herman's care several
weeks ago, The mob found Herman
armed with shotgun and revolver.
There was a scuffle and the weapons
were secured and someone fired the
shotgun at DIR. Herman, shooting him
twice in the abdomen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
Accident to Northwestern.

0gdensburg, \. y, May 14.-The
steamship Northwestern, from Chi
cago to Liverpool, collided with Gil
bert's dredge between Galoup and
Rapid du Plot rapids Sunday evening
and went ashore. The dredge had been
working in the channel Off Sparrow
Hawks point. The Northwestern at
tempted to take the north side of the
channel, but the current carried her
against the dredge, tearing through
her false work The Northwestern
was slightly damaged.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

Dr. John w Hoffman, professor Of
agriculture in the state industrial col
lege of Florida, is the one noted ne
gro scientist OF the world. lie has
been chosen to membership IN the
Massachusetts horticultural society,
the Boston physiological society, the
New York geological society, and the
Royal agricultural society of England.
He is also a fellow Of the American
geographical society and of the Royal
microscopical society of England.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
MRS. BoTHA TO URGE PEACE
SniIs from Durham on Way to See
kruger in Effort to End
the War

Durham, May 14.-Mrs. Louis Botha,
who has obtained consent to interview
Mr.. Kruger and urge him to advocate
peace, sailed Monday for Europe on
the steamer Dunvegan Castle.
London, May 14.-Lord Kitchener in
dispatch from Pretoria, dated May
IL, says:
"Grenfell has occupied Louistrichart,
capturing 50 Beers, with rifles Louistrich-
art was previously held by six British with
40 surrendered Beers
"Other columns report eight Beers killed,
20 wounded, 1872 prisoners, "a surrenders,
and a machine gun, g. 4G0 rounds of ammu-
milton, $50 wagons and SO horses captured .
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

In order to help the restoration of
stolen dogs French society has
made arrangements to tattoo mum
Der on the ear of every dog or cat
presented at the soeiety's establish
ment The process, it is claimed, will
be painless, and as register Of all
pets tattooed will be kept, owners
viii always be able to establish iden-
tity by reference to the number OK
the animals ear and the testimony
OF the soeietv's books
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

Southern California, where Natures
freaks are so varied, is probably the
only country which can furnish a
spot of sufficient size and smoothness
TO make the sailing Of boat on
wheels possible. This is the dry lake
in the Moiave desert, in Kern county,
about 100 miles from Los Angeles, a
,ract of land nine miles long by seven
wide, with a surface smooth as a
floor, hard as adamant and without a
sign of vegetation except in one small
place near the center, which might
be called an island.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
Reiect rropositIon OF settIement.

Albany, n. Y, May 14.-The striking
employees of the United Traction COM
pany's lines in this city, Troy, Wa
teryliet, Cohoes and Rensselaer,, after
protraeted discussion Monday, re-
jected a proposition made by the com
pany Sunday night with a view to
bringing about a settlement of the
difficulty
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

London, May 14.-Archbishop Lewis.
of Ontario, died on board the Atlantic
transport line steamer Menominee
May 4. He embarked seriously i'll, as
the result of pneumonia, and intended
to stay in London a short time and
proceed to Egypt. He was accomra-
MED by his wife and trained nurse
During the night of May 3 he sank
rapidly and he died at four o'clock the
next morning. The body was ems
balmed and taken to his residence
here
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

Australia is a rich continent, so
rich that no one knows how rich il
is. II is now one of the great gold
producers of the world 1t produced
more last year than the United States,
and the surface has not been scratch
ed. The greater part of the country
las never been prospected. Vast areas
have never been explored, and new
mines arc being discovered every day.
In Victoria was the first gold excite
Inent, and to-day 100000 ounces and
more of gold are still annually pro-
duced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

The most costly war Of all timc
was the civil war of 156I-65 in the
United States. That war cost the
Northern States total of $500 mil
lion dollars. while the South spent
more than 1900 million in addition.
And this does not consider the epar-
nous expense of the pensions which
have been paid for the last thirty-tiya
years. Next In cost to the war OF
the rebellion WINS the Franco-Prus-
sian war Of 1879 1t cost, in round
numbers, 2,50G millions of dollars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

Pueblo, Col, May 14-Mrs. Matte
Berger, the schoolteacher who disap-
peared ON April - and who. 1t was
feared, had been murdered has been
located at san lose, Cal. 1t is not
known why she left the city without
telling her friends of her intention.
Mrs. Berger formerly lived at Wymore.
Neb., and It is said She has written to
a friend there from San Jose.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

There is a perfect whistling Ian
guage used by the aborigines of the
Canary Islands, and the people can
communicate with each other over
long distances. A stranger wandering
over the islands is frequently sur
prised to hear from a hilltop the
sound Of loud whistling, which is
quickly repeated on the next hill,
and so is carried from summit TO
summit, until 1t dies away in the dis
lance
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STRIKERS Return 40 worL

Hazieton, Pa, May 1.-The men at
the Ebervale colliery of &. b. Markle
& Co., who struck several days ago
because If the discharge of one Of
their number, resumed work Monday
morning The discharged miner was
not reinstated, the company having
proved to the satisfaction of the min
crs that he had violated the rules by
leaving his work before quitting time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
supreme Court Recesses

Washington, May 1.-THE United
States supreme court Monday adj
iourned until next Monday without an
nouncing its opinion in the insular
cases. The court viii have two more
sittings for the announcement Of opin-
ions and the hearing of motions before
its final adjournment for the term on
the 9th inst
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16

Washington, May 14.-Chief Justice
Fuller, of the United States supreme
court, Monday announced the affirma-
ton of the decree of the United States
circuit court for the district of Wash
ington in the case of Charles w Nord-
strom, under sentence of death for
murder, refusing to grant writ of
habeas corpus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-16
Yates signs Drainage Bill.

Springfield. H., May 14-Gov. Yates
Monday morning signed three bills as
follows: Giving trustees drainage dis
trict authority to widen Chicago river.
Placing title guarantee companies un-
der supervision state auditor. APP
propriating $2s. 900 to William T. Par
telle for materials furnished in 1895
to Pontiac reformatory.
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old Newspaper Mnn nend

Rochester, \. y, May Walter
Buell., who was at one time associate
editor of the Cleveland News and Her
aid. subsequently holding similar po-
sition on the Detroit Free Press. died
here, aged a years. Since 1895 Mr..
Buell. has been connected with the
press of this civ.