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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
A CLEVER RUsE.

Talking about scalper's tickets said an old conductor, ''the queerest thing I know in that line happened when I was working for the Missouri Pacific, back in the sos. My run was between Kansas City and St Louis, and one morning as I was pulling out on my east-bound trip a fellow gave me an old three-day excursion months before. I told him it was no good, and after considerable growing he handed me some small silver change. ''That will carry me to -" he said naming little way station, land between times I will think it over' Every well.'' I replied, .'but give you notice right now that I won't carry you a foot further unless you put up the money.
 t'He made no answer and began care fully studying his ticket. When we got to the station. was by his side. well, sir.'' I said"what do you intend to do.'' "I intend to ride on this ticket" he snarled. five read it over and it's perfectly good" Pm not go- ing to argue any more about that, :" said I. 'You pay your fare quick or get off," ''Not unless you're the best man," he said, looking ugly. "Well, I threw him off, but it was a tough job. He fought like wildcat and came near licking both me and the brakeman. The station where this happened was in the heart of a wild moonshine district, and the crowd that collected all sympathized with the pas senger. As we pulled out they stoned the train. I expected to hear from the fellow almost at once but I didn't and the affair soon passed out of my mind.
 'Six months later I happened to be in the general offices when to my great surprise I saw him coming out of the managers private room. Who is that man, asked 8 clerk. He laughed. Why don't you know him?' he said He's ,' and he named detective who had lately worked up the evidence in big train robbery case in the very neighborhood of the station where OuI row had occurred.
 'sThen I understood You see he
 wanted some good excuse for going into the settlement, and there was nc
 better role than that of a poor man 1 just ejected from train by a bruta, conductor. He had his scalper's ticket to show; he had just put up genuine fight, and he claimed to be dead broke All that appealed to the natives and | they took him in at once. The result
 was that he stayed there month ant picked up all the evidence he wanted l It was shrewd scheme, but I stil l think he made that scrap unnecessari
 ly realistic. c.-New Orleans Times Dem
 ecrat.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
SUICIDE BY SHOOTING.
Glassblower Pfhat's Mind Was Un-
 balanced

South Nofwalk, Aug 1.-FraHk Pfhat committed suicide by shooting about s o'clock this morning while temporarily deranged through pains in the head. He complained of the pains yesterday, and last night went i'll bathing to relieve the pain, near his place at Roton Point, two miles from here, where he had glass-blow- ing establishment and ice cream stand. About o'clock this morning he got up and took another swim, replying to remark of his wife about having been in the water only the night before: "That is so. guess I must be going crazy After the swim he went into the rear room of the glass-blowing es- tablishment and killed himself ill front of a mirror.
 He was 46 years old and leaves d wife and five children, all hereabout5 except Frank. who is an electrician re- siding in Lynn, Mass. Pfhat had been at the point for nine consecutive sum- mers and in the winter time had con- ducted glass-blowing booths at fairs all through New England. He left note saying, Cause, unbalanced mind; for give me"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
BRISTOL TEAM BANQUETTED.
By J. IT. Sessions of Bristol, Mark
 Hanna's Double.

Meriden, Aug 2.-The players of the Bristol baseball team were banqueted at the Winthrop hotel last evening, the guests of J. H. Sessions, a prominent manufacturer of the little town on the hill. The boys had a fine time, al- though there was very little said of baseball, owing to the defeat admins tered by Meriden.
 But MT Sessions wasn't discouraged and neither was the team. MT Ses- sions is gentleman apparently nearly 60 years of age, and is the picture of Senator Marcus Aurelius Hanna. As he led the coterie to the banquet hall the ease and grace of the s'only Mark were visible. Indeed. several of the guests of the house remarked at the likeness.
 MT Sessions is an enthusiastic base ball man, and whether his club wins ol loses, he turns out as often as his busi ness will allow. He doesn't quit wheI the team has a losing streak, but hs does like to see a game of good base ball
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
San Francisco Employers and
 Employed Come Together.
Expected That Understanding Will be Reached To-day-Men Will Probably be at Work Monday Morning.

SssGa faancisco, Aug. 2.-An early sett pf the trouble between the EmI association and the City Frcnt fation seems probable. The bor Aaaders and prominent merchants are alike hopeful that tomorrow at the latest will see peace restored, and that on Monday the striking workers will return to their former employment.
 The City Front federation have ask ed Mayor Phelan for more light upon some features of the terms of peace upon which the employers insist. This letter will be laid before the employ CTS association to-day. Conferences will be held and it is expected that an understanding will be reached before night. Whatever decision may be reached will not directly affect the striking iron workers, who are not in- eluded in the City Front federation of unions.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
BOFRS ARE ACCUSED
Of Shooting Scouts in Cold Blood
 Wounded Yeoman Killed.

London, Aug 2-A dispatch from Lord Kitchener says: French reports that he has received letter from KritZinger Ca Boer commander an- nouncing his intention to shoot all na- tives in British employ where armed or unarmed. Many cases of cold blooded murder of natives in Cape Colony have recently occurred"
 Another dispatch says: "On July 2S an officers patrol of twenty yeo- marry and some native scouts follow ed two carts and few Boers fifteen miles from the railway at Doorn River, Orange River Colony, where they were cut off by POO Boers and after defend ing themselves in small building they surrendered when their ammunition was exhausted Three yeomen were wounded. After the surrender the Boers made the native scouts throw up their hands and shot them in cold blood. They afterwards shot wound ed yeoman. The remainder were re- leased. The Boers gave as a reason thought he was Cape boy Evi- dence on oath has been taken of the murders
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
HAEF STILL CONFIDENT.
He Still Thinks the Independ-
 ence a Wonder.

Give Her a Stiff Breeze and Nothing
 Gan Touch Her--Opinions of Yacht
 ing Men Concerning the Racers
 Crew of Boston Boat Do Not Work
 Smoothly.
 Newport, R. l., Aug 2.-No attempt was made this morning to take the Independence out for a spin although the air was beautifully clear, and a northwest breeze was blowing down the bay. :.
 The Columbia also lay all the morn ing at her moorings about a hundred yards from the Independence. One or two sailors were about her decks, but the majority of the crew on bo&a the tender Park City. <
 On the Independence a little work was done on some of the rigging which had slacked up bit. and Captain Half, as usual, was hustling about. From Captain Half down, the entire ships company is as enthusiastic as ever over her capabilities. Given a strong true breeze tomorrow, there is not man aboard who does not confidently be- lieve that the Independence will beat the Columbia handsomely.
 Among the yachtsmen here to-day the success of the Columbia is attrib- uted in great measure to the smart ness of her crew. In fact, it is the general opinion that the crew of the Columbia work better together than any other yachts company of the pres. ent racing season. The men are all ways ready when called on. Especial 1 ly is this the case when. the great swelling balloon sails have to be shift ed in hurry.
 It must be said that in yesterdays l race, and more especially in the run l down the wind from the first to the I second mark. the sails of the Independ ence were not handled as smartly as those of the Columbia. This criticism applies to the spinnaker principally which failed to .'break out'' after being hastheaded and boom-ended. l The amateur experts who were or board the Boston yacht yesterday have 1 expressed the opinion that the boon was kept in too flat during the ruI and to this circumstance they attribut ed the boats unsatisfactory behavior
 Persons whose judgment on yacht ing matters is entitled to respect, hay, now made up their minds that in ligh weather the Independence is1 inferiol to the Columbia in any point of sail ing. When heeling over to a com manding breeze she shows remarkabl
 speed. With the wind abeam or there abouts she can tackle any sailing yach
 a1oat while in a reefing breeze il
 smooth water she ought to prove
 wonder.
 The significance of this expert classi
 fication of the qualities of the Bostol
 boat as far as her ambitions as cu defender are concerned will be appa1 ent when it is recalled that in race
 for the America's cup. of late years topmasts have only had to be house twice, once by the Puritan and ono by the Vigilant.
 |, These observations. however, ar
 considered rank heresy by the men O
 board the Independence, who insis
 that she is the best racing craft i
 existence. Sailors on some of the othe , yachts declare that generous treatmen good food, and prize money every no,
 and then have much to do with tn loyalty of the crew of the Indepent ence.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
 NO TEMPORARY LICENSES.
State Dental Commission Votes Not
 to Issue Them.

to Issue Them.
 A meeting of the state dental com. missioners was held at the capitol i'll Hartford yesterday. This was the first, meeting since the organization of the commission. There were present p E. w. Pratt of East Hartford, the president; Dr J. Penney Baker of Wallingford, pr W. H. Loomis of Rockville, Dr w. E. Hyde of Daniel son and Dr Horace Bascom of New Haven Dr c. c. Barker of Meriden was the guest of the commission.
 The session yesterday morning was with closed doors, and the laws relat- ing to the practice of dentistry in the state were discussed. There was 9 long discussion on the question of the issuing of temporary licenses to those who desire to practice dentistry in the state, before passing the required ex- animation for a complete license. The commission voted that no temporary licenses should be issued. Under this vote of the board no person without @ license will be allowed to practice den- tistry in the state until he shall have passed the state examination. The next state examination will be held in May next.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
GOLF FINALS PLAYED.

Shinnecock Hills, N. Y., Aug 2.-The semi-fnals in the annual golf tourna- ment of the Shinnecock Hills Golf club were played to-day. The com petitors for the first set were:
 c. B. Macdonald, Garden City, and U A. Murdock, Shinnecock Hills, and c. Tiffany Richardson. Harvard, and R. c. Watson, Jr, Westbrook.
 In the second set Louis Livingston Westbrook, met Stephen Nash, Colum- bia college. while Roy De Raismes, Baltusrol, played A. M. Brown of Shinnecock.
 In the third set Dan Chauncey, Dyk- CT Meadom, played Percy Pyne, 2nd Princeton, and Nebald Edgar, New port, met 0. F. Watson. Essex County Country club.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
POL|CEMANYOUNGER'SD SDEATH.
Exeites Considerable Interest
 in New York.
Rumor That He Met With Foul Play Because of His Connection With Bissert Case-Police Discredit Story Was His Skull Fractured?


 Was His Skull Fractured2
 New York, Aug. 2-The case of po- liceman Peter w Yunge of the Belancy street station, who died in Bellevue hospital to-day from injuries received at Oriental park, West Broadway and Grand street yesterday afternoon ex- cited intense interest last night and because of the rumor that the man had met with foul play and that he had been instrumental ill securing the attendance of a witness in a trial of Wardman George Bisset, who helped to convict the officer The report made by the police was that Yunge while walking with his wife had fall eu and fractured his skull It was said at Bellevue hospital last night he had a fractured, but this morning it was said there is no sign of a fr:lc ture or even a bruise though he may possibly have had depressed fracture or break of the occipital bone. One eye is badly discolored.
 pr Rayn of Gouverneur hospital, who was the first physician to attend Yunge said he found the man lying on the sidewalk The doctor said the mans skull was fractured. The police deny that Yunge had any connection direct or indirect with the Bissert case. They say he fell in an epileptic fit while walking with his | wife and that there was nothing in l anyway suspicious about the death | District Attorney Philbin said Yunge had had nothing whatever to do with 1 the Bissert case.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
VOLUNTEER CREW IN DANGER.
Cast Adrift on the Pacific, Have
 Awful Experience.

They Were From the Disabled Trans
 port Lennox-There Was But Little
 Provisions on Board-Finally Picked
 ur by Steamer George Loomis.
 San Francisco, Aug. 2.-Seven men from the disabled transport Lennox, bound from Manila to this port, who were picked up in a small boat eff Piedras Blancas lighthouse and brought to this city by the steamer George Loomis, tell a story of broken shaft, dearth of provisions and of the drifting of the helpless ship in the cur rent that sets down the coast. The men are: Third mate J. Spratt, J. Lee, Frank West, P. T. Flaherty and James F. Scanlon, ex-sailors and men, of-wars men; David Rankin, of New Jersey, formerly connected with the Manila Freedom.
 They constituted a volunteer crew that put off from the transport in seacr of assistance. On the Lennox are IT cabin and 45 second class passengers, nearly all of whom are the English officers and Chinese crew Of about 30 men. There are no women OH board. Third Mate Spratt and his companions tell the same story. One | Of them said:
 ssThe Lennox left Manila on June 27 and Nagasaki on July 5. Suddenly on the evening of July 25th, the shaft broke within three feet of the propeller making great noise but the quick I shutting off the engines prevented any I damage to the vessel. There was I a calm at the time and things looked l bad. The members of the Chinese
 crew were helpless but two old sailors fixed up jury rig but under it the
 vessel made little or no progress. For
 nearly a week we looked in vain for
 assistance, meanwhile drifting to the
 southward anG in toward the coast. What made it really serious was the shortage of provisions. Captain Will Hanson asked the Chinese crew to man q small boat and attempt to reach
 the coast. The Chinese refused, and the chief officer came to us sailors and asked for volunteer crew. Twenty
 minutes later We were off in a boat
 and were given a good send off. We
 took two kegs of water, two tins of
 corned beef and box of hard tack.
 The boat was rigged with sail but
 there was no wind, and until we were
 picked up by the Loomis twelve hours
 idleI, we were dC tie OdTS ana ndu
 come within sight of Piedras Blancas
 lighthousee."
 It is expected that the tug Slocum
 which was at once sent in search of
 the Lennox, will find the transport
 some time to-day close to Santa Bar, Z bara channel. She was 1SO miles south of this city and 40 miles at sea
 when the small boat left her.
 | :. Washington, Aug. 2.-Colonel Long ? quartermaster at San Francisco, has informed the war department that lht 5 tug Slocum which was sent to the as sistance of the disabled transport Len
 nox. was expected to reach that vesse , at 3 o'clock this morning. The Len nox is chartered transport. She wa. returning to San Francisco in ordel : to be turned over to her. owners.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
FELL FROM BOAT.
Body of Harry B. Lathrop Found in
 Breakwater.

Bridgeport, Aug. 2.-The body of Harry B. Lathrop, aged IS years. was found yesterday near the inner break water. where he had been drowned. The young man was subject to epileptic fits and it is supposed while suffering from one of them he fell overheard from a small boat.
 Yesterday morning he started out in a skiff to go grabbing and soon after neon, the boat was found adrift. A search was immediately instituted, and young Lathrops body was found as stated. He resided with his mother at the corner of Booth and Steuben streets in East Bridgeport.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
VISITS THE PRESIDENT.

Cleveland. O., Aug 2.-Senator Hanna left here today to visit President Me Kinley. While the ser.ztor declined to dfvulee the object of his visit to Can- ton. it is generally regarded as signi- ficant at this time. It is known that the president is most anxious to see the amalgamated strike settled at the earliest possible moment.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
TORPEDO BOAT SINK

Portsmouth, Aug 2.-Torpedo boat No s1 has been sunk off the Island of Alderney, in the English channel. No details have been received, beyond the fact that there was no loss of life. La ter 1t became know that the torpedo boat sank off the Alderney breakwater. All her guns and stores were saved. The boat will De raised
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
FORMER CONGRESSMAN DEAD.

Topeka, Kans., Aug. 2.-Ex-Con- gressman John Davis is dead. aged 74 years He was born in SangamOn county. Illionois. For many years he was prominent in the labor reform and populist movements, and repre- scented the fifth Kansas district in con gress from 1890 to 1892 as q populist. He wrote much on economic subjects.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
BATTLEsHlP FOR RUSSIA.
The Retvizan. Built by Cramps,
 Have Trial Run August 9.

Philadelphia, Aug 2.-The first class barriesiiip Retvizan. built by the Cramps for the Russian government, will be taken to the government course of the New England coast for the builders official trial trip on August 25, or September 1.
 Cnder the specifications the ship must show speed of eighteen knots an hour for twelve hours.
 There will be another trial in Oc- tober after the vessel is fitted out, which will be the official trial of the Russian government.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
BOMB AT ZOLA'S DOOR.
Police, However, Say It Could Have
 Done No Harm If Exploded.

Paris, Aug 2.-A small tin can con taining several cartridges and with an unligLted fuse attached to it was found last night at the door of the apartment house ill which Emile Zola, the novel; ist, lives when in Paris.
 The police who examined the can say that even if the fuse had been light ed it only would have produced de- tonation resulting in no damage. The officials regard it as a practical joke. Zola is at present in the country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
MAJOR W. E. ALMY DEAD.
American Officer in Porto Rico Vic-
 tim of Appendicitis.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. 2.-Major William E. Amy died in the hospital here of appendicitis. He was taken sick last Saturday, The body will be shipped to the United States on Mon- day. Mrs Almy and her three daugh- ters are now in the United States, probably at their home in Philadel- pbia
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
DIsTRIcT OF WATERBURY. ss. PRos

E I IJ bate Court. August ?. 1901.
 Estate of Francis MaGuire late of Water bury in said District. deceased.
 The executor having exhibited his adminis- tration account with said estate to this Court for allowance. it IS
 ORDERED, that the 8th day of Aug. 1901 at clock in the afternoon, at the Probate Ofdc6 in Waterbury be, and the same is, hereby assigned, for a hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said es~ tate, and this Court directs the executor to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper published in New Haven County and having circulation in said disIris ss.
 By order of Court,
 James J. Casain, Clerk
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
L1rERARY MAN KILLED.

Lexington, Aug 2-Ceorge ". Ranck, one of fhe best known literary men of Kentucky. was struck and killed by Louisville and Nashville train to-daY-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
s,ooo,ooo AT EXPOSITION.

NEARLY 3,00o,0Oo AT EXPOSITION.
 Buffalo, N. T., Aug 2.-The bureau of admissions announces the attendance at the Pan-American during the first three months ending at midnight on July 21, as 3,724 sos. With the excep- ton of one week the admissions have shown a steady increase.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
NO DOOR BROKEN
During the Raid on Disorderly
 House in New Haven.
LANDANO HELD FOR MURDER
No Loophole Here for The Slayer of Officer McKeon-Landana opened the Door When Officers Raped With Their Night Sticks.

New Haven, Aug. 2.-It was learned this afternoon on the best of outhority that there was no door broken down in the raid on the disorderly house in killed by Andrea Landana. Much has PriDdle alley, the night before last when Officer McKeon was shot and been made of the claim that the de7 fense would find a loophole in the al- legation that the officers broke down the door on the raid for which they had no warrant. 1t is stated that Landana himself opened the door when the officers rapped with their night sticks for admission. Landana who has been held since the murder was placed under arrest this afternoon on the charge of murder.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-18

day evening. Those present were the
Misses Widdifield, Mrs. Mary Gum,
Miss King, and Messrs. Prouty, W. Dill
lingham and I. Dillingham;.
I S%sS
fDr Wachs, who came down from
Iiilo on the last Kinau, with his moth
er, who is en- route to San Francisco,
has returned to Hawaii.
s4S$
The picnic of Central Union Sunday
School will be held at Punahou on the
18th of June Committees have been
appointed, and the work is progress
ing.
Mr.. L. T. Grant will leave for the
East next week in the interest OF the
automobile company.
SSS
The advertising tourney of the Boys
Brigade promises to be a great success
socially. The patronage of such ladies
as Mrs J. S. McGrew, Mrs. w. G. Ir-
win, Mrs. Alexander Macintosh, Mrs.
S M. Damon and Mrs. w. F. Frear
insures interest in the. affair.
On Friday evening, May oath, at s
o'clock, an address will be given by Dr..
A. NJ. Smith, of Oahu College, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Atherton,
TO the members of the Research Club.
! 1873
Mr.. w Herrick, who has been away
from Honolulu for q number Of years,
has again come back to take UP his
residence here.
Rev. NJ. Guile, of Philadelphia, is in
Honolulu, spending a few weeks. He
is on his three years trip around the
i world in the interest of evangelical
missions of all denominations. He
gave an interesting talk at Central
Union prayer meeting Wednesday ey-
enihg.
Mrs. H A Isenberg intends to take
passage on the S. S. City of Peking for
San Francisco on Tuesday. the 2lst.
She will be absent on the Mainland for
about six months.
All members interested in the liter
Larry circle of the Kilohana Art League
are welcome to a meeting to be heid
on May 81. 1901, at o'clock. at the
residence of Mrs We. Frear, Puma
hou to discuss work for the literary
circle.
| Mrs. L. z. Johnson, of Minneapolis.
| who has been visiting Mrs. G.. ii. Gear,
leaves for her return trip home on the
Picking next Tuesday.
| Haydn's grand sacred oratorio. THE
| Creation" will be produced In the lat
ter part of June by the Oahu College
chorus under direction of Professor F.
A. Ballaseyus, assisted by the best yo-
cal talent as soloists, and Captain Ber-
1 gers orchestra. In order to increase
! the chorus to about 100 voices or more,
! Professor Ballaseyus invites all mu-
| steal people of the city, who are inter-
ested in the production OF this immor-
tai work. to join the chorus. and will
| be pleased TO receive personal applica-
tons on Wednesday, May %, at 2:30 p
m, in the music room Of Pauahi Hall
The performance will take place in the
Hawaiian Opera House.