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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15
Emperors and King to Meet.

LONDON, July 15.-. King Edward, Emperor Nicholas and Emperor William will not only meet at the great review near Mayence about Aug. 15, says the Berlin correspondent of The Standard, '.but they will exchange visits at Darn sta&s."
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15
THE NEWS CONFIRMED,

London, July 14-Lord Kitchener, in dispatch to the war office, con- firms the report of the capture of the wife of the acting president, Schalk- burger, and says the prisoner has been brought into Pretoria.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15
Executed For Treason.

CRADOCK, Cape Colony, July 15- Johannes Coetzee, caught with Marais, the rebel who was hanged July 10 at Mid delburg, has been publicly executed for treason in CradoclS
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15
Hof m Tovva.

BURLINGTON, la. July 15.-Yester- day was the sixth day in succession that the mercury went to 100 and over. The humidity in the atmosphere makes i+ very oppressive There are no indica- tions of roi~
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15
Me1Ipn III.

LONDON, July 15.- Mime. Mclba is uffering from an attack of laryngitis, and her physicians have ordered her not aing at Coyent Garden tlsis week
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

bers employed by the Republic Iron < Steel company and the Independent Bar Iron plants, 5O,000 men altogether for the support of the strike against the United States Steel corporation This will give a fund of nearly S2o,- GOO per month. The association has in it's treasury some $30O.O00 for the pur- pose of carrying on the strike. At Niles, Ohio, the strike order will be obeyed. The works of the American Tin Plate company will not work to- morrow and the general sentiment of the man is that they will hold out un- til the combine grants their demands. About 300 men will be affected in this mill alone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

MATTRESSES FATAL QUARREL.
 New York. July 14-Katie Mo Weight, a waitress was stabbed to death to-day by Mary Jennings, also waitress The stabbing was the result of q trivial quarrel
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

Ansonia, Conn, July 15.-One striker returned to work at the Farrel foun- dry this morning He belongs in the roll room. Others were expected to return. but for some reason failed to do so. This is the first man of the 210 that left eight weeks ago to go back.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

FOURTH CLASS POsTMASTERS
 Washington. July 15.-The following Fourth class postmasters were ap- pointed today: Conectucit, Middle aeId, M. ". Tucker.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

! Derby, July 15.-When the hour ar rived for starting up work at the Bir- mingham foundry this morning, 10 men reported in obedience to the mo- tica issued Saturday, and it is not probable that any will report during the day. Meanwhile the foundry man agement is preparing to start up along other lines They have supplied them selves with cots, cooking utensils. and other things necessary for maintaining their men and will bring 1n new force in a day or two.
 At the Whitlock printing press works ten additional machinists re- ported for duty this morning, and thaS factory is getting into fairly comforta- ble shape.
 The Driggs- -Seabury Go have made no effort to start up at all, and there are no indications that it proposes to make start at any time in the near future
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

Cumberland, Md. July 15-None of the men employed in the American Tin Plate mills nt this point reported for work this morning and the mills are shut down. About two hundred hands are affected.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

fonnxstown, O.. July 15.-The Anal. eam1ted association will levy an as. <..-,.<4.< <.f, fine &5s{s 4zfe 1st s fs,s$ f1eW-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-15

Wilmington, Del July 15.-The strik- ing machinfsts of the Harlan and Hol lingsworth company to the number of mo returned to work this morning in accordance to the agreement reached last night The macfinists of the J Morton Poole company are still out that firm refusing to make the slight est concession.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30
HEARD IN PASSING

A wide awake set of observers they have out there in Kansas. Here they are at this late day trying to make sensation by telegraphing East that Mrs Carrie Nation is out of her senses. Do they think we have never heard of the woman before or that we are all so devoid of chivalry as to imagine a sane person would perform as the Nation woman has been doing.-Hartford Courant
 There is bill before the general as- sembly the provisions of which are de signed to prevent saloon keepers from having back rooms or annexes to their saloons. The bill was drawn by Judge Warner of Putnam and was advocated by him and several others before the temperance committee. 1t is under stood that the bill will not be reported favorably owing to some technical diff faculties in drafting a bill that will ad- equately cover the subject. 1t is evil dent that the Hartford county com missioners are opposed to saloons with
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30
FoRE1GN FRAGMENTS.

Irish horses are worth to-day 2A times as much as in 1855.
 The consumption of beer in Ger many has doubled in the last 20 years.
 The darabouka, or Turkish drum, resembles long vase, the bottom covered with parchment.
 Norway IS the only country in the world whose banks hold more specie in their safes than they issue.
 Germany's reichstag has been in existence just 30 years. Only four members of the first reichstag have seats in the present one-Graf Hom- pesch, Eugen Richter, Dr. Lieber and Rebel.
 Capt. Auguste Vautier, of the Swiss army, has invented remarkable camera, by means of which views at a distance of 60 to so miles can be taken. It is with this machine that the Alps en masse will be photo graphed, and it is confidently ex- pected that views hitherto unobtain- able will now be brought within the photographers reach.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

a
 Secretary Hay announced before he left Washington that he had secured a sufficiently definite statement of sen atorial views to inform him just what sort of a new Isthmian canal treaty with England would be sure to re- ceive the support of two-thirds of the senators. Senators who ought to know something about the views of their colleagues on this subject think that this anouncement is like many others made in the diplomatic world misleading without being untrue. One of them said: ..Any senator could have told MT Hay off hand just what sort of a treaty would be sure of rati- fication by the senate-the amended -Pauncefote treaty was one sort, but that didn't suit England, and un- less there is some crawfishing in Eng land it is very doubtful that any treaty that will suit two-thirds of the senate will suit England. The radical point of difference is that two-thirds of the senate believe in American con trol of the canal, while England does not.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

1can government. Some of the most worthy men of the city are now in the council, and all though there is a more or less strong minority of gangsters in evidence, the standards of honor, efficiency and gen. eral municipal ideas are winning in the fight for supremacy.
 The result of the election this year was surprise to the political bosses of both parties. The brazen impu- dence of partisan dictators, who trad- ed nomina tions for the benefit of themselves, was rebuked, and candi- dates for the city legislature whose regulations were notorious were for. the most part defeated, enabling the council to be organized on a nonpar- tisan basis in the best interests of the city.
 This local development is actually due, in large measure, to the Mnnfei- pal Voters league, an organization of citizens of all parties which is devoted to laborious investigations and fear less reports of the personal record of all candidates for aldermanic honors. Tn this letter, owing to lack of space, but little may be said of the origin of the league, it's manner of communica- ton to the voters through the public press and it's final report of facts which enable voter to form their own conclusions. t5
 The campaign methods of the league are unique. Itassun1es that char-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

those who approve it's principles. It appeals for their support in every case only on the basis of facts given to sustain it's conclu- sion and recommendation. The ap- peal is to the individual voter through bulletins printed in the public press, of which the following is an illustration:
 FIFTIETH WARD: Richard K. Jones, contractor, 6 Greenwood boulevard; re- sides 541 Euclid place; served two terms in legislature; in e4unel nrnm 1sg9 b1e 10 1sss. lecting the interests of his constituents he has consistently voted in the interests of once assessor, and while in office com pelled at least one, eTnploye to turn over to him portion i of his saaEy Th1s ns aa tion shows wholly false conception of the duties of public office; is politician his party ties. lie should be defeated"
 The league also takes cognizance of good records and gives candidates credit for what they may have accom- plished, as illustrated here:
 william x. Green, Fifty-seeond ward, president Union flour mills, office Wilson building; resides 1892 Lake View boulevard; born, Beverly, Mass; elected to council raign against assessment abuses. which he tirelessly waged to successful terminal ton at great personal expense, udS SnOWn him a man of force and public spirit; his council record has been good; his defeat would be serious blow to the ward and the city: all good citizens should vote for him."
 The leagues report on the official record of the retiring aldermen and It's information regarding candidates for election is looked forward to as a sort of annual judgment, and is gen. orally regarded as the opening of the aldermanic campaign. Necessarily it speaks excathedra, and it's apparently arbitrary statements are accepted by citizens who have watched this work during the last six years, because the people of Chicago are learning that back of it's expressions are careful, conscientious and thorough investsga- tions directed by men who have no selfish interest.
 During the municipal campaign, such as the last, inyestiga tors are
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

MT sfcAinley's record-breaking pres idential free excursion left Washington yesterday on it's little jaunt Of 10,5S1 miles. The special train consists of seven Pullman cars, each selected as the most elegant of it's kind. The trip will cost thousands of dollars, but it is doub tful whether q cent of it will come out of the pocket of any one of the thirty-eight passengers. Secretary Cortelyou was thoroughly alive to the advertising possibilities of the trip when he arranged that more than one fourth of the passengers should be newspaper men, and he took care that there should be artists among them. Also, that good photographer should be on the train, as well as telegraph operators. There are nine ladies to keep Mrs Mckinley company, and pr Rixey is on hand to look after her health and that of the rest of the party.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30
THE CoLLEGE-TRAINED MEN.

Statistics show that the college man leads in practically all the pro fessions and in the majority of busi- ness activities.
 Ninety per cent. of ministers, s5 per cent. of teachers and 6s per cent. of lawyers are college graduates Forty per cent. of all bankers, 30 per cent. of editors and 26 per cent of merchants and manufa cturers have college educations. In some callings it will be seen college education has increased a mans chance of success fully fifty times.
 Two-thirds of the presidents, sen. ators and representatives of the United States have been college-bred men. This proportion is amazingly large when it is considered that only about one man in every 200 of the adult male population is college product. If college men had no ad- vantage only about one per cent. would be found holding conspicuous positions.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

|
 Be Bought. from 1000 to 3, ,0OO.
 Mir. E. A. Potter, president of the American trust and savings bank, is the treasurer of the league.
 The executive commit tee includes the officers of the league in it's member ship, which is nine. There is also an advisory committee and 9 finance com- mittee The danger of personal pref erence on behalf of any candidate is avoided by the rule which prevents any expression of the league being issued except "by order of the executive com mittee." As this committee is com posed of members of both political parties, the likelihood of favoritism is avoided, and the public is assured that it's recommendations are always non- partisan.
 Since the establishment of the sue cessful work of the league in Chicago voters in other cities desiring to se- cure release from partisan municipal control and corrupt public officials have written to it's officers asking for information which would enable them to perfect an organization along sim liar lines.
 HENRY BARRETT CHAMBERLAIN.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

The commissioners of Hartford coun- ty have surprised whole lot of peo- pie in Hartford by refusing q number of licenses to people who applied to sell liquor. There was considerable opposition to the granting of the li- censes, and the commissioners braced up and knocked out a dozen or more. It is said in some quarters that this is the beginning of movement to weed out number of the smaller and most objectionable places.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30
Methods of the Municipal Voters League of CHICAGO


portunity to come in and question the members of the executive committee. Frequently they learn more regarding their records, after short session, than they before suspected. Very often conference with the executive committee convinces candidate, espe- cially before the primaries, that the best thing for him to do is to retire from the field, rather than have his corrupt practices exposed.
 For example:
 During the last campaign certain candidate in one of the wards came to the league offices and asked the leagues support. He gave references, agreed to stand by every principle ad- vanced by the league, and brought with him letters from prominent men which indicated that he was thor qughly honest business man. Delega- tions of citizens from his ward came in to the offices of the league to tell of his good qualities. After gathering all favorable information possible, the league put it's investigators to work, and discovered that this man had been discharged in bankruptcy without scheduling actual assets, and after clearing himself of all indebtedness had reestablished himself in pros- porous business as the result of de- frauding his creditors. It was also de- yeloped that he had been indicted for arson some years before, that he had been mixed up in several shady" pub lie and private transactions, and was in politics for revenue only. He was told that the best thing for him to do was to retire, and after having admit ted the truthfulness of all the infor- mat:o1, presented to him he did re- tire, and q clean, honest and capable man was elected from the ward he sought to represent.
 The strength of the league lies in the fact that it is independent of
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

If the movement that has been started in Washington to make the Daughters of the American Reyolu- ton an auxiliary to the machine that is booming Senator Fairbanks of h. diana for the republican presidential nomination in 1904 is successful, the D. A. R. will probably have split on it's hands and will certainly suffer in the esteem of those who are on prin- ciple opposed to the participation in partisan politics of such organizations. This movement, which is understood to have been started with the knowl- edge of Mrs Fairbanks, president-gen- eral of the D. A. R., and wife of the senator, is to have the D. A. R. na- tional board unofficially request every chapter in the country to use the in- fuence of it's members with fathers, sons, husbands and friends to secure support for the Fairbanks boom. It was because they wish to keep the movement secret that the national board of the D. 4. R. recently decided that the press should be rigidly ex- cluded, not only from the board meet ings, but from future national con- gresses of the organization. That de cision provoked such adverse criticism that the board has since announced that it had been temporarily aban- doned. It has from it's organization been plain that the D. A. R. had noth- ing to do with partisan politics, but the same claim has been made for or ganizations of men, which are con stantly dabbling in partisanship.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

To the non-partisan labors of the Mu- nicipal Voters league must be credited inueh of the successful efforts at reform In Chicago municipal politics at the recent election. By hard, conscientious work the league prevented the election of gang city. council that would have played havoc with the city franchises during the next two years, and instead put into office a sufficient number of clean business men to practically assure 8 just and honest settlement of the franchise questions now pending. How this result was obtained Is interesting, and in the following article MT. Henry Barrett Chamberlin, the as sistant secretary of the league, gives an insight into the methods of the organiza- tion.-Editor.
 Chicago is experiencing unique and reactionarY development as a result
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

rooms attached where women eongre- gate, as they have refused licenses in cases where it was shown that such conditions. exist. But it happens that many applicants who have such back rooms are not demonstrated against and the commissioners in all the coun- ties may not have the same views on this subject as those of this county. 1t would seem to be possible to frame q law that will cover the subject and make it impossible for any such sa- looms as are to be closed up in this city to exist elsewhere.-Hartford Post
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

come notorious in the counciIis up for reelection, comes before the executive committee of the league, he is usually shown his past record, the ghost of which frequently induces him to take himself out of the light of public scrutiny.
 So influential has the league become that the city council is being strength ened by election of high-grade bnsine and professional men. The league Frequently. seeks out a repre- sentative man, and uses it's influence to induce him to accept the nomination often against his will. Through it's in huence the office is more and more en- gagged in seeking the man, as the pro- fessional politician fears the search ing investigation which his reputation and conduct must undergo. Bribe- giyers are poweriess, because the league. composed as it is of representa- tive business and professional men, backed by the moral support of 5o,0o0 people who agree with it's principles, cannot be influenced by money.
 The president of the league during this campaign is MT. Charles R. Crane, who is well known in commercial and industrial circles as vice president of the Crane company, one of Chicago's largest institutions, and which em- ploys thousands of men.
 The vice president of the league is Mir. Edwin Burritt Smith, a lawyer, whose interest in civic affairs has made him known throughout the country, both by his active participation and his numerous magazine articles.
 Mir. Walter II. Fisher lawyer, is the secretary Of the league, and perhaps
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

acter and capac- ity are the funda- mental qualifica- tions for. public service; that men having these quail
 ities will faithfll- iy represent the people, treat just ly all private in terests aud dis pose of every pulp lie question on it's merits. It claims to rapracput onSy
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30
TUESDAY. APRIL 30, 1901.

Hartford has just had baby show, and the mother of5the spunkiest little one served notice on the committee that she would not take the prize, so the committee wisely decided not to force matters and so dropped the spunkiest class.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

of the municipal election April ?. The city council is bel n g rehabili- tated, and t h e centralizing ten dency in which so many have seen danger is giving way to the more democratic s y & tenn which. is the
 fundamental prin- ciple of Amer
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30
sight Machines for the Blind.

The cinematograph for the blind is machine which passes under the fingers of the blind, series of re liefs representing the same object in different positions-theS branch of a tree, a bird or any other object. The blind person has the illusion of nov ing scenes, just as photographs pass ing over a luminous screen lend the illusion to those with sight.--Scien- tific American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

party politics and recommends can didates after in- v e s t i g ation on their public and private records. It acts as a Sort of clearing house for the independ- ent voter, giving him the result of painstaking i n Y e s ti g a ii Q n s. When an alder- L
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

sent out into the wards to l c a r II from friends and enemies all there is to be known re- garding a candi- date. This infor-
 nation is brought
 into the league
 offices and care fully considered. The ex e c u t Sv e committee of the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

more than 3 ny other one man he is to be credited with the nagnif- cent work accom- plished this year, when poodle can didates were de- feated in wards where the party vote should have s e c u r ed their election by ma inritioS ronrsrn
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30
Love Letter of a schoornop

LOVU 1LGtteE- or D SChOOEbOy, The grass is green, the sky is blue. Honey's sweet, and so are you. I feel all throbhy when T see You look across the room at me. Oh, how like to sit all day, And watch you while you teach away. The rose Is nice and sweet to smell, My love for you no tongue can tell. wish that I was thirty-three. For ma says that's what you must be- -S E. Kiser. In Chicago Record Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-30

for ofs,cs' " nun league acts upon
 it, and report is made to the public based on it's fnd- ings. Candidates are afforded an op-
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-08-02
Oil Notes.

The Fremont Oil d Gas com
pany has well No 8 tubed aud will
put it to pumping this evening
Although the indications for big
well are good, still it is impossible
to state the quantity of oil it will
pump
The company is rigging up No
7 one-half mile west of the "gush-
er" and it is thought that the
drill will be started down ON Mon.
day
The drill in the well being put
down on the Hill pasture is in
white sand This is the first time
that this company has drilled into
this kind of ground The hole is
about l.400 feet deep
The United Oil company is
drilling we'll in oak creek, not
far from williamsburg Drilling
operations were commenced two
weeks ago and it is claimed to be
good drilling ground This is a
tested field aud three or four of
the wells this side of that town
have proven to be among the
heaviest producers the company
has. 1t is also drilling well
near the pumping power plant
southeast of Florence. This is not
very far from the big Weaver we'll.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-08-02
NEW USE FOR TELEPHONE.
Lackawanna Road Inaugurates a
New Dispatching System.

New York, Aug , 2-The Lacka-
wanna railroad has decided to ex-
pertinent with dispatching trains
by telephone and has secured a
full set of telephone instruments
and adopted the system today 1T
the system proves successful it
will probably be adopted by other
roads and in case they do thou
sands of telegraph operators will
be thrown out of employment
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-08-02
STRIKE NOT ENDED.
Conference Tlay Result in Long
and Bitter Fight.

Pittsburg, Aug. 2-The situa-
ton regarding the steel strikers
and the managers will be thor
oughly discussed this afternoon. a
conference being called promptly
at 10 O'Clock this morning. 1t is
believed now that Morgan will
hand in his ultimatum at the
meeting this afternoon and it is
expected that the conference will
result in a long strike and the
beginning of mighty battle be
tween capital aud labor.