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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
EIGHTY-SENEN PERSONS
Killed By an Explosion of Tons of
 Dynamite

Dynamite.
 Austin. Tex, Feb S..-A dispatch from Chihuahua, Mexico, says: "Sev- eral hundred tons of dynamite, which were stored in an underground cham Der of the San Andres mine, situated in the Sierra Madres, in the western part of tue state of Durango, eXplod- ed with terrific force, blowing the whole top of the mountain off and de- stroying portion of a village of miners located thereon. Eighty seven men, women and children were killed, and many others were badly injured News of the terrible catastrophe has just reached Chihuahua. The San Andres is one of the richest silver mines in Mexico, and gives employ ment tO over 2,OoO men in the under ground workings and the reduction works. At the time of the explosion the underground chambers were filled with miners. but none of them was cave-ins. The great loss of life oc- cured in that part of the village To- cated on the mountain directly above the chamber in which the dynamite was stored. Fragments of the remains of the victims were scattered over the mountain for some distance around Among those killed were Herman Lieutiman, the superintendent of the mine. and all of his family. It is sup posed that the explosion was caused by electric wires which passed through the dynamite chamber becoming cross ed and thereby causing a fire"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
EXPOSED MEAT.
Board Of Health May Take Some Ac- tiOD in the Natter

It is understood that the attention of the board of health will soon be called to the practice so common in Waterbury of hanging fowl and meats of all kinds outside markets, where they are exposed to the dust and filth of the street and liable to be cOntam- mated by contact with the germs of consumption and other diseases. Prob ably the danger is not so great with fowl which are subjected to a thor ough cleaning before cooking, but it is different With beef and some other meats which are often cooked as they come out of the market. One need not be much of a judge of such things to know that meat left hanging out doors especially in this kind of weather, is sure to be Uttered with the filth Of the street, to say nothing Of anything more dangerous, and it does seem that it would be wise plan to keep it in a cleus1 place. though most butchers say that it does meat d world of good to give it ;i little out door exercise in frosty weather, and they ought to know something about the business. X man who has been selling meat long enough to be able to tell Interesting anecdotes Of the time when the local butchers used to buy all their beef ''on the leg told a re- porter today that this talk of meat be- unsafe for use o1i account or being nung oulslue the marKet IS all nonsense. Cf course the custom is general. No matter where you go during the winter season you'll find sides of beef. turkeys and everything else that go to make up a we'll stocked | market where the dust of the street can reach them. so that if the germs of disease lurked i'll the meat women take home half the people in the world would be laid up in q short time and doctors and nurses would be in a big demand
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
OIL AND GAS KINGS.
Air Their Grievances Before Boston
 Legislators.

Boston, Feb S-The fight between the Standard Oil company and Henry M. Whitney, the inuIu-lnll,iouuire gus king of the Bcston metropolitan dis trict, has been revived with uneX- ampIed fury. MT Whitney, who is president of the New England Gas and Coke company yesterday boldly threw the gauntlet i'll the face of Thomas w. Lawson, who is i'll charge of Standard Oil interests in Boston. At d lcgiS- latiye hearing this afternoon before the committee on rules, on q bill in- troduced by Representative McPher- son. MT Whitney capped a passionate protest against Representative Me Pherson'S charges, when he exclaimed anglily:
 Tt is simply part of the bIackmai,- ing scheme which has followed inc and my corporation for years. The gentleman is in close connection with Thomas W. Lawson," said Mr Whit ney, talking at McPherson, and he cannot deny it.'
 The outburst was precipitated by a charge which had been publicly made by Nr Lawson. and which was re- peated authoritatively by Representa- tive McPherson in the hearing. to the effect that on the books of the Gas and Coke company there were entries that $l,00O.GOO or more had been set aside for Legislative purposes He said he was doubtful if il had been used for that purpose. but it Was so set aside, and the money was now gone.
 II have very clear conviction,' said McPherSOn. that there are things in Boston which need to be cleared up. l hope the committee will not be mis- led by the stories that this is a strike or that it is based on personal mo- tives. I am distinct in my desire for genuine work. If this goes to a special committee it would be highly accep- table to me-
 What companies" asked Repres- entative Reed of Taunton. do you mean have set aside money for leg:s- lation:''
 'The New England Gas and Coke company said McPherson.
 You mean H. M- Whitney, Of course?' said Reed
 "No." McPherson said. Git is the situation, not individuals 1 am aiming at''
 Mr Whitney was not long in reply ing. ''I wish to say that every state ment made is an infamous lie,' said he. 'McPherSon cannot produce one single bit of evidence of what he says.
 
 prove that the accounts of this cor pOration have been falsifieu. Every single dollar spent has been certified | to by the gas commissioners. 1 have no fear of this Investigation. l am amazed that the representative of any community can come here and say as | he has,
 The speaker rapped for order. hut Whitney finished his sentence before | he came to a stop.
 ''-is to the lawyer" said Mr Whit ney. "the courts are full of such cases | to compel us to buy them out This man is their representative and not ot the state of Massa chuSetts. We don't owe Boston banks one-tenth of pei cent of our capitalization. Our de | poSitS are four times as much as we Owe.'
 Late last night Mr Lawson issued | statement announcing his readiness 1 to appear before the legislature and suhstantiate his charges of corruption against H. M. Whitney and the New England Gas and Coke company.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
NURSE BLAMES ROBBERS.
Says She Heard Nothing to Indicate
 That There Was q Quarrel

That There Was Quarrel.
 Pittsfeld, Mass, Feb S.-Miss Cary. a trained nurse, who was called to the Fosburg home after the shooting of May l.. Fosburg. on August 20 last. says she heard nothing to indicate that there had been a family quarrel.
 "1 did not think about it at the time,'' she said, 'and it is my impression that the burglar theory is true one, and that there had been no family quarrel. and I found nothing to indicate that Mir Fosburg and his son had been hay ing a quarrel.
 T saw Miss Fosburg lying in the hall. I wondered why they did not put her in the bed. The Fosburgs say that when they ran to May she was dead. but how did they know that? Dr. Paddock says that in his. opinion she did not die for almost an hour after she was shot. When he got there he found her on the floor"
 A farmer two miles from Pittsfeld has found a patent leather shoe with a cloth top that is a mate to the one found at the Fosburg house. Neither one of these shoes has been traced to the Fosburg family. R. l.. Fosburg and his son wear smaller shoes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
HYPNOTIST THREATENED.
He Put Boy to Sleep to Cure a Headache and Could Not Wake Him.

lie ut d bOy lo holeep Io ouAS A
 Headache and Could Not Wake Him.
 Lyons, N. r., Feb S.-NIajor Ander- son, young man, put youngster into a hypnotic sleep this afternoon from which he could not arouse him, and a mob threatened him with vio- lence if the subject came to harm. The village has been hypnotism mad for three weeks, reused to this fever heat by the doing and teachings of one hypnotist. Scores of young people have tried to hypnotize one another
 but with no serious consequences: but wise heads have been declaring that the craze had gone far enough. This afternoon Anderson offered to cure a headache, of which young Erhart. a lad of II, complained. He put Erhart to sleep by initiating the passes he had caught from Santanelli, solemn ly declared the headache cured and then tried to wake the boy. This he found he could not dc, and his anxiety soon grew to terror Reports of the matter spread rapidly, and a crowd of 200 men and boys soon gathered. and made loud threats of violence against Anderson. Word was finally sent for Santanelli. who was located after a long search. He finally succeeded in rousing the sleeping boy, who had been under the influence several hours.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
BOARD OF FINANCE
Janitors and Clerk Receive an Increase
 of Salary

Janitors and Clerk Receive an Increase
 of Salary. The board of finance held q meet ing last night, there being present Mayor Kilduff, Commissioners Ban- non, Kent, Lord, Comptroller Russell and Assistant Clerk George IT. Kettle ton.
 The report of City Treasurer George A. Gibson for the month of February was read and ordered on file. It was as follows:
 To balance on hand January
 l, Iool B ,4CO Il To W. D. Thoms. collector
 sewer assessments ... 100 20 To ". F. Thoms, collector
 street assessments ..... 319 30 To John r. Kellogg, city at
 torney, sewer assessments 1S4 33 To ". F. Thoms, collector
 water rents, Nov, 1900. -. 24 SG To W. E. Thoms, collector
 city taxes. list 1899 .... 932 54 To ". E. Thoms, collector
 per Nj. J. Ryan, street per
 mltS Z9 JO To W. E. ThQms, collector
 per NJ. J. Ryan, masons'
 returns H. OO To town of Waterbury, City
 hall bonds, redemption of 2,500 co To town of Waterbury, in
 terest on City hall bonds. $50 OO To Manufacturers National
 bank, interest on daily bal duCtS ot I T
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
GARD OF THANKS.

We desire to extend our sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for the kindness manifested during the sickness and death of the late Michael Moran, and especially do we wish to express our appreciation of the floral tributes from the employees of Rogers q Brothers and others.
 THE FAMILY.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
SENATOR BREE'S BILLS.
Would Limit Expense of Candidates For Public Office.

Senator Bree of New Haven yester day introduced q corrupt practice act, which limits the expenses of a candi- date for any office in conducting his campaign for any office. The bill places the candidates in six classes as follows: First, candidates for gov ernOrS and representative in congress, whose expenses shall not exceed $500; second, other state officers, United States senators, and county officers, not to exceed $oO0: third, candidates for state senators and mayors, not to exceed S200; fourth, representatives in the general assembly or town, borough city or school officers. not to exceed $50; fifth. all other candidates for office not to exceed $50, and sixth. judges of probate and justices of the peace, shall incur no expense whatever. The pen alty provided for any false statements is S1,OOO, or one year in jail. returns are to be made as at present to the secretary of state or town clerks with in b days after an election. in case no return is made some person who voted at the election. may petition q superior court or court of common pleas to compel candidates to make q present law there have been repeated violations. no returns have been made and the violation has had no attention paid to it. The bill further provides a penalty of not less than 30 days or more than one year ill jail, or fine of $1 1,COO, or both.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
OFF THE RAILS ON A BRIDGE.

Haston, Pa, Feb 8.-The Lehigh Val s1ey milk and paper train from New sxofk was wrecked at Greens Bridge, s J., four miles below here, yester- HI. The train was running sixty : 51q4 an hour. and when 1t approached r hrfd&e. which h 100 feet high, the
 fp -.f etrap of the locomotive
 dAoppdug the big steel rods that
 6i& 4ho driving wheels and throw
 io Iocomotive and cars on the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
HOSPITALS ARE FULL.

St Petersburg, Feb 8.-Dispatches from Baku say that all available hos pitals are filled with sufferers from the fire, while the sheds on the fair grounds are crowded with homeless people. It Is believed that the con flagration was started by discharged employe for revenge. The total num- her of victims is not ascertainable Ut present.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08
TOtll .SOo, ,4Sl E3 Balance on hand February

1 1901. .S1 .6O6 93 G. A. GIBSON, City Treasurer. It was voted to instruct the city treasurer to collect $15,7OO from the
 sclectmen, the sum agreed upon as the
 city's portion from the town for the
 maintenance of roads not under con-
 tract: also to borrow $15,OOO to meet current expenses.
 Recommendations of the board ot education in reference to an increase in salaries of Thomas Cream, Janltor of the Driggs school; of Edward Me Donald. of the Crosby grammar school and of John T. Fitzgerald, clerk Of the board of education, were read and adopted. MT Cream receives raise of
 S10 a month. making his salary S6O instead of $50: MT Mcdonald gets raise of $5, bringing his salary up to $63 per month: MT Fitzgerald has been raised from S150 a year to S1,0OO. The bonds of H. s. Chase. treasurer of the water bond sinking fund, F.. J. Me
 Mahon, clerk of the city court, and
 other officials, were approved. The
 bonds of the policemen were approved
 with the exception of few, where
 the original signers had died or ceased to be owners of property and the names had not been changed. These went over to the next meeting.
 The monthly and miscellaneous bills
 were read and approved.
 The board adjourned until February
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08

N--N'A- tt VI $1 ,OOO, or both.
 Senator Bree of New Haven recent ly introduced bill placing the street railroads under the supervision Of the railroad commissioners. That these roads should be under supervision by some authority is very generally con ceded. and the only question is where the power shall be placed. Another New Haven proposition is to create q neW board in composition exactly like tine board having supervision of the steam roads and with equal salaries. A bill providing for this has been drafted. It provides as follows:
 The commission shall consist of three members. who shall be appointed for q term of four years, at an an- nual salary of S3.OD0 each. One com missioner shall be q lawyer of at least five years practice and of good stand ing in his profession. one I practical electrical engineer with the sane qUal- ifcations, and the third q reputable business man. None of the thr>a shall own any stock in any electric Seilway company or hold any bonds issued by any such company.
 At the office of the con, nlssion, which shall be in Hartford, there shall be clerk, to be paid S1.S0U a year. who shall keep q record of all acci- dents and casualties on electric rail ways. The commission shall have power to employ such expert assist ance as it may require in the proper performance of it's duties.
 One of the duties of the commission will be to send at least one of it's members to attend meetings of select men of towns or city courts of com mon council before which representa- dives of electric companies are heard on their petitions for construction rights. and the commissioners shall give such municipal authorities such advice as they seek on the matter of construction.
 Another duty of the commission will be to examine every new electric road as to the correctness. safety and strength of it's construction. No cleo tric road shall be placed in opera ton until it shall have received a writ ten certificate, issued by the commis- sion. to the safety of its lines. To in- sure safety at all times the commis- sioners shall make semi-annual exam nations of the tracks and equipment of each road, and may order repairs of alterations where they consider them necessary. Guard rails may be ordered on bridges and highways:
 All electric railway companies shall make their annual returns of earnings, expenses and equipment to the com mission instead of to the railroad con- missioners, as at present.
 The act shall be an amendment to the charters of all existing street rail way companies and to the charters of the communities in which they oper- ate.
 Failure to obey the order of the commissioners shall be punished by q fine of S25 for each day of neglect.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08

SSU.USS ES By sundrv city orders .S3S, ,9O3 19 By interest OH water bonds, second series .... 562 90 By interest on water bonds, third series ............ e,27O % By redemption of water bonds. third series ...... 5000 % By interest on sewerage DO1luS SUO OO By interest on City hall DO0uS 1iO OO By redemption of City hall By interest on funding bonds 1,IoO OO By interest on Center school district bonds ........... 3,9OO oO
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-08

The committee on interpretations de- cided yesterday afternoon to report ia vorably on the resolution extending the time in which the Litchiield Electric Light and Power company may file certificate of organization, after q hearing on the matter. The company has been doing business for two or three years without having filed its ac ceptance of the charter in the office of the state secretary.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-16

A piece of land of 24-98IlO0 cuerdas ma
med ''Buena VISTA in barrio del pueblo in
the district of Adjuntas, with buildings,
bounded north an east by Celso Caballero;
south Florencio Fernandez and Ramon Ortiz;
west river Cidra: Appraised at 3417 dollars
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-16
Fhe New York AID Pod 3 Rico
STEAMSHIP Conn =
LINEN REGULAR DE YHPOHEH
CORREOS DE LOS T. y.
Ell VApOR eSAN JUAN,
Z. sM4RA EL % DE ENER0
Ad1nite carga pasajeros.
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49,. Los Vupores
"PORTORICO" sIOhGFELLOW

falta & los gobernantes la voluntad
neceseNa para el caso, y mas aun Ia
resol que demandan To- agudo
y 10 Erftico de las cicunstancias, Y
10 Leroico de los remedies.
Los contribuyentes puertorri.
qAfos no podemoSni debemos to.
nd este aspecto del prob1ema <ho.
ia deriano, con la misma efiloso-
fla. - los desastres que nos oca.
sion6 ID 3guerra, llaNkndonos de pc.
breza y de miseria, Vesta Ell punto de
coincidir con 81 des6rden polftico, ell
moral y ell economico, porque siel
primero afecta solo 4 algunos, ell Sc.
gurdo lafecta a muchos y ell tercero
& todos
Puerto-Rico atraviesa una situa
ci6n difcilfsima. FL empr6stito, los
creditos hipotecarios, el crecimien-
to del presupuesto de gastos, y por
1ltimo 81 impuesto de 2 por leo SO.
bre el capital, undo Ia escasa cir.
culaci6n monetaria, son cuestiones
graves que impOrta resolver inme-
diatamente.
Cuanto mas Sc tarde en- obtener
soluci6u, mayores ser4n los daflos.
iQu9 detiene a las Camaras? /?
1 No han ostudiado todavia bastante
esos problemas? " -.
No es facil adivinar que obst&-
culos pueden opor erse a su inmedia
ia soluci6n. DebeL de ser de gran
importancia, cuando los republica.
nos, tan va'erosos en- pnnto & medi
das fuertes, no SO atreven a arros
trar las consecuencias del chill, flo.
llander Mas sea de clio 10 que quie
! ra, bien podr1a la prensa de ese par,
lido levantar un POGO el ve1o del mis-
terio para saber por 10 menos que
es in1til ocuparse del asunto.
! De todos modos, ese = otros pre-
blemas ofrecen verdadera gravedad
y es ell Gobierno> en- ultimo case
quien debe conjurar ell peligro, ar
monizando las exigencias del presef
to con las previsiones del porvenir
Victor Goassdtex Ca,adamo
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-16
CdlCQl0S triSteS.

En- la masa del p1blico ell nuevo
impuesto de 2 por. 100 sobre ell capi
Asal ha.producido amarga impression.
eel NAL camino andarlo pronto,, la
debido decirse el Tesorero de Ha-
cienda, Mr. Hollanler Por desgra.
cia; no parece que deban conclpir
ahf nuestros sacriticios. sino que ten
dremos ademas que hacer frente &
otros mayores y mas dolorosos.
Para mayor confusion y pesa-
dumbre del esp1ritu p6blico, 81 de
sengaf1o experimentado en- este pri-
emer periodic parlamentario hace que
1ninguna contianza pueda fundarse
en- las actuales Camaras CoDtinua
ran los convencionalismos, los egois
mos sin tasa, las .frases huecas, con
apetito de gorri6n en- el pico y con
vuelo de, gallina en- la frente y todo
vendras8 parar en- que, por america
nismo. debe regarse la patria rati
va hasta la protection natural que
demaudan sus necesidadeGe intere'
ses. Asl, concluiran as sesiones
sin haber exclarecido nj remediado
NADIA.
lQue dira ell agricultor? iQue
dira ell comerciante? iQa@ dira el
industrial, que dira el propietario,
que dira ell obrero, en- fin?
-<iQue las Camaras.no remedia
ran nada!.
Por doloroso que sea consignar'
10, este es 10 que hasta ahora Sc es'
TINA generalmente como indudable,
no habiendo en- el hcrizonte polftico
de Pto Rico sef1al ninguna de que
deba ter mi1ar pronto la deshecha
| tCrmenta que corremos hace dos
amos.
No Sc ocultaban estos hechos q
nadie, constituyen el tema de todas
las conversaciones desde hace item
po; pero ell anuncio de ia nueva con
tribu zion de 2 por 100 sobre ell capi
tai ha recrudecido, natura!mente, Ia
amargura de esas1 decepciones.
iPor que NO hemos de rendir tri
buto IA triste realida1 de las CO.
sas? Y la realidad de las cosas, con
siste en- 10 que todo el mundo p, 90
cupa al presente ees ese .impuesto
ruinoso,, junto con ell problema Fl
nanciero.
Estaba en- la conciencia del pafs
cue los primeros preeupuestos que
Sc formaran despnes de constituido
el gobierno civil, deberian revelar
un cambio radical en- 10 relative d
los tributos, no solo como sef1al de
que habfa cesado ell sistema tradicio
nal de lujo y despilfarro, sino para
tener autoridad ante los contribu
yentes, cuando uegara el case dc
imponerles en- una & otra forma pc
nosos sacrifcios.
1Qne .ha sucedido? Como era
de esperar, la presentation. de <bill1
semejante ha producido un estade
de irritaci6n, una protesta viva er
todos los animos, que para ell Go
bierno no puede nj debe pasar desa
percibida.
Corta es Ia tregua concedida
la Camara legislative, y no es de es
perar que logre dar s esos grave:
problemas la soluci6n a que Sc har
comprometido, porque, aparte lo'
obstaculos con q. tienen cue luchar
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-16
N0'FICIAS.

Nos escriben de Quebradillas
dandOnos Ia noticia de que anteayer
& las once Y media de 10 msflana SO
declare un incendio en- aquella po'
blaci6n reduciendo q cenizasI .ocho
casas de gentes pobres. Ell tuego
pudo ser dominado, gracias los
auxilios prestados por las autorida'
des ell pueblo. Daremos mas de-
TALES tan pronto como los reciba'
mos de aquel pueblo.
ia sido nombrado int6rprete de
as oficinas de este Ayuntamie nto
doa:Luis Brioui.
Aver tarde no SO practic6 el ba.s
rrido en- Ia Marina hasta las de la
tarde Ell guardia Waldo Vargas pre-
sent6 sobre este la correspondence
denuncia.
A cuatro dias de arresto tueron
condenados Pablo Hernandez y
Jim Galeve, po- actos incorrectos
en- sitios pdblico.
Clemencia Clemente y Lucia
James promovier6n un fuerte escan
dalo Puerta de TERRA, sien5o denun
ciadas por Ia polfcia. I'll Tribunal
les impuso so centevos de multa
s cada una
Ell guardia de Santurce Pedro
Maestro denunci6 ayera don Felipe
Perez que vive en- el eHormiguero.
por haber atropellado al muchacho
teopoldo Perez.
ri Juzeado de San Francisco
ha citado para que comparezca ante
el Tribunal.de Distrito de ests Capi'
tai, al acusado por robo Florencio
Padilla.
Los vecinos de Aguada Dona.
to Noboa Lsjara y Julia .Nobos, han
eolicitado dispense de parentesco
para contraer matrimonio.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-16

One undivided half of a piece of land in
Barrio Portuguese District, of Adjuntas of %
cuerdas bounded north with estate of Manuel
Cornier Rivera; south Sebastian Dominicci
vera Luna, east Juan TQrress formerly An
tonic Diaz; west estate of Nicomedes Maldo.
nado and Dominica. Appraised at $50
dollarsr
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-16
VENIDA
RETORNO

PRECIOS DE =. ACES g.
DE SAN JUAN PR Al HAVRE VlCEVERSA:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-01-16

PAYABLK IN ADVANCE.