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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Fined for Stealing Copper From Holmes, Booth < Haydens.

Fined for Stealing Copper From
 Holmes, Booth & Haydens.
 Before Judge Cowell, in the, city court this morning, John Hyland was charged with theft of fifty pounds of copper from the plant of Holmes, Booth x Haydens. Hunger, illness in his family and general misfortune was Hyland's defense. Michael Kane, d watchman at the concern, stated that early in the evening he found HyIand pretending to be asleep on several coils of wire. He ordered the man to leave the premises. Half an hour later the watchman again found Hyland in the same place in the factory. He put him out and later discovered several coils of copper wire missing. A chase down the railroad track resulted in discovering Hyland with the wire on his back. He drew q knife when cor nered and was finally subdued. With the presence of hunger in his face. Fly land stated that lie was driven to the act by . sick wife and four starving children. Sure, hunger will burst anything. your honor,' said he, and in this vein he continued until stopped by Prosecutor Durant stating that while it may be true that Hyland' $ wife is ill. it was also true that the selectmen refused to give the family any help while Hyland refuses to go to work. This makes the second time he has been before the court on this charge and each time he has. the same story. Hyland was also charged with assaulting Kane, the watchman. On this he was fined S1O and costs and for theft was sentenced to thirty days and fined S1 and costs
 Patrick Gavin. for fntoXfcation, was fined $3 and costs.
 George Barthuski was charged with breach of the peace. It was claimed that Barthuski is insane. w. B. Mer- riman. teller of the Waterbury Nation al bank. testified that for some days the accused had been botherinS the employees of the bank. Yesterday he wrote a letter, claiming a big sum of money to invest in foreign bonds. He drew $4. leaving a balance of S6. This was all the money he had in the bank The man was committed to the aims house. to be examined as to his sanity Erwin w. Holmes pleaded not guilty to nOn-Support of his family. This i was a case somewhat out of the ordi- nary run of the kind. Mrs Mary | StOrZ. of Park avenue, mother-in-laW i of the accused. testified that he has not maintained his wife since laSi July. Holmes, she claimed. was cm- ployed in the turning department at
 the clock factory and was discharged
 on account of his drinking. The Se lectmen declined to do anything fo1 1 the family while Holmes was around | the city drinking. A sentence of sixty
 days in jail was imposed if he failed | to procure a cash bond of $10O that
 he would pay his wife $o a week fol the next two months.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
ANOTHER MISSING MAN.
Foul Play Feared, Because He Hat
 Not Prepared to Go Away.

Foul Play Feared, Because He Had
 Not Prepared to Go Away.
 Grave fears are entertained. says the Bridgeport Standard, for the safety of James Shanley, q plumber, aged 3J years. who has been missing from the home of his parents, 1Go Hurd avenue, since January r. It is feared lie has been foully dealt with or has met with some fatal accident The police are putting forth every en- deavor to get some trace of his where abortS. but thus far the search has been discouraging
 Shanley was a steady and induStri- ous worker, as is proven by the fact that he was employed by one man for twelve consecutive years. His rela tiveS cannot account for his absence in any manner, and know of not the slightest reason why he should go away. The theory that he is safe and went away prepared is weakened by tional clothing or make any arrange mentS at his home to leave.
 Shanley was last seen on the date mentioned. He received his pay at s o'clock, and at o'clock was seen for the last time by his employer. A. l.. Fox, on Wall street. He has not been seen or heard from since.
 The police were furnished with q photograph of the missing man to-day He is described of dark complexion, small dark moustache. sharp features. about , feet ' inches tall. about 155 pounds in weight. dressed in dark clothes. dark Derby hat. cutaway coat and a wart on the top of his head where he parts his hair.
 When he left home he said he would return in about an hour.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS. Boston, Feb 16.-Arrived: Steamer Lycia, from Bristol, at quarantine
TIMELY TOPICS

Read Curran's ad tonight. Big saving in small wares. See show win dows for the new spring dress ging- hams. ..-
 T. W. McGarry & Go will open a store shortly in the store at 115 Bank street.
 The values that J. B. Mullings offers in fancy shirts should tempt any mother to buy for her boys, $1 shirts for soc.
 A fine line of dress goods will go on sale Monday at Conlon Bros for 2212c yard black and colored serges and fancy checks.
 The Ziglatzki- Marks Go has stock of 100000 rolls of wall paper and 75 .0OO feet of room moulding. Every taste satisfied.
 Tonight will end the annual sale at Jones, Morgan x Co. Take q look at those $6.5O oyercoats and $4.75 suits.
 Read the prices that the Penn. Mer- chandise Go offers on coffee, canned goods and dried fruits.
 Ladies NIilanese suede gloves at Miller & Peck's tonight and Monday for 39c.y Chiffon boas S1 .49.
 The wire workers at Reid & Hughes will make 25c initiai rings ste-night for Joe. Black SILK skirts $2.5 k 1sus D.. Wald has received his spring line of woOlens. Beautiful pat terms and moderate prices ls tha rule.
 HardfhR, of the B0AtOn aDc store. has 2 combination cr0ckinoie and checkerette board k6t II ' " z s sy! J s $
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
John MCEUigOft,
Offices: John Schotts, 134 South Main street. Geddes, Brooklyn.
 TELEPHONE CONNECTION.
PAUL KRUGER'S APPEAL.
Will No One Give Us Chance of De-
 lending Ourselves. He Says.

Will No One Give Us a Chance of De-
 lending Ourselves, He Says.
 London, Feb 1G.-The Pall Mall Magazine will publish on February IS an interview with Mir Kruger, in part as follows:
 "Will no one arbitrate? Will no one give us q chance of defenQng our selves? We may have done Wrongly. We have our faults and our weakness es. We declared war, but our hands were forced and we can prove it. Get some one to judge between England and ourselves.
 But the lord will help us in the end. We shall win. l do not know how or when, but we shall win at laSt.'
 Mir Kruger says the TranSvaal of .fered more reforms in one week than an older country would make i'll forty years. giving ill on all points almost to the uttermOSt.. but that the utter most was seized upon as q stumbling block
 Referring to his reception in Europe. which bitterly has disappointed him. Mir Kruger says:
 T care nothing for flowers, nothing. notliing. The people who send them mean well and l am grateful, but care nothing TOT llleIl. [, " Hil Want is a fair hearing. If they will on V give us a fair hearing and justice. l ask for justice. We are q little folk, but We have made great steps.
 When asked why he came to Europe he said to the interviewer:
 II could not go out With the com mandoes as MT Steyn can. l am too old but 1 may be of some use here.'
 Regarding Mrs Kruger he said:
 II am sorry for her. too. l have q deep sorrow for her, but l have far more sorrow for my country. My W-te has her children. Six still are with her. They were left with her in her home. Two of my sons have died on the battlefield Two were captured. believe two more are dead also, as 1 have not heard from them in months, and I know they were in the thick of the fight.
 "Thirty-one sons and erandsons l have in the field yet, but could not go on commando. l have not heard from my wife for sixteen days, but she has children with her and she is not to be piti2d.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
KILLED HER HUSBAND.
Wife Blows Top of His Head Off With a Gun While He Is Bound.

"lle BLOWS Top Of His Head Off
 With a Gun While He Is Bound.
 Minneapolis. Feb 16.-Bound to a
 chair by two of his brothers -in-law and
 then shot to death by his girl-wife
 was the fate of John Brucker. q
 wealthy young farmer of Marlicott
 township, North Dakota yesterday.
 The woman, after blowing off the tor
 of her husbands head with a shotgun.
 walked to the nearest house, told what
 she had done and fainted. She is in custody.
 Brucker, who was one of the leaders of the Russian colony in North Da- kota, married the woman several weeks ago. For time the young cou-
 pie lived happily Then the discord arose, and finally the wife went back to her parents, after telling her hus- band she never wanted to see him again.
 Early this morning, Brucker, mad dened by his wife'S deSertion. went to the home of her parents and demand ed to see her. Two of her brothers warned him to go away, but he per sisted in trying to enter the house after making threats of violence. Af- ter q scutfle he was knocked down and bound. The brothers, Fred and John kosanka, then tied their prisoner se- curely. as they thought, to a chair and
 placed their sister, armed with shot gun, to guard him while they went for q constable.
 No sooner had they gone than Bruck- CT began to work at the rope that
 bound him. When he attempted to
 rise he was told by his wife to re- sume his seat or she would kill him. He began to curse and threaten her, and finally Jumped to his feet and at tempted to catch hQlQso her. As he did SO the frightened woman bofnted the gun at hiA head. pulled the trigxer and saw him fan dead At her feet, with the whole upper ilaaf IT hlp head
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
THE OCTOROON.

The coming production of the Boston theater version of the southern drama, ''The Octoroon," is attracting the at tention of all lovers of the theater and the Red Men are working sight and day to give a satisfactory performance in every detail. A special feature of this production will be no waits /or delays between the acts. A high class musical program has been arranged that will make the entire production a continuous performance. The lead ing female parts will be i'll the hands of the Misses Sadie Hollywood, Meta Schildmiller, Kate Drescher and Grace Dodds. while the leading male roles will be taken by Messrs Perry San som. w. II. Benham, William Black, w. l.. Platt and Jean 1ngraham. Spe- cial scenery will be used and a gen lline Mississippi steamboat scene will be one of the principal scenes, pictur- ing life on the levee, and realistic explosion and fire scene on board the steamboat. Gus Kleinecke, the well known piano player. has charge of the musical arrangements. Little Theresa McNally. the clever child artist, will not only play a prominent part in the drama, but will introduce her latest singing and dancing speciality between the acts. The Excelsior quartet, with Al T. Darling, has also been engaged as special attraction. Tickets are In the hands of the members of the tribe. The performance will be one night only-Poli's fheater, Monday evening, February 25.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
INVESTMENT PROPERTY !

Located on Orange slret; 3family house; contains al modern improve ments; size of lot 5OxIo feet; rents for S3o per month; reasonable amount down; price $4OOO. This will pay you larger per cent on your money than bank interest Look this us.
 LANG AND PHEIiAN.
 125 Bank Street
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16

ABSTRACT OF WATERBURY, SS. PRO- bate Court, Feb. 18th, 1901.
 Estate of Emily Pritchard, late of Wat erbury. in said District. deceased
 The Executor having exhibited his admin istration account with said estate to this court for allowance. it is
 ORDERED-Thatt the 2l tn day of Feb A D 1901. at clock Tn the forenoon, at the Pro bate Office iu Waterbury be and the same is assigned for q hearing the allowance of said administration account with said estate, and this Court directs the ENecutor to cite all persons interested therein to appear at sad time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper published in New Haven coun- ty and having q circulation in said district.
 Robert A. Lowe, Judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16

K pough6rt l,S4 ' special sale for
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
BRAKEMAN LOSES A LEG.

Danbury, Feb 1G.-Leroy Caplan, 2o years old. q brakeman on the Danbury division of the Consolidated roau slipped from the roof of an Icy car yesterday and fell under the wheels His left foot was crushed, neceSsllal- ing the amputation of the leg at ihe knee Canlau lives at Bantam and is unmarried.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16

In 1853 a large number of petitions were received after the last day for receiving new business, under the rule which permits the right of petition to continue while the general assembly is in session and many resolutions and some bills emanated from committees The total number of pieces of legisla- tion received and acted upon at that session was 2,220, as follows:
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
Number of Pieces Nearly Up to the
 Record of Two Years Ago.

Clerk Healy of the senate and Clerks IIinman and Baldwin. of the house found yesterday when they gathered up the pieces of. legislation presented during the day in the general assem- bly,, that the record was within six of the number of pieces of proposed leg islatiOn presented up to the last day for the reception of new business in the session of 1899. February 10. The total number of bills. petitions and resolutions received this session is 1.l1G as compared with ,:1:J2 in 1899 as follows
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
Great Clothing Sale.
We Want You All.

Get in with the hundreds who trade here, taking advantage of stocks selling swiftly at prices pleas ing to peoples pocketDooks. All this seasons stock, and not a few odds and ends. Compare the val ueS. Come and see the goods. Mems All Wool Washington Mills Kersey Overcoats, sold for $10 and SIP. Now $5. Mems Fine All Wool Riverside Mills Kersey and Melton Overcoats, made to retail for $15. Saturday 37.9O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16

iS SUI pr lSiHS HOW some people can make money out of things that others consider worthless and throw aside to be carried away by any ona who thinks them worth reaching for. Not long ago a sharp fellow walked over to where Edward McManus was re- pairing Little brook on South Main street and picked up a broken brick and took 1t into his store across the way. He placed it in a soap box and mailed three or four strips over the open space, just the same as one would cOnfine q rabbit or cat that he want ,fd to make sure would not escape from him. The next move was to put it Of exhibition in his show window with tile following words written above it 14 haring red letters: North Ameri- Gan bat, captured in Waterburyv' It 4iad not been there five minutes when he sidewalk in front of the place was lfhronged with people jostling each 9Dther in their eagerness to get q look 1t 1t. The attraction drew large }cr0wds for several weeks and the po- cemen on the beat had hard time {kying to keep the walk clear, and it said that 1t was removed because ne proprietor was afraid he would be 9&1en into court on charge of ob- tststipg the public highway The
 Was conducting a show and hit s fhia plan of getting people to
 46 there 30 that he could get a
 so fell them all about what he
 &6 inside, and 1t worked like
 Be did rushing business
 thare and Jmd9ing by the
 Ak went h the man must
 " oet n aaly ly(eh 1aat of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-09
wYoM1NG's SOAP MINES.
All Ready to Use When Taken iron
 the Earth and Cut Into Cakes.

the Earth and Cut Into Cakes. Denver Times.
 Wyoming has soap mine. A de- posit of a whitish material, in com posite form, containing just enough sulphates, potash and pumice to give gritty essential, has been discovered five miles west of Newcastle in the northea stern part of Wyoming.
 The deposit lies in Assure and dips into the ground like vein of mineral. The vein. so-called, Is fifteen to eig1- teen feet wide and runs the length of quarter section, which for twenty years up to date was used as a stock pasture. Next week probably a building of commodious dimensions. fitted with machinery that will cut the slabs of mineral soap into sizes for commercial use. wil cover portion of the ground.
 The cleanest town in the United States, it is possible. will be located in this section. It will be free from soot and smoke. For the factory boilers will be heated by petroleum. found near by, and the soap to keep the place clean is found in such large quantities in the ground, and consequently so dirt cheap that men can be kept on the pay roll to do nothing else but look out for dirt spots and quickly remove them.
 C. w. Betts, a Denver mining engi nees, had ocasion last week to visit Northeastern Wyoming with E. P. Snow, of Cheyenne. to look up some oil prospects. They came by this de- posit. What attracted MT. Betts's attention was the appearance of a mass that looked like soapsuds. He investigated and to all appearances it was soapsuds. There had been a good rain the night before. This had beat on the exposed deposit in such a man. ner as to produce the suds. A trial chunk of the stuff on the hands resulted in determining that nature had there left as good an article of polishing culinary articles. removing grime and grease from the hands as could be manufactured by the hand of man.
 MT. Betts has plans for developing this unique find and it may be expect ed that in short time the markets of the world will be supplied with another wonderful product from another of the States of boundless re- sources in the Rocky Mountain region.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-09

the level prairie to height of 97 feet, covering about twenty acres. The land about it is as flat as a board. For a long time past 1t has beeen known that sulphur and natural gas existed in large quantities, and that d greasy substance possessing medicinal prop critics for cattle was to be found there, but aside from being regarded as a freak of nature little attention was paid to it by the people who lived in that country. A. +. Lucas, who found the Beaumont oil wells, investigated it. leased and bought land on the mound, and a well will be sunk in a search for oil. Capt. Lucas says the Damon mound should, from all appearances, prove the most prolific and richest oil field so far discovered, and, judging by indications and comparisons with the Beaumont field, 1t should prove in finitely better. He holds to a theory that the mound was thrown up by the action of oil and gas beneath the sur fcae of the earth, and he believes that the depth at which oil will be struck will be less than at Beaumont.
 The iron field of Cherokee county was once the scene of boom which was killed by the low price reached by iron, the lack of railroad facilities and the cost of fuel. Now ex-Gov. James s. Hogg has taken hold of the matter, and has secured control of the ore ter rtory and the foundry at New Birm- ingham. The ore lies on top of the ground, and is of a good quality. Any amount of it is in sight, without the turning of a pick. Tests some years ago showed that the deposit of ore ex- tends for a distance into the ground, and when that on top of the earth is exhausted the mining can be done with a scoop instead of a pick and tram car.
 A furnace for the making of pipe has been operated for several years at the East Texas penitentiary at Rusk, and this has proved that the greatest bar to the successful development of the field was the cost of fuel; coal was entirely too expensive and char coal rapidly, became so. as the wood in the surrounding country was used up The State built a short line of road to furnish fuel for its foundry and this has been one of the reasons why the enterprise has not been d pay ing one The Germans have found that compound of crude petroleum and Ignite is better for reducing iron ore than coke or charcoal, and with the discovery of oil at Beaumont the prob lem has been solved, for most excellent Ignite is found within a short distance of the iron fields. It is this fact that has caused the development of the field to be undertaken. for the plans of MT. Hogg contemplate the building of railroad as well as of a. pipe line, and he has possession. of a Ignite mine as well as of oil lands and the iron field and furnace.
 It Is said on good authority that the ex-Governor and his associates have already made investments of more than $1, 500. 900 in the properties which will be put into the big corporation that is to revolutionize the iron industry of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-09
SPECULATION IN 1901 CENTS =
They Will Easily Bring $1e Tn the
 Coin Market.
Philadelphia Record.


 A hustering young woman out of breath as though walking fast. rushed up the steps of the mint the other day, and asked to be directed to the bureau of information. There isn't any," re- piled the uniformed messenger, very fat man. Perhaps I can tell you what you want to know" Perhaps you can," said the young woman, producing a copy of a frivolous weekly paper. T want to know if this is true" She pointed to a paragraph which read: Among the curiosities of collecting is the fact that 1901 cents now bring about $19 in the coin market"
 The fat messenger adjusted his glasses and scrutinized the paragraph. While he was thus engaged the young woman explained that she had four 1901 cents, and wanted to know what made them so valuable, and where she could realize on them. Then the fat messen- ger grew purple in the face from sup pressed laughter, which finally explod- ed. and seemed in momentary danger of having an apoleptic fit. He called the attention of the other messengers to the paragraph, and then followed combined roars of merrimene. In the meantime, the young woman with the four 1901 cents wondered if she had strayed by mistake into lunatic asy- lum. Finally, the fat messenger re- gained his breath sufficiently to gasp: It's d joke. Don't you see? HI give you $1S for 1901 pennies, and I'll be cent ahead of the game. See?' A great light seemed to dawn in the mind of the young woman. .''I dare say it's very funny" she said. but I don't think such things ought to be print ed And she made her exit sorrow fully
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-09
~s1LvEB sIIPPERV SHOCKS
New Musical Comedy starties on Ae-
 count of Scant Drapery.

Philadelphia North American.
 '"rhe Silver Slipper" the new musical comedy just produced here. the Annert- can rights to which have been bought by John c. Fisher, has shocked Lon- don.
 The production has one startling fea- ture. In one of the scenes six hand some women. headed by Agnes DeIa- porte, appeared in the scantiest drapery ever seen in London. The pfay- goers of this metropolis like to be well shocked now and then, hut this feature of "The Silver Slipper" weg so daringly indecent that many ladles in the audience covered. theis faces wfth their handIxepchiefs, while the men uttered exclamations of surprise. It Is expected that Ehe Lord ChamAexaaAn will interfere.
 Otherwise "The Silver SlippeF." as a production and as a musical and enter taining entity, is severely criticised. Fannie Ward wore gorgeous Jewalry and created a sensation. Arthur Col- lins, who is to be associated with American managers in several new productions, was present with his American bride.
 John c. Fisher has cabled that he will sail from New York next Wednes- day to inspect his purchase. Ills friends here are wondering what he vii do with the objectionable feature, as it is too indecent even for New York, MT. Fisher, who owns the American rights to ''E4orodora," which he is now running in New York. promi- ses to be a large speculator in musical comedies of English origin.