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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-11
Will you listen to the
Beat OF the Drum while the
BARGAIN HOUSE BOYS
March to the front and tear away

Special Bargain India Silk 40 inches wde 75c Best
line of Pants in town. clone jack Shoes better;
guaranteed Waldorf and Chesterfield Hats guaranteed
2yards wide Lneoeun extra heavy Soc Elegant line Of
Cloth 15c Prettiest display Of Wash Fabric the city
Some special bargains in Laces and e. Handbags loo
cut down this week, 3A to 18c Trunks, Clocks, Glass
ware, etc. 1O0pcs Set German China worth $25 for
81 So only two left Our Millinery Department
full and complete. See before buying you may
greet it. Oak, Cherry, Walnut and Enameled Curtain
Poles 1Oc Full line Of Flower Potts. and everything you
need but ratons Will go to Baltimore next week to fill
up again Look out for special sales upon return.
Yours truly,
MOrrisett Brothers,
Txaodor INF ipr;no
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
METAL TRADES COUNCIL.
First Meeting of the Unions He'd in
 St Louis To-day.

St Louis, Mo, July 22.-The first meeting of the different metal trades unions assembled i'll St Louis for the purpose of forming national metal trades council will be held this after noon at the offices of the local metal trades council.
 The movement was launched at the convention of the American Fedora tfon of Labor at Louisville, Ky, De celnber 6, 1900. More than 100 lead CTS of the metal workers will sit in the convention, which will extend it's sessions over the greater part of the week.
 Presidents Of the national bodies have promised to be in attendance, rep resenting the following unions:
 Pattern Makers League of America; {; Metal Polishers. Buffers, Platers and Brass Workers International union. International Association of Machin- ists, International Union of Allied Met al Mechanics, United Metal Workers International union, Iron AIouiders' Union of North America; Corew Work CTS International union, Worcester, Mass, John O'Leary: Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilder' International Broth erhood of Blacksmiths, Stove Molders and Steel Range Workers Internation- al union; International Union of Elec- trical Workers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
JUDGMENT FOR s49s.
James O'Brien Went to Jail Before He
 Would Pay It.

In default of a judgment for $49S granted against him some time ago by Judge Cowell in the district court James O'Brien, a stone mason was talk en to jail Saturday evening by Con- stable Perkins. Over year ago O'Brien, who is very we'll known among all the large contractors lent Q relative, young man sum of moE- ey to enter the meat business. in Si- monsviile. The venture did not ap- pear to be successful. At all events the relative closed his doors one even- ing and cleared out without going to the bother of rendering an account to O'Brien X young fellow named Earl Wilmot went with him and in the course of few days the young men were discovered by Constable Booth in Naugatuck O'Brien was informed by the constable of his discovery and q warrant was issued for the apprehen- sion of O'Brien's relative. Constable Booth landed" both the young men and kept them in durance most vile over night Wilmot, who was inno- cent of any uffense or crime entered suit against O'Brien for illegal impris- onment. with Booth as co-defendant But O'Brien was the man Wilmot was after, though the deed" was done by the constable. The trial resulted fav- orably to Wilmot. He was represent ed by Attorney Root and O'Brien by Attorney Durant. It was supposed that Wilmot would be satisfied with the yer dict alone as he made no effort to col lect the judgment all this time. But the past week he thought seriously of the matter and O'Brien's failure to dis gorge resulted, as has been said in his imprisonment. How long he may re main in detention depends upon Will mot if O'Brien refuses to take the poor debtors oath.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
DIDN'T COME BACK
ldan Who Took Some Diamonds
 to Inspect.
GRADUATE OF PRINCETON.

Tine Diamonds Were Valued at Oniy
 S3OO-The Man Said He Wanted to
 Have a Well-known Society Lady
 Inspect Them-Says He Intended 10
 Make Good the Loss of the Dti-
 monds. Which He Says Were Lost
 Denver. Gel, July 22.J-W. Gray. alias Hellsworth Lewis, has been placed uh- der arrest on the charge Of having sc cured $500 worth of diamonds from a jewelry firm in Topeka, Kan, through fraud He got permission, It IS al legged. to take the jewels to the home of a prominent society lady of Iopeka, to whom he was engaged, for her ln- spection and failed to return them. Gray at one time worked on the To peka Capital as q proof reader III speaking of the diamond affair Gray said: T called at the jewellers estaD- lishment and was permitted to make a selection. I will not say how the rings were lost, but I fully intended to make good the loss
 AS far as I know the matter was never reported to the police of Topeka and no action was taken against me there.
 Lewis is not my right name and Gray is not. I will say. however, that Gray is part of my right name. l am the son of a man who was very well known in New York city. At one time he was president of the New York board of trade. I have relatives there now, but my parents are dead
 '.I am graduate of Princeton of the class of 1886, and l was q member of tI'e football team while there."
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Negroes Invade Cleveland. Miss.

CLEVELAND, Miss, July <22.-A band of armed negroes, none of whom was known, rode into Cleveland at half past o'clock Sunday morning and stop ped q party of three white men on the main street. The negroes made threat ening demand Being called on to identi- fy themselves they answered by bringing their rifles into play. One of the negroes was quickly killed by the white men, an other was wounded and is reported to have been found this morning on the out skirts of town, and the. others escaped, although it is reported that three more were hurt They were all well armed with Winchester rifles and well mounted. Ex- citement was at fever heat during the re- mainder of the night. Squads of armed men patrolled the streets until daylight. The trouble grew out of the lynching of Jesse Phillips, negro, in the earlier part of the night. The negroes in this section are organized into lodges, secret orders" and '.protective societies. and as Phillips was leader among them it was feared that an attempt would be made to avenge hiS deafh
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
PAID $2 FOR A JOB.
Other Man Denied 1t and Nearly End
 ed in a Quarrel.

Other Man Denied 1t and Nearly End
 ed ill Quarrel
 There was considerable excitement on Bank street near Grand street short ly after ? o'clock in which several Italians figured, among them the wide ly known Michael Sullivan and Jimmie who owns a bootblack stand in from of D. T. Hart's saloon and also an- other man, whose name is unknown. The latter had been talking to Sulli- van, who Is working or doing some thing at the candy and fruit store on the corner of Bank and Grand streets. He had withdrawn to the other side of the street near the bootblack stand When Officer Linnehan passed by the candy store. The latter was reul1est- ca by Sullivan to arrest the unknown. Italian because he had threatened to slash him. He had a knife, so he said The officer came over and felt abouf- the Italians pockets but no knife could be found. It was at this point thar Jimmie entered into the controversy. He took the side of the unknown Ital- ian and the latter told him the follow ing story. That about eight months ago he came to Waterbury from New York. He was unable to find work. About two weeks ago, he met Sullivan in the fruit store and asked him to get him a job. He replied that he would for 70 The Italian out of work had only $2 and he gave it to him.
 That is one side of the story. Sulli- van claims that the S2 was given by the unknown Italian to farmer who was in the store at the time and prom ised him position as farm hand. The two stuck to their sides of the story. Finally the unknown Italian went away. vowing vengeance. Jimmie con tinued to speak strongly in favor of the unknown Italian. while Sullivan was positive that Jimmie was speaking through his hat. Several times the spectators thought that there might be an impromptu fistic exhibition but none occurred.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
ATTORNEYS WERE EXCITED.
A Harmless Bat Caused Trouble
 in Oddfellows Building.

It Came in the Night And Greeted At
 torney Meigs as He Opened his Of
 fice-Each Occupant of the Building
 Took Look at the Bird and Each
 Gave it Different Title.
 The legal fraternity abiding on the fifth floor of the Odd Fellows building had scare this morning that came near resulting i'll conferfing the degree of knight commander Of the bath upon Attorney c. D. Meigs. When Attorney Meigs opened his office all memories of his visit to the camp of his political guiding star. Representative Lilley had left his mind. He opened his door as he has opened it many times before but upon doing SC he saw something perched up near the ceiling behind the steam pipe that almost froze lis circulation. It looked like q bathing suit; also like q base ball. Attorney Church, his conferee likened it to the vote calling for a constitutional conyen- ton, but Attorney Carmody said it was q hedge hog with q sun bonnet Col onel Burpee compared it to a Porto Rican eagle and Attorney Beckwith said it was a study in mathematics The captain of the elevator said it was a republican caucus as conducted under the pure politics bill, it looked so sad and lonely but Deputy Judge Peas ley denied this and said it was for all the world like a democrat on the ram- page.
 The deputy judge having had his guess the object thought it time to begin business and thereupon it made q noise that startled it's audience Then it moved and it darted toward Attor- ney Church, but the cdptain of the ele- yator got broom and chased it and then. such a scrimmage began. The limbs of the law fled like virtue before politician and the object making most disagreeable noise resolved itself into bat of the long cared species. Doors banged to with the regularity of musketry yolley The bat was closed out until one of the attorneys whose curiosity overcame his discretion open ed his door and in the bat flew. Here it was cornered by Attorney Meigs af- ter terrible tIissle with brooms. walk ing sticks, law books and Reports, briefs and digests and the attorney was borne on his brethren's shoulders from the scene of conflict, a victor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
ReImnnt Visits HiII.

ALBANY, July 22.--Perry Belmont, millionaire politician, and former United States Senator David B. Hill spent Sun day together at MT. Hills suburban resi- dence Mrs. Belmont was with her hus- band, and it was somewhat ostentatiously announced that this visit was purely a social one. From very reliable sources it was learned that MT. Belmont is to be MT. Hills right hand man in the inde- pendent Democracy fight against Tam many in New York this fall and that his visit here was for the purpose of dis cussing details.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
PRACTICALLY TIE SAME.
Condition of the Strike Around
 WeIlsville and McKeesport.

No Attempt Made to Start Dewees-
 Wood Co Mill-League Among Ma
 tional Tube Workers Started Tester
 day.
 Pittsburg, Pa, July 22.-Thc situation of the strike today is practically ttie sam. as on Saturday, Wellsyille and AIckeesport being the points around which the interest centers.
 The rumored accession TO the force of the men to the Wellsville plant did not take place, and the twenty-three loyal men who have stuck to tue company went to work this morning as usual It is expected, however. that the company will endeavor to increase this nEmber within the next few hours. The strikers at WellSville have been watching very closely all the movements at the plant and a close scrutiny is kept upon the railroad stl- tions for any. strangers that might c0lne into the town. None, however, have as yet appeared.
 At N1eKeesport everything is black this morning. The Dewees-Wood Co did nor make any attempt to start their plant, as was expected. It was rumored that the company would bring in new men this morning and the strikers are watching every ill-. gress to the city. A significant fea- ture here is that the men, instead of leaving the place and going into camp, or taking holiday in some other man. ner, are all remaining and keeping an eye on every movement that is being made at the mill This is looked upon as ominous, because if the company should make an attempt to bring new men into the mill it is not unlikely tLat the strikers will make resistance.
 The Amalgamated people are great ly elated over the fact that they sue ceeded yesterday in organizing a league among the employees of the Ma ticnal tube works. This fact may ex- tend the conflict to that plant. inas- much as the association officials say they would undoubtedly protect these men by calling out all the workers at the mill in case the company dis charged them for having joined the union.
 The situation this morning through ont Pittsburg and Allegheny in :he strike district was about the same as Saturday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
chinese Need a Firm Hand.

TIEN-TSIN, July 22 - Europeans here consider that the prevention of a speedy recrudescence of trouble depends entirely upon the irmness displayed by the powers It is thought that this tact should be recognized in Europe and the United States. The general feeling in Tien-tsin is that China is in nowise over awed or repentant Ii Hung Chang is reported to have adopted an offhand tone toward member of the provisional government and to have talked confident ly of busting the provisional government soon. The Chinese have recommended cutting telegraph wires.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Goxernor Allen ln Canton.

CANTON, O., July 22.-Governor Charles Fl. Allen of Porto Rico reached Canton from Washington yesterday, at tended services at the First M. D. church with the president and spent the re mainder of the day at the Mckinley home. He left at 10:40 p. III. for the east. He goes direct to Washington, thence to his home in Lowell, Mass, and from there he hopes to go to the Maine woods for vacation. His mission here was to present to the president the rcso- iution passed by the Porto Rican legisla- lure providing a system of local taxation for the island, such as under the act of congress entities the island to free trade with the United States. The presidents official acknowledgment of the receipt of this resolution will be made July 25, the anniversary of the landing of American troops in Porto Rico, when proclama- tion will be issued declaring free trade.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Home Seekers May Cause Troub

Home Seekers May Cause Trouble.
 FORT SILL. o. T., July 22.-Disor- der and distress will, it is feared, follow the actual opening of the Kiowa-Coman- che lands on Aug. 6. It is now estimat- ed that fully 10000 people will have registered for chance to secure one of the 13, 900 claims to be awarded by lot tery when the registration booths close on July 26. Thousands of persons now on the reservation who are neither me- chanics nor artisans and who have little or no money announce their intention of locating around Lawton if they shall fail to win a claim. Campers who came in prairie schooners by the thousan generally brought with them provisid sufficient to last only five to ten dal Continued drought has caused the " ter to be restricted, and for days h. wind has blown over the prairies, an ; the temperature has averaged above the 100 mark. With these conditions before them many are already beginning to grum- ble, and when this shall be followed by disappointment by failure to draw a lucky number the hopes of many will doubtless give way to more serious con- dftions
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Mir. Kruger Gets sad News.

LONDON, July 22-"Owing to the Sunday telegraph hours in Holland" says a dispatch to The Daily Mail from Hil- versum, ''Mr. Kruger was not informed of his wife's death until the evening. The news was broken to him by Dr. Heymans and Secretary Boeschoten. Mir. Kruger, who had just returned from Hilyersum church, burst into tears and! asked to be left alone, He exclaimed: She was good wife. We quarreled on- ly once. and that was six months after we were married.' He prayed for q long time and is now calmly sleeping, his Bible beside his bed. The Transyaal and Orange Free State flags flying above the white villa were draped and half masted. Shortly before the news came a crowd of country girls had been singing q folk song outside the villa. When the death was announced, one of them ejac- ulated, Poor dear, and to be shot, too. and so far awayr"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
ar,..lne rencher.s Body Founa.

SYRACUSE, July 22.-The body of Miss Phoebe Miller of Lansingville, N. r., a teacher at the Shelter For Unpro- tected Girls, who was burned to death in the fire which destroyed that institution early yesterday. has been recovered. 1t was found in the kitchen directly below the bedroom of Miss Miller The legs and part of the head were burned off It is thought that lamp exploded iii Miss Miller's room and that the burning oil set fire to her clothing and that she was unable to make her escape.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
GREEN ENGLISH sPARRows.

East Hampton, July 22.-Green Eng fish sparrows are the latest freaks re- ported in town A number of these birds have made their home under the caves of N- N- Hill Brass Co.'S factory. When this part of che building was painted green recently. the sparr0ws, in order to reach their nests, had to crawl through holes over which paint had been spread. They received a coating of green that has given them m0sf peculiar appearance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
MIR LILLEY'S GUESTS.
Lion of Republican Party is an Up to-
 Date Entertainer.

As might have been expected the re- ception rendered by George L. Lilley to number of his political friends at Quassapaug Asurdaeand Sunday was a big affai% .&l th&e who were for tunate enol4 to be present cannot speak too highly of MT LiIIey as an en- tertainer. At present he is the lion of the republican party in Waterbury and it is said that he can have anything in the gift of the g. O. D., of this town. MT Lilley is reported as stating that he does not desire a nomination for mayor, but some of his enthusiastic ad- mirers claim that he will have to take 1t whether he wants it or not Of course the subject was touched upon oD the q. t., and while no one dared 10 say a word against MT Lilley, still strange as it may appear, a few who partook of this great mans hospitality think the republicans can bring out stronger candidate in the person of R.. N. Blakeslee or F. W. Chesson. Both are claimed to be winners but for some reason or other CheSson is said to be the fayorite with the rank and file of republicans while Blakeslee is said to have the inside track with the fellows who man the machine. Tllere are others. nota ablyftex-Mayor T. D. Barlow aud Chairman Hall of. tie board of aldermen, who have fast friends behind them and are pushing their claims for all they are worth A prominent republican told a Democrat reporter to-day that the Hon George L. Iiilpy is ont of DoIiticS so far as the field is concerned. but that this must not be understood to imply that he is to be relegated to the grave of political oblivion. On the contrary, he said that no one need be surprised to hear Mir Lilley's magnetic voice in congress at no distant date, or, better still, that in all probability he will in the near future receive an appointment as Unit ed States minister to some foreign country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Yachting Accident Victims Found.

NEW YORK, July 22-The bodies of Misses Ida Elizabeth and Annette Colburn, the daughters of Arthur T. Col burn of Philadelphia, who were drowned with their father when the two masted yawl Venitzia sank in Long Island sound last Thursday, are now at the es- tablishment of a Brooklyn undertaken awaiting orders from Philadelphia for final disposition. The bodies were found in the cabin of the Venitzia when she was raised, and the vessel with the two dead were brought to Brooklyn by the Mer- ritt-Chapman steam derrick Champion, which raised the sunken craft. So far only the bodies Of the two daughters have been found, ieaving those of Mr. Colburn, Captain Flint and a sailor known as Frenk still to be located. The yacht was raised at a point about mid way between Greenwich, Conn, and Sands Point, l.. l.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Alfred Van santvoord Dead.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Alfred Van Santvoord, president of the Hudson Riv- CT Day line, is dead on board his yacht. the Claremont, which is anchored of Sea Gate. He had been suffering from a gen eral breakdown of sse system, attributed to old age. Mir. Van Santvoord, who was a pioneer of the Hudson river steamboat service, was born in Uf.ea, N. Y., in 1919. His father. who was interested in towage, was a government contractor during the war of 1912 and was one of the first boat men on the Erie canal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Lnbrndor Cooat Ice RIocked.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 22.-The mail steamer Home, which arrived here from Labrador, reports that the coast is block aded with ice foes, especially the north ern part, where the foes are impenetra- ble. This will greatly delay the Peary relief steamer Erik, which counted upon calling at Turnavick, northern Labrador, and landing her last mail before enter ing the arctic circle. The Home had to abandon the attempt to reach her termi- nus in consequence of the ice.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Policy shop smasher.

LEAyENWORTH, Kan, July 22.-- Mrs. Mary E. Dickens surprised half q dozen men in John Beachler's policy shop here, and before the latter recovered their composure she smashed a policy wheel with a hatchet Her boys had gambIed in the place She threatens to sraash all the policy shops in the city unless the authorities close them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Belgian asinister to Retire.

BRUSSELS. July 22.-Count de Lich- tervelde, Belgian minister to the United States, will retire from that post at his own request. He will be succeeded by Baron Moncheur, Belgian minister to Mexico who in turn will be succeeded by Viscount de Beughem de Houthem, coun- cilor to the Belgian legation in London.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
MRS. KRUGER DEAD.
Broken In Spirit, Wife of the Boer
 Leader Passes Away.

PRETORIA, July 22.-AIrs. Kruger. wife of former President Kruger of the South African Republic, died Saturday afternoon of pneumonia after an illness of three days. She was CT years old.
 Mrs. .Kruger,s long separation from her husband, combined with the death of her favorite daughter, Mrs. Smith, last week. had completely broken her spirit. Mir. Eloff and many other members of the Kruger family were Ut her bedside when she passed away.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
CHANGES IN TEAM.
Manager Harrington Releases First
 Baseman Cronan.

Manager George Harrington has de- cided to make several changes in the local team. Cronin will no longer, play with the team. He is not as yet fast enough for the State league. The team must be strengthened and Man ager Harrington firmly declares that no matter how much it costs win- ming team must be had in this town. Accordingly he has signed a new out fielder. H. l.. Mulligan of Bradford, Pa, who was captain this year of the ball team of Bucknell college. He has reputation of being a first-class player. When he arrives in town, and he is expected at any moment, he will take Matthews's place in the field. Matthews will not be let go, as he is considered too good a player. He will be kept as a utility player. With Mulligan is coming new first base man whom Mulligan says is corlzer. He will be given trial.