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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
Harding'S
 72-74 South Main st, Telephone 22O.
Wash Boilers

| No TO X Tin Wash Boilers, 8 oz
 copper bottom, $1, worth $l.lo No o-1 X Tin Wash Boilers. 10 oz
 copper bottom, $1.55, worth $l.7o No 971 x Tin Wash Boilers, 10 oz
 copper bottom, $1.70, worth $2, No 8-2 K Tin Wash Boilers, 12 oz
 copper bottom, $1.S0, worth $2.10 No 9-2 x Tin Wash Boilers, 12 oz
 copper bottom, $1.90, worth $2.25 No s-3 x Tin Wash Boilers 14 oz
 copper bottom, $2.10, worth $2.50 No 9-3 x Tin Wash Boilers, IA oz
 copper bottom, $2.25, worth $2.75 All Copper Boilers, made of 12 oz
 copper, Nos 8 and 9, $2.90 and $3
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
DEMANDS REJECTED.
Strike Threatened on Manhattan Ele
 yated Road.

sAN Et VdIGu hOdu. z NEW YORh c.--Nige President Skitt of the Manhattan Elevated rail way gave toa committee of seven that called upon him, representing the 900 engineers and motormen of the. road a refusal, of their request made 1.-two weeks ago for nine hour day and Oth- er concessions.
 When the cOmpany'S reply became knoWna aamong theg men, there was i'm mediate talk of a strike. The commit tee after leaving Mir. Skitt's office went at once to a telegraph office and sent the following nlessage to F. M. Arthur, grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers:
 Come at A once, Everything re fused.'
 Chief Jenks of division No. 105 of the brotherhood says of the grievances:
 sSince the introduction of motor cars into the service we have been com pe1led to make six round trips daily between One Hundred and Twenty ninth street and South ferry, consum- ing ten hours and travelling on the average 1OS miles day. On the en- zines we never made more than five trips, and four and half was the usual numbers Tie company claims that the motor cars being faster we should be able to make the additional trip. They also say that the strain on us in running the electric trains is less. The first statement may be true, but the second is not We are under just as great strain as we were on the engines. We are willing, to make five trips day in nine hours and no more. We also want relay system that will give each man chance to get bite to eat and few minutes to himself at the end of each run"
 Grand Master Arthur is expected to arrive tomorrow
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
TIMELY TOPICS

The White Simmons Go is the sole agent in Waterbury for the Perfect flour. It is guaranteed to be the best. . Conlon Bros necessity sale is now going on. See the prices in their ad to-day. W
 The Turnbull Go. quotes some low prices on groceries to-day. Buy of them and save money.
 Currans offer lot of ladies' ready to wear garments at ridiculolsly low prices this week. Why not buy of them and save the annoyance of wait ing for dressmakers?
 The Miller & Peck Go has a beauti- ful line of single and double harness It might pay you to see what they offer before buying.
 The Reid & Hughes Go has made Q big reduction on the price of gingham this week. All going at 6 1-3c yard
 Grieve, Bisset & Holland have big line of Hamburg edgings, bought at a bargain, and the price is 10c yard.
 Harding, at 72 South Main street, quotes low prices on wash boilers He sells the best. kind and has put the price away down. { 1AG CLdilQdIu ANIGuits sOiOtuluS CO has engaged quarters at 156 East Main street and they want everyone to watch for their grand opening. The Platt Mill Go offers baled shaw ings as substitute for straw bedding. It is clean. and cool and the animals will not eat it.
 A. Mailhiot has 3 boys hose that is lift for the fray."'d It will wear we'll and will not run When washed. The price is Il cents.7s
 K. Dougherty att g145 South Main street has line of children's dresses that are being sold tat low figure.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
salawin Denies senaational Reports

TROMSO, Norway, Aug. 6.--In an in terview Evelyn B. Baldwin, the arctic explorer, who arrived at Honnings- yaag Aug on board the America, said that the alleged trouble between him. self and Captain Johannsson of the America is grossly exaggerated. He characterized the reports of trouble as a cheap sensation and said there has been no deaths on board the Amer tea during her trip.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
wants Bigger College at Rome

ROME, Aug. 6.-Rev. Dr. Thomas Kennedy of Philadelphia, rector of the American college at Rome,s has left here for Naples and will sail for the United States Aug. '. The principal object of Dr.. .Kennedy's visit to Amer lea is to appeal for funds for the en- Iargement of the college, for which purpose he has purchased all the houses in the block in which the col lege is situated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

~ ! ~
 eral work incident to the fall election over to Mir Kellogg. Mir Kellogg wants to retire, but it is understood that he
 will remain at the helm until the new town committee is elected next month,
 when he will make a desperate effort to cut loose from the generalship or the republican town committee. Chair man Kellogg has been trying his robes on ex-Mayor Barlow. who is said to have no special objection 10 wearing them and in all probability he will have an opportunity to strut around in them after few weeks more. unless Alder
 man Chesson or some other member of
 the g. o. p. crawls over his head. The republicans will elect all their dele
 gates at the same caucus.
 Do you intend to vote at the coming primaries? Of course you do. Well, then, you should make it point to reg ister on or before noon Friday of this week. Only those who have registered will be eligible to put in the white slips of paper at the primaries, so that those who want to nave a voice 1n d9termln- ing what kind of fellows will be chosen to nominate delegates to the several conventions should be on the alert and not be caught mapping. If you fail to comply with the law don't come around
 on the day of the primaries and ask why the papers said nothing about It. It is a legislative enactment passed by the general assembly at the request or
 MT Kellogg to keep recalcitrant repub- licans from stuffing the ballot box at the primaries, and in order not to ex- pose the party the law was made gen eral.
 There are a whole lot of funny stories printed in the newspapers that are not confined to the joke column. For instance. number of the state pa pers are saying that Miles F. Connolly is general manager of the alleged high sheriff boom of a Waterbury man. We'll. ssMilesey knows all about booms, busted and otherwise. He has engineered more of the latter than any man in the Naugatuck valley. When candidate has lots of money and poor prospects of getting there he is willing to jo almost anything, and take up al
 most anybody for manager, that is when the political bee has him inocu- lated. sMilesey" is shrewd poli-. tician; everyone who knows. him ad, mits that, even the man whose boom he is engineering finds it out sooner or later. If he can't run the candidate he has no scruples of conscience about throwing him overheard and taking up
 another, what even though that other has no use for him only as means of
 getting even with the man that
 ssMilesey" just dumped. Politics sure " makes strange bed fellows. The first anyone knows s'Milesey" will be
 smoking Havanas on the porch of the 1 Waterbury club and riding in auto
 mobubbles'
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
AUCTION.

! will sell at public auction at the William H. Holmes farm, adjoining -Llevyings Abbott's place, in Middlcbury. on Tuesday, August 5, 1902, at 10 3o, clock a. m., rain or shine. without reserve 12 cows, ? heifers, 2 moving machines, horse rake, 1 power Bald win feed cutter, l American harrow and seeder, 1 double team wagon, 2 horses, l set double harness, i horse power and belt, saw frame and saw. pair bob-sleds, swellbody cutter, horse hoe, l rubber tired two-seated trap, 8 40-quart milk cans, blows. Z mows of first class Timothy hay. small tools, etc, etc.
 LOREN R. CARTER.
 ]. D. Botelle, auctioneer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

ssDunham will be dead cock in the pit if they run him." said one of the nabobs of the republican party to a reporter to-day. q have notion that the shrieyaIty nominations on both sides will come to Waterbury. ex- pect to see Geddes and Kilduff the men. Kilduff Is waiting to have the people call him into the race, and think it is a safe plan. He would make strong candidate, but I feel confident that if the republicans nominate Geddes we'll give him the race of his life. We'll win out" he remarked with some em- phasis, as he walked off hurriedly, evil dently not caring to hear anything to the contrary.
 The New Haven Leader is talking harmony and look out for New Haven once more. We quote: ''In our humble opinion it is of very great inn portance that the candidate of the party have the united and enthusias- tic support of the voters of New Ha- ven this year. To get that support the candidate must be a man of the people who understands what the peo ple want and has the courage and ability to help them get it Such men have been suggested as possible candi- dates and the friends of some of them are still hoping that before conyen-. ton day arrives faetional differences will be buried and agreement to unit edly work for candidate who is the friend of all and the enemy of none will result
 The republican town committee met last night and turned the conduct of affairs for the primaries and other gen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

The republican town committee met last night and turned the conduct of affairs for the primaries and other gen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
GENERAL NEWS

The Charleston Exposition clos.sl AT
midnight saturday
Prayers for peace were offered in the
London churches sunday.
The standing army is to De- reduced
from 11,2Ss to 66.4o7 men.
Kin- Edward and Lord Salisbury
have Sai serious dis0g recment
James Cavunauvh. the oldest person in
New England. l. dead. agcd III years
Teams hauling meat in Chicago an.
guarded 10y armed men owing to the
strike there.
The spread oi cholera among the
troops in the Philippines is causing un
easiueSs in Washington.
Senior Ruencamiuo. leader of the Phil.
iPpine Federal party. spoke at Washing.
ton tomb. Mount Vernon.
Major Berthclot. Of the French Roch-
am bean Commission fell and broke his
leg IN the Navy Yard at Boston.
EN-rresident Cleveland and other not
Ell democrats viii speak at a celebration
~ e-AN AAtNAN "A Nttt ia new Atlh. June IL.
In bis Decoration bay speech at Airing
ton President Roosevelt defended the
army and gave expression 10 several i'm
portant thoughts on national policy.
Lieutenant Commander Potts. who
succeeds Commander Wm. II. Berhler as
naval attache at Berlin. October 1 next
was presented TO Empcor William in The
court yard Of the castle
The Hon. Michael Henry Herbert
who Is nomiually secretary 70 the Brit.
ish Embassy at Paris. viii probably be
the next British Ambassador TO the
nited States. in succession TO the lat,
Lord Paunceiote.
Peace comes To South Africa. and il
hnds deSolation. \ little common sense
that rarest of all blessings. might have
preserved peace with honor and propri
ETY. II l. another story of learning in the
school of experience Index Appeal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
A Proclamation

Whereas, Tuesday, the Bird day of June.
IL the day set apart by the Ladies Me
mortal association and the Veterans of
fredericksburg for the annual decoration
OF the graves of the Southern dead ia
tered in the Confederate Cemetery: and
whereas, it Il a patriotic duty and high
privilege once year To turn aside from
our daily pursuits and honor with floral
offerings the graves and memory of our
heroic dead who sacrificed their lives on
the altar Of their country. maintaining
the principles proclaim by the Fathers
OF the apuhiic-therefOre
|, NJ &. Willis. Mayor of the CITY of
fredericksburg, do call upon our mer-
chants and Others To close their places OF
business on the said 3rd day of June
from 4 O clock To $50 y m. and accom-
pany the Ladies' Memorial Association.
Veterans and Others To the Confederate
Cemetery. and participate with them in
this patriotic and pious annual Offering
and permit their employees to do the
same. Respectfully.
NJ. q. WILLIS, Mayor
May 3lst, 1902.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03

1t certainly seems hard that the l..
>. Government cannot see its way
clear to deal more literally with
weekly newspapers in the matter of
postage. Some of these papers are
run at a loss or at least without
profit, and while the question of sec
ond class rates seems but a small
matter with Congressman Loud
chairman of Postoffice Committed
1t Is matter ofconsiderablem moment
to the poor fellow who is. bv means
OF the press, doing much for the edu-
cation and elevation of his people
Then again it must be remembered
that the little country weekly is not
alone responsible for Postofiice de-
tcits. 1t has been fully shown that
twice as much per mile per ton is
paid the railroads for CARRYING the
mails as they receive from passengers
and many times as much as they
charge for carrying the express com
panies tonnage 1t has been repeat
edly shown that the annual rent paid
by the government for the use of 4
postal car is enough to pay in six
months for the construction of the
car itself. 1t has been shown that
the annual payments to railroads bv
the postoffice to be made for n series
OF years have been on certain routes
estimated on mails artifcially swol-
len Tor few months for the purpose
OF securing high figures. And vet
all the consequences of corrupt DOS
tai OUTLAWS are shouldered off upon
the weekly press. We repeat. it does
certainly seem hard that the Govern
.ment treats railroad companies bet
ter than it does poor newspaper edi-
tors.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
Caroline County Road Commissioners.

The Board of Supervisors of Caroline
county has divided the county into two
road districts, the magisterial districts
oi bowling Green and Port ROYAL To
comprise district No. and Reedy church
and Madison districts, district No. ,.
W. X w Garnett was appointed com
missioner OF roads Tor district number
and q. Coghill for district number p
The commissioners were directed to pur-
chase SIX mules, necessary tools and i'm
PIGMENTS for each district and proceed
with the work. The general road work
commences on April LIST and ends Nov
st of each year Commissioners of roads
are directed. in working roads, to make
them not less than / Is feet wide.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
Dc Jsiierson Davis MemorinI.

y protest against the proposed .Iefier-
son Davis memorial arch has been receiv-
! IN Richmond from the uited Danrh.
tiers OF the Coniederacy of New York. az
follows.
We feel that this arch. although al.
ready endorsed by the convention. will
Toe great mistake An arch. the world
over. has been the insignia of triumph.
and mere she'll il is said. will cost
the South SO. ZOO. ON the other hand
a very handsome monument can heerect-
Ell for 500 600, and TO place il in tina,
plot Of grodnd. Immediately in front of
the Confederate White House NOW the
Coniederate Museum would be most ap-
propriate.'
The women who are working TO raise
money for memorial are indignant at
the course pursued by Mrs. Davis in rails.
lug an objection TO an arch through the
newspapers. without having counseled
with them. They are even more wrought
up over letter written 10 "A New Or
leans paper 10y Mrs. kimhrough. az Mis-
sisippi. IN which she SAYS. The money
given 10y veterans 10 the United Daugh-
I rs of the Coniederacy was for a monu-
ment aud not 10 decorate certain sec.
tion OF Richnond"
Ii i hard To foretell whether these crit
icisms viii affect the action OF the board
when II meets Tuesday to select a model.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

Mr.. Barbour moved that speeches on
consideration of the draft of the consti
tuition be limited To three minutes which
was adopted and excellent progress has
been made
The new constitution was read. sec.
ton by section, and Mr. Anderson ex-
planned the changes to the convention.
There Is every disposition to complete
the work and adjourn. When the con
NentiOn reaches the schedule which fixes
the tine for putting the different articles
OF the constitution into effect there will
be opposition.
The general belief il that the conven-
ton will be able to adjourn within ten
days or two weeks. IL j. now estimated
that the framing of the new constitution
viii be completed with acost not exceed
ing Sl35, 600.
An important amendment adopted
was one to the article on the judiciary
providing that the legislature shall have
the power TO regulate the rights OF
courts in contempt cases This is taken
to mean that the law-making power OF
the state may place restrictions and re
gulatiOns upon the courts as To the
latters rights in the matter and NAV
mark out a course to be folio wed in these
important matters
Ex-Attorney General Ayers offered An
amendment designed to make clear the
right of the governor to exercise the veto
power with respect to Congressional re
apportiOnment. but il was rejected Judge
Green Incidentally remarked that 10 hi-
judgement there was nothing in the pro
position 10 test the governors veto of the
recent reappOrtionment act
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
A TACKLES TROLLEY.

As one stands on the ''door silT' of
time and watches the wonderful in
ventions that are brought on the
stage of action, he is amazed and
filled with utter astonishment.
When the steamboat made its first
appearance the world was startled
and many thought it the most won
derful invention that human mind
was capable of bringing forth. Dur
ing its day it was a wonderful inven-
ton.
Later on the cycles of time brought
to the attention OF the world the
steam engines, telegraphy. tele-
phones, electric cars, automobiles.
monographs, Microscopes, and wire
less TYPOGRAPHICAL wonderful and
ingenious inventions, Acclaimed and
supposed to be the greatest work Of
the human brain.
Now the Ottawa Citizen gives US
the following piece of information:
The distinction of possessing the first
trackless trolley line in America-that il
one operated without the use of rails
VIII soon belong 70 Franklin. y II
Judging from a recent dispatch from that
place. While the new system. which Is
nearing completion, viii be unlike Other
trolley lines. in that no rails will h.
needed Tor the cars to run on. il will diff
Ter also in respect to the method ny
which power is TO be supplied to the cars
motors. In place of the ordinary over
head conductor, two wires stretched on
poles on each side Of the road will serve
10 transmit the electricity. From these
wires the current will be conveyed to q
car by means Of two poles extending
out from the cars sides. the poles to be
hung In such way that the ear can. if
need be, deviate literally from its regu
Jar course distance of 10 feet IN order
ior TWO cars TO pass each other IL will
only be necessary for the motorman n,
one OF them 20 remove his trolley poles
from the wires for a moment. or until
the other car goes past IL is assumed
that other vehicles may pass without
interfering with the outstretched poles.
or, at most, that in such cases the re
moVal OF one pole will suffice. The
route selected for this unique system If
along fine stretch of macadamized
highway. 1.-THE reports are Trustworthy
the inventor of this trackless trolley i
being Hooded with inquiries from all
over the world concerning the details OF
his system"
With this latest invention before
us, we are led to ask "Old Father
Time what next-what next?
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
Fire At Nine Ia Louisa.

Fire Thursday night destroyed the DOW.
erplant OF Capt. Boyd VI. smiths pvrites
mines. near Mineral. Louisa county. con.
tanning boilers, the air compressor. mine
fittings, and commissary. The hoist
house was also burned.
The loss has not been ascertained. but
Is supposed TO reach about twelve or if
teen thousand dollars Ii is partially
covered by insurance Work at the mine
Will De delayed for a time, az Can't. smith
Ii now busy supplying boilers to furnish
power to resume work in his shafts
which were uniniured and from which he
was raising from seventy-five to one hmm
dred tons of ore daily at the time of the
fire. and increasing his force and output
regularly. lie suffered a fire at the same
place in 1899, but none of the new build
ings erected since were burned Tbose
burned were the buildings that escaped
before
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

At Portsmouth. Friday MARI Ranks
eoiored, was hanged for criminal assault.
Robert Croxton. OF Baltimore. is IN n
VISIT 20 his father. eN-Congressman CroN.
ton, at Tappahannock.
Pensions issued at Washington. Ssnu.,
j. i.smbden, Onancock. $40. Jno. Brent
Broad Run station. -.
James Redman, colorei. was Killed bv
the explosion Of the boiler of a sawmiil
IN King and Queen county Friday.
"Ampbm Mil " in Chesterfield countv
sand 10 have once been the property 90
henry 'lay, was destroyed by ire.
The division headquarters Of thc Soutb.
ern Railway were removed SATURDAY
from Charlottesville 10 Alexandra.
DR. II. : Willis. Of Rapiaan. has boen
appointed by the Governor "A member oi
the State board ofveterinary examiners
Friday was observed as Confederate,
Memorial Day at Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond. Hon. john Goode was the
orator.
Wash Brown. colored. aged -. of near
Llgnum. Cupeper county. committed sui
eide by shooting himself with "A gun a few
days ago.
4 calf belonging TO Mr.. l. e. Grasty
OF Orange county was bitten by a mad
dog and had such a severe attack OF
hydrophobia that it had TO be shot.
DIR. Henry A. White OF Washington and
Lee University, resigned a. professor @,
history to go TO the Theological Semina
~ at Columbia, ). G. as professor os New
Testament eNegesis
Vt a mass-meeting at the Chamber ri
Commerce. Richmond. Thursday. over
$4,000 was subscribed to huuicnte thu.
debt of the Young Men Christian Assoc
citation of that city, which amounts to
$4,000.
Money has been sent 10 Trenton y. j
to pay the expenses incurred in caring
Tor the body OF Mrs. William :. I.andrum
who died there and the shipment of the
body TO Trevilliau. Louisa county. for
interment.
At the Philadelphia horse show last
week Hon. Henry Fairfax, of I.oudonn
county, won several prizes on his Hack
ney horses. and Buck a Nirginia-br,si
horse. now owned by Mrs Detrick of New
York, won one Of the jumping contests.
The preparations for the summer nor
maj. which Is To meet at Tappahaunock
IN July are nearly completed Nearly
200 teachers have already engaged
board, aud applications are being r.
celved daily. Amusements and enter.
tainments galore are being provided for
the visitors
Only, the beautiful home of the late
Gov. Henry \. Wise. on Onancock creek
Accomac county. was sold Saturday M
commissioner sale TO settle up the -
tate of the late Thomas & Pitts. Theee-
tate brought Sl3 4Oj. Mr. Pitts hal pre.
viousl ' sold To his son. William h. Pitts
portion fronting on OnGncock creek.
Mr.. John d Potts. assistant general
passenger agent of the C. 4 o r. r.. in
Richmond. will. it i understood. De- an
pointed to succeed Mr. e. b. RYAN. A.
sistant general passenger agent of the
road at Cincinnati. who has resip ned TO
accept the position OF general passenger
agent OF the Seaboard Air Line. made
vacant by the resignation OF Mr. L T.
l.. Bunch
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-03
Struck BY a Train.

Thomas Williams. SO years of age. was
taken to the Emergency Hospital. in
ashington, Friday afternoon in an
ambulance. suffering from two broken
arms and legs as the result of his having
been struck by an outgoing train on the
Southern Railway while crossing Tenth
street and Maryland avenue s. f., Wash
ington. Mr.. Williams failed TO notice
the approach OF the train and the cow
catcher OF the engine threw him FORTY
ieet, breaking his arms and legs. He was
picked up IN an unconscious condition
by the railroad employees and removed
TO the hospital. His injuries are con
sldered very serious. Mr. Williams il a
brother OF Mrs John b. Larkiu of this
city