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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04

First Assistant Engineer Sparks, Joseph
Rex, Charles Glenn and Howard Dove OF
the crew Of the Progrcsso shipped only this
morning. Joseph Rex Is a son OF Mate
Rex OF the ship W r. Bebcock Charles
Glenn is brother Of second Ofhcer Glenn
Of the transport Sheridan. James Cayall
was an electrician. and Galiaghcr, Magutte'
Nelson aud McGregor were all shipnulders.
Jack strand was employed as u fireman
aud Harry Small. q boy. was working as Il
riyet bcatcr His home Is at Vallejo.
Ashton was fireman on the Progresso,
md DOVE was seaman.
The list u seriously injured Includes
Henry Couuma, Robcrt Tlpsoh'
4 Kane. X. Bucou,
George McNccmy, J. Morgan,
/ y. McGN. WINE Nahlnterst'
I Peter Hansen.
Tho disaster occurred while forty me
caanics Of the iron works aud twenty en-
. rluycs OF the ship were on board. below
D The decks the mechanics were busy com
/ plctlng the work Of charging the Nesse
/ from d coal burner coal carrier to an oil
burning carrier. when suddenly one ,ol
/ the oil tanks blew M. Men were hurleg
I against the steel wall and sheet q uhm'
came sweeping into their faces. On th'
[ upper deck men were hurled into the air Of
I thrown into the water Three sailors en-
, gagged In wishing paint outs'de the pho
/ house disappeared as the cloud Of blaci
smoked came up from the ship Bnd wer
I seen no more.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04
sWELT ALICE WON.
She Was the Only Winning Favorite at
New Orleans.

She Was the Only Winning Favorite al
New Orleans.
New Orleans, December Sweet Alice
was the only winning favorite. Weather
1ne, track heavy.
Five furlongs-Tom Mavbla. Tancrod
Mathildc, Time .O7. "''eN'
SIX turlongs Peter purye9. Nahocllisb
Aqua. Tine 100 40. 'i'n'
SiN turiongs. handicap Sweet AIico
tr'de OF Galore, Handspinuer. Time "a
Mile and seventy yards. handicap Tog-ta
Jarhoe, hilogram, Rolling Boer Timo t,Ss
,- slN iuriongs- soorp.o Ordnung. 0ptionoi
one mile. selllng-Pierce J. Atho,,,
Marcos. Time ] 80 -. A'He''a'
san Francisco. December -uo,,,,.-
clear; track AZ Ingleside "eather
s, S,S t4TlonEs. selling Breton. Anas,
StSIHhg Towers, Time li4& Aiuasa'
Une mile, Selllng-Eva g Hesnsr N,..l.
Bel. Time l.lll. eepe' Matn
10y tuTlengS, Selling--Colden LIGHT N,..
hSsuu, boreen. Time ll4S '1"'''
seven turl0ngs, scllinrZTre,o
hhachuca, Mechauus pime % LINDSEY,
M nlF ahI seventy yards, handicsn- Corr,
gan, rush Of Gold, Autolight. T,1so c .lail
Ihlrtecn.slNteenths Of mile ia. 30 10 g
punsSse-Ss'iota, Gold Van, Gold Rel , TiI,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04
SPORT

Sweet Alice was tue only winning favor.
ito At New Orleans
Peter Maher was knocked out by kid"
Carter at Philadelphia.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04

BY keeping the liver active the system Is
cleansed OF impurities and is enabled to
ward on diseases.
OXIDINE IL the best Liver and Ma.
larial Tonic sold. Z x your druggist
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04

Mean 81 this month for thirty two years
S. Average daily excess 81 this month as
compared with mean Of thirty two years, >.
Accumulated deficiency since January j. Z.
Wind Prevailing direction southeast
total movement pl34 miles maximum yeIne
IL for Eve minutes forty miles per hour
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04
Hoods JarsapGriLLG
and Pills

Cure dyspepsia, strengthen and
tone all the digestive organs, and
build up the whole system.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04
siooo RopInu centest.

SIC Angelo, Texas, November ~ -Nsss
uatlenb are penains for . grand roping eon'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04

slow fever IL the most dreaded Of all
diseases OF thS South. oXIpINE prevents
and cures
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04

f pSVyysLk rDoA ILY lRANscoNrtNwS-'
By SOUTHERN PAcIFIcN rAL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-04
A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION
Twelve Missing, a Score Injured and
Valuable Property Destroyed.
STEAMER PRoGREssO BLOWN UP.
The Accident Occurred Near San Fran
cisco, While the Ship Was ee'no
Converted Into an Oh Burner.

san Francisco, December S-Whlle the
steamer Progrcsso was lying at the wharf
Of the Fulton iron works az Harbor view
this morning, an explosion occurred ana
as q result twelve men are missing score
more injured and property TO the value OF
$4,000 was destroyed.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
FISH OPENED MINE SEWER.

A fish story that takes the belt
comes from Rogers. a small coal min
ing station ten miles south of here
The largest mine there is drained into
White river by sewer 1000 feet long.
At some points the sewer is deep be-
meath the surface of the ground.
Somewhere In it's long, tortuous
course the sewer became clogged and
the flow Of water through it stopped
The water backed up in the mine and
threatened to flood it. Many methods
We're tried to open the sewer, but each
one failed.
tine of the miners suggested sendine
fish into the sewer and letting it 90
until it stopped. The distance could
then be measured and the clog could
be located. a large sturgeon was
caught in the river and a cord tied
about its tail.
The fish started into the sewer.
After 300 feet of cord was paid out the
fish stoned, but soon started again.
and finally went the full length of the
sewer. The miners fastened to the
mouth Of the sewer, and there saw the
fish swimming about in the river. while
the water was running out of the
mine
The fish had broken the blockade in
the sewer. The fish was marked with
q ring and turned loose. The Rogers
miners have agreed to examine all
sturgeon they catch, and if one should
bear the ring it is to be tossed back
into the riyer.-W Washington, Ind. Spe-
cial to Indianapolis News.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

Diphtheria Quarantine Has Been
Raised From Rubber Avenue House.
The diphtheria quarantine at the
home of Mrs Hennessey on Rubber
avenue was lifted yesterday by Health
Officer Smith, the patient, Mrs Hen
nessey's son James, having entirely re-
covered from the disease.
The road superintendent has practi-
cally finished the work of grading on
North Main street from August Web
er's to the Waterbury line.
The West End football team, whose
average weight is 80 pounds, are
anxious to arrange game with the
Swamp Angels, the game to be played
a week from Sunday.
The female teachers of the public
school will meet for instruction in
physical culture at the Y. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium this evening at s o'clock.
Work on putting in the new wall
around the park is rapidly nearing
completion. The granite coping now
extends from the Congregational
church to Hopson block.
The concrete walk in front of the
parish house is to be torn up and q
new walk is to be placed there Of the
same material as the new walk il
front of the Congregational church.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
BARON'S SAD PLIGHT
Munchhausen Sought a Rich
Wife In America
VICTIM OF MARRIAGE SYNDICATE.
1T Took Two 10 Make bargain,
and the Heiress Would Not Wed.
Lawsuit Reveals Queer
Proceedings.

BERLIN. Nov. THE relations OF
Baron Burchard Won Munchhausen
with the so called marriage syndi-
cate which financed his journey to
the United States in 1898 to obtain a
rich wife have been made pubic
through a prosecution for blackmall
brought by the baron against Hermann
Pincus, Moritz Mendelsohn and Adolf
Mendelsohn, three tradesmen who were
members of the syndicate. The trial
has just come to its close.
Baron Won Munchhausen is mem
Der of famous German family which
dates from 1887.
The testimony showed that an ex-
convict named Eissler, living in SUIT
CART, telegraphed to Frau Won Outflow,
a noblewoman residing in Berlin who
undertakes to obtain wealthy wives for
army officers, saying that if she had
titled officer on active service for an
American fortune of $7,500,000 to let
him know. Frau Won Outflow put
Eissler in communication with Baron
Won Munchhausen, who is lieuten-
ant in the Prussian artillery.
The baron, according to statements
made in court, agreed to give Eissler
per cent of the money of the heiress
he was to wed in the event of the mar
.riage taking placeAand he signed con-
ditiena1 bills for $375,o00. On these
bills Eissler raised money in Berlin
from a numerous group of persons
which included Pincus and the two
Mendelsohns, and Baron Won MUNICH
hansen was provided with the cash
with which he paid the expenses of his
iourney'to the United States.
Eissler's partner in this adventure
was a lady's maid who had been for
merly in, the service of the rich Arneri-
can woman referred to by Eissler. She
preceded the baron to the United States
to negotiate the marriage, but her eff
forts were not successful. The name
of the heiress in question was not dis
closed in court.
Baron Won Munchhausen did make
the acquaintance while in the United
States of Martha Washington Beckel, q
widow of moderate wealth, who, &C
cording to the German peerage, he mar
ried Dec. %, 1898. Since his marriage
the baron has been living with his wife
on his estate near Schwobler, Han
over. =
/ On his return to Germany Baron vor
Munchhausen had to reckon with the
holders Of his bills. A compromise was
! negotiated with Pincus and the Men
delsohns, who surrendered his paper Oh
the payment of comparatively small
sums. Baron Won Munchhausen after
ward accused these men of blackmail
and the matter was thus brought into
court Pincus and the Mendelsohns
were acquitted of the charges a@o ins1
them w IT, -.$. et...r
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
WATERLOO JOTTINGS.

Simon Miller, the peddler who was
assaulted and robbed on the Thomas
ton and Watertown road last July, is
now in a New York hospital slowly
improving in condition. His son has
established himself in the clothing
business formerly conducted by Mr.
Miller and will serve the customers in
all the surrounding towns through
which he travels.
The oyster supper given by Colonel
John Evans to the members of the
Knights of Pythias was highly enjoyed
by all present at Pythian hail last even
ing.
Claude Gilbert Of New Britain, who
has been spending a few days with
John Colgan, returned home yesterday.
Miss Cora Edge has accepted a posi-
ton with A. w. Barton.
/ The New Century circle will hold
their regular meeting this evening,
after which an entertainment will be
given, followed by refreshments.
DIR Peck was in Naugatuck to-day on
business.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
THERE IS NO DREAMLEss SLEEP

Many persons congratulate them
selves when waking in the morning on
having slept a sleep entirely free from
dreams. In fact, the expression
s.dreamless Sleep has become stock
phrase which we all use todescrfbethe
most refreshing kind of slumber. Sir
Arthur Mitchell, however, an eminent
British investigator, agrees with per-
haps the majority of medical authOri-
ties that there is absolutely no such
thing as dreamless sleep. A writer in
the British Medical Journal sums up
the matter in part as follows:
Many persons when awakened from
sleep assert very positively that they
have not been dreaming, and yet later
on remember that they have done so,
after all. In a large number of cases
such people may never be able to re-
member at all. The absence Of knoWl-
edge of having dreamed furnishes no
proof that dreams have not taken
place. The watcher by the bedside of
a sleeping person may have what ne
regards as satisfactory evidence that
the person is dreaming, yet that person
when the sleep ends, may feel quite
positive that dreams have. not taken
place. In the direct support Of his
theory the author cannot be said to be
very convincing. nor from the nature
of his subject is it possible that he
could be. Several resolute observers
had for a considerable time scarcely
ever failed to ask themselves imme-
diately on awakening if they had
dreamed or not, and they nearly al
ways got a satisfactory affirmative
| answer. In many casestthe details of
the dream was completely. gone. but
they knew that dream had occurred.
If, then, these mental processes con-
tinue both during sleep and while
awake, it might naturally be supposed
that the brain would become worn out.
Such dreaming orl sleep thinking"
however, according to the author, is
not to be considered as affording no
rest. On the contrary, by the with
drawal Of 'sWill'' during sleep this
| form of thought is, SO to speak, left
free to sport, and accordingly refresh
ment actually comes from the change,
not WEAKNESS Similarly delirium is
merely another form of this thinking
without the control of the will. Fur
Their, on such a hypothesis reason
might perhaps be found to explain
why raving may go on for consider
| able period without ordinary sleep.
Some persons again are never really
wide awake, and their thinking is
normally of this disordered character.
Into this class Sir Arthur Mitchell
would even place the man in q
1 ''broWn study
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
NO ORDINARY WAsHERWoAIAN.

The dignity Of labor has. a firm up
holder in a colored woman at Oyster
Bay, Long Island, where President
Roosevelt has his home. This woman
is nearly 80 years old, and has been the
Roosevelts' laundress for many wears;
and as Mr. Roosevelt has climbed the
political ladder her prices for washing
have risen step by step, So that now
they have gone beyond the reach Of
Oyster Bay residents. A New York
paper has this story to tell of a visitor
who wanted some work done
s'Well, l don't know, missis,'' she
said. You know wash for the presi-
dent?'
Eyes, 1 know it, I replied, .but
can't you wash for me also?"
II suppose I cam" she answered.
sbut get pretty good money for my
work, cause do the presidents wash
What do you want to pay?"
named a sum such as is regularly
charged
Alice looked at me in disgust, and
for the first time paused from her work
and drew herself up to her full height.
Well she said In tone of dis
dain, II charge just three times that. #
Won wants your wash done by the same
woman that does the presidents 7
reckon you've got to have the money
| to paw for it. I don't do any common
wash" And with the last scornf'1l
sentence Alice went back to her work.
and al negotiations were off.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
TO HARNESS GLACIAL WATERS.
Boston Engineers Undertake a Great
Work at Tacoma.

Work at Tacoma.
BOSTON,. Nov.7.-Engineers are be-
ing sent from this city to Tacoma and
Seattle to begin work on project
which has for it's chief aim the har-
Messing of the waters of the Payallup
glacier on Mount Tacoma, state Of
Washington, for commercial purposes.
It is claimed that if successful this
will be the first instance where glacial
waters have been used directly to pro-
vide power. Stone & Webster of Bos-
ton, who have installed a great many
street railways in all parts of the coun-
try, are undertaking the work in order
to provide the cities Of Tacoma and
Seattle with electric light and power.
The plan is to construct from the
glacier. fume fourteen miles long
through which head of water will
flow sufficient to generate $4,000 horse
power. The water in running through
the fume will drop 500 feet and
through penstocks will be diverted in
/ to turbines connected with electric gen
orators. A three phase alternating cur
rent will be transmitted at high volt
age to Taconla and Seattle.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
ROTHsCHILD,s FLEAS.

Charles Rothschild of London has
collection of 10000 fieas. The Roths-
child feas are under the special care
of savant who has classified them
and burns the midnight oil in study
ing their habits. This wise man ex-
plains that 1.-THE flea affords more di-
verse material for the collector than
does any other living creature This
is an observation with which every
person who has ever been subjected
to a visit from one of these tiny pests
will cordially agree.
Every animal whose acquaintance is
cultivated by this lively insect has. it
appears, different kiSl of flea. The
dog flea differeth from the cat flea,
the fox flea from the bear flea. In
South America there is a flea which
is the consort of a certain bird This
insect has claws like a lobster. The
king flea, however; the boss of the
whole flea tribe, is the hystrichopsyllo
talpae, which is one-fifth of an inch
long, and held in great esteem by sci
entists. When he gets in form and
attends strictly to business he is the
terror of the universe. Fortunately.
he has not yet invaded the United
States
Persons who think they have a
grievance when they are receiving the
attentions of the ordinary American
flea ought to be thankful that things
are not worse. Suppose they had to
receive visit every day from the
hystrichopsyyla talpae! 1t is COM
fort to know that the flea is not entire
" free from torture; that when he is
biting mankind he is also being bitten
by one Of his own tribe. Every flea.
it seems, carries his own Nemesis
along with him in the shape of tiny
parasite. Thus justice is done, and
man has sweet revenge on his tor
mentors through Natures thoughtful
ness Baltimore Sun.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
Should Don Her Flrrs

Perhaps she has discarded them as being out
of style, or injured in some way, and does not
feel like calling on her husband for new ones.
In nine cases out Of ten this is a mistake. While
we have stylish garments, muffs and boas at the
lowest prices in the city We make a speciality Of
repairing and renovating Furs Of every descrip-
ton. Don't throw away garments, nor muffs,
nor boas because you think them played out;
we know better. 1t is our business to make
them look like new. It is folly to throw them
aside Bring them to us and we will surprise
you, and at comparatively little cost. What we
have done for others we can do for you. Re-
member that in addition to garments Of all
grades, we have large stock Of Furs, and can
make up anything you desire. Call and see Us
before purchasing. We Can save you money.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
SIM0NSVILLE NOTES.

The Christian Endeavorers Of the
Baptist church of this place are to at
tend the supper to be held at the First
Baptist church next Tuesday evening.
They are requested to furnish food for
twenty-five persons.
Mrs H. Hurlburt Of Baldwin Hill
left here yesterday for visit in Thorn
aston, her former home.
Mr. Chatfeld, who is sick with ty-
phoid fever, is reported as very low.
Mrs Styles has returned from visit
in Bridgeport.
Mrs Ford of Chapel street enter
tanned the Ladies Social circle yester-
day afternoon. They passed the after
noon in sewing. Some choice piano Sc
lections. We're rendered and a 5 o'clock
tea was served.
Prayer and conference meetings at
the churches tonight. All are cordial
ly invited to attend.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
A SILVER MINE.
honolulu Harbor Yields Coin Dropped
for Bows to Dive for.

Honolulu Harb0r Yields Coin Dropped
for Boys to Dive for.
Tourists who have found pleasure in
tossing nickels, dimes and even coins
of larger denominations into the har-
Dor waters at HoQolulu from the decks
OF incoming passenger steamers. for.
the enjoyment Of watching half-naked
Hawaiian boys dive for them, may be
surprised to learn that not a 1.-THE of
them were caught by the deft little
water dogs, and that, after many years
they formed apart of the new made
lands near the railway wharf.
The harbor has yielded up much of
the money that has been sent to the
bottom in this manner, through the
medium of the big suction dredger
which is now at work. The mud and
silt on the harbor bottom is sucked up
through pipes into the dredger. and is
again forced through a long chain of
pipes to the tidewater lands near the
railway wharyes. where it is spread
out over large area. Natives discov-
cred some time ago that this pipe is
depoSiting more than ordinary harbof
silt. Coins of all metals, except gold
have poured out of the mouth of the
pipe line, and many Hawaiians have
prof1ted by their long vigil there.
The captain Of the dredger says that
for some time past his men have
known of the treasure thus being
brought up from the harbor, and eff
forts were made to stop the silver flow
upon the dredger before it had a chance
to get into the outflow pipe A box
was constructed and into this the ma
jority of coins sucked up have dropped
and are easily got out. It is seldom
: that an opening of the box has not
yielded UP handful of nieke1s, dimes
and dollars of several nations.
Some coins are comparatively new,
while others are more than 200 years
old. Another. picked ND recently by
Captain Barker. bears the inscription,
Libra por Ia Constitution, Bolivia Re
pub1ica, Bo1iyiana. 1927"
gentleman who has known of this
silver mine stated that it is probable
the deposit of coins was partly made
during the whaling DAYS, when no
doubt MANY of the old-time coins were
dropDed overheard by sailors merely
for the endowment of watching natives
dive after them Columbus Dispatch.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE
Temperance in Bathing as Well as in
All Things Else.


All Things Else.
The doctors in the east have fallen
out about the ACCESSIBILITY OF bathing.
One learned scientist has started a
Whirlwind of argument by publishing
u lengthy article intended to show that
the bath, whether hot, cold OF luke
warm, is extremely likely to cause
colds, pneumonia and other ailments.
What the other side is saying in an
sWef is not very dIIticult to imagine,
for they were sure to run to the oppos-
ing extreme and assert that an ice bath
on frosty morning is the surest way
of warding off all these ailments.
How dangerous it is TO- lay down
hard and fast rules of hygiene was IL
Illustrated by a little story that ap-
peared in the news columns recently.
A waif of six years was found by
an officer of the Humane society. The
child had lived in filth and squalor dur
ing all its brief life; she had no mem
Dry of every having experienced the
wholesome invigoratien of a bath. Yet
she had outliyed thousands of gently
nurtured children, whose every posi-
bic want was supplied by loving moth
ers, grandmammas and nurses.
Ol6dulIH0SS was hot essential TO life
in this instance, and can it be used as
an argument against the bath?
1t is enough to show that rigid rules
cannot be laid down for everyone alike
We know only that in a general way
mortality is less among people who
make frequent use of the BATH How
frequent the bath shall be is a question
for the individual to decide There
have been instances when a man.
threatened with consumption. has gone
into the north woods in winter, lived
there in the open. taking his morning
bath regular by chopping hole in the
ice of the lake: and he emerged from
that rigorous existence well and hearty
That is remedy that would probably
kill more men than it would cure
There are other people who cannot
take a lukewarm bath once a week
without catching cold.
But out of all these experiences one
may learn to do what is best for his
individual necessities. Temperance in
baths as well as all things else is Z
good rule; but temperance does moi
mean total abstinence.-St JOSEPH
Press.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-07
A GOOD HORSE

attached to an up-to-date carriage, and
your wife, who needs an outing, beside
you, will lake you feel good and may
save doctors bills If not married take
somebody's daughter whom you know
YOU would like for a wife. Go to
IOUCKS ST ABLES,
6 SPRING STREET PHONE 615-3