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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
LIQUOR DEALERS ANXIOUS.
The New License Law May Put Some
 of Them Out of Business.

Liquor dealers all over the state will
 be surprised to learn of what dls- turbing piece of legislation went into effect with the revised statutes on July l 1. and unless section 2,657 of the re- vised edition is amended by the lncom- ing legislature more than one-half oL
 the licensed saloons of the state Will be legislated out of existence. The section provides that no application TOT a liquor license shall be granted with in 200 feet lin a direct line from any church edifice or public schoolhouse, the premises pertaining thereto, or any postoffice, public library or cemetery" A New Haven lawyer who is well acquainted with the license law, in re-
 marking on the provision, said: Under
 the present law, if q church objects to
 locating saloon within 200 feet of the
 church the remonstrance is usually l needed by the commissioners. But the
 new provision really prohibits such To- cation That will naturally be object
 ed to. As I understood it, the volume
 of the revision is not printed until No-
 vember and should think that if this l is an error, Gas it undoubtedly is, for l the revision committee had no power l to change the intent of the law), then they could change the phraseology in I the text I have found another error. l The law of the state provides that any
 person found in q saloon on Sunday,
 or at a time when it is not legal to
 sell, may be fined $7. The revision
 says such person may be fined from S1O and not over $20O. This is rndoubted-
 ly an error and will require that it
 should be set aright."
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
chinese Cruiser Destroyed.

VICTORIA, B. O., July 16.-News was received by the steamer Empress of India of the destruction of the Chi nese cruiser Haichee at Ranking by an explosion. The Japanese cruiser Atago arrived at Hsiakuan on June 21, and the magazine of the Haichee was opened to salute her. Then came the explosion, and of the crew of POO to 25O but two escaped. The cruiser went up like a flash, the shock being heard for five miles, and showers of debris were scattered far and near. Three small boats lying alongside were destroyed with their occupants. The United States cruiser Helena, which was in the vicinity, picked up the two survivors from the wreckage.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
BROOKLYN ATHLETIC CLUB.
Big Field Day Will Have Program
 of Sports That Will Interest You.

Big Field Day Will Have a Program
 of Sports That Will Interest You.
 On Saturday, July 26, the Brooklyn Athletic club will give an annual field day at the Driving park and the mem- bers of the club are working hard to make this day banner one. This club has always been interested in good athletic events and years ago people came from all over the state to compete in their games and thous- ands of people were there to see the sports This year the members expect to surpass any previous event given by the club To that end they have ar ranged program of events which should attract entries from all over the country. There will be one hun dren yard dash with prizes of $3, $2 and $1; half mile race. $7, $3 and $1; putting the shot, $3, $2 and $1; hop, step and jump, s, $2 and $1; two mile bicycle race, gold watch, dress suit case and umbrella; running broad jump, $3, $2 and $1; three legged race, S2 and $1; fat mems race, box of ci- gars; running high jump, $3, $2 and S1; hitch and kick, $3, S2 and S1: En- trance fee to the bicycle race and the half mile will be fifty cents, fat mems race and three legged race are free and all the other events are 25 cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
NTH HE AMATEURS.
Two Interesting Meetings Held
 Last Night.

Washington Hills Are Still Connected
 With the League-President Parker
 Says the Team Will Stay Inlay
 CT Hayden Re-Instated As a Mem
 Der of the League-All the Mana
 gers Striving for Harmony-Gr Greater
 Waterbury League Meeting.
 The directors of the City Amateur league held meeting in the St Jo- seph rooms last night and transacted considerable business. The teams were represented as follows: Brooklyn Athletic club, Michael Madden; Wash ington Hill Athletic club, Edward Parker; Jeffersons, Joseph Reid; St Josephs, William McKennerney; Pas times, M Mcdonald, and the St Thomas Cadets by Edward Dunphy. The first question that came up for discussion was the suspension of play CTS Mulligan, Hayden and Camp. These players had been suspended yesterday by the president, but last night the suspension was removed from Hayden for the following req sons: He had not refused to play last Sunday, but was engaged to play with the St Joseph team, believing that the Washington Hills had dropped out. He would have played with the St Josephs, butsit was found impossible to get him uniform. It was decided to hold the suspension on the other two players for the present While the suspension was made in definite, it will not be made perman- ent.
 President Parker of the Washing ton Hill Athletic club stated that the team would remain in. the league and he and Captain Madden at once took steps to fill up the team and continue the schedule. The Wolfe brothers were engaged as q battery for the team and the Washington Hills will work harder than ever to win the pen nant again this season.
 The City league will give another one of those big field days on Satur- day afternoon and again will dou- ble header be played. The teams that will play on Saturday are as follows: The first game will be called at 2 o'clock and will be played by the Jeff
 
 fersons and the St Thomas Cadets, and the second game, which will fol- low the other, will be played by the St Josephs and the Brooklyn Athletic club.
 A very interesting and at times live 1y meeting of the board of managers of the Greater Waterbury league was held last night at the roms of the Moonlight A. c. The protested game between the Moonlight A. c. and Big Seven clubs will have to be played over. The Moonlights and Sunshines will play at Riverside park next Sun day. Joe Convard will be allowed to play with the Merrimacs, while Roe White, who caught for the St Josepns of the City league last Sunday, cannot play with the Merrimacs any more. That is one of the rules of the league. Nearly all the managers were agreed that no games were being thrown. Only five more games remain to be played and as the first four teams are closely punched an interesting flnis! may be expected.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16

Wednesday, July 16--Springfield at Norwich, Meriden at New London, Hartford at Bridgeport, Waterbury at New Haven.
 Tom Tuckey had crowd of rooters from Naugatuck here yesterday and they had a barrel of fun with some of the Waterbury fans.
 l George Henry. who was not good enough for Waterbury, is playing good ball for Newark ill the Eastern league. Yesterday he was the hero of the game with Toronto. Not a run had been scored by either side and the last half of the ninth was being played. Two men were out on the Newark side when Henry caught a nice one on the end of the bat and sent it over the left field fence, thus winning the game.
 Heard on the cars coming from the grounds yesterday afternoon: Fitz- patrick, Slater, Kiernan and Short are the only players on the team, out side of two pitchers. Garry is not earning his salary and appears to be gold brick. Courtney and Donnelly are dead ones. Scanlon tries hard,
 
 Lindemann and Clancy are the only two reliable pitchers, and that makes | just six men out of eleven that should be drawing salary.
 'Now, by my ha1idome,'' srake Roger Connor. as he faced his be. grimmed and careworn young men ir the smoking car of the train from Hartford Friday evening, "but this is fFn I7rY11f A afrrl,4 xJ the hands of the rheumatic and spa vined Meridens was bad enough. put to get walloped by Reisling's quitters is nothing more or less than having it rubbed right into us. I will make no attempt to excuse the cratic work of this alleged crowd of ball tossers that is accepting weekly emo1unent from me under very flimsy pratenses. I merely want to, assure you all that the ancient method of making little birds sing who can and won't do so will be employed to force you to play the game. Springfield News.
 Some of Waterbury's partial writers have the nerve to lay the loss of yes terday's game to Umpire Motz Water bury didn't score a run or get near to it, and it would solve quite q problem if they would tell us how they could have won. Rogers made three bag ger and came home on a single in the first inning, and that would have been enough. Bridgeport fans are not so one sided that they are not willing to admit that ATotz made a mistake in calling Rogers safe i'll the second in hing. If he was mistaken, he was honest for he gave it as he saw it. AS to his Judgment on balls and balls and strikes it was excellent, and Pitcher Waller will tell you so, if he says what he said down here. Don't blame the umpire when you can't make more than two clean hits. Bridgeport was shut out three times last week, but the umpire didn't do it, although the Orators might have found fau1t. Bridgeport Farmer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
CORN CORNER OFF.
The Famous Gates Operation Comes to an Abrupt End.
BUBBLE PRICKED; SHORTS SETTLE.
July Price Responded by a Quick Drop of Over Fifteen Cents a BusheI--Est timated Profit
 of $1,5OO,OOO.

CHICAGO, July 16.--The famous John W. Gates corner in July corn came to an abrupt termination when it became known that shorts to the extent of good many million bushels had effected private settlements with Harris, Gates & Co., and that the deal was at an end so far as the steel mag nate was concerned. The July price responded to the settlement by a quick drop of 15A cents, to 65A cents. Later it recovered a fraction and closed at 651a cents, substantially the price of the cash article.
 Just how many bushels were subject to private settlement will probably never be known, nor is there much chance that the identity of the "big fellows in the trade, who doubtless contributed literally to the fortunes of MT. Gates and the friends associ- ated with him in the deal, will ever be positively known MT. Gates is at present in New York, and MT. Scotten, manager for the Harris Gates house, would admit only the fact of a settle ment by the outstanding shorts.
 Manager Scotten would not discuss the settlement price. This price, how ever, was not a matter of decided in- terest to the trade generally. With the knowledge that Monday nights closing pfice was S1 cents and the opening yesterday from 79 to 80 cents the consensus of opinion among the outsiders was that MT Gates had de- manded either 80 or 81 cents from the people who were foolish enough to sell him corn all the way from 50 cents up.
 To form an estimate of the apparent profit by the deal would necessitate a knowledge of the average price at which the property was bought. This can never be known unless some time later Nlr. Gates chooses to divulge it. It is estimated, however, by close ob- servers of the transaction that MT. Gates profit will not exceed S1, 300, ,00O. This amount will be divided up be- tween ten or a dozen millionaires who were interested i'll the deal. MT. Gates and his friends have between 4,0O0,0OO and 5000,00O bushels of cash corn which they must dispose of before the corner can be called absolutely settled.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
Fatal Mining Accident.

JO'HNSTOWN, Pa, July 16.-John Savach, a Slav, aged thirty-six, was in stantly killed, Roger Harvey, Sr., aged fifty-five, seriously and John Yelis slightly injured by an explosion of dy- namite in No 34 mine of the Berwind- White Coal Mining company at Wind Der. Sayach was preparing stick of dynamite for use when from some un- known cause it exploded, together with sixteen sticks which were lying near by. Savach was blown to pieces.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
BASE BALL BY THE FINEST.
Battle at Savin Rock Brought Defeat
 to New Haven


 New Haven, July 16.-The police base ball team from the Park City de- feated the local policemen at Savin Rock yesterday afternoon by the score of 35 to 30. The game was a both pitchers being hit freely and heavily. Errors were plentiful on both sides and were very costly The de- feat can be laid to no one in particular as every man on the team played a very good game.
 The feature of the game was the heavy hitting of the older men on the local team. Sergeant Hayes, who played catch, made one home run, one three base hit and two sacrifice hits and played an errorless game Carey also played an errorless game at pitch and with two three base hits scored, three men, Eagan had three home runs to his credit, scoringa number of runs on the hits. Lauterbach, with timely hits. brought i'll six runs as did St Clair. Sergeant Connolly accepted ten chances without an error and thus pro- vented a large number of scores for the other side. DOughan made the sen sational catch of a long drive to deep field, preventing three men on bases from scoring. These men have all been on the force from 6 to 12 years and their playing was very good All the | other players made good plays at crit ical times but the Bridgeport men were a trifie too much for the New Haven team.
 Manager Frey said last night that while he was very much pleased with the teams playing as whole he thought he saw chance to better it 1 by a few minor changes which he would probably make before the next game, which is to be with Meriden at that city.
 Ex-Alderman Alcorn will umpire the next game and the local men hope to have better luck next time
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
BASE BALL N[NS.
Waterbury Players Hit Like a
 Lot of Wooden Men.

Tom TucIzey Had Lots of Fun With
 Our Heavy Hitters-We Were
 Given Nine Goose Eggs-Three
 Games Played In This League and
 Each Was a Shut Out-Manager
 Harrington Preparing to Read the
 Riot Act.
 "A lot of dead ones, that was the common expression yesterday by the majority of fans who left the grounds after the game with New Haven was at an end. And they hit the nail on the head, for never has there been such a miserable exhibition of stick using as was that of yesterday. Four punky hits and two of them made by Charley Clancy is enough to make the people very weary. Tom Tuckey was on the slab for New Haven and the way he moved down the locals was a caution. Just thirty-eight times did batsmen face him and just eight times was the ball put outside the diamond. Seven of the thirty-eight went to the bench after flaming the wind, three of them walked free and twenty Of the times the ball was dropped around the infield. If that is not bum rec ord with the stick then we wish some one would scare up a worse one. In just one inning did we have a good chance to score and hit of any kind would have put us on easy street. In the eighth inning with the score stand ing 2 to 0 against us one man had been retired Garry then got his base on balls and Slater and Kiernan singled. It looked like an impossibil- ity to prevent us from scoring. Big Bob Short stepped to the plate and even a long fly would have helped us. Did we get it? Not much. Tuckey got Shorts alley and the air was cut three times and Short walked to the bench. George Courtney stepped up and what did he do? Just the same thing and the wind felt sore at being abused so badly. That settled it as far as we were concerned, for we never had look in during the ninth inning, although New Haven scored just once more in order to make it binding. New Haven's three runs were scored by good, clean hitting as the locals did not have an erJ:or. The score and summary:
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
Fisherman's Ghastly Catch.

NORFOLK, Va, July 16.-While fishing off Ocean View yesterday c. S. Sherwood of Portsmouth hooked to his line the body of David F. Kronacher, assistant paymaster ill the United States navy, who was drowned Satur- day night near Ocean View while out on a launch party. The face had been badly disfgured by crabs. The body will be shipped to Kronacher's home in New York.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVISION.

Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at TOO and S:3S a. m.; 12:3S, 3:3O, S:UA |p. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- ton from Boston, Hartford and way stations at S:05. II 40 a. m.; 1:45, 6:2u and 7:38 D. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station for New York, Fishkill Landing, Dan- bury and way stations at SIS a. ms and 50 and 6:24 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street. sta- tion from New York, Fishlzill Landing Danbury and way stations at S:36 a. m., 12:34 and S:04 D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at $780, 1O:O5 a. m.; 200, 5:05, TOO p. m.
 Arrive at Meadow street station at $50, 11:3O a. m.; 4:50, 6:5O. $50 D. m.
 NAUGATUCK DIVISION.
 For New Yorlx-6:35. SIP, 10:50 a. m.; l 80, 2:44 COS p. m.; Sunday, 1:O5 as m.; 5:10 p. m,
 For Bridgeport-6 SIP, 10:50 a. m.; 1:30, 2:44, eos p. m.; Sunday, 7:05 a. m.; 5:10 p. m.
 For New Haven (via Derby Junc- tion)-6:35, SIP, 10:50 a. m., 1:30, 2:44, COS, 7:2O (mixed) p. m.; Sunday, 7:0h q. m.: 5:10 p. m.
 For Ansonia- -6:35, SIP. 1o:5o a. m.; 1:30, 2:44, 4:45, COS, 7:20 (mixed) P. m.; Sunday, 7:05 a. m.; 5:10 p. m.
 For Watertown-6:4S S:41, 11:17 a. m.; 131, 3:55, 800, 6:12, 7:10. S:55, II 20 D. m.; Sunday, 9:55 a. m.; sos D. m.
 For Thomaston, TorringtonandW Win sted-S:36, 11:12 a. m.; $50, T:05, $50 p. m.; Sunday, 9:4S a. m.: 7:5S D. m.
 MERIDEN BRANCH.
 Trains leave Dublin street station for Middletown and way stations at 9:O5 a. m., and 6:15 p. In.
 FG Cheshire S:43, 11:10 a. m.; 1:50 and 4:04 p. m.; Sunday, 7:50 a. m. and 5:50 p. m.
 Arrive from Cheshire-9:33 a. m.; 1:O5, 3:2o, GOO, 7:45 p. m.; Sunday, 9:50 a. m.; $50 P. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sta tion from Middletown and way stations at 7:50 a. m.. and 3:5S D. m.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
WATERBURY NATURALISTs.
A Discussion on How Best to Protect
 Our Wild Flowers.

Our Wild Flowers.
 There was an average attendance of the members last night at the reg ular weekly meeting ill the natural history room of the Bronson library, the work on the list of the local flora being one of the chief items be- fore the meeting. In connection with Waterbury botany, Mrs w. w. White read an article on the necessity of adopting some system to protect our wild flowers from eXtermination. Some discussion on the subject followed. lC. IT., Lyman said extermination took place not only through reckless collect ing, but by the large amount of dam age done by the fires, which were be- coming more numerous every year. It was reported last night that one rare plant which had occurred in one To- cality near the city every year had not been observed at all this season. The district had been burnt over.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
UMPIRE SHOOTS PITCHER.
They Had Discussion Over the Ums
 pire's Decision.

Cannellton, Ind, July 16.-Arthur Dorrit, baseball umpire, shot and probably fatally wounded William Whallen here yesterday afternoon. There was q game being played be- tween the team from Owensboro, Ky, and the Cannelltons. Whallen was pitching for the OWensboro team while Dorrit was the umpire. Whallen and Dorrit had some words over q de- cision and they came to blows
 Finally Dorrit drew his pistol and shot Whallen in the back as he was running. Dorrit is under arrest.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
fsieht-year-oId stabs Playmate.

NEW YORK, July 16.-Two eight year-old boys living in the same house got into a quarrel over a game of mar bles, and one of them. Isidor Mintz, stabbed his playmate, John Connolly, in the back with pocket knife Dr. O'Connor sewed up Johnny's wounds, and Isidor was arrested
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
No CIew to Tracy.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 16.-The posses are without clew to Tracy's whereabouts. Sheriff Cudihee's orders for all deputies in the outlying dis tricts to report at bis office in Seattle is being obeyed slowly. Sheriff Cudi- bee himself remains at Ravensdale with small posse. Absolutely noth- ing is being done by the posses toward continuing the search.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
Secretary Root at west Point,

WEST POINT, N. Y., July 16.-Sec- retary of War Root arrived here un- heralded and is ill conference with Colonel Mills the superintendent, in connection with the expenditure of the $5,O0O,000 recently appropriated by congress for new buildings and i'm provements at the Military academy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
Chamberlain,s Improvement slow.

LONDON, July 16.-Joseph Cham berlain, the colonial secretary, who was severely cut on the head ill cab accident last Monday, is slowly inn proving, but it is not likely that he will return to his duties yet. He lost so much blood that he has suffered from an intermittent pulse and conse- quent weakness, and complete rest and a change of air have been ordered.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
FOR SALE

My property on Charles street, block with nine tenements, two storess a bakery, barn and wagon shed. Easy terms, $1,500 down, balance at 3 per |cent. 94-96-9S Charles street. In- |quire at 23 West Porter street. 7-S-6
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
skul1 Crushed by a Milking stool.

OGDENSBURG, N. Y., July 16.- George Lafieur is dead at the city hos pital here from injuries received at the hands of Herman Anon at Racket River bridge. The men jointly occu- pied farm. While milking a quarrel arose, and Anon struck Laf1eur with a milking stool, crushing his skull. Anon is under arrest at Messina.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
 At Cincinnati- New York ........0 0 0 o 1 0 l. Cincinnati ........ 1 2 0 *-10 Hits-New York, 5: Cincinnati, 15. Err rors-New York, 3; Cincinnati. ?. Bat teries--Mathewson, Burke and Bower man; Phillips, Peitz and Bergen.
 At Chicago
 Chicago .....s..., 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 O. Hits-Brooklyn. r; Chicago, 14. Errors Brooklyn, O; Chicago, I. Batteries Newton, Donovan and Ahearn; Menefee and Kling.
 At Pittsburg- Boston ............ Q 0 0 0 O. 0 Pittsburg ;..-.... Q 10 *- Hits-Bostpn. 4; Pittsburg, g.. Errors and Moran; Phillippi and OConnor.
 At St. Louis Philadelphia -....o Q T. 1 St. Louis ........ 0 0 2 0 0 0-3 Hits-Philade1phia, 10; St. Louis, 10. Err rors-Philadelphia, g.; St. Louis. g.: Bat teries-Duggleby and Douglass; Yerkes and O'Neill
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-16
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Putting On
 the Finishing Touches.


 San Francisco, July 16.-The trans fer of Jeffries' training quarters from Harbin Springs to Oakland was an excellent move, as it brought the cham pion within reach of all sporting men who have come here from the east and all parts of the coast to get a line on the coming battle. It is expected that Fitz will come down here early next week and finish his training. Last night d bet of $40O was made on Fitz against $1,000 on Jeff. Harry Cor i bett thinks the odds will settle to 10 to ' or thereabouts Jeff cut a lively pace yesterday, doing nine miles paced by a wheel and then sparring with Jack Jeffries and Joe Kennedy. Jeff weighed yesterday 219 pounds, the eX- act weight of Sullivan when he met Corbett at New Orleans.
 Fitz is working hard at Skaggs Springs, though the heat is terrific. Yesterday he spared seven rounds with Wilson and Griffin, taking each alternately, and showed such great form that George Dawson became en- thusiastfc. Griffin got d jolt on the jaw that nearly sent him out.
 .a stl8 J .
 Here is a chance for Dave Sullivan or Willie Fitzgerald. sam Bolen, the hard hitting colored boxer, says he will take on either of the men named at 12S or 130 pounds.
 Terry McGoyern to-day at New London will begin preparation for his fight with Young Corbett on August 29. The latter has engaged training l quarters at Hartford:
 l Everything is now arranged for the l battle between the Brooklyn bantam weights, Hughey McGovern and Willie Reid. The last deposit of the S1,OOO side wager was posted yesterday. The lads are to meet on August IS before the club making the best offer.
 Barney Reich, partner of Tom Shar, key in the Fourteenth street saloon I denies the story that he said the for. I mer sailor was "dead one," and that his name must be rubbed off the sign lin front of the cafe. T never made luse of such expressions" Reich said yesterday. Why should I? Ton never has done anything to me"