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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
THE BOARDS ACTION.
People Discussing the New Order of
the Board of Safety.

The action OF the board of public
safety at its meeting last night in
deciding to subject all the members of
the police department to physical
examination before the police surgeon
has occasioned whole lot of comment,
Especially in police circles, and while
some consider 1t move in the right
direction others condemn it in no un-
certain terms.
ST don't know what to say about the
matter" said physician to report
err to-day. "A man that. passed a
physical examination short time ago
might not 60 through all right now and
yet it is d question whether or not it
would be fair to discharge him. I
think. when they went about it they
should have gone further ana inquired
into the mental and neral condition Of
the men as well as their physical capa-
bilities. So far as my knowledge of
the police department goes I think
whatever defects there may be in the
department can be traced to negli-
gence rather than to physical disabil-
ity. For my own part should much
prefer an officer who was possessed
of good judgment and determination
W OO LIS 0uCy even
he might not be sprinter, than the
man who could outrun deer but
lacked the fine taste of discrimination
and moral courage so essential in the
makeup Of every public man and es-
pecially police officer I have no OBJ
lection to youth and beauty, but I
think We should have some considera-
tion for men who have grown old in
the service and not be too ready to
push them aside unless some charges
can be brought against them other
than that they are few years older
than ourselves. I'm not criticising
the board of public safety, but / know
that there is a growing sentiment
against gray hairs in the factories and
elsewhere, but whether this is a good
thing or not Is something many differ
over A little experience is worth
something in police officer, just as it
is in others, and why 1t should mill
tate against him is a matter I don't
understand. But if there are men
ION the force who are not able to per-
form the duties required Of them they
have no business there and it would
be better for the city to retire them
on pension and put others in their
places than have them trying to do
work that they are physically incap-
able to cope with. This may apply
to some Of the young men as well as
those that are along in years and if
the examination is conducted without
reference to age / see no reason why
anybody should find fault about It, I
don't take much stock In a mans abiI-
ity to run, although it might come in
handy once in 3a while, but il you look
back over police affairs you will find
that prisoners have escaped from some
of the youngest officers on the force
oftener than from the older ones. I
hope this thing is not the outcome of
the order in the factories to crowd
out men who are able to work, but
happen to have few gray hairs in
their heads or probably few of any
kind"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
PURELY PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs Bernard Coyle. have
gone on a two weeks vacation to Wal
nut Beach.
Miss Margaret Crane of George
street left for Middletown to-day on a
weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs James Garrity and fam
lily, with Lauretta Calvin, all of Wash
ington street, are spending their vaca-
ion a Walnut Beach.
John f. Farrell, of Farrell Bros, pho
tographers, left to-day to attend the
annual convention of the photographers
of New England which is being held
in Boston.
A letter has been received from At
torney and Mrs John O'Neill,. dated at
Hamburg. The voyage, they say, was
very rough, and Mr. O'Neill was a vic
tim of NAL de ner the whole way.
They will visit Berlin. Vienna and
Paris and then return nome
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
BISHOP POTTER is HOME
Had Delightful Trip But Glad To
Be On American Soil Again.

Disappointed at Finding the Coal
Strike Yet On-He Says the Anthra-
cite Coal Operators Have Maintained
a False Position Bodies of Men
Have the Right to Organize for Mu-
tual Protection He Says.
New York, Aug 20.-The Rt Rev
Henry c. Potter, Protestant Episcopal
bishop Of New York, arrived to-day on
the Oceanic.s He said he had had a
delightful trip abroad but was glad to
get home In an interview at the
steamship dock the bishop said:
II am surprised and sadly. disap-
pointed to find the coal strike still un-
settled. 1t is certainly too bad that
1t has not been settled long since I
supposed it was all over and the news
of its continuation which greets me
here is the one rsark spot on a most joy
GUS homecoming. The anthracite
coal operators have all along maintains
eel false position. They take the
stand that they will not deal with the
organizations, but insist on dealing
with the men as individuals. Now
this is all wrong. Any body of men
whose interests are common have
the right to organize into an associa-
ton for mutual protection and are en-
titled to recognition as an organization
in matters which affect their individ-
uaf and combined interests"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
BITTEN BY A RAT.
Mortimer Doran Has an Exciting Ex-
perience With a Rodent.

Mortimer Doran Has an Exciting Elk
perience With a Rodent.
Before leaving for Middletown to-
day to attend the state convention,
State President Doran showed the en-
ployes of the office of the board Of
charities a wounded finger, which he
claimed was the result of a sharp en-
counter with a rat last night. During
the past few weeks mice found their
way into Mr. Doran's cellar, and not
caring to maintain them he bought a
small trap at one of the hardware
stores, and after putting some tooth
some morsels on the wires, he set 1T
down where he thought it would be
most likely to attract the attention of
the unwetcOme visitors 1t was one of
these round contrivances with three
or four holes which mice are inveigled
into, and as son as they bite they find
themselves held fast by a wire that
soon shuts off their wind. About mid
night last night Mr. Doran heard a
great commotion in the cellar and went
down In his night clothes to investi-
gate. When he got to the bottom step
he with the aid Of the light Of the IAN
tern saw the little trap being hurled
about from one place to another the
same as If it were being made play
toy of by the wind Upon closer in
spection he discovered that a rat had
pushed its head into one Of the holes,
and while it could not free itself, still
it was able to toss the trap hither and
thither and make whole lot of noise.
He said he Knocked the life out of the
rodent with a stick of wood and then
started to take it out Of the trap, and
in doing this he caught his finger on a
broken wire and gave himself a sore
jab. He supposed it was mice that
were living at his expense, but after
the experience of last night he is salts
fed that he has been entertaining big
ger things. Mr. Doran said he hoped
the fate of the one he disposed of last
night will show the others the wisdom
Of seeking other quarters.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
FISHING IN YELLOWSTONE.
Trout Caught and Cooked Right on the
Hook


Hook.
People returning from the west fire.
quently have some wonderful stories
to relate of how they caught trout in
the Yellowstone park, and, without
changing their saat, lifted the fish
out of the stream of cold water, over
into boiling spring, and cooked it
without removing it from the hook.
These stories are all very well in
their way, but when told in the mani
ner above outlined, one can safely put
them down is yarns without the slight
est foundation in fact. To catch a
fish in stream of cold water, and
lift it over into a spring of boiling
/ water. is one of the many curious
things that are possible only in the
Yellowstone park, but should the per-
son so doing attempt to draw the
fish out OF the boiling spring, the head
would pull off the thoroughly boiled and
perfectly soft body, and he would thus
lose the fish, says the Washin gton
Post.
The most wonderful phenomena of
the sort in the Yellowstone park is
one that has thus far escaped those
who are fond Of telling big fish yarns,
mainly for the reason that the locality
lies outside the beaten track of travel
and visitors, and can only be reached
after considerable difficulty. At the
point in question, a stream of clear,
cold water flows through the park, re-
ceiving in it's course the scalding hot
waters of one of the numerous boiling
springs of that region. This boiling
water, as it reaches the cold stream,
flows, for a considerable distance
along one bank before the waters
finally mingle and become one in tenn
perature.
into this spring of boiling water, in
sects, bugs, toads, grasshoppers, and
the like are continually dropping, and
thus losing their lives, and all such in
sectS are, as matter of course,
swept into the coldLwater stream.
Now, in the cold water of this stream,
number of hungry trout are contin-
ually skirmishing along the edge of
the hot water, taking good care not
to venture too close for the purpose
OF swapping up and devouring the in
sects brought down by the hot water,
and which happen to float over into
the cold water, or near enough the bor-
der for the trout to pick them up, SO
that it is possible for fisherman sit
ting on the bank, to catch atrout, with
hook and Line draw him two feet from
where he took the hook. and boil him
good and done, all in the same stream.
and without even lifting the fish from
the water. The fisherman would, of
course, have a scoop net to remove
the boiledi trout from the water, for
otherwise the head would pull off,
leaving the body in the water. But
barring this, it is within the bounds
of truth for one to say that the Vel
lowstone is the only place on earth
where it is possible to catch and. cook
fish in the same stream.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
Creature. That never Drink.

There is parrakeet at the zoolog-
ical gardens in London that has lived
for over half century without drink
ing anything. Many naturalists have
a theory that hares never drink, or at
all events that water is not a necessity
to their existence; the dew on the
grass is supposd to be sufficient liquid
for their wants. There is certain
breed of gazelle that never drinks and
the lamas of Patagonia live for years
without taking water. In France
there is particular class of cattle
near Losere that. rarely touches wa.
ter. This is all the more remarkable
because these cattle give milk of a
rich quality from which excellent
cheese is made.-Nature.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
METAL WORKERS MEET.
Holding Convention in Bridgeport
Report of President Lynch.


Bridgeport, Aug 2c.--One hundred
delegates, representing the 10000
members of the organization of metal
buffers, polishers and platers, brass
moulders and brass workers of North
America, met in convention here yes
terday forenoon. The convention
is expected to last a week. The morn
ing session was taken up with the re-
port of the credentials committee. The
first business of the afternoon session
was the consideration of the report of
Edward j. Lynch of New York, the
international president.
& The presidents report congratulated
the organization on the fact that it's
membership has increased ten fold in
seven years, its treasury reserve like
wise. He recommend that attention
be paid to the reduction of the working
day to nine hours. He recommended
that effort be concentrated in districts
favoring action at Baltimore, Erie, Chi
cago and Milwaukee at once. for the
reason that manufacturers who have
granted the nine-hour day complain
that their competitors in those places
have an advantage over them. The
question of Jurisdiction over the metal
working trades viii also be considered,
Mr. Lynch favoring the organization's
retention of control of the brass moulIi-
ers, which the iron mouldersf are seek
ing. 1t is strongly urged on branches
that the support of the organization
cannot be assured until the locals have
submitted their grievances to national
officers before striking Mr. Lynch
recommended that the organization do
nate a good sum to the united mine
workers in the coal regions.
Nicholas Duttle of Dayton, Ohio.
the newly elected president of the Met
al Polishers.' Buffers Platers.' Brass
Moulders' and Brass Workers union
of North America, appeared before
the delegates this morning and gave
his inaugural address. A number of
resolutions on various matters were
offered by different delegates and all
We're referred to their proper commit
tees.
A feature of the morning session
was the announcement made by the
delegate from New York to the effect
that just before leaving New York for
the convention he was informed that
the manufacturers in the chandelier
industry in New York have decided
to grant the nine.hour schedule after
September 1.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
SATISFACTORY CAMP,
General Cole and Colonel schulze on
the First Regiments Part.


Adjutant General Cole stated Mon
day that Camp KeeIer had been emin-
emily satisfactory The attendance
was crafty ing, the conduct of the sol
diers in the aggregate was commend
able and the drills and work were well
executed. The marches, as in an EN-
emy's country. were successful and
the men learned much by their prae-
teal experience.
General Cole was particularly
pleased with the showing made by
ment. He stated that Colonel
Schu1ze's plans were we'll made and
successfully executed. The disposi-
tions for the march to the temporary
camp were skillfullya made and the
work at the biyouac was also well per-
formed. General Cole desired to
compliment Colonel SchuIze and the
regiment for the march and bivouac,
and also for its showing at the parade
of Friday.
Colonel Schulze said that he was
well satisfied with the work of the
men. The regiment was willing and
successful. and the training in ''secur-
ity and information and the advance
guard drills of several of the compa-
nies had borne fruit.
Numbers of the men said that the
camp had been pleasant and beneficial
The men who dug bitches around
their shelter tents Monday were lit
tie fncommoded by the storm of Mon
day evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
DEATH BY cARBoL1c ACID.

st Louis. No, Aug 20.-The dead
body of David f. Levitt, aged 81
years, a prominent coffee broker and
treasurer of the Episcopal diocese of
Missouri, was found at his residence
in the southwestern part of this city
last night. The coroner rendered a
verdict of suicide by carbolie acid. 1t
is believed Mr. Levitt took his life
Monday. He had long been a suf-
ferer from i'll health and it is believed
that this caused him to become de-
spondent and take his life His wife
is spending the summer in the White
mountains in Vermont
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
CLOTHES LINE BROKE.
And Woman Was Thrown to the
Ground and Injured.

Ground and Injured.
Mrs Charles S. Mix of $50 South
Main street, wife of Charles S. Mix,
yard foreman for the Benedict & Burn
ham Manufacturing Co, met with an
unfortunate accident this morning at
about S:15. Mrs Mix was standing
on a roof in the rear of her home, hang
ing out clothes when the clothes line
broke and Mrs Mix fell a distance of
II feet to the ground, striking on hep
right side. Mrs Mix, who weighs
about 220 pounds, was rather seriously
injured. Drs Graves and Axtelle were
summoned and on examination found
that Mrs Mix's hip bone was brok-
en- and that she was considerably
bruised about the body. DR. Graves
stated this morning that Mrs Mix was
resting comfortably.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
An APPEAL 70 BAER
Wilkesbarre Man Asked Him in
Christ's Name TO Interfere.

The President of the Reading Co Re
piled to the Request-He Told the
Photographer He Was Biased in His
Opinions-He Also Told Him to Pray
Earnestly That Right May Triumph.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug 20.-W. f.
CLARK, photographer OF this city, re-
cenUy addressed letter TO IfesiueHl
baer OF the fnHauelpnla and heading
Go, appealing to nlm as a Christian To
settle tue miners strike. Tne writer
said If CHRIST was taken more into our
business affairs there would be less
trouble in the world, and that if Mr.
Baer granted the strikers a slight con-
cession they would gladly return to
work, and the president of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad Co would
have the blessing of God and the re.
spect of the nation.
President Baer replied as follows:
Il see you are evidently biased in
your religious views in favor of the
right of the Workingman to control
business in which he has no other IN
terest than to secure fair wages for
the work he does. / beg of you not
to be discouraged. The rights and in
terests of the laboring men will be
protected and cared for, not by the
labor agitators. but by the Christian
men to whom God in his Infinite wis.
dom has given the control of the prop
erty interests of the country. Pray
earnestly that the right may triumph
always remembering that the Lord God
omnipotent still reigns and that his
reign is one of law and order, and not
of violence and crime"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
DERBY DENTISTS ROBBED.
Perhaps BY the Same Burglars That
Operated Here

Operated Here
On returning from dinner yesterday
afternoon DR. G. B. Tyley and DR. G.
l.. ellison of Derby found that their
dental offices had been entered and
burg1arized during their absence. All
their gold for filling teeth, for plate
work and for crown work had been
carried away by the burglars. Drs
Tyley and ellison always leave the
outer doors of their offices open when
they are at dinner, but lock the fold
ing doors between the two rooms of
their offices. The burglars entered
the outer room and seeing that no per-
sons were around picked the locks of
the folding doors and then made a
haul of gold. In all probability the
offices in Derby were entered by the
same persons who robbed the offices
OF Drs Larkin, Erbe, Abbott and Ma
hony in this city some time between
Saturday night and Monday morning.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
KILLED ARE IDENTIFIED.
Man and Girl Killed on the New Jer-
sey Central Railroad.

Asbury Park, N. j., Aug 20.-The
man who was killed last evening when
q train on the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey ran into train Of the
Pennsylvania on the New York and
Eong Branch railroad, has been iden-
titled as Richard Dearmond, of New
Orange. N. J. The other person killed
was Alice Bishop, eight years old, who
had been spending the day at Belmar
with an uncle Henrietta McGrath
was slightly injured
Coroner John w Flock had a con-
ference to-day with Superintendent
Rufus Blodgett of the New York and
Long Branch railroad as to the cause
of the accident and a full investigation
will be made.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
HAD ONE PENCIL LEFT.
Man Arrested This Afternoon Charged
With Vagrancy

John McNabola was arrested this
afternoon by Officer Dodds on charge
of drunkenness and vagrancy. The old
fellow sells pencils, but it seems he
does not make good use of his profits.
When searched at the station all the
stock he had on hand was one penny
pencil. AS Lieutenant Bannon escort
ed the prisoner down the aisle he
shouted back to the detective to give
him that pencil, adding as the door
closed behind him that he had paid
his good money for it and no one had
a right to deprive him of his property.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
ARRESTED FOR MURDER

New York, Aug 20.-Otto Wolf was
arrested at Jersey City last night,
charged with a murder committed in
Vienna, Austria. He was arraigned
before Judge Moos in the criminal
court in Jersey City to-day and re-
manded to- await the action of tho
United States authorities.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
EDITOR HEMPH1LLfs FUNERAL

EDIToR HEMPHILL'S FUNERAL.
Atlanta. Ga, Aug 2O.-The funeral
of the late Colonel William A Hemp
hill was held yesterday from Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church. The
body was escorted to the church by
Atlanta camp. United Confederate
veterans. Bishop Warren A. Cand-
Ter, of the Methodist Episcopal church
south, delivered the funeral sermon
and brief address was also made by
General Clement A. Evans The
body was inferred in Oakland ceme-
terry
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
MR. IVES MAKES DENIAL.
Appeared Before Acting Governor
Keeler.

Hartford, Aug 20-Franklin 7. Ives
of Meriden appeared before Acting
Governor Keeler to-day and undertook
to explain certain statements credited
20 him in a newspaper interview con-
eerning the recent trolley strike in
New Haven, as published August in
the Meriden Journal. Mr. Ives de-
MED practically everything said in the
article in question.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
GRANTED A CHARTER.

San Francisco, Aug 20.-Students of
the University Of California having
been granted charter by the Psi
Epsilon fraternity, Upsilon chapter, has
been formally installed by DR. g.. III.
Fox OF New Yorr,, who crossed the
continent for that purpose.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
sCHWAB IN NEW YORK.

New York, Aug 0.-Charles NJ
Schwab, president Of the United States
Steel corporation, who arrived here
last night, took breakfast to-day at
the Lorraine, where he has apartments.
He said he was feeling very well and
that he expected to visit his Office dur
ing the day. 1t is understood that
Mr. Schwab will sail for Europe on
Saturday
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
GONE no ARGENTINA.

Putnam Strong and May Yohe Sail
Under Name Of Atkinson.
Lisbon, Aug 20-Putnam Brandlee
Strong of New York and May Yohe
sailed for Argentina to-day under the
name Of Mr. and Mrs Atkinson.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
NEGRO PROBLEM
Causing Authorities at Johan-
nesberg Much Worry.
WILL THE BoERs BE LOYAL ?

On This Depends the Future of the
New South African Colonies-Shah
Visits King Edward at Portsmouth
His Boat Was Berthed at the
Dock Yard-The Persian Monarch
Did Not Want to Cross the Solent.
London, Aug 20-Mail advices re-
ceiyed here from Johannesburg indi-
cate that the negro problem is grow
ing more acute and is causing the
authorities infinite worry. Te quote
the words of one of the foremost South
African authorities: "On the question
of the natives depends the whole fu-
ture of the new colonies whether the
Beers viii Loyalty accept British rule
on continue in state of sullen resent
ment. Among the Immediate dangers
native attacks on Beers returning to
their farms and attempts of natives
to assault white women are threaten
ing to lead to serious conflicts between
Beers and blacks. Under the old re-
giIne the crude but simple retrfbution
for assaults on women was shooting
on sight. Now, however, there is no
legislation on the subject and the Eng
lish authorities are hesitating to en-
act laws until all the parties concerned
can voice their opinions The hesi-
fancy to deal summarily with the ma
tives is causing both Beers and Afri-
kanders intense irritation and encour-
ages the blacks to truculent effron-
terry"
London, Aug 2 20.-The shah pro-
ceeded to Portsmouth to-day for the
purpose of visiting King Edward on
board the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, which was berthed at the
dockyards =jetty SO as to sobviate the
necessity Off the s. Persian monarch
crossing the solent The Prince of
Wales and the sian's suite accom-
panied his majesty to Portmouth.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-20
MERTDEN WINS MORNING CAME.

MERIDEN WINS MORNING CAME.
Meriden. Aug 2O-The game be-
tween Meriden and New Haven was
played here this morning and Meriden
won out by good hitting and an error
less game. The score:
R.HE
Meriden 20 o 2 90 A j 2 80 III o
N. Haven 20 0 2 1 O O o o 0-3 G
Batteries-E. We1ch and Theisen:
Deering and Spiesman