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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
.DREYFUS .CASE DISCUSSED.
Lecturer Talked on Subject at
 Chicago University.

The Speaker Said That Drcyfus Al
 mitted His Guilt When He Signed
 the Petition for Pardon-Owing to
 the Excitement Attending the Case
 the Speaker Said Many Record Were
 Held Back-In Twenty-Five Years.
 He Says, People Will Be Able to
 Look at the Case Dispassionately.
 Chicago, April 29.-Alleged secrets of the Dreyfus case, unknown to many Frenchmen who followed closely lie proceedings of the trial, were related to University of Chicago st !ents !es- terday by NJ. Hugues LeRoux. The French lecturer declared that Captain Dreyfus admitted guilt at the time lie was pardoned
 Captain Dreyfus not only was guilty of conspiracy against the French gov ernment, but he confessed to a num- Der of charges and asked for iiercy when signing petition for :. pardon,'' was the statement with which the lec- turer astonished his auditors ."Ehat Dreyfus actually admitted his guilt is A@OL SChCl dA1y h4ONh CfGA ny p6OIJi6 who endeavor to follow the case clcse. ly in all it's phases"
 M. LeRoux explained to the students that his knowledge of the case came largely from the fact that he was asked by friends of Captain Dreyfus to take up the defense of the prisoner.
 At the time my aid was sought added NJ. LeRux. T told Captain Drey- fuss friends that I would take np the case if they could show me that the man was innocent of the charges against him. They were unable to dc this.
 You may ask why it is not conclu. sively shown to the public that Drey- fus was guilty. It can be shown now, 1 but it will not be on account If tht heated public sentiment, Doth in and out of France. It has been decided that in twenty-five years the whole If fair will be clear. At that time many records will be given to the public which through fear have not been seen except by examiners in private. II twenty-five years people will be able to look at the case dispassionately l which they cannot do now''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
.|S LUETGERT WOMAN ALIVE?
Person Who Was Supposed to Be
 Ground Into Sausage Meat.

Authorities ln Chicago Have in Gus
 tody q Woman Who Is Said To Be
 the Wife of Adolph Luetgert-She
 Is Now Known as Mrs Mary Rob-
 bins.
 Chicago, April 2o.--Mrs Mary Rob- bins, who is believed by some to be Mrs Adolph Luetgert, the supposed murdered wife of the sausage maker, was taken into custody last night be- cause of the strong suspicion that at taches to her case. Mrs Robbins had intended leaving the Alma Mott nome, to wl%ch she was taken about six weeks ago, but the chain of cir cumstantial evidence seemed so strong to Attorney Lawrence Har- mon, who defended Luetgert, and a number of other persons interested. that hurried conference was held and it was decided to hold the woman until further investigation can be made.
 The woman told apparently con- fiicting stories,a but insisted that she is not Mrs Luetgert. !
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
CITY NEWS.

Superintendent Doran of the town poor is ill Hartford to-day.
 The superior court will hold short o'clock. Judge Silas A. Robinson will preside. The May term of tue court will open here next Tuesday forenoon Onlys civil business will be transacted. The criminal term opens ill June.
 Dr yalin, the expert from Montreal, left this afternoon for his home. A large number of people called upon him last night Dr Valin came here on very delicate mission and he performed it in a manner which re- fleets great credit on himself and the institution that gave him such a flat tering recommendation.
 John Allen of 36o Mill street and Miss Margaret Mccarthy were married this morning at 6 o'clock at St Patrick's church by the Rev Father Gleeson. Thomas Hanrahan was best man and Miss Katherine Mccarthy was bridesmaid. The costumes of the bride and brides maid were very handsome. The we'd ding gifts were many and beautiful.
 There is nothing new to report in the smallpox situation to-day. All the patients are doing well and un- less some new cases crop up the dis ease will soon be cornered and then we may expect to have pleasant time during the summer and fall. Some people claim that the malady is sure to break out again next winter, but this is something no one can tell for sure and in any case there Is no use crying about what may happen next winter.
 The attendance at the mission at 1 the Immaculate Conception church l last night was even larger than on the 1 previous evening, so that both the church and the chapel ill St Patrick $ block were crowded and many found | it impossible to get into either place 1 It promises to be the most successful
 mission ever held in Waterbury, thai
 is, provided the men show the same | interest ill it when their turn comes
 as do the women. And they will. Wt hear great deal of talk from time to time about the good qualities ol the women and the badness of til,
 men, but when you come to ever things up you usually find that as ; rule the men are not far behind tn, women in everything that goes t, make good Christians. Anyway, botl men and women will De good whil the mission is going on and it ma.
 take some of us long time to forge
 the wise counsel of these good fath
 CTS, if we ever do.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
SWEPT BY A TORNADO.
Town of Glenrose in Texas
 Nearly Wiped Out.
Six Persons Lost Their Lives Heavy Rain Ruined All the Stocks Just Be- fore the Tornado Visited tue Place.

DIX 1erSOuS LOSl 4hCA At' -
 Rain Ruined All the Stocks Just Be-
 fore the Tornado Visited tue Place.
 Houston. Tex. April 29.--The town of Glenrose, population 500, and the county seat of Somerville county, has been nearly swept away by Iornado. Six persons are known to be dead ana between forty and fifty others were h. jured. The dead:
 Mrs C. A. Milan. Mrs James Mus- grove, little child of Mrs Musgrove. iit- tie daughter of J. R. Milan, Miss Mary Connell Rev Ford
 Those most seriously hurt so far as known: Four members of Judge ]. R. Afilam's family, six members of c. A. NIilam's family, E. T. Lee, Mrs D. T.. Lee. child of Tom Price, Mrs Field, H. H. Lewis, R. E. Lewis.
 Glenrose is situated on the Paluxy river in a valley down whici the tor nado came, sweeping everythin@ before it. It struck the town in the business district and about one-thiri of tie stores were wrecked.
 A hard rain succeeded the storm and stocks were ruined, damaging what had not been destroyed by the wind.
 The western portion of the residence section of the town was struck. The town being a small one, but noted hotel resort, some of these houses were commodious and well furnished.
 The frame houses were simply torn asunder and scattered. Their inmates had no warning of the impending ca lamity and it was here that all the ia talities occurred.
 The residence of Mrs Cornell, one of those wrecked, caught fire and, with two others, was burned.
 The property loss is roughly esti- mated at $250 O00. It may pcove to be much greater when all the facts are known, for there are undoubtedly other sections which have been devastated up and down the river. The town is cut off from wire com munication and all the facts lave come from neighboring towns which have been reached by refugees, who cannot tell all of the facts. as they are ! in quest of assistance for their stricken people.
 The Fort Worth and Rio Grarde wil run a special train to Glenrose this morning with supplies for the sufferers This train will also pick up other sup plies and relief parties at places along the line. Those whose homes have been spared are doing all in tneil power for the homeless, but. according to reports here, there are many of th' latter
 At 8 o'clock this morning the Pos received the following telegram iron I it's Glenrose correspondent via Gran bury. Tex:
 A cyclone swept the town away q 5:3O. Rain accompanied by heavy hai l followed the wind. The dead are Mr' C. A. Milan, Mrs Jim Musgrove, little child of Mrs Jim Musgroye. iittl daughter of J. R. Milan, Miss Car. Connell. Rev Ford. The wounded hav'
 been cared for Aid has reached her
 from Granbury. Walnut Springs ait
 neighls9ring towns in the way of sur geons and nurses
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
WHO WILL GET THE OAK?
Brooklyn People Are Out With Pc
 tition For It

There is likely to be row over the constitutional oak" presented to the city by tho Hon F. F. Guilfoile, Wa terbury's delegate to the constitution al convention. Residents of Brook lyn think they ought to get it and are out with big petition praying that it be placed ill the lawn of the Bank street school while people in other sections are offering reasons as to why it should be planted in their districts and hope to be able to make themselves felt among the school of ticials to whom this matter has been referred. There are those who claim that the tree belongs to no particular part of Waterbury, no more than to any other, for all contributed to send Mir Guilfoile to the constitutional con- vention and he went there as the rep resentative of the whole community On this account it might not be q bad idea to locate the oak somewhere ill Exchange place If this should be done there would be no room for anyone to find fault.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
MRS MONTHS BILL.
Woman Who Worked for Quarantined
 Parties Should Be Paid.

The bill presented to the city by Mrs Monty for service rendered dur, ing the quarantine at the Mccarthy block on South Main street looks as if it is one that ought to be paid. She didn't have the smallpox and on that account she was constantly at work during the quarantine and performed a vast amount of work which ir would have been difficult to set any one else to take hold of. Additional boarders were given her and while the city furnished supplies for all, still Mrs Monty did all the work and it doesn't seem right that she should be denied a reasonable compensation for such service as she rendered. The city is trying to come out of the epl- demic at as little expense as possibles but in doing this, care should be ta- ken to see that no injustice is done- What woman would be willing to do work of this character for strangers without getting paid for her labor- Very few would care to do it at an. It is a mistake to say that Mrs Monty was at the isolation hospital.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
RUSHING THE BUSINESS.

Wheeling, w. Va, April 29.-To- day the Amalgamated association is busy receiving committee reports. Business is being rushed through as quickly as possible in order to reach the election of officers. and adjourn ment tomorrow. National Organizer Finn of the Federation of Labor, President Gompers' representative, is still here, trying to secure d hearing, but so far without success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
NOT FOR MORGAN.
Liverpool Express Says He Can
 not Buy British Ships.
ENGLIsHmEN ARE WORKED UP

Over What They Call An Effort to
 "Americanize'' the Atlantic-The
 People of England Are Not Pleased
 With the Ministers Replies Given in
 the House of Commons Yesterday.
 London. A ii 2e.-asoft soap and plarney," ct ship owners and the absent-mindf government" are two ..scareheads' in this afternoons papers here. They are fairly representative of the gene ral impression created by the ministe iia1 replies to the questions in the hot ie of commons regarding the ''Amel icanization of the Atlantic But wha lis Gerald Balfour (president of the bt Ard of trade) against J.. Pierpont MorgaD?'' asks the Vest minister Gazette in urging the govern ment not to accept Mir Balfour's re- assuring statement and not to rely on the passionate assertions of the senti- mental attachment of the ship owners to the British flag.
 Referring to yesterdays statement of the Shipping Gazette, the West minister Gazette voices the public in- oufry as to the difference between the sale and the transfer of the White Star line shares to the shipping combine.
 Tn the meanwhile, another ''authori- tative statement in to-day's Liverpool Express will serve for the subject of further guessing on the part of both the public and the ministers. "The combine" says the Liverpool Express, on authority, twill prove much more favorable to British interests than up to the present has been suspected
 There will be no sale of British ships to J. Pierpont Morgan. There will be a combination of companies registered in America on the basis of a nominal capital. which will be the individual value of each boat in the various fleets entering the combination. Each cargo and passenger boat will be valued separately. There will be an agreement so far as freight rates are concerned. and the companies pooled will declare the gross freightS carried by each boat These will be pooled and will be divided pro rata with the capital It will be seen that the Separ- ate management of each concern will be continued. and that the company which can manage it's fleet most econ omicaly will receive the larger propor. ton of the net profits. Provision will be made whereby other companies caI join the, combination at any time or similar terms. As the majority of the ships will be British this combination cannot be managed adversely to Brit ish interests
 A shareholders meeting of the Ley land line, in London to-day. brought together number of ship owners prominent in the combine, such as Messrs Wilding, Pirrie and Torrey and representative of the Associated Press was assured that there was ab sflutely no change in the situation which was exactly as outlined il these despatches April 19.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
New Yurk Marlset.

FLOUR-Quiet and about steady; Min nesota patents s. 9004. 20; winter straights. s. 75G3.90: winter extras. $S.10Q3.S5; winter patents, $3.S5G4.e .e5.
 WHEAT-Opened lower on account of rains in the southwest, but rallied later on a heavy visible supply decrease and bad news from Kansas; May. S1481azc.; July S11s@S1 9-l6c.
 RYE-Steady; state, 61@62c., c. l. f., New York, car lots; No. western, 64c., f. o. b.. afloat.
 CoRN-Opened steady and was later advanced in sympathy with C4icago ano on covering; May, 6s7sQ69c., July, 6S12@
 OATs-steady to firm with corn; track. white. state, 51Q56c.; track, white, west .ern. 51@56c. ..
 LARD-F4rm; prime western steam. 10 40c.
 BUTTER-Firm: state dairy, 1s@22c.;
 CHEESE-Firm; state. full cream. small early made. fancy, colored and white, l3@ 13Hc.; full cream, large, fall made, fancy colored and white, 12Q12Ac.
 EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania, 17QI17Ac.; western, at mark, 1674W1IAc.
 MOLASSES-Firm; New Orleans, SS@ RICE-Firm; domestic. 4ssGs3sc.; Japan. TALLow-Firm: city. eac.; country, sss @6Zc.
 choice, 8714Q95c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
SKATER VICTORIOUS
Wage Scale Adopted by the Amalga-
 mated Association.

Wage scale Adopted Dy the AmdlSa-
 mated Association.
 a WHEELING, W. Va, April 29.-The Amalgamated association has witness ed two interesting events. One was the partial ratification of the wage scale committees report, and the other was the return of Thomas H. Flynn, the Federation of Labor organizer. to re- new his request to be allowed the priv ilege of replying to President Shaffer's attack upon the organization of which Samuel Gompers is the head.
 The convention assembled at 9 o'clock in the morning and at once took up the report of the wage committee. Good progress was made throughout the morning, and before the hour came for the noon recess over half the wage scale had been disposed of. After din ner it's consideration was resumed, and by o'clock the entire report was dis posed of The report of the committee on presidents and other officers reports was then taken up, and the convention was still on it when it adjourned for the day.
 The official report given out Dy the press committee was that the entire scale as reported by the wage commit tee had been ratified with q few slight alterations" What the slight altera- tions" were the press committee re fused to divulge. They did say, how ever, that on the whole the considera- ton of the report was harmonious and that it was disposed of in one day. This, they said, showed that it was en- tirely acceptable to the great majority of the delegates. The ratification of scales is another victory for President Shaffer and his policy.
 The new scales as ratified are practi- cally the same as those effective last year. They will be in force until July l 1, 1903 No conference with manufac- l turers will be necessary after the con- yentions. The scales with the independ- l ent mills will be signed by the district l vice presidents. The conventions prog l ress indicates that it will clean up it's 1 business by tomorrow.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
STATE BUSINESS MEN.
Held a Meeting in Red Mems Hall
 Yesterday Afternoon


 A meeting of the State Business Mems association was held in Red Mems hall yesterday afternoon. The board consists of the following mem berS:
 Rufus H. Jackson, Hartford; George E. Johnson, New Haven; Dr A. A. Crane, Waterbury; A. J. Cables, Bridgeport; Frank B. Smith, Meriden Charles B. Daball. New Britain; A. F. Muzzy, Bristol; r. $. Valentine, An sonia; Aaron Johnson, Manchester; w. w. Mertz, Torrington; E. S Adams, Norwalk; A. II. Abbe. New Britain and MT Reynolds, Danbury.
 The meeting was called to order at 2:30 by Warren l.. Hall, president of the state association. The reports of the directors from different cities showed that the association i'll these cities are making rapid and remark able progress. They are accomplish ing the New Britain association was the best of the day. The associations growth in that city during the past year has been wonderful. Four towns will soon send in their applications for admission to the organization. Local associations are now established in the following places:
 Waterbury. Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, New Britain. Danbury, An sonia, NIeriden, Norwalk, Torrington, Bristol and Manchester
 One of the principal votes passed during the day was one asking each local organization to write letter to the senator and congressman from their district requesting them to appeal the obnoxious and vicious bankruptcy bill which is now ill the United States Statute book.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
POLICE COURT D0INGS
Fined S25 and Costs for Violating the
 Screen Law.

Screen Law.
 The troubles of Sam Blackman, who proudly proclaimed he owns a block at 6O5 North Riverside street, occupied the attention of Judge Bur pee in the city court to-day. Black man charged Harry Levine and Louis Blatt with assaulting him last Sun day afternoon. He said: 1T own the block, you know. and these fell lows were dancing and making such Tow that I thought, tne ceiling would fall off and I went into> the room to keep them still.' Blackman spoke imperfectly, but the above was what he meant. He denied having been party to game of cards which ended in a TOW and that he was the aggressor. The accused, who were represented by Attorney Root, charged him with breaking up social game of penny ante because someone was "shy." Attorney Root would apparently be still calling wit nesses to bear out this side of the story had not Judge Burpee said he had heard enough of it. Blatt was found not guilty and Leyine's case was continued.
 Vito Mole, who keeps a saloon on Spring street, was fined $25 and costs for violating the screen law. This was his second offense.
 Paul Dheron was charged with as- saulting Paul Bolan. q boy employed by the American District Messenger company. He said he was taking ball scores to a place on Phoenix ave nue when Dheron set upon him be- cause he refused to let him see the scores. Dheron was fined $5 with out the trimmings.
 John Daly was fined s and costs for resisting arrest by Officer Claffey.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
TWO BOYS IMPLICATED

Meriden, April 29.-Sanford Lock
 wood, the youth who is said to rave confessed to setting fire to the state school for boys yesterday, implicated
 in the crime Willard Munson. another inmate Both boys will be turned over to the police to-day. Munspu is 21 years of age and this is his third term in the state school for boys. Accord ing to the story Munson was to get permission to leave the school for the afternoon, and he intended to set fire to the building before he left, Permis- sion to leave the school was refused him. and he gotnword to Lockwood, who then set fire to the chair deparr- ment.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
Boer Leaders Favor Peace.

LONDON, April 29.vWirfng from Pretoria, under date of April 27, the correspondent of The Daily Telegraph says that General Botha, with other Boer leaders, attended meetings of the Utrecht and Vryheid commandos last week. At these meetings strong opin- ions in favor of peace were expressed. The tacit truce in the Utrecht and Vry- held districts, concludes the correspond ent, will expire today.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
More Boers Ont of Action.

LONDON, April 29.-The war office has made public the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener, at Pretoria: :: .'Since April 21, twenty-five Boers have been killed, seventy-eight have been taken prisoners and twenty-five sur rendered. There has been desultory lighting in various sections of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colo ny. The garrison at O'okiep, Cape Col ony, successfully held out until it was relieved by the columns"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
rhe oraen Party,s rours

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 20-- Robert c. Ogden and party arrived here from Calhoun. Ala, twenty y-seven miles south of here. A committee of business men met the party at the rail- way station. The visitors were driven direct to the state capitol, where they were welcomed by Governor Jelks. The party was taken to the State Nor maj School For Negroes, an institution which has thousand pupils and is maintained by the state-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
NORTH RIVER TUNNEL.
Work Abandoned Nine Years Since
 Being Carried Forward.

Being Carried Forward.
 NEW YORK, April 29.-The work of cleaning away debris in the completed part of the North river tunnel, which was abandoned nine years ago, has been finished, and drillers will be put to work in a few days to complete the tunnel for the New York and New Jer- sey Railroad company.
 The recent survey of the work shows that the entire tunnel will be $500 feet long and that 4,20O feet on the New Jersey side and 40 feet on the New York side were completed when the work was abandoned This leaves but one-quarter of the work to be done.
 The New York terminal will be al Greenwich and Christopher streets where a block of property has been ac. quired for a union depot for New Jer- sey trolley companies.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
DROPPED FoUR STORIES.

Bridgeport, April 29.-Emmett Reid, a truckman, dropped four stories out of q window in the factory formerly oc- cupied by the Elastic Web company to-day and was badly though not fatal
 ly injured. His right arm was broken and there were numerous contusions on his body. The doctors think he will be able to work in q few weeks time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
DIVIDED THE MONEY.

Chicago, April 29.-In a short time the Metropolitan National bank of this city will be merged with the First National and yesterday the officials of the Metropolitan National divided $75,000 among it's employees. The gifts ranged from $1500O to the cash fer down to $50 to the messenger boys.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
NERGo MURDERER HANGED.

Philadelphia, April 29.-Albert Smith, a negro, was hanged to-day i'll the county prison for the murder of lis wife. The crime was committed in Smiths home in Germantown, a suburb, September ', 1901, and was prompted by jealousy. After frequent quarrels Mrs Smith threatened to leave her husband. To prevent her from doing so he shot and killed her.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-29
CASE CONTTNTTED

Bridgeport, April 29.-SamueI T. Simons of New Haven who was ar rested here last night on the charge of tampering with the witnesses for the state, had his case continued in the city court this morning until next Monday. Bail was fixed at $1, 200 which he was unable to secure.