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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
DOiNGS OF CONGRESS.
Senate Takes Up River and Harbor
 BilI-The House Programme.

Senate Takes Up River and Harbor
 RilI-The House Programme.
 WASHINGTON, April 21.--The sen- ate will begin the week by taking up the river and harbor appropriation bill and when that measure is disposed of will resume consideration of the Phil ippine government bill. It is not ex- pected that much time will be required to get the river and harbor bill through the senate, as it is generally approved by senators. It is now understood that Senator RawlinS, senior Democratic member of the senate committee on the Philippines, will lead off in the speech making in opposition to the Philippine bill, to be followed by other members of the committee and other Democratic senators. The opinion is expressed that the bill will be before the senate for at least three weeks.
 The early part of this week in the house of representative will be devot- ed to routine business, with 2 prospect that some important general legisla- ton may be taken up during the latter part of the week
 Today is District of Columbia day. Tomorrow will be devoted to war claims and Wednesday to the oleomar- garine bill which was amended by the senate. During the remaining days of the week it is practically settled that the antianarchist bill of Chairman Ray of the judiciary committee will be considered. The measure is much more stringent than the anarchist bill passed by the senate. Plans also are on foot for considering the omnibus public building bill during the latter days of
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
BELL BEHAVED WELL.
General Chaffee Joins President in
 Praise

l General Chaffee Joins President in Praise.
 MANILA, April 21.-General Chaffee
 has forwarded to General J. Franklin
 Bell the congratulations sent the latter
 by President Roosevelt upon the re-
 cent campaign in Batangas and La guna provinces conducted by General
 Bell. General Chaffee forwarded the
 presidents communication through General Lloyd Wheaton, and in an ac-
 companying letter he expresses his great pleasure at the receipt by Gener- al Bell of the presidents congratula- tions. No American troops, says Gen eral Chaffee, have before been charged with task more difficult of accom- plishnent. Only our comrades in the island of Samar have campaigned under such difficulties. So unique has been the situation in Batangas and La guna, continues General Chaffee ill his letter. that only a person thoroughly familiar with it by actual contact can appreciate the conditions which have been met and overcome or fairly deter mine what were the best methods to accomplish the objects-namely, the recognition of the sovereignty of the United States and the establishment of peace and order in the disturbed sections. General Chaffee concludes by saying that because of General Bells never failing care of his troops and his encouragement to them in their lahors they share in the congratulations from President Roosevelt
 Surrenders to American authorities of small parties of insurgents are re- ported daily, and these have increased since the recent surrender of the insur- gent general Malvar. General Ruino, with 26 officers and 375 soldiers, has surrendered to the native constabulary in the province of NIisamis, in Minda- nao, where the constabulary are coop erating with the military.
 The United States transport Buford has left here for San Francisco, after having been detained in quarantine for five days. General Jacob H. Smith, who was in command of the American forces in the island of Samar at the time Major L. W. T. Waller of the ma- rine corps is said to have executed na- LlfSS Ol LHdl 1Sldu0 WlLUOuL LfIal, WAS to have gone home on the Buford, but has disembarked here
 Orders have been received from Washington that a court of inquiry into the general conduct of affairs in Samar be held. General Smith claims that to the best of his belief the off, cers and men of his command in Sa- mar had to face insurmountabIe diff culties, that the hardships they en- countered were almost unbearable and that the treachery of the natives of the island is unequaled in the history of warfare. He says that the American soldiers acted, under the circumstances, with the greatest forbearance shown in the war in the Philippines. Cam paigning in Samar is not a pleasure trip, but a stern reality, said General Smith. He also expressed his doubt. if the troops of any nation ill the world - would or could have acted in the cir cumstances in Samar as well as did the Americans.
 The cholera situation shows no i'm provement. There has been a total of 3s8 cases and 300 deaths in Manila and S56 cases and 602 deaths in the prov fnces
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
BOSTON LABOR UNIONS AcT LAUDAN0 MAKES APPEAL
Asks Board of Pardons to Re-
 verse Death Sentence.

History of the Case of New Haven's
 Murdered Policeman Gone Over
 Again o-Day-Goyernor Mclean
 Presided at the Board of PardonS
 Session.
 Hartford, April 21.-The state boar6 of pardons was in session to-day al the capitol hearing the petition of An drea Laudano for d reversal of Ins death sentence pronounced upon him for the murder of Policeman Mcken- na in New Haven. Governor Me Lean presided at the meeting. Lau- dano was allowed to make q statement and he gave his version of the whole affair on the night Of the shooting. The governor questioned him closely, but he stuck to his story.
 Warden Garvin testified as to the mental condition of the prisoner. He said i'll his thirty years experience he never saw more pronounced tokens of ha1lucination in any prisoner. He had no doubt, however, but what the man was responsible for his act.
 Rev J. J. Duggan, chaplain of the prison, testified that Laudano former ly attended religious services, but had of late dropped off.
 Attorney Russo of New Haven tes- tified on behalf of the prisoner and said that he had many times told him of seeing visions.
 Dr Fox. the prison physician, said Laudano was sane.
 Prosecutor Williams rehearsed the case from the beginning to the end, and said there was no doubt of the mans guilt and that he was ill his right mind when he murdered the po- liceman. He was followed by Attor ney Blydenburgh, who made plea for the prisoner.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Governo~ odeal s4arts,

NEWBURG, N y., April 21.-Gov- ernor Odell started on his southern and western trip last night in the private car Convoy, which was attached to the 8:4S West Shore train. In the party were Senator Ellsworth, the governors s father, ex-Mayor B. B. odell; his bFefh- CT, Postmaster Hiram B. odeH; Cap tain Joseph M. Dickey and F. F. Rain. The three last named will go only as far as Charleston. Mrs odeli, the goy- ernor's wife; Estelle odell. his daughter, vnd his sister, Miss 0phelia, will join tae party today at Washington. The governor will be gene five weeks aud will visit Monterey, San Francisco, Ia eoma and Seattle. returning on the Ga padian Pacific and yiastipg Montreal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21

1 The Same as is Allowed at the New Haven Jail-This Decision After q Consultation Between Judge Burpee and Superintendent Moran.
 Upon the suggestion of Colonel Bur pee, Superintendent Moran of the Brookside home will allow prisoners sent 10 his establishment from the ciry court S1 day, the amount allowed by the county jail. The superintendent did not know. no more than anyone else, whence came the authority to allow city court prisoners only 2S cents a day While working out fine or days sentence, but only followed the custom. So far as the superintendent was individually concerned it made no difference to him whether prisoner was allowed 2S cents a day or S1O q day. All rules were the same to him SC long as they worked we'll. When he saw in the Democrat of Saturday evening that the court was of the opin- ion that the same amount ought to be allowed in Brookside home as is al- lowed in the county jail, he telephoned Colonel Burpee and the result was the  above suggestion by the colonel
 Criminal prisoners, or those held for rnisdemeanors against the law are al- lowed by statute S1 day in working out q fine or days sentence. The rule applied to the prisoners taken to the Brookside home made the greatest diff ference to them, while the city court sentenced under the statutory law which allows them $1 day. For in stance, to prisoner who was fined s and costs such sentence would mean about twelve days in the county jail, while if he, were taken to the alms- house, as many were during the reign of smallpox at the jail, it would mean quite q difference. So hereafter all prisoners sent from the city court to the Brookside home will be allowed $1 a day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21

1 smallpox. They regard 1t as a joke
 on the state board of health as well as the local authorities. But the question 1 is not settled yet. The specialist who l is to come here from Montreal may diagnose the cases as something else, I and in that case therell be war in
 camp. Assuming that it is smallpoxs l it is too bad that any question was raised about it. 1t has turned atten- ton from the real issue, how to get
 rid of 1t, and as q result we are not
 having as strict quarantine and isola-
 ton as the situation calls for. The doubters should bring on the specialist
 as soon as possible. It is not likely that he will differ from the other doA-
 tors and then all hands will unite in
 ridding the city of the malady and !n
 this way it would soon have to get out and everything would then move along as usual.
 pr Lindsley said that it was not lie
 intention of the state board to visit fhc patients, but i'll view of the doubts cS-
 pressed at the hearing Saturday as to whether there was smallpox in Water
 bury it was deemed advisable to rx-
 anime the patients. Himself and Dr Townsend saw fifty-six of tlre fifty nine cases and found each case as rep resented by the health officer They
 kept 1t up until ? o'clock this after-
 noon and then went home in teal
 This was done so as not to run any FISK or exposing people on cars.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21

Secretary Lindsey and Dr TownSend of the state board of health came to Waterbury this morning and visited all the smallpox patients in the city who are being cared for at their homes, and then called at the isolation hospital. About 10 o'clock Democrat reporter met pr Townsend and asked him if there was anything to say for publica- tion. He said that they had examined thirty patients at their homes and that there was absolutely no doubt regard ing the nature of their sickness. It was smallpox and no physician would call it anything else. He said they pital and that he could not say any thing with reference to what might be found there until later. After thor ough examination of the patients at the hospital the party returned to :he city and prepared the above statement.
 The local physicians who learned of the decision expressed no surprise at the result, but some of them laughed at the absurdity of the whole thing. They believed that the rumpus was started by a few people who have axes to grind and thought they saw T
 chance to do the work to good advaD- tage " leading the public to believe that Dr Kilmartin and Dr Frost were kidnapping people and then applying some kind of stuff to their skins to make them look hideous and calling 1t
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Denounce Action of Beef Trust
 in Raising Prices

Passes Resolutions and Votes to Ask
 the Attorney General of the United
 States to Take Action-Will Also
 Ask Representatives at Washington
 to Remove the Tariff on Fresh
 Meats.
 Boston, April 21.-The organized working men and women of Boston, through delegates to the Central la bor union, have taken action prompted by the recent increase i'll the price of meats.
 The position of the union is set forth in the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, Six firms in the meat and provision business otherwise known as the beef trust. have gotten control of the necessities of life. and.
 Whereas. The above concerns have, through illegal and mercenary motives forced the price of meat up to point where the average working men are unable to purchase sufficient food for their families. be it.
 Resolved. That we, delegates to the Boston Central Labor union, enter our most vigorous protest against the ac- tion of said trust, and that the secre- tary be instructed to write the attor- ney general of the United States, re- questing him to take such measures as will make said firms discontinue their nefarious practice, and be it fur ther
 Resolved, That We request the sena- tors and representative at Washing ton to vote for the bill to remove the tariff on fresh meats.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
MAN FOUND DEAD.
Was Assistant Jailer -- Discharged
 From His Position Saturday.

Was Assistant Jailer Discharged
 From His Position Saturday.
 Brooklyn, Conn, April 21.-Coroner Bill of Danielson investigated to-day the death of James k. Nye, whose body was found last night in the rear of q house near the jail. Nye was assistant jailer, but was discharged from his position Saturday night. There were no marks upon the body and pending the investigation by the coroner there is doubt about the cause of death. Nye has been acting some what queerly of Late, complaining ire quently of severe pains ill the head. There is no suspicion of foul play. He was 60 years old and leaves family consisting of his wife and two daughters. After investigat- ing the case to-day the coroner gave out that the man died from paralysis of the heart.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
90 FOOT KNocKARoIrr

Stonington, Conn. April 21-Cap- tain Saunders and Surfman Taylor of the Quonocomtaug life saving station in Rhode Island brought 30-foot ''knockabout' into the harbor here last night. The boat was being sailed from Newport to New Haven by Dan- iel McNeill. While off Point Judith Saturday, he attempted to make some coffee on an oil stove. The stove ex- ploded and burned ATcNeill very badly. He managed to keep sail on the boat and Sunday was sighted by the Quonocomtaug men who went out and brought NIcNeill ashore. McNeill is at the life saving station and is totally blind as the result of his injuries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
SMALLPOX AT ROCKVILLE.

Rockville, April 21.-A suspected caso of smallpox was reported to the police last night by Dr E. O. Winship. ibe supposed victim of the disease is Mrs Samuel Asnin, who has been sick for several days. This morning consul tation of doctors was held and they an- nounced that they could not definitely decide whether the disease was small pox or not The house is quaratinci and all the necessary precautions will be taken
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Brewery Destroyed by Firs.

CINCINNATI, April 21.-The large brewery of the Christian Moerlein company, at Elm and McMicken streets, was damaged more than s100,- 900 by fire, supposed to be due to spon- taneous combustion The entire fire department was engaged for four hours in getting the fire under control. Andrew A1oerlein was seriously inJur- ed by falling from his buggy on his way to the fire Richard Porter and Jack O'Kee1n, both firemen, were bad u in3ured 16j1e on dqtZx
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
sunrage nfeetIngs In Sweden.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 21.- Mass meetings in favor of universal suffrage have been held in all the towns of Sweden In Stockholm the meeting was attended with considera- ble disorder. The demonstrators tried to march to the palace of King Oscar. They were charged by the police, and several of them were wounded. Others were arrested. The approaches to the palace are now guarded by troops The meeting at Malmoe was attended by about 15,0o0 persons.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
fnxen.e neat rn Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb.. April 21.-Yesterday was the hottest April day in fifteen years. The thermometer at 5 p. m. reached S5 degrees, the highest previ- ous record being 91. The intense heat was more oppressive owing to the ex- cessive cold weather experienced up to Saturday night, overcoats being requir- ed for comfort during the past week. The torrid temperature was responsi- ble for several attacks of illness, two occurring in one church during the day. A continuation or the hot weather will prove dangerous 10 growing grain.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Riotirg In Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 21.-A riotous outbreak has occurred at An 'notta Bay, on the north coast of the island 1t was confined chiefly to a conflict between the police and coolies employed on an estate. Police re-en- forcements, which were immediately sent from Port Antonio, put an end to the fighting. Many persons were in jured, and numerous arrests were made. Hundreds of persons are being prosecuted in the island for tae non payment of taxes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
BELONGED IN NEW BRITAIN.

Hartford, April 21.-Jacob Zipf, 35 years of age, belonging ill New Britain, shot himself in the head in q room in Long Bros hotel this morning with a thirty-two calibre revolver. At noon the doctors said he was dying. In his room were two sealed letters, one ad- dressed to Fred Hipk and the other to Charles Dehm, both of New Britain The letters contained farewell mes sages. Lately he has shown signs of mental alteration and he had threat ened to take his life.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
FREIGHT HousE gIrRyED

Hartford, April 21.-Fire destroyed the freight transfer house in the rail road yards ill East Hartford this morn ing, together with the contents of the buildings and the books and pap ars. Four cars were totally destroyed aud fiftten others with their contents were badly burned. The origin is unknown and the loss has not yet been esti- mated
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
rarthouake Did Much Damage.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 21.-The earthquake Friday evening covered a large extent of territory and is report ed down into Central America. The lower section of the Pacific coast of this country felt the shock very severe ly, and at Tapachula. an important town in the state of Chiapas near the Guatemalan frontier, there was much damage done to property. The loss is estimated at $1,o00, GOO, one of the los CTS placing the damage to his property at $2OO, ,000.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
DEATH OF DIR FUTILE.
Occurred in Naugatuck To-Day From
 Neuralgia of the Heart.


 Neuralgia of the Heart.
 Dr Franklin E. Futile, a physician well known i'll Connecticut, and for many years i'll practice in Naugatuck, died to-day, aged GO years. Neural- gia of the heart was the cause of death Dr Futile returned eight days ago from Florida, where he had passed the winter. He was a graduate of the Yale medical school, class of 1862, and with the exception of two years spent as surgeon on a transatlantic steam ship line. devoted all his professional career to practice in Naugatuck. He had been president of the New Haven County Medical association and of the Naugatuck Medical association. pr Futile had filled various town offices, and had represented the town in the legislature. He was director of the Naugatuck National bank A son. pr Frank E Futile, of Naugatuck, sur- wives him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
GENERAL SMITHS TURN NOW

Manila, April 21.-A court martial has been ordered for the trial of Gen eral Jacob H. Smith, commander Of United States troops on the Island of Samar. The judge advocate will be Major Harvey c. Carbaugh and Col onel Charles B. Wooding will defend The charge is for conduct prejud,cial to good order and discipline. The trial will begin on Thursday.,s
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Trolley Fight 1n Rallsten.

BALLSTON. N. Y, April 21.-The contest of two trolley companies for possession of West Front, Charlton and West High streets in this village is ex- citing the villagers. The rival conpa- nies are endeavoring to construct lines from Ballston Spa to Schenectady, and both claim the franchise for the street locations indicated
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
CAN FILE ORIGINAL BILL.

Washington, April 21.-The United States supreme court to-day granted leave to the state of Washington to file an original bill for Judgment against the Great Northern Railroad Co. the Northern Pacific Railway Go and the Northern Security Co, in accordance with q petition of that state, recently filed in the court.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Relrtum strike Ended.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 21.-Af a general council of the Labor party held here 1t was resolved that work by the strikers in all sections should be re- stunned. The council issued manifesto to the workingmen to this effect last evening. The anticipated announce ment by the crown of the dissolution of parliament has not yet been made.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Heavy Fighting on the Isthmu.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 21-- Passengers on the Royal Mail steamer Trent, which has just arrived >here from Colon, Colombia, say heavy fight ing was proceeding in the neighbor- hood of Panama and Bocas del Toro last Friday. The officers of the Trent declare that the situation on the isth- mus shows DO improvement.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
wEAyERs TO HOLD MEETING.

Rockville, Conn, April 21.-A meet ing of the weavers ill all the mills here will be held in Turn hall tonight. It is expected that union will be formed and that delegates from the mills i'll Providence will be present, iE order to induce the men to take some action in regard toi the strike among the weavers of the American Wooeln Go.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
THE KINGS LEvEE
King Edward Entertained at St
 James Palace.
U. s. OFFICIALS WERE PRESENT

No Other American Was Presented 10 the King Overland from Paris to New York-Letters Received at Lon
 don from the Leader of the Expedi-
 tion.
 London, April 21.-King Edward held his third 1eyee to-day at St James's palace, to which he proceeded, for the first time, from Buckingham palace. The public took full advantage of the greater possibilities of viewing the pro session afforded by the longer route.
 The leyee was moderately attended. The United States ambassador, Joseph H. Choate and the other members of the United States embassy, were among the diplomats present. Other wise no Americans were presented to his majesty.
 London, April 21.-Letters were re- ceiYed here to-day from Harry De Windt, leader of the exposition which is attempting to make it's way overland from Paris to New York, and which left the former city December 19, 1901, SNtSu slASh, 6IlSI Io1DOI1d, UT the upper Yana river, at the end of February In spite of the forebodings or the officials of Yakutsk, the expetIi- ton reached Verkhoyansk. GOO miles north of Yakutsk, February 2S. The members of the expedition had terri ble experience while crossing the Verk- hoyansk mountains. The cold was in tense, 63 degrees below zero being reg istered. All the travellers were frost bitten. Otherwise they were well and in good spirits. and were leaving the same day for Sredne kolymsk, a town of East Siberia, 900 miles further on, which the party hoped to reach about the middle of March Then it was tileir Intention to push on 1,500 miles. to East Cape, the eastern point of Asia, on Behring strait. Probably the next news of the expedition will be it's arrival in the United States, via Behring strait
 De Windt mentions a report that Baron Tolls expeditionary ship Zaria was stranded on the Siberian Island, with only seven tons of coal on board.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
STATE BOARD MAKES A STATEMENT.

Uphod the Local Board of Health and Physicians By Declaring the Epidemic Which Costing Waterbury So Much Money, Small pox-Drs Lindsey and Townsend Visited All the Cases To-Day-Dagnoss of the Cases Has Been Correct
 They Afrm-Tbe Appearance of the French
 Specials. is Now Awaited With Interest