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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-16

+. J. LOWREY. President
A B. WOOD. viee- President.
!. A. GILMAN, Secretary and rssss.
urer.
F. J. AMWEG. Auditor.
CHAS. H. GILMAN, Manager.
MR.. WILLIAM Nj. MINTON, LArn
WITH GEAR. LANSING a. CO.. fe
NOW ASSOCIATED WITH uB A
SELLING AGENT.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
STUDENTS FIERCE FIGHT.
Medical and Dental Scholars Engage
 in Pitched Battle.

Omaha, Neb., Mar. 21.--About 300 students of the Omaha Medical and Dental college engaged ill pitched battle in one of the lecture rooms. of the college The fight lasted for three hours without moments intermission and ceased only when the comtatants were completely exhausted.
 For years there has been q feud be- tween the medical and dental students While the freshmen of both classes were left to themselves in q lecture
 room awaiting the arrival of an in structor. they began calling names, and
 blows quickly followed. In few minutes students in other classes began to join the fray and the fight quickly spread over the whole building Stu dents even left the patients in the in firmary to participate. Furniture was, broken to provide clubs and table legs and chair backs were hurled across tic room. regardless of consequences
 When the fight ended there was hardly a whole desk or piece of furniture in the room. Many heads were broken. and Frank Miller, medical student.
 had to have some stitches on the top Of his head. " Wnere he had been struck by the top Of q desk. The floor was spattered with blood
 Members of the faculty were power less to interfere, although they made efforts to induce the fighters to desist
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
Floods In Bangor.

BANGOR, Me, March Bangor has suffered the greatest disaster by flood since the city was inundated in the great freshet of 1S46. Great dam age has already been done, and vastly greater damage is threatened. Ever since last December, when the river closed, there have been fears of trouble this spring when the ice began to move, and to a large extent these fears have been realized. Boats are in use in lower Broad street, and every truck man in the city has been busy hauling goods from stores to places of safety. The waterworks have been shut down owing to the pumping station being flooded out. Suburban car lines are under water, and the trains from the east are stalled just above the station, the cars standing up to the floors in water.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
CITY NEWS.

X daughter was born to-day to Mir and Mrs Joseph Savage of g Colley street
 Special forecast for Connecticut:
 Generally cloudy tonight and Satur- day: probably rain by Saturday night light to fresh northerly winds.
 The public schools were closed to- day for the Easter vacation. School
 will reopen April l. The session at the High school will then be from S:15 q. m. to 1 D. m., instead of S:30 to :15 as now.
 Business Agent Frank Russell of the Iron Holders union was in consulta- 1 ton with the FarreI Foundry and Ma chine company to-day. An agreeable settlement was made, the shop being now union foundry.
 James Allmann, q teamster in the employ of T. F. Butler, was arrested to-day by Officer Halpin. The officer stated that Altman was abusing the horses and that he used insulting lan- guage when ordered to desiSt. He also talked out in open meeting to Chief Egan at the station. He was locked up and then the chief wrote ''breach of the peace' after his name on the slate.
 A horse belonging to Benham's livery stables caused little excitement in the east end about the noon hour. The horse shied at q passing trolley car and kicked off the whippletree from the wagon. The horse then dashed off on mad pace. The driver attempted to hold him back with little success, as the traces were gone. The horse con- tinued on down East Main street and things were beginning to look serious for the driver when young man ran out and stopped tine horse.
 Health Officer Kilmartin said to-day that the quarantine may be raised at the Salvation Army shelter Sunday or Monday morning. By that time all will have been provided with new clothing. haircuts and slaves, and will leave the place dressed up ill the height of fashion. The people in the Mccarthy and Lawlor blocks will be let out after they have spent twenty one days ill quarantine, that is pro- vided no new cases break out ill these places. Some of the persons ill the other quarantined houses will be set free as soon as it can be determined that the vaccine virus in their arms is working all right All the patients at the isolation hospital are doing well and the chances are that Water bury will go through the siege without losing patient.
 A test of a new set of fire apparatus was heldb the fire department this af- ternoon about o'clock. Fire Chief Snagg had charge of the test, which was witnessed by Mayor E. c. KiIduff and the members of the board of pub lie safety and a large crowd of specta- tors The new apparatus which was tested is what is known as the De1uge set of hose The pressure from three streams of hose is combined into one nozzle. The test was made on the steeple on St Johns church, the ex- treme point of which is 204 feet from the ground. The hose has q very fit ting name in "Deluge,' for it indeed sends forth very large quantity of water. With a two-inch nozzle the stream of water was sent about twen- ty feet from the top of the steeple. With q large nozzle the stream did not reach so high. Chief Snagg expressed himself as well pleased with the test and said the new hose came up to his expectations.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
SAVEDFRONRANROADWRECK l
Fourteen Years Old Girl is Now
 The Owner of Millions.

Interesting Story That Goes Back
 Twelve Years Baby of Two Years
 Found i'll Railroad Wreck, Adopted
 By the Man Who Found Her, and
 Now Made His Heir-The Girls In-
 come Will Be $35O,O0o a Year
 New York, March 21.-Frank Conger of Brooklyn, who died suddenly few days ago in Detroit hotel, bequeathed to his adopted daughter, Oressa Stew art Conger, whom he took from the arms of her dead mother, dozen years ago ill a railroad wreck at Ham, burg, \. 4.. an estate of S6,00O,O0O.
 The girl is now II years old and for twelve years has been thought by many to be the daughter of Mir and Mrs Conger. The will has been filed with the surrogate of Ithaca, N, Y.
 MT Conger left no natural heirs and the document states that the girl, whose income will be $350.000 q year, was the daughter of the Rev D. E. Stewart and wife of Rochester. N. G., both of whom were killed on March 6. 1890, in the wreck on the Lake Shore road at Hamburg. N. Y.
 Ten persons were killed and score injured that night. During . blizzard q passenger train broke in two on q heavy grade. and the runaway portion. consisting of a drawing room car and four sleepers, overlook the day coach and smashed it into kindling wood
 George E. Allen, at that time gen. eral northern passenger agent of the Erie railroad; Harry T. Jaeger, of the same road. and Frank Conger. hurried from the drawing room coach to aid the victims. Over the wreckage they clambered until they were halted by the cries of an infant. It was some time before the child could be located, but finally MT Conger found her. On pile of wreckage, half covered by drifting snow, lay dead woman, and in her arms lay beautiful baby. The baby was taken back into the warm drawing room car none too soon. for she was nearly unconscious. Mrs Conger, an invalid was in the car, and to her care the baby was given.
 MT Conger saw in the child's dress Masonic pin As he was prominent in the Masonic order he made immedi- ate arrangements for the care of the bodies of the father and mother of the child, took up q subscription among the Masons on the train and when Buff falo was reached, supplemented it by another appeal to the members of the order in that city. He kept the child at the hotel in Buffalo, where he and Mrs Conger remained until the coron- CTS inquest had been held Releases were obtained from the grandparents of the babe and Oressa was legally made the daughter of Mr and Mrs Con- ger
 Mir Conger bequeathed life interest in his estate to the widow and an an- nuity of S5.500 to the widow of a friend for whom he had provided since her husbands death.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Wealxer and nominally shade lower; Minnesota patents, $3.S0lD4; winter straights s. .S0GI3 90; winter extras, $3.10@ 330: winter patents, ss.95q4.30
 WI1EAT-Opened easy with cables. ral- lied on less rain than expected a.ld then 79 9-16QS0c.; July, S0qS0ssc.
 RYE-Quiet; state, 60u61c.. c. 1. f., New York, car lots; No. western, 631sc, f. o.
 CoRN-opened steady and then sold off with wheat; May, 66G6879c.; July. 657@Q
 6ATs-Dun and lower with other mar kets: track. white. state, 5sd5Se.; track, white, western, 53Q5Sc.
 PORK-Dni; mess, $15.5OQl6.S0; family, s16 50a17
 LARD Steady; prime western steam, BUTTER Steady: state dairy, 22@28c. !; creamery. 23GJ30c
 CHEESE Firm; state, full cream, small, early made, fancy. ,,colored. 13qlslzc. l; state, full cream, small, early made, fam cy, white, 134l314c.: full cream, large, fall made, fancy, colored, 12@12l4c.: full cream, large. fall made. fancy, white, F V EGGs-Easier; state and Pennsylvania. SUGAR - Raw firm: fair refining, 2 l5-16c.; centrifugal. 96 test, 3 7-16c:; re- fined steady; crushed, 5.25c.; powdered, 4 S5c.
 RICE Steady; domestic. 4ssQs55c.; Ja- psTriui TuiRFENSTINE at 4sz@4sc.
 MOLASsES- Firm; New Orleans. $40 TALLow-D city. sAc.; country. sA zSY-Q Quiet; shipping. 6oge5c.; good to choice. s2lzQ95e
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIE.
Is Staring Two Reform School
 Boys in the, Face.

One Boy Furnished the Oil And Cotton
 Waste And the Other Touched if off
 The Boys Had Hearing in Meri-
 den To-Day And Were Held Under
 $3,00O Bonds For Superior Court
 Maximum Penalty For Setting Fire
 to State Building is Life Imprison-
 ment.
 Meriden, Mar 21.-On account of the fire which damaged the basement of the state school for boys here last night, two inmates of the institution, Edward Knapp of Stratford and John Robinson of Danbury were to-day bound over to the superior court on the charge of arson. Knapp who was ar- rested last night, informed Judge James F. Platt in the city court today that Robinson furnished the oil and the cotton waste for starting the blaZs. Knapp admitted that he. himself ap- piled the match. A recess of court was taken until Robinson was brought in when probable cause was found in the case of both youngsters. The city attorney suggested that as the offiense was the bul.ling of q state building and the endangering of the lives of it's occupants, the maximum penalty might be life imprisonment He asked that bonds be fixed at $I0,0O0, but Judge Platt thought $3,000 sufficient, as it was hardly likely that the boys could secure that amount.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21

impossible. There was nothing special in this ease; it was simply tale of continued inebriation.
 The last case was that of Arthur w. Lawson against Lilly E. Lawson. De sertion was alleged. The parties were married about eight years ago. De fendant's sister, Mrs Shanley of Bos- ton, testified that defendant told her she had no fault to find with plaintiff, but merely she did not like living with him and she left. Defendant at first intended contesting the suit and re tained a lawyer to that end, but last week. she reconsidered and withdrew. This case was granted. Court then ad- fourned for lunch.
 The injunction proceedings brought by Edward McGrath and the heirs of Robert Fruin against Michael Gull foile restraining him from closing up q stairway which they had mutually agreed to maintain on their property on South Main street, was heard this afternoon. McGrath and the Fruins claimed a permanent injunction and So,OOO damages All the facts in the ease were agreed to except that the hallway near the stairs was destroyed Dy the recent fire. Defendant claims that destruction would have cancelled the contract existing between them: but the plaintiffs claim the hallway was not destroyed and therefore the contract to maintain the stairway stands. The contract states that the stairway shall not be abolished only by the consent of all concerned. O'Neill and Guilfoile appeared for the defendI ant and Cole, Kennedy and Root for the plaintiffs.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
HANGED FOR MrRnER.

Hull, Que, Mar. 21.-Stanislas La- croiX, who murdered his wife and an old man named Thomps, who was en- deayoring to protect her. paid the pen atty of his crime on the scaffold in the jail yard here this morning. The pris- oner. who has since his conviction, made all kinds of threats that the hang man would never be permitted to end his life, but that he would commit suicide instead, was at last subdued and declared during the night that he was perfectly happy. Radcliffe. the hangman was in an adjoining cell all night.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
DEATH OF ROCKVILLE MAN.
Was Judge of Probate and Has Held
 Many Positions of Trust.

Rockville, March 21.-After sick ness of pneumonia which lasted sey- eral weeks, William D. Holman, judge of probate, died this morning at his residence in Holland. He was one of the prominent citizens of the county, being treasurer of the Connecticut Ag- ricultural college, president of the Tol- land County Mutual Fire Insurance Go, and a director of the Holland Savings bank and the Stafford Agricultural so, ciety. He represented the town of Holland in the general assembly i'll 1886 and was county commissioner for four years.
 His wife, one son, Charles of Man chester, and daughter, the wife of W. H. Hall of Wilmington, ex-state senator, survive him. The funeral will be on Monday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
s5oo,ooo FOR IRRIGATION.

Ventura, Cal March 21-The Rancho Santa Clara del Norte, owned by Leo- poldo Schiappa Pietra, has been trans ferred to the California Farm and Fruit Co Qimite0 of Manchester, Eng. The consideration is $1. .113, ,SS0. The rancho includes 1000 acres of choicest Ventura county land especially adapt ed to fruit, lima beans, sugar beets and grain. Schiappa Pietra retains 1.500 acres. The English syndicate direc- tors, who are the sole owners, are Ed ward Leofric Temple, Donald Scott of Manchester, Ernest Scott of Newcastle on-Tyne, w. G. Mirfin of Llangallen, Wales. Over $5O,OOO will be expended at once on a water system to irrigate 2,0OO acres on the mesa.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
M. santos-Dumont,s Plans.

PARIS, March 21.-M Santos-Du- mont, the aeronaut, appears very en- thusiastic concerning his approaching trip to the United States, whither he will go on his own initiative. NJ. San. tos-Dumont said: sYes, after some ne gotiations I have decided to go to St
 Louis and assist in drawing up the will be accompanied by my secretary and my chief mechanic. I will take with me as far as New York the forty five horsepower motor, the framework and the two propellers of my balloon No. z. From New York I shall proceed to St. Louis to confer with the exposi. tion authorities regarding the contests
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
Relief For Life Savers. Families.

BOSTON, March 21.-The general committee having charge of the raising of funds for the relief of the families of the Monomy life savers who were drowned recently at a meeting yester- day afternoon announced that the sub- scription fund had reached S14,O00 Senator Nye, the chairman of the com mittee, was authorized to visit the cape with a portion of the funds for the immediate relief of the families.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
SPORTS ACROSS THE WATER
Steeplechase Run To-Day-Oxford- Cambridge Field Sports Also Held.

Steeplechase Run To-Day-Oxford- Cambridge Field Sports Also Held.
 Liverpool, March 21.-Sportsmen turned out ill force to-day (the second day of the Liverpool spring meetingl to see the Grand National steeple- chase run, though the interest Of the general public i'll the event waned with the scratching of King Edward s entry Ambush II and the knowledge that his majesty consequently would not attend the meeting. The prelim- mary racing was not of much interest.
 The Sefton Park plate (of 200 soyer- eigns, for two year olds. i've furlongS) was won by Wolfshall c'Slzeets" Mar tim; Rushlight (Iaher) was second and Little Widow was third.
 The Grand National steeplechase was won by Shannon Lass. Matthew was second and Manifesto was third. Twenty-one horses ran.
 The conditions of the race were as follows The Grand National steeple- chase (of 2,525 soyereigns, handicap for five year olds and upwards; dis tance about four miles and S56 yardS.l
 London. March 21.-The annual OK fOrd-Cambridge field sports were held to-day at the Queens club, this city. The weather was fair, but strong wind was blowing. There was ! good sized crowd present. The re- suits were as follows:
 One hundred yards dash-Barclay, Cambridge. first; Churchill, Cambridge second. Time, 10 2-5 seconds.
 Hammer throw-Coe (American), Oxford, won. Distance. Ill feet 10 inches.
 Mile run-Gay- Roberts. Oxford, first: Cockshott. Cambridge, second. Time. minutes p 4-5 seconds.
 High jump-Smith, Cambridge, won, , feet q 3-4 inches: Doorley, Cam bridge, second, , feet s 1-4 inches
 Quarter mile run-Barclay, Cam bridge, first; Cornish. Oxford, second. Time, 50 3-5 seconds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
WANT INSURANCE FEArnRE.

Chicago, Mar. 21.-The meeting of the National Retail Hardware associa- tion which has been in session here for the past two days has adjourned A recommendation was made to introduce the mutual insurance feature into the association. Officers were elected as follows: President, IT. c. Cormick; vice-president c. N. Barns; treasurer, ". F. Bogardus; secretary, M L. Corey, (re-elected. Executive commit tee: sharon F. Jones. Charles F. Lander, W. F. Borgardus,, w. A. Me Intvre.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
AITOPSY TO RE MADE

Canandaigua, N. Y., March 21.-W. o. Howard, q farmer, died Wednesday evening under very mysterious circum- stances on the Cook farm two miles east of here. The authorities have maintained the utmost secrecy. The coroner admits that there is sufficient mystery surrounding the death to call for an autopsy, which will be held to- morrow. It was leanred that Howard died suddenly Wednesday night after taking q cough prescription which had been sent him through the mails.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
PENoBsCoT RIVER RISING.
Lower Streets of Downtown Section of
 Town are Flooded.


 Bangor, Me, March 21.--The Penob- scot river at Bangor had not stopped rising to-day and the lower streets of the downtown section of the city were flooded. The ice jam above the pump ing station was still solid, but it was feared that it might start at any mo- ment. The aldermen held a meeting at s o'clock this morning, when it was voted to attempt to break the ice jam in the narroWs, three miles below Ban gor, with dynamite, if such action was thought feasible after an investigation by city officials and Diver Thomas F. Allen. Nothing has been done as yet toward repairing the Brewer toll bridge. The Maine Central has one To- comotiye on the Brewer side which will be used on the Bar Harbor branch. Travel on the Bucksport branch has been suspended owing to the lack of engines and cars.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
KILLED BY TRAIN

Derby, Mar. 21.-While standing be- side the tracks of the Naugatuck divi- sion of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at Derby Junction. Bernard McGarr, sixty-four years of age, was struck and killed by passen- ger train early thi safternoon He evidently failed to hear the approach of the train and was struck in the back dying in few minutes from his in- juries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
PICKED UP NAME BOARD.

Fire Island, N. Y., Mar. 21.-The Southampton life savers have picked up name board having 'Esopus'' on 1t, which is believed to belong to the unknown barge which drifted ashore three miles east of Southampton, l.. l., the night of the 18th and broke up. The vessel with two other burgess in two of tug Patience was bound from Philadelphia for Providence with coal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
Aged Banker Dead.

CORNING, N. Y., March 21.-Solo- mon V. Lattimer is dead at Addison, aged eighty-fouf years. He was one of the early settlers of this section, having been resident Of Steuben county con tinuously for about seventy years. He was a sheriff of the county and at the time of his death was president of the First National bank.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
THE scHLEY CONTROVERSY.

Washington, Mar. 21.-The house committee on naval affairs by vote of seven to four, to-day, adopted q resolution concurring in the conclusions of president Roosevelt as to term mating the question of the SchIey con troversy and indefinitely postponing all bills and resolutions on the subject
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
A REcoRD-BREAK1NG SALE.

Chicago, March 2I.-A record-break- ing sale of postage stamps is reported by the Chicago postoffice The sale was 100000 stamps for which thepur- chaser gave a check for $25,O00. In one package were 5O0O0O four cent stamps and in the other the same num- Der of one cent stamps. This is the largest individual purchase of stamps in the history of the Chicago post office,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
Alice Rooseve1t,s Name Honor.s

BERLIN, March 21.-Emperor Will liam has ordered that a small yacht now in the service of the German admi- ralty at Wilhelmshaven shall be named the Alice Roosevelt. The yacht has just been put into commission. She has hitherto been without a name, but was listed in the navy as D. 2.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
HE ENDORSES IF

New York, Mar. 21-In q letter ad- dressed to John Bigelow, published in the Tribune to-day, Charles Francis Adams of Boston, endorses at length the recently diffused proposition for a constitutional amendment to utilize the services Of ex-presidents of the United States, by making them senators-at- large for life.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
The Meteor,s Trial spin.

NEW YORK, March 21.--The Town send-Downey Shipbuilding company announce that the German emperor's yacht Meteor will be given her trial spin March 2S and will sail for the oth- CT side March 30. The triggers are pro- gressing rapidly with their work, and the yacht will soon be ready for cruis- ing canvas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
RARGE TOST

Boston, Mar. 21.-The tug Edward Lukenbach arrived here from Newport News and reported to-day the loss of the barge Hamilton, which she had in tow last Wednesday. The barge broke away from the tug off Highland Light and it is feared that she is lost with five of her crew.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
PASSED THE BILL.

Des Moines, Ia, March 21. The house has passed q bill removing the limit of bonded indebtedness which Iowa railroads may incur. The bill has passed the senate and awaits the signature of the governor. It is re ported to be iii the interests of the merger"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
HEARING TOMORROW MORNING.

New Haven, Mar. 21.-John Madison Godbee, twenty years of age, for whom the federal authorities have been hunt ing for two days, gave himself up to the Rocky Hill officers yesterday after noon and was arranged befGre United States commissioner Wright to-day on the charge of theft of money order blanks from the Rocky Hill post office. He was held for hearing tomorrow morning before the commissioner
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
sIrRIEcr ro CENsoRsHIP.

New York, Mar. 21.-The Western Union company central cable office is in receipt of the following advice from Panama. 'sThe Columbian government notify us that all consular and diplo- matte messages must be subjected to censorship
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
KILLED ON THE RAIL
New Britain Man Stepped ill Front of
 Third Rail Car.

New Britain. March 21.-Thomas Lane, 70 years old, ca this city. was killed at ' o'clock this morning by a third rail car. MT Lane was crossing the track near Black Rock bridge when the accident occurred. Had he remained on the track he was walking on he would have been safe, but be- coming confused he stepped on the other track and was almost instantly killed. He leaves wife and son.