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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
mot TO Be CAUGHT MAPPING
Lipton's Cup Challenger Will Be
Ready For Business.

The Challenge Will Be Hurled Over
the Water Next Month-British
Steamer Brings in the Norwegian
Steamer Habil Which Had Prev
iously Been Reported AS Having
Lost Her Propeller.
London, Aug S.-Discussing Sir
Thomas Lipton's coming challenge Tor
the American cup, which will be dis
patched in September, the Yachting
World remarks:
'sTo give the holders Of the cup
longer warning would be to present
them with additional opportunities Tor
preparing their defense"
Then confirming the Associated
press dispatches regarding the for
wardness of Sir Thomas L1pton >
preparations, the Yachting World
says:
4 "When the challenge is officially
announced it will surprise most people
to find how far forward the arrange
ments really are"
The Yachting World concludes it's
comment as follows:
Now that he has entered his third
year Of work for Americas cup hon
ors Sir Thomas may proceed assured
that all sportsmen in Great Britain
are with him.
London, Aug 2S. The British steam
o., Louise Roth, which sailed from
Fernandina August Z via Norfolk for
Hamburg, passed Browhead to-day
and signalled that she had in tow the
Norwegian steamer, Habil, which
sailed from Halifax, N. S., August Ia
for BroWhead. The Habil was prev
iously reported passed on August 20
with the loss of her propeller. The
Habil will be towed to Queenstown.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
SPREAD OF CHOLERA.
More Victims Than Ever Before
Reported at One Time.

Europeans as Well as Natives Contract
the Disease, Which Has Spread from
the Island of Java to Japan--There
Were 764 Deaths in Tien Tsin Dur
ing the Past Year.
Victoria, B. c., Aug 2S-The epi-
demic of cholera is reaching alarming
proportions on the other side of the
Pacific, the outbreak extending fur
ther and having more victims than
ever before reported. 1t extends from
the island of Java to Japan, and al
most every city on the coast and many
from the interior are affected. The
disease, too, is being contracted by
Europeans as well as natives In
Hong Kong, from the first of the out
break to August 6, there had been 523
cases, six of the patients being Euro
peans, and 511 deaths, of whom four
We're Europeans. In Tien Tsin, the
last report placed the number of cases
Tor the year at 1,049 and 764 deaths
within the city walls, and 1,015 cases
and 593 deaths outside the city walls.
In other places in China the proper
ton OF cases and deaths is just as
great. A dispatch says hundreds have
died in Java.
A writer from Kuelin, Kwansi prov
lnce, says: II write from a city
stricken with violent epidemic of
cholera. People are dying by hun
dreds daily. Outside the city over
1,OOO have died. Whole families are
reported to have died.
In Japan the disease is working
fearful havoc.
American engineers are in Shanghai
preparing for an early start on the
construction of the Canton -Hankow,
railway for which an American syndi-
cate has concession.
According to a telegram from
Chingsha, anti Christian disturbances
nave broken out in the prefecture of
4ung Chow Flu, Hu Nan province. re-
sult1ng IN the destruction Of q chapel.
1t is said that the order to Wu Ting
Fang to remain at Washington was is
sued at the suggestion Of Viceroy
yuan Shih Kai, who memorialized the
throne, saying that since the appoint
ment. OF WI Ting Fang to the minis
try he had done things to the great
penent OF China, that in his opinion no
other official was better qualified for
the post and that, therefore, he strong
~ recommended that WI be given an
other term OF ministry.
Storms and floods visited China and
Japan during July and inat the early
part OF August. The greatest dam.
age was by floods along the west riy-s
ers. Several villages were entirely
swept away, many persons lost their
lives and thousands We're rendered
homeless. The water in many places
reached the roofs of the houses.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
MISSING PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Mary q. Wright Smith Must Tell What
Has Become of 1t.

Bridgeport Aug 2S.-Another chap
ter is about to open in the case of Mary
3. Wright Smith relative to her man
agement of the estate of the late Es-
ther Sanford of Easton. Mrs Smith,
it will be recalled, was administrative
of this estate until removed by the
probate court on June 8 last, when
Judge Charles FL. Peck of Stratford
was appointed in her place
Yesterday Judge Peck made appli-
cation to the probate court, asking to
have Mrs Smith summoned and com
PEELED to disclose what disposition she
had made of the personal property be-
longing to the estate. Judge Peck
stated in the application that he had
made repeated demands for an account
ing, but they had not been complied
with. 1t was also stated that the
personal proSerty for which an ac-
counting is wanted is valued at $5,-
600.
Mrs Smith has made repeated prom
ises of an accounting, but when the
time set for the same has come she
has failed to fulfill her promise, and
now Judge Peck has become tired of
waiting and proposes to force matters
to a climax. Should Mrs Smith refuse
to make an accounting, under the sta
tute law, the probate court can commit
her to Jail until she purges herself of
contempt or is otherwise legally dis
charged
The probate court has set de hear
ing for Wednesday, September 3, at 10
a. m.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
-FOUR WOMEN DROWNED.
Three Went in Bathing and Went Be
yond Their, Depth.

Newburg Aug 28.-Four young wo-
men-Anna and Susan Beach, sisters.
OF Danbury, Conn, and Stella and Mar
tina Duncan, sisters, of Pawling,
Dutchess county, were drowned yes
terday in Lake Pearce, two miles from
PaWling. The Beach girls were vis-
llt1ng the Duncan girls, who were
daughters of George Duncan, a lifelong
resident Of Pawling.
The young women went rowing to-
gether on the lake, and three of them
deciding to go in bathing. they put for
the shore, where they prepared for
their bath.
Miss Stella Duncan was the only
one in the party who did not care to
enter the water. She was sitting on
the banks, fully dressed, when the
other three went in.
The banks of the little lake are very
precipitous. Within a few feet of
the shore the water is more than
twelve feet deep. None of the young
women could swim. Supposing that
the water deepened gradually the
Beach girls and Miss Martha Duncan
started to wade out.
The latter young woman was the
first to get into water over her head.
She screamed and the Beach girls hur-
Sried to her assistance. They, too, GOT
into deep water and struggled desper-
ately. 1t was then that Stella Dun
can rushed into the water and tried to
reach her sister. After a few steps
she also was in water over her head
and began to sink.
Mrs Sarah Turner who lives in the
nefghborhood was passing, and being
attracted by the screams of the girls
went to their assistance. She cannot
swim, but threw in branches of trees
and pieces of wood Crazed by fright.
the young women pushed the sticks
and branches away from each other.
When the four girls had been
drowned before her eyes Mrs Turner
ran to nearby hotel and gave the
alarm. Alfred S. Cole, summer
boarder, and companion, went to the
lake and began diving for tie bodies.
They recovered three of them. and.
grappling with hooks, finally recovered
the fourth
Anna Beach was 16 years old. and
her sister Susan was 1S, while Stella
Duncan was 25 years old and her sis
ter Martha 1S.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
POLICEMEN ARE STRIPPING.
Several Have Already Appeared Before
DR. Poore.

Some members of the local police
force have already complied with the
motion passed at the recent meeting of
the board of public safety to the effect
that all the patrolmen should submit
to physical examination at the hands
Of Police Surgeon j. r. Poore. The po-
licemen who have been examined are
Maurice Noonan, Maurice Healey, John
and Michael Sullivan, William Keegan,
Peter Myers, Joseph Mccarthy, John
Brickel, Patrick Hayes and Patrick
Phalen. There is considerable specu-
lation as to what the board of public
safety will do in the matter if any of
the policemen are declared to be physi
cally incapable of performing the du-
ties of patrolman. In some quarters
there Is little fear that the members OF
the board will do anything in the mat
ter. In fact, some persons express the
opinion that the board has no power
in the matter, one way or the other,
unless the patrolman has become dis !.
abled in performing his duties or has
been on the force twenty years or more
In other quarters there is feeling that
the board will do something radical in
the matter.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
FOR CLOSING MOUNDS.

Hartford, Aug 2S.-A new and very
valuable surgical instrument has been
put into use in st Francis's hospital. 1t
sa little simple silver clasp, which
does away wit hthe sewing of wounds.
1t was used at the hospital on Tues
day, when John Callahan of No AL
Franklin avenue was operated upon by
DR. Sullivan for a tumor under the ear.
The clasps. have two holes, in which
art inserted the forceps. 1t is placed
over the wound where a stitch ought to
be and a little pressure bends it over
the wound so as to close 1t at that
spot. 1t then forms an angle, extend
ing above the surface less than an
eighth of an inch. The clasps are
taken off as easily as they are put on
after the wound Is healed, and they
can be used over and over again. They
aer a recent English invention and the
construction of the grasp resembles an
ants claw.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
CITY NEWS.

Prof M. "A. Donovan and his wife
returned to-day from their vacation
A daughter was born this morning
Dover street.
Miss Nellie .Kenneally of Burton
street will to-day begin her noyitiate
at the convent of Mt st Joseph, Hart
ford
The Sunday school and members Of
the First Methodist church held a pic
mic at Boulder Grove to-day.
Special forecast for Connecticut:
Partly cloudy tonight anS Friday;
warmer in the interior Friday; light
to fresh east winds.
The Connecticut Railway & Light
ing Go has called for plans for the
construction Of buildings In Water
bury, New Britain and Shelton. The
entire cost of these structures will
amount to about 100000.
The funeral of Daniel Slattery will
take place from his late residence, 315
Baldwin street, tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock The further inquiry as
to the cause of Mr. Slattery's death
developed nothing new. He died of
heart failure.
The Democrat expects to join in the
big Labor day demonstration on Mon
day and consequently no paper will
be issued from this office on that day.
We will close Saturday night and will
not open again until Tuesday morn
ing, thus giving employees and all
others an opportunity of enjoying the
day.
There are a number of cases of ty-
phoid fever in the city at the present
time. At the Waterbury hospital
there are at least twenty cases of ty-
phoid fever. City Physician Il. j.
Thibault states that there is a preva-
lence of typhoid fever cases among
the poor. The only cause he ascribes
for the unusual number of cases is
the changeable weather.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
DRAW WAS OPEN
And Train Went Over a Fifteen
Foot Embankment.


Traffic on the Shore Line Delayed for
Five Hours Engineer Disregarded
Signals and Engine and Eleven OF
the Forty Eight Cars Were Wreck
ed-Contents Of Cars, Consisting Of
Beef, Eggs and Fruit, Scattered
About Promiscuously.
Saybrook, Aug 2S-A LOCOMOTIVES
and eleven freight cars went over
fifteen foot embankment at the west
end of the Connecticut river bridge ON
the Shore Line division Of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road at 1:52 this morning and tied up
traffic over the line for five hours. None
of the trainmen was hurt. but all had
narrow escape from death.
The train was freight No 562 east
bound, and consisted of 48 cars loaded
with beef, eggs and fruit. 1t was In
charge of Conductor Conway of New
Haven.
The drawbridge was wide open to-
permit the passage OF the Hartford
and New York steamer when the train
gineer disregarded the signals. The
rail placed at the ends of the bridge
for the protection of trains saved the
lives of the trainmen and prevented
the whole train from going into the
open draw. The end brakeman
jumped when the train left the iron
and escaped injury. 1t was reported
that the engineer and fireman also
jumped, but after the wreck they
were found in the cab Of the engine.
They escaped injury, although the cab
was very near the debris Of the freight
cars at the foot of the embankment.
At o'clock this morning the wreck
ing crew had succeeded in getting the
west bound track clear but the other
track was still blocked All the cars
which went over the embankment are
badly broken, and their contents
strewn about promiscuously.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
NO FAIR MILL CONTEST.
Mother of Mrs Fair Has Relin-
quished Her Claim.

She Received a Sum in Cash Said to
Be $500, 900 The Only Chance for
Trouble Now Will Be the Existence
of a Latef win Than the One Al
ready Found.
Chicago, Aug <2S.-A special to the
Record-Herald from San Francisco
says: There will be no contest over
the estates of either Charles L. Fair or
his wife by Mrs Fairs relatives. Mrs
Harriet f.. Nelson, mother of Mrs Fair,
On behalf of herself and her children.
has relinquished for sum in cash all
claims to the estates of Fair and his
wife The attorneys interested would
not disclose the amount paid, but it is
said to be $5O0,000.
By the terms of the compact the es-
tate of Charles L. Fair goes entirely to
his relatives, Mrs Herman Oelriehs
and Mrs w. X Vanderbilt, Jr, who will
also receive all Mrs Fairs property.
The only possibility of any further
trouble lies in the discovery Of late
will of Charles Fair, leaving property
to others than his kinfolk and his wife.
That such a will exists or did exist at
one time is stated in positive terms by
several Of Fairs friends, who find they
have received no part of his millions.
Mrs Nelson has announced her intenc
ton of making her home in California
San Francisco, Aug 2S.-Although
the heirs of the late Mr. and Mrs Fair
have reached an agreement, it will be
six months or a year before all the
{ L. 14e,x nor hn
The Wills left by the decedents will be
filed in the near future for probate.
Then executors will have to be ap-
pointed and there are number of
minor heirs whose interests will have
to be looked after There will be no
contest, however, over the estate, as
the Fair children, Mrs Anna FL. Mel
son, Abram Nelson, Charles Smith and
the other heirs desire to avoid ntiga7
ton.
All the terms of the adjustment will
not be made public, but the attorneys
state that the relatives of Mrs Fair
will receive the full value Of her es-
tate, which has been estimated at
S3oO.O0O None of these Interested
will admit that they are to be given a
lump sum In cash The document By
which the Nelson's relinquish all claims
on the estate of Charles L. Fair is in
the form OF quit claim, the consider
alton for which is stated to. be $40
in gold coin. BY it Mrs Nelson and her
two sons convey to Mrs Oelrichs and
Mrs Vanderbilt all their right, title and
interest in ninety-niIle different pieces.
Of Fair estate property in. fhistcity and
county together with thirteen in San
Mateo county, three in Napa. four in
Yolo, and some holdings In Calayeras
county.
This settlement will not affect the
application Of Public Administrator
Farnham to secure administration of
the wills which is being opposed BY
the heirs.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
WITT SOON DEPART.

Rome, Aug 2S.-Mgrz Guidi, who has
been appointed apostolic delegate in
the Philippines, is expected to hasten
his departure for Manila in conse-
quence of information received at the
vatican of the organization of Schls-
matte Catholic church in the Philip.
pines. The vatican processes not to
attach much Importance to the move
ment and declares it cannot develop
under the leadership of persons whose
sole reason for organizing is because
they are communicated from the
Catholic church.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
TWO NEW RESERVES.

Helena, Mont, Aug 28.-The register
and receiver of the Helena Land office
have received notice that President
Roosevelt has created two additional
reserves in this state. One will be
known as the Madison reserve, and in
cludes tract of many thousands of
acres of timberlands almost entirely
within Madison county. The other
will be known as the Little Belt For
est reserve after the range of noun
tains of that name and will include
forested area in Central Montana.
AS both reserves are made up entirely
of unsurveyed lands, it was impossi-
BILE for the officials of the land office
to state how many acres would be in.
cluded in either.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
THE WIND CHANGED
And Thus Prevented Big Confagra'
ton in Bethlehem.

Bethlehem, Aug 2s.-A timely shift
in the wind probably saved this yii-
lage from a serious confagfation this
morning. The general store of VII
liam T. Kair was burned and SPARKS
set fire to the roofs of the town hall
and the Congregational and Episcopal
churches. Those flames were extln'
guished without damage of serious
nature to the property. Help was sent
from Watertown and Woodbury.. The
wind was blowing northeast, but shift
ed to-the east and the flames We're
carried away from the threatened
churches and other buildings. Inc
damage will not exceed $4,000. Near
ly all the stock in the store was de-
stroyed and the proprietor had an IN
surance of $1,000 The origin of the
fire is unknown. It started in the hay
NOW of the barn connected with the
store.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
CHICAGO LooTERs
Conspiracy to Rob County Of Thous-
ands is Unearthed.

~
Chicago, IN Aug pa gigantic
conspiracy to rob the county treasur-
er's Office out of hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars by the fixing" of
taxes has been laid bare by States
Attorney Dineen The developments
growing out of the alleged fraudulent
returns on the taxes of the Masonic
Temple resulted yesterday in bring
ing to light cases where already the
amount of taxes out of which the
county has been defrauded and has
reached over 100000. special
grand jury will probably be
called soon to give the
er thorough probing.
A, days investigation by the states
attorney and his assistant, Frank
Blair, resulted in the discovery of the
wholesale practice in which the tax
fxers INDUCED. On the strength of
the information secured fugitive war
rant has been sworn out for Luke
Wheeler, and the police of the country
will be asked to aid in the search for
him. Wheeler was the outside agent
who interested himself in the matter
of fixing" taxes. The employees Of
the county treasurer's Office and one
employed by the south town collector
are said to have attended to the
work" that was done in their respec-
tive Offices.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
srrTAN AGREED TO REPEAL.

Constantinople, Aug 2S.-The sultan
recently agreed to repeal the excep-
tional measures adopted against the
Armenians if the Armenian patriarch
would guarantee that no outbreak
would follow. The patriarchal council
accordingly met this morning and
signed a document settling forth the
loyalty of the Armenians and promis.
ing tranquility. An imperial trade IS
now awaited. the patriarch refusing to
resume his duties until the promises
of the sultan are fulfilled.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
WORST IN IT'S HISTORY.

Jerome, Ariz, Aug 28.-This place
has just passed through the worst
storm in its history. Water poured
down the mountain sides in torrents.
depositing debris and boulders in the
United Verde plant to the depth of
from eight inches to two feet. A thir-
ty-five foot embankment on the Jerome
railroad was washed out, which will
necessitate the transfer of traffice for
several days until the damage can be
repaired.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
EMMANUEL,s ENTRY.
Accompanied By Escort Arrived at
Berlin This Morning

Accompanied BY Escort Arrived at
Berlin This Morning
Berlin, Aug A2S.-King Victor EN-
manuel of Italy, accompanied by the
emperor and empress Of Germany. the
crown prince, Frederick William, and
Sfgnor Prinetti the Italian minister
Of foreign affairs. and escorted by
detachment of cuirasseurs, made his
state entry into Berlin this morning.
The weather was splendid The i'm
perial chancellor, and the Italian am
bassador to Germany, met the royal
party at the railroad station, whence
they drove through the gaily decorat-
ed streets to the Brandenberg gate.
where they We're formally welcomed
by the civic authorities
King Victor Emmanuel and Emper-
or William occupied the same car.
riage. In front of the Brandenberg
gate the chief burgOmaster presented
an address Of welcome. reviewing the
important bonds of friendship between
Italy and Germany which had lasted
for many centuries and saying that
the whole of Germany saw In King
Victor Emmanuel's visit new proof
of his intent to maintain the DreI-
bund and international peace The
Italian monarch, without leaving the
carriage, cordially thanked the burgof
master, speaking in French and say
ing he regretted he was unable to re-
ply In German. The carriages pro-
ceeded to the arsenal, heartily cheer
ed by great concourse OF people.
In the central hall of the arsenal the
ceremony of consecrating Al colors
and mailing them to their ffagstaffs
was carried out in the presence of
their maiesiies.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
AFRAID OF GOING INSANE.

Chicago, Aug Apparently driven
frantic by the fear that she mighs
some time become insane, Mrs John
McCurdy "a. bride of less than three
months, has killed herself in peculiar
ly shocking manner. Having first un-
dressed, she put on a nightgown.
climbed to the top of the dining room
table, and having placed her mouth
over one of the jets on the chandelier.
tied her head firmly by means of heavy
cords wound tightly around her neck.
Then she turned on the gas. When
her husband came home he found her
dead, Letters that the woman left be-
hind lead to the belief that she was
mentally distressed. She was 38 years
old.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
SOLDIERS CALLED.

Parkersburg. w Va, Aug 2S.-Colo-
mel c. e. Morrison. commanding the
Second regiment. West Virginia Ma
tiona1 guard, received orders to-day
from Governor White, calling his reg
iment to the New River coal fields
The officers refuse to state their des-
tination, but it is supposed to be Red
ash. where the deputies were fired
upon yesterday The regiment is COM
posed of nearly q thousand men and
the companies are scattered at several
nlaces Ia the state.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28

Mistress Buys Him Ticket and He
Travels in STYLE.

st Louis, Mo, Aug 28-Under the
name of MIR Dooley," Mrs David r.
Calhoun secured Pullman pass for
her Boston terrier and brought him
all the way from New York to st
Louis on the sleeper. His ticket was
punched the same as hers, and he en-
joyed all the attentions and luxurles
of the Pullman service.
Mrs Calhoun is the daughter of DIR
B. t. Whitmore of the New York Med
fcal Journal. She is bride OF only a
year, and had been visiting her father
in New York. Conductors who punch
ed "Mr Dooley's' ticket seemed to en-
joy the joke as much as anyone.