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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
A WARM WELCOME.
President and Party Guests
 of Charleston.
BANQUET AND RECEPTION AT NIGHT
Distinguished Visitors Met Five Miles Outside of City by Citixens' Commfttee--A Tour of the
 Historic HarbOr

CHARLESTON, $. C., April 9.-A ly as President Roosevelt and his party entered the historic and aristocratic city of Charleston. The trip from Washington over the Southern railroad was made on schedule time, and not delay marred the pleasure of the jour- ney.
 Added to the ideal day was the cor diality of the southern people all along the route, notably at Charlottesville and Lynchburg. Enthusiasm manifest ed itself by cheers of welcome when ever the president made his appear ance.
 The party did not come into the city at once, but left the train five miles out, where trolley cars were waiting to convey them to the naval station to take the revenue cutter Algonquin for a tour of the harbor.
 After the committee and guests had gone aboard the Algonquin started. Passing down Cooper river, fine view of the city and the opening of the bay was presented. Passing into the bay, the Algonquin came abreast of the cruiser Cincinnati, whose decks were manned with all her crew, as well as the Topeka and Lancaster As the presidents vessel passed each ship a salute of twenty-one guns was fired. Off the Notifications of Sullivans is land the Algonquin was greeted with the same welcome, and she passed out to the ocean amid chorus of guns.
 Just little run to the sea, and the Algonquin turned about and re-entered the harbor, passing around historic Fort Sumter. While steaming up the bay luncheon was served in the cabin of the cutter. A short run was made up the Ashley river, giving q view of the city's western water front, and then the ship was headed back for the landing, where troop of the Charles ton Light dragons was in waiting to escort the president to his headquarters at the St. John hotel.
 All the arrangements were excellent, and there was not break in the pro- gramme The president seemed in high spirits and entered with keen zest into all the features of the occasion. In the evening the banquet given by the city in honor of the president was served at the Charleston hotel. While this was in progress Mrs. Roosevelt held re- ception at the St John, to which 800 invitations had been issued. No men were present.
 The ballroom was exquisitely deco rated for the occasion and was ill keeping with the splendid toilets Of the 800 handsomely gowned women who came to do honor to the presi- dents charming wife. Mrs. Roosevelt and the ladies of her party occupied q dais near the southern end of the room and received the guests, who were in- troduced by Mrs. Andrew Simonds, IT,, of this city. The reception began at o'clock and lasted until after mid- nj ohI
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
WATERVILLE DAILY TALK

The funeral of Edward c. Dowd will take place from his late home on Prospect street to St Michaefs church tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock.
 The Plant Projectoscope company's moving picture show will be the at traction at Carter's hall tonight The show is given under the auspices Of Court Welch. F. of 4.
 St Paurs parish supper will be held tonight from , to s o'clock. An en- tertainment will follow.
 Owing to the indictment weather during the past two days, the Rev. Father Traynor has decided to con tinue the fair until Saturday night. The minstrel show last night was I decided success. The opening num- Der was by the chorus, which consisted of Mrs c. Cosgrove and the Misses Annie Mclaughlin, Clara and Kathe- rine Dodds, May Doyle and Katherine Coughlin. Everybody Has Whistle Like Me- was sung so finely by Miss Annie Whalen that she was encored several times. Miss Katherine Sulli- vans singing of ..The Rose With 8 Broken Stem' was heartily applauded. The remainder of the program, every number of which is deserving of praise, was as follows: My Caroline. Miss Annie Burns; My Southern Pearl, Miss Bessie Pagan; Every Darkey had Raglan On," Miss Minnie Delaney; T Envy The Bird" Miss Rose Ro- berge; Down Where the Cotton Blos- soms Crow Miss Margaret White; vocal duet tie Misses Mamie Fogarty and Kittie Denehy;-"My Imogene," Miss Katherine Gleeson; dancing speciality and stump speeches, Miss Annie Newman. who made a big hit; My Lady Hottentot," Miss Corinne Le Clair; ..Ain't That a Shame" Miss An nie Whalen. Some good jokes were sprung. Miss Anna Heating made Il good interlocutor, and the Misses Mary Hurley and Anna Whalen 'sthe end men," were all right. By special re quest the minstrel show will be re- peated on Friday night i'll order to give those who were kept home last night chance to see good minstrel show Tonight the Rough Diamond" will be presented by Miss Josephine Moore, assisted by Messrs Ingraham, Benham and Black.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
4 TEST VOTE TAKEN
Cuban Relief Bill Up Tn House
 by Ninety-six Majority.
BOTH PARTIES HOPELESsLY DIVIDED
Republican Leader Payne Makes the Opening Address-SenatOr CuIlom Protests Against Chinese Ex-
 cIusion Bill In Present Form.

WASHINGTON. April 9.-The first procity bill, which opened in the house yesterday, was disappointing from a spectacular standpoint. There were no sensational clashes after the debate was actually begun, and none of the bitterness which was expected to crop out on the floor came to the surface. The vote on the motion to go into com mittee of the whole to consider the bill, however, developed the lines of cleav- age and showed that the Democrats are quite as much divided on the ques- ton as is the majority. In the division, which is regarded as practically test vote on the bill 113 Republicans and 63 Democrats voted for the motion and II Republicans and 39 Democrats against it. The vote was in reality more em- barrassing to the Democrats than to the Republicans, as the members of the minority had called q conference for last night at which they desired to get together on a course of action. The vote forced the hands of the Democrats as individuals before the caucus. Mir. Payne, the Republican leader, opened the debate for the bill ill strong speech which commanded close atten- ton from both sides of the house. There were only two other speeches.
 MT. Newlands CDem., Ney.) took the position that the concession should not be made to Cuba unless she were invit- ed at the same time to become part of the United States. Mir. Mcclellan (Dem., N Y.), who was the last speak CT, favored a 50 per cent reduction for the benefit of Cuba, but gave notice that if the rate of reduction was not in- creased he would vote for the bill. He contended that reciprocity was in line with time honored doctrine and that while Republicans might fear it Demo- crats should not.
 A vigorous protest was made in the senate by Mir. Cullom Qll.) against the passage of the Chinese exclusion bill sIl it's present form. Coming from the chairman of the committee. on foreign relatio the protest made a deep inn pression on the senate. Mir. Cullom, mhile expressing himself as ill favor of the exclusion of Chinese laborers, said that many of the provisions of the pending measure were in contrayention of our treaty obligations with China. He urged that the United States could not afford to ignore it's solemn treaties, although he conceded the authority of congress to enact the proposed law if it saw fit to do so.
 Mir Patterson (Colo.) and Mir. Perkins (Cal) supported the pending bill, main faiuinn that in no way did ii contra Sene existing treaties, as by the con sention of 1894 China had agreed that Chinese laborers should be excluded from this country. The bill was dras- tic i'll its provisions, they admitted, but no more so than was necessary to elim- mate the possibility of fraud.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
BEATEN BY A HOME QUESTION.
The Candidate for odace Neglected to Post Up on Matters of
 Importance.

ssWhen started out in political life," 7; said Michigander who ran for the legislature five or six years ago, tnd was showed under and gracefully re-, tired to the lumber business, relates tha Detroit Kree Presss, II thought knew thing or two. Perhaps I did, but I soon discovered that l didn't know enough to secure the farmer vote. l interyened a tremendous speech, full of continental cooked hats and lower taxes, and my friends were pleased to say that it was a shorter. I had hatful of figures to impress on the minds of the horny-handed, and one day, after due notice, I started out to impress. My distr$:S.- was among the agricultural porrscSsation, and at least 300 farmers hitched up and drove in to hear me speak. I went among them and extended the glad hand, and then got up and made my little speech There has never been a doubt in my mind that l ripped the old bedquilt from end to end and smashed the op- position to jelly. but when had fin ished and was wiping the back of my neck cross-eyed son Of toll rose and said:
 '.l1r. Blank has given us a good talk, but I want to ask him a question or two"
 With pleasure says I.
 Whats a good cure for sore backed cow?''
 There wasn't laugh in that whole crowd, and saw that the man was in earnest and expected an answer. wasn't posted on sore-backed cows, and so put on my dignity and replied that I wasn't there to discuss trifes while the country was trembling on the verge of revolution.
 Will you answer my question" persisted the man.
 "'I will not I replied.
 "'Then you don't get my votet'
 '.'Nor mine!' chorused the crowd.
 ssAnd I didn't l had made the mis- take of thinking that the average farmer was more interested in the bat tie of Bunker Hill and the government expenditures under an administration 40 years old than in the state of his cows backs and when election day ar rived the snow over my political corpse was six feet deep and still falling. IT I'd gone at it and posted myself on the foot-rot in sheep. the pip in chick ems and the cholera in hogs might have recovered my lost prestige and gone to the legislature two years later, but the throw-down discouraged me and all I know about live stock is that calves get too frisky at times and tumble over their own feet and breaE their neciSs y
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
SMITH ORDERED SLAUGHTER.
Major Waller Contradicts Evidence
 of Comma ndfng General.

Major Waller Contradicts Evidence
 of Comma nding General.
 MANILA. April 9.-Major Littleton W. T. Waller of the marine corps at the session of the court martial by which he is being tried on the charge of exc cutting natives of Samar without trial testified iii febuttal of evidence given by General Jacob H. Smith. who con- manded the American troops in the is land of Samar.
 The major said General Smith in- structed him to kill and burn; said that the more he killed and burned the bet ter pleased he would be; that it was no time to take prisoners. and that he was to make Samar bowling wilder ness. Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, and he replied, Everything over ten" The major repeated this order to Cap tain Porter, aying:
 We do not make war in that way on old men, women and children
 Captain David D. Porter, Captain Hi ram l. Bears and Lieutenant Frank Halford, all of the marine corps, testi- fled corroboratively.
 The defense requested that sub pena be served on the adjutant gener- al demanding the production of the rec ords of the massacre at Balangiga of the detac@ of the Ninth infantry i'll order to refute the statement of Gen. eral Smith to the effect that the attack on the troops was made according to the laws of war. The request was era nted
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
WATERTOWN JOTTI NGS
Tickets Distributed for Anniversary
 Benefit

Tickets Distributed for Anniversary
 Benefit
 At the regular quarterly meeting of Court Merritt Heminway, held last evening, one candidate was initiated. The committee in charge of .--e anni- yerSary and benefit for Henry St George reported that TOO tickets had been distributed among the members and that reports which are coming in show that they are selling fast. Each member of the court is assessed for two tickets. This will more than pay the expenses connected with the entertainment so that anyone outside the order who purchases q ticket can rest assured that the price of that tick ct will go directly to the benefit and not to any expense of entertainment MT St George is known to almost ev-. eryone in town, he having been in the freight and express office at the Wa tertoWa depot for a number of years. While there lie was deservedly popu- lar with all who had business con- nected with either freight or express. Now that misfortune has overtaken him in the protracted sickness which has kept him confined to the house since last Thanksgiving his friends are willing and ready to contribute to his assistance.
 Joe Dunn is reported sick with the humps.
 Arthur Skilton of Woodburys visited friends ill town last Sunday.
 Fred Evans of Waterbury visited friends here last evening.
 Mrs Firth Hard has moved into the Iotchkisa tenement.
 Regular meeting of Watertown grange tomorrow evening
 House painters and carpenters re- port business rushing
 Good Will Social club dance Friday evening.
 W. ]. Miller, who was called 10 Philadelphia last Friday on account of the sickness of his little girl, returned yesterday noon. An acute attack of pneumonia was responsible for the childs illness. She is now out of danger.
 The asnual spring cattle show which was advertised for yesterday was postponed on account of the weather.
 The committee of arrangements for the firemen's reception held a meeting last evening. It was decided to hold special meeting of the departme..t next Monday evening to complete tue arrangements. This is the first i, the firemen have held q rec ;. since their organization and as s,,., one is invited q big crowd is i for.
 Yesterday was one of the n.9 ;...- pleasant days which we have had since March I. It made <One think more of February than nearly the middle of April.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
NAVAL STATION SITES.
4 AdmfrnI Bradford Reports Result ef
 6 Hurried Inspections.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Admiral Bradford, chief of the equipment bu- reau and the navy department expert on coal supplies, has returned to Wash ington from a rapid trip of inspection of possible sites for naval and coaling stations ill Cuba. The Platt amend ment provides that immediately after the erection of the independent Cuban government the United States and Gu ba shall negotiate for the acquisition by the former of suitable naval and coaling stations in Cuba.
 Nothing developed in the course of the trip to change Admiral Bradford's formerly expressed views as to the proper location of four naval and coal ing stations in Cuba-namely, at Ha- yana and Nipe on the north coast and Guantanamo and Cienfuegos on the south.
 The exact location chosen in Havana harbor, at Triscornia, on the east side of the bay, is believed to be sufficiently removed from the city proper to make it acceptable to the sCubanS, as it would involve no menace to the city or it's de- lenses.
 4 nasty inspection of San Juan har- bor, Porto Rico, resulted in the imme- diate condemnation of that place as site for naval station not only be- cause of the impossibility of protecting the harbor from easy and direct fire from the open sea, but also because of it's dangerous entrance and the enor- nous amount of money that would be required to make the harbor approach able for heavy ships.
 St. Thomas, ill the Danish West 1n- dies, it is stated, is the only perfect harbor in that section of the West h. dies
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
MARCONIS IRISH MOTHER.

Marconi's mother was an Irish girl, the daughter of John Jamison, the fa- nous Dublin whiskey manufacturer. And mixed with her Irish blood was q strong strain of canny Scotch, as her fathers name testifies. So the in ventor of wireless telegraphy is a Scotch-Irish-It Italian, a strange mixture that has, in this case at least, pro- duced most excellent results.
 Annie Jamison desired to improve her knowledge of music, so her father sent her to Italy to study. Before she had been there long she met Giuseppe Marconi. 1t was case of love at first sight.
 The dashing young Italian discov- cred that the beautiful Irish girl had back riding and for boating, such as he liked. It did not take him long to find out that he preferred the blue eyed stranger to the black-eyed dam sels of his own land.
 Signora Marconi is reticent as to the courtship and marriage. All that she will tell is that it was case of mutual love and devotion from the first and of domestic happiness later on. From this union sprang two sons. the elder being now the famous inventor.
 From his birth the mother devoted her whole time to his training and edu- cation. She took him trayeIlng, she read with him, she watched hls grow ing tastes and aptitudes and fed them with a mothers love
 She accompanied him to Bedford, England and stayed there two years while lie was studying at an English school When he began to show an interest i'll chemistry and electricity, she aided him to get books and period icals that would help him.
 Nowadays she accompanies him on almost all his travels. She goes gladly to the little out-of- -the-way towns where his stations are set up, simpi. because she would rather be I'with her son than anywhere in the world. Her sole pride is i'll the fact that she is his mother, and for what she has done for him and made of him she deserves the praise of the worlds
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
IN SEARCH OF A MOTIVE.
Justice Could Not Be Meted Out Un- til the Difficult Problem
 Was solved.

There were seven men seated in a circle and an eighth standing up with h rope around his neck when the colonel rode up, relates an exchange. As he drew rein the leader of the seven arose and said:
 Glad to see you, stranger. Perhaps you'd like to assist in this necktie par ty?"
 Are you going to hang that man?" asked the colonel.
 For sure."
 What's he done?"
 ''Stole that cayuse over thar. Yep, we'll hang him when we git around to it. We've been discussin' the thing for the last two hours.''
 But what's the discussion?.
 As to his motive in stealth the cay. use. Il contend that no man does any thing without a motive, but just what that cuss' motive was he won't tell, and we can't tigger out. Mebbe you kin help us q bit.''
 Why. replied the colonel. "I should say that his motive in stealing the cay use was to have horse to ride.'
 By John, but listen to that!' ex- claimed the man as he turned to his companions. That was his motive, of course, and we've fooled away good two hours over it. Yes, he wanted a hoss to ride, of course, and now, as thar Is no other bizness before the meetin', we'll purceed to pull the rope and execute iestice.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Democratic Primaries Will Be Held
 One Week from Tonight.

One Week from Tonight.
 The democratic primaries for each of the three wards will be held We'd nesday evening, April It, at s o'clock First ward town hall; second ward, Birnes hall third ward, Renehan's hall The primaries are for the purpose of nominating seven delegates, two al ternates and one burgess for each ward. The delegates will afterwards meet in q general election to nominate l town and borough officers to be bal loted for at the coming May elections. Beacon Valley grange agricultural society will meet tonight. The funeral of the late John Futile took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. !: The Rev ". H. Garth officiated. In- terinent in Grove cemetery. All persons who are to take part in the s'A1ikado'' are requested to be on hand at o'clock at the Salem school this evening.
 Meetings tonight: Odd Fellows hall, Cough commandery, U. o. G. O.; For etsers' hall, Maccabees; G. A. k. hall. Isbell post; Good Templars' hall, NJ. ". A. camp, 994S. There was no session of the borough court this morning.
 The Church Helpers held session this afternoon in Pythian haH Tea
 was served. There was large attend ance.
 The Willing Workers of the NJ. F. church held domestic bakery sale
 from 4 to s o'clock at the church this afternoon. The sale was well patron l iZed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
prenistoric picturcx

Much interest attaches 10 he recent discovery a Combarelles. in the de- partment of Dordogne. France, of a cave the rock walls of which are dec orated with engraved figures, some of which are rudely colored. representing such animals as he horse, the COW, the Aison. the reindeer, the mammoth and 1he wild goat. Most of these pictures, zshich number more than 100. are COW cred with stalagmitic deposit. par fially or entirely concealing them. It is believed that they were made in paleolithic times and that they furnish evidence that the reindeer and the mammoth lived in France contempora- neously wifh the artists of fhe cavern.
 Chioago Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
SCHOOL BUILDINGS BURNED.
St. John's Military Academy at dane
 Illus, \. Y., In Ashes.

SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 9.-St, John,s Military school at Manlius, ten miles east of this city, a military insti.. tuition for boys founded in 1869 by Right Rev. F. D. Huntington, bishop of fhe Protestant Episcopal diocese of central New York, was destroyed by fire of unknown origin, which broke put at 5:3O o'clock last evening, less than two hours after the close of the school session.
 The building was three story brick structure, and the fire spread from the top story to d gymnasium to the east and thence to chapel in the rear. The volunteer fire department of Manlius was called out and assisted 130 stu dents in fighting the flames.
 The loss is yariously estimated at from ST5.0o0 to S125000, exclusive of personal property of the students. a good share of which was destroyed. School will be held i'll temporary quar- ters, and new building will be con gtructed at once.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
TALKED WITH MORGAN.
Promises Irishmen to Favor Sending
 the Columbia to Cork.

Promises Irishmen to Favor Sending
 the Columbia to Cork.
 QUEENSTOWN, April 9.--The dele gation from Cork, headed by the lord mayor of that city, which purposed to meet J. Pierpont Morgan when the White Star liner Oceanic arrived here and urge him to send the Columbia to Cork 10 compete i'll the forthcoming contests for the kings cup, missed the tender and was therefore unable to board the Oceanic. The delegation, however, interviewed MT. Morgan from the deck of special tug.
 Mr. Morgan, leaning over the rail of the Oceanic, asked a number of ques- tions concerning the details of the re gatta and promised to take up the mat ter i'll London. He said he would dc his best to insure the presence of the Columbia at Cork during the races.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
0AklILLE HAPPENINGS.

There is considerable blasting being done back of the pin shop. The men at work there struck q ledge of rock about 100 feet in thickness which they Will have to blast out in order to lay the tracks through.
 Mr Boutelle, the hardware man of Waterbury, has moved his family into Mr I'Hommedeau's tenement on the farm. recently vacated by Mir LHom- medieu.
 Mrs D. F. Parsons, who has been very sick for some time past, remains about the same.
 Miss NJ. Brown of Waterbury was in this place yesterday visiting friends.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
FOR REIN n.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
63 Bank Street, Room IS.

The partnership heretofore existing under the firm name of Seeley & Up- ham is this day dissolved by mutual consent All persons indebted to the late firm are hereby notified to make payment to George A. Upham, who is authorized to collect the same.
 Dated at Waterbury this 1st day of April, 1902.
 CHAUNCEY SHELBY,
 GEORGE A. .UPHAM.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
Tales Out of school.

suitor-Your sister and I were just talking business out here on the yeranda.
 Her Little Brother-Oh, no, you weren't. When a fellow begins to talk business sister always takes him into the ervatory.-Smart Set.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-09
Consolation.

Struc1oyle-Da itl Sarah. I feel like fool in the presence of that new English butler you hired.
 Mrs. Struckoyle- Don't worry, Hen. "; his face will never show that he knows how you feel. Brooklyn Life.