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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
GEO NJ. BEACH,
p. B. REEVES,
G.. M. EGAN.
SAINT ~ SNAEG

EgUEHIItILtGP.
On motion OF Commissioner Lal1ev
q vote was passed requiring that all
caIimen shall procure the regulation
uniforms by September II.
Messrs Lahey and Taylor and Chief
Snagg were appointed a committee TO
have needed repairs made at tho Brass
City hose house
Commissioners Hardie and Lahey
were appointed committee to secure
suitable quarters for the board of
public safety. In reply Co question
CHIEF iSnaEg said that there was q
room on the top floor of the Leaveri-
worth street fire house which is used
very little now except as store room.
IT is probable that the committee Will
decide upon that room as the quarters
for The b9arf.
The pagr0als of the police and fire
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
Provender.

Victor & Bailey Feeds have had such
an enormous run that it is almost inn
possible to keep them i'm stock, owing
to the high price of oats. We have ~
large stock of both feeds on hand, so
that orders will be promptly filled.
4 Old Oats that have been cleaned and
without any new mixed with them,
can be had at all times.
Horses that are out of condition can
be toned up with our DIR Hess Stock
Food on money refunded. Blatchford's
Calf Meal in large or small quantities
Liquid Fly Net will keep the fires off
your stock. Oyster Shells for poultry.
Grotfnd Bone and Meal Scraps. Bow
ker's Animal Meal. Grain of all kinds.
Hay, Straw and Shavings.
The Plat Mill Go.
E Phone 324.
80 BENEDICT STREET.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20

TOR SALE-Choice building lot on Wash
* ington HILL Small amount down. J, Il.
Phslau AZ Bank street. 6-23M
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20

FOR RENT-One large store, 3S3 South Main
: street. Apply to Mccarthy u Moore. next
door, 7-1S-tf
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20

6yOAL Is high Oil is cheap. 5galIons soc,
~ Gasolene 3 gallons nc. Give us SOC on
can or furnish your own. George Held, 81 Chap
oil street, City, 8-f4-tm
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
NaltS-E'Qr Sale.llo Rent

r .OST-An account book; belonged TO milk
A peddler and contained his accounts. Re
ward will be paid if returned to Democrat Of
fee. r. c. Porter. 8-19-2
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20

In Neys Hagen the Leada say US that
the gevernershlp seems to-. be almost
lost sight Of in all the wards, so fierce
is the contest over sheriff. 1t il sher--
if or bust with them all. But it
can be said that the hopes OF Melbert
b, Cary of Ridgefield are sinking rap
idly in that city. Only few days
ago he seemed to have cinch on the
New Haven delegation to. the state
convention. but his candidacy has
been abandoned now and again till it
begins to look as If a Thayer delega-
tion would be sent from that city.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20

EsOR RENT-6-room tenement in Fitzpatrick
y block. Is Wall street. S-lS-tf
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Blind Chaplain Resigns.
TRADE REPORT.

R. G. Dun G Co.'s weekly review of
trade last week says: Weather n
ditions have proved the important
movement in the last week in the
business world. Excessive rains in
some sections, notably the south
west, facilitated distribution of heavy
food products, overshoes and kindred
lines, while seasonably low temper.
ature at other points increased the
movement of winter wearing apparel.
These influences, together with a
large Thanksgiving trade in food pro-
ducts, stimulated retail dealings very
materially. Jobbing and wholesale
trade is fully maintained and manu-.
featuring plants have orders far ahead
but in many cases the coke shortage
retards operations. Railway officials
are making every effort to relieve the
freight congestion. Gross earnings are
fully maintained, for November thus
far exceeds last years by 6.3 per cent
and Of 1900 by 1874 per cent, while il
is anticipated that higher freights will
Offset the advances in increasing
wages, sustaining net earnings.
Failures for the week number 219
in the United States against 1872 last
year and 16 in Canada against 25 o
year ago,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
The Cup Defender.

Bristol, r. THAT Tobin bronze
will be the chief material composing
the defender sloop now in course OF
construction at the shops here has
been definitely decided upon and the
important decision has been given out
as result of conference between
c. oliver Iselin and the designer, Nat
Herreshoff. Sheets of metal have ar.
rived here from Ansonia, Conn.,, and
machinists are engaged in cutting
them into plates of size suitable for
use on the sides of the craft.
A test of the relative strength of the
bronze and nickel steel proved the lat
ter to be very much stronger, as well
as much lighter. But the merits OF
the bronze as compared with the steel
are thought to be unquestioned, chiefly
because Of the excellent polish which
the metal takes and its superior quail.
ties to Withstand corrosion from salt
water. The lead keel today was laid
bare and was found by the designer to
be in perfect condition as regards form
and outline.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
SECRETARY ROOT FOR cANTEEN
He Says Law Prohibiting Liquors at
Canteens is Harmful.

Misunderstanding Root, in his
annual report, says the following about
the anti-canteen law:
referring to the operation of sec
tion 3S of the Act of February 2, 1901,
which prohibits the sale of beer and
light wines in post exchanges, ! said
in my last report that great body or
reports had been received which in.
dicated that the effect of the law was
unfortunate, but that | thought a suf-
flcient time had not elapsed to give the
law fair trial, and that the observa-
tion and report of its working would
be continued during the ensuing year.
"A great number of additional re-
ports have now been received, and
they confirm the impression produced
by the earlier reports. | am convinced
that the general effect of prohibiting
the use of beer and light wines within
the limited area of the army post is to
lead the enlisted men to go out of
the post, to frequent vile resorts which
cluster in the neighborhood, to drink
bad whisky to excess, and to associate
intimately with abandoned men and
more abandoned women; and that the
operation of the law is to increase
drunkenness, disease Of the most
loathsome kind, insubordination and
desertion and moral and physical de-
generation.
These reports are ready to be sent
t0 congress- whpnpypr that body dc.
sires to consider the subject.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Government Expenses.

Washington.-The secretary of the
treasury transmitted to congress the
estimate of the appropriations required
for the government service for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1904, as fur
nished by the heads of the several ex-
ecutive departments.
The total appropriations asked for
are $3.50, 1912, which is 21,638,576
less than the estimates for 1903 and
$33 ,050,014 less than the appropriations
for that year. Following is a recapitu
lation of the estimates by departments,
cents omitted:
Legislative, s11,05S,483; executive,
1919 500; state department, $2,676,S25;
treasury department, $172,313,526; war
department, $3.50, ,605; navy depart
ment, sS4,725,79S; interior department,
S163,018,616; postoffice department. ST.,
303,4S6; department of agriculture
Sc, ,660, ,150; department OF labor, 1884,.
220; department of justice, $7,431 900;
grand total, $5S9, 1891
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03

Victoria, b. c. The American
schooners Cape Horn. Pigeon and &.
II. White of San Francisco, and J.
Hamilton Lewis and Kate and Anna
of Seattle for which The Hague arbi-
traitors have awarded damages to the
owners in the sums stated In Associ-
ated Press dispatches from The
Hague, were all seized by the Russian
cruisers Zabianta and Aleut in 1892
when off the Copper Islands. Two Vic
toria schooners were seized at the
same time, the owners OF the two hav.
ing been recompensed in 1898 by Rus
sia for the seizure, but the claims OF
the others together with that of one
seized in 1888, are still pending. Their
cases are exactly similar to that of
the four American schooners, whose
claims have been awarded, and the
Victoria schooners are looking forward
to Great Britain securing recompense
for them for their schooners, skins and
loss OF liberty.
OF the four schooners, three sub
mitted to their captors without strug-
gle, but the James Hamilton Lewis,
formerly the schooner Anna Breck of
Victoria, which was in charge OF Cap
tain Alexander Mclean OF San Fran
cisco, made quite fight.
Six Americans were left on the
schooner and prize crew OF Russians
took her to Petrepaulofski, where the
remainder OF the Americans were
fakau hy tho Iaut and oil thraun tntn
prison, together with the sealers from
the other three schooners which had
been seized shortly before by the IA.
biaka, and all the vessels were left on
the beach to rot. The Americans were
finally released and sent to Corea and
thence sent by Russian vessel to
Nagasaki, whence they were taken to
San Francisco.
The Victoria schooners were seized
during July and August OF the same
year by the same cruisers when off
the Copper Islands, and only two OF
| the British schooners taken In 1892 re-
ceived any compensation, these being
the Willie MCGOWAN and Ariel, each
of which got $4,000. The other
schooners seized were the Carmolite
and Captain Charles Hackett & Co
OF this city, with the Maria, Rosie
Olsen, Vancouver Belle and the Arau
nah. All the schooners we're taken tC
Vladivostock or Petrepaulofski, wher
their crews were subjected to tn,
toughest kind of treatment. The case
against Russia, both American an,
local, We're worked up for the mos
part In this city.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
AWARD FAVORS UNCLE SAM
GIVEN AT THE HAGUE FOR DAM,
AGES TO AMERICAN SEALERs.
They Were Seized by the Russians 1c
Years Aso-$t2s,ooo Damages Was
Awarded by Prot. Asser, the Dutch
Jurist-One Schooner Put Up
Lively Fight.

The Hague.-Professor Asser, the
Dutch jurist, who has been arbitratins
the claims of American sealers for the
seizure OF their vessels by the Russian
government about 10 years ago, has
delivered his award in favor of the
United States. He attributes the dam.
age in the case of the American
schooner c. II. White at $32,444 in
the case of the James Hamilton Lewis
at $2S,5SS the Kate anG Anna at
S10,4SS, and the Cape Horn Pigeon at
S3S,750.
In giving his reason for the award
Professor Asser held that the schooner
White was seized outside Russion ter.
ritorial~ waters and that the Russian
contention that warship of one ma.
tion was entitled to pursue beyond the
boundaries of its territorial seas ship
of another nation guilty of Illegal
action within these waters was unten.
able. The arbitrator declared that the
jurisdiction of the state could not ex.
tend beyond its territorial waters ex.
cept by special treaty. The seizure
and confiscation of the c. w. White
and the Imprisonment of her crew was
therefore illegal and Russia was con
demned to pay the c. II. White $32,44f,
with interest at & per cent.
The dispute was the subject of pro.
tracted negotiations, resulting in an
agreement in 1900 between Count
Lamsdorf, acting minister of foreign
affairs of Russia, and Herbert ID.
Pierce, United States charge d'affaires
at st. Petersburg, designating Profes-
sor As5er, member of the council OF
state of The Netherlands, as arbitra.
tor. Professor Asser decided June 80,
1902, that the average annual catch
should form the basis on which dam
ages should be awarded, which was
exactly the contention advanced by
Mr.. Pierce, who was the advocate for
the United States government. The
decision carried with it the opinion
OF the court that Russian must pay
damages and only. left for further ar
gument the sum due in each case.
The case OF the. James Hamilton
Lewis was governed by the same de-
cslon, while in the case Of the Cape
Horn Pigeon, Professor Asser, in fix
ing the damages of $37.750 and the in
terest at per cent, held that the gen
eral principle that damages should in
clude the prospective profits of which
the victim had been deprived applied
usually to international litigation.
In the case of the Kate and Anna the
arbitrator decided that the captain
could have ceased seal hunting and
that therefore Russia was not respon.
sible for the prospective profits.
Both the James Hamilton Lewis and
Kate and Anna are given 6 per cent
interest on the amount awarded.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
President Castro Will Paw.

Berlin, Dec. 4.-President Castro OF
Venezuela handed, probably on Thurs
day last, to the German minister at
Caracas written acceptance of part
OF Germany's claims, sufficiently COM
prehensive to delay the presentation
of joint ultimatum by Germany and
Great Britain, If not rendering it alto
gether unnecessary. 1t Is also under
stood that Great Britain's demand will
be satisfied.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

hotel.
Whitman college beat University Of
Idaho last week 16 to 0.
The new l. o. o. F. hall at Milan
was dedicated recently.
The Pacific States Telephone COM
pany intends to place Spokane and Ia
coma on a direct wire early in the
spring.
Some of the sheepmen of North
Yakima valley, instead of selling off
their stock to quit the business, as
anticipated, are buying large numbers
of sheep from Oregon raisers.
The State University OF Washington
won the intercollegiate champion,
ship of the northwest Thanksgiving af-
ternoon by defeating Washington Ag.
ricultural college at football by a
score of 16 to o.
While tearing out the brick work
around the boilers at the Seattle police
station recently member of the chain
gang found a human skull imbedded
in the masonry. The presence of the
skull has not been explained.
The Inland Empire Fruitgrowers' as:
sociation will hold its annual meet
ing in Spokane during the first week
in January, while the Northwest Fruit
growers association will meet there
from February to 5, 1908.
The sale of Whitman county's prop
erty which was bought by the county
at the tax sale last spring closed re-
Gently, after three days and a night
Of steady selling, during which be-
tween 1000 and 1000 tracts, lots and
parcels Of land were sold. The sale
aggregated more than $4,000.
F. A. Dryden of Castle Rock, Cow
litz county, will succeed John B. Catron
as warden of the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla on January l next. E.
Wells, present sheriff of Skagit county
and a personal friend of Governor Nc
Bride, will be deputy warden under
Dryden.
There was filed at the Spokane land
office recently the surveyed part of
township SO, range 81 which will be re-
corded and opened to homestead en-
try at 8 a. m. January 5, 1908. 1t is
situated on the west bank of the Col
umbia river, opposite Kettle Falls,
Stevens county. 1t is in the North
half of the Colville reservation, and
has a total area of 15,S43.S5 acres,
OF that amount S34.1S acres are In.
dian allotments, located in the south
ern portion of the township, along the
Columbia river.
Two desperate convicts on their way
from Chelan county to the state pen.
itentiary in charge of Sheriff Keller
escaped recently from the Starbuck
calaboose, where they were being held
for the night. The convicts got away
by burning board through the floor
and crawling out under the wall.
Henry Harrison and Earl Gerard, the
Chelan county prisoners who burned
their way out of the Starbuck Gala.
boose were caught at Moore Station
by sheriff's posse with bloodhounds.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Killed His EMPLOYER,

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec.-A special from
Greenville, ILL.,, says: At Pocahontas
Albert Ethridge, aged IS, shot and in
stantly killed his employer, John Kes.
ner, proprietor of the Western hotel.
The shooting was the result of a dis.
agreement over some meat which Kes-
ner had ordered the boy to get for din
ner and which he neglected.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Tower to Live In Hotel.

Berlin, Dec. 3.-Ambassador Tower
has engaged an apartment in the Hote!
de Rome and will occupy it until he
can secure desirable house. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tower several weeks ago looked
over all the available houses but their
owners wanted to sell the buildings
and refused to rent them.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Drowning Accident at Iiwaco.

Astoria, Ore. Dec. A special to
the Astorian from Ilwaco, Wash, says.
Harry Johnson, mate of the steamer
Reliable, was drowned in Shoal Water
bay. Johnson fell backwards into the
water, drowning before assistance
could reach him. The body was not
recovered.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Smallpox Alarm in Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 3.-The preva-
lence of smallpox has created consid-
erable alarm among the residents of
Murray and surrounding towns in the
central portion Of this county. At
South Cottonwood, one of the well
bull up districts of the county, prac-
tically every house is said to be under
quarantine.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Mackay Estate In California.

San Francisco, Dec. 3.-The apprais.
ers appointed by the superior court to
place a valuation upon the property in
this city left by the late John w
Mackay, have reported that the estate
is worth $173,400.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Reporter Heir to a Fortune.

Butte, Mont, Dec. Through the
death of his mother at Placerville, Cal.
Charles Deigleman, a reporter on the
Butte Miner, has fallen heir to a for.
tune estimated at about $4,000. Mr.
Deigleman is named as the sole legatee
in the will.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
FATAL EXPLOSION IN CHICAGO.
Thirteen Persons Killed in Swift G.
Co.'s Plant.

Chicago-With a deafening report a
boiler in Swift & Co.'S plant exploded
shortly after 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. Thirteen lives were sacrificed
and scores of employees, visitors and
others were injured. Huge boilers
were sent through the roof of the boil
er house and hurled hundreds of feet.
Nobody within the boiler room sur
vived to tell the story of the accident
and 1t may never be known what
caused the explosion. A careful in
vestigation later, however convinced
the experts that the explosion was the
result of carelessness on the part of
an employe, whose own life also was
lost. Five minutes after the explosion
nothing of the boiler house but pile
of twisted iron, bricks and mortar re.
mained.
Flames sprang from the ruins and
the spectators realized that it would
be impossible to save the lives of those
who were caught in the wreck.
The explosion was of such force that
adjoining buildings were wrecked, torn
and twisted like toys. Men, women
and boys at work in adjoining depart
ments were hurled through windows
to the ground below. Many of them
escaped with slight bruises, but most
of the victims were hurt to such an
extent that it was necessary to re,
move them to hospitals. The others
were taken to their homes.
Digging for Victims.
While the fire was still burning
police, firemen and employees of the
packing firm began digging in the
ruins. Soon the mangled remains OF
man were discovered. At the same
time other rescuers were digging with
desperation to rescue several victims
who were still alive. Bodies, torn,
bruised or mangled, were taken from
the ruins and sent to the morgues. A
boy, scalded from head to foot and
bleeding from cuts and bruises, stag
gered toward the Office of General Sup
ply Agent Young. The boy was Mr..
4oung's personal messenger. The lad,
however, had been so badly disfgured
that Mr. Young did not recognize him.
1t is not thought the loss to Swift
& Co. will amount to more than $780,
900. The officials of the company de,
clare that this will cover the damage,
as nearly as they are able to estimate
at the present time. The building in
which the boilers were located was the
only structure to be entirely destroyed,
and it was small structure e, one story
high. The storehouse which stood
close to the boiler house was badly
damaged, a portion of its wall being
torn, but 1t is only two stories high.
With the exception of the demolished
house there Is no damage that can not
be repaired within ten days.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
WHEAT REPORT,

Portland, Oregon.-Quiet; steady.
Walla Walla, 72c; bluestem, roc; val
ley. rs. The total shipments of wheat
from this port for last week were $685.
934 bushels.
Tacoma. Wash.-Unchanged; blue.
stem, roc; club, 72c.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Shot Leading Woman.

Philadelphia. Dec. 4.-Mrs. Kate
Hassel, aged 2s years. leading woman
in Keith's Eighth street Theatre Stock
company. was shot and killed by Bar.
rett Johnston. well known actor,
formerly a member of Richard Mans,
fields company.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03

One in four Of the 650,000 immi
grants who arrived last year could
not read or write.
Among the presidents callers recent.
ly was Cardinal Gibbons.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-03
Admiral Dewey on Sea Duty.

Washington. Dec. 3.-Admiral Dew
ey has resumed actual sea duty for
the first time since his return to the
United States from his ever memor
able cruise in Philippine waters.