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Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

I rlnc' Henry was compelled to send
io us message from Nantucket by wire
less telegraphy to Siasconsett Maas
.nence to Boston, to Buffalo and to
New York City. As the wires were all
oown between New York and Bali.
more u the message was sent back TO
bnftalo, from there to Chicago. from,
Chleaso to Birmingham, Ala, and nm
TO the coast to Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
REDUCED RATES VIA THE PENNsYI,vA-
MA RAILROAD.

MA RAILROAD.
During the continuance of the South
Caroline Interstate and West Indian
Exposition, to 0e held at Charleston
S. c., from December l to June 1, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Charleston and
return from all points on its line at
reduced rates. These tickets, will be
sold daily from November 30 to May
81, and will be of two descriptions:
Season tickets, bearing a final limit of
June 3, 1902, and eleven-day tickets,
good to return within eleven days,
including date of sale, but not good
after June 3, 1902. These tickets will
not be good to stop off en- route. For
rates and further particulars apply to
Ticket Agents.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
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Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

The Delaware State Sunday School
Convention will be held in Grace nj. h.
Church in Wilmington, on April 30 and
30. Miss Clara Murgatroyd aud L.
Elmer Perry, the committee named to
make arrangements for the session OF
the visiting delegates. would like to
hear from at least one member OF eaci
Sunday School who will assist in pre-
vidiug lodging places for the visitors.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
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Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

t""H"mers Ice Co.'s Wharf, Chester.
Freight Recciye1 Daily at Arc. street Wharf.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
A FACT
ABOUT THE "BLUES"

What is known as the "B!ues'
'eidom occasiOned by actual exist
.'S external conditions, but in the
rear majority of cases by disorder
% LIVED
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

The way the people are focklng to
hear Paderewski on his present tour
reminds us that there are a great many
persons engaged in the"search for the
magnetic pole.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

The president of Harvard says that
.bo yalor of physicians is greater than
,bst of soldiers. That explains their
,.merity in the presentation of their
hills.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
Wilmington 1 Baltimore Ralroai
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on and after sept 20, 1901, trains viii lea
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

It's announced that the Studebaker
Brothers are about to establish the
,reatest automobile plant in the world.
fthis is true it augurs well for the
automobile
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
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Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
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Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

Anent Prince Henry's visit the lead
- army and navy periodicals of Ger
many has printed an American edition
n which the portraits of President
DOoSevelt and Emperor William APP
gsAr y, side by side on the first page.
!. tue rest of the issue is devoted to the
l'''ories of American feats of arms by
,auu and sea, with biographies of
ll,any OF the prominent officers of both
Ofanehes of the service.
- baltimore paper in order to secure
poop" on the news of the arrival of
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

Arthur Egan, a seventeen-year-old
boy who has saved % lives in Lake
Michigan, has been presented with a
medal by the Royal Humane Society
Of London. The society gives only
two medals in a year and this is the
first time one has been awarded to a
resident of the United States.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

James Alexander, 1O3 years old, died
at Springfield, Mo-, recently, as the
result of fall on an icy pavement.
Previous to the accident he had never
been ill. He saddled the horse which
bis father rode to the war of 1912. At
the outbreak of the civil war he was
refused enlistment on account of age.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

When Representative Wheeler COM
mented on Prince Henry as "a little
Dutchman" he must have forgotten
that the Prince is over six feet tall and
weighs about 1S5 pounds.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

Between the d. A. r. the Woman's
Suffrage convention the National
Council of Women, and the Mothers
Congress. to say nothing of real Con-
gress in session on Capitol Hill, Wash
ington has been the most wordy city il
the United States during the past
week.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

The absolutely fireproof hotel is
recent and more deadly variation of
ne didn't know it was loaded"
heme. Whether the faith in it is mis-
placed belief or not is no excuse for a
proper lack of precautionary measures.
Smyrna times., 1902-03-05

The custom of throwing rice at de-
parting bride originated in China
where it was first used to thwart the
evil designs of the great Golden Pleas
ant who might destroy the bride.
Rice was thrown at the door Of the Sc
uan chair in which she was to be car
lied so that she could pass unharmed
while the ''spirit bird" was eating the
grains.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
CITY NEWS.

Division No 4, A. o. H., wilt meet
this evening at s pm. in G. A. r..
hall to take action on the death Of
John Sullivan.
A private dance will be held in Lea
venworth hall tonight by the Phi Delta
club. The affair is being managed by
Percy Valentine and J. G. Demming.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Louisa
Payeure will take place tomorrow
morning at z o'clock sharp from the
family residence, 153 East Main street,
to st AIMS church.
Special forecast for Connecticut:
Fair, except rain late tonight in ex-
treme southeast; Friday rain or snow;
colder tonight; warmer Friday; fresh
west to east winds, increasing in force.
The funeral of Mr. Bannigan, father
of Il. J. Bannigan, a cigar salesman
well known in this city, took place in
Utica, N. Y, yesterday. Mr. Banni-
gan was struck by train and killed
Monday.
In the city court this morning
Judge Burpee denied motion by At
torney Church to reduce the bill Of
costs in the case Of Jones & Morgan VS.
the city. The bill was for $17.90 wit
ness fees.
The first annual sociable of the
Clock shop brass moulders will take
place at Odd Fellows hall on Friday
evening, December 10. Lalliers or
chestra will furnish music and Profes-
sor Mccormack will do the prompt
ing.
The Washington Hill Athletic club
Naia give a turkey supper to the can
yassers at the recent fair and to the
members Of it's star base ball team al
the clubs hall on Friday night, De
cenlber IL. An excellent supper will be
served. Several toasts will be deliv-
cred. After the supper. there will be
dancing.
John Sullivan, aged 30 years, died
this afternoon at his home, 50 Fuller
street. Besides his widow he
leaves his mother, two brothers and
one sister in Ireland, three brothers
Dennis, Maurice and Patrick, and one
sister, Julia, in this city. The funeral
notice will appear later.
The Company A basket ball team will
probably play in Danbury next week
against the basket ball team of Com
pany G of the Fourth regiment. They
hope to do better against the Dan
burians than the Company G team did
| 1t is probable that the two local mill
| tary teams. Company G and Company
A, will play game at the armory
some time around Christmas.
| Complaint was made at the offic,
of the boabd of charities this after
noon that "a man named Hanley was
terrorizing the natives in the neighbor
hood of the gas house and that uniles
| steps We're taken to restrain him h
was sure to do harm before night. TIL
messenger who called said that tht
man had chased him yelling like al
Indian and declaring at every boun'
that he would kill him if he could la
4 hands upon him. superintendent DO
ran promised to look into the matte1
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
PENSIONS IRE GROWING
The Appropriation for Next
Year is S139, ,847, 500.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Is Now Justice
Holmes Senate To-day Confirmed
the Nomination of the Massachusetts
Man-Stewart Offered Resolution
Calling on the President for the
'sPious Fund" Case Papers.
Washington, Dec 4.-Soon after the
senate met to-day, Mr. Beyeridge had
read resolutions of the convention COM
posed of delegates from Oklahoma and
Indian territories. fayoring the aalnis-
sion of both territories as one state,
and opposing the house omnibus bill.
Mr. Stewart of Nevada moved that a
concurrent resolution be adopted call
ing on the president for the papers in
the pious fund" case, recently de-
cided at The Hague.
The senate confirmed the nomination
of Oliver Wendell Holmes as associate
justice for the supreme court of the
United States.
The house committee on appropria-
tions has agreed upon the pension ap-
preparation bill and appropriates $780,
S47, 600. This is $3.50 more than the
current year.
At 1890, on motion of Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts, the senate went into
executive session, and at 1 :05 adjourn
ment was taken to Monday.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
The CITY is GROWING TOO FAST.
GIRLS BASKET BALL TEAM
Will Play UnionyilIe Team Here Next
Week Friday.

The Waterbury girls basket ball
team will probably play the girls team
of the Unionville High school at the
local Y. NJ G. A. gymnasium on Fri
day afternoon, December II. These
two teams played in Unionyille week
ago, the Waterbury girls winning by
the score of to 2. The two teams are
very evenly matched and very inter
esting game may be expected. The
public has only had one opportunity Of
seeing the Waterbury girls play and
that was last year. That the public
likes to see a game between girls was
well evidenced by the large crowd in
attendance. The members Of the local
team have been practicing steadily this
season and have had the services of
Physical Director Carl Clapp Of the Y.
M. G. A. as coach. a Trinity college
man is the coach for the Unionville
team. The local team will consist of
the following players: Bernice Bur-
ton, Amy Valentine. forwards; Irene
Strain, center; Gussie Siviter, Rather
inc Glynn guards. Miss Elsie Hum
phries is manager and Miss Katherine
Glynn is captain. A preliminary game
will be played between the Hustlers
and Juniors, two Y. M. G. A. teams.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
Taken in To-day by Detectives Dodds
and Kennaugh.


Two strangers suspected by the po-
lice to be dangerous characters were
arrested this forenoon by Detectives
Dodds and Kennaugh. One said his
name was John Phalen and his home
in Woonsocket, r. T., and the other
Henry Smith and his home in Nova
Scotia. Later he said his name was
Snow The attention Of the detectives
above named was attracted to the
men by their singular actions. In
quiry showed they were asking for the
locality of the homes of the rich and
that ostensibly they were peddlers of
a metal polish. This being one Of the
hundred guises of burglars and men of
that ilk the detectives went on their
trail.
Detective Kennaugh followed one Of
them down Grand, Center, Leaven-
worth and through streets in that vi
cinity, while detective Dodds followed
the other down West Main street from
side to side back to Exchange place.
The trolley cars had just come in
when they reached this point. and for
a few minutes the man was lost sight
Of. When Detective Dodds saw him
next. he had box under his arm.
Where he got this is "a mystery be-
cause it was too large to carry CON
cealed about him. In few minutes
the other stranger met him and after
talking a while separated and were
lost for a time. In this interval the
detectives made inquiries and Detect
i've Dodds ascertained that his man
had been to DR. Castles and the Merri-
mans on West Main street. At DR.
Castles the man managed to get into
the parlor and exhibit the effect of his
ware on the brass andirons and while
thus engaged made inquiries about
the silverWare remarking that his pol
ish would show up better on that than
Oh brass goods. They had also been
at the Rev Dr. Buckley's on Prospect
street, f. j. Kingsbury's, James p.
Elton's and Mrs Sophia Hoyt's on
Church street. The detectives then
decided it was about time to arrest
the men and soon after they ran across
them and took them to the station
house under suspicion. Upon being
searched a baggage check was found
on one of them for a trunk at the
Naugatuck depot. This trunk was
taken to to the station house and
found full of boxes of white balls of
some stuff, evidently the ingredients
of their polish. Unless better eyi-
dence is found against the men they
will have to be discharged. though the
police are certain they are dangerous
characters.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
COMPERS ON ELIOT
g If Eliot is Right Arnold Was a
Patriot and Judas a Saint

The Labor Leader Says That Eliot in
{ His Recent Utterance Did Not Grasp
the Importance of What He Was.
Saying-He Referred to the Strike
Breaker and Says That if He is a
Hero All Associated Effort is Wrong.
Boston. Dec .4.-"The Organization
of Labor: Trades Unions" was the
title of a lecture given by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, before the TWen-
tieth Century club, in Fanuen hall last
night. During the lecture he dWelt at
length on the reported criticisms by
President Eliot of labor unions, and
particularly on his statement that "the
modern strike breaker is a good type
of an American hero"
He thought President Eliot either did
not mean what he said or did not grasp
the Importance of what he did say. Mr.
Gompers said further that if the strike
breaker is a hero, then all associated
effort is wrong, the efforts of the whole
world for social, industrial and relig,
ious liberty are wrong.
Said Mr. Gompers: "If President
Eliot is, right, then Benedict Arnold
was a patriot and Judas Iscariot a
saint"
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
DRUG CLERKS HOURS.
Will Ask Proprietors That They Be
Shortened Up.

The members of the Drug Clerks
union have decided to present a New
Years request to proprietors of drug
stores in the form of "a petition Tor
shorter hours. They wish to have
the number of hours work during the
week to be made sixty-fve The
clerks expect that the owners will re-
ciprocate and give them a New Years
gift by granting their request. Some
owners, however, will show a little
opposition to the reciprocity act. They
say they are willing to grant their
clerks a little. but think that they
should work more than nine hours a
day for the pay which they receive.
A Democrat reporter had a talk with
drug clerk on this matter to-day. The
clerk spoke as follows: ..Yes, we
have decided to ask that the number of
hours work during the week shall be
shortened to sixty-five hours As it
is now drug clerks work more than any
other class of people in the city. The
majority of them work at least sew
enty-fiye hours a week and some work
even more than that. There are a
few who work only sixty-f1ve hours.
We have one afternon off and one
hiShI ViI uul1liS LIE W0eh.t@ oOHlc VI
us have every other Sunday for our
selves while others have only one Sun
day a month. If we open the store
at Z O'Clock in the morning we have to
work until 8 o'clock at night, while if
we report at 8 or $50 in the morning
we have to close up about IL o'clock at
night. OF course some proprietors
may offer a little opposition, but I
don't see why they should. The drug
clerks are we'll organized and nearly
every clerk in the city belongs to the
union. The proprietors themselves
might run the stores, but they would
have hard work Some proprietors
are opposed to granting the request
as they think it will mean the neces-
sity of securing at least one extra
clerk.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
FIGHTING FOR PROPERTY
A Ten Years EJectment Suit
Just Finished.

The Plaintiff, Defendant, Two Wit
nesses and Judge Who Tried the
Case Have Died Since the Suit Was
Begun-It Was Carried On BY the
Children of the Litigants.
New York, Dec An ejectment
suit that has occupied the attention
Of the courts in Jersey City for ten
years has been ended. The case grew
out of a charge brought by John G..
Smith against Paul Haller, charging
that the home of the latter encroached
"a few inches on his property.
The affair dragged through the
courts year after year. The last
Judge to hear the case ruled that if
witnesses should die before final set
tlement their testimony might be read.
The judge himself, died soon after.
Plaintiff defendant and two of the
witnesses followed. The children Of
the litigants carried out the case and
it finally has been ended in favor Of
the plaintiff.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
rhouaands Pas. Parker.s Rier.

LONDON, Dec. thousands of per-
SONS Of all classes marched in process
sion of twos past the bier of DR.. Park
er, the late pastor of the City temple,
in that edifce, while, undeterred by
the miserable weather prevailing, long
,nnd increasing lines of people awaited
their turn outside. According to the
wishes of the dead clergyman, no
mourning was worn, but there was q
great display of floral tributes.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
BL0ND|NFS JACk KNIFE
1t May Play Important Part in
Murder Trial.

Attorneys Have Sauabble Over Adj
mitting 1t AS Evidence-The Admit
ting Of the Knife Was Deferred for
the Present-The Prosecution, it is
Said, Will Show That the Knife
Was the Weapon Used BY Blondin
TO Kill His Wife.
Boston, Dec IA skirmish between
LAWYER Morrison for the defendant
and Attorney General Parker for the
prosecution over the use made of q
jack-knife by the attorney general
yesterday in connection with the eX-
animation Of a witness opened to-day's
proceedings in the Blondin murder
trial and strengthened the belief that
the jack-knife will figure prominently
in the case.
Attorney General Parker objected
on the ground that the knife had not
yet been introduced in evidence and
that it would be at the disposition Of
the defense before it was allowed to
take any weighty part in the proceed
ings.
Mr. Morrison agreed to defer the
matter until later time and DR.
Meigs, the medical examiner, who oc-
cupied the stand during the afternoon
session yesterday was recalled. cross
examination by Mr. Morrison being
continued.
Boston, Dec An ordinary jack
knife was offered in evidence by At
torney General Parker in course Of the
Blondin murder trial yesterday and the
questions put in direct examination to
Assistant Medical. Examiner Joe ".
Meigs of Lowell, when this article was
exhibited, leads to the belief that the
prosecution will claim that the defend
ant decapitated his wife Margaret with
it. Attorney Morrison for Blondin pro-
tested vigorously against the admis-
sion Of the knife as evidence but he
was overruled by Judge BraIey. The
knife is now one Of the numerous ex-
hibfts in sight of the jury. This was
the chief incident of the day and the
government followed it up with testi-
mony from DR. Meigs that such an ar
ticle might have been used in cutting
off the head OF Mrs Blondin DR. Meigs
further testified that in his opinion
the woman died of asphyxiation and
that decaDitation was made at a con-
siderable interval after death. Up to
this time the government had not in
timated that it would produce in court
weapon other than an axe found in
the brook at the time Mrs Blondin's
head was recovered. More stress was
laid Oh the finding of the axe by the
defense than by the government. Most
of the evidence yesterday went into
the grewsome details Of the discovery
Of Mrs Blondin's body and it was not
until the close that the government
began to outline it's case with Attor-
ney General Parker taking active part.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
FOUND DEAD IN HUT.

Santa Monica, Cal, Dec 4.-Samuel
Carson has been found dead in his hut
far up in Santa Monica canyon. He
had been bitten by spider. He was
about SO years of age and claimed to
be son of the renowned scout, Kit
Carson. For many years the old man
had lived at the head of Rustic canyon
with only his horses and dogs for COM
pany. Before taking up his abode in
the mountains it is said Carson had a
most picturesque career as a pioneer
gold hunter, Indian fighter and adven-
turer.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
RECALLED BY GOVERNMENT.

New York, Dee 4.-Jose Vicente Con-
cha, Colombian minister, who was an
nounced to have been recalled by his
government, is in this city. He de-
nies having been recalled and asserts
he left his post on a temporary leave
of absence, for which ARRANGEMENTS
had been made long before the Pana-
ma canal treaty negotiations entered
their present stage.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
TO POSTPONE MEETING.

Denver, Col, Dec 4.-The News to-
day says: A movement is reported to
be under way in the east for post
ponement of the proposed annual meet
ing of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
on December 10. The project is said
to have originated in the minds of in
dependent owners of stock of the COM
pany, who are confused by the con-
Trajectory circulars sent out and want
to learn the real condition of affairs
before voting.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
WILL ASK FOR s2.ooo,ooJ

Portland, Oregon, Dee 4.-The board
of directors of the Lewis & Clark
Centennial exposition has decided to
address a letter to the governor of
every state west Of the Mississippi in
viting them to cooperate in the exhi-
bition. Congress will be asked for
100000 appropriation.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
Brewer NicoIaus Acquitted.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4.-Henry Nicolaus,
the millionaire brewer and director in
the Suburban Street Railway compa-
ny, who was on trial on the charge Of
bribery in connection with the passage
of the suburban bill in the city council,
was acquitted early last evening by in
Btruction from Judge Ryan, who sus-
tanned the demurrer of the defense to
the states case and ordered a verdict
of acquittal.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
VERDICT OF GUILTY.

Chicago, Dec A jury in the case
of William j. Nelson, on trial for the
murder of his wife, has returned a
verdict of guilty and fixed the defend
ants punishment at imprisonment for
life. Nelson returned to Chicago last
summer, after finishing term in the
Joliet penitentiary. Finding that his
wife had transferred her affections,
he killed her. 5l