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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
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FLOUR-Slow and barely steady: Min nesota patents, $3S004; winter straights s3.35@3.50; winter extras, S2.S003; winter patents, $3. 60QG390.
 1,l WIFE WHEAT--Dull - and easier under bearish English and Argentina cables, clearing weather west and moderate unloading: if rallied again on predictions of more rain; December, 735AQ73zsc
 steady; state 541a@55c, c. f. f.. New York; No. western, bS1Scs. f. o. b, afioat; No. 2, 55@5513c., track
 CORN-Sold off on improved weather conditions, declines abroad and favorable Argentina crop news; later it recovered in a forecast of further rains west; De cember, 51451Ac.
 OATS-Quiet and easier; track. white. state, 32q31c.; track, white, western, 326y .PoRK-steady; mess, s18Q1a75, family.
 LARD-Nominal; prime western steam.
 3UTTER-steady; state dairy, 161k0 211sc.; extra creamery 221sc.
 CHEESE-Firm new state full crea m small, colored. fancy, 1f12c.; small, white, 11fSc.; large, colored, lie; large, white, He.
 EGGs- Steady; state and Pennsylvania. average best, 2SQ24c.; western, candled,
 suGAR17Raaw firm; fair refining, Sc. ]; crushed. 5.20c.; powdered, 4s0c
 TURPENTINE E-Firm at 4915050c.
 MOLASSES-Firm; New Orleans, 800
 RIcEesteedy; domestic. 4A@sAc.: Ja-
 TALLOW = Irregular; city 5H06Ac l; country, 6GI81kc.
 HAY.oQaiet; shipping. 55@7oc.; good to choice, 90Q95c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
COAL TRAIN HELD UP.
Gobin Moving Military-Strikers Keep An Eye on Trains for Non Unionists.

Gobin Moving Military-Strikers Keep
 An Eye on Trains for Non- Unionists.
 Shenandoah, Pa, Sept 27.-About midnight last night it was reported to General Gobin that the strikers held up coal train that was being taken away from Potts colliery at Locust dale and drove off the engineering crew. To-day the general sent com pany of infantry to the colliery under command of Provost Marshal Farqu- har and with the soldiers to protect it the train was taken away without interference.
 A mob of several hundred people at Centralia this morning intercepted the men who have been going to work at Mount Carmel by trolley The men all returned to their homes. A little while later Lehigh Valley passenger train pulled into the station and the mob crowded into the cars looking for non-upnion men. A few men who were waiting at the station for the train to take them to work at Packer No ? co1liery were chased home. The strikers have boarded this train on several occasions looking for nonun- ion men.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
HE TRAIN WAS LIFE.
And to This Is Due It's Escape
 From Wreck.

Freight Train Given Signal Crossed
 Bridge Ahead of the Express
 Brake Beam Broke and Piled Cars
 Up and Blocked Track-The Word
 Was Immediately Sent Back to Stop
 the Express Tracks Were Blocked
 for Three Hours.
 Stamford, Sept 27-The Washington express, east bound, which passes through here about 3 a. m., had very narrow escape this morning from be- ing wrecked The fact that the train was three minutes late helped to avert the disaster. Just before the train was due here west bound freight train was given the signal at the Xiv erside end of the Coscob bridge over the Mianus river and proceeded to cross the bridge. The giving way of brake beam on one of the cars wrecked the train, three of the cars going over the north side of the em- bankment on the bridge approach, two cars over the south side of the aP- proach, and several cars were piled up on the east bound track. A freight brakeman was immediately sent to the tower at the Riverside end of the bridge and word was telegraphed to Coscob to stop the express.
 The wreckage blocked the track for three hours, delaying all traffic.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
CITY NEWS.

Pocketbook lost in Curran's store. Owners name on it. Liberal reward If returned to Curran's office.
 The largest reptile ever captured in the state is now on exhibition at For est park. It is eleven feet long and was brought to this city last night in an iron cage. It was captured in laGstonbury
 The committee of the board of pub lie safety, consisting Of Commissioners Reeves, Hardie and Taylor have given out plans for the drawing of the new engine house on Washington avenue at the north end of Charles street in the Brooklyn district
 A meeting of the State Police asso- citation will be held in New Haven during the first part of October, when the bylaws and constitution will be adopted. The bylaws committee met last evening in Bridgeport and drew set to be presented at the meeting in October. There are 467 members on the roll at the present time. and the association was only organized on May 20.
 Patrick Rabbott, aged 4S years, died to-day at his home, 10 High street. He is survived by widow and three sons, George, William and John. The de ceased came to Waterbury from Ire land about thirty years ago and has resided here ever since, being employ ed at the Novelty Manufacturing Go for the past seventeen years. The fu- neral will take place Monday morning at S:30 o'clock, with q mass of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church and interment i'll St Joseph's cemetery.
 The city court, civil side, was in sesion all day to-day. This forenoon fam E. Street against William D. Mun- son. Some time ago Munson sued Street and got judgment against him by default, to satisfy which he sold q lot of goods belonging to him. Tlfe present suit was to recover for those goods and Judge Peasley gave Street Judgment for $94. Judge Burpee, this afternoon heard the suit of Henry KeIlner against James Orlando to re cover q balance said to be due on a contract.
 Yale is to secure q first-class end for it's football team ill the person of Fred Bauby of Waterbury. Bauby will en- ter the IdW SCHuoi hSAL 2hOnuay. IAS is one of the best end players that ever played in q high school in New Eng land Bauby played for four years on the Waterbury high school team and was without an equal in the Interschol astic league. After graduating from the high school he accepted business position, which he has filled for the past two years. Each fall he has played on the Waterbury Y. M. c. A team and last season he was the star player in the game between the Wa terbury eleven and the Yale second team. New Haven Journal and Cou- rier.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
MT and Mrs Anson F. Abbott Will
 Celebrate.

Tomorrow is the golden anniver- sary of the marriage of MT and Mrs Anson K. Abbott and it will be cele- brated in q quiet manner. A family reunion will be held at the home of Mir and Mrs Abbott, 49 Fairview street. tomorrow afternoon, at which all living children, grandchildren, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law nineteen in all, will be present. On Tuesday, September 30, MT and Mrs Abbott will hold an informal reception at their home and it is expected that all of their friends will be present to greet them, either in the afternoon or evening. Miss Nancy Holcomb Mer- riman was married to Anson F. Ab- bolt in Christ church, Watertown, just fifty years ago. The day after the marriage Mir Abott's family held it's first reunion. The golden anniversary of this first reunion will be celebrated by packet picnic assembly on Mon- day at MT Abbott's home, when it is expected that nearly all of the 90 or 100 members of the family will be present.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
FALLING OFF IN CORN PACK.
Jobbing Grocers of New York are Very
Uneasy Over It.

New York, Sept Considerable cers of this city over this seasons corn pack, according to the Journal of Com merce. The situation, owing to the aI- most unprecedented shortage in the Maine pack and to a very marked fall- ing off in the New York state pack, is declared to be the worst in years. Many leading jobbers bought heavily for future delivery from the packers and also sold heavily to the retail trade. They are now wondering where the goods will come from to fill these orders, or how they will satisfy their customers
 Prices have shown a marked in crease, Two weeks ago Maine stand ards were quoted at from 95 cents to $l per dozen spot, as compared with the present nominal price of $1.s0 to Sl.20, with very few offering at any price. The last sales of state stand ards brought S71sc dozen here. against 721a to 75c two weeks ago A large business is being done in western corn by local Jobbers, sales having been made on the basis of roc fob factory on Iowa pack and 75c fob factory Ohio pack.
 While corn shows the greatest short age there also is one ill other canned goods. For instance, it is estimated that the salmon pack is 100000 cases less than last year, and there is also a shortage in the sardine pack. It is feared in some quarters that there may De a shortage, too, in tomatoes, al though it is too early to obtain any Sennlte news about that pack.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
PLEASED WITH TICKETs
New Haven Attorney Talks Politics in
 Town To-Day

New Haven Attorney Talks Politics in
 Town To-Day.
 Attorney Chase of New Haven was in Waterbury to-day and talked poll tics freely with little knots os friends whom he happened to meet about town. He frankly admitted that the democrats had two splendid men on their ticket Mayor Ixilduff of this city and Philip A. Hugo of New Haven. After this admission a Waterbury man remarked that republican who was pleased with two of the democratic nominees at this time was apt to have a relish for the wholesof them by the time the polls opened on election day. At this iuncttIre the New Haven man started to find fault about the price of coal and attributed it to the vicious laws passed by the state of Pennsyi- vania. Somebody inquired if Pennsyl- vania was a democratic state Ou hearing the query the Elm city limb of the law begged to be excused, adding that he had an engagement to meet a friend shortly and hastened away.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY.
This Is the Last One In Most of the
 Factories

.rhe Saturday half holiday is now over in almost all the factories about town and many are wondering if they will return to the ten hour schedule or inaugurate a nine-hour day. 1t seems to be generally believed that the companies would get as much work turned out in a nine-hour day during the winter months as they would by keeping at it until o'clock. The ex- pense of gas is something and every body knows that after the gas is lit i'll the evening the amount of actual work performed between that and quitting time does not amount to much. A shorter day for one-half of the year and the Saturday half holi- day during the summer and fall would
 be the proper thing in the shops and It IS thought that such an understand ing will be reached in the near future.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
CIGAR DEALERS MEET.
Showed Interest in Fight Against To,
 bacco Trust

Chicago, Sept 27.-Five hundred cigar dealers and tobacconists, among whom were many manufacturers showed their interest in the fight against the alleged tobacco trust by at tending the first meeting NJ the Cigar Dealers association of America last night. Some of the speakers counseled legislation. some advised an appeal to organized labor, some declared for re- course to the courts, and others made fervid arguments in behalf of thorough organization.
 The organization was completed by the election of the following officers: President, Thaddeus K. Howei secre- tary, William F. Crowley; treasurer, Hiram l.. Wiltse.
 Lengthy resolutions were adopted deprecating the offering of prizes by dealers, the use of billboard advertis- ing and the use of inferior material by manufacturers who found their profits cut down by the so-called trust.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
RIGNEY GOT THE CHECK.
Had Lively Chase After an Employe
 of Clock Go.

Ol NlOCh SO.
 After a long and lively chase for Harry Creech, an employe of the Wa tcrbufy Clock Go, Sheriff Rigney re- turned last evening, nJL with Creech, however, but with 2 check for $500 wpicli Creech was t;ying to cash, Creech lived in Simonsvilsc with his wife and child He was looked upon as an industrious man, always on the alert for the contentment and happi ness of his home. ~But recently he was left a sum of money, it was said the amount was $1,200, and this de- veloped a change in his disposition. He took to drinking, and then he dis appeared. His wife naturally became very anxious about him, he having no cause to leave home or town. Sheriff Rigney was engaged to look him up, and he traced him to Albany, thence to Philadelphia. He was found in the latter place after few days search. He had check for s500 which he, was trying to get eashed, and the sheriff de- termined to get either the check or the man. It turned out that Creech would have been successful in cashing the check had he been sober enough to know how check is drawn up It had been refused at one bank. The sheriff does not consider himself much of a diplomat but in this case he was successful in inducing Creech to sur render the check, upon giving the al- formative of surrendering that or suf- fering arrest himself The check was handed over to Mrs Creech. It is believed that. her husband will re- turn when he sees the error of his ways.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
READY FOR EVENING SCHOOLS.
They Will Be Opened One Week From
 Next Monday.

Next Monday
 The evening schools will be opened on Monday, October 6. Sessions will be held every Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Friday evenings from 7:15 to 9:15. There will be high school course of three years and a grammar school course of four years. Students may enter any class for which they are qualified. There will be two years courses in freehand drawing and sketching and in mechanical drawing and draughting. This year there will be two special departments one under an Italian instructor for Italians who wish to learn the ele- ments of the English language, the other under Swedish instructor, for Swedes who wish to receive elemen- tary English instruction. Each de- partment of the school will be in charge of a competent instructor. The arrangements for the opening of the evening schools are being made by Commissioners T. F. Carmody, c. j.. Kent and ID. w. Goodenough of the board Of education.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
WORK TRAIN WREcKEn

Washington, Ind, Sept 27.-A work train on the Southern Indiana railway, With 53 men on board, was wrecked near Elnora last night. The engine, tender, coach and caboose turned over an embankment six feet high. No one was killed, but several were badly injured. Edward White of Seymour, Ind, was badly crushed about the thigh and groin. The others dangerously hurt are: Harry and Guy Milligan of Seymour; Jesse Hancock of Mont gomery; James Churchman of Odon; Joseph Cummings of Odon; Frank Steinberger of Seymour.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
Aceua..- ...Ay J.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept 27.-In q statement just issued District Presi- dent Nichols accuses Michael Grimes, an ex-mine foreman, of being "at the head of a movement inaugrirated by the coal companies to bribe number of mine workers locals for $2,5o0 apiece to vote to return to work" MT Nichols declares at the close of his statement that his "informants stand ready to prove their assertions i'll court" MT. Grimes denies Nichols statement, and the coal companies also say it is not true.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
ANOTHER NUDE BODY.
Found in Chinese Restaurant
 Building in New York.

The Head Had Been Severed from the Body-Six Persons Have Been Ar
 rested in Connection With the Affair
 The Stench from the Place is What
 Attracted People and the Police
 Were Then Notified.
 New York, Sept 27.-Ihe headless and nude body of a man was found to-day at 3S West Twenty ninth street, q building occupied by a Chinese restau> rant Six arrests have been made.
 According to the police. some per- sons went to the station house nearest the place this morning and complained of bad smell from the building. Sey- eral detectives traced the odor to the basement and found the body. The head was in furnace. Blood was all over the place. Close by, under pie of lumber, Thomas Tobin, waiter, was found feigning sleep, according to the police. There was fire in the fur mace, which, the police say, was extin gGished with q few pails of water Then with long bar they pulled the charred head of a man out.
 Tobin is under arrest on a serious charge.
 Captain Sheehan, in charge of the de- tectives, went to the upper part of the building, which is known as the Elm pire hotel, and arrested four men and a woman as witnesses.
 The building where the body was found is a three-stofy, shabby looking, brown stone structure close to Broad. way.
 Tobin, one of the prisoners, is known as Big Dom"
 It is said that q suit of clothes, . vest, with a mackintosh and shoe, were found in the furnace.
 The cellar of the building extcNds under No 40. la the middle of the eel lar, about on the dividing line between the two buildings, are bloodstains. It looks as if murder was committed there and the body taken to the fur mace which is near.
 1t is said that one of the men arrest Cd as witnesses named McEnerney, has given the police some valuable in- formation and has hinted that he saw part of the tragedy. The dead man is said to have been patron of the place.
 The murdered man is believed to be James B. Craft of Glen Cove, L. 1. Papers bearing this name were found Tn the room where the quarrel between Tobin and the man is said to have taken place. He was about 50 years of age and was said to be well to do.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
INSPECTING LODGES.
It Is Not the Purpose of the organiza-

It Is Not the Purpose. of the Organiza-
 ton to Demand Higher Wages.
 Los Angeles, Gal, Sept 27.-W. New. man, fourth grand master of the Broth erhood of Railroad Trainmen, of Cleve- land, O., is here on an annual tour of Inspection of subordinate lodges. Speaking of the published reports of a threatened strike of railroad men should a demand for an increase in wages be denied, MT Newman said that, while an organization was effect ed in Kansas City last summer of the chairmen of five great railroad em- ployes' organizations, it did not mean that the railroad men would make a demand for an increase of pay, or that the new organization of the Brotherhoods had the power to enforce such demand, if it should be made. He added: Ut is not the purpose of this organization to make a demand for higher wages with q threat to 20 on strike if the demand is not grant, ed. As one of the general officers of tbe largest of the railroad organiza- tions l would know something about 1t. As matter of fact, I know noth- Ing of it. The organization could not enforce demands if it made one. The laws of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trafnmen are stricter on the subject of strikes, making it penalty punish able by expulsion to engage in an ille- gal or sympathetic strike. A strike cannot be ordered except when all oth- CT means of settling a difference have been defeated and only by fwo-thirds vote of the members em> ployed on any railroad system, the men on the railway system have control over their own lines and nowhere else.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
DISASTROUS FREIGHT WRECK.
Air Brake Failed and Freight Ran
 Into Stock Train.

Into Stock Train.
 Rawlings, Wyo, Sept 27.-A dis aster freight wreck occurred in this city last night. It is believed that at least six men are under the debris.
 An extra freight and stock special with Engineer Patnoe in charge came in at midnight. There is q heavy grade coming into the yards from the west and the air brake eiii nl to work The engineer whistled for brakes, but it was too late for the hand brakes to have any effect on the heavy train which crashed into a stock train. About fifteen cars were piled on top of the engine and almost instantly they burst into flames. Engineer Patnoe was thrown under the wreck and it is said that at least four or five others shared like fate. Rescuers SIC ceeded in clearing away the wreck sufficiently to talk to Engineer Patnoe, who is still alive, but they have been unable to get him out and it is feared he will be burned to death. There yee~e at<least q dozen men known to be riding on and in the cars beating their way over the road 1t is not known how many of them escaped. Not more than four have been seen, but it is believed that more than that number got off when 1t was learn ed that the engineer had lost control or, his tain. A large number Of s0eep were burned to death.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
PIRACY INCREASING

Pekin, Sept 7.-Complaints are made py American shippers that piracy is in- creasing on the Shan-Tung coast. and. U IS said, there is prospect of great 1osses i'll junk cargoes being sustained. onlted States Minister Conger will ask the authorities to use the Chinese war shlps now idle at Che-Foo to clear the coast coast of pirates. If this is not done, Minister Conger says. the loss of S2s0- :, o0o worth of oil is imminent,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
KILLED HIS WIFE.

New York, Sept 27-Harry Rose, a theatrical stage manager, shot and killed his wife to-day. The police of the West 3Uth street station say that Rose walked into the station house this morning and laid his revolvef down on the desk. He said that he had put four bullets into his wife's body. He claimed that he had gone home from his duties at the Garrick theater and found his wife with man.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
PRISONERS ON sTRIKH.

New York, Sept 27.-Giving ss an excuse that they could not work withs out meat, twenty inmates of the state prison at Trenton, N. J., have struck work in the brush shop and most of them are now in chains in the dun- geons. Before the present high rates were charged it was the custom to give the prisoners who worked liberal supplies of meat, but lately rice has been substituted.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
BRASS cos COAL.
A Cargo of It Failed to Reach Its Des.
 tination.

Edward L. Jennings, buyer for tho American Brass Go, was asked to-day if it was so that the railroad company had appropriated cargo of coal be- longing to his concern. He said that the report was true to an extent and false to an extent. In brief, he stated that it was true the railroad company did take about 250 tons of the Ameri- can Brass Co.'S coal, but whether they knew that it belonged to the Brass Col he could not say. The railroad com pany had bought large consignment of coal, but it did not show up and that was probably the reason they ap- propriated 250 or 300 tons of the Brass Co.'S c2 pgo.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
REyoLUTIoNISTs BUSY.

Vienna. Sept 27.-The Neue Frele Presse to-day publishes dispatch from Salonica European Turlxey) an. nouncing that the inhabitants of alE the villages in the valley of Nfonastir have risen since Tuesday, and that eNe revolutionists are marching against the Turkish villages. More troops are being sent to suppress the rising, but the situation is regarded as grave. {
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
MANY PERSONS KILLED.

Paris, Sept 27.-Twenty-six persons have been killed and score of people have been injured as a result of an accident to an express train running from Lille to Paris. The train left the rails while crossing the switch at Arleux, where it did not stop, and while going at great speed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
WILL RuRN PEAT

Chicago, Sept 27.-Peat cut from the swamps near South Chicago and dried until lit for fuel may be placed on the market as a rival of high priced coal Il experiments now being made are successful. For years residents of that district have noticed the beds of burn Ing peat, which were ignited in the summer, often burned long after win ter began, and have been known to continue throughout the year.