Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-22
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 company, corner of Broad street and Capitol avenue, had hemorrhage of the stomach about noon yesterday, as a result of which he died in few min utes after the attack.
 The train on the Highland division of the Consolidated road, which left Hartford at 6:30 o'clock last evening for Waterbury, killed man named Teddy Farmer, near Elmwood, about ten minutes after it left here. Farmer was walking near the track and was struck by the engine in the back of the head.
 The prisoners arrested Sunday night in the raid on the Shuttle Meadow house, New Britain. were fined total of $359.SS in the police court yesterday by Judge Burr. This makes a grand total of $617.5S levied on the house in q week, or $25 more than there now Is to the credit to the much disputed health department fund.
 John Birmingham. son of George Birmingham, railroad machinist of New Haven was drowned in West river. near Oak street, last night while bathing. The boy was injured on the Fourth of July by the premature ex- plosion of firearm and he was dis charged from the hospital yesterday. The boy was 13 years old.
 Mrs Etta Croton of No 33 Mechanic street, Hartford, died suddenly yester- day afternoon from cigarette smoking and alcoholism. She had been sick for about week and some of the women in the house said she did not have any money to pay doctor, so none was called. Mrs Croton rented the house on Mechanic street and subict tho rooms to young women.
 Emil Jobin, aged 42 years, while out berrying Saturday afternoon on Four Story hill, a suburb Of TorringtoD, fell in fit and died almost immediately. His G-year-old daughter, who was with him. ran for help when she aaw her father fall, but he was dead when found. He had worked up to noon of that day at the Coe Brass company. He leaves wife and four children.
 Trvidon Zlbontrets, aged 45 years, died suddenly at his home, No "A Oak street, New Haven, yesterday. The man arose at about 9 o'clock in tho morning and ate his breakfast and after finishing this said that he was going to his room to lie down. Dinner being ready at about Il 80 o'clock one of the persons fin the house went to awaken him and found him dead in his bed.
 The strike at the Platner & Porter Paper company in Unionville is set tled the beater men, or night shift re- suming work last night All the hands will return to work this morning. The company agreed to take off the extra table given each platter, the only griev- ance the men had, and also agreed that, if it becomes necessary to add a table for each man to work, he will re- ceive extra pay.
 Bernhard H. Meyers, a cigar packer, living at 15 Clark street, New Haven, was arrested by Detective McGrath last night on n warrant alleging man, slaughter, but was released on $1 ,500 bonds, furnished by William lime of Crown street. The warrant was issued in harmony with the finding of Deputy Coroner Pond ill the inquest into the death of Hugo A. Voigt of Buffalo, who died at the hospital July 8.
 Early yesterday morning boys of the Connecticut State School for Boys at Meriden began work on the new iron foundry for which $1,6O0 was recently appropriated by the trustees of the in- stitution. Superintendent Williams will not let the contract for the new structure but believes that with some little aid the inmates of the school can accomplish the work The building will be 24x50 feet and promises to be fine addition to the school.
 The plans for the military manoe- uvres to be held in August are pro- gressing rapidly. Tn this connection 1t is interesting that Secretary Moody has abandoned his plan of treating the newspaper correspondents as "a com mon enemy with view to ascertain ing "the leaks in official circles" as 1t was heretofore announced, and has no tified the press associations that ar- rangements will be made to accommo- date limited number of correspond ents aboard the vessels taking part in the manoeuvres.
 A colored man. who had held up 8 woman of his own color and taken her purse and q pair of shoes, on Bridge street, Ansonia, Saturday night, was captured by crowd of young men, who had witnessed the occurrence, and made to return the stolen articles. The woman, with her arms full of bundles, had reached point midway between the two railroad crossings when the man darted across and made q grab. She resisted, the struggle resulting in some of the bundles becoming undone and falling from her grasp.
 Howard H. Caldwell, general organ izer of the American Federation Of Labor, and Attorney George M. Wal lace of New Haven had a controversy yesterday afternoon in Trades Council hall over the re- spective claims of socialism and the Economic league. Attorney Wallace made some statements about socialism which didn't suit MT Caldwell and the latter challenged the former to a joint debate on the question. Attorney Wal lace accepted. and unless the plans are changed a debate will be arranged.
 As the result of the strike of the spinners at the mill of A. Fl. x O. R. filling, Derby, there are now between 400 and 500 employees out of work, leaving only hundred or two now em- ployed in the factory. As fast as the work has been pushed through 1t has been necessary to close the depart ments. and now nearly all of them have been shut down. There are only cfrflyn and bo