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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27

all classes with great battery power,
that is, to so arm them that they
shall be superior to foreign vessels OF
equal class IN that respect, and that
sentiment still prevails; and while We
have, in d few instances, subOrdinated
all other elements to speed, it is not
likely to occur again, and the concen-
sus of opinion at the present time is
in favor of applying large percentage
Of weight for armor and armament
rather than to assigning it for the pur-
pose of attaining the last possible
fraction of a knot of speed. The bu-
reau is convinced that no mistake has
been made in the adjustment of the
speed. armor and armament of the
vessels. The best vessel is not ne
cessariIy the one that can most quick
ly get in or. out of battle or keep out
of battle. but is rather the one that
can remain in battle the longest after
she gets there. 1T is safe to say that
any vessels OF this class, Of equal dis,
placement, having a higher speed, are
deficient in some of the other import
ant qualities which these vessels pos
sess.
The report says that the seven sub
marine boats ordered for the United
States navy are nearly finished and
will soon have their official trials.
Admiral O'Neill went to Europe last
summer and looked over the great ma
val ordnance works there. He de-
clares, however, that while there are
no such establishments in this coun-
try in point of size and capacity as
many of the ordnance factories of Eu-
rope, 1T is gratifying to know that such
as we have do not suffer in COMPARE
son with any Of them with regard to
the character OF, the work, or the
method Of performing it.
The last chapter of the report is de.
voted to an urgent plea for the better
instruction Of officers and men in gun
merry.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
ACCIDENT TO LINEMAN.
Struck Live Wire at Corner Of Simons
Street and Washington Avenue.

Struck Live Wire at Corner Of Simons
Street and Washington Avenue.
Thomas Judson, an empIoye of the
S. n. e. Telephone Co, met with a Sc
rious accident at the corner of Simons
street and Washington avenue this
afternoon. He was standing on one
of the arms of a big pole. about 35
feet from the ground, when he collided
with a live wire and was badly burn
ed on the hands. back of the neck and
side. He clung to his position until
a fellow workman got hold Of him,
after which he was let down by means
of a rope. He was taken into Casey's
saloon where DR. Russell made an ex-
animation of his injuries and ordered
him sent to the hospital. He was
taken to the institution in Lunny's
ambulance A large crowd was at
tracted to the spot. Officer Claffey
was on the scene and rendered such
assistance as was needed in his line.
The men employed with Judson were
very reluctant to say anything about
the case and acted as if there was
blame attaching to someone for the
accident.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
ROOSEVELT is "A.

Washington, Oct President
Roosevelt to-day quietly celebrated
the 44th anniversary of his birthday.
He was at work in his Office early.
Many messages of congratulatinon
were received and numerous remem-
brances arrived during the morning.
a committee representing the Hum
garian club of New York, of which the
president is an honorary member, in
accordance with their custom for sew
eral years, called to congratulate him
upon his anniversary. Several mem
bers of the cabinet also called to ex-
tend their congratulations.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
COMING TO SEE Us.
officers of the English Army Want to
See the Country.


See the Country.
Catskill, N. Y, Oct 27.-Major- Gen
eral S. B. M. Young, U. s. A., is a guest
of George w. McLanahan Of Washing
ton, d c., at Mr. McLanahan's country
home here. General Young said to-day
that a published report in relation to
the coming to America of non-commis-
stoned officers of the English army was
misleading. 1t is possible, he said,
that the Englshmen, who are trained
athletes, may come over and give ex-
hibitions at the military tournament at
Madison Square next spring, and such
exhibitions, he added, might prove in
teresting to Americans as showing the
results of physical training in England.
The English training, according to
General Young, is not superior to the
system at West Point, but is much bet
ter than can be found at American
military posts. The English non-cOm-
missioned officers in question are from
the First regiment stationed at Alder
shot in command of General Sir John
French and represent physical develop
ment in its highest form.
General Young will leave for Wash
ington this evening.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
TO BE DEDICATED IN JANUARY.
Cardinal Gibbons Expected to Come to
st Patrick's


At the different masses at st Pat,
rick's church yesterday the announces
ment was made that the upper part
of that magnificent and imposing edi-
fee will be dedicated on some day in
january by the Right Rev Bishop Tier.
sney. The exact date will be an
nounced later. Impressive ceremoR-
les will be held in connection with the
dedication and it will be one of the
most important events which have ev-
er occurred in Catholic circles in this
state. Cardinal Gibbons Of BaIti-
more will celebrate the solemn high
mass in the morning and will deliver
a sermon. The Rev DR. Stafford of
Washington. a member of the faculty
of the Catholic university, will also
be present and will deliver an address.
DR. Stafford is an eminent pulpit ora
tor and very eloquent speaker. He
is recognized as one Of the younger
leaders of the Catholic clergy in this
country.
The architectural beauty OF ST
PatriclSs church has been amply de-
scribed in these columns on several
occasions. Suffice it to say that the
construction of the church was begun
in 1880; that the corner stone was laid
in 1881. st PatricIS's church win be
a perpetual monument to the zeal,
tireless energy and indefatigable la
bors of the pastors Of st Patricks par
ish. the Rev Fathers Duggan and
Gleeson. and also of the splendid sup
port which they received from their
parishioners.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED.
During the Funeral Of the Dead
Congressman To-Day.

Special Trains Brought Many Sym
pathizing Friends to Killingly-
Rev Frank D. Sargent and Rev
Willard Scott Eulogized the Deceas-
ed Mr. RUSSELL
Danielson, Oct 27.-In memory of
the late congressman Charles A. Rus
sell, whose funeral took place in Kill
llngly this afternoon, there was
general suspension of business in
many places in the Third Connecticut
district, and special trains brought to.
the little railroad station at Dayyille
hundreds of mourning friends. The
factories, stores and public buildings
in the town Of Killingly were draped i'll
black and closed during the hour of the
funeral, while in Norwich, New Lon
don and Willimantic,l similar tributes
of sorrow We're in evidence. From
Hartford and New London came spec
ial trains bearing state officials and
many others prominent in the activi-
ties of the commonwealth, while att
tached to these trains were also cars
containing the congressional delega
tion, appointed by Speaker Henderson
to attend the funeral, and New York
friends Of the late congressman.
These trains arrived shortly before
1 o'clock. Z Most of the visitors went
from the railroad station direct to the
Congregational church. and awaited
the beginning of the funeral service,
which was set for / 80 o'clock. Mem
bers of the congressional delegation
proceeded to the family esidence,
and after a private service of the
prayer, escorted the body to the
church, where the casket surrounded
by an elaborate display of floral trib-
utes was placed in front Of the pull
pit
Following scripture reading by Rev
+. q. Perry, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in Putnam delivered a
eulogy. Af;terward Rev willard
Scott, DID,, of Worcester offered a
prayer, and as a personal friend if
Congressman Russell, paid touching
tribute to his memory, in a short adj
dress.
The interment which took place in
the Dayville cemetery was private.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
Macedonian KiIHeds

LONDON, Oct. 27.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Constantinople says it is reported that
M. Zontcheff, the Macedonian leader,
was killed during fight between in
surgents and Turkish troops at a point
between Revekop and Melnik, Euro
pean Turkey. The insurgents had twen-
ty-three men killed in the engagement.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
that the porte has received news of the
defeat of the revolutionary band under
ZOntcheff. Zontcheff himself was
wounded, but escaped.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
KfIled at Football.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Oct. PA
football fatality occurred in this city in
the game between the jamestown and
the Buffalo high school teams. In an
unusually fierce scrimmage one of the
jamestown players vas injured and
taken from the game. His place was
taken by George McClurg, a substitute.
AacClurg had been playing a few sec
onds when he was thrown in such a
way that his neck was broken, death
occurring almost insta1 a1lt1x~
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 27.-The
medical profession of this city is
wrought up over the return of twenty
five indictments by the county grand
jury in what is known as the grave
robbery cases. The jury has only part
ly completed it's labors. 1t is an
nounced at the courthouse that the in
dictments will cause astonishment
among the residents Of this county
both ii respect to some Of the persons
who have been indicted and also re
garding the evidence of grave robber
les upon which the charges are based.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
.iLLITERATE CHILDREN.
Percentage Lower Among Those of
Foreign-Born Parents.

EOTR1Sn-bOTu 1aTouISs 5@
Washington, Oct 27-The census
Office has issued a statement giving a
compilation of figures regarding iIlit-
eracy among children Of immigrants
and children of natives. The state
ment says: "Confining the compari-
son to children between the ages of 10
and IA years in the United States as a
whole 95.6 per cent of the native white
-children of native parents and 99.1 per
cent of the native white children of
foreign-born parents are able to read
and write. This surprising difference
in favor of the children Of the foreign
born population is due largely to the
fact that the children of the foreign
born immigrants live mainly in the
northern and western states, where
the public school systems have already
reached a. high degree of efficiency,
while great numbers of native white
children Of native parents live in the
southern states and in that region
about 10 per cent of such children are
illiterate.
When the comparison is carried
out by geographic divisions the differ
ence between the two classes in each
part of the United States, is found to
be much less than in the whole coun-
try. Yet these figures indicate that
in every state except the north Allan
tic states, the literate children of inn
migrant whites are larger per. cent of
of the whole number of such children
than the literate children of native
whites are of all children of native
whites This is partly explained by
the clustering of immigrants and their
children mainly in the cities and towns
while the native white children of ma
tive parents live more generally in the
rural districts.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
BAN JOHNSON TALKS.
He Says the Baseball Contracts Will
Be Lived Up To.

Be Lived Up To.
New York. Oct 27.-Ban B. Johnson,
president Of the American baseball
league, who is in this city, says re-
garding the announcement just made
of the list of players for the proposed
new team here: Every man on the
list has been signed by an American
league club, and moreover, I know the
contracts will be lived up to. Balti-
more is to be dropped from our circuit
to make way for New York, and in
this city-right in Manhattan Island
we have leased grounds not only con-
venient, but accessible. The time is
not yet ripe for us to divulge the To-
cality, but I viii do so shortly. I
have been baked once or twice in my
plans, but this time everything is all
right, and there is nothing ahead but
plain sailing."
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
JUMPER CAUGHT IN ROLLS.
Boy Had His Arm Broken at Roger &
Bros To Day.

A 15-year-old boy named Phalen,
who lives on Dublin street, met with
a serious accident this morning at 5
O'Clock while at work at Roger * Bros.
Phalen is employed in the making
room Of the concern. This morning he
was working as usual when his jumper
was caught in some manner by the
rolls and the boy was pulled Ia and
whirled partly around them. He would
probably have lost his life II fellow
employe had not succeeded in stopping
the rolls insvery quick time. AS 1t was
one Of his arms was badly broken and
he was considerably bruised. DIR Ak
telle was summoned and rendered sur.
gical aid. In all probability the boy
arm will not have'to be amputated.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
DIAMONDS sT0LEN.

Chicago Oct Diamonds valued
at $4,000 are reported to have been
stolen from the vaults of the jewelry
firm of Wecher & Weinman. There
is no clue to the robbers. The store
is located in the Masonic temple where
watchman is on duty all night, but
he saw no trace of the robbers.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
HEAVY powder Explorion.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, Oct. 27.--The
Fairmont Powder works, located eight
cen miles from this city, have been dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 by 600
kegs Of powder exploding. No one was
injured The machinery was complete
" destroyed, and iron was thrown for
miles around. Earth was torn up for
forty feet The plant is owned by Del
aware parties
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
DIR I.APPoNI,s CONDITIONS,

Rome. Oct 27.-Dr Lappani, the
pope's private physician, Is SUI ering
two years ago. il attending Or Imp
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
LAST CORONATION CEREMONY.
King Edward and His Queen at St.
PauI's Cathedral.

king Edward and His Queen at ST.
PauI's Cathedral.
LONDON, Oct. 27.--The last ceremo-
ny connected with the inauguration
OF the reign of King Edward VII. oc-
Cured yesterday when the king, ac-
companied by Queen Alexandra, the
Prince Of Wales and almost all the
members of the royal family, drove
to st. Paul's cathedral and offered up
thanks for the recovery of his health,
which had enabled him to be crowned.
The weather was rainy, and small
crowds marked the royal progress
through the metropolis. At Temple Bar
the lord mayor of London and the cor
poration, in bedraggled robes, met the
king and escorted him to the cathedral.
At. st. Paul's were gathered several
thousand persons, including Premier
Balfour, leading members of the nobili-
ty, almost all the members of the cabi-
net and the foreign ambassadors to
Great Britain, among whom was Mr..
Choate.
The choir, the chapter and the bishop
of London, the Right Rev. Arthur In
gram, escorted the king and the queen
to the throne under the reredos. There
was a full choral service Of thanksgiv-
ing, followed by a sermon from the
bishop of London, who laid special
stress upon the fact that this was the
second time in his majesty's life that
he had entered St PauPs to give
thanks for his recovery from danger
Gus illness At the conclusion Of the
service the svTe Deum" was sung
heartily.
The royal party then returned to-
Buckingham palace and were well
greeted on the way wherever the
crowds were large enough to raise a
cheer.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27

-harnIserlain Going 90 south Africa.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-It is officially an
nounced that Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain has decided personally to visit
South Africa and examine on the spot
the problems presented by the termi-
nation Of the war and the settlement
of affairs in the new colonies King
Edward has given his approval of this
plan, which, it is said has also the full
approval of Premier Balfour and the
cabinet. Mr.. Chamberlain proposes to
start for South Africa toward the end
of November and to return the early
part of March. His visit will embrace
the Cape, Natal, the Orange River Col
ony and the Transvaal
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27

Thomas NeilI (alias Cream), M. D..
was convicted in London of the MUIR
der of Matilda Glover, an unfortunate
woman, by strychnine October 21,
1892, and was executed November Is
OF the same year. He was accused
of the murder of three other women.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
SERIOUS CHARGE PREFERRED.
Third Woman Who Has Died at Mans
Home in Five Years.

Home in Five Years.
London, Oct 27. George Chapman,
who came from America in 1893 and
who is now the landlord of a South
Wark saloon, was arraigned at police
court to-day charged with poisoning
a young woman who had lived with
him as his wife. 1t transpired that
this was the third woman who had
died within five years in houses owned
by the prisoner and it is said the af-
fair may develop in a manner similar
to that of the celebrated NeilI
(Cream) poisoning case, which Great
ed so much sensation in 1892.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-09-12
\ Great American Woman.

II is telling no secret 90 announce
that Miss Clara Barton is now seventy
two years old; that her hair Is gray
and that her brow Is wrinkled with
all her age, with all tho hardshlps and
the times Of trial through which she
has passed, she Is still young In spirit.
still vigorous IN mind gill active and
ready 10 respond 20 any call that may
he made upon her IN the name Of suf.
ferIng humanity. When. twenty years
ago. 81" organized the American Red
Cross Society, she little dreamed OF tho
work she would be- called upon 20 DO.
She IL was who In 1854 led the relief
expedition 20 the sufferers from the
overflow of the Ohio and Mississippi:
she distributed the funds 20 sufferers
from the South Atlantic cyclone Of
1893. did the same thing at Galveston
a couple Of years ago. and II was
owing 20 b"r efforts and her good man
ageDent that relief was given 70 the
suffering thousands IN Cuba whea the
war with Spain was over
Few know of the noble service she
rendered IN the FraucO-Gerrian War
At the very outbreak Of that great
struggle she assisted the Grand Ouch.
ess Of Baden IN the organization Of
military hospitals, IN 1871 she had
charge % the allotment of work 70 The
poor az Strasbourg, and In 1872 charge
% the distribution Of supplies 20 the
destitute o. Paris II ls no wonder
that such a woman Is held Ia highest
honor abroad a. well az az home. and
thar the sOyereigns n Europe. know
ing Of her work. treat her with the
most distinguished consideration
That was q graceful compliment paid
this American woman by the ruler Of
al the Russias when be- refused 20 al
low her % kiss bis hand-as is the Gus
tom 81 the MuscOvite cOurt-but gave
her a hearty bandsbake thus placing
her 0a au equality with him. rec0gnlz-
Ing her a. true sovereign. a queen
among women. Miss Barton has come
home with new decorations. new royal
hon0rs but little does she care f0r
tLeLI. cEceIt 60 ps,of iL-t fose.g3 DO
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-09-12
Want your moustache or beard a
beautiful brown or rich tlack1 Use
|BuCkingham'S SDyeI
KS 70 Doctors, and LAWYERS Fees
10 cts Of evgsir,ots ? H,n&ce E.,hs,. N. 4

AS 10 Doctors and Lawyers Fees.
In conversation the other day a
prominent lawyer remarked 10 a physi-
clan Of repute that the Plant estate
amounting 10 some forty millions,
would bring the lawyers about a mil
lion dollars as fees. The doctor ask
ed the lawyer:
MIR. F., suppose Mr.. Plant were
dying, but there being a chance of
saving his life by a ditficult operation,
surgeon should operate and save
Mr.. Plants life, would that surgeon
be justified in sending in a bill for
100000"
The immediate answer was: Ger
tainly not"
We'll" asked DR.. NJ, how is IL that
the lawyers can charge such large
tees?"
Because" replied the advocate, "a
lawyers fees are fixed by the courts. "
And the celebrated physician,
whose ONCE fee of ten dollars is often
grudgingly paid, remarked:
You lawyers have solved the prob.
lem of self-preservation, while we
are spending our time in the preserva.
don of others. New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-09-12

Miss Mary Swanger. aged twenty,
weight $50 pounds, has just demon
strated that she is the queen Of the
harvest field in Eastern Pennsylvania
She is dark haired. straight and well
built. square shouldered and with mus.
cles OF iron. She resides in the family
OF Samuel Phillips, who conducts a
large stock farm near Prescott. As he
was short Of help at harvesting Miss
Swanger volunteered her services
Going 10 the barn she took charge OF
the unloading OF the big wagons OF
wheat sheaves. Alone and unaided
she unloaded the wagons, one every
twenty minutes for five consecutive
hours fifteen wagon loads in all.
Next day she worked at the corn
shelter and shoveled In 1900 bushels OF
corn on the cob In about six hours OF
steady work She did not do this ms a
special task for record, but worked
steadily as an everyday affair Miss
Swanger says exercise is the great
thing that American women need. She
Is fearless of horses and can master
any animal she has ever tried 10 drive.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-09-12
Honest Little Dick.

In all my life / never saw so honest
a little cat as our Dick. He not only
never stole himself. but he would not
allow any other cat 10 steal If he could
help IT, The dear little fellow. how
ever, was strongly tempted once, and
came very near TO losing his good
name
one day the cook carried out n pail
of nice little frost fish, and set IL
down in the yard. Dick was there
Dick always was near by when there
were good things 10 eat. The cook
went back into the house, and Dick
sat down 10 wait for her return; and
1.-TWO of his especial friends were at the
window upstairs 10 see what honest
little Dick would do,
The cook was a long time coming
back TO dress the fish; and all the while
Dick kept watch-now on the pail
now on the kitchen door At last he
went somewhat nearer TO the pail,
then nearer. then nearer An frost
fish smell so good Dicks little nose
almost touched them And then he
sat down and cried at the top of his
voice for cook 10 return quickly and
save him from becoming a thief,
Still she did not come. AT last Dick
put his fore paws on the edge OF the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-09-12
Made From Flour Sacks.

A Western woman told lately the
rather pathetic story Of her earlier In.
gcnuity when shopping excursions
were not In her range II never had
any pretty underclothing, so | Just
revel in IL now said she IL come 10
New York 10 buy dreams Of things
and they are dreams | assure you. or
were, 10 me, In those days. / lived in
tiny town away beyond the railroad
and never could get away 10 buy cloth
or muslin. The bringing in OF such
luXuries would have financially
wrecked my parents then. We kept n
small hotel which was much patron
lied 10y hungry lumbermen, who paid
literally. But their money would not
buy me pretty things. In the hotel
business we bought great quantities OF
white -four, Of course, and my clothes
were made Of the sacks" Her listener
gasped-visiOns Of Somebody's Finest
and "SnOw Flakes" done I'm blue let.
tcrs racing across her mind "Yes, -
she continued. II had all sorts Of fine
things out OF them and every sheet
and pillow case we owned was the di.
rect result OF the ubiquitous -four sack
OF blessed memory" Think Of that.
Oh, you grumblers at mo convenlcnces"
and scans that run away.