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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
DIED FROM HEART DISEASE
Stricken in Curtis Livery Sta
 hle This Afternoon.

Young Man Had Been in Good Health,
 Apparently up to Time of His Death
 Medical Examiner Axtelle Viewed
 emains and Said Heart Disease Was
 the Cause.
 James Boyle, age 1T years, son of MT and Mrs Patrick Boyle of , Rush ton Place, died at one o'cloc kin the office of Curtis livery stable on Spring street. Until few minutes before his death; he enjoyed his usual good health. He had been talking with q friend who left him for few minutes. When the friend returned few min uteS later, he was dead. Heart trouble was the cause of his death. After Medical Examiner -Axtelle had viewed the remains and given permis- sion for burial, the body was removed to the home of his parents by Der gin & Sons, undertakers. Besides his parents, the deceased leaves three sis ters, Margaret, Jennie and Mrs Thomas O'Neil and two brothers, John and Richard. The funeral notice will appear later.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
Medals For Life Savers.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Secreta- ry Shaw has forwarded to Surfmen John k. O'Neal and Horatio Drinkwa- ter each gold medal for conspicuous ly heroic service in saving life from the wreck of the schooner Jennie Hall near Virginia Beach, Va, Dec. 21, 1900. Silver medals also were forwarded to George ". Whitehurst. w. H. Par fridge, John Fl. Carroll, J. w.. Sparrow and Bennett NJ. Simmons, all members of the Dam Neck Mills life saving sta ton, Virginia Beach, for bravery on the same occasion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
rnanres In United state. steel.

PITTSRURG, April 22.-The reor- ganixation of the United States Steel corporation, the obliteration of the names of the constituent corporations of the greater one, the changing of it's purpose from a purely financial con- cern to an operating and manufactur- ing company which shall operate di- rectly all the properties now owned and controlled by it, Is the latest prof ect of the financial and manufacturing giants at the head of this enterprise.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
pr T.I~.re,s VIII.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-The will of the late Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Tal- mage has been filed here. It leaves an estate valued at more than $500, 900, of which about s25o, 900 is in personal property consisting of secured notes, United States . per cent bonds, stock and cash in bank, furniture, pictures and household effects. The real estate is worth about $50, 1000. comprising his house, HOO Massachusetts avenue. in this city. and property in Easthamp- ton, N. r.. and in his former home, BroQklyps
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.

Denver, Col, April 22.-A special to the Republican from Los Angeles, Cal, says: The first official confirmation of the plans for western extension of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail- road was given to-day by R. R. Gable, chairman of the board of directors of the company, who passed through Los Angeles. returning to his home after spending the winter at Santa Barbara. Mr Cable says that westward exten- sion from Denver will be the first u1l- dertaking of his company. A line through to the coast, he says, will not be undertaken, because present joint traffic agreements with the Southern Pacific are so satisfactory that there is no need of another road
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
THE AIRsHIP RACE.
The Grand Capital Prize Will Be
 s1OO. .O00.


 St Louis. April 22.-General con ditions to be observed in the airship race for the capital prize of $100,000 of fered by the worlds fair management have been agreed upon by the commit tee of aerostatic experts. The entire field including time of the runs, shape of the course. qualifications of con testants, conditions of entry, facilities for construction, repair and expert ments, allowance for size of machines and weight of engines, bearing of weather conditions, was gone over and tentative rules decided upon These rules will have to be submitted to the subcommittee of the executive com mittee itself before they can be made public in their entirety. It has been submit drafts of the rules to engi- neers, students aerOnauts and aero nautical societies in America and Europe and obtain their views on the subject, changing the rules if that course seems best. It was decided definitely that the $2OO,0OO appropri- ated for the contest by the board of directors of the exposition shall be di- vided as follows: $100.000 for q grand capital prize $50000 to be di- vided into a number of subsidiary prizes, $50,000 devoted to the conduct of the competition and the payment of Its expenses.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Windsor Locks Man is Held for Su-

Windsor Locks Man is Held for Su-
 perior Court Under s5,OOO Bonds.
 Windsor, Conn, April 22.-Emory Hathaway was held for the superior court in bonds of 5000 to-day on the charge of assaulting Lorenzo l.. iFers, formerly superintendent of the Eddy Electric Light works, with intent to kill. The alleged assault occurred Saturday evening, Rivers receiving a slight bullet wound in the ankle as he was alighting from train at the rail road station here. The injured man was able to appear in court to-day on crutches. Hathaway, who is said to have cherished a grievance against Rivers, because he believed Rivers to have been responsible for his discharge from the Eddy works waived exami- nation when arraigned before George H. Albee, justice of the peace. Sew eral witnesses were heard and prob able cause was found. Hathaway will go to jail until the June term of the superior court in default of bonds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
CITY NEWS.

tOnlOH brOIuefS WanL eXperlenceu
 sales help Apply at s q. m. .Wednes- day, Bank street entrance.
 There will be meeting of the board of managers of the Greater Waterbury Amateur Base Ball league at the rooms of the Moonlight A. c. on Baldwin street tonight.
 The street department is doing fine piece of work on Howard street. Peo- pie will not recognize the street when the city laborers have finished their work there. 1t is big Improvement. The financial troubles of the Assyrian colony on Pemberton street have again broken out. This forenoon Anthony Thomas was arrested for fraud and locked up in the courthouse cells. It is claimed against him that he defrauded q Springfield firm of S15O worth of goods.
 A motion for new trial of the case of Thomas F. Devfne, assignee against Frank Warner was heard by Judge CowelI in the district court to- day. Decision was reserved. Deyine got verdict for S569 against Warner some weeks ago. This was more than ne asked for and it is on that ground shat new trial is claimed
 William Myles of this city is pitching good ball for the Villanova college nine. Thomas Donahue, who has been spending a day or two at his home in this city. says that Myles has shown good form so far and will be a per mament fixture ill the box for Villa nova. All he needs is a litt1p experi- ence.
 Maurice Wall of 9S4 South Main street, met with a slight accident while working in the machine room of the Waterbury Farrel Foundry and Ma chine Co this morning about 7:30. While adjusting a belt on a machiue, he lost his balance and fell to the floor, striking against beam. His leg was somewhat injured and his body was bruised. He was removed to his home in one of T. F. L4unny's carriages.
 Health Officer Kilmartin said this afternoon that all the patients at the isolation hospital and those that are being cared for at their homes are get ting along well. and that no new cases had been reported to him. Ten or eleven patients. including Joseph Dia- mond. will be discharged from the hos pital tomorrow. Diamond has con- posed poem on the smallpox question in Waterbury and says he intends to have it published in the papers as soon as he gets out.
 Miss Sara c. Mcdonald of WoIcott street attended the funeral of Mss Louise Gertrude Ryan, daughter of Mir and Mrs E. J. Ryan of Denny street, Hartford, this morning. Funeral see- vices were held in St Peter's church at 9 o'clock. Miss Ryan had a host of friends in this city. She was gradu- ate of the class of '9S of the Hartford High school and of the class of 1900 of the State Normal school at New Britain. Among her classmates at the Normal school were the Misses Sara Mcdonald. Lauretta Henebry. Jennle Culhane, Nellie Calvin, Hattie Sang and Miss Grouse of this city Miss Ryan was possessed of many attrac- tive qualities. After graduating Miss Ryan taught school. Her death, which followed a long sickness brought on by an attack of grip about year ago, when she was c1npelled to give up her school work.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
DAMAGE BY FOREST FIRE.

Belvidere, N. J.. April % Aforest fire in Scott's mountain near Belvidere, has destroyed hundreds of acres of young timber and valuable buildings and woodland. The fire begun on Sunday and was started by party of tramps who were camping in the woods The, neighborhood turned out to fight the flames and thus saved many houses and barns.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Quiet and steady; Minnesota patents, s. .9044; winter straights, $370Q 3s5; winter extras. $2.1oQ3.25; winter pat ents. s. .85GD4 O.
 WHEAT-0pened firm on the dry wealth CT map but at snce weakened on pros poets of rain and was heavy; May, 80 7-16Q 8174c.; July, so5sQ21ssc.
 RYE-Dull: state, s19S2c, c. i. f., New York, ear lots; No western, 641ac., f. o. b.. af1eat.
 CORN-Opened up with wheat but soon gave way under lqufda tiGn May, 6715Qp 6s1sc.; September, e55sQee 1-1ec.
 OATS-Irregular and generally easy; track, white. state, 51Qs6c.; track, white, PoRK-0uiet; mess. s1s.7sQ17.25; family $19q1s50
 IARD-Easy; prime western steam, 10c. RUTTER-Steady; state dairy, 24Q27c. i; creamery, 2542sc.
 CHEESE-Firm; state, full cream, small early made, fancy. eolored 13Q131zc.; state, full cream small. early made, fancy white. 12a121zc.; large. fall made, full cream, fancy cslorsd, 12Q12Ac.; large, fall made, full cream, fancy, white, 12Q12Ac.
 EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania, 1Sc.; western, at mark. 17s4418c.
 SUGAR = Raw firm; fair refining, 2 29-32c.; centrifugal, SC test, 13-32c.; re- fined steady; crushed, 525c-; powdered, 4.ssc.
 RIcE-stsady; domestic 4aA@shc.; Ja- pan 4sz65c.
 TALLOW- Firm; city. s1zc-; country. ess Q6ssc.
 choice, s5tasoc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
HOT WAVE ADVANCING.

Washington, April 22-The crest of the hot wave has advanced into the Ohio valley and the lower lake region where temperatures this morning are 16 to 20 degrees above the seasonal average. In the middle Missouri val ley there has been a fall of 10 to 20 degrees during the last q hours and the temperature this morning in Mon tant and the western portion of the Dakotas was at the freezing point or before with falling snow.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
SIX MEN CAPTURED.

Hong Kong, April Chinese off, cials yesterday raided a house at Can ton and captured six men who were known to have been sent to Canton for the purpose of spreading the rebel propaganda and for the purchase of arms and supplies. The prisoners car ried orders from Kwok, thS rebel lead CT, commanding the assassination of the Aanchu officials at Canton. Five hundred armed braves left Canton yes terday for Wu Chow.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
SOME BETTER TO-DAY.
Hopes Now Entertained for Queen
 Wilhelmina's Recovery.

The Hague, April 22.-Dispatches from Castle Loo announce that the con- dition of Queen Wilhelmina, according to her physicians, continues to be satis- factory.
 This mornings news from Castle Loo leads to the impression that favorable turn has occurred in the queens ili. ness, which renders it possible that af- fairs of state will soon resume their normal course.
 The rumors of the intention of the government to take steps looking to the establishment of a regency, will, there- fore. probably not materialize.
 Prof Roseinstein, the pathologist of Leyden university, had further con- sultation to-day with her majesty's $ physicians.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
PEACE,SAYS DILKE.
Sir Charles Says There is Doubt
 of It's Coming.
HIS OPINION HELD BY MANY,

The Fact That 9 Conference is Being
 Held Leads Them to the Conclusion
 That Peace Will Come, if it Has Not
 Already -Morgans Will Find Capital
 for London's New Underground Sys-
 tem-London Had $10,O00000 Fire
 Last Night.
 New York, April 22.-Sir Charles Dilke, one of the most laborious and best informed members of the house of commons. asked whether he thinks that peace will be restored in South Africa before the coronation, repliei, according to q Tribune dispatch from London, as follows:
 T have not the slightest doubt on the subject. Peace will be made if it has not been done virtually already. l haven't any doubt respecting the re- suit since the conference with tine Boers leaders began Their departure to confer with the burghers confirms my opinion.''
 Sir Charles Dilke added that he did not believe that the European Boer agents had been dealt with by the gov ernment, but they might have been consulted by the delegates attending the conference in Africa. Sir Charles Dilke without doubt reflects the opin- ion of members of the house, which is more optimistic and better informed than opinion outside.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
IN EIGHT HOUR WORK DAY
Ex-Governor Presented Two
 Bills at Hartford To-Day
Wants All State and Municipal En- ployes to Work Only Eight Hours
 He Also Wants a Majority Vote of Board of Pardons to Pass Measure Both Resolutions Laid on Table.


 Hartford, April 22.-The convention was called to order shortly before l o'clock this afternoon and 116 dele gates were present.
 Two resolutions were presented by MT Waller, one providing for an eight hour work day for all state and munic- ipal erzHioyes, the other directing that in connection with the board of par dons a majority vote of the members of the board will be sufficient to pass measure. These resolutions were tabled.
 The special order of the day was then taken up. This was the adop- ton of article Il relating to the amend ments to the constitution.
 An amendment of MT Brinsmade of Washington was made that the con- stitutionaI amendments may originate in either house. This was adopted.
 MT Brown of Norwich attacked the amendment adopted the other day that constitutional conventions can be held only after voting in the same manner that constitutional amend ments are made, and then after ma jority of the registered voters of the state have passed on it.
 Mir Perry made an amendment that after one house voted on an amend ment to the constitution majority of each house should be enough to send it before the people.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
WILL SAIL TO-DAY.
Consul Delon Will Bring Birds for

Panama, Colombia, April 22.-The Colombian cruiser Beschir- -Es-Salamch, purchased from Morocco, is expected to reach Carthagena April 30. General Jeffries, who recently was appointed commander of the government fleet, as- sumed that post on Sunday.
 The retiring United States consul general at Quayoquil, Ecudor, Perry NJ. Delon, sails for New York on the steamer Orizaba, from Colon, to-day He takes with him q collection of birds and animals for the National geological park at Washington.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
FRIENDLY TO COMBINE.

Glasgow, April Representative of the Anchor and Allan steamships lines say that although their companies are outside the new Shipping corpora ton. they are not unfriendly thereto. nor pessimistic as to it's effects. adding that if it results in uniform rates the combine will be regarded as an ad- santag ge to the other lines.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
Suit. Against Mrs. Eddy Ended.

< BOSTON, April 22.-It is announced that the various libel suits entered by Mrs. Josephine c. Woodbury against prominent Christian Scientists at the time she brought action against Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy more than year ago have been disposed of, judg- ment being entered by agreement in favor of the defendant in each case.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
RoosEvELT's DECISION.
Neutrality Laws Not Violated by Ship.
 hing Mules from Louisiana.

ping Mules from Louisiana.
 Washington, April 22.-The report of Colonel Crowder, who was investi- gating the shipment of horses and mules to South Africa, from Chal- mette Louisiana, was laid before the cabinet to-day by the president. The president reaches the conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence to show past or present violation of the neutrality law and that there was no reason for intervention.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
RuraIo Live stock srarket.

CATTLE - Receipts. 4,eeQ head; full 20c lower fer Other grades; prime steers. se.75Q710; chsice to extra, $eseQ7; fair to choice shipping. ss.25q64o; prime hsifers, s6Q6.25; peor to choice cows, s2 25e9k. 25: tanners and common, $a@42s mixed butchers lots, $4. 75H55 30; expert bulls, ssQ sausage, $25034; stscksrs and feeders. tops, $4.25&4.s5; fresh esws and springsrs dium, $25025. Veals-Recsipts, 500 head i: opened steady at ss.7s47 fer tsps, but e'ffS1 HoGs~Recsipts 800 head; fair ss- mand and all of 1sc. 1ewer, but all gsod grades were sold; Workers, $7.15ll7.2s: light choice heavy, T4oQ7.A; pigs, $s.selSs 30; ; roughs, $6.7sQle. 9e
 SHEEP AND LAMHs-heceiPts, 2e,o clipped stock. good sheep in demand and strong; choice lambs, $7.259735 good to choice, $7.15Q7.20; sheep choice handy wethers $6- -80Q6.75; common to extra mIx- ed. E isGe:59: eulls and s2mmqp. S3. 75Qs. 60.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
RRITIsH rRooPs REAnY.

Cairo, Egypt, April 22.-British troops are held in readiness to pro- ceed to the Soudan, owing to the fact that trouble is threatening in that part of Egypt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
WAIVERS REFUSED ADVANCE
Managers of American Woolen
 Mills Made announcement
Only Fifty of Eight Hundred Weav- CTS Reported for Duty This Morning This is the Eleventh Plant that is Affected by the Weayer,s Strike.


 Lawrence, Mass, April 22.-The management of the American Woolen Cos Washington mill here have re- fused to grant the request of the Ger man weayeTs for an advance in wages only fifty of the 800 weavers in the Fmill reported for work to-day. Sym pathy, it is said, with the OlneyvilIe R. l., strikers also influenced the weav- CTS, although an attempt to bring about purely sympathetic strike last week failed. The Washington mill is the largest establishment in the Ameri- can Woolen Co, and before the for nation of sthe combine was managed by William Wood, the present treas urer of the American company Five thousand or more operatives are em- ployed. This is the eleventh plant to be seriously affected by the strike of the weayerS of the American Woolen Co
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
.sow AT COMMITTEE STAGE.

Wheeling, ". Va, April 22.-The Amalgamated Association convention today reached the committee stage and for several days there will be little of interest on the floor of the convention.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
DEATH OF POSTMASTER
Danbury Official Dropped Dead After

Danbury OmclaI Dropped Oeau AIler
 Opening His Office.
 Danbury, April 22.-Henry White head, postmaster at Bedding, dropped dead this morning. He was in his customary good health when he opened up the office this morning. He step- ped out to the barn leaving Henry s. Osbone in charge of the office. When he did not return a search was made and he was found dead on the barn floor. He was 5S years of age and leaves widow and daughter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
BULGARIANs CROSS FRONTIER.

Constantinople April 22.-A band of thirty Bulgarians recently crossed the frontier and penetrated to the Yilayet of Kossovo Roumalia) after fight with Turkish troops. Details are
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
DEATH OF AN UNDERTAKER.

Hartford, April 22.-William k. Mor- gan, 60 years of age, the most widely known undertaken in this city, died at the Hartford hospital to-day from heart disease. He was councilman for two terms and was identified with several secret organizations.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
STRUCK BY TRAIN.

Torrington Young Man May Die from
 His Injuries.
 Torrington, April 22.-Henry Rich ards, 21 years of age, was struck by the passenger train which leaves here shortly after noon and received n- juries from which he may died. He tried to ecross in front of the engine and was struck in the head.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
I'OT WAVE IS INJURIOUS.
Early Crops in the West Suffer-
 ing From Drought

No Rain ln Michigan for a Month
 Thermometer Has Risen Rapidly
 and Reached 80 To-Day-Storm Sig
 nals Are Displayed at Cleveland
 and q Southeasterly Gale is Looked
 For-Rain at Kansas City and Gin
 Thermometer Marked S5
 Degrees at the Latter Place.
 Detroit. Mich, April 22.-At 10 o'clock the temperature ill Detroit was 74 degrees, and Weather Observer Conger says that it will reach 80 be- fore the day is over Yesterday the thermometer reached 72. The ther- niometer rose rapidly all over the state last night. Rain is needed bad ly throughout the state. Crops are beginning to suffer for the lack of it and vegetation generally is backward. There has been no heavy fall of rain in southeastern Michigan this month The high wind and heat, Observer Conger says, have driven all the mois- ture out of the air and there are no immediate indications of rainfall.
 Cleveland, O., April 22.--The govern ment thermometer here registered 77 early to-day and the local forecaster predicted that the mercury would mount to 80 this afternoon. storm signals are displayed for a southwes- terly gale. It is stated that crops in northern Ohio are not far enough ad- yanced to be affected by the premature warm wave.
 Kansas City, April 22.-About a third of an inch of rain fell through out central Kansas from midnight to z o'clock this morning, according to reports received by the local weather bureau.
 Cincinnati. O., April 22.-The tenn Derature here reached S5 yesterday and probably will be higher to-day. There has been a deficiency in rainfall but the crops are not yet affected.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
AZ WELCOME RAIN.

Wichita, Kan, April 22.-A good soaking rain fell here after midnight following two days of scorching southern winds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock auotations

H1oney on call steady at Az per Cert. Prime mercantile paper, 41S@5A per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- demand and at $4.s5a4. S5l4 for 50 days. Posted rates, $4.S6 and $4ss1a. Commercial bills, S4.s41aQ4s s5la. Bar silver, 5o1a. Mex ican dollars, 41c. nominal Government bonds steady. State bonds inactive. Rail-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22

London. April 22-Clinton E. Daw- kins. of J. s. Morgan & Go, testified to-day before the house of lords com mittee which is Investigating the whole question of the underground transit of London. Mir Dawkins referred to tbe worldwide character of the financial transactions of the NIorgans. who would guarantee to find the capital for the entire forthcoming underground sys- fem
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22

Cincinnati. O.. April 22.-The tenn perature here reached S5 yesterday and probably will be higher to-day. There has been a deficiency i'll rainfall but the crops are not yet affected.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-22

London. April 22.-The damage done by the fire last night in the Barbican district of the city is roughly estimated It a2,000.OO0.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-04-07
Rrights Disease Cured.

Sullivan, ILL.,, March 31.-Mrs. Kitty
r. Seaney was very i'll for months and
Notwithstanding the best possible med
zeal attendance she got no better. The
doctors said she had Bright's Disease,
and gave her little or no hope of ever
being well again.
She suffered great pain in her back,
which nothing seemed able to relieve,
till at last encouraged by the reputa-
ton Dodd's Kidney Pills have attained
in the community as cure for Kidney
Diseases, she began to use them.
The result was a surprise both to
Mrs. Seaney and the physicians, for
soon after the treatment was COM
menced her kidneys threw off large
quantities of dark diseased matter and
she improved rapidly. She used in all
ten boxes, and has completely recov-
cred good health without pain or symp-
toms of the Bright's Disease.