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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-15
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que actOaluaente desemllefii ell CO. g &c Fiscal
en- Ia Corta de Areei6o.
Muehas fslcldsdes les deseamos,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-15
Para fomenti,r reIacienes

En- San Juan Sc hs constitufdo una Csuaa.
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-15
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Capacidad para 300 pasageroa. sitna-
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-15
Gomisi6n peamanente

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nara discutirlo,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-15

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de IN pliege del Ejscutivo. Pas6 Is mesa de
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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
REFUSE 10 BE VACC|NATED.
Quarantined People Would Not
 Bare Their Arms.

The Health Officer Will Try Again
 With the People in the House on
 North Riverside Street-Seventy-
 three Cases of Smallpox Have Been
 Reported Up To Date.
 Health Officer Kilmartin said this afternoon that there was nothing new in the smallpox situation with the eX- sception of a difference between him. self and the quarantined parties on North Riverside street regarding vac cination. He was over there this morning and the people refused to al- low him to perform the operation. He appealed to their reason, but this lid not have the desired effect and he was obliged to leave the premises without injecting the virus into their arms. He said he was going over there again this afternoon and perform the operation before coming back.
 Up to date we have had seyenty-three cases of smallpox. Of these eleven have been discharged and three died.
 The condition of the Laurencelle boy on Alder street was so serious yester- day that it was not deemed safe to re- move him to the isolation hospital. lie is much better to-day. All the people III this house Were yaccinated and made no fuss over it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
CITY NEWS.

Master Edward Keefe, the boy so- prano, will sing at the Merrimac A. c. fair tonight
 The Consolidated baseball team will play the Waterbury league team on Saturday as advertised.
 The Charles Steinley benefit enter ment by the members of the Water bury Vaudeville club takes pace at Concordia hall tonight.
 The condition of Fred Miller of Baldwin street, who is at Dr StearnS' sanitarium, Hartford. suffering from nervous prostration, is improving, and it is thought that he will be all right i'll a short time.
 The funeral of William Murphy took place this afternoon from the resi- dence of his parents, Mir and Mrs Frank Wdrphy, on Dublin street. The bearers were Edward Smith, William Bergin, William Tobin, Thomas Ken nedy, Edward Brophy and John Hill strong. The floral offerings included cross from Mary McGee;. basket of roses, Mary, Annie and Katie AIcGee; roses. Lauretta Kennedy, Mary Brown, Mary Moran and pupils of the Dublin street school.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
IN DESTITUTE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Mrs Mason and Children Must Be Taken Care of By Waterbury.

superintendent Doran of the board or charities is home after q trip to Plymouth, where he went to inyeSti- gate a couple of cases reported to him by the selectmen of tha place. One was that of Mrs Elmer G. Mason and her four children, who are i'll destitute circumstances. MT and Mrs Mason were married in this city in 1892 by the Rev MT Pyke. At that time MT Mason worked for Fred Nuhn. Some time ago the family removed to Ply mouth, where MT Mason had a posi- ton as agent for the Metropolitan In- surance company. They got along all right until recently when MT Mason disappeared. leaving q letter in the house containing $15 and note which read as follows:
 Dear Hattie:-Don't blame the an- gel With whom I have decided to link my future. I had to decide between love and duty and chose the former. l am leaving you T few dollars which hope will help. keep the wolf from the door until you can make some ar- engagements to care for yourself and the children. ELMER c. NIASONv
 When Mir. Doran entered the house the woman was sitting near the stove and the four children were amusing themselves about the house. She told him her story, and a pitiable one 1t was, so much so that the superin- tendent, who is accustomed to listen- ing to tales of woe almost every day ill the year, considers it the most heartrending he ever heard. In ad- dition to having four small children, she is soon to be the mother of an- other and has no means of support except what she receives from the town. She showed him the commun- ication left by her husband and burst into tears as she handed it to him. She said the woman he left with was an old love of his, named Miss Wright, of Forestville. and that he had been paying attention to her for some time past, so that it was a case as he him. self said of shirking duty and going back to the old love- The woman ap- peared to be respectable and with a little help she may be able to get along until her children grow up and can lend a hand.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Quiet and about steady; Min nesota patents, s. S0Q3.95; winter straights, $3. .70G13 S5; winter extras, s. 3.l5Q3.2o; winter patents s. 85Q4.05.
 WHEAT-Easier at first on rains in the southwest and the English import duty on grain but rallied later on covering; May, S8ssG7Sssc.; July, 7S1aQ7Ss4c.
 RYE-Steady; state, 6006lc., c. l. r., New York, car lots; No. 2 western. 64c., f. O b., af1oat.
 CORN-Opened firm small receipts, then sold off with the southwest, but ral- lied toward noon on covering; July, 6614Q 661Sc: September 65A 0165Ssc.
 OATS-Dull, but firmly held; track, white, state, 5114@541ac.; track, white. western, 511a@5415c.
 PORK-Firm; mess, s16.5o@l75o; family. LARD v Firm; prime western steam. 10.15c. -
 CHEESE-F'irm; state, full cream. small, early made, fancy, colored. l3Ql3A C. ; state full cream, small. early made, fan cy, white, 13913Ac.; full cream, large. fall made, fancy, colored, 12Q12Ac.; full cream, large, fall made, fancy. white, 12Q12Ac.
 EGGS-Strong; state and Pennsylvania, 16Ql6alc.; western, at mark, 16AQ17c.
 SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining. 27sc. i: centrifugal, 96 test. 3ssc.; refined steady; MOLASSES-S Steady; New Orleans, 33@ 41e
 RIcE-steady; domestic, 4ss@szc.; Ja-
 TALLoW-Firm; city, sAc.; country. sH
 HAY-Quiet; shipping, soas5c.; good to choice, S5QS0c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
WAITING FOR WARRANTS
Prosecutor Has Issued Them
 Without Police Evidence.

Police Department and Prosecutor
 Should Work Hand in Hand-If
 There is Wrong Done Both Should
 Work Unitedly for It's Extermina-
 tion-Better Results Can Be Se-
 cured in This Way Than by Going
 it Alone
 The article in last nights Democrat regarding the friendly bout between Prosecutor Durant and Chief Egan has created some talk, and so far as can be learned most people thought that if the prosecuting attorney has had complaints about these places on and off for oyer d year he should have :s- sued warrants for their arrest long ago. Most warrants issued by the prosecnt- ing attorney are made out upon evil dence furnished him by other than the police officers, and the chief nor any body else connected with the police department knows nothing about them until the documents are left at the pos lice station.
 There appears to be something wrong regarding the enforcement of the law in Waterbury, but just where the weak spot is nobody seems to know. It Is generally believed, however, that the principal obstacle lies ill the difficulty in securing evidence against offenders. No private citizen wants to step into the arena and give evidence against his neighborS unless he has a personal grievance, and it is question whether or not he should be censured for keep ing silent about such matters. The city pays handsomely for having such work attended to and on this account, to say nothing about the unpleasant feature of being identified with work of that character, it is natural that peo- pie who are paying others for doing it should object to taking hold of it them selves, and kick, too, so long as their money is being paid out and the work left undone.
 When one hears all the talk about wrong doing, lie is tempted to ask, Is there any truth in it? If there be it is the plain duty of the prosecuting at torney, with the aid of the police, to bring the offenders into court. If there's nothing back of it but bad feel- ing among our officials, then it is high time it was stopped. But the public has a right to be informed as to what there is in it and it cannot be possible that there is no one competent to give us the facts. If anyone is standing in the way of the prevention of crime we ought to know who he is. and on the other hand, if the finger of suspicion is pointed at an innocent man, he should be yindicated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
ON THE VERGE OF WAR.
Belgian Government Rejects All Lib
 eral Demands.

Belgian Government Rejects All Lib
 eral Demands.
 BRUSSELS. Belgium. April 16.-The government has firmly declined to yield on the question of revision, and unless King Leopold should override the gov ernment there seems to be nothing to prevent the development of serious situation.
 In the chamber of deputies NJ. Neu- jean presented a manifesto on behalf of the Liberal members of the Leftists demanding dissolution in order to ena- ble the country to pronounce on the re- vision question. This manifesto point ed out that the time was critical and the country threatened with civil war, and for the government to consent to loyal and constitutional settlement could not be represented as surrender to popular disorder.
 To this challenge the premier, M. Le Smet de Mayer, replied briefly by de claring that the right of dissolution rested with the king. He added that he felt it his duty to warn parliament against the rumors of government con- sessions.
 NJ. Janson, the Liberal leader, re- torted that the chamber could by a mo- ton call upon the king to change the ministry. He said there was no sign of cancellation in the premier's reply to NJ. Neujean and that responsibility for the consequences would rest on the government.
 At this point NJ. Woeste, Catholic deputy, who, although not a minister, is powerful adhesSlt to the govern ment, jumped up and exclaimed: 'There is no civil war, but only eyilly disposed men. You demand our resig- nation, but you shall not have it."
 The president then declared the incl dent closed, and the house rose.
 Today the Socialist members of the chamber will present their demand for universal suffrage. This will inevitably be defeated, and it is feared that this defeat will lead to trouble, particularly in the provinces.
 No noteworthy incident occurred in the streets of the city. The authorities have taken extraordinary measures to avert disorders, and the whole quarter comprising the chamber of deputies the palace and the ministries is kept in complete isolation from the rest of the city by cordons of the city guard.
 The strike movement in Brussels and its enyirons is of minor character, but in the industrial districts it is more formidable than ever.
 From Renaix, in Flanders, some dy- namite outrages have been reported, and an attempt was made to set fire to a chateau belonging to M. Malandor, a former deputy. But nowhere was any serious damage done. Several arrests have been made in Brussels and in the provinces as result of collisions with the police.
 The executive department of the in- ternational Socialist bureau has issued manifesto appealing to workers in all countries to support them in their struggle against reaction. They declare a general strike to be the only legal weapon left to them. They claim that 100000 men are already out and that this number will be doubled as pro- test against the attempt of the govern maut fO terroriZe the work ers
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
SILVER SCORCHED BY FIRE.
The Blaze Was in the Assay
 Office at New York.

Only the Employees of the Place Knew
 of the Fire, Which Was Finally
 Conquered Fire Caught in 3
 Barrel of Lard Mixture and Like a
 Flash It Communicated to Twenty
 three Other Barrels Filled With the
 Stuff.
 New York. April 16.-Thirty-one million dollars in silver bullion ill the assay office at No 30 Wall street has been i'll danger of being melted by fire which burned in one of the base ment rooms for two hours. None but the employees knew of the ire ana they finally overcame it without as sistance.
 Next door to the assay office is the sub-treasury treasury, where the gov ernment usually has from $10O,0O0,OO0 to S20O.0OO.000 stored.
 In some way fire in the silver smelt- ing room was communicated to bar rel of lard mixture used in the smelt- ing process There were twenty three barrels of this infiammable mix ture in the room and like q flash they were enve1oped in a sheet of flames so intense in heat that it was feared the great treasure in q vault of the room would be melted. There was no time to close the steel doors of the vault. and the flames from the barrels were so close that it was impossible for anyone to approach near enough to shut them.
 Fifty employees in the basement. thoroughly drilled for such an emer- gency. were quickly at work despite the intense smoke. All the windows and scuttles were closed to prevent giving the alarm to the public and when. after two hours work, the last vestige of the fire had disappeared, windows opening at the rear were used to carry out the smoke.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
ITALIANS BUILD "A FORT.
Armed to the Teeth, They Defy Off,
 cers of the Law.

Armed to the Teeth, They Defy Off,
 cers of the Law
 Trinidad, Col, April 16.-In the hills near this city three Italians who are wanted by the local officers on charges of assault to and selling liquor with out license, have erected a fort of logs and blocks of stone, in which they have taken refuge Two of the men recently held at bay with drawn re- yolyers fifteen .men employed in quar- ry, while they assaulted and beat lne foreman, John Lamm, who had dis charged them. The third, Joseph Mott, was arrested last week on a charge of selling liquor without a license. He was released on bond, but failed to ap- pear when his case was called in court.
 The police believe Mott is the leader of an organized gang of ''bootleggers. ; The men in the fort are being kept in food, it is believed, by the members of the gang who are not under the eyes of the law.
 A posse will be organized here to- day and sent out to take the place. It IS thought the Italians will not surren- der without fight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
DEMPSEY 0F DHNBURY
Bobbed Up With a Resolution at
 Hartford To-Day.

He Asks That Hawley and Platt Use
 Their Efforts to Secure Amendment
 to Wants Senators
 Elected by People-His Resolution
 Will Come Up Tuesday-Ex-Goyer
 Waller Withdrew His Resolution
 Concerning Special Legislation.
 Hartford, April 16.At the opening of the convention this morning. MT Dempsey of Danbury offered q reso- lution urging Senators Platt and Haw- ley to use their efforts to secure an amendment to the federal constitution. for the popular election of United States senators. This matter was tii- bled and will be taken up on Tuesday next.
 MT Waller of New London withdrew his resolution concerning special legis- lation
 MT Osborn of New Haven called at tention to the fact that Mir Waller s resolution concerning county commis- sioners had failed to secure the neces- sary eighty-fiye votes on Thursday, owing to the small number in attend ance, and lie asked for it's passage to- day.
 substitute resolution.
 Mir Davenport of Bridgeport op- posed the choice of county commis. sioners ill any other way than by the vote of the people. Mir Osborn of New Haven favored any resolution which would take the choice out of the hands of the general assembly.
 MT Davenport withdrew in favor of MT Guilfoile of Waterbury who pro- posed a resolution for the election of county commissioners by a popular vote only. This was rejected by q vote of S6 to 33.
 The Dempsey resolution which pro vided for the selection of county com missioners by districts was also reject ed.
 MT Warner of Salisbury offered a resolution that no county commissions CT or officer having power to grant or 1 revoke licenses shall be appointed ex- cept by the superior court. This was defeated by vote of ST to A.
 The convention then proceeded to consider the compensation of members of the legislature
 A resolution was offered by Mi Loomis of Glastonbury fixing the sal ary at $500. This was withdrawn in favor of Mir Sperry's resolution which provided that the salary shall be fixed by law not to exceed $500 for a term and that the increase shall not take eff. feet during the term for which mem berS were elected
 MT Clark of Hartford offered an amendment cutting off mileage books and passes. This was rejected.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
Woman Shot Dead.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 16.-- Mrs. Lizzie Whitehouse, about twenty eight years of age, cook in the High land hotel, was shot and killed about o'clock D. m. by man dressed i'll wo- mans clothing. The murderer made his escape after struggle with the bar tender, Henry Kreibs, in which kreibs was shot in the hand. Two bullets were fired at the woman, one crushing the left jaw and entering the brain and the other entering the right side under the arm and penetrating the lung. The police are looking for Bern hard Whitehouse, husband of the wo- man.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
OUR NEW BUILDING
Chairman Jones Receives Sev-
 eral Encouraging Letters.
THAT TRIP TO WASHINGTON.

Is Already Beginning to Bear Frult-s ,Congressmen from Other Districts
 Promise to Assist Congressman Sper-
 " of This District in Pushing Along
 the Project.
 The latest from Washington is in- dicative of success of the project of 2 government building here. At the meeting of the directors of the Busl- ness Mems association last evening progress in this respect was reporteds and William S. Jones, chairman of the committee on the building, stated that he had received number of letters from the Connecticut congressman promising all their support to the bill. The following are some of the letters received:
 Washington, April Il, 1902. MT William s. Jones ct al Committaes Waterbury Business Mems Associa-
 ton, Waterbury, Conn:
 Gentlemen: I am in receipt of tha resolutions of the Waterbury Business Mems association with reference 10 public building in Waterbury, and III reply WOulu Sldle lndI tAS ioNoticLA SN- public buildings ill different parts or the country are largely matter or congressional district assignment, and, while I would be very glad to co-oper- ate with Mir Sperry in any way in my power with reference to this matters it will be impossible for me to initiate any procee 'ings concerning it. Indeed, hardly thiek that is necessary, for l have not the slightest doubt but that Mir Sperry has already done so and that he is giving every possible atten- ton to it. will confer with him i'll regard to 1t and learn whether l can be of any assistance, without in any way antagonizing the Interests of the fourth district where 1 already have two applications for two public build- ings pending.
 With kind regards and wishing yof success, I am, very truly yours,
 +. J. HILL.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
ARSENIC IN HIS STOMACH
Insurance Companies Stop Pay-
 ment of Death Claim.

Man Was Supposed to Have Died from
 Acute Gastritis-S Several Members of
 the Family Were Made Sick from
 Drinking Wine at Family Reunion
 on New Years Day.
 Denver, Col, April 16.-Startling de yelopments have come to light regard ing the death of Representative Albert Gabrin. which occurred at his home here on January 8, from what was then supposed to be acute gastritis. superln- duced by fermented wine used in mak- ing mixed drinks which he and other members of his family consumed at a family reunion on New Years day. A chemical analysis of the stomach aud other Intestinal organs was made, which showed there were three and one-half grains of arsenic to tumDler- ful of wine. Such an amount conld never be ascribed to any accidental ;all- purity in the wine, says tile chemists report.
 The death of MT Gabrin is to be in- vestigated by the Woodmen, of which society he was member. He also car ried large life insurance policy. The payment of the policy has been stopped pending the result of the investigation.
 Miss Agnes Gabrin, sister of the de ceased. and his father. Herman Gabrin. both of whom drank wine at the re. union, are very sick and have been since that time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
TWO States at cnnr1eston.

CHARLESTON, s. C., April 16.-To- day is notable at the exposition, for it is being celebrated as both Virginia and Pennsylvania day. Two crack com panies of the Seventieth Virginia regi- ment the Richmond Blues and Rich mond Grays, under Major l.. T. Chris tian, are here; also the entire cadet corps of the Virginia Military institute, 280 strong, under Major H. c. Ford. This morning they escorted Governor Montague in the parade from the St. John hotel to the exposition grounds. Governor Stone of Pennsylvania, with his staff and a number of ladies, arriv- ed this morning and held formal exer- cises ill the Pennsylvania building.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
a Modern Robinson Crusoe.

HONOLULU, via San Francisco, April 16.-By the steamship China comes a story of real Japanese Rob- inson Crusoe who lived for seventeen years on deserted island near Gen san, off Korea. The man was seen by the Japanese, master of a fishing schooner, who thought him a monster from his wild appearance and did not dare land. The man had been so long without companionship that he was re- duced almost to imbecility. His hair and beard were long and unkempt, and be had almost lost the power of speech.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-16
MORGAN GETS 1T.
He and Rothschild get Half of
 New British Loan.
PUBLIC WILL GET BALANCE

British Cabinet in Session To-Day
 Considering the Boer Peace Pro
 posals-After the Meeting Loru oai-
 isbury Called on the King and Hao
 Lunch With Him.
 London, April 16.-It was said to- day that J Pierpont Morgan, the Bar ings and the Rothschilds have se- cured an aggregate of 916,ooo,OoO or the new British loan of 932,ooO,ooo. The remaining e16,oOo,OOO will be of fered to the public.
 Official confirmation of the above was forthcoming this afternoon in the Bank of England giving notice that half the loan had been privately sub- scribed for and offering the other half for public subscription at 9312, with interest at 234 per cent. The sub- scription list will be closed on or be fore April 21.
 London, April 16.-The British cab- inet held another meeting to-day for the purpose of considering communl- cation from the Boer representative who are now at Pretoria, and q mes sage from Lord AIilner, the British high commissioner in South Africa. The session was extremely brief.
 After the cabinet meeting Lord Sal isbury, the premier. had an audience with King Edward at Buckingham palace. and stayed to lunch with his majesty. The latter afterwards went to Sandringham.