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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31
GHeVe, BiSSet q Holland.

Orchestra are to give at Polls. The splendid impression these musicians made at their first concert on We'd nesday evening is proof of their great skill as interpreters of the wild, stir ring music of Hungary, and the pecul- far charm of this music can be de- scribed better by none than the ones who heard it at the Wednesday con cert. Polls will undoubtedly hold a large audience tomorrow evening, as it would be impossible to conceive more delightful way of spending Sun day evening. Prices are 9, 30 and 50 cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31
THE COUNTY FAIR. E

That quaint picture of New England life, sThe County Fair,' will be pre- scented at Poli's on Tuesday evening, with the famous Nell Burgess in his original creation of Abigail Prue. It would be difficult matter to recount all the many situations of interest in the production. There is the county fair, the corn busking, and race, all of which are good; but 1t Is the Aittle bits of acting, the beautiful filling up, the perfect hinging of all the different parts Of the stage story that make it so very good to see and hear. Sale of seats Monday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31
Prunsian shoe -Truat.

A gigantic shoe trust exists in R, sia. Nearly all the shoes sold in that country are manufactured by one firm in St. Petersburg, which is one of the most prosperous stock com panies in the world.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31
HTTNGARTAN CoNCERT.

Local lovers of music will probably turn out in large numbers tomorrow evening for the concert that F. K. Ma tus and his Royal Hungarian Court
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31
EIephanta Are pyInR ont.

The number of elephants in the world is fast decreasing. Tn 1893 there were about s70,o0o. Now there are less than 10000.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
BEECHER PORTRAIT FOR PLYMOUTH
Miniature To Be on Exhibition in a De-
partment Store.

A miniature portrait of Henry Ward Beecher.
which has come into the possession of the depart
ment store firm of Abraham & Straus. has been
presented to Plymouth Church with the under
standing that it is be auctioned off at the fair
10 be held by the women Of the church within a
few weeks and that the proceeds are TO go tow
ard the Beecher memorial fund. 1t is thought
that the miniature may bring $500 more.
The miniature will be exhibition in the art
galleries in Abraham & Strauss store for several
weeks beginning to-day. Near by will be num-
ber of etchings Of Beecher, executed in Paris and
valued at 500 each They have been given to the
church by Stephen V. White. and will be sold for
the benefit Of the memorial fund. To add interest
10 the exhibition in Abraham & Strauss galleries
Mr.. White has loaned his large painting of Beech
er. which is valued at several thousand dollars
Near the collection will be placed box where
any one desiring to contribute to the Beecher
memorial fund may put his offering, be it small or
large This is the first time that the firm has
ever permitted a contribution box TO be placed IN
The Rev. DR. Newell Dwight Hills, in Plymouth
Church yesterday. made a statement IN regard 10
the progress of the plans for the memorial he
SaiI that the responses that had come TO the sug-
gestion from all over the country were not only
gratifying, but surprising. Many OF the responses
in fact majority of them. contain offers or con-
tributions. One letter. requesting permission 70
contribute. was received from prominent man IN
Canada.
No figures as 10 the amount already subscribed
have been given out because they are incomplete.
Many rich men have announced their intenton OIL
contributing. but have named no amount as yet
''The project grows as we view 1t, SAID E.nJan n
it is likely before we are through that at least
500 900 will be raised
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
HUMANE TREATMENT FOR INSANE.
State Charities Aid Associations Report
Discusses It.

y, 49,, .,r+b annual report Of the State Charities
Aid Association TO the State Commission IN lIuhd'S
81 is set forth that the total number OF insane per
sons in state hospitals and private asylunls Oh
nc,ober was 2499S, an increase OF 6Ss over tne
rrevto,s wear The association now has hfty legais
appointed visitors 10 State hospitals
II Is ,reed in the report that the policy Of econ
oro is not necessarily dependent on any legal sys
tenn which NAV be adopted and can be carried TOO
far ,7ndAr any system which may be adopted Inc
animal per capita cost OF maintenance previous
r 1909 had never been below s1s4 25. Forced reduc
+ions the report brought the rate 90" H. "i''
in the fiscal year 1902 1t was sl6l es
II Is suggested that the Governor, the legislature
snd tI,e state Commission in Lunacy should unite
in securing an appropriate ton for the maintenance
of the insane sufficient TO permit more generous
rate of expendita1re in their behalf. and 1t Is most
earnestly recommended to the commission that
s1ch an appropriation be asked for
The renort says that while the appropriations
for the state hospitals have been decreasing, the
number of patients to be provided for mas ueeh
increasing It is encouraging TO know however
that the annual increase of the insane Is on the
whole slightly diminishing. and with improved
methods of caring for acute and incpient cases we
may reasonably look forward TO a stationary OF
even decreasing insane population.
1t will be necessary to consider this winter the
establishment of additional State hospitals Inc Inc
psyehopathic or reception hospIais IN e ,ne antev
insane and for the preventive treatment or
cases and large hospital IN LIe counc-y ol oasas
colony plan for both acute ana ehronlG b1iSb
The commission has recommendea tue estdpiioii
nent of both these kinds of hospitals. s.o,, +t.
The total appropriation to be asked from tne
,eeisiatIre of 1908 for maintenance and ouiloings
is SIS 40oo1- =. a., ..,a-+ .ra IN
the Interest of more humane care OF the insane
through their more comfortable accofnHaeaaIon
and maintenance ..-.-.o
The report also says the need of proper aeeomno
5atio, for patients suffering from pulmonary tuper
c1Iiasjs was emphasized by most OF the state nos
nitais in their annual reports last year Ihere
aen.s ~ he large and increasing number OF the
insane suffering from this disease The faGlliues
for treatment at the Manhattan ana Long - tb
ofher state hospitals have practically no facltles
for isolation and proper care
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
FEARS HER FORMER HUSBAND.
Woman Charges Him with Insanity-ShoWs
Queer Messages.

William H Rlker. the of William b HlheI'
for many years a prominent drug dealer, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Mayo in the west Slde
court yesterday, charged with insanity by his 1ot-
rner wife now Mrs Lille Ryan, of No I'll west
One-hundredth-st The defendant is about hfty-
four years old and lives No. $40 West One-huh-
dred-and- seventeenth MIR. Riker was divorced
from his wife about years ago, she receiving
the custody of their children. Mrs. Ryan asserts
that intervals since that time Mr.. Rker mas as
played signs of an unbalanced mind. and caused
her great annoyance. especially since her second
marriage. by sending her numerous troublesome
messages. He has also annoyed her. she says. by
coming to her house. At times she has been afraid
of receiving personal injury
In August Mr. Riker committed TO Bellevue
for examination and from there was sent to Dr.
Given's sanatorium at Stamford, Conn He was
discharged in November Mrs Fyans counsetl
Mr. Harris Of the firm of Kronfeld & Harris
presented in court a bundle of the letters, etc
which the defendant had been sending 10 ner duu
to Mr. Ryan. One of the telegraph messages sent
to Mrs Ryar read follows: Tomorrow at
twelve Sheriff acts Many short notes appar,
sly WILLIE The Terror 'Ryker.' and The
Free"
The main witness called by Mr.. Harris was Dr.
Gregory of Bellevue. who told of Mr. R1kers exam.
showed signs of paresis Mrs. Ryan was unable to
satisfy Magistrate Mayo Yesterday that MT hlher
had made any threats against her, or that ne was
at all dangerous. Her counsel wanted to BRING 1ur-
ther witnesses, and G. ". Schoonmaker OF NO
140 Nassau-st.. who represented the defendant
wanted TO bring witnesses in rebuttal: The case
was adjourned until Wednesday. the prisoner being
paroled in the custody of his counsel.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
HANNA APPEALS FOR HARMONY.
He and Payne Telegraph Colorado Repub-
licans on Senate Situation.

Denver Jan. 1.-THE confusion existlhs III
Colorado as result of the fight over the selee-
lion Of a successor to Senator Teller is puzzllng
even 20 the most acute political minds Mr
Wolcott and his friends insist TIA: action look
ing to the unseating of certain Democratic
members of the House. because of alleged
fraud in the ballot and returns be taken before
balloting is begun on the Senatorship
The anti Wolcott Republicans have main
tanned all along that no deal between the Demo
Gratis and the anti Wocott forces had been
made and that they will never vote for
Democrat for United States Senator
The following telegram has been received
by William Stapleton. editor of "The Denver
Republican,: - a
We IN common with all the friends OF the Re-
publican party here depore the conditions now ex-
listing Ia the legislature in your State. Anything
that will destroy the prospects of electing Ee-
publican Senator is deprecated to the utmost oe-
gree. If a remedy can be found, we most earnest
iv appeal to those Republicans controlling the situa
ton to make the effort considering above Al. else
thn irterests of the party NJ. A. HANNA
49, II. c. PAYNE.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
FRIENDS DIE IN SAME WEEK.
Constant Companions for Years, Both Ex'
uired in One House.

Tu-o lifelong friends, William A Dens. OF NO,
ssns sixth-ave- and John B. Woller. OF NO. 90
rre,-l,-st both Of Brooklyn. died suddenly last
week within a few days Of each other- bens
srerpsd dead in the bathroom while WISHING at
vojier's house on Tuesday night Wolier was
x,rieken with heart disease in the bathroom on
Friday morning and died before he was found
His body was lyfrg in almost the same posiuon
sna Oh the same spot from which he has ASSISTED
,n raising his friends body three days before
UoIJer was hfty-three years old, and was SD
reriatendent Of one of the departments IN the An
Sonia Clock Cornpanys works, at Twelftn-st and
ssventh-aze where ne had worked for years He
and Dens had gone into the employ of the COM
psny as boys and the latter had always worked
beside W6ller, keeping just one step behind him IN
the scale OF promotion When Woller was pro-
NOTED from the position of foreman Of the finish
ing room some weeks ago. Dens who was as
sistant foreman. took his place Not only during
their working hours, but also outside the shop Ders
and RolieF were almost constant companions
Weliers son, Arthur married Florence, the daush-
Iler,s funeral had been set for Friday night and
Noller had been active in making the arrange
rneuts for il On the morning OF that day he
came home from Dens's house anocouplained OF
hsthroor Ten minutes later his wife went into
the room and found him dead
Ioers's funeral was held that night. and he was
buried on Saturday. Walters funeral was held
yesterday afternoon. and his body will be ere
mated TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
LOOKING FOR EL0PING SISTER
Philadelphia Man Says Note Told She Would
Be Married Here.

man who said he was George Nc-Aiii'
P,iladelohia called at the West 1hlrueOh-s''
station. early this morning with a. man WHO he
said was his brother-in-law. and declared mo
sister Genevieve. twenty-four years olo' uirhi
ried had eloped from their home on fhurSoaH
and had come to this city. He SAID sne ha'
elaned with a real estate dealer, also OF Fhlia-
delnhia She had left note for her Hlo'llei
ON Thursday, saying she had elopeo Win
george" and that they were gong TO De MAJ
ried. .z
ON Friday. he asserted, his mother recelNeu "
letter from his sister postmarked NeW-horh'
in which she said she was going to be marrleo
in the Paulist Fathers Church at Sixueth-s''
and Columbus-ave-. but that she felt lonely ana
honesick and wanted TO see her mother ana
brother again ,s ,,-e.
He and his brother-in-law had looked over
bote1 registers and had seen the Paullst Fathers,
who said that no such wedding haa TAKEN
place . -, -,oI;oe
They finally decided to appeal TO the ponce
and would continue the search The brotneI
said he intended going to the Postomce TINS
morning and waiting by the womens Wihuow
10 see if his sister called for his mothers letter
He will also go to the Board of Health ana ste
if such a marriage has been recorded
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
EXPLOSION POUNDS MN
.fupernfus in the Consolidated Gas
Company FORKS Bto1cs Up.

There was an explosion shortly after a M yes
terday il the werl5s of the Consolidated Gas NoIn
pany at Forty-ffth-st. and the North hiNet. lHe
explosion occurred in a piece Of apparatus know"
as a cooler and scrubber.' There was no fre alter
fhe exysosion If there had been the naphtha mouse
which is near hy would have undoubtedly caught
Hre and exploded. AS a result of the explosion one
mar was injured. hut not seriously
The cooler and scrubber' is made OF iron pipe9
sns cylinders through which the gas is sent ana
purified aefo il is sent TO The tanks mere "ei
s number Of men working in the yards IN the Va
cinitv of the "scrubber' when IT eNrAoaeH- Ahe
explosion occurred with little warning FIRST inc
was a rumhling sound that the woTKmeh cou4u
,,e. account fer Then there was snort shdA
exnlesjop ana this was followed instantly hY ah
explosion OF great force - -
Residents on Forty-fifth-st near I"eil'l-a
-sn from their houses, thinking that one OF tue
his Rss tanks had exploded Policeman HlhnlSl'
Of tbe West Forty-seventh-st. station VINO N"'
7,ex- nv turned in an alarm without Waiuhs "
see the nature Of the explosion When we me
.rna-a+us arrived there nothing for the hle
ms, IN do The .'scrubber' had exploded ana ti.
gss fumes that left il had not tgriteo FaiS - %
-he .scr1,bnsr'' were blown through "lhuoNN -.
the adjoining buildings and one piece u i'''
one nj Yhe -vorkrnen the head -,s -h;--v
The jni5lred man was F-ugh -dC1 a. ~ ss5 Vest
45ve Nsesrs old married and living az -NeS tl,a
sc.tS ars v-as taken 70 Roosevelt ttosplal, a-5
y was stated yesterday afternoon ii-aI AN o
ton was not serious os+;,,a+ed that
- So1oses done 'ov the explosion woalo alliout
"a 9Nn The explosion did not hamper '41e +
of the gas company
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
JUDGE GUMMERE's PREcAUTIoN.
Saliva from Mad Dog Nay Have Fallen OIL
Hangnail

The treatment now being undergone by "lIiianI ll
I s-7,rsn,ere Chief Justice Of the supreme cou,e
~ ,Sew-Jersey at the Pssteur Institute is n.stes
-eea,,.,onsry when hunting with friends IL MOI IA
-aroliua last fall the Judge seized one OF pa0n -
,,o,rds that had begun TO act SudhseAF- =.
5,,,,ns made no attempt 10 bite the 5uoge. out IN
7bA ensuing struggle it was thought possioie la'
-o-,e of the saliva dropped on the 1uose "o -
,o,,ohinr = slight scratch hangnaii received III
hunting. .. end
Tbe dn- was afterward put into crate alio
.,inne5 70 Newark n. J.. where it died, aloer
Jew osys Of dumb rabies
To a Tribune reporter prominent omeisi OF 'lie
+oas-au- Institute said last night:
since wednesday Judge Gunmere mas aOueiu ~
+s-e Al Il O'Clock every morning 20 nave NE an
3r,ected. IN accordance with the Pasteuf ueat- @
-rent Eye VIII continue to receive the in'se0
zerv DAY until January Is when the twenty poe
5aV limit will expire. This Is pure? i've
- rneasure The Pasteur treatment - .SarirS
Nere Judge Gumnere actualiy ,ais,
.-o-n ,,Vdrophoba he would have 3eeh ,,rs
-.Izs, Ia = hospifal Indeed. the Judse rs my 80
n9SsIF frat a1ly saliva actually tcncneR m -,
-i1 an his hand The story OF cultures oelts oSia
I'm his hand 10 see if any germs OF hsuI N.Y., .,e
-o7;I1 he detected in his system Is not Only ui
.erbere is not one chance IN a thousaIo,, ,ae
.se same ofncial, 'of any serious cohsee"e0
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
PRAISES NO cuRsINe ORDER.

The Rev. DR.. Louis Albert Banks spoke last
night in Grace Methodist Episcopal Church on
Captain Miles oReilly Profanity in the Public
Street" He said IN part:
That redoubtable policeman. Captain Miles
ORelIy, has aroused considerable interest recently
by his expressed determination TO put stop 10
specially shameful ebulltions of profanity in the
street in his district The captain deserves the
praise of ell decent citizens whether Christians or
not for this stand. There Is habit that is at
once so senseless, vulgar and wicked as the
habit of swearing
But the moment you undertake to etcp IL In the
public street you raise the question Of personal
liberty But there great many things that
man has the liberty TO do III private In q great
cjtv which he is not allowed to do In public The
liberty of each individual citizen New York CITY
Is divided with sor1ethinz over three millions OF
other people and is naturally very much creum-
scribed AS the man said who had been struck
on the nose by another mans umbrella, THE per-
sonal liberty Of your umbrella stops where the end
Of my begins.
So the personal liberty of any in the public
streets utter profanity and blasphemy ends at
the entrance Of the of any decent man or
woman who does not want to hear IL. A may
commit assault by words and he may assault the
sef-respect and comfort Of other people by profan
ity and they have right TO protection from such
attacks O,Rsilly has made a good start and II he
has the gift Of peTsisteney may work a great re-
form.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
NEGRO TRIES ASS1UL
Young Woman Of Pocant'co H1Hs
Rescued By Police Officer.

Mamie Foley twenty-one years old, daughter
of Michael Foley. a citizen of Pocantico HIS
Westchester County the country home of Johh u.
Rockefeller. was held up late Saturday night III
Ta arrvtovn bv a negro named Isaac Jones. who
ATTEMPTED to assault her Miss Foley was Walking
in a lonely part of the city, near the railroad
tracks when Jones met her and seized her by the
throat. He quickly overpowered her and dragSeo
her through a vacant lot tc a shed
Her screams were heard by Officer Burns, VINO
ran to the place. When he arrived he saw The man
running away. Burns gave chase. and after a hard
caught the negro just he was going INTO
saloon. He overpowered the man and took MIN 70
the police station Jones held for the gralo
jury a charge of attempted assault ana WIS WIS
hurried to White Plains before the crime became
generally known. ~
Jones drives a coal wagon for Dfrkei, JeWell N
Co. He is married and has three chill lren
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
FOUR THOUSAND TO PLAY EucHRE.

Four thousand players viii take part IT. inc
e,,chre contest to held tomorrow evening N the
7I,b r7eyir,ent Arnory Brooklyn. for the new
Home of Studies of the Novitiate of St Francis
Monastery The thousand tables will be divided
ir,a one hundred sections of ten tables EACH and
cantain will be in charge OF each section a orlll
will be given at $50 and the card playing will be-
in at e.15 After the euchre there Will be dancing
Bishop Mcdonnell and large number of the
priests of the diocese will be present:
arnonq them are one ton Of black diamonds (deliv-
ery gtiaranteed) a handsome silver service given
~ 81 Augllstine's Branch of the Ladies Catholic
TsneToienf Association, two large Oriental busts a
hurglar-proof safe, a gold watch, diamond ring.
Morris chair two china dinner SETS twelve oil
naintines, a large de luxe Webster's dictionary. a
eeee of chanuagne and other cases OF wine. sill
Ser njtnher 4 mans travelling bag. parlor lamp.
CHINA tea pot. brass book case. four me clocks;
b1itfer handsome box of drawing Instruments, COL
iere uniform suit, Venetian marble vase and a
live mig
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
SIGNAL CORPS MEN HAVE DINNER

Tho annual reunion and dinner of the Signal
Germs Veteran Association of the Spanish-Ameri-
con War was held at the Hofbrau Haus on last
Saturday evening George w L. Spratt OF Pough-
veeneie was toastmaster. Colonel Dunwoody, chief
i.naI officer of the Department of the East, was
The guest of honor He spoke remniscently of the
ear,y days Of the Signal Corps and eulogized the
work of the Volunteer Signal Corps citing The in
.:dan, NJ the handling of the dispatch announcing
be signing of the protocol, which was referred to
bv President Mckinley in his last message. as an
example of the usefulness ano eihcishcy OF Iha'
branch of the service -...-.. r,.-. -,
r,o5rnan II IA Wells L. G. Ward I. We'll and \.
FAVOR. The following officers We're elected for the
comma eomnander Day F. Wait. Pattsbgrg N y senior
ior vice commander; George A. Marshall, ia
Imaica. Long Island, adjutant Eugene v Kean.
bpGefforian: Francis n. Lawten, Hackensack. N. J.,
rbapiain and T. e. Franklin, Brooklyn, sentinel.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
MERCURY WAY DOWN IN THE WEST
Lack of Fuel Makes Many Cases OF
Suffering.

Chicago Jan. 1.-THE temperature In Chi
cago to-day dropped "a degrees in less than two
hours. and tonight the mercury is lowering
around the zero mark Late in the day brisk
northwest wind sprang up, ntensifyng the low
temperature There is much suffering, but the
worst cases of destitution have been provided
for by charitable institutions. The coal s1tua-
ton remains unchanged. It's causes and effects
were discussed by many Chicago pastors IN
their sermons to-day
Detroit Jan. 1.-THE wind blowing
thirty miles an hour tonight. and the Weather
Bureau officials were predicting zero weather
or colder before morning. The Wabash eA-
press between Buffalo and Chicago was delayed
more than four hours this afternoon by the
slow passage of the car ferry across the Detroit
River thick ice and slush making the steamers
progress exceedingly difficult.
Kansas City Jan. 1.-THE lowest temperature
of the present cold weather degrees above
early this morning. sharp wind made
to-day the most uncomfortable of the winter.
There is much suffering among the poor, owing
to the high price of COAL but there is scarcity
of coal. In many towns of Kansas and Western
Missouri however. no fuel of any kind can be
purchased.
Milwaukee Jan. 11.--Thermometers register
degrees below zero early this evening. and pre-
dictions are made for below by daybreak. A
very high north wind is blowing, and few per-
sons are on the streets Similar conditions exist
throughout the State
A number of physicians report consdera bic
sickness in this city because of the cold weather.
the patients not having sufficient fuel to keep
warm. In many instances physicians furnished
certificates for supplies of coal, but many of
these could not be filed.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
TIE FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY.

,,r Mo PIT sixty-nrst-sti NJ Hifner;
,,n No IS West Thrteenth-st: Herman weisker,
s1,cf0
20 m-Ne. 1l2 East ien'h-s''' h'ou'a soVoi eIup'
sLo91.
8 Tn.-No % So -''+P
$4,000.
1i5 a. MO -aH IHiNn"''iN''' --"'' -A"0'0NS' =
trfing.
10 a m-No 1859 West sxty-third ST.; Walter Greene
$50.
ll:1o a. m-No. III East Thrd-st: Emile Ritchi trihng
o45 m-So 3i2 one-hundred- and sixteenth-st :
Eugene Westbrook; tFfhins
D. rn.--No, i53 Monroe-st; James Glassen; triing.
s15 =. m.--No. 2.7oo Third-ave; Adam Steve; 800
4s5 .. n,No. 81 Market-st~; Max Kaufman, Sioo
s56 o. m.-No. 1T5 second-ayei Albert Rutherford
trining.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
TO SPEND ss5,ooo,ooo IN ST. LOUIS
Railroads Plan Great improvements There,
It Is Reported.

ST. Louis. Jan. 1.-THE Republic tomorrow
will say that the railroads in this city nave set
aside about Ss5oo00oo to be expended for I'M
movements here. Many of the extensions are
already under way. and the greater part OIL the
sun, will be paid out before the opening Oh the
Worlds Fair.
The terminal association viii compete anu eN
tend a belt line around the entire Guy anu %
adding 10 its yard facilities IN eNtiS ~ &C. n
-rI ;,9,,,roven,ent AT Union Station alone means
that six trains can he run in where only one one -
handled now, and with the new loops II WIN Mli @ oS
nossihle TO handle sixty passenger trains an on
bour Facilities for the handling OF ireleht dAe
being increased in the same ratlo.