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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
BAKER|ERS 10 COMBINE.
Nine of Them With a Capital
 of ,5OO,OOO
Promoters of Scheme Have Already Secured Options on Nine Plants The Present Managers of the Con cern Agree to Stay With New Com bination for Three Years.

Newark, N. J., April 13.-Arrange- ments are being made for the combina- tion of nine wholesale bakeries in this city, Jersey City and Hoboken, with a capital of $1,5O0,O00. The men at the head of this project have already se- cured options for sixty days on num- h-a of plants.
 With the options each concern has given Q valuation of it's property, the total amounting to $2,3OO,0O0.
 For the proper appra1sement of good will 1t has been agreed that it shall be done by allowing one cent for every pound of flour baked during the year 1902 and one cent for each cent of profit earned during that year.
 The present managers of the plants bind themselves to remain in the same positions for three years and two years longer if that is demanded. They also agree not to engage in any other bakery business for ten years in New Jersey.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
FIREMEN WE'RE RETURNED.
Had Been Taken Forcibly from Steam CT William s. Mack.

Had Been Taken Forcibly from Steam CT William s. Mack.
 Buffalo, N. Y, April 13.-Four non union firemen who were forcibly taken from the steamer William $. Mack, which arrived here from Chicago early to-day, have been returned to the boat by the police. Frank Blair, fireman, who was reported missing, was found to-day in the coal bunkers of the yes sel where he had, hidden. According to Captain Hollingsheau of the Mack, the non union men were carried on by four union f1renen who boarded his boat as she docked.
 Captain Hollingshead led the police to the unions headquarters, where he demanded that the non-union men be released. The demand was compiled with. One of the four that was res cued had been i'll treated by the union men, it is alleged.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
LIGHTNING CALCULATOR.
Death of Man Who Was Away Up in
 Mathematical Calculations.

Matnemaucal Calculations.
 Trenton, N. J., April 13.-William Valance, the famous lightning calcu- lator, who could do any problem in mathematical calculation mentally and with but an instant's hesitation, is dead, aged 30 years. About week ago he was taken to the state hospital suf- fering from severe mental strain, believed to be the results of his work with figures. Vallence could duplicate the feats of any of the lightning calcu- lators, and then beat thm all by stating instantly any desired date iE history. He could not tell how he knew history, but would rattle off fact after fact without ever making a mistake.
 He could give an instant answer to such arithmetical questions as multiply 3S9.4S7 by 4,641. Feats in algebra were his delight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
pAYMENT- IN GOLD DOLLARS.

Pekin. April 13.-The new American indemnity stipulates the payment be in the equivalent of gold dollars at the rate of exchange provided for in the protocol, which, according to the Amer tcan interpretation of the protocol, makes it practically silver bond. The bonds of the other nations specify that the payments be made in the equiva- lent of gold at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of the pay mentS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Money I'm n HoTIovx Tree,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 13.- George Vaughan, a farm laborer, found $1,OOO in ten and twenty dollar bills in the base of a hollow tree. It is believed that the money was hidden by robbers after the civil war.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
BONDS FIXED AT $1o,ooo.
In the Case of Hartford Man Charged
 With SIhnnti1loe

In the Case of Hartford Man Charged
 With Shooting.
 Hartford, April 13.-Dominic Baci6- co, IS years of age, was to-day ar raigned in the police court, charged with assault with intent to kiM An drew Hallisey. 19 years of age, whO was shot in the abdomen last night. Bacifico was remanded for a week un-s der bonds of $10,000 to await the re- suit of Hallisy's injuries, which are suit of Hallisey's injuries, which are while riding his wheel he ran into three men and they attacked him and he defended himself by drawing his revolver and shooting Jeremiah Condren and Thomas Fitzgerald. the other two men, are but slightly iw jured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Railroad Men Get More Pay.

DENVER. April 13.-Manager Ed son of the Denver and Rio Grande rail. road has granted an increase in wages of per cent to engineers and firemen working on ordinary engines and 7h per cent to those on compound engines. The men had demanded 15 and 20 per cent increases. but will accept the con- nronise offered
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
SEVENTH DAY ADvENTIsTs,

Oakland. Gal, April 13.-The blen- nial conference of the Seventh Day Adyentists closed to-day. The fol- Towing officers for the conference to be held two years hence in London were elected: President, A. D. Daniels of Battle Creek, Mich; vice presl- dents, l.. R. Conradi of Germany and w. W. Prescott of Battle Creek; sec rehar-y, w. A. Spicer of Battle Creek; treasurer, I. H. Evans Of Battle Creek; auditor, D. D. Parmelee of South Man chester, Mass.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
EXPLAIN THE DELAY.

Pekin, April 13.-The Russians ex- pEain their delay ill evacuating New Chwang, Manchuria, by the fact that they are organizing an international sanitary commission with a Russian at the head of it to prevent a recur- renee of the outbreak of bubonic plague
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Killed by PoIanders.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, April 13.-An, thony Kolas of West Pittston was stabbed to death at Sturmerville last night during fight with a number of Polanders. The men had been drinking during the day and evening, and on their way home they quarreled, and a fatal stabbing was the result. Five men were arrested, charged with the crime, and committed to prison.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
HOME FROM ROME.

New York. April 13.-Among the pas sengers who arrived to-day by the Cunard line steamer Ivernia from I.iv- erpool and Queenstown. were the Very Rev Mgr John T. Barrett, returning from g. visit to the pope. to whom he took Peters pence from the Brooklyn churches.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
BANK HOLIDAY SPOILED.

London, April 13.-Severe wather to- day spoiled the Easter bank holiday. It was bitterly cold, four degrees of frost being registered in many parts of the country early ill the morning. This was followed by heavy snowstorms throughout the north and the midlands, while some snow fell ill London and even so far south as Dover.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Values Whistle at SEQ ,ooO.

CHICAGO, April 13.-Michael White, a sergeant of police, has entered suit for $2O,0oO against the Chicago City Railway company, the allegation being that he lost his power to whistle through an injury in a street car, acci' deOt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
SHOT HIMSELF IN BED.

Oswego, N. T., April 13.--A man 35 years old, who registered as F. Cook of Beaverton, is dying at the Oswego hos pital with a self-infiicted bullet wound in his head. He applied at police headquarters for lodging and was given money and sent to the Hotel On tario. He shot himself while in bed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
The Decision Praised.

RICHMOND, Va, April 1S.-The de- cision. of the United States circuit court of appeals in the Northern Secu- rites company case MT. John Skelton Williams, president of the Seaboard Air Line railway, says he regards as one of the greatest blessings and the brightest promises for railroad inter- ests and general business that the country could have
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Noted Frentierrman ne.d

SALT LAKE CITY, April 13.-Colo- nel Bill Root, frontiersman, a com ranion through his life of Buffalo Bill and friend of Bill Nye during the latter's repertorial days in Lara mic. has died suddenly of heart failure here
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Chicago Car Held Up.

CHICAGO, April 13.-Wearing red masks and son1breros and handling their revolvers in a manner that showed they knew how to use them, three highwaymen held up six men and one woman passenger, also two trainmen on a Grand avenue electric car early in the morning. Two hun dred dollars and four watches was the total amount of the plunder.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Empress Honors pead secretarx.

PEKING, April 13.-The empress dowager has issued an edict eulogizing the late Yung Lu and conferring on him posthumous honors similar to those conferred on Lii Hung Chang. She has also telegraphed to Chang Chin Tung, viceroy of Nankin, to hasten his arrival in Picking.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Fatal Runaway Accident.

ST. LOUIS, April 13.-As the result of a runaway accident N. F. Bates is dead, Coachman Thomas Jackson is in the hospital in critical condition, and Mrs. J. F. Sylvester suffered a broken collar bone and was badly bruised.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
srr1xe lin Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 13.-Be- tween 300 and 400 union men have quit work in obedience to the orders of the Building Trades Council which is seeking to compel recognition of the union card by the carpenters and mas ter builders of the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
seriou. Street Car Collision,

ST. LOUIS, April 13.-In a collision between a street car and lumber wagon here six persons were injured. one probably fatally. All the injured were passengers on the car, and the latter five were badly cut by falling glass.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.

New York, April 13.-The Atlantic transport line steamer Minnehaha which arrived to-day from London and Southampton, was in wireless com- municdtion with the Cunard line steamer Ivernia from Liverpool and Queenstown. A game of chess was played which was won by the Minne- hatha.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
GONE BACK TO WORK.

Saratoga, N. Y. April 13.-Carpen- ters, ioiners. painters, paper hangers, decorators. bricklayers and pl4sterers who have been on strike alt all at work again to-day. the strikes having been terminated satisfactorily to men and employers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
A Buffalo Killing Epidemic.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 13.-Two and possibly three murders and two suicides, one of the latter a Salvation Army officer. occurred in this city last night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
FIELD SECRETARY DEAD.

Boston, April 13.--Rey Clarence E. Eberman, field secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavorers, is dead The news of his death, which occurred in Banff. Northwest territory, reached here today.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
sKELEToNs IN THE HULK.

Spanish Rattleship Sunk By Dewey
 Floated Yesterday.
 Manila, April 13.-The warship Reina Christina, flagship of Admiral Montojo, which was sunk by Admiral Dewey in Manila bay, was fioated and beached yesterday. The skeletons of about eighty of her crew were found in thQ h1llS. tAsss Ees1..-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
scl,enectadx Labor Trouhles.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y., April 13.- The labor organizations have com menced q systematic crusade against the Citizens association, Business Mems asssssciation and Builders Ex. change.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
COLONEL BURPEE IS CONFIDENT

great battle. The book will be dedi- cated to that great labor representa- tive, John Mitchell, and the cover will bear his picture.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
ZINC OFF FOR MALTA

Gibraltar, April 13.-The British roy al yacht Victoria and Albert, with King Edward on board, escorted by six cruisers, sailed for Malta.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
ARREST TO COME.
Manhattan Postoffice Affairs
 Coming to 3 Head.
sECREE SERVICE MEN THERE
Helping the Metropolitan Detectives to Push the Inquiry-Rake Off from Promotions That Have Been Talked of Would Amount to $50,O0O in a Fis- cal Year.


 New York, April 13.-Investigation into the charges made against the Man. haitian postotfice department is said to have advanced to the point that ar rests will come. Secret service men have arrived here from Washington and Joined the detectives who have been secretly pushing the inquiry for the past five days. The newcomers are under orders from First Assistant Post master General Wynne and a Wash ington dispatch says they were in structed to hold themselves in readi- ness to make one or more arrests un- der quick advice. It was impossible to get any ex- pression from prominent present or for mer officials. Postmaster Van Cott could not be seen, and Assistant Post master General Morgan simply said Nothing new" }
 It is estimated that if promotions were made in many instances at from $25 to $50 head the "rake off, in New York alone amounted to nearly $50,00O q fiscal year.
 The investigation started here is ex- pected to spread to other cities.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
ATTORNEY HUNTERS FUNERAL.

ATTORNEY HUNTEKS FUNERAL.
 Willimantic, April 13.-The funeral of the late State Attorney John l.. Hunter was held at 3 o'clock this after noon from St Paurs Episcopal church. The services at the grave were conduct ed under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-15
Grimes and Criminals.

w. G. L~inneburger of Ennis, Tex.
after chopping his wife and son to
death, blew his own brains out.
A stranger giving the name of
Charles Frank is under arrest at San
dusky, Ohio, for the murder of Miss
Reichlin.
Bob Bryant and Will Morris, assas-
sins Of w. H. Legg, were hanged to
the Yazoo bridge at Haynes Bluff,
Miss, by a mob.
Joseph Trepani of New York was con-
victed OF defrauding life insurance
companies by foisting deaths upon
companies for persons who had been
insured
John J and Joseph Prince and John
Blackmar, who f1oated the British AZ
rican Finance company. have been ar
rested in New York for fraudulent use
of the mails.
Andrew Freemyer, a wealthy stock
man, died at the insane asylum at St.
Joseph, Mo-, from injuries received at
the hands of attendants, one of whom
Is under arrest.
BY locking Tom Cockrill In the ne
gro compartment of the smoking car,
the conductor of the Louisville &
Nashville east-bound train prevented
q meeting between the sole survivor of
the Cockrills, a young man not far in
his twenties, and Alexander Hargis.
Cockrill killed Ben Hargis about a
year ago when the Hargis-C ockrill feud
was especially bitter, and James Cock
rill, the deputy marshall who was as
sassinated in the court house at Jack
10 last July was his brother. Hargis
Is one Of the surviving brothers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-15
Resume Of the ncw.
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Cholera is gradually increasing
throughout the Philippine archipelago
with the return of the hot season. The
deaths from the disease at Manila av-
eTage twenty weekly.
Three hundred troops have relieved
the besieged town of Arzila, Tangier.
Two hundred and fifty Jews have been
brought there in steamers. They are
in a miserable plight.
The correspondent of the London
Post at H~elsingfors claims to have in
formation that coercive quarterlng OF
Russian troops in Finland on a large
scale is contemplated. partly as a pun
ishment and partly in the hope Of pro-
voking disturbances which will have
to be quelled by bayonets.
The coal mining industry at West
phalia, Germany. is being seriously
hampered by sickness among the min
ers arising from an interesting worm
parasite which has recently spread so
rapidly that the sickness has become
almost universal. Twenty Thousand
men are affected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-15
From Other Shores.

The British government is framing
a meat bill fraught with important
consequences to American beef pack
ers.
At a joint session of both houses of
the Swedish riksdag it was decided by
1872 to ISL votes to retain the duty on
maize.
President Loubet Of France will Wis
It Rome. The pope, after consulting
with the cardinals, has decided not to
receive him.
The recent defeat in the Rio Chico
Gomez and Ferrer, at the hands of
the revolutionists under Gen. Rolando,
has been fully confirmed.
The Mad Mullah recently attacked a
British column at Gladi, Somaliland,
and was repulsed. 2 The British suf-
fered considerable losses.
John e. Smith of Hilo, Hawaii, for
merly United States minister to Skag-
way, has important evidence favorable
to American interests in the Klondike
boundary dispute.
A French-Belgian syndicate has
been formed in Europe with a capital
Of $4,000, 900 to work the Chilean
mines, according to the Valparaiso
(Chile) correspondent Of the New
York Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-15
Casualties.

Three unknown men were eaten by
sharks at C~oatzcoalcos, Mex, while
bathing In the surf.
Burglars blew open the postofice
safe at Ravenswood, Pa, and escaped
with nearly $4,000.
Mrs. Abbey o. Brown of New Bed
ford, Mass, was killed while attempt
ing to ride her horse astride.
Three sheet metal workers were
killed and two injured by the breaking
of a scaffold at the union station at
Pittsburg, Pa.
Seven men were burned by an ex-
plosiON at Furnace d OF the Edgar
Thompson steel plant of the Carnegie
Steel company at Braddock, Pa.
Sixty-fye French seamen VINO left
St. M'lN, France. on the fishing brig
Sans Souci, reached New York on the
steamer st. Andrew, having been res
cued from their craft April 90. They
reported a most perilous trip. Six
members of the crew were washed
overheard and drowned in a gale on
April rs, and n man died.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-15
From the CAPITAL.

S'' Mn ~"H'Ns
Commissioner Richards leaves for
Minnesota soon and will examine into
the work that has been done in classi.
Fol the ten months of the present
fiscal year government receipts exceed
ed expenditures by S35,419,646.
The wal department has adopted a
new set OF standards and regimental,
battalion and other colors for the
army.
The cause of the United States in
the Alaskan boundary dispute has
been delivered at the ritish embassy.
1t makes a volume Of $50 pages.
The Philippine commission has put
a premium on matrimony by making
an increase of SIS (gold) per month in
the salary allowance Of married Off
GERS of the constabulary.
The remains of Alexander F. Shep.
ard, who died at Batopilas, Mexico,
were buried at Washington recently.
He was once governor Of the district
and was known as BOSS Shepard"
The state department has been adj
vised that the Salvadoran congress has
refused to pay the award in the case
of Ell Truano, an American corporation
which secured judgment of more than
$500, 900 for the annulment of its char
ter.
Senator Aldrich, who is spending a
few weehs at Hot Springs, Va, has
invited Senators Aldrich, Platt OF
Connecticut and Spooner, all Repub-
lican members of the finance commit
tee, to visit him there &c" the purpose
of comforting over the provisions of a
finance bill to be introduced early in
the next session.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-15
Personal ention.

Judge A. e. Maxwell, except Senator
Vest the last survivor of the Confed-
crate States senate, died at Chipley,
Fla.
Edward NJ. Wilson, a we'll known
newspaper writer of Denver and Chi
cago, died at his home in Denver Of
consumption.
At a meeting Of the board of re-
gents OF the Western Trotting asso-
citation in Chicago w. F. knight was
elected secretary and treasurer.
Capt. E. W. Brady, for many years
a we'll known newspaper correspond
ent in Washington, died there Of
Bright's disease, aged ffty-four years.
David L.. Brace, a prominent real es-
tate broker of Lincoln, Neb., filed in
the federal court a petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy. Liabilities 1868 712;
assets nominal.
Robert l.. Delaney, president of the
Delaney National bank and director of
the Vandalia road, died at his home in
Marshall, Ill. Mr.. Delaney was widely
known in financial circles.
Capt. Michael Madden, we'll known
to vesselmen all over the great lakes,
died at Saginaw, Mich, after an ILL
ness from lung trouble lasting two
years. Capt. Madden sailed for years
and Of late had become an owner.
James B. Wilson, editor and pro-
prietor Of the Knights OF Fidelity
News, the national organ Of the
Knights of Fidelity, an organization Of
saloonkeepers, dropped dead in his Of
fee at Indianapolis from a stroke of
apopleXy.
Bishop Randolph S. Foster Of the
Methodist Episcopal church died at
Newton, Mass, aged eighty-three
years. Death was due to apoplexy.
For about three years he was presi-
dent of the Drew theological seminary
at Paterson, N. ].
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-15
TO BLOW UP uN[I
PLOT IS THwARTED JUST IN ~,
NICK OF TIME By =.
TECTIVEs.
IhtV find AN INTERNAL MAcu,.|
BOX CONTAINING A AuNnD.,|
POUNDS OF DYNAMITE a..
THE PIER.
REVEALED BY WARNING lf1rn.
DECLARES THAT MAF,A u,
MAKE WAR ON BRITISH
VESSELS.

New York, May 12.-An inferno, :.
chine connected with a hund,a
pounds Of dynamite was found !, +.
box on the Cunard pier SATURDAY.
According to the expert opinio,
the superintendent of the bura.u !.
combustibles. the box was found .,s
put into the river just in the nick :
time to prevent 1t from exploding AND
demOlishing the pier and the rmh,i,
which was alongside and about IN call
The box was left at the pier in an },
parent attempt to have II nlacaa !
aboard with the baggage of the n,s
sengers. The Umbria sailed 6 %,
minutes after the box was discovers
and all on board were in Ignorance i
the attempt to place an Internal ma
chine aboard the vessel.
Greeting From Malta.
The discovery of the box was dne \.
the following letter received at poir
headquarters. addressed to Commis
sioner Greene:
Dear Sir: The Malta greets Won
and wishes you well. AT the Cunam
dock is a box containing one HUNDRED
pounds of dynamite. Inside also is
machine, properly set, and explodes
Itself any time within thirty-six hours
The society has declared war agsius,
England and has ordered the destruc
ton OF every steamer flying the British
flag that sail out of New York harbor.
The undersigned received orders to
begin operations by sinking the
Oceanic. but so many women and chill
dren took passage on the boat that the
society's plans were changed at the
last minute. The machine In the box
(the first made, and a crude affair
Is enclosed simply to show how easy
1t is
To Sink a Steamer.
and to convince those interested that
the society is not making idle threats
The society has undertaken to clear
New York harbor of British ships, aud
it will succeed. The reason for this
movement the society does not wish 70
disclose; suffice it to say that the so
ciety, in order to protect itself, must
carry the war into the enemy's con-.
try. and it goes without saying that i
proposes to wage war as fercely as u
knows how. This is the society's first
and last warning, and those who pro
pose to patronize British steamers
must take their chances in the future
The society asks and gives no quartel,
so-lay on. lay on McDutf and damna
be he that cries hOld-enough.
--"Pietro de Martini
Up. s. The battery is not attacneO'
fuses without caps and lighters NOT
set. Consequently there Is no danger
in handling the box"
The box was left at the pier by Two
men, apparently Italians, who droVe .
light wagon, and who told the baggage
master that it would be claimed Ms-
passenger.