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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

Edsons big double Uncle Toms
Cabin show opened an engagement at
the Spokane theater this afternoon to
a crowded house. The company in
cludes 32 people. There are two
Topsys and two Marks, the lawyers
Lulu Sutton is one of the Topsys
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07
Position In
Weather Bureau.

commission announces that on April
81 an examination will be held for
the position OF skilled mechanic in
the weather bureau.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07
A Chimney Fire.

A chimney fire called out the de-
partment at 8 o'clock this morning
to Sharp avenue and Chestnut street.
No damage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

A social dance will be given by
Unity camp. No. 1917, Royal Neigh
bors of America. at Swedish Brothers
hall, Monday evening, March Q.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

The trades council has endorsed the
new scale of wages presented by the
Upholsterers and Furniture Workers
union, No. 81.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

Mrs. Gorringe has gone east tc
make an extensive visit and will &c
south before returning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

The ladies of the Art league want
of an exhibit they will have next
Thursday afternoon and Friday at the
Art league rooms in the Hyde block.
They want to have an exhibition of
old jewelry, fans and deguerrotypes,
and any lady who will take enough
interest in it to bring or send her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Insinger entertained
at an informal dinner Thursday eve
ming. Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Paine
and Mr. and Mrs. Van Dissell were
among the guests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

Mrs. Jack Stewart has returned
from a long visit in the east and
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot have returned
from 10 weeks stay in California.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07
Exchange National Bank
OF SPOKANE. WASH.
Designated Depository United stass.

Cap1tal .$SoV'oVo'vS
Surplus and undivided
profits .s17s.68s9
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

Mr. and Mrs. r. b. Patterson en-
tertained at two evening parties this
week. Five hundred was the game
played both evenings, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mrs. Hiram Allen, Mr.
Herbert Moore and Mr.. Fred Grinnell
were the prize winners Wednesday
evening. The women have so many
afternoon card parties that it's a lit
tie out of the ordinary to include the
men. Mrs. Patterson makes a charm
ing hostess and seems to enjoy moth
ing better than entertaining her
friends, and Mr.. Patterson is equally
cordial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

Mrs. Crowder and Mrs. Mccullough
will give an informal dance next Sat
urday evening at the home of Mrs.
Crowder on Fifth avenue. The invi-
tations are not out yet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-07

Mrs. w. II. Cowles entertained her
bridge whist club Monday of this
week. Miss Eva Glass of Lidgerwood
will entertain it next Monday after
noon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
COMING EVENTS

August 13-Trolleymen's celebration at Waterville.
 Aug 16 -Oakvi1e Co employees clana- bake.
 Aug 16-Rairbow Athletic club clan1bake.
 Aug 17-DrjT team of Auxiliary A. o. H. first social and dance, Nauga- tuck. ,
 Aug 19--A. o. H. excursion to Hart ford state parade.
 Aug 19-A. o. H. Q1augatnck) ex- cursion to Hartford, state parade.
 Aug 22--N. E. o. P. first annual ex- cursion to Hanover park.
 August 22-M Mutual Aid association of Waterbury Manufacturing Go half holi- day excursion to Savin Rock.
 Aug 22.-Good Time Social club, grand opening concert and dance,
 Aug 23.-Pearl Divers fourth annual clambake. s
 Aug 30 Railroad Mems clambake at Moore's grove.
 Aug 3O-Bamboo Tree Social club s clambake, Naugatuck Sept 3-"Otello," by Italian F'ilo- Dramatic society, direction A. Ferraro. Sept 6-Printers' clambake Sept 7-,Central Labor union grand concert, socimbde and vaudeville. Sept 9-Re-opening of Miss Nelfye Reeds select school for dancing. Sept 12-19-Brooklyn Athletic club carnival and prom. Sept 19-Gaelic Literary class first concert and dance, Nauga tuck. Sept Re-opening of Prof Bailey's dancing academy. Sept 30, Oct 1, 2, 3-Washington Hill Athletic clubs sixth annual fair, audi torium.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
OLD BAREBACK RIDER DEAD.

Stone Was First to Turn Somersaults
 On Back of Galloping Horse.
 The first man to turn somersault on the back of a galloping horse, Eaton Stone, veteran bareback rider and cir GUS owner, died recently at his home in Kingsland street, Nutley, N. J. He was S6 years old and for thirty years had lived in Nutley. From the time he bought a home in that town his place was headquarters for circus per formers, athletes and pugilists.
 Stone was born in northern New Eng land on January 9, 1917, and became a gymnast early. He was with Stone, Rosso Sc Murray's circus for years and was one of the most widely known per formers in the world. It was in Liver pool he first turned somersaults on horseback, and for many years he car ried watch given to him by the man. ager of the show for the feat. His last appearance was in the Nutley amateur circus, conducted by H. O. Burner, about five years ago. Burner and he were close friends until Burner died. '
 Adjoining Stones home was an amphitheater, where Jem Mace, Poole and other prize fighters, and Bob Stickney, the Mears sisters and other circus stars trained and had their win- ter quarters.
 When more than 75 years old Stone oen day climbed to the topmost limit of hickory tree with the agility of a youth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
NUTMEG GRATINGs
Interesting Items Boiled Down for the
 Benefit of Our Busy Readers.


 Benefit of Our Busy Readers.
 Mrs Hattie S. Wallace, 35 years of age, died at the home of her mother in Newtown yesterday of smallpox. Mrs Wallace, who Is the wife of a dentist of Warren. Pa, came to Newton a few weeks ago to visit her parents. A short time after her arrival she was taken down with the disease. The house is situated about two miles out side of the town and there Is no fear that the disease will spread. ,
 There were two sudden deaths in Hartford last night and both bodies were taken to the morgue. One man was killed by a third-ran car and the other dropped dead from heart dis ease. Each man was 75 years old. Henry Miller, who lived in the rear of 166 New Park avenue, was killed while walking on the track while on his way home. Lyman H. Burnham, retired New Britain manufactures, died in the Central Square hotel, where he went to get stimulant.
 James P. Bree of New Haven, ex- ecutor of the estate of Mrs Ellen Cole man of that place, filed in the probate court yesterday his account of the dis tribution of the estate according to the terms of the will. The estate was worth $22,0o0. A considerable DOT ton of it was left for charitable pur- poses The Home for the Aged in West Hartford was a beneficiary for $1 GOO and Bishop Tierney was given like amount for the support of aged and indigent priests.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Con- necticut Veterinary Medical associa- tion will be held at pr Edward O.. Ross's hospital, No il Orange street, New Haven, on Tuesday next. From 10 a. m. to 80 p. m. there will be a clinic conducted by Dr Thomas Bland of Waterbury and Dr F. A. Ingraham of Hartford and Drs Atkins and Mar tin of Bridgeport. At ? p. m. the shore dinner will be served. The bus mess meeting will be held at with a discussion of the following topics: Azoturia, canine distemper and scro- tal hernia.
 Notices have been sent out by Will liam Fl. Taylor, secretary of the Con- necticut Legislative club of 1901, for the annual reunion and banquet which will be held at Pleasure Beach, Bridge port, on Thursday, August 27, at p. m The members of the legislatures of 1897, 1899, and 1903 and the delegates to the constitutional convention have been invited. Tickets for the banquet will cost $2 and may be obtained from A.. R. wadsworth, of Harrington, who is treasurer of the association. It was | first intended to hold the reunion on 1 September 2. but as this date came within the observance of old home week in September it was found neces- sary to make the change to August 27,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
zEE.L- KILLED THREE.
Cleveland Furnace Company Acci-
 dent Cost Three Lives.

Cleveland Furnace Company Acci-
 dent Cost Three Lives. CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 13. - The Cleveland Furnace cempany's plant, just completed at cost of nearly $1,- 100000, was late last night the scene of an accident in which three mems lives were instantly crushed out.
 The first blowing in of the blast fur mace was to occur last night, and the three men were inside the stack laying the last course of material when with out an instant's warning the huge bell at the top of the stack, seventy five feet above where the men were at work, crashed down upon them.
 The bell, which is used to regulate the draft in the stack weighed six tons and in falling tilted on its side in such a manner that the bodies could not be reached except from the top of the stack. By lowering ropes the bodies were thus removed. All must have been killed instantly. The bodies were removed to the morgue.
 It is supposed that the accident was caused by a brSakage in some part of the machinery which regulated the raising and lowering of the bell.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
HOW METALS ARE STUDIED.

The first step in general is to polish the metallic mass so that a large field may be visible under high magnifica- tion. The second is to subject it to an attack, either chemical or mechanical, which will effect the different ways, and thus enable us not only to distin- guish one from another but also to de- termie the shape, habit and proper ties of each. Of these methods five deserve mention here. Of these the first three are chemical, the fourth mechanical and the fifth partly chemi-, cal and partly mechanical. They are as follows: (a) Simple attack by some solvent such as nitric acid, iodine or licorice, method which we owe to Sorby. Such a method may dissolve away one component more than anoth- CT, or color one component differently from another, or it may simply eat away the joints between adjacent grains of crystals, and thus disclose their shape when they are later exam ined under the microscope. (b) Weyrs method, which has received great de- velopment in the hands of Charpy, is to attack by means of a solvent under the influence of a very gentle electric current. Charpy uses as the two poles G) the alloy which is under examina- ton and @ at times platinum and at times another alloy of a composition so nearly similar to the first that the electro-motive force shall be very feeble, and therefore that the attack shall be extremely gentle. This gentle ness is needed in all our methods. The particles which we wish to recognize and identify are so extremely" minute and often so feebly held in place, that we must use the utmost gentleness, whether in dissofving or in mechani- caIly separating one from the other, lest We remove mechanically those components which we seek to leave untouched. Co Tinting. The different constituents may be different ly colored by gently heating the pol ished surface so that the more oxidi- gable ones become covered with oxide tints. This method has been used by Guillemin, and later by Stead, with most valuable results. (d) Relief
 Polishing. Beyond these we have the mechanical methods of which Os- mond's relief polishing is very im- portant. By prolonged very gentle polishing, the softer constituents of a
 congIomerate alloy are worn away, leaving the harder ones standing in
 relief. (e) Osmond's attack polish ing'' combines the chemical and me chanical methods happily. He polish es the surface while it is exposed to reagent which attacks or colors the different constituents differently, so that disintegration by the reagent and
 removal by the rubbing go hand in
 hand. Prof. Henry M. Howe, in The J Engineering Magazine for August,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
A SNAKE IN A STREET CAR.

But the snakes with whom have generally associated have mostly been the little chaps, such as the lively two foot garter snake that had in a Kan sas City street car one day. I had picked him up in the suburbs of the city, and before taking the car back to the business section of the town buttoned him in the inside pocket of my coat. Now anybody who has rid den over tho streets of Kansas City knows that in places it seems as though the cars were climbing up the roof of a barn. When I got on the car it was full, and so I had to grab q street in order to stand up. Presently a seat became vacant beside me, and sat down. AS I did so I glanced up, and there was my poor little snake hanging to the strap I had just left. Various other people noticed him at the same time, and the ensuing exhi- bition would have enabled any person in the car to secure job as a circus acrobat at q handsome salary. After they had escaped put the snake back in my pocket. The conductor was a hero, and stuck to his post, but he put me off the car and kept my nickel.- W, $. Dunbar in August Outing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
PUT BOY IN DRAWER.
Jersey Man Dreamed of Burglars mad KidnnDers and Wanted Young
 Son Safe.

Henry Heidecke, of Lincoln street, and the Hudson boulevard, Jersey City, nearly smothered his six-year-old son, Frederick, early the other morning. He dreamed that burglars broke into the house. Exactly what followed MT. Heidecke does not know, except as it was revealed by subsequent happen ings One of these was that Heidecke and his wife were awakened by scream. FIeidecke lighted the gas and then Mrs. Heidecke discovered that the boys crib, which stood in the same room, was empty. She felt sure that burglars had abducted the boy until she heard his voice in the ad- joining room crying for help. She ran into the other room and traced the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
WAR SHIP ON ROCKS
The Massachusetts Grounded While Leaving Bar Harbor.
TWOBULKHEADS FILLED WITH WATER
While a Dense Fog Prevailed the Battle Ship Struck Egg Rock and Then Gliaed Into
 DeeD Water.

BAR HARBOR, Me-, Aug. 13.-While leaving the harbor during q thick fog in company with other vessels of the north Atlantic squadron the battle ship Massachusetts sustained considerable damage by striking on a ledge of rocks off the western end of Egg rock The vessel slipped over the rocks into deep water, but the two forward bulk heads soon filled with water. and 1t was subsequently found that several plates forward had been cracked. The Massachusetts was headed back into the harbor with considerable difficulty, accompanied by her sister vessel the Indiana and the gunboat Scorpion. She will remain here until Captain Man ming, her commander, receives orders from Washington.
 The squadron, under the command of Rear Admiral Barker, which has been on this part of the coast engaged in a war game, got under way shortly be- fore noon for Long Island sound, where there will be tactical exercises previous to an inspection and review next Monday by President Roosevelt, Secretary Moody and Admiral Dewey. The flagship K1arsarge led the fleet, and immediately following were the battle ships Alabama, Illinois, Texas, Massachusetts, Indiana, the cruisers Olympia, Baltimore, Topeka, Yankee, Prairie, the gunboat Scorpion, besides the smaller vessels of the fleet. The squadron had no sooner started than dense fog which had been hanging off shore all the morning rolled in, and within ten minutes it was impossible to see more than fifty yards. The Mas sachusetts occupied position on the port quarter of the Texas as she pro- ceeded out of the harbor, which brought her much nearer to Egg rock than the other ships It is believed that the accident was due to miscal- culation of her position on the part of her navigating officer.
 When the battle ship struck she was going at the rate of about nine and half knots, and although she was drawing twenty-six feet of water and there was less than twenty-five feet on the ledge her progress was but little retarded and she at once passed over into deeper water. Her officers stated that if she had been fifty feet to the westward she would have cleared the ledge. The collision siren was imme- diately sounded and the hulkhead doors closed tight The Indiana and Scorpion, which were immediately behind her, ran alongside to render assistance, and two torpedo boat desroyers were sent over by Admiral Barker to report on the accident.
 The channel at this point is very mar row, and it was no slight task to turn the ship in such dense fog. With the assistance of one of the naval tugs this was finally accomplished, and the Mas sschusetts was soon at anchor, with the Indiana and Scorpion close along side.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTION
Insurance Proposition by Hartford
 Delegate Voted Down.

Assurance Proposition by HaTtloru Delegate Voted Down.
 Washington, Aug 13.-The Interna- tional Typographical union decided unanimously to hold its meeting in 1904 in St Louis While the question of selecting place for the next meet ing was in progress Delegates Gill mour of Montreal and Powell Of Otta- wa gave notice that those cities would be candidates for the honor in l9o0. They stated that there is much oppo- sition in Canada to international un- ionism and expressed the opinion that a meeting in the dominion would strengthen the cause. The union be- gan it's session yesterday by ordering the removal of all circulars and other literature distributed in the meeting hall which did not bear the union la bel.
 The convention then resumed con- sideration of the report Of the commit tee on laws. The recommendation prohibiting members of subordinate unions from voting on a change of the scale of prices unless he has been a member for at least six months was adopted. The convention adopted an amendment to the general laws sug- gested giving to substitute printers the privileges enjoyed by regular printers.
 The suggestion made by the com mittee on laws to fix a standard for the measurement of machine set type was taken up, but was re-committed to the committee for further consider. ation.
 The provision in the general laws prohibiting members of the union from accepting work in offices where the proprietor imposes a task or dead line" was stricken out. A propo- sition submitted by Delegate Bacon of Hartford, looking t6 the creation of fidelity insurance fund for the bond ing of officers, was voted uown, upon the recommendation of the committed of laws, as also was proposition by Delegate Harris, requiring subordinate unions to immediately begin the ac- cumuiation of defense funds amount. ing to not less than SIG per member. The committee received a proposition for the office of third vice president ny LCHbcE VI LHe uIhOn residing Tn Canada. @E ;" t.i H
 The principal feature of interest in the proceedings Of the Woman's aux Hilary to the Typographical union was decision not to have an address in support of female suffrage, which Mrs Belva A. Lockwood requested the privilege of delivering.
 At the meeting of the Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' union a committee was appointed to organize subordinate unions in the Philippine Islands and to investigate the possibility of organ. lzation in the Hawaiian Islands. A standing committee for the considers ton of taxation as it relates to wages was decided on, but the present com. m1ttee declined to make any recon. mendation for present action.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
Prof. CA. Bailey
 Instructor of stage and soci- ety dancing re-opens Septem- Der 2l in Citizens Bank Bldg
Volcanic Dust and Insset..

The agricultural authorities at Bar- badoes have been carrying out jnveE- tigations to ascertain the effect pro- iuced by falls of volcanic dust on i'm sect pests and other parasites of the field. The first examination was made after the fall on October 16 last to study the results. Taken or the whole, the dust appeared to have ex- ercised but little effect most of the insects having hidden themselves dur ing the actual fall. Observations on the following day showed that the greater number of insects had escaped unharmed. Two-winged flies suffered severely, there being notable ab- sence of them after the dust Cow bees" "wild bees" and other hymen- optera suffered in the same way. Other groups practically escaped. so that the dust had little, if any, effect on the pests. The destruction of two- winged flies, "cow Aees, etc, is not regarded as beneficial, as many of theso serve to keep caterpillars and other pests in check.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-13
REVOLUTION GROWS
Bulgarian Young Men Join
 the Rebel Bands.
TURKEY MUST PROTECT FRONTIER
The Government at Sofia Says More Troops Should He Used by tho
 Su1tMn-T3aIy Sends Ba$- talfon to Crete.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 13.-Ofi cial Turkish reports communicated to the Russian and Austrian embassies state that, the insurrectionary move ment is increasing daily. Hilmi Pasha, inspector general of the sultan's Mace. donian reforms, reports that the young men in all the Bulgarian villages are fleeing to the mountains to join the in- surgent bands. Many among the Bull garian peasantry wished to remain neu- tral, but were compelled by threats to help the revolutionary committee.
 It IS reported that Feric Pasha while leaving Epek with Turkish troops was attacked by AIbanians and severely wounded.
 The Roumanian and Greek inhabi- tants of 8 number of villages have joined the insurgents. and the Moham- medans are taking refuge in the cities and towns. At Krushevo the revo1u- tionists have seized the repeating rifles and ammunition stored in the m&ga- zine
 The Bulgarian government has charged Turkey with doing less to pre-. vent the insurgents from crossing the frontier than Bulgaria, though Turkey maintains four times as many troops along the border. The Turkish SOL diers invariably retire to barracks at sunset and remain there until sunrise, leaving free egress to the Macedonian insurgents during the night. The Turks fight bravely during daylight, but dislike skirmishing in the dark.
 The government of Italy is sending re-enforcements to the battalion of in- fantry which has been kept on the is- land of Crete since the Greco Turkish war in order to have contingent troops there in case the complications in Ma cedonia should render their use neces- sary.
 The tactics of the Macedonian insur- gents are never to appear in great num- bers, but in scattered detachments, thus baffling the Turkish troops and avoiding open encounters They con fine themselves mostly to the destruc- ton of villages and crops, expecting in this way to compel the populace to join the rebellion.
 The Turkish soldiers are powerless to deal with these small bands, but to show that they are active they occa- sionally loot peaceful Christian vil- Iages and perpetrate the most terrible outrages under the pretense of com batting the insurgents. Bashi Bazouks have become the curse of the villages. 1 They rob and murder indiscriminately and anarchy reigns. ~. Even at Belgrade the Mohammedans l are beginning to arm themselves. As far as known the following villages have been totally destroyed: Kortschu, . Nared, Narakow, Kosinets, Schelevo, Lichnaderes, Vladovo, Ostrovo, Sore 1 vitch Eskischu, BakitE and sJezer. The rebels failed in an attempt to set fire | to MOnaStir