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Smyrna times., 1903-11-11
VERDICT FAvORS MISS SARAH cuNNINS

Awarded judgment For SIS 10 Her Dsmsss
Suit Against James II. Ennis at Cour,
The case of Sarah A. Cummins vs.
James II. Ennis, an action to receive
damages for the loss of several COWS
which had become infected With
tuberculosis. The plaintiff claimed
that the disease was impaired to her
nerd OF cattle By COW purchased from
Mr.. Ennis and that he was aware of
the condition of the COW at the time
although he guaranteed the COW 70
oe perfectly sound and healthy. The
Jury rendered verdict of S75 for the
plaintiff, which was the amount asked
1or the first aud second COWS that
died.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-11
REVIVAL PROGRESSING AT FRIENDSHIP,
Ten More Penltents at the Altar Last Wssk
Pastor Chandler Continues Meetings

rHoRoUGHFARE NECK, November O. -
The end of last week the protraotad
meetings now going on at Friendsbip
M. e. Church In Thoroughfare Neck
found ten or more persons at the altar
and with this assurance the meetings
will continue every night this week
until and including Friday night.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-11
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY MEETING.
Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting. Re-eIeet
Officers and DeIcare Per Cent. dividend

ONeIs anu Deleare 0 Per Cent. Dividend.
Mr.. A. E. Jardine was in Wilminp-
ton yesterday where he attended the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Smyrna Transportation and Man
u1acturlng Company. The reports of
'ne analrs OF the company were received
WIN pleasure and were found to be in
a healthy condition. The directors
were elected as follows: H. NJ. Tavlor
u. W. Remington, J. j. Satterth waite
and V. G. Walker, of Wilmington. and
A. 4. Jardine, of this town. The di-
rectorS met and elected H. NJ. Taylor.
president; &. W. Remington. vice
president and A. E. Jardine, secretary
and treasurer. A cash dividend of 6
per cent. was declared, payable De-
cember the 18th.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-11
Elected Lay Delegate to Represent Asbury.

AT special meeting held at Asburv
M Z. Church last Wednesday even
ing, Mr.. William FAIRIES was elected
lay delegate, and Mr.. Lewis NJ. Price.
alternate, to the Lay Electoral Con-
ference, which meets in Dover next
spring.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-11
EGGS ATA PREMIUM AT BLACKBIRD.
Have Reached the Highest Market Price Touch.
ed Last Retailing at rs Cents.

B1AcKB1RD, Nov. 9:-Eggs are now
selilng at a premium. They have
reached the highest mark touched all
last winter, twenty-eight cents. 1t
was was reported that eggs sold in the
Wilmington markets for SO cents.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-11

Ex-cOlIeetor PostIes Settles With cOuuty.
Ex-Collector Frank E. Postles of
this district settled his affairs with the
Kent County Lefy Court in full vest
erday and his bond cancelled.
Smyrna times., 1903-11-11

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Riot 1n EIixabethport.

ELIZABETH, N. J., Feb. 4.-There was a lively riot in the Eliza bethport section last night among strikers and & DoWney shipyards on Shooters is land. The police had, difficulty in clear ing the streets, and several persons were hurt There is much uneasiness
 About two weeks ago eighty iron work CTS went on strike in the shipyards be- cause some nonunion men were em- pIoyed there. Twenty of the strikers found positions elsewhere. The firm showed no disposition to yield, and the remaining sixty strikers and their friends have become more excited day by day. Yesterday they attacked q foreman who had refused to quit work.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
NO COAL ON BOARD. Ocean Liners Scheduled To Sail
 To-Day Are Delayed.
The Start will Be Made To-Morrow If the Vessels Gan Be Coaled In Time The Molkte Will Try to Get Under Sail at Four O'clock.

New York Feb 4.-The trans-Atlan- tic steamers scheduled to sail to-day are all delayed for want of coal. The American line steamer St Paul, which was to have sailed at 10 o'clock this morning for Southampton; the White Star liner Teutonic, scheduled to sail at noon for Queenstown and Liver pool, and the Holland-America line steamer Amsterdam for Rotterdam, which should have sailed at 10 o'clock, will not get their coal supply on board in time to sail today. The officials of the different lines say that they hope to get coal on board in time to get their steamers off early tomorrow morning.
 The Hamburg line steam CT Molkte, which was advertised to sail at Il o'clock this morning, is taking her coal on board and the agents of the line say she will sail at o'clock this afternoon on her Mediterranean trip.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
FIRE IN RUSSWIN.
Broke Out in Rooms of New Britain
 Club

5 2 Broke Out in Rooms of New Britain
 Club.
 New Britain, Feb Hire br..xe out in the Hotel Russwin building about 3 o'clock this morning. At 3:45 o'clock the fire was apparently under control, but as it was a very hard fire to fight and the big building was filled with smoke, the extent of the damage by fire could not be told. There will be an immense amount Of damage from water, as the firemen flooded the build ing.
 T. l.. Reed, one of the boarders, who has a room on the third floor, was awakened about o'clock by the smoke He notified F. L. Terry. man. ager of the local trolley company, who has a room on the same floor. They made an investigation and when it was found that the fire might be serious one they lost no time in getting word to the office.
 There were sixty-fve guests besides the regular boarders and the servants in the building and the occupants were hurried out of their rooms as soon as possible. They rushed down to the ground floor in various stages of un- dress and there was great deal of eX- citement, as the building quickly filled with smoke.
 An alarm was sent in from box IA and the fire department quickly re sponded. The fire was found to be be tween the ceilings in the lavatorv oi the New Britain club on the third floor The club was making arrangements TOT its tenth annual reception, which was to have been given in the club rooms tonight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Royal Arch NIasons.

ALBANY, N. Y., Feb 4.-Represent- atives of 194 constituent chapters are attending the one hundred and sixth annual convention of the Grand Chap ter of Royal Arch Masons of this state in this city. NJ. B. Alfred Guthrie of this city, grand high priest, in his an- nual address said that the report of the grand secretary would show gain of 1,6OO in membership, the greatest since the years immediately following the civil war. He attributed this to the appreciation of the capitular rite.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Grand Central station Plans.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The officials of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad have under considera- tion a stupendous plan for the recon struction of the Grand Central rail- way station, so that it will ultimately grow into a mammoth twenty story building, covering the entire site of the present station and part of the rail- road yard and including q large hotel nearly twice as large as the Waldorf Astoria, department store of great di- mensions, theater, an office building, lunch rooms, reading rooms, cab sheds and station proper.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Civil War In Honduras.

PANAMA, Feb. IA cablegram re- ceived from Honduras announces that civil war has broken out in that coun- try. According to the dispatch General Sierra, the retiring president, having refused to give up the presidential post to the president elect, Senor BoniIla, the latter has started civil war. The date of the revolutionary outbreak is not known.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
CITY NEWS.

Reid & Hughes are holding their ars- nual sale. This is an occasion that is looked forward to by many people each year to lay in stock of linens and domestics.
 The Company A basketball team and tean from Company B of New HA- ven played at the armory yesterday af- ternoon, and the Elm Citys were in- gloriously defeated by the score Of S to 4.
 The funeral of John c. White win take place from his late home on Bald win street tomorrow morning with mass of requiem at St Francis xavier's church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Pending the appointment of a su pefintendent to the State Employment bureau, Colonel John B. Dchery N ln .harge There is an impression around that Colonel Doherty will be appointed to the place.
 Mrs Mary Conlon, wife of William P Conlon of 92 Fairview street, died this afternoon at 1 o'clock after short illness of pleurisy. Besioes her husband she leaves one son, Thomas. five months of age. She also leaves father and mother, one brother. Mi- chael, and three sisters Margaret, Rose and Stella Keefe. Eoticesof tho funeral will be given Ia-er. Superintendent OBrien of the btl- reau of water told a Democrat reporter today that during the past year sew eral hydrants have been broken by trucks and that with one exception they had to be replaced at the cityssi expense The other day one was smashed at Meadow street and Cath erine lane. A heavy wagon backed suddenly against a hydrant knocks 1t to pieces and the driver rarely reports the accident.
 k The funera: of Mrs Patrick !. Fin nan took place this morning from the family residence on West Main street with a mass of requiem at the Im- maculate Conception church by the Rev Father O'Brien and interment in Calvary cemetery. The bearers were A. J. Cooney, M. D. Russell, Edward Deegan, Charles Farr, Thomas Meehan and William Dunn. The floral trfb-s utes included pillow marked "Wffev from the husband of the deceased: bouquets inscribed Mammal from her children; wreath, niece and neighbors; wreath, MT and Mrs John Farr; basket of roses, Willie Finnan; bouquets, Mir and Mrs Mcclure and w. D. Richard- son.
 Michael Donnelly died this morning at his home, 26 Sarsfield street MT DonneIly was born in Armagh, Ire-s land, and came to the United States | fifty-two years ago and has since resid-A ed continuously in Waterbury and nearly all that time in the house where l he died. MT Donnelly was twice married, his second wife dying a cou- | pie of years ago. He was one of the, | best known men in Waterbury and probably there are not many of the. old families who have not had busi- 1 ness relations with him during the past thirty-five or forty years. He was a peddler and made good money at the business until he becaI1e so. feeble that he was not able to handle l it to advantage. Fish was his prIn- cipal stock in trade, but he also dealt in almost everything else that goes to make good meal in its season. He Lwas an honest man and had many friends in Waterbury who will regret to learn of his death. The funeral l will take place Friday morning with a mass of requiem at St Thomas Saurch and interment in St Joseph's s l cemetery
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
REMOVED THE BULI4mr.
Then Alfred Agster Tried to Shoot
 Himself This Morning. q

Berlin, Feb 2.-Alfred Agster, a so- cialist member of the Reichstag, fred revolver at himself in a cornmithee room of the house today, but as he had previously removed the bullet from the cartridge he was only slight ly injured. Agster wrote to some of his fellow deputies yesterday saying he intended to commit suicide. He lately had shown signs of mental weakness.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Vermont Vote. High License.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, Feb. 4--Returns in yesterdays vote on the question of accepting the high li- cense local option law passed by the legislature in all but eleven out of 246 cities and towns in the state give: Yes, 3O,35S; no, 26,869. The indications are that the high license local option law has been accepted by the voters by 2,O00 majority. Vermont has had a prohibitory law for over fifty years.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Muraerer out of Jai1.

RALEIGH, N. C., Feb. IA special from Fayetteville says Ed l.. Utley, under a twenty year sentence for kill ing Hotel Clerk Hollingsworth of this place, escaped from jail during the night. All the cell doors were found unlocked. Several prisoners were on the same floor, and the jailer roomed in the building, but all profess igno- rance of any unusual occurrence dur ing the night
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Rccord Breakinr Coal Output.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 4.-Dur- ing the month of January the Della ware, Lackawanna and Western Coal company's output was a record break CT The total nimber of tons mined was 963, TOO. The company's total output for the last week was 24S,OOO tons, showing an increase mined and trans ported of 79.70O over the previous month.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
GOyERNaR IS WAITING

Hartford, Feb 4.--Goyernor ChaTsG sss4S- lain was asked at ii o'clock this siorn- ing whether he had reached decision the immediate withdra wal of troops from aterDury. II have not decided yet,'' he rel3lied. q am still awaiting developments. but hope coldi- tions will make 1t possible to call away part of the troops soon."
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Cold wave strikes CaIifornia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4,-Unusu- ally cold weather prevails over Cali, fornia and for the first time in many years the inhabitants of this city have seen snow. While the snow was hardly noticeable downtown, the park and surrounding hills were covered with white cloak. No damage to fruit has heen reported
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
DIED IN FIFTEEN MINUTES
Norwich Woman Drank DiSin-
 fectant By Mistake
Thought She Was Taking Dose of Bromide to Relieve Headache The Young Woman Was Prominent in Society Affairs and Brilliant Pian- ist.

Norwich, Feb 4.-Alss Eaeanor 6. :. Sloan, well known teacher of music, aged 27 years, drank large quantity of disinfecting solution containing carboic acid last night, and died short ly after from the poisoning. Miss Sloan was suffering from a headache while at home last evening with her mother, Mrs Mary Sloan, and her sis ter. at their residence on Sache1n street, and went to the bath room to take 9 dose of bromide to relieve her pain. By mistake she drank some or the strong disinfecta1lt., Physicians were summoned quickly, but the girl 1apsed into inconsistencies and died within fifteen minutes. Miss Sloan was a brilliant pianist, and prominent in local society. She had received her musical education in Dresden and New York and for some time had been ( teacher in Miss Butts's private school here. The body will be removed to Philadelphia, where the family for
 mer1y lived.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
GAY, GIDDY GIRLS.

Flirting With Col Schulze's Men-Box
 Company Makes Complaint.
 The first report against the military was made this afternoon. The pro- prietors of the Waterbury Paper Box Go on Canal street, the rear of which faces the rear of the Auditorium, com plained to the officers of the First reg iment that their employees, mostly girls, were losing considerable time by fiirt- ing with the soldiers. Investigation showed that the girls first attracted the attentio nof the soldiers yesterday asy playing the reflection of the sun on a mirror on them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Two Favorites Won.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4.-If You Dare and Brush By were the only win ming favorites yesterday. The stewards have forbidden Jockey Buchanan to ac- cept mounts, outside of the stable of his employer, Sam Hildreth.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
MT. Long Gains Slowly.

BOSTON, Feb. 1.-The latest bulle- tin from former Governor Longs bed side says: MT. Long is comfortable and quiet. His mind is clearer and he has made distinct, though slight, gain"
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
OUR POLICE BILL PASSED.

Hartford, Feb 4.--A rush measure for the purpose of increasing the police force of Waterbury during the present strike was sent to the house from the senate this morning and passed with out debate. It provides for the ap- pointment of seventy-ive superr asmer- ary officers by the city of Vy7ate1s,uT.g in place of twenty-five. The biJz bs- came law at noon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
The Governor snowbound.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 4-Governor AIackey is on snowbound train be, tween here and Osceola, Neb. It may be ten or twelve hours before the train is dug out.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
BURPEE AND PEASLEY.

Nomlnated Tor Old Pos1uons at COun-
 ty Caucus To-Day.
 Hartford, Feb 4.-Lucien F. Burpee was renominated judge of the city court of Waterbury at a caucus of New Haven county representatives to- day and F. M. Peasley was renomin- ated as deputy judge. The caucus also nominated Charles F. Hungerford and Henry w. Hamilton as judge and deputy judge respectively of the police court of Naugatuck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
TROOPS WILL REMAIN.

Hartford, Feb 4.-At 2:3O this after noon Governor Chamberlain announced to the Associated Press representative that none of the troops now on duty in Waterbury would be withdrawn to- day, for as yet the civil authorities are hardly prepared to cope with the situ- afi0n
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
Mo.au1to rneory neJecred.

ROME, Feb. 4.-The report of the Italian commission which has made a study of yellow fever in Brazil is pub lished. It rejects the theory that the disease is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
TWAS A FALSE ALARM.
Commissary Sergeant Created Ex. citement in Center Made Billy Keegan Call out
 Fire Dept Some one
 Taking a Ffashlight.

Commissary Sergeant Tom Landy of New Haven, who was cooking meat opposite the armory on Phoenix ave- nue about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, created a sensation by rushing along Spencer avenue and onto North Main street and then heading for Exchange place. shouting as he went, Fire" and Ring in an alarm The officer is said to have carried a meat fork in his hand and made formidable ap- pearance as he dashed up to Officer keegan, informed him that an explo- sion had occurred at the armory and begged him to pull the box right away Officer Keegan decided to run to the LeavenWorth street house instead of creating commotion by sending in an alarm, and started across the street at. breakneck speed. A few seconds later the chemical engine wheeled into East Main street and put for the armory, Driver Kane getting more speed out of the horses. than ever before. The crowd followed, but be- fore the fire fighters or the mass of people had time to reach the armory it was announced that there was noth- ing the matter in the building. It seems the officers in charge of the mi litia now in Waterbury concluded that it would be q nice thing to have flash light pictures of themselves in uni form and were having them taken when the fellow on the outside saw the blaze through the window, mistook it for a. powder explosion and shouted Fire"
 Attorney Meigs, who has an office with Judge Burpee and Attorney Car mody, assisted in the prosecution in the city court this morning of the men who were being tried for acts of law lessness in connection with the strike.
 Strike sympathizers are not break ing all of the windows. While a car was standing on the switch on East Main street, near the Sacred Heart church. this, morning, the motormaa pushed his arm through one of tie windows accidentally, of course. but If some other person had done it, it would have been done puFposely.
 The members of Go c, Sarsfield Guards, of New Haven, have not done any duty since they came here. They are stationed at the High school and are enjoying life immensely. They are an orderly lot of young men, raise no disturbance and keep their quarters in. good condition.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
NO CHANGE IN STRIKE.
The Stone Throwing Continues Tracks Tempered with on South Main St. Soldiers
 Stoned at Union City
 Torpedoes Explode.
Torpedoes ExpI ode.

The trolley strike situation has not changed a particle, notwithstanding the presence of the military. Violence was reported in various sections of the city last evening, and in some in stances it was of a more serious char acter than that which occurred the evening previous. The military were kept rather busy during the night, hunting down reports and complaints and outbreaks. But nothing of 8 very serious nature happened, at least nothing was reported to the mili- tary or police.
 The most serious incident of the night happened on the South Main Street line where connecting bonds in the rails were removed and other dam age done with the evident intention of derailing car. This is by far the most serious attempt at violence that has been committed since the strike began, excepting the riot of Saturday evening.
 Near Rutledge street, on the East Main street line, a car was attacked with stones, a wall nearby furnishing the ammunition. As early as 6 o'clock on the Bank street line cars were stoned.
 Large frecrackers played part in the evenings disturbances, but no car suffered from this means of annoyance.
 At Union City the military were stoned upon their arrival there in the evening. A crowd had gathered to glve them this reception, but were qnickly dispersed by bay aiset eEa-ge People shoul6 mt fn-set that the soldiers rifles carry death. Every one of them is loaded, and as a gen. eral thing the militiamen are good fellows; they are not in love with their situation here and would go home this evening, were it possible They are not deserving Of the un- friendly feeling a great many people have for them.
 The attack made on the military sta tfoned near Wards flats yesterday was repeated last evening. Cars were stoned, too. The soldiers got so ex- asperated at last that they searched the building from end to end, but found no one that merited arrest.
 Brooklyn was in the hands of the military last night. Soldiers patrolIed the sidewalks from the power house to the Hellmann brewery, yet they could not stop the stone throwing.
 Two men employed by the Hellmann for stone throwing, but were subse- quently discharged for lack of con yincing evidence.