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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
THE STRIKERS STATEMENT.
Tells What Wages Trolleymen Get al
 Pittsburg.

Pittsburg.
 The strikers executive committee is- sued the following statement this af- ternoon:
 This is our 117th day out on strike. We have received an interesting con- munication from our secretary at the Pittsburg convention. He writes that 5O delegates from all parts of the United States and even from British Columbia are in session. The Water bury strike has. been thoroughly ex- plained and the moral and financial as sistance of every trolley union repre- sented in the convention has been as- sured. On Thursday to-day the mat ter of automobiles will come before the convention. This is to decide whether it will not be good policy to purchase a quantity of automobiles and hold them in reserve to be used ill situations like here in Waterbury. Our secretary writes that the Pittsburg trolley com pany runs about HOO cars per day and carries about 100000 passengers daily. They turned over six cars for the use of the delegates to the convention, and distributed 5000 free tickets to them. This company gives a man P cents per hour as soon as he starts In for them; after three months of service he gets B cents per hour, and after three years of service he gets 25 cents per hour. We expect further news from the convention tomorrow.
 "Our Shoulder to Shoulder base ball team planed off the striking carpenters team yesterday by the score of IT to 4. Our boys hammered the carpenters all over the lot and won as easy as rolling off q log. Saturday the team goes to Wallingford, where big crowd Is sure to be on hand. Fifty per, cent of the receipts go to assist our cause"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
STATE WILL HAVE TIE TAX
Bill to Turn Trolley Taxes Into
 Towns Was Rejected.

A Minority Report from the Board of
 Education Says There is No Need of
 New Normal School-No Doubt
 Waterbury People Think So Too
 House Fixes Day of Adjournment
 May PC.
 Hartford, May "A bill appropriat- ing $1,OOO for the Storrs Agricultural college for shortage claimed in the funds, was rejected by the house.
 The bill providing that on April 16 each year the state treasurer shall re- fund to the various towns their pro rata share of the trolley taxes due to the state by law, was rejected. The bill proposed to make the towns instead of the state receive the taxes.
 A minority report from the commit tee on education for a state Normal school at Danbury, stated that there was no urgent need of a new Normal school in the state. Yesterday the com mittee reported in favor of Danbury in preference to Waterbury,
 A favorable report was received from the committee on fisheries and game raising committee of six per. sons to be state shell fish commission CTS who shall confer with the forest | fish and game commission of New York state in relation to proposed reciprocal | legislation. The house voted to adjourn finally on May 26.
 Yesterday the committee on educa tion reported adversely on the bill es
 tablishing a state normal school a l Waterbury. The bill was rejected The committee on education then re 1 ported favorably a resolution to estab
 fish state normal school at Danbur,
 and appropriating S1OO,OOO for the pur 1 pose. The resolution was referred N l the committee on education.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
SMALLPOX ON BOARD.

New York, May 1.-The British bark Baldwin, which arrived to-day from Macoris, was detained at quarantine crew had smallpox on the voyage. The Baldwin was at Port of Spain, Trini- dad, where smallpox is epidemic and one of the sailors contracted the dis ease after sailing for Macoris. On ar rival at Macoris the bark was put in quarantine for B days. Another case developed there. No new cases have occurred since.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
BANK OF ENGLAND EXCITEMENT.
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
Second Days Session of National Con
 ference in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, May 1.-The second days session of the national confer ence of charities and corrections had as a general schedule of the day the subjects, County and Municipal lnsu- tutions," Outdoor Relief and Nagran- cy." The committee upon this branch of the work through its chairman, U. l.. Stonaker of Denver, Col, presented resolutions.
 William H. Allen, general agent ol the New York Mission for Improving the Condition of the Poor, delivered an address, taking as his subject, 80 cial Parasite of Social Product" The salient portion of his address follo"s'
 "One phase of vagrancy affects great number of people and represents a great menace to social welfare. refer to the vagrancy of giving, that tramp philanthropic, that supernclal samaritanism, that vagrant interest III one's fellowmen which purchases sell complacency, relief from annoyance reputation for generosity and spurious mortgages on mansions ill the sKles from vendors of hard luck stories, 1n- ventors of mutilated limbs and exhlDl- tors of moral and physical deformltles, It is as uncharltable for an indlvloua' unlicensed citizen on the street to prs scribe for vagrancy as for hydropho- bia or typhoid fever. Our proolen4 ts primarily to convince and correct liils citizen giver rather than to conVlnce and reclaim the tramp. we snail ne'' CT be rid of the man who would ratne. give g. nickel to a beggar than seno him to an agency which can make mn supporting
 Other addresses were made by Jo' senh Forbes of New York and LlVlng s+on Mims of Atlanta. During the afternoon sectional meetings were held.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
MEETING POSTPONED.
Trolleymen to Get Together Friday |
 Morning Instead of To-day.

Trolleymen to Get Together Friday
 Morning Instead of To-day.
 New Haven, May 7.-The meeting of the trolleymen which was to have been held this morning was postponed until tomorrow morning on account of important matters which are pending. One of the chief things to be considered at the meeting will be the new sched- ule, which is to be presented to the directors of the road.
 The schedule, it is understood, will grade the pay of the men on the road. The men now receive 20 cents an hour and 1t is intended to so grade the pay, that those of the men that have been in the employ of the road for a space of over ten years will receive twenty five, cents per hour. There are num- Der of men on the road that have been in the employ of the company over this time and the raise will be a sort of q reward for good service.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
BANK OF ENGLAND.

London, May 1.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserve increased 914,000; circulation, de creased 93,000; bullion, increased E10,676; other securities, decreased G3,127,000; other deposits, decreased .G3,575,000; public deposits, decreased tG 565, ,000; notes reserve, increased G8,000; government securities un- changed. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to liability this week is 52.17 per cent as comnared with 4S.90 per cent last week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
RAGING SEASON OPENED.
Spring Meeting of Westchester Jockey
 Club Started To-Day.

Spring Meeting of Westchester Jockey
 Club Started To-Day.
 New York, May 1.-The real racing season opened to-day with the sprlns meeting of the. Westchester JocAey club at Morris Park, for the racing d, Aoueduct and Jamaica are consldereo by race-goers merely preliminary lo inc Westchester meeting. The day broke fine, the track was fast anu a big crowd flocked to the course. 1lie stellar attraction was the Metropoll- tan handicap, worth this year an etell S15,OOO, $12,oO0 of which goes 10 tne winner. The w. c. Whitney ell tries, Gunfire with Burns up and Leonora Loring, wlth Fuller in the saddle, were strong favorites, carrying the bulk oi the public money. l.. V. Bells en- n tries. Colonel Bill and Francesca G xB. Norris Old England and Sfave' the former ridden by Hicks, were looKeu mon as dangerous rivals of the faVor. ites. and Yellow Tail, in view or Ills nerformance at Jamaica, also recelVeo some backing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Program for Tonight and To-morrow's s
 Missionary Convention.

Program for Tonight and To-morrow's
 Missionary Convention.
 A revival and missionary convention was begun at the Advent Christian church on Cherry street, of which the Rev c. F. l.. Smith was pastor. The attendance at this mornings session was not large, but it was expected that number of more delegates would be present at the meetings this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow. A very inter- esting address on "Winning Souls" was delivered by the Rev MT Stone of Wal lingford. Shortly after 12 o'clock din- her. was served in the gallery of the church. At 2 o'clock the afternoon ses- sion began.
 To-night's session will begin at 7 o'clock, when social service will be con- ducted by the pastor, c. F. l.. Smith. At 7:45 an address will be delivered on "St Paul's Supreme Desire" by the Rev A. c. Johnson.
 The program for tomorrow is as fol lows: 9:3O n. m., prayer and conference, conducted by Pastor J. w. Davis, topic, 'What Relation Does Nal iii, 10, Sus- tain to the Success of Our Work as a People?" 1O:45, address by Mrs William Gibb. subject. "Usable Vessels; ? D. m., praise and prayer: 2:3O p. m., ad- dress by Pastor c. H. Wallace, subject "Intercessory Prayer; 3:30 D. m., ad, dress by Pastor George H. Tyler, sub | ject. ''What Holds the Winds of WarF' ' D. m., social service; 7:45 D. m.., ad. dress by Rev c. Howard alone, sub feet. "Our Work in Foreign Lands."
 All are cordially invited.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
CITY NEWS

The estate of the late Lugardis Smith was settled up in the court of probate to-day.
 Reid SS Hughes millinery depart ment is still doing business at 35 Gen. ter street, up one flight.
 The Elite Whist club will give away some handsome prizes at Ledvenworth hall tomorrow evening.
 The work of paving North Main street between Abbott avenue and Cooke street was commenced to-day.
 Mrs Long, who has been visiting her father, D. B. Buckley, for few weeks has returned to her home 'in Canada She was accompanied by her sister Ella Buckley. as The trolley company put two dogs out of business yesterday. They got in the way of car on North square and suffered the consequences, broken legs l Officer McNiff's revolver put them out of pain. To-day Grand Knight B. J. Finn of Sheridan council, K. of C., received from National Treasurer Brady, 8 check for $1,0OO, the amount of insur- ance carried in the order by the late Charles O'Connor. MT Finn paid the money over to the widow of the de. | ceased.
 A young fellow named Edward Hig l gins was arrested this afternoon b, 1 Detective Dodds for theft of pocket book from Mrs Clayton NJ. Andrews Pearl street. The pocketbook con tained $7 and was on the table whel Higgins entered the house. He admit ted the theft to the detective. Tn, 1 pocketbook containing $6 of the none, was found on him.
 l Miss Emmeline D. Warner of ?; Pine street went into Tax Collecto 1 Thoms' office yesterday afternoon witt three $100 bills to pay her taxes. Sh, 1 thought she had the three bills whel she entered the office, but when came to paying the taxes one of tn, bills had disappeared. John Me Guinness of b71 Baldwin street fount the bill and was going to wait and se if someone advertised It, The cas- was put into Detective Dodds' hands however, and learning that McGuin ness had been in the office he called ol him and got the bill. MT McGuinnes
 said that he intended to advertise tha l he had found the bill if no one adver tised its loss,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
co A AND G FIELD DAYS
Will Be Held at Riverside Park On
 May 25 and 2S.

Will Be Held at Riverside Park On
 May % and 2S.
 The field day of Go c will be on Thursday, May 2S, while Go As field day will be Monday, May 25. Each company will appear upon its rife range, at Riverside park, not later than 8 o'clock in the morning, in blue uni form, campaign hats and leggins. Khaki uniforms may be worn if the weather permits. Each company will devote the day to rife practice under the supervision of the inspector of small arms practice, and drill will be held in extended order, guard duty and the service of security and information under the supervision of the field off, cer present.
 Each company commander will pur- chase such commissary stores as are necessary for the subsistence of his | command and will peronally see that the food is properly cooked and served. Rations must not exceed forty cents per man, including transportation of supplies and cooking outfit
 No officer or enlisted man will be ex- cused from attendance at these pa- rades and field days except for the most urgent reasons. Attention is called to the fine prescribed by law for unexcused absence and to the regula- tlaons concerning payrolls.
 Notices of the parades and field days have been sent out by Thomas T. Wells. captain and adjutant, by order of Colonel Theodore H. Sucher.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
AGUINALDO'S CAPTURE.
Considerably 1ncreased the Difficulties of the American Soldiers.


 of the American Soldiers.
 New York, May T.-PercevaI Ian. don, in the second of his series of let ters from Manila on '"The American Failure in the Philippines" printed in the Daily Mall to-day, argues, accord ing to a London dispatch to the World, that the difficulties of the situation were considerably increased by the capture of Aguinaldo. .' Little importance need be at tached," he asserts, Ito the recent ex- posture iby General Miles that certain number of Americans disgraced them selves by acts of abominable cruelty. 1t is no more of slur upon the Amer ican army than the records of the New gate calendar are upon the inhabitants of London. Throughout the war the individual American soldier has played the game well, and fairly, and it is no discredit to him that it Is not yet car rieI to a successful close"
 In enumerating the causes of the un- satisfactory condition, MT Landon mentions the introducing of the gold standard, which has disorganized busi- ness, and the prohibiting of Chinese labor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
EDUCATORS IN SESSION.

Sixth Annual Conference Being Held
 in New Haven To-day.
 New Haven, May Many delegates from educational associations in New York and New England arrived here to-day for the opening of the sixth an- nual conference of the Eastern Public Education association. The conference will continue three days, twenty-nine educational organizations In the eastern states being represented. All the ses- sions will be devoted to consideration of topics bearing on school hygiene. A business session will be held late this afternoon, and the conference will be formally opened this evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
THE MODERN WOODMEN.

State Deputy's Report Tells of Pro
 gress of Order-Off1cers Elected.
 Norwich, May 7.-The state conven- tion of the Modern Woodmen of Amer ica met in Norwich yesterday. State Consul A. c. Matthews presided and Mayor Thayer welcomed the delegates. T. w. Newman, state deputy of the high consul, reported that in three years 76 camps had been instituted in the state, with 4,O0O members, and that now 100 members a month were being added. Officers elected were: State consul, w. J. Fitzgerald; state clerk, A. N Tracy, Norwich.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
ELECTION TALLY SHEETS.
Supervisors Began An Official Exami-
 nation To-day.

Baltimore, May 7.-The board of election supervisors began to-day the official examination of the election tally sheets returned from Tuesdays mu- nicipal election as required by law. Boxes containing the ballots fa'om four precincts over which there was dis pute among the registrars of election will also be opened and the votes counted: Not counting these precincts Robert H. McLane, the democratic candidate for mayor, has plurality of 5SO and it is not beleieyed that the four to be counted will materially change the result.
 The republican committee appointed for that purpose is preparing to take legal steps to file contest in behalf of Frank c. Wachter, republican eandi- date tff
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
HELD FOR MURDER.
Woman Killed While Robbers were After Fathers Money.

Two Men Were Arrested for the Crime,
 But One Was Released-The Man
 Now Under Arrest Had Bicycle in
 His Possession on Which 1t is Sup
 posed He Rode from Medford to Bos-
 ton.
 Maiden, Mass, May 7.-Comasso Lombried, who was arrested in Boston on suspicion of having killed Miss Nel- lie Sturtevant, daughter of James $. Sturtevant, in Medford, while attempt ing to rob her father, late last night, was to-day held without bail on a charge of murder for further hearing next Tuesday. Daniel J. Murphy of Arlington, who also was arrested ill connection with the murder by the po- lice of Medford, was released, no case having been made out against him. The cases came up before Judge Charles NJ. Bruce in the Ialdin district court. Lombreid. who is an Italian and who claims to be unable to speak English, was represented to-day by Lawyer J. J. Walsh of Maiden. When the case was called Lawyer Walsh WdIN0u IAG LGdtt4uS OL ChC SOhApA and asked for a continuance in order that time might be afforded to prepare for hearing. The judge granted the request and Lombried was remanded to the East Cambridge jail. No evil dence was introduced. No member of the Sturtevant family was in court. Sergeant Ewell of the Medford police was in charge of the case for the prose cution.
 Lombreid was arrested in Boston about an hour and a half after the Sturtevant murder. The Boston police had been notified by the Medford au- thorities that Miss Sturtevant's mur- derer had escaped from Medford on q ! bicycle. Lombreid was riding a bicy- cle and he answered the description given by MT and Mrs Sturtevant. Boston, May 1.-The police of this | city, who arrested Comasso Lombreid l early this morning on suspicion of 1 being connected with the Sturtevant murder in Medford last night, state that he gave a fictitious address. He claimed. the police say, that he lived at Il Whittier alley, North End. Tn vestigation at that number and in that vicinity failed to reveal any knowledge of the man. The bicycle ridden by Lombreid when he was arrested is at Station 1. MT Sturtevant will come to Boston as soon as he is able to see If he can identify the wheel as the one used by the murderer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
LAND GRANT SCANDAL.

Victoria B. O., May 7.-At yester- days hearing of the Investigation into the land grant scandal, w. J. Taylor, of the firm of Ebhert & Taylor, testi- fled that W. c. Wells, land commission CT, expected to get something out of the South Kootenai deal. Wells the wit ness testified. thought there ought to be about 3O,0OO acres in it for him. To this suggestion the witness remarked that if the 100000 acres in question were divided among nineteen or twen. ty persons there would be little left fol the company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
WELL GO TO IDAHO.

University of California, May T. Professor J. c. Merriam of the depart ment of geology will go to the south eastern part of Idaho this summer to search for reptilian remains in a DOT tion of the Triassic formation lower than any of those in which such re- mains previously have been found. Herbert M. Vans will assist Professor Merriam. They will be accompanied by Professor James Perrin Smith of Stanford university.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
PAPERS WERE ALL o. K.
Kelsey, Hunt and Peasley Had Run
 to Clerks Office for Nothing.

Kelsey, Hunt and PeaSley Had a Kun
 to Clerks Office for Nothing.
 Somebody wanted to know this morning why Ben Kelsey and Attor- neys Peasley and Hunt made such a wild dash for the city clerks office last night immediately after the ad- journment of the Mansfield hearing. MT Ryan was asked about the matter and stated that they called and asked to see what age was on Mansfeld's application for appointment as super numerary. 1t agreed exactly with what the officer had said October 1. 1878. The trio must have been very much disappointed when they found themselves foiled in their efforts to make handle out of this. The gen. era1 impression about town to-day is that they have no charges to prefer against the officer and are now cling ing onto technicalities in order to let themselves down easy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
SHAMROCK OUT AGAIN.
Refitted and Put ill Sailing Condition
 Once More.


 Gourock, Scotland, May 1.-The Shamrock III went out this morning on her first trial spin since she had been refitted, after having been dis masted off Weymouth. A light north easterly wind was blowing. The cup chaIlenger's new mainsail, which is crosscut, like the old one, did not set satisfactorily. Her clubtopsail, which is of enormous size, sets high above the masthead The bicycle wheel pre- viously used in steering the challen- ger has been discarded in favor of an or- dinary wooden wheel. The trial to- day was chiefly for sail stretching and to practice the crew. The Sham rock l only carried working topsail. The new boat drifted slowly out of Gourock bay, but once in the open she slipped smartly through the water and reached down channel at a great pace.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
SALOONS ARE CLOSED.

Omaha, Neb, May All the larger firms in the city affected by the strike of teamsters and their sympathizers prepared to get their business started to-day under protection of the injunc- tion issued last night by the federal court. At a meeting of the business mems association it was decided to await the result of the injunction be- fore taking further action. None of the large restaurants were open to- day. The saloons were all closed again and the entire police force is on duty in the downtown districts,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
snRIKE AT PACKING HOUSE.

Chicago, May 7.-Business at the packing houses is being conducted un- der difficulties to-day owing to the strike of stationary engineers, called yesterday. By one expedient or an other all of the eight concerns that re fused to sign the scale demanded by the strikers are keeping their plants ir operation. The packers declare the demands of the engineers are in viola ton of an agreement entered into sev eral weeks ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
RECEIVED BY THE POP
Father Van Antwerp Presented freSl- .... dent Roosevelt's Gift.

Rome, May 7-The Rev faIner Baudenilli, former provincial or tne American Passionist Fathers, and the Rev Father Francis J. Van Antwerp of>Detroit, Mich, were received Ill prl- vate audience by the pope to-day and presented to the. pontiff President Roosevelts jubilee gift of ten hand some volumes of presidential messages. Father Van Antwerp also presented a golden scroll containing the signatures of 25,O0O Americans and Canadians
 The Rev Father William De Bever and the Rev Father Allissey of Detroit, were also received by the pope.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
POWDER COMBINATION

San Francisco May TT. c. Dupont of Wilmington, Del, who is at the head of the combination of eastern powder concerns, has been i'll San Francisco for two weeks and according to good authority for the purpose of adding to the eastern amalgamation the powder companies of California. Dupont is 1a large stockholder in the California powder works.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-07
OVERLOOKED S1 .OOO-

Chicago, May 7.-Three men, armed with revolvers, held up the saloon of William Manion last night, while half dozen patrons were drinking at the bar. They secured $500 in negotiable checks, a watch and chain and $1O0 from the proprietor. Hidden behind the bar was a cigar box containing $1,000 which the thieves overlooked.