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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
THE STRIKERS STATEMENT.
Says There Will Be Something Doing
 Before Many Days.

Says There Will Be Something Doing
 Before Many Days.
 The strikers executive committee is sued the following statement this af- ternoon:
 Starting out on our twenty second week, the 149th day of our strike, we once more have to report to our friends, the public, that at our daily meetings the men are responding with their usual vigor, our deternllnation is still strong and encouragement of financial and moral character keeps coming in regularly.
 'sAs the business men of Waterbury failed in their efforts to get the com pany to give In one dota toward a set clement. so the Bridgeport business men have failed. This must convince the citizens of both cities that they are up against a corporation which con siders itself greater than the people who made it possible and who after creating it made it migihtier and mightier until now 1t feels that it owns its creators. There must be a reaction some day when the people take it into their minds to take a look into things and ascertain why these things are as
 
 yet when the company will go so far out of its way as to condescend to treat with the public. Stranger things have happened.
 Representa- tive clergymen in this city have tried to settle this strike, and failed. We claim their failure was not through any fault of ours. The busi- ness mems association of this city tried to settle the difficulty, and failed. The company refused to allow an interview with its president and this committee. Several committees of citizens have since tried to settle the strike, and failed. The company proposed to make an example, of us. There is one tribunal in this city which has not yet tried, however, and 1t is our intention to make move toward getting that body interested in the near future. If that fails, we think the public will agree almost unanimously that in all fairness the company has been pretty arrogant and that we are now and always have been susceptible to any thing just and fair. There will be something doing before many days in the line above indicated"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
WHISTLES BLOWN TO-DAY.
To Call People to the Rescue of > a Colony

One Man Counted Nine Persons as
 They Were Washed into the Water
 and Drowned- River Nearly Forty
 Feet Above Low Water Mark and
 Still Rising. ,-
 St tKouis, June 8.-All the whistles in Madison were blown early to-day to arouse citizens for rescue work as soon as the fact became known that col ony of persons were at the mercy of the flood. J. R. Elder, superintendent of the American Car and Foundry Works, said at 3 o'clock that he per sonally saw nine men washed into the water and drowned.
 Just where the survivors are now sit uated cannot be definitely learned, as reports received in St Louis vary. Some reports say they are imprisoned on crumbling levee and others are that they are in a tottering building at the car works, whence they had fled from the breaking levee. Every effort is being put forth to rescue them.
 Madison is about four miles north of St Louis. The steam yacht Annie Rus sell could not breast the current, and after trying for an hour she put back into port and the harbor boat Mark Twain will attempt to go to the rescue.
 At 3 o'clock this morning the river had reached a stage of STA feet and was still rising.
 According to the local weather bu- reau, relief seems to be in sight for the flooded districts and 1t is expected that the predicted stage of thirty-eight feet, if at all, will be barely attained.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
MOTHER ST. CECILIA 10 60
Advanced to Office of Provincial I For This Country and Canada

Mother St Cecilia Has Been a Nun
 Nearly Fifty Years-E Established the
 Order in This City and Several Other
 Places.
 Mother St Cecilia, superior of the Convent de Notre Dame in this city, has been promoted to be one of the six proyincials of the Order of Notre Dame in this country and in Canada. Mother St Cecilia will probably remain at the local convent for the remainder or the school year. Then she will leave tor Ottawa, Canada, where she will assume the duties of her new of flee. Her successor as mother super for of the local convent has not as yet been named.
 The news of Mother St Cecilia's de parture will be received by the many friends of Notre Dame in this city at once with regret and with pleasure; with regret because during her two years of administration here she has endeared herself to many friends, who have seen much evidence of her extra ordinary ability; with pleasure, be cause she has been promoted to a most important office and has received a well deserved honor.
 For forty-eight years Mother St Ce- cilia has worn the garb of member of the Order of Notre Dame and has faithfully observed the rules of the order. For nearly half a century she has labored earnestly, zealously ano indafatigably in the field of religion and education. Hers has been ar eventfu1 and most successful career She was the founder of the local house of Notre Dame. For fourteen years from 1868 to 1882, she was the head o1 | the local house and under her faithful | guidance the local convent gained ar | enviable reputation as an institution o1 | learning She has also opened houses | in Providence and Lewiston, Maine For several years she was stationed II l Ottawa, whence she came to this city | two years ago to become again tht mother superior of the institution which she had founded. Mother 5 | Cecilia is woman of great executive 1 ability and well deserves the high hon I or which she has received. During all the years she has shown renowned l ability as an administrator. Th' crowning honor of a successful careel of nearly half a century in the service of God is. her appointment to one O the most important offices of the order
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
! CITY NEWS

"A son was born Saturday evening to MT and Mrs James Mulhearn of East Main street.
 Dr $. W. Chipman and Mrs Gadora Floyd were married at Cheshire Satur- day by the Rev B. D. Case of the Methodist church.
 Howard Lee Haskins, the IS year old son of MT and Mrs Mckenzie Has kins Of 99 Easton avenue, died yester- day. The remains will be taken to Kent for burial.
 Stephen, the. eleven months old child of MT and Mrs Michael Langley of 62 Ayers street, died this afternoon. The funeral will be held tomorrow af- ternoon at o'clock with interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 John A. Messick of Spencer avenue and Miss Margaret Colloty of First avenue were married at 6 o'clock this morning at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father O'Brien. The witnesses were August Messick and Miss Lucy Burns.
 Enough members of the board of agents of the Bronson library did not
 
 rum, but those who were there agreed to have the glazier rock now at Cot tage park carted down here and placed on the library park.
 The mayor and board of public works are being served with papers in an in junction case restraining the city from shutting off the water at the Scovill Manufacturing Go. This is case growing out of the refusal of the com pay to pay dts water rent.
 Mrs John Grady and son, John, of Fuller street left to-day for Washing ton, D. C., to attend the graduating ex- ercises of the class of 1903 of the medi- cal department of Georgetown univers- ity. James A. Grady of Fuller street is member of the class. His standing is among the highest.
 The fishing party composed of Clay ton M. DeMott, Roger Wotkyns, Doc tors Munger and Barber returned home Saturday evening. They had been fishing in Maine and were practically driven home by the fire raging through the forests there. Nevertheless they report having had good sport.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary McEyoy took place yesterday afternoon from her late residence on Mill street with service at Sit Patrick's church by the Rev Father Sheehan and interment in Calvary cemetery. The bearers were Thomas Fenton, Charles Boylan, John Ashe, John Ashley and John Nolan.
 Over TOO persons were present at the City hall on. Saturday night and en- joyed the shirt waist promenade which was given by the Waterbury Military band. It was one of the most enjoya- ble promenades of the season. Eigh- teen numbers were on the program and fine music for them was furnished by the band.
 Tn the Andover- Exeter game on Sat urday, Andover won by the score of 1 to o. Schildmiller of this city scored the only run. Tn the athletic games of the New England Tnterscholastic league which were held on Saturday Elmer Thompson, a student at Thomp- son, captured fourth place in putting the shot. He received a cup.
 The Holy Name society union conn mittee held an interesting meeting Sun. day afternoon in St Patriclk's hall. Marshal T. H. Moran informed the com mittee of his arrangements for Memo rial Sunday, the fourth Sunday of this month The report was accepted. MT Morgan of New York state honored the meeting with his presence
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
STRIKE IN PAPER MILLS.
Workers Displeased With the.
 Schedule Presented
The Gutter Girls Inaugurated the Strike-There Are About Four Thou Will Affect.

Holyoke, Mass, June S.-The en- ployes in the finishing rooms in all the coarse paper mills struck this morn ing because of dissatisfaction with the schedule presented by the American Writing Paper Go. The strike was inaugurated by the cutter girls of the Nonotuck, No division. About four hundred are on strike. The cutter girls were granted an advance of ten cents. They asked for thirty-fve cents. There are about 4,OO0a en- ployes in all the mills.
 The strike affects the George R. Dickinson, Nonotuck, Albion, Waure- gan, Crocker, George c. Gill and Mount Tom divisions of the American Writing Paper Go and the Chemical Paper Go. The strikers will meet at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Eagle lodge office. President Mackey, of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers, of Watertown, N. r., has been telegraphed for and he will come to Holyoke at once. It is feared the strike will spread.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
GIRL KNOCKED DOWN.
Struck By Trolley Gar on East Main
 Street. K

Grace Clark, girl about six yeara
 old, while on her way to the ElmS street school from the Day nursery thisS afternoon, was knocked down by the. fender of trolley car and narrowly escaped being ground to death. ThaS child got in front of the car on EastN Main street, near Cole street, and was' hit before she knew what was up. She4 was badly scared, but fortunately esd capped without injury. The men in, in charge of the car took her name andl then passed leaving the little one to. take care of herself After a shortI breathing spell she appeared able tos toddle off to school. and she went, there in preference to returning home.,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08

An area of low pressure is central this morning in the lake region. It is producing cloudy weather with light rain in the central and eastern sections. It is followed by an area of high press ure and pleasant weather west of the Mississippi river.
 The rainfall in the northern and eastern portions of New England has been very light.
 The following is the total rainfall and mea ntemperature in New England for the past seven days:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
Ternpera.

Conditions favor for this vicinity clearing weather tonight and fair Tuesday.
 The Missouri river is falling except over its extreme lower portion and the Mississippi is also falling north of Hannibal. At St Louis the stage this morning was 37.5 feet. rise since Sun day morning of 1.2 feet. The stage at Cairo was 41.O feet, rise of 100 since Sunday morning.
 The river at St Louis will probably come to a stand during Monday in the neighborhood of 3S feet but will con- tinue to rise below.
 General flood warnings have been is- sued for the rivers of South Carolina and the James River. of Virginia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
KILLED THE KEEPER.
Murderer Was Put to Death at Ossin-
 ing To-day.

Ossining, N. Y., June S-After hay ing been twice reprieved by the gov ernor Arthur Flanigan, a negro, was put to death to-day in the electric chair ing Sing Sing prison. After the cur rent had been turned on twice Flanlgan was pronounced dead. Flantgan killed Keeper Hugh McGovern in the prison attached to the West Fifty y-fourth po- lice court, New York city. He and an- other negro named Frank Emerson, in escaping from the prison on October %, 1900, killed McGovern with an iron bar which they had secured from a window. Emerson was letting himself down from the window by rope when the rope broke and he fell to the ground and was killed. Flanigan, who had preceded Emerson in going down the rope, got away, but was captured sev- eral months afterwards.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
MURDERBRs RESISTED.
Detectives Had to Subdue Them With
 Drawn Revolvers.

Chicago, June 8.-In crowded Illi- nois Central picnic train two young men accused of the murder of Dr J. B. Forbes have been arrested after a fierce struggle with detectives. Re- volvers were drawn and they were subdued only after @ struggle that cleared the car.
 William Dongtong and Harry M. Ar tine, each 19 years old, were the men arrested. Dongtong is the adopted son of a reputable and once wealthy Chinese artist. ....--
 Dr Forbes was killed May 20 by men who attempted to hold him up in a drug store where he was acting as night clerk. He was shot through the head after his refusal to sit still when ordered to do so by the robbers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
COLORED MEN BARRED.

Pretoria, Transvaal, June S.-In con sequence of the opposition to the mu- nicipal enfranchisement of colored men the government has decided to amend the municipal ordinance so as to ex- clude aliens as well as co1ored men, thus restricting the franchise to white British subjects.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
WANTS HIS MONEY BACK.

K. of c. Man Who Went Into SaloontA
 Business and Loses Membership.
 Hartford, June S. Bacon & speIlacyss attorneys for James E. Cronin. a. wealthy saloon keeper of Middletown,si have made demand upon Daniel Col 4 we'll, the national secretary ofs thet Knights of Columbus. for the return of 1 $225 dues which he has paid into the'9 order the past fourteen years A shorts time ago Cronin was notified that hea had forfeited his membership in theS ordetr by opening a saloon. The case ' will be heard soon and promises to bez interesting as a test>case.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
TO HAvB AN OUTING.
High School Senior Class Will AIs0l
 Give a Reception.

At meeting of the senior class of. the High school to-day it was voted to give an outing about the end of thes school year. It was also voted to givei a reception about the same time. It. will probably be held in LeayenworfRss hall. Tickets for the commencement exercises at Polls theater on Thursdayj night, June IS, were distributed among the members. Each member received seven tickets, five for the orchestra circle, one for the balcony, one for thea gallery. 1nasmuch as the members re- ceived such a small number of ticketss their friends should not feel slighteUs if they shouldn't receive one.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
MASTERS OF DANCING.

Pittsburg, June 8.-The tenth annual convention of the Normal School As >sociation of Masters of Dancing of the United States and Canada opened here to-day with SIS delegates present. The convention will be in session all week. The object of the association is to have all dancers taught uniformly through out the United States and Canada.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
Lxnched In Illinois.

BELLEVILLE, H.. June 8.-Davld [. Wyatt, the East St. Louis school teacher who fatally shot Charles Her tel, superintendent of schools, was tor tured and hanged by mob to a tele- phone pole on Saturday night.
 De Bourbon Did Not Fight Tiger.
 MADRID, June g. The supreme court has acquitted General de Bour- bon of the charges of gambling brought against him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
{. Buffalo Blaze s4oo, 900.

BUFFALO, June s.-The loss on the Buffalo Carting and Storage cornpa, ny's plant, which was burned last night, is $40O,0oO. The building was used for storage purposes by the Lake Shore railroad It was filled with ma- chinery and other goods stored for manufacturing concerns.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
THE ROCHESTER, FRANCHISE.

New York. June S.-A meeting of the Eastern Baseball league was held here o-day, all of the clubs being repre- sented- The meeting is considering what action shall be taken with regard to the franchise of Rochester. Rresi- dent Powers said three other cities were willing and ready to take the franchise.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
RESTAURANT WAR.
'eace Looked for After To-day's Con-
 fprpnop

tdCE LUOkVu TUT AIIpT IO-uay s COn- ference.
 Chicago, June S.-Temporary peace may come out of the restaurant war to- day. At a conference between @ con- mittee of restaurant keepers and repre- sentatives of the employees union, the latter agreed to give an answer this morning to proposition offered by the proprietors. After the meeting it was said there was a strong possibility that the strikes would be called off in the half dozen large restaurants in the down town districts. which have been tied up for several days pending set clement of the trouble by arbitration.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
CRnCKETERS AT PLAY

London, June 9.-The visiting Phila- delphia cricketers opened their series of games in England by playing against Cambridge university, at Cambridge, to-day. The visitors went in first. By lunch time the visitors had run up a score of 13a runs for four Wickets down. -x
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
HEARsPs COMPLAINT.
Interstate Commerce Commission at
 New York To-Day.

InLerSTaCe commerce CommlsSlon aC
 New York To-Day.
 New York, June s.-The interstate commerce commission returned to New York to-day to continue the investiga- lion into the complaint that the coal carrying railroads have violated and are violating the anti-pooling section of the Sherman antitrust law. The commission declined to postpone the hearing until the United States circuit court had passed on the right of the coal road presidents to refuse to an swer questions as to contracts between the coal companies and the railroads. Robert M. Olyphant, who resigned from the presidency of the Delaware & Hudson, one of the respondent rail- roads, was the first witness called to- day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
RECEIVERS NAMED.
For The City Trust and Banking Go
 of Baltimore.

Baltimore, June S-On the request of the creditors and upon its own aa- mission of insolvency, receivers have been appointed for the City Trust and Banking Go. President Wheatley said that the suspension was made neces- sary by the withdrawal of deposits re- gently and the failure of the bank to realize upon it's securities. He says he believes depositors will be paid in full. It is stated that the liabilities are S5OOoO0, assets about the same. The suspended company did banking and storage business.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
ARCHB1sHoP OF MANILA

Rome, June 8.-The vatican to-day officially announced that the Rev J. W. Harty, pastor of St Leo's church of St Louis, has been appointed archbishoD of Manila
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
STRIKING CRAVE DIGGERs.
Making Trouble For Men Who Took
 Their Places

Their Places.
 San Francisco, June S.-Two acts of vandalism have been committed by the striking grave diggers at Cypress Lawn cemetery, near this city. A grave which had been dug by the as- sistant superintendent and one work man for a funeral was filled with wa ter. The result was that the funeral party had to wait while the grave was Ibailed out.
 A more serious outrage was perpe- trated at the crematory. There was q body to be incinerated, but when the furnace was lighted it blew up, seriously injuring two men and wreck ing part of the plant. 1t was found that crude oil had been spilled over the furnace so as to cause an explosion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
DEATH OF A TITRFNAN

St Louis, June S.-Joseph D. Lucas, president of the Kinloch Jockey club, and one of the best known turfman in the west, died yesterday at Goodwood, Mo
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
MERRY -GO-ROUND RAN WILD
Conductor Tried to Save the
 Children
Threw Them Off the Horses and Two Were Seriously Injured-The Ma chine Was Broken to Pieces.

Evansville, Ind, June S.-A merry go-round in park near the city ran away with itself last night. There were thirteen children on the swing at the time. The conductor took up the children one by one and threw them from the swing. A six year old daugh- ter of John Caney was thrown against a post and her skull fractured. She is not expected to survive. One child had its jaw broken, another had an arm broken and several were badly bruised. Just as the conductor jumped from the swing it broke into pieces and the wooden horses were thrown in all directions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
British Protest to venexue1a.

WILLEMsTAD, Curacao, June S. The British minister at Caracas, H. G. O. Bax-Ironside, has presented a pro- test to the Venezuelan foreign office against the recent suppression of cus- tom houses at the ports on the Orineco and gulf of Paria.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
PROMINENT MINER DEAD.

Leadville, Col, June S.-John Guth of New York, a prominent mining man, is dead here, aged 69 years. MT G1lth was resident manager of the Bankers Mining Go.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
ASSASSINATION TRIED.

Jackson, Ky, June s.-An attempt was made before daylight to-day to as- sassinate B. $. Ewen, leading witness against Jett and White
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
RAIN PUT OUT FIRES.

Sayville, l.. T., June S.-From all parts of Long Island come reports that the forest fires have been extinguished bY the rain
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08

Police Officer Michael Wallace of Hoboken, N. J., is spending a vacation with his aunt, Mrs Michael Lovett cfs Fuller street, and other relatives
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08
WEATHER FORECAST /

Flood Warnings Issued for South Gar
 olina and Virginia Rivers.
 New Haven, June S.-Forecast from 8 p. m. Monday to p. m. Tuesday for New Haven and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight; fair Tuesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08

Boston, June S.-Foreeast for Connec- ticut: Local showers tonight; Tuesday fair; light south to southwest winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-08

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