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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
MARKET WAS DEPRESSED.
D. s. Steel Stocks Soon Began Reaction
 On Large Scale.

D. s. Steel Stocks Soon Began Reaction
 On Large Scale.
 Wall Street, Sept Unexplained weakness in Brooklyn Transit de- pressed it IFS and impaired the mar ket's good tone. There were no ma terial setbacks, however, until the United States Steel stocks commenced to react sharply on large sales.
 Steel pfd declined 17s and the com mon l. Other metal stocks gave way in sympathy, Tennessee Coal losing 11a. Railroad stocks reacted to about yesterdays final prices or below. Penn sylyania and Louisville lost nearly a point and an early rise of as much in Wabash pfd, Norfolk and Western and Metropolitan securities was not re tained. Lackawanna advanced 2
 Moderate buying orders were exc cuted in the western stocks at the opening and Union Pacific, Book Is land, Missouri Pacific and St Paul re- sponded with good fractional advanc- es. Atchinson was bought heavily but iuctuated narrowly. The specialties transactions in the local traction stocks at unimportant price changes Norfolk & Western advanced a point
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
EVENTS AT THE RANGES.
Company Team Match and Leech Cup
 Match Finished.

5 s5 AlSfICHr
 Sea Girt, N. J., Sept 10. The events at the ranges to-day are the Tyre com pany team match, open to teams of three members each from any organi- ration of the national guard, naval re serve, United States army and marine corps, five shots each at 200 and 500 yards; the carbine team match, open to tesfms of five men from any mili- tary organization, armed with the car bine of the United States army, na- tional guard or any foreign govern ment- The distances are five shots at 200 and 800 yards; the veteran or ga1lization of the national guard, ten shots at 200 yards, and the inter-club match, for the rifle dsub championship of the United States, open to aeams of five men each from any rifle club or association. ten shots at 200 yards.
 Tn addition to these contests the company team match and the Leech cup match, begun last Monday, were finished to-day. The weather condi. tions are better than for several days past.
 The company team match was won by Go G, Second regiment, District of Columbia, which made a score of 313 out of possible $50. Go D, Second regiment, Connecticut, was thirteenth with score of 2S8
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
STABBED IN A STABLE,
Hostlers Fight and One Was Gut in the Head

Hartford, Sept 1O.-Edward Booth and William Moss, hostlers employed at the automobile station and livery stable on Main street managed by Charles H. Strant, had a desperate fight in the stable shortly before 8 o'clock last night Booth was stabbed in the head by Moss and he is now at St Franciss hospital. Moss escaped as soon as he was dragged away from Booth and he has not been seen since. The police were a few hours late on the case, as it was desired to keep the matter quiet. It was given out that the injured man had been kicked by horse. When the police went to the stable with the ambulance Booths head was covered with bandages and from his looks it could not be told whether he had been stabbed, kicked or run over by the steam roller
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
CHAIRMAN FONlER'S PLAN.
Financial Bill that Will be In-
 tPodneed at Extra Session.

Ore Feature of the Bill Is the Retire
 ment of the Greenbac backs-Another
 Feature Is the Depositing of All Pub lie Money in Banks, the Government
 to Get 2 Per Cent Interest.
 Chicago, Sept 0.-Congressman Charles N. Fowler, chairman of the house committee on banking and cur rency, is in Chicago to confer with bankers on the details of the financial bill he will introduce at the expected extra session of congress.
 MT Fowler has outlined the plan of his bill. It will include three leading features, each of which would repre- sent an important change in the cur rency system.
 The first feature provides for a re- tirement of the greenbacks, or for their ''impounding' through stipulation that banks be compelled to hold 40 per cent of their cash reserves in United States notes. As the national banks to-day are voluntarily holding $163, 100000 of the greenbacks, Con gressman Fowler thinks that this re equirement would involve no hardships. It would, according to his idea, be an effectual way of divesting the green backs of their power for harm.
 The second feature is for the depos- iting of all public money in the banks, the government to get 2 per cent inter est and be secured by first lien on bank assets, the relationship between the government and the banks thus re- sembling the present relationship of states and municipalities to the banks where they keep their money on de posit. Deposits are not to be larger than 50 per cent of thS-paid up capital of banks receiving them.
 The third feature of the bill Will pc a provision for asset or acredit cur rency. National banks will be per mitted to put out such currency, by de posting in the United States treasury gold coin or government bonds equal to 5 per cent of the amount so put out, This 5 per cent, together with the 2 per cent interest on government deposits, and 1 per cent tax on the notes thus issued, would constitute guarantee fund;'' when this guarantee fund amounted to s1o,OooOO0 the excess over this amount would be utilized in purchasing gold bullion for converting the greenbacks into gold certificates.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
DEAD WITH HER DOG
Charitable Woman Who Lived Alone
 in Brooklyn

New York, Sept 10.-In a gloomy, old fashioned house in Dean street. Brooklyn, the police, who battered down the door, have found the body of Mrs Margaret May lying upon bed in an upper room. At her feet lay the body of fox terrier dog.
 Until recently the old house had been a mecca for the poor of that quarter. Since the death of Mrs Mays husband, who was quite wealthy, the woman had distributed charity to all who ap- piled. She had not been seen for at least a month and weeds had grown high in the usually well kept garden, where she formerly had spent much time. Finally, alarmed at her non-ap pearance, the neighbors notified the po- lice and the doors were broken open. The woman had been dead nearly a month, evidently from natural causes, but the little dog had never quilted his vigil and died from starvation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
PROF BARNETT RETURNS.
He Has Been Engaged in Survey Work
 for Several Months.

Stanford University, Cal, Sept 1O.- Samuel Jackson Barnett, assistant pro- lessor of physics, had returned to the university, after several months spent in survey work along the Alaskan coast. Prof Barnett left here last May to take charge of party sent out by, the United States coast and geodetic survey to make accurate surveys of the northern country along the coast line The party made a special investigation in the peculiar magnetic disturbances which have made navigation difficult in certain localities. Near Skagway the disturbances are very severe, the dedection of the needy being so great tht the compass is rendered almost use less in that vicinity. It was found to be due to the abundance of magnetic rock. This rock is present in immense quantities on Douglass Island and on the mainland, and near Skagway it is especially abundant. Prof Barnett says that there was almost a perfect magnetic pole at this point. He will prepare full report on the subject for the government
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
MANAGER sIMs'S DENIAL.
Says He Has Not Received An Ultis
 matum. from Employes.


 matum. from Eznployes.
 Baltimore, Sept 1o. General Mana ger C. $. Sims of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad specifically denied this morning that the company had receiv- ed an ultimatum from it's employees.
 The employees and officials resume their sessions this morning said he. .'and will consider the grievances as presented last week. Not one of them is considered important They refer almost exclusively to minor matters and there will be no difficulty in arriv- ing at an .amicable settlement. During the entire negotiations the best of feelings has prevailed and the commlit- tees themselves are exceedingly annoy ed that these strike rumors shoaId be given credence- We do not expect strike and am positive that none will occur"
 The committee on grievances at the hea& of which is D. F. Cottmann. chairman of the general committee of the brotherhood of every trainmen is in closed sessions this morning. The members of the committee declined to make statement but will probably do so later in the day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
HUMAN FOOT AND LOWER LEG
Found Encased in Pasteboard
 Box at Albany.

A Vest and an Empty Bottle Were Also
 in the Box-The Vest Was Gut and
 Looked as Though it Had Been
 slashed With a Knife-A Note
 Warning Some One, Apparently the
 Owner, Was Found in Pocket of
 the Vest.
 Albany, N. Y. Sept 10.-A severed human foot and lower leg-that of a man found to-day beside the barn of the HotaIing hotel at Coey- mans. The gruesome object was in a pasteboard box with vest and an empty bottle. The front of the vest was slashed into strips, as if with a knife, and in the pocket was a note, which said in part:
 Dear Romeo:-John Adams was at my place last night and said he was going to Albany to find you and kill you. Don't laff you know what you did to his brother
 Coroner Van Guysling of this city has the case in charge and will inves- tigate The doctors who have examin- ed the foot say the amputation was not the work of surgeon, and must have been done about four days ago There is large Italian colony near Coey- mans and Ravena and the Italians are greatly excited about the mystery
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
AT THB WORLDS FAIR

Cyclfng to Form Important Part of
 Olympic Games;
 St Louis, Mo, Sept 10.-Cycling WlH form a very important part of the Olympic series at the worlds fair. The representative riders of foreign countries have already signified their intention of competing. The National Cycling association has sanctioned a week of racing.
 Automobilfng will be substantially recognized in the department of phy- sical culture at the fair. The pro gram will include speed trials, hill climbing and other contests.
 George N. Kingsbury, Rhode Is lands executive commissioner, and George Edwards Ball. secretary, have submitted the plans for their state building to Director of Works Taylor The building will have a roof garden from which a view of the entire grounds will be had.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
TRAFsRIO MANAGERS MEET.

New York, Sept 1o-At a meeting i'll this city of traffic managers of the trunk lines reduction of one per cent per bushel on grain from Buffalo to New York has been authorized to take effect September 16 This will bring the rate down to 4 cents for wheat, 3M cents for corn, 3 cents for oats and 3b cents for barley. The reduction is said to be the result of protests by New York grain merchants against the high rates current to this port, which were, it was claimed, forcing the bulk of the grain exports through the gulf ports and Montreal. The new rates which were largely in the shape of compromise, will expire October 15. They will apply to Boston and Phila delphia, as we'll as New York. Balti- more has a differential of 4 mills,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
DUKES AND PRINCES.
Shaved By Champion Hair Cutter
 Who Inst Died in Navy YorLy

Shaved By Champion Hair Gutter
 Who Just Died in New York.
 New York. Sept 10-Luca Francia, who for nearly a quarter of century defended his title as champion hair cutter of the world and had shaved the chins of dukes and princes, has been buried in Long Island cemetery, after an imposing Masonic funeral. Francia was a thirty-third degree member of that order.
 Francia was born in Naples. Thrown upon his own resources by the death of his father, he set out to see the world, after learning to be a barber He be- came attached to the staff of a pasha at the siege of Alexandria, and subse- quently made the acquaintance of the Duke of Connaught, with whom he served for several years in India His biographer says he also had the dis tinction of being the tonsorial attend ant of Prince Leopold of Prussia; Lord Dufferin, the sultan of Hydera- bad, and two governors of Bombay.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
CONSPIRACY THE CHARGE.
Eight Men are Under Arrest
 at Chicago.

Drivers, Clerk and a Retail Grocer
 Among Those Arrested-Drivers De
 Hvered Only Part of Goods Taken
 From Freight Yard-Balance Were
 Sold to Grocer, Who Acted as Mid
 dleman for the Thieyery.
 Chicago, Sept 1o.-By the arrest of eight men the wholesale grocers of Chicago have struck an initial blow at widespread conspiracy by which they have lost thousands of dollars worth of merchandise on the last few weeks.
 Those in custody are six teamsters, 8 receiving clerk and a retail grocer.
 Other arrests will be made to-day, and it Is believed that fifty or more men, employees of the wholesale houses, as well as retail grocers, will be involved in the charges.
 According to the confession of one Of the prisoners, the scheme was worked in this manner: A driver would take sixty bags of sugar out of the warehouse. Then he would drive around to some retail grocer who was 'in" in the play and would deliver per haps fifteen of the bags to him. That. done. he would deliver the other forty five to the wholesale house.
 Of course to make the records seem. right it would be necessary for the drivers to have an understanding with some receiving clerk in the wholesale house The receiving clerk would check up for sixty sacks received; in this way the theft would not be de feetpd srptil if was found the stock on hand was becoming depleted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
CAUSE OF POPE LEO'S DEATH
Prof. Cardapelli Has Just Issued
 a Document.

Says Result of Examination Does Not Bear Out Doctors Lapponi and Ma
 zoni-The Professor Says the Late Pope Died of Tuberculous Cancer or Right Hydrothorax.
 Rome, Sept 1O.-Prof CardareIli, the eminent physician, who is a member of the senate, published in the Rivista D'Italian to-day long article to demonstrate that Pope Leo XIII died of tuberculous cancer or right hydro thorax. He fortified his statement with arguments based on his own ex- perience and that of authorities such as Trousseau, Earth, Frankel and Za- gari to show that all the symptoms of the illness of Pope Leo XIII, as stated in official bulletins by Doctors Lapponi and Mazzoni, lead to the conclusion that the late pope was not affected by pleurisy or pleuro-pneumonia. Prof Cardarelli afirms that from the mo- ment bloody liquid appears in the pleuraes is found through thoracente- sis, especially when the fluid gathers deceitfufly without pain or fever or manifest cause of pleurisy, the diag- nosis of pleurisy must be excluded, and that when the liquid forms in the right pleura it usually indicates cancer or hydrothorax in aged people. There are forms of senile pleurisy or pneu- monia in which fever, pain and cough are lacking, but these are almost with out exception of a tuberculoous na- ture The declaration that the post mortem examination confirmed the di- agnosis made by Doctors Lapponi and Mazzoni. the professor asserts, is not sufficient, as only careful microscopic examination in these cases can estab- fish the real affection of the pleura.
 The professor concludes as follows:
 'sHematic serum gathered deceitfuHy without fever, pain or cough in an old man of 94, with diminishing strength should have made the doctors think of cancer of the pleura, or tuberculous hydrothorax, instead of paeurisy, pleu- ro-pneumonia or senile pulmonary hepatization, but it is impossible to make a diagnosis without having seen the patient and without precise data on the chemical nature of the compost ton of the liquid taken from the pleu- "a. Faithful to a high pledge taken, I have waited forty days from the death of the pope before making this publication"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
FUNSTON REDUCED SENTENCE.
Of Colonel Booth Who Was Found
 Guilty of Irregularities.

Vancouver Barracks. Wash, Sept 1O.-The findings in the court martial proceedings against Lieutenant Col onel c. A. Booth, of the quartermas- ter's department, U. s. A., were to have been made public by Brigadier General Funston, commanding the de partment of the Columbia, who re- viewed the case.
 Colonel Booth was in charge of the quartermaster's stores at Fort Davis, Alaska, and was tried by general court martial on charges of irregularities in his department The court held Booth guilty of nEismanagement and neglF gence and sentenced him to remain at the foot of the list of lieutenant col onels during the rest of his active ser yice-eleven years.
 General Funston, in reviewing the sentence. reduced the time to five years
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
FISH COMMISSION ARRIVES.

Seattle, Wash, Sept 1O.-The United States fish commission steamer Alba tross has arrived here after a two months cruise of Alaskan waters with the party of scientists headed by Dr David Starr Jordan. The mos comprehensive report of northern fish cries ever formulated wifi be submit ted to Commissioner Bowers. The members of the scientific corps have scattered, with the exception of Major A. B. Alexander and H. s. Fassett, fisheries experts, who will devote some time to Investigations in Puget Sound and the Columbia river before going east.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
BANKERS IN SESSION.
President Griswold Says the Year
 Has Been Prosperous One.

Has Been Prosperous One.
 Saratoga, N. Y., Sept 10. The New York State Bankers association be- gan it's tenth annual convention here to-day. The annual address was de livered by the president, Stephen M. Griswold, of Brooklyn. He said in part:
 ''The year which has passed has been one of prosperity. Several questions of importance to the bank ing business will be submitted for your consideration. They are now being discussed by the banking associ- tions of other states, who look to you fer action. Among them is the ad- visibility of admitting trust compan- ies to our organizatio the subject of fhe money order business of the coun- try, which business should be done by the banks, and the question of paying interest on daily balances to individual depositors. Safe and conservative banking interests require that no such interest should be paid"
 After a number of reports had been received, an address by Joseph Chap man, secretary of the Minnesota Bankers association, was read and discussed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
ESCAPED CONVICT RETURNED.
ApoIogized to Governor Longino for
 Going Away.

ApoEogized to Governor Longino for
 Going Away.
 New Orleans, Sept 10, An escaped convict from the Mississippi penften tiarY presented himself to Governor Longfno yesterday and apologized for his escape. He is Brooks Story, the noted express robber, who has escaped five times from the penitentiary. Story called at the governors mansion and asked for an interview. He apoi- ogized for his unexpected departure, as he facetiously termed it, and in eX- p1anation of his absence of nearly a week said that he had received word that his wife was critically ill at Kos ciusko, over 100 miles distant. He broke out of prison to get to her bed side, and as soon as she was better and out of danger he returned to the peni- tentiary.
 Story belongs to one of the best fam flies in Mississippi. Tn her young woInanhDod his wife was noted for her remarkable beauty. Evil com panfUns led the young husband astray, and holding up trains and robbing ex- press offices soon became his business. He was finally caught and sent to the penitentrary to serve ten-year term. Had he served as model prisoner his term would have ended two years ago, but he yet has more than three years to serve, so frequent have been his es- capes and long periods of liberty Five times he has succeeded in getting away from prison.
 Mrs Story was employed in cotton factory at Kosciusko. until her hSalth failed, and she is now in destitute cir cumstances. This seemed to prey on story's mind and he made the fifth es- cape to see her, although he increased his term of sentence by doing so.
 George Sanders, a convict who es- capped from the Mississippi peniten- tlary at Jackson last night, left the in- stitHtion twelve hours too soon. Had he waited until noon to-day Governor Longino would have granted him a full pardon. He was serving a ten year term for n1anslaughter for killing a negro. He had completed nire years of the sentence
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
10 STOP BRUTALN|ES.
Sergeant Sehott Sentenced to
 One Year in Prison.

Found Guilty of Flogging and Kicking
 Privates-Twelve Artillery Men Who
 Assisted Him Also Imprisoned-The
 Provincial Press and the Officials
 are Greatly Stirred Up.
 Berlin, Sept O-Paragraphs similar to the following appear almost daily in the provincial press:
 "Cologne.-The court martial of the Fifteenth division has sentenced Ser geant Schott to year in prison and degradation for logging privates and horsewhipping and kicking them. Twelve artillery men were sentenced to short terms for assisting him.
 There. have been eighty convictions of sergeants for abuse of privates dur ing the past three months and about 200 courts martial are pending. / The administration of the army is making the most determined efforts to stop these brutalities, which Herr Bebel, the socialist leader, detailed in a ferocious three hours speech in the Reichstag in the spring. The weak reply of General Won Gossler on the following day probably cost him his place as minister of war.
 It has long been the theory of mili- tary men that a little rough treatment was good for priyates and cultivated manhood in them. The emperor never shared these views, nor countenanced the cruelties practiced in nearly every regiment
 His majesty issued an order most ab- solutely forbidding the ill-treatment of privates and ordering the prosecution and severe punishment of those guilty of such ill-treatment
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
FORMED INTO A PROVINCE. All Sulpician Seminaries and Col1eges
 in United States.

Baltimore, Sept 1O--It is officially announced at St Mary's seminary, this city, that all the Suipfcian seminaries and colleges in the United States have been formed into a province or vicar ate.
 At a recent meeting held at Issy. France, it was decided to create new province for the administration of the affairs of the Sulpicians in America, and Dr Dyer, who has been connected with St Mary's seminary fora number of years, was selected as the director of the affairs of the order in this coun- try
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
SIX MEN ARE HELD.
To Answer for the Death of Pugilist
 Joe Riley


 Philadelphia, Sept 1O.-Six men were to-day committed to jail to await the action of the coroner in the case of Oliver W. Knight, local pugilist known as Joe Riley who died early this morning following a boxing match with 'Griff'' Jones of New York on Tuesday night. The defendants are Jones, William F. Haal, manager of the Southern Athletic club; John Gal Iagher and Thomas White, Jones's sec onds. and Edward and John Durane who are said to be interested in the club.
 A post mortem examination will be necessary to determine the cause of Riley's death. He became uncoAscious in his dressing room after the bout and remained insensible until he died.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10
SCHOOL DOOR IS CLOSED.
John Crfbbins of Huntington Appeals
 to State Board.

John Cr1bbdns of Huntington Appeals
 to State Board.
 Shelton, Sept 10.-Iohn Cribbins of the town of Huntington has appealed to the state board of education against the action of the town school commit tee in closing the lower White Hill school. The board is acting under the law of 1897 which says~a school shall be closed whenever there is not an average attendance of eight pupils. Mir Cribbins claims a later law annuNed the '97 act The commfttae claims the law gives them full poMerrto act in the premises. Mrs Cribbfas sent her children to the' school Tuesday, but they found it closed. The CrIbbins family intend to make a test case of it