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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
FINE RESIDENCE BURNED.

New Fairfield, May S.-The residence of Alexander B. Brush, one of the fin est houses in town, was destroyed by fire last night. The fire is believed to have been caused by sparks from the chimney of Mir Brush's creamery, a short distance away The village is without protection against fire and al- though the entire neighborhood turned out, nothing could be done to stay the progress of the flames, although all of the furniture aGd everything else porta- bIe about the place was saved, so slow ly did the fire burn. The loss is esti- amted at $3,000. No insurance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
CREED REVISION.
Near at Hand After a Prolonged
 Struggle

Struggle.
 New York, May 8.--Presbyterian creed revision appears to be near at hand, after a prolonged and at times acrimonious struggle within and with out the ranks of that church, says the Herald.
 It has been learned that 227 of the 235 pres'byteries of the Presbyterian church in America voted solidIy for creed revision, as based on the eleven overtures sent down by last years gen- eral assembly.
 This tabulated official vote was tele- graphed ito several leading Presbyter- ians in this city by the stated clerk of the general assembly. At the meeting of the general assembly to be held in Los Angeles, Cal, this month it is be lieved the last obstacle to creed revis- ion will have been overcome and the demands of the great majority of Prsbyterians granted.
 With this ratification of the decision of several presbyteries it is hoped by leading churchmen that the Presbyter ian church may resume its old time force in the country
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT.
Will Be Held in About Two WeehA Ut
 Convent of Notre Dame.

convent or NOtre Dame.
 The annual art exhibit of the pupils of the Convent of Notre Dame will be held in about two weeks. The ex- hibit of paintings this year is unusu- ally large and the work is excellent
 Miss O'Neill's lectures on law to the undergraduates have proven most suc- cessful. Her interest in the work and her charming manner have endeared her to all the pupils. Her, lectures are indeed intellectual treats and de- serve most grateful appreciation. Two more lectures remain to be given be- fore the course of ten is completed
 The annual musicale will take place in the grand hall of the convent on next Tuesday evening at 7:30. An ex- cellent program has been arranged. About fifty persons, including gradu- ates and pupils, will take part. All the selections will be a source of much pleasure. These musicales have an instructive value aside from the de- light which good music always in spires.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
BURGLARS BUSY LAST NIGHT.
Visited Residence of M. J. Engelke
 and H. F. Hammond.

and H. F. Hammond.
 Burglars were at work on West Side hill last night. Two houses were en- tered and partly ransacked. M. J. EngeIke, who lives at 91O West Main street, was one of the persons who re4 ceived a visit from the unwelcome guests. The thieves gained entrance to the house through a window in the rear, which was unfastened. They took his vests and trousers and their contents, among which were %7, val uab1e watch and chain.
 The residence of H. F. Hammond at 1OO4 West Main street was also visited. Here entrance was effected through an unfastened window in the sitting room. After gaining entrance the burglars went into MT Hammond's bedroom, took his trousers out into another room, searched them and secured $2 or $3 in them. They then visited the chil- dren's room, where they secured a gold ring, chain, bracelet and trinkets. Neither MT Engelke or MT Hammond knew at what time the burglaries were committed.
 Moe Harris tFephoned to the police headquarters to-day that some person Or persons had stolen canoe from the veranda at Forest park last night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
A NOISY, SHORT SESSION TO-DAY.
BOYS STONED HOUSE.
Where Strike Breakers Are Supposed
 To Be Boarding.

To Be Boarding.
 A boarding house at the corner of West Main and Wilson streets, in which it is said l1e breakers board, was stoned last night about 10 o'clock. No damage was done except that one or two windows were broken. Two men were in the room having quiet game of cards. When the windows were broken they ran out onto the street and saw a crowd of boys rang ing from 16 to IS years of age running in various directions. Later they met a young man corning down one of the streets up which some of the boys had fled. They stopped him and questioned him. He said that he saw the boys running up the street and he knew one of them. The two men asked him what his own name was and he said it was Randall and he lived at l6 Hlenry street The police were noti- fled of the case to-day and one of the officers paid a visit to Henry street to- day. There is no number 16 Henry street and there is no person on the street whose name is Randall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
FOUNDATION IS POOR.
Members of Commission are In-
 specting S6,OO0,OOO Dam.

Foundation Rests Upon Decomposed
 Limestone Much Anxiety in New
 York as to Outcome of Investigation.
 New York, May S.-Discoveries of a sdrtling nature have been made in con- nectiOn with the new $6,OOO,O0Q Cornell dam and the members of the aQueduct commission, including Mayor Low, are awaiting with anxiety a report which is to be submitted within a few days by Professor l.. H. Burr of Columbia university, who was appointed by the mayor to make an Investigation ac- cording to the Herald.
 As a result of the removal of about one-hfth of the dam, which was or dered two years ago, it has been found that the foundation upon which this section rested consisted of decomposed limestone of the consistency of grant, lated sugar.
 Directions have been issued to the contractors to continue excavation un- til a solid foundation has been reach ed. Already a depth of 115 feet has been attained and no material of suf- ficient firmneSS to sustain the dam has been encountered.
 Whether the weakness of the foun- dation which has been disclosed at the southern end of the dam extends beneath the wall of masonry, 3O5 feet high, which forms the remainder of the structure, is not definitely known, as there is now no means of making an eXa imitation.
 There was no suspicion when the contractor was directed to remove the southern portion of the dam in 1901 that anything wrong in the foundation would be disclosed. It is the opinion of the engineers who have examined the work that if the structure had been left in it's original condition the dam would have been swept away before the tremendous pressure of the water in the reservoir and that serious loss of life and property would have re suited,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
STRAY BULLETS FLYING.
Injured Two Men While Grew Was En-
 gagged in Practice.

San Francisco, May S.-Ensign Charles Huff and Boatswain's Mate McNamare, of the crew of the cruiser Boston were wounded by being struck by stray bullets from the cruiser Mar blehead while the crew of the latter vessel were engaged ill sub-calibre target practice.
 The crew was engaged at this prac tice while the Marblehead was in Magdalena bay and laying about 400 yards from her was the Boston with her men likewise engaged.
 It was not thought that the bullets would carry as far as the Boston and no danger was anticipated until there came signal from her to cease firing in her direction. Ensign Huff was in- jured ill the arm and the boatswains mate received severe scalp wound
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
MALL ASSOCIATION.
Closed Two Days Session at Hart
 ford To-day.

Closed a Two Days Sesslon at f1dFl-
 ford To-day.
 Hartford, May S.-The convention of the American McAll association, which has been in session two days, closed this afternoon, after a series of interesting meetings. Officers were elected as follows:
 President, Mrs Charles H. Parkhurst, Nav York.
 Vice-presidents, Mrs James A.. Gar field, Ohio; Mrs J. V. Farwell, Illinois; Mrs Henry A. Laughton, western Pennsylvania; Mrs Francis, Wayland, Connecticut; Mrs A. S. Beard, eastern Pennsylvania; Mrs w. H. Fenn, Maine; Mrs J. k Stickney, District of Colum- bia; Miss Anna H. Adams, eastern Massachusetts; Mrs S. B. Dwight, New Jersey; Miss Anna L. Davis, western Massachusetts; Mrs William Bushnell, Philadelphia; Mrs Samuel l.. Vail, northern New York; Mrs J. s. Berry, Maryland; Mrs o. J. Dearborn, Indi- ana; Mrs W. w. Seeley, southern Ohio; Mrs Lawrence Myers, central New Jer- sey; Mrs Edward Hawes, Vermont; Mrs Henry A. Dupont Delaware; Mrs James G. Vose, Rhode Island; Mrs J. Warren Goddard, New York city; Mrs H. N. Paul, eastern Pennsylvania; Mrs James r. Stone, Pennsylvania.
 Treasurer. Mrs Abraham R. Perkins Philadelphia.
 Corresponding secretary, Mrs H. l. Wayland, Philadelphia
 Recording secretary, Mrs J. H. Scrib ner. Philadelphia.
 Representative secretary Rev S. B Rossiter, D. D.. New York. General secretary, Miss Harriet liar Eey, Philadelphia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
ANOTHER FAKE STORY DENIED.
Strikers Statement Tells Story
 About Darkest Russia"

It Also Gives Some Inside History as
 To Why One of the Strikers Return
 ed to Work-He Is Keeping a Strike
 Breakers Boarding House-Waiting
 The News From Pittsburg.
 The strikers executive committee is- sued the following statement this af- ternoon:
 This is the 18th day of the strike, and matters remain practically un- changed since our last issue of daily statements.
 Our attention has been called to something which if it is so, does Us a great injustice and is false. It is that the strikers boycotted the play, Dark est Russia," and refused to carry the Waterville patrons home after the play. The reason given for this is that we felt sore because on the death of a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias ill Waterville the trolley con- pany furnished cars for the Waterv1lle friends to attend the funeral, and peo- pie then rode who had not done so be- fore. Therefore, according to this ru- mor. We refused to supply bus accom- modations after the performance. There is absolutely no truth in this ru- ,mOr which is evidently another effort to do us harm. Had we received the least intimation that buses were need ed after the play we would have done all in our power to accommodate our WatervilIe friends.
 Booth and Woods, the two former strikers, who have seen fit to go back to the company, are only doing ''extra" work. We are informed that they were promised their old jobs, but the out of town strike breakers threatened to quit in a body if any of their men were pushed out of the way to make room for them, and the result was that the general manager had to let them go on as 'eXtras.' Under the old sys- tenn in vogue when we worked for the company, the men can hardly earn their salt doing extra duty. Seventy i've cents will be big wages for such positions, or rather would have been when we were employed. Possibly the wages have been materially in- creased, however We believe the secret is out as to why Woods deserted us, after being such staunch orator and advocate of our cause. We are informed that he has four of the old strike breakers boarding at his home. He undoubted- ly makes more money in that way than he does doing extra duty on the cars. We expected to get something more from our secretary, who is one of the 25O delegates ill session in Pittsburg, but up to this writing it has not ar rived It undoubtedly will by to-mor- TOW. however"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
TO DISCUSS STRIKE MATTERS.
Cheers For Man Who Said Militia Was
Not Necessary.

Omaha, Neb, May 8.-A conference between Governor Mickey, Adjutant General Culver and about 400 business men was held> here last night to dis cuss strike matters. The governor made an address ill which he urged the business men to meet the strikers and attempt to reach an agreement.
 Adjutant General Culver spoke along the same lines, and protested that, in his judgment, matters had not as stunned a condition where the calling out of the state militia was necessary. His remarks were cheered loudly.
 Several of the labor leaders were present, but they did not take part in the meeting. Nothing was done in the way of attempting a settlement of the difficulties.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
ROILERMAKERS NOW.

San Francisco. May 8.-To-night all of the boilermakers of the Southern Pacific Go west of Fl Paso and Ogden and south of Portland will quit work. out of sympathy with the members of the international union who have been having trouble for the past six months with the Union Pacific. The number of men involved is about 420. The Southern Pacific machinists have not taken any action looking to 3 sympa- thetic movement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
EX-GOVERNOR BULKELEY.
Was Elected Commander of G. A. R.
 at Danbury To-Day

Danbury, May S.-E-Governor Mor- gan G. Bulkeley was elected G. A. R. commander by exclamation at this mornings session. Virgil NJ. McNeal of West Haven defeated William F. Quigley of Waterbury for senior vice commander. F. w. Grosvenor of Gros- venordale was elected junior vice com mander: Levi Jewett; medical director, and Rev W. l.. Hilton of Hartford, chaplain. A. c. Hendrick of New Ha- yen is the delegate at large.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED.

New York, May S-Friends of George A. Kolb, business manager of the Marine Engineers association, who mysteriously disappeared Mon day while trying to persuade men to leave the vessels against which his un- ion had declared strike, are now convinced that he has been kidnapped and is slowed away in the hold of an outgoing vessel
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
No Quorum Was Present In the
 Legislature.
SPEAKER ADJOURNED HOUSE

sion Which Was Carried Into the
 Lobby After Adjournment-Row
 Was Over Charter of the New Lon
 don Gas and Electric Company.
 Hartford. May S.-The house was the .nly body of the legislature to- meet to-day. 1t was a short session, last ing about half an hour, but it was the stormiest thus far, and those present \ will not soon forget it.
 Yesterday the New London Gas and Electric Co.'S charter was amended, being passed from the calendar. The company was given the right to 1n- crease it's capital stock $1OO,OOO. The amendment was opposed by MT Lam bert of New London and MT Woodruff of. Litchfield. No quorum was pres ent and the opponents of the recons1d- eration of the matter made repeated efforts to have the question come to declaration, After an uproarious re- fusaI three different times in success sion motion to adjourn at 1l:3O was made aby Mir Wakelee of Southbury. He demanded the count, which showed no quorum, only 119 being present. Speaker Kenealy at once declared the house adjourned AS this made i'm possible further consideration of the matter. there was a general uproar.
 The corridors were quickly filled With the parties to the debate and many heated discussions were soon under way. This is the first occasion in three sessions that lack of a quorum has heen utilized to prevent reconsidera- ton of any matter before the house.
 The bill providing for pensioning Of nolicemen of the State Police associa- ton by the comptroller was rejected.
 The resolution appropriating S10,OOO for the Law and Order league was re- ported unfavorably. No action was taken on the report. MT Hubbard of Litchfield had it tabled on request of Dr Bowen, the president of the associ- ntion --..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
HOOTERS GONE TO MERIDEN.
Will See Spring ngfeld-Meriden Gam4
 This Afternoon.

This Afternoon.
 About 15O people from this city drove over to Meriden this afternoon to witt ness the baseball game between the Springfield and Meriden teams. What attracted so many people from this city was the fact that two Waterbury boys, Mulligan and Henebry, are playing on the Springfield team. Sixty members of the Washington Hill Athletic club, of which Mulligan was prominent member, attended the game. When Mulligan went to the bat for the first time, he received big ovation from the Waterbury rooters and was pre- sented with a handsome watch chain Henebry also received quite an ova- tion as he stepped to the bat for the first time. It was the intention of the members of the Pastime Athletic club of which Henebry is a member, to pre- sent him with handsome gold watch. but the engraving was not finished Tn time for to-day's game. The presenta- ton will take place at the first gama that Springfield plays i'll Hartford. About 25 members of the Pastimes were present at the game to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
BROTHER OF CZOLGOSZ.
Still in Confinement at Los Angeles
 Gal

Gal.
 Los Angeles, Gal May 8.-John Czol' gosz. brother of the anarchist who killed President Mckinley, is still in confinement. After his arrest Czolgosz agreed that it might be to his own in- terest to remain at the station until after the president had left the city, but expressed a wish that as little pub licity as possible be given the matter Captain of Detectives Bradish agreed to this and the man was given com fortable quarters in the city prison. H will be released Saturday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08

ElOR RENTTwo rooms and pantry 75 II High street. 5-6-6
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08

A Hartford man who was in town to-day said that the Tracy labor bill doesn't stand ghost of a show of being passed in it's present shape. If acted upon favorably it will be modi- fled so that the framers wouldn't recog- nize it. He said he didn't know whether the ripping the bill is certain to receive will be charged to the al legged bad reputation of Waterbury or not, but he expected to hear something of that sort, and added that a great effort was being made at Hartford to make political capital for Waterbury republicans out of the trolley strike and the acts of violence that occurred here since it started and wanted to know how much stock people were talk ing in it. He was informed that most folks were dead onto the game.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
TO MEET TONIGHT
Report of Committee to Inter- state Building Meeting.
WILL THEN BE PRESENTED.

The Committee Had Very Little to
 Say About the Meeting To-day
 Card May Have to Go-Chances for
 the Tracy Bill.
 The delegates to the Interstate Build ers' association ill New Haven yester- day are as mum as oysters to-day ill regard to the reference card. You might as we'll ask them for loan of .$I ,UOO without good security as ap proach them with view of learning what action was taken ill the matter. All you can get out of them is that they will report to a meeting of the Master Builders association tonight and then to the committee representing the car renters and other crafts. Enough has leaked out, however to warrant the statement that the delegates had lively tilt over the question and that the Waterbury men were handled without gloves by the advocates of the card system. Most of the towns all the way from New Haven to New York have labor troubles on their hands and as misery likes company so one town that has a war of this kind on likes to see it's neighbors in simi- lar box and naturally the delegates from these places were out against the local men, but whether they downed them or not is a matter of speculation so far as the public knows though some folks claim to have got inside in- formation and state that the card was knocked into three-cocked hat.
 The master builders will meet to- night for the purpose of hearing the re- port of the committee, and the two committees will get together later. There is nothing new in the carpenters strike. The boys are as firm as ever and while all appear anxious to have the difference adjusted. none of them are showing the white feather, so that unless the card gets the grand bounce the row will be on for fair.
 With reference to the presence of nOn-union men on the Bohl refrigerator, Mir Tracy states that the job has to be finished by May 15. and not being able to secure help they gave Bohl the op- tion to hire men anywhere he could get them. It meant matter of $50,0O0 or S7O,O00 to the owners of the block, and the contractors were willing to let them help themselves if they saw an opportunity to do so. At the building this morning Architect Judd of Boston was charged with bringing the strangers here, but he stoutly denied the imputa ton and wanted to meet anybody who had said so. But this is a small matter and won't amount to anything. provided the card is with drwan. and 1t seems to be pretty gen. orally believed that it will be. As a matter of fact all the contractors with one or two exceptions have no use for it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-08
GnCKRAN IN ROME.

Rome, May S.-Bourke Cochran e New York was received to-day In pri- vate audience by the pope.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-11-27

point of numbers the 5000 men out
is but small compared to strikes in the
building trades, which the city has had
within the past two or three years.
But the number of people directly or
Indirectly effected runs into the hun
lreds of thousands. In fact it effects
all of the South side, with it's 100000
population. 1t effects the business and
social life of all of these in one way or
another.
Though figures can tell but little of
representative. OF the City Railway
sompany's employees more than 5000
Are out; the calling of the strike
stopped, for a time at least. every
one of the 1874 cars operated by tie
company on it's 800 miles of track. The
daily receipts of the company average
trifie over $4,000, and of this sum
$4,000 was paid the men now on strike
as wages. 1t is estimated that the in
10 $4,000 for the year. This sum rep
resents just about the amount lost in
receipts to the company by a seven
days tie-up.
By exercising the Imagination some
idea of what such strike means to
Chicago may be had from these figures.
The fact that so large number of cars
and so many miles of track could be
operated profitably necessarily means
the accommodating of a large popula-
ton. Had the strike occurred on the
lines of the Union Traction company,
operating the lines on the West and
North sides of the city, it would have
been three times as big as it is.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-11-27
SULTAN'S UNEASY HEAD.
Turkeys Ruler Pays Dearly for Gusrs
to Protect Him Every
Night.

The lot Of the sultan of Turkey Is no
an enviable one, and his terror at pres
ent is such that he is paying 5000
night for a guard which insures mors
or less tranquil repose. Sleep at that
price is pretty expensive necessity
That amount of money is daily received
by the members of the special military
staff which guards Abdul Hands bed
room, and which consists OF two gen
erals, colonel, major, captain ant
several soldiers. For their nights worl
each of the two generals gets 80 Turkish
pounds-or about $235-the colonel $40
the major, $35; the captain, $50. and eacl
soldier one dollar, the entire amount az
gregating slightly over 5000 in Amer
lean money. The officers and men ge
their fees every morning Immediately
after they have been relieved, and don"
have to wait for 1t, like some pretty BIG
nations to whom Abdul Hamid owes
money.
\ The expensive night guard of the sui.
tan has been maintained by him only
since the recent assassination OF the
royal couple of Servia. OF course the
timorous ruler of Turkey always has
been practically we'll guarded at night
but the murders at Belgrade scared Alb
dull Hamid out of his wits, and he imme
diately determined that he would sur
round his bedchamber with the most
vigilant men who could be secured, ant
make it to their interest to protect him
The command of the special night guard
is intrusted to eight of the sultan's mos,
trusted generals; two of whom are or
duty every night. Owing chiefly to THU
and other precautions that the rules
adopted recently it is estimated that the
weekly expense of running Yildiz kiosl
is over $685.