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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04

THOMASTON, Conn, April 4,-Bor-
ing night and day at the base of the
big dam at Fenn's pond, in this place,
situated on a hill north of the viii
lage, the work of muskrats has caus
ed the dam to give way, and almost
every gallon Of water in the pond,
which covered four acres Of land,
rushed down the hill and settled
through the main street of the town,
flooding many cellars. The downpour
OF water caused considerable excite
ment among the residents in the Vi
cinity of the pond Damage amount
ing to about $1,000 has been done by
the water.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04

TAMPA, Fla, April A game of
baseball here between the Tampa club
and the All Cubans resulted in riot
which broke up the game. The crowd
of 1900 or 1000 began jeering and
crowding the players after the sixth
inning. After the eighth one of the
spectators went into the diamond and
struck the first baseman of the Gu
bans in the face. This resulted in a
general miXup. The umpire called the
game and declared all bets off. No
attempt will be made to finish the Sc
ries. The more orderly element left
the grounds, thoroughly Disguised.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Science Mnr Ala Detectives.

BOSTON. April 4.-Dr. Edward s.
Wood, professor Of chemistry ut the
Harvard Medical school, is conducting
an examination of the stomach Of Miss
Mabel Page. who was murdered at
Weston The object of the eXamina-
ton was TO determine If possible by
partially digested food the exact time
that Miss Page met her death. Pro
fessor Wood said that he would be
able TO draw his conclusions and re-
port them to the district attorney .of-
flee today
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

NGWb OF the IONh NAAANBp AOAo
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Mrs E. c. Bennett has returned from
Elmira with her health greatly i'm
proved,
Mt Anthony Lodge F. & A. M. will
confer the Bird degree at the regu lar
meeting Tuesday April 5th.
The condition of DR. j. T. Shurtleff
while quite critical shows little i'm
provement this morning. 49,
F. NJ. Cutting of Delevan, Wis, who
was called home by the serious illness
OF his mother, has returned to his
home.
During the month of March the town
clerk issued 8 marriage licenses, and
recorded ten births.
Miss Lena E. Crittenden, teacher of
manual training in the public schools,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs George F.
Crittenden, and Charles w, Pierce,
son of Mr. and Mrs G. A. Pierce of
Northampton, Mass. and formerly of
Bennington, were married at noon last
Thursday in the State street Presby-
terrain church at Albany, N. Y, by
the pastor, Rev j. j. Lawrence. After
brief wedding trip Mr. and Mrs
Pierce will make their home in North
ampton.
The listers began their duties this
morning. They will act as follows:
Bennington village, La Franchise and
Gokay; Elmer H. lockwood, outside
districts and Bennington Center; c..
D. Phillips, North Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Knirer,s HenIth Is E,ceIIent.

BERLIN, April 4.-The North Ger
man Gazette, the government organ,
denies the rumors printed in London
and circulated in the United States
that the health of Emperor William is
such that it gives occasion for con-
Germ. The paper adds that the en-
perors condition of health remains ex-
cellent and that the voyage he is now
on gives every prospect of full success
in recuperating his strength.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-04
Brynn,s Appeal to Supreme Court.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April Mo-
tice Of an appeal to the supreme court
has been fled by counsel for William
]. Bryan in the Philo S. Bennett will
case. The appeal is from the finding
which excluded as part Of the will
the sealed letter by which Mr.. Bennett
expressed wish that Mrs. Bennett
should turn over $4,000 from his es-
tate to Mr.. Bryan,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
AFTER THE PRlN TING
Republican Publishers Want
Constitutional Amendments

The scramble among the publishers
of the Republican papers for the
printing of the constitutional amend
ments will commence in a few days,
and as but one paper in each county
can be favored, there are quite a
number of influential Republican ed
ltors of country papers who are des-
tined to simply stand and wait
The enterprising manufacturers Of
boiler plate" in st. Paul have ar
ranged to turn out the plates contain
ing the amendments to be submitted
to popular suffrage at the election in
November, and as the state paws
handsomely for the printing it is con-
sidered choice goods by the fortunate
publisher designated by the secretary
of state. The synopsis of the amend
ments and the attorney generals ex-
PLANTATION Of the amendments proposed
are published four times in four con-
Secutlve issues of one paper at the
county seat of each county and in the
papers at the capital of the state and
the compensation will this year be
about $125 for each of the papers to
be favored by the secretary of state
The official mail of Secretary of
State p. E. Hanson is expected to be
somewhat heavy for the next few
days. when enterprising Republican
newspaper publishers begin to call the
attention of the secretary to their
services in behalf Of the Republican
party in the past and their expecta-
ton of accomplishments in the future.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
NEEDLES WILL FLY
Relief Society Sewing School
Opens Saturday

The Industrial or sewing school Of
the Relief society will enter upon it's
IWenty-slXth year of work next Satur-
Gay morning. Mrs. T. l.. Blood will
again nave charge of the school. with
MRS. Gardner l.. Moore as her assis-
tant. There were over 300 pupils en-
rolled last year, while the teachers
numbered thirty. The school has
grown to such an extent during the
past Few years that the present teach
Ing force will have to be greatly in
creased to meet this years require
ments.
The little girls-living in nearly
every section of the city-meet every
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in. the
lower hall of the Relief society on East
Ninth street. After the opening exer-
cises, the classes are formed, each class
receiving large calico bag which con-
talns the pupils individual work. The
classes are then taken separately into
the cutting room, where the teachers
nj and basic the garments. When this
Is finished they return again to the
large hall, where the work is completed
under the supervision Of the teachers.
Inc school spends $3.50 annually for
material, and at the end Of the year a
collection is taken from among the
pupils. which usually amounts to about
$40. This is done merely so the little
ones can say they gave something for
their clothes, and to keep up pride in
the work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
COUNTY ASSESSORS
MIDDLE BOARDS WORK
Returns of Valuations on Goods and
Merchandise Sadly Mixed

The board of equalization failed to
meet yesterday morning, quorum not
being present. Committee meetings &C.
cupied the greater part of the after
noon. The committee on goods and
merchandise met in the governors Of
flee in the afternoon, the members con-
vening with the governor and auditor,
ex-of1cio members of the board, in the
matter of raising the assessment on
goods and merchandise and manufac-
tured articles.
The members of the committee were
unable to agree on many of the coun-
ties taken into consideration. The
county assessors in returning the val
uations mixed goods and merchandise
and manufactured articles, which are
In separate classes, causing confusion
to the committee.
The committee will meet again with
the governor and auditor today, no
definite plan of valuation having been
agreed upon. The board will also meet
in the morning providing quorum can
be secured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
COUNTY BOARD QUIET
Short Meeting Heads Off All
MISSY Members

The fact that the county commits
sioners met yesterday, transacted busi-
ness, and adjourned, without that off,
cial rough house. which Commission
er Seng delicately described as Eric
tion," astonished nobody more than the
commissioners themselves.
Said Mr.. Seng: "This is one Of the
first Of our meetings that has passed
without friction"
Then he explained the phenomenon
by saying: 'It was the quickest session
ever attended"
Had the meeting been less brief,
more opportunity, no doubt, would have
been found for the exercise Of privi-
leges.
All bids were rejected for grading the
Crosby road. The matter will be taken
up again at the regular meeting next
Monday. These bids were: Dale 6
Baumgardner, $3.50: C. E. Sandeen,
$2,6S1; b. Kohn, $1,739.
Before deciding to repair the Edger-
ton street bridge the board voted to
ascertain, through Commissioner
Wright, whether strip of land nearby
can be purchased for laying out new
road that would not cross the bridge.
Next Friday the commissioners will
drive over Cleveland avenue and visit
the Mounds View district
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
BUSTSBOYS' BRIGADE
Government Holds Up Maj. A.
Wilson TWINS Mail

The Emperor Wilhelm, President
Roosevelt and the whole fabric of mill
itarism will stagger under the blow
Inflicted yesterday by Postmaster Gen
eral Payne upon MAJ. Twins Grand
Army of American Boys. The post
master, on the advice of Assistant At
torney General Goodwin, of the post
office department, has directed Post
master McGill, of st. Paul, not to de-
liver any more mail to Maj. Irwin, and
to return to the senders all letters con-
tanning money intended for the major
Maj. AL Wilson Irwin is not known
at the army building. Postof1ice in
spectors reported to Washington that
he is graduate of some military
school in Canada.
Since coming to st. Paul the major
has let ioosestfe dogs of war through
the country press. He has reused the
blood of young America by stern and
patriotic advertisements, headed "Be
Soldier!" He has appealed to all
Hberty-loving2 male citizens over the
age of ten years to put the Japs to
shame and contribute Is cents.
That contribution would make the
contributor a heroic figure worthy of a
foot-note on any page of history. It
would enroll him instanter in THE
Boys Home Brigade and would give
him a years subscription to ''the bril-
gade official magazine
Against the enrolment of a Reserve
National Guard the administration has
ventured no protest. But one of the
curious inspectors of the postoffice de-
partment has reported that the "bri-
gade official magazine" does not exist
He also reported that Maj. Irwin, COM
mander-in- chief of the brigade, did not
deny the nominal absence Of an official
organ. Had the inspector been familiar
with high strategy, he would have un-
derstood, explained the major, that any
publication in which the call to arms
was geographically sounded became
per SCI the official magazine. But the
department agreed with the inspector
that in the case of an unframed re-
serve such maneuvers were too COM
plicated.
Had the major not been hampered
by off1cious superiors the drums of the
home brigade might soon awake the
continent with their crescent reveille.
For every recruit was to get three
more recruits, each of these three was
to enlist three, each Of these nine was
to summon three, each of these twenty
seven
But peace has won victory.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Five companies yesterday filed arti-
eles of incorporation with the secre-
tary OF state, as follows:
The MacGregor Drug company, Of
Detroit, Mimi, was. incorporated, with
capital stock of $4,000. C. and M.
9. MaeGregor, /. A. Meague. E. E..
Holt, G-s 0chsner, Oscar and Earnest
B. Munson are the incorporators.
The Washburn Elevator company
was incorporated by w. D. Washburn,
Caleb C..zCrane and w. H. Keller, with
capital of 100000. The company
will be located at Minneapolis and
will do a general elevator and grain
business
James Hart & Sons We're incorpo-
rated. with a capital of $4,000. for the
purpose Of conducting a general mer-
chandise and real estate business at
the village of Broweryille, Todd .coun-
ty, MINI. :
The Excelsior Gas company was in
corporated with a capital of S25, 900,
for the purpose of supplying the VIII
lage of Excelsior with gas for lighting
and heating purposes. J. and E. G.
KoskO, of Minneapolis, and F. w.
mickey and f. J. Benin. Of Excelsior.
are the incorporators.
The Minneapolis Automobile COM
pany was Incorporated by f.. G.
Tiinme. l., S. French and a. E. Paegel.
and will do a retail and wholesale au-
tomohile business: capital $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
~
BRIDEGROOM IN JAIL j Il.
Man Married Three Weeks
Charged With Burglary

Henry Rehl, bridegroom of three
noon, charged with robbing Matthew
;Broos, proprietor of saloon at Twelfth
and Robert streets, of about $50. The
money was taken from the saloon last
Tuesday afternoon, when the place
closed during the primary election, the
burglar having gained entrance through
small window in the rear. Rehl was
picked up by Detective Fraser at Sew
enth and Sfbley streets, and is said to
have made confession.
Broos estimates his loss at about
$50, but says that more money may
have been taken, as he does not know
exactly how much he had in the sa-
loon at the time of the burglary. The
two bags, which were hidden behind the
bar. One of the bags contained $40
in silver and the other about $25
THE money was taken about 4
o'clock last Tuesday afternoon said
Mr.. Broos. 'I discovered the loss
when 1 went to the TILL 1 had been
in the place less than half an hour be-
fore and nothing was disturbed at that
time. l noticed that the rear door had
been left open, and later found that a
window in the back of the saloon was
open. My son then told me he had
seen man going from the back yard
with two bags, and the description he
gave corresponded with that of Ref1i,
who had been about the place during
the afternoon.
Il sent for Rehl but he refused to
come, and then informed the police
of the robbery. I gave them a de-
scription Of him, as did not know
where he was living. He told me a
few days before the burglary that he
had been married. This afternoon De-
tectiye Fraser picked him up on the
street, recognizing him from the de-
scription.
His wife came to me this afternoon
and asked me not to prosecute him. I
do not care to make him trouble, butt
want my money back. I sent for him
to make this proposition to him, but
he declined to come to- see me. His
wife said she would go to her folks at
Clear Lake and get money to settle
with"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
SMALL BOY PLAYS
WITH DYNAMITE STICK
Doctors Fear That Thomas Duffy May
Lose His Eyes

Thomas Duffy, a seven year-old boy
living at 641 Montgomery street, had a
narrow escape from being killed by
the explosion of stick Of dynamite
which he was playing with in the
kitchen Of his home Sunday night The
dynamite was part of quantity taken
from a shed in the Minnesota Transfer
yards, and Thomas received it from a
playmate who was ignorant of it's dan
gerous character.
While experimenting with it he
touched a match to one end and an ex-
plosion resulted. The boys face was
lacerated and the kitchen was wrecked.
A physician dressed the boys wounds,
and it is said he will recover, though
his eyesight is in danger.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
MOERSCH is OFFERED
BERTH IN PANAMA
State Factory Inspector May Serve as
Mechanical Engineer on Commission


Julius Moersch, who has been state
factory inspector for eight years, was
yesterday rendered the position OF me-
chanical engineer on the staff of the
Panama canal commission. His appli-
cation has been before the commission
for some time.
He was engaged in engineering work
on the isthrnus for three years at the
time the French company began the
canal construction under De Lesseps.
and this fact, together with the recon-
mendaticn of Congressman Stevens,
was instrumental in securing him the
position.
Mr.. Moersch said yesterday that he
did not know whether or not he would
accept the position, as his family af-
Iairs are such that he could not well
leave on short notice. However, he
said that if the commission would give
him ample time to arrange his affairs
he would accept.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR
WILDER WILL CASE
Appeal from Decision of Judge Bum
Will Be Argued Oct 7

Friday, Oct. T. has been set by the
Judges OF the state supreme court as
the date for hearing the arguments in
the appeal of the Wilder will case from
the decision Of Judge Bum, who held
that the will of Fanny S. Wilder. in
Guiding the provisions for a great pub
lie charity in st. Paul, was valid
Nephews and nieces of the deceased
declare that the will is void, and THAI
the money and property left by her
should be distributed among them as
heirs, and it is for the purpose Of set
Ting this contention finally that the
case was appealed to the supreme
court. 1t is expected that the court
will render a prompt decision and the
entire litigation may be settled in less
than a year from it's inception.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
WANTED T.PAULLICENSE
TO WED In CHICAGO
Wisconsin Lovers Meet With Bitter
Disappointment. at the Court House

With natural distrust Of Chicago
marriages. Cornelius C.. Millett, of
Wisconsin, on the way to the Windy
CITY with his Badger fancee, Miss
Minnie Delahage, stopped yesterday at
the city hall to get st. Paul license.
After he had paid for the license
and was spelling out the brides name
with evident delight, he mentioned
that he couldn't "stay over for the
ceremony; that would have to be per-
formed in Chicago.
Then your license is no good" re-
piled the clerk
The young farmer gave back the
document reluctantly. His sweet
heart, smiling rosily in the back
ground, came forward and almost
frowned.
I'D rather have st. Paul license"
sighed Miss Delahage
me, too,' agreed Mr. Millett "Of
course it would be different if we
wanted divorce
But they departed without a license.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
FAMILY Is POISONED
BY MUTTON BROTH
Three Year.o Old Son of H. v. Barnard
is in Critical Condition

AS result Of eating mutton broth
made from meat containing ptomaines,
Henry, the three year-old son of H. V.
Barnard, a street car conductor living
at COL Selby avenue, is in critical
condition. The broth was eaten eight
days ago, and Barnard, his wife,
mother law and niece were also
poisoned. They recovered within a
few days, but the young boy grew
worse instead of better.
DR.. William Richeson, who is at
tending the child, said last night that
the boy has a chance to recover, but
that his condition is extremely seri-
OILS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
Licensed to Shoot Deer

Legal liberty to slay caribou, de-
stroy moose. ambush elk and clear the
woods Of deer was granted yesterday
by the county auditor to State Treas
urer ]. II. Block, George Hall, r. w.
Briggings, A. G. Nelson and George
E. Holmes. These gentlemen will be
permitted to shoot between Nov. 1 and
Nov. 20.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
SUES DUBUQUE FIRM
TO RECOVER S25, 276
Ronness & Co, of Minneapolis, Bring
Action on Contract for Logs

An action to recover s25,27s.ss has
been begun in the United States cir
cult court by Bonness &. Co, of Min
neapolls, against OFT. Meusen & Co.,
of Dubuque. The complaint alleges
that, by contract signed in the fall
of 1901, the defendants contracted to
buy from the plaintiff certain pine
logs. to be cut by the plaintiffs in
Hubbard county, Minnesota Logs
We're =eut and delivered to the value Of
$106sS26.96, but, according to the
plaintiffs, the defendants paid for said
logs no more than $8f,282.55.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
GOWNS And CLOAkS
CHARM THE WOMEN
Msnnheimer Bros Opening
Finds Everything Waiting
for My Lady

by the appearance of the cloak rooms
| OF Manufacturer Bros. yesterday at their
semi annual opening, one would inn
aglne the modistes would soon be put
| out of business. The hours and hours
| spent IN dressmaker's waiting room
may be dispensed with, for my lady can
| IND here ready-made gowns and cloaks
+ SO beautiful, in such variety Of style
and material that it would be capri-
clous woman indeed who could not be
1 suited. The gowns and cloaks to be
seen are not only Of the latest in mode
/ and material, but there are degrees of
value to suit any purse. This latest
development in the tget dressed quick
| movement solves the problem of gowns
not only for the busy, tired society
| woman, but the business woman as
well who has not time to spend hours
trying on.
| Wonderful Display of Gowns
| In the wonderful display of beauti-
full gowns and fine coats, there are
some new shades and new material.
OF the former there are onion brule
| mordore, or de rose, Parsifal blue,
| 1voire, Havana and Yeddo. The gowns
SHOWN In these pale shades are beauti-
! which is between light brown and yell
low, is an 1880 effect, trimmed with
darker brown velvet and paillettes of
glittering gold. Another model gown is
of white chiffon taffeta shirred like our
grandmother's skirts the waist one
mass of hanSiwork and repousse and
Irish crochet lace. An elegant dinner
gown is of pink chiffon cloth covered
with lace, the skirt being of triple ruff
fles of the lace
Everything this year runs to the
1880 effects, and the more you make
yourself look like your grandmother's
portrait the better In this collection
OF elegant gowns are some more ex-
IRENE in this mode than others, to suit
varying tastes. The tall, slim girl will
look like dream in one gown at Mann
he1ners', which is of the palest cham
payne color, of chiffon taffeta, full,
round skirt, shirred, and trimmed with
repousse lace.
No More Tight Sleeves
The woman who dislikes tight sleeves
will rejoice at the big ones in these
frocks. The puff has now. gone UP to
the shoulder and some of the smart
coats are made with huge sleeves and
swell bias back becoming to stout or
slender women.
The evening coats shown yesterday
Wouiu make any woman mouth water.
The HavelOckS are the newest and
smartest They are made of finest and
softest broadcloths in ivoire or cham
payne shades, and are trimmed largely
with velvet of contrasting color. Di-
retoire and Louis Seize coats are very
swell, and the 1880 mantle is the top
notch. There are ball gowns in chif-
fon mousseline, or soft taffeta. Every
thing this year is soft and the woman
who rustles is a thing of the past.
Likewise there are beautiful gowns and
coats for little girls and big ones.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
CANDIDATES FILE
- EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
Printing and Advertising Are Il
Causes of the Chief Outlay

Printing and advertising is the chief
item in the accounts of campaign. ex-
penses submitted yesterday to the
county auditor by candidates in the
recent primary election.
John b. Waschenberger Democratic
candidate for county treasurer, paid
out S52.35 towards printing and adver-
Using among total expenses of $65 35
The sum of SIS was like contribu-
ton by T.. g. Brunson, Democratic
candidate for abstract clerk. His in
vestnent was $3S.
L. f. Block Democratic candidate for
county commissioner. reported that his
experience had cost him $24.25.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
Teamster Is Injured

Paul Schultz, teamster living at
81 West George street, sustained in
jury to his back yesterday afternoon
while starting his team at Western
avenue and Minnehaha street. He was
caught by the front wheel and thrown
to the ground before the horses were
stopped. He was removed to his home
in the police ambulance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
Larkin. Draws Three Months

Thomas .Larkin, arrested in Duluth
last week ON a charge of robbing Sam
deH'ss tailor shop, East Seventh street,
on March 80 last, was permitted to
plead guilty to a sefarge of petit lar
ceny in the poIicezeourt yesterday, and
drewra sehtencesof ninety days in the
worlhouse.- 1850 1sle.