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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
CITY NEWS

"
 Frank D. Book was to-day appoina ed administrator on the estate of tha late Charles A. Sherman.
 Chief Engineer Samuel c. Snaro os the fire department is in Affdslletownl to-day and First assistant Engineer O'Brien is at the helm
 Thomas F. Mclaughlin of thas ciszsI was gr0omsman at the wedding of Charles Roberts and Miss Mary Agnes Green, which took place at St Afats| thew's church in Forestville yesterday morning.
 J. G. Twining, who has been forced out of his South Main street store. isl now in his new place at 27 Abbott ave-. nue. He is anxious to dispose Of aa lot of first class goods at low prices, as he has not the room to place fhena.
 The six boys arrested yesterday for' breaking into garden on Linden street were turned over to their paf ents last night by Chief Egan, with the. understanding that they would be. given good whipping and4kept where they belong in the future. Itsis under stood that the next batch Of youthful offenders brought in will have to faca| the music in the police court
 The simple invention is often tlaeI most practical. Who ever heard of q suspender without buckles or metal chains or loops, except boy with string or rope in place of suspenueEs C Upson Singleton & Go are showing ae new suspender wihhout buckles 0r. metal slides of any kind, yet 1t has all. the adjustment necessary and is thal most comfortable suspender made foE summer wear. Ask to sec the Nas Buckles
 This being the last day Of the term of the district court, Judge Coweli WAS engaged in clearing up odds and ends of business. Judgment fer norecio sure was granted Emil Jacobs against Henry S. Jarrett ct al for $3 O01. .66. Law days begin December 30 and ex- pire January 8, 1905. A number of nai@ nor motions and demurrers were cons sidered and judgment reserved in all. The matter before the court at presz' hour was repleyin apf the Boston Furz| niture Go against Constable D. R. Per< kins
 The humping noise of an automQ< bile was principally responsible for a serious accident to Fred ID. Benhams the North Elm street liveryman, and his wife and 4-years-old girl last eyen-. ing. A pair of horses owned by Scott, the charcoal dealer, got scared at the machine and ran away, collid- ing with Mir Benham's carriage at the corner of North Main street and Ab~. bolt avenue, demolishing the carrlage and throwing the occupants into the. street. 1fr Benham feels sore to-day. but his wife escaped without injury. The exact nature of the girT's injuries are not yet known, but it is feared that her snine was hurts fhe n1ixnns
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
PRIVATE WIRE.
One Fifteen Miles Long Be- ing Run to Ex-President
 CIeveland'S New Place.

Sandwich, NJ H., June 3Q.-Ex- President Grover Cleveland is having the Western Union Telegraph Go con- struct a private line from Madison to his new summer home in Sandwich, a distance of fifteen miles. MT Cleye- land is expected to arrive here to-mOr- row and the fact that he is having the private telegraph line built is taken to indicate that he intends to keep in close touch with the St Louis conven- ton.
 The last reports regarding MT Cleve- land were that on leaving Princeton he would go into retirement here, where he would be far from telegraph, telephone, newspapers and other sources, which, it has been represent ed, annoy him by coupling his name with the democratic presidential nom- nation.
 His object was to secure complete isolation during the days which are expected to be momentous at St Louis. He would be satisfied to learn the result of the convention and had no desire to keep in touch with the proceedings leading up to the selection of the ticket
 That this forecast was without foundation is shown by the building of the private line, which, 1t is believed, was prompted by something more than the natural desire of a man of MT Cleveland's prominence to follow the progress of the convention.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30

St Petersburg, June 30. 1:30 p. m. -The Rnssky Invalid, the army organ, is the notable, significant exception to the popular belief that a great battle is imminent. Is gives no intimation that 1t as General Kuropatkin's pur- pose to fall back and not try conclu- sions, but sees in the developments of June 26 and 27 evidence that the Jap Rnese themselves do not contemplate "a decisive engagement. The paper also expresses the opinion that the massing of armies in the direction of Hai Cheng and Siu-Yen is for the pur- pose of assuring Japanese occupation of the whole of the Liao Tung benin gula and control of the railroad for an advance on Liao Yang at the end of the rainy season, which. together with the siege of Port Arthur. it regards as the first stage of the Japanese cam paign. The Russky Invalid therefore considers that the movement from Feng- Wang Cheng toward Liao Yang is merely demonstrative menace against the Russian line of communi- cations north of Liao Yang.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
FISHED IN POOR BOXES.
Two Wholesalers With an Outfit of
 Sticky Sticks Caught at It.

New York, June S0.-Joseph Menier and another man were seen yesterday afternoon hanging around the poorbox at the door of St Agnes's church in East Forty third street, and police man was called in. He got Menier after a chase and found in his pock- cts $13.O3 in dimes, nickels and cents and piece of whalebone with moist glue on one end of it.
 In his cell Menier told the police his accomplice, who had got away, was Enrico Nuncioli, a waiter, who lived with htm at 157 East Twenty street. Detectives O'Connor and Cas- sidy got Nuncioh there. In the room occupied by the pair the detectives found a box of the sticky stuff used, and near it was a chest in which were lot of whalebones.
 The Rev Father Duffy, pastor of the church, told the police that he recent ly received a letter from a French so- ciety stating that pair of crooks were working this game on the church. es.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
SHOWS A DECREASE.
Railroad Building Seems to be on
 the Decline.

Chicago, June 3O.-Railroad build ing in the United States during the first six months Of 1904 shows a fall- ing off in comparison with the core spending periods of 1902 and 1903. Increased operating expenses and de- creased traffic, resulting in smaller net earnings, together with the continued stringency in the money market, sup ply the ekplanation of the decline in construction.
 Operating expenses were materially increased during the first quarter by the severity of the winter, and spring found many of the railways borrow ing money for present necessities, and constrained to retrenchment both in current expenses and in their projects for the immediate future Many plans for improvement and extensions pro- posed by some of the great railway systems consequently were suspended and still are in abeyance.
 From official reports received by the Railway Age, it appears that 1,937 miles of track was completed during the first six months of this year on 139 lines in 33 states and territories. In the first six months of last year 2221 miles of track were laid, while for the entire year of 1903 it amounted to 5,786 miles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
MEDAL
 FOR MARY
A Brave Girl Who
 Risked Her Life.
Modest New Yorker Gave Great Help During Slo- cum Disaster COroner's s Jury to Remember Her.

New York, June 30.-Mary McCann the most modestIy unconscious hero inc who ever risked her life to save others, is to have reminder of her splendid work in the Slocum disaster, which will include both practical sig nificance and signal honor.
 In the midst of it's narrowing work of sitting the facts and fixing the blame, the coroners jury found one congenial task which 1t designed to keep a profound secret till its accom- plishment. This iS the presentat ton of gold medal to Miss McCann, along with a generous purse. A spe- cial design has been agreed upon, which shall commemorate the terri ble occasion, and an inscription that shall convey the thanks of a city to one of the most recent of her citizens.
 Mary NIcCann is an Irish girl who only reached this country on May Il, and the attack of scarlet fever which followed soon after her landing was the chance that sent her Ato North Brother island. In the absence of near relatives the city assumed care of her. She was a convalescent pa tient on the day, of the Slocum fire. Again and again she dashed into the water, dragging out no less than six children, and stopped only when the doctors seeing her exhausted condi- tion, forcibIy detained her.
 Tall and finely built, with her strength scarcely impaired by her ill ness, she gave her efforts to rescue the perishing without moments he's itation. And when the jury visited the island the brown haired, blue eyed girl, who is hardly more than IT, was so naive1y unconscious of what she had done that there and then 1t was resolved to offer her some acknowledgment.
 Coroner Berry said last night that the plan was the unanimous decision of the jury and had his warmest, in. dorsement. He added that they had hoped to keep it from the public that I they might have the added pleasure of surprising Mary McCann.
 Matron White, the superintendent at the North Brother island hospital reported Mary progressing rapidly to ward recivery. When told of hel good fortune she said heartily:
 1T am glad to hear it for she fuIly deserves it, North Brother island turned out some wonderful teroines on that awful day.''
 Another was Pauline Foote. the waitress, who is an expert swimme, and the -nossessor of more than one medal for life saving.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
BLUE AND CRIMSON
 OARSrfEN COMPETE
The Weather Was Most Unfavorable for Good Racing as We'll as for Sight Seeing g-The Yale Freshmen Won the First Race Beating Harvard by Only Hal Boat Length

New London, June S0.--For the twen- ty-sixth time since 1876 the oarsmen of Harvard and Yale universities are contesting to-day on the Thames river
 course in the annual regatta. During
 all these years the crews of the two
 great institutions of learning have met regularly on this course except in '96 and the year following,
 when the famous athletic imbroglio
 kept the two colleges apart in all
 branches of sport Tn '07 the two
 crews met at POughkeepsie in H1an-
 gular race with Cornell and both went
 down to defeat. Tn '0S the old rivals
 again met on the Thames with the Ithacans again a contestant and again
 the two New England colleges went down to defeat before Courtney's men. Tn the twenty-five races rowed be-
 tween Harvard and Yale on this
 course victory has gone to Yale in sev-
 enteen contests and the Yale crew of
 'S8 holds the course record of 20:10. Accordingly to-day's battle found
 Harvard men determined to break
 down YaIe's long line of successes and
 the New Haven collegians stubborn in
 a purpose to prevent this. Tl1e night was one of some wildness in the way | Of undergraduate enthusiasm, but all told 1t proved to be somewhat more quiet than in certain former years.
 The great crowds which had arrived in New London yesterday and last night were augmented upon the arrival of the earliest morning trains to pc still further increased when excursion i44- Ic-xTG
 and other points pulled in.
 Daybreak brought with it weather conditions of character disheaTtening to those unfamiliar with the antics of New London weather All night lOhs there, hung over the harbor and river
 dense fog and at z o'clock it had not l lifted appreciably. To render the en- 1 th1Isiagts more apprehensive, z o'clock 1 brought with it a generous downpour ! of rain. Half an hour later, however, 1 the fog lifted, the rain ceased and the sun began to give signs of life. Al l that hour if looked as if the day would
 prove clear and hot.
 At the mouth of the harbor the wind
 was out of the southeast. Eight mlles
 11Y, the river off the quarters of the
 crew there was a little westing in the so,rtherly breeze and things looked aus nicious. The water was beautifully smooth and there seemed to be every
 prospect of fine racing conditions Long l before 8 o'clock there began proces- sion of yachts up the haTbor, through l the draw bridge to the finish line. The
 hotels were thronged with early risers, who made their way down town and up
 the river to be ready for the first race. | that between the freshmen, scheduled for 1O:3o d. m. There was almost no
 betting. The odds on the big race re- 1 mained at 2 to 1 with Yale the favor- lite. The official boats left the pubic
 wharf at o'clock and officials. specta- tors and oarsmen merely awaited the 1 hour for the races.
 The crews were to row as follows: | vr..,~.~~,-.z xyoruf4-xx Iiorh+
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
TO INCREASE STOCK.
Southern N. E. Telephone Co. Will
 nake it S4.sOO.O .OOO.

New Haven, June 30.-It Is an- nounced semi4offi icially that at meet ing of the directors to be held to-day the Southern New England Telephone Go will increase its present four mil lions of capital stock to $4,500,O00, giving its stockholders at par one share for eight, the hundred dollars a share to be paid in on or before the 10th of August and the new stock to participate in the dividend of one and a half per cent to be paid October 15. The S5OO,OOO to be derived from the new stock will be used in payment of improvements and extensions. The record of the company shows that 1t has now 3O,OO0 stations in Oonnecti- cut and that the increase of stations for the year 1904 will be 5000 as com pared with $500 fin 1903.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
DERBY'S OLD STATION.
"COnsOlidated" Road is Ready to
 Abandon It.

The railroad commissioners will give hearing at the East Derby passenger station of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co at ? o'clock tomorrow afternoon on the applica- tion of the road for the approval of the abandonment of the old station at East Derby, new one having been built.
 The railroad commissioners have is- sued an order authorizing the construc- ton and operation of side tracks for freight and switching purposes in Bridgeport, to be used by the Union Metallic Cartridge Go, and the Wheeler 6 Wilcon Manufacturing Go.
 The commissioners will give hear ing Tuesday, July 5, at 11:45 o'clock a. m, at the Thompsonville station of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Go on the application of the selectmen of Enfield representing that the Hartford Carpet corporation de- sires to lay a side track for switching purposes across West Commerce street, Thompsonyille.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30

Yale four-oar and freshman crews were on board.
 At 10:3S the Harvard four-oare1 crew embarked in their sheu and start ed to paddle slowly down river to tiae Navy Yard to prepare for their two mile race upstream. A Harvard con- tingeut at Red Top, including the var sity oarsmen gave three Eon1g Hax wards and three times three as the boat passed.
 The Yale launch which followed that of Harvard down tho river. stopped at the Navy Yard to leave inc fOur-oared crew. ThoS eon beard flio launch had some difficulty irl 1andinoI the f0ur-oared men and 9ettd5a0 fhe shell into the dock
 After delay of ten rnlnukes the launch started on again, Ieamfnx the four-oar men and at 1O89 aoa}u. steamed down the river.
 The observation trains on both sides of the river were abreast the sfartir,o oz. line at 10:45. Almost a calm pre- vailed on the river, the tide causinc;I the only ripple. There was a spFdnl<Ia of rain.
 They're off at 11:81 and bofh crews took the water at the same instant. making remarkably pretty rfarf. They pulled the same stroke for fha| first eighth of a mile. when Harvalsa seemed to gain slight advantage. Af the quarter mile both crews .a1sparentIv slowed their stroke. but blade work was beautiful. Neither crew threw q drop of water At the half mile the crews were on even terms.
 Crews passed the mile in 4s4O and through the mist they seemed to b8 even
 Approaching the mile and ha1f Yale seemed to have a slight lead, pllilA ing 36 Harvard B6. Harvard cre7v spIaghing.
 Crews passed mile and a half in 7:55 Yale leading by a length. Harvard squirting, crawling up slightly on Yale. They are nearing the finishing line. It is a hot race. Eighth mile from finish, Yale lead ing by half a length. Yale wins bv half a length. Time 10.2D 1-5. No 4 on Harvard crew collapeed but was soon revived and both crews in good condition returned to their quarters
 The weather proved so unfavorabl8 for further racing that the two other races were postponed and at 1.12 one of the officials announced to the obs servation train that the races wsEa postponed until 4:15. The varsity race will first be rowed and then the four pared race.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
STREWN IN THE PARK.
l1r. Rix's Widow FuIflls Provision
 in His Will Alter Losing the Urn.


 New York, June 30.--In accordance with the provisions of her husbands will, Mrs Mary Rix of 18th street and Stebbens avenue scattered one-half of his ashes to the wind in Bronx park yesterday. Next week she will sail for Cologne, Germany, and scatter the other half, this also being a provision of the will.
 Rdx. who made money as a builder, was an amateur naturalist of some skill. He propa gated a butterfly which was named for him. The only specimen in existence belongs to Jacob Coll. curator of the Natural History museum in Brooklyn.
 MT Rix's collection was left to the New York Botanical society. He also willed to the society a building in Bronx park which he thought could be used as q museum.
 He died in January. 1902, and the widow had the body cremated, but neg lected to scatter the ashes. When she moved recently from Webster avenue the vase containing the ashes was lost She found it in the cellar of her old home.
 The place on which the ashes were scattered yesterday was a favorite spot of her husband. The widow was ac- companied by Dr J. L. Britton, direc- tor of the New York Botanical garden; Colonel Alexander Schilling, the super intendent of the garden and two gar- deners. George Smith and John Finley Her two children, Charles, aged 14, aad Louise, aged 9, were also with her.
 She took six handfuls of the ashes from the vase and scattered them about. She and the children seemed greatly affected as the ashes were thrown to the air.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
ToGo,s RRpoRr nENIEn.

New Chwang, June 3O.-The Russian torpedo boat destroyer Lieutenant Burukon arrived here from Port Arr thur yesterday evening and is berthed alongside the gunboat Sivouch. The river bank was soon crowded with ex- cited natives, who were told by the Russians that the Japanese fleet had been completely destroyed.
 The officers of the Lieutenant Buru- kom tell several stories. One is that Admiral Togo's report of the fighting was exaggerated, and that the Rus sians have made two cruises in the gulf Of Pe-Chi-i in five days.
 Another story is that the Port Ar thur fleet has joined the Vladivostok squadron.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press sent a messenger who speaks Russian to the side of the destroyer, but the Russian sailors would not talk, except to say that they left Port Ar thur Tuesday night. Every inch of the boat was crowded with men. She had the appearance of having been in a general engagement, her bow gun hay ing been shot away, and it looked as if she had rescued many men, The Lieu tenant BurukoR is one Of the torpedo boat destroyers taken from the Chi
  nese at Taku in 1900
 The general belief here is that she ran Admiral Togo's blockade and came here with dispatches for the army and for St Petersburg. This is quite nat ural. as two Cossack officers were on board.
 The Russians last night celebrated the arrival of the Lieutenant Burukoff. Bands of music from the camp east of the town were sent to the administra- tors house, where there was singing and a champagne dinner
 All the efforts made to obtain infor- nation regarding General Kuroki's movements have been futile.
 An unconfrmed report is circulated that he has reached Hal Cheng and cut off communication with Liao Yang. The Russians have large force at Ia Tche-K
 A Russian officer informed the cor respondent of the Associated Press that General Kuropatkin's plan is to place 1aOO00 men in that vicinity This however, is believed to be impos- sible
 Heavy rains continue. The roads 4hrouQhout Manchuria are quagmires and it is all but impossible to move ar, tillery
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
BODY FOUND IN LAKE.
Dr. Mary Partridge Commits Suicide
 by Drowning.

Burlington, Vt, June 3O.-Dr Mary Partridge of Bennington committed suicide yesterday by drowning, at Red Rocks on Lake Champlain, two miles south of this city. Dr Partridge came here from her home in Bennington to visit her son. In the afternoon she went for a drive, but when the car- riage reached Red Rocks, she dismiss ed tic driver.
 X half hour later the body was found in the water, A large stone had been attached to the clothing. pr Partridge had been in poor health for some time, and recently underwent an operation. Two sons, one of whom is q student at Johns Hopkins uniYer- sikE R4xEixA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
KUROPATKIN SILENT.

St Petersburg, June 30.-No word has come from Kuropatlxin later than June 27 and not single newspaper dispatch has been received from the front during the last 24 hours. This silence in the theater of war is re garded as a sign of the coming storm.
 The Bourse Gazette this morning says:
 We are on the eve of battle which may settle the fate of Man churia and Korea. Both must be come Russian-the former because Russian blood was shed there, the lat ter because it is essential to the safety of our communications between Vlad- ivostok and Port Arthur"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
RELEASED FROM PRISON.
 ARRESTED AGAIN

Hartford, June 30.--Abdallah Nasib Syrian, % years of age, sen- fenced from New Haven in 1901 to 31s years for burglary, was released fro mthe state prison to-day. He was a free man for about one minute. De- tective Farrell and Inspector Shepan of Lawrence, Mass, were waiting for him with warrant and placed him under arrest for series of crimes committed in that place. He was taken to the police station and locked up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
DOW1H IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, June 30.-A6ter a trfp which circled the earth. John Alexan- der Dowie arrived in Chicago to-day. He did not leave his car at this place. Dr Dowie has not yet been discharged from the federal courts, his name be- ing still on the records as an alleged bankrupt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
DENIES THIs STORY.

St Petersburg, June 3o.-The Novoe vremya denies reports from Narva that two Japanese spies were arrested there on Tuesday while masquerading as organ grinders.
 ANOTHER DENIAL.
 St Petersburg, June BOA Russian torpedo boat has arrived at New Chweng from Port Arthur. Her com mander denies that any Russian ships were sunk or damaged in the fight of Port Arthur June 23. He declares that after clearing away the Japan ese mines the whole Russian fleet re- turned safely to harbor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
FEN sHUI PASS FIGHT.

London, June BOA dispatch to the Japanese legation from Tokio to-day gives a few details of the operation at Fen Shui pass. The Russians left nine ty dead on the main road and the num- bers left elsewhere are not yet esti- mated. Six Russian officers and eighty two men were captured. The total casualties of the Japanese was ITO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
TWO YEssRI.s SUNK.

London, June 3O.-An official dispatch from Tokio says that the Japanese consul at Gensan, Korea, reports as follows: Early this morning six Rus sian torpedo boats entered the port and fired about 2uO shots about the set clement. They sank a steamship and a sailing vessel, They then rejoined three ships outside the harbor and dis appeared.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-30
BOILER EXPLODED,
 THREE MEN KILLED

Johnstown, June BOA locomotive boiler exploded on the Pennsylvania here to-day. The exploded boiler be- longed to a locomotive which was helping freight train up the hills Going off without warning it lifted the boiler clear off the tracks and hurl- ed it into the woods by tNe side of the track. Three men were killed and a number injured.