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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

Lot fine platt, valencienes and venetian band Laces, regular price l5c to 25c, Sc yard.
 Narrow valencicnes Laces, l5c a piece of 10 yard.
 Lot torsIion Laces, 2c a yard from Sc.
 gross mems silk shield bow Ties, regular price 2 l-2c, SC each.
 Several odd lots mems soc and 75c Shirts. new goods, with and without collar, 20c each.
 Mems black and black and white Working Shirts 20c each from 30c.
 1C BACH.
 Hump hook and eyes; card of safety pins; bunch of hair pins; paper of pins; cake good toilet soap; hat pins; belt pins; bunch of 12 dress trays; ladies linen collars; ladies linen cuffs.
 Ladies fast black cotton Hose Sc a pair.
 100 pair ruffIed muslin Cur tains, 2 l-2 yards long, value Soc pair, 20c a pair.
 250 pair ruffIed ank tucked muslin Curtains, 2 F yards long 5 tucks, value 08c, 40c a pair.
 100 pair RuffIed and striped
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
Ascending Lightning,

The idea of ascending lightning is not new, although 1t is not generally ac- cepted. Insisting upon the reality of the phenomenon as witnessed by Prof. P. Bruhl and himself, Prof W. H. Ever cit states that the flashes seen were un- branched, that they rose like rockets from clouds into the clear sky, and that their duration was longer than that Of ordinary flashes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
The Turnbull Company
 13o East Main Street. ! TELEPHONE 355-2. FREE DELIVERY Merchandise" a think
  assertion

muslin Curtains, 2 l-2 yards : long, value 60c, soc a pair.
 800 good bIeached Sheets, 72 x00, regular price 5!5c, 30c each.
 Pillow Cases, 42x36 and 45 x 30, extra quality cotton, value l5c, at 12 l-2c each.
 100 dog. chiIdren's lawn and gingham dresses, prettiIy trim med, value 30c each, 25c each.
 100 dog chiIdren's Waists, regular price 25c, Ages 4 to IS for I2 l-2c apiece.
 5000 large Dinner Dishes, value lOc each, Sc or soc dog.
 5000 small plates, regular price l0c. 2c piece.
 Cups, Butter Dishes, etc, lc each.
 Large Platers, value 75c, at 25c and 35c each.
 All our 25 and 35c flowers cut to 1-3 regular price, 1Oc a bunch.
 g lbs best quality fine gran ulated Sugar for $1. co if you buy lib of our 5Oc Tea, 2 lbs best Coffee, or 2 bottles 25c extract.
 Washburn, Crosby's Gold Medal Flour S6.25 per barrel, value to-day S7.oo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
CHAPTER XVI. AN ORNAMENTED BEARD.

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

T was about the middle
 of the afternoon when a large boat, we'll filled,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-Secretary
Wilson believes the United States can
furnish the mounts for the cavalry of
Europe, with proper study of the
breeding of horses, and the depart.
ment is turning its attention to this
subject at the present time. The only
thing the United States has ever pro-
duced in the way OF new breeds, he
says, is perhaps few breeds of hens,
although we have converted running
horse into trotter.
In discussing the problem Of irriga'
tion, the secretary said the experts of
his department We're studying the
problem Of how to handle the soil, so
as to save the water already avail.
able. In this connection he mentioned
the su-ar beet crop, which he said
was STEADILY on the increase despite
the dire predictions, made at the time
OF the passage Of the Cuban bill.
1--WE cannot now raise more tn an
seven and one-half tons Of sugar beets
to the acre. he said, "but with
conservation of the water in the soil,
with cultivation we can increase this
amount and when we produce fifteen
tons to the acre we can repeal all of
the sugar tariff laws with impunity"
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A Lively Shooting Fracas.

BLACK DUCK, Minn., Jan. l5.-Ex-
citement prevailed at Kolliher, a new
border town, twenty miles north OF
here, all last night and today it con-
tlnues over a shooting affair that
started in a gambling house. The
house was surrounded all night bv a
score of armed men, who were trying
to get man named Plummer and a
woman companion, who had elected
the proprietor of the place at the point
of their revolvers, and then began to
"shoot the place up'' in true border
fashion.
When the inmates were driven out.
the town council assem- bled and called
for volunteers. Each man was fur
nished with rifle and quart bottle
of whisky: the latter as a stimulant
against the cold. Plummer and the
woman were beeieged in the house hi alf
the night and many shots were ex.
changed. The interior of the house
was wrecked by the besieged. A truce
was arranged during the night until
morning and meanwhile the sheriff
at Beverldge was notified.
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Cha amberlain Discusses Protection

LONDON Jan. l6.-Joseph Chamber
lain presided at the first meeting of
tariff commission which assembled
this afternoon with large attends ance
of members. In opening the proceed.
ings, Mr.. Cham berlain drew a paral-
lei from what the United States and
Germany had accomplished under
previous tariffs, and denied that any
tariff could be framed here which, as
its opponents alleged, would make the
rich richer and the poor poorer.
The United States, under protection,
had reached prosperity unequalled in
the world. In no other country was
wealth so evenly distri buted, while
there was no country in the world
where such a large proportion of the
population was on the verge of hunger
and distress as in Great Britain.
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Found q Human Hand,

CHICAGO, an. 14.--A human hand
and some money and jewelry have
been found in the debris of the Iro.
Quois theater. The hand was that of
a man and apparently had been sew
cred from the wrist, in an attempt to
get possession of the rings.
No body was found from which the
hand was taken and the supposition
is that the body may have been con-
sumed in the fire.
Coroner Treager was handed com.
munication from the foreman of the
jury investig gating the Iroquois theater
disaster, stating that it was the unani.
nous wish of the jury to eliminate all
further testimony which does not re.
late directly to the responsibility of
the disaster. The letter suggests that
better results could be obtained by
calling the owners, lessees and man.
ayers of the Iroquois.
Six additional churches were order
ed closed today. A number of lodg.
ing houses will also suffer in conse-
quence of the strict enforcement of
city ordinances.
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Three GhOuls Are Arrested,

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-Charged with
robbing the dead and dying at the
1roquois theater fire, three men have
been placed under arrest by the Chi
cago police. The first of the alleged
ghouls to be captured was Louis
Wilz, keeper Of the Illinois saloon,
located at Dearborn and Randolph
streets, few doors from the main en-
trance of the theater.
1t is charged that Wilz robbed the
body of dying woman, Mrs. E. J.
Trask, the afternoon of the fire, secur-
ing Sl99 which it is alleged was divided
among three men, two of whom were
arrested after Wilz,, and the police
claim to have received confessions
from all three men. 1t is said that
Wilz confessed that $2lO was taken
from the body of Mrs. Trask, of o.
tawa, Ill.,, when she was carried, dy.
ing, into the saloon. The money was
handed to Wilz by physician at.
tending the woman. Wilz is reported
to have given $ll to the police and
told them that it was all she had.
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Would Increase Pension Roll,

WASHINGTON, j an. 14.-There will
be introduced in congress tomorrow,
in the senate, by Mr.. Dolliver of
Iowa, and in the house, by Mr.. Cal.
derhead of Kansas, a service pension
bill backed by the Grand Army of the
Republic which, if enacted into law,
will give pension of $l2 a month to
every soldier who served 80 days in
the Union army during the Civil war,
who was honorably discharged and
who has attained the age of 81 years.
A like pension Will be granted the
widows of such soldiers, in all cases,
where marriage took place prior to
June p, 1890.
This is the result Of the meeting in
ashington of the pension committee
Of the Grand army. The committee
had an extended conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt, who assured them OF
his sympathy in their undertaking.
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Protest Against Martial Law.

DENVER, Jan. ia special com.
mittee from the State Federation OF
Labor waited upon Governor Peabody
yesterday afternoon and asked, on
behalf of the federation, that the
troops be withdrawn from Teller and
San Miguel counties, that the vag.
rancy order be rescinded and the men
who have departed from those coun.
ties be allowed to return home. Gov
ernor Peabody assured the committee
that the troops are being withdrawn
as rapidly as prudence seems to justi.
fy and, that in his opinion, the condi-
tions prev ailing will permit the recall
of all soldiers except small provost
guard within a few days.
The vagrancy order, the governor
said, was never intended to apply to
law. abiding men who desire to work,
and will not be enforced against them.
The deported men, the governor de-.
clared, must remain away from the
districts SO long as the military men
are in control.
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Dynamite Charges Dismissed

GEORGETOWN, Colo. Jan. 16.-Af.
ter deli iberating forty eight hours, the
jury in the case of members of the
Western Federation of Miners, who
were tried in the district court here on
inform alton charging them with con.
spiracy to destroy buildings on the
Sun and Moon property at Idaho
Springs, returned a verdict acqutting
all the defendants. Originally six
teen men were placed on trial, but Dis
trict Attorney Thurman nolled the
cases against three of them and asked
for the conviction of the rem aiming
thirteen defend ants. The defense sub.
mitted the case to the jury without in.
Producing any evidence. The trial
consumed a month and more than 300
talesmen were examined before the
jury was completed
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Farmer Dies Of Lumpy Jaw.

SPOKANE, Jan. 15.-That the dis.
ease commonly known as lumpy jaw
in cattle can be communicated to hu-
man beings with fatal results was
proven in the case of William Chase.
a young Spokane county former, who
died today after nearly years illness
of the disease.
Early last spring Chase went bath
ing in pool on White Bluffs prai.
rie, which cattle frequented. Some of
the cattle were known to have the dis.
ease. Chase soon became sick, and
while being spared some of the symp-
toms OF actiuomyicocis, as the disease
is known in medical terms, he suffered
as animals do, gradually wasting away
to skeleton. Physicians today pro-
nounced death due to lumpy jaw, and
said it was most remark able case.
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Blackmailing Plot Exposed.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia plot involv
ing threats to kill and the publication
of certain letters and photographs un-
less $l5, 900 in cash was forthcoming
was frustrated today by Mrs, Hollis
Thurston. James Tilbery of London,
a coachman in the employ of the Nash
family, is under arrest, charged with
the plot.
Tilbery was arrested at the Nash
home at the moment Mrs. Thurston
placed twelve crisp 1000 bills and
one $500 bill in his hands. On his
person were found dagger and two
revolvers, with which, it is charged,
he had threatened to kill Mrs Thurs
ton unless she gave him the money
he demanded for the return Of certain
letters he said he had received from
her. Most of the letters were forger.
les. according to Mrs. Thurston.
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shots were fred before they surrender
ed, but no one was hurt. The men
had in their possession revolvers and
nitroglycerine.
Police Form Organization.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Members of Chi
cago's police force, numbering 800
and including patrolmen and officers
of rank in the force, met today and
launched an organization to be known
as the Policemen's Progressive asso-
citation. It's principal object, it is
stated, will be the protection of its
members against charges made by
criminals and thieves, evidence hav-
ing been given by the latter to for
mer ''graft' investigation committee,
which has resulted in the disch aree of
policemen. The policemen assert the
dismissal of policemen on the testi-
mony of criminals was unjust and
after denouncing the ''graft' commit
tee the policemen elected officers.
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Will Fight the Death Trust"

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-A municipal
labor atory for the manufacture Of
anti-toxin, under the supervision of
public chemists, may be the outcome
OF the campaign instituted by the Chi
cago Medical society against the high
prices enacted by the manufacturers
combine, or so-called "death trust"
At a conference of the officers of the
organization the feasibility of the
scheme was discussed in detail, and
the result is decision to refer the
matter for final action to meeting
on Wednesday, with the recommends
tion that the plan be adopted as the
solution OF the problem.
The arbitrary 100 per cent advance
in price of one of the essentials of the
modern treatment of diph,heria is held
by the ply sicians to show that pro.
vision for the constant supply of the
article devolves upon the municipality
as measure for the preservation of
the public health.
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BRYAN ON GUARD.
Nebraska Man Proposes to Protect His
Party From Confidence Game.

LINCOLN, Neb. Jan. l6.-William
j. Bryan returned to Lincoln early
today and Wen: Immediately to his
home. He was in fine health and spir-
its and said he had never enjoyed
anything more than his trip to Europe.
tie confirmed the statement that he
will issue the Commoner in St. Louis
as daily paper during the demo.
cratic convention. Mr.. Bryan was
asked this afternoon if the Commoner,
which he proposes to publish at Saint
Louis during the democratic nation al
campaign, would advocate the can.
didacy of any particular aspirant for
the presidential nomin alton.
''It will not,' he said. ''lt will sim.
ply advocate democratic principles.
| do not care to discuss anybody 8
candidacy. have no favorites. All
that [ desire is that the candidat be
man whose democracy is so we'll
known that it will not be subject of
inquiry Or discussion during the cam
paign, and whose fidelity to the prin-
ciples of democracy will not be Ques-
toned after the election. l simply
want to do what l can to protect the
party from any confidence game tn at
may be attempted on the voters''
OMAHA, Jan. 16.-From men who
stand close to William Jennings
Bryan and direct the movements of
the democratic party, the word was
sent out that energies are to be direct.
ed to electing a democratic legislature
in Nebraska, so that Bryan may be
made United States senator in place
OF Dietrich in 1905. The fight is to be
made on the Issues of the railroad
tyranny and Deitrichism, say these
men. Mr.. Bryan believes that the
situation in Nebraska is timely, in
the light of the DIETRICH scandal and
the railroad domin alton, to overthrow
the republican party and capture the
legislature. It was on his advice that
invitations to the Bryan dinner were
sent at this late date to the gold demo.
Gratis SO that harmony may be com.
plete and his success possible.
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Captured by Vigilantcs.

PAOLI, Kan, Jan. 1.-two men
giving their names as Charles Gour-
ney, from St. Paul, Minn., and Thorn
as Rorars, of Butte, Mont, who are
suspected of attempting to rob the
bank at Cleveland, Mo-. and of blow
ing open safes in Missouri, Kansas &
Texas station at Louis berg, Kan,
last night with nitroglycerine, wreck.
ing the safe and interior of the sta
ton, were surrounded near here TODAY
and captured by posse of 800 farm
crs and members of the Anti-Horse-
thief association who have been on
their trail since daylight. Several
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Colombians On the Warpath.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Authentic in.
form alton from the frontier is anx-
iously awaited here, as the belief is
widespread, cables the Hera 5 Pana-
ma CORES pondent, that the Colon
bians have alre ady started to march
upon the isthmus. Panama troops
are ready to leave on a moments no.
tice. Conscrip.ion has been complet-
ed. and $4,000 fighting men can be
placed in the field. There is a great
hustle in the armory in preparing for
the shipment of rifles and ammunition
to the Indians of the interior, who
have agreed to join against the Col
ombian forces.
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STOCkMEN WANT LEGISLATION.
Various Matters Affecting the Industry
Discussed at Convention.

PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. 14.-The first
action of the National Livestock con-
vention this morning was to unani-
mously adopt a resolution indorsing
President Roosevelt's policy relative
to the construction of the Panama ca.
nal.
Mr.. A. S. Halliwell spoke of for.
eign hides and American livestock
producers. He said in part:
''The proposition to throw down the
tariff bars that now serve to limit, if
even in a small degree, the number of
South American and other foreign
hides that reach this country in seri-
Gus thrust at the business of livestock
growers. The one certain thing is u
reduction of the duty on hides would
be tha: ranchmen and stock farmers
would have to foot the bill.
A paper by B. F. Saunders, of Tex
as, on the topic, "Are Railroads Fair
to Stock Raisers,' was read by F. +.
johnson. Mr.. Saunders held the ac-
livestock interests, to be responsible
in large measure for the demoral-
lied condition of the range stock bus.
mess. The speaker stated that when
there was competition between the
roads the stockmen Jared better, but
present mergers and combin ations
leave the stockmen without recourse.
He must be at the mercy of the com.
bine.
Legislation in the interest of the
livestock industry was the general
topic of discussion before the conven.
tion during the session. The legisla.
tion desired is principally in connec-
tion with the handling OF livestock by
railroads, the passage of the bill pro.
viding for classified census of live
stock and measures in relation to the
use of government reserves for graz
ing range. Suggestions as to how
desired legislation may be secured
were made by the deleg ates,
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Information Wanted.

WAsHINGTON, Jan. l6.-Represeu-
'ative Hitchcock, Of Nebraska, intro.
duced nine resolutions today, one
addressed to each cabinet officer re-
questing him to furnish the house
statement "showlng the number of
horses, carriages and automobiles
maintained at government expense for
officials of his department, together
with data showing the cost of said
horses, carriages, automobiles, har-
ness and amount of wages paid TO
men acting as coachmen, footmen and
whether carried on the
rolls as such or in some other classi-
tcation. Also a list of officials en-.
titled to use Of said carriages"
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Japan Expects Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-Mr. Taxa.
hira, japanese minister here, today
called on Secretary Hay and informed
him that the japanese reply to the
last Russian note had been delivered
this morning. The reply amounts to
denial Of all the important Russian
propositions and Japan counter pro.
posals, it is said, are of nature that
almost certainly will make them unac-
ceptable to Russia. Therefore the
most pessimistc view of the future is
taken at Toxic.
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Postal Clerk Wanted Stamps.

CHICAGO, Jan. Is. - August P.
Brucker, postal clerk, has been ar
rested on charge Of stealing postage
stamps of large denominations from
letters addressed to foreign countries.
The postal authorities say that Bruck.
er admitted having taken stamps for
more than a year, the thefts not being
discovered sooner because he was the
last person to handle the foreign mail
before it was tied in bundles. Brucker
declared he wanted the stamps to add
to his collection.
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Fugitive Eloper Arrested.

DENVER, Jan. 15.-Henry Herbert
Pigott, who achieved notoriety in 1901
by eloping from Philadelphia to Den.
yer with Charlotte Bryan, his wife's
niece, disappearing, it is claimed, with
funds estimated at more than $500, 900,
has been arrested with a woman at
Princeton. 3. G..
The capture was effected after a
long chase on dog sleds, through a
wild mountainous country. Pigott
asked to be allowed his liberty on the
condition of giving up the documents,
but ne was turned over to the police.
Papers representing 100000 were
found by detectives.
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Death OF Governor Bushnell,

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. l5.-The body
Of former Governor Bushnell, who
died last night, was removed tod ay to
Springfield, where it will lie in state
in the Christ Episcopal church. Mr..
Bushnell was stricken with apoplexy
Monday evening as he was about to
take q train in Columbus for his home
IN Springfield, Ohio. He had attend.
ed the Inauguration OF Governor Her.
rick. He was removed to a hospital.
where he lay in a critical condition
until his death
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The Prohibition Convention.

CHICAGO, Jan. l5.-A meeting of
the national executive committee of
the prohibition party was held here
today. Oliver W. Stuart gave to the
Associated Press the following state
ment:
''At the meeting of the nation al
executive committee today, held at ma
tional prohibition headquarters in
Chicago, it was decided that the guar
antee of ability to take care of the "a.
tional prohibition convention by
Kansas City was not satisfactory and
the convention was located at Indian
apolis to be held on June 29.'
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To Encourage Matrimony.

TOPEKA, Jan. l7.-Mayor Wyncoop
of Severance today procl aimed that
all bachelors of that town who do not
take advantage of leap year hereafter
must pay a tax. A man who will not
marry when he has a ch ance, he says,
is not much Of citizen, and should
pay for the questionable privilege of
bachelorhood. Judge Mitchell of
Douglas county offers to perform free
all marriage ceremonies Of couples
where it was necessary for the woman
to make the proposal of marriage.
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Mothers DcnOuncc MOrmOnis,n.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The execu-
tive board of the national congress of
mothers at meeting oday strongly
denounced Mormonism and urged the
diplomatic corps in WASHINGTON to
advise their governments that Nor
monsm embodies poligamy, and to
take action to prevent immigration to
Utah. Measures to afford protection
from alleged false representations of
Mormon mission aries were advocated.