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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
PROGRESS IN NEW YORK.

In New York City many great things have
York is the pivotal center OF the country. and
what is possible in New York is far easier in
other cities. Central Park and the Croton
aceueduct are some Of the great municipal
undertakings Of New York, and they have been
studied by large cities in Europe The build
Ing of the big bridges between New York and
Brooklyn, the work OF rapid transit tunnels
under the rivers. the great rapid transit un-
foreground system, are tending to solve the
problem Of overcrowding.
DR.. Shaw then described the steps
taken for the cleansing of the streets
of New York City. He told of the aw-
frl condition of affairs that formerly
existed and how Colonel Waring had
reyI. I.utionized them and instis tied a
system that was respected by the poll
ticians who did not dare to interfere.
TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT.
DR.. Shaw paid a tribute to President
Roosevelt for the work he had done
when Governor of New York State in
securing needed reforms for the me-
tropolis.
The gentlemen who rendered the
banquet to DR.. Shaw were the follow
ing named:
A. H Vail. John A. Foster. J.. d. Grant.
John McNaught, w. j. Dutton. A. 5 Baldwin.
Dsvs Ds r. Hurtingtons N Gpeenenanm "a a: n,
p Green. DR.. Edward r. Taylor, Gavin
McNab William Thomas, DR.. X. Pischel,
William Denman William Searby, f. B.
Young, Z. b Pond. Arthur r. Briggs. NJ. l..
Gerstle. L. NJ: King: r H. Swayne. X. B.
Hale. A. ]. McNicolI Horace Davis. Frank
]. Symmes. Henry A. Detering. James D..
Phelan, +. H Meyer. George T. Wright, +. B.
Payne. +. j. Roster, Joseph Hutchinson.
Colonel e. A. nenicke, A. A. Watkins, +. A.
Dencke, Professor Louis Lift d. Lisser War
rem II. Swayne DR.. James w. Ward. DR.. Ra-
fael Lorini. Benjamin Ide Wheeler Herbert
+. Law. Warren Gregory. William Hs Mills.
Lloyd.
Dr. Sh was entertained at lunch
con yesterday aftern, by Ex-Mayor
Phelan at the Bohemian Club, num-
ber of prominent citizens being guests
at the affair
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
REFORMS IN LARGE CITIES.

Referring TO the TelOIlilS III American
cities DR. Shaw in part said:
1t is a wonder to me what has been done
in the last fifteen years. We have made great
progress in adapting the large cities 10 the
weilbeng Of the people. Men see clearly
what Is their duty. and that II Is not nope
less task TO undertake something Tor the Dehe-
fit Of the community .,z,
There have been many obstacles. including
Government intrenched in party and the
spoiIs system The first step in municipal re-
form started in England. The death rate In
the arge cities was alarming, and something
had 10 be done TO save the population ne
sanitary question was the keynote 10 the
whole situation Of municipal reform.
When men found they were successful IN
dealing with the sanitary question. they
turned in other directions. one step led TO
another In success They took up the ques-
tions OF cleansing the streets, the problems
OF housing he people, lighting and water
questions. They preached the gospel that men
could live where they had to work, ana that
" was quite possible to make the city more
healthy than the country.
Then came the questions of education. the
building of proper schools and safeguarding
the health Of the children. They learned the
right kind of scientific building Of great cities
and the science OF rapid transit
Rapid transit does away with overcrowdng
It eradicates the slum spots. and with the aid
of compulsory education We can hope to drive
away poverty.
Large cities longer fear epidemics. When
men found that epidemics were not TO be feared
they gave their attention to beautifying the
cities and finding breathing spots ard parks.
Municipal reform started in Europe in 1875
and Il has made great progress in America
under peculiar political conditions.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-08

This is the Manhattan division which the contractor
is about to turn over to the operating company
To Brooklyn another great system is being pushed
rapidly toward completion II leaves the main line
in Manhattan at the foot of Whitehall street near
Battery park, and plungng under the East river
enters Brooklyn at the foot of Joraemon street.
running with two and three-trac systems Atlantic
avenue, distance of two and three-tenths miles
Thus, spreading out from the heart of the metrop-
oils, like a gigantic Spider-web, more than sixty
hve miles of single tracks, covering a distance of
twenty-five miles of space to be travelled by trains
Mere figures are Inadequate to express the extent
of this system Never in the history of the world has
there been such a subway this The oldest tunnel
of which mankind has knowledge was built three
thousand years ago by king Of Babylon 1t ran
under the EuphrateS river. connecting the royal
palace with the temple Of Belus. II was a shallow
hole in the ground compared to this great undertaking
of New York. Compared to it the famouS cataCombs
of Rome a series of rabbit burrows In SO,
when the Simplon tunnel. which pierced under the
Alps and connected Switzerland with Italy was begun
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-08

The city had driven a hard bargain. and some Of
the multi -nillionaircs sniffcd at it
The Manhattan Elevated and the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company turned it down.
So it with other financierS.
One after another shook his head
When the subway mentioned they suddenly
remembered that it their busy dav.
From all along the line OF money kings came the
same answer: 1T is putting good dollars into
hole All save
IN think IT over said Belmont.
Fortv-eight hours later he for the con-
tractor.
I'll 60 into it" said the Nassau street banker.
That is the financial story of the building of the
greatest underground railroad in the world August
Belmont rsked his entire fortune business venture
that some OF the biggest capitalists Of America feared
to undertake.
How did you have the nerve to go into it. Bel
mont;" asked friend the other day.
Il think am 4 good deal like a little dog that |
used to own while al Harvard" said Belmont He
wasn't much the fight. but if another dog tackled
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-08

In a nutshell, here is
this vast rapid transit
system:
Extending from the
Battery at the southern
extremity of Man
haitian island to Bailey
avenue and 23oth street
on the west side in a long
sweep of thirteen and a
half miles of four. three
and two tracks, and forty
eight miles of single
track: from Iooth street
and Broadway under Cen
tral park. to the east,
under the Harlem river to
Bronx park and IS2nd
street. a distance of seven
miles, or seventeen and a
half miles of single track.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-08
Alexander

him he would get hold of a hind leg and stick | had
faith in this thing and had faith in Mcdonald. | got
my leg hold, and hung on
After a few months of waiting. the
underground railroad will be complete. Today its
success Is assured 1t is acknowledged To be the
greatest financial undertaking and the most remark
able engineering feat in history. II is than a
local achievement 1t is national YES, international.
in its scope, for it has revolutionized the rapid
transit problem of the great cities of the world.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-08

A LITTLE more than
~ four wears ago John
B. Mcdonald. a
New York contractor,
sat in the banking house
of August Belmont on
Nassau street. He had
in his hand a contract
for building the New York
underground railroad on
a bid of SIS. 900. 900. Pre-
vious to this the rapid
transit commissioners
had been up and down
THE Street searching
for a man strong enough
financially and daring
enough spcculativcly to
hack such a colossal en-
tc-priSe. At best it was
a spectacular proposition
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26

early age of the measles. She was
wrong, however. The basement bell
gave tongue, and as the cook opened
the door hoarse, harsh voice came
floating up the basement stairs:
Say, now, gal, can't We hand poor
man cut sunthin' decent to eat?"
And a second hoarse, harsh voice
added:
its an old villain We work for, and
I'd like to smash his head for himp'
Mr.. Bowser sprang up and went clat-
tering down the basement stairs, and,
bareheaded as he was, he chased the
pair half a block. When he returned
to the house it was to find Mrs. Bow
ser reading book and the cat purring
away with her eyes closed.
"Well, your attempts to commune
with spirits haven't been very success
full tonight" finally observed Mrs. Bow
ser.
"And why haven't they?' he indig-
nantly demanded. ''They haven't be-
cause spirits and barrels of pork don't
go together. If you had kept out of
it,
"But 1 did"
IF that internal old cat''-
'But the cat couldn't have had any
thing to do with ii. / have always
heard that spirits were attracted to
cats Give it up, Mr. Bowser, give it
up
Never! Never in this world" he re-
piled as he banged his fist down on the
mantel
hnd hot VnyI %%n fnA
and stout and broad across the back
to call up spirits, unless it is the spirit
of some old pirate"
'FWhat! What! You not only spoil
my experiments for the evening, but
make fun of and insult me! Woman,
l warn you that you are pursuing a
dangerous policy Don't drive me to
the dead line. / have set out to get
rid of this grossness Of body and spirit
Ito render myself more fit to appre-
ciate the beautiful and the spirituelle,
and I'll see it to the end or perish, no
matter what you say"
"Well, I'll go upstairs now she
soothingIy replied, land you can come
when you get ready l have nothing
more to say about 1t and / shall be
Slau 10 near LHaL your experiments are
a success
, She went up to her room and sat
down and read for half an hour. Then
she tiptoed downstairs to find the sit
ting room vacant. She continued her
| journey down to the dining room and
peeped in to find Mr.. Bowser at the
| table. He had brought out that boiled
| dinner and was devouring it with a
grand appetite and saying to himself
between times:
"Durn my hide, but what an ass
was to let this thing slide to look for
spiritsv' M. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
CHICAGO FIREMEN
HAD HARD FIRE.

Chicago, April 26.-Fire on the
twelfth floor of the Boyce building,
112 and Ia Dearborn street, which
probably had its origin from sparks
carried by high wind from b blaze
earlier in the night at the University
club structure to the south, and in
which first fire three parties of ban
queters We're driven to the street, has
given the firemen one of the hardest
fights they have ever had in sky
scraper." The blaze did not get below
the floor on which it started. Losses
to tenhts on several floors caused by
water will be about $4,000.
The fire preceding the blaze in the
Boyce building broke out in the base
ment of the University club house.
The flames leaped up dumb waiter
shaft. setting fire to the rear of the
building from the basement to the
eighth floor. After an hours work the
fire was extinguished, with a loss of
$4,000.
In responding to the alarm an insur-
ance patrol collided with an electric
car. The truck was wrecked and two
of the insurance crew were injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
He WENT GATHERING DOWN THE BASEMENT STAIRS.
beef and potatoes and turnips, and
don't forget the cabbage and carrots
and parsnipsw

beef and potatoes and turnips, and
don't forget the cabbage and carrots
and parsnips"
Mrs. Bowser made no reply, and aft
err he had nibbled at his toast and sip
ped at his tea he showed back and left
the table
Mrs. Bowser realized that there was
a new fad in town, and she was busy
thinking of how it should be handled.
When she went up to the sitting room
at last she found Mr.. Bowser seated
with his fingers locked together, his
eyes fastened on the ceiling and what
he no doubt thought was heavenly
look" on his face. He did not seem
aware of her presence, and after mo-
lnent or two she queried:
"Well, what is it,"
"S-s-s-hr' he whispered.
"What shall I s-s-s-h about? What
ass has been putting new fad into
your head today?'
woman" he exclaimed as his eyes
came off the ceiling and his heavenly
look faded, "have you no soul-no ap-
probation of the hidden mysteries
lying between life and death? Don't
you know, don't you realize that II
shocks me to have you come up here,
full to the chin with cabbage and corn
ed beef, and break in upon my
thoughts?'
t'Have you been talking with spir-
itualist or some one Of that sort to-
day." she firmly demanded.
There there was gentleman in the
Office"
II thought so. And he was ethereal
wasn't he? He could sit down with a
chessy cat grin on his face and talk
with spirits? The more empty his
stomach was the more spirits he could
see? And you are idiot enough to go
into the same businessy'
Don't talk that way to NEEDN'T
dare to do it!'' he exclaimed. Even as
with fodder intended for an elephant
instead of woman. I was hearing the
whispers of spirits. They fed at your
approach"
"Well, FL sit over on the lounge and
hold the cat, and you can call 'em
back. Give them my humble apologies
for disturbing the meeting"
Mr.. Bowser's dignity had suffered
and it took him four or five minutes
to get over it and resume his former
attitude. The cat wanted to meow, but
Mrs. Bowser choked her off, and for
three long minutes silence reigned
Then a faint humming was heard in
the air, and Mr.. Bowser turned and
whispered:
Don't move a finger! Don't utter
word! A spirit is at hand and is
going to say something"
The something was said a few sec
onds later, but it didn't seem to come
from a shirt and was not exactly
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
Bowser Experiments
In Order to Garry Out q New Fad He Goes Back on a
Boiled Dinner and Hears Spirit Voices.
but Later Sees His Mistake.

spirit talk. 1t sounded more like the
voice of hoodlum in the alley, and
what he said was:
"Say, Joe, hain't this the shanty
where that cranky old Bowser livesP'
"Well, the spirit has spoken" OBJ
served Mrs Bowser, as the cat jumped
down and bristled up.
1T has, it hasp' shouted Mr.. Bowser
as he got up to walk to and fro. 81
was a fool to think could summon
any other kind Of spirit into a room
where sits q woman who has eaten FIVE
pounds of boiled dinner! BY John, but
I might as well have been in a butcher
shop surrounded by the carcasses of
freshly killed hogsv'
IF you'll try again, I'll leave the
room entirely. If you really want spir-
it's to talk with you, don't want to do
anything to hinder. That boiled din
ner was awfully good, but If spirits
don't like corned beef and cabbage I'm
not going to push them forward. Now,
take your time and see what there is
in it,"
Mrs. Bowser went into the parlor,
puL HOL " Sill uoWn anu Wall loE
'creeps" to come. On the contrary,
she found a peephole between the por-
there's and watched Mr.. Bowser, and
the cat sought safety under the lounge.
1t was ten minutes before the ethereal
spirit raiser could get the favor Of
that corned beef out of his nostrils
and settle down to business again, and
he had to hang to that heavenly look
long quarter of an hour before the
spirit would show up again. There
were two this time. At first, judging
by the beautiful smile on his face, Mrs.
Bowser took them for the spirits of in
nocent twin babies who had died at an
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
VETERAN OF WAR.
Returns After An Absence Of More
Than Thirty-Six Years.

New York, April 26.-Major Gen
eral Peter Joseph Osterhaus, one of
the union commanders in the civil
war, arrived to-day on the steamer
Finland from Antwerp after an alb
sence from the United States of thir-
ty-six years. General Osterhaus has
accepted an invitation from old COM
rades in st Louis to visit the exposi-
tion.
sian army before coming to the Unit
ed States in 1850, and during the civil
war he filled all grades from private
to the comf8ander of division. At
texwards he served as United States
consul at Lyons, France, and then be-
came vice concul at Mannheims Ger
many, which place he held until 1900.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
Copyright. 1904, by c. B. Lewis.l

tCopyrIght 1904, by C. B. LewisJ
ssR HOPE you are real hungry this
evening"" said Mrs. Bowser, as
Mr.. Bowser came up, from the
office at his usual hour the other
evening.
"Why r. he naturally queried.
Because / have got what you like
best-a boiled dinner. went over and
picked out the corned beef myself"
"That was kind of you, but no boiled
dinner for me tonight. All want is a
cup of tea and piece Of toast"
Anything the matter with you?"
mot at all.''
Thought you'd like this better
than any dinner could get" continued
Mrs. Bowser, after they were seated
at the table.
"The dinner is all right, my dear wo-
man." he answered, with a wave of his
hand, "but am going to make little
change in my diet Do you know, Mrs.
Bowser, that we have been living al
most like two hogs? That is, we have
been stufing and gorging and paying
no attention to the ethereal part. We
have become too grossly fat to appre-
ciate glorious sunset, a beautiful sky,
the songs of birds, the spirit of music
"And now you propose to become SO
grossly lean that people can hear your
bones grind as you walk" she re-
marked.
''No, ma'am, don't. propose to
eat enough to sustain life and enable
me to do my work, but as for stuf1ng,
it shall cease. / have had
'WhatT
"Never mind. When you have gorged
yourself to repletion come up to the
sitting room and we will talk further.
That's it-heap up your plate with the
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
TIMELY TOPICS.

Reid & Hughes have some bargains
in the upholstery department this
week that are worth keeping an eye
on.
J. NJ Burial & Co have a reliable
lot of furniture displayed nicely for
the benefit of purchasers or those who
only come to look.
r.. r. Harder & Co have a beauti-
full line of spring suits for the little
people.
The Spearo Credit Clothing Co head
quarters lis at 100 South Main street.
They will <clothe you from head to
foot and no questions will be asked.
Comfort shoes for women, all
kinds, at J. G. Jackie & Sons, 1875
Bank street.
You want shoes. we want to sell
them. Save you money on every pair
at the Original Boston Family Shoe
store, 155 and 157 South Main street.
J. Corcoran, at AZ Union street, has
big sale of soap ON this week. See
his combination orders.
Dodge, the shoeman says if you
have a baby, bring it down to the big
store. wheel the carriage right in and
have the little one fitted.
The Public market will have SUI
gar, lard and broom sale tomorrow
and Thursday.
Miller & Peck are selling women's
suits at half price this week. See the
prices quoted.
The Finnegan-P Phillips Co have the
good clothes people in all walks of
life want. See them when you awnt
that new suit.
The Curran Dry Goods Co have a
shirt waist display this week that is
worth any woman's while to see. All
the neest and nobbiest patterns and
the prices are lower than ever.
p. j. Morgan is agent for the Marsh
headquarters are at Waterbury Hard
ware store.
The Turnbull Co offer bargains In
mems wear and laces for tomorrow
See the prices.
The d. b. Wilson Co sell the best
flower, grass and vegetable seeds
New supply just in.
J. r. Mullings & Son have boys
department that is thoroughly stocked
with the latest goods at prices thai
can't be beaten.
Holczer Is selling shoes for $1.50
that are worth 50. Look them up.
Castle, the marketman, will sell
shoulders tomorrow at 8 cents q
pound.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
TO BE TRIED FOR
KILLING CHILD.

NIiddletown, April 26.-The Jury
which Is to hear the trial of Thomas
Bransfield and Minnie Cananan,
charged, with the murder of the in
FAINT child of the woman, which crime
was alleged to have been committed
on November IA last, was completed
to-day when former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lyman A. Mills and George M.
Hubbard of Mfddletown were select
ed There are six counts In the In
dictment. Among the witnesses ex-
amined to-day We're Chief of Police
Ingalls, and City Surveyor Wilcox,
who testified as to the locality where
the body was found.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
MAY BUILD NO MORE
Great Battleships Soon to Be-
come Obsolete.
SUBMARINES WILL TAKE THEIR PLACE
RussO-Japanese War Has Demon
strated That Lofty warships Once
Hurt Cam Fight No Longer and
EntOmb Their Crews.


WASHINGTON, April 26.-Whether
the president shall order the construc-
ton of the battleship provided for in
the naval appropriation bill or wait I'M
til the war in the far east demonstrates
the comparative utility Of the big sea
fighter and the torpedo boat or subma-
rine craft was a question raised in the
senate by Mr.. Hale of Maine on the
adoption of the conference report. 1t
was developed that the language of the
bill was permissive and that the presi-
dent and secretary of the navy could
defer action il they deem it advisable.
Mr.. Hale declared that IL he were
secretary Of the navy he should not
dare to go on now and commit the gov
ernment to the building of an immense
battleship, for it would not surprise
him if events Of the Russian-Japanese
war demonstrated that the $15O, 900, 900
paid for big battleships were bad in
vestment for this government. Several
other senator's counseled delay.
Senator Hale said:
"Under the light of events In the
east and the very remarkable develop
ments in naval warfare, If the matter
had been open I should certainly have
been in favor Of striking out of the bill
the provision for the battleship. may
say that If were secretary Of the
navy in the present condition I should
not dare to 90 on and commit the gov
eminent to the building of another
immense battIeship costing $8,000,000.
1.-THE trouble with the great, i'm
mcnse, lofty battleship, which does
not look like ship, but great FORTH
cation, is that when she is hurt she
can fight no longer. Other structures
may be hurt, may be splintered, may
be damaged, but they keep on fighting.
but if an explosion takes place
through hurried firing in turret it is
more than likely to ignite the maya
zine, and the whole ship is blown into
the air and everybody killed.
aside from occurrences in the east,
where large Russian battleships have
been disabled and put out Of service,
we have had three explosions on our
own battleships within a year-on the
Iowa, Massachusetts, and Missouri"
Senator Stewart said the battleship
would soon be an engine of the past
and submarine craft will take it's place,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
sARToRls--NouFFLARD.
Great Social Event In American Col
Ony mt "Gay Paree."

Great Social Event In American CO1~
Ony at 'sGay Paree."
PARIS, April 26.-The civil cere-
mony Of the marriage of Captain AL
gernon Sartoris, grandson of the late
General Grant, and Mile. Germaine Ce-
Gle Noufflard, niece Of Charles e..
Halle, the artist, director of the New
gallery, London, and granddaughter OF
Sir John Halle, took place here.
The interesting religious marriage
ceremony, to which the entire Ameri-
can colony is looking forward, will
take place tomorrow in the Church Of
st. Honore d'Eylau. The bridesmaids
will be Mile. Nouf1ard and Mile. Mar
guerite Nouf1lard, sisters of the bride:
Miss Marthe Mathey and Miss Lille,
an American girl who recently made
her debut at the Grand Opera. The
ushers will be A. H Sartoris, cousin
of the groom; Maurice Nouflard, a
brother of the bride, and Sir Frederick
Robinson.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-26
Application Denied.

NEWARK, N. j., April %. - Vice
Chancellor Bergen has denied the appli-
cation of the Continental Securities
company for an injunction restraining
the Northern Securities company from
distributing it's assets in accordance
with the plan formulated by the di-
rectors within a week after the United
States supreme court rendered it's de-
cision declaring the formation OF the
corporation unconstitutional