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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
DEAD IN
 THE FIRE Fire Proof Building
 Burned.
Five Members of One Fam fly Perished--Early norn- ing Fire in Columbia Hall
 Building at Mount Yer : non-Others Were Injured

Mount Vernon, N. I, April 6--Fiye persons are dead and another is dying as result of fire that occurred early this morning in the Columbia hall building metal sheated three story structure located on Wilson street
 The dead are:
 Nathan Frey, 66 yeas old.
 Isador Frey. F years old.
 Helen Frey, 9 years old.
 Henry Frey, 5 years old.
 Gussie Dohring, 10 years, a cousin of Mrs Rebecca Frey.
 The injured:
 Mrs Rebecca Frey, dying in the Mount Vernon hospital
 Mrs Asa Barry. lead and face burn ed; injuries not dangerous.
 Mrs Louise Kavagn, overcome by smoke.
 The first floor of the building was occupied by the Columbia Piano com pany on the second floor was Columbia hall with ante-rooms and on the third floor were apartments occupied by the Frey, Barry and Lavigne families. The fire is supposed to have started in the apartments of the Frey family. The flames spread throughout the top nOOL HlLne S5ACul kCCNCl dA occupants of the building were aroused by the smoke and heat and succeeded in making their way to the windows and were rescued by firemen. The members of the Frey family, however. were overcome in their apartments.
 When the first fire companies reached the scene number of firemen made their way up through the smoke that filled the building to the top floor, where they broke into the apartments occupied by MT Frey and his family. They found Frey, his wife and the four children all lying on the floor. Frey and his wife and the two young CT children. Helen and Henry, were still breathing and as soon as they could be taken down to the street they were rushed to the hospital in ambu- lances. Frey and his children died shortly after arriving there. No hope is entertained of Mrs Frey's recovery. Isador Frey and Gussie Dohring were dead wben found bgs the fremen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
THE WORLD TO EKD
 IN NINETY YEARS

Chicago, April 6-The end of the world in ninety years has been pre- dicted by Dr John Robertson at the evangelistic services at the First Pres byterian church in Austin.
 '"The day of judgment is at hand, '' he said. Roughly speaking, about g. 900 years have elapsed between each coming of the Lord. After he created man it was 2,000 years until he ap- peared again, and 2,000 more until the coming of Christ.
 "Reasoning by inductive analogy, the end of the world and the coming of tic Lord are not far distant. He is about due for the fourth time, and this time he will come as a judge"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
STORY ABOUT HARSH.
It Says That He Was Offered Money
 to Make Confession.

It seems that this community will never hear the last of the trolley strike. Another phase has arisen, and it is very sensational. The characters concerned in it are Sheriff John B. Doherty, Harry Kershaw. agent for the Narragansett Brewing Go, and David c. Marsh, who is in jail awaiting trial for perjury in his own case heard last June. These are the principals. There are various other characters.
 The sum and substance of the mat ter is this: Marsh says Sheriff Doner- ty and MT Kershaw offered him money, bail and probable release from the charge hanging over him if he would confess that James Rowland, Willis Vandemark and Edward Winnegar were the main instruments in the ba- ber's switch assault case. Report has it that he was also to tell who were inn plicated in the shooting of Policeman enJlelssOhn, but this IS denied.
 MT Kershaw appears to be greatly disconcerted over the matter, which has been agitating q certain portion of the community for some time. He de- nies absolutely that there is particle of truth in the reports so far as offer ing Marsh anything to make con- fession, and he says that he has sev- 6ral I6IU0TS ITO11 MdISu to DCelT Out this statement. These letters are in possession of Sheriff Doherty. Mr Kershaw says it did not occur to him to see Marsh in jail until Marsh wrote him. Thereupon he called upon him and Marsh wanted to have him get Sheriff Doherty to go private bail, as the sheriff, it seems, had done on a previous occasion. But MT Kershaw aid not think the sheriff s friend whom Marsh wanted to give bail for him should be mixed up in such an affair.
 The president of the Central Labor union claims to have a typewriter statement which bears the name David c. Marsh in pencil, and which he says is statement by Marsh, not sworn to, because Marsh could not hs got out of Jail to swear to 1t before q notary. nor could a notary or Justice of the peace go to the jail for that pur- pose. Tn this statement Marsh says both Sheriff Doherty and Mir Kershaw did visit him in Jail and made the above offer to him. And further, has informed his counsel, ex-Senator Ken nedy. of the same thing.
 Why Messrs Kershaw and Doherty should try to get a confession from Marsh, except possibly, to get the re- ward of some $13.0O0, is an interesting speculation. Mir Kershaw says: ."Thfs is all nonsense. The idea of offering Marsh 5000. Where would I get $2,- 000?''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
HORSES IN MIX Up.
One Had Hoof Pulled Oa--Les alxs
 Broken-Was Shot.

A sickening accident occurred th;a noon on North square, just above tlih watering trough. A four horse team of the Chase Rolling NH Go, heavllr laden with boxes of brass rods, wa going down the street when the ailisls truck of the Waterbury Manufactzstin* Go came along in the rear. The pavement at the point named is xet< slippery and accidents, by the score have taken place there. Whether id was that the auto-car or a trolley ca or that some Of the horses siippef oiz the smooth brick pavement caused fine accident is matter which the dozens who saw it could not say, but # was apparent that the two rear horses bfE came very restive and stepped on Ina two in front, and thus started wh&& threatened sO be 8 runaway. Then one of the rear horses slipped. 1f# right leg got into the opening in fh& catch basin and in its frantic effofIH ito get 1t released 1t pulled it's hn6& clean off
 The horses were greatly frfghteneli and the driver had all he could do 3H hold them. They ran against a frtfs ley pole opposite the residence of 4,s Lally and the horse whose hoof waH torn off was thrown down and one <sE It's hind legs broken in three places and it was cut in various parts Of tl< body The truck was also broken The other three horses were un4nszs,. ageable and but for the throwing ot the fourth horse would certainlv have broken away. Dozens Of ready han.Is sprang at their reins and quickly u.' hitched them. and in a few moinen}z they were quieted. Officer Lawlor was on the scene Immediately and fsS& shots from bis revolver fired bv f}1| Laliy closed the agonies of tho badl4 injured horse.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
TIE UP MAY END
 COnFER ERENCES TO-DAY.

New York, April GA protracted conference of the general arbitration boards of the building strades, repre- senting the employers and the associa- tions of skilled workers, has resulted in the adoption of resolutions likely to end the tie-up which has existed for several weeks in the building trades here.
 Representatives of the bricklayers, whose strike precipitated the trouble, concurred in the resolutions recon mending that the strikers return to work without overtime pending a set tlement of the entire matter by arbi- tration.
 Agreements of a similar character previously entered into by representa- tives of the bricklayers have been re pudiated by the unions, but it is now believed they will take favorable ac- ton. oSIre than 1000 men are idle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
OVER A GIRL. Boys of l6 Quarreled and One of Them is Now
 Dead.

Chicago. April GA quarrel over a girl, their companion at school, has eliminated in the killing of one 16- year-old boy by another. The victim was Paul Jealick and the slayer was Henry Schaze. He was arrested and confessed the killing, but declares he shot in self defense.
 The boys became enemies when schaze escorted a girl pupil from school year ago. Tn fist battle be hind the school building Schaze was victor. After that time, it is said, the boys quarreled frequently until Schaze organized his companions into q bodyguard and the feud spread throughout the school. Finally, after quarreling several minutes, Jealick struck the other in the face and threw him to the ground. Schaze then drew a revolver and shot Jealick, who died almost instantly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
ELKINS GOT TIT.
Republicans Nominate Him for Su-
 preme Court in Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg. Pa, April 6,-Former Attorney General John F. Elkin of h. diana county was nominated unani- mously for supreme court justice to- day by the republican state conven- ton. Governor Samuel W. Penny packer, James Elverson of Philadel- phia, O. D. Blakely of Franklin and Francis l.. Robbins of Pittsburg were elected delegates at large to the na- tional convention and instructed to vote for the nomination of President Roosevelt. Robert Pitcairn of Pitts burg and Clarence Wolf of Rhiladel- phia were nominated presidential cleo tors at large.
 The selection of MT ElEin is one of the most remarkable incidents in the history of Pennsylvania politics. He came to Harrisburg on Monday as a candidate, without opposition, for del egate at large, and was confident of the nomination of Governor Penny packer for the supreme bench When the governor late today declined the nomination the party leaders agreed to nominate MT Ellins. The salary of the supreme court justice is $1O,O00 a year and the term is for 21 years. Mir Elkin is A years old and he for years has been one of the republican leaders of the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
SUBWAY FIRE.
Traffic Blocked in Lower Broadway-Wire Ser-
 vice Crippled.

New York, April 6.-FOr half an hour to-day traffic ill the lower Broadway near St PauIs chapel was blocked by small fire in the new subway, the volume of smoke that poured tnrouga the few openings to the street driving pedestrians away and making difficult the work of the hremen, who were called out in large force because of the location of the fire. Telephone and telegraph service were badly crippled as result.
 The fire was started by the faring up of small s'banjo lamp" used by the laborers in their underground work. The fire broke out near the principal entrance to this section of the subway at the corner of Fulton street and Broadway and shut on the usual means of egress, and for time fifty or more laborers were penned in and in direct peril. A few minutes later, however, an opening was made, one block further down the street, at the corner of Dey street, and the la borerS were helped out to safety. A flood of water was then showered down in the smouldering fire and with in half an hour the blaze was extfn- guished and traffic on the street soon afterwards resumed.
 Telegraph and telephone cables under the street were exposed to the fierce heat of the fire and the insulation was quickly burned of, seriously crippling all wire communication during the morning. Six telephone wires i'll the Cortland exchange were put out of business and both telegraph companies suffered, communication between the downtown and uptown offices being entirely cut off, and out of town ser vice badly crippled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
] CITY NEWS.

The Benson store is sellinG betiA bedsteads and mattresses at very low prices.
 Miss Nora T. OConnor of Prospeas street has gone to New York. wl5efe she will enter St Vincent hospifal t6 become a trained nurse.
 The hose wagon and the sfearsef sf the Scovill street fire house was cal1ax to Calvary cemetery this afternoon {k put out fire among the brush Wh{cH threatened to destroy the fence
 The jury in the superior court to. day was again engaged on the case oz Carnes vs McEvOy, in which the plaintiff asks damages of $4,Q00 for return of certain property.
 Miss McGrath, daughter of Confra1. tor William McGrath. who has been at her home here during the Easter holidays, returned to Mount St Nos eph's college, Hartford, this aftern9osz to resume her studies.
 John Philip Sousa and his band gave. Ia concert at Polls theater yesterdnx afternoon and the theater held a Iarn@ audience. There is no question as f& Sousa's popularity as band leader and composer and he was as liberal aS
 
 more music than was scheduIed f6i, performance,
 Frank l.. Crandall, twenty three years old, died at the home of his parents, MT and Mrs David w. Gran dall,' 42 Beach street, yesterday after noon. The funeral will take piac6 Thursday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock and the Rev Oscar Haywood of the First Baptist church, will read the services for the dead. Interment will be in RiVs erside cemetery.
 Referring to the Baldwin street trolley Mir Young said to-day to a Democrat reporter that the company win build fhs road and have 1t in operation accord ing to agreement. ''But you have not accepted the conditions yet ?'' replied the reporter. To this Mir Young saId that he had given his word that every thing was all right for that extension and that the conditions would be aos| cepted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
MILLION DOLLAR DEAL
 IN COAL LANDS

San Diego, Cal, April GA million dollar deal in Alaskan coal lands has been .consummated between the Pa cific Steel Go of this city and syndi- cate owning the property. The lands comprise 10000 acres and are situated from 70 to 80 miles west of Mt St Elias and about 15 miles inland from the coast of Controller bay. The pur- pose is to employ the coal for making coke to be used in steel plant to be erected by the company here. The price of the coal land is S1,O0O,OOO, which is to be paid under the agree ment before September next.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
BISHOP FOWLER.
Objected to Giving Communion in In-
 diyiduaI Cups To-Day.

Manchester, N H.. April e.-Bishop Charles H. Fowler. D.D., of Buffalo, declined to administer the sacrament of the Lords Supper at the opening session of the New Hampshire Meth odist conference here to-day because Individual communion cups had been furnished. To these the bishop took marked objection and as no other cups were available immediately the sac rament was not administered. The service probably will be held later.
 About 400 delegates from the great CT portion of the state and from north eastern Massachusetts. which comes within the conference district, were present when proceedings were opened by Bishop Fowler in St Paul's church. Rev George B. Goodrich of Monroe de- Hvered the conference sermon
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
MAY BE cHINEE.

Pastor of Bridgeport Church Victfxa
 of P1cl<pOcket During Baptism.
 BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April 6.--It became known here that the Rev. George W. Nicholson, pastor of the First Baptist church, was the victim of clever pickpocket some time dur ing the special Easter musical service h his church on Sunday evening. The Rev. MT. Nicholson's church is one of the most fashionable churches of the Baptist denomination in Bridgeport
 The pastor refuses to discuss the subject excepting to say that big roll of money was taken from him during the service and that it was in a lower pocket of his vest. He also refuses to state the amount of the roll
 A committee of members of the church has been appointed to investi- gate the affair, and it is reported that they are of the opinion that the pick pocket got in his work during the service, in which six Chinamen were baptized. For many years Chinamen have come to tho church in classes, and the, teachers, daughters of we'll known business and professional men, have been successful in converting them.
 At the special service there was an unusually large attendance and pro- gramme that was designed to be very impressive. The six Chinamen were duly immersed one by one and gasped and clutched at the pastor as they were drawn forth from the cleansing water
 MT. Nicholson had the money in pocket of, his waistcoat in bills of large denominations It is thought that during his struggle for breath, partly simulated, one of the converts deftly inserted his hand into the pock- ct containing the bills and extracted them. A handsome $350 watch pre- scented to Mir. Nicholson by his church people few years ago would have shared the fate of the goll of bills had not the chain held.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
CANAL COMMISSION.
Admiral Walker and Party in De
 Lesseps' Charters.

COLON, April 6.-The Panama Rail road conlpany's steamer Allianca has arrived here with the United States Panama canal commission on board. The commissioners have established themselves in the De Lesseps quarters. The arrival of the commission caused much enthusiasm at the canal. com pany's headquarters here.
 The commission is composed of Rear Admiral John G. Walker, chairman; Major General George w. Davis, Will Ham Barclay Parsons, William Fl. Burr, Benjamin M. Harrod, Carl Ewald Grunsky and Colonel Frank J. Hecker.
 It is accompanied by score of rep resentatives of mining and dredging concerns, who will look over the ground and make estimates of the cost of digging, dredging and masonry work with the idea of obtaining con tracts. Nothing will be done, however, in the way of letting contracts or or ganizing working force until the members of the commission have thor oughly sized up the situation.
 Rear Admiral Walker and his fellow commissioners will first go over the whole route, noting the work done, planning improvements and arranging for the sanitation of the entire canal zone.
 The vice chairman of the commis- sion, Major General Davis, will proba- bly, be designated governor of the ca nal strip. He has distinguished rec ord as i soldier and administrator. He is one Of the many successful soldiers who did not have the advantage of a West Point education He enlisted in the volunteer service during the first year of the civil war and in 1866 was mustered out with the rank of major.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
Against Uncle sam.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-In the United States district court here for mer Deputy Sheriff William T. Nash, Thomas K Dempsey and Hom Toon, a Chinese. were convicted of conspiracy against the government. They were found guilty of deporting old Chinese anxious to return to China instead of young men who had attempted to evade the immigration laws and who had been ordered deported. The testi- mony showed that about $25O had been paid for each case of substitution. Deputy Sheriff T. T. Burnett, also in dicted for the same offense, turned states evidence after securing 2 sepa- rate trial for himself.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06

l The issue between the board of health and the anti-vacinationists is at last to be fought out in court. This morning Attorney Phelan, as counsel for Elmer B. Tullar of Waterville, was granted an injunction by Judge Cowell enjoining Jennie B. Philips and Viola Davis, principal and teacher of the Sprague school in Waterville, re- spectively, from refusing to teach and instruct MT Tullars seven year old child Julia. Health Officer Kilmartin is also enjoined in the Injunction from Interfering with the child by any order in his official capacity that would prevent her from attending school. or the teachers from instructing her. Almost immediately upon the va eating of the rule by the board of ed- ucation which made vaccination in the public schools compulsory, MT Tullars child was expelled from the Sprague school for the reason that she was not vacinated. MT Tullar is one of the anti-vacinationists.
 Nevertheless, the child attended school every day since, but was not given any instruction. Yesterday she was again expelled from school on the grounds that scarlet fever prevailed at her home. Her parents objected and inquiry being made 1t was found she had not been at home and was in no danger of contagion.,
 Paragraph 6 of the injunction says On said 23d day of March said Health Officer Kilmartin and said Jennie B. Philips, acting without legal cause or authority issued an order on said Viola Davis directing her to dismiss and eject the plaintiff from said school and to refuse to teach and instruct her, and said Viola Davis did refuse to teach and instruct said plaintiff. Dr s. B. Mum. the apparent leader of the anti-vacinationists is bonds for the plaintiff to prosecute the matter and $500 damages is claimed. The injunction compels Miss Davis and Miss Philips to ''teach and instruct' the said Julia Tullar and If they re- fuse they are liable for contempt of court.
 This places them in a serious pre- dicament. between Health Officer Kill martin, the board of education and the injunction. It is maintained that until the board of health rescinds the rule regarding compulsory vaccination that rule Is in operation, notwithstand- ing the vote of the board of education. Tn fact, during the smallpox scare cases for refusing to have children vacinated were not successfully prose cuted until after the board of health passed a vote making vac1nation com pulsory in the schools. notwithstand- ing that such rule was already in existence in the department of educa- tion.
 The next move in this contention must come from those enjoined by the , injunction.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
TO SHOW CAUSE

New York, April 6.-Vice Chancellor Bergin signed an order on Jersey City to-day to show cause why an injunc- tion should not be issued to restrain the Northern Securities Go from hold ing stockholders meeting on April q from distributing any stock of the Northern Pacific Railway Go and Great Northern Railway Go, and from taking any action regard to the re- duction of it's cap1saI stock. The bill for the Injunction was asked for by the Continental Securities Co
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
OFF FOR ST LouIs

Chicago, april 6-An exhibition train of ten cars built by the Pullman Go left the shops for St Louis to-day over the Illinois Central railroad The cars, said to be the finest ever made at the works. will be the company's eX- hibit at the Louisiana Purchase expo Instead of the brilliant yarnish usual In railway coaches, d dead finish has been used
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
West Tampa Fire Losses.

TAMPA. Fla, April 6.The West Tampa fire swept twenty-five acres and rendered. a thousand people homeless. The loss is etimated at $25O,OOO. The heaviest individual losers are the Me FarIane Investment company, $25.OoO, no insurance; Santaella & Go, $65.OO0, insurance $40 900; J. NJ. Martinez, $25,- GOO, insurance $12,O0O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
GIRT, SENT WORD HOME

Beacon Falls, April 6.-NIiss Frances Henry, the r years old girl who ran away from her home here two weeks ago, has informed her parents of her whereabouts. She is at present in Providence stopping with a relative of her fathers. Since she left her home she has been the object of diligent search in most of the large cities, but to no effect
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
Fatal Labor Fight I'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 6.-Although 1t has been announced that the strike at the American Gan company's plant in this city had been settled, the rioting around the place was fiercer than it has been at any time, and one man, John Nichols, lost his life by bullet fired, it is said, from a train on which number of nonunion men were being taken back to the city after the conclu- sion of the days work
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
societx Ladx rhrovvI, nt Horse sh

society Lady Thrown at Horse Show.
 SYRACUSE, N. T., April 6.--Mrs. Andrews, wife of Judge William L.. Andrews of the suprenie court of the state, and leader in society here, was thrown from her horse at the horse show here and dragged by her feet around the ring Several attendants rushed to her rescue, and she remount- cd and won blue ribbon
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
ANOTHER INDICTMENT,

Portland, Ore, April 6.--Another in- dictment in connection with the land fraud ring was made public yesterday when Daniel J. Tarpley, a lawyer of Salem, Ore, waived arraignment be- fore the United States district court on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government of lands. He was released on S4.OOO bonds.