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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
DOUBT MORPHINE CAUSED DEATH.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. L R. Catlin Dis
credit Hague Dispatch.

Friends OF Mr. and Mrs Livingston Reade Cat
lin Of Brooklyn, whose deaths at The Hague. Hol-
land are attributed to morphine poisoning, In
cable dispatch published yesterday, are not In
clined to believe that statement IN the absence OF
more particuIars. Lynde c. Catlln. r., brother
OF the dead man. who lives with his widowed moth
No. $50 First-st, BFoohiyh, sIld ,y5 '5
seem to Indicate that morphine had caused the
death OF Mr.. and Mrs. Catlin- ,,-...,. E.,
the manager OF the apartment house where tney
had been staying IN The Hague, announcing the
sudden death Of his brother ne same gay '1 Tt
came a letter from l. r. Catln' Gated at tha
Hague ten days before. In which ne toio OF NE ne
sudden death Of his wife on February q - ne
seemed have been much ahecleu Dy heI de.tl4t
and was in extremely low spirits. but said that
as soon his health better he would san LOT
nome with Mrs Catlin's body. Mr.. Catltn declared
that his brother had never 10 his knowledge. been
ASSISTANT District Attorney Elder. who was an
after some Of his business interests. deedred EN-
phaticallv that ne knew that neither Mr.. Cathn
nor his vile was addlcted 20 lle - % NJ t,,a
gIeep said Mr. Elder ''but that all For
lon; time he had suffered from insomnia .
L. Reade Catiin was aDout Lorty years 1Il- -
was graduated from Yale University, and for years
did newspaper and magazine work AZ one LIN. sI1ne
he was in charge OF the Brooklyn edlLOh OF -
Recorder and later connected with The
Commercial Adverttier. lie was one OF the Or
ganiZers OF the firm Of Leeds & Catln, manufact-
Eieyenth-st.. Manhattan. For several years ne Was
active in the business but had 20 give ~ the
his interest In the business since men ne anu rs
wife travelled extensively. and. becoming N
fatuated with Holland had settled az The Hague
Three years ago Major Lynde G. Cautn. a retired
regular army officer. MI. Catlin's father, died,
leaving a fortune. Mrs Catln who was about
thirty years old. was Miss Emily Anna kaurea1n.
Of Newark, y. J. She was married 70 Mr.. Catln
about 1--WE years ago They leave no children Mrs.
Kaureaufr, dying about q year age left large
10 Ter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
TO COMPLETE PANAMA TRANSFER.
W. N. Cromwell Sails To Call Last Meetings
in France.

william Nelson Cromwell counsel for the Pan
ANA Canal Company. sailed for Cherbourg yester-
day the New-York. lie goes to arrange for the
final transfer OF She properties and records 81 tho
company to this government
Il viii attend TO all the formalties." he said.
the holding OF final meetings and the gathering Of
papers for the final transfer. I VIII also arrange
the details that the turning over Of the com
panys property will be simultaneous with the turn
ing over OF the property and rights the 18TH
mus.
Il will bring back the deeds OF transfer and they
Will be formally turned over 10 the Attorney Cen
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury. IN New
York ] have fought single handed for the build
and during that time have overcome many obsta-
cles II can De depended upon that / shall not
fail IN this last great step. and I viii return an
early date and all the formalties for the turning
or course. al this work would have taken a much
longer time, but have anticipated and done all
could toward the transfer before the ratification q
the treaty days ago. easily DO under
stood that this IS great task when 4 say that the
inventories comprise sixty volumes and contain
some fifteen thousand Items These books have
been prepared. ana are now ready for the govern
meut 20 40 over. In Ike manner, | have done
many other things ia advance, and this has short
eued the time necessary for the formal transfer.
Things In such shape the isthmus that Ad-
miral Walker and the commission. which sails
from New-Nork on March y. viii be I'm a position
20 undertake the work leading the actual trans
fer.
4 have the preliminaries so far in hand that tho
formal meeting be held in Paris on April 20
That Is an early date for completing a work OF such
magnitude. ] have given orders TO our agents IN
Panama TO afford 10 the Canal Commission every
facility to examine and study, for such action
as they desire 10 take. the same as though the
government was formally in possession OF this
canal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13

OGDEN Goelet entertained yesterday large
marty ct dinner at the Hermitage overIoohils
Monte Carlo, her guests Including 'He
and Duchess Of Devonshire. the Duke ana DuoN-
.es % Voxburghe Mt and Mrs. Cornelius ' an
5e-brt. Mr.. Greenough and the Nicomte anu
Vicontesse Louis D'Andigne- MIS-.
Bell gave a luncheon at Monte CARO- ilei
guests we're Prince Louis d'Orlears anu L14 ga
C-rarette. and at the neighboring table the OuAe
Of Manchester and AIr. Drexel were breakIaS'ins
together. ,.
--,,a s,1o, y, the soc1ete Nouvelle de Peintre
- sculn+er-s. opened to-day at the GaIlerie
GEORGES Petit. contains excellent pictures oy
Arnan Jean, Jacques Blanche, Cottet' Dauche%'
Ia Gandara. Castor La Touche. Henri MaIth'
Prinet. Lucien Simon, Zulouga and Ihaulo"'
American artists are effectively represented Dy
walter Cav. with his delightful interiors and
r-urene Vail. with his delicately colored views
~ Venice. Jacques Blanche's portrait OF MISS
Winnie MacEwen. Of Chicago, Is greatly ao-
rnired Neither CASTOR La Touche nor lie 9lu1-
ner nor Thaulow has ever painted more Chal NJ
ing or more captivating pictures than those
which they exhibit in this show, which con-
50. ia numbers. and which is altogether the
most brilliant Of the smaller salons seen IN
Paris for q number Of years.
Notwithstanding the bad weather, the MI
Careme festivities passed OF su00e'9-''
number Of American students taking part IN the
masks and mummery OF the historical caval-
cade OF the Latin Quarter. and they received
friendly greeting from President Loubet as the
procession passed in front Of the Elysee Palace.
The criminal tribunal OF Grasse at Cannes
has pronounced a Judgment which fervent auto
mobilists regard as unnecessarily severe. Har-
old AIIllor. who. according to the wording OF
the Judgment, lately caused motor ACCIDENT
which resulted IN the death OF Mrs Rathbone
and severe injuries to Mrs. Eichalaz, was SEN
fenced by the court 20 three months imprison-
ment and to pay 200 francs as damages. with
the costs. He was charged with manslaughter
and occasioning bodily injuries. notwithstand-
ing the production In court Of letter from a
relative Of Mrs. Rathbone endeavoring to eK-
culpate Mr.. Millor. to whom. after the sentence
OF the court, accorded the benefit Of the
Berenger law condoning first offences
C. L 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
TEN CENTS FOR EACH CASE.
Passaic To Give Doctors That for Reporting
Contagious Disease.

Pessaic y. J.. March Il (speciaD.-There have
been so many cases or contagious disease IN this
city IN the last year that the Board OF Health has
decided to resort 10 one Of the old blue laws OF
this State and oer to paw the physicians 10 cents
Tor evey case q scarlet fever diphtheria, typhoid
teNer o. any other contagious Infectious disease
that tiey report There has been a feeling OF
aninoilty between many OF the Passaic physicians
ana the members Of the Board OF Health because
the board had no medical men it.
The board also Intends to keep track OF oil cases
or consumption in the city. and has asked the
nealth physicians 10 aid IN this work This was
started some years ago. but the physicians gave I'D
reporting the cases because inspectors visited the
noNlouS. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
ADMIRAL DEWEY VISITS PALMA.
The MayaOwer's Voyage-Mr. Loomis Talks
on Dominica.

Havana, March l2.-Admiral Dewey and his party
landed to-day from the auxiliary cruiser Maynower
ana with the Assistant Secretary OF State Mr.
LOOMS and Minister Squiers. called on President
Palma.
with reference TO the situation in San Domingo.
Nj LOOMS said that there appeared 10 be no
cessation OF the series Of revolutions and fighting
which had been going on for long time. Mr.
LOOMS destined 10 discuss the situation as il af-
fccts the United States relations. pending the de-
livery OF ms report at Washington. but he said
that the United States had present intention to
Intervene IN any manner. except for the protection
or the United states interests. No American forces
have bccu sent ashore except temporarily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
GOVERNMENT OF CANAL ZONE.
a Bill for That Purpose introduced by Sen
ator Morgan.

WASHINGTON March 12.-Senator Morgan to-day
introduced a bin for the government Of n canal
zone II declares the territory acquired for canal
purposes 70 constitute a government reservation OF
the United States. subject 70 civil and military
laws under the control @, the President OF the
United States. through tho canal commission. The
laws OF Panama shall continue until superseded ~
laws Of Congress: laws 81 tho United states re-
spectlng citizenship, immigration. naturalization
and the importation OF contract labor shall not
apply until Congress shall otherwise direct
The canal commission IS authorized 20 legtslate
IN all local matters IN the canal zone. All laws
enacted by the commission must be FIRST approved
by the President
The President Is authorized. the request Of
three members OF the commission. 20 declare the
canal zone II a state OF insurrection. and 20 en-
ploy military force 20 preserve order. A surgeon
chief shall be appointed. TO have control Of the
sanitation Of the canal zone and the cities OF
Panama and Colon. The canal commission cannot
exercise the power Cf appointment or removal OK
officers OF the health service The fiscal operations
% the commission are 10 be through the War De
partmert. Ten million dollars IS appropriated 20
pay Panama for the canal strip the money 70 be
paid without delay. and the President IS 10 tako
Immediate possession OF the canal zone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
RosEBERY OBJECTS TO "CALUMNy. /"
Former Premier's Reasons for Heated Re
marks in House of Lords.

London. March 12--Lord Rosebery. speaking at
Newcaste-on-T Tyne tonight, referred TO the incl
dent IN the House OF Lords on Thursday. He said
he objected to heat in controversial matters He
had long entertained friendship and regard for
Premier BaIfour. but when he was called n
'calumniator' there man In tho world
from whom he would accept that description OF
himsef without violent public repudiatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
MANY EXPRESS OFFICES CLOSED.
photographers Want More Money for Han
ding Southern's Matter.

Roanoke. Va March 12-As the result OF a strike
Of the telegraph operators who have been handling
express matter at the small towns along the line
OF the Norfolk and Western Railway. S25 Southern
Express Offices were closed at today. The
express officials refused to grant the demands Of
the operators for increased commissions. and the
railway photographers ordered the strike. II is said
that independent express offices will be opened at
many OF the towns affected by the strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
COLOMBIA REDUCES HER ARMY.
Declares Peace Throughout the Republic,
But Not in Panama.

Washington. March 1.-THE State Depart
ment has received the following cable dispatch
from Mr. Snyder. United States Charge DAT
flares at Bogota, dated yesterday:
The Colombian government has Just Issued a
decree reducing the standing army from eleven
thousand men 70 five thousand men. Also one
declaring peace again in the republic. except
Panama.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
GLOVE DEPARTMENT

WOMEN'S GLOvEs-GIoves are always counted among the indespensibles at Christmas time; they are very economical gifts to make, and are always welcomed by the recipient.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15

Spr1ng the pathetic story Of fne birth in the manager at Bethlehem, and the bearing of that story upon human life and human character. That story never has lost it's charm and never will lose 1t, so long as there are moth- CTS in the world.
 It would seem to be the practice of na- tions to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of & hero rather than that of some great deed or deeds of his. Thus 1t Is in this country. as in the. case of Washington, Lincoln and Grant. So it is with the advent of Christ into the world. This event ia given preeminence as being the be- ginning of career which ahounded in incident. in miracles, in sublime teach- ing and which closed in a tragedy so' terrible that it caused the sun to dark en and the earth to quake and restore its dead to life. The natal day corn-, prehends the entire life Of beneyolence. aof mercy, kinGliness and intense suf- fering. It is given place above and before any single event, in that the birth suggests all that He did, all that He endured. The manager at Bethle. hem points unerringly to Calvary, to the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea and to the ascension. One meditates on the Christmas day and is lessons, and thought follows the babe to youth and manhood. It sees Him on the Mount of Beatitudes, as He utters the grand est sermon ever preached It follows Him in His iourneyings, in which the dead are made alive and the blind are made to see. It sees Him before Pilate, and the scourging. the crown of thorns, the. driven nails and the thrust spear follow.
 Yet Christmas is a glad day and should be joyous one. The suffer ings of the Christ are ended He brought glad tidings of great joy to all 9the people. He introduced new relig- ion and new and higher civiliza- ton. He confirmed hope of immor- tality into sublime faith, and made the world brighter and better and glad dor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15

1t can possibly De aNoldeu no one crusses strange threshold on Christmas day. Tn the same countries an early ceremony has to be performed by the head of each household. Before breakfast is served corn is placed in stocking, and the chief Of the family sprinkles little of it before the door. saying: Christ Is born;" to which each of the inmates re- plies: "He is born indeed Then the house father has to wish, and advanc- ing to the hearth whers logs are burn@ ing in readiness, strikes them tIII sparks fly out, with a good wishfor the horses, another for the cows, another for the goats, and so on through the whole farming stock, winding up with an extra blow for 8 plenteous harvest. Then the ashes are collected, coin is placed among them and tho whole is hidden or, in some districts, burned. As for the Yule logs, they are not per- mitted to smolder quite away, but are carefully garnered, and the burnt ends placed in clefts in fruit trees, so as to insure al bountiful crop.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
The Christmas Festival
BY Willlan Rosser Cobbe.

AANSN@@~N SN~SS~R X TT IS not so easy to determine why
 Christmas should be the greatest
 festival day Of the church and of the people. At first thought one might say that, logically, Easter or Ascen- sion day should have priority. Mans whole being cTaves immortality. and the only satisfactory answer to Jobs earnest query: If man die, shall he Hive again?" is found in the words of the angel at ts1e tomb of Jesus at the early dawn of that first Easter morn: He is not here! He is risen!' Con- firmatory of this was His visible ascen- sion into heaven. as witnessed by Peter and others of the apostles and by g number of His disciples.
 Christmas, of itself has to do with the birth of man-child, only. Yet the herald song of the angels ae that birth has come down through the ages, repeated by the glad voices of children and of age. It was the beginning of a life which during it's short course ex- emplihed the most yirtuous living and that gave forth the most sublime teach ing ever seen or heard of by mortal.
 
 Perhaps the romance of His birth has something to do with the interest which attaches to the day. The youth full vtrgin-wife journeying with her carpenter husband through the hill country from the village Of Nazareth to the proud and great city of Jerusa- lem; the crowded inns which forced them to drag their weary feet four miles away to the little village of Beth lehem, where they could find shelter in the stable of an inn, among surly camels and lowing cattle; the birth of the child Jesus in a manager; the announcement to the shepherds; the song of the heavenly choir; the won derful star in the east and the visit of the magi bearing gifts for the young child, and the efforts of King Herod to find and kill the child Jesus -all these strange incidents appeal strongly to the young, who hear the story told over and over again, until it is engraYted into their very being and never loses it's freshness and brightness throughout life.
 Then, too, with the lapse of time there came to be engrafted in the ob- servance of the day the bestowing of gifts upon the children of the house. hold, in imitation of the gifts brought by the magi to the child Jesus. Sub sequently@ the giving of gifts was ex- tended to the adults of the household. and Christmas grew into a day of home bringing and home festivities as well as of devotional church service.
 There is that peculiarly attractive to motherhood in the child Jesus Each mother as she thinks of the Christ child grows more tender in her sym pathy for Mary and her love for the Child. The mother of the middle ages, as we'll as the mother of this genera tion. never wearieS of telling her of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
.CHRIST MAS CUSTOMS
FOUND IN DETERRENT coUN-
 TRIES OF EUROPE.
Tn Many of Them the Farm Animals Play an Important Part in the obseryances of the
 Day.

In different nations one finds many odd ideas regarding the Christmas sea- son. Among the observances that grew up by degrees all over Europe, many of them grotesque and absurd, and some with profnse and unseemly accompani- ments, were also not 8 few of more pleasing and humanizing kind, and among the rural population the brute creation was included as interested par ties.
 Among the fancies of this kind that longest survived in Europe, and even became naturalized in our own prosatc land, was one that the cattle, at one o'clock on Christmas morning, when ever they were free to do so, would turn their heads to the eastward and get down upon their knees to worship the King that was horn in & stable; and still another, which continued to com paratively recent times, that during the Christmas season the barnyard cocks were accustomed to crow with unusual force and frequency by day and by night
 The early inhabitants of the great S5%A0AA1tsB&GlA 9GAAA5IAlh WSN9 k4GGQE~ toned to celebrate, at this season, the great festival of their gods When the people of She peninsula became Chris tians, although no less zealous for their Christmas obseryances, they retained some of the old practices, and are to this day careful to associate with themselves in it's festivities every living thing about them. The author of ''The Land of the Midnight Sun" tells us In his account of a Christmas in Norway:
 'sThe Christmas feeding of the birds is prevalent In many of theNprovinces of Norway and Sweden. Punches of oats are placed on the roofs of houses, on trees and fences, for them to feed upon. Two or three days before carloads of sheaves are brought into the towns for this purpose, and both rich and poor buy and place them everywhere. Every poorman and every head of a family had saved penny or two, CT even one farthing, to buy bunch of oats for the birds to have their Christmas. On this day, On many farms, the dear old horse, the young colt, the cattle, the sheep, the goats, aud even the pig receive double their usual amount of food. It is a beautiful custom, and speaks we'll for the goodness of heart of the Scandina- vian"
 A singular custom prevails in Servia and Bulgaria among the orthodox IF
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15

A A, are each i've inches long and one inch square, The bait and wire, to which the bait is fastened, should be very light so that a slight touch on the bait will cause the trap to fall, This trap is very simple, says Orange Judd Farmer, and the illustration shows everything so plainly that it requires no further explanation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY HOLIDAY WARE

olDY enthusiasm pes all about the which laden with astes undefnable lowing Holiday that will we'll
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
SURE RABBIT TRAP.
Simple Contrivanee Which the Boy May Rig Up to Catch
 Bunny Tn,

A rabbit trap which is here repro. scented is made of box two and half feet long and two feet wide. The plat form. P, on which the trap is set, should be> about one foot longer and one foot wider, than the box. The two pieces,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
schools in switnarIand

All new schools in Switzerland have a portion of the ground floor appro- pTiated for baths. Each class bathes about once a fortnight, summer and winter. Soap is used and warm bath is followed by cooler one Sick chill dren and those having skin diseases arc excluded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15

We also Have 8 tSe4a. fas4 i ; 2 CLASP sWEDE GLOVE A 2 CLASP HEAVY WALKING GLOVE 4 CLASP MOCHA GLOVE AND A A1CLAsPIFLEECE LINED CASTOR GLOVE AT 1.49 A PAIR--Our Empress" Glove in gem M uine Glace Kid, or in the Suede, is glove that recommend to anyone. It has the style,
 is perfectly made and is guaranteed to wear
 satisfactoriIy-in all the popular shades and
 Black and White. OTHER GLOVES AT THIS PRICE IN OUR STOCK ARE A
 1 CLASP SILK LINED MOCHA--Tans and Csreys, CLASP HEAVY WHITE Pique Walking Glove, Il CLASP. CAPE FANNIE HEAVY Walking Glove
 in the stylish Brown shades sI DENTS Knock Around English WALKING CLOVES.
 "JoUvIN" ? Clasp Glace lGlove-In White, Tan
 and Grey,
 "JOUvIN" 3 CLASP SUEDE IN BLACK.
 They are every of them of the best known 44 makes, and you make no mistake in buying your Xmas Gloves here. MISSES AND BOEs' CLOVES. ....... At $1,0O MISSES 9 CLASP sGLACE KIDS. BOYS SILK LINED MOCHA CLOVES DENTS CLASP HAND SEWN KID GLOVE for Children
 BOYS ARABIAN MOCHA GLovEs-In Tan
 Shades.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15

UMBRELLA DEPARTdENT.
 Do you know of gift more appreciated than a handsome umbrella !? Certainly from this stock, you'1l be able to find just what you want for the varieties and prices are of so wide range that the most exacting will be suited both in covering and style of handles, WOMEN'S UMBRELLAS. AT 98c-We'ye seven rib paragon frame unbre- Ia, covered with guaranteed waterproof Gloria Cloth, Handles of Horn, Oxydized, Natural Wood, Gun Metal, Pearl, Dresden Ware and Silver trimmed. At $149, $1.75, $1.9S and S250 Umbrellas with Strong Paragon Frames, Covered with Best Union Tafeta, in an immense assort- ment of Handles.
 BETTER GRADES IN WOMEN'S SILK EM- BRELIAS. At $2.9s, $39s. $4.9s and $7.5o Each CIIILDREN'Sf UMBRELLAS 22 and 24 inch size ............. Prices 49c, 75c, 98c and $1.49 Each WOMENS .COLORED SILK UlIBRELLAs-In Blue, Green, Red and Brown. $2.50 and $2.9S Each MEMS UNBRELLAS-Covered with Waterproof serge paragon frames--in numerous styles of handles es...................... 75c and 9sc Each MEMS UDTBRELLAS--Covered with Union Taf- fhta, handles of natural wood horn and silver trimmed. At $1.49, $i.75, $19s and g. 20 Each MEMS SILK UNIBRELLAS-s rib, paragon frames, all the very newest handle designs, At $2.9s, $39s, $498 and S7.50
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
, FOR THE P4ILATELIsT. Reproduction of Stamps Issued to Commemorate the servian
 Coronation.

Young stamp collectors will be inter- sstsd in the new issue of stamps of the ssrvian monarchy conmemorating the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15

memorate the coronation of King Peter, while those of 5, 10, Is, 25 and 50 paras pear portraits of the king and his grand father, Karageorge. The three and five 1inars, the highest values, are identical n design with the one dinar.