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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
RUSSIANS IN A TRAP.

New Chwang, Sunday, June 10, mid
night.-Information was received here
at 10 o'clock tonight through hereto
fore reliable channels, that part of the
Japanese force left at Pu Ian Tien to
checkmate the Russians southward
movement to relieve Port Arthur was
attacked southeast of Shungnmao yes
terday. After slight fighting the Jap
anese made a false retreat, the Rus
slams hOtly following them, when the
Japanese made a flank movement
catching the Russians in trap. The
Russian losses are placed at 500 men.
They then fell back on Kai Chou and
began to retreat along the Baimatgu-
Tsaichou road
About 1000 Russian infantry from
Kai Chou passed through New
Chwang this morning accompanied by
I large supply and hospital train. Sew
eral carts contained bandaged men,
The troops appeared to be tagged out
and showed every indication of long
forced march. The officers refused to
furnish any information, but IL non
commissioned officer told a corresponds
ent of the Associated Press that all
troops were retreating from Thaichou
Before he could say anything further
he was reprimanded by a captain.
Stragglers are closely watched by nom
commissioned officers to prevent them
from talking.
The Russians have abandoned the
ground mines eight miles south of
here.
a native messenger just in from the
Russian camp east of here reports that
there are many wounded men there.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
VERY PERSONAL
Mrs Ballington Booths ADJ
dress about Criminals Yes
terday at New York.

New York, June 13-In an address
at the Madison Avenue Reformed
church, Mrs Ballington Booth has
caused much CONSERVATION among the
members Of the fashionable congrega-
ton. She was speaking of work in the
state prisons of the country and of
reformation Of so-called "habitual
criminals" I see before me many ex-
amples of what the love of Jesus Christ
can do for habitual criminals she
said. 81 see here former convicts, with
their wives, and some even with chill
dren."
Many of the listeners looked at one
another as If each felt that a neigh
Dor might be one of those to whom Mrs
Booth was referring Suspicious
glances were cast and many looked ask
ance to see a telltale blush, but none
was observable and Mrs Booth con-
tinued her remarks, assuring the con-
gregation that she did not intend going
into details.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13

OPINION.
Well Known Irish
Leader.
In St. Petersburg Studying
the Labor and Industrial
Question Russians All
Tell Him They Are Bound
to Win i'm the End Very
Little Excitement.

st Petersburg, June 13.-Michael
Davitt, who is now in st Petersburg
investigating the labor and industrial
conditions of Russia, in an interview
to-day with the correspondent Of the
Associated Press, said:
aside from the immediate object
of my visit have been greatly inter
ested In the attitude Of the masses in
Russia toward the war. Their attitude
is of greater import in view Of the
stories published abroad to the effect
that the war is unpopular and that the
country is on the verge of a revolution
owing to public discomfort. / have vis-
tied every working quarter of st PEE
tersburg, the extensive Selosmolenskoe
region. the Narvaskaia district and
such places as the Potilloff Cos loco
motive and steel works, employing H.
900 men. L interviewed the workers
outside of the factories, in the church
es, parks and places of public enter
tainment, but failed to find anything
except quiet confidence that Russia is
bound to win in the end. The govern
ment is decidedly frank in its dissem-
ination of news. Official bulletins are
posted everywhere and they are read
attentiveIy by small groups. Frequent
ly soldiers and sailors are among them
The news is discussed by the bystand-
ers, but always quietly. There is no
trace of excitement In fact the war
seems to arouse less public interest
than the news received during the
South African war. One reason
may be the distance of the actual
fighting from European Russia Ger
tainlv the war is not affecting the
general current CT life. Business ev'
erywhere is progressing as usual and
the people are following their ordinary
routine. The only sentiment is full
faith that Russia ultimately will win.
The stories published abroad that 800
persons were executed at Moscow re-
Gently. that wholesale sentences have
been imposed at Moscow and that
sanguinaly conflicts have occurred at
Odessa are all. so far as my inquiries
show, pure inventions deliberately set
afioat for the purpose OF inJuring the
Russian loan abroad
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
TWO KILLED.
nurderers We're Put to
Death in Electric Chair
at Sing Sing.

Ossining, N. Y, June 13.-Albert
Koepping, who murdered John Mar
tine In Port Jervis, and Oscar Borg
strom who killed his wife in NJ kis-
co, were put to death in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison this morning.
The executions were accomplished
without hitch. Both went to their
deaths without displaying any emo
ton.
Koepping was only % years old.
He murdered John MARITIME in Port
Jervis February 10, 1904, after having
been elected for non-payment OF his
board bill.
Borgstrom, Swedish gardener,
murdered his wife by cutting her
throat in a jealous rage at their home
in Mt Kisco.
rThe Rev DIR Smith, q Presbyterian
minister Of Port Jervis. was with
Koepping in his cell from o'clock
until the hour for execution, but did
not accompany the prisoner to the
death chamber. Koepping was calm
and walked quietly to the chair ana
sat down. looking at the witnesses IN
an uncOncerned manner. A shock OF
$40 volts and seven amperes was
kept up for seven seconds and then
reduced to 25O volts, which was con-
tinued for % seconds. After an ex-
animation by the prison physician a
second shock similar to the first was
administered. and minutes ~22 sec
onds after the first shock the man
was pronounced dead. Warden John
son said it was the quickest execution
he had seen since he had been In
oh a roo or +hn nrfSOn
AS soon as the man had been de-
clared dead the death chamber was
cleared, d new set of witnesses being
admitted for the execution of Borg.
strom.
A Swedish priest from Mt Kisco
had been iii Borgstrom's . cell since 4
a. m. and he accompanied him to the
death chamber. When .Koepping was
led out BorgstrOm gave no sign that
he knew what was going on and re-
mained perfectly calm to the end.
As the man seated himself in the
chair he bowed a farewell to the
priest. The first shock consisted Of
/ $40 volts and six amperes and after
seven seconds the current was re-
duced to 250 volts and kept on for %
seconds. After an examination three
more shocks were given and thirty
seconds after the current had been
applied the fourth time Borgstrom
was declared dead.
After the second execution the us
ual autopsies were performed on both
bodies. Koepping's BODY will be bur-
led in the little cemetery behind the
prison. An undertaken from Tarry-
town wi remove the body OF Borg
strom for burial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
WAITING FOR REPORT,
PEOPLE WANT WHTSTI. &

The public is very much interested
in the report which Aldermen Hewitt
and Murray will submit TO the alder
men relative to the blowing OF the
whistle at 8 o'clock every night. Elv-
erybody seems to want the service
and yet some claim that a lot of peo-
pie object to it. If this be true. now
is the time for the ob1ectors to step
forward and state their case. It aN
a question that anybody interested
one way or the other has right fs
be heard on and no matter how many
favor Ii that is no reason why such
objection as there may be to IT
should not be made known So far
as one can hear about town it is tha
only thing that came to public no
tice in years that somebody didnst
have n bad word for it. so that wfiera
the alleged fault finders are Is a nays
terry, nearly everybody claiming thar
there will be trouble If that curfexs
does not ring again in the near fiji.
tTre.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13

st Petersburg, June 13 COS p. n.y.
The Japanese advance of columns
north and south of Feng Wang Cheng
is causing considerable mystiication.
The preponderance of military opinion
still inclines to the belief that the
movements in both directions are
feints, although the opinion that Gen
vance by both fianks against Liao
Yang does not lack supporters. Re-
newed skirmishing is reported in the
neighborhood of Stu Yen, but there is
no confirmation officially Of the en-
gagement reported by a Russian COR
respondent of the Associated Press at
Hal Cheng last night as having oc-
CURED thirty miles southeast OF Hal
Cheng, In the direction of the Feng
Wang Cheng road, which was reported
to have resulted in the loss of two Jap
anese battalions. Should this report
turn out to be true it would show that
the Japanese are advancing toward
Hal Cheng by two roads, as the coll
umn reported engaged must have been
different from the one which drove out
the Russians from Stu Yen on the road
further south.
Absolute confirmation is not obtain
able of the report that General Kuro-
patkin is dispatehing troops from
Mukden against the enemy's right. Ex-
treme reticence is manifested at the
war Office regarding the military stir
alton, which is generally interpreted as
foreshadowlng important develop
nlents in the Immediate future While
the imminence of a decisive battle be-
tween the two main armies is distinct
~ discouraging news of fighting of a
rather heavy character is anticipated.
The lack of official dispatches from
Kuropatkin during the last forty-eight
hours is regarded as significant The
London Standards st Petersburg dis
patch saying that a telegram had been
received from Vice-Admiral SkrydlOf
announcing that he recently left Vladi-
vostok with the Russian squadron and
engaged a Japanese squadron off Port
Arthur, is denied at the admiralty. No
such dispatch has been received from
Skrydl0ff, whose squadron, according
to the latest advices, is still at Vladi-
vostok and in its nefghboring waters.
The government has no advices of
renewed fighting before Port Arthur,
but 1t is regarded as not unlikely that
fighting Of a more or less serious char
acter on the Kwan Tung penincula
may be in progress although the war
Office is convinced that no serious as
Eault on the fortress is yet possible.
Russia's naval program finally APP
proved Saturday for the next ten years
includes twenty battleships. ten arm
ored cruisers. ten first class and pro-
tected cruisers and a number of tor
pedo boats and submarine boats In
view of the criticism on the part Of
foreign naval experts of the battleship
type after the destruction of the Rus
sian battleship Petropavlovsk and the
Japanese battleship Hatsuse, the sub
ject was given the most careful con
sideration, the decision being in favor
of the continuance of the construction
of battleships
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
WOMEN'S CONGRESS
OPEN AT BERLIN

Berlin, June 13.-The international
women's congress, called by the
league of German Women's Societies
In connection with the international
council of women opened to-day in
Philharmonic hall. There was a
large attendance of women from all
the continental countries. the United
States and Australia. Frau Marie
Stritt OF Dresden, president of the
German. league, opened the congress
with an eloquent address. to which the
sections for the delivery of addresses
and discussions. Two sessions of
Saturday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
CITY NEWS

Tomorrow will be Flag day, tha
127th anniversary Of the adoption OF
the stars and stripes.
Mrs J.. A. Almas has returned hoYns.
| after spending the past few DAYS witt,
her mother, Mrs j. ]. Hewitt Of Tor
| rington.
While lowering the grade Of Grand
street, workmen discovered huee
cesspooi In the center OF the street.
just little east OF Lseavenworfh
| street. 1t was very deep and waz
niied with water. They filed it un
with dirt.
a keeper was placed in charge OF the
Inarle mouse this afternoon, rather than
put an attachment on for claim fnfs
liquors. Attorney Carmodv renraaassfz
ed the creditor and Attorney Bronson
the proprietor, A. Esinhart The Hszza
house is one of the oldest hostelriss Is
the city and this is it's first experiences
in business troubles.
Comptroller A. /. Goodrich has
awarded the contract for furnishina
the seasons coal for the schools and
other city buildings to John McEllioott
for $3.50 ton, The contract for two
carloads Of nut coal to be delivered Al
the BroOkSide home was awarded to
Frank Miller s. Co for S6.25 per bon
In both instances the contract WAS
awarded to the lowest bidder. Ths
reason of the difference in the figures
quoted is that the coal at the Broolsids
home is delivered on the grounds in the
cars, while 1t has to be hauled from
the yard in teams to the other places
The curve for the Baldwin stree
trolley, which is to be put in at the In
tersection OF Franklin and Union
streets, arrived here to-day and q force
of men were Immediately set to w0rlz
on the job. After a short piece Ia fln-
ished one car can run as far as Keefs
street. The switch which will be los
Gated at the Washington school has not
vet shown up, but 1t Is expected along
some time this week. Tt viii take but
day or so to put 1t down and then
everything will be in readiness Tor tho
service from Washington street TO sll
parts OF the town where cars run.
orth's opera. Mother Goose Jubi-
lee" which played a. Polls Friday
evening. gave another performances
Saturday afternoon. Miss Gray, as
Mother Goose, portrayed the character
excellently ana scored a hit with the
audience. The vocalists In the pieces
were in excellent voice and provedI
themselves worthy OF singing In 81
larger work William AthertOn, aal
king OF France. sang well. as did also
Alfred Snyder. Angelo Romeo made
good goose. andsthe sailors hoznpape|
was given with many antrAca4e and
dff11cult stsps. Waiter 1HDRs> as Sem
t1mentaa Simon, sawas RDud Iha cho-
ruses sang well, 4.EA drfEls were es-
pecially good. THE eukertainment was
given for the benent tsofz the aterburg
DaT-nurHeTya
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
CHARITY WORKERS.

Portland. Me. June Preceding
the sessions of the national confer
ence of charities and corrections
which will begin here Wednesday and
continue until June %, the first ma
tional conference on the education of
backward, truant and delinquent chill
dren was opened in the Chestnut
Street Methodist church today. The
forenoon was devoted to organization
and the appointment of committees.
The afternoon program included the
reading and discussion of papers. This
conference will continue tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
LAWYERS STILL PROBING.
Trying to Get at Bottom sf the La
throp Trouble.

In the continued hearing fa tha
Lathrop vs Lathrop case before JUS
tice Church Saturday afternoon s11e
question OF committing Mr. Lathrop. fo
jail for contempt was decided ia The
negative, the court determfufnQ Il
would be unfair and unwise to Mr.
Lathrop to commit him as he Is a
party to the issue.
The matter of evidence was them
taken up and Mr. Lathrop said his wife
left him once or twice before the finaI
separation when he left her. He
could not explain her reasons for
leaving him, and he said that she was
continually complaining to him about
everything She was also subject 10
frequent attacks of Mysteries and fiji
this way she made life for him very
uncomfortable He complained OF her
extravaganza, but it had no erect
upon her conduct, and at Iast he deem.
ed it time to leave her.
Attorney O'NcIll, counsel for Mrs
Lathrop asked him IL he had not
dresses and tailor made suits for other
women after he had left his wife ana
If some of the bills had not gone to
his wife by mistake, to which he sHid
he did not remember doing anything
of the kind.
In this feature of the exaxninntion
Mr. O'Neill was very pointed, but news
ertheless, he could not get Nr T,as
thr0p to answer any of his questions
except that he could not remember
and that he would assuredIy rememb mber
had he bought such goods. The liz
quiry will be resumed tomorrow fore.
noon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
NINE WORKERS MEET.
One Hundred and Thirty-Five Dele
gates Discuss Wage Scale.

Birmingham, Ala, June 13.-The an,
nual wage scale convention of the
United Mine Workers of America, dis
trict of Alabama, began here to-day
with about 135 delegates present, rep
resenting over $4,000 union miners in
this state. The present wage contract,
which is the result of the deliberations
of the arbitration board of which
Judge George Gray of Delaware was
chairman. and which fixed the scale
last August, expires on June 80.
After the election of officers the ques-
ton Of new contract will be submit
ted to the scale committee. The OPP
orators have been invited to meet the
miners in joint conference on Mon
day next. A three or five year contract
is desired by the majority and an amic-
able settlement is expected to be
reached.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
BELLS CHARGE.
Says Trouble at Cripple
Creek is Due to Social
list Element.

Cripple Greek, Col, June 13.--Gen-
eral Bell has given out statement
concerning his action In deporting
strikers and the causes leading there
to. He attributes the recent troubles
growing out of the miners strike, and
the strike itself, to the socialist ele-
ment in the Western Federation of
Miners who, he says, captured the or
ganiZation two years ago. He de-
clares that the federation has made
unfonism secondary consideration
and that the organization, root and
branch, is being made g. vehicle for
the promotion Of socialism. The
leaders, he asserts, have not hesitated
to cause weak and willing members
to commit any crime to strike terror
to property owners or workingmen
who refuse to abide their Dictates =
The murder of non-union men by
blowing up the Independence station,
he charges, was "perpetrated with the
aid and advice of federation leaders
and by men in their employ"
The only hope for peace and secur-
ity Of life and property was ITO exter-
inmate the federation from the camp. 2
As the head of the state militia, ''re-
spoHSlUAe only 10 IHe governor, the
general continues it becomes his duty
to effect this result. The arrest OF
every man in the district. belonging to
the federation was ordered. Unless
they We're able to show clean bill of
health they were placed in the bull
pen and held or deported.
The deportation of federation men,
General Bell declares. lis a military
necessity They are not being de
ported because they are union men, or
to destroy unionism, but because 1T is
believed they are a menace to the
peace and welfare of the district.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
PHILIPPINE COnMIS-
SIONERS AT WASHINGTON

Philadelphia, June 13.-F Forty-three
members of the Philippine commits
sion arrived here fSom Washington to-
day accompanied by Secretary of War
Taft, Colonel James s. Petit, Major
John b. Porter, Captain J. r. M. Tay-
lor, Leon w. Pepperman, chief clerk
of the bureau of insular affairs, A. w,
Ferguson, executive secretary of the
Philippines and Captain Thomas S.
Hardeman, disbursing officer. The
commission will spend several days
here inspecting the city's industries
and sightseeing.
Washington, June 13.-Members of
the honorary board of Filipino com
missioners to the Louisiana Purchase
exposition concluded their Washing
ton visit to-day and started for Phil
adelphia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
co INTO POLITICS.
Advice Given to Students in Baccal-
aureate Sermon.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 13.-In his
baccalaureate sermon to the graduates
of the University of Pennsylvania, the
Rev William @. Richardson of st
James's Protestant Episcopal church,
one of the wealthiest and most fash
ionable in this city, has denounced the
method of filing Senator Quays seat
by appointment as an encroachment on
freedom. About 200 students and the
trustees of the university heard the
sermon.
1T Is within the power Of you, young
man. he said, "to reform these condi-
tons. Go into politics and become
leaders. When the professors and stu
dents of our great universities assume
control we shall have justice in our
government.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
CLOSE TOGETHER NOW.

Lao Yang. Sunday, June 1.-THE
army here is increasing rapidly. a fresh
squadron arriving daily. There is no
fresh news prom Port Arthur, nor has
any confirmation of serious events hav-
ing occurred there been received. On
the contrary, according to the best in
formation, everything is going well.
The officers and. men here are very en-
thusiastic over the driving back of
the Japanese on the road to Feng Wang
Chang and Hai Cheng, June g. Only a
comparatively short distance separates
the Japanese and Russian armies and
the soldiers are all anxious for active
operations to begin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
INVENTOR OF WHEAT
FOOD DEAD AT so

Eew York, June 13.-Rodolphus
Bingham, inventor of a wheat food
upon which he claimed life could be
maintained at the cost of 6& cents a
day is dead at Camden, N. j. He was
80 years and had spent a fortune in
advancing various scientfc ideas,
among them system of phonetic
spelling which he tried for many years
to have introduced in the schools.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
Letters Boay At wa.btnrtor.

WASHINGTON June 18.-After the
funeral services @-e- the .s=e.s .ss=e.a1- Of Levi
2. Letter at Pointe dArcadia, the Lei
ter cottage at Bar Harbor, Me, the
body was brought to Washington, ac-
companied by Mrs. Letter and Misses
Marguerite and Nancy and Joseph Lei
ter. During the day a cablegram OF
coincidence was received by Mrs. Lei
ter from her daughter, Lady Curzon.
wife of the viceroy of India, at Lon.
don
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
new ofnciaI For Postomlcs.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-PreSidenA
Roosevelt has announced the appoints
ment of William b. Corcoran, now
chief postofice inspector, to be pur-
chasing agent of the postofice depart
ment, an Office created at the last ses-
sion of congress. The appointment
takes effect July /. The salary Of the
ONCE is Sc, 700 per year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
WITHOUT FUNDS.

Granada, Col. June ia large por-
ton of the deported miners have ar
rived here on their way back to the
mountains. The town hall has been
rendered the men and number have
availed themselves of the opportun-
ity. As most of the men were
searched by the militia and their mon
ey and other belongings taken away,
they are nearly all without funds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
PLANT ESTATE DIVISION.
A Third to Mrs. Graves. Two- Thirds
TO n. P. Plant.

New York, June ia Judgment
providing for the distribution OF the
Henry B. Plant estate has been en-
tered in the supreme court on the
part of the referee, who finds that the
settlement should be on basis Of one
third to Mrs Margaret A. Graves, who
was the widow. but has since remar
ried and two-thirdBto Morton P. Plant,
the son.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
SILVER ANNIVERSARY.

Northfield, Mass. June -Exer-
cises in celebration of the silver anni-
yersary of the founding of Northtield
seminary were held here to-day They
were also feature of the opening OF
the summer season Of conferences.
Addresses were delivered by w. r.
Moody and P D. Moody, sons Of the
late Dwight Il. Moody, who founded
the Mortified summer schoo s. There
was a large attendance of visitors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
CHINESE WORRIED.

New Chwang, June 13.-The Chinese
government is apparently greatly wor-
ried over the death of Lewis Etzel, the
correspondent of the London Daily
Telegraph, who was shot and killed re-
Gently by Chinese soldiers of the Liao
Tung coast. The affair is being ener.
getically investigated by United States
Consul General Miller, and the viceroy
sent Tsptai Ltu here to act In the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-13
SAFE AT CREAMERY
CO. BLOWN OPEN

Boston, June 13-The safe at the
Office of the Worcester County Cream
cry Co, at 40 Berkeley street, south
end, was blown open during the night
by burglars, who escaped with 81, 300
in cash. The burglars forced their
way into the place from the cellar of
Parker Memorial hall, the creamery
Office being in the same building. The
police found no clues.