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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
MORE TROUBLE.
Deported Men at Victor
Rescued by Friends
From Sheriffs.

Victor, Col, July 7.-Anxiety is felt
here for the safety of five men who
We're deported from this district by
the military. but who returned last
week. They We're arrested by the
civil authorities and kept under guard
at hotel until last night, when two
deputy sheriffs started presumably to
escort them out Of the camp. West
of the city half a dozen masked men,
heavily armed, took the prisoners and
guns from the deputies and ordered
the latter to return to town. This
order they obeyed.
The deputies also saw large band
of other masked men, numbering fifty.
Details of the troops We're sent out
to search for the kidnapped men, and
Sheriff Edward Bell also headed a
posse in pursuit. The pursuing par
ties returned to this city after several
hours fruitless search. The hunt was
resumed at daylight.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
BRYAN WILL FIGHT.

st Louis, July William Jennings
Bryan will take the fight Of the con.
testing delegates from Illinois to the
floor of the convention. He appeared
before the committee on credentials in
the early hours of the morning, after
the Illinois case had been disposed of,
and asked a reconsideration that he
might make a minority report The
committee promptly ruled that no re-
consideration was necessary; Mr. Bryan
was told to go ahead and make his
minority report. He asked those mems
bers Of the committee who would sign
to stand up and the delegates on the
committee from Oklahoma, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Rhode Island arose.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Annual Election of O6icers in Harsz
Charles Kellogg Secretary.

Hartford, July THE July meet
ing of the state board of charities
was held yesterday afternoon. All fhs
members attending. The annual
election of officers took place and -.
suited in the choice OF H III. Birds
man Of Norwalk for president and
Charles P. Kellogg OF Waterbury foh
secretary
Following the election there was
discussion on the recent incident It
the Industrial Home for the Blind. is
this city, in which Miss Hall, one os.
the members OF the board was elected
by Superintendent Jones. 1t was
claimed by Mr. Jones that there was
an understanding that Miss Hall was
not to visit the home, butathe bosrsE
In their meeting yesterday failed to
acknowledge the alleged agreement
so that its member. Miss Hall. is Is
much entitled to visit the institution
as any Of the other members. The
different members OF the board re<
ported on their visits to the various
state institutions, showing that flS
month was a successful one.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
STOPS A RUNAWAY BY
HER HUSBANDS RULE

New York, July Mrs Frederick
j. Blackshaw is one of those women
who believe q wife should interest her
self in her husbands work. Mrs
tBIackshaw's husband being police
man III the Montgomery street, Jersey
City, precinct, her neighbors failed to
see how she could be OF much aid to
him.
when you see a runaway horse
coming, grab him by the muzMe with
one hand and by the name with the
other and trip him. It's baby's
trick, = the policeman told his wife one
time in describing his duties as
cop"
Mrs Blackshaw was in Brinckerhoff
street, Jersey City, yesterday after
noon, when along came a runaway
horse. 1t was running like all other
runaway horses. wildly, and slamming
its wagon against everything within
reach.
Grab it by the muzzIe with one.
hand and by the name with the 9th
er," recited the wife of the policeman
by rote. She wondered if she could
do it. The runaway horse went jump
ing toward her. Out went her hands
The right hand caught the muzzIe and
the left hand caught the name, and to
the surprise of Mrs Blackshaw and
the cheers of the crowd. who hadn't
cared to take hand. she swung the
animal about.
In one more Jump the horse would
have gone through the store window,
wagon and all. But the plucky Mrs
Blackshaw held the animals neck on
a crook. and though the horse kicked
the wagon to pieces in its efforts to
free itself, the plucky woman held on
till a grocer's boy who had been driv-
inc the horse came up and helped her.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
OFFICERS EXAMINER
Ten Candidates for Commission .As,.
pear Before the Board.

Hartford, July THE first day3
examination Of the officers OF the coHx
nectfcut National guard was held yes
terday at the headquarters room s s.
the First regiment armory on Elm
street The examining board consist
OF Colonel William II. Clapp. ii.
A., retired, Inspector general on the
governors staff; Colonel w. q. Gone.
g. n. g., retired, Colonel Il. n. RpwS
pee, @. N. G., retired, Colonel w. II
Landers. assistant adjutant ae1.z
eral. The following officers were esz
'amined yesterday: Captains Charles
w. Buckley. commissary. Third Infail= Z
try; Raymond G Keeney, commissa;-z
First Infantry; Austin Cheney. 1nsnecs
tor OF sail arms practice, First Iufafz
try; Joseph DeCantillon, Company
Second Infantry, William u. Besss.
Company M Second Infantry. Georzs
@. Abbott, Company G, Second Infsb.
try; Louis Nj. Dyer, Company f. FisszE
Infantry, Louis J. Hermann Conl-
pany K, Third Infantry; Frederick q.
G. Smith, Company I TEird Infantry
Second Lieutenant g. Raymond Low
battalion quartermaster, First Infafsss
try. The board will sit to-day ana :
tomorrow and next Tuesday ani8f
Wednesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
DEMOCRATS SMOOTHING
OUT AFFAIRS AT ST. LOUIS
William ]. Bryan Makes Request of Credentials Com
mittee-This Committee Sat Until Four O'clock
This Morning Archbishop Glennon Given An Ova-
ton at Close Of His Prayer-Dr. Mary Walker
Wanted Seat in Convention.

ton. He charged Mr. Pettigrew with
being opposed to any but Hearst OF
Bryan man, and quoted language he
said Mr. Pettigrew used in the state
convention in answer to question as
to whether he would bolt the national
convention. as follows:
ssDo YOU suppose / would pledge my
self to support the nominee Of the 81
Louis convention? put the ques-
ton to you, gentlemen. Suppose they
nominate old Cleveland or some other
man in the Cleveland-Hill ring Of the
democratic party? Suppose they re-
organize us and nominate republican
on a. republican platform declaring for
trusts and the money power? l tell
you that I would bolt the ticket and
do everything in my power to defeat
it at the polls"
The committee did not disturb the
sitting delegation, of which Mr. Petit
grew is the head.
IA plea for Indian Territory by q
member of the committee resulted In
the adoption of motion by the COM
mittee recommending to the national
committee that in the democratic con-
yention OF 1908 Indian Territory be
given eight delegates instead Of six as
at present.
The committee adjourned at 4 80 a.
M. after finishing all contests before
it, and authorizing Its chairman and
secretary to present its report to the
convention.
At 1913 Chairman Williams was ap-
plauded loudly as he took his place on
the platform. The big coliseum was
nearly filed at this time and crowds
were clamoring for admission while
the delegates were coming in rapidly.
The chairman showed the effects Of his
speech the day before and his voice
was weak and hoarse.
At 1913 the invocation was offered
by Archbishop John j. Glennon of the
Roman Catholic diocese of st Louis.
AT its close the spectators and the dele
gates gave a murmur of approval for
the manner of delivery and the terse-
ness of the prayer. This murmur deep
eened into roar of appreciation and
the convention as whole applauded
the prelate as he descended the plat
form.
AT 1921 the report of the committee
on rules was read and adopted. There
was considerable delay awaiting the
reports Of other committees, and at
sl1:O4 the convention adjourned until 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
EMPEROR TO GO.

st Petersburg, July Z, LOG p. M
1t is reported that the emperor will
leave st Petersburg Saturday for the
Volga region and visit Kazan, Penza,
Samara and Syrian. to bid farewell 20
the Fifth and Sixth Siberian army
corps, which will be held in reserve at
Irkutsk and Omsk.
There is much confusion in the
newspaper reports from Lao Yang
which may possibly be accounted Tor,
by the absence of Lieutenant General
Sakharoff, commander of the eastern
army. and General Kuropatkin and
his staff, who are with the southern
army. The correspondents, perhaps
by design, have been given free rein
with the result that a mass OF con-
f1icting reports have been published.
There are a dozen versions OF Lieu
tenant General Count Keller's recon
noissaince in force, which resulted In
two fights July A, one at Ekhavuan
and the other at Mahoumizza, west OF
the line between Molten and Fen
Shut passes. The dispatch of the
London Daily Telegraph from Liao-
Yang, announcing that battle was
proceeding twenty-five miles from
there, probably refers to this fighting.
According to official information re-
ceived by the war Office the Japanese
began their advance toward Lao
Yang June 8, one column moving
along the main and the other over the
direct road, the former reaching Ou-
Fang-Kou, ten miles beyond Fen-Shui
pass, and the latter reaching Lia-Khol
pass, IL miles northwest Of Molten
pass. They halted at these points till
July 8, the Russians falling back to
Liao-Yang. The Japanese advance
guard, consisting of 1,500 men, was
only two miles east of the Russian
position. The next day occurred Kel-
ley reconnaissance in force, when the
Japanese were discovered to be trying
flank movement in the direction of
Liam Dian-Sian. This is the last
fighting reported llorthward, but still
further north a Japanese column is
continuing to hold another Fen-Shui
pass, IL miles northwest of Safmatsza
on the road leading to Liao Yang and
Mukden and S5 miles east of the lat-
ter place. At this time the Japanese
main forces are on the Stu Yen, Hal
Cheng and Kali Chou-Ta- -Tche- Kia
roads, at Vandiapudze and Shi- Ma
Houya respectively 81 miles from Hal
Cheng and 90 miles from Ta-Tche-
Kiao and Kai- Chou.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
CITY NEWS

william Cornell acted as usher ak|
the Hutton Hllrich wedding at Soutzt
ington yesterday.
The event Of the season VIII beshel'z
at Pequot hall July 10, when the "a lay
Jerks will give a barn dance.
Andrew A. McCollum, for som&
years employed as clerk at&lieSA pota
ecary Hall Co, has severed his conpee
ton with that concern.
Albert Browne, pianist at Jacuue
opera house, is managing a park in /
Beaver Falls. Pa. during the sunamaF
months. He likes it very,Awell.
For the third time this week VILE
liam Clement was arrested to-day fQz
drunkenness. He was falling BAL 0veK
everybody and everything In ExcKIan g8
place when Officer Tehan saw hlBa
and took him to the hotel ON Harrzson
avenue.
James Thompson, the new manages
of the Consolidated basebafl team, has
arranged game with the star Water
vile team for next Saturday. The
game viii be played on the American
Pin shop grounds in WatervilIe and
should be one of the best local games
of the season. Manager Thpmpson
intends to arrange home game tor
nearly every Saturday.
This afternoon Attorney Phelan flle6
his appeal to the supreme court with
Clerk Marsh from Judge CowelI's
cisfon on his demurrer in the vacci
tion case. So far the city has had
better of this contention as to whet1
Or not children attending the pub
schools shall be vaccinated not
than five years before entering sch
Judge Cowelrs decision uphoIds
order of the board of health in N
vaccination compulsory In the
schools and it is from this Al
nelan appeals. The case Will
heard of in the supreme
Bridgeport, the third Tuesday
ber Technically the case Isl
Elmer D. Tullar against q
Officer DR. Thomas J. Kiln
cipal Phillips Of the spra
Waroz Stslle and OtA
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
DECISION IN IMPOR-
TANT CUSTOMS CASE

New York, July fudge Townsend
in the United States circuit court has
handed down a decision sustaining the
board of general appraisers in what is
known as the wafer case, one Of the
most important custom cases lately
tried. Under this decision sweet waters
will continue to be assessed at 20 per
cent as non-enumerated manufactured
articles. Large quantities of these
waters are imported annually, chiefly
from England and Austria. They con-
sist of thin layers of -four paste, with
a layer of sugar, yariously favored, be-
tween, and the importers made the
claim that they We're free of duty un-
der the paragraph admitting unleav-
ened bread.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
KILLED BY ELECTRICITy

Chicago, July Anton Ceskoski
and Eugene Gothic, each II years old.
have been killed by electricity. They
We're digging earth worms in an alley
preparatory to fishing excursion
which had been planned for to-day,
when they received the shock from a
fallen wire Anton attempted to throw
the wire aside He screamed and fell
and his companion seized him by the
leg in an effort to drag him away. He
TOO. fell and both were dead when the
hospital was reached
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
PLANS A MYSTERY.

Tche Kiao, July 1.-THE Japanese
sWarmed over the mountain crests
early yesterday morning and advanced
on Kai Chou and compelled General
,Chirikof with the center of the Rus
sian vanguard to fall back A whole
brigade of Japanese with much caval-
ry followed and occupied the village
of Nan Tay, driving out two compan-
les of Russian infantry and two COM
panies of Cossacks. The Japanese ar
rived within five miles Of Kai Chou
General Samsamroff made heroic at
tempt to check the Japanese, but fear
ing that his retreat would be cut off
he fell back to Kai Chou. The plans
of the Japanese seem to be a mystery
to the Russian commander
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
DENY THE STORY
Russian War Officials Say
That No Big Battle
is On.

st Petersburg, July THE war office
denies that battle is in progress, as
reported by the Liao Yang correspon-
dent of the London Daily Telegraph
which in dispatch under to-days date
said a severe battle was proceeding
twenty-five miles from there and that
large numbers of wounded were being
brought in from the mountains. The
officials of the war office say that the
correspondent probably referred to the
accommodating of Lieutenant-G General
Count Keller on July 4.
General Sakharoff reported that the
Russians lost over 200 officers and men
in killed and wounded The war office
has no news of further fighting of i'm
portance.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
! CAPTURED PROVISIONS.

Lao Yang. July z. According to a
trustworthy report Major General
Mistchenko on July 5 captured large
convoy of japanese provisions, princi-
" of rice. In the convoy were so
head of cattle.
In view of the extreme heat most of
the moving of troops is done at night
Special sanitary measures are en-
forced with rigor in all the camps and
an abundant supply of boiled drinking
water is furnished the soldiers Up
to the present time the health of the
Russian troops remains good.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
DESTROYED BY TORNADO.

New York. July Private advices
received by cable are to the effect,
says a Tribune dispatch from San
Francisco. that the port of Champer-
leo. Guatemala, was almost, If not
wholly, destroyed last Tuesday by a
tornado. Details are lacking, but the
few words received indicate that the
landing facilities We're swept away.
and in such an event the buildings
ashore must have suffered consider
able damage. 1t is not believed that
the port will be able to receive or ship
goods for two months.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
PRESIDENTS COUSIN.
Robert r. Roosevelt, Jr., Fined $25
for Speeding His Ant omobiIe.

Babylon, Il. l., July THE authori-
ties of Islip set out yesterday to arrest
automobilists running through the vii
lage at excessive speed, and ten arrests
We're made Leroy Smith and Frank
Smith of Brooklyn We're arrested for
operating motor cycles too fast and
were fined $40 each Robert B. Roose-
Welt, Jr, cousin of the president; G. A.
Wanser, w. A. Craplein, L. g. Filter,
Jacob NJ. Harrison. j. S. Petit, g. f..
Rabel and G.. W. Duckworth of New
York were fined $50 each.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
HOFFMAN CONFESSES;
IMPLIcATES THE WIFE

Kansas City, Mo, July IA dispatch
to the Times from Walla Walla, Wash,
says: Frank Hoffman, under arrest
here for the murder of Clarence Myers
at Kansas City, has confessed. Holt
man said: For years Mrs Myers and
have been friends. She loved me and
i loved her and we wanted to get mar
riod We planned the murder three
weeks or more before the crime. /
held Myers while his wife cut his
throat with his own razor. She gave
me SO to get away or
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
DYNAMITE ON RAILROAD.
Found ON July Under the Draw
bridge az NorwaIk.

Stamford, July lit was learned
here last evening that quantity IS
dynamite was found on the Fourth 81
July under the New Haven railroad
drawbridge at Norwalk. The ffndinz
of the dynamite was keptsvery quiet.
Railroad men will make no statement
rettcence is the result OF the letter re
Gently received by President MelIe0
stating that the special train Of Con
necticut deleagtes to the Chicago con
vention would be wrecked.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
IR0QUOIS CUT OUT
Nothing Left or the Old Name-Suits
Aggregate $4,000, 900.

Chicago, July livery evidence of
the word s.Iroquois'' In relation to the
building formerly known as the Iro-
quois theater has been obltterated and
not even the sign remains to remind
passersby Of the accident in which
over 600 persons lost their lives.
Painters have obliterated the sign
"Iroquois Theater' which extended
along the Dearborn, street side of the
building and painted over it svaude-
vile Theater.'' The Gothic letters
bearing the name which appeared
above the main entrance have been
chiseled out. Nothing yet has been
substituted
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
BRANCH PIERCED HIS CHEST.

Thompsonville, July Elmer Il.
Oldroyd a New York machinist, fell
from a barn at the rear of his fathers
place in this town yesterday afternoon
and landing in a peach tree was pain
fully injured. A branch of the tree
penetrated his breast and it was later
removed by three physicians. The twig
was six inches long and about three
quarters of an inch thick.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
VICTIM MAY DIE

Burlington, n. J., July Mrs Elsie
Biddle, who was the victim of an as
sault by negroes early Tuesday morn
ing, is said to be critically i'll as the
result of her experiences. She suffered
a collapse to-day and went into convul-
sions. Her parents and other members
Of her family have been summoned to
Burlington. Fears are expressed that
she may die.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
BULKELEY's SILVER JUBILEE.

To-day is the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary Of the election of Honorable
Morgan Bulkeley, ex-governor Of Con-
necticut, to the presidency of the
Aetna Life Insurance Co. The days
event will be fittingly observed by the
company A circular announcing the
program for the day was distributed
yesterday to all employees.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
TWO MEN RUN
DOWN ON BRIDGE

Danbury, July Z While they were
walking through covered bridge on
the Highland division of the N. Y, n.
H. and HI. railroad, near Towners, N.
Y, late last night John Corrigan and
Patrick Scully, 81 and "a years of age
respectively, were overtaken by train
and run down. Corrigan died before
medical aid could reach him, but Soul
ly will probably recover.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07

Chicago. July Litigation to the
probable aggregate total Of $8,0O0,OOO
has been discouraged by the ruling of
Judge Holdom in the superior court,
to the effect that the city of Chicago
was not liable in any degree for the
Iroquois theater fire. A suit by Eva
Catherine Gibson for $15,O0S dam
ages because of broken arm and an
injured spine was the case decided.
Sixty other suits are pending, and had
the decision been against the city,
hundreds of other actions probably
would have been fled.
The opinion was on the city's de-
murrer to the averment that the thea
ter was public nuisance, and that
the municipality was liable because
of the dereliction of dts officers in is
suing a license before the theater had
complied with the ordinances. But
even had the playhouse been a nuis-
ance in the legal meaning of that
word, the city still would not have
been liable.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
WEATHER FoREGAsr

Forecast for Connecticut: Fair to-
night, except occasional showers in the
southwest; Friday fair; light, variable
winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
JAP GUNRoAT THIS TIME.

Toxic, July THE japanese gum
boat kaimon struck mine and sunk
In TalienWan bay on July 9th.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-22

THE PACKING-HoUSE STRIKE STILL
ON.-The strike in the Eastern stock
yards has assumed gigantic proper
tions. At Chicago, the number out is
given at 10000, at Kansas City 10000,
South Omaha 5000, East St. Louis
5000, st. Joseph 5000, Fort Worth
800, New York LOO, st. Paul 500,
a total OF $4,000. If we add to these
others who may become idle, it will
establish grand total of $4,000. All
efforts at arbitration have failed, al
though there is now said to be only
one point OF contention not settled,
and that is the demand made by or.
gained labor for discharge of men
who had come to the relief of the
packers when the strike began. If is
no more than a manifestation of the
brighter side Of human nature that the
employer should want to protect
shSSC Tue circumstances.
Still to assume perfect control of the
labor market, the unions insist, and in
the meantime there is famine in
meats and the people are learning how
easy it is to substitute vegetable diet
largely for the carniverous habit. The
union are sustaining independent
packers, and these butchers are reap.
ing much benefit from the strike a.
well as quite number of strikers who
thus receive employment. Those not
at work, occasionally assault the non.
union men. A Lake Shore train hav-
ing so negroes bound for the Armour
& Co. yards was assaulted at Chicago
with bricks and stones, but took
refuge back of the seats and nobody
was seriously injured. A dispatch re.
ceived yesterday states that there is a
strong probability of settlement of the
trouble bv arbitration
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-22

GEO. Rice, OF Marietta, Ohio, has
filed bill in chancery for dissolution
OF the Standard Oil Co., a New Jersey
corporation, charging that the COM
pany is illegal and that it exists in
violation OF the antitrust laws of the
United States. The bill charges that
the company had been declared illegal
by an Ohio court, but that instead of
dissolving. in obedience to it, has by
subterfuge evaded the decision and
that the New Jersey corporation is
merely holding company for the
Ohio concern. An accounting is de.
manded and that its assets be dis
tributed among the stockholders.