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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01

Philadelphia was justly famous noted eagerly the approaching ship. As she came slowly up against the ebb tide 1t was seen that her bulwarks had been cut away; all her boats but one ap- peared to be lost; her mizzen topgallant mast was gone; several great patches Tn her sails also attracted attention. There, too, was a fieldpiece mounted and lashed on the quarter deck as a stern chaser The fore royal was furl- ed, and two flags were hanging Imply from the masthead, the light breeze from time to time futtering them lit tie, but not sufficiently to disclose what they were until just opposite High street, where she dropped her only re- maining anchor, when a sudden gust of wind lifted the two flags before the anxious spectators, who saw that one was a British and the other their own ensign. As soon as the eager watch CTS grasped the fact that the red cross of St. George was beneath the stars and stripes they broke into spontane- ous cheers of rejoicing. Immediately after the field gun on the quarter deck was fired, and the report reverberated over the water and across the island on the one side and through the streets of the town on the other with sufficient volume to call every belated and idle citizen to the river front at once. Immediately after small boat was dropped into the water and manned by four stout seamen, into which two officers rapidly descended-one In the uniform of a soldier and the other in naval attire. When they reached the wharf at the foot of High street they found themselves confronted by an ex- cited, shouting mass of anxious men, eager to hear the news they were without doubt bringing.
 Its Lieutenant Seymourr' cried one.
 "Yes, he went of in the Ranger about two weeks ago." answered an- other.
 "so he did. wonder where the Ranger Is now"
 "Who is the one next to himH" said a third.
 ..That,a the young cqnanental srem
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01
New Chronometer.

An electrical chronometer, which gives the time of an automobile race to the one-hundredth of a second, has been produced in Paris. An instrument is placed at the starting point and an other at the finish, the two being con inected by a charged wire. When the start is made current is sent through the line, which defects a needle, mak- ing dot upon a paper on a revolving drum. At the finish another dot is made upon the paper. A scale on the paper shows the exact time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01

6FWN. HE day before Christmas the warden of the port of Phila- S'SsSSsSSA delphia, standing glass in hand
 on one of the wharfs, no- ticed strange vessel slowly coming up the bay. This in itself was not an unusual sight Many vessels during the course of year arrived at or de- parted from the chief city of the Amer acan continent. Not so many small traders eor coasting vessels or ponder Ous East Indiamen, perhaps, as in the busy times of peace before the war be- gan, but their place was taken by pri- vateers and their prizes, or a ship from France, bringing large consignments of war material from the famous house of Rodrigo Hortalez & Co.,, of which the versatile and ingenious M de Beau marchais was the deus ex machina, and once in awhile one of the few ships of war of the Continental navy. or some of the gal1eys or gunboats of DOmmodore Hazelwood's Pennsylvania state defense fleet. But the approach ing ship was evidently neither a pri- yateer nor vessel of war; neither did she present the appearance of a peace. ful merchantmen.
 There was something curious and noteworthy in her aspect which excit- ed the attention of the port warden, and then of the loungers along Front street and the wharfs, and speedily communicated itself to the citizens of the town, so that they began to hasten down to the river in the cold of the late afternoon. Finally no less a person than the military commander of the ,scity himself appeared, followed by one g. two aids and attended by various Eigged and beruff1ed gentlemen of
 - and substance, among whose
 black coat of q clergyman
 pber attire of many of the
 akers were conspicuous ! pere the crowd was light
 bniform of militiaman or < r the faded buff and blue
 d or wounded Continen-
 crways of some of the nces facing the river
 air danes for which
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01
FIRE ALARM.


 z-Cor South Nam ano .srand sta b-Scovill Manufacturing Go fP.l 6-Cor Bridge and Magiii sts.
 1-Exchange Places 12-Rogers s& Bro (P.l 1S--Cor East Main and Niagara Ata. 14--Cor East Main and Wolcott roa6s 1b-Cor Cor High and Walnut sts. 16--Cor Bact Main and Cherry sta 17-Cor East Main and Cole sta. 21-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury ste 23-Burton street engine house. Waterbury Manufacturing Go (PI 26-Cor North Main and North sts. 2e-Cor Buckingham ana Cooke ste. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. . 2S-Cor Hillside avehus and Pine sta. 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. S1-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 82-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. S4-Cor W. Main and Watertown rd- B5--Conn By 6 L't'g Go. car h'se (21 Waterbury Brass Go <Pl S7-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts- BS-Cor Grand and Field sts 42-Cor South Main and Clay etH. 43-New England Watch Go fPl 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Go. (PI Waterbury Buckle Go. P) 47-Cor S. Main and Washington sta, b1-Cor Baldwin and River sts. b2-Cor Franklin ana Union sts Waterbury Clock Go, case fac.(P1 64-Cor Clay and Mill sta. 56-Cor Liberty and River sfs. b7--No hose house. ys-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin stn 72-Cor West Main and Willow sta. T3-North Willow st, cor Hillside. 74-Cor Johnson and WaferviiIe sfH. S42~-wolcott st. beyond Howard g62-Cor East Main and WeItop stm- i73-East Main street. opposite Poli's. e12-The Piatt Bros Go. C1 p1a-Hnmmond Rucl1le Go. (p1 z14-waterbury Clock Co-m'v't fac Py 2f6-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 2k1--Cor Round Hill and Ward sfs. 253-Farm street. ae1-Tunction Cooke end N. Main sts. 263-Cor Abbott and Phoenix avenues. s72-Grove. bet Central tE Holmes ave. Ri1-S. N. F. Telephone <5o buildinS (rI Rf2-Cor Bank anc Meadow sts. gt3-Randolph & Gloves Pl s14-Plume & Atwood (P) s15-Amerfcan Ring Go. fP1 B1e-E Electric Light Station p1 R1S-Holmes. Booth & Haydenm (PJ R21-No Hose House. 322-Cor Green and N. Leonard sts R23-Cor Washington ave & Porter sta. R24-Cor Charles ard Porter sts. R25-Cor Sfnons st @ Washington ave. s7t-City Lumber & Coal Go T1 4i2-Tracy Bros P1 432--Cor Liherty and s. Main sts. d51-Steele & Johnson Mfg Go. (py be2-Cor Baldwin and Eye sts.
 P1 Private.
 SIGNALS.
 l. One stroke calls superintendent ko the City hall.
 H. Two strokes. fire out. recall.
 Hi. Three strokes, 12 h., 8 D. m. 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1. Ten strokes quick will indicate general alarm and wfII ea1l the entire force into service
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01
Bank of Algeria.

By 8 decree published in the official journal of the protectorate of Tunis the operations of the Bank of Algeria are to be extended to the regency. The bank will have the right to issue notes down to the end of the year 1920, but those to circulate in Tunis must be earmarked to show their Tunisian ori- gin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01
CHAPTER xxx.

M BOUT half after 1 o'clock in L the afternoon of Wednesday, SSssSs Dec. 9, being Christmas day g&sN and very cold, four tired
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01
FIREWORKS FOR EVERYBODY
 Wholesale and Retail.

Full line of pistols. p. g, 38 and AS and blanks and bullets for same. These goods are all fresh and there is no danger of us getting fresh and working off old stock on you, for we have none.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-01

HE day before Christmas the
 warden of the port of Phila- A delphia, standing glass in hand
The oasis., 1904-05-07
MACDALENA ITEMS.

Nr. Antonio Horcacitas, the well l.nown Hermosillo attorney, was a ,isitor at Magdalena Tuesday.
 Eight carloads of machinery for Ia Brsca placer mines, on the San Niquel river, are expected to arrive ot Magdalena next week. They ,re en route from San Francisco.
 Thursday May 5th, Lieutenant Colonel Emilio Kosterlitzski of La Gendarmeria Fiscal, received the acruz de constancia" (cross of con .tancv) of the second class, q re- ward for thirty years continuous and creditable service in the Mex ican army.
 Colonel Juan Fenochio, comman- dante of the Third Zone La Gen darmeria Fiscal, extending from Chihuahua to the Pacific Ocean, with headquarters at Magdalena, has returned from an eight months visit in his native city, Oaxaca, and the City of Mexico.
 Mir. H. Pomeroy Griswold, the well known civil and mining en- gineer, has completed very cor rect and accurate map of the Mag dalena district, which he has sent to the engraver and will shortly publish-as soon as the necessary lithographic plates can be made and the map printed.
 Last week there emanated from some quarter, receiving wide cir culation in Sonora and Arizona an unfounded rumor that Don Miguel Latz, head of the pioneer mercan- tile house of NJ. Latz & Brother, had suddenly died-ialling dead in his office at 8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, April 27th. TIE OASIS editor was at Hermosillo when the rumor reached that place, and he immediately instituted inquiries to yerify the report, but he quickly found it unfounded, and gave it no further attention. But some of the newspapers published the report, to the great distress of many of Mr. Latz's friends, who have been showering the house of Latz Brothers with messages of condol- ence, to their great annoyance and much inconvenience. Tuesday and Wednesday of the present week TIE OASIS man visited Magdalena and there saw Mir. Latz. who is well and hearty, and he was re. quested to give full publicity to a complete and emphatic denial that the Magdalena merchant is dead, nor has he any intention nor de- sire to die for many years yet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
CHICAGO GOES SLOW.

City ownership Of the street rail
ways is one of the chief problems now
before Chicago citizens. Some months
ago the city voted in favor of munich
pal ownership, but since then many
questions have arisen 80 that little
progress has been made. Chicago
comes nearer to having municipal
control of the roads than does any
other city in the United States, but
even her city council fears to take the
step and, besides, the railroad capital
iets are blocking the way all they can.
For ten years every mayor has been
elected on platform pIedging him
to work for municipal ownership but
every time his platform has changed
soon afterward
The latest plan is proposed con-
5ract with the Chicago city railway
Company, some of whose franchises
have expired. whereby the company
will continue in possession of all its
franchises for thirteen years. subject
to certain concessions in the matter of
fares, payments to the city, etc., on
condition that at the end of thirteen
years it will waive all rights under
certain ninety nine year franchises
which it now holds, and stand dispos-
sessed of all franchise privileges, SO
that the city could take over its prop
critics at their value or cost of dupli-
cation.
Chicago is wise in going slow over
such an important matter. 1t is the
first step of the kind in the country,
and if it is to be success time and
care must go together in making it so.
Such effort should be put forth to
make it success that its success or
failure will be in way decisive of
the wisdom of municipal ownership of
street railway lines in this country.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
GET AT THE WORK.

The organization of the General AS
sembly is now completed, the various
officers have been elected or appoint
ed, the committees have been selected
in both Houses, the presiding officers
have taken their positions. Outside
of the legislative halls new Govern.
or has taken up the labors of the
Chief Executive of this State and the
ceremonies attending the change of
officials have been carried through with
the customary display of gold braid
on the manly breasts of the staff Off
GERS. Nothing remains now to prevent
the Legislature getting down to bust
ness.
Governor Bell gives promise of max =
ing his administration one of honest,
conscientious work, with little regard
for the elements of display. He has
been an efficient worker in other po-
sitions. There is every reason to ex-
pect that he will be one in this high
place. 1t is work that counts. YER
monters have little love for pomp and
ceremony, but they have every regard
for man who does things, and does
them we'll. Governor Bell will have
the support of his fellow citizens in
any effort he puts forth for the bet
terment of the State.
1t is mp to the experienced men in
the Legislature to start the real work
of the session at once. They know
the important matters that require at
tention. The sooner these matters are
attended to the better. The minor
legislation will come along as a mat
ter of course, but the less there is Of
it that goes through, the more salts
factory will be the record of the ses-
sion. 1t would be glorious record
for the Legislature of 1904 if it should
do the necessary things, make the nee
essary changes in existing laws, refuse
to waste time on petty and inconse-
quential legislation, and adjourn with
out the Gus tOmarY disgraceful scene
of an all night session at the last
when great mass of accumulated
BUSINESSES disposed of hdrriedly and
without adequate care or considera-
ton If Tie session should close a
week before Thanksgiving Day in.
stead of the day before, the taxpayers
would have no objections-in fact
they would be greatly pleased. Make
this Legislature known as the work
ing Legislature.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
HOUSE MORNING.
Tuesday, Dot. II.

Tuesday, Oct. IL.
Joint Resolution-By Mr.. Dartt of
Springfield, granting use Of the hall
to the Reunion Society of Vermont
officers, Nov. 2. Adopted on part of
the House.
By Mr.. Waite of Hyde Park, grant
ing use of hall to the National Reform
Assoc alton Oct. IL at 1880 p. III.
Adopted on part of the House.
Bills Introduced-H. 2, by Mr..
Stratton of Montpelier, amending
charter of the American Fidelity Go.
Corporations.
H. 3, by Mr.. Campbell Of Rocking
ham, to provide for registering, num-
bering and regulating the speed of
automobiles and motor vehicles, and
for licensing the operator thereof.
All automobiles and motor vehicles
shall be registered by owner with Sec
rotary Of State, who shall apply for
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13

to Freeman's meetings Elections.
Two-thirds vote necessary to ad-
journ meeting before election of Rep
resentatives.
S. 10, BY Sen. Lord, Washington,
to amend No 81, Acts of 1896, relat.
ing to divorce. Provides for divorces
from bed and board for limited time
either when libel is brought for d.
voroe from bonds OF matrimony or
from bed and board. judiciary.
s. 20, BY Sen. Buxton. Rutland, to
regulate voting in csucuses. Judic-
larry.
s. 81, BY Sen. Dickey, Orange. to
amend Sec. 1911, V. S. Makes male
citizens, 81 years of age, whose lists
are liable to be taken at next annual
assessment, but who have not been
taxed before, voters in town meetings.
s. %, BY Sen. Skinner, Orleans,
to provide for party nominations by
direct vote. Same as H. /, by Mr..
Grout.
Resolution by Sen. Fletcher, Wind
sor, providing for distribution YER
mont Revolutionary Rolls, published
under provision of No. ~, Acts 1900.
By Senator Slack, Caledonia, for cleo.
ton of United States Senator.
Adjourned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
SENATE.AFTERNoON.

Tuesday, Oct. II.
Sen. Rowland, Rutland, presented
the report of the committee on rules
for the Senate and the rules as re-
ported were adopted. The rules are
practically the same as those of 1909.
Sen, Parker, franklin, from the
committee on joint rules, presented a
similar report.
Adopted in Concurrence. joint
resolution granting use of Representa-
tive hall to the officers Reunion So
oiety, Nov. q to the National Reform
Association, NOV. 10; providing for
investigation of the expense of State
institutions by a legislative commit
tee.
Bills introduced S. ID, by Sen.
Isham, Chittenden, to incorporate the
Burlington Probate and Fidelity Co.
Banks. Capital stock 5000, 600. Gen
eral trust, probate and fidelity bust
ness provided for.
s. 10, by Sen, Lord, Washington,
in amendment of Sec. 4216, V. S.,
relating to deposits of domestic insur-
ance companies doing foreign bust
ness. Insurance. Extends the right
of domestic companies to do business
in other countries by making proper
deposits with officers of such country.
Joint resolution. BY Sen. Prouty,
Orleans, calling on the Governor for
information as to the reasons for delay
in printing the reports of the State
officers and commissions and the
probable time Of their distribu ton,
Adopted.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
HOUSE MORNING.
Wednesday, Oct. ~,

eunesuAy, (ICU, ~
Adopted in Concurrence. - Joint
resolution from Senate relating to in
quiry of Governor as to why certain
reports are not issued by State officials.
Bills Introduced. H. ~, By Waite
of Hyde Park, reducing exemption on
savings bank deposits from So, 600 to
$500. Banks
H. %, By Pape of Barre, amending
charter of Goddard Seminary. Cor
porations.
H. 20, By Galusha of Royalton,
incorporating South Royalton Gene
terry Association. Corporations.
H. 30, BY Campbell of Rocking
ham, requiring assistant judges to
publish statement of county finances
in all newspapers in county. State
and court expenses.
H. 81, By Russell of Shrewsbury,
regulating fishing in Shrewsbury
pond. Game and Fisheries.
H. 80, By Farman of Lowell, to
annex part of Lowell to Albany
Town Lines.
H. 38, By Cheney of Newark,
amending Sec. 4 $50 V. S., relating to
capital punishment. Penalty for
murder Imprisonment for life.
H. "a, BY Archibald OF Manchester,
repeats anti-treatiDg clause of local
option law.
H. 30, By Agan of Ludlow. Re-
quires publ cation of nominations in
newspapers.
II. SO, By Davis of Bethel, incor-
porating First Congregational church
of Bethel.
H. 81, By Martin of Hinesburg,
providing for plurality election of
town Representative.
H. 80, By Stratton Of Montpelier,
relating to the practice OF osteopathy;
admits to practice in this State grad
yates of Still College in Des Moines
Fl. 80, By O'Brien of South Bur-
lington, relating to fishing in Lake
Champlain.
Fl. 40, By Tudhope OF North Hero,
prohibiting catching of black bass
between January / and June 10 and
limits individual catches ON anySday
of the open season to "a
Special Order. Joint resolution
relating to visit of committees to State
institutions Mr.. Grout of Derby
opposed the resolution. 1t was better
to have the full committee visit in
situations. Moved to amend to ex-
clude invitations to members outside
of committee and that no visits be
made if information is not needed
Lost, yeas 30; nays 80 Mr.. O'Sul-
livan defended the resolution. STRAIT.
ton of Montpelier and Campbell of
Rockingham supported original reso-
luton. Adopted by House.
Resolution. By Mr.. Aitken of
Woodstock, providing for election of
U. S. Senator, by the House, on Oct
Is at 2 30 p. m. Adopted
Joint Resolution BY Mr.. Blanch.
ard of Newport, providing for joint
assembly ON Oct. 10, at noon, to com.
plete election OF U. 8. Senator.
Adopted
Adjourned
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
.djourned
SENATE MORNING.

Tuesday, Oct. IL.
Bills Introduced. S. g, by Senator
Lord, Washington, to make husband
and wife competent witnesses. Ju-
dietary
Husband and wife to be competent
witnesses for or against each other in
all cases civil and Grim NAL except
that neither may testify against the
other as 20 any statement, or other
communication made to the other or
to another person, or to any matter
which in opinion of the court would
lead to violation of marital conf
dence.
S. 8. by Senator Pierce, Windham,
providing for licenses for nonresident
deer hunters. Game end fisheries.
License to be procured of fish and
game commissioners. License fee $l5.
Penalty for violation $50 to $780,
S. 10, by Senator Pierce, Windham,
to incorporate the Hemlocks Hospital
of Brattleboro. Corporations.
S. II, by Senator Rowland, Rut-
land, to amend section 2,349 Vermont
Statutes relating to wills. Judiciary.
Provides for two witnesses to a will
instead of three as the law now re-
quires.
S. IL, by Senator Simpson, Caledon-
ia, relating to the collection of taxes
in cities and incorporated villages.
Grand list. Cities and incorporate
villages may direct the collector TO
deduct a per cent from the tax of a
person who pays his tax before GER
tain date. Per cent and date to be
fixed at same meeting at which tax
is voted.
S. IS, by Senator Slack, Caledonia,
to amend section l64l Vermont Stat
utes. Judiciary Makes notice to
absent defendant by service of proper
ly certified copy proper for causes
both at law and equity.
Adjourned
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amending the charter OF Stowe vii.
lags. Corporations.
II. 10, By Mr.. Fits of Brattlbeoro.
amending charter of Chestnut Hill res.
ervoir. Corporations.
Adjourned,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13

Boston, Oct. ~. The H. b. Humph.
rey Co., newspaper advertising agents
of Boston and New York. have made
assignment, book value of assets $50,
600 of which S25, 600 is supposed TO be
good Liabilities SAL, 600
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
SENATE-MORNING.
Wednesday, Oct. IL.

"wednesday, OCT. II.
Bills Introduced IS. l6, By Sen.
Slack, Caledonia, providing for the
preparation and use of caucus check
list. Judiciary.
S. II, BY Sen. Stevens, Chittenden,
to repeal all statutes relating to boun-
ties on noxious animals. Game and
fisheries.
S. IS. BY Sen. Diokey of Orange,
to amend V. s., SEQ. 1873. relating