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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-20
COTTONS.

COTTONS. A BROWN COTTON, worth $ 1-2c. Annual sale
 
 >4-4 BROWN SLEEPING, fine quality worth Sc yard. Annual sale price Q I2c yard A BLEACHED COTTON, regular price zc a yard An nudl sale price I-2c yard A BLEACHED COTTON, fine soft finish worth oc A "LANGDON 7o' COTTON, one of the best cottons made Annual sale price e....-..........7 SAC yard LONSDALE CAMBRIC finest quality no seconds regt lar price I2 12c. Annual sale price LOG yard
 SHEETINCS o-4 BROWN SHIFTING, regular price 18c a yard An
 
 HEAVY. o-4 UNBLEACHED SHIFTING, one of the standard brands, regular price yard Annual o-4 BLEACHED SHIFTING, good quality regular price 200 yard Annual sale price r yard o-4 BLEACHED SLEEPING. a standard reliable brand regular price 2oc yard. Annual sale price 23c yard EXTRA HEAVY o-4 BLEACHED SLEEPING, regular price aye. Annual sale price FAC yard 45 INCH PILLOW CASE COTTON, fine quality, regu- lar price I4c yard Annual sale price yard 4s INCH PILLOW CASE COTTON, one of the best 15c qualities. Annual sale price ..........12 I2c yard
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-20
WRAPPER BLANKETS.

Less than dozen of them in the lot at the following prices:
 The s. go grade. Annual sale price $I75 each The $szs grade Annual sale price $500 each The $500 grade Annual sale price .$375 each LARGE HEAVY FLEECE BLANKETS, worth ST 25
 pair. Annual sale price -S5c pair THE BEST FLEECE BLANKETS MADE, regular price
 SI75 pair Annual sale price .$I.33 pair COUGH COVERS OR THROW DOWNS, regular price
 $ 50. Annual sale price IIo each COMFORTABLES. Heavy, large size Comforters. An
 nual sale price each FINE SATINE COVERED COMFORTABLES, fancy
 stitched with edges regular price $a25. An
 nual sale price ST O8 eacla EXTRA SIZE (a1xoo) cOMFORTERS the largest com
 forters made regular price $2oo each. Annual sale EXTRA FINE COMFORTERS covered with figured
 satne and plain sane borders regular price s35o An
 nlal sale price Sass each
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
CHINA REITERATES
Assurances Given Russia that She
Will Remain Neutral.

& / :. z =
st. Petersburg, May 16, s2:1O p. M
sion as to the attitude Of China, the
Chinese minister here have given For
eign Minister Lamsdorf fresh assur-
ances Of the purpose Of his govern
ment not to violate its neutrality and
to preserve tranquility thruout the
empire.
while there has not been the
slightest fear that the peace Of the
empire would be disturbed or that my
government would intervene in the
war; said the Chinese minister to the
correspondent Of the Associated Press,
st was still deemed wise to cornmuni-
cate to Picking the sensational rus
mors circulating in Europe.
1.-THE Chinese foreign office tele-
determined to continue to observe the
strictest neutrality, giving support
neither to Russia nor Japan"
Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai telegraphed
that the rumors Of impending upris-
ings were without foundation, and as
sured me that a repetition of the Box
err revolt of 1900 was impossible.
"The viceroy Is a strong man who
can be depended upon to preserve Or
der. The mass Of the army, consist
ing Of 10000 men, is distributed In
small detachments turnout the vast
territory which Is under Chinese con-
troll. It's duty is to maintain peace
and see that neutral territory is not
violated by either belligerent.''
The minister was not advised of the
attack of the governor of Foo-Ghow
on the coal mines at Port Adams.
He thinks the circumstances are mis-
understood and that it will be found
that there was no intention to commit
an act Of hostility against Russia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, May 16.-Walter wellman
in Washington special to the Rec
ord-Herald says: !.
George B. Corte1you may be the new
chairman of the national republican
committee and manager of the presi-
Dental campaign this year. His Sc
lection has been suggested to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and is under consider
alton.
The president himself thinks well
of Mr.. COrtelyou for that post and it
is understood that Secretary Cortel-
you would accept the post if asked.
The president will not reach a de-
early in June, when the prominent
republicans who spent several days in
conference with the president at the
close of the session come back tc
Washington.
It is the presidents wish to have
everything in good shape before the
meeting Of the national convention
at Chicago. Senator Lodge has writ
ten platform, and this is one OF
the. things ''the elder statesmen" t.
employ the Japanese phrase, will have
to attend to.
Mr.. Lodge is good workman il
building platforms as in everything
else, but it is feared his Language
lacks ring and epigrammatic force.
fulness, and an effort will be made tt
inject into it a phrase or two tina
will finger In the popular mind, like
Mr.. McKinley's, or, rather, to SPEAK
| literally, George B. Cortelyou's-'I
| is Of more Importance to open thu
mills than the mints.''
The arrangement is that Mr.. Cor
telyou Is to give up the secretaryshi]
Of the department Of commerce, ant
after the campaign become postmaste
general in Mr.. Rooseve1t's new cabinet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16

Baton Rouge, La, May 16.-In the
presence of multitude of Louisianans
gathered in the grounds Of the state
capitol to-day, Newton G. Blanchard
was 1naugurated as governor and
ernor.
In his inaugural address Governor
Blanchard said: Mob law in contra
vention and defiance Of law will not be
tolerated. Lynchings will not be per-
mitted under any circumstances If it
be possible for the military at the
command Of the governor to prevent
1t. Sheriffs will be held to the
strictest accountability possible under
the law for the safety from mob
violence Of persons in their custody"
On the negro question he said: 1.-THE
negro is here. He is a man and a
citizen. He is useful and valuable in
his sphere. Within that sphere he
must be guaranteed the equal protec-
ton of the law and his education
along proper lines-mainly agricul-
tural and industrial-is at once a duty
and a necessity.
mo approach toward social equality
or social recognition will ever be toll
Grated in Louisiana. Separate
schools, separate churches, separate
cars, separate places of entertain
ment, will be enforced. The South
asserts it's ability to handle and solve
the negro question on Humanitarian
lines, those of Justice and Of right. We
brook no interference from without.
| It Is up to the south to so handle and
solve it as to furnish no occasion for
such interference"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
YATES HOPEFUL;
REFUSES TO QUIT
Attorney General Hamlin Willing
to Help Governor to Defeat
Lowden.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 16.-Expecta-
lions were strong to-day that the
gubernatorial deadlock in the repub-
lican state convention would be
broken this afternoon.
The basis was an alleged combina-
ton between followers of Governor
Yates and those of States Attorney
Deneen.
The failure Il the adherents Of
Frank O. Lowden to combine with the
forces Of Governor Yates was said to
be mainly Responsible for the expected
turn in the situation.
John M. Harlan, who went to Chi
cago to confer with number Of po-
litical leaders back of Deneen, said
that about $50 Deneen votes would be
given to Yates on the first ballot.
If, after a reasonable number or
ballots, Yates should fail to gather
enough strength to nominate himself,
he would be expected to transfer his
following to Deneen.
Assurances are said to have been
given by United States Senator Hop
kins that he will stand by Yates. This
apparently discredits the story that
Kane county, on the second ballot,
| would go to Lowden and then success
| sively to the other candidates In the
hope that other counties would follow
and thus end the deadlock.
| All efforts to induce Yates to with
| draw in the interest of Lowden are
said to have failed. Governor Yates
and his followers are jubilant and de-
clare that all talk Of his withdrawal Is
| nonsense.
| The Lowden leaders declare that re-
ports Of Yates-Deneen alliance has
been given currency in the hope that
the result would be to force Lowden
to go to Yates, but that the maneuver
will not have the effect desired.
Attorney General Hamlin, for whom
an unsuccessful stampede was at
tempted Saturday, says he will throw
his delegates to Yates If it becomes
necessary, to bring about Lowden's
| defeat.
1t Is reported that the Sherman and
Hamlin leaders have formally mott
| fed Colonel Lowden that under NJ
circumstances will they throw theil
| strength to him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
HAIL HITS NAME
AS GOOD CHOICE
Nomination Of Illinois Represen-
tative for Vice President Con-
sidered Probable.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Build
uaah

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Build
ing, Washington.
Washington, May 16.-The bad
blood engendered by the republican
factions in Illinois gives point to the
candidacy Of Representative Hit Tor
The vice presidential nomination, and
there are many republican leaders
who confidently expect him to secure
a place on the ticket.
Logically, the second place on the
republican ticket should be filled
either from Illinois or Indiana, for 1t
is in these states that the democrats
expect to make determined contest
The only Indiana candidate Is Sena-
tor Fairbanks, whose attitude or want
ing the nomination thrust upon him
has not been particularly pleasing to
the party at large or calculated to
strengthen his position. His cand1-
dacy has appeared to contain elements
of strength solely because there was
nobody in the field opposing him.
Now, that Mr.. Hit has said that he
would be glad to have the honor, and
has secured the hearty Endorsement Of
his state, his nomination is one Of the
convention probabilities, looking at it
from this distance.
If nominated, he would be expected
to overcome part of the handicap
created by the gubernatorial contest,
and restore the Illinois party to a po-
sition where it will be able to make
q winning campaign, which Is a mat
ter Of serious moment.
If as the result of the faction fight
the republican state ticket sho,ld be
defeated, the state electoral ticket
would be in grave danger Of defeat
also.
Originally intended as a means of
heading off the movement for Speaker
Cannon, the Hit candidacy in it's later
aspects, therefore, takes on an i'm
portance which does not attach to the
candidacy of Senator Fairbanks or to
that Of any other man who has been
named in connection with the second
place.
With Roosevelt hailing from q Sec
ton where the fight in the east will
be flercest, and Hit from a section
where the fight in the west will be
fiercest, the republicans would
naturally believe they had made geo.
graphy contribute a maximum OF
good to their cause.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
ALIISON'S WORD FOR TT
He Made No Suggestions for Plank
for Tariff Revision.

He Made No Suggestions for a Plank
for Tariff Revision.
Special to The Journal.
Dubuque, Iowa. May Ex-senator
Allison emphatically denies the story
sent from Washington concerning con-
ferenceS at the White House for dis
cussion of the next national platform
of the republican party in which 1T
was stated that Senator Lodge, who Is
to write the resolutions. presented a
tariff paragraph which held out for
tariff revision in the fifty-ninth con-
gress.
1t was stated that Senator Aldrich
objected to this, declaring that If there
was a promise of tariff revision the,
large industrial establishments of the
country, which were interested in
maintaining the present schedules,
would Immediately object, and their
lack Of approval would take the form
of small contributions. At this point
Senator Allison is represented as say
ing that there should be something
in the tariff plank which would indi-
cate an intention on the part Of the
republicans to lower the schedules up
on such articles as are sold lower
abroad than in this country, and then
Senator Aldrich pointed out that this
was touching upon one Of the regular
arguments Of the democrats in favor
1t was further stated that the Iowa
senator used the implement trust to
illustrate the necessity Of such dec
1aration as he thought the tariff para
graph should contain, and pointed out
that there was apparently some sort
of agreement between makers of
farming implements as to the prices
that should be charged in America,
and that the farmers Of the northwest
are familiar with these prices. He is
also represented as saying that the
farmers knew that these implements
are sold at lower rates in Canada and
Australia than in the United States
and that many farmers have gone
from the northwest to Canada and
have written to their friends at home
about these prices.
Senator Aldrich Is represented as
being very practical in his objection
saying that there was no danger In
the northwest Of democratic success
and he could see no reason why this
concession should be made for a sec.
ton that needs no coddling, and that
the support of men who would be Of
Tended by such a declaration was
needed.
Inasmuch as this story has fur.
nished the text for more or less com.
ment in the press of the country Sen.
ator Aldrich deems it prudent to deny
1t. He did not make the suggestions
attributed to him, nor has the sub.
ject of differences in foreign and do.
mestic prices Of American manufac.
lures been considered at any confer.
ence attended by him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16

the Amur railroad battalion is seek
Ing to make the railroad as useless
as possible to the enemy by remov-
ing the switches and otherwise dis
abling 1t. The Russians are retiring
because Of the approach Of the Jap
anese column sent westward by Cen
eral Kuroki immediately after the oc-.
cupation Of Feng-huang-cheng.
Experts who discussed the military
situation to-day. expressed the opin-
ion that General Kuropatkin will not
remain at Liao-yang. Their view
seems to be borne out by reports from
Liao-yang announcing the departure
Of Russian families from that point.
It is said that General Kuropatkin
is not at all discouraged by the adj
vance Of the Japanese. kilograms rec
ceived here to-day from Liao-yang res
port him as being perfectly satisfied
with the outlook.
It was announced to-day that the
Tenth and Seventeenth army corps
will leave May Is for Manchuria.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
PLANS OF FRENCH
GARRISONS SOLD
London Correspondent Unearths
Leak Likely to Rival
Dreyfus Affair.

Paris, May 16.-The Mathis Lon
don correspondent has obtained nearly
a hundred authentic plans of the for
tifcations at Toulon, besides numer-
Gus other compromising documents.
The affair seems likely to exceed in
Importance the offenses with which
Captain Dreyfus was charged. ..
The documents were obtained from
a man who calls himself Fragola,
Pietro, and says he was formerly en-
ployed at the war ministry in Rome,
but became compromised in a case
Of espionage and was sentenced to
six months imprisonment.
Subsequently, in London, he acted
as guide and secretary to two men of
Italian origin, with one of whom
a naturalized French citizen-he had
formerly been acquainted at the war
ministry in Rome.
Both of these men, Fragola, says,
worked for foreign governments, and
had sometimes sold important secrets
to Germany at high prices. The Ital-
ian's name was Cesare Colo and that
of the naturalized Frenchman Jere-
mie Mesqui The latter was long a
contractor on public works at Toulon.
They went to Brussels five days ago,
leaving Fragola entirely without means
| of living. He found after their that
Colo had left documents behind him.
and these he wanted to sell.
Fragola thereupon produced eighty
| five plans of the Toulon forts, some
Of them the French originals and 9TH
ers accurate copies made at the Italian
| war ministry. He also had in his pos
session a list of plans of Cherbourg
| Brest and Toulon, with typwritten in
| structiOns, alleged by Fragola> to have
| emanated from the German staff, con.
corning the marking Of batteries Of
artillery. -,
The Mathis correspondent gave
Fragola a few shillings and persuaded
him to leave the documents in hi.
hands. The next morning he tool
them to the French embassy, where
the naval attache declared them to be
| genuine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16

Admiral kataoka reports that on
May IL our torpedo boat fiotIlIa con-
tInued sea sweeping operations under
cover OF the fleet. The enemy con-
structed temporary batteries on the
promontory at Kerr bay, TaIlenwan,
mounting six field guns besides a
company Of soldiers stubbornIy re-
sisted our attack. Our torpedo
boat flotIlIa, defylng the enemys
fire, carried out the operations
and destroyed five mines laid by
the enemy. Unfortunate, one OF
the mines exploded and sunk our
cruiser Miyako. In this accident six
men were killed beside two who were
wounded during the fight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
OCEAN LINER CUTS
SCHOONER IN TWAIN
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
line steamship Furnessia ran down
and sank schooner off Nantucket in
a dense fog.
The crew Of the coasting vessel had
a close call. They succeeded In climb
Ing aboard the. steamer which had
split their vessel in two.
The F'urnessia had nearly 600 pas
sengers aboard, who were awakened
by the shock of the collision. The cry
arose that the ship was sinking and
panic was imminent. The officers
Gained the passengers with great diff
f1culty.
Not until the shipwrecked crew was
on board and Captain Young reported
that the Furnessia was not leaking.
would the passengers believe they
were safe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
MURDERED ! 4 NAN
BODY IN A WELL
Foul Crime Supposed to Have
Been Committed by Groton,
s. D., Farm Hand.
Special to The Journal. b

Specialize The Journal j.
Groton, S. d., May 16. "A foul muir
der was Brought to light Sunday about
noon, when the body Of Dewitt Beilby,
with two bullet holes in the head, was
found in the we'll at the farm Of Eli
McFarlane, a few miles north of Gro-
ton.
William Zeigler is suspected of the
murder and the authorities are on his
trail. The two men had been working
for McFarlane this spring and were.
in Groton Friday. Zeigler hired "a
rig and they drove to the home of
Chef Luce, north of town, arriving
there about 9 p. m. They left about
II o'clock, telling conflicting stories
as to where they were going. When
McFarlane arose Saturday morning he
found Zeigler asleep on the couch,
the latter stating that he came in
about a. m.
Zeigler returned the rig Saturday
forenoon, and blood was found on the
cushions. which were Of light cloth.
Zeigler's explanation Of its presence
there was that he had had the nose
bleed.
It is thought that the murdered man
had about 5000, as he remarked to
Mr.. McFarlane q day or two before,
when he quit work and was paid off:
That makes me just two hundred
dollars
No money was found on the body.
Little Is known of either principal
to the tragedy. They have been work
ing in this vicinity for several months.
Both are supposed to be from Michf-
gan. The murdered man was about
As and is believed to have a family in
the east. Zeigler is about rs and
about five feet ten inches in height,
smooth face, light hair, inclined to-
ward sandy, and weighs about $50
| pounds. He had been idle for a few
days on account Of an injury to his
| foot.
The coroner's inquest is now being
held.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
WALL HAS WISCONSIN
Hearst Alone Made a Fight on the
Home Candidate.

Milwaukee, May 16.-The demo-
cratic state convention will meet in
this city tomorrow for the purpose Of
electing four delegates at large to the
national convention at st. Louis, also
to ratify the selection Of the dele
gates named by the congressional dis
trict caucuses, choose national COM
mitteeman and name presidential
electors. . .....
From the returns of the caucuses
turnout the state, Edward G. Wall Of
this city, candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination, will undoubtedly be
Endorsed by the convention over Will
liam r. Hearst, the only other candi-
date who has been seeking the control
of the state delegation. The Wall
managers claim close to 400 of the
$50 delegates. The Hearst support
ers say this claim is preposterous, but
have not given out their figures.
owen A. Wall Of Fond du Lac has
been chosen as temporary presiding
officer of the convention. Among
those mentioned for delegates al
large are Neal Brown of Wausau
Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee
Timothy e. Ryan Of Waukesha
George W. Bird and William F.
Villas of Madison and DR.. Wendell A
Anderson Of La Crosse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
IOWA H0RSEMAN LOSES
$40, 700 FROM SATCHEL

Chicago, May 16.-Alonzo Bristow
Of Bedford. Iowa, has reported to the
police the loss Of $4,000 which he
received from the sale Of eighty three
horses at the Union Stock Yards.
He says the money was In a small
satchel and that the thief slashed the
side Of the bag with a, knife, thereby
enabling him to insert his hand and
purloin the two packages OF green
backs. Us.
The robbery apparently occurred
while BristoW was on his way from
"a. hotel to the Union depot, where he
intended to take a train for Iowa The
satchel was not out of his hands, he
says, from the time the money was
put In It until he discovered the loss.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
NOT A RACE WAR
Buddhist, Shintoists and Christians
Hold a Mass Meeting.

Toxic, May 16-6 p. Mn refuta-
ton OF the claim that racial and re-
ligious prejudices inspired the Jap-
,anese to engage in the war with Rus
sia thousands Of Buddhists, Shintoists
and Christians held joint meeting
here to-day at which addresses deny
ing the charge were delivered by sew
eral leading priests. A resolution
was adopted declaring the war was
not connected with racial or religious
questions, but was being carried on to-
insure the security of the empire of
Japan and permanent peace In the
east. It was further asserted that
the war was distinctly in the interests
Of Justice, humanity and the civiliza-
ton of the world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
FOUR MURDERS IN THE
n. OAK. cow COUNTRY
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bismarck, N. D., May 1e. Four
murder cases have developed in this
judicial district in the past few weeks.
Art VanVerste is in Jail in Emmons
county, charged with criminal oper-
alton resulting in the death of his
daughter. John Brown is under ar
rest at Richardson, charged with the
murder of his 12-year-oId son.
Joseph Hauser of Mercer county, shot
and killed w. f. Keletz in row over
some cattle.
To-day officials here received word
of the shooting of Ole zinar, promi-
nent ranchman Of Dickinson, by B. X.
Clinic. The trouble arose over the
wintering of some cattle. Clinic was
in this city a few days ago and
brought suit against liner. No fur
Their particulars Of the shooting have
heen received
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
FORBIDDEN AS. SUI1OR,
HE KILLS SWEETHEART

Peoria, I'LL, May 16.-While her
father, Lem D. Howells, and family
were away from their home near
Yates City, yesterday. Nora, the IT.
year-old daughter, went riding with
hidden the house. He urged her to
marry him, and when she refused,
fatally shot her thru the abdomen.
The girl claimed the shooting was
accidental until, informed there was
no hope Of recovery, when she weak
ened and told the straight story.
Louden made no effort to escape and
was taken to the Knnx county jail at
Galesbur1.