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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
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Indecislon is fatal. The man who would succeed must be of a positive, 60rceful character. It Is all right to think a thing over before entering it, but after you once embark in busi- ness put your doubts at rest. Go for ward, and don't look back. The man who fears failure will realize his fears No man can do his best work when In q funk. Resolve that you will sue ceed-put your whole energy in the effort to succeed, and you can hardly fail.
 Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, Is utterly opposed to the yellow Journal habit of indulging in slipshod English. Just before his staff started for the St. Louis convention he gave them these pithy directions: 'tuet the news, boys, and all the news, and write it In the English language. And 1 want you all to improve your style" And how can we improve itT' asked one Of the reporters. ''Read, read, study good b0oks.' 'rWhat books 7 was asked : 'sWell, there's Thackeray, for in stance. Read 'Pendennis' as Q start er.s The first night the young men were in st. Louis there was some de lay about sending their report, and Colonel Watters0n wired them: What on earth are you boys doingY Inis was the reply: Reading 'Pendennis, and the colonel laughed as loudly as anybody who saw 1t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
FLEET OF YACHTS.
New York Yacht Club Cruising Near
 New London.

New London.
 New Haven, Aug 1S.--Augmented by several over night arrivals of both steam and sailing yachts the fleet of the New York Yacht club prepared this morning for q continuation of the cruise of S9 miles farther down the sound to New London. When the yachtsmen came on deck prepared to get under weigh they found the same head wind conditions of yesterday in evidence the light breeze being from the easter1y quarter. They made up their mind at once for long beat down the sound and igbt head sails were hauled out of the lockers. The sky was clear, however, and while the prospects were not particularly good for a quick run to the anchor age at the mouth of the Thames riv- CT, many of the local mariners pre- dicted that the breeze would work to the south before the day was over and give the yachts a better chance to make a good finish.
 About sixty yachts responded to colors when the gun boomed out from the flagship Delaware at 8 o'clock. Half an hour later nearly all the sail ing yachts were under weigh and standing out of the harbor for the start off Southwest breakwater.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
The Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co
 TELEPHONE 4lo SPECIALS
 FOR Saturday : Night After 7:3O.
TRTyVFr@.

TRUNEA. Ladies' automatic Tray Trunk. we'll made and covered very Atl tractively, leather straps, 6TAsA binding. etc, sizes 82, 84 and S0a inch, regular price $7.D8 $S44S and $9.5O, tonight S. $EsTE and S660
 BASEMENT SPECIAIS. Mason Fruit JarA ptnts STahc doz Quarts &ko dox Jelly Tumblers; f50 dDN 1O0-piecs Dinner Sets, green deco. ration. Narcissus design. under glazed, regular price $TA8, to- night S6.oe sot Tea Cups and saucers in assoktad decorations, were 16o. 10o and 25c, tonight 100 Bread and Milk Bowls. English and Japanese ware, assorted decora- tions, were 15c and 10c, to-night
 1Oc each Double Egg Cups, were 1oc and 25c, tonight I00
 WINDOW sCREENs. What we have left, your choice. 1bo These are box screens, regular price 85c each. SECOND FLOOR. BIG BARGAINS FOR LITTLE w0s MEN IN OUR CIjOAK DBPART- MENT.
 Gingham. lawn and cheviot Waists, were 5Oc to S9c, tonight 25c each Size 32 only. No 2. Small sizes in percale, lawn and dimity House Gowns, were $1, $1.25 and $1.50, tonight 750 dozen lawn Kimonas, the soc kind, for tonight 3at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
TIN WARE SPECIALS
 For Tuesday, Aug. 10.

4-dt covered Pail, regular price 15c,
 sale price lOc Cat covered Pail, regular price 25c,
 sale price 10c 5-qt Sauce Pan, regular price 1sc,
 sale price 1Oc 6-qt Sauce Pan, regular price 25c,
 sale price lOc Nickel Cuspidor, regular price 20c,
 sale price lOc 1O-qt galvanized Pail, regular price
 2Oc, sale price 1Oc 12-qt Dish Pan, regular price 25c,
 sale price 1Oc Enameled Wash Basins, regular
 price 20c, sale price 1Oc 14-qt FlaTing Fails, regular price
 200, sale price 1Oc
 Tn this sale are 24 different articles, Nall extraordinary bargains. They can be seen in our north window. I No more than two articles will be sold to one person.
 l FENNER'S, Telephone. 7S So. Main.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
NOT IN PROPORTION.
Reward of One Hundred for Fourteen
 Thousand.

Chicago. Aug 18.--Thomas Taylor, a guard on the South Side elevated rail. road, has received reward of S100 from the Woodlawn bank for the re, covery of satchel containing nearly $14,O00 lost on q South Side elevated car
 The valise is said to have been lost by a messenger of the bank. Eight thousand dollars of its contents was in gold and the remainder in bonds and checks. The guard, on finding this small fortune in his car, took it i'm mediately to the lost and found de, partment of the company, where q few hours later a representative of the bank recovered it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
saIIoon Burst, but De.oendea slowly

NaIIoon Burst, but Descended Slowly
 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18.,The big cap. tive balloon at the worlds fair burst yesterday afternoon a1 an altitude oi 500 feet while the car was occupied by William L. Cochran of Dayton, O., and Paul Zimmerli. Contrary to general expectation, but In accordance with the calculations of the owners of the balloon, as soon as the gas began es- caping the balloon spread out like a parachute and descended slowly, Sd that when the basket touched the ground the occupants stepped out un fnaSaassaA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
STRANGE DIVORCE PLEA.
Husband was Too Easy and Life was
 Humdrum Existence.

Denver, Aug 13.-Because Howard Bryning of Kansas City was too fond of his wife and acquiesced in every thing she did, Mrs BFyning has se> cured a divorce.
 '.My husband had no backbone" said Mrs Bryning, in talking over the strange reason for a divorce. When. ever I asked for anything I always got 1t without question. There is no satisfaction in that kind Of humdrum existence for me"
 Mir Brynfng is travelling passenger agent for the Northern PacIfic with Headquarters ta Kansas City
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-13
srEERAGE RATES LOW.

London, Aug 18.--A telegram from Liverpool says that the American line announces that commencing on Mon- day, the steerage rate to Philadelphia will be $7.50. instead of S10 This re- duction caused considerable consterna. ton among the lines not in the com bine. but 1t is not likely that they will do anything at present to combat IL
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
PERSONAL.

Dr. RutynsR of Paris is at the ST.
Francis
Charles E. Knox. a mining man Of
Tonopah, is at the Palace.
W. H. Holabird. Los Angeles Ium-
herman, is at the ST. Francis
Fred w. Swanton. a well-known San
ia Cruz capitalist, is at the Palace.
Judge w. w. Dixon, a prominent
jurist of Butte. Mont. is at the Palace.
II. c. Bowers. manager of the Hotel
Portland, and his wife are at the Pal
ace.
w. B. Mays. Mayor of the city of
Pittsburg. is among the latest arrivals
at the Palace.
W. A. Page. a well-known theatrical
manager of Washington, d. c., is at the
St. Francis.
Railroad Commissioner A. C. Irwin
is down from Marysville and regis
tered at the Lick.
A. F. Luening. who is connected with
one Of the big brewing establishments
of Milwaukee. is at the st. Francis.
w B. Jerome. general Western pas
senger agent of the New York Central
the California.
F. NJ. Clough, general manager, and
J. b. Robinson, chief engineer of the
Diamond Match Company's interests
at Chico and Stirling. are at the Pal
ace.
John Rosene, head Of the company
operating vessels between Seattle and
Siberian and Alaskan ports, arrived
from the north yesterday and is at the
Palace.
G. w. Dubrow of Indio, who is
largely interested in the Salton Salt
Works and owns a large farm on the
Mojave Desert. where he cultivates
grapes and melons. is registered at the
Grand. a
Judge A. K. Delaney of the United
States court at Juneau, Alaska. and
his wife arrived from the north yester-
day and are at the Palace. The Judge
is in i'll health and has come TO San
Francisco to receive the benefits Of a
change of climate.
T. G. Young, supervising architect Of
the proposed new San Francisco Gus
tom-houss, arrived here yesterday from
Washington ard is staying at the Pal
ace. The presence of Young is for the
purpose of consulting with the officials
of the Custom-house relative to minor
changes in the interior design of the
new building. Whatever changes are
suggested will be incorporated in re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury,
who will act upon them before the bids
for the construction work are awarded
here next year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
FIGURES GIVEN
By SCHUSSLER
he Estimates Present Worth
of Spring Valley Plant
at Fifty One Millions
SOME DEDUCTIONS MADE
The Chief Engineer Goes
Into a RecapitulatiOn
of His Whole Testimony

Hermann Sohussler, chief engineer Of
the Spring Valley Water Works. oc-
cupied the morning yesterday before
E H. Heacock, Master in Chancery,
by reading his recapitulation Of the
properties Of the company and their
values. This testimony is being taken
by order OF United States Circuit
Judge Morrow for use in the suit
brought by the company to restrain
the city authorities from enforcing
the schedule Of water rates adopted by
the Board Of Supervisors.
Mr.. Schussler estimated the value Of
the company's property. outside Of act
ual structures, such as dams. pipe
lines. pumps and city real estate, at
S29,5S6. 600, which he says is the value
OF the companys lines and water
rights. He gives the following figures:
Total rUmber Of acres owned by the
company. 1870: works and city land
S26,500 900; other property. water rights
ard reservoirs. s29, ,Se9. 600: total, $685.
10000 as tho present valuation Of the
plant
Mr. Schussler deducts from this to
tai the value OF the Arroyo Vale and
Locks Creek lands. IS. 356 600; the In
dustrial School reservoir site. Sl25. 900,
and the Market-street pumping tract.
100000. leaving the present net valua-
rion of the system s51 500. 900. Mr.
SchussieT VIII resume at p. m. to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13

Caprice" written for Mrs. Fiske-
then Minnie Maddern-was revived last
night at the AIcazar. The play had
the honor of being i.-troduced TO the
Alcazar by Mrs. Fiske, who starred in
il during the stock and star regime at
the O'Farren street house. Further.
the play was written for Mrs. Fiske
by Howard P. Taylor. 1t was curiosity
10 learn what was supposed TO fit the
Ffske personality of that date-1SS7-
that took me to the Alcazar last night.
There is some resem blance in the char
acter Of Mercy Baxter, simple, un-
learned, country lass, to that of An
gela. etc Belchamber in "A Bit Of
Old Chelsea but the play is a comical-
ly far cry from the school with which
Mrs. Fiske is now identified. On the
whole it carries its age well. OF the
rural type. the pigs do not camp in the
foreground and old man Baxter re-
trains from washing his hands at the
pump The story is probable If i'm
probably treated, and of the kind called
pretty. It has the fayorite old motive
of the grub turning butterfly, begun
perhaps. with Cinderella" and used
just yesterday by Mr.. Zangwill in his
Merely Mary Ann" 1t is a story
beloved Of children and cookdom and
there is. by the way, real gentle
man" in Caprice" that might have
been hailed bodily from Laura Jean.
Here is where the play shows wrinkles
Jack Henderson, the city gentleman
who has condescended to play the Co
phetua TO Mercy Baxter's beggar maid
is a delightful cad. He insults his wife
before ilis friend. whines about his
sufferings when she lisps pictur," per-
mits her to go out to fasten up the
pigs. orders her TO get his pant-hose,
and then grumbIes that she is no lady
Amazingly she accepts his dictum and
goes out into the lone, lone world to
learn to be one. When she has learned
she goes back to the martyred gentle
man and they live happy ever after
ward. An odd environment for Mrs
F'iske,
Miss Lillian Lawrence was quite
charming IS Mercy, sincere and earn
est, her performance rarely smooth for
stock art. She shows a grateful reserve
and ease in everything she undertakes,
and in notable measure here. Mr.. Hill
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
NEGROES MAKE
FIRM PROTEST
Want Greater Share in the
Inaugural Arrangements
Than Is Allotted to Them
TROUBLE THREATENED
Colored Men Plan to Carry
Their Grievances to the
President if Necessary
Special DISPATCH to The Call.

CALL BUREAU. HOTEL BARTON,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The negro
residents here are disposed to make
trouble for the committee having
charge of President Roosevelt's inau-
guration. unless they secure greater
recognition for their race. One negro
has beer appointed a member of the
executive committee. NJ. /. Weller,
chairman of the public committee, is
willing to appoint negroes on that COM
mittee, but specifies they shall deal
only with questions affecting persons
of their own color and shall have sep
arate offices.
w. Calvin Chase, a negro lawyer and
editor, in his paper advises the negroes
to resent such treatment. Weller ac-
cepted the craftsmanship with the stip-
ulation that he was to be absolutely
in control of his committee. He was
chairman of the same committee dur
ing the first Mckinley Inauguration
and looked after the comfort of visitors
during the Grand Army encampment in
1891 At that time he segregated the
negro committee. When General Will
son, chairman of the inaugural COM
mittee, announced he had selected We'll
ler the negroes protested, but General
Wilson paid no heed. A representative
of the native Washingtonians," as the
negroes called themselves, went to
Weller. Il am going to do as l have
done before" he tod them.
The negroes now threaten to take the
matter to Chairman Cortelyou, and
even to TIE President, and hold an in
augural ball of their own, separate
the auspices of the inaugural commit
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13

thoroughly convincing. His per-
formance last night adds another to
the many triumphs that he has won
at the Majestic this season. With
the exception of the character of Lady
Sarah Annerly. portrayed by Eleanor
Gordon, the women of the cast are not
called upon to do anything very
strenuous or emotional. Adele
Blocks Ida Potter and Elsie Esmonds
Ethel Lincoln are conscientious bits of
work. Howard Gould held the SYM
pathies of the audience throughout as
the unfortunate lover, son of Ralph
Enrol, the convict. Richard Lambart
made a strikingly grotesque character
of B. Sydney Van Cott of New York,
and with Mr.. O'Hara, the Lubbins of
the cast. furnished the amusement of
the play. George Woodward's Brac-
kett, Frank McVicar's Baron Lincoln
and Harry Mestayer's Arthur Lincoln
rounded out a highly successful per-
formance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

INJURIES RESULT FATALLY.-Philip
Bannon a laborer, died at the City and
County Hospital yesterday from Injuries re-
ceived on November p while he was working
in a trench at Montgomery avenue and Union
street
RECEPTION AND BALL--Mission Chapter
No 20 Royal Arch Masons. recently organ
ized will tender a reception to it's friends and
then give ball in Native Sons Hall on the
evening of next Friday. The grand march will
be started at half-past 8.
scARI.E LINE BREAKS DOwN-The cable
Of the Polk and Sutter streets car line broke
down early last evening and the cars were
wanted to travel on these lines were greatly
inconvenienced by the breakdown and were
forced to walk IN the wet.
SAYS MEN ATTACKED HIM-George Dc
luny of 10 Minna street called at the Central
Emergency Hospital yesterday TO be treated
for a cut on the shoulder. He said that dur
ing the early hours of the morning he was
attacked by several men and one of them
cut him.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM AsPHYxIA-
TlON.-Henry Joyce. marine fireman livins
a. 916 Natoma street was nearly asphyxiated
sunday night. He left the gas lit on retiring
to bed. He woke up in the morning and found
II had blown out. he was treated at the
Central Emergency Hospital
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED-The restrain
ing order obtained by the San Francisco Gas
aud Electric Company. temporarily preventing
the Mutual Gas and Electric Company from
laying wooden conduits in Market street, was
dissolved yesterday and the order to show
cause why the injunction should not be made
permanent was discharged.
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT TO ROB-Martin
c Davis tinsmith arrested yesterday
by Policeman A Sullivan and booked at the
City Prison charge of assault TO rob-
Myles A. Walsh 1885, Mission street, is the
complaining witness Sullivan saw Davis and
Walsh scufhing Mission street and Walsh
charged Davis with attempting to rob him.
RADCLIFFE TRIAL PROCEEDING.-Ths
taking of testimony at the second trial Of
Harry Radcliffe. charged with murder for
shooting Andrew Riley at Ninth and Sheridan
streets was begun before a jury in Judge
Cooks court yesterday: Several witnesses were
examined but their testimony was the same
asfa TIE former trial.
HAS BUYER FOR LOT.-The San Fran
cisco Ladies' Protective and Relief Society yes
terday retiticned the Superior Court for per
mission to sell its property on Fulton, Meal
lister and Willard streets tc Daniel Einstein
for 10000. The property purchased %
the society some time ago when branch in
stftution was intended, but later Ii was found
that the block bounded by Post. Geary. Frank
lin and Van Ness would accommodate the ex-
tension planned.
CONRAD WILL F1LED.-The will OF the
late Louisa E. Conrad was fled for probate
Yesterday by the Union Trust Company which
She named as executor. 1t makes few minor
requests to relatives and places the residue in
the care of the Union Trust Company in trust
for ten years or until the death of either of
her sons David A. Conrad of Santa Barbara
and John G. Conrad of this city. The company
is Instructed TO sell the realty and invest il In
securities the income TO be divided between the
sons.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
BASILICA OF ST. MARKS
THREATENED BY RUIN
Steps Must Be Taken at Once to Pre-
vent Collapse of the
SfrIICfnre

VENICE, Italy, Dec 12.-Engineers
Manfredi and Marangoni, who have
been intrusted with the care OF the
basilica Of st. Marks since the fall OF
the campanile. have presented their
official report. 1t sets forth that the
condition OF the basilica is most
alarming. The whole building shows
weakness. The foundations are bend
ing and cracking the walls are sink
ing and the ceilings Of two OF the
vaults threaten TO give way If they
fall it may cause most of the basilica
TO give way.
The engineers recommend the i'm
mediate erection Of scaffolding and
propose a thorough restoration OF the
whole building. including the foun-
dations.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
Columbia.

Again The Chinese Honeymoon
holds the boards at the Columbia
this time with a cast almost entirely
new. Joseph E. Miller, in the part
of Lord High Chancellor, appears to
be the only one of the cast whose
face is familiar. Mr.. Kearney in the
part of the errant bridegroom, Mr..
Broderfck as the Emperor and Miss
Georgia Bryton as the captivating
cockney waitress, are new to San
Francisco in these parts. This does
not initiate in the least against the
presentation of Dance & Talbot's
clever musical comedy. 1t goes with
the same snap and the audience is
pleased.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
The Chutes.

They have a Chinese magician out
at the Chutes, Ching Foo Lee by
name, who simply amazed the au-
dience last night. Davis and Kel-
ley, couple of limber-limbed knock
about song and dance comedians;
Charles Morrell, who plays the banjo
in good, old-fashioned style; Lillian
Levy, the dainty soubrette; the Hart
company of illusionists; Mabel Lam
son, singer of illustrated songs, and
the biograph, completed a satisfying
programme. The feature of Thursday
nights amateur performance will be
a running race for fat ladies. "Prin-
cess Fan Tan" is announced, COM
mencing next Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
KESWICK FOREMAN MAKES
FIGHT AGAINST ROBBER
Succumbs to Blows of Sandbag After
Demolishing Lunch Bucket over
FOotpad's Head.

REDDING, Dec. 12.-As Martin
Nightwine. a foreman at the Keswick
smelter, was going home on Saturday
night he was struck upon the head
from behind and fefled to the ground
He tried to fight off his assailant ana
battered his lunch bucket to pieces
over his head, but was finally rendered
unconscious by repeated blows with
sandbag and robbed of SIS. The ron
Der left behind a derby hat of good
quality.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
POSSE USES A HANDCAR
TO RUN DOWN ROBBERS
Two Men Who Stole Coin From Iowa
Postoffice Captured After Ex-
change of Shots.

DIES MONIES. Dec. 12.-Robbers en-
tered the postofice at Reinbeck, Iowa.
during the night and got away with
$500. An exchange Of shots took
place between a posse of citizens and
the robbers, but they made their es-
cape.
The posse pursued the robbers on
hsndcar. Six miles away. after ex-
changing shots with them. one man,
who rave his name as James Roach
and said he was a railroad man. was
captured. From him $500 was re-
covered. Farther on the Town Mar
shal of Beeman captured another OF
the robbers The third escaped.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
ships Wrecked IN Fierce GaIe.

ST. JOHNS, N. F. Dec. 12--The
worst gale in fifteen years swept this
Island last night. The bark Fanny and
the schooners Hibernia. Tidal Wave
and Harold Parks were driven ashore
and totally wrecked. Many other YES
sells were damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13

lard. who took John Craig's part by
reason of that actors indisposition, was
a buoyant Jack Henderson, doing his
most agreeable in an unpleasant part
The most finished work of the evening
was, however, George Osbournes as the
father of Mercy. Naturally. Mr.. Os-
bourne was Mercys father in the Fiske
production, But it is an excellent
characterization, human, full bodied,
and entirely convincing. Harry McAu-
life is distinctly clever as Wally Hen
derson. and Miss Woodson piquant and
girlish as Edith Henderson. The whole
performance is smooth and buoyant,
and the majority will enjoy the play.
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
Miss Blanche Bates will shortly be
seen in David BeIasco's wonderful
production of The Darling of the
Gods" at the Grand Opera-house. The
clever actress who made the first
great successes of her dramatic ca
reer in this city will open an engage
ment of three weeks at the Grand
Opera house on the evening of Mon
day. December &c, in the titular role
of the great Japanese drama.
The character of the Princess Yo-
San demands an artist who can run
the gamut of human emotions. In
the first act of the play Miss Bates
appears as an innocent girl who has
spent her life in a Japanese temple
doing honor to the gods Before the
curtain falls on the last act love has
made her a woman. The trials
through which she passes because of
the great affection she bears her lover
have metamorphosed her from a smil-
ing, winsome maiden into a suffering,
heart-toTn woman.
From the reports which have pre-
ceded her to San Francisco it is fair to
presume that Miss Bates local ap-
pearance will be an event of singular
importance to the playgoers of this
city, among whom she already mum
bers so many admirers. The seat sale
for the engagement will begin at 8
o'clock Thursday morning, December
%
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
BILL TO RAISE SALARIES.
Stewart Favors Giving President
Hundred Thousand a Year

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Senator
Stewart to-day introduced a bill to fix
Presidential and Congressional salaries.
1t proposes to raise the salary CT the
President to 100000 a year; of the
Vice President and Speaker of the
House Of Representatives to $4,000
each, and each Senator, Representative
and Delegate to $4,000. 1t is provided
that the bill shall take effect on March
f. 1909
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-13
CaIifornians I'm Washington.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE fol-
lowing CalifOrnians arrived in Wash
ington to-day:
At the New Willard-William M.
Morrow and wife. E. A. Stent and
wife. Henry T. Scott and William For
syth, of San Francisco; w. II. Heber
of Los Angeles and y. c. Ray. At the
Raleigh. Hartnett OF San Fran
cisco.