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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-21

Some of the common stock of the Wash
lngton Railway and Electric Company sold
at 70 The bid for fifty shares at the close
was 21$4. while the asking price was %.
One hundred shares We're offered at 81 but
the best bid was 2724. After the call 273s
was bid for 100 shares, but there was no
trading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-21

bid of 10 secured ten shares of Ameri-
can Bank stock, after a sale of five shares
had been made on that level. Then the bid
was 100 for the stock and the asking price
was ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-21

Fifty shares of Washington Title Co
stock were offered at ), but there was NJ
bid. One hundred shares were offered a
31a. The best bid was 21s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-21

-Four shares of Central Bank were sold
for 325. The bid for ten shares was 300.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-21

The bid for Columbia Title Co. stock ex-
dividend was 3&. The asking price was Az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-21

Morris Chairs from 5000 UP.
Shaving Stands from $500 up.
Book Cases from 5000 up.
Roll-top Desks from $1,000 up
Couches from $500 up.
Sofa Pillows, covered in fine tapes
tries. from S., so up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
WRIGHT'S SECRET
Died With Him Yesterday. Document Found Where
 He Sat,

London. Jan. 27.--The inquest over the body of Whitaker Wright has been definitely fixed for tomorrow morning. The tragic event is the one topic of interest and is discussed in all its features. The possibility of the fnancier's escape from justice by sui eide was forseen by Detective Willis. who brought Wright from New York. Acting on hints dropped by Wright during the voyage Willis gave the court officials a special warning to keep the closest guard over him. Towards the conclusion of the trial. especially during Justice Bingham's trenchant criticism, it became evident that there could be but one verdict. so if Wright was determined on self destruction in the event of his conyic- ton he had time to prepare a method for outwitting the jailers, as he must have foreseen that an adverse verdict was inevitable.
 A strange document was found on the seat in court which had been oc- 3cupied by Wright, showing that he had premonition of his sentence. This was a sheet of plotting paper on which he had scribbled during the 1lis- tice's summing up. The Roman char acters "VTI" were thickly scattered over the whole sheet This was before the verdict but, the number coincides with the sentence he received. Tn the middle of the sheet appears the word Intent the last word Wright wrote.
 The opposition papers continue making trenchant comments on the government, which, they say, ''de- clined to do it's duty for reasons now shown to have been absurd in law, and which are always repugnant to com mon sense"
 ''The handling of this natter" says the Westminster Gazette, ''has r6- fiected more discredit on the govern ment than it's other mistakes. with even graver consequences. Disting uished people were involved and some Of them have had happy escapes
 The Financial News on these points says:
 Wright may have made disclosures which would have seriously discom- forted some people: but, Wright was loyal as well as coura geous, and he carried his secrets to the grave. To prevent others from divulging what he chose to conceal he destroyed many papers, thus completing his sacrifice"
 It is reported that six-chamber revolver, fully loaded, was found in Wright's pocket by the police.
 The post mortem examination has shown that Wright committed suicide by taking cyanide of potassium.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
SETTLED ABOUT $500.
Money Will be Divided Between Fla
 herty and Woman Who Paid

An agheement has been reached be ween Mrs Bridget Murphy, Of Aver street and Frederick Flaherty, pt Baldwin street, the claimants VI Lhe capital prize $500 which was drawn 1t the Foresters' fair Saturday evening Attorney Russell, counsel for Flaher- CT brought about the agreement this morning.
 Flaherty claimed the prize having coupon of the winning ticket, No. M,- 3S4. He bought the ticket from Mrs Murphy but had not paid for it, and Mrs Murphy claimed the prize be cause she had paid for the ticket in order to havelit in tn edrawing, and because it was necessary to have the money for it in before the drawing took place. 1t can be seen from this state of affairs that the ticket was purchased as many other tickets arc for fairs and such entertainments are the purchaser would pay for 1t, at his convenience before the close CT the en' tertainment.
 The agreement between Mrs Mur- phy and FIaherty is that Mrs Murphy shall receive $275 and Flaherty the balance $225. The matter has excited considerable talk and expression of opinion. A great many have said that the money should be given entirely to Mrs Murphy because as she paid for the ticket it was hers even though Flaherty had the coupon. The point has never been tried out In the courts in this state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
THE HEADLIGHTS
How the Police Keep Tabs on Those That Refuse
 to Burn.

You cannot make some people be- l1eve that there is any system regard ing reporting electric lights out. There is. When an officer sees a light out he makes note of it and also teie- phones in and the company gets to r as soon as convenient. The officer also notes when the light starts to burn again. If the time 1t was out exceeds two hours the city Is entitled to a re- bate. So few believe in collecting the rebates that it is not likely the city ever will get back anything, but if 1t does nothing more than than 1t has done it was worth what it cost to fig ure up what the sum total amounts to. It prompted the company to put on a couple of inspectors and give the city better service. If the company knows that 1t can get paid for lights whether they burn or not they will not make the same effort to keep them burning as they would if they knew that once a light stopped 1t ceased for the 't.,eo being to be a Source of revenue. If the city ordered $25, 5,0O0 or S30, 1000 worth of stock from one of the cost iron foundry pipe companies and found that it was short to the amount of S1,5OO worth of pipes or fittings, what would one say of board that would pay the whole bill? But boards. like individuals, do not look at things from the same standpoint
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
CARRIE
 ANDERSON.
Fourteen Year Old
 Heroine.
Saved Many Lives at Time of Iroquois Fire Now in Hospital Her Moth- CT Perished in the Ruins.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-At the Samaritan hospital, her head and left side swath- ed in bandages, lies Carrie Anderson. the child whose deed of heroism at the lroquois fire was recounted in brief during the coroner's inquest, but whose name has never been learned until to-day.
 Through the steadfast bravery of this A year old girl at least fifty lives were saved on the fatal afternoon. She it was who. despite the fact that her entire left side was being Tapped by flames, caught the end of ladder thrown across the alley from the Northwestern University building ana guided 1t to firm resting place on tha fire escape of the second balcony. Across this ladder many men, women and children scrambled to safety.
 She was in the balcony with hen8 mother. who was employed ay cleaa- CT at the theatre, and while she escap- cd her mother perished. The child roes not know yet that he mother is dead s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27

reach through the press q much larger audience than could be gathered in any hall, l have prepared an address which is to be circulated through the press which contains an outline of what mean to say here tonight. I shall not limit myself to that. how ever. shall depart from it with freedom whenever I feel so disposed. ] appear here under the auspices of no association, for the reason that I de- sire to embarrass no one by what may be said here. I represent myself and myself alone on this platform
 Speaking of monopolies, NIr Bryan said that through the republican party the trusts had purchased the right to plunder the American people" What he wanted was an administration that would put the stripes on the preda- tory millionaires."
 After repeating his former argu- ment against the imperialistic tenden- eies of the recent administrations MT Bryan confided to the ministers that nothing had disappointed him more than the apathy of the country to just those arguments in 1900. This apathy, he said, was the fault of the trusts. which had dulled the public conscience by plastering money all over the body polite. {
 For twenty years. MT Bryan said, the money power has never dared to put into the party platforms the meas ures which it desires 10 be made law. It is the policy of the money power to get political platforms. he said, which will "bunco the people, and then, by right of prepaid purchase, insist on legislation afterward of which the platform contained no hint.
 He cflara cterized the Aldrich cur 'rency bfY1 as a measure "to lend S3oo,- 100000 of the peoples money to pet hanks,'1 and said that the banks would profit from $3.0OO,0O0 to S4,0O00O0 Il year by the bill and could well afford to turn one years profits into the re- publican campaign fund for, the, sake of the other three years profits.
 Tn closing he said: II have little regard for the expressed opinions of those who voted with the party Ill 1900 for, regularity's sake and have ever since beei trying to turn the de- mocracy over to the outsiders.
 The biggest enthusiasm of the nlgnt came when MT Bryan, i'll one or ms most passionate improvisatiens, said :: "BecluSe l believe rnAI money suoulu not be master and all else servant. l did what I could to organize the dem- ocracy against 1t. have never re greeted 1t, and will do it again if live"
 l. MT Bryan closed his address with prayer. which he said he would make if he might make a prayer. He lifted LID his arms and loked at the ceiling and said:
 "Oh. Lord, grant that we may keep our faith in the wisdom of what Is right"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
FOG WAS DENSE.
And Two Broadway Cars Collided- About Twenty
 Injured.

St Louis, Jan 27.--Afore than twenty persons were injured, some of them fa- tally, by the collision of two cars on the Broadway line to-day. Most of the seriously injured were taken to the Alexien Brothers hospital, while the others were sent to their homes. The ears were north-bound and trav- cling in a fog so dense that it was im- possible to see block away. The ac, cident occurred while the first car was standing. The second car was rum ming at high rate of speed through the fog and when less than 100 feet away Motorman Juergin saw the other car, but it was tooQlate to avoid n crash. A dozen or more passengers on tho rear platform of the first car were damned together under the rear car. Juergin was badly cut and crushed, his back was broken and he will die rt 4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
W ANTS RELEASE.
Mayor Harrison Gets Out 8
 Writ of Habeas ,> Corpus.

Chicago, Jan 27.-ft was decided to- day by Mayor Harrison to sue out $ writ of habeas corpus for his fmmedi- ate release from the coroner's jury charge, holding him from the grant, jury as one of the culprits responsible for the wholesale loss of life in the recent Iroquois theater fire. The mayor, accompanied by his bondsmen and his attorney, appeared in tue crim- inal building this morning, where the mayor formally surrendered himself to Sheriff Bartlett and thus nullifsed the bond of S5,o0o given yesterday to procure the mayors freedom from lit- eral custody. Notice was imm ediately served on the states attorneys office that an application for s writ of ha- beas corpus, would at once be filed with Judge Tuthill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
RECEPTION SERVICE. Rev. J. c. Davenport Presided and
 Address by Dr. Anderson.

Every seat at the Second Baptist church. was occupied last night when the reception and the recognition ser vice for the Rev F Lewis Brooks of Erie, Pa, the new pastor of the church was held. The Rev John c. Daven- port, D. D., presided in the absence of the Rev U. de Hart Gulick.
 After the anthem, Ye That Stand in tile House of the Lord" was finely rendered by tile church choir, there was scripture reading by the Rev C.. 0. Smith, former pastor of the church. Prayer was offered by Dr Davenport. The address of welcome to the pastor was delivered by the Rev Joseph An derson. The Rev Oscar Haywood. pas tor of the First Baptist church. who was to have greeted the pastor in be- half of the mother church. was unable to be present on account of Illness. and consequently the remarks of greet ing were made by the Rev John ID. Better of the Chapel street NJ. F.. cnurch Voval solos we're well rem dered by Joseph Cough. Tn the ab- sence of the Rev G. c. Sauer of Tor rington. the Rev Dr Davenport wei comed s new minister to the state. Beneiiction was pronounced by the Rev C. C. Smith.
 After the services a pleasant socia- ble was held in the lecture room of the church.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
BRYAN TO
 THE FRONT.
Notable Gathering at Madison Square
His Lecture on "The Moral Issue" Loudly Applaud ed--Republicans and
 Back Sliding Demo- cratS Denounced.

New York, Jan 27.--William Jen- nings Bryan, who invited the minis ters of New York to hear him talk on "The Moral Issue. ."had big attend ance at Madison Square Garden last night. One who looked out over the audience from the platform of the Madison Square Garden concert hall found ministerial waistcoats and white ties everywhere in front of him.
 Among those who were Recognized were the Rev Dr D. Parker Morgan, the Rev Dr Merle St Croix Wright, the Rev Dr Hillis. Father Ducey, the Rev E. s. Gregg, the Rev Dr William Morrison, and the Rev G. Iuckerman.
 Mir Bryan, after the enthusiastic ap- plause which greeted his appearance died down, said: ''Inasmuch as can
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
AMERICANS ARE BEST.

So Declares an Australian Fire Brf-
 gzde Onicer After World Tour.
 Alfred Webb, chief officer of the fire brigades of New South Wales, Austra- lia, with headquarters In Sydney, was recently in Kansas City, Mo-, inspect ing the fire department, with view of gaining information that may be used in improving his brigades. Mr. Webb is making a tour of the world in search of such information. He has been travelling six months and has wis ited nearly fifty cities on both sides of the Atlantic ocean. Tn Europe he in- spected fire departments in Paris, Der lin, Vienna. Marseilles, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Bremen, Cologne, Antwerp and Brussels on the continent and ill London and fifteen other cities and towns in England, Ireland and Scot land. In America he has visited New York, Boston. Baltimore. Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Chicago and other large cities. He also saw fire departments in several cities in Canada
 { Or all the fire departments he has seen MT. Webb thinks those of the United States are the best. Most coun- tries of the old world, he says. do not keep their departments up to date.
 seThe departments of this country have much better and more modern apparatus than any I saw in Europe, ' said Mir Webb. 1T am an old London fireman and should naturally feel a little partial to London. bull must Say that it's fire department is not so mod ern as 1t might be.
 Tn this country find things better. The erection of fine buildings has caused the fire departments to be sup piled with high fire fighting machines. In the United States and Canada I saw water towers, but saw them in no other part of the world. The cities of the United States have met the neces- sitfes of the day in the way of fire fight ing apparatus better than those of any other country. American firemen, I have found, are very brave and compe- tent also"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
FINDING
 THE DEAD.
BlaCkened Corpses
 Brought to Light.
Searchers Now Exploring Harwick Mine Shaft Crowds of Friends of Dead Shiverine in the Cold.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan 27.--The day of sorrow for the village of Harwich has arrived.
 The charred remains of the victims of the explosion at the Alleghany Coal Cos mines are being found in large numbers and are being prepared to be brought to the surface. Sev- eral feet of ice at the bottom of the shaft delays the starting of the bod les to the surface. The ice prevents the cage from being lowered, but quantities of salt have been used and it is thought that before noon some bodies will be brought out of the mine.
 Inspector +. w. Cunningham came out of the mine at T:15 a. Tn. to-day and said there were 9 bodies at the foot of the shaft. while at that time 60 bodies had been aund. but were not taken from the headings. This leaves 3S bodies of the dead which have been discovered still entangled ip the debris.
 Headless, naked. charred beyond re- cognition, disembowelled and horribly mangled, is descriptive of the condi- ton of the bodies found by the search- CTS. There are six mine inspectors and % men at work, the inspectors penetrating into unexplored regions To- eating bodies, while the main body of searchers came afterwards to extri- cate and carry out the charred and blackened bodies.
 Among the bodies found was that of a stranger. Clothes were on 1t and it was slightly burned. It is thought he may have unwtttingly caused tho explosion by lighting match.
 H. A. McMillen. who led one party of searchers, said:
 Fifteen bodies were found Ill butt one, of the south entry. All of them, with the exception of the stranger, were badly burned and mangled. One had his head blown off. Tn room one of the south entry we found two men lying face downward near each oth- CT. They had evidently been killed by the force Of the explosion. n an other room we found six men, all ne groes, I believe. We found the driver Of that entry lying along the roadway where he had been blown. Rooms ten and twelve, south entry, are caved to the dept of five, feet. There arc several men buried there as there are undoubtedly men buried under rock in other parts of the mine. For this reason 1t will be weeks before all of the bodies are recovered"
 Inspector Cunningham says the air in the mine is getting better every hour, but there is still considerable gas encountered. From. the condi- tion of the bodies he thinks now that the men were killed by the force of the explosion and not by, afterdamp as at first suggested.
 At 1O:3O nineteen bodies had been brought up to the surface and there are about 62 at the foot of the shaft.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
AFTER 30 YEARS.
Sudden Disappearance of Man Explained--Dead in
 California.

Friendship, Me, Jan 27.-After more ethan thirty years the mystery sur rounding the sudden and unexplained disappearance of George Geyer, pros porous young man Of this town, has been partially cleared by the receipt of letter announcing his recent death in California. The letter, which was received by Postmaster George Colla- more, gave no details of Geyer's life, the cause of his death or even the name of the place where he died. 1t mere ly stated that sreorge Geyer, formerly Of Friendship, Me, had recently died
 'ln California; leaving considerable property and asking if the man had any relatives i'll Friendship. The writer, George Gibson of Penrose, lives i'll California and that unless the property was claimed by relatives here 1t probably would go to strangers. He added that full details would be given the relatives if they would open cor respondence with him. A brother and sister who reside here and brother at Somerville, Mass, have communica ted with Mir Gibson, but no reply to their letter has yet been received.
 The disappearance of George Geyer was one of the most mysterious with which the officers of Maine ever had to deal and it was finally accepted as fact that the man had been murdered. Geyer left his home in Friendship early one morning in 1871 when he was about 30 years old for business trip 10 Rockland, intending to return that evening. He did not do so and after q time the matter was placed in the hands of the police. After, several days a body bruised and mutilated be- yond recognition was found and Gey- CTS relatives agreed with the officials that the young man undoubtedly had been murdered and that the body was his. From that time until the letter from Mir Gibson arrived Geyer had been believed to be dead. Property to the value of about $1,o00 which he owned in this town was divided by his relatives more than thirty years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
BODY IDENTIFIED
Killed by | Train and Six { Trains Passed Over Her
 Body.

New York, Jan. 27.-The young wo- man who was killed last night on the Sixth avenue l. road, was identified to-day as Mrs Bedford Codrington, of this city. She tried to enter crowd ed train at 18th street, was caught by the gate and fell to the track as the train moved away from the station six following trains passing over the body before it was removed. The coroner to-day ordered the arrest Of the train crew and also the employees at the station who witnessed the acci- dent. When Christopher George, the guard on the train which Mrs Codr- ington tried to board, was arrested to-day, he declared that the train was so crowded he could neither shut the gate nor rescue the woman and that after the train started he was pinned by the crowd and could not reach the bell cord. ss.ss
 At first the body was thought to be that of 6 Boston woman but friends identified it to-day as Mrs. Bedford Codrington, or Mrs May Hattie Cod rington, 30 years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-27
WAR SCARE
 IS FADING.
Warning Ministers to Have Conference.
Response to be Shaped i'm a Way to Avoid Conflict Russia Will Go to Last Limit to Avoid Clash Between Them.

Paris, Jan N.-Oficial advicas re- ceived here from St Petersburg show that Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, be- fore giving Rnssias g answer, has called in the Japanese minister, M. Kurino. The two ministers are now conferring with the view of so shaping the re- sponse as to avoid conflict This is considered to be an explanation of the dispatch from Tokio saying Japan has requested Russia to hasten her reply. As Count Lamsdorff and M Kurino are having conferences prior to the submission of the reply it is regarded as evidence of Japan's insistence of an early answer and Of Russia's desire to avoid response which might precipf- tate hostilities.
 Count Lamsdorff's course in confer ring with NJ. Kurino before answering is cited as showing Russia's willing ness to go to the last limit in order to avoid war; but it is added, if the eff forts of Russia fail she will be pre- pared to strike very hard blows from the outset.
 All Information reaching the high est quarters here tends to show that the crisis continues acute. 1t appears to be the accepted conviction in gov ernmental circles that the final deter imitation between peace and war can- not be long deferred. The officials continue to hope for peace, but they make, the reservation that the discour- aging aspect which the situation as stunned during the last few days has not ameliorated.
 A categorical denial is given, so far as France is concerned, to the Pekin report that the French minister is talk ing part in negotiations with the view of the mediation of Trance, Great Rrit- ain and the United States Foreign Minister Delcasse has mot given any
 instructions to the minister at Pekin permitting exchanges of that charac- ter. and the minister has not reported such movement. That portion of the report representing France as being behind Russia in urging mediation and the United States and Great Britain as opposed to mediation is construed here as an effort to create the impress sion that Great Britain and the United States are acting together and apart from France. whereas the officials maintain that there has not been the slightest divergence or formation of any political groups between the pow CTS of Europe and America concerning the means of avoiding conflict