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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
GIRL LEFT LETTER
Bottle of carbolie Acid in Her Room
 in Litchfsld Hotel.

Litchfeld, Sept e.-At o'clock yes terday afternoon the body of Helen Sheehan, a waitress in the United States hotel, was found fin one of the rooms. and the presence of bottle of carbolic acid led to the report that she had committed suicide. But an inves- tlgation by Dr c. !. Page, the medical examiner, showed that it was an old bottle, and absolutely no trace of burn ing from carbolic acid could be found on the woman.
 In spite of this fact Dr Page has not filed his certificate giving the cause of death and will not do so until the rel atives of the dead girl arrive. although he is inclined to believe that she died from natural causes and says that acute gastritis may have caused death. His reason for withholding the death certificate is due 10 the fact that she had remarked to two girls at the hotel that she wouldn't be there tomorrow" Besides this statement indicating suicide. an undated letter 10 one of her sisters was also found which spoke about suicide. The let ter ran something as follows: This is awful. but I have been sick all sum- mer and don't know how can do otll- erwise." The letter went on to give directions about the disposition of ar tIcles of dress and jewelry.
 Miss Sheehan was about 24 years old. of dark complexion and good look ing. She was of Irish nationality. hut attended the Methodist church. She leaves two sisters. Minnie Sheehan of Stafford Springs and Margaret Since han in wslIingford They will arrive in Litchheld today and the body will probably be taken to New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
REBUKED AN OFFICER
Not Expected to Give Hearsay Evi-
 dsnce on Witness Stand.

Judge Peasley rebuked Officer Kier- sted on the witness stand in the city court to-day in a way that ought to be q lesson to his brother officers. It appears to be impossible for some policemen in this town to confine themselves solely to what they know about case when on the witness stand. And repeated warning by at torneys do not seem to have any effect upon them. They will wander away from their actual knowledge of the circumstances of the case, no matter how often they have been re- minded not to do so and told what is precisely expected of them.
 Officer Kiersted was witness ill a domestic row that came up in city court to-day. He told the court what lie saw and heard in the house of contention and it was quite an inter- esting story at that. He was running along when Judge Peasley asked him if what he was telling came under his own observation and to the sur prise of everybody he said he had been told it by some one else. That was not fair to the prisoner. The sit uation was bad enough against him, and the officer should have known that heresay evidence is not. wanted. Judge Peasley lost no time in telling him that he was to tell only what he knew himself, not what some one | told him.
 After court a lawyer remarked that one of the questions candidate for policeman's job ought to be What is evidence?' If the candidate could not answer correctly it would indi.
 cate that he has not average intelli.
 gence, such as Is necessary in the skull of a policeman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
BUNco MEN GOT HIS $3,OOo.
An Old Game Worked Successfully or
 Eden Laign at Ocean Grove.

An Old Game Worked Successfully on
 Eden Laign at Ocean Grove.
 Asbury Park, N. J., Sept 9.-Eden Laign, Railway man, was buncoed out of $3,000 in Ocean Grove Thurs. day. A man who said he was broth CT of Senator John Kean of Elizabeth enticed him to 77 Mount Carmel way. There he was introduced to "Mr Weden," book agent, who showed Lalgn table covered with black cloth on which there were cards.
 Weden said he had originated new game and invited his visitors to try it. "Kean', drew a card and won ST, which the book agent gave him. Final ly he insisted that I.aign invest S1, and the old man consented.
 "Goodness!' exclaimed Weden, ''there is star on the bottom of that card and you win S2,0O0."
 Weden, however, refused to pay the prize until Laign showed an equal amount. so that he would have fair chance to get back his money. Laign drew -$3.OO0 from the bank. and Weden apparently put the money in box and gave it to Laign. When the box was opened later 1t was found that lt was filled with old paper and junk. City Detective Walsh was detailed on the case. but the gold brick men had several hours start and there Is no clue to their whereabouts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
SOLD U. s. EMBALMED SAUSAGE
Packers Agent Held on Charges Made
 by Navy Yard Commandant.

Packers Agent Held on Charges Made
 by Navy Yard Commandant.
 Philadelphia. Sept. 9-At the in- stance of the League Island Navy Yard authorities. a case of alleged food adulteration was heard before Magistrate Beaton yesterday. which is expected to assume national pro portions and which will be laid before President Roosevelt by Pure Food Commissioner Warren and Senator Charles l.. Brown early next week
 The defendants are Swift & Go, whose local agent was arrested and q. W. Carson of the Red Star Market Company of this city. the contractor who furnished meats to the receiving ship Lancaster at the navy yard.
 Gu August 15 Quartermaster Mer- ritt. acting under the instructions of Commandant Craig of the navy yard. handed to an agent of Commissioner Warren. a sealed package containing samples of cheese and sausage fur nished to the yard by Carson with the request that they be snalyeEd.
 This was done by the chief chemist. Professor C. R. Cochrane of the Pure Food Commission. The cheese was found to be pure. but the sausage hs,l been treated with bOrie acid and adul- terated with starch. Frederick M. Han. who represents Swift q Co In this city. was arrested and held iH S1. 1.O0O ball.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
CHOSE HERDS FATE.

Boats Too Small to Take All, Second
 Mate Refuses to Leave Ship.
 Watertown, N. Y, Sept 9.-When the time came to decide between his love for his wife and the baby he had never seen and his duty to his ship, Second Mate George Hamilton, Jr, of Sacketts Harbor, who was making his first trip on the steamer Savonnia, wrecked in Lake Superior, chose to stay with the ship.
 The Savonnia was wrecked during a terrific storm on Lake Superior this week. The chief engineer, who was saved, wrote a letter to Mrs Hamilton telling her of the heroic death of her husband.
 When the steamer was wrecked one lifeboat was so badly damaged as to make it unserviceable. Captain Nc Donald of the steamer called his off cers, including Hamilton, about him and told them that all could not get away in the remaining lifeboSts.
 At this conference it was agreed by the captain and the officers that the deck hands, engineers and firemen should take the remaining lifeboats and make the effort to reach land, five miles away.
 The ships officers decided that it was their duty to remain with the ship. Waving a farewell to the men in the lifeboats. tossed about by the heavy sea. the officers stood on deck, and when the steamer settled went down with her.
 The body of Captain Mcdonald of North East. Pa, and that of one of the wheelsmen have been washed ashore but all efforts to find that of Hamilton have proved fruitless. The blame for the wreck is placed on Captain Mcdonald for attempting to put the steamer about during tht storm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
Rond to Spend. .ooo .ooo.

BOSTON. Sept 9.-An expenditure of $10,0O0.OO0 for extensive improve ments of the entire system is contem. plated by the Boston and Maine rail. road. The company. 1t is expected will make an issue of s10,000,00o of 4 per cent twenty year refunding bonds, by means of which the company's an. nual sinking fund will be reduced by not less than S343,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
FNGINFER's CADET KILLED.

New York. Sept. o-John ]. Roe. aged IS years. an engineers cadet of the steamer Orizaba from Havana and Mexican ports. lost bis life while the steamer vas lying st the dock cf PrnEresso. He was alone h the sE- zine room st the tine of the accident. if is supposed that he vas caught h the retersinx gear He was dead when found and was buried ct Pro zresso. Roe was an orphan and made bis hone in this city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
LETTER HELD UP 8 YEARS.

Epistle Mailed in New Tork h 1e12
 Just Delivered in ChiczEo
 Chicago. Sept a-when George Monroe left Chicaeo and n1s position ss cashier of the Auditor1um Annex. three years seo. for New Tork. he snsl Miss Artis Cowsn. daughter of the chief engineer of the Annex. veEt good friends
 The last thing George promised Ar. tIs was that hs would write ts her ss soon as te reached New York He keQi kis promise. but it vss u1tl yeste-- fsT that MEss cowsn received her iei fsr.
 The sending and rereivin3 pc<i narks were three Tesrs cd ant szswe6 tks is<fU bad lEi1 tn tts Chi cz<o pcserzes st1cs ifo4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
Quiet at Haku.

TELLS. Sept 9.-The commander of the forces here has received the fol- lowing telegram from the governor of Baku: "Pesce between the hostile fac tions has been partially restored. but isolated cases of shooting continue. There were many incendIary fires, but 1t is believed there was no loss of life" !"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
Challenge. Commerce comml..ion

WASHINGTON, Sept 9. - The Ar mour car lines have filed with the ln- terstate commerce commission a de- nlal that the commission has any juris- diction over its refrigeration charges, taking a position identical with that of the Santa Fe Refrigerator dispatch that 1t is not a common carrier and is not the agent of a railroad
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
killed saving Another.

ALGoNAC. Mich. Sept. e.-while trying to save the life of one of his employees who hsd grasped a Hive" wire Manager Alex H. Howie of the Howie Roofing company of Detroit was himself killed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
HEPTAsoPHs ELECT OFFICERS.

Ninth Annual Convention Held in
 South Norwalk.
 South Norwalk, Sept 9.-The ninth annual convention of District No g of the Improved Order of Heptasophs was held last night at Grepory's Point, about fifty delegates attending. These officers were elected:
 Chairman. Frank T. McCabe, Fair Haven: secretary, W. R. Newall, Stam- ford; district deputy, F. F. Davis, Dan- bury; adjutant, Wilson Bodwell, South Norwalk.
 Delegates were present from Bridge port, Fair Haven, Danbury, Norwalk and this place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
INTERNATIONAL BAKERS MEET.

Portland Me. Sept. o. Delegates from the cities of New England and eastern Canads met here today for the semi-annuAl convention of the first district branch of the Interna- tional Bakers and Confectioners' un- Ion. The meetings will continue to- moETpw. Routine business only will he transacted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
LOST LEG-FEARED WHIPPING.
Boy Tried to Put Back Limb Severed
 by Freight Train.

by Freight Train.
 Chicago, Sept 9.-Thinking only of the whipping with which his mother had threatened him for jumping on cars, Robert Miller, 12 years old, sought to put back" his right leg that was cut off under a freight train at Fifty-eighth street and Union avenue yesterday.
 Gee, mother told me she would give me whipping for jumpin' on the cars, and I can't go home this way, , he said.
 When the police arrived he begged them not to tell his mother what hap pened to him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
enrnnr ana ar.er. M.it.

MONTREAL, Sept. s. Arguments in the Gaynor and Greene habess cor pus proceedings have been concluded, but Justice Ouimet says 1t will be some time before he will give his deci- sion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
NOTICE.

Th~rp win he a special meeting of the Union Berhers cd Mondsy even lnx in o. A. B h1idlng at 2 s'ei0ck-
 E. TRAPAN1ER
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
At 1t Again
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD IIHE

on your vacation. Mfr Knippf' asked the grocer. "A rather dry time We could not work the timetable game 30 we used the long distancs tale phone. got full one night Mrs Knipp inquired what kind Of | load ! had on. I told her only two haks Browns Quickfre Charcoal. and Indie nantly Inquired if she thoushf 1 wdE drunk. She said: on. no. bat rFheu man Stepe on a book and aska who filled the floor with bricks I shoui9 think he was somewhat intoxfe4tef Jusf think of if.- zzid the mzn <fiH the copper nose. with the air of nzr. tyr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
Music Department

A new collection of Folios, classics as well as Popular, that we are selling for the reduced price of
 45 cents each We carry all the latest Sheet Music.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
COAL

will be higher later in the season and therefore you should buy now. If you will fill your bin with some of our All Rail Lehigh Coal you will save MON BY because it is very hard, lasts much longer, gives more heat and will burn better than any other coal. We de- liver clean coal. Let us prove the above by buying of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09

ITO REET-Pieasznt tenement oi fiv. 4 rooms. all improvements. Inquire john T. Dunn. si Wolcoit street. s-S-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09

ITO RENT-Feur roezs. ss Fuller street. U inprcvsmeatA 9-96
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
HOSIERY
Silk PetticOats

! All silk Taffeta Petticoats, trimmed
 with tucked fiounce, in colors
 grey, red, blue and green, also
 black, Special S4.69 each
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
SPECIALS Saturday Night After
 ...7:3O...

White Jacket Suits, linen finish, !. long coat plaited back, plaited skirt, regular price $7.00
 Special $4.95
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09

what's in a namel There's hy- phen in the name of Wilkes-Barrn. that's odiciai. The federal authorities have given way 10 the wishes Of the citizens Of that place snd have permit fedthe use of the hyphen in the official spelling of the name of that thriving city. There is justice in this decisinn- If the city wants tn ne known as wakss Bar.s instead of Wiikesbarre ft should be allowed to have its own way. But this determination on -he part Of the eitizens Is in marked con frast with the indecision of rpvoiu- , tionarT tfmss- Some of the settlers wanted to name the town after Wf1kes. a distinguished Enriishnsn- 0thers wanted to take the name of ths rernisr soldier. Colonel Barre Tbs legend runs that the champions ~ each agreed fu abide hr q wrestling nsf<h. but zs if rss a frzw the result wzs tts z<c<razct of fks hTp1zzatsd sara
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
At the Mascot

Mt. Vernon rye aud Old Belmon whiskeys, double stamped goods, at wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
WHERE IS HF? MANY OUT.
Dolphin and Princess Beat
 rice Leave Loaded

The passenger steamers, Dolphin and Princess Beatrice, sailed for the south last night with all their passenger &C., commOdations sold out, and then they did not take all the people away who are in the city, bound for the outside Many who were turned away from the offices of the departing vessels will leave on the City of Seattle, which will bs the next steamer due.
 The Dolphin, when she steamed out of Skagway harbor last night, had 172 passengers on board in addition to 47 Chinamen from the Alaska Fisheries Union cannery at ChilkaJ. She would have had more if it had been possible to secure more of the staterooms that were allotted to Juneau but they had oeen already sold.
 The Princess Beatrice had i2S pas out.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11

There's a bargains at HarrisonS' for you
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
Former SkagWaYan Among
 Missing

Mrs. II. R. Locke, of Camden, Maine, wants 50 know the whereabouts of her son, Herbert H. Locke, who came to Alaska in 1899, and who was last heard from at Skagwey, when he was leaving for the interior with 8 man who said he owned mines iu the interior. Mrs. Locke says she will be very grateful for any information concerning her son whom she fears is DO longer among the living,
 Concerning the last letter she re ceived from her SOD, Mrs. Locke, writ ing to Postmaster Sampson, says:
 He wrote that he was going into the interior with an old gentleman whose home was in Skagway, He met this man and his brother on the way out. He did net mention the mans name.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
BRADY MUST
 bE REMOVED

To have a contenJed and progressive people in Alaska the administration must remove John Green Brady as ex- ecutive of Alaska and give us a broad minded man in his place. This is the duty that must present itself to MT, Churchill, the gentleman who is now in this section of Alaska Investigating the complaints against the grand old man" of SiJks. There can be no ques- tion of the grounds for the general con- plaint that Alaska needs a pew govern or. It is in the air and when it floats it must be r:ght.-Juneau Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
Collie and DiarrhOsn-AR Remedy That
 Is Prompt and Pleasant

The prompt results produced by Cnamberlain's Collie, Cholera and OiarrhOea Remedy together with it's pleasant taste have won for it a place in many households. Mr. w. T, Tay- Ior, a merchant of Winslow, Ala, writes "I have used Chambsrlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy myself and also with men ou my place, for diarrhoea and collie and it always gives relief promptly and pleasantly" For sale by Kelly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11

All the dencacies Of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
Dates s of Show Fixed

The date for the appearance of Thor's troupe of New York vaudeville stars has been fixed for Friday and Saturday evenings. The performances will be 8. E.k'S hall.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
For SaIs

Will some one make me an offer for my property at the corner 10th and Broadway. One or both houses, with or without furniture. I also have a kingsbury piano which will be sod cheap. F. NJ. LucaTiSh. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
cream at Muir's.
Pack Train Always Leads

The Pack Train saloon always leads. It carries only the best brands of whis- kies, wines, beers and all the other goods to be had at first-class gentle mems resort. t
The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-11
WASHING WITHOUT WATER
rs Like Trying to Get Rid of DandruE
 Without HerPiclde.

Without Herpiclde.
 Did you ever see any one trying to wash themselves without soap or wl.er'
 r you did what would you say of h.G,
 t Is cvery bit as foolish to try to get rid gE ulalvuG and Co prevent Bald ness by feeding tho germs which cause G.. with CanJhrarjdes. Nasel!ne. Giycer- inc and similar substances which form ,hs principal i0Eredients Of most so- called Flair NiE0rs.
 Nsvr-a= HarnGctde Is successful be- r-.sa .- attacks and kills the parasitic ra-w w.'ra feeds on the hair roots. rt ls Tho original and only genuine -..r- -rr~irt1e manufactured. SrG ly leading druggists. Send loc. in s.r~.as for sample to The Herp!cide Co., Detroit. Mich
 Wm. Britt, Special Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-06
MORE TO LOOK INTO.
Secretary Wilson Charged with I've
 New Investigations.

Secretary Wilson Charged with I've
 New Investigations.
 Washington Special to New York
 Times.
 It is understood that when Secretary Wilson returned here at midnight he came charged by the President to in- vestigate a number of officers in his Department of whom information sug- gesting graft has come to the Presi- dent. One of these is one of the best known scientists In the government service, who has held his place for twenty years or more and been identt- fled with one of the largest bureaus in the Department
 It is said that this officer, some years ago, invested money in a publishing house which has received preferential treatment for years at the hands of the bureaus chief and that three years ago his outside partner patent ed a peculiar label used in the scien- tifc work of the Department and got an exclusive contract for large quan- titles This label is used extensively in the meat inspection service. The quantity of these labels consumed by the inspectors in the various packing establishments may be imagined rom the fact that as soon as steer Is killed the tagger puts fourteen such labels on the various parts.
 It Is asserted that the bureaus ofh- cer owns a controlling interest in this label device and was Instrumental in securing the contract for 1t which runs to his outside partner.
 The whole matter is to be gone over by the District Attorney as soon as he can get time from the pending work before the grand jury to hold a con- ference with Secretary Wilson.
 Another matter which is to be look ed into is the haphazard use of public funds by the Weather Bureau in the building of weather college on the Blue Ridge Mountains, at Bleumont, Vt It is charged that Congress has never authorized the work there, and yet there are five costly buildings on the site.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-06
by his chief to cover his disgrace by committing suicide.

by his chief to cover his disgrace by committing suicide.
 sheet was strung on the deck of the lieutenant's gunboat. and behind this was placed m armchair and table. On the latter was a sharp knife The lieutenant bowed to his comrades, went behind the sheet, sat in the chair, and picked up the knife.
 The official reports stated that the lieutenant had died distinguishing himself in action, and tho Emperor granted him a posthumous medal.
 After the British troops had entered Picking and sacked the summer palace of the Emperor. Chinese general, known as the chief of the 'dragoon slayers," who allowed his troops to be badly beaten, had his commission taken from him and was publicly de- graded
 For a long time his wretched figure was to be seen in the streets of the capital with gyves on his limbs and a board around his neck as a punish ment.
 For many years a shabbily dressed elderly man wandered aimlessly about Madrid. At one time he was one of the most mighty of the French marshals, and his tunic blazed with gold lace and jeweled orders.
 He had risen from the ranks, but mis fortune came to him when he started out to meet the Germans as leader of half a million men. Ac- companying him to the front were in numerable valets, grooms and secre- taries, yet he came back to Paris, not as mighty conqueror. but as brok- en, friendless man.
 He had. in the eyes of the republic, disgraced himself. and popular preju- dice drove him from his native coun- try. He went to Madrid, and fell lower and lower down the social scale until he became practically beggar' both in language and habits.
 Not touch of former greatness was shown by the e-marshal as he wad- dled in a purposeless way about Ma drid.
 A French journalist met the broken man once, and in reply to a question he said sadly, When I was French marshal I was the republics slave, now I am a free man; but the price of freedom is vermin and crust or bread"