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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-27

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 Day billiards to steady the cue; third. bu never play billiards except with hurston: fourth. you told me four Feeks ago that Thurston had an op-
 on, on some South African property EhIch would expire in a month and fhich he desired you to share with lm; fifth. your check book is locked in by drawer. and you have not asked pr the key; sixth. you do not propose } Invest your money In this man. erv
 How absurdly simple" cried.
 Quite so,- said he. a little netfled. Every. problem becomes very childish Fhen once it is explained to you. Here an unexplained one. See what you hn make of that. friend Watson" He bssed sheet of paper upon the table ! nd turned once more to his chemical naly<is.
 looked with amazement at the ab- uri hieroglyphics upon the paper.
 Why. Holmes. 1t is a chiId's draw hzr' 1 cried.
 '-Oh, that's your ideal" aH'haf else should it bey' That is what Mir. Hilton Cubitt of fldsng Thorpe Manor. Norfolk. Is very |nxious to know This little co1un- rum came by the first post, and he Fss to follow by the next train- lbeFe's a ring at the bell. Watson | |hosid not be very much surprised if his were be-
 ( heavy step was heard upon the |tain. and an instant later fbere en- |erpd . tall ruddy. clean shavsu esn- leaan whose clear eyes and Aorid |herks told of a life led far from the |ces Of Baker street He seemed to Irins . whI2 of his strone- fre>h- brsc- bg est coast air with him a he ea- kfpl Having sbaken hands vfth eaeh 2 - be vss about to sit down vben |s eJe ressed upoo the paper vffh fhs |wisu markInss which I hsd i1st en- |m1Dsi ana Ieff upon e tAb>e
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-27
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sExceIientr' said Holmes. "Excei- lent, Pray continue"
 "when had taken the copy rubbed out the marks but two mominxx later fresh inscription had appeared have q CODY of it here"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-27


 for some hours In silence,
 with his long, thin back
 curved over q chemical 3lQE3dV vessel in which he was Hf&ffiJ brewing a pfacticularly
 malodorous product. His Id was sunk upon his breast, and he ked from my point of view like hnge, lank bird with dull gray plum and black topknot. So. Watson" said he suddenly, you not propose to invest in South Af- hn securitiesT
 gave start of astonishment. Ac- (tomed as was to Holmes curious ulties, this sudden intrusion Into my St intimate thoughts was utterly in- blicable.
 How on earth do you know that7" I ted.
 [e wheeled round upon his stool with teamlng test tube in his hand and an of amusement in his deep set Ps.
 Now, Watson, confess yourself ut- |ly taken aback," said he. I am"
 | ought to make you sign a paper to 1t effect"
 Whyr'
 Because in i've minutes you will that it Is all 50 absurdly simple" | am sure that I shall say nothing the kind"
 You see. my dear Watson"-he prop l his test tube in the rack and began lecture with the air of a professor Ilressing his class-''it is not really hcult to construct series of infer ees. each dependent upon It's prede Psor and each simple In itself. If. ter doing So. one simply knocks out the central inferences and presents e's audience with the starting point d the conclusion, one may produce btartling though possibly meretri- bus effect. Now, it was not really ncult by an inspection of the groove tween your left forefinger and 'lmb 10 feel sure that you did not bpose to Invest your small capital In B gold fields" Fl zee no connection" Every likely not, but I can quickly Pw you close connection. Here are missing links of thaa plr1 simple bin: First. you had chalk between ur left finger and thumb when you burned from the club last night; sec d, you put chalk there when you
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-27
he Adventure of the Dancing Men
No. 3 of the Series

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Morris tribune., 1905-04-15

base in Japanese territory and if it ig
considered advisable he could there
await the arrival of Admiral Neboga
toff's division. 1t is rumored that
there is force of rifiemen on board
the Russian transports which could
be landed for the purpose of cooper
ating with marines in the same fash
ion that the United States establishes
a base at Guantanamo, Cuba, in 1888.
Other naval men think that Vladivos
tok is the only base the Russian adj
miral has in view.
There is an embargo on news from
Vladivostok concerning the Russian
cruisers Rossia, Gromoboi and Boga-
tyr and it is supposed, though the adj
miralty does not confirm the supposf-
tion, that they have put to sea to
effect diversion and prevent mine
laying.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
SHOOTS MOTHER and SON
DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT ST. PAUL
APPARENTLY THE DEED OF
A DEGENERATE.

st. Paul, April 14.-John Keller,
aged sixteen, was murdered and his
mother, Mrs. Frederick S. Keller, was
fatally wounded at their home, 1
Reids court, at midnight. William
Williams, who shot them, is under ar
rest at the Central station. He gave
himself up to the police Immediately
after the shooting.
No reasonable cause has been asa
signed for the shooting beyond the
statement OF Williams that he wanted
the boy to go away with him and that
the mother refused her permission. It
IS believed that Williams is q degen-
crate and that in a moment Of frenzy
over the refusal Of his request he
fired the fatal shots.
Immediately after the shooting the
wounded boy and his mother were
removed to the city hospital The
boy died at ; o'clock, never regaining
consciousness after being shot. There
is little hope for the mothers recov-
cry.
The police say that Williams is q
degenerate and a sexual peTvert and
&giVe this as the motive for the crime.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
ATTEMPTED TO INTERFERE WITH
WORK OF sArEsLoWERs AT
cHERURUsco, IND.
GANG ESCAPES WITH LARGE BOOTY
SUA1DS HOLD CITIZENS AT BAY
WHILE THE SAFE is BLOWN
OPEN AND LOOTED.

Cherubusco, Ind, April 14.-Six un
known robbers early in the day robbed
the private bank of Oscar Candy &
co. Of $3.50. Mrs. Candy, wife of the
banker, was shot in the neck by one
of the two guards stationed outside
while the safe was being blown open
with nitroglycerin. She will recover
The Candy home is near the bank
and Mrs. Candy was one of the first
to make her appearance outside the
house. Two robbers on guard armed
with Winchester rifles warned every
one to stay away and fired number
OF shots to frighten away the citizens
who had been aroused and prevent
their interference with the work go
ing On inside by the other four men.
All the windows in the bank were
broken by the explosion. The robbers
overlooked $4,000 on the floor of the
vault.
A horse and buggy stolen from
Hemmick's barn was hitched outside
the bank. The men jumped into the
buggy, the guards still firing at ran
dom. They drove at a gallop toward
Huntertown. Mr.. Candy and several
other citizens started in the Candy
automobile in pursuit. All surround
ing towns have been notified and
posses have started from several
towns. The bank is transacting busi-
ness as usual
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
ROJESTVENSKY READY TO AC.
cEPT BATTLE Whenever
TOGO so DESIRES.
FORMERS PLANS CLOSELY GUARDED
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL MAY SEIZE a
TEMPORARY BASE IN JAPA-
} NEsE TERRITORY.

St. Petersburg, April 14.-The news
Of the northward movement of Ad.
miral Rojestvensky's squadron and his
evident ;ntention to accept battle
whenever Admiral Togo chooses to
offer it has for the present stilled all
activities in the direction of peace
and the foreign dispatches relating to
the voyage of the squadron are fol
lowed with the most intense interest.
The admiralty volunteers no infor-
nation regarding Rojestvensky' s
plans, whether his immediate destina-
ton is or is not Cape Padaran (on
the east coast of Cochin-China), but
in naval circles the impression pre-
walls that the squadron will continue
northward to the straits of Formosa,
where, if Admiral Togo does not elect
to give battle, or is defeated, Admiral
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
INDICTED on FIVE COUNTS
SENATOR BURTON'S CASE BE.
FORE FEDERAL GRAND
JURY AT ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, April 14.-United States
Senator j. r. Burton Of Kansas was
reindicted by the federal grand jury
during the day on the charge Of &C
cepting fees to the amount of S2,500
from the Rialto Grain and Securities
company Of St. Louis, in whose be-
half, it is alleged, he acted as an at
torney before the p0stoffice depart
ment at Washington.
The new indictment contains five
counts. The first three specify that
Senator Burton made an agreement to
accept $2,500 to look after the inter-
ests of the St. Louis concern. Count
No. charges that he received a
$4,000 fee and No 5 an additional fee
Of $500.
Recently the United States supreme
court reversed the case of Senator
Burton, who was convicted Of unlaw-
fully accepting fees from the Rialto
company, On the ground that the
money he received was not paid ac
cording to the evidence in ST. Louis
and hence was without the jurisdic-
tion OF the st. Louis federal court.
The new charges contained in the
Indictment set forth that" Senator Bur
ton received $4,000 and made the
agreements referred to in counts /, 2
and 3 while in St. Louis. District At
torney Dyer said that the retrial of
Senator Burton would take place
some time in May.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
INDIA RUBBER.
Process of Tapping the Trees and
Preparing the Sap.

Process of Tapping the Trees and
Preparing the Sap.
India rubber, or caoutchouc, is a dry,
coagulated, milky juice, the sap of
trees and shrubs indigenous to the
most unhealthy and inaccessible re-
gions In the equatorial countries of
South America, in certain areas Of
west Africa and the Uganda protec-
torate. The mortality among the ma
t1ves in the quest for rubber is enor-
nous. The natives are equipped for
their hunts by the brokers and venture
to the haunts Of the caOutchouc trees
in boats and by marches through miles
of thick forests But the climate car
ries off the rubber hunters like flies,
and the percentage Of those who re
turn from the expedition is very low.
Many properties Of vegetable emul-
sion are possessed by the sap, which.
contains the caoutchouc in the form of
myriads of minute globules. The proc
ess of tapping the trees for the sap is
closely akin to the method of extract
ing sirup from the maple trees in
North America. The sap is collected
in large watts. The juice is then sub
mftted to heat and smoke treatment.
A fire of palm nuts is made, and pole
is inserted in the vat containing the
viscid fluid When withdrawn from
the vessel the end Of the pole is be-
smeared with the sticky substance.
The rubber is then held in the smoke
issuing from the palm nut fire until
the sap coagulates. The treatment in
the peculiar smoke effects the curing
of the rubber.
When the operation is completed the
pole with its charge is once more i'm
mersed in the vat of raw caoutchouc
and the smoke and heat process re-
peated and so on several times until
there is a large knob or accumulation
Of rubber upon the end Of the pole con-
stituted of hundreds of thin layers Of
rubber. The end of the pole is then
cut out of the rubber, and the spherical
mass is duly examined by the broker
and labeled according to it's quality.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
PASSED WORTHLESS CHECKS.
Former Boer General Sentenced to
Prison al Chicago.

Chicago, April IA man who said
he was the former Boer general, W.
j. De Jough. has been sentenced to a
year i'll the BriQeWeu By Judge
Barnes i'll the criminal court. The
prisoner was arraigned under the
name OF Henry Marshall to answer to
a charge OF passing worthless checks.
When Assistant States Attorney Holt
said that the man was not Marshall
but was De J0ugh, a hero of the Boar
war, q personal friend OF the late
Boer President Paul Kruger and re-
lated to some of the WeaIthiest and
most prominent families of the South
African Republic, the prisoner admit
ted that what Attorney Holt had said
was true. The prisoner then pleaded
guilty to the charge OF passing worth
less checks.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS
TWO INDICTMENTS IN BEEF
TRUST INQUIRY.
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT PUT At WORK
WILL EXAMINE BOOKS TAKEN
FROM TRUNKS IN SAFETY
DEPOSIT VAULTS.

Chicago. April 1.-two indictments
F were returned during the day by the
special federal grand jury which is
Investigating business methods of the
meat packing companies. Bench war
rants were issued for the men in
dicted.
Judge Humphrey, before whom the
returns were made, instructed the
government officials to keep the names
of the indicted men secret until the
men had been arrested. The judge
also ordered that no intimation be
given concerning the identity of those
indicted or the nature of the charges.
The indictments are said to have
been the result of the combined ef-
forts of number of secret service
men. Edward M. Fish, an employe of
the Schwarzchild G Sulzberger Pack
ing company, was followed to Wind
sor, Can, by secret service men and
induced to return to Chicago. He
was on the witness stand two days
and, it is said, revealed information
concerning an attempt to influence
his testimony. He was carefully
guarded by secret service men since
his return and was before the inquisi-
torial body for aluoHt an hour during
the day. Fish was held under $4,000
bonds to insure his appearance as a
witness.
The two indictments returned, it is
said, are similar to the one returned
some time ago against T. J. Connors,
general superintendent for Armour &
Co.
Charles Starek, national bank exam
iner OF Cleveland, arrived here dur
ing the day in response to a request
from Assistant Attorney General Pa
gin. Mr.. Starek will take up an ex-
animation of the books found in six
trunks taken from safety deposit
vaults here.
The trunks are said to contain
books and records of the Aetna Tad
ing company of this city.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
UNDER POLICE GUARD.
Montgomery Ward g. Co. Move Con
siderable Freight.

Chicago, April Notwithstanding
continuance of the strike Of team
ters and garmentmakers Montgomery
Ward & Co. during the day started
out more wagons than on any prev1-
Gus day since the teamsters for the
firm quit work. The police guards
with the wagons were still heavy, but
not so numerous as on previous days.
Eighteen loaded trucks were sent out
simultaneously from the firms head
quarters to the various railroad
reighthouses.
One more effort to reach a settle
ment between employers and en-
ployes was in progress during the
day, three representative of the Chi
cago Employers association having
arranged to meet committee OF
eleven labor leaders at the Great
Northern hotel. The conference was
arranged at the request of President
union
The meeting resulted in no advance
ment toward peace.
While the peace conference was in
session scenes OF disorder prevailed
on the streets. A caravan of three
wagons bound for the Northwestern
freighthouse was stopped at Kinzie
street bridge. Heavy planks had
been placed across the structure at
right angles and laced into the trusses
in such manner that the planl1s could
not be removed except by saving.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
BEEF PRICES ADVANCE.
Packers Add Several Cents to Whole
sale Price,

Detroit, Mich, April 14-During
the past two weeks the price of beef
in this city has been increased 81
per hundred pounds, meaning an iu-
crease OF. about A toa6 ce1sts fper pound
in the retail price of steaks and rib
roasts. Local wholesalers declare
that the raise in price is due to the
increase made by the so-called beef
trust.
Cleveland, April 1.-THE retail
price of beef was advanced by. all
butchers during the day 2 cents a
pound, while the wholesale price went
up all the way from 81 to $1.5o per
hundred pounds The higher prices
are said to be due to the scarcity Of
good cattle.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
FATAL SALOON BRAWL.
One Man Killed and TWO Seriously
Injured.

New York, April 14-One man was
killed and two received serious in
juries in saloon brawl here A
party OF eight men and one woman
seated at table became disorderly
and were refused service by order of
the proprietors. They refused to leave
and waiter removed the table One
Of the men drew a knife and began
cutting right and left. Roy Joyce,
bartender, received injuries which
quickly proved mortal. One of the
proprietors and a waiter also were
wounded There were seventy five
persons il the place and the battle
caused considerable excitement. Many
OF the participants had fed before the
police arrived.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
COURSE OF RUSSIAN FLEET
Expected 1t Will Pass Close to tEra
Philippines.

Washington, April 14.-The navy
department was advised of the depaF-
ture during the day of the cruiser
Raleigh from Labuan, on the north
coast of British Borneo, where she
was dispatched by Rear Admiral Train
to observe the movements of the bog
tile fleets, for Cuyo, in the Philip
pines, a point about 400 or 500 miles
to the northeast, between PalawaG
and Panay islands. 1t is indicated
that the Raleigh's commander OBJ
tanned information as to what he be-
ieved to be the contemplated course
OF the opposing war vessels and has
shaped his course accordingly. 1t is
about two days sail to Cuyo.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
CHILDREN May RECOVER.
Mother Attempts to Kill Offspring
Then Suicides.

Superior, Wis, April 14.-Word has
been received from Itasca, a suburb
of this city, telling of a triple tragedy
in which a mother attempted to Kill
her two little children and herself
with razor.
In a moment Of apparent mental
arrangement, caused by the loss Of
sleep, Mrs. Oscar Lomoe arose from
her sick bed and, procuring a razor
slashed the throats Of her one-week-
did infant girl and six-year-old boy,
after which she inflicted long cash
on her own throat. The mother died
after remaining unconscious for sew
eral hours, but it is thought the chill
Grens lives will be saved. The hus-
band and father is employed by the
Omaha railroad as cashier and dock
agent at [taSca.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
NOT HEADED FOR FRENCH PORE
Course Of Rojestvensky's Squadron
When Last Sighted.

Singapore, April 14.-The Russian
feet was in lat. degs. north, long.
1OS degs. SIS min. east, at noon April
IL. The Peninsular and Orientaa
steamer Nubia, which has arrived
here, reports having passed no less
than forty-two vessels there. They
were steering north-northeast at n
speed of eight or ten knots.
The position of the fleet was then
about 800 miles northeastward of the
Natuna islands, which lie between the
Malay peninsula and the west coast
of Borneo, and more than 200 miles
southeast of Cape st. Jacques. This
course indicates that the fleet was not
going to Saigon, French Cochin China,
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
Victims of Indian Earthquake.

Lahore, April 14.-Later reports
from Mandi, capital of Mandi state,
say that at least 400 persons were
killed in the city by the earthquake
The palace, temples and residences
were leveled. Estimates of the num-
ber of people killed at Sultanpur vary
from 200 to 700.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
Anti-cigarette Bill a Law.

Madison, Wis, April 14.-Governor
La Toilette has signed the anti-cigar-
cite bill. The measure prohibits the
sale or manufacture of cigarettes or
cigarette tobacco or paper or the Civ
ing away of cigarette paper. The bill
goes into effect on July /.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
Jealousy Cause Of Murder.

Cripple Creek, Colo, April 14.-Mrs
S. w. Wider, the wife of newspa-
ler man, shot and killed Mrs. II. G.
Douglass of Colorado Springs in tho
National hotel at Cripple Creek. Jeas
ousy is supposed to be the cause oi
the crime
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
Strike Narrowly Averted.

Panama, April 14.-The newspapers
comment unfayorably upon the canal
commission in delaying the paying of
the laborers' wages for March until
April IL, when the payment was eff
fected in order to avert a strike. The
papers say they expect that this sub
ject Of complaint will be remedied III
the future.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
German Collier Released.

Singapore, April 14.-The German
collier Hindoo, at this port loaded
with 4,20O tons of Cardiff coal for the
island of Tanjong Pandan, has been
released, her captain agreeing to de-
liver his cargo through the British
consul at Saigon.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
JAPs vAcATE POSITION.
Russians Push Forward and 5ombarG
Machantzy.

st. Petersburg, April IA dis
patch from Gunshu Pass says the
Russian advance detachment on the
Mandarin road pushed forward Apria
II and bombarded Machantzy at mid
day. The Japanese infantry and cay
airy hurriedly vacated the place, leaS-
ing their dinners, maps, etc.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
DOMESTIC TROUBLE THE CAUSE.
Woman Claiming to Be Millionaire's
Wife Commits Suicide.

Chicago, April 14.-The body OF
Mrs. Grace Loomis, who claimed to be
the wife of Charles Loomis, said by
her to be millionaire, was found in
a half filed bathtub in fashionable
clearinghouse in Michigan avenue.
The body was fully dressed and lay
face down in the tub.
Frequent threats made by Mrs.
Loomis that she intended to kill her
self leave no doubt that the case is
one of suicide. Domestic trouble is
thought to have been the cause.
Lexington, KY, April 14.-James
Lewis, colored, was stoned to death
by John Morton, also colored, in a
fight here. Lee Graves. David and
Gus Humphreys We're arrested as ae.
eessofies.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
REAcx TO RENEW FIGHTING.
Russian Army Reinforced and in Bat
tie Formation.

tie Formation.
Paris, April 14.-Captain Rode tele-
gra aphs to the Matin that he has been
the guest of General Kaulbars, COM
mander OF the Second Manchurian
army, at the Russian front. The cap
tain's observations showed that the
Russian army had been reinforced and
is prepared to renew the battle. The
troops maneuver daily in battle for
nation.
The Japanese cavalry advance
guard, the dispatch adds, is barely
ten miles away and frequent cavalry
skirmishes take place. The prisoners
captured have sabre cuts on their
heads, showing hand-to-hand skir-
mishing.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-15
usslANs ANXIOUS TO FIGHT

British Naval Men Comment on Ro-
jestvensky's Movements.
London, April 14.-British naval
men comment on the lack of secrecy
regarding Admiral Rojestvensky's
movements since his arrival in Far
Eastern waters. The fact that he is
keeping to the main trade route, al
though knowing his squadron would
constantly be sighted and reported
by passing vessels, they consider
clearly shots that the Russian ad-
miral is keenly anxious to meet Ad-
miral Togo and fight it out to fin
iah
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-27
A NUESTRAS AGENC|AS

Advertlmos q los sefiores agentes
Que el cobro de suscriciones SO hace
MES PoR MES y que ellos son respon-
sables de los recibos que no devuelvan
al remitir la remesa mensual. Un sus.
crltor puede enlbT0tldr la empresa
una quota; pero no mas de una, por-
qre entonces Ia agencis, por 10 re-
caudar q atiempo, serfs responsible an
to nosotros.
Tambien advertimos que no son
admisibles las msn'festaciones de que
Sc DIo DE BAJA A tai SUSCRIToR Y A
TAI oTRo un mes, 6 dos, tres meses
antes. Aquf Sc toms nota de las ba-
90 embellishments, y SO contesta en- ell
Acto Sc suspende ell envfo de ejem-
plares. 81 un agente da la bsia y no
se le cootesta debe repetirls, y avisar
que ell peri6dico sigue yendo.
Estas advertencias nscen de di6.
cultadss que Sc presenisn csda dis
in rsz6n de ser, ys que 10 empress
dicta reglss inysrisbles y es nsturA
que agusrde de sus buenos amigos Ii
observsncia de esss rsglas que sor
su Gnica gsrsntfa de buena marchs
ecopomica.