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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
TIMELY TOPICS

Jones. Morgan X Co are in the sec ond week of their sale. Look over the list of prices they quote tonight
 Big bargains in girls box calf shoes at S9c and SLY at J. c. Jackie X Sons. IJ Bank street.
 The Boston Shoe store give you your moneys worth in up to date footwear.
 Look in Har,ler's north window for q display of boys' and childrdfI's mark ed down suits.
 Inspect Austin X Woodruff's line of wall papers if you are going to do any decorating.
 For three days you can get short. loin or round steak for l2c and He at IIuss's market.
 Free Hunt stamps a. the Union Supply Cos oil Wednesday. Look up ad for list Of specials.
 Whatever you want in q good warm winter shoe. for business or dress. will he supplied by Frand the shoeman.
 Read Browns Quickfire charcoal al for some interesting reading.
 Wednesday and Thursday Castle will have 1.000 pounds-of sugar cured shoulders at ,c Il pound.
 Miller X Peek have selected few items from different departments for readers tonight.
 tiet emulsion of cod liver oil with lime and soda at Nugeut'S. I:,c T bot tlc.
 The Public market k giving S,; worth of stamps with one pound of tea.
 I.aun,Ier,yl bosom and neglignc shirts arc marked down at Wilson X TyTclrS- F. II. Garrity has twelve light chandelier cheap. Money saved on stoves now IIoI,zer has T line of shiI.iren-s leg .ingS left and hc has marked prices down
 s;ri,.ve. Bi.s~at S Holland have for sale a manufacturers sample lot of ladies iIan.llays- Tine Waterbury steam laundry sends ,uI q superior class of work Com. IsI=ini~ are s,sIrcc.
 New lists afsi new prices at the mill eIs.l sal. at Rei1 X Hughes BI.acls.zI sheets 2sa.-
 Ladies IaiIoT-Inade suits reefer aI1d tourist coats. nine gssrs,l skirt. ali Currals for SS.-sL "Wednesday wiIi l.. SFU~ry bargain day at Turnbulis. Bakers cocoa 1Is c box
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
Tn EIX TEA STANDAEDS.

New York. Jan 3l.-Thc board of lea exports of 1895 recently appointed bv Secretary Shaw has convened here [. fix tea standards for the coming I.ar The beard will he in Sr>si"Ii al,omi week, and it's report will then lc forwarded to Secretary Shaw for aunroval. Tnicr the findings of th'. beard tliousan,lS oT pounds "f low grade teas are excluded from this couI,- iry every year in order io conform to ii. standards of quality fixed-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
BACK To WASHINGTON.

Washington. Jan :l.-Pr'~i,l.n; Roosevelt anl ,Eirty returned to Wash iu.tou from Philadelphia this morning It.. <T-.cisI train reaching the Pcnnsyi- vania stasiun st l3'n a. m lt was IT, q. HI. when tine president left the train and after greeting the 1iem ts"rs of his party. entered his rarfiagr and was driven ,lires-i (" fi:e White IIuuSc. where he I,rcakfastei with hi> r.frsrIiy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
VICTORIA OPERATED
 ON FOR APPENDICITIS

London. Jan 3l.-Thc Princess Vie toria. daughter of King Edward. under went an operation for appendicitis at Buckingham palace this morning. The operation was performed by Sir Fred erick Trcves. surgeon-in-ordinary tO the king. X bulletin subsequently, is- sued says:
 The circumstances of the operation were favorable. The princess bore it very well and is progressing very sal, iSfactorily.'
 The princess. who has been i'll for somc time. came to London January - to prepare for the operation. She was born in 1S,iS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
TT IS SAD"

remarked Mrs knipp. ''wllen a man is reduced to his last dollar Yes" replied the man with the copper nose Il sec the man hl the moon has reach e,I his last quarter" The stiffness was oppressive for q moment: even the Browns Quickiire Charcoal. burning in the stove. ceased its merry crackl.. --Oh. dear. where are the laws fcr ilie punishment of the perpetrators ef pooT punsE" >moafe,l Mrs KnipP. 't;one to that burn from whence rIo traveller returns replied Mir knipn. The awful quieScencc. like a pan- that suddenly enveIopei the house was broken only when Mrs Knirp fell over in T dead faint
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
X MARKED DECREASE.

New York, Jan .,1.-IndlIstrial divi- ,cntls payable in February show Il marked dccrcasc. according to the Journal of Commerce. as compared with the same month q year ago. The total stands about S15.:42U0O. against SIg.::ji,Wp. There are a number of important changes this year. Tlere a,r some other dividends to come moi yet declared. which will swell the total possibly to inc extent of Sl.W0.HU some of these. however. may he car. red into the following month.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31


 Miss Elizabeth Shea died last night at her home. 27 Fuller street. She had been an cmplOye of the Plume X Atwood Manufacturing Co and all active member of the Sodality of the Children of Mary of the Immaculate Conception church. She is survived by a sister, Miss Bridget Shea. Death has been busy in the family during the past ten or twelve years. the father and mother and four or five children being called away within that period. The funeral will be held to the I'm maculate Conception church at S:3o o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The funeral of Mrs Rose Hunihan, wife of Jeremiah Hunihan, took place this morning from her late home, 1092 South Main street, to St Pat rick's church. where d mass of requi- em was celebrated by Rev Father Gleeson. The pail bearers were Peter and Patrick Kelley. Thomas and Charles Lynch and James and John Humihan The floral offerings includ- ed pillow from Margaret Kelley: wreath. Rose Connor and Timothy McMahon: wreath, James Kelley; standing cross from husband; heart, Charles Lynch; bouquets from Mrs Stephen Sullivan. C. $. Mix and w. II. Carroll Interment was in new St Josephs cemetery.
 The funeral of Ziborie Dussault ! took place this morning at $50 o'clock from her late home, 64 Dover street, to St Ann's church. where T requiem mass was celebrated by Rev Father Senesac. The pail bearers were F. and B. Pepin, \. Gagnon, Eugene Pcpin. x. Berger and E. Perrcault. The floral offerings were many and il,- cluded pillow from family; pillow, St John Baptist society; pillow, Mir and [ Mrs Blanchcttc: cross, St .IOseph's SO ciety: cross, Lucien and Arthur I Pratte: basket. B. Claret and family wreath. trainers of the finishing de partmcnt of New England Watch fac tory: wreath, Arthur Perroll wreath s. Normand: sheaf of wheat, Mir and Mrs Rock Guilbert; sheaf of wheat Ar and Mrs q. Trottier; sheaf of wheat. children of St Ann's school bouquets. Misses Sadie and Grace Adams, T. w.. Newell, Mir and Mrs George Perreault, Mir and Mrs Tony Miller, Miss Marie Gelinas. 1ntermen, was in new St Joseph's cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
rrpTEST AGAINST TAN.

Butte. Mont. Jan 31--Thc imesIeaI. FIatern1l Congress. :s,ssn strong. has presented s petition to the legislature IpruteSting against the proposed taxa tscn of the various fT.lternaI orders in tI,c state and bringing different orders unsier state control in line with line suggestion cf s;.vsrn,r l. K T"oic in Lis Iiss ~~Gce
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
Beef Trust a sensptrs~y-

WASHINGTON. Jan II--The su- pr,.,e court of the Tnitei State~ hs. de-.idef tise case of tlse United States ye.su< Swift & Ca known as the beef trust case charging conspiracy aTsHx tho packers to fx pr5ceS on fresli meats. esc. The opinion was ksn'lcd down by Justice Holmcs and afirIn-i thc decision of the court fri9w- which vss sxsinxt the packerx-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
We'll Known People Who Have Been Called Away.

The funeral of Miss Julia Conroy will be held from her late home on Bishop street to St Thomas's church tomorrow morning at S:3O o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-31
essa Ere. ses water New.

LONDON Jan 3i--ap English in ve1tor las discovered a proress. ir dorsed by Sir William Ramsay. of ex traefins gold iH unlimited quantities fuu0 Oa wztR.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08
Contraction at the Money Cen.
ters Is Intensified.
American Financiers Appear to
Be Undisturbed.
WITHOUT PARALLEL.
Display of COmposure in Face
Of World Wide Stringency.
Bank of England Reserve the
Lowest Since 1891.

New York, Oct. Another week in
which contraction at the money centers
has grown steadily more acute, has left
our local security market still unruff1ed.
Such display of composure is, one
may now venture to say, without par
aliel IN our financial history viii it
lastf VIII the encouragements that
he IN the general industrial position OF
the country continue to prevail over the
influence Of tight money now existing
IN all the markets Of the world. or will
the exigencles of the money market
finally lead to a general LIQUIDATION de-
spite the confidence felt in security VAL
ues? These are the questions agitat-
ing financial circles at the close of the
week. The present strength in the var
Ious money markets is something out
OF the ordinary. The Bank of England
is down to the lowest proportion OF re-
serve to liabilities since 1891. The Bank
of France has yielded so far to the ur-
gency of the situation as to re1ease g.
few millions of its jealOusIy boarded
gold. 1t has been suggested that more
relief viii come from the same quarter
If the need becomes more critical. This,
however, IS at the best doubtful de-
pendence.
Our market is atthe moment the most
active bidder for Europe's gold sup
plies. It is the American Withdrawals
that are chiefly responsible for the de-
cline in British bank holdings during
tue last fortnight. we are using TO the
utmost the advantage of a strong Do
sition in the foreign trade forcing set
tlement of commercial credits in gold
from reluctant foreign bankers. The
thought naturally occurs that our own
needs must be very great when our
claims must be pressed in the face of
such powerful restrictions upon the
gold movement and this being true, the
question arises whether our market
would not be seriously embarrassed if
the foreign banks were to carry their
obstructive measures further This in
quiry involves the main perplexity Of
our present financial position. Is it
one that is perfectly natural and sound,
the money stringency not being due to
overstrain of credit, but to the real re-
quirements of business and crop hand
ling? Or are the markets of the world
being squeezed to support a precarious
home speculation?
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08

clerk, paymaster and auditor of the
Boston & Worcester railroad company
at its offices in Boston, and then took
the position of land commissioner for
the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad
company, with offices at Hannibal,
No He was married in 1858 to Miss
Mary c. Scott, of Philadelphia. He
only stayed with the Hannibal COM
pany for a year and then came to To-
peka in 1871 as the assistant treas
urer of the Santa Fe. Five years
later he was made the secretary and
treasurer of the company During his
been either secretary or treasurer or
both of the one hundred and twenty
five auxiliary and subsidiary COM
panies of that system, and it un-
doubtedIy was his close and confining
work looking after the multitudinous
affairs of these companies that shat
tered his health. He worked early
and late for year after year, and in
sisted on giving his attention to de-
tails that could properly be handled
by subordinates. He did not seem to
know the meaning of the word rest
until his health failed him, and even
during his illness he has given good
deal of attention to the affairs of his
Office.
Mr.. Wilder has been connected
with many of the industrial ventures
in Topeka and in other parts of the
state and country. He has been one
of the directing forces in the Edison
Electric Illuminating company and
the Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company, and vice president of the
State Savings bank and auditor of the
Shawnee Fire Insurance company.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08

his place as head of the party cam
paign body is not far to seek. Theo-
dore Roosevelt does not wish Mr.
Cortelyou to retire from the position
while there is even a suspicion Of the
smoke of fire in the air, and the
chairman himself holds the same
view of his duty in the matter. If
j ohm A. Mccall, president of the New
ork Life Insurance company, had
not testified that he had turned over
many thousands Of dollars of the com
pauy's money to the Republican ma
tional committee during the last cam
paign, Mr.. COrtelyou by this time
would have handed in his resignation
as chairman and would have insisted
upon It's acceptance.
Mr. Cortelyou said plainly today that
matters had come up that required his
personal attention as national chair
man, but he declined to state what
an explicit statement from him to
make the public know what the mat
ters are that are holding him in his
position as committee chairman. They
are the matters pertaining to the pay
ment of money by the New Z YOrk Life
insurance company to help along the
Republican campaign committee in its
campaign of last year.
There was practical admission some
time ago from Mr.. Cortelyou Of his
intention to resign the chairmanship
and to turn over the conduct of its af-
fairs 10 Harry S. New of Indianapolis.
Tt is known that nothing has happened
in the meantime, save the Mccall
revelation, OF Importance enough to
make the postmaster general change
his mind about the matter of his
resignation.
Since the country learned of the in
surance company contribution to the
campaign fund there has been confer
ence after conference among the prom
inent Republican leaders who have hap
pened to be in Washington.
Tt is held by many 5eoDle that the
return Of the money to the Golfers of
the New York Life Insurance company
would be a farcicaI procedure and would
tend only to bring ridicule upon Tho
committee and upon the party leaders
who were responsible for the advice
that the money be raised and turned
back into the Mccall treasury.
Tt is declared here freely that the
braVest way is the best way and that
fit were far better to tell what the Re
pubhcans believe to be the truth and
that is that the money was expended
for legitimate campaign purposes and
was used to aid in the election of a
president and of a congress that would
would work for the financial interests of
the people Of the whole country the
policyhOlders Of the New York Life In
surance company included
hIr. COrtelveu unQuestionablv is to
succeed Mr. Shaw as secretary OF the
treasury and that he viii take office
before long is practically assured. Pres
tdent Roosevelt believes in the chair
man of the national committee and he
IS perfectly satisfied in his own mind
there was nothing personally reprehen-
sfble in Mr. Cortelyou's conduct in the
matter of receiving campaign contribu-
tions. BY insisting that the present
postmaster general continue to hold the
committee craftsmanship MI Roosevelt
IS only emphasizing his belief in the in
tegrity and right conduct of his cabinet
officer.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08
II Is TIE WUKST.
Office of Circuit Attorney in st.
Louis Unequaled.
For CrOOkedness Says Sager, the
Present Incumbent.
SO FOR TWENTY YEARS
dakes No Exception Of Governor
Folks Administration.
SubOrnatiOn of Perjury Has Be-
come a Custom.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct 7.-''For the
last twenty years the Offices of the
circuit attorney of st. Louis have been
the crookedest, the loosest run and
worst managed of any prosecuting at
torney's Office I ever visited or heard
of in the United States. I do not ex-
eept the term of Office served by Gov
ernor Folk or a single one of my pre-
decessors. 1 succeeded Folk
This was the direct statement made
by Arthur Sager. circuit attorney of
st. Louis, this evening. Mr.. Sager
and his first assistant Col. Dick John
son, are now in Kansas City to consult
with the prosecuting attorney, and to
study the methods in force in his office
and says he is going to make a clean
sweep of the methods now used in the
St Louis Office.
Understand me, I am not making
charges of graft or crookedness
against any of the men who preceded
me in office. I am simply stating a
condition. condition that is known
to every one who knows the methods
used
1.-The circuit attorneys Office is lin
tied to felony prosecutions. We have
d grand jury in session all the time,
and this gives unlimited opportunity
for malpractice.
In this way practically our entire
case is known to the defense before
the case comes to trial and a defense
is prepared that could not be beaten
down with an ak. Subornation of
perjury is not crime in st. Louis.
1t is custom. Nearly every inter
ested party does it, and they think
nothing of it.
There are attorneys ,in st. Louis
who employ a regular staff of wit
nesses. They testify to anything they
are asked to. The officials stand by
them, and the police help them pre-
pare their defense. And the conse-
uuence is that it is almost impossible
for us to do anything"
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08
MAY PULL UP STAKES.
Standard Threatens to Abandon the
Sugar Creek Refinery.

Kansas City. Mo, Oct. Because
of the hostility shown by Kansas and
Missouri to the Standard Oil com
pany the company threatens to aban-
don the Sugar creek refinery here, the
largest in the country The refinery
operates exclusively on Kansas and
Territory oil, and the Kansas trouble
is familiar TO everybody. Missouri is
now suing to oust the company from
the state
The company had intended the
Sugar creek plant to be the largest
IN the world, and much material for
COUPLING its size was on the ground
some of this has already been taken
away The plant has already cost
over $1,000. .000.
e. G, Wright. an attorney here, re-
Gently had business at the main offices
OF the Standard in Cleveland, and he
was told of the cOmpany's intention
to abandon the plant.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08
.CLASHlN MOSCOW
Soldiers and Citizens Battle in
the Streets.
Many Persons Seriously Wound.
ed During the Encounter.

Moscow, Oct S.-A serious conflict
between troops and great crowds OF
people, growing out of the strike of
printers and bakers, occurred here
last night, and as result many peo-
pie were severely injured. The clash
occurred in the center of the city near
the Kikitskai gate. A large crowd
had assembled there for the purpose
of holding a demonstration meeting.
Trouble was caused by persons firing
revolvers on Cossacks who had been
assigned to preserve order.
When the shots were fired the
tioops and police Immediately began
to clear the streets and dlsperse the
crowd The people, including many
strikers, objected to having the meet
ing interrupted and offered resistance
to the soldiers. A general fight fol-
lowed. The troops showed little dis
elimination in attacking anyone who
made the least show of resistance to
their efforts to clear the streets,
Many persons were injured during
the melee, many of them being seri-
ously wounded.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08
THEY FOUGHT
LIKE FIENDS.
Band of Four Robbers Resisted
Thirty-five Pursuers
Until Three Of Them Fell and
Ammunition Gave Out.

Wild Rose. Wis, Oct mot until
one was dead, one fatally wounded and
one seriously hurt, did the band Of four
robbers that looted the postoffics and
attempted to wreck the vault in the
State bank here last night surrender to
the posse late this afternoon. Fighting
like fiends, dragging the body of their
dead comrade through the woods, over
meadows and streams, they held out
against the odds Of 30 to 4, until their
ammunition was exhausted and two ee
their number fell to the earth, fainting,
from their wounds. u
Firing bullet after bullet at the un-
seen foe, among the trees that was
fast closing in about them, they re-
treated to a hill in the woods about
seven miles from this village and there
fell after a most desperate battle.
The robbers were well armed and it
was not until several hours Of the bat
tie had passed that the only bandit left
standing gave up, falling fainting into
the arms os his pursuers.
As soon as it was discovered that the
postoffice had been looted and that the
outside door of the vault in the State
bank had been dynaInited, party of
three, DR.. wilcox. a. local physicians
John Burns, cashier of the bank, and
the city marshal, went out with the
hope of getting track of the bandits
They tracked the gang to a woods seven
miles from town and returned for help.
A nondescript mob Of 35, all the able
bodied men in the village at the time, join
ed. The robbers had camped for the night.
The town marshal approached first Two
men with Wiuchesters had been instructed
to fire at the robbers at the first hostile
movement
When the marshal ordered the men to
surrender they opened fire. The Winches-
ters cracked at the same time and one Of
the robbers fell dead, pierced through the
forehead and through the heart. A des-
perate battle then followed. Few OF the
! posse had weapons Of any worth and the
sharpsbooters and the Winchesters were
in the rear and could not fire for fear Of
shooting their own friends. running
fight that lasted over an hour followed
during which over 20 shots were ex-
changed.
It was after dark when the posse and
their captives returned to town. The rob
bers refused to give their names, but it
is believed they are members of the fa-
nous Eddie Fay gang. The fatally
wounded robber can not live q hours.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08

in Topeka october 26. III health is
the cause. He has been a sick man
for more than year and his condi-
ton is now such that he finds it inn
possible to continue his lifetime work
to which he has been as devoted as a.
student to his books, OF child 10 his
play. He was assistant treasurer Tor
five years prior to 1876.
Mr. Wilder's illness is such that he
is confined to his home, although he
sits on his porch daily and meets ms
friends from time to time, often
lunching OF taking tea in the open air
When the stockholders and the direc-
tors of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway company hold their annual
meetings here on October 26, The dlrec-
tors will receive the resignation of I'd
ward Wilder Of Topeka as secretary
and treasurer oe the company. MI.
Wilder has held this position since May
u, 1876.
There are three men in the financial
departments OF the road, who are 10
Gated here, that have been talked of as
possible successors to Mr.. Wilder They
are E. L. Copeland. the cashier of the
company; James Moore, the spaymaster,
and Augustus 0. Wellman, the head
bOokkeeper. All three Of these men
have excellent records and have been
in the service of the Santa Fae for some
time but the impression seems to pre-
vail that the position will be given to
Mr.. Copeland The board OF directors
win elect the successor to Mr. Wilder
and it will probably be done at the
same meeting at which the resigna-
ton is received, for it is understood that
Mr.. Wilder has made known his inten-
ton of resigning to some of the higher
officials in the company and they viii
have had an opportunity to canvass the
field and pick out the man they think
best qualified for the place
Mr.. WiIder's Long Service.
Probably there are few men in To-
peka who are so we'll known and who
have been identified so prominently
with those affairs that have tended to
build up the city and make it a good
place to live in than Mr.. Wilder. In
the railroad world throughout the
country his name is a by word for in
tegrity and faithfulness. His service
with the Santa Fe is one long record
of achievement and he has had as
much to do, as any other man in the
company. with placing the road where
it is today. During the troublesome
financial times that the Santa Fe e1-
perienced Mr.. Wilder has stood at the
fiscal helm and SO guided affairs that
the great property has been held to-
gether.
Regret is expressed on all sides
that Mr.. Wilder has found 1t neces-
sary to resign because of his health
It was more than a year ago that q
constitutional trouble developed into