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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-06-03
HOME OF SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Where Most of His Famous Dictionary
Was Written.

Just $50 years ago there was pub
lished the farfamed dictionary of
Samuel Johnson, which, though now
almost completely superseded, has, if
only for the circumstances of it's pro-
duction, an imperishable interest.
Johnson seems to have planned his
dictionary in the years following his
marriage, 1736-47. He estimated that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-06-03
coIors and STYLES.

Accordion or sun-plaited effects are
made up in ecru or light tan, voile and
brilliantine- Pongees, always durable
and generally useful, promises to at
tain popularity in many delicate
shades
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-06-03
Negrito Dice.
NegrIto Dice.
#+X III Il !

A game of dice called saro is played
by the negritoes in the Philippines.
Instead of dots the marks on the small
wooden cubes are incised lines made
with a knife.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-06-03
Where Dictionary Was Written.

Where Dictionary Was Written.
the work could be completed in five
years, but as a matter of fact it took
eight years.
The house in Cough square, Fleet
street, London, England, where John
son lived during seven of the eight
years in which he was at work on
his dictionary, lies behind-Johnson's
court, where the doctor also lived.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-06-03

Most Expensive Orchid.
The orchid worth $4,000, exhibited
at the Horticultural Society's hall,
London, England.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-06-03

Several of the newest ideas are
here expressed: The tunic fashion
of the skirt, leaving a fiat front; the
deep point to the corsage, and the
elbow sleeve with the turned-up gaunt-
let cuff. The material is white cloth,
and the collar and cuffs are embroid-
cred linen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-06-03

Navy Serge, most serviceable of ma
terials, makes this gown, with touches
of white and red to smarter up the
coat. and triple rows of fancy buttons
as a finish
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
JAPAN IS WATCHING.


 Tokio, March ' (10 a. m.)-All Japan is eagerly watching developments at the great theater of war in Manchuria. The people are confident that Field Marshal Oyama will defeat, General Kuropatkin. The only question con- sidered is the extent and severity of the blow that he will inflict, and its effect upon the course of the war. lt is believed the possession of Mukdeh and a line on the Hun river is already assured and many predict even great. CT disaster for the Russians. General Kuropatkin seems to be devoting his greatest energy to the protection of Fushun in order to preserve line of retreat. He has sent masses of re- serves there. The positions east and south of Fushun have already been the scenes of most bloody fighting. The operations of the Japanese left and part of the center continue to be sue cessful. It is believed that the Japan csc will succeed in cutting the railway north of Mukden.
 Various estimates of the losses al- ready sustained by the opposing forces are being made. One Toxic newspaper places the Russian loss at 25,O00 and the Japanese at l0.0O0. The estimates are unreliable on account of the mea- greness of the information at hand.
 The Japanese spells of war promise to be heayy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
ACTRESS BURNED.
Bed Clothing Took Fire at the Leland
 Hotel.

Edwardsville, Ill, March 7.-Victory Bateman, the well known actress, has been seriously burned by an uneX- plained tre at her room at the Leland hotel here. During the day she had complained of not feeling we'll and had retired to her room. A messenger who opened the door found the bed clothes on fire and gave the alarm. Mir Clark, the landlord, and others rushed. to the room and succeeded in rescuing the woman with difficulty, but not before she had been burned about the lower limbs. Miss Bateman had been lying in bed with her clothes on and the bottom of her skirts were burned in several places. She evl. dently had felt the fire burning her limbs and had attempted to escape as she was found lying unconscious on the floor a short distance from the bed. A physician found that Miss Bateman was burned about the legs from foot to knee and her hands were scared. She had inhaled a great deal of smoke and did not recover con scioushess for some time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
BOND OF $200 CALLED.
Han Who Had Case Adjourned Yes.
 terday Failed to Settle.

There was no business for the city court to-day, but Liquor Prosecuting Agent Pierce stated to Judge Burpee that he had one case to dispose of in which the accused was Thomas O'Neill, charged with keeping liquor with in tent to sell without license and dis pensing the same on last Sunday. In. cidentally he stated that this case was continued from yesterday morning with the companion case of the state against Charles Weed for the same offense. Weed had settled for S30, said Nh Pierce, and in view of the absence of U'Neill he believed the accused had wilfully deceived the state and he therefore asked that the bond be called. This was accordingly done. The bonds. man is the accused uncle, Patrick O'Neill of Dublin street, and the amount S20O. O'Neill had promised to settle for Sj0. Mir Pierce said, and that was the reason the case was continued from yesterday morning. It is not often MT Pierce gets angry. but this morning he was very much so.
 Thomas O'Neill surrendered himself later and settled up for St5, which was S25 more than he would have been asked to pay had he been in court when the case was called. He had agreed to pay $50 in settlement of the case. By surrendering himself he saved the S2O0 bond put up by his uncta. Patrick O'Ncill.
 Complaints against Martin Doherty and John Donelan for intoxicatioT were settled for SJ each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
BAKER HoCK WAS CLOSE.

A big delegation from the Real Es- tate Dealers association crowded into the aldermanic chamber last night to talk on water rates. but the board was too busy with other things and the visitors seeing this didn't say a word about what they had up their sleeve. They will appear before the department of public works this af- ternoon. If the real estate men get to- gethar and keep after the city fathers you'll see a more equitable adiust- nnent of the water rates before long
 They shouldn't stop at the water ques- ton. hut continue operations all along the line until a man who owns S16l- OO0 worth of ratable property is list ed as close. to the marseS value as the man with little hOlding not worth over a few thousand dnIlsrs. When thst day comes there will he no fault finding about water rents or taves I-e- cause every man will he carrying an equal shara of the municipal burden.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.
Both Branches of Lsi:slaturs Held
 Short Sessions.

Hartford. March 7.-Several legis.
 lative committees held executive ses- sions and it is expected several reports of interest to proposed legislation will be submitted before the session is over. It is understood that the mem. bers in the house who opposed the purchase of the Round Hill property last week have withdrawn their Oppo. sition and the bill will be. called from the table at once and will certainly be passed. It is conceded that the legis. lature will make no appropriation for state armories this session. Both branches of the general assembly met at 12:S0 and after holding twenty minute sessions adjourned. ,-.,'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
CHADWICK
 IN COURT.
Trial Resumed This
 Morning.
Defendant Appears None the Worse Alter Tester. days SicHness-Andrew Carnegie Net in Court 1aAing of Evidence.

Cleveland, O., March 7.--Mrs Chad wick came into court to-day apparently none the worse for her illness, which caused yesterdays adjournment. An drew Carnegie was not in court tlis morning.
 E. H. Hotter of Oberlin, who was on the stand yesterday when the adjourn ment was taken, was called again, as soon as the court opened. He was a director of the Citizens National bank of Oberlin, and gave evidence covering the meetings of the bank.
 He was asked about transactions car ried on by Mrs Chadwick with the bank and despite the objections of Mrs Chadwicks attorneys, was allowed to answer. He said he knew nothing of any of them until November 27, 1904.
 J. F. Randolph of Oherlin, who was also director of the Oberlin bank, was asked if he was a member of the finance committee of the bank, and answered.: T do not know that was except by hearsay."
 0. P, Dollittle, an instructor in Ober' lin college, and also director of the bank, testified that at all meetings of directors the minutes of the last pre- ceding meeting were read by Cashier Spear, as well as the discount book He never knew of any dealings be- tween the bank and Mrs Chadwick un til the day before the bank closed.
 None of the Chadwick deals were ever reported by Mir Spear to the di rect0rs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
CITY NEWS

A son was born this morning to NIT and Mrs Patrick Gleason of 34 South Riverside street.
 The remains of Mrs D. Chatfield, who died yesterday in New York. will be brought here tomorrow and in. tered in Riverside cemetery.
 Jacob Musler has bought the house No 965 North Main street from E. w. Mooring, also the house 963 of Smith the carpenter. This will give Mir Mus Ter frontage of 115 feet.
 Alderman Murray returned home from his wedding trip on time to at. tend the meeting of the aldermen last night. Congratulations were show. cred upon the alderman and at the close of the session the full board went out in body and had a treat, every. hOdy taking a cigar or a drink with the exception of Chairman Blakeslee, who neither drinks nor smokes. and MT Murray not caring to let him of without having something gave him q big stick of candy and piece of chew. 'ng gum.
 Joseph. the fve-years-old son of Mir and Mrs Joseph Holohan of New York city, died yesterday at the family res idence. 34O w. Eleventh street The re mains were brought to this city las, night by Undertaken Bergin. and the funeral took place this afternoon with interment in St Joseph's cemetery The boys father is son of the late Joseph Holohan and is a native of Waterbury. His wife. formerly Miss Lucy Brennan. is also Waterbury women. Mir Holohan is employed by the American Bank Note Co.
 Peter Hook. baker on North Mair street. came so near winning the S1 2Ot prize offered bv the Foresters' society of Norwich last evening that he fel like eatino his ow~, bread today. Tn. lucky number. 13.431. be'onred in tn, hook which Hook bought. costing tn. huver only ten cents. The rnmaindal | of tho hook was bought hv Hook. Tn, | numbers were not arranged consncIi lively in the books. and had thn, heen the haknr would undouhfeII, have henn the winner. Ha came with in fnw nuunherS of the lucky nene nne of his tickets heino Nh 12.42S. On his hn<,nnss rornds to-day the bate showed his bu~cb of tickets to every hodv to p-nvn that ba rame within a- aca of hein- tho fortr~,,ta one. u, callS if the worst Kind of Irrck t, hay, hnuohf hont of tickets after tb. wirninp number had boon Selacfe, srd hnu~hf from if. and ha-eafser. h, sa'd. whan hn matas an investment o this natu-n he will buy the who'll book or none-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
LOSS IS $25,oOo.
Four Buildings. Livery Stable and
 Eleven Horses Burned.

Middleboro. Mass, March 7.-Four buildings, including livery stable, with eleven horses and numerous carriages, were burned here to-day, and htth building was damaged. The total loss is estimated at $25,OOO. The hre is supposed to have started in the stable Of which c. H. Thomas was the owner, but it spread so rapidly that 1t was difficult to tell where it began. The fire in the stable was so hot that the hremen were unable to approach the building. In addition to the stable. MT Thomas's residence and a paint shop and barber shop, both owned by Etta Pease, were burned. The roof of Rlchards's business block was badly damaged. All losses are partly in- sured.
 MT Thomas is suffering from expos- ure. He had been in bed, i'll, but he insisted on going out to aid the fire fighters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
ST. PETERSBURG IS
 LOSING ALL HOPE,
Belief Now That kuropatkin Cannot Turn Defeat Into Victory-The Japanese Are Pressing On at All Points and the Main Russian Army May Find Itself Sur- rounded-kuropatkin Still Unconquered.

St Petersburg, Mar 7-1:59 D. m.-- All hope that General Kuropatkin will be able to turn defeat into victory is rapidly vanishing. The position of the Russian army has been growing in- creasingly desperate during the last twenty-four hoors. The gravest dan- ger is from the Japonese left which has been pushed northword on the Sinmintin road to point eight miles northwest of Mukden where it has joined a f1anking column from the west around the village of Tatchekiao, located at this point.
 The battle ragged with terrible bitter. ness throughout yesterday with all the reserves hurried to the scene to block the stroke at the Russian line of com "A. .A.......u.A.s-
 uSnvlat DdIuu IAauIuurS Muo ls ue- .cnuAns. LnAo Miuo aS ouAy que lO AuAu u4s omu. Al aL.vuuL uL Lus uespel u le slLuaLiun Luere ueueral AuLvpa LnIu uas uuL aLLeMpLeu u urINe uv44le u4s CuuuLelsLtoAe at tue Japanese Cenlei l auu HIS uneusl.e, WHICH Was aUOru\e, Ai'tS k'ctu duaL.nUAeu. 1AL tue Suule iIi.r, encuuraseu py tue progress ot Iue Inain luruIus mUseuleuL west General AAurohi asaAu presseu lOrwaru rum 1 tue east yeSLeruay agalnst General lIhct'cn 1orcln. the husSIlas lu give oAouuu.
 AL .s rumureu uaL hurVpaLAlu al ASauy Aao slseu Lne uruer Lu AeueuL | ..uu Lut.L ne SruuuaiiJ WILAulam4A. l Av.Ges AtVM Lne ISnLer uuL eAYeiLs ale .uClineu Lo uclAe,e LuaL ue uus WuILeu tuu iuns, LnaL Ae MusL usuL u VuL lu l AIS pie,eut puSiLAuu auu LuaL IL IS llu- | pussiuie lU eALrIcaLe more than Lue | ieulnanlS or HIS amy.
 Al Iue War UAce IL is said that the Japanese slege runs rom Fort Arthur terrible punishment. NOtnlng cau stahd up against them.
 The only news received at the war office till this hour is that the battle was resumed at daylight this morning at Tatchekiao. During the night both sides brought up additional guns and at daybreak a perfect hail of artillery projectiles filled the air. If the Japan ese crush General Kaulbars to-day the
 Russian retreat will be cut of and Kuropatkin's army will be almost sur rounded. There is the greatest fear that telegraphic communications may
 be cut at any moment
 The pubic pessimistic as usual. The
 liberals especially look forward to the
 complete defeat of KHrepatkin's army
 with eQuanimity- on the theory that a
 Russian victory would stiffen the back
 bone of the reactionaries. According
 to the liberal view the more the gov. ernment is embarrassed the more fl
 will be obliged to yield.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
BURPEE BRONSON
Such Foreign Language as "Lutt In" Debarred By
 Judge Case.

The Burpee-Atw0Od case was re- sumed in the superior court this morn- ing before Judge Case and the jury. Judge Burpee is suing to recover fol time lost i'll his business, for veXatious prosecution, for tying up his bank ac. count by attachment and for general inconvenience. caused by two suits brought against him by Attorney N. R. Bronson, counsel for Frederick B. Atwood of Woodbury. The first of the cases was thrown out of court by the supreme court and the second by the superior court. When court ad- journed last Friday Judge Burpee was testifying and he resumed the stand this morning. His evidence related mostly to bis personal financial affairs. He said that on the day the suit was brought and before the attachment Oh it was levied he deposited $4,00O, mak- ing balance in his favor of some SIP 444.6o, but on account of the attach ment he was unable to use the money.
 Attorney Abner r. Hayes testitien last week relating to certain conver- sation he had had with the defendant. He added to-day that in that converse. tion Atwood told him that Mr Bronson was opposed to Judge Burpee ill the Driggs case and on that account the relations between them were not friendly.
 Mir Bronson asked MT Hayes how he came to tell of this, and he said he told it to Attorney Carmody one day as they were going to New Haven. This morning, he continued. Judge Burpee asked him about 1t. Witness did not volunteer the information.
 "Then how came you to butt in?" Mr Bronson asked.
 Do you know the meaning of the expression, butt inT" the court ill. quired of the witness. Because i. you don't" he continued. i've will have 1t translated to English"
 "Oh, yes," said Mir Hayes, smiling; ''it Is a slang expression" Witness then said he had no desire to become involved In the case.
 The next witness was Louis Var Keuren, treasurer of the Colonial Trust Co, who testified to the amount Judge Burpee had on deposit when the at tcchment was made.
 This closed the plaintiffs case and Mir Bronson moved for a non-suit claiming there was no malice proven The points raised by him were dis cussed by him and the court, after which, and without hearing any argu ment from the plaintiffs counsel, the motion was overruled.
 The defendant then took the stand and said that before he retained Nil Bronson he had been to several law yers in New Haven, Mir Ely, counse for Judge Burpee, among them. an( they all advised him toj engage a Wa terbury lawyer, as such an arrange nlent would cost him less than by en gazing an outside lawyer. A lawye named Wright in New Haven suggest ed Mir Bronson and witness accordingl. engaged him. After stating his cas' to Mir Bronson the latter told him h' had good one. Under cross-examina ton witness denied the statement at tributed to him by Attorney Hayes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
STRUCK ON LEDGE. Schooner fiizpsh Full of water-ha Cargo of Smoked Herring.

Gloucester. Mass. March 1.-The British two-masted schooner Mizpah. bound from the Island of Grand Ma ran. \. E.. for Boston. with a cargo of smoked herring. struck on ledge of Thatcher's Island early to-day and was damaged The schooner is now in Gloucester harbor- ful of water.
 After striking bottom the vessel listed badly and soon filled. The crew unable to remain on deck launched the boats and rowed five miles to East ern Point light, where telephone mes sage was sent to the city for a tug. Meanwhile the schooner had been lift cd of the ledge by the water and the tug Priscilla reached her and tovei her before she filed It is feared her cargo will be . total Ie<s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
TOOK CATH OF OFFICE.
hr Cortelyou Assumed Duties of Post.
 matter General To-Day.

Washington, Mar H-George B. Cor. telyOu took the oath as postmaster. general at 1920 o'clock to-day. The oath was administered by the veteran clerk and notary. T. E. Roach who was a co-laborer with Mir Cortelyo,, when he was a stenographer in the office of the fourth assistant postmas- ter general. The ceremony occurred in the efiice of the pOstmaster-g general in the presence of the retiring heal os the department, Robert J. Wynne. Mrs Cortelyou, her two daughters. Grace and Helen. and Miss Kinds, sister of Mrs Cortelyou. also were present. as were all of the assistants and heads os bureaus of the department. Mr Cortel. you at once assumed the duties of hls office.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
sl,0oo IN STAMPS STOLEN.
1ilk Ped sler on Morning Rounds Dis.
 covered Broken window.

Norwich. March 1.-Nearly S1.OOO worth of stamps. money orders and cash was obtained ty burglars who entered the postoffice at Taftville, four miles north of here. last night. and blew open the safe. They did their work so quietly that nothing was known of the robbery until this morn ing when the driver of milk wagon passing the office noticed that the glass had been cut from a window. The burglars left nothing to furnish a clue to their identity. From the manner in which they operated they arc sup posed to be professional cracksmen-
 The list of missing property includes $1W worth of postage stamps. money orders to the value of s19O. about <2j in small change. and $50 belonging to Postmaster John c. Graham personally.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
STILL IN SESSION.
Agreement Not in Shape to Bs Pre-
 ssnted to President Asllen.

New Haven, Mar T. The adjust. ment committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive firemen and the Brother. hood of Locomotive engineers were still in session here to-tiay. and it was stated that they were still considering details of the proposed agreement re. garding grievances of engineers who belong to the firemen's brotherhood Timothy Shea. the second vice grand master of the firemen's organization said that the agreement would not be in shane to he presen'nd to presi1e"t C. s. Nellen of the New York. New Haven X Hartford. for ratification to- day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
ANOTHER BAD TURN,

General Rennenkampff's Headquar- ters, Oubenepusa, Monday, March G, midnight.-Events took an unfayor- ableturn for the Russians this even ing. After day of d marked success sion of determined attacks the Japan csc busted the Russians from an i'm pOrtant position on the left center of the eastern army. The Japanese are also pressing the right center hard. The Russians have been ordered to re- take the position at any cost. There were heavy losses to-day on both sides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
CAR OVERTURNED.
Eighty Passengers On Board-One
 Woman Fatally Injured. ~

Chicago, March 7.-Overturning high m the air, on the Lake street elevated railroad to-day, a passenger coach with eighty persons abroard escaped being dashed to the granite pavement below. One woman was pinioned on the tracks within few inches of the deadly third rail and though finally extricated alive. is fatally injured. Forty other passen. gers were injured. but not seriously,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
SENT TO SENATE.

Washington. March 1.-The appoint ment of Charles H. Treat to be treas urer of the United States. vice Ellis Roberts. resigned. will be sent to the senate today. Along with it will go the appointment of Charles W. Ander. son, negro. of New York. to be collec- tor of internal revenue in New York city. vice Mir Treat. The appointment of Representative Aston c. Dayton to be United States judge for the north ern district of West Virginia also will % to the senate to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
DIR. DAVID MURRAY.
We'll Known Educater Dead at Ats
 of s.

New York, March 7.-Dr David Murray, a well known educator, is dead at his home at New Brunswick, N. J., after long illness. He was "a years old and had been connected since his graduation from Union col. lege in 1852 with many eastern col leges.
 In 1873 Dr Murray accepted an ap- pointment as imperial minister of edu. cation in Japan. where hc remained until 1870. On leaving that post be cause of i'll health the emperor be- slowed on him the decoration of the Rising Sun in appreciation of his ser. vices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07

I ,osT-Will the party who took pocket U book from the Sacred Heart church Tuesday morning p ease return i, 10 either the church or Democrat office, party is known and no questions will be asked H returned. 3-7-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
leather Turkish Tockers.

There is getting to be lots of those lasting and comfortable pieces of fur niture fin Waterbury nowadays. and most Of them are from the store of the Hampson-SeIiev Co This concern has recently received big shipment of the kinds that just fit. Try one of them. Prices SS5 to S.50.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-07
HIS FIRST PLUM.
Postmaster General Cortel. you Named His First
 Assistant To-Day.

Washington, March 7.-Postmaster General Cortelyou announced after the meeting of the cabinet to-day that Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts had been selected as first assistant postmaster general. His nomination will probably go to the senate to-day. MT Hitchcock has held the assistant secretaryship of the republican na- publican national committee.