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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
CITY NEWS

The aldermen will hold an adjourned meeting tonight.
 Mrs Henry Moriarty of Sylvan ave. nue left to-day to spend a vacation with relatives h New York.
 When in need of help try 25c ad in the Democrat. One business man ad. vertised for clerk in our columns and received 92 written answers, besides nearly as many more applied in person. It only costs 25c.
 The new pastors assigned to the local Methodist churches filled their new pulpits yesterday and pleased their congregations very much. They are young men and have already given proof of more than ordinary ability. .
 The Sheridan Council banquet com mittee is meeting with good success disposing of tickets Those who in- tend going should see some member of the committee as soon as possible and engage their tickets. The banquet is open to all knights and their friends.
 Fire shortly after midnight destroy ed four cottages at Meadows End. It started in cottage owned and occu- pied by Mrs Charlotte A. Porter and spread to her adjoining cottage. Her loss will be S2.5Oo. Sparks carried the flames to the beach where the cottages of Enos l.. Tinkham of Waterbury and John Buchler of Meriden were burned. Thear loss will be about S1.OvJ each.
 Yesterday afternoon the trolley pole on car on the Waterville line slipped from the head wire at North Willow and West Main streets and became en- tangled with the telephone wires. tear. ing off the switch box located at that point. It burned merrily and was in full blast when the fire department arrived in answer to an alarm sent in by Patrolman Myers through one of the police signal boxes. it being i'm possible to reach the fire box. which was on the same pole with the burning switch. The thing created lot of ex- citement. but the damage did not amount to much and in a short time everything moved along as usual.
 The weather conditions yesterday were very severe so much so that everybody who had occasion 10 be out of doors needed their big coats and even then it was hard to keep warm. There were several snow squalls and one or two successful hail storms. There was high wind which cor tinuei during the night and it is still making things lively. People were muffied up today and were it not f5r the exercise many had in chasing their hats about the streets they would have felt the cold more than at any time during the winter Nearly evert- body you meet thinks the months got mixed and that March got in ahead of April with the result that we are hsv- ing the real March wind now instead of April showers The dust today was almost uncomfortable but people swallowed it just the same simply he cause they saw no way of escaping the dose
 The Democrat o1lce Is equipped with an the facilities for turning cut booh and job printing at shSu setice, an1 at lowest pfjces fer good weq6
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
st. Loui. wa. . Dry Tovn,

ST. LOUIS, April 17.-For the first time in six years St. Louis has been a "dry town" on Sunday, even the side doors of saloons being closed. Not only were all saloons closed. but bar Der shops. bootblack stands. cigar stores and restaurants were locked up. In fact, business places, of all kinds except drug stores were closed. In some cases the enforcement of the Sunday closing law was so strictly ob- served that it was done at great in convenience to the patrons of the shops.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
.rH1RrY.THREr VESSELS.

Hong Kong. April 17.-The German steamer Brunhilde arrived here to-day from Singapore and reported that she was stopped for two hours by three Russian cruisers April IA thirty miles north of Cape Padaran. The Brun- hilde counted altogether thirty-three vessels steaming north-northeast at ten knots. The ships appeared to be in good condition.
 A report is current here that DOT tion of the Russian squadron has reached bay in Chinese waters nOrth- ward of Hong Kong.
 Cape Padaran. off the east coast of Cochin China. is not far south of Kamranh bay, where it is reported a number of Russian warships are an- chored and re-victualling.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Woman's Way.

When the women see the heroine In the hero's arms on the stage; when they read in the last chapter of . book that the hero and the heroine gre embracing, how they applaud! But when they see the man next door kiss his wife goodbye before starting for work how they laugh and wonder "how long it will last."-Atchison Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Wooden Fabrics.

Certain fabrics are being made in Flu rope, the warp of which is composed of cotton and the wool of thread made from wood pulp. These goods were in- troduoed almost four years ago. At the outset sheets of wood pulp paper were out into finest shreds and twisted into thread by machines made for the pur- pose. Lately the paper process hes been abandoned, and wood pulp is passed d. rectly over grooved-metal sheets, form ing very thin ribbons, which pass in turn over a machine that twists them into very regular thread of any desired length. a#
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
SHE MUST HANG.
Supreme Court Decides Against Hrs. Dans of
 Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April 17.-By a vote of five to two, the supreme court today decided that Mrs Catherine Dams must hang for the murder of her husband, William. George P. HOssey, cOlOred voodoO doctor, has also received the death penalty for the part he took in the murder of Dams. The woman tes- tified that she bought powders from Hossey and administered them to her husband to cure him of the drink habit. To-day's decision leaves only the pardon board between the woman and the gallOws.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
CAME TOO LATE.
Fortune That Turned Mans
 Head and Drove Him to Asylum.

Norfolk, Va, April 17.-Thomas Yandaw, q conspicuous figure in Nor folk for over fifty years, claimed up to the time of his death that he was entitled to large fortune in Califor- hia. Five years ago be died and was buried in a pauper's grave at the asy- lum. A letter has just been received here by a local attorney from the Pa cific coast stating that Yandaw was entitled to a large portion of an estate in California worth upward of $1,5OO,- GOO. Yandaw's wife is dead and he left no heirs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
BLENDING SNOW STORM.

Torrington, Conn.,, April 17.-After an inning of summer with budding trees and green lawns, Torrington to- day was visited by a blinding snow- storm. All day yesterday Litchtield county was famed by cold winds, caused by snow on the mountains close to this section of the country. All the beautiful green lawns for which Torrington is famous were covered with white blanket this forenoon. It is not often that snow visits this coun- ty so late in the season.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Tranayaal Census.

The recent census of the natives in the Transvaal was taken with beads. Each headman was furnished with a number of beads of different colors, and twine on which to string them. A big black bead represented an adult married native, big yellow bead . grown-up single man, big blue bead a married woman, and a white bead sim gle woman over 15 years old. A small yellow bead stood for boy, and small white bead for girl.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
EDITORS IN SESSION.

Hartford, April 1.-The sprina meeting of the Connecticut Editorial association is being held today at Hotel Hartford, with large attend. ance of members. The program of the morning session included report from the recently appointed legislative com mlttee made by c. H.. Scholey of the Shore Line Times, a paper on Vote Buying in Connecticut" by J. A. Bolles of the New Milford Gazette, and au address on typesetting machines by Thomas $. Pratt of Rockville. For tho afternoon session, H. B. Hale of East Hartford and George c. Woodruff q Atchtield were scheduled to speak.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
BRIGGS SET FREE
Naval Officer Who Has Been On Trial for a His.
 demeanor.

Manila, April 17.-Commander John D: Briggs, U. s. N., has been acquitted or the charges preferred against him py the naval court martial which tried him here.
 Commander Briggs was in command or the cruiser Baltimore when that yes. sel grounded in the Straits of Malacca about six months ago, and it is pre-. stunned that the charges preferred against him were in connection with that affair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
younx Man Shot by Negroes.

CONVECTION. Ga. April 17.-News was received here of tragedy near Broughton. station on the Central railroad east of Covington. Kelsey Cranford, white. twenty-two years old, accompanied by his younger brother. Walter, while walking along the public road was fired upon by four unknown negroes. Twelve shots were fired. The elder Cranford was killed outright. and Walter Cranford received the contents of one load of buckshot fin his left arm. He outran the assassins and gave the alarm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
POSTAL CLERKS MEET.

Postal clerks employed in the rail way mail service held meeting in New Haven Saturday in the interest of electing Connecticut man president of the First Division Railway Mail Service for the ensuing year. There are $50 clerks in the division and the men named by the Connecticut mem bers are F. P. Gillon and c. E. Mac Gregor of New Haver and s. B. Keith of South NOrwalk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Had . ss,ooo Check to Cash.


 TRENTON, N. J., April 1.-The DO lice here are looking for man who came to Trenton several days ago and representing himself as Max Miller of Tyrone, Pa., and a man of means. The stranger exhibited two bank books and claimed to have $11,0OO on deposit in Tyrone. He presented check bearing the name of Max Miller for $5,OOO to the First National bank here and asked to have it cashed. The bank refused and would only take the check for col lection. The bank has received word that the real Max Miller had not been out of Tyrone and asking that the stranger be arrested. Meanwhile the man had decamped.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Quaint Clock. '.

Lecturing in London the other even- ing Henry. Cunningham told of a quaint clock which once stood on the bridge at Basel, Switzerland. It was placed there to commemorate the vic- tory of the upper town over the lower, and it had mask which put out it's tongue and rolled it derisively when the hour struck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Race Line Drawn at Eastman College

Race Line Drawn at Eastman College POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., April IT, The admission of student from St. Thomas, West Indies, to Eastman col lege has aroused violent discussion and led to threats on the part of large percentage of the student body, which is mainly representative of the south,
 to leave the college unless the new conner is sent away. It is maintained
 by the protesting students that he has negro blood in his veins. To sustain the contention it is pointed out that he shows marked characteristics of that race. One hundred and sixty students have signed a petition for his rejection.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
DECISION AFFIRMED.

Washington. April 1.-The supreme court of the United States to-day af- hrmed the decision of the circuit court of the eastern district of Missouri in the case of Pabst vs Cranshaw, attack ing the validity of the beer inspection law of the state of Missouri. The de- cision sustains that the law was not antagonistic to the chemist laws of the constitution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Stray Cats Take Prizes,

A lady. fond of cats. rescued and fed nine homeless cats found wandering in poor districts of New York. Thinking that perhaps some visitors might take . fancy to one or two of them, the lady exhibited the animals at a Madison Square Garden fashionable show. Be- tween them the nine took 13 prizes!
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Master rl.mser Kiies at wssersewn

wATERTOWN. \. Y. April IT, = Benjamin q. Sutton. aged forty-five, a master plumber. is dead. and William H. Richards. a contractor. is in critic al condition in the hospital here as the result of the collapse of scaffolding upon which the men were working at the height of fifty feet Saturday. Da- vid Kits. who was on the staging escaped with only slight injuries
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
COMPLETE CHANCE.
Independent French Catholic Church
 Turns Protestant.

Manchaug, Massachusetts, April 17. An independent French Catholic church here has become Protestant and it's pastor Rev A. E. Ribourg and his forty-two parishioners have been form ally communicants in the regular Ro- man Catholic parish here, but they withdrew from the parish church two or three years ago, because of difficult ties with the pastor. They were bap- tized yesterday according to the Bap- list faith.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Great Bargains In Solid
 Oak Dressers at

5000. s10.O0. s125o. s13.5O and up- wards. Our line of Chamber Furni- ture is the most attractive and the best values that we have ever offered
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Ask Carnegie For New Organ.

ALLEGHENY, Pa, April 17.-Alle- gheny wants new pipe organ. It is hinted that Allegheny is jealous of Pittsburg with her fine new Carnegie organ. and, though the S1O.OOO organ which Mir. Carnegie gave to Allegheny not many years ago is still used each and every day. it is estimated that it will cost $6.OO to bring it up to date. and Mir. Carnegie therefore is to be asked to give the north side another and more elaborate instrument.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Locomotives in Greece.

A company at the Piraeus. Greece. has gone into the manufacture of locomo- tives. Thus far no locomotives have been constructed in any of the Balkan states. The engines in use on the rail- roads there are all of German. English, Belgian and French manufacture.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17

Aavetise b the Densuak
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Eternal Fires.0

Natural gas has been flowing for many years in several of the Caucasian prov inces bordering the Caspian sea. Some of these gas wells. which have emitted flames for a period beyond the memory of living men. are superstitiously called eternal fires"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
You Surely Can Afford One
 of Our Chamber Suits.

They range in price from sls.00 in solid oak to S2O0OO. One dozen popu- lar prices from s25.oo to 5000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Symbols for Japanese Museum.

The Japanese have seized the house full of ikons belonging to Gen Kuro- patkin and sent them to Tokio. No doubt they will be placed in the Ma tional Museum of Art there as curious symbols of western superstition.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Fifty-Three Sundays.

There will be 53 Sundays in the pres- ent year. Those who find the Sabbath a dull day, however. may console them selves with the reflection that it won't happen again in 113 years.-Long Branch Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
C..siss.. ~ s<..s.r Pl.ss.

WASHINGTON. Conn, April 17.- There was little change in the condition of Senator 0. H. PIaft. his attending physician stating last night that the patient was resting as comfortably as possible and that he was encouraged at the manner in which ke held his
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Ane{ie... at the Vatican.

ROME. April 1T.-Pope Plus X re ceived in the hall of the consistory 1JO Americans. including General Jacob S. Smith and wife. Albert Boardman and family of New York, Mrs. NJ. D. Walsh. E. Dietrich. B. F. Shriver of Baltimore. Miss KraIeigh. Mrs. J. c. Fitzpatrick and family of New York and Mss Emmet of New York
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
ssAae- Death at Ki.s-s,..

KINGSTON. N. Y- April 17.-A nan believed to be H. C. Scrivef of New Yofk city was stricken with apopIexy while sitting in the olice of the Eagle hotei here and died at the City hospital innsdiately aftef being taken thsCa Hs was absst nfsv ysafs sf aoA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
MRS FEsSENDEN DEAD.

Stamford, April 17.-Mrs Samuel c. Fessenden died here to-day at the age of eighty-eight years. She was the mother of eleven children, two of whom are State Senator Samuel Fes- senden and Major Joshua A. Fessen- den, postmaster of Stamford.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
TOO COLD FOR RAISE RAIL

New York, April 1.-The National league base ball game scheduled be- tween New York and Boston for this afternoon. was postponed because of the cold weather.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
GUTOROsKI TO RETIRE.

St Petersburg. April 17.-M. Gutoro- ski an attache of the Russian embassy at Washington is to retire and will be succeeded by NJ. da Thai second secre- taIy of the Russian legation at Copen- hagen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Extensive Country.

New South Wales is just two and one-half times the size of the British isles. Queensland is equal to three times the German empire and Belgium put together
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
When a Good Man Dies,

A mans neighbors seldom realize what an excellent man has been living among them. all undiscovered. until they hear the minister tell about it at his funeral.-Chicago Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
STRIKER INJTTRED

Wheeling, W. Va, April 17.-John steiser, striker dsing duty as a picket at the Wheeling Iron Works, was per haps fatally injured to-day by being assaulted by three non-union men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Berlin's Bird Catcher

Berlin supports a professional bird. catcher. who keeps scientific institu- tions supplied with birds. nests and eggs He is the only man in the em- pire permitted to do SO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
The Ham-Laving Hen.

This mild weather gives b;ddy . chance to go singing around as of old. which means ham and eggs for break fast-Franklin (Pa.D News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
One Mans Wife

George Washington couldn't tell a lie" '1 wish my wife were like George; she can tell a lie the minute | tell it to her."-Houston Post
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
COMMITTED SUJCIDE

Chicago, April 17.-It is reported that Thomas c. Haynes. secretary of the Rand X McNally company, com mitted suicide at the Marquette club this afternoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Definition

A -pieture hat is one 90 exquisitely and mysteriously fashioned that the only means of describing it is by talk ing . picture of 1t Its value can never be expressed with less than two fgures.-Chfcasp Sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Has No paupers.

Servia has no paupers. Even the poor est people succeed in establishing homes of their own. and most of them own them
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17

TO SUSPEND WEDNESDAY.
 Boston, April 17.+The governors of the Boston stock exchange have voted to suspend operations on Wednesday next, Patriots day, and on Friday. Patriots day is state holiday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Power of Clothes.

Dress may not make the man. but 1t has succeeded in acquiring consid- erable prominence among the ladies. Baltimore Sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
New Housekeepers

should look over our stock Do you know that you will get the best satis- faction from our furniture. It's made well from good stOck-priced right and delivered and set up in your home as good as the day it came fron the factory. Prompt and efficient service.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Volunteer. Got Out Dynamite,

WAMPUM, Pa., April IT. = Volun. teers at a fire here at the risk of their lives removed large quantity of dy. nainite stored in the rear of StigIitz's store. which was burned. Had it ex. ploded many lives would have been lost. The flames started in Stiglitz & Wechsler's pants factory, a wooden building, and was caused, it is believ. ed, by the explosion of a gasoline stove. A strong wind soon spread the flames to Stiglitz's general store, the residence of Mir. Wechsler and some tenement houses, all of which were destroyed. The loss will reach $60.OOO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
IS GETTING RETTElR

US UNI IIANU DTI T ER.
 Washington. Conn, April 1.-The condition of Senator o. H. Platt con- tinued to show improvement to-day. He again passed comfortable night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
Science Applied to Humor.

science Applied to dumor. "For Heavens sake, doctor, give me something quick. I'm going to die." What have you swallowed?"
 Nearly . whole page of a newspa- per-"
 What page was it?"
 "The joke page, doctor. Hurry, hur- ry."
 Calm yourself. sir. We will put the X-ray en those jokes and possibly you can digest them then. ."-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Connecticut. Fair and contiHuFd cool tonight and Tuesday; ffesA vesteF1y windR
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
5 Dozen of the HandsOmest GO.Carts
 that Haywood Makes.

Come in and see them. They're easy to roll. easier than ever before. You can shut them up. Small, saving room when not in use. They're lighter this year than ever before. Have strong springs, cushiony and comfortable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
ColoIed Casfou-

Cotton grovs n Psrs in Iz different
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
THE "HEYWOOD" G0-CARTs.

You know what they are-the best go-carts on the market-couldn't get enough of them to satisfy the demand of our customers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-04
A Queer ceyione.c Grn...s

Lemon grass, known to botanlsts
as Andropogen schnenanthus and
which is unknown outside OF Ccylon,
and there only III the Kandian dis
trlct, Is in several respects II most re;
mnrkablc vegetable production. It
grows to a height Of six or seven feet
and has the wonderful property OF
spontaneous ignition. On the slopes
Of Mount Ambulnwe during tho wet
season tho grand spectacle OF these
spontaneous CONTRIBUTIONS Is frequent
" seen. At first single curl of smoke
or bright tongue Of flame willtbe no.
uccd. Soon, however, as the water runs
down the stalks and mingles with the
oil and acids contained In tho tplth of
this curious herb fierce fires burst into
view here, there and every plnce, soon
covering the whole mountain ina
sheet OF flame. Tho botanists and
chemists have not as vet explained
why this paradoxical grass ignltes
when water falls upon its stalks,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-04

The Syrian bulbul (niglitlngnlc) has
the loyelicst voice OF I'LL Gods crea;
lures and the saddcst song ever heard.
Shady covcrts frInglng the Jordan still
shelter tho bird that "sIngs darkllng.'
There is a legend that the bnlbul
sat in the olive tree In the garden OF
Joseph OF Arlmathen and the night be-
fore the resurrection through the
darkness poured out her soul In sor:
rowing plant above tho still sleeper
In the tomb wherein was never man
laid. When tho first Easter morning
broke over the eastern hills the eggs
/ in the nest of the brooding bird spar
killed. with gold, blue, orange and Grim.
son, and SO we color eggs at Easter
for a memorial Of the lone singer who
sang by the holy sepulchcr.--'The City
Of the King" by Mrs. Lew Wallace.