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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
INVENTORY
 TIME AT HAND.
Fig Bargains in Hampson'
 SelleW Show Windows.

Those rockers at from S4.50 to S5.5O which Hampson-Sellew put in the north show window are well worth looking up. They are marked to sell special at s2.9s each. Several more have been put in the window to re- place those that were sold, and if you did not see just what you wanted be. fore, very likely you will be able to find them in this lot. Some ol them have polished saddle seats and others have seats and backs upholstered in pretty velours. These bargains posi- lively cannot be duplicated as soon as this hi iS Snid
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
THE MKINLEY BANQUET.

Hartford, Jan 1.-The annual ban lnct of the Mckinley association of Connecticut will he held in Hartfori on the evening uf the 3ist. and fl x expected that most of the members oE the general assembly will attend. The committee of arrangements is hea,le,i hy Tax Commissioner Andrew T.. Gates. and efforts. with every prospect Of success are being made to have sen ator Albert I. Beycridgc of Indiana. and George E. CorteiyoI. chairman of the republican national committee as the speakers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
HAD THE WRONG MAN

Buffalo. Y. Y., Jan 11.--Addison Lu
 cas has just been released from Lock port jail. where he has been contined since last July under an indictment charging grand larceny in the scconG degree, in abstracting money from eli. vel0pes of an express company by which he was employed. After his ar lest the thefts continued and further investigation led to the arrest of an- other man. who is said to have cun- fessed. also admitting taking the money which Lucas was accused of stealing. The officers uf the company say they will right the wrong done Lucas by giving him q better position.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
Fireman Haifick. Cation. c. Injured.
COM. STRiKE SPREADS.

Cologn". Germany. Jan 1.-The strike of coal miners has spread. Part ot ail the iiggers in seventeen aiii- ,ioilai mines dii not so ;o work this
 morning. The number idle is about ;;;5J.GDo ur Jne-eiglth ui the total. Di- visions exist among the miners. minor ities disappearing of a strike aDi re iusing to quit .work so that the prop rictors or soIgc of the striking mines continue to wOTiS them on part time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
MAY WITHDRAW THEM.

Washington, Jan 1l.--If the arbitra. tiOn treaties HOW pcndin. before the Tinted States senate are elnasculated. the president will withdraw them from considera tioE. President Roosevelt has let this be understood clearly. At the conference last Saturday he sad he desired the arbitration treaties to be ratified. Tne treaties how pending were negotiatci by Secretary Hay and all of them were signed in Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
LARGE BUILDING BURNED

Camden. \. J.. Jan 1l--Onc ot the largest buildings of the plant of the Farr k Bailey company, manufactur- CTS of oil cloth and linOleum. which oc- cnpies' an entire block in the southern section of this city. was burned today. involving loss estimated at s1T5.000. The building was used for storing oil cloth and l.noieum. The fire is sup posed 10 have been caused by spon- taneOus combustion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
FOLLOWERS WIN.

Madison. Wis, Jan 11.-At the as semblv and senate cailcuses the fol lowers of Governor Robert N. La Toilette have succeeded in controlling the situation. The assembly was in his favor by 2 iarse majority. and in the senate Thr3a doubtful senators were peTsuadc,! to vote with iiIe gov eI:Ior's supporters for thc officers of the senate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
RODY BROUGHT BACK.

New York. Jan 1.-The bo,iy of Mr> John II. Sea ger. wife of inc secretary t0 Chief Engineer Wallace Jf he canal zone. who died in Panama e yellow fever was brought here today on the steamer City of Washington. Mr Seager accompanied the body. An- OtI,er passenger on the City of Wash ington was Captain Norman Burton. of the United States marine corps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
ON \ SERIOUS CHARGE.

Bellows Falls. ". Jan II.-Stste De. tectivc pcle- Murray of Worcester Mass. and Deputy sheriff Daniel Ii Rice o. Barre. Mass. Ieft here to-day fer hthDl with Herbert Taylor. win, is wanted in PeterSIlaTn. Mass. on serious hcarges Taylor. who was arrestel ir a iuinbe- camp near here yesterday agreed to return to Massachusetts with oIt extrasiitioEs r,aDeT~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
SHOOTS DEFENSE BEGUN.

Washington. Jan 1.-The Jefens, ir the Senator Reed Shoot inrestiya. ton was begun to-day. The room il which the investigation is conducted was crowded with spectators. most ot whom were women Senator Knox. the new Bemler of tho committee. at tended the hearing for the first time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
COLORED MAN
 ESCAPED FROn JAIL

Middletown. Jan 11.-Thonlas ! Franklin. colorci man. aged i3 years has escaped from the Middlesex coun- fy jail in Haddam- Franklin was sen tenced ID six months imprisonment at the December term Of the superici court on account of theft committed is Clinton Last Tuesday evening. while eating supper in the tsiI kitctei Franklin managed to escape. He lsas relatives in New Haven and it is <8s- tectei that he went to that city
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
FOR NEW ASSOCIATION.

New York. Jan Ii.--AR active movc. mcnt iS being organized heIc IJnkinc tc the f"-nid5.oG of T business mems association. including n its memi,nr- ship retgii merchants Teilr.>EI!t.s.G every i,raD-E 5. the trade i.i New York and BFDokiyG. The statcl piTpo.,, ot ,hc assOcid,io.. is io take Gp dnd eFay.i- cate varioEs trade evils through ir@- islati.u 1r nfifeTHi<,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
Metal Bedsteads.

The daintiest styles of white enam. elled and brass bedsteads you can see in the biz fourth floor show room of this concern makes buying q pleasure. There is no other store in the state that shows 50 many styles as here. The hedsteads priced from SI.J0 to SIS each are all wonderfully good val ueS. Re sure and sec this line cf iron rslS bpfnre yoIl blly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
MES. TIckENnR DEAD.

New York. Jan. ii.-Aiice BU.ke Tickencr. widow of tEe late James Frederick Tickenor. iOTmer pTeS:ds s-t cf the British Columbia Copper com Dany. and mother Of Lady Cunard. is Tead at her home herr. She was 6D old and faI been i'll for some months. She resiGcsl for severn. years in san Francisco where her first husband. M. G. Burke died
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
Leather Couches.

The Hampson-SelIew Furniture Co makes q speciality Of leather uphol- sterei furniture For library or doe tors office there is nothing that sives such good satisfaction as this class of furniture. 1Ou can select at this store a leather couch from several styles ranging in price from S25 to S6e- EantesOie leather couches that look like genuine leather and some say wear Just as well. at SI5 to S2s each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
EOiLER FLEW UP.
Fast Bound Express Brought to a
 Sudden Stop.

CleN r!and. O.. Jan 1.-The boiler of "a locomotive attached to the east hound fast express train on the Erie road blew up while standing at thc CiestOn. O.. station to-cay. Killing thc engineer and fireman instantly ana badly injurlng another man who was riding in the engine cab.
 The dead:
 Frederick Keller. engineer. Gallon. c.
 Fireman Haifick. Cation. c.
 Injured:
 Joseph Newman. 5223 Uaper street. Elmira. N. r.: will probably die.
 The cause of the explosion is noi known. The train carried express cars only. Aside from the engine. which was completely demolished. none oi th. equipment was damaged. Traffic :yas hl0ckcd for four hours following tine accident.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
MERCHANT FATALLY SHOT.

Red key. Ind- Jan 1l.-J. .. Tu-- pin. ] merchant. was shos and prO55- ahiy fatally injured - rnbbe-S EiIC exp-o.ia.i I quantity of dynamite in 1he POstofilce early today Tu-FiH vaS aroused by the eEPscs;nn and started to give the alarm when Ee was shot. The robseTS eSesped with out any booty aud posse went n pursuit of tApu-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
The Mattress Store.

The best place in Connecticut to buy mattresses and springs and pillows is at the Hampson-Sellew store. Water burys most particular buyers get their goods there. The qualities are always the best and what you buy can be thor
 oughly relied upon. You will also find that the prices are no higher than any where else, in fact they are usually
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
ID AID HE STRIKERS

Taftville. Jan II-Miii workers irs this place. levitt City. G,TesnvilIe. Bal tie. D,s.uTse MJGsup. I,s0ielsson au., WauraSal. have arranged 70 contribute one cent per boom each week as aid fof the Fail River strikers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
hahosany Lining Furniture.

It is not necessary to % out of wa. terbury for mahogany dining furni- ture. There is a splendid assort-1ers sf the Hampson-Seliew store. and if yOu wish something extra nice fer ycgr dining room % in and make a se- lectiol from the many styles offered You viii be greatly surprised by the l0v prices put on every piece.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
TEaTEg FOgCcaT

Forecast fs,r Connecticut: snow te- night. except ir northeast portion: ysarller tonight ID northwest portion: Thursday rain or snow and warmer. light northeriy winds becoming easter iy and increasing Thursday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
10 nCCTPY nIn MILL

Onecc. Jan 11-Nesntiatio1s have been begun ty mauufacturcr.s. wflo are understood to have plants near Boston. for mill property in this vii- iage which has been idle for some time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
Leather Turkish Chairs.

Be sure and see the large comforta- ble Turkish chairs at the HampsoI1- Sellew store priced from S35 to S55. Ihev gre vaIIIeS unexceIiai
The Washington times., 1905-05-07

Swim toward me- ne said. There
is a back set 10 the current somewhere
out there. and If you can strike into
it. 1t Will bring you SO near that I
can reach you
.Are you in safety. then?.' I asked.
swimming as well as I could toward
where his voice seemed to be.
For the moment yes said he
I'm ON a shelf of the cliff. Then for
the first time sinee had made his ac-
quaintance, he manifested a sense OF
humor. 1T isn't the first time,' he
added, that writer of books has been
put on the shelf
/ must say that 1 was in no mood or
condition at that moment to appreciate
his L. D.easantry. but many a time after
ward I smiled at it and marveied at the
self-possessioE displayed In cracking his
joke under such circumstances.
'I'Il keep talking" he went on. $50
as to guide you. Permit me 10 remark.
then. that We are having most inter
esing and. / hope. profitable experience.
This, Otto. is doubtless enc OF the vent
holes OF the great volcano that cen
turtles ago piled up the mountains that
we were studying when our work was
! interrupted. We shall probably find that
this part OF Australia was once an arm
of the sea, for on that theory I can un-
derstand the presence here of extinct
volcanoes. You see, the earths surface
is comparatively thin at the sea coast.
and il is there that volcanic and seismic
phenomena
'Doctor.' I interrupted, in no little
anxiety. L can herdly hear you. YouI
voice seems to go farther away every
second
Are you swimming" he asked in a
| tone of surprise.
AS hard as l can.
''You are not trying to go against the
current. l hope
No; l am swimming with it,
Dear me. the current brought me
here without any trouble al ALL
He waited moment and then gave a
loud "Ah.''
Hear that?" he asked. and could
tell that he shouted.
Yes" / called.
From the same direction as before?'
THE same
WELL keep on. Don't turn. I want
to experiment. I've got something bet
ter than a voice as a guide
Experiment. thought /, with some
exa speration. Are there any circum-
stances that will not stimulate his scien-
ttfie INTEREST,"
Despite my evaporation and fatigue
kept on till l heard him shout. See
anything?'
! mot a thing 1 answered.
Turn around, then. You are swim
ming away from me"
Utterly dumfounded. for I was sure
had been going straight toward thu
sound of his voice, l turned my head
and saw behind me a tiny flame. In the
glow of 1t | could just distinguish the
doctors arm.
With a sense of bewilderment and re-
lief combined. / put about and SWAN
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He suited action to the words by run
nlng to the rear end Of the raft and
leaping into the stream
We looked up, amazed The raft had
cCme TO the end of the straight stretch
and was rounding another bend, the
blacks polling with all their might to
Keep us off the rocky banla
On shore, and at that moment not
twenty feet from. US, were Hugo. Nor
bora. and their black assistants The
canoe was drawn up there and they
were half concealed behind jutting
rock.
I turned my head for an instant to
learn what had caused Rawlin to jump
l saw only that the river was apparent
ly at tie end OF its course, a black
wall rising straight out of the water to
Il height of hundreds of feet.
I saw this much, ana was not draeam-
ing Of its significance. when my atten-
ton was again attracted to the shore
from which we were rapidly receding
The report of a rifle had broken on
the air. l saw Hugo with the smoking
weapon In his hands. and [ saw Rawiin
leap in the water as the bullet struck
him.
He was not done for. a few powerful
strokes after he had jumped from the
raft had brought the Yankee where he
could grasp the end OF the canoe that
protruded q bit from the bank He had
just laid hold of it when Hugo fired.
/ heard Raw1ins shrill curses as he
tried to pun himself into the canoe, and
saw Hugo elambering over the rock in
tent upon pushing him off.
Rawlin got foothoid on the edge of
the stream before Hugo reached him,
and / saw them close In a deadly strug-
gle.
All this was next 70 instantaneous,
and L was not yet dreaming of what ii
meant or why the pilots had drawn up
and let us pass them.
| was simply spelIbound with horror
during that brief moment. and short
though the interval was, it was long
enough to destroy utterly our one
chance of escaping the frightful fate 10
which Hugo and Morbora had led us
1t was the same with DIR. Yon Diet
rich Rudely aroused from his absorb
tion, he was neither quick to see the
peril nor to act when II burst upon him.
our blacks perceived the situation
sooner than we did, and with loud cries
leaped one after the other into the
river.
The rapidity with which we were glid-
ing across the basin that seemed to be
the end of the river gave the doctor and
myself the first real intimation of the
truth.
''Gott in Himmel!" he gasped, I'VE are
being sucked nnderi'
He was on his feet now, staring AT
the blank wall ahead, at the water be-
tween, which was turbulent as If IL were
q huge caldrOn boiling and AZ the for
ward end of the raft, which was already
submerged.
No use to leap. / chattered.
My heart WAS il. my throat. and in
default OF words / pointed to the blacks
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II was mar.
The life not yet wholly gone from
him. he was being rushed along by the
current. his body bruised and Iacerated
by humping and scraping against the
adamantine roof OF the channel.
Bat for colIiding with him I should
have dashed my head against the roof.
and doubtless my skull would have been
broken. His body. acting as a cushion,
saved my life. but the horror Of it well
s,igh drove me mad.
Mad or sane it lnattered little. per-
haps, so long as / was suffoeating there
In that dreadful flume.
i hardly knew whether any remnant
of hope inspired me. / think not, but l
struck downward again with all my
waning might, conscious OF little else
Than eagerness to get as far a possible
from that thing that had saved me.
My brain reeled after that.
| began to see visions.
Home. my mothers face. the giant
lindens under which I played as child,
the great organ in the church, the white
Haired head professor in the gymnasium,
the bake shop where I bought sweet
cakes
All jumbled together rather than fol-
It was binding light around me.
Yet. was 1 conscious OF the waters.
and presently they began to whisper to
me = German words - sweet German
words-meaningless at first, and then
suddenly forming one sentence of sad
dest. most sinister import:
Hugo hat dich verrathenr'
Hugo has betrayed theei
Over and over again these words were
whispered, shouted, beloved in my
earl
1 could not endure them. Reckless,
maddened. unwilling what I did,
opened my mouth and cried aloud.
Were you ever lying at ease in q
boat at sea. and thus tranquil have you
been startled by the sudden gasp of a
porpoise, who has come to the sur
face?
If SO. you my know something of what
my cry was like
/ heard il myself and was as much
startled As If the situation had been
such as l have suggested.
1t was my own gasp that startled me.
My head was above the surface. and [
was breathing air,
Fioundering, choking. almost sinking
rom exhaustion. 1 beat the black water,
for it was toally dark there. and pres
emily gave forth a genuine shout
+. was no word: merely an incoherent
wall cf despair; and if I had not been
answered I know that 1 should forth
with have lost what little was left OF
my reason.
lotto. Otto. Schmidt! Is that your"
II was DR.. Won Dietrich's voice call
ing to me at what was evidently little
distance.
If ever a man is born again in this
world I was at that moment.
YES" / replied, and at once gained
control OF my hitherto spasmodic move
ments.
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toward the light. II was some time be-
fore I was caught by the back current
of which he had spoken. but when
was. 1t bore me easily to his resting
place.
Meantime he had lit three or four
matches and he continued 10 talk until
I asked him to stop.
Singular" ne said. that I did not
think OF my waterproof match case un-
til l realized your need
''Dr. Won Dietrich" I cried, please
do not say another word I see your
light and think I can distinguish your
form, but your voice is behind me. I
cannot endure the confusion" !"
He remained silent after that until
he put out an arm to help me TO the
shelf where he had found foothold.'' .
Now, then" he said kindly, - is my
voice in front OF you?''
Its all right now I answered.
(which Is further proof, he con-
tinued at once. ''of my theory that this
is a minor vent hole of a volcano. It
is a chimney. if you prefer the word.
and the very operations of nature would
make a lateral section of it circular In
other words. il is either a hollow
cylinder or a hollow cone, more likely
the latter.
| Now you may know that the acous-
tic properties of cylindrical or conieal
chambers are very peculiar. There are
buildings with domes In which al cer-
tain points the movement Of sound
waves Is apparently distorted. and you
seem TO hear voices from the wrong d.
reetfon. The fact that you heard my
voice from the wrong direction is evil
dence that this chamber is circular and
dome-lke."
I cannot say that these scientific OBJ
servatEons interested me. I heard them
IN dull. understanding way. and yet
they meant nothing of consequence. Ny
only response was a shiver.
Dear met" exclaimed the doctor, al
ways quick to notice manifestations OF
distress. you are cold. Here take q
swallow or two"
He held a flask to my lips and I
drank.
Il am always provisioned for emeE-
gencies,' he went on. There was mora
of this in the outfit. but the flask VIII
probably do until We get into the open
air again. Feel better?"
physically. yes" / answered. 'but I
cannot get over the horror OF it All
the others are lost, suppose"
Poor fellows: fear so. Godd for
tune favored me and l was brought 10
this spot without much difficulty. The
minute | got Tpy head above the sue-
face l began TO shout TO attract the att
tention OF possible survivors. Yours
was the only response I heard
Let US shout again..
We did so. calling alternately for sew
eral minutes. but the only answer we
had was the melancholy echo of our own
voices from various parts OF the dark
chamber.
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Ua1 on E@mstS11sSI sSIochug
TRClc At state and
Ma as OF Streets

aimed? Possibly, if they could shoot a
bit straighter there would not be SO
much firing on either side.
The teamsters' strike in Chicago has
presented several odd and significant
features. First, it is the fight of a
completely organized union against an
other union just as completely organ
lied for capital has the employers un-
ion and labor the teamsters' union. The
two great powers have met IN similar
ls1ttle formations This being the case
naturally money viii play an important
part in the outcome Of the strike just
as it must in every war
This brings up a second significant
point-unionized labor has but a few,
comparatively speaking. men on strike,
although the strike originated as a SYM
pathetic strike to aid the garment
workers in certain Chicago factories.
Naturally the fewer men the unions
have on strike the longer they can
furnish the money for their support It
would appear that the Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor had determined to make
this fight with a picked few instead of
as IN the past, calling out thousands of
men and women and causing untold suf-
fering before a settlement IS finally
made in the struggle
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Gives All a Square Meal.

IAN the men who want food come with
me- he said. A few minutes later hun
dreds OF men were conducted TO restau-
rants III the vicinity and ordered to eat
their fill This act won for Curry the
friendship of every man in the employ
OF the Employers Teaming Company.
The professional strike-breaker'' had
not been in Chicago an hour before he
showed that he was of an entirely diff
ferent stamp than he is reputed to be.
Instead of being the enemy of unions,
he not only professed his friendship for
union men but brought scores of men
who are still members of the st. Louis
teaming unions 10 Chicago with him.
~ am not fighting unions. l am act
ing practically as foreman over the men
who are going to make deliveries in Chi
cago.' he said. Il brought many union
men from st. Louis with me- The men
are good workers and know me and
can be trusted. That is all that / want
Before attempting to move a wagon
/ am going to see that every man has
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vainly struggling against the horrible
current all around us
They could make no headway against
it, but were being borne irresistibly on
to the wall, and even as we looked two
of them disappeared beneath the sur
face
Mark and the other servant turned
their frightened faces to the doctor.
He and l exchanged. / will not say
despairing glances, for that would not
be true of the expression on his noble
features, but glances of extreme des-
reration.
lie seemed to say to me: IT'S a small
chance, Otto, but we'll fight for it.
What he did say. in a voice wonder
fully free from tremor, or other sign
of alarm. was:
at will be better to leap. else we
shall be ground 10 pulp Between the
raft and the under side of the elf. :"
l perceived what he meant. The river
was running under the mountain. and
the raft VIXEN sucked under would be
sufficiently buoyant to keep near the
top of the current. and would thus
scrape along the rock roof of the chan
nei..
Even as he spoke the swirlng water
ran over our feet.
The mountain wall was so near that
it seemed like the jaw of an insatiate
monster closing over us.
Mark and the other servant leaped at
the word.
Dive deep!" called the doctor.
l gave him one look Of inquiry which
he understood.
You cannot help me, or I you." he
said hurriedly. Jump
We went off the raft together and
taking the cue from his instructions to
the servants. / plunged in head first
and struck down strenuously toward the
bottom.
As L went under l heard another re-
port of a rifle from up the stream where
Rawln and nay cousin were fighting to
the death