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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
Stufrcaeuce Tahrt.

Yei elmer 8allonIabrt wGbreno Der in
Sneonta, u. g.. ab9ebaltenen Sair
l6ite li6 Der Strid, an bem Der 8allOn
beieitist mar, nuo Der 16 Sabre alte
Slopo @allace, Der bic 6abrten re9ets
maBis mitma6te, madte cine SSabrt
our6 bic giiite weit iiber Die SSoltens
Ifidt, oie er ME uer9eHen miro. Gros
Der 2luiresuus. Die ii6 ieiner natiirlib
bemdhtiste. bebielt er nod 9eiites9ee
genwart ssuu9. bus gentil in Dem @ass
bebdGter 10 Su Offneu, oaB bas 9as nur
lansiam entwi6 unO Der Sallon li6
atlmdblif ientte. @twa Smei Stunoen
nad)oem Der 8allOn auf9efabren mar,
lanOete 98allace wObl uno munter in
summit, S6Oburie Gountg, oreiBi9
Wfeilen pon Sneonta.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
Tmr Sitteureiubeit.

Som II. bis gum 10. October lpiro
in "a @roiie, 9Sis., Die 9iationalcouies
rem; fir Die 6OrOeruuS Der Sittenreins
belt absebalten merben. Sowobl pom
allen 5beilen Der Ser. Staaten, wie
aud BON Canada pirO oieielbe beididt
lein, unb man erwartet, OaB Oiele @Ons
ferenS Die wi6ti9ite ibrer Grt iein wirb,
welfe ieuals in Oeu Ser. Staaten abs
eebalten pur6e. Die @beiheioun9ss
irase, Der r8aiienielbitmoro". bic &et'
tung Der iittlif) @eiallener, uno cine beis
Icre Dur6tiibrun9 pom Strafseiesen.
Die tbuuIi6lte 8erbinoerun9 pom Ser
breden unO cine bUbere itittIi6e @rs
siebuns Der junsen @eneratiOn sebOren
gu Den Sauptfru9eu, welAe auf's 2apet
fommen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
Grplofiou bleibt 6ebeimnif.

Setrefis bes llntersanSs oes S6ladt'
i6ifiS .Dtitaia" ;erbri6t man ii6 in
Eotio INNER nod ben Sopf, neil eS bel
ndberer llnteriuduns unmabrIdeinlt6,
ia taft uumOglid lit. oaB in Der 9tdbe
bes Sauptmuites cine GrploiiOn itatt9e'
funben babe, unO oaB uon bort aus
bas Seuer aus9ebrOhen Jet. Wtan
uei9t ifb uielmebr Der stnii6t Sn, baB
Die @rplolion pom anBeu uernria1t
woroen lei; neil mun es Ionit ni6t
ertlaren fam. SaB Die 6lammen ni6t
uon BEN wetterbarten 3beeriaden oil
SorO, Die selernt batten, i'm beiBeiten
Sampigswiibl rubig uno beIonnen gu
bteibeu, redt;eitis SelUi6t wuroen.
Das Seuer muB alio onr4 cine pon
auben peruriuhte Grploiion entItan'
Den iein, 10 baB man nit SOlhappa'
raten pom 0ed Oes S9iifes aus ni6ts
ausri6ten tonute.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
Bar presist ipieSer eiumal ecu
0Scltfriepeu,

Gar 9tifOlas Iiebt es Ofieu ar, Dor
Der g8elt Die 6oae clues 8rieNensapo.
itels sn iibernebmen ino in beSuubsrnoen
9Borten bas @pan9slium bonn all9emcis
nen 8eltfrieben gu prebigen, wabrenb
Die S6nerter ieiner glrmeen beinabe
nod triefen BON Dem 8lut srauium biu=
geltla6teter SeinOe, mdbrenb Die Suoen
in ben Stdbtsn RuBlanos nieOerSemess
eft merSen unb Der Sammerl6rci rleno
uerblntenber Spis;s tintbiiriti9er 3arta'
ren aus ben SautaIuslGnoern Elm fait
unbeimli6es @do III Der itoljen 3arens
itaot al Der 0tewa medt. sc tlin9t
fait unglaublid, unO bod lit es, mie
aus ;upertdiii9er Suelle bebauptet miro.
wabr, baB Der Gar Die tiibnc 2lbiiht
bat, Die Wtdhte osr Belt Su elmer ;pcis
ten SriebenscOufereu; na6 bem 0aag
III entbieten. 98ie Erdiibent 9ipuieuelt
oieie. pOn bOben ruiiiiden StautSbcan.
ten beitdtiste 9iadridt aufnebmen wiro.
bleibt ab;uwarten. @r lelbit bat be-
rsits Dor tdn9erer 3eit bur6 Die Sertre.
ter nnierer Gesieruns i'm slusluuoe Die
Md6te Der @elt erlu6eu lalfen, ltfl an
elmer Sweiteu 6rieoenscOnfersHS i'm
Saas ;u betbeiliSen. SIN ruiiii6en
StaatsOepurtement wuroe alleroiH9s be.
buuptet, baB 8raiibent EOoiepclt Der
8lan oes 3uren ldnSit betannt Ici unb
oaB ct bemielbeu nidt allein uOn 0er;en
,useitimmt, iOn6era bic 9lniidt 9edub'
ert babe, OaB Oem 3aren, Der Die erite
6rieOenscouferenS mad Dem Saa9 Gins
berufen babe, audi bel Der @inbcruiun9
Der sweiten Der Sorraus SsbOre.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
Semefratif6c Ssominaticnen.

Staai.
8Hr Supsrirr @sri&t Ri6tsr
Sebu 9. 5sab, pom Wtfmprslaue.
gir Staats Sdasmsifsr,
Hiaiam W. Strry, ppn Gbtifn.
Gpuntp.
8iir County GrmmiHdrs,
5pbn s. Turfiu,
giEirr Buri6sI.
8ur Minsu 5nipsftrrsn,
y 3. Wccrs,
SubTt JObnipn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
5enhifhes @erbrc d,en.

Inter Der slntla9e, feline SBOlnuus
au9eitedt uuO Die Oartn sur 3cit auWes
ienben Dtitslicber ieiner SSamilie, Sat
tin uno brei Sinber, abIi6tli6 Dem
6euertoOe iiberliefert gu bubeu. wurOe
Der etpa feds Nieilen nOrbli6 uOn
Sepap, Snb., wobneube 5armer 9eor9e
6oro uerbaftet. @r mar iebr eiferiii6s
tis unb bate bel ueridicoenen @ele9ens
beiten seoroht, ieine 6rau upo ainSer
umbrinsen gu woilen. Sest betbenert
er aui'S na9briidti6ite feline llnibnlo
unb bebauptct, oaB Sanoltreiher oas
6euer an9elegt baben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
NeinIid,e GntSehmna.

Die peinlibe @ntbeduu9, oaB elm
bis6er un9suanuter nSiiuitler4 oas
3ei6en Der SOnisliden PorSellans
Wianuiaftur ben rotbeu Rei9s.
appel - nit srOBem GrfOls na69es
abmt unb cine bisber unbefannte 3abt
uon Sunben betro9en bat, lit nidt
obns 9ladipisl sebliebsn. Gs bat iid
namli6 berausSsitellt, oaB Wtalerei
uub 3siden siuur sefdlidt Waren, bic
Porsellanwuaren ieoOd aus Der fO'
nisIi9en 5abrit itammteu. uno bisber
IinO alle 9ia6fOridunsen nad benz
Disbs erfOlslOs ssblisben. Der Nfaler
peissrt ii6 bartnGdis. feline Se3usss
queae ;u uerratben, 9eitebt aber ;u,
baB er ni6t Der ein3ise Sduier ses
weIeu iei uno ieiner 8ere9nun9 nah
I'M 9auie bes lestsn Sabrss sesen
1000 ssiali9ts Stiide on ben Mann
9sbradt muroen, mande baUon Su
Brsiisn bis su 1000 Wtarf. @ans i'm
@sbsimen lit nun cine llnteriuduns in
Sang seiest wOrOen, unb oa bel Der
itriftsn usbermaauns Der arbeitsr in
Der S0nisl. WiaHufaftur, unb Der
@rSBs unb bem @swidt maH6er Der
entipenbsten Stiide, nur Die b6beren
8samtsn Der Snitalt uerbidtist wer'
ben fSnneu, 10 mag man ii9 auf in'
tsreiIante @ntbillunssn uorbereiten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-09-28
SBpeben.6
Sula II D.

5 SSul D.
Der ErdliOent wiro am SamIta9,
f6en 80. september, nab 9Saibiu9ton
fsuriidtebren uno ioiort nit elmer sln'
,abf BON Seuatoren uuo Sunbess9lb-
'aeoroneten, benen er cine ipe3ielle 9in'
labuns bat 3useben lalien. Seratbun9en
abbalten, Oeren @egenitauo Die oon Dem
fBrdiioenteu 10 oft erwdhnte 6rahts
raten.9 .9(nseleseubeit lsin wirb. 9ents
7idon oeuten alle Sln3eihen oarauf bin,
oas Die Observation-Disclosures 9e9en
cine Grmeiterung Der WtahtbefusniB Der
amii6enitaatli6en SauoelscOmmiiiion
aufs euersiitite prOteItiren meroen.
4umuine 0aurisnac, Der SruOer Der
berii6ti9ten Wtabame 3bereie Sumbert,
Der loeben eiuen 3uhtbaustermin uer'
bubt bat. lift in 9iew YOrf ansetOmmen.
nm in 0iew gOrf fir leine nod I'M
3u6tbauie I6ma6tenoe S6weiter nno
oeren Samilie cine Seimath gu 9riinSen,
murSe aber pon ben @inwauoeruu9Ss
beb6rben in @uis SslanO Suriidgebalten
uuS wirb bemnG6it pieber Die Riidreile
mad 5rantrei6 antreteu miiiien.
4rdIiOsnt 9iOuI Ieuett bat Jest. ba bic
BON ibm ernannte Seeps9OmmiiliOu, Die
befanntlid Die eiu;elnen Sermaltun9Ss
Departments einer 9riinOliden llnters
iu6uns unterwerfen Ioll, in poller
,9bdtisteit lit, ieine 2Iuimertiamteit
sber 2lrmee. uno Slottenuerpaltun9
su9ewenost. Die mad perifiebenen, in
ben letten Bodeu uno Wtonaten 9es
.ma6ten @utbullun3eu uieles ju piill'
d6sn iibris laiien ion. ST miro cine
Ateue GommiiiiOu ernennen, beren anT'
sabe es lit, Die einieluen Departments
in Der Serpaltuu9 Oes Seeres unb Der
i5lOtte senau Su unteriuden, etpaise
Rfli6tpsrna6ldiii9uu9 Der Seamten
prompt ;u berihten uno Sorlhldse
Sur Yerbelieruns ueralteter uno I'M
Rrattiider Wietbooen gu MAIDEN.
{ Sobn glleranSer 0Omie. Der iiber'
Npannte Sbsrbirte Der allsemeiueu
datbolii6eu Stride unb 9riinoer Der
AStabt Der @ldubiseu4, 3iOn Gitp.
Bel Waufe9an in Cafe Gountp, Slls.,
Spiro in Wferito cine neiters @Oionis
I5einer 9lnbdnser 9riinoeu unb bot. wie
aus Tampico, Wterico berihtet wirb,
Su bieiem 3Wef bic @aniales Rlantass
fir $4,000 setauit.
/ Die Stanoarb Oil SO. bat aufs neus
pic 8reiie fur Sel erbObt, 10 SaB jssi
Der greis fir alle Sorteu Del i'm Durd'
l6uitt III @ts. per @allune bOber it,
pls er urIpriinsli9 mar. @rpOrtpreiiC
finb sbenfalls I'M SerbaltuiB seitiesen
Pin Wali StraBe iagt man gang often
baB bic Preiis erbObt wurben, Sami
Die StanSarS Oil SO. Die Our4 Der
srOBsn Sampf i'm Staat Ssanias uer
uria6tsn Soften befsn fam.
8isr 8samten Der Sdwar;idiIo &
Sulsbsrser PadinS Co., bic Der Ser
i4w6ruug Sipeds @rlansnns bon Rabat
ten in ben Sra6traten an9etla9t nOroei
paren, befannten ii9 Dor 6i6teI
Suupbrsp i'm Chicago Sunbss
-ri6t idulbis uno muroeH su eine1
@slbitrufe Don suiammen $25,oOo uer
nrtbsilt. Die sInssflastsn warsn
Samusl SBeil Don gism YOrf. Sics
Brdiibent Der @eielliaaft, Der elm
6traie pon $4,000 su besablen bat
unb y. 9. @uisp. Serfebrs.Gsi6dftfiib
rsr, 8anee .. Stipwortb uuo Seife 8
EobO. feline @sbilfsu. Den lssten Ore
wurSsu ie $1,000 iubiftirt.
Das SllinOiisr Dorf Eapanba be
Bloomington lit our6 Ssusr fait poll
fanbis ssrit6rt worbsn.
Gustanb.
On TOfio wurbe bstuunt sessbsu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29
HEARD IN PASSING

If MT Morgan is really mad about the Erie-C., H. and D. deal. the tinan- cial world may be expected to look like a pinwheel some of these fine days.-Detroit News.
 Senator Platt says he has no inten- ton of resigning. but if things keep humming some future Macaulay will stand in the senate gallery and ask: Did he fall or was he pushed ?-New York Herald.
 John B. Moran. who is perturbing Boston by his insistence on the en- forcement of the law to its letter. is victim of one of life's little fronies. He himself has violated a law in not filing his statement of election ex- penses within the prescribed time. He was five days late and is liable to a fine of S1,00O.
 The Massachusetts legislature which is to meet next week will rearrange the basis of representation in the ex- ecutive council, the senate and the house. There are eight councillors, forty senators and 240 representatives, and the legislature has absolute con trol in dividing the state into coun- cilor and senatorial districts. In the matter of representative districts it simply allots to each county its num- Der of representatives, leaving to the county commissioners the work of lay ing out the districts. The census of 1905 will govern the work of redis- tricting. There are 674,161 legal voters. and the ratio of voters for each councillor district is S4,270, senatorial 16.S54 and representative 2,S09.-New Haven Journal and Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29

Mayor Elton wants to 90 out of of flee with flying colors, and as. one of his last acts before retiring he invited the members of his municipal family to dine at The Elton last evening. There is nothing like leaving a good impression. It is presumed from what has been heard on the outside that all present had a fine time, even though some of the mayors staunchest sup porters were not asked and of course did not grace the festive board with their presence. There are many Opin- ions expressed these days about May or Elton's administration, and while all wish to be fair it is pretty gener- ally conceded that it has not been the bowling success that was predicted. Even the American, which has stood by the business administration at times when it was almost impossible to do so, has on the eve of its exit seen the light. and has come to the conclusion that 1t wasn't up to the standard. It gave the retiring admin istration this whack last evening: The board of aldermen, which fin ished its labors last night does not retire with much glory. Some of the members lost interest after election, partly because it was the ruin of their hopes. For a time this body. with good, safe working republican major ity, was a faithful supporter of the plans of the progressive republican administration. It had little original force, and is not what we would call an intellectually strong body of men. But it was industrious, well inten- toned and sympathetic with the pro gressive purposes of Mayor Elton ana his strong executive boards. Since the day that Mayor Elton refused to run again, and especially since the day when the democrats proved their aUil- fly to resume the direction of things on New Years day. the aldermen have had little interest beyond finishing up their work and. as President BIakes- lee said, dying quick It has some excellent work to its credit. but the confusion of it's last days Obscures the record The coming board of al- dermen- having a republican majority of but one. will have to be an alert
 orderly and well disciplined body. or there will be the mischief to pay"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29
ODELL'S HOT WORDS
Roosevelt, Higgins and Parsons Denounced by Ex-G Governor.
FIGHT TO FINISH FOR SPEAKERSHIP
Higgins and Taft In Conferenee-sec- retary of War Said President Was Not Interfering In State
 Politics,

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Ex- Governor Odell was at the Republican club, and after conference with AssemblymaI | Merritt, his. candidate for speaker, ht let loose another tirade of abuse and denunciation of President Roosevelt Governor Higgins, Congressman Par sons and all others that have opposed his candidate for the speakership. MT 0dell said:
 The man up at Albany who is doing so much talking has evidently had some starch injected into his spine by one Theodore Roosevelt. But if the steadfastness of Governor Higgins could be listed on the stock exchange (while I know nothing about that place. should advise all my friends to sell the stock short. It is well known that Higgins never had any backbone in the past. When he talks it is the voice of Jacob Higgins, but the hand of Esau Roosevelt"
 When asked about the speakershir fight Mir. Odell said:
 Tt is a fight to finish in the eau GUS. Mir. Merritt will not retire. and so far as I know there will be no third candidate. Merritt is in the race to fight 1t out in the caucus"
 Of the local situation be said:
 Young Mir. Parsons has whole lot to learn in the game of politics" Governor Higgins and Mir Odell were in town, but did not meet.
 Governor Higgins reiterated his an. nouncement that the election of As. semblyman James W. Wadsworth to the speakership was certain. The gov ernor said that he would have a good majority in the caucus at Albany on Tuesday night.
 Secretary Taft had a long talk with Governor Higgins. Both were here to attend the prison ship martyrs com mission It was reported that Secre. tary Taft bore a message from the president to the governor. but this was denied by MT. Taft. The secretary said that the only message he had for MT. Higgins was that he hoped if the governor was impeached he would es. cape the fate of Charles I. When ask. cd about the charge made fin some quarters that President Roosevelt is interfering in state politics Mir. Taft sahl:
 T can speak only for Ohio. know that the president has not interfered in Ohio. He consults the senators about all Ohio appointments. and whatever he does is the result of an amicable agreement with the sena. tors"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29
New York Markets.

FLOCR-Dull and unchanged: Minneso- Ia patents. A.60n5. winter straights. g. 70 a4l0; winter extras, &2Sd325; winter pat ents, q. 2yd455.
 WHEAT-Cnder a bearish Price Cur rent report, easy cables and liquidation wheat declined about isc. h face of re- ported rains In Argentina May. 90 l3-lsg
 BCTTER-Creamery. extras. per pound, -5d2sc. Mercantile Exchange official quotation. extras Z5cD, frsts. Zfd24c |: tTas, -lg2llzc-: flrsts, 1aZlc-, seconds, lsg l2c.; state dairy, tubs, extras, 3C. firsts, .Ca =5c.i seconds, lsqlsc.; thirds, l6dl7c.
 cHEEsE-State, fuIl cream. small and large, Colored and white. September. fam cy. 14C. October. best. l3is al3izc.. late made, small. cOlored and white, average light skins. choice. fla1ll4c.; part skins. prime. g. 9isGss.c. good. ss. fIsc.. common 10 fair. 7l.Hsc.. full skins. 5-,n4asc
 EGGss-siate Pennsylysan1!a and ne. nearby; l,yl Sc. extra mixed colOrs, S3dsic-: fiTsts 10 extra frsts. zsa52c.. undergrades. zzd5c. !. Tefrigerators- finest Zlc.; average best. D 1-yizc.: common Co good. iTglsa4c-; Timed,
 sTRAw-Duu: long rye, Gc.
 WoOL-steady: domestic fleece. &d9sc-
 LIVE POULTRY - Chickens. spring. nearby. per pound. lie: fowls 1zlzc-, old roostsrs. 1zc-: turkeys, l5c.; pigeons. per
 DRESSED POJLTRY-Turkeys. spring. nearby. per pound. lTqEc-. capous. Phila- deiphia. I6a-sc. broilers, Philadelphia ( pounds per pair and under. isa Z2c.. New York and Pennsylvania. lsq1lc-. chickens. roasting. s pounds peT pair and over. Phil- adslp1is- dry picked. isasfc.. New York and PennHsyivarias lggl4c-. fowls. Phila- picked. ec.. scaldsd- s4c. ducks. spring. izalsc-. geese. white. i5c-. dark. fzdi5c sgEEbz. prime. large. white. Der dozen. EEg4. mixed. s1: dark sl-5eT1-75. eulls. asGTz~
 DRESSED NEATS-Casvss strong st 2 GIar- for city dressed vszis and E6fz1ac. ] for country dressed. mutton quiet al 1l1G
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29
sAEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PREsS <
FRIDAY, DEC %, 1905.

An explanation of the way in which S360.O00 was stolen from the New York National City bank is afforded by the statement that three-fourths of the messenger work between the bro kers and banks is done by boys 15 10 IS years of age. Considering that the losses so far are represented by this S360,OOO. in comparison to other meth 0ds by which the means of the unwary are annexed, this stands as testi- monial to the integrity of the legal in fantS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29
NEW JERSEYBANDITS
Paymaster Schieck Held Up and Relieved of $5,OOO.
HIGHWAYMES ARMED AND MASKED
Robbers Thought to Be Italians, Who Knew It Was Pay Day-Posse
 Hunted Them Without

NEW BRUNSWICK, x. J., Dec. %. Scores of angered workmen beat the woods round about here all last night seeking five masked highwaymen who in true wild west fashion held up Pay master William Schieck of the Dela- ware River Quarry and Construction company and got away with satchel containing S5,200.
 The company is building conduit from Jersey City to Philadelphia for the New York and New Jersey Tele- phone company, and the paymaster put S7,000 in small satchel and started out to pay of the gangs of laborers at work at the various sections between New Brunswick and Metuchen. F. Harkins, former police commissioner ,of New, sR sRrpnsswick, agreed to accom- pany him, and the two men set out in buggy.
 They went unarmed and between Lindeau and Piscatawi paid of S1,s00 and had S5,200 left.
 At the Agricultural park race track there is a crossroad, and the main road along which the two men were to travel runs for 800 yards through a dense growth of underbrush. Just beyond the underbrush was a gang of labor CTS.
 Suddenly a man leaped from the brush. leveled a revolver at the two astonished men in the buggy and with a twist of his left hand at the horses bridle threw the animal off its feet. Harkins tumbled headlong to the ground, and Schieck sprang out of the buggy.
 They were instantly surrounded by five men. All wore over their heads gunny sacks in which eye holes had been pierced. Two carried shotguns and three had revoIvers. While big man held the struggling horse the five others held their weapons at the heads of Sehieck and Harkins. ordering them to throw up their hands. One of the five. who seemed to be recognized as the leader. snatched the satchel from the buggy. and Schieck and Harkins forgot their fears for second and to- gether they grabbed the satchel by its handle The highwaymen jerked it away from them, leaving the handle in their grasp.
 Three of the five and the big man at the horse backed into the brush, and two stood covering the paymasters with their weapons. Then warning them that if they followed they would be shot the two ran after their confed- crates.
 Almost before the two victims of the daring holdup could shout for help a trolley car ran alongside. Harkins and Schieck boarded the trolley. re- verscil the power and in five minutes were in the village of PiseatawL The alarm was given. Every station of the contracting company was notified by telephone. and all the surrounding towns were warned. but the bandits got clear away.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29

2. Our college presidents have bePn
 giving some remarkably sensible ad- vice to their students of late. says the Chicago News. There seems 10 be q growing disposition on the part of higher education to concern itself with practical problems of daily liv- ing. The heads of Columbia and Yale have recently spoken in no uncertain terms concerning the glaring dishon- esty which has been exposed in high places. President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard follows up the good worK with a forceful address on the sub-
 ject of clean living. The boys are admonished to tact toward all women as though they were going to marry
 some good woman inside of month" The modern college has mission aside from the purely intellectual one.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29

The feud between the tobacco grow CTS in the dark tobacco districts of Kentucky and Tennessee and the buy CTS for the Italian and other foreign
 governments has. 1t is believed in Washington, become matter for diplomatic consideration. For some years past things have not been run ming smoothly in the tobacco sections. The growers of this class of tobacco have been keyed up to a high pitch of indignation against the foreign buy CTS. as the result of agitation on the part of various associations which have been formed for the purpose of controlling the output. Certain oapi- talists have had an ere On the POssiJil- ity of making considerable money out of the tobacco crop should they be successful in getting the growers into line in q scheme to sell the tobacco through a company organized by them. On two different occasions this effort has failed. for the reason that a con siderable number of the growers have 10 faith in such movements and are content with the prices they receive for their tobaceo. The growers have been constantly told that the foreign buyers have got them by the throat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29

in the matter of fixing the prices, and will dictate to them in this regard as long as they see they have a chance to do so. All this agitation against the buyers has resulted in many un- warranted and outrageous attacks on the property of buyers, to say nothing of the buyers. Not long ago factory was burned by desperadoes who are believed to be incensed against the buyers. People on passenger trains have been held up and threatened with their lives if they sell tobacco to any body connected with any corporation. The Italian government is understood to have presented the matter to our government in a mild but firm man. her. complaining that great deal of its tobacco, which has been bought from the growers in this country and stored prior to its shipment to Italy, is being destroyed by the wanton at tacks which have been made of late. W. T. Dunnington. who is the buyer for the Italian government of the to- bacco purchased in this country for the Italian monopoly, was recently in Washington in regard to the matter. It is reported that he saw Secretary 1 Root of the state denartment and pre- scented a formal complaint on behalf of his government against the out rages that have been committed on the 1 property of Italy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29
PnIit. Nnt. From ,IItchrII.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-The presi- dents Of the anthracite railroads have received a polite little letter from John Mitchell. the president of the Mine Workers union. asking them to grant a conference to representatives of the an- ihracite miners Nothing is said abnut the miners union. and one inference that has been drawn Is that the miners do not intend 10 make an out and ont fight for recognition of their organiza- ff0u
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-29
1urntr-nr. Men nrnun.a.

VICTORIA E. C.. Dec. 2g.-Aboui twenty-five men. 1t is believed. were drowned when the British bark Pass of Melfort foundered on the rocks o1 Amphitrite point. The salvage steamer SaIvUr. maintained at Esquinait by Lloyd's agency and the Canadian gov. ernment. has started for the sunkeu ship. from which wre:ksge is still com ing adhere