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Evening journal., 1905-08-12
SEVERE FINES
WERE IMPOSED
Judge Cochran Assessed Two
Men $50 and Costs and
Sent Them to Prison
FINED TWO MEN $40 AND COSTS

Judge Cochran held thirty-minute
session Of city Court this morning and
during that time fined two men $50
and costs each and committed them
! to the workhouse Tor six months, fined
two others $50 and costs apiece, as
sessed several others minor sums and
enriched the city's treasury. If all is
paid, by Sl53.20, the total amount Of
fines being Si2O and the costs $500.
| John Duckery. colored. was charged
by officer Michael McGillon with act
ing disorderly last evening at Fourth
ana French streets The patrolman
testified that Duckery cursed him and
attempted to bite him after he had
placed the man under arrest Twenty
dollars and costs was imposed
Edward Johnson and Richard Short,
both colored, We're charged by Thorn
as Bacon. also celored. with assault
and battery Bacon, who lives at No
III Lord street, testified that the trouble
arose over some chickens kept by Short
and which he (Bacon) had complain
ed Of lie stated that the men had
come TO his house and threatened him
on Monday noon last and that later
they had attacked him on the street
one having brick and the other a
knife.
The prisoners were represented by
John Lynn and each was put upon the
stand In his own behalf Both testi-
fed that Bacon had assaulted them
first, using a hatchet as weapon.
johnson had a hesitancy IN his speech
and stopped once or twice IN his tes-
ltimony.
whats the matter with youg'
queried the court Cant you talk?
The witness replied that he had
stopped 20 study"
Stopped 70 study up what to say.
have you2" said Judge Cochran. John
son resumed his testimony. but again
I hesitated What's the matter now?"
questioned the court. "You ought TO
have studied up last night"
fine of $50 and costs and six
months at Greenbank was the sentence
! imposed in each case.
ANOTHER $50 FINE.
Frank Roberts. colored. was chare.
ed with assaulting his brother-in-law
David Saney. The witness testified
that Roberts on Saturday night las
called him out OF saloon on From
street and after some words strucl
!, him in the face and '1oosened hi
jaw" $50 and costs Of the prosecution
was the fine Imposed.
Frederick Stewart, colored. and AT
. exander Lex were charged with fight
ing upon the streets in front OF tn
! Lyceum Theatre. Each was fined s.
and costs.
William Burris and John Regan wer,
charged with trespassing on the prop
erty Of the p. B. q w. Railroad Com.
pany. A fine Of s. and costs was i'm.
posed on each.
Tillie Green, colored. was arraigne,
on disorderly conduct charge prefer.
red by officer william Davidson. 81
and costs was the sentence. Harve,
e Willis, charged with vagrancy wal
- committed TO the workhouse for sixt,
, days
Evening journal., 1905-08-12
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

WANTED-A lunch pie man. Apply
Hotel Wilmington. Aug 12--1t
Evening journal., 1905-08-12


The special prizes offered follow:
$500 to winner of greatest number Of
blue ribbons in poultry department
$500 to winner Of second greatest
number of blue ribbons in poultry de-
partment.
$500 to winner of third greatest num-
Der of blue ribbons in poultry depart
ment.
w. ]. Martin. $500 for the best pen
Of Plymouth Rocks, any variety.
L. Scott Townsend, $500 for best pen
of Wyandottes, any variety.
courtland Rice offers special ribbons
TO the best pen, cock, cockerel. hen,
pullet in the Barred Rock Glass.
Howard Pennington offers one set of
Bradley Bros. eggs to the best cockerel
in this class, also one cockerel for the
best pullet.
Mrs. Courtland Rice offers special
prize of one PelSin Drake for the best
Pekin Drake winning blue ribbon.
John NJ. DonOhoe offers special rib
bons to the best pen, cock, cockerel,
hen, pullet, in the White Wyandotte
class.
DR.. Giifllan, one setting Of Brahma
for best cockerel; one setting of Brah-
ma for the best pullet Of this variety
e. G. Cook, one Buff Wyandotte
coclxerel, Pisar strain, for best pullet
of this breed. and one setting Of same
strain of eggs for best cockerel.
+. B. MacNair. one Rhode Island Red
!cockerel for best pullet Of this breed
, exhibited by a lady, and one setting Of
eggs for best cockerel in this class.
James A. Gebhart, one setting Part
ridge Wyandottes for best cock in this
class; one setting White Wyandottes
for best hen in this class; one setting
Brown Leghorns for best pullet in this
class.
Mrs. Walter J. Martin. special ribbon
for whitest bird in the show
The National White Wyandotte Club
offers four handsome silk ribbons, one
each, for the best White Wyandotte
cock, hen, cockerel or pullet shown by
q member OF the club.
H. c. Mehaffey offers one setting OF
eggs to best pullet, and one setting OF
leggs TO best cockerel Of White Leg
horns, also. first, second and third RIB
bons.
M. c. Henderer. one special ribbon
for best White Wyandotte cock; one
special niti5on for White Wyandotte
hen.
Castelow Co.. grocers, one special RIB
bon for best pen Brown Leghorni one
special ribbon for best pen Buff Cochin.
Jos. Price. one special ribbon for best
Houdan cock; one special ribbon for
best Hondan hen; one special ribbon
for best Silver Laced WyandOtte pen.
Philips Thompson Co.. one special
ribbon for the best cock OF Light
BraElla; one special ribbon Tor best
Evening journal., 1905-08-12
THE WEATHER.

Tomorrow suItry weather
and nearly stationary tempera-
ture will prevail with fresh
southerly winds and local
rains; Monday partly overs
cast weather.
Evening journal., 1905-08-12
ARRANGING FOR
THE STATE FAIR.
Exhibit of Poultry viii be
a Leading Feature This
Year
MANY PRIZES WILL Be OFFERED

The Grange State Fair to be held at
BrandyYine Springs Park, on August
80 and 81 and September 1st. will be
much larger this year than ever before.
All three counties are combined to
make it big success and there will no
doubt be a large attendance from the
lower part of the State.
Arrangements for the fair are now
being made. A tract is being laid to
exhibit the horses and am enclosure is
being erected for the stock. A large
tent win also be built to exhibit the
fruit and poultry. There are probably
more persons Interested in the poultry
exhibit than any other department.
l.. Scott Townsend is superintendent
of the poultry exhibits and he is work
ing hard to make It a feature
POULTRY PRIZES.
Entries in the Popltry Department
must be made before August Goth.
There viii be an entry fee Of ten cents
for each single chicken, duck. goose.
or turkey. 25 cents for trio, 40 cents
for a pen consisting of one male and
four females. Blue. red and yellow
ribbons VIII be awarded In all classes.
but money prizes. only in those
designated. All blue ribbons viii conn
pete for special money prizes, whether
in the money or ribbon classes.
Doner of a special prize viii not
compete for same.
Evening journal., 1905-08-12

is as good as the best
none could be better.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
RAIDED THE BANK.
United States Officials Cleaned Out a
 Lottery Institution.

Chicago. July 12.-United States government officials have raided the imperial bank, one of the institutions conducted by Louis Gourdain and John H. Dalton, now under indictment for operating lottery. The search war rants were issued by Judge Bethea on the complaint of Inspector hetcham of the postoffice department.
 Accompanied by United States Deputy Marshals, Inspector James E. Stuart entered the bank armed with a warrant, and proceeded to confiscate everything fin the shape of books, pa pers. literature, tickets. and such other articles as were thought necessity 10 be used as evidence A wagon backed up to the door and the bank" was transferred to the postoffice store house.
 The federal seizure warrant called for 'all articles of literature. paper, tickets, books. etc, labeled or belonging to the Louisiana banking company, Louisiana state loan and trust com pany. Victor c. Lopez and company, ". !. Morgan and company, Louis Gour- dain. imperial banking company. I'm perial bank and the Manhattan eX- change bank
 The trial of the bank" officials will come up before the federal court at the next session in September. The articles confiscated will be introduced as evidence in the trial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
MARKET
 SHOCKED.
By the Disclosures of
 Venality.
President of the New York Cotton Exchange Wants President Roosevelt to Make Exhaustive Exam. nations.

New York, July 12.-The New York cotton exchange made public the 1ol- lowing letter today:
 ''The Hon Theodore Roosevelt.
 President of the United States,
 Washington, D. c.
 Dear Sir: On behalf of the New York cotton exchange l want to say that its members have been greatly shocked by the recent disclosures of venality in the department of agricul- ture upon whose reports they have de pended for accurate information ill the conducting of their common business. "! beg to request that a full investi- gatiOD be made of the methods which led to the corruption with a view of preventing the possibility of recurrence and that the guilty ones be adequately punished
 Official reports should be above the suspicion of publications in the inter- est Of any persons for their individual benefit and as president of this ex. change I wish to put its members upon record as utterly opposed to such cul- pable proceedings.
 "On the line of common honesty ask you for your most emphatic con demnation and action upon the prac- tices which make legitimate business impossible and put the members of our body at the mercy of tricksters and knaves
 With great respect, am,
 Yours truly.
 WALTER c. HUBBARD. President N. '. Cotton Exchange"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
CITY NEWS

James F. Coughlan Of South View street is enjoying a vacation at -Mea. dows End.
 Thomas F. Ward. a bartender at Donahue's cafe on North square, is again at his post, after being laid up week,
 Mrs Patrick Flynn. well S;lown friends in this city, is seriously iii at her home.
 Joseph. the six months old son of John Walsh of J6 Ayres street, died yesterday. The funeral took place this afternoon with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 Margaret. the fifteen months old daughter of Mir and Mrs Thomas Nor ton of 2T1 Dublin street died last night. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 This afternoon an oil stove started to blaze at the residence of Owen Dona- hue, 96 Fairview street. but th-I Imily got control of 1t before it did any dam age. An alarm was sent in and the department had quite a run to the scene.
 Lemuel Hammond. aged 69 years, died today at the home of his uaugil- ter, Mrs Charles D. Nye. 3l Frederick street. MT Hammond was a promi- nent resident of Worcester. and the remains will he taken there for burial tomorrow.
 The TOW in the Hop Swamp school district in Bradleyyille has again broken out. A woman said to be half sister-in-law of Alfred Trelease. the ey- school committeeman. whom Miss Jose phine Uowney has sued for S1.2U0 for slander, is said to be circulating pc tition to have Miss Downey discharg- ed as teacher. At present Miss Dow ney is at her home In Boston. and 1t is presumed that in her absence Mir Ire leases friend considers she has a clear field to work in. But she is not meet ing with very much encouragement. Only a very few voters have sign.-i and the balance of the signatures are of women who have no voice in school affairs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
SOME DOUBT ABOUT IT.
The Cars May Not Be Runnins to
 Cheshire Monday.

There is possibility after all that the Connecticut Railway and Light Ing company may not be able to run cars to Cheshire next Monday .morn- ing. Superintendent Wales said to- day that the tracks near Summit sunk about four feet yesterday, notwith- standing all that has been done to fill up this seemingly bottomIess hole. Tons and tons of dirt have been thrown into 1t and week ago it was thought the hole was filled but last Saturday the bottom appeared to have fallen out for the tracks went down a few inches. Still two engines are as busy as can be drawing material for the hole.
 IL will be too bad if the company meets with more trouble in this hole for everybody expected to be on the first car leaving Waterbury Monday morning. Superintendent Wales said that a thousand persons must have asked him the question: When is the first car leaving for Cheshire Monday? If everything is all right the first car will leave about o'clock. The com pany is ready to run things in full blast. Twenty new cars have arrived ready to be placed in commission Oc-s casional trips have been made as far as Scott's in Cheshire to acquaint the crews with the road
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
DOUBLE
 TRACKS.
Work Between Here
 and Bristol
To be Started at Once Work on the New Track Between Here and Sey. mour Also Under Way.

New Haven, Conn, July 12-Orders have been issued by the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company for the preliminary work looking to the double tracking Of the Highland division between Waterbury and Bristol, Connecticut. a distance of about fourteen miles. The work of double tracking the Nauga tuck divi- sion has now advanced to Seymour and from Seymour to Waterbury. a dis tance of about F miles is under con- tract. With these two gaps filled there will be complete double track from the Housatonic bridge to Hartford, and it is the present intention of the company not merely to transfer large amount of through freight business 10 the line but also six express passenger trains now running through Hartford by way of New Haven. The distance to Hartford it is stated, by the new line will be about nine miles longer than by way of New Haven but will be more than compensated for by present delays at Cedar Hill and ill connection with the New Haven cut. Work on the new tracks between Wa terbury and Bristol is to be pushed as fast as possible.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
Their Coffin. Mad. R..ar-

PARIS. July 12.-The ministry of marine has received a dispatch from Bizerta. Tunis. announcing that the divers are seeking to make a tunnel under the submarine boat Farfadet. which still lies deeply Imbedded in the mud bottom of the harbor. in the hope that they will thereby be able to pass hawsers around the boat and hoist her to the surface. The dispatch does not mention the crew of the Far fadet. the succoring of whom has been entirely abandoned Coffins have been prepared and are awaiting the bodies
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
THE LIGHT CHILDREN.
Father and Mother are Fighting for
 Them

Father and Mother are Fighting for
 Them
 The probate court room today wss foo small to hold all those interested tu Orson Lights petition for the ap- Ts,ifr-uleut of a guardian over his two children. Ada and OrSon. aged and 2 years re<pectively The Ilghts have not for some time been living together It Is over four years since they e1- changed words. and during that time Light has been paying S a week to his wife. ia whose custody their chii- dren are
 Light claimed to-day. through his attorney. E B. Kelley. that his wife fs an improper person to have the care es she children and that he ought 10 l,e given their custody He claims his wife Is intenperate-
 01 the other hand Mrs Light. through her counsel Hayes and T. R IavBo-- claims that her husband Es far from being the saint be prese1ds te he- The bearing vas quite sensz- risuzI st ti1e<. Jpize Lowe reserved deeisian iH order ts give the parties an epTsrrunfry ro reach some co1ciz- sie1 between G=emeelvxz-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
A GROWING EVIL.
Practice of People Who Encroach on
 Public Property.

Alderman Hewitt called attention to very important matter the other evening when he referred to alleged eneroachments upon the Thomaston turnpike The same thing is going all- over town and by the time the city gets out into the rural districts there will not be room to turn around q team on some of the highways hes.s until recently two or three carria g,.s could pass at the same spot. IL is the easiest thing in the world to do this and then when a layout is being made set up claim for damages for every thing inside your fence. One may not get ft but such contention often blocks public improvement or gets some from paying their just proportion of the cost with the result that others have to come down with more than they ought to. It would pay to give this matter some attention. Almost all the old town highways were iaid 0ut three rods or more and in most in- stances were marked by stone walls. The stone walls have disappeared and the records are not always available so that when new survey is being made such fences as private propeEy may have erected cause endless confusion. Many are honest in what they do Tn this respect because they purchased so many feet from sharp fellows who had no legal right to what there was included in the street Aside from this there will be big expenses in the matter of widening streets in Water bury before long. Several streets now used by the trolley will have 10 iJe widened before long and probably tine first of these are Cole and Baldwin streets. These are very important thoroughfares and there is not room on them for teaming with any measure of safety. Look at Cole street from North Elm street to Union Square park and some parts of Baldwin street and see the confusion that exists there with drivers of teams trying 10 dodge the trolley. This is one reason why the far seeing people of Water bury regret that the bill introduced in- tc the senate by MT JudsOn was not acted upon favorably. When these and other public thoroughfares are widen ed there is no reason in the world why the trolley company should not pay half the cost. IL would he manifestly unfair to take land from the people without a inst compensation therprrT and it would he hardship to saddle the entire expense on the public, out under the law as IL now exists II is doubtful if the trolley company could he assessed anything The senate should get it's thinking cap on and re- consider it's former action on Senator Iudson's bill. IL Is an honest messure and the men who stood behind it de served better support than they re ceived.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
Elk. Elect Exalted Rurer.

BUFFALO, \. Y., July 12-The fol- lowing grand lodge officers were elect ed at the annual reunion of the Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks here: Grand exalted ruler. Colonel Robert W. Brown. who is managing editor of the Louisville Times: grand esteemed leading knight. C. F. TomlIn- son. Winston. \. C.: grand esteemed loyal knight, Charles W. Kaufman. Hoboken, \. J.: grand esteemed lec- turing knight. Edward Mclaughlin. Boston: grand secretary. Fred C. Rob inson. Dubuque. Ia: grand treasurer. John K. Tener. Charleroi. Pa: grand tiler. W. W. McCIelland. Pittsburg.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
DELCASSE OUTLINES
 POLICY HE WILL PURSUE
Says Material Interests Not Sentiment is What Governs Nations Now.a.D Days-He Says that In Case of War Over the Moroccan Affair Great Britain Would Surely. Side With France.

Paris, July 12.-Former Foreign Minister Delcasse, in the course of an interview published by the Gaulois to- day upon the British and French naval amenities at Brest, was induced to discuss his general policy relative to Great Britain and Germany. He said:
 The policy of nations nowadays is not based on sentiment or antipathy. but upon their material interests. As between Germany and Great Britain our commercial balance shows where our interests lie. Great Britain Is our best purchaser. while Germany buys almost nothing of us and tries to sell us all she can. Moreover, it Is evi- dent that we could not leave open irri. tating controversies with Great Brit ain which might precipitate an armed struggle, for Great Britain holds indis- putably the empire of the seas. For every warship we build she builds four or five. It is therefore well to accept these manifest facts and consider the value which British cooperation would give us in certain eyentualities. The greatest intrinsic value of such coop eration would be the virtual impossi. bility in which it would place Ger many of making war upon us.''
 NJ. Ds,casse was asked if he consid- cred the recent menaces in connection with Morocco as being serious. He re piled:
 Not at all In case of war Great Britain would be surely with us against Germany and then what would the infant fleet of Germany amount to! What would become of her ports! Of her commerce? Of her merchant ma rine? It would mean annfhilation. That is the real significance of the present exchange of visits of the Brit ish and French squadrons. An under standing between these two powers and coalition of their navies would create a naval war machine so power- ful that neither Germany nor any other power would risk conclusions upon the seas. It Is the sea which it Is necessary to command to-day and the war in the far east has conclusive ly demonstrated that
 Continuing NJ. Delcasse discussed the probable effect of his policy if 1t had been pursued.
 The Anglo-French cordial under. standing," he said, was an achieve ment toward definite understanding between Russia and Great Britain. and this further understanding would have been the work of the French minister for foreign affairs. The success of such a task would have strengthened our influence in British councils and assured for long time the peace of the world
 In conclusion NJ. Delcasse was asked for his opiliion of Frances accepting a conference on Morocco, to which he gave tie following textual response:
 "To go to a conference is mistake and such a mistake"'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-12
THE GRAND PARADE.
Fifty Thousand Elks Were Early
 Astir in Buffalo Today

Fifty Thousand Elks Were Early
 Astir in Buffalo To-day.
 Buffalo, \. l.. July 12.-Undaunted by threatening skies and an occasional downpOur of rain, the 5000 Elks at tending the nineteenth annual reunion of the B. P. o. E., and double that number of their friends and visitors. early began preparations for the grand parade of marching clubs scheduled for to-day. Many of the individual lodges had spent as high as S5.000 for their costumes and outfits, each bent on the honor of capturing the prizes offered by the local lodge for the best showing
 An hour before the parade was scheduled to start the hosts of visitors began to take positions of vantage along the lines of march. Windows along Main street sold at from s rO s15 each.
 The personal staff of aides of Grand Esquire Phelps of Detroit were: Col onel Emmett Urell. Washington. D. C.; Champes s. Andrews. New York James H. Walsh. Boston; Charles Berry, New York; E. H. Schaeffer. De- troit: James H. J. MacNally, Phila. deiphia; Colonel Applegate. Louisville and twenty members of the local lodge.