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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Linn Bruce Goe. to supr.m. co,r,.

ALBANY. \. T., Dec. 6.-Lieutenant Governor M. Linn Bruce has resigned his office and has been sworn in by Secretary of State John F. O'Brien as a justice of the supreme court in the First judicial district. New York coun- ty, to which position he was appointed by Governor Higgins to fill the vacan- cy in that bench caused by the recent resignation of Justice Morgan J. O'Bri- en. By the fact of his resignation Sen ator John Raines of Canandaigua. as president pro tenn. of the state senate. becomes lieutenant governor and in case of a vacancy in the governorship between now and Jan. 1 would succeed to that office
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Failed to Get Gara. For Root.

BOSTON. Dec. 5.--FrederIck Gustaf Benniek. clerk to Cantaiu c. McR. Winslow of fhe cruiser Charleston. was arrested upon his arrival at this port from south America. The charge k desertior and Is based on B-nnick's $ alleged failure tO secure quantity os game which had been or,ierei for Secretary Of State Root on the Occa- sion of his recent visit to South Amer ica. BeHnick is declared to have de- serted from the Charleston instead of carrying out his orders tO procure the game
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Three Killed by Fall of Elevator

CHAMBERSBURG. Pa. Dec. G. Three men were killed. one was fatal ly injured and five others were SC verely hurt at waynesboro by the fall of an elevator in the Geiser Manufac. turing company's shops. Eleven men were on the lift. together with five ton milling machine and heavy truck. when a cable parted. The men were dropped twenty-five feet with the ma chinery into pit. and George Free. man. John Torson and Iarar Papian were crushed to death. Nicholas Bun son was fatally injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
GOLD CUP DISPUTE
Turfmen Decide Major Delmar
 Won on His Merits.
LOU DILLON WAS NOT DRUGCED.
Sensational Testimony In Famous Lawsuit Between Racing Men. E. F. Smathers of New York
 Is ExOnerated.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6--The Memphis gold cup dispute was officially ended
 last night when the board of review of the National Trotting. association decided that the trophy had been won on merit and dismissed the charges against Elmer k. Smathers, the New York horseman.
 The case, which was taken up by the board at a continuation of its win ter meeting grew out of the alleged phis (Tenn9 meet on Oct. IS, 1904. Smathers, who owned Major Delmar and drove him in the race, was charg- ed with having been cognizant of i'll treatment of c. K. q. Billings mare which resulted in the latter's with drawal from the race and the win. ming of the 5000 gold cup by Major Delmar. When the charges were made suit was brought by the Memphis as sociation. but it was stopped by in junction. The present hearing was for the purpose of determining the facts.
 Some of the testimony was sensa- tional. One affidavit read was made by Ed Saunders, who originally made the charges against Smathers Saund- CTS in his earlier affidavit had sworn that Smathers had paid him 5000 to inject eight ounces of drug into Lou Dillon's body so as to stop her in the race. In the affidavit read from Saund- CTS he said that he was paid to make the charges against Smathers and that they were absolutely without founda- tion.
 At the conclusion of the hearing John s. Wise, counsel for Smathers, made a bitter arraignment of the men who preferred the charges against his client, mentioning particularly c. K. G. Billings, owner of Lou Dillon, and Murray Howe, secretary of the Mem phis Trotting association.
 Tt is the same Billings who dined on horseback at Sherry's amid cherry blossoms and la-la- las,' said Mir. Wise, .'who instigated the infamous charges against MT. Smathers, a man Of unim- peachable integrity as a horseman. It is towards prosecution"
 Edward Saunders and his brother Mallard, with George Spears, Mir. Wise said, ought to be kicked out of the trot- ting association. He closed thus:
 T feel that we have suffered long and patiently and bitterly. The charges are absolutely unsustained. And as to those others, Billings and Howe, that Is matter for further development, which later we will take under consid- eration."
 The executive session lasted hardly a quarter of an hour, and then Secre- tary Gocher announced the decision, that the Memphis gold cup race was won on it's merits and the charges against Elmer E. Smathers dismissed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
BIG DAM GAVE WAY.
Arizona Town Ruined by . Ter
 riMc Flood.

riAc Flood.
 SOLOMONVILLE, Ariz., Dec. g. As the result of thirty hours steady rain over southern Arizona the min ing town of Clifton, with 5000 popula. tion, was swept by terrific flood, and hundreds of inhabitants have fled to the mountains for safety. Owing to disabled wires details are hard to Ob- tain, but the known dead reaches eight cen. Most of the population are Mexi- cans and Italians, whose huts are now inundated.
 The catastrophe began with the breaking of big reservoir in the mountains, precipitating vast flood on the Chase creek quarter of Clifton. The principal street was ruined. It was along this street that the fatalities occurred, as the flood came in head and engulfed the people without warn- ing. The dead are mostly foreigners whose names cannot be learned.
 Two Americans are known to have perished, one being caught on pile of wreckage and drowned. North and south Clifton are swept by the current of the San Francisco river.
 A new school building and a score of houses were washed away. The railroad bridge is tottering. All in- formation is sent out from a telephone office surrounded by water. The great smelling plant of the Arizona Copper works at Clifton is said to have been greatly damaged The Arizona and New Mexico Railway company will also be heavy loser, as its yards and shops are inundated.
 Two bodies were recovered from the wreckage along Chase creek, but the exact number of deaths cannot be told. Joe Throm, who was rescued from the flood and whose wife was lost, was taken to the hospital in serious con- dition, but will probably recover. Three men were caught footing and on refusal to surrender were shot and fa- tally wounded by officers.
 So many restaurants and hotels have been destroyed that it is almost impos- sible to find place to eat or to sleep in the town.
 All trains on the Arizona and New Mexico railroad are held up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
SAY HE CONFESSED.
Report at Herklmer That Gillette
 Changed His Story of Tragedy.


 Changed His Story of Tragedy.
 HERKIMER, N. r., Dec. 6.-When Chester E. Gillette, the convicted mur- derer of Billy" Brown, his sweet heart, told on the witness stand his pit iably weak story of how the little fac tory girl had jumped into Big Moose lake and committed suicide it is said here that there were six men fin the courtroom who knew as we'll as he did that he was lying. .---a,- Two days before he is said to have confessed to former Senator Mills, his counsel. that he had struck the girl in the water. that Billy" Brown rose to the surface once after she went over board and that the man for whom she had sacrificed honor and faith and beauty leaned over the side of the boat and dealt her blow which stilled her forever.
 The report says that Mills entered Gillette's cell last week and informed the prisoner that he would have to take the witness stand in his own de- fense. He asked him to go over again the different events of the fatal day. Gillette did this. but when he got to the point where he had insisted on all previous occasions that the girl had leaped to death he told about striking her as she rose beside the boat.
 You little wretch" Mills is said to have shouted. Why didn't you ever tell me this beforey'' Gillette was silent. Gillette will not have the sentence of death passed upon him today, as was announced by the court. His counsel proposes to make motion for new trial. and to do SO it will be necessary for them to have a transcript of cer- tain phases of the evidence which the | court stenographer cannot prepare be- l fore Monday
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Break win French Government.

PARIS, Dec. 6-The report received from the United Statessthat the Wright brothers, the aeronauts of Dayton, O.. are still negotiating with the French government in the matter of their air ship is incorrect, as the negotiations were definitely broken of several months ago. Tbe Wrights submitted general plans to the government, guar anteeing flight of fifteen miles and asking for S2O0,OOO. The height of flight guaranteed was only seventy,five feet. As height of 900 feet is consid- cred essential for war purposes, the government declined to give more than $40O00. Captain Forber. who conduct ed the negotiations with the Wrights, is firm believer in their machine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Suspect Murder at King. Hnu. NY.

KINGSTON. N. Y., Dec 6-David Williams of Kings Hill. near wallkill. was killed some time during the night and is supposed to have been murder ed. In company with his son Williams drove to Maybrook to collect a bill of e14. When the men failed to return Mrs. Williams remained up until just before daylight, when Williams team came into the yard with the owners Hfeless body lying across the wagon seat. There was gaping wound fin tine head. The man had not been rob. bed. Williams son has no. returned home.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
THREW VITRIOL EGGS
Trial of Union President Ex-
 poses Strike Methods.
SQUIR1ED ACID ON THE HORSES.
Inhuman Practices Used Against Men and Animals During the Team
 sters' Strike of 1905 In

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Exposure of the methods employed by teamsters to try to wina strike in 1905 was given here in the trial of President Cornelius P. Shea of the teamsters' union and his fellow labor leaders before Judge Ball in the criminal court by Joseph Schultz, 2 slugger, who with Albert Young turned states evidence.
 Schultz, while on the stand wit ness for the state, declared that Shea had told him to break the legs and arms Of the strike breakers and espe- cially to attack the negroes. When this means Of bringing about desired results did Tot work satisfactorily, Schultz asserted that Shea ordered the hired plckets to throw eggshells filled with acids at horses driven by nonunion men. The acid throwers, ac- cording to Schultz, were responsible for many runaways and were regard ed as great aid in the fight against the employers.
 Schultz was asked by Assistant State Attorney Miller:
 What did Mr. Shea say concerning negroesT
 He said, Break their legs or their arms so they won't be able to work" 7"
 Do you remember in the early part of April. 1905, seeing three negroes coming out of the alley back of the store of Montgomery, Ward & Cop
 ''Yes," replied Schultz. T saw the men, and Shea was there. As they passed us Shea said to me: There is one of the links" Get him when he comes a little further We caught him about block away and slugged him. A man named Scully was with me-"
 After that where did you go?
 T went down to South Water street. We saw some more 'finks' and follow ed them to a street car in Wabash avenue. I saw Jerry Mccarthy. the business agent of the Truck Drivers union, on the car, and I told him. He said, Get one of them if you can' took the car brake and beat one of tASh1s AAtCA thut WC W Cllt lO tuc DdTu of Montgomery, Ward X O."
 "What did you do thereT'
 We threw few bricks"
 Schultz said that during the strike the strikers and the plckets would hurl eggs filled with vitriol and. other acids at horses in the streets to make them run away. He said that some times syringes were used to squirt the acid
 "They gave us the acid eggs at the pickets' headquarters" he said. The eggs had been drained and the shells filled with acid. The hole was cover ed with court plaster.
 "Shea came into the room" said the witness, ''and said. Take these and use them, boys. but be careful not to get caught or you will be hanged.'"
 Schultz declared that he saw acid l thrown on horse belonging to Mont ] gomery, Ward X Co. It ran away and | was so wild with pain that five police men could scarcely hold it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
A GREAT BARGAIN SALE

swellings under the eyes or around the ankles, rheumatic or neuralgia pain. gravel, scalding urine. too frs> quent passages. sandy or stringy sedi. ment in the urine. scanty or discolor~ ed urine, or passages at night, b0 sure your kidneys need attention.
 Doan's Kidney Pills is the bese medicine to use. It has cured thous sands and will cure you.
 WATERBURY PROOF.
 Thomas Miller. wire worker, of so East Clay street. Waterbury. Cona., says: ''I was laid up with my back and had to quit work. I was sufier- ing pains through the loins and could hardly get out of bed in the morning. Besides the weakness I felt frequent shooting pains through the ioins and the medicines 1 had been taking had no more effect than 90 much water. A friend of mine. boarding in this same house, told me to try Doan'a Kidney Pills and I sent to the H. w. Lake Drug Co for a box and began using them. In three days' time | vas % much better that I got out of the mouse and vas back at work i1 the shop"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Girl. E.c.,r From co,x.,,-

NEW YORK, Dec. (. - Two well dressed girls. giving their names as Debris Bendn and ElIs Hassett. both seventeen years old. were arrested here by detectives. The charge against them is one of grand larceny. said to have been committed in Hartford. Conn. where the girls escaped from St. Ioseph's convent They are both resi- dents of New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Vernon, ua. Her speed Feet.

ROrKLAND. Me. Dee. C -- Under conditions of weather and sea which might easily have been better the first class ba;tleship Vermont he'd her screw standardization tests over a measured mile of the Rocklan1 course and came fully up to expectations. Her fastest speei with tidal corrections vss at the rate of Is52 knots an hour.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Fire rhIrt EIertrd Mayor.

ATLANTA. Ca. Dec. s-A biennial municipal election for mayor and mem bers Of the ely council was held here when ". R. Joyner uas chosen Co sue ceed Mayor James Woodward. Mir. Ioyner has been for twenty seven years chief Of inc AtIsnia fire department.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Inhn .r sI.r.r

LAKEWOOD. N- T.. De- e-Nert te golf. John n. RockeseIBers fzrorife outdoor pastine k skating AIthuuxh he is within three vears cf th-eeSrs-s and ten Mir ReckefeISsr vhen be puts oa q pair of skates snii e-ts a the ice is just .s szise 1s q bcy os twelve. Afr Rockefsissr Es ssv1-x usssse as bfs cruntry pIzce here an srtiscsaI izts-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
a~tr... v.rr,.. Rich w,,.,

NEW YORK. Dec. q. - Edna Me CIure. actress. friend Of Evelyn Nes- bit Thaw. acquaintance of the late Stanford White ard one of ihe most beautiful young women on the Ameri- can stage. hss married Jack Richard son. a rich miner of Goldfesd. Ner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Like . Crazy Quilt. Say. Gro..cup

BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.-Judge Peter s. Grosscup of the United States court of appeals for northern Illinois, who is now in Baltimore on visit. said of President Roosevelts message: Its like crazy quilt. It covers almost ev- cry possible subject, and many of them are hardly important enough for a presidents message"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
W. W. Finley succeed. Spencer.

EEw YORK. Dec. G.-Tfe directors sf the Southern railway have elected ". W. Finley of Washington president ef the company to succeei the late Samuel Speucer Mr. Finley has been secc:i vice president os the road since Sept. Is. 1S:s;. He has been active in railway work since ts10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Ge,errcr eaIIa.. Wife TIL

BOSTON. Dee. Sy-Tbe wife If Gov ernOr Guih is ilI with appendicitis. but Is reported ss having shown mark ed Improvement The governor ac- cocsiingly was able to ac~nrnp1ny the exarltive council on a visit tO ite state institutions at Gzriner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call stringent at IS to 1s per cent: just before the close of the market the call money rate rose to g per cent; while loans were being made at this fig ure one large national bank was offering money at 6 per cent; prime mercantile paper. 6d6h per cent: exchanges, s3S4. .210,- 353: balances, s15.693.213.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
ss,r, ,tr-u,, Killed u.,s,.

KINGSTON. V. T. Der. G.-whila leaning against machinery be had been installing here Jcssph Hardy. chief electrician for Martin CaatIne c1aara- ny at S7u-srties. was instantly Killed by the short circ1itiag of the electris current
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06

Cascasweet, the ideal medicine for the little ones. Contains no opiates. Conforms fully with National Pure Food and Drug Law. Write E. c. Dewitt & Co, Chicago, III, for the Baby Book" Sold by H. w. Lake Drug Go, Joseph A. Smith, S26 Bank street, Brooklyn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
re ,.pesr.s. cs.sr. Completion.

LOS ANGELES. Cal Dec- s-sen- ator Fin. of California has introduced q bIH In congress providing for sn eI- hibsff9n here In 1915 to celebrate the completion of the Panama csnsL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
s.sesze s.ss ss Have pee. r,ss.e.

NIDDLETOwN. \. Y- Dec sl-Mi- ehseI Mccann- in business here com mftfed suicide by cutting h.s throat It Es h>Iieved inst he hsd become men tally irresponsible iron voru oyer the uncertainty of the outcoDe of . suit whSch ke had instituted against the cifv.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06

post of ambassador to Brazil which will be vacated by the promotion of Mir. Griscom. Mir. Bryan was former ly minister to Brazil.
 The vacancy at St. Petersburg which will result from the transfer of Am bassador Meyer to the cabinet will probably be filled by the promotion of a person now in the diplomatic serv- ice with the rank of minister though the change will not be made until next spring.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
Itr. sf.>h Narket.-

ckTTLE-supply light: rn.rke, steady; chosce. Ez1s. prime. ElS-usE. veal calves, fsfssa
 HoGs-Re1eip.s nsht. msrket active ard higher. prime heavtes. NN7s5; me- 6f1rns ard rorkers- SBGsgs pigs. Gs11 gz: roughs. S7sG
 SHEEP AND LAMBS - Supply light: market steady: rrir1e vethe-x. EG7t1: ezIis ard common. cS7. lambs. G5Ld
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
rr-r.r..s r.. pr.pp>s p-.a.

LOUISVILLE ky- Dec s-Peter Hc1msn- q retired b1zsze<s msa of Cleveland. O. droqped desd ia the Cssoa ceprt vhile waiting to take train for his hsrne
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
WHITE TO pARIs.
Ambassador at Rome Promoted-GNS. ..
 com Succeeds Him.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. - Henry White, American ambassador to Rome, will be transferred in the near future from that post to Paris, where he will succeed Robert s. Mccormick as am. bassador. Mir. White will be succeed. ed at Rome by Lloyd c. Griscom, now American ambassador to Brazil.
 The name of Charles Page Bryan of Illinois, the minister to Portugal, has been mentioned in connection with the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
NcrkeX Ner.

A Nev York man inseines he fs a monkey. and quite a number Of New York monkeys imagine they are men
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
s- XaIr.nr is..r1a

Dari1s the nineteenth century sz rer islands rose fron the se. by vos- ea-Sc action and 1s dissPpes-sx-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-30
RESORTS
YERKES' PROTEGE TO
FIGHT FOR MILLIONS


New York, Jan. Settlement Of
the $15,0O0,O00 Charles T. Yerkes es-
tate will be held up. Miss Emile
LGrigsby, who was the traction mag
Mates protege, is about to bring suit
against the executors for $2,000,000
trust fund, which, she alleges, was de-
cided upon by Mr.. Yerkes, but the de-
tails of which were left in some
sudden death.
Miss Grigsby, who is living in her
town house here, is in possession of let
tiers, rough drafts of an agreement rela-
tive to. the establishment of the trust
funds, and other documents, which she
believes will give her suit legal stand
ing in court. Her intention of going
abroad Immediately after the death Of
Yerkes has been abandoned and it is
known that she purposes to remain here
to prosecute her suit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-30

Fletcher Henstep come public notorety by
venting frawg trap At distance it looks like coon
trap with place to step it in the center noise is
made like butterfly tree frawg and the victim dis
the trap setting the bank Of the pond walks
into it. long string is tied to the trigger and extends to
Fetchers house. about mile away Richard Henstep his
brother stands the trap and watches night and day.
An old sawm boiler has been stationed BY and steam
is kept up all the time When frawg craws into trap,
Richard blows the boiler whistle which as signal for
Fletcher to pull the string. xii ai&s s-st
One of Raj BarloWs enemies took shot at him night
before last It very dark but Raz who is always on
the lookout, lodged the bullet
goodzed crowd gathered around the mud hole opposite
the ostoce yesterday when straw hat found the
surface It thought by many Of best citizens that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-30
KIN OF RUSSELL SAGE s
IN WANT in TOLEDO
Journal Special Service.

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 3o.-surrounded
only by the bare necessities of life, Mrs.
Jane Sage, aged IS, cousin of Russell
Sage, the millionaire, is living with her
boy,'' James, aged 65, in two top
rooms in what was once the best hotel
in Toledo, the Oliver. house.
The hoy So health has failed, and
were it not for the fact that John N.
Nicholson Of the Bethel mission acct
:dentally discovered them in great
want, they might have starved to death.
Nicholson temporarily relieved them
and it is understood that means have
been provided to care for them. Mrs.
Jane Sage is the widow Of Alva Sage,
an own cousin Of Russell She says
that Russell "allus was a savin boy,'
and that after he attained his wealth
they failed to hear from him. &.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-30

somebody fell In Everybody in Hogwalow has been
for except bud Flinders and it is probable that
he the bottom this mystery which deep that
long fence rail touch the bottom The assistant
will hold inquest over the hole few days.
sawml broke the upper part Gander Creek
foated down thru The HogWaow country three days
ago. When it passed hereit in full operation and had
sawed up several foot logs and bridges already.
From now on there will be lively doings at Bat Smiths
ing. Se Kldew has been engaged be hand with his
fiddle and the sort music Se makes added to the fights
that usually occur will make it worth any citizens time to
attend s@ 81.
Jefferson Potiocks, putting large green
glasses his mules eyes, turned him loose in last years
stalk field Monday The mule magnes he eating green
corn and has improved wonderfully in looks. I