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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-21
Mccurdy Charged win consoiraev.
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Kansas City. April IA committee
from the Flying Rollers" a religious
organization. whose disciples have
been holding frequent meetings on the
streets Of Independence since the con-
ference Of the Latter Day Saints be
gan. visited the conference and sub
mitted challenge for a religious de
bate. After much discussion, the chaI.
lenge was accepted. II being under.
stood and agreed that several of the
debates are to be held at Benton Har.
Dor. Mich, where the Flying Rollers
are said TO be numerous.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-21
How TO Clean Mo.her-of-De,-,

In cleaning mother-Of-pearl rtia
with fine powdered pumice and We.
and polish with rotten stone mo,-t
with dilute sulphuric acid applied W 81.
a soft cork
Mecurdy Charged With Conspiracy.
New York. April 10 - Chageas d.
conspiracy in the appointment oi Rob
ert II. McCurdy as superintendent OF
the foreign department OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company were made In
q new action brought by that company
against Richard A. McCurdy. formerly
president of the company, and his son,
Robert. The complaint alleges that the
Two McCurdys conspired TO enrich Rob
srt II McCurdy by maintaining his
compensation on a commission basis
at an exhorbitant rate. In the suit
the Mutual seeks TO recover from the
defendants $1,000. S4156.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-21

President Mitchell announced that
the last OF the bituminous coal oper-
ators in the Pittsburg district who had
held out against the 1908 wage agree
ment signed the scale. This action, he
said, clears up the western Pennsylva-
MIA territory, and means that 10000
men in that territory who produce
from S5,OOO,OO0 to 10000. 900 tons of
soft coal year will receive an in
crease OF 5.55 per cent In wages-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-21

= full name was James
Gillespie Blaine Lyons,
but his real name was
Bullhead-just plain Bull
head.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
USED HIS STORE FOR A JAIL.
Wiener Couldn't Find Policeman So
 He Locked Prisoner In.

New York. Aug 4.-Pollceman are so scarce in Harlem that Nathan weiner. a shoe merchant at No l4SO Madison avenue. had to lock a sfiim-flammer" up in his store while he telephoned police headquarters Tor n policeman. X weil-dresed man bought a bottle of shoe polish and gave his clerk. Price. a S1o bill. An other man bought five cents worth Of shoe laces and gave the clerk s9 bill. Price said he had no change and the first customer offered to change the bill for him. Price handed 1t to him and re ran out of the place.
 The second man loudly insisted up on getting his change, and while the argument was going on Weiner re turned from dinner. He suspected a game and ran out to look for po- llceman. after locking the man and his clerk in the store. He couldn't find policeman and had to telephone police headquarters He went back to the store with hammer as wea- pon and held the man until police man arrived.
 The man was locked up in the East One Hundred and Fifth street station. He refused to give his name or ad- dress
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
Increased Valuations.

Chicago. Aug 4.-An increase in the assessed valuations of Chicago estates running into the millions may e be made by the board Of review. as the result of information filed with that body yesterday by Corporation Counsel J. Hamilton Lewis The re- suit of several weeks investigation. carried on secretly by experts In the employ of the corporation counsel. was laid before the board with two specific recommendations One Is that millions of dollars be added to the present assessed valuations of the property. The other is that back taxes be imposed in nearly 15o cases. The board is also requested to call before it representatives of twenty-five wealthy estates to show cause why they should not immedi- ately be assessed for taxes alleged to have been evaded In past years The names presented to the board by Col ouel Lewis include those of Chicagc's most prominent fnanciers. business men, bankers and leaders in civi and social afsirs-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
NEW TOBACCO FERTILIZER. Ground Feldspar to Supplant Import
 ed Carbonated Potash.

Hartford. Aug 4.-Feldspar gath cred from the hills of Connecticut Is to be put to a new and more import ant use than ever before. according to Archibald D. shamel. physiologist of the department of soils of the United states department of agricui- ture. who is overseeing the experi- ments in tobacco raising at the h. dian Head plantation in Granby:
 Mf shamel says that by grinding the feldspar to the fineness of the imported carbonated potash. the pot ash in the ground feldspar reaches the plants and they thrive as well as oa the imported fertilizer. which has been used almost entirely In the growing of tobacco.
 Tes,s have been made and the re- sults have been so satisfactory that 1t Ia believed the domestic fertilizer. which can be obtained for less than half the sum paid for the importe' carbouatsd potash. may be put in general use in the growing of tobac- co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
MAN FOUND GAGGED
 AND BL|NDf0LDED| He Had Been a Prisoner of the Neu York Black Hand Gang For
 Three Days NEITHER FOOD OR WAFER Was Given Him For the Eightn Hours That He Was in
 Captivity.

New York, Aug 4.-Pasouale Greco. B years, who was reported, several days ago as having been kid-I mapped by a Black Hand gang. war found to-day in hallway on, Eleventh street gagged and bllndfold- ed and with his feet and hands tied, He told the police that since late Tuesday night he had been a priscnexA of several Italians, who had gfven, neither food nor water in the eighty hours of his captivity Eueenio Duche, a tailor who notified the po- lice of Greco's plight, was arrestedl on suspicion of knowing something of, the Kidnapping. Greco told the police to-day that five men seized him about midnight Tuesday and placed him in cellar, the location of which he does not khow, and kept him there until early to-day when he was re- moved to hallway, stiiI gagged and bound. Greco said he would know three of the men who Kidnapped him.
 The suspicious of the police that Greco's story would bear investiRn. ton were aroused by the manner in which he was bound, the marks of the rope indicating that he had not long been a captive. A piece of rope slm- liar to that with which Greco was tied was discovered in the pockets of Duche.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
LOOK FOR MISSING MAN.
Work Stopped on Cross River Dam to
 Search for Vanished LabOrer.


 New York, Aug 4.-work on the new $1,5OO,OOO Croton Aqueduct dam at Cross river, near Katonah, was stopped all yesterday afternoon 10 drag and dynamite the river in search of the body of Raymond Alangi, an employe of Contractor Winton, who disappeared Wednesday night. The search was in vain.
 Alangi's fellow-workmen said they believe he had killed himself to es- cape the vengeance of some on whom he had wronged in Italy. He was on- ly twenty-three years old and a giant.
 "The Mafia has been at work" It was muttered among the cabins of the labors. But no one offered to throw any more light on the affair.
 Alangi was last seen by the work men Wednesday night, sitting mood- fly by his shanty. Thursday he was missed, and that night his clothes and $54.75, tied in 'kerchief. were found In a crevice in the rocks near the shore of the river, at the deepest part of the dam. The river was drag ged and sixteen sticks of dynamite were exploded in various parts of the water. but no sign of the body was found.
 My theory" said Contractor Win ston, ''is that the fellow planned to disappear. Possibly he discovered some one on his trail. He changed his clothes in the darkness and left his money by mistake. When he dis covered his loss he was afraid to come back"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
BRITISH ARE SORRY.
Regret That the Maine Police Ar
 rested the Wrong Man

Boston, Mass, Aug 4.-No action looking towards reparation for the arrest in Maine of Lord Sholto Doug las of England, who was mistaken for Lord Douglass" who is want ed by the North Carolina police. is contemplated by the British consul ate here. In an unofficial way the British authorities of this jurisdic- tion expressed their regrets to-day at the mistake of the Maine police in detaining the genuine Lord Doug las, who is sojourning at a farm in Standish, near Sebago lake, under the belief that he was the Douglass wanted by the southern authorities on the charge of bigamy. Consul Will liam Wyndham of this port stated to- day that he had heard the report that Lord Douglas had been manacled, af- ter his arrest, but he had no means of determining it's truth or falsity. nor had he planned any investiga- ton. He suggested, however, that If Lord Douglas had been placed in handcuffs then it would seem only proper that the authorities should ex- press their regrets to Lord Douglas. Consul Wynham stated that any official inquiry would be taken up here and not by the vice consul at Portland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
CONTRACTORS WORRYING
Work on State Roads Not Sought After Very Shsnousb By Some
 of Them
PAGAN GETS PART OF BILL

The firm of John Pagan x Sons of Derby, who have the contract for ma cadnmizing a portion of the Middle bury road, were paid s2,000 on nc- count yesterday. The full amount is over $6,O0O and the work will be fin- ished in few days. Considering thnt this is the first money he got out of that job 1t is easy to see how such treatment can work great hardships to contractor that hasn't million aire back of him. Pagan like other contractors who have some of this state road building in Waterbury lays practically all the blame nt the door of Highway Commissioner James Me- Donald. whose arbitrary methods rem der it impossible to make much head- way even under the most favorable conditions. He says he has had all he wants of the state road work in Waterbury. The dlsinclinaton on the part of so many contractors to be bossed by Mfr Mcdonald, makes things bad all around. It takes away many desirable competitors and as a consequence the best results are not to be obtained from the money appro- priated for the improvement of the state highways. It Is great pity that all such work is not under the direction of the cities and towns in stead of being handled by somebody who, no matter how well he means, cannot be expected to have the same interest fin the work as the officials of the several towns and cities would bring to 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
GOVERNMENT WILL
 BUILD \ FENCE Summer CottsgeIs and Wealthy Resi- dents of Nahant Arc Up -.s in Arms
PRETTY BATHING BEACH
Will Be Cut Off, as Well as a High Hill, One of the Landmarks
 of the Place.

Nahant, Mass, Aug 4.-The resi- dents of the town. both permanent citizens and the numerous wealthy summer cottagers. are greatly dis turbed over the action of the war de- partment in ordering the construction of fence on the government reser- vation here. which would shut off from the public hill, two roads and one of the few short bathing beaches on the shore of Nahant. It is under stood that an appeal will be made to United States Senator Henry Cabot
 Lodge, who Is summer resident of this town, to use his influence to in duce the department to change Its de- decision. The government has owned Bailey's hill and adjoining land, in cluding a beach near Bass Point, for nearly two years, having purchased 1t with the intention of erecting fortif1- cations there. No plans for fortifica- tions have been made, however, and the land has been open to the public. The only action taken by the govern menu was tO nave di tiOCo ohN shrubs cleared off the land to prevent the spread of the gypsy moth. h. lhabitants of the town and visiting
 picnickers have greatly enjoyed the
 beach and hill, which have formed one of the principal resorts of the town. The war department has just ordered the quartermaster of this
 district to have a fence erected to en- close the government property here, and the quartermaster has adver-
 tised for bids. Nahant people express the opinion that no Notifications ever
 will be erected here and 1t Is said to be the general feeling that this land was taken by the government in order to prevent-a possible effort to
 seize land for coast defenses at East ern point, Nahant, on which Senator Lodges magnificent summer resi- dence is located.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
CITY NEWS

The postofice employees will meet at the office tomorrow morning at iO:45 o'clock to attend the funeral of the late James A. Slavin.
 The police department is looking for a Hebrew peddler who tied his horse to a post at the corner of South Main street and Pratt place and left the animal there so long that 1t got tired standing in the sun and cheved the police signal box that was att tached to the post from Its moorings.
 The smelling committee is having a hard time trying to locate the cause of the trouble In Brooklyn. One of them told a reporter of the Demo crat that it is the most peculiar situ- ation that ever came to his notice. "Pm not taking sides with the gas company" he said. but their story looks pretty good. They don't want anything to escape and hint that the trouble is farther down the river. Al first thought this might not seem to be trre. but when you remember that several years ago when we had an. other thing of this sort and every. body was looking toward the gas company as the offender. later on Il developed that the stench was caused by crude oil. 10000 gallons of which escaped from tanks at Randolph ( Cloves and saturated the earth sc its influence was felt in the air and water for . long time. This vhol< matter fs being looked up and vel ret to the bottom of It if it takes aI sumner
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
SUSPECT CANNED BEEF.
Harlem Man Dies of Ptomaine Poi
 soning at St Luke's Hospital.

New York. Aug 4.-Frederick Maue, a clerk 40 years old, living at No 132 West One Hundred and Six teenth street, died yesterday morn ing at St Luke's hospital of ptomaine poisoning, believed to have been due to eating canned beef. Tuesday morn- ing his wife bought can of clipped beef at market on Eighth avenue, between One Hundred and Four teenth and One Hundred and Eff teenth streets.
 She served the beef at luncheon and MT Maue ate sparingly of it, but Mrs Maue ate heartily, and in the afternoon was taken very i'll. She pre- pared the rest of the beef for dinner and her husband, who had not mo- ticed any i'll effects from It at noon, ate heartily of 1t. Maue was taken very sick that night and was remov- ed to the hospital. where the doctors said he had ptomaine poisoning. Mrs Maue threw away the can and does not know what brand was on 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
SAVED THREE LIVES
Boston Policeman Forced His Way Through Fire and Carried Out
 Three Persons
ONE OF THEM HAD ANGORACAT

Boston, Aug 4.-Three persons were saved from probable death by Patrolman William Trainor during fire in an apartment house on Mas sachusetts avenue, in the Back Bay. to-day. They were Mir and Mrs John Mignard and Mrs Leslie Loker. The fire started in the basement and the smoke soon filled the entire house. MT and Mrs Mignard, who were on the third floor. got down one flight, when they grew confused by the smoke and became partly uncon- scious. Meantime Patrolman Train or had forced his way into the build ing. He rescued the woman, and then returned for her husband. Later Mrs Loker was found to be missing. Trainor rushed into the blazing building again and searched for the woman until he found her in the parlor. In her arms she was firmly clasping what the officer thought was a baby, but when he had finally suc- ceeded in carrying Mrs Loker to the street it proved to be an Angora cat, to save which Mrs Loker had imper- filed her own life. The fire damage was 98,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
\ NO WATERED MILK Chicago Restaurant Keepers Have Been Warned. and Prosecutions
 May Follow
AND JAIL IS THE PENALTY

Chicago, Aug 1.-The state food commission issued formal notice yesterday that hotel. restaurant and luncheon keepers who served wa tered. skinned or otherwise adulter- ated milk to their customers would be prosecuted.
 { "The practice is a fraud perpe- trated on the travelling public and others who take their meals in pub lie places," said the notice. Tt Is wholly indefensible morally and is a violation of the state law which pro- hibits the addition of any foreign substance to milk intended for sale, and provides penalty of not less than $25, nor more than $200, or Imprisonment in jail not exceeding ninety days, or both fine and im- prisonment, in the discretion of the court. for violation"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
Shot His Wife.

Buffalo. x. r.. Aug 4.-John O. Liuski. a car inspector employed by the New York Central railroad. shot and instantly killed his wife. Mary Linski. in their home on Walden ave nue outside the city line today. and then shot himself. probably fatally. Linski shot his wife three times with a single bsrreied shotgun. and when found her body was literally riddled with charges of buckshot-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
DIAMOND FOR MRS ROOT.
BraziTs Parting Gift to Wife O
 American Secretary.

Rio De Janeiro. Aug 4.-Secretary Root, on board the cruiser Charles ton, resumed his southward journey last evening, his immediate destina- ton being Montevideo. The Charles ton is being conveyed by the Brazil ian cruiser Barroso and the Argen- tine cruiser Buenos Ayres.
 Just previous to sailing MT Root gave a farewell reception on the cruiser.
 There President Alvarez. in the name of the nation, presented Mrs Root with a large and beautiful Bra zilian diamond. and the minister of finance, Senhor de Bulhoes, gave her golden casket inset with watch. Secretary Root was made an honor ary member of the Intsitute of Bra gillian Lawyers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
VIII Give It to Harvard.

New York. Aug IA cable dis patch to the Times from London says: Nelson Morris recently told Lon- don friend that he had purchased the John Harvard home at Stratford- on-Avon with the full intention of presenting it to Harvard university. He hesitated. however. to tender the gift on account of the prejudice that had lately been aroused against the American meat packers. He seemed to think that for the present he could not gracefully carry out his intentions. While speaking of the canned meat scandal Mr Morris stat ed that his firm had already suffered a net loss of 72.00O.000 in It's foreign trade on account of the outcry raised against the products of the Chicago packing houses.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
MEDAL FOR AMERICAN GIRL.
Miss Bamberger Saved an Old Man,
 From Women Thugs.

Paris, Aug 4.-Anna Bamberger, an American governess. 19 years old. will get the medal for civic heroism for saving an old man who was at- tackled by two women in dangerous quarter of the outer boulevards.
 She banged one of his assailants with her parasol while holding to the other by his hair. A police agent re- lieved Anna of her capture, the other escaped.
 The old man on his knees thanked her in a solemn oration.
 At the police station the commis- sary of police ordered his whole stan to lins up and give ner an official sa- lute.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
PLUNGEs FIVE STORIES.
Unidentified Man Commits Suicide in
 Philadelphia City Hall.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug 4.-Choos- ing the time when there were few persons about, an unidentified man, feeble from age and disease, yester- day plunged from the fifth floor of the city hall. He was killed.
 The dead man was about 65 years old, five and half feet tall. weighed TO pounds and was poorly dressed. Nothing in his pockets led to an iden- tification and the body was removed to the morgue.
 Later in the day an unknown man went to the morgue and identified the body as that of Frank Grouse. No 1910 Stiles street. Half an hour later Grouse, hearing he was dead, called up the coroner's office to deny 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
The General Strike.

St Petersburg, Aug 4.-Probably not more than 30,000 workmen were out when the general Russian strike went officially into force at noon to- day. The final decision to call strike was so hastily taken Thursday night and the police since then have been 90 busy putting the ringleaders be- hind the bars that great confusion prevails among the various organiza- tions which were scheduled to begin striking at different places and at different times. Therefore the inaug- uration of the strike lacks snap and 1t is evident that its success will de- pend upon the temper of the masses. The leaders have been more or less demoralized by the energy displayed by the government in breaking up the workmen's organizations and un- less the people spontaneously re- sopnd to the call the strike IS likeiy to end in early failure. All eyes are turned on Moscow and the provinces. St Petersburg is expected to be the last to succumb to the state or an- archy into which the revolutionists have undertaken to plunge the coun- try. The battle cry of the strike. "A re-convocation of parliament for the purpose of elaborating law provid- ing for constituent assembly, IS simply a peaceful slogan to be aban- doned if the government totters when the true colors will be run up. The members of the workmen's council. in conjunctlon with the radical groups of the outlawed parliament, nave arranged to proclaim themselves . provisional government If success crowns their efforts. But, unless the whole army sides with the revolu- tion,sts. those in control Of the gov ernment are convinced that the striKe will end in failure.
 A prominent member of the gov ernment who is Tn complete sympa- thy with the decision taken at Peter hof 10 fight the revolution energeti- caIly. says that the workmen's unions are without funds to carry on pro tracted struggle and he was disposed, like many of his class. to contend that that the real power behind the scenes are the rich Jews, who are Interested in striking blow at Russia's credit. which would compel the government to come to terms on the Jewish ques- tion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
BRONSON BUYS LAND.
Big Tract on the Shores of Lake
 Quassapaug at Middlebury.

Naugatuck, Aug 4.-A tract of land on the shores of Lake Quassa- paug has been sold by Edward E. Stevens of this place to Attorney N. R. Bronson of Waterbury. who buys it, 1t is understood, for A. M. Young, president of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company. It is stated, however, that the land will be event. ually used by the Waterbury and Woodbury trolley company, when that road is built, and will be made into a pleasure ground.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
PLUGS NAPLES IN HAY TIME.
Farmer Too Busy Now to Watch the
 Sap Flow,

Winsted, Aug 4.-Reports have been received from Sanisfleld, Lee and Beckett, in the Berkshire Hills, where hundreds of immigrants have acquired farms. One man said he could make lots of money on maple syrup, but he had to stop and plug the holes in his trees because the having must be done.
 Another is credited with having the profits of the crops on ten-acre lot figured down fine. At present the land is covered with a crop of hard hack. Still another says he sees lots of profit, but doesn't get time to do his farming, as he has so much work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-04
WENzEL's CUT PRICE sAnE.

Wenzefs ten-day dreamland sale Of mems furnishings will close to- night. This is no dream, and there isn't anything dreamy about the prices. Everything has been cut to the lowest notch. Half price for some articles. If you want collars, ties, un- derwear. shirts. hats, or even an um- brella, which is useful article these days, call tonight and get it at your own price