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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-05-25
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TwENTY-FoUfsTH REG, CONN. VOL.
Enlisted:
Hugh Dunn, Aug. l3. '62
John II. Bumford, Sept. 20, I"
Bernard Kelly, /" 10, I"
TwENTY-N1NTH (Co1oRED) REG CONN.
VOL.
Enlisted:
John Jones, Dec. l. H3
James Evans, 81. I"
James Parker, Jan. S, '64
Matthew RigbY, " /" "
Allen Banks, i" {"
James Adams, 4, :"
Jerome Brown, " {"
Hiram Cornwall, I" " {"
TH1RTY-FIRsT (coLoRED) REG, CONN.
Enlisted:
Asa Franklin, Dec. %, '63
Incomplete list of the names of SOL
diers buried in Newtown:
In st Roses cemetery: G. P. Lillis,
Dennis Hayes, Andrew Eagan, Ber-
nard Casey, Martin Lillls, - Col
gan, Bernard Kelly.
In Sandy Hook cemetery: Frederick
Wentzel Charles, Roberts, Bene-
dict, Charles Sherman 1872, Cur
tis; John e. Glover, Lyman B. Somers.
| In Newtown cemetery: George
Blakeslee, Capt Julius Sanford. Nell
son Peck, Capt Leonard J. Wright,
Marion Wheeler, Daniel B. Camp,
Harrison Hawley, Peter Keeler.
| In tLand's End cemetery: William
G. Hawley, Lemuel Wilkinson, David
Peck, Andrew G. Hull, Henry Hoyt,
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TH1RTY-FIRsT (CoLORED) REG, CONN
VOL.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-05-25
The Busy Store
Go.
SPECIAL
TABLE LINEN
SALE
Is now on.

You can always find values here
in any line of merchandise. This
however, is of unusual interest.
Values are being offered which it
will not be possible to duplicate
again in a whole year. If you
visit US you will regard it as a Big
Event in Bargain giving.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-05-25
The Corner of Good Shoes
for


The days of low cut
shoes are here. You'll want to
discard the high top boot for COM
Portable Oxford just about as soon
as you've seen our new selections
for 1906, for we believe that there
isn't a shoe store in the country
where you can find such a thor
oughly complete assortment of
popular low cut shoes-in mems
and women's styles-as we are
now showing.
We have them In all
the popular feathers,
the latest shapes, and
at all prices. Don't
miss seeing them.
Hubbe1l Bros,
DERBY AND
New HAVEN.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Sanderson Says He
Has Not 1sSquealed''
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23.-W w.
Sanderson, Supervisor of San Fran
cisco and chairman Of the police COM
mittee of the board, is physical wreck
at a hotel.in this city. A combination
of troubles, occasioned by the death of
his brother, E. III. Sanderson,
who : killed his wife with a
three months ago; legal difficulties over
the settlement of alimony with his for
mer wife, from whom he was divorced
five years ago, and fears that he will
be drawn into the nerve racking in
vestigations being made by the Grand
Jury In the San Francisco graft cases,
have unnerved him to such an extent
that his physician, DR.. j. III. Dawson,
forbids his return to the northern CITY,
Sanderson has consumption. and un-
less an Improvement in his health de-
velops at once he will probably be
compelled to retire entirely from
public life and go to Arizona. He said
today that he may never return to
San Francisco. and that he intends to
go to Arizona Immediately upon the
return of his wife and mother, who left
for San Francisco Thursday night to
gather their effects for the journey.
Il have been accused of slipping out
of San Francisco. but this accusation is
a lie. said Sanderson. 7 came to Los
Angeles to bury my brother and be-
cause my mother, who is So years old.
insisted upon making the journey and
could not make it alone An examina-
tion Of my lungs has been made By
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Inquisitors Unearth Strange
Deals in Tax Department
Benham Denies He Quarreled

While the expected removal from Of
fee of Tax Collector Nichols by the
administration, in whose sight he has
suddenly fallen from grace, has not
materialized, the Grand Jury is going
ahead with an investigation of some
of the strange. business antics which
have developed and Nichols and sew
eral of his deputies are slated to come
to the front and tell the why" and the
how" of some incidents.
One of these transactions, in which
Nichols is accused of lax discipline
rather than of any personal participa-
tion, has to do with Deputy w. l. Rior-
dan and bundle of circus tickets.
Riordan was the deputy who issued
the license to Ringing Brothers to pre-
sent their circus in the city for sew
eral days. The regular license rate
is 5000 a day for circus, but In MAX
ing out the license Riordan dropped a
day and accepted 200 circus tickets In
lieu of the 5000. He passed a few of
these around among certain friendly
co-off1cials. but failed to account for
the majority of them. When Tax
Collector Scott who was not one of
the favored ones, learned that the cir
Gus had been kind enough to leave
several tickets, he investigated. He
discovered that the license lacked a
day of covering the time during which
the circus was to perform, and sent
Riordan himself to the circus people to
collect the $500, under pain of making
it good himself.A The circus people OBJ
jected at the outset, but finally paid
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

the cash and took their medicine.
Scott removed Riordan from the
license department at once, and he was
never allowed to return there until
recently when Nichols returned him
to the favorite desk, whore he still
of1ciates. While Nichols had nothing
to do with the ticket transaction, the
Grand Jury believes he should have Sc
lected anyone but Riordan for the
license Office, and Riordan himself Will
come in for a grilling.
Nichols is likely also to be called to
account for his taste in selecting off,
cial decorations for his deputies. A
few months ago he ordered some hand
some new stars to replace those pur--
chased a year ago last May by Chief
Deputy Benham, who was then in
charge OF the Office The Benham stars
resembled the police badges, but were
of nickle instead of silver and the pur-
chase price for twenty-on of them was
$40. Nichols stars are Of solid silver,
ornamented with gold and nearly as
large as saucer. The only thing
wrong about them is that the bill
for twenty-one of them, purchased of
the Paul Bernhard Company of 1922
O'Farrell street. amounts to 1915 This
bill was certified to the Board of Su-
pervisors, but has not yet been paid.
George Benham, who was said to
have quarreled with Nichols and to
have been partially responsible for his
falling out with the administration.
denied that there had ever been a quar-
rel between them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Police Tell Why Evil
House Was Allowed

protection. 1t is stated that the books
will show beyond the possibility of
refutatfon that the Mayor and Ruef
were beneficiaries of the traffic.
George Maxwell. the next witness,
denied that he was a partner in the
place. Maxwell said he had represent
ed the owners on occasions He gave
it as his belief that the proprietorship
was vested in Joseph Alexander. Max
we'll denied any knowledge of graft in
connection with the place
Evidence which it is claimed will be
eventually revealed in regard to the
Municipal House" will be astounding
in it's nature. 1t will be shown that
this colossal monument to administra-
tion disgrace was built, opened and
conducted with the consent and of
fetal sanction of Mayor Schmitz who
displayed a personal zeal in behalf of
its owners. Heney believes he can
prove that by direction of the Mayor
the city architect closed his eyes when
the structure was first erected, vfo-
latiHg as 1t did in the most open man.
ner the provisions OF the building or
dinances. 1t yielded a net profit of
5000 day. 1t is a scandal which in
wolves a score or more of officials high
and low in the city administration.
Captain Mooney was among the 9TH
day. The examination of Mooney, who
has control of a large section of the
Western Addition. consisted of a re-
view of conditions in the new tender
loin. Addresses of infamous houses
were given and the dates and results
of raids. An effort was made to show
that these raids had been arranged by
Chief Dinan. but Mooney explained
that he had frequently taken the ini-
tiative in them.
An unusual situation was revealed
in regard to disreputaole house OF
the Lazarene woman at Turk and
Steiner streets. The Steiner street en-
trance was in Captain Gleeson's dis
trict and the Turk street entrance in
Moneys. Mooney forced the proprie-
tors to close the Turk street entrance
but the other remained open. A few
days ago, when the Grand Jury inves-
tigation began to assume ominous pro-
portions, Captain Gleeson forced the
closing of the Steiner street entrance
At once the other was opened, but be-
fore the night was over Captain
Mooney had made another raid. The
inmates of the place are now under
arrest.
BAssITY TO TESTIFY
General testimony as to the condi-
tions in the tenderloin was given by
Police Sergeants Morrissey. Griffin
Fehr, Farrel Detective Cornelius and
Patrolman Barry. Other witnesses had
been summoned, but waited in vain
for their turn and were finally ex-
cused until next Tuesday afternoon.
Among these were Police Sergeants
William Birdsall. former Police Judge
Fritz and Jerome Bassity The part
Bassity is to play in the investigation,
1t is said, will be a star one. Bassity
is the proprietor of saloons in the new
tenderloin which are alleged to have
enjoyed special consideration at the
hands of the administration. Bassity
said yesterday that he believed he
could give nothing of Importance to
the inquisitors.
How about a fee to the administra-
tion?" he was asked.
Nothing like that. was the reply.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

DR.. ]. H. Davisson and by my brother,
DIR. Henry e. Sandersoia who came
here from Stockton, where he has
charge of the female ward of the
State Insane Asylum, and both of
them told me that If I returned to San
Francisco l would die of consumption
The report that l am afraid to re-
turn to San Francisco is absolutely un-
true. I am not afraid of the Grand
Jury, and have nothing to conceal from
it. AS God Is my judge, and by the
strongest oath that 1 can take, I swear
that I never squealed to Burns or He
ney about any grating. I could not,
because / know nothing about any
grating, and 1 was never guilty of any
myself Burns / have never talked
with, or even met Heney has been my
friend for years. but 1 have never dis
cussed with him any matters he is In
vestigating. If the United Railroads
paid s72. 600, which would be $4,000 each,
or $4,000, which would be $4,000 each,
or any other sum- to be given to eigh-
teen members Of the Board of Supervi-
sors, am certain that the money never
left the hands or pockets of the man or
men to whom 1t was delivered, not
mentioning any names. I do not believe
that any Supervisors have been graft
ing. AS a matter of fact / don't think
that graft would be necessary, for most
OF them have been owned body and soul
by Ruef and Schmitz, bowing to their
beck and note.
| How about the prlzefghts?" was
asked.
II am In position to know more
about the matter, replied Sander
son. II am chairman OF the police
committee of the board, and Ruef came
to me and said that he would arrange
for the professional prizefghts, as he
knew all the parties concerned In the
agreement that was to be entered into.
I told him that l would arrange with
amateur clubs, which I did. I state
positively that there was no grating
as far as amateur prizefgilts were
concerned. Further than this 1 know
nothing.
During my first term on the Board
of Supervisors and as chairman of the
police committee ! was asked to have
a talk with the Grand Jury in regard
to an alleged offer of $4,000 which had
been made to have the date of pro-
fessional prizefght changed. 1 told the
Grand Jury that I knew of no such
offer and that certainly L could not
have been party to the alleged offer,
as / had voted against a change"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Hoboken Sheriff Is
Unduly Solicitous

NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-It appeared to
all observers that Chief of Police Hayes
of Hoboken was unduly solicitous about
Mayor Schmitz's welfare on the latter's
arrival from Europe today. The two
detectives were among those who stood
on the pier in Hoboken waiting for the
Patricia to dock. Chief Hayes and De-
tectives Quinn and Weinthal of the Ho-
boken Police Department ranged along
side Of them.
Are you from California;" asked
Hayes.
No. said one of the two curtly;
we're from New York"
VERY WELL said hayes, "but, under
the laws of New Jersey, no man can
be arrested and taken out of the State
unless he has been extradited If you
try to serve any warrant on anybody
here I win lock him up and I'll lock
you up, too, for attempted Kidnapping"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

could not recall any to mind at the
moment.
Schmitz declined to give the result OF
his interviews with the German fire in
surance companies. but later, probably
with desire to break the news gently
to those interested and also with a
view to throwing the onus Of his fall
ure on the heads of his investigators,
he said that owing to the fact that he
had been forced to curtail his trip, he
had not met with the full success he
had expected.
Asked if he thought Hearst was be-
hind the charges which had led to re-
turning of the indictments, the Mayor
replied that the District Attorney was
a candidate for Governor on the ticket
of the Independence League. Hearst
sent a special commissioner to see me
while I was abroad" he continued ito
ask me to send some message to his
fellow labor men in the city of New
York that might be of assistance to
him in his campaign. l refused to do
anything, in accord with my usual
practice, and I would neither favor nor
oppose Mr.. Hearst"
Regarding the charges that money
sent to San Francisco for relief after
the earthquake had disappeared instead
of going into the hands of sufferers,
Schmitz said:
Il had nothing to do with that. The
relief money was turned over to a COM
mittee which I appointed and they are
absolutely responsible for any short
age9'
MRS. SCHMITZ CONFIDENT
With a renewal of his protests of in
nocence and his desire to face his ac-
cusers, together with a repetition of his
views on the subject of japanese ex-
11- No
closed the interview.
Fred Hilbert stated that he had moth
ing to say. but that the accusations of
the Grand Jury were ridiculous and
false. He claimed that he had no busi-
ness interests with Schmitz, and was
prepared to face any charges of graft
made against him personally or his
firm.
Mrs Schmitz declared that she was
confident of her husbands innocence,
and that, though greatly shocked at the
charges, she knew them to be false.
Upon leaving the boat, Schmitz stated
that he would take the first train he
could to San Francisco, and that he
would leave either this evening or to-
morrow. Meanwhile. he is being care
fully watched by the detectives, and
for the Pacific Coast Will undoubtedly
result in his arrest
Herbert Schmitz was asked for a
statement regarding the assertion that
ne was interested in $50 Jackson street
and, trembling with rage, declared that
1t was "an infamous outrage to connect
him with such a place.
OF all the passengers who had lived
on shiphoard with Mayor Schmitz only
three came to bid him good-by and ex-
press their sympathy as he stood on the
deck of the Patricia.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Declares lie Will Stand by Ruef
Schmitz Nervously Says
Boss IS His Friend

completed the others he eaed and stumbled
Il the Board of Police Commissioners said Schnitz
the hundreds Of questions flung at him. to grant
the French because they had been
running fifty years without hndrance and because believed
they big business interest San Francisco and therefore
necessary to the welfare of the city"
The Mayor received the today of his indictments from
paper which taken aboard the Patricia daybeak when
the boatas sighted outside of Sandy Hook That made deep
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
4NoNsENsE.. SAYS MAYoR.
So Describes Accusations Growing Out
of Hilbert Dealings.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s,-schmitz was
asked tonight concerning ex-Police
Commissioner Reagans charge that
certain saloons were practically CO.
creed into buying whisky from Hilbert
Brothers and that the Mayor received
a rake-Off.
Now what nonsense that is,n said
Schmitz. There are four thousand
saloons in our town and 1 do not
know how many dealers in whisky. II
anything of that sort was going on,
don't you suppose that the other deal
ers would have known of it?'
Speaking of the separation of Japan
ese and white students in public
schools of San Francisco the Mayor
said:
Il favor a segregation of nationaIi-
ties by all means. Personally / object
to Mongolian children associating with
white children. As a law officer
woul-. enforce the law
CRAFT INQUIRY NEWS CONTINUED
ON PAGE 4.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
pEposrrons DISAPPOINTED

BUTTE, Mont. Nov 23.-Depositors
of the defunct Aetna Banking and
Trust Company will not receive more
than 10 to IL per cent dividends. al
though ii was announced in Washing
ton Saturday by the Comptroller of the
Currency that the prospective divi-
dends had been estimated at 80 pei
cent. The conclusion of the Comptroller
was arrived at because Of the clerical
error made by the receiver Of the
port.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Remark Of Reporter
Pleases Mrs. Schmitz

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-whiie Mayor
Schmitz talked freely to reporters to-
day handsome woman, with dark hair
and eyes and a red gown. came up
and heard one of the reporters say,
"Schmitz is all right, isn't he?''
You're the man for me- remarked
the woman. I'll shake hands with you
on this
She proved to be Mrs. Schmitz
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
CLINE AND MCLAUGHLIN WIN.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-Harry Cline
of Philadelphia and Edward McLaugh-
lin Of New York were winners today
in the 1872 balkline tournament for
the shortstop championship. In the
afternoon Mclaughlin easily beat
Frank Hoppe, 400 to 261. In the even
ing Cline defeated Gallagher. 400 to
378
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
MINERS, WAGES RAISED

CALUMET, Mich. Nov ga raise
of 0 per cent in wages was announced
by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Com
pany today. Between 5000 and 5000
workmen are benefited by the incrase
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

Piles Cured In g to Il Days
Pazo Ointment guaranteed to cure any
case itching. blind. bleeding or prOtruding
piles to IA days or money refunded. 50c'
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
CRAFT INQUIRY NEWS CoNTINUEI
ON PAGE 4.
To Cure Il Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL it fails. Z.
w. Groves signature on each box 25c.s
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Nordhon Grill

Table dhote dinner this evening. Mu-
af0 Pima and Van Mass
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

Continued from Page 1, Column
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24

halt only when Emilio Lastreto, friend
of Ruef and legal champion of the
nameless, despicable creatures who
have women in their hire. refused to
produce the books of $40 Jackson
street, in which he keeps the accounts"
of his masters.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-01-19

James A MCGEE, who was the real
founder Of the town of Nampa. aud the
builder of the branch road from there
to Boise, after seeing the sagebrush
plains there grow into a bright and
prosperous young city. has hied him
self to new fields and Nampa people
are mourning his loss and incidentally
throwing slurs after him. Mr.. MCGEE
IS now located in Weiser, and has been
Instrumental in organizing the Set
tiers Land & Colonization Company,
whose headquarters are in that city,
and the company comprised principal
ly of prominent Iowa and Pennsylvania
people, who have seen enough of Ida
no to appreciate the great advantages
the state offers for homeseekers and
investors. AT the head of this million
dollar organization is Hon. Silas Will
sor, of Atlantic, Iowa, who has been
prominent in political affairs in that
state, and one of her foremost horti-
/ culturists and the owner of the biggest
nursery in Iowa. This gentleman first
came to Idaho seeking a location where
his wife would enjoy better health, and
| finding it, made large Investments in
real estate in the vicinity of the town
which MIR. MCGEE was SO instrumental
and successful in founding. MIR. Nc
Gee enlisted an cid time friend of his
Mr. G. l.. Glasgow. capitalist of Glas
/ gov, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, tc
join them in seeking a new and fruitfu
field for Investments, and together
they chose the country through which
the ''Pin'' road is being extended from
Weiser, with its extraordinary possibil
tiles for numbering, mining, horticul
tural, agricultural, stockraising indus
tries, and its numerous hot and miner
al, health restoring springs for the
location of resorts.
That these men aud their associates
will bring to this attractive section o.
Idaho a community of the most desira
BILE people there can be no doubt
Nampa need not fear that the leaders
in this new undertaking will detrac
from the prosperous junction city il
doing this, for their holdings in anc
around that CITY are too valuable to lie
them do this And the Weiser Signal
in its rabid rantings against the Nor
mon "hierarchyn is at fault in finding
or asserting that it was because the.
feared church domination that the,
had SOuoht "A new field
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-01-19

snowshoers, to go out on their skis and
look him up They found him at Will
liams' cabin on Lightning creek, and he
returned with them the next day, thus
relieving the anxiety of his many
friends. He had left his horse at
Boulder creek ranch, came on foot to
Williams, and simply holed up there
waiting for the storm to let up.
The announcement in Nugget, last
Friday, that Carl Nelson was critically
ill with pneumonia, was followed
quickly by news of his death on that
day. Deceased, who was the main
support of his aged parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Knud Nelson, who reside on a
ranch on jackson creek, this county,
was, besides his parents, survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Leland Stanford, now
with her husband residing in British
Columbia, and Mrs Jasper Duncan of
Jordan Valley. He was steady, tenn
perate and industrious young man,
about 26 or 27 years of age, apparently
always strong and rugged. At one time
he was pupil in the Silver City school
and is kindly remembered by persons
of his age who were his schoolmates.
His loss is sad blow for his aged par
ents. His remains we're laid to rest in
Jordan Valley cemetery, Sunday, if we
have been correctly informed.
A. F. Stevens arrived here from bis
California home last Friday The next
day, before the storm began to gel bad
he and G. G. Hedum took themselves
off to the Rich Gulch mine. The pre-
sumption is they are still holed up
there in the comfortable quarters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stevens. as tc
come over Florida mountain i'll the
deep snow and the storm would be a
reckless undertaking. But some OF
Iheir friends are wishing there were
tele phone communication up there
and are even talking of sending snow
shoers up there to learn if they we're
all right To be sure they are, anC
there is no occasion for uneasiness OIL
their account. Those Two men are en-
dowed with too much good sense to at
tempt to come co town under suct
conditions as now prevail.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-01-19
A Paper Wedding.

Yesterday being the first anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hall, the friends of this popular young
couple could not let it go by unnoticed.
Therefore some ladies made up con-
spiracy to invade their home and give
them "paper wedding" surprise party
aud they let their scheme be known to
others. As consequence, stormy as
it was, that pleasant home, at the
proper hour last night, was filed with
ladies and gentlemen, hampers of
refreshments and packages of tokens
of good will, and slime of it" was en-
joyed by all present. The all-absorb-
ing game of whist and much merriment
pervaded the premises until late
hour.