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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
TRYING TO SAVE TUCKER
A Crank Who Said He Had a Message From God Was a Caller at the
 Boston State House To-Day
STATE POLICE NOW HAVE HIM

Boston, June 7.-Authorized by God, he said, with message intended to save Charles l.. Tucker from the electric chair, man, who gave the name of George Lincoln Dobson and his residence as Lowell called at the state house to-day and demanded an audience of Gov Guild. The governor had not arrived at the time and the Lowell man was asked to seat him. self in one of the outside offices. Meantime q messenger was dispatch ed for an officer of the state police and Dobson was conducted to the state police rooms. He told one of the officials that he had been selected to save Tucker and that he had glori- fled and santified message to impart to the governor" He is about 40 years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Got Heavy Sentence.

New London, June 7.-charles H. Chapman was found guilty of burg lary in the superior court late yester- day and sentenced by Judge Rora- back to from ten to twenty years in state prison. Chapman and another man robbed the home of Max Rim koom In Chesterfield on September 7i. 1905. After securely rindinr Rim koom. his wife and son the men went through the house and got about szeo In cash.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
The Health Authorities Will Make Careful
 Inspection of Canned Goods
TINS EXAMINED FOUND ID BE "QU|TE' GOODI
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT QUOTED AS HAVING SAID THAT CONDI. TONS WERE ABOMINABLE IN CHICAGO, PEOPLE ACROSS THE WATER WILL REFRAIN FROM BUYING ANYTHING
 THAT COMES FROM THAT CITY.

Liverpool, June 7.-Reassurine statements regarding American can. ned goods were made by both the chairman and the medical officer at today's meeting of the Liverpool health committee. The chairman em- phasized the carefulness of the in- spection here and said very large number of tins were examined yearly and all of them had been found to be quite good.
 Medical Officer Hope declared that the great bulk of timed meat arrived at Liverpool in very excellent con dition.
 Continuing Mir Hope said:
 Against these facts we have to set the statement of the president of the United States and while the latter gives the immense weight of his au- thority to the existence of abomin- able conditions in Chicago, I advise the people to refrain from buying any thing coming from Chicago so long as these conditions exist.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
GRADUATION.

There are a thousand suggestions in our stock st a thousand prices. Bracelets in new and dainty pat terms. rings in every variety of set ting. precious and semi-precious stones. plain gold and sisnet rings: stick pins and watch fobs in count less styles: backles. Iockets. pins and Swiss movements zaAs gold. eoId- filled. silver. enamel and gun metal czree Prices to suit every pzrse. The Lake c Strobel Go.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Enu;peer Killed.

Colorado Springs. Colo. June I.- Freight Engineer Frank Cunning. ham was killed and fireman T. ]. Csl- lahan was fatally injured In head on collision between a special and a freight train on the Colorado Mid land railroad at Boyer. a miles west of this city yesterday. Thomas F. Walsh. the millionaire mining man. was oh the special train and suffered severe cuts and bruises He arrived here last night
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Hottest Day of Year.

Chicago. June 7.- Yesterday brought the greatest heat of the year thus far in Chicago. the temperature rising to s1 degrees at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at the United States weather bureau. On the street s3 degrees was reached. The hat caused the death of six persons and the pros traitor of several Teh normal tenn perature for this time of the year is so degrees.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
New Fashioned Brass Trimmed BedSteads.

Not the old, ordinary styles. but brand new effects that give decora- tive touch and finish to the bedroom. Pleasing and satisfying.
 The old fashioned straight posts have given way to graceful curves, and instead of the cold looking white enamel finish the beds are daintily tinted in colorings to match the dec- orations of the room.
 Now. the prices are not high for these new Iron Beds. We're told over and over again that they are very reasonable: Special for this week, ts.50 Chiffoniers of Solid Oak and five drawers. Only a few at. A 06
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
ROJESTVENSKY WILL
 BE TRIED, C0WARDICE The Naval Cout of Inquiry Has Re- turned An Indictment Against
 ''' A'1'''' THE TRIAL IS SET FOR JULY o,
Charges Preferred Against General Linevitch For Communicating
 With Revolutionists.

St Petersburg, June 7.-The naval court of inquiry has presented an in dictment against yice-Admiral Ro- jestvensky, who commanded the Russian fleet at the battle of tue sea of Japan, and the officers of the tor pedo boat destroyer Bedovi for sur- rendering to the enemy after the bat tie. The indictment is crushing arraignment of the demoralization and cowardice of the officers, con-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07


 trasting their conduct with that ot the officers of the torpedo boat slsroz, ny, which issprsctically the, sape. DO sltion as the Bedovi engaged and sank a Japanese torpedo boat. The trial of the indicted officers has been fixed for July 4. The penalty is death.
 The Rechf says that Gen Rennen- kampff, who Commanded the cossack cavalry division during the war with Japan; has preferred charges against Lieut. Gen Linevitch, who was con- mander of the Russian army in Man. churia. for sholdlng communications with the revolutionary committee of the railroad men during the strike on the Siberian railroad
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
! It isn't too much to
 say {

That the Hampson-Sellew Store has helped Waterbury's furniture buyers more than anything else ever did.
 It's presence has spurred other stores to better service and to closer watch of prices. In both ways help to you.
 Then. too, the Hampson-Sellew Store has set new standards of fur niture styles that elevate Waterbury homes to a par with the best there is in the country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
This Minister Resigns.

Kansas City, Mo. June T.-Rev Charles Ferguson of this city resign ed today as result of publications in Boston intimating that a charge of heresy might be made against him on account of statements made re gently in his church in this city by Pundit Krishna, Hindoo reformer. The resignation was handed 10 Bish- op Atwell of this diocese of the Prot estant Episcopal church. Mir Fergu- son stated that he had committed no ecclesiastical crime. but that he re- signed to prevent the embarrassment of the members of the diocese.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Fourth pesree Parade.

A mammoth parade has been plan ned for the Knights of Columbus Fri day night. starting from Music hall on Court street at 7:se o'clock. The line of march will be through several of the principal streets. after which the entire party will take special cars to Hotel Pequot. where a banquet will be served
 Following the parade a big calcium light will be thrown on them and with the full dress suits. the i've bands and the banners the affair should Dc . sight worth seeing. IL is expected there will be at least 5000 nsn 10 linsl
 While the marchers are st -ths
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
BRYAN AGAIN ENDORSED.
The Indiana Democrats Denouncc
 Governmental Graft.

| Governmental Graft. Indianapolis, June 7.-The demo. crats of Indiana in convention hero
 to-day adopted platform strongly endorsing William J. Bryan for pres. ident and selected state ticket for all offices except governor and report.
 CT of the supreme court. The follow.
 ing was the opening address of B.
 r. Shively. chairman of the demo- cratic state convention.
 The use of governmental power for private purposes is the beginning of what is today called graft. Such use of governmental power creates a distinct class in the country with in- terests. special and apart from the interests common to their fellow cit izens.'
 He declared that there had sprung up "a confederacy of special privi- lege" adding:
 'Tn exchange for the favors t has received. and expects to receive. 1t has for many years capitalized the republican organization. financed it's campaigns. secured the election of its candidates. and required them to stand pat after they were elected.
 The McCalls. McCursiys. and Alexanders had witnessed the trust properties of government turned ov- CT to private interests and it's power farmed out for selfish gain. They had witnessed those functions which had been conferred for beneheent pur- poses transformed into merchandise. They could not appropriate the great trust funds in their charge for poll tical purposes without crime. Tho. chairman and treasurer of the nation al republican committee could not receive those funds without crime. Yet. because of the moral turpstude. born of persistent and successful merchandising in power these men not only made this criminal use of trust funds. but openly and unblush- inriy justifiei it
 Republican United States Sena- tor Mitchell had witnessed the wrongful appropriation of the public property to private individuals under the form of law. and he snd his ss- sorizfe< attempted the wrongful ap- praprisfion without the form of law of 30n0o0 acres of the public Iznd- and hr died n his way to prison. A rrpublirsn Tinted States senxtrr from Nebraska peidied out the poe<- c0ces of his state fer his ovn x1ln
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Narrs are Inrrraed.

Cncssvills. June s--Announce. ment vas made to-day that the op. erztsves in several departments oi the Urcssville Manufacturing Co.'S cotton mills at Montvfile would re- ceive zn increase of wages of 2 per cent to go into elect at once This srnounceDe1t following % closely the incresse in the weaving depart ne1ts b hailed with ten81t by the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Prize Fighters Held.

New York. June 7.-Terry McGov- ern and Jimmy Britt. the pugilists. Harry Pollok. manager of the Twen- tieth Century Athletic club. and Tim Hurst. the referee. who were arrest cd for alleged violation Of the stat utes relating to prize fights, were held to-day for trial in the court of special sessions. Bail was fixed at $500 in each case.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Cloudburst at yohnstoun.

Johnstown. June IA cloudburst struck Hooversville early to-day. causing Stony Creek to rise eighteen feet. The lower part of the c:ty is completely inundated Island Park. a pleasure resort. is completeIy wiped out. The loss 90 far is estimated at Sz50. 900. To-day's flood Is the worst since the big deluge on May 5i. 1889.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Nh Report Yet.

New Haven. June 1.-Coroner Mix said to-day that he had not yet eom- pleted his finding in the supposed poison case in Naugstuck- Zaehariah Stauffer will De brought to the local jail until the finding of the coroner has been made known He Is under 5000 bonds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
su,e,de of KeIl known Mason

Worcester. Mass. June 7.-George B. Buckingham. one of Worcester's four thirty-third degree Masons and proprietor of the Arcade Malleable Iron works. Washington square. com mitted suicide by inhaling gas in his ofice early this morning. Suffering from insomnia Is ascribed as the cause.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
r.vor,bl~ Report.

Washington. June T.-The house committee on public lands has au- thorfzei Represenfatives Smith of California to make a favorable ne- port to the house oa . hiIl authoriz- Enx the president to set apart oer- tain portions ef the forest reserves tn California as preserves and breeding grounds for hIris. fish and aninsis
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07

as a hawker peddles fish and only escaped conviction on a technicality. Republican United States Senator Burton, of Kansas, employed the power of his senatorial office to pro- tect get-rich-quick concern that was picking the pockets of his Kan- sas constituents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: General Iy cloudy tonight. Friday fair. fol- lowed by local showers in afternoon or night. warmer. light variable winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Bishop prl.nrY Yerr Lou.

Manchester. \. H.. June 7.-Bish- op John B. Delaney. head Of the Ro- man Catholic church in this diocese. vas operated on for appendicitis to- day Small hopss are entertained for hb recUvery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Earthquake at Manila.

Manila, June 7.-Three slight earthquake shocks were felt in Ma nila on June 5 and 6. No details have been received.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
He,,th on~r s,~t.

Nsuzztgrk. June s--Dr Walter L Baker. health o7cer of tkts town. is scrs1zsiT iIl with scsrlst fever. The cri<u has rct ret besn reochei-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
ford will contribute music for the entertainment of the crowd. They will continue playing until 10 o'clock.
At the Banquet Table.

The banquet rendered to the mem bers of the national council, the dele gates and invited guests, at Music hall last night was a great and bril- liant success.
 The hall was artistically decorated for the occasion, the prevailing col ors being white and yellow The gal leries were draped all around. On the back of the stage was suspended large picture representing the land ing of Columbus in America, draped on each side by two large American flags.
 After the seating of the guests the orchestra played a selection of na- tfonal airs which fairly raised the enthusiasm of the diners to fever heat, and when the band struck up My Country, 'Tis of Thee" every man in the hall rose to his feet and cheered and cheered again. This scene was repeated when the airs Down in Dixie" and the Star Span- gled Banner" were played. Over 300 sat down to a very elaborate banquet, which was purveyed in his usual ex- cellent style by Mine Host George T. White of the new Tontine hotel
 Among those present were Hon John P. Studley. Hon James H. Webb, Hon J. M. Gearin, United States senator from Oregon; Hon V. J. Bowling and Hon Morgan J. O'Brien, judges of the New York su- preme court; Hon William P. Breen of Fort Wayne, Ind; Hon Joseph Mercier of Montreal; Hon Rollin s. Woodruff, lieutenant-governor of Connecticut; George F. Monagan of Detroit. Rev P. J. McGivney, national chaplain; Daniel Colwell, national secretary; Rev James Coyle of Taun- ton. Mass; John D. Mcfarland, chairman of the committee of ar arrangements, and others.
 During the progress of the ban quet a number of ladies took. up po- sitions in the gallery and viewed the | proceedings with pleasure.
 Ex-Mayor Cornelius T. Driscoll, | one of the four original incorpora- tors of the order. made a strong plea | in the convention yesterday against the ratification of the vote of the Los Angeles convention to deprive him. self and three other surviving incor- porators. Daniel Colwell. William NJ. Geary, Dr Matthew c. O'Connor. of their votes on insurance matters in the national council. At Los An geles the national council last year voted to make the four New Haven men life members, but they proposed to take away their voting power on questions of insurance that might come up at the national convention.
 This is the largest convention the order has ever held in point of att tendance. The order has held It's outside of New England only twice, at Louisville in 1904 and at Los Angeles last year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07

Portland. Nc. June 1.-Capt George X. Curtis. who was fin command of the City of Bangor refused to make a statement. He had fifty passengers. Temporary repairs will he made here and it is expected the injured steam- CT will % to Boston tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
Best Line of ParIor
 Suits l Ever Saw.''

Discriminating buyers have told us 60 over and over again. Don't take any other Connecticut stores as standard for the Hampson-Sellev Co to New York City. Compare our prices and our stocks with the best there is. The test will show that this store is the one for you to do busi- ness with We've won a lezdership n Waterbury selling furniture We're going to keep at the front by offer ing reliable stocks at all times. epec- ial for this week in the Parior Show Roous. any f1z-5o Morris Chair for Si0 O0. We've sold a lot of them this spring Best made cushions S5 por set of seat and back
 Tke Hanpsss-Senew Fursiaws C. Waterbury Agency for the cslshssto1
 Glenvesd nases
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07

Rockland. Me, June 7.-The steam CT City of Rockland which was Tn col lision with the City of Bangor carry to-day, arrived here four hours late. Above the guards for a space of about forty feet in length. the rail ings of all three decks were carried away and on the main saloon deck five of the staterooms were smashed in. Only one of the rooms happened to be occupied. The occupants, who were two girls belonging to party of highschool students from Arlstook county, who had been visiting in Bos- ton were not injured and no other passenger was hurt. Capt A. A. Roix, who was as the wheel stated that the collision took place at 1902 a. m.. oil Half Way Rock. which Is between Saguin and Cape Elizabeth. Capt Roix heard the Rangers whistle when about three quarters of a mile away and saw her when about half mile distant through the haze. thinned by the full moon. He swung out. The officer on the City of Bangor. he said, follow ed. The Rockland was then sent along at full speed in order to avert col lision. Otherwise the captain said. the Bangor probably would have struck her midship and sunk her. As 1t was she received a glancing blow on the port uqarter.
 The Rockland lay by for three hours and 2S minutes upon being as- eured the City of Bangor did not need assistance resumed her trip. She had a passenger list of 2o0. She pro- ceeded up the river after discharg- ing freight and leaving passengers for this nort
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
STEAMERS IN COLLISION
Passengers Were Thoroughly Shaken Up and Frightened But Not One
 of Them Suffered Injury.
VESSELS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED

Portland, Me, June 7.-The East
 ern Steamship Co.'S steamers City oi
 Bangor and City of Rockland, bound
 in opposite directions between Ban gor and Boston with passengers were
 in collision off Mohegan early to-day.
 The City of Bangor, which left Ban gor last evening, was considerably damaged, but proceeded to this port, a distance of forty-five miles The City of Rockland, which was not seri- ously harmed, continued on her way to Bangor.
 but no one on board of either boat was injured. There was considerable excitement, but reports by officers who made immediate examination of each craft treasured the people.
 The City of Rockland left Boston for Bangor last evening at about 5 o'clock p. m., and the City of Bangor started from Bangor at p. m., bound west. She touched at Rock land and then headed for Portland. The east and west bound steamers of the line usually speak each other west of Monhegan Island, which lies just to the eastward of Boothbay harbor, but on account of the fog last night they met twenty miles east of Portland, and in spite of precau- tions observed on both vessels the City of Bangor struck the City of Rockland head-on, near the after gangway on the port side. Omcers of both steamers quickly ascertained that neither was in danger. The Bangor's stem was twisted and con siderably fractured, but she was oth- erwise only slightly damaged. The City of Rockland was hardly dam aged beyond having her paint scratched and some of her light wood work splintered. It was apparent that both could make the ports for which they were bound and course was laid accordingly. The Eastern Steamship Co.'S steamer Calvin Aus tin, from St John, N. B., happened to arrive on the scene shortly after the collision and she accompanied the Bangor into Portland.
 The collision occurred not long after midnight and the deck hands say that there was no evidence tnat the vessels were in the neighborhood of each other until they had crashed together. After the City of Bangor had arrived here her freight was transferred to the Calvin Austin to be carried on to Boston. Some or the passengers also took the Calvin Austin, while others proceeded to Boston by train. ..s..,.s-.-s .is.. ~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07

This is the largest convention the order has ever held in point of at tendance. The order has held its convention outside of New England only twice, at Louisville in 1904 and at Los Angeles last year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-10
A WOMAN WHO FINDS STARS.

Miss Fleming Has to Her Credit Eight
 of the Fourteen Discovered in Two
 Hundred Years,
 Mrs. Wilhelmina Fleming has dscov- cred more stars in the last twenty years thai all the other astronomers have been ablce to find in the last two hundred years. Only ten new stars have been mapped in the last two cen- turies, and all these eight have come first to the eye of Mrs, Fleming.
 Officially, Mrs. Fleming is curator of astronomical photographs for Harvard university. She is the only woman on the university roster, says the Boston Herald, holding position calling for active work. In the collection of the university are pictures of more than one hundred and fifty thousand stars and planets.
 Mrs, Fleming came to the United States from Dundee twenty-five years ago with her little son. She immedi- ately took up, as means of support primarily, some of the kind of work that is being done under her supervi- sion now.
 She had been for five years teacher. Her father had been fond of scientific investigation and she herself had a special faculty for mathematics This was her only preparation for the work in which she has become famous
 When a person leaves her sunny par Tor and, going past the rooms where are stored the valuable libraries of the observatory, crosses a long terrace and enters a small darkened room which a turn of the wrist Eliminates, he sees thousands and thousands of plates, all lighted from behind
 There is the work of years in the room, work which becomes more and more valuable as years go by. In time the whole heaven will be pictured here There is nothing in the northern hemis- phere which 'gets by and na speck on the plates is meaningless. The same kind of exhaustive work is being done for the southern hemisphere from the Peru observatory.
 The records of the Peru station are sent directly to me-" says Mrs. Flem- ing, and l study them and with the aid of my assistants classify and index them and file them away"
 And when a new star is discovered is it necessary to record it immediate ly? Is it likely to flicker out?' Mrs. Fleming was asked.
 Certainly" explains Mrs, Fleming.