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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
SHIRT SHOP FIRE.
Bridgeport Has What Promises to Be a Big Conflagration On
 This Afternoon.

Bridgeport, Feb 27.-The Sta- shirt factory, owned by Hutchinson, Pierce & Co, is in flames and promises to be one of the heaviest fire losses that this city has experienced in some years. It is located in the residential district on Washington street and there is con siderable alarm among the property owners and residents near the factory. Many families are moving out of the ohuses nearby, fearing the spreading of the flames. Five hundred girls are employed in the factory and it is not known whether all escaped safely or not. There were several narrow es- capes, but no one is reported missing as yet The fire brought out the entire apparatus Of the department. Great crowds of people are surrounding the burning structure, many of them rela- tives and friends of the working, girls employed in the factory. An explosion soon after the fire had reached consid- erable proportions shook the buildings for a considerable distance from the structure. This explosion was caused by the bursting of the boilers. At 2:3O the fire department became hampered because of the scarcity of water. the streams not being able to reach the top of the building. It Is now believed the entire factory is doomed to destruc- ton and the fire department is work ing hard. to save property in the imme- diate vicinity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
PRESTON NOW Will Join Bassett In
 Prison. JURY ACTED QUICKLY
And Found Him Guilty as Charged The Trial of Joseph c.
 nesky Will be Started
 Thursday Morning.

Frederick W. Preston will join Charles l.. Bassett in the state prison in few days, for at noon to-day he was found guilty of conspiring to rob Thomas c. Lockwood, who was mur- dered by Bassett at his home on the Middlebury road one night year ago this month.
 The superior court opened this morning at 9:30 o'clock and the argu ments in the Preston case were start ed immediately. Each counsel spoke for about an hour and little after noon the jury retired. The sherrffs and court attaches had scarcely start ed their cigars, preparing to enjoy an hour or so, when tap, tap" was heard on the double door of the jury room and the court and sheriffs hastened back to their respective places. The jury filed in and reported verdict or guilty as charged. Preston was imme- diately sentenced to not less than one year and not more than -fe fin the state prison. Five is the maximum.
 The next step in thistragedy, the murder of old man Lockwood. will be the trial of Joseph Cenesky on Thurs day morning for the murder. A special panel of sixty jurors has been sum- moned and Attorneys Pierce and Guil- foile have been appointed his counsel What defense they will put up is still secret. But Mir Pierce has already claimed that without the evidence of Leonard it will be impossible to find Cenesky guilty.
 The case on trial this afternoon charges William Wright, a young fel- low, with robbing his friend, Linwood Dix. of S1.20 one night month ago on Vine street. The defense in this case conducted by Attorney Byrne, Is that accused and Dix and two other young fellows had been playing pool all evening and had drank something. too. and were under the influence of drink when the alleged act took place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Boycott Helps Ant-For-
 eign Feeling.
CABLE FROM CANTON
Agitators Now Backed Strongly by Association . Society and Re
 form Parties Are Crow- ing Rapidly.

Manila, Feb 27.-A leading Ameri- can firm in this city has received the following cable from Canton:
 ''The boycott has greatly encouraged the anti-foreign feeling. Teachers. re formers agitators and the native newspapers now have the power or that association behind them. causing aremarkable growth in the reform par ty and secret societies, while the anti foreign, anti-dynastic viceroy of Can ton by his autocratic ruling and his antagonistic attitude to the foreign cOnsuls encourages the masses of the people in their anti-foreign feeling.
 ''In the prefecture of Chang Chow near Annoy, recent outrages against foreign church procedure, approved by Pekin. has strengthened the revolu- tionary forces who are now eager to try conclusions with the government.
 "In portion of China between the Yangtsze valley and the Hong Kong district dangerous anti-foreign feel ing exists which is likely to break out at any moment"
 The federal troops here are prepar- ing against the pending outbreak.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
SAW IN CAKE
Girl Gave It to Prison
 Husband. ]
HE MADE HIS ESCAPE
And Was Accompanied by Three Other Prisoners-T The Eighteen Year Old Wife is Now
 the Prisoner.

New York, Feb 27.-Mrs May Coyle Howard, IS years old, who is accused of aiding in the recent escape of three prisoners from the Suffolk county jail in Boston, was arrested here to-day. The girl went to the jail and married Charles Howard while he was a pris- oner there, leaving him a wedding cake as she departed after the ceremony. That night Howard and two others sawed their way through the bars of their cells and escaped. The police charge that the saws with which the work was done were concealed in the wedding cake. Two of the men were recaptured, Howard being taken after he had come to New York. The third man is still at liberty. For several days the police have been watching a house in Hamilton street, where it was believed Mrs Howard lived, and today about daybreak they saw her entering the house. She will be held awaiting extradition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
ROCK WAS FREE.
Lively Time at the North End of the City To-Day n Horse Was
 Thirsty, and Caused Trouble.

There was free book, Hellmanns book, on tap on North square and North Main street this forenoon. The driver of one of the Hellmann Brewing Cos delivery wagons entered store on the square. The horse, suspecting he went for drink. decided to bavt one himself at the watering tank. But the water did not taste as pleasant as book and the horse turned away and started of for the brewery. It took too short a turn and out bowled keg of book. The bung was started in the fall and out poured the dark fluid. GOV ering the square with beautiful col ored mantle. A few thirsty souls rushed forward to save the kegs con- tents, but they were too late. Mean while the delivery wagon and horse were tearing down North Main street, dropping a keg of the precious liquid here and there. and at the Carrie Well ton fountain Patrick Bowling, an eN- pressman. stopped the runaway.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
THE CANAL INQUIRY
Cromwell, Testfyns, Has Frequent Tilts With
 Morgan.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 27.--The exam ination of William Nelson Cromwell, who has figured largely in connection with the sale of the Panama canal property to the United States, was be- gun by the senate committee on inter- oceanic canals. His testimony has been looked forward to with much interest, and nearly all the members of the con- mittee were present, Senator Platt of New York appearing for the first time since the hearing began.
 - Many of the questions askeds Mir. Cromwell related to the interview at the Manhattan hotel in New York re- garding the resignation of Mir. Wallace when Secretary Taft, Mir. Wallace and MT. Cromwell were present.
 Mir. Cromwell denied that his firm had ever had any connection with the De Lesseps company, which failed in 1859.
 He detailed the circumstances of the transfer of the Panama canal property to the United States. together with 98 per cent of the stock of the Panama railroad. He declared that the expense of transmitting the $40.000.000 pur- chase money was $35.790, which was paid to J. P. Morgan & Co.
 There were frequent tilts between the witness and Senator Morgan be- cause the former was not more specific in his answers to questions by the sem ator. It eliminated dramatically at the close of the day when Mir. Cromwell refused to answer various questions asked by the senator and the latter de- clared he would deal with the witness in the senate when the facts regarding the resignation of Mir. Wallace come out Mir. Cromwell replied. with some warmth, that that was the ''only safe place to do it."
 Mir. Cromwell in his statement de- clared that every penny of the money paid by the United States government for the purchase of Panama railway stock and for the French canal prop erty had been accounted for. He stat ed that. he had declined to accept the position of counsel for the canal com mission and that his activity had been largely upon the invitation of the presi- dent and the secretary of war.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
BOSSES OPPOSE IT
Chicago Painters Have Refused to Sign a Closed Shop
 Agreement.

Chicago, Feb 27.-Employers of G. GOO painters refused yesterday to sign closed shop agreement preenied by the Painters union. As conse- quence the union men will today be- gin canvass of the individual con- tractors and threaten to call strikes signatures.
 All arrangements under which the union painters of the city have been working during the last year expire tonight. The situation, therefore. leaves an opportunity for radical ac-. ton on the unions part if the employ CTS persist in their announced inlen- ton to make a legal test of the closed shop" phase Of the labor prob lem.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
DEATHS, FUNERALS We'll Known People Who Have
 Been Called Away.

Mrs Harriet F. Stevens. widow of the late OrviIie H. Stevens. dlesi this morning at the family residence on North Willow street She leaveS one son and a daughfe-.
 David Altman. a man apparently aisouf so yesrs of age. diei suddenly last night at the boarding house of Mrs James Monaghan 2g sNufh Main street The d-r-asesi was an elnploye of Iehn NeElisosf- the essl deaier. and worked yesterday unt7l nesr ns-s1. when be quit. stating tbat ke was iiL He ste supper tas- night and then re tired sesn after he wss taken se5Ssls- Iy si~k ard dfe.l in . few minutes Ne-Iiral Exanliner CrzEe presoznres death due ts heart faflure- The he1. uss reDsved ts the DwEue eg Martin Berxfn1s Ssas. from where th- funeral unl t-e keH ts the Immaeulsfe Csz- eepfis1 ckmeh sf ss0 e1cberk tezur- " nsruinE- Tte hu-sel VII he i1 Ss Ia-rFA's eesaezsTy Mr AIIzsn hzE sererx1 rsisfiveS is WstsrtE~y- sa8e sf ubom sau-s zs the uerxze te-1sy a-d Hsie srTxnr-W~rts fer the fE- rerzL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
rELEPHoNE EXTENsIoN.

New Haven. Feb 27.-The annual report of Superintendent Sykes of the Southern New England Telephone Co was published to-day. and gives some interesting details of telephone exten- sion in Connecticut. The average num- her of calls per operator an hour num- bers from sixfy-four to seventy-eight. In the entire state the number of tele- phones in use is from three to four per hundred people. New Milford shows the largest gain. New Haven has one telephone to every eighteen and five-tenths of its population. Hart ford has one to every nineteen. Bridge port one to every twenty-two and two-renths. and Waterbury one to ev- cry twenty-three and ninetenths of it's population.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
FOOD INSPECTOR
On Lookout for Men Who Are Violating Law in the Sell
 ing of Meat.

It was reported to Health Officer kilmartin during the week that Do- mingo Gelotti, who resides at IS Sco- vile street. had recently killed calf in his cellar and after dressing 1t threw the remains into the sewer nearby. Food Inspector Keeles and the health officer investigated the story and al- though they did not find direct evi- denee, they have a couple of witnesses woh assert that the story is true. This is direct violation of the law and the man may he yet prosecuted if the story turns out to be fact. In a short time a number of arrests will undoubtedly take place. since some of the dealers. although they have been warned. are not needing the advice of the food in spector and are selling meat to suit themselves. These fellows, it is un- derstood, will be made to settle for the violation of the law. which is to be en- forced to the letter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Diamonds Lay Two Week. In Mud.

Diamonds Lay Two Weeks In Mud.
 NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 27.AMore than $2,OOO worth of diamonds lay in the street here for nearly a week until they were picked up by Miss Ella Cashin. Incased in a chamois bag, the gems had. been crushed out of their settings when wheel of some vehicle passed over them. Miss Cashin kicked the bag out of the mud and then picked 1t up. Mrs. E. H. Rogers of New York had lost them, and Mir. Rogers saw to it that Miss Cashin is wealthier by $100 than before she kicked 5000 worth of diamonds out of the dirty road.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
rr.yer s,opped . Murd.r.

NEW BRUNSWICK, \. J.. Feb. 27.-- Declaring that he had been on his way 10 Jersey City to slay his deserting wife and that prayer alone had arrest cd his steps and changed his purpose. a middle aged. we'll dressed man stood last night with tears streaming down his face. beseeching the prayers of all at the meeting of the Salvation Army in the Mission chapel building. His words electrified the throng in the chanel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
EMMET'S CELEBRATION.
Leeal Organizations Will Give . Banquet Is
 Honor of Day.

Tickets for the celebration of the birth of Robert Emmet, to be given under the auspices of the Patrick Sars- field and Thomas F. Meagher associa- tions at Eagles hall next Monday night. will be distributed to members of the clubs at Hibernian hall this evening. The committee have arranged for a fine banquet and have also ar ranged to have the Rev John D. Fen nedy of Danbury as the principal after-dinner speaker. Father Kennedy is we'll known as an eloquent lecturer and has been national president of the Hibernians as well as state chaplain. There will be plenty of good talking, good music and good things to eat. Hodson Bros will do the catering.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Yellow Fever at Boc.s del Tor.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. = Surgeon General wyman of the public health and marine hospital service has noti- fed the various government quaran- tine stations of the appearance of yell low fever at Bocas del Toro. and the officials In charge will under existing regulations adopt whenever necessary the usual measures of inspection and detention at quarantine of ships and passengers arriving from that place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
JORDAN LOCATED
Former Comptroller of the Equit- able is Scjourning at
 Hot Springs.

Little Rock. Ark. Feb 27.-It was learned to-day that Thomas n. Jordan, formerly comPtroller of the Equitable Assurance society. who was wanted during the recent insurance invcStiga- tioa in New York. is at present at Hot Springs- Mr Jordan did not care to make any statement concerning his absence from New Yogk. but his wife said. T am sorry we have been found here. IL will cause too much heedless pubIieity." Asked concerning the testimony of her son before the Armstrong; committee. to the eTect thst he did not know whether his father uss dead CT alive. she said the stafement was true that the young man did not know their uhereahogts-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Tn the Realm of Mind.

The college girl was describing one of her victories In the polemics sec tion.
 T used her own argument" she said, "and turned it against her. l drove her to the wall with her swn reasoning. twisted her mistaken pre- mises and her ridiculous conclusion into a syllogism that noorec her com pletely."
 You savage wretch," exclaimed her athletic brother. You used mental iiu-iitsu on the poor girl,"-Chicaso Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Th. B..,er Brov. sank.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2T.-The Buster Brown. the only public motor boat on the lake which adorns the Sportsmen's show in Madison Square Garden. was taking its customary complement of twelve passengers. including several women and children. around the island last night when in running up the north side it banged into the stern of a Lozisr demonstrating boat and soon sank
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27

d0lph Hearst, organizer of the league, accompanied the delegation.
 Among the legislative measures the delegation will advocate are those pro viding for an investigation of the New York city us ton merger; the direct nominations nll: the corrupt practices act: and two bills before the commit tee on labor. one compelling half monthly payments of wages by cor porations. and the eight hour bill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Ray. Help Him to Pension

SCRANTON. Pa, Feb. 27.-Halsey Lathrop. who has been unable to ob- tain a pension. had an x ray photo graph of his body taken for the pen. sion bureau. showing a bullet still lodged in his chest and another in hIs left knee. He was shot in the chest at Drainsville. Va. in 1881: in the knee ct South Mountain. Md. and in the back by bursting she'll at Fredericks- burg in the same year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Solar Study.

Two distinct organizations. both composed of men eminent in science. are studying the sun with extrsordln- zry care. One. the solar commission. established In 1sc3. is dsvosing it's rs- searches to the effect of the sun on the weather and climatic changes Of the earth The other. the solar union formed ia 1924. is eacezroring to zs- certain more than is Bor knoru sboa; the sun irzslf- Bosn are European as sociztions
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
peei.,e. c.seh-. H. U. Roger.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. Feb. 2I.- The supreme court has decided that witnesses must answer questions in the Standard oil bearing in St Louis. The same point vss involved when H. H. Rogers declined to snsver qBes- tons at the bearing in New York. The St. Louis hearing was discontinued week SEQ until the supreme courts de cIspn on the point involved should be handed down
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Loaded with Honors.

Sir William Soulsby. who has served as secretary to 50 many lord mayors of London. Is entitled to wear more cosmopolitan array of orders than per hsps any man in England. In sddi- ton to his British honors. he boasts the orders of the Redeemer of Greece. Francis Joseph. of Austria. the Ssryi- an orders of Tskovo and St sava. the Leopold of Belgium. the Immaculate Conception of Portugal. the Humane Redemption of Liberia, as well ss the Rising Sun of Japan
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
o.e Tho...ad Dollar. For Her Cow

NEW YORK. Feb. 2T.-To induce Mrs. Mary Hitler of wheatley Hills. x. Y.. to sell him'a piece of land. Jay Phipps paid her s1!0oO for an aged COW. An agent for Mir Phipps added tventy-seven acres. at S1oo an acre. to his estate. making his country place one of the largest in the colony. Fox han P. keene. Robert Bacon and H. F. whitney are among bis neighbors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27

repeating for the benefit of the Amer made by that admiral upon the con clusion of the war. The point of the presidents letter is the necessity of keeping the personel of the army and navy at the highest point in the riDe. of peace in order to be prepared for war.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
L..d.lide Blocked Erie Ro.d.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27. = The eight miles of the Greenwood Lake division of the Erie railrosd between Board vile and Greenwood Lake was closed to traffic again by another landslide of about 600 tons of earth and rock, which completely filled Henderson's cut, just east of Hewitts Station, where there was a similar slide on Sunday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Mrs. Corey on For siou. Falls.

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Feb. 27.-Mrs. William Ellis Corey, wife of the presl- dent of the United States Steel cor poration, accompanied by her maid. two Boston terriers and six large trunks. passed through Cheyenne on the eastbound Union Pacific Limited for Sioux Falls, S. n.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Will Prob. Banking Department.

ALBANY. N. r.. Feb. 21.-The sub committee of the senate finance con- mittee consisting of Senators Grady. Stevens and Aids, the latter substi- tuted in place of Raines, appointed to discuss the charges made against State Superintendent of Banks Kilburn and the proposed bank investigation resolu- ton will recommend to the finance committee the adoption of the assem- bly resolution amended so as 10 pro vide for an inquiry into the conduct of the state bank department. but limiting the scope of the investigation to the department itself.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Red sos. -cura-

Ia Indian nevespzper appeared sa sdverrtsen<ns- How to Cz-x Red Noss PsTuzzeafly. ab>olsse secrecy. sens tro sAfIIf1Es eight p<zce .zzS stamped ezsssope May Izd5.s. thinking their nsses rIuk<r than vzs berouinE rrosz- z.s o1 o,<-i-z theIr stzzp>z e.r-aop< rszS- -Gs on d-szf- irx srU n b~csD<s curz1e
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
..,-tx- w.. ss,r, stsyoos.

ST. DOrIS. Feb Z5-After an er- porf socountanfIs examination of the hooks of Allen C. Rates secretary Of fhe Mississippi Valley Elevator and Grain company- uho committed sui- rsde by shooting here. if v.s made knorn that q shortsze Of s1sleo had bs<n revealed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
HEARST IS THERE.
A Number of the Independent Legue Accompanied Him to
 Albany This Morning.

New York, Feb 27.-Fiye hundred members of the Independence league left here by special train for Albany to-day to appear before the legislature and advocate the passage of several measures now pending. William Ran
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Va. Doubtful of Bernhardts Play.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 21.--On the eve of the appearance of Sarah Bernharit in 'Camille" in Omaha Bishop Scan nell of the Catholic church issued q pastoral against certain plays and called on all Roman Catholics to De very careful of the theatrical perform ances they witnessed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Er-B..t President .. Trs.I.

ALBION. \. Y. Feb. 27.-The trial of Eugene A Georger. for many years president If the German bank of Buff faIo. nov defunct. has opened hsrs be- fore Justice Daniel T. Keneack fn the supreme court GeorEer is cAzrEed win grznd iarreny in tic first de rrse. the specife charEe t-rinx the al- Issed stealing of sI1so
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Jacob A. Riffs III.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2I.-Jacob \. Rsis is now in the Post Graduate hospital, where he has gone on the advice of his physician, Dr. Alexander Lambert, to take systematic treatment with baths and diet. While in no immediate dan ger, his condition is such as to cal, for the greatest care.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
IN TIME OF PEACE
President Roosevelt Says Its Well to Be Prepared for War-Ad-
 dress to Secretary of War.

Washington, Feb 27.-President Roosevelt has addressed to the secre- tary of war, who has promulgated the same in general order, letter re- counting the achievements of the Jap
 anese Admiral Togo during the late war between Japan and Russia, and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
n.,l J.nper M,l.. Tur.. yp

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Edward J. Milan, a Brooklyn saloon keeper, who following the municipal election last fall was indicted for intimidation and bribing voters at polling places and who after being admitted to bail in the sum of s11.0OO failed to appear for trial, has surrendered himself here. Milan spent most of the time he has been out of town at Palm Beach, Fla, and Atlantic City.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Condemned Man Dragged to e.iiow..

SANTA FE. \. M. Feb. 27.-John ConIey. a miner. who Killed James Red ding and Charles Purdy at the Guads- loupe pIacers. vas hanged at Taos a few hours after being found in his cell with his throat cut Limp and almost unconscious. Conley vas drsEged to the gaIIous and slipped through the trap. death resulting from strsnguls- tfoa
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
wEaTHER FoREC.T

FsErcsst for Csznecticaf- Fair in rsrth- fsir fsllsuet by snsW fn soath P~tisa ts-nirhs- We1ne<1sy fair. ex- e<rt sosu- fells~ef by elezrf1E ea tke esss-- hri<k ts hixh ns-tberiv ufnI.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-27
Tur BERLIN RrropT

AIxeriras. Feb Z1-The Frencn dese- gates ts tke Hsrocezn csnfere1ce Go nsf lcok fsrorzhly upon the Berlin re- prt that GerUs1y vir make oonres- siozs if Frxnre VII slss yies1