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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
CARNEGIE PLANT DESTROYED.
Grecnville (Pa.) Steel Works Burned
 After Explosion.

Greenville OPa.> Steel Works Burned
 After Explosion.
 GREENyILLE, Pa, Jan. 12-Fire starting from an explosion destroyed the works of the Carnegie Steel com pany here last night, entailing a loss of between $400000 and S600.000. Two men were burned. but not fatally. They are Thomas Lewis, fireman, and Meko Stubenovitch.
 A hue in the boiler of heating fur, mace blew out. deluging the furnace be- low. which exploded, scattering fire in all directions. The force of the explo- sion was so great that fire balls were lodged in the roof of the ten inch finish. ing department, and the flames spread rapidly.
 Within ten minutes after the explo- sion there was no hope of saving what is known as the old mill. A half hour later a strong wind swept the flames into the new tandem mill, shipping sheds and boiler houses. The plant is out of the city water district, and hose had to be laid long distances and avail ed nothing against the acres of flame. Much of the machinery will not be hopelessly destroyed, and the founda- tions, hotbeds. etc. are uninjured. The loss of product will be serious, as the plant was running day and night on high grade work. Four hundred men are thrown out of work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
SUBSCRIPTION RATHs @ Lns ysar, $500 x Six months $2.Se thrAs months, L2S ss One month n
 Delivered to aay part sf Ciy.
FRIDAY, JAN 12, 1906.

We carry in our news columns to- day an account of the installation of the officers of Wadhams Post, q. A. F., last evening, also short sketch of the post and the present roll of membership. This is an organization, which although not heard of as often as some others, is doing q great amount of good in the community, es- pecially among the families of the brave men that went out from Con- necticut to fight for liberty, freedom and the preservation of the country. The Post has just moved into new quarters and the meplbers are as proud of it as boy is of his new toy. The new c. A. R. headquarters is a cosy, homelike place, and the Democrat hopes all the old soldiers will live long to enjoy it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12

As 10 the question Of rebates, the congressional commission now invesd- gating this troublesome question has had three conferences in three weeks with the representatives of both the eastern and the western trunk lines. All the lines said they were going to be good and would agree to stop giv- ing rebates at all. If this were done there would be scarcely any need for rate legislation. Chairman Knapp of the interstate commerce commission says that be believes business honesty
 is coming to the surface in the minds Of great many shippers and that they will stand by their expressed inten- TiOn not 70 ask nor receive rebates. This is optimism out Of sight Ou .he part of Mir Knapp. He ought to re member that several years ago. when the rebate evil was more in the form of cash payments than 1t is now. nearly all of the railroads Of the coun- try assembled and assured the com mission just ss they have now done that they had granted their last rebate and were going to lead henceforth a blamelcss life. They even appointed a man to keep an eye on themselves and to report any violations of law 3o the commission. The very first report that this agent made vas followed by inc loss of his job. Since then tho railroads have been giving sIl sorts of rebates. direct ard indirect. and il uss only when the danger of rate legislation became pressing that they came into camp and promised to be good if the big shippers would lei them. Of c0ursc the big shippers will not let them. That is not what the biE shippers are in business for.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Closing prices:
Neu Yark Markets.

rLoUR-Steady. but dull; Minnesota patents. si5od5; winter straishts, B.n64: winter extras, sssas.5; winter patents.
 WHEAT-stesainess was A feature of wheat in response to higher cables. rains in the Argentine and local covering: May, d ls-ls9szsc.: July. ss 7isdssisc. z5c. lMercsntiie Exchange oficisi quota tions 27cD; frsts 8dsec.; seconds. DQ 1ec.. thirds, H9lsc.: held. extras, 3is1 s4c: frsts. zazsc.: seconds 1spnc; state seconds, ipaaec.: thirds lsd1sc. large, eoiored and white. sepiember. fan. ey; l4c.: October. best: i3sgis'4s;: la,. best. I2e.; large, izsc.: fair. Iiisgllhc. light skins. choice. 1ialil1c.: part skins. prime. gsasas. good. shfe common to falr ful, pssnssivs,.Ia ssla,s go and nearby selected. white. fancy. 34essc choice, ae sc; mixed eoiors. fancy. Sdaec.; hrsts. asfrc.; underGrscss. Ea5c.: refrigera- tors. finest. sssqzic.; average prime. isa
 LIVE Poi-LfRY = Chickens. spring nearby. per pound. 1sc.: fowls. lsisc.. old roostsrs. ioc.. turkeys. 1sc-: pigeons, per
 DRESSED PoULTRr-Turksy. spring nearby. per pound. i10 27c, capons. Phila- dsiphis. isdsac: ohio. Isdsc.. broilers. PhilsdeIphls. dry picked. pounds per BsI,!niqsS9s s1q sIaei iia ciIessns % ros.,ins al : pounds and over Ter pair. Philadelphia 5ry picked I7as,c-. New York and Penn syivsnia- iiaisc; medium weishts. Phfla- ssl7h.s Sry p-Sssdi; i.,g % ioss S PsSss Tsrs ssSphis. drr pIcke5. isis6iEse. old cocks. dry picked ard scsided sl1c-: ducks. s2rine I7dlsc.. seese. white. Be-: dark s0rsn- ,tssas1: mixed fza: dsrE. nss i E. erlils. Ss1 Sc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
4 COUNTESS ON THE STUMP.
Lady Warwick speechifyiBg From
 Trademark Wagon.


 LONDON. Jan. 12.-Lady Warwick, the court beauty, known ss the demo cratic countess. took hand in the cleo ton struggle. addressing her comrades snd friends" the dock laborers Of West Ham, in support of the dock laborers' candidate. Will Thorne. The count ess in a dainty Psrisisn costume braved the bleak wind while from s trsdesmsn's wagon she urged the la- borers to work to secure an independ- ent labor party in the house of com mons. She asserted that she was con- vinced of the ultimate victSry of the democratic movement and prophesied that the new government would not last longer than eighteen months.
 You workers said the countess. ''sre the empire. Remember your re sponsibility snd SOW the seeds of free dom for your children
 Her lzdyship was accorded a ire mendous ovation by crowds Of dock Isborers. who went without their din ners in order tO listen to her speech.
 The Countess Of Warwick is one of the best known peeresses in Great Britain and . close friend of King Ed ward
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
the successful operations .'--Ney York Herald

the successful operations.'--New York Herald.
 The. average number of inmates of the Connecticut Hospital for the In sane during the past fiscal year was 2,415. Of the 16S towns in the state 96 have a general population smaller than the melancholy list of defectirei at Middletown.-Hart Times.
 It is just little infelicitous that Mix should be the name of tine coro ner in New Haven upon whom has de volved so puzzling case. A novelist who should use it would perhaps fbe reproached for too obviously inventine it to fit the conditions. But in real life one can't trust much to names.- Springfield Republican.
 Honesty has never been drug or, the market. No matter how many honest and faithful men there are and there gre more than ever before the young man with quality of honesty that will stand everyday wear and tear, and a faithfulness that i'm plies regular habits will always ais. cover that he is needed.-Washingt Post.
 Watch for ''The Man On the Box"
 The death is announced of negro woman of Philadelphia, at the age of 135 years, who is said to have been an inveterate smoker down to short time ago. The question is referred to debating societies for discussion, whether it was the smoking or the abandonment of that habit that caused her thus to be untimely cut off in the full flower of her second century, New York Tribune.
 Are these men above the law? Can they say. as the elder Vanderbilt once said, "The public be damned?" In his manner, in his insolence, f1ippancy and defiance Rogers said that on Sat urday. even though he did not say it ill so many words. He was tho incar- nation of the new plutocratic haughti- ness, the new hatred of the trust mag nate for any sort of authority super for to his own will. But that author ity exists and will be exercised. As Webster said of suicide, the evasions of Rogers are confession. But ~ili the public be damned? Law. rightly enforced, will suppress Rogers and all his sort. Unless the public insists on action against them. the public will deserve the full Vanderbilt R Rogers anathema.-New York American.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
VICTIM0F THE"REDS"
Chief of Irkutsk Police Falls
 Before Rebel Assassin.
RED SUNDAY CELEBRATION OMlNOUS
Csar's Army Must Rcconquer Trans caucasia-Witte Says Emperor Has Not Abrogated His Auto-
 cratic Powers.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. PA spe cial dispatch from Irkutsk, Siberia. says that Prefect of Police ragomirof, has been assassinated there by mem Der of the revolutionist party and that the murderer escaped arrest.
 The demonstration, of mourning plan ned to commemorate ''red Sunday Jan. ?, includes calling two day gen eral strike, beginning at noon Jan. 21. The reds of St. Petersburg are striv, ing to force conflict and repetition of the Moscow barricade of streets and other features of the rebellion there.
 The authorities, however, are ready to declare martial law at a moments notice and scout the idea that anything serious will occur.
 The complete report of Count von We. rontozoff- -Dashkoff, viceroy of the Cau- casus, shows that the situation in Transcaucasia is much more alarming than outlined in the published state nents on the subject. Portions of the report indicate that the problem pre- scented consists practically of recon quering the whole country south of the mountains. It also contains an urgent appeal for re-enforcementS.
 Premier Witte at his reception of the delegation headed by. the mayor of St. Petersburg which called on him to re- quest relaxation of the orders of the prefect of police against meetings in the interest of the electoral campaign declared emphatically that the govern ment would not go an inch beyond the imperial manifesto in the question of transforming the national assembly in to a constituent assembly for the pur- pose of formulating a constitution and will not tolerate any attempt to do SO, which would make it revolutionary assembly and subject to dissolution by the emperor.
 The premier announced that the em- peror had not abrogated any of his au- tocratie powers and could still by an imperial manifesto broaden, abridge and even abolish the rights granted to the people. +.
 Premier Witte said that much was expected of the Manchurian army in the restoration of order in Russia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
New John the Evangelist Has Ariser

New John the Evangelist Has Arisen.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-A report of Manuel Paris. colporter to the Ameri- can Tract society, states that in Ponce, Porto Rico false prophet has ap. peared, representing himself as the spirit of St. John the Evangelist, preaching in the villages of the district, and that a great many people follow him. At times he breaches some Bible truths: at other times the contrary. He commands people to follow him and to wear three crosses hanging from their necks so that Satan. may not car ry them away. In this manner great part of the country people follow him, something like 5000 leaving their houses and their labor. He announced a service, and there met to hear him about 10000 people. "'F
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Theodore. Jr.. .. Host.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 12.-In the role of chief caterer and head func- tionary at the first freshman smoker, which was held in Harvard union last night, young Theodore Roosevelt prov ed a great success. The large dining room was crowded with members of 1909. and the evening was hilarious. Roosevelt, as chairman of the smoker committee. had to provide all the re- treatments and entertainment, which he did in a princely manner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
President Suggested . Way.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-President Roosevelt had a conference here with some Americans who have property interests in Santo Domingo. He sug- gested that they could promote their own interests and those of the United States by urging their senators to as sist in the ratification of the Dominican treaty. which is pending before the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
General Jimipe. Ont of Politics,

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 12.- General Juan I. Jiminez, former pres. ident of .Santo Domingo, who. with his family, has been residing at Ponce, in terviewed there, said: ''I have abso- lutely no interest politically in Santo Domingo and have no intention what ever of returning there. If my name has been used by my friends as pres idential possibility it is without my knowledge and is entirely unauthor- fzed g 'z- 'H.= g..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Connausht Starts For Tokyo.

DOVER, England. Jan. 12.-Prince Arthur of Connaught, attended by Ad- miral Sir Edward Seymour and other members of the royal commission ap- pointed by King Edward to present the Order of the Garter to the emperor of Japan, have arrived here en route to Tokyo. Prince Arthur is also the bear CT of orders of merit for Admiral Togo, Field Marshal Oyama and Field Mar shal Yamagata.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
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SYRACUSE. V. Y- Jan. 12-After his sons had ssietrsrked oBe clergy zymsn vho went to MsaiIus to marry him Nicholss Van Pstfen. sn eighty yezr-eld resident Of that village was msrried shortly sfter midnight in this efty to Miss carrie A. Shelf. ~c1bcol- teacher. hsIf his ozn see-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Six Landslide Victims Known,

HAVERSTRAW, N. l., Jan. 12.-- Three more bodies were recovered from the ruins of the thirteen houses which were swept away in the landslide here last Monday night. Six bodies in all have been recovered, and all were iden- tified, as follows: Mrs. Joseph Daly, William Hughes, Wolf Provitch, David Aidenbaum, Benjamin Nelson and Abram Silverman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Muraer CT saIeiaes

NEW YORK. Jan. IA Philip ]. Duf. fy of the Long Island railroad private polSce vas found shot to death at his post of duty in the Brooklyn yards. The police believe he vss murdered A fev almost incone>ivable eireun- sssneeS. hosever. permit of the thsOry sf suicide.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Jail Birds Escape at Norfolk Fire.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 12.-Fire de- stroyed the Norfolk Storage and Pea nut company's three story cleaning es- tablishment, adjoining the city jail, here last night. One fireman is reported killed beneath fallen wall. All jail prisoners were marched out of the jail, and several escaped, among them Solo mon Greenstein, who was being held for federal authorities on the charge of perjury. The loss will reach 5000 Militia has been ordered out to guard prisoners. Several, were injured. .s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Engine Hos.e Earned ct Ithaca.

ITHACA. V. l.. Jsn. 12-The Della ware. Isckswsnna and Western rail roads engine house here was destroyed ny fire isst night. the estimated loss being sSOro. Michael Purcell. the night yard vstchmsh. was burned quite bad ly ShiIc attempting to combat the flames alone before the fire department srrTyed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
No Rising of San Bias Braves.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. = Senor Obaldia, the minister from Panama to this country, has received the follow ing cablegram from his government: "Deny uprising of San Bias Indians. Personal differences between chiefs caused circulation of report"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
SNAPSHOTTING FIERCE A
MAILS.

How would you like to have to pho- tograph lion who didn't want you to do it? A wonderful huntsman has re- gently succeeded in taking the most re- markable photographs of wild beasts in their native lairs. and in next Sun days New York World these photo graphs will be reproduced. They will astonish you and give you an idea of what these creatures look like that you've never had before. Many other wonderful features, also.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Hydraulic stone Plant Destroyed.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1a.-The plant of the National Hydraulic Stone company here was destroyed by fire last night. causing a loss of S2S.0o0. The com pany WAS the only one in existence en- gagged in the manufacture of stone by machinery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
ni.mi..ea con.,..s. soi,.

HAVANA. Jan. 12.-Judye Holt has dismissed a spanish countess suit against Major General Brooke for abolishing her slauzhterins rights in Havana and advised her to sue the United states government.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Live ss.el x.rte,..

CATTLE-SgppIy light rrsrket stssdy; ehosce- E-ssSsl75. prime. E36sH. veal calves NS6sA
 HC.ss-Rersip-s light. market loser. E.7F. r5uEhs. Hfl
 eHEEP AND LAMBS sspply hFht. market stez1y- prime vefhers ESEss cszrsn, fzS$s1S- sprire l<Ee1 GSk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
HEARD IN PASSING

Notwithstanding the e08eensus of spinion that a ptrsicizn is Rot justi- Frd In taking humsn fife tnere viII te po decrrzse in the number of sub sesis vhe are ust present. to celebrate
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
COLDS CAUSE SORE THROAT

Lzrafive BrOno Quinine. the world Wsie COsd and Grip remedy. FemoVes the cause Call fer the full name aD-1
 osk fer sss1zture of l. V. Grove. ze.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
cIes,n. stack o,o,.,,.,..

Money on call nominally at 5,.as per cent: prime mercantile paper, 565A per cent; exchanges, s4s2, 4is,sss: balances. $la,- 73,21L
 Closing prices:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
OUR SHIPS AT GIsRALTAR.
Jnsserand Discussed Moroccan Affairs With Secretary Root.

II. Jnsserand Discussed Moroccan
 Affairs With Secretary Root.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-M. Jusse- rand, the French ambassador, has dis cussed the Moroccan situation and the status of the relations of France and Venezuela with Secretary Root. Wheth- CT France has decided to use force with President Castro of Venezuela cannot be learned, although no secret is made of the fact that France has grown very impatient with the Venezuelan execu- tive.
 With regard to Morocco, it has be- come known that on the surface the at titudes of Germany and France, as ex- plained to the ateSdepartment, are ab- solutely identical, both countries stand ing for the open door and unrestricted commerce. This government agrees with this policy. While this is the atti- tude of the two powers. there is no doubt that the conference will bring out some serious difference of opinion as to the method of applying the policy of the open door. This government feely that there is really nothing in the issues which will be discussed at Age ciras to warrant war between Ger many and France.
 "A cablegram from Gibraltar an nounces the arrival there of the flagship Brooklyn and the other vessels of Ad- miral Sigsbee's division. The squadron encountered exceedingly rough weather on the trip over, and during gale the Brooklyn suffered some damage to her boats, which are rigged close to the side.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
Germany Stands For Open Door.

Germnhy Stands For Open DOOf.
 BERLIN. Jan. F. -. Prince Bulov left for Rome last night. When inter. viewed he said: Neither his majesty the kaiser nor anybody else in Ger. many dreams of exercising the slight. est pressure upon France at the ex- pense of French national dignity at the conference, where there should be nei- ther conquerors nor conquered. Ger. many stands for equality of opportuni- ty in the trade of Morocco and the open door for all nations alike.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12

GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to re- fund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to If days. 5Oc.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-19
The Egg Question

The problem of finding a cheap
poultry food that will increase egg
production during the winter when
eggs are high has been solved by those
farmers who purchase Green Cut
Bone and Meat for their poultry.
O. 8. Page of Hyde Park, VT, grinds
many thousand pounds annually of
this article and is this year selling it
for So 80 per barrel of 200 pounds,
freight prepaid to buyers railroad
station. There is now no necessity
for going without this staple poultry
food. If yen cannot use a barrel
yourself, get some of your neighbors
to join in with you. You will find it
valuable as an egg producer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-19
A Kings Ruse.

Alfonso, king of Aragon, was one
day examining the different articles in
his jewelers. shop in company with
many ladies Of his court. He had
scarcely left the house when the jew
eIer missed a diamond of great value
and ran after him, complaining of the
theft. The king, not willing publicly
to disgrace any of his attendants, COM
manded a large basin full of sand to
be brought him, into which he directed
each person to put in the hand clInched
and to draw it out fat. By this means
the diamond was left in the sand, I'M
known by whom.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-19
THE BACKBONE.
its History Linked With a Theory of
Animal Evolution.

n
The history of the backbone, like that
of most life, is not altogether a males
tic upward evolution. 1t has its TRACE
dies and its setbacks, its hopes and fail
ures. La the waters along our seashore
are creatures, some sponge or lichen-
like. others with strange bulblike
bodies, growing on the end of long
stalks. But they hold secret from
the crabs and snails which crawl about,
and when the fishes brush against them
If their poor, dull sense only knew
it-they might claim a blood brother
hood. When they were young, for lit
tie while gristly cord was theirs also,
but this, with all the hopes that such
beginning brings, of fish, of bird, of
man even, soon melted away. and there
they nod and sway in the watery cur
rents, never to know of the opportunity
which nature has snatched from them
why, who can tell?
In sharks the backbone has become
iointed and flexible and a rude kind of
skull is present, but still more impor
tant is the presence of four fins, which
correspond to the four legs of lizards
and to the wings and legs of birds. A
curious basket-like skeleton protects the
delicate gills. and it is probable that
this existed long before the limbs ap-
peared All is still of gristly cartilage.
In the higher fishes bone replaces the
cartilage, and when the lowly tadpole,
fishlike at first, swimming about by
means of the fin around his tail, pushes
forth his legs and climbs upon the land
our skeleton is well on its way back
ward Reptiles Of old took to trees.
Their backbone grew less flexible so
that they might safely sail through the
air, feathers replaced scales, two fin
gers of each hand were lost and one
from each foot, teeth disappeared, a
beak of horn proved best, intelligence
increased and the forehead rose high,
and behold-a bird!-Outing Magazine