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The Newtown bee., 1907-12-20

Trial Catarrh treatments are being mailed out free. on request. by Dr Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests are proving to the people-without a pen ny's cost-the great value of this scien- tific prescription known to druggists everywhere as Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. Sold by all dealers.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-20

Mir and Mrs Aaron platt and Miss Belle Thompson were up from Water bury visiting his brother. John Platt.
 Mir and Mrs J. E. Thompson spent 4 few days in Sufield. last week. visit ing cousins of Mir Thompson.
 Owing to the severe storm R. ED. Carrier Crane was unable to cover all of his route on Saturday. but finished 1t on Sunday.
 The apron sale and supper given on Friday evening by the ladies of the Con gregational church was successful in raising enough to pay the balance on the organ.
 Rev J. A. Riddle of Waterbury ofIiciated in Christ church on Sunday morning.
 A fine Roman cross has been placed on the ridge of Christ church by Harry R. Johnson.
 ]. W. Smith spent two or three days in Waterbury. last week. looking after his milk business. He was the largest milk creditor of A. 0. Mitchell. His bill was $6l2.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-20

SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR THE HOLI-
 DAYS.
 The Booth school closes, Friday, for a two weeks vacation. Miss Coates will spend the vacation with her brothers s family in Mystic.
 The district school taught by Aida Davenport. closes on Friday for a weeks vacation. A Christmas tree, recitations and music will be the clos ing features.
 Charles Crofut and family of New ark, N. J., are spending few weeks at Noble Davenport's.
 Mrs Mary Crofut, who has been
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-20

that his liabilities for milk and cream were from 5000 to ss.000 and plumb CTS fees and machinery bills amount ing to s2. GO or s. .000 more were heard from and that he had collected all of his bills up yerys close and left bal. anee of sss in the bank, The farmers are left in very had shape with no mar. ket for their milk and cream. Most of the milk was sold In New Haven. stratford and Bridgeport. The anxiety of his wlfe.is intense as she is left with three small children and very small means to provide for them. Sew 1, eral attachments were placed on his property in Waterbury and A. I. Minor attached his. horses and wagons in town. Attorne, A. r. Hayes has pe- tltioned to the state referee in Hart ford flor receiver. and something more. definite will be known in few days.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-20
LITcHFIELD COUNTY.
 Roxbury.

SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR THE HOLI.
 DAYS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
PEACE CONFERENCE BEGINS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND ELL
AU ROOT SOUND NOTE OF
WARNING.

New York. April II. ~ Warned ny
Roosevelt and Elihu Root that IL SUI
cess is TO crown the efforts OF those
who are working for peace among 'h'
nations of the world their endeaVor
must be along political lines, tha'
they must not, by insisting upon the
impossible. put off the day when the
possible can be accomplished, n Ma
tional arbitration and peace conter-
ence which is meeting in this city un-
der the presidency of Andrew Carne-
gle, began yesterday its real activities
with two crowded sessions in Carne-
gle hall.
The president. in a letter 10 the con
gress. expressed the hope hat the
coming conference might result in the
adoption of an international arbltra-
ton treaty. Secretary Root, after sec
ending this hope, declared the United
States thought proper to urge again
the discussion Of the subject of the
limitation of armament of the nations
on land and sea and the abolition Oh
the practice Of using force in the COZ
lection Of debts owed by II nation to
the citizens OF another.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19

A coal train on the Illinois Central
went through a trestle at Christopher.
ILL.,. and the engineer and fireman
were both dangerously injured.
Fire which broke out i'm the Metro
politan opera house in New York de.
stroyed the plant and seven tlremen
were killed under the falling walls.
Floyd Ehret, the fifteen-year-old
son of n farmer living near Montezu
ma, Iowa, was killed by the cave-in
OF an old outdoor cellar at his fathers
farm.
Nellie Brown, fourteen years old, Is
dead at Marshalltown, Iowa, as the
result OF burns. She had been playing
about a bonfire when her clothing
caught fire.
Mrs. Helen O'Neill was burned TO
death in the room at Columbus, Ohio.
She is supposed to have fallen in an
epileptic fit, her clothing being ignited
by the flames from n gas stove.
The joiners shop, one OF the largest
buildings at the League island navy
yard, was destroyed by fire. n
origin OF the fire is unknown. All OF
the available marines and sailors were
called out to fight the flames, together
with the city firemen. No estimate OF
the loss a be given.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
SHOCK IN MEXICO AFFECTS AN
AREA OF 24.oOo SQUARE
MILES.
TWO CITIES ARE DESTROYED
REPORT PLACES LOSS OF liFE
AT 500 - UTMOST PANIC
PREVAILS.

City of Mexico, April II. 49, Word
from the center Of the great destrur-
ton of the earthquake OF Sunday
night was first given to this capital by
the Associated Press after repeated
trials made during Sunday night and
yesterday morning to establish com
munication with the stricken districts.
AS yet wires to the section are work
ing badly and no Exact estimate of the
number of the dead has been received.
1t is believed. however. that the total
death list will be large.
Wide Area Affected.
There We're no deaths in Mexico
City, and beyond damaged plaster and
cracked and fallen walls, the property
oss will be insignificant.
From messages received at the tele-
graph Offices here up to noon it ap-
pears that the entire southern half of
the republic, including the lower coun-
try and the mesa" belt. felt the
shock. In all 1000 square miles of
territory was affected.
500 Lives Reported Lost.
The Banc National (national bank
Of Mexico> has received a telegram
saying that 500 lives were lost in the
destruction of Chilpancingo and Chi
lap. The telegram adds hat both
cities were destroyed. In govern
mental circles the report is not cred
tied. 1t is admitted that both cities
were leyeled to the ground, but it is
not though that the death list will
eve approximate 500, owing to the
fact that the houses are massive af-
fairs, built of stone in order to resist
earthquakes.
Two Cities Destroyed.
Chilpancingo, Mexico, April II. -
This city has been completely destroy
ed by one of the wost earthquakes
that has ever visited this section. Up
TO this hour the known dead numbers
eleven and the badly injured twenty
seven The utmost panic prevails
everywhere and people are fleeing TO
the open country. The earth continues
to rock at half-hour intervals. and
many minor shocks are completing
the work of destruction of the first
earthquake.
Communication Cut Of.
Word has reached here that the
town of Chipapa, forty-two kilometers
to the northeastward, has also been
destroyed. AS yet no details have
been received.
All communication with the west
coast has been cut off since the mo-
ment of the first big shock. and it is
not known to what extent that region
suffered.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19

Declaring that he had killed the girl
he loved, Giuseppe Colabelle, a shoe
operative, committed suicide at Mil
ford, Mass.
BY pushing a rock from under a
window OF the Clark county jail at
Lexington, KY, fourteen prisoners
made their escape.
N. ID. Hildman. night operator IN
the Frisco station at Quapaw, l. r.
was attacked by robbers, bound,
gagged and robbed of all he possessed.
Too old to work and believing that
he had reached the limit of his useful
ness, Wencil Becilka "osleriZed" him.
self at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by hang
ing.
Thaddeus Johnson, a negro maniac
in the insane department of the Phila-
delphia hospital, vas kicked and
trampled to death by Patrick Murray,
another insane inmate.
Lee Song, one of the proprietors OF
q Chinese restaurant at Billings,
Mont, was assaulted and robbed OF
about 500. The robbery took place in
the a OF the restaurant.
The directors of the State Bank OF
Goddard, Kan, whose cashier, w. II.
Dwight, committed suicide last week,
announced that over 100000 was
missing from the vault of the bank.
Samuel r. Van Sicklen. a curb brok.
er, shot and killed himself In New
York. A note to his wife read: For
give me for this great wrong, but my
heart is broken over my break in Wall
street"
Information has leaked out In Gin
cinnati police circles that while they
were s%ojourning in New York recently
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Cox OF Cincin-
natl were robbed of jewels valued at
$35, 200.
Sonny Jones, a jealous negro, shot
and mortally wounded his wife near
Wharton, Tex. He then killed her
mother and Harry Higgins, who had
started to town after a doctor. Jones
was later captured.
While three armed men patrOlled
the main street Of Saminple, l. T.,
shouting warnings and shooting at
citizens who dared appear, two others
blew open the safe Of the First State
bank and decamped with $1,000.
An attempt was made to dynamite
the grocery store OF Giuseppe Mancu-
SO. in Chicago. The building was par.
%ic71y urooEod huf No Ouo WaS in.
jured. Mancuso recently received let
ters demanding the payment Of $500
on penalty of death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
UNABLE TO AGREE AFTER 81
HOURS DELiRERkTloN. luRY
is DISCHARGED.
SEVEN JURORS VOTED GUILTY
NEW TRIAL MAY NOT BE REACH
Ed UNTIL FALl-ThAW rs
DISCOURAGED.

New York, April l4.--Hopelessly di'
vided-seven for a verdict OF guilty OF
murder in the first degree and i've
for acquittal on the ground of insaDit!
the jury which since the 23d OF last
January had been trying Harry X.
Thaw reported yesterday after forty
seven hours and five minutes of DELHI
Grafton that it could not possibly
agree upon a verdict. The twelve
men were promptly discharged br
Justice Fitzgerald, who declared that
he, too, believed their task was hope
less. Thaw was remanded to the
Tombs without bail, to await a second
trial on the charge of having murder
ed Stanford White, the noted archI
tect.
Must Wait His Turn.
As to when this new trial would
take place no one connected with the
case could express an opinion. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome declared that
there were many other persons ac'
cused of homicide awaiting trial and
Thaw would have to take his turn
with the rest. In that event Thaw has
another long summer before him in
the city prison, for his case already
on a crowded criminal calendar can
not possibly be reached until some
time next fall. Smiling confidently as
he entered the court room, Thaw sank
lightly into his chair when Foreman
Deming B. Smith announced that the
jury could not agree.
Thaw when he had returned to the
Tombs prepared and gave out the fol
lowing statement:
Il believe that every man in the
jury possessing average intelligence.
excepting Mr.. Bolton. comprehended
the weight of the evidence and bal
anced 1t for acquittal. All my family
bid me good-by with courage. trust
Cd. W we may all keep we'll"
To his attorneys Thaw said he was
deeply disappointed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
General.

Michael Barlow, a Milwaukee engi-
neer, suffered a stroke of paralysis at
Spencer, Iowa, while on his engine
and was made helpless.
Former residents OF Minnesota now
living in Seattle have organized and
incorporated the Minnesota club. The
club will be a permanent institution.
The Texas legislature has passed a
law absolutely prohibiting the opera
ton of bucket shops, cotton exchanges
or any dealings in futures In Texas.
Chairman Gary says two years will
be required to complete the Duluth
steel plant. The steel corporation
gives optimistic prospects for Duluth.
Fifteen hundred c~igarp,akersS en-
ployed at San Juan, Port. Rico. have
gone ON a strike for an increase in
the price paid for making one hundred
cigars.
Three Pittsburg /. councilmen are
charged with selling their tickets OF
admission to the dedication of the Car
negie institute for so each, and a
cOuncilmanic investigation will prOba-
bly, follow.
County Attorney Wilson has issued
an ultimatum to the prOprietOrs OF
variety shows of Billings. Mont, that
in the future they must conduct their
establishments according to the state
laws or they will be prosecuted. The
statutes prohibit the sale of liquor dur
ing performances. the employment OF
wOMen In such places and conducting
shows on Sundavs-
As q result OF brooding over being
denied admission into Joplin. Mo-, SO
ciety several years ago. when her hus-
band. the late State Senator Thomas
COnnor. became suddenly rich from
mining operations. Mrs. Connor has
been adjudged insane.
Not a m0rsel OF food has passed the
Inns of Mra. Harriet M. Close OF Web.
ster CITY. Iowa. for ~thirty-three days.
shs having stopped eating in an en-.
deavor 10 starvc III m attack OF rheu.
msttsp,. aha continues 70 attend Il
hav housshQDd duties, and says she be-.
'5Dosog - VIII ooatiaue ~ fast for
twe Wqehe tesesr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN fPIIOnf
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washington.

President Roosevelt will be unable
to comply with the invitation of the
general memorial committee Of the
Grand Army to speak at indianapolis
May 80.
The pOstofice department has noti-
ned postmasters throughout the coun-
try that the special series of stamps
to commemorate the founding Of
jamestown will be. issued beginning
April Is.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Oscar p. Hundleyo of Huntsville, Ala,
to be United States district judge for
the Northern district of Alabama.
This action ends a long contest for
this once.
Complete rural delivery service in
Big Stone and Stevens counties, in
Minnesota, has been ordered, effective
May Is. The total number OF outes
In Stevens county will be thirteen. of
which one is new. The total number
In Big Stone county will be thirteen,
Of which two are new.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
FIGHT TO LAST DITCH.
Oil Trust Will Overlook No Legal
TechnicaIity to Escape Conviction.

Chicago, April 1.-THE hearings of
arguments ~ the motion of the attor-
neys of the Standard Oil company for
a new trial in the rebate case. which
resulted Saturday night in the convic-
ton OF the company. has been post
pOned for two weeks.
Despite overwhelming proof of its
violation of the Elkins law, as shown
by the verdict of guilty returned
against 1t in the United States district
court. the Standard Oil company has
by no means given up. No legal tech
nicality is to be overlooked by its at
torneys and the case will be kept in
the courts as long as possible. If the
motion for a new trial is overruled
the defense will present a motion in
arrest Of judgment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
WANTS DEMOCRATIC MEET.
ST. Paul After National Convention
Minneapolis Helping.

ST. Paul, April II. - Minneapolis
Democrats are rallying to the idea OF
securing the national convention or
St. Paul in 1908 with as much en-
thusiasm as il an attempt was to be
made to get the big convention for
their own city. The Jefferson club OF
Minneapolis has thrown itself heartily
into the work, and a meeting will be
held this evening to discuss plans and
appoint a committee to pat the prof
ect into definite shape.
Minneapolis citizens generally have
it figured out that there will be glory
enough TO go around between both
cities and that all feelings Of personal
pride in one or the other city should
be laid aside in the joint effort to Sc
cure the convention.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
Wagner Named by Gamble.

Washington. April Ia. Senator
Gamble OF South Dakota has recon-
mended to the president the appoint
ment Of Edward e. Wagner of Alexan.
dria. s. d., to be United States dis
trict attorney Of that state in place OF
James ID. Elliott, whose nomination
failed Of confirmation at the last Sos
sion Of the senate.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
STEAMER RUNS ON ROCKS.
Louis PahIoW and Consort Wrecked
During Binding Snow Storm.

Green Bay, Wis, April II. - The
steamer Louis Pahlow ran on the
rocks at Clay Banks, six miles south
nf here. during a binding snow storm
yesterday afternoon M is fast pound
ing to pieces. Her consort, the Delta.
is also at the mercy Of the storm, but
managed to anchor lear the wrecked
steamer and may be saved. The crews
have been taken Of by the lifesavers
Of this port and are safe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
Strike u Sioux CITY

Sioux City. Iowa. April n. .s More
than 100 mt'lmen here have struck for
higher wages. The employing mil,srs
refuse Ia meet the demands OF ~
strikers and have put At work, . con,
pe1sn, force of non. uniouists.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
FIVE ARE KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
GREAT NORTHERN PASSENGER
TRAIN OERAlLEO AT BART
LETT, N. D.
COACHES DESTROYED BY FIRE

Lakota, n. D., April 17.-Five men
were killed and several injured by the
ierailing of Great Northern Train No.
I at Bartlett, n. d., at lis O'cioc
yesterday morning. Those killed were:
w. b. Jones, mail clerk, OF Grand
Forks, n. d.. and -four identified for
eign laborers riding in the second
class coach.
The following were injured: G.. h
Fodness, mail clerk. of Grand Forks,
N. D., badly injured; Archie Saunders.
Clarence, Mo, leg broken; Max Mel
son, Fosston, Mimi, back injured;
Thomas Ellis, Larimore. N. d., right
leg bruised.
Cars Are Burned.
Several other passengers were
slightly injured but their names have
not been secured. The injured pas
sengers were taken to hospitals at
Grand Forks and Devils Lake.
Immediately after the train was
wrecked it caught fire n seven pas
senger cars were destroyed.
The cause of the accident has not
been a~scertained. but officials went on
the ground to make an investigation.
The train was running at a speed OF
forty miles an hour or a straight
track, which apparently was in first
class condition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
Jews Would Come 70 Atnsriea.

Bucharest. Ronmania, April l7.--ln
consequence OF the attitude OF the au
thorit!es of the Jassy district. 1000
Jewish assistance committee ny local
Jews asking for means IN enablA them
10 emigratG IN America.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
LOSSES OF LIVE c
Report on Ravaoes Of Diseases ia
Northwestern States Made Public.

Washington. April II. - A report
just made public by the department Of
agriculture shows that the estimated
loss Of horses in Minnesota during the
twelve months ended March 81 was
14.463, or 2 per cent: cattle losses
from disease and exposure numbered
5 1929, or 3 per cent: sheep. 1891,
and swine. 45,441, or 3.3 per cent. In
North Dakota losses of horses from
disease numbered 1919: cattle, 3d.
064; sheep, 42,487. and swine, 3,7N1.
In South Dakota the losses of horses
amounted to $3.50: cattle, S2,243;
sheep, 1891. and swine, 45,41i.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
Two Cardinals for America.

London, April II. - Positive assur.
ances have beeen given by the Vati-
can to Bishop O'Gorman Of South Da-
kota that the next cOnsistory held by
Pope Plus will see the appointment OF
n and perhaps two American cardi.
mails.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
AoRR DOESN'T GIVE UP.

Says Minnesota viii Surely De Repre-
sented at Aiaskan-Pacific Fair.
Seattle, Wash, April II. - Christie
pher w. Horr, president of the Mime
sofa society, while disappointed over
matter Of the fair appropriation, says
there will be a Minnesota building
An appeal will be made to the bust
ness interests OF Minnesota to con
tribute the necessary amount.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
DISCOVERS NEW COMET.
New Heavenly 0ody " Sighted by
OadQer Amateur Astronomer.

Madison. WIS, NpriI II. = While
standing his back yard with a iele.
scope ]. u. Mellish. nm amateur astron.
omer 1T Cottage Grove, a small village
-four miles east, III Madison, discovered
"A new IN OH tho night OF April ~.
This ome WAS Sunday night sighted
by prof. q. Z. Comstock and A. \.
FLINT Of the University at Wiscousin
observatory. The comet. they SAY, ~
quite faint,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
Letter His Death Warrant.

Edgerton, Mimi, April 17.-Receiv-
ing "A letter of dismissal from the
sweetheart he had left In the old coun-
try, Herman de koning. a Hollander.
twenty-three years old, committed
suicide by shooting himself In the
heart.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
STEAD sHoWERED WITH MONEY
Plan to Raise Fund for Pilgrimage &c
The Hague Makes Hit.

Pittsburg, Ajril 14.-At the close OF
ar address by William T. Stead, ed
itor of Review of Reviews" London,
England. at the rededication ceremo-
MES of the Carnegie institute of Pitts
burg late yesterday. in which the
speaker announced a plan to raise
$1,000 to conduct a pilgrimage from
ali countries to the Hague conference,
~unbounded enthusiasm took posses
sion OF the large audience and money
was thrown to the floor OF the stage.
The banquet given by the board oi
trustees Of the Carnegie institute in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carne-
gle was held. The banquet was the
most brilliant ever held in the city.
All the foreign and American guests
attended.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
MONUMENT TO "RoUGh RIDERS

President Roosevelt Makes Speech at
Dedication.
Washington, April IA. - President
Roosevelt made a speech in which he
touched mainly on patriotic and good
citizenship at the dedication ,yester-
day Of the monument erected to the
memory Of the First cavalry, United
States volunteers-the rough riders"
of the Spe nish-American war, in the
National cemetery at Arlington. Mrs.
Allyn X. Capron, widow OF Capt. Ca
prom Of the rough riders regiment,
who fell at Las Guasimas, pulled the
cord holding the American flag that
covered the monument.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
Steamer Sunk BY Ice.

C~harlevoix. Mich, April IL. - The
steamer NJ. j. Nesson Of Manistee was
cut through by Ice and sank In two
minutes In South Arm lake yesterday
while bound from East Jordan to Chi.
csgo.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19

Washington. April i7~-lahe state de,
partmsnt received y dispatch announc.
inE the death ~ George w. Roosevelt,
y cousin Ut tho president. st Nrnssels.
where he Mas consul general.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19

Riceville, Iowa. April IL. w. While
tamping frozen dynamite into a drill.
hole In "A rock Joe Richeter had his
hand blown on and his face filed with
pieces Of rock by the explosion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
SNOW BLOCKS TRAIN.
Lanadon Line in North Dakota 10 Tied
up by April Storm.

Grand Forks, N. D., April 1.-THE
Langdon line of the Great Northern is
again tied up by an April snow storm.
The passenger train that left Grand
Forks this morning is stuck in a drift
two miles east OF Easily, and there il
a snow plow stuck about a mile west
of Langdon. A freight train has been
stuck all day between Langdon and
Dresden.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-19
SAME DEFENSE FOR THAW.
Lawyers Will Follow Same Line o
Defense in Second Trial.

0SIeVoC III 0SC0UU TFIdI.
New York, April 17.-"If another
trial is held it has been agreed that
the same line of defense as that used
in the first trial will be followed.
Evelyn Thaw will tell her story again,
but her testimony will be greatly
strengthened by documentary evidence
that was not used before"
This is the statement that is cred
tied to Lawyer Daniel O'Reilly of
Harry x. Thaw's counsel last night.
of the lawyers who officiated at the
last trial has been dispensed with by
Thaw.