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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
MURDERERS GO
Two Insane Patients Made Their Escape From Middletown
 This Morning
POSSE IN PURSUIT

Middletown, April 3O.-Two crimi- nally men, William H Tucker of Hartford and William Carpenter of NorWalk, escaped from the state asy- lum for the insane here to-day and a big posse of men are searching for them. The men escaped together through q window, from which tEey had sawed several iron bars and they had about five minutes start on the authorities. The criminally in sane persons assemble ill what is known as the day room' preparatory to going to their meals and as usual they met just previous to their breakfast to-day. The building where they are confined is apart from the other buildings and it's windows are all barred. In some manner either Tucker or Carpenter secured a saw and had already sawed through the iron bars of a window on the first floor. After all the others in the criminally insane squad had filed out to breakfast Tucker and Carpenter wrenched the bars from the window and dropped to the ground. They made their escape in a hurry going toward the river in south easterly direction. As far as can be learned, no one saw them go but their absence was discovered at the dining room and a hunt for the escaped criminals was started.
 Tucker killed his wife in Windsor about year ago and this is his sec ond escape from the asylum. Sever al months ago he got out of the in- stitution and later gave himself up in New oYrk. Carpenter attempted to kill Miss Mamie Nevills, his sweetheart in South Norwalk after quarrel and had escaped from the asylum on two previous occasions When the men left the asylum to day they wore the regulation blue blouse and overalls. Tucker is the son of Hartford policeman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
BILL IS PASSED
Russian Governments Recruit ing Measure Goes Through
 Lower House.

St Petersburg, April 30.-The
 lower house of parliament to-day adopted the governments recruiting
 bill by 193 to 129 votes.
 With the exception of the Novoe
 Vremya, which holds itself outside of the ordinary press restrictions, not one of the morning papers to-day ventured to report yesterdays debate on the bill, fearing suspension, and in their accounts of the executive session of the house referred only guardedly to the conflict between the house and the government.
 The funeral to-day of Mime Ma dezhda Baradina, we'll known revo- lutionist, who committed suicide abroad, aroused the greatest interest in revolutionary circles on account of her romantic history. Mme Bara- dina was the daughter of a rich man. ufacturer of good social position and left her home to engage in the revo- lutiOnary propaganda. She was sent to Kiev, where she was arrested and imprisoned for two years, being re- leased in October, 1905, on condition that she went abroad, where she met M. Baradina, who was known as an energetic member of the organiza- tion, and married him. A few days ago Mime Baradina accidentally opened letter showing that her hus- band was traitor, who had success fully planned the arrest of an im- portant group of terrorists, and even proposed to bring his wife back to Russia in order to deliver her into the hands of the police. The police advised him to delay the latter step in order to avert suspicion. Mme Baradina after reading the letter took poison. Her body was brought to St Petersburg and was inferred here to-day, the coffin being buried under wreaths of crimson flowers.
 Reports from the famine provinces show that sickness is spreading rapidly and that the mortality among the children is heavy.
 A letter received from the chief of the sanitary detachment in. district of Ufa. says that the funds for fight ing the famine and scurvy there are exhausted and that the weaker suf- ferers are facing death by whole sale.
 The peasants in several villages of Samara province have decided on the forcible appropriation on private stocks of grain, promising to return them when it is possible to do so.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
ROOSEVELT OBJECTS.
Takes Exception. to an Article OH
 The Doctor in School.

New York. April 30.--In letter to the editor of the Review of Reviews, President Roosevelt takes exception to certain statements made in an ar ticle on ''The Doctor in the Public Schools" published in the April num- Der of that periodical, and takes occa- sion to renew his expressions on the subject of race suicide.
 This writer states clearly" says the president. that it is an erroneous idea to assure that the average fam fly should have a larger number of healthy children than the present birth rate shows. The vital statistics of a state like Massachusetts show tLat there the average native American family Of native American descent has so few children that the birth rate has fallen below the death rate. This, of course, means race suicide, and it ought to he understood that if after there are no children to go to school the question of their health in school would not even academic
 Continuing Mir Roosevelt says:
 hV GitdttSt piopitH oi fiNiiiLd- tion is to be found in the fact that the well-to-do families tend to die out: there results in consequence, a ten dency to the elimination. instead of the survival. of the Attest, and the moral attitude which helps on this tendency is. of course, strengthened when it is apologized for and praised in magazine like yours.
 ''Our people could still exist under all kinds of iniquities in government; under the debased currency, under of- ficial corruption. under the rule of a socialistic proletarlat. or wealthy 
 "All these things would be bad for us. but the country would still exist But it could not continue to exist if 1t paid heed to the expressed or i'm piled teachings of such articles as this."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
CITY NEWS.

A banner advertising the May festi val was fioated across Bank street near Center street today.
 Though the police expected a little trouble to-day. up to press hour no ar rest was down on the slate.
 Mir and Mrs John Hartnett have returned from their wedding trip and are residing on Liberty street.
 A band concert to which the public Is invited will be given by the Boys club band, in their building at Cot tage place tomorrow evening at $ o'clock.
 Alfred Genest of BPS Mill street and Miss Katherine Grout of f Mattatuck street. were married this morning at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev James E. O'Brien. Michael Grout was best man and Miss Mar garet Ring was maid of honor. The bride wore a travelling gown of blue and the maid was attire'l in a gray eton suit. A wedding breakfast vas held at the home of the brides sister. Mrs William Mctirath of 1 Mattatnck street. MT and Mrs Genrst left on a trip to Boston and on their return will reside on East Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
"THE CLANSMAN."
City Clerk Sandland Has Been Asked
 for Some Information,

The citizens of Cincinnati are now wrestling with '.The Clansman,' and with view to finding out how 1t fared in other places, the officials are asking questions all over the country. City Clerk w. H. Sand land has been requested to impart some information on the matter and has written and forwarded to the of- ficials at that place the whole story of the row in Waterbury. It will be remembered that Mayor Thoms tried to stop the performance. but the management took the case into the courts and beat his honor and the show came of and nobody was killed. MT Sandland also added that here it was generally belived that all the excitement was gotten up by the advance agent to draw full house. There are 22,000 colored folks in Cincinnati and many of them are up in arms against "The Clansman," and declare that something will drop If 1t is staged.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
To Modify New Treaty.

San Domingo. Republic of Santo Domingo. April Bolt was announced fin these dispatches recently that some of the members of the committee cn foreign affairs of the Dominican con gross proposed making notifications on the new treaty between the United States and San Domingo. It Is TOW stated that oher members of he ccm- mIttee propose recommending that the Dominican congress reject the treaty entirely. declaring that it is contrary to the constitution of this re- public. Congress will ake mp the dis cussion of the treaty May 3.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
PISTOL FIGHT
New York Murder Suspect Sur rounded al His Home Gives
 Battle 10 Policemen
HE EMPTlES REVOLVER

New York, April 30.-In a running pistol fight with dozen policemen
 early to-day Thomas Donahue of liar
 lem, whom the police had sought on a charge of murder, was shot and probably fatally wounded after he Hhads emptied two revolvers at the DO
 licemen. Since March B, when "Buck' Hanlon was shot to death at
 S13 East 1O2nd street the police Lad
 been seeking Donahue on suspicion
 that he fired the fatal shot. Early
 to-day it was learned that he was in
 hiding in an upper Third avenue tene-
 ment and a police sergeant with a
 dozen men was sent to arrest him.
 When the house had been surround ed two of the policemen rapped for Jadmittance. The reply was a bullet which shattered the glass in the door.
 In another instant the two policemen
 had hurled themselves through the door and into q room where Donahue
 with a revolver in either hand, was HI dCL Ol tuLOuSh " iA- dow to the fire escape. As the police
 men burst into the room the hunted
 man turned and sent two bullets to- ward his would-be captors before he sprang through the window and dash ed up the fire escape to the roof of the house. Running across several roofs Donahue slid down fire escape on the other side of the building and dashed away through back yards and over fences exchanging shcts with his pursuers almost at every turn. None of the bullets took effect until Dona- hue was forced to expose his whcle body in climbing over shed, and then bullet from policeman's re- volver struck him in the shoulder and brought him tumbling back into the yard. When the officers bounced up on him both his revolvers were empty. The prisoner walked to the police station under guard. but there he col lapsed and police surgeon who ex- amined him said that the bullet had pierced his lung and that there is lit tie chance that he will recover. Dona- hue is dying in New York hospital.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
WAGES TOO LOW.
Government Experts Are Being Hired
 Bv Mining Organizations.

Washington. April 30.-The con- stant draft on the economic force" of the geological survey, made by large mining organizations which offer the government experts much greater salaries than they get from the government is seriously impairing the efficiency of that branch of the service. says a survey report on the investigation of metalliferous ores in 1906. The report adds:
 Tt is only by years of practical experience in the field that the geo. logist. however excellent his prelim- mary training. becomes competent to carry on independent work in inves- tigating a mining district and the loss of trained men in this work is for a time irreparable."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
No Definite Decision.

London. April 30.-President Pow ell of the Cambridge university ath- letic club. informs the Associated Press that no definite decision can be given in regard to the proposed ath- letic meeting between Harvard-Yale and Oxford-Cambridge until the lat ters' committees receive the chaI- lenge and fully discuss the matter. He considers. however. that July { Is almost certainly too early. The general trend of opinion at Oxford and Cambridge seems to favor an other meeting and is against the American Rhodes scholars partici- psting in the contests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
ASKS FOR PARDON.
President Roosevelt mercedes in .
 Peculiar Case.

Washington. April 3O.--President Roosevelt in note to the department of justice today expressed the opin. ion that John William January. of Missouri. should have his sentence committed at once or hc pardoned outright. January was convicted some years ago for robbing post office in Oklahoma and served the greater portion of tive-year sentence at LeavenwOrth. He then escaped and after nine years of liberty was re-arrested in Kansas City and re- turned to prison. Many petitions have reached tie president askii1. for his pardon. Ee had lived in Kansas City under the name of Charles. w. Anderson the time he was at liberty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
The Two Kings Meet.

Rome. April 30.-King Edward. while passing outside of Rome on his way to London to-day, was met by King Victor Emmanuel at a country station. Their majestices remained in conversation for about fifteen minutes. The action of the Italian king is considered to be further evil denee of the cordial feelings existing between the two soyereigns.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Bryan Has Busy Day.

Portland. Me. April 30-Following a busy day in which he delivered five addresses on variety of subjects in this city and Brunswick. W. ]. Bryan left Portland to-day for waterville. and Bangor. At waterville he will nd dress the students of Colby college, and tonight at Bangor he will deliver a lecture and later attend banquet given by Bangor democrats.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
PAPERS AT WAR.
Rochester Readers Enjoying Reduc.
 ton in Prices.

Rochester, N. Y., April 30.-Yester- day afternoon the Union and Adver- tiser. democratic afternoon paper, announced reduction in price from two cents to one cent per copy and from s6.OO to $500 per year. This morning the Herald, independent and the Democrat and Chronicle. republi- can. appeared with announcements meeting the cut. The Post Express. republican. will fall in. line to-day. Rochestra is now withou. a two-cent paper.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
THE SAME OLD STORY.
Man Steps Out of Way of One Train
 Into Path of Another.

Branford. April 30.--John valletti. aged g, was struck and instantly killed by west bound train here to- day. He was employed us section hand on the railroad and in getting out of the was of an cast bound train stepped in front of the one that killed him. valletti was brother of the section boss and had been married but a short time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Six Inches of Snow.

Milwaukee. Wis. April BOA rain and sleet storm last night developed into a fall of six inches of snow in this vicinity, most of which reriains on the ground. the weather being cold enough to prevent melting. The storm was principally confined to the lake section.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Another Bomb Thrown.

Guatemala. April 3o.-A bomb was thrown at President Zabrera while out riding in his carriage to-day. The bomb exploded and killed the two horses attached to the royal car riage. the chief of stan. but the king escaped uninjured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Thousands Driven from Home.

Odessa. April 30.--One hundred thousand persons are estimated to have been driven from their homes by the overfiowing of the Dnieper. Dniester and Dvina. The inundations are more widespread than usual and have caused extreme distress over an enormous area.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Big Firr in Toronto.

Toronto. April 30.-The buildings and contents of the Davies Brewing Co and the Ontario Storage Co. Don Esplsnade and Queen streets. Toron- to. were burned early to-day. Loss s150. COG. We'll insured
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Exonerated by Coroner.

Winsted. April 30.--Coroner Hig- gins this noon exonerated George s. Drake from all carelessness in hand ling his automobile when it struck and killed Mrs Ann Robinson last Satur- day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
xational storc PIant Burned

Lorain, O. April 30-Fire of un- known origin late last night destroy ed the plant of the National Stove company. The loss is estimated at s200.000. covered by insurance Four hundred men are idle as a result of the fire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
See our Spring Weight suitinss.
MAH0N. TAILOR. Lewis Bldg. 65 Bank street.
AT THE HAMPsoN. .sELIEw STORE
REMEMBER I've Furnish th

REMEMBER We Furnish the
 Prettiest Homes" There's not such another good furniture store in Connecticut as the Hampson-Sellew Store.
 There's not another furniture store that has made such good im- pression on it's customers as this one.
 There's not another store where they show such variety of fine furniture as the Hampson-Sellew Store.
 There's not another store where prices are kept as near to the manu- lecturers as at this store.
 And there's no store more willing to show goods and to try and please customers than the Hampson-Sellew Store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Section. Hand. Kjped.

Rochester. N- Y-. April se.-An east bound train of the New York Central ran into a party of section hands near here today Three were kirled and tuo others were wounded
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
NeIIep Coe< to W..hing,o,

New Haven. April s0.-Presidept MeIlen left this afternoon for Wash ington to have a hearing. it is be- lied upon rzilroad matters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: Showers tonight and Wednesday morning. followed by clearing. cool tonight and wednesday; light to fresh varia-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
JAY GOULD WINNING.
Defeated Another English Tennis Ex
 pert To-day.

London, April 30.-In the semi final in the international amateur court tennis championship games to- day Jay Gould beat Page in the first set, GO. Gould took the second and third sets 60, 6-2, thus winIirg three straight games. Page was never in it with the American.
 oGuld and Pennell. the champion of 1904, will meet in the final to- morrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
TRIED TO ESCAPE.
Strike Breaker Put Up Great Fight,
 But Policeman Won.

Boston, April 30.-Louis Harris, a strike breaker, charged with man. slaughter for shooting Michael Gun ningham, union driver, made an attempt to escape from policemen who had him in charge while trans ferring him from one jail to an- other. He made a great fight to get away. but was overcome by the po- licemen and taken to jail.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-05-08
Soldier Of Fortune Dies in Bed.

INV YORK, May benjamin R.
McIver, soldier of fortune, whose
exploits have been carried on in
many lands, was found dead in bed
at his home here today. McIver's ex-
plOits were made famous by a series
of articles which recently appeared
in a widely circulated weekly. At the
time of his death the old man was
engaged in collaborating with a well
known author in preparing a story
entitled Fighting Under Eighteen
Flags"
McIver claimed to have served as
a soldier under Garibaldi in his cam
paign in Italy; as captain under
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender;
as major in the confederate forces
in the civil war; under MAMMALIAN
in the Mexican war; as colonel under
Napolean III; as brigadier general
in the forces of the khedive of
Egypt: as commander of the cavalry
of King Milan OF Servia in one of his
ENVIRONMENTS, and later as commend
err of the personal guard of King
Milan.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-05-08
Big Ayalanches on Mount Baker.

BELLINGHAM, May Z. - The
mightiest avalanches ever seen in the
Mt. Baker district have tobogganed
the mountains and swept the valleys
of that region this year. Repeatedly
enormous masses of snow and ebyis
have rolled down the mountains
leaving in their wake great clouds OF
dust and snow and cutting swaths in
the forest, many yards wide. In the
vicinity of the Post-Lambert mine,
declares Supt. Andrew Ecklund, who
arrived from the property today,
many of these masses of snow have
become loosened in Jagged heights
and tumbled to the valley below
where they have piled up to a height
OF 100 feet. Ecklund says he has
never seen such exhibitions in all the
years he has spent in the Mt. Baker
hills and he describes the avalanches
as marvels. Their thunders woke
the echoes of the hills and they have
deposited SO much snow in the val
ley that it will take all summer to
melt the compressed flakes.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-05-08

Gently young rooster, paying $40
for him. He was of the game variety
and considered a very fine specimen,
and the merchant was very proud of
his acquisition. The attorney was
not interested until the roosters voice
began to develop. Then the attorney
demonstrated with the merchant. The
rooster, he said, made so much noise
in the early hours of the morning
that the attorneys rest was disturb
ed The merchant was not impress
ed. The remonstrances were repeat
ed, and a GOODNESS grew up between
the neighbors.
At length, thoroughly aroused at
the merchants indifference to his
health and comfort, the attorney in
vested in a 22-caliber rife and on
the following morning slew the roos-
ter.
The merchant was furious and a
fight was prevented by Mrs. Merchant
who, perceiving the state of affairs,
rushed into the breach and threw her
arms around her husbands neck I'M
til he was somewhat pacified. An
action for damages is pending.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-05-08
ORCHARDS SHOW INCREASE
Wenatchee Cannerys' Output
Second Largest in the
Whole State.

OLYMPIA, May THE report Of
F. A. Huntley, state horticultural
commissioner, for the year ending
March 81, was filed with the COVER
nor today.
The report contains a detailed ac-
count of the number of trees in the
orchards of the various counties in
the state. Yakima leads with total
of 1863, 200 trees, Chelan is second
with 100000 trees and Spokane
county is third. The commissioner
found it impossible to gather COM
plete data to the amount of small
fruits in the state. Pierce county
leads with 2,O13 acres to it's credit
Mr.. Huntley made an effort to Sc
cure detailed reports of fruit ship
ments to the markets of the state,
but failed to accomplish results, ex-
cept in Seattle, where support was
literally extended. The report says
that Seattle's best market is Alaska,
but that especial care must be taken
in packing fruit for northern mar
kets. Continuing the report tells of
the work done by the Fruit Growers
association of the state.
Mr.. Huntley reports that Yakima
county led in fruit shipments last
year, dispatching S71,227 packages
of fruits. Pierce county berry ship
ments were greater than any other
in the state; Snohomish county was
second, and Yakima third.
The work of fruit growers assoc
iations is highly commended by Mr..
Huntley in his report, Hist nvestiga-
tions having shown him that greater
ARRANGEMENTS in horticulture were
made where associations have been
formed.
The nursery traffic to and within
the state has been enormous. Bas-
ing his figures on nursery shipments
to the state, Mr.. Huntley says that
the orchard acreage has been in
creased 20 per cent. Washington
homegrown stock has supplied
about 80 per cent of the states nur-
sery trafic. Trees grown in Wash
ington are best for Washington farm
ers.
Canneries are necessary to every
fruit section. says Mr.. Huntley In