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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
WILL THE BOARD AcTi
Who Will Pay for Treatment of Man
 at Pasteur Institute.

The resolution offered last night at the meeting of the aldermen by E. H. Bowe of the fifth district meets the situation sguarely and if the I'oa:,i means to give the public the protec- ton 1t has a right to expect action cannot be taken on the matter too soon- You don't hear much said about if. but just the same poor. hard-working man who was bitten the other day in Brooklyn by a mad dog fs in New York undergoing a course of treatment at the Pasteur institute in order to avoid that m1st horrible of an maIadies. rabies. This ir not right and the feeling Is zpner- aI in Waterbury that the aldermen are shirkine their duty on this gues- tiou- If may not be popular fo make . move fowsris restraining doEs. hut tIse rame thing might h. ssid of most wofk fbaf coDes to men in public
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
CITY NEWS.

The Convent de Notre Dame will reopen tomorrow.
 The department of public chari- ties will meet at o'clock tonight.
 Miss Etta Hagar. instructor in the commercial department of Crosby high, is spending the vacation on a short southern trip.
 The Concordia Singing society gave an excellent concert in Concordia hall last evening. After the concert dancing was enjoyed.
 The funeral of Mrs Catherine Cor coran will be held tomorrow morn ing at s:30 o'clock from her late home on Bishop street. 10 St Thomas church.
 Franklyn A. Taylor. trustee on the A. E. Rice estate filed his report to- day. He finds i09 shares of Apothe- carries Hall stock. house and lot on corner of Field and Grand streets and household furniture.
 Miss Mamie Neumann, the Is year old daughter of Mir and Mrs c. Neu- mann of 5s Hawkins street. died this morning at : o'clock. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at ? o'clock. Interment will be in Riv- erside cemetery.
 T.. T. Coogan of Washington street gave the mayor and commissioners of the board of public works quite a sur prise this morning when he notified them through his attorney. Judge Lowe to desist from making an ex- cavafion in front of his property. It appears the place is a solid rock and the sewer department was trying to put catch basin there and in blast ing out the stone Mr Coogan felt his house slipping into the hole. Work was stopped and further action de- ferred on the matter until the meet ing of the board which will be held tonight.
 This evening in the assembly hall of the Mulcahy Memorial building a dance will be given by St Mary's Alumni association. the proceeds of which will be donated to the fund for the new hospital The members of St Mary's alumni during the year give a dance almost every Friday evening and the building is open to the members and their guests. no ad- mission being charged Consequent iy this evening. in view of the num- Der of exce.sent entertainments fur nished in the past for which nothing vas asked. the o1lcerr expect . blg attendsnce and hope that . subutan- tiaI sum vin bs realIne1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
steamer Cm in Two.

London. April "A dispatch from the Lizard to-day announced that the White Star line steamer Suevfe. which went ashore near the Lizard March 1s. was cut in two yesterday by means of the extensive use of dynamite and that her afterpart vas finally severed this morning and towed into port Her forepnrt is firmly nxed on tho reef.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
WHITES STUDIO
Nearly One Thousand Art Con noiSseurs Examined Cele-
 brated Collection
MUSEUM AFTER SOME

New York, April 2-Eight hundred persons, including artists, connols- seurs and dealers, visited the Stan- ford White house yesterday and view ed the art objects which are to be sold at auction on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Admis- sion was by ticket. Another public exhibition will be given to-day.
 Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, director of the Metropolitan museum of arts, has made several visits of inspection. His interest indicated that the mu- scum would be an interested bidder at the sale
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02

telyou must have known of it. He stated the amount that was necessary to he used in the election districts of New York and wound uD his letter by saying that a combination of three men. Roosevelt. Root and Ryan were now working together and he wanted to know where he stood.
 This letter was shown to Hartman and he. while admitting the truth of it said it was stolen. or the notes of it were from his office by dis charged employe. He wanted the let ter back and demanded that it be not published by the World This the latter paper refused to comply with. Several of the clerks in the Harri- man office also tried to prevent its publication. according to the World. but the story was printed in every detail in the morning issue and this publication callei forth the denial by President Roosevelt as given aiove.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
LABORERS
New Haven Road Snl HIT II Strike Of Men Whe Wa
 More Pay
GET s1.5O; WANT

Stamford, April 2.-A strike | about 15O Italian laborers on fv New Haven road began last night III the Harlem river and increased to| day to 400. It is still advancing aIl8 along the line and was this afternoon' as far as Norwalk. They demand 33$ a day in place of $1.50.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
CAPT SWIFT FOUND GUILTY.

Washington April 2-Captain Will liam Swift who was ir command of the batffe<hip Connecticut. when it grounded near CuIebra on January l3. was today found guilty of iuatfen- ton and neglect of duty by the ecu.t martial af Norfolk. The jury rprom- nendrd a suspension of one and one half years and a Ioes of five numbers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
WlATHER FORECAST.

Ferecas for Connecticut: Fair to- night and Wednesday. warmer weI- ne>1sy asernoo1. brick uortberly winds- dimn1hInx and becoming va 'fabls weAesiay.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
BINGHAM BILL PASSED

AIbsny. \. Y. April 2-The Bing- han lice bill was passed in the ssaai ere to-day after much debate and s Eition
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
HAVE YOU ONE OF OUR ,. ( c.
 COTTON FELT NArTIEsGIsi

A lifetime of comfort and . guar- antee from us that if on opening up the mattress you do not find a better grade of cotton felt than in any oth. CT mattress sold at the same pries. that ve will cheerfully refund tho money.
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 Sole agency fu the esIssssfoG 0lenwooa nanse. 11s Dank elsock |ssext to nG11 c lEnrAm Ssnusu9 sr2 -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
Another Car load of New Chamber
 Suits HAS JUST ARRIVED

Buying in carload lots from the: leading makers gives us the very bots. tom prices and enables us to sell ati a lower price than would be possi- ble otherwise. Our chamber suits are all the genuine quartered. oak and not the imitation quartered oak so commonly sold to the unwary buysl CT as just as good.."
 OUR QUARTERED OAK SUITS are selling at prices that are below the imitation Quartered oak prices. SOME CRACKER-JACK QUARTER, ED OAK SUITES now ready from s30.00 to s1ooO0.
 Solid oak chamber suites consist. ing of bedstead, bureau and com mode as low as $500.
 ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES u
 BRASS AND IRON BEDS are to be found here at most reason able prices. The finest line of hy- genie pillows is also ready.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
GOVERNORS DAY
WAS A SUCCESS
Large Crowd in Attendance at Vermont
National Guard Manoeuyres at the
State Camp Ground
Today.

Burlington, Aug. l5.-Governor's day
at Camp Proctor, Vermont National
Guard, was a success today, There was
large number of visitors. Governor
Proctor and staff reviewed the troops,
and service medals were awarded. The
regiment breaks camp tomorrow.
Yesterday the manoeuyres completed
the hypothetical engagement that has
been raging for the past three days The
suppositiou was that an enemy known
as the brown army was advancing from
st. Albans On the first day the brown
army tried to get information and was
to some extent successful, although sew
eral men We're lost in the course Of the
manoeuyres. Day before yesterday three
companies of the advance guard Of the
brown army tried to force the line Of
the army guarding the encampment
which was known as the blue army.
Three attacks we're made and the enemy
broke through in one place. During the
following night the blue army was sup
posed to have been reinforced so that
the enemy was compelled to retreat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
WALDEN MAN MISSING.
Byron S. Davis Has Not Been Seen Since
Monday-Suicide Feared.

Walden, Aug 15.-Byron f. Davis,
aged 20 years, has been missing from
his home in this village since Monday
afternoon and all efforts to locate him
have been unavailing though every clue
possible has been followed up by his
family and friends.
He was last seen Monday afternoon
at O'Clock when he left home and
not returning in the evening, the search
was begun. No reason is known why
he left home in this manner. 1t has been
learned that Monday morning be pur-
chased some morphine in East Hard
wick and this fact has led his friends
to think he may have committed suicide.
1t IS said that he has made several
threats 10 make way with himself since
the death OF his daughter about month
ago.
The missing man wore a full beard,
Is six feet tall weighs about one hum
dred and eighty pounds, wears No.
IL shoe, and when he left home wore
grey trousers, black and white shirt,
and black felt hat. He has slight
impediment in his speech.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
NOT TO ACT PERSONALLY.
President Roosevelt Has Received Sew
eral Appeals to Interfere.

Oyster Bay, N. II, Aug. l5.-President
Roosevelt will not concern himself per-
sonally with the telegraphers' strike, ac-
cording TO the best information obtain
able here last night.
Appeals to the president to take some
action looking to settlement OF the
strike were received at the executive Of
fice here yesterday from boards Of trade
and commercial bodies Of large number
of cities The applications were similar
in character to those formulated Tues
day by the Chicago hoard OF trade. Each
emphasized the Importance OF direct ac-
tion by the president. -
The communications have been refer
red to Commissioner Of Labor Charles
p. Neil It is understood that no in
structions or recommendations have been
forwarded to Mr. Neil
From the first Mr.. Neal has been ac-
tive in an endeavor to effect settle
ment of the trouble. 1t is stated here
that he has as yet made no report to
the president, nor has he received any
messages from Mr.. Roosevelt touching
upon the matter in hand.
Mr.. NeiPs movements, however, have
been closely followed, and while the di-
rect statement is not made, the impres
sion is given that in Mr.. Neil's efforts
. the administration considers that the
limit of its functions and authority in
the matter is being exercised.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
BOSTON OFFICIALS
UNDER INDICTMENT
Street Supt. James H. Doyle is One
of Them and Councilman Halter
is Another-Bailed Out in
Sum Of $4,000.

Boston, Aug. 15.-superintendent of
Streets James H. Doyle and Council
man James II. Halter Of Charlestown
were indicted yesterday, the former on
two counts for Offering a gratuity in
connection with the recent passage by
the common council Of loan bill
amounting to sl,5OO,000, and the latter
for perjury, also in connection with the
bill Both were arraiged before Judge
Schofeld in the superior criminal court
late in the afternoon and held for trial,
bonds being fixed at $4,000 each.
A third indictment was made known
last night by the arrest of John j..
O'Brien, driver for the coal dealing
firm Of Whittemore Brothers Of West
Roxbury.
O'Brieu was charged in five counts
with the larceny Of ten tons Of coal,
valued at IS per ton, from the New
York, New Haven Hartford yards,
consigned to Charles + b. Thomas, a
coal dealer Of Kilby street, and destined
to the Parental home, a city institution,
in Roxbury. The Thomas firm has city
contracts and II was lot Of city coal
which it is charged was stolen, the coal
being taken, it is alleged to the yards
oil the Whittemore Brothers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
TRIED SUICIDE.
Prisoner in Lowell, Mass, Jail Wouldn't
Stay So.

Lowell, Mass Aug. l5James 4.
Boyle attempted to hang himself last
night in coll in the police station,
using bis shirt and suspenders. lie was
cut down IN time 10 prevent serious
injury.
Boyle, three weeks ago, leoped from
an electric car in Merrimac square to
evhle an arrest for statutory olTense.
lie ran through Merrimac street TO the
land of the Massachusetts, mills and
Jumped in the dark into the canal.
Swimming to the other bank he made
his way through Che mill yard to a
gate on Fast Aerrimac street, where he
escaped arrest.
Yesterday afternoon word was re-
ecived that Boyle partly disguised, was
on Merrimac street lie was arrested
by Lieut. David J. Donaldson on Merri-
mac street, opposite John street, but
escaped, leaving his collar and necktie
IN the licutenants hands.
fle Vas followed by the lieutenant
and patrolmen O'Brien, Cook and Ryan
into the basement OF house on Ice
street. where he resisted arrest for some
time. He was but a short time IN his
cell before he attempted 10 end his life.
His shirt and snspenders were removed
and special guard placed over him I'M
I'll be regained control OF himself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
Novel Tale in City Court This
Morning
BY FRANK McJARRETT.
He Came to Barre and Montpelier from
White River Junction, He Said,
and Lost an x From His
Portable Safe.

Frank McJarrett, who claimed he was
brakman employed in White River
Junction, came up to Montpelier and
Barre yesterday to have a good time.
and when he woke up this morning in
q cell in the police station, realizing that
his good time had come to bad ending
and it he got back to his work today
some money would be needed, began to
go through his clothes for some OF the
coin which he thought he had not squan-
dered, but, alas, found that he was de-
eidedly broke" Appearing before Judge
Scott in city court, he pleaded guilty
to the charge OF intoxication and told
the court that If he only had the money
he possessed yesterday morning he
would be able to pay his fine.
He said that yesterday afternoon he
had a ten-dollar bill in his stocking.
but while making a call at a house
on South Main street someone touched"
him for it, he claims, while he was too
intoxicated to defend himself. Officer
Gamble, who arrested him about eight
o'clock last evening while he was maxi
ing bed out Of the green grass on the
Tilden lot on North Main street, in
vestigated his story and found nothing
to warrant the truth of it.
McJarrett then told the officts that
he might have lost the bill sol where
else. He called up several Of his
friends" in Montpelier to help him
out OF his trouble, but they were unable
to assist him and the officer took him
down to the county jail to work for
Sheriff Tracy for twenty days
Frank George was arrested last even
ing by Officer Hamell and pleading gull
ty this morning to a second offense, paid
fine Of SIS with costs of $40.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
DESTROYED
THE BUILDING
Hard Fire In Bellows Falls
Yesterday Afternoon.
WAS FORMERLY A HOTEL
The Old Island House Which Was Re
Gently Used for Manufacturing
Purposes Was Prey to the
Flames.

Bellows Falls, Aug. l5.--A FIRE broke
out yesterday afternoon in the four
story brick building situated on the ISL
and and occupied by simm s. Hath &
Whittier overall factory and the r. III.
Gobie Printing company. The overall
factory was fortunately ON the opposite
side oil the building from where the fire
broke out. They were enabled TO get
out about all Of their manufactured
product
Gobie suffered severely, as he had
81, 900 worth Of reports nearly eomplet-
ed. without any insurance. The loss Of
Simm s. Hath & Whittier Is $1,000. Co
bie's printing plant was valued at 5000,
partly insured The overall factory has
secured temporary quarters in Union
hail. The building burned was forty
Years ago the fashionable hotel in this
vicinity, but in late years has been used
for manufacturing purposes
The fire started from kerosene burn
er on q monotype machine in the print
ing plant Of p. II. Gobie.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
Joe Gorton's MinstreIs.

Joe Cjorton's big minstrels is said
to be the most meritorious organization
OF its kind travelling, presenting a long
and varied program, teeming with crisp
witticisms, merry filings and new mag
netic features, all Of which are up-to.
date, up 60 demand and up TO every
expectation providing most pleasant
diversion for everybody.
Prominent among high class special
lists are the premiers of laughland, Jake
Welby and Sam Lee, "The Crescent City
Double Quartette,' Adams Bros, aero
bats, trick and fancy roller skaters,
eRaycroft" and Lynch, Dancers. Vocal
lists and Comedians, the Belmere Pratt
Troupe Of comedy acrobats and barrel
jumpers. spectacular novelty The
dancing sailors Veuder and Griffith.
electrical ilustrations and many others.
TINS large company Of fun makers will
appear at the opera house on next
Tuesday evening, Aug, 20, and as the
management has always given The min
strel-loving public ine entertainment,
the house should be crowded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
PRESIDENCY
STILL BARRES
And Il Goes to Man by the
Name OF CruickShank.
THE SAME AS LAST YEAR
Alexander /. cruickshank Is Honored by
the State Branch, American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor, at Burling-
ton Convention.

Burlington, Aug. I5.-The closing ses-
sion Of the Vermont state branch, Amer
lean Federation of Labor, was held here
this afternoon. Officers were elected as
follows;
President, Alexander /. Cruickshank Of
Barre,
iee-presidents, Peter Ritchie of Bur
lington Robert Honeyford Of Hardwick
and U. ID. Staples Of Bellows Falls
Secretary, James Mutch OF Barre.
A resolution was passed, congratulate
ing the slate workers Of Fair Haven who
are on strike. A gold ring was presented
to the retiring president, James Cruick
shank Of Barre.
A resolution was passed yesterday
that d petition be addressed to the state
legislature asking that the debt exemp-
tion law be amended to state a fixed
amount Of money or it's equivalent. An
other proposition Is to place the Bruins
wick Balk- Collender company on the un-
fair list because Of using slate from the
Fair Haven quarry.
James Muteh OF Barre, secretary Of
the federation, was instructed to send
the thanks of the convention to Senator
II q. HowIand Of Barre, Representatives
s Hollister jackson Of Barre, Charles
Pierce Of Hardwiek and John H. Senter
Of Montpelier and others for their efforts
10 behalf Of labor during the last session
Of the legislature.
The following committees were ap-
pointed yesterday;
Auditing and credentials, j. M. Me-
nard, Montpelier, George +. Beede, Bur
lington, S. L. HuGmire, Rutland; resolu-
tions, d. A. Bruden, Rutland, G., A. Arm
strong, Burlington, 4. G. Marona, Mont
pelier, J. S. Mcdonald, Barre, r. f. Cud.
more, Bellows Falls; transportation,
Ivan r. Ainsworth, Woodbury., IL. w.
Davis, Northfeld, r. o. Davis, Fair Hav-
en-; constitution and bylaws, George
Marr, Wilhamstown, O., d. Wells, Mont.
pelier, George e. Beede, Burlington, Rob
ert Honeyford, Hardwick, II. II. Cox,
Rutland; grievance, d. A. Gruickshank,
Barre, Joseph Lajoy, Hardwiek, James
Bracey, Mortified, Ernest Hail. Bethel,
In. Il. Adams, White River junction;
organization. Jesse Miller, Granitcvilie,
w. Z. Eager, Barre, Albert II. White
kind, Burlington, Leon Carrie, Barre.
It was decided to hold the next con-
vention at White River Junction.
Last evening banquet was held at
the Hotel Burlington, attended by about
rs, including the delegates present at
the convention and their friends. The
principal speaker OF the evening was
Mayor w. j. Bigelow. who spoke on the
standing OF the laboring man in the
country. and the labor conditions as they
exist at the present time lie also
pointed out what the labor unions are
striving for and the standard OF man
hood that the unions should adopt in
order TO gain best results in the future.
Mr.. Bigelow was followed by several
other speakers whose remarks lay along
the Same lines, among them being A.
Cruickshank of Barre, state treasurer,
y. A. Malmgren of Rutland, State Dep
uty A. o. Palmer OF Burlington, James
Shield. G. ID. Grafton, ex Representatives
Bruten OF Rutland and Philip Halyosa,
editor Of the Signal, Rutland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
CONDUCTOR HELPED MOTHER
To Prevent Her Daughter From Leaving
Brattleboro.

Brattleboro, Aug, l5--By the com
bined efforts Of Mrs. James Leahy and
conductor Of the Boston & Maine rail-
road, Miss Mabel Lcahy, the lo-year.old
daughter of Mrs. james Leahy, was pre-
vented from starting on an excursion at
the railroad station at Dummerston on
Tuesday afternoon. Up to two weeks
ago Miss Leahy had been employed at
the Brattleboro retreat for the insane
and since that time has been visiting
her grandfather, Fred Laughton, in Dunn
mcrston.
In some way word reached her moth
er, who was working in Putney, that
the daughter intended TO leave the town,
and it was rumored that there was a
man in the case who would meet the
daughter at Brattleboro. The mother
Immediately boarded a train nj Putney
and started for Dummerston. just as
she was alighting from the train she
saw the daughter getting on. The heavy
weight Of the maternal hand fell vio,
lantly upon the undutiful daughter and
started 10 drag her from the train The
girl resisted and stated that she in
tended 10 20. The services of the CON
ductor were enlisted and he advised the
daughter to accompany her mother. She
refused and II was necessary for the
conductor to unelasp her hand from the
entrance rail and assist IN carrying the
girl to the station platform, where the
train left her in tears.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
SAFETY DEVICE
FAILED TO WORK
william Brooks Of Vernon Instantly
Killed BY Shot From Rifle in
Hands Of His Brother-were
Going to Shoot a Horse

Brattleboro, Aug. 15.--William Brooks
a farmer about 40 years old living at
Vernon, was aceidently shot and IN.
stanty killed near hts home yesterday
at about eleven o'clock BY his brother,
Eugene Brooks. The two men left the
house to shoot a horse, Eugene taking
for the purpose a as caliher rifle with a
safety device to prevent a discharge Uni.
less the rifle was cooked and trigger
pulled The safety device, however, was
out of order
Eugene was walking ahead and climb
ed over a pair OF bars, as he jumped
down on the other side the jar as he
struck the ground caused the rifle to
discharge. The bullet struck his brother
in the left breast passing through the
heart and coming out at the back. The
stricken man fell to the ground with a
cry and instantly expired. DIR. Wood
was called from Mortified, Mass, and
he stated that death had been instan-
taneous.
States Attorney Bacon was notified
and ordered an inquest to be held in
order that Mr. Brooks, who Is heart
broken at the accident, might be ex-
onorated forever from all suspicion Of
having willingly caused his brotners
death.
William Brooks leaves wife and
adopted daughter