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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
SHILLING coNFIscATED LIQUORS
Bud Ledbetter Has Spilled 10000 Gal
 Ions of Whisky at Muskogee.

Bud Ledbetter Has Spilled 10000 Gal Ions of Whisky at Muskogee. At the southwest corner of the
 Federal Court building in Muskogee
 L. T., the brick wall furnishes the buffer for Bud Ledbetter in action. and there thousands of gallons of liquor, from the finest champagne to the low est grade of beer have been spilled. A spadeful If soil from that spot burned in the fire says the Kansas City Star, will give off an odor of burning alcohol. If the glass of broken bottles were allowed to remain there would be a pile half as high as the ocurt house it. self.
 Under the law when an officer finds liquor in Indian Terriotory he must confiscate and destroy it. Ledbetter is a special officer whose duty it is to suppress boot-legging. He has come nearer breaking it up than any other man in Indian Territory But seven he si at this time more or less dis couraEed.
 To keep liquor of town of 25,00O people with five railroads In the city. in addition to having a hundred other towns in his district, is not a small matter, especially when bootlegger can double his money on every quart of whisky he can get into the Territory and when profit and thirst create geniusas in the art of getting liquor past the marshals.
 When Ledbetter finds and con- siderable quantity of liquor he gets a dray, hauls the stuff to this corner of the old court house and destroys it by hurling the bottles against the brick wall Ledbetter in action always draws a big and thirsty crwod. All are willing to assist, with the hope of being able to get away with one bottle without Ledbetter seeing them. Often liquor runs in a stream down the gutter and negroes will kneel down and drink it. When this is done a match is applied so that flames will spread over the top of the liquor soaked ground, This keeps the ne- groes off, no matter how thirsty.
 The court house corner was selected because it is sheltered from the wind in the winter and there is a large shade tree valued in the summer. How much whisky has been spilled there Ledbetter does not know, but he says there have been thousands of gallons He has figures to show that during the past three years he has confiscated 10000 gallons of liquor,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
SMALL STATE, RIG TROUBLE.

Our neghbor Rhode Island is small, but she has big troubles. One of them is General Charles Fl. Braytnn, who has been accused of being the "boss" of Rhode Island. Just now she doesn't seem to know what to do with him. General Brayton is veteran of the Civil War and for many years has been one of the most prominent figures in the legislative halls of Rhode Is- land. His presence at the State house was made an issue last November in the campaign which resulted in the de- feat of eX-Governor Utter by Governor Higgins. General Brayton, who is blind and unable to move about with out the guidance of his attendants. is not a member of the legislature, but he has for many years occupied chair in the office of the county sheriff in the State house. Governor Higgins, charg- ing that General Brayton is a paid lobbyist, and that he controls votes in the legislature, has demanded that the State house commissioners eject Bray ton from the capitol, but the commis- sioners assert that they are without authority to do this
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other Rmall advertisements, One Cen Word. sach insertion. Five Cents Word for . full week.
 Display advertisements, per inch, ensl RnssrtIon. S1.20; each subsequent inssF. kon, 70 cents; one week, ss.2oi ensI pa0nth. SIC; one year, $40.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

In California it is recorded that a legislator has died of brain fever, and the press of the State think an investi- gation necessary. Under similar cir cumstances none would be necessary in Connecticut.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

First Farm servant-"Why did the farmers wife give you notice?" Sec ond Farm Servant-''she said I was no good for anything-I couldn't even min dthe sheep; so I'm going into the town to be a nursemaid Meddendor- fer Blaetter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

An engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has invented an electric mechanism by the use of which it is said accidents are impossible The rails are charged with electricity, and connection is thus formed with an affair on the front trucks of the en- zine. When the train approaches with in 5000 feet of another the current acts and the air brakes are automatically closed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

Minister-so you go to school, do you, Bobby?
 Bobby-Yes, sir.
 Let me hear you spell 'bread.'" "B-r-e-d-e"
 ''The dictionary spells it with an "a, Bobby"
 Yes, sir; out you didn't ask me how the dictionary spells it; you asked me how I spell it.'-Tit-Bits
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

Tn the roof of Durham Castle, Eng land there has been discovered buck ct containing bullets and gunpowder. It is believed to have been walled up about the year 1641, when the castle was being prepared to withstand a Scottish raid. The bullets are moulded spheres of two sizes and consist of A little over 99 per cent. of lead, with iron and silver and traces of bismuth. ar senic and antimony. The gunpowder is not granulated like that of the pres ent day, and was evidently prepared by simply mixing the ingredients It con- tains about per cent. of moisture, and the proportion of the constituents cal- culated on the dry powder is practically identical with that of the black gun powder of to-day-that is, nitre 75 per cent, carbon 15 per cent. and sulphur 10 per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

It is said that Henry Oldys, the as- sistant biologist in the national depart ment of agriculture, has 1000 samples of bird music written in popular form so that it is possible for the human voice exactly to initiate the songsters. He has been gathering bird language for thirteen years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

It has been just a little' cold in Maine A Bangor man, in his effort ito describe the coldest place in the world, spoke Vf a shed that was "too cold to keep wood in," and this was the limit until this correspondence came in from Mount Desert concerning the weather down there last week: A fisherman of Otter Creek says a big cod fish was so attracted by the warmth of a gasolene heater in his dory that he jumped into the boat and tried to wrap himself around the heater. It froze In a half circle. Jed Jerkins, of Trenton, went to the Sarn to water his stock. He fell and upset the pail. Before he could step out of the water his boots froze to the floor. He had to take his boots off to get away.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
District of connectlct. County of Hart
Open Monday and Saturday Evenings.

District of Connectict, County of Hart
 ford, ss:
 Notice is hereby given that a moni- tlop has been issued to me out of and under the seal of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Connecticut whereby 1t is recited. among other things, that petition was filed in the said Court by John H. Star In, sole owner of the steamer Erastus Corning, her tackle, etc., for limitation or liability for loss, damage, or injury occasioned by the accident which occurred on said steamer on or about December 22, 1908, and praying to con test his liability. and am commanded to and do hereby cite all persons claim ing damages for any of the said loss, destruction or injury to appear before said Court and make due proof of their respective claims before Charles D. Pickett, Esq, Special Com missioner, at his office, Post Office building, New Haven, Conn, on or be- fore the 18th day of February, 1907. at 10:SO o'clock with liberty oA CT before said date or within such further time as the Court may grant to answer the petition, and to contest the right of the petitioner to exemption from or limitation of liability, or both.
 Dated Hartford, Conn, November % 1906, '-'
 EDISON S. BISHOP,
 U. s, Marshal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

A new application of the motor cycle to military service has been in vented in Austria It concerns the quick laying of telephone and tele- graph wires. In front of the cycle is installed a cylindrical roll or reef upon which the wire is wound, and man sitting in the moving car lays the wire, by means of a long pole, either in the tops of the trees, or, if there is none, in the ditches. or gutters. With the new apparatus three miles of wire may be laid in twelve minutes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01

Brother Bryan is sometimes little puzzled about his bearings, religiously 'as well.as politically. My father was a Baptist" he said, land my mother was a Methodist when I was born, al- though she joined the church of my father. After went to college I took my letter to the Presbyterian church, because there was no other church there. When I married, my wife was a Methodist and joined the Presbyteri- an church with me, and now we both attend the Methodist church. One daughter attends the Episcopalian church, two children belong to the Methodist church, so I am mixed on creeds."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
EDISON S. BISHOP.
By G. BRAGNARp SMITH. FIaIstlal,

Cushman. Dewell & Cushman, Proc. tors for Libellant and Petitioner, "A Wall street, Manhattan. New York, N
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
WILL SUE ROAD
Boston and Main Railroad 10 Be Fought By the Lumber Men
 of New Hampshire
EXTORTIONH

Manchester, N. H., June 13.-De- cisiVe action by the lumbermen of New Hampshire in the matter of in- stituting suit against the Boston & Maine railroad for the recovery of sums paid through oyer-charges, al- legged to have been made by the road in violation of the law, on lumber shipped over itz lines, will be made, it is expected, at the coming meeting of the New Hampshire Lumbermen's s association. A special committee has already been appointed by the association to investigate the alleged over-charges and it is expected that at the meeting the committee will re- port itself as ready to place the re- suit of its work before court.
 The suit, If the association decides to bring one. will not be brought by the association, but in the name of the member whose claim is selected, as being the most promising of suc- cess. The association, however, will give the suit financial support.
 If the test case is won by the lumbermen, it is believed that cases aggregating millions of dollars will be brought against the road, and that they will include claims on all classes of freight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
KICK ON CROKER
Nationalists of Ireland Say How eyer He Will Be Given inc
 Freedom of Dublin.

London, June 13.-The proposal to bestow the freedom of the city of Dublin on Richard Croker will be contested, but probably will be car ried by the nationalists, who have a large majority in the council and who were the originators of the pro- position. The motion, of which mo- tice has already been given, reads:
 Tn view of the unique and distin- guished position acquired by MT Croker as an Irishman in America, and his intention to spend the re- mainder of his days in his native land and support the Irish parlia- mentary party in its struggle for home rule, he is hereby constituted an honorable freeman of the city of Dublin"
 The only other Americans who have been given the freedom of the city of Dublin have been General Grant, Captain Potter of the famine relief ship Constellation, and Patrick A. Collins, the late mayor of Boston, Mass.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
GOOD BASEBALL
Attendance From 1,2OO to 1.50O
 at To-Day's Games.

"GussifeE'' Soffel and his classical
 aggregation of ball tossers from Nor
 wich arrived in town this noon to be present this afternoon at Reid. vile where they are battling with
 the home team in double header. The prize is third place and if Nor. wich should put both games, what a chance, under cover, they will be right after Holyoke for the place. But one win for the home team will mean third position. while double victory will send us almost into sec- ond place. The weather was just the proper caper for the warm atmos- phere artists. In the first game Far. ley was on the firing line for the home team, while Tuckey, the New Haven castoff, who has been pitching excellent ball this season was send ing them up for the visitors. The first five innings of the first game was a pitchers battle and neither side did anything until the fourth inning when Norwich sent a man across the rubber Pastor, not withstanding the fact that his arm is on the blink" is still hitting 'em out and connecting with one of Far ley's slow ones sent it along the third base line into left field for two bases. Cote hit a low one to Farley who attempted to catch Pastor at third but the runner was safe. Duffy skied to McEnroe. Golden hit stif one to Farley and it struck his glove and bounded to Piel at second who threw Golden out at first, but Pastor in the meantime had scampered home. There was nothing further doing in that inning. At the end of the fifth the score was still 1 to in favor of Norwich. During the first five innings'Waterbury hit safe ly three times, McAndrews getting a bingle in the first, Bronkie a safe swat in the second, and Piel finding the horse hide in the fourth. Nor wich had swats to the number of two. McEnI oe at short is playing a slam bang game having accepted six difficult chances.
 Only nine men faced Farley in the first three innings Eve iu the fourth and three in the fifth. The attend ance is about l,2OU.
 Norwich made two in their half of the sixth. while Waterbury made it's first tally. Score at the first of the seventh. Norwich 3. Waterbury 1.
 Neither side scored in the sev- enth.
 Norwich was blanked in their half of the eighth.
 Waterbury got another goose egg In the eighth.
 Waterbury 1. Norwich 3. final score. R H E ................. 3 l NdleTDuTs V
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
WIN ENGLISH HoNoRs.
American Horses Get Blue Ribbons
 mt London Horse Show.

 American Horses Get Blue Ribbons
 mt London Horse show.
 LONDON, June 13.-At the interna- tional horse show at Olympia Ameri- cans were prize winners in pairs with the best appointed road rig, Albert B. Maclay taking first prize with Rose worthy and Marguerite Margrave and Walter Winans second prize with Bar ney F. and Rip. In the competition for pairs over fifteen and not exceeding fifteen and two-tenths hands c. W. Watson's Lord Baltimore and My Maryland secured third prize. Tn the class for mare or gelding not under fifteen and two-tenths hands In lady's single horse victoria Alfred Wander bilt's The Major took first prize, and Mir. Watson's Lady Baltimore was third.
 In the competition for pairs Mir. Wi mans Prince Edward and Saracen were first and MT. yanderbllt's Sweet Marie and The Major third. Mir Van derbilt's Full Dress and Gibson Boy were held fin reserve.
 In the class for mare or gelding MT. yandsrbilt's Lady Kathryn was first. his Albert was second and Mir. WI mans Wilot was held in reserve.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
AT PISTOLS POINT.
Omaha Conductor Uses Western Meth.
 ods to Collect Fare.

Omaha Conductor Uses Western Msth-
 ods to Collect Fare.
 OMAHA. Neb.. June 13.-The Omaha Street Car company has suspended Conductor Baldwin of the Walnut Hill line for using a sixshooter in his efforts to collect a five cent fare. The incident attracted a crowd that stopped traffic for fifteen minutes in the business heart of the city. Baldwin asked sturdy passenger, James Mace, for his fare. The man said that he had al. ready paid. but the conductor thought differently. The car was stopped, and the conductor appealed to the motor man for assistance. Baldwin made an effort to expel the passenger himself after the motorman refused to help.
 The conductor drew revolver to en. force his demand for the fare. and the passenger struck the conductor a blow on the jaw. A large crowd gathered. and Claim Agent Gross of the street car company arrived on a car behind that of Baldwin. Gross caught the arm of the conductor and admonished him to never mind about collecting the fare. The claim agent remained on the car and finally persuaded Mace to get on,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
SEAMEN ANGRY
Members of Black Sea Fleet Are Placed Under Arrest With-
 out Charges.

London, June 13.-A dispatch to a news agency from Sebastopol says that Vice-Admiral Wiren, who re- gently was appointed successor of Admiral Skrydloff in command of the Black Sea fleet, has sifted out and arrested the disaffected seamen at that port and placed six hundred of them on board cruiser, under a strong guard. Additional arrests are being made and it may be necessary to fit out another penal cruiser. The seamen of the fleet are exasperated because no charges have been pre- ferred against the arrested seamen and 1t is aid taht a mutinous out break is likely to occur.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
HOTEL EXPENSES.
Resolution Introduced at Hartford by
 Representative Hooker.

Hartford. June 13.-The house came in at 10:30 o'clock but adjourn ed until 11:15 there being no quorum. When 1t reconvened re- solution was introduced by Repre- sentative Hooker providing that the state pay $2.50 day for hotel ex- penses for each member so that they may remain in Hartford over night and that they work five days week morning and afternoon. Action on the bill was postponed.
 In the senate both favored reports on woman's suffrage and bills were passed. The temperance men in the house scored victory by getting the party to pass over the unfavorable report of the excise committee on "A Screen Bill" The bill provides that in all places where liquors are sold the view in the place shall be unob- structed by screens, doors or any thing else.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
CIRCUS AT GOLF GROUNDS.
Ringling Brothers Change From
 Porter Lot in East End.

The Ringing Bros circus, which will be in this city on Friday, June 21, will exhibit at the Golf ground in the west end. Although 1t is said that contract has been signed to show at the Porter lot in the eastern section of the city. where the crcuses have camped the past few years, neverthe- less it is understod that an agreement has been reached whereby the circus will perform on the west end lot. If the circus people had to go to the Porter lot. they would nor give pa- rade, consequently they made a very fiattering offer for the golf grounds, and as they have agreed to put 1t ln the same shape as they find It it was accepted. The plan is to pay for the Porter meadow as well as the golf grounds so it will cost the Ringing Brothers just tri6e more for the show grounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
FATAL ASSAULT
We'll 10 Do Shoe Merchant of New York Held Up Was
 Badly Beaten
DIED IN THE HOSPITAL

New York, June 13.--August Meyer, a well to do shoe dealer ot Brooklyn, while on his wayjto his nome in Brook lyn early to-day, was ser upon by three men. He put up T hard fight, but the assailants were to much for him, and he was terribly beaten be- fore his cries for help brought il policeman to his assistance. When the policeman appeared the assailants fled, leaving Meyer unconscious on the sidewalk. Nicholas ,renplmore, 20 years old, was arrested as he was running away and was charged with being one of the assailants. Meyer died soon after being taken to a hos pital.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Dennison Brothers Case Before
 Judge Gager To-day.

The suit of James Dennison and his brothers against the Waterville Cutlery Go for s3,00O damages and the recovery of ten shares of stock worth s1.000 in the company. was still before Judge Gager in the su- perior court to-day.
 w. M. Hall testified that he is a director of the company and that the idea of increasing the capital stock of the concern from $15 5000 to ESQ., 900 came from Attorney N. R. Bron- son, who is taking care of the de- fense. The other witnesses were Charles E. Puffer, clerk for George E. Judd, Miss Catherine A. Cough Ian, stenographer for the company, and George J. Babcock. president and treasurer of the concern.
 Mir Puffer testified that he made an offer to John Dennison for his share of the ten shares of stock and it was declined. He did not say what the amount of the offer was. Miss Coughlan told how she hap pened to overhear MT Dennison offer the late president of the company, w. s. Babcock, the certificate of stock, and MT Babcock declined it, saying he could not take 1t back. Attorney Byrne, counsel for the plaintiffs, undertook to show that Miss Coughlan could not very we'll overhear by accident what was said In Mir Babcock's office from where she said she was sitting in the main office. But she insisted she heard very we'll. She could not recall any other time when she overheard what was said there.
 The drift of the testimony of Mir Babcock was that the stock of the Dennisons could not be sold as first class goods.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-13
CITY NEWS.

Joseph T. Smith has bought from
 George H. Gloves lot of Plaza ave
 nue.
 Nicholas J. Doran has purchased couple of lots at Highlawn, Mil Plain.
 The annual meeting of the Simons. vile school district will be held Mon. day night.
 Anna M. Doran has sold to Flu genie Rodier her property on the westerly side of Tracy avenue.
 John J. Sheehan, South Main street. has purchased from Samuel Munch his buildings and saloon business on Grand street. near South Main.
 Ella. daughter of MT and Mrs John Katchunis of 103 James street, died this morning. The funeral will he held tomorrow afternon at ? o'clock, with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 Patrick J. Cavanaugh has pur- chased from Bessie Cowper her two family house at 39 Orange street. The sale was made through the Dan iel T.. Harrington agency of 40 East Main street.
 The Rev Charles W, Brennan, as- sistant at the Immaculate Conception church. will deliver the oration at the unveiling of the monument to the memory of the late James Meagher in new St Joseph's cemetery Sunday afternoon.
 James Thompson was given a yer dict for s593.25 against Louis Chot- zianoff in the district court this forenoon. He was represented by Attorney D. J. Slavin, and the cause of the litigation was a dispute about the value of work he did for the de- fendant.
 Dominic Serville, 19 years of age, employed by the Benedict & Burn ham Manufacturing Co. was arrested to-day for stealing copper. He was going out the gate when the watch- man stopped him and found two or three pieces of copper in his dinner pail and more in his coat.
 The meeting of the Ladies AuxilI- ary. A. O. H.. will be called this ey- ening at 7:15 promptly. A large attendance is requested. Arrange ments are to be made for memorial Sunday which is next Sunday, and the A. O. H. Auxiliary will as usual decorate the graves of their deceased members.
 This afternoon nineteen persons left from the Visiting Nurses associa- lion on West Main street to spend a lew weeks at Quassapaug. This is the second batch of patients to go over there this season. The number in- ,luded a few children to whom it will be a rare treat to have a vaca- lion away from the dust of the town.
 James F. Watson. a negro con- .ractor has half a dozen Italian la ,orers looking for his scalp. They nave given their claims over to At orney James E. Russell to be col eeted. and they say that Watson not lnly owes them considerable wages ut was forever borrowing money rom them Watson sports an auto mobile and a white chauffeur.
 The jury in the district court this Afternoon began the case of John s. fsligian against Andrew W. Gold mith for damages of $500. Mali jan sues for injuries received by ifs minor daughter AIros on Janu- Iry go last. She vas sliding down ,perTy street when one of Gold mithis men came along driving sn sh cart and ran over the little girl. | Ireaking the bones in her left foot