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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18

WANTED-The working people of Waterbury to call and see me when they want suits made to order at reasonable rates, or cleaning. dye ing or repairing done at short no- tice. I. Zalkin, French merchant tailor. 77 Kingsbury st. near Clock shop. l-ll-7
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18

WANTED-To know the present To- cation of the party who ever left our lunch room dissatisfied after par taking of meal or light lunch. espe- cially if he had enjoyed our zoe din- ner. Avery's. 445 West Main ct.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18

To negotiate a first mortgage loan of $7,500 on central property worth 910.600; interest at 5h per cent. Inquire.
 THE TRACY BROS co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18

WANTED-Cast of clothing of all kinds; highest prices paid. Mall or ders promptly attended to. A. R. Posner, sos Bank st. 11-23-tf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
D. A. R. OFFICERS.
Result of the Election as Of1ciaIly
Announced.

Washington, April 19.-It was Of
ficially announced when the conti-
mental congress of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution met today that Mrs.
Donald Mclean of New York had
been reelected president general for
the ensuing two years. Mrs Mclean
received 511 votes and the opposition
candidate, Mrs. Eleanor Washington
Howard of Alexandria, Va, 152.
The announcement was received
with great enthusiasm and Mrs. Nc
Lean, after being presented with a
loving cup by the vice presidents gen
eral, thanked the delegates heartily.
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main of
Washington, d. c., was elected vice
president general in charge OF organ
ization of chapters.
Other officers elected follow:
Mrs. Swift, of California, was defeat
ed for vice president general by one
vote.
Chaplain general-AIrs. Esther Noble.
Recording secretary generaHMrs.
Elizabeth f. Pierce.
Corresponding secretary general-Mrs.
John Paul Earnest.
Registrar geEeral-Mrs. Amos G. Dra-
per.
Treasurer general-Mrs. Mabel G.
SwormStedt.
Historian generaI-Mrs. J. Eakin
Gadsby.
Assistant historian general-Mrs.
Librarian general-Mrs. Helen NJ.
Boynton.
All the latter officers are from this
cfty
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NO ACTION ON FAIR.
County Commissioners Meet and Talk
About Levy Informally.

All of the county commissioners. w.
e. Sterne, Frank Harrison and Frank
h. SimmS, were present at the regular
meeting of the board today and it was
announced by each of them that they
had given the matter of a two mill
levy for county fair this fall no Off
cial consideration since they reached
the decision a couple Of weeks ago
that in their judgment the time was
not ripe for such a levy for fair pur-
poses and that the county could use
the money to better advantage in the
construction of good roads. This de-
cision, as has been stated by the COM
miSSionerS, is not necessarily final, and
1t might be rescinded if the commits
sioners could be convinced that there
was an overwhelming sentiment
among the taxpayers of the county IN
favor of the fair proposition.
That it will take conclusive evidence
of this sort to get the county COM
missioners to change their minds
there is little doubt. As Commission
er Sterne said this morning there are
is to every other and the commission
ers seem to be hearing from that side
which is opposed to special levy for
the fair.
Commissioner Sterne read to the
board this morning a letter from
Alonzo Beal of Valencia in which he
took a stand against the fair PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Beal is one of the prominent
stockmen and farmers in that section
of the county. He urged the commis-
sioners to stand firm in their decision
not to levy the two mill tax for the
fair as the taxes in the county now
were plenty high enough. He also
said that many farmers at Silver Lake
opposed the 1evS
The county commissioners. notwith-
standing their decision in the matter
and the sentiment as they personally
have found 1t in parts of the county
other than Topeka, are open to con-
viction on the matter and will give
another full hearing on the proposition
on Monday morning of next week.
Hundreds Of big taxpayers have,
however, signed petitions urging the
commissioners to make the levy. These
will be formally presented to the board
Monday
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TWO WANT RECEIVERS.
Conflict of Interests in Uncle Sam Oil
Co. Application.

Judge Pollock took under advise
ment the application for the appoint
ment of a receiver under the bill of
complaint filed by H. L. Thrill of
Charleston, Illinois, and the petition
for involuntary bankruptcy filed by
Karnes New and Krauthoff of Kansas
City, against the Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany. 5. H. Allen and w. F. Right
mire appeared for Thrill and asked
that the court appoint receiver un-
der their application. E. A. Krauthoff
followed and asked for receiver be-
cause the Uncle Sam Oil company was
insolvent. After presenting their argu-
ments for the greater part of Thurs
day afternoon Judge Pollock an
nounced that he would take the mat
ter under advisement and return an
opinion some time today. H. H.
Tucker was present and stated to a re-
porter of the State Journal that he
would accept the appointment of a re-
ceiver under the petition of bank
ruptcy If the receiver was one whom
he could approve. He desires J. B.
Tomlinson. his attorney.
Attorneys for Tucker and Karnes
New and Krauthoff both claimed that
Judge Pollock had no jurisdiction in
the suit brought by Thrill, while the
attorneys for Thrill claim that the
company is solvent. These are the
two main disputed points which Judge
Pollock has taken under adviser
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1T IS A REBATE.
Commerce Commission Decides the
Peavey Elevator Case.

Washington, April 19.-Holding that
the allowance of IA cents per hundred
pounds, made the Peavey elevator in
terests by the Union Pacific for hand
ling grain at Kansas City and Council
Bluffs, was in excess of the actual cost
of elevation, and therefore a rebate, the
interstate commerce commission, I'm
what is known as the Peavey elevator
case, announced its decision against the
railroad company.
The decision was prepared by Com
missioner Harlan, and his opinion was
concurred in by majority of the COM
mission. Commissioners Clements and
Lane, however, filed dissenting opinions.
The proceeding was entitled In the
matter of allowances to elevators by
the Union Pacific Railroad company"
1t was a subject Of investigation by the
commission on it's own motion prior to
June %, 1904. on which date the com
mission, on the evidence then before IT.
decided that there had been no viola
tion of law.
subsequently in July, 1906. on petit
ton of certain railroads interested in
the grain traffic of. the Northwest, the
case was reopened and much additional
testimony. was taken. The case was
then argued at great extent before the
commission and briefs were filed by
counsel representing all parties in in
terest Upon this record and the record
of the previous proceeding, the commits
sion's decision is based
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They Continue to Die in Great
Numbers i'm China.
The Whole Stricken District Is
in Deepest Distress.
SELLING EVERYTHING.
People Take Their Doors and
Furniture to Market.
Hundreds Scratch for Roots and
Blades of Grass.

Shanghai, April 19.-The following
are extracts from the reports just re-
ceived of the foreigners iE four of the
famine centers:
Yaowan: The famine is growing
worse. Children in great number are
dying.
Suchien: Almost out of supplies. Need
large amounts Immediately to continue
the relief commenced.
Singkiang Pa: Many dying. Must
decrease relief work unless larger ship
ments of supplies are received.
LukiawietZ: The whole country is i'll
the deepest distress Refugees who
went south hoping to find relief are
returning empty handed. There are
professions of people with wheelbar-
rows, transporting their doors, tables,
beds and cupboards 70 market, to be
sold for almost nothing. Hundreds of
women and children are seen in the
f1elGs. scratching out roots and scanty
blades Of grass. Hundreds of trees
have been stripped of their barks from
the roots to the tips of the highest
branches, for use as food. The ma
jority OF the population are living on
wild roots, ETC., which is causing dis
ease.
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President Roosevelt Proposes
New Departure in Politics.
Based on Agitation for Publicity
in Campaign Expenses.
UNCLE SAM TO PAY 1T.
Would Have Government Put Up
for the Nominees.
He Has Not Thought 1t Out
Entirely Yet.

Chicago. April ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says:
President Roosevelt is studying over
new departure in politics which,
whether it is carried out to any prac-
tical result or not. is certain to excite
widespread discussion among public
men the country over.
The agitation for publicity of cam
paign expenses and the various laws
in the different states for the official
primary elections has caused the
president to question in his own mind
whether it may not be possible to de-
wise a scheme by which the govern
ment may assume the responsibility
not only for the actual expense of the
election, as at present. but for the
legitimate campaign expenses of the
regular nominees. His idea is not
formulated, he has no detailed scheme
in view; he is fully aware of the COM
plexity of the subject and he sees in
advance the manifold objections that
will be made to it. Nevertheless. he
believes the idea is worth considera-
ton, and it is receiving his earnest at
tention at the present time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
WORLDS COMMERCE.
The Total Value of InternationaI'Trade
Is $26, zoo, ,OOO, 900.

Washington, April 19.-The interna-
tional commerce of the world now ex-
ceeds 1000, 100000 of which $13, 500 00O,- =
900 is imports and $12, 500. 900 900 exports,
according to a statement issued by the
bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor. OF the imports
of countries other than the United
States IA 1-3 per cent are drawn from
this country, and of their exports 91h
per cent are sent here. These figures of
exports include only the domestic pro-
ducts exported but do not include the
foreign colonial merchandise brought
into the country and re-exported.
The total imports of the countries
other than the United States are given
as $12, ,513. $4,000 and the share of these
imports drawn from the United States
as s1,798. 1873, 600, or 14.97 per cent of the
total. The total exports of the countries
other than the United States are given
as $10.77S, 4660O0 and the share sent to
the United States as 81, OBJ, ,113, 900 or 957
Der cent of the total.
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ILOILO BURNS.
Capital of Panay, P. l., Is Re
duced to Ashes.
Twenty Thousand Inhabitants
of tho City Made Homeless.

Manila, April 19.-The town of
Iloilo was totally destroyed by fire
this morning and 10000 people rem
dered homeless The flames are still
ra ging, and famed by heavy wind
which swept the city. The fire has
passed beyond control of the civil and
military authorities. The damage has
not been estimated. Only meagre re-
ports have so far been received here,
as telegraphic communication is af-
fected.
IloiIo is the capital of the island Of
Panay, located on the east coast The
port which is the second in impor-
tance in the Philippines, next to Ma
nila is the center of the sugar import
trade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
WISCONSIN DEADLOCK.
Republican Caucus Fails to Name a
Candidate for U. S. Senator.

Madison, Wis, April ia deadlock
exists in the contest for the seat in the
United States senate vacated by John
c. Spooner. After several caucuses by
the Republican members of the legis-
lature and taking of two formal ballots
in joint session, there were no indica-
tions of an election. There are ten can
didates in the race, five of whom lead
with about the usual number of votes.
Isaac Stephenson, a wealthy lumber
man, of Marinette, and who has been
a staunch supporter of United States
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, both on
state and national issues, in joint ballot
showed a strength of nineteen votes,
being tied by Governor John J. Esch, of
Lacrosse. Irvine L. Lenroot, of Su-
perior former speaker of the assembly,
and also a strong adherent of La Fol-
lette. received eighteen votes, as did
also Congressman H. A. Cooper, Of Ra-
cine.
william H. Hatton, of New London,
came next with fifteen votes. Emil
Baensch of Manitowoc and F. G. Wink
ler of Milwaukee, both so-called stall
warts received six and three votes re-
spectively, with the renumber, have
thus far been cast for George w. Bird
of Madison while the Social Democrats
have been supporting Assemblyman J.
p Run,mel of Milwaukee.
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Thaw Is Likely to Spend Sum-
mer in the TOmbs.
No Attempt to Secure Release
on Bail Is Contemplated.
HIS FAMILY ALL GONE.
Only His Wife Remains to Give
Him Consolation.
She will Stay by Him to the
End, She Says.

New Y orl, April 19.-No movement
to attempt to secure the release of
Harry K. Thaw on bail has been made
and none is likely for some time.
Dan O'Reilly ard Clifford W. Hart
ridge, the two lawyers still in his en-
ploy. said that no immediate steps
would be taken regarding the bail.
That Thaw and the members Of his
family are resigned to the fact that
Thaw must spend another summer in
the Tom5s is apparently indicated by
the departure from the city of nearly
every member of the family. Mrs.
William Thaw, the mother, and the
Countess of Yarmouth, are now in
Pittsburg, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Thaw have sailed for Europe.
OF all the devoted family that gath
cred about the slayer of Stanford
White during his fight for freedom
recently, only his wife, Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, remains at the Hotel
Lorraine. She visits the prisoner daily
and declares she will continue so to dc
as long as he is in Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
POST is INACCURATE Ed.
New Governor of Porto Rico Now iIs
Full Charge.

San Juan, Porto Rico April 10
Regis H. Post IVES inaugurated COVER
nor of Porto Rico today in the success
sion to Beekman winthrop, who re-
tired to become assistant secretary of
the treasury at Washington.
Chief Justice Qinones, of the su-
prerne court of the island, administered
the oath of office. The members of the
supreme court, the executive council
and the house of delegates attended
in body. The foreign consuls also
We're present.
The occasion was brilliant and i'm
pressive and the Inauguration was
more elaborate than previous induc-
ton into office. Mr.. Post is the fourth
civil governor of this island since 1900,
when Charles H. Allen was inaugura-
ted. He is the 125th man to fill the
governorship in the last 400 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
SNOW IN OKLAHOMA.
Failing So Fast 1t Is Hard to Keep
Trains Moving.

Oklahoma City Okla, April 10
Reports from west Oklahoma say that
snow is falling from Chickasa, I. t.,
to Amarillo, Tex, north to the north
ern line of Oklahoma. At Geary,
Okla, the snow is reported as falling
SO fast as to make it difficult to keep
trains moving.
The sky is overcast here with tenn
perature at 3S degrees above zero. The
prediction is rain or snow tonight.
1t is not believed the temperature
will fall enough to kill the fruit crop
Wichita, Kan, April 19.-Snow is
falling over the Mangum, Okla,
branch of the Rock Island railroad
this morning. At Geary, Okla, the
track is covered with snow and sleet
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BROKE IN THE DOOR.
U. S. Marshal Enters Woman's Bed
room to Serve Subpoena.

San Francisco, Cal, April ia
United States marshal yesterday broke
in the door of Mrs. Belea Curtis bed
room in order to serve her with a
subpoena to appear in Washington,
d. G, on April %, as a witness for the
government in the land fraud cases
Of E. A Hyde, John A. Benson and
Henry P. Dimond.
Mrs. Curtis was Dimond's stenog-
rapher.
Mrs. Josephine Richards also gave
much trouble to the officers who Sc
cured a warrant for her arrest as a
recalcitrant witness, entered her house
and took her into custody. She was
released on giving bond for $500 as
security for her appearance in Wash
ington at the trial.
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STREAMS DRY UP.
Volcano in Chile Is Causing Wide
spread Distress.

Lima. April 19.-The volcano Puye-
hue in the province of Valdivta, Chile,
is yet in active eruption and new era
ters have developed and opened. The
losses in the neighboring country are
enormous and the inhabitants are
panicstricken- Showers of hot ashes
are falling and there are continued
earthquake shocks accompanied by
subterranean explosions. Absolute
darkness would prevail but for the
light from several fires over an extent
of six miles. A great number of cat
tie have been killed near Lake Rance.
Several brooks which furnished drink
ing water for the people have dried up
The ruined inhabitants are fleeing in
all directions. The government has
sent for assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
Longboat Wins marathon Race.

Boston, April 19.-Thomas Longboat,
of the West End Y. NJ. G. A, Toronto
Ont, today won the eleventh annual
Marathon race of the Boston Athletic
association, in 2 hours "a minutes 20 40
seconds, breaking the record for the 25
mile course by 5 minutes As seconds.
The previous record made by j. J. Caf-
frey of Hamilton, Ont, in 1901, was 2
hours 20 minutes % 3-5 seconds. Robert
Fowler of Cambridgeport, who came in
second. also beat Caffrey's record, COW
ering the distance in hours q min
utes "a As seconds. ]. ]. Hays of New
York was third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
FUNSTON IN WEST.
The Command OF the Department of
California TO the Kansan.

Washington. April 19.-Brigadier
General Frederick Funston will sue
ceed Lieutenant General Arthur Mac
Arthur in the command of the Depart
ment of California. This announce
ment was made at the war department
today General Funston is now in
command of the Southwestern division
in St Louis. That division will be
abolished.
General Macarthur Will go to Mil
waukee to prepare his renort on his
observations of the operations of the
Japanese army in Manchuria and his
Investigations in Japan and India.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-19
WEATHER Is WARMER.
Clouds Break and the Sun Appears
Once More.

The weather today is a slight inn
proVenent over that of Thursday, but
all of the room for improvement Is not
occupied at that. for had 1T not been
for the clouds last night there would
probably have been another frost, as
the mercury dropped to within one de-
gree of the freezing point. In STAFF
ford county the mercury dropped to 20
degrees above zero, which will have
the affect of finishing the work start
ed by the freeze earlier in the month
on the fruit crop.
There were showers scattered over
the eastern section of the state last
night and yesterday but they were
slight and Of little benefit. In the CEN
tral and western section of the state
no rain or snow fell. Today the wind
in this city is blowing from the north
east at the rate of nine miles an hour.
The forecast for tonight and Saturday
indicates showers in this section of the
state without any great change in the
The record of the mer-
ic foil
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SUICIDE IN HOTEL.
Travelling Salesman Takes His Life in
Kansas City.
Kansas City.

Kansas City, April 19.-Samuel B.
witz, a liquor salesman of Cincin-
natl. committed suicide at the Kuper
hotel yesterday afternoon, by drinking
carbolic acid. The body was discover
ed at 7:45 o'clock. Two sealed letters
were left, addressed one to his wife.
Mrs. S. B. Horwitz. 727 South Crescent
avenue, Avondale Cincinnati, and the
other to his father, B. T. Horwitz Mid
dleton, o. An open note on the writ
ing table read:
isNotify Walter Jacobs, care of May,
Stern & Co.
Below on the same sheet he wrote:
walter: Notify the folks in Cincin-
natl. My name is Sam P. Horwitz"
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MRS. M'LEAN WINS.
Chosen President General of d. A. r.
in Fnce of Strong Opposition.

Washington, April 19.-The official
tellers of the Continental congress Of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton spent almost the entire night
counting the ballots cast for the gen
eral officers yesterday. 1t was a fore
gone conclusion that Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean of New York. had been re-
elected president general of the So
ciety over Mrs. Eleanor Washington
Howard Of Alexandria, Va, who was
named by the insurgents. 1t was also
believed that a majority, IL not all, Of
the administration ticket won out
with Mrs. Mclean.
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ON TRACK OF QUAKE.
Two SeismoIogfsts Report a Disturb
ance Wednesday Night.

London, April 19.-John Milne, the
selsmo1ogist, says that his instruments
recorded a large earthquake beginning
at 9:10 Wednesday night. 1t reached
its maximum intensity at 1905 and
lasted a long time afterward. He ten
tatively estimates that it was 5,400
miles distant, probably in Mexico or
the northern part of South America.
Prof Delar of the Lacibaeh, Aus
tria, observatory telegraphs that a
great earthquake began at 1915 mid
European time. The center of the
disturbance was apparently $3.50
miles away.
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A NEW AUTO GARAGE.
DR.. G. j. Mulyane VIII Build One to
Cost $500.

The finest automobile garage in the
city will be constructed for the To-
peka Automobile company at Seventh
and Quincy on the northwest corner
A permit to build vas taken out at
noon for the erection of a two story,
pressed brick garage to cost S7,500.
The dimensions are given as z 5 feet by
fifty feet. An old stone house oo-
cupies the site at present.
The permit calls for the completion
by June 1st- DIR. G. J. Mulvane is
erecting the new building.
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DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
VIII Nominate a Candidate for Com
gress From First District.

A meeting has been called for Satur-
day afternoon by the Democratic con-
gressional committee of the First dis
trict for the purpose of nominating
candidate to succeed Charles Curtis as
congressman from that district. The
meeting will be held at the hall of the
saS avenue
The meeting will be in the form of
a mass convention to which all Demo-
Gratis are invited. The call is signed
by Dr. w. T Taylor, w. j. Whittekind,
F. S. Stevens, n. H. Wolff, G. A.
weineke and J. H. Ulsh.
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THIRD DAY OF SNOW.
Colorado Blizzard Has Extended Into
New Mexico and Wyoming.

Denver. Col, April 19.-The snow
storm which has prevailed in the
mountains for two days spread over
Colorado, Wyoming and portion of
New Mexico today and the weather
bureau predicts that it will continue
for at least "a hours. Snow began
falling in Denver early this morning,
with a temperature of SO degrees. A
strong wind was blowing, but this sub
sided as the day advanced and the
tern perature rose. Damage to fruit
and early vegetables is apprehended.
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PLAGUE KilIs $4,000 a Week.

Simla, India, April 19.-There
were 5000 deaths from the plague in
India during the week ending April
f3 Seventy thousand of these oc-
Cured in Bengal, the United provinces
and the Punjab. The epidemic began
IN the Punjab. in October, 1897, since
when nearly million and half Of
deaths have occurred.