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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
ALEXANDER TROUP.

In the death of Alexander Troup of New Haven there has been erased from the field of political action one of the staunchest supporters of Will liam J. Bryan and one of the squar- est and truest political fighters that ever graced a rostrum or penned an editorial. From poor boy he ad- vanced himself by his sturdy hon. esty and abstemious life to one of the national leaders in the democratic party and to a place in the news paper field that attracted the atten- tion of the leaders of all parties the country over, Always an aggressive man in any undertaking he might be engaged in, he was yet an honest one. He never resorted to subter- fuge or deceit to accomplish the end he was working for. He was fearless in his defense or support of any can didate or any purpose, yet he never took advantage of his opportunities as editor to be anything but square and upright to those he opposed, or to any project he did not believe in
 He was one of the grand old politi- cal warriors in the democratic party, who could stand up on the floor of a convention hall and oppose any of the leaders, in language that went to the point, without mincing matters, and yet it contained nothing of viru- lence or insult Whether a victor or a loser he would be the first to grasp the hand of his opponent, as the memorable battle between himself and Governor Waller can attest. His was busy life and when few weeks ago he announced his deter imitation to retire and take rest, not one who knew him but wished the balance of his life would give him the rest he coveted. But the call to arms came again. William J. Bryan, his political idol, was in the arena once more. The sturdy old fighter, Alexander Troup, was wanted Was there any hesitation on his part? It was not in the Troup nature to hesi- tot Trf ha hn x,,; i, all his old spirit. It was his last fight for the party and the leader he had loved and served so well, and with all respect to his memory, it was a noble death to die, engaged in the conflict for the peerless leader he esteemed. Alexander Troup is dead, but his spirit will live in the party he so brilliantly and ably sup ported He will be missed not only from political circles. but by the many friends he made in all parties. And his was the true friendship. He was an honest and outspoken man himself and a hypocrite he despised. To shake his hand once as friend was to be his friend forever, if you were possessed of his own sterling qualities. He was proud of his fam fly and when a few weeks ago he doffed the newspaper harness and turned the labors over to his two boys, his remark to one of his close friends was: "If my boys will treat their fellow men as I have tried to do, be honest, fearless and square, can enjoy the rest I am about to begin, and I know the boys well enough to have faith in them" TAe rest came, and it came quickly. buA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
Pension For washinoton'. Leper.

Washington, Sept. 5.-A pension was granted by the government to John R. Early. supposed victim of leprosy who now is being maintained by the authorities of the District of Columbia. Early was for considerable time a soldier in the United States army, and it was probably during his service in the Philippines that he contracted the disease.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
Sept. 6 In History.

1769-First Shakespearean commemo- ration begun; projected by David Garrick. 1895 - Horatio Greenough, famous sculptor, born; died 1852. 1SSS-John Lester Wallack, actor, died; born 1920. 1901-President Mckinley shot at the Pan-American exposition in Buff falo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
Wants Vote In pirec. Primary,

Hartford, Conn.,, Sept, 5.-General Henry c. Dwight of this city. y.,who is candidate against Representative Henry for the Republican nomination in the First congressional district, pro- posed that the matter be settled in direct primary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
Hitchcock With Taft Today.

Middle Bass Island, O., Sept B. Judge Taft occupied himself assidu- ously with his correspondence, the only variation being short fishing trip. Frank H. Hitchcock. the Republican national chairman, arrived here today for a conference with Judge Taft.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
Russian Children PIey With Bomb.

Sormovo, Russia, Sept. 5. = While three little children were playing in an empty house here they found bomb that had been hidden by revolution fists. They handled t, and it exploded. One of them was killed, while the oth- CT two were gravely wounded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
Countess sxeehenyi Not m,

New York, Sept. 5.-An intimate ac. quaintance of the Vanderbilt family received cable message from Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt denying absolute ly the recent sensational report of the illness of the Countess Szechenyi.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
Ex-Governor Black For Hughes

Albany, N. Y., Sept. 5.-Former Gov ernor Frank S. Black in letter to State Superintendent of Prisons Col. lins expressed the opinion that Gov. ernor Hughes should be renominated by the Republican party.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05

A stern, grave face may demand bur respect, but it is the smile that wins our love. Cultivate the smile. "It is love that makes the world go around" Have a bag of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1908.
Sept. 5 In History.

1750-Robert Ferguson, Scottish poet, born at Edinburgh. 1902-Professor Rudolph Virchow, eel
 ebrated German pathologist died;
 born 1921.
 190EThe main army of Japanese
 crossed the Taitse and attacked
 the Russian rear at Liaoyang.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05

1t was the final rest of all; but Alex ander Troup has left behind him memories that win not soon be for gotten.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

i ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
 / Sun sets 6:22, rises 5:27; moon sets 12:26 a. m.; moons age 10 days; moon lowest; moon at descending node, cross ing suns path downward; 11:46 p. m., moon in conjunction with planet Ura- nus, passing from west to east thereof.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Sun sets 6:20, rises 5:2S; moon sets 1:33 a. m.; moons age II days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
BROWNS QUICKFIRE
 CHARCOAL

handy in the morning to make the Ire and have a smile of optimism
 all day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05

PENMANSHIP.
 PROFESSOR HOLLEY teaches every pupil to write fine rapid, business hand, in course of l6 private lessons, and no failures. All kinds of ren work executed in the highest de- gree of art. l67 BANK STREET.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29

1t is characteristic of Lord Rose
berry as a so-called Liberal that, after
attacking most of the reform policies
of his party, he should propose the re-
form of the house of lords by the ad-
dition of limited number of eminent
representative commoners" by cleo
ton for the duration of any parlia-
ment, with eligibility for reelection.
What is to be accomplished by elect
ing only guaranteed minority In the
house of Tory lords? If the heredi-
tary principle holds good clear through
the peerage as by law comforting the
exclusive right to legislate. the cleo
ton OF untitled members must be
wrong.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29

Milk, and nothing else, is the latest
cure for stout people. Prof F. Moritz
of Strasburg, the pioneer of this new
dietary, declares positively that an ex-
elusive diet of milk is the simplest,
the most comfortable and cheapest
remedy for obesity. A limited quantity
OF water may be taken. but, with this
exception, the patient takes absolutely
no food or drink but milk. The allow
ance varies in individual cases. from a
little over two pints to 31A pints daily.
taken at five separate meal times"
Milk is filling and satisfying. and the
patient suffers neither from hunger
nor thirst. The cure is easy for the
doctor to direct, and makes no great
demands on the patient to carry out
AS for its efficacy Prof Moritz says
that one patient lost Sc pounds in 81
cure days." an average of more than
half pound daily. The cure is said
to be especially beneficial in all cases
when the patient has any heart or
kidney trouble.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
COLORADO.
Forestry and Fire.

Some reflections that were given
much publicity about the time the
congress OF governors met last spring
now comes back to memory, bearing
twisted look. We were all very virtu-
GUS just then. We had learned to ou-
surprise and horror that our progeni-
tors had been unparGonably reckless
in their dealings with the property
they should have left intact to us. We
scolded them vigorously because they
had cleaned off our forests until we
were within quarter of a century OF
national badness. The ghosts of
those pioneers must be holding their
sides when they look down on their
successors In this supposedly mex
haustible region of natural atfluence
and behold us figuring up our fire
losses for this summer. The bureau
of forestry at Washington estimates
that the destruction in the forests SO
far would equal the cost of a whole
fleet of firstclass battleships. That
would probably amount to more than
$10O,O0O,00O Either our forefathers
were not as extravagant as we have
been calling them, or we ourselves
have not proflted by their example.
The offence Is the more grievous on
our part since we realize how easily
our forests may be exhausted. Our
predecessors thought they would las.
forever.-Detroit Free Press.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
RECEIPT OF FIRST SHIPMENT
CELEBRATED BY BIG STREET
PARADE.
MERCHANTS TAKE PART
MoFFAT ROAD WILL SOON BE
HAULING COAL IN VAST
QUANTITIES.

Denver-With parade through the
streets Tuesday to mark the event. the
first coal from the Routt County
fields was welcomed to Denver and
shown through the streets. The i'm
portance of the event was recognized
by number of large business houses
which had wagons loaded with the coal
in the'line of march.
David Fl. Moffatt, the man who has
made it possible to put what is claimed
to be as fine coal as any in the coun-
try on the market, was receiving con-
CALCULATIONS all day over the happy
event. Commenting on the fact, Mr..
Moffat said
This is the first product from
field 100 square miles in extent. 1t
has been thoroughly tested and found
TO be the finest quality of semi-bitu-
minous coal feel that Denver and
Colorado are to be congratulated on
the opening of the Routt county mines,
which will be of great advantage to
Denver as a manufacturing and trade
center"
1t has cost about sl0,000,000 to en-
able the Moffat road to penetrate the
coal fields Col. d. C. Dodge, who is
constructing the line now approaching
Steamboat Springs. was particular!
happy over the starting of the new
coal business. He claims this coal to
be unexcelled in the West and practi-
cally inexhaustible in quantity.
The parade started at > p. m. from
hn of ENiftpanfh
street to Broadway, thence to Six
teenth street, to Larimer, and up Sew
enteenth street to the Shirley hotel,
where Proprietor /. B. Allen. the pur-
chaser of the first consignment, had
the coal unloaded for his boilers and
ranges.
The parade was headed by mounted
police and big band wagon. Next
came Hendrie & Bolthoff company's
machinery float with complete plant
of machinery, the first to go to Routt
county and furnished for mining the
coal.
Then followed the wagons loaded
with the Rortt county coal, drawn by
some of the finest teams in the city.
Among them were: Denver Dry
Goods company, Daniels & Fisher
Stores company, Western Packing
company, Joslin Dry Goods company.
A. T. Lewis & Son, Turner's Moving
company, Finkbeiner Coal e Transfer
company and others.
Great interest was shown along the
line of march and whenever stops
were made the wagons We're surround
ed and the product inspected by the
crowds.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The health of Count Leo Tolstoi is
reported to be completely restored.
DR.. Daniel Colt Gilman OF Baltimore,
formerly president of Johns Hopkins
University, died suddenly at Norwich,
Conn, Tuesday, at the age of seventy
seven years.
Pittsburg now claims to have more
automobiles to its population than any
other city in the union. There are
said to be 1,198 cars, valued at $4,000
900 in the city.
A number of persons were injured
and windows in the Hotel Knicker-
booker, New York city, were broken
Sunday night in riot that followed
an attack made on Albert Lind, a
strikebreaker. employed by the New
York Taxicab company.
According 10 information received
by beet sugar interests in London, the
beet crops of Europe are not so good
this year as had been expected. The
beets in western Europe all want rain.
The quality is better than last year but
the weight is disappointing. The lat
est estimate of the crop is $685. 900
tons.
Officials of the Equitable Life As
surance Society in New York an
nounce that the Denver building of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society has
been sold for $1,400,000 to William
Barth of Denver.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29

The loss of money through the defai-
cation Of NJ. Alberti, former minister
of justice in Denmark, heavy though
It is. is not the greatest injury his
course will cause. He was tremen-
dously popular man. the peasants in
particular having confidence in his in
tegrity and financial judgment. The
failure of the bank of which he was
the head, through his reckless specu-
lations and embezzlements, means a
total loss of about S5,OO0.0O0, much OF
which consists of small savings Of
poor people. These people will suf-
fer for the lack of their money, but
they will suffer greater injury in the
loss of confidence in one whom they
trusted, loss that will be manifested
hereafter by distrust Of better men
than he. The evil that such a man
does lives after him.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

DR.. Charles Franklin Rand, the first
volunteer to enlist in the Union army
after President Lincoln's call for
troops and the first soldier to receive
from Congress medal of honor for
bravery on the field, died in Washing
ton Tuesday, aged seventy.
Colonel William F. Stewart, who has
been in exile" at the ungarrisoned
post at Fort Grant, Arizona, has been
retired from active service. The re-
port of the board which examined
Colonel Stewart was presented to the
President Saturday and he Immediate
ly directed that Colonel Stewart be re-
tired.
The bureau of engraving and print
ing has completed designs suggested
by Postmaster General Meyer for a
new issue If United States postage
stamps. The new stamps will be Of
the following denominations: One
cent, two, three, four, five. six, eight,
10, Is and so cents and 81. The 81
and SIS denominations now in use will
not be reprinted.
The district foresters who will be
in charge of the six field districts of
the forest service. beginning January
list next, have been selected by United
States Forester Clifford Pinchot. Those
in the Rocky Mountain region are:
District No. /, Missoula, Montana, W.
b. Greeley of California; District No. 2,
Denver, Colorado, Smith Riley of Mary
land; District No. 8, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, A. c. Ringland of New York;
District No. 4, Ogden, Utah, Clyde Lea
witt of Michigan.
The government has petitioned the
Supreme Court to review the case OF
the United States against the execu-
tors of the Winfield Scott Stratton es-
tate in Colorado. In 1899 Mr.. Stratton
executed deed in which the consid-
Grafton named was $4,850,000. He af-
fixed stamps to the value of $4,S5O.
Some years later the government as
certained that the true consideration
was $9,733,000, requiring $4,483 more
In stamps, which had not been affixed.
A suit to recover that amount was de-
cided against the government by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit and the United
States District Court of Colorado.
AS result of the September exami-
nations a. the United States Naval
academy, twenty-four midshipmen will
be dropped from the rolls. AT the reg
ular examination in May last forty-two
midshipmen were found deficient and
were informed that they would be re-
examined in September. at the conclus-
ion of the regular summer cruise, in
order to give them an opportunity to
complete their studies. All but the
twenty-four were passed.
In his annual report just made pub
lisc, Commissioner of Education Ell
mer e. Brown recommends compul-
sorry school attendance by the native
children Of Alaska.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
lnterurban at Greeley.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Greeley Tuesday says: The Denver
Interurban Railway & Construction
company opened offices here today
and tomorrow will begin canvassing
for the 100000 necessary to complete
the financing of its road. Judge Ar
mour of Sterling offers to invest SIS
900 in the road and the company is
sanguine of being able to secure thu
funds in short time. President Rea-
ser stated in an interview today that
1t is the intention of the company. af-
ter building a direct road from Gree
ley to Denver, to build branch lines
into all the farming districts, with
Greeley as center.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
Northern Colorado Crops.

Denver-A Greeley dispatch says:
This is the height of the potato dig
ging season and because of the fine
weather next week will see practically
all of the crop out of the ground. The
daily shipments are estimated at IS
carloads. The price has advanced 3
cents, farmers now receiving 10 cents
hundred pounds.
California is supplying many of the
Texas markets at present, but the de
mand from The Southwest is good anti
will increase as the California crop
diminishes.
Because of the small potato crop in
the Middle West, more Greeley pota-
toes are finding their way to Eastern
markets than ever before. Kansas,
Nebraska, Illinois, Oklahoma. and even
northern Missouri are good buyers
and are asking for more. A conserva-
tive estimate places the crop at be-
tween 10000 and 10000 carloads, all
OF excellent quality and fully ripened.
There is no difficulty in securing cars.
Cabbage fields have proven almost
as good as gold mines, and as the aver
age yield is about twenty tons an acre
and the price so cents to 81 a hundred
pounds this crop is now bringing grow
ers between $3.50 and $500 an acre, al
most net. 1t is estimated that between
400 and 800 carloads of cabbage will
leave the district this year, represent
ing an income of over 100000.
1t is estimated that 600 carloads OF
onions will go from the district. The
largest crops of onions have been
grown in the vicinity of Evans. Onions
bring 60 cents hundred pounds and
give returns equal to the cabbage
crop.
Beet harvesting is progressing and
farmers will soon begin to silo one
fourth of the crop. Several thousand
acres in the yicinity of Ault and Num-
have been plowed for the first time.
and sown to fall wheat. The reser-
voirs generally in northern Colorado
finished the irrigation season with
good supply of water on hand.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
Apropos of Prof. Darwin's theory as

Apropos of Prof Darwin's theory as
to the intelligence Of plants. the inter-
esting circumstance is recalled that in
some lectures delivered by Prof. Jo-
siah Royce before class in metaphy-
sizes at Harvard dozen years ago, he
maintained that not only plants but
all forms of so-called inanimate nature
may have intelligence whereby they
communicate with each other. He
even went to the length of maintain
ing that we cannot logically say that
those intelligences are lower than
those of the human mind. We are thus
again reminded that there is not
much that is new under the sun now
adays either in the domain of fact or
theory.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29

Coloner Cocktails, chief engineer of
the Panama canal, has endorsed the
prediction that the canal will be COM
pleted in six years at cost Of $685.
100000.
The Paris Journal wants the govern
ment to decorate Wilbur Wright. the
American aviator, with the cross OF
the Legion of Honor, in recognition of
his success in aerial navigation.
The whole island of Cuba has been
influenced by a demi-cyclone wave
which has been accompanied by tor
rental rains with floods at many
places. Much damage has been done
to crops.
Judge Heaton of the Superior
Court at Fort Wayne. Indiana, holds
that the letters 20. K" written on the
back of an order for money and hav-
ing signature under them mean
all right" and are equivalent to an
endorsement.
The White Star line announces that
it will build two new liners at Belfast,
each of which will be nearly twice as
large as the Mauretania, the largest
vessel now afloat. Big vessels on the
water seem to keep pace with sky
scrapers on the land.
A negro Baptist church and lodge
hall located at Spring Hill, Ala, were
burned Friday night. A band of horse
men, alleged to have been organized
with the intention of driving the ne
groes out of the community are said
to have set fire to the buildings.
In United States alone. according to
table just issued by the Spectator
company, In December, 1907, $685.
202,333 of life insurance was in force,
an increase Of 100000 over the year
1906. OF this amount Colorado has
$119,446 ,495. The total Is the largest
ever recorded by single country.
An attempt was made at Youngs-
town, O., to wreck a hotel owned by
1. X. Illgenfritz, by hitching freight
train to an iron beam in the building
and pulling 1t down. Part of the build
ing was wrecked and the dodgers,
mostly non-union iron workers. were
tumbled about, but not seriously in
jured.
Rev. jeremiah c. Moynihan, the old
est Roman Catholic priest in Chicago,
and probably in the world. died in
Chicago Tuesday, aged one hundred
years and five months. Despite his
advanced age, he was physically and
mentally active. He celebrated mass
in the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy
Angels less than two years ago.
After being held for ten years in
Australia the professional sculling
championship OF England was won
back Monday afternoon by Ernest
Barry of London, who easily defeated
George Towns of Australia by length
and half over the Putney Mortlake
course of four and one-fourth miles
Barry's time was 81 minutes IL 1-5
seconds. In addition to the title Bar
ny won purse of $4,000.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
Horse Stealing Near Denver.

Denver.-Horses of great value from
the ranch of b. II. Du Bots near Fair
mount cemetery have recently been
stolen by gang of horse thieves
which, in spite of the arrest of John
Brennan, alleged slayer of Policeman
to operate in the southern part of the
city. Eight horses, all of them pedi-
greed stock, have been stolen from Mr..
Du Bots stables, causing a loss of,
$4,000 Horsemen are assisting the po-
lice in hunting down the thieves.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29

Arrangements are being made for
great pure food exhibition in the Den
yer Auditorium during the first two
weeks in March. 1t is planned to give
ton of a number of important food
products.
Owing to the heavy tourist traffic
this fall the Hotel Colorado at Glen
wood Springs will be kept open all
winter For the last eighteen years
the Colorado has been closed in the
fall.