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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Six Tablets Unveiled.

Pekin. Feb 13.--Six bronze tab
lets from the Rock Island arsenal,
Illinois, were to-day placed On the
monuments that have. been erected
at Tien Tsin in memory of the
american soldiers and sailors VINO
lost their lives in the boyer outbreak
of 1900. A seventh tablet will he
placed on the monument erected in
memory of Colonel Emerson II. LIE
cum, who commanded the Ninth reg
iment of infantry and who lost his
life during the attack of the slned
forces at Tien Tsin in July. IecO.
The tablets we're unveiled by Col
onel Hayes.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Night Watchman Dead.

Hartford, Feb 13.-John f. Peter
son, night Waterman at the Merrow
Machine company. committed suicide
in the factory during the night. He
was found asphyxiated in closet this
morning. The surroundings Indicate
that he deliberately took his life. He
leaves a widow and three children.
He has been under medical attendance
for mental trouble for some time.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Plenty of Gasoline.

Nome. Alaska, Feb. 13.-The Mug
get has made an investigation Of the
supply Of gasoline in Alaska along
the route of the New York-Paris au-
tomobile racers. The newspaper
finds that there is plenty of the
liquid fuel to supply the six machines
for the entire trip to the north. Case
line has been distributed along the
route the machines will take.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Fleeing TO safety.

Pittsburg. Feb. 13.-Followiug a
warning issued yesterday by the local
United States weather bureau, river
men. business houses and persons re-
siding in the lowlands about greater
Pittsburg are to-day moving all per-
ishable goods 70 places Of safety. II
is expected that rivers here will reach
the danger point BY evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
THE HUBERT WILL.
New Britain Man Remembered ths
EMPLOYEES Of the Herald,

New Britain, Feb 13.-The will of
the late E. NJ. Hubert, business man
ager Of the New Britain Herald. was
filed for probate to-day, The estate
amounts to $4,000. BY the terms of
the will each of the employees of the
Herald is to receive 500, and the same
amount is left to each of a number of
charities. The balance of the estate
is bequeathe1 to his brother, nephews
and nieces.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Planting mt San Francisco.

San Francisco, Feb 13.-With the
scattering of seeds over the burned
hillsides this week, San Francisco
will begin the first actual work for
its Identification against the coming
Of the battleship fleet At yesteT-
days meeting of the executive corr
mit:ee for the fleets reception. it
was decided to plant at once mas
turtium eschsholtsia and shirley
poppy seeds so that when May comes
the slopes now dotted with the va.
cant spaces will be bright with the
gorgeous eolcrs of many fiownrs.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut. Rair
ant warmer tonight: Friday fair.
Ignt to fresh south TO west Einds.
Disturbances are central this morn
ing over western Texas and Lake ST.
perIor. They are producing cloudy
weather with light rain OF snow In
nearly all sections east Of the Rocky
nzountajns-
The temperature Is above freezing
= all sections except in the north
est and northern portions Of New
ufgiand-
Conditions favor for this vicinity
I5udy and unsettled weather nth
mt rain and fog- The tsupsrzturs
II rise Slowly.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
NEW BILL IS IN
To Take Place Of Employers
Liability Bill Declared
Unconstitutional.

Washington, Feb 13.-The compre-
hensive employers liability bill was
introduced in the house and senate to-
day The authors say the bill has the
endorsement of the brotherhood of To-
comotive engineers, the brotherhood Of
locomotive firemen and engineers and
the brotherhood of trainmen, and is in
tended to meet the recent decisions
OF the supreme court in which the en-
ployers' liability act of June, 1906 was
declared unconstitutional.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Many Deputies Sworn In.

Seattle. Wash. Feb 13.--A despatch
to the Post Intelligencer from Fair
banks. Alaska. says: United States
Marshal Perry has sworn in go spec
ial deputies for the protection of life
and property against riotous mobs Of
strikers who are eongregated on the
streets. These mobs have been at
tempting TO capture recent arrivals
here with a view to deporting them.
The marsha's force has dispersed the
rioters and guarantees protection 10
all men in camp. All saloons are closed.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
GETS Il YEARS
Man Who Married Several Wom-
en- and Col Away With All
The Money They Had
AN AMERICAN DENTIST

Bristol, Feb 13.--Arhur Hyne, the
man with many aliases, who has been
on trial here charged with bigamy and
fraud in connection with matrimonial
advertisements, was to-day sentenced
to seven years imprisonment on the
bigamy count and to FIVE years for
fraud, these sentences to run concur
rently. Hyne pleaded guilty to both
charges.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
AdmirnI E,nns FecIs COED.

Washington. Feb 13.-Ihe navy
department has received cable
gram from Admiral Starson OF tie
ChiIizn navy. sent at the request oi
Admiral Evans. that on Tnesday ev-
erythiHg vas all right All that A.
msrsl Evans Wss much better in
tsalth.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Ithaca. Feb I3.-CorneIl has lost
another athlete in Charles c. MAY.
center on last years football team
and a crack oarsman and shot-put-
ter. He stood well in his studies,
but decided to leave the university
because OF the illness OF his brother
In Montana His loss is a partieu-
larry hard blow to the football team.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Cause of Fire a Mystery.

Putnam, Feb 13.-The cause Of
the fire which destroyed one of the
buildings of the Pine Tree Worsted
Co early to-day and which resulted
in loss of $4,000, has not been
determined and an Investigation will
be made to-day. The fire started In
the carding room and was discov-
cred by the night watehman.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Fire Insurance Business.

San Francisco, Feb 13.--The rc-
pott of the fire insurance business
ior 1907 on the Pacific coast shows
the total amount of the policies
written to be s1.233,329.61a, on
which premiums to the amount OF
s25,969,447 were paid. The losses
for the year amount to Sc 1852.
OF 25.7 per cent of the prer.unls.
III California considered separately
the rate of loss was less, being 20.9
per cent.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Declared a Dividend.

New York. Feb 13.-The directors
of the Union Pacific Railroad company
to-day declared quarterly dividend
Of two and one-half per cent on the
common stock and semi-annual
dividend Of two per cent on the pre-
ferred stock. The dividends do not
vary from those Of the last quarter.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Autos Reach Albany.

Albany, Feb 13.-Three of the
six automobiles In the New York
and Paris race arrived here frcm
Hudson shortly after noon to-day.
They left Immediately for Science
tady. Nothing has been heard OF
she others since last niEllt.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

winsted. Feb- 1s.-Word vas re-
ceivsd here today Of the death last
nIght Of Chester z Barnes. q brake
nsa euploTed On The CentrzI Sew
Engiana rafEruad- Barnes lived in 81
Elmo. X T.. a1s fsiI frou his trsIn.
several ears PASSING over his boay.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Veteran Of War Dies.

Colorado Springs, Col, Feb. 13.-
Brigadier General Henry Carroll, U. S
A, retired, veteran of the civil war
and Of the Spanish war, died yester-
day at his home ih this city after a
brief illness. aged 20 years. Death
resulted from blood poisoning caused
Ey an liberated tooth and superin-
duced from wounds received in the
Spanish war. The body will be bur-
led with military honors in the ma.
tional cemetery at Fort Leavenworth
Kansas. s
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
POOR PRINTERS PLUNGE.
Jumped From Brooklyn Bridge and
Escaped With Few Bruises.

New York, Feb 13.-John Grant,
an unemployed printer, jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge to-day and, al
though he landed among floating ice
two hundred feet below, he escaped
with only minor injuries.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
rmpirr Sends Con,r.r,

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb I3.-President
O'Brien Of the American Association
Of Baseball clubs to-day received tbe
signed contract Of Gerald Hayes Of
Beaumont. Texas. as umpire for the
soming season-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Albany. " Y. Feb. -Superfnteud-
ent Clark Williams of the state fznk-
ing department spfoiuted George II.
Martin % Brooklyn. wfllizm A. Mac.
CaIlum q Roche<;.r and Charles =.
johnson Of Kingston additional bank
exnminerxl The sslsr5es are s. q dag
and eJpeases
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Hyne is a dentist, who has an Am
erican diploma. He is believed by
many persons to be identified with
George Witzhoff, or Albert Bessemer,
or A. G. Weston, who several years
ago married number of women in
America and then disappeared after
having secured various sums of money
from them.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13
Chalr Factory starts Up.

Keene. y. H.. Feb 13.-The chair
factory OF Dunn & Salisbury. which
has been running on a reduced sched-
ule for some time. resumed operations
in full to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Santiago, Chile. Feb 1S.-The fossil
remains Of a plesiosaurius have been
unesrthed at Tsleahuano hsy-N The
body Of this marine reptile was IS feet
long
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Washington. FEB 1s-Rsss Ad-
nirzI Fletcher. retiret chisf sl-
<inesr IN the navy dsed sO-dzy 81
the age Of sS years.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Milwaukee. Feb I3.-willia.n ;.
I.ryan was unanimously ind 5rsed for
the presidency at tO-day's dGmosratsr
convention.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Valparaiso. Feb 1.-THE Ameri-
can cruiser Chicago len here to-
dzy for the Atianfic sfztioa-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-13

Beriin. Feb is-FTes48ent Hadiey
q Tale and Mrs Haley I'D lunebesu
with Empsrsr wHEzm to-day
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
Stoessel CourtmartiaI,

st. Petersburg-Testimo showing
the straits of the civil population at
Port Arthur during the siege was given
at the courtmartial OF Lieutenant Gen.
eral Stocssel Wednesday by Colonel
Vershini. who was civil commissioner
OF that place and who fathered the
charges against General Stoessel that
he reaped rich harvest by selling
eggs and milk and other luxuries to
the sick during the siege.
According to Colonel Vershini. mere
existence was luxury for civilians.
Provisions were enormously expensive.
A COW cost $500. a pig $500, eggs 81
each and other things correspondingly.
He testified that Nine. Stoessel had
large herd Of cattle and a flock of
chickens and charged exorbitant
prices. Shortly before the surrender, he
said. she summoned a merchant and at
tempted to dispose OF these, the sup.
position being that she had an inkling
OF the coming surrender.
The prosecutors case Is practically
all In. the judge advocates having dis.
missed all his witnesses except thrcc
but several Of Generel Stoessel's wit.
nesses remain to be heard.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
NEWS OF The WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World CONDENSED
into Small Space tor tho Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional.

The house has requested the presi'
dent to send to congress Il copy OF
the report of the special Goldheld
commission.
In n recent statement to the senate
canal commission Col. Goethals. chiei
engineer, said the Panama canal was
reasonably safe from military inVa'
sion, and that the locks were so far
inland they could not be injured py
shells from naval vessels.
The urgent deficiency bill. carrying
appropriations OF s2i,000,000 has been
agreed upon by the house committee,
Champ Clark OF Missouri declared
on the floor OF the house recently that
the democratic party intended to nom
mate William Jennings Bryan for
president at the Denver convention in
July.
George Peabody Wetmore has been
reelected United States senator from
Rhode Island.
John Sharp Williams has been for
mally elected 10 the United States sen
ate to succeed the late II. d. Money,
whose term expires in 1911.
The war college is asking congress
for an appropriation of 100000 for
the establishment OF scheme where
by the United States may be trans
formed from n peace TO war footing
at instant notice.
The bill appropriating s25O,ooo for
an immigration station In Philadelphia
has passed the lower house of con
gress
A bill has been introduced in con.
gress TO erect new building in Wash
ington for the department OF agricul-
ture at cost of $1.750000.
A bill introduced In the senate would
appropriate 81 .663. .l36 to reimburse the
Southern Pacific railroad for expenses
incurred in closing the break in the
Colorado river which was flooding the
Imperial valley.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31

Some French writer's have under
taken unitedly to show to the world
that their national literature is not
truly represented by the coarse and
indecent novels that are supposed by
many persons to be the most charac.
teristic production Of literary France
Not only is 1t not true. remarks the
Youths Companion. but the picture OF
French life drawn from these novels
Is grossly unjust. There are hundreds
Of French novels written every year
that are as sweet and wholesome as
anything England or America can
show; and anyone who desires a true
representation of French family life
may find 1t in Prof. Barrett WendelIs
recent book. Moreover, the study OF
art. history, science and many other
branches is pursued in France by com.
petent and painstaking writer's. 1t is
proposed to establish agencies in Eng
lish and American cities for the sale
of the best French books.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
SOCIALISTS
ARRESTED
MARCH OF UNEMPLOYED IN CH'
cAGo CLASHES WITH
POLICE.
LIVELY FIGHT EhsuEs
EADER OF PARADE kNoCNeo
DOWN AND TAKEN TO
JAIL.

CbIcaco-An attempt of Socialists
TO bring about n march OF the uheiii
Moved" through the downtown stiee.'
Thursday resulted in two sharp nsn'o
with the police in which the wouiu'oe
,porchers were routed after nuHpci
of men had been dubbed.
Dr BENJAMIN l.. Reitman. the oris
inator of the plan TO march tnroush
the streets. and two OF his followers
were arrested after Reltman had peeh
knocked down for resisting the oncers.
For several days Reitman. who Is
Socialist, had been making announce
ments OF his intention to hold n pa.
rade OF "hoboes" and unemployed.
despite the warning given him by Chiet
OF Police Chippy that no march
through the streets would be per
mitted.
Reitman continued to defy the au'
thorities. and thousands of circulars
were distributed through the down
town saloons and In the lodging house
district, calling upon all men out OF
work to assemble at : O'Clock on the
lake front
The chief OF police early in the day
reiterated his statement that the
march would not be permitted, and d.
rected that all the police force be feld
In reserve at the various stations.
Just before 2 o'clock n crowd COM
menced to gather on Michigan avenue
in front OF the Art institute, and In n
few minutes q column. which was re-
ally series OF punches of four and
five men. formed and. headed by Reit-
man, started west on Adams street.
The marchers probably did not num-
Der more than 200 at any time. but
many hundreds of people followed
them along the sidewalks and added
to the confusion.
The police came on at the run, and
the column was instantly broken up.
Several men were knocked down. and
the police. not attempting to make ar
rests. used their clubs freely In quick
ening the footsteps of the fleeing "un.
employed"
A number OF the marchers. after
getting away from the police. went
south in State street. attempting to
form another column as they went.
Reitman turned south In Clark
street. but was quickly caught and
placed under arrest. lie showed some
fight. and was handled In vigorous
style. His hat was smashed by blow
from policeman's club. he was
knocked down. and his clothing torn.
When he regained his feet he shouted:
Let me go: let me go. know the
chief Of police"
He was at once taken to police head.
quarters. followed by a crowd OF 1000
people. After reaching the station
Reitman said:
Il was arrested without cause and
was treated brutally. Some policeman
hit me over the head with his club.
There would have been no disorder
II the police had allowed us to march
through the streets as we wished to
do. All We wanted was to go to the
city hall and demand that men out of
work be given employment by the
city"
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31

The Maine papers are taking note
OF the continued decrease of children
of school age in the rural districts
down east. Instances are mentioned
where there are but two or three
children attending a district school,
and In several localities where two or
three districts have been combined
there are only a dozen pupils or SO In
the consolidated school. It's a melan.
choly picture, but no more SO than
can be found nearer home In some Of
the hill towns of Massachusetts, re.
marks the Boston Herald. Our little
red schoolhouses lack patronage, but
their influence survives.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
COLORADO.
Snobbery.

An advertisement lately appeared
IN the papers of Pittsburg announ'
cling that by the payment Of certain
liberal sum OF money limited num-
ber of persons of wealth and high So
cial position could secure the privi.
lege OF presentation at the English
court. The young man who inserted
the advertisement was arrested as
swindler. in spite OF his insistence
that he could do all he had promised;
but the most interesting phase OF the
affair was the large number OF per-
sons who were eager to accept his
offer. They flocked to the hotel in
such eagerness and were so anxious
TO be among the chosen that the po-
lice had difficulty in getting them to
go home. To the outsider OF we'll
balanced mind there must always be
something amusing in such an exhibit
tion of snobbery. says the Youths
Companion. Yet this was only one
form OF a trait which exists in some
sons. The snobs who will pay to be
presented TO court are separated by
no very clear line from those who
will pay to get their names into "A
Thousand Great Men" or The Blue
Sloods OF New York" and hundreds
OF others who hold themselves far
above such crude and overt snobbery
as this will nevertheless pay what is
virtually blackmail of one sort or an.
other TO buy the social approval or
escape the social censure OF their fel
lows. Snobbery OF whatever kind is
heel of Achilles to the possessor. AL
though he may be covered with the
armor OF intelligence. good intentions
and experience he will still be vulner
able through his vanity None know
this better than the swindlers ant
"buncosteerers" who make their liv.
ing by It. They love the snob be-
cause they know that snobbery and
courage seldom go together.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
Williams Elected Senator.

Jackson. Miss. = The Legislature
tuesday elected John Sharp Williams
TO the United States Senate to succeed
n. D. Money. whose term expires
March 4, 1911. Williams has long been
the leader Of the minority in the house,
He recently had q puglistic encounter
on the floor OF the house. Just after ad-
tournament, with Representative De Ar
mond. Of Missouri, also a Democrat.
The fight followed a quarrel over a
committee assignment. Mr.. Williams
is fifty-four years old. He was born in
Tennessee, but his family moved to
Mississippi after his father was killed
at Shiloh. He is serving his eighth
term in the House.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
Dry Farmers Elect Brooks,

Salt Lake.-There were 1882 regis.
tered delegates in attendance at the
Trans-Mtssissippi Dry Farming CON.
gress Thursday and 1882 votes were
cast for the new president, Gov. B. B.
Brooks Of Wyoming. Nominations
were made by committee and there
were NO contests. The vice presidents
elected are: First vice president, ..
A. Birrell, Montpelier, Idaho; second
vice president w. H. Campbell, liz.
coin. Nebraska; third vice president.
GOV. George Curry, New Mexico. The
executive committee includes: q. r.
Root, Colorado; H. B. Henderson. wv.
oming; J. B. Tinsley, New Mexico.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31

Prof. Albert A. Nicholson of the
University of Chicago is the first
American man OF science-he was
born in Germany-to receive one OF
the Nobel prizes He came to this
country at an early age. however. and
was brought up in San Francisco. He
was graduated from the United States
Naval academy In 1878 and served for
n time in the navy. Intending to retire
to civil life. he studied In Germany
and France. and prepared himself for
work as professor Of physics. The
Nobel prize. which amounts TO about
$4,000. is conferred on him for his
invention OF an instrument for meas
uring the velocity OF light. On the
same day that the award to him was
announced the Royal society Of Eng
land presented to him in London the
Copley medal for the same discovery,
and few months earlier a Belgian
prize OF $4,000 was awarded to him.
President Roosevelt is the only other
American-and he Is of Dutch descent
to receive the Nobel prize. 1t was
given to him for his efforts In behalf
of peace.