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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-10
CITY NEWS.

Wealth in Waste" was the sub ject of lecture before the Mems league of the Second Congregational church last night by the Rev Homer w. Hildreth of the Congregational church at Prospect.
 Leah the Forsaken," Augustin Daly's great drama, will be present ed on Thursday and Friday evening of th.s week under the auspices of St Michael's Dramatic club at Good will hall in Waterville. The cast of characters will include many well known amateurs who have displayed their ability behind the footlights on previous occasions. Special cars will wait for the people who wish to go to Waterbury after the entertain. ment. A number of good seats may yet be secured for either evening. Reserved seats may be secured a. Carney's drug store in Waterville or Hungerford's drug store in Oakyille
 Superintendent Morris of the board of charities began yesterday afternoon an inquiry among the banks for possible funds on deposit by an old woman named Mrs Mary Reilly who was in the city court yesterday charged with .vagrancy and was committed to Brookside and who it was said, by an officer had money in bank. So far MT Nor ris's inquiry has been in vain. It ii possible that Mrs Reilly may have money in the bank in her maider name or in the name of some rela tive as was the case some time agt with a woman who died in Brook side some time ago. Inquiry in tha case showed the woman had none. on deposit in her maiden name. .ant that all but $15 of,nearly thousant had been withdrawn from bank. MI Morris has found number, of rela tives belonging to Mrs Reilly. .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-10

Manager, Mrs, Kelly; assistant. Miss Nora 0'Rourke; chaperone, Miss Josie Hurley. 71--Halloran's drug store.
 Manager, Miss Mary Leeney; as. sistant, Mrs M. r. Parkinson. I72-Phalen's grocery.
 Manager, Mrs Christopher liar mon; assistant, Miss B. A. Egan. 73-People's drug store.
 Manager, Miss Margaret Coughlan: assistant. Mrs j.. M. Daly; chapep- ones, Mrs James Coughlan. Miss Car rle Bergin.
 74-Baldwin Hill pharmacy.
 Manager, Mrs w. II. Wood; as sistant, Mrs c. l.. Klein; chaperones, Mrs J. B. Hull, Mrs H. B. Moore, Mrs J. F. vought.
 75-Carney's drug store. Waterville. Manager. Mrs Thomas Carney. 76-Waterville drug store. Manager. Mrs Ferdinand Wolff. 77-Dr Holroyd's office. Waterville. Manager, Mrs J. H. Holroyd; as- sistant, Miss Mary E. Congdon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-10
This is the Season of the Year for
 Canned Fish


 of all descriptions. Anything In that line can be found at our place of business. We havo a very fine Sardins in Oil at 5c per can, as good as others sell for 10c; some at 10c and 15c per can, worth 15c and 20; Mustard sardInes at s0c per can, Smoked Her. ring, Boneless Herring. Salmon of any grade. in small or large cans; soused Mackerel. 15c and 18c Kip pered Herring. 2oc; Lobster, finest on the market at 25c: Cod Fish of any description. Try Can of our St Charles Evaporated Milk at Sc per can. 1t Is sure to please you. and you will continue to use 1t. Canned goods of any description, quality the finest. price the lowest: also large line of Prunes at Sc to 15c per 10.
 PENN. co.
 ils EAST MAIN STREET
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
AIIsHlPS MEET ACCIDENT.
One Giant Craft Wrecked at Berkeley
and Another at Toledo.

Three hundred feet above crowd of
10000 souls, gay one moment, dumb
with horror the next and then scream
ing in panic, the huge Morrell airship
tipped. split and exploded at Berkeley,
Cal, Saturday morning. tumbling from
its flight like bullet-stricken bird and
dashinS Its human freight 10 the earth.
In the sickening plunge downward one
of the miracles that sometimes shape
mems destinies occurred and no one
was killed outright. All of the six
teen bold passengers, however. includ-
ing the inventor. John MOrrell, were
seriously crushed and mangled.
The tOrpedo-shaped hydrogen bag was
4j0 feet long and thirty-six feet in di-
ameter. Below this hung six stripped
automobile engines which are tended
from Il running board. Aeroplanes
were also expected to add to the ships
dirigibility.
The machine rose eascily to its great
est height and then suddenly the giant
gas bag, containing $1,000 cubic feet of
Illuminating gas, burst. The machine
began to settle slowly as the gas es-
capped. and it appeared that it would
settle to the ground without injuring
the occupants of the car When it had
reached within seventy-five feet of the
ground the remaining gas was let out
with Il rush. and the whole machine.
thousands, of pounds in weight. dashed
TO the ground with terrific force. The
occupants of the car were caught under
the heavy machine and all seriously
injured. Among the thousands watch
ing the ascent were many women, and
as the big machine collapsed and
dashed to the ground scores Of them
tainted.
Captain Morrell, the inventor OF the
airship. was picked up and rushed to
the hospital. His leg was broken and
h was thought to have sustained inter
NIL injuries. The inventor of, the air
slip had made claims for the dirigi-
bility and lifting power of his air mon
ster and had advertised its adapiability
for commercial use.
Falling in their disabled airship Il
distance of more than 1000 feet into
the center field bleachers of Armory
Park. A. Roy Knabenshue and his two
assistants, Hess and Hamilton, barely
escaped death at Toledo, o., Saturday
afternoon because the powerful engine
that drives the ship suddenly stopped
and refused TO start again.
Seeing that the drop was inevitable,
Knabenshue threw out all ballast,
tossed over the drag ropes, and, resum-
ing his seat in his basket, awaited the
crash he knew must come.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
WORK OF
CONGRESS
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Announcing that the conferees of the
Senate and House on the currency bill
would be unable to agree if Congress is
to adjourn at an early day. Senator Aid
rich on Thursday reported from the COM
mittee on finance a joint resolution ere
ating a national monetary commission to
be composed of nine Senators and nine
Representatives to investigate all matters
concerning the banking and currency sys-
tenn of the country and the resolution was
passed without debate. Senator Rayner
again discussed his resolution authorizing
and requesting the President to order a
court of inquiry to investigate the charges
against Col. William f. Stewart and the
resolution was placed upon the calendar.
The Senate passed the general deficiency
and military academy appropriation bills,
the last of the great appropriation bins.
A bill regulating child labor in the Dis
trict of Columbia and the territories was
passed. Following a debate the confer
ence report on the District of Columbia
traction bill, permitting the laying of
street car tracks to the Union station was
adopted by the House with the provision
for universal transfers eliminated; the
conference report on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill was agreed to: the Sen
ate amendments. which increased by S12,-
100000 the public building bill appropria-
ton were disagreed with and conference
asked.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
NEW YORK.

Mixed conditions prevailing in the crop,
trade and industrial situation prevent
generalization, except to say that crops
as a whole are in rather better shape
than a week ago; there is a better tone
in some lines of wholesale trade, and re-
tail business has been benefited in some
sections by better weather. Still, as a
whole, business is quiet beyond the nor
NAL. and industry is still slack.
Best reports as to retail trade come
from the Southwest ard Northwest.
Wholesale trade in a few lines, notably
dry goods. has better tone. cotton goods
are frmer, there is more doing in staple
lines for fall, and some large special
sales at auction or at cut prices, notably
at New York. Chicago and st. Louis,
have distributed large quantities of goods
and brought Buyers more in evidence than
for months past
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending May p number 2S4,
against 2S1 last week, 165 in the like
week of 1907, 40 in 1906, 119 in 1905
and 1s4 in 1904. Business failures in
Canada for the week number 80, against
22 last week and 10 in this week of 1907.
-Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

The Continental Express Company.
through which the Chicago, st. Paul and
Milwaukee road is to operate its own ex-
Ircss business, has filed articles OF IN
corporation in the States where this IS
required.
a party of surveyors is completing the
survey of the Huron Gas and Electrc
railway between Huron and Aberdeen.
Cross & Mack of Minneapolis have the
contract for this work, and will begin at
point near Dolan, in Sphinx county,
where the work was abandoned last fall
and continue the line to Aberdeen.
A labor colony, removed from the influ.
ence of walking delegates by a ten-foot
fence, is being established by the Corn
Products Company on the banks of the
drainage canal near Summit The 81.
100000 new plant of the company is 10
be completed with non-union labor. To
avoid interference by walking delegates
from the city, cottages have been built
inside the enclosure.
Dynamite was used i'm an attempt 10
blow mp the home of Charles Girchner. a
non-union woodworker, in Chicago. No
one of the seven occupants was hurt, but
the windows in the front of the cottage
were shattered and the stairs leading TO
the front door were reduced to splinteIs
by the force of the explosion. Kirchner
had left the union and joined a rival or
ganization.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
CHICAGO.

The usual index of activity reflects
slow recovery in business generally, but
confidence in the future gains strength
and operations indicate a steadier basis.
Weather conditions this week were less
of drag in distributive branches. Some
extension is seen in construction and out
door work, and better tone is discerned
IN iron and steel, the absorption of pig
iron being wider and finished steel shapes
in good request. although rails and equip
ment are yet quiet Factory production
shows slight gain and more hands en-
ployed in farm implements, foundry and
woodworking. The local demand is good
for building materials, lumber and sani-
tary supplies, and there are seasonable
outputs in the leather trades, orders re-
naming satisfactory for footwear. sad
dlery and novelties.
Bank clearings, S227 .430, 132. are 81
per cent under those of corresponding
week in 1907.
Failures reported III the Chicago dis
trict number %, against 24 last week and
IA year ago. Those with liabilitie., over
$1,000 number 4, against in last week
and 4 in 1907.-Dun's Review of Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
THAW TO STAY IN ASYLUM.
Justice Morschauser Denies Appli-
cation to Release Whites Slayer.

Harry n. Thaw, the slayer of Stan
ford White, will not be released from
the lunatic asylum. This is the decis-
ion reached by Justice Morschauser of
the New York Supreme Court, in a de-
cision filed on Thaw's application for
release on a writ of habeas corpus.
Both points brought up by Thaw's at
torneys are decided against him. The
justice declares that Thaw is now in
sane and should not be allowed at large
and he further declares that the COM
mitment to the lunatic asylum by JUS
tice Bowling after the last trial of
the case was entirely legal.
am satisfied from the evidence adduc-
ed before me. says the justice, that the
mental condition of Harry X. Thaw has
insane and that it Is so manifest as TO
make il unsafe for him to be at liberty.
To review the voluminous evidence adj
duced ON the hearing would unnecessarily
Iengthen this opinion. Thaw was commit
ted pursuant of section 4j4 of the code
of criminal procedure, which reads SIS
follows:
when the defense is insanity of the
defendant the jury must be instructed, if
they acquit him on that ground. to state
the fact with their verdict. The court
must, therefore, if the defendant be in
custody. and they deem his discharge dan
gerous TO the public peace or safety, order
him to be committed to the State lunatic
ha
The question of the constitutionality
Of this law is assa'iled by the relator in
that he claims there was no notice given
to Thaw of a hearing upon the question
Of insanity, that no hearing was accorded
to him, that he has been deprived of his
liberty without due process of law, and
that the statute under which he was COM
mitted does not provide a method by
which his mental condition, then ex-
listing, could be legally ascertained, or
any method by which his sanity could be
shown.
The court holds that these conten-
lions are not borne out and that Thaw
was DrODerlv committed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
10000 Men Accept WAGE Cut.

The new wage agreement between
the cotton manufacturers of Fall River,
Mass, and the Textile Council, which
will be in force until next November,
has become effective. Under the
agreement the $4,000 operatives accept
a wage reduction sf 1874 per cent.
The mil s have been running on short
time for several months, but it is ex-
pected hat the production will be in
creased considerably next NORTH. The
cut in Fall River swells the number of
cotton operatives in New England
whose wages have been reduced this
spring to about 10000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.

The conferees on the bill TO enlarge
homesteads from 100 acres to 800 acres
on non-irrigable lands agreed to an amend
ed report striking from the bill the pro-
vision that this change should apply to
Idaho and California.
Frank f. Ferguson of Hagerstown.
Md. was appointed assistant director of
the bureau of engraving and printing by
Secretary Cortelyou.
Senator Newlands of Nevada introduc-
cd a bill for the appointment of a ma
tional commission for the conservation OF
natural resources, and defining its duties.
The Senate committee on public build
ings and grounds completed considera-
ton of the omnibus public buildings bill,
which has passed the House. The COM
mittee added about $S,00O,OOO, bringing
the total carried by the measure to over
$3O,OOO,O00.
A bill appropriating 100000 "for the
enlargement of the capitol grounds. and
TO provide site for a monument or
monumental memorial to Abraham LIN
coin and a dignified and adequate APP
proach to the capitol building, AMI for
the eTtCtlOH VI ihOnulntut " <ADi aha II
Lincoln was introduced in the House
by Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts. chair
man of the committee on the library.
The bill passed by the House granting
certain employees of the government COM
pensation for injuries sustained in the
line of duty was reported TO the Senate
favorably from the committee ON Judi
ciary.
The Senate committee on immigration
ordered favorably reported the House bill
amending the laws in relation to the nat
uraizat'cn of aliens. The commit zee
amended the bill by increasing the fees
70. naturalization from So to SO.
An unfavorable report was ordered by
the public lands committee of the House
on the Senate resolution providing for
the protection of innocent purchasers in
connection with prosecutions authorized
by this Congress and about to be begun
to recover for the government some mill
ions Of acres of public lands in far west
ern States, which, it is alleee have been
Illegally administered by railroad COM
panies to whom they were granted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
UElz GkESAg2;'sS{l5RS
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Chicago-Cattle, common TO prime.
S4.00 to $1-35; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to S5.S2: sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $500; wheat, No. ., S1.O1 to S1O2;
corn, No. ., 7fc to Toe: oats, standard,
SIC to 54c; rye, No. 2. SIC to Sac; hay.
timothy, $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, $500
to $500: butter, choice creamery, lie
to 22c: eggs. fresh, 12c to lie; potatoes,
per bushel, Coo to 65c.
Indianapolis-C shipping, $500
to 500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $3.50; sheep, common to prime,
$500 to S475; wheat, No. 2. 99c to
800; corn. No. white, 63c to Coo: oats,
No. white, Ole to 52c.
St Lcuis-Cattle, $3.50 to S7.15; hogs,
$500 to 500; sheep. $500 to $40;
wheat, No. ., $1.02 to S1.03; corn, No. 2,
tic to 73c: oats, No. 2, sic to SIC; rye,
No. 2, soc to SIC.
Cincinnati-Cattle, 500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to 1913; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, S1.0O to $1.0s; corn,
No. = mixed, 74c to Toe; oats, No. 2
mixed. 53c to 54c; rye, No. ,, SIC to SEC.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to 5000: hogs,
800 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, Csc to 99c; corn, No. 3
yellow, &c to re; oats, No. 2 white.
54c to SIC; rye, No. 2, SIC to SIC.
MISUNDERSTANDING, No. 2 northern,
S107 to $1.O9; corn, No. 3, FAC to 75c;
oats, standard, 54c to soc; rye, No. I,
SIC to SIC; barley, No. 2, 74c to 75c;
pork, mess, S13.35.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to sos; hogs, fair to choice. $500
to 5000; sheep. common to good mixed,
$500 to $3.50; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $500.
New York-Cattle, $500 to S6.75;
hogs, $3.50 to $500; sheep. $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.03 to $104
corn, No ,, 74c to 76c; oats. natural
white, SIC to &c. butter, creamery, 21c
to 23c: eggs. western, 13c TO lie.
Toledo-Wheat, No 2 mixed, 96c to
97c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 75c TO nc;
oats, No mixed, SIC to 54c; rye, No.
=, Sic to S3c; clover seed, prime, $500.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
% DROWNED IN FLOOD
5000 ARE HOMELESS
TOrrentiaI Rains Cause Record
Breaking Rise of Trinity
River in Texas.
LOSS WILL BE VERY LARGE
Portions Of Fort Worth and Dallas
Completely Inundated-Much
Distress Feared.

At least twenty-five persons are dead
and more than 5000 homeless as a re-
suit of the Trinity river flood accord
ing to reports received at Fort Worth,
Tex. The damage mounts into the hun
dreds of thousands.
Following tOrrential rains the river
rose three inches above the record
breaking flood of 1889. Stock valued at
thousands Of dollars. including $500
sheep penned up in the stock yards at
North Fort Worth, was washed down
stream and drowned. dozen or more
persons are reported TO have been
killed in Fort Worth in spite of efforts
TO rescue those in peril. Rowboats from
Handley, White City and Lake Coamo,
hauled to the scene of overfows on
street ears, wagons and in patrol wag-
ons, figured prominently in the work of
rescue.
A woman, Il child and three men
were among the known victims of the
flood. The body of the woman floated
past the foot of East Fourth street and
caused a panic among negro refugees.
a negro child was washed from its
mothers arms in the Rock Island yards.
An unknown white man was drowned
a mile from the long bridge. His coat,
containing note of farewell, was
found lodged in treetOp. \ negro at
tempting TO pilot two men in buggy
through deep water opposite the city
park gate was thrown from his horse
and drowned. A German in North Fort
Worth was caught in the swift water
and drowned
Many persons are missing, and the
police believe the number reported is
only the beginning of a long list of
deaths in the flood. Not until the wa
ter has receded will it be possible TO
tell the exact loss in life and property.
Not vestige of the big wagon bridge
over the Trinity, near the steel foun-
dry. is visible. Piers, Orders and abut-
ments were swept down stream and for
time threatened the lives of thou
sands of sightseers congregated on the
City Park bridge and approaches. May
or w. ID. Hart, of Fort Worth, issued
proclamation calling on the more for
tunate citizens to help the homeless
The Salvation Army also cared for
many.
One man drowned in sight of many
people who were powerless to save him.
fifty families marooned in submerged
section of the city. the electric power
house engine rooms under water, street
cars out of commission, two bridges de-
stroyed, and hundreds of people home
less iii the suburbs, are n few of the
results of a flood which followed a
river at Dallas, Tex.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-28
NUBBINs OF FARM NEWS.

The drouth in the Rio Grande valley
of Texas has been broken and people are
rejoicing.
Several farmers in Oklahoma are losing
cattle from a new disease and the State
veterinarian has been asked to investi-
gate.
The condition of winter wheat on April
1 indicated final yield of 400, 1880
bushels, according to the government crop
report.
At Shorthorn cattle sale in Wiscon-
sin recently forty-seven head sold at an
average of S417. The tor price of the
sale was $3.50, paid for a 1O-months-old
bull calf.
In order to protect the water sheds in
the irrigation countries of the West the
government will restrict grazing on the
banks of streams supplying water for
irrigation purposes.
The Kansas Agricultural college has
sent nine samples of seed corn to India,
an assortment Of grain to Russia, besides
smaller lots of seeds to Australia and
South America.
Around American Fork, Utah, sheep
shearing is on and sheepmen claim that
the clip will be an average one. Con-
trary to other years, a good share of the
wool is still unsold.
According TO the latest reports from
northwestern farms. the acreage of flax
is less than last year by 20 per cent.
The acreage of durum wheat in Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota, is less
than last year by 20 per cent. Spring
wheat will show an increase of ) to 10
per cent In the coarse grains corn will
increase 10 per cent. barely 10 per cent,
and there will be an increase of 10 per
cent in the acreage of oats.
Eastern fruit buyers returning from
trips through the Yakima, Wenatchee,
Prosser, Spokane and Columbia river and
Snake river valleys. declare that unless
the unusual happens the Spokane country
should produce the best crop of diversified
fruit from orchards TO berries in its his
tory.
Reports from crop observers along the
line Of the Northwestern road state that
with the exception of corn and flax, seed
ing was practically all done before the
recent storm occurred and the prospects
are fine. There is an increase of 10
per cent in wheat acreage over last year,
10 per cent in barley and % per cent
each in oats and speltz.