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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
WATERFOWL JOTTiNGS

Miss Herold visited friends in Goshen recently.
 Miss Hattie Barber of Winsted is visiting at E. N. Zeidler's.
 Victor Roberts has taken a position with the oakville company.
 Patrick Flynn, a conductor on the trolley line is quite i'll at his home on the east side. ~
 R. N. Cutler will move from A. J. Stephens tenement to one of E. J. Cruttenden's next week.
 Timothy Kelly of Oakville and John Mccoy of Waterbury were vis- itors in town last evening.
 The Watertown baseball team is playing the strong Woodbury nine in Woodbury this afternoon.
 Miss Sarah Kane and Miss Nellie Fitzpatrick were to Hartford and adjourning towns for a trolley ride yesterday.
 The Planning family expect to move into their new home recently purchased from the Cunning sister on Watertown Heights next week.
 The storm of Wednesday did con- siderable damage to the siIo coru and farmers who have commenced filling their silos find that 1t will re- quire more help to harvest 1t as in some places it is lying fiat on ths ground,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
OAKVlLlE HAPPENINGS

Church services as usual here to- morrow.
 Mrs Lease of Main street is re- ported on the sick list.
 Miss Angeline Bellville was a re- cent visitor in Woodbury.
 Michael Mamsry of winsted was a visitor here to-day on business.
 H. F. Slade of Falls avenue has recovered from an attack of tonsi- litis.
 Mrs W. W. Jerman of Newton Heights is a visitor with relatives in Holyoke, Mass.
 Elzada, the little daughter of Mr and Mrs c. A. Mosgrove of Main street, is reported i'll.
 Mr and Mrs Joseph Geoghegan of Newton Heights recently entertained relatives from Lakeside.
 George Wright of Bethlehem vas a visitor yesterday with Edward Stoddard on Falls avenre.
 Mir and Mrs A. H. BIatchley of ROckdale avenue left to-day for a visit with relatives in Middletown-
 Miss Josephine Barry. who grad uated as a nurse in Brooklyn, N. F.. several months ago. has decided 10 locate In this see.ion and is nov employed al her profession in Wa terbury-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

Wrestler Alex Swanson who has been conducting cafe on Arch street has sold out the business to Michael Kelly of Waterbury. Swanson and James Carroll of Waterbury left to- day for New York city where Swan son expects to meet a number or wrestlers. Swanson is very much pleased at his victory over Duchesne and hopes to put on some more vic tins before he returns.
 Charles Fellows, who is employed as a painter by the c. I. R. Glove Go fell from staging yesterday and was painfully injured. He landed on the ground with considerable force and his fellow workmen thought that he was seriously injured when they went to his assistance. A physician was hurriedly summoned and it was found that no bones were broken.
 The arrangement committee for the Eagles fair which will be held in the Gem Opera house next month is busy completing arrangements for the same. There will be fine stage entertainment each evening and the members are thinking of giving a minstrel performance.
 The delegates who were electe5 at the democratic primaries last evening will meet in convention in the bor- ough court room next Tuesday even | ing at 7:15. They will elect dele gates to the state, senatorial, con- gressional and probate convention.
 Commencing on September 1, the meeting nights of Colombian Rebekah lodge. I. o. O. F., will be on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month The meetings will be held in the new Twitchell building on Park place.
 MT and Mrs Edward Conran of New York city are spending a few days with MT Conran's father, Ed ward Conran of North Main street.
 The members of Camp Windy who have been camping out at Lake Quas- sapaug for the past few weeks will return home tomorrow evening. The regular monthly meeting of the board of warden and burgesses will be held fin the borough court room on next Tuesday evening. There will be special meeting of the St George Lithuanian society to- morrow afternoon at o'clock in their hall at Linden Park
 William Walsh and family of Hotchkiss street have returnpd from Walnut Beach where they have been spending their vacation. -..
 Michael Condon of Barnum court who has been visiting relatives n New Haven and East Hartford has returned home.
 Mrs Nellie Donovan and Miss LOT. etta Marshall of Maple street have re, turned from a visit with friends 1T Norfolk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
WILD RACE FOR LIFE.
Runaway Engine Narrowly Misses
 Crowded Excursion Train.

Runaway Engine Narrowly Missss
 Crowded Excursion Train.
 New York. Aug. 29.-The timely ac. ton of switch operator in the rail. way signal tower at Stapleton. x. r., in derailing a runaway locomotive which had broken away from. the roundhouse at Clifton and started in wild pursuit of local passenger train prevented a rear end collision in which the lives of three or four hundred ex. cursionists would have been endan. gered.
 The runaway locomotive had just come out of the repair shop and with steam up was awaiting a crew, when without warning 1t started off by it. self and dashed down the southbound passenger track, less than a hundred yards behind a crowded excursion train,
 With throttle wide open and rolling like ship at sea the crowded local train went by station after station, the engineer giving shrill warning toots of his coming. Telegraph warning of the breaking away of the big moguI loco motive had been flashed to the switch tower at Stapleton The operator was waiting at his levers when the local dashed past. Less than fifty feet be hind was the big freight locomotive go ing at fifty mile an hour clip. The only way of escape for the local was tc ditch and destroy the pursuing engine and this was done. Hs t...
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29

from an open jet. It is supposed that one of the women on retiring blew out the gas. They were taken to the hospital. where they are in pre- carious condition. While the ambu- lance was hastening with the woman to the hospital 1t ran into Paul H.. Hodjec, also Slovenian, who was riding a bicycle. The wheels of the ambulance ran over the mans stom- ach, infiicting injuries from which he may not recover.
 Middlefield-Th house of Jacob Walton of this place was robbed yes- terday and an attempt was made by two men to assault Mrs Walton. The men called at the house in the after noon and inquired for man named Swanson, who boarded there. Neither Swanson nor MT Walton was at home and on learning this one of the men grabbed Mrs Walton and held her while the other ransacked the house. In bureau drawer on the second floor the robber found S125 and in a tin can on the first floor found $25 more. While he was searching the house the other man attempted to assault Mrs Walton, but her screams and struggles frightened him off. As soon as they left the house Mrs Wal ton got a revolver and fired several shots at them, and believes that she hit one of them.
 New .Britain-A stranger who has been in town for several days unfold l ing get rich quick schemes suddenly cleared out with several hundred dol lars worth of jewelry and large sum of money. For days past the stranger stood in high favo- with the members of his race. His sudden departure and the full realization that they had been swindled caused terrible commotion and groups of excited men, and some women, too, are to be seen in and about business places on the principal streets. It is reported that he stole some watches from Proller & Seldbum's second hand store on Lafayette street. He is also said to have victimized Harry Alex, manager of the Home Tea Go, out of sum of money; Samuel Der kowitz, meat dealer, is also cred ited with being involved. ... Windsor-Abram Marchant, col | ored, better and familiarly known as One Armed Abe, arrived in Windsor at about 1880 o'clock yesterday morning from Lebanon, where he is town charge. Abe had walked all the way from that place to this, hay ing fled away from there unbeknown to the, authorities of that town. The local authorities were notified that he was at the town farm and as they did not have suitable place there to keep him he was placed in the local lookup and the authorities of the town of Lebanon notified. Abe was familiar figure in this town up to about two years ago, the town of Lebanon having paid the town of Windsor to care of him, but finally they took him back to his own town l for keeping. Probably no one knows his exact age. He claimed himself to be over 100 years old and to look ] at him one would easily believe 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
D. B. Hin yi.i,s Mack.

New York, Aug. 29.-Ex-Senator Da. vid B. Hill, former Democratic state leader, called on National Chairman Norman E. Mack shortly after his ar rival from Europe and told MT. Mack that he would do all he could to help the campaign for Bryan and Kern. Mir. Hill declined to discuss the po- litical situation with newspaper men, but made known his attitude toward the Democratic ticket to Mir. Mack. The ex-senator said he had been abroad for his health and was feel ing fine. Mir Hill was accompanied to headquarters by John B. Stanch- field.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
NUTMEG CARVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down for
 Our Busy Renders.

Interesting Items Boiled Down foI
 Our Busy Readers.
 New London--Four stores or Bank street were entered by burglars Thursday night, but only forty cents in booty was secured. Three young men were discovered in attempting to make another robbery by a nigh watchman, but escaped. N.5-
 New Haven-C. A. Johns, 2 travelling salesman for tobacc6 firm, was found dead in his room at local hotel yesterday. Medica Examiner Bartlett found that deatf was due to natural causes. John! was about 33 years old and his homo was in St Louis. ....
 New Britain-Fire started yester day morning in the Russell & Erwin coal pocket near the railroad track The blaze was caused by spontane ous combustion in pile of 1,00( tons of soft coal The Russell & Er win fire department was called out but no city alarm was turned in Tons of water were turned on the mass of coal; but with no seeming eff feet. Along in the afternoon the firt was stal burning. When watel proved ineffective change in tactic, was made and employees were set tt digging out the center of the burnins mass to locate the blaze.
 New Britain-An attempt wa. made at midnight last night to holt up and rob Harry Bowers, the nigh operator at the Black Rock power station of the Connecticut company in Walnut Hill park. He was on hi! way to work and just as he passet the baseball diamond in the parl three men came up behind him ant one shouted to him, Hey, you, com, back here. MT Bowers ran and tn, men chased him. At the power sta tion he telephoned to the police. OnC of the men he said was about si, feet tall and wore light cap. A the time of the attempted holdup ht had $20 and gold watch.
 Bridgeport-Mary Bojko, aged 30 and Mary Mercy, aged 19, botl Slavonians, who entered the emplo, of hotel in the western part of tn, city Thursday, were found yesterda, unconscious in their rooom, as a re suit of inhaling Illuminating gas which was flowing into the chambe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
eurns Her Home and Hana, h.r.slf.

Binghamton, \. r., Aug. 29.-After tupposing that Mrs. William Walker, wife of prosperous Sanford farmer, mad been burned to death in her home aeighbors found her body hanging from the limb of an apple tree thirty rods from the house. A letter left by her showed that she had first set fire to the house, which was burned to the ground. and then had hanged herself.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29
DA'Ly FASHION ALks """# BY MAY MANToN
A PRETTY SUMMER BROCK.

nORDERED materials make ueh feature
 aevey side aud the novel and attractive dresses dy oped hsrem Here little roek that made with str ght skirt which allows of the material whout and with blouse banding
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29

iou-re losing money every cay that your tenement is vacant Let the Democrat find . tenant ] days roi &5c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-29

DeWitt's Little Early Rissrs, safe, easy. pIeassnts sure. little liver pflls Sold by Buckingham Pharmacy
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
HOUSE aims A
BLOW AT SOUTH
Makes Provision Which May
Cut Down Number Of
SOuth's Congressman

Washington, d. G., May % The
campaign contribution publicity bill.
emboding an amendment by Mr..
Crumpacker Of Indiana, providing for
reduction in the representation in
the house of representatives Of these
states having disfranchisemenr laws,
was passed by the house today by a
vote Of 100 to 125, following lively
debate. The measure was brought
up under suspension Of The rules
and forty minutes were allowed in
which to discuss it. The southern
members in particular were bitter in
their accommodation Of the apportion-
ment provision of the bill
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader.
was especially vigorous in his at
tacks, characterizing the bill as be-
ing an attempt to revive the condi-
tions OF construction days. After the
Crumpacker amendment the Demo-
Gratis voted against the bill In its en-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
new ENGLAND
OCTOPUSIN7 TOLL
Government Sues to Prevent
New Haven Road Cor
railing Country

Boston, Mass, May PA bill in
equity to restrain the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railway COM
pany from exercising any control
over the Boston & Maine railroad
and to separate the New Haven road
from the various trolley lines it has
acquired was filed in the United
States circuit court here today by
United States District Attorney
French, acting for the federal gov
ernment.
The bill in equity was brought un-
der the Sherman act of 1890, and
charges that the New Haven road
acquired numerous trolley lines and
is attempting to control the Boston
& Maine railway in restraint of trade.
The petition claims that if the New
Haven road is not restrained from
holding the trolley lines and voting
the stock of the Boston & Maine, that
a situation will be created with re-
spect to transportation instrumental
tise of New England which will even
tually enable the New Haven COM
pany to control for all time inter-
state transportation, not only among
the New England states, but be-
tween such states and several other
states of the union.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
LOST her GRIP

Fargo, N. D., May 22-Mrs. C. L.
Schneider, wife of a Gackle physi-
clan, who was to have returned to
her home yesterday morning after
tril, to Fargo, was the victim OF a
double misfortune, when she missed
her train at the Northern Pacific sta
ton and then lost her grip. She was
somewhat fiustered about losing her
train and intended to return to her
hotel, and she gave her grip to a
young man on the depot platform, in
structing him to take it to the Union
hotel, forgetting the name of the Far
go hostelry she wanted in her excite
ment Later she remembered her
mistake, and she went to the police
station and informed the police de-
partment and a search was started in
an endeavor to locate the boy who
took the grip.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
100000
Enjoy Presence Of
Fleet at BelIingham...
See Big Parade

Bellingham, WASH, May 22.-The
first division, comprising seven Of the
Atlantic battleship fleet, today fur
nished the citizens of Bellingham and
this section of Washington one of
the most interesting spectacles in the
history of the state. $500 sailors and
marines from the ships paraded
through the principle streets before
one hundred thousand people. The
day was the crowning one of Rear
Admiral Sperry's visit to this pictur-
esque port.
The chief event tonight was ball
given to the officers of the fleet at
Fairyland rink.
EARLY tomorrow morning before
the citizens have awakened the an.
chors will be weighed and the seven
vessels of the division will be steam
ing toward Port Townsend where the
fleet will re-assemble preparatory to
its entry into Seattle.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
union
Prospects Bright for Analga.
nation Of Many Meth.
OdiSt Factions

Pittsburg, Pa, May 22.-After
adopting the report of the committee
on church union, delegates to. the
Methodist Protestant general confer
ence suspended business long enough
to take an automobile ride about
the city. The business session was
scarcely resumed when the confer
ence became involved in another con-
troversy connected with plans for
merging the several Methodist de-
nominations. It grew out of an at
tempt to elect in open session nine
members of commission who are
to meet like commissions from other
denominations and arrange the terms
Of merger. First there was opposi-
tion to making President Lewis of
the general conference, chairman of
the commission because of his pro
nounced views in favor of union with
the Methodist Episcopal church, but
in the end Lewis was elected by a
substantial majority.
After somewhat acrimonious de-
bate it was decided to have Presi-
dent Lewis name the commission
from a list presented, each confer.
ence to suggest one name. This was
a decisive victory for the union
forces.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23

tirety. In brief, the provision regard
ing publicity and the national con-
gressional campaign committees of
all political parties and all COM
mfttees, associations or organiza-
tions which shall, in two or more
states, influence the result or attempt
to influence the result of an election
at which representatives in congress
are to be elected.
The Crumpacker amendment pro-
vides for the reenactment of certain
sections of the old federal election
law, except that the idea of the un-
enacted force bill, authorizing the
use of troops at the polls is eliminat-
ed. It also provides that the direct
or Of the census shall submit to con-
gress a report of population showing
the number Of male citizens, white
and black in each state and the num-
ber !isfranchised, for the purpose Of
enabling congress to ascertain the
apport!onment in representation to
which such states may be entitled. s
Although the Crumpacker amend
ment does not in express terms state
that it is especially applicable to the
southern states, such nevertheless is
accepted as the fact.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
Still TALKING
PRINT PAPER
Paper Makers Now Having
Their Inning Before
investigators

Washington. D. G., May 22.-West-
ern manufacturers Of news print pap
er presented their side to the contro-
versy today before the special COM
mittee of the house Investigating the
wood pulp and paper question. A
number of these manufacturers were
members Of the General Paper COM
pany, which was dissolved by order
of the: court and they testified that
since that dissolution that there had
been no agreement among the paper
makers as to price, division of terri
tory, etc. ri
Clarance I. McNair, manager Of the
Northwest Paper company, stated
that in January an omnibus contract
had been made with the Scripps Nc
Rae league of papers, formerly GUS
toners of the General Paper COM
pany, in, January of this year for
$2.10 per hundred pounds, delivered.
excepting to the Pacific coast papers
and that he General Paper COM
pany was a party to this contract as
it had been a party to the old con-
tract. Before the dissolution of the
company the price was $1.9O per hun
Edred pounds. All the mills manufac-
turing news print paper belonging to
the General Paper company were
parties to the new contract.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
DEAD WOMAN
is Indicted
La Porte Grand Jury lndicts
Mrs. GUINNESS in Order
to Reach Lamphere
He Is Indicted for Five Mur.
ders, Arson and Being
an Accessory

Laporte, Ind, May 22.-In return
ing seven true bills against Ray Lam
phere this afternoon, the Laporte
county grand jury also indicted Mrs.
Bella Guinness for the murder of An
drew Helgelein of Mansfield, S. D.
No warrant was issued for Mrs. Gun
ness as she was declared officially
dead by the verdict of Coroner Mack,
but in order to get true bill against
Lamphere as accessory in the killing
of Helgelein it was necessary to in
dict Mrs. Guinness as principal. Lam
phere now stands before the bar Of
justice officially charged with arson.
five murders and being accessory in
the Helgelein murder.
Separate bills were voted against
Lamphere for the murder in the first
degree of Mrs. Bella GurR6Kf and
her three children, PHILLIP Mdess,
Myrtle Sorenson and Lucy Sorenson.
In charging Lamphere with the
murder of Andrew Helgelein, the in
dictment says that RAY Lamphere
on January IA, 1908, did unlawfully
sfeiohiously. purposely and with pre-
meditated malice, kill and murder
Andrew K. Helgelein."
The striking and unusual feature
of this true bill is it's Indictment
of the dead woman. 1t reads: "The
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
CRASHED into
CROWDED train
Two Special Trains Collide
in Oklahoma But Only
One Killed

Guthrie, Okla, May pa special
train bearing three hundred univer-
sity students enroute to the field day
exercises, and Division Superintend-
ent Ketter's special train met in a
headon collision on the Sante Fe near
Ripley, SO miles east of here today.
Engineer John Allen of Arkansas
City, in charge of the students train,
was killed. Several students were
reported seriously injured. The stu
dent train was telescoped and it
was remarkable that there were no
other casualties. The engineer OF
the superintendent train failed to
heed the signal at Ripley ordering
him to wait for the special.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-23
RESUME Of WORK Done and NOT DONE BY
congress NOW CLOSING ITS LAb0RS

Washington, d. G. May 22.-The
legislative problem: presented to the
present congress for solution and
which remain unanswered SO far.
outnumber the actul results that
they may afford justification Of the
charge in the approaching campaign
that the present has been do moth
ing" session
There were more importan. uues-
tions presented and discussed Gn
which the public generally, or sec
tions or classes demanded action,
than ever before in the history of
congress. A majority of these w.e.a
of President Roosevelt's making and
listed among the policies 2
Comparatively, the enactments
were few. On the other hand, the
aggregate Of appropriations was
great, and when the final figures are
obtainable it is not doubted that they
will exceed those of any previous
session in time Of peace.
Standing conspicuously above all
other questions with which congress
dealt was the effort to pass an emer-
gency currency bill. The senate and
house failed to agree with the result
that a commission of senators and
representatives in congress, whose
duty 1t Is to study the subject and
report at the next session, was the
alternative adopted.
Numerous bills affecting labor
were considered by both the senate
and house. In the form in which the
bills were presented organized labor
was not heartily behind them and
questions concerning the constitution
ality of many of the measures raised
other barriers.
Out of this condition of affairs,
was steered a new employers liabil-
ity law to take the place of that de-
clared unconstitutional by the SUI
preme court, and there is pending q
bill providing for the compensation
OF government employees in hazard
GUS occupations who are injured in
the line of duty. Other matters of
equal or greater Importance to or
ganized labor failed.
Some Of the striking things urged
upon congress by President Roose-