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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Will Give Hard Race.

San Diego, Cal, April S0.--The tor pedo boat destroyer Truxton of the second Atlantic fiotilla. commanded by Lieutenant Charles s. Kerrick of Stockton, will give the Preble hard race for the championship of the navy, but it will not be until the fig ures are officially given out by the department at Washington that the winner of the trophy will Je known. At the target practice at Magdalena last week the Truxton is reported to have made a better score by 31 per cent than any of the other destroy CTS of the fotilla. In coal consump- tion, speed and endurance me TUX ton has already become the cham pion of the aotilla.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
TOWN MUST PAY AUTOIST.
Poor Condition of Road Costs Suf.
 field $5,OOO in Damages.

Hartford, April BOA verdict for the defendent was brought in yester- day by the superior court jury in the case of William w. Sanderson of Worcester, Mass, who sued the town of Suffield for 5000 damages.
 The plaintiffs allegation was that on August 13, 1907, between and ' o'clock in the evening, while proceed ing on East street in Suffield, which was then in state "f repair, by req son of the unsafe condition of the road which allowed the wheels Of his automobile to sink into the earth on the right side, the automobile ran into a telephone pole and threw the plain tiff out, injuring his hip. He is per manently lame.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
KNEW MASTERS SHOES.
Dog POunced on Stranger Who Wore
 Them at Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, April 30.-Because he discovered stranger wearing a pair of his masters shoes, Jack. the watchdog in the pharmacy of Dr G. M. Hayes Deemer, on the Boardwalk, bounced on James M. Robinson, wearer of the shoes, and held him until the arrival of po- liceman.
 Robinson believed, with good req son, that the dog might start to chew him at any moment, and his screams caused much excitement. Deemer had presented the shoes tq Robinson, who came here from Philadelphia and was making poor living by doing odd jobs.
 Proudly wearing the slightly worn foot covering Robinson passed the store, when the dogs delicate nose scented his masters shoes. Robin son insisted on returning the shoes to their owner rather than take an- other chance of being taken for a t''ie' by the dog detective.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
DARED DEATH IN AN AUTO.
Porter Crossed Ravine 15 Feet Deep
 on Two Narrow Stringers.

Port Jervis. N. Y., April S0.-Dep- uty Sheriff Gregg Porter of this city in company with two friends, flshed the streams for trout at Cahoozie, 12 miles north of Port Jervis yesterday On their return in the afternoon in Mir Porter's heavy touring car the party found the bridge over the Shin glekill creek had been removed by workmen making repairs.
 MT Porter laid two narrow string CTS across the stream and drove his automobile over in safety. It requir- ed nerve and careful steering, for an inch either way would have precipi- tated the machine fifteen feet into the creek below.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
WILL PLANT TREE.
High School Graduates Will Go to
 Hamilton Park To-Morrow.

The graduating class of the high school will officiate at the planting of an elm tree in Hamilton park to. morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mayor Thoms, the park committee. consist. ing of Commissioners Lawlor and Walker, and all the other members of the city government have been invit. ed to be present.
 The next big day at the park will be on Decoration day, when Wad- hams post, c. A. R.. the school chill dren and the different societies will take part in the exercises.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
p.ni,I Ersr whi,. nau,..

Washington. April 31 The stsie ment that President Roosevelt said ts a senator. If could have foreseer how things were going fo frame ID l would never have made that eiectior nighs pledse.- and that he added -Stni the pledge fs made. and !; stands. eveu if sdvantsre is taken .. it.- vss taken to the White Hpuss fer verifezfion- IL can he stated o- high sufhsrity that the president nev CT made such a remark
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Promotions Made Public.

Hartford. April SO.-The follow ing promotions were announced from the adjutant-general's office: John K. Murphy. to be lieutenant com mander of naval militia, Short Beach. to take effect May 2; Ernest l.. Averill. ensign, First division, naval militia. New Haven. in effect
 May 12. and Major Ebenezer Hill. Jr. C. N. G., retired. of Norfolk, is appointed lieutenant and navigator. naval militia, with rank from April
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Declare for Forakcr.

Jackson, Miss. April s0.-Ths anti-sdministTstion wing of the state republican party which bolted from the regular convention yesterday and held another one. declaring for For sker. elected as delegates at large Dr 5. D. Redmond tcolcredl, H. kernaEhan. L. K Atwood tcoloredl i. and c. E. Matthews. all of Jackson. A state executive committee was also organized with Dr Redmond as chair man.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
BIRTHSTONE co.
Cause of Bringing Another Suit for
 E. $. Robbins.

E. s. Robbins, the practical owner of the defunct Greystone Manufac- turing Co, finds himself to-day de- fendant in another law suit over stock in that concern. A. l. Good rich, through Attorney U. G. Church, brought suit against MT Robbins to recover $1,000. It is alleged that MT Robbins sold $1,00O worth of stock to MT Goodrich with the un- derstanding that if he did not care to retain possession of the property after a short time, Mir Robbins was to buy it back again. The sale took place a short time before the con cern went into insolvency, and when MT Goodrich wished to sell back MT Robbins would not buy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Man Seriously Rnrned.

New Haven. April 3O.-one man was seriously burned early to-day in a fire which occurred at the oil dis tributing plant of Walter II. Goodrich & Co in Fair Haven. One man es- capped being seriously burned by tear ing the clothing while in flames from his body. Both men weer asleep when the fire broke out at house within 50 feet from the oil tanks which con tained about 100000 gallons of oil The loss is small.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
To-day's Hearing.

Washington, April 3O.--Individual newspaper publishers were present to-day before the house special com mittee which is Investigating the price of news print paper prepared to give testimony in the case. Before they were heard, however. John Norris of New York representing the American Newspaper Publishers association was permitted to continue his presentation of facts which was begun Saturday last. In response to a requestlon by Chairman Mann, Mr Norris laid be- fore the committee various circular letters which had been issued at diff ferent times by the association on the subject of the price of paper copies of which had been mailed to presi- dent Roosevelt and others.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Two Inches nf SnnM.

Pittsburg. Pa. April 30.-Snow fell in this vicinity to-day. In the coun- try districts the ground this morn ing was covered with two inches of snow Rain is now falling with a temperature two degrees above freezing. Unless the weather turns colder. however. it is not believed much damage will result to vegeta- ton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
STRIKERS TRY TO SEIZE CORPSE
Thirty Arrested at Treadwell Mine
 Alaska. After Attacking Funeral,

Seattle, Wash, April S0.-The steamship Dolphin arrived yesterday bringing word of the arrest at Tread we'll mine, Alaska, of thirty strikers for preventing the funeral of strike beraker and nearly securing posses sion of the corpse.
 It seems that young man In the employ of the Treadwell mine was accidentally killed. A large number of non-union miners attended the fu- neral, when the strikers attacked the procession and broke it up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
CADETS DROWN
Explosion in Stock Magazine of Cruiser Matsusbima Dc.
 stroyed Vessel
THE WORK OF RESCUE

Tokio, April 30.-Admiral Yosh- imatsu, commander of the training squadron, reports that an explosion occurred in the stock magazine of the cruiser Matsushima at 4:0S o'clock this morning while anchor ing at Making, a harbor on the Pes cadores islands. The Matsushima immediately sank until only the bridge was visible. Efforts at res cue by boats from the cruisers Hashaidate and the Itsukushima con tinued until 9 a. m., saving the lives of Al men, including some officers. The majority of the off cers were not saved and at the time of the admiral's report the cadets numbered 58 out of complement of 300. The sons of Baron Chinda, vice minister of the foreign office and of Prince Oyama, field mar shal, are among the cadets who it is feared are lost, also Captains Name, Yoshimori and Yashiro.
 The cause of the explosion is un- known.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Four Days a Week.

Manchester. N. H.. April S0.-The seventeen mills Of the AmOskeag Manufacturing Co. the largest cotton manufacturing company in l1c world. employing 13.000 hands. Legin a period of curtailment with 1he clos ing of work tonight. change in the working schedule restricting opera tfons to four days a week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Nn New Gases.

Caracas. Venezuela, April s0.-A bulletin issued by the government on Tuesday declares there have been no new cases of disease at La Qua ira, supposed to be bubonic plague, during the past four days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
rri.oner Cut HI. Throat.

New London. April s0.-Frank Miea. a prisoner at the police sta- tion. charged with complicity in the thef. Of a barrel of uhiskey from a car on the New Haven read. com uittsd suicfie to-day in the station
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Fairbanks Gets There.

Henderson. Ky. April so.-The second district republican e0nven- ton elected delegates instructed to vote for Charles " Fairbanks to the national convention
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Comstock Resigned.

Montville. April Chairman Comstock of the democratic state committee has resigned. A chair man for the vacancy will De elected on Saturday at Hartford when the committee again meets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30

group between Formosa and China. They belonged to China until 1893 when they were ceded to Japan. They are known officially as the Hokoto islands and are sometimes called the Pheng-Hu.
 The Matsushima is protected cruiser. She was built in 1900. Her displacement is 4,237 tons length, 395 feet and indicated horse power 5,400. She has two decks and 12 gun positions. Her armament con- sists of one 12.6 inch canet gun; 12 AT inch quick firers; five 6-pounder quick firers; II 3-pound- CT quick firers, and six machine guns.
 She had also four torpedo tubes. Her complement is given in the books of record as $50 men.
 If the cruiser had 300 men on board at the time of the accident 159 men lost their lives.
 The Matsushima took part in the Russo-Japanese war she was instru- mental in November of 1904, in sending three Russian torpedo boats that were attempting to escape from Port Arthur to the bottom. The Matsushima also took part in the battle of the sea of Japan in 1905.
 It has been reported recently from the far east that Japan had mounted many heavy guns on the Pescadores islands where extensive defensive works are being erected. This was part of a programme to create a great naval base on the island of Formosa.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30

Washington. April BOA dispatch to the naval attache of the Japanese embassy from Tokio says that those saved included three officers, twenty. four cadets, seven non-commissioned officers and Al of the crew.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30

A storm is central this morning in eastern Tennessee It is producing cloudy weather with rain in the southern sections. and rain or snow in the lake region The temperature continues low in the western and central sections
 The storm in Tennessee will prob ably move northwsrd and reach this vicinity tonight and be followed by clearing weather Friday afternoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut. Rain tonight. cooler in north portion: Friday rain: light east to north winds, increasing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
81 WING STEEL STRIKES MEN
fnoineer Huber and w. ]. Gard
ner Hit BY Pieces Of Wrecked
Extractor.
excitement Among the Women and
Girls Soon Quclled and Doctors
summoned to Attend Injured.

,.sa injuries were sustained by two
employees of the Palace laundry
through the explosion of an extractor
at 1850 this morsning, The injured
we're;
Engineer Huber, struck about the
body by pieces OF flying steel.
w. J. Gardner. washer, bruised
about body. especially on left side OF
head.
The Palace laundry is located at 15S
east Fourth South, and to that district
rushed physicians in immediate re-
sronse TO calls from the laundry office.
While it was believed the injured men
had been hurt more painfully than
dangerouslsy. the real extent of their
cuts and bruises could not he decided
until the men We're removed to their
homes. The extractor" is ma
chine built of steel and is operated
by steam power. Without warning
It yielded to the pressure placed upon
ii and flew to pieces. Portions flew
in all directions and it happened that
Huber and Gardner We're close enough
10 he struck by several missiles. EX-
element followed the explosion, but
order was restored among the girls
and other employees quickly Doctors
swcre summoned and examined the in
mred men. dressing their injuries and
making them as comfortable as pos
sible. Just what caused the accident
viii not he known for n certainty I'M
til some investigation has been made
of the accident, say attaches of the
laundry.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
EXTRAORDINARY
FEAT IN SURGERY

New York. Aug, 2S--Another extra
ordinary feat IN surgery has been per-
formed by Harlem hospital surgeons
when, 10 save the right leg of Leon
Garroden 8 years old, from amputa-
ton. the surgeons drilled holes through
the bone OF the broken member and
drew the ragged and splIntered edges
together with silver wire. Leon had
broken his leg In two places by a fall
down stairs last week. The physicians
Insisted that the leg would have To
come on, but the mother, Mrs. Mary
Ganoden. would not accede to thls
plan and the operations, which the
surgeons are confident will prove sue
cessful, was the result of her plcadngs
To save her child from becoming crip-
pie. The operation the surgeons say,
is a most unusual one, The bone Of the
boys leg was 80 badly shattered that
there seemed no way OF saving his
limb The child was on the operating
table for an hour and quarter hut
according to the surgeons, he Is none
the verse for his trying experience. ~
is now believed that the boys lex VIII
eventually be as strong as his unfrac-
tured limb.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
RALEIGH KATE MATCH RACE.

The Raleigh Katz lmpromptu walk
from Salt Lake to Provo was what the
boys would call "a bowling success"
The match was got up with no pre-
paration. A Richards street man named
Weidman was willing to bet $3.50 that
Raleigh could not make the 80 miles
in 20 hours, or that Sam KatZ could not
make ii in Is. Both athletes were so
sure that they could that the bet was
accepted; and just as they were they
started out. from in front of the
Nottingham block on west First South
street, Jake Raleigh's sole preparation
being taking his hands out of his pocl5-
cts. An automobile or two accom-
panied the pedestrians. with food. rub
bers, etc, the start being made at p.
M Raleigh reached the strawberry
city at $40 and Katz at 6:45 a. M.
thus winning the bet. Katz felt so
clipper that he expressed his willing
ness TO walk right straight back to
Salt Lake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
TEACHERS GET DIPLOMAS,


The state board OF education, which
has been I'm session IN this city foF two
days past, has granted teachers GER
tiAcutes ana diplomas 20 the folloW'ng'
state Certificates Edith Bowen. Mary
sorenscn Jennie NJ. Anderson, DanIord
NJ Bickmorc, olive Blackham, Mar
garet May Raer Ethel shepherd
Chaucs v Mac Carter. sylvia Mabel
canptou. r. q t.dmunds, Cecilia ".
NJ lettings. Susan b HAYES, Ruby =.
Jones. Deslie Lowe, Jennie Lund, Ma
thilda A. Lund Anna r. Reese, Mary
y Reese. Sadie Rosser. Harriet ran
dolph, clara NJ. Reherg, David A.
Smith. y. G Stewards, Stena scorup.
Eva c. Williamson, Ida NJ. Wells.
state High school Diplomas X
Coombs. Mildred FOrgcon, Florence g.
Hirat Julius e. Schmidt Ira Davis
steele. W. - PrOsser.
special Certificate IN Manual Train
lng-Joseph l.. Townsend.
Special Certificate IN Mondorn Lam
guages- Matilda Dumenge
Grammar Grade Diplomas--Ethel NJ.
Anderson. Althoa Berry Lillie NJ.
Booth, Gcanette CORY, Lawrence l..
CASTING willard 10, CORY, Van
Duyn Doty Edna NJ, Edwards,
Huida Grooming, Albenla Hyatt,
Eugene B. lilggenson, l., +.
Hunaker J. 8. Hanks, j, Il. Joseph. s.
A Jones Lulu r. Keatlng, Dollie NJ.
MacNnson, Laura r. Mason. ella Muir
phy. Annie Mcintyre, Rosabell Odell,
Eva d. f. Pitcher Ii, j. Quinn, Middle
May Eouudy, Lawrence a, smith, II. j.
stearus Lucille Stanley Lillian NJ.
stanley, David r. Tolmau, IT, ID. Worl-
ION. Nora Belle Phillips.
Temporary High school Certificates
ella T. Crowdor Martini q prybread.
A. d. Griffin. 10. H. Hart, q NJ. rhomp-
SON. Arthur Wclling Joseph Minis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
BREAKS HIS LEG.
itcgimcntaI Quartcrmaster Sergeant
Bost Falls Over Mining Exhibit.

Roglmental Quartermaster Sergeant
Bost of the First infantry suffered n
broken leg in three places the other
evening, on leaving the armory fol-
lowing completion of his regimental
duties The mining machinery COM
pony occupying the south ground floor
apartments Of the building. has stored
along the Pierpont street side a large
aud varied assortment of odds and
ends of machinery and heavy junk. A
heavy iron railing was placed against
the wall al the armory entrance so
carelessly that part Of II projected in
10 the entrance, ana when Bost came
along, he jostled against the railing,
ana over 1t went onto him. lie was
thrown down, aud his leg broken, as
stated
wild can was made over the tcle-
phone for the surgeons connected with
me militia, without finding any so
llr Wilcox was called in, and he sent
bost up To the Groves l.. ID, $ hos
piial whore Il viii he six weeks be-
Tore he can get out There II talk
Of suing the machinery company for
damages.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
WHISKY HIS UNDoING


About two months ago sneak
thief concealed himself in the New
Resort saloon in State street. owned
by Max Springman, and when the
place was closed up on Saturday
night, he rolled a barrel of whisky
into an alleyway, secured an express
man, and had the stuff carted to a
west side saloon owned by a foreigner.
The whisky or part of IT, was disposed
of and had not the barrel been rolled
TO another place, the thief would not
have been detected. But Il foreigner,
whose name could not be learned,
gave the police a tip" and last night
Detective Joe Burt arrested E. AM
brose and lodged him i'm jail on the
charge of burglary. The authorities
claim to have proof that Ambrose was
the thief, that he entered the saloon.
concealed himself in the cellar and
stole the barrel of "drewater."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
STEAMER DUNEARN LOST.
Went Down In Typhoon, All hut Two
or Iiny-rhrce Persisted.

Toxic, Aug. 2S.- News Of the sinking
NJ the British steamship Dunearn and
the loss OF all but two Of the 30 mem
hcrs OF her crew In the typhoou which
ragged ON Aug. 20 of the port of Goto,
ON the Island of Klushiu. has reached
mere iu "a report received from Mol, a
town ON he same island. The names
of the survivors are given as william
Phillips am engineer and John Lam
don. % seaman. both of whom were
picked up by Tho Japanese steamship
Sakyn Maru
Tho Duncan was bound from NllSo-
Iaiesk. Asiuto RusHa, TO Singapore
ana put Don 1t the port of karatsu FOR
coal Again putting to sea ON Aug.
"a. the snip ram into the very center
of typhoon which sent her 10 the
bottom.
The two survivors are Frustrated
from exposure aud hardship and a sub
acrlpton has been taken mp for them
among tho crew OF the Sakyo Mau.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
LABORER STRUCK BY CAR
While Working in Trench, David
Laughlin Is Painfully Injured
And Rendered Unconscious.

What came nearly being a fatal ac-
cident occurred at sos o'clock this
morning on West Temple street. be-
tween First and Second South, when
street car No All struck David
Laughlin, aged AZ years. employed by
the Utah Gas & Coke company and
residing at ~ Whitman street.
The man was working on trench
near the car line. probably within
three feet of the car, when II came
along at moderate rate of speed.
The motorman rang the gong, but APP
parently Laughlin did not hear 1t. A
wagon was passing down the street
and Laughln stepped back and nearer
the car tracks, when the heavy car
struck him in the back with terrific
force. Laughlin was hurled TO the
pavement striking his head. The car
was quickly stopped, and the uncon-
sclous man was picked M and carried
to the sidewalk. An ambulance was
called, but it was so long in coming,
the police were notified, and George
Moore, patrol driver, and Patrolman
Carlson and Jailer Ripley responded
They put the unconscious man In the
wagon and took him TO the Groves
L. u. S. hospital.
Upon examination il was found that
he had received two severe scalp
wounds and several bruises and minor
cuts. but # is not thought that he
received any internal injury His
wounds We're dressed. and IL is eN-
pected he will be alright In few
DAYS. Word was received from the
hospital that the man was not seri-
ousiy Injured had recovered conscious
ness and was getting along nicely.
Laughln is married ana mas Two
sons lie has been employed by the
ras company for some time.
The car that struck Laughlin was
on the Sugar House line and was IN
charge Of W. =. Murphy conductor
and william Richmond, motornan
Richmond claims Laughlin was TO
blame for the accident,