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Evening journal., 1908-04-07
HEFLIN'S VICTIM Is
DYING OF LOCKJAW

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. April 7--Seized with
the deadly tetanus, Thomas McCreaiy.
the New York horseman, who was ac-
cidentally wounded by Representative
Helm, at the time the latter shot
Thomas Lundy. a negro on a street
car ten days ago. lies in a critical con-
dition at George Washington Uni
versity Hospital.
Early to-day McCreary was believed
to be dying and an operation was hur-
riedly performed by his physicians.
This is the second operation since Sun
day, when loclSiaw first set In.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
MAKING GREADYFOR
TROLLEYBUILDING

Work Of constructing the West Chester
and Wilmington Electric Railway will be
started at an early date. Horses and carts
that will be used in the work arrived here
yesterday. Some trolley material to be
used in the work has also been received.
1t is the Intention OF the company to have
The line in operation as far as Lombardv
Cemetery by May 81. Mr.. oConnell. presi-
dent Of the company, says this portion OF
tho line can be constructed within thirty
adsy.
Mr. oconnel went to Brandywine
Summit this morning TO meet a corps Of
surveyors who, working from West Chess
ter have laid out the road to that point
The Delaware end Of the proposed road
has been surveyed TO that point.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
WEATHER.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, April IA trianqu-
lar depression extending from the Ohio
Valley westward and southwest.vard in
the Middle and Southern plateau is
causing rains and SHOWS on its east
ern and northern sides, and generally
cloudy weather elsewhere.
Forecast till p. m. Wednesday:
For Delaware: Increasing cloudiness
TO night, rain in early morning. Wed
nesday rain, fresh winds, mostly
southerly.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
Westminster RIbIe Class Meetina.

on next Monday evening the Vest
minister Bible Class. of West Presby-
terian Sunday school, will hold its
semi-annual meeting. Committees are
at work arranging the details of the
affair which promises to be most en-
joya.ble. This class now enrolls a
membership of 225, and every week
witnesses the incoming Of new recruits.
John r. Hudson is the president.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
WANTS TO BUY
TEAMS FOR CITY

The large sales Of horses taking
place in the city during the week in
spired the suggestion from Director
Gray at the meeting of the Street and
Sewer Directors this morning that the
street department should purchase its
own carts and wagons for street work
rather than TO have them supplied by
contract The suggestion was favored
by President Melvin, but in view of the
departments lack Of funds. he did not
believe It was practicable,
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
WILL OPEN BALLOT
BOX TO-DAY

The police yesterday afternoon elected
five OF their number to act as trustees of
the Police Pension Fund. but who the
successful men are will not be known un-
I'll the meeting Of the POLICE Commits
sioners this afternoon. This body will
open the ballot box and count the votes
and then announce the names of the men
who were selected.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
To Raise Middletown chi.fs.

Chiefs Of Seneca Tribe. /. o. r. NJ.
OF Middletown. viii be raised tonight
by Deputy Great Saohem Armstrong.
as follows; Prophet. John j. Jons;
sachem, Frederick Bloom; senior saga
more, Albert Sudan; Junior sycamore.
Garry Wnitlock; chief of records. III
II. Hilyard; keeper of wampum, c. r.
Clayton. A social session Will follow
the installation ceremonies.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
Feast of the Passovnr.

The Feast Of the Passover. perhaps
the most important in the Jewish cal
endar, will be celebrated April IL. The
festival commentaries the deliverance
Of Israel's first born and the liberia
tion of the Hebrews from the Egyp zion
bondage.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
S. & S. DIRECTORS
TO GIVE AID

Having been without work since No
vember. with wife and five children.
Richard Collins. Of No. l1O2 Lobdell
street, was promised employment by
the Street and Sewer Directors this
morning. after a plea in his behalf had
been made by his landlord.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07
PauIIst Father 70 conduot R.tr...

Beginning tomorrow a retreat for tce
members of the Holy Name Society
will be held in st. Paul's Il. c. Church
and viii continue for a week. The
services win be conducted by the Rev.
Father Kennedy. a PauIist priest.
Evening journal., 1908-04-07

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
MASS OF REQUIEM
For Deceased Priests and Pre- lates of flew York Diocese Part
 of To-Day's Programme.

New York, April 30.-The pro- gramme for this, the fourth day of the celebration of the centenary of Catholicism in New York provided something for almost every hour of the day. There was solemn mass this morning at the cathedral for the deceased priests and prelates of the diocese. Bishop O'COnnor of New ark was the celebrant and auxiliary Bishop Cusack of New York, deliv- cred a eulogy. Earlier in the day at 8 o'clock many of the prelates Including Cardinal Logue attended a service in Holy Cross church, Mon- signor McCready rector, in honor of the reunion of former students of Old Maynooth college, Ireland. There were nearly 250 priests in this country who have been educated in that institution, among them Monsignor McCready and Rev Nor gan M. Sheedy of Altoona. This will give a dinner this afternoon at the Hotel Astor at which an address will be presented to Cardinal Logue. This evening there will be reception at the Catholic club. The festivities will close Saturday with process sion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
WANT HIM AGAIN.
Many Letters Sent to Roosevelt Ask
 ing Him to Be Candidate.

Washington, April 30.-That be- tween 300 and 400 letters are receiv- ed daily at the White House urging President Roosevelt to run again is asserted on good authority. These letters come from all parts of the country, it is said, from members of all political parties, and in them va rious arguments are used by the writ CTS to induce MT Roosevelt again tC accept the nomination.
 The letters have increased in vol tune in the last few weeks and some of them are said to be almost tragic in their earnestness. The writers ar gue that the president is in the thick of his campaign for the establishment of complete government control over interstate commerce and other re- forms; that it is impossible to trans fer this work successfully to another since MT Roosevelt's personality is a powerful factor in achieving this success; that the republican party cannot afford to nominate any man who is not sure of election; and that the president is the only republican who would be certain to defeat any other candidate. In all of his re- plies to such letters the president sim- ply reminds his correspondents of his former declarations on the subject and reiterates that his position is un- changed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
To Protect Timber.

Washington, April 30.--owners of timber in different parts cf the coun- try are organizing associations to protect their holdings from fire by means of system of patrol by rangers, resembling the work done by the United States forestery ser vice in guarding against and extin- gushing fires. Tn the Pacific north west the Washington Forest Fire as- sociation has been at work for the year with 3.OOO,OO0 acres under its care. Other organizations are at work in Oregon and Idaho. Forest owners in Maine have also gone Lo work in the same way to control the fires. It is claimed that fires in this country have destroyed more timber than lumbermen have cut.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
WILL MAKE GOLD.
Chicago Man Has Secret for Mixing the Metals.

Chicago, April 30.-The Record Herald to-day says: Eighteen months hence Rudolph M Hunter says he will be manufacturing A carat gold at the rate of s100,O00,- 900 annually. Transmutation of sil- yer and baser metals into gold Is his secret and he declares he can produce the finer metal in quality to defy the government experts as to it's origin and in quantity to keep the Philadelphia mint busy the year round.
 Mir Hunter is in Chicago attend ing to the final details of getting a huge plant at Philadelphia into op- eration. Behind rock walls, with out windows and with a single door to the turreted and feudal-like castle which is to house a half million dollars worth of delicately tuned machinery this modern wizard prom ises to revolutionize the gold crop of the world.
 "We are now at the point of put ting into commercial execution the result of years of toll. thought and experimenting. said Mir Hunter last night. "The last demonstration has been given that is necessary to prove that my invention is scienti- fically and commercially correct and the completion of the plant which is to begin at once will mark the beginning of new epoch in the commercial history of the world"
 Mir Hunter is an inventor and en- gineer of standing in the scientific world. His patents cover the troll ley, conduct and electric accumula- tor system of traction now in use
 The inventor came to Chicago, he said, to submit his building plans to a select coterie of Chicago busi- ness men, two of whom are bank presidents who with New York and Philadelphia financiers are furnish ing the necessary funds for the cree tion of the building and apparatus which is to turn a flood of gold into the government mint at an original cost of 10 cents on the dollar.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
BRYAN'S CHOICE
If He Can't Win He Will Turn His Strength 10 Senator
 CuIbers0n.

Washington, April 30.-SenatoI Charles A. Culberson will be the nominee of the democratic party for president in case William J. Bryan is not nominated, if Bryan can control it. The Bryan men have received in structions from their chief to turn over their entire vote to Culberson at any time when it becomes plain that Bryan himself cannot be nom- mated.
 It is perfectly obvious that MT Bryan, whether he can get :he neces- sary two-thirds vote or not, will have at least a majority of the convention with him, and that therefore no one can be nominated without his con- sent.
 MT Bryan is unalterably deter mined that neither John A. Johnson George Gray nor Judson Harmon shall receive the nomination. MT Johnson has been incautious enough to criticise MT Bryan in private, and word to this effect has reached MT Bryan's ears. MT Gray is regarded by MT Bryan as a species of the Cleveland type, which MT Bryan thoroughly dislikes. MT Harmon, though he has been regular" be- longs to the "mossback" wing in Ohio opposed to Tom l.. Johnson.
 Culberson is not Bryan man, and no one who is acquainted with him doubts his distaste for the extreme radicalism now rampant in the denlo- cratic party. Bryan knows that as well as anybody else. Nevertheless, Bryan recognizes in Culberson the one man proposed by the so-called reac- tionaries who has never made himself unnecessarily offensive toward him. self personally.
 If Bryan is obliged to yield the nomination to a .'reactionary' he will make the best of bad bargain and throw his vote to CulbersOn. The order has already gone forth, and the Bryan men are prepared to take their cue.
 This has all been done without Gull persons knowledge or consent. He stands where he always has, as an old-line democrat who has never con ceded a thing to Bryan. or, for that matter, to the other side.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
CITY NEWS.

Ex-Mayor Greene Kendrick was visitor in town to-day.
 Walter Casey. a student of S Thomas's seminary in Hartford, i' visiting at his home in this city.
 NJ, Gavegan, general agent for tho Boston Pilot for this territory is 1T town calling on subscribers anc I friends.
 In a few days William F. Ladd son of w. N. Ladd, a grocer on North square. will leave for Mon tana, where he will join his brother in the cattle business.
 Louis Lango bought some jewelry from a South Main street jeweler some time ago and this morning the ieweIer got word that Lango was going to leave town. He had writ issued by Attorney McEvoy and Constable Lannen arrested Lango on charge of fraud. Lango settled mn and was released. The claim against him amounted to s25.
 The funeral of Patrick Carey took place this morning from his late h hJmt 5 Meadow street. with mass of re. ouiem at the Immaculate Conception church by Father O'Brien and inter. ment at new st .Joseph's cemetery The bearers were James Sullivan, Mi. ehaeI Sullivan. John Donnelly. John Brennan. William Fleming and Pat. rick Mccarthy.
 Alderman Larkin made tour Of the city hall and police station and bid goodbye to all his old friends be- fore leaving for a trip to his former home in "Merrie England" Mir Larkin and Alderman Scully of the fifth ward are warm friends and have been for many years. When they met this af. ternoon they had a friendly chat and before parting Mir Larkin promised tC drop over to Ireland and bring Scully the handsOmest shillelah he can find i'm that country. Mir Larkin will Dc absent about six or eight weeks.
 Rather than bear with the as- persions of his brother. Edward. against his integrity. James N. Webb resigned as oonservator over him today and duly notified the probate court to that effect. The resignation does not take effect un- tii accepted by the probate court. There viii be a hearing on the mat ter next Monday morning and then wilI be determined also the ad- visibility of appointing another eouserrator Edward Webb has said many harsh things against his brother. but no hzrsher than his brother has said against him during the many hearings that have been held the pas few years to restore Edpard to his eapaeity- The latest accusation made by Blizzard aEainst James vas that his principle source of maintenance vas derived from his ppSt as conservsfor- This James denied IL has been said against Blizzard thss if restored te the man aEeueat Of his property he would squsnder t in drink and soon be- come . city charge
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
MAN DIED FIRST.
So the S25, 5,00O Osborn Estate Is to
 Go to Heirs of the Wife.

UO tO 1tIFs OI tit NDts
 New Rochelle, N. Y., April 30.- The disposition of the estate left by Mir and Mrs George Osborn. an aged couple who were found dead from asphyxiation from coal gas at their home in New Rochelle last October. hinged upon the question of which died first. The question is similar to that in the famous Fair case. where the husband and wife were killed in an automobile accident in France. In the Osborn case it was even more difficult because the aged couple lived alone and the bodies were not found until several days after death.
 Mir Osborn was an old time Tam many man and for years had a job in the city hall, Manhattan. He left an estate of about s25,OO0.
 A point made by the lawyers rep resenting Mrs 0sborn's heirs was the testimony of the coroner. the police and the undertaken to the effect that the room in which Mrs OsGorn was killed was twenty feet further away from the stove from which the gas came than the room occupied by Mir Osborn.
 Surrogate Willard upon :he repre- sentation of the witnesses signed a decree that Mrs Osborn lad outlived her husband, and her helfs will be the beneficiaries of the estate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
IF BRYAN WINS
Schley Will Be Given Navy Port f0Ii0-IS an Advocate of
 Reform.

Washington, April 30.-Rear-Ad- miral Winfield Scott Schley, re- tired, will be offered the secretary ship of the navy in case William J. Bryan is elected president.
 The navy department has for years been run by the bureau of navigation and the secretary has not been much more than a chief clerk to register the decrees of that bu- reau. Bryan intends, in case he becomes president, to make a clean sweep of the bureaucratic ring and inaugurate new deal all around. He does not believe it possible to do that without a practical naval officer at the head of the depart ment.
 When Schley was q desk officer here in Washington he proposed a number of reforms, which. al- though they were not acted upon. indicated that in position of high responsibility he could completely reform the bureaucratic system. To Bryan's mind there is no one who combines the necessary qualifications of being naval officer and of hay ing reform ideas so completely as does Schley.
 The nearest parallel to Bryan's proposition is that afforded in President Johnston's administration when General Grant and General Schofield, both officers of the regu- lar army served successively as sec retary of war. General Gates acted In practically the same capacity during the revolution, but at that time We had no president and no cabinet. Gates was secretary of the board of war
 Schley is not merely an officer with war record, including per sonal heroism in the civil war, rec ord for gallantry in our trouble with Corea and his well-known perform ance at Santiago, but an officer with ideas about desk work. When he was bureau chief in Washington he was more prolific of suggestions than any other officer wLo has ever held the job of chief of the bureau of equipment. Aside from that he has had various other desk positions in Washington, in all of which he has shown the same tendency.
 The proposed promotion of Schley will undoubtedly boost the Bryan boom in Maryland.
 Admiral Schley himself has not been approached by any represent ative of Bryan on this question and knows nothing of it. It leaked out to-day accidentally and has not been confided by Bryan to anybody out side the circle of his most intimate friends.
 There is no truth in the report that ex-Senator Richard F. Petit grew, formerly of South Dakota and now of New York, will be made secretary of the treasury in case of Bryan's election. It is quite likely however. that Bryan will designate Pettigrew as chairman Of the na- tional committee in case of his own nomination.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
Bela R. Burr Dead.

/ Rockville, April 30.-Bela l.. Burr, for thirty-five years a resident of this place, died yesterday in Hart ford, after two years illness. Mir Burr was publisher and editor of the Rockville Leader from 1879 to 1906 when owing to i'll health he sold the paper. He was a veteran of the civil war. having served in c company, Sixteenth Connecticut, volunteers; clerk and treasurer of the Methodist church and clerk of the board of trustees of the church, a member of the Foresters and a member of Bur pee post. c. A. R. He was 67 years of age and leaves a wife.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
CANNON WAS MAD
Williams Mockingly Exhorls Re. pubIicaDS 10 Join Democrats
 For Free Wood Pulp.

Washington, April 30--John Sharp Williams put the free wood pulp and print paper question up to the speak CT yesterday and Uncle Joe" was to enraged that he didn't Know whether to "cuss" or ignore it.
 1 Before the minority leader began to talk two pages appeared from the minority cloak room bearing a round mahogany table, which they placed opposite the entrance to the centre aisle and squarely in front of the speakers desk.
 Chairman Watson of the committee of the whole, leaned forward and ask. ed what it was for. Williams smiled and assured him he would see soon enough.
 He then held up a big bunch of paper and declared that it contained the signatures of 162 stalwart demo- crats who humbly, meekly and re- spectfully petitioned the great speak CT to recognize somebody in order that the house might have a chance to register its wishes as to wood pulp and print paper.
 Then MT Williams clapped his hands for a page, and to the amuse- ment of the entire house sent the pe- tition to the table. The page placed an inkwell, a pen and blotter on the table and chair beside it, and the fun was on in earnest. The repuhli- cans dared one another to walk down and sign up, but there wasn't one who had the nerve.
 The paper trusts contentious as to increased cost both of wood pulp and labor were declared to be absolutely false" by John Norris of New York representing the paper committee of the American Newspaper Publishers association before the special house committee. MT Norris dissected the trusts annual statement showing an increase of 60 cents ton in cost of production, to offset which the trust has advanced the price of print paper SIP ton. MT Norris said it was '.up to" the trust to justify placing such a burden on the publishers of the country.
 list of questions was presented by Mr Norris to the committee with the request that it compel the paper trust to answer them. Among the informa- tion called for is the price at which the trust sells its product outside of the United States, and a statement of money paid for suppression of output.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
LIBERAL LOVE FEAST
London Reform Club Gave Vel. come t0 the New Chief
 Premier.

London, April 30.-The liberals held party love feast at the Reform club to-day to welcome their new chief, Premier Asquith, and give him an opportunity of publishing dec laration of his policy. Resolutions of loyalty to MT Asquith were adopted by exclamation after which the pre- mier proceeded to outline his pro- gramme. He nailed to the mast the flags of free trade education, licensing and old age pensions but he fought shy of home rule. This subject was not mentioned in his speech and in this fact is found confirmation of the rumors current during and since the election campaign in the northwest division of Manchester that the pre- mier had notified Winston Spencer Churchill, who has just been defeated in that district of his disapproval of MT Churchill's pledges to the nation alists regarding home rule. MT As quith did not enunciate in any new principles in his address.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
NO CONFERENCE.
Request of Brewers for Meeting
 With Drivers and Employees.

New Haven, April 30.-According ,o well authenticated report the brewers of this city and Derby, on whom the drivers and others wagon employees have made demands for higher pay and shorter hours. have asked the men for a conference re- garding the demands and have been refused In answer to the request for a conference the men say that they have made their demands per fectly plain and that there is no need for further discussion.
 In addition to this one of the driv- CTS stated last night that while the union does not anticipate such meas ures will he necessary, the members are ready to strike if tine employers do not grant the demands soon after May 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
mrr. Pay F,r Army oms.r..

Washington. April 30.-The senate and house conferees on the army bil reached an agreement. The senate con ferees reCeded from the amendmen fixing the pay Of officers on a percent age basis. Instead a schedule va adopted increasing the pay of majo generals. hrigadier generals. colonel- lieutenant colonels. majors and frs Iieufenants S5On ger annum. capiaie, sS1n. second IieutenantS s3nO and a dets SIOn. On this schedule ihe salar, of major generals will be SS.Ooo pel annum: brigadier generals. S6Oa coIoneIs. SIOo: lieutenant coioneIs s3.5co. majors. S3Oo: captains q. so first Iieutensnts. s2On0. second Iieuien ants. sI.7na. and cadets. S'spl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
VIOLATED THE LAW
Bristol People Who Paid no AL ienIion| 10 Order of Health
 officer Were Fined.

Bristol | April Exchanged with violating a quarantine regulation seven persPns were brought into court to-day andl five of them were fined SD and costs( each, which made total Of $15 foF each person. Several days ago, it aBpeared at the hearing, there was malignant case of scarlet fever at the htpme of Michael Yokez, a Po- lander, And the health official quar- antined Rhe house. No attention Was paid to the restrictions ordered and the Yok kezs continued to entertain friends and go about as usual. The health officer made complaint and the arrests followed. They were all talk en to the lookup and given an anti septic bath and fumigated.