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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-27
STOCKTON CARPENTER FAILS -Thoma,

Clark y Stockton carpenter filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy yesterday in the United
States district court. giving bis debts as S. 41J.
He claimed ~ have no available assets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-16
wATERBuRY DEMOCRAT SEPTEMBER

The employees of department 21, Waterbury Clock Go. will hold a social and dance on Friday evening at Red Mems wigwam, formerly Music hall.
 With reference to the proposed paving of East Main street, a sub Ject discussed al the meeting of the board of public work last night, the engineer states that the contract was signed on August 3l and the bricks are on the way here and will be on the ground soon, If this be SO and the contractor gets a move on him there Is no reason why the work should not be completed before the bad weather sets in.
 People who keep track of munich pal affairs could not help noticing the unusually large number of ap- plications for new work presented to the aldermen Monday night. There was merit In every one of them, but 1t Is not likely that the last of the batch will be finished within the next ten years, for 1t would require about two years appropriations to take care Of what came in Monday to say noth- ing of what there is ahead of them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-16
The Politicians.

pt the present time are certainly pulling tho wires in great style. They are, as they always have been, promising anything and everything Inder the sun, providing you will fote for them and at the same time aelp out the good cause. Of course the knockers" are right on hand and If one-tenth of what we hear Is rue we are going to have a lot of sons of guns" or better known as fscallywags," on the tickets, and all Ge can do is take our pick. "Ain't 1t awful, Mabel?" Yes, and we hear she "cops" are raising little rum pus. They claim they are not being paid enough per day and have peti- tioned the board of public safety for an increase. Well, we don't know what pay they do receive, but if they are receiving $3 or sS,50 per day 1t is enough. say s1.75 per day for walking around, 75 cents per day for looking pleasant and the other dol lar for keeping awake while on duty; but s3.50 Is surely enough for the blue coated, brass buttoned street Ralkers, ana lne police podiu shouio get nine months in jail for fining "cop" for not arresting a little boy for doing something he did not see and knew nothing about. Most every lawyer in town says the fellow with the white pants should swear out warrant. We are very much afraid the above board doesn't drink the nice tasting kind of tea and coffee we sell, otherwise they wouldn't be 10 severe. Kindly remember we sell the best quality tea, coffee and but ter in the city and the price is right 1t
 PHELAN'S T HORE|
 A2 East leAin st. TeleDhone.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-16
TheMi|IeT &PeCkCO
Special Prices for Wednesday
 highl.

AT $9.9S-Odd lot of Ladies Suits
 were s20 to $23. AT $1.9S-Ladies' and Misses Gov
 ert Coats, from $4. AT 49c-Odd lot in Ladies Waists
 were 75c to $1. AT $19S-Ladies and Misses Skirts from $4.
 AT 10c-Lonsdale Cambric, from
 12hc. ,. AT 19c-Bleached Table Damask, from 25c. AT 29c-Scotch Wool Wasting
 Flannels, from 39c. AT 19c-Ladies' Military Pad Hose
 Supporters, from 25c. - AT 15c--5-inch Warp Print Rib
 bons. from 25c. AT 39c-Elbow Length Lisle Gloves,
 black and colors, from soc. AT 46c-Splendid values in Mems
 Jersey Ribbed Underwear. AT 39c-Mens Negligee Shirts,
 from 49c. AT 19c-Women's Fast Black Cotton
 Hose, from 25c. AT 15e-Children's Fast Black Fash
 toned Hose from 25c. AT 59c-Boys' Knickerbocker Pants,
 from 79c. AT 25c-Hand Crocheted Table Mats value soc. AT 39c-Ladies' Outing Flannel
 Short Skirts, value soc. AT 25c-Children' Night Drawers, ., with feet Valup i3qc a AT 49c-Rough Pongee Silk, 27 inches wide, all colors, value 75c. AT 19c-Check and Plaid Dress Goods for children's dresses, value
 25c, and 29c. @ AT 45c-Black Moire Petticoats,
 good size, value 69c. : AT 39c-Cork Linoleums. AT $2.69-Plush Lap Robes, fall
 weight, from S3.50. AT s5.49-Grass Mating Rugs, 2 from $6.9S AT 12kc-S6-inch Cretonnes, from
 15c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-16
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Boys club, Amity castle, K. G. E.
 Toantick, No 22h. Haymakers' association,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
HELD ON SUSPICION.
Alleged Russian Bomb Thrower Ar
rested in Chicago.

Chicago. March ia morning
paper today says:
Suspected of having sought the life
of the czar by throwing a bomb ar
the Tsarskoe-Selo palace in st. Peters,
burg, more than a month ago, Anko-
dine Ziteso, late of Kishinev, was taken
into custody yesterday by the Chicago
police.
The crime the police believe Ziteso
guilty of took place within 20 yards
of the palace. The instrument of de-
struction was thrown by a man close
ly resembling Ziteso. The bomb fell
short of It's mark and exploded, killing
three civilians.
The bomb thrower apparently van
ished. The Russian secret police,
however, claim to have traced him to
New York and then to Chicago, where
they asserted he lived at 646 Austin
avenue.
Ziteso was arrested at that address
The man declines to talk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
CROSSES ON FOOT.
Tim Sullivan First Man to Pass Ovsv
Blackwelrs Island Bridge.

New York. March 19.-The great
cantilever structure over East river
known as Blackwells Island bridge.
which was constructed at a cost OF
nearly $26.000.0 900 was traversed its en-
tire length by pedestrians YESTERDAY
for the first time. Alderman Timothy
P. Sullivan. as the personal representa-
tive of Mayor Mcclellan, headed a dele
cation across q narrow foot bridge
built on top of the single steel girder
which now links the New York and
Long Island ends of the bridge This
girder, Weighing 20 tons, was fitted in
Midway On the foot bridge Alderman
Sullivan broke a bottle of Champagne
over the rail, an American flag was
broken out, and the whistles on river
craft footed a salute.
Work on the bridge was commenced
in 1901, and has been carried on con-
stant1y since then. There have been
many fatalities among the worknen
employed on the great highway. When
est cantilever structure in the world.
It will be double decked and S,449 feet
in length. The length of the main
span is 1 ,1S2 feet between the towers.
On the lower deck projecting beyond
the trusses there will be roadway
wide enough for four three-horse teams
to pass abreast. On each side of and
apart from this roadway there will
be two trolley tracks. In the middle
of the upper deck, between the trusses,
there are to be two elevated railroad
wide The six tracks across the bridge
are estimated to have a capacity of
$50, ,000, 600 passengers q year under or
binary conditions of traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
NO USE FOR MONEY.
Odd Fellows Lodge Declines Offer Of
$15O.OOO for Property.

Detroit. Mich, March 19-Having no
use for the money, Washington lodge
of Odd Fellows of this city has rejected
an offer Of $15o,o00 for it's fifty feet Of
property next to the Hotel st. Claire
on Randolph street. The lodge reserves
only a portion of the building for its
lodge rooms and collects enough rentals
from the remaining portion to pay all
the lodges expenses. In fact it is said
that there have been no dues collected
from the members for many years.
The hotel management desires to ex-
tend its building and made an offer to
the lodge. But when the matter came
up for consideration the members ask
ed what they could do with the money,
since the lodge already had everything
it could desire and without expense to
the members.
The decision was reached that the
lodge was perfectly satisfied with its
location and that money was no OBJ
iect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
MUST FIND new WAY.
Previous Plan of Defense in Sunday
Closing Cases Upset.

Chicago, March 19.-The plan of de-
fense in the Sunday closing cases
which has resulted in acquittal or mis-
trial in every sa1oonkeeper's case so
far tried was swept away last evening
by Municipal Judge Stephen A. Fos-
ter, who upheld Judge Heaps ruling
that the question of the applicability
of the Sunday closing statute may not
be disputed by attorneys for the de-
Tense before jurors.
The defense has not hitherto dis
puted the facts in the case, but has
relied on the allegation that the stat
ute does not apply to municipalities
organized under the cities and villages
act. It has been contended that this
question should be submitted to the
jury as the Judges of the law and the
fact" as in all previous cases this has
been allowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
ALLISON IN CONTROL.
Had Things All His Own Way i'm Iowa
Convention.

Des Moines, Ia, March 19-The Repub-
lican state convention elected four dele
gates-at-large to the national convention
instructing them to vote for William H
Taft. indorsed Senator w B. Allison by a
vote of 672 17-24 to 567 7-24. and approved
the plank of the Ohio platform calling
for a revision of the tariff at special
session of congress. The Allison people
dominated the convention from its open
ing to its close and had things their own
way throughout. The Cummins people
although defeated in the convention, took
special delight in having they declared,
forced the ''stand-Datters'' to endorse a
plank calling for revision of the tariff.
and they made a point of frequently re-
mindfng the Allison people of the fact
The latter insisted. however. there are
as many revisions in their ranks as with
the Cummins men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
Exceeded Those of Previous
Year by Four Million.
In ONE HUGE SYSTEM
Which Embraces 100000
Miles of Wire.
Is No Serious Objection to M
teIligent Public Control,

new York, March 193The annual re-
port OF President Vail, of the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph company.
presented today, shows profits of $2ss-
47s,o0O against $17. .s57. 900 last year. Mr.
Vail speaks Of the vast ramiflcations
OF the present system, saying that 1t
is national In character, with millions
OF subscribers connected by millions OF
miles OF circuits with local exchange
systems, all bound into one large. COM
prehenslve system embracing 1864, GOO
vorably of public control saving:
1T is not believed that there is any
serious objection to such control pro-
vided 1t is intelligent, considerate,
thorough and Just, recognizing as does
the interstate commerce commission In
it's recent report that capital is enti-
tied to Its fair returns and good man
agement or enterprise to its rewards"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
GOVERNOR CURTIS J. GUILD, JR.

tract until after the boat had been
fully tested and had developed speed
equal to the speed Of the best SUBJ
marine boat owned by the government
made for a boat that was loser in the
competitive trial?" asked Mr.. Ohm
stead.
discretion vested in the department
and the department referred certain
questions to the attorney general, who
decided that the secretary of the navy
had authority to enter into contract
with the Lake company. The con-
tracts for submarine boats were made
under the act of congress authorizing
the expenditures of certain amount
of money for submarines.
''Who was it that asked you to sub
nit the questions to the attornev gen.
eral? ?''
Former Senator Thurston, the rep
resentative of the Lake Boat COM
Ibid any member of congress ask
you to submit the questions %
''I think not"
do you remember whether any
member of congress called on you in
favor Of or In opposition to the letting
of the contract to the Lake company"
Congressman Called.
"a number of congressman called
upon me-not with reference to letting
the contract, but regarding the opin-
ion of the attorney general and the
question of the discretion that was
vested in me under the act"
who called upon your"
"Of course, I am speaking from
memory. I think Representatives
Butler, Roberts. Loudenslaeger,
Li1ley, Hughes and Sperry and
Senators Bulkely and Brandegee. l
think Representatives Butler and
Loudenslaeger called after the award
ing Of the contract and the others be-
fore the contract was signed
TN the interest of whom?"
''They asked me about the attitude
of the department. I told them what
I had done and what I proposed to
do. No suggestions were made by
them to me in any way. They simply
felt, they said, it was to the interest of
the government to have two companies
building boats"
Mr. Metcalf and Chief Constructor
Capps both declared they knew of no
excessive profits being realized on the
submarines and the former held that
the navy department should be allow
ed to arrange the details of the types
of boats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
FAR IN THE LEAD.
American Racing Car 466 Miles Ahead
OF Nearest Competitor.

Omaha, March 19.-At midnight We'd
nesday the relative positions of the
racing automobiles were as follows,
Columbus. Neb, where the German
car is tied up, being used as the bas-
ing point:
German car Columbus, Neb.
First French car-Grand Island, Neb..
62 miles.
Italian-Granger, Wyo., 763 miles.
American at $40 o'c1ock-E1y New.
1929 miles
The American car Travelled all night.
The other cars tied up.
The second French car is aboard a
freight train bound for San Francisco
The American car was 2,809 miles
from New York and was 466 miles
ahead of it's nearest competitor.
Wednesdays nileages were as fol-
lows:
American car, 141 miles; German
car, "a miles; italian car. 3; first
French car tied UP for repairs; second
French car aboard a freight train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
FEWER IDLE CARS.
The Number Decreased 5,521 in Two
Weeks.

New York, March 19.-Further evi-
dence of the gradual Improvement in
general business which has been going
on for some weeks, came to hand in
the report of the American Railway
association, showing a decrease in the
number of idle freight cars between
February 10, the date Of the previous
report, and March 4. During these two
weeks the number Of idle cars decreas-
ed 5,521, to 314,992.
How the demand for freight cars has
huctuated is shown by these figures.
which cover the period since business
began to fall off last fall: March 4,
1908, 314, 1892: February 10, 1908, 800, BIB;
February 5, 1908, 34s.s2s; January %.
1908, 342,5S0; January 8, 1908, 341. 1853;
December "a, 1907, 2o9, 80; December
II, 1907, 1889.
In November. 1907, before business
conditions began to fall off the num-
ber Of idle cars was only 40,348.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
LOWEST IN FIVE YEARS.
Fresh Eggs Selling for IS Cents
Wholesale in Chicago.

Chicago, March 19-The markets Of
the country, and particularly Chicago,
have been flooded during the last few
weeks with eggs-strictly fresh-and
at prices that seem fabulously cheap in
comparison with the exorbitant
charges Of short time ago.
Eggs are coming into Chicago daily
at the rate of about so carloads, which
means 600 900 dozen, or 1900, 900 eggs.
Strictly fresh eggs are selling wholesale
at about Is cents, the lowest price in
five years. At retail the same grade
of eggs should be obtained at not more
than 20 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
TO WIN 1T FOR BRYAN.
Nebraslxan's Friends Working for M
structed Delegation From New York.

New York, March 19-The Demo-
cratic state committee which is sched-
uled to meet at the Hotel Victoria this
afternoon to fix a time and place for
holding the state convention at which
the four delegates at large to the ma
tiona1 convention at Denver VIII be
chosen, bids fair to be enIivened by an
effort on the part of the followers OF
w. J. Bryan to secure the adoption OF
a resolution favoring the selection OF
delegates instructed for Mr.. Bryan.
Such an attempt in the opinion OF
William J. OConners, chairman Of
the state committee, would meet with
failure, inasmuch as the majority Of
the committee are believed to favor
an uninstructed delegation.
It was the expectation that the
convention will be held about April
IA. Syracuse seemed the favored up
state city, but there also was a senti-
ment that the convention should be
held IN New York
The Bryan men hope to have the
date fixed for the latter part of April.
tnasmuch as they say Mr.. Bryan il
planning a speaking tour of the state
during the month Of April and they
believe he will be considerably
stronger when he has finished this
than he is at present
Later, it was said that no attempt
would be made on the part of Bryan
men to secure the adoption of resolu-
tions calling for an instructed delega-
ton in his favor. On this point Chair
man Connors said today:
"An opportunity will be given the
members of the committee at today's
meeting to express the sentiment Of
their respective districts as to presi-
Dental candidates. Bryan sentiment
is on the wane in New York state, and
it IS my belief that not more than
three of the 81 members of the COM
rnittee are In favor of his nomination
for the presidency"
who, in your opinion. Is the states
favorite candidate?' Mr.. Connors was
asked.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota"
was the quick reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
APPLETON IS DEAD.
He Was English Representative Of the
Noted Publishing House.

New York, March 19.-News of the
death in London Of Daniel Sydney Ap-
pleton, English representative OF the
publishing house of D. Appleton & CO.,
was received in this city yesterday. Mr..
Appleton, who was At years Of age, died
Of heart disease. He went abroad in
1906 and established a publishing house
in London.
Daniel Sydney Appleton, one of the
founders of the establishment which
bears his name. Upon graduation from
Yale university in 1880 he entered his
fathers publishing house. AS a literary
advisor he was known by many Of the
foremost writer's of his time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
T0LSTOI FAlNTS.
The Counts Condition of Health Ex-
cites UneaSinesS.

st. Petersburg, March 19.-Reports
of the illness OF Count Leo Tolstoi
have been received at Moscow. 1t Is
said that he tainted yesterday and re-
mained unconscious for a conside derable
time. He is quite weak as the result
OF an attack of influenza and his con-
dition excites alarm. Two physicians
have left Moscow for YasnaQua,
Plfana, where he resides. The counts
daughter-in-law, is in St. Petersburg.
She said today that she had received
no notification of her fathers illness
and that she thought the reports were
exaggerated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
ADOPTS A SON OF 46.
Woman 20 Years OF Age Becomes a
Mother by Law.

Lowell, Mass, March 19.-Miss
Wilhelmina Crawford, 20 years old,
adopted yesterday in the superior
court as her son, James Butler who
is 49, Miss Crawford, who Is well to
do, says that Buffers parents died
when he was a boy. He was brought
up in her fathers family and she got
to entertain such a motherly feeling
for him that she determined to have
him as a son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
TO BE ROYAL HIGRNESS.
What Miss E1kins' Marriage to the
Duke Means.

London. March ia news agency
published the following dispatch from
Rome:
The Corriere Della Zera claims that
Miss Elkins on her marriage to the
duke of Abruzzi will be created Royal
Highness' in her own right and the
sons of the marriage will have the right
of succession to the throne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
GOV. GUILD ILL.
Condition So Serious as to Call for a
Consultation.

Boston, March Ex-Governor Curtis
Guild, who has been i'll for two weeks.
is in a critical condition. His physi-
clan, Dr. Frederick B. Winslow, has
found the governor so seriously Ill that
it was decided to call two other physi-
clans to consult and Drs. 3. G. Shat
tuck and Elliot P. Josline were sum-
mOued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
Death of a Forty-niner.

Linneus, Mo-, March 19.-Joseph
Combs, a freighter across the plains
during the California gold rush of 40,
died here yesterday. He was born in
Kentucky and at the age of 18 made
a trip to the west as far as the present
state of Colorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
..putch,, John shot in a quarrel.

Hugo, Colo, March 19.-John Hey
man, familiarly known as Dutch
John. who became ce1ebated as the
man who prepared the famous "chuck
wagon" breakfast for President
Roosevelt on his last western trip, was
fatally shot here last night in a
quarrel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
BELOW FREEZING POINT.
Mercury Drops to % Degrees This
Morning.

The prediction of the weather depart
ment of colder weather with rain was
partially incorrect as far as this part of
the United States is concerned for
though there has been a decided drop
in the mercury during the past "a hours
there has been no precipitation of any
kind and there is not likely to be.
Warmer weather is predicted for to-
morrow. and fair with but little chance
of rain OF snow falling in this part of
the country.
The mercury dropped to 20 degrees
above zero in the western part of the
state last night but 1t is not likely that
this will affect the prospects of large
fruit crop. Reports from Minnesota in
dicate extremely cold weather, the mer-
curry reaching a point 6 degrees below
zero, while even lower temperatures are
reported from the Dakotas.
A warm wave is headed in this direc-
ton from the west though there is an
area of unsettled weather conditions
over Mexico and the change in this part
of the world will not be noticeable eth
er way. The wind which is piercing
has been blowing from the east all day
at the rate of ten miles an hour and
the temperatures have been as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
IT ROARs AGAIN.
Well Gave Out Sound Preceding the
Frisco EarthQuake.

Beloit, Wis, March 18.-The roaring
well on the Charles Lather's farm,
northeast of Beloit, sounds from which
preceded the San Francisco disaster, is
again emitting rumbling noises and a
strong wind from its cavernous depths.
It is asserted that this well began roar
ing a few weeks before the San Fran
cisco earthquake and ceased at exactly
the hour Of the quake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-19
Weather lndicat1ons.

Chicago, March 19.=Forecast fof
Kansas: Fair tonight and Friday;
warmer Friday.
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The Last Great Fire

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