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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
KRUGER'S DEATH
New York's Deputy Fire Chief Fell Info Cellar Filled With
 Water and Drowned
WAS FIGHTING A FIRE

New York, Feb 14.-Deputy Chief
 Charles w. Kruger, known for many
 years as ''the Grand Old man of the fire department" lost his life to-day
 while leading his men in a desperate fight against flames in Canal street.
 While working his way cautiously through a cellar filled with smoke and gas, Kruger plunged through trap door into sub-basement filled with water. He was dead when taken out, but in the few minutes which elapsed between the time the old man fell and his body was drawn out, more than a score of men had risked their own lives in an effort to save that of their leader.
 T knew it would happen this way" said one of kruger's men when the chiefs body was being borne away. T have been to many fires with him. He was always in the lead. He never said Boys, go into that place, or this place. He always led us himself. He said, Boys follow me and that's just what he said this time when he led us into that basement, boys follow me- Kruger was 57 years old and had been a member of the department for 36 years. Several years ago Kruger was acting chief of the department for time while Chief Croker was temper arily under suspension.
 The fire in which the deputy chief lost his life started at 217 Canal street, and before it had been sub dued it swept that building from basement to roof, spread to two buildings adjoining, routed the ten ants from several surrounding tene- ment houses and threatened the church of the Most Precious Blood in Baxter street. It was after the flames in the upper part of the build ing had been brought under control that Kruger took his men to the basement. A great pile of excelsior in bales was blazing furiously. After several attempts to get at the fire from the outside, Kruger asked per mission of Chief Croker to take his men through the basement of 215 and cut hole through the wall to 217 where the fire was burning. Croker consented and a moment later with dozen men behind him Kruger plunged into the cellar. The place was filled with smoke and the deadly fumes of Illuminating gas, but the men pressed cautiously for ward in the darkness. In the mid de of the cellar Kruger stepped on a trap and plunged into six feet of water in the sub-basement. Then began desperate fight in the gas filled cellar to save the chief. He could do little to help himself, how ever. and when Battalion Chief Gal win plunged into the dark hole and | raised the old mans head above the | surface, he was unconscious. 1t re- quired the combined efforts of twen- ty flremen, weakened as they were | by breathing smoke and gas, to draw | Calvin, who still clung to kruger's | body, from the pit. The property | loss as a result of the fire IS placed | at S50,00O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
CAUGHT HORSE THIEF
Broke Away and Made His Escape
 Nervy Act of Brave Woman.

Bridgeport, Feb. 14.-Mrs Dennis Haggerty, wife of the truckman at sos Catherine street, showed remark able intrepidity last night at nine o'clock, when she faced three thieves some distance from her home on Catherine street whe had stolen a horse and carriage from her barn and forced one of the thieves to take the stolen team and put it back in the yard in front of the barn.
 It was a splendid exhibition of pure grit and will power. As it was the thieves were willing enough to surrender to her the stolen team which they had taken, but Mrs Hag- gerty took one of the men by the col- lar of his coat and forced him to drive the team into the yard. The other two men ran away as fast as they could, and left the short, stout fel- low to do Mrs Haggerty's bidding. The stout fellow" as soon as he took the team in the yard. jumped out and ran away as fast as he could.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
Reports Filed.

The annual report of the Bucking- ham Pharmacy Co was filed at the town clerks office to-day. William K. Shepherd of New Haven is presi- dent; c. W. Perkins, treasurer; Levi Wilcox, secretary. The officers are the directors.
 City Ice Co-Charles B. Everitt is president and treasurer; James ". Reed, secretary. The officers and Susie H. Everitt are the directors.
 Waterbury Ice corporation Charles V. Vaill, president: Charles R. Everitt, secretary and treasurer. The officers and Thomas H. Hayes are the directors.
 American Pin Co-A. NJ. Blakes- ley, president; George A. .SDriggs, secretary and treasurer. The off, cers and William R. Willet, William K. Fulton. John P. Elton and Cor don W. Burnham of New York ate the directors.
 Driggs & Smith Co-George A. Driggs, president; Pierson R. Cum mIngs, treasurer; Milton Well, secre- tary. The officers are the directors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
CITY NEWS.

The many friends of James VII liam Fitzpatrick, who has been i'll fo some time at his home on Wall street will undoubtedly be pleased to hea that he is now able to be out.
 Real Estate Agent Daniel T. Far rington of 41O East Main street has sold for James c. White his property in North square, 364 North Main street. to Albert Bley. Mir White has owned the property for about forty years.
 Promptly at 2 o'clock this after noon almost all the stores about the center closed and did not reopen until after the funeral of the late ]. NJ. Bur rall. which was held at the family resi- denee on Church street with service by the Rev John c. Davenport. The in terment was in Riverside cemetery. The bearers. all personal friends of the deceased, were l.. J. Atwood, J. $. Elton. E. l.. Frisbie. ST, and W. R. Brooks.
 Jimmie" Nelson the physical cul- ture exponent. demonstrated this af- ternoon how easily a runaway horse can be stopped if the person knows how to go about it. About 3 o'clock James was standing at the corner of Bank and Grand streets when be saw a street speeding along Grand street by the post office When 1t reached the corner James was awaiting for 1t. and setting himself firmly, grabbed the bridle and brought the horse to a stop in a 'jiiry~ Horse and carriage were unharmed and Mir Nelson walked away as though stopping horses was the easiest work on earth.
 OHicer Flaherty was called this af- ternun to attend to the needs of a dog that had accidentally fallen from a thiri story window in the south send of the city. The pct was taking a sun hath when it lost it's balance and was to the ground. fractur- ing one of it's hind legs. knocking out two CT three teeth and receiving other injuries. After a short consultation be- tween the Oficer and the owner. it was decided that sport was fatally fn- iurei and 1t was decided to put him out uf misery. Then the oFicer drew his revolver and gave the patient q dose that put an end to his suffering
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
WILL BE A BIG ONE
New Auditorium at Denver For Democratic Convention Will
 Seat 12,5OO.

Denver, Col, Feb 14.-The new auditorium in this city which ii being hurried to completion for the meeting of the national democratic convention, July ', is one of the largest buildings of its kind in the United States. It is larger than Madison Square Garden in New York, which until recently was the most spacious assembly hall in the country. Madison Square Garden pacity of the Denver auditorium is 12,500. This capacity far surpasses that of the Mormon tabernacle in Salt Lake, the Cincinnati music nall, the Metropolitan opera house in New York city and the, auditorium or Coliseum in Chicago. The Chicago Coliseum, as the seats are arranged for the republican convention, seats 11,011.
 The Denver auditorium is admira- bly, located, being situated in the business center of the city and with ill few minutes walk from the Union depot, and only block from the central loop, where all the car lines for the city converge.
 The building contains four and one-half million cubic feet of space which will be lighted by 5000 six teen candle power electric lights. There will be no arc lights used in the auditorium. A series of four teen mammoth "cluster" lamps in tho ceiling, each having 1,2S0 candle power and made up of sixteen candle power electric lights, will provide the principal illumination. Four thousand smaller lights will be placed in various parts of the vast hall. There are over 200 lineal feet of exists, being greater than for any similar building in the United States. These exits are so distributed that the building can be emptied entirely within ten minutes.
 The building was projected sev- eral years ago by the city of Denver, being constructed at public expense. A great number of conventions choose Denver as their meeting place every year. making it impera- tive that spacious assembly hall be provided for their reception. The democratic convention will be the firsc to be held within it's walls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
ssoo,ooo Loo, cbsro.d ,o mo,,..

New York. Feb. I4.-New complaints against Charles ". Morse were filed with the special grand jury of the county of New York. now Investigating alleged banking and insurance crimes in this city. Those complaint 1t is understood, amount -actically to a charge of grand larceny in connection with one of Morse's steamship schemes. The amount involved is ssOO.0oO. which. it is declared. Morse took. without color of right, from the treasury of the Hudson River Nsviga- ton company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
ALDRICH'S BILL
Document Attacked and Called Vicious By Senator Clay al
 T0-Dsy's Session
GIVES BANKS POWER

Washington, Feb 14.-Senatol
 Clay analysed the Aldrich bill a1t
 declared it was wrong and vicious
 and would give no relief to the south
 and west. He contended that it sim. ply enlarged the powers of the na. tional banks and that congress was
 ralinquishing the sovereign right to
 issue and circulate money which il
 ought never to do. He advocated the plan of the minority in the sen ate for the government to issue $500, 0,000,000 of treasury notes and
 to use them in paying the expenses
 of the government that they might
 find their way into all the channels
 of trade. MT Clay said there are now
 ir circulation $350,000, 1000 of treas
 ury notes, not costing the govern
 ment anything and performing all
 tho functions of money, and that this
 amount could be easily increased
 $500, 100000 without disturbing our
 finances and could not possibly re-
 suit in deprecated security. State bonds, city bonds and municipal bonds of the south and west could not secure any additional circulation by making these bonds basis of circu- lation as they had already been sold in the east. He declared that the class of railroad bonds mentioned in the Aldrich bill applied solely to the railroads in the east and that the railroads in the south and west had never paid dividends as provided in the Aldrich bill The bin he said was drawn in favor of the rich and powerful. He declared he stood by the doctrine once advocated by John c. Calhoun, Thomas Benton and An drew Jackson that our money ought to be gold and silver and paper mon- ey issued by the government. Sem ator Clay contended that the people prefer paper money and that there was no raid on the treasury now to havet he paper money redeemed in gold. He did not maintain that an unlimited amount of paper money could be issued but said the issue should be guarded and limited in to meet the actual demands of the country The Initiated paper issue, he said, would not depreclate in value, and would be as good as gold and silver because it would have back of it the entire resources of the country.
 Senator Clay said that it would be q sad day for this country when congress should absolutely surren- der the sovereign right to regulate the circulating medium and leave 1t to individuals and corporations. Then he said the country would be owned by the banking He disapproved the policy of the government in allowing deposits to remain in the banks with out interest. MT Clay commended the fight made by Andrew Jackson against the banks issuing money and read from speech Calhoun de- livered on the floor of the senate and read a litter written by Thomas k. giving his views on money.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
AUDITORIUM TO GO.
ChicagO's Big Theater Never Was a
 Paving Investment.

Chicago, Feb 1.-The Tribune to- day says:
 It is reasonably certain that the Au- ditorium theater, which Heinrich Con- reid once observed was the finest on the American continent. win pass into history after next year. ' The plans of the directors of the l Chicago Auditorium are to tear out the fheater, which never has been a pro- |fitable investment and remodel the whole Auditorium either for hotel or office purposes
 Tentative plans have been prepared. | It became known yesterday. for a remOdeled hotel. = stories high. at an expense Of S3.OnOo. Other plans provide for the reconstruction of the hotel into an office building with four additional stories. This is estimated fp cost sJ00.Oco.
 Neither of these plans shows any Auffsorium theater. which now oc- eupies nearly one-third of the build fng.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
LIQUOR MEN MEET.
Deny Story That They Are Lining Up
 To Fight Prohibitionists,

New Haven, Feb. 14.-Only rou- tine matters came up for discussion at the regular monthly meeting of the New Haven Liquor Dealers asso- citation held in Knights of Columbus hall yesterday afternoon. Reports circulated last night that the liquor dealers had taken definite action to- ward lining up their forces to com bat the legislative work which Scoop" Matthew E. O'Brien, leader of the prohibition forces in this state has in prospect, were officially denied.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
Women Go to Jail.

London, Feb 14.-Mrs Parkhurst, the we'll known leader of the woman suffragists. and the other delegates of the organization who were arrest ed yesterday when they attempted to make a demonstration in the house of commons, all went to jail to-day for a term of six weeks rather than give sureties for their good be- havior.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
Hyne, sioamis.. Nav 8. wt,hos

St. Louis. Feb. 14.-Arthur Hyne, who was convicted of bigamy in BrIs- tol, England. and sentenced to seven years Imprisonment. 1t is believed here, was the man known in St. Louis as Dr. George A. witzhon. One of Witzhof-s wives was a girl from Ben ton TIL. whom he deserted here. It Is alleged he took sSDo from her. He was for a time employed h a Washington street dental office.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
SHOT THE WOMAN.
Boarder Didn't Like to Be Asked to
 Settle His Bill.

Shelton, Feb. 14.-Because she ask ed him to pay his board bill, long overdue, Albano Porpora last night shot and seriously wounded Mrs Sil- via, who runs boarding house in this place. He had been out of work for some time and it is thought he became enraged when he was remind- ed that he had paid nothing for sev- eral weeks. The woman will prob- ably recover.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
Leased the Land,

Winchester, Feb 14.-The state fish and game commissioners to-day leas- cd seven hundred acres of land on Pratt hill for the purpose of using it for a cover in which to experiment. with the propagation of Hungarian partridges.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
Application Granted

New Haven, Feb 1.-The appIi. cation of the New Haven road for the listing fabout s1I5.00O. .O00 of various claims of bonds and deteu- tures at the New York stock ex- change has been granted. The ob- isct of the listing Is to enlarge the market for the securities. An of them are already in use and out standing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
B. & 0. COLLISION.
Two Deaths-Members of Philadel
 phia Orchestra Injured.

Chester, Pa, Feb 14.-In a collision late last night on the Baltimore X Ohio railroad at Felton, near here, be- tween special train bearing mem- bers of the Philadelphia orchestra and a freight train, the fireman of the special was killed and the engineer so badly injured that he died soon after. Fifteen members of the orchestra were cut and bruised. The orchestra was returning from Wilmington, Del, where a concert was given last night. The accident was partly due to q heavy fog. The freight train was us- ing the passenger track and had stop ped at Felton. A trainman was sent back to flag the special, but he was too late.
 The passenger train camealong at great speed. ran past the fiagman and crashed into the rear of the freight. The locomotive of the special was hurled over an embankment and s or more freight cars were strewn across both the northbound and the southbound tracks. The fireman in attempting to escape became entangl- ed in the still revolving wheels of the engine and was literally cut to pieces. The engineer was crushed beneath the locomotive and died soon after.
 Philadelphia. Feb 1i.-Carl Pohlig. former musical conductor at the court of the king of Wurtemburg Stuttgart. Germany. who is leading the Philadelphia orchestra this season, is confined to his bed to-dy from shock as result of last nights railroad ae- cident near Chester Pa. He was thrown against a seat when the col lision occurred.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
ONLY ONE CANDIDATE.
Milwaukee Delegates Instructed ia
 Vote for Bryan to the End.

Milwaukee, Feb 14.-When the democratic state convention to select delegates at large resumed deliber- atlons to-day, E. A. Evans was made permanent chairman. The commit tee on resolutions presented a re- port which charges that the appall- ing adduces disclosed as the fesult of the presidents messages, arc the direct results of long continued reign of the republican party in na- tional offices. The delegates to the national convention are instructed to vote for W. J. Bryan as the demo- cratic nominee for the presidency. first, last and all the time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
AUTOS MOVING ON. Fourth of the Group Left Albany Early This Morning.

Albany. N. Y., Feb. 14.-The fourth of the six automobiles in the New York to Paris race left here at ten minutes after this morning on its trip westward. The machine was in ehargeof Lieutenant Reopen of the German army.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
run kiII.d rnin Mr.eL.

Wilmington. Del Feb. IA Balti- more and Ohio special train with the Philadelphia orchestra ran into a freight train at Felton. Pa. above here The fireman and engineer were Killed Several members Of tie orchestra were fafured-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
JaI For Tear.

winsted. Feb 14.-AIbert Jack son, a negro, vas sentenced to fail for ore year to-day for assault on Nsbei Ozkes. IS yssrs of age The assault took place in Northport- The girls father is to be tried next week on e similar charge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
To Greef Evans.

Guayaquil. Ecuador. Feb. 1i.-The government has sent cable instruc- tions to the Ecuadorian minister at Lima. Peru. to greet Admiral Evans In the nameof Ecuador on the arrival of the American battleships at callao
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
MARGGRAFF LOSES
WatertoWn Bank Gets Judg. ment For $5,S4O,56-The
 Court Docket.

The Watertown Savings bank was given Judgment for $5,S4O.56 against Emil c. Marggraff in the su- Perlor court to-day. Law day was set for February 20. This is an echo of the closing of the bank fol- lowing the dedication of it's treas uier, Mattoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
Resfussion fin Time

Franklin, N H.. Feb. 14.-The Sulloway hosiery mills announced to- day : reduction in running time tc 70 hours a week beginning next Mon day. About 45B bands are affected
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
Fire fin Ros,on

Boston. Feb f4.-A building occupi- cd by the branch post office and sev- eral small stores in the ROsindale sec ton was damaged by fire today. causing a lozs of about s25.O1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
wonen fin sessiou.

...v Haven. Feb 14--The fedora tinn r.7cheon of the Con1sctieut State q sdsTztion of Womenis Clubs vas heA to-day at the New Haven kouse.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14

An additional order of notice was allowed in the divorce suits uf Jen- nie Blake against F. H. Blake, and Ernest N. Williams against Mary Charlotte Williams. Also in the lat ter case an additional count alleging infdelity was allowed. The divorce cases of Harry Keefer against Olga Johnson Keefer and Jennie W. Can Ter against William H. Gamer were taken off the list.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14

Schenectady. \. T., Feb. 14.-The German car passed through this city at I0:40 a. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: Rain tonight and Saturday: light essterly winds. increasing and becoming kcutherly and westerly by Saturday. A well defined storm area ss cSn- hz1 this morning in the Mississippi AIIey near St Louis. It is prOcue- Ilg clo1dyand rainy weather in all
 tcfons east of the Rocky noun
 ms
 Conditions fsFor for this vicinity
 Iudy and rainy weather. vifh ccn-
 usd hiEh temperature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14

A bond of SIS was ordered in the cases of Elmer A. Lewis and James English against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co, and Everett R. Perkins against the Connecticut Co. A bond for the same amount was asked for in the two cases of John Penrose of Nauga. tuck against the railroad company but the court did not think 1t Ieces- sary that one should be given. Tho application was opposed with some feeling by Attorney Kennedy, whc said his client was fully responsible for all costs. These cases are pend- ing in the superior court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14

Clerk of the Superior Court Samuel d. Marsh is not going to lay down under the order of State Comptroller Bradstreet regarding the cutting down or the court docket. It seems that the local bar will not stand for the order. The lawyers want as much informa- tlon as possible in the docket about the cases and though the latest one contains only the names and numbers of the eases. the next one will contain a condensed history of each respective case. This morning before court open ed, number of the lawyers had a conference with Clerk Marsh about the new docket the one which the state comptroller says must suffice, and they were much surprised to hear it mad been issued. If the comptroller expresses any more of his republican ideas of false economy about the docket, the local bar will get after him and pass resolutions and whereases that will make him open the strings of the state purse so far as the docket is concerned, at least.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14

United States Marshal Edeson, of Norwich was in town yesterday to To- etc Louis Mohr of the firm of White x Mohr. He had some writs to sreve upon him in case he was found, but the marshal was told that Mohr had gone to parts unknown some time ago ana no one seems to know where he IS. His partner returned to town some tlme ago and the firm filed a petition In bankruptcy Tuesday. It was in connection with this petition Marshal Edeson wished to locate Mohr. Notice by publication will hay to suffice now.