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WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1900.
Waterbury Is ' Closing the Gap
Slowly But Surely. ,r
Averages of the Teams and riayers
Russell Is Coming Up the Line at
Lightning Speed-Fox Leads the
Goal Tenders This Week-Curtiss
Still Has the Lead in Getting Goals
Bone Cannot lie Beaten in Hash
ing Waterbury Defeated Hartford
Saturday Night
The following are the averages of
the players and the standing of the
teams up to and including Saturday
night's game. They aiy compiled
from the otiicial records of the scorers
by the Waterbury Di-moeraf.
Team Scoring.
Hartford has still a slight load oii
team si-iiylng with 240. New llavi'ii
, .Mernlen J4 ami waieruury
IerideU, disbanded, had 124.
Individual Scoring.
Curtiss siill hiis the lead and this
time lie is being' pressed by Hussell
who has come u tin- line with a rnsli
'nrtiss has 1-2". Russell IKS. Wodtk;
110. .lason 104, Hone .v7. Pierce 70.
Daly 72. Gritlin 52. Schiller 10. Cotter
41. Schotield 40. Lewis and Jean ".4
each. Whipple 10. Canavan 3S. II.
"Whiting l-", Holderness S. Doherty and
Moonev O each. W. Whiting :!. Hayes
and Cusick 2 each. Warner, Pcufield,
Ifausnian, Williams 1 each.
Hushes.
Bone, of course, is still leading-svith
a big percentage. He has now X04 to
his credit. Dalv K1.. 'nrtiss b'". Lewis
140, Schiffer 111. Schotield TS. Russell
Si'.K Jason .20. Pierre 10, WodtUe K!.
Griffin !. Warner 0. H. Whiting
Canavau. Dolierty and Williams ''
each; .lean and W. thiting 2 each:
Parsons and Whipple 1 each; tie43.
Stops.
Ileffernan still leads on the number
of stops with 1.2(11. I.ations I.K.5. Fox
1.151. Starkie 1.122. Cusick 01O. Main
40, Moonev 25. Dolierty and Whipple
2 each, H.'aml W. Whiting 1 each.
Fouls. x
" Tommy Holderness made but one
foul List week, but he still leads with
10, Barney Doherty. who also made
but one foul last week, has 17. Cotter
It), Haves !l, Whipple. I.ations. Kussell
and Jean S each, HetTernan and Grif
fin 7 each. Bono and Moonev i each,
Wodtke 5. Cusick 4. W. Whiting. Can
avan. Fox. II. Whiting. Williams and
SehinVr " each. Dalv. Jason and Main
2 each. Lewis. Scholield, Coggeshall,
llausman and Starkie 1 each.
GOAL TENDERS AVERAGES.
Chances. Stops. I1 C.
i- ox ,
Heft'ernan
Lations ...
Cusick ...
Starkie. ...
..1.3S0
.1.457
.1.421
. .1.0112
.1,400
1-.1S7
1.240
. 1.214
1110
.1,101
.800
.S"5
sr, t
.82)
STANDING OF. .THE CLUBS.
.1.
3
3 ' ,"P
4 -t -j-
New Haven ..
AVaterbury
Hartford
,Meriden
Meriden
Games Lost . -Disbanded.
I
'4;20.r.8H
721 '..":!
5 i.s;.ni4
4. IS. 51 4
I 0!.2:H
:0;83i
4!
-I -l 4
..I 4j 0
I -I ! 2i
. .1415!171
The Hartford Globe speaks of Saturday-
night's game as follows:
AVaterbury defeated Hartford at the
Coliseum last night m about, the rocu
lest came of polo seen mi
since the collapse of the Waii.u
Regulars In tle days of the old state
league. The score was O to 3, but
these figures hardly tell the' story of
' the game, for Barney Doherty must
have stopped at least fifty drives from
Jean and Russell, which were aimed
at the cage from several different sec
tions of the surface- Tom Cotter tried
Lewis, the former Meriden player, on
the rush line instead of Schiller, and
although the youngster evidently
Worked hard, he seemed imbued with
the idea that he was called upon to
do all the floor work and driving for
the cage.. . The ex-Mcriden man plavf d
tail end polo' to perfection, and after
the first period there were continual
cries for, Schiffer, who sat on the
bench.
Whfti Lewis appeared for the sec
ond period the yelling continued to
increase in volume and Referee Leahy"
was forced to omit announcing the
goals, so loud were the cries for the
popular little rusher. Lewis seemed
to be dodging himself half of the time,
and during the- balance of the period
he was utterly useless to himsi If or
his associates, and the Rough Riders
made him look like a deuce in a
-marked deck.
The game was all Watt rbury's way
in the second inning, and when the
time limit'expired the score was 5 to 1
in the visitors' favor and the crowd
was still yelling for Schiffer when the
gong sounded. Lewis then left the
floor and the .ovation which greeted
the appearance of the liliputian as he
jumped on the surface must have
filled his heart with joy. About this
time Starkie had a bad case of "gou
gou" eyes and the crowd seemed ut
terly disgusted when Holderness caged
a. goal from the entire length of the
wirfnetv Cotter left the floor and Main
wont to halfback and Doherty to cen
ter. .
The game then became more' interest
ing and the Indians outplayed the vis
itors.'. After nearly ten minutes or
the- hardest kind of playing, during
which time Fox, was kept busy. Schif
fer. caught a pass from AVodtko and
sent the ball into the netting. ' This
encouraged the Hartford men to great
er efforts and at the end of two min
rites and thirty seconds Wodtkf cnged
the ball on a pass from Schiffer. About
three minutes remained and although
Schiffer, Wodtke and Dohertv kept up
a merry tattoo upon the AVaterbury
caee there was no further scoring. '
It Is. of eonrse. hard to judge a man
.before he has played a few games, but
3n the "opinion 'o 1m ecanka Schiffer
cits rplay .fnoreC rioJo- 1ri Uircerminu'tes
thajs Lewis .rfll': toe '-!! te purTina
Week bT! ganfeSi-s RchifCer- Is - hahdi-,npped.bv,.7HS'-treibtf
esjKK-iaUy.Jn the
games abroad, l in the home games
thh season he has played sensational
poiOv, une core: ., , - .:.. .
fwatei'bury. ; Positions.
HartfGrd.
Ti-assell . . t- first rush. .Lewis, Srhiffef
CirWn v. .second meh .-.w Wodtke
iiMu ......... center Cotter
Holderness
Fox
halfback
. . goal . . .
Doherty
. Starkie
. sTiuie.
Won by t Caged Jby
1. ;-Iiavtford Wodtke? . ... . 0:55
2. "' Waterbury" Hussell ......... 8:25
Limit. - -
3. Waterbury " Russell
4. Waterbury Griffin ....
5. AVaterbury Jean.
(J. AVaterbury Russell ....
- Limit. '
7. AVaterbury Holderness
S. , Hartford Schiffer . . .
. Hartford Wodtke ...
..8:20
.. 1:03
.. 5:05
.. 0:35
9:45
2:30
Time Limit.
Score, AVaterbury C, Hartford 3
rushes, Lewis 7, Russell :i, Schiffer 2
steps, Starkie 21, Fox 27; timer, Lyons
referee, Leahy; attendance, 1,500.
Meriden here to-morrow night.
There should be another big crowd
in attendance to-morrow iright, when
the Meridens come here. That aggre
gation has made it interesting for the
local players, and there will be a con
test worth witnessing.-
That game in New Haven to-night
should be a hard fousrht one. Should
New Haven lose AVaterbury will take
the lead by a very few points. It is
good- betting that Waterbury, if de
feated, will not ho worsted as badly
as was Meriden the other night.
If we are to have another team in
Ihis. league, where do Hit.' teams start V
Of course, a new schedule will have
to be made up, and all the teams wi 1
very likely stalt on an even footing.
If New Britain should come in and
she gets the pick of the best players
in the Maine league it will make one
of Ihe closest tights ever seen iu the
polo world between the five teams.
Two juvenile polo teams, one rep
resenting Bishop street and the other
calling themselves the Ivys played a
game yesterday on Hawkins street and
a hot. game it was. It melted the ice
on the street and some of the players
therefore had to forego their skates.
The contest resulted iu a great vic
tory. for the Bishop street team, the
score being three to one in their favor.
Xow the visitors are ready for more
teams to conquer. Johnny Biordau
captained the Bishop streets and
AVillie Cahill the Ivys.
The National league managers werj
startled a tew days ago by a query
propounded by Manager Cotter, of the
Hart fords. It was this: "Would you
object to granting a franchise for New
Britain to II. H. Jr linings, formerly of
the Hartford clubV He says that lie
can get Burgess and McGilvray of the
Bath club, Maine league, and other
stars." It is needless to say that the
managers instantly and without the
slightest reserve answered that they
would welcome Jennings to the league
and might have a brass band to help
Jtiim on lys opening njght. Since Man
ager Cotter sprung the question noth
ing further has been heard about the
matter. What sort of a dream it was
that Jennings had. or what kind of a
play lie -was trying to perpetrate is not
kuoffn.-Xcw Haven Register.
One of the most, interesting players
of this league to watch is Russell, of
the Waterburys. His presence on that
team is worth more in the matter of
goal getting than any combination
Manager I'arsons could have worked
out.. AYith Gi iliin and Russell on the
rush line, the AYaterburys are easily
the best balanced team in the league.
Griffin Is a tireless, indefatigable floor
worker, but net an accurate driver.
AViih Russell at cover point, however.
Griffin has only to hand the ball over
and it is whipped into the case iu a
twinkling. Xo other team in the league
lias two fftich rushers. Bone, of" this
city, is a lightning driver at; covet
point, but his floor work is of such su
perior quality that he has no equa';
hence he can not play the position.
Fierce and Wodtke are similarly sit
uated, and all three teams have young
clever rushers to support them who.
while clever in their work, are not up
to the R'i . " uidard. AVith the
. Jean at center, and
1'of-ky. stock -Holder
ness at hplfoitck. the AVaterbury teant
has indeed become a most formidable
aggregation. New Haven Register.
Speaking of accidents which hap
pen to a player,-says Charley Lations
in the Register, history does not a'.ve
a single one which has peruiaiienfly
disabled him. The marks of the
game, however, can be found on the
face of almost every player who has
played any length of time. I'robably
the worst ' accident was that to Jim
Seeley of the Hart fords, who was
struck iu the eye, which resulted in
its loss. Among some of the worst
injuries received were: Shop Sullivan,
of the old I'eabodys, right arm broken
iu AVoburn: Baker, goal tend, collar
bone broken in Boston: A'alliant, col
lar bone broken in Meriden during a
holiday .game: Grifiin, now-of the Wa
terburys, leg broken at Lynn. Mass;
.Tohfifty. I'ha.len, formerly of the old
New Haven team, jaw broken in Sa
lem: Mills, jaw broken, goal tend for
Fall River team; Hobe AVhiting, jaw
broken, in l'awtucket;- Canavan. two
ribs cracked in Fawtueket. These
are the most serious that have ever
happened, although most every player
has broken noses, lingers, bad cuts
and painful bruises at all times dur
ing the season. They do not consider
them anything so long as they are
able to play the game. .
. The -matter of referees' rulings upon
the' delays In games occasioned by the
breaking of a player's skate is to re
ceivg the attention of the league direc
tors through the formal protest tiled
by Manager Aufort of the Meridens.
On Saturday night a week ago the
AYaterburys played at Meriden. Fred
Jean broke his skate and under the
rules a substitute should have been
put on while he laid up for repairs.
But the team had only five men, so
that was out of the question. Goal
tender Fox then . displayed all the
craft that his name suggests. He
w ears the composition rolls upon "his
skates, so he gave one of the rolls a
crack with his hockey and shattered
it tft. smithereens. This changed the
rule "altogctheiiv foe the game must
wait for n goal-tender's repairs or In
juries. Manager Aufort's claim is
that the referee; should nbt have de
layed the game in the first instance,
mid Hat the composition rolls are in
direct violation of the league's rules,
and bad their use been prohibited
Fox's trick would not have' been pos
sible. The Meridens, lost that game.
In a game in this city a few weeks
ago. when the same team was playing
in Springfield uniforms, Tierce's -sknte
broke, and the referee did -not blow
his Whistler,' . Fierce stopped playing
and the other players. Manager Aufort
clahasi slso-Jsstopped ip (He belief that
tlie" whistle" would be : blown. AVhile
they suspends! operations Bone made
the-tying goal. The Spriugfields lost
that-game. Manager Aufort. asserts
that here were, two similar eases in
which he-: got the little end of .-the
deal on diametrically opposite rulings
by th referee; He takes the matter
to the league therefore to have the
rule construed one way of the other.
He savs he does not qare 'which way
it. goes, but he does think that'there
should be some uniformity iu the ref
eree's decisions.- 'The' matter of ' al
lowing visiting teams to carry only five
men is also a breach of the rules, and
he will Insist that the rule be enforced
or amended so that all the clubs will
have equal privileges. New Haven
Register.
This week's schedule:
Monday AA'aterbury at New Haven,
nartford at Meriden.
Tuesday afternoon, Hartford at New
Haven, AVaterbury at Meriden; even
ing. New Haven at Hartford, Meriden
at AVaterbury. -
AVednesday New Haven at AYater
bury. Thursday Waterbury at Meriden.
Friday Hartford at New Haven,
Meriden at Waterbury.
Saturday New Haven at Hartford.
SOME AVRESTLING NOTES.
4
News of the prospect of a match be
tween Barker and Kelly, as given in
the Times Friday, was well received
by followers of wrestling here. Bar
ker stands ready to concede the AVater
bury man about anything within the
bounds of 'reason, but the probability
is that the men will be matched for
$500 a side, neither to weigh over 140
iioiinds. The weisilit stipulation, of
course does not affect Kelly. Barker,
will have to take off at least seven or
eight pounds. The match will proba
bly come off here in City theater some
evening in the latter part of January.
Barker Will keep in fairly good condi
tion while ou the road, if he stays
with the show, and put the finishing
loflches on his training with Little
here. Brockton Times.
Martin Julian's big Turk was held
in Paris while on his way to this coun
try by euterprisiug managers Who
wanted to use him. Julian sent a rep
resentative across and Nouroulah
Hassen will be in New York soon.
Parker was talked with Friday by
telephone by a reporter of the Brock
ton Times. He said lie will be in
Brockton on Sunday anil arrangements
for the match may be closed at that
tinie.
Little is keeping in good form and is
very anxious for another try at Kel
ley. Parker is confident Little is far
superior to Carroll's protege, and is as
desirous of having them meet again as
is Little.
Pieuing is still considering Tarker's
challenge tor a catch-as-cateh-cau
match. B.bcktoniaus are awaiting
the outcome with much interest. Foust
is likely to come iu for a go with Par
ker before Piening. however. He is
larger than the "Butcher Boy."
Parker is a great admirer of Fien
ing. He says the New Voider is but
2o years of age and a picture physical
ly. He has intimated that in a very
short time lie could make Piening the
best man in the business.
CUDAHY AGAIN THREATENED.
Another of His Children 3Iny Be Itid
nailed If Search Is Pushed.
OMAHA, Dec. 31. E. A. Cudahy, tin
millionaire packer, has received a seconc
communication from the men who kid
nailed his son. This time, as formerly
the letter contains a threat and says ir
substance that unless he withdraws his
offer of 25,000 reward for the arresi
and conviction of ench of the three ban
dits they will kidnap another of his chil
iien.
The letter refers to the failure of the
police to get anything like a tangible
clew as to the identity of the kidnapers
scoffs at the idea cf Tat Crowe's being
one of them, mentions the ease with
which "the first job was pulled off" and
concludes by saying that if Mr. Guda
hy is as wise as he showed himself in the
first instance he will comply with the re
quest and withdraw the reward at once.
This letter is written in pen and ink on
the same kind of yellow paper as the firsi
and evidently by the same person. It
was found by a servant of the Cudahj
household early on the morning gf Dec
27. Some one called up the house by tel
ephone und asked if Mr. Cudahy was in
The servant answered that he was not.
"Well," came the voice over the phone,
"you go out to the front yard, and you'll
find a letter there near the gate. It's ad
dressed to Mr. Cudahy. See that it's de
livered to him personally and to no one
else."
The servant went out at once and
found a letter. It was in a plain whit
envelope and was addressed "Mr. E. A
Cudahy, Sr. Personal and Private."
Mr. Cudahy, who was tfien at his pack
ing house in South Omaha, was summon
ed home at once. No one was permitted
to see the letter at first except Mr. and
Mrs. Cudahy. Mr. Cudahy's "intention
at the time was to keep its contents to
himself, as the bt'ndits had requested
but later he thought better of it, as he
believed that m the. hands of the police
it would prove a valuable clew, so he
took Chief Donahue into his confidence.
They held a consultation at the chief's
office which lasted nearly three hours
The chief' was seen afterward, but re
fused to disclose the nature of the subject
discussed. Mr. Cudahy says he has no
withdrawn the reward nor will he do so,
The rewind offered stands as originally
announced.
Robert Robinson, a broommakor em
ployed by the Sehneiderwind Broom fac
to.rv, has positively identified Pat Crowe
as the man who in his presence, rented
the Sehneiderwind house on Grovei
street which was used as a prison foi
Eddie Cudahy while he was being de-
tamed for the $25,000 ransom. This i
the first positive personal recognition of
any of the bandits and establishes the
most important point yet developed in the
case.
Mrs. Nation Stays In Jail.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 31 Mrs. Car
rie Nation, the W. C. T. U. woman who
broke mirrors and destroyed a valuable
painting in a Wichita saloon, has refused
bail secured by her coworkers. She now
says that under no circumstances' will
she step out of jail until cleared of the
charge against her, and the AY. C. T. U.
has practically abandoned their, efforts to
secure her release. Mrs. Nation says if
she is released from imprisonment she
will demolish saloon furniture in other
Kansas cities, i '
llrltlBli Steamer Disabled. .
QUEEN STOW N, Dec. 31. The Brit
ish steamer Lake Megantie, Captain Tay
lor, from Liverpool Dec. 25 and , Queens
town Dec 2(5 for St. John, returned to
Queenstown harbor yesterday morning
after a terrible experience in the gale.
She left Queenstown AVednesday, carry
ing the Canadian mails, 45 saloon and
second class cnbiu passengers and about
T00 steerage passenjtcrs, principally for
eigners, with many Jews among them. '
German Tourists Killed.
LONDON, Dec. 31. Two Germanl
torists, Hcrren Lainer and Ivindlinger,r
ascended Mount Schwartzenbergen with -
uui giuucs, uccoruiug iui uispmcu 10 A"'.'
uauy juxuEess.nwBv-v lennir, unu ,ieu into
u ahrss and Tfdt
Dan Stuart Making a Bid For
a Big Tournament.
He Is Watching the Cincinnati Con-
test Closely His Ambition Is to
Bring Together the Best Men in
Each Class In the World Carson
City Will Be the Place Interesting
Items About the Ringside.
There appears to be a concerted
movement against boxing all over the
country. Not a week passes that some
city where the sport has thrived shuts
down on it. New York, Chicago, Phil
adelphia, St Louis and other big places
have set an example that appears to
be infectious. Even at San Francisco
there appears to be trouble brewing.
Twenty-round contests, are allowed
there, but only one boxing show a
month is permitted. This is hard for
the promoters 'of five or six clubs, par
ticularly in view of the fact that the
police commissioners enforce a law
that compels each club to lease a
bulling for one year and devote it sole
ly to athletic sports. In addition to
this licenses are not granted until four
teen days before a show takes place,
so that the promoters complain that
it is impossible for them to secure pay
ing bouts on such short notice. In
other words, boxing at 'Frisco is so
unprofitable that it is to all intents and
purposes dead. The ministers of Cin
cinnati are making such a hard battle
against the JelTries-Ruhlin light,
scheduled to take place there in Feb
ruary, that the sporting men interest
ed would not be surprised to see the
ailair declared oft. Louisville, Balti
more, Hartford and Boston are still
conductiug the iTirt, lint in such a
manner that iufti. erenCe by the au
thorities may be- looked for without
preliminary warning. Meanwhile Dan
Stuart, the man who pulled off the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons tight in Carson
City, when every other state in the
Union had frowned upon prize riu
contests, has gone to Nevada to get
things ready for another fistic carni
val. Stuart says he will have a monop
oly of the sport in that state, where
the law permits finish contests. Stuart
intends to secure the arena in winch
Fitz doubled up "Jim the Gent," and
put it in shape. The structure is
standing and has not suffered much
from the elements. Stuart's idea is to
hold a regular old-fashioned carnival.
If Jeffries and Ruhliu are not inter
fered with at Cincinnati, Stuart says
he will match the winner of that mill
to meet Robert Fitzsimmons for the
world's championship. Stuart would
also jump at the chance to secure a
finish fight between Kid McCoy and
Tommy Ryan, providing the former
could make 158 pounds. Then a finish
fight between Terry McGovorn and
either Ben Jordan of England of
George McFaddeu of New York would
be a good card, Stuart believes, to
gether with a mix-up between Peter
Maher and Tom Sharkey, or Joe AA'al
cott and McCoy, if the bitter would
consent to tackle the "Giant Killer."
Stuart, as soon as he clinches matters
at Carson City.'will come east to make
a few of these matches, for he is con
fident that by the time he is ready to
pull them off the sporting public will
be hungry for the game. The Texan
does not expect to draw many eastern
enthusiasts to Carson City, but he says
that Chicago, Cincinnati, St Louis,
Louisville, Detroit, Denver and other
big western cities, where the boxing
craze is at its height, will provide
many patrons, to say nothing of the
places on the Pacilic slope. Then
again Stuart is shre.wd enough to see
that the big fighters, unable to settle
their differences anywhere else, will
have to submit to his terms as re
gards purse, money and other details.
And so Carson City, Ihe most outland
ish place on the map, which many red
hot sports never wanted to visit again
after the Corbett-Fitzsimmons light,
begins to loom up as the lone Mecca
for the pugilists in the near future.
Stuart's decision to get in on the
ground floor may cause a feeling of
chagrin among several other supposed
ly active hustlers, who seldom let good
things get away.
ABOUT THE RINGSIDE.
Joe Bernstein and "A'ouug Corbetf
have agreed to meet at Denver ou Jan
uary 11.
George McFaddeu offers to take Joe
Cans' nlnce and meet Kid Parker at
pLleuver next month.
Jack McClelland, the Pittsburg 122
pounder. and Jack McGeever will meet
for twenty rounds at AA'indber, Fa, to
night. Jimmy Barry talks of returning to
the ring again. He has asked a club
at Louisville to hang up a purse for
himself and Tommy Feltz of Brook
lyn. The bout between Kid Parker and
Joe (Jans, which was slated to be held
at Denver on January 4 under the au
spices of the Colorado A. C, has been
called off.
Billy Stift of Chicago has received
an offer to light big Fred Russell. Tin
Colorado A. C. of Denver has agreed
to hang up a good sized purse for the
twain to meet on January 15.
Tim Callahan of Philadelphia has
accepted an offer to meet Oscar Gard
ner at the latter's club at AA'heeling.
They will go twenty rounds at 124
pounds during the first week in Feb
ruary. Kid Broad, accompanied by his
manager, Joe Macias. left for Louis
ville on Saturday night. Broad is
matched to meet Dave Sullivan at the
Southern A. C, at that city, in a twenty-five
round bout next month.
The Anthraelte Trade.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31. In its
coal article The Ledger this morning
says: "The anthracite coal trade is con
cluding the year 1900 with the vigorous
working at the mines and large output
which have characterized recent weeks.
While the Christmas holiday season has
interfered somewhat in different locali
ties, yet this has been a minimum, and
the work has been pushed to n point
rarely reached at this season. . The un
usually good weather for December has
also favored both the, mining and ship
ping of tcoal, and it is being forwarded to
market as rapidly us the railway facili
ties will permit," ' '
Three Killed In a Drunken Row.
CHA .LESTON, S. C, Dec. 31.
Three - en were killed in Abbeville, this
state. i:3 the result of u drunken mnn'u
snleen and malice. Two of them we,-
Hhi. .sheriff of the eountv and a hitrhlv ro-
rpeff4i northerner, William Kyle of
J Maftc-iuAKtB, who has been superinl
tciwmig the uiiilUiug of a cotton mill i
1 Ati'VT ill
Great
When the kindneys are sick they grumble.
You hear them clear through the back. '
You feel them clear through the body.
They can't stand excessive vvu. .. ,
They grumble when overtaxed.
Know how the kidneys grumble?
It's a simple thing; your back will tell you.
Backache is the first grumbling warning.
The kidneys give it and if you heed it not,
Look out for trouble, it will surely come
Urinary trouble, kidney trouble and many miseries.
Doan's Kidney Pills are made for kidneys only.
They cure every form of kidney ill.
The experience of Waterbury people prove this.
Here's a case in point:
Mrs M.. E. Bradley, No 124 East Main street, says: "I had
kidney complaint for a long time, rheumatism in my back and limbs v
and a very weak heart. I scarcely knew what a good night's rest
was; I tired easily when walking or when doing my work about the
house. I took a great deal of medicine in my time, but I njitist say
that Doan's Kidney Pills procured at Lake's drug store did me more
good than anything I ever took. I felt better iu every way after I
finished the treatment and slept well at night."
'All druggists sell DOAN'S Kidney Pills.
Remember the name DOAN'S and take no substitute
Price. 50 cents per box. Fostcr-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.j
Sole Prop's
BOERS SCORE AGAIN.
British Driven Prom Helvetia
With Heavy Loss.
CAPE COLONY INVASION UNCHECKED.
England Hears IJuil News on tlie
Century's Closing Day-Two Fresh
Commandos Reported Ready
to Join De Wet.
LONDON, "Deo. 31. Tlie war office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Dec. 30:
"General Lyttleton reports that our
post at Helvetia was captured yester
day morning by the Boers. About 50
were killed and wounded and 200 taken
prisoners.
"Colonel Kitchener reports that he is
following with a small force in the track
of the enemy, Helvetia being reocenpied
by Keeves, who has been re-enforced
from Belfast.
"Helvetia was a very strong position
on the Machadodorp-Lydenburg railway
and was held by a detachment of the
Liverpool regiment. Am asking for fur
ther information."
Lord Kitchener, wiring from Pretoria
Saturday, Dec. 29, says:
"There is not much change in the situ
ation in Cape Colony. The eastern force
of the enemy appears to have broken up
into small parties at Etrecht and to be
moving about rapidly iu the same dis
trict, evidently waiting for support from
the north.
"The last report states that the west
ern force is moving to Carnarvon. De
Lisle and Thorneycroft are iu close pur
suit. "French has occupied Ventersdorp.
Clements reports that he is opposed on
the road to Kustenburg. The eastern
line was blown up near Pan, and a train
was held up this morning on the Standcr
ton line near Vaal station.
, "White's column has arrived at Sene
kal. Knox's column and Boye's brigade
are holding De Wet from breaking
south."
While Lord Kitchener sends bad news
for England on the closing day of the
year the press continues to take a sur
prisingly hopeful view of a grave situa
tion and of revelations of an enormously
wide field of Boer activity. General Do
Wet is still at large. Kimberley is iso
lated. The Boers are in force enough to
have captured a strong position at Hel
vetia, in the Lydeuburg district, while,
judging from Lord Kitchener's very re
cent advices, no progress is being made
ngainst the Boer invaders in Caye Col
ony. According to further telegrams receiv
ed yesterday, Zoerust is practically be
sieged, but has provisions sufficient for
five months. The garrison at Ottoshoop
has been withdrawn to Lichtenburg.
A disputch from Carnarvon, dated yes
terday, reports that the Boers who have
been threatening that point were driven
off and are being pursued.
The Boers admit that in their fight
with General Clements at Nooitgedacht
they lost 130 men.
"It is understood that Lord Kitchener
cannot ask the colonies officially to send
troops." says a Durban dispatch dated
Dec. 29, "but he desires it to be known
in Australia and Canada that Austra
lians and Canadians arriving in - Natal
will be eligible for immediate enlistment
in an irregular corps which is proceeding
to Johannesburg for five mouths' serv
ice." To emphasize Lord Kitchener's covert
admission that no progress is being made
against the invasion of Cape Colony a
correspondent at Burghersdorp, wiring
Saturday, reports as follows:
"Two fresh commandos are entering
the colony. One has already crossed
near Knaapdaar, and the arrival of an
other is momentarily expected in the
Steynsburg district. The Boers are said
to have two or three horses each, though
in bad condition. They have no guns or
transport, but are well supplied with
Lee-Metford rifles and ammunition. Cap
tured Boers say that tho intention of
these commandos is to roam about and
wait until General De Wet appears upon
the scene." t
Details of the Greylingstad affair show
that while Colvile's column was pursu
ing the Boers a second force of 400 of
the enemy was seen moving toward the
camp where the British transport was
inspanned. The small British force nip.de
a plucky stand until re-enforcements ar
rived with artillery, and after severe
fighting the Boers were defeated. . The
British losses altogether wer'y 9 ' killed
and 63 wounded and missing,'' The Boers
are said to have had 31 killed.
CoVe Ovens at Montreal.
MONTREAL, Dec. 31. A company is
being formed here to establish1 extensive
coke ovens. Cape Breton coal will be
utilized and the product flipped to the
smelters at aiul,.opar Sndbury, - Out.
From July to 'veert-X these smelters
imported neayl;'.! iO(J of Coke from
Kverett, Mas.; , i .
Bean ih(
tad AlYaiWtejjglft
mars lu . --y --j . ir rr '
8:
Grumblers.
THE LAND WHERE DREAMS
COME TRUE.
Far oVer some mist-hidden river,
And under a wonderful sky.
Where the rain never blots out the
sunshine.
And our loves never weary or die;
Where the flowers never fade but in
changing.
Their magical sweetness renew,
Lies a glorified realm of enchantment,
The land where our dreams come
true!
By mystical symbols and tokens,
We know of that beautiful laud;
But, alas! 011 the threshold of man
hood The frail clue slipped out of our
hand.
And the wild river wandered between.
The white gates are hidden from
view.
And only in sleep we remember
The land where our dreams come
true.
We shall find the lost treasure we
seek for.
Revealed in that wonderful sphere;
All tlie aims and the dreams of the
bygone,
All the good that eluded us here;
The innocent, faiths of our childhood.
The one blameless friendship we
knew.
Arrayed in our banished illusions,
In the land where our dreams come
true.
We know the diviuest fulfillment.
Our .vain hopes are gathered at
home;
The jewels we mourn here are hoarded
Where the moth and the rust can
not come:
And oft -when the sunlight is faintest.
We catch through a rift in the blue
A far-away glimpse of the glories
Of the land where our dreams come
true.
There are garnered the prayers of our
mothers.
And the soft cradle songs that they
sung.
There they move in the midst with
white garments,
And out of the mists of that river,
Their sweet bands shall reach as
the dew
That leads through the valley of
shadow;
To the land "where our dreams come
true.
So, weeping, we lay down our idols.
And bury our loves out of sight.
Though we know in our hearts we
shall find them
By and by. in the Mansions of Light;
And the salt tears that fall on our
ashes.
And blossom in tansy and rue,
Over there shall be lilies immortal.
In the laud where our dreams come
true.
Author Unknown.
BUX WHERE TOU GET THE BEST
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.
THE BIG DEMIJOHN
Is tho place to buy your Holiday Sup
ply of
Wines and Liquors
Our prices and quality speak for
themselves by the amount of goods
we handle.
RYE AND BOURBON WHISKIES
$1.50, 91.75, ?2.00, $2.23, $2.50,
$3.00, $4.00 per gallon; 40c, 50c.
GOc, Goc, 75e and $1.00 per quart.
AMERICAN AND IMPORTED GINS
$1.50, $1.75.- $2.00, $2.50, $3.00,
$4.00, So.OO per gallon; 40c, 50c,
C5c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 per quart. '
CALIFORNIA AND : IMPORTED
BRANDIES $1.50, $1.75, $2.00,
$2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $3.00, $0.00 per
gallon; 50c, 05c, 73c, $100, $1.25,
$1.50 per quart.
NEW ENGLAND. ST CROIX, JA
MAICA RUMS S1.50, $1.75, $2.00.
2.50, $3.00, $4.00 per gallon; 40c,
0c, G3c, 75c, $1.00 per quart.
PURE CALIFORNIA FORT AND
SHERRY 90c per gallon; 25c per
quart, , .
Sam iVlMricH & Co
NEW YORK LIQUOR WAREHOUSE
Branch 400 and 408 Main St., New
Britain.
15 and 17 Grand St., Opp. So. Main.
LOOK FOR BIG DEMIJOHN ON
HOUSE. . '.
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Think ,.
Quick.
Only Two Days More of
our
Remember that ve are selling
Hats, Caps
and
For of the regular price
until Tuesday, Jan. 1 I9OI.
Main Entrance.
89-91 Bank St.
OR DODGE'S SHOE STORE, 84
SOUTH MAIN STREET.
At Our Stock of
Gents Winter QJoves
Before you buy; it will be worth your
while.
We have Gloves that are Silk Lined,
Wool Lined, Fur Lined or; Unlined, to
fit any hand.
ISHAM & WILSON
liatter nTii Furaiahari
115 and 117 SOUTH MAIN ST.
Hi 5laKHH3!KKHHCaaOaiH!-'
Great Reduction,
ft
ft
on all
1 Suits, Overcoats gTrousers
Made to Your Order, f -ci
ft "
S GUS TfALD, g
S Successor to
ft o
I Schwarz Tailoring ax, Si
Over Chase's Millinery Store.
5 "Entrance next loLake's Drug Store !
ft ;"
Do You Kncrv
That we do credit business and can-.
arrange terms of payment, to your
satisfaction. Look for our large ad
vertisemeuts occasionally.
Gately&Breniicii
CREDIT CLOTHIERS. .
32 Center Street. Open EvenLig.
10 Pounds cf
IP or 75c,.
Boston Butter House
141 Soutli 3ia.in St .
White Sponge has no , eqiz.
ALSO
Feed, Hay and Grab:.
. T O'ROURKtTs SON, . :
67 SCOYILL STREET.
ZVlrsM. A. Ogdeiif
The Weil-Known , ;
:- ' PSYCHIC AND PALMIST ' '
For the past five years located at
Bridgeport is permanently located av
327 North Main street, Waterbury,
second floor. -- - -- " "
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