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YOL. XV. NO 236 W ATERBUR Y, CONN, TO 1902. PluCE' TWO CENTS. " m v III VM, ; iMmw:' w rmr & , r . m, ( vm , jAzmz'-s ''. i m . i MELBERT B. GARY, - Hon Melbert B. Cary, who was to day nominated for governor, was born In Racine, Wis. He graduated from Princeton college at the very early age of 19. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in the west for several years. In 1890 he retired from the ac tive practice of law to devote his time to literary ana educational pursuits. He published some years ago the Cy clopedia of Political Science, Political Economy and United States History. Last year he was elected professor of medical jurisprudence in the medical college of New York, but declined the honor. ' "- '" He is 50 years of age. He is a very affable man, speaks with caution and ihas a musical voice. He smokes good cigars, and a high silk hat , usually crowns 'his head. rHe tells a good story occasionally, and tells it well.,, Hq is estimated to be worth $1,000,000. He dves in Ridgefield, but spends a good 3eal of time in New York winters. He never held public office, but ran for the senate in 1892. In 1893 he was elected chairman of the democratic state cen tral committee. He Is married and has a devoted family. As a constitutional reformer he stands in the forefront He is a man of decided talent, 'a man of honor and a "mighty good fellow." THE TICKET. GOVERNOR. Melbert B. Cary, Ridgefield. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. E. Kent Hubbard, Middletown. SECRETARY OF STATE. ' COMPTROLLER. . Edward G. Kilduff, Waterbury. TREASURER. ' ATTORNEY GEN ERAL, Noble E. Pierce, Bristol. ; CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE. Homer S. Cummings, Stamford. Charles T. "Thayer, who was to-day defeated for governor Is mayor of Norwich and chairman of . the demo cratic state central committee. He has been a state senator, county health; officer, and ran for congress. He comes from an old New England family, many members of which have achieved high position. He is 50 years of age and was born in Thomp son in Windham county. , Committees Adopted- Named Promptly and Platform -Nominating' Speeches were Then In Order. Hyperion Theater, New. Haven, Sept 25. The democrats of Connecticut, rep resented by 600 delegates, assembled m state convention here to-day to nom. inate candidates for the various state offices, a -candidate for the" new office of congressman-at-large, to choose a new state central committee and to adopt a platform upen which the party ind Its candidates shall conduct the campaign of 1902. . ; The day weather-wise was most in mspicious because of a heavy rain, 3riven By a cold northeast wind. . The delegates came together prepared; for a day of excitement, and the early morning situation indicated that ex citement would be plenty and possibly rare. The conditions were not unlike those surrounding the famous conven tion of the party held in Bridgeport six years ago when two wings of the party Bought supremacy cn the floor of the convention and in the platform. To day, aa then, there were two factions, one seeking harmony along the lines of a democracy which they were pleased to called "old fashioned democracy, conservative democracy;" the other de manding the endorsement of the Kan sas. City platform of 1900. In addition to this the delegates were divided into nicely denned camps on the question of a gubernatorial candidate, with Mel bert B. Cary of Ridgefield and Charles F. Thayer of Norwich as the respective standard bearers. Still further, the Economic league had appeared as a factor with a request for the endorse ment of league candidates and league policies. As a matter of fact the con vention came together facing more con tests awaiting settlement than have confronted any convention In the state for several years. Difference of opinion as to the avail ability of candidates was not confined to the head of the ticket, and of the seven places to be filled there were op position candidates for five. ' These contests, coupled with that almost sure to develop over the adoption of a plat form, promised a session long and live ly and possibly sensational. The delegates had a night of It that will long be remembered. The prelim inary proceedings occupied several hours of time last night and wound up with the sensational and scandalous fracas which was precipitated'between Thayer and Cary delegates at the New London caucus last night. The plat form struggle did not come markedly to the surface last night, but there were plenty .of signs that there existed differences of opinion on this score. The candidates for honors thus had it all their own way last night. As Is &u&l In democratic convention meth ods, the w.ork of the night was devoted to caucuses, senatorial and county, and sessions of the state central committee, with, no session of the convention as such until to-day. The various .com mittees of temporary organization were chosen last night , and the eight coun ties held caucuses to discuss candi dates. A new state committee was nominated, the roll of the convention was completed, and as many prelim inary arrangements , as possible were completed. ' - v- The committee on resolutions under took last night to get together to con Eider a Cary platform already drafted, and a Thayer platform roughly pre pared. The attempt was a failure and the committee adjourned to meet this morning. The New London county fisticuff caucus furnished the sensation of the night and carried over into the day the ,Cary-Thayer bitterness. As soon as the New London county excite ment had temporarily . subsided the gubernatorial candidates continued then ante-convention canvasses, and they kept It up until after 2 o'clock this, morning. Mr Cary personally retired some time before his Norwich rival, but the workers for the two men kept at it until nearly 4 o'clock this morn ing and two hours later were up and doing in a final effort. - The committee on resolutions started the ball a-rolling with a meeting at the Tontine hotel just before 9 o'clock. The committee was in session until just before 10 o'clock, the hour appoint ed for the opening of the convention. Eighteen of the twenty -four members were on hand. -N. B. Stevens of Win sted was temporarily made chairman. The session was benind close4 doors and before the committee adjourned It was learned that numerous drafts of platforms were presented and dis cussed. . The corridors of the hotel were crowded and there was no lack of hu mor in some of the situations. One delegate mounted the stairs and taking a commanding position in a loud voice attracted "attention with the words: "Gentlemen, It makes little difference who Is nominated for governor" Here he was Interrupted by shouts, but he continued: "It makes little difference who is nominated -for governor, but I want my hat." The corridors re sounded with laughter, and the man shouted: "Is there an honest man in the democratic party?" The doors of the Hyperion theater opened at , 9 o'clock. . The handsome opera house was decorated in a simple manner with the national colors. Over the stags was a picture gi Tildes, .To one side was one of Grover Cleveland and as a companion piece to the Cleve: land portrait was a similar . likeness of William Jennings Bryan. Many of the- delegates mistook the unfaithful likeness of Tilden for, one of Thayer and there were some mutterings from the Cary supporters until the state committeemen caused It to be noised about that the central picture was one of Tilden. ; . At 9:45 there were less than 100 del egates in the theater and -a baker's dozen in the spectators' baloonies. The delegates came in rapidly as the hour approached and at 10 o'clock nearly every one of the 608 credited to the convention was in his seat. For some reason there was a delay and it was 10:40 before Chairman and Candidate Thayer called the convention to' order The appearance on the platform of Mr Thayer was the signal for , long con tinued applause. Hon John J. Walsh of Norwalk was immediately intro duced as the temporary chairman ot the convention. Mr Walsh suggested that the caucus committees chosen withdraw- at Once to expedite things. The chairman hu morously added: "I want to pump a little hot air Into you and while I am doing that the committees might with draw ' and transact their preliminary business.". . The convention was held idle one half hour pending the reports of the various committees. The committee permanent organization finally ap peared and recommended that the tem porary officers be"- made permanent. This was done. At 11:40 a recess was taken. , '""' In the meanwhile the doings of the platform framers became more and more complicated and wrangle followed wrangle. Mr Fiske of Guilford, after one of the wrangles, denounced the comaaittee on resolutions as a set of demagogues, and resigned his member- snip on the committee. : He was op posed to that part of the platform which recommended representation by population. At themeeting of the committee on credentials the only delegate contested was the one from Union. At one time an encounter was narrowly averted. Finally a vote was taken and it was a tie. Then Chairman Kinsella'of Hart ford dissolved the tie by voting to seat the delegate. Chairman Walsh then delivered his address as follows: Mr Chairman and Members of the State Central" Committee : I thank you for the honor whfch you have 'conferred upon me by selecting me as the temporary chairman of this convention, and I assure you that I fully appreciate this honor. Fellow delegates of this, the most auspicious democratic convention which has been held in a number of years in.. the' .state of Connecticut, I welcome you in be half of the state central, committee, and in behalf of the. democrats of this state,? iTwetecone yaui with sincerity and earnestness; because I: believe that to-night you are about to take the -first steps towards a democratic victory in the state of Connecticut In November next, and I propose in as brief and con cise a manner as I can to give you a few of the reasons why I believe that you will be successful at the polls in this coming election. The people of this state have been told by their republican senator, Mr Piatt, that there should be no change made by the voters of this state on election day, because under the repub lican administration the country has been prosperous for the past six years, and that prosperity has been coincident with republican xule, thereby Implying that which has been Teiterated- again' and , again by republican jorators and press ' writers that the republican party is responsible for and and should J be credited with the r prosperity . the country" has enjoyed. And If it were so,-that Providence in its wisdom, had selected that party as its instrument, to confer : blessings or punishments upon the people of this -country, then indeed would it be idle for us to as semble here to-night. If it were "so, that Providence had selected the repub lican party, fnrough its orators - and press writers, to confer those blessings, while it had selected men of the stripe of President Baer of the coal operators of Pennyslyania, ami the Industrial captains of the monopolistic trusts, to inflict its punishment upon the people, then it would be idle for us to assem ble. But we deny this and we appeal to the reason of the people of this state to justify that denial, and we believe that we shall not appeal in vain. ' Many years ago our martyred presi dent of this, United States uttered the memorable words: "You can't fool all the people all the, time," and we be lieve that the time has come in this old commonwealth of Connecticut, as well as all over this land, when the people are awakening to the fact that they have been fooled by the republican party long enough. In this United States to-day there is an unrest, a dissatisfaction with the political condition of affairs, which un rest and dissatisfaction has rapidly be come crystalized upon one dominant problem, and that Is the problem of the trusts, and the party that can solve that problem, is the party which is going to control the administration of this country for years to come. It is true that the rapid increase of wealth in this country the rapid Increase of wealth by natural production has caused a natural combination of capi tal for the purpose of expediting the transaction' of large enterprises, and that fact has been equally true since the first private corporation In the United States was formed right here in the state of Connecticut, many, many years before the war of the re belllon. Those combinations of capi tal, when conducted legitimately and in, accordance with, the laws of the land, no reasonable' thinking man can find fault with or attempr to disturb in their natural growth, and the demo cratic party never has, and never will, attack that which gives to every man in this country an equal chance to bet ter his condition in this life. And now a few words about the is sues ; In this state. There is in this country one dominant issue, to which all other issues are subordinate, so I believe that in our own commonwealth there is one dominant issue which un derlies, and is the cause of all the other questions which will come before the people of this state to be acted upon. We have a political condition in this state at present ..he like of which, for tunately for them, exists In no other state in this UnlQPj a. c.ondjtioa go THE PLATFORM. We, the representatives of the demo cratic party of the state of Connecti cut, in convention assembled, do re. affirm our allegiance toTthe democracy of the nation and reassert our faith in its principles. The platform' demands the most stringent enforcement of existing laws to the ordeal of a popuir vote and always comes from the til with dis tinguished success. y One, who having the confidence of the people at large, deserves the con fidence and support of this convention because he will faithfully and fear lessly discharge every duty . that the office of governor . may Impose upon him.' -V; :- v Without wishing ' to disparage "the qualifications of the distinguished gen tleman whose name is before the con vention 'I will only say that the one I against trusts and the passing of such laws as are required to supplement and will name possesses the qualifications give notencv to exisiting statutes. most needed at this time, firmness of Tt rtomnnrla minliHtr s tr th Affairs purpose, moral courage ana an inuom- t . Wfa'Wick -xrV q man TxrVin Irr teres Vi r rii. Ul vuiyuxuus ssu xu. Lw Qf the executive offlce and kno. al commerce. Concerning Cuba, It . believes thai; reciprocity is demanded, and the self ishness and greed of the republican party is denounced. It' favors an Im mediate reduction of the, tariff in Cuban Imports. It favors the election of United States senators by a popular vote 'and that the system of party nominations be done by direct: primaries. It demands the enactment of - effec- ing them dares maintain them. Aside from personal considerations in regard to the candidate I am to name or the feeling in 1iisx own. locality, there are other and weightier reasons why e gentleman I shall propose should re ceive this nomination. The people of this state demand it, and the demo cratic party, gentlemen, is the party of the people, and we here as represen tatives of that party are in duty bound to nominate the man nearest to the people and most closely Identified with their interests, and in doing this we five laws, prohibiting all Interference shall, place ourselves in, a position with legislators bv corporations. wnere we can more reaauy gez me sup ft ATT,ioa T-icr-ht. r law Port or tne masses, wnose interest it unions and favors an eight-hour day. It demands tine enactment of ade quate laws dealing with the subject of factory Inspections. It demands that the policy of the general assembly in grating special charters and privileges to Corporations be abandoned. - Concerning constitutional reform, it declares faith In the historic town sys tem of government at the same time it was pledged to secure the adoption of a constiution which shall offer to the populous communities a just and ade quate representation in the house. solutely unjust, unfair, so preposterous and absurd when discussed with politi cal equality; as the standard whereby this condition is to be decided, that there is no man who desires to remain outside of a lunatic asylum could be found in the state of Connecticut to day who will openly attempt to defend; is ours to serve. We to-day offer you as standard bearer for governor of this ommon wealth a candidate both avail able and unassailable. If you accept him as your nominee we will achieve a more Drimant triumpn ror democ racy than we have ever yet' accom plished. , With these words It seems almost unnecessary to mention his name, but Eastern Connecticut presents not only their individual choice but the choice of the plain people throughout the state in the person of Charles F. Thayer of Norwich. 4 . A demonstration followed the presen tation of Mr Thayer's name. It was tremendously enthusiastic and the demonstration lasted nearly five min utes before order was restored Colonel N. 6. Osborne of New Haveri seconded the nomination of Mr Cary. while' Senator William Kennedy . of Naugatuck performed a like service for Mr Thayer. Delegate Connolly of Dan. bury appealed to the labor element In behalf of Mr Thayer.; The balloting began at 2:45. ' It was very slow in balloting for the f -I G. KILDUFF. "RUNNING BOARD'' COMMITTEE as right the present political condition, and yet although, this Condition SO att- Lnminatlrm fnr vornnr on! It j j. j-v. .j . I ew ' " - ,v ..uu- suru, til a. i to use me vvorus vi wuvcj.- gumed the time from 2:45 nntn nor McLean: "Two hundred votes on one side of the surveyor's line. would equal twenty thousand votes on the other side of the surveyor's line," still the political party In power at the pres ent time in this state has placed itself upon record as being determined to pre vent any change-in this condition until threatened with loss )of power because of that refusal. ' s: ; Uv?r sixty years 'ago- it became ap parent to those who believed in -a ireaL republican form of government that our constitution was not adopted to the needs of the people of this state, and from that time down to the piesent moment its Inequality and its injustice have become more glaring, and more unbearable, and accordingly the efforts of the peole to relieve that injustice have become more jfrequent- and more strenuous; with the .result that two years ago the party in power, having been warned by those republicans who had the real interests of the party at heart that the people would submit no longer to this condition of affairs, called a constitutional convention a conven tion which on the very face of Its call branded the party calling it as insin cere and unfair, and intentionally so; a convention to equalize the represen tation of the "twenty thousand men on tne one side or the engineer's line and the two hundred men on the other side of the engineer's line," that said on its face the twenty thousand that now has two votes in the making of the laws in our legislature as against one vote which the two hundred have, shall have but one vote at the convention (Continued on Third Page.) before all the delegates had cast their votes. The counting of the vote was begun at that time. E. Kent Hubbard of Middletown was nominated for the position of lieuten. ant-governor by acclamation. v The count of the ballots resulted in the . nomination , of Melbert B. Carv of Ridgefield by a vote, of 320 to 234 for Thayer.. , ' , , Arthur B. Calkins of - East'. Lyme was nominated for secretary of 'state by acclamation and Philip Hugo of New Haven for treasurer in the same way. ; ... Edward G. Kilduff's monination for comptroller by acclamation quickly followed. CITY isnsws. Edward Monagan, a member of the class of 1902 of Holy Cross college, has entered the Yale law department. n E. 1 Earl Elliott; 1903,:' University of Pennsylvania president of the man- dolinj and banjo club, is the guest of Dr George (J. Herr. , ' : Applicants for first papers of citizen ship may obtain them by applying to Clerk Root in the district4 court room this evening between 7 and 9 o'clock. The title search of the property on which the federal building will be lo cated was completed yesterday and the result forwarded to the. postal au thorities. ,. John Joseph Kureirke, aged 11 years, died to-day about noon at the residence Of his father. Josenh Knreirkf. SS3 After the adoption of the platform. Bank street. The fniwni win hoiri Homer S. Cummings of Stamford be- at 2 o'clock on Sim da v nftpmrmn n s.t gan the nominating addresses. He pre- Joseph's Lfthnanlfln church Tnr. smeu tne miueoi xueiDert 5. uary of ment will be in Calvary cemetery. Ridgefield. His sneech can fnnnfl ' .. . . ' Kidgefleld. His speech can be found on page three. , , - . Dr Patrick Cassidy presented the name of Charles F. Thayer of Norwich. He spoke as follows: , . Mr ChairmaxT ajid. Gentlemen of the Convention: I am instructed by the New London county delegation to raise our voice and give our support in this convention to one of our most distin- x CHARLES F. THAYER. Defeated Candidate for Governor. gulshed citizens, whose life and posi tion Is an exemplification of American institutions and American citizenship, t One, who coming from : Windham county to the city of his adoption in i this commonwealth, has by his own en ergy,' nerve and backbone so endeared himself to the people that he has twice been in succession elected their chiet magistrate. ' One, who when chosen by the people has had their dearest interests at heart and has exemplified by deeds in ac tive public service the economic prin ciples that are announced in the plat form adopted by this convention. The fourth ward democrats have put m nomination for to-morrow's primar ies the following ticket: Delegates. Thomas Mitchell, John F. Galvin, Wil liam H. Lawlor, Peter F. Quirin, Pat rick J. Riordan; alternate, Morris Dee; tellers, Thomas Begnal, Michael En- right. . Delegates 'to the republican , town convention will meet in the' city court room in the City hall to-night for the purpose of nominating town officers. 1 The con vention will then be adjourned to a later date, when candidates for repre sentatives wiu De elected. The funeral of Mrs Caroline Adams, the widow, of the late Gilbert Adams, who died at the home of her son, George G. Adams of Town Plot, yes terday, took place this afternoon. Ser vices were held - In Hall Memorial chapel. Interment was in Riverside Henry Pritchard has entered suit against Loren R. Carter, the real es tate agent, for the recovery of a note lor $,uuu. Mr Carter is executor on the estate of the late Charles Pritch ard and it seems borrowed ; $1,000 from the plaintiff, a relative of the de ceased, and now he refuses to pay on the note. Attorney Carmody repre sents the plaintiff. Attachments cov ering the amount have been made. The injunction which was granted Mrs Mary Merriman of Watertown re stricting Thomas Maxwell, her tenant, from removing a barn off the leased premises, was given a hearing in the district court by Judge Peasley. At torney Gillette appeared for the injunc tion and Attorney McMahon for the defendant The testimony disclosed that: Maxwell built the, barn and that last August he was notified to leave. He refused to go, whereupon he was served with the customary legal notice. Then he said he would remove the barn. Mrs Merriman had no objection to this,, but did object to his method of removal, that to cart the barn through a number of shade trees which she feared would be greatly Injured by the process. Such was the sum and sub stance of the hearing, which occupied Held a Meeting Last Night With Gen eral Manager Sew ell. 1 Th com mitt a aorointed by the board of aldermenrto confer-with Gen eral : Manager Sew till of the Connect! cut Railway and Lifting Co relative to the nroDOsed "running board" oram ance held a meeting last evening and discussed the matter from stem to stern. As the subject has been before the company, a severe problem tney have been trying to master for five years, Mr Sewell was full of it He ininprl to the committee that the nomnahv was very anxious to run cars on a seven-minute schedule, but until they would-be allowed"to put in more turnouts, it wouia De impossiiue. w u so ' The board of public works grant ed this permission, but added such conditions' that made It impossible for the company to accept them. For in stance, on North Main street they were told they could put in a turnout or two, provided they would pave the street, keep it in repair, use a rail different from that which was then and is now in use, and on top of all this pay the city $2,000 for each , and every siding they would put in. . Alderman Beach, who seems to be the master of this sub ject on the board Of public safety., thought the traffic on the ears: could, be;;so regulated . that some ot them: would, not-r-beimpty while othersr were overcrowded ;r-Mr Sewell did not know of a plan how this could be accomplished. . It was sug gested to impose a fine on every man found traveling, on the running board. Someone else replied to this that to enact such an Ordinance it wpuld first be necessary to- increase tne pouce force to about 100 or 200 members. It was found that it would not cover the idea by imposing a fine on the conduc tors; this was founu to De uniair m some cities ana meai evwjwiicie. One of the committee ' suggested, and with all earnestness, too- that the fine for every man found traveling on the running board be" imposed .upon Mr Sewell. Mr Sewell said he would not pay any such fine, and doubted If such a law could be enacted, to make one party suffer for another's misdemean or. Alderman Beach suggested that additional cars be put on, especially durlnsr the noon hour and when people are returning home from work. ;, Mr Sewell replied to this that the turnouts were now crowded In all parts of the city; that this was precisely tne trouble, that not another car couia nna room on them. Such was the drirt or the discussion. " , GUEST DYNAMITED HOTEL v Then Shot Himself In the Head , and is Dead. The Man Had a Row With the Pro prietor and 'Threatened Vengeance , Roof of Building Was Blown Oil and Guests Tumbled Out of BedPropri etor and Wife Seriously Injured. . Washington, Sept 23. The Golo-eu Eagle h'otel, on the corner of New Jer sey avenue and D street was" dyna mited this morning at 4:30 o'clock, it is alleged, by Frank McKee, one or the guests, who subsequently commit ted suicide. Between twenty and thir ty guests were thrown from their beds by the explosion, but only tlTe propri etor, Louis Brandt, and his wife wero injured, the latter seriously. The roof of the building was blown off and the falling wreckage crashed. through to the basement, elaving the structure as if wrecked by a. tornado. Every pane of glass in the building and adjoining structures was broken. , The 'nrtmrietor crave a banouet last nigljtf.'in:,;;Jion6r bhls-vifd, .Who ''.had just returned fr&oof' Germany,! aad was a guest. During the evening Meis.ee and Lrandt quarreled over the former': attentions to Mrs Brandt and McKee left the hotel with threats of revenge. He returned about 4 o'clock and is said to have exploded the dynamite In th room above that occupied by Brandt and his wife, subsequently shooting himself in the head. McKee was about 28 years of age, and it Is said was m fairly good circumstances. He came here several years ago from Philadel phia, A member of the Brandt fam ily stated that he had lost considerable money at the races recently ana naa acted irrationally. It is said that ho was employed at one time in the navy yard here. FIRST, HEAVIES' MONUMENT. Many8 People In Hartford .Attending Dedication Exercises. GOVERNOR STONE'S ORDE&V Placing Troops in Lackawanna ana Lebanon Counties. Harrisburg, Pa Sept 25. The for mal order issued by Governor Stone placing troops on duty in .Lackawanna and Lebanon counties was made pub lic to-day and is as folIows: "The sheriffs of Lackawanria county and of Lebanon county respectively having advised the governor of their inability to preserve the peace, main tain order, secure obedience to law, and protect life and property, and se cure to the citizens of the commonwealth their rights, privi leges ' and - safety under 1 the' constitution and the laws; and the gov ernor being satisfied upon investigation that tumult, riot and mob violence ,doe3 exist in these counties to an extent that cannot be controlled by the civil au thorities, the major-general command ing the division, . National . Guard of Pennslyvania, will make such disposi tion of the troops now on duty or place such additional troops on duty, as may in his judgment be necesary to proper ly assist the sheriff of Lackawanna county and the sheriff of . Lebanon county in restoring and maintaining peace and order." JEWS RETURN THANKS. Chicago, Sept 25 After a ' meeting last night a telegram was sent by the Northwestern Kranken Unterstuet-r zungs Verein to President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay in which the "Jews of Chicago tendered their heartfelt thanks for the effort in behalf of their race and in behalf of humanity" in the matter of the Roumanian protest. ' Hartford Sept 25. Veterans of tba First regiment, Heavy Artillery, Con, necticut Volunteers, gathered liere to day from many states to take part in the dedication of the monument uvt t. ed on the Capitol grounds in memory of their regiment. The occasion was made a holiday in this city, the street's were'thronged with thousands of vis itors, and buildings in both the busi ness and residential sections were ap propriately decorated. Besides the sur vivors of the First Heavy, there were hundreds of other veterans of the civil war. present, and these joined in Ibo parade which preceded the dedicatory exercises", marching under the flags of, their respective regiments. The monument, which occupies is commanding site ori the grounds of the- Capitol, Consists of a base of granite surmounted by the "Petersburg Ex press,' a thlrteen-inch mortar served by members of the regiment at ' tba siege of Petersburg. - Covered by , an American flag-, the monument was con cealed from the eyes of the crowd un til the proper point In the exercises wjjsj reached, when Miss'Lydia Bulkeley. t grand niece of the late Captain Charles E.Uulkeley of the regiment, putted the string which, unveiled the massive block'.- The program of exercises Included an address of welcome by Mayor 'Suiii an, an jAddress pn behalf of the stete by Actinc, Governor Keeler, and speeches .by' Congressman Charles A. Russell and ttt-Representative William I. Lewis of West brook. A dinner for 2,500 men was served in the Coliseum! after the formal exercises. One yho. has repeatedly submitted two. hours. Decision was, reserved. IjOst 111 BloiLiituin liiixKiirtl. MORAINE, Colo., Sept. 25.-A. W. Locke, F. P. Wolaver, James Cafrns and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sprague, mem bers of a camping party, reached this place after having been lost for two days in a blizzard which raged be tween Middle Park and Estes Park. The party were crossing from Grand Lake to Estes Park with a heavy pack outfit when they lost the trail and were compelled to spend the time above the timber line without a fire iu a . cleft in the rocks, - " " v ENCOUNTER "WITH GRIZZLY. Butte, Mon, Sept 25. Reports sent out from the -Yellowstone National park to the effect that S. Osgood Pell of New York had been Injured in an encounter with a grizzly bear while hunting, in the Rocky Mountains are untrue, although he had a narrow es cape. Mr Pell wounded the bear and it started to attack him, but the shot from his rifle finished the animal. Mr, Pell's horse was nearly killed by thej bear. ' 1 REOPENING OP TAM3. New Haven, Sept 25. Yale univer sity was to-day reopened In Its various departments for the 'beginning of the 202nd year since the founding of th-i college. The' entering classes especial ly in the Sheffield scientific school and the divinity school, were said general ly to show an increase over those o former years, but no exact figures o? number of new members wex "avails.) ble to-day. - -