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VOL. XVII. NO. 184.
WATERBURY. COM, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1904.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
PARKER BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
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Work of Greatest Political Con-
2 vention of the Age.
DELEGATES LABORED ALL NIGHT
Platform Adopted as Presented by the Committee The
Work of Balloting for Presidential Nominee Not
Finished Until Nearly 6 O'clocK To-Day Doubtful
States Seeing That ParKer Was a Winner Flock
ed to His Standard The Nominee Got the News
After Taking His Horning Dip in the Hudson
His Daughter Was An Interested Spectator at the
Convention and Took Part in the Demonstration.
St Louis, July 9. Chief Judge Alton
B. Parker of the New York state court
of appeals was nominated about fif
teen minutes to 6 o'clock this morning
for president of the United States by
the democratic national convention.
But one roll call ensued and so decisive
was the result of that one that con
trary states began to call for recogni
tion and the ballot finally resulted in a
unanimous vote for the New Yffrk state
man. The scene was dramatic in the
extreme. Darkness had witnessed the
gathering of the democratic hosts,
while broad daylight, the sun paling
the electric light; witnessed the close.
The convention was in session from
8 o'clock last night until nearly G
o'clock this morning. In that time
eight names were presented to the con
vention. , Nominating and seconding
speeches innumerable were made, and
as dawn approached it became neces
sary to limit the seconding speeches to
four minutes each. An exception was
made in the case of William Jennings
Bryan, who, in one of the most dra
matic situations ever witnessed in a
political gathering, addressed the con
vention, and concluded by seconding
the nomination of Senator Francis M.
Cockreil, "the favorite son" candidate
from Missouri. Mr Bryan received the
third great ovation accorded during the
convention. His speech was ah im
passioned appeal to the delegates to
give the party a candidate who had
voted the democratic ticket in 1806
i and 1900. He spoke on behalf of the
Nebraska delegation, which he said
Jxad no candidate to present of TaVors
to ask, but a candidate whose nomina
tion would not prove a triumph for one
faction over another. He suggested
Hearst if the convention thought best,
then former Governor Pattison of
Pennsylvania, and finally created a sur
prise in the convention by declaring for
Senator GockreH. - - - -(.-
One of the features of the long drawn
out session had been the beautiful tri
bute paid to Senator Cockreil when his
name was placed in nomination by Rep
resentative Champ Clark. It was a
spontaneous outburst and for that rea
son the more complimentary to the
senator. The delegates, already weary
toy the tedious and trying session,
paused In their labors, and in the guise
of a nomination for the presidency
which the senator's friends knew to be
beyond his reach, indulged in a demon
stration continuing about half an hour.
Nearly every delegate, and spectator in
the galleries or on the floor had been
provided with a flag and the scene was
far the most Impressive of all the ova
ttona given during the session.
K BRYAN'S LAST ATTEMPT.
The thousands of cheering persons
apparently converted Mr Bryan to the
belief that Senator CoekreU's chances.
of nomination were greater than other
favorite son candidates. The Nebras
kan gained recognition soon after the
Cockreil. demonstration and in a
speech directed undoubtedly in an ef
fort to defeat Parker, made hir, electri
fying plea for the anti-Parker forces
o rally. He was given the closest at
tention. The great convention wnlch
the police and sergeant-at-arins were
powerless to control, listened as though
every word were a personal message
to each person, as if a hypnotic spell
had been cast over the throng. But
. when it was all over the Parker forces
had not been shaken. The ballot for
president gave Parker 658 votes out of
667 needed to nominate, and before the
result could be announced Idaho, Ne
vada, Washington and others made
changes to the Parker column.
v Governor Dockery of Missouri moved
to make the nomination unanimous,
and it carried amidst increasing cheer
ing. The result of the ballot was never
announced officially and it is not likely
that it ever will be.
. The convention took a recess yes
terday until 8 o'clock last night for the
purpose of receiving the report of the
committee on resolutions. The report
was received and adopted by a viva
voce vote. So far as surface indications
were concerned there was no more op
position to the platform than there had
been to that accepted unanimously by
the republican convention in Chicago a
few weeks ago.
Nominations were immediately pro
ceeded with. Alabama yielded to New
York, and Judge Parker's name was
the first presented to the convention.
After that Hearst, Gray, Cockreil,
Wall, Williams, Olney and Miles were
named in speeches which took nearly
the entire night. In the end all the
claims of the Parker forces were
proved accurate. Parker had within a
few votes of enough to nominate, and
these were forthcoming. The speeches
which had been cheered so long., and
loud had neither made nor lost a vote.
The Parker forces under perfect organ
ization remained serene,
After the nomination had been made
the convention adjourned until 2 p. m.
to-day, when a candidate for vice-president
will be chosen. After the close of
the convention many of the "figures
prominent in the contest were sur
rounded by friends and heartily con
gratulated. Notable among these were
David B. Hill of New York, who has
been in actual charge of Judge Par
ker's campaign. He laughed and cried
alternately.
TEARS OF JOY.
In a section of the hall sat Mrs
Hall, daughter of Judge Parker. With
a party of friends she remained
throughout the nfght. She showed
her happiness with tears, j t
William F. Sheehan, who has done
the personal work for Judge Parker
and August Belmont were jubilant
over the result. One of the most in
teresting phases of the convention
was the "fact that although early
evening was succeeded by darkness,
darkness by dawn and dawn by
broad sunlight at least two-thirds of
all spectators, thirty per cent of them
women, remained until the nomina
tion was made. "'
Mr Bryan left the convention hall
a few minutes before the nomination
was made unanimous but not before
he knew that Judge Parker was nom
inated. To several correspondents
who were waiting for him at his ho
tel he said that he had nothing to
add to what he had said in the con
vention which was that he would sup
port any candidate named on the plat
form he had assisted in making.
"I have not slept for hours," he
said. "Good night."
It may be added that those of a
superstitious turn of mind may be en
couraged by the fact that Judge Par
ker was not nominated on Friday.
- FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Senator Hill had a conference this
morning with William F. Sheehan,
Senator. J. M. Guffey of Pennsylvania,
Thomas Taggart of Indiana and John
B. Hopkins of Illinois in order to de
termine upon a running mate for
Judge Parker. Messages were sent to
nearly every state rieadquarters, ask
ing the leaders to. come to the confer
ence. The four names which were consid
ered are Judge Harmon of Ohio, Judge
Gray of Delaware, former Senator
Davis of West "Virginia and Williams
of Iillinois. At 1 o'clock Harlin Cleve
land, who is looking after the interests
of Judge Harmon, stated that Mr Har
mon would not accept the nomination.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
advocated the nomination of Senator
Daniel of Virginia for vice president
The convention was slow in coming
together this afternoon and the indi
cations at press hour were that it
would be late in the day when a vice
presidential candidate would be
named. ' '
PARKER GETS NEWS.
Esopus, N. Y., July 9. The news of
Judge Parker's nomination was given
to him at 6:50 a. m. by the corre
spondent of the Associated Press who
found him clambering out of the wa
ter after his morning swim.
"Well, Judge, you've got it," cried
the reporter, as the athletic figure of
the judge appeared over the bow of
the barge from which he had been
diving.
"Is that so?" replied the judge, his
ruddy face breaking into a cheery
smile in which satisfaction was un
disguised. He asked for details of
the final vote, and displayed! the live
liest interest in every fact and figure,
at the same time refraining from the
slightest comment.
When asked if he would say any
thing on the matter of his nomination
he said:
"No,( I shall say nothing whatever
upon the subject until I am formally
notified of my nomination'
He climbed up the steep bank to. his
house, and cordially received the
greetings of the other newspapermen
who had been waiting there, but
again declined to make any comment
upon the situation.
From 9:45 p. m. until after 6
o'clock tltis morning, during the
hours of the convention was in ses
sion. Judge Parker remained in his
g'oom which he left only to go to the
river for his usual swim. At that
time he knew only that there had
been an all night session of the con
vention and that the ballotine had be
gun. There is little doubt that Judge
Parker has been confident for mans
davs that he would be nominated, anrf
while he would not discuss this aspect
of the question this morning, it was
plain that the, announcement of the
result brought him no surprise unless
perhaps in some detail of the figures
involved.
Judge Parker devoted the first leis
ure of the morning fft reading the
morning papers, devoting close atten
tion to the platform. He refused to
make any comment whatever upon
the platform. Afterwards he started
for a ride on horseback. The Ameri
can flag was raised at Rosemont to-
used, but who is so close to the demo
cratic candidate that he may be consid
ered an echo of Judge Parker, said this
morning that in his letter of acceptance
Judge Parker will deal with the finan
cial question in a specific manner and
according to the lines advocated by
Senators Hill of New York and Wil
liams of Mississippi.
OLNEY WILL. NOT TALK, ,
Falmouth, Mass, July 9. fCicnard
Olney was notified of the nomination
of Judge Parker by a representative of
the Associated Press at his summer
home here. Mr Olney left his break
fast table to hear the news. He listened
in silence, smiling when he was 'told
that he had received 38 votes. Mr
Olney declined with his usual firmness
to say anything concerning the outcome
of the convention.
ALTON B. PARKER.
day and flags and "bunting appear in
profusion on all buildings in Esopus.
A celebration planned for to-night has
been postponed until next week. By
that time, it is expected, the Ulster
county delegation will have returned
from St Louis.
Telegrams of congratulation have
begun to arrive..
CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
Buzzard's Bay, Mass, July 9. For
mer President Grover Cleveland had
not left his room this morning! when
news of the nomination of Judge Par
ker for president at the St Louis con
vention reached the summer residence
of Joseph Jefferson, where Mr Cleve
land is a guest The former president
declined to communicate with any
newspaper representative until after
breakfast although he was advised of
the action of the convention as soon
as he awoke. Finally Mr Cleveland,
through a son of Mr Jefferson, sent
the following statement to the Associ
ated Press: "Mr Cleveland declines
to see any reporter or representative of
the press, but sends the following
word from his room to the Associated
Press: I am in absolute ignorance of
the action of the St Louis convention
except in so far as it has nominated
Mr Parker as presidential candidate.
With this result I am abundantly grat
ified, and I hope that the remainder of
the work of the convention will add to
the encouraging: prospects of demo
cratic success. This is all I can pos
sibly say at this time. I do not know
wihen I shall have an opportunity to
read the platform adopted or to. learn
the entire proceedings of the conven
tion. In any event it is absolutely
certain that no further expression from
me may be expected at present. I hope
to be relieved of further importunity
on this subject"
It was learned at Mr Jefferson's
house that Mr Cleveland has been
spending the last three or four days
quietly and that he would remain at
Crow's Nest, Mr Jefferson's place, for
several days longer before leaving to
join his family at Sandwich, N. H.
ROOSEVELT GETS NEWS.
Oyster Bay L. I , July 9, News of
tho nomination by the St Louis con-
vention of Judge Alton B. Parker ior
1 . 2 J . J
the presidency was commiiuieiiusu ia
President Roosevelt at breakfast time
to-day by Secretary Loeb. The in
formation was given the president by
telephone from the executive offices in
the village to Sagamore Hill, but he
made no comment on either the nom
ination of Judge Parker or any other
action 01 the convention. What he
may have to say coneerningi the dem
ocratic platform and candidates prob
ably 'will be said in his letter of ac
ceptance of his own nomination by the
republican party.
No official visitors were received to
day. HARMON'S CONGRATULATIONS.
Cincinnati, July 9. The first thing
that Judge Harmon did to-day on get
ting to his office was to send the fol
lowing dispatch to Judge Parker:
"May you add to the honor just done
you the distinction of leading a united
party to enduring success. (Signed)
"JUDGE HARMON."
TENTS FOR
SUFFERERS
PARKER'S MOTHER.
Derby, Conn, July 9. At an early
hour to-day the news of Judge Par
ker's nomination was brought to Mrs
Parker, mother of the democratic
nominee, by a representative of the
Associated Press. Tears welled in
the old lady's eyes and for a moment
she eould not speak. Then in a
trembling voice she said: "I had hoped
that if his nomination would be the
best thing for the party, that . he
would be nominated, and now," she
said, "if his election- will be the best
thing for the country, I sincerely hope
that he will be elected." She said
that Judge Parker was a personal
friend of President Roosevelt and
within a year of two had made him a
visit at his summer home at Oyster
Bay.
Mrs Parker is 80 years old and is
living in this place with her daugh
ter, Mrs Hall. She expects to spend
the latter part of the summer with
her son at his summer home in Eso
pus. N. Y.
M'CLELLAN'S TELEGRAM.
New York, July 9. Mayor George
B. McClellan when he received news
from St Louis that Judge Parker had
been nominated for president by the
democratic national convention, sent
the following telegram of congratula
tion :
"Alton B. Parker, Esopus, N. Y.
"All democrats will work enthusi
astically for the election of a candi
date in whom they have confidence.
Accept my sincere and hearty con
gratulations. (Signed.)
"GEORGE B. M'CLELLAN."
NEW TRACK -TO BE BUILT.
New York, July 9. A side track to
the home of Judge Alton B. Parker
at Esopus, N. Y., was ordered con
structed to-day by the West Shore
railroad for the increased business at
that point anticipated because of the
judges for nomination for the presi
dency by the national democratic convention.
TAMMANY ON DECK.
St Louis. July 9. Charles F. Mur
phy of Tammany Hall said this morn
Ing: "No one need have any doubt as
to where Tammany Hall will stanri in
the coming presidential contest. It is
solidly behind Alton B. Parker. JVoav
that the convention has spoken Tam
many Hall will set to work at once and
will roll up for Judge Parker one of
the greatest pluralities ever given a
presidential candidate in New York
city." ;
PARKER AND THE FINANCES.
St Louis, July 9. A Parker man,
who declined to allow his taffis to be
The Government
Acts QuicKly.
Five Days Rations to be
$mt to Victims of Flood
The Waters Are Rapid
ly Receding Now in Many
Places.
Washington, July 9. Acting upon
j the report from General Bell, who in
vestigated the conditions at Kansas
City, Kans, growing out of the flood,
Acting Secretary of War Oliver has
telegraphed General Bell to Issue
1,000 tents and five days' rations for
the relief of the flood sufferers. The
supplies will be drawn from Leaven
worth. This is an emergency meas
ure and will be followed by further
relief if necessary.
JUDGE GRAY LIKES IT.
Wilmington, July 9. Judge George
Gray is pleased with the nomination
of Judge Parker. He says it is one
with which every democrat should
feel satisfle. Safe, hopeful and in
line with the best traditions of the
party. He said that he met Judge
Parker In 1895 and that he impressed
him as a quiet, dignified and brainy
man.
Veiled Like an Indian.
ST. LOUIS, July 9. Gowned entirely
in white, wearing a large picture hat of
white lace, Mrs. Charles Mercer Hall,
the daughter of Judge Alton Brooks
Parker, was one of the most interested
persons in the thousands packed into
the great Coliseum. During the thirty
one minutes which the great throng
spent in shouting and cheering her fa
ther's name she stood in one of the
boxes farthest removed from the plat
form. At first she remained perfectly
quiet, then she herself took part in the
demonstration, waving her handker
chief in time with the strains of the
band. "I thought I should be as quiet
and calm as could be," she said, "but I
yelled like an Indian. I simply could
not help it." . x
NO ROW COMING.
In fcnglish Offical Circles
the Gunboat Espiegle
Episode is Understood
London, July 9. It is said in official
circles that there is no likelihood of a
serious question arising from the fail
ure of the British 'gunboat Espiegle to
reach, New Ohwang. So long as for
eign life and property are protected the
British government is not disposed to
station a gunboat at New Chwang. It
is stated, moreover, that Russia is fully
advised as to the purpose of Foreign
Minister Lansdowne in respect to the
protection of British interests and sub
jects. The presence of a British squadron
in waters near the gulf of Chi-Li has
been the subject of considerable talk
in diplomatic circles and the orders for
the squadron to withdraw south is
credited to be due to the desire of the
British government to show Russia
that it has no intention of giving even
moral support to the Japanese fleet by
the presence of a large British force in
the vicinity of the scene of the latter s
operations.
RUN OVER BY TRUCK.
Girl Talent to Hospital Suffering
From ShocK.
New York. July 9. Nellie McCar
thy, 18 years old, a clerk, while cross
ing West street last evening to take a
Desbrosses street ferryboat to go to
her home in Bayoune, was knocked
down by a truck and one wheel ran
over her arm.
Her head was cut above the left eye
and her body bruised. She was taken
to the Hudson street hospital, by Sur
geon Gould suffering from shock.
Policeman Frank Driscoll of the
Leonard street, station arrested Joseph
P. Travers, the driver, and he was
locked up, charged with reckless driving.
INDICTED FOR LARCENY.
Boston, Mass, July 9.- Everett Ab
bott, local manager of the American
Marine Transportation CO, was indict
ed here to-day on a charge of lavceny of
funds from his company. The shortage
in the company's .accounts has been
fixed at $30,000. Abbott was arrested
at San Francisco a short time after the
shortage was discovered.
Kansas City, Mo, July 9 Flood wa
ters at Armourdalef, Argentine and
lower Kansas City, Kans, on the rag
ing Kaw and to Manhattan, half way
across Kansas, have fallen steadily
since late yesterday and to-day con
tinued to recede. The water at Man
hattan became stationary at night af
ter rising all day yesterday and then
began to go down, eliminating the
last danger of further damage at the
mouth of the Kaw or along its
course. The stage here was two feet
lower than yesterday. In Armour
dale, however, the water still stood
over sis feet deep in the low places.
The Missouri river at Kansas City
and north also receded fast, and no
additional damage to Harlem or the
east bottoms will result from the ov
erflow of that stream.
In the west bottoms, on the Mis
souri side, where the flood resulted
from backwater from the Kaw . the
fall was more noticeable than else
where and although high, confidence
was restored and merchants began to
restore their goods hastily taken away
at the first sign of danger. .At the
stock yards the fall was slow and
most of the pens were flooded.
Kansas City, July 9. It will not be
possible to handle receipts before
Monday. The railroads are recover
ing and to-day every line south and
west operated some trains although
with little regard to schedule. Rail
road officials and business men say
the damage locally is insignificant
when compared with last year's loss
es. The relief committee of Kansas
City, Kas, which is caring for 5,000
or 6,000 homeless in the suburbs of
that city, have decided to accept that
granted by the war department. The
committee decided to accept any con
tributions that might be made but not
to appeal for them.
Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Lough
borough of Fort Leavenworth, Kans,
who was sent by the war department
to investigate the situation has re
commended that 2,000 rations be giv
en the city to-day and additional food
supplies be sent each day as needed.
I An officer accompanied the rations
ana witn tnem was sent cooking
utensils.
OLD NEW YORKER HOME.
T. E. Drew BacK n Broadway With
$59,000.
New York, July 9. Thomas E.
Drew, well known in Broadway a doz
en years ago, was renewing old ac
quaintances and making new ones
along the line last night, and there
wasn't any limit to the wine order.
Drew went to Alaska from, Broad
way and invested his money in min
ing lands. He sold a claim in the
Hoffman house yesterday for $59,000
and liked the bargain so well that he
went out forthwith and bought $S50
worth of sheet music to be sent to his
Alaska friends. To a boy in one mu
sic publishing house who sang a song
to please him he handed a $50 bill.
Four newsboys in front of the Hoff
man house got $5 each for saying
"Hello."
In Tom O'Rourke's Drew told news
of the Wilsons, Eddie. Frank and
John, who were even better known in
Broadway than he before they went
to, Alaska. f John was postmaster till
a year ago, when he died, and Frank
took his place. Eddie, he said, had
made a fortune in mining.
"Broadway is awfully changed,
though," Drew said with a sigh.
Changed in a dozen years? Well,
rather.
TO KILL TEN MEXICANS.
WEATHER "FORECAST
Forecast for Connecticut: Local
showers to-night; Sunday fair in
south portion, local showers in north
light variable winds .becoming fresh
southerly to westerly.
Murderers of Three Americans Will
Be Shot for the Crime.
El Paso, Tex, July 9. Preparations
are being made at Hermesillo, Mex,
for the execution by shooting often
Mexicans under sentence for the mur
der and robbery of the Maxwell
brothers and Enoch Woodworth on
the El Tigre trail about two months
ago.
The Maxwells were prominent busi
ness men who had gone to Sonora to
examine some mines and had employ
ed Woodworth as a guide.
The party camped at the crossing
of the El Tigre trail and a river and
were murdered while they slept. The
bodies were found in the river and
identified.
Twenty Mexicans were arrested for
the crime and ten have been convict
ed, acocrding to a dispatch received
here to-day, and they will be punished
; with death. "?;e date of the execu
tion has not yeS been fixed. '
KAI-CHOU CAPTURED
BY THE JAPANESl
Story is Not Denied by the Russians The Place is Con
sidered An Important One for the Japs Russia is
Not Fighting for Manchuria or Korea, But for Her
Future Standing in the Far East.
St Petersburg, July 9 (2:10 p. m.)
The capture of Kai-Ohou by the Japan
ese, announced from Tokio to-day, is
not officially confirmed at the war
office, but there is no disposition to
question the probable correctness of
the report, as the latest advices re
ceived here made it plain that the Jap
anese were advancing in force along
the railroad against the Russian posi
tion. The emperor and his military suite,
who left St Petersburg last night .for
the Volga region to bid farewell to the
fifth and sixth army corps, may al
ready have received General Kuropat
kin's report, but the general staff has
not yet received General Sakharoff's re
port, which usually follows Kuropat
kin's at a short interval.
The occupation of Kai-Chou, while
it is not believed that it will exercise
material influence on Kuropatkin's
strategy; Is of importance to the Japan
ese as it brings them within reach of
New Chwang, facilitating General
Oku's juncture with General Kuroki,
who may already be In touch. How
far the Russian commander-in-chief at
tempted to contest the possession of
Kai-Chou with the Japanese the war
office says will be revealed when the
official report arrives. The Japanese
reports of the severity of the fighting
might Indicate Kuropatkin's desire to
hold Kai-Chou so long as possible for
the purpose of preventing a juncture
Of the Japanese armies, but the threat
ening position of the Japanese columns
eastward may have rendered Kuropat
kin's withdrawal further north impera
tive. It would not be surprising if after
the juncture of the Japanese armies
Kuropatkln decided to retire even from
Ta-Tche-Kiao and Hai-Cheng and con
centrate ids forces about his main posi
tion, at Liao-Yang. This would render
easy the Japanese plan, repeatedly pre
dicted. In these dispatches, to get pos
session of those places, fling the Rus
sians out of New Chwang, fortify a
line from New Chwang. secure control
of the railroad, establish a new base
at New Chwang and prepare to ad
vance or to resist Kuropatkin's ad
vance, as the case might be, at the
close of the rainy season.
News of the evacuation of New
Chwang by the Russians would seem
to be the logical sequence of the an
nouncement of the occupation of Kai
Chou by the Japanese.
Official reports from Lientenant-Gen-eral.
Stoessel, commander at Port Ar
thur, dated July 7, confirm the reports
of the attempt of four Japanese tor
pedo boat destroyers to enter the har
bor of Port Arthur June 27, but do not
confirm the Che Foo reports of heavy
Japanese operations July 4 and July 5
against Port Arthur, and do not men
tion the alleged sinking of a Russian
guard ship, June 27, as reported from
Tokio.
The torpedo boat destroyer Lieuten
ant Burukoff returned safely to Port
Arthur July 2 from New Chwang. ,
General Stoessel says that up to the
time his reports were forwarded not a
single fortress battery had fired a shot
at the besiegers on the land side, and
that the railroad was then running
twelve miles beyond the perimeter of
the fortress. -.'
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FIGHTING FOR FUTURE.
St Petersburg, July 9. Souvorin,
manager of the Novoe Vremya, in a
leading article In that paper which is
attracting much attention, declares
that it is not Manchuria nor Korea for
which Russia is fighting, but It is for
her future position In the far east,
where covetous hands are stretched
out, not only by Japan, but by the
United States and Great Britain, which
is the country of the American and
English sympathy for Japan.
Russia, he says, has been spoiled by
easy, blodlesg victories in the far east,
and, consequently, was not prepared
for the struggle which was unavoida
ble by following Tolstoi's teachings
and letting the Japanese take what
they wanted, with the result that Rus
sia would again be placed under the
Mongol yoke destroying the national
spirit and the unity of the empire. The
contest, therefore, was accepted under
unfavorable conditions. The Russians
as plainsmen are out of their element
in the mountains. The Japanese were
able at the outset to put in the field
twice as many men as was Russia, and
they have displayed marvelous skill,
but these advantages are being over
coma. Still the eventual Russian victory on
land will be barren so long as the Jap
anese hold the sea. This is why te
Baltic squadron acquires such enorm
ous Importance in the destinies of Jtus
sia and why the ardent wish of a ma
jority of the people is to see the last
division start at once to reinforce the
Pacific fleet.
The Novoe Vremya's article tends to
strengthen the belief that the division
of the Baltic squadron sailing from
Cronstadt July 28 under sealed orders
is to proceed at once to the Pacific.
THE WEITZ FUNERAL;
Many Friends in Attendance at Ser
vices at NaugatucK.
The funeral of Henry C. Weita waa
held from the residence of John HoacK
ley, 25 Phoenix avenue, Jaugatucki
yesterday afternoon, and it was attend-;
ed by a large delegation from the Bar-;
tenders' union and the Eagles of this'
cnty and many friends from here. The'
services, both at the house and the!
grave, were In charge of the Rev John
N. Lewis, Jr, of St John's Episcopal
church. The bearers were members )
of the union and the aerie of Eagles j
and were a? follows: Thomas J. O'Cior-t
man, Harry Kershaw and Terrene
Holley, from the Eagles; -Merlin J.
Clark, James Griffin and M. Brick rep
resenting the Bartenders union.' The
norai tributes were numerous an
handsome. Among them were, a trfll
from Mr and Mrs G. Taylor; a' wreath,!
inscribed "Father," from his daughter;!
a wreath of roses and carnations from!
L. C. Kahl and J. H. O'Donnell; white;
roses, Mrs W. S. Callender; Gates 3jarJ
B. I. L. of Waterbury; Ivy wrea th.
John Saxe; standing wreath, Water-!
bury aerie of Eagles; white carnations,!1
Miss Frances Childs; red carnations,)
James Sheridan and family; pink ami
white carnations, Mr and Mrs, Charles
Killer; pink carnations, Mr and Mrs J.
n. icansiow; wmte carnations, Mr
Mrs E. W. Simmons; -olnk roses.
and Mrs Howard Burlingame; pink ami
white carnations, Mr and Mrs WiTlia
.Simmons; basket carnations, his mot
and sister; pink carnations, Mr
Mrs John W. Hoadley; pillow
gavel, Knights of Pythias.
SEVEN MEN KILLED.
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Blown to Pieces by Premature DpjlH
mite Explosion.
Sudbury, Ont July 9. Seven men
killed and two men injured is the r
suit of a premature dynamite explo
sion upon the newi Canadian-Pi leifte
Sudbury-Toronto line. The accident;
occurred near Romford. The dead
are three Austrians. three Finns aif
the walking boss, H. Poole of Wake?
field, Que. The bodies of the kil!eti
except Poole, were blown to pieces.
A foreigner named Mclntyre anil a
laborer were badly injured, but will pit
.cover. The accident occurred throt-
placing dynamite in a hoi which '.:!
shortly before been blown with
der.
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CARRIED THE TREATY.
Jlbutil. French 8omaMland, JalylH
W. H. Ellis left here for Abyssianiai
to-day. He had with him the treaty;
of commerce between the TJniteSi:
States and Abyssinia, butisald he hem
no government mission. Ellis took!
with him two small rapid flre cannoD0i
He was very reserved upon the disap-
pearance of his traveling oompanio
F. Kent Loomis, and dBc!areahe wasf
completely Ignorant regard! ngtbe"1B
ter's fate.
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DID IMAGINATION
KILL THIS MAN
Asbury Park, N. J., July 9. After
drinking a glass of whiskey last night
James Henratty, a fisherman of this
place, became convinced that he had
taken poison and died an hour later
of convulsions. A post mortem ex
amination by Coroner Queeney to-day
showed no poision in the body and an
analysis of the whiskey proved it
pure. The coroner declared Henrat
ty had died a victim of his own terror.
CITY NEWS
An Important meeting of Muleal
council, Knights of polumbus, will bet
held to-morrow afternoon.
The work of double tracking
Main street from Hayden street toH
Sacred Heart church has been ceH
pleted as fax as William street-
An (account book valued at $60
longin2 to the Insolvent estate of
W. Hale, Who kept the news and
store near the postofflce will be
posed of at auction next Monday t
Trustee Church. The sale would hJH
taken place to-day 4n the prooiH
court but for the absence of bidders.
The work of extending the trolled
lines to Cheshire is being pushed for4
ward rapidly. The mammoi steaaaf
shovel which arrived last week laf
now In working order and is attract!
ing much attention. It is stationed
at the big sand bank opposite Ervisf
Wrifehttfc homestead. Hundreds of
eople watch It being operated every
day.
The funeral of Joan Murphy toti
place this morning from his late home
in Prospect to the Sacred Heart
cnurcn, wnere a mass of requiem
celebrated by Father Shelley.
hearers were William Doran, Jam
Doran, John T. Phelan and Edward
Gibbons. The remains wer9 taken to
Pleasantville, N. Y., for burial, la
charge of Undertaker P. S. Bergin.
An appeal has been taken froqgi
Judge Lowe's decision in appointing
Edward U Frlsbie administrator n
i the estate of the late Edward
The reasons of the appeal are that ;
complaint was entered against tHM
widow being appointed to the offk
nor was it snown mat sue wq
squander or improperly manage
property. The appeal is to the
perior court.
Mrs Keough, 194 Baldwin
specials for this evening ai
week: One case figured lai
10 and 1214c, sale price 8c
one lot ladies' blue and wl
skirts, were $1.25, sale pi
dies white lawn shirt
$1.25 and $1.50 to $1.98,
98c, $1.25 and $1.39;chi
were 10c, sad price
straw hats, 19 and 25c
were 92.25, sale prleei
shorn, were $1.25, eali
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