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WATER BUR Y, CONN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER. 1, 1900.
ATTORNEY O'NEILL
Made Opening Argument
Parsons Case To-Day.
PERTINENT QUESTIONS ASKED,
Attorney Williams Followed Mr
O'Neill and Spoke for Two Hours--Both
Attorneys Made What Ap
peared to Be Telling and Convincing
Arguments for Their Clients The
Case Was Given to the Jury at 3:20
O'clock.
Henry T. Stedmn
noss iu the Parsons
was the last wit
ca.se reported in
yesterday's Democrat.
lie had testi;
lied that the books c-f the bank showed
that for a.pwiod the plaintiff company
had overdrawn their account. But
at the time cf Mr Farsons'-s death the
account was not overdrawn. When
it was overdrawn then- were always
notes in the bank as collateral. I-eroy
Upson, was eailed as an expert account
ant. Inn his methods of finding how
certain figures on the bank's books
stood for cash did not agree with Mr
O'Neill's andMr Upson went down. Mr
Upson was recalled to rebut testimony
j.-iven yesterday that the bank had no
balance on the date of July 2, 1890.
The following sources and amounts
of income of Mrs Parsons were then
put in evidence by Mr Kellogg:
Income from Plume & At-
wocd Mfg Co. from July
1. 'J;. to Oct 1. '!S ?
Rcovill Mfg Co. same dates. .
Holmes. Booth .& Haydens,
same dates
American Pin Co, Jan, '97. to
Jan. '9S
2.0S0 00
1,537 50
312 50
112 50
1,200 00
13.101 00
2,500 00
2,500 00
1,120 00
Detroit Copper Co. July.
to July, '98 .-
Brown & Parsons, July,
to Oct. 'OS
Check. May Hi. 'OS
Note for S2,o00 from F
'00.
0i.
J.
Kingsbury
Cottage park. Cooke Street,
July. '!;, to July, '98
Total $25,373 50
Charles Holmes was put on the
stand again. He produced a paper
which the plaintiff intended to prove
was the boiiibMlefendaut -signed to pro
tect the Holmes heirs. Objected to by
defendant and claimed by plaintiff in
rebuttal of Mrs Parsons's testimony
that she did not. recall signing such a
bond. Claim allowed. The bond was
drawn up by Attorney Bronson. wit
ness gave it to Mr Parsons, -who re
turned it. to him on July 2, 1S0C. Mrs
Parsons's name was not on it. when
he gave it to Mr Parsons, but it was
when Mr Parsons returned it to hiui.
That was all that was required of
Mr Holmes, and once again Mr Sted
man took the stand to refute Mr Mer
riman's testimony regarding alleged
orders he gave for'the conduct of the
hank.
"Mr Merriman said. 'Let business
continue as it is for the present,' "
said witness. This was a few days
after Mr Parsons's death.
Mr Merriman. in surrebuttal, -was
eailed. and said he did not recollect
giving the above orders. This clcsed
the case' and court adjourned to 9
. o'clock this morning. .
The arguments were begun by Mr
O'Neill. The greater part of his re
marks were technical, but he also re-
'ewed the testimony very mtniueij.
hero can be no doubt that -Mrs iai-
ons was naiL tixwiiri m i.-."..
husband was her agent. j.e iuli
drawn by him in lier name piot-s ma
When she wanted money sue meiei.v
pent a check to the bank and got it.
When she was short she merely delveu
her hand fnto your money and mine,
the money that we gave her and her
husband to keep on deposit for us, anrl
used it as she wished. The moment
we gave our money to the bank it be
came the-joint property of her and her
husband. They lived on it: they were
supported by it. She paid th r old
claims of Holmes & Parsons with it.
She says she never saw the advertise
ments of the formation of the firm of
; S Tarsons & Co in the papers, She
t-ivs she did hot wish her property to
liecome involved with the link's af
fairs, but did she say a word against
tU publication of the notices that she
had become one of the company that
. ,.-,.ir on the bank? She eays
a thin? about this, but
Silt? Utm v rmv .
phe-knSws I have got money in
the bank and yet a few days after her
hushand's death I go to the bank for
?500 and shejrives It to tne. ... A few
'.i..a inter I go again for moie money,
but' this time she says she ! re-
A-nti if rioes not irive it. xez
;.-'i.o .lot.- it. She has paid.
r.aid when she had the money. When
Tut haa not the money she refused to
ivrv Yet a Tew days still later I tap
Zfn , iinnk and she takes the
-nonVv- Vhat doW she do with.it? She
ps off the old debts of Guernsey Tar-
"' in,.' i-in-tit hud she to do It.'
SOPS. li.t ' -
' What right had she to my money and
2' ,.v if she -vas not a partner in
i ebank?. Why did she hand itroyer
to
the receivers u s "
partner?
sous's death, on October 11. there was
X th. ce of $1,100 due Mr Barlow. On
thnt'daye drew $500 and tWn the
two davs following im u'" " "
ds balance except $300 On that day
he deposited 1.102.20. The, next day.
October a". 1e drew $1,148, The. court
interrupted Mr O'N'ein at this point
amir discussion regarding the allega
tions followed. I w'-fl.
Mr O'Neill spoke for an horn'-. V
dwelt mostly on the'law portalnlnif to
J- Ifath g to contracts between husband
nod" -Ife ie laws of this state are far
aSead of those of any other state.
M7 Williams -followed. He reviewed
!e ' rt' to consent to
aim i - . w6laml Mr
. n-UTi iter uuMruni,
"v Uiams claimed, but .he dM not suc
ceed She merely consented to the se
of er name In the transaction of Mier
. ' -.L-lnni iff.iii and this was
far from goincJuto partnership' with
.r Willtim, reviewed1 Mr
Barlow's testimony, which showed that
he deposited his money in the bank un
der the impression that Mrs Parsons"
was her husband's co-partner, that she
wa3, in fact, the financial mainstay oi
the bank. But Mr Williams claimed
Mrs Parsons, could not become her
husband's partner. The law prohibits
it and the law must be upheld. He
claimed that the evidence showed she
derived no benefit from the bank what
soever. Regarding her knowledge or
lack of knowledge of what was going
on at he bank after 'her husband's
death he claimed the evidence showed
she knew absolutely nothing. Mr
Williams here launched into a dramat
ic peroration on the reputation, integ
rity and honesty of Mr Parsons up to
the time of his death. Then after his
death some person without authority
opened the doors of the bank and con
tinned its business. Confessedly it
was Mr Stedmaii. The plaintiff claims
Mrs Parsons did it. But did she? She
says she gave no orders about contin
uing the business.' and she was not
seen in the bank. What did she know
about the banking business? Noth
ing, and I say without fearW contra
diction that it was Mr Stedma.ii and
Mr Merriman who continued this bank
ing business after Mr Parsons's death.
Mr Stedmaii believed, as all of the de
positors believed, that the bank was as
sound as the rocks of Gibraltar, as
sound and honest as the integrity of
Mr Parsons during his life. You have
heard it said on the stand he war?
worth from $50,000 to $100. 000. Mr
Williams spoke for almost two hours.
Mr Kellogg giving to him his time for
making Ids address.
The closing argument was made by
Colonel Burpee. The situation as it
presented itself to Colonel Burpee was
quite simple. The superior court.
Judge Thayer, ruled last spring, that
several persons can carry on business
together, yet they need not necessarily
be partners. In ".) Mr Parsons was
face to face with ruin and he cast
about for someone to help him and
finding none he naturally turned to
ward his wife to keep him afloat. She
objected at first to involve her prop
erty in his affairs, but later she con
sented. She knew then what she was
doing, because, you see, she at first
declined. She was no fool. Kvery
bodv knew that she knew what she
had done, yet she was afraid of her
property. but her husband overcame her
scruples and we see the result. He
knew he was forcing ruin; probably
she did not. We don't know, but this
we do know, the people put their mon
ey in that bank necause tne.v Knew
Mrs Parsons was behind it. When
Mr Merriman told her of the adver
tisements in the paper she knew what
she had done. She knew her proper
ty was needed to keep her husband
afloat. Yet she did not. say a word of
warning to the public. She did not
say she was sorry, yet she disliked
the idea of seeing her name in the pa
pers. It is claimed by the other side
that she derived no benefit from the
UaJHJiU.The evidence shows that prior
to the-organization of G. S. Parsons &
Co she did not have any account in
the bank, but that after that she did.
She paid her bills with the people's
money, as the evidence shows. Con:
ditioiis changed with the death of Mr
Parsons. Mrs Parsons supposed that
she had been her husband's partner,
because he had used her money. Mr
Merriman was positive that he gave
no orders regarding the bank. His
memory is defective in that point. 1
do not suppose that Mrs Parsons gave
ti.o sjli.rhtpst attention to business. She
was not accustomed to it. but. deprived
cf her husband, -whom should she look
to but to Mr Merriman, yet Mrs Par
sous must have known, and she did
know, that her son-in-law was taking
care of the business. Mr Merriman
himself says she mtwt have known he
ns in eharire. She knew the bauu
was in a bad state. Mr Merriman
told her so. but what did she do.' noth
ing. She did not even express sur
prise. She tola -Ml .Merriman 10
ahead and do the best he coma. nen
the papers for receiver were presented
to her, why did she not say. "Why.
my son. why should I sign it.' What
do'I know about it?' No, she su.ipiy
sigiied it because she depended upon
Mr Merriman; because sue Knew sue
was a partner. The evil deeds we do
live after us. and when she gave her
orouertv to her husband she knew
what she was doing. That old man o
the sea wars with her on November .5.
189S. just as h- was oa July 2. 1S')0.
She made herself responsible then and
she found herself responsible' for that
deed -of Jul.M -2;'T8:i on November 3.
181KS. I ar.i sorry for this -condition of
things coming upon her in her old age:
very sorry, indeed, for she is a lady
whom I much admire.
.Colonel Burpee closed with a review
of the technicalities of the case.
At 2:40 the court began to address
the jury- Passing over the complaint
in the case, he said that according to
the law Mrs Tarsons could not. become
the partner in business of her husband,
having not availed herself ,oS the priv
ilege of the law of 1S77, she being mar
ried prior to that date. The object of
the law of 1S77 was to give a married
woman larger scope over her property.
to promote the comfort and peace of
imninnipstie hearth. Thereforo, Mrs
Parsons could not be held responsible
for nnv contract made by G. S. Par-
ons. rr. but 'Mr Parsons could be
hlslwife's agent and, as such, recovery
could be had from her. The courts
never, heard of a husband and wife
married prior to 1S77 engaging in a co
nflrtnershio. He knew of no evidence
hr which, the iury could find for the
niaintiff. that gave the defendant the
liMipfit reauired by the statutes accru
ing from the personal deposits by the
niaintiff. v ." . ' , '
. He said that the defendant was not
responsible for fhe money plaintiff had
iu the rarsons bank only previous to
appointment of receivers and after Mr
Parsons's death." . The amount in the
ho.,t- sr. noo. at time receivers were
nnnointed, was in his judgment recov
erable, but that he could not recover
on amount in bank prior to that tune.
.The case was given jto the jury at
3:20. ' .
. ; Pittibartf Coal 5Mpnntt.
- PTTTSBUItGi Dee. ' 1.--About 3,000,
'"OftO- hnshels of coal started for the south
w-sterdav. reaniriDft 112 ooa! boats and
34- barges 'to carry it. . The Jay's ship-
Wnt bring the total for the T " U
' to 11,000,000 bashels.
The Wonder and Disgust of the
English People.
Filipinos Swarming Into London and
Paris Sir Thomas tipton Consider
ing a Trial Race or Two Between
the Two Shamrocks Choate's Joke
About Long KaveJ Reporters Has
Caused Offense.
London. Dec 1. South Africa once
more monopolizes attention. The pub
lic is aghast at General De Wet's re
cent success at De Wetsdorp. wlieiv
he captured the British garrison of
4i!(l men and two guns. "Is this guer
rilla warfare?" the liberal papers
ironically inquire. "Why," is asked on
all sides, "are these troops coming
home?" Tlu- ovati;ns to the victors
s:rike even those participating .in them
as hollow compared with the 'events
transpiring at the seat of war. Parlia
ment not being iu session, the -public
is not favored with any insight into
the war office's opinions and plans.
But it is credited with varying ideas,
from philosophic indifference to acute
panic. A representative of the Asso
Jated Press interviewed one of the
responsible heads of departments ami
elicited tile following views:
"Undoubtedly tile situation iu South
Africa is serious. 1c resembles' in
many vays America's trouble with
the Filipinos. We cannot expect to
crush out opposition for some time to
come. We are not withdrawing troops
indiscriminately, nor are we indiffer
ent to the gravity of the problem. The.
Household cavalry has come home be
cause heavy cavalry is practically use
less, llie lnlantry. too. is of com
paratively small service. We rely
upon two things to bring about peace.
First, the transformation so far as pos
sible of all the British troops in the
disturbed districts into cavalry and
mounted infantry. Second, through
the establishment of a police force.
Fntil the hitter gets in working order
even the cavalry will not be able to ac
complish much. The police force
should be similar to -the Irish con
stabulary, only all the men will be
mounted. When that body is organ
ized 1 believe a change will (juickly
come over the situation."
The Canadian officers who returned
here from 'South Africa this week ex
pressed no surprise at the renewal of
Boer successes. They only wondered
that they had not been greater. The
Canadians, however, are unanimous in
expressing the belief that General
Kitchener is the right man to deal
with the form of opposition now faced
by the British in South Africa. Hard
ly any of the returning officers ex
pressed criticism of Lord Roberts,
even in the face of the recent re
verses. There is a noticeable incursion of
Filipinos into London and Paris. The
report, subsequently . denied.. that
Agoncillo. Aguinaldo's agent in Eu
rooe. was going to Hong Kong, lias
given rise to the belief that the Fili
pinos in Europe are contemplating a
liew campaign. A representative of
the Associated Press has interviewed
one of the most prominent members of
the European junta, who has just re
turned from Paris and Madrid. He
said: "We are planning no new
campaign. There is no reason why
Agoncillo should go- to Hong Kong to
give thei Filipinos a further supply of
munitions of Avar. The fact that
Agoncillo has just leas d a home in
Paris shows he intends to remain
there and watch events. The reports
of our committees at Kobe. Yokohama.
Maco, Baiavia, Hong Kong and Bang
kok show they are all working well.
'i'liisPis also evidenced by the fact 'that
10.000 rifles were smuggled into Ma
nila last mrnith. The war is no nearer
an end than ever. "The Filipino re
sources are still great, as can be judged
by the fact that Aguinahio is continu
ing to keep and feed 3.000 Spanish
prisoners. e are oeepiv disanponnen
at the re-election of Mr McKinley. Al
though our agents in the I'nited Stajj'
never led us to believe Mr Br;,;u.would
actively help us. yet we l'etied on the
strength of the onti-nnperialista in the
I'nited States. We are si ill anxious
to come to an understanding, and there
are indications that Mr MeKiidoy fa
vors a compromise. it is clear mat
Judge Taft goes beyond his instruc
tions and that MeKirfiey is prepared
to give greatfr concessions than Judge
Taft. It is true that a large number
of Filipinos are flocking to European
countries. At least sixty are now iu
London, but not with the idea of a re
newed propoganda. The junta is con
tent to wait till the Americans are
tired of losing officers and men by
deaths from sickness. We hope; and
believe better times are in store."
Sir Thomas - Liptou. recently, has
been considering the proposal to- send
the Shamrock I. into American waters
for a series of trial races with the
Shamrock II. However, while he is
anxious to give the new yacht every
chance he feels pledged to the Glas
gow exhibition committee to. race the
elder boat in the international match
winch the Committee' has- arranged to
take place on the Clyde, and he has
decided to leave the decision to George
L; Watson, who has designed the now
challenger for llje America's cun.
Therefore.' it is improbable that both
boats will cross the Atlantic, as -Mr
Watson onlv desires to see how the
new and old yatchs compare., and he
believes this can be done on the Clyde.
Joseph II. Choate. the United States
ambassador. Thursday evening; at the
Thanksgiving "dinner given :. at the
Hotel Cecil under the auspices of the
American society in London, referred
jocosely to "long-eared" reporters,
which has evidently, not been consid
ered hy the English, press to be as hu
morous -as inntended. for .the papers
dismiss the .speech with, a . few lines.
The l'all Mall Gaxette, Bays': ""Mr
ClMiate wasnatnrally''- jubilant -.last
night, as Americans always. ;: are; - on
.'Thaaksgrcing clay. .There -is no false
modesty -about .-them. - They IiutA not
written., -their. Mecessionnl yet, and. if
anypoet were to oblige them' with, tone
. unasked they would promptly put it
in the fire. A great people,; a . young
people, an expanding people, a people
that can lick crention-r-thatj'-s the. sort
of people to enjoy heartily Thanksgiv
ing day."
London. Dec . 1. The recent in
creased activity , of - tire, police here
against "Hooliganism" m White Chap
el, has been speedily followed by a re
vengeful murdeiv ' Early this morning-Constable
Thompson attempted to
disherse a baud of -Hooligans" wneu
ope of the latter turned and stabbed
him to death.
Thompson was closely connected
with the search for the perpetrator of
the "Jack the Rip.per"' murders.
Another band -of armed "Hooligans"
shot a woman in the Limehouse dis
trict last -night, and a number of other
assaults by these rowdies have been
chronicled.
Inhabitants of the Hast end of Lon
don are becoming -alarmed at llie fre
quency of the outrages.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Met for Annual Football Game Thi
Afternoon.
Philadelphia. Dec 1. The coming
soldiers and sailors of the I'nited
States met in their annual footbail bat- !
tie on Franklin field this afternoon, be-
fore a multitude of spectators, which j
taxed the capacity of the great stands ;
sin-rounding the gridiron. Prominent
among the spectators' were members j
of the president's cabinet, generals, j
rear-admirals, and other army, and
navy officers and officials fcf the gov
ernment. Secretary of War Root oc
cupied a seat on the north stand and
was surrounded by a large number of
active and retiring officers of the army.
Just opposite, on the south stand. Sec
retary of the Navy Long applauded the
work of the naval e-iulets. The weath
er or football was ideal and the
crowded stands presented a brilliant
scene. All through the crowd of 2'2.
000 people could be seen the black,
gold and gray colors of West Point
and the blue and gold oi! Annapolis.
Of course, both sides expected to
win. but the AVest Pointers seemed to
have more confidence than th? Mary
land lads. The military boys hoped t-
win by nearly the same score they
made last year 17 paints but the
youug sailois. who made only live, felt
that if the West Point' team won at
all. it would be by a very narrow mar
gin. The coaches .of the two teams,
who are all .ex-college players, were
not saying much before the game be
gan. The few bets that were made
were at even money.
I'll til last year the elevens represent
ing West Point an'1 Annapolis have
not met since 18US. '.Only six games
have been played by the cadets of the
two instiutions since football was per
mitted by the government as part of
their recreation, and of these the
"middies" have won three. West Point
two. and one contest was a tie.
The meeting of West Point and An
napolis on neutral grounds was
brought about last year, and the con
test between them promises to become
a fixed event for years to come. The
occasion was a wMahle one because ad
mission to the grounds can only be had
by invitation. No tickets were sold
except the few that got into the hands
of speculators.
Following is the line-up:
Annapolis.
Read
Adams . . .
Fremont .
Bruit"
Belknap . ,
AVilliams
Nicholas .
Long
Position.
. left end
left tackl.
AVest Point.
Smith (captl
. Farnswortli
Boyer
. . . Bettison
. Goodspeed
. . . . Blinker
. . . . Burnett
. left guard . . . .
. . . center
right guard . . G
right tackle . . .
. right end . . . .
. . . . quartenback . . .
(i apt. .let i-'half
bight half
full back
. Lnhn
Casad
. Clark
Phillips
Fowler
Maii'.y
Smith
RUMORS OF A RUPTURE.
Diplomatic Relations Are Not Strained
Between I'nited States and Turkey.
Constantinople, Nov 30. The rumors
that a. rupture of diplomatic relations
between the I'nited States and Tur
key is imminent are unfounded. The
relations between the porle and the
United States legation are excellent.
In fact, the United States , charge
d'affaires. Lloyd C. Griseom. has been
received in audience six times this
year. Only n fortnight ago he was in
vited io a musical entertainment at the
Yildiz palace. This proves he is per
sona grata at the palace.
The visit of the United States bat
tleship Kentucky to Smyrna does not
influence the nature of these relatic-as.
though it docs induce the porty to
more strictly concern itself with the
United States claims for indemnity,
which were already on the point of
solution.
Regarding Dr Thomas 11. Norton,
t'who was appointed to establish a
United States consulate at llarpoot.
he is going. Monday, to take posses
sion of his post, at Harpoot.
The United States legation will con
tinue to press its demand for an ex
equatur, but a prompt solution of this
ouestion is not. likely.
The order to the Cramps, of Phila
delphia, for a. cruiser will be small,
the price being less than 500,000 Turk
ish pounds. .
WEATHER REPORT.
Washington, Dee
cut:- 'Rain or snow
fair, except rain or
1. For Connecli-to-night;
Sunday
snow near coast;
variable winds.
, .-.Weather notes: Cloudy weather
with light rain prevails in the eastern
portion of the Lake region. Pleasant
weather prevails in other sections.
There were only a few stations that
reported temperatures below the freez
ing point. '
! ; ' Barotu. Tem. W. Won.,
Bismarck .....20.8ii 20 S Clear
Ri.ston ..... .'.30.10 3 NAV Clear
3.
38
38
34
3d
40
r.n
34
42
35
r4
3d
22
-38
: 38
24
"28
40
Buffalo ..30.04
Cincinnati .....30.12
Chicago ......30.14
Heaver ....... 30.0S
Helena ...... .30.10
Jn cksotiville -. , .. 30.08
AA
SW
NW
AV "
SAV
;X .
,. N
N
X -
ND
-NW
S -
S-AV
. . N
' SB
A'
Itain'g
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear -
Cloudy
Rain'g
Clear
Cloudy,
Clear.
Cloudy
rt-Oldy
Kaasas City .-. . iVi.i 0
Nantucket . ... 30.10
New Hartn' .30.13
N'W '-Orleans. .450.1-1
New York 10.14
Sort afield. ....:U2
Pittsburg .. . .30.10
St TOltts . 30.12
St Pal 30.14
AVashington i . 30.1 8
Pt Cldy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Hatteras
.30.18
Pt Cldy
LEAVES Pi
Cheers Given., the Eoer Presi
dent as He Drove Away.
The Special Train Bearing Oom Pau":
Staited for 'Cologne at 1.40 He Wiil
Arrive in Berlin Next Tuesday Em
peror William May Not Be Able
See Him.
to
Paris, .Dec 1. Mr Kiuger left the:
Hotel Scribe at 1:10 p. m., today, iu a i
closed carriage, surrounded by a squad- j
rou of mounted municipal guards. The ;
crowd which gathered about the hotel i
was decidedly small, compare. 1 with
those which greeted him a week ago.
The Boer statesman was cheered ami
acclaimed as ho drove away, swinging
his hat from the landau window iu re-
ply.
The Boer committee which accom
panied Mr Kruger to the station will
go as far as the French border.
The special train with Mr Kruger
jon board started for Cologne at 1:-K
I p. m.
Berlin.' Dec l.-Au official of the for
eign office -informed the correspondent
f the Associated Press to-day that 1he
foreign office was notified late yester
day evening that Mr Kruger would
arrive here Tuesday. The official ad
mitted that Emperor William's travel
ing plans may proveutdiim from seeing
Ir Kruger.
BLOCKED THE AYEDDING
State Laws on Divorce Must Be Re
spected.
Red Bank. N. J.. Dec 1. George H.
Douglas and Mrs Lucy E. Austin, both
of Lincroft, a little village near this
place, were to have been married last
night, but a divorce decree s; '-.nl ir:
the way of the ceremony and the wed
ding was postponed until next. Satur
day. .Airs Austin was divorced lroni
her husband less than six months ago.
She was a resilient of Connecticut at
the time and the. divorce laws of tliar
state declare that, neither of the di
vorced parties should marry within
six months after a decree had boon
granted. This was corroborated by
a Red Bank lawyer, who was called
in just before the wedding was to have
taken place, hence the hitch in the
ceremony. Mr Douglas was a resident
of Taunton. Mass. before he came to
Lincroft last spring.
PROCEED TO THE CAPITAL.
Washington.- Dec 1. The state de
partment to-day sent instructions to
I'nited States Consul Summere at Tan
giers. Morocco, to proceed to the capi
tal of that country as far as possible
on a I'nited States man of war. To
present- afresh 'the claims Of the t'niled
States for' indemnity for the. murder
of Marcus Ezagr.in. a naturalized
American citizen, who was killed on
June of this year. The war ship which
will probably be the-Kentucky, recall
ed from Smyrna for the purpose, will
carry the consul from Tangiers to
Masiigan. which is the nearest point to
Fez, the capital of .Morocco.
CANADIANS IN CLOVER.
London. Dec 1. During a course of
sightseeing here to-day the members
of tlie Royal Canadian contingent of
troops were received at the .Mansion
house by the lord mayor and corpora
tion. His lordship expressed the high
holior he felt at entertaining a regi
ment "whose services to the empire
were so great that they had been ac
knowledged by the queen's own lips,
the highest honor which could be be
stowed upon returning troops." Lieu-taenaiit-Colonel
Bucban gracefully ac
knowledged the heartiness of the re
ception of the Canadians everywhere
in England. . '
QUEBEC LIBERALS WIN.
Montreal, t)ue, Dec 1. As a result of
the nominations for the Quebec legis
lature, which took place yesterday
I tlirouuliont tlie province of Quebec.
thirty-one supporters of the Parent
government (libeiali. have been elected
by acclamation. There are seventy
three seats in the legislature. so 'mt
i the liberals have carried a considera
ble proportion of the total representa
tion without opposition. All the mem
bers of the Parent government were
elected by acclamation.
SMALL FOX BROKEN OUT.
AA'asJiington. Dec 1. Indian Agent
Campbell of the Lapointe agency in
AVisconsin. ahs reported to Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs Jones, that
small pox has broken out at Oganah
among the Bad river Indians. He says
that, tin; conditions are serious and
the outbreak is spreading.. Commis
sioner Jones has telegraphed him ati
thority to quarantine the Indians and
take any other methods that are 'neces
sary. THE FROPOSED ARMY BILL.
AVashington, Dec 1 . A caucus of
democrats of the, house hits been called
for next Monday afternoon. The pro
posed bill for the. reorganization of the
army -will be! the subject. It is un
derstood that many democrats favor
the idea of offering as a substitute for
the army reorganization bill a. resolu
tion extending for two or three years
the present temporary army arrange
ment. -
GoTei-nar Askril t'ir Protection.',
AUSTIN. Dec. 1. Officer's of the
South western .Telegraph .and Telephone
company have culled oil the governor for
protection. The chief executive was ask
ed to send troops to San Antonio to -suppress
rioting and keep: the peace there.
It is understood" that the governor has
promised to send state troops Or a com
pany of raugers.' ' This appeal is the re
sult -of the not at San Antonio between
tcle.ilione, electricnl workers a titl The po
lice, in which two men were killed. -
An Antarctic Expedition.
LONDON, Dec. 1. At the meeting of
the Royal s6eietydast evening it- wrfs an
nounced that, the1 -projected iiatioiml autj
arctic expeditiun woul'd start- next an
t n um uud tliut the const ruction of a ves
i.i he named Discovery, had already
byen commenced M Dundee- ,
ALLEGED FIEND CAUGHT.
Father Accused of, Torturin:
His
Chilli to De.th.
Chicago, 'Dec 1. A special to the
Record from -Ashland. Ky. . says:
Bibsop. the man accused of Killing his
two-year old step daughter by forcing
a red-hot poker down her throat has
been arrested here and is now iu the
hands of a mob that seems determined
to lvncli hi;:;.
REAR END COLLISION.
Brooklield Junction. Dec 1. A rcav
c:id collision between two parts of t he
north bound freight train of the Berk
shire division of the N. Y.. N. H. and
II. R. It. took place at ." half past
twelve to-day. The forward end of
the colliding engine was stove in and
several cars were jammed. No one
was- injured and llie damage wiil be
i ugnt. i no cause ol the collision has
I not yet been ascertained.
SIGNED A TREATY.
Washington, Dec 1. Secretary Hay
this morning, for the government of
the I'nited States, and Senor Corral,
the Nicarauguau minister, for Ids own
government, signed a treaty whereby
the latter government concedes to the
government of the I'nilod States the
necessary rights and privileges within
livr bestowal for the construction of
the Nicaragua!! canal.
CITYJVEWS.
Real Estate Agent D. II. Tierney
supplied the desks in the Democrat
oflice to-day with handsome calendars
for 10(11.
llie Ilellmann Advance
(lrUill Corps !
lias tendered their services gr.-itnifous
. .
ly to the committee who has in. charge
tiie benefit-, to be given in lfehalf of
Thomas Miller on Sunday evening.
December 1.
Thomas O'Reilly, clerk at the post
office, fell last night and dislocated his
right arm at (lie elbow. Dr Dwyer
was called in tlie case and he called
in the assistance of Dr Kihnartin. The
injured arm was dressed and the pa
tient is now resting comfortably.
The many friends of Jennie Magr.ire
surprised her af lit r home on Eastou
avenue this afternoon, the occasion
being her tenth birthday. Games,
music and everything to. make those
present enjoy themselves, were in
dulged in and the time passed merrily
until the party adjourned.
Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon
the department was' called to the resi
dence of Edward J. Thomas of :1
A'ine street, where fire had been dis
covered in the attic of the third floor,
which is occupied by Robert Nichols
and family. The chemical engine suc
ceeded in extinguishing the lire with
out the use of any water 'so' that the
damage did not amount to much.
The revised school enumeration has
been completed and shows the total
number of children in the several
school districts between the ages of 4
and li years to be 11. 8011. a gain of Si'.
over last year and lacking just Hi of
making 1.20(. more than reported by
the enumerat(ji's. AA'ho says tm?"tward
of finance made a mistake when it ue
eided to make provision for the erec
tion of two new schools in IDillV
The AVaterbnry professional basket
ball five will play the New Britain five
in New Britain on Monday night. The
local boys intend to retrieve the defeat
which they sustained at the hands of
New Britain on Thursday night. The
line-up of flic local team will be prac
tically the same as in the first game ex
cept Physical Director Asheroft -of
Nattgatuck will play at least in one
half.
Thomas Plielan of 221 South Alain
street, for several years an employe
of Randolph iV Clowes, and Miss Sarah
Coleman of 104 Prospect street, a pop
ular member of the Immaculate Con
ception parish, were married Thursday
morning at jhe Immaculate Conception
church by the pastor. Rev Father Slo,
cutn. The bride was gowned in a
haudsame ( os tunic of blue silk trimmed
with chiffon and lace. The maid of
honor was attired in a costume sim
i!ar to that of the bride. Patrick Phe-l.-tn.
brother of the groom, was best
man. and Miss Mary Coleman, the
bride's sister, was maid of honor, A
wedding reception was 'held at their
residence, "it North Leonard street,
where Air and Mrs Piiclau have a com
fortably furnished home, many of the
principal articles of furnishings being
gifts of relatives mid friends.
About 7 o'clock this morning a team
belonging to C.harles A". Say. who con
ducts a store on North Main street,
collided with it trolley ear opposite
the post office on North Main street,
and. strange as it may appear, the
trolley came out of the tussle second
best, the vestibule being .wrecked and
all the glass shattered to pieces while
the only injury the team sustained was
one fractured shaft. The niotormaii
sounded the bell as loud as he could
make it speak, but the driver of the
vehicle didn't happen to -catch on until ;
the car was almost in trout of luin
and the motornian" hot Wing able to
bring his car to a standstill on time to
avoid a Collision there was nothing to
be done but to come smack together
and trust to luck. Fortunately no one
Mas hurt, though when the crash was
heard onlookers feared mid, those who
were iu tl'ie trolley car thought there
was no show for the horse, stjll the
animal came". out of it -without a
scratch, r'.- ' " :
Steps "towards tiie organization of
a brewing. company vore taken last ev
ening in : the law office of Burpee &
Carmody.,-. Those present. ; who , hum
bercTl about iwenty-iivei were all. liquor
dealers. aud were of the opinion that
another brewery, with an artificial ice
plant' .and cold storage combined, would
be as paying puvesfiiient. - The enter
prise., is. being engineered by E. C.
Pogehstccher of New York, a master
brewer, promoter and ..capitalist. Yes
terday he interviewed twenty -five men
prominent in the retail' liquor business
in the city, and the meeting iu Burpee
& Carmody's officei was one of the re
sult. Those who did not attend sent
a note explaining their absence. Very
little business was transacted. ; It was
practically -understood that the name
of the concern should be The t'onsum-h-k'
Brewing and Cold Storage Co.
None but consumers of the product
made by the company can buy stock
in it. A" committee of three was se
lected to investigate the matter fur
ther to ascertain how much each of the-
tweuty-five dealers would be ready to
invest. -to look over various sites, etc.
The matter so far is ewveloxed In some
secrecy.
SKILLED BY A BLAST
John Gloster Met Instant Deatlj
Last Evening '
WHILE WORKING ABOUT DAM.
Now Being Built at the North End
Found Lying Near Where Explo'.svii
Took Place When Smoke Cleared
Away It Was Supposed That He
Had Gone a Safe Distance A"'vay
Before the Fuse Was Lighted.
John Gloster, a well known AA'ater
bury man. was killed shortly after ."-
0CIH'W VfiSl l.l'l I -I - liu.1l- tin, il.ii.l I wi! .
I ing to the AA'aterbury Manufacturing
! Co and the Chase rolling mills at the
j head of .Belleview lake. It was near
1 quilting time and the men were hust
j ling in order to touch off a couple of
I blasts before getting through for the
j uiglii. William Leggott, of the Water
j bury Manufacturing Co. who is super- '
I intending the work, which, by the
j way., is practically completed, ordered
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out of the way ami also to pick up the
tools, which lie supposed was done and
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I everybody out of danger before the
blasts were touched off and he knew
nothing to the contrary until after file
smoke and dust of the blasts had.
cleared" away and the men' "hail re
lumed to the scene Avium iinu nf lin
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six feet away from the place where
the blasts had been discharged and
reported the case to Mr Leggett.
Upon examination it was found that
llie man was dead, his left arm and
leg being broken and his chest crushed
In. AA'hethor Air Oloster went away
with the rest of the men and came
back too soon, which is highly impro
bable, seeing that he was an old quar
ry man. or did not have time to get
out of the way before the explosion
will never be known. The last Mr
Leggett saw of Gloster alive was when"
he told him to pick up the tools, warn
the men and get out of the way, so he
informed the family last night. One
of the blasts went oft' a few seconds
before the other, but of course there
was nothing unusual about that and
Mr Gloster could not have ben de
ceived by it, for he was aware that .
there were two charges.
Acting Medical Examiner Graves
viewed the body and gave permission
for its removal. Undertaker Mulville
was called and the body was brougnt
to the family residence at 40 Spencer
avenue, where but a few hours piv-
lousiy .ur iiioster left lor ins work in
the best of health and spirits. Dr
(J raves reported the facts to the cor
oner. Mr Gloster was born in County.
Kerry, Ireland, fifty-seven years ago.
and had resided iu the United States'
for the past forty-three years, coming
to Colebrook, this state, at the age of
14. He was a veteran of the civil war 7
and an ex-member of Company I, '
C. N. G., AVinsted. He enlisted Decem
ber 1, 3801, at Colebrook and served
three years in Company D, Captain
Lee. Eleventh regiment. Connecticut
Volunteers. He was seriously wound
ed at Antietam and shortly " after he
was discharged for disability, but the
excitement of the war had "too much
fascination for him and he re-enlisted
at AYinsfed on September 1, 18t4, and
serveu 111 1 ompany l-, l- irst Connecti
cut cavalry. Captain Henry Phillips,
and served to the close of the conflict
when he was mustered out with -an
honorable record. Later he joined the
National (Juard at AA'insled and re
mained iu Ihe company five years, and
at the expiration of the term of his
enlistment received an honorable dis
charge, lie leaves a widow, one son
and two daughters in this city and his
mother and two brothers and a sister
in AA'insted.
There were several wild rumors
a lion t town last night regarding the
maniier in which Mr Gloster uia his
death, but as 110 one knew for sure
whether what he was saying was true
or not. it would be unfair to those who
were about the place at the time to
give any heed to them, much less to
publish them in a newspaper. The
chances are that it was one of those
accidents that occur from time to time
and for which 110 explanation can be
given, though, to lie sure, judging by
lunMiuiaum ,1, cau 1 ve ootarneil
from what appears to be reliable
sources. Mr Gloster did not leave the
place with the other men and why he
did not is where the mystery deepens.
He had been employed' at the AVater
bnry Manufacturing Co for the past
twelve rears.
The funeral will take place to-morrow
morning at !) o'clock. The re
mains will be taken to AA'insted for
burial.
GREAT MINSTREL SHOW.
That Is AA'hat Waterbury Will .
Bo
Treated to in the Near Future.
The busiest man in AA'aterburv to
day is George A. King, who is manno--
ing and arranging the .coming minstrel
performance of Ausantawae encamp
ment, I. O. O. F. It will take place
at Poll's theater on Thursday evening.
December 13. and from the progress
that is being made in rehearsals it will
surpass any event of the kind that was
ever given in this or any other city by
amateur talent. Manager , King " has
spared 110 time or trouble to hustle the
various numbers along, and he has not
been limited financially, and. in fact,
he has not been handicapped in any
way. and the good results will be
shown on the night of the performance.
'I ll.. 111-nnrT.llll li-ic n.-il- 1,..., -sr,vn
pleted. but a few of the numbers will
give you an appetite to witness the
minstrels on the night they are pro
duced. There will be two quartettes,
the Imperial and the Orpheus. Each
is composed of the best singers in the
city. Tiie Hogan brothers, premier
song, dance and talking comedians:
Ted Biggerstaff in humorous selections.
A drill by thirty-two men will be one
of the pretty and - catchy . features.
Davis and Gillette.- the original I. O.
O. F. Rubes, Jn their funny automobile
act', a tableau by the entire companv
of seventy people. The whole per
formance will conclude with a selec
tion from, the, opera ''Princess Chic"
The best male singers in Waterbury
are now rehearsing for the porfoi'tn
, auce and the names of all of. theni.wiL
he announced ater: " ---.
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