.VOL XIV no a-
WATERBURY, CONN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1900.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
ICKNESS.
Report on Origin and Spread of
Typhoid Fever.
20,000 CASES OF THE FEVER.
Among Troops in Camp in United
States From May to September
Every Regiment in Six Army Corps
Developed Typhoid During the Span
ish War.
Washington, Dee T. Surgeon-General
Sternberg made public-"to-dav a
report upon the origin ami spread of
typhoid lever in United States mili
tary camps during the Spanish war of
3SO.S. prepared at Ids instaiic-e bv a
board consisting of Major Walter Reed,
surgeon, U. S. A., Major Victor C.
Aaughan. division surgeon. U. S. V.,
end Major Edward O. Shakespeare!
brigadier surgeon. U. a. v. xhe surgeon-general
prefaces the report by
calling .-lttention to the vast amount
of work i he medical corps was called
upon to perform during the war, in
cider to cope with the tremendous in
crease of the army in the field, and
comments upon the widespread preva
lence of typhoid in iS'.J.x. 20.000 cases
of this disease appearing among the
troops encamped whhin the limits of
the United States, from May. until
September of that year.
A general summary of the conclu
sions reached by the board indicates
that during the Spanish war. every
regiment constituting the First. Second.
Third. Fourth. Fifth and Seventh army
corps developed typhoid fever, this be
ing true of both the volunteer and reg
ular commands. More than fN'i per
cent of the volunteer regiments are
shown to have developed typhoid with
in eight weeks after going into camp.
;nd the fever developed also in certain
f the regular regiments within three
to five weeks after the tents went up.
Typhoid became epidemic in all camps,
large and small, north and south, and
v. as found to be so wideiy distributed
in this country that one or more cases
r.re likely to appear in any regiment
within eight weeks after assembly,
whether on the march or stationary.
It is also stated that, with typhoid fev
er as widely disseminated as it is in
this country, the chances aie that if
n regiment of 1.300 men should be as
sembled in any section and kept in a
camp having the most perfect sanitary
condiiioiis one or more cases of the
fever would develop. Nevertheless, it
was found that many commands dur
ing tlio war were unwisely located, that
the space allotted to regiments was, in
son. o instances, entirely inadequate,
and. that many regiments were al
lowed to remain on one site too long.
There wore regiments at Chickamau
ga which did not move a tent from the
time of their arrival in May to their
departure late in August. Requests
for changes in location made by medi
cal officers, on account of the unfit con
dition of the camps in question, were
not always granted.
In some instances, camps were set
up in the face of earnest protests from
iiicdicai officers airainst the sanitary
unfitness of Ihe sites selected. The
camps became very filthy in general.
It is staled, and line officers are thus
held responsible to some extent, for the
unsanitary conditions that developed.
In this connection the board suggests
that greater authority be given medi
cal officers in questions relating to the
hygiene of Mips.
The beard condemns in general the
methods of disposing of the excretions
of the human body ami fecal m-itter.
holding that a lack of proper facilities
in this respect was in large measure
responsible for the prevalence of the
fever in the camps.
Where water carriage cannot be se
cured in permanent camps, it is sug
gested that all fecal matter be dis
infected, and then carted away from
the camp, and the board has made a
special recommendation that galvan
ized -iron troughs containing milk of
lime be utilized for this purpose.
, Infected water was found to be an
rn important factor in the spread of
typhoid in the national encampments
of 1X08. .To guard against the contam
ination of the water supply, however,
facilities for the" sterilization of wa
ter for troops in the field are recom
mended. Flies, which swarmed over infected
fecal matter in the camp pits, are be
lieved to have been transmitters of ty
phoid bacillus. It has been conclusive
ly settled that n company badly infect
ed with typhoid cannot rid itself of the
Infection by simply changing its loca
tion, as it carries with it. the specific
'agents of the disease in the bodies of
Its men and in their clothing, bedding
and tcntage. Indeed, it has been found
that an extended ocean voyage does
not avail, but that a complete disin
fection of men and effects is absolute
ly necessary.
' Except, where urgent emergency
makes it necessary, the board urges'
that one rommand should not be lo-
and vacated by another. -
Malaria was not a prevalent disease
nmons the camps during the war. al
though manv short attacks of typhoid
were generally diagnosed as some form
of malarial fever. Altogether about
one-fifth of the soldiers in the' nation
al encamnmcnts during the Spanish
war developed typhoid, about half of
the cases being correctly diagnosed by
the army surgeons. The death rate
was T.ffl per cent, and the average per
iod of incubation was found to be
about ten and one-half days.
BODY FOUND IN THE SURF.
Portsmouth. N. II., Dec 7. The body
. or untunes vireen, one or tne crew or
the Gloucester fishing schooner Mary
A. Brown, wrecked off Hampton beach
on Wednesday morning, -was found In
the. surf off Great Rocks ledge, by the
life saving -crew early this morning.
He was sixty years of age and leaves
a large family in Glocester. Another
body could be seen in the surf at this
point nnd the crew are endeavoring to
recover It.
YOUTHFUL MURDERER HUNG.
Shot His Sweetheart Because She Re
pulsed Him.
Hamilton, Out, Dec 7. George Ar
thur Pearson, the youthful murderer
of his sweetheart, was hanged here
this morning. His crime was the mur
der of his sweetheart. Annie Griffin,
aged 17 years, on September 23, while
out driving. In a confession l'earson
sa3-s he made an improper proposal to
the girl, which she resented. This
so impressed him that he felt he could
never face her again, and concluded the
best thing to do was to kill her. He
shot her twice, both bullets taking ef
fect in her head.
A MURDERER I5E11EADED.
The Hungarian Who Killed a Wealthy
Widow and Her Daughter.
Berlin, Dec 7. August Goenczi, the
Hungarian who murdered a wealthy
widow named Schulz and her daugh
ter here in 1807. was beheaded this
morning in the prison of Ploetz Ensee.
The murder was an atrocious one and
tvas committed in the center of Berlin.
The murderer was ultimately traced to
Brazil, and was arrested at Rio Janei
ro a year ago.
It was only yesterday that the court
of "criminal appeal confirmed the sen
tence of death passed upon Goenczi.
His victims were miserly persons who
were known gto have concealed large
sums of money in their house on Koe-nig-Graetzer
Strasse. The trial of
Goenczi was remarkably f roni the fact
that he invented, for the purpose of
his defense, a man whom he called
"Loewy." and persuaded a number of
people that -T.oewy" was in existence
and that they had seen liiin.
DRY COLOR TRUST.
Flans Under Way for the Combination
of All Dry Color Companies.
New York, Dec 7. Negotiations for
a consolidation of manufacturers oi'
dry colors in this country, which were
first taken up some time ago, have
been renewed and a meeting has been
called for December 20 to consider the
matter of perfecting plans.
Orville 1 Allen, of this city, in an
interview, said that the consolidation
is well under w:fy. He continued:
'These colors are made from miner
al and other earth products, and are
used more or less in almost every in
dustry throughout the world. Be
sides this country, these products are
sent to Spain, Cuba. Porto Rico, Can
ada and some of the European coun
tries. " A large banking house of this city
has signified its willingness to furnish
the necessary capital for the purpose
of consolidation."
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
Five-Year-Old Colored Boy of rutnam
Shot by Cousin.
Putnam, Conn, Dec 7. Frank
Brown, the 5-year-old colored boy of
Central Village, who was shot in the
head Wednesday by his cousin, AVillis
Lambert, while playing with a revol
ver, is in a critical condition at the
hospital here. To-day he was said to
be fairly comfortable, but his recov
ery is considered doubtful. Lambert
wh has been arrested and held pend
ing developments in the child's condi
tion, asserts that the shooting was
purely accidental.
SILVER IN CUSTODY.
Charged With Larceny in His Invest
ment Business.
New York. Dec 7. John S. Silver,
who claims that he carried on a busi
ness in railway shares and investment
securities, with offices at 32 Broad way,
was held for the grand jury to-day in
$1,000 bail. The complaint against
hi in, which charged grand larceny,
was made by Howard J. Barlow, a for
mer emplove of the Metropolitan Rail
way company.. Barlow testified that
he had deposited SC.OO as margin on
stock transactions, but had been un
able to get an accounting from Silver.
, DIDN'T LIKE THE PLAY.
So the Audience Hurled All Kinds of
Missiles at the Company.
St Petersburg. Dec 7. The first per
formance yesterday evening of an auti
imv,Mi nin- entitled "The Contraband
ists," led to an extraordinary demon
stration. A portion of the audience at
first angrily protested and then hurled
all kinds of missiles at the actors. Per
sonal conflicts followed and the per
formance had to be stopped.
PERHAPS PRINCE OF WALES.
His Royal Highness May Attend the
Cup Races in August.
New York. Dec 7. According to a
London dispatch to the Journal and
Advertiser, either the Prince of Wales
or the Duke of York will probably at
tend the America's cup races next Au
gust, if political and social conditions
at that time permit.
There has been no intimation that
if proper official representation be
made the Frince would be pleased to
consider them favorably.
If conditions prevent the prince from
going the Duke of York probably on
his wav home from Australia, via Can
ada, may go to New York for the races.
COUNTRIES AT VARIANCE
Lisbon. Dec 7. The minister from
the Netherlands to Portugal ana me
ti . - minister at- The Hague,
X UUUHliTW - . - .
t. if- l,i. i.oriective nosts. It IS
. i!i 4i,f a difference has ariseu
ueiiecu .
on the subject of the exequatur to the
Dptch consul at Lorenzo Marques,
which "the Portuguese government has
withdrawn.
ENGLAND'S ARMY MILLIONS.
London, Dee 7. The second supple-
nwntnrtr oot! Til rite of Sixteen milliOUS,
Issued this morning, makes the total
army estimates for the year 92,300,
MADMAN Wlffi 1 ML
Struck Down Four Members of
His Family.
The Skulls of Two Children Almost
Crushed In The Man Then Threw
Their Bodies Into a Manger The
Madman Was Finally Brought to
Bay After Two Shots Had Been
Fired Into Him.
Seattle. AYash. Dee 7. William Sea
ton, aged 22 years, formerly of Deca
tur, 111. attempted to exterminate an
entire family, his relatives, at South
Park: nine mil: s from Seattle. Willi
an axe he smashed in the heads of four
people, leaving them for dead, then
shot one man in the hack and attempt
ed to kill a deputy sheriff. Before
finally being captured Soaton was shot
twice, but not fatally, bv Deputy Sher
iff Kclley.
The only one killed outright was
Seaton's uncle. Daniel Milliard-;. Sea
ton broke in the head of his sister. Mrs
Roy Clark, but her recovery is hoped
for. The other two victims were Myr
tle and Hazel Hapgood. aged about 1)
years, children of a former .husband
of Mrs Clark. The skulls of the little
ones were crushed and then the bodies
were thrown into a manger in the bain.
It was supposed tliaey were dead, but
a late report from the county hospital
says that the skull of one of the chil
dren had been raised and there is hope
of recovery. The other child will un
doubtedly die.
A man named Kennedy, who got in
Seaton's way after the tragedy, was
shot in tile back, but not seriously.
Seaton tired three times at Kelly be
fore Kelly brought him down with two
shots, which took effect in the head
and arm.
Under tile belief that all his intended
victims were actually dead Seaton told
the following story:
"I was disgusted with 'the actions of
my sister and after I had struck her
in the head with an axe I came to the
cs.nelusion I might as wo! fnake a
clean sweep. Ismasht-d the skulls of
the children and then threw their
bodies into the manager. Returning
to tl-e house I saw my uncle asleep on
a sola. 1 chopped -his head almost off."
While telling his story Seaton gave
no evidence of insanity. In fact, ho
made' the specific- statement that b
was not insane.
TO ESTABLISH FEDERATION.
New Zealand to Propose Self Govern
ment in Fiji Islands.
Washington, Dec 7. Consul General
Bray of .Melbourne, Australia, has for
warded to the state department infor
mation concerning the extension of
the boundaries of New Zealand, the
annexation of the Cook and savage
groups of islands in the Paciiic and
indicating the contemplated action of
the New Zealand government in es
tablishing self-government in the Fiji
Islands. When the hitter plan has
been effected, the consul states that
an effort will he made by New Zealand
to annex the Fijis also. This niove,
however, he says, is being opposed by
1 lie other colonies, and especially by
the citizens of Sydney. N. S. W., who
fear that if the islands are annexed,
the tariffs would greatly retard the
commerce now existing between the
colonies and Fiji. New Zealand's
plan, it is said, is to establish a fed
eration which shall embrace herself.
Fiji. Honga and Ihe Cook and Savage
groups. The allot meni of the princi
pal islands in the Pacific is now prac
tically complete and a notable prepon
derance of British possessions appears.
Germany, Franco. Holland ami tise
United Stales are represented, but
their territories reckoned together
compare insignilicantly with those of
Ei!sl::r.d.
HOCKEY PLAYERS' LEAGITi.
Five Colleges Will Be Included And
a Schedule Was Arranged.
New York, Dec 7. Hockey players
from the various universities met at
th- St Nicholas rink last night to
organize 'their league for the- year.
Yale. Columbia. Princeton and Brown,
the members of last year's association.
again joined, and Ihe University of
Pennsylvania was admitted. It was
decided to play a one-rou-tid schedule
of ten games, eight at the St Nicholas
-ink and one at the Quaker City Hock
ey ring, in Philadelphia. The two
teams that stand highest on a percent
age basis at the end ol the series will
play a set of three games for the
championship. The following sched
ule was adopted: January 12. at -New
York. Brown-Princeton. January IK,
at Philadelphia. Brown-Pennsylvania.
January 10. at New York. Yale-Prince
ton. January 2(5. at New York. Columbia-Princeton.
February 2. at New
York, Yale-Pennsylvania. February 7.
at New York. Yale-Brown. Fehruary
1.5, at Philadelphia. Prinefon-Pemisyl-vania.
February 10. at Nov.- AorU.
Yale-Columbia. February 22, at New
York. Columbia-Pennsylvania. March
2, at New York, Columbia-Brown. 1
COAL IN CHINA.
Said to Be More Coal There Than in
Any Other Region. -San
Francisco, ' Dee 7. Robert C.
Hoover, chief engineer of the depart
ment of mines of the Chinese govern
ment for two years preceding the Box
er outbreak, is in this city. Speaking
of the commercial importance of China
he said:
"In the near future the chief factor
in the Chinese trade of ' the Pacific
coast will be coal. There is more coal
in the three northern provinces of Chi
Li, Shan Tung and Shen King than in
any other region in the world. This
coal is anthracite of excellent quality
and when even fairly good railway
communications are established it can
be sold in San Francisco at $7 a ton
FIVE COWS BURNED.
:,' Shelton. Dee 7. A large barn . In
tipper AVhite Hills .owned by Mrs Ger
trude AIcEwen was destroyed by lire
early this morning. ' Five cows, a
large quantity of hay and other farm
ing produce were burned -wiih the
barn.
MANLEY CAN'T ACCEPT.
He Will Not Take the Office of Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. .
New York, Dec 7. Joseph 1 1. ".Man
ley, of Augusta, Me, member of the
republican national committee v.-ill not
accept the ofiice of commissioner of
internal revenue to succeed Ihe late
Commissioirer Wilson, even if th place
is offered to him. Mr Mauley reached
here last night, and to-day he will go
to Washington to set; the president.
"The place has not been offered me."'
said Mr Mauley, in answer to ques
tions, "and I could not take if if it
were. 1 ani a member of the Maine
legislature, and I am to be speaker of
the lower house. I told my friends
last summer that I would be a candi
date for the speakership, and i am
going to stand by that promise. There
is no opposition to me. The state con
stitution of Maim- prohibits any one
from holding a stale and federal ofiice
at 1ho same time."
SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Vote Upon the Treaty Will Be
Taken Next Thots.lay.
Washington. Dee 7. The senate re
sumed consideration of the Ilay
Pattncefote tnafy on going i:uo execu
tive session to-day. Senator Morgan
continued his speech in support of the
treaty which he began yesterday.
WILL VOTE ON THURSDAY
Washington. Dec 7. The senate to
day agreed to take a vote next Thurs
day on the amendment offered by the
committee on foreign relations, to the
Ilay-Paunoofote treaty. The proposi
tion to this effect was made by Mr
Lodge, who is in charge of the treaty,
and was agreed to wit he at much dis
cussion. HUMANE SOCIETY'S REPORT.
The Connecticut Humane society has
issued its report fertile month of No
vember. It is a s follows: Complaints
received. !."; complaints investigated.
!t.": referred. 12: persons relieved. 2:'..
of whom twenty-one were children: an
imals relieved from beating, -th: from
overwork. 21: overdriving. l:: working
when hi me and sore. ,"2: disease. 2:
general cruelty. !7: deprived of proper
food and shelter. i:i: abandoned, one.
Sixty-one animals were humanely
killed. There were prosecution.
convictions and !S warnings; also IS
persons were advised.
GLTI.TY OF ASSAULT.
Middletown. Dec 7. The trial of
Thomas Wallace and Charles A. Bai
ley, for assault upon Stephen Burk
hardt, with intent to kill, which hap
pened in Iligganuin en September 2!.
was finished to-day. The jury brought
in a verdict of guilty of simple assault.
Judge Shumway sentenced both to six
months in jail.
WASHINGTON'S OFFICIAL VOTE.
Taeoma. Wash. Dee 7. The official
vote of Washington is: McKinley. ."7.--loti:
Bryan. -41. s:!."!: Frink. republican,
for governor. 1.!(4-l: itogers. democrat.
.").!.r74. The preliioirionists pulled 2.
:4" votes the social democrats l.'.KJG
and social labor l.otiii.
CONDITION" OF CZAR.
Livadia, Dec 7. The following bul
letin was issued by the czar's physi
cians tins morning: i lie czar passed
the last twenty-four hours very well.
His temperature and pulse are normal
aud his condition is very satisfactory."
PILE OF COAL ON" FIRE.
Shelton. Dec 7. Fire broke out in a
pile of two hundred tons of bituminous
coal, in the yards of John A. Birge to
day and it was louim impossible to
extinguish it. The cause is believed
to be spontaneous combustion.
:ontaun'ai GIHcinl Ca:ivafis.
HELENA. Mon., Dec. 7. William J.
fbyan carried the state of Montana by
a plurality of 11. ('". as shewn by the
oflicial canvass ut" tile vote of the state,
just completed. Four years ago Bryan
cai'iiid Montana by .".2.0-1.'!. The Social
Democratic ticket received 70S voles, the
Prohibition 2!KS and Social Labor 110.
Hitlt-il ly si .MKd Dor.
ROt orSTEIl. 'Dec. 7. Ffve persons
have been bitten by a mud Uos in the
town of t i ates.
Odfll Wunid Cut Tax Rate.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Governor Elect
Oilcll told Moses de Costa and Herman
Grossman of the Central Federation of
Labor that he was against increasing the
number of factory inspectors aud that his
first concern after becoming governor
would he to reduce the state tax rate in
stead of to increase it.
Snow In tlic CatskillM.
KINGSTON, N. Y., Dee. 7. The first
heavy snowfall of the season has occur
red in the Cutskills, and the mountains
are covered to a depth of over a foot.
Tannersviile and Hunter are enjoying
their first sleighing.
The XfiiiMPll FtiHd Completed.
CHRISTIAN I A, Dec. 7. The Nanseu
fund, which was started after the return
of Dr. Nausen from the arctic to proinotu
scientific exploration, now amounts to
1 ,000, (XX kronen, and no further collec
tions will be made.
Sniec?ctl Cliinnmeii Arrested
UTICA, N. 1'., Dec. 7. Two China
men engaged in the laundry business in
this city were arrested here on the charge
of being -illegally in this country and not
having the proper puperg. They were
placed in jail. - .
Brls'lana Buy STvediuli Mine.
.LONDON, Dec. 7. A -Belgian syndi
cate with a capital of 2,000,000, has pur
chased in Sweden, according to the
Copenhagen correspondent of The Daily
Express, 30 copper and lead mines. -
ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS. .
Boston. Dec 7. Arrived: Steamer
Assyrian, from Hamburg.
'New York, Dec 7. Arrived: Steamer
Germanic,' from Liverpool.
New York. Dee 7. Arrived: Steamer,
Cevic from Liverpool.
" Boston, Dee 7. Arrived: Steamer
Commonwealth. .(Br), Liverpool via
Qucenstown.
FffilJFl Mil
The Latter is a Deserter From
United States Army.
Is Now Leading Filhjiuo Insurgents
Funstou and His Men Charged
Across the Stream Thirty Rifle
men jtiid :!00 Bolonie'n Driven Out
By Lieutenant Morrow's Force.
Manila. Dec 7. More activity is
shown in the operations in northern
and southern Luzon. The reports from
the former district come in more quick-"
l.v and telegraphic interruoUons are
fewer. Gtneral l-'unston. with Troop A of
the Fourth cavalry and a score of
scouts, last Thursday 'ncouuteivd a
hundred insurgents polcd on the op
posite bank of the Nehieo river. The
Aii!rric::i:s charged across the stream
and the enemy retreated, tiring from
cover. They lelt four .lead on the
field. A native who was captured re
ported that. Fagin. a deserter from the
Twe-ity-f ourth infantry, who has been
active with the Filipinos, with a parly
ol two cavalrymen had been wound
ed. lieutenant Morrow with fifty men
from the Forty-seventh regiment, at
tacked and occupied Bu.lacan. Whip
returning this - froop-i e'.ieouniered Col
em 1 Viotoris. occupying an entrenched
position witit thirty rillemen and .".no
P.olouieit. Lieutenant Morrow's force
charged and drove the enemy from
their position, indict ing. it is believed,
luavy less upon them. Preceding the
tight the e-j:e:id':tien had captured .Ma
jor Flares and several of his folio veers.
An engagement is reported to have
occurred near San Roque. in which,
according to natives, iiftv rebels were
killed.
Several minor encounters and cap
tures are also reported. The Ameri
can casualties have been very slight.
The Island of l'.ohul has recenily
beeu the scene of more activity on the
part of ihe insurgents titan formerly,
and a company has been sent to rein
force the battalion stationed there.
The members of the Philippine com
mission and several military oliicials
will go to agupan to-morrow as guests
of the railway management. Their
families have tils been invited. They
will return Stuulav.
TOTAL POSTAL REVENUE.
Third Assist. tnt Postmaster-General
AI ukis a Report.
Washington. Dec 7. The report of
the third assistant postmaster-general
shows tot.il receipts from ail source-!
of postal revenue during the year of
!?H).;;n-l.."i7l: expenditures .'S107.7J-0.2t',7.
The value of the total number of pieces
of stamped paper issued to -postmasters
was .-?;7.tir7.771. a net increase over
tlie previous year of J7..'i:iit.lli.
The report says ihat most of the
abuses of the second class of mail mat
ter have been eliminated or curtailed,
but urges legislation on "book serials."
"premiums for subscriptions" am! the
r. turn of unsold matter to news agents.
It is also asked that congress be
urged to pass an act consolidating the
third and fourth eias-ieS of mail mat
ter. Ri commendation is made that the
sum of .$10,000 be- appropriated for
the issuance free to ihe public of a
pamphlet containing postal informa
tion for reference.
The report comments upon the ex
cessive nutnbi r of articles registered
frte by the executive departments and
says this abuse will continue until con
gress acts in the matter. It is said
that could the amount paid as indemni
ty for lost registered tirst-class domes
tie mail be raised to the full value not
exceeding $2(Hi. many letters which
now pass in the ordinary mails would
be gathered into the registered mails.
An indemnity fund not exceeding $2o.
000 is estimated to be sufficient for
this purpose.
REAR END COLLISION.
Extra Freight From Boston Run Into
"Wild" Engine.
Salisbury. Alass, Dee 7. Early morn
ing traffic on the (-astern division of
the Boston and Alaiue railroad was in
terrupted by a rear-end collision which
occurred at :1 o'clock, one m:le west
of this station. An extra fre!ght train
bound from Boston to Portland was
run into by a "wild" engine. Charles
Seavey of Portland, an extra brake
man, lost his life, and Alvin Forbes of
Northampton, fireman on the wild en
gine, was seriously injured.
The caboose of the freight train Ava
demolished, two freight cars were
burned and ten others were smashed
to pieces. Before the wreckage could
be cleared from the west-bound track
another frieght miming from Portland
to Boston crashed into it. ripping open,
a number of car doors, damaging the
locomotive and causing the train to
break apart. The west-bound freight
did not leave the rails.
WEATHER REPORT.
Washington, Dec 7. For
cut: Rain to-night aud
Conneoti
Saturday ;
variable winds.
AYeather notes: A storm area is cen
tral this morjiing over Indiana. Light
rain is falling in the Ohio valley and
light snow in the Lake region. The
eastern edge of storm was at. Cleve
land at S a. m. It will probably reach
this vicinity .to-night. The tempera
ture continues mild.
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CITY JSEWS.
Assistant. Superintendent Perkins, of
the Waterbury Manufacturing com
pany, who has been ill for some weeks,
is out again and at his desk in the
factory.
Michael Kennedy was arrested this
afiernoon for the theft of a carriage
robe. 1 1 is brother was lined in the
city court to-day for being implicated
in the same ease.
A daughter of Alderman Daniel
Foley, who has been very ill for some
time, was reported greatly improved
lo-dty. anil the chances of the little
ohe's ultimate recovery are bright.
It looks as If tlie warring factions in
ihe Orouoke school district have buried
the axe and decided to abide by the
action of lasr night's town meeting.
They have petitioned the selectmen to
show them the new lines as quicke
ns 'possible so that they may take steps
to arrange things in accordance with
ihe new order of tilings.
P. W. Wren, of the firm of Mi-Mahon
iV: Wren of Bridgeport, and one of the
I owners of Pleasure Beach, yesierdtiy
! purchased one of the most valuable
strips of Wiitcr front in tin- harbor,
j It is along the causeway id" the lower
I bridge'. ( ,-tst of Gregory's boat-house.
! It is 1 bought a dock will be built there
lor the Pleasure Beach boat.
Thomas Reynolds has found out the
name of the person who tore down his
fence the other night, and it is general
ly understood that he will have him
are. s:i d. If ju, dot sn't the chances are
thai the fellow will knock down the
house the next time he comes alomr
licit way. Mr Reynolds was in the
police station about Ihe matter to-day
ami left there to call upon the prosecilt
':: attorney. .
.Mrs Bridget Cominerford, sister to
the late John Cuddy, of Grove street,
who woi-iied for years at the Apothe
caries Hall company, died this morn
ing at the home of her niece. Mrs Den
nis Cuddy. 112 Cherry street. Nauga
fuck. The funeral will take place Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, with ser-y
vice at the St Francis's church aiid
interment in St Joseph's ccnnji cry, this
city.
The decorators have finished their
labors on tlie altars at the Immacu
late Conception church and the place
looks as good now. if not belter, than
ever before. The finish is in white and
gtdd. and shows unmistakable evidence
of superior workmanship. The decor
ators are at week en the aliar at St
Mary's convent to-day and when they
get through thete they will commence
operations on the altar in the chapel
at St Patrick's hall.
Someone broke a two-inch water
pipe in the cellar of Patrick Staple
iou's frame bloc k on North Alain street
to-day and in a few minutes it was
j Hooded. It was necessary lo pump the
I Witter out. the floor of the cellar being
:,-i solid rock, before- the break in the
pipe could be repaired. An idea of the
amount of water that came from the
collar can be imagined from the fact
that all of North Alain street and part
of Exchange place was wet.
The number of lives lost in Water
bury anil iill over the state in a year
i by people coming, ill contact with boii
! i'res is appalling and notwithstanding
!al! that has been said on tlie subject
jit seems that the death rate from this
jkind of accident, is on the Increase. The
city authorities should pass an ordi
nance pronouncing the lighting of tires
in lots or on the roadside a men-ace
to life find limb and instruct the police
to arrest, young or old who engage in
the business for the fun of the thing.
In Waterbury alone not a year goes
by without the community being
shocked at 'different times by the- an
nouncement that ii human being has
been roasted to dentil within sight, of
several eye-witnesses who were power
less to render assistance.
FATHER SLOCUM HEARD FROAI.
Anyone who knows the Rev Futher
Slocuin of Waterbury. formerly of Nor
walk. knows that he must have been
gieatly provoked when the words
which he uttered in his pulpit Sunday
were so misconstrued by some yellow
reporter that, the reverend gentleman
was. according to tlie pa tiers which
used the article, "placed on record as
ii defender of Tammany Hall and op
posed to Ihe reformers who are now
attempting to purify New York's East
Side." This yellow article also set
forth that Father Slocuin was an inti
mate acquaintance of Richard Croker.
Grover Cleveland and John D. Crlui
mins. AYhoci Father Slocum read what
had been printed about him. and the
words which the yellow reporter would
have had him utter. In was justly in
dignant, and at once caused the article
to be contradicted. In the course of
his article on Sunday Father Slocum
inedo some slight allusion to Ihe re
form movement in New York and in
timated Ihat some of the people who
were head and'shoulders above others
in an attempt to purify the city, ought
to first set about to purfy themselves.
His statement was as broad as this
we understand, but no broader, yet
the garbled story that came out of
AYaterbury on this sermon was accord
ed space unlimited in the papers of the
state which seem anxious to get Jiold
of stuff of this kind. Now. if these
same miners will be as prompt in print
ing Father Sloc-um's denial as they
were in printing these malicious fabri
cations all will bo well. But -will they
do it? Our estimate of the press of
Connecticut is that they were deluded
into believing the story of the sermon
correct and now that they find it to be
a fake they wi'l hasten to denounce
the newspaper fakir who was respon
sible for it. Father Slocum says. too.
that he doesn't know Richard Croker
or Grover Cleveland. Derby News.
MODEL' LODGING HOUSE.
Mayor Harrison . of Chicago Etas
Alapped Out Such a Place.
Chicago. Dec 7. -A model lodging
house." along' the lines, mapped out by
Mayor Harrison for-ii municipal lodg
ing house, for the temporary accom
modation of the worthy man tempor
arily out of employment, is to be
built by the Chicago Aid and Relief
society. It is estimated that, the lot
and construction of the building will
cost in the neighborhood of $40,000.
BATTLESHIPS.
Bids for Building; New Ones
Were Opened To-Day.
5 SHIPS AND 6 CRUISERS.
Battleships to Be Named After Penn
sylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, Vir
ginia aud Rhoda Island They Will
Be of Large Displacement, and AA'ork
On Them AA'ill Be Pushed Rapidly to
Completion.
"Washington, Doc 7. Bids were
opened at the navy department to-dav
-or the construction of live new bat
tleships and six armored cruisers ag
gregating a total displacement of 134,
oi.o tons, and comprising the largest
consignment of material for the navy
ever contracted for at a siusle bidding.
I lie turee battleships authorized bv the
act of .March. 1KKK were never 'con
tracted for. owing to delays in the pro
curement of armor bids, in the com
pletion of designs and controversy as
to whether the new superimposed' tur
ret should be used hi their" construc
tion. Inability to reach a satisfactory
c iiclusioti in regard to the shmthing
de.ayi-d construction in the three arm
ored cruisers authorized by the same
acts. These points have been adjust
ed. 'I he five new battleships, namely, the
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Georgia.
irgitiia and Rhode Island", are divided
into two classes to compromise upon
the controversy as to their turret sys
tems. Three are to be sheathed ami
coppered and will carry superimposed
turrets: the other two are to be un
sheathed vessels, having the "quadri
lateral arrangement" of eight, inch tur
rets. To meet the contingency that
the bids may be in excess of the au
thorised cost tile bidders -(ere, how
ever, invited to submit plans in each
case for both sheatlud and unsheathed
ships. Shiathod vessels are to lie of
lo.ooo tons displacement, with a length
of .:."". feel, breadth of 7ii feet lo inches
and greatest draft of 2d feet. The un
sheathed ships are slightly smaller and
on lite same length are TVi inches nar
rower and -too tons less displacement.
Both classes of battleships will com
pare with any in the world not only
ailoat but projected, for they will have
ii speed d' at least 10 knots and hour,
which is expected to run up to 10, a
great pace for a battleship, which will
bo maintained by twin screw engines
of IO.coii horse power, supplied by
twenty-four Witter tubes.
The radical difference in the battle
ships to ihe outward appearance will
lie in the inrrels. Kaeh ship will carry
four twel ve-iiich guns. These are of
the extraordinary length of forty cali
bres or twenty feet in the bore, "of tho
new type just turned out by the ord
nance bureau, and superior in efficien
cy to any twelve-inch gun in the world -and
at least eiiial to-the thirti-en-iiich,
guns which have marked the maximum
calibre in the American navy. In th
three sheathed vessels a pair of eight
inch guns will be mounted on top of
each of the twelve-inch turrets. Foil?
other eight-inch guns will be distrib
uted in two turrets amidships on thesi
two vessels. The unsheathed vessels
will have all of their eight-inch guns
mounted in four independent turrets,
one placed at each corner of the ol
iong superstructure. Both classes of
vessels will have a broadside of twelve
six-inc h rapid fire guns on the maia
deck, besides twelve fourteen-pounders
and twelve two-pounders, and a num
ber of automatic 'guns, making the bat
tery more formidable than any afloat.
In the matter of defensive power the
battleships of both classes are unsnr
Igisscd. carrying an eight-foot wide
witter line belt of armor, eleven inches
thick, over the vitals of the ship, taper
ing to four inches at ihe ends,
The six-inch guns will be placed be
hind the protections of six inches of
solid hardened steel and the turrets
will vary from ten to eleven inches in
thic kness. A curved turtleback pro
tective deck and a cofferdam belt all
around Ihe water line stuffed with cel
lulose, will afford further protection.
Electric ity will be used in the battle
ship to much greater extent than iu
any other ships afloat and the use of
wood will bo restricted to the mini
mum. The six armored cruisers represent
the highest development of the naval
constructors' art. for Chief Constructor
Hichborn litis not only managed to de
sign in them ships as fleet as any for
eign navy can boast, but has endowed
them with the dualities of battleships
at many points. Three of these ships
are to be sheathed and three are to be
unsheathed. Of a less displacement
than the battleships. 13,800 tons in the
case of the sheathed and 13.4O0 in the
case of the unsheathed cruisers, these
vessels are stilt considerably longer,
being r02 feet on the water liue, with
a breadth of seventy feet and a draft
of twenty-six feet six inches. Quad
ruple t win screw engines of " 23.00O
horse power supplied by thirty boilers
will propel these great ships at a mini
mum speed of twenty-two knots per
hour, and with capacities for 2,000 tons
of coal in her bunkers their endurance
will surpass that of any similar foreign
vessel. Each cruiser will carry four
eight inch guns in Hichborn balanced
turrets, four six-inch broadside guns,
besides the usual secondary battery.
Six inches of hardened steel will ex
tend in a belt around the ships, seven
feet six inches broad, and the guns in
the citadel and superstructure are pro
portionately protected.
A heavy protective deckhand coffer
dam belt complete the protection.
CIGARETTES WITHOUT STA3IPS.
Aaron Heller, of New York, has been,
arrested at New Haven for peddling
cigarettes without stamps on the-box-.-es.
He was taken before United
States Commissioner Wright at. New
Haven and held under bonds for a.
hearing Monday. It is believed by the
internal revenue officials that consid
erable traffic in unstamped cigarettes
and cigars is being done in this state,
by people coming from New York. 5
PRIZE FIGHTS IN DEXVEK. '.
Denver, -Col, Dec 7. The board of
aldermen has passed a bill licensing
prize fights at $250 for each perform
ance. - -. .