VOL XIV IS O 5
WATER BURY, CQ4MN, MONDAY DECEMBER 10, 1900.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE NEELY CASE.
arguments Were Begun in the
Supreme Court To-Day.
QUESTION OF EXTRADITION.
Has the United States Power to Extra
dite Criminals? Ablt Arguments
Made By John D. Lindsay of Xew
York for Xeely, and General James
M. Beck for the Government.
. Washington, Dee 10. The Xeely ex
tradition ease was argued to-day in the
supreme court. All the .judges were
present. The argument developed in
teresting and important questions of
law with reference to the right- of
thL I'niied States to extradite a fugi
tive criminal iu the absenee of an ex
. tradition treaty, and especially with
reference to the right of the president
since the ratification of the treaty of
Paris to maintain a military form of
government in the island of Cuba. The
latter feature of the argument made it
the first of the arguments which bring
up for final decision by the supreme'
court the constitutional relations be
tween this country and the territorial
acquisitions which it has gained as a
result of the Spanish-American war.
The Xeely case referred exclusively to
the character of these relations so far
as the island of Cuba was concerned,
and thus presented an independent
question from that which will be ar
gued on December 17. when the char
acter of these relations with 1'orto
Rico and the Philippines will he under
consideration.
John D. Lindsay of the Xew York
bar opened the argument for Xeely.
He claimed that there existed iu Cuba
prior to our intervention a Cuban re
public. This republic, he- argued, the
I'nited Stmt's recognized on April 20,
li-'i'S. when it passed a joint resolution
signed by the president, which de
clared "that tile people of the island of
Cuba are. aud of right ought to be,
f'-ee and independent."
He claimed that the United State?
did nor make war against the Cuban
republic thus recoguizod. but was its
ally, and that therefore the success
of'the American army did not meau
that Cuba was conquered, but that
the Spnuish troops were driven out of
the Territory of a friendly ally. He
contended, therefore. That when the
treaty of Paris was ratified the war
erased, and as no war had been de
clared against the Cuban republic, all
.further justification under the war
held making power to occupy Cuba
ceased and the president should imme
diately upon the ratification of the
treaty, or within a reasonable time
thereafter, have withdrawn the army
He claimed therefore that the institu
tion and maintenance by the president
of a military government in Cuba was
and is without authority under Inter
national law and in flagrant contradic
tion of the constitution of the United
States. H-e further urged that such
military government was unconstitu
tional, as it was essentially a prosecu
tion of war against the Cuban republic,
and as congress-alone had the author
ity to declare war against the Cuban
republic, the control of Cuba by the
president as commander iu chief was
a virtual prosecution of war without
the authority of congress. He denied
Mint such government could be justi
fied under the war power, as the war
po'ver has no existence except in time
of war, when the war is authorized by
congress, aud that the president could
not use the national forces for the pur
pose of governing Cuba. He relied
especially upon the case of ex-parte
Milligan." He argued finally that in
auy even: as the trial in the Cuban
courts is without a grand jury or a
petit jury. Xeely could not be tried be
fore them without violation of the
sixth, seventh and eighth amendments
to the constitution.
Assistant Attorney General James
M. Beck replied on behalf of the gov
ernment. He characterized Mr Lind
say's contention as meaning logically
That if an American citizen should ap
py a torch of the incedniary to the
hemes of the Cuban people and assas
sinate its citizens and then flee to this
. country, the United States, although
pledged by the treaty of Taris to pro
tect life aud property iu Cuba (luring
Hie period of its. occupation, was pow
erless to deliver such fugitive to the
municipal authorities -of Cuba. Ho
"claimed that this contention was with
out reason or authority to .support it
and that the true position was that this
- 'nation had the same right as other in
dependent nations to surrender figi-
five criminals wherein it felt called
upon frcm considerations of comity or
public policy to do so. Moreover, he
claimed that it was au inherent tribute
of sovereignty, lieing an international
' obligation which each independent
state must in the comity of .nations
, fulfill to another.
As to the right to govern Cuba, Mi
Beck took issue with Mr Lindsay's
whole contention. He claimed that
the government, prior to" the declara
tion" of war against Spain,
had - '- uniformly refused to
recognize the Cuban republic. He de
nied that the joint resolutions operat
ed to recognize the Cuban republic.
This, he said,, was shown by the fact
'that congress struck out of the joint
resolution a provision which specifi
cally recognized the existence of a
Cuban republic. In the resolution as
finally passed. Mr Beck pointed- out
that congress had recognized that the
Cuban people were free aud inde
liondent, but he claimed that there was
a wide distinction between the term
"people" and the expressions "state
or "nation." ".-''' -
A state is. however; a political and
organic entity and while, therefore,
congress did recognize that the Cuban
people had by success is the field of
' war earned the right to' be regarded
Bs free and independent. It did not fol-
s low that an Cuban government as a
political entity, was recognized. He
.argued, on ..the contrary," that as the
result of our success on land and sea.
'the kingdom of Spain : had executed
n- treaty with this country and that
Cuba had been surrendered tothis
country -and. that while - this country
held Cuba, Ih trust for the Cuban peo
ple until Jt fliad fulfilled the duties of
- such" trust -and pacified the Island, the
United States -was the only de f aci Or
and 4e jure government In Cuba.' A
disproving the suggestion that there
could be no military occupation after
the treaty of peace Mr Beck argued
that even if such subsequent military
occupation could not be justified by
the treaty making power, under which
this country had assumed the obliga
tion to govern Cuba until it was paci
fied and a new and stable government
constituted. Until such time the
island was necessarily governed
under the law of belligerent right, even
though there existed no present hos
tilities and peace had been officially
declared. Mr Beck relied with es
pecial force upon the case of Cross vs
Harrison, in which the commanding
general of the United States in Cali
fornia, after the Mexican war-maintained
a military government from the
time of the treaty of peace until Cali
fornia Mas admitted into the union.
Mr Beck sard .That while the political
status of Cuba Mas anomalous, it was
not without precedent, and he cited
the Island of Cyprus, in which Tur
key permitted English occupation and
rule as long as Russia retained cer
tain Armenian territory. While there
fore the ultimate sovereignly was in
Turkey yet England at present, ex
ercised full sovereignty in Cyprus and
Mould until the contingency arose
which would terminate its rights in
Cyprus. He also cited the British
military occupation of Egypt as an in
stance of the same government, of
"definitive occmiation." He therefore
Signed that althoughCuba M'as for
eign To this government, in the sense
that it Mas not incorporated as per
manent domestic territory into the
United States, it. M'as, nevertheless,
territory pro tempore of the I'nited
States, subject to. our jurisdiction and
to our rights as the sovereign 'power,
and that therefore the United States,
acting through the commander-in-chief,
had full rights to exercise all
executive, legislative aud judicial
powers in Cuba.
With reference to the constitutional
guarantees as to a jury trial in the
bill of right. Mr Beck contended that
they had no application to Cuba.
Mr Beck" further said that Mr Lind
say's contention involved a remarka
ble contention. He could not deny the
constitutional right of the government
to make the treaty of Paris, but his ar
gument in effect denies the constitu
tional right of the government to car
ry out the stipulations of the treaty.
This doctrine, tested by its inevitable
consequences, is at once seen to be un
sound. If this court Mere to adopt it
and tlte president Mere to withdraw
tiie army frcm Cuba and remove the
existing civil government, there would
then be no government at all. In the
absence of any government, an anar
chy might possibly result. This might
lead to the destruction of life and
property which the I'nited States, un
der the treatv f Paris, lias promised
to protect. If. therefore. Spain or any
other nation, the lives and property
of whose- citizens had been thus sac
rificed. M-ere to call this country to ac
count for our failure to carry out our
treatv stipulations, the United States,
if Mr Lindsay's contention were adopt
ed bv the court, would be in the posi
tion 'of asserting that it had no pow
er to carry out its own treaty obliga
, nrt.,ii o moro humiliating po-
sition lie gained." said Mr Beck ot
one more contrary to that. 'Decent re
n,e oninions of mankind.
which Mr Jefferson made the keynote
to the great Declaration?'
After a reply by Mr Lindsay the
court took the case unuer auwoi
-' CONFLICT UNDER; WATER.
riM..,. t ww 1 Feared Between
J. Hit I " "
Rival Diving Boats.
Bridgeport. Dec lO.-When several
months ajro me u"uu u
. i lmrp with considera-
i o was iiimuiiA u
ble local capital, it was believe, that
it was the only concern of its kmd in
. ,. tl.Mt the submarine
boat Argonaut would have a clear field
in its operations in Long Island sound
It was the purpose oi , ' ,"
the Argonaut. Captain Lake, to locate
the innumerable wrecks of the Sound
and bring the treasures con.amed
therein to the surface. -
The little diving boat has been at
work at a point off Stony Creek for
some weeks in search of a barge con
taining a large cargo of copper. Xom
comes the announcement that the wreck
was located in May last oy a New Ha
ven man who is rushing the work ot
preparing another boat for the pur
pose of carrying away the much
sought treasure. Whether a conflict
under Mater between the rival crews
Mill result or no is an open question,
and the end is awaited with interest.
THE INCIDENT CLOSED.
Engineer May Released by the Guata
malan Authorities.
Washington. Dec 10. Except ' as it
may remain as a'basis for a claim in
the future, the incident, growing out
of the detention by the Guatemalan of
ficials of the American engineer,
George May, has been closed. The
United States minister at Guatemala
citv lias telegraphed the state depart
ment as follows: "I addressed a note
on yesterday to the minister of for
eign affairs, demanding the immediate
release of May. The reply not being
satisfactory, the minister claiming that
William P. Fuqua is now in the U nit
ed States and not in G-uatemala. I pre
sented the matter to the PrfsWentthis
morning. He at once directed that the
order of detention be revoked and the
same was transmitted by telegraph to
the proper authorities. I Have noti
fied May hy telegraph of his libera
tion." . - . :
ALLIED TROOPS ADVANCING.
Berlin. Doc 10. Field Marshal Count
Von Waldersee telegraphs from Pekin
under date of Saturday, December 8.
that the two detachments of troops
from Tien Tsin, commanded by Colonel
Lehrschefdt and Major Falkenhayn.
which had been proceeding against a
considerable force of Chinese regulars
who had taken up a position at Tsaiig
Chou ninerjr-flve kilometers southward
of Tien Tsin, have occupied Hie ilaee
without opposition mid that the col
umns are returning to Tien Tsin. , , ,
- . - JOHN eV HIGGIXS DEAD, v.
' Hartford. Dec 10. John E. Higginsj
for many -years town and city clerk of
Hartford., died at 12:13 tcMlav. from
rheumatism, . ..."
Five of Them Are to Be Sent to
the Philippines.
They Will Be Used as Patrol Boats-
Sent on Request of Admiral Reniey
It Will Be the Most Interesting
Cruise Our Navy Has Ever Experi
enced. New York. Dee 10. Five little cockle
shells of the navy are to travel more
than 13.000 miles to the Philippines..
The flagship of this mosquito fleet will
be the gunboat Annapolis, and her con
sorts will be the gunboat Vk-ksburg.
the converted yacht Frolic and the
tugboats Wompatuek and Piseatunua.
They are to be sent in response to
the request of Rear Admiral Reniey
for small vessels to do patrol duty in
the Philippines. They mDI be exnin-
in;'fl uus week by a board of inspection
and if their condition is satisfactory
orders to sail Mill be issued at once.
Commander Karl Rohrer M'ill be the
nior officer.' The cruise will be one
of the most interesting iu the history
of the navy. The Annapolis and the
Vicksburg are of 1.000 displacement.
They use sail as well as steam. The
Piscataqua is an ocean-going tug of
031 tons. She'carries a battery of six
apid fire guns. The Wompatuek is
an ocean-going tug of 402 tons. She
carries two rapid lire guns. The Fro
lic is a craft of 007 tons, and was for
merly the pleasure yacht' Comanche
owm il by M. H. Haiina, Senator Man
ila's brother. She is fitted with a but
tery of four rapid tire guns.
The limited coal capacity of these
vessels presented a difficulty, bur this,
Mas covered by the plan of taking the
southern route, where frequent stops
for coal could be made. The itinerary
will be from Hampton Roads to the
Bermudas, to Sun Juan. Porto Rico, to
Barbadoes, then across the Atlantic to
the Azores, to Gibraltar, and then
through the .Mediterranean, stopping
it small ports along the European
coast, through the Suez canal, and to
Manila. It is understood that the gun-4
boat Topeka, M'hich is now at Naples,
will join the mosquito fleet in the Metl
iterra nean.
CANADIAN REGIMENT'S RETURN.
Men and Women Accompanied Them.
Cheering and Waving Hats.
Loudon. Dec 10. The detachment of
tile Royal Canadian regiment, consist
ing of companies A. F and I. which
reached England about a fortnight
ago. on its return home from Soiuli
Africa., left London this morning for
Liverpool. The Sent a :n iril j 1w,,,1
companied the men to the railway sta
tion. M-nere i.oi-q Stratlicom and
Mount Rotnl. lli"-ll crmmiivcimiev fur
Canada, and other prominent person
ages, oaoe tueni lareweii.
To what extent the Canadians had
won tile honrrss of I ninlmiai... wno
dent from the curious mixture-of men.
m omen and girls who, hanging upon
the arms of the soldiers. .marched with
them to tlie station, crying, cheering
and waving their hats.
The Canadians will sail on the
steamer Lake Champlain to-morrow.
From Colonel' Otter, who is in com
mand, down, they expressed intense
appreciation of the warm reception ac
corded them in London:
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
A Big Sum Asked From Congress for
Improvements.
Chicago. Dec 10. A special to the
Chronicle from Sioux City. Iown. says:
Captain II. M. Chittenden of The
Corps of Engineers. U. S. A., departed
last night for Washington to appear
before the congressional committee of
appropriations to urge the necessity cf
an alloM'anco of $l.!i.000 for the con
tinuation of the work of building roads
and bridges in Yellowstone park. Cap
tain Chittenden is in charge of this
work and during the last year, has
spent much of his time there. He took
photcgraphs. maps and drawings of
improvements to demonstrate his claim
to the committee.
This is tlie largest amount, ever
asked of concress at one time for Yel
lowstane park.
WAY BELOW ZERO.
The Weather in Portions of New York
State Very Cold.
Malone. N. Y.. Dec 10. Sunday M-as
the coldest and most disagreeable day
of the M'inter 4iero. The -mercury
dropped to zero and the wind blew a
gale all. day. The snow is badly drift
ed in the vicinity of Lake Champlaln
and in the Adirondacks south of Ma
lone. where considerably more snow
fell than in this section. This morn
ing the thermometer registered fifteen
degrees belOM' zero in 1 his village.
CELEBRATION IN" WILLI M ANTIC.
Willimantic. Dee 10. The Windham
Center Congregational church is to-day
celebrating the 200th anniversary of its
organization, entertaining also friends
from other churches of the denomina
tion in th state. -The exercises opened
with greetings from the "mother'',
church, the First, church of, Norwich-;
town,-anil the "daughter" churches,,
which-, are the churches of Mansfield.
Hampton, Scotland and AVilllmautic.
A sketch of the first century of- the
church was given by the pastor, Itev
F. II. Means, and other historical pa-,
pers iwere -read, by Mrs Ellen Larued
of Thompson and Miss Julia Swift of
Windham. This evening the program
M-ill include an address by . Thomas
Snell Weaver of the Hartford Oourant
on ."Incidents of Windham.- Chnrch
History." and a review by the pastor
of the second century of the church..; .
BIG-STSrEETING': WORKS.
Nognles. Ariz. Tee;10.--It is learned
on 3geod itthorlty that ieorg.e WVst
inghouse of Pittsburg -has liought the
eutlre Buena Vista grant, icomprlsuig
7,000 acres of land, : and 'intends :tj
erect -at some joints on the Santa Crua
: river colossal reduction - -works an
smelter and -tmild a railway -connecting
the mlnesj the reduction works ad
'Ofiales. - ' ".- """ - ,.'.. -- '" '; -
HARRY- ELKES'S CENTURY.
Was Finished About Four O'Clock
.'' This'Morh'hig. ,
Xew York, Dee 10. A large crowd
remained in the Madison Square Gar
den all njght "to watch the men in the
nix day bicycle race! At 4 o'clock, dur
ing a burst of speed the pace for which
M-as set by -Harry Kikes, the rulers
"made rings" about Miller and when
he was relieved at 4:11 by Walthour,
Ills team mate, he had lost four laps.
At 5 o'clock Miller aitd Walthour were
last In the -team race, due to the for
mer champion's slow riding.
. Miller Mas sick and Walthour,' de
spondent over his partner's poor con
dition, quit the track shortly after 0
o'clock.. A feM. minutes later it Mas
learned that the team Mas about to
quit. Miller's stomach went back. on
him and he said he thought his race
was finished. Walthour M'as willing
to go ahead but as there are no indi
vidual prizes, lie Mas forced to quit.
At ;!:4." o'clock Pierce's lianuiebar
M-as bent and he fell. Dubois. Mini
followed, tumbled over him and Al
bert M-as rather slow with his steer
ing gear and wont into the mix-up.
Albert had his knees scraped while
Dubois sustained a contused shoulder.
The accident lost the men several laps,
but according. to the rules they were
allowed to loose but one lap after meet
ing M'ith an accident.
Harry Elkes Mas in Hie lead by a
few feet at 4 o'clock and covered the
first century at 4:lt)ii. a. m. Ho M-as
followed by Gougoult. a fraction of
a second later, aud Pierce was close
behind the Frenchman. Elkes had
burst three tires during the morning
but had not lost a yard due to ibe
alertness of his .partner McFarland.
who M as always on ..hand for instant
relief. Gougoultz finished l.'iil iniles
at (i:24 a. in., being jiily a wheel in
front of Elkes and McKacherii.
Score at Two O'clock.
Nelson and McFarlaud, :is miles ."
laps; Simar and Gougoliz. :st! miles
ami 5 hips; Pierce and MclCachern.
:t(i: miles and laps: Tuiville and
Ginun. :!ti!l miles and '! laps: Waller
and Stinsiin. :!! mil-s and laps:
Fisher anil Fredericks, .",tl:) miles and
2 laps; Babeoek and Arousotl. :;(ll
miles.and 2 hips: Mel.;an and McLean.
'!IJ) miles: Dubois and Krebs. :',im
miles: Midler and Aucoutreier. .'ills
miles and .1 laps; Kaiser and Ryser.
:108 miles ami .S laps; Colgau and Diek
erson. ;!07 miles ami .8 laps; Albert and
Bleeeker. Wo:; miles and 1 lap.
BURGLARS CLEAN OUT SALOON.
South Norwalk. Dec 10. Between
Saturday night and this morning Frank
Secy's r-aloon in Franklin avenue was
cleaned out of its entire stock of li
quors, cigars, etc. The burglars, who
are believed to have carried the goods
away iu a team, also took with them
a shit machine. This Mas found
smashed 'jo pieces iu a vacant lot a
block away from The saloon.
HIS SECRETARY ARRESTED.
London'. Dec 10. A special dispatch
from Shanghai announces that Li
Hung Chang's Manclin secretary,
Yiko. has been arrested by order of
Field "Marshal Count Yon Waldersee.
oil the charge of communicating M'ith
the boxers.
Home army bill.
Washington. Doc IB. The senate
committee on military affairs to-day
began ' the consideration of tlie home
army bill. General Miles addressed
the committee on the bill, ixiinting out
changes M'hich in his opinion should
be m:de.
CROPS IX RUSSIA.
St Petersburg. Dec 10. The official
estimates for this years winter and
spring crops in sixty-four departments
of European Russia, are as follows:
Wheat. OriS.SlWUK'O poods; rye. 1.401.
Ti'VO.fKH) poods, and oats 721 .000.000
poods.
DIED FROM HER IN.I FRIES.
Norwich. Dec 10. Nellie, tlie 5-year-old
daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas
Ryster. of West. Main street, of this
city. M'lio fell into a pan of boiling
M'ater on Saturday, died last night;
ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS.
Boston. Dec 10. Arrived : Steamer
Sachem from Liverpool.
RAKE EXTERTA I XM EXT.
A Mouster Midway of Mirth and Mar
vels at the Buffalo Exposition.
The greatest care has been exer
cised' liy Frederick W. Taylor, the
Buffalo "expositions' director of con
cessions, to secure only the best and
most novel and attractive entertain
inents from tlie hundreds submitted
for his approval. He even made a
special trip to the Parts exposition to
see what it had to offer in that line.
The thirty ncres of space exclusively
devoted to the midway, with its six
thousand feet, of frontage upon the
asphalted main -avenue, will be filled
y-itli over thirty amazing, amusing and
instructive special exhibitions, includ
ing' such magnetic features as the In
dian Congress. Streets of Mexico,
House Upside Down, Scenic Iiailway,
A Trip to the Moon, Captive Baloon,
Old Niuemlnirg. Florida Everglades,
African Village, The Steeplechase,
Moving' Pictures,, Venice in America,
iarkness and Dawn. Johnstown Hood,
The Beautiful Orient,- Thompson's
.Verio-Cycle, Roumanian Village. Fili
pino Village, Fire Dance," '40 Muiings
Camp. Hawaiian -Volcano and Village.
Miniature Railway Animal ShoM-,
Mirror Maze. Old Plantation. OstriclK
Farm, Japanese Tea Garden and other
first, class and fascinating introduc
tions to many happy hours. Each ex
liibiridn is distinct and complete in
itself -and . some of them upon a big
scale,, cqinbiuiiig a number if special
-and unique features. In every -way
thetPaii-American Midway; promises
to present tlie most stapedous. sensa
tional aod ientraucing aggregation ever
assembled In one place, aud far sur
passing -those of all previous exposi
tions. It is conservatively estimated
that the -'-Midway features M'ill cost
fully $3,000,000 lief ore the gates of the
exposition are opened to the 'public
-an -the 1st uf May, 1001, - --..' "
Hackeil His Throat Early This
Morning-.
Ho Used a Pair of Scissors and a
Knife No Known Cause for the
Deed Must Have Been Temporarily
Insane Was Taken to the Hospital
It Is Thought He Will Recover.
Timothy Allman of 4."i4 ' Baldwin
street was vemnve.l t i,nu,-,t,oi .t,i i
mornin;
nuru:i iiuui IliC enecis Ol.
self-inflicted wounds in his throat
which came near costing him his life
Alhuan worked a good deal on and off
for the street department, but for
some time past he has been employed
s a yard-man at Holmes. Booth' &
Haydens and worked rhere up to last
Thursday, when he complained of not
feeling well and remained at home. He
slept: in a room on the south side of the
house with u three year old boy and
his wife, and two children occupied a
room on the opposite side of the build
ing. This morning, between 0 anil 7
o'clock, .Mrs Allinan heard her husband
get out of bed and return again, but
thinking that he had got up to get a
drink she too"k no notice of it and
never suspected that there was any
thing wrong until she was lighting th?
fire at 7 o'clock, when the boy Mho
was sleeping Mit'a his father com
menced to cry. and she went into the
room to see what was tlie matter wiih
him and was Jmrrilinl to find the li.'d
clotlus saturated with blood and her
husband bleeding from two uglv
wounds in the neck. She alarmed rhe j
neighbors and Dr Kilniartin m.-is hasti- !
ly summont'd and upon examination
found thar the man 'had dug a hide j
through the flesh in his neck Willi tlie '
sharp points of a scissors ;iud then look
a common table knife and cut a g:isii !
time inches aud a half 1-mg in his ;
throat. The doctor bandaged up the
wounds aud ordered lhe patien; sent '
to the hospital, and he was taken
there in Bergin's ambulance.
A 'Democrat repi.rtor called at the
lion se anil talked with Airs Allman
about the case while Mr Bergin was
getting the man ready for removal to
he hospital. She had no explaiifion
to give regarding lit r husbajid's r.ish
act beyond what has already been
stated in this arrji'le. She appears to
be an honest,, industrious woman, and
one. Mould, need a heart of stone to
stand by unmoved and look at tlie wo
man and her helpless children when
the man was being assisted into the
ambulance. Being acquainted with
Mr Allman. the reporter spoke to him
and inquired what Mas the matter, bill
he offered no reply except to shake his
head, and pulled over a chair and s it
down by the fire until everything M-as
ready for his removal aud then he
walked out i-.s qnietly as though llotlu
mg unusual had occurred. He has al
ways been a hard working fellow, anil
those who know him claim that he is
subject to mind trouble and that he is
not responsible for Mhat he did. Dr
Kilniartin does nor anticipate any seri
ous results from the M'ounds.
SETTLEMENT ASSURED.
Chicago Wood Workers' Strike Prac
tically at an End.
Chicago. Dec in. A settlement of
the wood Morkers' strike is said to be
assured as tlie outcome of a proposi
tion submitted by a member of one of
the linns M hose men are out and which
Mere considered by the meeting of the
Building Material 'I" ratios council last'
night.
It was left to the board of business
agents of the council t.o arrange and
ratify the terms of peace pact at a
meeting to lie held with the linn's rep
resentatives. For nearly fifteen weeks the strike
of tlie union wood workers has been in
force against thirty-three firms. It
has lu-en an exciting struggle, marked
on a low occasions by scenes of vio
lence and bloodshed.
More than 1.40O members of the
Wood Workers' union Mere involved
originally hi rho strike when it Mas
called September 1. A leading issue
ill liie Trouble was rhe eight-hour day.
which had obtained in the union mills
for one year, bur which tlie mill own
ers wanted to abrogate for the former
work day of about nine hours.
STRIKE IX XEW EKDKOlil).
Xew Bedford. Mass. Doc 20. A
strike of weavers at the Acushnet &
Ilatlnvtiy mills took place to-day but
the success, of the slop scorned doubt
ful as ninny of the' M'ea vers M'ent to
work. The mill management claims
it has almost the whole force at work,
while the pickets of The union declare
Thar nor enough Avent in To keep The
mills running. The planr Mas in
operation as usual (hiring the fore-
WEATHER REPORT.
Washington. Dec 10. For Connecti
cut: Fair aud continued cold to-nighf
aud Tuesday; fresh Minds, mostly
AVCst.'
Weather notes: Light rain or snow
has if a Hen in1 the past: twenty-four
hours in the Luke region and Xew Eng.
laud Pleasant , weather prevails in
all sections this morning except the
Ijike region, where light snow is srill
falling. There has been a decided fall
in temperature hi the northern sec
tions. Xofthtieid, Vt, reported 10 de
grees below zero and White River .'ill
degrees beloM- zero.
Barom. Tern. W. Wca.
Bismarck .... -.'It (.40 1 i
Boston ...30.24 10
Buffalo ..... ..:!0...n 10
Cincinnati .'10.48 IS
Chicago ..... .30.4(5 12
Denver .... .30.28 20
Helena ... :10..H 22
Jacksonville '. .30.21$ 44
Kansas City . .30.44 20
Nantucket 30.24 14,
New Haven . .:;0.34 12
New "Orleans... 30.32 . 42
New York 30.38 IS
XorthUeld ..,.30.30. 10:
Pittsburg . ... .30.42 18
St-Louis .30.50 20
St Paul 30.42: 8
Washington 30.42:. 2
Uatteras ......30.30 40
SK SuoM-'g
W Clear
W , Cloudy
XE Cloudy
W .
SW
SAV
XW
E
XW
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
W
Pt Cldy
KW Clear
XE Clear
W Clear
NE Clear
NW Cloudy
XW Clear
NE Clear
NOT THE REVOLVER.
The Pistol Which Shot May Fosberg
Not Yet Discovered. .
I'awtiuket. R. I., Dec 10. Tlie re
volver found by Infective Sherman and
the Tawtucket police officers when
they captured the four members of tlr?
Smith-Hackett-I'aterson gang of Mire
thieves on November 10, M'hich has
beta considered a clue to the murder
of Miss May Fosberg. at Pirtsburgt
Mass. last August, in the present opin
ion of detectives. Mas not the M'eapou
used. An alleged confession by one
of the gang led to an investigation
M-hieii has shown that tin- revolver
.ieii llom a summer cottage m
rok
Mas
wa s
and not only is an old
well nigh useless.
but
THREE HOUSES RECOVERED.
St;Tmi'ord. Dee 10.
three wagons and
-Tlie three horses,
iriotis other proii-
oiij taicen from the barn of II. L.
Farmer of Stamford last Meek M'ere re
covered. Constable Schleelitweg
traced them to a liverj stable on Boer
urn street. Brooklyn. Tlie people ill
charge of the stable know nothing re
garding The learns, further than that
they were brought there to be cared
lor. The constable also found another
Miigou in tlie same stable M'hich had
been stolen from Rowayton some time
ago.
NEW TWIX SCREW BOAT.
New York. Dec 10. A cahli'giv.m an
nounces that the International Navi
gation Ct "s new twin screw Vaderl.md
of the Red Star line, from Antwerp.
Saturday, called at Southampton to
embark cabin passengers and proceed
ed for New York (jarly this morning,
passing Hursr Ca-tle at 4:::.-. o'clock.
The Vadorlaud is expected to steam
seventeen knots an hour, which would
make her due at New York early next
M::ndav.
otxt:ws.
City Sheriff McDonald and his wife
have brought suit against Mrs Mary
Jagan for Sl.iitio. loaned money.
Attorney F. X. Richmond bundled
up his belongings this afternoon, pre
paratory, to starting for New Milford,
where he will in future reside.
At Our Lady of Lourdes church.
Lingi Concilio and Miss Rosina
Ciovina. both of Union street. M'ere
married at !::;u Sal unlay night by
Rev Father Kara in.
. At lit o'clock this morning the ther
mometer stood at lit above zero on
Exchange place
Artorne.v C. :
Cooke street af
and 14 above zero at
illette's residence on
the same hour.
file annual
report of The Bovs' club
is our and contains much valuable
reading matter. The club lias started
out To raise funds for the purpose of
giving a Christmas dinner To ;,00 boys
and- no doubt,
lend a hand.
everybody, will want To
There M'as a solemn high mass at tlie
church of the Immaculate Conception
at lo:30 o'clock yesterday morning, in
honor of the feast of the church, the
Immaculate Conception. M'hich oc
curred Saturday. The sermon of the
day Mas preached by the Rev Father
Slocitm.
There M'as a large attendance at the
regular monthly family gathering of
the Concordia Singing society in Con
cordia hall last evening. Tlie program
included singing by M. J. MeEvoy and
William Calder aud selections on the
zither by Arthur and Max dross and
Max (Jrinor.
At a meeting of tlie Sr Thomas L.
and D. society yesterday afternoon
at its rooms on Xorth Main street,
business of little importance Mas
transacted. The meeting was ad
journed till next Sunday afternoon
when plans M-ill be considered for
placing the society upon a sounder
financial basis.
The funeral of Mrs Bridget Com
merl'ord took place yesterday after
noon from her late residence on
Cherry street. Xaugatuck. To St Fran
cis's church, whore service M'as con
ducted by the Rev Father Sheridan.
The bearers were Thomas .Hughes.
Edward Brennan. Patrick Dunphy.
James Cuddy. John F. Ma her and
John J. (iortnan. The interment M-as
in Sr Joseph's cemetery. Uiis city. The
funeral miih in charge of Undertaker
Mor's'tv.
Thomas '. I'ratr has resigned liis
position as drug clerk aT McCarthy's
pharmacy and in company with L. Bnr
ribaulf. a hero of tlie Spanish war, will
start up a newj up-to-date drug store
in Brett's block jon South Main street.
This Mill be the second FivnclT drug
store in Wateubury. and as there is a
French population of (,(tiio, it ought to
succeed. E.- Shepard, formerly em
plf-yed at Cone's drug store, lias ac
cepted tlie "position made vacant by
the resignation of My Pratt.
William Coulon. the 13-vear-old son
of Mr and Mrs William Conlon of 31
Welion street, met with a serious acci
dent Saturday afternoon Mhile play
ing Rugby Mltii-a few companions in
the lots off East Main street. He fell
on a broken bottle that Mas embedded
in the ground, inflicting a gash on his
i face reaching from his eye to his ear.
and also gor a severe wntiiid in The
neck. The cur tin his face - required
twelve stitches and the. one on his neck
three. The .last, mentioned Jab came
mighty near sey ring the carotid ar
tery, which -would certainly have re
sulted fatally, no matter how many
doctors there might . be on hand. Dr
John F. Hayes was called.
It was reported about .town' to-day-Man.,
the sacred concert given In the
Opera,. house ..last ""evening .by"' the So
cial Maid, company M'as stopped by
order of the -local authorities, but such
was not .the. case, however, ami it is
thought that thj rumor to this effect
got noised arouiid on account of the
fact that". Manager Jacques is said, to
have disapproved of certain parts! of
the performance and M'ent behind the
curtain and. suppressed .such features
of it as, in his judgment, ought not to
be. exhibited before an audience iu
Waterbury. . That's tho reason ; why
the audience, wondered why the show
did not hist longer. .. Some people
thought It M'as just right. -while others
make no bones of the statement that
it M'as stopped none too soon
' '
MOULDERS STRIKE
Quit Work at Manufacturers"
Foundry To-Day.
THEY WANT HIGHER WAGES.
Strikers Claim Wages Have Been Sys- '
tematically Cut-President Beach, of ' '
the Company, Says He is Willing to '
Pay Men What They Are Worthy! le '",
Does Xot Think an Incompetent
-Man Should Receive as Much Wage"'
as One Who Is Competent, .-.'-- .
V ,!!irfc at t,M Manufacturers''
louiidij company on Benedict street
le i , "1 STnk? tllis ""'"'his and in-
id to remain out until the company
-a Is ,vnll tlum JUoWf fa.rlv tnaaAtheJ
. to s.-u.l to have been doing in the past,
1 he coneern started about nine or ten
months ago ami at that rime, so the
mea wi,,, -011t m slatv ,,.,, nuuU1e,.s
v- a day, but they have been decree
ing it until they got it down to a point
Miiere many Mere being paid only 2
por day. ami to make things worse, '
helpers M ho receive but .'l..'i0 Mere do
ing moulders' work and naturally thi.
caused considerable trouble M'hich hud i
to come To a head some time or other,
which ir did last Friday, when ti. -
j moulders Submitted a statement - tin.
office asking for the following scale of '
wages: Bench M-ork. .S2..".0 a dav: side
floor M-ork. S2.7r a day: big M'ork, $3
a day ami upwards. This M-as accom
panied by a demand thar they be paid
off in full Saturday night in case the
schedule of wages asked for should -not
be paid. Ti-e company did not
i comply M itb the request in either case
land tlie men quit work this morning.
I They told a reporter of this paper that
Mhen they were paid Saturday two
j days' Mages Mere kepr back aiid that
I President Beach had since informed
jthein thar the lfiatter of Mages would
ibe adjusted provided they should agre :
to make it an "open shop," That is, a
place Mhere non-union men as well a
union men could . find employment
w hen help Mould be wanted. The
men refused to stand for this and went
out in a body. tM enty in all. fine, strap
ping looking felloM s. each of whom ap
pears able and Milling to do a good
day's M-ork. The action of the men
has -been endorsed by The Iron Mould
ers Union of Xorth America, so that
unless a settlement is made satisfac
tory to all parties the light promises
to lie a bitter one. The company cm-
ploys about forty or fifty men.
'"There is no strike here." said Pres
'den Beach to a Democrat reporter wno'
talked M'ith him about tlie matter. "We
have discharged nobody. The men
simply rook their coats and walked
out. We are paying fair wages and
have M-ork for these men if they care
to attend to it.'. Their jobs are open
to them now if they want "them, bnt
if they don't we'll have to till their
places, no matter whore the men come
from. We have no objection to tho
union aud we are nor aware that the
organization has anything against-us."
"What about tlie schedule of prices
asked for by The men. Mr Beach?" In
quired The reporter. "Why." he said,
"we're paying that now to men who ;
are moitIi it. and 'we do not propose
to give money to men for nothing. Alc
the editor of the Democrat if he thinks
it M-onld be fair to compel him to pay
a man m!io cannot set over ri.OOll or
ti.oou ems in a day as much as he gives
to a man M ho can put up S.OoO or 10,
oi K" ems. and see M hat he'll say about
it. We are paying men according to
Mliat They are M'ortb. and we consider
that a very fair May of dealing Mitli
labor."
Mr Bench denied that he told the
men that he Miiuld give them the in
crease asked for urovided they would
consent to make it au open shop and
stated that, it is an open shop uom
They do not care whether men who ap-
pU-
for M-ork belong to The union or
He said Thar he M-as on the best
nnr.
of terms M ilh the help and would have
no objection to seeing everv man who
M-ent out to-dav go to work there to
morrow morning. Where Tlie relations
bctM-een employers and employes ap
parently are as pleasant as they ap
pear to' be at the Manufacturers Foun-tti-i-
company it would seem as if the
differences between them could be set
tled without much trouble. -
CHICAGO SUNDAY SHOWS V.
The Theaters Had Bondsmen Ready If.
They Were- Interfered With.
Chicago. Dec lo. The performance
in each of the leading theaters of Chi
cago Mas given last night with a jus
tice of The peace sitting behind tho
M ings on the stage ready to give bonds
for anv of the actors or actresses in
case au attempt, should be made to,
stop the performance. This .M-as -the.,
result of a threatened raiding of the
performances and every precaution
was taken to guard against any inter
rupt ion by constables armed M'ith war-,
rants. There Mas. however, no raid.
Threats of raiding had been made by.
saloon keepers Mhose liquor licenses
had been revoked. They had given, it
out that so long as a crusade had been :
started to enforce the ordinances they
M-ould insist cn the enforcement of the
Sunday closing ordinance., and-would,
swear "out warrants for all persona in
the employ of theaters giving a Sun
day performance.
ELECTIONS IX LOXDOli. .
London. Dec 10. Sir A. Ackland
Ilood, conservative, has been re-elected
to the house of commons from the
West, or Wellington, division of Som
erset. He had no opposition. Tho
Right Hon St John Broderick has been
re-elected to the house of commons
from the Guildford division of Surrey,
in abe conservative interest. without,
opposition. Captain E. tr. Pretyman.
conservative, has been re-elected with-'
out opposition for the AVoodbridge di
vision of Suffolk. - ' - -
Mr Broderick's re-election wa ac
cording to the parliamentary rule,
made necessary by his appointment to
a., place in the new cabinet as secre- ,
ary of "state for war. - .
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