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VOL XIV NO li
WATERBURY. CONN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1900.
PRICE TWO CENTS, i
REATY RATIFIED.
Senate Stood 55 to 18 on Hay
Pauncelote Instrument.
TEXT OF AGREEMENT AMENDED
Two Weeks' Discussion Ended in a
Brief and Not Exciting Session
Spirited Debate on the Montana
Senatorial Case.
London, Dec 21. Nearly all the
morning papers have editorials on the
action of the United States senate
In connection with the Hay-Pauuce-fote
canal treaty. They express re
gret, rather than surprise, at the sup
ercession of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
and unanimously declare that it will
be impossible for Great Britain to ac
cept the amended treaty. "The senate
has struck a serious blow." says the
Daily News, "at the fundamental prin
ciples of good faith among nations, at
its own reputation and at the very
constitution of the great republic."
Washington. Dec 21 After spending
the greater part of the past fortnight
in considering the Hay-Pauucefote
treaty for the modification of the Clayton-Bulwer
convention of 1S50 the sen
ate yesterday eonsuuitcl only one hour
and ten minutes in amending it and
ratifying it as amended. During this
time there were six roll calls and sev
eral viva voce votes. The tirst live
of the roll calls were on amendments
offered by Individual senators, and the
last one on the resolution to ratify the
treaty as amended. All the amend
ments except those offered by Senator
Foraker and reported by the commit
tee on foreign relations were voted
down by majorities averaging about
nineteen. The ratification resolution
was adopted by a vote of ."-j to IS.
The senate was in executive session
for about an hour before the time lor
vot'-''K arrived listening to speeches by
Senators Thurston, (jallingtr, Wolcott
and Bard, explanatory of their atti
tude. Sxmator Lodge, who as a member
of the committee cn foreign relations,
lifts piloted the treaty through the sen
ate since the death of Chairman Davis,
last no time in demanding that the
voting begin when o'clock arrived.
The foreign relations committee
amendments were read lirst. Sen
ator Ixdge' himself suggested a verbal
amendment to the first of these, add
ing the word "convention" after the
word "which" so as to make the
amendment read, "which convention is
hereby superseded." lie explained
that suggestions had been made that
without the addition of that word the
amendment might be construed as ap
plying only to article eight of the
Olaj-ton-Bulwer treaty, whereas, he
said. It was intended to apply to the
"?! 1 i re tmn tv
The amendment was accepted, and
the committee amendments then were
both accepted without division.
The text of the treaty as amended
is as follows:
"The United States of America and
her majesty the queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land and empress of India, being de
sirous to facilitate the construction of
a- ship canal to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans and to that end to
remove any objection which may arise
out of the convention of April 19, 1850,
commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, to the construction of such
canal under the auspices of the gov
ernment of the United States without
impairing the "general principle' of
neutralization established in article
eight of that convention, have for that
purpose appointed as their plenipoten
tiaries the president of the United
States, John Hay, secretary of state of
the United States of America, and her
majesty the queen of Great Britain
. and Ireland and empress of India, the
Right Hon Lord Pauiicefote, G. C. B.,
G. C. M. G., her majesty's embassador
extraordinary and plenipotentiary to
the United States, who. having com
municated to eaclr other their full
powers which were found to be in
due and proper form, have agreed upon
the following articles:
"Article 1. It is agreed that the
canal may be constructed tinder the
auspices' of the government .of the
United States, either directly at Its
own cost or by gift or loan of money
to individuals or corporations or
through subscriptions to -or purchase
of stock on shares, and .Jhat,, subject
to the provisions of the present con
vention, the said government shall
have and enjoy all the rights incident
to such construction as well as the ex
clusive right of providing for the regu
lation and management of the canal.
"Article 2. The high contracting
parties, desiring to preserve and main
tain' the 'great principle of neutraliza
tion established in article 8 of the
Clayton-Bulwer convention. which
convention is hereby superseded, adopt
as the basis of such neutralization the
.following rules substantially as em
bodied in the convention between
Great Britain and certain other pow
ers signed at Constantinople October
28, 18S8, for the free navigation of the
Suez, maritime canal that is to say:
, "First. The canal shall be free and
open in time of war as in time of
peace to vessels of commerce and of
war of all nations on terms of entire
equality, so that there shall be no dis
. crimination against any nation or its
citizens or subjects in respect of the
conditions or charges of traffic or oth
erwise. ....
"Second. The canal shall never be
blockaded, nor shall any right of war
be exercised nor any act of hostility
be committed within it. -.
"Third. Vessels . of war of a bel
ligerent ' shall not revictual nor take
any stores in the canal except so far
as may be strictly necessary, and the
transit .of such vessels through the
canal shall be effected with the least
possible delay in, accordance with the
. regulations. in force and with only such
tirterinVsalon as may teauit from the
necessities of the sarviee,' pri&es shall
Tie in all respegia ui4e lo yie same
rules aa vessels of war of the belliger
ent. . - . ' :
"Fourth. No biUigerent shall embark
or disembark .troops, munitions of
war or warlike materials In
f i. "canal except in case of
. ( T-ital hindrance of. the tran-
sit, and in such case the transit shall
be resilintd with ail possible dispatch.
"Fifth. The' provisions of this arti
cle shall apply to waters adjacent to
the canal, within three marine miles of
either end. Vessels of war of a bel
ligerent shall not rttnain in such wa
ters longer than twenty-four hours at
any one time except in case of dis
tress, and. in such case shall depart as
soon as possible; but a vessel of war
of one belligerent shall not depart with
in twenty-four hours from the depart
ure of a vessel of war of the other
belligerent.
"It is agreed, however, that none of
thf immediately foregoing conditions
and stipulations in sections numbered
1. 2, ::. 4 and ." of this article shall
apply to measures which the United
Slates may tine! it necessary to take
for securing by its own forces the de
fense of the United States and the
maintenance of public order.
Sixth. The plant, establishments,
buildings and all works necessary to
the construction of the canal shall be
deemed lo be part thereof for the pur
poses of this convention and in time j
of war, as in time of peace, sh.ill en- ,
joy complete immunity lioiu attat-u oi
"injury bv belligerents and from acts
calculated to impair their usefulness
as part of the canal.
-.Seveuth. No fortifications shall be
erected commanding the canal or the
waters adjacent. The United States,
however, shall be at liberty tcr maintain
such military police along the canal
as mav be necessary to protect it
against lawlessness and disorder."
A spirited debate was precipitated
in the senate over the resolution ot Mr
Chandler to d'sc-barge the committee on
contingent expenses from further con
sideration of the resolution .authoriz
ing an investigation of the Montana
senatorial case. The- exchanges be
tween the advocates and opponents ot
the resolution took a political turn and
resulted in some lively colloquies. No
action upon the resolution was taken,
the senate- proceeding to the considera
tion of executive business without
reaching a vote.
The house passed the Indian and the
militarv academv appropriation bills.
The former carried S0.030.52tf aue'. the
latter $700,151. Neither provoked
much discussion. A few minor amend
ments were placed upon the former.
SENATE ADJOURNED.
Washington, Dee 21. At 12:0.-. this
afternoon the senate adjourned until
January 3, 1901.
POPULATION REDUCING.
French Canadians Going to Quebec
From Maine.
Buffalo. N. Y.. Dec 21. A special
dispatch from Montreal says: The
population of the New England states,
but more particularly of Maine, threat
ens to be j-tduced by 150,000 or 200,
000, and that; of the province of Quebec
correspondingly increased early next
swing, by the return to their name
province of that many French-Canadians,
who have eluring the past thirty
years crossed the border with the hope
of bettering, their condition.
- Rene Dupout, colonization agent lor
the Quebec and Lake St John region,
returned to-day from a prolonged visit
among his fellow coraitrymen. He
states that the utmost discontent pre
vails among them in Maine, ami that
he has been asked to make provision
for their reception at the close of the
winter., in the Lake St John territory,
where hundreds of thousands of acres
of land lie idle for the want of men
to work it.
"Of the 200.000 French Canadians
in the state of Maine." said Mr Du
pont "I believe 150.000 of them will
come back early in the spring. The
town of Biddeford alone counts 12,000
of my countrymen in a total popula
tion of 15.000. Many of them have
lost heavily of late years, and this,
coupled with the fact that the fac
tories in which thousands of them
were employed, are running only half
time, has caused them to turn their
eyes homeward."
There is another reason why the
French Canadians desire lo leave
Maine. -The Roman Catholic church
es in several places of the state have
denied them the privilege of having
priests of their own tongue.. This dis
pute has . caused a bitter feeling be
tween the two races and the matter
has finally been referred to Rome for
adjustment.
DIRECT STEAMBOAT LINE.
San Francisco. Dec 21 San Francis
co merchants will try to obtain.elirect
steamboat communication between
this port and Manila. The San Fran
cisco boarel of trade has petitioned the
Pacific Mail Steamship company to
run their vessels to Manila. As an
alternative it has been suggested that
a line of steamers be established to
connee't at Hong Kong with the Paci
tic Mail and carry Philippines freight.
The present arrangement is unsatis
factory to the merchants at Manila
who do business with San Francisco.
Goods in transit which have been
stored in Hong Kong have been broken
into while in the storehouse. The
rnni1:i merchants are stiblecteel to de
lay and loss for which there is no
redress and have written letters to
San Francisco threatening to do bus!
ness solely with places connected by
direct lines to Manila. -
JOINT NOTE READY. 5 -
.: Loudon. Dec 21. A representative
of the Associated Press was informed
at the foreign office here to-day that
the joint note of the powers, which
has been signed by all the ministers
at- Pekin. will be presenteeLto Prince
iCliing antl Ll llung uijang immediate
ly. The text will be published as soon
as the note is delivered. " ,
' BUILDING WILL COST $3,500.
New Haven. Dec "21. Announcement
was made to-day that arrangements
have been completed for the erection
bv the Yale university, at the cost of
83,500, a medical clinics building , on
the property of the general hospital
society of Connecticut.. , -:
GENEVA; N. Y., Dec. 21. After be
ing nffiicted with hiccoughs for three days
Arthur C. Dove of this place was given
a cigar by a physician as a test, end thJ
hiccoughing stopped - immediately. Sev
eral other physicians had failed in ever;
c$.-i made.
II AGlllNSTJflDET BOOZ.
The Testimony Thus Far Taken
at West Point.
Cadets Say They Suffered No Serious
Effects from Being Hazed The
Medical Records Do Not Show That
Booz Received Any Treatment at the
Time of the Alleged Hazing.
West Point. X. Y.. Dec 21. During
the three days that the military court
of inquiry lias been Investigating the
hazing charges, many names of cadets
who are In the first, class and now at
this pose have been mentioned by
P.ooz's classmates as having taken part
in the hazing of fourth class cadets in
1S9.S. The witnesses who gave the
names invariably added that they bore
no grudge or ill feeling in consequence
)t tile ordeals and insisted that the
hazing to which thev were subiecled
was not brutal. None suffered anv ill
ffeets from the irksome tasks set
tnem. To-tlay the cadets of the fourth
lass will be called upon to tell wiiat
they know of ihe "98 hazing. One of
them will be Frank Keller, who fought
with Booz.
The medical records of the military
academy do not show that Booz ap
plied tor or received any medical or
surgical treatment after the light or
at any other time during his stay at
the post with the exception of his being
excused I rum one drill, a week before
the light took place, on account of an
attack of diarrhoea. The authorities
ert 1iiat Booz was not in Hi reel while
here, and by the medical records and
the testimony of a Catholic clergyman,
they refute the assertions that John K.
Bre th of Altoona. Pa. was in any way
injured during his stay here in 15497.
Ihe evieleuce to-elav mav throw some
light on the Kreth case, as he belonged
to the class which is supposed to have
hazed Booz.
TO ENTER TRIAL RACES.
Hauley Construction Co Preparing to
Build a Yacht.
Quincy, Mass. Dec 21. C. CIIau!oy,
of the Hanley Construction company.
of this city, builders of many fast.
ichts. among them the American de
fender Tennessee, in the Canadian cup
races of 1.SM9 and 1900 at Chicago and
Toronto, has entered the American cup
defender lists and will form a syndi
cate to build a wooden centerboard
yacht to compete in the trial races to
lecide which yacht shall defend the
America's cup against Sir Thomas
Linton's Shamrock.
Mr Hanley admits that the syndi
cate is under way and that the pros
pect was that the yacht would be built
by the Hanley works at Quincy Point.
Mr Hanley said to-day that while
he had no elesire to conceal the fact
that a syndicate was being formeel
with every prospect of success, any
discussion of details at this time would
be premature. Ha talked on yachting
in general, however, and lef t no chance
for doubt that he is a firm believer
in centerboard boats.
"Since the time of the Vigilant," lie
said, "American antl English design
ers have been trying to defeat keel
yachts with keel yachts. The Vigilant
wiis an attempt at a half-and-half boat.
being neither keel nor centerboard,
but a. combination of both. Result is
in trving to beat keels with keels, that
the challenging anil defending yachts
are coining to be alike as two peas."
Mr Hanley holds mat the history
of international races shows the su
periority of the centerboard. although
in late years for lack of anyone to push
ihat kind of keel boat has come to the
front. He says that several gentlemen
are ready this year to build and enter
a centerboard yacht in the interna
tional contest believing that it will
out sail auy keel boat in its class that
cnu bo built.
LUMBER SCHOONER STRANDED.
Lewes. Del. Dec 21. The schooner
N. 11. Skinner, lumber laden, and
bound from Wilmington.' N. C, for
New York, stranded this morning near
Cape Honlopen. A wrecking tug went
to her assistance and it is expected
she will be floated at high water. The
Skinner is a vessel of 2S4 tons anel is
commanded by Captain Wheatley.
Several attempts were made to haul
the schooner into. deep water without
success. The "heavy seas washed over
her and she filled with water and be
gan breaking up. and the position of
her crew of nine became so dangerous
that the life savers brought them
ashore in breecher buoy. All hopes of
saving the schooner have been given
up. '
AMERICAN RICE GROWERS.
New York, Dee 21. Several meetings
of the American Ric-e Growers Dis
tributive company, limited, the $15.
000.000 company recently incorporated
in Louisiana, have been held here this
Week to complete the organization of
the company aud eliscuss future plans.
All of the preferred stock has been is
sued and somewhat less than half the
common. For the present the . com
pany will buy rice from the growers
and sell it on its own accounts. Con
tracts have been made, it is said, for
about 75 per cent of the rice output of
Louisiana. Eventually it is intended
to acquire, rice mills and canals.
MASONIC ENGINEERS. '
Cleveland, O., Dec 21. At a'meeting
here last night of engineers who . are
members of the Masonic order, it was-)
decided to form an International Asso
ciation of. Masonic - Engiuet'rs, te be
composed of locomotive, marine and
stationary engineers-. The object will
be mainly educational, v About sixty
engineers attended the meeting last
evening. .... "
FIRST TRAIN THROUGH.
Seattle, Wash. Dec 21. Great
Northern train. No 4, east-bound,-was
the-nrst to enter the Cascade tunnel.
Eleven minutes later It. emerged on
the east side. The trip was a success
in every particular. President Hill
did not arrive in time, to participate
In the event. There were - no -ceremonies
and chance settled what train
had the -honor, : The tunnel is 12,813
eet lone -
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Woman Cut Her Throat With a Case
' Knife.
Hartford, Dec 21. Mrs Betty Meisel,
wife of Louis Meisel of No 04 Village
street, attempted to kill herself about
10 o'clock last night by cutting her
throat with a case knife. Mrs Meisel
has been sick about two weeks and
it is said did not receive proper atten
tion. Furthermore, jit is said by the
neighbors that her 'husband spent a
good deal of his time playing cards
and neglected her and their tnree
children. Mrs Meise-1 is 34 years out
and has been married about eight,
years. She has been here with her
husband about, seven years. As is
very often the case in such circum
stances, the three children are bright
and pretty anil it wan-pitiable to see
them last night after theii mother's
deoel. They did not cry but their' sad
little faces as. they lay in bed showed
thai they knew what was going on.
Meisel arrived after his wife had been
taken away. He saiel that The reason
she cut her throat was because she
was very sick and wanted to go to the
hospital! He had no money to send
her there aud though he tried to have
various persons senet her to the Insti
tution, he - was unsuccessful. He
could give her no careful treatment at
the house, and this made her tired of
i:-v.
WHITNEY'S GAME PARK.
New York. Dec 21. William C. Whit
nev is arranging to raise big game in
the AdirondacKs elks, bears, ueer and
perhaps buffalo and moose says an Al
bany dispatch to the Journal ami Ad
vertiser. He has just, bought 33.744
acres of wild land In the AeuroudacLs.
Tills brings his total lanel possession
in that region up to 70.000 acre's. .Mr
Whitney bought the land at the recent
tax sales at Albany, quietly, through
an agent. The land is in Hamilton
and Frauklyu counties. It Is near the
Mohawk and Malone branch of the
New York Central railroad.
LAW IN PORTO RICO.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec 21. A bill
introducing the jury system in Porto
Rico has passed both houses. Freder
ick L. Cornwell. a member of the
house of elelegates, introeiuceel a house
bill provieling for an appropriation of
$30,000 for an insular exhibit, at
Bpffalo, providing the people raise
$20,000 additional. The house has
passed a bill fixing the salaries of the
live native councillors '.aj $4.0OO. This
is considereel excessive ,as it exceeds
the salary of some of the department
heads. It is not likely to pass the
council. .
DRY COLOR TRUST.
New York. Dim? 21. A meeting of
dry color manufacturers has just been
held here in connection with the cur
rent plans for a consolidation of these
interests. A committee was appointed
to appraise the real estate aud ma
chinery of tlie various factories in the
Uniteei States, anel is expected to re
port by the 15th of January. A large
majority of the manufacturers of the
country are said to be willing to enter
iuto a consolidation. The new corpor
ation, if formeel. will probably be cap
italized at about .1(3,000,000.
PREPARING FOR WORLD'S FAIR.
St Lottis. Dec 21.-VThe non-partisun
committee for the public welfare of St
Louis, an. organization embracing rep
resentatives of all civic anel commer
cial bodies of the city, was created and
held its first meeting at the Mercantile
club last evening. The primary ob
ject of the committee is the putting of
the city in proper condition for the
holding of the world's fair, aud plans
as to tlie best methods of reaehir; the
desired end were outlined at the meet
ing. AFTER AMERICAN I'OCKKX.
New York. Dec 21. M. Jean De
Reszke. the singer, who has just ar
rived here, saiel in the course of an
interview: "Before returning . home 1
hope to secure a prominent American
jockey to ride my horses in the large
stake races of Europe, in which 1 in
tenel to take interest next season. Like
many others abroad, I have come to
the conclusion that the' old English
style of riding is outclassed by the
American style."
DIED THIS MORNING.
Washington. Dec 21. Speaker Hen
derson received a telegram this noon
announcing the death of Dr Richard
A. Wise, member of the house from
Norfolk. Va. His deatli took place at
his home in Williamsburg, at 12:10
this morning. The news of his death
came as a great surprise, for he was
here only a .ftw tlays ago atteneling
to his congressional duties.
WEATHER REPORT.
Washington, Dec 21. For Connecti
cut : Partly cloudy to-night anel Sat
urday; fresh north winds.
Weather notes: The storm which
was central in Alabama: yesterelay
morning is now central near Hatteras.
It will probably, pass out to sea at that
point. A decided low pressure area
appears this morning in the. northwest.
Rain has fallen during the past twen
ty-four hours on the north Pacific
coast, the middle ahd south Atlantic
coast and light snow in northern por
tion of New England and eastern por
tion of Lake region. There has been
a slight rise iu temperature in the
northwest and a slight fall in the
northeastern sections.
"' i Barom. Tern. W. We a.
Bismarck 29.38 34 SB Clear
Boston.. 30.02 28 N Cloudy
Buffalo .......30.02 32 NB Cloudy
Cincinnati 30.04 2t E Cloudy
Chicago 29.S4 34 W Clear
Denver .. .29.58 50 NW Pt Cldy
Helena 29.40 42 SW Clear
Jacksonville . .29.92 52 W Pt Cldy
Kansas City ..29.70 42 S Clear
Nantucket . . . .29.98 30 NB Cloudy
New Haven : .29.49 2H NE PtCldy
New' Orleans. .30.0S 40 NW Clear.
New York . . .29.48 34 SE Cloudy
Notthaelel .'....30.08, 8 ,N Cloudy
Pittsburg .. v .30.00 2S . S . Clear-
St Louis . 4. .-.29.88 34 S Clear
St Paul . .29.54 30 SE3 Cloudy
Washington ..29.94 34 N Snow g
Satteras .....30.58 DO SW Cloudy
I CUFiG JS AT HL
Coast Storm Put Several Vessels
in Peril.
Rocket Apparatus Was Made Ready to
Assist The Storm Is Now About
Over, But While It Lasted It Was
the Most Severe Ever Known.
London, Dec 21. The latest news j
from the White Star line steamer i
Clitic wliteli vc.i.. it, n.iu.l j.f .iuwr.im.p "
yesterday off the Skerries while on her
way from Queenstown to Liverpool in
tow, is that she is still riding heavily
at anchor a mile suuthwesc of the
Skerries.
The steamers Somerhiil and We-tei'U-laud
are now riding safely at anchor in
Yo.-:t Bay. near Weymouth, after a
fearful night which kept tlie coast
guards busy from nightfall to day
light. They had the rocket apparatus
iu the vicinity of the stormbeuten craft
in rvatlihes.-s to assist the ships which
were about a mile f rum the shore. The
Somerhiil is apparently consielerably
damaged and tugs have gone to her as
sistance. The British ship Clan MacFarlane,
from Tocopila. October 20. for the
Channel, drifted on a sandbank north
of Suuthport. A lifeboat went out to
her and fouud she had been aban-
doned. Her sails wore blown to shreds
ami she will probably be a total wreck.
Skibbe-reen reports a large unnamed
steamer with a rid funnel auel black
top en the rocks off Sherkln Islariei.
She will be a total wreck. Her crew
of twenty-four men is reported to have
reached the shore.
The storm appears to have leached its
height during the night and while the
ale is still severe and tne stas very
heavy, it Os hoped that the wurst is
over, stories ot wrecks and damage
are coming from all directions, but the
fatalities reported are few.
The Dominion line steamer New Eng
land, which sailed yesterday from Liv
erpool and this morning 'from Queens-
town tor Boston, had such a bad time
in the channel that several of her. crew
were injured.
There have been numerous minor
wrecks. iLie gale lasted all night ana
blew almost with hurricane force at
times. Telegraph lines are down ia
all directions. communication with
Scotland is cut off, the Mersey ferry
boats have suspended service, and
channel passages have been the most
tempestuous in years.
The storm at Beltast and m its neigh
borhood was the most severe iu a tie-
cade. Great damage was done to prop
erty, many persons were injured aud
Belfast Lough is crowded with vessels
which have sought shelter from the
wind's fury.
SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Rockville, Dec 21. A pair of horses
attached to a heavy team owned by
Charles Anderson of Stafford Springs,
and driven by a young man naim;el
Kendall, ran away this morning and
as the result seven persons were more
or less injured. The horses became
frightened at a trolley ear and started
on a mad .run. Kendall aud a stran
ger who was in the team with him
were thrown out and injured. The
horses continued down the street, in a
wild race. There were a number of
children standing iu the street listen
ing to a band, and through this group
the horses dashed. Five of the small
er children were injured, but none ser.
iously.
A PERMANENT PENSION.
Chie-ago. Dec 21. The directors of
the Chicago anel Northwestern rail
rtiael have decided upon a permanent
pension system for the 27.000 employes
of the road to go into effect January
1, 1901. " The system is patterned iu
many respects after that recently
created by the Pennsylvania lines.
How many eipployes of the road the
system will immeeliately retire, the
officials of the directory have been
unable to calculate as yet. but event
ually tlie full working of the plan will
call for an annual expense upon the
part of the company of 200,000.
LARGE LIABILITIES.
Two voluntary petitions in bank
ruptcy were filed yesterelay ill the
United States elistricf court. That of
Henry W. Ayres of Bridgeport, a trav
eling salesman, shows liabilities of
$09,210.02 and assets amounting to $1.
020, which includes an insurance policy
for '$1,000 anel household furniture val
ued at $20. The liabilities are mostly
for borrowed money, principally from
Britlgeport people. The petition of
George W. Loomis of Waterburv shows
liabilities of $1,903.00 and the assets
are household goods amounting to $20.
CANNOT RECOVER TAXES.
San Francisco. Dec 21. The su
preme court of California has decided
that Mrs Jane L. Stanford cannot re
cover taxes paid under protest upon
certain bonds and stocks situateel in
Ne-w York city. The courts decision
is to the effect that stocks are taxable
iu the state where ownership lies.
ARMOUR SERIOUSLY ILL.
Chicago, Dec 21. Philip Armour,
head of the firm of Armour & Co, who
has been slightly ill for a few days
past, was reported to be in a serious
though not alarming 1 condition last
night. The present difficulty arises
from a complication of ailments and
comes in the nature of a relanse. .
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FIRE IN ROCKVILLE.
Rockville, Conn, Dec 21. The resi
dence of A. ' F. Street on Orchard
street was partly, destroyed by tire this
morning through "the explosion of a
gasoline stove. The loss is $1,000 and
is covered by insurance. '
ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS.,
Hamburg,' Dec 21. Arri ved : Stea m
er Patricia, from New York.
Havre, Dec 21. Arrived: Steamer
Li Bretagne from New York. .
-New York, Deo 21. Arrived: Steam
er Bovic from Livemoou.
Boston, Dec 21 Arrive f
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Steamer
WIFE OF SENATOR FRYE.
Died Suddenly at 9:40 This Morning at
Hamilton Hotel.
Washington, Dec 21. Mrs William
P. Frye, wife of the president pro
tern of the senate, dietl very suddenly
in the Hamilton hotel here at 9:40
this morning. Mrs Frye on Tuesday
last suffered' an acute attack of indi
gestion and has since been ill. When
she arose this morning she was ap
parently much improved and partook
of breakfast. Shortly after leaving
ilie table the end came without the
slightest warning. Heart elisease was
the cause of eleuth. The body will
be taken on The 4:50 train this after
noon, to Lewistou,' Me, the home of
Senator Frye.
FOR INAUGURATION DAY.
Hartford. Dec 21. Special orders
number 172. have been issued from the
adjutant general's oiiice. directing the
commanding oticers of the governor's
guard (one and two foot and horse-1 to
report with their commands to the
adjutant general at the state capital.
Hartford, for escort duty, on January
!, 1901. at 1:3 iu the afternoon. The
staff of the conimaudei- in chief is
ordered to report on the same date at
lo o'clock iu the morning for attend
ance upon the commander in chief
during ihe inaugural ceremonies of the
governor-elect .
. CATHOLIC CHURCH Bl'RNED.
Gorliam. N. H.. Dec 21. The Holy
Family Catholic chni-cn here was de
stroyed by tire early to-day and all the
contents Were consumed, iucluding a
valuable organ, the vestments and the
property of the priests. The church
was built live years ago and had been
paid for, with ihe exception of a
small amount. If. was valued at 10.
ooo and was partially insured. The
lire evidently started around a small
stove in one of the vestries, iu which
a tire had been kei.it over night.
PHILIPPINE IMPROVEMENTS.
Manila. Dec 21. The Philippine com
mission has passed bills prescribing
that English text shall be used in the
construct ion of a'l laws enacted: au
thorizing tlie provost marshal to estab
lish p-.Jice and health regulations, with
limiteel punishments for their viola
tion: appropriating $75,000 for the im
mediate construction of a . highway
from Pozomibla. province of Pan
gasinan. to'Bagt'io. in Bontiue prov
ince, along the line surveyed for a gov
ernment railroad.
KILLED BY FALLING TKEE.
Silver Mines. Conn. Dec 21. While
engaged in felling a tree this tuorntng.
Isaac Wardwel). 40 years of age, was
struck in the head by the trunk of a
tree and instantly killed. The tree
had become lodged on the trunk of an
other tree. . when it suddenly broke
away from its fastenings and Ward
well, who was directly beneath it, was
crushed to the ground.
NATIONAL JOCKEY CLl'B.
New York, Dec 21. According to a
current report a movement may be
started at the meeting of the western
turf congress next May looking to the
formation of a National Jockey club,
to be composed of all the racing-organizations
in this country.
OLDEST MAN DEAD.
Middletown. Dec 21. Edward John
son, the oldest man in Middletown.
died at his home in the Johnson lane
district to-day from pneumonia. He
was 99 years and !) months old.
OLD RESIDENT DEAD.
Bristol. Dec 21. Edwin F. Lewis,
aged 94. the oldest resident of this
town, died at his home here this morn
ing. Death was due to general debil
ity. CITT NEWS.
Over 100 children made merry
a round a Christmas tree at the Young
Women's Friendly league.
The executive committee of the
High School Alumni association will
hold a meeting this evening in the of
fice of Attorney Carinody.
Lizzie Ash, the 14 years' old daugh
ter of J. W. Wallis of South Leonard
street, died this morning. She hael
been a sufferer for the past seven or
eight years.
James Grady. James W. Fitzpatrick
and Michael Thompson of the Calh
olic university at Washington: Timothy
0"Rourke of Mt St Mary's, and John
Egan of Villanova. are among the col
lege students who will enjoy their
Christmas vacations in Waterbury.
There was a hearing last evening
on the final account of Anne I.vfddy.
executrix of the estate of the late Ann
Luddy. There was a dispute over her
fee, which will be decided to-morrow
morning. The executrix ask Sl'-O and
the rest of the heirs claim she should
receive only $25.
The music at St Cecilia's church on
Christmas day will be of an unusually
solemn and 'inpressive charae-ter. The
instrumental music will be augmented
by a piano, at which Miss Cecilia Her
iuger will p:eside, while Miss Marie
Heringer. the regular organist, will
also be in attendance. This is the first
time that a piano has been used in
conjunction with an organ in any of
the Catholic churches of the city. The
music which emanates from the sim
ultaneous playing off both organ and
pin.no is said to be very pretty. A
full program of the Christmas music
at. St Cecilia's will appear later.
Attaruey x. jr. i-armody has pro
cured for Mrs Julia Sullivan of Park
avenue a pension of $12 a nionth. Mrs
Sullivan's son Patrick- was killed in
tlie war in the Philippines. One Sun
day he. rambled beyond the picket lines
with si few comrades anel went swim
ming: ; Then a band of natives sur
rounded the party and "in the scrim
mage that resulted Sullivan was killed.
A week-, later his body was found in
the river. The first news Mrs Sulli
yau got of her sou's death was through
the Democrat. She had been writing
to him for months and was surprised
at his silence. A Waterbury man sent
the news to a Democrat renorter and
later it was confirmed by the war department,
HARD AT WORK
Consolidation Committee Ma.
Finish Labors To-Night.
MANY CHANGES PROPOSED.
Some of the Committee Want, to In
vest More Power in the Mayor Re
publicans Are Said to Favor Such a
Scheme.
Tlie consolidation committee wilt
meet this evening when it is thought
they will linisli their labors, unless,
something new turns up. So far as
can be learned the changes agreed
upon do not contemplate anything
very radical in the town. About the;
only way it effects tlie townspeople in
that they will be electors in the city,
aud in the natural course of events, -The
different districts will ask to
be relieved of the committeemen and
come into the city under the
broad plan in vogue in the center dis
trict. That's the way the committee
looks at it. but will they elo it? An
other contemplated change is to have
the board of assessors appointed by
the mayor instead of elected by the
people, and some of the members of
the committee Would like to see the
board of education chosen by tlm
mayor, lint This is still" an open trues
tion and the chances are it will be de
cided not to tamper with the school
(Hiesiion at ail. Whether consolida-
tiou becomes a reality or not. it i
probable that the people in the new
city limits as they exist at present will
have to pay full taxes, except a por
tion of Buck's Hill school district,
which may go back into the town.
There will lie seven constables, as
usual, and unless some new features
should be introduced to-day" there will
be. no radical changes in the other
offices, except, of course, that a board
of charities will look out for the alms
house and the thwn poor instead of
the selectmen. Will anybody be legis
latevl out of office V That's a question
that has a special interest for two of
the assessors. Messrs Coyle and
Burns. The proper way to do this,
and no doubt that plan will be adopt
ed, is to have the mayor appoint a suc
cessor to each assessor accoreling as
his term of office expires, and then, at
the end of three years, the full board
can be named, but it would be well
to have a hold over there right along,
for the office is too important to be
filled by all new men.
It is being saiel in some quarters that
the end sought is to confer almost im
perial power on the mayor, because tht
republicans feel confident that with all
the electors of the town anel city put
ting the white slips of paper into the
same box on election day there can be
no doubt but that, they will capture
the mayoralty aud then the rest will
be plain sailing. But it is eloubtful if
the people of Waterbury are prepared
to confer such power upon any -man.
republican or democrat, and the prop
osition - is iiemg comoatted by some
staunch republicans, who think that.
we ought to have a .few offices, out
side the board of aldermen, and that
of mayor, filled by a direct vote of
the people. Indeed, some of our Tev
publican lrieuds take the ground that
the appointive power- now vested in,
the mayor is radically wrong and
make no bones of The statement that
all the boarels now appointed by the
mayor, as well as some made by the
aldermen, should be chosen by a pop
ular vote. But. after all. there does
not seem to be much logic in this view
of the case. If the mayor is to be hold
responsible for the administration-, it
would seem that he should have some
thing to say regarding the selection
of his lieutenants. If we are going
to have coL;solielation and a king.In
steael of a mayor, let him name all the
subordinate boards and also select a
city attorney. The mayor is obliged
to place more confidence' in the city
attorney than in the members of ail
the other boards put together, aud if
he is to have any appointive power at
all it should include the man who
comes nearest to him, the -city attor-ne-y.
Of course, the republicans tell
us That when we have a democratic '
mayor it is well to liu've a republican
city attorney, so that we will be sure,
of knowing what is going.-on. All
right, but why shouldn't the same ar
gument hold gotiel as to the advisabil
ity of a democrat for city attorney!
when the mayor belongs to the oppo
site party? Some say no one will
want the change after the draft iss
made public. Probably that is true,
but it would be wise- to wait till wet
get a peep at it before saying too
much about it, one way or the other.
The electors of the Waterville dis
trict met last night to consider the
matter of consolidation, and adjourned
until next Friday night, r This wai
done so as to give the people a chance
to see the bill before starting in to dis
cuss it. The cousolidationists regard
the postponement as an indication that
there is not much opposition to the
change in Waterville.
GERMAN REFUGEE KILLED. !
New York, Dec 21. A ' coroner's
jury at Harlingen, N. J., empanelled
to -Inquire into the eleath of Willhfm
Yon Schenier, a coachman of Griggs
town, brought in. a verdict that lift
came to his death as the result of a
blow upon the head inflicted by , u
party or parties unknown. Von
Schenier, who was found dying, not
far from the house of his employer,
was a refugee from Germany because
of a. dntd he fought and because he
took part in the revolution of 1S4S.
His father, it appears, was General
Von .Scheflier and he himself had been
a Prussian cavalry officer. -He was a
graduate of Bonn university. W'heu
he came to America he was for a tim
professor of horsemanship in Vassar
college. He worked for a while, it is
saiel, under Professor Agassiz ami
Professor Dana. - ..
VANDERBILT'S TAX COSTS.
New York. Dec 21. The Journal antl
Advertiser' says:' The estate of late
Cornelius Vanderbilt will be taxed on.
$10,000,000 of personal property next
year. The tax rate is $2.24 per $10o.
In the tax lists of last year and oC
1S98 Cornelius Vanderbilfs taxable
oroperty was assessed at $400,0001, ;'