tVOL, XIV NO 16
WATERBURY, CONN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1900.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
WAS NO EULOGY
To-Day Over the Remains
Roger Wolcott.
of
IT WAS THUS HE WISHED IT.
tiis Funeral Was Attended By Men
In All Walks of Life The Funeral
Exercises Were Simple and Solemn
Keniains Were Interred in Mount
Auburn Cemetery.,
Boston, Dec 24 Rog-er Wolcott,
thrice governor of Massachusetts,
looked upon as a statesman of rare
ability ami a citizen honored through
out Massachusetts, was buried to-day
at Mt Auburn cemetery, after services
at Trinity church, which included only
the simple Episcopal ritual and a few
hymns which were the favorites of
the deceased during his life.
Hunderds of eminent citizens gath
ered in Boston's most beautiful relig
ious edifice to do honor to the dis
tinguished dead, while outside the
brownstoue structure thousands
thronged unable to gain admittance,
but willing to stand beneath the
somber sky during the moment in
which the "last words over the body
Were be-iug spoken.
Within the dim precincts of the
church the service was read by Mr
Wolcott's pastor. Rev Howard Is'.
Brown, of King's chapel. The funer
al would have been held from King's
chapel, doubtless, had that edifice been
more capacious, but in view of its
somewhat limited proportions, the use
of Trinity was tendered to the family
and was gratefully accepted .
Three hvinim were sung and after
the service the body was borne
through the midst of silent multitude
by classmates of the deceased and was
carried to its linal resting place in the
quiet of Mt Auburn.
There was no eulogy, no words of
praise of the career of the dead, but
tribute was paid by the silent pres
ence of statesmen, the jurists, national,
state and city officials, numerous dele
gations from patriotic, historical and
charitable institutions of which Mr
Wolcott had been a member, and by
iie great body of people which came
together during the hour of the linal
service.
Had the church been ten times the
size it would not have held the great
multitude who wished to do reverence
to the deceased. Several hours before
th doors of Trinity swung open the
waiting crowd had assumed almost un
precedentted proportions, and Ooply
square was filled with men and
women.
Only a small portion, however, of
this great concourse actually reached
the galleries which alone were not re
served and so five minutes after the
doors were opened, every seat was
taken and the eloors swung to again.
About the same time the first of , the
different society delegates, as well as
national, state and city dignitaries be
gan to arrive but so well had been the
arrangements planned that nejUrly all
found their allotted seats with promptness.
Within the church hung the long
festoons of Christmas green, used yes
terday, the scent of the rose and the
violet from the abundance of floral
tributes pervaded every nook. Sel
dom has Boston seen such an elabor
ate array of wreathes, crosses and
broken pillars and other otterings, as
this morning was banked in the chan
cel of Trinity. By a quarter to 1:
o clock everyone of the l,iOO or more
seats were occupied and still an ap
parently endless line of waiting citi
ons stretched away from each door.
Those who entered the church were
cared for by a large staff of ushers.
Twenty of these ushers had served
ot, the sJaff of Mr Wolcott during the
four years that he occupied the execu
tive chair of the state, while sixteen
others were among his personal
friends cf a younger generation. The
rshers wore Governor Wolcott's staff,
General Appletoa. General Carter, Gen
oral Guild. General Wellington and
Colonels Chappelle, Bradley, Robins,
King, Frve. SeutU'r. Morgan, Dexter,
Converse, Locke. Sears, Billings,
Schier. Jowett and Kvans. The civil-
Ian ushers were E. C. Johnson. Henry
Parkruan. E. L. Davis, S. D. Farker,
Charles Farker, C. H. Fiske, Charles
Fiske, J. E. Feabody, W. C. Endicott,
- James Lawrence. Augustus P. Loring,
.T. Lacelle. A. W. Weld, Randolph Cool
iclge. Jr. Henry Bigelow. Louis Froth
Ingham and G. B. Dorr.
.The deep silence of the church was
broken by the sound of a voice saying
"I am the resurrection and the life,
and the clergyman, followed by the
right pallbearers and the twelve hon
nrary pallbearers and the family and
friends of the deceased, passed slowly
up the broad aisle. The body was
borne by eight members of the class of
1S70 of Harvard university. Governor
Wolcott's own class, Theodore Froth
Ingham, A. A. Lawrence, Louis Curtis,
William F. Wharton, W. W. Vaughann
Theophilus Parsons, Henry Parkman
and Lawrence Curtis. Following came
- the honorary pallbearers, headed by
Governor W. Murray Crane, with
whom walked Chief Justice Oliver
Wendall Holmes of the supreme ju
dicial court. The other honorary pall.
bearers were: George H. Lyman, col
lector of the port of Boston: Judge
Francis C. Lowell, of the United State
district court; Judge William C. Lor
ing of the Massachusetts supreme
court: Dr Samuel A. Greene, Dr n. P.
f Walcott, Colonel Henry L. Hlgginson,
Thomas J. Lothrop", Lindsay Prescott,
Wolcott Jackson and Charles H. Par-
,. ker.
The widow passed up the aisle lean
ing on the arm of her son, Roger Wol
ott. Jr. with her two other sons
Charles :Huntington Wolcott and Wil
liam Prescott Wolcott, and her daugh
ter. Cornelia Frothmgham Wolcott,
closelv following. The youngest son,
Oliver, was not present.
. With the end of the first psalm came
the hymn, "While thee I seek, protect
ing power," sung to Pleyel's familiar
trine. A short prayer followed, then
. a psalm, after -which the choir sang
Wblttier's beautiful hymn, "With Si
lence Only as Their Benediction." the
music being by B. J. Lang, King's
chapel organist. The rest of the ritual
iimn was read and the final hymn was
on" br the choir. Barnby's well
known "For All the Saints Who from
Tliir Labors KesC A short prayer
and the benediction closed the service.
At the request of Mrs Wolcott the
casket was not opened. s
As the measured tones of the "Dead
March in Saul' filled the church, the
Harvard graduates of third years ago
again lifted -their burden and the sor
rowing procession passed out into Cop
ley square, where thousands saw the
black shrouded casket placed gently In
the funeral car. A few moments later
a few carriages, for the burial was
private, followed the body of the dead
statesman to Mount Auburn. At the
open grave Rr-v Roderick Stebbins of
the Unitarian church. Milton, Governor
Wolcott's summer home, pronounced
the last words. "Earth to earth, ashes
to ashes, dust to dust."
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
British mm mi.
Went Aground To-Day at Great
Egg Harbor.
WILL ANSWER QLEVELAND.
Crime Was Committed Last May-
Tried to Burn Murdered Woman.
South Berwick, Me. Dec 24. Edwin
H. Knight was arrested at his home
at South Berwick Junction to-day by
County Attorney Matthews and Depu
ty Sheriffs Spencer anil Miles, on a
warrant charging hiin with the murder
of Mrs Fannie Sprague at South Ber
wick last May. The murder was one
of the most horrible in the history of
York county .
Mr Knight is -41 years of age. a na
tive of South Berwick and a successful
business man. The arrest is the result
of the personal work of County Attor
ney Matthews, who for several months
has been trying to secure a definite
verdict from the coromer's jury as to
perpetrator of the crime. The jury re
ported that the woman died at the
hands of a person or persons unknown
to them.
The arrest was accomplished without
any excitement. Knight allowing him
self to be taken into custody without
resistance, saying that he had expected
to be arrested. He was immediately
taken in a team to the jail at Berwick
and preparations were made for his
arraignment before Trial Justice Juli
us E. Lord.
The crime for which Mr Knight was
arrested was disclosed by the finding
of the mutilated body of Fannie
Spiague in a heap of rubbish in a barn
on tile Knight fane t South Berwick
Junction. An aiu . had been made
to burn the body, 's it the smoke was
seen and the fire extinguished by two
men who 'were sent to the barn on an
errand. After nutting out the tire the
men found the body. The evidence
implicating Knight has been carefully
guarded by the authorities.
Signals Hoisted Asking for Assistance
Wrecking Tug Xorth America Goes
to Aid of the Vessel The Passengers
Were Safely Landed.
Atlantic City, N. J., Dec 24. The
British steamer Antillia, Captain Mon
tell. from Nassau for New York with
a general cargo, went ashore this
morning on Great Egg harbor bar.
Her passengers were safely landed.
Signals have been hoisted asking
New York, Dec 24. F. T. Montell
Sons, New York agents of the steam-
Antilia (not Antilliai. said they had
eceivea :i dispatch rrom e apiam.
Montell saying that the Antilia went
shore this morning on the Jersey coast.
wmg to the tog. but would come on
asilv with assistance. They had tele-
taphed to Delaware breakwater for
tigs and expected to have the vessel
ft to-day. The Antilia left Nassau
ecember 20 and carried a light cargo.
The Antilia was built at Grangemouth,
Scotland, it Her hailing port is
Nassau, N. a'.
ROWAN ARRAIGNED IN JERSEY.
Former New Haven Youth Accused of
Grand Larceny Held for Trial.
New. Haven. Dec 24. John S. Row
an, who was arrested in tins etty i- ri
day tor grand larceny -ami taken to
Jersey City, where the alleged offense
was committed, was Held in the first
criminal court of that city ou a charge
of grand larceny Saturday. His arrest
has caused much surprise. Rowan
waived extradition and went back to
Jersey with Detective MeNally.
lhe complainants are Bernstein fc
Co of Newark avenue, merchants. A
previous charge of larceny against
Rowan was ended by his paying a hue
and making restitution a week ago.
He then declared he had made a full
coi'fessioi;.'
Members of the firm say they have
found that he stole inuc hmore than he
confessed; that his stealings began last
March, and that they have traced $4ii0
worth of goods lie pawned within the
last three months. How lie got the
oods, which were chiefly overcoats
out of the store, is a mystery. It is
believed that he had one or more ac
complices, and further arrests are ex
pected.
Rowan was held for examination lie
fore Judge Blair and Prosecutor Irwin
in the court of general sessions.
Rowan is 128 years of age. At one
time he acted as general manager of
the Connecticut Merchants' association.
a collection agency having offices in
the Hubinger building. Rowan's
mother, who is residing in Waterbury,
is said to be in poor health, and the
news of her sou's arrest has prostrated
her.
sistance and the crews of the
aving station nave responeieei.
Antillia is a vessel of o8t tons.
for
life
The
William Jennings Bryan Will Reply
at a Banquet in Chicago.
Chicago, Dec 24. The Chronicle
says:
"William Jennings Bryan will an
swer ex-President Cleveland's criti
cism of the democratic party at the
annual banquet of the W. J. Bryan
league of Chicago, on the anniversary
of the battle of New Orleans, January
8. The affair will take place at the
Sherman house. It will be Mr Bry
an's first public speech since his second
defeat for the presidency.
Besides Bryan, the other speakers
who have accepted invitations to ad
dress the AY. J. Bryan league are ex
Goveruor William J Stone of Missouri
and Congressman Carmack of Tennes
see, and it is probable that Governor
Beckham cf Kentucky will also speak.
THE BILL IS NOW READY.
Consolidation Committee
Completed Its Work.
Has
Lewes. Del, Dec 24. The wrecking
ug North America Iett Delaware
breakwater' this morning to go to the
issistauee of the Antilia, reported
trauded ou Great Egg harbor bar.
The sea is quiet and it is expected iiiat
the North America will le able to get
the steamer off at high tide.
TRAIN WRECKED.
Track Spread,
and
AMERICA AND RUSSIA.
EXEMPTION FROM DUTY.
Disabilities Named by Surgeon Gen
eral of the State to Post Surgeons.
Hartford, Dec 24. In general orders
No 28, issued from the offices of the
adjutant-general Saturday, the follow
ing is made public:
The following disabilities for exemp
tion from military duty, prescribed by
the surgeon-general, are hereby pro
mulgated in accordance with Section !,
Chapter CCCXXXI11-CCXXII. 12:5,
Public Acts, 1S95-7-9, viz: Insanity,
epilepsy; or mental aberration, loss of
sight of an eye, or permanent defect
of one of both eyes, loss of hearing,
loss of speech, loss of an arm or leg,
or any other Injury or disease which
Incapacitates for manual labor. Se
lectmen can only exempt on certifi
cates for exemption previous to the
date of this order, or later than Jan
uary 31. 1901.
Among the post surgeons appointed
for New Haven county are Joseph H.
Townsend of New Haven, and Fred
erick G. Graves of Waterbury.
Numerous Resemblances Between the
Two in Public Institutions.
St Petersburg, Saturday, Dec .8.
Reflective observers discover numer
ous resemblances between Russia and
America which are not accidental nor
mere coincidences. Among such
resml dances is the liberality of peo
ple of wealth towards public institu
tions. This liberality almost foreign
to the nations from which Russia has
borrowed most, is the product, in part,
of the same conditions winch have
lavished private wealth upon the
American universities and technical
lid art schools.
Although Russian is in some re
spects going to school m America,
she is able, through the geuerosity of
private citizens, to give lessons in
some matters. An instance is afforded
by the Baron Stieglitz school of ap
plied arts in this city. It could easily
bo taken as a model by the patrons of
the industrial arts in the United States
who are trying to remarry the beauti
ful aud the useful. Competent judges
who have seen the Kensington schools
and the "Ecole des Arts Decoratll's"
at Paris award the palm of merit, com
pleteness of equipment and excellence
of design alone considered, to the
Baron Stieglitz school.
This school was established in 187!)
with an endowment of 10.000.000
roubles, or more than .$r,O0O.00o,
which was given by the will of Baron
Alexander Stieglitz. The ministry of
finance assumed the supervision of
this fund, the active management hav
ing been entrusted to friends of art
and to artists. The slate gave a site
for the school and' museum.'
The school was opened with a small
attendance aud few classes in 1881. It
has been sleadily growing and enlarg
ing its field ever since. I he museum
was opened in ISOli.
The buildings, which cost over a
million roubles, are admirably adapted
to the purpose for which they were de
signed.
The school and museum arc practi
cally under the same roof. Student;
have only to step out of the class
rooms to find themselves in the excel
lently arranged special collections it
lustrating the artistic taste of every
age and country. The buildings a
in themselves a delight to artists
every hall illustrating a dift'eren
style of decoration.
Engine Jumped
Then Turned Over.
Chicago, Decv 24. A special to the
Tribuire from Monterey, Mexico, says:
Particulars, of a disastrous wreck of
a north-bound passenger train on the
Mexican National railroad, in which a
score of persons were injured, have
just readied here. The accident hap
pened near Ealratorna, iu the state of
San Luis I'otosi. ' .
The track spread and the engine
jumped the track and turned over. The
sleeping car, which was filled with
passengers, among them being a num
ber of Americans, followed the express
and baggage cars, and on top of these
were piled the first and second class
day coaches.
Over twenty persons are reported
o nave been injured. iMigmeer so
iree and e emuuetor w nsou are pain
fully scaleleel.
The names of the passengers who
were injureil are not Known nerc.
Those who were the most seriously in
jured were taken to San Luis I'otosi,
where they had meelical attention.
. Board of Charities Will Do the Work
of the Selectmen Without Pay The
Mayor Will nave Appointment of
Boards of Assessors and Relief
Town School Districts to Remain
Minority Representation to Be Al
loweel On All Boards.
HAD LOTS OF GOLD.
of
So This Man Was Taken for One
the Cudahy Kidnappers.
Omaha, Neb, Dec 24. Reports were
in circulation here last night that one
of the kidnappers eif young Cudahy
was under arrest at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
So far as can be definitely learned this
report had its origin in the fact that
au Armenian, nameil Albio, who had
a considerable sum. of gold in his pos
session, was taken from an Illinois
Central train at Fort Dodge on Wed
nesday night. It is said, however, that
the man hael met with an injury on the
train and that he was taken to a hos
pital in Fort Dodge, ' lie attracted
much attention in the hospital from
the fact that he carried so .much gold.
It is statrel. however, that he left. Oina
ha some hours before Mr Cudahy
turned over the ransom.
BEER TANK BURST.
One Man Killed at Quiunipiac Brewery
in New Haven To-day.
New Haven, December 24. By the
bursting of a be-er tank in the Quiuni
piac brewwy in this'.city at half past
seven this morning, Sebastian .loss,
years of age, was instantly killed. Joss
and his assistant, George Rciscti
were engaged in drawing off the beer
from the tank, which held fifty barrel?
They were tilling barrels ami half bar
rels. when suddenly, without a mo
ment's notice, a pipe in the tank burs
with a loud report, and in another in
stant the head of the tank flew into
the air. The oak timbers Hew in every
direction and one heavy piece struck
Joss in the head and caused instant
tleath. Reischel was not seriously in
jured. Joss leaves a widow and nine
children.
BIG CIIRISTjT FRESENT.
Mil-
Educational Institutions Receive
lions of Dollars.
Chicago, Dec 24. Dr D. IC. Pearsons
has sent his check for $50,000 as a
Christmas present to Coloraelo college,
Colorado Springs. Within the last
seven weeks Dr Pearsons has given
.$200,000 to oue other educational iusti
tiou, but ileclines to state the name of
lhe recipient, who gave a pledge that
the donor's name shoulel never be di
vulged el u ring his lifetime. These two
gifts, together with $HO,000 said to
have been given by Dr Pearsons for tile
erection of a woman's dormitory at
Northwestern university, bring the
total of his known benefactions during
the past ten years to the sum of $2,-
489,000. though these figures fall far
short of the e-otnplele list. The money
tendered anonymously probably reach
es ouu.uou. nuiKing tie wuoie amount
very close to $3,000,000.
BADEN-POWELL'S POLICE.
Tile Colonial Office Offers Inducements
to Canadians.
Ottawa, Out, Dec 24. The colonial
office is anxious to get as many Cana
dians r.s possible to join Baden-Powell's
Transvaal mounted police.
If 1.000 Canadians volunteer for this
service it is the intention of the im
perial government to offer ten captain
cies and fifteen lieutenancies in the
force to qualified officers of the Cana
dian militia. The pay for men is five
shlling per elay from the date of land
ing in Cape Town, with free transpor
tation from Canada to South Africa.
MORMON TRADITION SEARCH.
Phoenix, Ariz, Dec 24. Three
months ago a party of Mormon stu
dents began a three years trip into
South America to search for traces of
the last survivors of the Nephites, be
lieved by the Mormons to have been
the first people of this country. Ben
jamin Gluff. president of the Brigham
Young academy in Provo. 1 tab, who
is in charge of the expedition, in a
letter to a friend here, states tliat
many prehistoric ruins have been ex
amined by the party anel evidences
unearthed which tend to uphold the
Mormon traditions.
ANOTHER BOY KIDNAPPED.
Kalamazoo, Mich, De?c 24. Hobert
Clayberg, a It -year-old boy, whose
father, John B. Clayberg, is a promi
nent citizen of Helena, Montana was
kidnapped In this city last night. The
bov was blinelfolded anel compelled to
walk to Mattewan, eleven miles away.
It became so stormy that the kidnap
pers released the boy at Mattewan,
after relieving him of a small sum of
mohev which he had In his possession
The - boy' telegraphed for help and he
was brought homo during the night.
FEAR INDIAN OUTBREAK.
Seattle. Wash, Dec 24. Advices have
been received from Sitka. Alaska, stat
in gtliat that town is iu fear of an
outbreak of Indian,". The United
States marines stationed there are un
der arms and the marshal aud deputies
are taking every precaution to protect
the whites in case of trouble1. The as
pect of affairs is very serious at Sitka,
as the Indians are by far the strongest
numerically. There are fifty-five ma
rines, commanded by Captain Pendle
ton, at Sitka.. .
LORD BERESFORD ILL.
London. Dec 24. Tprd William Les
lie Beresford js suffering from perito
nitis. This morning his condition is
reported as sbghtly Improved. In con
sequence of Lorel Beresford's illness,
the Christmas festivities at Deepderie,
his seat at Dorking, have been aban
doned. . y; - ';;.;. t
BARON DORMER' DEAD.
London, Dec 24. John Baptiste Jo
seph Dormer, twelfth Baron Dormer,
Is dead, in his 71st year,:
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NEW SCALE OF WAGES.
New York, Dec 24. The; new scale
of "wages which the board of directors
of the- anniluamaleel organizations ef
emnlnves of the Central railroad evf
New Jersey have prepared for the rail
roael officials 16 accept, includes an av
erage increase of $." per mouth for the
firemen, brakemen anel telegraphers.
The conductors are to be paid by the
mile, with a minimum rate of $. for
the day. the same wages they now re.
ceive, provided, the number of miles
thev run does not equal that sum. It
is also demanded that the company is
sue annual passes to the men who have
been in the service evf the company ten
vears and to their wives. It is expect
ed that the company will give a defi
nitt. nnnwer to the wooosed scale this
week.
GIRL ABDUCTED AT PUEBLO.
Pueblo. Col. Dec 24. Maggie Hoel,
IS vem-s of nee. who lived with her
sister, Mrs Charles Beatlie. in a lonely
spot three miles west of this city, was
abducted Sunday afternoon and it is
feared she has been murdered. On
Sunday Mrs Beattie left Maggie in
charge of her little child and when she
returned two hours later her sister was
gone aud the baby was alone in the
house. There1 were evielenee of a
struggle in the house aud In the yard
were discovered the footprints of a
man.; . ',
NELSON BREAKS RECORD.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec 24. Johnny
Nelson, of Boston, beat Harelie Down
ing, of San Jose, in a five-mile motor
paced bicycle race on the Velodrome
indoor- track. He made the distance
(In 8:01 2-5, beating the world'? record.
It is understood that the draft of
(he consolidation bill will be presented
to the aldermen ou next Wednesday
night, but it is probable that they will
order it printeil before calling a public
meeting to discuss It. It is stateel that
the changes do not amount to much,
any way. ami that the only thing to
be gaineel by such consolidation as the
bill provides for is lhe dethroning of
the board of selectmen. wlu, after
1001. will be succceeled by a board of
charities, to be appointed by the may
or, who will be chairman ef the
board, but shall have no vote except,
in case of a tie. The nn inhers of said
board. Willi lhe exception of the su
perintendent of the poor, whose salary
shall be fixed by the .aldermen, shall
serve without pay. The city clerk
shall keei the records, anel if nil the
details provided for are looked after
the work will require lhe services of
two or three' clerks, so that much ol
what we pay out nrfw for bread will
ie squandered in looking up the his-
ory ef people, who ask tor assistance.
M is said that this matter is to be car.
ie'd emt so minutely that the annual
eport will be in big demand aud can
ie sold at apiece to people who
want such' information for the purpose
of taunting their neighbors about it.
A few men were discussing this phase
cf the bill in one of the club rooms
Sa tu relay night, when one of them cre
ated a laugh by stating that lie couui
suggest a plan that would beat the one
ecommended by the committee ami
would cost little or nothing, lie was
aske-d to explain and here's how he did
it :
I'he end in view, as I understand,
is to cut down expenses iu the select
men's office and give more publicity
to those who are receiving aid. Now,
then, looking up family words is ex
pensive work and as many people have
checquereHl histories, then- careers
would occupy consielerable space in an
annual report, so that the labor or re
search, added to the cost of printing.
would lie rather expensive. My plan
is this: As socn as it has been decided
in "ivo n. woman town aid. a e-ard
should be pasted between her shoul
ders, on, lhe outside garment, remem
ber that, bearing the words:
'" 'This woman is a town pauper.'
''Whenever she has occasion to visit
the office or leave her own home for
any purpose she should be ebligeel to
don this sign, and failing so to elo. any
one noticing the omission can have
such hell) as she is receiving from the
town stormed by reporting the case to
the superintendent of the poor"
The scheme wuas consider. 1 a big
Improvement, on that recommended by
the committee, and the gentleman was
asked to put. it into legal phraseology
and forward it to the aldermen, but he
said he did not think it would pay
because he- hael an idea that those who
vcill Imve to elo with the report are
not actuated by the Biblical maxim
Let. not tliv right hand know what
thv left hand eioeth," and that he
knew they would agree on some plan
which would suit their own notion bet
ter. It is all right to keep a record of
tliese matters, but it is a question if
such things ought to be open to public
inspection, lor m most, cases it is peo
ple who contribute nothing to the timet
from which the town poor are neipeel
tlmf nre most curious to find out
where it go s. It is surprising how-
anxious some really good people are to
tack the word "nauuer ento a mans
skirts before they offer him a little
bread. A competent committer; to
auelit. the accounts should be sufficient
aud busvbodies who might call to see
the records for the purpose of finding
out. if Mrs So-and-So's name was ou
it, so that she could "put it down her
throat" some; day should be informe'd
that the books are not open for public
inspection.
Town Health Officer O'Hara is rele-
srated to the rear and the office aboi
isheel. i
The mavor, by and with the consent
of the aldermen, will appoint, the as
sessors and the board of relief. The
former shall receive $1,000 n year each
and the latter $!."( each. When the
act passes it will find the' assessors'
office luannetl by -itizens. all of whom
belong to the same political party, and
the bill provides tliatxiio such offense
shall ever occur again.
That's all right. We have always
couteneleel that the minority shoulel be
representee! upon all boards, and we
have nothing to say against it now
because it strikes our siele ef the house
lint why in thunder eloesn't this rule
hold geiod In places where the republi
cans have things all their own way;
At present, and for many years past
the board of county commissioners is
composed of three republicans, and
we are not aware that our neighbors
think there -is anything wrong about
it.
The town school districts will remain
as at present constituted and will not
have1 to contribute anything to funds
that shall be used exclusively for city
purposes until such time as a majori
ty decide to "come in", and pay am?
receive the same as others. The fun
ny part of this is that while they are
not asked to pay they are mafle full
fledged electors of the city, fco that
a majority of the next, board of alder
men 'might belemg to the first or out-
siele district, where the taxes will not
be" any higher than at present. Of
course, none of the town school dis
tricts will 'be. .likely to ask for ndmis
Kinn into the second district until the
expense connected with the sewage dis
posal, as well as the present outstand
ing indebtedness of the seconel district
including the nonet issue oi
million or so, ordered this year, have
been wipd'out. An effort is being
made to put a part of the Buck's Hill
school district back into the first dis
trict, for no particular reason, it is
said, but to save a few big real estate
owners from paying full taxes. It
is saiil that the committee has not yet
fully agreed upon this matter, aud
that if it should be left out of the re
port the aldermen will be asked to at
tend to it.
If the bill passes every elector in
Waterbury will be eligible to vote at
the next city -lee-tion. It was state-el
to-day that, the committee will recom
mend that, in addition to the presemt
number of alelernien there be live al
elermen at large.
Committees representing lhe elec
tors of nine town se-henil distr'u-ts held
a meeting Saturday night and appoint
ed one from earli elistrict to consider
the ei.iestion of consolidation. Tlie
committer- is made up as follows:
A. II. Wells, Bunker Hill: E. W.
Wight man. Hopeville: W. B. Hitch
cock. Mill Plain: G. W. Henhani, East
Farms: W. A. ruber. Ruck's Hill:
Porter L. Wood. Town Plot: William
U. Johnstein. Oronoke: Jose-ph Madi
gan. Park load; T. M. Payne, East
Mountain.
Th- other two disti ii-ts. South Brook
lyn and Watei ville. have not yet taken
any action in the premises.
CORONER IS THERE
At Naugatuck To-Day Investi
gating1 Melberg's Death.
MELBERG INDENTIFED TO-DAY
CITY NEWS.
f.f Inn
Is home
a Well-
Marlin Mitchell, professor
guages at Seton Hall college,
for the holidays.
John J. Massey. formerly
known resident of this city and now
of Worcester. Mass, is speueliug the
holielays iu town.
Miss Mamie McGrath of 77!) East
Main street, is spending the Christinas
holidays with- her sister. Mrs Paul
M. Gallagher of New York.
The funeral of the late Robert F.
Witte was largely attended yesterday
afternoon from his late home em Fifth
street. lhe interment was iu River
si eh e-emeteiv.
At a meeting of the Holy Name so
ciety ot the Sacred Heart church yes
terday it was voted to change the
meeting day from the fourth to the
tnird Sunday in each month.
Theophile I von. ." vears. son of Theo-
phile Ivon of 49 Union street, died this
morning at 2 o'clock. The interment
will be iu Calvary cemetery, l-'niieral
iwll be held to-morrow afternoon at o
o'e-lock.
Etiene Ilamel. 77. died Saturday at
his sou's home. 100 Union street. The
funeral was helel this morning, with
services at St Ann's church. Inter
ment in Calvary cemetery. Mr Ilamel
leaves three sons and two daughters.
Phis afternoon Alexander Boun'ard
of Charles street, left his horse stand
ing on Bank street, near Jones, Mor
gan & Can, and went into one of the
stores. When he returned the team
was missing and had not been found
up to press hour.
On account of to-morrow neing
Christmas, the quarterly meeting of
Court Wolf Tone, F. of A., for t lie an
nual election of officers, which was
scheduled for to-morrow night, has
bee1! postponeel until Friday night at
S o clock in G. A. R. hall.
Thomas Donahue', the well-known
ball player, who is now a student at
Yillanova college, is sptmding the
Christmas holielays in this city. Tom
is one of the most popular boys in the
college on ace-ount of his ability as a
baseball ami football playe
Lewis Madden, who is filling the
position very acceptably as pianist for
the Bennett-Moulton theatrical com
panv, left this morning for Brockton
where that company has engagement
this week. Mr Madden spent the past
wcejl: at his home ou Me'adow street.
At .1 o'clock this afternoon the ther
mometer registered o! elegrees. No
wonder men and women who were car
rying heavy loads ot Christmas pres
ents for the little ones stopped now
and then to mop perspiration off their
faces. It is a glorious Christmas eve.
Special forecast for Connecticut:
Fair to -night anel Tuesday except
probably snow over extreme north por
tion: colder to-night except m Maine;
colder Tuesday: fresh southwesterly
winds. For eastern New York: Fair,
colder to-night and Tuesday; winds be?
comiug fresh westerly.
Mrs Bridget McMahon, aged 00
years, elied yi'Sterday morning at her
homes 1.2."i0 East Main street. She
leaves three" children. Jeihn." Charles
and Rose. The funeral will take place
to-morrow afternoon at 2:.'!(i o'clock
with service at the S:'.cred Heart
church aud interment in St. .Tose-ph's.
A bill for $41:1 from Sarah E. Hotcli
kiss against the estate ef the late
Ezekel Scoville ofcupieel the attention
of Attorney Cariuoely anel Altormw
Seery. as commissioners, in the elistrict
court to-day. Mrs Hotchkiss was a
sister of Mrs Scovill anel claims to
have nursed her for a long time prior
to Mr Scovill's der.th.
There was a hearing to-day in New
Haven ou the voluntary petition m
bankruptcy of John Hallinan who kept
a tea store on the corner of Cherry
street. Benjamin R. Kelsey was ap-
nointed trustee and Attorneys Charles
Meggs anel J. F. llolohan with M. D.
Leonarel of the firm of 1. E. Carroll
& Co. appraisers, lhe creditors were
reperesente'd by Attorneys Peasley anil
J. J. O'Neill aud Attorney Marsh rep
resented HalHuan.
Governor Louusbury lias issued or
ders through the adjutant-general':
office, appointing the following as post
surgeon's to determines exemptions
from military duty by the standard of
disability prescribed by the surgeon
general in New Haven county, Joseph
H. Townsend. New Haven; Frederick
G. ! raves. Waterbury; N. Nickerson,
Meriden; George Ij. Bearelsley, Derby;
Louis E. Cooper. Ausonia: E. B. Hea
dy. Milford: J. D. McGaughey Walling
forel: A. J. Teuney. Branford: Franklin
B. Tut tie. Naugatuck; II. Walter Mur
less, Guilford.
The Euglish . Woolen Mills clothing
store, situated at 98 South Main street,
was sold out rather sutideuly Satur
day afternoon. The proprietor, Louis
Alderman, bail no intention of selling
until two or three men from Philadel
phia entered his store and offered to
buy -him out. A bargain was struck
in a few minutes and a bill of sale was
elrawn- up by Attorney Lawlor. It
was then agreed that the removal of
the gooels should not take plaee until
late that night biit the moment tlie
strangers got posA'ssion of the bill of
sale they did not- wait long to begin
removing the goods. Tlie whole busi
ness was done in- thirty minutes, -
By Relatives ond Friends This Morn
ingSay He Was a Young Man of
Steady Habits And That They Du
Not Think He Fell From the Win
elow, Naugatuck, Conn, Dec "24. Coroner
Mix of New Haven arrived here this
morning to conduct an investigation,
into the cause of the eleath of Gerald
Melberg, whose body was found at
the Cotton Hollow roael house, a mile
and a half from here, early Sunday
mortiing. The identification of the
body maele last evening by Albert Mel
berg, a brother of Gerald, was fully '
onfirnied this morning, when other
near relatives and friends had au op-
portunity e!" viewing the remains.
Melberg was ;!o years of age and
unmarried. He lived at the home of
lis brother, Albert, about a mile and
half west of Naugatuck. - He had
en employed m the 'factory ef the .
lited States Rubber company ami
ilso later by the Goodyear Metallic
Rubber Shoe company. His relative'!,
declare him lo have been a young
man of steady habits, anel thev there-
oi e consider the thi'ory which has
icen advanced in some epiarters that
the young man was drunk and tell
from the window accidentally, as en- -tirely
unwarranted.
I'he Cottem Hollow road house where
Melberg met his death was run by
James Martin of Waterbury and
known familiarly as Mrs Martin's. The
landlord says that young Melberg
came alone to the house Saturday
evening and retired aleme to a room.
refiisng to gve his name. About 4
in the morning lhe laudlorel says he
was awjiuened by the noise oi .vuei-
bi'fg's fall from thrj window and after
he . found the body immediately noti
fied the me-dical examiner in this town
Coroner Mix and Medical Examiner
Tut tie went to Cotton Hollow this
morning and about 10 o'clock began an
investigation. Testimony was taken
from the proprietor and his wife and
four other inmates of the house. No
elecision was rendered.
BOYS' CLUB DINNER.
A Crowd of Youngsters Will Be Treats
ed Royally To-morrow.
Christmas day will be celebrated in
right royal fashion at the Boys' clut ,
to-morrow, thauks to the kind ami
earnest efforts of Superiute ndeut
Combellack and the liberal and gener
ous donations of the public. A sump
tuous aud elegant spread will be served
to lidO or mo:e neetly ami destitute
children . to-morrow. The dinner
which will be served between 2 and :
o'e-lock. will consist of turkey, roast
beef, roast pork, potatoes, turnips,
bread and butter, coffee, pies and cake.
Besides this, each child will receive a
bag containing candy, oranges, apples,
popcorn, a game ami a nice booklet -containing
camp scenes of the Con
ned icut National Guard. To some
children, poorer and more needy than
others, handkerchie fs and other useful
articles will be given. To children .
very poor and destitute underwear,
shoes and other clothes will be given.
Mr Combellack has used the greatest
discretion in selecting the chilelren
who will receive gifts and consequent.
ly no one but tliosrj in neeel anel elestl
tute will receive anything.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Meeting of St Joseph s T. A
Society Yesterday Afternoon., j.
St Joseph's T. A. seiciety held a very ,
largely attended meet ing in St Patrick a
hall yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
md elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: James ! reney,
president; William Keiny, vice-presi- .
dent. John Hayes, recording secretary;
Patrick CaviMiaugh. financial secretary:
James McKuight, treasurer: board. of
trustees for one year. William Blacker '
and Patrick Kelly. The following com- :
miitees were elected: Entertainment, ;
Jeremiah Dillane. M. J. Carney, James
McKnight ami Henry Haytlen; room
committees Thomas Doyle, Eilward -Loughlln
and John Reyimlds; visiting
cemimiltee. John Reynolds. Thoma
Menold and John Lynch. The report .
of the building committee on repairs "
made, etc. was read ami ace-epted.
Five new members were ailtnitted, the
pledge being administered to them by
Rev Father Broelerick.
CAR WORKS DESTROYED.
Joliet, 111. Dec 24. The Fox Pressed
Steel Car Works, one of the largest
industries in Joliet. was nearly ele- , '
stroyeel by fire early to-day. The plant-e-ontained
much costly machinery
which is meire or less damaged. The
loss will reae-h many thousands of
dollars. Two hundred men will be.
thrown out of work.
SLOANK TO RIDE CHRISTMAS.
San Francise-o, Dec 24. It is ' an
nounced that Tewl Sloane will riele
Yestiviau at. Tanforan on Christmas,
under the license granted him by the
San Francise-o Jockey club. It if
possible that, he may continue to ac-e-ept.
mounts during the entire' winter
meeting.
KILLED HIS FATHER.
Chicago, Dec 24. To shield his.
mother from abuse anel to save hiin-se-lf
from a beating with a poker, Al
bert. Albertseu, aged 17. yesterday shot
and killed his father at their home in
Wieutworth avenue. Young Albertsert
was arrested.
SALVATION ARMY SPREAD. '
New York. Dec 24. The Salvation
army will give a Christmas diuuer to
morrow for 25.000 persons iu Madison
Square Garden, and in addition wilt
send dinners to many others at thel
homes. .-'; r
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