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.VOL XIV NO 20
WATERBURY, CONN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
CRASH ATLONDON
Twelve Firms Go Doivn Because
One Suspended.
LORD BUFFERIN AFFLICTED.
He Was Chairman of the London and
Globe Corporation, Which Was the
First Company to Suspend Was
Just About to Start, in Company
With Lady Dufferin, for South Atri-
', ca His Son, Lord Frederick, Was
Wounded in Holiday's Battle.
London. Dec 29. The suspension of
the London and Globe Finance corpor
ation has been followed to-day by the
hammering on the stock exchange of
twelve firms, as follows: Haggard,
Hale & Fixley, Garle & Driver. Doug
lass, Jr. & Co, Corn foot Brothers, F. A.
Cohen, Blockey & Buckinbham. Guun
& Aubrey, Richards & Sloper. Baker &
Smith, F. C. Watts & Co. Flower &
Co and F. Boldly & Co. The first,
named is a biir firm with important
connections. It is feared a number of j
small jobbers will be affected.
While the difficulties of the lirius I
closely connected with, the London and '
Globe" division were largely discount- ,
td. the repeated fall of The hammer ;
this morning caused a great sensation, j
It is feared' the full list of failures is j
not yet known. j
According to a dispatch received
from London, the financial papers
there announced this morning that
some trouble was disclosed on the
stock exchange yesterday in the West
Australian market, resulting in a con
siderable fall in the shares of the Ivon
don and Glove Finance corporation,
limited, and Le Roi Mining company,
limited. Seven firms had checks re
turneel by the clearing house.
This, the dispatch adds, does not im
ply failure, however, as it is thought
that the usual period of grace allowed
will enable' the firms to meet their
engagements.
Almost the whole interest on the
stock exchange to-day centei'eel in the
West Australian market, the condition
of which sympathetically affected The
others. All the shares of the London
and Globe group toppled, especially
Lake Views and Le Roi No 2. The
shares of the latter were yesterday
quoted at 2M, but to-day they ate un
saleable at 4. The London and Globe
is also heavily involved in the British
Columbian market. The situation is
not yet cleared tip. as the rumors of
arrangements to assist the London and
Globe are not credited in well in
formed circles. There is greatest in
dignation against Whitaker Wright,
who is the fountain-head of tha con
cern, and ethers of the London and
Globe group. There has been some
what of a recovery in Lake Views since
yesterday evening.
The chairman of the London and
Globe Finance corporation, limited, is
the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava. the
former governor-general of Canada.
The failure of the concern of which he
is the head adds one more sorrow to
the closing chapter of his life, for he is
to-day preparing to start for South Af
rica, "in company with Lady Dufferin.
in consequence of the serious condition
of his son, Lord Frederick Temple
Blackwood, the lieutenant in the NinUi
Lancers, who was wounded Monday at
Glenfontein.
Lord Dufferin's follow directors are
Whitaker Wright, who is well known
In connection with many companies:
Lieutenant-General the Hon Somerset.
J. Gough-Calthorpo. who has been col-ouel-in-chitf
of the Fifth Dragoon
Guards since 1S92, and Lord Pelham
Clinton, master of the queen's house
hold and a sou of the former Duke of
Newcastle. Lord Dunerm noius o.o
shares of the Loudon and Globe and
20.000 British Americas.
It is scarcely a year since Lord
Dufferin lost his eldest son, the Karl
of Ava. who died at Ladysmith. He
Is now encompassed by family grief
and his honored name is dragged 'in
the financial mire.
RACE AGAINST TIME.
Mail Train from Chicago Trying to
Catch Steamer C?ampania.
Chicago, Dee 29. The Times-Herald
says: An exciting race to make con
nections with the mails for England
is in progress. A New Y'ork Central
train is tearing across the country to
catch the steamer Campania, before
she starts 'from New Y'ork for Liver
pool to-day. The Campania is to leave
at 11:30 o'clock, and the train with the
New Zealantl and Australian mails
left Chicago at 10" o'clock yesterday
with instructions to make an extra
quick trip to get the mails on board
the steamer.
The special effort is made because
the mail contains some important doc
uments from the New Zealand govern
ment that should reach London Janu
ary 5. It has been arranged to have
a special tender at the foot of For
tieth street, . North river, New York,
to take the mails to the Campania.
The mail eannot possibly reach the
station before 11 o'clock, at which
lime the Campania is advertised to
sail. The Cnnard line has dectdeel to
hold the ship back for a half hour
nnd then the vessel will proceed slow
ly down the bay until she is overtaken
ly the tender.
GENERAL MANAGER.
St Louis. Mo, Dee 29. In a series of
circulars just issued by tile Southern
Vailway, announcement is made of the
taking over of the Lonisvllle and St
louis Aair line, .the appointment of
George C. Smith ns general manager,
and the consolidation of the Air Lino
property and all the lines of the South
ern In Kentucky under the operating
title of the St Louis-Louisville lines.
. JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
Cleveland, O., Dec 29. In a fit of
jealous rage late last night Martin
Terpel, 48 years .old,; fatally stabbeel
Lis wife Caroline', aged 33 years, and
fiis son Matthew, aped 10 years. Then
he ' shot " himself ' through the heart,
Oyiiig Instantly. " "
TRAINING SHIP LOST.
All Hands, Number About 121, Perish
With The Vessel.
Victoria, B. C, Dee 20. The steam
er Bio Jun Maru brings news that the
Japanese training s'tiip Tsukishiuia
Maru has been lost with all hands,
numbering 321, near Namadzu, Japan.
She was long missiug and the warship
Midsasha was sent to search for her
without avail. It was not until wreck
age from her. together with the body
ot Captain Maisimiatc. her command
er, was washeel ashore that the liiys
tery of her disappearance was cleared
up. .She foundered during a typhoon
at the end of November in Sr.ugz bay.
Not one of her company escaped.
The steamer Iuushiina .Maru was
lost on December fi by striking a rock
in Alaska bay. A man was saved by
a passing steamer, but the others were
l-.:s-t.
From Osaka centos news that the
bark Katokugawa Maru was lost off
Toss province with all on hoard on
December 9.
Tiie iiai-k Kamijix Maru was lost on
December 4. The crew of sixteen
were picked up after being in the beats
several davs without food.
EXPRESSIONS OF G LATITUDE.
From Governor of Bombay for Allevi
ating Famine in India.
New Yoik. Dec 2!). William T. Fee,
Fiiitcd Stares consul at Bombay, ac
cording to a letter received here, has
received from Lord Xorthcote. gov
ernor of Bombay, an expression of
gratitude for assistance rendered by
Americans in alleviating the distress
from the recent famine in India. In
his letter Lord Northcote says:
American missionaries, philanthro
pists, and. I may say, American men
and women of every class, have come
forward, many to give- personal help,
others pecuniary assistance, in a spirit
of kindness and generosity, which the
people of India will long remember
with gratitude.
'Ofay I be permitted, therefore, on
behalf of the- presidency, to express to
you. and ask you to convey to your
countrymen, our warm acknowledg
ment and sincere gratitude for the re
peated acts of charity and kindness
which the unhappy sufferers from fam
ine have received from the hands of
your humane and generous nation."
MDOXALD IS DEAD.
Tiny Slayer of Auditor F. If. Morris
Died This Morning.
Washington, Dee 2'.!. Samuel Mc
Donald, who otie week ago shot and
killeel F. H. Morris, auditor for the
war department, died this morning at
the Emergency hospital from the self,
inflicted wounds he received at the
time of the murder. McDonald, after
killing Morris, cut his own throat and
shot himself near the heart. It was
thought he had a fair chance of recov
ery, eiwing to his remarkable physique,
but he was determined to elie and so in
formed attendants at the hospital. For
two days lie refused nourishment as
far as possible and this morning at 7
o'clock eiied quietly and without a
struggle. The physicians say that
death was due more than anything
else to McDonald's determination not
to live.
shot run; men.
One of Them Now Dead MacDonnell
in Charge of Coroner.
New York. Dec 1:9. Miles B. Mae
Douuell, charged with shooting four
men during a fight early Friday morn
ing, was arraigned in polie-t court to
day. The technical charge was feloni
ous shooting, but later a charge of
homicide was made. George Price, one
of The men shot, having dieel yesterday.
MacDonnell was remanded to the
custody of the coroner.
STEAMER IN DISTRESS.
New Yolk, Dec 2V. The Bristol City
line steamer Brooklyn City. Captain
Xixig. which arrived this morning from
Bristol and Swansea, reports having
sighteel on Sunday. December 10. in
latitude SO. longitude 20. a distressed
steamer with another steamer standing
by. The latter had evidently been
towing the former as they were haul
ing in the hawser at the time. Cap
tain King said tiiat he cotllel see that
the distressed vessel had lost her, pro
peller and tail shaft. Signals were
set on the Brooklyn Cily asking the
names of the vessels, receiving; no re
ply, she. proceeded on her course. A
strong southwest gale and thick misty
rain with heavy sea prevailed at the
time.
REGULAR STEAMER LINES.
Stockholm, Dec 2'.). The commission
for the promotion cf Sweden's foreign
commerce yJiyposes the establishment
of regular stPamer lines to the United
States and South America, particularly
the United States, whence imports are
rapidly growing, while Swediuh ex
ports are unimportant. Sweden, at
present, receives American goods
chiefly through London. Hamburg anel
Antwerp, and-they appear in Swedish
statistics as not. from the United
States. The commission proposes
bounties for the two lines to the Unit
ed States and ,Sut! America, and also
sets forth t ha t bbuntied lines from
Sweden to PrussW are desirable.
DIAMOND ROBBERIES.
, San Francisco. Cal. Dec 29. Daring
diamond robberies have been of a re
cent occurrene'e in this city of late.
Over $4,000 worth of jewels were taken
from three residences. Good descrip
tions of the thieves were obtained and
the police have now in custody three
men believed to be prominent eastern
crooks. ' They are Eugene Changine
and Fred Ranquest of New Y'ork city
and Charles Lowell of Washington, D.
C. Changine and Lowell have con
fessed to one of the reeent burglaries.
SUPERINTENDENT DEAD.
Newbmg. N. Y Dec 20. Dr U. V.
K.'. Montfort, for forty years superin
tendent, of public schools of Newbur.j.
died this morning. In September, liiG
Dr Montmort entered the federal army
as assistant surgeon in the 124th New
York Volunteer infantry, and "Was one
of the five officers who served with
that regiment durino- the whole of the
Civil war, ' '
Ill, FCGJi HI
Were the Features in London
During Christmas Week.
Englishmen Are Crying for the Heads
of Some of the War Officials Grad
ual Removal ot the Social Barriers
Is Progressing House for Habitual
Drunkards Secured at Glasgow.
London, Dec 20. Miserable ruin, fog
and dirt made Christmas week of evil
memory for England. Depressing
gloom, in thorough harmony with the
weather, sealed over the country.
The coasts were strewn with wrecks,
commerce was out of joint and the
public was bitterly digesting the criti
cism of the British armv. The de
mand for Major-General Sir Henrv E.
' civile s resignation., thrown as a sod, j
only served to whet tLe ravenous appo- j
tites of those who are howling for the :
responsibility of the reverses in Sto.th
Africa being brought home to individ- ;
tials. More heads arc demanded, i
u here so many must be bin triable it;
is IV! t that the selection of General Col
vile is woefully inadequate, if not un
fair. Indeed, it is already :aid that
had not the yeomanry force at Lind
Uy. which Colvlle failed to relieve,
included some of tiie nobility and
other influential persons. Colvile
would never have been recalled. The
Aiitteriiess ft It by these yeomanry at
reing compelled to surrender because,
as they allege. Colvile refused to ren
der the aid within Ids power, has nev r
died out and it will probably result: in
one of the most interesting court iun.r
lials in the annals of tiie British army,
upon the result of which will depend
the fate of several other high officers
who have proved unequal to the oc
casion. The liberal papers comment severely
on the acceptance by the war office of
a contingent of Maoris from Now Zea
land. The Star says: 'The effect on
the Dutch of this stupid blunder will
be terrible. After declining to employ
Indian troops, we are taking a paltry
hundred Maoris. This will not only
infuriate the Dutch, but if will insult
the Indian troops, who will regard it
as a declaration of their inferiority to
an inferior colored race. Gt on. O
government of muddlers: even the
gods could not save you from your own
invincible folly."
However, there are signs of the
dawn of that .-:mmoli sense, the- lack
of which the English critics so de
plore in the military system, for the
cavalry now going out to South Africa
is now discarding the lance and car
bine and substituting rifles and sabres.
After over a year's lighting the author
ities have awakened to the utter use
lessness of lances and carbines, con
sidering that thousands of British sol
diers have never seen a Boer during
The mauv engagements.
While Great Britain is tied hand and
foot to South Africa, the navy, which
is not: escaping the wave of criticism,
is eiuietly increasing its strength and
morale. For months both men and
ships have been kept in an unusual
state of readiness, and there are now
buildinsr in British yards no fewer than
eleven ""battleships, nineteen cruisers
and fourteen smaller vessels, totalling
nea'iy 400.000 tons. These exclude
vessels which have been tried but: ar.e
unfinished. .
The gradual removal of the' social
barrier which formerly restricted
English political and educational lite
was never better instanced than by
ili,. nimointmoiit this week of Joseph
Owen to a fellowship at Oxford. Six
years ago Mr Owen was a minnand a
Oldham. helping to support his pool
parents. He attended at. night the
university extensiou lectures and so
much ability did he show that, the lec
turers got up a funel and sent hint to
the great university, where, with his
wifeThe settled down in a humble cot
tage. He knew no Greek and little
Latin. His first success came when
he won the Brackenburg history schol
arship, to the surprise of many learned,
aristocratic competitors. Four years
cf determined, up-hill work passed and
the final examinations drew near. On
a position in these depended Mr Ow
ens' s whole future. A few weeks be
fore the ordeal his young wife died
suddenly. Mr Owens's friends thought
it impossible for him to accomplish
anything, but the millhand's grit stood
the strain and Mr Owen gained the
coveted first class, with the degree. His
appointment as extensiou lecturer
quickly followed, and Mr Owen lec
tured where, six years previously, he
had studied. The climax in his career
came this week when Pembroke col
lege elected Mr Owen, out of ail the
Oxonians, to the lucrative and honored
post: of fellowship.
There are few. original pictures of
General Washington in England, hence
the discovery of another miniature is
interesting. It is by Sam Folwell and
is dated 1701. Another by the same
artist is now in the possession of the
Historical Society of Philadelphia, elat
ed 1700. The new find is supposed to
be an excellent likeness. It represents
Washington wearing a pigtail.
Glasgow, which the Christmas and
New Year season, has made notorious
for the elrunkenness exhibited in its
streets, has acquired possession of an
olel mansion house situated in a de
serted part of Ayrshire, at a cost of
7,000, where habitual drunkards will
be sent for terms varying from three
months to two years. The authorities
hope to effect cures by making the in
mates do farm work.
FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Dec 20. Fire, which for a
time threatened with destruction the
vast retail store of Marshall Field Co,
was discovered on the third floor
shortly after 7 o'cleck this morning.
Before the tire department arrived the
flames had eaten its way into the up
holstery department on tVe fourth
floor. A general alarm was turned in,
and by hard work the 'lire was con
fined to those two floors. , The damage
will not exceed $25,000, vnohtly by wa
ter. ; . - - ; -
M'INTYRE RESIGNS.
New York, Dec- 29. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mclntyre resigned from
his position to-day. and Charles E. L.
Bardier was appointed in his place
THE NAUGATUCK MYSTERY.
Reported That Melberg Was Mur
dered By a Woman Who Escaped.
Naugaluck. Dec 29. The inquiry
into the Cotton Hollow road house
mystery, which is being conducted by
Deputy Coroner Pond, has apparently
followed the theory that Gerald Mel
berg. whose body was found in a
dooryard of the house early last Sun
day morning, was murdered by a Wo
man. The ilepnty coroner, in reply to
questions, said that clues now in his
possession point to that theory, but
he declined to indicate more explicitly
tiie nature of the evidence. He says
he has the case well in hand, and he
expects to have the mystery cleared '
up by next Monthly. A young mat? !
living in Nangatuck. who was in the j
road house Saturday and Sunday, is I
said to have given important testi- j
mouy. According to his story. Mel- j
berg went to the room at 10 ::(). ac- t
eompantod by a woman. About 2 i
o'clock MViberg went tl wn stairs, and
shortly after his return was heard ,
quarreling with the woman. The ;
young man is reported to have said !
That a piece of lead pipe, encased in j
a rubber tube, was the weapon that :
was used to crush Melberg' s skull, j
Tin? woman left the hor.s;- early Sun- !
dav morning and has not since re- '
milled.
Tiie Xaug.-ituek correspondent of the
Democrat sent word this afternoon
that Chief-of-Polioe Schmidt had re
ceived a letter from some person
whose name cannot he uiade known
at prysaut. saying that he knows ail
about the case, and .that if tin? coroner
sends for him he will tell his story.
He says Mclberg was murdered by a
woman.
MER1DEX PRIEST SUED.
Father McAlenncy Was Executor of
the Cassidy Estate.
The Dime Savings bank of Water
bmw, through its counsel. Attorney
Cole, made another attempt yesterday
to gain a standing in court in the suit
against the Rev Paul F. McAlenney.
pastor of St Rose's chine4!! in Merirlen.
The bank sues Father McAlenney
for Svi.OL'O. the basis of the suit being
an alleged mortgage against property
of the late Joseph Cassidy. who made
Father McAlenney his heir and execu
tor ten years ago. The property,
which was duly distributed that time,
amounted to $23,000. and Father Mc
Alenncy was a large beneficiary.
Mr Cole asserts that Father Mc
Alenney as executor of the Cassidy es
tate, recognized the bank's claim,
which was a mortgage of $l,SUO. for a
time, and that he paid the interest, but
finally discovering that Cassidy had
no equity in the property, stopped pay
ment. Suit was first brought two years ago
but has been delayed in several plead
ings, the plaintiff having been invar
iably overruled because- he failed to
bring the suit against. Father McAlen
ney as executor. He now endeavors
to have Father McAlenney made a par
ty to the suit as executor. .Pudge
Wlneler reserved decision.
FAMINE INCREASING.
To Such an Extent That Human Flesh
Is Offered for Sale.
Victoria. B. C. Dec 29. News is
brought by The Rio Jun Maru that
-Boxer" proclamations have been
found in Seoul, calling upon Corean
Boxers to expel all foreigners, includ
ing Japanese. Similar proclamations
have been issued by Hi Yung Hick and
party. The antf-foreign movement in
Ccrea is icported to be increasing in
such a number as to cause much un
easiness. In South Corea two mis
sionaries weie assaulted and robbed
of all they hao'.
The famine in Shan Si is increasing
and is causing much cannibalism. Hu
man flVsh is offered for sale, and otli-cinl-s
arc unath? to prevent if.
Dispatches from Seoul tell of the
Russian advance into Corea. they hav
ing captured Iloojo and Anlong K ::.
The Japanese government has made a
protest against the invasion.
MAIL STEAMER IS LOST.
Chicago, Dec 20. A special to the
Record from Seattle, says: Toe steam
ers Bertha and Dolphin arrived from
Southwestern Alaska last night with
news tending to sustain the belief that
the United States mail steamer T'da
mook of San Francisco, so long over
due from Dutch Harbor, is lost. In
formation has been received to the
effect that the steamer City of Topeka.
which piled up on the rocks of Sulli
van Island, Lynn canal, three weeks
ago, will be floated and saved.
STEAMER .12 HOURS LATE.
London, Dec 20. Quantities of
wreckage thrown upon the different
coasts are taken as forecasts of dis
asters from the gale that have not yet
been reported. The Great Western
Railway Co'a steamer, plying between
Milford" and Waterford, has just
reached Waterford 32 hours late.
WEATHER REPORT.
Washington, Dee 29. For Connecti
cut: Fair to-night anel Sunday; fresh
west to south winds.
Weather notes: Pleasant weather
prevails this morning in all sections ex
cept in the extreme northwest and
along the west Gulf coast. There
lias been a rise of 10 to 20 degrees in
temperature in the northwest and a
corresponding fall in the central and
eastern sections.
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II !S Wi mi
The Hazing Committee Heard
More Evidence To-Day.
General MacArthur's Son Was Given
Such a Severe Hazing That He
Fainted Cadet Booz Sick Only Once
While at the Point.
West Point. N. Y.. Doc 20. The mil
itary court of inquiry, which has been
investigating tiie charges of brutal
having at the West Point academv
will. tr is expected, finish the taking j
oi testimony lo-aay.
Sent;, of the cadets who were ex
amined yesterday gave evidence which
.-bowed conclusively that within the
last two years these were instances of
men belli-; so severely hazed that tiiev
fainted.
Cadet Douglas MacArthur. son of
Central Mai-Arthur, was mentioned by
seer:il cadets as one of the men who
succumbed to tii. severity of the haz
ing practiced on him. When he was
cailod before the court, however. h:
Ivied to make light of the niati.-r. and
der.hii i hat he had been attacked with
convulsions on one occasion after ex
ercising and said that it was only "a
cramping of the muscles."
When asked by t!ie court to give the
nanus of the men who hazed him,
MacArthur appealed to the three gen
erals and asked if it was absolutely
ueci ssary that he should answer.
General i'.rooko toid l.im that he must
answer, and then the young fellow
could or would only mention one
name, iliaf of Cadet Dockery oT the
now second class.
Cadet John C. I'egrain of Yiiginia.
who was recalled, acknowledged that
lit' had hazed a man named Kenzel to
such .".n extent that he fainted.
When tiie court was called to order
at 0:3o o'clock Lieut ;manr-Colonel Otto
L. Hein. commandant id' cadets, re
sumed ins testimony.
He produced the superintendent's
sick reports, which showeel that Cadet
Booz had reported sick only once
while lie was at the academy. He
was excused on that occasion from
one 'drill. The records made it clear
that Booz had never been absent from
breakfast, dinner or supper while he
was a cadet at West Point.
An extract from the records was
read to show that Booz had availed
himself of the Saturday evening priv
ileges of going anywhere within the
reservation on Saturday. August . the
day of his fight with Keller. Booz re
ported his going away at 1:.".S p. m.
and his return at :!:1S p. m.
In reply to General Clous the wit
ness said that in the summer of 1S0O
through anonymous letters the brutal
hazing of Cadets Mae-Arthur and Has
kell came to ihe knowledge of the
academy officials. An investigation
was immediately ordered, but no in
formation as to the facts could be
elicited from any of those examined,
among whom were MacArthur and
Haskell.
The regulations prohibiting hazing
provided punishment for hazels and
hazed alike.
In telling of the agreement made by
the fourth class men in la'OO, among
whom were Cadets MacArthur and
Grant, not to submit to hazing. Colonel
Hein said: "I called the class togeth
er, it was a very large one, and ex
plained to them the rules anel regula
tions prohibiting hazing. 1 told them
that if they would agree not to submit
to hazing and promise not to haze
any one themselves they would rid the
acatlemy of a foul blot on its reputa
tion. Soon afterwards they appealed
to me to bo released from this agree
ment, but I refused."
"I also heard." continued the wit
ness, "that candidates preparing at
Highland Falls were being hazed, and
I made an investigation, the outcome
of which was the severe punishment
of the guilty cadets."
'the remaintler of the commandant's
testimony was mainly an explanation
of the measures taken by the author
ities to suppress hazing at the acad
emy. Speaking of hazing in general. Col
onel Hein said: "Hazing is traditional
and I am sorry to suv, is thought by
persons inside as we-11 as outside of
the academy to be commendable, and
iis long as students hear it spoken of
in this way it will be impossible for
the authorities to stamp if out."
What, methods do you think could
be used to stamp out the calling out
of fourth class men auel subsequent
fiiiic encounters?" asked General
Clous.
"Why. I consider that a form of
hazing, and as long as the cadets do
not live up to the agreement not to
submit to hazing, and the upper class
men do not cease interfering with
t liem, it will be impossible to suppress
it."
BRUTALLY TREATED.
' Riverside, Cal. Dec 29.--At. Casa
Elauca, four miles south of here, an
infuriated mob of fifteen laborers,
composed of white men and Mexicans,
visited a Chinese camp ami command
ed eight .occupants of a tent to throw
up their hands. The request was
promptly obeyed, and immediately the
frightened celestials were placed in a
farm wagon and hauled to the Santa
Ana river bottom, several miles dis
tant, where they were subjected to
most brutal treatment. After they had
succeeded in beating their helpless vic
tims almost into insensibility, the
ruffians hastily took their departure.
Several of the Chinese are seriously
wounded.. The origin of the trouble
is due to the discharge from a pack
ing house of several Mexican girls and
the substitution of Chinese help.
George Dunham and Andrew ami
Adolpu Selvas have been arrested.
JUDGE GARY'S DINNER.
Chicago, Dec 29. Judge E. II. Gary,
president of the Federal Steel com
pany, gave a dinner last night to the
directors,- subordinate orbVers anil
chiefs of departments of the' corpora
tion, of which he is the head. The an-nounceme-nt
was made that $1,000,000
would be expended in the erection of
a structural iron department in con
nection with the Illinois Steel works
at South Chicago. This means the em
ployment of 2.000 additional men, and
that the working force of the manufac
turing plant would then be between
8,000 and 9,00-. '
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Decided By Judge Wheeler in the
Clowes vs Miller Case.
Judge Wheeler of the superior court
has decided a very important point
in the complex litigation known as the
Clowes vs Miller ease. The point, de
cided was the defendant's demurrer,
which was. that Obndiah Rantlolph, as
administrator of the estate of Edward
Randolph. Mr Clowes' former partner,
had not ihe legal rigid to enter into
an agreement with .Mr Clowes by
whie-h he was to hand over certain
stock -upon Mr Clowes' tendering liiui
The price. S72.00il. On this point "hours
were spent, in heated and learned argu
ment because it was important that
it should be decided against Mr Clowes
in order that Ihe plant of Randolph !c
Clowes should not be removed from
ihe cily. as he has thi-atened to do.
Now the superior court rules that the
administrator- had the right to dispose
of this S72.0UD worth of Stock to Mr
Clowes upon his tendering The money.
It: will be recalled by those who have
followed up this complicated matter
that some time ago Mr Clowes' back
ers came to town with the above
mimed aiuouut of money in cash to
offer Mr Miller and though they
searched him high and low t"iey could
not find him. It was claimed then that
.Mr Miller was in hidine-. The i m-
ing of tiie ruling of the court is that i
Mr Clowes lias a. just cause or action I
against Mr Miller and that, ho is en- !
luted to purchase the stock provided
he has the necessary cash. The de
fendant will now proceed to tile an
answer, that he will try to build an
other fence around himself. A mo
tion 1o amend ihe answer in the suit
of the New Haven Trust coinpanv
agaiusr Watson M. Hur'.hurt was al
lowed. PRESIDENT HALL'S DENIAL.
New Haven. Conn. Dec 29. Presi
dent John M. Hall of the Consolidated
road denies absolutely that any plans
are in contemplation to enlarge at
Worcester as a freight terminal, im
prove extensively rile Norwich and
Worcester divisions, or change head.-j
of departments on the Consolidated
railroad system. The directors of the
company have been considering for a
uumbr of months some consolidation
of divisions, but no conclusions have
been reached.
A NEW ORGANIZATION.
San Francisco. Dec 2!). The Ameri
can Ship Masters' association has been
organi.eil here, its object being to
work for the enactment of such legis
lation as may be needed to protect the
master of a vessel in the discharge of
his duties. One hundred licensed ship
masters have signed the roll. Branch
es will be established at San Pedro.
Seattle and New York.
ONE MAN KILLED.
Ayer. Mass. Dec 29. A freight
wreck occurred near here just before
noon to-day. One man was killed ami
several injured. Seventeen cars were
derailed, anel some of them wrecked.
CITY NEWS.
Miss Lillian McCarthy of Wolcott
street is spending a short vacation
with friends in Branford.
A month's mind mass of requiem
will be celebrated at the Immaculate
Conception church Monthly morning at
S o'clock for the late John Gloster.
There' will be a special meeting of
Court Vigilant, F. of A., at S o'clock
this evening to take action on the
death of John Horigan, a brother mem
ber. .
The members of the St Joseph's T.
A. B. society and their friends will
enjoy a smoker in the society's rooms
to-night. The best, of talent in the
lino of dancing, singing and so on. has
been secured for the evening's amuse
ment. A good time is in store for all
who attend.
The Southern New England Tele
phone company is considering a prac
tical system of duplexing telephone
wires by which, using an auxiliary
telephone", conversation with two per
sons may be held simultaneously on
the same wire. This system has been
ailopteel by the Chicago Telephone
company.
Lewis of the defunct Merideu team,
who has been reserved by Manager
Parsons of Waterbury. has signed
with Hartford and will play there to
night against the Waterbury team.
Schiffer. the boy wonder, who has
failed to make any headway against
Je-au or Holdcrness, ' is slated for elis
missal. At: a largely attended meeting of
Court: Wolf Tone. 1'. of A.. last, night,
in G. A. R. hall, the following officers
were elected: Thomas Kgan. chief
rangVr: John O'Neil. sub-chief ranger;
Hugh Keenan. financial secretary: Wil
liam O'Donneli. recording s ere tar:
James Coughlan. treasurer; Dr Hayes,
physician: People's Drug store, drug
gist: board of trustees, John Byrnes,
M. Martone.
Yesterday was the sixteenth birth
day of Master William Beecher of 32
Abbott avenue' and in honor thereof a
large number of his friends gathered
at "his home last night and surprised
him not only by their presence but
with a handsome gift of a gold-headed
umbrella. The party then made
themselves at home and spent an en
joyable evening, games and musical
selections being in 'order. Refresh
ments were served during the evening.
The pens which are supposed to be
on the desks in the lobby of the post
oltice are constantly the source of com
plaint. Half of the time one cannot
be found, while at other times they
are so rusty that one can hardly seu iii
ble a line with them. Of course, tins
is ne the fault, of the postmaster, it
b-n't his duty to watch the pens so
they won't be carried off by small cbil
t'.reu, oftentimes by older onesbut it
dots seem as if some device could be
thought of to have pens at the desks
all the time, for they are a great con
venience. If they cannot be kept
there in. any other manner, attach
them to chains. One young lady met
a Democrat reporter to-day anil gave
him a tale of woe concerning the pens.
She said she just came from the post
office, where she had 'been unable to
see or find even one pen, after pur
posely buying a postal card to write
something Important on it to send
away at once. She said niuch more,
but there is no need of printing it, for
enough has been- said. .
PETITIONS. 2
In Regard to Consolidatioa
Matters in Waterbury
NOTICE TO THOSE INTERESTED.
That Another Consolidation Measure
Will Be Prepared The People Wh.)
Lived In the Town, Before Lines 1
Were Changed, Willing to Go It
Alone Want a New Town and Let
City Take Care of Itself.
To-day we publish a notice of a pe
tition that will be presented to tiie
next session of tli-. general assembly
for an amendment of the charter of -the-
city of Wa tortiury consolidating
that, portion of the town of Waterbury
with the lines of the city as they ex-
isted on aJnuarv 1, 1S99. with the city
ot Waierbnry, and askiug for the in
corporation as a new town to be
known as Mattatitck. of all" the por
tion of tiie town without the cltv lim
its. This proposition, so a representative -of
this paper was informed this after
noon, meets the approval of property
owner.s in the outside district, auil
they intend to push it. They "claim
that they do not desire ihe kind of
consolidation as proposed by the com
mittee appointed by the aldermen to -report
a draft and will Jight. it into the
last ditch. "We have grown tired of
this cry that the city is supporting the
town," said one of liie dissatisfied par
lies to a reporter, "anil want a chance
to attend to our own affairs, ami are
willing that The city should do like
Wise, We can conduct our own gov
ernment much better than others can
do it for us ami if any one wants-proof
of this statement we refer him to ih,s
financial condition of the town schools
as compared with that of the center
school district, which is overwhelm
ingly in debt and constantly at war
among themselves, simply because
They pay more attention to politics
than to the interest of the schools. It
was the worst, thing that could have,
happened the educational institutions
of Waterbury to bring them under
the control of the city. The injury
may not be noticed now. but when
the members ef the board of education
will be appointed by the mayor, then
you may expen-t to see the results ot
political jobbery in the se-hools. The
consolidationists are not honest. They "
have broken faith with every man on
the outside who trusted them. When,
the city limits were extended ownej-'S
of property in the added district wera
assured that they would ' never be
asked "to pay more than half the
amount of taxes assessed against
thost ou the inside, not during the
lifetime of tiie present owners, air
way; but the bill hail not been passed
six months when the men who had
made these promises were abroad
shouting about the injustie-e of the "
tiling, and they never shut their
mouths until they found out that this
matter woulel be righted in a year or "
two. and it is 1o be attended to at this
next session of the general assembly,
together with other matters that half
a dozen smart people claim will be a "
benefit to the public, but which in
reality is nothing more Than throwing
a feaiher to the rest of us with a view
to catching a fowl for themselves.,
"The town school districts don't
want to be brought under manage
ment of this kind. There is no de'- .
mand for public improvements in the
town, except "m a few places,- aud if
these people desire improvements and
are willing 10 pay for them let them
go into the city, but I fail to see any
justice in tovciug people into me e-ity
auil compelling them to pay city taxes
upon land that would not feed a
crow."
The reporter reminded the gentle
man that according to the plan of con
solidation the people ill thi lirst dis
trict would have to pay city taxesand
that it would rest with themselves
when they would come into the city.
"Ah!" he replied, apparently very
much agitated over the trap that ho
imagineel his neighbors have set for
him and from which he felt escape
was practically impossible, "how long
will that last? We see the bait and
the question we are considering is how
to avoid it. What's to prevent tut
city from doing the same thing with
us that they have decided to do with,
the new district? There was little or
no opposition to making the city lines
cotermiual with Ihose of the center
school district because owners of
property on the outside were led to
believe that the taxes would never be
the same as on the inside. It was a.
clever scheme, but the townspeople in
tend to profit by it and I think when, 1
they get together to hear a report from '
their committee they will be of one
mind as to what is best for their in
terest. We can pay every dollar we
owe and see our way to meeting such
obligations as are likely to present
themselves from time to time without
any great effort, so that there is no
reason why we should desire cousoli-
ilation. except we wameci to rane uif
burdens that don't belong to,ns." .
The committee appointed by tha
town schools have not finished its la
bors yet. but it Is expected to report
soon. As the matter stands now most
lieonla in the citv think the town would
be benefited by consolidation, while -nn
the other hand the townspeople
look upon it as nothing short of a do-' ,
liberate game to rob them. v.
STEAMSHIP SAALE PURCHASED.
New Y'ork, Dec 29. Lewis- l.ncken
bnch has bought from the North Ger-.
man Lloyd line the sttaniship Saab,
which wasj burned in the Hoboken tirg'
last June. She will lie repaired. Mr
Luckenbaeli is aship owner. He owns
the steamships Bitena Ventura and
Michigan, which run to Colon, and
the Norfolk, which runs to F.liirlieKls.
He is not prepared to say what he Witt
do with the Saale. . " , .-',
JEFFFR1ES WILL. NOW TRAIN.
New York, Dec 29. Jim Jea'ries'wjll
close his theatrical season to-night, and.
in a few days will begin active train-.'
ing lor his championship tight witit
Gus Ruhlin, which is scheduleel to take)
place in Cincinnati on February 13. .