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iVOI XIV NO 25
WATERBURY, CONN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 1901
PRICE TWO CENTS.
B00Z'SFATHER
Told His Story to Investigating
, Committee To-Day.
SAID HIS' SON WAS TRUTHFUL
Bis Son Complained o the Fight He
iWas Forced Into Also of the Dose
of Tobaseo Given Him Young Booz
Told His Father It "Was a Heart
Blow That Nearly Knocked Him
Out.
. Bristol, Pa,' Jan 4. The committee
.? live congressmen appointed by
Speaker Henderson to investigate the
case of Oscar L. Booz, formerly a
West Point cadet, who, it is alleged,
, uiea rrom injuries received irom ue
ins hazed by the upper class men there
two years ago, began its inquiry here
to-day. The co'nimittee. which con
sists of Representatives Dick of Ohio,
. chairman; Clayton and Driggs of Xew
York, Wagner of Pennsylvania, and
Smith of Iowa, arrived here from
Philadelihia at. 9 o'clock and im
mediately went into session at Pythian
hall. Major Casson of Ohio was se-
. lected by the committee for sergeant-at-arms.
William H. Booz. father of the dead
cadet, Was the first witness. He
was asked by Chairman Dick to tell
the story of his boy's life while at the
military academy as far as lie knew.
Mr Booz then went over the same
story he told before the war depart
ment inquiry several weeks ago. He
said Oscar did not complain of "Eag
ling." but spoke more of the fight he
had taken part in, and the tobasco
sauce he alleged he had been forced to
take. Oscar told him he had black and
blue marks on his body as a result of
his encounter with an upper class man
and that the hot sauce had been pour
ed down his throat three times. The
boy. the father said, tried to hide the
,...w.HHr.r j. P -lilt, -tttfnni- rtftay lia loft
the academy, and never gave the name
of any of his tormentors. Oscar had
told him it was not manly to do so.
Mr Booz declared that the boy told
him physical force was used when he
took the sauce while in camp.
"Mr Booz," asked Congressman
Wagner, "was your son absolutely
truuiim .' .
"Yes, sir, absolutely," was the reply.
"Oscar told me he was not in the
; test physical condition when he en
tered the fight at West Point. Oscar
also said he was getting along very
(well until he- received a heart blow
. Jtvhich almost knocked him out."
DUKE HEXRY'S POSITION.
Report That He Left The Hague in a
Huff. '
London, Jan 4. A dispatch from Ber
lin reports that Buxe Henry of Meck-lenlPurg-Sehwerln,
whose marriage to
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has
been announced for February 7, has
left The Hague, indignant at the tone
of the parliamentary discussion on the
subject of his future position. There
is no doubt there has been trouble
connected with the projected marriage.
Queen Wilhelmina has contrived to
get up as much, fuss over precedence
as that experienced in England in
1840. She wished Duke Henry to be
created prince consort and have prece
dence ovtT her mother, but she was
overruled on both points. But her
solicitude for her future husband's pe
cuniary comfort has not been equal to
her solicitude for her dignity. She
lias given up her proposition to settle
a larsre s'im on him out of her private
fortune and proposes that parliament
ppttie 16,000 a year on him, payable
be survives her majesty. While
the latter is alive Duke Henry will
get nothing.
There is a strong feeling in Holland
that, no allowance for the duke should
be asked from the state, considering
the vast pmnerty of Queen Wilhelm'na.
Duke Homy's private fortune is inad
equate for his position as prince consort.-.-'
J .' . , ....
.The Hagu?, t Jant 4. The second
chamber yesterday adopted without
amendment various articles approving
tfce queen's marriage to Duke Henry
o Meiklcnberg-Schwerin by 79 to 10
votes.'1; aiie socialists objected to the
j;6,000 grant to Duke Henry. Others
regretted that an annual allowance
was not made.
Coroner Investigating a
t ... : , Stonlngton. ,
Case In
.' Slonington, Conn, Jan 4. The cor-
- oner's Investigation into the death of
" Nebemiah ,Barnes, who was found in
- "a dyirig condition on Christmas eve,
. lying in the road in front of the town
;; farm .buildings, is still going on in
v-" spite of published reports to the cou-
xrury. u.oiisyt'ruuie mystery nus ai-
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UK:Jueu jlui-uw iu mtr uiuilus o.v mcii
Barnes rcacrnl the place . whore ho
;.' vaf found but it la announced on the
ir- tics., oa. u.ui.iiurji..v mat ne rucuvureo
pr aciousnoss before -death, and mado
- a. statement in which he said he-was
urtmsrm to tiie rarin uv a nerson
j-'.-wliom be named, and "uumped" there.
EXPLOSION OP POWDER,
. Tkre Workmen ' Blown ' To Atoms
r . Bnlldlng Blown To ricces.
'' ."Jillj&alphla, Jan 4. A frightful ex
's at powder occurred in the
-f mixing -house of the Repauno
&, company, . These works are
rt Thompson's Point, a thinly
t ' Tot twelve ' miles below thl$
twilding was annihilated
v.W'witaen' who were In at
vliewn to atoms. Sev
f . fri the other ' building
"wee of the explosion
LOSS BY FIRE IN 1900
Amounted" to $163,302,250 For the
; United States and Canada.
New York, Jan 4. Fire underwriters
suffered severely during 1900. The
aggregate fire loss of the United
States and Canada during the year as
compiled from carefully kept records
of the Joura of- Commerce, was
$103,302,250. r"he total in 1S99 was
$1 30,773,200.
Among the fires during the year
which involved a loss of half a million
of dollars or more were the following:
Ottawa-Hull.' Ontario, conflagration,
$12,000,000; Constable Hook. N. J.,
dock property atul oil works, $500,000;
Hobok.en, X. J., steamship docks,
storehouses, steamers and cargoes and
barges. S3.M30.000; Constable Hook oil
works. $1. 330,000; Buffalo, X. Y., grain
elevator, S75O,O00: Buffalo, X. Y.. gran
elevator. $500,000; Xew York city, ding
house, $750,000. .
During the entire year of 1900 there
were 2.400 fires of a destructiveness
exceeding $10,000 each. Though the
fire underwriters were hit hard in 1900
the advance in security values since
December "31, 1S99, will help out a
number of the statements materially.
HO"L"SE WAS SURPRISED.
A Vote Taken Indicates Defeat of the
Apportionment Bill.
Washington. Jan 4. Yesterday the
house was plunged suddenly and un
expectedly into the reapportionment
question, upon a basis which reduces
the representation from those states
in which the right of suffrage has been
restricted with a' view of depriving
negroes of their votes. A defeat by
the narrow majority of two votes,
S3 to SI, was sustained by those who
favor dealing with the question in
that way, and thereupon the house ad
journed until to-day.
Mr Olmsted (Rep. Pa), who had not
hitherto been at all prominent in the
matter, secured recognition immediate
ly after the journal had been read and
offered a resolution for consideration,
as a matter of highest privilege. It
xeeited the reported action f Missis
sippi, Louisiana and North Carolina in
the matter of restricting the right of
RnfTrsiErc for other reasons than for
participation in rebellion or a punish
ment for crime, and directed the com
mittee on census to investigate and re
port whether the alleged restriction
had been made, and if so, what pro
portion to the whole number of voters
were these deprived of the(r right to
vote.. -
Democratic Leader Richardson and
his assistant. Representative i.nuei-
wood of Alabama, enueavoreu to uenu
off consideration, and the latter suc
ceeded. Mr- Richardson made the
point that, the resolution was not
privileged, but this point was over
ruled bv Speaker Henderson, who said
it seemed, to him to .be too clear for
dismite. After a motion to adjourn
had been lost, Mr Underwood raised
the question of consideration, and the
house. 83 to 81, five answering pres
ent refused to consider it. Then the
house aa.1burned, also by two majority
77 to 75. :
The vote on the question of consid
eration was along party lines, republi
cans" favoring it, and the result was
achieved by reason of republican
absenteeism or indifference, their ma
jority of twenty-three being thus over
thrown. . '
Republicans: Boutelle of Maine.
Brosius of Pennsylvania, Brown of
Ohio, Buikett of Nebraska. Calder
head of Kansas. Capron of Rhode
Island, Clark of New Hampshire,
Dahl of Wisconsin, Davenport of
Pennsvlvania, Dick of Ohio, Dovener
of West Virginia, Fowler of New Jer
sey Faris of Indiana. Gardner of New
Jersey, Hawley of Texas, Hoffecker
of Delaware, Knox of Massachusetts.
Lorimer of Illinois, Loudenslager of
New Jersey, McCleary of Minnesota,
Metcalf of California, Miller of Kan
sas, Mondell of Wyoming, Morgan of
Ohio, Xeedham of California, Otjen of
Wisconsin, Parker of New Jersey,
Prince of Illinois, Russell of Connecti
cut, Showalter of Pennsylvania, Smith
of Illinois, Sprague of Massachusetts.
Steve- of Minnesota, Thropp of
Pennsvlvania, Wadsworth of New
York and Waters of CaliforniaSO.
Democrats:' Barber of Pennsyl
vania, Bradley of New Yrok, Brower
! of Alabama, Caldwell of Illinois,
Catching of Mississippi, Dayton or
West .Virginia, Gayle of Kentucky,
Glynn, Levy and May of New Yosk,
Lewis of Georgia. Meckison of Ohio,
Quarles of Virginia, Shepard of Texas,
Stalling of Alabama. Wilson of South
Carolina, Ziegler of ; Pennsylvania
-1
Silverite: Wilson of Idaho.
Messrs Landis of Indiana and Mann
of Illinois, republicans, answered pres
ent, but were not paired.
ALLOWED VICTIM TIME TO FRAY
Farmer Who Tried to Hang Man Then
Plunged Knife Into Body.
Milton, N. D., Jan 4. William Bar
rv. a tanner living near-this town, yes
terday came to Jluton and surrendered
himself to the authorities, saying tn
he had-tilled Audrew Mellen, His hired
man.- According' to the story Barry
tells, he last night discovered that an
intimacy existed between Mellen and
his sister. In the night the girl left
the1 house and after a long search Bar
ry ifound her oh the prairie badly f roz.
en. Taking her to a neighbor's house,
he returned home and found Mellen In
the barn.' Locking the door, he told
him that tie must die, and gave him
the choice of a rope or a knife. .
Mellen refused either and Barry
then placed t tie-vr ope .about his neck
and attempted to" bang him. A ter
rible struggle occurred and seeing that
"he could not succeed K! killing his
victim In this way Barry-gave him
five, minutes' time to say his -prayers.
The man Jcnelt to pray, Barry liiean
tlme standing by his side," watch in
hand. "At the end of five minutes he
plunged a knife several times into the
neck of 'the kneeling man, who died al
most instantly. . v , ;v
CHAMPION SXAXlfl skATJfiH-" "
P.eter Oesland, Sie champion -skater
of Nortray. now on his way to this
jeou"tijv wilt nwet any ckater in
it.. n . Wetoan'-prcferre. A. -1
- tii cktnW&Mtlp-or
IT WAS A HEAVY
That Visited San Francisco Last
Evening
One Building Ovcrtlirown-Telephone
and Telegraph Wires Demolished
Two Vessels Collided in the Harbor
. Trees Uprooted and Fences and
Advertising Signs Blown Down
Reno, Xev, Also Visited By a De
structive Wind Stofin.
San Francisco, Jan 4. A severe
wind storm, accompanied by a driv
ing rain, broke over the city last even
ing. Although of short duration, it
did considerable damage. . Telegraph
and telephone wires were demoralized
and very little news was received here
from the east or points in the interior
of the state. The San Francisco and
San Mateo electric car line was
obliged to stop running cars for sev
eral hems, owing to the lack of mo
tive power. At the Cliff House the
wind blew at the rate of sixty miles
an hour, and the ocean was extremely
rough, the waves breaking so high as
to cover a part of the roadway. A
number of windows in the Cliff house
were broken and the entire structure
seemed threatened with collapse. Mas
ters of vessels on the water front got
extra mooring lines and by timely pre
caution prevented serious disaster.
In the city trees and many advertis
ing fences were blown down. A
new residence in Folsom street .was
blown over. The heavy cornice of a
building at Kearney and Sacramento
streets fell to the street and several
pedestrians had narrow escapes. At
Powell and Sacramento streets two
trees were blown across the street car
tracks, stopping travel for some time.
The storm extended all along the line
from Santa Cruz to Cape Flattery,
The bay on the Oakland side was so
rough that the ferry steamer .Newark
was withdrawn from service and the
freight boat Mount Eden turned back
to port.
The British bark Invermark and the
American bark Theobald collided in
the bay. The Invermark had her jib
boom carried away.
Reno, .ev. Jan 4. Much damage
was done here and in this vicinity by
last night's terrific wind storm. A
south-bound passenger train on, the
Xevada, California and Oregon rail
way was struck by the gale at Doyles,
forty miles north of Reno, and was
hurled from the rails. Four passen
gers and three trainmen were hurt.
The severest injuries were sustained
bv Mrs H. D. Dodge of this city. A
baggage car on the Virginia and
Truckee railroad express was lifted
from the trucks at Washington !Mills
south of here.
A portion of the roof of the Central
Pacific freight depot In this city was
blown off and the round house suf
fered similarly.
R. W. Perry's livery stable, a three
story brick building, and -one of the
largest in Reno, was demolished. Mr
and Mrs Perry and their children were
buried in the debris, but almost mirac-
ulouslv escaped serious injury.
J. A. Fotiiott's large urie-K livery
stable was also badly damaged.
The western windows of the state
rmiversitv nnd insane asylum were
blown In. The residence of ' John S.
Parks, a millionaire dealer, was
slightly damaged. A playhouse on the
Fourth street public school grounds
was burled intact over a b.undred.feet
HEAVY SXOW STORM.
Several Buildings Collapsed Uuder
the Tremendous Weight.
Yeeka, Calif, Jan 4. Seventy-two
inches of snow have fallen since
Thursday evening and the storm has
not ceased. ' Buildings have collapsed
under the tremeudotis weight.
" North and south bound trains, en
gines aud snow plows are snowed-in
at different places in the country on
the line of "the railroad. , '
The Fort Jones and Etna stage has
been out since yesterday morning try
ing to cover a distance of IS miles. It
is feared the passengers aud driver
are helpless in the Scott Valley moun
tains. Two hundred and twenty-five
excursionists from this county and as
many from southern Oregon and other
points are in San Francisco unable to
return on account of the blockade.
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES ALSO. ,
St Louis. Jan 4. Telegrams to the
Post Dispatch from Nevada. Eldorado
Springs and Appleto City Mission say,
a distinct- earthquake shock was felt
at those points at 9:12 in the evening.
At Eldorado Springs . window panes
were broken and other slight, daianga
occurred.
CREMATION SOCIETY BRANCH.'
New Britain, Jan 4. For niauy
years past there has beena growing in-'
terest in this eKy in cremation. There
is now on foot a movement for the
formation here of a branch of - the
American Cremation, society. 'A meet
ing of fifteen of those interested will
be held next week iii Turner hall and
the branch win be formally organized.
The promoters of the society are pi-ln- I
cipally Germans, but others are inter
ested. The plan of the work is to
ifa"Ve a small initiation fee and month
ly does. All jnembers in good stand
ing at death are entitled to have their
bodies cremated in Fresh , Pond, Long
Island City, and a'benefit sum of $40
will be paid to the relatives for ther
transportation' of the body there. '
. SMALL FIRE "AT 'WESLEY AN.
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v; Middletown, Jan 4. There ' was - a
small fire about 8:30 last night In the
building known as the . College Com
mons at Wesleyan. It. was caused by
the explosion of an oil stove In one of.
the students'-rooms. -An alarm .was
rung from btsx 47. but owing to some
trouble ' with: mechanism the bells
sounded 40. -As a result the compan
ies which have no indicators In their
houses went to 46. The two compan
ies at AMdo oarter went direct to 47.
as tit indicator cave ttoxBomtya cor-
lTtfJyT but -C ft Jxws -trt out
CONSUL FORD CALLED
Asked For an Explanation As to Cer-.
tain Disbursements in England.
' Washington Jan 4. The auditing
officers of the treasury have been en
gaged for some time in an '-effort to se
cure from United states (tonsul Rad
clift'e H. Ford, at Yarmouth, England,
a satisfactory explanation of ; certain
disbursements" made by' lilm on ac
count of the relief of distressed -American
sailors, but so far wituout result.
The office has been invested bv tue
nearest consul-general and unless
some; accounting is rendered for the
items referred to the case will lie re
ported to the state department as one
requiring drastic action, tjonsui rout
is a native of Maine.
A HEAVY BRIDE.
Youiug Farmer Wins 408 Pound Wile
and $2,000 in Good Money.
A special uispnteh in the iNew ork
rtess to-uay from Derby sjiys:
Charles X. Harang, a ybuug Hunt
ington farmer, has just won a bride
weighing 408 pounds, arid $2,000 in
cash. The bride ' is Miss Mary A.
Plumb, 24 years old, the daughter ot
William S. Plumb, a Stevenson farmer
who is widely known for Ins lectures
and writings on farming. ( The $2,000
is part of his bank account v
Six years ago Mr Plumb laughingly
remarked that he would give $1,000 to
the man who would marry! his daugh
ter. She then weighed iabout J0O
pounds. Three years later, nobody
having sought, his daughter's hand, Mr'
Plumb announced that, he would give
$2,000 to any respectable and worthy
young man who would wed her.
No satisfactory suitor appeared uu
til young Harang began to pay his at
tentions last fall. He wooed and won
Miss Plumb in less than a tort night,
and cards just received announce their
marriage in the bride's home in Stev
enson on December 20. The wedding
was private. The Rev W. C. Wake
man of Stevenson officiated.. The
honeymoon was limited to a two days'
visit in New Haven.
Young Harang vows that love more
than money counted with him in his
courtship of Miss Plumb. Although
she weighs 408 pounds she has beauti
ful brown hair and eyes and the fair
est of complexions. Her husband is
two years her senior, but does not
weigh within 275 pounds of her weight.
She is unusually active for her size,
which appears even greater . than it is
from the fact that she is only five
feet in height. .She jokes about her
proportions afJd tells amusing stories
of the efforts of showmen and museum
managers to hire her for exhibition
purposes. t '
For several years she has driven
regularly to town to market the pro
duce of her father's farm.
She. has always enjoyed good health.
She took long walks for a-time in the
hope of reducing her weight, which,
instead, only increased.'
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
A Twenty-Five Thousand Word Docu
ment Read to the Legislators.
Jefferson City, Mo, Jan 4. W'heu tiie
legislature met at noon to-day the
message of Governor Stevens was read
in both houses. It was a document
of 25,000 words and in part was as
follows:
Governor Stephen's message shows
a prosperous condition of the state in
stitutions, departments and finances.
Its principal feature is an analysis of
the subject t franchise taxation. It
has a word to say about the school
fund of which an issue was made in
the last election; recommends a con
stitutional convention and a state
commission to help along the St Louis
world's fair.
Regarding franchise taxation the
message says in part:-
"All corporations should pay a fran
chise tax upon all business transacted,
in Missouri, without reference to the
place of their organization. But in
framing legislation for the taxation of
these intangible values it. shouid be
borne In mind that theessentials of a
system of taxation are considered to
be the collection of the necessary rev
enue for the state, at the smallest pos
sible expense consistent with an equal
and .fair distribution of the Ourden,
and a system which while yielding the
requisite revenue will subject the cor
porations as little 'as possible to in
quisitorial vexation."
BRITISH GET AMMUNITION.
Cape Town, Jan 4. A quantity of
ammunition has been captured from
sympathizers with the invaders, iu
the neighborhood of Paarl.
DIED THIS AFTERNOON.
. Washington, Jan 4. General Bach
older, formerly quartermaster-general
of the army, died here this afternoon
at 2:2.j. ' .
WEATHER REPORT.
. Washington, Jau 4. For Connecti
cut: Generally fair to-night and Sat
urday; west winds, brisk on the coast.
Weather notes: Cloudy weather
with light, local snow prevails in the
Lake region and cloudy weather, rain
on the South Atlantic coast. Tleasant
weather prevails in other sections. The
temperature has moderated slightly in
the .central section but is still cold in
the northwest and northeast sections.
Conditions favor f ormhis vicinity in
creasing cloudiness but generally pleas:
ont weather with milder temperatures.
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SEEMS TO BE A DEAD LETTER
The - Law Regarding Sale
r Cigarettes to Boys.
of
Mothers. Who Claim Their -Sons Are
Becoming Steady Cigarette Smokers
Clash Between Police Department
and Deputy Sherilt Allows the Sale
ot tie cigarettes to Be Carried on.
Out of tne action of Deputy Sheriff
Riiiey anu uiy oueiiu; mc.i-'oiiu.iu iu
Inflating upon LUmiig some iiusuueis
Y iioiu nicy urrcsieu to jau .luute tiuie
ayo uieic lias arisen a iietty wmie o
umiii's between tue poim ueyaLUiient
ami tue ouice 01 uepuiy sutnii, iu
wuicu tne morais ot young ooj s nave
aireauy greauy suuei-ed uuu a ceitaiu
law pus.eu iy toe letfisiacurt ot '.'6 or
' is openly anu peisi.siemiy riomteil
without any atn.-uipt on tiie part ot tue
ponce to mterrere. Sume weens ago
coiupinnlt was luside at ponce hemi
qujineis by a nuuioer ot women mat
tneir sons, small boys, were Doing
mined ly cigarette smoking; that an
their attempts to lind ont wnere they
bought the injurious weed were fruit
less aud tuey wanted immediate action
to prevent their boys becoming con
hruied users of cigarettes. 1 tiey com.
plained that the entrances to Theaters
were the main rendezvous for the boys
and that they c-ould be tound there
whenever - a performance was going
on. They dreaded the evil effects of
ciirarerte smoking on their boys and
they wished some steps to be taken at.
once. Such is the story of one side
of The parties to this matter. the
fact that no arrests were made for
violating the law which makes it an
oltense lor anv one to sell or give
cigarettes to anv bov under the age
of 10 years is taken as evidence that
no steps were taken in accordance
with the complaint lodged at the po
lice station. Some of the women who
made this complaint later reported to
Deputy Slierilt Rametti, having given
un all hope that the police would take
any action iu the matter, for they
were tired of makins: complaints there.
One woman, a resident of South Main
street, .was particularly anxious that
something should be done with her boy
and the deputy sheriff, doubting that
the law m question could be violated
as frequently and openlv as this -woman
complained, took with him one dav
a boy of about 13 years of age and
went forth in question of evidence.
Mr Rametti had the boy ask for a 5
cent package of cigarettes at eleven
stores and In eight of them he suc
ceeded in buying a package. After
the boy had made his purchase, Mr
Rametti would take him back into the
store and inform the storekeeper that
he had violated a certain law. The
package of cigarettes was then
stamped with the seller's name and all
other items of evidence noted.
Armed then with evidence of eight
storekeepers having violated this cig
arette law, the deputy sheriff present
ed it to Prosecutor Durant.' On ac
count of "the conflict between the po
lice department and Sheriffs Rigney
aud McDonald, as told above, Mr Dur
ant preferred to present the evidence
to Judge Burpee before taking any
definite action. To his surprise, Judge
Burpee decided that while the case
merited the attention of the authori
ties, it was solely a matter for the
police department to handle. The
city could, not afford to pay Mr Ramet-
ii tne expenses he incurred in cullect
ing t-Tidence to prosecute the eight
cases. This amounted to about S20 at
the utmost., while the income to the
city if the storekeepers were found
guilty, about which there would be no
doubt, the sheriff and the small boy
referred to being in possession of ail
that could be necessary, would amount
to over $300.' The law has provided
a penalty of from $10 to $50 with the
costs for. each and every violation.
Judge Burpee wanted Sheriff Rametti
to hand over his evidence to the po
lice and the eases would then be tak
en up. The sheriff declined to do this
on the grounds that the police had pre
viously refused to act in the matter
and that as he had worked up the'
cases, whatever rec-ompense or blame
was tiue should go to him.
A number. of. lively' -interviews be
tween Judge Burpee, Prosecutor Dur
ant and Sheriff Rametti took place in
the judge's office, but it was impossi
ble' to come to ah amicable under
standing. Mr Durant held that he was
hearing" from all sides for his evident
disinclination to prosecute the cases,
yet' he could not proceed without Ra
mettl's help, and Rametti would not
hand over his evidence without due
recompense for his work. . Judge Bur
pee would not back down because of
the' .'expense to the city and theJ possi
ble arising of further complications
with the police department. And thus
while many mothers were wondering
what ' would become of their boys
through their evident fondness for cig
arettes, and while the law prohibiting
the sale of tobacco to boys under 1G
years of aae was being openly violated,
the measures to effect a cure were in
the hands of a denuty sheriff and be
cause nf some weak technicality, a fear
of further .trouble with one branch of
the law, uothing has bean done.
YALE HOClvKi" BEATEN.
Pittsburg, Ptnn, Jan 4. In the sec
ond game of a series of four to be
played with teams of - the Western
Pennsylvania Hockey league,. Yale was
defeated by- Duquesne last night by
the score of 5 to 1.. Yale was -outplayed
at every point. The game Wed
nesday night with the Bankers result
ed: Yale 5, Bankers 5.
YALE TEAM DEFEATED. . -Kenton,
Ohio, Jan 4. The Company
I basket ball team of Kenton defeated
the Yale team here last night by a
score of 14 to 10. .Yale was ahead up
to the last five minutes . of ' the game.
Eight fouls were made. One thou
sand persons witnessed the game.
: . OUTBREAK QF PLAGUE. .
London, Jan 4. Reports of the out
break of .the plasue at Yladivostock
ar eonSrmed. v There have l)een nlne
tea cams of which fiftetn ware fatal.
THROWN INTO THE FIRE.
A Little Girl In Torrington Pushed
Into a Bonfire aud .Mav Die.-
Torrington, Conn, Jan 4. The C
year old daughter of Andra Umbrich
of 20 King street, is in a critical condi
tion this morning as a result of burns
sustained while playing around a bon
lire near her home yesterday after
noon. One of the child's playmates
thoughtlessly pushed her towards the
fire, into which she fell headlong, and
was so seriously burned before she
could be gotten out That her recovery
is despaired ot. . .
DEATH A MYSTERY.
Watch" and Chain Worn Bv Michael
McNi'.lly Cannot He Found.
The mvsterv surrounding the death
of Michael McNally deepens accord
ing as it is investigated and it is hoped
that the railroad olhcials or the coroner
will keep after it until the public get
the facts. The young -man's family
supposed. That his watch, and chain
were at the undertaking rooms until
to-day when they called there and
were informed that The articles were
not. found on him the-re and inasmuch
as Medical Examiner Graves nor Offi
cer Rickey knew nothing about them
it is plalu.that some one must have
gone through the man's clothes before
the railroad men picked him up. This
leads in to the question, was McNal
ly killed and then dragged under the
bridge and lett there with a view to
having him ground to pieces by the
ears? It is a strange case at best and
the authorities should look into the
case a Utile more c-loselv than they
have iloue so iar. It. was said to-tlay
that some parties claim That they oc
cupied the same seat with him at. St
Patrick's church during the midnight
service', and if this be true. it. would
seem that these persons would make
the fact known to tue authorities and
put Them in a position to make a
Tiiorough investigation.
MARTIN FINED S17C.
In Beacon Falls this morning James
Martin, the keeper of L.ie Cotton Hol
low road house was arraigned before
Justice Baldwin and charged with
selling liquor without a license. He
was tound guiltv aud nned $50 and
costs, which amounted to $170. Not
having the renidv cash he was taken
to the Naugatuck police station. It is
believed that his hue will be paid.
COMMITTED SUICIDE. -New
Haven, Jan 4. Jacob Ritter,
30 years of age', a machinist employed
in tnP car snops or the -. 1., . H.
and H. railroad, committed suicide at
his home this morning by cutting his
throat. Despondency caused by ill
health is believed to have prompted
the act. '
CITY NEWS.
Odd lots , of carpets at half price
during our clearance sale. Moriarty's
WaTerbury Furniture Co.
Harriet Tyler, an olj resident of
this city, died to-day. The remains
will be taken to New Haven Monday
for burial. : ' : "
Dr Lodge, who was removed to the
Waterbury hospital a few days ago
suffering from a slight attack of grip,
is improving rapidly. n
The St Francis Xavier choir will
have a rehearsal this evening at 7:45.
Every member is requested To be pres
ent. .
The Misses Mary Egau of North
Main street and Chrissie Stapleton of
River street are visiting friends in
New York.
The members of the High school
class of 1901 are proudly displaying
their class pins, wTilch they received
to-day.
The Misses Mc-Cormack and Hamil
ton of Bridgeport, who have been
spending a few days with Miss Riley
of Ayer street, have returned home.
This morning was one of the coldest
so far. At Judge Cowell s house on
Park place at 9 o'clock the thermom
eter showed S above zero. At 8
o'clock it -was 11 above at the 'trolley
terminus on North Main street.
The Women's Benevolent society of
the Second church met last night and
elected these officers: President, Mrs
G.-R. Doilge; vice-president, Mrs E. A.
Bradie-y; secretary,- Mrs J. Wr. Cone;
corresponding secretary, Mrs J. M.
Burrall; treasurer, Mrs Frederick Wil
cox. ' ''-;
E. F. Durand company, No 11, V. E.
K. P.. held an important meeting last
evening and elected the following offi
cers: Captain, E. J. Schuyler; first
lieutenant, F. J. Ogden; second lieuten
ant, John E. Lamb; recording secre
tary, G. H. Green; treasurer, G. H.
Hitchcock.
The -executive . committee and the
dance committee of the High school
Alumni association will meet this
evening in the High school building at
8:30 o'clock and all those holding
tickets are requested to make returns
ts the committees wish -to complete
their work. ....
Irving W. Griffin. 27, died at the
home of his sister, Mrs H. W. French.
309 Walnut street, early this morning.
Funeral at 12:4o p m. Saturday. The
remains will be taken to Ansonia on
the 1:28 train for burial In charge of
Undertaker Wr. J. Spain, of the Bos
ton Furniture company. - - - . -
The' rooms, of the .-Waterbury. club
contained a merry party last evening
'The dining room was brilliantly illu
minated and the table surroundeet by a
merry party of men. The occ-asion was
the formal announcement ;of the In
tended ' marriage of Gordon W. Bum
ham, assistant treasurer of the Bene
dict &'Burnham 'Manufacturing: com
pany, and .Miss Oswald of Van a da.
Mr Burnham is a son of the late Mr
Burnham; of - the " above named firm,
and resides mainly in New York. His
intended bride is a descendant of one
of the -oldest families of Montreal and
is said to be the owner of large . and
valuable -. estates. . The dinner was
strictly private and atout fifteen of
Mr ,Burnham'8 personal friends were
present. Anion n the out-of-town guests
wero M. 4. -Warner, aon-m-iaw or A.
M. - YouMsr. and Mr ad, who will act
aso-Mr Btn-nham's.' best .man. x The
marrlaee will take'Tlnce jrn January
0, at th bride home in Montreal
NOW THE CHARTER
Aldermen Will Pick it to Piece
To-Night,
POWER GIVEN THE MAYOR.
Too Great, Says Some of Waterbury a -.
Business Men A Comparison of Wa- .
terbury's Grandlist With Some ot the
Others The WTay to Handle the ,.
Taxation Question,
The board of aldermen will meet to- -nigut
ror tne purpose o Hearing peo-.
pie who desire to nave a say ttjard- .
nig tne proposeu consolidation ol tue
town ana ciry governments. . It was
saia to-uay tunc many or tne manutac-
tui-crs are very mucn opposea to hav
ing the boaru of assessors and the
boarn ot relief appoimta uy the mayor,
because tney tear tnat boards turust .
into ounce hi this way-lnignt not jpe ,
us pliame as if tney nnd to take tneir y
ennuces at the pons. Tuose wno keep -,
an eye upon tnt: Tax lists of tue state
ciaim that large corporations lu a-
Teruury pay less Taxes than iu any :
other town iu Connecticut, and .-eon- . . v
tend that this is one reason wny thet :
grandlist is not increasing in propor- . .
-lion to the development of the town.
In support ot This statement it is salii .-'
that tne Coe Brass Manuiacturing com- 1
pnny of Torrington is down on .the
grand list of that place for !ftio8,l(JO, . r
within a lew dollars of twice as much
as The combined property valuation of
Benedict Jc Burnnam s and The Seovilt"
Manufacturing company, as shown ou
The grandlist of Waterbury. The
ieodle shop in Torrington is down on -the"
granetlist at $454,000 and Eagle "
Bicycle company at S105.O0W. -Water--
bury derives no such revenue as , this
from its manufacturing concerns, al-
though some of them are said to -be
the fcnest plants of their kind in tho
world. We have concerns In Water-"
bury worth anywhere from a. million '
To two million dollars that are entered
in the grandlist at considerably less
than $100,000. In fact, some of them
are not assessed at 10 per cent of the!
amounts they are insured for, so that"
it is no wonder that people are curious 'T
to know why the grandlist is not in
creasing more rapidly. Some of the '
big brass shops sold out to the trust
for the munificent sum of two million
dollars, and when you come , to look
at. the assessors' books you see that 1
these same concerns are - listed lor
about $400.0(0. No one wants to see .
anyrhing done that would work a hard
ship upon the manufacturing concerns' .
but when It is taken into account that
property owned by private individuals
especially that listed in the name of -mechanics
and common laborers, . is
taxed pretty high, there seems to lie
no good reason why the corporation
should be getting off on payment of -less
than half .what similar plants pay
in other ploees.
Another objection to the 'bill, as pre- .
pared by the committee, . is that . it -.
eloes not go. far enough. If we; are
to have a union of the two- governments,-
let it be consolidation In '(fact
as well as in name. . Make the basis'
of taxation the same in all parts of ;
the city or allow Things to remain as -they
are for the present. . People will
say that it would not be fair to ask
a man to pay as much iaxeg on a lot
in Mill Plain as if the property were .
in the center. Of course It wouldn't,
and nobody wants to do. that. It
would not be right to tax a man as :
much for a farm in Mill Plain as for a
small lot ih the center, but the basis
of taxation can be the same and yet
do justice to both parties. . If the lot .
in the center is worth $10,000 let the
owner pay a 33 or 35 mill tax on a
property valuation of $10,000. and If -
the Mill Plain lot is listed at, say SlOG.r
have the owner pay the same rate of
taxation on that amount as the man '
in the center does on the $10,000 lot.
If the consolidation bill passes the
rate of taxation levied by the alder-"
men next fall should be uniform alt'
over the city, and then leave it to the -assessors
to tletermine values and de
cide what each piece of property
should pay. That was the way things '
were fixed when the city of Water
bury was incorporated in 1S53 and it
has remained so ever since, and we
are not aware that anyone ever asked,
that the system be changed, although"
some ot the people' never had a dollar
of city money suent about their'prem-
ises from that day to this. This svs-
tern of taxation would simolify matters-
ana woulu give us consolidation. What
we have been offered is nothing but a -mere
sham. - - j
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SCHOOL TEACHER WANTEft.
Prospect School in Need of an Instruct-"
tor at Present , - -;. ,
ally designated as the lone Juror from-.
Prospect, was In town to-day on bus!-.
ness in regard to scnooi affairs of that
small Town, of which Mr Hotchkiss Is
one ot tne leading citizens. As
member of the school committee, hv -lias
charge of the school affairs of th "
school in the center. At -the' com- ,
menceinent of this good j year Mr ' ;
Hotchkiss "secured the services of a '
Miss Brown of Cheshire for the com- -
ing year on recommendation front
prominent persons in Cheshire, where
she taught the past year. - But ' Ml
Tintnre. was Tin- n strict tiifieltkllnarlan-
and consequently ; -the pupils did not ,
behave in just the proper manner. So, .
accordingly at the end of lasttermMlss h;
vices would no longer be required, ami
that is why Mr Hotchkiss was in town. w
to-day. He was in, quest of teacher., " ,
tie cuueu at superintendent 'A inter i.
office and secured the names of . th i
young ladies who are waiting for,
regular appointment In the Yft;rbUiy v.'-,
schools. - He then started MJf-
the young ladies personally a
to make arrangements wlth,'-'V
them whereby she would VtHU
Prospect in the school In the -""
during the remainder of tb
year, or, In other words, durir ,"
winter term of nma weeka a
spring term of tnrerre f-t.l
young lady must r" ' ;
rUn. The positSr
alary. School
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