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i POOR KITCHENER Is Once More Forceuto Regret f - to Report. ! BOERS ATTACKED ON ALL SIDES .Were Finally Driven Off After Killing One Officer and . "Wounding Fifty Nine Men Itef ugees "Want Permis sion to Form a Corps to Protect ' Johannesbers Dutch Object to Boers Raid in Cape Town and Are Helping the English. London, Jan 10. General Kitchener sends news of a serious simultaneous attack on the night of January 7, by the republicans on the British posi- -a.tions between points sixty miles apart, along the lines of the Pretoria and .Lorenzo Marques railway. The losses on both sides were heavy. According to reports the Boers were beaten off after prolonged fighting. The follow ing is the text of the dispatch from ceneral Ivitehener: "Pretoria. Wed nesday, Jam 9. On the night of Janu ary Tth the Boers made simultaneous and determined attacks upon all of our posts, at Belfast, Wonderfontein -.ooitgedaeht and Wildfontein. In-. tense fog prevailed and, taking advan tage of the cover it afforded, the Boers were able to creep up close to our position. A. heavy tire continued tintij 4:30 a. m., when the Boers were driven off. One officer was killed and fifty-nine wounded. The loss of the Boers was heavy, twenty-four dead being counted. A convoy taking sup plies to Gordon's brigade, north of Krugersdorp, was attacked by Beyer's commando yesterday, (Tuesday). The Boers were driven off leaving eleven dead on the field. Our casualties were four slightly wounded." Cape Town, Jan 10. The refugees are approaching the military authori ties to obtain permission to form a corps for the protection of Johannes berg and the mines only, as they wish to be on the Rand to assist in the de fense of their own - property. The Chamber of Mines has adopted a sim ilar attitude. On the Picquetberg road the Boers occupying Celvinia and Sutherland consist of two columns, one advancing in the direction of Clan "William and the other towards Worcester, or in this direction. All passes in front of "Worcester have been occupied by sea soned troops, which are gathering at strategic points. The tranquil Dutch openly disapprove of the raid, many .even sending horses, to the Britls camp. 1 AMONG THE ANDES INDIAN.' An American Trader Returns to New York With Much Merchandise. New York, Jan 10. George B. Her zig, who for several months has been trading with the Imcha and Amana Indians of the Andes, who spend most of their lives in trapping Chinchillas, whose fur forms a valuable article of commerce, has returned to New York on the steamship Niagara. Known probably to more members of the two tribes than any other white man, he has managed during his tour to meet nearly all of his semi-savage ac quaintances, with the result that the title to the bulk of the Chinchilla skins in the Bolivian. Andes is at his disposal. He gathered in the skins, it seems, to the total of 15,000 dozen represent ing an outlay of about 800,000 pesos, or ?-100,000 in American money. He says that the Indians, in time of peace or when there is a dearth of potato wbiskeyiire friendly to the stranger, but the effect of too much of the potato drink turns them into relent less foes, and cannibals as well. A young American engineer named Mac Donald, so Mr Herzig says, was slaughtered and eaten by them dur ing one of their orgies. MILES OF CABLE. Connections to Be Made With. Philip- pines, Manila and San Francisco. Vancouver, Jan 10. The United States cable steamer Burnside, carry ing a quantity of submarine cable, has arrived at Manila. She is to be engaged laying cables between the Philippine islands, Manila and San Francisco. She had on board about "550 miles of deep sea cable and 250 miles of shallow water cable, and will commence operations from Manila, POINT JUDITH'S BREAKWATER. New York, Jan 10. The Maritime as sociation, of the port of New York, and the New York board of trade : and transportation have adopted resolu tion) urging congress to take early ae tlon to complete the breakwater at Point Judies. R. I. It is pointed out that the record of vessels sheltered by tbe breakwater, and the total absence of wrecks since it has been in use have "demonstrated the wisdom of the ' project,, and that it is necessary that it be extended on the eastern side to the shore, so that shipping may re ceive complete protection. ' -.DISCONTINUED THE SUIT. Detroit, Mich, Jan 10. A special to he Free Press from . Lansing says that 1 Attorney General Oren. who be gan a suit to secure from the Conti nental Tobacco company an additional 'franchise -fe of $12,500 has discdn i t?nd the suit. - The suit was begun .mi the company Increased its capi VWck from 175.000,000 to $100,00, I - The reason for the-discontlnu-Irregular 'service of papers. '..-'JJ-i- CJEVERA DYING. ,r' - 13wA diaatch from ", Where Ad- THE GOVERNOR'S BALL Big and Gay Crowds Bills and Peti- tions to Be Presented. HA Hartford, Jan 10. The inaugural ball given by the First company. Gov ernor s ioot Guard, in honor of Gov ernor George P. McLean, was the so cial event of the season in this city last night. The Foot Guard armory was transformed into a complete can opy of cerise and white bunting, com pletely hiding the walls and ceilings. and the rebel decorations were very elaborate. Governor McLean was re ceived -with military honors by the guard, and afterwards held a reception at winch many hundreds of the best known people of the city were pre sented. Major Louis Cheney of the Foot Guard was master of ceremonies Music was by Colt's First regiment band, and Beeman ifc Hatch's orches tra. Dancing followed the reception and was continued until a late hour The attendance was very large, the crush being great at the reception, and represented military and civic guests from ail parts of the state. It is es timated that fully 1,000 people grasped the nana or the state s new chief ex ecutive. Promptly at 10 o'clock Gov ernor McLean entered the ball room accompanied by Major Cheney, and Colt's First regiment band struck up the march. "Had to the Chief." The governor was followed by the state aignitaries and the many visiting mil itary officers, among whom were Gen eral irost and staff. Colonel Sucher and fifteen officers of the Second reei ment. Major Clarke and officers of the Second company. Foot. Malor Lnd dington and officers of the Second com pany, Horse Guards, Major Andrus of the Putnam Phalanx, officers of the fourth and Third reeiments. Com mander Averiil and officers of the Nav al battalion and members of the Old Guard of New York. The grand march was led by Governor McLean ami Mra W. C. Skinner of Hartford, followed by Jiajor cneney ana Mrs Woods of Sims- Dury, and the dancing wiheh followed tasteu until a late hour. The arrange ments were in charge of the First com- f""t Muiciuurs root ijuara. ami n committee composed of leading resi dents of this city assisted in receiving The following petitions to the gen ral assembly were filed in the statu secretary's office yesterday William D. G iue incorporation of the Wrillimantic . - M.JL David G. Porter leioury ror an amendment- tr. v charter of the city of Waterbury and " " incorporating the town of Mattatuck. v City of Willimantic for an n monu ment to tne, charter. IX. T. Ford and others fnr th -n. corporation of the Mnndna nnri xroi-i. ooiougu transportation company. . . . aj. auams ana others for a char ter for . the Jewett CitV. Preston nnrt Norwich Street Railway company. "iuitu.jj. nan unu otners tor an act incorporating a telephone com pany in Waterburv. Litchfield Gas Light company for power to increase the capital to $20,000. S. Harrison Wasrner and of hers fnr a charter for the Danbury and State Line Electric Railway company. uiLuumy una jsetner street Railway company for extension of route. John H. Whittemore and others for a charter for, a gas company in the town of Naugatuck. Willimantic Ga and Electric Light xor amendment ot charter. W. E. Goodwin and others for "the incorporation of the Point Tramway Co. P. C. Rockwel and other for the in corporation of the West End Railway Co in Hartford and West Hartford. Borough of Wailingford, for power to manufacture, sell and distribute electricity. George H. Stoughton, for incorpora tion of the Willimantic Loan and Trust Co. City of Norwalk, for an amendment to charter. Bloomfleld, Tariffville and East Granby Tramway Co, for leave to build in Bloomfleld. Greenwich Tramway Co, for amend ment to- charter. Julius Gay and others for the incor poration of the First voting district of Farmington as a borough. D. B. Spalding and others, for a street railway company in Groton. Derby Gas Co, for amendment to hcarter. . Ousatonic Water Co, for amendment to charter. Matthew A. Reynolds of New Ha ven, for incorporation of illuminating and heating company. Meriden Electric Railroad Co, for amendment to charter.. For amendment to charter of the borough of West Haven. Charles F. Thayer of Norwich, for a charter for the Norwich Municipal Lighting Trust Co. C. E,- Harwood and others, for in corporation of Roekville, Broad Brook and East Windsor Street Railway Co. Washington school district of Hart ford, by Alexander Angus, for correc tion ot boundary lines. When James P. Woodruff of Litch field heard that he had been nominat ed on the democratic, ticket for secre tary of the state, he wrote to his old friend and fellow member of last ses sion's judiciary committee. Senator Vinal of Middletown, who had received the republican nomination for that office. Among other things In the let ter, he suggested that the winner at the polls give a dinner for the loser, himself -quite confident of victory. Senator Vinal was quick to adopt the suggestion- and now is ready to pro vide all the crumbs of comfort possible for his fallen- but much loved foe. No matters of legislation were pre sented in either house yesterday. There are 117 petitions on file in the state secretary's office which will find their way into1 the senate or the house next week. This is considerable in advance of the number filed at this period two years ago. . - - .- : MORGAN BACK. AGAIN. Hartford. Jan 10. General Henry C. Morgan, Who was commissary-general on the staff of ex-Governor Lounsbury, warned the duties of bis old office In f ee -fr-eacrar j depart 1 -i - . Message From the Crew of the Stranded Russie. Rescuers, Finally Attached a Line to the Vessel The Passengers and Crew Number More Than 100 Some of the People on the Vessel Can Be Seen on the Bridge Signaling For Helpv Marseilles, Jan 10. A message from Maramau at 9 o'clock this morning saje that in spite of heavy seas run ning a lifeboat succeeded in reaching iue sLianuea steamer ltussie from Oian, at 8 a. m., and attached a line lo ner, uy which food can be fur nished to the passengers and crew, (.numbering 102) persons, who had all been cooped up in the forcastle since Monday evening when the vessel stranded and were famishing. There are sanguine hopes that the rescue of the endangered persons is possible now that communication with the Kussie is established. Faraman. Jan 10. Dawn found the situation of the stranded steamer Russie unchanged. The wind blew with terrific violence all night long but the rain has ceased. On the bridge and forecastle of the steamer, some of the crew and passen gers can be plainly seen. The first signal this morning said: "Hasten or we die of hunger." A few minutes later the following message was signaled: "We are constructing a raft which we will try to launch with a sail." rA STEAMER DISABLED. Encountered Bad Weather West of the Irish Coast. Queenstown, Jan 10. The Hamburg American line steamer Frisia, Captain Schmidt, from Hamburg December 29 for Boston and Portland, Me, which was reported off Brownhead last night returning, arrived here at 8 o'clock this morning. Her machinery is de ranged. The Frisia has also sustained con siderable deck damage and had large holes in both her quarters and consid erable water in No 4 hold. It is feared her cargo is damaged. She encountered fearful weather when about (500 miles west of the Irish coast. She rolled heavily and her spare propeller tail shaft, which was secured on her main deck, broke loose and smashed through several plates. The shaft also knocked a hole in the deck and a portion of it crashed into No 4 hold. The rest rolled over board. The vessel was in the greatest danger for several hours. - -The repairs will probably necessitate the Frisia being docked here. THAT BASE BALL WAH Technically If Not Actually Declared By American League. Chicago, Jan 10. The Times-Herald this morning said: War, techincally if not actually, has been declared by the American Base Ball league against the National, according to Charles H. Ebbitts, the Brooklyn magnate. He says that the occupation by Ban John son's forces of Philadelphia, Washing ton and Baltimore is in violation of treaty, and if persisted in will lead to a fight. Ebbitts, who is prominent in bowling as well as in base ball, is here attending the National bowling tourney. .-s Ebbitts sees it. there will really not he a fight, because he thinks the American league is not vestea wnn the proper strength for a bout, but he declares that a strong and dangerous game 1" bluff is being played, and that the sooner it is "called" the uetter it will be for the sport. WOMAN'S UNION PLEASED. The President, Mrs Stevens, Happy Over the Canteen Law. Chicaao. Jan 10. Regarding the adoption by the senate yesterday of the house amendment to the army bill, prohibiting the sale of liquors at mili- tarv headauarters. jurs Xj. js. is. vens, national president of the Wo men s Christian Temperance uuiun, said last evening: It is the best piece or news we hav had in some time. Wherever 1 have been through the country I have found great interest in the success or the measure and the people at large, I believe, will rejoice at the senate's action.". LAWSON CUP DEFENDER. Steel Rigging for the Boat Will Be Made in Worcester. Worcester. Mass.-Jan 10. P. W. Moen, general manager of the Wash burn & Moen department of the Amer ican Steel and Wire company, has re ceived notice that the steel rigging for the Lawson cup defender is to be made in Worcester, and will be of the same peculiar style as that used upon the Columbia. . " " Mr Moen states that work cannot be begun until specifications are received from Mr Crowninshield's office, and that they may not arrive for eome weeks. COLLIGAN GETS FOUR YEARS. ' New Haven, Jan 10. Francis J. Col- llgan of West Haven, who was yester day found guilty in the superior coui-t on charges alleging arson, was to-day sentenced to state -prison for lour years, two years on each count. " - IMPORTANT DOCUMENT. " , Washington, Jan 10. The state de partment has received an - important communication from the German gov ernment, relating- to the Chinese que- J tioa, the nature of which has wt yet . SWINDLED INSURANCE MEN. Warrants Out For the Arrest of Four Persons. Now York, Jan 10, The Evening Journal to-day says warrants have been Issued for the arrest of four per sons who are accused of swindling the Colonial Insurance company ' of Jersey City, by securing insurance on the lives of persons about to die, and by other methodsj The four men tor wnom warrants -wore issued in clude a newspaper editor, the benefi ciary under one policy, a medical ex aminer, an, undertaker, and a prie tighter, who acted as agent for the company. The Evening Journal says: "It is said that the Colonial Insurance company has been swindled cut of large sums of money secured on bogus policies and that there has been a wholesale traffic in dead bodies between Bellevue hospital in this city and a certain undertaking establish ment in Union Hill, N. J. "The first clew to the methods of the plotters was discovered shortly ai ter the death of one Thomas Moran, who died of consumption in October of last year. "Moran had a policy with the Col onial company for $270 and this sum was paid to the beneficiary. "Just after the death of Moran people in Union Hill m ho had known the man for years were surprised to know that he left insurance. Moran had been suffering with consumption for months before his policy was written. , "Moran's family j history was enough to keep him out of any in surance company in the country, to say nothing of his personal traits. Both paternal and maternal parents had died of tuberculosis, and there were other deaths in the family from the same cause. "When the insurance people had paid the amount of Moran's policy to the beneficiary a search of the com pany's books was made, and it was discovered that not one or two, but many policies had been written for persons whose identity was doubtful and many times entirely lacking. "It is true dead bodies had been placed in evidence whenever claims were made, but it has been discover ed that these bodies were, nothing more nor less than common hospital bodies which had been brought into Union Hill, many of them from Belle vue, for the purpose of aiding in surance swindlers in obtaining their plunder." CHOSEN FRIENDS. The Chosen Friends met Wednes day night and the idea was suggested that the councils of Connecticut get together and organize an order of their own, says the Meriden Record. The Chosen Friends was a flourishing order in this state and a glance at the books of the state council show that the various councils have p id in over $84,000 in excess of what has been received in death claims. The fact in itself, some of the-members think, is a good argument in favor of an independent order - in Connecticut. There are nearly 2,000 members of the Chosen Friends in Connecticut, a Morning Record reporter was In formed, and it was- said that an in sur nee ' plan could be arranged on this basis, with good, .-indications of success. The matter will undoubted-, ly be; laid before the leading lights of the order in this state and their opinion secured. William S. Stapley, George L. Ellsbree, Dewitt E. Ford, and Sam uel M. Camp were appointed a com mittee to investigate the Fraternal Benefit league or any plan they deem best for the members of the order to join. The council voted all bills to be paid to January 1. TO RECRUIT 1,000 MEN. Winnipeg, Man, Jan 10. It is an nounced that the Canadian department of militia has completed arrangements for recruiting 1,000 men for Baden Powell's constabulary in South Afri ca. 'He men will be paid from the time of enrollment in this country. The terms of enlistmen will be for three years and the pay of a third-class trooper will be five shillings per day. Judging from the large number of ap plicants it' is not likely that there will be any difficulty in making up Cana da's quota. LARGE NEW STEAMER. Portland, Ore, Jan 10. It has been decided that the new Oriental Steam ship line in connection with the Ore gon Railroad and Navigation company shall be operated by the Portland and Asiatic Steamship company. The first of four 10,000 ton steamers to be delivered to the new company will be the Indrapura, which it will receive at Hong Kong February 21. This ought , to. enable the ship to leave Portland on the first trip in the latter part of March. , 1 ! SLEET BLOCKS TRAFFIC. Kansas City, Mo, Jan 10. Sleet in places half an inch thick covers cen tral Missouri and Kansas to-day and has caused much damage to telephone and telegraph wires. In Missouri trees were broken by the weight of ice. In Kansas less damage lias been done to wires and wheat will be benefited. Stock is western Kansas will not suf fer. MUSICIAN STRAUSS ILL. , Albuquerque, N. M., Jan 10. EJ uarde Strauss, the musician, who is at a hotel here suffering from biliary calculus, is worse. The company went on by the night trajn to Denver, and Mr Strauss thought he would be able to follow next morning, but is now unable to leave his bed. MISS HOUGH LOSES. New Haven, Jan 10. A verdict for the defendants was returned by the jury in the case of Miss Maude Hough, a former school teacher of Hamden, against the school visitors of that town. Miss Hough was discharged from her position by the school visitors and she sued them for $2,500 damages to her feelings and her health. ' v, OLD AGE THE CAUSE. , , Stamford, Jan 10. Mrs Mary Moone. the. old est resident lir Stamford, died at hex bone bare fo-da of general debU t l-3tal to old axes I III 1UME8. Many Bequests Made in Will ol Mrs Welton. She Was the Mother of Carrie Welton, Who Gave the Fountain to Water bury The Will Asks That an Appro priate Inscription Be Placed on the Welton Fountain If Any Legatee Makes a Contest, the ,-Bequest to That Person Is Revoked. The will of the late Mrs Jane Elean or Welton. mother of Miss Carrie Wel ton, the donor of the fountain on the east side of the green, was filed for probate this morning. It is a bulky document and exhaustive in detail. Mrs Welton died only a few days ago. The original will was drawn up at btamford on September 14, 1897 and signed by Grace S. DeVine of Strat ford,.Leeta L. Gilbert. Stamford, and Adolph Alfred Johnson of the same place. The first request asks that all her just debts are paid; an appropri ate inscription shall be placed on the south side of the Carrie Welton foun tain, to associate the name of the don or with the gift. Then the following bequests follow: To David G. Por ter of this city, $5,000; Earlliss P. Ar vine, a nephew, and an attorney in New Haven, $3,000; in case Mr Arvine should not survive the testator his leg acy should go to another, his wife' Alice. Another nephew, Freeling W. Arvine, $1,000 and in trust for his daughter, Virginia Arvine, 500; For dyce B. Arvine. son of Freeling, and his daughters, Marion. Rena and Car rie, $500 each; Henry P. Robinson, another nephew, $400 to be paid to him when he has repaid a loan of $3,000 with C per cent, which testator made to him; the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is given $1,000 to procure a copy of Miss Carrie Wel ton's picture, which is now in the Uni versity of Pennsylvania; a niece, Ce linda J. Robinson, $400; and Fred J. Kingsbury a silver grape scissors; Miss Alice Kingsbury is given a silver vase with monogram, "J. E. W." on it. Miss Edith Kingsbury is given a gold thimble; Dr William Peper of Philadelphia a solitaire diamond ring and other personal effects, including a picture of Miss Carrie Welton, with the request that after the completion of the Museum of Sciences and Arts in the University of Pennsylvania, he shall give the picture to the trustees of that institution, and they shall hang it where a good light shall be thrown upon it. Personal effects are distrib uted among Joseph L. Porter of New York, Annie Porter of Montclair, N, J.; pieces of curtain from the window of the library of the poetess, Mrs He mans, are among the gifts given to Miss Porter. A number of beautiful pictures are bequeathed to David B. Porter. Among them are Gladstone, John Bright, Sir Wilfred Lawson, Cannon Farrar. Martin Luther, "Home on Furlough" and 'Christ Blessing Lit tle Children." The distribution is continued among Bertha Treadwell Comstock, Mabel Hastings Porter, Ce linda P. Robinson and her children, Henry J., Edith Robinson Corney and Irene Robinson Chamberlain; Earlliss P. Arvine and his wife, a niece, Elean or M. Hart of New Britain, Charles Wilson Porttr. Miss Jessie M. Ward, M. D., of Philadelphia; Miss Cassie M. Merritt, of St Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Considerable statuary and medallions are given to the University of Pennsylvania. Gertrude Bradley, housekeeper for David G. Porter of this city, is included in the distribution of personal affairs. All the rest of the estate is to be divided into three equal parts, one part to be given to a corporation in New York known as the Memorial Baptist of Christ, which was formerly known as the Berean Baptist church. The funds from this part of the estate to be used in the support of the day school conducted in connection vMth the Judson Memorial church and the same to bear testator's name; the other two parts to go to the University of Pennsylvania. It. is provided that if any of the leg atees shall contest the will the bequest to that person is immediately revoked, and the legacy goes to the above named university. The executors, ac cording to this document, are William Peper, above named, and Attorney Arvine-. On April 1, 1899, a codicil was drawn up which revoked the legacy given to the Memorial church in New York, and gives it to the above named university. The appointment of William Peper as executor is also revoked and the Trust Company of North America of Penn sylvania is named. A second codicil revokes the legacy of $400 left to Ce linda P. Robinson and all the gifts to her are distributed among other rela tives. The part of the estate which was taken from the Memorial church and given to the. university after, is taken from that institution and given to Mr Porter, Earlliss Arvine and Free ling Arvine. . The power of executor is taken from the Trust company above nanKed and given to Mr Porter. The codicil was witnessed by Charles W. Skiff, Frank H. Trowbridge and Al bert E. Blewitt. It was drawn up in this city and dated January 27, 1900. A third codicil, which was also drawn up here, and dated April 1, 1900, goes into a further distribution of testa tor's personal effects among Mr Porter, Gertrude Bradley and Earlliss P. Ar vine. This was witnessed by Mary Florence Porter. Sarah J. Hine and John F. Gallagher. PUNISHMENT FOR KIDNAPPERS. Albany, N. Y..; Jan 10. Senator Plunkett has Introduced In the senate a bill to punish kidnappers of children by imprisonment for a term in state prison not less than twenty -five years. The senator says he was moved to the act because of the - dastardly , crimes committed recently by organized gangs Of klduppet KILLED WIFE AND HIMSELF. A Crazy Swede Shoots Four Persons, Killing Two. Boston, Jan 10. Sevante Anderson a Swede, shot and killed his wife and probably fatally wounded his mother and 3-year-old boy at their home No 1 Sheridan street, Jamaica Flain, about 6:ri0 o'clock this morning. He then killed himself. Anderson's act is attributed to men tal aberration, as the result of busi ness troubles. The man was about 3G years of age. His wife was 31 and his mother is 05 years old. The senior Mrs Anderson and the boy are at a hospital. Both are on the dangerous list and no hope for the recovery of either is given. PRESIDENT IMPROVING. Washington, Jan 10. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the president was re ported to be steadily improving. Noth ing thus tar has occurred to aive his physician any concern as to his speedy recovery, it is not thought best, how ever, for him to leave his bed for sev eral days yet. PHILADELPHIA HAS THE GRIP. Philadelphia, Jan 10. Philadelphia physicians say the grip is spreading tnrougn tne city with great, rapidity. Few deaths have been rerjorted from the disease, but the general iucrease in pneumonia which has its Inception in tne grip, is causing much alarm. BROTHERS MAY BE DROWNED. Brldgeton, N. J., Jan 10. Arthur, .award and Fred Lloyd, 11, 7 and years of age respectively, of this place, are missing, and it is feared they are urowneu. xhey were last seen alive on the ice on the Cumberland dam last night. BURMAH'S SECRETARY DEAD. Rangoon, British Burmah, Jan 10. fcir Edward S. Symes, chief secretary to the government 'of Burmah. and a member of the legislative council of inoia, who shot himself in the head while riding in a carriage, several aays ago, is dead. CITY NEWS. V Waterbury tent, No 30, Knights of the Maccabees, will hold a very im portant meeting to-night in Johnson nan. . Henry g. Gulliver, member of the iiigh school faculty, is still unable to attend to his duties owing to a serious unless. J. P. Coffey, one of the thriving uusmess men or the state of. Minne sota, is on a visit to his two brothers in this city, James F. and Bernard uoirey. John Spittstroscher, 9 years of age, died at the home tf his parents on uaK street this mornincr from dinh theria. The funeral will be held to morrow morning at 11 o'clocknd bur- "i oe in calvary cemetery.. - ' Special forecast - for Connecticut Rains and warmer to-night and Fri uay, northeasterly winds, becoming southerly, brisk on the coast For jastem isew lork: Rain and warmer to-night; occasional ralna FVirljnr- southeasterly winds, becoming nortb.1 iicoidij, uiiBit on tne coast. Lue luuerai or John Dolan took place this morning from the family residence on Silver street, with a mass of requiem at the Sacred Heart church aua interment in Calvary cemetery. xUe usurers were K. H. Fagan,, Mich ael Coss, James Dunn, Patrick Dele- nanty, j. nomas Saunders and John Milleriek. the two last named repre senting Court Vigilant, F. of A. The floral offerings were a pillow from the widow of the deaseased; bouquets.Pat- jjeienanty, James Dunn, the axisses jiiamie and Sarah Dolan. The employes or Rogers & Bros attended tne lunerai in a body. The disagreeable, slimierv -wnlt-ino- to-day was the cause of two unfortu nate and serious accidents in Brooklyn """"i- ""e ou ner way to her em pioyment m the Buckle shop, Mrs Mary Brophy. of Railroad Hill stpt slipped on the icy sidewalk at the corl ner oi uaiiroad Hill street and Wash ington avenue, breaking her right arm at tne eioow. - About 3 o'clock this atternoon, Mrs Melnerney, of James street, was walking along North Riv erside stre6t, on her way to visit her son. who is at the Waterbury hospital, when she fell, dislocating her left knee. She was removed to her home on James street. Dr Russell rendered the necessary surgical assistance in both cases. C. A. Colley and H. A. Peck came near mobbing D. B. Wilson at the poultry show in City hall this after noon. Mr Peck and Mr Colley were looking at the chickens crawling out of the shells in one of the incubators of the Prairie State Co when Mr Wil son came along and tried to have them believe that the eggs which the chick ens were ; bursting through had not been in there over an hour. The men laughed at the statement, but Mr Wil son attributed this to their ignorance as to what the incubators . could do, and finally the discussion got so warm that Mr Wilson found it to his inter est to get out of the way. - The in cubators and the show in general are worth seeing, and as this is the last night.-it. is believed ' that the place will be crowded. The sidewalks, crosswalks and the paved streets were very slippery this afternoon, - so much so that walking was attended with great danger for man and beast. - Superintendent Rei ley of. the; street department had a force of, men at work sanding - the crossings and in many places private individuals helped pedestrians consid siderably by-putting a little ashes on the walks' in front of their premises. Horses stumbled on the" paving blocks and hi a few instances: the animals came down with a thud. Things will be worse to-morrow morning in case it freezes during the night,' which is more than likely, t that people should be on their guard and owners of build- j inga on property- abutting - the side-j walks should try and prevent accident by getting around early and sanding 4aelr walks. . -' CHINESE SOLDIERS Nearly 100,000 of Them Are Daily Drilling. THEY HAVE MODERN RIFLES. The Feeling Is Bitter Against The Allies and The Chinamen Think They Can Win In Fight LI Hung Chang Looking For Favorable Re piy. . Pekin, Jan 9. A Chinaman from ftliian Fu where the court is at pres ent, says that within the city 85,000 Chinese troops are drilling . continu ously, the majority of them being armed with modern rifles. He says that the feeling of the people there is bitterly anti-foreign and that they belieye that if they can meet the allies in open fight they can defeat them. The ably astonished over the Chinese grant it xtussia or a concession north of the Pel Ho at Tien Tsin as compared with the British and French con cessions combined. The grant, ac cording to the Russians, was made voluntarily for services in endeavor ing to bring about peace. The minis ters think that the tutes good pay when considered in ad- umon to tne annexation of all Man churia. Li Hung Chang believes that he will receive a favorable reply- re garding the sis-ninsr of nn niriwomenf to-morrow. Senor Coloean. the Snan- ish minister, thinks that the negotia tions will commence at Pekin. possibly endln-r in Eui-one. M. r (iira th Russian minister, thinks that negotia tions will end at the Hague. Paris, Jan 10. Correspondents' hera of the Associated Press learn-from good authority that the suggestion of the government of the United States to change the seat of the Chinese peace negotiations from Pekin to Washington, will be declined by. thej powers, .. .' FAMILY JARS- TF- ' Mrs Trudeau Tells Her Side of tha Story. , . : Mrs Cleophas Trudeau, of Grand- view Heights, who has had some trouble with her husband over religion, which resulted in the latter leavinsr for parts unknown, called at the Democrat omce to-aay ana stated that she de sired to correct a false impression that had crept into the public mind, that is, that she had been converted from Catholicism to the Baptist creed through the influence of Attorney Wood. She was a Baptist, so - sha stated, for five years before she ever knew"! Mr "Wood, and changed: ber re ligion of her own free will. Her hus- band, -she claimed, carried so much insurance on his father that it took nearly all his earnings to pay th3 as sessments and on this nnnnnnt 1i ,.nv but mighty little to the maintenance or the tamuy. Mrs Trudeau appears to be quite young for the mother of eiffht children, but sh hna lnt o courage, and looks as though she isi not at all nhascd nt h.nvinf tr. florhfc her way through the world single-hand. ea. tone thought her husband had not shown the right spirit, any way, and statea that ir he were as much con cerned in the spiritual and temporal Welfare of his children ns ha TM-tmfl ed to have been he would not ', have turned his back upon them, knowing that they had no bread and no one to instruct them in tli rAlio-in ia nrn. fe-ssed to be so anxious' to have them follow. They had a fair start, but now everything is gone to the winds. Tha home has been taken bv tliA mnrtatroa. Of course they did not have much equity in it, but if they had pulled to gether they would have paid for it In time, the same as others. WithouC any intention whatever of taking sidei on the question it is no harm tn sn that after hearins both sidea Ann. .ia forced to the conclusion that the de. nion of discord eot control of the lmiKa and where this happens the properly soon changes hands and the Lord only knows what becomes of tln famiH-.. the children especially, who" usually grow up with no respect for anyi church or creed. Mr nnil 1a Trmlonn have been married about twenty-flvo years anu until recently appeared ta be a very happy couple, but if what the woman savs be trn their mismated, for they were constantly at war with each other. And yet ond WOUld not think so. Mr TrnilMn lias the reputation of being a man of good habits and his wife looks like a pleas ant, cheerful woman. What was it, then, that drove them apart after eight cliildren had been born tn them? Wna it religion? No! . This is a point ea which there is no room for dispute) among believers of different creeds. AUBURN CONVICT KILLS GUARD) Knocks the Keeper Down With Bar oC Iron, Then Shoots Him. Auburn. Jan 10. Archie" W. Bene dict, a guard at Auburn prison, was muodered yesterday afternoon by, Clarence Egnor, a convict. The trag edy occurred in cloth shop No 2, where Benedict was m charge. . Egnor Jjad been punished for misconduct report ed to the principal keeper by Bene- ' diet. He again misbehaved and Ben edict threatened to report him if ha. did not conduct himself properly.. . Ugnor grabbed a bar of iron which! was in use in the shop, and struck head with it. As he fell to the floor head with it. As he fell to the oor Egnor grabbed the guard's revolver, from his pocket and shot him in the back of the neck, near the base of taa brain, the bullet coming out of Bene- stantly. . ' . j ' Egnor was overpowered and placed in the dungeon. He- was under sn- tence of five years from Monroe coon -ty for jail breaking. He prevtotiatjl bad served a term in the Klmira . formatory. - Benedict was appointed d cnara irom Tioga, connq-r ,,-r-v - -. - ox - J V