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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
Senatorial Honors Declined

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. o.-GOvernOI Lind, who is a fusionist, has informally offered the appointment as United States senator ad interim to succeed Senator Davis to C. A. Smith, wealthy Swe- dish h-American lumberman of this city and Republican. Mr Smith has, how ever, declined the proffer The governors appontee would serve until the legisla- ture, which meets next month elects. One very generally credited report stated that former Governor John $. Pillxbury would be willing to accept the appoint ment with no expectation of beinx 2 can didate. before the legislature. Conarms- tion was impossible also was it in the case of reports that Moses E. Clapp had been offered the position.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
REPUBLICANS WIN

The borough election held. in West Haven yesterday almost buried the democrats. Both parties were conf dent of victory and even the most con tident republicans thought the election would he close. The polls were opened at 12 o'clock and were not closed until S o'clock ill the evening. The ballots dropped in slowly until about , o'clock in the afternoon. when the number of voters swelled perceptibly. In all 1.O2l votes were cast. the republican candidates getting an average of about f.l0
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
A SEVERE STORM.
Signs, Blinds, Trees and Storm
 Doors Twisted and Shaken. -
PLATE GLASS WINDOW BROKEN
1t Was Also the Heaviest Rain Storm of the Season-Traffic Blocked and Business Suspended in Many Places Much Damage, to Shipping.

Last nights rain and wind storm caused considerable damage to pri- Vate property ill different parts of the town, upsetting outhouses, blowing ; down trees and banging flying pieces against window glass with disastrous results. Blinds on several houses were knocked to pieces and swinging signs had hard time of it to resist the on SlaughtS of the wind and in some in= stances many of them had to yield to superior force and were whirled about like pieces of paper. During the storm the plate glass in one of the show windows of Ryan x F'itZmaurice, Bank street shoe dealers, was struck by d flying piece and caved in. In many instances pedestrians had close calls from being hit by the missiles and people who did not have very press ing business on hand decided that the house was the safest place they could find and remained indoors. The rain came down in torrents and filled the reservoirs so full that there can no longer be any doubt about Water bury having all the water it will need for the next six months, so that after all it is a bad wind that blows nobody good luck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
FOUND IN THE STREET.
John Kenney Died After Being Taken .... Io The Hospital


 About s o'clock last night Patrolman M. Sullivan and Sergeant Blakeiey, found John Kenney of Hopkins street lying on Meadow street. opposite Canal street, with bad gaSh in his head and Il cut on his nose. They did not know the man at the time and as he was unconscious and unable to give any account of himself he was taken to the police station where he was identified by Selectman sDoran. pr POOre was called and ordered the patient sent to the hospital where he fingered until o'clock this morning. when he passed away. Word was sent to his wife and she visited him at the institution. Acting Medical Ex- amlner Graves reported the case to the coroner who telephoned not to embalm the body until after he ar IlVeS here to-morroW. morning. The remains were removed to Mulville's morgue where they will remain until the coroner comes <here. -
 MT Kenn9y had been working for Contractor McManus and left the house yesterday morning to collect some money there was due him and that was the last his wife heard of him until Officer Noonan broke the sad news to her last night. How he met with his injuries is not known. Some say he fell and struck against the street while others assert that his injuries looked as though he had been struck from behind and then fell over on his face. The man who first saw him and reported his presence on the street to the police is not known, al- though he accompanied the party to the station and remained there until the patient was placed in the ambT- lance. but it is not likely that he knows anything about the case beyond the fact that he happened along there and saw the man on the street and felt II q duty to report to the police.
 Mr Kenney was injured some time ago by a fall on Bishop street and came near dying from the effects of his wounds. still he came out of it all right and appeared to be doing well the past few months. He was born on Green street in the City of Kil- kenny, Ireland. but came to this coun- try in his boyhood and resided here ever since. He leaves q widow and children.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
WIRELESS 7ELEGRAPHY.
Marconi System to Be Tried at La Panne.

Miles - Communication Retvee,,
 Shlps and Shore to Be Kept Up for
 Thirty Miles.
 washington, Dec 5.-Consul Roose- Nelt, at Brussels, reports to tho sta+a department that station has hann established at La Panne, Belgium for the exchange of wireless telapranhic messages between Belgium and E,no- lahd. La Panne was selected on ,c- count of it's being the point of the Bel gum Littoral nearest the Engjisb coast and mast of the Marconi svs- tein l3o feet high was erected there.
 The DoverOstend mail boat Prin cess Clementine. was fitted up with 'eilil'orary apparatus for use in eX- pcrlmental trials. An additional mast was affixed to the foremast of ms vessel. increasing it's original helSht about sixty feet From that extremity the telegraplic waves are protected toward each coast. A spe- clal room has heen fitted up on the steamer for the Instruments and from that room the cable is carried to the top of the extended mast. It is con- ndently expected to maintain commu- nlcation between ship and shore for at least thirty miles. which is about half way across. With stations at La l'anne and Dover those on board the vessel will, be able to keep in touch with land during the entire trip across. Recent experiments showed that re- plies arrived with the same regularity and celerity as ordinary telegrams. When about forty miles from Ostend the captain was able to telegraph the stationmaSter at Ostend the probabl hour of his arrival Various telegrams were sent from the vessel to Ostend. Brussels, Dover and I.ondCn and the reception of each message was ac knowledged promptly. Subsequently the consul adds. message was sent from the vessel to the station at Dover court. Essex. a distance of nearly nine ty miles. including many miles of cliffs and sea-
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

Wall Street. II a. m.-RoOm traders lent support to the specialties. causing a rise of 1 and 21s in the steel group
 fractions and high priced industrials
 Railroad stocks moved up strongly i1 spots. notably Norfolk and Western, Baltimore and Ohio, Erie first pre- ferred and Reading first preferred. A rally of 5s in St Paul was soon lost, and the general demand slackened as prices advanced. Sugar got a shade above yesterdays close. which was about the extent of the rise in most of the railroads. By II o'clock the market was on the down grade on sales of the Pacific's and Steel stocks.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
Skxncrcuer For Pfftxnurc

PITTSBURG. Dec. 5.-A 20 story sky scraper office building, which will be the highest in western Pennsylvania and which win cost S2,000,O00, will be erect ed by H. C. Prick on the block bounded by Fifth avenue, Diamond and Grant streets and Scrip alley. This is opposite St. Paurs Roman Catholic cathedral and alongside the Carnegie office building which it will overtop by six stories.y MT. Prick Will also erect a mansion for him. relf on Squirrel hill fronting on the Beechwood boulevard. the construction of which will cost S750,O00. r-r
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
SmaIIpox In New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Forty cases in the pesthouse on North Brothers island one new case in the infected district on the west side hnd two deaths to date was the condition of the smallpox out break as reported by the board of heulth yesterday. None of the officials took any comfort from the fact that but one new case developed yesterday as. against eight on Monday. for the smallpox has over- leaped the bounds to which they had tried to confne it in the neighborhood of Al Nations block" in West Siyty-ninth street. where it started. They are now satisfied that they will have many more cases to deal with
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
WALL STREET HAPPENINGS

New York. Dec 5.-Wall street 10:10 a. m.-London sent lower quotations this morning and a further break in Sugar of over point combined to de- press opening prices here Nor folk and Western was off point and Tennessee Coal and Metropolitan Street Railway lost about as much. The Steel stocks were irregular, Steel and Wire being the notably strong point with rise of nearly 1 per cent. Business was quite active and well dis tributed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
AMERICAN GIRLS MARRIAGE.

The Consul General For Germany at
 Calcutta Weeds a Kentucky Girl.
 London. Dec 5.-Boran Herman Speck Von Sternberg. formerly sec retary of the German legation at Washington, and recently appointed consul general for Germany at Cal cutta. was married quietly this after noon at St Georges church. Hanover square. to Miss Lillian May Langham. of Louisville. Ky. The mother and two sisters of the bride were present. Joseph H. Choate. the United States ambassador, supported the bride 0rOONn. ---
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
GALE IN LITCHFIELD.

Litchtield. Conn, Dec 5.-It was learned here this morning that dur ing the storm of yesterday afternoon, much more damage was done than was at first supposed. A number of trees were blown down and on the out skirts of the town the roof of the grand stand at the ball grounds was blown off. In several instances win dows were broken by the force of the gale
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
AN OLD IRISH SCHOOLMASTER

Under the new pressure the old race of classical pedagogs dwindled and vanished. A few. d very few of the fine old scholars still finger rare as the red deer of Erin. One of the last of the species was discovered five or six years ago by William O'Brien, NJ. P. in the person of Tom Duffy. poor, old enRiciatcd, of Kochadn-nyalla (the little lake of the cliff, near Croagh Patrick. The old man. resting on d rock on the bleak mountain side, look ed about ninety at the least.
 What does that natter:" he asked indignantly, as soon as he began to rouse his faculties and shake his stick. Il was just on my way to smoke a pipe with an older man than myself, away back-nil, ego contulerim jocundo SanuS amico.' The classic words warmed him like old wine. His head was thrown back. his eyes afirc. his voice rolled vigorously from the chest, his oak stick partook the enthusiasm. while he burst into whole pages of Horace. and Virgil. and Ovid. It was not in the least q matter of display. It was simply audible SOliloQuy. It was the delight of learning for learn ing'S sake. such as one dareS not hope to find in a lackadaiscial modern uni VerSity. ProSOdy transformed him like one of pr FauStuS'S potionS. While 1 was humbly wondering at his Latin quantities he was off into Greek verse. A collection was subsequently made for the aged scholar. When the local clergyman presented it to him. Mag iStcr Duffy remarked: ''Pedagoglls iste totaliter eXtinctus est."--P. G. Smith j.. Donahue'S
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

Naugatuck, Conn, Dec 5.-It became known to-day that application is to be made to the coming general assembly for charter covering trolley rights from Naugatuck to Seymour. The ap- plication; it is understood is to De made in the interests of the Connecti- cut Lighting and Power company. The layout provides for d trolley line be- ginning at the terminus of the Con necticut Lighting and Power com pany's line in Naugatuck, through Beacon Falls to Seymour, q distance of about seven miles. The establish, ment of such a line would leave but one link missing ina through line be tween Waterbury, and Bridgeport namely~-t1lat' between Seymour and Ansonia. It is also understood that ap- plication will also be made for rights covering tue territory between New Haven and Derby, which. with the. Naugatuck Seymour and the Seymour Ansonia filled in, would afford a con- tinHouS circuit between Waterbury and New Haven.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
DAMAGE FROM STORM
Parts of Newburyport Submerged
 Shipping Badly Dama~ed

l til Us oL -NSN Dul put
 Shipping Badly Dama~ed.
 Newburyport. Mass. Dee 5.-The storm of last night did considerable damage ill this city along the water front. It reached the proportions of q hurricane and the sea was very high. The lower part of the town and wharves were covered with water. The tug Bronx of the Merrimac River Tow ing Co and three barges coal laden. were dashed against the wharf and sunk. The tug Hazel Dell was also damaged by being forced against the wharf.
 The sand digger Morning Star of Boston, Captain Perkins. was report ad off. the harbor this morning flying distress signals. but the sea was so high that no assistance could be ren- .dered from this port. Several small fishing craft were dashed to pieces against the wharves and the sea wall was damaged to the extent of $1, 300.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
TWO PERSONS KILLED.

Utica, Dec 5-Two persons were killed in this city this morning by coming in contact with live electric wires. The wires had been broken from the poles by the storm during the night and hung down to the sidewalk. The first victim was Polander about 20 years of age. He caught the wire with both hands and instantly fell to the walk dead The second one was an Italian boy about fifteen years of age. He also placed both hands on the wire and he fell dead immediately.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
MINERS ENTOAIBED.

Scranton. Dee 5.-A serious caye-in occurred this morning at the Nay Aug mines. near 5DJnmore. It is reported that fifty or more miners are en- tombed. Grea t excitement prevails in the district. and it is impossible just now to get etlre particulars.
 The rescuillg: party, after nearly three hours work. succeeded in dig ging into the fchamher where the men were :entombed. All were found alive and scarcely any of them were in jured. 'J A
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
WOMAN'S TERRIBLE DEATH.
Died While Husband and Son Try to
 ExtinguiShs the Flames

Wallingford, Dec 5.-Mrs Franklin Allen, 60 years of -age, was burned to death at her home. here today Just exactly how it happened is not known. Mr Allen, the husband of the woman, and their son were working in the rear of the house, when they were attracted by the cries of the woman, who was rolling on the ground, her clothes a mass of flames. Before they could ex- tinguish the fire the woman was dead. She leaves besides her husband two sons and one daughter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
RussIA,s COTTON CROP.

Washington. Dec 5.-The cotton crop of Central Asia is expected to be ex- cellent this year. according to Viye- Consul Smith at Moscow. This years crop is expected to aggregate between seven and eight thousand poods, or enough to meet half of the general de- mand The remaining cotton required for manufacturing purposes in Rus sia will have to be imported.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
TO LIVE IN LONDON.
Count and Countess de Castellane
 Negotiating For T House.

London. Dec 5.-"Count and Countess Boni de Castellane are nego- tiatinG for house in London,' says Vanity Fair. where, in future. they will spend at least q portion of the year, as Count Boni is deeply hurt at the want of sympathy shown him by his friends and compatriotS in his recent financial troubles"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
Peocersfnkcr Shot

TISHOMINGO, I. T.. Dec 5.-Robert Patrick was shot dead by Sanuel Keel while endeavoring to step in between Keel and quarreling neighbors. In a ,cNffie that followed Keel was shot through the shoulder and seriously wounded by Sim Tyson, who escaped Patrick's aged father, upon hearing of his sons death, dropped dead.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
FATAL. FACTORY. FIRE.

Evansville, Ind, Dec 5.-The Meskef Iron Works and Loewenthal's conl- mission house were burned early to- day. Falling walls buried several fire men. Five were taken out of the ruins more or less injured. while q sixth. Gottlieb Surbeck, was killed out right. The losses are estimated at S110O0O
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
coIUNRIAss NEW CAPTAIN

New York, Dec 5.-W R. Morley. the captain of Columbia's 1900 foot bali team, has been unanimously re- elected for next season. The game be- tween the Columbia and University of California elevens at San Francisco during the Christmas holidays being new -practically assured, light practice two or threestimes week will be kept m by the team
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
THIS STRIKE SETTLED.

Vancouver. B. O.. Dec 5.-The strike of 400 men at the Royal City blaming mills was settled to-day through the intervention of Federal Labor Commits sioner Brenner. The management promised to defer the cut in wages which caused the strike. Efor- four months and the strikers thereupon re- turned to work. -
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
Maurice Thompson HI.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-Maurice Thompson, the distinguished Indianapolis author, is seriously i'll at his home ir Charlottesville. His condition is such as 10 excite great alarm among his friends He was stricken several weeks, ago, but rallied somewhat. Within the last few days he has grown steadily worse
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
MARK TWAIN BARS REPORTERS.
X Banquet in His Honor Last Night
 Had No Reporters Present.

11du NO heDOEltIS IteSeHl
 New York. Dec 5.-Mark Twain was the guest of honor at dinner given by the Aldine association last night, at which 250 members and guests were present Hamilton w. Mabie acted as tOastmaSter.
 Among the speakers were John Fox, .Jr: Bishop Potter. Winston Churchill, John K. Bangs. Joseph Jefferson, F'. Hopkinson Smith. Augustus Thomas, James W. Alexander. Captain. Joshua Slocum and George Haven Putnam.
 None but members of the club and their guests were admitted to the ban ouet hall To the newspaper report CTS it was announced that one of the conditions which Mark Twain imposed when he accepted the invitation was that reporters should not be allowed to be present while the speaking was going on.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
SECTION HANDS KILLED
Grand Trunk Railway Engine Crashed

Grand Trunk RaiIway EnSlne OFasHeU
 Into an End Car.
 Inolewood Junction, Ontario. Dec D. An engine on the grand trunk rail way near here early to-day crashed into an end car on which were riding five section hands who were going to work Every man was killed instant ly several of them being badly man olad The driver and stoker of the engine escaped funhurt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
RODY IDENTIFIED.

Hartford. Dec 5.-The body of the unknown man who died from injuries received in a trolley accident on Thanksgiving day. was identified to day as Michael Thorpie, 60 years of age, an employe of the brick yard at parkville. The man has relatives in New Britain.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
DOMESTIC ANIMAL CENSUS.
Bulletin Shows Thirty-one Goats ant Two Mules for New Haven.

Bulletin SHOWS l lnlfIS-Oue bodlS anu
 Two Mules for New Haven.
 Censcs bulletin No IT states that Connecticut has 7.S42 neat cattle, of which 6,C44 are dairy cows; 4O,oSS horses 1T mules, IS, asses, 146 sheep, 4,S71 swine and 234 goats. New Ha- ven county has 1,061 neat cattle, of which 912 are dairy cows; 10,G31 hors- es, 4G sheep, l ,3S3 swine and TO goats, The city of New Haven has 93 neat cattle. of which Il are dairy cows: 4.2G4 horses, mules, G35 swine and 31 goats.
 Tn the United States there are .4G6.97O neat cattle. of which 9o9,oIU are dairy cows: 2,S33,S1T horses. 162,- 11J mules. 12.STO asses. 15G.4to sheep 1.:192. .SG1 swine and 4I.6)2 goats. These statistics do not include domestic anl- mala on ranches and farms.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

sits up at intervals.
 Lloyd J. Snlithahas been expelled from Chicago board of trade.
 Professor F. A. Starr of Chicago uni versity was nearly killed ill attempting to hnafd a street car..
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
ARBITRATION NOT IN SIGHT.

The Hague, Dec 5.-During the de- bate on the budget in the second cham Der here to-day, the premier, Dr Pier son. declared he could not at present foresee the psychological momer1 when the Netherlands would be able to propose arbitration between Great Britain and the Transyaal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
SCHOONER IN TROUBLE.

Portland. Me. Dee 5.-An unknown schooner of about 100 tons went ashore near Scarbcro to-day. The seas are washing over the vessel and she will probably go to pieces. Nothing is known of the fate of the crew.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
,. S. S. WHEELING ARRIVES.

Vancouver, B. O., Dec 5:-The '. $. $. Wheeling arrived at Victoria yes terday from Sitka. She will stop in that port twenty four hours, then pro, ceed to Seattle and San Francisco. She has on board Governor Brady of Alaska, who is en route to Washing ion :
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
NEW. HAVEN MAN SUICIDES.

NsE York, Dec 5.-G. E. Maltby, -Jr, Of tl,iN city, formerly of New Haven, committed suicide in the Grand Union hotel Inst night. He had been drink ing heavily of late and was very de spondent because he had spent all of $l0, ,0D0 reeely ed from the estate of his mother several years ago. The man leaves rife and two months old
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

.HoBsoN,s SPEEDY RECOVERY.
 New York. Dec 5.-At the Presby- terian hospital it was said to-day that Lieutenant Hobson. who is i'll there with typhoid fever, passed q very eonl-- fortable night. and that the conditions were generally favorable for speedy recovery
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
WOMEN GO ON STRIKE.

New Haven. Dec 5.-Thirty-five lace finishers employed by the Newman X Son's corset factory went out on a strike to-day. The strikers are all women and are dissatisfied with theis wages.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
Dfsastrou. Fall,

BATH, N. Y, Dec. 5.-Robert Wilson fell from hay loft -in Cameron His lantern set fire to the straw and burned the farm buildings and contents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
THREE VESSELS ASHORE.

Biddeford Me. Dec 5.-Three vessels went ashore at Biddeford Pool during last nights storm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

Halifax, N. S., Dec 5.-The Allan line steamer Parisian, from Liverpool. November ~21, reported last night off the harbor with machinery disabled, steamed up to her pier in beavy snow storm this morniDg, 8
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

St Brieuc. Department of Cotes-Du Nord. Dec 5.-Tha English steamer Rossgull. which has been lost off the cosat of Jersey. was engaged in the service between England and the chan nel islands and St Breuc. She foun- dered in gale at Il o'clock last night. According to the report which has reached here only eleven out of the forty people on bourG of her have been saved.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

New York. Dec 5.-Cotton futures opened steady. Dec 9S5. Jan 9lo. Feb gro, Mar 967. April 960.> May 93l. June 956, July 95O, Aug 921, Sept $50. Oct $50.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
ARRIyAL OF STEAMERS.

New York, Dec 5.-Arrived: Steam CT Columbia, from Genoa and Naples.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
STORM IN LONDON.
Shipping Roughly Handled and Sev-
 eral WrackS Reported.

eral Wrecks Reported.
 London. Dec 3.-StOrmS have been sweeping over the British coasts and the ships in tue channel have had rough experiences. Several minor WrGckS have been reported.
 The steamer Rossgull. of Plymouth. foundered off the Island of Jersey. Her passengers were saved, but boat containing nine of her crew is miss ing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

Plymouth, Dec 5.-Arrived: Steam CT Pretoria from New York for Cher bourg and Hamburg.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

Southampton, Dec 5.-Arrived: Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse from New York via Cherbourg for
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05

New York, Dec 5.-Arrived: Steam CT Menominee from London.