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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
PEOPLE INTERESTED
Crowds. Watch the Cuban. Constitutional Convention.
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE AT WORK.
Havana the OaIy Province In Which Contests Are Lflkely-NRny Mis- tates Mnde In yoting-AG-
 journed U7itilThurGaay.

HAVANA, Nov. 13.-The. Cuban con- stitutional convention met at o'clock yesterday afternoon, after adjournment from the second days session, in the Marti theater. Seats for the delegates had been arranged in smaller area near CT the platform, the curtain of the stage had been lowered and the windows hung with heavy draperies, thus shutting out the noise of the street and making it pos sible for the delegates to speak in ordi- nary voice.
 The upper galleries were crowded, col ored persons prcdominating. They are taking an intense interest in the proceed ings. On the first and second days the boxes did not contain many spectators, but yesterday several prominent families were present.
 The committee on credentials reported as to all the provinces except Havana. The report said that, although many mis- takes had been made, there was no req son to throw out votes or unSeat dele gates and that where names had been written on a ballot which was not mark cd with q cross, as in the case of the province of piuar del Rio, the votes should be counted. The committee, how ever, reported that no final decision could be reached as to Havana province until Wednesday.
 Havana is the only province where a contest has been talked of, the opponents of Sencr Zay2s wishing to seat Senor pierra in Lis place. The report was laid on the tnLle, and q discussion followed as to whether the convention was legally constituted. Senor Zayas claimed that the order of the government of intervcn- ton summonins the convention had made it legal. Senor Berriel argued, on the other hand, that it would not be legally constituted until the report Cf the com n!ttee on credentials had been accepted. The delegates took this view and so voted.
 An attempt to discuss the question of holaiug secret sessions was voted down, the natter being left to the committee on rules. An adjournment Was then taken until Thursday, when it is understood both committees will report finally.
 General Castillo, civil governor of San tiugo province, gave notice to the con- vcnton that he had resigned his mem bership and had appointed Senor FeIrera as an alternate delegate. In communl- cation to the convention covering such q possibility General Wood had said that altcrEate8 could act only i'll the event of the death or resignation of regularly elected delegates.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
In Aarnncc For RntlroaG Ncn.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Eetwccu 1000 and l 1,5C0 engineers and fremcn on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul system have been notified thGt material conces- siorS in the matter of pay and working time have been granted to them. The men who handle the throttles on the pow erful ten whcclers henceforward will re- ceivc Sl for every 100 miles they cover while in the cabs, an increase of 15 cents over the old wages. The engineers on the compound engines, which a-e used exclu- siyely in the passenger service, will get s .S5 for every 100 miles, an increase of 15 cents, and the freneu oh the big loco motives will receive an increa2G of 10 cents per loo miles, the pay being raised from $40 to $2.50.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
YOUR EYEGLASSES

''lIalf of the people who wear glasses and complain that their sight is gradually diminishing. oWc the idea '.SppctacleS and rErgl3SScS arc as mulch benefited ity :: bath BOW and then as people are l. is strange how many people there are who think that by wiping their glasses now and then they keep ;hem clean. The fact is they want q bath just aS frequently as does q human being. You see, it is just this way: The face, and es- pecially the eyes. Ill the dime give off; a fine vapor This clings 10 tine glasses and the dust collects. on them. As soon as they become, clcan-lhat is, apparently clean-the wearcr is sa tis- fed
 So the process goes on. But. while wiping the glasses cleanses them and is necessary, q bath is also required. Every time the glasses are wiped q fine film of dirt is left on them and this gradually accumlilates and no wiping will clean it off. In time this coating gets thick enough to blur the vision. even though at q glance the glasses may appear clean. When this occurs fhe sight is diminished and they come to me or some other opti- elan. What they ought to have done was to give the glasses a bath i'll warm water, well scrubbing them With a small toothbrush and soap and after ward wipe them. This Sho,iil first be done with chamoiS leather and then with tissue paper to polish them. = Chicago Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
A LIFE AND DEATH FIGHT.

Mir W. \. Hines of Manchester, la. writing of his almost miraculous es- cape from death, says: Exposure ae- ter measles induced serious lung trou- ble. which ended in consumption. I had frequent hemorra ges and coughed night and day. All my doctors said 1 must soon die. Then I began to use pr Kings New Discovery for Con- sumption. which completely cured me. I would not be without it even if it cost $500 q bottle. Hundreds have used it on my recommendation and all scy it never fails to cure Throat. Chest and lung troubles" Regular size 5Oc Trial bottles free at G. l.. Dexter's x Co.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

X startilng incident. Of which MT John Oliver of Philadelphia WAS the subject. is narrated by him as follows: .I was in q most dreadful cenaition. My skin was almost ycIIow. eyes sunk eli, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides. no appetitc-sg.adinaliy growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. lfortl- nately a friend advised trying sElectr.c Bitters': and tu my great joy and sur prise. the first bottle made decided improvement I continued their usi- for thrcc@ weeks. and am now T well plan. I know they saved my life. and robbed tbe grave of another victim. = No pro should fail to try tllen- On1. 50 ct.. guaranteed. at c. l.. Dexter S Co.'S D.EG Store.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
PIGEONS AND THEIR HISTORY.

Doubtless you admire the pretty, graceful creatures that perch upon the caves of your house, or daintily trip across your yard, but did you ever think what q factor they have been ill the history of the world?
 Pigeons are characters of antiquity as commonplace as they appear. We hear of them when the waters of the -deluge covered the face of the earth, when the faithful dove flew from the hand of Noah and returned to her master, bearing the significant olive branch. Dove is the Anglo-SaXon name; pigeon. the Norman name.
 During the fifth Egyptian dynasty, three thousand years before Christ, it was the fashion to domeSticate pigeons and to train them as carriers and mes scngers. The prompInesS with which Caesar was informed of the rebellions ill Gaul, and thereby enabled to cross the Alps before those upriSings could possess the entire province, was due to the use of carrier pigeons. In the Crusades. these birds were skilful and faithful messengers.
 The price of handsome pair of pigeons in ancient Rome was not q tritlc, for Avius, q Roman knight, once sold a pair of pigeons for forty denarii about thirteen pounds in English money. and about sixty-tve dollars in our currency. At that time too, they were by far the swiftest convey CTS of news. and were much in de mand at the celebration of the Olympic games.
 Among the many pathetic incidents connected with the Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots. she begS earnest ly fer d pigeon. and writes in a letter: "1 beg you procure for me some pigeons. I wish to rear them in cages: it will Ge such a pastima for prison CT"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Govctnor Rooaevelt Ia Albany.

ALBANY, Nov. 13.-GoveInor Roosc- welt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, ar
 rived here from New York city last even ing at G:45 o'clock. The governor WAS met at the station by Colonel Trcadwcl, his military secretary, and q number of newspaper men. To the latter the gov
 crnor said he was glad to get back to Al Eany and that he eIe 4cted to remain about Q week. Asked when he would take up the ice trust matter relative to
 Mayor Van Wycl's alleged holdings Of stock in the, American Ice company, the governor said .he would confer with At
 tolney General Davies at the executive mansion concerning the charge and would proba ply make known his decision today.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
WHAT CHINA MUST DO
Foreign Envoys Agree on
 Terms For Settlement.
ELEVEN PRISCESMUST SUFFER DEATH
Indemnity to pc Paid States, Corro- rnfEons and dividuGIs-Tek and Other Forts to Be Razed and
 tae Boxers supDressed

LONDON, Nov. 13.-"Great Britain has made courteous protest to Russia says tnc St. Petersburg correspondent of The Daily Mali, against a few regretta- bic incidents in China, where Russians kaye brusQUely opposed the hoisting of the British flag"
 pr. Morrison, wiring to The Times from Picking Sunday, says:
 "Presscd by the common desire for q speedy termination of present conditions, the foreign cnyoys have finally agreed to the following terms. to be presented in q conjOiIt note, which, subject to the ap- proval of the governments, will De press ed upon China as the basis of a prelimi- nary treaty:
 China shall erect monument to Baron von Ketteler on the site where he was murdered and send an imperial princfto Germany to convey an apology. She shall infict the death penalty upon II princes and officials already named and suspend provincial examinations for five years where the outrages occurred In future all officials failing to prevent antiforci8n outrages within their juriSdic- tion shall be dismissed and punished tThis is 2 modification Of MT. Conger $ proposuL)
 'Iademnity shall he paid to ike states corporations and individuals. The tsUn.- I!-y2n!Cn shall be abolished and it's Tune tio1s vested in . foreign minister. I!a- ticnal intercourse shall be permitted with ;he emperor as in civilized countries.
 The forts at TaiiH and tbc other forts on the coast of Chi-: shall be raxed and tEe importation of arms and war material prohibited, pcrmaucnt legation guards shall be maintained and also guards of communication bctwcen Pc&!ns and the sea.
 Imperial procIamations shall te post cd for two years throughout the c9pire suppressiu@ Boxers.
 ''The indemnity is to include companxa- ton for Chinese who suffered through being employed by foreigners. bat no compensation for native Christians. The words missionary and Christians d9 not occur in the notc"
 Commenting upon wh&t it calls hlr. Couger's "excelisnt suggestion for the dismissal Of officials rcrn1;ttinS antifo@- cign outraSes," The Tines remarks that this is the only considerable addition to the terms which the ministers propos- ed to submit to China last nonth.i
 It says that American sense of justice and huInhity is too strong and Ameri- can intelligence too keen to be delUded by the pitiful Chinese appeal against the execution of the Pao-tin.-fu officials"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Canadians Visit Cuba,

SANTIAGO. Cuba, Nov. 13.-Sir Will liam Van Horne of the Canadian Pacific Railway company, accompanied by his son and by Mr. Pcrcival Farquhar and Dr. Shepard. officials of the Cuban com pany, arrived yesterday morning on the fruiter Admiral Sampson from pAils- delpha. The tug Admiral Dewey met the Admiral Sampson outside Fl Moro and brought the visitors to the city. Sir William will inspect the lands. railroads and other properties recently purchased by the company, including hundreds Ot thousands of aHres of sugar and fruit lands along the Cayuto river and near Nipe bay, which will be developed as soon as the necessary railroad CONstrUc- ticn, now actively progressing, is com pletel.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
ROYAL ANU USEMENTS.

The amusementS of emperOrS. kings, queens, princes and princesses show how very human they are, and how very little they differ from everyday mankind. \ writer ill the New York Tribune. describing royalties at play, says:
 The late Emperor Alexander of Rus sia. we are told. used to find his favor ite form of diversion in either chopp1nG tirewoOd or in hanging pictures. being forever changing the arrangement of the latter on the walls.
 Queen Nictorias favorite recreation during the lifetime or her husband, was sketching, and especially etching. in which latter art she attained pro- : fciency altogether exceptional for an amateur. She has. however. long since abandoned the plates and acids. as well as her water colors. and she now seeks relief and recreation in plain. humble knitting. looking very human and grandmotherly with her white hair her widows cap, and her not unkind. 1y eyes peering forth above her glass es.
 Another great lady who spends much of her time in knitting. is the Duchess of Coburg, wife. of Queen Victoria's sailor son. and only sister of the late cZar. Once a week. when she is at Coburg. the ladies of the -;g-r.istocrac and wives of the leading dignitaries assemble in her drawing room at the palace to spend a couple Sof hours in conversation. in coffee drinking and especially in knitting a regular old fashioned kaffeeklatch, in fact -at
 Queen CaroIa of SaXony. the last liv- ing descendant of that royal Swedish house of Vasa. which has played so notable a part in European history, is never so happy as wflen engaged in making jam, which is her favorite. oc- cupaticn. and this p.esssant-faced old lady. arr in a big pinafore or ap- ron reaf up to her neck. literally besp9- .Eith jam. presents a very diffe. $. 2 sctacle to the Queen Caro- Ia ar, sa in her court dress and cor onet.
 Both the emperor and empress of Germany are devoted to lawn tennis, a pastime which likewise finds an en- thusiastic adherent in the widowed Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria. Indeed. the latter has just won q championship in the spring tournament at AbaZzia Whenever Empress Au- gusta Victoria has any time to- spare she employs it in painting fans, her achievements. however. in this re- Eppct being regarded With good hu- mored contempt by her accomplished mother-in-law. the. widowed Empress Frederick. who is quite as clever a sculptor as her younger sister. Princess Louise Marchioness of Iorne.
 Queen Marguerite ors Italy spends Heveral hours every day in playing the plano and in singing, and during her fife Kfng Humbert enjoyed the same .anfuSement, although he had no ear
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Price of Salt DoubIed.

CHICAGO" Nov. 13.-The Chronicle says: The National Salt company has put up the price of common salt of q fair quality to $2.5O per 10O pounds. The price before was $1.lO per 100 pounds for the same grade. The Ma tional Salt coElpany controls directly 90 per cent of the. salt output of the coun- try and is able indirectly to dominate the remaining , per cent of the produc- tion.~ The principal mines Of the Ma ton2l Salt coHpany. which is commonly known as the salt trust, are in Michi-
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
WHAT N-SDE THE CHANt.E.

''ItGally. :our face is very familiar, sir but you SrCl 10 have the s;Gv:n,- tagc of me iu :lancS."
 And she locked at the GiStin% aishcd stranger.
 T fanc.ed," lle saiG, ''tlat you would know me. Ny uGr.e is Bangs and four !ears: ago 1 had the honoI to be your c0achln2n.'
 Tho face of the lady ElaZcd.
 ''Sir,' she fairly snarlcd.
 ''Eut q remarkably lucky series of sock investlnGEts.' i:e went on. ''havc enabled me to become your next dcoc nGighbor."
 The lady's face softened.
 ''So pleased to renew our acQuaint- ance, Mr Bangs" she smilingly said. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Bis Powder ExuJoxISD.

READING. Pa. Nov 13.-Thgee hun dred kegs of powder and dualin blew up yesterday morning aud wrecked II frame dwellings at Bear Valley colliery of the Pennsylvania railroad near Williams town. The shock, like an earthquakc was heard for 15. miles. Persons were thrown out of their beds. The engine house and hoist pump, 50 yards from the pump, we're wrecked. Engineer Al bert Price was badly hurt. Persons in the undamaged buiidinGi rushed from their homes in terror. Only q great hole remains whore the magazine stood.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Fancy rrice For Vineyards.

BERLIN, Nov. 13.-Private adviccs from Treves say that the Moselle vine
 yards have increased enormously in value owing to the growing popularity of Mo selle wines. At BernclStel the celebrated Doktor vineyard has just been sold at GO marks square meter. It was purchased in 1898 at 60 marks 2 square meter. The price was 100000 marks. which is said to be the highest ever paid for an equal area in Germany. 4 few years ago the usual price in the Moselle district was ? or 5 marks T square meter. A strip of implanted vineyard land about 24 acres in area recently brought S20,950.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Suit For Large Commission.

PENSACOLA. Fla, Nov. 13.-Arthur Milliken, real estate man of New York. arrived here yesterday for the purpose Of pushing q suit for the sum of S10U,00O alleged to te due as commission on q sale Of land and property to General |. A. Alser and associates. The sale was consummated last year and involved the transfer of nearly 3OO,O00 acres of finely tilnbered lands. H. Ii. Sullivan of this city was the original owner of the prop crty, ard it seems that Sullivan had placed the sale in the hands of Mr. Mil iiEpn
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
WATERToWN JOTTINGS
Joeph Edge, Aged 3. Died Yesterday
 MprniEg.

Morning.
 Joseph Edge, aged$23. died at athe residence of his parents yesterday morning shortly before 9 o'clock. MT Edge had been suffering for the past year with consumptioiI and it was not generally believed that he would live the year out. Last summer he spent several weeks ill the Adirondack noun tains. New York. ill hopes of recover ing his lost health, but found it of no benefit there. Since he returned from New York state he s;inh rapidly and nothing could save him. AIr Edge was q member of the N'atertown fire de partment. Funeral aud other an- nouncements will be mace later.
 Notes
 Work was probably begun today on the laying of the water pipes from phe main pipe to the residence of Lucien Hitchcock Another hydrant will be added to tEc list by the placing Of one there. r. L. HitchcocH has the contract.
 Homer Hcminway and Heminway Merriman are spending the day in town.
 llr pritchard formerly employed by I l.. HITCHCOCK, lilS aC;eplSu t pONl- ton in Southport.Mr pritchard moved his household goods to that place to- day.
 Edson Atwood of Woodbury, leaves for Florida next week. where he will spend the winter.
 Frank Warrington has accepted q position With the OakyilIe Pin com p2ny.
 The Taft school second team went to the Gunneiy yesterday and was bad ly beaten by the score of 3S to 0.
 The bridge near the residence of Samuel HaSkins, which has been in q very poor condition aIl summer, has been repaired so that nov Ieams can pas over it without being badly shak- cn up.
 Louis Brandemeyer, our popular baker. is on the sick list. The Rev 1T. N. Cunningham returned from New Haven yesterday, where he attended the Yale-Carlisle Indian game which took place there last Saturday.
 Hackney, Who was injured in the foot ball game between Hotchkiss school and Taft. is still quite sick. Ml Hackney. the injured players father arrived it tie school last Friday.
 The game which was scheduled to te played at the fair grounds next Saturday between Taft and Bets acad- emy. has been cancelled owing to the disability of some of Bettss players
 John Mclean. ST, is on the sick list
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
No Contest In Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 13-After q meeting of the Republican campaign committee Chairman Leslie Combs gave out q statement in which, after reiterat- ing his charges of wholesale fraud on the part of the Democrats, said: There will be no contest over the gubernatorial vote. There is no tribunal to which we can ap- peal with any hope of an impartial hear- ing. It is not within the province Of this committee to decide for the party or ,n- greGsional candidates what is advisable with regard to contests for the electoral vote or congressional seats.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
NC THEORY. ONLY PRACTICE.

Have you nOticed,'' said the secre- atry Of the meeting to the treasurer "that the little woman in the corner. is the only one who nas suggested no beautiful theory of child training."
 ''Oh. she hasn't any,, replied the treasurer. How does that llappcn:" asked the secretary.
 She's married. and has childrel. herself Chicago Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Another SG,1aEI Strike.

HAZLETON, Pa, Nov. 13.-The men employed at the Delringcr colliery of Coxe Bros. & Go. are on strike because, it is alleged, they have not been paid for overtime. Over 400 hands are affected The difficulty will probably be settled every day i'll this region. The Lehign Valley Railroayt company has begun hauling water in tanks to the collieres- of c. E. Markle & Co. The strippings at Lattimer are idle on account of the scarcity of the water supply.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
wardeII'a Election Expenses.

ALBANY. Nov. 13.-Wiliiam T. Ward well, who was tke candidate for gov e:lor on the Prohibition ticket, has filed his certificate of election expenses with the secretary of state. Mr. Wardwell expended i'll all S3, S55, of which $1,20O was donated to the state Prohibition committee and :SIOO to the national Pro hibition comHlittee. Tie remainder was laid out on clerk hire, printing and tray cling cNpenSeS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Pesas Baais For Porto Easco.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-The order placing Porto Rico on q peace basis has been issued by the war department. It abol:shes the military department of Porto Rico and attaches the ialand to the department of the east as q district. Brigadier General Davis, formerly mili- tary governor and now commanding the forces in the island, is recalled and or Sdered to Manila. About 1000 soldiers are withdrawn, leaving 1,500, including 400 natives, to do duty on the island.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
B1cvv Up son-in-iasy's House.

ITHACA, N. Y. Nov. 13.-Dr. Glea- son of Mclean. this county, aged about TJ years, q man of unbalanced mind, who had not lived with his wife for some time, went to the house of his son-:n-llw, Frank PIatt, where Mrs. Gleason was living. and blew up the building with dy nanitc Gleason was instantly killed, but although tke house was wrecked none Of the occupants was injured.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
To Secure Successor Tor Hays.

NEW YORK, Nov 13.-Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. president of the Grand Trunk railway, who reactcd this city from England last Saturday, says that the main object of lis visit is to secuI @ q general manager for the Grand Trunk in place of Charles M. Hays. President Wilson says, We have not decided to whom we shall offer the position, but it will go to an experienced American rail rf1nd man.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Former Six Day Walker Deaa.

NEW YORK, Nov. >13.-Patrick J. Fitzgerald, once champion SIX day walker Of the world ana ~still holder of the .1O0 hour go as you please record, is dead at his home in Long Island City. He died from dropsy after q brief illness. Fitz- gerald was born in Ireland in 1847. He came to America in 1884, settling in Montreal, where he took part in num- Der of international races.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
GOShCN. III.

Genesec Pure Food Co. Le Roy. N Y: Dear Sirs: Some days since q pack age C. your GRAIN-O was left at my office. I took it home and gave it q sirial. and 1 have to say I was very much pleased with it. as a substitute for coffee. We have always used the best Java and Mocha in our family, but I am free to say I like the GRAIN-G as we'll as the hest coffee ! ever drank.
 Respectfully yours.
 A. c. JACKSON, M. D.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
Steam Pipe gurxtx

ALBANY, Nov. 13.-A bursting steam pipe at the capitol did lot of damage in Jle storeroom of fhe state historian which is used as the receptacle for the state historical reports. Some 300 vol umes of tho last report awaiting dis tribution which were on the shelves sui fered from the escaping steam and will have to be recovered.