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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
BASKET BALL.

All pTeparationS have been com pleted for the opening game of profes- Sional basket ball in Waterbury to- morrow night at the Jacques auditorI- um on South Main street This is q new venture in the line of sports. but present indications point to it's becom> ing the chief indoor sport of the win ter season. Manager Dixon. who has had charge of the arrangements incl dental to the game. has worked like a beaver the past few weeks, and it is wished and expected that a large crowd will show their appreciation of his efforts by attending the games to- morrow night. There will be two games, the first commencing at S:1o- the second at S:4.I. The Clock shop and the Sterling Athletic club teams will be the contestants in the first game. which will no doubt be a hotly contested one. Both teams are com posed of crack amateur players who are familiar with all points of the game. The second game will have the Waterbury five and the New Britain five. as contestants. The latter has been strengthened by the addition of Bruce and LaWton of the crack Mid dletown team. As composed now it is oen of the crack teams of the state- The lineup of the teams in the first game will be as follows: Clock Shop. Sterling A. c. Thompson ...... c. -. .Curtiss tcaptl T. Gearing ......l. f. .... G. Gearing R. Gearing ..... r. f. .Schildmiller T. Danaher (capD 1. g. .... c. Warner o. ArmbruSter r. q. Il. DAVIS
 The professional team will line up as follows:
 Waterbury. New Britain. w. Reeves. ..... c. .......... Bruce w. Miles ....... l. f. ...... GladdinS F. Dixon ...... r. f. ...... O'DonneH T. Dews ........ l. g. ...... Lawton T. Mcfarland T. g. ......... Hills
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
WHAT WILL WE DO?
Fight, Said Lieutenant Wagner When
 Surrounded and Then Fell Dead.

Watcrtown. x. Y, Nov 2S.-A letter 10 the standard from it's cOireSDOnd- pnt With the Twenty Sixth Infantry in the Philippines gives Il detailed ac- count of the death of second Lieuten- ant Max Wagner of that regiment. who was killed on the evening of October ? while en route to santa Barbara from .Inro with Private LamoreuX. hIS orderly. The two men were lttackt II by Insurgents hidden in the bamboo brush. At the first volley Private LamoreuX asked Lieutenant Wagner what they would do, and the gallan officer replied:
 Fight.
 Roth sprung from their horses, but the next instant the young lieutenant fell dead with q bullet in his brain. LamoreuX rode to Santa; Barbara and reported the affair. X scouting party was at once sent out and found the body in the rear of ln old shack. All of his valua bles and weaponS had been taken.
 Lieutenant Wagner leaves d wife and two children at East Medford, M3SS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
TO AVOID EXTRA SESSION.
Senator Allison of Finance Committee
 Interyiewed.

tlltt!-t le'N So Chicago, Nov 2S,-Senator W. B. Allison, of Iowa. chairman of the senate finance committee. who is in in an interview discussed the pressing business to come before the forthcom- ing session of congress.
 One object of the session. he sad. must be to avoid ali extra session. and therefore. the first business of the short session should be to take up and pass the regular appropriation bills, including the river and harhor bill, which did not pass the last session.
 Then" he said, an army bill must be passed. Exactly what. of course, I do not know. But the condition confronts us of the army reduced by law ito an extent not equal. to the national necessities. The first of July. 1901. by stroke reduces the army to 27.500 men. Prudence at least Sug gests that under existing. conditions some measure should be taken against that date
 Next in importance. the senator said, would be legislation revising the war revenue bill. He expressed the belief that the war taxes should be reduced. He said: Tn my opinion the stamp taxes generally should be re- moved Proprietary medicines should likewise be relieved. inasmuch as d large majority of them are not patents. but only manufactured or put up remedies.
 ITO repeal the tax on beer alone would mean d reduction of twenty five to thirty millions.
 ''The bill for the digging of the Nicaragua canal will be q foremost proposition
 Senator Allison also expressed the opinion that the ship subsidy bill would be given consolidation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
LETTER FROM CHINA.
Waterbury Man Receives News From
 His Friend in Pekin.

Pekin, China, Sept 26, 1900. Dear Friend Patrick: eE
 l received your kind letter Septena- Der 25th and was glad to hear you are all right again and also to hear that all the folks are well. I am in China at present, and had d hard time in get ting to Pekin. We lost a good many of our men in reaching here The first city We got into was Tien Tsin. There was a terrible slaughter of Chinese It Is estimated that about 75.O0O Chinese were killed ill Tien Tsjn. alone. It was something terrible to witness
 We had to march from Tien Tsin to Pekin. distance of about eighty-tiye miles. and fight all the way through and sleep in corn fields. It was very little sleep we got. We reached pekin on August 14th and tock the great wall that surrounds it. Under heavy firing on the following day we took the Sa- cred City, Patrick. they are different Chinamen from what you have got in the States. They had some fine guns The wall around the city of Pellin is about fifty feet high and forty feet wide. We took the Sacred City. where a white man never entered before. on the 14th. In the city of Tien TSn the dead Chinese were so thick we were walking over them. We can't tell how many Chinese were killed in peSin yet, but there was quite a good many.
 Patrick l will write YOU q longer letter the next time. Tell all the boys Isend my best wishes to them all. and also to your sister. Mrs HanlOn. Let me know how ycUr brother Edward lis getting along. No more at present. Write soon and tell John to writc FELIN CLARK Comnanv F. Fourteenth United States Infantry, pekin. China.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
COMMERCIALLY TRADE AT STAKE
Make It Inc1tmbant Upon the Western - Powers to Be Cautious.

Make It Inc1tmbsnt Upon the Western
 - Powers to Be Cautious.
 YokChoma. Nov 19.-A speech made by Mir kato. the newly appointed min iSt6r of foreign affairs. indicates tha t Japan finds herself involved in the same difficulty in the diplomatic ma noeuvers now progressing in China that she underwent in her military OD- erations. Just as the supposed neces- sity for concerted acton caused the disastrous delay then. So this country finds itself haInpered because having to wait upon the action of the allied powers with all the imDoSSbility of their coming to an agreement.
 The enormous commercial trade which it has at stake in North China. as well as the patriotic sentiment which will be aroused upon the leas t eucroachment upon it's rights in Korea will make it incumbent upon the west ern powers to be very cautious about sighting the counSals of the nation holding the balance of power in the Orient.
 Japan's great holiday. the Sd of No yGmber, the natal day of the emperor. was of unusual attraction this year. as indicative of the pleasant relations now established between the govern ment and the foreign community. fully iustifying the wisdom of treaty revis- ion and marking the disappearance of the fears at first cn@endered by it. The annual ball given at the imperial hotel was attended iy larger num- Der than was ever known to be the case on similar occasion. and the cordial good feeling of the foreigners who were. present in usual force was specially notable. The review of the troops in the morning was q most bril- liant and impressive spectacle. more than 10000 of the various branches of the service. including some who had just returned from the seat of war in China, taking part in it. The con- course of spectators, was unprecedent- ed. and it may be looked upon as one Of the indications of the growing mar ,tfal ardor which recent events have 1 evoked r' The return of Minister Konura from ! Sf Petersburg en route to his new | post in China and that of Minister kurino from Paris. together with the | appointment of Baron Kaneko to the post of minister of justice, are to fur l ish occasion for: d notable banquet ot | the Harvard club. of which all three of these distinguished men are members | It will be. held in the latter part ol | this month.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
FUNERAL OF MIR WILSON.

Washington. Nov 2S.-The funeral of the late George w. Wilson. commits sioner of internal revenue. was held at the Riggs house here to-day. The services were attended by Columbia Commandery No ?. K. T.. q delegation of Templars afterward escorting the remains to the Pennsylvania depot The funeral party will start at 3 D. m. for Hamilton. Ohio. where the in torment will take place
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
BITTER FIGHT NOT ENDED.
The Dole and Anti-Dole Factions
 at Honolulu. >-
The Recent Election Has Caused The
 Biggest Kind of a Rumpus-Unsuc- cessful Attempts to Prove The I1legality of the Election of W:.coX.

IIIegality of the Election of Wilcox.
 Honolulu, Nov 20, via San Francisco Nov 2S.-Thes election <in Hawaii has bys no means brought an end of a more bitter fight than ever between the so-calied missionary and anti missionary wings. or Dole and Anti Dole factions of the republican party. Each is busily accusing the other of having knifed the ticker and helped to cause the republican defeat and in- dependents success.
 A. B. Lohenstein of Hilo has made two unsuccessful efforts to have local courts listen to arguments that the election of Wilcox as delegai, to Washington was illegal. LoeEeustei:i claims there is no law under which the election of q delegate could be ;.c- compliShed territorial election laws to cover thelpoint not having been enact ed yet. Attorney-General Dole refused to take any steps on the ground that congress is the only judge of ,he qualifications of it's members and to- day First Circuit Judge Humphrey ; also refused to summon Wilcox to make answer to the issues raised.
 Secretary Gage of Th" t!eisuit de- partment ha& suggested to Govcrno'' Dole that duties on imports may be paid ill San Francisco and th. rr- ceipts accepted here by. the local col, lcctor of customs. Nearly or quite all of the importers of European goods which are dutiable have :lgenN ill s'an Francisco and always have money from that side due. The adoption of Secretary Cages plan will put an end to q serious steady drain of coin from Hawaii.
 WlshoUtS and floods continue to bi' reported from all the different islands as q result of the recent storm. which was general throughout tine group. With the heavy rains came the stron < est 'kona" or high south wind. known here for many years. The Oulr lives lost as a result of the storm so far as known were those of two .jai;apps" fishermen who were blown to sea in Il small boat aEd have not been heard Of Si,:;:c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
DISTINGUISHED DJAPANESEH H ERE

San, Francisco. Nov 2S.-A party of distinguished Japanese officials ar rived ill this city on the steamer Nippon Maru. Captain T. Matsue and Commander K. Yanlada will inspect some of our modern war vessels and, provided satisfactory terms can be made negotiate for the construction of one or two more gunbOatS or cruIs- CTS. They will then go east and to England to inspect the torpedo boat destroyerS now being built there for Japan. II. KeiZumi superintendent of the Yokohama warehouse depart ment and chief accountant in the Jap aneSc custom house. is on his way to France to investigate custom house .tay:tiOn
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
POPULATION RETURNS.

Washington. Nov 2S.-The popula- ton of New, Mexico. as officially an Uounced to-day, is 195,310 as against 153.5 in 1890: an increase of II, ,717. or 27.1 per cent. The population of North Dakota is 319,146. as against 1S2, 719 in 1890; an increase of 136, ,427. or TAG per cent. The population of Oklahoma is 39S,243 as against 61 .S34 in 1890. an increase of 336,411, or 544 per cent. '- -.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
WOMAN GOES TO JAIL.

Rockville. Conn. Nov 2S.-The case of Mrs Nellie Holt. charged with steal ing silk from the firm of Bedding Bros SS Co., was brought up in the superior court to-day. The prisoner pleaded guilty. There were three charges of theft against the woman and on each charge she was sentenced to two months in jail and fined $25 on each charge
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
UNKNOWN VESSEL LOST.

Ipswich. Mass. Nov 2S.-Fisherman along Ipswich bay have picked up large quantities of lumber and pieces of wreckage and it is believed that some vessel was lost on Ipswich bar
 during the Sterm yesterday. Between 25000 and 30.0G0 feet of lumber have come ashore. Nothing was found to indicate the name of the vessel.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
FoRTY-TIvE LOCOMOTIVES.

Reading. Penn, Nov 2S.-The Phila- delphia and Reading Railway company has placed with the Baldwin locomo- tive works. at Philadelphia, an order for fcrty-fvc locomotives. Ten of them will be for passengers and thir- ty-five for freight traffic. Il are to be delivered within q year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
THE CARS CONDITION.

Lavidia. Nov 2S.-The following bulletin was issued to-day by the czar's physicians: The emperor passed q good day yesterday. He slept an hour and half At 9 in the evening his temperature was GS.2: pulse GS. He slept fairly well last night. This morning his maiesty's condition and strength are satisfactory. His tenn perature at 9 this morning was 96.4; pulse GS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
BURNED TO DEATH.

] Media, Pa. Nov 2S.-Andrew and Bridget Mckinley, a married couple about sixty years of age. were burned to death last night at their home in Newtown. The old couple were well known to be heavy drinkers and it ia supposed that while in a heavy stupor. their clothes caught fire and they were unable to eXtinguish the flames and so perished.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
A CENTURY OLD.

Merrimac. Mass. Nov 2S.-AIrs Anna Weed. famiiiarly known as Aunt Sal ly. died at the home of her daughter. Mrs Juditlr 1Nimball. here early this morning Mrs Weed was the oldest woman in this section. She would have been 103 years old next January
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
ANoTHER BODY FOUND.

Lynn, Mass, Nov 2S.-Officers who have been dragging Floating Bridge pond for further evidence in .connec- tion with the murder of George E.. Bailey. the North SaugHs farmer found tie body of man in the water Eof tie pond to-da,y.a The iiintatilated re mainss of Bailey were found ill the pond on O etober IT.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, Nov 2S.-For Connecti- cut: Fair tonight, warmer in west portion; Thursday fair, warmer in east portion. Fresh north to east winds.
 Weather notes: Pleasant weather prevails this morning in all sections except the northern portion of the Lake region. where light snow is falling. Conditions favor for this section fair weather and no decided change in tenn -pelattIre.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
Sterling A. c.
New Britain.
LATE ELECTION RETURNS.

Des Moines. Iowa, Nov 2S-The election returns opened by the state board of canvassers yesterday show the party vote on president was: Re
 publican 30TS1S: democrat 209,46ti: prohibition 9.5O2: peoples party 613: socialist labor 259: united Christian TOT: social democrat 1.643. Republi- can plurality 9S.352. Constitutional convention. majority 44S Biennial election amendment. majority 3i ,6St.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
GOLD ABINnANCEa

San Francisco, Nov 2s.4The steam CT Curacoat has arrived from Mexican ports with $500.0de in gold bullion and specie Tlle bullion is from mines back of Mazatlan and .Altata. The Curacoa also brought several tons of ore to be smelted Ms
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
AluRpER AND .sr1CInE.

Milwddkee. Wis. Nov 28.- Charles Nearang. n brickinaker early to-day shot and fatally injured his wife, then committed suicide by shooting. The tragedy followed an attempt by Near ang to slay his three ckESIren.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
-GERMANY HAS RESENTED.

Paris. Nov 2S.+H is said on high authority that ;Germany has assented without modification to the joint note prepared by the ministers of the powers at sPekin and that France has alsoisconcurred.a s
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS.
Rattleship Kentucky Arrives -at
 SinNrGa.

Washington. Nov 2&.-The battleship Kentucky arrived at smyrna this morning.
 Queenstown. Nov 2S.-Arlivpd: Steamer Majestic. from New York for. Liverpool tand proceeded-did not con- municatp with shore owing to gale).
 Southampton. Nov 2S.-Arrived: Steamer Trava. New York fer Bremen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28

Boise. Idaho. Nov 2S.-The official count of the vote in the recent elec- tion shows 5T.914 votes cast. The high est Bryan elector has 2.216 plurality. Glenn. fusion. for congress has 1.22I and Hunt. fusion. for governor, 2.160. There were SoI prohibition votes 21:s Barker notes and 232 cast for Bryan electors on what was termed the anti fusion populist ticket.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28

Salt Lake, Utah. Nov 2S.-The off, cial canvass of Utah gives Wells, rep, for governor, a majority of 8, 133 over 'Hoyle, dem.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
TO BUY PHILLIPS MANOR HOUSE.

ASSOCIATION AND YoNKERs ALDERMEN WIDE
APART ON ESTIMATES FOR BUILDING.
new organization known as the Manor Hall AS
sociation and headed by John c. Havemeyer mas
been organized in Yonkers for the express purpose
of buying and preserving the old Phillips Manor
House The idea IS to convert 1t into historical
museum in which Revolutionary relics can be
preserved and exhibited.
The Manor House built in 1852 by Lord
Phillips. 1t served a headquarters for Washing
ton while he in this part of the country The
Manor Hall Association was organized some time
ago and applied at to the Common Council
for terms and price, the building now being in
by the city OF Yonkers city hall. commit
tee was appointed by the Common Council TO meet
the committee appointed by the association last
night. The society offered $4,000 for the property
the amount the city paid for 1t more than fifty
years ago. The Aldermen of the opinion that
the society should pay at least 100000 for the
property, II would cost the latter sum to put up
a new city hall capable of supplying the needs OF
the city. The city is building a fire Headquarters
on the northwestern corner OF the grounds, which
Association. John c. Havemeyer offered 10 con-
tribute slO0o TO fund TO be used In buying off the
contractor and getting him TO abandon the work
Inc balance OF the 81 900 II was estimated would ha
needed was soon subscribed. and a COMMITTEES was
appointed 10 negotiate with the contractor
New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
GoMEz NAMED FOR A DELEGATE
A CANDIDATE OF THE NATIONAL PARTY
TEACHERS IN HAVANA.

Havana, Aug. 30.-The National party has
nominated its delegates to the forthcoming
Constitutional Convention General Maxine
Gomez and General Rodriguez. and Senores
Tamayo, Lacoste, Perez Gener, Zayas and
Nunez 1t is not certain that Gomez will accept
the nomination but the party leaders arc urging
him to do so.
The Cuban teachers. who arrived last even
ing from the United States on board the trans
ports Crook. Sedgwcl, Mcpherson and RawIins
were taken to-day through Morro and Cabanas
and shown other points of interest in the city
They were in charge of Lieutenant Humphrey
and Major Cartwright, of the Quartermaster's
Department This afternoon the municipality
gave them reception, accompanied by lunch
con, at the Tacon Theatre and programme of
theatricals this evening closed the days festivi-
ties, the teachers then returning 10 the trans
ports which will leave here tomorrow for
various ports.
Everywhere applause greeted Alexis e. Frye
Superintendent of Cuban Schools, who had gen
eral supervision of the teachers while in the
United States
New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
MANY LIVES LOST IN STORMS AT NOME.

Seattle. Wash. Aug. sO.-Ths steamship Senator
arrived In port from Nome to-day bringing adviees
up TO August q. There were ESQ returning pas
sengers, The Senator brought about $4,000 In
treasure 100000 OF 1t consigned to various COM
panies and banks in this city
The recent storms at Nome caused large loss of
ure Thirty-esht bodies have far been reeov-
cred on the beach and buried by the officials Cap
tain Richardson of the sequoia. which is engaged
"a the nshing trade. says that seventeen dead
podles nave been found and buried between Topkuk
and Golovin Bay, and twenty Others between Top
kuk and Port Safety, The majority of the drowned
men are supposed TO be victims OF the late storm
X; j. Nelson found two bodies at chnik. SO far
as known not one OF the bodies Identified be-
Iore burial Captain Ramwell. agent or the
steamer Elmore states that passengers arriving
from down the coast that fully twenty-hye
dead bodies, washed ashore by the waves have
oeen buried between Topkuk and Golovin Bay. Re
the coast. -
The schooner Edith arrived at Nome on August
D. and brought news OF tragedies near the Siberian
New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
MR.. ABONsoy AND HERR srpAnss

huaoipn Aronson' who went to Europe ive weeks
ago. returned the Ems yesterday He u,en,
principally for the purpose OF settling nunbar q,
Details with Edouard Strauss whose orchestra q
10 begin It's American tour at the walaorf stor,.
On October 90 under Mr. Aronsons direction. ..Tb.
programmes said Mr. Aronson, will not
be entirely Of dance music, but will include .eeo
saons from grand opera and classical music"
serr Strauss has added TO his concert rep4rtorv
lAe following American compositions: Victor Har
nert-Selections from The Eerenade" 'aTha einy.
ing Girl" THE Wizard OF the Nile" Reginald De
Koven-Seiections from Tho Fencing Master" and
Robin Hood" Gustave Kerker-Eeiections from
The Belle OF New-York." Ludwig Engaender-
The Founders" Etheibert NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I"
Rudolph Aronson's ''Pickaninny" and "Japonioa"
serenades, and "Pr;noo and Princess Gayotte"
special performance OF Johann 6trauss's post
hurncus operetta Wiener Biut" given In Dres-
dsn recently, an6 Mr. AronEon noted but few
New-York tribune., 1900-08-31
MISS WEEDEEs EFFORTS TO ESCAPE.

THREE MEN WHO CREATED DISTURBANCE AT
HER BROTHERS. HOUSE PLEAD NOT GUILTY
NJ J. Sullivan, Stephen J. stiweH and jeremiah
Moore, all 0; Mount Vernon. pleaded not guilty
yesterday morning before Justice Taylor in Irving
ton TO the charges OF assault disorderly conduct
and trespass 1t is alleged that they tried to enter
the home Of John Wendell, OF Irvington John NJ
Digney' representing the defendants. asked for an
adjournment unfit Saturday. September g. In order
20 give him time 10 apply TO the courts to have
The case come before the Grand Jury. The request
granted
Miss Georgtana Wendell, whom the three men
say they called to see IS guarded by eight men
Recently she of the house partly dressed
ana II took six men 70 control her On "Wednesday
nlght she tried 20 leap from a window Her folks
rear she viii 90 herself bodily harm She cries for
sullivan continually. Howard H. Carnon presI-
oent or the village said there was somethine nys-
FERROUS back OF all the trouble and that IL would
probably be brought out at the trial - ~