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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
MILK DEALERS MONEY.
X Number of Them Call on City Clerk
 and Want Their Money Back.

Things were interesting around the
 city clerks office this afternoon. when
 the milk men commenced to troop
 around looking for the money they
 paid the city for license in accordance
 with an ordinance passed by the alder
 men upon the recommendation of the
 board of health The license fee was
 a dollar year, and while some of the
 peddlers and proprietors of stores paid
 1t under protest. others piankeu it
 down without saying anything, and
 thought it good thing to have law
 which would put the health authorities
 i1 q position to make some needed re-
 forms in the milk business in Water
 bury. David G. Porter was the leader
 of the opposition and made a deter
 mined attack upon the law at ;hp
 meetings of the board of health and
 before the Milk Dealers association. i rontending at all times that the tax
 was Illegal and now that the courts
 have decided in his favor naturally he
 feels elattd over the matter. and from
 this time forward Mir Porter will be
 considered an authority on such quc&- tions and his neighbors will take coun-
 sel from him instead of calling upon the lawyers.
 The city collected about S3JO for milk licenses since the law went into effect and what plan Of refunding it
 Will De devised is I matter that has not yet been considered. so the comp trGller nor nobody else can do anything about il until suitable action has been taken in the premises by the proper parties. One old gentleman was high ly indignant at the idea of having to go away without getting his money then and there and left the building declaring that he waS going to have satisfaction out of some one. and get his money in the bargain. He de-
 nounced the city officials in general and the board of health in particular and helcareu that if he fails to receive it from the city he will send q bill for the amount to F. F. Cross. who is sup posed to have had 2 good deal to do With the framing of the law in the meetings of the health board and pushed it in the allermanic chamber. Don't say too much about the city 1 officials said q reporter of the Demo | crat. who tried to console the milk vCnder: you will be q resident of the | city yourself i'll q few months more. This was the last straw and the old l fellow disappeared across the green | in high dudgeon. so that this milk QucS- l ton is not likely to advance the cause 1 of consolidation. and those who are l back of the scheme would make no | mistake by Straightening out the Snarl | as quickly as possible.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
TO STOP RESURRECTION.
General Macarthur Issues a General
 Warning.

MANILA. Dec. 20.-TOday General Macarthur issued q proclamation warn ing the inhabitants of the archipelago that hereafter strict compliance with the laws of war will be required of noncom batants as well as combatants. The proc lamation sets forth the principal laws Of war.
 It refers to recent prOclamations issued by insurgent commanders threatening na- tives who are friendly to the American forces and also to the orders issued to their men to kidnap and assassinate resi- dents of towns occupied by Americans. The insurgent leaders are notified that such practices, if continued. will put an end to the possibility of their resuming normal civic relations and will make them fugitive criminals.
 Residents of places occupied by Amer jeans are notified that compliance with the demands of the enemy will create a presumption that such acts are voluntary and malicious. They are also notified that pleas of intimidation will rarely be ac- cepted and that where secret committees are permitted to exist in haSalf of the in surgents even well disposed persons will be exposed to the danger of being tried as traitors.
 The proclamation says that, it's warn ings and requirements are to apply with special force to Manila, the ';rendezvous of the emissaries of instruction" Newspapers are warned against pub fishing sedition, and the proclamation de clares that the rebels who afe not part of an organized force are not entitled to the privileges of.prisoners of war. adding that the fact that they have not hitherto been held responsible is "evidence of the soici- tude of the United States to avoid the ap- pearance of harshness.'
 The proclamation clearly disavows any recosnition of technical belligerencY.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
DRUGGIST BEING TRIED.
X Victim of the Law and Order
 League In Court.

Clinton. Conn. Dec 2G.-T. E. Wright, the Clinton druggist. against whom the Law and Order league, has instituted proceedings, is being tiled to-day on four counts, two or three of which allege that he las borne q general reputation of selling liquor without prescriptions. while the other alleges an actual sale. The testimony this forenoon was intended to prove the charge of reputation, ene witness. however. testifying that, he had act ually been present in the store two months ago when an alleged sale of whiskey was made without q pres cription. It is expected fllat the case will occupy the whole day.
 No decision was rendered. this morn ing concerning the condemnation of liquors seized at the Wright store, on which a trial was held last week.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
CITY NEWS.

Ethel Grierson. aged Il years, died last night at the home of her parents on Division street. The funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 2::HS o'clock.
 In the city court this afternoon be- fore Deputy Judge Bradstreet the suit of L. F. HaaSe & Co against Daniel Pullen began. The plaintiff claims $333 8 for goods sold.
 The funeral of Johanna. the 10- months-old child of MT and Mrs Thom- as Buckley of Emerald street, who died yesterday. took place this after noon. with interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Mrs F. A. Pond and daughter will soon open a restaurant at 161 Broad way, Moriarty block, East Main street. The place is being handsomely fur nished and is very desirable location sor that kind of business.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
TWO NATURAL GAS EXPLOSIONS

Beaver Falls. Penn. Dec 2O.-Three houscS were wrecked and seven per sons injured by two natural gas eN- plosionS to-day. The three year old son of Frank Barnes was burned fatal ly. The injuries to the others while serious may not result fatally The first explosion occurred about o'clock this morning in Mrs Celia CoX'S house where the Barnes family lived. The gas. which caused the explosion. fol lowed the water pipes from the street and accumulated ill the cellar and the lower part of the house. The eX- ploSion was followed by a fire which spread to the adjoining dwelling. and both were consumed. The occupants barely escaped with their lives. An hour later the house of II. A. Moore, just across the street from the scene of the fire. was torn to pieces by an other explosion and the inmates were slightly burned. The property loss will amount to $10,OO0.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
REPORT |S NEARLY READY,
Consolidation Committee Will
 Finish To-Morrow Night.

An Amicable Agreement Has, It Is
 Said, Been Reached on the Tax
 Question-The Suburbanites Will
 Have to Pay Full City Tax-The
 Full Draft of the Bill Is Awaited
 With Interest.
 1t is said that the charter committee will complete it's labors tomorrow night and will be ready to report to the next meeting of the board of al uerlnen. After that we may expect to have some good fun. for some of the toWnSpeUple are said to be IiisN. eu To make q terrible onslau;-..lt upon the whole thing. II W2S said in tine alder manic chamber last night all the re- puOlicanS are conyerSant with the principal features Of the draft, that the bill will provide for taxing proper ty in what We call the new city limits at the sane rate as people paid inside the old lines. That's all right. Let these people pay for public improve 1neuts and then no one will question their right to get them and if the out siderS. so called. want to be fair about this matter they will come forward and advocate this part of the program. If they don't. the Lord help the man who will ask to give them anything in the future except school accOnHlo- dations, and Alderman White will be lnObbed for getting them an apprOpri- ation of $1 ,0U0 for electric lights.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
DISTRIBUTING AN ESTATE.
There Was $17OOUO Divided Among
 Six Heirs This Morning.

South Norwalk. Conn. Dec 20.-The distribution of the estate of the late Henry l. IIoyt took place this morn ing in the Norwalk probate court when S110.O0O was divided among the six heirs. There was about $40, ,O00 ill cash and negotiable securities and S3O O0O in real estate.
 The accounting made by the eXecu- tors. Frank Eoyt, of New York. and Judge Asa B. Woodward. of Norwalk, showed that the estate had been in creased several thousand dollars by their judicious Investments.
 According to the terms of the will one half of the estate is held in trust for Miss Meach, the houselleeper, and two daughters of the deceased. Mrs Hauf and Mrs Coley. One-sixth in terest is set aside to Frank Hoyt, an other sixth to Augustus Hoyt and the other sixth to Harry Good and his sister. all of New York city.
 When the will was at first offered for probate Frank HOyt, a son of the deceased by a former wife. now a resident of California, made a protest and the case was carried into the SUI perior court upon an appeal from pro bate. Mir Hoyt claimed undue in huence. The case never came to trial Ill the n1SueE cO6tl as tic uelIS anu tie contestants attorneys reached an ami cable settlement in which, it is said that each heir sets aside a portion ol his or her share. By this arrangement the will stands as originally made Then the heirs settle individually witl the contestant. as per agreement.
 This is one of the largest estates which has been settled by the Nor walk probate court in some time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
HAsEAS CORPUS IN CUBA
Act Takes Effect Today-Dady Fight
 to Be Carried 10 W MnehinGtom.

to Be Carried to WaehinGton.
 HAVANA Dec. 2O.-The habeas cor pus act of the island will go into effect today. The first case under it will be that of an American of the name of Thomp- son from Detroit, who is held tele- graphic request under charge of alter ing the books of the Standard Life 1nsur- ance company. Thompson is represented by Cuban attorney, and the develop ments of the case will be watched with interest.
 The municipal council voted unani- 1nously to incorporate in the advertise ments for bids in connection with the sewering and paving contract the facts of Mir. Michael J. Dady's appraisement and the award of more than $50O,G GOO. It is believed that Mayor Rodriguez will veto the whole proceedings. Mir. Dndy expects that the fight will be carried to Washington, where MT. Lemuel Quigg will go immediately. The military gov ernment and the engineers generally are disgusted at the outcome.
 The special committees of the Cuban constitutional convention are still fight ing bitterly over the questions of suffrag ge and presidential qualifications. Their re- ports will be delayed, and harmony is doubtful.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
TWO ROBBERS FOILED.
Attempt to RoE the Nebraska State
 TreaSlr CTS Office.

Lincoln. Neb. Dec 20.--Night Watcil- man Good. about 5 o'clock this morn- ing discovered two robbers in the office of the state treasurer at the capitol evidently engaged in an at tempt to break into the treasury vault The robbers fired two shots at the watchman who returned the fire. ap- parently without effect. \ general alarm was turned in but the ro bbers got away. State Treasurer Meserge found his office in much disorder but nothing of value was missing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
ADNuRAI PHILIP FL ND.

New York, Dec 2O.-AlmoSt $11.0OO has been contributed for the Admiral Philip memorial fund, named in mem ory of the famous commander of the Texas and later the beloved command ant of the Brooklyn navy yard. It is hoped the fund may amount to at least S5O.0O0. The income of the fund is to go to Mrs Philip as long as she lives and after her death it will be devoted to the maintenance of the naval branch of the '. NJ. C. A. in Brooklyn, T work in which Admiral Philip was deeply interested.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
BRUSH WITH INSURGENTS.

Thirteen Killed and Rifles Captured
 One Soldier Wounded
 Washington, Dec 2O.-The following cablegram from Admiral Remey, giv- ing an account of a sharp brush with Filipino insurgents, was received to- day at the navy department.
 ''Cavite December 20. Bureau of Navigation, Washington: Fifteen troopers, Fourth cavalry, and five of the crew were landed from the gunboat Basco yesterday at Linn baneS. Cavite province. Surprised eighty insurgents. sharp skirmish half hour; thirteen insurgents killed: twelve rifles captured: large amount of stores destroyed; one soldier wounded.
 (Signey) 'REMEY."
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington. Dec 20.-For Connecti- cut: Partly cloudy. followed by rain late tonight and Friday. Fresh south to west. shifting to northwest winds.
 Weather notes: Rain has fallen dur ing the past twenty-four hours in the lower Mississippi valley. and on the Gulf and south Atlantic coasts. The storm. which was central near New Orleans yesterday morning, is now central in northern Alabama There has been a slight fall in temperature in the northwest. Mild teinDeratures continue in the central and eastern sections.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
GREAT BRITAIN'S STORMS.

London. Dec 20.-AtmoSpheric de- presSionS of great size and depth are spreading over Great Britain from the westward. Storms are reported OF all the coasts. numbers of minor wrecks have occurred and the southwest gale continues with unabated fury on the Irish coast. The White Star line steamer Teutonc. which sailed at noon to-day from Queenstown for New York experienced the full force of the storm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
MEDALS FOR LIFE SAVERS.

St John. N B., Dec 20.-Governor
 Mcclellan today presented to Pilots Richard Cline, William Scott and six other life savers of this city, gold medals awarded by the Emitted States government For rescuing the crew of the American schooner hazel Dell on December 2. 1899. The Hazel Dell was wrecked off this port while bound from Windsor. N. S.. for New York city. The rescue of the crew was ac- complished under great difficulties.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
MAY DIE AS RESULT OF A FIGHT

Clinton, Dec 20.-Robert Jenkins, q negro, employed on the Wachuset reservoir is at the hospital here dying as the result of terrible injuries re- ceived in a fight With another negro in Centerville last night. The police are looking for James Hiland. who is al legged to have caused the injuries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
DEAD IN HIS ROOM.

Hartford. Dec 20.-Coit COrteZ Clark, employed as q toolmaker at Colts ar mory. and q nephew of ex-Senator George NJ. Clark, of Haddam, was found dead in his room at POO Allen street, this morning. He had commit ted suicide by taking q dose of mor- nhinR
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
BIG BANK PURCHASE.

Portland. Ore. Dec 2O.--The Canad- ian Bank of Commerce has purchased the Bank of British Columbia. com prising it's ten branches in British Columbia, Oregon and California. and one in London. The change will be put in effect on January 1, next. The home office of the Canadian Bank of Commerce is at Toronto. The capital of the new institution will be $S,O0OO0O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
TURMOIL IN MADRID SENATE

One Speaker Objects to the Marriage
 of the Heiress to the Throne
 Madrid, Dec 2O.-During the discus sion in the senate of the royal message announcing the marriage in the near future of the Princess of Austrias, heiress presumptive to the throne. with Prince Charles. second son of the Count of Caserta. Senor Ortega, q re- publican, raised a storm of protest by recalling the conspiracy of the Bour- bon princess against other Bourbon royalists. which he feared this mar riage would have d tendency to renew. Amidst insults from all parts of the house. the speaker was finally called to order
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
SuICIDED IN AMBULANCE.

New York. Dec 2O.-Haying been ar rested and held in bail on the charge of having stolen S2. William Well an inspector of hydrants in the Brooklyn water department, killed himself last night by drinking carbolic acid. He took some of the poison in q saloon and on the way to St Mary's hospital in an ambulance emptied the vial be- fore the surgeon could strike it out of his hand. He died q few moments ln tor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
Long to Live In Colorado:

COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. o. John D. Long, secretary of the navy. has purchased a site for residence which he will immediately erect in this city. MT. Longs daughters, who have been here for the past year for their health, will make this their permanent home.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
ROSS TIP FOR BURGLARY

Bridgeport, Dec 2O-Antonio Filipoa, Ansonio Seaptavoli and Harry Fitz- gerald. boys about II years of age, were arrested here today for burglary. They admitted having burglarized eight different stores i'll the past four weeks.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
A YOUTHFUL TRAyELER.

Derby. Dec 20.-Clihford Tuck. G years old. started for California yes terday. He is going to visit his father who has not seen him since he was six months old. The boy was ticketed and will make the trip alone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
CLOSING ARGUMENTS MADE.

Washington, Dec o0.-The closing ar gumentse in the Philippine and Porto Rico cases were finished this morning in the United States supreme court and the eases were submitted for the decision of the court.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
Death by Accidental Shooting.

POUGHKEEPSIE. \. Y. Dec. 2O.- Mrs. John w. Griffin, wife of q laborer of Hyde Park, is dead in Vassar hos pital. this city, as the result of being ac- cidentally shot by her husband at their home last Saturday..
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
SPAIN MAY SELL.

Madrid. Dec 2o.-The cabinet couu- cil has decided to present to the cham Der the project of the sale to the Unit ed States of Cagayan island and other islands of the Philippine group.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
Governor Roosevelt In New York.

NEW YORK. Dec. Ex-Governor Roosevelt was in the city yesterday and lunched with General Greene, J John Proc tor Clarke and Whitelaw Reid at the Un- ion League club. He also visited the West Side Italian mission school. an in stitution ill which his father was inter- ested many years ago. The governor went back to Albany in the afternoon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
sCHOOLBOYs WELCOME KRUGER

Amsterdam, Dec 2O.-NIr Kruger attended d crowded meeting to-day in the Nieuwe kerk. The speakers de clared Great Britain had sold her birthright for q handful of gold and that the continental powers would forever bear the brand of Cain unless they interyened in South Africa. Sub sequently MT Kruger repaired to the Palace of Industry. where five thous- and school boys welcomed him with q choral.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
REPORTS CALLED TOR.

Washington. Dec 20.-The control Ter G the currency has issued cal for reports of the condition of national banks as of Thursday, December 13.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
pRUss1AN BANKER ARRESTED.

Potsdam. Dec 2O.-Councillor of Commerce Sandenm recently direct OF of the Prussian Hypotheken Aktien bank, was arrested this morning and is confined in the, Moabit prison.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
DEC,T,ARED DIVIDENDS.

New York. Dec 20.-The directors of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad company have declared q divident of per cent on the preferred stock.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
THE MERIDEN BRANCH.
Official News Given Out To-day That

Official News Given Out To-day That
 Will Be Run By Electricity.
 New Haven, Dec 2O.-1mportant fn- formation was given out at the rail- road offices this morning to the effect that the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co will shortly equip its Waterbury, Middletown and Meriden road with electricity. Says the Evening Register: Such q change has been under consideration for some time and it is now assured that it Will certainly be made in short time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20

ADVANCED RATE or INTEREST.
 Calcutta, Dec 20-The rate of dis count Of the Bank of Bengal was to- 1&y advanced from to per cent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS.
Several of the Big Vessels Had Rough
 Passages Across.

New York. Dec 20.-The new steam CT Naderland. of the Red Star line, arrived to-day from Antwerp and Southampton, after q long and tempes- tuouS passage. The steamer behaved handsomely throughout. Her engines were slowed down occasionally when the weather became very rough. but they worked as smoothly as could be expected from new engines As a sea boat she has proved her ability. The Naderland is the first of fouX new steamers building for the Information al Navigation company. Her tonnage Is 1.490 registered and 11.O00 gross She is commanded by Captain F. Al brecht @
 The North German Llyod steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, which has arrived from Bremen. reports . sue cessfcn of westerly gales from the channel to the Banks. accompanied by very rough seas. On December 1. and Is the steamer was compelled tc reduce her speed. making only 34S and 367 knots respectively for the two days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20

London, Dec 2O.-The following dis patch has been received from Gen efal Kitchener, dated Pretoria, We'd nesday, December 91:
 A party of Boers, estimated at from 800 to 500, has crossed the Orange river at RhenoSter Hook.
 "A second band is reported to have crossed near Sand Drift.
 They have been followed. 1 have sent q considerable body of mounted men, who are getting around them.
 The Boers from RhenOSter Hook are being followed closely from Ven terstadt, which they left at 5 o'clock yesterday evening, going in the di- rection of SteynSburg.
 The important points on the rail way and the neighborhood are well guarded. l hope the band will soon be driven north again.
 London. Dec 20.-A special from Johannesburg dated December 10. says that heavy cannonading was heard the morning of that day north of Krugersdorp.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
BOERS DESPERATE
Are Attacking Fiercely and
 Now Occupy Colesburg.
KITCHENER SENDS MORE NEWS.
mas Sent a Large Body Of Mounted Men To Intercept Boers At Orange River-Heavy Cannonading To-Day At krugerSdorp.

Cape Towne, Dec 2O.-The invasion of Cape Colony is spreading. It is reported that the Boers have occupied ColeSburg, south of PhilippoliS and near the Orange river colony frontier. The people here are much disturbed. A mixed force of one thousand men was dispatched north yesterday even ing
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20
New York. Dec 2O.-Arr1ved: Bismarck. from Naples.

Port Said. Dec 2O.-The United States battleship Kentucky arrived here at o'clock this morning.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-20

New York. Dee 2O-Arriyed Steamers Vaderland. from Southamp- ton: Iberian. from Liverpool.
 Halifax. Dec 20.--Arriyed: Steamer I4indisfarne. from Cardiff for Balti- more. with rudder disabled