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New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
COLD SNAP IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

London March 27-The weather in Europe con-
tinues bitter as ever. There are frost and snow
everywhere. From TO ten degrees of frost
were registered in the London suburbs early this
morning There Is considerable thickness of ice on
the lakes
Paris. March 27-The weather through France Is
suddenly again cold. Heavy snOwstorms are re-
ported everywhere For the first time this winter
Paris is covered with thick mantle of which
began falling yesterday and still continues inter
mttently. number of minor accidents nave
already occurred. Similar weather is reported from
Italy.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
FORMER consul AT EDNBrRGH I'LL.
JAMES r. REID. KNOWN TO TELEGRAFHERs AS
'THB GRAND OLD MAN" IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.

James r. Reid eighty-two years old known TO
telegraph men throughout the world The Grand
Old Man" Is dangerously i'll in his home in the
Navarro Apartments. No. PA West Ninety -ninth-st.
DR. Sanders and specialist last Friday operated
on Mr.. Reid for the removal of a tumor. Soon
afterward they performed second operation for
the removal OF small inner cancer. The patient
since the second ordeal has been very weak.
Mr.. Reid identified with the Inventor of the
telegraph. Morse. He born in Edinburgh and
emigrated with his parents TO Toronto when he
sixteen years old.
lie worked In Rochester (N. " bank and hear
ing talk of the invention OF the telegraph became
interested and joined fortunes with Morse. He
went 10 Washington. and afteTward opened the
first commercial telegraph office ever conducted in
PittsburS He was United States consul Edin-
buTgh under the first Cleveland administration and
also under General Harrison.
He came home from Scotland last fall Mr.. Reid
has for years been A figure at conventions and
other places where persons interested in teegraphy
have COnSregated-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Thousands of bakers in New-York are threat
ening TO strike in May for ten hours work per
day for Union wages and for clean bakeshops.
properly supervised by the Health Department.
They will have plenty of support in their de-
mands for wholesome sanitation in the bakeries.
Hundreds of thousands of loaves of bread are
baked in filthy cellars in this city, with utter
disregard of cleanliness. Our Tammany health
officials don't worry much about the quantity
of dirt which New-Yorkers eat daily I'm their
consumption of the staff Of life
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
rHE PRESIDENrS NEW.ENGLAND rRIP.

Washington, March Ex-senator Lodge. of Massa-
chusetts. the President to-day with reference
to the details of his New England trip The Presi-
dent expects 10 attend the class day exercises at
Wesleyan on June - and commencement exercises
at Harvard the following day. on Thursday of the
same week he will Visit Concord and Lexington as
the guest Of Senator Hoar. Saturday and Sunday
he will be the guest OF Senator Mcmillan of Michi-
gan, at Manchester. Mass and Monday he will
spend at Nahant with Senator Lodge Thence he
will be taken across the bay on a government war
ship to bingham. the home of Secretary Long. II
is expected that the Presidents New England trip
VIII last about ten days. Mrs Mckinley will ac-
company him.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
LOWER WAGES FOR IRONWORKERS.

London. March Gin consequence of the reduc-
ton of the selling price of iron wages throughout
the North of England in the manufactured iron
trade will be reduced "a per cent April This Is
the largest reduction recorded since the adoption Of
the sliding scale in 1889.
The production of manufactured iron for the
months of January and February of this year is
thousand tons less than for any preceding two
months since 1889
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
ANOTHER LINK IN DEATH cUaJy

Middletown, n. Y, March 27.-Patrick McNearnv
was seriously injured to-day near Howelrs Depot
while attempting 10 board moving train which
contained the body of Mrs James Ryan whom he
had known. Mrs. Ryan dropped dead on Monday
of grief on account of the suicide of a brother
Patrick Flynn. who killed himself n week aro ~,
cause Of the death of his wife recently ~
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

10 keep hopping on and off the cars They want
the notormen do 1t. And they threaten TO
strike"
Hoax-You're a fine fellow!
JoaX-Whats the matter?
You've given your wife a Twenty-Five doilar
bonnet
We'll. you don't have TO pay for it,
No; but have TO pay for another one just IKE
il for ms wife Philadelphia Record
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
THE OPBIR LE4TFS N4LTl.

Malta. March 2S.-The Ophr. bearing the Duks
and Duchess Of Cornwall and York. sailed at mid
night. conveyed by the British drst-class cruiser
Andromeda. the secOnd-class cruiser Diana and the
storeShip Tyne.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
MR. R0ssITER TO GO TO CUBA.

Clinton l.. Rossiter. former president of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, will leave New
York on Saturday with his two daughters on a
New-York and Cuba Line steamship for Havana
From there he will go to Mexico. thence to South
ern California. and later will go abroad
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Among those booked to sail to-day on the steamer
Vaderland are Dr. and Mrs. II. VI Bridgman Dr.
and Mrs. II. F. Gau. Frederic 5. Goodwin, Mr. and
Mrs. Perry 3 Heath. Count de Lichtervelde. Miss
V. McCord. Mrs John McKesson DR. c. A Sharples
Mrs. " T. Stillwell Miss Stillwen. George Suther-
land. Frank Waterhouse and Mr.. and Mrs. Eben
Wright.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
SAYS SIZES NOT ENGAGED TO HoRSoN

Pearson Hobson, L. S. N. had announced his en-
gagement to Miss Emiline Grgsby. of No 660 Park
ave. this city, who is now at Old Point Comfort
Miss GrigsbyS father and mother last night en-
phaticay denied the story OF their daughters en-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

The hegira of Western capitalists and corpora
tions to NewYork is stil kept up. This
metropolis holds out liberal arms of welcome
and if some of Western friends vince a
little over the loss of so many prominent men
and so many prominent companies, really New
York cannot help it that her charms are so COM
pelling.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Booked TO sail FOR Bremen. via Southampton on
the steamer K6n!gin Luise to-day John d.
Brockhorst, Noah Palmer. Mrs George Bliss
Rogers. Mrs Josephine Spieter and Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Strauss.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

On the Grosser Kurftrst which arrived here from
Bremen yesterday were Mrs. A. s. Capehart
Baroness de Moucheur Mr. and Mrs {. W. Plain
and Miss Louise Paradies.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

One of the experts in the Molineux trial has
already obtained Judgment for large amount
District Attorney Philbin's predecessor was by
all odds the most extravagant public prosecutor
who ever held that place in this county. He Will
be remembered for many year because of the
huge legacy of claims against the public treas
ury, if for nothing else. which he left behind him
When all the Molineux bills paid the mem
ory of Asa Bird Gardiner District Attorney
will not be held in the most exalted honor and
veneration.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who arrived here yester-
day on the steamer Marquette from London were
Lieutenant VI. ]. Brown George W. Clark. j. r.
DelEado. DR.. ". p. Gilbert Captain Charles D.
Sennett and Captain Brown w. Webb.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Thus far the legislature is chargeable with
few sins either of omission or commission, and
can easily make a remarkably creditable record
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

The tournament OF the Knickerbocker Bowling
Club was continued yesterday afternoon in ths
Tennis Building, West Forty-hFst-st Tea was
served as usual after the game The finals will
be played next week l
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

dinner party was given last night by Miss Della
Gurnee Among the other incidents Of the dav was
a luncheon party, followed by euchre give, b
Mrs Frederick Baldwin Wesson, of No 81 Fasss
Fifty-eghth-st - Last
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

There is no truth in the story published yester-
day afternoon. according 70 which Mrs. Richard
Irwin has started a crusade In society against
bridge whist and has followed the lead Of the
Narchioness of Londonderry one Of the foremost
hostesseS in London, in placing a ban upon the
game Mrs. Irwin does not know the game. but
declares that she has never dreamed OF taking
part in any movement against il.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Lion Gardiner and Craig Biddle have returned
10 town from their trip 10 Florida.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Among the features of the social programme e.,
to-day are the meeting of Miss Leary's RaIIa,
Hospital sewing and knitting class. at her borso
No Fifth-ave-; the meeting Of the Thursaa
Evening Club at the home of Mr. and Mrs p
James Cross, No. Washington Square North ~
meeting OF the Junior Thursday Evening CIuh as
Mrs BENJAMIN s. Churchs. and a dinner narer
given by Mrs. Stanford White party
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Jules Cambon. the French Ambassador, is IN
town. at the Holland House.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

The report of the engagement of Prince Henri
de Croy 10 Miss Madeleine Goddard is denied by
the latjer's father. Colonel r. II. I. Goddard.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-28

Chandler Hale son OF Senator Hale, Of Maine
has been nominated to the secretaryship OF the
United States Legation The Hague. He was
formerly secretary of the United States mission
M
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

A Twenty Five Thousand Word Docu- ment Read to the Legislators.
 Jefferson City, Mo, Jan 4.-When the legislature met at noon to-day the message of Governor Stevens was read in both houses. It was document of 25,000 words and in part was as follows:
 Governor Stephens message shows a prosperous condition of the state in- stitutions. departments and finances. It's principal feature is an analysis of the subject of franchise taxation. It has q word to say about the school fund of which an issue was made in the last election; recommends a con stitutional convention and . state commission to help along the St Louis worlds fair.
 Regarding franchise taxation the message says in part:
 All corporations should pay fran chise tax upon all business transacted in Missouri, without reference 10 the place of their organiza ton. But in framin. legislation for the taxation of these intangible values it should be borne ill mind that the essentials of q system of taxation are considered to be the collection of the necessary rev cnue for the state, at the smallest pos sjble expense consistent With an equal and fair distribution of the burden, and q system which while yielding the reuuisite revenue will subject the cor porations IS little as possible to in- quisitoiial veXation."
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
DEATH A MYSTERY.
Watch and Chain Worn By Michael
 AIcNaI1y Cannot Be Found.

The mystery surrounding the death of Michael McNal!y deepens accord ing as it is investigated and it is hoped that the railroad officials or tine coroner will keep after it until the public get the facts. The young mans family supposed that his watch and chain were at the undertaking rooms until to-day when they called there and were informed that the articles were not found on him there and inasmuch as Medical Examiner Graves nor Off cer Hickey knew nothing about them it is plain that some one must have gone through the mans clothes before the railroad men picked him up. This leads up to the question. was McNal- iy killed and then dragged under the bridge and left there with view to having him ground to pieces by the cars? It is strange case at best and the authorities should look into the case a little more closely than they have done so far. It was said to-day that some parties claim that they oc- cupied the same seat with him at St Patrick's church during the midnight service. and if this be true. it would seem that these persons would make the fact known to tine authorities and put them in position to make a thorough investigation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
CITY NEWS.

Odd lots of carpets at half price during our clearance sale. Moriartys Waterbury Furniture Co.
 Harriet Tyler. an old resident of this city. died to-day. The remains will be taken to New Haven Monday for burial.
 Dr Lodge, who was removed to the Waterbury hospital a few days ago suffering from q slight attack of grip, is improving rapidly.
 The St Francis Xavier choir will have Il rehearsal this evening at 7:4c. Every member is requested to be pres epI.
 The Misses Mary Egan of North Main street and Chrissie Stapleton of River street are visiting friends in New York.
 The members of the High school class of 1901 are proudly displaying their class pins, which they received to-day.
 The Misses Mccormack and Hamil- ton of Bridgeport, who have been spending q few days with Miss Riley of Aver street, have returned home.
 This morning was one of the coldest so far. At Judge Cowens house on Park place at o'clock the thermom- eter showed s above zero. At s o'clock it was Il above at the trolley terminus on North Main street.
 The Women's Benevolent society of the Second church met last night and elected these officers: President, Mrs q. f.. Dodge: vice-president, Mrs F. A. Bradley; secretary, Mrs J. W. Cone; corresponding secretary, Mrs J. NJ. Burrall; treasurer, Mrs Frederick Will cox.
 E. r. Durand company, No II, L. E. K. F.. held an important meeting last evening and elected the following off cers: Captain, E. J. Schuyler; first lieutenant, r. J. Ogden: second lieuten- ant, John F. Lamb: recording secre- tary, G. H. Green; treasurer, G. H. Hitchcock.
 The executive committee and the dance committee of tine High school Alumni association will meet this evening in the High school building at 9:3o o'clock and all those holding tickets are requested to make returns as the committees wish to complete their work.
 Irving W. Griffin, 27, died at the home Of his sister. Mrs F. W. French. 309 Walnut street early this morning. Funeral at 12:4o D III. Saturday. The reualnS Will De tikeu To li1iSOH1a on the 1:2S train for burial in charge of Undertaken W. J. Spain, of the Bos- ton Furniture company.
 The rooms of the Waterbury club contained . merry party last evening The dining room was brilliantly illu- ninated and the table surrounded by !, l merry party of men. The occasion was the formal announcement of the in tended marriage of Gordon W. Burn l ham, assistant treasurer of the Rene l dict SS Burnham Manufacturing com pany, and Miss Oswald of Canada 1 Mir Burnham is q son of the late Nil Burnham of the above named firm and resides mainly in New York. His ] intended bride is q descendant of one 1 of tine oldest families of Montreal and iss said to be the owner of large and valuable estates. The dinner was strictly private and about fifteen o1 Mir Burnham's personal friends were present. Among the out-of-town guests
 we're M J.iWarner. son-in-law of A
 NJ. Young. and Mir ---ad, who will ac' assMr Bufnham's 'ss best man. Tha mafriaee will tnke place on xAnuafl 9, at the bride's home h Montreal
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
A HEAVY BRIDE.
Iouing Farmer Wins 40S Pound Wife
 and S2,OOO in Good Money.

Iouing Farmer Wins 40S Pound Wife
 and $2,O0O in Good Money.
 A speclal dspatch ill the New York Press today from Derby says:
 Charles x. Harang, a young Hunt ington farmer, has just won a bride weighing 4US pounds and $2,00O in cash. The bride is Miss Mary A. Plumb, 24 years old, the daughter Of William $. Plumb, Stevenson farmer who is widely known for his lectures and writings on farming. The $2,OCO is part of his bank account.
 Six years ago Mir Plumb laughingly remarked that he would give S1, coo to the man who would marry his daugh- ter. She then weighed about 500 pounds. Three years later, nobody having sought his daughters hand, Mir Plumb announced that he would give $2,0GO to any respectable and worthy young man who would wed her. No satisfactory suitor appeared un- til young Harang began to pay his at tentions last fall. He wooed and won Miss Plumb i'll less than fortnight, and cards just received announce their | marriage in the brides home in Stev- enson on December %. The wedding 1 was private The Rev W. c. Wake 1 man of Stevenson offieiated. The honeymoon was limited to q two days visit in New Haven.
 Young Harang vows that love more than money counted with him in his courtship of Miss Plumb. Although 1 she weighs 4CS pounds she has beauti- | full brown hair and eyes and the fair ! est of complexions. Her husband is | two years her senior, but does nol weigh within 275 pounds of her weight She is unusually active for her size, which appears even greater than it is from the fact that she is only five feet in height. She jokes about her proportions and tells amusing stories of the efforts of showmen and museum managers to hire her for exhibition purposes. 2
 For several years she has driven regularly to town to market the pro duce of her fathers farm.
 She has always enjoyed good health She took long walks for a time in the hope of reducing her weight which instead, only increased.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
BOOz'S FATHER
Told His Story to Investigating
 Committee To-Day.
SAID HIS SON WAS TRUTHFUL

His Son Complained of the Fight He
 of Tobasco Given Him-Young Booz
 Told His Father 1t Was q Heart
 Blow That Nearly Knocked Him
 Out.
 Bristol, Pa, Jan 4.-The committee z five congressman appointed by Speaker Henderson to investigate the case of Oscar L. Booz, formerly West Point cadet, who. it is alleged, died from injuries received from be- ing haZed by the upper class men there two years ago, began its inquiry here to-day. The committee. which con sists of Representative Dick of Ohio, chairman; Clayton and Driggs of New York. Wagner of Pennsylvania. and Smith Of Iowa, arrived here from PhiladelIhia at 9 o'clock and i'm mediately went into session at Pythian hall. Major Casson of Ohio was se- lected by the committee for sergeant at-arms
 William H. Booz. father of the dead cadet, was the first witness. He was asked by Chairman Dick to tell me story O1 h1S boy s life While aT the military academy as far as he knew.
 MT Booz then went over the same story he told before the war depart ment inquiry several weeks ago. He said Oscar did not complain Of Flag ling" but spoke more of the fight he had taken part in. and the tobasco sauce he alleged he had been forced to take. Oscar told him he had black and blue marks on his body as . result of his encounter with an upper class man and that the hot sauce had been pour ed down his throat three times. The hoy. the father said. tried to hide the condition of his throat. after he left the academy, and never gave the name of any Of his tormentors. Oscar had told him it was not manly to do so. Mr Booz declared that the boy told him physical force was used when he took the sauce while in camp.
 MT Booz' asked Congressman Wagner. was your son absolutely truthful%'
 ..Yes, sir. absolutely" was the reply.
 s'Oscar told me he was not in the best physical condition when he en- tered the fight at West Point. Oscar also said he was getting along very well until he received q heart blow which almost knocked him out.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
LOSS BY FIRE IN 1900
Amounted to S163, ,362, ,25O For the
 United States and Canada.

~AAOdhlSu eo pASS'CO-;-oS
 United States and Canada.
 New York, Jan 4.-Fire underwriters suffered severely during 1900. The aggregate fire loss of the United States and Canada during the year as compiled from carefully kept records of the JourasJ of Commerce, was S163, 362, ,25O. The total i'll 1899 was S136,773, POO.
 Among the fires during the year which involved q loss of half a million of dollars or more were the fol1oWing OtIawa-HuN. Ontario, contiagration, S12. 100000; Constable Hook, V. J.. dock property and oil works, Sooo,OOo Hoboken, N. J.. steamship docks. storehouses. steamers and cargoes and barges. S5.35O 900; Constable Hook oil works, $1 ,350, 900; Buffalo. \. Y., grain elevator, SI50,00O: Buffalo, \. I.. grain elevator. $500 GOO; New York city, drug house, $15O, GOO.
 During the entire year of 1900 there were 2.4OO fires of destructiveness exceeding Sl0000 each. Though the fire underwriters were hit hard in 1900 the advance in security values since December 31, 1899, will help out q number of the statements materially.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
ALLOWED y1C1IM TIME TO eRAI
Farmer Who Tried to Hang Man Then
 Plunged Knife Into Body.

Farmer Who Tried to Hang Man Then
 Plunged Knife Into Body.
 Milton, X. D., Jan 4.-Wilham Bar ", d farmer living near this town, yes terday came to Milton and surrendered himself to the authorities, saying that he had-killed Andrew Nlellen, his hired man. According to tho story Barry tells, he last night discovered that an intimacy existed between Mellen and his sister. In the night the girl left the, house and after long search Bar " found her on the prairie badly froz- en- Taking her to q neighbours house, he returned home and found Mellen in the barn. Locking the door, he told him that he must die, and gave him the choice af q rope or q knife.
 Mellen refused either and Barry thcE placed tiie rope about his neck and attempted to hang him. A ter rible struggle occurre& and seeing that he could not succeed R killing his victim in this way Barry gave him five minutes time to say his prayers. The man lznelt to pray, Barry l2ean- time standing by his side, watch ill hand. At the end of five minutes he plunged knife several times into the neck of the kneellng man, who died all most instantly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
SMALL FIRE AT WESLEYAN.

Middletown, Jan 4.-There was q small fire about S:3O last night in the building known as the College Com mons at Wesleyan. It was caused by the explosion of an oil stove in one of the students rooms. An alnrm was rung from box AT. but owing to some trouble with mechanism the bells sounded 46. As result the cempan- les which have no indicators in tleir houses went to 46. The two compan- la It head dQunrters went direct to 47. n fhe indicator &swe the espuxn1leT cos
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
CREMATION SOCIETY BRANCH

New iScitain. Jan 4.-For many years past thern has been q growing in terest m this ci;y in cremation. There is nov O.. foot . movement fer the formation here of q branch of the American Cremation society. 1A meet ing cf fifteen of those interestR will be held next week in Turner hall and the branch will be formally organized. The promoters of the society are prin- cipa1ly Germans. but others are inter ested. The plan of the work is to Have q small initiation fee and month ly dues All members in good stand ing at death are entitled to have their bodies cremated in Fresh Pond, Long Island City, and a benefit sum of $40 will be paid to the relatives for the transportation of the body there.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-04
SCHOOL TEACHER wANTED.
Prospect School in Need of an Instruc.
 tor at Present.

David B. Hotchkiss, who is eener& ally designated as the lone juror from Prospect, was in town to-day on busf5 ness in regard to school affairs of thai small town, of which Mr Hotchkiss is. one of the leading citizens As H member of the school committee, hes has charge Of the school affairs of the school in the center. At the, c0m.s mencement of this good year Mir lotchkisS secured the services of Miss Brown of Cheshire for the com ing year on recommendation from prominent persons in Cheshire, where she taught the past year. But Mics Brown, though of 8 smart and brixht nature, was not strict uiscitlinArian, and consequently the pupils did not behave in just the proper manner. Sol accordingly at the end of lastterm AIisS Brown was informed that her aer- vices would no longer be required, ant that is why Ar Hotchkiss was in town today. He was in quest of . teaehers He called at Superintendent Tinke office and secured the names Of the young ladies who are waiting 10rsA regular appointment in the WAterbu45 schools. He then started os the young ladies personally IT. to make arrangements with them whereby she would Prospect in the school in the during the remainder Of the I year, or, in other words, d1kf 1 winter term of piue WeekE I spring term of twelve I young ladx muxt | rian The poditfr <
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