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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
The Bonfne surx seeur.a.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2l.-At q few minutes past o'clock yesterday the jury which is to try Mrs Ida Bonine on the charge Of murdering James Sey- mour Ayres, IT,. the young census clerk, was completed, and the court then adjourned until 10 o'clock today, when presentation of the case on be- half of the government was made by the district attorney. MT. Douglas, representing Mrs. Bonine, said after the court adjourned that he would re- serve his opening until after all the witnesses for the prosecution had been heard. It Is expected, therefore, that the taking Of testimony will begin at nY1ea f-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
DELEGATES MET LAST NIGHT.

New York, Nov 21.-Deiegates from Yale, Princeton. Columbia and Brown met at the St Nicholas rink last night in session of the Intercollegiate Hockey association. Owing to the fact that the Amateur Hockey league has not adopted it's schedule, no plan of gaines could be arranged for the col leges for fear the dates might conflict. The chief business of the meeting was the election of officers. George Nit tendorf, Yale, '99, was chosen chair man, and NJ. Ogden of Princeton, sec retary and treasurer. The executive committee which will have charge cf the schedule is composed of NJ. Og- den. Princeton; G. Mittendorf, Yale, and w. B. Shoemaker of Columbia. Cornell's application for membership was not officially received, but it Is un- derstood that Cornell is desirous of Joining if possible. Goodwin Stotl- dArd of Bridgeport offered q silver cup to the league to become the property of the college winning the champions skip three years. not necessarily in succession.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
FEDERATION OF WOMEN CLUES
Met in Annual Session in New Haven
 This Afternoon.

Met in Annual Session in New Haven
 This Afternoon.
 New Haven, Conn, Nov 21.-The Connecticut State Federation of Wo- mems clubs, which went into annual session this afternoon in Calvary Bap- tist church. devoted it's first meeting to- the consideration of state officers reports, the roll call of clubs and mis- ce-laneouS business, and listened also to n interesting address by Mrs Fred ericE Nathan, president of the Consrm- ers' league, New York, and | paper by Mrs George A. Jamieson of Bridge port, chairman of the committee on industrial conditions. These various features of the program occupied the afternoon completely, and were fol- lowed with close attention by the many delegates assembled. The dele- gates represent clubs in -AnsOnia, Beth el, Bridgeport, Canaan, Cheshire, Dan bury, East Haddam, Ellington, En- field, Hartford, Milford, New Britain, New Canaan, New Haven. New Lon don, New Milford, Northfield. 4Norwalk, Norwich Seymour, shelton, South Norwalli. Southport, Stafford Springs, Wallingford, Washington, Waterbury West Haven, Westport. Willimantic and Woodbury, For this annual meet ing they are guests of New Haven, Fair Haven and West Haven clubs.
 The convention was opened with an address Of welcome by Mrs George Starr Barnum of the Study club, Now Haven. first vice president of the fed- eration. Tn presenting q report from the committee on industrial conditions Mrs Louis G. Jamieson of Bridgeport explained that the committees field ol effort is limited to industrial co1ldi- tions affecting women and children of Connecticut, especially to d know ledg of the principles that underlie. these conditions. She urged mat the student clubs give up one session at least to the study of the work of the committee.
 ..How is it possible? ?'she asked, flor l woman to provide all the necessaries of life upon q wage of from $3 to S, q week? Hundreds of women in our cities are working and starving but it's solution to-day. and the wonder is, not that so many fail but that so many succeed
 At to-night's meeting of the federa- ton, Civil Service Reform will be the genral topic of discussion. To- morrow the convention will consider the subjects of Education" and Household Economies
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
penn.ylxan,a,. omcIal Return..

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 21.-The official returns of the recent election in the state, as tabulated at the state de- partment, show that the vote for state treasurer was: Harris iRep.), 4S5, ,040; Coray Dem.., Municipal League and UnionJ, 3s9, ,570; Porter (Pro.). 1s,044; Mcconnell Social Labor, 2,584; Barnes (Public Ownership 2,674; Watkins People's), 53O; total, S4s. .442; Harris plurality, 45,470. Coray received 93,- 413 votes in the Union party column. This is more than enough votes for that party to get column on the bal- lots next year without the 1ormality ef taking OUT nominetiop papsrs
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
-Iurre conaefsnee contribntton

WARRINGTON, Nov 21.-The secre- cary of the treasury has received through the mail from person whose name is unknown a draft for S5,s75, with the statement that it is the amount which should have been paid me internal revenue department years ago. with interest to date. 4he letter uas signed ..E. or The molley win be zepcsited to me credit of che conscience z1n3
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
MISSIONARIES UNDIsMAYED.

New York, Nov 21.--Undismayed by the fate of Miss Stone, the kidnapped missionary, Miss Mary Roys, q girl from La Cross. Wis, will tonight be come the wife of Leroy Ostrandar. who will take her to Samakov, Turkey, the very station from which Miss Stone was taken by the Bulgarian brigands. MT Ostrander. expects to assume the post Of an instructor in T missionary school from Samakov. and his bride will help him. The brides mother is Mrs George w, Cole of this city, and the wedding will take place at her home. Mir Ostrander is from TrOy N Y
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
AImost Buried Alive.

DECATUR, Ala, Nov 21.-James Wynn, an Oxford blacksmith, has nar- rowly escaped being buried alive. Aft CT the funeral services the casket was opened at the grave, winch the body was seen to move The casket was huf ried back to the home of Wynn, where he revived and is now under treatment Wynn had been pronounced dead by physicians, and he lay apparently dead for two nights and a day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
sll..is..ppi aIurderer Captured.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 21.-A telephone message received from Oxford, Miss, states that Will Mathis, charged with murdering two deputies several nights ago, has just been captured at Dallas. twelve miles south Of that place. 4 mob of 200 people from Oxford, Pento- toe and other places are now bringing Mathis to the scene of the alleged crime Bonhres are being built in the streets of Oxford, and it is feared, that Mathis; upon his arrival. will be burned or lynched-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
MINERS MET DEATH IN MINE
One Hundred Men Cut Of From
 Outside by Fire.

Twenty-Five Are Known to be Dead
 Buildings at Mouth of Mine Took
 Fire and a Strong Draft Drew the
 Smoke From the Burning Buildings
 Into the Mouth of the Mine.
 Telluride, Col, Nov 21.-Nearly T hundred men were nearly suffocated to death in the Smuggler- U nion mine in Marshall basin as the result of q lire which consumed the buildings at tte mouth of the Bullion tunnel. Twenty TWO miners are known to be dead and scores of others are Tn the mine work ings either suffocated to death or seeking safety in remote parts of the mine until the place is cleared Of foul gases and smoke.
 Fire broke out in the tramway bunk house at the mouth of the Bullion tun- nel. the principal opening from which the property is worked. and spread rapidly to the boiler and engine house, blacksmith shop, the tramway termin- al, with Its great ore bins, and several smaller buildings were all soon wrap. ped in flames.
 A strong draft drew the smoke from the burning buildings directly into the tunnel and the mile Of drifts, up- rises and slopes connecting with il began to fill rapidly with the smoke.
 In the excitement of trying 10 con trol the fire in the outside buildings the mine was forgotten and before the situation was realized the workings were fast filling with dense smoke. By this time the buildings about the mouth of the tunnel were all ablaze. and nothing could be done to stop the smoke from going ill.
 As soon as it was possible great bodies of rock were blown down into the tunnel mouth and the opening stopped, but not until the workings were filled and the smoke working its way through the shafts to the surface q mile or more up the mountain from the tunnel house.
 The day shift, some two hundred men, had gone into the mine and had reached their stations before the fire started.
 It is known that some of the men escaped through the old Sheridan tun- nel and also through the old Union have been but small part of the force in the mine.
 The Smuggler- Union is the largest mine in 6he Telluride district, the out put being about two-thirds Of the total from the cdmp. It is owned by New York and Boston capitalists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
JUMPED INTO FURNACE.
Horrible Deed of Man at Pittsburg
 Last Evening.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov 21.-A few mo- ments after midnight an unknown man threw himself headlong into one of the furnaces at Schoenberger's mills, Fourteenth and Etna streets. Almost his entire body was roasted beyond Identification, his left foot being the only part not disfigured. The man gaihed access to the platform at the top of the furnace and before he could be stopped threw himself headlong :nto the furnace. He was buried head and shoulders i'll the flames and when he was pulled out about three minutes later every part of his body resen- bled a piece of half cooked meat. No one man remember of ever having seen him here before.and it is probable he will never be identified
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
Farmers and Miner. Clash.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Nov. 21.-The sec retary of the interior has been asked by the homesteaders in the Kiowa and or not their homestead entries which conflict. with alleged mining districts therein will be recognized. The deci- sion will affect 1000 homesteads in the vicinity of the Wichita mountains, where the farmer and miner have come together
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
TANK OF ENGI,AND.

London. Nov 21.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of England shows the following exchanges: Total re serve. increased. G641 ,O00; circulation, decreased, g352. .000: bullion, increased 92SS.233; other securities, decreased, $ 1,249,O 900; other deposits, decreased, Z 1,926.000; public deposits, increased, G1,256000: notes reserve, increased, 6544 ,000. Government securities un- changed. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to liability is 47.77 per cent. Last week it was 54 91 per cent
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
YALE DEBATERS.

New Haven. Nov 21.-The following have been chosen as speakers to repre- sent Yale ill the debate with Prince ton: R. IT. Ewell, Washington, D. C.. 1908; T. Sibley. Los Angeles. Gal, 1902; c. D. Lockwood, Stamford, Conn, 1905; I. G. Phillips, Winchester, Tenn, 1902. The first three are expected to consti- tute the regular team. while the last named will act as an alternate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21

London, Nov 21.-A special dispatch from Budapest says'a newspaper there asserts that Queen Draga and King Alexander recently quarreled and that the king slapped the queen intheface. The latter thereupon drank poison, but was saved by the physicians.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
pead at one Hundred and Twentx.

UTICA, N. Y., Nov. Abraham E. Elmer, who died at his home here yes terday afternoon, was, according to his family, 119 years, 9 months and 25 days old. He was born in Warren, Her. kimer county. He served as water boy at the battle of Oriskany, where he saw General Herkimer shot from his horse by an Indian. He was also in the war of 1912. He had been blind many
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
HAVE GRANTED THE rIxaMs

San Francisco, Nov 21.--Two msla machine shops and foundry hava granted the terms of the striking irolt workers. These are Meese X Gett~ fried, the California Machine works. and the Kennard X Barry, foundry- men. They have agreed to pay an in- crease of 21A cents an hour in wages to their employees to make up for tha reduction ill hours.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
w. C. IT. U. Session Ended.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. 21.-The twenty-eighth convention of the Ma tional w. c. T. U. ended it's session last evening with the adoption of sen- sational .deliverance on the attitude of the rnform forces in New York city in respect to the partial open saloon on Sunday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
BROTHERS WE'RE SHOT

Chicago, Nov 21.-Charles and John
 Miller, brothers. of Toronto, Canada,
 were riddled with small shot here to- day. The former will die. John was seriously wounded. The shooting was done by Robert Coburn, who thought the men were about to rob his hen roost. John Miller said he and his brother wer without mony and were merely seking q lodging in Coburn's barn. CobuIn was detained by the po-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
SAILED FOR SOUTH SEA.

San Francisco, Nov 21.-The bark California has sailed for the South sea, the coast of Japan and the Okhotsk sea on a whaling cruise of nearly T years duration. The next whaler 10 sail will be tie Alice Knowles, which is to leave port next Tuesday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
ALL QUIET AT PANAMA.

Washington, Nov 21.-The secretary of the navy has received the following cablegram from Captain Perry, cons manding the battleship Iowa. dated Panama. to-day: .'Everything Quiet. No further interference since notiiic:ls ton. Transit and telegraphic copr munication open. Colon ill possessiou of liberals and quiet"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
CAN'T BE THERE

Lakeyille, Nov 21.-A telegraph dis patch was received here from Justice Jerome saying that twill be impossl- 'bie for him 10 be present at the ban- quet of the Litchfeld county bar ro- @orroW evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
Alabama,. con.titationa1 vote.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. o1.-The governor, secretary of state and attor- ney general have opened and counted the vote on the new constitution. The result shows q majority of S,429 for the constitution. The governor will is sue his proclamation within few days, and ten days thereafter the new law will go into effect
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
INyEsTIGATING THE FIRE.

Middletown. Nov 21.-Justice Banks, deputy fire marshall, is conducting an investigation today into the cause Of recent fire at South Farms, by which building owned by James Kealns and occupied by August Teplau was destroyed,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
STORY A CANARD.
An Official Statement Says Queen
 Draga Lives.

Vienna, Nov 21.--An official Servian statement just issued declares that there is absolutely no foundation ill the report that Queen Draga has been shot at or that she has committed sui eide.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21

Meriden. Nov 21.-The local station agent Of the N. r.. N. H. < H. rail- road has notified shippers that no more freight will be accepted Ut pres ent No freight trains have reached here from the south this morning. It is said a local freight will arrive dur ing the afternoon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21
ANOTHER GAP TURF
Boer Commandant Buys Taken
 Near Vaal River.
ATTACKED RAILROAD PATROL.

King Edwards Decree About Admis-
 sion to Coronation-None But Brit
 ish Subjects Are to be Present
 News is Cheering. at Present Re
 garding the Kings Health.
 London, Nov 21-A dispatch from Lord Kitchener. dated from Pretoria, November 21Ssays Commandant Buys has been captured after attacking 2 patrol Of one hundred railroad pion- eers on the Vaal river. near Villiers- dorp.
 New York. Nov 2l.-Commenting upon the statement of physicians re- gently regarding the health of the king the London correspondent of the Trl- bune cables:
 From the highest sources of infor- mation come the most reassuring ac. counts of the kings health. Those who have recently been driving and shooting with him assert that he laughs heartily over Ihe. reports about his failing health and has proved the falsity Of them by exposing himself recklessly in the hunting field and by shooting hour after hour in the wind and rain. Those recently with him assert that he has no throat ailment whatever and that his general health and spirits are now better than for l long time. London tradesmen would have been saved excessive charges for insurance on their stocks in corona tion year if these facts had been gen. erally known.
 London, Nov 21.-King Edward has checkmated the thrifty British nobles and others who proposed 10 line their pockets with American and Contin- ental gold by the sale of their seats in Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony by decreeing that, except in an. official capacity, none but British subjects are to be present. He has decided that the mere fact of any seat being sold dispossesses both the hold CT and the nominee from the right of occupying it. It is understood that large sums have been offered, both in America and Europe, for seats on the accession of the coronation
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21

Middletown. Nov 21.-Freight ship ments are tied up on account of the strike. Nothing was received from points south this morning.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-21

PATRICK COLLINS NOMINATEIJ.
 Boston, Nov 21.--AlI was peace and harmony in the democratic municipal convention last night and Hon Patrick Collins was named for mayor by a4 unanimous vote.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-24
DR. CURRY TODAY.

DR.. ]. L. NJ. Curry is at the Marlborough.
He reached the city last night from
Washington and will be here today and
possibly longer The invitation TO adj
dress the Legislature did not specify the
date, that being left presumably 20 Or.
Curry's convenience. AS he is in the city,
II is probable that he will address the
Legislature at IL o'clock today He is one
of the foremost men of the South. one
of the wisest and ablest statesmen and
scholars, and as Congressman, diplomat
and publicist has done the State some
service, ranking with the first men from
the South as a young man in Congress
in 1860. as we'll as in the Confederate
Congress, in the diplomatic service of
his country and as an apostle of the cdu-
cation and development of the South of
today
DR.. Curry has been the inspiration OF
much of the new educational life of North
Carolina. He has helped to establish its
graded schools and normals, and in every
way in his power as the manager OF the
Peabody fund to foster educational prog
ress. He is always sure of a cordial well
come to North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-24
THE BOOK QUESTION.

40 The Joint Committee on Education
will meet this afternoon to consider the
bill introduced by Senator Aycock 10
restore TO the State Board of Educa-
tionsthe duty of selecting books for the
nubIic schools which the Fusion Legls-
nhre took fl ON the State Board ana
bestowed upon county boards. Every
state superintendent of Schools since
1876 has favored State adoption. II IS
the, only. plan that secures uniformity
and the lowest possible price. County
adoption resulted in a scramble ana
scandal in most every county IN the
state. and the children had to pay the
cosf of the big fees and corruption
-fnnd that is attendant upon county
adoption.
- The cost of printing has been greatly
reduced i'm late years and, under con-
tract for four or five years for all the
connties the price of school books
could be greatly reduced. 1t is better
that books b Is sold cheaper to the chill
dren than the large sums of money De
paid to influence local boards in ninety
seven counties of the State, not to speak
If the evils attendant upon system so
demoralizing.
AS to the merits of the books OF the
several companies, that is a matter
that the State Board of Education
could pass upon after careful examina-
ton. That Board could be relied upon
10. give a. fair hearing to all the book
connanies and to do the right thing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-24
OPENS TONIGHT.

The Olivia Raney Library is the best
gift that any son of Raleigh has given
TO the capital city in recent years. The
three men who have linked their name
forever with the uplifting of the peo-
pie of Raleigh are John Rex, who gave
the money 10 establish Rex Hospital;
Stanhope Pullen, who gave Pullen Park
and the land on which the Agrlcul-
tural and Mechanical College now
stands and Beverly Raney, whose gift
of a magnificent public library, in mem
DRY of his lovely wife, completes the
trinity of Raleigh's chief ornaments
and @lories
The opening of the Olivia Raney
Library tonight is an event of great in
terest and deep significance. The ex-
ercises will pe of historic Importance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-24
GEN B s. ROYsTER.

General Beverly S. Rovster, who was
Yesterday re- appointed Adjutant General
by Governor Avcock. is in every way
worthy of the honor. He is a trained and
accomplished soldier, devoted to the i'm
provement of the State Guard, and has
filled the position with general accepta-
bility and efficiency. He is a lawyer of
ability, and enjoys large practise He is
Mason and an Odd Fellow and has held
the position of Grand Master of Odd Fell
lows in North Carolina and Grand Repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of the world and was recently reelected
Grand Master of Masons of North Caro-
lima.
Gen. Royster is a sterling Democr
whose services to the party have been
conspicuous. During the campaign of
1900 he was chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee OF Granville coun-
ty, and that COUNT made the largest
gains in both the August and November
elections of any county in the Fifth Dis
trict He was earnestly and unanimously
endorsed by the Democracy of the Fifth
district, and had the support of leading
Democrats in all sections of the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-24
THE BEST TRIBUTE.

Among the thousands of tributes from
editors. ministers. lawyers and men OF all
callings paid to the Queen of England, the
hest we have seen is from a short COM
munication ! 20 the New York World from
Hon. F. r. Coudert, of the New York bar.
He wrote:
Queen Victoria acclimated the domes-
tic virtues to the atmosphere of a court.
vice shrank shame faced from her uncon-
genial presence. Her immediate prede-
ressors had not made virtue fashionable.
George III meant WELL but as he always
lacked intaIligehee and sometimes rea~
son his example counts for little.
perhaps there has been more glory IN
a sixty wear sermon of beautiful life than
there Will be- in high sounding epitaphs
recalling the greatness of the Empress
Oueen@ me fahraI tone of the world has
heen fafsea by Victoria's example; good
women the world over will bless her men,
ory for enhancing the dignity of their
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