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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
ELECTRICITY FOR MINES.
An American Party Now in India
 Ready to Begin Work

Washington, Feb 26.-The state de- partment has been informed by Con- sul Fee at Bombay in a recent report that a steamer plying directly from New York city has arrived with an electric plant and outfit and party of engineers and electricians The party are representatives of a New York firm and are destined to the Kolar gold fields, near Langalore, the capi- tai of the native state of Mysore. The power necessary to operate this cleo tric plant is to be furnished by the Cauvery river, which will be conduct ed across the country to the Kolar gold fields. The erection of this plant is expected to increase the produc- tion of the mines and to reduce the expense of working. It is a new fea- ture in gold mining in India.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
DIAMONDS RECOVERED.
Negro Tried to Pawn Then for S2OO in New York.

New York.
 New York. Feb 26.-The Journal and Advertiser says:
 Mrs Lillian Middleton Kuhne. the wife of the banker. Percival Kuhne. was robbed on February last of jewels worth thousands of dollars.
 The story has just come to light through the arrest of a negro who had in his possession q diamond and turquoise brooch. It was proved at police headquarters to be part of Mrs kuhne's stolen jewels.
 This brooch contains fourteen dia- mOndS, each q carat ill weight which surround a large turquois. The brooch is valued at S3.0O0. Two hundred dol lars was the insignificant amount the negro asked when he entered the pawn shop of Henry A. McAleenan and handed the brooch to the pawn broker.
 McAleenan had already received q circular from the police describing Mrs kuhne's stolen jewels, and he in- .stantly recognized the brooch.
 While McAleenan was pretending to ixamine the jewelry. ore of his clerks quietly slipped out sof a rear entrance and returned with a policeman, who look the negro into custody.
 At police headquarters the prisoner said he was a stranger in the city, hay ing arrived from the south but few days before. He said the jewels were given him by a friend who asked him 10 pawn them.
 The robbery of Mrs Kuhne's jewels took place in her apartments at the Savoy hotel.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
MEETING POSTPONED.
Railroad Men Think It Means a Worse
 Condition as to Tariffs.

New York. Feb 26-A letter has been sent out by President F. T. lief fiery of the Denver and Rio Grande, acting as chairman of the quarterly conference of executive officers of the western, northwestern and southwest ern lines. postponing for one month the meeting which ill regular order would take place in New York on March 6.
 Railroad men interested in the rate situation in the west are inclined to regard the postponement of the confer ence as indicating a rather worse con dition as to tariffs than has been gen erally realized. The pos,ponement. it is thought, was decided upon to give the presidents Of the interested lines a further opportunity to agree upon q number of points now in dispute.
 A conference has been held for the past few weeks by the presidents of the roads operating between Buffalo and Pittsburg and the Mississippi riv
 CT to straighten out rate tangles in that territory, with what success is not known. It is also reported that rates east from Chicago are in a more unstable condition than for some time While both these questions involve ter ritory not under the jurisdiction of the western cOulcEeHce tHe "eakHeSS Ill rates ill two such important districts is bound, it is said, to affect the lines west of the Mississippi river, and these have their special difficulties at present in cuts or tariffs from the Mis- souri river. Altogether, the east bound rate situation is regarded as in a dangerous condition. There is hope. however, that existing controversies can be settled before the general con ference meets.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
BASKETBALL AT ANSONIA,
Both Teams From Waterbury Won
 Last Night

Ansonia. Feb 26.-The Waterbury High school basket ball team defea ted the Ansonia High school basket ball team last night. i'll very slow game. by the score of IS to ,. The visitors passed the ball around the room with such rapidity as to make the local lads heads swim. The playing of Knopf, of Waterbury. was one of the features of the game and his work did much to land his team winners. As soon as the game started. so did Wa terbury and the first half ended with the score 10 to ? in Waterbury, favor. In the second half the visitors simply repeated the performance and finished the game by gaining decided victory.
 The Waterbury Y. NJ. c. A. team defeated the Ansonia Y. NJ. c. A. team by the score of 20 to 14.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
CITY NEWS.

Myrtle temple, R. S.. will give one cf it's entertaining sociable at Speed well hall this evening.
 Mrs Annie l.. West petitioned the pobate court to-day that she be ap' pointed guardian over her children.
 William Wilson. formerly a well known Waterbury man. and now of Newark, N J., is visiting friends in town.
 Superintendent of schools, Berlin w. Tinker. is in Chicago this week. at tending the national convention of superintendents of public schools.
 The condition of Alderman Foley was reported this afternoon to be quite serious. The commissioners of the board of public safety. of which he is a member, called to see him yester- day afternoon.
 The firm of Jackman X Byron, Bald win street erocers, has been dissolved by mutual consent. John Byron will hereafter conduct the business and will collect all bills and settle all out standing accounts.
 The New Haven Trust company as receiver for the defunct Connecticut Indemnity associa ton has notified all delinquent stockholders that suit will be entered. against them for the amount of their unpaid stock. The total amount is $3o.oOo.
 One of the missionary fathers of Hartford will conduct divine service next Sunday at St Johns church, Watertown. He will be in thc church on Saturday afternoon and evening for the accommodation of the French and English speaking people.
 In the court of bankruptcy today in New Haven 2. P. NaIois ard k. G. Remillat.d. who were known as the Brass City Cycle company were given a total discharge froE. their financial obligations. Their cSse was present ted by Attorney Edward l.. Seery.
 At meeting of the Pastine X. c. Sunday afternoon five now members were initiated The entertainment nual sociable and dance was a success financially. The club is in an excel lent condition and will soon equip their rooms with a suite of handsome furniture.
 The funeral of the late James Hogan took place from the residence of his brother, % Beacon street. yesterday, | to St Thomas's church. The pallbear- l CTS were William AIillerick. Patrick Mulvaney. Alfred Colby and Wilfret. I, Colby The interment was in CalvaI.. l cemetery. The deceased leaves one sis ter, Mary, of this city. aS1 two broth CTS. Thomas of this city and Michae q | of Ansonia.
 l Rumors of various changes on the working staff of the Republican and American are floating about town Howard Hendricks, city editor. on the | 1,nc, ,.neiup rNxHTl 4 nv,1 no one has been appointed to succeed him. Inasmuch as the Republican is l or will be independent of tile .Ameri can ill a short time. 1t is said that the reportorial staff of the American is to be augmented by a new scribe Eugene Wilson, so the story goes. is l to once more don the reportorial roht and Reporter Daniel Sullivan Is stat ed for the position Of sporting editors
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, Feb 2G.-For Connecti- cut: Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Wednesday,; br,s,. northwest winds.
 Weather notes: The low area Of pressure central yesterday morning over southern Texas has moved east ward. Heavy precipitation has attend ed it. Rain is falling this morning at Hatteras, Charleston and Jacksonville. A high wind covers the northwest. The customary fail of temperature accompanies it. The pressure is some what lower this morning over New England The amount of snow on the ground at Northfield is Is inches, Ring- hamton inches. Erie ' inches, Koch ester IA inches, Milwaukee inches, Moorhead 3 inches and New Haven q trace.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
DEVERY IS SMILING.
He Is Virtually at the Head of New
 Works Police Force.

1Ic IS II ltdIlN lllS I1tdu OI -NC"
 York's Police Force
 New York. Feb 26-NIichael c. MnS- phy has begun in earnest his work as commissioner of police. He spent nearly six hours in his new office yes terday and when his days work was ended the greatest curiosity as to the status of William $. Deyery in the new police regime.
 Clothed with the title of first deputy commissioner of police. Devery, former friend of Richard Croker settled down in the office on the first floor which he has so long occupied. On the door of Mir Murphy's room had been painted, Commissioner Michael c. Murphy but no change had been made on Dep uty Commissioner Dcvery's door. There still remained "Office of the Chief of Police" and Tammany poli- ticians winked significantly when their eyes fell upon the sign.
 Commissioner Murphy, in talking with the reporters, insisted that he, and not his deputy commissioner, is the actual as well as the nominal head of the reorganized police department. This view was not shared by all O. those who called at the Muberiry j many of the visitors there insisted that the old words on Deputy Commissioner Devery's door gave the key to the pres ent situation.
 Their belief was strengthened by complimentary mention of his first dep uty by Commissioner Murphy in talk to the deputy chiefs. inspectors and captains who appeared in the morning in answer to his call, and in the after noon by a special order issued by the commissioner defining the powers of the first deputy commissioner. When he left the building for the day Commissioner Murphy left in charge there Deputy Commissioner Deyery, upon whom he conferred all the powers possessed by Devery when he was chief of police, excepting au- thority as to promotions and trans fers. This authority, by the new law. was taken from the chief and lodged with the single commissioner. That Commissioner Murphy conferred on his first deputy all the powers he could un- der the new law. is taken as evidence that Mr~Devery has just entered upon his second reign in Mulberry street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
INSPIRATION FROM HEAVEN.
That Was What a Demented Woman Said Who Killed Her Child.

Pittsburg, Penn, Feb 26.-Mrs Mag gie Diethorn, aged 26 years, walked out on the. 22nd street bridge about S:3O o'clock this morning with her two children, aged 2and I years, and when in the center of the structure quickly picked up the little ones and threw them into the MonOngahela river. Be fore she could follow she was arrest ed. Boats put out at once and res cued one of the children. but the other was drowned. The woman was evil dently demented. She told the police heaven.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
AGAIN THE STAR.

Lick Observatory, Calif.. Feb. 2c-- Astronomer W. Campbell furnishes the following: The new star Perseus has diminished in brightness about enc fifth of a magnitude in the past twen.y four hours. X careful study of the red, orange. yellow and green regions Of its spectrum has been maJle. 1esiti- ing to many results of great technicat interest of which q few may De meu- toned. The presence of hydrogen in the star is shown by the broad bright bands of that element. Iiie orange line of helium $ dark. The orange sodium lines are dark aud extreMlv narrow and tie fact that they occupy this usual position shows that the stars distance from the earth Is now changing rapidly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL.
Strained Relations Because of an Ab-
 duction Case.

Oporto, Feb 26.-It is understood the Brazilian government will demand explanation from Portugal for the at tempt made to abduct the daughter of the Brazilian consul here and place her in convent against the wishes of her father.
 A dispatch received here from Rio Janeiro says that mob at that place stoned the Portuguese representative on account of the incidents at Oporto.
 A collision between the police and students yesterday evening resulted in numbers on both sides being injured. The police invaded the institute in pur- suit of the students and the profes- sors protested to the government.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
HAYr1ANs AND DoN1S1cANs.

Cape Haytian. Hayti. Feb 26, (via Haytian cable. .)-The skirmish between Haytians and Dominicans, which was reported yesterday as having taken place at Phitcbert. was caused by the occupation by Haytian troops of some territory in dispute. The Dominican government is disposed to re-establish good relations with Haytf, if the gov ernment of that republic will recall it's troops
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
CONCERTS RECALL
Pall Mall Gazette Says it Is a
 Rebuilt
GERMANS PUNIsHING CHINESE.

The Three Chinese Princes Are Still
 Hiding at Ninghiafu-More Christi
 an Missionaries Massacred-Walder-
 See Sends Official News of the Bat
 tie at Kuanshaug.
 London. Feb. 26-The Pan nail GaZette's correspondent at Pekin, telegraphing under date of yesterday says:
 United States Minister Conger's recall, which is practically I rebuff, is very generally regretted. Ii is feared that his uncompromising attitude will De exchanged for q policy that will prove unnecessarily benevolent. 'To-day's meeting Of ministers was concerned in drawing up q list of the provincial officials implicated in the boxer movement whose punishment it is intended to demand.
 The remaining clauses of the de- mands Of the powers will take six months to settle.
 The Germans continue to punish Chinese troops guilty of brigandage and bloodshed. They have gained q efficiency"
 London. Feb. 26.--A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram company from Shanghai, dated this morning. says:
 Prince Yuan. Prince Chwang Lu and General Tung Flu Hsiang are still taking refuge at Ninghafu. Two na- tive Christians from Kuhuacheng. in the northern part of the province of ShanSi. report the massacre of 20 male male and female missionaries and nine children, who have been missing since October"
 Pekin. Feb 26.-United States Min ister Conger turned over the affairs of the legation this morning to W. w. Rockhill. particularly the conduct of the negotiations with the Chinese plenipotentiarieS. and he will soon re- turn to the United States for six months vacation. This afternoon Mr Rockhill attended for the first time q meeting of the foreign envoyS in an Independent capacity. No business of Importance was transacted. By the Americans here this arrangement is considered 2 confirmation of the re- port that everything is pra ctically set tied. for Mir COnger felt it his duty to finish the negotiations satisfactorily. Next week tie Peiho river will open. and then the exodus of diplomats. cor sl Hung Chang expects the imperial court will return to Pe>in as soon as notification is given that the troops of the allies are evacuating the capital. He asserts that no further difficulty in the negotiations is possible. Some old residents here think there may be diff culty in connection with the cere- monial of receiving the ministers of the powers by the court. but the min- 1sterS themselves do not anticipate any. The German and Russian bar racks for the guards of their respective legations will be ready in month.
 Berlin. Feb. 26.-The war office has received a dispatch from Count von Waldersee saying that over 300 Chin ese were killed when they attacked the Germans at Kuangchang recently Ho1fmeiSters column which started thence, will return to Paotingfu.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
EMPRESS AND KING.

Cronburg. Feb. o5.-Empercr Wsil-l liam will return to Berlin to-cay Ins order to be with the Empress upon the anniversary of their weddmxi which occurs tomorrow. Her m1jeat3ss is detained in Berlin owing to the 1ns' disposition of her daughter, the H19pss cess Victoria Louise. King EdwArss by special request of his sitter the Dowager Empress Frederick, will re-s main until Saturday. Empress E<ed-
 erlck took an airing In wheey AtleIir'' this morning. Eiu1 NtHeard
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
SHOT EACH OTHER.

Newark, \. J.. Feb 26.-Lebrado De- erottallo and Gerrossa Dellilillio. la- borers, Quarrelled in their boarding house here early this morning. Dur ing the quarrel revolvers were drawn and fired. with the result that Degrot- tallo was killed and Dellilillio fatally wounded.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
REPUBLIC OF HAWAII.
Destroying the Last Remnant of Her
 Postal Service

New York. Feb 26.-To-morrow. ac- cording to q Tribune special from Washington, the postofiice department will destroy about 4,O0O postal cars which belonged to the republic Of Ha-s waii This last remnant of Hawaiiss postal service will be placed i'll big furnace especially constructed by the redemption division for the purpose of destroying the postage stamps and postal cards of Hawaii's republicans government. Two weeks ago all of the Hawaiian uncancelled postage stamps obtainable were burned. Their face value was about $3S,OOO. but ir the department had had the power to sell them. at least $1OO.OOO would have been given for them by enterprisina collectors.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
ARIZONA'S NEW CAPITOL.
Dedicatory Ceremonies and . Big Gels
 ebration i'll Progress

DedicatOry CeremOnleS and q 6lS Ieis
 ebration i'll Progress
 Chicago, Feb 26.-A special to taa Record from Phoenix. Ariz, says: Tie Thirty eighth anniversary Of the estab- lishmei:t of a territorial government for Arizona was made the occasion ot the dedication of the new capitol. Wis., itors from all parts of the territory crowded the city. A large processlon. composed of prominent men of the ter~ ritory. members of the legisiatur9 (which adjourned ln honor of the cefe- monies. military companies and bands. marched to the capitol grounds to take part in the ceremonies. Governor N. Q. Murphy presided and the orator Q f the day was Chief Justice Webster Strect. There were many speeches bN members of the legislature and prola> inpat men,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
EPIDEMIC IN PHILIPPINES.
Twenty-Five Thousand Natives Have
 Already Died.

Manila, Feb 26.-An epidemic ol rinderpest exists in the Nisayan ls- lands. The disease first appeared on Burias island and spread thence to Ticio and Masbate, and it is now ap- bearing on the island of Panay. Twen- ty-tive thousand caribao have already died on Masbate island. The natives are dependent upon the caribao for az ricultural operations: and the disease has minimized rice planting and re- Stricted the sugar crop. and much sui fering is likely to ensue. Rigid quar- antine measures have been adopted.
 A new party. called conservative, is being organized. Colonel Blanco, q Macabebe chief. is the leader of the movement. The church element is identified with the conservative party.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
TWO CARS DETAILED.

Milford, Conn: Feb 26.-Two cars of a freight train were derailed at Wood mont early this morning by the break ing of a truck axle. and the wreck b1ockad two tracks for four hours. Two other trucks were available how oyer, ao that trnfIlc FaS not sexi0nSly
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
FELL FROM BRIDGE.

New York, Feb 26.-Charles Miller 40 years of age, employed on the new East river bridge, fell from tue New York span of the bridge to-day. to the ground distance of 12O feet. He was instantly Killed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
NEGRO CoNFEssEs TO MURDER

Terre Taute. Ind, Feb 26.-George zWard, 27 years of age, c6lored, for nnerly employed in the car works here, sK9s arrested to-day and confessed to s41z police to having murdered Ida
 Htetn, the school teacher, who keend dying Last night in grove
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
STOLE THE s1LvERwARE.
Was the Guest of the City Club of
 Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon.
 New York, Feb 26.-C. A. Under hill, who gave his address as "A 0 street, New Haven, was arrested by the Mount Vernon police last night on the charge of stealing quantity of silverware from the City club of that place. Underhill was invited to the club last night and several members allege that he pOcketed number of knives, forks and spoons from the stahlea sefvice. In court to-day he swaS n1sed 4e0, and in defnuIt Of pay
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26

Washington. Feb 26.-The steamer Newark of the quartermaster's depart ment. reported wrecked on Catan- duanes Island, undoubtedly is q small tug recently purchased at cost of about &5.OOO and used for the trans portation of supplies-in the Philip pines. This is the only vessel of that name ill the quartermaster's depart mpnt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
WILL TRANSFER NEGOT ATIONS

London, Feb 26.-The Nicaraguan negotiations have been or are about to be transferred to Washington, as Ambassador Choate is not empowered to deal with the suggestions of the British government.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26

Manila. Feb 26.-The. steamer New ark. of the quartermaster'S department, has been wrecked on Catanduanes is land.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
HRA1E DER HID.

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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26

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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26

Berlin. Feb. 26--The war office has received a dispatch from Count von Waldersee saying that over 300 Chin eSe We're killed when they attacked the Germans at Kuangchang recently. Ho1fmeiSter's column. which started thence, will return to Paotingfu
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
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