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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
BURGLARS DNLY GOT S|OO
Cracked Safe of Woodbury
 Savings Bank This Morning.

They Carried Off Number of Papers
 ill the Shape of Notes and Checks
 Selectman Harvey Organized Posse
 and Started in Pursuit of Burglars
 No Trace of Them Found Up to This
 Time.
 Woodbury, Conn, Noy 2o.-Burglars broke in the Woodbury Savings bank early this morning and cracked I safe, but though they carried off quite I large sum in securities, said 10 be un. negotiable, they secured only about SlOD in cash. The explosion which wreck ed the safe was loud enough to waken most of the residents Of the village. at about 3 o'clock, and the excitement was increased by the sound of gum shots fired by a yillager, who heard q team being rapidly driven past his house. 1t is supposed that the thieves went in the direction of Southbury, and q posse of citizens gathered by the first selectman, c. Af. Harvey.was unable to hit the trail of the fugitiyes successfully. A reward of S2O0 has been offered by the town authorities for the apprehension of the. burglars. and 1t was understood that this amount would probably be increased by the bank officials, who were in ses- sion at the bank this forenoon.
 It is surmised that this bank may have. been selected for attack by the eracksmen on account of an announce ment made recently that q deposit of S5,OOO had been made there by the Woodbury Mobile Transit company. organized q few days ago. The bank authorities, however, say that practi cally all the funds which had been i'll the cashiers safe were transferrd to an out of town bank yesterday. The thieves overlooked i'll their hurry an inner compartment of the safe. where quite sum of money was kept.
 Among the papers taken were T number of town orders, all of which had been cashed and are worthless to the thieves.
 Entrance to the bank was gained by carefully removing large pane of glass from the front window and crawling through the opening. previ- ously three horse blankets had been stolen from barn in the village. and sledge hammers and other tools taken from Il wagon shop. The tools were used in getting access to the safe, while the blankets were soaked in wa ter and wrapped about the safe to deaden the sound Of the explosion. \ nurse in q near by house was aroused about 2 o'clock by g muffied explosion. but not hearing any further disturb ance she attached little importance so it until about an hour later another explosion and mulch louder one was heard. This one aroused the town, but the burglars had disappeared befoer any organized move for their capture was made.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
Noted Hortleu1turl.t Dead.

: PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-Thom- as Meehan, one of the foremost horti- culturists and botanists in this country and who has an international reputa- ton in these fields, died at his home in Germantown last night after q finger ing illness. He was seventy five years of age. Mir. Meehan devoted his entire career to botany and horticulture and was an eminent authority on those subjects. He was a prolific writer and contributed thousands of articles to scientific publications on the sub jects Of his life's work. He was the first to succeed in towering the Vic toria Regia in this country, and his success in this was quite an event in the botonical and horticultural world
 Mir. Meehan was. born in England.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
TRYING TO GET JURY
Mrs Boniue, Charged With Murder,
 Seems to be in Good Spirits.

MrS BonIne, Charged With Murder,
 Seems to be in Good Spirits.
 Washington, Nov 20.-The effort to secure jury in the trial of Mrs Bon inc, upon the charge of murdering James Seymour Ayres. was continued this morning. Mrs Bonine again found her husband and her sister awaiting her arrival in the court room. While the preliminaries of the day were in progress she engaged in conversation with her husband and her attorneys, later turning about for a chat with Mrs AIeacham, her sister. When the proceedings of the day be- gan only three ladies in addition to the defendant and her sister were present. Mrs Bonine was apparently suffering from a cold District Attor- ney Gould began the proceedings with peremptory challenge of Juror Yer million, one of those who were left in the box after yesterdays proceedings and he was excused. The first man summoned to take his place was ex- cused on the plea that he had served more than twenty days as juror dur ing the past year. The next one also was excused by the government be- cause of prejudice against circum- stantial evidence.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
MANT sl2 A MONTH.

Lebanon. N F.. Nov 20.-P. R. Kim ball of Grafton. one of the 75 yolu1- tary observers of the United States weather bureau located in New Eng land. is the originator of q plan io SC cure for these observers SIP q month as compensation from the government. Mir Kimbail. who has been on the list Of observers for many years, Has pre- pared T circular for use by every ob- server in New England, accompanied by a blank to be signed and forward ed to Willis J. Moore. chief of the Cnred States weather bureau at Washington. The circular requests SIP I month as salary and says: All meteorological observations will be discontinued on January l. 1902, until this request Is granted
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
ALDERMAN GOSS INQUIRIES.
Yesterdays Articles In These Columns Set Him Thinking.

The Transfer of Moneys from Munich pal Departments Cause of All t}e Trouble The Board Of Finance, No
 Doubt, Can Explain to the Full Sat isfaction of Afr Goss.
 To Editor Evening Democrat: am greatly indebted to you for sup plying through your columns some at least of the information asked of iae board of finance respecting the excess expenditures charged against appropri- ation accounts, which information the board of finance were either unable or unwilling to furnish. Had l been n ] formed. as your authority intima1es. should most certainly have endeavored tIo insnre proper provision for the eS- ceSseS under interest accounts. as well as for the other accounts. before any i additional transfers had been made for the benefit of the streets depart- ! ment.
 The article to which refer also con ceys T hint Of the reason for the mna- ger and unsatisfactory report which was considered by the aldermen Mon- day evening. and which should proper ly have been recommitted with T repri- mand.
 It occurs to me now that the board of finance might very well hesitate to 1 explain how it comes to be that nearly S2 GOO Of rle premium received from 1 the sale of the water and school bonds had already been expended for 1T crued interest on those same bonas. before they recommended the transfer 1 of the whole amount to the depart ment of education.
 1 It causes me no surprise that Mayor Kilduff should he unwilling to reveal l that his remarkable finding of unap- 1 propriated funds was not such q cred 1 liable performance after all, and that 1 the results of his eXhausting search 1 through the comptroller's books, which you so graphically described before 1 the election. should have to be dis counted at this late day by over 25 per cent
 | Perhaps you can tell us now, Mr Editor, what we are to do about those excess expenditures for interest
 EDWARD o. GOSS. l I've feel pleased to learn from olr l genial friend, Alderman Goss. that we
 have furnished him some informa ton l which he was not ill possession Of at I the meeting of the aldermen Monday l night. That's one of the functions Of the press and it is consoling to us to be informed on such excellent author I ity that We are filling it creditablv. The alderman also seeks further light from Us on city affairs. but inasmuch as the question he asks in his com ] munication should. ill our judgment, | first come before the board Of finance, We feel loath to pass upon it at this l lime. No. doubt the board of finance will at the proper. time forward to the 1 aldermen such recommendation as will meet the case, just as it has done With reference to other matters that needed attention
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
FUN AT HORSE SHOW.
A Larger Crowd Than Usual in At,
 tendance To-Day.

A Larger Crowd Than Usual in Att
 tendance To-Day.
 New York, Nov 20.-The hunters and jumpers, Shetlands. trotting stallions and roadsters divided the interest and shared the honors at the horse show to-day. The morning crowd was larger than usual and the spectacular performances of the jumpers which were sent over six successive hurdles each five feet high was probably the special attraction. There were 2T entries in that class and after them came q big lot of horses suitable 10 become hunters The Shetlands fol- lowed them with four classes shown. and after them were the trotting stall lions.
 George Peabody Wetmore and John c. Heckscher were the ring committee for the day and Cornelius Fellowes and A Newbold Morris were named to otficiate tonight
 The air was clear and sufficiently chilly 10 be stimulating.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
N~v York State Fair In Debt.


 ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 2O-The state fair commission Tt it's meeting in this city decided to hold it's next fair at Syracuse during the week commence ing Aug. 9, 1902. While two weeks fair has been under consideration, it was deemed advisable to hold it but for one week. The treasurer reported that there would be deficiency re- sulting from the fair held in Septem- Der last of from $20,OOO to SPA, ,OO0. This is considerably less than the es. timated deficiency, which was placed by some at $40,O0O. The deficiency is due mainly to indictment weather and the excitement attending the as sassination of President Mckinley, which took place during the period when the fair was hel
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
WE DID NOT GET IT.
Contract Was Not Awarded to an
 American Company.

American Company.
 New York, Nov 2o.-George c. Ward, first vice president of the Com mercial Cable company. said in an in- terview when asked why the contract for ! Pacific cable had not been awarded to an American company:
 .The Commercial Pacific Cable com pany would have been very happy to have given an American company it's contracts, but there is 10 company in the Gnited States that could, we felt, perform the work They have not the machinery and we could not af- ford to have the work of laying the cable take the form of an experiment.
 Mr Ward said that as soon as the section from this country to the Ha- waiian Islands was completed, work on another section to connect those s. lands with the Philippines would com mence at once. As to rates he said that no schedule had yet been fixed
 He said it was expected that the new cable would allow of the trans mission of messages in nearly four hours less time than required at pres ant
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
WOMEN SMUGGLERs.

Seattle. Wash, Nov 2O-Prominent Seattle women. wives and daughters of wealthy business and professional men, according to United States secret service detectives, have been conduct Ing systematic smuggling operations on large scale. Their violations Of the law have become so frequent that The matter is receiving serious consid- eration from government officers. IL may be necessary to undertake pro- ceedings against them. A large quan- fity of expensive silks and dress goods We're smuggled into this city from Vic .toria during the past winter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
Bohemian yIoisnist Coming.

LONDON, Nov. 2O.-Jan Kubelik, the Bohemian violinist, who will start today for the United States for his American tour, under the management of Daniel Frohman, gave his final re- cital in London yesterday at Queens hall At the close there was a scene of enthusiasm. rivaling Paderewski' s receptions. The women srormed zhe platform, insisted upon shaking hands with the performer, presented to hin a huge floral crown and threw button hole flowers at him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
INDUSTRIAL sAN1rARIUM.
Rules of the Institution Compel Con
 tinuous Outdoor Life.

Denver, Col, Nov 20.-The Rocky slountain Industrial Sanitarium, or ganized by Denver professional and business men last spring, is now in successful operation. On a ten acre tract five miles from Denver fifteen or twenty patients in the early stages of consumption are. under the plans of the promoters. virtually taking care Of themselves. The rules of the institu- ton compel a continuous outdoor life to be maintained summer and winter. Each patient is provided with a rc0my tent plenty Of warm clothing and blankets and a small stove. to be dsed only in extremely cold weather. Experience has proved that with prop CT food and clothing and a life in the open air and sunshine, artificial heaI Is unnecessary and becomes absolutely unbearabIe to the patients, who with out exception are gaining rapidly.
 The hope Of the physicians and otll. CTS back Of the enterprise is to form q great colony Of all consumptiyes who come to Denver, and thus take them out of the streets of the city, and out of the hotels and boarding houses where they could never recover and where they are a constant menace 10 the public health. While no one is al-
 
 to profit Dy the enterprise rhe institu- tion must be self-supporting. The CO., operative idea has alreaaa-. been put into force, for many of rne patients are supporting themselves wholly or in part by doing the work on the prem ises. Next spring tlle ground will be plotted and everything needed at the sanitarium will be raised and sold to the commissary department at regular retail prices It is also the purpose to make the place no attractive that tu- bercular patients of some means will be glad to avail themselves of it's ad- vantages and contribute money in- stead of labor The sanifarium auxil- fary, composed of young women, mas established branches in many eastern cities. where money is being raised for the equipment of tents and the building of airy cottages. Margaret g. Dunne. who received high common dation for her work in army hospitals; during the Spanish war. has been se- cured as superintendent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
4 TripIe Murder.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Nov. 2O.-The dead bodies of A. P. Wilcox, his wife and two-year-old son have been found in their home at Downey, twelve miles from this city All the bodies were horribly mutilated, and the bloody con- dition Of the premises indicated that the assailants had met with 8 fierce re- sistance. Wilcox and his family had been shot and then literally cut to pieces with a knife. The crime was discovered when neighbor called at the house and found the place evident ly abandoned. On forcing the door be found the dead bodies of the family stretched ont on tie floor. There is no clew to the murderer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
CHILD ATE TABLETS.
Police Now Investigating It's Death, Which Was Caused by Poisoning

Which Was Caused by Poisoning.
 New York, Nov. 20.--The police of Hoboken, N. T.. are Investigating to- day the mystery of the death of five year-old Emeline Dale, who died there yesterday of strychnine poisoning. The child was the daughter of Harvey $. Dale, manager of Il life insurance agency in Chicago. His wife arrived Ut Hoboken on Saturday night. Ac- cording to statements made by her, she had not been feeling well and had been taking strychnine tablets. On Monday night. she said that she left the tablets on q dressing table, and while she was asleep her child arose and ate three Of them, thinking they were candy. Her cries awoke me, y continued Mrs Dale; ''and I summoned q physician
 The physician who was summoned said he remained with the child for two hours when she had completely recovered. An hour after he left he was teleDhoned that the child was dead. The county physician declined to grant q burial permit and the child body is held pending tn result of the police investigation and the arrival of the father from Chicago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
THIRTY MEN KILLED.

Washington, Nov 2O.-The following cablegram was received at the navy department to-day from the command ing officer of the Asiatic squadron, dated Cavite. November 20-ssWaller reports on the 17th, marines attacked an almost impregnable position, Sojo- ton, Samar, destroying three camps, killing thirty men and capturing forty bflmboo guns, rice and stores. He reports no oaslialties. He comments Porter. Bearss, and other officers Signed Rogers.'s
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
DENMARK.s EXPORTS

Copenhagen, Nov 2O-The report for the fiscal year, ending June 30. 1901, just issued, shows that Denmarks cx- ports to the United States, contrary 70 q previous impression, maintain rhe proportionate increase attained in the previous year. The exports for the last two years exceed in value the ag- gregate of any previous five years. This is considered to be an effectual answer to those who are urging tariff wars on the ground that the protective duties of the United States prohibit the expansion of European trade in that country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
WOMAN MAKES ADMISSION.

Evansville, Ind, Nov 20.-The wife of Wilbur S. Sherwell, the man under arrest charged with the recent murder of two women in this city, has admit ted Sherwell had their surrey out on the night Of the murder, but had en- joined her to deny the fact. The pris- oner has employed counsel and will not talk. Reinhold Pfhol saw a man and woman in q surrey on the night of the murder resembling Sherwell and Miss Renner. Other witnesses .swore they saw Sherwell and Mrs Railey. the other woman murdered on the evening of the double tragedy. This fact may lead to showing that the policeman took Mrs Railey riding first and afterward took the Renner girl.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
NO STATEMENT ISSUED.

Tacoma. Wash. Nov 20.-No state rnent ef the liabilities and resources of the Metropolitan bank. which has passed into the hands of receiver, has vet been given out. After the run on the bank yesterday tie cIeai,- ing hoase met and after examination of the Securities of the bank offered to advance money To carry it over, pro- vided President. Caesar raised S2j,000. This was done and the clearing house declined assistance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
Gt.s. worker. Strike.

AlORGANTOWN, w Va, Nov. 20.--. The members of the American Flint Glass Workers union employed at the Morgantown Glass factory went out on strike yesterday Many of the em. ployees not members of the union struck through sympathy with the movement. The factory is idle. with doors closed and locked. The cause of the strike was the fact that 4. M. Gantz and Charles Frantz were dis. charged for an infrartfap >e ahA nssrs' E3ny's rules.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
Professor North Resigns.

UTICA, N. Y, Nov. 20.-At the semi annual meeting of the board of trns- tees of Hamilton college held here yes terday Professor Edward North resign ed the professorship Of Greek, having completed fifty-seven years in the serv- ice of the college under five successive presidents. The resignation was ac- cepted, and Professor North was elect ed emeritus professor of the Greek language and literature.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
VESSEL LONG oyERDuE.

San Francisco, Nov 2O-The Prince Albert, 192 days out from Vancouver, for Queensboro, with reinsurance quot ed at 20 per cent, has been added to the overdue list at the Merchants ex- change. Reinsurance of 9 per cent is quoted upon the ship Roanoke The British ship Glenbrock, now out 1SG days from the Tyne for Valparaiso. is quoted at 90 per cent. The British bark Angalia, out 137 days from New castle, Australia, for Panama, stands at 60 Der cent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
Live stock Firm In Trouble.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 20.-In- voluntary bankruptcy proceedings have been instituted ill the federal court here against TambIyn & Tam blyn, live stock commission merchants. trading at tie Kansas City Stock Ex- change. The petition states that the firms liabilities are S250,000. It is filed by the I4lano Live Stock company and the Texas Cattle Raisers' associa- tion. No assets are given.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
WANT LONG LEASE
Anglo-Ameriean Syndie a e Wants to Build on the Strand
ROUNDING UP THE BoERs

Kitchener Sends News of Another
 skirnish-Dr Krause Will Probably
 Now Be Committed to the Old Bai-
 ley on Charges of Treason-Bairi-
 more Man Must Pay Legacy Duty
 10 the Grown.
 London. Nov 2O.--The action of dn Anglo-American syndicate in applsani5E, iE, to the London county council TOT q sS' wears lease of a site on the north side of the Strand for the erection or iiiI office building on American lines 10 cost 22OOO,0U0, has caused mucn com pnent and interest, and is discussed from various points Of view Nait! ueoule share William Waldorf Astor $ views, as expressed in To-days issue of the Pail Mall Gazette, throwing cold water on the proposed addition 10 that conglomeration of archlteclnral chaos which is modern London 4Ee Pan Mall Gazette fears the. mammoth building will deform the new thor- oughfare. The majority of the pusi- ness community, however. snare lIe views of the London Times. which, Ill addition TO the statements eaoied early this morning. says:
 We are far too slow in meeting ne wants Of the enormous population, ana are far too much given 10 muddiln; along with timid extensions of mem ods essentially antiquated."
 London. Nov 20.-A dispatch from Lord Kitchener. dated from Pretoria. today. says Lieutenant Colenbrander column has rounded up Beyer's and Badenhorst's Boer commands, thir.y miles northwest of Pretoria. The troops killed three men. wounded three and captured ffty-four. including two teld cornets. The column also cap- tured much stock and munitions Of war.
 London. Nov 2O.-When Dr Krausa, the former governor of Johannesburg. who was arrested September on rile charge Of high treason. was brought Ip on remand at Bow street to-day for the thirteenth time. the treasury repre- Sentatives created some excitement by announcing that they withdrew the ap- plicaIion for the prisoners extraditiOn 10 South Africa and wanted Dr krause committed to the Old Bailey on charges of high treason and indictment 10 murder The treasury officials con- siLisE there is ample Justification Q try
 
 citing Dr Cornelius Broecksma lthe former public prosecutor of Johannes burg. who was executed September 301. to murder Donglas Foster. an English lawyer attached to Lord Robefts's staff. who was very active against the Roefs. Witnesses were called to sup. port the charges.
 London. Nov 2O.-The appeal court. today. issued decision sustaining that Of tho lower court in holding that the late W. L. Winans. forInerlg at Baltimore Md, was domiciled in Eng land and that the crown. therefore, IS entitled 10 q legacy duty.
 Ite personal estate Of the late ". L. WinaDs- who died in 1897, was val led st S2-522.OO0, which was left =Guallv to his two sons. Walter and L. W- WinanS- with the exception of an- nuities to lis wife and his sister-ln. law. Ellen Delarue
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
..Boo' CASE SETTLED
The Defendant Was Ordered to Pay
 One Thousand Dollars.

Wallingford, November 2O.-Thc famous boo" case, which held the at tention of the superior court for sey- eral weeks last spring. and which was taken to the supreme court on appeal, was settled to-day by an agreement between the parties. By order of the superior court the defendant. Charles l. Parmley, was ordered to pay S1,0O0 damages. There were two suits, one brought by James D. Bartholomew in his own behalf and one brought foi. his daughter Ethel. This was the young lady who was annoyed hy Parmley, was followed and frightened by his crying boo at her. Her nerv- ons system was wrecked because of this act. By the settlement the suit of the father is dropped and the daugn- ter will receive $ToO and some of the costs.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-20
MAJOR WAYNE DEAD.

Westchester, Pa, Nov 20. O.Maior William Wayne died today at the old Anthony Wayne, mansion near Paoli, this county. aged - years. At tie time of his death he was president of the Society of the Cincinnati and for several years was president Of the Sons Of the Revolution.