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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
A1emoriaI zen from senator Hanna.

Wooster, o., Dec. 1.-THE memorial
bell presented to the University of
Wooster by Mark A. Hanna in mem.
Org of William Mckinley, has been
placed in the tower of the new chapel
It is very handsomely scrolled and
weighs P,72Q pounds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
Mine superintenaent Killed.

Weir City, Kan. Dec. John r.
Braidwood, superintendent of the &.
s. T. coal mines in this district. Yves
thrown from his buggy by q runa-
way team and killed. He IL well known
in mining circles.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
\ HEREFORD the Champion.

Chicago, Dec. IA Hereford is the
grand champion of all breeds in the
fat cattle division of the internal
tional live stock exposition this year
The winning animal is Woods Prin-
cipaI, a pure bred yearling shown
by George P. Henry, of Goodenow,
I'll. This animal weighed 1,645
pounds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
MOODY SHOWS FIGHT.
Massachusetts Republican Congressman
VIII Introduce Resolution to Reduce
Southern States Representation.

Washington, Dec. Am important
move is to be made in the house of
representatives in the direction of re-
ducing the representation in congress
of the southern states which disfran-
chise the negro vote. 1t is proposed
to appoint a special committee to
challenge the right of the Louisiana
delegation to their seats j, in this
house. Representative Moody, of
Massachusetts,, a member of the COM
rittee on appropriations and one of
the leading republicans of the house,
will offer the resolution.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
rhis Bank CLERK Took 100000.

Banston Spa. n. Y, Dec. 4@The
First national bank here was forced
to close Tuesday on account of de-
falcation by Charles E. Fife, the
teller, of 100000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
They heard yyanace,s "Ben Hur.''

St, Louis, Dee. As a compliment
to Gen. Lew Wallace. s75 residents OF
Yinceunes and other Indiana towns
near his home came here to attend
Tuesday nights performances Of
Zen Hur.'
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
Charleston Exposition Opened.

Charleston, S. c., Dec. 2.-The South
Carolina and West Indian exposition
was formally opened to the world
Monday with words of greeting from
the president of the United States.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
Com Brlnes a fIIeh Price.

Kansas City, No.. Dec. 5.--Coru sold
for 90 cents bushel in Kansas City
yesterday, the highest price within
the recollection Of any Of the board
Of trade members.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
TO Plead for Her Husband.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 5.-Mrs. w. NJ.
jenkins, wife of ex-Gov. Jenkins, has
gone to Washington to plead for a
vindication of her husband from Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
Free afarrIaees In France.

Z Paris. Dec. 2.-The chambers Of dep
uties has voted urgency for a bill
making all marriage formailties abso-
lately free of ali costs. with 3 REV to
CHECKING depopulattoa.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07
BoxerT Defeat ChIneze Troons

Shanghai, Deo. a.-The government
troops have been badly defeated in
northeast Chilli by boxers. whose
depredations are causing a great deal
Of Trouble
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-07

San Francisco. Dec. 5.-The United
States Transport Hancock has ar
rived, 40 days from Manila. She
brings over 800 soldiers and 60 cabin
PASSENGERS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
REPORT OF COLONIAL MILLS
Relates Principally to Measures Taken
 to Suppress Hazing.

Washington. Oct 24.-The most i'm portant feature of the annual report of Colonel A. I. Mills, superintendent of the West Point military academy, relates to the measures taken for the suppression of hazing. Treating of dis cipline, he says:
 ..The discipline of the corps Of ca- dets has greatly improved during the year, and is now in an excellent state. It is believed no body of it's size exists which excels it in soldierly ap- pearance and in the perfection of drill and military exercises, as we'll as in the higher requirements of devotion to duty This satisfactory condition
 has been attained by firm adherence to the measures adopted during the past three years to create among the cadets a higher soldierly regard for their obligations, in particular those pertaining to haZing.
 He then reviews what has been
 done, mentions the criticisms passed
 upon the academy the measures taken to stop hazing and adds:
 Throughout the past summers en-
 campment, which is the time when new cadets are being initiated into
  dinarily practiced, it is a fact that
 the great majority of cadets have obeyed the new order of affairs and
 the regulations Loyalty and willingly
 Not one cause of maltreatment of a new cadet is believed to have occur red; none have been required to per form services of menial nature for old cadets There has been no pre- | arranged fighting and new cadet training has made exceptional prog
 ress. One cadet was severely punish ed for giving an unauthorized and ab- surd order to a new cadet, and Aoth- CT for exceeding his authority as a
 drill master over them. The action of the latter arose. believe, through eX- cessiye zeal rather than hazing spir- it. Another reform has also been accomplished-the- abolition of what is known as official hazing,a or the harsh and nagging tones of the cadet | instructors over new cadets and cadet officers exercising authority and the substitution therefor of methods more
 appropriate for the training and edu- cation of young men to command in
 an American army.
 The reforms that have been indi-
 cated mark an important era in the history of discipline and military in-
 struction at the academy Diligence
 and discretion on the part of the re- sponsible officers will make these re- forms permanent without, in theslight-
 est degree, marring the perfection of
 drill, appearance and discipline. The
 custom among cadets of settling dis putes among themselves by pre-arrang-
 ed and often brutal fist hghts is over, and there need De no apprehension that the stoppage of such affairs will
 in any way impair proper habit of
 manly self defense against personal assaults or insults"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
SUSPICIOUS LOOKING MEN.
Three Arrested Who Arrived on Hud-
 son River Freight Train.

Corning, N Y, Oct 24.-The Corning police department was notified yester- day that three suspicious looking men were on q New York Central and Hud- son River railroad freight train com ing to Corning. When the train ar- rived here the men were arrested and taken to the lookup. Each of the prisoners carried satchel and between them they had half a dozen or more suits of old clothes, which looked like remnants from a rummage sale. Two of the men gave their names as Will liam Curran of Trenton. N. J., aged 3TT years, and William Porter, who claims Worcester, Mass, for his home. Be tween them they are said to have had a kit of burglars tools and a quantity of unusued postage stamps, including due and special delivery stamps. The men will be held to see. if they are connected in any way with the Chica- go or other postotfce robberies.
 Careful investigation to-day shows that there was only a small quantity of stamps in possession of the men. The local police do not believe now that the men had any hand in the Chi cago robbery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
HAYES SANITY IN QUEST 'ON
Good Words Spoken for Mur-
 derer of Winnie Cook.

Did Not Know For a Week After the
 Shooting That He Killed Her-Then
 and TrembIed Violently-Dr Hurl-
 burt Gave Expert Testimony To-
 Day.
 LitchfieId, Oct 24.-As an aid to the defense ill the effort to prove that John T. Hayes was not in his right mind when he shot and killed Winnifred Cook, the testimony of Dr W. F. Hurl- burt, the medical examiner, and Chief of Police Wheeler, proved to be sur prisingly strong. They gave evidence that Hayes a week after the tragedy did not realize what he had done. They believed the prisoner sincere in his profession of ignorance and did not think he was shaming.
 When court opened Lillian Whip pie was recalled and told Of a visit which Hayes made to her on February 9. when he showed her bank book, a diamond ring and gold watch and chain which had been returned to him by Miss Cook Chief of Police Wheel CT was recalled to tell of finding those same articles with another gold watch and chain in an envelope on Hayes when he was searched after the trag- edy. 7Ethelburt Sackeft of Winsted, with whom Hayes boarded for time. said that Hayes was of good habits. He told Hayes that he was foolish to give so many presents to Miss Cook until he was sure that she would be his wife. EEayest1replied that Twin nle loved him0and would marry him. y Bella Bushnell was recalled to identify letters written by Hayes i'll her home to Miss Cook. The certificates of the birth. of Hayes and his sister Margaret, taken from the records at Andover. were here presented by Attorney Roraback.
 Dr Hurlburt said that Hayes was at his house for one week after the trag- edy. He couldn't understand how he got hurt. The doctor told him he was hurt by horse. He wondered why Winnie did not come to see him and said that if she knew he was i'll she would come. When it came time for him to be taken away, Chief of Police Wheeler and several attorneys were present. The doctor told him it was time for the train to start and he. would have to leave the house Hayes wanted to know where he was going. He was told to jail and he asked the reason for it and he was then told he had shot Winnie Cook one week before that. Hayes was great ly surprised. trembled and then burst out crying. All this testimony was corroborated by those who were pres ent at the time. He did not appear to know what he had done or that he had done anything up to that time and he appeared very sincere in his ig- norance of the tragedy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
MAR MINISTRY MAKING UP.
Colon Authorities Are Taking
 Extreme Measures.

Disobedience. of Orders of Superior
 Will Be Punished by Dismissal
 From the Army-The Conduct of
 Some of the Soldiers Has Brought
 Out the Manifesto
 |Colon, Colombia. Oct 24 (via Calves ton).--The war ministry at Bogota has issued notice to the effect that uIl- seemly conduct, disobedience of the or ders of superior officers any communi- cation with the insurgent forces, or evidence of-peculation on the part of officers who belong to the Colombian army, will be punishable by the pub l1cation of tie misconduct and the in stant dismissal from the army of the guilty man. Dishonorable conduct cn the part Of certain military men has given rise. to the above notifica- tion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
BURGLARS DESPERATE FIGHT
Chased Into the Woods By a
 Posse of 25 Men.

They Turn On Their Pursuers and
 Show Fight-One of Them Captured | Another, Although Seriously
 Wounded, Escaped in the Darkness. A Columbus, O., Oct 24.-Last night Delaware officers discovered the i've men who yesterday burglarized the Centerburg postoffice and two railway stations. When the officers gave chase they ran along the Big Four railroad. An engine was secured by the officers, but the burglars took refuge in the woods. Later one of the searching parties of twenty-five men came onto two of the burglars hiding behind log. When the posse approached With in a hundred yards they began to run. Two officers opened opened ire and one burglar dropped, it turned out later, to avoid being shot. The other man con tinued to run. and though so seriously shot he fell three times he kept up desperate fight with his shotgun. In the darkness he managed to escape. al though he is undoubtedly seriously injured. The captured man gave his name as George Morris of Columbus. When approached by Sheriff Schaffer at the police station Morris attacked him like a maniac and the sheriff knocked the desperado down three times before he gave up.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
BUSINESS MEMS PRESIDENT. Rufus A. Jackson Made a Flying Visit
 to Waterbury To-day.

Rufus A. Jackson, president of the
 State Business Mems association ana
 business manager of the Hartford
 Times, paid flying. visit to this city
 to-day to discuss matters of state i'm
 portance with the directors of the local
 association. Afr. Jackson is very busy
 man these days, as the duties incum-
 bent upon him as the head of the State
 Merchants association and business
 manager of the Hartford Times are by
 no means small. His visit to this city
 to-day was short one. He arrived
 here shortly before o'clock and re-
 turned to Hartford about o'clock. In
 the meantime President Jackson had
 met E. F. Fitzgerald. treasurer of the
 state association, and the directors of
 the local branch of the Business Mems
 association i'll the ofnce of B. +. Kelsey
 in the Odd Fellows building. A Dem- ocrat reporter was accorded q short in- terview with President Jackson be- fore the meeting The latter stated that the condition of the association throughout the state was very prosper
 ous. Recently local branches of the
 association have been established in New Britain and Torrington. In the former place the association has 116
 members. Bristol has sent in an ap- dIu WILL SuOIllN De to the association and will start off with membership of eighty three. There are besides six other cities who are anXiously awaiting to be admitted. Three years ago the Hartford associa- ton. had about fifteen members. while now $40 business men of Hartford en- 1 joy the benefits of the association. As to his trip to this city, President Jack
 son stated he would discuss the D. Sherwood Thorpe suit against the ] Bridgeport association for placing his
 name on the delinquent debtors list. The local associations are banding to- gether to aid the Bridgeport associa- ton in this suit and have enlisted the l services of Attorney Joseph Barbour.
 The circumstances in connection with | this suit will be fully discussed by the president. The president will also dis | cuss with the local directors the publl- cation of the debtors list. Asked if he
 would have anything to say in regard 1 to local interests, President Jackson | stated that he would not unless the al | rectors brought up some question at | the meeting To-day's visit was the first which President Jackson has made to this city since he was elected president of the association.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
BUFFALO THE NEXT

St Louis. Oct 24.-The grand lodge, Order of Railway Clerks of America. has adjourned. Buffalo was selected as the place for the convention next September. Consideration of the rit- ual and constitution was resumed and two forms submitted by the special committee Were adopted The secre- tary of the organization was delegat- ed to act as national organizer The following officers were elected: Pres ident, J. Hugh Fayman, Kansas City: vice president, NJ. F. O'Gorman, Buff falo; secretary, R. E. Fisher, Sedalia, Mo; treasurer, Louis Jack, Kansas City.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
CITY NEWS.

The board of finance will meet to- night.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Friday; fresh to brisk winds, northwest, cooler.
 Leroy French, aged 19 years, died early yesterday morning at his home A Park place. The remains were taken. to Thomaston for burial to-day in charge of Undertaken .Tomlinson.
 The committee appointed to make arrangements for the Scovill Aid so ciety social and dance on the evening of November 8, have worked hard tt make it one of the finest events of the year, and if the interest that is being shown by the individual members il the advance sale~of tickets is any cri terion to go by, it will be all unquali 6ed success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
Fair a Losing Affair.

BUFFALO, Oct. 24.-The decision of the directors to close the Pan4American exposition on the night of Nov. 2 ena- bles the accountants to make a fairly accurate estimate of the loss which the Pan-American will suffer. It will ex- ceed $4,000,000. The stockholders will receive back nothing for the $2,500,O0c which they put in. Contractors who built the exposition will lose $1,000,00O, and the issue of $5OO0o0 second mort gage bonds will be defaulted as well as 20 per cent of the first mortgage bonds
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
LARGEST PRODUCTION.

Philadelphia, Oct 24.-The produc- tion of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania this year will be the largest in the his tory of the trade. Approximately, the output will be about 100O0,OO0 tons more than in 1900. For nine months of this year the shipment of coal amounted to 4O.309,7S5 tons, as against 34,202,71 tons for the same period last year. These figures only relate to the actual shipment of coal and do not include that used at the mines and by the coal companies. The demand for hard coal has been greater this year than ever before. The pro duction has been fully taken up and the mining companies have little stock on hand
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
REPORT ON PLAGUE.

Washington, Oct 24.-The United States sanitary commissioner at Con stantinople has made q report on the plague at that city, which he says has been prevalent since last April. He reports that 20 cases have occur red He says the disease has been or mild type as compared with the epi- demic in China and India. The Sul- tan has appointed sanitary commis- sion of experts, whose instructions immediately on the manifestation of bpbonic plague are to take all neces- sary preventive steps without being obliged to report to any political au- thority whatever. 4
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
NO F1RsT-cLAss ORATORS.

Chicago, Oct. 24.-Dr Harry Pratt Judson, dean of the University of Chicago, in addressing the seniors said: We have no orators to-day, that is no orators of the first-class. The reason for the decline in oratory IS the vast increase ill reading. There are too many gabblers without sound knowledge. We need more thorough Knowledge and clear thinking, and oratory will take care of itself. The newspaper and periodical press at the same time make much oratory need less and multiply the power of what is left,'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
KILLED HIMSELF.

Hartford, Oct 24-Milton Hubert, 21 years of age and living at 23 Ell mer. street, committed suicide some time during Wednesday night and his body was found in a barn near his own home this morning. It is .beliey- ed he was Respondent over. sickness. He left the house yesterday to take the train to go to Pennsylvania. His dead body was found in a sleigh in the barn, and beside the body was a four ounce bottle, which had contain ed carbolic acid It is believed he took large dose of the poison.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
Postomce Robbers Caught.

CORNING, N. Y, Oct. 24.-A gang of three desperate looking men was caught in the New York Central yards last night by the company's detective. The men put up a desperate fight be fore they were overcome and hand cuffed. A satchel carried by one of the gang, who gave his name as William Curran and his home as Trenton, N. J., was found to be stuffed full of postage stamps of large denominations. There was large quantity of postage due stamps in the satchel It is thought that the men belt1g to the gang who robbed the Chicago postoffice.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
BANK OF ENGLAND

London, Oct 24.-The weekly state 'ment of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserve decreased f428,000; circulation de creased f39S,000; bullion decreased fS25,11S; other securities increased f2O2,O00; other dposits decreased f1,- O62,OOO; public deposits increased fS23,0O0; notes reserve decreased f31S, GOO; government securities un- changed. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to liability is 4S.3S per cent. Last week it was 49O0 per cent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
Declares t,,. war n Nuisance.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-Winston Church il, M F., in the course of speech at Leicester last night, which is much commented upon today, declared that the war in South Africa had become an unmitigated nuisance" 1.-The dan- ger is greater today than it was two years ago." Mr. Churchill declared, and the means of meeting the strain are being seriously reduced" He urged the government to relieve Lord Kitch- ener of the heavy detailed work and prepare for new campaign with re- Sfreshed army and a definite plan"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
PRIMES ON HAND

San Jose, Cal. Oct 24-Local pack CTS estimate the amount of prunes of the crop of 1900 now on hand at 1000 carloads. The estimated crop of San- ta Clara county prunes this year is forty million pounds. which, together with estimated twenty million pounds of the Italian variety produced by Ore gon, Washington and Idaho constitute the stock to be disposed of. So far this season neither the commercial packers nor the California Cured Fduit association has made any particular effort to dispose of the seasons crop.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
P;Le Statue Unveiled.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The heroic bronze statue of General Albert Pike, fer many years the grand commander of. the Ancient and Accepted Order of Scottish Rite Masons for the southern jurisdiction, was unveiled yesterday. General Pike died in 1891. The statue stands at the corner of Third and D streets northwest The exercises were conducted by the grand lodge of the District, with Grand Master Harry Standiford in charge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
STANDARD BOX CAR

St Louis, Mo, Oct 24-A standard box car for the representative of the United States, Canada and Mexico has been adopted at the semi-annual meet ing of the American Railway associa- ton. The dimensions call for a car thirty-six feet long, eight feet and six inches wide and eight feet high, inside measurement, making cross section of 6S square feet, the car having a ca pacity of 2.44S cubic feet. Side open ings to be six feet wide
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
OPENED FOR BUSINESS.

Reading. Pa, Oct 24-Pursuant to a notice received from the comptroller of the currency, the Boyertown Ma tional bank opened for business today. There was no run on it by depositors. It is now known that only $2O,OOO i'll securities are missing, but Cashier Mory's surety is sufficient and the bank is perfectly solvent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

Dayton. O., Oct 24-After hearing all the evidence. Police Judge Snedi- ker decided to hold Mrs Mary Belle Witwer, charged with, the murder of her sister, Mrs Anna c. Pugh, for trial without bail. The defense made a motion to dismiss, asserting that the state had failed to show a crime had been committed and that not enough evidence had been presented to war rant the prisoner being held. The judge would not entertain the motion and the defense offered no witnesses. Mrs Witwer was unmoyed by the an- norncement.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
IRON COMPANY CLOSES.

Altoona, Pa, OcT 24.-The Altoona Iron company, employing several hum dred men, has closed down indefinite ly because it is impossible to secure coal. This is due to the car famine existing on the Pennsylvania lines oc- casioned by the enormous freight traf- fic. The local car shops are working double time to supply the demand
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
TO BE MADE PORTS.

San Diego, Cal. Oct 24-Captain w. w Diehlenberg of the Kosmos liner Rameses says that San Diego and Sitn Francisco are to be made ports of call for the Hamburg line of steamers, and that the steamers of that line ore under instructions to take cargo for those ports from all the South and Central Amerlcan ports.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
OLD TIME RuNNER.

New York Oct 24.-It is announced that William c. Downs, Harvard, 90, who for eleven years held the worlds record for the 400 yards run, and who was one of the best short distance sprinters of eight or ten years ago, is ill with smallpox and has been removed to North Brother island