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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
CITY AMATEUR LEAGUE.
Empires Will Have Permanent Posi-
 tions Hereafter.

The board of managers of the City Amateur league held an interesting meeting last night. The protested game between the Washington Hill A. O.. and the St Thomas Cadets was 3l- lowed to remain in favor of the for mer. Three new unpires were ap- pointed. They are Holland, Lawlor and Kiely. The former two are from Brooklyn and are old ball players. Kiely is from Union City. The unl- pires will hereafter have permanent stations. Holland will umpire all the games at Waterville, Lawlor all the gams at Oakville and Kiely all at Riv- erside park. The bringing in of pro- fessianal or rather State league players into the amateur games has been viewed with disfavor by several man. agers and by a large number of the base ball rooters. This subject was aired very thoroughly at the meeting last night On motion of Manager Reid of the Jeffersons it was unani- mously voted that any team who plays a player from the State league or any other league in any game shall forfeit the game. This rule does not prohibit ex-league players from playing. The rule was no doubt adopted owing to the rumors about town that after the State league season is over several of the present Waterbury players would be engagd by some of the amateur teams.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
M'LAUR|N WILL NOT RESIGN
Holds His Commission from Democratic Voters of State.

In Letter to the Democratic State
 Committee McLaurin Exonerates Its
 Members 'Buffoon and Bully" He
 Says of Fellow Senator-Accuses
 Him of Inspiring Action.
 Columbia, S. C., Aug 1.-The state democratic executive committee re- ceived Senator McLaurins reply to their action of July 9, condemning his course in the senate and demanding his resignation. It is of considerable length.
 In the course of the letter Senator McLaurin writes:
 T hold my commission from the democratic voters of South Carolina. I recognize no authority but theirs, take no orders from any source but them and shall in due course appeal to them for judgment on my course as a sena- tor and my character as a man and a democrat
 Personally I am indifferent to your action because nobody has made you my master or censor and I regard what you have done as merely eXpreS-- sing the malice and the fears of one individual, Senator B. R. TiIlman But for this always evil and indecent in- huence, ordinary respect for the pro- prieties would probably have prevent ed the four of your committes who are my declared competitors for the seat I now have the honor to occupy, from attempting to use the power en- trusted to you by your party to remove rival from your path.
 T shall not ask the people to decide between the man who has tried to help cotton factories, open highways of commerce and to so commend the democratic party as to command for it the confidence and respect of the busi- ness and laboring elements north and south and the men whose conduct and record has been to sink the party to disrepute and impotence. I shall ask them to say whether they prefer the senator who has tried to retain for South Carolina the honor and dignity won in a long line of illustrious sons and glorious deeds, or the senator who has postured as buffoon and bully and proclaimed on the floor of the senate that he represented a constituency of ballot box suffers and murdererS who wanted their share of the stealage.
 "I desire to proclaim to the world that you do not represent the intelli- gence. the democracy of the people of South Carolina. and to you and the senator, MT Tillman. that he has never been my master and that he cannot es- cape the vengeance that must surely fall upon him when the people have been made to understand his methods. his motives. his debased character and his shameful record. To that grand conservator of free government, the reserved patriotism and common sense of the people. I make appeal against ar partisan intolerance and tyranny"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
TO ESTABLISH BANK.

Baltimore, Aug 7.-The establish ment of bank at Hampton, Va, and the adoption of an additional plan of life insurance will to-day occupy the attention to the delegates to the forty fifth annual session of the National Grand Tabernacle of Galiean fisher the adoption of an aditional plan of now in convention here. It is stated that the bank has already been char tered. Plans for it's establishment and government will be formulated during the session. The bank will be de pository for the funds of the organiza- ton and also savings bank for color ed people The order is said to have upwards of 3O,O00 members, scattered over the United States and the West Indies.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
TwENTY-EIGHTH coNcLAvE.
Kentucky Preparing to Entertain the
 Knights Conclave.

Louisville, Ky, Aug 1.-The official program for the twenty-eighth tri- ennial conclaye of Knights Templar, to be held here the last week of this month, was issued to-day by the execu- tive committee, which has had over $100,000 to draw on to make the fea- lures of entertainment attractive.
 The week will open Sunday with public worship at the Broadway Meth odist church, conducted by Very Emil nent Sir J. W. Cox of Washington, Ia, grand prelate of the grand encamp- ment
 Monday will be devoted to receiving at the depots and escorting to quartecs all arriving communicates. The es- cort committee is made up of six hum dred stalwart Kentuckians. Monday night will witness the inauguration of festivities in the formal opening of headquarters of the grand dcommandery of Kentucky in the custom house, with a reception. This is function that will be repeated each afternoon and night during the conclave, 400 well known matrons and their daughters serving on the reception committee of each one.
 Tuesday the big parade will take place. At night there will be recep- ton at the Masonic Widows and Or phans home, an entertainment at Con- federate hall, fireworks, and the first of a series of excursions up the Ohio river.
 The competitive drill, the first since the San Francisco conclave in 1883, is scheduled for Wednesday at Churchill Downs. The five prize trophies, cost ing over $T,O00, to be awared, were put on display by local jewellers today Communicates from San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Cincinnati, Parkers- burg, w Va, Pittsburg and Washing ton are entered in the drill Four United States army officers will act as judges.
 On Thursday night the grand ball will be given at the horse show build ing.
 Mrs J. c. W. Beckham of Frank fort, the governors wife, will be one of the matrons of honor.
 Friday will be devoted to side trips through Kentucky, to the blue grass region and Mammoth Cave.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
OFFICER M'KEON|S MURDERER
Bound Over To-Day to Next
 Term of Superior Court.

James Scally Says He Hid In a Closet
 When He Heard Shots-He Also
 Says That Two Policemen Were With
 Him-Of1icer Turbett and Supernum-
 erary Officer Welch Also Gave Testi-
 mony To-day.
 New Haven, Aug 7.-After the state had put in it's evidence in the city court to-day, on the trial of Andrea Laudano, charged with the murder of policeman Hugh McKeon, the accused was bound over to the next term of the superior court. The defense introduced no evl- dence Some of the testimony given to-day was sensational.
 The first witness was James Scally, the boy who was on the stand when the case closed last Saturday On cross examination he declared that not only did he hide in the closet when he heard the first shots fired but he had two policemen as companions in the closet. Afterwards he said he was not positive that there were two persons with him but he was sure there was one. Continuing his testimony he said that after the fight he went up stairs to bed and that later Laudano came up stairs and said to him, Jim, you must be my witness in this." He said that he was a voluntary guest at the jail since he gave his testimony last Saturday. Since that day too he had been taken riding by Detective Don- nelly to the shore and that the detec- tive had made him repeat the story of the affair several times.
 Nellie Slater, who lived with Lau- dano, gave her testimony, but it was unimportant.
 Officer Turbett, who received a se- were scalp wound in the fight at the Laudano house, said that he generally carried revolver, but he did not have it on the night in question. When ask ed by Judge Blydenburg for the de fense if he could get it he replied that he could, that it was down stairs. Then followed a controversy between the at torney for the defense and the attorney for the state, which resulted in Judge Blydenburg serving a subpoena on Officer Turbett to produce his revolver. This was done and the weapon was found to be a new one that had net seen much use. It was not admitted ill evidence.
 Patrick Welch, the supernumerary officer, who was present at the house on the night of the murder, corroborat- ed young Scally in one particular. He said that in the struggle which took place he fell into the closet and was grapp1ed with by some one in the closet who tried to hold him a shield in front of him. After the shooting he helped to carry the wounded officer from the house to the street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
ORDERS FROM GuNBoAr.

Washington, Aug 7.-The navy de- pertinent has ordered the gunboat Machias, now at Boston to proceed at once to Hampton Roads and then to Colon at the earliest possible oppor- .tunity, and locate at the eastern ter minus of the Panama railroad to look after American interests there. This is caused by reason of the reports of disturbances and interruption of traffic at the Isthmus-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
SUCCESSFUL YEARS WORK.

Boston, Aug 7.-The eighty fifth an nual report of the Congregational so- ciety was made public to-day. It states that greater sums have been raised in the west than before, and that the society has given considerably more to academies and missions than last year, has paid all outstanding claims, is clear of debt, and has a small working balance in the student department. All claims have been promptly paid with surplus in this department, The report further states that there is no department of mis- sionary work which the society does not touch.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
WILL TOWN MEETINGS DIE?
Many Old Time Orators Would Re
 gret It.

Many citizens are anxious to know if the town meeting held last night will be the last gathering of the kind held in Waterbury. No one seems to know, but it is hoped that there will be few more town meetings before the town government becomes thing of the past. It would be a grand scheme if the selectmen would call q town. meeting week or so before Jan uary 1, 1902, and appoint committee to see that all the old time town meet ing orators that are still on deck are in attendance and given seats on the platform. But perhaps it wouldn' E pay. The chances are that the build- ing would be torn down in the scram- ble to get on the inside. Probably the meeting could be held without any trouble in case the selectmen should charge an admission fee of about S1 each and let the proceeds go to some charitable institution. If such meet ing should take place what q gasaxy of notables would appear before she footlights! Let us have another town meeting anyway.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
A LUCKY. STOP.
Excursion Train Stood Still Only a
 Foot Away From Woman's Body.

Excursion Train Stood Still Only
 Foot Away From Woman's Body.
 New Haven, Conn, August 7.-Con- siderable excitement was caused at about 6:3O o'clock last evening at the railroad station at Saybrook Junction by the almost instantaneous stopping of an excursion train that passed through there at the time mentioned. An old lady of Saybrook named Mrs Ross was crossing the tracks and saw freight train approaching. In her haste to get off the track on which the freight was coming toward her she fell across the next track, on which an excurion train from Narragansett Pier with about 600 people aboard came rushing along.
 All who saw her fall watched mo- tionless The train was signalled and the engineer, seeing what the trouble was, threw back the lever and with the missing grinding of the air brakes, the train was brought to a stop within about a foot of the woman's prostrate body. This was done at the expense of the comfort of the passengers, who were thrown from their seats and se verely shaken ID.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
HARTFoRD's T. A. CONVENTION
Delegates at the Capitol City To-Day
 From All Over the Country.

Hartford, Aug 7-The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America opened its annual convention at Foot Guard hall this morning, the delegates marched in a body to St Joseph's Cathedral, where mass was celebrated by Bishop Tierney, and the annual ser mon by the Rev T. F. Burke, of New York. The business session began at o'clock this afternoon. with the Rev D. F. McGillicuddy of St Stephens church, Worcester, Mass, president of the union. in the chair. This evening there will be a demonstration at Par sons theater. at which Archbishop Ireland of St Paul. Minn, will be one of the speakers. It had been intended to have this demonstration at Foot Guard hall, but it was thought advisa- ble to go to Parsons theater. The meeting will be open to the public and, with the total abstinence societies of the city and and New Britain attend ing in body, there will undoubtedly be rousing temperance rally.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
TRAINS COLLIDE.

Union City, Ind. Aug "A passenger train on the Dayton and Union rail- road ran into an open switch here last night and collided with another train. The crews of both engines jumped to safety, but three of the other trainmen were slightly injured. A travelling man named Hackett. of New York was probably fatally injured and a num- Der of other passengers were badly burned.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
BRITISH MUST WAKE UP
United States Is Getting Monop-
 oly of Coal Imports

port Concerning Trade at Marseilles
 He Says Large Share of the Flu
 ture Trade in the South of France
 Will Be Absorbed by the United
 States.
 London, July 7-The British consul lar report regarding trade at Mar seilles, issued this morning, declares that the most vital recent development from a British point of view is the de- termined attempt of the United States to obtain a monopoly of the coal inn ports at that port. The report further says it is still too early to say how much of the general activity in Mar seilles in the future will be due to American enterprise and energy, but it is certain that a large share of the future trade and commercial activity both at Marseilles and in the south Of France generally will be absorbed by the United States, and a considerable portion of it at the expense of the United Kingdom unless British traders wake up to the danger and fight it by combination.
 A great coal combine is contem- plated. American coal will surely to entirely oust British coal. 1t will simply be a question of freights and quality, both of which are against the United States, but the proposed con- biIle looks dangerous.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07

Cleveland, O, Aug 7.-The strike order issued by President Shaffer will have but little immediate effect in Cleveland. The steel combination owns several of the various mills in New burgh and along the Lake shore, but up to this time the efforts to organize the men have not been successful. At present the only mills in which thorough organization Of men has been effected has been the hoop 1S-mch, r. inch and 9-inch mills of the American Steel and Wire company and the en- tire plant of the Crescent Tin Plate company. In the steel mills about 1o0 men will be affected, while at the Cres- cent mills about 300 men will respond to the order, it is claimed.
 The officials of the plant of the Ma tional Steel company have announced that their employees, will pay no at tention to the strike order of President Shaffer. The plant, which is a non- union one, employs 5000 hands.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
ENCKE,S COMET.

Cambridge, Mass, Aug "A tele- gram has been received at the Har- yard college observatory from Profes- sor H. O. Wilson at Northfield, stating that he observed Encke's. comet on August 5, S924 Greenwich mean time. The night ascension is six hours .02 minutes 01.8 seconds; declination plus 21 degrees 43 minutes 40 seconds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
TO ATTEND FUNERAL.

London, Aug 7.-King Edward, Queen Alexander, Princess Victoria and Prince Nicholas of Greece, who is the guest of their majesties, will start for Homburg Friday to attend the fu- neral services of Empress Frederick, to be held in the presence of the family next Sunday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
DAMAGE BY STORMS.

Santa Fe, N. M., Aug 7.-Enormous damage has been done by storms of the last few days on both slopes of the Glorieta range. It is expected that five days will be required to repair the rail- road so that trains can be run from the top of the mountain to Lamy. Be twen Glorieta and Lamy the public highway is entirely obliterated. Farm CTS have suffered heavily in loss of crops, fences and other improvements
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
NO FURTHER DEATHS.

Philadelphia, Aug 7.-No additional bodies have been recovered from the debris at the Locust street explosion since s o'clock last night There were no deaths at either hospital where the injured were taken. The total num- Der of unknown dead is seven, but sey- eral are reported missing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
PAUNcEFoTE MAY BE NAMED

Washington, Aug 7.-There are evil dences that in case the negotiations for the resumption of the work of the joint high commission prove successful, the British government may consider the adyisability of naming Lord Paunce- fote to succeed the late Lord Herschel as head of the delegation representing British and Canadian interests.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
IMPORTANT GIFTS.

Chicago, Aug 1.-Two important gifts to Mccormick Theological sem mary are announced. Mrs Nettie K. Mccormick donates $30,000, to be used in endowing a fellowship for the high est scholarship in Hebrew, and Stanley Mccormick gives $13,000 for the inn mediate purchase of books for the sem mary library.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
FOREST FIRES.

Baker City, Ore, Aug "A forest fire has broken out in the mountains back of the North Pole mine, near Bourne, and threatens the mine prop erty and large body of fine timber: The fire is supposed to be the result of carelessness on the part of the camp CTS
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
THE ANNUAL SESSION.

Chicago, Aug 1.-The fifty-fifth an nual session of the American Mission ary association will open at the First Congregational church, Oak Park, III, Tuesday, October P. s. Parks Cad man. D. D., of Brooklyn. will preach the annual sermon Addresses from representative men and women from Conaregationa1 churches in various parts of the United States will be pre- Sented.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
FIRE CHAPLAlNS.
The Chicago Fire Department to be
 Equipped With Them.

Chicago, Aug 7.-When the next an nual budget is sent to the city council it is probable that it will contain pro- vision for the payment of several chaplains for the fire department. These chaplains, according to the ideas of the promoters, are to be invested with authority to attend all fires. They will hold the same privileges as the other officers of the fire department.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
TIE FOSBURGH CASE AGAIN
Another Attempt to Run Down
 The Mupdepers
Former Secret Service Chief Hagen Has Taken Hand in the Affair-He and Police Commissioner Murphy Were in Consultation To-day.

New York, Aug 7.--Wm. R. Hazen, former chief of the federal secret ser vice, who is now employed by the Eos burghs in an effort to run down the murderer of May l.. Fosburgh in Pitts field, held a conference yesterday with Commissioner of Police Murphy. It is said that the two discussed clue in the case, but both MT Murphy and MT Hazen declined to disclose any thing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.

Baltimore, Md. Aug 7.-The republi- can state convention placed in nomina- tion the following ticket: For state controller, Herman s. Platt of Balti- more City, for clerk of the court of ap- peals, Thomas Parran of Culvert coun- fv
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
BUFFALO RACES POSTPONED.

Buffalo, N. Y. Aug 7.-The Grand Circuit trotting races announced for to- day on the Fort Erie track, have been postponed until tomorrow on account of rain
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
FUNERAL SERVICES
Read Over Remains of Bishop Little
 john To-day.

john To-day.
 New York, Aug 7.-The funeral ser vices over the remains of Abram New kirk Littleohn, who was Protestant Episcopal bishop of Long Island for 37 years, were held in the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, l.. l., to-day. The nave of the cathedral was draped in purple. The funeral service was preceded by a celebration of the holy Eucharist at which the Very Rev Samuel Cox, dean of the cathedral, officiated, assisted by Archdeacon Bry- an of Queens and Nassau. At the close of the eucharistic ceremony the body lay in state for an hour and was viewed by hundreds of people.
 The Right Rev Henry c. Potter. bishop of New York, conducted the fu- neral service.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07

task of enlisting all the retail dealers associations of the city in an united effort to bring about a compromise. The labor leaders, however, state that the struggle is not likely to be ended for some time. A mass meeting to consider the situation has been called for tomorrow night.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07
SOLDIERS IN MOURNING.
Emperor Williams Army to
 Wear Grape for Six Weeks.

No Music for Eight Days-Dowager
 Empress Will Be Buried Next Tues
 day-Court Circles Notified as to
 Manner of Dress-Some of the
 Papers Take Exception to Mourning
 Orders.
 Berlin, Aug Tt has been definitely decided that the funeral of the Dow ager Empress Frederick will take place Tuesday next, August 13. The remains will be deposited in the F'riedens Kirche mausoleum, near Pots dam
 Emperor William has Issued a de- cree ordering the army to go into mourning for six weeks, and giving minute details as to how the mourn ing emblems are to be worn. There will be no military music for eight days.
 Court circles have been notified as to how the ladies and gentlemen of the court must dress until November ,. Some of the papers take exception to the mourning orders. One paper con- trasts this order with Emperor Fred eTick's order upon the death of Elm peror William l., in which he declined to make any mourning regulations, leaving the people to show their sym pathy in their own way.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07

London, Aug "A resolution provid- ing for an address of condolence with King Edward and sympathy with Elm peror William on the death "of the Dowager Empress Frederick was unanimously adopted in the house of commons to-day. MT Balfour. the gov ernment leader. in moving the resolu- ton, highly eulogizes the exemplary life of the daughter, wife and mother. who, throughout her life, strove to the utmost to promote mutual comprehen- sion and sympathy between the two great nations, upon whom so much of the future of civilization depends.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-07

San Francisco, Aug 7.-Governor Gage has not yet been requested to act az mediator in the great strike now on in this city. The City Federation has extended the strike so as to in sInde the ports of Bonecia and Red wood City. The San Francisco Cycle boa1d of Trade has undertaken the