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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR,
Holding Seventy-fourth Annual Con-
 clave in Middletown.

"
 Middletown, Conn. March 19.- Knights Templar Of the Connecticut Grand COmmandery assembled this morning in the asylum of Cyrene Com mandery of Middletown for the sev enty fourth annual conclave of the order. The address by the grand con- mander. Eddie $. Davis, of this city, occupied the first part of the session, after which the routine work of the commandery was entered upon.
 Grand Commander Davis, after con- graduating the members upon the growth of the order in the United States during the century, spoke with strong confidence of the future, add ing Ut should be remembered that while q steady increase in our member ship is to be desired. quality counts for more than numbers in the efficiency of the corps d'esprit of our command cries."
 He then gave in detail an account of the visits he has paid during the past year to the communicates of the state and spoke in praise of the work he had witnessed on the occasion of these visits. He returned his hearty thinks to the various communicates and to the grand officers for the cor dial welcome received and for the hearty support he has had during his term of office
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
BIC NINE" OPPOSED.

Chicago. March 19.-Drake. Knox Grinnell Lake Forest. University of Missouri, Western Reserve and the University of Nebraska have all writ ten letters to the secretary of the Western Intercollegiate Amateur Ath- letic association saying officially they would stand by the associa ton. Mis- souri and Western Reserve have ap- piled for admission as members, and several other universities are expected to do the same. The colleges compos- ing the association and those apply ing for admission seem unanimous in their to hold an opposition meet to that of the Big Nine" in Chicago,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
KING CARLOS'S POSITION.

Lisbon, March l9.-King Carlos, re- plying to a committee from Oporto, which waited upon his majesty to de mand separation of religion and tie state, said: "Oporto can count upon me in these serious times. The free dom of religion and the state must be safeguarded by the adoption of pru- dent measures and the application ct laws which should control our con- duct. I am liberal by principles. tra ditions. education and the teaching of my father. 1 will recommend this subject to the government and will fol- low it with especial attention. You can count on the government
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
wE1GHT1NG THE SHAMROCK.

Glasgow. March 19.-The method adopted by George l.. Watson in weighing the keel of the Shamrock II. marks an interesting departure from his previous work. Instead of the usual boiling of a block of lead to the fin, in the new boat the manganese, bronze plating has been carried down to the point of greatest draught and the lead, weighing nearly ninety tons. has been run inside. -The advantages expected are greater rlgidlty. from the weight being borne inside the frames, and less friction. owing to the plates having smoother surface than the lead. As there is some question as to how the cup challenger will fare under British measurement rules, the Glas- gow exhibition authorities have ar ranged special prize for the yacht frat home ikreefActise Of .Eating or al.a iowance, in an intefnatignai race, witch has been fixed fos JunA [;
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
ZEN MEN WOUNDED.
Rival Political Factions Met at q
 Primary

1AlNa OlilICdl iCilouS Met i
 Primary.
 Chicago, March 19.-A special to the Chronicle from Lexington. Ky. says: Ten men were wounded in a bloody battle between rival political factions at Clancy, Morgan county, on Satur- day. A primary election was being held in Caney and a dispute arose, it is said, over the question of the right of certain persons to cast their bal lots. Nearly every man at the polling place was armed and, as the quarrel progressed. weapons were drawn. The first shot was the signal for d general fight and when the smoke cleared away ten wounded men were lying on the ground. They were carried to neighboring houses and physicians were summoned. The doctors stated, however. that none of the victims would die. The messenger who car ried the news of the affair to West Liberty knew none of the details be- yond those here given. The names of the injured men are not known.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
PARIS HITS HIM HARD.

The man who had been hit hard by Paris is described by Charles BattelI Loomis in the February Century. They met on the steamer coming home. Here is passage:
 l think N York lays over anything in Europe"
 Then you didn't become denational- iZed by your trip!'
 ''DemoraliZed, you mean. Dear, no. long for that
 Among the countries he had visit ed in Europe were Brussels and Bel gium and Paris and England
 His mention of Paris suggested q question: Paris hit you pretty hard didn't it:' Well, now it did. l was there four days. and I saw quite q good deal of Paris, although two days 1t rained and I didn't go out. I had q book that feller recommended on board ship. and he lent it to me. and asked me to return it to him in Paris. He gave me his address. Well, it was called Smiles and Grins.' and, say that book is full of the most cOmical sayings. l just sat in my room. and read it to him. and then when I went to his hotel l found he'd gone the day before But it was great. I'll lend it to you if you want I told him I never could read on board ship, as it required too much concentration.
 Well. think this book s easier than some. I didn't mind the weather. on account of the book; and then, it is by an American, and, 1 tell you, we know how to write.'' "But 1 should think that you would have hated to give up so much time to reading when your stay was so limited"
 Well, I am kind of sorry now; but you see, when I'm home somehow don't much care to read. so l just pitched in. Have q cirgarette:'' No, thanks; I don't smoke What did you think of the exposition?' Well, 1 didn't see the inside of it. You see, travelled with q fellow from Railway, who wanted to run down into the French country to see il friend of his, and he offered to pay my way if I'd go, because he couldn't speak any French, and neither could l. and he said it would make us feel less lone some"
 Was it pretty place you went to? Real country or only suburban?" MT Symon cackled. Well, now you've got me. I really don't remem- Der. It had one of those French names, and when we got down there it was so hot that I just waited for him at the station and read the paper" What paper was that:" 1 asked.
 "Oh, the Ochre Point of View. Oh. do remember that place. It was Fountainbloo"
 "Fontainebleaui' I gasped. "And you didn't leave the station! Didn't your friend tell you you'd missed some thing?"
 No; you see he had the wrong ad- dress. and he spent all his time look ing for his friend. and he said he near ly got lost in & piece Of woods. and he came to place that looked like a castle. but he didn't go in, as he knew his friend didn't live there.''
 Whats your friends nameg' ssJasDar Dinkey', 7, F ! sfpk taf int sEAs just what . 5oq9ef p1nkey would do Names
 M aspet lonee on eet3ona.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
KANSAS CITY ROBBERS.
Threats to Abduct Youth-May Re
 turn Diamonds.

turn Diamonds.
 Kansas City, March 19.-A theft of S3.O0O worth of diamonds from Ed wards & Sloan. wholesale jewellers, and d threat to llidnap the young son Of George II. Edwards, unless S1,OOO should be paid immediately for the re- turn of the gems is a story with which the local detectives are wrest- ling. The boy is being guarded closely.
 The theft, according to statements made public to-day by detectives, oc- cured on Monday. The gems disap- peared mysteriouSly from the firm 5 storeroom in the down town district. On tie following morning Mir Edwards received q letter containing a propo- Sition to return the diamonds upon the payment of S1.GOO. The letter sIipu- lated that the money be in S2O billS wrapped in a package and left at midnight on Wednesday, at Fortieth and McGee streets. in the southern part of the city. The letter expressly said that the package should be sent out by William Deardufr. one of the firms clerks. and closed by threaten ing to kidnap MT Edwards's son if the money was not forthcoming. MT Ed wards immediately had his son taken out of school and he since has been guarded in the Edwards home.
 On Wednesday night Dearduff, with a package of waste paper. went alone to the corner designated In his story to the detectives Dearduff says he was met by two men, one of whom demanded a package, and said:
 NOW you turn back and don't look back, and don't say a word for tWen- ty-four hours.''
 The next day Dearduff reported that he had found the missing tray in the basement of the Keith X Perry build ing. Later he reported that while working in the basement some one had stabbed him in the back. The wound was trifiing. He could not give q de- scription fhis assailant. The detec- tives are still working on the case.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
VALUABLE SHIP ASHORE

St Johns. N. F.. March 19.-The French barkentine Aquitaine, from Bayonne for St Pierre, with d cargo of wines, spirits and general fishery supplies for the French Bank fishing fleet, is ashore off Cape La Hume, on the south coast of Newfoundland twenty-three miles east of Burgeo. Her crew escaped. The ship is badly damaged and the coast folk are footing her. Customs officials are being hur- ried to the scene. The cargo is unusu- ally valuable and exciting times are expected in the endeavor to recover the property salvaged
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
FIRST THAW AT DAWSON.

Victoria, B. C.. March 19.-Northern papers received by the steamer Amur, which has arrived from Skagway, contains news of the first thaw of the season at Dawson and announced ac tivity in mining all through the Yukon. The thaw occurred at Dawson on March ', the warm Chinook blowing and melting the snow. As q result travel on the trails between Dawson and~the creeks is difficult. X private letter received in Dawson contains the information that Premier Laurier and Hon Mir Sifton would visit that city during the coming summer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
GOULD ROADS COMBINE.

New York, March 19.-The World this morning says that George ]. Gould has for several days been in confer. ence. at his Lakewood home, with offi- cers of western roads with view to combining all of the Gould roads in the west and southwest into one huge company, with a capitaliZa ton of S210. 100000 or $500, 900, GOO and with q total of about 13.000 mileage When seen at his home Mir Gould refused t4 confirm or deny the report.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
DECISIONS GIVEN
Judge Thayer Handed Down
 Two This Morning.
$1O ALLOWED IN EACH CASE
The Brennan-Bridge Company Casa Was Opened Again To-day-Rrennan derS for the Globe Bills.

In the superior court this morning Judge Thayer handed down q few judgments. In the case of Frederick \. Bowditch against the Goodyear Me tallic Rubber Shoe company Of Nau- gatuck for S1 0OO damages to his right ankle. judgment was given to recover S10. In his memorandum of the case the court found ''culpable" negligenee- His attitude on the witness stand was against him. his answers having the tone of q bravado. For instance. he was asked if he had worked during q certain period. and he said he had- The answer was q surprise to his coun- sel. Senator Kennedy and the O'Neills. for they had alleged that he had not worked during this period: When asked what kind of work he had done. he said. ''eating three square meals day" Stoddard of Bridgeport and Sweeney of Nau@atuek represented the defendant. Plaintiff was hurt in an, elevator.
 In the case of Peter Warerera against Thomas r. Maher. q contract or. of New Haven. for 5000 damages for loss of his right foot. judgment was given for S1O. Contributary neg lisence was found in this matter. Warerera was employed by defendant in a sewer trench on Wolcott street. when large stone fell on his right foot. crushing it and necesEitating amputation. Colonel Burpee appeared for defendant and Russell and the O'Neills for the plaintiff.
 The auction sale of uncollected bills belonging to the estate of the Even ing Globe Publishing company did not take place. there beingno bidders. 1t l. -I ~-14 in the office of the clerk of the su- perior court. and was adjourned to Fri- day morning. The bills amount to S:}1S. 4G.
 The case of William Brennan against the Berlin Iron Bridge company was then began. Brennan is represented by Senator Kennedy and the O'Neills and the bridge company by Loomis Of New Haven and Hyde of Hartford. On the morning of November 20. 1894. the plaintiff was in the employ of the NauSatuck Malleable Iron company of Naugatuck. The defendant was build- ing q trestle bridge for the Iron cons pany and lacking sufficient men to move q number of large iron beams. plaintiff was sent. with q few others employed in the foundry. to help out. While working at one of the beams or stringers. it slipped and crushed plain- tiff's right leg below the knee. He was year in the Waterbury hospital but nothing could save the~injured member. He has been unable to work since and is incapacitated from work for the rest of his life. He claims to have been o4 years old at the time of the accident. and expected then to enjoy eighteen years more in full pos- session of his faculties. He claims S10,G00 damages. The case has al- ready been in the supreme court three times. It will take about two days to try.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, March 19. - For Con- necticut: Probably rain tonight; Wednesday rain and warmer; brisk and possibly high winds. generally southeast; low pressure area is cen tral this morning in Alisscuri. Cloudy weather with light rain prevails in the central Mississippi valley and cloudy weather with light snow in the western portion of the Lake region. This storm will probably move to the Lake region to-day and reach New England on Wednesday,. Thunder storms were reported from Abilene. Palestine. Oklahoma, Kansas City and Springfield. A temperature of 24 degrees below zero was reported from the northwest.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION

Washington, March 19-Secretarv Wilson will take steps shortly to carrN out the portion of the agricultural ap> propriation act empowering the departs ment of agriculture to inspect exports of dairy products and furnish cert:fi- cates to accompany them. Rules aId regulations will be framed and Issued whereby first class products will ba properly identified abroad. An agri- cultural expert will be stationed at New York for this purpose
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
MEDICINE FOR BLAckLEG.

Washington, March 19.-SecretArSfs E of Agriculture Wilson estimated fO-daSfi that over S6,OOO.OOQ worth of y0dn livestock throughout the country wa& saved during 1900 by the prompt n of medicine for blackleg sent out N the department. Informati0n n ' just received show that over 4t6q
 doses Of vaccine were tlistt4bufr
 the department during the Yeo Es!s5s|
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
ANNUAL ROAD RACE.

Chicago, March 19.-At a meeting of the Associated Cycling Clubs last night it was decided to hold the annual road race over the Pullman course on July 4. A committee was also appointed to work with the National Good Roads now pending in the state legislaturas providing for the quarrying and crush ing of stone for the improvement o1 roads by convict labor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
WE HONORED OURSELVES.

Sc Spoke President Mckinley Because
 of His Presence at Harrison Funeral
 New York. March 19.-President Me kinley is quoted in q special to the World from Indianapolis as saying. In response to a remark that the people were touched because the presiden, had come such a long way to honor the dead: If honor there be- we have rather honOred ourselves by coming The way had not been open for me to tell him, but for many years General Harrison had been my ideal of a statesman and citiZen''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
MINES MAY FLOOD THEMSELVES

ShamOkin. March 10.-GeOrge 1laft- lein. secretary of district No 3 of the United Mine Workers union. said to- day that if a general tic up is ordered, two strike calls will be issued simul- taneously, one to the miners and an- otehr to tine engineers. pumpmen and tiremen. In this event he says the mines will Hood themselves unless the officials operate them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
CHAR ENTIRELY BETTER.

Berlin, March 19.-The Cologne Eolks Zeitung to-day prints private correspondence from the czars immedi- ate entourage which says the epileptic attacks which formerly occurred every since his majestys illness It is also announced that his headaches have disappeared and that his face has grown full and round. His complex ion is healthy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
BAD FIRE IN SCRANTON.

Scranton, Pa, March 19-Fire this morning completely burned out the store of Williams x McAnulty. carpets and furnishings. The upper floors of the Scranton and Machinery Co were damaged, and the Globe Warehouse Go. a dry goods concern. suffered from smoke and water. The. loss will amount to about $75,0OO, fully insured.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
SCHOONER WAS FLOATED.

Atlantic City. March 19.-The five maSted schooner Nathaniel T. Palmer of Bath. Me. which went ashore March II. at Beach Haven. N. l., was 1loated this morning. The schooner is proceeding to New York in tow of the tug Merritt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
FELL FROM SECOND STORY.

SouthingtOn, March 19.-Arthur Ja- cobs. aged l6. was seriously injured last night by falling from q doorway in the second story of the Southin@ton Cutlery Co.'S factory. He went 10 the doorway to throw out a pail of water and was thrown to the ground by rhe sudden slamming of the door by the wind. It is believed he is hurt in- ternally.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
FRENCH TO REDUCE FORCES.

Paris. March 19.-A dispatch from Pekin to the HavaS agency says the state of the Chinese negotiations will soon permit the reduction of the French forces by about 10000 men. who will be repatriated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
WILL HAVE TO RE.DOCK.

Davenport. Eng, March 19.-The new first class battleship Bulwark (of 15,- GOO tons), which was only unlocked yesterday, will have to be re-docked for eight weeks, owing to the cracking of both her low pressure cylinders dur ing the course of preliminary trial here this morning.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
AGED WOMAN BURNED.

Ogdensburg. \. Y.. March 19.-Mar- ,garet McQuade, 90 years of age, was burned to death today. Her daugh- ter's family with whom she lived ilal gone to church, leaving the old lady in bed. In attempting to light her pipe she set fire to the bed and was helpless to save herself.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

New York, March 19.-The largest exploitation company in England. made up of bankers of London and Paris. headed by the RothschiIds. ac- cording to a Times special from Toron. to. has secured control of the Georgian Bay Canal Go and will go on with the work as q private enterprise if it can not induce the Dominion government to guarantee the $20.000. 900 of bonds. 10 be spent on the work of construc- ton. Its representative. who is now in this city. says that the chances sof making Georgian bay and Ottaway river canal the largest and cheapest grain transportation system in AmerI. ca are good. ].
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
THREE INDICTMENTS REPORTED

Buffalo, \. Y.. March 19.-The grand jury has reported three indictments against John F. Tipton. secretary treasurer of the Switchmen's union of North America, each charging grand larceny in the second degree. in hav- ing appropriated money belonging to the union as follows: On February s. S249; on February IS, S324: and on March 4. S151. The total shortage in his accounts is said to be S2 ,639.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
ADA GRAY DYING

New York. March 19.-Ada Gray, the actress. is reported to be dying at 2 hospital in Fordham. For years she has taken the lending role in East Lynne' playing one night stands thrDuGhoslt the country. Miss Gray; essuyed other roles, but without any ptUnounced success
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
SHE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
She Killed Her Brother Last Angus
 and Was DeSpondent.

Worcester, Mass, March 19.-Mrs Pauline Phillips, who attempted sui eide ill Boston last night, was known here as Nora F. Phillips, as we'll as Pauline Phillips. and last August she came into prominence through having shot and killed her brother, David Me Namara. Mrs Phillips. after the shoot ing. surrendered to the Worcester aI- .thorities, claiming that she acted In 1self-defense and at a hearing in the local court she told her story and was discharged by the judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

get We have great army in South Af-' rica and that we have no other army, nor the making of one, elsewhere. It is impossible to go to war With Rus Sia''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
SHIP PLANT BIRNED-

Port Huron. Mich. March 19.-Fire early to-day destroyed Ihe .Tenks ship building plant, causing q loss of $115, 900.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
BOTHA REFUSES
Will Not Accept Peace Terms Pro-
 posed By Kitchener.

London, March 19.-Joseph Cham informed the house of commons that General Botha has rejected the peace terms offered him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
KILLS SOLDIERS.

London. March 19-A special dis patch from Rome says eight soldiers and customs officers have been killed by an avalanche near Lake Como.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-24

poorer districts Of Pittsburg formed into be
tween twenty and thirty little neighborhood
groups OF readers. just as they form in all
American cities the groups known as "the kids
on our block" only that congenality of tastes
constitutes selective force in them. IL is true
that these books and their contents are fur
nished 10y private benefactors, not 10y the Car
negie Library. but the work was begun ana Is
carried on under the direction of the Children $
chief librarian OF that institution Young
women whose lives as a rule. are devoted TO the
somewhat circumscrihed and jejune preoccupa-
tions of Pittsbure society find praIse~orthy
diversion IN assuming the office of visitor 10
these groups. thereby learning much Of interest
which would otherwise escape their knowledge
They tel curiousiy amusing tales Of these ex-
Teriences.
The general consensus of these observers is
useful as correcting certain commonly accepted
views OF the common little boys literary
tastes A funny paragraph which lately ap-
peared in an Indianapolis paper represents
. your friend Johnny writing 10 ask Mr.
Carniggy" for "a ceries q the q fingered Ike
stories and the Noosboy Detective Ceri-s- This
hardly comedies with the following report Of a
Pittsburg home library visitor:
II is the. juveniles that have become world
classics that even the children brought up uR-
5a- ~. most adverse conditions ike best any
iov II h. i given half "A show. wiN like Rob
4 irsun Cr,isoe" KinEsley-s Water Habis and
Marx Twains boys books better than "pl4
SI-uth."
And in this, it must he remembered, any
boy means any boy Of Eittshurg-the sons Of
German Polish. Croatian and Italian peasants,
or Il the hurnblest Russian jews. To be pr
rec.lv truthful the sons Of Africa have rot re-
sronGed very hopefully u this treatment, a
Young and enthusiastic visitor kindly and deli
cately presented To one group If them certain
cakes IF highly scented sap. possibly as slim
ull,s 10 literary inters -. but they loyalty treas
ur-d the soap TO remember her by and neg
lected literature. To continue, however. The
Life II Abraham Lincoln not 20 fingered Ike.
has been reported as the most popular book
/ among the boys ard one II neWsboy GROUP
asked the visitor Don't you think fairy "a
were pretty slim diet for boys Ike US Give Us
David Harum' and Peter Sterling they're the
STUFF"
How far the work II the New-York free
Libraries Hil- Toe carried out along IN Pits
burg lines remains 20 be seen but il appear
probable that The question whether these en"T-
nous benefactions are worth while or not De
ponds FOR its answer mainly IN how that Other
question is regarded Is it worth while to culti
vate the taste f,r rea sing in t,.e rising genera
. tion at large"