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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
FEpERArIoN oF IAB0R

Scranton. Pa. Dec 1O.-The first bus mess to come before the convention of the American Federation of Labor to- day was the introduction of additional resolutions Unanimous consent was necessary and First Vice President Duncan of Boston protested against taking up the time of the delegates by the presentation of resolutions at this time when they could easily have been presented last Saturday when the con stitutional time limit expired The resolutions dealt with the piano mak- CTS label, several boycotts, and the agreement between the piano makers and the woodworkers regarding their Trade jurisdiction.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
DISMISSED THE ACTIoN.

Edinburgh. Dec 1O.-The court of sessions today dismissed the action brought by the Spanish minister of marine against the Clyde Bank com pany for E1..JUO damages. owing to delay in the delivery Of four torpedo boat destroyers. which, it was claimed. were required for the Spanish-Ameri- can war. but were not delivered with in the contract time. thus reversing the decision of the lower court The sessions court heI.s that as the con tract was made with state which was 2 monarchy. the monarch alone could make q claim. One of the judges differed with this ruling. maintaining that 10 refuse the right to claim was rO refuse to recognize and respect the constitutional position of q foreign minister of state. the action having been brought by the Spanish minister of marine.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
WHAT CARNEGIE DID.
An Offer of Ten Millions For
 National University.

To Be Located at Washington-Prop
 sition to Endow an Institution epr
 Higher Education Made to the Presi-
 dent-AIatter to Be Submitted to
 Congress.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. me Washington Post this morning says that President Roosevelt has received a letter from Andrew Carnegie in which the latter offers to make do nation of S10,OO0,O00 to the United States. The letter will be referred to congress by the president in special message.
 MT. Carnegies gift is for the purpose of establishing in Washington uni versity for higher education. As far as his idea has been developed it pro- poses gift after the manner of the bequest of James Smithson, the Eng lishman, who gave $1.000,000 for the establishment and maintenance of what is now known as the SmithsO- nian institution Smithson desired the institution founded by him to be a fac tor in 'the diffusion of scientific knowl- edge.
 MT. Carnegie proposes that the uni verSity which he is to endow shall be the greatest institution in the world for the development of higher educa- tion. He has consulted President Gil man of Johns Hopkins university President Hadley of Yale. President E3l;o< af EBracfdant White of Cornell and all the leading educators of the country. They heartily indorse his plans. The proposed university will not interfere in the least with the edu- cational institutions already establish ed, but will supplement- them, for. ac- cording to the present plans, it's doors will be open only to those who desire to take up a postgraduate course. MT. Carnegie also wants the new univer- sity to take the lead in original re search, so that the United States can eventually stand side by side with Germany, if not excel that nation, in scientific development.
 AIr. Carnegie's plan does not pro- pose q national university in the sense that an appropriation will be asked or needed. The government is simply to be the trustee of the magnificent en- dowment, just as it administers the fund bequeathed by Smithson.
 The amount of money to be given by MT. Carnegie equals the sum of the present endowment fund of Harvard and is considerably more than the in vested fund of Yale. With the Catholic university, the Methodist university and the proposed Carnegie university, Washington will be the educational center of the country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
CONTROL OF BASEBALL

New York. Dec 1O.-John T. Brush of Indianapolis and Cincinnati, who is here to attend the National league baseball meeting. hopes to change rap idly the control of baseball and to give the National league complete power of all clubs and players outside of the American league. From a reliable source it has been learned that Brush's scheme is to abolish the of flee of president of the league and in- stead appoint board of control on the order of the Jockey club or the \. A. L.. only with much greater pow CTS. Brush's idea is to have the play CTS licensed and registered like the jockeys and athletes and to be at all times subject to the control of the board
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
MASSACHUSETTS, ELECTION.
Rainy Weather for Boston and Other
 Cities To-day.

Cities To-day.
 Boston. Dec 1O.-Boston and seven teen other Massachusetts cities are holding municipal elections to-day. Heavy rain and uncomfortably warm weather furnished adverse conditions, but at many points contests were so hotIy waged that heavy votes were boiled in spite of the storm. This &Fis particularly true ill Boston at least. during the-early hours. and the work CTS in every ward Were putting forth vigorous efforts to bring every voter 10 the polls The leading candidates We're Mayor Thomas N. Hart, repupll- can. for reelection, and Hon r. A. Collins. democrat.
 Tie democrats made an active clDl- paign with numerous rallies ill all parts Of the city, finishing last night. The republicans followed the course pursued by the state committee lur- tHg the recent state campaign and Sei forth their cause in q great meeting in Faneuil hall yesterday. The republi- can leaders base their hopes of victory upon the heavy registration and claiia that if they can get SJ per cent of the registration to vote Mayor Hart wili De reelected. The democrats. on the other hand. express no doubt of rile election of Mr Collins by from 5000 to 1000 plurality.
 There is deep interest in the school committee question in connection with which there has beeen q very heavy regiStratiOn of women.
 The supporters of no license have been at work and it is predicted ttiat the majority for license will be consid- erably reduced
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
CATHOLIC FEDERATION.
The First Gathering Convened at Gin.
 cinnati To-day.


 cinnati To-day
 Cincinnati, O., Dec 10.-The first con- ference of the American Federation of Catholic societies convened here to-day with about 800 delegates present. rcp- resenting an estimataed aggregate of about 600,OO0 membership of the co- operating societies.
 The officers of the federation and of the different societies were ill con- sultation last night over the construc- tion of a constitution that would be ac- ceptable to all, and continued tner conferences to-day.
 At s 8. m. the delegates and visiting representatives, escorted by the local societies, marched to the cathedral, where mass was celebrated by Bishop Horsman of Cleveland, the opening ser- mon being delivered by Dr Lavelle, pastor the cathedral in New York. The music of a large choir was a feature of the ceremonies at the cathedral
 The delegates then repaired to tho Auditorium, where addresses of wei. come were made by Governor Nash on behalf of Ohio, Mayor Fleischmann on the part of Cincinnati and Presideat T. E. Menahan of Columbus on the para of, the Ohio federation. President Fries and Judge Thomas w. Fitzger- aid of New York, vice-president of the federation, responded, after which tha delegates proceeded with the business of the federation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
CITY NEWS.


 The shorthand class of the Catholic Women's association will meet this evening at 7:45.
 The boys choir connected with St Patrick's parish will meet tonight at the church at 30 o'clock.
 Superintendent Brennan of the Bridgeport board of charities was q caller on Selectman Doran to-day. Special forecast for Connections: Fair tonight and Wednesday,; colder; brisk to high west to south winds.
 There will be special services in St Thomas's church next Sunday evening, and the sermon will be preached by the Rev Father Fitzgerald of the church of the Sacred Heart.
 The funeral of Michael the months old son of MT and Mrs John Sweeney of 36 Pemberton street, who died this morning, will take place tomorrow if ternoon at ? o'clock, with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 The appeal of Undertaken Tomljn- son from the decision of Justice Me Grail of New Haven. in granting the poor debtors oath to Mrs Mary Griffin, will be heard by Judge Peasley in this city on the 24th instant.
 Prof Gulliyer, at 4 o'clock this after noon, before the pupils of the High school, delivered his lecture on the presidents message. He handled the subject with careful attention to the various subjects and his talk was very interesting.
 This morning Janitor Preston of tie Washington school discovered q break in one of the electric wires opposite the school and notified the office of Ibe traction company Electricity was jumping heayenward from the wire, which threatened to snap ill two every moment
 The funeral of Peter Belleau took place this morning from the family residence on Pond street, with mass of requiem at St Ann's church and in- terment in Calvary cemetery. Joseph Brodier, John c. Teter, Regist Boisey and E. Collins attended the funeral as a committee representing +. N. Blakes- lees trucking establishments, where the deceased had been employed for num- Der of years.
 It looks as if the property owners ill the south end had good reason to com plain of the treatment their section of the city received i'll the aldermanic chamber last night. Of the vast sum of money to be raised by taxation next year and spent for public improve ments not one dollar has been set aside for anything special in that ward West Side hill has it's new school house: Brooklyn has it's proposed new fire house and about S50,0O0 for storm water drainage; the north end has it's new school house; the out east people got something, anyway. for Hamilton park. What did the south end people get? They were informed that a dirt street is good enough for them. Besides the condition of Baldwin street at the point in question:, the district has poor school accommodation. Of course the aldermen claim that they intend to relieve the pressure in the schools in that district by providing for new school building some where ill the vicinity of Clay street. Why on Clay street? Here is the explanation given reporter by enc of the republican aldermen: s.In tue course of time the people on the Abri- gador will have q parochial school, and the poorer accommodation you have in the public schools the sooner they'll start to build the parish school" Is this right2
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
TWO BARGES SINK

New Haven, Dec 10.-While the tug F. Luchenback was on her way from New York to this city to-day with q tow of barges filled with coal, the hav- ser parted and two of the barges sank in the heavy sea off A1erwin's Point The tug succeeded in bringing three to harbor. Of the four others two went ashore It Savin Rock and were later pulled off by another tug; two more arc missing and are unacc0unted far. Before the tow line parted the captain of the tug. foreseeing danger. had ail the keepers of the barges come on board tlie tug.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
TRIAL LOOKED FOR

State Attorney Williams was asked if he would try Stephen Charters, the mayor of .Xnsonia, at the January term of the superior court, and he said he had nothing to say about the case. Charters is one of the Ansonia strikers who is charged with conspiracy. The case against him has not been nolled, and it is generally believed that the states attorney will press the case fer trial. Such d trial would attract q good deal of attention from all over the country. Counsel for Charters ;s Senator William Kennedy of Nauga- tuck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
srEAMER FROM CoIov

Kingston. Ja. Dec 1O.-The British steamer Antillian arrived here to-day from Colon. She reports continued lighting in the department of Panama. Two Liberal exiles. who were among the passengers. say that the surrender of Colon by the Liberals. while unfor- tnnafe. does not mean the end of the revolution There are enough men and supplies in the interior they de- clare. to continue the revolution. The AntillIan brought over 100 bassengers from Colon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
THE TREATY NOW.
Senate In Executive Session
 To-Day Considers It.
THE HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT.

Will Be, from December 19 to January
 G-No Appropriation Bills Will Be
 Considered Before the HOlidays-Re-
 port on Salaries of Officers and
 Members of House Presented To-
 day.
 Washington. Dec 1O.-There was 2 very large attendance on the nOor ol the house today in anticipation ot ne announcement of the committees by the speaker.
 Mr Hemingway of Indiana, chairman of he special committee to conslh,.c and repOrt q bill on the salaries or otii- cers and employees Of the house, shD- mitIed tile report of the committee.
 resolution was passed providing for q holiday adjournment on Decem- ber Is tO January q.
 The house committee on appropfld- tions organized to-day and sub-coh- mittees were named Chairman Can non said no appropriation bills would be presented before the holidays.
 Al 12:45 the senate went into eN- ecuIive session to consider the Hay PauncefOIe treaty.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
FIIiE IN NE\S HAVEN.

New Haven. Dec 10--Fire on the top floor of the building occupied by Bradley, Smith X Co, wholesale con fectioners was discovered Ut an early hour this (Tuesday) morning and but for the prompt work of the firemen great damage might have resulted. The building is ill the heart of one of the business centers. The flames, which started from an overheated pea nut roaster, were quickly put out. The loss will be S1,20o, covered by insur-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
LIFE LOST IN FIRE.

Dover, N. H., Dec 10-A life was lost and a business block was wrecked by fire here early to-day. The victim of the flames was Charles w. Thurston of Exeter, N. H.. owner of the burned building, who lodged in an upper room. It is thought that lamp exploded as MT Thurston was lighting it. The man was about 50 years of age. A widow and step daughter survive him. The financial loss is estimated at $2, 300 with partial insurance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
BLAZE AT BRISTOL.
Two Four Story Blocks Burned Loss
 Is Nearly $25,oOO.

Bristol. Dec 10.-Two four-story blocks in this town were completely destroyed by fire early last night, and the loss is estimated at $24 400, only partly covered by insurance. The ten ants ill the Sessions blocks suffered heavily, most of their belongings being uninsured. The firemen battled for over two hours with the flames. The first alarm sounded at 6:15 and q few minutes later general alarm was cent in. There are long wooden yerandas on the rear of each building and by this means the flames were quickly communicated from one building to an other, and long before the firemen ar rived this part of the buildings was 9 mass of flames. The Unwin block IS occupied entirely by the Prospect house The flames spread so rapidly through this block that number Of the forty guests of the house had scarcely time to escape with theie lives, and they lost all their effects.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
FREIGHTS COLLIDE.
Traffic Tied Up for Five Hours This
 Morning at Plainville.

Northampton and Highland divisions of the Consolidated road was blocked for about five hours this morning at Plainyille. A freight train standing on the Northampton division was crashed into by another freight on the Highland division. The Northampton division train was cut ill two and two cars loaded with Christmas trees were smashed and the engine of the other train was badly wrecked. Engineer Brink of the Highland division traiu said that he was unable to stop his en. zine because of the slippery rails.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
cRuIsER AWAITING ORDERS.

San Francisco, Dec 1O-The T. S. cruiser Philadelphia which has been repairs at the Mare Island navy yard. is now here awaiting or ders. It is expected that she will go to Panama. The army transport Han cock is scheduled to sail for Manila on the sixteenth of this month with l. 100 soldiers of the Twenty-seyenth infantry
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
 FIRE IN LICK MINE

Harrison, Pa, Dec 10.--Fire broke out last night ill the big Lick mine be- tween Lykens and Williamstown, throwing several hundred men out of work. The fire is still burning. The mine is owned by the Lykens Wiley Coal Go and is one of the most prCluc- tive in the Lykens region.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
ZIMMERMAN MIST co

Washington. Dec Secretary Gage stated today that by direction of the president he had requested the resignation of Wilbur F. Wakeman, the appraiser at the port of New York. Mir Wakeman has not yet replied to the secretaly's communication.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
BRAKEMAN KILLED.

Huntington. Dec 10-ThoInas J. Brennan of New Haven aged about 9. q freight brakeman, was killed early this morning near here. Bren- nan while trying to jump from one car to another slipped and fell beneath the wheels. His body was cut in two.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
SOLDIER RAN AMUCK.

Berlin, Dec 10.-The official report or- the affair at Tien Tsin between coiu{ pany of Punjab infantry and German, troops, says that an Indian soldier ram amuck, invaded the German commits sariat quarters, shot and mortality wounded q quartermaster and wound~ three other men severely, whereupo1t he was shot down bg q German se1a teHa
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10

The score at noon to-day was as fol- lows: Fisher and Chevallier, Butler and Mclean. Newkirk and Munro, Me Eachern and Walthour. Maya and Nil- son. 719 miles and s laps: Lawson and Julius. King and Samuelson. and Bab- cock and Turville. 719 miles and : laps: Fredericks and .Iaak and HaA and McLaren. 719 miles and , laps: Karnstadt and Franks. 707 miles aud (: laps.
 The score at o'clock was as fol lows: Fisher and ChevalIier. Butler and Mclean, Newkirk and Munro, McEachern and Walthour and Maya and Wilson, 760 miles and 6 laps: Law son and Julius. King and Samuelson. and Babcock and Turville, 760 miles and , laps: Fredericks and Jaak and Hall and McLaren. 760 miles and 5 laps: karnstandt and Franks, 7333 miles and 5 laps.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
INDUCEMENTS FOR A FACTORY

INDIOLME-NIo HOIN A T ACIOIt lk
 Wallingford, Dec 10.-Two special meetings were held last night to n- duce the Eagle Spoon Co, now locateLs at North Haven, to remove here. An the borough meeting it was voted :u abate the water rates of the company for five years, the amount not to ex4 ceed $1,000 a year. and to abate 1ha taxes on the personal property of tila company for ten years. The towr meeting was held immediately after the borough meeting and it was voted to abate the personal taxes for ten years. A large factory is now being constructed here by the company. 1t employs about seYenty-fiye hands.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
WOMAN BADLY USED UP.
Found in Her Room This Morning in,
 Dying Condition.

Washington, Dec 10.--Mrs Ada Gil@ bert Denis, fashionable dressmakcr., was found in an almost dying condi-. ton ill her room at , o'clock this morn- ing. under circumstances that promise to rival the Bonine murder case. Belf skull was fractured, her jaw brokeif and her left ear was almost torn from her head. Her left arm had many. bruises and her clothing and the bed- ding i'll the room were saturated ~vitli blood. She was removed to the hos. pital and q score of detectives was put on the case. The name of the assals ant is not known.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
FIRE RAGING.

Huntington, w. Va, Dec 1O.-T'ire is raging at Wayne Court House. twenty miles south of here. Eighteen build ing are reported burned.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
NEXT TINE THE TIME

London. Dec 1O.-At a session of the privy council to-day. King Edward definitely fixed June 26, 1902. as the date for his coronation. It was :.lso decided that parliament will meet Jan- Hary 16.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
ROUND AND ROUND THEY GO.
Bicycle Riders Are Behind the Pre-
 yious Records.

New York. Dec lo.-The beginning of the second day of the six day bi- cycle race at Madison Square garden saw but eleven of the sixteen teams left in the struggle. The Italian team. I.e Poutre and Muller, quit at 3:2O o'clock. Through the carly morning hours the men loafed about the circuit, the leading riders jogging each other and all made futile efforts to gain q lap.
 At $ o'clock the riders were 16 miles behind the record. the scores at that l,r.,,,. l.ni,,.r .,- t.nIr,,,...
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
NOBEL PRIZES p1srR1BurEp.

Christiania. Dec 10.-It was an- nounced in the Storthing today that the Nobel prize for the encouragement of peace and arbitration, for 1a0t
 amounting to 10000 kroner, has been equally divided between Dr Henr1 Du- mant. the Swiss physician (who was recommended by the Swedish rigsiag to the committee entrusted with be slowing the priZel. and Frederick Pas Sy (the former member of the French chamber of deputies. who received tue next highest votel. The prize will pe q special to Dr Dumant. who is broken in health. in needy circumstances. and lying ill . hospital in Switzerland.
 Stockholm. Dec 10.-The Nobel medi- cal, chemical. physical. science and It. erary prizes, amounting to 151 200 kroner each. and awarded respectixeIv To Prof Behring. q German: Dr Van Hoff. Hollander; Prof Roentgen. and Armand Sully Prudhomme. the French literary man. will be distributed to- night by the crown price in the Musical academy
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
POSTMA MASTER NAMED.

Washington, Dec 10.-Henry F.. Stetson was, appointed fourth class postmaster at North Heath, Mass, to-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-10
KITCHEKER'S BLOCK HOUSES
Systematic Advance Made in
 Eastern Transvaal.

Thirty One Boers Were Killed and 332
 Made Prisoners Last Week-The
 Boers Are Still Active, However, and
 i'll Good Force ill the Extreme West
 of Cape Colony.
 London, Dec 10.-Lord Kitchener in dispatch from Pretoria. December 2, reports that the result of the weeks work is 31 Boers killed, IT wounded. 352 made prisoners, :,5 surrendered, and quantities of supplies captured
 By advancing the line of block huoses i'll the eastern part of the Transyaal Lord Kitchener is now able, for the first time. to carry out systematic and continuous operations in the vicinity of Ermelo, Bethel and Carolina.
 Columns have cleared the southeast- ern districts of the Orange river col ony and are now operating northward of the Thabanchu line.
 The Boers are still in force in the extreme west of Cape Colony. They are there commanded by Maritz, who recently attacked Tontellboschkop The Boers were driven off and Maritz was severely wounded.
 Vermillion, $. D., Dec 10.-Garret Droppers. president of the university oE South Dakota, during a recent visit ro Washington, called on President Roosc- welt and submitted to him two propo. sitions. The first was that the state department shall require the British government to transfer suffering Boer women and children from the interior of South Africa to the sea coast towns, where American organizations raising money by popular subscription can al- leviate their sufferings. The second was that the government shall prevent the shipment of horses, hay and other munitions of war to South Africa. At the presidents request Droppels rc- duced his suggestions to writing and forwarded them to the state depart- ment.