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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-02-23
sues $40 Defendants.

Utica. N. ". Feb. 21.- Steele & Pres
colt Of Herkimer are attorneys in a
case which Is believed to be the most
remarkable in the history OF legal prac1
tice. The plaintiff IS Memo Ames, the
sole surviving executor Of the viii OF
Memo Shaul. and the defendants mum.
Der $40 persons. all OF whom claim to
be benefciaries.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-02-23
Arms and Ammunition surrendered

General Macarthur reports that 112
rifles and 1900 rounds of ammunition
were surrendered at Haganey Feb. 10,
mostly from supplies secreted in con-
tlguous swamps. General Macarthur
says the incident is important and in
dicates great reaction favorable to
the American interest in the region OF
Bulacan, heretofore one Of the worst In
Luzon. The result was accomplished
exclusively by the long continued, in
telIigent and persistent efforts of off
GERS of the Third United States infan-
try.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-02-23

Boston. Feb. 21.-Admiral Sampson,
who has been quite seriously i'll, is re-
ported on fair way to recovery. Yes
terday for the first time In many days
he was able to get up and eat light
breakfast. The admiral, they say, Is
really suffering from the effects Of his
long stay on the blockade.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-02-23

Rome. Feb. 21.-The pope. who is In
excellent health, yesterday received
Cardinal Rampolla. papal secretary Of
state. and other high functionaries,
who waited upon him to congratulate
him upon the anniversary of bis cleo
ton 10 the .pontihcate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-02-23
COMPROMISE ACCEPTED
Demands For Punish nent Of
Boxers Modified.
IMPRISONMENT FOR PRINCE TUAN
Two Others "a Have Life Terms and
six to BE Executed or Told TO XIII
Themselves - Expedition IL Need
less Now.

six to BE Executed or Told to XIII
Themselves - Expedition IL Need
less Now.
London, Feb 2f.--"At their latest
meeting" says the Picking correspond
ent of The Morning Post, wiring yes
terday, 1.-THE foreign ENJOYS agreed to a
compromise. They propose to permit
the imperial court to commute the SEN
tence of decapitation in the cases of
Prince Tuan, Duke Ian and General
Tung Flu Slang to life Imprisonment
| and will agree TO the following punish
ments Prince Chwang to be strangled.
Yu Hsien to be decapltated, Chao Shu
Chiao and Wing Men to be permitted to
strange themselves and Chi Hsien and
Hsu Cheng Yu to be beheaded in Pc
king.
IF the court advances no new obsta-
Gle, the negotiations on the first point
of the demands Of the powers may be
| considered closed"
DIR. Morrison. wiring to The Times
from Picking yesterday, says:
1.-THE court has yielded and consented
/ to the infection of the punishment de-
manded, petitioning, however, that the
sentences on Chao Shu Chiao and Wing
| Men may be strangulation instead OF
| decapitation To this the foreign en-
voys have agreed. The question, there
fore, is virtually settled, and raison
d'etre for the Tai-yuen-fu expedition
ceases to exist"
| Result of Waldersee's BIuxf.
Commenting upon the latest advices
| from Picking, The Times says:
There cannot be any reasonable
| doubt that the sudden surrender of the
| Chinese court was to fears inspired
| by the Count Won Waldersee's order.
The lesson will not be lost on the allies
! should the Chinese resort again to their
| traditional tactics OF evasion and de-
| lay
1t is learned that the British govern
ment is still without any further ofIi-
cial explanation Of Count Won Valdez
sees action in planning an extensive
expedition in China. The government
expects to receive I'D xiees fgom Berlin
officially setting forth the motive for
| the recent orders Issued by the com
mander In chief of the international
| forces in China. In fact, such explana-
ton has been asked for in order that
| the cabinet at today's meeting may
have some satisfactory basis for its de-
| llberations on the Chinese question.
However. it is pretty well unoEicially
understood i'm Downing street that Won
Waldersee's action was purely due to a
desire to bluff the Chinese. The ac-
ton of certain members cf parliament
and papers, especially The Times, in
calling it blur causes the greatest
chagrin and has given rise to the feel
ing that it is impossible to meet Chi
nese finesse with similar weapons.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
Writer of Royal Speeches.

From the literary point of view, who is responsible for the replies to the various addresses and other utterances with which the progress of the duke of Cornwall throughout Australasia has been so profusely punctuated? It can not be supposed that the duke himself, in all cases, was the author of his own little effusions, which bore every mark of having been prepared beforehand, seeing that their reelection would have taken up too much of his precious time. Besides, if the king, his father, gets his speeches from the throne prepared for him by his cabinet, why should not the duke enjoy analogous assistance in the composition of his official utterances? :? These, indeed, bear internal evidence of having emanated a in the firstinstance from the pen of the dukes private sec retary, Sir D. Mackenzie Wallace, whose peculiar style-a trif1e ponder ous and Johnsonian-may be inferred from his books. At any rate it was a good enough style for Lord Dufferin, who, as is well known, employed the ex-Times corresp pondent to write most of his important dispatches first from Egypt and then from India.-London Chronicle i.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
FARMER GETS WEALTH.
Poor New Jersey Countryman Wins His Suit for $2OO,OOO in Chi-
 cago Real Estate.

Mrs. Nathan Race. wife of a poor farmer living in Jackson valley, near Washington, N. J., and her brother, Frank Justice, who resides with the Race family, were notified last week by Charles Mccoy, member of the law firm of Hills & Mccoy, of Chi cago, that they had been successful in a lawsuit which has been in the Illinois courts for the past five years and that the court of chancery had handed down decision which puts Mrs. Race and her brother in imme- diate possession of S2oo,O0O worth of improved real estate located near the center of Chicago.
 This property while in an unim- proved condition was, purchased by the new owners' father, George Jus tice, nearly 90 years ago. He left it to his wife in trust for their children. Her marriage to Robert Chilvers caused the children to come east, and then several subsequent ventures on the part of her second husband com plicated matters pertaining to the es- tate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
FARMING ON A LARGE SCALE.
Some Facts Regarding Agriculture as Carried On in the Pacific
 Coast Region.

The department of agriculture has issued a report on the general agri- cultural conditions in the Pacific coast region. It says that although the ten- dency for the past 25 years has been toward d gradual reduction in the area of individual farms and ranches they are still of size much larger than the average farm of the east or even of the middle west. It is par ticularly true in California. Another distinctive feature, especially in the great valley areas of California, is the use of machinery of great capacity, which means an economy of human labor, but often also means a waste of grain. Every effort is made to com bine several operations into one. Transportat tion of the enormous quan- tity of Pacific coast wheat has been reduced to science. A large saving is made by loading ships directly from the cars, trains being run from the wheat fields to tidewater at very few hours notice. Tn Washington and Oregon, however, the wheat is run through an elevator, where it is re- cleaned and mixed with other grades of wheat to bring it to the required standard grade, after which it is re- sacked and loaded on the vessels or cars for final shipment. About 27,450,- poo bushels of wheat are exported am nually from the Pacific coast, with a total value of about S2O, ,O0O, ,000 Of the 2,000,0O0 barrels of flour annually shipped from the Pacific coast ports 3urinO the pa st en wears nearly One- half is cleared at San Francisco. The report says it has taken about 36,000,- 600 bushels of wheat to supply the for eign markets with Pacific coast wheat and four. Of this amount California ports furnished more than 20,ooo,ooo kuShels
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
yictoria,s Royal UncIcs.

Hundreds of writers and speakers have asserted during the last six months that when the late Queen Vic toria ascended the throne, in 1887, the crown had fallen into contempt, owing to the extreme unpopularity of George ". and William ". This is all rubbish and nonsense. George ". ought, very likely, to have been generally detested, but, as a matter of fact, he was always received every where with unbounded enthusiasm and the frantic cheers of London and Brighton were also heard at Dublin in 1921 and at Edinburgh in 1922. There never was more popular monarch, to judge from the accla- nations of his subjects whenever he condescended to appear in public. Read the account in Vanity Fair of King Georges state visit to the op- era, in which Thackeray describes the wild ecstacies of the vast audi ence, and of the crowds outside the theater, with mingled derison and disgust. William W. was also a great public favorite, and with consider ably more reason.-London Truth.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
FROM EAkrn,oeooR CORNERS

Tasmania is said to be the soberest of the Australian colonies.
 Swiss emigration is decreasing. Last year the total was only 3,816.
 The population of Great Britain has doubled within the last 5s years.
 A shipyard at Ominato, Japan. still in opera tion, was esta blished over 1900 years ago.
 Eight million five hundred thousand that is, 21s per cent. of the popula- tion.
 Of the 3S sultans who have ruled the Ottoman empire since the con quest of Constantinople by the Turks 34 have died violent deaths.
 There has been invented in Paris slot machine which not only fur nishes the postage stamp, but icks it and affixes it to the envelope.
 At the old-fashioned inns and res taurants in Sweden it is customary to charge less for women than for men, on the theory that they do not eat so mech.
 Several of the Swiss cantons have officially decided to adopt the simpli- fled French orthography introduced by the French ministry of education some months ago.
 The population of Sweden in 1898 was 5,o62,91s, and the estimate for 1901 is 5,150,000, nearly the same as London The men number 2,466, 638 and the women 2.596.2so.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
WATERYILLE DAILY TALK

Contractor McManus has comnIatod [ne C, work of laying water pipes along Chapel street.
 The date of the production Under the Gasllght' has not as vet been de- clded upon. The members of the cast are prepared to present the play at any time.
 Everybody is complaining of a scarci- " of eggs about the village. All the hens are on strike evidently.
 Harold Simpson of Cooke street. who has been confined with scarlet fever for some time, has recovered and Is out again
 There is talk of forming a village protective association here for the ben eft of property owners
 How about that trolley waiting room at the terminus of the road?
 The Young Peoples association will give a Yale bi-centennial' supper in the parish hall this evening for the benefit of the parish treasury. All you want to eat for 20 cents and a good time in addition.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
A PIANo-TUNER's TROUBLES.
Some Things He Bound in the Neg Iecfed Instrument of Par
 ticular Housewife.

ssThere are housewives and house. wives, no question about that" said the communicative piano-tuner. "The other day 1 went to pink-and-span house uptown. The woman was one of the kind that brides herself on doing her own work. She paused moment to polish the bell handle, on which l had thonghtlessly imprinted thumb mark, before allowing me to pass in, and even then she instructed me to be particular in wiping my feet, and scoWLed at me because I set my bag of tools on the polished oak seat of the hall rack. noticed that she stopped to pick up bit of thread on the parlor carpet, as walked toward the piano, and kind of knew what to expect.
 ssYou just ought to have seen the in side of that piano! had no more than lifted the lid when off I went into a fit of sneezing. The dust was thick in there, and no mistake. Iscraped around in it awhile, trying to locate the mech anism, and then I said: Madam, I'm sorry to trouble you, but shall ne ed a dustpan and, brush
 'She pretended to be indignant at first, but she colored up like fire, brought, me the dustpan and brush and helped me use it. We found all sorts of curiosities in that piano. continued the piano7tuner, according to the Phil adelphia Record. s'Spiders' webs, sew eral defunct cockroaches and one dead fly, but when we came across the relics of mouse's nest the woman's equa- nimity failed her.. She marched out of the parlor and didn't bother me any more until 1 was ready to go. Meet such cases often? Oh, yes; once in awhile" :"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

Canoe building is one of the indus. tries of Kenne ebunkport, Me, which used to build great ships, and even now launches an occasional schooner.
 The city of Portland, Me-, has in it's streets 30,000 shade trees, some of which were planted more than half a century ago.
 A seven-story building in Chicago has just been raised with jacks 21lA feet without cracking pane of glass or injuring wall.
 Within 20 miles of City Hall park, New York, there are more than 100000 people, or more than one twentieth of the country's entire pop uiation.
 Paris now has automobile fire en- zines which measure six by ten feet, weigh 2% tons, or, when fully equipped, 6,aso pounds. They start to work instantly. The pump delivers 20 gallons minute. ~
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
KNEW THE JUDGES VOICE.
And Refused to Believe the Judge When He Answered the
 Telephone

Justice Jerome, of New York, sat in his room, adjoining the court of special sessions, the other afternoon. Between cigarettes puffs he was par rying the question of a half dozen inquisitive reporters, when the tele- phone bell began ringing vigorously, reports the Times of that city.
 In the absence of his clerk and secretary the justice thought it not beneath his dignity to play telephone boy and this is the one-sided conver- sation that convulsed the newspaper men with laughter:
 ssThis is Justice Jerome. What do you want ?" A short pause.
 ssNo, it is not the clerk; it is the justice himself. What do you want :? Spit it out.''
 ''HuInph! Not the justice, you say ,? Well, I was when I got out of bed this morning and looked in the glass. I guass 1 haven't changed my iden- tity since then You want the jus tice, you say? Well, you have him now fire away.
 'sOh, you say, you know the justice WGlI dIQ IudI lI1IS lSu ! HIS pOicS Well, who the deuce am I, then? Some fresh office boy, eh? We'll, can't waste any more time on you" And up went the receiver with a bang.
 T suppose I ought to have that fel- low, whoever he is, arrested for con- tempt in calling the court liar and a fresh office boy" said the judge, with mock dignity, as he resumed his interrupted conversation with the re- DorterS
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
Such Peculiar Names.

If you think a foreigners ways are queer, ask yourself whether their seeming queerness may not be due mostly to your want of familiarity with them.
 .'You have such strange names for your towns over heah!'' said titled English importation to one of his new American friends. "Weehawken, Ho- boken, Poughkeepsie, and ever so many others, don't you know!"
 ''I suppose they do sound queer to English ears," said the American. thohghtfully. 'sDo you live in London all the time ?''
 "Oh, no,'' said the unsuspicious Briton- CT spend part of my time at Chipping Norton, and then I've place at Pokestogg- on-the- Hike. .v- Chicago Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Naugatuck Horse Won rirst Prize in
 Woodbury.

w OOuDuTy.
 At the race meet held in Woodbury yesterday Boneshaker, owned by Will liam Noble of this town, won first prize in the free for all, and Franklin N, owned by Samuel Andrews, also of this town, won second money in the same race.
 months mind requiem high mass was celebrated at St Francis church this morning at o'clock for the re- pose of the soul of the late Mrs no mas Fruin.
 The funeral of Mrs Veronica Clark, who died suddenly Tuesday evening, took place this morning from her late home on Curtiss street at S:3O and ; o'clock from St Francis church. The interment was in St Francis ceme- tery
 There was another large attend ance at St Francis fair last evening. The entertainment consited of fancy dances by Miss Nina De Witt and Miss Florence Weaving.
 The Pan-American Minstrel Go gave a performance i'll Woodbury last night. The entertainment was first class. The members of the minstrel troupe, accompanied by several of their friends, left here yesterday af- ternoon in a bus, and considering those that went it is needless to say that good time was enjoyed by all.
 The N. H. s. football eleven were defeated by the Waterbury High school eleven yesterday afternoon by score of IT to 6.
 
 seats were on sale yesterday morn Ing at McCaThys news store for the pefIormance to be given at the opera I9lse to-morrow night by the Alvin 1oslln Co. The company is 2 strong one one and undoubtedly will draw 2 large audience.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
PRIVILEGES OF DIPLOMATS.
They Are Above the Law in the Coun- tries in Which They
 Are Sent.

The recent arrest of dipolmat's s son for larceny and his subsequent dis charge as a matter of international courtesy brings to the front one of the medieval customs that have sur vived to this day. Outside of the Dis trict of Columbia such an incident ex- cites curiosity and also some adverse comment.
 At Washington, however, people are accustomed to recognizing diplomats as above the law. Their carriages, for instance, are entitled to, although they do not always take, the right of way Few, if any, of the ministers abuse their privileges. Commenting on the subject lawyer said. to New York Times reporter:
 There is no more reason in this age of rapid transit and instantaneous communication around the earth for making a diplomat exempt from the operation of criminal law than there would be in granting the same sort of indulgence to those of our own citi- zens who have red hair
 "Two or three hundred years ago there was some sense in the interna- tion law which holds an afnba ssador or T2enipotentiary sacred. They were far away from their home, with which they could communicate only at long intervals. They represented their re- spective governments absolutely, and were compelled to act wholly upon their own responsibility. Such, of course, is not the case now. The min lister, generally speaking, now simply carries out the cabled instructions of his government. If arrested for crime, thrown into prison, or even executed, it is doubtful if the interests of those whom he represents would paTticulaT- lY suffer-"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
Too Careless.

A Georgia negro, asleep on the track, came in contact with freight train, derailing several cars. Asphe got up and brushed the dust from his coat he remarked to the engineer: '..Ef you folks ain't mo keerful how you gwine, you'll hurt somebody, some CT desc days, en git sued for dam ages !"--AfIa ntn Constitution.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
OAkVILLE HAPPENINGS.
REPRESENTATIVE HEMINwAY
 ON LOCAL VOTING DISTRICT
What He Promises To Do For Oak vile People, Good Idea and the Right One, Says He-The Noon Mail Connections-Not

Right One, Says He-The Noon Mail
 Connections-Not
 The agitation for a voting district in Oakville at the town elections ln- stead of going to Watertown to ballot has been brought to the front by this paper on several occasions. After the recent town election the agitation was started as it was apparent that a forced trip of three miles to Water town to cast ballot was an unfair ness of conditions that should be rec tified. Representative l.. M. Heminway of the town was interviewed yester- day on the matter He was much in favor of the idea and said, 'Yes, Oak vile people may rest assured that their petition for a voting district in. the village will be brought before the. attention of the legislature by me, and I have no doubt that it will be ob- tained. I shall exert every effort possible, for I believe it no more than right that OaEville people should vote where they live"
 The assertion has been made that the outgoing noon mail from Oakyille made no connections with other mails and that Waterbury was it's objective point. This assertion was evidently made to create false impression and to prevent the people from using this mail service.
 For the benefit of those who would like to know, the different connec- tions made by the noon mail bag are herein given: It connects at PAS with New Haven, Bridgeport, New York, Philadelphia and all southern points. a saving of many hours over the old mail service: it makes con- nections with the 1:50 train to Dan- bury, FiShkill and all points west as we'll as along the Hudson; also at 3:5S to Torrington, Thomaston and Litch field: at 4:05 to Hartford Bristol, Sprin gfield and points northerly. As an illustration of the many advan- tages of the new mail. the afternoon mail service which leaves here on the 5:37 train does not get out of the Wa terbury postoffice until o'clock in the evening. Formerly, if you were a minute or two late for the morning mail your letter remained here all day unlIl IL WIS dS late dS { o III evening before it started on it's jour- ney past Waterbury to it's destination. If anyone has anything detrimental to say let him compare these notes, which may be relied upon as solid facts.
 Miss Clara Mercy has been on the sick list for two or three days
 Andrew Drake is confined to his home with illness.
 son was born recently. to Mir and Mrs Charles Smith.
 Walter Stone has a new rabbit dog and many are the stories afoat con- cerning the big rabbit hunts where they are captured by the bushel @ baskets full.
 H. William Warner is building a new addition to his COW stables.
 Tomorrow evening another of those enjoyable masquerade dances will be given in Judd's hall by Hubbel and Therault. Quite a delegation from Watertown and Waterville is expect ed. Members of the Alligator club of Waterbury will attend and there is considerable rivalry in regard to the prizes offered for worst and best cos tunes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24

The excitement incident to travelling and change of food and water often brings on diarrhoea, and for this req son no one should leave home without a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24

A new remedy for biliousness is now on sale at all drug stores. It is called Chamberlain's Stomach aud Liver Tablets. II gives quick relief and will prevent the attack if given as soon as the first indication of the disease appears. Price, 9 cents per box Samples free.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
One Year,. Homicides in America

One fG4F@S HOmlclO0S In AEnGrACA
 IL is stated that 39, ,872 persons per- ished at the hands of homicides in the United States during the five years ending with 1900. The figures of pun ishment for the crime are not made up, but are known to be startlingly small.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24
Foreyvnrned.

Pat-And how is the wife?
 Mike-Sure and had the doctor last night.
 q didn't know thot she was so sick as thot.'
 No, and she didn't need him; but iv she bod died, sure and she would al- ways have blamed me!"-Judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-24

King Dental Co commenced to re- ceive patients Tuesday morning, Oct s, at 8 o'clock, at 62 Bank street. At the request of the great number of people who were unable to get to our office in the specified time we will ex- tend the following offer until Nov list: