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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
CITY NEWS.

James O'Connell, president of the International Association of Machin- ists. will deliver an address in c. A. R. hall tonight. The public are in vited.
 Walter B. Jessel. aged 16 years and ; months. son of Mir and Mrs Charles Jessel. died this morning at the family residence. ::;;3 Camp street. Funeral Wednesday afternoon.
 The case of A. J. Smith vs NJ. Will finger ct uX is being tried i'll the city court room this afternoon before Jus tice T.. r. Burpce. It Is all action to recover the balance alleged to be due for set of plans drawn for the de fendant Sometime ago Mir Willinger paid Mir Smith $25 on the account, leaving a balance of $35. The former sum is alleged to have been paid on condition that the plans would be ready on a certain time. but there was some mistake about this and when they were finished MT W1lllnger would not accept them or pay the rest of the bill. The architect did not have any use for the drawings and as he made them on. order of the defendnnt he thought it was only fair that he skouid pay for them.s
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
NATIVES ON TRIAL.
Charged With Murdering Man Who
 Was Friendly to Americans.

Charged With Murdering Man Who
 Was Friendly to Americans.
 Manila. March 1.-The trial of the nine natives charged with having mur- dered Cuisimbing, president of Calam- ba. because he was friendly to the Americans. discloses how the insur- gents terrOriZed the natives, even in territory occupied by the Americans.
 Members of q secret society known as Mandoducats systematically ab- ducted and killed E'ilipinos favoring American rule. In two months the Calamba Mandoducats killed forty nine natives. The victims are usual ly buried alive. Fear kept the people silent An officer of General Cailles organized and directed the operations of the Mandotlucats in Calamba. Bin ang and other towns in the Lagunn province. The ringleaders were ar vested and tried and many suspects We're held pending an inyestigatio The arrests effectually checked the op- erations of the Mandoducats. The verdict of the military commission which is trying the cases has not been announced.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
GIVEN SPECIAL. AUDIENCE.

Washington, March 1.-The presi- dent this morning granted a special audience to Nessrs Wenceslay Borda. IF. and Vicente Balbas, members of the Porto Kican commission. which was appointed at q mass meeting of the citizens of the island to protest against the law enacted by the legis- lature known as the Hollander bill, This measure provides for the raising Of revenue by property and excise taxes. Pedro Salazar, the third com missioner, was detained in New York. The xQnnp{sst1gnek ented . foruanl pkce95f which ehui1erdt6 [ eeffes of - i ao 2 tne X,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
ST PETERSBURG ACADEMY.
Will Establish Stations for Measure
 ment of Earthquake Shocks.

St Petersburg, March 1.-The St Petersburg academy of sciences has determined to devote considerable at tention to seismology. Several sta tions for the measurement and regis tration of earthquake shocks will be established.
 The ministry of agriculture and do- mains proposes. when the council Of the empire approves, to give the con gross of gold producers of the Ural mountains the right to levy taxes and assessments for local purposes such as road making. schools and churches. hospitals and pOStofficeS. This is q remarkable departure. being the crea- tion of a new organ of self govern ment.
 The ministry of railways has placed a lump order for railway materials with the representatives of the South Russian metallurgical interests, au- thoriZing them to distribute eight mil lion roubleS of orders for rails, twelve millions for locomotives and cars, and ten millions for miscellaneous iron sup plies.
 A circular of the ministry of finance estimates the production of sugar ill Russian refneries during the present season at 54,G4O.0OO poods.
 The interior consumption is fixed at at least thirty-siX million poods by the law of 1890, which will leave sur plus of 1S,G40.O00 poodS.
 The executors of the will of a phil anthropic editor, M. Nalenkoff. have devided to open 12O popular libraries in the rural districts of South Russia.
 A commission appointed to draft plans for the Improvement of the har- Dor of St Petersburg, proposes to es- tabliSh separate ports for export and for import, to be divided by Il long mole. It is undecided whether the state will initiate Hamburg by building quays or whether this will be left open to private capitalists.
 A philanthrOpic woman of this city proposes to establish courses of pop ular lectures and ground for a hall has been procured in one of the work in@mnn'S quarters.
 The emperor visited the Peoples pal ace one day this week, and as an eN- presSion of his satisfaction with the building and the entertainment afford ed made liberal distributions of money among the employees.
 The ministry of the interior is again studying the proposition to grant To- cal government ill the form of ZemStvo organization to fourteen prov inces which have never enjoyed this right.
 Of the four American exhibitors in the International Ceramic exposition. which has just closed, two were award ed the grand prize, which was given also to tWenty-SiX other exhibitors.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
PROMINENT CITIZENS ARRESTED r
Were With the Mob Who Hung Silas
 Martindalo

Were With the Mob Who Hung Silas
 Martindale
 Chicago. March 11-A dispatch ito the Record from Carthage. \. C., says: l.. J. Jones, Dr NJ. F. Street, David Andrews and William Harding. among the most prominent citizens of eastern North Carolina, were arrested Satur- day night and lodged in jail. charged with being responsible for the horrible death of Silas Martindale. The jail tc' Moore county at Carthage was broken into Saturday by a mob of fifty men, who secured Martindale. confined on q charge of assault. and hanged him to a tree. The jailor was forced to give up the keys of the jail. Martindale was hanged just outside the corpora te limits. He was choked to death. and from indications about the scene it is supposed the lynchers raised and low cred him many times in order to eXtort q confession from him. Martindale was said to have attacked Mrs Brew CT. school teacher living near Car thage. Mrs Brewer informed her hus- band of the attack, and he soon gath cred a mob. This is the first time in fifty years that q white man has met death at the hands of mob in North Carolina.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
BURIED |N CHICAGO RUINS
About Fifty Persons Injured By
 Boiler Explosion.

Explosion Took Place iii the Doremus
 Steam Laundry-Remains of Three
 Girls Had to Be Taken Out in Bas-
 kets-List of Injured Thus Far Talk
 en Out. .-.
 Chicago. March 1.-By the explosion of d boiler in the DorenIuS steam laun- dry in Madison street, near Ihroop. oi the west side, shortly after o'clock this morning, the entire building was wrecked It is stated that about thir- ty girls and between fifty and sixty male employees were buried in the ru- ins, which immediately took fire.
 Twelve girls were dragged from the wreckage before the fire broke out. They were badly hurt.
 It is feared that the others caught in the crash of falling walls and flying timbers. were killed. X general alarm was turned in and hundreds of tiremen attacked the pile. in Il desperate effort to drag the r1nfortunateS from certain death in the fire.
 The building was q two-Story brick structure. There were between sey- enty-iive and ninety men and women employed in the laundry and they had just gone to work
 Two unidentified bodies. one man and one woman, have been taken from the ruins and several badly injured have been sent 10 various hospitals.
 The explosion occurred at S:10 o'clock shortly after the employees had gone to work and it's force literally tore the building to fragments. One man was blown through q window. a distance of q hundred feet The ruins almost immediately caught fire and despite the sharp work of the 1irenen the flames spread rapidly and it is feared that a number of employees, in .iured and helpless in the ruins were burned to death. Faint cries for help were heard from two or three places under the piles of brick and broken tinlberS, but these soon ceased before they could be reached
 About q dozen dead and injured so far have been taken from the ruins and the reScrerS are workin" with deS- perate energy in the hope of saving the lives of he unfortunates pinned down by the debris
 The unidentified bodies of three girls soon after were taken ont, two or them so 1rlGhttully nangled that the firelnen had to remove the remains in baskets.
 The following injured have been taken out:
 George Edon.
 Ellen Conway. serious.
 Peter Dean, 499 Monroe street.
 Fannie Dean.
 May Kolb.
 George AIcNal
 Frank Battenwhy.
 Tony Stern (girD.
 Mamie Burns.
 Teresa Nansik
 Minnie JaeckelS.
 - Nanalten.
 Twenty injured already have been taken to hospitals. The firemen eSti- mate that not less than twenty-five persons are still in the ruins-probably all dead.
 A. $. DoremuS. owner of the 1aun- dry. was arrested shortly before noon to-day. It is said that he was warned Friday, by the city boiler inspector, not to use the boiler in his establishment
 Eight bodies have been recovered from the ruins and six persons are still missing. Twenty-Five men and women were so severely injured that many will die. The building in which the explosion took place was formerly the old Waverly theater and was built
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
TO REMAIN IN CHINA.
Companies X and B Will Be Con-
 manded by Major Robertson.

Pellin, March 11.-Companies A and ", have been notified that they are to remain in China. It is believed that Major Robertson will command them.
 Many Americans here urge the lega- tions to use it's influence to have at least two field guns and enough artil- lerymen to work them left. They say that during the siege these guns would have been more valuable than 900 armed men and that necessity for their use is liable to occur again. The German report that in the re- cent engagement near Iao Ting Flu, 25O Chinese were killed and four mag azinc guns captured. There were no German losses.
 The American field telegraph line. which was constructed here. has ceased opera tionS and the wire has been coiled in preparation for ship ment to Manila.
 Despite the report that Ii Hung Chang is seriously i'll and that his life hangs by a thread his physicians say that his condition is no worse than that of an ordinary man in the same 1 clItul1StalccS afiu "Otllu 1lOI De Qd1l- gcrous except for his advanced age. They are extremely hopeful of being able to bring him around.
 The question of quarters for the American troops remaining in pekin is still the subject of discussion Army men favor the temple of agriculture as being healthier and sufficiently near the legation for troops to be sent three in q hurry as an additional daily guard should circumstances arise ren- dering it necessary. They think the courts objections are nlagnitied. It is not likely the British will relinquish the temple of heaven and they will certainly long require the permanent building being erected there A con- pany of infantry could easily be housed ill the temple of agriculture and the two temples now used for quartermaS- terS storeS. The only other available place ready is d palace belonging to one of the princes, far from the lega- tion ill the middle of the Tartar city. This is private property.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
PAID FUNERAL EXPENSES.
Said He Would Do It Because He Was
 d Christian.

q (nTlSl lun.
 Chicago, March 11.-Funcral ser vices under unusual circumstances were performed when the remains of aged John Correa. the DOokkeeper Wno committed suicide last Monday after having made an unsuccessful attempt to murder Charles A. Morrill, his en- plOyer, We're laid in theiI. last resting place at OakWoodS cemetery.
 The unusual feature of the obsequios lay ill the fact that the arrangements were made by Mr Merrill, who. though he is still suffering from q wound in the back of the head inflicted by one of the bullets from q revolver fired by Correa, insisting on paying all the eN- penses of the burial. Relatives of Cor req. however. made known their desire to bury the remains. Mr Morrill, was firm and insisted that it was his desire to arrange the funeral for the man who for more than twenty years had been in his employ. He refused to be turned from his original intention, though informed of the arrival from California of a son of the dccedcnt, who had come here to attend the flu neral.
 In answer to a question as to why he should wish to bury the man who so desperately attempted to kill him. he said simply: Because l am q Christian" Further than this MT Nor Till declined to talk.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
INMATES MARROW ESCAPE.

New York. March IA large apart mont house at Ninth avenue and Eff ty-seventh street, known as the Win chester, was one fire early this morn ing and for time there was much eX- citement because it. was impossible to get all the residents out by the mar row iron ladders that serve for fire es- capes. James Shaw. the engineer of the building. started the elevator and made dozen trips until every one was safe on the sidewalk. Shaw was al most suffocated. The loss was about 1J.O0O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
DENSE FOG IN NEW YORK.

New York. March 1I.-Dense fog again developed the harbor this morn ing and owing to last nights gale and the bad condition of the wires, telc- graph communication has been Sus- pended temporarily with marine ob- servers at Highlands, Sandy Hook and Quarantine. Many steamers are due. among them the Graf Waldersee from Hamburg. Westerland from Antwerp, La Champagne from Havre. Minneap- oils from London. and Astoria from Glasgow. It is thought that some of them may have already reached the bar rlnobserved and are waiting for the fog to lift.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
men were engaged in pumping out the

men were engaged in pumping out the water.
 The Roger & Bros factory had to shut down shortly after I o'clock, ow- ing to too much water, or, as they say, ''back water"
 No sessions of the public schools, excluding the High school, were held to-day, owing to the storm.
 Traffic. both on the Highland and Naugatuck divisions of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. was delayed but little. The 11:45 train from Hartford was delayed about forty minutes by q freshet up near Wa terville. The customary foot or two of mud could be seen and felt near the depot of the Highland division, while at the Naugatuck station, where the hacks stand there was several inches of water.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
THREE PERSONS KILLED.

Forest City. Ark, March 11.-Three persons were killed and many injured in this vicinity Saturday evening by 2 tornado. Four miles west of this city, Pinkey Watson, colored, and her 1n- Hant child, were the first victims. In sthe same neighborhood sixteen houses sA4d miles of fences aud trees were s3W<9ed In Johnstown township, ten n8ftheast, the tornado literally
 the Aoelse of '. A. Woody from
 5egt and aha& &te1el1 IL to frae-
 f6o1rs m 40p13y in1
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
pARKHURST VISITED BRYAN.

New York. March 11.-Wi11iam J. Rryan's Sunday ill town was marked chiefly by a call upon him by the Rev Dr Charles II. parkhurSt The clergy man had noted MT Bryan in pew ill the morning services and called i'm mediately after. Mir Bryan dined with Orlando smith. president of the American Press association. and in the evening NIr Bryan received several of his friends. To-day MT Bryan will visit the printing plants of several weeklieS and tonight he will leave for Philadelphia, en route for home.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
APPEAL TO UNITED STATES.
Will Be Taken By China Against
 Russian Authorities

Will Be Taken By China Against
 Russian Authorities.
 London, March 1.-The Times. in it's second edition, to-day, published q dispatch from Shanghai, dated March Il, saying:
 Ut is reported, upon trustworthy authority, that Russia has notified China that unless the Manchurian con- vention is signed at an early named date, she Russia) will withdraw the convention and substitute harder terms in it's place. Iii Hung Chang de- clares he is powerless to resist and has appealed to the United States. Intervene in China'S behelf.
 Considerable uneasiness in conse- quence of extreme friction. is believed to exist between the Yang Tse yiceroys and Ii Hung Chang
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
BRITISH ANSWER RECEIVED.

It Is a Complete Rejection of Senate
 Amendment.
 Washington. March 1.-The answer of the British government to the amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. made by the senate, was re ceived today by the British ambassa- dor and communicated to Secretary Hay. The contents of the document have not yet been made public. but it probably reflects the earnest wish of the British government to have the Nicaraguan water way international in character, instead of confined to the Unhed States.
 The British answer is a dignified but complete rejection of the sen ate amendment, and it leaves upon the United States the responsibility for any further action that may be deemed expetlient.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
INJTRED BY TRAIN,

Willimantic. Conn. March 11.-James Rowen. aged p, who says his home is in Northfield. Mass, was injured this morning by falling from q moving freight train q short distance west of this city His head and hands were badly cut and bruised, and he was brought to q hospital here. He will recover
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
WORST STORM IN YEARS.

Marietta, Wis, March 11.-A fierce blizzard swept over northern Wiscon- sin yesterday and last night. Wind. snow and sleet combined to make It the worst storm in years. Great con cern is felt for the large number of fishermen who are out on the ice of Green bay. No communication has been had with them since the storm began.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
KILLED IN A RIOT.

Barcelona, March 11.-A riot Is req ported to have taken place at ManlleuSs Catalonia, in consequence of n strikes The strikers attacked some factorie and burned two of them. The 8en darmerie intervened and the resnlt1nN conflict two persons were killed 2nf a number of others were wounded. 1Qe cluding the mayor. The fe3eGulp lines between here and lGapllel HIKE been cut. .ss ' sss E
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
HARRISON'S CONDITION.
Dr Francis Dorsey Remained at Resi-
 lonce Last Night

dence Last Night.
 Indianapolis, Ind, March 11.-At an early hour this morning there was no change in the condition of General Harrison He was still resting easily with little pain. but rather q hign fever. His temperature at midnight was 1O2A. Dr Francis Dorsey re- mained at the residence all night to be in readiness should any unfavora- ble symptom be noticed Tn the condf- ton of the patient.
 At 9 o'clock Mir Harrison's condition was unchanged The physicians an- nounced that his temperature is the same as yesterday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
HANSON MEMORIAL FUND.

Hartford, March 1.-The Hartford
 Theological seminary has just complef- cd the Dr Lamson memorial fund which is to be kept as permanent fund. the income only to be used for the support of the new course of ms sions which the seminary Is this year inaugurating. Half of the endowment was given by a close personal friend of the late Rev Charles sf. Lamson, ID. ID.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
WEATHER REPORT.

Washington. March 11.-For New England: Rain and warmer tonight; rain probably turning into snow with falling temperature Tuesday: brisk and high southeast, shifting to north westerly Tuesday.
 Eastern New York: Occasional rains tonight: colder in south portions; Tuesday fair; brisk to high winds, gen. orally northwesterly diminishing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
SICKNESS cAusED SUICIDE.

Memphis. Tenn, March 11.-A. NJ. Winn, well-known cotton broker, by dhootinx himself through the heart sn;llile dAljTiou from atf:kaass.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE. WORKS

New York, March 11.-Wendell Ems dcott. the only son of Henry B. Entif- cott a millionaire. is working as q common laborer in the shoe shops of Lestershire, says q special to the World from Binghampton. The End1-. cotts are residents of. Boston. N'en- dell has recently finished a college ed- ucation. He is the only heir to tho shoe manufacturing plants owned by his father. For this reason he deter- mined to learn the process of making shoes. He has been working at Less tershire for about q week.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11
STORM AROUND STATE,
Dam Threatened in Bristol-Nauga- tuck River on the Rise at Torrington

Dam Threatened in Bristol-Nauga- tuck River on the Rise at TOrrin@ton
 Bristol March 1.-The heavy rain of the last twelve hours has caused the North river to rise so that it has over flowed it's banks and inundated DOT ton of the town. The tracks of the Bristol and Plainville Tramway Co are under water for q distance of half q mile. On North Main street the water is two feet deep on the tracks. and the oSpedient of carrying passengers on snow ploughS has been reSortcd to. as the floor of the r!oughs is higher than that of the ordiLpry cars and hence not reached by the flood.
 The F.. In@rahan Clock Go has been obliged to cut the belt leading from the wheel pit and close down the plant on account of high water.
 Much concern is felt fola the safety of the Burgess dam. which is holding back q large quantity of water above the town The dam is known to be in weakened condition.
 At Plainville the thirdrail tracks are under water for q quarter of q mile. but at II o'clock cars were still being run.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11

Rochester, N. Y.. March 11.-DHr- ing a violent electric storm last night the stock barns of eN-Congressman IIalhert $. Greenleaf. on Higncy' $ bluff, near Ontario beach, were struck by lightning and completely destroyed forty three head of Jersey cattle twen- ty-onc horses, together with much hay and straw. Loss, S25,O GOO.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11

New Milford. March 1.-The HOuse atomic river rose rapidly during the night and early this morning and an ice jam threatens the town bridge at this place. Every prccautiOn is being taken to protect the bridge. but there are grave fears that a further rise of the river will result disastrously.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11

Torrington. March II. The Nauga- tuck river rose rapidly during the night and this morning was almost ut the freShet point. No damage Hf mo- ment has so far been reported. how ever, as the rain abated somewhat during the forenoon and it is not br- lievod that q further serious rise is likely.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-11

Cape Town. March 11.-A court martial has sentenced to death two rebels connected with the recent Wrecking of . train at TaaiboSch Others concerned ill the crime were condemned to various terms of i'm priSOnIneut.