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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
IN K. OF c. CIRCLES.
A Readjustment of Insurance Plan is
 Talked Of

At the meeting of the National coun- ril, Knights of Columbus. to be held in New Haven March I. the insurance plan of the order is likely to be thor oughly discussed and some new sug- gestions proposed. The national com Inittee will report on the plan for in creasing the rate for insurance. Many are of the opinion that readjustment of the present rate is demanded.
 Those interested i'll an increased as sessment say that the leading frater- nal insurance orders in the country have been obliged at some period of their career 10 raise the low standards which We're safe and sure during the earlier years of their existence. That the Knights of Columbus can with ab- solute safety continue to issue insur- ance at their present rates for fifteen or twenty years. but all experts and actuares agree that the time must come when these rates will have to be increas sed.
 The increased assessments. if not put into force for fifteen or twenty years. will be much more burdensome to thousands Of members who at that time will have passed the age of pro duction. The young and middle aged men of whom the order is mostly cOm- posed can better afford a slightly in- creased assessment now than d great CT increase that will have to be made if the period is deferred fifteen or twenty years.
 The reserve fund is S49S. GOO and about 31 900 persons are in" !. The agitation for an increased ssment was begun about two years ago. The present rate is adding to the reserve. but many believe it should be in creased faster. They do not believe in a large increase. but a small one that will gradually develop the reserve fund. The present death rate is low only 5.9 per thousand members, while the American expectation table stands for ten deaths ill I thousand. With the present increase in new members the order. it is claimed. will remain in good condition for years. but it is de- sired by many to provide for the fu- ture, as in a few years the members will be older and the death benefits will mature more rapidly
 It may be several years before the National council will decide to put the increased assessments in effect. but it }s known that such a policy will yet fe necessary.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Prospect Street People Appeared in
 Regard to Building Line.


 The board of public works held q meeting last night. Mayor Kilduff pre-. siding and there being present COm- missioners Whiting, Mahaney, Blakes- lee, Scully, Superintendent Kelley, Su perintendent O'Brien, Engineer Cairns and Clerk Ryan.
 Parties interested in the establish ment of ten foot building line on Prospect street were called. All who appeared favored the building line provided they should not be asked to pay anything.
 Engineer Cairns represented Fl. w. Scovill. who desired to state that he was opposed to the building line. J. s. Galley thought favorably of the pc tition at first. but finally changed his mind and went on record as being op- posed to it. He said that the Merri- mans and H. w. Scovin will want about S20.OG0 damages and that he did not care to pay any of it. Rev pr Buckley and others wanted the line es- tablished, but would not pay an as sessment. The hearing was continued.
 Charles A. Colley was beard in ref erence to a petition for q sewer in West Main street and made strong plea in favor of it. Mayor Kilduff in- formed him that the board would look over the ground at the next outing.
 Sewer assessments Were laid on property in Dublin street, Dikeman street, Drayer avenue, in accordance with surveys submitted by the en- gineer. The only exemptions made were sevenJy-five feet on the Byrnes property on Dublin street and seventy five feet on the ScOvni property on Dikeman street.
 It was voted to recommend to the aldermen that the petition of Mrs Marie E. Gloves to open streets on her property on North Willow street be granted on condition that she deed to the city q right of way for sewer purposes from Plaza avenue. so called. to Waterville street. Similar action was taken on the petition of Com missioner Scully to open four streets on his property on Sylvan avenue and Luke street on condition that he file q plan of the same at the engineers office. It was voted that each of tho proposed streets. when opened. be marked 'Not public way" until ac- cepted by the city.
 The engineer was requested to sub init an estimate for the improvement of Little brook from the north line of Abbott avenue to North Main street and thence across North Main street.
 The payrOlls of the different depart ments were read and approved as fol- lows: Streets. S6n9.SG sewers. S12O.20; water. S3G6: additional water supply, S}Gt.1G: engineering. S4GI.IJ.
 \ bill of S419 for horses bought of T. F. Benham was approved.
 The board adjourned for one week.
 \ communication was received from the BrcklIyers' and MasonS' union stating that after April l. 1901. they will refuse to build manholeS or do any work on sewers unless q practical bricklayer is appointed to inspect the job. The communication was received and placed on file.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
Notice To Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the board of education of the city of Waterbury, Conn. for the heating and ventilating of a proposed new school building to be erected on Ashley street, Waterbury,, Conn. Plans and specified tions may be seen nt the office of Joseph A. Jackson. architect. Water bury bank building, Waterbury, Conn. Bids will close March l, 1901, at 8:1o p. III. All bids should De addressed to Dr Thomas J. Kilmartin. chairman of the committee on schools. The rights is reserved to reject any or all of the bids. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check for $500 (three hundred dollars}.
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
IN THE COMMONS.
Thomas O'Donnell NJ. P., Insists on
 Making Gaelic Speech.


 London, Feb 2O.-The house of com mons was treated to an odd spectacle yesterday afternoon when Thomas O'Donnell. nationalist member for West Kerry, began to address the house in the Irish language The speaker called him to order after he had spoken three or four sentences. re minding him that to speak Irish was an unknown practice in the house of commons.
 MT O'Donnell continued to speak in the tongue, greatly to the delight of the nationalists around him.
 The speaker again requested him to desist.
 John Redmond, the nationalist lead CT. said:
 There is no written or unwritten rule against a member using the lan- guage which is most familiar to him. I once heard q member of the New Zealand house of representatives speak in the Maori language"
 The speaker: There is no rule on the subject, but there is no precedent during the existence of the house of commons for member speaking any thing but English"
 Edmund Leamy, nationalist, mem- Der for North Kildare. pointed out that the Irish chieftains before the act of union were invited by the house of commons to speak Irish.
 The speaker: ''Not in the 100 years of union has an Irishman tried to speak Irish in this house until now"
 John Redmond inquired whether William Abraham. one of the Welsh members. had not addressed the house in 1886 in Welsh.
 To this the speaker replied that Mir Abraham had merely introduced q quotation from the Welsh language. and he insisted that Mir O'Donnell could not be allowed to proceed.
 Mir O'Donnell refused to speak in English and reasserted his right as the representative of an Irish constituency and member of a nation still pos sessing language of it's own to ad- dress the house in his native tongue. At this point the speaker stopped him peremptorily.
 Several other Irish members de- nounced the limitation to English i'm posed by the speaker. s
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
SUDDEN WEALTH KILLED HER.
Widow Drops Dead on Finding S50,-

Norwich Conn Feb 20 Just as Mrs Hattie Thorp learned that she was bot doomed to the life of housekeeper tor life. she sank down dead, unable to sustain the shock of her newly-ac- fuired prosperity. Her husband, Frank Rhorp of Westerly, attended an auc- fion thirty years ago and purchased the last article left-a block of 55O shares pf Union Pacific stock. The auction Der had twice failed to get bid for lt, but Thorp closed the auction by purchasing the block at cents share He slowed away the stock in his trunk md forgot it. After his death, six lucnths ago, Mrs Thorp was obliged to Ayn her living. She accepted a place housekeeper for Thomas Marks of 9ontngton. Soon after she searched
 Ansband's belongings. and came
 throwing the stock away. A
 6ot looked up it's value. and
 thAt 1t was selling for $94.25 n
 a totA1 Of about $1O, O,OOO.- Mrs
 xed Tor Norwich with the
 = 10 show 1t to q broker,
 sala 41plley or In
 al!li1 el3Eo
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
CHESS MASTERS PLAY.
The Tenth Round of the Tournament
 Has Ended.

Monte Carlo, Feb 20.-The games in the tenth round of the international chess masters tournament, played yes terday, were all finished. They re suited as follows: Schlecter defeated Mason; Blackburn beat Marshall: Scheve beat Reggie; Janowski beat Tschigorin and leads the field in num- Der of games won and has sustained fewer defeats than any other player
 MieseS beat Didier. The draw games were: Winawer-M Marco and Gunsberg- -Alapin.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
rlSTRICT OF WATERBURY, SS. PRO \ hntH COurt. Feb. lQtn. 1gl.

lP bate Court. Feb 18th. 1901.
 Estate of Ann Dews. late of Wat erbury. in said District. deceased.
 Upon the application of Mary E. Dews. Ed and Ella J. Preston praying that letters of ,ministratiou with the will annexed may be granted on SGd estate and an lnStru- Iucnt in writing purportiug to be the last will and testament of said deceased may be proved. approved. allowed and admitted to probate as per application on file more fully appears. it is
 ORDERED, that said application be heard. and determined al the Probate Office in Water bury said District. on the ? ht day Of FTep. A D. 1901 at o'clock in the forenoon. and that notice be given of the pendency of said applicA- tion and the time and place of hearirr thereon by publishing the same time in on, news paper having a circulation in said dis, rict
 Robert A. Lowe, Judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
LETTERS OF RECALL

Berne. Feb 2O-john G. A. Leish- man. United States minister to Swift Zerland, who was recently selected to succeed Oscar s. Straus as the Ameri- can representative at Constantinople, to-day presented his letters of recall to President Brenner.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.

New London, Feb 2O.-Nazarenn Benvenuti. 6 years old, was playing about n bonfire yesterday afternoon. when her clothes caught fire and she was % bedly burned that she died in
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
REPORTER CONVICTED.
Verdict of Menslaughter in the First
 Degre,,

Minneapolis, Minn, Feb 20-A yer dict of manslaughter in the first de- gree has been returned by the jury i'll the trial of Frank Hamilton. the newspaper reporter for the killing of Leonard R. Day. a young millionaire, in the billiard rooms of the West ho- tel November 15 last.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

U1ANTED-=O men to eat J6c dinners:
 w soup, kinds of meat, kinds of veget- ables. bread and butter. pie or pudding and tea or coffee. McNie's and loc Lunch Rec m. 273 Bank Stl eet- l2S-ly
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

When yon want team or hack. go to Austin's Phone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

" ANTED A reliable servant girl good
 wages steady employment Apply 30 AIch street at once. 2-lg-2
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

ITO RENTING four room tenements: Cole
 Sueet- Apply to Eugene Martin, sf Union SlrCCG 1-I.tf
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

.OST-Saturda-, wedding ring, with initials
 on inside. Finder will please leave at o3 l-2 Vine Street, 2-ls-3
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
WanE-FOr Sale!lO Rent

ITO RENTING or three furnished rooms, can
 = be rented singly If desired, suitable for light housekeepins. Call afternoon or evening at ts I\ingSbMry Street,
The age-herald., 1901-03-22

No. ? solid vestibuled train carries Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from Bir- mingham to New York without change Cafe and Observation Car Attalla, Ala, to Radford, Va. and Chattanooga to Gin cinnati.
 No. 4 carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati; also free Re- clining Chair Car Chattanooga to Gin cinnati.
 No. solid vestibuled train has through Pullman Sleepers Birmingham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport. Dining Car, serving meals a la carte. Vicksburg to Shreveport. Direct connec- tion at Shreveport with lines diverging for Texas, Mexico, California and the West.
 FRANK s. CANNON, General Mana
 ger, Washington, D. c.
 S. H. HARDWICK, G. P. A, Washing
 ton, D. c.
 c. A. BENSCoTER, A. G. P. A, Chat
 tanooga, Tenn.
 J. c. LUSK. T. P. A. Birmingham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
COTTON MARKET
 STILL DECLINES The Southern Spot Markets
 Are Still Lower. THERE WAS SOME BUYING The Insight Movement Promises To Exceed That of Last Week and That Fact Checked the Long
 Side Yesterday.

New York, March H.-The cotton mar ket opened easy at a decline of 3 to g points and further declined 6 to 12 points, cables being disappointing, receipts still heavy, cotton goods trade accounts still unsatisfactory, Southern spot markets still lower and the earlier indications as to the situation of affairs between Russia and England not of a reassuring order. Several of the more important long lines of cotton, notably few for Wall street account were liquidated, aft CT which the market rallied partially, but again turned weak under some renewed active selling, said to be in good part for Southern account. There was some buy ing on the weaker intervals by good par ties on later reports of settlement of matters which threatened the relations of Russia and Englands. The buying for reaction was increased by the expecta- tion of lower cables from Liverpool for tomorrow. The insight movement prom ises to exceed that of last week on hand and this checked the long side
 New York, March H.-Cotton quiet; middling. 5-16c. Net receipts, S99 bales gross, 2366 bales; sales, 304 bales; stock 153,547 bales; exports, Great Britain, bale; continent, 2O9 bales.
 Total today: Net receipts, 25,49s bales; exports, Great Britain, l bale; France, 7137 bales; continent, 175S bales; stock S20 802 bales.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 6,227, ,209 bales; exports, Great Britain, F. 351, ,456 bales; France, 566,009 bales; conti- nent, 1,SS1,2 bales.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22

early. It appeared, however, to be most ly forced liquidation. This put the mar ket down to a basis which seemed out of all reason only a short time ago and when May touched 7.S6c 1t meant just bO points decline from the closing price last Friday. Shorts showed no desire to press matters. On the other hand, there seem ed to be some investment buying by par ties who have been out of the market for some time and with all months for the first time under Sc level 1t does seem a splendid opportunity to take hold. Should the political atmosphere abroad clear purchases made now are likely to show handsome profits. It certainly would seem poor speculation to begin sell ing short now. One feature today was the loss of the July premium. There has been considerable selling for that month for some days and there should seem to indicate the big long line bought on scale down is being thrown over. The market closed weak on this selling
 New York Cotton Futures.
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The age-herald., 1901-03-22

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The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Bonds.
The Coffee Market.

New York, March N.-Spot Rio was easy: No. invoice, 7c; mild was dull; Cordova, S9121sc. Futures opened quiet, with prices points lower; further de- clined about points under realizing, fol- lowing large receipts, adverse cables. some European selling, expectations of large Brazilian shipments and good spot demand, and closed steady, with prices toA1o. points net lower Total sales, 1o- 800 bags: April. $5.5O; May. $555: July, s5. .65; August, s5.7o: September, $5.75; Octo- Der and November, s5.SO.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made direct on the exchange for which the order is given.
 Correspondents-J. H. Park, < Co.,, c. w. Lee & Co.,. Purnell Hagau4an 6 Co.. New York; Fairchild & Hobsun. New Or leans; Ware & Leland. Chicago. Reference-First National Bank of. Birmingham. First National Bank of Rome, Ga
 TELEPHONE NO. l15.
 Special attention given to orders over city.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, March 21, D. m. = Cotton Spot quiet, prices 1sd lower. American: Middling fair 51sd, good middling 4 27- -S2d, middling 21-32d low middling 415-32d, good ordinary 47-32d, ordinary 31-32d. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 5000 were for speculation and ex- port, and included 7400 American. The receipts were 10000 bales, including 44j0 American.
 Futures opened and closed quiet Amer ican middling: March ABA, buyers; March, April ASA, sellers; April-May 434, sellers; May-June, June-July. July-August, 434@ 4.35, sellers; August-September 4.2S@4 29, buyers; September 4.2s@4. 20, buyers; Oc- tober 4.09d4 10, nominal October-Novem- Der 4.05Q4.06, nominal; November-De- cember 4.04, nominal
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Dry Goods Market.

New York. March 21.-Trade is quiet IT, all departments of the dry goods market and little doing for export. Brown sheet hgs and drills are quite irregular. Bleached cottons steady in medium and fine grades; low grades lower. No feat ure in coarse colored cotton Print cloths are inactive at previous prices. Prints and ginghams are quiet. Business in hosiery and underwear Is dull. Woolen grades division Is unchanged.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Three-fourths of the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure. L o st Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get well by using otll- CT means. Why not come as soon as you find that yoll are afflicted? It
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Cotton Letter.

Lee & Co.'S Cotton Letter to H. D. Goth
 ran & Co.,:
 New York, March H.-Even the most morning and there was much selling radical bear did not look for cables to come as much lower as they did this
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
MurnhY Id Co.,a cotton Letter.

New York; March 2.-Liverpool de- clined 1-32 on spots and futures declined 6-64d. During the forenoon on bear sell ing also liquidation. Recovered half of the decline during the afternoon on in- vestment demand and buying to cover sales and the market ended to points under yesterday. This market declined about eighteen points on the active de- liveries during the forenoon owing to general selling and reacted about points on active demand from shorts McFad- den, brokers, being conspicuous buyers, but just before the close prices again declined to 10 points, closing at about the lowest prices for the day
 The strained political relations between Russia And England are being used by the bear crowd, while conservative peo- pie anticipate no trouble and the market should go higher. Estimated port re- ceipts are 22,0O0 against 1oS53; New Or leans expects tomorrow 1000 against B. 200; Houston, 5000 against 1,27O.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
N. D. COTHRAN & GO.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade and New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Roor.s 1 and 2 Alabama National Bank
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans and Chicago.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
All About J. BLACH & SONS, Page 10.

The map furnished our subscribers Is the most complete of it's kind ever published.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Chicano ,Channe.

Chicago, March 2.-A break of 90 cents in May pork today was the feature on change. This commodity closed 55c lower. while lard closed a shade and rios 5q71sc higher. As serious war talk was unconfrmed this had a depressing effect on wheat. which closed at decline of ssc. Corn closed 1sQ14c lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Live Stock Markets.


 Chicago, March A-Cattle: Receipts, 5000, including 200 Texas steers; the mar ket was strong to 10c higher. Butchers stock. steady to strong; good to prime steers, $5.00@6.00; poor to medium, $3.75@ 490; stockers and feeders, $275@465; calves were strong at &.50a600; Texas fed steers, s4.o0l15.0o Texas grass steers, S3. .4Oa4.OO; Texas bulls, s250Q3.75.
 Hogs--Receipts, 16,O0O; the market was active at to 15c higher mixed and butch ers $. .S5@6.15; good to choice heavy, $500 @650; rough heavy $5.5@5.s5; light, $5.s5 @6M1s.
 Sheep-Receipts, 12,00o; the market was steady to strong; good to choice wethers. $4 95@5. %; fair to choice mixed $4.50@4.S 80; western sheep. s4.75@5.OO; yearlings. A.75 @5.1o; native lambs, $4.7596.4o; western lambs, s5.10Q5.40.
 Cincinnati, March 21.-Hogs were firm and higher at $43596.10. Cattle were steady at s2.25@4.9O. Sheep were strong at $2.7594.50. Lambs, s4.25Q4.75.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Metal Market.

New York, March 21.-Tin was dull at $26S. Lake copper was dull at $17.00. Leead was dull at s4.371s. Spelter was nominally unchanged at $3.S71kQ3. .921a. Pig iiron warrants were nominally unchanged.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Local staple Grocerles.


 Flour = Best patent, $4.75; Tennessee patent. $40: half patent, s3s5. Sugar-Granulated 5ssc, Y. c. 5Kc. Coffee-Green 10@13c, Arbuckle's pack ages $12. 2.S0, Lion packages $12.S0. Cheece-New York full cream, 13hc. Lard, SSc basis.
 Meats-Clear rib sides SEC, bacon bel lies 1Oc dry salted bellies &c., best hams 11%c, four X hams 11c, California hams &c., breakfast bacon 11kc.
 Molasses-Centrifugal, 15@35c; sugar. house, 20G35c; Georgia cane, 371sc. Rice-Per pound. 41ec; fancy. To. Corn-Mixed 5Sc. white 59c. Meal-Jim Dandy sec, Joe Darter 92c. Hay Per Ton-Choice Timothy, $19. %; No. l, s1s.5O; clover mixed. SIS. .OO; prairie, H1.50. a Oats-Mixed. BIC; white, 39c. Bran-Mixed $1S.00 pure wheat S19.5 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, s23.00.
The age-herald., 1901-03-22

F. s. Cannon, Third vice-President and General Manager Washington, D. C.. s. H. Hardwick. G. P. A.. Washington. D. c. c. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A., Chattanoo ga. Tenn.
 c. E. Jackson, T. P. A.. Birmingham, Ala
The age-herald., 1901-03-22
Birmingham City Bonds.
Fruit and Produce,

Butter-White clover. pound prints. 27c; Elgin (standard), 23c; best creamery, 25c; Mississippi, best grade, 2oc; good country. 14016c; mixed country, 10c.
 Irish potatoes, Csc.
 Sweet Potatoes-White, $1 .25 per barrel; vans. $2. % per barrel.
 Apples-Per barrel, 8. 2564.00.
 Bananas, Per Bunch-Culls, 50075 cent; straights $1. .2541.50.
 Lemons-Per box, 8. 2514. .00.
 Oranges-Per box, $2. 5043. .00.
 Eggs, 101ac
 Poultry-Gest friers I5@20c: medium, 1sc; hens. 3O@35c Pekin ducks, 30@35c; puddle ducks 15Q2oc: turkeys on foot, SO Sc; drawn, head and feet of. 121kc Onions at 31sc.
 Cabbage-Per pound, Pc; per crate, S2. 2.25. Lima Beans-Per pound, 7@7lkc. White Peas-Per bushel. s2. .25@2 50 Dried Apples--Per pound. 3b95c