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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
NUTMEG CRAVINGS
News Items Boiled Down for the Ben
 eft of Our Busy Readers.

News Items Boiled Down for the Ben
 eft of Our Busy Readers.
 President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale will go to Watertown on Friday to ad- dress the Litchfield County University club at the home of Principal Horace D. Taft of the Taft school.
 Edson Thomas, member of the well known family of that name in Thomas ton, died suddenly yesterday afternoon in the Grand Central station in New York city, as he was about to take train.
 The city election in Meriden yester- day was for all of the city officials ex- cept mayor. There was a heavy rain, fall and the vote was light The cleo tion resulted in i. clean republican sweep.
 Henry Shereau, employed in the Yer sai1les cotton mill, Norwich, was in- stantly killed late yesterday afternoon by being caught in the shafting. She reau was about 30 years old and leaves a wife and two children.
 The Mantle Phosphate Go was or ganized yesterday by men from Mystic. Byron Billings. formerly of the Wilcox Go, will be the manager. Works have been built two miles from Mantle and a steamer is building for the company
 Owing to the scarcity of coal the committee of the Union school district of East Hartford has decided to close that school Friday for four weeks and omit the spring vacation next March 1t is said that the other schools will proba bly, do the same
 Secretary Wilson yesterday issued an order directing that all freight cars which have carried animals within the 1 limits of Connecticut. Rhode Island Massachusetts or Vermont, which have been quarantined on account ot 1 the outbreak of foot and mouth dis ease, shall be cleaned and disinfecteu before leaving the state where unload 1 ed.
 The case of Clara c. Cobb, a nurse against the Fair Haven and Westyille railroad has been settled and with drawn from the superior court. She 1 sued for $25,00O damages because o1 injuries sustained in being throwr from a car. She suffered concussior of the brain and lost the sense Of smell and taste. The sense of taste she has 1 partly recovered. but she will never re cover the sense Of smell. it Is said Counsel for the plaintiff say fair set tlement has been made by the rail road.
 Walter Marvin of Harwinton. age6 2+, and Miss May Mason of Burlington | aged 16, eloped to Brewsters N. Y. last week and were married They re turned to Harwinton the same night On Friday as they were driving te Forestville t-e parents of the bride 1 who were visiting at neighbor's. in tercepted them and persuaded them tf come in TOT congratulations. Wher they were ready to go the parents re fused to allow the girl to depart witt her husband The groom is endeavor ing to secure legal possession of Iii; bride.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
soint stock shares Taxnb1e.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The court of appeals has handed down an opinion holding that the shares of stock which George Jones, part owner of the New York Times, held in the joint stock as sociation which published that paper are taxable under the inheritance tax law as personal property. This case has been pending in the courts for sev- eral years and has attracted much at tention among lawyers, because the question of the taxability of shares in joint stock association as personal property has never been decided in this country and because if they were held so taxable the same principle would cover the shares of stock in all the big express companies and other joint stock enterprises.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
HEALTH OF THE STATE.
There Were 1,0S3 Deaths in Connecti-
 cut in November.

cut ill November.
 From the mortality reports received from the various towns by the state board of health itsis learned that there were 1,0S3 deaths in the state in No Yember. This was 50 less than in October and 21 less than in November Of last year. It is 32 more than the average number of deaths in Noyem- Der for the past five years. The death rate was 14.6 for the large towns, 13.2 for the small towns and 14.3 for the whole state. There were 220 deaths from infectious diseases, including diarrhoeal, which is 20.3 per cent of the total mortality.
 The principal causes of death were: Measles, z; scarlet fever, 6; grip, 4; diphtheria and croup, 37; whooping cough, Il; erysipelas, 4; typhoid fever, 9; malarial fever, 3; diarrhoea, 25; consumption, 96; pneumonia, 1O5; bron- chifiS. 39; diseases of the nervous sys- tenn, 132; heart disease, 116; accidental and violence, 51. The following towns are reported as having no deaths dur ing the month: Barkhamsted, Bea- con Falls, Bethlehem. Bolton, Corn wall, Durham. Eastford. Easton, East Granby, Franklin, Granby, Haddam, Harland. Hebron. Lisbon, Marlbor- ough, Midd1efeld. Newington, North Stonington, Old Lyme. Prospect. Sa- lem, Saybrook. Scotland, Sherman, Sterling, Union. Warren, Westbrook, Wethersfield, Woodbridge.
 Secretary Lindsley of the board quotes the following from the bulle- tin of the Chicago health department for November 8:
 .tSince January 1 and up to the end of October there have been BIO cases of smallpox discovered and removed to the isolation hospital.
 'eNot one of these had ever been properly vaccinated. The present smallpox situation in Evanston fur nishes another object lesson to every person, parent or guardian having the care, custody or control (as employer, for example) of any minor or other in dividual.
 s1n that suburb. immediately adjoin- ing Chicago, and with population of less than 10000 by the last national cases of smallpox quarantined in twelve houses. In this city. with a population of 100000 by the same census, there are but eleven cases and these are all safely housed in the iso aation hospital, and the premises or which they were found have been thor oughIy disinfected, and everyone, fol blocks in every direction from the in lection center, was vaccinated or re- vaccinated What has occurred in Evanston will occur in Chicago, wher- ever there are unvaccinated persons The smallpox contagion is imported into the city almost daily, and when the unvaccinated come in contact with it they will surely develop the dis ease.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
NOT WANTED HERD.
Bankers Union of the World, Omaha,
 Fraternal Organization. #...-

bdHkerS' Unlon or the World, Omaha,
 Fraternal Organization. .-
 Hartford, Dec 16.-For nearly two years past fraternal insurance com pany bearing the high-sounding title of the Bankers Union of the World, of Omaha, Neb, has made efforts to be admitted to do business in Connec- ticut and it has as oftEal been rejected by the insurance department of this state. In February. 1901, the concern first made application and met with a refusal from Commissioner Scofield. The matter ran along until Commis- s1oner Upson was appointed and a re- neWed application was made to him. In this the officers declared the com- pany to be in good shape and on a sound financial basis. Commissioner UpSon investigated the matter and came to the conclusion that Connecti- cut did not wish to place the stamp of approval upon the concern and he therefore rejected the application. When in Boston in the early part of this month. in attendance upon . meet ing of the law committee of insurance commissioners. MT Upson saw a tele- gram to Commissioner Folk of Tennes- see. The telegram was from Thomas F. Wofford. examiner of the insurance department of Tennessee, who had gone to Omaha to make personal ex- animation of the Bankers Union of the World. Mr Wofford declared the company to be rotten to the core''
 Commissioner Upson has recently received from Commissioners Folk a copy of the report made by Mir Wof- ford. and it bears out the brief state ment in the telegram. The revelations made in the report are sensational and include instances of death claims de- liberately concealed by officers of the Bankers Union, of money paid to one T. F. Martin. an examiner of the Min nesota department when he undertook to reinsure the Red Cross in the Bank CTS Union, and "a deliberate conspir- acy between the Bankers Union and the venal officers of other fraternals l to wreck these orders As a result of the investigation the matter has been placed in the hands of the attor- ney general of Tennessee.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
New Departure In Methodisn,.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 17.-F'or the first time in the history of the Methodist church since the civil war important commissions from the church north and the church south have arranged to hold joint meeting on interests of like importance to both branches. This will occur on the 10th of next month when q commission of the church north of eleven members who have in process of preparation a new hymnal for the de nomination will meet with similar commission of eleven men from the church south at Nashville, Tenn, for the purpose of considering the adoption of the same book for both branches of the church
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
schools and Factoraes short of Fuel

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. H.-The school board has ordered closed all the public schools which cannot be prop erly heated through lack of fuel. About 100 buildings come within the scope of the order, and 10000 pupils will have a vacation until Jan. 5 in place of the usual one weeks vacation beginning Dec 24. Shortage of fuel has caused the shutdown of the Queen Dyeing company, employing 200 hands, and the Clyde Print works, employing $50. The Morgan mills at Johnston are forced to stop the operation of heavy machinery because of the lack of sufd- cient steam power.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE.
Arrived To-Day and Will Be Kept at
Brookside Home.

Brookside Home.
 Health Officer Kilmartin said to- day that the ambulance purchased at Boston by the health department arr rived here to-day and will be kept in a shed at the Brookside home until q suitable place is built for it on the lot near the isolation hospital on the town farm. It is not new one, but it will meet the requirements of Wa terbury just as we'll as if it never had used before. It will come in handy for removing patients stricken with contagious diseases to the hospital.
 During tic smallpox epidemic the health department managed to get along with an old hack and while it did good service still it was far from what was needed and the health off, Ger and sanitary inspector had hard time keeping it in working order. On one occasion it broke down on the way to the isolation hospital and it took them over an hour to fix it. 1t was occupied by smallpox patient who showed signs of wanting to i make wild dash for liberty. Dr kilmartin and the man in charge of the horse stood guard at the windows of the vehicle while Inspector Moses went on still hunt for a rope. It was after midnight and not being l able to find anybody who could help him out of the dilemma he got hold of clothesline and with this tied the old affair together. While this was being done the patient put his head through one side of the hack and thrust his heels through the other and remained in this position until they reached the hospital.
 The health officer is sending notices to the managers of the different. gsan- ufacturing concerns relative to yacci- nation. It reads as follows:
 NOTICE! .'..-. The board of commissioners of public health requests the manufac- | turers and other large employers of labor of the city of Waterbury to use such measures as they may deem necessary to compel their employees to be vaccinated, and thus avoid as far as possible another outbreak of small pox
 T. J. KILMARTIN,
 Health Officer
 The health officer says the health of the city is good at the present time, but he thinks it wise to use every possible precaution to guard against another encounter with the malady which cost the city so much during the early part of the present year. There. is good deal of measles about town.| but none of the cases are con sidered serious. The health board is making war upon dirt in all sections of the city and while it Is not the in- tention to use people in an arbitrary manner, yet people who get warning and fail to take cognizance of it will be dealt with according to law.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE

Askabad, Russian Turkestan, Dec 16.
 The town of AndiJan, Ferghana gov ernment, was totally destroyed by all earthquake today. The number of fatalities is not yet ascertained. The population is theatened with starva- ton. Shocks were felt in New Marg- helan and surrounding villages and a railway at Andijan was destroyed for q considerable distance. Food and clothing is being sent to Andijan
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
THE sCADDEN ESTATE.
Peter scadden is Opposed By His Sis
 ter Lulia.

ter Julia.
 The probate court was a scene of turmoil this morning during hear ing to have an administrator appoint ed on the estate of Mary Scadden who died about twenty years ago. The application of Peter Scadden, a son, was opposed by Julia Scadden, his sister, who was represented by Attor- neys kennedy and Gillette. They claimed that after ten years such an application as that in question could not be granted. Patrick Scadden. the father. died last April and left an es- tate of about $3,O0O The applicant claimed that considerable money was In a bank belonging to both the father and mother, at the time of the latter death and that the father used this, though he had no right to it. The hear ing was adjourned to tomorrow after noon at ? o'clock.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
Eightccn Gypafes Frozen.

VIENNA, Dec. 17.-Eighteen gyp- sies who were encamped at Blaseney, near Arad, Hungary, have been frozen to death. Many persons in other parts of the country have also met their deaths as a result of the intense cold weather prevailing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
pov Who shot Father Exonerasets.

NATCHEE, Miss, Dec. 17.-Allison E. Blandes, sixteen-year-old boy, in defense of his mother shot and killed his stepfather, Bert Clements, atstheir home in fllis city, X coroners jury re- turned verdict of justitiable honai- eide.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
<..,,,ne+ only Lasted Ten Days

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 1.-The CO., a1ition cabinet has resigned after hav-' sng been ten days in power. The resig- nation of the ministers was an outcome of a disagreement between the cabinet and President Riesco over election mat
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
4,.,,na cnfstx of KsnI,exaIe1aent

rHARLOTTE, N. O.. Dec. 17.-- I a xvrence Pulllam. late cashier of the Irjrsf National bank of AslexiIle, N
 ' has been foul}d guilty of einbezzle- ,nent rri. of $7 GOO from that institution
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
ccllssaon o.. Ne,v Yor,S ..I,, noad

Co111s1Om oa NeW r OFs< ''ll'' lfsAde
 NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Eleven per sons were injured in a rear enl col lision last night between two south bound Second avenue elevated trains at Thirty-fourth street, and traffic on that line was delayed for four hours while the tracks were being cleared
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

The Star cloak store has q full line of fine furs, skirts, waists and Monte Carlo coats in stock for the hnlidavsS
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
VanIS-FOr Sale- loRall

THO RENT-Tenement of rooms at 632 East \ Main street All modern improvements. Inquire Heffernan s store. 12-i2-6
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

TY1O RENT-Tenement of rooms; also one of 4 6 rooms. Mrs Rushton, 13 Rushton Place
 l2-l2-6
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

THO RENT-Five rooms. new house, all inn 4 proyements including gas; near. factories and trolley Inquire AZ South Leonard St, tf
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

T,OR RENT--4 room flat 165 South Main St.. G all modern impIovtments. Apply J. O Howe, 34 Mitchell Ave. l2-1l-6
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

ElOR RENT-Tenement Of rooms. Martin I Scully, corner Luke street and Sylvan aye me I2-4-tf
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

s4 Main Street, every modern improvement excellent for renting rooms taking boarderS Apply J. o. Howe, 34 Mitchell Ave. l2-ll-M
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
TAKE YOUR PICK.

Three family house. Division street, S4,0O0; three family house, Court street, $3,OO0; three family house, Cos set street, $5,Oo0; three family house. Charles street, $3,50O; three family house, Round Hill street, $3,500; three family house, Mill street, $5,3O0; four family house, Union street, $5,O0O.
 J. F. PHEL4AN.
 42 Bank Street. Take elevator.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

ITO RENT-Tenement 5 rooms, second floor. A All improvements, Opposite church and school l3o Washington street l2-2-u
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

DlSTRICT OF WATERBURY SS PRO- AD bate Court, Dec. IT. 1902
 Estate of Wilhelmina Nuhn, late of Water bury i'll said district deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district or Wat erbury hath limited and allowed six mQnthS from the date hereof, for the creditors or said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay- ment to
 Adeline Guest, Executrix,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

IT ADIES to work for us on sewing machine 4A at home Materials furnished any dls- tance Good wages. Stamped envelope for particulars Arnoldes Co.,, Operative Sewing Co, So. End Boston. l2-l-lm
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

DROF. H. E. LIGHTHART, Specialist in 1 Rheumatism. and Chiropodist, Sa1 South Main. Invites all cases for immediate treat ment, including those pronounced lncurable, Consultation free. A-2o-lm
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-14
A Chinese Dinner In Toxic,

One of the sensations of the season
is the dinners given at the Imperial
Chinese legation in Toxic. The pres
ent minister seems to be remarkably
hospitable. His thoughtful conception
is to make his guests acquainted with
the mysteries of Chinese cooking
while at the same time giving them an
abundance of Occidental dishes. The
celebrated birds nest soup, sharks
fins, crystal dumping and almond tea,
all make their appearance. and the
numerous courses of a particularly
rechecher banquet are served in pref
tily shaped and richly chiseled silver
vessels, one for each guest, and diff
ferent set for every course.
A study of a recent menu will con-
vey an idea of the variety and rarity
of the viands: % Birds nest soup. CD
Sharks fin. CD Minced fish and salad
ca White fungus. 60 Stewed ducks.
co. Filet of roast beef. CD Chinese
minced pie. go Seaweed soup. co
Fried fish. (10) Fried chicken. cd
Pate de foie gras. (12) Shrimps and
pea. (13) Stuffed mushrooms (14)
Roast turkey and ham. (15) Chinese
crystal dumping. 90 Almond tea.
(1D Plum pudding. (1S) Almond
cream baskets.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-14

A bill will soon be introduced in the
Virginia Legislature whereby the
women of the state will be placed
among those exempted from the opera
tons of the present statute in the same
manner as policeman. constable and
other officers; that Is. they will be
allowed TO carry weapons. says an eX-
change.
The women, in view of many Grim
inal assaults recently. are becoming
expert pistol shots. Recently a gun
club" was formed in Roanoke and
regular meetings are held for rifle
practice.
a young lady school teacher at Suf-
folk, who has to ride some distance
in the country to attend her school.
carries a pistol regularly strapped to
her side, and there are other evidences
of a disposition on the part of the
Virginia women to carry arms.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-14
! AS THE WORLD
| REVOLVES
WILL RECLAIM MILES OF SWAMI
Marshes in Northern Minnesota to BE
Turned Into Fine Farming Land.

Marshes in Northern Minnesota to BE
Turned Into Fine Farming Land.
A great deal of northern Minnesota
is about a fiat as a floor. Over a wide
area east of the Red River Valley che
water partings between the streams
are scarcely perceptible. Many Of the
streams meander in tortuous courses
sluggishly over the prairie and lose
themselves finally in big marshes.
Some of the rivers, as shown on the
maps. appear suddenly to terminate
just as rivers are marked on maps of
deserts where the streams are lost
in the sands
number of these large marshes
ley. 1t is proposed to dig some long
bitches to lead the waters of these now
sodden and worthless lands into the
valley. The Lost River ditch will be
four miles long. and will drain $1,000
acl~s of swamps; the Badger ditch
will be eight and a half miles long.
draining $500 acres: the New Solum
ditch will be four miles long, draining
LOCO acres: the Goodhope ditch. five
IL lies in length will also drain an
important area.
is estimated at s26. 500, and they will
turn 10000 acres of swamp lands into
the richest of fields and meadows. add
ing most appreciably to the productive
area of the state and improving the
health conditions in that part of the
country.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-14
In T1rkeys Capital.
Almost Every Religion Has Representatives in This
The Most Cosmopolitan City in the World

The most cosmopolitan city in the
world is Constantinople 1t is the
seat of the Sheik- ul-Islam, the eccles-
tastical head of the Moslem faith. and
the seat of the Patriarchs of the Greek
and the Armenian churches, and of the
chief rabbi of the Jews. Every other
religion has its representatives among
the population. 1t is claimed that
there are in Constantinople representa-
tives OF every nation and every tribe
upon the globe, and that every Ian
guage is spoken. 1t is common to see
signs written in eight or nine Ian
guases on the fronts of the retail
shops. These races and religions are
all more or less antagonistic. There
is nothing to unite them. Each sus-
poets the other of treachery. They
have no relations. except in trade, and
in their commercial dealings they are
all trying to cheat one another.
There is multitude of priests. d.
yfded into classes and ranks. The
lowest is the mueZZin. who is sort
OF sacristan or sexton at the mosque.
He calls the faithful to prayer, but
takes no part in the devotional eXer-
ciseS. Softas are theological students.
young preachers who make up fanat-
ical and turbulent class and are the
cause of most of the disturbances in
Constantinople, as the students of uni
Versities often are in other European
countries. Next to them in rank are
the cadis, who exercise a temporal as
well as spiritual jurisdiction, acting as
notaries, justices of the peace. judges
of the courts and look after the tinan.
cial affairs of the different parishes
and religious orders. There are sew
eral religious brotherhoods and or
ders like the dervishes The moulahs
or regular priests. who conduct the
services at the mosques. may be COM
pared with the ordinary clergy in our
country. One grade above him is the
khodja, or professor OF theology, who
is found daily at the mosques with
copy of the Koran and other ortho-
dox authorities before him expounding
the faith of the. MOham.edanS to
groups of students and others who
gather around him sitting cross-legged
upon the floor.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-14

streets or CODSIanIlHOplS.J
mischief and are as devout as any peo-
pie in the world. 1t is the universal
testimony that Musselmen are more
loyal to their religion and more
faithful to it's teachings than the mem
sers of any other church.
The Armenians at one time were the
most important part of the business
community, but since the massacres in
1896. when at least 5000 of that sect
were murdered in their houses and in
the streets of ConstantinOple and their
property looted and contiscated, they
have been exceedingly cautious and at
present very few of the 100000 Ar
menians in Constantinople are doing
business under their own names. Some
of them have gone into partnership
with Turks, paying the latter certain
percentage of the profits of their bust
ness for protection and the use of their
names. Many of the old shops of Ar
menian merchants now have Turkish
signs over the doors, for which privi
lege, however the owners have to pay
q heavy blackmail.