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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08

Stamford, Sound Beach, Riverside, Cos Cob. Greenwich, Portchester and New Rochelle It left the latter place crowded with passengers, three min utes late.
 When the train was at Fifty-siXth street; this city, it was stopped by q signal. The train had been standing but a few minutes when the collision occurred. The big engine of the White Plains special crashed into the passen- ger coaches, splitting the last car and driving portions of it into the next car.
 The steam from the engines scalded the persons in the wrecked cars. The crash was heard by hundreds of the residents in the neighborhood and crowds collected. Clouds of steam arose from the air holes of the tunnel, making difficult the work of rescue. The injured were lifted out by ropes or were carried through the tunnel to its mouth just below Fifty-sixth street.
 The corrected list as given out by the officials Of the road this afternoon was seventeen killed and forty injured, twelve of the latter seriously. Tie en- gineer and fireman of the White Plains local and a tower man were arrested. District Attorney Jerome was on the scene soon after the accident and will personally conduct a rigid inyestiga, ton. The corrected list of the dead is as follows: From New Rochelle there were A. G. Walton, H. c. Dia- mond. Albert N. Perrin, H. D. K. Eos kett, H. F. Crosby, Oscar E. Meyero- witz, an optician with business. in New York. He was secretary of the New Rochelle yacht club. Others from New Rochelle were George ". Soaring, aged 25; F. Washburn, 55; Theodore Fargar- do, 30; William Fisher 9; George Pot ter. 40; Mrs A. F. Howard, F. c. Hins- dale and a man believe to be Charles E. Mars. employe Of the custom house. The other dead were II. G. Thomas, New York; William B. Leed, employed with B. Altman & Co, New York.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
FACTORIES ARE REPRESENTED
In the Adermanic Board the Pfesent
 Year.

The wise heads have often regretted that the factories did not take q deep- ar interest in politics and succeed in
 electing representatives to the board of aldermen that would put into prac-
 tical operation in the management Of
 the city government some of the bus
 mess methods in use at their plants.
 If this counts for anything, the pres ent board of aldermen is fully
 equipped to run things on the plan ia
 vogue in the shops. We have three
 men from the Scovill Manufacturing
 Co., D. o. Goss, J. H. Filling and Fred
 erick E. Stanley; Louis Gates of the
 Welch Hosiery Co; George NJ. Beach of the Waterbury Clock Go; F. w. Ches-
 son of the American Ring Go; Walter
 D. Ford of Holmes, Booth & Hay
 dens, and probably it would not be out of place to put l.. \. Blakeslee and Robert Walker on the manufac-
 turers' list. In addition to his ex-
 tensive trucking business, MT Blakes-
 lee makes carts, horse shoes and ev- erything else in that line, and Mir Wall
 ker, who is a druggist, puts in his time turning out pills and other reme- dies that help relieve suffering human ity, so that 1t might be said that
 Greater Waterbury starts off with q
 majority of it's board of aldermen ac- lively engaged in manufactures of one kind and another. Under ordinary conditions, these manufacturers have safe working majority in the board and in case of veto from the mayor 1t is hinted that they will not have much trouble ill winning one from Nlle opposition to enable them to craN over his honor'S head. Unfortunately for the democrats, this has nearly af
 ways been the case, but the Democrat never believed in judging men before they had been given fair trial and lr shall refuse to give credence to any charge of treachery on the part of the present democratic representation in the aldermanic chamber until it sees the proof. srhey arc all men of con- siderable experience and 1t is unfair
 to say that any of them will prove
 recreant to the confidence placed in them by the people whom they have | been chosen to represent and i'll a gen.
 eral way that means every soul in the i immunity. With such timber as we 4lave on both sides Of the house, 1t iS
 lor unreasonable to look for wise
 administration of public affairs i'll the l board of aldermen, no party votes and
 no disposition from any source to hamper the mayor in his efforts to do 1 what is best. In the past the public suffered much on account of differ
 ences between the mayor and the d.
 dermen. and people who want nothing
 from public officials but good govern
 ment hope to see the present adninis- tration conducted with as little fric- i tion as possible. If the aldermen cared to do it, they could fix things so
 that Mayor Kilduff would find him
 self practically handicapped, but those who know the character of tue
 men who make up the board have no fear of anything being done that will
 hamper the administration.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
SECRETARY OF TREASURY.
MT Shaw Will Take Oath of Office on
 January 9.

Jdnudry 70.
 Chicago, Jan Ex-Governor Shaw of Iowa, recently appointed secretary of the treasury. is in Chicago on his way home from Washington. He was en- tertained by the Union League club and after attending to private busi- ness to-day will leave for his home in Iowa tonight.
 s'There is nothing can say that will interest the public specially" said the governor. Il was not idle during the three days spent in Washington, but there is not word 1 can say of plans except as to my personal movements i'll the near future'
 MT Cummins, governor elect of Iowa. will be inaugurated January 15, and Governor Shaw will leave for Washington January 21 or 22. He will take the oath of office January 9. It is understood that Secretary Gage has said to his successor that he does not expect to change climate'' during the winter, which is taken to mean that he will remain in Wash ington.
 Mrs Shaw has been contemplating a trip to old Mexico with party of friends and she will go to Washington later in the winter. 'srhe children, said the governor, "are in school and will remain in the west. They prob ably will visit us in Washington dur ing the vacation. We shall not keep house, but will board at one of the ho- tels."
 The new secretary of the treasury has accepted the invitation of the Ma. tional Business league to deliver an address at a meeting in the Auditor ium February '. His subject VII be '.The commerce and industries of tue west"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
Chos.. BILL FILED.

Topeka, Kan, Jan Especial coun- sal for the government yesterday filed q cross bill in the case recently insti- tuted by William Martindale against Calvin Hood and others to recover .pluu,uUU, WhIcn it is alleged is due on the real value of Martindale's prop erty, which Le turned over to the trustees for the benefit Of his credit ors. following the failure of the Cross bank, of Emporie, of which he was the vice president. The government supports Martindale's allegation as to the sale of the property below it's val ue and seeks to recover the property or it's value.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
VON BULLION READ SPEECH.
At the Opening of Prussian
 Diet To-Day.

Gloomy View of Situation Taken in
 Emperors Speech of the Throne
 The Paper Recommends the Estab-
 fishing of a New Water Way.
 Berlin, Jan S.-The speech of the throne, read by the imperial chancel- Tor, Count von Buelow, at the opening of the Prussian diet to-day, took a gloomy view of the economic situation. It pointed out that the revenue from the state railroads in 1901 falls con siderably short of the estimates and that the whole results of the financial year are disappointing.
 In the budget for 1902 the revenue is estimated below that of the current year, but the balance between the rev enue and the expenditure is to be maintained without having recourse to loan.
 The speech announced legislation providing for the housing of state workmen and officials earning small salaries. Considerable credits are de manded for the extension of the state railroads and the promotion and con struction of light railroads.
 A new canal bill will be submitted to complete the system of water ways.
 Emperor Williams speech concluded with pointing to the necessity of adopt ing measures against the agitation in the Polish districts of eastern Prussia, declared that the upholding of the po- lftical and economic position of the German element there was necessary for the preservation of Prussia and promised that the government would fulfill it's duty in cultivating the German national spirit in that region and in combating with firmness all tendencies hostile to the state In this course the government counted on the support of the German population of east Prussia as well as on the assist ance of the whole nation, which re- garded any attempt to drive out the German language as an attack on its national honor and dignity.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
New York Markets.

FLOUR-While the wheat decline check cd buyers. it failed to affect asking prices, and the undertone remained firm; Minne- sota patents, S3.S5G420; winter straights, s3.55aS.75; winter extras. s2. .9oQ3.20; win ter patents, $3.75Q4
 WHEAT - Easier, being influenced by profit taking in response to lower Eng fish cables; May, SSssQ891sc.; July, SSss@
 RYE-Quiet; state, 71@72c., c. i. f, New York. car lots: No. western, 77Ac, f. 0. b., ahoat
 and the wheat decline; May, Fl 5-16Q1l34c.
 OATS-Ru1ed a shade lower with the other markets; track, white, state, 5412Q b9c.: track, white, western, 5419Q59c.
 PORK - Dull; mess, $l6.50Qlt-50 family,
 LARD = Steady; prime western steam,
 BUTTER Firm; state dairy. 15@2sc.; creamery, 16@25c.
 CHEES.E-F :rm; state full cream, large, fall made. fancy, 1019@10%c.; state. full cream, small. fall made, fancy; 1014Q101ac.; !; late made, best. large, sAc-; late made, best, small, 10Q101zc.
 EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania, k31I34c.; western, at mark, 25Q33c: SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining, 3lsc.: eentrofugal, 96 test. 35sc. refined steady. crushed. B 25c.; powdered, 4,S5c. -TALLOW-Firm: city, 67sc.: country, s. HiskSY-Quist; shipping. so0s5c.; good to choice, 8239Q90c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
HELEN GouLn,s "TRIP

New York, Jan S.-It is announced that Miss Helen Miller Gould will start tomorrow on a six weeks pleas nre trip through the west and south west. Miss Gould says that she is go- ing to make tour of the big cities with eight young women, and that St Louis will be the first stopping place. From St Louis they will go to Kansas City and thence to Galveston, where they will spend two days looking over the work of remodeling the city that was annihilated by tidal wave. From Galveston Miss Gould and her friends will go to Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. On the return journey east they will visit some of the larger cities, including Chicago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
GETTING TO BUSINESS.
Constitutional Matters on To-day
 Hinman Defeats Sullivan.

Hartford, Jan S.--The constitutional convention was called to order at II o'clock by President Andrews, and prayer was offered by Rev Mir Smith of Plymouth.
 Delegate Clark of Haddem present. ed a resolution providing for the strik- ing out of sections three, four, five and six of article three of the present con sitution and substituting sections which provide that representatives shall be sent to the house from dis tricts in which they reside; that each town shall be entitled to two repre- sentatives; that the senate shall con- sist of seventy-tWo members, divided as follows: Hartford county, 15; New Haven county, 21; New London coun- ty. 9; Fairfield county, 14; Windham county, 3; Litchfield county, 3; Middle sex county, 3; Holland county, 2. This resolution was tabled.
 Colonel Osborne of New Haven pre- scented a resolution as follows: That the house shall consist of electors re- siding in the towns from which they are elected. Each town to have one representative. Every town of 4,000 or over up to 10000 to have two representatives For every 10000 in excess of 10000 every town
 shall have one additional represents i've. MT BisseH of SufIield offered an amendment that representation shall be ill proportion to the population. The resolution with the amendment was tabled.
 Mir Davenport of Bridgeport pre- scented an avalanche of resolutions. The first was unanimously adopted without debate. It provides that the composition of the house and senate be considered in committee of the whole The other resolutions were tabled for printing. They provide as follows: That the supreme court shall have the power to pass upon er- TOTS of both law and fact; that the convention insert in the constitution an order calling upon the general as-
 sembly in 1923 to call constitutional convention; that judges of the su- prema and superior court shall be ap- pointed by the general assembly upon recommendation of the governor; that the terms of such judges shall be twelve years; that the governor will have the power to remove at the re quest of two-thirds of the general as smbly; that judges shall be retired at the age of seventy-five years.
 Schuyler Merritt of Stamford offered resolution of similar purport, and
 they were all tabled.
 Mir Clark of Haddam submitted 3 resolution that committee of five
 democrats and five republicans be ap
 pointed to redlstrict the state by coun ties and report io the secretary oi state by July. 1902.
 At this point q resolution was intro duced appointing T.. W. Coggswen oi
 New Haven the official stenographel for the convention. This caused spir ited debate. many delegates wanting
 an assistant clerk appointed. By z
 standing vote the resolution was adopy ed. The question of assistant clerk
 then came up and a warm debate fol ] lowed. James M. Sullivan was nom 1 mated by Colonel Osborne of New Ha 'cn and his nomination was seconded 1 by James NJ. Webb of Handen. Nil
 Fyler of Torrington nominated Georgt E. Hinman of Willimantic and lie wa: 1 elected by vote of 100 to 37.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
CARNES'S SUIT.
Wants Damages From Bicycle
 Dealer McEvoy.
PAPERS SERVEDIN CASETO-DAY

Suit Grew Out of Misunderstanding
 McEvoy Gave His Business for Sev-
 eral Building Lots-When He Looked
 for Lots Could Not Find Them-Ar-
 rested Carnes for Fraud, and Now
 the Latter Retaliates.
 Attorney U. c. Church, representing George w. Carnes of Boston. entered suit this afternoon against Frank r. McEvoy, who deals iii bicycles at C3 East Main street. The claim is for $4,O00, and illegal and false inprison- ment is the basis of the action. The story of tho suit is peculiar one.
 Some weeks ago Carnes came to town. Ere entered into an agreemene with McEvoy by which Carnes was to exchange l2 building lots in Woburns Mass. for McEyoys bicycle business. which was inventoricd at about $2,5o0. The customary bin of sale was drawn and all the legal preliminaries gone through with, and Carnes was in legal possession of NIcEvoy's store.
 In appears there are two places or record in Woburr, Mass. so that when McEyoy went to find his 12 building lots on the land records of the town he could find no trace of them, having gone to the wrong place. ErcEvoy saw his store gone from him for nothing, so he consulted with Attorney Lawlor and a writ of fraud was issued against Carnes.
 Sheriff Rigney went after Carnes and found him en route to one of the depots with his valise packed. He ar rested Carnes for fraud and kept him in custody in the cells in the court 1 house basement until he surrendered the bill of sale of the bicycle store and signed all hls right and title over to l McEyoy.
 In the bill of sale McEvoy agreed to not enter the bicycle business within one year, and not within five miles of his present store. For violating this contract Carnes has also sued him. Attachment to the amount of $5,000 was made on McEyoy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
WANT AN APPROPRIATION.

Chicago, Jan S.-Members of the drainage board will leave for Wasn- ington Saturday afternoon to ask con gress for an appropriation of $20O,O0O to be used by the government engi- neers in making a,survey and estimate of cost for an eight, ten, twelve and fourteen foot water way to connect the drainage canal with St Louis. The sanitary trustees will appear before the committee on rivers and harbors of the house Monday morning.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
CELTIC MADE QUICK TIME.
Reduced Time of Her Former Voyage
 By Over Three Hours.

Queenstown, Jan S.-The White Star line steamer Celtic arrived off this port at 2:37 this morning, bound from New York for Liverpool.
 The Celtic cleared Sandy Hook lightship at 1-.10 D. III. December 31, and made the passage in seven days, nine hours and seventeen minutes, thereby cutting three hours and twen- ty minutes off her best previous east ward record of seven days, twelve hours and thirty-seven minutes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
.ArHLETIC pRoMorERs.

New York, Jan S.-The American Athletic Promoters Protective associa- tion, organized to prevent abuses in boxing, has elected the following off, cers: James c. Kennedy, president: Samuel H. Harris, first vice-president; Alexander Brown, second vice-presi- dent; Joseph Lunn, third -presi- dent; Samuel c. Austin, treasurer; C.. Fl Bang. financial secretary; Joseph H.Smphreys, corresponding secretary; Henry Padden, recording secretary; William Roach, sergeant-at-arms.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
CHAMBERLAIN's APPEAL.

London Jan S.-Mr Chamberlain, the colonial secretary. presiding at a meeting of the governors of the Uni- versity of Birmingham, to-day, earn estly appealed to some British mil lionaire to relieve the university of all financial difficulty, and thus hand his name down to immortal fame, as An drew Carn shas done.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
DEBATING THE CANAL.

Washington, Jan S.-The second day of the debate in the house on the Nicaragua canal bill opened with MT Shackleford of Missouri on the floor. He spoke earnestly in favor of the bill. He did not like the Panama route, but if a new proposition of the Panama Go were offered and it had advantages over the Nicaragua route, he thought the president should have the authority to accept it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
NOT MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT.

1t Is a Niece of the President WhoI<
 Will Attend the Promenade.
 It was reported some days 2M
 Miss Alice Roosevelt, the q
 President Roosevelt, wcdd se guesc at the Yale junior romenade tnls month, but on 1iry It IS iearnea that the repoE/ vas unIounueu. mere will be arnber of branch or the RooseY family in New Haven :1, for for the S,Nhior festivities, but it will not he, from the presidents family. The :, oung lady who will attend the prom enade is a niece of President Koose- yelt and resides in New York city-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
WOMEN ON GuARn

Cape Town, Jan S.-The latest cap- ture by the Kimberley column is q Boer laager near Mokwani Phok- waneN with great numbers of cattle, guarded wholly by women under the leadership of the wife of Commandans De Beers One hundred and fifty of the women were acting as cowboys and only six men were connected with the camp.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
Sarcasm in the Pulpit.

Rev. Jesse H. Page, of North Caro- lima, has a deep regard for the comfort of his congregation. While preaching at Morgantown, on recent warm evening, he dropped his voice almost to 2 whisper, saying: ssI hope the breth- Ten in the rear will excuse me if they do not hear. If talk louder will awaken those in the front pews."
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
work Begun at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8.-The first con- struction work on the twelve hundred acre site of the Louisiana Purchase Centennial exposition began yesterday when the building of new channel and sluiceway to confine the river Des Peres was commenced. This work will cost $120,000.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
Loaded Down with Jewels.

The maharajah of Johore looks like a jewelry peddler when he is travelling. On his recent visit to Baden-Baden he wore huge rings set with big diamonds and rubies, six on each hand; on his breast he had a solitaire diamond that looked like a locomotive headlight, while his vest buttons were ornament- ed with precious stones.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
DIED or HEART DISEASE.

New York. Jan S.-Theodore Carter, a retired New York business man. is dead at Montclair. N. J.. from heart failure, aged D years. He was born in Maine and came to New York city early in life. He was member of the wholesale fancy goods firm of Carter, Stewart & Carter
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
LIABILITIES OF sas. GOO.

Waco, Tex, Jan S.-W. A. Lanning, conducting business as merchant at Mart, Mexia and Tyler, Texas, has filed a petition in bankruptcy here Liabilities are placed at $S3,000 and assets $7,0OO above the liabilities. \ receiver has been appointed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
Hudson Ice Harvest Begun,

CATSKILL, N. Y, Jan. S.-The first ice of the Hudson river crop this win ter was cut here yesterday. It is ten inches thick and. of good quality. Sev- eral hundred thousand tons of last wiu- ter's ice was carried over, and in con sequence the harvest will be short.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
4 Michigan Treasurer Arrested

MANISTIQUE, Mich, Jan. s.-v. F. Chapel, former treasurer, has been ar rested on the charge of embedding county funds. An examination of the books has revealed shortage of ST. 300. Chapel says that poor bookkeep- ing is responsible.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
ELECTORAL yOTE CoUNrED.

Managua, Nicaragua. Jan S.-The presidential electoral vote was count ed to-day in the presence of the Mic aragua congress and General santos J. Zelaya was declared reelected unanimously for another four years.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
OLDEST WOMAN. DEAD

Clinton, Conn, Jan S.-SIrs Jacob Stannard. the oldest woman in town, died last night, aged 95.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
PROMINENT JEW DEAD.

Louisville, Ky, Jan 8.--Rabbi Moses, one of the most prominent Jews in the United States, is dead here. He 1d the reformer Judaism movement wi n Rabbi Wlw e Cincinnati
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08
NAsrURTIUM cor OFF SAFELY.

London, Jan 8-William c. Whit neys Derby candidate, Nasturtium, was safely disembarked from the steamer Minnehaha today and taken by special train to Newmarket.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08

Washington, Jan S.-The United States geological survey has just is- sued valuable work on the geological formation of the Pomperaug valley of Connecticut The book treats speci- ally of the Newark system and covers mostly the towns of Woodbury and Southbury. It gives a description of recent researches as to the mineral re- sources of the valley. and what was found especially in South Britain. The report speaks of several fossils of fish and petrified wood found in the rocks around South Britain. The finest specimen found was silicified wood and consisted of section of a tree trunk, two feet in diameter and over two feet in length. This specimen is now standing in the front yard of the Curtiss place at South Britain.
 As for the resources of this section of the state the report says that it is not to be expected that oil will ever be obtained. The most valuable ma- terial in this district would seem to be r the dense basalt of the main sheet. which is adapted to the preparation of the very best grade of road metal.
 Within half mile of the railroad and at other numerous localities this ma terial could be obtained in almost any amount desired.
 The volume is of course. quite tech nical, but treats the subject of Pom peraug valley and it's geological for nations with clearness and full m derstanding of the subject. MT VII liam Herbert Hobbs is the author of i the work.