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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
MANY REQUESTS MADE.
The Will of Lilla Redfern Was Filed
 for Probate To-Day.

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 The will of the late Lila Redfern contains interest for many of her friends 1t was prohated to-day and is substantially as follows: 10 John D. Chatfield of Waterbury she be- queathed $1OO; the Day nursery on Brown street, $15O; Trinity parish, $l5O; St RauTs parish, Waterville, $1OO; William, Emma and William Longdon, jr, of Bridgeport, $100 each; her uncle, Elmer Longdon, Toledo, O., S1OO: an aunt, Sarah Pearson, $500, and cousin, Charles Pearson, $500, both liv- ing in Naugatuck; Anna ChatieM, Wa teryille. $200; Elmer, May and Alice Chatfield of this city, $100 each, and George Chatfield, also of this city, $1OO; her friend, Kittie Stewart, Oak vile ,S10O; another friend, Miller Day. ton, Mill street, $100; May K. and -Nlna Dennison, daughters of John Dennison, $100 each; q cousin, Ade- laide Boyce Smith S1O0; and for a monument for the family burial plot $50. The rest of the property was to be divided in equal parts between the Day Nursery and Trinity parish for the benefit of poor children, but a codicil gives it to Emma Street of New Haven. Charles Pearson of Naugatuck is executor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13

Men Who Held UTp Express Train and
 Took $50,00O Not Easily Caught.


 Took $50,O0O Not Easily Caught.
 LINCOLN, Neb., Oct 13-The three masked men who held up the Burling- ton train near this city and robbed the express car safe of $50,000 are still at large, though a posse, with blood hounds, was at once put on their trail. The robbery was well planned.
 Midway between here and Wood lawn the engineer saw a red light waved across the track and brought the train to standstill. Two men sprang quickly into the cab, covering him and his fireman with revolvers. Under their orders the express car was cut from the balance of the train and sent ahead a short distance. A heavy charge of dynamite then tore the safe to pieces, and the robbers 1ugged the plunder to the side of the track, covering everybody in sight with pistols while waiting for the third masked man.
 Meanwhile the third man had been busy. He walked alongside the track by the passenger coaches, firing his re golver occasionally to keep inquisitiye passengers quiet A brakeman who went ahead found revolver pushed in his face, with warning to go back where he belonged. He ran the four nGles to the Lincoln yards and was the first to give the alarm.
 The robbers, who seemed to be olG hands, went at the work methodically and chatted pleasantly with the train men, warning them to look out when the safe was blown open ard not get hurt. All the time however, cooked pistols were in the trainmen's faces. A reward of $1,000 has been offered, but the robbers had good start.
 Some of the Lincoln policemen are of the opinion that the robbers are hiding in this city or not far from here What strengthens this belief is the fact that Saturday night three horses were stol- en at the town of Raymond, not far from the scene of the holdup, ridden hard in a roundabout way to this place and abandoned
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
NO FEAR OF UPRISING.

Settlers Are Beginning to Feel Re-
 lieved and Settle Down to Business.
 Phoenix, Ariz, Oct 13.-NotWith- standing dispatches from Washington that the Indian bureau has no fear of an Apache uprising at McDowell, the alarm of the settlers has not de creased. J. M. Burnett, a justice of the peace, has madea tour of this set clement and taken affidayffs relative to the thieyery of the Indians and the threats they have made. There are 300 of them and they are camped on lands that could not be farmed, even !. if they had irrigation water, though they claim they are to become farmers. Their only resource is making baskets to sell. When refused loans of mon ey or food, they make threats of vio- lence.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
Many substatutes For Coal.

UTICA, N. r., Oct. 13.-Gas and oil stoves and heaters, bricks soaked in kerosene, chemically prepared bricks and everything in the heat producing line is being used here as a substitute for coal Wood is scarce and high. People of moderate means cannot af- ford to buy anthracite and are getting along with as little soft coal as possi- ble. It is feared that hospitals and fac tories where the supply of fuel is very limited will be compelled to close tenn porarlly. pr. Seward Webb, president of the Mohawk and Malone Railroad company, Is to present fo the employ pes of the road in this city ten carloads oz 200 cords of woell cut in the Adj xnada cka, to be distributed here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
Burglars Played sharp Gannes

SHORT HILLS, N. J., Oct. 13.-Jew- els valued at $15,O ,Oo0 and pocketbook containing $70O have been stolen from the country home of Arthur Coppen, a banker. whose office is in 24 Exchange place, New York. A few bylrs before the burglars called MT. Coppell attend ed meeting of citizens to discuss means of protecting their homes from robbers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
A MITE OF A BOY.

Weighs One Pound Seven Ounces
 Kept in an Incubator.
 New York, Oct 13.-What is said by physlcians at the Bellevue and New York Post Graduate hospitals to be the smallest child ever born, has been placed in an incubator at the latter in Stitution. The child a boy, weighs one. pound seven ounces. 1t was taken to Bellebue by John Clark,a carpenter, He carried it in paper bag filled with cotton and stated that his wife was too III to care for the child. The doctors were greatly interested and at once carried the infant wonder to the Post Graduate hospital, where it was placed n an incubator.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
CONSTRUCTION RETARDED.
Work on New War Vessels Far Be- ,- hind the Contract Time.

g- -s- hind the Contract Time.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-'.F Progress upon new vessels under construction during the past year has not been sat isfactory," says Rear Admiral BoWles, chief of the naval bureau of construc- tion, in his annual report to the secre- tary of the navy. All the larger yes sells, he says, have been delayed by nondelivery of structural steel, while the vessels building at San Francisco were set back by the ten months strike, and the hold out of the work men at Seattle prevented any actual progress on the structure of the hull of the battleship Nebraska building there. The delay in the deliveries of armor for the battleships Maine, Missouri and Ohio and the monitors Arkansas, Florida, Nevada and Wyoming has re- tarded the completion of these vessels concurrently with other causes. The inability of shipbuilders to obtain a sufficient force of skilled workers also has been in many cases an important factor in the slow progress of the yes sels.
 A table is submitted showing in con- else form how the work On vessels un- der construction has fallen behind. For instance, the battleship Ohio is shown to have been twenty-nine months be- hind her contract on the list of July. This is not an isolated case. The bat tleshfp Missouri is over twenty months behind, the majority of the battleships and cruisers are over ten months be- hind, and some of the torpedo.craft are more than forty months behind the date of completion stipulated in their contracts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
ANOTHER JANE TOPPAN CASE
The Town of Wrentham, Mass
 is Greatly Excited.

District Attorney About to Investigate
 Death of B. H. Guild His Wife
 Was q Nurse Before He Married
 Her Her First Husband, at Wind-
 sor, Conn, Also Died Suddenly, 'Tis
 Said The Woman Is Now Serving
 a Term in Prison for Forgery.
 Wrentha1n, Mass, Oct 13.-The pos sibility that this town is involved i'll a murder case similar to the notorious ones of which Jane Toppan, the nurse, startled the citizens on all sides. The majority of the residents here knew nothing definite about the matter until to-day, when it was learned that sus- picions that B. H. Guild, who died here last July, about a month after his marriage to Mrs Jennie Wilbur, a nurse, was victim of foul play, had prompted District Attorney Asa F.. French to order the body of Guild to be exhumed so that an autopsy might be held to determine, if possible, whether or not death was due to poi soning. The action of the district at torney is said to be due to evidence that MT Guild, a few days previous to his death, was in his normal health, and that his brief illness was marked by symptoms which would have been caused by poisoning. It is claimed also that Martin Wilbur of Windsor, Conn, the first husband of Mrs Guild, died under similar circumstances. The woman at present is serving a fifteen months sentence at Sherburne prison for forging Mr Guilds name to note for $275. sydney Wilmington, a farm hand employed by MT Guild, also is in the reformatory as an accomplice of Mrs Guild in the forgery.
 Guild was 52 years old. Mrs Guild is 80.
 Windsor, Oct 13.-Nfrs Jennie Will but formerly lived in this town. She left here ill 1897 two years after the death of her first husband, Nathan G. Wilbur. The latter died suddenly from a hemorrhage caused it is re ported, by the extraction of a tooth. According to the physicians return to the town clerk, death was due to a cancer of the stomach and hem morha ge. This couple had two chill 'dren but both died from diphtheria in 1892. For some time after Mir Will bur's death the woman remained here but in 1897 she and carpenter named Richard Lloyd, who boarded with her, disappeared quite suddenly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
.DINED WITH HE KING TODAY.
American Generals Escorted to Palace by Ambassador Choate

Lord Roberts Was Also Present at tue
 Luncheon Boer Generals Arrive in
 Paris To-Day--Crowds of People
 Thronged the Streets and Cheered
 the Boers on the Way to Their
 Hotel
 London, Oct 13. - Ambassador Choate and Generals Corbin, Wood and Young were the guests of King Edward at q luncheon at Buckingham palace to-day in honor of Lord kit chener, prior to the latter's depart ure for India, where he is to take com- mand of the British forces. MT Choate called at the hotel where the Americans are stopping and escorted the generals in an open carriage to the palace. where the ambassador presented them to the king. Lord Roberts was also a guest of his majesty
 Paris Oct 13.-The Boer generals, Botha, De Wet and Delarey, arrived in Paris at noon to-day, Senator Pauliat and the Iro-Boer committee received them at the railroad station After speeches of welcome had been delivered the party drove to a hotel The precincts of the station and the route to the hotel were thronged with spectators who heartily cheered the generals, though the crowds present and the enthusiasm manifested were nothing like the assemblages and demonstration witnessed on the occa- sion MT Krugers arrival here two years ago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
The Pressaent Gets out.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Availing himself of the delightful weather which prevailed yesterday, the presi- dent took long drive throughout the city and suburbs. He was accompa- nied by Mrs. Roosevelt. The wound on the presidents leg is reported to be healing nicely, and his general condi- tion is said to be satisfactory.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
MOLINEUX CASE AGAIN.
Special Jury 1anel to Be Called-Case
 Goes Over Till Wednesday.

New York, Oct 13.-The second trial of Roland B. Molineux, accused of the murder of Mrs Katherine J. Adams,
 on December 28, 1898, was called to- day after many delays and adjourn ments in the criminal branch of the supreme court. Justice John ID. Lam bert of Fredonia presided. .Molineux was not in court when his counsel be- gan the argument in objection to the motion made last week for special jury panel Justice Lambert granted the motion for a special jury panel of 200 names and court adjourned until Wednesday,.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
MERIDEN VOTES AGAINST IT.
Kills Consolidation Scheme To-day by
 Five to One.

Five to One.
 Meriden, oct 13- At town meeting to-day the question of consolidation of town and city was considered and the town voted against it 5 to l. 4 1o- mill tax was laid. It was voted to purchase the German-American school property for SS,O00 An application was received from German-American stell bali company of New York for the abatement of $S,000 back taxes oH the Meriden Malleable Iron Co.'S plant, which the New York company recently bought. The town voted to abate the tax on condition that the New York company agree to locate in Meriden and employ a certain number of men within a reasonable time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
COLOME!a.A = >...-. x }
GeneraA CordOvez Tells of Govern
 nent Victory.


 n,ent Victory.
 PANAMA, Colombia, Oct. 13.-Gen- eral Julio B. CordoEez of the govern ment has arrived here from Bogota by way of Barranquilla. He came through with troops and gives the following ac- count of conditions on the Magdalena river:
 "NNe left Bogota Sept. 24 and arrived at Honda the 27th and met there the forces under General Perdomo. We advanced by land to Magague, where we were informed that the revolution ary general Uribe-U Uribe, with 800 men and two cannon, was strongly in trenchad at Tenerife and that he was preventing steamboats from travelling up or down the river When we reached San Juan, however, we re- ceived information of General Uribe- Uribe's flight toward the mountains. He is accompanied by a rebel named MunoZ, whom I consider more of a highWayman than anything else. He is the same man who recently robbed an American citizen named Pontier who was on his way up to Bogota. We arrived at BarranqEilla Oct. Z.
 
 General AIarjarros has defeated the rebel forces under Castillo at La Cie- naga. Castillo also fed to the moun- tains, where the scarceness of food will probably compel him to surrender.
 General Fernandez, minister of war, has asked each department of Colombia to contribute 1000 men for the purpose of pacifying the isthInus. A number of these troops are already at Barran- quilla under General Pardomo. The men from the. departments of Cundina- marca and Cauca are at present at Honda awaiting transportation down the river. Six thousand more men will come from the departments of Anti oquia, Tolima afld Santander. The in- terior of the republic is entirely paci- fled. The people there are at work and are protected by the guarantees offered by President MarroqEin in his decree of amnesty"
 The foregoing statements of General Cordevez are confirmed by Senor Tarias, a former government official, who also reached Panama from BogOta.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
Reported Government Victory

COLON, Colombia, Oct. 13.-P Persons who have arrived here from Cartagena say that forces of the government have defeated the revolutionists at La Cie- naga. There is no further news of the situation at Santa Marta. It is report ed also that the government has driven the revolutionary general Uribe- Uribe from the strategic position he held near Tenerife on the Magdaleha river. General Uribe- Uribe is said to have been forced to retreat with all his forces toward the interior of the coun- try The Magdalena river is now re- ported to be again open to traffic.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
woman called to . Missouri churcl

woman Called to a Missouri Church.
 HAMILTON, O., Oct. 13.-Miss Mary Andrews, daughter of ex-Sheriff Robert N. Andrews, has been notified of her election as pastor of the Universalist church at Kansas City, Mo-, an infuen- tial organization. She succeeded Rev. Luther Mckinney and will be the first woman pastor ever in Kansas City. Miss Andrews has been studying at the University of Chicago, and her engage ment is the outcome of a trial sermon before the congregation last summer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
Re,e,.n Miners want More Pay

CHARLEROI, Belgium, Oct. 13.-- The national committee of miners of four of the great Belgian coalfields has passed resolutions in favor of de manding an increase of 15 per cent in the wages of coal miners, the object of the demand being to create diversion in favor of the striking coal miners in France and to prevent the supplying of Belgian coal to France.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
Senator Hanna to Resr.

CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 13. Upon the urgent advice of his physicians senator Hanna's engagements for the present have been cancelled, so that he may re- cuperate from a threatened illness
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
s5asaoolS Arsenic For Baking Powas

Hzadook Arsenic For IaEzIng FOVVlef
 OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 13.-Arthur Mo- ran and three. children, aged seven, nine and eleven years have been poi soned by eating cakes in which arsenic had been placed by the mother, who mistook it for baking powder The two younger children are in d critical condi- ton, and it is thought they will die The oldest child and the father proba- Diy will recover.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
SWEENEY NOMINATED.

New London, Oct 13. Edward M Sweeney was nominated today by the democrats of the ninth senatorial district in convention here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13

Pottsyille. Pa, Oct 13.-As the result of last weeks mining at the Brookside colliery, thirty-fye gondolas containing over 5000 tons were shipped to market this morning. Good Spring colliery also made small shipment, as did Kalnia washery. All are operated by the Philadelphia and Reading Go. No troops have been stationed at any of these points.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13

New York. Oct 13-So far as the domestic market is concerned there is little change in the situation here to- day. Within the next ten days be- tween 5O,OO0 and 60,00O tons of Eng fish coal will arrive in port.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13

Portland, Ore, Oct 13.-Twenty-n -nine presidents and thirty-one representa- tiyes of presidents of the local labor unions, at a meeting held here, have decided by a unanimous vote to sup port the cause of the Pennsylvania coal miners. The unions will be ree quired to contribute to the fund at least one days pay for each member. By this means it is expected that $20,- GOO will be raised.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13

Chicago. Oct 13The prohibitive price of coal has resulted i'll raids being made on sidewalks and paving blocks in several sections of the city and the police have been asked to stoI the demolition Three arrests so faI have been made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-16
cHIckAsAw Colses.
7ssoigtis1s 70 PIT Certain rs-ies
late TIE General Fund.

Before TIE Clicsas1ws moved from
their homes in Mississippi there vas
q bill pAssea By congress allowing
them a certain sun annually Tor
llacksmithinE This Ess paid cut as
an annuity. There ras some 0f the
money jet unpaid which vas Gained
10 be Jet due the Chickasaws. Con
gress vas asked 20 capitulzte Il. anf
ray this over 70 the nation in = lump
sum. At the special session n the
legislature = resolution was parsed 70
turn this in.o the general fund Of
the ChickasaE Nation 20 he used in
paying OF current warrants. md Il
that could not BE- done. 20 secure the
capitalized sum and pay il % the citi-
zens of the Chickasav Nation In a
per capita payment.
A resolution was also passed BY the
Chickasaw Legislature a. the special
session providing that In the event be
sees ht. and thinks u necessary. Gov
eruor Johnston snail visit Washing
ton IN the interest of the Nation. 70
press arg matters that may come be
fore the department Of congress. and
that be may take with him any al
.torney 10 represcnt the Nation. and
that the Nation VIII pay expenses Of
such trip. and pay an attorneys fee.
This resolution is intended 20 cover
the Supplementary Treaty which the
Chickasaws have agreed % with
Chairman Pixhy Of the Dawes commis-
ion, 60 as 20 get the treaty before the
department without letting It's con
tents be known 70 the Chickasaw peo-
pie before it IS acted on by the sccrc-
tary of the lnteri0r.-D nisor Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-16

Senator Mason wants congress to
grant an annuity OF $4,000 20 Miss
Clara Barton. for her kindness dur
ing the Civil war and the Spanish war.
What is the difference between this
kind Of annuity and a pension? Miss
Barton is a good woman. SO are mill
ions OF American women. She did a
merciful work for our soldiers. but she
did no more than many others. Il
is time for the men who represent US
in congress 10 possess themselves OF
.the idea that men and women may
serve their country without thought
of pay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-16
NEW TowHsrTz ORDER.


The townsite commissioners are in
receipt Of a new order that requires
great amount Of additional work
70 be done in the Chocta~- Nation.
Under the act Of May. 1900. the du-
ties OF the commission call for a gem
eral specification Of all Improvements
on lots scheduled, but not for he Civ
ing OF the value Of Improvements
When South McAlester was schei-
uled each lot was described by the
number Of the block and lot and n =
three-room house was located there
IN the commissioner made a memo
ra-iG-l in the following order.
"Lo~2 block q. three-room frame
louseNo trees"
Under the new order the commits
sion is required TO visit every lot in
the town already scheduled and sold
and prepare a list Of tho value Of
every improvement on the lot. de-
scribing the sic OF the house. condi-
tion, number and kind Of trees and all
Improvements other than tillage.
Lots sold at public sale are exclud-
ed from the order.
The towns that will be worked over
again are: South McAlester, Kiowa,
Guertie, Calvin. Red Oak, Poteau.
Caddo and Talihina.-Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-16
INpoHTAsT LAnp DECISION.
Juss, clayton Holos Indian Courts
Asvs 40 jurisdiction.

A case that is Of great interest in
the Indian Territcry and especially TO
Indian citizens. vas decided yester-
day in the federal court By Judge
Clayton. says the Capital
In December last Collins Under
wood. a fullblood Choctaw. was ar
rested al Atoka by order Of the coun-
T. court Of Atoka county. chargirg z
him with the violation Of the Indian
iaw regarding the renting Of pasture
lands TO n0n-citiEens. The case was
heard and the defendant bound over
in teh sun Of $3.50. which e refused
70 give. and vas placed in the custody
Of the sheriff His attorneys. Messrs.
Telle and Chambers q Atoka. brought
, the case to the federal court here last
Friday and secured a writ Of habeas
corpus and the setting of the case
for yesterday.
They appeared before the court yes
terday and Attorney Geo Mansfield
. represented the Choctaw Nation. AZ
ter hearing the arguments the court
held that the Atoka agreement had
changed the Law regarding the juris-
diction OF the Indian courts and that
the federal court alone had power TO
Cecide the contests arising over
land disputes.
He further held that where a ciu-
zen did not hold more than his pro
portionate share Of the public domain.
secured through allotment. that he
could utilize the land as he desired.
even renting it 10 any one for any
purpose.
In Atoka county there are q number
lof cases pending and this decision
viii be received with delight by the
Indians who are now in the clutches
Of the Law for violating a law that
10 longer exists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-16

Two teams and four men in one day
could easily give the travelling public
two respectable street crossings over
the c., o. &C road without injury TO
the present grade. ou. people pay a
tax to keep those streets in proper
shape for travel. The city should eth.
er furnish crossings or close the
street sto all travel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-16
CHANGES - sroxA.
\ Eis Mercantile co-psny 70 Es
o--s-irec az That Place.

Atoka. J. T. Jan Sd. y. Robb Of
this place has sold his general mer-
chsriise business 10 the Patterson
Mercantile Company q MuskoEee. and
the Patterson Mercantile Company
and G A. Cobb. Atokas Oldest mer.
chants vil consoliJats the stocks {
10 y Robb and G. A Cobb and
Incorporate with $4,000 capit Il
This wil be the biggest hrm in the
Indian Territory.