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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
I1Iicit Disti1,erie. Rnaed

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 21.-A
News and Courier special from Green
vile, S. c., says that record breaking
raid has been made by a party Of reve-
nue. officers and state constables in
this county The officers destroyed six
large illicit distilleries, seventy-five fer
menters, 5000 gallons of beer and mash
and sixty gallons of low wines. Three
of the stills were found in operation,
but the moonshiners in charge escaped,
being warned by sentinels of the ap-
proach of the raiding party. The party
was composed of Deputy Collector Ad-
ans. Deputy Marshal Putnam, Consta-
bles Cooley, Alton and Bell.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
Locomot5ye Fire,non KiI1.d

FRANKLINVILLE, N. Y, Nov. 21.--
A passenger train on the Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg railroad run
ming south ran into a freight train at
Summit Station. Fireman Dye of the
passenger engine was killed, and En-
gineer Brown and one passenger were
slightly injured. The freight train ran
into a siding to allow the passenger
train to pass. The two engines on the
freight train were unable to stop in
time and ran on the main line again
just as the passenger train came along
at the rate of thirty miles an hour.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
Singular Fatality In This Family.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-E'or the third
time in her fifteen years Of married
life Mrs. Ellen Whipple of 3O1 Palmer
avenue, Mamaroneck, saw one of her
children stricken down before her eyes,
when her tWo-year-old little girl, Ellen,
was run over by trolley car in front
of hes. home last night and fatally in
jured. Only three years ago Mrs. Whip
pie saw from her window her oldest
daughter run down and killed by
heavy truck. She had hardly recovered
from the grief of that sad accident
when, as she was walking in her gar
den, she saw her twelve-year-old
boy, Walter, shot and instantly killed
BY a playmate.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
MANY CRIPPLED CHILDREN.
New York City Has Probably
$4,000 of Them.

Officials of That City Are Preparing
for the Visit Of DR. Adolf Lorenz-
The Majority Of the Children, It Is
Said. Should Receive Hospital
Treatment.
New York. Nov 21.-Selection of
crippled children in preparation for the
visit of DR. Adolph Lorenz has dis
closed the fact that there probably are
in New York city more than 25,O00
children suffering from hip diseases
which are likely to make them cripples
for life unless they are properly treat
ed.
According to the doctors who have
been selecting candidates for the clinic
to be held by the Vienna surgeon, the
majority of these children need hospi-
tai treatment, and this it is impossible
to give as there is no hospital where
they can be received. The same ratio
of cases is said to exist through the
state and a movement has been inaug
urated for the establishment of a hos
pital to which the legislature will be
asked to contribute 100000.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
BRINGS ADDITIONAL DETA1Es.
OF the Damage Caused at Guatemala
by Recent Earthquake.

San Francisco, Nov Civ. J.
Campbell, who has just arrived here
from Guatemala, brings additional de-
tails of the damage caused by the re-
cent volcanic disturbance. He said:
There is no clear idea of the loss
of life resulting from the eruption of
Santa Maria. I Believe 5000 natives
We're killed. There was some talk at
San Jose, too, of refugees having been
Waylaid by robbers, but I saw no in
stance of this. I was impoverished,
and took. the first means of getting
back to this country. At San Jose it
was stated that President Cabrera
was trying to suppress the news. but
the evidence of disaster was apparent
to everybody. = ~
Some of the coffee fincas nearly
ruined We're worth more than 81 .OO0.
OOO. The plantation of Albert James.
Which was wiped out had machinery
upon it worth 100000, all of which
was destroyed. Some months ago
James refused an offer of $1,000 600
Adolpho A1eyers's finca, worth S75. 600
IN gold, was ruined Both of fhesa
places lay from twenty to forty miles
west of the voIcano.,
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
GEORGE D. NICHOLS DEAD
A Former Proprietor of the Fairfield
County Republican.

(
New Canaan, Nov 21.-George D.
Nichols, widely known business man,
formerly proprietor of the Fairfield
County Republican, and justice of the
peace, died suddenly last night He
was in poor health for year and heart
trouble is assigned as the cause of his
death. His age was so years.
Some months ago Mr. Nichols and
his son figured in report of sensa-
tional affray in which a printer en-
ployed by the elder Nichols was shot
but not seriously wounded. The case
never came to trial in court, Not long
ago Mr. Nihcols became member of
the Methodist church of this town. He
has recently been interested in the cor
set-makfng business, having given up
his connection with the newspaper and
printing Office. His wife and five chill
dren survive him.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
sPEARED THROUGH THE NECK.
Remarkable Accident to a Workman at
Groton.

IIOLOn.
New London. Nov 21--John Leon
ard, of Groton, an enploye of the
Eastern Ship Building Co, was speared
through the neck by ten foot strip
Of wood that flew from a circular saw
yesterday afternoon. The lance-like
missile struck him in the throat
nassed entirely through his neck and
eighteen inches of the wood projected
out behind his right ear. Compan-
ions sawed off the greater part Of the
stick. and Leonard walked to a build
ing in the yard. The stick was found
by physician to have passed between
the muscles and the important vessels
OF the throat and neck. 1t was i'm
possible to withdraw the stick with
out danger of killing Leonard, and all
the muscles on one side of the neck
had to be cut and the spear removed
from the side. Leonard is ',ot con-
sidered to- be in any danger, Dut ply
sicians regard his experience as re-
~narkable one.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
GOING TO PITTsRIrRG

Seattle, Wash, Nov 21.-Chief Con
structing Engineer Stada Of the Japan
ese navy accompanied by NJ. Matsuka
and G. Higuchi, chiefs of the naval
construction bureau Of Japan, arrived
on the Tosa Maru and will proceed to
Pittsburg, where he will place orders
for armor plate. The visitors will
spend some time in the eastern navy
yards studying American methods.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
CUT OFF FROM COAST

London, Nov PA special dispatch
from st Petersburg to-day announces
that Baron Toll, who is exploring the
Siberian coast line, has been cut off
from the coast by early winter ice in
New Siberia. No anxiety, however. is
felt for his safety, as his expedition is
well equipped and will reach the main
land as soon as the ice is strong
enough.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
American Girl IKiIIea In Pari..

PARIS, Nov. 21.-Helen Gore, said to
be an American, was killed by a re-
yolver shot in an apartment where she
lived with Jean de Rydzenski, an actor
Of the Imperial theater of st. Peters
burg. De Rydzenslzi at first said Miss
Gore committed suicide, but subse-
quently he declared the revolver was
discharged accidentally. Consul Cen
eral Gowdy is personally investigating
the death of Miss Gore, who was com
pIeting her musical education here and
resided in the fashionable quarter of
PaSsy
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
TO END RATE CUTTING.

New York, Nov 21.-An agreement
has been effected among the three big
bonding sureties companies of this city
by which, says Times dispatch from
Baltimore, it is hoped to end rate cut
ting. The companies operate in every
city of the United States and it is be-
lieved the companies Of New York,
Philadelphia and Chicago will cooper
ate. No merger of the local companies
is contemplated, however.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
SHORT CALENDAR
knights Of Columbus Ordered to Pay
$1,000 to Members Mother,

, $1,000 to Members Mother
At short calendar in the superior
court this forenoon a question Of great
Importance to the members of the order
OF the knights of Columbus was de-
cided by Judge Shumway. 1t was pre-
sented by Attorney Cassidy, who rep
resented the plaintiff in the matter
The question in it's legal form was a
motion for judgment against the
knights of Columbus and Loretta Gil
roy of Bridgeport in favor of Mrs
Thomas Kilroy of Norwich, but in fact
1t was to award the premium on a life
insurance for 81 900 to the nearest i'm
mediate relative of the late Andrew
Gllroy of Bridgeport, father Of the de-
fendant, Loretta. The policy was is
sued by the life insurance department
OF the order named.
The circumstances are these: An
drew Gilroy and his wife had trouble.
Ihey did not live very happily. it
seems, and eventually the wife OBJ
tanned decree Of divorce. Andrew.
the husband, had his life insured in
favor Of his wife, but after the divorce
had occurred he had the policy made
payable to his nearest Immediate reIa-
tive when it would become due. The
court ordered the custody of the child
Loretta to the mother. Loretta claims
that after the divorce was granted she
paid the premiums. Mrs Thomas Gil
roy, mother of Andrew, claims she paid
them but it seems that only one of
them did pay. However. when the
policy fell due upon the death Of An
drew. both mother and daughter put in
claims for the policy. The knights of
Columbus, not knowing which to paw.
refused to pay at all until the courts
would decide the matter, whereupon it
was Immediately taken to the courts
Attorney Phelan Of Bridgeport repre-
sented Loretta and Attorney Cassidy
OF this city represented Mrs Gilroy.
Attorney Cassidy presented the matter
to Judge Shumway, who decided that
the party referred to in the insurance
policy the nearest relative to Andrew
Gilroy at the time of his death, was his
mother. The motion for Judgment was
accordingly allowed.
Half a. dozen motions in the suit of
Hoadley VS. Plant estate were on the
list, but owing to their complicated ma
ture and the length of time it would
take to hear them. December 13 was
set upon as a special day on which
they could be heard, the hearing to
take place. in Bridgeport.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
MAY BE HALL.

Bristol, Nov PA man answering
the general description Of William HALL
the young man who disappeared from
his home in Southington week ago
called at the home Of Albert L. An
drew last night. One Of Mr. Andrews
daughters, who met Hall year ago
states that she is positive the man was
Hall. He talked in a rambling man
ner and seemed to be suffering from
mental arrangement The Southington
authorities have been notified.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
CANNoN'S CHANCES.

Chicago, Nov 21.-Action by the re-
publican congressional delegations
Of Ohio and Michigan yesterday lis
believed to ensure the election Of Con
gresham Joseph Cannon of Illinois as
speaker of the lower house of the next
congress. Congressman Mann, chair
man OF the Cannon campaign commit
zee says l2O votes have been pledged.
10 more than required to control the
caucus.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
souvenir wor1d,. EaAr Do4sars READY

GWuVEuAI w OEAtA 3 DO1AltFB NG3lUy
ST. LOUIS, Nov 21.-Ivory white
was the color decided upon by the
Louisiana Purchase exposition officials
for the buildings. This color has
tinge of yellow and ia that respect diff
fers from the color of the Chicago fair
Circular letters are being mailed to 49,
600 banks in the country offering for
sale $4,000 of the 250,000 souvenir gold
dollars issued by the government for
the exposition.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
Michigan For Cannon.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. 21.-
Ten of the eleven Republican congress
men in Michigan met here in response
to an invitation from Congressman Will
liam Alden Smith and discussed the
speakership of the next house during
a luncheon at the Morton House A
formal motion was carried that the
Michigan delegation 60 on record In ia
vor OF the candidacy OF Congressman
Joseph Cannon of Illinois for speaker.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
Florida Petel Burned.

LIVE OAK, Fla, Nov 21.-News
has been received here that the main
building of the large Suwanee Springs
hotel was destroyed by fire yesterday.
No particulars have been received fur
ther than that no lives were lost. The
structure was a large tourist hotel and
well known. The loss is not stated
but probably will reach $4,000.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
Philippine Judwer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-It is an
nounced that the Philippine commits
sion has appointed John S. Powell
judge of the court of the first instance
in the Fourteenth district of the Philip
pines, Adolph Wislezenus Judge Of the
same court in the First district and
James III. Blount judge at large.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
BoER COMMANDER COMING.

London, Nov p. The American line
steamer st Louis, which sails from
Southampton tomorrow for New
York, will take among her passengers
General Viljoen, the former Boer COM
mander.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
sELLY GETTING BETTER.

New Britain, Nov 81. 1.Francis P.
Kelly, who was injured in a football
game here ON Wednesday, is very much
better this morning and his speedy re-
covery is looked for.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
A sToRMY SITTING.
Fremler sagasta Declared to Be No
Leader of Party.

Leader of Party.
Madrid, Nov 21.-There was a stormy
sitting IN the chamber Of deputies last
nlght. After a speech by Premier Sa.
gasta In which he expressed surprise
at the Interpretation which had been
given to the recent ministerial crisis.
senor Romero Robledo reproached the
premier with his political antecedents.
lie declared that Senior Sagasta was
not the leader of a party, but the ia
vor1te OF the king, a statement which
occasloned an angry debate.
AS the uproar continued the premier
with drew and the president of the
house closed the sitting amid protests
from the members of the opposition
and cries of, There is no govern
ment.''
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
Heavy Loss Of Life In shfpvrec1r

VIENNA, Nov. 21-A Bucharest
newspaper publishes an unconfirmed
report that the steamer Bosnia, be-
longing to the Florio and Rubattino
company, loaded with cereals, has
foundered in a gale in the Black sea
off Sulina, at the mouth of the Dan
ube. One hundred and fifty persons
are reported to have perished.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
STEAMER WENT DOWN

Vienna, Nov 21.-A Danube steamer
crowded with workmen sank off Or
sova, Ga frontier town of Servia, on an
island in the Danube) yesterday even
ing and thirty men were drowned.
Owing to the darkness boats from the
shore could rescue only five persons.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
Eight Danish seamen Drowned,

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The Danish
steamer Knud H., Captain Hansen
from Copenhagen, and the British
steamer Swa1edale, from Hamburg
collided at the mouth of the Tyne. The
Knud II. foundered Immediately, ane
the master and seven of her crew
-.==-S drowned.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
POPE LEO IN JOKTNG MOON

Rome, Nov 21.-At reception Of
500 Piedmontese pilgrims this morn
ing the pope jocularly referred to the
unfounded rumors yesterday of his
indisposition, adding: my time has
not yet come. We have many things to
ceomplish before DEATH
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
WILL WIND UP BUSINESS.

Hartford, Nov 21.-Judge Wheeler
in the superior court here to-day grant
ed the application of the Central Car
Co to wnid its business and limited
the time for the presentation of claims
to four months.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
SHOWS A nEEIcIn

Berlin, Nov 21.-In the Reichstag
TINS AFTERNOON the secretary of the
treasury, Baron Won Thielmann. an
nounced that the imperial budget
showed a deficit of $37, 100000.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
G|VN $4,000 SALVAGE.
The Scholar Towed the BoIgen-
land to Halifax.

The Belgenland Had Broken Shaft
Woman Charged With Brutally
Beating Her Seven Year-Old Daugh-
ter Makes a Sweeping Denial-C Con
struction of Russian Railway Will
Begin at Once.
London, Nov 21.-The admiralty
court has awarded the Harrison line
steamer Scholar $4,000 for salyaging
the American line steamer Belgenland.
The Belgenland, which left Phila-
delphia July 5 for Liverpool, broke her
shaft on July 8. Three days later the
Scholar, on her way from Galveston
to Liverpool, sighted the disabled
steamer and toWed her to Halifax.
London, Nov 21.-When the hearing
of the charges Of cruelty against Mrs
Annie Penruddocke, of Compton park,
Wiltshire, was resumed at the Old
Bailey today. the defendant was
placed in the witness box and made a
sweeping denial of all the charges
brought against her. A number of
friends of Mrs Penruddocke testified
that they had never seen her daughter
subjected to any crueIties
Mrs Penruddocke is charged with
brutally assaulting and systematically
ill-treating her seven-year-old-da
ter.
London, Nov 21.-It is announced
that the construction of the Russian
railroad from Erivan Ga town of Rus
sia, 115 miles from Tifis) to the Per-
sian frontier will commence at the be-
ginning of 1903
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.

Washington, Nov 21.- Government
receipts from internal revenue, $685.
951; customs, $767, ,536; miscellaneous,
$40, ,535; expenditures, 81 1886, 900.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
GERMAN BARK SIGHTED

Victoria, 3. G., Nov 21.-The Ger
man bark Edith, SO days from Hong
Kong, has been sighted outside this
port.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
HARVARD SQUAD ARRIyEs

New Haven, Nov 21.-The Harvard
FOOTBALL squad, accompanied by coach
ers and trainers, arrived at the Cedar
ELL station this afternoon at / n,clnclr
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21
WATERBURY CONN. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER
THE FEDERATION CONVENTION
The Wood Workers Charter May Be
Revoked

The Wood Workers Charter May Be
Revoked.
New Orleans, Nov 21.-Debate over
| the application of the Union Brother
hood of Carpenters to revoke the char
ter of the Amalgamated Association
of Wood Workers occupied much time
at the Federation of Labor convention
to-day. President Kidd of the wood
workers argued that unless the car
penters would withdraw their men
from certain shop in Philadelphia
where the wood workers had gone out
on strike and the carpenters took
their places, the matter must be fought
out on the floor of the convention. At
ter the debate it was voted that the
dispute be referred to a committee Of
five from each organization and that
an umpire be mutually agreed upon.
The election of officers of the Fedora
tion will take place tomorrow morn
ing.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21-The so
cialiStS came within 400 votes of Sc
curing control of the convention of the
American Federation of Labor The
struggle lasted almost the entire day,
and many able speeches We're made on
both sides, notably those of d. A.
Hayes, James Duncan and President
Gompers against the socialists and Vic
tor Berger, Max Hayes and w. B. Will
son of the United Mine Workers in, be-
half of the resolution introduced by
Delegate Berger and amended by Dele
gate Wilson in a manner acceptable to
Berger. III
The debate lasted until o'clock in
the evening, when roll call showed
4,744 votes against the amendment of
Mr.. Wilson and 4,344 in favor of it.
The miners voted solidly in favor of
the amendment. No business was trans
acted in the convention during the day
other than that Of the debate and the
report of the committee which invest:-
gated the Gompers- -Shaffer trouble
President Gompers was completely
exonerated of the charges of infidelity
to the principles OF trades unionism,
said to have been made by Theodore j.
president of the Analgamated
OF Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-21

He Says the Blankets on Which In
jured Miners Lie and the Ambulance
Which Carries Them are Bunch Of
Neutrality-suspicious. Testified Also
That Miners are Short Lived.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-23

Indianapolis, Ind. July 2O.-The con
vention of the United Mineworkers ad-
iourned after declaring against general
strike, providing for the raising OF
fund with which TO aid the striking an
thacite miners and issuing an appeal to
the American people for support.
The recommendations brought by the
special committee during the executive
session, which are practically identical
with those suggested by President Mitch
ell on the first day OF the convention and
unanimously adopted by the convention,
.re as follows:
First-Thut the national treasurer be
authorized and directed to Immediately
appropriate $4,000 from the funds of the
national treasury and place it at the dis
posal of the officers Of districts Nos. !. 7
and (these are the anthracite districts.
Second That all districts, subdistricts
and local unions be appealed to to donate
from the surplus in their treasury as
large an amount AS they can afford.
Third That an assessment of 10 per
cent be levied on the gross earnings of all
members Of locals unions in districts Nos.
&, s, II, 10, % and %, and an assessment
of 81 per week upon all members of local
unions in districts Nos 2, s. IL, l3, ID, 10,
l6, 20 and 81. The members of districts
now on strike which may resume work
before this assessment has been removed
shall be assessed either 10 per cent OF their
gross earnings or 81 PR week, whichever
the district may decide, from the time
work is resumed.
Fourth-The assessment shall be paid
direct from the local union to the national
secretary and the local unions will be held
responsible for the payment of the same.
Ffth-An assessment of 25 per cent
will be levied upon the wages, salary or
percentage received from the organization
by all national district and subdistrict OF
icers and organizers.
Sixth-The assessment shall begin with
the 10th OF July, 1902.
Seyenih-All contributions made from
the national office to the anthracite region
will be divided pro rata to each anthra.
cite district in accordance with the num-
ber of miners and mine laborers in each OF
them, as shown by the most recent coal
reports.
1t was voted also that each local union
in the region that are at work elect a
committee which shall secure work for as
many Of the men on strike as possible in
the locality where the local union is stu
ated, and that the same requests be made
OF the local union Of the American Feder-