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Oxford Democrat., 1902-12-23
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Married, Dec. II, by Rev. George
Spalding, at the home of the bride, Miss
Ellen Tibbetts and Mr.. Edward Connor
of Spokane.
Mr.. Wesley Carson of Eastport has
been added to the force at the printing
Office.
Miss Clara Page is assisting in the
post Office during the holidays.
Rev. George Spalding went to Bartlett
| to assist in the installation of Mr.. Walker
as pastor.
Misses Louise Abbott, Mollie Gordon
and Josephine Adams are at home from
Wellesley College for the holidays, also
Clarence Stone from Amherst, Albert
Whitmore from Orono, Roy Evans from
Bowdoin.
The school in the academy closed Fri.
day for a two weeks vacation.
Original selections were given by the
senior class at the academy Friday after.
noon.
DIR. S. c. Gordon was in town Friday.
Miss Edith Horne is the guest of Mrs.
DR.. Ferguson.
Miss Ann Wiley is assisting Mrs. N.
B. Barker during the holidays.
EAST aEsRoh.
The severe cold weather found many
not in condition for winter. At present
nearly all are found with good pile OF
wood in readiness for cold days.
Edith and Grace Packard left for
Massachusetts, last week, making three
good scholars with Clinton Bonney that
have left the school and place since the
autumn term of school closed.
A reception for Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Verrill's friends is being made ready for.
Victor DeCoSter has not moved the
former school house as yet. At last re,
port had not purchased his building
spot.
Albert Merrill recently sold his oxen,
whose girth was seven feet each, to
Frank French and Hiram Allen of
Turner for nearly 5000. Albert has a
small pair he works and is in quest of
another yoke of steers to work with
those he now has that are larger and
older.
Rumor says Eva l. Brown has just re-
ceived box of articles from her cousin,
Mrs. Mary Merrill, of Boston, for her
comfort and pleasure.
n. A. Record has two pretty little
beagles he is keeping for Mr.. Morse OF
Auburn that are as full of mischief as
two little monkeys.
Oxford Democrat., 1902-12-23
Rugs

These are useful as we'll as orna-
mental. Many styles and patterns from
75c. to $3.87
Oxford Democrat., 1902-12-23
Silk Moreen Pettic0ats
Perfumes

A full line of Pratt's perfumes and
toilet preparations. All flrst-class goods.
Oxford Democrat., 1902-12-23
Boston Bags

Our Christmas line of bags is complete
in all grades from SOC. to 1925
One lot kid lined, leather ends, heavy
wool covering, dark or light, sl.5o'
Nice gift for school girls.
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Foreign Notes.

Pekin, Dec. 29-According to messages
received here from the British consul at
Han-Kow, whose Judgment is exceptionally
trustworthy, the movements of Tung Euh
Slang give reason to expect trouble. Tung
Euh Slang is supposed to have 10000 war
riors under his command In KaD-Su prov
ince. He can easily dominate the provinces
of Kan Sun and Shen 81 as the local i'm
perial forces are very inferior.
St. Petersburg, Dec. ga despatch from
Moscow announces that an Armenian mil
ionaire named Jambaroy, has been murdered
while entering a church there. Jambarov
was captured by brigands in the Caucasus
several months ago and obtained his release
by promising to pay them a ransom. This
he failed to do and his captors killed him
In revenge.
London, Dec. 29.-The foreign office today
announced an extension of the appointments
Of the British commercial agents In the
United States and Centra! America for a
further period of three years from Janu-
ary list.
London, Dec. 29.-As a result of a fire in
small house In Stepney. to-day, Mrs.
Slessinger and her five young children were
all burned to death In spite of gallant at
tempts of the firemen to rescue them.
Vienna, Dec 29-Severe snow storms ac-
companied by thunder and lightning are
reported throughout Galicia. Trains are
showed up and traffic is practically sus-
pended.
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ARMSTRoNG'S APPOINTMENT.
Youngest Man. Probably, Ever Made
Assistant Secretary OF Treasury.

Washington. Dec. 29.-Robert B. Arm
strong, private secretary to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, will be appointed
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury on
the reassembling OF Congress, to sue
coed General Spaulding. whose resigna-
tion has been in the hands of Secretary
Shaw for some time. Mr.. Armstrong
comes from Illinois, and his selection is
a personal one with Secretary Shaw.
He Will have charge of the customs
branch of the service.
Mr.. Armstrong will be the youngest
man, it is thought, ever to receive such
an appointment. When made private
secretary in last April, he was only
twenty-eight years old. and came fresh
from newspaper work, having been a
political writer on the Chicago Record,
and afterwards a western correspond
ent of the New York Herald. He be-
gan his newspaper career in Des
Moines, Ia, and there gained the con-
fidence and friendship Of Ex-Governor
Shaw, which have resulted in his pres
ent preferment.
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Clearing Out Sale of House Coats u
and Bath Robes left over from Christmas, at reduc
of
Howe 6 StetsOn.
IMPLICATES ARMY OFFICERS.
Evidence Given Yesterday in san Juan
Smuggling Cases.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 29.-To-
days session of the smuggling cases
before United States Commissioner An
derson was devoted to the charges
against Lieutenant Commander George
w. Mentz, u. s, N. Supervisor Of Elec-
tions Benjamin Butler, and James
Brennan, an employee of the Country
club. The testimony of ten witnesses
was taken. The evidence tended to irn-
plicate certain army officers. Some
teamsters testified to having removed
fifteen or sixteen boxes from he naval
station here to the barracks and others
to a private house in the suburbs Of
Santurce, which was identified as the
home Of Robert Giles, a government
road contractor, also under charges Of
smuggling. The teamsters said that
they were ignorant of the contents of
the boxes they handled; that they did
not know the person who delivered
them, nor the person who received
them;s they said they were working un-
der the orders of Lieutenant Stewart
Nice. Decker, con1missary of the Porto
Rico Regiment, who was present at the
station when the boxes were removed.
Captain Joseph T. Crabbs, of the quar-
terrnaster's department, his chief clerk
and Lieutenant Decker testified that
Captain Crabbs had said he was COM
plying with a request from the naval
station for conveyances but that the
captain was not present at the time of
the occurrence In question and had no
record of the orders relating to it.
Lieutenant Decker refused to testify
concerning the loading of the wagons
at the naval station. He was asked if
goods belonging to him had been re-
moved and answered no. Commissioner
Andrews then requested Lieutenant
Decker to answer the question whether
or not he was in charge Of loading the
wagon at the naval station. This the
lieutenant refused to do. The commits
sicner then ordered Lieutenant Decker
to appear before a Judge and show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt of court.
The hearing then adjourned. The
case against the Country club will be
heard tomorrow.
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STATISTICS NOT A SOLUTION
CARROLL ID. WRIGHT ON THE
LABOR QUESTION
Underlying Fentures That Cannot be
Reached by the Statistical Meth An
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Fears of
strikers Must be Considered.

Washington, Dec 29-The annual
convention of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science
convened in this city to-day. A large
number of eminent men were present.
The vice presidents of the several Sec
tions delivered addresses during the
afternoon on variety of technical sub
jects, and tonight the entire associa-
tion listened to the annual address of
the retiring president, Professor A. S,
Hall. There were ten separate sec
tional meetings.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, commission
er of labor and vice president of the
section of social and economic science,
spoke before that body on The
Psychologlcy of the Labor Question. p"
He said in part:
"Observation and experience, cover
ing many years of investigation of va
rious elements of the labor question,
have convinced me that there are un-
derlying features which cannot be
reached by the statistical method:
that the mental altitude of parties has
very much to do with the labor ques-
ton from whatever standpoint it is
considered. This is well illustrated by
the statistics relative to mortgages. At
| the eleventh census an attempt was
made to classify the causes or the rea-
sons for mortgaging homes and farms.
| 1t was shown that nearly 95 per cent.
of the mortgage indicated prosperity
rather than the reverse. The desire to
add to the original holding or to raise
money for business operations, or to
educate children, or for the improve
ment of existing property as the mo-
tive. All these indicate something en-
tireIy different from the prevailing i'm
preston that a mortgage represents
disaster, or failure, or some i'll condi-
| ton.
The remaining five per cent. repre-
sented the lack of business capacity,
some IoTIn oL 1dlluTe OF disaster COrll-
ing to the proprietor. So in the labor
problem, one can ascertain the total
number Of strikes and the apparent
causes, losses, etc, but the real motive
Of the strike cannot be disclosed by the
statistics, and often the psychological
point of view must be studied and the
apprehension and fears of the strikers
considered"
| Modern tendencies in the utilization
of power was the topic Of the address
|
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THREE COTTAGES BURNED
INCENDIARY FIRE T"ORIENTAL
PARK" SAVIN ROCK.

About $4,000 Damage and About Sa,5OO
IDsuran ce-Two of 4hO Buildings
Owned by New Haven People and One
Owned in BrIdgepOrt-POIice Investi-
gmtimg-PaopIe Go From ThIs Ctty 10
shc Scene
At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon as
DR.. Tilden of the Keeley institute, West
Haven, was looking out of one of the
upper windows of that institution he
saw some buildings on fire in Oriental
Park. He ran to box 43 on the corner of
Peck and Beach avenues and sent in
an alarm. The fire department, as we'll
as large number of residents respond
ed and they found one summer cottage
burned to the ground and two others
partially destroyed. The three cottages
are on Park street in Oriental Park and
are next to the vacant lot on the corner
of East avenue on the side toward the
shore. The fire started in the cottage
owned by Edward Matthews, who is a
foreman for Hoggson & Pettis, which
is located farthest away from the COR
her, and the wind blowing in that direc-
ton ignited the other two. 1t did not
take long for them all to burn to the
ground. The house next to Mr.. Mat
thews is owned by the George C. Pettis
estate and was formerly owned by
Bertha Alling. 1t is partially covered
by insurance in the Agricultural Insur-
ance company Of Watertown. N. Y. G.
+. A. Dudley Of this city are the local
agents for that company. The house
nearest the corner Is owned by Walter
l.. Rowland Of Bridgeport, and is insur-
ed in the German American Insurance
company by w. A. Main of West Haven,
its local agent. There was no one living
in either of the three cottages, nor was
there anything in either which could
have started the fire, therefore it is
thought that the buildings were set on
fire. They were all of wood, two stories
high and were furnished throughout.
They cost about $4,000 to build and it
was stated last evening that $1,000
would cover the value of the furniture.
Mr.. Matthews house is insured, but
with whom it could not be learned last
evening. Four thousand dollars, it is
thought will fully cover the total loss,
and the total insurance will amount to
about $2,500. The police of West Haven
are investigating.
The fire was plainly discernable from
the western part of this city, and
number Of people took trolley cars to
the shore to watch 1t.
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insercn!ieEsnsa Shess,

New York, Dec. 29.-The score in the
intercollegiate chess match at the end
of the first round to-day was as fol-
lows: Columbia 3. Yale 2h, Harvard
2h Princeton I.
The second round will be played in
the following order to-day: c. T. Rice
of Harvard VS.. F. Fl. Sewall of Colum-
bia: H. A. KeeIer of Columbia VS.. P.
w. Bridgman of Harvard. W. c. Clark
of Harvard VS.. G. w. Tucker of Column
bia, F. 3. Barshell Of Columbia VS.. l..
P. Carr of Harvard, c. s. Richardson
of Princeton VS.. J. F. Sawir of Yale, E.
E. Adams of Yale VS.. J. Fl. Hankinsoh
of Princeton, L. H. Bissell Of Princeton
VS.. E. Hull of Yale, and N. Hull Of
Yale VS.. A. j. Pilgram of Princeton.
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NO EXTRA SESSION.
President Palma N ot to Call One to Cons
slider Reciprocity Treaty.

President Palma Not to Call One to Cons
slider Reciprocity Treaty.
Havana, Dec. 29.--After a lengthy
conference between President Palma,
the members of the cabinet and leading
senators it has been decided not to call
an extra session of the senate to dis
cuss the reciprocity treaty with the
United States. President Palma is
anxious to bring the discussion of this
measure to an immediate conclusion,
and has urged the senate to resume it's
session January instead of waiting
until January 12. Senator Capote,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, said it was impossible to re-
sumo before the 18th, as the committee
would not be ready to report on the 5th.
Many senator's are absent in the coun-
try and cannot return to Havana by
the 9Th. He said also that the matter
was too important to discuss without
the presence Of a majority of the sena-
tors.
The Avisador Commercial in it's issue
of to-day urges increases in the duties
on flour, ham and bacon in the event of
the acceptance of the reciprocity treaty.
The duties on these articles We're enor-
mously reduced at the beginning of the
American intervention.
United States Minister Squiers has
begun negotiations in the matter of Sc
curing a coaling station on the Isle of
Pines It is understood that the United
ko+n 1l- Co., n,,1 4t,.na
coaling stations.
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Modern Language Association.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 2s.-The Modern
Language Association of America be-
gan its annual convention to-day in
this city at the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, Professor Basil L. Gildersleeve, Of
that institution In the absence of Pres
ident Remsen, delivered the address Of
welcome. A large number of eminent
scholars are in attendance. including.
Professors A. s. Crook Of Yale and q.
s. Sheldon of Harvard. The sessions Of
the convention will last until Thurs
day. #a 81
Professor c. Fl. Grandgent, secretary
Won Jagemann, boil, of Yale, presented
their reports.
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CATTLE DISEASE IN CONTROL.
Work will Cost the Govern ment Over
Half "a Million.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Dr. Salmon, of
the bureau of animal industry, who has
charge of the work of stamping out the
foot and mouth disease, reports to the
department of agriculture that it is now
practically under control in New Eng
land. The work was seriously impeded
by the recent cold wave, the ternpera-
ture having no effect in abating the
disease, whereas the storms and snow
have retarded the operations of the in
spectors in burying the cattle, which
they have been slaughtering at the rate
of about one hundred and fifty day,
and in disinfecting the cars and barns
which the animals have occupied. The
average value Of the animals destroyed
to date has been S33. The government
pays the owners three-fourths Of the
estimated value of the cattle condemn
ed and killed. The cost Of suppressing
the plague is computed at more than
$5OC,000.
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PETITIONS TO LEGISLATURE.
Charter Asked for Hartford and Nor
wich Trolley Aaue.

wich Trolley Aaue.
Hartford, Dec ga petition to the
general assembly was filed with the
secretary of state to-day for a charter
for a. street railway, to be known as the
Hartford and Norwich Street Railway
company, to be operated by any other
power than steam locomotive engines
between the city of Norwich and the
town of Manchester, passing through
the towns of Norwich. Franklin, Boz
rah, Lebanon, Columbia, Andover Gov
entry, Bolton and Manchester.
Greenwich, Dec. 29.-The officials Of
the Connecticut Lighting and Power
company have been notified that a Pc
tition asking for a charter for the
Greenwich Gas Lighting company will
be presented to the legislature on Jan
uary s. The applicants are Henry B..
Marshall, Amos w. Averill and Charles
D. Burns The original charter grant
ing the right to sell light was given to
the Greenwich Gas and Electric Light
ing company, which company was
bought by the Connecticut Lighting and
Power company
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Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 29.-In ac-
cordance with her wishes the body Of
Mrs Bessie Benton Fremont will be
cremated. The funeral will be held to-
morrow from the Episcopal church.
Mrs. Fremont had left in safety vault
simple but effective directions for the
disposition of her remains, and her
wishes will be carried out as far as
possible. Her ashes are to be buried
beside the grave of General Fremont,
on the Hudson, and thus WNll be fulfilled
one Of the chief desires of Mrs. FIRE.
mOnt's last years.
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Arbitration Ia Amy Event.

Berlin, Dec. 29-Foreign Secretary
Won Richthofen is awaiting the receipt
of President Castro's answer to the
proposal to submit the Venezuela dis
pute to the arbitration of The Hague
Tribunal, with certain reservations be-
fore corresponding with Great Britain
over the personnel Of the Tribunal or
the date for raising the blockade.
Assuming that President Castro de-
clines to accept the reservations, will
arbitration fall through?" asked the
correspondent Of the Associated Press
of a foreign office official to-day. The
latter replied:
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CASTRO'S REPLY AWAITED
THE PRESENT STATUS OF VENE-
ZUELAN NEGOTIATIONS.
Minister Bowen as veneznela's Prob
able Repr sentative VIII Arrange De-
tails fthe Protocol Which VIII Pre-
cede Submission of the Foreign Claims
to the Hague Tribunal.
to the Hague Tribunal.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The Venezue-
Ian negotiations now wait upon Presi-
dent Castro. Minister Bowen has been
fully advised by the state department
of the result of its exchanges with the
foreign offices at London, Berlin and
Rome, and he has been charged to take
the case in hand himself and arrange
the details of the protocol which will
precede the submission of the foreign
claims to the arbitration of The Hague
tribunal. In so doing Mr.. Bowen is
acting, not as United States minister,
but as Venezuela's representative. The
officials here wish it to be distinctly
understood that their functions ceased,
so far as the Venezuelan difficulty was
concerned, when they brought the par
ties to the controversy together.
BY the latest Venezuelan advices it is
noted that President Castro is expected
at Caracas to-day, and it is felt that he
will not consume much time in making
up his mind to accept the proposals
held out to him through Minister Bow
en- by the allied powers.
1t now seems probable that Minister
Bowen will come to Washington as
Venezuela's representative on the COM
mission which will draw up the proto-
col providing for the submission of the
claims of the powers to The Hague
tribunal. 1t has been decided that he
may so represent Venezuela, notwith
standing the fact that he is at present
charged with the interests of Great
Britain, Germany, Italy and other Eu-
ropean powers in Venezuela. AS soon
as he leaves Venezuela this charge will
pass to Mr.. Russell, the secretary and
charge of the American legation, whose
reputation at the state department is
that of a thoroughly competent and
able official.
The selection of Mr.. Bowen will cause
a postponement of the assembling of
the proposed commission until he can
arrive here from Caracas.
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CHEAPER BEEF.
Big Drop tm cattie-yyiIson'a Prophecy
Partly FulfiIed.

Washington, Dec. 2s.-secretary Will
son claims that the country has wit
messed the fulfillment of his prophecy
of some months ago that the American
people would buy beef for their Christ
mas tables at about normal figures.
THE market reports Show" he says.
that cattle which were selling at $3.50
to s6.7J a hundred in August and Sep
tember are now selling at $475 to $525.
This is reduction of about 40 per cent.
on the hoof, and though eastern meat
dealers still maintain pretty stiff rates,
they are selling cheaper than they did
in the early fall, while in the west the
drop in prices has been noteworthy.
There is no further justification for
high prices, but it is slow work getting
men to abandon the big profits they
have been making so long"
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KILLED At GARDE HOTEL.
ADOLPH RAPP OF DERBY MEETS
INSTANT DEATH.

FIRST Floor While Going TO His Room
Early This MOrnIng-Had Just Sold
the Hoffman House in Derby to His
sOu-Iiad Comfortable Fortune and
Left Derby Yesterday to Travel TO
cuba and GERMANY
Adolph Rapp aged fifty years, was
instantly killed at the Garde hotel
about O'clock this morning. Mr. Rapp
entered the hotel about 1880 o'clock
and asked for room. After register
ing as "Adolph Rapp, Derby. Conn, :"
he was assigned TO an apartment on
the second floor, and after a few min
utes started for the elevator with the
intention of retiring.
1t was noticed as Mr. Rapp went to-
ward the entrance that he did not walk
very steadily. However, he got on all
right and the boy in charge started
the ascent. Between the first and sec
ond floors Mr.. Rapp turned his back in
such manner as to become jammed
between the elevator and the exit to
the corridor of the first floor. His neck
and back were probably broken, besides
both of his legs, and he died instantly.
Mr. Garde quickly notified Medical
Examiner Bartlett and the latter exam
ined the body after which it was re-
ing establishment. From letters found
in his pocket DR.. Bartlett said that Mr..
Rapp was proprietor of the Hoffman
house in Derby, and this was partly
confirmed by a telephone message from
the dead mans son.
At 8 o'clock this morning Adolph
Rapp, jr., was called up from this pa
per and informed of his fathers death.
He said that he had bought the Hoff-
man house from his father just twelve
days ago The latter during the time
that he had conducted the place had
made comfortable fortune and had
decided to retire and spend the rest of
his days in ease and travel. He left
Derby yesterday afternoon and intend
ed to leave for Cuba in short time.
From there he was going to Europe to
visit his only brother, Frank Rapp, who
resides in Baden. His wife died several
years ago. Several hundred dollars
We're found on his person by the medi-
cal examiner.
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Droppsd dead Mt Directors, Nesting.

New York, Dec. 29.-Robert ". s..
Samuels, lawyer, 60 years of age, and
president of the Marine Journal COM
pany, dropped dead Of heart disease at
the meeting Of the board Of directors
Of that company to-day. His father.
Captain samuels. who was present at
the time, is well known sea captain.
At the capture Of Fort Fisher, Captain
Samuels commanded the U. s. s. Nc
Clellan and he won the first ocean
yacht race in 1856, in the Henrietta"
against the "Fleetwing' and ''Vesta.'' X,