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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
A TRIBUTE TO WOMAN.
Mr.. p. A. stoVnlPs Happy Response
to Happy Toast.

MT. +. n. StONhifs happy response
to a Happy Toast.
The final toast was that to Woman"
the evening was kept until the last. Mr.
Pleasant A. Stovall's happy and elo-
quent tribute to the mother of nations
the woman of the past, the woman of
to-day and of the future was one of
the most enjoyable of the evening
When Mr.. Stovall arose to speak he
was greeted with cheers and applause
and when he had finished the applause
was doubled. His speech concluded the
programme and the dinner.
The occasion was one of the happiest
in the recent history of the society.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
Nom rostmn.iers Nnmeh.

Washington. March 1.-THE Presi-
dent to-day sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate:
Postmasters:
Alabama-Sanford B. Strout, Ever
green.
Florida-Joshua Mizell, Punta Gorda.
ssissippi-William F. Elgin,
Corinth.
North Carolina--John NJ. Null, Nor
canton.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
TO SETTLE MACHINIsT STRIKE.
Senator Hanna to Confer with Pres
ident Spencer.

Knoxville, Tenn, March 17.-Local
machinists are informed that the
strike of machinists on the Southern
road is soon to be settled and that
Senator NJ. A. Hanna is to represent
their interest in arbitration. Their in
formation is that Senator Hanna and
President Spencer of the Southern
Railway will hold conference and talk
over the differences and that an agree
ment viii be reached by which all the
men who went out several months ago
shall return to work.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
GOLD HILL coPpER COMPANY.
New York Owners of North Carolina
Mine Meet.

New York, March 1.-THE annual
meeting of the Gold Hill Copper Com
pany was held to-day and the follow
ing officers were elected:
Walter G. Newman, president; r. T..
Marsh, vice PRESIDENT William H.
Richardson, secretary and treasurer.
Directors: Gustaye Reinberg, Will
liam II. Richardson, C. l.. Downes.
Hon. w. A. Blair, s. NJ. Newman, r.
=. Marsh and Walter George Newman.
The mines of the company are In
North Carolina.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
NO EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT.
THIS Is Stricken From Virginia's
Suffrage Scheme.

Richmond. Va, March 1.-THE suff-
rage conference of the constitutional
convention, after an hours debate to-
day, adopted the Meredith motion to
strike out the educational requirement
of the Glass plan, for application to be
admitted to registration to be made in
writing. a.,
This is taken as victory for the
Gordon amendment and presages an
early settlement of the suffrage prob
lem. The Meredith amendment was
strongly opposed by Mr.. Glass, Sena-
tor Daniel and Attorney General An
derson.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
s10o.ooo. 600 for Good Road.

Washington, March 17.-Representa-
tive Otey of Virginia to-day introduced
a bill appropriating $1O0,0OO.000 as a
good road fund" to improve the high
ways OF the country.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
The Deutschland at Cherbourg.

Cherbourg, France. March 17-The
Deutschland arrived here at 6;S5 p. M,
from Plymouth.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
THE HIBERNIANS' MEETING.
President MeIdrim and Most of
the Officers Reelected

The Hibernian Society held its nine
tieth anniversary meeting at its rooms
in the Hussars' Club at II o'clock in
the morning The usual reports were
submitted and officers were elected.
Col. Peter w Meldrim, president, and
the entire board Of officers was re-
elected, with two exceptions. Mr..
Charles 4. Prenoergast, who had been
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
A TRIBUTE TO ELoauENcE.
"' Walter C. CharIton's Eloquent
Response.

n walter G. Charlton's response
Ell ''e toast "Eloquence,' was in itself
M 'gut' What is eloquence?" asked
av,. 0narlton." as he arose to speak.
"''Rht as well undertake to define
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

ground. Then the parts are reversed,
and the second one takes his turn at
dropping. Ravens act in similar fash
ion with sea urchins, only this is
solitary game where the bird who
drops also does the catching. doing it
before the urchn reaches the ground
and lis broken, thus showing that it is
play and not desire to eat
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS.

William Mccormick has sold his house and land to Mir Baumgartner of Waterbury, who, it is said. will Occu- py it soon, and Mir and Mrs McCor- mick will move into John Kennedys s tenement.
 The store occupied by Mir Alderman will be moved back and made over into barn and q new block erected i'll it's place with stores or the first floor and tenements above. The Newton Heights school will close to-day for the Easter vacation.
 Plans are out for house soon to be erected on the Davis farm by Mir Cameron
 l.. F. Warner, who sold out his hair pin business to a Winsted party, is moving the machinery from his fac tory to the depot. George Hickox, who was employed in the factory here, will take charge of the hair pin de- partment ill Winsted.. He left for that place to-day.
 William Mccormick has purchased three building lots from Mir Jenks and will have q house erected on one of them which he will occupy as soon as it is ready.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
FRIEND OF LAWYERS |
Boston's Most Eccentric Wo-
 man Found Dead
SHE HAD 4 MANIA FOR LITIGATION.
Mrs. French Lived In the Back Bay District Alone and Was Both Penurious and Gener-
 ous by Turns.

BOSTON, March 21.-Mrs. Julia B. French, wealthy, eccentric and famous throughout the country because of her many and varied lawsuits. has just been found dead in her Back Bay resi- dence Her body, badly disfigured, lay on top of the elevator, which was on the basement floor, and had evidently been there three or four days. Medical Examiner Draper reported the death as due to an accident. Mrs. French, who was seventy years old and lived alone, apparently fell from the third floor in the well to the elevator canopy.
 Mrs. French is said to have had more lawsuits brought against her and had appeared as plaintiff more times than any other person appearing in public. The litigation territory extended from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky noun tainS.
 In fact, she had such tendency for going to law that in November, 190O, Dr. Boomer, superintendent of the Butler Insane asylum at Providence, R. l., testified as an expert that Mrs. French was afflicted with "litigious paranoia"-in plain language, mania for bringing lawsuits.
 This testimony was based on the ac- tual court record which she was known to have established, coupled with knowledge obtained as to her eccentric habits and mode of life.
 The most important lawsuit of her life was in relation to the will of her second husband, Benjamin French, and involved not only her right to the es- tate, but the question of her sanity.
 Among other famous lawsuits in which Mrs. French was involved was one which caused her to leave Colo rado for the east She sued Denver firm over a disputed bill, and counter action for $20,000 damages on the ground Of malicious prosecution was brought The firm got a verdict of $4,- GOO and then swore out warrant charging Mrs French with perjury. Mrs. French eluded the sheriff and started east. She reached Omaha, was arrested, but secured release on writ of habeas corpus. When she reached Mendota. H., an officer boarded the train and tried to force her to leave the car at Aurora. She declared that no official in the state of Illinois had au- thority over her Mrs. French sprained her ankle, but won the struggle and continued on her way to Boston.
 These two cases, however, were only incidents i'll Mrs. French's legal career. She always had a number of contests on hand. Usually she retained new attorney for each new case, and when the case was disposed of she dropped the lawyer for new one. She admit ted that she had q fondness for law yers. She used to say that they were the brainiest and cleverest class of persons to be found and that she en- joyed talking with them.
 Curious contrasts present themselves in the career of this woman. She was parsimonious. and yet she was gener- a1s
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
THE PRESIDENTS PROTECTION.

Senate Votes Today on the Measure.
 Slow Work In the House.
 WASHINGTON, March 21.-During fhe whole of yesterdays session of the senate the bill providing for the pro- lection of the president of the United States was under discussion. Just be- fore adjournment an agreement was , reached to vote on the measure and pending amendments at o'clock to- day.
 The speeches in the main were re- enforcement of arguments that have been advanced heretofore, few new points being raised The principal point made by the opponents of the measure was that federal officials ought to be treated ill the courts pre- cisely as are otEer citizens.
 Three substitutes for the bill are pending and will be pressed when the voting begins today.
 The house made very slow progress on the river and harbor bill, dispesing of only thirty pages and leaving fifty pages still to be considered. The river and harbor committee again succeeded In defeating every amendment offered.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS.
High School Botany Class Will Have
 Outing Tomorrow.


 Meetings tonight: Parish house, prayer and conference; Foresters' hal, Rubber City lodge, N. E. 0. F.; Hi bernian hall, Division No l, A. o. H.
 There was no session of the borough court this morning.
 There will be. Lenten devotions at St Franciss church this evening at 7:30.
 . It is reported that during the Easter vacation all the public school rooms in the borough are to be thoroughly fumigated, and for this reason it is also reported that the school children will not be permitted to take home any books during the yacation. Health Officer Smith could not be found this morning by the Democrat reporter and consequently the report could not be confirmed.
 Tomorrow afternoon John A. String CT, teacher of science in the High school, and the sophomore botany class will make their first excursion into the fields in the interest of thls study. All members of the class should make an effort to go, as the place to study botany is in the fields more than in the laboratory
 Tomorrow evening at the opera house the local High school basket bal team will line up against the strong team from the Bridgeport High school
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS
of This Town ill Not Owning
 Electric Plant.

The Woodbury reporter says Wood bury is going to have electric lights The Woodbury and Southbury Elec- tric Railway company have secured q large tract of land suitable for re- servoir. By building q foot dam 26 acres would be flooded and with fall of 1S0 feet sufficient power would be obtained to run the required dyna- mos The estimated cost of build ing the dam, putting up poles, wires and machinery is S12,OO0. Subscrlp- ton for stock is being solicited by A. D. Warner and E. $. Boyd. The ex- perience of Watertown people is that with a local company we would have better lights for less money than we are paying at present. Within the Hast few months the cost of light has increased to such an extent that some of the merchants are contemplating putting in private gas plants. Ill one case at least we understand that gas pipes have already been laid. Now l that the time has gone past we hear it frequently said that Watertown made one of the greatest mistakes in her 1 history when the question of organiz- l ing local electric plant was talked of that it was allowed to drop.
 Theodore Driggs of the Taft school baseball team has been elected cap- tain. The team is already at work practicing. The first game will be
 played with the Hopkins Grammar
 school April 15 on the home grounds.
 The W. 4. c. have bills out for the
 dance to be given March 31.
 l Rudolph Rousker has received q
 new business wagon. Mir Rousker
 expects to get to work for himself by
 April l. His headquarters will be at the Colby Sherwood Shoe company's
 store on Center street, Waterbury.
 John Hard has accepted position
 with the Waterbury Manufacturing
 company. Miss Loretta F. Hayes opened ] se-
 lect dancing class at the town hall yesterday afternoon. Miss Hayes conducted class here last season and l gave excellent satisfaction. The num-
 Der of pupils present at the opening lesson was enough to assure the suc-
 cess of the class.
 l A. H. Mattoos, who recently sold his
 farm in the eastern part of the town, advertised an auction to be held at
 the old homestead tomorrow. The
 goods to be sold are mostly farming
 implements.
 Watertown grange held q regular
 meeting last evening. The usual yearly quota of seed was received from the department of agriculture.
 Members will find these seeds ready
 for distribution at the regular meet ings.
 1 Spring moving has commenced al- ready. During the past week we have noticed several loatiS%ss furniture i going through town. It's Irifie early to move, but there's nothing like being on time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
CANAL BILL REPORTED.
weekes, Measure Decisfvely Killed
 Tn the Assembly.


 ALBANY, N. Y, March 21.-The Weekes canal improvement bill, which included the Erie, the Champlain and Oswego canals in its operation, was de- feated in the assembly by vote of 67 to s. When the measure was reached on the calendar, MT. Weekes offered an amendment decreasing the approprla- ton to $31 ,S00,0 900, being the same amount which is carried by the bill of Senator Davis, now in the committee on rules. An explanation was immedi- ately asked for.
 Tt takes out the Oswego canal ap- propriation,' said MT. Weekes.
 'sThen I oppose it, said Chairman Lewis of the canal committee.
 A call of the house was moved. The sergeant-at-arms was not very success ful in gathering in twenty absentees, and Majority Leader Aids moved that all proceedings under the call be dis pensed with. There was chorus of dissent from the canal men. A vote was then taken, and the motion was carried-74 yeas to 56 nays.
 Discussion on the bill was then taken up. MT. Costello argued that the only saving grace in the canal bill had been the Oswsgo system appropriation. That taken out, the bill was bad one. The roll was then started.
 Every anticanal man ought to vote against this amendment" cried MT. Burnett, but the admonition was not needed, so strong was the feeling man. ifested by both sides. The amendment striking out the OsWego system by re ducing the expenditure to $31, ,8O0,00O was lost by vote of Il to 64.
 The original bill was then voted on and defeated.
 Assemblyman Burnett announced that on Tuesday he would move to sus- pend the rules so that he could move to discharge the committee on rules from consideration of the Davis canal appro- priation bill.
 A delegation representing the execu- tive committee of the supervisors high way convention of the state appeared before the senate judiciary committee and urged that the concurrent resolu- ton proposing an amendment to the constitution authorizing an appropria- ton of 2O,00O000 for the construction l of good roads under the Higbie-Arm- strong bill be reported.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
MILES WOULD RESIGN.
Head of the Army Opposed to the
 HawIey Bill.

Head of the Army Opposed to the
 HawIey Bill.
 WASHINGTON, March 21.--General Nelson A. Miles told the senate com mittee on military affairs that if the bill introduced by Senator Hawley at the instance of the war department for the organization of general staff for the army should become q law. he would decline to longer hold his com mission.
 The reason he gave for the statement is that the bill is utterly subversive of the interests of the military establish ment, and he said that he would not be q party to such proceeding to the ex- tent even of continuing to hold his place.
 The portion of the bill to which Gen. eral Miles directed his especial criti- cism is that contained in section 2, which creates a general staff, of which the present lieutenant general shall be chief so long as he remains in active service. On his retirement, however, it is provided that the president or sec retary of war shall assign an officer to be chief of staff.
 4uG uGNS Ol OC4GIdI 6lobO ments before the military committee of the senate excited great interest at the war department when it became known there late in the day. There was very general inquiry as to whether by passing the criticisms upon various off cials, as reported in the press, General Miles had not exposed himself to dis ciplinary treatment. The answer to this must be based on the exact amount of privilege which attaches to testimo- ny given before committee of con gress. This question arose last week in the course of General Hughes testi- mony before the senate Philippine com mittee when the general sought to es- cape answering questions which would involve criticism by him of his superior officer, General Otis.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION.
The Situation Considered Critical
 For General Castro.


 The Situation Considered Critical
 For General Castro.
 WILLENdSTAD, Island of Curacao, March 21.-The Venezuelan revolution headed by General Matos seems to be taking form. Eight hundred revolution ists under General Penalozo are be- sieging Carupano, a seaport town in the state of Bermudez, and the revo- mtionists under General Monagas have surrounded Barcelona, the capital of the state of Bermudez.
 General Velutini, the Venezuelan minister of the interior, has been dis patched on a special mission to Bafce- Iona, but it is said that he will arrive there too late.
 General Riera, who escaped the pur- suit of the Venezuelan government troops near Cumarebo, in the state of Falcon, is marchMg in the direction of Tucacas, a seaport town in the state Of Lara, which place is to be attacked on land by his troops and from the sea by the revolutionary steamer Bolivar, also known as the Libertador.
 The Venezuelan government is send ing troops to Fl Hacha to intercept General Riera and prevent the june ton of his troops with the revolution ists in the Barquisimeto district.
 1t is reported that General Rolando has landed at Maturin, in the state of Bermudez.
 The revolutionists have cut the cable to Barcelona, and consequently the Venezuelan government is without news from Carupano.
 The situation is said to be critical for President Castro.
 The Venezuelan fleet is not in cond1- tion to pursue the Bolivar, and the plans of President Castro to capture her have failed The Bolivar was at .Piritu, state of Bermudez, March F, and during the night of March 13 she was off this island, and March 14 she was off Coro, in the state of Falcon General Sturbe, the president of the state of Gunare, has been taken pris- oner, with his staff, by the revolution ists under General Solagni.
 The financial state of affairs in Ven ezuela is as bad as the political situa- ton in that country. The government clerks have not been paid for six months, and coffee is unstable.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
rauis Ito Warmly Welcomed.


 SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.-Mail advices from Japan say that Marquis Ito, ex-premier of Japan and the man to whose efforts the conclusion of the Anglo Japanese alliance is credited by many. returned to Japan on Feb. D after a long tour around the world. The marquis, who is in good health, is be- ing feted by his countrymen and for eign residents and has made several speeches advocating closer relations between his country and western na- tions and telling of the courteous treatment he received in the United States and elsewhere during bis tour. He Automatically eyades any attempt to thrust upon him all credit for effect ing the alliance, which he admits is of great benefit to Japan.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
PHILIPPINE MATTERS
Acting Governor Wright Cor
 rects False Impressions
GREAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE.
In s5 Per Cent of the Territory Peace and Safe Conditions Pre- vRil-Fnst Dying Insurrection
 In Two Provinces of Luzon.

Peace and Safe Conditions Pre-
 vRiI-Fast Dying InsurrectiOn
 In Two Provinces of LuzOn.
 WASHINGTON, March 21 Judge Wright, acting civil governor of the Philippines, has written personal let ter to General Marcus J. Wright of this city which gives an interesting insight into the condition of affairs in the Phil ippines.
 We are so far removed from the United States,' says Governor Wright. that l fear the people at home get rather an inadequate idea of the situ- ation here. The press reports of the last month or more which have reached us, together with the comments there on, seem to indicate that the general opinion is that the whole islands are either blazing with insurrection or else that outbreaks are prevented only by the use of troops on an extensive scale. This is wholly misleading. The real truth is that in 95 per cent of the terri tory of the islands there is no insur- rection, and Americans go about singly and unarmed with about as much safe
 
 the states at home.
 "There is fast dying insurrection in two provinces of the great island of Luzon and in the remote southern is land of Samar. Here and there in more remote sections there are instances of cattle stealing and occasionally murder or robbery. We are dealing very ener- getically with the lawless element, and the people as rule are rebuilding their houses where they have been de- stroyed, tilling their fields and pursuing their ordinary vacations.
 "Of course telegraphic dispatches gen. orally deal alone in something sensa- tionsA. I apprehend that if any one of us were ill foreign country and re- ceived only news of what was happen ing in the United States in police cir cles we would get about the same idea of our own country as many of the peo pie of the United States seem to have of this. The fact is that the progress we have made in the last year is ire mendous and to me very encouraging While do not look for the millennium either here or elsewhere speedily, see no reason to doubt that American au- thority can be maintained without more troops than indicated by Govern or Taft. Of course we must utilize the native in policing his own country, just IS has been done by England in all her colonies from the beginning"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
Petitions For 1njunctions.

CHICAGO, March 21.-Petitions for iniunctions have been filed here in the United States circuit court by United States District Attorney $. H. Bethea against six of the railway companies centering in Chicago, charging them with mira ctions of the interstate com- merce law in regard to rate cutting. In substance the complaints are the same as those filed at Kansas City. The de- fendants are the Michigan Central, 1lli- nois Central, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, Lake Shore and the Chicago and Northwestern roads
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
COLLEGE BOAT RACh.
Yale and Harvard May Race in New
 London Again.

London Again.
 Harvard and Yale have not as yet announced officially q date for their boat races. but the committees of the two universities are now working amicably and it is regarded as fore gone conclusion that the annual races will be held at New London this year as usual Tn fact the date for the aquatic tussle has been fixed. Ac- cording to the Yale Alumni Weekly ''it is known that race will take place as usual on Thursday, June 26. on the old course" The plan of hav- ing the freshmen and four-oared races immediately precede the varsity race will doubtless be followed again this year.
 The Harvard and Yale committees on the settlement of athletic relations will have another meeting this week, this time at Cambridge. The two working committees, when they have reached an agreement, will report back to their main committees and the latter will lay the agreement be- fore the Harvard and Yale undergrad uates in mass meetings.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-21
cbaritv Movement In Cuba.

HAVANA, March 21.-The first na. tional conference Of the Society of Charity and Correction has been open ed here. Great interest has been mani tested in this movement, and number of Cubans have been enrolled as nem- bers of the society Twelve thousand persons attended the opening meeting, when Governor General Wood in his speech said he was sure the conference would bring about good results and stimulate interest in the charitable movements already inaugurated