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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
MAYOR BURR's MESSAGE.
He Makes Radical Suggestions to the
 Middletown People.

N1iddletown, Conn, Jan 24.-The ali- nual message Of Mayor Burr to the common council was made public to- day He advocates municipal fire in- surance and points out that premiums paid during the past p years were enough in excess of losses incurred to provide all the running expenses ol the city, payment of interest on bonds. etc, and that not cent of tax would have been necessary. He recommends that the office Of city attorney be aboi- ished. as unnecessary i'll q city of this size; he advocates an old home week to be held yearly ill September or Oc- tober, the erection Of public bath houses along the river front and the designation of the various streets by proper signs. He explains his position in refusing to sign an order for tle city to pay more than So, 900 to the va ter commissioners for the public use of water. He maintains that as the Wal ter works are owned by the city. no payment for the public use of water should be made He recommends that the former practice be discontinued.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.
Capital of This Country to Build Flrst
 Electrical Railway in China

Capital of This Country to Build First
 Electrical Railway in China.
 New York, Jan 24.-ls is likely that American capital will build, equip and operate the first electrical railroad ln China. It has been learned that prom inent banking houses in this city In- terested in local traction companies were preparing to invade Shanghai. That city asked for propositions to build and operate a twenty-three mile railroad there. The Shanghai officials stipulated that preparations must De made before March : of this year. American electrical companies imme> diately began to consider the proposi- tion, but because they were averse to operating, in addition to constructing and equipping, the plan was conceived to form a separate company. This firm does business in China and one of it's members lives in Shanghai He al- ready has been appointed Chlpese agent for the International Banking corporation. A London company prob- ably will compete for tue contract.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
personal advantage and political capi-

taI.
 Mir Hill condemned the cheeseparing policy that would make servants of the government, who worked hard in the broiling sun and the wintry blasts for net daily pittance of thirty-eight cents, sum totally inadequate for the decent maintenance of q civilized hu- man being. He was ably supported by Amos Cummings of New York, who said that he would not now and never did propose to have these or any other letter carriers work for insufficient compensation.
 AIr Hill was warmly congratulated by his colleagues, and by Governor Mclean, who was visitor on the floor during the proceedings, on the ability with which he managed his amendment, and his efforts were re- warded by the house adopting his proposition with 109 to 7S, the whole Connecticut delegation standing by him on the vote.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
TIE SUGAR TRADE.
Much Uneasiness Just at Pres
 ent Cver It In London.

Sir Hicks-Beach Win Not Increase
 Duty on Coal-This is Taken sc
 Mean That the Sugar Tax May Be
 Increased
 New York, Jan 24.-The uneasiness in the sugar trade, caused by the eX- pectation of increased duty, is grow ing as the date of the budget speech approaches, cables the Tribune's Lon don representative Sir Michael Hicks. Beach has promised not to increase the duty on coal and this undertaking is regarded as foreshadowing an ada tional tax on sugar and perhaps tea. During the last few weeks imports ot sugar have enormously increased and the demand for storage room is great CT than the supply. This panic policy is strongly condemned by the chanceL Tor of the exchequer, on the ground that 1t is unfair to attempt to antici- pate the budget, and so cause a coz. siderable loss to the revenue, but of course, unless the sugar duty is in creased he can afford to smile at tho desperate efforts now being made. There is not so much nervousness mo- ticeable in the tea trade, but it is free Fly stated that the tax on tea will be raised from four pence to six pence q pound. The chancellor Is being urgef: to revive the old, registration duty on corn which Mir Gladstone abolished many years ago. If this duty had been in operation last year it would have yielded 8265S, ,O0O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
FISH COMBINATION WINS.
Permanent Injunction to Prevent C.
 From Selling in Their Territory.

From Selling In Their Territory.
 New York. Jan 24.-Justice Scott. in the supreme court, has granted to A. Booth X Go of Chicago, q corporation known throughout this country and Canada as the fish combination, a per manent injunction restraining the Sci, ld-Stocker Go of this city. a corpora tion recently organized, from selling fish within the territory controlled by them That territory, it is alleged in the papers filed with the application for the injunction, covers nearly all the United States and q large portion oe Canada The firm of A. Booth & Co was organized i'll 1898, and consisted of q consolidation of sixty-three cos porations and individuals dealing in fish, oystaers and other products of the sea. The company was organized with capital of S40T,00 and those who acquired stock in the new con- pany entered into an agreement not to engage in the fish trade within the ter ritory controlled by the consolidation for T period of ten years. The Seibold- Stocker Co, according to the papers in the case, was organized by stockhold- CTS and other persons interested in 4. Booth X Co, who had entered into this agreement
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
. fsnxernnr oaeII,s Reeentinn

ALBANY. N. Y. Jan. Ex-Governor and Mrs. Odell last night held their annual reception of the judges of the court of appeals, state officers, mem bers of the legislature and other per sons prominent in political and social life and their wives at the executive mansion. Governor and Mrs. Odell were assisted in receiving by Mrs. Timothy l.. Woodruff, Mrs. Bond and the wives of other state officers. The executive mansion was tastefully dec orated with q profusion of palms and potted plants, and during the recep- tion there was dancing in the music room.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Will Sail on the Transport Thomas for
 Manila February ].


 San Francisco. Jan 24.-The trans port Thomas, Captain Buford. to sail for Manila on February l, will carry 1900 unassigned recruits, now at the Presidio. Among the officers to sail on the Thomas will be Major William Paulding of the Third infantry; First Lieutenants Pearl NJ. Shaffer Of the 18th infantry; Henry NJ. AfcFeely of the 10th infantry; Second Lieutenants k. W. Buchanan and H. l.. Evans of the 9th infantry. John NJ. Craig of the 18th infantry: William H. Hummer and Samuel C. Orchard of the 3rd in fantry: w. B. Renzilhausen and Douglass H. Jacobs of the 9th cavalry w. r. Screws and Leonard T. Baker of the 18th infantry; Melville H. Teche- heimer of the 11th infantry. and James F. Hutchinson and John l.. FinlaySon of the Filipino scouts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
TubercuIesis Patients Barred.

NfIDDLETOWN.sN N. Y, Jan. 24-The board of health of the town of Bethel. Sullivan county, has adopted an ordi- nance prohibiting the maintaining within the town limits of public or private boarding houses or sanitariums for persons affected with tuberculosis under penalty of $50 week, also inn posing a penalty of $10 for the first offense and $50 each week for enter taining a stranger or guest effected by tuberculosis other than immediate rela- tives or dependents Of the family.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
MEMORIAL DAY AT YALE.

New Haven. Conn, Jan 24.-The Yale university council has voted to follow the custom established last year in substituting Memorial day for Washingtons birthday as a holiday ill all departments. The change is un- derstood to be for the purpose of break ing up the usual fence rush, which nas been q feature of the undergraduate celebration of February 9. Judge Henry F.. Rowland of New York will deliver the Memorial day address to the students.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
ALARMING RUMORS.

New York, Jan 24.-Because the pope granted no audience yesterday alarming rumors about his physical state were renewed, says dispatch to the World from Rome. Tn order to get at the exact truth in the case, the World correspondent called upon the pope's physician, Professor Lapponi, who said: ..The pope was slightly ia tigued; not ill.,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
Another Kind of n TifIe

They were discussing the affairs of brother and sister.
 "She married for title, of course" said one, "but how can you say that he married for title?"
 Because" replied the other, '.he married for title to some of the finest revenue-producing property in this city ."-Chicago Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
INQUEST RESUniED.

:, New York, Jan 24-Tne inquest be fore Coroner Scholer for the purpose Of placing the responsibility for the deatlf of seventeen persons i'll the New York Central tunnel wreck on January 8, was resumed to-day. President Newman of the New York Central, who was summoned to testify, was present when to-day's session was opened
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
sHIPWRECKED CREW.
Brought Into Port To-day by tho
 Steamer Saratoga.

New York Jan 24.The Ward line steamer Saratoga, which arrived to- day from Nassau, brought the ship. wrecked crew of the American schoo- her Mary H. Brockway. The schooner ran ashore at S:15 o'clock of the even- ing of January 4, at Powell's reef, near Abaco, Bahama Islands, and became q total loss Two small boats from . nearby island landed the crew, whence they were transferred by small schooner to Nassau. Captain J.. NJ. Miller, seven men and the steward and wife composed the party. The Brock way was bound from South Amboy for Nassau with cargo of coal. Tue Mary Fl. BrocKway was built at Wa terford, Conn. in 1891. registered 40 tons, and was owned by William Asthiemer x Bros of New London
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
ABOUT THE TRANSFERS.
Brine Company Said This Would Be
 the Crucial Day.

Brine Company Said This Would Be
 the Crucial Day.
 Boston, Jan 24A 4 Although Secretary Harrison Loring of the R. $. Brine Transportation company had declared that this was to be the crucial day in the teamsters' strike, the situation pre- scented practically the same phases as oil earlier days of the week during the opening hours. The squads of DO lice marched to their various stations and the mounted men went to the South Boston stables to accompany the teams of the Brine company to the city and protect them i'll the course of business during the day.
 The plans of the Brine company nat urally are kept secret by the managers, the only thing made public being the statement of Secretary Loring. to this effect: ''The company proposes to see on Friday whether life and propert will continue to be safe in Boston and surrounding cities, or whether surren- der must be made to mob rule"
 The guard of mounted police which emerged from the Brine stable this morning was followed by eight teams
 
 closely guarded by inspectors and DO licemen. There was small crowd, but progress was not barred in any way, although there was some hooting and hissing.
 It was announced that Chairman Clark of the police board had carefully investigated the charge made by the Allied Transportation Trades union that policemen had assisted the Brine teamsters in loading merchandise at the freight houses yesterday and found that there was no truth i'll the allega- tion.
 Superintendent Pierce and Lawyer Bangs of the police board went into consultation with Judge Sullivan of the municipal court early to-day con cerning certain phases of the strike Attorney Bangs thinks that the con struction of the statutes is such as to cover the blocking of traffic by the SO Ecalled .'pocketing," and he wished to prosecute those who violate the law Ii the court shall uphold his contention
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
DorJBIJNG THE TICKETS.

Chicago, Jan 24.-Since the conn pany on Monday succeeded in getting workmen into the shops union pickets about the Allis-Chalmers plant have been doubled, and several clashes have occurred. Nicholas Williams, q fore man in the erecting shop, was assault. cd so seriously that he was taken to q Hospital. Others assaulted. while not so seriously injured, were badly beat ea
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
TO FORM A COMBINE
English Shipping Men Who Arrived on
 Celtic To-Day.

CelLlc 10-Day.
 Kew York. Jan 24.-The White Star steamer Celtic arrived this morning from Liverpool and Queenstown Among her passengers were q number of English shipping men, whose mis- sion,. it was rumored, was to form q combine of transatlantic passenger and freight lines. The party includes the Right Hon w. ]. Pirrie. chairman of the Harlan x Wolff Shipbuilding company, and director of the Leyland and White Star lines; Henry Wilding, of Richardson, Spence & Co, English agents of the International Navigation company, who succeeded J. R. Eller- man as chairman of the Leyland line; J. Bruce, Ismay and ". s. Graves, di- rectors of the White Star line. They are accofpanied by Ralph Nevill and John Dickinson, maritime lawyers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
HOR SEAMAN DEAD

Newmarket, Eng. Jan z4.-Lew War enr, an American horseman, died this morning as the result of a self-inhicted shot His suicide was due to his suf- ferings from pleurisy. William Duke brought Warner to England, and the latter subsequently joined Edward Corrigan's stables here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
LAKE LEVEL FALLING

Buffalo, Jan 24.-According to q table arranged by Major Thomas w. Symons. United States engineer corps, the level of Lake Erie at Buffalo has been falling for the last four years The fall was gradual until 1900. when it became greater than in preceding years
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
cold Eouna rn yyiscon.fn.

PRAIRIE DU CHEN. Wis. Jan. 24. The report that ore taken from the bluffs north of this city includes gold and silver in paying quantities is con frmed by assays made by chemists and metallurgists whose standing places their reports beyond question. The assays show bullion running from S1.3o to S17.30 per ton on samples taken from the ledge. The average per ton is about Ss~
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
SOLDIER SAYS HE WAS DRUNK

San Francisco, Jan z4.-Frank Ra- kewski. until recently a soldier in the United States army, has been brought here from Fort Columbia, Washington, and taken the military prison at AL catranz Island, where he will serve a sentence of ten years for threatening the life of President Roosevelt He claims he was intoxicated when he made the threat.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
REARERs or THE RANSOM

Seres, Macedonia, European Turkey, Jan 24-The bearers of the ransom ot Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and Madame Tsil- ka, having with them $72,O00, reached Demir-Hissar Roumelia), Jan 21 and proceeded to the mountain on horse- back, accompanied by a strong escort.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
DIED AGED 1Os YEARS.

Philadelphia, Jan 24.-Mrs Ruth Carney. aged 10S years. is dead at the Union Home for Old Ladies here. She was reputed to he the oldest woman in Pennsylvania. Mrs Carney was born in Wales. but passed the greater DOT tion of her long life in this country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
rx.TREAsURER INDICTED.

Omaha, Neb. Ian 24.-The Douglas county grand jury has returned an h- dictrnent against eX-State Treasurer John E. Meserye. As treasurer Mes erve is said to have had on deposlt with the Union Stock Yards Nariona. bank of South Omaha between SoO,- GOO and $15,O00 of the school funds, on which. it is alleged. he collected inter est. None Of this income, it is stated has been credited up to the state.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
OFFICIALLY DENIED.

Paris, Jan 24.--The story to the ef- feet that the French cruiser Charle- gne had been ordered to Tangiers for the purpose of making q demon stration against Morocco on account or the murder of two French officers, was officially denied today.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
Raessese,ler Gives a1oo. 900.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 24.-Chan- cellor James +. Day of Syracuse uni yersity makes the announcement that John D. Rockefeller has given $100,000 to the university to be added to the endowment fund John D. Archbold had previously given $400,000 on con dition that the university raise liko amount
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
One Certainty.

Elizabeth-Ethel Eighty is always surrounded by crowd of young fel- lows anxious to teach her to skate.
 Josephine (enviously)-Yes; no mat ter how little else she knows, no one can say that her skating education has been neglected.-Puck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
SMUGGLING SCHEME STOPPED.

Washington, Jan 24.-The postoffice department has been advised officially that the smuggling scheme by which furriers in Montreal, Canada, sent their goods concealed in buggies and otherwise across the border into Swan ton and other Vermont points and there mailed the furs to points throughout the United States, has been completely broken mp and the ringleader in the scheme driven out of business.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
WOMAN WRITER DEAD.

Paris. Jan 24.-The remains of Miss Anna .Northend Benjamin, the Ameri- can war correspondent. who died rom the effects of tumor Monday last, st her sisters residence, the Chateau de La Lande, Nilliers Sur Marne, were buried yesterday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
FIRE IN wILLIMANTIC.

Willimantic, Jan 24.-Ihe Johnson block on Church street was damaged to the extent of $1,500 by fire this morning. The loss is partly covered by insurance T. Ss J. Johnson are the owners of the block.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
RELoSGED IN NEW HAVEN

Pasadena, Cal. Jan 24.-Horace H. Shares, a wealthy manufacturer and prominent resident of New Haver.. Conn, is dead ill this city. The re- mains will be sent to his former home for interment.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
ALL nI-IET NOW

Colon, Columbia, Jan 24.-The latest advices from Bogota report all quiet in the interior of the republic. Suspic- ious lights have been seen off the coast of Tacora, signaling with the shore It is supposed the revolutionists are trying to land there.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
MRS M,KINLEY's PENSION.

Washington, Jan 14.-A bill grant ing pension of $5.OJO to Mrs Ida $. Mckinley, passed by the senate, has :.ss=sz engrossed and was today trans nitted to the house Action upon It by the house may be taken promptly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
TO GREAT SCHLEY
Chicago Admirers Have All the
 Details Arrainged.
THE ADMIRALS'S WIFE ALSO
Will Be Present at the Ceremonies A Visit to Winfield Scott schley School Will Be Made Monday When the German Singing Societies Will Pre- sent Him d Set of Resolutions.

Chicago, Jan 24.-All arrangements have been completed down to the smallest detail for the reception of Ad- Iniral and Mrs Schley upon their ar rival in this city tomorrow morning. Every hour of their stay in this city has baen arranged for. Saturday morn ing the reception committee of the Hamilton club will meet the party at South Chicago and escort them to the city. At the station the visitors will be met by civil war naval veterans and Mayor Harrison and the city coun- cirs committee The mayor will then extend an official welcome and the freedom of the city to the guests. Ma val reserves will escort them to the Auditorium In the afternoon recap- tions will be given the admiral by the Hamilton and Press clubs, and in the evening q banquet will be rendered him. Sunday will be spent quietly, the admiral and Mrs Schlay attending church 1n the morning. Monday they will visit the Winfield Scott Schley school, receive the resolutions of the German societies at Memorial hall, at tend reception given by the Maryland society at the Palmer house in the af- ternoon and hold public reception from 3 to o'clock at the Auditorium. At 6 o'clock the admiral will be dined by the officers of the Illinois naval mi litia.
 Tuesday morning Admiral and Mrs Schley will leave for Louisville.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
PreposterOus.

He bitterly the same old story-when you are tired of me you throw me over.
 She-But you wouldn't have me keep anyone I Twas tired of, would you De troit Free Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
MANY FISHERMEN MISSING.

Yokohama, Jan 24-A furious gale has, swept the Japanese coast, and the fishing feet has met with disaster, Two hundred fishermen are missing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
ADAMS EXPRESS MONEY
Found By Detectives Yesterday-oliyer
 On Trial To-day.

Hartford, Jan 24 The trial of Wil- liam Oliver, charged with the transfer of an Adams Express pouch contain ing $642, was begun here to-day. Two witnesses were heard up to press hour. The biggest part of the money was found yesterday in the basement of q church whre the step-father of the prisoner is the janitor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-24
nr.nufs Ito satss For Home.

NAPLES. Jan. Marquis Ito, the Japanese. statesman, has sailed from here for Japan on the Hamburg-Amer- fcan line steamer Kiautschou.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-14
MINNESOTA POLITICS.

The Elk River Star News tntinates that
there will be no contest In the primaries for
the republican congressional nomination in
the sixth district, but that an Independent
republican. candidate will be In the field at
the election $50 = :
The Litchfield Review. itself republican
paper, says:
A number of republican newspapers will de-
cline to support Buchanan for congress as
against some good democrat. The Alexandra
Post-News will probably be one of them
With all these signs of revolt, it seems
strange that no candidate appears for the
senator. He is certainly not invulnerable
Red Wing and st. Cloud are wondering
which law they are operating under. They
held primary elections recently to nominate
candidates for city officers. Since then the
legislature passed law excepting cities under
10 900 from the operations of tbs law. This
takes in both towns, and the question now
arises whether it would be legal to hold con-
yentions before the election, or whether the
result Of the primaries is binding.
Is Ha1vor Steenerson's congressional boom
getting too strong for the control of his
Crookston friends (?) One would think so to
read the Cookston Times, which prints stories
about Steenerson' s strength in other localities
as rumors of ar astonishing nature, not to
be youched for.
Mayor Nat Campbell of Crookston is likely
to be the democratic nominee in the ninth.
Senator Daily seems to have put all thoughts
of congressional candidacy aside, from the
way hevoted at the extra session.
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