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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
PRESBYTERIAN CREED CHANGES.
Revision Committees Report Read
 to Assembly.

Revision Committees Report Read to Assembly. NEW YORK, May 1.-The report of the committee on the revision of the confession of faith appointed by the Presbyterian general assembly last year was made public yesterday. It has been awaited with keen interest not only by members of the Presbyte- rian church, but by persons of all re- Iigious beliefs the country over.
 The revision report, which makes clear the disbelief in infant damnation and suggests other important changes \ in church doctrine, was read by the Rev. pr. Henry c. Minton. the retiring moderator, and received with prolong- ed applause. The question of adopting the report will be debated next Thurs day.
 The committee in it's overtures to the general assembly recommends that in the statement of the reformed faith it be made plain that mo man is con demned except on the ground Of his sin" The revisers also recommend that it be stated positively that chapter 10, section 3, of the confession of faith is not to be regarded as teaching that any who die in infancy are lost. In brief the creed as the committee would have it revised says:
 We believe all dying in infancy are included in the election of grace and are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit, who works when he pleases.
 '.The word of God is the only infalli- ble rule of faith and life.
 God is revealed in nature, in history and i'll the heart of man.
 God not the author of sin.
 sAan free to choose between good and evil and forever responsible to his maker.
 Penalty of first parents sin is eter- nal death.
 "No man saved but by Gods grace.
 '.Christ perfect sacrifice for worlds sin.
 Spirits of just enjoy immediate com munion with God.
 "Sacraments of baptism and Lords supper alone diyinely established.
 Christ will come again to judge the world, and the wicked shall receive the eternal award of their sins.' Despite the opposition of the conserv- atives on the opening day the election of the general assembly is a popular one and is regarded as just tribute to his reputation as minister and writer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
MORE PHILIPPINE TALK.
Effort to Fix Date For Vote Fails
 In the Senate.


 WASHINGTON, May 17.--An effort was made by MT. Lodge (NIass.) in the senate yesterday to induce the minor ity to fix a time when vote might be taken on the Philippine government bill, but MT. Dubois Qda.), speaking for the Democratic side, did not desire to specify a date for the vote. Assurances were given that the minority was not seeking for delay, but wished simply that discussion should be exhausted before the vote was taken.
 The house had another lively day of debate, Philippine atrocities and the Schley case coming in for considerable attention. The naval appropriation bill received little attention after the more exciting themes of debate came up. Mr. Cannon Qll) and MT. Hepburn Qa.) brought on the discussion by criti- cising the extent to which naval off, cers secured comfortable berths ashore, whereupon MT. Williams (AIiss.) made a very sarcastic speech at the expense of Admiral Crowninshield, during which he read a poem describing the late head of the bureau of navigation as ''the greatest tar that ever stayed ashore.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
MAJOR RosECRANs BURIED.
State and Nevy Officials Were Present
 to Honor the Dead Soldier.

State and Nevy Officials Were Present
 to Honor the Dead Soldier.
 Washington, May 17.-With impos- ing military ceremonies the remains of Major General William Starke Rose crans today were reinterred in Ar lington cemetery, under the direction of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. The services were pre- sided over by Speaker Henderson of the house of representatives. Presi- dent Roosevelt, members of his cabi- net, senators and representative and host of friends, including many of his old army associates, were present. The body was borne to the grave on a caisson. The funeral escort comprised detachments from the engineers, ma- rine corps, field artillery and cavalry, all under command of Lieut-Col Eu- gene D. Dimmick of the second U. $. cavalry. Following them came repre- sentatives of various military orders and societies. Among the honorary pallbearers were Generals Miles, Scho- field, Corbin, Baird, Wilson. Gillespie and Vincent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
CITY NEWS.

The weekly short calendar was held | in the district court to-day as usual, | but nothing of importance was done. Patrick Reilly, for many years night | watchman at Plume Sc Atwood's, is seriously i'll at his home on Union | street.
 A mass of requiem will be celebrated
 at the Immaculate Conception church at s o'clock Monday morning for the late Mrs Nellie Murphy. A masquerade party was given at the home of Miss Lillian Winters on
 Burton street last night. The cos tunes worn by those present were very pretty
 Judge Cowells finding of the facts in the case of the Western Realty Go against L. F. Haase has been forward ed to the supreme court from the dis trict court.
 The pupils in the seventh grade of the training school were to-day the
 guests of their teacher, Miss Mary Grady. They had a musical entertain
 ment in the school after which they
 adjourned to the cool shade of the woods, where they had q picnic and a
 
 pupil teachers were in the party and all had q jolly day.
 William Byrne, q saloon keeper on East Main street, complained to Prose cutor Durant this forenoon of missing $15 from his pocket when he arose this
 morning. He said that a man named Daniel Reardon, who said he was a 'steeple Jack" entered his saloon last .J<,.x q I. 1 ly hard up. Byrne in pity for the man i took him to his room and when he awoke this morning Reardon and $1j l were gone.
 | The lawyers in the Odd Fellows building are already agitating the ques- tion of a half holiday Saturday during the summer. Usually this matter was l agitated by the captain of the elevator
 Charles Rowland, but as Captain How | land has promoted himself to the vaudeville, and as his successors will
 not be allowed to interfere with the ] lawyers. the lawyers themselves will have to fight their own battles for the
 Saturday half holiday.
 Root 6 Boyd, the real estate and | insurance agents, have compiled a
 neat card on the disastrous fire of
 February ?. It shows that there were
 interested in the fire 113 insurance 1 companies. The largest claims was against the Factory Mutual of Provi dence and the smallest $500, against | the United of Baltimore. The total amount involved in the fire was $1,- 671 .511.0O. Total amount of insurance paid $9S4, 779.O5 and the estimated value of property destroyed S1400 ] 100000.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
A Kansas octo.enariaE.

Squire L. D. Chaddon, of Yelling ton, Kan, who celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday recently, when a boy used to go into the woods after squirrels with Roscoe Conkling. He chewed tobacco for half a century, and then quit. He finds his pipe comfort. He never took drink of red liquor at bar. After 50 years of married life, Mrs. Chaddon still does all her own house work, except the family washing. and the squire says he has to read the riot act once in awhile to head her off from doing that.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
THE kAISER'S OFFER
will Erect Statue of Frederick the
 Great I'm Washington.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-President Roosevelt has received from the Ger man emperor a telegram which is in part as follows:
 T am still under the deep impression created by the splendid and cordial re ception of my brother, Prince Henry, by the citizens of the United States of America. I wish to commemorate the visit of Prince Henry by a gift to the people of America, which I request you to accept i'll their name I intend to present q statue in bronze of Frederick the Great to the United States to be erected in Washington on q place you will kindly choose. May this gift be looked upon as q lasting sign of the in innate relations which have been sue cessfully fostered and developed be- tween our two great nations"
 President Roosevelt has replied, thanking Emperor William heartily in the name of the United States. The president has decided upon a site for the statue. After giving the matter at tention the president concluded that no action by congress was necessary and that as Frederick was great com mander it would be most appropriate to place the statue adjacent to the new war college to be established in Wash ington. This college is to be erected in the arsenal grounds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
CLOSE CALL FOR LIFE.

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, May 17.-% One hundred passengers had a close call for their lives yesterday when the Canadian Pacific steamer AthaDasca struck Gravel Island shoals, seven miles from Detour. The vessel then ran at full speed to Detour which was reached just in time to beach the steamer, which sank soon after. Six ty passengers arrived here last night on the Chippewa. A considerable cargo of steel rails was aboard the wrecked steamer and this caused the compass to go wrong. The mate thought the steamer at least three miles from shore when it struck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17

made in mining properties in the south. The business community has awakened to the fact that Spain's virtually undeveloped country is pos sessed of great resources, and that so long as the colonies remained heavy weight upon the taxpayers. of the peninsula there was no chance of in dustrial progress at home.
 Employment has increased in the manufacturing sections, new enter prises are multiplying, there are fewer beggars in the streets and more signs of wealth and comfort in all large towns Madrid itself has been trans formed from a faded and forlorn to a gay and brilliant capital. with a new movement of traffic in the streets, and hopefulness in the air.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
NUT FOR PLEASuRM

San Francisco, May 1.-The Chron- icle says: It has turned out that the trip made by D. H. Hartman into Mexico while on his way to California was not made merely for pleasure. The fact developed yesterday that one of the purposes of his Mexican trip was to investigate personally the pro- posed extension of the Mexican Inter- national railroad from Durango, Mex, to Mazatlan on the Pacific coast, a dis tance of about 40 miles. and he be came so impressed with the advan. tages of the extension that lie has is- sued orders for the commencement of the work without further delay.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
BOY BICYCLIsT INJURED.
Had Collision With Horse on Phoenix
 Avenue

Morris Marcus, aged about 14 yearss
 son of Jacob Marcus of 33 Abbott ave-
 nue, was injured this noon by being
 kicked by a horse. He was riding uH
 Phoenix avenue on bicycle with Wil-
 lie Galley, son of Dr Galley. The lat-
 ter was in front. While the boys were
 attempting to ride between team
 which was standing on the side of the
 street and a large bay horse which
 was being led down Phoenix avenues the accident occurred. The horse shied and either kicked the Marcus boy on the side of the head or kicked the biS cycle and as the boy fell to the pave< ment stepped on the sid~ of his head4 The boy. who was rendered uncon- scious, was picked up by spectators of the accident and was carried into thd Platt block. The boys condition wax regarded as serious. Dr McLarneH and Dr McLinden were soon on hand and dressed the boys injuries, which did not prove so serious as it was tirst thought. After his injuries were dressed the boy was carried to hiS home. Marcus's companion, Willlt Galley, escaped uninjured.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
REouEsr REFUSED.

Chicago, May 17.-At a joint confer enee of hard coal shippers and wes- tern traffic officials held here the re- quest of the shippers to reduce the rate to $2 per ton has been refused. The railroad people promised, however, to maintain the present rate of $2.50 per ton. The coal merchants were told that if they wanted to compete with Arkansas coal in Missouri river ter ritory the proper way to do it was to reduce the price of hard coal from this territory and not the freight rate as any rate the railroads might make would be met by the Arkansas lines.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
CUBAN JUDGES.

New York, May 17.-There Is high authority, says a despatch to the T'rib- une, from Havana, for the statement that General Wood will rescind his re- gently issued order in regard to the irremovability of the supreme court judges appointed by him. This order has been criticized by the Cubans, as it took from President Palma mot only the appointment of his judiciary, but also tied his hands in the matter of removal. Gov-Gen Wood appointed five judges for life terms, or during good behavior, to begin with the es- tablshment of the Cuban republic, leaving to President Palma only the right to confirm them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
ALFONSO IS KING.
The Young Ruler Attained His
 Majority To-Day.
THE QUEENS FAREWELL.

She Thanks the Spanish People TOT
 Their Loyalty and Gratitude-Ine
 Young King Had Beautiful Weather
 Thousands of People and Bands or
 Music to Usher Him Into His New
 Position.
 Madrid, May liking Alfonso at tained his majority to-day and became king in fact as well as in name, having reached the age, 16, prescribed by the constitution.
 Beautiful weather favored this, the central day of the fetes. At an early hour all the bands of music of the troops composing the garrison marched through the principal streets, playing lively marches, to the royal palace, where they performed beneath the win dows of the kings apartments.
 The queen regent has sent the fol lowing letter to the premier, Senor Sa- Easta; "On terminating to-day the
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
FATHER ROGERS VERY ILL.

The Rev John F. Rogers, the yenera- ble pastor of St Mary's church, Bridge port is making a brave struggle against what appears to be the inevi- table. Seated in a chair in his room he is battling against a rare combina- ton of diseases which threaten to cause his death at any time. His phy- sicians have given up all hope of re- covery, and the end seems but the question of very short time. Father Rogers is one of the oldest Catholic priests in Connecticut. He is widely known in Bridgeport, where he has la bored about thirty-6ve years.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
AGAINST SABBATH DAY.
Speech at Chicago Last Night
 By Dr Hirseh.

lie urges the Jews 10 Cnange Inelf
 Sabbath. to Sunday-The Sabbath of
 the Jews, He Says, Was Never Or
 dained by God, and He Urges That
 It Be Buried.
 Chicago, May 17.-"The Sabbath of the Jews is dead. Let as bury it. God never ordained the Sabbath day. It is an institution of man. Only millionaires and peddlers can observe the Jewish Sabbath in these days of activity. Sunday to all intents and purposes already has become our day of rest. The inspiration of the Sab bath can be restored only by partici- pating ill the flood of life about us and recognizing as our day of rest the day set apart by the nations in which we Iiye.''
 These declarations were made last evening by Dr Emil G. Hirsch ill the course of q sermon at Israel temple, in which he urged the substitution by the Jews of Sunday for the Sabbath of the Decalogue.
 Sentiment must be thrown to the 1OtI WlHoS, ue Sdlu, dHu we muSL realize that it has come to be with us question of economic and indus trial life or economic and industrial death We have no right to put aside opportunity to do good for others sim- ply because sentiment demands that we remain idle on a day of activity. No lawyer has the right to place his clients freedom in jeopardy because his sentiment will not permit him to go to court on Saturday. No mer- chant has the right to imperil his in- the Jewish Sabbath"
 After urging that the Jewish insti- tuition has been the cause of preserv- ing the lives of the persecuted Jews whom he called "heroes'" for more than fifteen centuries, pr Hirsch pleaded for the addition of Sunday as the Jews Sabbath.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
YALE COLLEGE PRIZES
Announcement Made of the Lucky
 Winners To-Day.

J
 New Haven. May 1.-The following prize announcements in Yale college were made known this morning by the secretary of the University. They are as follows:
 Scott prize in French for members of the junior class: David U. Cory of Englewood, N. J.
 Townsend-DeForest competitors are announced as follows: Frederick Burnham of Chicago; David F. Day of Colchester, Conn; Eugene H. Leh- mann of Pueblo, Colo; Norman 1T. Ma son, Kansas City, Mo; Kersey c. Reed, Chicago and Henry Sweinhart of Pottstown, Pa.
 English prizes in the Freshmen class. Mclaughlin prize: 1st Charles F. Kerrigan, Brooklyn; 2d, Arthur Hull Bradford, Montclair, N. J.
 Townsend premiums: Herbert N. Arnstein, St Louis; Pierpont VanDe- vcer. Elizabeth, N. J., and Raymond H. White, New Haven.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
SWITCHMEN STRIKE.

Denison, Tex, May 17.-All the switchmen in the Denison~yards of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas have gone on strike and all business on the road at this point is at q standstill. The mems grievance is that yard master was sent here from Gainesville, all though, they say, the union agreement with the road provides for promotion from the ranks.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
ENGINEER KILLED.

Williamsport, Pa, May 17.-An east bound flyer of the Philadelphia and Erie division of the Pennsylvania rail road ran into the rear of a freight train one mile west of the Jersey shore today, killing the engineer of the pas senger train and perhaps fatally in turing, the conductor of the freight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
ULTIMATUM PRESENTED.

St Paul, Minn, May 1.-The Trades and Labor union has presented to the Builders exchange an ultimatum de- claring that if by Friday, May 23, the demands of the striking carpenters shall not have been acceded to, a gen eral strike of all the building trades will be declared
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
TO CENTRALIzE TERMINALS.

New York, May 17.-With the inten- tion of centralizing the terminals of all the lines to be operated by the Nav igation syndicate, plans have been filed with the dock department providing for twelve new piers extending from Little West Twelfth street to Twenty third street along the North river. should this improvement be agreed to it will cost the city at least $e,OO0OOO.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
sleeper For Secretary.

WASHINGTON, May IT. n Jacob Sleeper of Massachusetts has been se- lected for appointment as first secre- tary of legation at Havana. He was recommended by Senator Lodge. He was secretary of legation for the Unit ed States at Bogota from 1893 to 1898.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
TWO YEAR OLDS.
Eleven of Them Competing at Morris
 Park This Afternoon.

New York, May 17.-At Morris Park to-day eleven two year olds will strug- gle for the first of the great prizes of the turf season for their class-the National Stallion stakes-at five fur longs down the Eclipse course. The stake is estimated at $1S,O0O. The two most prominent horses in the con- test are August Belmont's Mizzen, winner of the Juvenile stakes. on the opening day at Morris Park, and James R. Keene's Dalesman, who, although beaten in that race in the opinion of many shrewd judges, showed himself to be the best horse of the field.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
NEW STEAMER LAUNCHED.
Will Ply Between the Boston an
 Maine Ports.

Bath, Me, May 17.-Under smiling skies and showered with pinks and roses as she received her name, the big steamer Ransom B. Fuller, built for the Eastern Steamship Go, was launched here to-day. Boston, New York and other places were represented by witnesses. Anna E. Morse, the 5 year-old daughter of Charles w. Morse of New York, acted as sponsor. The steamer will run from Boston to Maine ports. Although a sidewheeler, it is expected she will be the speediest in the Maine service. She is a model three decker.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
Noted Veteran Dead.

UTICA, N. T., May 17.-Major David Jones, aged seyenty-one years, dis tinguished soldier ill the civil war, prominent ill the G. A. k. and largely interested ill real estate, is dead here after a long illness of cancer of the stomach.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
ASSASSIN WAS HANGED.

St Petersburg, May IT .-The Official Messenger to-day announced that the appeal of Balschanen, who killed M. Sipiaguine, the minister of the inter- ior for a revision of his sentence was rejected and that the assassin was hanged May 16
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
.I.nanese Aucfiann-

At Japanese auction the public do not call out their bids, but write their names, together with the amount they are willing to pay, on slip of paper, and put it in a box. These are looked through and the articles awarded to the person who has made the biggest offer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
A NEW SYSTEM.
Interchangeable Script Bureau Mas
 Been Organized.

Kansas City, Mo, May 17.-A sys- tenn of interchangeable mileage for use on the railroads in the territory west of, the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, east of the Rocky mountains, and from the Canadian line south to the Gulf of Mexico, has been agreed upon at a meeting of general passen- ger agents in this city A bureau to be at the head of the system and to be known as the Trans-Missouri Interchangeable Script bureau has been organized.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
EXPECTS OF CoAL sTRIKE,

Chicago, May 17.-Chicago is feeling the effects of the coal miners strike. Dealers in anthracite coal have re- ceived orders from New York to ad- vance prices almost ten per cent. AS result the price of hard coal has been advanced from $6.S5 ton to S7.25.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
NO cHANGE TO-DAy

Washington, May 17.-It was stated at the British embassy this forenoon that there is no change ill Lord Pauncefote's condition.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
NO MORE MONEY NEEDED.
Consul Ayme Says Public Sub-
 scriptions Should Cease.
Supplies Enough Now On the Way for
 the Martinique Sufferers-The Sul- tan of Turkey Has Donated $4,o00.

Washington, May F. Secretary Hay received the following cablegram to-day from Consul Ayme at Fort de France, stating that the supplies now afioat would be sufficient for the Mar unique sufferers and suggested that while St Vincent might be ill need the public subscriptions in the United States should cease at once. The sul- tan of Turkey has contributed $4,000 to the relief of the sufferers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Quotations.

Money on call steady at per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 41kG5 per cent
 Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at s4.S67s@4.S71s for demand and at S4.84A CA. S471 for 50 days. Posted rates, $4.85@4. .S51a and s4.S71a @4.SS. Commercial bills, $4. S3s4 Q4. .S4A. Bar silver, 51ssc. Mexican dollars 411ac. Gov ernment bonds steady. State bonds inac- tive Railroad bonds irregular. Closing
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL.

OPERATION SUCCESSFUL.
 Washington, May 17.-John A. Kas- son, who recently submitted to a se- were surgical operation, has almost re- covered The operation was complete ly successful.