Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-01
MAY IS IN LONDON
Miss Yohe Registered at the Sa- voy as Lady Francis Hope.
LONDON STOCK BROKER FAILS

Labor Candidate Elected to House of
 Commons Without Opposition-Co-
 lonial Premiers Discussed Tariff
 and Shipping Question To-Day
 Richard Croker's YpsAani Carried
 Of the Honors To-Day at Goodwood
 Danny Maher Was Second Again
 on Osboch-Colonel Lynch Made
 Statement About His Part in the
 Boer War.
 London, August 1<-May Yohe drove to the Savoy hotel early this morning and registered as Lady Francis Hope.
 London, August 1.-Henry Roose & Co, stock brokers, failed to-day. Their business was small and the liabilities are inconsiderable.
 London, August ID. B. ShacSel- ton, a member of the labor party, has been elected to the house of commons without opposition to fill the vacancy 1n the seat for the Clitheroe division | of Lancashire caused by the elevation to the peerage of Sir Ughtred James ay-Shuttlewerth, who sat for the di- vision as liberal
 London, August 1.-The conference of colonial premiers to-day was again taken up with consideration of the tar if and shipping questions. The final meeting, it is said, will be held August s. after which the proceedings may J5e submitted to parliament in the form of blue book.
 London, August 1.-Richard Crok- ker's Ypsilanti won the Chesterfield cup, handicap of 400 sovereigns added to sweepstakes of 15 sovereignS each, for three year o1ds and upwards, distance one mile and a quarter, at GoOdwood to-day. Osboch, ridden by Danny Maher, was second, and Soma tura came in third. Six horses ran
 R. s. Sieyier's famous bay Ally Sceptre won the Nassau stakes, of 80 severeigns each, with 200 hundred sovereigns added, for three year olds, distance one mile and a half The Simeon lilly, Maher up, finished sec Dhd- Six horses ran.
 London. August 1.-Colonel Arthur Lynch, who is charged with high treas on, for taking part with the Boers during the recent war was in the po- lice court to-day. He made a state ment in which ne said that he had gone to the South African war under contract to the Paris Journal. He also represented the Century Maga- zine, Golfers Weekly and several other American publications. He dc nied that he saw Dr Leyds, the Boer agent and declared he had no mission from him to the Transvaal. At the d close of his statement he was com mitted for trial.
 Pretoria, August 1.-Exeellent pro- gress is being made in re-settling the -Boer farms. Already nine thousand families have been re-installed on their lands, although the work of re- placing the farmers has been accom- ] panied by many difficulties, especially ] 1n securing and feeding horses and cattle Much complaint was caused by the military authorities selling at auction live stock, which was bought up by speculators who are re-selling at large profits at the expense of needy farmers. The disposal of army horses has been accompanied by an epidemic of glanders, which is now raging in Cape Colony.
 Cowes, Isle of Wight, August L. The king had an excellent night and it is expected that he will go for an other cruise to-day on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. He sat late on fhe deck last evening. enjoying min streI performance given by the yachts crew.
 The Prince and Princess of Wales started for London this morning
 The royal yacht cruised to the east ward this afternoon.
 FIRE CHIEFS IN SESSION.