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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
[0CAL COAL SUPPLY SHORT.
One Dealer is Out And Others
 Are Very Low.

Some fo the Factories Have lTaken to Burning Coke-John McElligott & Sons the Past Week Succeeded in
 Getting Hold of POO Tons and So Are in Condition to Keep Their Gus
 toners Supplied.
 The local supply of coal is not very great. at least that is what local coal dealers say Local dealers have Dy no means enough to supply their ofuers, one dealer stating to-day that ne hau orders to deliver 1000 tons Of coal III seven places and he hadn't one pound on hand. 1t is almost impossible TOT local dealers to buy any coal, ana as for the public in general, they are not buying coal just now. They do not care to pay $S50 ton. The coal sup plies of T. F. Conway and John Byron are well nigh exhausted, the former not having ton on hand and the latter not having more than five or six. The other dealers are lottle better oiL, put the greatest amount any dealer has IS not more than 300 tons.
 There was a rumor to-day that the price of coal had advanced in this city, UuE InlS T0pOrD was Q0uleQ Dy SCFSAo1 local dealers. Coal is now selling for $9 ton in New Haven. When coal IS $9 in New Haven it ought to be $9.15 in this city, so one dealer stated. John n1cElligott & Sons succeeded in purchas- ing about 1u0 tons of coal from 3 dealer in some part of the state yesterday but he had to pay about S9 8 ton. Per haps it was the knowledge of this joined with the fact that the price of coal had been raised to $9 in New Ha ven, that gave foundation to the report that the price of coal had been ad vanced in this city. As has been stated l before, some of the locaI manufactur | ing concerns are running behind il their coal supply and have been using 1 coke with little success.
 | There appears to be common feel l ing among the local dealers that the end of the strike is near at hand; tha1 1 before the first of October the great coal strike of 1902 will be a thing o1 the past. Among local coal dealers there is a difference of opinion as tC
 whether the price of, coal will remain at $S.5O ton uuring the winter months l if the strike is settled during the nex1 two or three weeks. .One dealer said that the price of coal would remain the same while another was positive that it would take a drop.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
---.f Probing the St. Louis Steal.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13.-The grand jury spent yesterday examining wit nesses supposed to know something about the operations of the municipal assembly that passed the city lighting bill, for which $47, 500 is said to have been paid to members of the house combine and another large sum to ringsters in the council. The inquiry will be continued. Former Delegate Tamblyn, who attempted without sue cess to turn states evidence, was ex- amined at length, as was also Edgar A. Mepham, a former delegate. Before going into the grand jury room MT. Mepham expressed his willingness to tell all he knew. Several other minor witnesses were examined Delegate Charles r. Kelly, who has been miss ing from his,usual haunts since his in- dictment on several counts charging bribery and perjury, has not yet been arrested
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
CITY NEWS.

A son was born yesterday to MT and Mrs James H. Pryor of Riverside | street.
 An anniversary mass will be cele- ] brated at St Patrick's church Monday morning at 7:30 o'clock for the late Mrs Elizabeth Clark of North River side street.
 l Special forecast for Connecticut: Rain tonight, cooler; Sunday fair, cooler in west and southwest portions; 1 southeast winds becoming southwest, brisk and occasionally higher.
 Lawrence Anthony, the IA months old son of MT and h-rs Thomas Me- grath of 630 North, Main street. cNad this morning. The funeral will take place at 7:15 Monday morning. The remains will be taken to Pittsfield, Mass, for burial on the S:05 train, in charge of Undertaken. J. H. Mulville.
 Mrs Katherine Boylan died at her home on Scott street, Naugatuck,, yesterday afternoon after lingering illness. Besides her husband she leaves mine children, Mrs w. Garter, Mrs w. Bicherdike Mathew, Patrick, Katie, Lizzie and Charles Boylan of Naugatuck, and Mrs E. Bunce and Mrs Chisn of Waterbury.
 Josephine Mcknight, violinist, will open her studio for the fall and win ter terms next Wednesday, September IT. Pupils will be received at Room 10, Browns block, 19 South Main street, on Wednesdays and Saturdays from to 12 in the forenoon and 2 to 6 in the afternoon, and on Wednesday evening from 7:3O to 9 o'clock.
 1Ae fifth annual fair of the Washing toa Hill A. c. will be opened in the City hall on Monday night and will be continued for the remainder of the week. For several weeks a committee has been making great preparations for this fair and from present indica- tions it will surpass ill every way the four fairs neld in the past by the Washington Hill A. c. There will be a fine stage entertainment each night and dancing will be feature.
 A volume of reference notes to the general statutes of Connecticut, re vision of 1902 has just been issued in this city, It is compiled by Judge Frederick M. Peasley of the New Ha- ven county bar and deputy judge of the district court in this city. The book is handsomely bound and con tainS fl pages. It IS designed to show where each of the sections of the general statutes of Connecticut, re- vision of 1888, and the subsequent pub- lie acts may be found in the general statutes of Connecticut, revision of 1902 It will prove invaluable to at-r torneys at law all over the state Each section of the general statutes of 1888 is numbered in black faced type and directly underneath is given the core spending section in the last revision, or if it has been omitted, that fact is stated At the end an index of the public acts of 1889, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1899 and 1901 is given.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
REFORM FOR CHINA
General Sharretts Says It Is Urgently
 Needed at Present.

San Francisco, Sept 13.-Speaking of the commercial outlook in the Or1- ent. General T. $. Sharretts, the Unit ed States commissioners who recently aided in framing a new tariff Tor China, and who is now here, en route to Washington, said:
 Reform is urgently needed in the IL nancial policy of China and it's meth eds of managing financial affairs, and especially in collecting the revenues.
 "As matters stand, American trade with China is of little importance and will never amount to much under the proposed new tariff, or any tariff. The collection of the governments revenue
 placed in the hands of middlemen, ol thieving officials, if you will, who permit about 10 per cent of their col lectionS to reach the government China is on the eve of bankruptcy and unless the powers get together and force the country into revolutionizing its methods within the next ten years there will be an awful crash in the far east. China will appear in the de plorable role of defaulting in her pay ments of indemnity to the treaty pow CTS and the division of the Chinese em- pire among the big world powers will surely follow
 MT Sharretts gave it as his opinion that China would attach her signature to the new tariff before long.
 MT Sharretts was instrumental in preventing the signing by China of the proposed new British commercial treaty, which by providing for an abo- lition of the likin tax and an increased duty on all imports, he says would have injured American trade with China
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
An Exciting Yacht Race.

NEW YORK, Sept 13.-One of the closest races and perhaps the fastest ever sailed by the seventy foot yachts Yankee and Rainbow was sailed on Long Island sound yesterday. It was the special race arranged by the Sea- wanhaka-C -Corinthian Yacht club for this class and for the sixty footers Neola and Weetamoe. These two also aston ished those who witnessed the race by their speed over the course, for they actually defeated the seventies" if they had received their time allowance from the larger boats. The course was triangle of eleven and three-quarter miles sailed twice over, making twen- ty-three and half miles in all The Yankee sailed it in 2h. som. 18s., de- feating the Rainbow by 40 seconds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
MiraouIous Cure of Cancer.

LONDON, Sept 13.-The Daily Chronicle says that Mrs. .Notterman has returned to her home in London from a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, where, to all appearances, she was mi raculously cured of an internal can cerous tumor. Mrs. Notterman was un- availingly treated for cancer before go- ing to France by experts in the London hospitals. On entering the waters at Lourdes she experienced fainting sen sation, accompanied by pain. Tn few minutes this passed away and with it the swelling of the tumor. Both at Lourdes and since her return to Lon don Mrs. Notterman has been exam ined by doctors who pronounce her ab- solutely cured. She attributes her cure to the agency of the blessed Virgin. Her case created a great sensation among the English pilgrims.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
,,atholics shouId commemorate.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-Cardinal Gibbons has issued the following cir cular to the clergy of the diocese: Next Sunday, Sept. IA, will be the first anniversary of the sudden and un- timely death of President Mckinley. We all remember how the nation was bowed down with sorrow by this sad and unlocked for event. 1t is eminent ly proper that we should in some ap- propriate manner renew our affection for the chief executive of the nation and emphasize our abhorrence of his assassination. You are therefore in vited on next Sunday to commemo- rate the occasion in the way which in your Judgment is best calculated to testify our admiration for the civil virtues which adorned the life of our late president"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
Wilson 4~l-.,v4,. 4~~. crops.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Secretary Wilson, who has just returned from a trip through the west. summarized the agricultural conditions in the states he visited. These states included Nebras- ka, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. He said there was a great abundance of crops generally in that region. There will be good corn crop,'' he said. "Corn now is substan- tially out of the way of the frost The corn crop in parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Indiana probably is the finest on record. There has been more hun dreds of millions of dollars depending on the ripening of this crop this year than the ordinary person has ever re alized While the crop is a little bit late, any danger of its failure can now be considered over. The crop is q good one The wheat crop is also one of the best ever known.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
AMICABLY SETTLED
Differences Between Roger & Bros and
 Their Employees


 That matters of difference between employees and employers can be amica- bly, settled without recourse to strikes has been amply shown at the silver concern of Roger &5 Bros on Silver street during the past week. Some of the help, among them the buffers, polishers, trimmers and rougher outs, had grievances. The buffers, polishers and trimmers are said to have wanted increased pay, while one of the com- plaints of the rougher outs was that there was too much help employed in their room and consequently they were unable to make a decent days pay.
 The men informed Manager George Rockwell of the concern of their griev- ances and demands through the differ ent room committees, and he. consented to give them hearing yesterday after noon, stating that the company wished to act fairly with it's employees. Yes, terday afternoon Secretary Rockwell held a conference with the room com mittees and listened to their demands. N hat transpired in the conference no one knows fully except those who were directly concerned in it. It is said that Manager Rockwell agreed to the re- quest of the trimmers for $2 day. an increase or about 70 cents; also to the request of the roughers out for an in crease in pay on certain kinds of work. He, however, refused to reduce the help in the roughers out room, stating that there would be plenty of work for all in that room when affairs commenced to run smoothly. To one set of em- ployes he is said to have refused an increase because the company was un- able to pay any higher wages for that kind of work. It is said that another conference will be helu in a short time. Both parties appear to be entirely sat- isfied with the result of yesterdays { conference.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
went 17.Ooo Miles to we6.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. 13.-A cable from Kimberley, South Africa, announced the wedding there of Miss Nellie Pruner, who had travelled II ,OOO miles to become bride. Miss Pruner was engaged to Alexander Brigham, a civil engineer for the Beers Diamond Mining company, who found when the Boer war ended that he could not come to this country and that he would have to postpone his wedding unless Miss Pruner could go to him. She travelled the Il ,O00 miles alone
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
Death of A. B. shepherd.

WASHINGTON Sept. 13.-A private telegram received here from Batopilas, Mexico, announces the death there of Alexander B. Shepherd, who was vice president of the board of public works of the District of Columbia during the territorial government of the District in 1871 and two years later governor of the District. He was sixty-seven years of age. The cause of death was peritonitis. brought on by an attack of appendicitis.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
NO "scA- scHooLBoYs, sEE2
Strike of Over 200 Because Fathers of
 Four Work in the Mines

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 13.-At the Lee Park school in Hanover township yesterday morning, the principal, James w. Pate was held up just be- fore he reached the schoolhouse by a tumultuous committee of boys, ranging in age from to 15 years, and told that unless four boys in the school whose fathers were at work were expelled the entire school would strike.
 The master tried to get the boys to go into the schoolhouse and talk the matter over, but they were resolute. They lad presented their ultimatum and stood by it. It was no '.scab'' schooTboys or no school They wanted an answer and they wanted it quickly.
 The master said he could not send the four boys away then, but he would take it under consideration.
 Consider nit, was the instant decis- ion handed down by the spokesman. We strike, see!' and they struck 294 of them, then and there, and they struck with whoop, rushing off like troop of young Indians.
 Only thirty-one remained in the en- tire school building, and the master dismissed these at II o'clock, finally throwing up the sponge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
Locomotive Trust ProetabIez

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The first an- nual report of the American Locomo- tive company, giving results of opera tions of it's eight plants for a period slightly more than twelve months to June 30 last, shows gross earnings of $26, 1898, ,394; operating expenses, $23, 291 PIT; net earnings, $3, ,107, TIT; fixed charges, $105, 1865. This leaves a sur plus of $1, ,251, ,312, the greater part Of which has been applied to additions to the property.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
Quiet on the Isthmus.

COLON, Colombia, Sept. 13.-The sit uation on the isthmus remains un- ehanged. The government continues to be exceedingly watchful and is deter mined not to be surprised by any sud- den movement on the part of the revo- lutionary general Herrera. All the ap- breaches to the town of Colon are well garrisoned and defended. Trains are running across the isthmus as usual. The government gunboat General Pin zOn is still here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
TOURISTS COMING HOME.
All Incoming Steamers are Crowded
 These Days

New York, Sept 13.-The American line steamer Philadelphia arrived to- day from Southampton and Cherbourg with her cabins filled with returning tourists. A. number of people in the steerage who were obliged to return on this steamer desired accommodationsi in the saloon or second cabin, but the cabin space was filled. Some of the passengers of the steamer Belgian, which broke down at sea and put into Halifax for repairs, returned on the Philadelphia. General Joseph Wheeler and his two daughters are passengers. Yesterday afternoon General Wheeler, sepaking to Captain Mills, said: Gap speaking to Captain Mills, said: Gap tain, would like to climb up to that crowsnest. ''Go on, I will not stop you, said Captain Mills, and the gen. eral went aloft.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
Platt's Candidate Won.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-The pres ident has appointed Representative George w. Ray United States district judge of the Northern district of New York, vice Alfred Coxe, who has been appointed United States circuit judge. The appointment settles long contro- yersy. Mr. Ray was Senator Platts candidate. Attorney General Davies and Representative Sherman of New York had been prominently mentioned as candidates. The latter was warmly sunnortad.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
OREGON TO GO TO CHINA.

Seattle, Wash. Sept 13.-The battle ship Oregon, Captain Burwell, will start for San Francisco to-day for or ders. The expectation is that she will be sent to China The Oregon has been at the Puget Sound navy yard for more than a year. She has had practically a new bottom and a new deck put in, her repairs costing in the neighborhood of $10O,OO0. She ran upon the rocks in the Oriental seas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
ABBoTTs BARN ROBBED.
Thief Stole Horse, Harness and Buggy
 Last Night.

Last night some persons entered the barn of George s. NAbbott at Oakville and stole therefrom horse, the prop erty of his wife. A harness was also taken from the barn, and outside an old buggy was found into which the horse was hitched. The thief it is thought, went north from the Abbott place and the sheriff is now securing the country for him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
United States Should Act.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-Dealing with the seriousness of the situation in Co., lombia, the Daily Mail praises the prompt action of the United States in sending warships to the isthmus and adds, Ut would be an immense gain for the world in general if only the United States would consent to do it's duty there and in the republics of Gen. tral America and Haiti and put down this anarchy, or, if the United States will not act itself, allow some Euro pean power to act"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
Trottine at svracnua

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 13.-Fully 15,00O people saw>t the closing events in the grand circuit races at the State Fair grounds. The weather was good and the track fast. A big drawing card was the attempt of Conner, 2:0314, and Darial, 2:05A. to beat the worlds pac- ing team record of 2:0S They were driven by A. F. Mcdonald and made fast time to the stretch, where DariaI broke. and all chances for at least hug ging the record were off The time for ehe mile was 2:1O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
NOT TO BE BURIED HERE.

London, Sept 13.-It is now an- nounced that Gwendoline, the nine year old daughter of William Waldorf Astor, who died of consumption yes terday morning at Cliveden, will not be buried in New York as was at first intended. Her femainS will be in- tered in the graveyard of the church at Hedsor, close to Cliyeden.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
wial Not Peach Aesroes.

JAMAICA, N. r., Sept. 1s.-Two young schoolteachers, Miss Orr and Miss Hill, are said to be about to re- sign their positions because they have been transferred to teach in the col ored school here. This is only one indi- cation that the color line. war in the public schools threatens to become ses rious.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.

Denver, Colo, Sept 13.-A collision occurred this morning on the Santa Fe at Littleton, 13 miles south of this city between the east bound passenger train which left Denver at 3:30 a. m. and a freight train. It is rumored that three to five persons were killed and number injured.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
KILLED Hla1sELF IN STORE.

Lawrence, Mass, Sept 13.-Alfred E. Boucher of this city went to hard ware store here today and after pur- chasing a revolver, killed himself in the presence of the salesman. The police believe that Boucher's wife and child are missing from their home and fear that another tragedy has oc- cl1rred
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
Municipal Ownership in the United
 Kingdom.

New York, Sept Municipal own ership and operation of street railways is making rapid progress in the United Kingdom, cables the London correspon- dent of ene Tribune. Out of 213 under takings, with a total of 1907, about 100, with a mileage of 689, belong. ac- cording to late reports, to the local au- thorities. Inc tramways owned by Birmingham, Edinburgh, Oldham and twenty-four other towns are leased, but the tendency is towart municipal op- erations
 Manchester is in the transition stage, but will have in the course of few years 150 miles of electric lines under municipal operation. About fifty new hemes for the municipalizatton of tramways are now in progress.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13

WILL CONFER WITH MINISTERS.
 Tien Tsien, Sept 13.-Major- General Creagh, the British commander, has started for Pekin to confer with the foreign ministers regarding the restora- ton of the Chilli section of the Pekin- Newhang railway to the Chinese
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
MANY PEOPLE BURNED OUT |
Forest Fires Have Driven Them
 From Home.

People Forced to Flee for Their Lives
 munication Gut Off and Passenger
 and Freight Traffic at Standstill-
 Mines are in Danger at One Place.
 Oregon City. Ore, Sept 13.-Latest re- ports from SpringWater state that six ty people are homeless as a result of the forest fire. All of the country known as the Rocky Point section is burning. At Springwater the fire has destroyed a church, schoolhouse, Mac cabee hall, Grange hall, postoHice, store and many dwellings. The people were forced to flee for their lives Many horses, cattle and hogs were burned. The~> most valuable timber belt in Clackamas county is practically burned out. Reports from Salmon river state mat the Mcintyre place has been destroyed and the store, postoffice, a house and barn and fifty-five tons of hay have been consumed by the flames. Large numbers of live stock were burned to death.
 Everett, Wash, Sept 13.-Forest fires are raging along the GreaL Northern railroad between Skihomish and Vel lmgton. Photographic communication between here and Seattle has been cut off. Freight and passenger traffic from the east is at standstill owing to the burning of a bridge at Alvin, near the Cascade tunnel. The Great Northern is patrolling the line with engines fitted with ire-hghting pumps.
 Victoria, B. O., Sept 13.-Immense bush fires are burning in the districts surrounding Victoria. The town of Al bernia is threatened, several houses having been burned at Sooke. and the areial tramway and ore bins of the I've mine are in danger. The blue jackets had hard work to save the naval hos pital. A pail of smoke hangs over the city and ashes are falling in the streets. nlma, Wash, Sept 13.-Forest fires are raging over large area of country east of Elma. Several large mills suf- fered damage and some have been de- stroyed.
 The Star mill and village has been wiped out. The men fought bravely, but had to yield and fly for their lives. Wagon loads of refugees are arriving from the burning district and people are beginning to move out of Elma. Many farm houses and barns have been destroyed. Ashes and cinders are fall ing over Elma. A high east wind fa- yors the fire and gives it terrific Yeloci- ty.
 Seattle, Wash, Sept 13.-The density of smoke from forest fires in various parts of adjacent county districts IS in creasing. transportation facilities on all sides are badly impaired and com munication with many counties is cut off. Nearly all mail is late. There is serious fear that Onumclaw, little town just south of Seattle, will be en- tirely destroyed by the fires. People coming into the city report that few houses and oat fields have been burned. The citizens are all fighting the fire in the woods nearby and so far have succeeded in stopping it's approach to- ward the town