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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
MEMBERS OF MAF1A.

Philadelphia, Dec 2.-A tenement house occupied by Italians was raided by the police to-day and fifteen were arrested who are supposed to be mem bers of the Mafia. Each was armed with two revolvers and stiletto. At the hearing one of the men admitted that he and his companions were mem bers of the Mafia and were in com munication with similar bodies in New York. Baltimore and Pittsburg. Each was bound over under $1,5O0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
A M,le Ride on a wna Moose.

J. D. Campbell, a wealthy citizen of Duluth, Minn., recently had an excit- ing ride on the back of huge bull moose forty miles north of Duluth, says the Chicago Record-Herald. Camp bell and party of three others were hunting in the big swamp when sud- denly they came upon the moose. Campbell mounted it's back with sin gle leap, and away went the terrified animal through the thicket and brush. Campbell, who had expected no serious danger from his performance, clung desperately to his position on the aht- mai, which after a wild run of a mile or more plunged into slough, waere the moose sank to its stomach, and it's rider dismounted in safety, finally kill ing the moose with one shot.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
The Institution. Had More Than
 400 Students.
FIFTY OF THEM BoARDERs.

Some of the Inmates Had to Jump
 From the Windows-Two Priests
 Were Seriously Injured-The Loss
 Is About $25O,OoO.
 Ottawa, Ont, Dec 2.-The Ottawa university in this city was totally de stroyed by fire early to-day. All that remains of the magnificent stone build ing, which was one of the sights of the eastern part of the city, are pieces of the walls. The fire started about [ o'clock and by 9 it had burned itself out The loss is estimated at $250,0 GOO, partly covered by insurance. It will be two years before it can be rebuilt, and meantime it will be impossible to get a place suitable to carry on the work of the institution. There were 450 students at the university which was Roman Catholic institute.
 Of the students about 30 were board CTS and the remainder day scholars Nearly all of the boarders were from the United States, principally from the New England district.
 The usual hour for arising is 6 o'clock. This morning the greater num- Der arose at that hour, but number who took part in a play last night were not due to rise till ' o'clock. While the students were at breakfast in the Tefectory about Q clock the fire broke out. The students and others who had risen at 6 o'clock escaped from the burning building easily. Those Who were due to rise at o'clock had to take the fire escapes in their nigh shirts or jump from the building into blankets.
 The fire escapes were on one side of the building and those who slept on the other side could not reach them. They had to jump, some of them from the fourth and fifth stories. It was in jumping from the building that the ac- cidents occurred. All of the students, however, escaped with very slight in- Juries.
 Two Of the priests were seriously injured and one, Father Boyon, Is in the general hospital not expected to live. Father BoyOn was in the fifth story. He could not reach the escapes and had to jump. He fell on veran da below, landing on his shoulder an- afterwards rolling to the ground. his head striking it first.
 Father Boyon was badly cut about the head and shoulders and is not ex- pected to live. He was removed to the hospital.
 Father Putnam was onAthe fourtr story when caught by the fire. HI leaped into blanket held by those on the ground. He suffered some irl- juries, but will recover.
 Father McGurty, who comes from Webster. Mass, was badly burned on, the head and arms, but not seriously injured.
 An, old woman servant jumped from the fifth story and was badly injured.
 S. Harvey, a student from Bruns- wick, No clung to the sill of a window on the fifth hoor for nearly fifteen min utes until rescued by the ffremen.
 \ student named Cullen Jumped from the fourth story wearing his eyeglasses. His face was cut, A domestic, Miss Dupis. was badly injured
 While all the students are safe. they have lost all their effects, 1t is ex- pected that all will recover except Father Boyon The loss is from $25O,- 900 to $300,O00; insurance $2OO, 1000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Chinese Invaders Captured

z BUFFALO, Dec. 2.-Immigration in spectors captured four Chinamen in the act of evading the Chinese exclusion act. They saw them crossing the Mi agara river in 8 boat and found them hiding on SquaW island They were brought to police headquarters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.

New York, Dec 2.-Robert Camp bell, said to be grain merchant, has been arrested on charge of forgery involving a loan of $5 5,OOO. The com plainant is George. Dresser, broker, who charges that Campbell raised q certificate of stock of the American Smelling and Refining Go from one share to nfnety-one shares, and with the forged certificate procured from him loan of the sum named.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Charged with Theft of s1a,ooo.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Davfd Jones, alias Robert Powell. was locked up in Ladlow street jail at the request of the British consul general on charge of embezzlement in Wales of E12,00O. He will be arraigned on Friday for exam ination, when his extradition to Eng land will be asked for. Jones was ar rested on the steamer Noordam of the HolIand-America line at quarantine
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
How to Make a Good Cleaner.

This is good recipe to cut out and paste in your scrapbook for use in all seasons and on all fabrics, for this cleaning fluid is well nigh infallible: One pint of benzoline, two drams of alcohol and one dram of chloric ether. This mixture cleans all materials and removes grease spots
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Arch btshop,s Ltfe work.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 2.-Arch, bishop J. J. Harty, en route to Manila to assume charge as the head of the Catholic church in the Philippines. said during a visit with friends in Kansas City: T am going to put in my life working in the Philippines. I am not going to stay awhile and resign
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
MemorlaI ohurch Dedicated.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Dec. 2. The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Church of the Prince of Peace, erected in this borough in honor of the soldiers of both the north and the south who took part in the battle of Gettysburg, has been dedicated by Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of the central Pennsylvania diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
rhree Greek Maid. .x Nurses.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2. .4Three Greek maidens, two sent by the Grown Prin- cess Sophia and one here by her own endeavor, have. arrived here and for four years will devote their time to ad- vanced study as nurses, to return and become matrons in hospitals in Greece
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Wny Re Flooded.

The statement has just been made by government surveyor that $40 square miles of the Missouri River valley in Iowa is many feet below the level of the river. The statement is rather startling, for the reason that there are a number of pretentious towns in this district, and great throng of people who have always believed that they were out of the reach of floods.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
rraok. R1ecked bx wreek.

ROME, N. Y., Dec. 2.Traeks1 I, 2 and 3 of the New York Central were block ed several hours at Oneida by rear end collision between fast freights. Two cars and an engine were overturn. ed. and a caboose was burned
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
FIat Top Mine., Fata1itx.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. By an explosion which has occurred at the Flat Top mines, near here, two miners are reported to have been killed out right, while several were badly injured. The. mines are controlled by the state of Alabama
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Connecticut: Threaten ing weather with snow or rain in coast sections tonight. Thursday probably fair; fresh to brisk northerly winds. Northeast storm warnings are displayed from Boston to New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Negro shot Poetf Five Times.

ALTOONA Pa, Dec. ?. Leopoldo Poeti, an Italian, was murdered in q shanty at the new Pennsylvania rail-
 road tunnel at Gallitzin by an unknown negro, who robbed the body of over $2O0 and fed. The negro shot Poeti five times
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
DEADLY DYNAMITE

Dover. Delaware. Dec 2.-A Penn sylvania road freight train on the Del aware railroad was blown up by dyna- mite this afternoon and all the crew were killed. Fifteen cars were de- stroyed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Five Inches of snow.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. 2-There are five inches of snow in the Ale ghenies at Elkins, Va; Oakland, Md, and Somerset, Pa. The temperature averages 10 degrees above zero.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Rebbed Laelsawanna, Miaaed a,ooo.


 MORRISTOWN, N. J., Dec. 2.-While the ticket agent at the Delaware, Lack awanna and Western station was out at lunch a thief broke into the office and stole $215, overlooking package containing nearly S3,O0O which was in the agents desk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02

Newport Rejects BeImonts oHeP
 NEWPORT, R. l., Dec. ?. The board of aldermen here have again rejected the proposition of MT. and Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont for road improvement on their property
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
TROUBLES OF MINERS.
Western Federation Sends 8
 Telegram to Roosevelt.
They Object to the Manner in Which the Law is Enforced at Telluride springhll Miners Strike on Account of the Difference in the Way of Measuring

Measuring. Denver, Colo. Dec 2.-The execu- tive board of the Western Federation of Miners has sent the following tele- gram to President Roosevelt.
 4At-the present. time officers of the state of Colorado under the guise and pretext of enforcing law. have order ed a large number of reputable and self-sustaining citizens and residents to leave Telluride, Colo, under penalty of being imprisoned or otherwise se- yerely dealt with. The citizens and residents are not guilty of any crime against the laws of the state or Unit ed States. The constitution and laws of the United States pertaining to civil rights are being frequently vio- lated and We call on you under the civil rights statutes and under section E98S of the revised statutes of the United States to investigate condi- these persons who have been so out ragged the protection guaranteed to them by the laws of the land."
 Springhill, N. S., Dec 2.-The min CTS at the coal workings in Spring hill are on strike over disagreement with the management regarding the system of measuring the products About 1,5OO men, nearly all members of the union, are involved.
 The system heretofore prevailing has provided for measuring coal by the cubic feet excavated. Lately the mine owners complained of short measure and arranged to reckon the output at the chute and not at the diggings. The men objected to the change on the ground that the com pany wasted coal at the chute.
 It was found impossible to agree and a strike was ordered. An at tempt is being made to have the trou- ble adjusted this week as the demand for coal is heavy and as the Spring hil mines supply most of the coal used on the Intercolonial railroad and in many of the towns of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Kaiser will Not open Reichstax.

BERLIN, Dec. 2.-It is reported here that, owing to the condition of his throat. Emperor William will not open the reichstag tomorrow, but that Chan cellor von BuIow will act in his stead
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Lfve stocIx nrarket.

CATTLE-Marlxet steady; choice s .o60 E:2Qi prime. s4.s5qs6; fair. $Seo; veal calves, S7.60D7.75
 $4.00; mediums S4 90055; heavy and light Workers and pigs. A90@4.95 roughs $s@ 425.
 SHEEP AND LAMBs-A1arket stAady prime we1hera. $AD4i0; culla and common, $l. BaH3: czxszpa lasx1hs. ss. zt0Sse4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
PARKS NOW IN HE HOSPITAL
Prison Physician Says He is a
 Very Sick Man.

Suffering From Consumption and
 Broke Down When Placed in Brush
 Factory-American Bridge Go Gives
 Up Construction Department on Ac-
 count of Trouble With Iron Workers.
 New York. Dec 2.-Sam Parks, for merly business agent of the local Housesmiths' and Bridgemen's union, is in the hospital in Sing Sing prison, to which he was recently sent for con spiracy in taking money from employ CTS to call off strikes.
 7 Parks was removed from his cell to the hospital by direction of the prison physician, who says he is very ill man. The labor leader is victim of consumption and it is expected he will be transferred to the prison hospital at Dannemora-
 When Parks arrived at Sing Sing he was put to work in the brush shop. The work is not hard and for a short time Parks toiled along with. the rest of the convicts, but the close confine- ment soon began to tell and he broke down completely, necessitating his re- moval to the hospital.
 New York, Dec 2.-It is announced that the American Bridge Go has de- cided to give up, for the present, it's construction department so far as the New York district is concerned. Fms will enable work to proceed on a large number of contracts.
 The main reason is said to De that a number of contracts which have been sublet to the company by members or the building trades employers assocl- ation and have been held up because the latter body will not recognize Lo- cal No of the iron workers. Ine American Bridge Go considered itself still bound by the agreement which It made last April with Local No and work has been at a standstill since then The contracts will be taken over by local firm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02

srsyamcO Postma&ter Haas Resigned.
 NAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ?. The Even Ing Post says Fl spr Montague Of this esky h $ Os1cp.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02

CANAL TREATY SIGNED. Panama, Dec 2.-The canal treaty was signed at Il: :23 this morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02

AmbasEador Meyer Slightly Hurt.
 ROME, Dec 2.--Although Ambassa- dor Meyer is confined to his bed as a re- suit of fall from his horse while fox hunting in the outskirts of Rome, his injuries are of slight nature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
CIosinm Stock ouotataonn.

Money on call nominally at cor per cent Prime mercantile paper, 68614 per cent. Exchanges, $246, I'll, 4s6; balances, $1, ,S62, ,52S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02

London, Dec 2.-The Japanese min ister, Baron Hasashi, received the news of the basis of the agreement reached between Russia and Japan through the exclusive dispatch of the Associated Press on the subject from Paris, last night. He said: 1
 ''That is splendid news. have waited long time in the hope of hear ing it. With the basis reached it will be only short time before the treaty is signed The whole difficulty so far has been to arrive at basis satisfac- tory to both nations"
 Regarding the suggested arbitration of the difficulties between Japan and Russia, Baron Hayashi remarked:
 "No such proposition has been men tioned to me, and I doubt if the Man. churian question could be settled by that method The Hague court ap- pears to me to exist more for the pur- pose of Interpreting knotty points of existing treaties than for dealing with such a territorial question as Man churia."
 The other embassies here are fn- clined to take similar view of the ar- bitration suggestion.
 Baron Hayashi denies that Japan has purchased, or is negotiating for either the Chilian or Argentine war ships built in Europe for those repub- lies.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Has Decided That Women Cannot Be Z5sEf7 N TiawvorS 1

London. Dec 2.The house of lords has finally decided that women are de- barred by their sex from becoming qualified lawyers in this country. The question arose on the appeal of a Lon doner, Miss Bertha Cave, against the decision of the benchers of Grays Inn not to admit her as student for the purpose of being called to the bar. The court decided that there was no prece- dent for woman's admission to the inns of court and no reason to create a precedent. The benchers assert that the statutes of Grays Inn ignore women so absolutely as to leave them no power to admit woman.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
COFFEE DEALERS EA1r,

Canton, O., Aug 2e.-Announcement
is made here Of the failure of Dame
miller & Co, coffee dealers of BROOKLYN.
the amount involved in the failure
being placed at nearly 100000. Near
~ all the company's paper is held by
eastern banks and brokers. The fail
ure is said to have been caused by the
war of prices between big coffee com.
bines. 1t is expected that relatives o.
members of the company will aid ;
meeting the Indebtedness. The Dame
miller Grocery Co Of this city is not
involved in the failure.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
NUTMEG GRATTNGS
Interesting Items Boiled Down for tn

Interesting Items Boiled Down for the
Benefit of Our Busy Readers.
Ives M. Allen, an agent for automo-
biles in New Haven, who was arrested
a few days ago for having an unregis-
tered machine on the street and who
had his case delayed on the ground
that dealers in automobiles are exempt
ed by law. went into court yesterday
and paid SIS fine and costs without
contest
The sixteenth annual reunion Of the
Twenty eighth @. " was held at STAN
ford yesterday, about fifty attending.
At the business meeting last years Off
GERS were reelected. They include:
President, Stephen Smith, Stamford;
secretary, George T. andrews, Win
sted; treasurer, Sylvester L. Scofeld,
Stamford.
Mary Ross of 20 Palmer street, New
Haven, was arrested yesterday after
noon for committing an alleged as
sault on Harris Meiler, of the same
address. 1t IL claimed that they had
some argument over some children
and that during the dispute the wo-
man grabbed hold of Mr. Meiler's
whiskers and gave them a hard pull.
Samuel G. Hurlbut of Elmwood has
put together an odd automobile, which
he uses to get about with. 1t consists
of two ordinary bicycles running
arbeast, joined by frame work be
tween them and driven by one and
one-haf horse power gasoline engine.
When the owner takes ride 1t at
tracts much attention. Mr. Hurlbut
has been working for some months
upon the construction of three
wheeled automobile.
At a meeting of a number of the
property holders of Woodmont last
evening, the new charter of the Wood
mont Improvement association, which
puts the shore resort under a borough
form of government, was adopted. The
adoption was unanimous. Under the
provisions Of the charter, as passed
by the last legislature. this charter
will go into effect Tuesday. It was
expected that other business would be
taken up at this meeting, but as soon
as the ratification was made the meet,
ing adjourned.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
TIMELY TOPICS

E. T. Finn says If you buy pair or
the White Oak school shoes for the
boy you will need only one pair during
the term.
The Waterbury Business college
opens day and night school in about a
week. Select your seat now.
The Upson, Singleton & Co say you
can get a good hat for little price at
their store.
I. Chase has a nice line of school
hats for the girls.
J. B. Mullings & Go have rain coats
and umbrellas for this damp weather.
Jones, Morgan & Co say it is just
nippy enough for a top coat. They
have them.
j. NJ Burial & Co, undertakers for
fifty years, have an announcement of
interest in their ad to-day.
The ziglatzki-Mark Go talks paint
inguin another column to-day. If you
need anything in this line see them.
The Miller & Peck Co has whole
lot of bargais ready for Saturday
night shoppers. The prices hold good
Monday also.
Grieve, Bisset & Holland have a lot
of fourth hand ties that are going at
II cents tonight.
The Curran Dry Goods Co.'S list of
extra specials for those who trade
Saturday night is bigger than ever. It
will pay you to- drop in to the big
store tonight. E..
Wilson & TyrreH have all the latest
in hats. Fall styles now ready.
Reid & Hughes publish some Sat
urday night specials that are worth
your attention. They will save you
money.
John j. Sheehan has another list OF
wet goods prices to-day. His head
quarters are at 223 South Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
THE KNOT WAS TIED.
DIR Devereaux and Miss Ryan Finally
Married at Torrin gton.

New Haven, Aug 29.-Announce-
ment is made here today of the mar
rage in Torrington on Tuesday last
of DIR Ambrose Fl. Devereaux and
Miss Agnes II. v Ryan, both of this
city. The officiating clergyman was
the Rev Father Duggan. DR. and Mrs
DeVereaux are now on their honey
moon.
On Tuesday it was announced from
Torrington that the Rev Father Dug
gan had declined to marry the couple,
although this is not SO, there being a
slight delay in performing the cere-
mony due to the fact that the couple
were from outside the clergyman's
parish. DR. Devereaux and Miss RYAN
had driven over from Litchfed to Tor
rington at which place they had been
spending a vacation. DIR and Mrs
Devereaux will make their home in
this city.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
ONE MAN KILLED.

Middletown, N. Y. Aug 2o.-Two
trains on the Erie railroad collided
near Turner's today, killing one I'M
known man ad Turing a number Of
passengers. E. F. Hatfield of New
York was probably the one who sui.
fered the worst hurts, an arm being
cut off. He was taken to a hospital
at Suffern. The Rev e. S. Flath Of
Brooklyn suffered very painful!
bruises and eleven others were more
or less bruised.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
BANK CLERKS TO CONVENE.

New York. Aug 29.-with the ulti-
mate purpose of establishing per-
manent national federation of it's
chapters. the American Institute of
Bank Clerks is planning convention
to be held In Cleveland on Septem Der
is and 10. This will be the first con-
ventiou Of these organizations of bank
clerks. It is probable that a similar
gathering will be held every year
hereafter. Three hundred delegates
"a the convention.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
BLEcTRIC CAR HELD UP.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug 29.--An cleo
trio car on the San Pedro Los Angeles
line of the California Pacific Railway
Co was held up about two miles south
of the city limits last night and the
crew and five passengers robbed, by
three highwaymen who secured about
800 in cash and several watches
There was no resistance on the part OF
the crew or passengers.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
NEW MILK COMPANY.

New York, Aug 29.-It is believed
that the elimination Of the long pre-
dicted combination of condensed milk
producers will be reached through the
Incorporation of a new company, ar
ticles for which have just been filed
at Trenton, n. j., by New York law
firm. The capital is placed at ST.
100000. The concern will be known
as the Union Condensed Milk Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
TleFaIISeasoIl.
Is Rapidly Approaching.

Already We are showing many of the
newest and prettiest styles. All our
spring and summer merchandise must
be hurried out with the greatest posi-.
BILE speed for the many new things that
will soon have to get the right Of way.
In order to do this effectively we have
cut prices in relentless fashion through
out the entire stock. You are respect
fully invited to share in the many bar
gains.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
RIG AssRssMENr NECESSARY

BIG ASSESSMENT NECESSARY.
Beaumont, Tex, Aug 29.-Cashier A..
D. ChiIdress, Of the Citizens National
bank, has issued statement in which
he says that an assessment of one
hundred per cent on the capital stock
of the bank will be necessary to pay
the depositors in full. The bank was
capitalized at $1,0o0,0 900.