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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
SLAV|SH MINERS ENCTED
Sheriff Coleman Resent and
 Assisted in the Work

Tenants Went Out Without Any Re
 sistance-Carload of Men Taken to
 the Pine Hill Mines to Take Places
 of Those Bvicted.
 Meyersdale. Pa, Dec 26.-The Somer- set Coal Go has evicted the families Of four striking Slavish miners at Pine Hill in the Meyersdale field. SheriH Coleman was present and the tenants accepted the situation without any shoW of resistance.
 The Somerset Coal Go took a carload of men from the Elk Lich and Summit mines at night into the Pine Hill mines, which are now being operated. They are also running the mines at Wilson Creek, Listie and Landstreet on reduced wages. The ". K. Niver Co is operating both shaft and slope mines at McDonaldton, near Berlin, and their mine at Niverton. The Meyersdale Coal Go is also running it's mine at Wells Creek. There Is not a mine that was running on the Somerset and Cam bria branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad before the stock order went into effect that is not working now. These places had no organization, this b2ing especially true of the Niver mines.
 The Meagher mines and those of Cal. loway and Clayton of Baltimore, lo cated near Salisbury. are running, as is also the Hardly Able mine neal Meyersdale. but they are paying the old scale of 65 cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
SHOT BY CONFEDERATE.

Shooting Occurred While a Fight
 Among Negroes Was Going On.
 St Louis, Dec 26-Albert Chamliss, eolored. who was being held as a hostage for the arrest of confederate, bas been shot and fatally wounded by he latter, also a negro, named Aling- ton Patrolnlan Peter Dolan, who had the negro in custody, was wounded, out not seriously.
 The shooting occurred in the west srn section Of the city, where a num- Der of negroes had been fighting. Al ngton, who did considerable promlscu- ,us shooting, retired to q cabin, which was surrounded by a dozen policemen and a. crowd of 200 citizens. Owing to he presence ill the cabin of negro girl the police refraiped from bombard- tng it, although Arlington fired at least fifty or sixty shots at them. Whea .Alington's ammunition gave out the police arrested him..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
THE BIC AFTER CHRISTMAS STORM
DISAPPEARED FROM HOME.
Brother of the Late Mrs Fair Missing
 Since Monday Night


 New York. Dec 26.-Wtlliam B. Smith, brother of the late Mrs Charles l.. Fair, disappeared from his home in Newmarket, N. J., last Monday night and failure to secure any trace of him has led his wife and friends to call upon the police for aid in the search.
 Smith received quite large sum in settlement of his claim on the Fair esy tate and immediately gave away his bakeshop in Newmarket. He then took up automobiling and other sports. changing entirely his former mode Of life. When he left home, Monday, he told his wife to expect him back for lunch. His failure to return alarmed the family as he carried large sum of money. No trace of his movements could be found for several days, but It has been learned that he told one of his intimates he intended going to Boulder, Col, and later to California. thence around the world to Paris and New York. Al though he is said to have boarded a west bound train at Plainfteld. this story is not taken seriously by the family, who believe Smith has met with foul play.
 A telegram from Denver announces that Smith arrived there and had gone on to Boulder to consult his brotheh Charles S. Smith, regarding an offer of settlement which has beer made recently by the attorneys fol Mrs W. K. Vanderbilt, ir, and Mrs Herman Oelrichs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
mnrfscndn Tower Sold.

} ROME, Dec 26.- Bologna's most sin gular structure. the leaning Garisenda tower, which was begun In 1110 by. Filippo and 0ttone Garisenda and which was owned by the Marquis Mal- vezzi, has been purchased by Baron Rainondo Eranchetti, who is well known as a composer. The price was $2,0o0. The Garisenda tower is 163 feet high and is ten feet out sof the perpendicular Dante i'll his s'Inferno' compares the giant Antaeus, who bends toward him, to this tower, When a cloud passes over it
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
cnnPER I.NIoN WINS.

New York. Dec 2e.-Cooper Union. after a legal fight lasting several years, has received in the state su- preme court Judgment in the sum of S13ooo0 against the Manhattan Ele- yated Railway Go for damages to the building The judgment Is one of the largest ever given for damages done to structures along the line of the Ele, vated. Not only was the foundation weakened. it was alleged, but the noise of passing trains is declared to inter- fere greatly with the conduct Of clasT- eS in the union.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
GO c TEAM WON.
Snatched a Victory From the Thomas
 tons Last Night.

Snatched a Victory From the Thomas
 tons Last Night.
 The Go G basketball team played the Grove Athletic club team in Thomaston last night and won by score of 1916. after minute of over time play. The game was the fast est played In Thomaston this season. Both teams were evenly matched, as the score indicates. At the end of the first half the home team was lead ing by a score of GA. In the early part of the second Go G tied the score. Then pretty contest ensued. It was nip and tuck throughout. one side leading and then the other The period ended with the score 8 tie, 16-16. Al ter minute overtime play in which the work was very fast Stein caged the winning goal by a beautiful throw from the center of the floor. A large crowd. including a dozen root CTS from this city. witnessed the game. The Go G team consisted of tlxs following players: Mcfarland, Connor, forwards: Slavin, Dunpby, center; Stein, Kelly, guards.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
PETER M'CABE DEAD.
One of the Best Known Teamsters in
 Waterbury.

One of the Best Known Teamsters in
 Waterbury.
 Peter McCabe. one of the best known teamsters in Waterbury died Thursday night at the Waterbury hos pital, where he had been since October, 1902, suffering from the effects of a stroke of pafalysis Mir McCabe came to Waterbury in 1860 and after work ing for some time with the Waterbury, Brass Go entered the employ of c. B. Webster, then engaged in the trucking business, and remained with him five years when the late l.. Beardsley bought out the business and retained most of the help, MT McCabe being among the number. He worked for AIr BeardsIey until Ralph N. Blakes- lee succeeded MT Beardsley and con tinued with the new owner for twenty four years, or until his health failed him and even then MT Blakeslee al- ways regarded him as one of his men and kept a closer eye after him than he ever did while he was on the team. MT McCabe had the. strength of a giant and in addition to this he was one of the most careful men that ever handled team and could always De depended upon to do the right thing Oh all occasions. He leaves q widow and two sons, The funeral will take place from the family residence to morrow. At Il o'clock in. the fore. noon the body will be removed to R N. Blakeslee's office on Meadow street where it can be viewed by relatives and friends for a couple of hours Al l2 o'clock service will be conducted over the remains at St Patrick { church. The iaterment will be in | Calvary cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
ELTON BUSY l
At City Hall To-Day---His Ap-
 pointments Not Ready Yet
Getting a Line on Public Business Wants to Be Prepared to Take Up
 Reins of Government Intelligently.


 ,; Wants to Be Prepared to Take Up
 Reins of Government Intelligently.
 Mayor-elect Elton was in the Glty hall building bright and early this morning looking up some matters Ill connection with municipal affairs. The new mayor is said to be an early riser and intends to make a trip to his once in the City hall the first thing every morning during his administration. TO a Democrat reporter the coming execu- tive of Waterbury said that he1has not given out hls appointments to the seV- eral boards, nor does he intend to make them public until they are read to the board of aldermen. 'sBut," he added, s'the newspapers have fired some pretty straight shots. wherever they got their information The reporter remarked that he would find out before he was much older that the average scribe has a pretty good aim and rarely strikes very wide of the mark. Mir Elton said he was aware of this and that he eX- tracted a lot of enjoyment reading the guesses at the makeup. of the several boards, But while Mir Elton demon strated his ability to evade a direct answer to questions regarding his 70 pointments, there was something Tn the merry twinkle of his eye which the reporter understood to mean that the whole thing was fixed and that his honor had succeeded in tenlisting the services of just such men as he feels will help him give the city a creditable administration. It was said to-day that George Panneton and F. J. Brown will be the democratic representatives on the department of public works while c. L. Holmes. c. F. Goss and 1T. L. Wade will make up the republi i can majority. According to the char l ter no more than three members of the appointive boards shall belong to the same political party. :.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
Arrangements Under Way to
 Float the Vessel
THE COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE

Will Endeavor to Place Responsible
 ity for Disaster Where It Belongs
 Captain Thompson and the Other
 Officers of the Vessel Have Gone to
 New York-Captafn Thompsons
 Story.
 South Norwaik. Dec 26.-fhe Starfn line steamer Corning still Hes on the rocks off Copp's Island, but prepara- tions are being made by the Merritt Chapman Wrecking Go to float the vessel, and 1t is expected that within few days she will be able to make trip to New York and go into dry dock for permanent repairs.
 A tug with a large load of lumber arrived from New York last night and work was commenced to-day con structing a bulkhead. shutting out the jagged rock, which penetrated the bow of the vessel. When this work is finished, in about four days, thA biz derrick, with the accompanying light. CT, will raise the vessel and tow her to New York.
 Captain Allan H Thompson and the officers and crew left the Corning and returned to New York yesterday, when the cargo was also unloaded and transferred to the tug which the Starin company sent here for the pur- pose.
 The snowstorm which set in this morning may interfere with the work of floating the Corning. but it. is not believed that she will be further dam aged. although the sea is rather rough The wrecker Is standing by the steam CT at high tide, but has to move away as soon as the water commences to fall. on account of the numerous rocks in the vicinity.
 Although no definite information has been received here 1t is under 1 stood that the Starin company will in- 1 stitute rigid investigation as to the cause of the mishap. and ascertain the reason for the vessel being about two miles out of her course. Captain l Thopmson claims there was strong wind blowing, and be was hugging; the north shore to keep out of the toughest part of the Sound. where the course of steamers usually lays.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
rari. uas auset chrsatma..

PARIS, Dec. 26. Beyond few indi- vidual attacks by the striking bakers on bake shops Paris was quiet yester- day, a condition due to the disposition of strong force of police and military guards The strikers held q meeting in the Bourse du Travail and strongly condemned the use of the army to pre- serve order. The strikers claim that 2,100 bakers have stopped work, while the chief of police says that only 1s9 have gone out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26

All Were Served Up Together-Storm at One Time Assumed Proportions of a Blizzard--Snow So Thick in New
 York Darkness Prevailed and Fersy-
 boats Lost Their Bearings,
 New Haven. Dec 26.-A snow storm set in throughout Connecticut this morning which gave promise of being a godd one, although Weather Fore caster Tarr here does not promise that the precipitation will be large. Except for the temperature, which was not low, the storm had the appearance or blizzard. The wind was strong anu drove the snow flakes in sheets across fhe face of the land. In the GUY streets electric cars had headllgnts turned on as a precautionary measure for at times the atmosphere -had murky appearance. MT Tarr says Lns storm is central just off the Connectl- cut shore and 1t is moving along tns Rhode Island shore. Inland, he says +ha snow fall will not amount to great deal. On the Sound, however ne says. the snow is falling thick, but tn will be checked this afternoon by cola wave which is due. Much colder 
 weather is likely o;d
 Of inc Christmas weather, ne sdlu : f. was unusually warm The nlols condition of the atmosphere was plo vsiling condition over large sec'loh Of New England.
 New York, Dec 26.--A heavy fall or snow. accompanied by high Winu, began here early to-day. 50 tnlcA wera The snow and the clouds that uuI ing the morning darkness almost llhe that. of night prevailed in the do"il- town streets.
 The darkness lasted nearly an hour, after which the storm lessened conslu- erably in severity, although the snow continued to fall.
 During the dark period many ferry- boats went astray, their captains nay ing lost their bearings, and the harpor resounded with the whistles or tugs and other steam craft that had become enyeloped in the darkness and Dllndlns snow.
 One East river ferryboat on reaching the Manhattan shore found herself al the Battery pier. several blocks rom her proper slip. Several liners on their way from quarantine to tnel1 piers had to lay to until the darkness lifted
 The snow, wet and heavy. at first melted as fast as it fell. but later the temperature dropped and the storm look on the sennblance of a blizzard
 Dispafches from New York stats poiIa4s sitlIat esf in all sections of the state tell of heavy snow. with hier winds and rapidly falling temperatirre Albany reports drop of twenty de Erees
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
NEW EXPLORATION COMPANY
Formed for Purpose of Merging Mining
 Interests.

Formed for Purpose of Merging Mining
 Interests.
 Phoenix, Ariz, Dec 26.-The Conti- mental Exploration Go is the name un- der which a new corporation will be formed here immediately for the mergr ing of the mining interests in Colorado and Arizona of William K. Ryan of New York and his business associates and the interests Of several Callfor- nians. It is said that Ryan will be president of the new corporation. Many of the. properties concerned are operated by individual companies, in number of which Ryan is the con- trolling figure.
 Thelcapitalization will be only $5oo,- GOO, but it is said the combined proper ties are valued at $5,oO0,000. It is ex- plained that the purpose of the merger is not to sell stock, but to facilitate the operation and transaction of business through single channel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
rruTs NEGRO RAN AMUcK

Montgomery. Ala. Dec 26.-Georse Calhoun. negro. ran amuck here last night and shat and killed his wife aud wounded feur ather neoroas. Calhoun called his wife to the door and stan ing within ten feet Of her fired ho+h barrels of donhle-barreled shot"1ln into her body. He then fred inta +ha house. wonndine two neoroes Two rarsons rereivAd +hAir wounds whi'o in nrrs'1it of Calhoun, who made good his escape.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
To Protect Russtan Jews.

LONDON, Dec. 26. = Baron Roths- child presided at joint meeting of the foreign committee and the board of deputies of the Anglo-Jewish asso- citation, which was attended by the Rev. Dr. Hermann Adler, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire, and other promi- uent Jews.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
TO STOP CUT PRICES.
Patent Medicine Men are Going to Elf
 feet New Plan.

Patent Medicine Men are Golng 10 Ill
 feet New Plan.
 New York, Dec 26.-Soon after the beginning of the year some of the largest manufacturers of patent medi- cines will. it is stated. put into effect 1n this city new plan to stop the cutting of prices on such articles by druggists and department stores. This will be the first time that the proprietors have taken direct interest in the solution of the cut rate problems. Heretofore they have supported movements con ducted by others, notably the National Retail Druggists association, to stop the practice.
 It is the intention to have txed price list below which the manufac- tlrers will not allow their goods to be sold at retail. This will apply to the department stores. as well as to all re" tail druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
ROW BROKE UP DANCE.

Eureka. Utah, Dec 26.-0ne man wing dead in the morgue with two 'Ihotgun wounds in his body, another man fatally wounded from the same sind of shot; woman badly bruised Ibout the face, and two other men in he county Jail, is the result of row which broke up a. dance and social gathering of the local colony of Fir anders. The trouble is said to have been started by men who had been Thinking freely.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
WILL SEND TROOPS.

Paris, Dec 26.--It was learned in authoritative quarters to-day that Ja- pan is about to send a large military force to Corea for the purpose of re- storing. order at disturbed points. The departure of this force is imminent and will probably consist of division of 15,OoO men. Japan has been as sured that Russia will not consider the sending of troops to Corea to be llnfriendly and q cause of war.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
Authepfic Portrait of Dante.

ROME, Dec. 26.- Professor Giovanni Livi, director of the state archives at Bologna, which town is the principal center of Dantes fame, has found parchment dated 1928. on which are two pen sketches representing Dante crowned by Bologna. This discovery will prove of great interest to those who are searching for an authentic portrait of the poet.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
JAPAN 10 BUY WARSHIPS
Negotiations Now Under Way
 to Purchase Chilian Vessels

-.E '
 Arrangements Can Be Made With
 the Governments-Baron Hayashi
 Talks About the Situation
 London, Dec 26.-Japan Is negotiat- ing for the purchase ot two Ch4llan Warships, the armored cruiser Esmelai- da and another, probably the batLie- ship Captain Prat, which are for sale 1t is now only matter Of price. Ne gotiations with other South American governments for the purchase of war ships are also in progress. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister to Great Britain, said to representative of the Associated Press to-day relative to these negotiations:
 We want more ships. Vf course this is only precautionary measure. and it may be lot of expense for nothing. I have no indication of tue nature of the Russian reply. Person ally, I scarcely expect it will be deliv- cred for some little time. There Is no truth whatsoever in the report that Japan's last note stipulated time limit
 Asked anent the dispatch from Bes lin of December "A saying the British government had represented to the czar that Great Britain deemed Japan's demands just and earnestly ex. pected that Russia would grant them 1 Baron Hayashi. while he was not aware of the precise action taken by Great Britain at St Petersburg, said .sThe British government is we'll aware 1 that Japan will be obliged to go to war unless Russia modifies the position she 1 has taken up in her last note.' 1 At the foreign office here nothing Is l yet known of the probable natuIs of l the Russian reply.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
poverty Turned Hi. Brain.

HUDSON, N. Y. Dec. 26.- Breeding over his inability to purchase suitable Christmas gifts for his three mother less children, Joseph Phillips, Hol- lowville farmer, murdered the children and then hanged himself in a neigh bor's barn Phillips had complained lately of his poverty, and it is believed his mind became unsettled
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
DREDGE WAS SUNK.

Boston, Dec 26.-The dredge Gem eral Poe at work in the channel be- tween Deer island and Mtx's Mate in Boston harbor, sunk today suddenly. Three men were drowned, twelve were saved but two of them were in such a serious condition that they were re- moved to the hospital The drowned men were George Coombs, inspector, William O'Neill, a member of tue crew, and man named Jones, deck hand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
Menomtnee Wna HeIpless

NEW YORK, Dec 26.-vAfter drfft- ing helplessly at sea for five days, in which death almost constantly stared them in the face, thirteen shipwrecked passengers from the Atlantic Trans port steamer Menominee were rescued and brought to this port by the White Star liner Cedric.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS Remains of Martin Bergin Were Laid
 at Rest To-Day.

The funeral of the late Martin Ber- gin, the well known undertaken, took place atF9 o'clock this morning from the family residence at 102 Walnut street to the Sacred Heart church A solemn high mass of requiem was ce]- ebrated by the pastor Father Shelley, Rev Dr Martin being deacon and Father Fitzgerald sub-deacon. The A. nal dissolution was pronounced by Father Slocum. pastor of the InlmHc- uIate Conception church Among the floral offerings were the following Pillow from the family of the de- ceased; mound of roses. Mrs Timothy Bowes; wreath of gallic leaves, Mir and Mrs William Dillon of Holyokef cross of galIic leaves and viOIetsr George Taylor; wreath MT and Mrs
 John Tyrrell; calla lilies. Miss Mary Phelan; anchor and cross, Connecti- cut lodge. A. 0. U. w. No B; stand ing cross, Margaret Francis and Ed-
 ward Maher; wreath. Mancini Bug
 gierio, undertaken; palms, William
 J. Spain; wreath, Conlon Brothers:
 wreath Of violets. MT and Mrs John. White; mound of roses. St Mary's IT. A. society; wreath. Boston Furniture Go; wreath of gallic leaves and vio8 lets. teachers of Hendricken schooii palms. and lilies, Gallivan Brothers, Holyoke; bouquets American Beauty
 roses. MT and Mrs Alexander Dallas.
 Miss M. McDermot. Joseph Cassidy.
 junior class of Waterbury Normal
 school. Miss Margaret Mitchell, clasy
 of '94 Notre Dame convent 4
 Friend: large wreath of oaIlic leaves from National Casket Go. The pail bearers were James Longworth, F Fl. Garrity, William Milton, John
 White, F. w. Connor. Henry J. Austin | The funeral. arrangements were ir l charge of Undertaken William q. l Spain. assisted by Undertaken William I. Coughlin of Middletown- The fin terment was in the family plot in St l Joseph's cemetery. As the body was | being carried into the church the Sa-s cred Heart choir rendered Nearer 1 My God. to Thee" At the couclu. l sion of the services Mrs William T..
 Bergen sang the solo, Passing Bells" l The funeral of Mrs Karl A. Winter
 who died Thursday at her home on i Arch street, took place this afternoon l with service iby the Rev Dr Davenport
 and interment in Riverside cemetery The funeral of William Hamilton l took place from his late residence on l East Liberty street Thursday after. l noon and was very largely attended.
 Service was conducted by the Rev John N. Lewis and the Rev Mir Barnes
 of St Johns church. The floral trfb+ utes included standing wreath from employees of the ScovilI Manufacturing Go; anchor and cycus leaves, employees of Steele & Johnson, inscribed "Shop- l mate;' anchor, MT and Mrs Thomas
 Leahy, and James Hamilton. cousins;
 wreath lettered Grandpa" from
 grandchildren; wreath, MT and Mrs
 M. Delaney: basket of cut flowers.
 the Misses Birney; bouquets. Mir and
 Mrs l.. B. Callendar, Mir and Mrs Lowell; Mir and Mrs Louis Schick Miss Anna White, Miss Eleanor Bird
 MT and Mrs David Davis, Mir and Mrs Mclean; sheaf of wheat, MT and Mrs 1 Richard Altman The bearers lwere Thomas Wilton, George Wilton
 James Mclean, George T. Kemp. The
 interment was in the family plot ir
 Riverside cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
CLYDE LINER SUNK.

Boston, Dec 26.-The Clyde line steamer Kiowa, inward bound from Jacksonville and Charleston, was ranamed and sunk by the steamer Ad- nliral Dewey, owned by the United States Fruit Go, in Boston harbor to- day. All the thirty passengers were taken off safely by tugs.