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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
CITY NEWS

A good time iS assured to all who attend the sociable which will be giv- en by the Societe Artisans Canadien Francaas in the Franco American hall on Bank street tonight.
 Dr J, J. McLinden and wife will leave for New York today and before their return they will visit Baltimore and view the ruins by the late fire. They will be gone three or four days.
 The policemen and the public are breathing easier to-day. The star chamber hearings behind slosed doors in the tower have come tolan end and from now on officers will have nothing to fear except what may turn up from tima 10 time and for which they will ha ordered to the tower and tried on sneciaf charges. What they termed the weedinp out process is over and shows five men reduced to the reserve force, three discharged ana one resis- nation. The question uppermost III peoples mind now 1s whoH step inco fha shoes of tha men that have been pushed aside.
 A Democrat reporter was informed this afternoon on good authof1ty tnaI tbe dispute between David G. foftef and the trolley company relative to plans for the Cheshire trolley line has been adjusted and that from now on every thing will be plain sailing. The company yielded to MT Porter, who made a stubborn fight to save his trees and finally won. The barns vii be shifted a little and after this has been done there will be plenty of road room without interfering with the wild grandeur of the place which MT Porter vowed to defend in the courts and if beaten he would move out be fore the devastation had begun,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
TEACHERS
 DROWNED. -a. T-'-7 Boat in Which They Were Capsized.
Two Others Also Drowned --All Were Government Officials and Were Re- turning to Mainland i'm a Small Boat.

Manila, Feb 11.--A serious drowning fatality is reported off the coast of Tayabas. 4 number of government o.4xcials were returning to the mainland in a small boat from Alabal Island, when the craft capsized. The list of the drowned included Burch and Grace MacGrew, teachers, contract Ing surgeon named T. Tetamore and j |. Williams. physician of the board of healln,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
YOUNG GIRL DISrIGUR-
 ED FOR LIFE.

Bridgeport, Feb 11.--Miss Della o'Malley, who vas injured 1eo,n by ae sne toe en, T1nion Metallic Cartridge Go, yester- day afternoon, is still at the hospital She will be dishgured for life. The rims of the exploded primers struck her on the side of the face and GOV cred her with cuts. Her right arm was fractured. It is reported that while she is also suffering from shock she will recover.
 Coroner Doten began an investig ga- ton into the cause of the explosion yesterday. He visited the factory of flee and will take the statement of Miss O'Malley when she is sufficiently recovered,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
WOnEN nUST co.
Mem Stenosraphers to Take Their Places i'm New York.

New York. Feb 11.--Women employ ed as stenographels and in various other clerical positions by the Erie railroad company will. it Is reported, be displaced gradually by young men. They will not be forced out but, but when one leaves the service volun- tarily her position will be filled by a man. ,...
 It is stated by an oficiaI of the company that this policy has been adopted for purely business reasons due to limited qualifications of the gentler sex in railroad work and the imposibility of advancing them to higher positions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
WASHINGTON IS NOTIFIED
 STORY OF FIRST BATTLE.
Which Lasted Thirty-Four Minutes-.Capt Mahan Says Result is Not Much of a Victory for laps as Russians Have Not Been Weakened Japan csc Who Attempted to Land at Port Arthur Were Driven Back--Another Naval Battle.

will be able to resume active service shortly.
 The cutting of the cables compels official messages from Korea to come here by way of St Petersburg, caus- ing 8 delay of twelve hours. There fore no official confirmation has been received of the report that the en- peror of Korea has sought refuge In the French legation. Nor has the for eign office been officially notified that the crews of the gunken Russian war ships Variage and Korietz took refuge on the French cruiser Pascal, off Che
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
MEAT UNION BUSY.
Win Declare War on Women Employ
 &ee ed in Butcher Shops.

New York. Feb 11.--War has been declared by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America upon women employed in butcher shops in this city.
 Learning that several pretty girls nave been employed by a Harlem butcher to wrap and sell meat, the local executive board has started an investigation to learn whether or not the employment of women is inter fertng with members of the union. It is declared by one of the officials that no union butcher will be permitted to cut meat handled in this manner ana if necessary vigorous measures will be taken to stop the employment Of women.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
BITTEN BY A DOG.

Louise Kurtz, aged 5 years, dal1gh- ter of Herman Kurtz who conducts a barbe1. shop at the corner of East Main and Taylor streets, was badly bitten by a dog about i o'clock. The little girl was walking along Taylor street when the dog grabbed her by the leg. The bite was cauterized by Dr Thur ber.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
HANGED TO-DAY.

Greensburg, Pa, Feb 1l.--Charles Fl. Kruger was hanged in the 1ailyaro here to-day at 10:o9. His neck was broken The crime for which Kruger was hanged was the killing Of Con- stable Harry Bierer on July last.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11

Paris, Feb 11.-Advices received by the foreign office are to the effect that the damage sustained by the Russian battleshfp Cesarevitch, beached at Port Arthur on the night of February 8 after having been torpedoed by the Japanese, is not serious and that she
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
APARTMENTS BEGAN

New Haven, Feb. 11.--Argument in the striking drivers cases were be- gun in the superior court here to-day and the case will go to the pury to- morrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
To-Morrow Will he Lincoln Day..
 Banks and Libraries Closed.

Tomorrow being Lincoln day, a legal holiday. the banks, public H. brary and many other institutions will close their doors. There will be no general celebration of the day, unless
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-11
WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Connecticut: Fair to- night, Friday probably continued fair; light to fresh north, to west winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
THE DUKE OBJ CLEVES
F'rom the engraving by Aldegreyer)

Enguerrand Charonton and other early masters
Les Arts" for May opens with interesting
chapter by Frederic Mason on the late Princess
Mathilde artist and a collector. She
studied at various times under Rafret Eugene
Giraud. Terrier. Doucet and Baschet From
1859 to 1866 she regular contributor to
the Salons Twice week she devoted a whole
day to work in her studio. and she made friends
with most of the distinguished artists OF her
time. She loved to discover man." says
NJ Mason: ito encourage him by acquiring his
first successful work" She bought not only
modern paintings. but, with the advice Of NJ.
Reset. good many old masters. M. Mason
illustrates his article with reproductions of
works by Roslin. Guardi. Tiepolo. Reynolds.
PourbCs and others-some Of which she left to
the LouvTe-whiCh show the excellence of tho
princess's taste. 1t is this number Of Les
Arts" by the way. that contains pictures from
the Salon.
''L'Art" for May treats of the Salon also. but
the best thing in this number IS the engraved
portrait of the Duke OF Cleves by Aldegreyer
which reproduce. The plate is given In the
magazine apropos of the exhibition OF French
primitives. 1t the Duke Of Cloves who
married Jeanne d'Albret. niece of Francis L
and afterward withdrew from the alliance under
pressure from Charles of Spain. The Ca
zette des Beaux-Arts' begins in its May num-
Der series Of learned articles on the print
tives by NJ. Lafenestre. giving. among other
illustrations. a fine plate from an early Burg
INDIAN annunciation- The Salon also is taken
up In this number and is treated further in
the Gazette" for June. the best plate in which,
however. Is etching by Mayeur after Turner's
dido ut Carthage" Pictures from the Royal
Academy and the New Gallery fill most Of the
space In The Art Journal" for June. From
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

actual events There are battles and skirmishes
a-penty, descriptions of life in the British field
hospital near LadysInith and in the military
prison at PietermaritZburg. pictures. painfully
realistic, Of the destruction of homesteads, and
the fight of women and children TO the veldt,
only to be captured and rounded Up in the Brit
ish concentration camps. The story is marked
by extreme temperatures in the authors atti-
tuce toward his conquerors, and gains in
strength by this moderation He recognizes the
good and manly qualities Of the British, while
he does not gloZe the brutal conduct of indi
yiduals He recognizes the inevitableness of the
outcome but also the inevitableness of the con-
fict-even of the prolonged conflict, the guer
lila warfare that continued after the war itself
was supposed to be over, the logged. splendid
determination of the burghers to fight while
there was fight left in them. The simple, pas
toral life of the Afrikanders is drawn with broad
and simple strokes; the rush Of battle with
convincing realism 1t would be hard. for
Tommy Atkins, to read the story without feel
ing of keen sympathy for the conquered Beers
and Of admiration for their sterling qualities. so
strongly manifested in the author.
There is breezy quality In the thirteen (no
unlucky number here) stories gathered together
under the title, The Woman Wins" that seems
to blow away most Of their constructive
faults. and to disturb the critical attitude
that one might otherwise take toward them.
What II these short tales. comedies all Of them.
and some of them frankly farce do occasionally
violate probability Mr.. Barr Is at least al
ways entertaining. With one gentle murmur
against tho needless haste with which the lead
ing characters In most Of these tales fan In love
with each other. tho general verdict must be
Chat the book offers the reader . very agreeable
way OF passing the Tina The opening story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
ART ABROAD.
Exhibitions Noe Open in Paris and
London.

The art magazines from abroad overflow with
reproductions of pictures in the current exhibit
tions. They enable one to obtain. without cross
ing the Atlantic, very fair notion of the Salon
and the Royal Academy. The exhibition OF
French primitives recently opened in Paris Is
also illustrated in more than one of the neriod-
icals. The April number Of Les Arts Is de-
voted entirely to the last mentioned show. and
Is q really valuable issue for the student. since
it contains quantity Of fine reproductions
after Malouel Henri Bellechose. FouQuet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
THE QUEST.

From The London Outlook
saw the towering clouds take nre
From the low sun, and thought them blest
They neared the land OF my desire,
The splendid West
Spring laughed In breaking bud. clean air.
In skies that took the tone OF rest:
saw yet found them not SO fa1r
As In my West
Night grew. breathing silence feit
And peace. pure peace. was manifest:
Yet loved I not quiet peace 80 well
AS Ia my West
What balm then, for this ancient pam.
This torture OF the bafffed Quest1
Only to take the same dear road again
That reaches West
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
Il BOER NOVELIST.
General VIjoen's Story of the
Recent War.

CN P E THE NIERKI-EUR: A ROMANCE OF A
ms CAUSE By Ben j. Viljoen With five
illustrations by l. b. Hazelton and frontispece
portrait OF the author. limo. DID. 3S5 Small,
ihE WOMAN WINS BY Robert Barr 12mo DIP.
aa Frederick A Stokes Company
Though written In the guise OF fiction, General
Vnjoens story, Under the Vierkleur." may be
regarded as a record rather than novel. 1t IS
professedly largely autobographic, and most Of
the stirring scenes which the author depicts are
founded on his personal experiences in the South
African war; Love interest there is. but 1t is
little more than a suggestion and in nowise af-
fects the course Of the narrative. In fact, the
hero has no meeting with his betrothed until
both the war and the story are ended. For all
that the interest IS continuous, and the ad-
ventures Of the young veldt adjutant and his
sweetheart, separated though they are lose
nothing through being the transcription of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

pounds 10 weight, occupying the whole Of the cart
whole winter
AIllet = largely raised. and forms the STAPLE
food Of the people. and from It is distilled the
national drink, samshu. which retails at ~
cents a pint There Is considerable export trade
In ginseng and In raw silk. Dogs are raised on
farms for their skins. and the flesh replenishes
the family pot Tigers are hunted for their
skins and also for their bones. which occupy =
high place in the Chinese pharmacopeia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

these reproductions 1t Is plain that dsA0 1T
least one beautiful painting at Burlingtna 8suse
Mr.. Furse's Diana Of the Uplands.' . sSndy
OF a girl holding couple OF hounds in lan0 With
one hand while she guards her hat aEAa4 the
breeze with the other. 1.-THE IntRn81nnA
Studio for June is chiefly interesting 01 IN
Illustrated article by M. Uzanne on ths JGs&&D
Of NJ CASTOR Ia Touche.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

Tho Countess Decides" is the cleverest; the
denouement is totally unexpected. yet bewilder-
ingly logical The author writes We'll too. in
The Telegraph Message" story Of a conflict
between love and duty. which contains strong
situation. Electricity, in one form or another. Is
the motive power. to speak, of many of these
little romances. which nothing if not up to
date"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
20 "

Ing desecrated. A mark to be made use Of By
the navy in its speed trials has been set up on
the coast within clear view of Polperro and this
mark consists Of "a hideous boarding Of gall
HaniZed iron seventy feet high. painted in
stripes. and like nothing on earth but a mon
strOus device for advertising patent pilla" We
reproduce, by the way. a recent quaint carl
cature of the author Of Fort Amity."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
LITERARY NOTES.

An italian scientist DR.. GigIion, OF Y1nrEncA
has written book on THE Malades q La
bor." In which he tells some interesting things
about the pathology and hygiene Of occupa-
tons He studies all OF The Ills OF the de1h
which are especially associated with UodEn In
dUstriauS1n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

Some twenty years ago an anonymoun book
appeared under the title Of Society In London"
and caused mild sensation Now the suthor.
whose identity is still concealed behind thu pen
name of "a Foreign Resident" has written
new volume called Society in the New Reign
DR.. ]. Holland Rose whose life of Napoleon
has rapidly taken rank as a convenient and au-
thorttative work. has in preparation collection
OF his essays and articles the period 1870
1870 which will be published in the fall pre-
snmabIy by the Macmillans. under the utie Of
hitherto printed in periodicals the volume will
contain three new essays-"The Idealist Revolt
ment of Europe and Egypt During the First
British Occupation" Some unpublished docu-
ments. including new letter of Neson'A will
be given in an appendix DR.. Roses "Napo-
leon." by the way. is about to be Translated into
German.
Globe" believes that it must have struck many
observers how very slight and incon1Adarable
is the American contribution to the eternal
| things Of art" Europe may justly envy N he
| thinks our labor saving inventions, but eur art
and our literature have not yet made. alAsi -any
serious impression upon the world" Why
should these things be thus? There - pEoba-
bly, some spirit in tie atmosphere Of tho Ameri-
can continent which is antagonistic 10 art There
Is no sense of age. very little veneration. and
an entire absence Of restfulness throughout tbs
United States" And there you are!
The late Lord Acton's Cambridge Modern
History is making steady progress under the
| supervision OF DIR. A. w. Ward. DR.. q W.
Prothero and Professor Stanley Ieathes Three
volumes have already been published dealing
respectively with THE Renaissance" Tho
Reformation and THE Origin and Growth of
| the United States" A fourth volume is soon to
appear covering the period Of the French Revo-
luton.
While everybody is writing about George Sand
and her works. apropos Of the celebration Of the
centenary Of her BIRTH it might be good idea
FOR those who are rather weak on the subject
he No hav
surprised TO find presumably intelligent com
mentators assuming that she published her
novels over the name of Georges Sand" The
English form. George Sand. is OF course. the
correct one.
Mr.. John II. Ingram has just published
book called christopher Marlowe and His AS
socates." II is richly illustrated with portraitA
but Marlowe himself is absent from the gallery
Mr.. A. T. QuillerCouc has paused In the
midst OF his romancing to write protest
against an act of grotesQue vandalism perpe-
trated by the British government He claims
b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

Mr.. A. T. Quiller-Couch has paused In the
midst of his romancing to write protest
against an act of grotesQue vandalism perpe-
trated by the British government He claims
that one of the beauty spots OF Cornwall II be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
The Wnitings of His Contemporaries
on His Death.

/ COLLECTION OF THE FACTS AND DoCu-
GENTS RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF
MAJOR GENERAL. ALEXANDER HAMII-
WITH M ME v SRRfMMssNTs ITpSSSsETH lgR
MONS AND EULoGIES THAT HAVE BEEN
PUBLISHED OR WRITTEN ON HIS LIFE
AND CHARACTER BY the Editor OF The
Evening POST $500 Syo. pp. viii. 276 Housh-
ton. Aif1iu 4 Co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

Mr.. John II. Ingram has just published a
book called christopher Marlowe and His As
sOciates" II is richly illustrated with portraita
but Marowe himself is absent from the gallery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

Some twenty years ago an anonymow book
appeared under the title Of Society In London"
and caused mild sensation. Now the author,
whose identity is still concealed behind the pen
name of "a Foreign Resident" has written a
new volume called Society in the New Reign"
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The evening world., 1904-06-10
Drunken Man Makes Unpro-
voked Attack on Mrs. Susan
Johnson and She May Lose
Sight of Injured Optic.
PRISONER SAYS HE DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING.
AssalIant Promptly Knocked
Down by Woman's Husband
and the Fellow Now Has a
Broken law and Broken Nose.

An ~unnroyoked attack by a man IN
,, oeiv drunk. upon Mrs. Susan johnson.
tho wife OF Bert johnson. treasurer OF
IN. Untaue Theatre In WILLIAMSBURG
last night. will probably result In the
loss OF the sight OF her right eye. John
ckay OF No. 40 Guernsey street
Greenpoint. the man responsible TOT her
condition, was arraigned In Lee Avenue
| Police Court to-day and held In Sl'VoO
bail. He said he had no recollection Oh
the assault.
Mrs. ohnso attended q theatre In
this borough last night with her nus
band and her brother, Frank Lasker.
They went TO a restaurant after the
show and did not reach
until after 2 o'clock.
While they were waiting for q car
from the ferry Mckay came along As
he passed Mr.. Johnson and his party Mr..
Johnson was standing close to an Il
pillar lighting Il cigar. n MIR. I.askei
was "a few feet away. ,
With an oath Mckay raised a closed
umbrella he was carrying and jabbed
Mt Mrs. Johnson's face with II. The
sharp, steel point entered her right eye.
made a lunge at Mr.. Johngon. and
right there his activity ended. When
III was finally got t othc statiCn-house
he had n broken Jaw. n broken nose
n other injuries too numerous to
Mrs. johnson was removed in a coach
to her home. No. 3lS South Fourth
street. where her family physician, Or;
Atsel. assisted by specialists. attended
doubts II Mrs. Johnson's sight can be
saved in her right eye.