Show MEETING enthusiastic GATHERING IS HELD IN NEW HAVEN new haven conn jan 4 A very enthusiastic pro boer mass meeting was held in music hall tonight about 2000 people being present the principal speaker was george W van of new york who in a dispassionate manner described the in africa and the causes leading up to tho present war A resolution protesting against the misrepresentation of the english government that the people of the united states were not in sympathy with the boers in their conflict was adopted and it was also voted to have the chairman appoint a committee to collect funds to be forwarded to the proper authorities tor the purpose of assisting the families of the killed and wounded of the boer army chicago jan 5 A meeting of the mattress manufacturers association nas held at the great northern hotel last night to make arrangements for the annual meeting january 11 which will be held at the same place at that time an advance in prices on the manufactured article of about 20 per cent will probably be made owing to the increase in raw materials |