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DEMOCRATIC sPL,NTERs.

1t will save the Democratic party
: great deal Of money il the Republic
ans can be fooled into renominating
Mr.. Blaine.-E. y. star.
Senator Edmunds is still men-
occasionally as = Presidential
possibility; but the mention appears 10
be only from force Of habit--csaci'-
nati Enquirer
The demand for open executive
sessions Of the Senate should be kept
1t is the only cure for the political
which makes the Senate
u~nclean. -Bnfaio Express.
Logan has received m invitation
to join the knights 81 Labor. He cant
afford to 20 10 sleep over it. Blaine Is
already a member u one Of the Name
lodges and sherman has knocked At the
door Of half a dozen in Ohio.-Brookivn
Eagle.
If the land-grabbcrs Of the past
can not be reached by law. then the
people Of this country should be pro.
tected in future from the wholesale
misappropriation Of our public domain.
This country Is increasing 30 rapidly il
population that all the public domain
should be carefully guarded and re.
served for worthy and industrious citi-
zsns. the brrad-winners. who are anx-
icus and willing to make their living
and improve their condition By honest
toil--Augusf0 Chronicle.
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N Am.sAns and Embarrassing seeae =
which Nsw Yerh,s k~x-senster f1g'
urea-
The threat q some Of the Senator's =
investigate newspaper men and their
methods Of obtaining the secrets Of ex-
ecutivc sessions revive many stories IN
regard 70 former attempts at this
thing. and one especially Is interesting.
as il relates 70 Mr.. Conkling and
marks tho starting point Of the cool'
ness between himself and the press
here. A Senator who was In q talkas
tive mood gave me an interesting 10
count Of the proceedings IN the Senate
az the time-l57l. The Senate had
just completed their work on the
Washington treaty and the great points
Of settlement between Great Britain
and this country had been decided. bpt
were not ready for publication The
day after the session several papers
published the entire proceedings Of the
executive session. An investigation
followed and two correspondents were
arrested and locked up in the capital
because they would not testify. Dur.
ing one Of the sessions Roscoe Conk-
ling drew up some resolutions
in regard TO the investigation
and senator Carpenter. Of Wis
consin. offered them. Next day
they were published Conkling was
in a towering rage, and took occasion
to get up in the Senate and deny havs
ing written the resolutions The Sen.
ate galleries and floor were crowded.
The whole thing worked like a play.
Mr.. Conkling was most dramatic. ~
well As emphatic. in his denial Of au-
thorship OF the resolutions. and dc.
clared that the papers tried 10 place
him in a wrong light. Having had his
say. Mr.. Conkling walked into the
cloak-room. He had hardly. gone
therein before Senator Henry Wilson.
afterward vicc-Prcsidcnt. entered the
chamber by the main door. He
walked 70 his seat. and. before he had
time 10 find out what was going on. he
arose and addressed the chair in refer
encc TO these resolutions. drawn BY
the Senator from New York (Mr.
ConkIing) and offered by the Senator
from Wisconsin lMr. Carpenter) in
the last executive session. He got no
further. for some one arose IN a hurry
and choked the senator of by saying
he was giving away executive secrets.
The galleries looked aghast. MI.
Conkling came from the cloak-room
hooking like a sheet. so white and pale.
He was caught. The press gallery
fairly shook with suppressed laughter
at his discontinue. He made an ex-
PLANTATION. but it was . lame one. This
killed the investigation The men
were discharged. and Conkling lost
ground with tine press for the side he
took against them that he has never
regained-at least in Washington
Wash. Cor. IhdiandDois journal
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A Hint For Our Navy.

A meeting Of the Institution Of Naval
Architects was recently held in Lon
dom II was attended BY many Of the
leading navy constructors Of Great
Britain. One Of the most important
subjects discussed was the speed Of
war vessels. Admiral Sir Ashley
Cooper Key said that during the last
six Years 1t had been the purpose II the
British naval authorities to make their
ironclads faster BY n knot an hour
than like vessels o. any other nation;
and the weight Of opinion was against
making any sacrifice in speed for the
sake Of other qualities
This fact Is well worthy Of attention
on the part Of those charged with the
duty Of constructing . new navy for
the United States. A high rate or
speed Is insisted upon BY the greatest
naval power in the world. Should We
not follow the example Of England il
this respect? Instead OF building slow
tubs. ought we not 70 have war vessels,
II their number be few, which can
overtake any other war vessels afloat?
The possession by Italy Of a few
armored vessels which = faster than
any English iron-clads seems really to
excite some disquietude in England.
and we may be sur the British fleet
will soon have similar ships Of equal or
greater speed II superiority In speed
Il deemed 50 important in a great
navy. can IL safely be disregarded il
building a small one?-N. y. Sun
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pIscREpiTEp.

Brocks' Alleged Ssasenens Looked rpoo
Asa Piece % Rrpsrtorial ~magsaafioa
ST. Louis. May ls.-M&xwen's alleged
confession is generally considered 70 Be-
nothing more than guess-work on The
part Of an ov~er-zealous reporter wher
Maxwell Was brought back from Auck
land he talked freely with : newspaper
reporter here, and Introduced into con
versafice an Hypothetical, case. asking
what would be the legal consequences Of
. man acting in the capacity Of . physi-
clan, killing his patient BY An
overdose Of chlorofOrm through an
error Of Judgment The interview was
published n the time and w2S ~ once
denied by MAXWELL Th9 <o-cAiled con-
fess;on now published il evidently based
on that interview. and IS probably > fair
guess q uhaf the defense will be-
When asked II the Interview was :
rect, Maxwell simply replied that he was
not talking 10 newspaper men on the sub
iecf Of his defense ID thai he would
not contradict or admit anE statement the
newspapers saw d. 20 publish NaxNelFs
lawyers ndicule the story They = that
such confession Was made by Max
well. and that their line Of defense will
not be made known until the proper time
during the trial
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unsl - ~ - 1s.1 scn> tine An 80
ssd.ss<.a.s; = hsissriFped . sssss sss
az = .s<9i - ; :.s:.s =:
4 70 %. rxceps drink. a.dl drank frr<ly
I ssssr s'' VS.. ss s.ss - s ssss. ssssy
: PAR = dsvsrs-sSs sr.s ssss len INTO ~
frsn .5ca q ssi r<ssssi eesryssIar
de.sa. whsi .A. done s<s,de this ! have No
s.s psss<ssssa 81 ne s.i ! mo. Only ssss
~ fc<In<o urre ehoee % ~ u<Dcs< horror.
rsI..nss !. ny o. y. ss.s ..sss-snt
q ~c1I1 - : Ne for ne % say that I sleps
for tirnt. and uxs gi.d vnen nornIns
s.os. ~ 4 y. 90 ~ ne sers e,,,sr ns 70.
-was : easheser found among your meti-
al in<frunFnf<r
Il donI know. earned some % ny m
sysy N vsi.ss and snrs- s'e1
-H.d yoa any plans sso.s dlsposins esshs
None vnHrever. / meant 20 Ie-vs q there
exp<ctinx that q vouI1 - tAscove red
eooner than 4 wa>- and thinking tnae : post
noren ~cait reveal the true state o. tacss
desscins saeh A operation = have dsslg
-Hs. 3. rrellers I.sket (,
had plcnsy Of money ~ nv oun- o. I eo.l1
ncs have made the long trip which ! a.
mnke
Thls ss,r-rnert vAs thus Incomplete. BE-
eanse Il Vas intended that I honld obtain
the pri<o1rrs written statement which
gives al the details % the Easter sunday
cccurrences In room 1tA the attorneys
however. refused 20 <ive the vritsen stale
mcnt. and ~ fnelr advice Maxwell refused
90 say any more
Accortf1g 20 hts own s<ory the cutting OF
OF Prefers mn<rxc enc. the inscriptions zbo1r
-rraitorx- an all the 0t1cr queer Incidents
connected xirh the tragedy are 20 ce az
trlbueet % his li1uor and feAr-crAxet co1di-
sfon afr-r the fafAlfry.
Tnis u the story o. the KILN : OF PrriieR
- Maxwell told IL % ms YESTERDAY amer
nOon JoHx J. JkxxIyok-
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- Popu1sr Dr.m.sist FoIIowIng Jshs
Observation-Disclosures "a Relieves
NEW York. May l6.-Bartley Camp
ben. dnmatist, spent yesterday in the
pavilion for the insane It Bellevue Hos
pital. He was engaged I'll ths morning
in writing on . play and composing the
incidental music The manuscript dfa-
lorne was flIegible and inc0herent .
them u-ic score was written on . single
line. the characters only dimly resem-
bling notes. The weather had a depress-
Ing eject upon him. and 1t times he wss
frefful and pefulant, and then again Va
cheerful enough In the afternoon . Tor
mer scqusirtance from Pittsburgh, who
ala not leave his name, called with DR.. 3.
r. Elliott. a this city. and they were 3D.
mitfed 70 NJ Campbeli's room, where
thew talked with him for some tine.
Their visit had . bad effect, Tor after
they had gone the patient became violent,
tearing his hair and railing against ms
keepers
The doctors At Bellevue made On e.
animation Of Mr. Campbell's mental q
dition on Friday, and Dr. wiidman says
there Il no question 1t al th.f ne y sui
ferinr from general paresis. This being
L0E GMtE~ llE It<AA@ DC <8{
. told with certainty. His death II only :
question Of weeks and months Under
| careful treatment with out-of-door exer-
c,sc, Dr. WIIdman says Mr.. C~ampbeirs
physical condition may improve tempora-
| NV. but the case In all it, hearings u .
counterpart of she late John Nc
| CulIough's last months both In respect
20 causes and effects. Mr. Campbell will,
! by special favor Of The commissioners, Be
kept q Bellevue Hospital for . few days,
and net sent Y the pauper insane asylum
Of wards Island until the friends OF the
unfortunate man shall have hsd time q
signify what they mean 70 do for him.
winthrop Parker, Esq counsel for Mrs.
Campbell. says that the playwright has
absolutely no property. His wife
owns . small house on Staten Island
and her only means II derived from IL
rental. All OF Mr.. Campbell's property u
In the hands Of Ernest Havier, receiver
Tor his creditors
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re yomine< Par = wisconsin
shin Brouxhf F.c~ 20 Faee with Chsrgs
81 Emb<zsTing $4,000
BERLIN. Wis, May I'D l. Hark-
ness. recently nominated for postmaster
Of this city in place Of G. J. Thomas- has
been arrested on : charge Of embezzie-
menf- For : number Of years HARNESS.
with Joseph Yates, Dr. DodsoD and 3 ,.
Reese conducted . large wo0ien mill nm
der the arm name o I'D. l. Harkness& Co.
HARNESS had the entire control o. Dusi-
ness, and four years : the mill was
closed up- II II now rumore that h1rk-
ness borrowed money 70 N oun q
over e30,O00. signing the rm's name %
the note Most OF this money, IL Is e-e
he used for his own benedt Hence his
arrest. His friends are indignant and
protest that the move i mainly political
The complaints aIie<c that the delay N
securing the warrant j. due 70 the almost
Inexfrscabie tanzie in which the books q
the arm we're found and that they are
lust 10 able 20 get them into shape.
The high standing Of all parties con-
eerued has aroused much feeling IA
the meantime The old postmaster holds
over. = HARNESS can not qualify until
the present charges are Laid q rest This,
his fdends sAy, can be done
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BADLY SCARED.
4 BaifInor>an N.de . Target % ny : DIE
earded UAn< Whom He had ~>isnd~red
Throagn ~ Press

4 Rsiumor<an Nadea . Target 81 ny : Die
~ard<i Plane Whom He HAD ~>lsndered
Threagh : fres<-
NoSrRE4L- Can. May ls.-Niss Vic
toria Cohen daughter Of merchant 81
ttis city. created . sensation here yes
terdsy By attempting 20 kill . former
lover named Hermann Scaeyer, An i'm
porter. By firing thrre shots ont Of >
small revoiyers ~ him In the PlacedfArmes
the most central square in the city. where
she had been waiting for him.
The young couple had lived together
for some time, but Scheyer gave up the
connection = rear a-o- when his in
amorara entered suit AGAINST him for
large damages for breach II promise Of
marriage and betsayal. The action was
parity heard in the Superior Court lat
week, but . compromise Vas entered into
BY defendant paying . considerable sun
70 plaintiff 70 satisfy her, and the case
w1s Withdrawn
The reason assigned BY the girl forty
ing to kill Scheye- Vas that be had SLAM
dered her character in giving somt in
formation about the settlement Of the &C
ton 70 the local press for pubiicarion-
and had refused TO withdraw H. The
balls u the distance they we're fred had
no force, the pistol being 30 small
Scheyer Is proztrated with the nervous
shock, and his doctor viii not Il him
70 &C to court for : couple Of days
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HUMOROUS.

u. .Iox., IA liLa ~ ~ onavs
Sha-.-Ons whaf,- He-.censns II
.mhr.cas s-.v.ent..n million. ~ wo-
nan --Ii6,
accori;n. ~ IN. Tribune ..Astron.
ony parties are the latest fad in the
East. They arr usually organized
by stepping on 4 segment Of banana
cuticls. The Rambier.
IT was an ingenious idea for the
nine little Irish stowaways to hide them
selves in the pototo bin o. the steamcr
Helvctia and secure : free passage 10
the land Of the free. They thought,
doubtless. that among the other MUIR
phys they would not be noticed--N. Y.
Examiner.
De Garmo ..Ah. Miss Racquet. l
hone | shall have the pleasure Of find
inc Won at home THURSDAY evening
Miss Racauet-..I am sorry 10 say. Mr..
DE- Garmo. that am going out Thurs
day evening De Garmo-"Ah. well.
will leave my card; that will do -
well. Isd-bns-
Young Housekceper-''You are
sure this is the regular English break
fast tea. Mr.. Grocerf'' '-Oh. YES. We
warrant it." well ! will take .
pound. II you arc sure. Our visitors
are from London. and / should be
drcadfnlly mortified 70 give them Jap
an ten by mistake - Whitehall Times.
-Justice-..Madam. what have Won
AGAINST this man?' Complainant
..Weli. sir. he tore INV dress half on
Glow did he dol Il. MADAME stepped
on my trail. sir. and MADAM,
that Il ;mpossible. This man Is a city
defective. lie never got On any body's
trail - liz life. The prisoner is dis
missed. --Chicaoo .Journai.
-.Nv hu.b.nd u ~ poetic.- said
! one lady TO another in a seventh street
car the other day. Have you ever
, tried rubin his i'infs with hartShorn
linimcnt. mum?" interrupted q beefy-
looking woman. who overheard the re-
mark. ..That'll straighten him out ~
! auick rs n thing i know Of. il he
1 hasn't got L 700 bad. r-Bosfon GLOBE.
DE-. .srn.,.s ,;.;ous.,ookino
-, 49," ~ 49, Penn, =
p'ns 80 IN M ~
!. ~ ~ wnr,d nas mewel
un,ma,, - ..c I. warnc xass;rlax..
spn ~" 49,. rcu al MIN IN.
- ~ -a.ss-s y ~ariJ," POM
~ - po,a1 %sn;l,.r ,ou
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an AWFUL TRAGEDY.

4 ussh~r Cuts enc Throsss q Her Thr~s
Daughters sd n Es<rself with ths
same KNIFE
waEEr1xG. W. Va. May ls.-A terri
Die murder and suicide occurred Monday
ni-ht In Lincoln County. this State, and
was reported here yesterday Mrs. Mar
raret Dornzn. widow, became crazed
from religious fznaticism- and said she
nd been called On by the Lord % sscri-
dee the lives Of herself and three chiIdren
TO satisfy Divine wrath Early In the
evening she pr0strsfei herself upon her
knees and after spending several hour "a
Wild rawlings. arose, and arming herself
with = large sharp carving knife made
her way 10 the room occupied ~ her
three daughters, aged ten, twelve and
6fteen wears. The cnt the throafs
"a each child. and then plunged the reek-
Ing blade deep into her y heart 1he
I bodies were discovered yesterday -
neirhbors. Who state that tie room Wa
. % bespattered with blood . 20 greatly
resemble : slauyhtsr-house.
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A proposition TO establish another
Cabinet Office has come before Com
grcss, and Is meeting general favor
both in Washington and throughout
the country. II Is reasonably certain
that = large majority Of the members
ii the House will vote to elevate the
head Of the Department Of Agriculture
TO q seat in the Cabinet The PROPOSE.
ton a. II now comes before the House
Il 10 unite the interest Of labor and AZ.
riculturc under the supervision II =
secretary 81 agriculture and labor. who
shall be the head of an executive de-
partmenk-BNfalo Times.
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1xpuxAroLrs. Ind May l7.-Butch
ScDonaId, I ~well-known saloon-kecper,
wss arrested yesterday morning for
arson. Two weeks 2 he insured his
stock for $1,000, and yesterday morning
ne saturated the room with nine gallons
u coal-oIl and applied : match The
police had been appraised d his intention,
aud arrested him and his a~ccomplices
and succeeded in exiting u:shing The
1ames. All the stock had been removed.
The locality il shickly settled, and : mum
Der q tenants occupied rooms over ths
saloon. An accomplics has confessed.
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- -. c>--~1-, As>s,ss s~.,se,
Ss-.-xs 80 ~ Cha.cs q success.
-.---x rs-...-s.a>i. -, -
ns"e s-s. Al ~.
q ~ smoko tne nss' Jpn 49,
Republican campaign against the sem
ator will have "a b made at the state
convention. II will be : fight for posi-
49,. ~ en-. Senator'S enemies. and will
- 49, 49,. rh.;~r..c c;hhs
occur :" ~" 80" $3.50
Was appoihtea tne me"ut - =
Committee for Chittenden Sounty TWO
years ago when he resided IN Surfing
ton. and Was elected chairman !! tne
committee upon the REFUSAL o. non
George Nichols o. Nortnie.u ~ 1919
longer In that place bu, ar 1ipnss
now . resident OF Soun'y,
and Is the grInder-in-chiei o. Governor
smiths own hand-organ. the - Aipans
Messenger. IL - therefore an apparent
matter Of course that ne can not again
represent C~hittenden Sounty On inc
committee But he can represent
Franklin. u the delegates rom tnat
county TO the convention select MIN rs
committeeman VIII tneys
Franklin - Governor Smitns own
county, and there. u anywhere, eis
influence ougnt 70 DC potent n's
influence - sucn' Us nrst manifestation
IN the campaign VIII naturally DC 70
secure the election 70 me convention
OF delegates VINO VIII unite IN naming
Mr. Gibbs As the o. tnr new
committee LOT rankin Ioun's ms
ougnf not % ne = = Jop iot uoe
ernor smith and his trends 70 accom-
pii>h. ana u tncy succeed IA the unuer-
taking the next step IN the programme
VIII Dc 10 get 1ipos r~r-eiecteu cnsir-
man I inc m mat vii PIoee
. more uincui Jon. - us nisn., ~
probable tnat smith irlenus vii Is
IN the majority IN me committees anu
even u tney sno,pid % some q .nem
would unaouo'euiy nsS'.a.s nv"
tneir nanas Al 50 carry $3.50 - -
struggle. ~ course smith : aunsr-
a VIII tna. tne eno'cr u
chairman q me StAte conuia..ee
should nave ana can nave no. re'a''on
70 the matter q me Senator'ai sueeess-
lon 0inns ma peen cna'rn,sn on.
TWO year. taex VIII = Why no
re-eiect hims mere vas uenerA -
W 1ranrdy' OF sergenneS. ior m
stance. Tie held inc chairmansnIP TOT
twentv-Hse years znu NJ successor
Dr- 1eorge Sicnols- % Nortnnslu.
served unui he eol sicN p ~ Why.
then' snouia We 20. re-eieSt snoDs' -
has been the custom Because ne
doesn : nke Edmunls' room. ma, :
no feason- LOS VI PcoPie oon y AAe
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4 section Whers Capital and Labor Seem
20 He - Peace
It. i gratifying 70 observe that there
Is one section Of the country in which
industrial growth does not seem to b.
paralyzed BY strikes. lcck-outs and
other forms Of war between the capital
that gives employment to labor and
the labor that should be glad to be en-
ployed at rcmunerative wages BY cap
ita1. For some reason the South has
been fortunately free from these ruin
Gus disputes between labor and capital
and the result i that the industrial
growth Of the South i phenomenal.
The first three months in the year
1856 show that the new manufacturing
and mining enterprises in the South.
together with some important extern
sionso Of old concerns. will employ cap
ifal 20 the amount Of thirty-six and a
hall millions Of dollars This capital
has been drawn largely from the North
and East and from Europe. although
Southern capitalists have invested very
literally. The new growth i not con-
fined to . lew industries. but extends
over almost the entire range Of human
industry. from iron furnaces and cot
ton mills 70 fruit canneries and ice fac
tories The list i largely made up Of
small factories and workshops. in each
Of which : small capital and . few
workmen are employed. although there
are a few large concerns, one Of which
invests two millions in new iron and
steel furnaces
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When Congressman Jim Camp
bell. Of New York City. called on the
President 70 tell him that the boys
wouldn't stand Il any longer, he was
told 10 tell the boys that it would be
call right In time" When the Con-
gresham who u or Is not to be re-
elected in q month or 90 tried 70 make
IL appear that there was no time Left
che conversation closed by . return to
che first proposition. and II the boys
cant wait, they can consult together
and see what they propose to do about
H. But they'd hotter wait-Sf. Louis
Republican,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-23
FAIR HAVEN.
Colonel Laness FuneraI-A Guessing Scheme-Other Topics of Local In- terest.

Colonel Lane's FuneraI-A Guessing Scheme-Other Topics of Local In. terest.
 The funeral services over the remains o1 Colonel Ebenezer Lane, who died Saturday morning, took place yesterday afternoon from his late residence on East Pearl street There were many present. Rev. Burdett Hart of the First church oficiated. Sever al out of-town gentlemen acted as bearers. The burial was in the Fair Haven Union cemetery.
 The Quinnipiec Literary society will give a sociable at Center hall December 18th.
 The Indians will not continue their show longer than this week, as their entertain ments are not so largely attended as former ly.
 A seed guessing match was pleasantly held the other evening, everyone paying the admission price of ten cents being allowed to guess how many seeds there were in pumpkin. Prof. Higgins and J. H. Farley counted the seeds and found that they numbered 345. George Augur's guess of 343 was the nearest to the right number and he took the prize, which was a pair of Indian moccasins.
 The new Brewer & Smith call box on the corner of Grand avenue and Ferry street does not seem to meet with the small boys ap- proval, all the exposed glass has been smashed with stones.
 The children WnO are candidates TOT con- fimation by Bishop McMahon next Sunday will be examined in the catechism at St. Francis church each afternoon this week.
 A good deal of preparation is being made for the festival that Anchor Temple of Honor is to hold at Central Hall Thursday night, December 3.
 Mrs. w. s. Greene and Mrs. H. W. LooHnis leaves for Haddonfeld, N. J., to-day, to be gone five or six weeks.
 There ia only one carcrO of Cvstara Ou fha way from Virginia to Fair Haven at present, and that is small one. A few years ago a dozen or more boats used to arrive every week.