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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
The Steel Rail Workers,

PrTTsBURG, Jan. 27.-The question of wages among the blast furnace men at the Edgar Thomson (Carnegie's works, at Braddock, and the approaching conference between a committee representing the blast furnace, converting and rail mill departments with Manager Jones, is exciting great interest in labor circles The firm have presented a yearly agreement, in which they ask reduc- tion of 10 per cent The workmen are deter mined to resist any reduction. Employees from all other furnaces in this vicinity have petitioned the committee to hold out against a reduction. At the Edgar Thomson works all repairs are completed. The only obstacle in the way of starting up is the lack of orders. Orders aggregating 25,OOO tons are the books, and with prospects of getting twice tnat amount after resuming but these con- bined are insignificant for plant having an annual capacity of 450,OOO tons. Probably a month will elapse before starting the rail mill. There has not been such drawback in the steel rail business for ten years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Progress and Prosperity.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Col. Carroll b. Wright, chief of the bureau of labor statis- tics, delivered an interesting lecture in the chapel of All Souls church on "The Ethics of Machinery" He said: "The condition of the wage workers to-day is vastly better than at any other time under the wage system, much better than even quarter of century ago.
 The poorest of to-day is better off than his predecessor of centuries ago. It was wrong notion that progress caused poverty; it merely makes it visible that poverty is not the blessing but the curse of society. Charity is not blessing, but doubtful good. Work, if not the cure-all, is at least panacea for social disorders The laborer is becoming more closely allied to capital. He seeks a closer alliance with that factor. The solution will come in the line of cooperation. Of this have the fullest confidence. Some think we have arrived at the end of machinery Yes, the first end. Machinery is young. The flu. trre holds the golden age, and not the past"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
General Markets.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-FLOUE-Closed steady at unchanged prices: winter wheat extra, S2e0d 490; Minnesota do., S2.9o95: Ohio extra, a.9( @49O; St. Louis do, S2.90G4a0. Southern touI closed quiet; common to choice extra. S3.256s5.
 WHEAT-Options were dull and irregular, but closed firm at 1s@ssc. higher. SpoJ lots closed steady at Q slight advance. Spot sales of No. red state at 931sc.; No. do., 90l3c; No. red win ter 9O14s.; ungraded red, S90soISc.; No. red winter, Feb, SS34c. bid; do. March. S95sc.; do., April and May, 9l5sc bid.
 CORN-Options were only fairly active at ir- regular prices, closing steady at about 1sc. advance Spot lots closed firm as a slight ad. vance. Spot sales of No. . mixed cash. at 60c. ungraded do., 6o@61c. No. mixed, Feb. 6oI4c.; do., May, 6033c.
 OATS-options were dull, but steady, and closed at about 1sc advance. Spot lots closed firm and 4c. higher. Spot sales of No. white state at @43c.; No. do., 4l34c.: No. 2 mixed, Feb, 3sasG 3S34c.; do., March. 89l39Isc.
 RYE-Quiet; state, 6406Sc.
 BARLEY-Dull and nominal
 PoRK-Dull; old mess, SIS, for 1-year-old.
 LARD-Closed strong, but quiet, cash, S1.75; Feb, S7 64; March, S7.61.
 BUTrER-steady; western, 1a1sic.; state, Ia Gasc.
 CHEESE-Firm; state factory. II,4Glssc.; western do., llA0iac.
 EGGS-Steady; nearby, 24lac. western, s3Is 02ic.
 SUGAR-Raw dull; fair refining. 5Isc.; 98 test centrifugal, o4c. Refined dull: clt loaf and crushed, Sc.; cubes, i3sc.; powdered, iisc.; granulated, 7lsc; confecLioners' X, 7c.; A. stan dard, 65sc.; coffee of A, 614963lc.; white ex tra c, l-1G@e1sc.; extra c, 55sdGc-; c, e}s@ 63zc.; yellow, bl<dNSaSc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
THE HONEYMOON ENDED.
DIT. and Mrs. Bu1kley Agree to Live Apart After All.


 WASHINGTON, Jan 27.-When Miss Bessie Hillyer eloped on Dec. 20 last and was mar ried to young Grassie Bulkley, society gossip ped about in languid way for day or two and then dismissed it for a fresher sensation. A few days later interest in the matter was revived by bill filed by the bride for sep aration, on the ground that coerclon and threats had been used to gain her consent
 These proceedings subsequently, led to q meeting between herself and Mir. Bulkley, when the two decided that they could not live apart and settled the matter then and there by taking apartments in modest boarding house. Then for the second time society ceased to interest itself about them.
 Yesterday the announcement was made that they bad agreed to final separation. The bride is with her parents, Mir. and Mrs Curtis Hillyer, on Massachusetts avenue. The groom has also forsaken his modest boarding house, and he, too, has sought the shelter of the paternal roof
 The circumstances attending the separation are as mysterious as those connected with the elopement. Neither side will talk about the matter, and all that can be learned positively is that they lived together only ten days, and then the bride voluntarily left her husband and returned to her parents.
 Only few persons know the reasons, and they will not say a word beyond stating that this last actis final, and that a suit for abso- lute divorce will probably put an end to the whole matter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
TRADE BULLETIN.
New York Money and Produce Narkc
 Quotations.

New York Money and Produce Market
 Quotations.
 NEW YORK Jan. a6.-Money closed at sls pei cent, the lowest rate. The highest was 3. Ex change closed steady; posted rates. 4.S5G6 6LSi i5 actual rates, 4.S4l404sHa for sixty days an, 4.S6l6I4.S7 for demand. Governments closed firm; currency Gs, 119 bid; 4s, coup, 1a5I4 bid 4Iss, do, 10714 bid.
 Pacific railroad bonds closed as follows: Union firsts, 113@116: Union land grants, 1oSGoiO6 Union sinking funds, 11T6I1I9; Cent-als, 113GlII6 The stock market this morning was q lttl, more active and prices were firm. At the open ing vaue were 1s9ss per cent. higher, and they gradually hardened up to 1ao'clock. Manhattan Elevated advanced a4 per cent. within forty minutes after II o'clock. The most active stocks were Reading, Missouri Pa fife. and St. Paul Aside from Manhattan Elevated the advance was only fractional, ranging from AGM pei cent. There was a slight increase in the dealings after midday, and the market gradually gained strength. Reading, Lackawanna, Missouri Paci fic, Erie, and Louisville and Nashville were tht features of the afternoons tradir, and recorded the greatest advances The closing figures were generally S@2 per cent. higher than those oi yeSterlay,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
CONDENSED NEWS.

David Whitmer, the last witness to the di vine authority of the Book of Mormon, and who has been in feeble health for some time died at Richmond, Mo.
 The British steamer Bulgarian, which wa. to have left Boston yesterday for Liverpool was unable to do so on account of the ic, having been driven back in large quantities by the southeast blow.
 At a meeting of the Eastern Coal Dealers exchange ill New York it was decided tha, an advance in prices was unnecessary, as i, was the general belief that the strike would soon end.
 Buffalo is to have a union depot which will be the largest in the world, and will cost from s2, ,OOO,OO0 to S3,0O0,Oo0.
 The New York Central passenger depot al Niagara Falls was destroyed by fire, entailine a loss of about $50, 900. Citizens of Scranton, Pa., have subscribed 10000 toward the erection of Catholic col lege in that city.
 The senate passed the bill granting pen siou of e2,U0O to the widow of Gen. J. q Logan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
HONORING MIR. O'BRIEN.
A Presentation That Will Perpetuate the
 Mitchelstown Massacre.

Presentation That Will Perpetuate the
 Mitchelstown Massacre.
 DUBLIN, Jan. 27.-A banquet was given last night, at Mallow, in honor of Mir. William O'Brien, who arrived there yesterday. MT. O'Brien was presented with a gold mounted medallion ill the shape of heart, composed of the bullets extracted from the bodies of the victims who were killed at Mitchelstown. Great enthusiasm was manifested when the presentation of this significant emblem was made.
 MT. O'Brien then made an address, in which he said that the Balfour policy was a failure, and showed plainly its impotency; that it was paralyzed by malice, and that it was an infamy to a civilized nation. MT. Balfour, he said, had made ridiculous mess of his coercion practices, and that patriots had doubled in number in Ireland since Bal four had been chief secretary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
NAuGATUCK NUGGETS.

William Noble, the popular hveryman, is soon to close out his business and re- move to Poquonock.
 Flavia Collie in .'Galatea'' at the Main Street Theatre this evening. The advance sale of seats is the largest this theatre ever had
 The sociable given by the Wheel Club al the Opera House last night was not very we'll attended.
 The Sons of St Ge"rge have engaged Terrel's orchestra for their dance in Odd Fellows Hall tonight. 4 good time is guaranteed to all who may attend.
 The Order of the Golden Cross have en- gagged the Opera House for the evening of February II for \ sheet and pillow case party.
 Kendall, who was before the court yesterday charged with assisting Hubbell in the O'Brien case, was discharged.
 Scott and Benton have finished their work as appraisers on the stock of the Shepard Mfg Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
The Result of Disobedienc:..

PIrTsBURG, Jan. 27.-A terrific eoA'osion of dynamite occurred yesterday at the Car bon Limestone's company's quarries, on the line of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road, about ten miles from Youngstown, O. Fore man Masters, of the company, placed twenty sticks of dynamite on stove in a shanty where five Italians were lounging An ex- plosion occurred and the shanty was blown to pieces. Masters was picked up some twenty feet away Life was extinct his body being horribly mangled. All the Ital- ians were more or less injured, nearly all having their legs and arms broken. Two, it is expected, will die. The accident was caused by Masters failing to obey orders in regard to the dynamite.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
PAUPER PATIENTS.
Increase for Their Care at the Hospital
 Recommended.

Increase for Their Care at the Hospital
 Recommended.
 The Prudential Committee in its annual report to the New Haven General Hospital Society recommend that changes for the care of the town patients should be i'm creased to S5 per week They also recom- mend that the charge for the private rooms should be S15 per week instead of Sl2, as is now charged. The loss to the hospital on town patients last year was about S5,- 300. In 1885 and 1886 the losses were S4 ,533.71 and S2,S79.S6 respec- lively. Waterbury has ten or a dozen patients in the hospital at present for which it is paying S4 per week. It may be interesting to Waterbury people to learn that the receipts from patients and other sources at the New Haven Hospital for the year 1887, not including invest ments or charitable donations, were S32,- 014.79, a decrease of S3,Si2 9S; and the current expenditure was $40, ,S69,- IS, a decrease of S670.79. The deficit ot expenditures amounted to SS. .S54. .3g. During the year laundry machine has been purchased at a cost of S2, ,254. A. which was raised by private subscription. The hospital received S1 ,917.T proceeds of the last Charity ball, $500 of which was set aside as a nucleus of fund for a children's ward. The balance was used for current expenses, and S2, ,500 was re- ceived to establish the s.Dr Thomas Wells Free Bed" These figures are presented as being of some import to Wat erbury people at the present time. With a hospital here and one at Geriden these figures would be con siderably changed. A county as large as New Haven County should have more than one hospital. Fairfield County has two and Fairfield County is no great shakes either
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
A Ouarryman's Terrible Death,

EAsToN, Pa., Jan. 27.-By the premature explosion of a quantity of giant powder at the Glendon Iron company's stone quarry Wednesday afternoon Harry Peard, of South Easton, received the force of the explosion square in the face. Both eyes were blown out, and one of his arms was torn out of the socket and carried about twenty feet Peard walked about the room after being taken to his home, but subsequently, became uncon- scious and died yesterday. He leaves wife and two children
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Presidential Preferences,

NoRR1sTowN, Pa., Jan. 27.-The Daily Times prints answers to 100 letters sent to prominent Montgomery county Republicans asking for first, second and third choice for presidential candidates. The following is a summary of the replies: First choice, Blaine, 65; Sherman, r; Hawley, G. Harrison, For aker, Edmunds, Lincoln and Sheridan, , each :; Beaver and Evarts, 1 each Second choice Sherman, 39; Harrison, 13; Hawley, H. Lin coln z; Blaine, 6; J. D. Cameron, Foraker and Allison, ? each; Edmunds, Sheridan, Bea- yer, Gresham, Conkling, Morrill,, Hiscock and OgleSby 1 each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
New Dairy Methods.

M1DDLErowN, Conn.,, Jan. 27.-A notable change in the methods of Connecticut dairy farming is going on in the establishments throughout the state of a large number of creameries for the manufacture of butter. In nearly every community the farmers have co-operated in the formation of creamery association, and an extensive business is con- ducted Each day an agent visits the patrons of the association and collects the cream. The butter which is manufactured at the cream cries is superior in many respects to that made in the old fashioned churn. The introduction of creameries has greatly increased the amount of dairy products
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
MT. Dingley's Shipping Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house yester- day proceeded to the consideration of the bill amending the laws relating to navigation. Mr. Dingley, of Maine, explained that the bill amended the shipping act of 1886, so as to make clearer the cases in which the president is authorized to suspend the collection of the tonnage tax, and especially so as to make it clear that it was not the intention of that act to extend to any country the benefits of e1- emption of it's vessels from the payment of the tonnage tax, unless such country extended similar treatment to our vessels. The bill was then passed. >f
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Beaten by the Referee.

Concerning the drumming contest for the State championship, which was won by k. T. Elmer at Wallingford Wednesday evening, A; NJ. Whaples, the defeated con testant, saye "1 was beaten, not by Mir Elmer, but by an unjust decision of the referee, who proved himself incompetent and who afterwards acknowledged that he had given wrong decision. I claim the championship, and the honors belong to me on the outspoken judgment of all the drummers who were present, on the grounds that the referee had given a wrong decision, and if MT Elmer can be induced to try it again, which doubt, will prove my claim 10 the title.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Jav Hubbell Defeated.

IsHPEM1NG, Mich, Jan. 27.-At s:3O o'clock last night Henry w. Seymour of sault Ste. Marie was elected on the 117th ballot to fill the seat in congress made vacant by the death ot Seth C. Moffatt The result was attained by the transfer of the Marquette delegation to Sey- mour The delegates from the copper dis tricts voted for Hubben without break from beginning to end, and Menomee county gave B. J. Brown thirteen votes on every ballot. The final ballot was; Seymour, AS; Hubbel, 27; Brown 16. The new congressman is now in Europe. He is state senator from the Thirty. first district.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
TORTURED FOR HIS MONEY.
An old Man, Bound, Gagged and Shock
 ing MaItreated and Robbed.

HUNTINGDON, Pa, Jan. 27.-An outrage perpetrated in Henderson township yesterday will probably result in the death of Henry Merits, an old woodsman. About l a. m. three masked men entered the humble Int of MT. Merits and demanded his money Tor several years Merritts had been in ;.:, isI.n- bering business, and had accumulated a -.st S4,COO, which was secgeted in tue i,s.~. .i-. It of his dwelling. His aSsailaass I,oi, .tul gagged him, and. failing in ti,c;- c.,,. l., to extort confession by these means. tiisy- l:eld bis bare feet to the fire and otnes-wis., mai treated him in most shocking. ia amer
 Finally he became unconscious, 8 Il ais as- sailants left him and searcloi tie hut for his hidden wealth. Beneath the flooring they found over sl, 300 in iious slc,s. but ts,is was all they secured, as the other nluEey w;ls hid. den short distance fl Jm the house. II .rrits was found still bound and :;s;.,..c!, ;;:al ewing to his advanced years it k thought t:lc nlai- treatment he received will result in his cath.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
4 Rip Reduction in Wages.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Jan. 27.-It is said that Janeway & Co.,, one of the largest wall paper manufacturing firms in the country, whose works are in this city. have notified their hands that they will be compelled to make a reduction of 40 per cent. in their wages for some weeks to come, on account of the stringency in the trade. The company, it is understood, have to do this or close down.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
LATEST TELEGRAPH.
 From PRrss NEWS ASSOCIATION.
TRACK cLEARERs KILLED.
Four Men Run Down by . Train on tf
 Connecticut River Railroad.

HoLYoKE. Jan 27.-Three snow shovel lers were killed two miles north of here, al Jones' cut on the Connecticut River railroad this morning. The men were clearing the track for the Montreal express. and were run over by train running at full speed in the other direction. The men killed were John Shay, Martin Griffin and James Kennedy of Holyoke Michael connor wsx also probably fatally injured. The bodies of the men killed were horribly mangled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Their Wants Provided for.

YARMOUTH, N. S., Jan. s7.--During last weeks gale a brigantine, which is believed to be the Sainval Coipel, owned by Clarke Broth CTS, of Bear River, went ashore on Flat Mud Island, about fifteen miles off Pubnico. Capt.
 Keeley, of the steamer Electria, reports that he saw the crew on the island, and as there are huts built there for the use of shipwreckef seanen they are probably all right. No steamer can reach the island because of the ice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Judge Nelson s Death.

BROOKLYN, Jan 27.-Ex-Judge Joseph Nelson, of the city court, died yesterday af ternoon at his house, 1O5 Willow street, in this city, aged 75 years As presiding judge in the Beecher- -Tilton trial, which began on June II, 1875, and continued for 112 days, Judge Nelson became known all over the world, and was one of the most picturesque figures in that great trial. The masterly manner in which he presided at the trial was 2 asurprise to the ieea1 psusssdpn- 43e hansRa1 tale5 uace to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
The Sentence Was Inadeouate.

PAULDING, O., Jan. 27.-Joseph Waterside convicted of manslaughter in killing his little child by breaking its arms and legs and otherwise torturing it, has been sentenced to twenty years at hard labor in the Ohio penj- tentiary. Immediately after sentence was pronounced the sheriff started with the pris- oner for Columbus, to avoid a probable at tempt at lynching.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Inye.tirntiou of Trusts.

WASHINGTON, Jan a7.-The House Com mittee on Manufacturers discussed resolu- tion for investigation of trusts and deter mined to refer it to subcommittee to frame plan for action. Chairman Bacon announces a determination to make an in vestigation, though he adds that proposed investigation will not effect Trust or ganizations incorporated under State law
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Over 100 Persons sink with a Hridg,
 bu: All Escapc.

bu; All Escspc.
 PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 25-TI:v large hridge which spans the river at UIuaI,iia was the scene of a miraculous cScaIc fGoil death of over 100 persons Wednesday. Men, women and children had gathered to watch t.,e ice gorge break, when drove of c..U.e .;,SLed across the structure. The bri,iSe be-..n to sink beneath its great burden. au.. :, i3aon;ert later fell into the swollen sIres-n.
 Spectators and beasts were h,.riei l. ,-.ery direction. Six men, three wu:ne-. ,-,-- me boy were picked up unconsciosis, G.:..,, .us from numerous wounds It + tho.,-, rwu of them will die. The rest oi the sDe, .UituI, escaped uninjured Five heaG of oatt,e yer. killed outright and six will have 10 le ;,.J; o.. account of their injuries
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Col. n1oulton's Funeral.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 27.-The remains of Col c. w. Moulton arrived in Chauncey Depew's private car at Glendale, at 10 o'clock Wednes- day night, and were escorted to the old home stead. Hon. John Sherman arrived yesterday noon. The funeral services, at 1:30 p. n., were of strictly private nature. The re- mains were followed to their last resting place in Spring Grove cemetery by large con- course of relatives and friends.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
Talking to the Students.

MIDDLETowN, Conn.,, Jan. 37.-Bishop Ed ward G. Andrews delivered an eloquent ser mon to the students of the Wesleyan univer- sity yesterday, ill observance of the day of prayer for colleges. In the evening a prayer and praise service was held. College exer- cises were suspended throughout the day and considerable religious interest was manifested
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
G0in4 Ont 0f RusineSs.

ALBANY, Jan. 27.-The Albany Bonsilate company, one of the largest concerns of the kind in the country, yesterday concluded to wind up its affairs and close the business. Among the stockholders is John w. Hyatt, of Newark, N. J., the inventor of bonsilate and celluloid. The company has been doing busi- ness since 1881, having been organized in Newark with capital stock of S100,0OO. It was believed that there was great future for the company, but it has steadily lost money.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
4 Breeze From Maine.

PORTLAND, Me, Jan 27.-The railroads are still blockaded although trains on the Grand Trunk are expected through to-day. No attempt to move freight will be made for some time. The weather is clear, crisp, and high winds are blowing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
The Hatfield.McCoy Feud.

CHARLEsTowN, W. Va, Jan. 27.-Hon. John B. Floyd, of Logan county, states that the difficulty in that section is between the civil authorities and thu murderers of Vance, for whom warrants have been issued ''The Hatfields," he said, fare no more interested than other citizens of Logan county. The McCoys are part of the gang of murderers. J Governor Wilson has been asked for men or arms to bring these desperadoes to justice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27
The Passengers Escaped.

ALBANY, Jan. 27.-Owing to misappre- hension of the signal by the engineer of a freight engine which was ''shunting" a Boston and Albany train yesterday afternoon, col lision occurred between that train and Troy local on the East Albany side of the bridge
 The Boston and Albany engine was badly wrecked, as were several passenger cars of the same train, the local engine and cars escaping with but slight injury. No passengers were
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-27

iThey Should Cease to be Foreigners.
 NEW YORK, Jan 27.-Representatives of the various French unions in several cities of the United States, have been in New York for the past few days organizing a life insurance company for the benefit of the French speak ing population of the country.