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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
MICHIGAN UNION LABOR PARTY
Nominations by the State Convention at
 Detroit--Bo1ters Hold Meeting.

Nominations by the State Convention at
 Detroit--Bo1ters Hold a Meeting.
 DETROIT, Aug. 16.-The Union Labor Party has held it's State Convention and ad- journed. At the opening a spirit of oppo- sition to fusion with either of the old par ties was manifested and characterized the convention throughout its delioera- tions Bartley Breen representing all the counties of the Seventh District stated to the convention that hls people re- garded fusion as wise opportunity, which should be taken advantage of, but finding the sentiment of the convention opposed to fusion, he withdrew, followed by several others of the same mind. The Convention then nominated the following ticket:
 Governor-Wildman Mills; Lieutenant Governor-Paul Marvin; Secretary of State-George Nc Allister State Treasurer James Wlnney; Auditor G General-John O. Zabel; Commissioner State Land Office M. w. Scott; Superintendent Public h. struction-Mrs. $. E. V. Marcy; State Board of Education-John Raviden.
 The platform declares for the abolition of national bonds; government control of railroads, telegraphs and mines; against child labor; ill favor of the forfeiture of all unearned land grants, and for equal wages for the sexes
 The bolters gathered in the Michigan Ex- change Hall, representing 2l1 delegates, and held an anOther:convention, endorsing the Democratic Greenback fusion ticket throughout
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
EXPIRED FROM RAGE.
4 Newspaper Man Truthfuuy Describes
 His Experienoe on the Prairie.


 Snake stories are in season, and we pro- pose to tell one literally true, says the At lanta JournaI. We were riding over the un- settled prairies of Kansas with a compan- ion, when we came suddenly upon a large prairie rattlesnal1e. The growth of grass all over the prairie was rank and thick, and fully six or eight inches high. except in the little flat or depressed spots where the wa ter had stood until late in the spring; on thesc it was short and scant. It was one of these partially bare places, perhaps thirty feet square, that we came upon the snake. We took out our revolver, and were about to shoot at it, but our companion said: Don't shoot" We had wasted most of our loads shooting at prairie-chickens, etc, and might need what we had left for other game.
 There was not stick large enough for riding switch within a mile, but there were limestone rocks here and there on the prairie, and he said if we would keep the snake in the bare place he would ride short distance back and get a rock where he had seen several. We undertook the task, but the snake vicious, and bent on getting out into the high grass Finding that he would get out if he had to pass under our horse, we drew back a few steps and fired at him. The ball struck and cut up the ground a few inches beyond him; but the discharge seemed to change his entire disposition and action. He wriggled to Q small "resin weed" growing in the bare spot, and coiled himself tightly around it. By this time our companion had returned with rock, and, dismounting, we threw it at the snake. It struck tho ground q few inches beyond him, and he meyer moved
 Approaching cautiously we drew away the stone with the crooked handle of an umbrella and again threw it at the snake This time it did not quite reach him, but struck the ground near him and rolled over so as to touch him lightly. Still he never moved or rattled.
 With some fear of danger we quietly touched him with the end of the umbrella, and as he still remained motionless and quiet we cautiously unwound him from his coil around the weed. He was limpas rag, but entirely dead-dead all over; not even his tail gave any signs of vitality. There was not bruise about him, and certainly we had not hurt him with either ball or rock. We could only conclude that in his rage or fright when fired at he had bitten and thus killed himself.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
CAUCUS OF SENATORS.
Republican Members Decide on the Or
 der of Business.

Republican Members Decide on the Or
 der of Business.
 WASHINGTON, Aug 16. -Repub blican Sen- ators held a conference last evening at the residence of Senator Chandler, at which all but two or three of the Republican Senators now in the city were present. Senator Allison was authorized by the caucus to make statement to the press, which he did verbally to the newspaper men who were waiting.
 "We had a conference" " he said, lon the order of business, and arranged, as far as we are concerned, the order in which the we shall submit to the Democratic Caucus order, but will give it to you ill to- morrow. It comprises all the inn portant measures that are now pending. Then we had an informal talk about the tariff, but took no action We propose to finish the fisheries treaty right away. Any appropriation bulls which may be awaiting action will then be taken up and disposed of. Then Senator Chandler's Jackson, Miss, outrage resolu- ton will be brought forward, aud it is likely that there will be q debate upon the elective franchise in the South generally Bills for the admission of North Dakota, Washington Territory and Montana into the Union of States will next be in order. If by that time the Tar if Bill should not be ready for codsidexa- tion in the Senate, other bills will be taken up to fill in the interim and an opportunity bills in which they may be specially inter- Natnd
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
THE ClGARMAKERS TURN.
The Congressional Committee on EaupeE
 Immigration Gives Them HeM.aAaE.

The Congressional Committee on RaupeE
 Immigration Gives Them HeH.4ag.
 NEW YoRK Aug. 15.-The Congressional Investigating Committees work is EGtract- ing much interest all over the c0rntry. The Commission Is undoubtedly -'eter- mined to leave no stone unturned .- their search for facts concerning paupx- immi- grafton, and are giving every br~ach of labor that cheap workmen can fill = thor ough sitting.
 Daniel Harris, jour neyman clgarEaker, President of the New York Local s2 the CigarmalSers' International Union e.atiied that prior to 1863 from to 10 per ~%nt Of the cigarmakers of this city were SSreign born; now about 90 per cent. were S-<eign- CTS, and 50 per cent. of those were SvEales; few American girls were cigarAahvrs; the large majority of the cigarmakers were Bohemians and Slavs; they were crSanish; they did not become AmerI0enized in any way, and they accepteI such low prices for their work aS t~ drive all Americans out of the tra6A The Bohemians came in 1869, the wtnrrs said, and were followed later by the Hnnksrians, next the Poles, and then the Russl&- Jews; they all came in thousands, and thee5 could be seen at work in this city in celisEa and basements; they would work fortY-@even hours at a stretch, but not making more than s week; they made machir9'made cigars; they had not yet mastered ae art of making handmade cigars. Goo:1 cigar makers formerly could make $50 week; now they can only make SIP; the IUCeign pauper labor would work for from - to $6 a weeK. The witness said he ats@1outed the great reduction in the wages of hss trade to the importation of pauper labor.
 The Committee then investigated an al legged violation of the Contract Lats1 Law by J. P. Howell & Co.,, enamel I2atheI manufacturers, in Newark JoseTn We hole, q Knight of Labor, testified t<at J. J. P. Howell & Co. dismissed f0EF jap anners, skilled laborers, and iA.7orted four men from England to take their places. Theiwitntoss sad that HoweG &..Co agreed to pay the Enghshmen $15 No week, which was more than the firm was eayiIg before to American workmen for tr7 same kind of labor, their object being to sbtain nOn-uniOn WOrkmen,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
MYSTERIOUS MONSTERS.
What Sea-Serpents Are Like Accordin
 to the Most Authentic Accounts.

What Sea-Serpents Are Like According
 to the Most Authentic Accounts.
 A young sea-serpent was killed with a pitchfork on Good Harbor beach, Mass, in 1877, and was exhibited for days in the house of Captain John Beach. It was for merly examined by the Linu9an Society of Boston, and declared to be the young of some gigantic unknown creature "resem- bling the Sea-serpcnt.'
 Captain McQuhae, of H. M s. Daedalus, described the sea-serpent he and his crew saw on August 6, 1S4S, as more than sixty feet long, of a dark brown color, with no fins, but something like a mane on the back of the neck which was about sixteen inches through.
 No less parsonage than Daniel Webster, as recorded in the NclU EHOldnd Ma0dzinc, saw sea-serpcnt on August If, 1877, and that particular sea-serpent was described as nearly one hundred feet long, as large around as mans body, of a dark brown color with a head like q turtles, and a yer tlcal motion in the waves.
 Bishop Pontopidon, whose account, being based on hearsay IS very little credited, said the Norway sea-serpent was gray, with black mouth, long manc and q head not unlike that of horse.
 Rev Paul Egede, a missionary to Green land, says in his story of his voyage to that country that he saw on July 6, 1714, sea- serpent with a long, sharp shoot, that spouted like a whale. It had "broad flap pers" and scales and looked like a snake.
 The Roundout aquatic snake was said to have mottled back, q long dorsal fin, and to be about fifty-tive feet long. The sea serpent seen by MT. Parsons and Captain Hitchcock in the Hudson was described as having fiat sides and a big slate-coored head The Gloucester (Mass.) sea-serpent seemed to be about eighty feet in length and had a smooth, dark head, corresponding in other respects with the general drift of testimony.
 Virglrs description of a sea-serpent is: "Lacoon, the priest, was sacrificing bull before the sacred altars, when, To! on the tranquil deep, twin sea serpents are seen making their way to the shore. Their bloody crests and erect breasts o'ertop the waves. They wriggle along over the sur face in great coils, flashing the sea into q foam. Soon they reach the land, and, with fiery, bloodshot eyes, lick their jaws with hissing tongues"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
An Eccentric Man's Funeral.

BISGHAMToS, N. Y, Aug. 1G.-A remark able funeral has just taken place in this city. Dr. Wheaton, an old and influential citizen, believer in the dogma of ''good cheer" died Monday, after having directed that no outward signs of mourning De as sumed at his funeral. Accordingly, the friends of the family, when they met at the appointed hour, were astonished to find the widow and daughter of the de- ceased attired in the purest white and wearing bouquets of flowers. The corpse lay on a sofa, covered with a many -ccSored robe, and was not removed to the ooftin until the last moment
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
The Burlington Troubles.

' CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-With refere2ee to the dispatch from Boston saying that no decision has yet been made by the BErling- ton officials on the matter of passing the dividend it is stated that General Manager Stone of that road is in New Yors, and that his mission dEto submit to the airec- tors of the road the proposition for O set clement of the strike, submitted by Arthur and Sargent to the Burlington some Aeeks ago in this city.
 THERE is family living in Oglethorpe County, Ga, of fourteen members-father, mother and twelve children, the oldest child being forty-five and the youngest twenty years of age. There has never been a death in the family, and all are now living within six miles of each other.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
FASHIONABLE RANCHES.

LoNDoN's fashionable fad just now is MT. Edison's perfected photograph
 UPPER-TEN young ladies in London society have adopted photography as their pet diversion.
 NEW thing in England is a walking stick made hollow, with a place in it for holding eight or nine cigars.
 THE latest arrangement in Paris for a wedding at home is q floral umbrella, under which the happy par stand.
 NEW album for locks of hair has been lately introduced. It contains specimens from the heads of those dear to tho owner.
 A NEW and singular "fadr among fash ionablc young men is to have an embroidered bug on the trousers above the knee. They are worked in colors and arc very decep- tive in appearance.
 FIVE thousand dollars worth of under wear is an item in the bridal outfit of a millionairess. They were all of hand woven silk with real lace trimmings. There were two dozen complete sets.
 A NEW matrimonial fad is the celebration of the "clover wedding," which takes place,op the fourth anniversary. Itls never celebrated by grass widows, however sug gestive thereof the name may be. A NEW craze called the 'tip' craze is abroad in the land. Young ladies count the number of hat tips they receive from gen. tlemen, and the one hundredth one is sup posed to be their future husband. The be- setting fear among the fair creatures is that the one hundredth one will be married man.
 THE latest whim in New York society is the ''secret honeymoon" The groom ar ranges with his best man how long he may be absent, tells him the places he would like to visit, gives him a sum of money and leaves the rest entirely to him. Neither he nor the bride have the least idea where the honeymoon is to be spent until they are on the steamer or train, as the best man ac- companies them to the wharf or station, checks their luggage and hands tho groom an envelope containing a route all laid out for him, saving the annoyance of tele- graphing to hotels and arranging minor de- &ai1S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
Named for Congress.

The Republicans of the Fifth Indiana district have nominated Henry C. Duncan for Congress.
 The Republicans of the Thirteenth Indi- ana district have nominated WilAsam Hoyne for Congress. Mir Hoyne is pro- lessor of law at Notre Dame University, South Bend.
 Col. Theodore F. Long was yesterday nominated for Congress by the Republi- cans of the Second Maryland district.
 William H. Helen was nominated for Congress by the Prohibitionists of the Fifth Maryland district.
 The Republicans of the Thir:y-fourth New York district, at Clean, yesserday nominated William G. Laidlaw of Ealicott- vile for Congress.
 The Republicans of the Ninth Ohio Con- gross district have renomlnated Col w. C. Cooper for Congress.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
PARTICULAR PERSONS.

GOVERNOR BOB TAYLOR, of Tennessee, goes to barbecues, plays the fiddle dances with the girls and runs foot races.
 DR. TALMAGE occupies sensible attitude toward Sunday newspapers. Let them have good reading is the sum and substance of what he says.
 JosIAu BARTLETT, whose statue has just been dedicated at Amesbury in honor of the the part he took in issuing the Declaration of Independence, was the introducer of qui- nine medicine into this country.
 THE decease was announced of MT. Woo yeno Kagenori, for many years Japanese Minister to England. His wife was the first Japanese woman that ever wore European dress regularly. He was member of the SatSuma clan.
 AMONG President Cleveland's callers the other day was John Winchell of Detroit, aged ninety-onc, who had come personally to urge the passage of a bill to pay him ar rcars of pension granted i'll 1884 for wounds received in lS14 at Lundy's Lane.
 CAPTAIN GREEN, well known as the re- formed gambler and now full four-score years old. has been granted a permit to en- ter Soldiers Home in Ohio, and he has gone to spend the remnant of his days among the disabled veterans of the war.
 THE photograph may become an instru-
  Edison, tho electrician, is said to be collect ing the yells of hls baby daughter on the phonograph with the intention of grinding them out for her modification when she be- comes young lady.
 WHEN Phil Armour, the great Chicago pork-pacllcr, goes on a journey he greases his way no other millionaire in the coun- try does. He goes to New York by the Van derbilt roads on one of the vcstibule trains, and gives the engineer, conductor and Wag ncr conductor each 8 tive-dollar note. Then he gves the brakemen, walters and barbers each two dollars.
 "I MAY honestly say," writes Sir John E. Millais, "that 1 never consciously placed an idle touch upon canvas. Yet" he con- tinues, "the worst pictures 1 ever painted in my life are those into which throw the most trouble and labor; and 1 confess should not grieve were half of my works to go to the bottom of the Atlantic-if might choose the half''
 MRS. CLEVELAND is one of the most frugal diners, She is said to eat meat but once q day during the summer months. She break lasts on eggs, toast, coffee and berries, or melon. Her lunch consists of Holsters, crabs or fish, with salad of lettuce or toma- toes. A partlality for soups and iced tea is one of her weaknesses, the tea being taken at odd times and between meals.
 THE Washington doctors say there never was critical case more superbly managed than General Sheridan's. At one time, it is known, both pulse and respiration had stopped-he was literally dead man. But the doctor clapped galvanic bat tery to the General and the other pound ed away to produce artificial respiration, and he was brought back from death to life
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
THE TEXAS BOOTBLACK.

An UnquenchabIe Nuisance That Posi- lively Recognizes No Rival.
 The Texas bootblack is :l study. Accord ing to Te1as SJttn0s, he is not precisely a study for a painter, but he is what might be called sketch. He is also brown study, although occasionally he is a few shades lighter, but generally he is as black as the ace of spades He is not as black as he is painted, or rather he could not be painted any blacker than he is. He never fades. He doesn't wash either, not even his clothes.
 There are physical discrepancies peculiar to the Texas bootblack. He can't walk. Atleast he never does. He runs and hops like kan garoo, to which animal he has grotesque re- semblance. This is owing to his habit of running alongside of prospective customer, twisting himself so that he can look up into the customers face to see indications of his having made up his mind to have his boots shined. In this way the bootblack acquires permanent cur vature of the spine If you catch Texas bootblack and pull out his spinal column, it will be found to be twisted like a corkscrew, if any of our readers know what thatis.
 The greatest objection to the colored bootblack is his energy and perseverance He always seems to be going in the same direction that you are Ii your boots are as spotless as the reputation of the man who never mixed in politics, the bootblack will, nevertheless, insist on shining them up He believes all men are liars, for he refuses to credit your assertion that you don't want your boots shined.
 If you were to produce an affidavit that you did not want your boots shined, the l bootblack would still refuse to believe it. | If man without any legs comes along on crutches the bootblack will ask him if he | doesn't want his boots shined
 As 8 persistent, unquenchable nuisance the colored bootblack that infests the streets of Texas is without rlval
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
SEEN ON A TRAIN.
Various Phases of Life Noted by an Old
 Railroad Conductor.

Various Phases of Life Noted by au Old
 Railroad Conductor.
 "Yes,' said an old conductor to Chica- go NelCs reporter recently, " we see all man. ifestations of human happiness and sorrow here in the course of d few months. Some times we carry funeral party in one part of the train and lot of rolstering pleas ure-seekers on another. We become accus- toned to such scenes, and the hurry and worry of our work prevents our sympathiz- ing or rejoicing with them, no matter how much we might feel so disposed And did you ever observe how few people there are who manifest any breeding when travel ing9 People who would be called cultured Ut home will sometimes act in the most shocking manner aboard train. How ire quently we see men, and even women, with their feet upon the velvet cushions in front of them Men who would be ashamed to have it known that they use the weed will spit tobacco juice over the foot-rest and floor until they render the place they oc- cupy useless for decent people. These coaches are scrubbed, dusted and polished every trip, but people don't seem to apprc- ciate it
 " It's fine place to study human nature. For instance, look at that man curled up in the space usually occupied by four passen- gers. He thinks that because he takes his DOOUS OH ne mas the rlgnL to project nlS pig, dirty feet into the aisle as far as he pleases. But no matter; can squeeze by them when necessary, and perhaps give his legs tweak now and then that will make hlm think we have been telescoped.
 "But all people are not boors. You can distinguish the true lady or gentleman here as elsewhere. They are never impertinent, drunk, nor sprawlipg dead asleep over the seats. They seem to take it for granted that all is being done for their speed and comfort that is possible and are satisfied. Coarse men, women, and old people make us the most trouble. They seldom know exactly what they want and so arc never at ease. The latter class we can tolerate for humanity's sake-but the men! Why, feel like pitching them from the train some times. They imagine their little slip of pasteboard entities them to all the room they can occupy and voice in the train management besides.
 I've see all sorts of partings, of course, but there is one kind l shall never get used to, and that is a square, manly young fellow leaving his old father and mother or sweet heart. tell you the God bless you!' and "Be good hoy' and the tears mean some thing then, and don't you forget it. When he takes his seat he has plenty to think about, and you can tell by a glance at his face that life for him has begun in dead earnest. May be you have been there your self? I have,'' and seizing his lantern he left me to my meditatons.