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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
A Mad Kings Amusement,

Peasant shooting is the favoritc nmuse- mcnt of the mad king, Otto of Bavaria But no peasants are killed, although his majesty faEcies that he has brought down several. The way they manage the royal sport is very simple. A fine hunting rife is handed to the king, and he immediately posts himself in one of the windows of his castle The rife is loaded with blank cartridge. A man is hired to post himself in a thicket and to emerge from it at a given signal lmmedi- ately on his appearance a royal bead is drawn upon him. The king fires; the man Calls, and the servants put him upon a stretcher and carry him of, while his majesty rubs his hands in delight The peasant receives his pay and puts in his application for unother j'b. It is fine thing to have Q crazy king. Foreign Letter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
PALMER ON IMMIGRATION.
THE MICHIGAN SENATOR URGES HIS
 RESTRICTION BILL.

While Not Desiring to Prevent the Land-
 the Interests of Our Workers Demand
 Immediate Action.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Yesterday after noon Mir. Palmer addressed the senate on hi bill to regulate immigration. He disclaimeo any intention to prevent any capable, honest, industrious, law abiding person from seeking a home on American soil. If it was desired that the American workingman should re- tain his superiority over the underpald la borer of Europe, such obstacles would have to be interposed from time to time as would deter the influx of those who would degrade American labor by undue competition. Much had been done for the United States and for American ]aborers and artisans by the duties imposej on foreign manufactured goods, but that very process stimulated inn migration, and that immigration, although in the main beneficial, now threatened, if con- tinued without selection, to aggravate exist ing evils and to lower the standard of the American people by lowering the wages ot those who toiled
 A conviction was growing, said MT. Palmer, that the country, with its 60 900, 900 of popula- tion and its S500O0, ,0OO, 900 of wealth, had passed beyond the need of immigration, and that it was time to go out of the asylum tbusi ness: time to cease to be a dumping ground fol the vicious, delinquent human product of other nations. The object of this bill was to pro vide for the exclusion of dependent, delin ,Iuent and dangerous classes, through an in spection and investigation in their OWL countries, instead of at the port of entry, and to effect this with the least possible hardship or inconvenience to desirable immigrants He quoted extensively from the United States consul reports to show the undesirable character of large classes of immigrants iron Europe; referred to the Chicago riot as tht result of the introduction of Anarchists ano their teachings, and concluded by saying that while his bill was not all that could be desired it was step ill the right direction. 1t woult | make the evasion of the existing laws on tn, subject more difficult, and would compel wha was demanded by the enlightened sentiment of the American people-a moral quarantine On the conclusion of MT. Palmer's remark the bill was referred to the committee ol 1 foreign relations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
DENoUNcING A DESPOT.
Citizens of Havana Revoiting Agains,
 Captain General Marin.

KEY WEST, Jan. 25.-Durine the last ten days Havana has been in a perfect turmoil and on the verge of mob violence. The trouble was caused by the interruptions acts of Captain General Marin and his officials. Although Marin has been in office but three months, his administration is rocking with crimes of every description. The government tax is short s50,00a, the local beard of alder men have gobbled s40, ,o00, the Cardenas tax office is short Sl0000, and every office of trust is honeycombed with fraud.
 Two weeks ago the indignant citizens made vain appeals to Marin for protection. A mass meeting was held, but Marin ordered armed guards about the gathering, and prevented the speakers from addressing tie people E Progresso, a mercantile newspaper, de nonnced Marins act and yesterday the paper was suppressed by order of the despot. When Marin learned that several merchants were sending cablegrams of protest to the home government he placed an armed guard about the cable office.
 On Sunday there were twelve murders, one suicide, eight highway robberies and four stabbing affairs in Havana and Cardenas. Senor Pezez, a wealthy sugar merchant. was found murdered in the streets Senor Antonio Luis, a prominent planter of Guines, has been kidnapped, and is now held for ransom at some unknown place, probably by tho murderer Lenque Romero The situation is becoming more alarming every moment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
\ New svstem of Cash Collecting.

\ new system of cssh railway for stores is a cable line operated by electric motor. The grooves in which the boxes move are of nickel plate. At each corner are wheels, aroussd which the cables are arranged, a lower and an upper ono. The lines go all over a store, and could be carried into the attic or very far away with the necessity of only ono head .uarters. The boxes, little nickel plated square ones, shut with a spring and fitted with clutches, are side tracked at the station by grooves. The clerk puts the money and check inside and slides it on to the main grove, when quick as flash it is taken by the cable and hurried up inclines and around corners with wonderful rapidIty. In a EGG oad or two it returns at the same fast rate. Compared with the rolling ball system it is ike tho locomotive to stage coach, or what electricity is to steam-Boston Transcript
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

The New York legislature elected Carroll B. Smith, of Syracuse, regent of the state university.
 Thomas H. Dooley, aged P, wealthy mer. chant of Cincinnati, shot himself while delir- ious from typhoid fever at his mothers residence.
 Mrs. Carlisle resumed her receptions yester- day afternoon. The speaker has not entirely recovered, but has improved a great deal On Thursday they will go to Fortress Monroe.
 Viscomt Das Noguieras, Portuguese minis ter to the United States, died of blood poison ing at Washington, aged GA.
 Hon. c. c. B. Walker, a member of the Democratic state committee of New York, is lying at the point of death at his residence in Corning.
 A law and order league, with United States Senator Blodgett at its head, has been organ ized at Long Branch.
 Col Charles w. Moulton died yesterday morning at the Arno hotel, Broadway and Twenty eighth street, New York, of apoplexy. A man who escaped from justice after his conviction of mansaughter thirty-three years ago, ,and who served in the Union army through the war, has just been rearrested in Ohio
 Hannah Shea, a S9-year-old maiden of New York, gave Charles Mccarthy S250 to obtain an appointment as park policeman and to marry her. Mccarthy spent the money for liquor, and is now in the Tombs. Whyo Dan Driscoll was buried in Calvary cemetery, Long Isand, beside his father and child. The funeral was very quietly con- ducted.
 | A dynamite cartridge was discovered in a roll of mating sold to St. Joseph, Mo, firm by house in Chicago.
 By majority of 59 in vote of 69, tue sen ate decided yesterday to take the subject of the governmental debt of the Pacific railroads away from the committee on the judiciary, and put it in charge of special committed. ! Horses and sleighs are crossing ths Hudson dn tte lce ht RpedU1r and above
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
MATRIMONY MULTIPLIED.
John Wilkins Had Five Living Wive.
 and Wanted Another.

John Wilkins Had Five Living Wives
 and Wanted Another.
 ST. PAUL, Jan. 25.-Hrs John Wilkins is the plaintiff in suit for divorce from her husband, who is alleged <. have welded four other women. The papers in the case were filed in the district court yesterday. It is stated that in 1870 Wilkins married the plain tiff in Fagundus, Pa., where they lived hap oily for a number of years He then moved to St. Paul, bringing his young wife with him. In May, 1877, he contracted a marriage with Emma Stetson, and few months later married another woman named Kate Fox, who is now dress1naker in this city. Shortly afterwards he married a woman named French, and followed this in August by marrying one Hattie Bowles. Each of these marriages was contracted under an assumed name Added to this he was engaged to a handsome young widow. The difficulty of maintaining so many wives soon forced itself upon Wilkins, and last October he left the city, taking with him Emma Stetson, who appears to have been his favorite. He was employed as an engineer while in this city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
READINGS BIG STRIKE.
Report That the Miners May Withdra" from the Knights of Labor.


 PoTTsvILLE, Pa., Jan. 25.--Division 12, oi National D. A. 135. composed entirely ol miners, held a meeting here yesterday. It was regular meeting, and nothing of inter est was expected to happen. Business pro ;eeded smoothly and without incident untl some member having proposed the indorse- nent of Chairman Lees address to the public on behalf of the railroad strikers, a master local assembly in the Mahonoy valley raised breeze by denouncing MT. Lee il round terms, and moving to lay the proposl- jon on the table A long debate followed, some of the speakers defending MT. Lee as vigorously as he had been attacked, and others taking the part of the member who atr 5acked him. The proposition to indorse the appeal was finally laid on the table.
 It is said by the secretary of the Merchants Protective association here that the answer ot che miners joint committee to President Cor bin has convinced maj jority of the members of his association that the miners were justi- lied in striking, and that the association will probably vote to give them all the credit they .>ant within reasonable bounds. X conven- ton of the Miners and Laborer's Amalga- mated associa tion has been called to meet to- day, and it is said thata majority of the local associations have instructed their delegates to vote for cutting loose from the Knights and making separate terms with the Reading company for the settlement of the strike.
 The Miners Journal published long edi- torial yesterday, which, without discussing tne merits of the strike strongly urges the miners to return to work and apply for arbi- tration afterwards.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The resolution in- troduced by Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, di- rccting congressional inquiry into the Reading strike was again under discussion before the uouse committee on commerce yesterday. Representative Brumm, of Pennsylvania, de tended the action of the striking miners. Re ferring to Austin Corbin's statement of the agreement with the miners upon rates ot wages, MT. Brumm said they had not violated that agreement in any sense. There is nc immediate prospect of a vote in the matter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
"Humor" and "Foolishpes. -

\ writer of humorous stories was stopping tt n summer hotel where be was admired by TWO small boys who had read his tales A real live writer was evidently 8 curiosity to he youngsters. Finally, one of the boys olucked up courage to speak to him.
 "Are you Mir. -, who writes stories for he ID
 The writer acknowledged his identity with becoming modesty, and the boy, after a mo- ment's reflection, continued his investiga- ions: "How much do they pay you for one of those storiesln
 "From 500 to s50," replied the writer, kindly, and the youngster seemed buried in thought. Suddenly the question came like a shot from a gun:
 "Well, wouldn't they pay you more if your stories were not so foolishT'
 The writer was too taken aback to answer, but he has been thinking over tho matter ever since, and vainly trying to draw the line between "humor" and "foolishncss. liar per,s Bazar
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
.nI.hopw oberly.. Confidence Restore

"Bishop" Obcrly's Confidence Restored.
 Bishop" Oberly, the civil service comm:s- sioner, is one of the most entertaining talk CTS here, and tells some very funny stories. Here is one of them He says that many years ago, when a young man, be was elected to the assembly in Illinois. He was fright ened when the time came for him to go to the capitol at Springfield, for he was con- scious that he was not the posscssor of pol ished education. He feared that he would be paled by the flashing of bright intellects all around him. He took his seat on the first day in fear and trembling, but in five min utes he was put perfectly at ease, and was even made to think that, perhaps, be might be one of those who would '.shine.- This was what wrought the great change in his mind:
 "Mr Speaker" said one assemblyman, there are no ink in the inkstands."
 Young Oberly was amazed. "Well," he thought, sis this the kind of timber they send heregn
 Up rose another assemblyman, since fa- nous the country over.
 ''Mr. Speaker" said he, ''therc are ink, but t are froze in the bottles"
 That was all young Oberly needed to put Jim perfectly at ease in the legislature.- Jew York Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
Arrival of Shipwrecked Seamen.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The steamer San Marcos, which arrived from Havana yester- day, brought the seven survivors of the crew of the bark D. Chapin, of Boston, which foundered in gale on Christmas day, 800 miles east of Sandy Hook. The crew took to boats and fioated about for ten days, exposed to severe cold and with such meager food as to be in constant danger of starvation. The captain, w. c. Hull, died of exposure, and was followed by the cook and one seaman. The bodies were consigned to the waves The remaining seven, after great suffering, were picked up by a schooner and taken to Sagua, whence they were sent to Havana by the American consul
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER.
An Explosion at Victoria. B. C., Resul
 in the Death of Fifty-seven Men.

"A
 in the Death of Fifty-seven Men.
 VICTORIA, B. C., JaIL 25.-A frightfully fatal explosion occurred in Mo- 5 pit of the Wellington collieries yesterday, by which up ward of fifty lives were lost.
 An eve witness states that he was about 100 yards from the pit when he heard a report like that of large cannon, and there in- stantly shot far into the air a dense mass of black smoke and dust, which converted the snow covered ground into an inlsy deposit. When this subsided a portion of the fan house had been destroyed, as we'll as the woodwork in the shaft Manager Bryden immediately proceeded to repairing the fan house, which was quietly accomplished, and the fan started again.
 The shaft timbers were destroyed so that cages could not be used, but pulleys and ropes were immediately prepared for the work of rescue. The first man to come out of the pit had climbed by means of the cage wire cable through the shattered timbers to within 100 feet of the top. A rope was then lowered to him, and he reached the surface in an ex- hausted condition. ...-...
 A second miner was also enabled to get out by this perilous method, but third, when fifty feet from the top, lotsed his hold, and fell to certain death at the bottom of the shaft. Two men were then lowered as Q search party, and they returned, stating that nothing could be heard but calls from below
 Fortunately the mine had not fired, so dan. ger from this source was averted. A tenn porary cage was made and lowered to a considerable depth, the miners climbing to ii by means of ladders, so that 103 of tho 16( men in the mine were rescued.
 One white man, Robert Williams, the un fortunate who fell, was taken out dead The explosion took place in the last level, and il this twenty-five white miners and a number of Chinese were imprisoned. Fears that they were all killed were verified later, for subse quently all the white men were carried to the surface dead, and the work of taking out ths Chinese was begun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
"swipes" is Exonerated.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 25.-An inquest on the body of Billy Dempsey, who died while engaged in prize fight with Simon Besser, otherwise known as ''Swipes, the Newsboy," ," was held yesterday. Reporters who witnessed the affair testified that several blows were struck. Besser swore positively that it was prearranged that the fight should be a flake, D and neither man was to hit hard. He declared that he did not strike Dempsey, but merely pushed him. The jury found that death resulted from shock. They exonerated Bes- ser, and he was discharged
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
TRADE BULLETIN.
New York Money and Produce SIarke:
 Quotations.

NEW YORK, Jan. ai.-Money closed at 1 per cent, the lowest rate. The highest was 3i5 per cent. Exchange closed steady: posted rates 4S5GI4si1s; actual rates. 5.SiI4G isilA for siStl days ani i.Sjs46.4 for demand. Government closed ''iy; currency 6s, ll9 bid; is, coup. 12sIs L.. 4,;s, do., 10IlS bid.
 Paci.!,. railroad bonds closed as follows: Union firsts, II3@e116; Union land grants, 1036I06 Union sinking funds, l13G1i6; Centrals 1l3IgI.6
 The stock market extremely dull Uni, morning. Seventy eight per cent. of the whoi, mornings trading was made up of transaction, in Reading. St. Paul, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific. Western Union and Louisville and Nash vile. The bears hammered the list at interval. in search of weak spots, and especially paid thriI respects to the Gould stocks, but they made bul little headway. prices being gen, rally well sup ported. Manhattan recorded the greatest decline Iss per cent. Union Pacific declined H. and Oregon improvement I. The rest of the lisi was down Is 10 4 per cent. by II o'clock, but ( part of this decline was recovered by midday and the market was somewhat steadier Tn, market was q little more active after midday anI the tone steadier Prices fiuctuated within nar row range, and closed generally lsIai per cent lower than those of last night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
< Galway Riot.

DUBLIN, Jan. 25.-A riot occurred at the railway station at Galway yesterday between a crowd, which was awaiting the arrival ot Fathers Burke and Francis, and the police. The latter charged the people, using their batons freely, while the crowd retaliated by throwing stones and bottles. Several per. sons were injured. Among them were a member of the municipal council, who re ceived three cuts on the head from police mans baton, and some women and boys. One boy is dying from the effects of the clubbing he received
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
GniuC Back tn Wnrk.

NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 25.-The return of 6 large body of the striking girls of Clark's o. N T. thread factory ill Kearny to their work yesterday appears to have broken the back bone of the strike. The cessation of the hos tilties between the offended carders and the thread company was affected solely through the interposition of Rev. Father OConnor, of St. Plus church, Harrison. Shortly before 7 o'clock about twenty-five of the girls pre- sented themselves at tho company's office in Kearny, and after they had given their names and told the superintendent that they had worked there before, they were placed in the old positions in the mill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
Probably Crazsd by Typhoid Fever.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-~A young lady came to this city three months ago from Columbus, O., and entered the Convent of the Coco. Shepherd as a novice. She was 27 years old, and was known as Sister Mary of St. Mar ella Verone. For the past two weeks sh, has been ill of typhoid fever, and yesterday afternoon, while the nurse was absent iron. the sick room the young lady either jumped. or accidentally fell from the third story win dow to the ground, crushing her skull ano causing instant death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
The Delaware and Hudson Accident.

TROY, N. Y., Jan. 25.-The accident on the Delaware and Hudson road Monday was more serious than at first reported. Sixteen persons in all were injured, though only four are in any danger of fatal results, namely, David Owens, of Eagle Bridge, Clarence Stoddard of Granville, James Houghton, of Salem, and Conductor Charles Frost, of Rut- land. The accident was caused by the train jumping curve. Conductor Frost, though badly hurt, prevented greater disaster by shoveling snow with fenceboard into a car which had taken fire from an overturned stove, thus extinguishing the flames
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
A Request for Arbitration.

MAHAHEY CTTY, Penn, Jan 25. - The joint committee of the miners have decided to present the demand made last August to 'ower Ant raci 6 Region Mining company's, accompanied hy written request for arbi- tration of the entire wage question thus opened for settlement. This action is ta- ken by advice of the conservative leaders md will, it is hoped, lead to settlement of the strikers demand, independent of the railroad issue. This is official and puts a new phase in the struggle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
Another Blizzard in the West.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 25-Another bliz- gard has broken loose northwest of here. A Neche, D. T., dispatch to The Pioneer Press says: ''The mercury went down to 60 below and the wind reached a velocity of forty miles an hour here Monday night. It is still blowing and trains are ten hours late Brainerd reports that the storm has reached there. A heavy fall of snow has set in and the wind is blowing a gale. The snow is drifting badly. The storm has not yet reached St. Paul. but trains from the north are badly delayed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
Sea lirtls' Drinking Water.

An old sea captain thinks he l,as a good answer for tho question, 'Wherc do sca birds obtain fresh drinking waterfn He says that he has often seen birds far from land that could furnish water flying around and under storm clouds, drinking the drops of water as they fell, and chattering like ducks in pond on hot day. They will smell a' rain squall lcO miles away ard ly for it with trc .:ic:,Clous s;Dced-New York Sml.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
Pete Coffee Convicted.

NEW HAVEN, Jan. 25.-The jury in the trial of Peter Coffee, for the murder of Sta tion Agent Charles Way, at Stony Creek, found a verdict yesterday of guilty of murder in the second degree. The prisoner was sen- fenced to life imprisonment. The verdict causes surprise, as the defense had made out an apparently strong alibi There is little doubt that Way was murdered by soms oody. His body was cold and the pockets o1 his clothes had been rifed before he was run over by freight train near the Stony Greek station on May 9, 1887.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
In the National Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The following bills were introduced in the senate yesterday. By Senator Call, prohibiting the subjects of foreign governments from fishing within three marine leagues of the coast of the United States; by Senator Cameron, for the erection of public buildings at Allentown and Lancas- ter, Pa, at cost of $1O0,O00 and $125 ,000, re- spectively; by Senator Hiscock, limiting the dpst of tbE TEcy, N Yst rgbA6 UNi1ingtu SaOUO0
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
Found in the We'll.

NORWICH, Conn.,, Jan. 25.-D. P. Coon, one of the oldest residents of this city, while suffer- ing from slight attack of dementia, disap- peared Sunday night. Search was made, but no trace of him was obtained until one mem- Der of the family attempted to draw som, water from the we'll. The bucket refused t. come up, and upon Investigation Mir. Cool. was found standing in the water up to hls neck The thermometer was lowering around zero, but strange to say only the fingers oll one of the hands were affected
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-25
A Southern Iothario.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 25-Ben Burton, the young man who was recently arrested here, charged with bigamy, and who escaped, leav- ing six alleged wives ill the lurch, is reported as having contracted still another matrimo- nial alliance. Farmer Smith, who lives near Lafayette, Walker county, has been at At lanta looking for his daughter Sallie, who, he says. eloped Saturday night with Burton.