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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Yellow Fever in the South.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 11.-No new cases of yellow fever and no deaths re- ported up to to-day The weather is delightful and tho outlook very hopeful South Florida will not be Quarantined again, unless unfav orable reports are re- ceived. Owing to complaints of the un- fairness of sending all mail to .Waycross from Pensacola tor fumisation, fumigat- ing station. will be established at the Ala bama State line During the past thirty hours four deaths have occurred at Tampa from black vomit.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 17.-1n pursu- ance of an order of the State Board of Health, inspectors are to be placed at Milan, Memphis, Grand Junction, Chattanooga, and Cleveland, and all persons from there will be compelled to go elsewhere. The entire State of Tennessee will be quarau- tined.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
CAPTAIN MOCLER'S STATEMENT
He Had Just Rushed Deck Wh>A the
 Collision Came.

Capt. Moller made the following 3tate- ment to Punch, Edye & Co.,, the agects:
 ''The Geiser left Sandy Hook Ut noon last Saturday, She was bound for Copen- hagen, Denmark Christiana and Stettin, Germany. Everything went we'll until Monday night. On that n ght the captain was on duty at II o'clock. He then went below, leaving the second officer ill charge, telling him when he went off duty at F o'clock to notify him. He also left ccders to tell the first officer to relieve the second officer, and to tell him (the captain) at a. III. if there was any change ill tho weather. The captain then went to his room and re- tired.
 ''About 4:30 c. III. the first officer called the captain and told him to come on deck, as there was danger of q collision. big steamer being on the starboard side of the Geiser. The captain rushed on deck i'll his light clothes
 "When he got there both steamers were so close that a collision seemed inevitable. Both had reversed their engines and backed water, but it was too late. The Thingvalla struck the Geser on the star board side, nearly amidships. Just as the captain reached the ridge the Geiser blew two whistles which meant that she would keep on her way. The boats were too close. The Thingvalla had struck before the Geiser had got clear. It was very dark and the passengers below were sleeping. They ran on deck in their night clothes and all were very much excited. They Sorgot to bring life preservers with them a=d the captain sent the first officer below 70 get them. The passengers and crew rushed to the boats and endeavored to launch them, but they all capsized before they could be lowered into the water
 "Four minutts elapsed between the tim 9 | of the striking and the sinking of the boat. | There were no hrst-class passengers | aboard. There were seven secono-class s and eighty-three steerage passengers, mak- | ing about ninety passengers, with T crew 1 of sixty men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17

he climbed up hand over hand to the ThingvaNa's rail Here he s79pped and turned around to look at his own ship. It was still very foggy and raining hard, but he was able to see her decks clearly. He saw ths chief officer stand ing on the bridge apparently as 0sol as
 though engaged in tho discharge O. rrdin- ary duties. Two gangs of men were york ing frantically with knlves and Gagers and teeth to .clear away two of tns life
 boats. Another gang, among whom were
 engineers and firemen, only struggled to
 get life raft overheard. Passengers
 wild with excitement came rushing on
 deck only to slip and plunge headleng
 down tho slanting deck into the seq some
 who escaped this fate tried to rus from
 aft for ward, and, failing to notice tk~ huge
 hole in the deck, stepped oH the
 broken deck like men who wore walk
 ing the plank, and fell into the sea He
 counted three men and two women who
 perished thus, and he Is sure many others did.
 He saw Captain Mueller coFHe on
 deck and rush on to the Sridge
 in his nightshirt, followed bE the
 lad Louis de la Cour, and saw the-a both
 leap into the sea just as the ship went
 down. Both were drawn down by the sue
 tion of the sinking hulk, and to U Jorgensen it seemed that they never would come up.
 He is sure they were down 20 seconds at least But at last the captain appeared and struck out to swim, and had the for tune to get hold oftwo oars belonintI to wrecked life boat. Then the lad cssoe up and began to swim bravely with tso Cap tain.
 "It was awful to stand there," said Mr. Jorgensen last night; terrible to see it all and be unable move a hand even to help any one. l saw mon swimming from ono thing to another in the hope of betSsring their condition. They would leave q plank hoping to reach larger one, and the7, per haps, just as their fingers reached tho sup posed haven wave would submerge them and they would be seen no more. The en- glneers got their raft launched and were all jumping on to it when the Geiser'S fore mast crushed down on them, sinking the raft and killing the most of them bJ the force of the blow. while the rest, wi@h one exception, were drowned. That ona, fire | man Nelson, got his leg broke, but man. aged to cling to something until h7 was picked up."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Mrs. ParneII Interviewed,

MYsTIC, Conn.,, Aug. F. - Mrs. Della Stewart Parneu in her address to the National Convention of the Universal Peace Union, now in session here, avows full sympathy with the peace movement, and says the Home Rule party has always acted according to it's principles. In an in- terview Mrs. Parnell states that she has known the secrets of the Home Rule move ment from the beginning, and that the London TineS charges that MT. Parnell and his colleagues have connived at assas- sination or violence are, to her personal knowledge, outrageously false.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
OVER LIVES SACRIFICED.
Only One Woman Amongst ThirtJ-Ohe
 Saved--The Pass enGer List. The number of lost so far as cHn be reCkOned is 4A.
CABIN PASSENGERS.

reckoned is 424
 CABIN PASSENGERS.
 L. Clausen, Capt. George N. Haamar, Mrs. Hilda Lind and two children, J. C. Melborg, Albert Olsen, Mrs. Ellen Seehus of Chicago, wlfe of the editor of Skdndina Uen; Hilda Sve'sorg
 STEERAGE PASSENGERS.
 Amanda M. Anderson, Andrus tAuder- son, Johan Anderson, Louisa And arson, Magnus Anderson, Mrs. Elizabeth Berg and child, Hlda Der gstroms & J. Bocklund, O. Brath, c. Carlson, Mrs Charlina Christ Jansen and two children, Cleo Christoph- ersen, Mrs. Julia Fredericksen and two children, Soren Gabrielsen, Kitthe Gullick- sen, J. Gustavsen and child, Jans Hanson, Peter Hanson, Miss Karen Hansen, Mads Hansen, Andrew Ingerbrightsen and wife and child, J. E. Jelm, Karl Johannessen, Mrs Jobson and .afant A. G. Johnson, Mrs. John H. Johnson and infant; J. G. Johnston, Maria JosephseS, Il years old, sent beck alone to relatives in Sweden; Gina Kjeldaas, Christian Kund- sten, Christina Kundsten, sister of above; Mrs. Bertha Kostropl and child; O. F. Lie, A J. c. Lind, William Ljundstrom, As trid Lund, Mrs -la Mangrane and child, Worcester, Mass; Peter Miller, Peder Hanson Morstad, Ellen Nelson, Nicolini Nimb, O. w. Olander, Helga Olsen, Mrs. A. M Petersen, E. Peterson, wife and children; H. Randbin, Andrew Soderhoim, Fred C. Sorensen T. c. Stromberg Mrs. 4. NJ. Swensen and friend; Anna Thomp- son, Carl E. Tuneberg and wife; Mrs. A. Wicker and chlld. Total passengers, S7.
 OFFICERS AND CREW.
 Henry Brown, first officer; went down standing on the bridge. Gregersen, pur- ser; Askel Foss, chief engineer; Larsen, first engineer; Tngelbrechtseu, sec ond en- gineer; Hanse < third engineer; ". Swsn- sen, assistar / engineer; am, Copenha- gen, young student in oftice.-' mess; seven men in engine room; ten sailors. Catering Department-Stewar stewardess and cooks, twelve in all.
 Total crew lost, 9a Total lost, proba- bly, l24
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
IOWA STORM-S SWEPT.
Crops and Other Property Badly Ds
 ared-IOSS of Life.

Crops and Other Property Badly Dam-
 aEed-LOss of Life.
 DEs MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 17.-Reports of the storm of Tuesday night andWednesday show they were among the most severe that have occur ed in this part of the State for many years. The railways centering here were greatly damaged and trains were delayed many hours. Washouts are re- ported on all the roads and crops were damaged.
 During the severe electric storm yester- day bolt struck among group of thresh- CTS on Joe Armstrong's farm near Oneida, knocking all down. One of the mon was instantly killed and another so injured that his recovery is improbable The clothes of both were torn into shreds. The teams ran away and the straw stacks were burned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
THE COMMISSIONERS HOPEFUL
Indications are that the Sioux at the
 Cheyenne Agency will Sign.

Indications are that the Sioux at the
 Cheyenne Agency will Sign.
 PIERRE D. T., Aug. 1.-The Sioux Con- missioners, having been ordered by Secre- tary Villas to remain for the present at Standing Rock have forwarded to the agent at Cheyenne agency papers for the purpose of obtaining signatures to the Sioux treaty
 Not having any leading or hostile chiefs at Cheyenne as at Standing Rock to intimi- date the rank and file ot the tribe into not signing no trouble is feared in inducing them to consent, q great many having already signed.
 Little-No-H Heart, the leading chief at Cheyenne, is said to be in favor of the treaty and has fully one-haf of the Indians for followers. The Commissioners appre- bend no trouble with the Cheyenne Sioux who are about one-sIXth of all on the reser- yatiOn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Pastoral Corydon Has No White Cans,

CoRYDoN, Ind, Aug. 17.-Attorney-Gen- eral Kitchener has been ln consultation since yesterday regarding the proposed prosecution of the White Caps. He said to reporter this morning that, from al he can learn, there Is no organized band of White Caps here. There are occasional outbreaks, however, but they are merely local, inspired by local feeling against fel- lows in & community who have made themselves obnoxious by bad conduct.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Rolling Mills Shut Down.

CHICAGO, Aug 1.-The North Chicago Rolling Mill at South Chicago is shut down for an indefinite period, throwing out of employment some 1,500 men. Man ager Potter says that the suspension of work is but temporary one; that rail- roads are withholding their orders on ac count of the present state of politics, and it became necessary to shut down for the time being. He also states that 1t Is quite probable that the company may resume work the latter part of this month.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
The Only Woman Saved,

Mrs. Hilda Lind, the only woman saved out Of all her sex on board, was seen for a moment after her arrival at Hoboken. The grief-strcken woman would not talk of the horror that robbed her of her children
 The memory of that fearful scene when they wsnt down before her eyes was still haunting her, and the friends who gath cred to meet her were fearful t hat shs would lose her reasen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Brush Fires in Ontnrin.

KINGSTON, Ont, Aug. I1.-Bush fires have been raging tierccly in the townships of Clarendon,~ Levant, Canonti and Oso, and have already done damage to the cX- tent of nearly $5UO, 900, The whole section has been devastated, and many settlers have lost everything they possessed. Com munication IS cut of as the bridges and corduroy roads have been burned or else rendered impossible by fallen trees. The Ontario Government will be appealed to for 01d
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Bostons. S; Chicngos. 3.

BOSTON, Aug 1.-The Bostons easily de- feated the Chlcagos, batting krocil at will and fielding almost perfectly. The visi- tors also tielded well, but could not bunch their hits. Their runs i'll the fourth inning were the result of two bases on balls, Wilnamson's triple and Daly's out. In the first inning Hornung Was hit on the tenn pie by pitched ball and knocked insensi. ble. He was borne to his home. where he Hes ill a semi-conscious state. Congesti Jn of the brain is feared. Tho score:
 Boston. ...............2 0 D 0 3-s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Jockey Supple Killed.

UTICA, N. Y., Aug. 17.-George Supple, of Rome, a horse jockey, was killed by a trot:ing horse at the Lowville races yester- day. Supple had just entered the track preparatory to race when the horse be. came uneasy and kicked the unfortunate jockey in the chest. Death was instan- taneOus
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
LosseS hY Fire.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 1.-The mill of the Ellsworth Milling Company, few miles out, was burned, destroying the building, the new machinery, 10000 bush els of wheat, and 1 ,oGO barrels flour. Loss $5o, 1000; insurance, $2O,00O.
 YORK, Pa, Aug. 11-Fire yesterday morning totally destroyed the large soap works of David Rupp, located in this city. Origin of fire unknown. Loss, Sl0,- GOO; insurance, g, ,OOO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
All is Quiet at skeena River Now.

VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. H.-The steamer Bar bara Boschowitz has arrived from the Naas and Skeena rivers, with reports from Port Esslngton. Superintendent Royce craft has written to Col. Holmes from Ha- zleton that the battery will not be required and that everything is quiet. The Indian murderers have been arrested.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Washingtons. 3; 1ndinnapolis, 0.

WAsuINGToN, Aug, r, - Indianapolis could do nothing with ODdy yesterday af- ternoon except to pop up lilies to the field CTS, and were easily shut out. The bat ting of Daily of the home club and O'Day's pitching were the only features. The score:
 Indianapolis. .........9 Q 0 o 0 o-C WashingtonS .........0 O 1 , 0 O-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Striking Rrickmakers Surrender.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The strike of the 1,4OO brickmakers in the twenty yards located on the North side of the city Is over. All but 500 of the strikers have re- turned to work at whatever wages they could get, and the remaining 800 are will Ing to accept the same terms, but at pres ent there are no places for them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Other Games.

At Elmlra Jersey Cttys, 1; Elmiras, 16 At Wilkes sbarre-Wllkesb barres, 5; Eas tons, $.
 At SCrantOn-AllentoWns l; Scrantons;7 At HazeItOu -Hazeltoas, ,; Ncwarks. 5. At Manches ster-Mancheste ter, 10; Ports mouth, 6.
 At Worcester Worcester, ,; Lowell, O. At New Albany, Ind. Exhibition game Clevelands, 6; Louisville, g.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
PRODUCE MARKET.
EXCHANGE,

Butter-Marlxet dull. Creamery, Eastern, l9a2O}nc; Western, lSc. l91Sac; ElSin ca c, kH1 tubs. Is alS c: Eastern Welsh tubs a
 c: Western, IA al5c: factory, fresh, 2 a l5c. June packed, l2c;al5o. r.--
 cheddar sS4ca Sc; Western, flat, 715ca6o. Creamery--New York, p art skins. .6a615c. State
 Eggs--Market steady Fresh, Eastern arsts lsaisJbc: Canadian, hrsts, l7s4a1se; Western tirsts, l7alSlac, --~. ..-- -..-.----
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Pittsburgs, 6: Philadelphia, I.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1I.-For the first time this season the PittSburg team sue ceeded in administering ga defeat to the Phillies. The Smoky City lads hit the ball hard and ran the bases well. The homo team batted well but were handicapped by the brilliant fielding of the visitors, The score:
 Pittsburgs. s............O 0 , O-G Philadclphias. ........0 0 0 0 l 0-l
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
BASEBALL INTELLIGENCE.
Bostons, New Works, Pittsburgs and WashS
 ingtons Win Yesterday.

ingtons Win Yesterday.
 . NEW YORK; Aug. 1.-The Giants applied the whitewash brush to the Detroits yes- terday and were not at all sparing with the coloring. The visitors ucame to Now ork ill no very pleasant frame of mind. They had lost thirteen games in success sion and were aching to win one some where. But they presented deplorable front to the Giants. They found Tim keefe almost invincible They couldn't bat him at all The fielding features were the work of Whitney, Ward and Rowe, and wonderful running catch by Twicheu. Ewing opened the game with single, and took second on Campau's tumble Get zein's wild throw sent Ewing to third, and he scored on Richardson's hit for two bases. Herman got base on balls, and both men were advanced by Wards sacri- flee. Ganzel's tumble of Connor's grounder permitted Richardson and Herman 10 score Connor was put out stealing second. O'Rourker got base on balls. Whitney hit to Rowe and retired. In the second Slattery's three baggcr, CT TOTS by Ganzel and Brouthers, a base on balls and Wards sacrifice gave New Y orb two more runs Ewng's triple and singles by Richardson and Herman gave another in the sixth, and in the eighth Connor's home run. O'ROurke's double and Whit ney's single produced two more runs, mak- ing the sum total eight to Detroits none. The score:
 New York. ........3 , 0 0 O-8 Detroits ..............O 0 U.U. O-U
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Pennsylvania Sons of America.

SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 17-The State Camp, Patriotic Sons of America, now in session in this city held its annual parade yesterday morning. Four thousand men were in line. Local Camps from all sur- towns were in attendance. All the railroads ran excursion trains, and the city is crowded. Stores and dwellings are handsomely decorated. Mayor Ripple reviewed the parade.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
State Convention BnfraIo, Sept. 1e.

SARATOGA, Aug. 1.-The Democratic State Committee met here and fixed Buffalo as the place and Sept. 12 the tImo for holding the State convention An effort was made to have the convention held here, but hy a vote of l5 to l9 Buffalo was chosen. Some few were ill favo: of Sept. but were not DOTS isteut.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
The Brakeman Was Responsible.

CORNING, Aug. 1.-The coroner's jury in the case Of the engineer John Mersereau, killed near here Sunday morning by the Erie ard St. Louis express running into an open switch, find that the switch was misplaced by the negligence of George W. Keith of Hornellsville.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Mrs. Sheridan at Nonquitt.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 17.-Tbe widow of Gen. Sheridan and Col. M. V. Sheridan arrived here his morning in the private car "Idlewiid," They were driven at once to Nenqpitt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Nominated on the 151st Ballot.

AKRON, O., Aug. 7.-The Republican deadlock in the Twentieth Congressional District was broken yesterday afternoon. M. L. Smyser, of Wooster, was nominated en the 151st ballot. Final ballot stood Smyser S5, Taylor 7S, Curtis nothing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
A nsebnIl Mnnnger in luck.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. I1.-Manager John S. Barnes of the St. Paul Baseball Club has received notice from legal firm of London, England, to the effect that he has fallen heir to $l0O,00O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Nominations by the President.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 17. - The President sent the following nominations to the Sen ate: Ernest w. Smith of Massachusetts to be Consul of the United States at Moscam- bique, and four Judges of robato in Gar field County, Utah Territory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
From England by Yacht.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 1.-The yacht Fortuna has arrived here, having on board Mir. Hovey and MT. Charles Longfell ow. The yacht left Southampton, Eng, on July 14th, and encountered stormy westerly winds the entire voyage>
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Weather Indications.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l..--For New England, Eastern New York; Pennsylvania, New Jersey, light rains cooler; winds generally south westerly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
Baseball Changes.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 17.-Pitcher Kaes of the Dubuques, of the Central Interstate has been signed by tho Clsve- land club. Knouff will be released. ----.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
A Large Fire at Cayenne.

LONDON, Aug r7.---Advices from Cayenne, French Guiana, state that the business part of that city has bsen destro yed by fire, The loss is &2.0o0. 900. ---.--.-.-->
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Aug. l6.--Money on cali to-day l]6per cent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17

BERLIN, Aug. 17-At the unveiiing of a monument ill memory of Prince Frederick Charles Ut Berlin Thursday, Emperor William, in a speech, said that the German nation would rather die and sink into oblivion than give up Alsace- Lorraine to the French.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-29
THE T DIVISION.
The Rumor that it is to Return to
Mexico Soon. Revived.

The Alton division chestnut, as
it is now called, has been revived.
The rumor that the division is to
leave Slater, and that soon. seems
well founded this time, however,
and a G. & A. man gave a reporter
some very good reasons, last night,
for the change. Those on the in
side think Mexico will be the
lucky town. Rumors of this nature
have been foated so many times
here hat even the most impulsive
portion of Mexieo's population has
failed to start at them of late. It
is to be hoped, though, that there
is something less airy in the pre-
sent rumor than those that have
gone before.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-29

The oporto Theater Horror Tues
day Night-Eighty Bodies
Recovered.

LISBON, March 22,-Tuesday
nights appalling fire at the Raguet
Theater, in oporto, Portugal, 10,
peats the familiar history of fatal
fires in theaters, The actual loss
of life cannot be known for some
days. The fire originated in a gas
explosion while a performance was
in progress. The inflammable
material instantly caught fire, pro-
dueing wild panic among the close
ly packed spectators.
The debris is surrounded by
weeping throngs whose relatives
were asphyxiated or burned to
death. Hospitals and private
eouses are filled with victims
severely injured-many fatally--in
the fierce struggle to reach the
street. Some who succeeded in
getting out safely, died afterward
from vomiting blood. Frightened
people leaped from windows, and
we're killed by the fall. Only a
partial search of the auditorium
and boxes has been made yet.
AT 9 O'Clock last night dispatches
received here-2Oo miles from
Oporto-say hat the police have
removed the remains of eighty
bodies, and that the work of search
ing the ruins has only just begun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-29
Fenton and Efie.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March o.
Fenton Cox and Efie Ellis left
last night for st. Louis over the
Frisco Road. They were accom-
panied to the depot by Police Of
fcer Palmer, the boy expressing a
fear that some one might attempt
to injure them. Efie Ellis has
changed in her determination not
to prosecute DIR. Cox and states
she will push the case to the end.
The criminal prosecution viii be
followed by a damage suit for $780,
O0 and a subscription paper to
which ten of Springfeld's most
prominent citizens have already at
tached their names, will be circu-
lated to raise a fund to hire emf
nent counsel to assist her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-29
Arbor Day.
H1 OO1 DUJ
Ernm The 81. Louis RennhiieaI

Friday, April 6, is named as
Arbor day in Missouri. It should
be observed wherever circum-
stances will permit. The greatest
good of tree planting is to offset the
destruction of forests. by re-stock-
ing the denuded regions and dot
ting with groves the treeless plains
and prairies. But in districts
where plenty of forest growth still
remains the day can be proitably
improved in towns by planting for
decorative purposes.