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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
A DRY SUNDAY IN JERSEY.
First Day of the New Liquor Law-AIl
 Saloons Closed.

First Day of the New Liquor Law-Al
 Saloons Closed.
 NEW YORK, May 7.-The new liquor law ill New Jersey went into effect yesterday, and not a saloon was open nor a drop of liquor sold, openly, in the state, from Hobo ken to Camden. At Taylor's hotel, Jersey City, the cashier said it was the first day in the history of that venerable inn that no liquor had been served to guests. At Doyles' famous Old Stone house a sign was hung out:
 ''Closed for the first time in seventy years Let her go, GallagherI"
 The pertinency of the legend lays in the fact that Assemblyman Gallagher, of the Jersey City district, was active in having tho lew passed. Some of Gallagher,s friends re monstrated with the proprietor, with the re suit that the sign was taken down, and an other substituted reading "Closad by the law. Close up the lawmakers"
 The saloon keepers of Hoboken, Fort Ice and Jersey City were in despair. Usually thousands of New Workers go across on the ferries Sundays to enjoy the luxury of beer and other beverages. Yesterday the pilgrims were few, and the pilgrimage a brief one, the well posted staying away. sss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
Fatal Wreck of a Circus Train.

SrEUBENvILLE, O., May "A land slide on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad, near this place, was run into yesterday by Miller & Freeman,s circus train. The accident hap pened in deep cut known as the ''back bone," where watchman is stationed every day but Sunday. The engine and five cars left the track. The cars are so badly wrecked as be utterly worthlss A. B. Stillwell, of Wellsville, O., the engineer, was terribly scalded and received several internal injuries. His condition is precarious Elmer Ells- worth, of Cincinnati, the colored cook at tached to the circus. was instantly killed None of the sleeping cars, containing the per formers, or the stock cars, loaded with horses, left the track. The cars that were wrecked contained the canvas wagons and baggage trucks, and the circus will lose over $S. .0O0. They were on their way frow Evansville, O., to Newcastle, Pa. Two men residing in the ueighborhood saw the obstruction, but failed to notify the railroad company or erect . danger signal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
WATERBURY vs BRIDGEPORT.

The championship season was opened in Bridgeport Saturday by a game between Bridgeport and Waterbury, The match was closely contested throughout and was the longest game of ball ever witnessed in that city. Fifteen innings were required to decide the contest. Waterbury carried off the victory by a score of 4 to 8. Both pitchers were very effective, Fitz- gerald of the Waterburys having slightly the best of it. Three times Bridgeport had opportunities to win, but did not accept the chance offered owing to very poor base running and coaching. Rogers and Yock- mans fielding and Fitzgerald's pitching were prominent features of the game. The following is the score by innings
 Bridgeports OOO2O.O 0o-3 Waterburys 1 % 0O0001-4
 Base hits, Bridgeport 5, Waterbury G.; errors, Bridgeport 3, Waterbury g; bat teries, Fitzgerald and McAlenny for Water bury, Swarbach and Streitmatter for Bridgeport; umpire, W. Garfield.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Pugi1ist Burns Says He Is Done Fighting
 Forever.

Forever.
 sCome down to see the champions ?'' said genial Fred Beck to a DEMOCRAT re- porter as he walked into the office of the City hotel, Bridgeport, last evening and asked to be shown up to the room occupied by Mike Burns. The hall boy brought him to room No 4. Burns was eating a choice piece of steak and slipping cup of coffee as the reporter entered. His face, which was very much swollen, was covered with cloth and his injured hand was we'll sat- urated with arnica. His right eye was closed, but the other optic was open and beginning to look natural.
 Burns spoke vary bitterly about the neglect of his second and said: 'I may thank my defeat to Jack Files, my second who treated me very poorly. When my left eye closed I begged of him to cut it so I could see but he would not do it. When I left Waterbury carried bottle of alco- hal and during the fight he refused to rub some of it on my hand. He undoubtedly made more money by going over and when he found out what l thought of him he skipped the town. Look at my lip. Some two years ago I was bitten by dog on the l upper lip and a blow received from Sut- ton re-opened the wound which is very painful.
 'Do you think you will ever fight again?' "No never," was the reply, "I am done with the prize ring and will never enter it l again. I will return to Waterbury next l Wednesday evening.
 Sutton, who occupies room No 6, was sleeping when the reporter knocked at the door, He refused to talk about the fight His left eye is partially closed but his right one is as good as ever. He does not seen | to have suffered so much as Burns. He will return to this city Friday.
 It is well known around Bridgeport that a prominent sporting man, with plenty o1 money will back Ike Williams to fgh Sutton. He will wager $500 to $400 tha Williams can defeat him. Williams could not be found having gone to New York te attend the opening of the walking matcl at Madison Square Garden.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
Murder Followed the Girls, Duel.

ST. LOUIS, May News from the Lima valley, New Mexico, gives an account of the tragic and fatal result of the difficulties be- tween Miss Sarah Bolton and Mary Le Moore, who fought a duel last week, the result of a quarrel ever the affections of a young cow- boy named Whitman In this duel Miss Le Mos-s S-As shot through the shoulder, but re- covered in few uzyrs aa.s s~s-~sa-y ~-~.-s~ty closely yelled, went to the house of her hated rival, and meeting her at the gate shot her dead Returning to her home, she proudly boasted of the crime. She was soon after placed under arrest As a revolver was found on the person of the murdered woman it is believed that she too was awaiting an oppor- tunity to finish the work of the duel
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
Tho Conference's Sunday.

NEW YORK, May 7.-The Metropolitan Opera house yesterday was almost as crowded as it is on the opening night of the opera season. The meeting was under the auspices of the new City Church and Missionary so- ciety, and was attended by most of the mem bers of the Methodist Episcopal conference who were not filling pulpits in the various city churches. Rev. Dr. Ensign McChesney presided, and Rev. Dr. L. M. Vernon, of Italy, opened the meeting with prayer. Rev. J. R. Day read from the Scriptures and Bishop Charles R. Fowler, of San Francisco, delivered the sermon. The death of Rev. Charles J. Clarke, of Portland, Me, was an nounced He was one of the assistant secre- taries of the conference, and for three years was presiding elder of the Maine synod. While in attendance at the conference he con- tracted a severe cold, from which he died at the Sturtevant house Friday night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
Convention of Turner's.

ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 7.-The conven- tion of the Turner's of the district of western New York was held in this city yesterday. Representatives of the Turn Vereins of Buff falo, Syracuse, Auburn, Dolgeville and this city were present. Herman Pfaeffler, of this city, presided. Hugo Dolge, of Dolgeville, Dr. William Meissberger and Paul Werner, both of Buffalo, were elected delegates to the American Turnerbund, to be held in Chicago May 26 MT. Pfaeffler, of this city, and A. Aman, of Syracuse, were chosen substitutes. The delegates were instructed to favorl the passage of resolutions calling for strict cleo tion laws, and the election of the president and the United States senate by the people directly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07

McCLARE, ANDREW and wife, both pain fully injured and crushed.
 McGNN, CHRIS, injured by falling timbers. not seriously.
 HoEFLIcH, JACOB, badly cut on the head
 McManus, JAMES, cut about the face and body.
 the head.
 RAFFERTY, MRs. THOMAS, cut about the head.
 RAFFERTY, Mrs. PATRICK, cut about the head.
 BERWICK, SIMON, terribly injured and burned about the head and body while try ing to save his family, five of whom are dead REARDoN, DENNIS, badly cut about tho face and body. BERWICK, Mrs SIMON, suffering iron shock, and is in critical condition Sh, gave birth to child few hours before tn, explosion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
NO MoRMoNs ADMITTED.
The Utah Democratic Convention Con-
 trolIed Entirely by Gentiles.

The Utah Democratic Convention Con-
 trolled Entirely by Genti1es.
 SALT LAKE C1TY, May 7.-The territorial Democratic convention at Ogden was very inharmonious affair. The Gentiles had a majority in the convention, and at once as- sumed control, ex-District Judge Powers taking the temporary chairmanship without even the fornality of an election. He ap- pointed radical anti-Mormon committee on credentials, which reported against admit ting any Mormon whether or not there was a contest for the seat.
 This excluded forty-two Mormons regularly chosen, and left the convention composed of 105 Gentiles. Several of the latter made speeches against the proceeding, but without avail, the majority holding that no man who had heretofore worked with tho Mormons could be called DemocEats. The resolutions which were adopted oppose the admission of the territory of Utah as state until the present political and social conditions have been changed; indorse the administration of Presi- dent Cleveland and instruct the delegates to St. Louis to work for his renomination. There is talk that another convention will be held, made up of Mormon Democrats and Gentle Democrats who regard the proceedings as irregular. -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
THE STOLEN PACKAGE.
No Clew to the Man Who Substituted
 Brown Paper for s41,0o

No Clew to the Man Who Substituted
 Brown Paper for s41,ooO.
 NEW YORK, May 7.-The package of brown paper, labeled "S41 ,000," !" which was delivered to the treasury department on Saturday by the Adams Express company, as that much genuine money, from the American Ex- change bank of this city, was returned to the bank yesterday, and the seals and label care fully inspected, in the hope of discovering some clew to the thief who so adroitly made the substitution. The result of the investiga- tion cannot be learned, for everybody who knows anything maintains discreet silence on the subject.
 Just where the package of paper was sub- stituted for the bills it is hard to say. After the package had been made up, sealed with five seals and labelled, it was delivered, ac- cording to the banks custom, to two messen- gers, who took it from the bank, at No FPS Broadway, to the office of the Adams ex- press company, at No. 59 Broadway. The messengers brought back the express com pany's receipt and everything was supposed to be all right until the startling news came from Washington that the bogus package had been received there.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
ro sentence the Ererests.

BUFFALO, May 7.-Next Tuesday Justice Haight will sentence Hiram B. and Charles M. Everest, who were convicted of conspiracy a year ago. The defendants csaspired to ruin the business of tho Buffalo Lubricating Oil company, blow up its works and do several other illegal acts. On Saturday after noon Mir. Theodore Bacon, as attorney for the Messrs. Everests, made an appeal before Judge Haight for lenient sentence They may be fined S250, or imprisoned in the Erie county penitentiary for one year. An ap- peal will probably be taken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
STORY OF A TRAGEDY.
Murder Thought to Have Instieated .
 Firo Which Killed Eight People.

OMAHA. Neb, May 7-The circunstances attending the burning of the Widow Freeze and her family in the barn near Arlington Friday are still a mystery, but furtser in- yestigation tends to remove the suspicion that murder was one of the features of the horrible affair Another search resulted in the discovery of the eighth victim, Louis Groteluschen, the hired man. He was found near the east end of the barn, among the remains of some horses.
 Mrs Freeze, the old lady, was lying near the door at the west end. All the flesh and hair was burned from her face and head with the exception of a single gray tuft at the back, which was next to the ground when she feli and was thus protected from the flames. Louis Groteluschen was identi- fled by part of his woolen shirt, which bore his initials, ssL. G. His watch was found lying by his side The hands had stopped at 7:17 o'clock.
 In the large stall in which the COWS wers kept in the northeast corner of the barn, were found the bodies of Ned Groteluschen and two of his children, aged and years. Tke body of the third child, an infant was found near that of its mother by the door leading into the place where the horses were kept A horse had fallen upon them, Mrs. Groteluschen lying under the neck of the duu Uuo Cuu0 OoGWoeu 1US I00G 4uo position in which the horse lay on the woman's breast had partially protected her from the flames, and a portion of her neck was gashed as with some sharp instrument Two physi- clans who examined the wounds, however, thought they were not deep enough to have produced death, and were of the opinion that they had been made by the toe calk on the horses shoe.
 While the searchers were at work among the ruins horse, with both eyes burned out and his ears singed to the head, came stagger- ing toward them and fell among the dead bodies of the other animals A couple of well directed blows from ax put the poor brute out of its misery. In the house breakfast dishes were washed and stacked up, and on the table were found three little tin plates from which the children were accustomed to eat. By the side of each was a slice of but tered bread and some sauce; out of one piece several bites had been taken. In the pantry were several crooks full of fresh milk which was still warm when the men arrived from Arlington. Mrs. Mary Freeze and her bus hand, John Freeze, have arrived in Arling ton from their home in Kansas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. Editor Swift of the Herald Mulcted $50
 and Costs.

The hearing of the motion for the dlsso- lution of the temporary injunction recent ly brought against the proprietors of the Sunday Herald, and the decision in regard to the contempt of court committed in dis obeying the injunction, came up before Judge Cowell in the district court this afternoon.
 Attorney Walsh read letter he had re- ceived from Attorney Root, stating that the injunction was virtually dissolved by the proprietors publishing the article which referred to Mrs M. A. Dougherty.
 Attorney Root admitted writing to MT Walsh but intimated that the court was in session now in regard to the contempt com mitted and would afterward hear the ar guments on the dissolution.
 MT Walsh said that the court admitted that had there been time to examine the petition the injunction would not have been granted. He therefore claimed it was enormously issued.
 After deliberation Judge Cowell said: 'sI find that the injunction was duly and regularly issued, in due form signed by Commissioner of the superior court, the restraining order properly dated. Secondly, it was served properly by the officer and read to those of the proprietors who could be found; that it was also read to an employe at work on the press. Thirdly, that the paper was issued under the card of F. R. Swift, editor and pro- prietor, and was published by corpora ton of which Swift and Simonson were 8 majority of the directors. F. R. Swift undoubtedly in full charge as editor, could prohibit the running of the press. In giving his instruction to Donovan, the foreman, to substitute an article should the other one be taken out he admitted his authority. Fourthly, that the injunction was not obeyed as the article was published In strict sense, Brown, the pressman, is guilty, but don't think that justice will require that man working weekly be fined. I therefore discharge him. That Upson and Simonson were also technically guilty must be admitted, but I absolve them also from the penalty. Under the circumstances no serious damage was done to such an extent of sending a man to jail. I don't like to send man to jail who is following an honorable calling, to uphold the prerogatives of the courts of justice, but to caution any person who disregards the court that he does so at his peril, therefore find Swift guilty and fine him S30 and costs. As for the injunction it is dissolved" .....
 Attorney Walsh moved for stay of ex- ecution which was granted until Saturday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
A Fly Eating Boy.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 7.-At Indian Creek, near Martins Mills, e boy about 10 years old has acquired a mania for eating flies, and will turn away from the daintiest dishes to this, his favorite diet. All efforts to break him of the disgusting habit have proved useless. He eats them, he says, because be loves them, and resorts to all kinds of schemes to catch them. He says his little brother likes them as well as he does, but is too lazy to catch them. The boy is bright little fellow and keeps we'll and hearty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
Death Struggles os the Nevada Bank.

CHICAGO, May "A San Francisco special to The Tribune says: The opening of sub- scription list in the Nevada bank has proved a flat failure. The expected stock subscribers have not come in, and although Senator Fair declares that he will himself take all the stock required, it is thought that the cherished con- cern of the famous bonanza firm will be grad ually wound up, or else made a substitute branch of the Bank of California, its old and hated rival w. c. Ralston, the late Senator Sharon, D. O. Mills and others established the Bank of California, which for years con trolled the mining stock speculation of the Pacific coast. When Mackay, Flood and Fair became suddenly so rich that they could measure purses with any one, their opera tions brought the Bank of California to the verge of ruin and drove its president, Ralston, to commit suicide. Now, after fourteen years the old bank is again the prosperous one, and some of the bonanza partners have lately ex- perienced some of the sensations of the des- perate Ralston before he swam out into San Francisco bay, after taking a fatal dose of poison.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
The Loundes County War.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 7.-Additional particulars from Loundes county, where the outbreak of negroes occurred a few days ago, state that two negroes engaged in the collision with the law officers have since been found, one in the swamps and tlze other in 6 negro cabin, both fatally wounded. Nine additional arrests of the ringleaders have been made, making forty-one in all The officers are .tin after the leaders, who have thus far eyaded arrest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
x;,,ed His Wife and Himself.

T1xroN, Ind, May 1-James Nixon, @ storekeeper at Greentown, cross road ham, let in the western part of this county, killed his wife and then committed suicide. He had been drinking heavily and it is supposed wes on the verge of delirium tremens when be committed the deed. Nothing is known of the circumstances of the crime The bod ies were not found until Saturday, and had then been dead some tifne
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
TheVeek' 'SProgranlne
What Will Be Done in Senate
 and House.
MORE TARIFF DISCUSSION.
A Probable Atterapt to Bring Up the River and Harbor BIll-rhe Chinese and Fishery. Treaties in the Senate. Other Business.

River and HArDor nui-Ine Shinese
 and Fishery. Treaties in the Senate.
 Other Business.
 WASHINGTON, May 7.-The tariff will con- tinue to occupy the attention of the house this week.
 Chairman Blanchard, of the committee on rivers and harbors, if he feels secure in doing so, will move to-day to suspend the rules and put the river and harbor bill on its passage. He believes that he can secure the necessary two-thirtls vote, having made pretty caf.sul canvass and ascertained that it is stronger now thar when he last made this proposition
 The tariff bill will not be taken up under the five minute rule before Tuesday of next week. A Democratic caucus of the house will be held on Wednesday night next to con- sider what amendments shall be proposed.
 The army appropriation bill will be re- portes by the house committee on military affairs to the house to-day or tomorrow. Consideration of it is now practically com pleted, the only cause of delay being the ina bility of the chairman to get a quorum to- gether to vote on one or two points which have been hung up for explanation from the war department. It contains no material changes over the appropriations for the cur rent fiscal year and no items of special legis- lation
 In the senate the pleuro-pneumonia or animal industry bill is unfinished business, and, with the copyright bill, will secure con- sideration after the morning hours The land grant forfeiture bill will continue , to receive consideration before o'clock each day.
 The North Dakota statehood bill may pos sibly receive some attention, and also the pension appropriation bill. ! The senate will be in secret session much , of the time during the week, considering the Chinese treaty, and probably the fisheries treaty, the former having been reported 1 several days ago, and the latter being ready ' to report from the committee on foreign re- lations. The Chinese treaty will probably ! be ratified, while the fisheries treaty will in i all probability be rejected The senate committee on appropriations is holding no meetings now for want of material | The committee now stands adjourned subject to the call of the chairman ' "There is every likelihood" {" said a member of the committee, ''that we will not get through with the legislative and sundry civil bills until after the close of the present fiscal year. We shall probably have to resort to 2 the malzeshift of extending tthe present laws from time to time. We may not get through with them all before the middle of August"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
They Gave Claus Great Send or.

They Gave Claus a Great Send on.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-Claus Spreckels, the sugar manufacturer, was presented at the Turnverein hall, Saturday evening, by his 1,6O0 employees, with a set of compli- mentary resolutions engraved on plate of silver, set in mosaic of polished California woods. Eight hundred employees filled the hall, others, comprising the crews of Spreckels' steamers and night force of his sugar refinery, were unable to attend the festivities. Barrels of California wine were rolled in till Il o'clock, when the elated crowd marched to Spreckels' mansion, headed by several brass bands, and serenaded the departing manufacturer. He started for Philadelphia this morning. His sons will att tend to the sugar refineries and shipping business here. The refinery in Philadelphia and the new beet sugar refinery at Watson vile, Cal, will give employment to 1000 more hands,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07

WANTED-5O persons to join our Watch Club, each member to pay $1 per week. One Watch to be drawn each week, until each member has watch worth $50 D. c, Callender & Co.,, 1 6 3 Exchange Place, Waterbury, Conn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
The world,s Six Day Walk.

NEW YORK, May 7.-The worlds cham pionship six days walk opened at midnight, at Madison Square garden, a large crowd being present. Sullivan's non-appearance caused great discontent, a large part of the assemblage having evidently been attracted by the belief that he would start the race. Jack Dempsey was present, and the an- nouncement that he would act as a substi- tute for his heavy weight fellow pugilist partially modified the wrath of the audience