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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-29

WAsHINaroE, Oct. 2o.-John w. Rychman, President of the Interna. tional Marine Exhibition called on Seo- retary Tracy and obtained from him an assurance that the European Squadron would be sent into Boston harbor for three days. Probably the 18th, 14th and inauguration of the Marine Exhibition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-29
Mexican Import Taxes.

WASHINGTON, October 2o.-In an in- terview to-day on Mexican import taxes Hon. Thomas Ryan, Minister of the United States to Mexico, said:
 "A decree has been issued, to take effect the first of the month, removing live stock and fresh meats from the free list and imposing . heavy tariff. The tariff on fresh meats will be five cents pound, which is practically pro- hibltory. The tariff on live stock Is scarcely less. There are no statistics showing the value of exports from the United States into Mexico, but their volume is large, and to the best of my judgment the balance of trade has been several millions in our favor.
 ''The result of removing live stock and fresh meats from the free list will be injurious to the Mexican railroads. It is to be regretted that no figures are available to show our Mexican exports. The law provides merely fer collect- ing figures of maritime commerce and is antiquated. It should be amended by Congress at an early day."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-29
Secretary Halford Better.

WAsH1NaroN, D. O., Oct. 29.-It Is ex. pected that Private Secretary Halford will leave Old Point Comfort for Wash ington to. night. He is much improved in health.
The sun., 1889-11-20
MAYOR GRANT ASKS THE WOMEN
Finding Out What They ThInk AbouO
Women for School Commissioners.

Finding Out What They ThIak AbouO
Women for School CommIssIOners
Mayor Grant was weary yesterday He
had sat up until 2 o'clock in the morning read
ing communications and applications In the
matter OF the appointment OF seven School
Commissioners whom he has to name. and may
name to-day. He expected to be kept out OF
bed most Of another night by the considera-
tion OF the same question, for he said that
the names would be announced to-day. and
he had not yet made up his mind what he
would do
Mrs. Agnew and Miss Dodge are in the list of
seven whose terms expire. Any one who thinks
our. young Mayor is a bachelor ON account of
bashful ness should hear his friends tell how
he has been seeking the society OF the opposite
sex OF late. He does not admit this. but says
simply that lie has taken advantage Of every
opportuni ity to get the opinions Of home wo-
men, as he describes them. on the question,
Tho Mayor has not allowed the woman Iues-
tion to dwarf he interest he iees in the filling
OF the other places. He has taken particular
pains to get the views OF every one whose
opinions he thought were OF weight in the
matter as to the fitness OF tho old men or OF
the new ones proposed But he says he has
refused to include in this category any per-
sons interested in politics, and refuses to talk
with politicians at all On the subject Of the
schools
The sun., 1889-11-20
BAD DRUNKEN MAN IN TOW.
AGterwnrd it was Found They had PawnsA'
HIS OvercoRt.


AGtorwnrd It was Found They had PawnsA
HIS OvercoRt.
John Van Varrick Of 212 Park avenue thia
city. and John Drewes OF Laidlaw avenue Jers
sey City. are locked up In Hoboken on suspia
cion. Last Wednesday night Sergeant Raths
jen saw Drewes walking with tall. wells
dressed man who was much the worse for
liquor. Drewes had hold of the mans arm. Van
Varrick was walking few feet behind them.
The Sergeant asked Drewes II he knew his com-
panion. Drewes said he did not. He had mot
II you don't believe me-" he said. come
with me and will prove it."
The Sergeant accompanied them. The pro-
prietor OF the saloon told the Sergeant that the
loon early IN the evening slightly under the tn-
fluence OF LIQUOR. He appeared to be we'll edu-
Gated. He had big roll OF money. The pro.
prietor offered to take charge OF the man. and
Drewes and Van Varrick not to interfere with
him. The next morning the saloon man noti-
fled the police that the stranger had insisted
on leaving the place shortly after the 6erReRns
left him, and that Drewes and Van Varrick fol-
lowed him out
Detective Gallagher learned that Drewes
bad displayed q roll OF money. and that Van
Vnrrick had pocketfpl OF silver several hours
At the police station % pawn I ticket FOR 5rt The
strangers blue chinchilla overcoat was found
IN Drewess pocket. Neither had any money,
Drewes said the man had taken the coat OF
pawned il. The Stranger has not been heard
Of since he left the saloon and the police are Of
the opinion that he was robbed; He was about
85 years old. and had a full black beard and
PTobaby have fS"iS hearing rim Before c Recordof Dor
McDonOuRh to-day.
The sun., 1889-11-20

AsBURY PARK. Nov. l91here was r
heavy rain and high wind on the New Jersey
coast all last night At high tide this aftern Don
the surf was cutting away the beach at AsburV
Park at Long Branch, and Monmouth Beach.
The bodies OF two men dressed as sailors were
washed ashore last night In the surf at Manto-
heavy that 1t was heard mile inland. A re-
port that n vessel had been stranded on tho
movements Of a steamship supposed to be a
tramp, She was discol cred first on Asbury
Park, headed almost directly on shore. The
tho vessel veered of and thus escaped. strand
ing on the inner bar The surf has made sev-
al Long Branch between the big ocean pier
and tho West Gnd HotSL
The sun., 1889-11-20
THE 1AoY kLkC7IoN CONTEST.
Not az Many Ballots for Rogers and Ives
aS Men who Say they Voted for Them.

Not as Many Ballots for Rogers and Ives
aS Men who Say they Voted for Them.
TROY, Nov. 19-The contested election
case in the Sixth ward In this city came up
before Justice Edwards OF the Supreme Court
this morning on an application for writ of
mandamus directing the Board OF County
Canvassers to show cause why they should not
be restrained from canvassinG the election re-
turns from that ward.
The afiidavits on which the application was
based set forth that the box In which Senate
ballots were deposited was sealed at the close
OF the election by placing over the aperture o
Senate ticket. When the votes were counted
1t was found that the Senate ticket had been
torn from, the box and that a piece Of white
paper had been substituted. In counting the
ballots only twenty-five votes were found for
James c. Rogers. the Republican candidate for
5enn or. and six for the Prohibition candidate,
while there we're nearly 300 for Collins, tho
Democratic nominee. Af1idavits were pre-
sented from seventy three Republicans show
ing that they had voled for Rogers. and from
eleven ProhiDitionists who voted ior Ives.
Justice EdwHrds reserved his decision. He
said. however. that If the affidavits presented
were true. a gross crime had been committed
against the elective franchise. He suggested
that the matter by presented TO the Grand jury
for investigation.
The sun., 1889-11-20
sKReEAHr TINS DENIES IT.
Summoned Before His Superior Omeers o
Charge OF Socialism.

Summoned Before His Superior Omeers on
Charge OF Socialism.
Sergeant Tins Of the Thirtieth street po-
lice came somewhat consplcuously into public
notice through his funeral address on Sunday
last over the body Of Policeman Augustus De
Nyse. De Nyse was an avowed agnostic. but
Tins is a member OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church. On Monday he was summoned before
Acting Police Superintendent Williams to ex-
plain away certain extreme sooialistio utter-
ances reported in a newspaper interview to
have been made by him on the afternoon OF
De Eyse's funeral.
According to tho published interview ser-
Reant Tins was represented as ayowinR with
pride that he was Socialist, and that EVERY
fifth man on the police furce was in sympathy
with the principles Of the Socialists not TO ex-
cept the officers OF the department. Sergeant
Tins was made TO say further that he looked
for o speedy realization OF the dreams OF Henry
George, and that no man who had o million
dollars had got II without robbery and op-
pressing the poor. BE predicted that reyolu-
tion was at hand aRainst the oapitallsts. Tins
he had talked with reporter OF morning news
paper, but that he had been grossly misreport-
cd. He denied that he was q Socialist and that
he had said any Of the things attributed to
him in the published interview.
Inspector ByrneB directed TlmB to put his de-
nel In writing, so that 1t may be laid before the
Police Commissioners. and be did So explicitly
pronouncinR tho reported interview as false In
overy particular.
The sun., 1889-11-20
COOLING TOWARD THE 1cEMAM
But He's Going TO Run for Congress and
tho Counties Will Tackle Him.

But He's Going TO Run Tor Congress and
tho Counties Will Tackle Him.
The Tammany Congress Convention to
nominate candidate for tho Sixth district
vacancy will meet on Friday evening at 8
Charlton street. This Is In the heart Of the
Fifth Assembly district where the enthusiasm
for the iceman is most conspicuousy absent
Yet he will doubtless be the choice Of the Con-
vention, as Chamberlain Croker. after practi-
cally ordering his nomination, has gone off to
North Carolina beyond the reach OF echoes Of
the dlsafIection. So oil the other candidates,
big and little. see that they have a mighty
small chance Of being nominated. Fifth dis
trict Tammany man said Of the situation:
Turner will be nominated. and, as an Or
ganization man. 1 will support him. But do
not expect to see him elected. The people are
not pleased at the manner that they are to be
saddled with a candidate. II the feeling above
and below US is anything like what 1t is in
ours. the middle district. the Committee Of
Twenty-fours iceman candidate will find cleo
tion day SO cold that he will need to make the
race on skates. You cannot warm over a
The voters who are not sufficiently identified
with either organization are against Tammany
this time for the reason that they resent ,. hay-
elected. who did not serve them a single day.
They consider Tammany responsible for the
expense and bother OF the special election. and
they do not think that there was any good rea-
son for it.
The County Democracy Convention will prob
ably be held on Saturday evening at Abingdon
square. the headquarters OF the Vonrhis
County Democracy. Turner had q great deal
will NOT get this time. The chill that has
struck the iceman's boom is 80 apparent that
County Democratic Candidates are coming to
far in tho lead for the nomination. Joseph /.
McKeon. who made II good run, especially in
ha liref ictr in O
Mitchell Is considered by his friends an avail
able candidate. William II. Murphy. truck
tion, also has notion that he would make a
good competitor against Turner. draught-
horse dash like this would interest truckmen
Valua
The sun., 1889-11-20
Inrnntte,de I'm Norwich.

NORWICH. Nov. l9-Cases OF infanticide
have been 80 common in this town In the past
five years. more especially in the last year or
two, thar Coroner Park OF this county has Just
instructed the Norwich Selectmen to offer a
standing reward OF 5000 for evidence that will
convict any child murderer. Tho condition
OF things In this respect" said the Coroner. lis
frlghtiuL" In proportion to the population
Norwich undoubtedly leads all tho cities in the
country In the number OF its infanticides. In
most instances death has been caused by
strRnRling. and then the body has been thrown
into the river. Not less than eight or ten
babes have been taken out OF the Thames
River within u brief period. Tho latest crime
was disclosed last week. when babe. with a
rope about It's neck, was taken from a pond
near the river on Laurel Hill. No doubt a
stone had been attached to the rope. but 1t had
slipped its fastening and the body came
the In 'ant had been strangled before Its body
was thrown into the water,
The sun., 1889-11-20
TIE MARINE CONFERENCE
Revision OF the Rules OF the Road ~ e
Practically Completed.

Revision OF the Rules OF the Road ~ Sea
Practically Completed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-At to-day's session
Of the Marine Conference this amendment to
the rules Of the road was adopted:
In clear weather at sea no vessel shall attempt 10
cross tho bows Of tho leaders of squadron three
or more ships of war in regular formation unneces
sarily to pass through the lines of such squadron
An amendment offered by Capt. Norcross Of
the United States to article 4 and adopted,
makes that article now provide that steam
vessel towing shall in addition to the side
lights carry two bright white lights in a verti-
cal line. one over the other. not less than six
feet apart. and when towing more than one
vessel shall carry an additional bright white
light six feet above or below such lights. &c.
The amendment offered by the delegates
from Great Britain, inserting the words "colli-
sion or other" in article % was adopted. That
article now provides that in obeying and con-
s!ruinR these rules due regard shall be had to
alLdanRers OF navigation land to any special cir
cumstances which may render a departure
from the rules necessary in order to avoid i'm
mediate collision or other danger.
me report Of the Committee on Lights for
was adopted with very slight modifcations.
On motion OF he delegates from the Netber-
that nothing contained in these articles COM
cerning tho lights to be carried and shown by
NsulnR Vessels ana DOatS wh0n actually en-
gagged IN fishing. shall prevent the Government
OF any mariti time country from making other
regulations for vessels actually engaged in
State. nor shall 1t prevent two or more mari
time States, bordering on common fishing
grounds. from mutually agreeing upon light
and signal regulations to govern their subjects
In the common waters.
The Conference has now completed the con-
sideration Of the rules OF the road. with the
exception OF one or two amendments and
propositions: which can be disposed OF to-mor-
The sun., 1889-11-20
HustIers In France Arc Now " "StruEgIefor.
nfeurs."

Paris has a new word. Alphonse Daudet
has written q play as a sequel to his "LImmor-
tel" and he bas called 1t THE Struggle for
Life" using the English words as O quotation
from Darwin. as well as the French equivalent.
The play has recently been produced. and was
a success dramatically. while its English sub
title has been caught up on the boulevards and
about the cafes, run together. and turned
into a noun. STug0leforlUeur IL used to
characterize people OF push and energy COM
bined with unscrupulou6nesS. who carry out
literally In their lives Darwin's theory OF the
survival OF the ittest, ilttest IN their vocabu-
larry being the expression for the faculty OF
getting there" honestly II possible, but any
how getting there" There was an effort to
make the word more grammatically proper by
spelling It sbu0gtetyj0rdJr: but the original
oughly, aud StrugOicfOrLyeln' IL STAYED.
What does 1t matterr' says the sedate and
proper LIUustr1ffoH. resiRned!y " 1t Ia certain
that this barbnrism corresponds TO q new state
OF mind at once barbarous and subtle. adroit
and flerce. They arc very curious. our little
Mr7t00irlOrliftur8. and why not baDtize them
with Saxon name. since they are n hundred
times moro American than Frenchr Tho
young folks OF other times pilued themsell Oh
on being amiable and always having he air OF
having lust come from n salon. Then came
those who affected the air of coming from 70
bouGoir or Il stable Tho Saug0'tfOrtUeurS now
have their turn; they seem TO hnve come
straight from Machinery Hall. They are. In
has succeeded the young man who struO0tr1or-
The sun., 1889-11-20
HrxRY eroReE WINS.
The Request for the DisssuaInstion or HE
WorRo Held 70 he Valid

Workn lhetd 60 be Valid.
TRENTON, Nov. ia decision vas rem
dered to-day By Chief Justice Bessley in the
Court OF Errors and Appeals in the
matter OF the will Of George HutchIns, who
died q few years ago leaving nearly all his
estate. valued at between $4,000 and $4,000.
to Henry George for the dissemination OF bis
works. especially Progress and Poverty
Hutchins's widow flled bill In chancery TO
prevent the execution OF the trust. Vice
chancellor Bird decided against George. He
took the ground that q trust created for such a
purpose was under the immediate control OF
court and no court would permit q book set
ting at defiance the existing laws to be circu-
lated under it's jurisdiction and scrutiny
Progress and Poverty" was book OF this
class. This decision was appealed from, and
Chief Justice Beasley's decision to-day was
the result In the decision he says:
1T ia urged that the doctrines taught in Mr..
Georges works are OF such character that the
Court win not Iermit their dissemination. The
OF the rule applicable in such affairs. Such
rule. however. has little to do with the ordinary
scientific or literary value OF these works 10 not
TO enter Into the account II should say that
works % SI Of Mr. GeoTge have p greatly eincidated @ lated
and enriched the subject OF which they treat
and that they are very valuable. contributions
shown that a step had been taken in the path
OF the present duty"
The Court, after defining Mr.. Georges doc
trines and quoting the Vice- -Chsncellor's de-
cisiun and views announced that his conclu-
Bions were opposite to thoee arrived at by the
other Court. The Chief Justice says he cannot
perceive for what reason 1t 10 incompatible
with the judicial position to aid In the circula-
tion OF the works Of a learned and ingenious
man. putting under examination and discus
sion any part OF the legal system.
1t Is evident that the extension OF
the Vice-Chancellor in adding a class Of
writings to the catalogue OF those prescribed
as manifesty violating the law. or corrupt
ing morals and religion, does not harmonize
with any OF the adjudGed cases. The legal rule
imposing limits ON charitable uses Is one OF
great Importance II the principles urged In
this case were adopted. 1t would be productive
Of, serious mischief Il may well be doubted
whether it would not be altogether impracti-
cable under such an extension. to disseminate
by means OF charitable use the works Of any
Of the leading political economists for none
can be found that does not make war upon
some parts Of every legal system as 1t now
subssts. 1t Is obvious that Mr. Georgia works
do not come under the provisions Of the law.
Mr. Georges writings were intended, to cause
the repeal of the land laws and to substitute a
different system. Such an endeavor Is not OPP
posed to tho law for 1t is simply a proposition
to alter the law according to the law"
The sun., 1889-11-20
SHE MAY HAVE. HER D1VORCE
Young Mr.. Lightheart Would Like 70 b.
Freed from His Wife.

OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 19.-There are two
sides to the story pretty Carrie Lightheart tells
the Chicago Judge to whom she has applied for
divorce from her Toronto husband. William
Lightheart, on the ground Of habitual drum
kenness. on which account. she alleges. ne lost
his position on the New York Central Railway.
Mr.. Samuel Lightheart, father Of the young
man, says:
My son is not drunkard. Any trouble he
has had has been the result OF a most unhappy
marriage. While he was employed in a hotel
at Niagara Falls he met a young lady named
Mile Echart. n Buffalo saloon keepers dauRh-
ter. and alter keeping company with her for
two years engaged to marry her. but before the
appointed day Miilie ran off with o man named
Grayling. William continued his visits to her
fathers house and became enamored with the
younger sister. Carrie. and married her throe
years ago He purchased q hotel at Chatham.
Ont. and did a paying business until tho Scott
act came into force there. Then he failed. and
settled at Buffalo. where he secured the posi-
tion Of commissary in the dining-car depart
ment OF The New York Central road. he was
doing we'll when his wife took $50 from his
pocket belonging to the company and, not be-
ing able to make the deficiency good. my son
lost his position. and came TO Hamilton with
his wife. My son tried for weeks to secure an
othor situation. but before no got work his wife
ran OFF with II young blood from Buffalo, and he
has never made any endeavor t. find her. Last
September he Was served at my house with the
divorce papers. but ! advised him to mako no
defence, and he decided to let the suit go by
default"
The sun., 1889-11-20
A CRURCR,S HEAVY LOSS
A Connecticut Court Declares void . VIII
that Enriched It

A Conneetiout Court Declares VOID . Will
that Enriched It.
BRIDGEPoRT Nov. 19.-Capt. John Brooks
died eight years aso and his estate has not yet
been settled. He was steamboat captain be-
tween Bridgeport and New York. and accumu-
lated an estate OF about 100000. He was an
admirer and parishioner OF the late Nathaniel
Hewitt, d. D.. the founder and first pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church in this city and
always contributed literally toward the sup
port Of the church and society. He had no
children. and for some years before his death
1t was understood that the greater portion Of
his estate would 60 toward the benefit OF the
church. He gave parsonage to the church
and supplied the society with one OF the finest
organs in the State. aud this after having given
edcs Of bss sRe
When the contents Of the wifi became known
The executors and trustees named In the will
were officials in the church. An attempt by
successful, and the executors proceeded to dis
pose OF the estate and to spend the proceeds In
the erection Of beautiful Sunday school
The Brooks homestead. situated at the cor
he De Ver wSrne sof Pres
dent OF the Young Mems Christian Association.
and BY him sold to the association as 9 suita-
use Of the members.
The Y. II. G. A. paid $40, 900 for the lot &C.
cured by President Warner. the President
giving like amount. or one-hslf the value
of the property; Recently. thesassociation has
to the back Of the lot and fitted It up for tenn
porary use while the new building is IN process
OF erection. The foundations were laid. and It
was expected to have the home ready for use
before spring.
E The Supreme Court has however, declared
the e-tate to the church. Building operations
have therefore been suspended. The Y. NJ @.
therefore responsible to them. but large SUBJ
scriptiops were received from business men
to be put up on the corner, and the case stands
very much mixed at the present time. It now
appears that the church will fail to receive any
portion of the estate.
The sun., 1889-11-20
November Green Peas In Connecticut.

PUTNAM. Nov. 19.-Mr. Charles 8. Park
hurst of Brooklyn. In this county. celebrated
his 10th birthday on Wednesday with mess
OF green peas for dinner that were picked In
his garden that day. and were as fine and
savory as any raised In June. 1t does beat
ALL" commented the old gentleman; nova
days we gel frost in June and peas In Novem-
ber When l was u boy we used to expect
coasting and skating at ibis time OF the year."
his peas were five feet tall. and on them were
young and matured pods and multitude OF
blossoms.
At Westerly, r. l.. on tho same day. or a day
later. w. L. Wallace picked a mess OF peas
from vines white with blossoms and thickly set
with mods
The sun., 1889-11-20
CAN'T SUE ,EM so YOUN0.
No Use to Get . Promise or Marriage from
Boy OF 19.

Boy OF 1e.
"Take your boy home and keep him In at
night until he is old enough to take care of
himself" said Judge MoAdam, In diminishing
the suit of Annie Herschfeldt against Hugo
Schwartz yesterday afternoon In the City
Court. The remark was addressed to Mrs.
Schwartz OF GA Cannon street. and concerned q
youth OF 1S. who wore q red shirt and q stout
leather bolt He had been in Ludlow street
Jail awaiting tho outcome Of the action for
breach OF promise brought by Miss Hersch-
feldt, who is 28 years old.
Schwartz asked to be set free as . minor,
and said he earned only $2;50 a week. and had
only one coat. He said he didn't want TO marry
Annie, hadn't visited her. and had only q pass-
Ing acqpaintance with her. He denied en-
phatically that he had promised to marry her
or had borrowed S45 from her.
This was In direct contradiction ofthe young
woman's Testimony. She said she wanted to
marry him and would not let him 90. Judge
McAdam decided that he GOULD ,, 60, and gave
marrying people who cannot support a wife
for which tho bench OF the City Court is becom-
Ing celebrated.