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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
hONORED BY ENGLISHMEN.
MT. Parneii Met by Liberals and Pr~son
 cd With a Check for E3, 800.

MT. Parneli Met by Iibera,. and t'r~senr-
 cd With Check for E3, 500.
 LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2O.--Mr. Parnen ar rived here last evening. He was met by a deputation of Liberals. who pre- sented him with an address. In reply MT. Parnell urged the electors of Lam cashire to give their full support to Mir. Gladstone at the next election.
 At a banquet given in his honor last night check for E3. 800. the amount collected in Liverpool for the Parnell Defence Fund, was handed to Mr. Par nell, who gratefully acknowledged the honor. In thanking the donors of the gift, MT. Parnell said he thought him- self entitled to boast that he was the first Irishman who had been so trusted by Englishmen, who had started the subscription before Sir Charles Russell had succeeded in winning victory for him.
 Mir. Parnell reiterated his declara- tion that the object of the Home Rulers was to secure the industrial develop mont of Ireland. There was once, h 6 admitted, some justification for their hostility to England, but now they ioy- fully entered with the Liberals into .. battle which he trusted would soon cOmA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
Order of Notice.
Joel B. Wheeler
Order of Notice.

Joel B. heeler
 Daniel F. Dalton, ct al
 State of Connecticut. District of Water
 bury, ss December 18th, A. D., 1889.
 Upon the complaint of said Joel B. Wheeler, praying for the reasons therein set forth fol foreclosure and possession of mortgaged premises, now pending return able on the first Tuesday of January, A. D. 1890, before the district court of Water bury, in and for the district of Waterbury, to be holden on the first Tuesday of Jan uary, A. D.. 1S90 John Dalton and William Dalton, it appearing to and being found by the subscribing authority, that the said defendants are residing in Chicago, Illinois, and absent from this state,
 Therefore, ordered, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order in the DAILY DEM ocRAT, a newspaper printed i'll Waterbury six days weeks successively, commencing on or before the 14th day of December, A.D., 1889, by leaving true and attested copy of said complaint, citation and order of notice with the defendant on or before the = day of -, by depositing a copy of said citation and order of notice in the postoffice, postage paid, directed to said defendant at Chicago, Illinois, on or before the 25th day of December, 1889, by some proper officer person indifferent.
 D. F. WEBSTER,
 Clerk of District Court of Waterbury
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20

THE annual report of the superintend- ent of the United States foreign mail department shows an increase of 445, ,247 pounds of matter over last year.
 THE total expense of maintaining the Brazilian Government in 1888 was S74,- 745, 900, and during the same year the United States expended for pensions alone $S0, ,2sS, 900.
 THE faculty of the University of Penn sylvania have voted to admit students without distinction of sex to all the college courses. This action requires the indorsement of the trustees.
 ACCORDING to the way people are sell ing relinquishments to Oklahoma claims they must want to get away. The right to some of the best claims in that coun- try can be bought for from s10 to S10o.
 WITH the completion of the vessels now building and appropriated for the United States will possess ten armored vessels, thirteen single-turreted moni- tors, twenty-one steel cruisers or gun boats, two dynamite cruisers, practice cruiser for cadets, an armored ram or torpedo boat and seven iron steamers.
 A CHINESE interpreter, who arrived with the Chinese Minister at San Fras- cisco the other day, when asked about the feeling in China regarding the Scott exclusion act, said that ill feeling was not general, being confined only to the merchant class, who conceived their business interests injured by the act.
 THE Chinamen in New York are threat ening to depart utterly out of the great Babel and to form new community just on the outskirts, because their landlords in Mott street are raising their rents. They are quite capable of carrying out their threat and establishing town ot several thousand persons, "heathen Chi nee" in every thing.
 THERE has been so much smuggling into New York of late by vessels coming through He'll Gate and along the sound that Uncle Sam is going to patrol the sound with two revenue cutters. As in past years there has not been single revenue cutter from Montauk Point to gling must have been carried on upon an extensive scale and that 1t will be difficult to break it up.
 AN experiment. in ocean time-saving has just been tried by having the steam ship City of Rome discharge her pas sengers at Milford Haven instead of al Liverpool on her last voyage out. Mil ford Haven is the extreme western poin of England, and it is believed that sail ing direct from New York to that point will save from eighteen to twenty-foul hours in the passage. It is likely to be come the great point of sailing between the two countries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
FIRE ALARM.

LIST OF FIRE ALARM BOXES.
 Corner Willow Vest Main.
 Exchange Place.
 IA East Main and NC ott Road.
 15 Corner Cherry ar. East Main,
 21 Horse Railroad cable (private)
 2S Iron Bridge, West Main.
 a4 Waterbury Brass Go. tprivate.)
 a5 Corner Johnson and Waterville
 26 Corner Prospect and Grove.
 2 Junction North Main, Grove and North Ein
 2S Waterbury Mfg. Co.
 B Corner Washington and South Main.
 3i Waterbury Buckle Co.
 35 Benedict & Burnha,n Mfg. Co.
 36 Waterbury Watch Co. .Cprivate.) 3S Corner Grand and South Main. 42 Corner Union and Franklin. 43 Scovill Mfg. Co., (private.) 45 Corner Clay and Mill. 46 No. Hose House, Baldwin. A Corner Dublin Street and ItltAllev. s12 Corner Meadow and Bank. 514 Corner Meadow and Cedar street. 321 Plume < Atwood Mfg Co. (private) 323 Holmes Booth & Haydens, (private) | 324 No. Hose House. | sa5 Corner Simons and Burnham streets. INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY HOLDERS To give an alarm, open the door, pull the hook down once and jet go, then close tho door. Do not pull the hook if the fire bell or small arm in the box is striking, as that indicates an alllbt l has already been given. | Be particular to remain at the box until the ar | rival of an officer of the Fire Department, wht
 will release the key, or, if circumstances will no
 permit remaining, then the proper officer will re | turn the key to the holder as soon as convenien 1 Always give the alarm from the box nearest tn, l fire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
Portura,,s African Exp,or.r.

PARIS, Dec. 2O.--It the controversy between England and Portugal. whiu h has now assumed a warlike aspect. the most prominent figure is Major Al berto da Rocha Serpa Pinto. He is the explorer whose exertions in A frica have secured for Portugal large part of the territory to which England now lays claim, and in bis achievements on the Dark Continent he has fully equalled Stanley. Indeed, many European geog raphers of eminence consider Serpa plorer lie is major in the Portuguese army and the head of the Portuguese au. thority in Africa, and it is a fact not generally known that Portugal's posses sions there are greater in extent thnn those of any other European power.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
EXCHANGE EXTRACTS.

THE jury in a breach of promise case at Champaign, H., awarded one cent damages, and 'advised the plaintiff to beware of book agents"
 2. A SMART Columbus (Pa.) shoe dealer had drawer full of faded old slippers, He hung out sign, "Old slippers to throw at brides," and they all went.
 A CLEVELAND chemist says that peo- pie who use kerosene lamps for num- Der of years become so permeated with the oil that their bodies after death scarcely need any embalming fluid to preserve them.
 A TYPICAL juryman has been found in Iowa. He could only name eight States of the Union and three Presidents. He was firmly of the opinion that England is in Africa, and that Canada is tout somewhere beyond California"
 A NOVEL result of the temperance meetings at Noblesville, Ind, Is re- ported. So many have signed the pledge and received badges that the supply of blue ribbon in the stores of the tow1f has been exhausted.
 A CLERGYMAN at Pennsburg, Pa, handed his wife the envelope which contained the customary present rom a groom; she found it contained only six cents. The minister had been called out of bed to perform the cer- emony.
 PENSACOLA, Fla, has magistrate with peculiar notions of judicial dig nifty. In recently discharging gentle man" arrested for fighting he said to him: eff you hadn't hit him you ought to have been hung" The decision has made him very popular.
 A YEAR ago there were eleven prize fat women on exhibition in this coun. try, but now there are only six. The others have gone the way of all flesh, whether fat or lean, and will be seen on earth no more. The fat woman market is now firm, with an upward tendency.
 THERE is one postmaster in Pennsyl. vania who contemplates possible re- moval with complete satisfaction. The receipts of his office have been four dol lars and sixty-eight cents, while the ex. penses have aggregated five dollars and seventy-two cents, leaving him one dol. lar and four cents out of pocket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
SOMEWHAT SINGULAR.

THERE have been two springs discov- cred in Bramwell, w. Va, which are only about fifteen feet apart, the water of one of which is colder than ice, if possible, while the other almost reaches boiling temperature.
 Ar Darlington, O., great rat hunt of two weeks duration ended recently. Lincoln Shaw and Al Gruber were cap tains of teams. Whole number of rats killed was 6,O35. Shaw's team got S23 the most. The defeated team furnished the oyster supper for all
 IN Suawannee County, Fla, recently minister of certain denomination was converted through the preaching of a minister of different denomination, and all the members of the converted minister's church changed their faith and followed their old shepherd.
 A STEER which seems destined to a cir GUS life Is exhibited at Pimlico, Md. It is 4 years old, If feet in length, IF hands high, and weighs 4,ooo pounds. Not content wiah being curiosity as to height, the steer has the added foat- ure of double joints in his legs.
 THE Alton railroad has funny case on it's hands. A carload of mules was shipped from Bloomington recently. Three men counted the mules and swore there were fifteen in the car, and the door was sealed by an agent. When the car arrived at St. Louis the seal was found intact, and only fourteen mules were to be found in the car.
 A WESTERN inventor is endeavoring to interest capital in his electric magic lantern for casting or reflecting adver- tisements on the dark clouds that often hang low over city. The inventor claims to have secured contracts from several well-known firms for displaying their cards in this manner. If the idea is fully developed we may expect to see some very startling and grotesque effects.
 THERE is an organization of amateur sportsmen at Mohnsville, Pa., in Cumru township, known as the Silver Leaf Hunting Club, which makes 8 speciality of capturing bobcats with hounds. So far this season they have caught twenty bobcats, thirteen raccoons and five pos sums, besides half dozen groundhogs. The skins of the bobcats are very val ua5le. and the club Is making good thing in the curing and sale of them.
 THE neighborhood in the vicinity of Boonville, Mo-, is greatly excited over the discovery of large sums of money be- longing to deceased member of the community. The latter was eccentric, wealthy and frugal. He died recently, leaving a diagram showing the places where he had buried money twenty and thirty years ago. The executor found under the porch sii1 in tin cans &7,000 in gold and under the corner of the wood house $3,OO0 in silver packed il, glass jars.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
Henry Gsnrgs's Theory in Practice.

LONDON, Dec. 20.-The Cabinet Coun- cil has raised a breeze which is by no means confined to any political party by the addition of an ''unearned incre- ment" clause to the bill providing for the widening of the Strand. This clause is in the nature of an unqualifi ed proposal to assess local and adjacent occupants upon the increased valuation accruing to their holdings from the inn proved condition of the thoroughfare, and is in fact very slightly modified application of the theory of MT. Henry GeOrpe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
SOUND AND SAPIENT.

CREDITORS have better memories than debtors
 THE doctor follows close on the heels of the ignorant cook.
 To HAVE what we want is riches, but to be able to do without it is power.
 MoDEsTY seldom resides in breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
 FORTUNES favorites are the men whose thoughts make way for their ac- tions.
 IT is never safe to admit your appe- tite is good until you know where you are to dine.
 GREAT wealth in our journey through life is only extra baggage, and wants heap of watching.
 HE submits himself to be seen through microscope who suffers himself to be caught in passion.
 DIGNITY is very proper sort of thing; but don put on too much of it or you may be taken for footman.
 A WORD of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.
 NINETY-NINE per cent. of ambition to try and one per cent. of tale2t is all that is necessary to success in whatever we undertake.
 THE happiest marriages are usually those where the bride has no further dowry than brides cake, with candy bride stuck on top.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
The Dispute With England.

LISBON, Dec. 2O.-Great interest is taken in all parts of Portugal in the dispute with England over the rights of Portugal in the African country he tween Lake Nyassa and the Zam besi River, especially the valley of the Shire River, which the Portuguese en- gineers are now surveying for the pur- pose of building railroad. This adds much to the excitement about the diff culties in the Delago Bay country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
Portuguese Soverefgnt,y.

ZANZIBAR. Dec. 2o.-- Mapoonda, the chief of the natives in the Shire River district, has accepted Portuguese sov- ereignty. Captain Triver. the French explorer, has just crossed Africa from Loago, coming out by way of the Shire River. He says the Portuguese in that section are displaying extraordinary y aggressiveness along the river.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
Americans After Moussa.

CoNsTANTINoP1E, Dec. 20. - The American Legation is pressing the Porte for redress for attacks upon two American missionaries, though proba- bly, the Porte will not be asked to put Moussa on his trial for these attacks till the other charge has been examined.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
To-Night and To-Morrow Night.

And each day and night during this week you can get at all druggists Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, acknowledged to be the most successful remedy ever sold for the cure of Coughs, Group, Bronchitis, Whoop- ing Cough, Asthma and Consumption. Get bottle to-day and keep it always in the house, so you can check your cold at once. Price 50c and $1.00. Sample bot .tles free.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
will Fight on Monday.

LONDON, Dec. 2O.-It is stated to-day that tho fight between Jem Smith and Bob Slavin will take place on Monday near Lille, France.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
Explosions on a Steamer.

LONDON, Dec. 20.-Several explosions have occurred on board the British tank steamer Fergusons, Capt. Young, at Rouen, from Philadelphia by which one man was killed and four others were badly injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
King of Samoa.

SYDNEY, N. s. w., Dec. 2O.-Malietoa has been proclaimed King in Samoa, and has been formally so recognized by the consuls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-20
Fresh Disorders in Brasil.

LONDON, Dec. 2o.-A private cable despatch from Rio Janeiro states that fresh disorders have broken out in that city and that further complications are feared
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-22
The Work Of Building the Fort Ben
ton & Lethbridge to Begin
in the Spring
The Stock All Subscribed and the
Contracts Signed Route
of the Road.
Capt Beckicr 10 Immediately Take the a
Field for the Survey OF the Mani
TOBIAS Western Extension.

FoRr BENTON, Oct. 2l.-lSpecial. "Details
Of the Lethbridge a Fort Benton railroad
Just published, show that this long talked
of project will shortly he under way. The
promoters of this enterprise on this side Of
the Atlantic are the following prominen,
gentleman; Sir Alexander 4. Gait, Of Cam
ada, Hon. $. 4. Hauser. Of Helena, and
the Conrad Brothers, Of Fort Benton.
They have associated with them Barring
Bros, bankers of London, England, and
other capitalists Of that country. The
stock is all subscribed, contracts for build
ing the line are signed and work will
commence both AT Fort Benton
and Lethbridge early next spring.
The road is 10 be narrow guage and
will be built in IN direct line M possible
from Lethbridge 10 Fort Benton via Sweet
Grass hills, distance Of lsb miles Az
some point between the crossing of the
Teton river and Fort Benton branch will
he built TO connect with the Montana Cen
tral, which can be reached within abou,
forty miles.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-22
FOUR MORE NEEDED.
The Cronin Jury stiil Incomplete Ru.
mored Developments.

The Cronin Jury still Incomplete Ru.
mored Developments.
CucAoo, Oct. 2l.-At different times to.
day the Cronin jury was complete, unless
the talesman on the stand at the moment
was subjected to peremptory challenge
The challenge came each time, however
Tonight the jury il uncompeted, foui
jurors having yet TO be sworn in, but thre,
Of the four are practically accepted by both
sides. The defense has three and the prose.
tion twenty-three peremptories left.
William l.. James, son Of a prominent
British American lawyer, said to-day in an
interview TINT Suspect Kunze was one Of
the men who occupied a fiat ON Clark street
where the furniture found in the Carlson
cottage is supposed to have been first taken.
Young James says at the time Of Crunins
disappearance his father had nm Office
across the street from the fiat and IL was
from there he saw Kunze.
Lawyer Foster. according 10 local paper
to-day, outlined the defense which will be
put up by the suspect, Beggs. The evidence
will show that committees were appointed,
but not 10 try Cronin. The evidence will
show that after the resolution was discussed
il was decided TO refer the whole matter for
final settlement 10 the district officer, Ed
ward SpellmRn, of Peoria. This, Foster
says. was the occasion of all the CORES
pondence between Spellman and Beggs,
which will appear in the trial. II this cor
respondence contains the nnrne of Cronin,
Foster says hc is very much misinfOrmed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-22
Terrible Story of the Suiierings En-
dured by Wrecked Seamen
OF Cape Hatteras.
Subsisting on Seaweed and Divid-
ing Up a Single Fish TO
Sustain Life.
Sensational Scene In Court when y Ws-
man Confesses the Part She Took
In Murder.

PHuADKLPmA, Oct. H,-Seven survivors
Of the steamer that foundered at sea when
800 milee out at sea, arrived to-day, They
tell story Of terrible suffering. The Earn
moor struck terrible gale September I,
and the following day the vessel foundered
As the steamer sank the port lifeboat noated
off. The second officer, second and third
engineers. four sailors, three fremen and
cook clung TO the boat and scrambled in.
An effort was made TO save the rest of the
crew. but the boat was blown
away 50 that no more could be saved. The
cries of the drowning men as they were
dashed about 10y the mountainous waves
could be heard by the men on the boat.
The suffering from hunger on the stranded
boat became awful One of the survivors to-
day said: 1--WE managed topick up sea weed
which gave us little nourishment. On the
third day Aying fish was caught. This
was Immediately cut up into portions for
each man and deyoured. We also captured
sea bat, and sucked its blood, and then
ate the flesh after IL hnd dried in the sun.
The first man 10 die was seaman, and the
second and third engineers. One night n
German fireman. named Fladge, who was
ON watch, suddenly became insane and
jumped overheard. Eleven vessels passed
us, and one British bark, we are certain,
saw US, and deliberately left us ~ our fate,
When three hundred miles Of Hatteras We
were seen by u schooner. We were
30 weak we had TO be lifted upon
the vessel deck and one of our men, Nor
wegian, fell overheard and WIS drowned y
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-22
The Eni.cnnnIinn.

New YORK, Oct. 2l.-In the general CON
yention Of the Episcopal church to-day Rev.
DIR. Hanckel moved the order Of the day be
suspended and the report on the memorial
presented by the eolored clergy taken up.
After some discussion the motion was lost
Several amendments mnde 10y the bishops
were c0ncurred in. An amendment proyid-
ing for the insertion in the baptismal Office
of "A bracketed clause Here let the child
distinctly pronounce his or her christian
name,n was lost DIR. Hart moved that con-
sideration Of the proposed book Of Office be
postponed until the convention. II went
over without action. The house Of bishops
failed TO concur with the lower house in re-
gard to the reinsurance Of cheap edition Of
the prayer book and hymnal combined, as
the prayer book is still in an unfinished CON
dition. Several committees of conferences
were nominated, including one 10 fix day
for final adjournment AZ the afternoon
session the house consideration Of the
amendments and additions 20 the prayer
book were continued. A proposed change
in the marriage service by the insertion of
AN exhortation wns defeated by close vote.
The board Of missions Of the Protestant
Episcopal church held final meeting and
adjourned sine die tonight. The final
disposition Of the million dollar enrolment
fund was referred 10 the board of managers.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-22
Publisher West Indicted.

CucAeo, Oct. 2l.-The grand jury to-day
indicted james J. West and Charles u. Ora
ham for fraudulently issuing the stock of
the Chicago Times company Capaises
were issued for their arrest.
Three matters were decided against West
during the day. The first WIS the indict
ment 10y the grand jury; next Judge Water
man made a ruling refusing Ia issue n man
dnmus 10 compel n recognition of Vests
associate, w. A. Patton, M n director Of the
Times company; finally cnme important
proceedings in the Federal court before
Judge Blodgett. The Inter held that while
on the surface there appeared 10 be several
issues in the bill involving all the defend
ants there was in reality but one point 10
be decided-the ownership Of 5000 shar, 4
Of Times stock, in which the Huiskampn
alone. Of all the defendants, seemed CON
cerned. The court denied the motion 10 re-
mand the case to the state courts, and re-
tanned jurisdiction of the entire bill.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-22
HARRIS.
OlG-PTiCG, SQQaTs-DGalilg,
CLOTH1ER,
ST. LOUIS BLOCK.
MAIN STREET.

IL is not often YOU can hear OF deal
er in the Ready Made article Of Cloth
ing issue a Challenge to the Custom
Tailors to equal with their work the
class of goods he is selling, but here is
an occasion where you can see it,
Take a stroll about our city, examine
the Suits you see your friends have
worked month to pay for; look at the
specimens displayed at the tailor shops,
nd then come down TO our store; and
II we can't discount them IN STYLE
in FIT, in APPEARANCE, in TEX
TURE, and in PRICE, we will acknowl
edge the corn, cancel our advertising
contracts and retire from business.
You foolish men who have been pay
ing $50, $50 and $40 for Suit OF Clothes
come and see what we are offering TO
anywhere from SD to s35, and We viii
guarantee you will regret your reckless
Waste Of Wealth, and hereafter bu.
your Clothing from us.