The Press., 1889-07-11

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 Thursday Evening. July II, lSs9.
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 WuLIMANTIo wants to begin enjoying it's normal school at once, and will hire rooms for it's temporary occupancy so that it may open Sept. 1st.
 LAST Saturday night the standing of the Cleveland and Boston base ball clubs was nearly equal, the long lead of the latter hay ing been about obliterated. This week the Bostons are on their native heath, and they are scoring better.
 TIE rain dampened all the 4th of July ardor this year and perhaps by extinguishing efer- vescing patriotism kept the record of fires and accidents below the average. Perhaps many a lucky man or boy now has one sound leg arm, eye, or perhaps life, more than he would u8H6 uttu UhA LILO bhAcD VI AsSe 4Auko<A0J OoO1A clear.
 JoHNsTowN, N. Y, in which is the village of Gloyersville, was badly damaged by a wash-out on Tuesday, two dams giving way under the pressure of an excessive rainfall. Many bridges were swept away, and num- Der of lives lost, some thirty or forty people being upon one of the bridges viewing the swollen waters when it went of. Many of these were rescued. The property damage is very large. 1..-t ~
 THERE is no reasonable doubt that Dr. Cronin of Chicago was ordered removed" by the Clan-na-Gael, because he was an obstacle to the carrying out of the plans of that exotic institution. The question naturally suggests Is Dr. Cronin the first one? What institu- tion is this which enacts and carries out capi- tai punishment, and holds trials without the knowledge of the defendant, whose life is coolly passed upon by his accusers, who are also his judges? This is grave matter, and calls for investigation and the sternest re- prisal. -.. -a
 Conn. Home: ssForty years ago the public press was able to hold and check public opin- ion from crystalizing against slavery" ...
 Forty years ago the New York Tribune and other influential papers were battling slavery. The men who finally led in the overthrow of slavery were whigs and democrats, and they led to the finish of victory. The abolition leaders fought the republican party at every step. Wendell Phillips lived and died fight ing the men who overthrow slavery, and the intolerance, bigotry and unreasonableness of radical abolitionists retarded rather than hast ened the final result. a-..-.
 TIE country breathes again after awaiting in awful suspense the result of the mill be- tween Brute Sullivan and Brute Kilrain. The fight took place in Mississippi early Monday morning, the utmost vigilance CD of the state authorities being insufficient to locate the chosen place and prevent the breaking of the laws of that sovereign state. For seventy five rounds these creatures fought. This means that seventy-fve times they faced each other and fought until one or the ether was knocked down or temporarily disabled. And finally it was demonstrated that Sullivan was the best animal of the two. The 'heroes' of the ioc- casion are at liberty, receiving ovations, the one for his grit and endurance, the other for his victory. Their portraits adorn the pages of 'sfamily newspapers" accompanied with minute details of every heroic movement. Meanwhile our villages and cities continue to maintain police officers and iails for ordinary brawlers and peace breakers. s:
 THE Connecticut Home publishes tabu- lated list of Connecticut newspapers and their positions on the prohibitory amendment question, having gathered it's material by sending to each a note of inquiry, also asking if each paper would give space to be filed with matter furnished by the prohibition club. The canvass shows the daily papers of the state to be solid against the amendment. The only papers which consent to publish matter furnished by the club are the Hart ford Daily and Weekly Times, Willimantic Chronicle, Daily and Weekly News of New Haven, all democratic, and all opposed to the amendment, the two religious weeklies of AAssAoAO@AS c44A wv AOPNOk4OsA P0HOAo eAAos OR- pose, and and one which favors, and five in- dependent papers. The Press is chased by the Home as in favor, but as to communica- tions as giving the answer 'sNo; prefer to edit to,our liking" The showing of papers favoring the amendment is not large one. If the list indicates the way the state will vote, the amendment is doomed. But there is time for 8 reaction of feeling to come. The majority of the voters of Connecticut are opposed to the saloon, and the time has been when the amendment could have pass ed; and it may come again. But there are thousand of voters, some of whom will vote for the amendment who honestly believe that we come nearer to actual prohibition with local option which, they argue, gives prohi- tion when the people want it, and the re- straint of license in places where prohibition would mean unrestrained traffic. The Press fayors the amendment, believing that those who believe the liquor traffic to be detri-