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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
Fresh Foreign Facts.

Thirty persons were killed by an explosion in Hyde colliery, near Manchester, Eng.
 Wilson, Gladstonian, has been elected from the Govan district of Lanarkshire, made vacant by the death of Pearce, Conservative.
 Artist Scott writes a letter ridiculing the report that he was whipped by Whistler and ejected from the Hogarth club He says the whipping was on the other side
 It is thought the Radicals and Liberals will have a majority of twenty weight in the London municipal government The result is Q surprise.
 The publishers of "Parnellism and Crime" have stopped the sale of that pamphlet in Limerick, owing, it is alleged, to their desire to avoid melting an already infamed people to violence, but more probably because it has not found sufficient sale to justify con- tinued efforts to dispose of it.
 The fund to defray MT. Parnell's expenses in his fight against The Times amounts to e3O, 500.
 It is reported that decree abrogating the decree of exile against the Due d'Aumale awaits President Carrots signature, and that if Boulanger is defeated at the coming election it will be published in The Journal Officiel on the 18th inst, in order to avoid suspicion that the act is an election maneuver.
 A convict, believed to be Mullett, the h. vincible, is awaiting examination by the Parnen commission in the precincts of that court. He is carefully guarded by special officers, and no one is permitted even to get near enough to him to establish his identity.
 M. de Lesseps has been elected president, and his son Charles vice president of the new Panama Canal company. A dispatch from Pekin says that a DOT tion of the imperial palace has been burned. The same advices state that the Chinese em- pire is indulging tin lavish expenditure on account of the approaching marriage of the emperor.
 There are rumors in the bazaar that the dervishes are massing at Khartoum with a view of marching upon Dongola, and that the mahdi is contemplating an invasion of Egypt.
 The bodies of the late Mma lima di Murska and her daughter have been sent to Gotha to be cremated, in accordance with the desire of the former.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
Punished for Blasphemy.

BELvIDERE, N. J., Jan. 19.-The jury in the case of Mnason Huntsman, accused of personating Jesus Christ, receiving divine honors from his followers, and passing judg- ment on bis enemies, having rendered yer dict of guilty on Thursday night, Judge De Witt passed sentence. He imposed the full penalty-six months in the county jail, $1O0 fine, and the costs of prosecution. The pris- oner made a ten minutes speech, declaring that his life was in keeping with Christ's and the apostles, and that he was ready to go to the stake for his religious belief.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
The Parson Agents Wide Margin.

NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 1s.-In August, 1885, according to the statement which he has filed in his suit against the Rev. Thomas M Colwen to recover sas, 500, 50 per cent com- mission for selling Triple Thermic Motor stock, the Rev. George F. Warren, then pas tor of Fairmount Baptist church, this city. sold 500 shares of the stock to confiding in- vestors who paid him $50 share. They did not know then what has since been learned by investigation-that at that time the stock for which they were paying Rev. MT. Warren $50 share was being offered for sale in Lowell, Mass, the home quarters of the motor company, for $5.50 share. And yet such was the case.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19

MAUcH CHUNK, Pa, Jan. 19.-The grand jury Ill the Mud Run cases returned true bills of indictment against Major, the engi. neer, and Hannigman, a fiagman. The cases against Conductors Terry and Keithline, and the lookouts, Mulherne and Pohl, were ignored, the costs being placed upon the county. The court adjourned the case te the special term.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
TRADE BULLETIN.
New York Money and Produce Market
 Quotations.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-Money closed at per cent, the lowest rate The highest was 21S. Ex- change closed steady; posted rates, 4.s894. s9; actual rates, 4solaD4.s5s4 for to days and 4ss51 O4.SSN for demand. Governments closed steady {; currency 6s, 119 bid; 4s, coup, 1928 bid 4ss, do, 106J4 bid.
 N Pacific railroad bonds closed as follows: Union frsts, 112140117; Union land grants, 1o2@ @106; Union sinking funds. l190121; Centrals, 11sD117.
 There was g very limited trading in stocks dur ing the morning, and the tone of speculation was weak throughout There was no increase in tho dealings after midday, and prices continued weak to the close, the final figures being 1s to 2 per cent below the previous closing. The sales for the day amounted to 159, ,SS2 shares
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
Murdered by a Bootblack.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 19.-John Mueller, a bar tender in Le Maire Brothers liquor store on Herkimer street, Brooklyn, was stabbed in the left breast by Jim Graham, a colored b,otblack, and died shortly afterward Graham was drunk and asleep in the bar r,om when Mueller awoke him and ordered him out of the place. Instead of going out he drew knife and stabbed Mueller fatally.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
Railroad omcer. Arrested.

TRENTON, N. J., Jan. l9 = Supervisor William A. Howell and Assistant Super visor James B. Cox, of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, were arrested and pleaded guilty to the charges of appropriaeing to their own use $5,OOo received from sales of old material belonging to the company, of which they had charge They promised restitution, but were held in ball.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
Eulogy Instead of Censure,

ROME, Jan. 19.-The Moniteur publishes denial of the report that the pope recently admonished the American bishops on account of the progress of Socialism among American Catholics On the contrary, The Moniteur says his holiness eulogized the zeal and activity of American Catholics in upholding Catholicism and combating everything an tagonistic thereto
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
New York Legislature,

ALBANY Jan. 19.-After short sessions of both houses the legislature adjourned until Monday evening. By next week the re. ports of committees on important measures will begin to make their appearance, and thereafter there will be no lack of matters to keep senators and assemblymen at their desks
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
CONDENSED NEWS.
Items of General Interest.

Items or GenerAl Interest.
 Thomas Carson, Boston fresco painter, has been awarded S20, ,OOO for injuries received In the Bussey Bridge disaster eooat year ago.
 The West Virginia senatorial deadlock is still unbroken.
 Reports that Pueblo, Colo, is overrun with smallpox are denied from there.
 The annual business meeting of the Ameri- can Poultry association is being held at Buff falo, N. Y., President Philander Williams, of Taunton, Mass, in the chair. The Massachusetts state senatorial contest, Fall River district has been decided in favor of Robert Howard, secretary of the spinners' unior.
 A meeting of the executive committee of the Republican state league of Massachusetts was held at Boston. Four delegates and alternates were elected to the National Re publican league at Baltimore, Feb. 2S and March 1.
 The Old Dominion steamship Richmond was badly injured ill a collision with the schooner Jacob Reid outside New York har- Dor. The schooner was also injured, and was lowed into harbor by the Richmond.
 The thermometer registered 60 degs. above zero at Biddeford, Me, Friday. and one of the oldest ice men put in his time blowing on his farm
 The famous Rawson trial is again on in Chicago, and large crowds attend.
 The Minnesota senate has resolution be- fore it charging bribery in the late Washburn Sabin contest, and calling for an investiga- | tion.
 1 The Illinois legislature is endeavoring to regulate telephone rentals throughout the | state
 The strike at the Waui,ack mills in Ho,lSa- tonic, Mass has ended in q compromise, the two non-unionists who replaced strikers and were in njured by White Caps" being retained, but the two girls who, against orders, at tended the funeral of their comrade being taken back, together with nearly all the strikers. The obnoxious superintendent re- tains his position.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
nr,ss Conan stiu After Bsllew.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Miss Harriet Coffin, whose eccentric actions have several times brought her into notoriety and into the GUS tody of the police, called at Palmer's theatre last night and again sought an interview with Kyrls Bellsw, for whom she carried revolver. After an unpleasant scene she was compelled to abandon her purpose.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19

The gas escaped from the dtting room stove iifs I the ths brsath @ siS of thas ssovan
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
Washington Gossip.


 The state department is advised that the United States steamer Ossipee has arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, with the Haytia Repub- lie in tow.
 Mrs J. Ellen Foster, president of the w. c. T. D. of Iowa, argued before the senate committee in favor of prohibition in the District of Columbia.
 General Railway Superintendent Bancroft has started on a tour of inspection
 The president returned to the house several vetoed private pension bills.
 The wool growers and carpet makers had a joint session before the senate finance com mittee.
 The committee on invalid pensions has re- ported favorably on the bill giving pension of $45 per month to all persons now on the rolls who are incapacitated from performing any manual labor whatever; also the bill to increase the pensions of those who have los t limbs or the use of limbs.
 Charles Denby, United States minister at Pekin, informs the state department of a novel scheme of a French syndicate to intro. duce railroads in China Three elegant coaches, upholstered in yellow and blue satin, have been sent to the emperor, and a track will be laid in the palace grounds to show him the comforts and pleasure of riding on rail and thus win his consent to the build ing of regular lines
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19

Weothep Indications. Fair; much epldsr; northwestarH winds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
U. &. & Co.

WE KNOW THAT If you buy goods now there must be extraordinary induce. ments.
 THE
 c. w. D.'S Past record for bargains in and out of season shall be beaten this time.
 Having finished inventory we have 30 days to clear out all heavy goods before Spring goods arrive.
 Low Prices Will Do It!
 ExJa Attractions Will Win /! When everybody says it is we are going to. clear out all our stock better than ever be- fore.
 When the c. w. D,'s $12.OO and $14.OO Suits are sold for 5000, your choice, there is big loss somewhere. When the c. w. D.'s $15.OO to $1S.OO Suits are sold for S12.OO, your choice, it's chance that does not often occur. Past experience teaches us to inventory goods under cost and sell them all out so that the coming season finds only new goods on our counters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
Crimes and Casualties.

CrimeS and CASUAItIeS.
 Dennis Centure and Joseph Noil attempted to thaw out some dynamite near Sherbrooke, Que, and were blown to pieces.
 R. T. K. Bain, director of the Exchange National bank of Norfolk, Va, which failed in 1885, has been found guilty of appropriat- ing the funds and credits of the bank. His brother George, the cashier, is serving five years term in the Albany, N. Y., peniten- tiary for the same offence.
 Georgia Floyd (colored), was found brutaliy murdered near Atlanta, Ga, her head beaten to jelly. Her husband has been arrested.
 While attempting to straighten natural gas pipe at Lima, O., it broke and two sons of Calvin Wilkins were terribly burned. Ono is dead and the other disfigured for life.
 Freight trains collided near Kent, O., and Engineer Washner was buried under the wreck of. twelve cars and killed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
PENSION MATTERS.

The house committee on invalid pensions agreed to report favorably eight private pen sion bills, and Monday next was set for the consideration of a bill to increase the pension of soldiers who lost both arms. The cases of this kind are but few, only twenty-one being known at present.
 Next suspension day the bill granting a pension to Irene Rucker Sheridan, widow of Gen. P. H. Sheridan, will be called up and an endeavor to pass it will be made The rate of pension fixed by this bill is S, 800 year.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
TERRIBLE sCAFFoLD SCENE.
THE HANGMAN OBLIGED To READJUsr rHB
ROPE AFrER THE DROP FELL,

THE HASGMAN OBLIGED To READJUsr rHB
ROPE AFTER THE DROP FELL,
Joseph VI. Hillman was hanged at Wood
burg, y. J for the murder of Herman Seide-
man, u Polish peldler. The motive
for the deed was robbery. Hllman,
after his conviction, told many con-
Il citing stories, duplicating various per-
sons but all his sJ-called confessions we're
proven to be falsehoods
When the Sheriff pulled the trigger hold
ing the 4jJ-pound weight on the other end
of the rope, the boiy shot up Into the air
distance of fifteen feet. Then ensueJ proba-
bly, one of the most horrible scenes ever Wit
nesse at an cx cution. The moose failed to
tighten and the rope slippei around on the
wrctched mans neck. He rroaned and
shrieked, and his words could almost be dis,
tinguished rs he struggled with h arms and
finally su ceeled in sufficiently freeing his
hands 10 almost reach thu rope. Hansman
Van II sc stood by, ani reaching up to the
moose finally succeeded in getting it around
SO that the weight of the body rested ON the
throat aud If, was slowly strangled out OF
the man. The struggle lasted TO two or
three minutes and until the hangman got
the moose under the chin. Many of those
present thought that the hang ng man would
have 10 be takel down and strung up sec
ond time in or Ter that the law might be
fully satisfied. This horrible alternativew 5
fortunately ayertei, rs after Van Hise read.
/ sted the moose the struggles soon ceased.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
KENTUCKY WARFARE.
THE COURT WAS srAMPEDED.
ASorHKR BATTLE or FACTIONS AT THE HAZARD
CoURr-HoUsE.

At Hazard Ken, the Circ1it Court con-
vened last Mond,y. Judge Lilly. the
regular Judge, not being present the Bal
elected Capt. w. L. Hurst, of Wolfe county
20 preside. There was good crowd in at
tendance and everything started serenely
with apparently no danger Of trouble be
tween the warning faction'.
Geo. Eversole, the leader of the Eversols
faction, came into town Monday evening
with fifteen armed men. But as most OF
them were under bond to appear at this term
OF court nothing was thought of 1t. The
Eversole party kept Increasing in number
until it reached thirty well-armed men.
There were only few of the French party
in town. But it soon became apparent that
there would be trouble. French was aware
Of the war-like preparations and placed him
self with strong force in easy reach of the
town, so as to be able to reach his friends in
the event Of trouble
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
Thursday evening Wesley Whitaker, Of
the Eversole faction, fired upon Henry Da-
wilson, one of the French party, who was
standing in the door of the jdilers residence,
a few yards from the courthouse. Whitaker
had barricaied himself in a small los house
on the opposite side of the street. Davidson
was soon joined by Tom aud ELL Smith and
others. Whitaker in the meantime, had
also been joined by several of his friends
and lively fight took place between the
four men of the French party and the Ever
solcs. The Court, which was in session,
stampeded. The fight lasted about ID MIN
utes When the smoke cleared away it was
found that Ed. Campbell, Of the Eversole
party, had been killed.
This fight took place about o'clock in the
evening, and the parties then rested on their
arms until dark, when the fight was renew
ed with increased fierceness. The French
party had been reinforced by the Davidson
boys, Jesse NJ ryan, brother OF L. c. Nor
gan, who was killed by the Eyersoles, and
others.
B. +. French, himself came into town
about II o'clo k with reinforcenicn,s to the
relief of his belcagured friends. At daybrcak
the fight raged with new fury. The Ever
sole party was stationed in the court. house
and in J. G. Eversole's old fort. The 'French
party occupied what positions they could
find. But the main fight took place
between Jesse Fields and Tom Smith, who
occupied strongly fortified position com
manding the enemy's works, and they kept
up steady fire on the Eversoles.
The battle lasted about an hour. when the
Eyersole party beat a hasty retreat fording
the river on foot and disappearing in the
mountains on the other side, leaving their
dead. Ed. Campbell and John Mcknight
were killed; several also wounded ON the
Eversole side. Jesse Fields on the French
side, received flesh wound in the arm.
Court broke up without ceremony, the Judge
leaving as quickly as possible.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
ENGAGED IN ARSON NOW.
rHE NEW DEPARTURE OF WHITE cAP' DEsPE,
RADoEs Al GALEsBURG, ILL.

rIIE NEW DEPARTURE OF WHITE CAP' DEsPE>
RADoEs Al GALEsBURG, ILL.
At Galesburg, H., Intense excitement was
caused by bold attempt to burn the resi- j.,
dence of Attorney G. A. Lawrence by men,
bers of the band of desperadocs whose White
Cap letters have terrorized citizens here.
The fire was discovered by neighbor in
time to prevent any serious result. A large
tile had been placed beside the house packed
full of shavngs kindlings and paper satur-
ated with oil aud covered with sacking also
saturated thoroughly. This mass had been
ignited
The whole transaction is in perfect accord
with the letters daily sent Mr.. Lawrence.
Thursday q large mas OF combustible ma
terial was found in his barn with paper of
matches near by At night officers pat oiled
the premises and are still on duty, but in
spite of these precautions the strange letters
have been thrust through the blinds and
under the doors. Many other citizens, in
Guiding the Sheriff aud policemen, have re-
ceived like epistles, reesins with offensive
and indecent terms too filthy to print,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
SOME ELECTRIC FIGURES.

The Brush Electric Light Company,
recently purchased by the Thomson
Houston Company, is capitalized for o., Ooo,'
900, there being 40, ,oOJ shares at $50 per share.
The rate at which the Thomson Houston
Company bought $4,000 shares is said to be
sSs. The stock is now offered at $40 in the
Boston market. The Brush Company's as.
sets were given short time since at 81 ,75O.
600 and tn" Boston Post says 1t is thought to
be conservative estimate. The Thomson
Houston Company bought the Brush stock
at the rate of $1,000, 600, and the point Is
made that 1t paid sl.259, 90 for the good will
Of the company.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
M'GAw EXPELLED.
vnE Knights OF LABOR woS'T HAVE HIN IN
THEIR ORDER.

vHE KNIGHTS OF LABOR woSr HAVE HIN IN
THEIR ORDER.
At Wednesdays session Of the Knights of
labor convention at Atlanta, Ga, Homes l..
McGaw, of Pittsburgh, ex.Secretary of the
Insurance AssD cation Of the order, was ex-
PEELED from the order by an aim Dst uuini-
nous vote, only one voice being raised
against It, 1he hearing OF the charges
against NlcGGw took up the whole after
noon. The charg Were villiication AMI
slander of the general officers and members
of the order and general unworthines' The
case was prosecuted by James Campbell,
President OF Local Assembly 800, Window
Glass Workers. McGaw was present and
earnestly defended himsef, but to no effect.
In the discussion of mis- case it was charged
by dee.se- fr m Hil parts of the country
that McGIw hal been cArrrin on system
attic crusade of Sian Ter against the officers
anu members of the order, and had, while
sheltered under the shield of mcmb .rship.
been engaged in u long and continued effort
to disrupt AMI destroy the order His tracks,
it was alleged, had been cunningly covered,
but the cumulative evidence was too strong,
and when il came to vote only one voice
was raised in his favor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
DEFENCE IN THE CRoNIN CASE.
STRONG EFFORTS To rRovE AN ALiBf FOR THE
PRISONERS.

STRONG EFFORTS To rRovE AN AIIBf FOR THE
PRISONERS.
A number of witnesses for the defence tes-
tcicd in the Cronin trial Monday. Peter
Koch hard. wood fnisher, testified that he
had known Kunze for two or three years.
Kunze had worked for him some time and
boarded at his house. He left his employ
between April and If. lie had
seen Coughln and Kunze together on
several occasions. On one of them Coughlin
got Iunze drunk and tried to take from him
two papers. They had tussle and Coughlin
succeeded. The papers were letter and a
telegram from BURROWS the Whisky Trust
man. Kunze said at the time that he had
another paper, but would not give it up for
$1,000. Witness was further examined with
the view of showing that It was Lynch the
millionaire distllcr that was seen with
Kunze on Lincoln avenue, and that this was
April instead Of May 1, aud that Kunze
had changed his name because hc feared
ut Lynch's distillcry aud not because of any
connection with the Cronin case.
James lIyland, labOrcr testified that on
Sunday night May 8, he and his cousin
jeremiah, called at O'Suliyan's house at :
o'clots, went out to a saloon aud had several
glasses Of wine The witness greatly resem.
bled Coushln, and the purpose of the t;sti-
mony was to show that it was Sunday night
that the men were seen in the saloon 10y the
witness, Nicman and that the men he took
to be CouShlin and Kunze " ere the lIylands.
jeremiah Hyland corrobordted his broth
er's testimony. Ex.Detective Michael Whel.
an aud Sergeant StiiIt testified that on the
night OF May they We're in the company Of
Coughlin from 3 o'clock until midnight.
Some Of the answers and explanations unde;
crOss-eXamination were very lame.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
MORMON SECRETS REVEALED.
vERRIBLE ACCUSATIONS MADE AGAINST THs
CHURCH.

vERRIBLE ACCUSATIONS MADE AGAINST THE
CHURCH.
Several Mormons have lately applied for
citizenship and objection has been raised on
the ground that Mormons who pass through
the Endowment House are obliged to take
oaths such q, unfit them for citizenship
The Court is taking testimony on this
point, and several apostate Mormons
have made, under oath, terrible accusations
against the Church. They say that persons
admitted through the Endowment House
swear to obey the priesthood above all
her powers on earth, and to aim at the
destruction ofthe United States Government.
The penalty for violating or divulging oaths
Is to have the bowels cut out and the throat
and tongue cut, and several witnesses swore
that he had seen this done. They also testi-
fed that the Mormon Church instgated the
Mountain Meadow massacre.