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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY,

The Horrible Sight Witnessed by a
 Theatre Audience in New York.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-As the audience were leaving She New Park Theatre at about 11:15 last night, lineman was seen to climb the electric light pole in front of the theatre, and many stopped to watch him.
 Suddenly it was seen that something was wrong The man became limp, and the sizzle of burning flesh was heard by the crowd below, who stood mortified.
 It happened that Superintendent Fipps of the Brush Electric Light Com- pAny, had visited the theatre. He came out at this moment and taking in the situation at a glance, procured as. sistancs and released the man from his terrible position. But the victim was past all help and died before he reached the hospital, whither he was taken as soon as possible.
 It was learned that the mans name was Kopp, but no other information concerning him was obtainabls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
FIGHT IN THE CORTES.
A Priest Assaults Major Serpo
 Pinto in Parliament.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT LISBON.
Shops and Offices Closed to Hear the
 Debate on the African Agreement.

Report of Wholesale Robbery and Mur- der in Cuba-An InsurrectiOn Feared.
 Dock Masters May Advance Wages at ptOn-Bread Riots Expected in ItaIy-NIousss Bey Captured Again.
 LONDON, Sept. 16.-The resembling of the Cortes caused great excitement throughout the city, as a stormy debate on the Anglo-Portuguess treaty was expected. Shops and offices were closed and thousands of citizens of all classes wended their way to the Parliament buildings, which were besieged by an enormous crowd, clamorous for admis- sion, hours before the session opened. The authorities had taken precautions against disorder, but official interfer- ence was unnecessary, as the crowd was we'll behaved.
 Soon after the opening of the Cortes Senhor Ribeiro. Minister of Foreign fairs, moved the adoption of the
 nglo-Portuguese treaty. He began to read the various notifications which the Government had adopted in order to ass age the public hostility to the treaty, but before he had gone far he was silenced by the progressist minor ity, the opposition members hissing and hooting so vigorously that the Minister could not make himself heard.
 Amid the tumult Major Serpa Pinto arose and shouted to the progressists, Hold your toRgnesl" Upon this a progressist priest named Brandao as- saulted SerpA Pinto, and lively pugilistic encounter snsued. The President was utterly unable to restore order, and finally suspended the sitting.
 When the Cortes reassembled Senhor Ribeiro introduced the English con vention, with several mod ifications.
 The House referred the convention to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, whereupon the progressists moved that Lieutenant Continho, who seized the steamer James Stephenson at Chiromo, deserved the confidence of the country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
VERY oLEvER wRENa
A Pnir of Them Euchre Two Bluebird
 Out ot Nesting Place.

A PaIr of Them Euchre Two Bluebirds
 Out ot a Nesting Place.
 On Farmer Harvey NJ. Van Sickle's place, in Silver Lake township, two- story stone milk-house has been stand- ing for more than fifty years. When the masons built it they knocked the mouth from an old earthen jug and cemented the jug into the solid wall toward the peak, leaving the open end on the outside of the wall. The kind hearted workmen put the jug there for a purpose, and every summer since then wrens have nestled in it.
 This season a pair of hluehirds got there Q few hours before the wrens did, took possession of the jug without any ceremony, and began to carry bits of straw and dried grass into it at intervals of fifteen or twenty minutes. Toward noon pair of wrens fitted into the yard and sailed around the milk-house two or three times. Then they made a dive for the opening in the old jug, darted into it, and soon flew out squalling spitefully. The reason why they did this was because they had found one of the blue-birds fixing thing up inside.
 The surprised blue-bird sailed out in the wrens' wake, and then feathered warfare was begun that lasted for two. hours. Finding a stranger in home that had been occupied by wrens for half century, made the little wrens mad all over. They pitched into the blue-bird and tried to drive it away, giving vent to angry pipes and squalls as they fought. For time the blus- bird gave battle to the little birds, but the two were more than match for it, and it retired to a tree. While it was perched there, the wrens flew into the jug and started to drag out the straw and stuff the blue birds had carried in.
 The wrens were busy cleaning out the jug when the bluebird on the tree was joined by its mate. All at once they took a bee line for the jug. They darted into it like Q flash, and in sec ond the wrens came out as though they had been fired. They hadn't been cowed down by the large birds by a long sight, for they immediately turned, darted into the jug, and drove the blue- birds out Then the four feathered combatants had it back and forth among the trees for half an hour neither party entering the jug whilo the battle lasted.
 Finally they stopped fighting, and each side began to carry things into the jug. The wrens made two trips while the bluebirds were making one, ana late in the afternoon the wrens had filled the hole so full of twigs that the bMebirds couldn't get in. There was room for the wrens to go in and out, and they held the fort against their bigger foes, who made several attempts to tear the barrier of twigs away, but without success. Toward sundown the bluebirds sailed away and never came back, and the wrens have had posses sion of the old jug ever since.-Scrar ton (Pa.) Cor. N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

NEW YORK narrowly escaped a money panic" that would have been disastrous last week, when the final pas sage by the senate, of the Mckinley tariff bill was announced. and merchants had to cast about for means to get their imported goods out of bond before the fated first of October. Money at once became tight, and those who needed it began to feel they were in difficulty. which was only partially relieved by the dubious announcement from Washing ton that the period for the redemption of bonded goods might be extended by the treasury department, but that the date on which the bill would go into operation would not be altered under anysscircumstances. Business men are now only beginning to realize the dangers they run in trusting their in terests into the hands of party of political gamblers. Before they are through with the matter, perhaps, their convictions may be quickened by some such experience as those through which they had had to pass in the weeks that succeeded Black Friday"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
CHANGED THEIR MINDS.

IndIanS Who Used to Take White Men f0I
 Good GenIi.
 The petition of the Wintu and Yana Indians, which has been submitted to the President through the interposition of Congressman Greenhalge, contains the following touching passages:
 We thought the white men were the Yapaitu, the ancient people, the spirits of our religion who lived in this world before the Wintu came into it. Some of these Eapaitu were turned into the animals, birds, plants, rocks that are in the world now, and the rest went fal away beyond the edge of the world, where they have lived happily.
 We thought that the white men were the Yapaitu who had come back; we called them Yapaitu, and call them by that name yet, from habit, though we have learned to our cost that they are 8 different people.
 "Believing the new people to be Ya- paitu, We said to ourselves at first: There will be better life now, more justice and happiness in the world
 But as soon as the new people were numerous and strong they took our women, our children, took our land, killed our men. When our people saw they had to do not with Yapaitu, but with men who had no respect for us, they wished to band together and defend their wives, children and land.
 "We agreed to leave the whites in peace, but the whites would not leave us in this land which we held to be ours, since it belonged to our fathers, and, in justice, it is ours yet, for no man has bought it from us. s4
 We had to leave in silence and go to another place with tears in our eyes. and we had to think in our heart it must be that Washington told the white people when you go to California kick the Wintu, swear at the -Wintu, drive the Wintu from their land, kill the Wintu.
 "When we went to a second place and then another white man came and said: Eiea" ont of here, you Diggers; this is my land;' anu after that we were driven from place to place, till now in this land of ours there is no place so barren that we can hold it.
 'From the time that white men began to take our country they killed great number of us, in one place 50, in another ~. III dnObuer 1OVs anu even SUu.
 If one of us at this time stands at 6 fence and looks into a field, a man cries out: What are you looking at, you In- dian? Be off. Don't hang around here.' If our women go to gather acorns a white man drives them away, saying: Those are my acorns; don't you take those acorns; I want them for my hogs
 ''The Yana were 2,OoO in number at the lowest calculation. This people, who were perfectly innocent, who did no harm to the whites, were massacred in 1864, so that of the 2, OOo there remains to-day but 24.
 "The destruction of the Yana was wrought by two bands of men who bound themselves by oath to spare neither age nor sex, and the kept their oath. They slaughtered little children, they spared neither youth nor middle age, nor the most advanced decrepitude. When they had finished their work the Yana land was clear, and not one person of tho race. sc far as they. knew, was left alive '-Boston Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
HE PRESIDENTS OUTING.
Rs win Remain In the Mountains Al
 This Week.


 This Week.
 CREssoN, Pa., Sept. 16.-Ths Presi. dent has decided that he will not re- turn to Washington this week uuless he is obliHedRto do so on account of pressing public business.
 The weather having become very in VigoratinR he desires to take advantage of 1t to the last possible moment. The President brought with him from Washington e budget of data referring to the River and Harbor bill. When the bill reaches him he will be pre- pared to consider 1t and reach prompt decision.
 It has not yet been learned here whether or not the bill has been Ap- proved by Speaker Reed. There are good reasons for stating that President t Harrison has not yet definitely determ- ined whether it will be necessary to call an extra session of Congress.
 Hon. John w. Mason, Commissionsr of Internal Revenue visited the Presi- dent by invitation. The two gentle men had long conference on current topics and arranged to fill several va. cAncies which exist in the Internal Revenue service.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Betting on To-Night,s Tight.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l6.-Betting on the Bowen-Carroll fight, which will take place tonight before the Olympic Club, has been very lively to- day. The pool-rooms received several thousand dollars from the north and west to place on Carroll, and betting, which had been II to 10 in favor of the Eng lishman, rose to 5 to 1. Bowen's friends accepted the offers rapidly and bets were soon laid at even money until the Carroll money in the pool rooms was exhausted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Charged With Infanticide.

WARSAW, N. Y., Sept. 16.-Ths case of Anna Schirm, charged with infanti- eide in killing her babe in Attica last November, was called in court here. The district attorney moved that the trial on this charge be allowed to go, and that she be tried on the second in dictment, which charges her with concealing the birth of her child. The judge ruled in accordance with the request and jury was obtained. The trial is proceeding to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
The pead Miner Found.

wLKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. .16.-Ths body of George Ford. G miner, was found this morning. His lamp had set fire to gas in No. shaft at South Wilkesbarre last Friday. At the time, Ford was standing on the edge of the bucket, which was of iron, eight feet high, and hung in the shaft 200 feet from the bottom. It was supposed that the shock threw him to the bottom, and as the shaft was badly wrecked, the bucket was not draWn to the Rurface
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
NInnssa Rsx Cnntnred.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 16.- Moussa Bey, the Kurdish Governor of Armenia. who was sentenced to exile for the out rages perpetrated by him upon Chris tians in that province. and who escaped from custody some time ago, has been captured near Brussa, ifty-seven miles southeast of Constantinopls. He broke one of his legs In atte mpting to escape from the police.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

THE San Francisco Reporter satirizes the voting feature of the modern journ- alism by announcing n contest of popu- larity between its two presses. the Presto" and the "Newsboy." The bal lot is printed in the report with the an nouncement that the contest will clos 6 when sufficient sum has been realized to pay the jewellers bill in the construc- tion of the prize, diamond studded monkey-wrench for the most popular press"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
ITS SAID

"A WATCHED pot never boils." The but the man who doesn't watch his busi- ness will never get upImuch steam. If you want good and pure whiskey, buy the G. O. Taylor Old Bourbon or Pure Rye, sold in bottles only, by Druggists and Grocers everywhere. Unbranded cases when wanted of the Sole Proprietors, CHESTER H. GRAVES & SONS, whose firm signature is over the cork in each bottla
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Money for Strikers.

ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 16.--Secretary Hayes, of the K. of L., arrived in this city from New York last evening. He had with him a large sum of money, but said that he was not at liberty to say how much. The money was dis tributed among the strikers. One man claimed to have received SIS, and an- other said that each had received $5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
No Alarm Felt mt Troy.

TROY, N. Y, Sept. 16.-Altnough the water is rising fast, the State dam is pronounced perfectly secure and no alarm Is felt. Storshouses along the river front have adopted precautions, The water is over the docks, and lower portions of the river front buildings ara flooded
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Hold It to the Light.

The man who tells you confidentiaIIy just what will cure your cold is prescribing Kemp's Balsam this year. In the prepara- tion of this remarkable medicine for coughs and colds no expense is spared to combine only the best and purest ingredi- ents. Hold bottle of Kemp's Balsam to the light and look through it notice the bright, clear look then compare with ether remedies. Large bottles at all drug free.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Bread Riots Expected in Italy.

LONDON, Sept. 16.-A dispatch from Rome says that there is great in dustrial stagnation in Italy, particu- larly in the larger cities. The number of the unemployed in Turin, Genoa and Bologna is so large that the author ities are alarmed, and it if feared that unless some remedial action is soon taken bread riots and other disorders must ensue,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Democratic Convention.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 16.-The State Democratic Convention Is In ses- sion here to-day. Three names are mentioned for Governor; Guzon B. Morris of New Haven, Ex-united States Treasurer James w. Hyatt of Norwalk, and Col. William II. Steven son of Bridgeport. It is generally thought among the best observers that Morris will be nominated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
A Young Woman Killed.

LOCUST GAP, Pa., Sept. 16.-While Miss Jane Hallihan, Miss Winnie Can non and Charles Woods were walking on the track of the Reading Railroad they were struck by the engine of a freight train, and Miss Hallihan was killed and Miss Cannon and Woods were badly bruised. Miss Hallihan was IS years of age.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Assault With Intent to Kill.

BALTIMORE, Sept. l6.,Marshal Frey's seription telegraphed"-John Baker, e Hungarian, who is wanted at Potts. town, Pa, on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Baker was arrested as he alighted from train at the railroad atAtion-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Channcey Depew at a State Fair.

SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 16.-The State Fair is in full swing, with splend i'd weather, large attendance and nota- ble exhibits. Chauncey NJ. Depew de- nvers the semi-centennial address thi 6 afternoon. Five thousand school ehil- dIen are here to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
wreckers Confess.

TRoY, N. Y, Sept, 18.-AIl the pris- oners implicated in the Central wreck ct Castleton, with the exception of Kiernan, have made, it ia reported fessions, which will secure indictment and conviction.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
ANIach,no for Swearing.

The Chinese arc tho most skilful in ventors in the world. and it is not sur prising that Wun Lung has succeeded in perfecting device that at one jerk of the string will outSwear a regiment of Hoang Ho fHt-boat mates. Chinese oaths sound very much as if made by machinery, and so Wun Lung eX- perienced little difficulty in initiating them by n mechanical device. A com plete swearing maching consists of six cylinders, each containing . complex swearer, and all worked by string, after the fashion of the praying machine. By pulling the string once man could swear more copiouSly than he could by weeks hard work in the old way. Fitted out with a swearing and a praying machine, Chinaman has no cause to consider himself any thin 2 but well fixed.
 A strange case of hypnotism is re- ported from London. Ont. A woman of forty years, who has lost her reason, has unconsciously acted upon young lady of twenty. The two live upon op- posite sides of the same street. and two months ago, when tho elder woman was taken sick, the young woman waited upon her until at last she could not stay away and was constantly running across the road to the house. One night recently. unknown to the people of the house, she stayed all night, and when an attempt was made to arouse her in the morning it was found impossible. A doctor was called, and at the end of twenty-four hours he succeeded in walk ing her. The young woman has good health and is very intelligent
 ". L. Osborne, of Phoenix, Ariz, has collected ten tons of honey this sea. son from I'll hives.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Freight Train Wrecked.

MERIDEN, Conn.,, Sept. 16.-A freight train on the New Haven & Hartford Railroad was wrecked about 6 mile south of Berlin shortly after Q o'clock last night. Fifteen cars were piled in c heap and both tracks were torn up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

CONNECTICUT is about to nominate her candidates for governor. Connecticut is the one state of the union in which they generally choose the man who has the least number of votes for that place. Boston Heraad.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

IN an interview with Mrs E. Stone Wiggins, wife of the famous Canadian weather prophet, she told the reporter that her husband has resolved to give up the business of seeing ahead of an unappreciative world, as there is moth ing in it"-speaking of course, in n general sense.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Purchased n H,r Tract os IoDo.

GLENs FALLS, N. Y, Sept. 16.-Ths Lake George Pulp and Paper Company of Ticonderoga, have purchased tract of land containing 150, ,000 acres, or about 235 square miles. The land is heavily timbered with spruce, pine and cedar.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

TIE republican party has kept one promise. By the passage of the tariff bill it has kept faith with the monopo- lies and highly protected industries that poured money like water into the repub- lican campaign of 1888.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Counterfeit slo Bills.

ST. LoUIs, Sept. 16.-A large number of counterfeit $10 bills on the German National Bank of New Orleans are in circulation here. The police are acc lively searching for the gang utterinR them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
Over IOH Yearn Old.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.-Mrs. Frances Constantine died at West Manayunk, last night, aged 105 years and mou ths. She was born In Philadelphia. Her frs t husband was killed in the war St rS12. <.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
LOCAL LINES.

We have some Wall Cases to sell at your own price. LAKE, STRoBEL & Co.
 The best groceries, nice fruit, sound and luscious watermelons, promp and polite attention, and lots of other good things at LADD's grocery, South Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

Gov BULKEI.EY has engaged rooms at the New Haven house for to-day and to- morrow. Apparently he intends to take some part in the state convention of his party.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
The Dock Companies Come to Terms.

nounced that the dock companies are willing to grant an advance of wages to the fremen and seamen. This may lead to speedy termination of the lopkout
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

Entered as second class matter at the Water bury Postoffice,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

MAINE is not big enough to hold two party bosses of the size of Blaine and Reed. These two republican bosses have declared war and it will be to the death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

". L. Osborne, of Phoenix. Ariz., has collected ten tons of honey this sea. son from I'll hives.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16

Q. & M. T. MALoNEY, PROHIBITIONS.
 orrroE-iSs south Main Street.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-31
Peruvian Gold Mines.

The gold deposits of Peru are histori-
cal. The enormous quantities of metal
found in the capital of the Incas by the
Spaniards were drawn principally from
the province of Pancartambo, but old
workers are found in many parts of the
country, and the gold is very widely dis
tributed. The entire subsoil of Peru
presents an almost unbroken network
of auriferous lodes. The obstacles to
working the deposits are in some parts
almost insuperable-want of water, in
accessible peaks, severe climate, and,
lastly, total absence of internal communi-
cation.
1t is to be hoped, though, that within
few years peaceful government may
bring about the commencement of an era
of mining prosperity for this country.
The department of Arequipa is con-
sidered one of the richest in the country,
more especially the province of Union.
A number of the mines have produced
enormous quantities of metal, but bad
engineering and other causes have led
to their abandonment The Monies
claros mines, for instance, were worked
during last century with great profit !;
but in 1888 a landslip, occasioned by an
earthquake, caused the main shaft to fall
in. At subsequent periods attempts
were made to clear the debris, but with
no success Recently a national COM
pany was started with the help of Eng
lish capital, and it is understood that
with improved machinery great results
may be anticipated. A great deal of in
formation as to these and the other gold
fields of Peru is contained in report
just received from Lima, and published
as Foreign Office paper.-[Pall Mall
GaZette