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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
BEHIND THE TIMES.
The TalIow Candle Still ReIsns Supreme
 in Old England.

The TalIOw Candle Still ReIgns Supreme
 in Old EnglHnd.
 The English are slow to adopt new ideas. Strange as it may seem, the people are still using tallow candles all over the country. They didn't know what kerosene was in Warwick ard Bakewell. They had never used it. At the Warwick Arms and Charing Cross hotels in London we had to go to our rooms with one tallow candle, and sit with it, too, or pay sixpence for an extra one. After writing by our splendid kerosene lamps in America this trying to write by the light of tallow candles is something dreadful. It is going back to barbarism.
 At Oxford I got fairly exasperated, and calling the porter asked him if he couldn't go out and buy me a kerosene lamp.
 What be that there?" he asked in amusement.
 ''Why, something to burn-to give 8 good light" said.
 LOT, yeas. do know whar to find that their" and off he started. But what do you think the fool brought me? Why, six tallow candles! Light them! Why of course l did, and if you'd seen mo trying to write with eight tallow candles in row you would h ave taken my table for a Catholic altar and the writer for bald-headed monk
 In London they are just beginning to use skerosence a little. They call it paraffine, but it has the same old Oil City smell. One snuff convinced me that I had struck oil The smell was pleasanter to me than the perfume of flowers. It was 8 real good old home smell. It was the first time that ever thoroughly enjoyed the smell of coal oil. The dealer told me that he sold it at sixteen to twenty-four cents per gal lon. They have no splendid lamps to burn it in yet but they will come in time. They are now burning 1t in small lamps without chimneys in many instances. There is field for some enterprising American to come over here and introduce some good lamps. Candles are sold here at eight to ten cents per pound; very cheap. indeed. if you want flame without light, but dear enough" If you have to stand eight in row to write letter by. They tell me the French are burning our kerosene very generally and that they have Fsry beautiful lamps. London Letter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20

FRENCH workmen have put an en- phatic veto on the eight-hour move ment, as did the English. The English trades societies voted eighteen to seven- teen against an eight-hour agitation or an eight-hour law, though large num- Der of workluen felt that such law would be a good thing as a basis for pleas in behalf of extra pay for over time. A French commission has just obtained votes from Paris workmen on this issue, and out of : ,454 only ,767 aDe in favor of an eight-hour day. The rest either deprecate any legislation or ask for day of ten, eleven or twelve hours, the latter being the present legal day in France. Both in England and France the professio onal labor agitators favor the eight-hour movement ; but the average man is we'll aware that what he most needs is not less work but more pay, and more pay in the long run can only come from more work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

Following is call for a convention by the democratic state central committee.
 The democratic electors, and such other electors of this state who favor the principles of the democratic party as set forth in the national platform of said gates to attend democratic state con vention to be held at Allyn hall, Hart ford, on Tuesday, September 16th, at II o'clock a. m. for the purpose of nomina- ting candidates for state officers, and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the con vention.
 RULES FOR THE ELECTION or DELEGATES.
 First-All caucuses in the several towns for the appointment of delegates to the state convention shall be held at least seven days before the meeting or said convention.
 Second-It shall be the duty of the chairman of each town committee to send copy of the credentials of the delegates to said convention from this town, properly attested by the chairman and secretary of the caucus, to the sec retary of the democratic state committee, at least five days prior to the conven- tion.
 Third-The convention shall be called to order by the chairman of the state committee at II 0 CLOCK Il. m', anu the temporary officers of the convention shali he designated by the state commit tee.
 Fourth-The state committee shall be in session the night previous to the con- vention and should there be contesting delegations at said convention, none of the parties interested shall be heard by the committee or admitted to seats i'll the convention, until they shall have first agreed to abide by the decision of the committee: and in no case shall dele gates be permitted to take seats in a con vention in excess of the number to which each city or town is entitled. under the basis of representation.
 CLINTON B. DAVIS, Chairman. J. II. SwARTwoUT, Secretary,
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. l2. 1890
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20

THERE are 75,00O colored people in the city of Washington and call for a meeting to boom the force bill brought out 200 of them. Speeches were made by Representative Kerr, of Iowa, white, and General Chalmers, of Mississippi, also white, and more or less identified with Fort Pillow. A few years ago when he was democrat republicans re- garded him as about the wickedest man in the world. Mir Blaine's friend, Perry Carson, captured the meeting and de- feated the resolutions commendatory of President Harrison. The efforts to boom the force bill among the colored people failed here as they had already failed in empty Faneuil hall, Boston. and in the meeting of the Hannibal republican club in the Abyssinian Baptist church in New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
A Sensible Elan

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It is curing more cases of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all Throat and Lung Troubles than any other medicine. The proprietor has authorized all druggists to give you a sample bottle free to convince you of the merit or this great remedy, Large Bottles kOa and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
We'll Bought

II ALF sold is an old adage from a wise II man. Good whiskey ready at hand often breaks up a cold and wards off disease G. o. Taylor Old Bourbon or G.
 O. Taylor Pure Rye can always be de- pended upon for purity. In bottles bear ing firm name of CHESTER H. GRAVES x SONS over cork and on label ensures genuineness. Druggists and Grocers sell it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
ss~ MO1OOS.

--sWhy are you so timid. John2 Sneak out." Il am afraid the popping will awake your papa."-Harper's Ba- gar.
 -"And you allow your girls father to kick you?" "I did. But how can fellow help what's done behind his back?"-Philadelphi Times.
 -"Spriggs is a mere fopl Mark my words, he will never make a noise in the world" 'I think you're wrong. I've often remarked his bang. liar per's Bazar.
 -Tom-'Whati is more annoying than to step on the sharp end of tack in the dark" Jack-"To step on two of them, whether in the dark or not."- Yankee Blade.
 --Schaumberger (sitting, tries to mash" pretty shop-girl standing up in "L"O-'Py gracious! if mein poy Moses vas here would make him gief you his sead preddy quick"
 ."Do you know why that fellow at the opposite table keeps his paper all the time so before his face?" ''Why. of course. The man at this table is his tailor. "-Fliegende Blatter.
 -Dissaway-"Your d-dog won't bite me, will he?" Farmer Spinwheel- 'Gosh! hope not. It spiles m fer woodchucks when they git dude blood in their veins. a Week.
 -Judge-"And so he called you a liar?" Prisoner-"He did, sor." Judge And did you attempt to defend your self?" Prisoner-"Did I? You ought to see Duffy. ."---Harvard Lampoon.
 -Clara-"Howd do you like my friend?" Fanny-"He is horrid creature. Is he married?" No. he is not married" :" "How happy is the lot of the woman who did not get him for husband."- Texas Siftings.
 This life of mine is wearisome, oh, so wearisome," said the trainman. Ut reminds me of that beautiful line of the poet, Brake, brake, brake The only trouble is that the line is not quite long enough to work in all the brakes. ."-N. Y. Sun.
 A Scotch physician has discovered that playing on the bagpipe wears away the players front teeth in four years. Listening to a clearinghouse piano wears out a mans patience much quicker than the meals wear out his teeth.
 -"Now pray for Susie Bates" said Mrs. Simeral to six-year-old Flossie. who was saying her prayers. Susie is | quite sick" ''Why, mamma said | Flossie, II can't pray for her. She doesn't belong to our crowd, Epoch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
He Would Not Do.

"Yes," said the president of the base ball club, i've need a good catcher, and perhaps you will suit What experi- ence have you had with the gamer"
 None at all, sir," replied the appli- cant; "the fact is, have been a detec- tive"
 70. you won't do. We want catch CT who can catch."-The Jury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20

The dolphin is said to be the fastest swimmer in the seas. It has been ob- served to dart through the waters at g rate greater than twenty miles an hour. and it is often seen swimming roand and round vessel that is sailing at it's highest speed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
A. HARPER.

The Oldest Second Hand Furniture Dealer in the city, has removed to S6 EAST MAIN ST,
 CB-Second hand Furniture bought, sold and exchanged.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20

WY Everyone having house
 w for rent, anything to sell or in want of anything to know that they can adver- tise it in this column at one cent word
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20

L'OUND-A cheap way of advertising by | paying but one cent 8 word for each insertion in this column.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20

A boy easy on clothes never amounts to much; but then, as they say about spooBs, there ain't no sich.-Ram's
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
n :.. l.v.,,t~..,un.

WA~lii>G vu:,, -lH. -O.-fAe difficulty that Speaker Reed has eXprrir .ce'l in filling one of the places on tine commit tee to investigate charges of favoritism against General Green B. Raum, the Comm missioner of Pensions, has been settled by the appointment of Repre- sentative Lewis of Mississippi, Demo- crat, making the committee complete. The committee will meet this after noon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
ADAMS COLLECTION AGENCY, 0. COIlard Adams, PrOp'r. OFFICE WITH THE EVENING DEMOCRAT,
  Waterbury, Conn.
A GOOD FARM.

We offer for sale very desirable Farm of 100 Acres, about seven miles from Waterbury and five miles from Naugatuck. Its fine meadows cut over 60 tons of hay this year. It has fruit in great variety; woodland from which $1 ,000 worth of rail road ties can be cut, besides much small hickory; good fences; good water; a large good style house; barn room for 30 head of cattle, and the land is we'll enriched. It is truly a good grass, stock or milk farm and is offered low. Waterbury pro- perty might be taken in exchange.
 A.F.AbbOtt X Son, R: al Es.Agts.
 Masonic Temple 102 Bank St.
 Open Tuesday and saturday ev'gs. Ito oS'o'clock
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20
THE FIRST ANIMAL Excursion to Mystic Island
 Given by the United Hibernians OF WATERBURY.

FRIDAY, AUG. p, 1890. Will be the event of the season, affording the patrons beautiful sail on the Connec- ticut river and Long Island Sound and a view of the magnificent scenery. The Is- land itself is one of the prettiest on the Sound and has all the accomodations-ho- tels, dancing pavilion, boating and surf bathing. There will also be dancing on the boat and return by moonlight. The committee have spared no pains to make this the most pleasant trip of the season. All are assured of a good time. Refresh ments of all kinds on board the boat at reasonable prices
 MUSIC: BERGIN'S FULL ORCHESTRA,
 Prompting by Uffendale.
 Fare for the round trip $1.50, children half price. Secure your tickets in advance as they are positively limited to 800.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-20

KELLY will take the best barrel of flour in market, fTHE NIAGARA FALLS" and produce 150 loaves of the finest bread that can be made; using all the materials quoted above, making 2S0 pounds of bread and furnish it to families at
 10 CENTS A LOAF, So that all bread possible to produce from barrel can be bought for $15.
 NOW MARK THISf
 A Saving of S1 .40 a saving of all the labor of making, and not poor batch of bread in a bar rel. Save Time, Money ard Trouble and, use Kelly's New England Bread. Kelly's stores:-Bank, So Main and N Main sts
The morning call., 1890-07-14
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
Oyer Hall a Million Dollars Worth Of
Property Burned ia Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, July 13.-One of the
most destructive fires that has occurred in
this city for several years broke out at
o'clock this morning in the planing-mill of
A. T. Atkinson. Tenth street and Susque-
hanna avenue. The wind carried the flames
across Tenth street to the east side, and
Atkinson S lumber-yaTd also caught fire.
The extensive wallpaper manufacturing
establishment of Carey Bros, which was
Sc parated from the Atkinson mill property
by a narrow street, was the next to go. In
ide of half an hour from the time the
flames attacked Carey Bros establishment
that maSniiic building was complete
mass of ruins. The fremen scarcely at
tempted to check the flames in Carey Bros
building, as they realized that their efforts
would be hopeless, but they succeeded in
saving the rows of small houses occupied
mainly by employees.
When the walls fell bricks we're piled
against these houses, and the frightened
occupants made their escape from the rear,
aud women and children. half dressed. ran
thro ugh the streets terror-stricken. Mean
while the planing-mill had been completely
DESTROYED. The tiremen succeeded In
quenching the flames in the undergrad
after its contents were partly destroyed.
The losses on the Atkinson mill property
will reach $4,000, and Carey Bros. fully
$500 600
The morning call., 1890-07-14
STRUCK A STEAMER.
Two Hundred or More People Reporte,
Drowned

Two Hundred or More People Reported
Drowned
MINNEAPOLIS, July 13.-The steamer
Sea Wing left Red Wing, Mimi, this after
noon, with 250 passengers on board, bound
for Lake City, where State encampment
of the State militia is in progress.
AT several small towns along the shore of
Lake Peppin enough more people were
taken on board to make about $50 when the
boat reached its destination. A barge was
in tow which carried 100 of this number.
Late this afternoon the party re-embarked
for home, aud was i'll the middle of
the lake, off Lake City, when the cy-
clone struck the little city. The boat
became unmanageabe at once. The barge
was cut loose and after an hour drfted to
the shore with about twenty people on
board. The other 200 or more were drowned.
1t is impossible at this time TO give the
names, but among the drowned are some
of the best known and most promi-
nent people of Red Wing and vicinity.
A number of bodies have already been
washed ashore. and citizens have formed
voluntary police service to patrol the
shores and watch for others. The search
will continue through the night.
The storm did great damage to property
in and about Lake City, but no lives were
destroyed on the shore, so far as reported
The morning call., 1890-07-14
CARING FOR THE WOUNDED.


Citizens are doing everything possible
under the distressing circumstances in
properly caring for the dead and alleviat-
ing the sufferings of the wounded. At
the Coleman House every room up
stairs and down is filled with cots
corps of doctors are in attendance setting
and amputating limbs and dressing wounds.
Ihe olack-robed Sisters of Mercy are flying
about and seem to be everywhere admins
terlDg comfort and assisting in the work of
relieving pain and distress. A corps of
assistants were kept busy making bandages,
tearing up great rolls of linen and making it
into strips of requisite dimensions.
which the doctors put to almost imme-
date use. In one of the upper rooms there
were seven wounded living on cots, most of
them insensible or under the influence of
0piates. Wounded were also in the attic
In TACT there was not room to accommodate
all OF them, and number were car
rled 10 private houses in the neigh
borhood. 1t is believed the number
OF wounded may be even higher than
forty. A good days work will be neces-
sary to get anything like correct list of
the dead and wounded. Tonight every
thing is excitement and confusion. One can
hardly tell who was his next door neighbor.
Some of the dead were horribly mutilated,
and all had their faces so blackened as to
be almost unrecognizable.
THE SCENE TONIGHT
Absolutely beggars description. The
number of dead is not definitely
known, and there is no means of
ascertaining who the wounded are.
There must be from twenty-five to forty
wounded. some Of them seriously, but most
of them slightly. They have been taken to
residences in various parts of the city and
no one has any idea as to who they
are. There is no organized system of re-
lief and consequently everybody is at sea
as to the real extent of the casualty. 1t is
believed, however, that six will cover the
number killed. but there are several wound
ed who are likely to die.
The morning call., 1890-07-14
The JEANNETTE'S CREW.
4 Monument to Their Memory TO Be
Erected in the Naval Cemetery.

RUTLAND CYt.), July 13-The Vermont
Marble Company is constructing monu-
ment in memory of the Jeanette crew.
The base is of granite, %
feet long. IL feet wide and 10
feet high. 1t is cut to resemble as much as
possible the cairn erected over the graves
ON the delta Of the Lena River, by Engineer
Melville, and above this base will be a
marble slab. probably the largest ever taken
out of the quarry. 1t is IA feet long, s feet
6 inches broad and II inches thick.
The whole will be surmounted by cross
fourteen feet high, five feet, six
inches wide and fourteen inches thick.
making the entire heighth of the monu-
ment about 26 feet The upper end and
arms of the cross will be carved
to represent covering of snow
and ice. On the die leading against the
cross will be placed two bronze anchors,
while on the front will be bronze tablet
appropriately inscribed. The monument was
purchased with the funds raised from a
subscription among the officers and men of
the navy, and will occupy a conspicuous
place in the Naval Academy Cemetery.
The morning call., 1890-07-14
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Henry Strobel Was Hurled Thirty Feet,
Rut Ia Uuir tured.

Henry StrObel was Hurled Thirty Feet,
But Is Unir jured.
Henry Strobel, a cabinet. maker, who was
thrown thirty feet in the air and escaped
injury, came to this city in one of the re-
naming wagons. On his arrival he rushed
to the MOrgue, and inquired for the
bodies of his wife and child.
BE was so excited that he could hardly
speak, and could not arrange his Ideas to
tell what had happened-
He was disinclined TO talk of the
accident when questioned. He thought
that the bodies should have
been brought here and wanted to go after
them. He said that he was in the
wagon, but did not see the train
until it was almost on the vehicle.
He then threw his youngest child out of the
conveyance, but had not time to jump HIM
self, as the wagon was struck immediately
afterward.
81 was thrown thirty feet" he said, ''but
struck soft earth, being only dazed by the
fall picked myself up and saw sight
which made my blood run cold. My wife
was dead and one of my children mangled
to death. l did not hear any whistle
blown"
Strobel said that the track was straight.
but being in the main part of the wagon he
did not see the train until it was too late.
He did not think that Roschmann was to
The morning call., 1890-07-14
HUDSON RIVER CROPS.
Fruit Comparative Failure-A Goud Grair
and Hay Yiald

Ctult comparative TaltuTs-A uOUu 0Edln
and Hay Yield.
NEW YORK. July 1S.-A Trlbune's King
ston dispatch says: As the season advances
the comparative failure of the fruit crop
along the Hudson River becomes more ap-
parent. The effect of the severe winter
upon som of the orchards is now supple
mented by dry weather. Cherries ara
failure; early pears and apples are turn
ing out badly; raspbeIries will fall below
the average yield; plums are almost
failure; Bartlett pears, always so reliable
in this region, are now far less promising
than usual without any perceptible cause.
Gamers are already trying to secure crops,
but they find disposition to decline ad-
vance contracts. The apple outlook is
little better. Late varieties are dropping
badly, and the fall and winter supply in the
river region will be small. The general
farmer is not dependent upon the fruit crop,
though he is now hoping for rain to push
along his late potatoes, corn and buckwheat.
The crops OF grain and hay are heavy and
UnO6
The morning call., 1890-07-14
me Puget Sound Navr.Yard.

New YORK, July 1.-THE Worlds Was1
ington correspondent says that tn
proposition for nayy-yard on Puges
Sound is favorably received by both Houses
of Congress. There is a movement now
on foot looking to the introduction OF
resolution directing the Secretary OF the
Navy to furnish estimates and further data
upon the establishment of anayy-yard upoa
the site selected by the commission Of navas
officers.
The morning call., 1890-07-14
THE PATHFIHDER'S
LAST JOURNEY.
Death of MajOr-General John c.
Fremont in New
York.
HIS REMARKABLE CAREER
Early Life and Romantic Marriage.
Expeditions Across the Plains.
Thrilling Experiences - Gov
erRor, Senator, Presidential Can
didate.


New YORK, July 13-GeneraI John
Charles Fremont died at the home of his
adopted daughter, the wife Of Colonel II.
NJ. Porter, 40 West Twenty-ffth street. at
$40 o'clock this afternoon. His death was
due to Inflammation of the bowels. There
were present at his bedside at the time of
his demise his son, Lieutenant ]. c. Ere
mont of the navy. and his physician, Dr..
William J. Morton. His sickness was Of
comparatively brief duration. and dated in
The morning call., 1890-07-14
AT ST. LUKE's HOSPITAL
Heroic Surgery to save Lille Eberlin'E
Young Life.

Heroic surgery to Shye Lille Eberitn'G
Young Life.
The train which conveyed the wounded
and the remnant of the picnickers arrived
in this city about 5:45 o'clock and it was
some time before the patients could be pro-
yided for, as there was a prejudice among
some against allowing any to be taken to
hospitals.
At last George Eberlin and his seven
year-old daughter, Lille, were taken to
the st. Luke's Hospital. George Eberliu
is y cornice-maker ana resides at
1911 Howard street. His injuries are. like
those of nearly all the others, about the
head, but they are not so serious as to
cause immediate alarm. Their extent, how
ever, is not accurately known.
Lille Eberlin, on the contrary, is fright
fully mutilated. A fracture which extends
from one ear over the Uranium to the oppo-
site ear is her chief injury.
Dr. Frank II. Titus, Superintendent at
the hospital, found it necessary to lift up a
triangular-s shaped portion of the skull with
pair of pincers, when it was eXeised.
Trepanning was wholly unnecessary.
The sharp piece of skull-bone was
not only wholly detached from the neigh
boring portions, but one part was driven
into the brain. The wound was dressed as
soon as the broken bone was extracted and
other wounds of minor nature were at
tended to.
When asked how his little patient was
after the operation, DR.. Titus said, " she is
she will live. What we have done was the
only thing possible to be done and leave a
chance for her to recover, and even now
chances are largely against her."
Both of the patients took the attention Of
the surgeons for hours, and the operation
on Lille Eberlin's head will be, il it sue
ceeds, as great a triumph of surgery as the
effort is heroic.