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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-16
WEATHER NOTIONS.
IL Might Be Well to Prepare For
 Late spring.

Late SprlnS.
 There seems to be an impression pre- vailing in certain quarters that the Phe- non enal mildness of the present season indicates an unusually early spring, that winter has somehow lost its bearings and mistaken it's road, and that the United States is likely to be deprived ot the customary winter pleasures and pri- vations this year.
 Such speculations are. we think, just little premature. The old proverb which says that stormy Candlemas ln- dicates that half of winter was past at Christmas, while mild Candlemas shows that the biggest half is to come, is based upon long chain of eXperl. enccs. which shows that the late advent of winter is likely to be followed by its protracted stay. There have been mild Decembers and mild Januaries before, but they have generally, although not invariably. been followed by cold and stormy weather in March and April. There is no fixed law in tho matter, but the rule stands as the proverb gives Il and the chances are nine out of ten thai we will have to pay for the present un seasonahie mild spell by an unduly pro | tracted winter and late spring.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-16

Da. 0. V. s FRosr, 1S7 Bank street.
Arizona republican., 1890-12-30
Yuma County.

From the una Senuuel
 Frank D. Wells, Justice of the Peace at Harrisburg, was in town Sunday. He reports the mining interests in that section to be booming.
 ]. II. Behan went to Los Angeles Tuesday to consult with Dr. Ainsworth. Mir. B. improved while here, but thought best to consult with his old friend.
 Every train nearly, carries through to San Francisco from ten to fifty bars of silver and gold. The shipments from all parts of Arizona are on the increase.
 The Colorado river on December l5 showed the same depth of water that it did year ago on December l5, viz. 19 feet. Yesterday the gauge showed IS feet.
 Christmas Day. Lemons in bloom, and ripe fruit on the same tree. Oranges and lines ripe. Figs, the fourth crop, ripe, nice and sweet, in several gardens in Yuma.
 The representatives rom abroad who were summoned to Phoenix on the United States Grand Jury feel them selves under many obligations to w. A.. Davis, of that city, who did everything within his power to render their stay pleasant and agreeable.
 The Yuma delegation on the Grand Jury returned from Phoenix well pleased with what they saw and more so with their reception and treatment at the hands of the people of the Capitol City. They speak in the high est terms of the good order of the place due to the able manner in which Mar shal Blankenship handles the would-be rough elements of the town.
Arizona republican., 1890-12-30
THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK December 29.-Money on call firmer at the close offered at per cent Prime mercantile paper 9]s per cent. Sterling exchange, quiet and heavy. sixty-day bills s72la; demand, -. Bar silver, sl02l Copper, nominal; Lake. December, sl4.75. Lead unchanged Domestic, SC. Tin unsettled,
 LONDON, December 29.-Bar silver, 473sd pel oz. Money, 3l sgi per cent.
 NEW YORK, December 29. Closing quotations of mining stocks today were as follows;
 Horn Silver r......................... 2 75 Mexican ........... .......................2 ? % Consolidated California and Virginia. ... ? 40 Gould X Curry .............. ............. l 70 Hale & NOrcrOss s............................ 1 20 Hoinestake ........- ............... o VO Ontario. ............ ........................3 %
Arizona republican., 1890-12-30
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN.

The REPUBLICAN has double the circulation of any other daily newspaper In Arizona and Is the only one issued every day In the year.
Arizona republican., 1890-12-30
RAILROADS.

Pacific time.
 tTrains stop on signal.
 Trains make close connection with Southern Pacific trains Connect at Tempe with stages for Mesa City, Jonesville and Fort Mcdowell. At Phnnix with stages for Prescott, Gillett, Wickenburg and Vulture.
 C.. HASTEN, Vice-Pres. and Manager.
Arizona republican., 1890-12-30

CHICAGO. CHICAGO, December 20. - Cattle - Receipts, l6,0OO. The market wGs lower, Stockers s2.5O; first class steers, SiS015.l5; others, s3 OOG3. Ij
 Hogs Receipts, 20OOO. Packing heavy, g. @3,65; light S.55G36O; Pigs-s2; ;sOgS.lO Sheep-Recelpts ZOO. The market was active and higher Westerns, s6.l2l2; natives, $3.2SGL2j.
 Wheat-Fair speculative market in wheat today. The opening was about the same as Sat urday's closing, but became weak and prices de- clinod lc tO gjlac for May. This decline was followed by an Irregular advance ofl5sc, then higher than Saturday. Receipts, 6i6,OOO bushels; shipments 27l ,OOO bushels.
 Barley-NOminal.
 Shoulders-sL25GLS5;s short clear, 35 2O95. .25 short ribs, $llOgIS0
 SAN FRANCISCO. SAN FRANCISCO December go Closing quota
Arizona republican., 1890-12-30

Wheat Inactive. Buyer season, 3Li23s; buyer go, sl3l3z.
 Barley ey-lnactive. Buyer season, sl.4Sl3; buyer '9> >SLi54
 SOrn-Sl27l3 3Gl.3O.
 Silver bars-SLU2.
 Mexican dollars-S2l90 90gS3c.
Arizona republican., 1890-12-30

Preferred Locals 70 cents per line first insertion, and cents per line each subsequent insertion.
 All Contracts and bills for advertising pay able monthly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
A BLIZZARD IN IDAHO.
Railroads Again isiocked-The Howal AthenRum Company stu Snowbound.

Railroads Again Hiocked-Tho Howard
 Atheneum Company stu Snowbound.
 DENVER, Col, Jan. 27.-Reports from Idaho last night are that the worst snow storm of the season has been raging since ? o'clock Friday afternoon all through the Territory.
 The Utah and Northern Railroad is completely blocked again and all rolling stock and motive power has been or dored side-tracked until the storm is over. Tho Central Pacific is also in worse condition than ever.
 It is reported that the fast mail side tracked at Shady Run for the past 10 days, on which the Howard Atheneum Company is, had been gotten out and that tho company wore on their way to Omaha to pick up their thread of en- agreements. The unfortunate train is still stuck fast and is not likely to get out for several days. Nothing can be learned as to the eompany's health or condition, but they must be in very un- pleasant shape.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
Wales Getting (sOuty.

LONDON. Jan. 27. The clubs of this city will miss, for the balance of the winter, the presence of His Royal High ness the Prince of Wales. He will go to Cannes for the benefit of his hoaith. Without apparently suffering from any serious complaint, he looks puffy and worn out, and the relief from laying corner stones and opening "institutes' of various kinds will be very welcome to him. Cannes is dull and decent place, and those who know the Prince smiled at reading the official announce ment that he will go to Nice to see the fete of the flowers there. It may be taken for granted that he will go there many times and incidentally find him. self on the famous four o'clock train. by which tho dwellers at Nice go to Monte Carlo to tempt fortune on the green cloth. It is infinitely moro respectable to stay at Nice or Cannes than at Mon aco, and almost equally convenient.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
Violation of tue evil Service Law

NASHlN"r"N, Jan. 21. 1.-Tho report of Civil Service tommisS oncr Roosevelt on tho results of his recent investiga- tion into alleged violations of the Civil Servlco law ill tho New York Custom House, has been made public Mr. Roosevelt reports that in inc Survey or's oilico he found that large mum bers of temporary assistant wciThors Woro carried on the rolls and employed irregularly. and after being once sworn ill arc considered as being always in lhe service whether dropped from the rolls for day or for months. As re- suit of this, no pew appointments of assistant welghrrs have been made recently, there being so much old ma terial to draw from. some of the tempo rary assistant weighcrS are engaged at work. while other persons arc appointed as laborers and detailed as clerks. This is all. Mr. Roosevelt claims in violation of the Civil Service law and should not be continued.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
CELEBRATED THEIR VICTORY.
Numerous Socialist Meetings Held
 Throughout Germnny Sunday.

Numerous Socialist Meetings Held
 Throughout Germnny Sunday.
 LONDON, Jan. 27.-Numerous Social. lst meetings were held throughout Germany yesterday to celebrate tho de- feat of the anti-Socialist bill in the Reichstag.
 Dispatches describing these gather ings state that they wore mostly of q very restrained and moderate character No great hilarity or rejoicing was mo- t1ceable, and the general opinion mani- fested was that the victory in the Reichstag was only nominal one.
 Prince Bismarck evidently feels sure of his ability to secure majority in the next Reichstag for the measure, else the Government would not have conducted the campaign in the body just dissolved so tamcly. Tho real fight is to come at the polls, and it will be 8 serious struggle.
 At yesterdays meetings the pro- ceedings were largely devoted to the preliminary plans for the coming battle. The leaders of the Socialist t party are secretly pleased at tho pres- ent attitude of the Government, be- cause of it's extravaganza. The pro- posal to expel all Socialists from the country at will is so extreme and harsh that the full strength of. the Rad ical free-thinlling part of the popula- tion can be relied upon to unite against the Government
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
THE KINGSTON GHOULS.
Medical students Plead Not Guilty to
 Grave Robbery.

I'lSAu NOC Sutlty to
 Grave Robbery.
 KINGSTON, Ont, Jan. 21.-The medi cal students charged with grave rob lcry were brought into court for a hear ing and all pleaded not guilty. The citizens arc considerably worked up ovcr the disclosures and it is likely that some of the guilty parties vii! b e made to suffer severely.
 It seems that some six months ago a sexton saw two men rpbbing rrsves in the town of Tweed about twenty miles from here. lie IrcI upon them. but they escaped Investigation showed that the Y had stolen the body of q man named Johnson and were cXhuming another when discovered. ,'ohnson's 25-year- old son went on search among the medical colleges but for long time without success. Meanwhile several other graves in that ncigh hborhood were dcspoilcd.
 Ono day last week Johnson with three police officers, armed with search war rants entered the medical department of the Queens University here, where, buried in the suh-cellar. they found tho mutilated remains of six bodies, in cluding that of the elder Johnson. Sub seq qucntly two more of the bodies wore identified. Warrants of arrests were issued and at least half of the mem be IS of the class were put under arrest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
HIS REMAINS FOUND
Banker Ditman's Body Taken
 From the SchuylkilI.
SWOLLEN AND DECoMPosED.
Discovered Floating on the Surface Unde,
 the Pennsylvania Bridge.

Ills Watch, Diamonds and Money Intact
 Either Case of Accidental Death ol
 Iuicide-A Note Found on His Person
 Giving Instructions in Case He Met
 With Sudden Death.
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-The decom- posed and swollen body of Banker Jos eph G. Ditman, who has been missing since Dec. II, was found floating in the Schuylkill yesterday under the Penn sylvania Railroad bridge, which crosses the river at Hilbert street.
 When tho news spread throughout the city an enormous crowd of people gathered on the banks of the stream and gazed with curiosity at the body as it tloated in the water moored to a wharf.
 The body was taken on board a police tug and a search of the clothing set tleu the question of identity.
 The gold watch and diamond ring worn by Mir. Ditman when last seen alive were found, a small amount ot money, some papers and a card which death, that the finder of his body mo- tify James Pitcher, Secretary of the Mutual Accident Association, 32o Broadway, New York. The card indi- rated that deceased was insured for >1, 900 in that association.
 The body was taken to an undertakers by direction of the family. and after an autopsy is held the,funeral services will take place.
 MT. Ditman, on the afternoon of Dec II, started out for his daily drive in Fairmont Park, and about dusk his deserted carriage was found in the park with the reins broken and other apparent indications of a runaway acci- dent. Marks of carriage wheels on the bank of tho Schuylkill led to the belief that MT. Ditmman was thrown from his carriage into the river.
 For several weeks largo number of men were engaged in dragging the river, but all efforts to raise the body proved unavailing.
 There were no marks of violence on the body whom found, and whether Mir. Ditman's death was due t. accident or suicide will probably never be known
 At the time of his disappearance MT. Ditman was president of the Quaker City National Bank and large sharc- holder in the Shaw Music Publishing Company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
Fire Bugs, Beware

MENLo PARK, x. J., Jan. 27.-The residents of this place have organized the "Anti-Fire-bug Society,"" This step was made necessary by tho number of disastrous fires which occurred recent ly. Last year no less than fifteen fires occurred. damaging s9oO,0OO worth of property. The residents have deter- mined to mako a startling example of the first incendiary captured. House after house has fallen before the flames and no satisfactory explanation has ever been made of tho cause Buildings that have been temporarily made vacant seem to bo tho especial prey of the fire bugs. The first one captured will be tarred and feathered and turned over to the authorities.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
TERRIBLE STORM IN COLORADO
Great Destruction of Property and Loss
 of Life Reported,

of Life Reported.
 DENVER, Col, Jan. 27-The terrible storm which ragged in Eastern Colorado for forty-eight hours has dono almost incalculable damage. Reports from the divide country show it to be the worst storm in years.
 Trains on the Santa Fe, Rio Grande x Fort Worth were moved Saturday only by gangs of section men clearing the sand which fills the cuts from the rails.
 The path of the heaviest storm was down the mountains through Monu- ment, Colorado Springs and Manitou. A telephone message from Monument early Sunday morning said that many buildings had been destroyed and citi- zens were moving from their houses and taking refuge in the brush.
 The gale reached hurricane at Man iton. Buildings are reported wrecked and sidewalks lifted bodily and hurled through the air.
 To add to the terror of the situation, fire broke out in the mountains between that point and Pike's Peak
 Fires are also reported on the noun tains east of Pikes Peak. It is reported that the wind is unusually severe on Pikes Peak, and that at a railway grad ing camp halt way up the mountain several mon were killed by being blown over precipice.
 North of Denver the storm has de- vaStated the country for miles. and at Louisville. the center of the storm, many dwellings were wrecked.
 At Fort Collins the new college build ing was demolished and all trains were compelled to stop in sheltered places to avoid the storm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
BATTLING THE WAVES.
stories Told by Captains of Delayed Ves.
 sels Just Arrived.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-As each trans atlantic steamship arrives further news of the terrible storms at sea during the present month is obtained.
 It is now learned that all the larger vessels have weathered the storm, mos Of them having arrived in port or been accounted for. except the Erin which has been given up as lost.
 The captain of the German steamship California tells story of the ter rible battle with the waves he exper- fenced on the last voyage. The Cali fornia left Hamburg on De- cember for this Fort. On the 18th steam pipe burst in her boiler-room and she was forced to put about and make for Queenstown. The chief engineer, third engineer and storekoeper were badly scalded by steam, but they are now much better and in a fair way to recover. Captain BaNer said of the voyage |:
 'l have made nincJy-four voyages to the westward in all kinds of weather; l have seen storms and gales that were terrific, but never anything like the hurricane of January 17. We had heavy gales all tho time from tho 9th to the 'th: on the latter day the gales became hurricanes and the rough, high seas raging mountains of water. To save my ship i stopped her engines, hove her to under small sails and used oil to keep down the waves" To tho use oi oil Captain Bauer says the ship owes it's safety.
 The Anchoria, of the Anchor line, met succession of hcavy southwest and northwest gales from one end oi her voyage to the other. One of her Hfeboats was splintered, and her decks were washed clear of everything movable.
 The Rhaetia, before reported as safe at Halifax, has also arrived with list starboard. Shc had rough timo of 1t before she reached port 1t took her twenty days to make the voyage from Hamburg. She struck tho hurricane on January T. when very near the steamship California. Like that ship, she used oil fo- twelve hours to smooth the waves. Tho Rhaet;a refused to answer her rudder for six hours, and she lay prac tically at the mercy of the seas with her decks constantly awash
 The captain and the crew of the British bark Clsto , winch arrived at Liverpool on the 22d inst, greatly damaged by the re ant storms, were without water for ine days, when a terrific hail storm set in and they were enabled to satisfy their thirst and ob- tam supply of water ny gathering the hallstoncs that fell upon the deck of tho ship.
 The latest steamers to arrive are tn e Adriatic, Liverpool: State of Indiana Glasgow, Egypt, Lonuon; Moravia, Hamburg; Sir William Armstrong; Hamburg; Sorrento, Hamburg Saale, Bremen: America, Bremen: Colorado, Hull; Orinoco, Bermuda: Aguan, Kings ton; Crane, Mediterranean ports. All those from European ports report ter rlbly severe weather, and sustained more or less damage
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Canal boats are running regularly through Rockaway, N. J. This has not been possible in mid-winter ir many years.
 William O'Connor, the oarsman, will sail from San Francisco for Australia on Fed. g. He claims that he can see no chance of making match in Eng land or America.
 The amount of the check forged at Nice by Benzon the ''plunger,'' has been made good by the young mans relatives. Benzon has not yet boon re- leased from jail.
 The jury at New Orleans in the case of Maurice J. Hare, on trial for being connected with the dedication of eX- State Treasurer F. A. Burke, has TO. turned verdict of not guilty.
 Five attempts have been made al burglary in Montclair, \. J., during the past week. All that tho thieves got was gold watch from A. E. Alloys house on Walnut street
 It is reported in New York that Pauline Hall, the actress, and Mir. Nc. Clelland. at one time e manager ot comic opera companies and now rub ber merchant in New York, will shortly be wed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
Want Pay for Their Elevators.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 Otis Brothers. elevator builders, of this city. have brought suit before the Tribunal de Commerce dc la Seine, in Paris. against Gustav Eiffel, designer of the cole brated Eiflel Tower, to recover d balance of Sl4, TOO, alleged to be still owing on the $50, 900 contract, under which they were to furnish and deliver on the grounds of the Paris Exposition two elevators, which were to be run from the ground up to the second plat form of the tower. Otis Brothers aver that under the contract they were sim ply to deliver the elevators in working condition, and Mir. Eitfel was to put them up, but the defendant objected to this simple delivery, and refuses to pay the balance on the ground that the elevators were not up and running when the Exposition opened it's doors to the puhlic
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
Likely to Get Into a Muss Over the New.
 foundlAnd Fisheries.

1OunOLAnu tls0erleS. LONDON, Jan. 27.-The Paris papers generally are severe in their criticism
 of the action of the Chamber of Deputies regarding the Newfound- land fisheries. ''La Justice" asks whether M. F1owrens and those who voted with him on the Newfoundland fisheries question desire to force a war between England and Franco. If they do not, it says, let them act like reason able men alive to their responsibilities.
 Probably month ago three out of four Frenchmen would have stoutly de- nled that lobster is fish, but now any Gaul holding tho opposite opinion
 would be deemed traitor to his country.
 There is no doubt that France will
 fight sooner than give up her suddenly appreciated gathering of crustaceans along the shores of the island and
 there is little less doubt that the hardy Newfoundlanders will endeavor and by
 force to prevent them from being so.
 There has been bad blood between
 the French fishermen and the island CTS for generations. The latter claim
 that the right possessed by the de-
 tested foreigners to use a portion of
 thelr coast fo1 tho purpose of curing fish has kept the djacent portion of
 the island from being settled as it otherwise wonld have been, that the French rob and abuse the scanty popu- lation, insult eheir women, and defy the authorities to prevent them from doing as they like.
 Of course the French deny all these charges, but the hatred between the
 two classes will inevitably result in the shedding of blood there at no distant day.
 The framers of the treaty of Utrecht could not foresee the future importance of the fisheries, but their own inherent
 prejudices might have taught them the
 danger of divided rule. The United States may be congratulated that the much talked annexation is at present as impossible as it would be undesirable
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
WORK IN CONGRESS
Matters in Prospect for the
 Present Week.
GOOD SHOWING BY THE SENATE.
The Morgan and Dorchester Nominations
 L kelly to b. Disposed Of

A Lively Time Expected in the House
 Over tho smith -Jackson Contest Case.
 Democrats to strongly Resist tho Un-
 seating of Jackson, and May Resort to
 Filibusterlng Tactics.
 WASulNGToN, Jan. 21.-The Senate made such good progress with tho con- sideration of bills on the calendar dur the past week that Senators are quito in tho humOr for continuing on it for a time and. therefore, much of this week will bo devoted ts the consideration of unobjectod measures already reported by committees.
 The nominations oI Indian Commis- sloncr Morgan and superintendent of Indian Schools Dorchester will likely be disposed of in the secret session of tho senate during the week. They would have been taken up before, but the Public Printer disappointed the senate in the matter of tho testimony taken before the Committee on Indian Affairs. which was to have been laid before the Senators in printed form.
 The House is likely to have very exciting time uui ing the present week To-day Wa> drNu!ci Hs usual, prin- cipally to th" cali of the roll of States TOT lnc lntl ouucIlOn or DlllS.
 Tomorrow the Committee on Elec- tions will attempt to call up the first contested elect !on cases that of smith NS. Jack son, from tho Fourth district Of West Virginia. The Republican ma jority of tho Committee on Elections has made report in favor of unseating Jackson tDcm.) and seating smith (Rcp.l. Tho Democrats have deter- mined. in caucus, tu resist the effort of the Republicans to call up and consider election cases before tho House has adopcd full code of rules. They claim that it is the policy oi the ma Lority t1 un>"at as many Dem orr;Its as possible. working under gon- cral parliamentary law, so as to in crease their ma OritY to a safer number. They will resort to such tilibuStering as is possible under the ruling of the speaker. and Wh Il all other methods fail they thrratru i, leave the House hoping that with the death of Judgo kelley and the absence through sick ness of other members on the Republi- can side, it will be impossible to obtain a quorum without them.