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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-07
CHAPTER XVI.

l haQe up my mlnQ, as stevens lef6 me, to bring this terrible time to an end on Friday afternoon, come what might. Let it fall calm, let it blow a gale, on Friday afternoon I would tell the carpenter that the ship was off the coast of Florida, forty or fifty miles distant
 If, by the boatsw aims ruse, could keep the ship afoat and carry her to Bermuda, it would matter little wheth- CT we hove her to one hundred or even two hundred miles distant from the island. The suspense endured, the horror of our situation, was more than 1 could bear. I believed that my health and strength would give way if l protracted the ships journey to the spot where the men would leave her, even for twenty-four hours longer than Friday.
 The task before me, then, was to pre- pare for the final struggle, to thorough ly mature my plans, to utilize the con- trol l still had over the ship to the ut most advantage, and to put into shape all plausible objections and hints I could think upon, which would be help ful to me if adopted by the crew.
 What I needed most was more fire arms. The revolver I earned had five chambers, and it was rare good fortune that l had got hold of it In the hope that Duckling may have had a weapon had searched his cabin, but l found that the carpenter had been ahead of me and had thoroughly overhauled his effects. I could only hope then that Duckling did not have revolver since If he did Stevens was pretty sure to have secured it.
 The men during the time now pass ing were enjoying themselves eating poultry and roast pork and drinking 2 freely of the rum on board. Believing they were becoming drunk knocked at Miss Robertson's door to tell her on no account to show herself on deck. I found her calm and brave as ever but was grieved to see that there was no improvement in her fathers mental condition and that his mind appeared to be hopelessly bewildered. At her request explained as fully as possible the condition of affairs and what l anticipated might happen. l said:
 ''On Friday afternoon shall tell the carpenter that the ship is fifty or sixty miles off the coast of Florida. If the night is calm-and pray that it may be-the ship will be hove to, that is, rendered stationary on the water; the long-boat will be slung over the side. and the quarter-boat lowered. All this is certain to happen. But now come my doubts. Will the crew remain on board until the man tn y send into the hold 10 scuttle the vessel rejoins them? or will theyget into the boats and wait for him along-sideP If they take to the boats and wait for the man, the ship is ours. If they remain on board then our preservation will depend upon the bosom"
 ''How?''
 ''He will either kill the man who gets into the hold, or knock him in- sensible. He will then have to act as though he were the man he has knocked on the head"
 'I see."
 'If they call to him, he will have to answer them without showing himself
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Omaha,s Labor Troubles.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 7.-The labor troubles continue to spread. Eight hun dred bricklayers will be rendered idle by the closing of the yards Saturday. The smelter has closed for 90 days, and the white lead works will soon be obliged to shut down for lack of material.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-07
THE EVENING DEMOCRAT

Is for sale every day at the following places:
 Martin Bergin, South Main street. w. F. Dillon, East Main street. E. w. Ensign, North Main street. G. N. Els, Bank street.
 Baumgartner Bros., Bank street. Partree's Drug Store, Bank street. Winchell's News Room, Bank street. Mrs. Casey, Bank street. P. J. Bossidy, Bank street. James E. Roe, Baldwin street. Peoples Drug Store, Baldwin stree<.I Thomas Costello, Bank St. .
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69 Bank Street.

OUR ADVERTISERS. Clothing, Furnishings, EVe. Waterbury One Price Coy9 D. Hawley, J. B. Mullings, M. Kaiser & Co. Boston Clothing Co. Benjamin Sedgwick. John Semrow. M. Wersba.
 Dry Goods, Millinery,EEeO. E. T. Turner, Miller & Peck, I. Chase, Reid & Hughes, Conlon Bros Boots, Shoes. Rubber GooAs. E. J. Finn, Damon & Shippy, W. L. Douglas, G. R. Dodge,
 Furniture, Etc. Waterbury Furniture eOo, J. M. Burrall, Elkins & Wake,
 Groceries. .:Feed, EEte. John B. Vallee, w. N. Ladd, Comeau, Blanchette & %.
 Teas, Cofees,:Ete. Great A. & P. Tea Go, Union Tea Go, IF. Phelan,
 Butter, Eggs, Cheese. Boston Butter House,
 Drugs and Medicines. Brooklyn Drug store, James E. Rowe, J. P. Nugent, Peoples Drug store, 0. K. Kilbride & Go, B. Bossidy.
 Tobacco and Cigars. Paul Asheim,
 Dentistry. Dr Ryder, New York Dental Parlors.
 Watches and JeweIny. Lake Strobel Sc Go, H. G. Chatfeld,
 Hardware, Etc. D. B. Wilson, F. B. Field, P. J. Bolan.
 Bakery. Kelly, the Baker Trott, Lawton & Go. Brennan, the Baker. Obflen Brothers.
 Penmanship. P. E. Holly,
 Laundries. E. R. Davis & Go,
 Wall Paper, Painting. L. F. Haase, Valentine Bros, Pianos, Musical Merchandise. Driggs & Smith Go, Shoninger & Co. HIM. Kelly, DSe D0"Se'
 Insurance, Etc. F. A. Granniss, T. J. Moran. :. New and Second HandEHouse. M. Ehrlich,
 Railroads.s N. Y., N. H. & H. N. Y. & N. E. M. w. & c. R.
 Restaurants: Kingsley & Burke,
 AmusementS. Jean Jacques, s..Bohl,
 Undertaking. John Moriarty, J. M. Burrall & GO, w. F. York. Mrs w. F. Dillon. James Mulville.
 Physicians andRsurR Reons. Dr c. W. 8. Frost, Dr Gill,
 Real Estate. D. H. Tierney,ls T. J. Moran.
 Sample Roosas. James E. Watts, T. H. Hayes, James w. Hodson, Harvey Brothers, W. H. Casey. "The Windsor" J. c. sSrahan. Collins & Wagner. w. L. Fruin. John Leo.
 Coal and Wood. City Lumber and Coal Go, M. Kennedy, Frank Miller & Go,
 Flowers. A. Dallas, w. J. Snow, Hellmann.&..Kipp,
 Paper. R. E. Hitchcock 6 Go, Carpets and Uphol sterIng. Elkins & Wake, L. Schulke,
 ProprIetarySMedtc Lydia Pinkham Vegetable. Compound,
 Novelty.Store. I. H...Kamak, Shorthand and Type writinRa Miss H. l.. Mattoon,:
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News from the Summer Capital.

CAPE MAY, N. J., Aug. 7.-Hon. B. P. Lee, of New Jersey, called and paid his respects to the President. The ladies of the capital were in bathing at the regu- lar bathing hour.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-07
WatGrbQrVFirGA Alarm

LOCATION OF BOXES.
 4-Corner Willow and West Main streets. 6-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers & Bro.
 14-East Main street and Wolcott road. 15-Corner Cherry and East Main. 21-Horse car railroad stables (private) 23-Iron bridge, West Main. 24-W aterhury Brass Co (private.) 25-Corney Johnson and Waterville 26-Corner Prospect and Grove. 27-Junction North Main, Grove anu
 North Elm.
 28-Waterbury Manufacturing Go (private 32-Corner Washington and South Main. 34-Waterbury Buckle Go (private.) 35-Benedict & Burnham Co (private,) Waterbury Watch Go (private.) 38-Corner of Grand and South Main. 42-Corner of Union and Franklin 43-Scovill Manufacturing Go private.) 45-Corner Clay and Mill 46-No 5 Hose house, Baldwin street. 47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley. 312-Corner Meadow and Bank. 314-Corner Meadow and Cedar. 321-Plume & Atwood Go (private.) 323-Holmes, Booth & Haydens (prrivate.) ) 324-No4 Hose house, Brooklyn. 313-Randolph & Cloves.
 SIGNALS.
 One stroke 12 M.
 One stroke calls the superintendent:!ot fire alarm telegraph to the City hall.
 Two single strokes, fire out or fire under control, used as recall.
 Ten strokes (quick) will indicate gen. eral alarm.
 Fifteen strokes (quick) and repeat calls out the militia.
 INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY-HOLDERS. Be particular and remain at the box and direct the fremen to the fire.
 Do not pull the hook if the frebell o1 small bell in the box is striking, as that indicates an alarm has already been given. Be particular to remain at the box until the arrival of an officer of the fire depart ment, who will release the key, or, if cir cumstances will not permit remaining, then the proper officer will return the key to the holder as soon as convenient.
 Always give the alarm from the box nearest to the fire.
 Be sure and close the door before leav- ing the box.
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PENM MANSHIP.
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Teaches every pupil to write fine rapid business hand in a course of 16 private lessons and NO FAILURES.
 All kin s of pen work executed in the highest degree of the art 167 Bank St.
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TiOR SALE-Placards of "To Rent T Furnished Room To R'nt," 'For Ra1e," and many other fesigns, Ice each. At the DEMOCRAT office..
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 plained, he answered, promptly.
 ''But you see do, MT. Stevens"
 Well, we only want two boats, and taud be silly lookout to leave the third one sound and tight, to drift about with the Grosvenor's name writ inside O her."
 "WhyP'
 Because say it would"
 "How could she drift about if she were up at the davitsP''
 ''How do 1 knowp" he answered, norosely. I'm lookin' at things as may happen. It ain't for me to explain of them"
 "Very we'll" said I, master enough of the ruffian's meaning to require no further information on this point
 ''Any thing more, MT. Royle?'
 "4 es. The next matter is this: You gave me to understand that we should heave the ship to at nightP"
 ''Sartinly. As soon as ever it comes on dusk, so as we shall have all night before us to get well away"
 Do you mean to leave her with her canvas standingP"
 Just as she is when she's hove to. .'' "Some ship may sight her and find ing her abandoned, send a crew on board to work her to the nearest port"
 I thought this might tempt him to admit that she was to be scuttled, which confession need not necessarily have involved the information that and the others were to be left on board.
 But the fellow was too cunning to hint at such thing.
 GI nf tharo fn6c haT Gno,1 hoI tS ho said, getting up. That's their con- sarn. Any more questions, MT. RoyleP"
 Are we to take our clothes with us?"
 He grinned in the oldest manner.
 "No. Them as has wallyables may shove lem into their pockets; but no kits Il be allowed in the boats. We're poor lot O shipwrecked sailors- mariners, as the newspapers calls us come away from a ship that was settlin' under our legs afore we had the 'arts to leave her. We iust had time to wittol the boats and stand for the shore. We depend upon Christian kindness for 'elp; and if we falls foul O a missionary, leave me alone to make him vurship our piety. The skipper he fell mad and jumped over- board. The chief mate he lost his life by springin' into vun O the boats and missin' of it; and the second mate he manfuHy stuck to the ship for the love he bore her owners. and we pree-sume, went down witt, her."
 'Oh! ejaculated, forcing laugh; ''then am not to admit that am the second mate, when questioned?'
 He stared at me as if he were drunk, and cried, "Your' then burst into a laugh, and hit me slap on the back.
 "Ahr' he exclaimed. "Lforgot Ol course you'll not be second mate when you get ashore"
 What then?"
 Why, passenger-a parson-the ships doctor. We'll tell you wot to say as we go along.
 And with a leering grin and an ugly word he left the cabin.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

ALL of us agree that a law that
excludes English and Scotch landlord
ism from this country is good law.
It is not best for the public welfare
that vast estates should be built up
by foreigners, who have no interest in
Texas except to see that their lands
bring in large incomes. But TO ac-
complish this purpose it is not neces-
sary to exclude foreign money. The
alien land law could be so framed as
to allow foreign loan companies to
hold lands, that had to be foreclosed,
for reasonable time-say five or
ten years. This would satisfy them,
for they are not in the land business
and don't want to own land, but would
sell as soon as they could make the
amount Of their mortgages and interest
out of what they had to take under
foreclosure. No person or corpora
ton is going to accumulate real
estate that must be parted with in ten
years. By simply amending the alien
land law it can be turned from an
engine of oppression and promoter OF
bankruptcy to useful and beneficent
1aU
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29


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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PENDLE-
TON is for Mills, whether or no, and
against the world. He will find that
the people will DE for that man who is
the most explicit in his views for an
Improvement of the present political
conditions. The individual is not cut
ting much figure with the people. A
campaign of education may develop an
entirely new man for United States
senator. No politician has dead
sure thing on Texas Democracy
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

ACCORDING to the Alliance sub-treas-
ury spouters, every newspaper that
takes sides against them is bought up
by the Wall street money power. There
are about 1900 newspapers in the
United States, and probably $500 of
these are opposed to the sub-treasury
humbug. 1t takes a good deal of
money to ''buy up" newspaper, the
price ranging all the way from, say, a
thousand dollars to million dollars.
What an enormous slush fund these
Wall street fellows must have on hand!
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

people because the people dared to con-
denim what hurt them. The legislature
is the creature and not the creator of
the people, and If it can be shown that
a simple ten-line law could prevent
alien landlordism without all the hurt
full circumlocution of the present en-
actment, THE GAZETTE undertakes to
say the legislature will amend. All
that any man asks is law to prevent
alien landlordism. and no man can ask
a cloud on titles, bankruptcy OF indi-
viduals, an obstruction to the good
work of building associations and the
general injury which unavoidably fol-
lows enforced bankruptcy, for tear
away one pillar of the structure and
the whole is weakened.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

THE campaign of education may
teach our politicians some things if the
people take hold of it in earnest. If it
is true that in the republic of Sw1tzer-
land the government has not lost cent
in 100 years by the operation, and has
always maintained the agricultural in
terest at per cent and kept agricul-
tural interests prosperous, there is
something in the system to be studied.
The Swiss families never emigrate,
and, as poor as the land is, they pros
Der
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29
SEPARATE COACHES.

The separate coach law is all right.
The incident at Chapel Hill on the
Central railroad the other day shows
the temper of the negro with respect
to that innovation. The negroes who
went uncomplainingly into the coach
set apart for them showed far more
sense than the white man who insisted
on entering the same coach because he
was las good as negro" If that Incl
dent be taken as criterion, the rail-
way officials are apt to have more
trouble with a certain class of whites
than with the negroes. But so far
from having any trouble with them, it
is quite likely that the negroes will be
not only satisfied with the separate
coach, but jealous of the privileges
which it confer.. Not only will they
prefer it 20 the old custom of riding in
the same coach with whites, but will
resent Indignantly any effort of white
person to share with them the honor of
ride in their car. They will soon
come to look upon the separate coach
as mark OF favor, distinction rather
than a discrimination. The freedom
from restraint which the negro enjoys
in his own car will soon conquer what
ever feelings of wounded pride he may
have felt at the beginning.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

THERE are county officers in Texas
who for one years clerical work get
four times the salary of the governor
or chief justice, and as much as hard
working Independent farmer will make
in ten years. In spite of this fact. a
Texas Legislature couldn't appoint a
committee to equalize these things by
a bill. but could appoint one at great
expense to the people to see who was
getting the most of the chicken pie
the Waco or the Tyler politicians
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

If five-sixths of the people of Tar
rant county are in favor of bankrupting
the other sixth, then the five-sixths are
very unwise. For if one-sixth of the
people be forced into bankruptcy, the
other five-siXths would not escape.
Wreckers and pirates might profit
under such conditions, but no one else
would. On the contrary, all save the
wreckers would suffer; the farmer with
his cotton and wheat. the gardener
with his vegetables, the wage worker
in his salary and the merchant with
his goods.
But what is the use of bankrupting
Texans in order to drive out aliens,
when aliens can be driven out without
bankrupting Texans?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

INSTEAD OF buying railroads already
built why not build great East and
West and North and South double
track trunk line of railroad? This
would make competition and also show
at what cost railroads could be oper-
ated. The legal tender paid out in
construction would increase the circu-
lating medium, and the mystery of
railroad building and operating would
be cleared up. Commended to the
campaign OF education.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29
THE WEAKNESS OF DESPERATION.

THE WEAKNESS OF DESPERATION.
The South Carolina Republicans are
going to try to resuscitate the Repub-
lican party of that state by turning
local offices over to the Democrats
without contest, and fighting for the
state on national ISSUES. They argue
the matter to their satisfaction this
way: The state is Democratic because
the race question keeps the whites
solidly arrayed against the blacks. If
we can break this solidity, and get
a number of the whites, who are not
very strong Democrats. to vote with
us on the tariff question, and hold
the negroes together, we can carry
the state. We will, therefore, give
up the county and state offices to
the Democrats without contest, and
work to carry the state for Harrison
on the tariff issue.
That is the scheme. There must
be some very impractical politicians
behind it. The thing won't work.
When state goes for certain party
in the choice of state officers, it will
be sure to give majority for the
electoral ticket of the same party.
A state must be very close indeed
that elects Democratic state officers
and Republican electors. About the
only case of that kind we know of
in recent years was in Connecticut,
which went for Cleveland in 1884, and
elected Republican state officials, but
this was owing to the system of
throwing the election III the legisla-
ture when no candidate has majority
of all the votes cast 1t is safe to
warrant that state will vote for the
candidates for president and governor
of the same party. BY abandoning
the contest for governor, therefore,
the South Carolina Republicans are
giving up the fight before it comes
on. The scheme won't work.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

Col. GERALD and his committee
have had e nice time summering by
the sea at the farmers expense, and
all that has been done is to show that
as between the Tyler crowds and the
Waco, crowds administration of soft
snaps, there is not much choice. 1t is
the same old story of the labor of the
mountain and the birth of a mouse.
The people pay for the washing of dirty
linen and get nothing.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29

THE testimony of one of the wit
nesses in the Bowen murder case at
Pearsall was that Mr.. Alice was try
ing his best to avoid trouble. And it
seems that in his earnest efforts to
avoid trouble he sauntered in a car
where his enemy was, he and friend,
both armed, and began shooting. Mr..
Alice is a little like Mark Twain's
character, Scotty Briggs, who twas the
peacefulest man in town. Why, he
was so ID peaceful that he just
would have peace, if he had to lick the
whole town.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-29
SPECIAL NeIlces

track on Samuels avenue, Peach streer
street, Flint street, Pecan street. Weetbst
street, Houston street, Ninth street JeI,r
avenue. North street, Daggett avenue Hert
son street, Pennsylvania avenue TJnseH
street, Main street. Annie street C;afTsS
avenue and Broadway streer. and All sJr;,cSe
side tracks, connections and materials IN I Ae
nection Herewith or appurtenaut tbt.ra.,' o ga
cept said two small tracts of land amonr7t :, e
about two acres and said blocks ] ana L 9 .
Rosedale addition, which have been r,sto ~ ne
from the lien OF said mortgage ''-Sea
All OF said property will be sold in one ns-..,
or, in my discretion. in such separat,, -
Is may designate At the time OF said al, 'e.S
The terms OF the sale are for cash snh;s,. .
the approval OF the U. :. circuit conf ~ = ~ %
las but the Indebtedness to said coDon,-s -
or any bonds or coupons, and the indebtsi;-a-.
created by the said receiver. NAV H.. 80
cash in payment OF any bid 10 On afnorr- - : =
10 the amount which they would he ~, = Ia "a,
respectively TO receive out OF the prosectg Y.
such sale upon distribution thereof N'''S D.
1t is also provided in the decree or,iar,,,, a..
sale that to insure good faith or the mar =, - 4.
successful bidder or bidders ana the M -, y, ,l-
of costs ana expenses herein the uasi.- ~, ~
ing the sale shall require the successor i,,S
or bidders to make a deposit with him ~ .3
sum of $4,000 TO be paid into the rsriSy-,' - y
tne court ~ =. LATBRoP
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