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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
THE RACE QUESTION
An Address to the Negro Voters
of the North.
THEY ARE URGED TO ORGANIZE
The AnglO-saxon May Fight His Political
Battles Alone.

A Newspaper Article Severely Con-
demned-SIahone and Langston Bury
the Observation-Disclosures Fava Waiting
for Instructions from Italy-Petitioning
the President for Priest.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The Interstate
Civil and Political Rights Association of
the United States, an organization of col
ored men, has issued an address to the
negro voters of the North, in which they
say that the President has done all that
he could do to influence such action in
Congress as would result in the holding
of fair elections in the South" but that
some few Senators "have seen fit to vote
in such way as to rerivet the political
chains upon our brethren in the South
and negative the influence of the negro
voters in the North
Important elections, the address says,
"are to be held this autumn in Northern
States where the negro vote is the balance
of power, and each negro in the north is
urged to constitute himself committee
of one to see some other voter and urge
upon him the Importance of refusing to
vote for any candidate upon any ticket
unless he is known to be a firm friend of
the negro, and the casting of a free ballot
and having it fairly counted"
The negroes are urged to organize for
offensive and defensive purposes, and al
low the Anglo-Saxon to fight his political
battles alone whenever he is one of those
men who have said that the negroes are
an inferior class of people to the Anglo
Saxon race.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
MRS. DIMMICk'S POSITION.
A Groundless Publication that Has An
nOyed the President and His Family.

A GroundIess Publication that Has An
nOyed the President and His Family.
WASHINGTON, March GA great deal
of indignation is expressed here at the
way the ladies of the Presidents family
have had their names dragged through
the press in connection with a recent
newspaper sensation.
A story, which has been widely pub
lished, represented Mrs. Harrison as keep
ing female relative of hers on the public
payroll as housekeeper of the White
House and giving her in this way sine
cure and the report went so far as to say
that the society leaders in Washington
had snubbed the lady on finding out her
position.
This is wholly untrue. The lady referred
to is Mrs. Harrison's niece, Mrs. Dimmick,
who has at various times been an inmate
Of the family. The same story was quiet
y started some time ago, but did not
then get into print.
The President and his family are
naturally very much annoyed at the
groundless publication, and if the au-
thors of it can be- identified it is possible
that an order will be issued excluding
them from the Executive mansion.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
ASTARTLING REPORT
Sensational Disclosures Are
Made i'm New Orleans.
THE GRAND JURY STILL PROBING
A Discovery that Detective 0'Malley Was
a Record Tamperer.

The Batch of Indictments to bo Handed
In by Saturday-A Man of Prominence
Connected With the Perjury Case.
Leader ParkersOn Denies that He Wrote
a Letter for Publication.
NEW ORLEANS, March 26.-The Grand
Jury by Saturday will bring in a batch
of indictments, handing in its findings
all together. Among them will be one
against a man of more prominence than
any vet mentioned in connection with
the perjury case.
1t will bring in a special report giving
full history of the Hennessy case and
the attempts to prevent fair trial and
an honest verdict. 1t will pay its respects
to number IF people, against whom
there is not enough direct evidence to JUS
tify indictments.
After that the prison affair will be
taken up, and it will depend upon
whether any parties are positively identi-
fed as breaking into the prison whether
there will be any indictments found or
not. 1t is more than likely that the
course already outlined will be pursued,
and that the Grand Jury will announce
that it cannot indict the people.
Some sensational disclosures are made
in connection with the Grand Jury inves-
tisation. 1t is learned that the defense
in the Hennessy case made an effort to
doctor the records of the electric light
company, in order to show that the light
at the corner of Gircd and Basin streets
was burning dimly when the assassina-
ton occurred. The defense laid par
ticular stress on the light.
An employee of the company who kept
the records says unknown persons tam
pered with them and changed them to
show that the lights were poor between
certain hours. This employe and two
others were summoned by the defense,
but were not put upon the stand. A sub
poena duces tecum was issued for the
records, but for some reason unknown
the books were not offered.
The report of the grand jury promises
to be startling, as Detective O'Malley is
said to have participated in having the
records altered.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
SURPRISED THE BURGLAR.
Three Pluclky Women, Armed With
Polxers, Prevent a Robbery.

Three Plucky Women, Armed with
Pokers, Prevent a Robbery.
BOSTON, March 26.-As Mrs. Kate D.
Desmond was looking from her window
on Mystic avenue, Somerville, early In
the morning she saw a man remove the
storm windows and enter the house of a
neighbor. She ran over ana told Mrs.
johnson and Mrs. Kent.
The three women armed themselves
with pokers, shovels and brooms, the
only weapons handy, and sailed forth to
the combat, Mrs. Desmond taking COM
mand, After placing her sentinels at the
doors and windows, she called upon the
intruder to surrender.
A full grown man jumped from the
pantry window and grappled Mrs. Des-
mond, who made several lunges at him
with the poker and dealt him an ugly
wound on the cheek. The burglar, see
ing he was getting the worst of the affair,
beat a hasty retreat up Austin street,
closely pressed by the reserve guard, Mrs.
Kent, who waved a shovel, shouting "Stop
thief"
Patrolman Brown appeared eventually
and found a large amount of goods
packed in a bag, which the burglar had
to abandon upon being attacked by the
plucky women. He was not arrested.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
ATTACKED BY A BUFFALO.
The Marrow Escape from Death of q
Green Hunter.

The Marrow Escape from Death of q
Green Hunter.
Sir Samuel W. Baker in his latest
book, "Wild Beasts and Their Ways"
narrates an adventure which shows that
a hunters life may depend upon his
attention to small details. Sir Samuel
and Mr.. Dick were shooting in Africa,
when they saw solitary bull buffalo
ON the opposite side of a small creek
The bull was evidently in a state Of
great excitement, for as the hunters
drew near the creek he faced them, tore
up the turf with his horns, and looked
down the perpendicular bank, twelve
feet high, as though meditating de-
scent.
Dick, who carried little rife, sin
gle barrel, which shot a small spherical
ball, had by Sir Samuel's advice doubled
his charge of powder.
'tAim at the back Of the neck if the
buffalo lowers his head" said Sir Sam
ue1 to his companion, throwing hard
clod Of earth SO that it fell into the
water at the foot of the bank. The
splash caused the animal to look down,
exposing his neck. Dick fired. The bull
convulsively turned round, and fell upon
his side.
The two men waded across the creek
at shallow place, and ran to where
the PROSTATE animal was lying appar-
emily dead. Dick, standing in front Of
the bulls head, reveled in the delight of
his first buffalo.
t'Never stand at the head of a buffalo
whether dead or alive!" exclaimed Sir
Samuel, whose experience had taught
him to be cautious. "Stand upon the
side facing the back Of the animal
well away from its legs, as am stand
lug now"
Scarcely had he uttered tho words
when the bull sprang to his feet and
blundered forward straight at the as
tonished Dick, not three feet distant.
He jumped backward to avoid the
horns, but tripped and fell upon his
back right in the path of the savage
bull.
As quick as lightning Sir Samuel
drew his long hunting knife and plunged
1t behind the bufalo's shoulder. The
animal fell to the blow. He had re-
ceived his death-strolze.
If the hunting-knife had not been
tempered steel, with a keen edge and
a sharp point, the story would have had
q tragical ending. The blade, a part of
an old andrea Ferrara" Highland
claymore, was eighteen. inches long,
two inches In breadth, doubled-edged,
and as sharp as it was possible to
make Il.
Sir Samuel saw to it that it was al
ways In the condition of surgeons
lancet. He never left the camp for o
days shooting without first examining
its point aud edge. No servant was
allowed handle 1t, and when 1t needed
sharpening he himself honed it. When
he struck the buffalo the sharp double
edge Of the long knife divided the great
artery Of the heart,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
DEATH TRAP FOR GIRLS.
An Educational Institution Charged with
Criminal Carelessness.

An EuuCaG1OnaA 1ustIGuGIOh OnorR9O WITH
Criminal Carelessness.
CHICAGO, March e6-The Tribune de-
clares editorially that no prudent parent
can be justified in keeping daughter in
the female department of the Northwest
ern University at Evanston so long as
the policy of the present management
continues, and warns parents of their re-
sponsibility. 1t says the building is I'M
safe and deficient in fire escapes.
There would be an awful loss of life if
there should be fire at night. Oil
lamps are used instead of gas, and the
building is overcrowded. Since the ele-
vator was abolished delicate girls are
compelled to climb four pairs of stairs
several times daily. This condition of
affairs is not due to lack of funds, as the
institution clears several thousand dollars
yearly by boarding the girl students.
The editorial created sensation. A
large number of students are from New
York, Pennsylvania and one or two other
Eastern States,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
FRESH YOUTHS OF ENGLAND.
They Are Considered to He Altcgethey
Too Familiar.

Too Familiar.
If England-as Lord Beaconsfield be.
Iieved and maintained-is to be s'sayed
by her young men," their countrymen
OF more mature age are justified in be-
slowing their serious consideration on
any complaints of this kind. It is our
duty to look after these future saviors
of the country, says the London Tele,
graph, and whenever we notice in them
a tendency to decline from the standard
of our own weIl-known virtues and to dis
credit the admirable example which we
have set them, the fact must be kindly
but firmly pointed out to them. 1t
would be indeed a bad omen for the
national future if the youth of England
were really losing that chivalrous re-
spect for the weaker sex by which the
manners of their fathers, and, we will
add, their uncles, was SO invariably dis
tinguished; and, though we do not our
selves take as responding q view on
that point as prevails in certain quar-
ters, we cannot deny that here are vis-
IDLE grounds for some uneasiness.
For instance, It is impossible not to
notice a change for the worse in the
new mode of address adopted by the
young man of the present day toward
young women not related to him, or for
any other reason so closely associated
with him as to Justify q tone of excep-
tional familiarity. To overhear casual
conversation between two such young
people of opposite sexes, however
gently born and bred"-to quote
the laureate's description, introduced,
by the way, with a rather of
fensive ''but" of his city clerk in
''Sea Dreams'-is to find food for
very grave reflection. We would
not lay too much stress on the fact that
the youths manner of accosting the
maiden is undoubtedly calculated
to make the bones of their
great grandmothers stir in tho
silent tomb. We are quite willing to
admit that these venerable ladies are
just a little too much "out Of the move.
ment," and we profess no wish to re.
vive the somewhat oppressive and ex-
cessive formality of the ''sir" and
madame" days. There is, however,
surely some medium between the cere-
monious and the free and easy; and If
the gentleman has ceased to bow to the
ground in addressing the lady, that Is
no reason why he should take, speaking
fguratively, to slapping her on the back.
The ''hail-fellow-well-met" style be-
tween the two sexes has, however, UNI
questionably gained ground of late
years, and it may be the too common
male habit of talking to women with a
freedom and familiarity not formally
used toward them which is gradually
leading young men to neglect those at
tentions and services which ladies ex-
pect from them. It must be difficult
for youth who is accustomed himself
to treat his female partner Of the lawn
tennis. grounn as 'chum' or ''pal'' to
make studded and complete change of
attitude toward her when she becomes
his partner of the ballroom. On occa-
sion-and, indeed, on most occasions
he might very will be apt to forget that
she had any more claim to precedence or
preference, any more right to be waited
upon and Cooked after" by him, than
would belong to a companion of his own
SNX,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
AMUSEM ENTS.
"The Strategists."

Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
The play "Our Strategists," book ed
for the opera house this evening, is pro-
nounced miserable performance by the
state papers. This play has obviously
been misrepresented to me or should
not have booked it want the people of
Waterbury to know just what the per-
Torrance is. If they wish to see a poor
and wretched performance they should
go to the opera house tonight; if they do
not they should keep away. l don't
want any body to come expecting to see
a fine entertainment l wishafolk to
understand in advance just what the
show is.
JE.N JACQUES,
Manager JAG, u.s. Opera House.
1.-THE STOW way"
The Stowaway," nat masterpiece of
the Dickens of litera IRE, Tom Craven,
which met with such unbranded favor
in Waterbury last Sc. sou, will make its
temperance on .leXt Monday at
jacques opera houe
"Patr'ce."
"The Midnight Ca " and "The Little
Thoroughbred will be at the opera
house Friday and Sa friday evenings, by
Patrice. The Syracuse Journal of recent
date speaks highly of the plays and
company.
Pincus' benefit.
City hall will prob bly, be crowded to-
night for the benefit of Henry Pincus.
The programme is az unusually strong
one and consists of vocal and instru
mental music IN solo,, duets. quartettes,
dances, recitations and novelties. The
American band viii be heard at their
best. Miss Jennie Pierce of New York
will sing, as will the Orpheus quartette,
William naviS and theirs MISS MOlIia
Klllingbeck of Bri, geport, and little
Ormonde will add til Ir splendid special
ties to the bill. Mr. Pincus will intro
duce for the first time his novel enter
tainment entitled ~ Face in the Mir
ror." George E. Boyd will accompany
the solois.s. The reserved seats are so
cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
PARKINSON DENIES 1T.
Tho Mob Leader Repudiates u Letter Pub
lished in New York.

Tho Mob Leader Repudiates n Letter Pub
ushed in New York.
New ORLEANS, March 26.-The morning
dispatches state that New York news
paper contained letter purporting to
come from Mr.. Parkerson, leader in the
recent massacre, in which, among other
things, Mr.. Parkerson is made to say that
the people have nothing to apologize for
and will repeat what they have done, If
the occasion ever arises.
Mr.. Parkerson was shown the letter,
and he pronounced it positive forgery.
1t is full of braggadocio, he said, and he
would have to have been either drunk or
crazy to have penned such a note. He
has never written line to any paper con-
corning the tragedy and has not accepted
an offer to write an article on the lynch
ing for a syndicate, nor does he intend
to write single word to any one touch
ing the late troubles.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Wasted His Millions and Poor Now.

NEW York, March 26-Alcede Vadoro,
a Greek, % years old, told weird story
at the Barge Office. He arrived on the
Aurania yesterday. He says he inherited
So, 125, 900 in 1885 upon the death of his
mother. Hia father, he said, was chief
engineer of the Suez Canal. To-day AL
cede has not cent of the two millions of
money he inherited, and is in America
looking for work. Speculations in cot
ton futures and "plunging' on the race
tracks of England and France is the cause
attributed by Vadoro for the complete
disappearance of his fortune in six short
wears
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Social Sensation.

New BRUNSWICK, N. J., March ga
sensation was created in this city by the
announcements that the young widow of
the late millionaire Christopher Meyer
had gone to Montana and there married
Clifford Bartlett, of New York, the latter
having secured divorce from his wife in
order to marry Mrs. Meyer, Bartlett is
Judge Advocate General of the State of
New York on Governor Hills staff, and ID
son Of the late William o. BARTLETT, the
well known lawyer and itterateur.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
BIG MASS MEETING.

Ten Thousand Coke Workers to Assemble
on Saturday.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, March 26.-President
John B. Rae has been here for four days
in close touch with the labor leaders. A
general mass meeting of the strikers of
the entire region will be held ON Satur-
day and 10000 men are expected to be
present.
At mass meeting at Trotter and Lei
senring resolutions were passed that any
miner who would venture to return to
work before the trouble was settled would
be looked upon as a thief.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Judge Sylvester Dead.

HAGERsrowN, Md, March 26.-Hon
Andrew Sylvester, Associate Judge of the
Circuit Court of Washington county, died
here during the morning after linger-
ing illness. Judge Sylvester was formerly
Attorney General of Maryland, and while
in that Office he conducted the prosecu-
ton of the notable case of Mrs. Mary E.
Wharton, tried for poisoning General
Ketchum. He was also connected with
other famous Maryland cases.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Petitioned the President.

WASHINGTON, March ga numerous
" signed petition has been presented to
the President by Secretary Blaine asking
that the Rev. Father William Joseph Lar
kin, formerly chaplain in the army and
doing duty in the Indian country, be placed
on the permanent retired list. Among
the signers are Bishop Keane, president
of the Catholic University of America;
Senators Morgan, Cullom, Paddock, Nit
chell, Hansbrough, German and Kenna,
and number of others.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
VIII Publish = Paper in London.

NEW York, March 21.-The Sun Pub
fishing Company, Of London, England,
was incorporated in Jersey City, with q
capital of $4,000. The incorporators
are George E. Barrett, of Newark, N. j.;
Carey Taylor, of North Bergen Township,
N. j., and John P. O'Connor, of Jersey
City. The object of the company is the
London and to carry on the business of
general publishers. There will be three
directors, subject to removal by T. P,
O'Connor, NJ, P, of Chelsea, England.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Ratified Gen. Palmer,s Election.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 26.-The Demo
Gratis of Illinois ratified the election of
Gen. Palmer to the United States Senate.
Senator-elect Palmer held a reception in
the Supreme Court rooms in the morning
and afternoon. The hall of the House of
Representatives was thrown open to the
public. and speeches were delivered by
Gen. Black, Congressman Mansur, @. II.
Jones, Gen. Palmer and others.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Death of DR.. yvickersham.

LANCASTER, Pa, March 26.-The death
of Dr. James P. Wickersham, was directly
due to heart failure, superinduced by the
grip. He was prominent for many years
in educational matters of the country.
Unders President Arthur's administra-
ton he represented the United States at
Denmark. He was also at one time
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. He commanded a regiment through
out the Gettysburg campaign of the civil
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Kincaid,s Trial Goes on.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The trial of
Charles E. Kncaid for killing ex-Con-
gresham Taulbee,, of Kentucky, in the
Capitol was continued in the Criminal
Court here, Samuel Donaldson, formerly
doorkeeper Of the House, Harry E. Lowell
and others testified to the shooting.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Jailed for Murder.

MAHANoY CITY, Pa, March 26.-Ths
stabbing affray near this place last Satur-
day night has ended in murder. John
Boutman, who was fatally injured by
being shot in the back and stabbed nine
times in the head by three Polanders,
died last evening from his wounds. The
foreigners have been jailed.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
secret Meeting of Irish Leaders.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 26.-Parnellite
envoy O'Kelly, President Fitzgerald OF
the Irish National League and q few of
the leading Irishmen of this city, held q
conference behind closed doors. To a
reporter President Fitzgerald said that
he had absolutely nothing to give to the
press. Envoy O'Kelly is reticent as to
the purport of his visit.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Edmunds and Proctor VIII Not Resign.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-There is no
truth in the rumor that Senator Edmunds
will be appointed to one of the new Cir
cult Court judgeships. The rumors about
Mr.. Edmunds' probable resignation arise
chiefly from the published statement that
Secretary Proctor is to resign in order to
be Senatorial candidate. This Mr..
Proctor has denied.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
The clarks Declare Their Victory.

NEWARK, N. j., March 26.-A represen-
tative of the Clark Thread Company says:
"The company has won a victory over
the strikers in the present trouble, and
the strike, so far as the firm is concerned,
is at an end. The old men will not be
allowed to come back to work in the mill
under any circumstances. In few days
the Jersey City police will be withdrawn,
their presence no longer being considered
nacesSarvo
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Malone and Lansston Friends,

WASHINGTON, March 26,-General Will
lam Malone and John NJ Langston have,
it is stated, settled their differences and
win hereafter work in harmony for the
promotion of the interests of the Repub-
can party in Virginia.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Arrested on Susnicion.

EAST WAKEFIELD, NH, March 26.-The
man supposed to be William Wright,
who it is thought is guilty of the Ruttin-
ger murder, was arrested at the Davis
House in East Wakefield, at noon, on a
warrant which charges the larceny of ar
ticles of clothing, etc, the property of
man was turned over to Rochester officers.
The prisoner exhibited extreme nervous
mace
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Killed by an Explosion.

ASHLAND, Pa, March 28.-Patrick Mo-
Intyre was killed by an explosion of a
keg of powder, which he was carrying
under his arm, at the Lansford Colliefy.
His side was horribly shattered, and he
was picked up unconscious and died . q
few hours later.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
Great Britain viii Exhibit.

WASHINGTON, March 26-The State De-
partment has been formally notified that
the Government of Great Britain accepts
the invitation extended by President
Harrison to take part in the Worlds
Columbian Exposition Fair to be held at
Chicago in 1898. Lord Salisbury writes the
President that a royal commission would
be appointed to assist in forwarding the
interests of British exhibitors