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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Poisoned BY ToadstooIs.

YoNKERs, N. Y. Sep. 19-The family
of James Giblin last night ate a guam
tity of toadstools that had been gathered
by Mr.. Giblin for mushrooms, and all
the members are in critical condition.
During the night Mr.. and Mrs Giblin
ana her sister, Mrs. Annie Smith, were
taken violently i'll. DIR. Pyne, who was
called said that there was very little
hope for their recovery
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Waterbury Steam Dye Works,
Ladies' and gents clothing cleaned and
dyed and repairing neatly done.
Transient work a specially.
r. M. KELLY,
Ga Grand Street
Ga Grand Street.
Small Offering to Creditors.

BOSTON, Sep ia meeting of the
creditors of A NJ Haines & Company,
apothecaries, was held and the firm Of
fered 10 cents on the dollar, but this was
deemed altogether too low, and a COM
,mittee was appointed to take charge of
matters, which was empowered to dis
pose of the store and petition the firm
into insolvency if thought best for the
interests of the creditors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Two Brothers Drowned.

PATERSON, N. j., Sept 19.-John w.
and Fred Walmsley, twins, aged 8, were
drowned at the lower end of the Passaic
Falls during the afternoon. They were
bathing, when one of them slipped off a
rock. His brother jumped after him
and both sank. They looked SO much
alike that those who saw the drowning
could not tell which made the attempt
at rescue. The bodies were rescued.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Horrible Condition of Affairs.

MADRID, Sep. 19.-The authorities are
greatly excited over the prospect of a
plague, owing to the horrible condition
of affairs at the scene of the recent floods
The human dead are being buried as
rapidly as possible, but the carcasses OF
animals lie in great numbers in the fields
and among the rocks where they were
cast by the flood. From these an awful
stencil arises, and the local authorities
are entirely incapable of dealing with
the eSipency
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
HANDY BOB FITzs1MN1oNs.

He WHIPS Murderous Chinaman and
Takes His Knife Away.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sep. 19.-Bob Fitz-
simmons, the pugilist, was waiting for 8
train at the depot yesterday afternoon,
when Chinaman employed in restau.
rant rushed at some hoodlums who had
been plaguing him, with huge knife
Fitzsimmons seized the Chinaman,
whereupon the latter attempted to stab
the pugilist, cutting through his coat.
Fitzsimmons took the knife away, and
after giving the Chinaman a severe beat,
ing let him CO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
GODDARD WANTS TO FIGHT.
He Challenges John L. Sullivan to BattI
Ten Rounds.

New YORK, Sep. 19.-Special cable
dispatches from Sidney, N. S. W., say
that Goddard has challenged John L.
Sullivan to fight ten rounds or to finish,
for SIS, 900 side. Melbourne and Sidney
Athletic Clubs both offer $40, 900 purses
if the fight is arranged.
The dispatches also state that Sullivan,
champion of New Zealand, has issued q
challenge to row any man in the world
on the Paramatta for SO, 500 side.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Postmaster Under Arrest.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sep. 19.-The Post
master at Edwardsville, Clebourns
County, M. D. Thrasher, is charged with
corresponding with green goods men ir
New York City with view of obtaining
a supply of the goods. He is under ar
rest here on the charge of illegally using
the mailS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
TO BE A GRAVEYARD.
The Historic Home of James Buohana
Sold to q Cemetery Company.

LANCASTER, Pa, Sep. 10. Wheat
land" once the his toric home of James
Buchanan, has practically passed into the
hands Of a Lancaster company. which Sc
cured the property ,foy go, 900.
The brick mansionx NALL be used for a
chapel and dwelliH8 for tie cemetery
superintendent. ...'.---....
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19

CLEVELAND, Sep. 19.-Mrs. Ellen J..
Pinney, President of the Non-Partisan
Christian Union, has issued a call for the
Second Annual Convention to be held a
Brooklyn, Nov. 10. November 8 is des
ignated as day Of prayer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Twelve Years For Robbery

New YORK, Sep. 19.-John Alberts
was sentenced to twelve years imprison
ment for robbing Michael Lueno whom
he forced to give up $27S under threats
of death. The robbery occurred in
Albert's apartments. Albert pleaded
guilty of robbery in the first degree.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Deoide to Continue the Strike,

HUNTINGDON, Pa, Sep, 19.-The en-
ployes at the Rock Hill Iron and Coal
Company's plants have decided to con-
tinue the strike, at present on, to the
bitter end. The company say they will
start up with imported men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Col. Frederick A. Conklins Dead.

NEW YORK, Sep. 19.-Col. Frederick
A. Conkling, aged about rs years, brother
of the late Roscoe Conkling, died at his
residence, No. 81 East Tenth Street, last
evening His death was unexpected al
though he had been unwell for some
time Cancer of the stomach was the
cause of Mr.. Conkling's death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Will Try to Outfast succi.

CORTLAND, N. Y, Sept. 19.-George
Stratton, cook at the Messenger House
here, has signed contract to outfast
Succi in public fast exhibition in New
York, commencing neXt month. He
will try to make it fifty days. He has
tasted forty days in Buffalo. Stratton
is light eater. He drinks two gallons
of water daily. If he is successful in h is
attempt he will beat the fifty-days
record at the Worlds Fair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
phe Naval Demonstration in China.

LONDON, Sep. ia Shanghai despatch
says it is announced that the Chinese
Government is not aware of any threat
ened naval demonstration upon the part
of the fleets of the combined Powers. 1t
is also said that there is no truth in the
statement that the Chinese Government
has sent note to the Powers in regard
to the outrages complained of by the
foreign Ministers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Boomers Commence Their Raid.

GUTHRIE, Sep. 19.-Great clouds OF
smoke are rising from the Cherokee to,
day, and thousands of acres are being
burned over. The cause of the fire is moi
known, but it is thought that the boom
ers have commenced their raid and are
carrying out their threat to burn the
grass off the entire country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Glassworkers Strike.

BR1DGEToN, N, j., Sep. 19.-The gen
eral dissatisfaction which has for some
time existed among the employees OF
Whitall, Tatum &, Co.. glass works has
eliminated in a big strike. Great ex-
element exists in Millville City, where
the works are located. The immediate
cause of the trouble has not been made
known.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19

SAGINAW, Mich, Sep. 10. In a
drunken quarrel here between Dan and
John Svuanos, two Indians, and Charles
Horton and James Bradshaw, two white
giSn, the two Indians were killed. Brad
shaw is still at large.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
WING LEE GOES TO PRISON.
A New York Judge Makes an Exampl,
of One Celestial.

of One Celestial.
New YORK, Sep. 19.-W ing Lee, the
Chinese laundryman who pleaded guilty
in the Court of General Sessions to an
Indictment charging him with having
abducted Lizzie Sproul, Is years old,
from Camden, N. j., was arraigned for
sentence before Recorder Smyth in the
Court of General Sessions
The Court said he was going to make
an example of such violators of the law,
and sentenced Wing Lee to State Prison
for three years and eleven months
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Changed Its Politics.

CORTLAND, N. Y, Sep. 10.-The Cort
land journal" the only daily in tn
county, changed its politics from an in
dependent to Republican newspaper fc
the entire Republican ticket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
May Get $9,OOO.OOO,

DULUTH, Mimi, Sep. 19.-Mrs. Robert
Kennedy, her son and daughter, Mrs
B. w. Armstrong, are said to have faller
heir to a fortune of 80, 900, 600, which ha,,
been in the English Court of Chancery
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
BASE BALL SCORES.
The New York Giants Capture Another
Game From Anson's Team.
AT NEW vnD1

AT NEW YORK.
New York. ........2 Dol 8 Al o.
Chicago ...."......0 o 0 1 o o /
Batteries-Ewing and Buckley; Gumbert and
Kittredge.
AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn ..........013 o % 10 O. q
Cleveland. .........0 o o o o o O. d
and Viau. ~
AT BOSTON.
Boston. ............1 g o l. 8
Plttsburg .........1 0 o o g q
Batteries-Clarkson and CANCEL, Baldwin
and Miller.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia 100 o o o o l Pill
Cincinnati. ........1 1 3 o 0 o = 8
Batteries-Kling and Graulich; Crane and
Harrington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
Oklahoma Lands to be Opened Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 19.-The President
issued at noon his proclamation opening
the new lands in Oklahoma for settle
ment on Tuesday. the 22d inst.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
American Association Record.
Eastern Association.

AT ALBANY.
Albany. ...........0 O 2 o 0 K
Buffalo. ...........O L o 0 0 O.
-, Batteries-kilrey ana Hess; German and
Weckbecker
AT TROY
Troy O O 1OO o IA
Lebanon ..........0 O o O o 0 0 O. 0
Batteries-Brahan and Wells; Neal. Fitzger.
aid and Sage,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19

American Association Games.

American Association Games.
AT COLUMBUS
No game; rain.
AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee. so o o o 2 GA
Baltimore .........3 o 9 o o x-11
Batteries Mains and Vaughn; MoMahon
and Robinson,
AT LOUISVILLE.
louisville. .........2 o 6 o o 70
Washington g O 0 o / 8
Batteries--Cassian and McGu ire: Fitzgerald
and Cahill
AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis. O O O 3 o. g
Athletics. .........O 1 o 0 x-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Boyle; W eyhing and
Cross
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-09
THE GREAT CONGRESS.
Every Indication Points to the Success OF
the Western Commercial Congress.

Every Indication Points to the Success Of
the Western Commercial Congress.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 4.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Western states
commercial congress met in the rooms
of the Commercial club yesterday after
noon and held conference in regard to
speakers on the various subjects on the
programme. The replies received to
the invitations sent out are sufficient in
number aud importance to make it GER
tain that there will be a large repre-
sentation of men of national reputation
in attendance. Hon. j. c. Tarsney re-
ceived a telegram from Representative
Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia, saying that
he will be present,
Hon. James B. McCreary, of Ken
lucky, has accepted the invitation to be
present. Representative William Baker,
of Kansas, will also be present
Representative Thomas j. Henderson,
of Kentucky, writes in response to an
earnest message from Hon. William
Warner and Hon. j. C. Tarsney that he
will come if his health permits, but that
he cannot speak, much as he would like
to.
A. C. Fisk, of Denver, who has taken
a deep interest in the congress from the
start, has commenced to prepare pa
per on "The Irrigation of Arid Lands"
Reduced rates have been granted by
the Trunk Line association and by the
Southwestern Railway and Steamship
association, covering, with the associa-
tions already announced as giving re-
duced rates, the entire country.
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THE SLIGO ELECTION.

Not a Decisive yictory-English Liberals
DissatisGed-The Police Commended.
LONDON, April 4.-The result of the
election at Sligo has not been received
with satisfaction by the liberal leaders.
Mr.. Gladstone is said to be surprised as
well as disappointed by the strength
which Parnell has shown in the face of
the united efforts of the English liberal
party, the Irish hierarchy and the new
national federation. Parnell is acknowl-
edged now to be the representative of
formidable minority, which while not
strong enough to have its own way, is
too strong to be treated with anything
like indifference.
A leading liberal member of parlia-
ment said last evening that the major
ity was 1000 short of being decisive.
Nothing could show" he said, more
strikingly the wonderful influence
of Parnell than the fact that,
almost single handed, with most
of his abler lieutenants absent
from the country and with the ter
rible weight of the O'Shea divorce
upon him, he should be able to
poll such vote against popular resi-
dent of Sligo with a candidate almost
unknown in Sligo, and against other
united interests, making a combination
more powerful to all appearances than
any ever before arrayed in an Irish
election"
The Sligo election has not tended to
restore enthusiasm for home rule, and
the general sentiment seems to be make
home rule a secondary issue in English
liberal politics.
The events in Sligo have so widened
the breach between Mr.. Parnell and
his old followers that the gulf will be
forever unbridgeable. Mr.. Parnells
phrases 'foul-mouthed Healy" and
''maudlin Sexton" and his charge that
Mr.. Sexton was in a speechless condi-
ton of drunkenness on his arrival in
Sligo, intensified the fury of the nation
,ef-
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BRIEF BUT SENSIBLE.
mother Letter From the Ex-President on
the Tariff.

Another letter From the Ex-President on
the Tariff
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, April 4.-Mr. e.
Shelton, of this city, has just received
the following letter from ex-President
Cleveland:
March 29-Dear Sir: / have read the
pamphlet you sent me entitled "A Fools
Questions and Answers" and / like it very
much. / think the thing we need Is the
simplest statement possible of the operation
of the tariff laws, and l believe great zeal
of time is wasted in learned and perplexing
talk and statistics which go over peoples
heads or confuse him. Our people are the
most intelli rent in the world, but they are
busy and active. In the race of maintenance
they have not had the opportunity to study
political questions nor will they take the
time TO solve for themselves intricate
problems. They are entitled to plain, sim
pie talk. Very truly yours.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The pamphlet referred to is written in
the simple language of an uneducated
farmer and aims to deal with few tar
iff facts in plain way without any at
tempt at fine writing.
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FLOODS AND STORMS.
The Eastern states Suffering From Damae
ing Floods and Dakota Billiards..

The Eastern states Suffering From Damag-
ing Floods and Dakota BIIzzards.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 4.-The heavy
rains of the last few days have raised
the water to dangerous heights in St
Mary's reservoir and the town OF
Celina with 1000 inhabitants is In i'm
mediate danger of being swept out of
existence. A large force of men under
the direction of the state board of pub
lie works is engaged in repairing the re-
cent break, but the heavy rains greatly
impede the work as the ground is made
too soft to hold.
Twenty oil wells along the banks are
submerged. They are owned by the
Standard and independent producers. 10
is estimated that the total loss by tho
flood will reach $4,000
STORM DAMAGE ABOUT NEW YORK.
New YORK, April 4.-The heavy storm
which swept over this section did con-
siderable damage, particularly 10 the
east of New York. The storm outside
of this city was accompanied In many
places by heavy, wet snow and this,
aided by the high wind, demoralized
the telegraph wires to great extent.
Night Manager Tobin, of the Western
Union, said that the wires began to fall
at a. m. and that within half an hour
there was not single wire to Boston
out of regular complement of fifty.
A dispatch from Poughkeepsie says:
A heavy snowstorm ragged in the Hud-
son river valley all night About a
foot of snow fell, but only six inches
laid for any length of time. Telegraph,
telephone and electric light wires are
crossed or down in every direction.
NEW ENGLAND STORM SWEPT.
BosToN, April 4.-The storm through
out New England was very severe A
stiff northeast gale was blowing all
night, with heavy rain on the coast and
snow in the interior. There were four
teen inches of snow throughout west
ern New England.
The telegraph and telephone wires
are down in every direction. On the
line of the Massachusetts Central road
S57 telegraph poles are broken in
| space twenty miles long.
A dispatch from Chatham says that
more damage was done by the storm
than any in the memory OF man.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-09
A PASSIONATE ITALIAN.
DIR. Verdi, of Washington, Uses the Strong
est Language Against the People of New

DIR. Verdi, of Washington, Uses the Strong
Orleans.
WAsHINGToN, April 2.-Baron Fava
held long interview with DIR. T. S.
Verdi, of this city, yesterday and was
inaccessible. Subsequently DIR. Verdi
said: ''The case is a remarkably plain
one. Italians have been murdered and
the Italian government has vainly
asked the United States for repara-
ton. This government has said: we
can do nothing; only the courts of Lou
isiana may take action If this gov
ernment be powerless in such a matter
it is most serious thing. Why were
treaties entered into with Italy and all
other European powers if the United
States can not perform that which it
promised to do to protect Italian citi
zens in this country. The United States
government has said that it is power
less as to its duties under the treaty;
what are any of its agreements with
any nation worth? viii it satisfy the
European powers to say that this crime
was committed in the state of Louisiana
and therefore is without the province of
the general government? Is Louisiana
known and recognized as nation?"
Italy knows" continued the DOCTOR
"that these men who were murdered
were acquitted by jury of Americans,
and, believing in the majesty of the
law, it matters not that a mob-the
people You say-reversed the verdict
and executed the men who had been
legally declared innocent 1t matters
not if these men who were killed were
most vicious and criminal. Your law
said they were mot guilty and Italy is
on the right side when it endeavors to
uphold American law as against the
action of a mob.
DIR. Verdi closed the interview with
the following passionate statement:
This talk of war is empty foolishness.
The United States will see its duty and
do it, but nothing can be expected from
Louisiana. 1t has been asked again
and again why does Italy not wait
for action by the New Orleans grand
jury? And now / ask why should
she?' What can we expect from the
grand jury? What could we look for
from such aconlmunity as New Orleans,
where the mayor is a murderer, the
sheriff murderer the board of trade
and the clubs composed of murderers,
where murder has common and open
possession of the heart? Very much
indeed would be gained by that grand
iuryi''
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-09
THE GILLIAN REVOLT.
Lively Fight In the Harbor OF Valparaiso
Details OF the British Disaster In Assam
England Preparing For Trouble.

England preparing For Trouble.
SAN Francisco, April 2.-Private adj
vices from Valparaiso state that the
ironclad Blanco, belonging to the in
surgents, recently attempted to blow
up the armed government tug Florence
with a fish torpedo. The projectile
missed the tug, but struck big floating
dry dock in the harbor, blowing it to
pieces. The Blanco was thereupon
treated to a hot fire of shot and shell
from every gun in the forts and steamed
out of the harbor.
The. same night a torpedo boat and
the tug Florence stole out to attack the
Blanco. The ironclad was found, in
company with the sloop of war O'Hig-
gins. Both ships compelled the govern
ment vessels TO returrs to. the harbor
and followed in hot pursuit. A heavy
shell from the Blanco struck the Flor
ence, blowing her entirely out of the
water and every one of her crew of sew
enteen men was either killed or wound
ed A broadside from the O'Higgins
knocked the torpedo boat all to pieces.
The two insurgent vessels then turned
their attention to the forts and a lively
battle ensued. A shell from the forts
struck the O'Higgins and went clear
through her. Another shell caused a
gun on her quarterback to explode.
When the smoke cleared away the deck
was found to have been literally torn
out of the vessel and nine men out Of
the guns crew of twelve were blown to
atoms. The sloop was at once taken
out of the range of the guns of the
forts.
THE MANIPUR MASSACRE.
CALCUTTA, April at is officially an
nounced that Mrs. Greenwood, the wife
of +. 7. Greenwood, the British polit-
ical agent at Manipur, the scene of the
recent massacre of British troops, in
company with Lieuts. Gurdon, Boileau,
Butcher, Woods, Lugard and Calvert,
have arrived safely at Lakhipur with
Crowley's detachment. A number of
other British officers, who were treach-
erously captured by the Assamese, are
held as prisoners at Manipur.
In an interview the deposed rajah of
Manipur declared that his brother, the
present rajah, would not kill his prison
ers, but would merely hold them as
hostages. The only fear is from the
uncomfortable Kurkis. The deposed
rajah offers to send another brother to
endeavor to induce the ruling rajah to
release the prisoners.
ENGLAND PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.
LONDON, April I'm a speech at
Grimsby yesterday Mr.. Stanhope, sec
retary of war, announced that the gov
ernment had determined that every new
vessel built in England which was big
enough for the purpose, and the owner
of which was willing to accept the gov
ernment's conditions, should be fitted
to receive armament OK the shortest
notice.
THE BALTCHEFF MURDER.
SOFIA, April 2.-There have been
many further arrests made in connec-
ton with the recent murder of NJ. Bait
chef, the Bulgarian minister of finance.
The latest arrests include the majority
of the Russophile leaders in Bulgaria.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-09
Man Don't Want to Die.

"How strong the love for life" ~
was a well-known physician who ut
tered this exclamation. 81 can't al
ways understand it." he went on.
'.Here's one of my patients. who is now
lying at the point of death In one OF
the hospitals. He was run over by Q
railway train day or two ago and was
brought in unconscious, his head STAYED
in, four ribs broken and both legs
crushed to a jelly. And yet he Is
frantic at the thought Of the near END
of his miserable existence. He has no
family dependent upon him. and seems
TO have no ties of any character to bind
him to life. If he RECEIVERS he viii be .
helpless, useless cripple. dependent
upon charity, and as he isan unlettered
laborer he can have none of the pleas
ures of the imagination and the In
tcllec.. What has he to live for2 And
yet his desire to live Is pitiiullY strong :
Chicago Post
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-09
Commendation For Blaine.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Secyetary
Blaine's letter to Marquis Imperiali
was highly commended here yesterday
and the belief was expressed that it
would bring Italy down to calmer
consideration of the matter. The pent
up indignation against Italian-Americ-
ans who, having long been voters in
this country, appealed to foreign
power for protection against a govern
ment to which they had sworn allegi-
ance, is making itself manifest. There
is strong feeling that il those Italians
are American citizens they have no
right to appeal 70 t0rsiga power
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a FARCE OF JUSTICE.
An Atrocious Crime Goes Unpunished-In
sanity Dodge Successful.

An Atrocious Crime Goes Unpunished-In-
sanity Dodge Successful.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 4.-Charles
Meyers, accused of numbering James f.
Weir in Independence, January l, 1883,
was declared innocent this morning by
a Jury which judged him insane at the
time and therefore if he really com
mitted the crime, not responsible for
his actions. The verdict was a
great surprise for there were not
many in the court room who really
expected it, because of the atrocity OF
the crime. Weir was asleep at the de-
pot waiting for a train when Meyers
Drained him and robbed his body. The
accomplice of Meyers, a boy named
Bogard, is in the penitentiary on life
sentence, having made confession.
Meyers had been tried and convicted
but was ordered for retrial by the su-
preme court on a fake.