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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
AMUSEM ENTS.
Yreeland,s NIinstreIs.

Vreeland's MINISTRIES will play at the
casino tonight. The Ansonia Sentinel
says of the show: The overture is ex-
cellently costumed and prettily set,
while the specialties are good. There is
a constant change of scene and num-
Der of new ones are introduced. The
base ball tableau clog, the drill of the
West Point cadets, are the best features
of the whole performance. and the
action in each is executed with preci sion
and accuracy. Larry McEvoy is a great
clog dancer and so is Arthur Deming.
"A Cold Day.
Fishers successful musical comedy,
"A Cold Day" will he presented at the
opera house next Friday night.
THE Broom Maker of Carlsbad
James Kelley will be seen at the opera
house next Wednesday evening in ''The
Carlsbad" He has a good company.
Harmonic Society Concert.
The grand music festival of the Wa
terbury Harmonic society, to be held in
City hall Monday afternoon and even
ing will he the most successful event of
the kind ever held in Waterbury. A
large number of seats have been sold,
but there are many desirable ones left.
The chart is at the briggs & Smith Cos
store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
TIMELY TOPICS

Mrs H. L. Morris, who has been an
invalid for many years, has derived con-
siderable benefit from the treatment of
DIR Kimbell.
Window and door screens at Kamak's
ITO to ia South Main street. Reliable
garden seeds, three cents a paper.
Saturdays bargains at E. T. Turner
s. Co.'S will include umbrellas with gold
plated and silver handles. They will be
sold at 9S cents each. They will also
make special prices on soap, on ribbons
and hosiery.
William H. Smith wants house car
penters. Wages So a day.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
have presented thirty pounds of their
celebrated thea-nectRr tea to be disposed
of at the Immaculate Conception church
fair.
briggs, Smith & Co have just received
over 1900 pieces of the popular ten cent
music. Call at the store, 179 Bank
street, and get catalogue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
TRYING TO SAVE HIS NECK.
An Accused Murderer Testifies i'm Hi
Own Behalf.

An Accused Murderer TeStifieS in His
Own Behalf
MIDDLETowN, April 24.-In the Fuller
murder trial yeste rday, Drs Lindsey
and Carmalt of New Haven testified
that the wounds on Waterman Fuller's
head could have been made by fall
from the second story of the building.
Lincoln was then put on the stand and
gave his side of the starry as follows: He
said that ON the afternoon previous to
the finding of the body he had been TO
MiddletOwn and had bought two bottles
of gin, which he carried back to East
Hampton. He went to Baltuu's store.
where he saw Sheriff Brown, and from
there he went to the shop where Fuller
was employed as Waterman and sat in
the second story drinking and talking
until late into the night. White sitting
there some one had thrown small stones
or sand against the winow. ard Fuller
opened the freight dor in the second
story and had fired his revolver. He
then came back and sat down. n short
time afterwards, Lincoln says, he fell
asleep and did not remember anything
more until a dog aroused him by licking
his hand. He heard Fuller groaning
and going to the open door saw him
lying on the ground. He went down to
him and tried to lift him. He then left
to summon the neighbors.
| THE JURY DISCHARGED.
MIDDLETowN, April 24.-The trial of
Lincoln came to an abrupt end this
morning. When State Attorney Elmer
entered the court room he had in his
hand a copy of the Middletown Herald,
" hich contained an article criticizing
the members of the jury for talking
about the case outside and also alleging
that they had expressed an opinion as to
10 e. IL
evidence was half in. Judge Phelps
called a representative of the Herald be-
fore the bar and asked if he could
prove the statements in the article. He
said he could and the judge then dis
charged the jury with singing rebuke.
Lincoln was remanded to Jail until the
September term of the superior court.
| 4 number of the iurymen when ques-
toned. this afternoon, expressed the
opinion that the verdict would have
been favorable to the prisoner had not
the judge discharged the jury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Sanders, who is the only star twirler
Philadelphia has known since the death
of Ferguson, will sign with Baltimore.
These are solemn days for the good
people of Cincinnati. King Kelly's
world heaters drop games by careless
work, and Tom LOTUS, makeshifts do
not possess the ability to win.
Citizen Tom Tucker of the Bostonians
is playing wonderful ball these days.
The man is a natural hitter, and will
come dangerously close to leading the
league at the close of the season.
Arson considers the four league clubs
i'm the west stronger than those in the
east, and the Chicagos stronger than
ever.
Manager LOTUS says that Radbourn
is the highest salaried player who ever
played in a Cincinnati team, except
Mike Kelly.
Dunlap's injury will keep him from
playing for six weeks or two months,
and perhaps the entire season.
The base ball season will be opened in
this city tomorrow when our old time
enemies, the Meridens, will cross bats
with the Waterbury leaguers, on the
West End grounds. The game will be
called at $3.50 and large crowd of sports
from Meriden will be on hand to cheer
their team to victory. 1t promises to be
good game and should be largely at
tended.
The blacksmith shop near the corner
of Grand and Canal streets has been re-
opened by MessrS Daskam & McEner-
ney. They do carriage repairing and
general blacksmithing. Horse shoeing
speciality.
Try the thea-nectar tea, sold only by
the Great Atlantic &c Pacific Tea Co, 20
East Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT.
An Injured Brakeman Dies at the New
Haven Hospital.

An Injured brakeman Dies at the New
Haven Hospital.
Christopher Monahan, the switchman
whose leg was crushed at the Water
street railroad crossing in New Haven
Wednesday afternoon, died at the hospi-
tai yesterday at | O'CLOCK. 1t was
thought that his daughter lived in
Bridgeport and telegram notifying hel
of his death was sent to that city yester.
day afternoon. Later in the day word
was received at the hospital that his
mother-in-law, Mary Monahan, who hao
lived in Bridgeport, was buried Thurs
day of last week.
Yesterday afternoon a Jersey bull
kept on DR. Clark's farm near Stamford
snapped the chain with which he was
secured in the barn and attacked two
men employed on the grounds. One OF
the men, named Cutler, was knocked
down and badly injured. His right leg
was broken and his head cut. But fol
the arrival of several farm laborers be
would have been gored to death.
Simon Purvis of Norwich, carpenter
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed, at $50 O'clock yesterday after.
noon. He was "a years of age and has
relatives i'm New Brunswick.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
THE HENDRICKS SUIT.
Tho Ex-Mayor of Waterbury Does Not
Answer.

The Ex-Mayor OF Waterbury Does NOS
Answer. e5
New York, April 24.-The suit of Laura
Kendrick, nee Miss Cresswell of Philadel-
phia, for an absolute divorce from Greer
K. aKendrick, eN-Mayor of Waterbury,
Conn, has been commenced before Judge
Andrews in the Supreme Court.
Kendrick neither put in an answer in
the suit nor an appearance in court.
Mrs. Kendrick, who is petite, stylish
woman OF 26 years, said she married the
absent defendant December 2, 1889, and
they subsequently took apartments at the
ST. Cloud Hotel in this city. She soon
discovered that her husband had an
apartment in Forty-third street with an
other woman who passed as his wife.
A servant corroboraVed the latter state.
ment.
AS the family who then rented the
house in Forty-third street had gone to
Baltimore, the judge adjourned the case
until their evidence can be had.
Ex-Mayor Kendrick has been at hi
home in Waterbury for several days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
COLLATERAL INHERITANCE.
EX-Represcntative O'Neill's Tax Law
OnCrateS IIniuStlY.

Operates Uniustly.
The Hartford Times says that the eS-
tate of Edward NJ. Daniels, who died
last We in Hartford, inventories So, :
5S4. 1t is these modest little estates
which suffer mOSt-or those who inherit
them suffer mOst-from the collateral
inheritance tax in some cases.
Take this estate left by Mr. Daniels.
1t goes to his sister, a widow. Omitting
81 900 of it. as exempt under the law.
that leaves $21.5S4 to go to his sister.
Out of that comes five per cent, or ST.
019, for the collateral Inheritance tax:
for the law does not exempt, as it GER
tajnly should. Il brother or sister. So
the law takes ont of Mrs Murray's little
property nearly $l,100 at one swoop,
"nn general prime pes"
This wrong to brother or sister, in
the law as it now stands. will no doubt
be corrected by the observation-disclosures
time" But that doesn't help those who
now suffer from the law-and cases OF
seeming injustice arise frequently. A
collateral inheritance tax may be al
easy way to replenish a depleted state
excEequer, after other and Older
methods of taxation have been done
away with; but it is likely, unless the
law is framed with great care. to work
sore injustice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
POLICE COURT.
Another NiOlatOr of the Handful Law
Arrested Yesterday.


Michael Bergin, sixteen year old
hoy, was arrested by Officer Thomas
late yesterday afternoon for distributing
handbills on Baldwin street. The boy
said that he had been instructed to place
the bills in houses, and not give them
out on the street. y number of men
who were standing near the bridge
asked for and received some of the bills
from the lad, who did not know that he
was violating the law. Bergin's father
is dangerously i'll and on this account
Judge Bradstreet continued the Case for
thirty days.
Ambrose Moriarty raised distur-
bance in =. H. Regan's salaon on lower
Bank street last night and when elected
threw a five pound boulder through the
door. When Regain went out to re-
mOnstrate Moriarty knocked him down.
just at this point Officer Michael Sulli-
van arrived on the scene and placed
Moriarty under arrest. Before MOriarty
arose from the sidewalk Thomas Nc
Mahon came along and kicked him
heavily in the ribs twice. He was also
arrested. Judge Bradstreet imposed a
fine of 81 and costs upon each.
Stephen Wilson of East Farnham was
brought in drunk yesterday. He was
repentant and was allowed to go free
this morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24

A man named Russell, whose home is
in New Britain, was taken suddenly i'll
at the New England station late yester-
day afternoon and was removed to DIR
Munn's residence. He left for New Bri-
tain on the S:25 train last evening.
Deputy Warden George Baisden of
the state prison arrived from Litchfield
this morning having in charge five
prisoners, including one Noonan, who
had been convicted of theft at a recent
session of the Litchfield superior court.
The warden and his prisoners left for
Hartford on the o'clock train.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24

BRIDGEPORT, April 24.-F. G. Barton
yesterday caused suit to be brought and
the property attached of Miss Agnes
Murray, an aged and eccentric spinster
who lives on Greenfield hill. Miss Muir
ray, among her other peculiarities,
keeps pack of fifty fierce dogs. Bar
ton was her private secretary, and re-
Gently disregarded one of her orders
whereupon she set her pack of dogs
upon him and he was nearly chewed to
pieces. He now seeks pecuniary balm
for his wounds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
RuLkELEY ANp MERwIN lN COURT.
The Quo warranto Case Continued Until
May 4.

The Quo Warranto Case Continued Until
May 3.
NEW HAVEN, April 24.-Morgan G.
Bulkeley accompanied by his counsel,
Charles J. Cole, was on hand in the
superior court promptly at 10 o'clock
this morning to answer to the quo war
ranto of Judge Morris. General Mer-
win was also on hand with Attorney
Case. The latter asked Judge Prentice
if he would hear a motion, and the
Judge acceding, Mr. Case said:
''Your honor, we have not yet pre-
pared formal answer. AS General
Merwin's interests are paramount to
Governor Bulkeley's the counsel for
each should have plenty of time to con-
fer about the answer. would like two
weeks time to prepare General Merwin's
answer"
Judge Prentice asked Judge Stoddard
if he objected to'a continuation of the
case and receiving a negative answer,
set down May as the day on or before
which an answer shall be filed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
CONNECTICUT INDUSTRIES.
Weekly Record of business in Very Busy
State.

state.
The summary of the Weekly Record
for the current week shows a slight de
crease as compared with last week.
New Haven reports twenty-five sales
and mortgages amounting to $1,000;
Bridgeport nineteen Sales and 1921. ITO
mortgages; Hartford seventeen sales
and SOL ,905 mortgages: Waterbury
twelve sales and $11 100 mortgages;
Meriden eight sales and $1,000 mort
cages: New Britain four sales and 50. 800
mortgages: NOrwalk eleven sales and
$4,000 mortgages: Danbury ten sales
and $4,000 mortgages: AnsOnia four
sales and 5000 mortgages; Derby two
sales and no mortgages: Huntington
three sales and $500 mortgages: Spring
field twenty-five sales and S:}3, 341 mort
cages; Holy oke six sales and mortgages
of S4O,517.
The total number of sales reported is
143 against IA last week. The total
number of real estate loans is S33, 1872
against 1898, 1888 last week. For the cor.
responding week last year New Haven
reported fifteen real estate transactions,
Bridgeport thirty four, Hartford thir-
teen. Waterbury seventeen, Merideu
fourteen, New Britain four.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24

A revolver found by small boy in
the Hotchkiss lot on Putnam street
New Haven, Wednesday, has been
identified by Levy. the pawnhroker, as
the one sold to Petrillo Saturday night,
a few hours before the latter shot
| DimeO
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
LOCAL LINES.

1875 Boxes of Indian River Oranges at
LADD'S South Main street grocery.
Look at the line of So 90 Clocks at LAKE,
STRoBEL & Co.'S.
Remember PHELAN'S Tea store, al
East Main street, will offer special in duoe-
ments next Saturday to purchasers of one
round of tea and baking powder.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
The Queen of Gypsies Dead.

HoLYOKE. Mass. April 24.-The
funeral of Mrs Isabella Smith Cooper,
believed to have been the oldest gypsy
woman in the country, took place at the
gypsy camp in Hampshire yesterday.
She died Tuesday at the age of 81. She
leaves husband almost 95 years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
T. II. HAYES,

Wholesale and retail dealer in Foreign and Do
nestle Ales, Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
"a and IS East Main Street.
sa3y- Goods delivered on telephone call to any
part of the city, Telephone 1913.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24

De. G. W, $. FRosT, 1877 Bank St.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
w. n. Casey,

Dealer in choice Ales, Wines, Liquors
and Cigars. Gentlemen may depend upon
gettina the best the market affords. Give
- ! 2e1 BANK STREET.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-24
WIN, Coz HOLMES. Md. Browns blk

Brennan the Baker, 104 South Main.
The Iola register., 1891-10-09
I.LibertYn a Crimee

On a number of occasions we have
called attention to the character OF the
organization known as the citizens alli-
ance. 1t requires of its members that
they take an oath never to vote the
ticket OF either of the old parties. a
man who takes such an oath voluntari-
ly surrenders the dearest right of the
American citizen-the right to cast his
ballot for the man whom he thinks
best qualified for an Office, or for the
principles which he believes to be the
nearest to what his conscience and
Judgment tells him is right.
There is no man so self-suffieient and
confident OF his own wisdom but will
acknowledge that he can at some time
err. There is no man-no man, mind
you-who does rot reserve to himself
the right to change his politics or his
religion whenever his Judgment tells
him he should do so. The man who
has all his life voted either the repub-
lican or democratic ticket, and has lately
concluded to vote with the alliance, has
changed his mind because he thought
he had sufficient reasons for doing so.
He was never required to take an oath
to vote either ticket. He did SO be-
cause he thought he was doing right,
and he afterwards changed his mind
The Iola register., 1891-10-09
The Rainmakers i'm Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, October 6.-Al
though the helpers connected with the
rainmaking party left here this morn.
ing for San Diego with explosives, Chic
with one of the prime movers who wa:
instrumental in bringing the party
here 1t will be remembered that the
rainmakers came here at the solicita
ton of and under contract to three
prominent and wealthy rancheros, con
sisting of Messrs. Richard King, Rob
ert Driscoll aud n. G. Collins The,
subscribed 81, 600 in cash collectively t
pay for test at the point where tn,
three ranches intersect belonging tC
subscribers to the fund. The rainmak
ers arrived here one week ago, but OF
account of rain were compelled to re
sumo the journey, consequently tesi
on a small scale was made near this
city, as has already been reported
Suffice it to say all interest has beer
lost in the future movements of the
rainmakers in this section on account
of the prevailing rains for the past two
weeks. 1t has been proven beyond
QOuDE IIldI Tie !'dlnuldhtFS VINO Cdilt
here much prefer to do their own cor
responding or dictate to others. 1t is
an established fact that they give loca
correspondents a wide berth. and wan
credit for results that haYe not been OBJ
tained. They say that the test has
been Indefinitely postponed.
MELBOUNE EXPERIMENTING IN KAN
SAS.
6 GooDLAND, Kan, October 6.-Frank
Melbourne, the Australian rainmaker.
who has been waiting here four days foi
dry weather so as TO test the raipmak
ing power in the dryest part of Kansas.
began his operations. The indications
now are for dry weather. A southwesi
wind is blowing at the rate of thirty.
five miles per hour, and the barometer
indicates fair weather. Under his con
tract Melbourne has four days in which
to bring down rain. No rain fell to
day.
The Iola register., 1891-10-09
A Worlds Fair Scheme.

ABILENE, Kas.. Oct. 2.-Leading
business men, county treaSurerS and
bankers all over Kansas are being be-
sieged by one VIM. B. Felt. of Russell
Springs. with elaborate circulars set
ting forth unique worlds fair scheme.
He proposes to build a floating hotel,
TO be launched on Lake Michigan in
the spring OF 1893, and make regular
trips between the exposition site and
the city landing, spending the night
anchored out in the lake. 1t is called
Queen Isabella's Theatre, and is TO have
in addition 70 superb hotel appoint
ments, shops, a theater with nightly
performances, toilet and bath rooms,
telegraph and,telephone stations, and in
deed, De miniature city on the water.
The guests are to be charged So a day,
for which they will have all possi-
BILE privileges. The contracts Felts
sends out warrant that the establish
ment shall cost at least S2, 100000 and
he processes that the amount is nearly
all pledged. All he asks is that pay
ment for one or more days accommOda-
tion be placad in a bank, 10 be drawn
by him in 1893, so that he can estimate
the number of guests.
Wild as the plan is telts takes 1t SER
iously. He has recently become heir
to a modest Torture, and is spending it
in stationary and postage for similar
plans. He has recently issued three
books, two OF poetry and one of prose,
in which he takes much pride, but one
of which has been excluded from the
mails He is putting large amount
of money into his Queen Isabella's
theater project, and is evidently honest
in his ideas concerning it.
The Iola register., 1891-10-09
SENT TO CHILL.
The San Francisco Ordered to Proceed at
Once TO Valparaiso.

WASHINGTON. S:EE--ber 6.-Dur-
ing this afternoon Commodore Ramsey
was in consultation with Secretary
Tracy, and the result, as announced la
ter in the day, was an order for the
cruiser San Francisco, then at Payta,
Perm. 10 proceed immediately to Callao
and thence to Valparaiso. 1, necessary,
further Instructions TO govern the
course of the vessel when she arrives at
Valparaiso, will be sent to her when
she touches Callao.
Secretary Tracy declined absolutely
to give his reasons for sending the ship
back to Chilli, and refuses to discuss the
case. Acting Secretary Wharton was
besOught to. make statement of the
actual facts in the present compiica-
tiOn, or at least to give to the public
some assurance that the situation is not
as critical as it is represented in some
publications.
The acting secretary, however, did
not feel at liberty to say one word upon
the subject. Still there is reason TO be-
lieve that no further overt. acts have
been committed by the Chilian junta,
and that the return of the San Francis
co TO Chilli is simply in pursuance of
the intention formed several days ago
to give moral effect to Minister Egan's
position, by the presence of Admiral
Brown and his flagship at Valparaiso.
The Iola register., 1891-10-09
working Bardsley TO CONFESS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. October 6.-It
was learned on good authority last
night that, in connection with the at
tempt of Gov Pattison to force the au-
ditor general. and state treasurer out OF
office, a big scheme is On foot to get
Bardsley % turn states evidence and
tell all he knows at the extraordinary
session of the senate which has been
called to try the two officials. The par
don hoard consists of two republicans and
two democrats. and the democrats
think if they can get 'Bardsley to un-
seal his lips they can commute at least
a portion Of the seatence. Several con-
ferences have already been had with
Bardsley in the penitentiary.
The Iola register., 1891-10-09
Class Legislation.

THE advocates of class legislation In
the form Of the sub-treasury scheme are
in the habit of referring to the appro-
priations in the form of loans to the
centennial at New Orleans and worlds
fair at Chicago as preeedents for their
proposition for the government to lend
money at per cent on land. and to the
method of collecting the internal reve-
nue. tax on whisky as a precedent for the
loanlng of money on farm products.
And yet there is absolutely no parallel
between these propositions. The gov
ernment has and may properly lend
its credit to an enterprise like the
centennial exhibition which is intended
to be and is of general and natural i'm
porsance, and an event temporary in its
nature, as means to q legitimate end.
So with the manner of collecting the
tax on whisky. The government does
not lend money on whisky but takes the
product in charge and keeps it at the
expense Of the distiller until he is ready
to put it on the market, for the purpose
of protecting itself against fraud. The
line of argument TO which we have re-
ferred is so weak that it gives the ad-
vocates of class legislation entirely
away.