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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
The american Tailor" Disappear.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 7.-E. R. McCon-
nell, the american Tailor" who came
here last spring, and opened an extensive
store on Main street, is missing, and so
are all the goods. Mcconnell recently
accepted a bonus of 81 500 from a newly
organized bank to vacate the premises
occupied by his store by January 1. He
rented stores on Seneca street and moved
in on New Years Day, but moved out
again and disappeared. He is said to
leave numerous creditors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
WoRkMEN RUN DOWN.
a Passenger Train Strikes Two Hand-Cars
With Fatal Results


PTTTsBURG, Jan. IA special dispatch
from Coshocton, O., says that the west
bound Pan Handle passenger train last
night, about one mile east of there, ran
into two cars containing % workmen.
Two men, John Curran and Robert
Davis, of Steubenville, were instantly
killed and terribly mutilated. Captain
Burgess, of Allegheny, received injuries
from which he cannot recover.
The other men saved their lives by
jumping. The killed and injured were
old men with families depending on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
Fun in the Indian Campaign.

WHITE RIVER, S. D., Jan. 7.-Frederic
Remington, "Harper's" war artist, was
captured by small party of hostiles,
Sunday. Remington was unarmed and
the Indians turned him loose and told
him to go home, after taking his tobacco
and sketch-book.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
The susquehanna Very High.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. THE Sus-
quehanna river at this point is very
high. The water is 10 feet above low
water mark. An ice gorge is forming at
Plymouth and forcing the water back
over the low lands between here and
Kingston. The highways are submerged.
The weather is very severe and the gorge
will likely remain menace to the in.
habitants. of the low regions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
Circular from MIR. PowderIv.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7.-General Master
Workman Powderly has issued circular
to the industrial organizations of the
United States asking their cooperation
in a national reform industrial conference
to be held in Washington February 23,
March 20 or July 90, the date to be fixed
by VOTE The conference is to formulate
political platform such as industrial
organizations could favor at the polls"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
The'Bell Telephone Suit.

BOSTON, Jan. I'm the United States
Circuit Court, Judge Colt granted
further extension of time for three
months from January l, 1891, for taking
testimony in the suit of the United
States against the American Bell Tele-
phone Company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
Think They Sec War.


LONDON, Jan. Tt is announced by
the Press Assertion of this city that
Lord Salisbury is considering the forty
fifth dispatch received from Mr.. Blaine
on Dec. 30. This is the latest dispatch
from the American State Department.
The same Association says no prepara-
tions have been made to strengthen the
British squadron in North Pacific waters,
for the reason that such a movement
might be construed as a threat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
$1,000 for the Loss of n Foot.

NEW York, Jan. Paul Stoerner, an
employe of a coal company, who lost his
foot by the careless shifting of cars on
the New Jersey Central Railroad, has re-
covered a verdict of $1,000 in the United
States Court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
Strike on a Government Building.

PrTTsBURG, Jan. About 100 plaster
eEs, carpenters, timers, hod-carriers and
gsanite-cutters employed on the Govern
ment building have struck. The. trouble
is alleged to have been caused by the en-
ployment of non-union men by Pope &
Co., of Chicago, who have the contract
for steam heating. The men employed
by the firm have offered to join the union.
The delegates want the men to return to
Chicago
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
Great Demonstration for Parnell.

LIMERICK, Jan. There is expected to
be great demonstration here on Sunday
next when Mr.. Parnell speaks and re-
sumes the campaign. The people in the
adjacent counties are preparing to come
in and the occasion is likely to be a his
toric one
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07

LONDON, Jan. 7.--Sir Charles Upper,
the Canadian commissioner, says he in
clines to the belief that the utterance of
the American government on the Beh-
ring Sea question might have been cirou-
lated for election purposes. He ridicules
the statement published IN several papers
that the naval forces of the United States
were being placed in readiness to attack
the vessels of foreign nations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
Young liz Now Frae.

ATLANTIC CRY, N. j., Jan. by order
of Judge Reed, Joseph F. Young, who was
recently acquitted on the charge of muir
dering his wife in this city, on the ground
that he was temporarily insane, was 70.
leased from custody.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
skater ponohne still WInnlne.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 7.-Donohue, the
American, won the half-mile inter
national skating match here in minute,
rs seconds; also the two-mile match in s
minutes, 10 and ~ seconds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
BRITAIN'S Big SCARE
Popular Sentiment in London
Against a Fight.
MR.. BLAINE's LATEST DISPATCH
Lord Salisbury is Now Considering tn.
Document,

The Glasgow Strike Becoming More Seri.
GUS Every Concentrating Troops
to Prevent Trouble-John Burns May
be Arrested-Parnen and o'Brien Con-
tinue Their Conference To-Day.
LONDON, Jan. 7.-Underneath a
pretence of ridicule, there is much anxi-
ETY. concerning the Behring Sea situa-
tion.
The press pooh-poohs the idea of hos
tilities, but the people discuss the posi-
bilities with much gravity. Many are
disposed to believe that American naval
officers, who 'lack promotion" and
would like to test the abilities of the
new war vessels, are in a large part re-
sponsible for the stirring up of the
question at ISSUE Others refer to the
fact that large private financial inter-
ests are at stake, and hint that Ameri-
can patriotism is being adroitly worked
up for the benefit of syndicate of fur
monopolists.
Think They Sec War.
There is concensus of opinion tina t
Secretary Blaine will go as near to the
margin of actual war as possible, count
ing upon the well-known reluctance of
England to come to blows with the
Americans. The subject is the allah
sorbing topic of the hour, and has over
Swallowed even the serious developments
in the Scotch railway strike.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
An Additional Feature,

lo9O-As the final parade for the year
1870 moves on in all its pomp and gran
deur, new feature, peculiar in it's promi-
hence, will be the introduction of the cell
ebrated
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-07
Perfect In Every Particular.

A certificate goes with every machine
guaranteeing to refund the money if not
as represented. A box of attachments
goes with every machine sold, containing
five hemmers, quilter, tucker, ruffier,
braider and binder, one dozen needles, six
bobbins, oil can, two screw drivers, and
instruction book with such full directions
that any lady can learn to run the "Dem-
crest" without other help.
$40. so Cash buys a SOD. 90 Machine
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denomination of President Harrison.

81 LOUIS OIoOe-DemOcrat
In the growing lukewarmness of the Repub-
licans toward Harrison which We see. and
which promises 10 develop into open opposition.
we discern a repetition of the hostility of the
Democrats toward Pierce, which resu ted in de-
feating him in his efforts to secure a renomina.
ton.
General Harrison has given. as General Pierce
gave, the country a clean and fairly satisfactory
administration; yet somehow the present nresi-
dent has not, any more than the earlier one. ever
been able 10 arouse the enthusiasm of his marty
or TO awake desire among its members for
his leadership in a second national can
yass. This official Is, As the other one was
utterly destitute of the attributes which win
and hold friends. As we have intimated their
misfortune in this respect caunot be charged to
shortcomings on their part as men or as officials
Pierce did not make, and Harrison has NOT
made, any serious mistakes from the partv
point of view. Judged by the standards of
the time, after making fair allowances for
the restrictions and limitations which
hedged him in, history will say that President
Pierce acquitted himself creditably: and. when
submitted TO the like test, similar Judgment
will be rendered by the same tribunal in the
case of President Harrison. Yet popular seuti-
msnt and impulse is not always guided by such
considerations. third OF century ago. as m.
day. the dominant party dem anded a new
leader
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THE NEW CITY HALL.

Now that the work of rehabilitating the
old county buildings is about complete and
the city officials have taken up their quar-
ters. tits seen that very seryiceable and
fairly commodious city hall has been
acquired. The plan is very generally APP
proved of by the officials, and they could
probably be relied upon to raise an objec-
ton if any could be found. There is one
exception TO the general content, but it
seems justified, and another apartment
will accordingly be added to the south
side of the building in order to accommo-
date the comptroller.
1t has been found inconvenient to have
the corporation counsel in the building
The city has no law library, and the city's
legal adviser would be compelled to move
his books from his private rooms. As the
office is vacated every two years and most
law libraries of considerable extent are
owned in partnership, it has been agreed
that the provision requiring the corpora
ton counsel to remove should not be in
sisted upon.
Many of the members of the council
flee provided for the mayor, at which he
should attend within regular hours. Great
inconvenience is experienced from the
want of arrangement by which officials
and citizens generally can meet the mayor.
He has replied informally that the demand
upon his time at his Office is such that he
would welcome any such provision. The
matter is Of less consequence to him now
than il will be to his successor; but it is of
most Importance to those having business
with him.
The satisfactory result of the plans for
the city hall puts at rest for three or four
years the necessity for a new building.
The indications are that by the time the
citys business demands snew building.
the city will be in position to erect
fine, substantial hall, large enough to
serve all purposes for twenty years.
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WHEN EVERYBODY DRANK.

Popular intemperance in the DAYS of
Fielding, Garrick, Goldsmith, Gibbon.
DIR. Johnson, Burke, Pitt, Fox, Sheridan.
up 10 the last decade of the last
century was awful beyond ANYTHING
We see in our own times, and even
up to and beyond the literary
prime of Walter Scott, the best and
wisest element of English society looked
at periodical intoxication as something of
slight consequence, more subject for lest
than tears or reproaches among friends.
During the last fifty years there has been
a great social reform on both sides of the
water In this respect, and the result is that
while intemperance is still a very great
evil it is decreasing, not a GROWING
national disease. The improvement in so.
cial manners and the elevation in the stan.
dard OF private virtue shows its effect in the
decrease of dissipation among intelIrent
men. The literary class, up TO fifty wears
ago. were disfgured by intemperanoe
Byron, Lamb and Campbell were intem.
perate users of alcohol, and Coleridge and
De Quincy of opium. No man of eminence
in literature today in England or America
is accused of intemperance, and Tennvson
Carlyle and Rev. DR.. Spurgeon are amonp
the exceptional Englishmen of their class
who used tobacco. The lives of all our men
of letters, save Poe, have been singularlv
pure and upright. Men of literary genius,
like other men, fashion their habits sc.
cordiug to the standard of social moral.
erected by the circle in which they move.
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empire than England could do her IN
Europe, for Russia is no longer vulnerable
in the Black Sea, IS she was In the CTi-
mean war, and she was always invulnera-
bic on the Baltic and the White Sea, and
striking Russia on the Pacific side of ST.
IBERIA would be ike striking at giants
toes when his heart was out of reach.
1t il an interesting historical fact that
Russia. the firm friend and ally of Eng
land through the great Napoleonic wars,
and for nearly sli the forty years of peace
enjoyed by England in Europe from
Waterloo TO the Crimean war. should to-
day be England's most subtle foe and her
most successful rival in diplomatic su-
premacy. If Germany should remain in
different in the present crisis the complete
victory of Russia's policy to emasculate
the treaty of Berlin is only question of
brief time. Russia means 10 absorb Bull
garia and all the Danubian provinces in
time as completely as she has Circassia,
Poland and Turcomania. II is a grand
and steatesmanlike design, but Austria,
Germany and Italy will never permit its
contamination. Germany and Austria do
not care particularly about Russian occu-
patton of Constantinople: it is Russia's
great design of uniting and absorbing all
the Slavic populations of Europe that
gives them real cause of apprehension.
The Slavonic race with their various
ramifications cover not only the Russian
empire. but nearly the whole of the Bal
kan peninsula, Poland, Bohemia, and
great part Of Austria Hungary as far west
as Trieste. This scheme of Pan-Slavism
would mean the absorption of Austria ex-
cept for the resistance of Germany and
Italy, and Austria will be sure to take
Russia in the flank the moment the car
occupies Bulgaria Germany knows that
Russia, not France, is her most deadly
enemy, and that Russia would make short
work of Austria, which in military sense
is a weak power. because its Russian
frontier, Galicia, is not thoroughly forti-
fed, so that to prevent the dismember-
ment of Austria, Germany would be COM
PEELED TO interfere, and with the help of
Italy could turn the scale against Russia
even if France seized the opportunity to
pounee on the back of Germany. This
great struggle may not come for years, but
it might come next year if any untoward,
unexpected event happened to precipi-
tate it.
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THE STATE PRESS.

Snohomish Sun: "out upon you, croaker, sing
hey the whining hoodoo that you arel You
have killed more honest enthusiasm than 0o0o
snen sniners as yourself could excite. You
have caused promising towns 20 resrograde to
sleepy villages: you have retarded the develop
menf OF vast areas of country that, but Tor you,
might now be hourishing like green bay tree;
you have talked the sap out OF muintudes OF
young men and caused them 10 seek the bowl
that inebriates; and you have made hosts OF
active, hustling men weary OF this troubled
dream OF life. Oh, croaker. you OF the long
lace and whining tongue, HE thee to henneryi
esther thysef by the straps OF thy boots and dip
thyseh on the face OF an earth that Is encumb-
ereo with your presence"
Kent Journal: .'why is 1t not good thing for
the town authorities TO arrange with the man
ayers of the Fair Association for the use of their
grounds during the hop picking season and BAN
ish the siwash and other sports to that classic
spot Tor their Sunday anusements IL Will be
Tar Deter than 70 permit them TO make oediam
OF the entire townsite as they have heretofore
done Under police regulations which may be
enforced there easily our sundays may De as
quiet and peaceful IS at any other time. Charge
q small admission fee and, after paying the sal
airy OF policemen, gatekeeper, etc. turn the bal
ance over to the Fair Association"
Post Falls Post: "a law suit was being tried
Thursday over an old revolver, the value of
which would not exceed 81. 1t is alleged that
the justice of the peace before whom the case
was tried is not a naturaIized citizen, and that
the attorneys in the case were never admitted TO
the bar II is by just such tomfooling as this
that the county has 10 foot the bills of every
crank who thinks he has q grievance and runs
to a justice (who wants to make feel and
swears out a warrant II the whole outfit were
locked in a box car until they came to their
senses it would be good thing for them"
Johnson State Ne,rs: "The citizens sigh for
station. Some of them would almost die for
q station. The Nccs is beginning to cry for
station; but we hope we may never see the back
of our neck If we will lie for station"
LINDEN Pioneer Press: "When the rain ma
chine man gets his apparatus to work he wants
to carefully consult the schedule of baseball
games or he may cause q widespread pang in
the ranks of the cranks.'
Chehalis Weekly Register: "The electric light
people have evidently begun to realize that they
can't monkey with the city council, and are
getting down TO business in dead earnest"
The Avon Record has been purchased by Mr.. J.
E. Booth.
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ULTIMATE EUROPE.

writer in the current number of
Hnrpers' Monthly makes the extravagant
prediction that within the next century
Russia, Germany and Italy will vet Join
hands for the partition of Austro- Hungary.
leaving France and England out in the
cold 70 unite their common interests N
mitigate the fury of the spoilers. This i,
unlikely; ultimate Europe is far more
likely TO mean the dismemberment of the
Russian empire by the action of the
Duebund, aided by England, and
possibly by China. for the Celestial
empire Is growing restless under
the constantly increasing pressure of
Russla's commercial aggressiveness from
the side of Siberia A distinguished
European publicist, Emile de Laveleye
predicted last year that a hundred wears
hence, leaving China out of the question.
there VIII De two colossal powers in the
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NORTHWEST NEWS.

Billy Thompson, tyee by blood, resident
upon the skokomish reservation and a we'll
known Indian, was arraigned before Justice
Haines, OF Union City, on criminal charge
brought by his son-in-iaw, KimbalI Sherwood.
The charge is grave one, alleged to have been
committed against his daughter. The chief was
bound over to await the action of the grand
jury
Thomas Westendorf, of Illinois, has been Sc
lected superintendent of the state reform school
at Chehalis. and Mrs. Westendorf has been
chosen matron. Major Oliver resigned his posi-
ton and has gone 10 New York on a visit
The Yakima Hop Growers Association is offer
Ing VI box TO hop pickers, and is making an
effort TO get white men, women and children.
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s.PRODUCT OF ORIENTAL IMAGI-
NATION"

SEATTLE, Sept. l, 1891.
To THE EDITOR: Your correspondent of yes
terday who wrote you concerning an alleged
resolution of censure concerning the Olympia
Collegiate institute in the matter of conferring
degrees, has, by his misleading statements, done
serious iniustise to the Methodist Episcopal
Conference of this state, its committee on edu.
cation and DR.. S. A. Bright in particular. As a
matter OF fact there was no "breeze, no
"censure, no such resolution intro
duced and no preparations for eight" The
committee did not drop the matter and happily
are not Sin hole" DIR. Ford did not march
into the committee room to convince those gen.
tiemen that it was not safe to pass any such
resolution, and indeed he had no occasion to.
There is no antagonismTo the Olympia institute,
which is doing excellent work, nor to Dr.
Bright, who is held in as high esteem in the
conference in Seattle. Your report il a
product of Oriental imagination
A MEMBER OF THE CONFERENCE
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Saved by . Captains Coolp..
Asotin Sentinel, Aug. d

Captain Lewis met with q mishap last SUNDAY
morning while engaged in Transporting the
magnesia workers and their outfit TO IAwistop
from the steen quarry. The boat being ton
heavy, eapsized in the rough water of the big
EDDY at Buffalo Rock and As the quarrymen
were unable 10 swim they were instructas NV
the captain TO each procure plank. This done
the captain got rope, fastened il to each of the
planks and then swan 10 shore with ons end
snd pulled them out Only two cook stoves
part Of two wagons and an anvil were lost. the
remainder OF the cargo hanging to the boat.
which was soon landed. But for Captain Lewis
skin and presence of mind, some lives might
have been lost
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world, beside which Germany. Eng
land. France and Italy will be pigmies-
the United States and Russia. This pre-
dietion viii probably be fulfilled so far as
the United States is concerned, but Rus
STA is not likely to maintain her territorial
unity. The present cohesiveness of Russia
is due TO the dense ignorance and supersti-
ton of her common people, to whom the
car is not only temporal king but the
pope of the Greek church.
The car is secure against every
thing save assassination, because the
ignorant and superstitious masses he
rules are fanatically devoted TO him
and his government This situation
cannot endure forever, and some day
Russia will either establish q constitu-
tional government or break Of its own
weight. In event of popular insurrec-
ton in Russia, Germany and Austria
would seize the German provinces of
and corrupt administration and in her
vast debt Russia carries the seeds of ulti-
mate revolution, if not dismemberment
and death as an empire.
Europe is not likely soon to become all
republican, but she will never become all
Cossack, if the Cossack continues to be
barbarian, Oriental civilization, in its
cruelty, ignorance and corruption. Russia
really deserves partition, for her govern
ment in its brutal and rapacious absolut.
ism is an anomaly in Europe. The Jew. the
Christian of any sect can live unmolested
in Turkey, but in Russia not only Jews,
but all people who do not belong to the
Greek church, have hard life of it. The
fabric of such civilization could not long
endure great war.
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The report of the Board of Health for
August is very satisfactory. Itshows only
A deaths, while last year there were in
the same month p. In July there were
So deaths. Nearly one-third were re-
ported from the Lake Union district, which
has been lacking in sewer connections and
drinking water. The latter disadvantage
is now partially overcome. There were
only 46 births, which does not seem to
leave a sufficiently large margin.
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Minister J. w. Foster, who negotiated at Mad
rid the reciprocity treaty with Spain, by which
the United States was given special trade ad-
yantages in Cuba and Porto Rico, announces
that all the advantages now enjoyed by Euro
pean nations in their trade with the West Indies
will cease after next July.
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Lobenguta, king of the Matabeles, in
South Africa. has been civilized. He has
discovered gold in his territory and in
tends starting company, and will float
bis stock on the London market.
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Too Dry for Rye.

NaIAtIu EuLeFprISe
Ed Whey returned from a trip through the
Endicott country last week He saws there n
but little wheat TO thresa in the vicinity Of
Endleott, while further west the crop il . total
failure Even the rye hay crop failed for the
hfst time sinee the country was settled. II is
serious outlook for the cattle men.