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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
THE POOR PosTMAN.
He Relates Some of the Trials He Has to
 Undergo.

He Relates Some of tho Trials He Has to
 Undergo.
 "I may be wrone," remarked weary looking mail-carrier, who was discuss ing a slab of pie and a cup of mystery in rapid lunch shop, says the New Advertiser, "but it's my, opinion that we postmen are asked more fool ques- tions than anybody else in this town.
 "Here's few that just struck on the block of my route:
 Whats the rate to Chippewa Falls on two ounces and quarter?'
 How often does the mail stage run from Slkidgeville to Skippahannock9'
 Wouldn't it be quicker for you peo- pie to ride around in hack?'
 "'Whats the best way to make kick to Wanamalker?'
 When does the next mail go tc Alaskan and Don't you ever get tired wallking2'
 '"These are samples of the odd hun dred or so of queries that every letter carrier gets fired at him in the course of day. When a mans new he trie, to be polite and answer, but I got ovel it long ago. It's too wearing" At this juncture a man at the next ta ble leaned over and asked the complain ing one to stop at his office when h, went out and get package of one hun dred thousand circulars that couldn' be left in the mailbox.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
\ SURPR Sg ' YERDICT
Finding of III Jury ifl Tena
 Davis Case Cflt.c.std.
rREFaTHEN,s couNsEL wEPT.
The Lawy Uaaerv Waan He Heaed the
 Announcement of Guilty.

He Had Confidently Expected That the
 Attrmpt to Prove an AlIbi wouIl Prove
 Succ.ssfu1-Trefethsn's Brother In- Law,
 Wh" Was Tried sn Accessory to the
 Murder, Goes FrNe-- History of the Crime
 "r the Accused.
 BosToN, May 5.--The sensational mur. der trial which has occupied thu atten- tion of the community for week was euded in the Superior Court in Cam bridge last night With verdict of guilty against one of the defendants and the acquittal of the other J. Albert Tefe- chen was pronounced guilty of tha mur- der of Deltina J. Davis, whom he had deceived and afterward, the verdict de- ,iares, threw into the Mystic River. where he left her to drown.
 Ex-Governor John D. Long, the elo- 4uent lawyer and adroit politician, who made his debut as criminal lawyer in 5his case, made a long argument to prove that the girl committed suicide, but his defence was swept away by At torney.Geueral Pillsbury when he cited l the evidence of a witness who heard 8 woman's screams on the bridge at the hour when the tragedy must have oc- euffeQ. "A woman when aDOuG CO com init suicide doesn't proclaim the fact by screams" exclaimed the Attorney Gen eral. The ex-Governor wept when the verdict was announced.
 The attempt to prove an alibi for Tre- | fethen was well carried out, aud many | thought it would succeed, so that there is considerable surprise at the verdict l The second defendant, Trefethen's s | brother-in-law, SmiGn, was not brought into the case at all, and his conviction as an accessory was not expected. The dead girl was honest and indus
 trious, the proprietor of d little store in | Everett. Trefethen was engaged to a | girl in distant part of Boston, had
 been engaged to her seven years, yet he wooed "lena," whom he promised to
 marry. Her importunities for the legal
 izing of their union became too much
 for him and on the night of the 23d oi
 December, 1891, she left her mothers 8 | home never to return.
 On the following morning Mrs. Davis,
 the mother, received an unsigned letter, | purporting to be from "rena," stating
 that she had resolved to end her life and
 eXculpating Trefethen from the respon-
 sibility of her trouble.
 great many experts testified con-
 corning this document and probably il
 proved the all important bit of evidence | in the case. That Trefethen wrote il
 there is little doubt. Ex-Gov. Long
 made several exceptions upon which ht
 will appeal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
nENocRATlc srATE ooNyENTIoN
HnAnouAnTERs CoNNncfIcuT.

HEADQUARTERS tAtAtNs AkAAIQA9
 DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE.
 The democratic electors. and such other electors of this state, who favor the painciples of the democratic party as set forth in the national platform of said party, are hereby notified to choose delegates to attend a democratic state convention to be held at the Hyperion theatre, New Haven, on Tuesday, May 10th, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the pur- pose of electinS twelve delegates-four of whom will be delegates. at.large-to to the national convention of said party, to be held in the city of Chicago, June 21, 1899.
 RULES FOR THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
 First. All caucuses in the several towns for the appointment of delegates to the state convention shall be held at least seven days before the meeting of said-convention.
 Second. It shall be the duty of the chairman of each town committee to send copy of the credentials of the delegates to said convention from his town, properly attested by the chair man and secretary of the caucus to the secretary of the democratic state com mittee, at least five (5) days prior to the convention.
 Third. The convention shall be called to order by the chairman of the state committee at 10 o'clock a. m., and the temporary officers of the convention shall be designated by the state com- mittee.
 Fourth. The state committee shall be in session the night previous to the con- vention, and should there be contesting delegations at said convention, none of the parties interested shall be heard by the committee or admitted to seats in kIA ohan first agreed to abide by the decision of the committee; and in no case shall delegates be permitted to take seats in a convention in excess of the number to which each town is entitled. Fifth. The basis of representation adopted by the committee is as follows Resolved, That in the next democratic state convention the system of repre- sentation shall be as follows: | I. Each town shall retain, as town the number of delegates it is now en. titled to.
 II. Each town, in which the whole vote cast at the last presidential election exceeds one thousand, shall be entitled to one additional delegate for each addi tional thousand votes then cast and also each fraction thereof exceeding one half.
 Resolved, That the secretary be in | structed to include the foregoing resolu tion in the call for the next convention.
 Under the above resolutions, eighteer towns have increased representation and are instructed to send the following number of deleE ates: Hartford IA, New Britain ', Bristol 5, Vernon 5, New Ha ven 21, Meriden 8, Waterbury 9, Anso mia 5, Middletown 6, Norwich 2, New London 6, Stonington 5, Bridgeport 12 Danbury ', Norwalk 2, Stamford Greenwich 5, Windham 5. In the re maining 150 towns representation re mains as before.
 CLINTON B. DAVIS, Chairman,
 Attest, s. H. SwARTwoUT, Secretary. New Haven, Conn, April 12, 1899.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
HallInger will Be Resentenoed.

TRENTON, N. J., May 5.-Edward Hal finger, the negro who murdered May Peterson in Jersey City, and who mas been saved from the gallows twice through appeals to the United States Su' preme Court, will probably be resent enced to death by Judge Werth in the Hudson County Court of Oyer and Term iner. The officials of Hudson county and the county, State and Federal courts feel that in this case they have been juggled with and that a prompt vindicatiOn of the law is necessary. A high official here says that to secure such vindication Hallinger would oncs more sentenced be to death and, in all probability, executed within four hours afterward
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Husband of 1a1 Women ou Trial.

CLEVELAND, May 5.-The trial of John Anderson, the alleged Danish bigamist, who has been claimed as husband by 12l women, began here yesterday. The first witnesses to testify were from Elmira, where Anderson is charged with marry ing Miss Dora Dawes. She was present, and the prisoner started perceptibly as he beheld her. The complainant against Anderson is Mrs. Ellen Purcell of St. Louis, who was his latest victim. He attempted to desert her here after secur- ing her money, but was arrested at Al bany, N. Y. The testimony elicited de- veloped the fact of his marriage to Miss Dawes at Elmira.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
NOMahom-waterbury Case S"t:Ied.

BOSTON. May 5.-The case of McMahon vs. Waterbury was settled by conn n1el on private terms in the Supreme Court. This was suit to obtain possession of about $100, QUO worth of securities in the hands of the Old Colony Trust Com pRny. These were deposited by New York parties and a paper signed at the time provided that in c lse certain bills pending before the Legislature ut AL bany became laws, certain persons named to have one cl,Lss of securities and other persons nam d the remainle Ter. The bills before the Now York Ly yisl l. ture related to a rapid transit scheme for New York city, and it was thought that when the case was heard big scheme to bribe somebody would be ex- posed,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
sENAToRlAL FIoATERs.
saorp and sanders Have Had Experience
 with Border Ruflnns.

SAoup ana HAn0ekh AAf~ AtN 1.AkseNApn1~
 with Border Rufnnns.
 The northwest has two senatorial fighters. These are men whose lives have been spent in the widest parts of the frontier and who have grown strong with fighting among the Indians anG the desperadoes. refer to Senator George Shoup, of Idaho, and Senator Wilbur F. Sanders, of Montana, says Q writer in the Indianapolis News. Shoup is tall, straight, broad-shouldered, blue-eyed man. There is no hair on the top of his head, and he has not even a scalp lock. He lost his hair naturally, however, and he has had a number of scrapes where he might have lost tito the Indians. Born in the east he started out for Pike's peak when he was twen- ty-two years old, and during the war he was one of the independent scouts of the Colorado volunteers. A large part of his career during the war was as Q scout and he has known well the Indians and desperadoes of the west. He is now at the head of the Indian affairs committee and he has been governor of Idaho and left the executive chair to take his seat in the senate.
 Senator Sanders is noted as having rid Montana of the noted gang of ruf1ans which overran the northwest some years ago. He was at the head of the vigilantes and has number of times looked death in the face. He has made many speech in his state with his pistol in his pocket, and while he was speaking pistols have come out before his eyes in the hands of his audience. During the rebellion he was in the army as Q soldier from Ohio and it was through failing health that he had to resign and go west. In the camp where he settled there was band of southern sympathizers, and these undertook to haul down the stars and stripes from the fagpole in the public square with the idea of raising the stars and bars As they caught hold of the rope San dess, who was standing near by, pulled out 9 revolver and said to them: "Nc one shall haul that flag down while live" The mob looked at the flag an6 then at the revolver and into the eyel of the determined young man who helG it, and they decided to let the flag stand
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
THE BANK VICTORIOUS.
Decision Regarding Ulster Co. Saving
 InStitntiOn SuSt0intCl.

Decision Regarding Ulster OOe Savings
 InStitMtion SuStRinrd.
 KINGSTON, N. Y, May 5.-The Gen. eral Term has just made an important order sustaining the decision of Judge Fursmau in the matter of the Ulster County Savings Institution. Last March, when the Court authorized the resuming of business by the defunct bank under certain conditions, Judge Fursman continued an injunction re- straining depositors from bringing suits against it.
 Despite the injunction, which some depositoIs regarded as unwarrauted and unconstitutional, suits were commenced. Among those who sought to recover the full amount deposited, although the re- sumption order scaled all deposits 15 per cent, was Lewis A. Mitchell of New York, to whom two depositors had made an assignment.
 An effort was made to v@cate the in- junction but failed. An appeal was then taken to the General Term with the above result. A victory is thus gained by the bank.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
coLoNIsrs OF GREENLAND.
It Is Believed u cut. Peary May HavS
 Found Their Descendants.

It Is Believed Ii cut. Peary May HavO
 Found Their Descendants.
 "There is good reason to believe, judging from the contents of papers transmitted privately to my hands some months sago-althoughI have never spoken of the matter hitherto-that Lieut.. Peary, in whose behalf rescu- ing expedition is about to start for the Arctic, has actually met with the fam ous lost colonists of Greenland"
 So said one of the most distinguished ethnologists in the government employ at Washington. He added: "You may remember that the Norsemen estab- lished settlements during early times in Greenland. One off these colonies was entirely cut of from civilization and lost, as is recorded in the sagas and other traditional histories of those peo- pie. Winters grew colder, and one un- precedentedly severe season following another, the little gathering of squat ters in that icy region was shut away from the rest of mankind by frozen fields along the shore and the heaping up of mighty ice cliffs, through which there was no passage and over which it was impossible to climb.
 ''That was six hundred years ago. Since then expedition after expedition has sought these lost settlers in vain. Owing to geographical indefniteness in the original accounts written on the subject not even the locality occupied by the colony could be very nearly as certained. am not at liberty just now to say more than that Lieut.. Peary has apparently discovered the descendants of these vanished Norsemen, somewhat less than two hundred in number dwelling in sort of icebound oasis without either entrance or exit, as they themselves have so many generations believed. To all intents and purposes they are so many Rip Van Wrinkles Peary is now at Whale sound. Mex summer he will strike northward, witt the intention to determine the coast line as far as it extends. If the lant extends as far as the pole he may at tain that long-sought goal"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
The ID isnstrOus Flood in Illinois.

OTTAWA, Ill, May 5.-Tne rain which has swept this portion of the State since Sunday night has ceased, but the inn mense floods in the Illinois, Fox and Kankakee rivers are still surging. Never in the history of the State have the waters risen to so great height. At Marseiltes the danger was greatest, and the flooding of the town and destruction of millions of dollars worth of property was only prevented by keeping several hundred men at work on the levee night and day. The levee is now out of danger Hundreds of square miles of farming lands are under water. The damage in this locality is estimated al $2OO, U00.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05

THE young German emperor wants to trade off his young sister, Margaret, for the little duchy of Luxemburg, with it's army of nine officers and three hundred men. The mere fact that in order to carry out the trade he has to marry the girl to drunken prince who has more debts than his father can pay, and has publicly and continually debased him. self makes no difference to William. Episodes of this kind raise the Ameri can politician, bad as he may seem at times, to the pinnacle of purity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05

RUSSELL HARRISON had 5000 worth of the stock of the Yellowstone park as- sociation given to him. So said MT E. c. Waters, of Montana, once manager of the company, 10 the house committee on public lands, which is Investigating the Yellowstone park leases. Just why this stock was given to Russell thu wit. ness did not tell, but it was unneces' sary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
$ --l---- [ -----ll--- IIl-- --loE-al1El.

Ph0vznnNcE. R. |, Hay 5 The fourth attempt to choose tha remaining nine remaining Assembly lymen from the city of Providence took place yesterday, and two of Che lot, Ray e. Burlingame and John F. Potter, both Democrats, were elected. Another attempt to elect the other seven will be made within ten days. All of the Democrats had plural ities, but the scattering vote cast for the candidates of the Prohibition and Peo- ple's parties defeated their election. Each trial costs the city about $3, 900 and, under the law, there must be con tinuous attempts until all have a ma. iority
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05

THERE is good deal of speculation in liberal quarters as to the course of busi- ness in the next English parliament, assuming that the dissolution takes place in June, and that the new parlia- ment assemblies towards tie end of July. The customary procedure would be for them to adjourn until the new year, when the formal business of the reelection of ministers and the swear ing in had been completed. But the liberal members are now realizing that by following that course they would be course, is to put another winter on MT Gladstone's head before he could deal with home rule. A strong opinion is, therefore, beginning to be held that an autumn session should be summoned for the home rule bill, the drafting of which would naturally be nothing like as tremendous an undertaking as it was in 1886, when MT Gladstone had to begin at the beginning. It is said that, though Mir Gladstone has not made any specific statement on the subject, the general tendency of his observations as to the imperative urgency of the home rule question, points to his being favor able to such an arrangement. There is no doubt, at any rate, that most of his influential followers, both above and below the gangway, are convinced that | it is the right course to pursue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05

Are you par ieular about the matter of Ier- fect htS If you are not, you certainly ought to be. There is only one sort of At about suit that doesn't set easlly-is Is fit for nothing. If it cramps you in one place and hangs too loose in another, 1t should have the fate of other nuis- ances-it onght to be abated, You cannot be too fastidious for us. Tho more particular you are, the more you will appreciate the attention which we give to everything that contributes to a faultless clothing outat. Even chronic critics cannot criticize the Spring overccats, Suits and Dress Pants we arc showing this spring everything of the latest aud best.
 Children's Suits of all kinds and at lowest prices. Childrens Pants from 23c to $1.5O Out ing Shirts, Summer Underwear, Neckwear and everything in Gents Furnishings, Hats and Caps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
NOTICE,

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. The legal votersH:: ::and taxpayers rof ::the town of Waterbury are hereby notified that there will be a special town meeting held in the district court room, City hall building, on Friday, May 6, 1892, at o'clock, p. m., to take furthur action with regard to the appropriation for building the new. alms house.
 E. W. PlNNEY,
 GEORGE A. BoUGHIoN,
 MAURICE F. CARMoDY,
 Selectmen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Republicans Carry st. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 5-For the sec ond time in the history of the city the entire Republican ticket was elected Tuesday. Mayor Smith was defeated by Fred Wright, the Republican candidate, by over ], 200 majority. Every Republi- can assemblyman was elected and the Board of Aldermen will stand seven Re- publicans to four Democrats. The Re. publican candidates for Comptroller and City Treasurer were elected by a ma jority of over 2, 5000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Mrs. kraemer st,,, Determined.

NEW YORK, May ,. Mrs. Theophila Kraemer, the beautiful Polish patriot who had intended going to Russia, as is claimed, with the last cargo of food for the famine district under tine Red Cross protection, but was prevented by repre- sentations from the Russian officia Is here that she was suspected of Anarch- istic propensities, will leave it is now said for Europe on Saturday next in spite of all warnings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
A subterranean Lake,

An underground lake has been dis covered three miles from Genesee, Idaho. It was found by well digger. At a depth of sixteen feet clear, pure lake water ran out over the surface for a time, then settled back to the earth's level The most curious part of it is that fish were brought to the surface by the overflow. They have a peculiar appearance and are sightless, indicating that they are underground fish. The spring has attracted much attention, and many farmers in the vicinity fear that their farms win drop into the lake
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Deuth os William M. Smith.

PHILADELPHIA, May Civilian M. Smith, President of the Common Coun- cil and Republican Representative of the Twenty seventh ward, is dead at his resi- dence on Woodland avenue. He has been a sufferer for some time, his trouble originating in an attack of the grip.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Maryland Republicans for Harrison.

FREDERICK, Md, May 5.-The Repub- lican State Convention held here yester- day elected James J. Carey, Louis J. Nc Comas, Thomas s. Hodson and Major Alexander Shew as delegates-at-large to the Minneapolis National Convention, and instructed them to vote for Benja- min Harrison for the Presidential nom ination. The platform demands dol lar worth 100 cents and approves the Mckinley bill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
n.rtmou,h College Prs.,asnor.

BOSTON, Mass, May 6.-The question of the Presidency of Dartmouth College Is to be settled at a special meeting to be held at Concord, N. H., May 19. There are several candidates mentioned for the place. A strong pressure is being used by the alumni to weaken the position that no member of the faculty shall be onaidared
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Harrard Rea,,zes su n Beuueu,.

BOSTON, May 5.-Harvard College has received $32, 900 from the sale of the real estate under the will of Edwin Conant of Worcester. Shree bequests remain to be paid, after which the remainder of the estate will be given to Harvard as residuary legatee.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
P1a.form ot callfornla nepuhlloans.

STOCKTON, Cal, May 5.-The Repub lican State Convention in it's platform unqualifiedly endorsed the admiuistra- tion of national affairs and the Presi- dents action in the Italy. Chilli and Behring Sea controversies These achievements, the platform stated, stamped President Harrison's admins tration as patriotic and useful, and made the republicans feel that the party needs no better leader in the battle of 1892
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
churoh,ll.. s.a.omsn. Rsru,od.

John Morley spoke at length in denial of Lord Randolph Churchill's recent statement that the labor party upon ob- taining power would give the State the control of labor or institute a protective Avatam
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
seamen Gain Their Dom ands.

GLASGOW, May 5.-The firemen and seamen, who were to stop work on the transatlantic steamships on account of the proposed reduction of wages, have won the fight. The Anchor line people declared that they would not sanction the reduction, and thereupon the Allan ~ld rates
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Killed and Injured By Q Cyclone.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 5.-The cyclone in Gentry country, Tuesday, killed Mrs. Alph Daniels and a child named Baird. An old man named Sharp received in- juries that may prove fatal, and three children of James Daniels were seriously hurt. A number of houses and barns were blown down and live stock killed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
Another Cyclone tn Srl.sourl.

PAToNsBURo, Mo-, May 5.-Tuesday afternoon tornado passed through DeKalb County in & northwesterly di- rection, doing considerable damage. The house of Mir. Sharp was demolished, ser iously injurihg him and killing his wife and Miss Boyd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
struck head By LIrhsnlDE.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa., May 5.-Mrs Ellis Carpenter of Shupp Hill, Wyoming County, was struck by lightning while lying in bed and instantly killed. Her daughter, who was by her side, escaped injury,