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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
A PANIC FEARED.
The Suicide OF the Vienna Banker
CauseR Great Alarm.

The Suicide OF the Vienna Bankers
Causes Great Alarm.
BERLIN. May THE announcement
of the suicide Of the Fagerstroem broth
ers, wholesale merchants and exporters
of this city, has created great excitement
and has produced a grave impression
upon financial circles here. Coming so
soon after the Friedlander and Hammer
stein affairs, it has shaken business con-
fdence, and another panic like that of
last winter is feared.
The elder was found in his room with
a bullet wound in his temple and q re-
volver on the floor. His brother hanged
himself in the attic. They were finan-
cially embarrassed, and, it is said, have
for some time been negotiating for a
compromise with their creditors. The
arrangement was to have been consum-
mated yesterday. The Hammerstein and
Friedlander collapse, however, frustrated
their plans.
1t is not known definitely whether the
Fagerstroems carried paper of the bank
rupts or were pressed by their creditor
because the latter suffered from the fail
ures. At all events the elder Eager
stroem told business friend that "Ham-
merstein got out in time' and added
later: "We think of getting out in time,
too" When asked what he meant, he
answered: "Wait and see; there is nc
use in fighting against your creditors
and hard luck too"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
EARLY COMMERCE..
Records of Trade Over Five Thousand
Years Ago.

Records of Trade Over Five Thousand
Years Ago.
The earliest evidence of peaceful
trade and employment is to be found in
the inscriptions of Wady ell Magharah,
(''valley of the cave'O in the Sinaitic
desert. The mines in this country,
from which the Egyptians obtained
mafelk, or turquois-whence the region
was called Mafka-were worked in the
time of Senoferu, ninth king of the
third dynasty, whose tablets still re-
main carved on the rocks, and copper
is also believed to have been thence OBJ
tanned. The date of this monarch is
very uncertain. 1t has been placed as
early as 5000 B. c., but the method by
which scholars endeavored to ascertain
such dates is open to criticism, since it
supposes an average reign of thirty
years for each king, which seems much
too long period if we compare the av-
erage in later times, when the regnal
years are exactly recorded. Senoferu,
however, can not have lived much later
than $500 B. C..
About the same time the great Ak
kadian conqueror, whose name is usual
ly read as Gudea, had established his
capital on the Lower Tigris, and had
conquered Northern Syria, whence he
took cedar wood for the building of his
temples. He states, in an inscription
recently discovered at Tell Lob, that
the diorite in which his statues were
hewn came from Ma-gan-na, ''the land
of the wall, and the evidence of other
texts shows clearly that the country so
called was Sinai. The term answers to
the Hebrew Shur, 'the wall" and in
addition to this statement biologists as
sure us that the material used for the
statues is the same diorite found in the
Sinaitic peninsula. At this very early
period, therefore, the Egyptian and the
MOngol Akkadian appear to have met,
in the Sinaitic region, in times Of peace,
and the stone from the quarries was
transported over the distance of twelve
hundred miles eastward to the Tigris.-
Scottish Review.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The students of the st. Louis Manual
Primary school oppose the right Of two
colored students to accompanying the
graduating class on its tour to Chicago
Harry B. Hoslay, who sued John Dun
lap at Spring Valley, N. Y, for $4,000
damages for SANDER, was given a verdict
of 500 in the Rockland Circuit Court.
William Bleyer, a member of the 1892
graduating class of the Manual Train
ing school of the Washington University,
St. Louis, has challenged Prof. G. r.
Krall, his instructor, to fight duel to
the death.
The jury in the case of Editor Clyma
Of the Naugatuck "Citizen." who has
been on trial in the Criminal Court at
New Haven for the past few days,
charged with libel, disagreed after a
long deliberation.
Several Chinese have been killed by
the Malay rebels and Sikh escort at
tackled. The coolies are deserving the
mines. Public opinion is strong against
Sir Cecil Smith, Governor of the Straits
Settlement, for not sending troops
The sash, door and blind men of the
entire northwest, including Oshkosh,
Chicago, St. Louis and Mississippi river
points, have organized a Sash, Door and
Blind Association, with the object of
maintaining a schedule of prices and
stopping the cutting of rates.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
The MATING SEASON.

In the Spring Young Couples Begin Their
Love Making.
At the theater the other night, says q
writer in an eastern paper, I had more
than one illustration of the fact that ''in
the spring the young mans fancy light
ly turns to thoughts of love" I was
almost literally surrounded by affec-
Tomato couples. I once heard man
say that it was perfect delight for him
to watch the little movements and sub
terfuges a woman would invent to ena-
BILE her to touch as much as the coat
sleeve of the man she loves, but am
sure these observations were never made
at the theater, as there the shoe is on
the other foot, as the saying goes
Most women have a horror of even the
slightest display of affection in public
on the part Of their husbands, or those
who shortly will occupy that position.
With a man it is different; he sometimes
almost forgets where he is. Two quite
young doves sat directly in front Of me
the evening of which speak; the girl
held herself as erect as a soldier, but
the man would every now and then
change his position SO that his arm
would if possible touch hers. Another
pair few seats further down attracted
good deal of attention. Between the
acts the man, not content to look at his
companion out of one eye, as it were,
twisted himself around and, leaning his
elbow on an empty seat in front, was
not satisfied until he could look the girl
square in the face.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

THE best that the house could get out
of the senate on the Chinese question
was amendments to the old law pro-
viding for one years imprisonment of
every Chinese detected violating the
law; the registration of Chinese now in
this country and denying them the
right to bail pending the decision of
cases under writs of habeas corpus. And
they had to fight hard to get that much,
as the republicans wished to restrict the
legislation to a renewal of the old law
which had proved its worthlessness in
many respects. The amendments will
remedy the worst defects of the old law
and if the administration chooses it can
now stop Chinese immigration, either
through Canada or from any other
source,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

To be able to remember names ap-
pears to be valuable accomplishment
outside of politics. A man in a great
wholesale establishment in Chicago, is
paid $1,000 year, just for remember
ing names. His business is to speak to
every one who comes in by name and to
introduce the customer to the clerk of
the department sought. If he does not
introduce the person to the clerk by
name the clerk is expected to find out
the name and communicate it quietly to
the gentleman near the door, who bids
him or her good-by by name. This
always fiatters people, and they come
back again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

vEsndsrfuI Developments on the Sofa
surface.

vRondsr1uI Developments on the Solar
Surface.
The ancients who believed that the
sun was as smooth and spotless as a
golden mirror would be unspeakably
astonished if they could see it as it has
appeared when viewed with telescopes
during the past few years. Two large
groups, or rather rows, of spots, which
are not visible near the center of the
disk, have exhibited to a wonderful de-
gree the terrific effects of the explosive
and cyclonic forces that are now,
month by month, gathering greater en-
ergy upon the sun. Holes large enough
to swallow up the earth with plenty of
room to spare have been formed there
in the sight Of the astronomer; shining
bars have been shot across the dark
chasms like bridges of fire; the twisted
forms of the great flame-ike phenomena
which project hundreds of miles over
the edges of the seemingly black and
bottomless pits have given evidence of
the operation of a mighty .whirling
power, and the puncturing of the bright
disk with crowds of comparatively
small black holes in the neighborhood
of the greater spots has shown that
over hundreds of thousands of square
miles of the solar surface tremendous
rain of elected matter is falling back
upon the blazing philosophers.
Yet the changes that these outbursts
are able to effect in the solar light and
heat bear so small a proportion to the
whole radiative energy of the sun that
it is still an open question whether the
earth feels them to a perceptible de-
gree or not. 1t is only when the sun
bursts out with such overwhelming
might as was exhibited by the famous
star in Cassiopea in 1879, or by star
in Cygnus in 1876, or by a star In
Andromeda in 1885, that the planets
circling around it are swept with fire
| There is no known reason to believe
that our sun will behave in that man
ner, at least in our time, and SO every
body can enjoy the marvellous spectacle
of the sunspots without apprehension
for their consequences.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

FEW people who have followed the
evidence taken by the house committee
engaged in investigating the pension
bureau have any doubt as to what the
verdict will be. Guilty, as charged,
will certainly be the report of the COM
mittee which will undoubtedly recon-
mend the dismissal of Commissioner
Raum for Encouragement and general
inefficiency. 1t is doubtful, however,
whether Mr. Harrison will have back
bone enough to dismiss Raum on the
eve of the national campaign. Secre-
tary Noble may find himself in danger
of impeachment if he persists in his re-
fusal to allow the committee to examine
the papers relating to the dismissal of
certain special pension examiners.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

Fort MADISON, Ia, May 7.-Advices
have been received from the relatives of
the seven people killed in the Santa Fe
wreck near Revere, NO., and the en-
balmed bodies have been shipped accord
ingly. Fifteen of the slightly injured
who remained in the hospital here over
night have left the city. Claims for
damages of all those who have left the
OF the number now in the hospital here
but two are badly injured. All others
will be discharged within day or two
1t will be some days before the bridge
will be rebuilt. sxsu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
Our Old Fire COMPANY.

''That was gay old company that we
belonged to, Joe, way back in '68, when
you and ran with the machine Do
you remember the big fire in Hotel
Row, one freezing night, when fifteen
people were pulled out of their burning
rooms and came down the ladder in
their night clothes; and how Dick
Greene brought down two kids at once
one in his arms, the other slung to his
back? Poor Dick :! He got the
posture and suffered from it for five
years or more. We thought once he
was going in consumption, sure. But
finally he heard of DIR Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, and tried it and it cured him
up as sonnd as a flint. 1 tell you Joe,
that catarrh remedy is great thing. II
saved as good a man and as brave fire.
man as ever trod shoe leather"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
limitations of Gold.

One of the best limitations of gold
that has yet been made consists of 100
parts of pure copper, IA of tin, 6 of
magnesia, Sc of salammoniac, 10 of
quicklime and of cream of tartar. To
the melted copper the magnesia, salam-
moniac, quicklime and cream of tartar
are added in this order, each in the
form of powder. After the mixture
has been stirred for half an hour the
tin is incorporated with it, and the mass
is then heated for a further period of
thirty-five minutes. The result is a
malleable compound capable of taking
high polish and very slow to tarnish.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07


ne Thinks Harrison WIN Be- RsnomInated
and Rs-eleessd.
NEW YoRK, May 7.-Gov. Mckinley of
Ohio is at the Windsor hotel. Speak
ing of the political situation, he said that
he had no doubt that President Harrison
would be renominated and that he would
be triumphantly elected. He knew moth
ing about the candidacy Of Mr.. Blaine be-
yond what he saw in the newspapers,
but thought that his letters had defin-
itely settled that question in the mega
tive.
Neither did he know anything in re-
gard to the possibility of Senator Sher-
man being a candidate. As to himself,
he could state that he was not a candi-
date for the Presidency, as he had all he
could do to attend to the business of his
own State as Governor.
He felt satisfied that the Republicans
would carry the country-it was their
year. Even the Democrats admitted
this, he thought. The reasons why the
Republicans would be successful were
the same as in 1888. If the tariff bill
had been a failure as it was predicted it
would be. then there would have been
good cause to fear defeat; but it had
been a signal success. Regarding the
chances of carrying this State, he
thought they were very good.
He considered that Governor Pattison
of Pennsylvania was the strongest can
didate that the democrats could put for
ward, as he was a clean man and very
popular, and would cement the opposing
elements of his party.
He considered Governor Boies of Iowa
as out of the question; it was too far
west to go for candidate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07


The PsnnsyfvAnfn Read Adopts Another
Plan 20 DiIcommodo the Public.
NEW YoRK, May THE new and arbi-
trary regulation Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, that no person shall be per-
mitted to pass through its gates at Jer.
sey City unless supplied with ticket, ID
causing great deal Of annoyance and
arousing general feeling of indignation
among the travelling public.
Many gentlemen have, during the past
few days since the rule was established,
been prevented from escorting ladies to
the trains, even when the ladies have been
physically incapable Of carrying their
own luggage.
The road positively forbids a man, I'M
less supplied with q ticket, accom-
panying anyone, even his wife or mother
beyond the gate, no matter how many
heavy satchels or parcels the lady may
have.
Travelling men say that this railroad
has been inconveniencing the public for
years by making it climb over piles of
debris and wind around through dark
alleys at its Jersey terminus while its
repairs and building have been leisurely
going on.
Every few years its wooden station at
the Jersey end of the line burns down
and the public calmly puts up with
whatever imposition the road may per-
petrate.
This new absurd rule is called by some
a browning outrage, and its legality is
likely to be tested any day by some in
dignant citizen.
An old commuter created quite a scene
yesterday when the gateman stopped
him from carrying his wife's satchel
and made him send her along alone to
find her train as best she could and carry
her own packages.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
THE French law making bomb throw

THE French law making bomb throw
ing capital offense Yves not passed UNI
til after Ravachol had been arrested for
that crime; so it will be necessary to
find that wild eyed anarchist guilty of
some more serious offense than the one
for which he now stands convicted be-
fore he can be guillotined. The
Parisians are very busy hunting up his
record, with view to laying a capital
offense at his door, and, after they have
found one, all they have got to do is to
find jury with sufficient nerve to con-
Vict him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
Charged With KILLING His Sweetheart

PLA1NFIELD. N. j., May z. Simon P
Cole, young farmer, is under arrest
charged with having caused the death Of
Josephine K. Have, who was beautiful
girl of 10 and his sweetheart. At the
time of her decease the attending ply
stefan issued a certificate under which
the girl was buried as a typhoid fevel
victim. William Haver, the girl's
father, who is also Coles accuser, al
leges to have discovered that a drug
was administered with abortive attempt
and caused his daughters deoUh. Ar
old negro herb doctor near North Beach
is alleged to have supplied the drug, anG
another warrant will be issued for hel
apprehension.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

WAYNEsBURa, Pa, May News has
just reached here of tragedy that &C.
Cured in Aleppo township two nights
ago Jacob Miller cut the throat of ia
cob Bosworth. The tragedy occurred at
a wake at the house of a man named
Tedrow. Miller surprised Bosworth and
Mrs. Miller in a room together at the
house and cut Bosworth's throat, the
latter dying during the night. Mrs. Mil
ler's reputation was not very good be-
fore she married Miller. Miller has not
yet been arrested.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

Are you particular about the matter Of Eer-
feet ftH If you are not, you certainly ought to
be- There is only one sort of fit about suit
that doesn't set easly-is is fit for nothing. If
1t cramps you in one place and hangs too loose
in another it should have the fate of other nuis-
ances-it onght to be abated. You cannot be
too fastidious for us. The more particular you
are, the more you will appreciate the attention
which we give to everything that contributes to
a faultless clothing outfit. Even chronic critics
cannot criticize the Spring overcoats, Suits
and Dress Pants we are showing this spring
every thing of the latest and best.
Children's Suits of all kinds and at lowest
prices. Children's Pants from csc to $3.50. Out
ing Shirts Summer Underwear, Neckwear and
everything in Cents Furnishings, Hats and
Caps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
I AcoUEs OPERA HOUSE,.
MAY 5, 6, Z.
The Little Merrymaker,
Louise Hamilton

and an excellent company in her own
charming plays.
Thursday, May 8, Old Jacks Ward
Friday, May 9, The Little Detective
Saturday, May7, The Majors Daughter
Sat. Mat, The Little Treasure, and Nan,
the Good-For-Nothing.
Replete with bright comedy scenes,
catchy new songs, dances, negro melodies
tambourine and Spanish dances.
The New York World says: A be-
witching dancer, singer and banjo player
As dainty little actress as any theatre
goer could wish to see.
Prices 10, 90, 80, 35c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
TO TELL THE AGE.
A Mysterious, Yet Simple Process OF Fig
uring 1t Out.

A Mysterious, Yet Simple Process OF Fig
uring It Out.
"Give me list of the names Of the
men in any city or town in this coun-
try, and, even without having seen or
heard of them, will tell you half their
ages" said q prominent citizen to a
Punxsutawney Spirit reporter.
"How can you do that?" asked an in
credulous bystander.
Simply by the initials of their names.
In the first place, you must remember
that about half of the male population
of this country have been named after
presidents of the United States or can
didates for president, and all you have
to know is to know when these presi-
Dental candidates were at the zenith of
their popularity. OF course exceptions
must be made of George Washington
and Andrew Jackson, for people have
not quit naming their boys after these
illustrious men to this day.
For instance, here is the name OF
w. II. Johnson-William Henry Har-
rison was elected president in 1886, con-
sequently Mr.. johnson is about fifty
three years old. Here is w. Scott Smith
Winfield Scott ran for President in
1852. Smith is therefore about thirty
seven years old. The next name on the
list is A. L. North-Abraham Lincoln
was elected president in 1860. Mr.. North
is therefore about twenty-eight years OF
age. Now take the neXt-M. f. Smath-
ers. Willard Fillmore was a candidate
for president in 1856. M. T. Smathers
is, therefore, in all probability, about
thirty-three years old. And so on. By
studying the Christian names of men
you can figure out the ages of many Of
them very CLOSELY"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

TORONTO, Ont, May 7.-O'Connor and
Hanlan have returned from Chicago
where they concluded arrangements to
row the championship double scull race
with Teemer and Hosmer over the ma
tional championship course at Pullman,
on Decoration Day, May 80, the Point
Aux Pines course, which had been orig
inally decided on, not being available.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

BosToN, May THE creditors of tn e
Maverick National bank have had $25,
900 more deposited at the ub-Treasury
to their account, making the total
amount deposited since the bank failed
$5, $50, 1868. The amount on balance af-
ter payment of all dividends is now over
1915, 900. This is nearly sufficient to
pay another dividend of five per cent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
The or,ne Reward 1ncreased.

LONDON, May THE Duke of West
minister has increased to 100000 his
offer of reward for the parties implicated
in the conspiracy to poison Orme. He is
more than ever convinced that the horse
was poisoned and such is the general
opinion of the leading horse owners. 1t
is whispered that suspicion points very
high in d certain direction.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

PITTsBURG, May .-Government Off
Gals in the employ of the United States
are looking up immigration statistics
with view to collecting data for the
purpose of having the present laws
amended and made more stringent.
1t is proposed to keep posted on the i'm
migrants doings from the day he lands
until his death. All data will be for
warded to Washington at the earliest
moment for presentation to Congress.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

Mr.. Hautton-"You think must be
related to you?
Mr.. Spragging-Yes.
Mr.. Hautton-You have family tree,
then?
Mr.. Spraggins-Yes; you'll find it in
our family Bible.
Mr.. Hautton-Yes; in the book of
Genesis, is it notP-Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
JACQUES OPERA HOUSE.
SUNDAY EV'G, MAY 8.
G. H. PERKINS
Celebrated Colored Virginia and Texas
Jubilee Singers,

Of Norfolk, Va, and Waco, Texas, a
genuine slave band, G. q. Perkins, mana
ger, will give one of their pleasing con-
certs, consisting of over twenty pieces of
the most popular jubilee music.
They are genuine colored people, eman-
cipated by President Lincoln's proclama-
ton. This band has appeared to crowded
and fashionable audiences in all the prin-
cipal cities in the union, and is endorsed
by all the leading newspapers and clergy
of the country.
ADMISSION: 15c, 25c; reserved seats,
35c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
Another Brick Barge Victim.

NYAcK, N. Y, May 7.-George Bar.
rett, while pulling up his shad nets
brought to the surface the body of q
man. This is the second found in the
same way in a week, and, as in the for
mer case, the dead man is supposed tc
have been a victim of the brick barge
which capsized off Rockland Lake last
winter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

NEW YORK, May 7.-Michael Powers,
who has had the contract for plastering
the Havemeyer building, in which the
accident occurred Thursday which re-
suited in the death of two men, has sur
rendered to the police. The police
blame Powers for the accident. He was
released in So, 900 bail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
The Olympic Club Fights. ssss

NEW ORLEANS, May THE Olympic
Club has changed the date of the three
fights which will lake place in its arena
in September, the Sullivan-C orbett,
Myer- McAuliffe, and Fitzsimmons- Prit-
chard contests, to the 9th, 9th and 7th OF
the month.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07
Well Earned.

Heller Hyler-I have to be very eco
nomical, now; I'm on a salary.
Jack Lever-You mean an allo vance;
one has to work for salary.
Helen-Oh, / have to work hard
enough to get it out of papa: 4uck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

WASHINGTON, May 7---For Now England
and Eastern New York. Generally fair, north
westerly winds.
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey:
Fair, northwesterly winds.
For Western New York: Fair; winds becom-
ny northwest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-07

If your liver is torpid and sluggish, you
cannot do business successfully. Gel
your liver all right with DIR Hale's House
hold Tea. Sold by R. @. Partree, 46 & zee
Bank street.