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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Real Estate at Real Bargains.

The following property will be sold on easy
terms: The Erwin property on Vine street,
consisting of one dwelling house and four build
ing lots AZ feet front by 100 feet deep, good loca
street: a four family house ON Ringsb1ry street:
a nice home on Abbott avenues; 3 good business
blocks near Center Square;on South Main street.
cheap home on Ridge street; 3 pleasant homes
on North Main street. also a three family house,
for $62 per month: houses on CENTRAL avenue;
1block and house on High street; a new house
home on West Vests Side hill, house and barn; new W
houses on Chapel street; brick block lately built
and one 4 family house with one or more build
ing lots, fronting on three streets. Money loared
and loans wanted on first mortgage. For further
Information call or addI ess j. s. Fay's Real rs
tate Loan and collecting office, No Is South Main
street, up stairs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Our First Tariff.

Republican orators are fond of telling us
that Republican protection is the "Ameri-
can system" AS matter of fact, such a
system existed in Europe before America
was discovered, and the constitution of the
United States as framed by the foretathers,
and fortunately still exists. prohibits the
laying of protective tariff by Que state Of
the Union against another. The torefathers
were wisely determined that no such re-
strictions should trammel the infant in.
terstate commerce of the American Union
But Republicans point with triumph to
the fact that tariff act was passed by the
first congress. True, but there was little
or no Republican protection in that tariff
OF II enumerated articles 43 came IN uuder
on ad valorem duty varying from per
cent. to Is per cent, aud the greater part Of
these 43 articles was brought in under a
duty of less than 10 per cent, while many
came in at ~ per cent. aud 3 per cent
Luxuries were taxed at the highest rate,
and many articles of necessity, including
wool, were free of duty.
If ever American industries needed Re-
publican protection they needed it then,
for most of them were Infants in fact as
we'll as in name. But the monstrous
theory embodied in the Mckinley law had
few friends among early patriots, and. for
tunately for this country, Republican pro-
lection did not lay it's heavy hand upon our
Industries until they had grown great
enough to prosper even in spite of such ad-
verse legislation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
A Terrible Pest,

The terror of blackberry piclzers
south of Mason and Dixon's line is the
cheagre, popularity pronounced Gig
ger" Probably no one has ever seen a
cheagre save under a microscope, and
certainly he is usually invisible to his
victims, but he can inflict more discom-
fort than the mosquito, or than any
one of a dozen noxious insects twice his
size. The chcagre comes like a thief in
the night. No one is conscious of his
coming, and often his presence is not
detected for hours after his arrival, but
in due time he makes himself known.
The victim is seized with an intolerable
itching in a dozen spots at once, and
scratching affords only temporary re-
lief. Pimples rise over the itching
spots, and are soon scraped raw by the
cheagre's tortured victim. Meanwhile
the invisible enemy keeps on burrow-
ing, and the itching continues often for
days together. When it ceases, the
victim has the unpleasant conscious
ness that all is over probably because
the cheagre has died somewhere be-
meath the pimp1e.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
TIC NOMINATIONS.

THE parliament of New Zealand has
enacted law assessing land and i'm
provements separately, and exempting
improvements when valued at less than
81, 500. At this point, however, the
legislators depart from the principle of
the single tax and accept that of
progressive taxation. Improvements
worth more than So, 500 are taxed at a
gradually increasing rate, which is the
same as that upon land when the inn
provements are valued above SIS, 900.
For landed estates valued above $25, 200
still another progressive tax is es-
tablishsd, which rises from the rate of 5
cents on 500 where the estate is worth
less than $4,000, to over 81 on 500
where the estate is worth more than
100000. Altogether the property of
the very rich is taxed at about double
the rate imposed upon the property of
the poor. New Zealand has for many
years applied similar principle in the
taxation of inheritances.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
SHOOTING AT HOMESTEAD.
Militiamen Fired Upon by Unknown Pc
sons Il Train.


"a Train.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug 1S.-There was
great eNcit cement both inside and on tside
of the Carnegie mills at Homestead last
night. The non union men became al
most uncomfortable in their terror
About S:l5 o'clock a long freight train on
the Pittsburg s. Mckeesport Railroad
passed through the mill yard and ON to
the railroad bridge spanning the Monon-
gahela river.
just as the train emerged from the
mill yard several shots, in rapid success
sion, We're fired from various parts of the
rapidly moving train into the ranks of
the militamcn, who were doing guard
duty along the river front.
The company attacked were given or
ders to return the fire, which they did.
The battalion from the other side of the
river also opened fire on the train and
over 100 shots were sent after the I'M
known shooters on the fast disappearing
train.
Three men were found on the railroad
bridge and placed under arrest They
disclaimed all knowledge of the affair and
We're released. The first shot fired APP
peared to come from the engine cab win
dow. The general officers of the road
have been called upon to investigate the
shooting.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Unnatural Living.

AS an eminent physician remarked
when stump orator was describing the
condition of two geraniums, one of which
was watered in the ordinary way, and
advertised its virtuous principles by an
exuberant freshness of blossom and
leaf, while the second became an in
voluntary topper, and had been dosed
with alcohol into premature decay:
Eyes, if / were a geranium l should
prefer water, but. then, am not ger
anium." The nearer we can approach
to the healthy exis tence of plant, or a
wild animal in its prime, the more does
the necessity for drink diminish away to
a vanishing point. Children and young
people up to manhood, under normal
constitutional conditions, are far better
without any, and the argument in favor
of its habitual use rests on the special
ties of the highly strung and unnatural
mode of life which many of US are
obliged TO lead.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
MILLIONAIRE BosTwlck,s DEATH.
Excitement of the Fire Killed Him--The
Other Bodies Recovered.

Excitem. MT of the Fire Killed Him--The
Other Bodies Recovered.
New YoRK, Aug. IS. 1t is now be-
lieved that the fire which destroyed the
barn of Jabez A. Bostwick, the million
aire, at Mamaroneck, L. l., yesterday, in
which two men lost their lives, and from
the excitement of which Mr.. Bostwick is
dead, was caused, accidentally, by the
coachman and footman, who are said to
have been Intoxicated
Fire broke out shortly after midnight
in Constable's barn, which is short dis
tance from Mr.. Bostwick's home at
Oriental Point, overlooking the sound.
Oriental Point is short walk from the
village. The fire communicated to Mr..
Bostwick's barn.
Mr.. Bostwick had been i'll for some
time, and when the alarm was sounded,
hurried from his room to the veranda,
laboring under much excitement He had
been there but few minutes when the
sight of his property in blaze unnerved
him. Suddenly, without speaking, he
fell backward and became unconscious.
He died before medical aid could reach
him.
When he fell the greatest excitement
prevailed in the household. The fire was
abandoned to take care of itself. Mr..
BoStwick was carried to his room, and
every remedy known to the household
was employed in the effort to restore him
to consciousness.
When the physicians arrived he was
dead, and they agreed death had been
caused by the rupturing of blood
vessel.
The blackened and charred bodies of
the coachman and footman were discov-
cred in the ruins of the barns u few hours
after Mr. Bostwick died
Eight valuable carriage horses were
burned to death and number of carriages
and property, valued at $50, 600, were
also destroyed.
The fire made big blaze and attracted
persons for miles around. AS soon as
possible the tiremen of Mamaroneck, Rye
and other surrounding villages, with
hundreds of villagers, hurried to the Bost-
wick place. When they arrived Mr.
Bostwick was dead, both stables had
been Quilted, and two dead men were in
the ruins.
1t was after the fire had burned ou
| that it was discovered that the coachmaI
| and footman We're missing. This added
considerably to the excitement. Theil
| bodies were found in the debris. burned
| beyond recognition.
Nothing was saved in either place. Mr.
| Bostwck's property-totally destroyed
| was valued at $50, 900. The Constable
stables were rebuilt about year ago, af
ter they had been destroyed by fire. AT
| that time the loss was estimated at $780,
| 900. The new stables were constructed
on Il more extensive scale, and it is be-
| lieved the loss by the second fire will bt
| much heavier.
| Mr.. Bostwick has been PROMINENT!
| identified with the New England railroad
a nd the Standard Oil Company. He wa
lso interested in the New York Steam
Company and the Standard Gas Com
| pany. He was also owner of the Ga
Engine ard Power Company, whicl
manufactures the engines for the napth
| launches. Mr.. Bostwick's fortune is esti
mated at about $1O,00O,0O0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
The Canal system.

To-day there are, according to official
statistics, some 1000 miles of artificial
waterways in the United States, and
through these and the natural inland
waterways pass in single year lT2,-
o0O, 900 tons of freight. In the older
portion of the country the canals have
ceased to have their relative Importance,
and some of them are in a way to be
abandoned. The Erie and Champlain
canals in New York state, which a
score of years ago were the subject mat
ter of the most excited political strug-
giles, now attract little attention, and
so acute business man as Gov. Flower
has announced that he is not sure that
they repay the expenditure made upon
them. But in the west, says Harper's
Weekly, the St. Mary's Falls canal, the
famous $780," and the waterways con.
Meeting the Great Lakes in this country
and in Canada, are of the highest Inn
portance, and the scheme for securing
not less than twenty feet of water be-
tween Duluth and Buffalo or New York
is one that is being steadily pressed by
men who never own that they are
beaten, and seldom have been. That,
with the Nicaragua canal, would cause
the current of the worlds commerce to
flow from the heart of the far west to
the remotest shores of the Orient more
safely and swiftly than the ships of the
Phoenicians reached the Ultima Thule.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
OLIVER SPRINGS TAKEN
Troops and Guards Surrender
to Miners.
HUNDREDS OF. SHOTS EXCHANGED

No Ono Killed, However--The Convicts
and Guards Sent to Knoxville--The
Stockade Then Burned--Coal Creek Next.
Indignation at the Governor.
Knoxville, Tenn, Aug 1S.-Anarchy
reigns supreme in the mining regions
north of this city. Excitement here is
intense and is heightened by the lack of
definite information from the scenes Of
the trouble, the wires being cut.
The mob is in actual possession of the
property of the East Tennessee Railroad
in the neighborhood of Coal Creek and
Oliver Springs. They have cut the wires
in numerous places, torn up the track in
every direction and captured every loco
motive in the mining region.
At late hour Tuesday night over a
thousand miners captured three locomo-
tives and several empty coal cars at Coal
Creek and forced the engineers to take
them to Oliver Springs, where 95 con-
victs were employed in the mines of the
Cumberland Coal Company.
They arrived at Oliver Springs about
o'clock yesterday morning, and at once
planned an attack on the stockade where
convicts were confined. About o'clock
they assaulted the stockade, and a battle
ensued.
The stockade was defended by so pick
ed guards and company of 3S militia
men. Two companies of National Guards
enroute here were compelled to take the
side track afew miles from Oliver Springs
on account of misplaced rails.
Hundreds of shots were exchanged, but
strange to say, no one was injured.
Guards and militia seeing that it was
useless to combat a force of Infatuated
and determined strikers, quietly surren-
dered.
The convicts, guards and soldiers were
loaded on a train of freight cars, and the
engineer, at the point of Winchester
rifle, was compelled to pull the train out
in the direction of Knoxville. The stock
ade was then burned to the ground.
Arriving at Clinton, permission was
obtained from the railway officials to
bring the convicts to this city. The train,
which was the only one in or out for "a
hours, arrived in Knoxville at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon and was soon surrounded
by an immense throng of the curious.
A special train left at p. M, taking
the convicts to the main prison at Nash
vile. Four convicts escaped between Oil
yer Springs and this city.
Communication with Coal Creek was
restored in the afternoon. The line was
peaceable possession of the Office at Coal
Creek, and to prevent the dispatch of
regular business they filed thousands Of
words of stuff.
They paid for all messages at regular
rates, and the company could not refuse
them.
Over 1900 miners are massed at Coal
Creek, all heavily armed. The yhave cap
tured the two companies of militia sent tc
Oliver Springs. They locked the soldiers
in warehouse at Clinton yesterday, and
then 1 ZOO marched across the mountain
to Coal Creek.
When the proposed assault upon Camp
Anderson is made they will force the cap
tive soldiers in uniform to march at the
head of the column, and have sen
word to the officers in command to that
effect.
They believe that the officers of tn
| camp will refuse to fire on them as Ions
| as the soldiers are in front.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
NEWS OF THE DAY,

john G. Spooner was yesterday nomi-
mated for Go vernon by the Republicans of
Wisconsin.
Titus Frank, a demented German tailor
of Newark, N. j., aged SO years, hanged
himself yesterday.
The North Dakota millers met at Far
go yesterday and perfected the organiza-
ton of the North Oak ota Millers' Trust.
John NJ. Turner, of Mandan, was elected
manager, with a salary of $4,000 per an
mum.
The st Johns Normal College and No
vitiate of the Xavierian Brothers was
formally dedicated at Danvers, Mass.
yesterday with extensive ceremonies.
Among those present were 40 Xavierian
Brothers from the various colleges in the
country, and large delegations from other
Cat holic organizations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
EXCITEMENT AT CHATTANOOGA,
Military Badly Frightened No. Threats o
LYnching the Governor.


Lynching the Governor.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 19-The following
bulletins are posted in the leading build
ings of this city:
Tennessee to arms! Will you allow
your State to be disgraced?"
"The miners have captured the soldiers!
Volunteers come at once"
Lieut.. Register in the Armory is ready
to receive volunteersl'
Bring any kind of weapon you may
have!''
About 1 900 people stood in the rain
reading these bulletins when Col. Wool
ford wired from Hartman that the 80
Knoxville soldiers had been captured en-
route to Oliver Springs. This added to
the terror
Mayor Andrews wired Col. Woolford
not to leave Harri man with the troops if
he doubted his ability to make success
full fight, and the dispatch, with the
story of the capture of the Knoxville COM
pany, caused instant decentralization
among the military, and they are badly
frightened.
1t is reported that fully 5000 armed
miners are in the field in East Tennessee
and the fight against the troops is I'M
even, to say the least. Gov Buchanan
has not offered to assist the little band
lIOLh chattanooga, e1uo uO QUIET OUdU6
troops are even thinking of going to the
mining districts.
Citizens are very indignant at the Gov
ernor's course, and loud threats of lynch
ing the Governor are freely made upon
the streets A corporaIs guard is trying
to corral the unwilling militiamen and
get them into the armories. Some have
been arrested, but very few can be
found,
Some of the citizens are forming com
panies to leave for the scene of trouble,
and all kinds of weapons are being gath
cred for use in the fight which is sure to
come
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
A WORD OF ADVICE.


The Importance of political clubs,
when they are meant to be permanent
organizations, and their capability to do
effective work for their party is known
and admitted on all sides. Clubs are
the nucleus around which the best ma
terial in the party can gather. They
form, mold the party, crystaIize its
best elements. They become the organ
lied body. They are familiar with the
tactics In detail, and the new recruits
have only to touch elbows to march in
line.
The DEMOCRAT favors political clubs,
local organizations in each and every
ward, for that means intelligent leader
ship, which is half the battle; but it will
be no party to the abuse of organization.
There is central body known as the
democratic town committee whose duty
it is to see that the city of Waterbury is
carried for the democratic party in con-
gressional, state and national politics.
Whatever strategeic moves the greater
\ bodies have to make are made known to
the committee, and. this committee in
turn makes it known to, and seeks
the cooperation ofIthe ward organiza-
lions and in this manner reaches the in
dividual. gFss2
Where the democrats of the ward are
a united body, where there is no
scheming to serve individual ends and
where all is. Harmony, this system is all
right; the party prospers and the use of
organization is a success. When, how
ever, a strong minority of ward Or
ganization is not satisfied with the de-
cision of the majority, or when individ-
ual ends must be served to the detriment
of the party policy, then fifth wheel,
as it were, is added to the machinery, if
it should not be called by some stronger
name, in the shape of another club. The
second club is usually added to the ward
organization, not to work in harmony
with the older club, but to
be an obstacle demanding as
a minority an equal representation
with the club having the majority, or
greater number of individuals in the
ward.
This may succeed or it may not. The
present is not the time, however, in the
face of a presidential campaign, to try
experiments. Harmony must be our
watchward; with it, success awaits us;
without it, we can hope for nothing.
Waterbury will be looked to for her
natural democratic majority of up
wards of eight hundred, and local dis
IsensIons, or family chickering's, must not
be allowed to materially effect that
majority. What is the use of forming
any more clubs? If any democrat de-
sires to lend his individual assistance to
the party workers, are there not clubs
enough in every ward to give each
mania chance to do what he can for the
good of the whole party?
In 1888 the state of Connecticut was
saved for Cleveland by the large ma
iority which the democrats of Water
bury rolled up, and there was nothing
like the number of political clubs that
exists at present. Let us have a united
democracy in each ward and in the
city. Let all who have grievances
voice them at the proper time, and in
the proper place, and not stay at home
and grumble and then threaten to dis.
rupt the party if they can not rule it
Be wise, be men, get together and pre-
pare for the work which is before us al
as n united nartV ~-~-A .,1-E--s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Cranberry Crop Short.

MIDDLEBoRo, Mass, Aug. 18.-The in
dications are that the crop of cranberries
in Plymouth county will be only about
half as large as usual. Some boys will
only yield about one-halr of IL crop while
others are hardly worth picking The
cause of the short crop is the dry
weather, partly; more especially the span
worm,a little insect which it is found hard
to eXterminate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Mechanics at Asbury Park.

AsBURY PARK, N. j., Aug. 19.-About
5000 members of the New Jersey branch
of the Junior Order of American Mechan-
les were in the parade here yesterday. 1t
was the annual tield-day of the Order.
There were councils from almost every
city, town and hamlet in the State. Be
sides the fraternity, there were about 20,
900 one-day visitors present to witness
the pageant. The town was in gay holi-
daV attire
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Walker to Succeed Gherardi.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-It is reported
here that Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherar-
di, Commantlant of the North Atlantic
Squadron, is about to be detailed to other
duty and Commodore Walker, of the
Squadron of Evolution, is to be Com
mandant of the North Atlantic Squadron.
The Philadelphia, now at Bar Harbor, is
to leave there on Wednesday of next week
for New York, and upon his arrival here
Admiral Gherardi will haul down his flag
and proceed to Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-The strike
of the tug firemen ended very inglorious-
ly. Only two or three of the men were
taken back. They were some of the best
ones, and begged their way back. All
the other places were filed by new men.
The tugs are all at work again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Sick Street Car Horses Shot.

New YORK, Aug. 18.-Ten more horses
affected with CHAMBERS were taken out of
the stables of the Third Avenue Railroad
Company and killed by the officers of the
Board of Health yesterday. Thirteen
cases were discovered Tuesday and, as
several hundred horses are sick in the
stables of the company, it is expected that
other cases will develope.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18

ACCORDING to custom house returns
there was collected at San Francisco
during the last year the sum of $3.50, 900
on importations of opium alone At
twelve dollars a pound, the present tar
if, the importation must have reached
sixty-two thousand pounds. For this
enormous amount the Chinese in this
country are largely responsible.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18

Neuralgia cured in Ave minutes by DR.
Hale's Household Ointment, the great pain
and skin cure. Sold by RIO. Partree 46 &
766 Bank street.
Don't cough. Be sensible and break up
your cold with DR. Hale's Household Cough
Cure the finest remedy known. Sold BY
3. @. Partree, 40 &..760 Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Eighteen Horses Perished,

HAvERHILL, Mass, Aug. 49, - The
stables of the Haverhill Ice Company
were burned shortly after midnight,
origin unknown. There were nineteen
horses in the stable and only one was
rescued. Five tons of hay and the tools
in the building were also burned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
Freight Handlers Out in milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 18.-About $50
freight handlers in the Northwestern
freight depot in this city are on strike
for higher wages. They have been get
ting 81, 40 per day, but demanded $3.50
On being refused they went out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18

If your liver is torpid and sluggish, you
cannot do business successfully. Get
your liver all right with DR. Hale's House
hold Tea. Sold by r. O. Partree, 46 & 1855
Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
The Governor Calls for Volunteers

NASHVILLE, Aug. 18.-The sheriff of
Dawson county has been requested by the
Governor to raise 1 900 volunteers to sup
press the trouble at Coal Creek Is is
thought similar orders have been issued
to other sheriffs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18

A FINAL settlement is said to have
been reached between the governments
of the United States and Chilli as to the
indemnity to be paid by the latter on
account of the assault upon the crew of
the United States ship Baltimore. The
sum of seventy-fve thousand dollars is
to be distributed among the families Of
the two men who lost their lives and to
the surviving members of the crew who
were wounded. The adjustment of this
affair is one of the most notable tri-
umphs of American diplomacy.