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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Excerpts From the Columns of Our Daily
Exchanges

Exchanges.
Martin Whaples, charged with assault
ing John P. Remsen of Berlin with in
tent to kill, was before Justice Nathan
Burr at Berlin center yesterday and held
for the superior court under bonds of
$4,000.
Tramps have been using the Ansonia
Baptist church for lodging house.
The quarantine flags, the last evidence
Of the smallpox, were taken down in
Birmingham yesterday.
Matthew G. Anderson of Thompson
vile has entered suit against the 81. and
J. Duckworth company of Spring field.
Mass, for 81 900 damages, as result of
injury received at their factory last
July. Anderson, in examining revol
yer made by the firm, was shot in the
hand by cartridge that had been left.
The twelve girls employed in the car
pet room at the MerIden wooden mill
are out on a strike, because they claim
that so cents was taken out of each pay
envelope last Wednesday. The reason
that Superindent Scharegge gave for de-
Quoting the fifty cents was that the per-
son in chargs of the room gave in more
time than the girls should receive pay
for.
Certain Connecticut men have made a
New Years resolution never to attend a
cock fight on Sunday again unless it is
held on the ground floor.
The Hartford Post tells how bill
collector stepped into an Office the other
day and seeing the debtor talking to a
number of lady friends waited till he
had leisure. Whereupon the debtor
turned to the collector with a very
pleasant manner and said: 81 will loan
you this much to-day. Come again
when you are hard up:, and smiled one
of those smiles that cracks a looking
glass.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
A Great Artistic.

Hassenforder Safe Co, the energetic
managers, have spared neither expense
nor labor in presenting their latest and
greatest success, "She Couldn't Marry
Three" The company includes Miss
Lillian Kennedy, who is proclaimed by
the New York papers "the most versa,
tile actress who ever visited this
country" Few actresses at her age are
endowed with such transcendent talent;
in the whole range of the drama she
shines resplendent, exciting tears or
laughter at will, and with an ease and
absence of effort that disarms criticism.
She sings a ballad or comic song,
dances a graceful skirt dance or break
down, and all she does is imbued with
the spirit of an innate artistic, a
thorough musician; endowed with
youth and uncommon beauty, she
seems destined at no distant day to
reach the very pinnacle of dramatic
success.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
AMUSEM ENTS.

Mora, the comedy sunbeam, supported
by Fred Williams and good company,
will open a weeks engagement at the
popular prices. The Haverhill Gazette
says: The Mora company is classed
among the leading attractions on the
road this season, and decidedly the
representative repertory company in
this part of the country. Their pro-
auctions are presented in very careful
and painstaking manner, which would
do credit to many of the more preten-
tious organizations.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
TIMELY TOPICS.

Any physicians prescriptions COM
pounded accurately and promptly at either
of James E. ROe's pharmacies. Prices
will be found low.
A few odd bargains in cloaks and dress
fabrics at Miller & Peck's. Call early or
they will be gone.
]. B. Mullings has a few interesting
words to say about boys clothing, the
rightly made kind. A few ladies' furs
will be sold cheap.
The Boston Clothing ..store, 118 East
Main street, announces q clearing sale of
heavy winter suits and overcoats. They
have a very large and select stock, which
will be sold at very reasonable prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07

NEW HAVEN, January miss Kate
Sperry, the daughter of postmaster N.
D. Sperry, of this city, died at her home
this morning at 4 o'clock from scarlet
fever. She was twenty-four years of
age and one of the most popular of New
Ravens society young ladies. She con-
tracted the disease while nursing one
of her little cousins, who was afflicted
with scarletina. She was warned re,
peatedly of the danger of contagion, but
persisted in caring for the sick child.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
SOCIETY AND CLUB MEETING

Meetings This Evening.
Lyra Singing society.
American Mechanics Social club.
Waterbury Stationary Engineers.
Nosahogan lodge, 1. o. o. F.
Meetings Tomorrow.
Barcelona Council, K. of G.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
Larse Fire in Lynn.

LYNN, January Two shoe factories
and small adjoining building, were
burned to the ground early this morn
ing. The factories were those of De
Monitor & Co and Placide Hebert. The
loss is placed at $45 900.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
colt Is Not a Candidate.

NEW LONDON, Jan Robert Colt.
president of the Now London &
Northern railroad, to-day denied the re-
port that he was to be the republican
compromise candidate in the senatorial
contest.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
Eloped with His Wife's Niece.

SEYMOUR, Jan I'll. F. Taylor, dry
goods dealer here, has eloped with Miss
Emily Bagwell, his wife's niece, leaving
his family in destitute circumstances.
They are believed to have gone west.
The young woman came here a year
ago from England.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07

NEW YORK, January IA. A. Low,
father of President Seth Low of Column
bia college, died to-day from pneu-
monia. He was distinguished lawyer.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07

LEXINGTON, KY, Jan Mrs Houston,
wife of General John H. Houston, E7as
burned to death last night, her clothing
catching fire from a stove at her home.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
LOCAL LINED.

The best groceries, fruit and vegetables,
and prompt and polite attention, all at
LADD'S grocery.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
RAIN OR SNOW.

Omcial weather Predictions For TO-DA
and Tomorrow.
New YORK, Jan THE following
table shows the condition of the
weather in the principal cities of the
country at 8 a, m. to-day:
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
Temp Weathe
Below zero.

Below zero.
NEW YORK, Jan 6-For Connecticut
followed by rain or snow on Sunday,
warmer becoming colder Sunday night.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
You See

There is something wrong with the law
that governs our selectmen, because some
times we have two superintendent of
highways when there should be only one.
Then, a ain, the selectmen will employ
two book keepers when the law does not
make provision for one, and the man who
sweeps the crossing pays the bill
KELLY says there is a remedy. Ask
the legislature to pass law that each So
Iectman should furnish bond that every
dollar he votes to pay out in excess of
what is appropriated at the annual town
meeting, that the bondsman will be held
for the same except what is paid to the
This would be good scheme for the
CITY, too. Have you seen KELLY'S fat
pies Only 25 cents each.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
Miller \ Peck,
Change inBusiness.
GREATER VALUES THAN EVER TIKI
COMING WEEK.


AT Acc.
as inch extra fine Henrietta. There are
15 pieces in this lot, our regular Zoe quail
ity, and on account of the small quantity
we will only sell one dress to a customer.
Sale price 400.
BIG BARGAINS IN CLOAKs.
AT $1.9S.
There are so of our SIS Black Cheviot
Refers left-silk lined, "a inches long, we
will sell but one to person as we want to
give all chance at the lot. On sale Tues
day, shown in our north window Monday.
Sale price $1.9S.
AT 1898.
Twenty Black Refers, trimmed and full
shawl collars, value $6.75, to close $3.9S.
AT 81 SO.
Tan Newmarkets, capes, our $40 gar
ment; sale price Si9S.
AT $7.9S.
All our $12 and $15 garments, to close
quick, $7.9S.
AS these lots are small we advise GUS
toners to make their selections as early
Tuesday as possible.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-06-23

Los Angeles is having an epidemic
of Bank failures.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-06-23
Chance For Fine Work.

Lieutenant Governor Redick is
now acting Governor of California.
Markham being in Chicago.
As acting Governor Rsdick has the
unquestioned right to name the SEN
ator to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator Stanford. If Redick
were to make the appointment with
out consulting Markham the latter
would have perfect right to be as
mad as a hornet. But suppose
Redick should conclude to appoint
Markham Well probably Marks
ham woul,! not be quite SO mad about
it. This would send Markham to
the Senate and Redick would fall in
as Governor of California. Taking
everything into consideration Redick
seems to have the whip hand on
good deal of politics.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-06-23

statesmen. Energetic men want
ed. Free prepaid outfit. One of
our agents has earned over 800, COO
in FIVE years. P. o. Box 1871, New
York. j131w
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-06-23

This popular Restaul mt is now
recognized as the leading place in
the city 1r good service and square
meals. my aim to make it the
most perfectly appointed eating
place n Nevada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-06-23
LELAND STANFORD.

The death of Leland Stanford re-
moves one Of the richest men of the
Coast and one of the builders of the
trans-continental railway. His career
is q remarkable instance of the ability
to grasp an opportunity.
Leland Stanford acquired the
great bulk OF his fortune as a result
of the opportunity that he and his
fellows saw in the building of q rail-
road. But before that opportunity
was found he had accumulated a
small fortune in trade. Phe money
with which he paid for his law tut
ton at Albany was obtained by his
management of the sale and cutting
Of wood from land that had been
assigned him by his father.
He went to Chicago, young man,
and soon after to Wisconsin. In his
law practice he saved money, but his
brothers at Sacramento urged him
to come to California and join them
in mercantile business, and in 1852
he consented. He successfully man
aged the branch store of the firm in
Placer county for four years and then
removed to Sacramento, his pros
perity continually increasing.
1t was while selling miners sup
plies and general groceries, and while
his future associates were engaged in
other kinds of trade, that the pro-
iect of the Central Prcifc road was
conceived. The Stanford millions
grew out of the success of the entes
prise.
Above all things Stanford had o.
quired the knack of accumulation.
Wealth did not suit HIM and he
turned his eyes toward political am
bition.
..e wanted to be U. S. Senator
-. he bauble cost him 500, 600.
W lie he purchased the honor, he
ed as a purity candidate and his
associates made him think that he
had succeeded in deceiving the pub
lie. His career as Senator is in
no way added to his reputation.
In the last years of his life he lived
in an atmosphere of fattery and only
liked the company of men who were
adopts in burning the inscence of
of perpetual praise.
They stirred in him the ambition
to be President and the twenty mil
lion gift of the Palo Alto Uuiyerity
was regarded at the time as a big
advertisement to pave the way to
further political preferment. 1t was
so much a real estate deal as philan-
thropic proposition and there was
ridiculous discrepancy between the
alleged worth of the gift and the
value he put on it when the Assessor
wanted to tax it.
There was time when no man on
the Coast was more powerful or more
he feared. After Coils P. Huntington
pricked the film of his pretentions,
became to be regarded more in his
true light. He died in the posses
sion of millions which had not been
creditably accumulated, and with
these he firmly held to the idea that
he was the greatest man ever pro
duced in America, His death leaves
a vacancy in the Senate to be filed
by Governor Markham. Mr.. Nj.
81. DeYoung and Irwin Stump are
already spoken of as his successors,
The friends of both men will bring
great pressure to bear to cause the
selection of their favorites.
DeYoung was candidate last fall
and Stump was the Chairman of the
Republican Central Committee which
lead the fight that elected Markham.
The herald., 1893-08-01
ABOUT IRRIGATION.

A Book Issued by tho International
Congress Committee.
Irrigation in Southern California is
the title of a little book just issued by
the publication committee of the Inter
national Irrigation congress, which
meets in Los Angeles from October 10th
to 18th. On the title page it states that
it is issued for the use of the delegates
to the congress. While it will prove to
be of material assistance to them, it
should be issued in larger quantities,
and be distributed to all who may wish
for it..
The book is we'll written, being con-
cise and entertaining as we'll. Mr..
Harry Brook is the author, and has
treated the subject with characteristic
ability, his name being eufi eient
guarantee for the accuracy OF the con.
tents.
1t is the first work Of the kind ever
issued upon the industry in Southern
California. There are q number Of
illustrations.
The work is divided into eight parts,
treating upon all stages of the system,
which are az follows: The history, sta
tistics, advantages Of irrigation, meth
DDS, what has been accomplished, sys-
TENS of Southern California, the Wright
act, and irrigation securities. Brief ref
erence is also made to the congress and
it's objects and to Los Angeles, where it
will assemble.
The herald., 1893-08-01
HE TOOK GAS.
But Bennett says It IL Not an Easy
Death.


But Bennett says 1t IL Not an Easy
Death.
Eugene @. Bennett, printer formerly
employed at the HERALD Office, made an
unsuccessful attempt at suicide Sunday
night in his room at SSs1a South Spring
street.
At II O'Clock yesterday morning the
landlady noticing strong smell Of gas
in the neighborhood OF BENEFITS apart
ment. broke in the door and found the
young man lying in bed insensible.
The room Was full OF gas which was
escaping from the burner.
ALI the apertures in door and windows
were stopped up with soap, and 1t was
only due to the fact that the gas burner
was an unusually small one that Ben
nett did not succeed in his design.
He was revived and taken to the re-
ceiving hospital, where he told . reporter
that he was tired OF living. He said
that he had been working at the Needles
for some weeks, and had been swindled
by the proprietor OF the newspaper he
was employed by, the man levanting
and leaving his employees unpaid.
He also stated that he was on bad
terms with his wife, from whom he was
separated. He stated that he was very
fond of her, and that she bad been
alienated from him by the machinations
of his sister-in.law.
He finished by remarking: "Any one
who thinks it's easy to take gas, is dead
wrong. I've had all l want OF 1t. l
suffered hades.p
The herald., 1893-08-01
BRAY WAS TOO BRASH.

He Is Charged with Attempting High
way Robbery,
John Bray was examined yesterday
before Justice Austin on charge Of
robbery.
The complaining witness, David Will
son, was on his way home on Sunday
night, under the influence of liquor,
when Bray, who had been in his COM
pany during the day, jumped upon him
from behind a tree and struck him a
blow in the face. Wilson fell and Bray
went through his pockets for $50, and
was caught in the act by Officer Craig,
who arrested him.
The officer testified to seeing Wilson
get off the electric car on Pico street.
He followed him for half q block and
saw some one knock Wilson down. He
crossed the road and caught Bray turn
ing the victims pockets inside out. 1t
was 10 minutes before Wilson returned
to consciousness.
Wilson stated that he thought he had
been drugged, as he remembered
nothing after getting off the car.
Officer Stewart testified to seeing
Bray in Wilson's company earlier in
the evening. He beard Bray trying to
persuade his companion to accompany
him home.
The defendant offered no testimony,
and Justice Austin held him for trial in
the superior court in bonds OF $1,000.
The herald., 1893-08-01

JUDGE Ross of the United States dis.
trict court handed down his decision In
the Wong Dep Ken case yesterday. The
defendant, as will be remembered, had
been tried before the United States COM
missioner for violation of the Geary law
and the exclusion acts, and was ad-
judged to be deported after having served
two days at hard labor in the state peni-
tentiary. The Judge holds that congress
has the undoubted power to exclude
Chinese .laborers; but that it has not
power to infict an infamous punishment
on any person unless after due convic-
ton of crime pursuant to the forms and
provisions OF law. This, of course, elm
mates from the Geary act the penal por-
tion that provides for imprisonment; (;
but the decision holds the accused to
deportation for being unlawfully in the
country, and insofar as this part OF the
Judgment of the commissioner is con-
cerned it is affirmed. Judge Ross's de-
cision touches at the root of the matter.
The object OF the law is to send Chinese
labosers who have been unlawfurly
smuggled into the country back to
China, and this is substantially all that
the people wish to see enforced against
the coolies,
The herald., 1893-08-01
PLAIN FACTS ABOUT THE herald.

Yesterday about one hundred and
thirty new subscribers in this city were
placed on the HERALD's order book.
This is the more remarkable because
this is that season Of the year when peo.
Pile are going to the mountain and sea-
side, and when many Of them are hieing
themselves to Chicago. This great in
crease OF circulation has characterized
the HERALD ever since the public came
to recognize the merits of its splendid
Hoe perfecting press. This is by far the
best and fastest Hoe perfecting press on
the Pacific coast outside the offices of
the San Francisco Examiner, Chronicle
and Call, barring none. We particularly
desire our readers to notice that we say
barring none outside OF those Offices.
The HERALD is not given to boast
ing, but its readers will be
pleased to know that its splendid
press equipment is only approached by
three presses in the State of California,
or the Pacific coast. There is no press
in this city that is patch on ours. We
don't want to brsg, but it is right that
we should tell the truth. The daily
HERALD, with the news OF the whole
world and the vicinage of Los Angeles.
reaches nearly all its city subscribers
before six O'Clock in the morning. The
splendid equipment that enables us to
do this deserves note or two of jubi-
lation. That it is doing it's work we'll is
shown by the fact that our circulation
has increased more than thousand
copies since the 7th Of June, and that
at the very time when multitudes are
leaving the city for the summer vaca-
ton. The young and enterprising new
city circulators, the Messrs. Franklin
and lowering, have had their fall share
in this most gratifying development.
The herald., 1893-08-01

THERE is a good deal of room for
amusement in the kilograms which re-
late to the attitude of France and Eng
land in the affairs of Siam. At one
time we are assured that French diplo-
macy and force have obtained a great
triumph, and the next we are told that
England is master of the situation. AS
they are both undoubtedly "cut purses
of the empire and the rule" the world
at large looks on with Indifference as to
which promises to come out ahead in
robhing and butchering the Asiatics.
The instincts of the pirate and of the
brigand govern the actions of both of
theee great powers in Asiatic waters. 1t
is case of six of one and half a dozen Of
the other.
The herald., 1893-08-01

Mr.. FRANKLIN, who has charge of the
weather bureau at this point, has sent
forward supplemental report, in which
he strongly urges the department to in
crease the observation stations in South
ern California. He says that at least
two more ought to be established at
once-one at Riverside and one at San
Buenaventurs-both of which places are
in the center of very extensive and i'm
portant fruit-drying districts, where
forecasts of the weather are OF the ut
most value. He draws the attention of
the bureau TO the fact that Southern
California covers an area of 44,901 square
miles of territory, and that it has only
two places where weather stations are
establish ed-Los Angeles and San Diego.
This part of the state is certainly of i'm
portance enough to be provided with a
number of stations, and the demand of
Mr.. franklin is upquestionably modest.
If the bureau at Washington refuses to
act upon his report it will undoubtedly
be derelict in its duty, and fail to give
an extensive scope of country the bene-
fits it is entitled to receive from the sig
nal service.
The herald., 1893-08-01
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

On the 10th of October the Interna-
tional Irrigation Congress will meet in
Los Angeles. This will be one of the
most important conventions ever held
in this country. 1t will arrest the at
tention of the whole nation to a subject
which is destined to be OF the most vital
Importance to one-half of the United
States, territorially. Through the wis
dom Of this body we may lay the foun-
dations strong and sure for the doubling
of our capacity for production and for
the increase of our wealth prodigiously.
By the aid Of system of irrigation sup
piled by the storage of winter rains, the
arid belt of our country will be placed
in condition to defy seasons of drouth,
and maintain the average productions
of the soil at or near the maxim um
whether the seasons are favorable or
not. The sum of human happiness is
measured by the productions of the soil,
and when we know that by systematic
irrigation the volume of production can
be not only greatly increased, but crops
assured whether the seasons are favor
able or unfavorable, the interest in any
movement designed to produce such re-
suits ought to be deep and universal.
The irrigation congress will remain in
session here five days, during which
time papers will be read and discussions
carried on upon the subjects Of Irriea-
tion engineering, state laws on irriga-
tion, national legislation on irrigation,
irrigation securities and finance, the
relation of irrigation to agriculture and
horticulture, irrigation, machinery and
appliances and all subjects relating to
the artificial moisture of the soil for
farming purposes.
These great questions win be handled
by men of experience and other men
who have made all branches of the irri-
CATION subject serious study, and no.
body can doubt that out of the great
and diversified knowledge on the subject
that these various minds will bring TO
bear upon it vast amount OF inforns-
ton and new thought and suggestion
will be placed before the country.
The chamber of commerce has issued
a pamphlet for the use of the congress
which will materially aid it in its delib-
eratioue,