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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
They Favor Commercial Secession.

NEW YoEH. Aug. 23.-The World prints today opinions from number of western governors upon the proposition of a com mercial division of the United States Governors Stone of Missouri. I4ewellinE of Kansas and Pennoyer Of Oregon boldly favor the convention. The others heard from oppose it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
More Attempts at Church Burning.

DOVER, \. H., Aug. 23.-Following upon the attempts to burn several churches, some one tried to set fire to the Broadway Bap- tist church.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Another Congressman Hurt.

WAsHINGToS, Aug. 23.-EX Congressman Thomas NJ. Patterson of Colorado, pro prietor of The Rocky Mountain News, narrowly escaped being run over by ca ble car He was violently thrown to the ground and badly bruised.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
pr. Dales Died at ChautauquA.

CHAUTAUQUA. N. Y, Aug. 23-Dr. J. B. Dales, pastor of the Second United Presby- terian church of Philadelphia, died at the Hotel Athcueum.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
viriIant Won Another Astor Gun.

NEWPORT. K. l., Aug. 23.-In the resail for the second Astor cup the Vigilant won it easily. The only other entry was the Pilgrim, the Boston syndicate boat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Incendiary Fire at Marlboro

The barn of Samuel Coleman of Marl- boro was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The contents of the barn in cluded very fine trotting horse and a large quantity of farming implements. The loss is estimated at Sl LOO: insured for $40O. The fire was of intendlary origin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
rrsfsrhnn.. Second Trial.

BOSTON, Aug. 23 The second trial of James A. Trefethen for the murder of Del tina Davis has been fixed for Sept. IS at East Cambridge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Fathers Rescued at Asbury Park.

AsBURY PARK, N. J., Aug 23-James Jordon and Eugene Smith. two college students. were rescued from drowning by Bathing Master Selover.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Love Disappointed Noble Ladie..

NIENNA.AuS. 23.-The Countess of Thur, Princess of Schwarzenbe berg and Countess of Solm. all young women of great beauty and hitherto conspicuous in society, took the veil in Prague. Disappointment in love was the motive in every one of the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Mir. Haml. n Does Not Want to Run.

BosTON. Aug. 23.-Charles Sumner Ham lin, assistant secretary of the treasury says he could not be induced to be a candi- date for the Democratic nomination for
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Elmira Inre.tigatlon to RerIn soon.

ALBANY, Aug. 2S.-The investigation of the charges against the Elmira reforma- tory management will probably be begun Sept. by President Crsig's committee of the state board of charities
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Died In the Railroad Station.

MANCHESTER. W. H, Aug. 23-Hon. John IL Bell Of Exeter dropped dead in he railroad depot h re of apoplexy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Had MhIslx Killed Him

AMSTERDAM. \. Y, Aug. 23.-John Ten ger, demented man. was given quantity of bad whisky by a companion, and he died of alcoholic poisoning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
n,rn.,. Yncht won the Raoe.

RED BANK. Aug. 23.-In the 10 mile yacht race under the direction of the Shrewsbury Yacht club. Police Superin- tendent Byrnes' new yacht Topsy won.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
y,iL.ric Come. Cum Hunting.

LoApuN, Aug. 23, - Lord Dunraven's Walk yric sails today for the United States, where she will compete for the America'a cup.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Mearer snoke nt a Fnrmrr., PIcnin.

PENNINGTON, N. J, Aug. 23,-Three thousand attended the Farmers Alliance picnic here. General Weaver made an ad- dress
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Illuminated MT. Knhurn.

GLENs FALLS, N. Y., Aug. 23.-The Re publicans of the Twenty first senatorial district nominated F. D. Kilburn of Ma lone for senator.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Tuttle Elected Pre.Ident.

BOSTON. Aug 23.-The Boston and Maine directors elected as president for the ensu- ing year Lucius Futile, vice president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Tmn GirI.nrnunad-

NEW HAVEN. Aug. 23.-Two girls named Splain and Walker, each about I2 years old, were drowned in the Quinnipiac while bathing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Strikers Manifestation a Failure.

LONDON, Aug. 23.-The march of the striking miners from the Rhonda valley to Elbow Vale, Wales. proved a complete fail
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23

For Connecticut: Cloudy weather, with rain tonight and on Thursday, stationary temperature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23

Twelve Persons Lost by the FounderlnK of
 Tug and Tow-A Steamer Loaded With
 Passengers Feared For-worst Storm In
 Thirty Years.
 HALIFAX, Aug. 23.-Not since the mem orahle storm of 80 years ago, when 50 ves- sels were wrecked on this coast, has such a gale swept Nova Scotia Many lives have been lost, and the coast is strewn with wrecks Rain poured down in torrents. The wind blew a terrific gale, razing trees and houses and did much damage to ship ping. The entire electrical system of the city was demoralzed
 Miss Lizzie Morrissey, aged l2 years, was killed on Lockman street by coming in contact with electric light wires.
 The eastern portion of the harbor is strewn with small boats, and several yachts belonging to squadrons were wrecked. An immense amount of damage was done to public parks, gardens and cemeteries.
 The storm extended all over the maritime provinces, but no details are obtainable from outside places owing to interrupted telegraph and telephone communication.
 Along Dartmouth shore large numbe of boats have been driven ashore and smashed and three schooners were wrecked.
 Schooners sunk at Anchor.
 The schooner Jamie R, Captain Balcom, arrived from Marble Mountain and an chored in the cove. During the gale she dragged, and her stern struck the wharf, and she went to the bottom with a cargo of 500 barrels of lime, which burst in her hold.
 The schooners Laura and Carrie A, which laid up in the cove, were also totally wrecked.
 At West India wharf the schooner Daisy, coal laden. was foundered
 The storm did great damage at Upper Prospect. Many seine boats were sunk and the road was blocked with fragments of boats.
 A dispatch from pugwash. Cum berlaud county, reports two Norwegian barks are ashore at Northport
 IL is reported that the steam tug Dorcas, with the barge Etta Stewart in tow, coal laden, from sydney. for this port, was wreC ked near Three Fathom harbor, 4 miles from Halifax, and all hands, l2 in mum Der, were lost.
 Fears are entertained for the safety oi the steamer Carroll. which left for Cape Breton and Prince Edward island with 6 large number of passengers and of which nothing has since been heard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
RAIN ON THURSDAY.
Official Weather Predictio-s For To-Day
 and Tomorrow.

NEW YORK, Aug 2S.-The following table shows the condition of the weather in the principal cities of toe country at s A. m. to-day:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
Landlord CIIIIrnu k Drnd

TROY, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Landlord DOm- mick J. Gilhsan died at TiconderoRA-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23

ATLANTA, Aug. 23.-Atlanta welcomes all refugees from the yellow fever dis tricts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-23
NeW Drug Store

whsre everything pertaining to first class Pharmacy Is sept constantly on hand Prescriptions carefully compounded at lowest prices.
 RIVERSIDE PHARMACY,
 GUuFoILE's BLOCK.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-02
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Bah Anticipates Americas Great Sum-
meT Holiday.

Ups and Downs of Patriotism In This
Free Country of Ours-The Small
Boys Enthusiasm-Mos of the Ma
tion's Mighty Men Were Country
Born and Bred-Are We a Lot of
Snobs P-What We Can Boast Of.
New York, July lit is aboutthe time
of the year when the genial frecracker
appears on the scene and we all feel how
much we love our country. Fortunately,
our patriotism doesn't get rampant but
once a year and at election time. At
Fourth of July it expresses itself in blue
and red fire, in fiery, untamed steeds
known as pin-wheels, and In rockets that
come down absolutely as sticks, always
with q possibility of setting some
house on fire. At election this
patriotism takes the form of torch
light professions, of sore Threats, and, I
regret to say, Of lying. The average
American politician is very short on facts
and very long on romances. 1t doesn't
make any difference as to his party-if
one will take the trouble to listen to
speeches on each side, he will become con
WINGED that he need not vote at all, for,
no matter who gets in, according to their
own accounts, the workinRman will have
nothing to do but ride in q chaise and die
tate to the rich man the rich man can re-
tire in glory to seek green felds and
pastures new, and the country will be
made over after the fashion of man.
PATRIOTISM Is A MOVABLE VIRTUE;
It has It's ups and its downs At the time
that 1t is up there is danger of fire, in the
present, resulting from the crackers and
the rockets and the pin wheels, and also
danger from fire in the future. resulting
from the lying. This may sound a little
odd, but reallyI believe it. Lacking in
reverence, we attempt great emotions to-
ward our native land, and, funnily enough,
we don't succeed. We congratulate our
selves that we don't belong to effete mon
arches, and the result is that we have
very little respect for anything except
that of to-day The small boy
has vague idea that the reason
he shoots tirecrackers on the Fourth of
July is because they used firecrackers to
drive the British soldiers out of America;
and then, as he prepares to light a pack,
he gleefully sings, in a changeable voice,
MY Country, IT'S of Thee TO the tune
of "God Save the Queen" Politically
he believes that the side which is in
ought to be OUT and, as the streets never
get any cleaner, nor the postofice service
any better, or the butchers bill any
cheaper, most housekeepers are forced to
agree with him. So he thinks he loves
his country.
WHY Bah DIsLIKEs PLUMBERS.
No matter what affection one might
have for ones country, one. would lose it
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Cleveland1 suppose there are people
who will do it. People get patriotism
once year, and, instead Of taking liver
pills for 1t, get rid of it by what is vulgar
ly called blowing | don't see how any
body can get patriotic who has to live in
a city. How in the name of everything
good and holy can you get small boy,
raised in u fat, to love his countryl His
country to him represents the moving
every two or three years and getting high
er up town. People have got to have
living can collect around them and their
dear dead are not far from them, TO grow
absolutely fond of a country.
The men who have any really patriotic
feeling have seldom been the products of
great cities they have come from homes
that were endeared to them by associa-
tions Of two, possibly three, generations.
Suppose George Washington had lived in
a fiat on Third ayenue9 Do you think he
would have cared a coutinenental for his
country Suppose Thomas Jefferson's
greatest enjoyment had been riding on
the back of a truck; do you think, as he
watched boys go be in little carts, driving
fat ponies, he would have written: Gan
men are born free and equal2n Botherl
OF course he wouldn't. He would have
joined a union, and berated the rich man /;
and the White House, that miserable
specimen of the nation generosity, never
would have seen him
One has to have plenty of fresh air and
plenty of room to be very patriotic. 1t
isn't very nice thing to say, but it is
proven by the fact that, during the late
difficulty, great number of the citizens
of the big towns were patriotic through
substitutes, while those from the country
were willing TO give their lives for what
they thought was right.
CoLUMBIA's POWERFUL LAND.
Still, we are a great and glorious coun-
try we are; we are. We can produce
things such as never seen any place else.
Women who will sell their bodies, souls
and fortunes for title. Men who will
sell their brains, happiness and honor to
be kings among inanciers. We have
shown very lately that we are about as
consummate a lot Of snobs as can be
dreamed of, and can quite
imagine that the lady who was generally
known as the Spanish Infant was thor
oughly in earnest when she thanked Mr..
Carter Harrison for having given her the
pleasantest time she had had since she
had been here, for he behaved to her like
an American gentleman, and kissed her
hand, as every southern gentleman does to
a woman when he wishes to show her
special honor. But here in New York
well, if they have very much more royal
blood appear, the position of the so-called
leaders of society--those who have
attained the position very lately--will be
that one which is not pretty-they will be
stretched out on their stomachs eating
dirt.
A Fourth of July is very good time
for my angry passions to arise, because
the firecrackers and the runaway horses
partially daaden them Still. do think
we are great people In our variety, in
our peculiarities, and in our vices and
virtues, we have no equals. AS a nation,
we entertain people, and then put in the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-02

in a combat with plumbers. These gen
tlemen have a charming way of taking
possession Of your house, according to the
laws of the union to which they belong,
which means that they will take half
your gas burners off, stop in the middle
of the work when the clock strikes B,
leave you in semi-darkuesS for the night,
because the union orders they must cease
work at a certain hour. You may plead,
YOU may storm, they are Obdurate; they
simply tell you it Is the union, and
being feminine and having people
coming. to dinner, you first weep, and
then you get up and give them
your OPINION of the union. One of them
will unfortunately say that this is a free
country. and he knows it is by the boy
shooting firecrackers; and you tell him
you wish to goodness sakes il wasn't
free country; and you ask him if he thinks
anybody has got a right TO take your
money! arrive at 4 o'clock to do three
hours work, succeed in tearing the whole
establishment to pieces, and then pranc-
ing off at o'clock, leaving you amid the
ruins Then YOU remember hearing some
fool orator talk about the power of money.
Bother the power of money. That grin
ming plumber who persistently says Its
de union" is more powerful than all the
millions in the banks.
anything respectable, and l don't believe
any human being ought to work longer
than eight hours day, but they have got
no business to time their work as badly
as theydo Attached to their union there
should be a consulting board of house
keepers, who would state exactly the
hours of the day most convenient for
them to work, and the union should agree
to it. Long before the days of unions a
l..tI CHI n Re
made laws for himself, and in con-
sequence plenty Of money. Now the little
tin god in the shape of the plumber appears
on the scene with two assistants; the first
duty is to down all the women in the
house: to accuse each one of having
caused a break in the pipe, or loOsened
the chandelier. AS that is none Of his
business, 1t seems a little irrelevant, but
he always does it if there are no men
around. After that ne cOnscientiouSly
climbs a ladder, and in testing the chan
delier, he breaks two globes, for which
he refuses to pay. One of his assistants
holds the ladder and the other
one stands admiringly and looks
at both of them, and at intervals
remarks: That's a damn good piece OF
work" AS your household has six foot
of mankind in it, you can get all the bias
pheming YOU want for nothing, but as
this is free country, the plumber throws
it in, and charges for it in the bill. 1t is
not difficult matter for you to guess
that have been undergoing special treat
ment from these plumbers, and the only
hopeI can express for them is that a plum
Der may be the next President of the
United States, and that, knowing the
tricks Of the trade, he will treat the
united plumbers as they ought to be.
PATRIOTS NOT BORN IN FLATS.
But the Fourth of July-are you going
to have an GRAFTON and procession, and
talk about George Washington and Thorn
as jefferson, and finish up with Grover
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sALToN SINK FILLING.
Indications That the Desert Will
Again Become a Sea.
From the San Francisco Examiner

From the San Francisco Examiner.
Los Angeles, June 16.-The famous
Salton Sea is likely to reappear at very
early date. Whether it will make a
permanent stay of it this time or not is
of course a mystery, but that it is coming
back is the opinion of old desert men
Two years ago the transformation of the
Salton Sink on the Colorado desert into a
vast but shallow sea startled the world,
and for a time it appeared as if the great
basin which centuries ago had been q
continuation of the Gulf of California
was to return to its original condition
But in some way the break in the bank Of
the Colorado river whence the water
came was closed, the supply ceased, and
the rays of the sun soon knocked out the
same.
e. w. Lang is one of the most expert
enced desert men in the country, and he
has a large bunch of cattle now in the vi
cinity of Indian Wells. He is in this city,
and in conversation with reporter
to-day said: Eyes, the water will come
into Salton basin again this year.
Whether it will be as large as last time
or larger l cannot tell, but the
flow from the Colorado river has
been going into the desert for some time
past and may continue. There was a
very large fall of snow last winter in the
mountains of Montana, Idaho, and Utah.
and the melting of this has caused the
present break into the desert The over
flow of two years ago was the first in
twenty years, but everything indicates
that few hundred years before the basin
was literally a sea, as the beaches are
still plain about the foothills, and the
rocks show water wearing
"When the overflow of two years ago
occurred, the water followed the identical
channels that had become almost obli-
terated from age. The voter is now run
ming into the desert in two branches One
is Carter river, and leaves the Colorado
about fifteen miles below Yuma The
other channel is New river, and is forty
FIVE miles further down the river Sal
ton is about 200 feet below the level of the
acknowledgements of these rivers. The wa
ter has been flowing into both of the
breaks have named for several weeks
past Both New and Carter rivers had
advanced about thirty-five miles when 1
left, and think the water will be into
Salton in few weeks more. A number
of large lagoOns have already been filled
between the Sink and the Colorado. One
of these is fully ten miles square. 1t win
not take long before these depressions
between the river and the big basin are
filed, and then the water will slide over
into Salton."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-02

lie, Jarvis and Kellie in the Scotch peer
age, as the family is q branch of the old
Scotch Gordons The present earl's
wife is noted for her talents and liberal
sentiments In an address last May be-
fore the Woman's Federation she said:
"Mr. Gladstone has done much to miti-
gate the hatred of Irish-Americans for
England, but the completion of his work
is necessary to remove this great cause Of
friction between the United States and
England. We liberals dream-it is only
a dream, to be sure, yet still not unworthy
of the dreaming-of the time when the
consequences of Great Britain's folly of
1776 shall be obliterated by her from his
tory, when Great Britain and America
shall stand shoulder to shoulder as Gods
chosen servants in the cause of humani-
ty."
The countess work as founder of an
Irish industrial association and her visit
to this country, something over year
ago, in aid of it, are well remembered
The Irish exhibit at the worlds fair is
also intimately connected In the public
mind with her name.
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paper how much it cost. As individuals,
we would spend our last dollar ana never
regret IL. AS nation, we are more kinds
Of fools with a capital d before each
one than any other: while as individ-
uals, we have got more COM
mon sense than is usually melted out singly.
As q nation, we will scream ourselves
hoarse for something we don't believe in,
and for which, as individuals, we would
like TO kick ourselves. Still we are a
great people. We are young, but that is
our misfortune. We are crude, but the
rose was much sweeter and much more
beautiful before it was cultivated, until
1t became all size and no prefume.
OUR AMERICAN POSSESSIONS.
l do not ask where are we at; l only
want to know what have we got2
We have the the prettiest women and
the best dressed women in the wide
world.
We have the l1indest men and the most
longsuffering in the world.
We have the checklist politicians and
the most ignorant In the world.
We have more kinds of climate and
some of the worst in the world.
We have the best hotels and they charge
the most in the world.
We have the finest fancy drinks, and
we know how to make them bettkr than
anybody in the world.
We have better fruit, and the rich and
the poor alike can get it, which can be
done no place else in the world.
We have got the worlds fair-I don't
know exactly what it isl haven't seen
it, but judging from the pictures / don't
believe anything In the world can beat
those beautiful buildings. So / am going
to be patriotic, give three cheers for the
land of the free ~, fire off blue sky
rocket from out the fiat window, and thus
being in touch with the people, you will
Bah.
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WOMEN AS sHoEBLACKs.
Numerous in France and Some Have
Married Rich Customers.
From the Boston Globe.

It run inc 1oOotOu IlbDGs
A custom is rapidly gaining ground in
France, and especially in Toulon and GER
tain other towns, which, it may safely be
prophesied, will not find much imitation
in this country. This is the employment
Of women as street shoeblacks.
The French women shoeblacks are most
coquettishly gotten up, and as to their
caps and frills have somewhat the appear
ance of hospital nurses, and it is surprs-
ing that, though their occupation is toll
erably dirty one, they always seem clean
and tidy; some of them are doing the poll
ishing in gauntlet gloves.
In the towns in which they are employed
they certainly are success pecuniarily,
especially where English and American
visitors, who generally seem to treat the
whole affair as a good joke, are nu-
merOus.
1t is said that one reason for the occu-
patton being popular one among women
of a certain grade in life, is that many of
the fair polishers have married opulent
customers who have been impressed by
their shining qualities.
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PATRIOTS NOT BORN IN FLATS.

But the Fourth of July-are you going
to have an GRAFTON and procession, and
talk about George Washington and Thorn
as jefferson, and finish up with Grover
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Ransom, of the committee to call on the
President informed the Senate that the
President had no further communications
TO make
sTEvENsON's SPEECH.
The Vice President then made his ac-
knowledgement for the resolution of
thanks and adjourned the Senate in few
words. He said:
Senators:-My appreciation Of the resolu-
ton personal to myself, kindly adopted by
the Senate cannot be measured by words, To
your courtesy and fOrbearance / am indebted
Tor whatever measure of success has attended
my administration Of my great Office
The record of the first session of the Fifty
third congress is made up. HenoefOrth IL be-
longs to the domain of history.
Earnestly wishing each and all Of you u
SAFE and pleasant journey to your homes and
constituents, now. in pursuance of the con
current resolution Of the two houses, declare
the Senate adjourned without day
The gavel was brought down sharply,
and the extraordinary session of the
Fifty-third congress had adjourned sine
die