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The Portland daily press., 1893-10-28
Chicago Cattle Market.

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CHICAGO, Oct 27.'Ise3.-The Cattle market
-kece1pIs 10, 600; shipments; easy common to
extra steers at 3 0o055 80 ;stoekers and feed
ers at 2 7ht03 70; cows and bulls at Oo@3 40;
calves 2 OO@5 70. e'9 5t 2.& %4
Hogs-receipts $4,000; shipments =: market
weak; heavy at 5 90@6 45;. common to choice
mixed 7b@6 50: choice ssorted 625@6 SO :
light 1896 %, pigs 5Y75@6, 80. 5Ts4s
Sheep-receipts Il, 600; Shipments; weak !;
inferior to choice Iso094 0o;lambs az 5e@475.
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MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND
FRIDAY. Oct 81.

FRIDAY, Oct 81.
Arrived.
Steamship Manhattan Bragg, New York-pas-
! Steamer Centipede, Tulis, Philadelphia-coal
| to Randall & McAllister.
Steamer State Of Maine. Colby. st john NIB,
via Eastport for Boston. '
Sch II Butler, Richards, Mt Desert.
Sch Carobelle, Torrey, Somesville.
Sch c j Willard. York. Clarks Island for New
York.
Sch VIM Allison, Hurricane Island for sa,
Sch Alfred W Fisk, somes Sound for New
Sch Sea Bird, Littleiohn, Long Cove for New
York ~ ~"
Sch Mary Morse, Newbury, Kennebec for
Philadelphia
Sch Flora Condor. Kennebec for New yorl,
Sch Nellie J Dlnsmore. Dodge, Kennebec for
New York.
Sch Jas Fl Deputy. Kennebec for Providence
Sch ] Wyman, somes Sound for New YORK
Sch Geo A Lawry. Vinalhaven for New York
Sch Eva L Leonard, Moore. Bangor for New
Sch II Barnes, Haskell, Bangor for Boston.
Sch Nellie Rockland for NEWPORT '0''oA'
y Sch Gill & Baird, Knowlton Blueliil for New
Sch Sc; R Bodwell Metcal, vinalhaver for New
Sch Gertle, Boston for Windsor, Ms.
Sch Lynx, Huntley, st John, NIB, for Prov-
Sch W E Leggett. Bangor for Boston.
Sch Geo w Lewis. Bangor for Boston.
gen George Quincy, with stone for New York
Sch Leonora, Bangor for Boston,
Sch Nil Desperandum, Orland for Boston,
BELoWnSchs Hattie Godfrey, Planter, I'D
Baker, S E Davis.
Cleared.
Sch Edith (Br) Sullivan Yarmouth. MS Fl
Hamlen & Son. =
Sch s. Parker, (Br) Clubhouse, Freeport
NS-M N Rich & Co. :"
Sch Arizona, Gray: Bangor w Thaxter
s sch Faenfy Saas a Black. Deer Isle-J H Blake
Blake. -
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Boston Eggs bring 25@2ec for best, with Hay
easy and lower under large accommodations; the
same condition exists in this market Potatoes
steady and unchanged; in Boston they are quot
ed at $4,000.
The followingare to-day's quotations of Grain,
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Portland wholesale MarI.e,

PORTLAND. Oct. 81. 1898.
The market to-day for Flour was very quiet
but steady with firmer tone owing to the adj
vance in Wheat. Oats strongly held. Corn is
quite firm. Eggs very firm and advancing; in
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-28
RAILROADS.
Portland & Worcester Line
PORTLAND G ROCHESTER, r. +.
STATION FOOT OF pkEBLE STREET.

On and after Sunday. Sept. oath, $685.
Passenger trains will Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver junction.
Nasnna, Win6ham and Epping at 7.3O a.
m. and 1890 p. m.
For Manchester, Concord, and points North
at 2. go a. m. and 1890 y. m.
For Rochester, Springyale, Alfred, Water
boro and saco River ct 7.30 a. NJ, IL 30 and
$50 p. m.
For Gorham at 7.3o and 9.45 a. NJ, IL 80
800, $50, and 6.20p. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, West
brook junction and Woodford'R at 7.3C
$40 a. M. 1890, a.oG. $780, and
6.2O p. III.
For Forest Avenue Deering), $40 p. m.
The 1870 p. m. train from Portland connects
at Aver junction with "Noosac Tunnel
Route" for the West and at Union Station,
Worcester, for Providence and New York,
via Providence Line" for Norwich and
New York, via Norwich Line" with Boston
g. Albany II. r.. for the West. and with the
New ork All Rail via Springfield"
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 1.3O p. m. rom Rochester at $50 a. m
l.30 and 5.5op. M: from Gorham
at GAO, $50 and 1850 a. NJ, 40,
Alb. and 550 p. m.
For through Tickets to all points West and
South. apply TO f. H. COLLINS. Ticket
Agent, Portland, Me.
sept23 dit
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STEAMERS.
international Steamship Go.
EastpOrt, Calais, St.yOhn,N. B., Ha!!tax,N.S.

and all parts OF New Brunswick, Nova SEQ
tia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Bret
on. The faVorite route to CampObello and
st. Andrews. N. b.
Fall Arrangement.
On and after September 4th. and until further
notice, tie steamers of this line leave Rail-
road Wharf, Portland, Monday
and Friday at p. M, for Eastport and
ST. John. with the above connections Return
mg-LeaVe st. John and PASSPORT same days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO destination. Freight received up to 100
p. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms apply at the IN
information at Company's ONCE. Railroad
Wharf, foot OF State street.
aug3I diff
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Railroad Receints.

PORTLAND. Oct. 27.
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-For Port.
and. 118 ears miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 142 cars.
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Flour.
Supertine 81
low grades.2 9003 Ii
X Spring &
Xxx Spring 3 1898 81
Patent Sprne
Wheat. 4 65@4 So
Mich. str'ght
roller 8 1904 0o
clear do. .3 65G3 Sc
StLouis sTgt
r0oler. -. g 1904 90
clear do. 3 65@3 sc
Wnt'r wheat
patents. A 1894 81
Fish.
Cod-Lar ge
Shore $40 25@5 rs
small do. % 1904 so
Pollock =. % SOFAS Sc
Haddock. 2 50@3 90
Hake.. ....l 5092 GO
Herring. box
| Scaled 14@1 &c
MackereI. bI
Shore is SIS 5O@S21
Shore Is $l6ha @Sl9
| Med. 49,.
Large S.. Is 00@$15
Produce.
Cpe Cran'Ds. 4 1895 sc
Maine 40 4 0004 30
New York
Pea Beans 2 1922 / 8
Foreign do2 u5@2 10
Yellow .sYes.2 2502 As
| Cal. Pea. z 1892 %
irish Potat's
HebronS q Rose6007O
sweets 2 5O@3 %
CABBAGE. bbl Toe al 90
BarreIOri0nS2 20p
Spanish. cite 90
Chickens 80 12G14
fowls $3.50. l3016c
Turkevs.... @2O Q
Apples.
Eating. Dbl 3 5O03 rs
Common J. 1922 SO
Evap BIB. 9,@l0 c
Lemons.
Florida. =. 3 0o94 90
Messlna. ..3 0094 90
Oranges.
Floridas. 2 50@3 30
Jamaica.P biz 6OR55O
Eggs.
Eastern ext. @26
Western. ..... "a
Butter.
Creamery .2sa29
Gilt Edge YrmJ. 25@26
Choice. .2j@2l
Good. ....lS@19
Cheese
N. Y. lfct'ry. " @1312
Vermont .l21a4l31a
Sage .....13Hs 4l4
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT CO.,
Custom House Wharf. Portland, Me.
Week Day Time Table, Commencing sun
day, September 18th, 1898.


For Forest City and Trefethen's Landing
Peaks Island. Little apd Great Dimontl
Islands, at $50, $40, 500, 5000 a. M, q Is,
APO. 6.10p. m.
For Evergreen Landing, Peaks Island and
Ponce's Landing, Long Island. 500 $40. 80
a. m. 2.15p. m.
For Cushing's Island. $40, 5000 a. m, A. 20
p. m.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing. e.2o, 7.2o, 9.15.
I'LL ,45s a. M. $50, 300 6.25 p. m.
Leave Trefethen's. 500. 7.O5, 900, *11.3O a.
H.. 10, 4.45. 6.A5 p. m.
Leave Little Diamond 6.1o, IT'S, $40, VII. 40
a. M, $40, 4.35, e35 p M.
Leave Great Diamond, sos, 40, COS.
*T1 80 a. M, 800 440, GAO p. m.
Leave Evergreen, $50. *11.25 a. M, $40 D.
m.
Leave Ponce's Landing, Long Island, s.45,
*11.15 a. NJ, 800 p. m,
Leave Cushing's Island, 7.25, 11.5o a. M.
5.05 p. m.
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Retail Grocers' sugar Rates.

Portland market-cut loaf at 7c commissioners
&c; pulverized. C; powdered, 6 1a C granulated
6ei coffee crushed. Size; yellow. -95c.
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ISLAND STEAMERS.

beginning Sept 25th steamer Merry.
I'D coneag will leave Portland Pier, Portland,
week days: For Long l.. Little and Great
Chebeague. Harpswell. Baileys & Orr's Is
22o 7. Al; For Chff'I. Tuesdays and Fridays
only. 220 PM
Return for Portland, leave Orr's I. GAO
a. m. touching at Harpswell and intermediate
Cliff 1. Tuesdays and Fridays only.
ISAIAH DANIELS General Manager.
sept23 ati
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

.BooTHBAY HARBOR-Ar 2eth, schs Fran
els Coffin, Boston for Bangor: James Holmes.
iieat, Boston for Sulliyan; ] W Crawford, Port
land; Emma Jane, do; Jennie Hodgdon, from
Gloucester, fishing.
ing badly. Is on the railway.
= RED BEACH, Oct 25-Ar, sch Julia A War;.
Cove, Calais, (and sid for Fall RiYer)
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The Wool Market.

Wool Jor this market are firmer, if any change
at all can be noted The figures are as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-28

MINIATURE ALMANAC .......OCT %.
sum sum s sets : : High water 49,: fsS
Length of days. :. 10 20 iua,r,,.+,ao 10 1T lin
Moon rises..... or Aoe 10 fl IN
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side, Urquhart, Rockport; Lizzie B. Belyea,
Cid at Windsor, MS, 18th sch Nina Tillson,
Green, Alexandria.
Spoken.
g. oct %, lat 40 N, Ion 50 W. brig Rocky Glen,
from Boston for Porto Rico.
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FROM COMMERCIAL STREET STATION

For Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro Crossing
Gg- l2.40, 4.3O p. m.
For Portsmouth and way stations. 43o D. m
tConnects with Rail Lines for New York
South and West
SC0nnects with Sound Lines for New York,
sWestern Division from North Berwick Sun
days only.
G@C Connects at Scarboro Crossing with
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
for sale at Union Station
JOHN ". SANBORN.Acti Gen. Man., Boston
W. F. BERRY, Gen'l Traffic Manager. Boston.
d. ]. FLANDERS. G. P. and T. A.. Boston.
d. w. SANBORN. Genl Supt.. Boston.
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Boston & Maine r. r..
In Effect September "a, 1898.
WESTERN DIVISION.

Trains leave Portland tUnion Statiom for
scarboro Crossing. 800 a. M, LOO p. m. !;
ssarboro Beach, Pine Point. 7 90. 1915 a.
Beach, saco. Biddeford. 100, $40, l0.15 a..
NIX 12;4o, $50, 80; 6.2olp. M; Kennebunk,
Wells Beach, ZOO. $40 a. m..s $50 5.15 p. m. !;
North Berwick, Great Falls, Dover, 100
$40 a. M, 12.4o, $50. Bio p. m. !;
Rochester. Pennington. Alton Bay.
Wolfboro. $40 a. M. 1920, $50 p.
m.; Worcester, (yia Great Falls and Koch
ester.) TOO a. m.: Manchester, Concord,
via So. Newmarket Junction.. TOO a. IN.
$50 p. m. (via Lawrencel. $40 a. M. South
Newmarket junction. Exeter. Haverhin,
Lawrence, Lowell, Boston, 100, t8.4O
a. H., S12.40. $50 p. m.
Boston for Portland, 7.So. $40 a. M. 100,
400. p. m.
sunday trains for Boston and way stations,
1880, 4.15 p. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station For Cape Elizabeth.
eE@-S.45 a. M; Biddeford, Portsmouth,
Alnesbury, Newburyport, Salem. Lynn,
Boston, ZOO 900 a. M, N.OO, 1900
p. m; Boston for Portland, 100, 600 a. NJ
1870, 100. p. M; Sundays, 5000 a. M. 100
pm. Sunday trains for Biddeford, Ports
mouth, Newburyport Salem, Lynn, Bos-
ton, 200 a. NJ, 100 p. NJ
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-28
EXCHANGE DIsPATcHEs.

-, Ar at Barbadoes prev to Oct 81, barque Mat
thew Baird, Norton, Santos.
=, Ar--at Bnenos Ayres Oct &c, sch Nimbus
Young Boston.
:, Al at Bahia Oct 26fh. sch Edward Johnson
Warren, New York
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Foreign PORTS.

Passed st. Helena sam Prior aoaa to Oct ship Jose
pnas at Troon Oct g. bara Fang tor New York
k1ns. Portland. "''oh, Jer-
At Buenos Ayres Oct IA, barque John G FIN,
lid at St John, NIB. 27th. scbs A.
Rocklana; Gerge g. Everett. Green d ga. hblioyd
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-28
MAINE STEAMSHIP CO

Steamers Manhattan or Cottage City
leave Franklin Wharf on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays at p m. Returning, leave Pier
3S, East River, New York. on Mondays We'd
nesdays and Saturdays at 5 p. m. Fare one
way $500; found trip $40.
J.F LISCoMB. General Agent. mayfSdti
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10NLOO
Paints.
Lead
Pure ground.6 soar 20
Red. g 50@7 25
Eng Ven Red3 m3Is
Am Zinc -. IS 00@7 90
Rochelle. :. Pig
Rice
Domestic 80. 4 al
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Nails.

Cask. cut. II 6o@1 70
20 z wire Il 90@2 10
Naval Stores.
Tar ~ Dbl. ..3 0003 25
Coal tar. A 1905 90
Pitch "a Q0G3 rs
VIII. Pitch. 3 eo93 25
RoSin. 81 OO(04 90
Tupentlne, gal. .35045
OaKum. -. 71anS1a
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BUSlON AND PHILADELPHIA.
DIRECT STEAMSHIP LINE.
From Boston every "Wednesday and Saturday.
From Philadelphia every Tuesday and Friday.
from Central Wharf, Boston, p. m. From
Pine Street Wharf, Philadelphia. at 3 p, m. H.
surance one-half the rate of sailing vessel.
Frelghts for the West by the Penn. II. r., and
South by connecting lines, forwarded free OF
commission.
Passage $1,000. Round Trip S1S co.
Meals and room Included.
For freight or passage apply to f, P. WING,
Agent. Central Wharf, Boston
Z. b. SAMPSON. Treasurer and General
Manager, SO State ST., Fiske Building, Boston.
Mass Cct22dt
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Memoranda.

II, II San Francisco Oct 26-Ship Undaunt d, Capt
struk by hurricane lasting ~ hours, accom-
panied by binding snow squalls and high seas.
2 Everything from lower yards down was e1lcas-
ea IN ICE ana the braces and running gear were
frozen fast in the blockss'{ The decks were con-
tlnually swept by the sea. Breaking in the doors
of the forward house. sfs4 q
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Wabash. st Louis & Pacific

*Ex-div
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-28
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Waterbury People who Have ReG.rter
at the Connecticut RuIldInv Recent v

Waterbury People who Have ReG.rtered
at tho Connecticut Building Recently
The following is Secretary Walls
latest report date OF july -. from the
Worlds fair. of Waterbury people who
have registered at the Connecticut
huililnC; Henry II Peck, F l. Curtis.
Henry w Rowland. J A Hubbard and
wife, Louise 4. Hubbard, F. II Allen.
E S. HAYDEN. Pauline Hayden, Mrs
Walter w. Holmes. f Il I.ampson. Jr.
William f Rislev. Bernard II. Frfz
patrick. Josephine Fitzpatrick. Alice T
Fitzpatrick, Matte |. Walsh. Mrs w
R. Steele, A F Engel. Mrs F w. Nc
Donald. Arthur MrDonald Mary Nc
Donald. Frank II. Hoffman. F. \. Gid
dings, Sara Rice Munson, Annie NJ
Olsdon. II. G. Fillev and wife, II 7
Stedman snd wife. Harry Sclden Lewis.
Edward Huntington Hine. Herman
Erbe. Charles p Kellogg.
Connecticut people who are limited in
their time at the exposition can very
much expedite their sight seeing by
securing a competent guide to lead
them to the most notable sights. The
right kind of q guide will enable =
much in one day as they would I've likely
to ace without guide in four days.
Letters intended for the Connecticut
state building at the Worlds fair should
not be addressed to the connecticut
house" Chicago. There is hotel
somew here in Chicago by the latter
name, and letters addressed to its care
have been held there a full month.
Connecticut state building, Jackson
park, Chicago" is about as near right Us
need be-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-28
WORLD OF SPORTS

The peg" race at the driving park
to-murrow afternoon will be run AT >
O'clock. There is n good field of entries
and some excellent sport is promised by
Manager Mat Lynch.
There il to be shake up in the
BROOKLYN team. keeler of the New
Works has been secured to play third
base and it is SAID that Brnuthers and
Burns will be released, Lachance being
secured AS a general utility man. Danny
Richardson SAYS he will not play with
the Rrouklyus again until President
Byrne rrtraCts the statement that his Ill
health is due to dissipation.
Jerry Denny has been signed to play
rh,rd base for Louisville in place OF
PIukneY.
Boston leads in runs, with Philadel
phia second and New York third
Philadelphia leads in base hits. with
New York n very close second. Never
thelrss New York is not in the running
with the two leaders. And yet some
PEE Pile assert there is no such thing AS
luck in base ball.
The PastIme Baseball club of this city
will leave Saturday evening for Newark
y. J and on sunday will play the
Ironsidr Baseball CLUB of that city.
DILL. McAvov. So. Main ST. "ppUnion
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-28

That nothing succeeds like success is
exemplified in the case of the keelev
cure for drunkenness. Institutions ex-
clusively devoted TO the reformation
and permanent cure of inebriates are
springing up in all parts OF the world
One Of the best equipped has recently
been opened in Springfield, Mass, with
a limited capacity. however, which bids
fair to be tested to its fullest
extent in the near future. DR.
Louquest, the physician in charge,
comes from the Dwight institute with
an enviable reputation for successful
treatment of dvpsomania in its worst
form. DIR Louquest is ably assisted by
J. w. Needham, his associate at the
home, who has had considerable ex
perience in his particular line. The in
stitute is located on Round Hill. one OF
the finest locations in the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-28
DEATH FROM HEART FAILURE.
Philemon T.. woolworth Died Alone
while ON q FIshIng Trip.

Philemon r. woolworth Died Alone
While on = Fishing Trip.
The body OF Philemon P. Woolworth,
who died at Block Island Wednesday,
arrived here this morning. The de-
ceased had been in the best of health
and on Tuesday with party in which
were William J. SchleGel. G. Leslie
Dexter and wife visited Newport. Early
Wednesday morning he went fishing to
one of the many fresh water ponds on
Block Island. He was in excellent
spirits and after breakfast started out
alone on another fishing trip. Not re-
turning to dinner his wife became
alarmed aud search was made result
ing in the finding OF Mr. Woolworth's
body on the banks of pond. There
were no marks upon the body, except n
slight abrasion on the forehead and the
medical examiner pronounced death
due to heart failure. 1t is thought that
he was on his way back to the hotel and
sat on a rock to rest when the fatal
attack came. Ian dlord Milliken. of the
Milliken house, accompanied the re-
mains to New London. The funeral
will be held from the family residence
10 Jewelry street, at 3 o'clock to-mor.
row. The services at the grave in
| Riverside cemetery will be conducts
| by Nosahogan lodge, |. o. o. F.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-28
NAucATuck AND VICINITY.
DoinKs of n DAY In the Valley REQ
This City.

VI - OAV IN Nno NAbCy nEAo~
This City.
NAUGATUCK. July 2S.-Miss Lizzie
Morse leaves town to morrow for a two
weeks vacation in PIttsfield, Mass.
Mr. Andrews is arranging to spread
canvas cover over the burnt building,
to protect Pages goods until such time
as he can get a new roof on.
r. F. Wallace of the Naugatuck hotel
has been confined to his room for the
past few days by illness.
Patrick Conran has put the yards in
the rear Of his block, opposite the post
office. in a very clean condition and
proposes that his tenants shall keep
them so.
The shoe ticket at the Glove COM
pany's works is now ten thousand pairs
day, and nearly seven hundred pairs
of boots. Besides these there is the
| clothing, glove, shield and special order
departments. which requires large
force of hands TO keep up with the
orders.
James Herman pleaded guilty to all
the charges preferred against him
yesterday and was fined 81 and costs for
intoxication and sentenced to thirty
days on each of two charges of larceny
of watch and chain from John DOlan.
The insurance adjusters for the
burned stock and buildings are expected
here to-day.
| There has been considerable said about
the water pressure on the mains at the
time of the fire on Monday night. Bris.
tolls recording gauge in the office of the
company on that evening shows pres
sure Of ll2 pounds at the time of
the alarm. 1t shows the decrease in
pressure on the eight inch main of every
| one Of the six streams taken from the
six hydrautS the lowest pressure being
siNtv-tive pounds between twelve and
one o'clock. At two o'coCk it showed
seventy and gradually rose as the
streams were turned off to one hundred
| getting back to the starting place before
| noon. As five out Of six of these streams
| were from MOBILES over | inch and
| were on for about four hours. one can
Judge how much water was put on or in
the building. The reason that one stream
was thrown SO much higher than the
others was because of the use OF ont
inch nozzle.
Two four horse bus loads of Young
people came here last night to visit one
of our Temperance organizations. They
were from Waterbury.
Mrs Jerome r. fuller and son do no
expect to return from the west unit
september.
| Richard Bronson. who went off with
, Flynu'S team u short time ago, MAS ar
, rested at Rranford and sent to the
reform school yesterday.
Charles Lavine has made some excel
lent views of the burnt building.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-28
DISCUSSING FINANCIAL MATTERS.


Adopted by the Hoard of
Trade and Delegates Elected to "a
National Convention.
The board of trade held special
meeting last evening to discuss the
financial situation and elect two dele.
gates to attend convention of COM
mercial bodies to be held in Washing
ton about September l. President J. r
Smith and Secretary Plat were chosen
to represent Waterbury. The following
resolutions adopted by the New York
board of trade and transportation were
read
Resolved, That the present lack of
confidence in financial and mercantile
circles is due in part to the initiation Of
OF credits and to our present monetary
system.
Resolved. That the experiment Of
compelling the government to purchase
1 $500, 900 ounces OF silver monthly has
had fair trial and has proven to he a
detriment to all commercial interests
and has created distrust at home and
abroad
Resolved, That we earnestly request
congress to repeal, at the coming
session, the compulsory silver purchase
sections OF the Sherman law.
Resolved. That frequent changes OF
the financial policy and of the monetary
system OF the country. when conceived
and enacted for political purposes. be
condemned as a sin against the nation.
The resolutions were considered seps-
rstely and discussed by George F.
Terry, H. L. Wade, Thomas Kelly, F
E. Cross, L. l. Munson. President Smith
and Secretary Plat. All were adopted
and certified copy will be sent to the
New York board Of trade for presenta
ton. with similar action Of other bodies
to congress at the opening of the specis
session,