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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
DEMOCRATIC PARTIsANsHIP.

Before the special session of Congress
convened the Democrats were all shout
ing that an emergency had arisen which
demanded the laying aside of all par
tisanshipeby members of both parties and
the uniting together to promote the
welfare of the country. The Republic
cans were appealed to. come to the assis-
tance of, the sound money Democrats and
help them and the Democratic President
save the country from the danger of.Ta
deprecated and unsound currency. The
Republicans responded to their cry, and
though they were very shabbily treated
by the Democratic managers, they as
sisted almost to a. imam to secure the leg
islation which the. Democratic President
had asked for and which, could not
been secured without their assistance.
Had nthey hung back, had they taken
the ground which they might with much
reason that the Democrats were in con-
troll of the government and that there
fore the responsibility was upon them,
and them alone, the repeal bill could
never have been passed without condi-
lions. But they acted as patriots, and
not as partisans, foregoing all political
advantage that might have come to
them from the situation.
Contrast with this the action of Demo
Gratis. As soon as the silver repeal bill
was passed and Republican aid was..no
longer needed they began to Vancouver
for partisan advantage by introducing
the most hateful measure to Republi-
cans that could besconeocted-the bill for
the repeal of the national election laws.
Their conduct has. been SO dishonest and
unfair in this respect that respectable
Democratic journals are crying out
against it and demanding that the bill
for the repeal of the election laws be
dropped Their action is too bad for even
SO thorough going Democratic journal
as the New York World.to defend and
it reads them this vigorous lesson in de-
cency:
If the Democratic bers the
House of Representatives want to serve
their country and their party the best
thing they can do is to drop the elections
fepea.. bill as they would drop red hot
poker.
This extraordinary session of Congress
was called to repeal the Sherman act,
and for no other purpose. Republican
votes are essential to this object. A
majority of the repeal Senators are Re-
publicans. To unnecessarily affront
them by an injection of craftsmanship
into Congress at this time would be to
invite defeat 1t would, therefore, be
not only Illogical and inconsistent with
the sole object of this session, but it is
warranted, for the simple reason that
the elections repeal bill is sure to re-
ceive every Democratic vote whenever
It shall be presented Its passage one
month hence will insure its application
to the Congressional elections just as
there is absolutely no excuse for haste.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23

Moreover the President in his message
not only did mot suggest, but did, dis
tinctly deprecate any display of PARTISAN
ship in this extraordinary session.
Repeal the elections bill? Certainly at
the proper time. But not before the re-
peal of the Sherman act. Drop it.
Are not the Democratic majority in the
Senate by its melancholy impotence and
the Democratic minority by its avowed
obstruction doing enoughsto discredit the
Democratic party and disgust the people
without assistance. froma the House?
Even more significant is the following
from the louisville Courier-Journal, a
paper published in the South from
which comes the Chief demand for the
repeal of these laws:
Without Republican votes in the Sem
atethe Voorhees, bill can hardly. hope to
pass that body. Partisan rancor needs
to be kept in allegiance till repeal is as
sured The first passage at arms IN the
House over the federal election laws
shows that the question has lost none
of it's old power to excite partisan, energy
and to. stir the fighting blood of every,
faction. 1t arouses more OF feeling, good
and bad, than an old question OF finance.
A very little debate of it will heat the
political furnace, while the introduction
of new issue of such Importance may
be readily used as an obstruction to
the work for which the extra session
was called.
That, is risk which the Democratic
party cannot afford to take. EVERYTHING
in good time, and all will be done at
last. For the present the agitation of
the matter of federal election laws is SO
inopportune that it may well.be set down
as device of the siIvermen to defeat the
repeal of the Sherman act. 1t is device
to which conservative Democrats will
not lend themselves. The business world
demands the repeal of the vicious silver
purchase law 1t has inaugurated a
revival of activity in confident antici-
patton of that repeal. If now hope be
stricken to earth and delay be length
ened into defeat, the responsbilityfor the
relapse into financial and commercial
depression would be one which the
Democratic party would not care to
shoulder
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
FRIDAY and SATURDAY.

Ladies' Gents and Children's Sale of
medium and winter weight Hosiery and
Underwear. Friday and Saturday. These
are special prices made on small lots to
close regardless of profit before our stock
taking which occurs next week.
1 Lot of Ladies medium and winter
weight Ribbed Vests and Pants s5c.
Extra fine quality winter weight DER
sew Vests and Pants, all sizes SOC.
rs Dozens Boys Scotch Mixed Shirts
and Drawers csc piece.
The SOC quality for SOC.
The Cents Winter Weight Shirts and
Drawers that we shall sell for soc Friday
and Saturday consist of Blue Ribbed
that have sold for 75c, Scotch Mixed 75c
and 81 1-2c, Plain White 75c All at one
price soc Friday and Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
RIGBY PARK.

r OCATIONS for fruit, lunch, peanut, lemon
~ AIDE and light beer stands at Rigby Park,
during the opening meeting, Oct 3, 4, and 8,
can be secured by applying to
H.. F. FARNHAM, Treasurer,
sepetd Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23

Neither Senator Hill nor Senator
Murphy is pleased with the nomination
of Mr.. Hornblower for Judge of the
Supreme Court of New York. He is not
one of their set ,ssand he was one of the
committee of the. BarssAssociation which
presented the charges against r Judge
Maynard, whom, The Hill machinespro-
poses to run for Judge of the New York
Court ssof Appeals. There, is certainly
nothing in these. facts discreditable to
the Mr. Horn blower, quite, the reverse.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23

The sons of.the late Ernest Seyd, who
has been accused over and over again by
the silver men of bribing the American
Congress with British = gold to pass the
coinage act of 1878, publish a card in the
New York Post in which they say that
at the time their father is said to have
been bribing the American Congress. he
was not even in this country. The
silver men will go right on telling the
old lie Just the same, however.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

Gentlemen's Pants from the Bankrupt
Stock, final closing out sale in these 2 days
$3.50 and 400 Pants for $a.25
So so Pants for $1.75
80 90 Pants for ST. so
Small lots of Mems Pants 75c, csc and
SLIP LIZ.
Every pair must be closed before stock
taking, next week.
sooPairs Boys Pants at csc, sec, soc and
rs cts.
These prices viii close this lot by satur-
day night.
The Boys Pants can be found in Cloak
Room, second floor.
Chi1dren's School Garments that were
carried over from last season will be sold
at half price Friday and Saturday. A
very few sizes left
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23

nESend for descriptive circular, mentioning
whether book relating to Autumn California.
Winter California, Mexico, or Words Fair
tours is desired.
RAYMOND g. wHITCOMB,
FOG Washington Street Opposite School
street,, Boston, Mass.
Sept22d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
HENRY Levin,
Merchant 3: Tailor,
NO. 80 EXCHANGE ST.

Having taken possession of the store formerly
occupied by the late s. Matthias will open for
business September 10th, with new ana care
fully selected stock of foreign and domestic
woolens.
Having been cutter for Mr.. Matthias for tho
past eight years, he feels assured that by fair
dealing and reasonable prices that he will re-
will guaranteed that ali work entrusted to him
will Be irstolass in every particular.
Sept1 6d2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %.

It looks as if Mr.. Greenhalge was going
to come pretty near getting the Repub-
lican.:nomination for governor of Massa-
chusetts on the first ballot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23

The tiredesJ man in the Senate just at
present appears to be the tall sycamore
of the Wabash. The idea of his starting
out in his present exhausted condition
to tire out the silver mensis decidedly
funny
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
Manson G. LaTTape
MIDDLE STREET.
5000 YARDS SILK RIBBONS
At 90 "a ard.

This morning we shall put sale 5000 yards Silk Ribbons Nos B.
II at Sc yard The regular retail price being TO- II II
and &c., This lot consists Of Gros Grains Sa Peot and Satin Edges
in large variety eoors such as Cardinal Garnet Light and Medium
Blues Bordeaux Imperial AZURE Sapphire and all the staple eoos neud
ing Black Remember, Thursday morning. Sept 21st
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Pitcher Guss McGinnis, the new ac.
QUESTION of the Chicago club is over
81 years old He is feet and II inches
tall, and when IN his best pitching form
weighs 16S pounds. He started in his
career as professional ball player in
1890, putting in the last two months of
the season with the Muncie Ind } club.
In 1891 he PLAYED with the Marinette
club of the Wisconsin league, and did
very good work 1t was mainly through
his efforts that tho Marinettes won the
pennant Of the last IS games pitched
he won 16, Last season he PLAYED with
Seattle club of the Pacific Northwest
league until that organization went to
the wall He pitched 80 games for Seat
tie and won CO. capturing IL out of the
last fourteen played. McMinnis is re-
ported to he possessed Of good nerve and
IS noted for generalship. He is fair
batter and base runner and never fails
to put forth his best efforts in the inter
est of the club.
The growth of base ball has been In
the waV of scientific development and il
would he dangerous to play with the
rul, 8 now. SAYS the Chicago Post. Ii l.
large question whether the removal of
he pitcher back would reduce his
power much. if at all. The probable
result would be a confusion of effects
with pitchers and hatters In other
words, the change would be purely ex
detrimental and experiments must not
.bove all, be tried with the league rules
Leave we'll enough alone is the best ad
vice that can be given to the restless re-
formers. The people have not tired of
the rules, and it is gratultons to assume
that they want a change. The game OF
pase ball is perfect, in the main, and
only slight notifications will be toler-
ated.
II. w. Abbey, pitcher of the Wash
ington league ball team last year, has
signed with the Pittsburg team for 1898,
and reports March /.
William H. Terry of Brooklyn is tc
coach the Wesleyan base ball team until
| the season opens. Five of last years
| team have returned to college, and there
are fifteen promising candidates fol
positions on the nine.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
EpidemIc of Scarlet Fever.

New HAVEN Jan 1".-There are now
in this city 100 cases Of scarlet fever
many of which are of the malignant
type. Most of the victims are school
children. but as the patients live in
widely scattered parts of the city and
az there are but few cases in each
school the disease cannot be said to
have assumed the proportions of an
epidemic. Since the disease first broke
out about December first, there have
been Is deaths. eight of which have oc-
CURED SINCE January 1. Health Officer
Wright said to-day that while there are
an unusually large number of cases he
has no fear of an epidemic and looks
for improvement in the situation daily
The prevalence of the fever has had ar
effect on the attendance in the primary
schools. Many of the parents keep
their children home fearing contagion.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Governor Morris dominates Associate
Judges of the Supreme Court.

Governor Morris Nominates Associate
Judges of the Supreme Court.
HARTFORD, Jan 10 The senate recon-
vened at 4:30 Yesterday afternoon and
the following committees were appoint
ed:
Joint standing committies-Judiciar
Fox, (dem); school fund, Gross, (rep);
banks, Ferris, (rep); state prison, Perkins,
(rep); new town and probate districts.
Holcomb, (rep); roads and bridges, Root,
(dem); interpretations, Holden, (dem):
claims, Matthewson, rep; education,
Crandall. (dem); finance, Morgan. (dem):
railroads, Houlihan, (dem); military af-
fairs, Gardner ,(dem); agriculture, Coffey.
(rep); humane institutions, Hall, (dem);
cities and boroughs, Pierce, (dem); fish
cries, Chapman, (rep); insurance, Phelps
(rep); manufacturers, Robertson, dem;
ap ,,ropriations, Ensign, (dem); labor,
Jones, (rep); engrossed bills, Holden,
(dem) and Phelps (rep); forfeited rights,
Crandall, (dem).
furniture and grounds, Cleveland, (dem);
new counties and county seats, Miner.
(rep:) constitutional amendments. Root.
(dem@ state library, Fox, (dem0 man.
ual and roll, Morgan, dem
This left the following committees
untitled: Sale of lands. temperance.
federal relations, unfinished business,
woman suffrage, and upon motion of
Mr. Pierce the committee on senate rules
was authorized to name senators for
| those positions.
At 4:5O o'clock the senate adjourned
to Tuesday, January II, at 10 O'Clock
| a. m.
In the house an adjournment was
taken until to-day. Representative
SAKE of Waterbury is on the committee
on claims, and Representative Root Is a
| member of the committee on roads.
To-DAY's SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The most important business before the
| house to day was a communication from
Governor Morris nominating Simeon E
| Baldwin of New Haven associate Judge
If the supreme court for eight years. to
succeed Judge Dwight Loomis, retired
| and Augustus II. Fem of Winsted, tC
be associate justice for the same time
succeeding Judge Seymour deceased.
The democratic members of the gen
eral assembly held caucus to-day and
nominated Carlos French of Seymour fol
| United States senator.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
NAueATuck AND VICINITY.
Doings of a Day In the Valley Below
This City.

Doings of Day In the Valley Below
This City.
NAUGATUCK, Jan 12-Many of our
housekeepers who have put themselves
to an Inconvenience, to say nothing of
insults being offered by tramps because
their menu was not satisfactory, will be
glad to learn of the action taken at the
town meeting on Tuesday evening in
making provision to furnish them hot
have to do now is to refer transients
back to the tramps' room to get their
rations.
There was large attendance at the
funeral of the late Mrs DR. futile yester-
day at st Michaers church. Both Mr.
Ellsworth and former rector, Mr. Gar
dener, took part in the services. A
quartette under Mrs Deutsch rendered
two selections very feelingly. The re-
mains were buried in the new Grove
cemetery. The extreme cold weather
deferred some from going to the ground.
The Odd Fellows expect to give an
other of their enjoyable socials this
evening.
Reserved seat tickets for Glands
Across the Sea" go on sale at McCar.
thy's Saturday morning. The company
is at the Hyperion, New Haven, to-
| night.
Tomorrow evening the Second divi
sion of Hibernians will give their an
nual concert and ball at the opera
house.
This evening the Queen of the Forest
circle, @. of F, will install officers and
transact other important business.
| 1t is unfortunate that the Diamond
Breaker" is booked for the same even
ing as Ragan's lecture at the parish
house, as many would like to attend
| both.
Martin O'Brien had a hand bruised
badly yesterday by getting it caught
while at work on a calender at the
Glove shop.
| Owing to a funeral in the family
Representative Garrison did not go to
| Hartford yesterday.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT.
An italian Laborpr at Branford Lose


An italian Laborrr at Branford Loses
His Life.
An Italian laborer whose name is I'M
known was killed at Branford yester-
day afternoon. A mass of earth fell
upon him, crushing him fearfully. He
was employed on the Shore Line
division of the Consolidated road.
Henry w. Edwards of Kensington
was found dead in a barn owned by
Levi B. Gladding of that place Tuesday
evening. Edwards was missed at his
home and a search was at once begun.
1t resulted in finding the man lying
dead in hay-mow. Investigation
proved that the man had died from the
effects of alcohol. He was 40 years old
and unmarried.
Charles Behrle. of the firm of King &
Behrle, ice dealers of Ansonia, was
struck by a falling cake of ice yester-
day. His leg was crushed and he was
otherwise severely injured. 1t is be
Iieved that he cannot recover.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
RAILROAD MATTERS.

Possession of the Meriden Railroad
Assured to the New England.
The executrix of Jabez A Bostwick
has received permission, by a decision
Of Referee James Thompson, to vote for
l contamination of the lease of the
Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut
River railroad to the New York & New
England Railroad company at S22, 500 H
wear. Mr. BOstwick was arranging for
the lease when he died last August H,
had controlling interest in the bonde
f the Meriden road.
The directors of the Connecticut River
road met yesterday to consider the pro
posed lease of thu ir line to the B"ston &
Maine, but after two hours secret con
,ultatlon they did not look favorabl>
upon the proposition of the latter
road, and so did nothing in the matter
The meeting was adjourned without
plat or time and there seems to be 8
feeling that the Boston & Maine road
will submit more favorable terms.
A hearing has been assigned by the
railroad commissioners at Danbury be
tween January II and 20, on the appIi
cation of the Danbury and State Line
Railway company for the approval OF
their layout and location. The pro-
posed road will extend from Danbury
to Golden's Bridge, New York, on the
Harlem division of the New York Cen
trail road. 1t is said that the road will
he built during the present year. New
York capitalists are interested and al
soon as the necessary prelimInaries are
arranged for, work will be commenced
Negotiations are in progress for obtain
ing the land and right or way.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
LAST NIGHTS FIRE.
The Loss Placed at $4,000; the Origin
Unknown.


The Loss Placed at $4,000; the Origin
Unknown.
An alarm from box in Exchange
place at 9:35 last evening brought the
fire department out to fight fire in F.
B. Merriman's clothing store, at 10 East
Main street. The large plate glass win
dows were quickly broken with the
nozzle of the hose and two streams sent
in from the front. Other lines were
added from the rear, and one was
carried up the main stairway of the
building and a hole cut in the store
room of D. B. Wilson's store. Winona
lodge, o. of R., and Excelsior council.
O. U. A. NJ, were holding meetings in
their halls in the third story of the
block when the smoke began to come
through the floor and rush was made
for the outside. The store was com
pletely Quilted, and almost every thing
is destroyed by fire, smoke or water.
Mr. Merriman's loss is estimated at about
$40. 900 on which there is $4,000 insu-
rance.
The fire seems to have started behind
the counter on the west side of the store.
but the origin of it is not fully deter.
mined. Mr. Merriman stated that he
left the store at 8 o'clock and has no
idea of how the fire started.
At one time it looked as if the fire
would get up through the building,
which is one of the oldest in the city
and is owned by Irving G. Plat. The
damage to the building is not vet deter
mined. Chief Snagg states that one Of
the plate glass windows was blown out
and not broken by the firemen.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-12
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Report Submitted For Two Years Ending
in June, 1892.

in June, 1899.
The state board of charities, consist.
ing of Mrs Francis Bacon of New
Haven, George H. Wood and Mrs Vir.
ginia T. Smith of Hartford, has just is.
sued its report for the two years ending
June 80, 1892
The statistics for the Wethersfied
state prison are: Number of couvicts
October 81, 1892, 1877. For the two
wears ending at that date the number
had been 300; died, 7. In the hospital
at the date of visit, 3 The report
states that the state prison is not filled
while the county jails are overcrowded
The amount paid nv the state for prison
expenses for the fifteen months ending
September 80, 1899, was SPLIT O2.
The report regarding the industrial
school for girls at Middletown shows
that there were 226 inmates in july
| 1892. and the cos to the state for main
tanning the school for fifteen months
ending Sentemher 80, 1892. was S45. 7S6
80 In the reform school on July /
1892, was 500 91 70.
In relation TO the county jails the re
port reads: Total number of imprisnn
ments in the ten counties, 7,401. The
state expended for jails in the year end
ing June 80. 1891, ST., 935 81; for the
fifteen months ending September 80
1899. S135 SOB 81. The board recon-
mends the building of Jail in Water
bury,