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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
SAD PLIGHT OF WILLIAMSBURG.

Merchants Are Pumping the Water Out Oh
sumo Business-Poor People Who Lost
All-Flood just Being Felt at Rochester
WILLIAMsBoRT, Pa, May 23.-As the
waters recede the havoc wrought by the
food is becoming more and more appar
ent, and careful investigation proves that
the loss to property will be as great as it
was in 1889. Dozens of families among the
poorer people of the city have lost all they
had in the world, and almost every one
has lost something. In fact, so widespread
is the damage that it is impossible to par
ticularize.
The greatest havoc was wrought at New.
berry three miles out of this city, where
the Reading depot was completely wreck
ed, and every house in the place was from
to 12 feet under water. In the city prop
er the foundations of many of the largest
buildings are found to have been SO greatly
weakened as to be unsafe. In the case OF
the Pine street Methodist church the foun-
dation has been impaired so that the struc'
ture may fall at any time. These facts
are causing great uneasiness, us many
deaths resulted from falling buildings aft
er the previous floods
1t is again reported that several persons
are missing, who, it is feared, have been
drowned, but the only specific case thus
far is that of William Long, who has not
been seen since Sunday morning.
Preparing to Resume Business.
The losses in the farming districts have
been very great, and reports from all the
surrounding towns bring tales of the loss
. of thousands of dollars worth of logs and
lum Der swept away in the roaring torrent.
f-IJ
now about stationary. The business por-
ton of the city is out of water, but that
part which lies north of the Reading rail-
road station and some portions of the cas-
and west ends are still partly submerged.
Active preparations are being made to
resume business, hand engines and all
manner of pumps being pressed into serv-
ice to clear the cellars and lower floors of
water. The railroad officials are equally
active, and facilities for travel will soon
be in their normal condition. The Phila-
delphia and Erie is agai@;n shape to within
a short distance east of Lock Haven, and
it is thought that trains will be running
regularly by morning.
The Northern Central between this city
and Canton is in bad shape, and the Fall
Brook and Beech Creek roads are in such
condition that traffic cannot be resumed
for several days. The Reading will scarcely
be able to do much Williamsport service
for at least week, owing to the loss OF
the bridge at Muncy. The Philadelphia
and Erie will probably handle Reading
trains beyond Muncy until the-bridge is
rebuilt.
Mayor Elliott has called a meeting fol
this afternoon, at which steps will be tax.
en- to provide for those who are in immedi-
ate need. The electric lights are still out,
and the city is in darkness, but as the river
recedes into it's channel all present dis
comforts are forgotten in the general feel
ing of thankfulness that it is no worse.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Rochester Partly Inundated.

ROCHESTER, May 23.-The river is rapid
ly rising this morning. 1t is within six
feet of Exchange street at Edinburgh
street The Erie shops are surrounded,
and the tracks in the yard are submerged
from IA to 20 inches.
Early this morning on Exchange street
one residence was flooded to the depth of six
feet, and the family had moved out The
Erie tracks are now submerged to depth
of three feet. Oh Front street the water
has overlooked the banks and is filing the
cellars. The river is still rising
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Master Plumbers, Association Trust.

TOPEKA, May 23-Attorney General Lit
tie has given an opinion that the Master
Plumbers Association of Kansas comes
under the provision of the state trust law,
and that the members in combining
against nonmembers are subject to crimi-
nal prosecution. The organization was
entered into to control the business of
dealers in plum bers' supplies and to pre-
vent those not belonging to the association
from making purchases from wholesale
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23

pect to stay here more than three or four
days. They have petition to present to
congress, but have not as yet made any
plans concerning the manner of presenting
it. The petition is strongly socialistic in
its nature and goes much further than the
Coxey plans. Fitzgerald says his men are
in sympathy with Coxey, but that they are
not in any way connected with him or his
army.
Shortly after quarters were taken up by
the delegates in the chapel the police lieu
tenant of the precinct entered and made a
little speech to the men. He said that law
abiding people would not be molested here
by the police. He received assurances from
Fitzgerald that there was to be no break
ing of the peace and that no professional
crooks were among the delegates. He does
not anticipate any trouble from the men.
Morrison I. Swift, the economist leader
of the Boston contingent of the Coxey
commonweal is in the city. He was at
the interior department and called on
Commissioner Harris and a number of
other acquaintance in the bureau of edu-
cation. He held discussion with several
at the bureau, at which he argued that
''the rich are growing richer and fewer,
and the poor poorer and greater in num-
hers "
CoIumDia a DaIsy.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Ihe line per-
Torrance of the triple screw cruiser Co
lumbia on her sea trial, just completed, is
gratifying to naval officers not only be-
cause it shows the vessel is actually with
out peer as fleet and powerful cruiser,
but because of the bearing of the trial on
the charges recently made before congress
by Representative Holman that vessels
were ''jockeyed" on their acceptance trials.
1t was alleged that the machinery was
strained beyond safe endurance; that pick
ed men and picked coal were used, and
that the speed on the trials never could be
attained when the ship was actually in
service. On her acceptance trial the Co
Iumbia made 22.8 knots, while according
to report she has just made "a knots with
a green crew and without selected fuel or
special preparation. Had the contractors
done us well with her, they would have
earned another $500, 900 in addition to the
premium they did make.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Harvard Endowed by a Slave,

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 23.-Probably
the most noteworthy scholarship in the
United States, and certainly the only in
stance where former slave has endowed
a university, is the bequest of Harriet Hay
den, colored woman anu former slave, to
Harvard university to found scholarship
for poor and deserving colored students.
The bequest of IS, 900 has been paid in, and
the fund will be ready for some colored
student next fall
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
The Bribery Investigation.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Major Buttz did
not meet the expectations of the commit
tee by putting in an appearance during
the afternoon, and the opinion was OK
pressed that he would not be at the capitol
again before this morning None of the
members of the committee think there is
any probability of his having left the city
to evade the investigation. They account
for the prolongation of his absence by the
probability of his having difficulty in find
ing the witness he was i'll search of. His
boarding house keeper says he left his
trunk at her house.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Movements of Ocean Steamships.

NEW YORK, May 80 - The following
steamships are due today: Francisco, Hull;
Powhatan, Gibraltar; Donau, Hamburg;
Rhynland, Antwerp; Nueces, Galveston;
Muriel, ST. Croix. The following steam
ships sail today: Germanic, LIVERPOOL;
Chester, Southampton; Friesland, Ant
werp, Philadelphia, La Guayra.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
VIII Cremate Henry's Body.

PARIS, May 23.-The Steele says that the
police authorities have ordered the body
of Emile Henry, the anarchist who was
executed yesterday, to be cremated in Or
der to prevent a repetition of manifesto
tions similar to those which have taken
place about the grave OF Valiant, the an
archist who was executed after having
been convicted of throwing a bomb into
the chamber of deputies.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Fitzgerald Reaches the Capital.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Michael Fitzger.
aid, with his band of 43 industrial dele
gates, as he styles them, has arrived in
this city, and the organization has taken
up quarters in the small chapel annex to
the Mount Zion Methodist church, a house
of worship for negroes in the northwest
section of the city. The chapel is just
about large enough to accommodate the
industrials and is equipped with wooden
benches, which the men are using for beds.
The delegates are by far the most intelli-
gent in appearance of any of the armies
of the unemployed that have reached this
lsity. Fitzgerald says his men dc net %.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Fourth Glass Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The following
fourth class postmasters were appointed:
New York-Cherry Valley, P. R.Wales: Ozone
Park, o. w. Chevalier; Rosiere. G. NJ. Solar.
Pennsylvania-Bald Hill, o. F. Douley; Hol-
brook, G. NJ. Grimes.
Two of the appointments made in Alaska
were announced. Mrs. Belle Swift was
appointed postmistress at Fort Wrangel
and R. P. Ling at Standpoint. There are
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
OhiOMfners Ugly.

AKRON, O., May 23.-Serious trouble is
apprehended among the coal miners of
Tuscarawas county, where several mines
are being worked. The men were driven
out of one mine by strikers, and the same
fate is threatened to the other workers.
The sheriff telegraphed Major Bryan of the
Eighth regiment for aid, and he immedi-
ately left for the seat of trouble.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23

PARIS, May 23.-A bomb was found at
the door of the fiat occupied by the well
known Christian socialist leader Able
GARNER, ON the Avenue Mel. The bomb
was found by the janitor of the fiat, who
extinguished the burning fuse attached to
it. 1t contained elaborated powder and
pieces of small iron.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Got a Bad Knockout.

Providence, fighter of considerable rep
utation, was knocked out in the middle of
the third round at Footguard hall by
Tommy Ryan, champion welterweight of
the world. He was unconscious for near
ly an hour, with two physicians working
i'm
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Lock Haven Resumes Business.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, May 25.-After having
been under water'for 4S hours Lock Haven
is recovering Der usual serenity. The prin-
cipal business houses, which have been
flooded to the depth of three feet or more,
are preparing to resume business, and the
citizens are moving back into their homes.
Trains came through from the west yes
terday afternoon for the first time since
Saturday, and business was generally re,
sumod
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
The Sea Serpent Captured.

PORT CHESTER, N. Y, May 23.-The sea
serpent which has been reported for years
as having been seen along the shores of
Long Island sound is thought to be dead.
He was an immense sea hog, seven feet
long and weighing at least 800 pounds.
The body was washed upon Mannersing is
land by the storm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
A Three Cornered Fight,

PLAQUE MINE, La, May 23.-At Dorsey
vile an Italian and negro got into an
alteration in front of a store owned by
Adolph Block and Jules Lebe, who are
brothers-in-law. In 10 minutes the shoot
ing began. When the smoke had cleared
away, it was found three had been killed
almost instantly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Navsjoes Committing Depredations.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The secretary of
the interior today forwarded to the war
department request that the troops in
New Mexico be directed to arrest Navajo
Indians who, a report to the department
says, are off their reservation and COM
mittinp denredatiOns on settlers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Death of James ID. Hulse.

MIDDLETowN, N. Y, May 23.-James B.
Hulse, one of the best known residents of
Orange county, died from shock occasioned
by fall. He was ex-president of the viii
laee of Middletown.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23

BETHLEHEM, Pa. May 23.-The damage
done by the food in this vicinity will
amount to thousands of dollars. All dan
ger is past, however, and the waters are
receding rapidly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Nrotbar and Dauphter Rurnef3.

MCMINNvILLE, Or, May 23.-The resi-
dence of M. McShadden was destroyed by
fire. Mrs. McShadden and her lO-year-old
daughter persisted in the flames, and her
son, aged 9, received fatal injuries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Danger Point Passed.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, May 23.-The danger
point in the flood in the Susquehanna river
has passed. The lowlands are covered by
but six inches of water. 1t is expected
that communication with the towns on
thu west side of the river will be resumed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23

LOUISVILLE, May 2S.-Four Breckenridge
men on the Fayette county executive COM
nlittee are to be retired. Their places will
be filed by men favorable to Owens, MAJ
tsrially weakening BEeckinridss's chances
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
A Mob 70 Induce str,k,ne-

FLORENCE, Colo, May 23.-Seven hun
dred miners, with flags and preceded by
brass bands, started overland to Rouse, 20
miles from here. They are not armed, but
intend to make the miners in the south
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Trains Running Again.

SUNBURY, Pa, May %. The north and
west branches of the Susquehanna are fall
ing at the rate of three inches an hour.
Pennsylvania trains are running again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
CURRAN'S

.CURRAN y
9 efjSss. THURSDAY.
Those are Genuine Fire Crackers.
At 1Oc.
One lot of novelty dress goods, for
merly sold for 37Ac, bargain day, Ice
At 35c.
40 inch all wool jet black armure cloth
formerly sold at 75c, bargain day, 35o
At 35c,
bales of SO inch heavy sheeting regu-
lar price &c, bargain day, $50
At CSC.
"a inch fine English broad cloth, for
merly sold at rs, bargain day, soc
At sc.
Extra heavy buck towels, formerly 10c
bargain day, SC
At 45c.
One lot 8-4 turkey red table cloth,
fringe and border, value 81 90, bar
gain day : 45c
At 3ac.
Extra wide domet flannel, formerly &c,
bargain day, 3ac
AZ inch jet black storm serge, formerly
37ic, bargain day, 15c
At &c.
Best quality silkoline, formerly 15c,
bargain day. &c
At Csc.
500 yards of India silk, % to 26 inches
formerly so to Use per yard, bargain
day. 25c
As inch black novelty dress goods, our
regular 100 line, Thursday, SOC
At Csc.
Mems Jersey ribbed underwear.
medium weight and nice garment
for this season of the year, regular
price SOC, bargain day, 25c
At 49c
Mems Numbered negligee shirts, in
variety of shades, regular price 75c
bargain day, 49c
Mems fine fancy colored half hose,
seamless and fast color, regular price
12!c, bargain day, Sc
At12!c
Mems fancy web suspenders, in
variety of styles and colors, regular
price zoe, bargain day, 1910
= At Sc
Pure vaseline per bottle, bargain day, SO
At 10c
Perfect fitting corset covers, all sizes,
bargain day, 1Oc
At 10c.
Childrens lawn bonnets, regular price
Csc bargain day, Zoe
At Csc.
Ladies' night gowns. with double yoke
trimmed with rutfie, bargain day, 25c
At Sc.
Ladies' collars and cuffs, in sets, bar
gain day, sc
At SOC.
Ladies' black sateen skirts, with two
ruffles, regular price SIPS, bargain
day, Soc
At 39c.
Ladies night gowns, solid tucked yoke,
large full sleeves, bargain day. SOC
At Sc
Ladies' gauze vests regular price Csc,
bargain day SC
Children's ribbed vest, formerly 10,
bargain day, Sc
Crochet cotton, in balls bargain day, Sc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
columhia.s Deem Sea Trial.

PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The cruiser
Columbia arrived at League island navy
yard after satisfactory deep sea inspec-
ton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23

BRIDaEToN, N. j., May 23.-The trial OF
Louis Feight for the murder of Christian
kaiss was begun here bafsre Judge Reed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Set Teeth, S..
Best " So.

~Warranted fo4 Three years. There
are no better made no matter how much
you pay.
Teeth Extracted, 25c
Gas or Vitalized Air, 25c
Silver Filings, so and Toe
Fine Gold Filling, 81 and up
Gold Filings, Gold Crowns and Bridge
Work specially. All work warranted.
DR.. e. L. RYDER,
1873 BANK STREET.
Over Miss Fftzpatrick's Millinery Store. The
only Dentist by the name Of Ryder in the city
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
A Shorthand Originator Knighted.
Feipbt ON TriaI For Murier.

LONDON, May 23.-Mr. Isaac Pitman,
the originator of the system of shorthand
which bears his name, has been knighted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
In the House.

The question of civil service reform was
given full sway in the house, the occasion
being the amendment to strike out the
paragraph in the legislative appropriation
bill providing for the civil service commits
sion. 1t gave opportunity for some stir
ring and not few amusing speeches. The
amendment was adopted by a vote of 100
to II amid great Democratic applause and
Republican cries of ''SpoilsP'
No other amendments of any Importance
were made in the bill, the only ones adopt
ed being to correct the totals of a few
amendments to which amendments were
made Monday. In the early proceedings
the resolution to investigate the alleged
armor plate frauds was adopted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Teller Arraigns Hale.

MT 1eller attacked MT. Hale 8 pOSlU1On
in bold, plain spoken speech. He de-
clared that Mr.. Hale was wrong in taunt-
ing the Democratic side continually. The
Democrats, he said, admitted frankly the
reason why they were obliged to abandon
their platform. They had followed it
where they could, but they were yet long
way from the Republican party, as indi-
Gated and alleged by speeches on the Re
publican side. There was wide gap be-
tween the parties.
Whenever the other side proposed higher
rates he would support them. When they
offered a few minutes ago to make the
duty on pig iron 81 per ton, he voted for it
because he believed 81 gave as adequate
protection as So 20 in the Mckinley bill,
considering the high prices then and the
low prices now.
The proposed substitute just offered by
Mr.. Jones was infinitely preferable to the
original rate. He did not wonder that Mr.
Quay, who understood it, was anxious to
accept it. He desired to say now, once for
all, that in many particulars he thought
the rates proposed in the bill afforded am
pie protection. He thought revenue duty
wisely laid would be adequate on four
fifths of the articles touched by the tariff.
He confessed that this was asbetter bill
than he had hoped for from the other side
after the declaration of the Chicago plat
form.
Without Gliding the other side for its in
consistency, he said, turning to his Repub
lican colleagues, it was their duty, like
men charged with the duty of making
bill for 1900, 900 people. to do the best they
could toward modifying it, and if unsuc
cessful 60 to the people and ask them to vote
back into power the party which, though
frequently derelict, nevertheless had prov
ed its devotion to the interests of those who
blistered their hands with labor and ate
their bread by the sweat of their brow.
There was some applause in the galleries
when Mr.. Teller took his seat, Mr.. Hill
joining in the demonstration. The vote
was then taken on Mr.. Quay's substitute,
and it was adopted-55 to 9.
When the vote was taken, seven Demo
Gratis and two Populists refused to support
the Jones substitute. The rates fixed were
rs follows:
Iron ore, 40 cents per ton.
Pig iron. scrap iron, ETC., 81 per ton.
Round iron in coils, $40 cent per pound.
Slabs blooms less finished than bars u cent
per pound.
Charcoal blooms, S12 per ton.
Beams, Orders and other structural iron or
STEEL 6-10 cent per pound.
Boiler plate, from $40 cent to 25 per cent ad
valorem-
Forgings of iron or steel, 11s cents.
Hoop or band iron or steel cotton ties), 80 per
cent ad valorem.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23
Wants, For Sale, To Rent.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for sale, 800
IL Baldwin street. Call between7 and p.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-23

WANTED-A business woman to manage
w branch office in Waterbury of large
Philadelphia house. $500 per week guaran-
teed Address p, care DEMOCRAT office.
The evening world., 1894-06-13
PRICES ON A HIGHER Level,
Bulls Promptly Checkmato Bears
with Supporting Orders.
Chicago Gas the Special Feature In
the Trading.

Neither the Senate investigation OF the
affairs OF the Sugar Trust nor the vague
rumors OF a hitch in the settlement Of
the bituminous coal strike had any In
fluence on the Wall street markets this
morning.
The bears were disposed to utilize thess
things for their advantage. q when
they started In to sell they found tho
buying orders In Various stocks suficient-
ly large to cause them to beat q hasty
retreat.
stock, and advanced the price steadily
from 100 l-2 to 102 7-8 ex-dividend OF 3
per cent. to the great discontinue OF
me shorts. London quotations came
Louisville & Nashville rose ]. to ie II;
burlington & Quincy 81. to. q rs; CHI
Lake Erie K Western 1, TO Is -; Mis-.
souri, Facinc 1-2. to % 3-S; Erie preferred
IL, to 20 IL, General Electric 3-S. to 81 1-2s
New York Central s-S. to 9s as Dlstliers
% ~.
M Money ,Ss , sGn,Inq rs,s easy on al / per wien ssa'. Tine be,
loans are made at 2 per cent. for four
months, l-2 for six months and >. Tor
eight months.
long sterling. which Is down to 4,81 "a .
l.S7 l.2. Sight remains 4.ss 1-2 a ass 81
Commercial bar silver Is quoted at
go b-S and Mexican dollars at 81 1-2. Bar
silver In London is unchanged at Is 5-sd:
per Ouncc
The receivers for the Consolidated
Mortgage Rondholders Committee OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad have pre-
paved n statement of earnings. &c, for
the three months ending Sept. 30 next.
The gross earnings are estimated at
s4.5o0,Oco. operating expenses $4,000
net earnings 81 .GJ5. 900. and surplus at
1899, 2i5.
Stocks were dull but firm. Whenever
their opponents put in supporting orders,
and the result was that prices gradually
crept to n higher level. The ~operations
outside of Sugar. Chicago Gas and 81.
The recent bond neg ,tiatinos of the Rock
leland. st Paul and baltimore and Ohio
loans are regarded as a favorable straw.
"a I'd tend to strengthen the belief hat the
vast %accun'ulati ton OF money here and in
London nov id.e VIII seek employment
In railway securities as soon as there are
Indications OF a revival in general BUSH
ness. s1
At public auction to-day 3 shares
Chemical National Bank sold at 1850 q
1880: $lS5 900 Sea Side & Brooklyn
b HriSse G Gns issa. R lola LIST at 8 Ger i esn' si fGaS
Long Island city & Newtown RR. ist.s
6 per cent. bonds. due 1905. at q IL Q
q l-2: $4,000 do, convertible 6 per cent.
Hall Association. at So; 200 Phoenix In-
surance Co. Of Brooklyn, at 10; 10 Title
solidated Works Co., of Americas
preferred, at 20 l-2. and 30 do, common.
at II IL.
Stocks closed steady at nearly the top
figures OF the day, with Chicago Gas AZ
the special feature II sold as high. 40
70 1-S. a rise Of 2 points from the opening.
Sugar was easier on sales to realise
profits. and reacted from 1O2 rs TO io1 ~.
The sales of listed stocks were. N,yQg
shares. In the unlisted depWtment go
shares of Sugar and 5000 Lead WerQ
traded In. ~
The evening world., 1894-06-13
YOU WILL ROAST TOMORROW
This Ii n Sure Tin from the Wealth.
err sharp, So lei Ready.

Although Mr.. Dunn, the man who
hobnobs with Old Sol and Jupiter Plu-
vius. thereby getting all the inside In
formation regarding the weather. prom
ises New Workers n breathing spell to-
day. he wishes to give them a little tip
In regard tt the future. and that is for
them to aEn.n get out their palm leaves
and linen busters tomorrow.
The weather to-day Ia generally fair
over the country. There are local hover
along the coast south of Philadelphia and
heavy rains over the West Gulf coast
ana Northwest. The temperature. how
ever. remains high and stationary over
tho Central States.
In the Middle Atlantic and New Eng
land States the mercury tumhled n few
degrees. and In this city the thermometer
registered only SIS degrees at S A. NJ. to-
day.
The weather will remain generally fair.
and will steadily grow warmer, so that
ny tomorrow md the next day Gotham
ties will again be sweltering.