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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21

proxy is just as legal as any other form
or marriage. Marriage is a contract and
the church ceremony is merely a sacra-
ment, which has little or nothing to do
with the contract. There has been no
legislative change of the civil law that has
recognized marriages by proxy for the last
four hundred years. One essential condi-
ton must be, Of course. that the contract
ing party represented by proxy survives
the ceremony. He need survive il no more
tract Is legal without a doubt. for any duly
authorized person can act, in making such
a contract, as agent, just as the principal
could act"
Surrogate Arnold said: Such marriages
are so unusual that / do not recall n SINH
lar case on this side of the ocean. Under
these circumstances there are no rules
which would govern an action in the sur
rogate's court. 1t is. indeed, a question In
my mind whether the contract was legal,
and, anyway, if brought before the courts
with regard TO the disposition of property,
II would present many novel features"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21
MARRIAGE BY PROXY.
The Case of Mr.. Gcnrity and Miss
Morris, of New York.
Boston Advertiser.

A most unusual marriage, and one that
is stirring up talk in New York a great
deal, is a marriage by proxy. which brings
mans name was F. F. Gearity. His body
will arrive in New York from Ell Paso,
Tex, tonight His widow is Mrs. Julia
w. Morris Gearity. OF 80 Lexington avenue.
II engagement was no secret, and all of
her friends were expecting she would be
turned TO this city, which he fondly hoped
he might do until a few weeks ago. when
his malady. quick consumption. took such
a dangerous turn that his life was given up.
Miss Norris and Mr.. Gearity had been
engaged for five years. When he first be-
gan TO fail in health he asked her to become
his wife at once. He knew then he must
leave this part of the county, for the
wished her 10 bear his name in case any
thing should happen in the meantime.
They talked it all. over time and again.
When he left for the last time he said ne
would return IL anything should happen so
that his life was in great danger. He was
growing worse. He and his friends kept
them informed daily OF his condition. His
letters and dispatches were full of the same
love and esteem. The first dispatch telling
US that he was dying was a great shock,
OF hope. He asked and they understood
perfectly what he meant when ne said he
went 70 the St. Francis Xavier Church
with Robert j.. Hoey, whom she selected as
the proxy, IN accordance with the telegram,
and the ceremony was performed.
The canon law Of the Catholic Church.
under which the marriage was sanctioned.
reads as follows: Marriage is a con-
tract, and, like all other contracts, may
be made by proxy. All that is necessary
is that. first, the proxy perform what has
been delegated TO him in his own person,
and second. that the principal do not with
draw his consent before the conclusion OF
the marriage ceremony. The necessary
consent is that which sufiices TO any
natural contract"
It is the general opinion among New
York lawyers that the marriage is legal.
and that the wife has all the rights of a
wife's claim for dover and everything
else. Ex-Judge G. NJ, Curtis said: There
are nunberless presidents for a marriage
by proxy. Some OF the best known are
those OF Louis XIII TO Anne OF Austria,
Louis XIV to Maria Theresa of Spain,
Napoleon the Great to Marie Louise
OF Austria, the being held In
Vienna with the Archduke Charles as Ma
poleon's proxy; Mary of England 20 Charlss
the Bold Of Burgundy, Marriage by
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21

reliable ormat had been sent out For
xample Colonel breckenridge was not re-
ceived into the church as reported. He
had the conference and made the confess
sion. as reported. but the action OF the
church, If any was taken, Is not known,
and the best Information / could obtain
was that none had been taken and would
not be soon on account of the ministers
conference which, IL will be remembered
condemned him in strong terms and the
indisposition of the church TO have even
a seeming intermeddling with political af-
fairs. They prefer that the affair remain
in statu quo until after the election is
over. His reception into the church Is
violently opposed, upon the ground that
his repentance is merely for effect, and
that as a matter of fact, he has not
asked. but demanded forgiveness. and in
effect condigned to perdition those who
refuse TO grant II.
/ found three classes who oppose his
election The women. who are as a unit
in their demands that Kentuckisns shall
stand by the purity and faithfulness OF
Kentucky womanhood; the farmers.
whose opposition does not come so much
from a high sense OF mortal duty as from
a high sense Of tariff duty on hemp, which
he opposed in Congress, and a class who
condone his lecherous conduct. but cannot
forgive his hypocrisy in introducing his
mistress into the best class Of society,
swearing to her good moral character. etc,
while standing as the exemplar OF morality.
His friends insist upon his return TO Con-
gress upon the grounds Of his personal fol-
lowing. his reputation as an orator. and
the bounding of Northern papers. In fact.
the principal argument of his supporters
Is that the Northern people are opposing
him and that. therefore. IL behooves Ken
tuckians to stand together in his behalf.
Mason and Dixon's line was never more
marked than 1t is in this campaign, but
unfortunately for their theory. every
Southern State has contributed for his de-
feat. and the uprising of the women has
been In his own district.
From England Miss Frances +. Willard,
president of the w. G. T. L.. and the White
Cross League. and Lady Henry Somerset
are taking an active interest in the cam
paign. and are urging their friends and fol-
lowers in. the United States 10 leave no
stone unturned to defeat Breckinridge's
reelection. Whatever the result may be
and 1T looks very dark for the present in
cumbent-it is the inauguration OF a
social reform which viii be pushed with
an energy without parallel in the history
of similar movements
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21
Rails Creased by Coxeyites.

On1dNd Bee.
AT Devil Gate Hill. Utah, thirteen miles
east of Ogden. the California contingent OF
the Coxey army last week CREASED the
rails on the Union Pacific for a distance
Of two hundred yards, hoping thereby to
check the speed of the orange special
Ogden. The railroad authorities, however,
fearful of some such actiorJ on the part
OF the commonwealers, ATTACHED the helper
to the train at ogden instead of Uintah,
the usual meeting point at the foot of
the hill. The train pulled up the hill at
a lively pace and succeeded in passing
over the creased rails before the speed was
perceptibly slackened. Had the rails. how
ever. been creased fifty yardt further the
industrials would have been able to board
the cars and it would have taken con-
Siderable of a force to dislodge them,
there being nearly one hundred men in the
conDanV.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21

Washington Post.
Lillian Russell may keep this thing up I'M
I'll she gets hold OF a husband who VII
insist on a good stiff bond back of the mar
riage contract.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21

followed unrequited toll, can throw away
the little manhood that has been absorbed
by them and clasp HANDS with the party
ment to the honest aspirations of a black
man.
There is no white Democrat who does not
at heart despise q shameless negro who
calls himself a Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21
..,ar.. w,n.Iow,. soothing syrup,

Has been used over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teething.
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
collie, regulates the bowels, and is the. best
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and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Csc a bottle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21

CLAIRyOYANT.
MRS. DR.. SILVA-The noted medium and
good adviser. 80 Indiana avenue.
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SOCIETY MEETINGS.



L~OANS-Money on mortgages. q. l..
SAYLES. 70 Last Market street.
MONEY TO LOAN-6 per cent. HORACE
M'KAY. Room IL. Talbot & News Block.
TO IOAN-Money on hand TO loan on first
mortgage at lowest rates. No delay. i.
C. MOORE g. CO.. "a Baldwin Block.
LOANS-Aioney ON Watches. diamonds,
jewelry, without publicity. CITY LOAN
OFFICE. 81 West Washington street
~LOANS-Sum of $500 and over
City property and farms.
c. L. COFFIN & CO., 20 East Market
MONEY TO LOAN-On farms at the lowess
market rate; privileges for payment before
due. We also buy municipal bonds.
THOMAS c. DAY & CO., 72 East Market
street. Indianapolis.
LOANS-Six-per-cent. money on improved
real estate in this city only. ono loans
made outside) Borrower has the privi-
lege of prepayment semi-annually- No
delay. Reasonable fea5. JOHN ). SPANN
& CO.. Sc East Market.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-June is, furnished. front
room: upstairs; with alcove and bed
room; also single room; at 22 College
avenue.
TO LET-Two new modern model dwellings.
Nos. 26 and IS East Michigan street. with
ten rooms and all modern conveniences.
Hot and cold water; bath; both kinds OF
gas. Apply at 272 North Pennsylvania
street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-21

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Don't suffer the disease to make a danger
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
SUICIDE BY HANGING.
Dependency Caused by Ill Health Led
James T. futile to Take His Life.

Dependency Caused by Ill Health Led
James T. futile to Take His Life.
James T. Tuttle, aged 40 years, commit
ed suicide by hanging in the barn in the
rear of his residence, At Prospect street,
early this morning. Mr.. Tuttle had been
in poor health since 1889. His physicians
told him he had malaria and dyspepsia.
He has been subject to periods of despond-
ency and melancholy, and when laboring
under one of these spells would not speak
to anyone. At his best he was not of a
cheerful disposition, always looking on the
dark side of life. He could not sleep
when attacked with one of his sick spells.
1t was common thing for Mr. Tuttle to
rise early in the morning and go out in the
yard until breakfast. Therefore his family
took no notice of his leaving the house this
morning about o'clock. When breakfast
was ready at 7:30 his wife sent out Edwin
Anderson, young man who lives with the
family, to summon Mr. futile. Anderson
went through the yard to the barn and
after looking in at the door and not seeing
any sign of Mr. futile returned to the house
and informed the family that he could
not find him. He was sent out again and
entering the barn walked up few
steps of the stairway leading to
the second floor and there saw
MIR 1uttle IN standing pOSltlOn.
Not thinking there was anything the mat
ter Anderson simply said, Breakfast is
ready" and returned to the house. Mr.
futile failing to answer the call aroused
the suspicious of the family and John
Woodward. a neighbor, was summoned,
and with Mr. Anderson entered the barn to
investigate, and found the unfortunate
man hanging by the neck from one of the
beams.
Medical Examiner Axtelle was imme-
diately notified and reached the scene as
quickly as possible. The doctor held the
dead body while it was being relieved
from the position in which it was found
and assisted in carrying it into the house.
He rendered a verdict in accordance with
the above facts.
The deceased was born in Middlebury
and had lived in Waterbury about twenty
three years. He was for some time en-
gagged in the shoe business, in the store
now occupied by the Waterbury One Price
Clothing company, and sold out the bust
ness to w. P. Thoms in 1882, and since
that time has devoted most of his time to
the cultivation of his farm in Middlebury,
having several milk routes in Waterbury.
He leaves wife and two children.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
SPORTING NOTES.

A Boston man has invented steam BIZ
cycle.
Jacob Schaefer, the billiardist, will ap-
pear for 125 weeks in Il farce comedy. His
alleged salary is $3.50 Il week.
The Pastime Athletic club, St. Louis, the
athletic club of the Schuylkill navy, Phila-
delphia, and the Chicago Athletic associa-
tion, Chicago, are all troubled concerning
financial matters.
The Westminster Kennel clubs annual
bench show will be held in New York Feb
20-23.
a French count has just built an alumni
ium yacht.
Louis Stern. a New York horseman and
dry goods merchant, is building q stable
that will cost $500
Joe Donoghue and Adolph Norseng have
agreed to skate series of races at one,
three and five miles for silver trophy do
mated by Receiver Freedman, the events to
take place on three consecutive nights by
York.
Mascot has during his career paced 20
heats better than 2:10. He never started
against the watch but once, and then went
under the wire at 2:0924.
ANtell earned $40 900 in stud fees up to
JAN I, 1894. He cost his owner 100000.
Thirteen horses won sci ,725 on the grand
circuit last season, and not one of them won
first money.
The late Prince Menschikoff paid $50, ZOO
for eight American trotters.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
CONNECTICUT INDUSTRIES.

Weekly Record of Real Estate Sales and
Recorded Mortgages.
The summary of the Weekly Record for
the current week shows the usual small
volume of business, although somewhat in
excess of the corresponding week last year.
The details are as follows:
Real estate sales-New Haven and West
Haven II, Bridgeport Is, Hartford 5,
Waterbury 8, Meriden Z, New Britain 0.
Middletown l, Norwich 10, New London 5,
Danbury l, Norwalk 8, Willimantic 1.
Real estate mortgages Haven and
West Haven $92, 1852, Bridgeport 500, 700,
Hartford 500, 800, Waterbury 500, $40,
Meriden $13,775 Middletown $1,000,
Norwich $1S.227, New London 1900,
Danbury 1878, Norwaik $500, Wilt
mantle 81 600.
The total number of sales this week is
70, as compared with 81 for the preceding
week and 70 for the corresponding week
last year. The total of recorded mortgages
is 1921, 726, against 1913, 7SS the preceding
week and 1921, OH for the corresponding
week last year.
For the corresponding week last year
New Haven reported sales, Bridgeport
16, Hartford 8, Waterbury 6, Meriden 6,
New Britain 4, Middletown 8, Norwich 4,
New London 3, Danbury 4, Norwalk 7,
Ansonia l.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
WIRE WINNOWINGS.

Ernest Lacore was hanged at Joliet, Ills
Joseph McNaugher was appointed re.
ceiver for the Pittsburg Brass company.
Mrs. Schaefer, wife of the president Of
Wellesley college, is dangerously i'll with
pneumonia.
Luther p. Hatch, for years town clerk
and treasurer of Marshfield, Mass, is said
to be defaulter
p The attorney general of New York state
will take up the hearing in the Sheriff
Beck case at Buffalo on Tuesday next
The city council of Louisville has an
neXed all suburbs including five towns,
thus adding 10000 to Louisville's popula
ton.
The daughter of Valiant, the anarchist,
has written letter to Nine. Carnot asking
her to induce the president to pardon her
father.
The Chinese Six Companies have issued
a circular ordering the Chinese laborers to
register according to the provisions of the
Geary act.
Albert Bomberger, formerly OF Lancas-
ter, Pa, was hanged at Gando, N. D., for
the murder of his aunt and uncle and their
four children.
The ex-priest Mcnamara, lecturer for
the American Protective association, was
arrested at Kansas City on a charge of
slandering the directors tea local convent.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
THE WATER SUPPLY.
A Number of Contracts Awarded Last
Night BY the Committee.

A Number of Contracts Awarded Last
Night BY the Committee.
The regular meeting of the water supply
committee was held last night. Bids for
the construction of the pipe line bridges
were received from ten concerns. The
Berlin Bridge Cos bid of $3.50, which
was the lowest, was accepted.
The bids for grading the pipe line and
building retaining walls were next re-
ceived from Edward McManus for 6,675;
Charles D. Lawrence for $500; George
w. Crane of Norwich, for 81, S75; Charles
L. Tryan of Meriden, for So, 675; Babcock,
Larry & Co of Winsted, for $7,015; John
C. Thompson and Daniel Altman for &c.
SIS, and Patrick Sutton for 1925. The
contract was awarded to Patrick Sutton as
being the lowest bidder. There was some
discussion as to whether Sutton's bid
should be received or not as it was not
brought in till after s o'clock, the adver-
tisement stating that they would be re-
ceived up to 8 o'clock. The question was
finally put to vote and resulted in Messrs
DAILY, Kelley, Wade and Hauser voting to
allow it to stand and Messrs Rice and
Cairns voting against it. 1t was claimed
that Sutton was in the room before the
other bids were opened.
1t was voted that hereafter in opening
and receiving bids and proposals the COM
mittee strictly observe the hour or time at
which such bids are advertised to close.
George s. Abbott was awarded the con-
tract for carting the pipe, his price, $1.3O
a length, being the lowest received.
A request that some of the wood cut
down at the branch be given to the Saliva
ton Army was denied, as the committee
had no authority to give away the city's
property.
The matter of the city's doing the work
of digging the ditch for the new pipe line
from West Main street to WatervIlle, Civ
ing work to the unemployed of the city,
was taken up. Some of the committee said
that the ditch for the pipe along the old
lower Waterville road could be dug and let
stay open for two or three weeks until they
got ready to lay the pipe. Then the ques-
ton arose as to whether the city had any
authority to close public highway in the
town. The question could not be de-
cided so the following vote was passed:
Voted, that the city attorney be and is
hereby requested to take such action as
may be necessary to obtain from the town
of Waterbury permission to lay the thirty
six inch water main in such highways of
the town as may be necessary"
The question was dropped for the
present.
1t was voted that the committee recon-
mend to the court of common council that
$25 per 200 lineal feet be paid to Mr. Cat
lin for the right of way for the thirty-six
inch pipe line across land owned by him.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
Reid & Hughes
Great Cloak Sale
SATURDAY and MONDAY.

Notice the prices We offer, for Saturday
and Monday only.
% Ladies' FUR TRIMMED JACKETS,
also plain, in black, blue ana mixtures.
The prices have ranged from $500 to
S12-OO but you can take your pick of them
for SITS each.
A lot of REFER COATS, large sleeves
and umbrella back. COlors: blue and black,
would be cheap at $500. Choice for - 60.
There are some extra large sizes in this
lot.
4 LOT OF extra fine and heavy Beaver
Coats, large sleeves. umbrella back, silk
facing. ColOrs brown, blue, black
black and tan. Price $3.50, former price
$1,000.
\ lot of tight fitting Jackets full skirts,
large sleeves, waists and sleeves trimmed
with braid, collar and fronts edged with
French Seal Fur. Colors black, brown,
and blue. Price. $3.50 formerly SO.
\ lot Of tight fitting jackets, sold former
IL at Sl5.7j, $3.50 and S25, now 80 rs.
Misses Jackets in English mixtures and
plain Beaver, all cOlOrs, sizes ~ to Is
years Price. 1929. formerly s. and Sc.
Childrens Gretchen coats, sizes 10 and
u years. at -, -, formerly - to 81.
1 Plush ClOaks, former price SIS, now
S13.75.
4 lot of ladies suits, flannel and serge,
in blue. black. wine gray and green. Sold
As high a. $3.50, Take your pick at 81. IS
each.
Infants coats made of Eiderdown and
Lambs wool cloth, At 81 IS each, formerly
:. 80 to 4.69.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
BOILING DEAD HORSES.
Health omcer o'fIara and Democrat
Reporter Investigating a Nuisance On
the wolcOtt Road.

Health Omcer O'EIara and a Democrat
Reporter Investigating a Nuisance On
the wolcott Road.
Complaint was made to the DEMOCRAT
Thursday that B; S. Hotchkiss, who owns
a farm on the Wolcott road, had q null
sance on the premises in the shape of
kitchen where dead horses were boiled
and fed to hogs. Health Officer O'Hara
was also notified and visited the place this
morning accompanied by DEMOCRAT re-
porter. Hotchkiss is the man upon whose
farm the carcasses of dead horses were
found unburied and rotting in the
sun last summer. He received such a
shaking up at that time that the health
officer was somewhat surprised to receive a
complaint from the same quarter. The
fire was not going when the visitors ar
rived, but their was brick oven adjoln-
ing the hog pen, which had suspicious
appearance. Mr. Hotchkiss was indignant
at his neightors' interference, and at first
denied that he had cooked any horses
on the place, saying that the oven
was used for boiling vegetables for
the hogs. A neighbor told the health
officer, however that horses had been
cooked by Hotchkiss three times and that
the carcass of dead horse had been al
lowed to remain unburied until the stencil
made her children sick. When confronted
with this charge Hotchkiss admitted that
he had boiled horse, as an experiment, to
secure the fat but that none of the meat
had been fed to the pigs. He denied that
the horse had died from CHAMBERS, saying it
had to be killed because of a broken leg.
In field on hill above the house the
half buried carcass of horse was
found, with three dogs fighting over the
remains. DIR OHara ordered Hotchkiss to
bury this carcass under six feet of earth as
he had agreed to do when the complaint
was lodged against him last summer. He
promised to comply with the orders.
The soap factory of P. t. Douvllle was
next visited. While it had not very invit-
ing appearance everything was in as good
| shape as could be expected at such place
and the visitors passed on.
Samuel Lie, who keeps a soap factory a
short distance from Douville's, became
terribly excited when DIR O'Hara took a
look into his shed, which was found in
good condition. He denounced the visi-
tors, saying that they had no authority to
enter his land but were paid So each for
doing so. He promised to consult author
ity and gave the officer warning that the
next time he came upon the premises 1t
would be at his peril. His shop was not
near running stream, he said, and he
proposed to conduct the place after his
own ideas. If he is wise, however, he Will
not interfere with the health officer in the
discharge of his duties.