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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
STATESMEN'S ECCENTRIClTlES.
Kate Field Says Our Senators Would BE
Lost without Trousers Pockets.

Kate Field Says Our Senators Would BE
Lost without Trousers Pockets.
'1po you prefer side or slant or top
pockets in your trOusers?"
Il don't care, | IN sure. All I want
is pockets that l can get my hands in
to-"
This was the conversation l overheard
the other day between a tailor and his
customer, and | was reminded of it an
hour later as | looked down upon the
floor of the senate chamber and watch
ed our grave and reverend lawmakers
going through their work. In the mid
die aisle, carrying on a triangular de-
bate, were Senator Proctor and Senator
German, each with his loft hand in his
trousers pocket. and Senator Allison
with both hands similarly incased.
They We're presently Joined by Senator
Brice, who had his right hand pocket
ed, while Senator Lindsay strobe from
the Democratic over to the Republican
side, with both his hands in his pOck-
cts, almost running into Senator Lodge.
who was carrying his In the same way.
could not help thinking OF the old
story of Daniel Webster and the button
on his jacket, which he always used to
twirl while making his best recitatiOIs
in school. 1t is said that a little girl
who had long stood ne4f to him in his
spelling class, and who was ambitious
to pass him, contrived one day to snip
off this button, and at the next recita-
ton, when Daniel felt for it and found
it missing, he was SO overcome that he
missed the world put to him, and his
clever rival went to the head of the
class. Suppose some malicious person,
bent on destroying the comfort and d.
nifty of the senate, should contriv'
have the trousers pockets Of all the St =
ators sewed up over night, what would
become of American Oratory and legis-
lation the next day:-Kate FieIp's
Washington.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
Picture Owners Getting Tired.

The owners of works of art not only
in England, but throughout Europe,
complain of the injustice of the increas-
ing demands for the loan of their treas
ures for international, national and To-
cal exhibitions, says New York Sun
correspondent. The pictures just re-
turned from Chicago are wanted imme-
diately for Vienna and then for Ant
werp. English owners are openly talk
ing of refusing. To refuse TO lend seems
churlish, however, and might prove
damaging to the reputation. not merely
of individual artists, but of the British
school. On the other hand, if the own
els lend whenever they are asked they
never have possession of their own pic
lures. The Royal academy will prob
ably soon consider the dilemma.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
Rnldhism In Paris.

A fresh propaganda of Buddhism Is
being undertaken in Paris, says CORE
spondent 1t is asserted that 80. 900 Pa
risians now profess the ancient religion.
Many we'll known women describe them
selves as eclectic Buddhists. A little
volume gives a summary of the doc
trines of the new creed. 1t has just been
printed, and large numbers have been
bought by wealthy neophytes and will
be distributed next week among AL
classes. The converts are not expected
10 desert the churches of which they
are members. The copies of the book
have been bound in black morocco, gild-
ed to resemble prayer books.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
Negro Logic.

A robbery had been committed in a
Virginia town. The finger of suspicion
pointed to a negro servant, and he was
arraigned before the local justice, who
happened to be the negro's old master, to
whom he was still intensely loyal.
He made no defense or denial as the
Judge laid the evidence point by point
against him, and sentence was about to
be pronounced when suddenly the real
cu1prit was discovered.
why didn't you say you didn't do it,
George" asked the justice.
why" said the faithful old servant,
"you's a homes man, judge, an if you
say / is the man den l is the man, but
you see amt the man.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
NIAGARA NOW IN HARNESS.
The Greatest Experiment Ever Made In
Electricity Is Being Put to Test.

At last Niagara falls have been har-
messed, and the dream of engineers for
years has been realized. One of the
greatest engineering enterprises ever
undertaken in this country and by far
the greatest experiment ever made in
electricity has been put to the test to
decide whether 81, 600, 600 have been
poured into a hole in the ground or
whether this sum has been planted in
fruitful soil to bring forth a hundred
fold.
The object of the company which un-
dertook the stupendous task is to catch
the immense power of the fearful on
rush of water of the great river and
turn it to utilitarian purposes. If the
water which rushes down the penstocks
40 feet tGrns the wheels below and
sends back up to the surface 5000 horse
power from each wheel, the day is not
far distant when every wheel in New
York west of the Hudson river shall be
turned with power from the falls, and
a mighty current shall be transmitted
probably as far west as Chicago. and it
may be as far south as Baltimore.
The tunnel, through which 500, 600
cubic feet of water will flow each min
ute when it is used to its full capacity,
is gloomy place. 1t is 21 feet high
and is horseshoe shaped, being IS feet
10 inches wide at the widest part and
IA feet inches at the bottom. Since
Oct. 4, 1890, when n. B. Gaskell, who
was then president of the Cataract Con-
struction company, dug the first spade
full of earth for the tunnel, II men have
been killed in the tunnel, 6 in the wheel
pit and 2 in the work outside. While
the tunnel was being dug some /, 500
men were kept busy, and the payrolls
ran as high as 500, 600 in one month.
DR.. Coleman Sellers of Philadelphia
has had charge of the work during all
the late years of its progress and super
vised the great test, of which the tele-
graphic reports in the press have given
ample account. The realization of what
was once a scientific day dream will
add new luster to the glowing achieve
ments of the closing nineteenth century.
philadelphia Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
Matrimonial Item.

Chumly-How the mischief did you
come to marry that old widow? Why
didn't you marry the daughter?
Benedict thought over the matter
carefully. If / had married the daugh-
ter, I'd have had the mother on my
hands anyhow. Then I'd have had both
on my hands, but as it is, now that her
mother is provided for, very likely some
body else will marry the daughter, and
then I'll only have one of them to pro-
vide for.-Texas Siftings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
Her Faith Led to Death.

Mrs. William Seidentopf died Satur.
day from the effects of dose of poison,
which she spread on piece of bread
and then deliberately ate. Mrs. Seiden-
topf was a Christian science believer,
and it is thought that she ate the poi
son to prove her faith. Even after the
agony resultant from the action of the
poison had begun, she refused to allow
a doctor to be called and was beyond
hope of saving when one was SUMMON
ed.-Council Bluffs Qa.) Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-02-23
Nine Points of the Law.

Success in law requires, first, good
deal of money; second, a good deal of pa
tience; third, a good cause; fourth, a
good lawyer; fifth, good counsel; sixth,
good witnesses; seventh, good jury;
eighth, a good judge, and. ninth, good
luck.-New York Evening World.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
WALLINGFORD.

A epecial meeting of the board of bur gssses is called for this evening to take de- cided action on the matter of disposing of the crushed stone on Center street, which has been thrown out to make room for the electric road ties and rsils. The board of burgssses to 8 man are opposed to the idea of the stone being carried out by the borough to stone ballast the electric road outside. The matter has been the absorb ing topic the past three days.
 William Myers expects to start soon for Ohio to enter the National Soldiers home.
 Judge Hubbard goes to Philadelphia to- day to attend the graduation exercises of the school where his daughter Gsorgis is attending. She will return with him.
 The thermometer registered 900 in the shade yesterday.
 Real estated transfers are F. A. Rich to E. H. Rich, lot 70x140 feet on Elm street J. W. Coe to W. Burr Hall 50 acres of land in Quinnie known as the bone mill prop erty.
 The jurors selected by the selectmen and justices are: W. R Cook, G. B. Hall, G. E. Parker, J. G. Button, J. Norris Barnes, G. s. Wilcox, z. P. Beach, Ira A. Futile, J. H. Francis, H. W. Andrews, Joel A. Alien, e.. W. Harrison, G. A. Hopson, W. E. Hall, L. H. Hall, w. H. Bartholomew, George W. Cook, Ezra Tyler, J. B. Mix, H. B. Todd. R E. Hall. o. I. Martin, M. o. Cal lahsgn, J. J. Myers, J. H. Paddock, G. H. Rsilly, 0. N. Jones and W. Burr Hall. Thomas Nicholson and bride are expected home from Saratoga to-day. T. F. Michaels is enjoying fishing trip off Block leland.
 Rev. A. M. Penney will lecture in the Congregational church Friday evening, Juue g, on "How We Climb Mt. Whit ney."
 F. E. Cleveland, the blind lawyer oi Hartford, will lecture in the Congrega tional church this evening at 7:45. J. A. Cook had his sprinkling cart oui yesterday and did good service.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
rNDIGNArIoN MEETING
Of High School Men Yesterday Held
 at the school.

at the School.
 An indignation meeting of all the Htll' house high tchool boys who were in Hart ford Saturday, was held yesterday at the school. A Hillhouse man says: "The | meeting was called to take measures to re- | assure the public that the high school has not sunk te so low depth as was stated In morning paper. Yesterday the article con- sisted of considerable number of rash statements which, it is claimed, weIe en- tirely without foundation. It struck at the high school and the instructors, who were dumbfounded upon reading 1t. It stated that many were "maudlin" drunk; that one, record-breaker, was 'beastly" drunk; that they created such a disturbance in Proctor's Opera house that four policemen expelled them; that they | created great disturbance on the train, and one was in such a state that he had to be sent home In @ carriage.
 ! Each one of these charges was carefully reviewed and an absolute denial of each followed. When all had been reviewed, committee of eleven besides Principal Thomas and Instructor Booth was appoint ed to interview the editor of the Palladium. Many displayed clippings from various l Hartford dailies, none of which contained the least reference to the alleged debauch- cry. This is made a strong point by the Hillhouse boys, for if any paper would 1 know of the affair 1t would most likely be Hartford paper.
 The boys denied that 150 went to Hart. ford, saying only ninety went up, only four young ladies and chsperones being among the number. They say only nine- teen went to the thsater, and were merely requested to refrain from their loud ap- plause. None were elected. Next an sb- eolute denial of drunkenness; also that two of the record breakers were on the last train and were in no degree intoxi- cated. Several of the boy s stayed in Hart ford with relatives, among them an officer of the association. who would not dare to go to the home of relatives in an intoxi- cated condition. No member of the school made use of carriage to reach home from the railroad station.
 Several of the boys fathers were in Hart ford on Saturday evening, also at the ho- tels with the boys, and saw no intoxicating liquor imblbed by any of the crowd.
 The committee appointed repaired last evening to the office of the editor of the daily in which the article was printed, and the result of the interview may be known to-day.
 It was remarked that 8 public spirited person would not put such matter before the public, even If there was any truth 1T the matter, for he would consider the feel ings of the boys, teachers and taxpayers If the association Is not sufficiently satis fled with the outcome of the interview, a well ss the parents of the boys, there Is probability that the matter may end seri l oua1u D
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
Where's the Use of Living

If you can't Hvei If one does without the refnements and amusements he might as we'll be turnip. Human vegetation isn't life-msre existence isn't living. People grub along and skimp and save as If they were going to live here forever. They give up the good things of to day for the sake of the mirsge-"to-morrow." Bye and bye Is a long way of. Better get a piano now and enjoy it as you go along. Play 1t while you pay for it-get the good out of 1t. He was 8 smart man who said, for we'll bR long time dead" We can sell you an Emerson or a Chickering piano for @ low price, and we always have spe- cial bargains In stock of several other makes. O. N. LOOMS SONS,
 je12 St S33 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Personal Notes-Sunday School Pic nic-To He Visited by the Grand Off, cers-Dun Among the Oystermen- Daughters of Liberty Entertain ment.
 Rev. D. M. James left yesterday for Win chester, Va. He will be absent two weeks and will complete his vacation later in the season.
 Charles Belden, who has been ili, is re- cuperating at North Branford.
 Mr. Toronto of Rutland, Vt., is visiting his sister, Mrs Cobb.
 Edward L. Clark of Baltimore, who is inssituting Fair Haven conclave of the Heptosoples, Is having very good success in securing names.
 John A. Turner of Baltimore has been visiting old friends here.
 Dr. 0. B. Adams, who was badly injured in runaway accident eight days ago, was able to walk out on the veranda at his home yesterday.
 Mrs. W. H. Moore, who has been very i'll, is able to walk out.
 It is pretty dull among the oystermep,
 
 put in readiness for the shelling season, which begins early next month. Steamer Luzsrne Ludington is being overhauled and the other boat belonging to Ludington & Palmer is at work down the haIbor.
 Daughters of Liberty council, No. 33, will give & strawberry festival in the hall of the Sons of Temperance this evening.
 Several boys went in swimming in the Quinnipiae river yesterday. for the first time this season.
 The imported stallion "Dnke of Bour- bon" has been purchased by Fair Haven company of thirty members for $, 900.
 "What Has Congress Done" is the name of an advertising circular got out by F. W. Prescott. the jeweler at 80 Grand avenue. Between the covers are blank leaves. -
 The grand officers of the Knights of the Golden Eagle will pay an official visit to Columbia castle thie evening, and it is de- sirab.e for 8 large attendance of the mem bers.
 On July 3 the Sunday school of the Grand avenue Congregational church will hold their annual picnic at Lake Salton- stall, the children and friends going over on the electric cars. From the landing the excursionists will take the steamer for tho grove at the upper end of the lake. The diversions will include ball game and other athletics. A band will furnish mu- sic. The committee consists of Superin- tendent W. S. Welton, Mrs. J. Lee Mitchell, Charles N. Hubbard, Mrs. Robert Homan, W. 8. Leete. Walter T. Kelley, G. J. Gut brod.
 The members of Dayton Hook and Lad der company have talked up the matter of an excursion for next month and to be made either to New York or Glen Island. The committee, consisting of H. O. Noll, John Burton, M. E. Fowler, J. H. Denton and T. F. Fitzsimmonds, will make @ re- port in the matter at q company meeting to be held next Monday evening. Everybody was ready to talk about the weather yesterday Although Fair Haven is usually pretty cool place. 1t was pretty l warm even over here.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
Welded a West Haven Lady.

Welded a West Haven Lady.
 WATERBURY, June 11.-Rev. William O. Mckinley of this city and Miss Pamilla Reynolds of West Haven were married last night at St. Paups Methodist church by the Rev. s. F. Townsend. A large number of friends witnessed the cere. mony. Commander W. E Qaigley, in be- half of Wadhams post. G. A. R., of which the bridegroom Is 8 member, presented the bride with handsome bouquet.
 The Late Mrs. Phillips of This City.
 MER1DEN, June 1.-The burial of Eliza bsth Andrews Phillips, formerly of this city, who died at her home in New Haven on Saturday, will occur here tomorrow, in the family plot, East cemetery, on arrival Of the remains on the 1855 train. Many of Meriden's older people we'll knew Mrs. Dr. Phillips. Her sister, Mrs. Jared H. Can field, whose daughter was Mrs. Wilbur F. Parker, and later married Radcliffe Hicks, is buried here. Also her younger sister, who was Mrs. E. A. Kelsey, mother of William A. Kelsey. Mrs. Phillips father, Bsnajsh Andrews, was Meriden's frst law yer. Louis and Wilbur Parker, now of this city, are grand nephews of Mrs. Phillips
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
PERSONAL.
About Prominent and Well Known
 New Haveners.

About FfOmlncnt ana well hnoWn New Haveners.
 Ar. Wilson H. Wsddinghsm returns to his beautiful mansion In West Haven this week to spend the summer here. He Is expected to arrive tomorrow.
 MT. and Mrs. N. A. Baldwin are expect ed home next week in New Haven from their trip around the world.
 Mrs. s. E. Dlbble and two children, of Orange street. have gone to their summer cottage at Pine Orchard to stay through the summer. MT. Dlbble has very pleas ant summer house there and will join her there with the others of the family In few days. MT. Dibble returning to the city daily.
 Rev. John O. Collins returned yesterday from a visit to Nysck- on the Hudson, where he was the guest of MT. KIopss, editor of the Christian Herald. He spent Sunday with MT. Klopse in Brooklyn and visited Rev. Dr. Talmadge's big Sunday school, of which Mir. Klopse is superintendent. MT. Klopse has general charge of the publica- ton of Rsv. Dr. Tslmadge's sermons, which are published weekly in 270 newspapers, thus having @ vast publicity. While at Nysck, MT. Collins was awakened by sn immense buzzing or missing sound and | awoke to find all Nyack invaded by the seventeen-year locusts, of which there were many millions. The locusts were for hour | practically in possession of the town and everybody was on the qui vive to see tn, | myriads of invaders.
 l N. s. English of Fair Haven was out or Church street yesterday and was greeted by many old friends, who were rejoiced tt zee him able to be out again. MT. Eng lish's health is greatly improved, though somewhat impaired, but he is an octogen arian. MT. English said he had no reason to complain. Several young men of sevent, odd were among those who extended con gratulations to Mir. English. l Mir. Stillson, the architect, who sold hi residence on Edwards street some time ago is erecting @ handsome home for himsel
 on Gamer street, next the residence of
 H. Kirby, the ieweler. It is upon Ian,
 purchased of MT. Kirby, and will msk 1 another handsome addition to this fine lo l eality for residences.
 Mrs. A. Bates of Salisbury, Conn, aut
 Mir. Lopzo Bates and daughter of Ne,
 York are visiting MT. and Mrs. Willis N
 Smith of Howard avenue.
 Miss Sue Brooks of Bridgeport Is visi,
 ing Mrs. G. H. Smith of Sea street.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
Will be Operated by Steam Power.

Will be Operated by Steam Power.
 At the meeting of the joint committee on railroads and bridges of the city and town last evening the question of whether to op- crate the Quinnipiac drawbridge by steam or electricity was freely discussed. The committee finally decided to operate 1t by steam power. Bids were also opened and the contract for the work awarded to the lowest bidder, the McLsgon Foundry com pany, whose bid was $1 ,050. The contract calls for the transferring of the old steam engine and boiler formerly in use on the Tomliuson bridge to the Quinnipiac
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
Was He Uni justly Arrested.

Professor E. N. Stevens was arrested last night in Msnges', saloon at the corner of Church and Chapel streets, and locked up, charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace. Stevens Is wsll-educated oolored man, principal of an Episcopal school in Wilmington, N. O.. and Is in the city endeavoring to secure funds for the erection of new schoolhouss there. He claims that he went into the saloon for the purpose of getting some peppermint and soda, and the proprietor refused to serve him. When he mildly remonstrsted he was placed under arrest and looked up, charged with breach of the peace and drunk.
 Stevens Is an unusually intelligent man, and hos letters in his posaession from the bishop of North Carolina to Bishop Will liams, Rev. Drs. Harwood and Lines, Judge A, Heaton Robertson and other prominent members of the Episcopal church. He de- nounces the arrest e unjust, and says he Vill push tho matter to the bitter end.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
West Haven Notes.

There was not 8 large audience present last evening In the town hall to answer the call for meeting to consider the matter of holding a celebration on the Fourth of July, but those present appointed a com mittee composed of ". I. Skinner, Town Agent Adams, 0. F. Smith. E. Thomas, H. P. Wheeler and three members of the board of burgesses. This committee will look up the cost of a proper celebration
 Every Wednesday evening Professor Ma Ions orchestra will furnish music at the Sea View house.
 Mr. and Mrs. Mccormick of Springfield, Mass spent last week at the Sea View.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
'94 s. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS.
Hottest Day of the Year.

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year thus far. The mercury. reached 90 in the shade essily, and hung at about that figure during the greater part of the after noon. Some thermometers showed only ST degrees as the highest point, but others in different parts of the city showed a. In New York yesterday at 2:30 p. m. 92a was registered.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
The Steinyvay Plano.

Without any peer does this maker of pianos stand to-day. The S.einway piano is sought by nearly sll music lovers and connoisseurs.
 To play or listen to 8 Steinway piano Is enough to convince any piano purchaser that 1t Is the finest. Weinvite the public's examination of these celebrated instru- ments at our warerooms where a full line can be seen. M. STKISERT & SoSs' Co.
 fell St TIT Chapel street
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
Connecticut Electrical Company.

A certificate of organization of the Con- necticut Electrical company of New aa- ven was filed with the state secretary Sat urdsy. The company Is organized to opsr- ate telegraph, tele ephone, electric light and power lines. The capital stock of the cor poration is 10000, in 400 shares of $25 each. Twenty per cent. of the capital has bsen paid in in cash.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
Tho Hardman Piano,

Examine this make of piano before decid- ing your purchase. All the latest improve ments to be had in a modern piano the Hsrdman has. A Amusical gem where music Is to be study.
 M STEISERT & SoNs' Co.,,
 TT Chapel St.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
Secondhand Pianos.

We have some very fine bargains in some pianos that have been used very little and must sell at sacrifice prices, as we need the room for new stock. N. STEIsKRT & SoSs' Co TIT Chapel street
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
A Double Silver Wedding.

NAUaATUoK, June 1.-The double sil- yer wedding celebration at Walter Os- borne's, Straitsville, on Saturday, was very largely attended, many coming long distances. Both the Osborn and Hotch- kiss families received many valuable pres ente.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-12
The Gnbler Piano.

This manufacturer has been before the public since 1854. New styles and patents of this make are now to be found at the
 N. STKlNERT & SoNs' Co.,,
 TT Ghspel St