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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
THE NEW WOMAN.
Mrs. Potter Palmer Has Some Views
on This Production of Fin de Steele
Times-NOt FavOrably Impressed.

Bar Harbor, July 27.-In an interview
Mrs. Potter Palmer, President OF the
Woman Managers of the Columbian Ex-
position, said:
"Tbere are times when I am horriiied
at the change in the relations Of the
sexes which the advanced woman move
ment has brought about. We seem to
have grown completely away from the
old-time idea. The social world is quite
topsy-turvy. IN this am not guessing
and using the joke and gossip OF the
day; 1 am depending wholly upon my
personal observations.
"Tt is positively true-at least in the
society in which I have moyed-that
the girls are now making more advances
than the men. They do it very sweetly
and in a womanly way-thank heaven
for tbat-but it's shame they have to
do it at all. Either they must make the
advances or be left alone. Here, in Bar
Harbor. I dare say, at every fashion
able summer resort, it is the girls who
arrange the parties, the dances, the pic
nice the drives. the tennis, the boating
expeditions.
"It is alarmingly true that the young
men like to get of by themselves at the
Kebo Valley Club, on their yachts or
in their drives and sports. In order to
make themselves fit and comfortable
companions and comrades of the men,
The women have taken up mems amuse-
ments. They have learned tennis, mas
tered the wheel, become proficient IN
boating. have devoted themselves to
golf-they have, in fact, done every
thing they could in decency do, TO be
near the young men, to maintain the
relations of intimacy and cordiallty
which are theirs by right of their sex,
their sweetness and loveliness, and
which should be pressed upon instead
of being sought at their hands.
"Why, if this tendency increases, the
first thing we know the young women
will be compelled to make proposals or
marriage or remain forever single.
They have come dangerously to it al
ready. The half-conceaied seeking, the
management, the tact, the integrity,
the leading are now all In the hands
of the girls and their mothers. Nothing
remains but for them to seize a fitting
moment. to kneel at the young mems
feet. declare undying love and propose
matrimony. 1t makes my heart sick
within me to hear girls telephoning
for young men, begging for their COM
pany at tennis, or in drive or boat
ing-mere devices and pretexts for get
ting at the young man himself. The
girls are Just as sweet and lovely as
ever. but there is a revolution in social
ends. ] say it with pain, that the ten
dency of what is known as our higher
society is towards the European system.
If the principle phases European So
ciety are abhOrrent ii is a sad day for
America when they are adopted here
and already they are much initiated
especially in the East Are our well-to-d0
young men in the first stages Of Euro
pean process? DO you believe their ear
~ manhood should be devoted to roam
ing. and that matrimony should come
only with weariness? l hope not"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
A MYSTERY.
The Whereabouts of Lem Pierce Still
Unknown - A Memorandum Book
Found
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va. July 27.-The
disappearance of Lem Pierce, of More
town, near here still remains a mystery.
The river at the point where the body
Of Pierce or some one else was dragged
from the railroad and thrown in is being
searched for the remains.
Boys out in the river near where the
body was supposed to have been thrown
in. found a leaf from an account book
which contained q memorandum of ar
ticles, the same as were purchased by
the missing man when in this city Mon
day
4 tin dinner bucket was also found
near the same place by the searching
party. but it was not identified as be-
longing to Pierce.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
PARKERSBURG BURGLARS.
Three More Attempts to Enter Residences.
All Frightened Away.

Special 70 the keElsIeI.
Parkersburg. W. Va, July 27.-Three
attempts by burglars TO rob residences
we're made here last night and early
This morning. The homes Of Mrs
clara LYONS and Wm. Triplett, on
Swami street. were the chosen places
of the burglars, who failed to effect an
entrance at the latter place, but at the
home of Mrs. Lyons had succeeded in
getting into the house, but were fright
sred away by the screams Of Mrs.
Tvons before securing anything. The
nome Of Frank Heydenrick, on Muir
dock avenue. was also entered last
hight but the burglar was frightened
ewav bv the occupants before securing
any booty.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
OFF ON HER VACATION.
Sarah W. PatterSOnS Laayaof Absence
VIII Last Forever.

The Awful Discovery Of an Ared
Father and Mother IN tho Nlorgue.
Their Daughter, Supposed 20 be
Off on a Pleasure Trip. Found
Cold in Death She Had Killed
Herselfto Hide Her Shame-Spent
Her Last Days Reading Her Bible,
and Died with it Cluched in Her
Hand.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
STEAMSHIPS.
for diyorc

New Yor',. July 21-Arrvod. sieaiH-
ers VeenC .. Rotterdam, Paris, aoN."-
ampton. .,..,,
New York. July 27-Among the pas
senoers who arrived to-day on board tA-
paris from southampton We're HehIy
+ Abbey. j. VI. Grossbaum. Ali Hay
man Rev ]. W. Mcmillan, ID. D., Artnuf
MaDleson. Sol Smith Russell b.-J'
stern. Capt. w. II. Wheeler ana ~
John Wilson.
Hamburg. July 2Z-Arrived: steam
or Normanla. New York via 5outhamp'
ton. ...,. ...,,,.
er Tauric, New YORK. -...t,
Hamburg. July 27-Arriyed. 9col'''
Montreal, via London. -.
Queenstown. July 27.-Arrivel: Etru-
tia New York. for Liverpool
Havre. July 27-Arrived: Lanca'-
trian prince New Orleans.
London. July 27.-Arriyed. Aonle1'-
ma, Montreal o-
Delaware Breakwa.er, Ju.i IL
Passed in. Steamer Brian, B0osi' lot
New York. July 27-Negotati9as. are
in progress for the union Of the wilson
and National steamship lines. Ine a.'
fair is being conducted by me- o-loeI'
Of the two companies in England.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
WILL MAKE NO DEFENSE.

Champion Corbctt Satisfied 70 Let Bae
Enough Alone.
New York, July 27-Jame5 j. Cor
bett's attorney has notified Refer g
Jacobs that his client will make no doe
fense to the sui, Of Mrs ollie Corbs.t
for divorce.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

Fo res Preserved the
Bones OfHiS
NanerOuS Victims.
r Police Have the Nan Who
rtCuiate1 Them.
ESQ 0re Important Witnesses.

ea-e to Show That Holmes Was
At-ocious Fiend Ever Permitted TO
Ills YuHany in Civilized
Foot Print That Shows How He
Way With MS Victims-Ihe Gas
Slowly Unfolding It's Tale OF horror.
ads of Hair From the Heads OF I~o
asn The Police Now Feel sure They
Ample Evidence TO Hang the Blood
-sty Wretch.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
MRs. BOUGHNER DEAD.

Special to the Register.
M0rgantOwn, w. Va. July 27.-Mrs.
Louisa BOughner, one Of the best known
ladies in this town. mother Of w. L.
Boughner. Of Fairmont. and Mrs. Belle
Howe, Of Mt Lake, died to-day,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
w VA POSTAL AFFAIRS.

Special to the Register.
washington. d. c, July 27.-James
pobinson was to-day appointed post
I,'oS+er r'os,,'r N NUusboro, Marshall county.
vice ". D. Wayt, resigned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

w. L. KEEVER, Coroner.
The attendance was quite large and
much interest was displayed by the
throng. It is thought by a great many
that the murderer will never be appre-
hended and that all clues to the party
who did the horrible deed are lost, and
that judicial proceedings in one Of the
most mysterious crimes in the history
of Parkersburg is practically ended.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
CORONER'S INQUEST CLOSED.
The Jury Decides That the Murderer
Of Mrs. Mary Mullen

Is a Person Unknown to Them, and
That the Deed was Committed
with Blunt Instrument Sallie
Brown on the Stand Again.
Doubts That the Murderer Will
Ever be Found.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
Thermometer Record

Mr. c. schnepf the Opera House
drnqoist made the following obserya-
tions Of the temperature yesls'1"y a.
m. 6S; Q a. m, IS; II m, So ?, m'' sa{
IN. IN. "A Weather, changeaDie
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

New York. July 27-The World says;
Frederick George Mind. who was lot
merlv engaged in business in chicago
with H II. Holmes, IS now living III
mis- civ. He said: Holmes had in nus
ennlov man named Patrick Quiniain
This man seemed to be Holmes 9oay
ena~i I have frequently heard ooih
6mnIan and Holmes accuse each othef
Cf nndne friendship for Mrs. Connor.
Gertrude Connor was TALL rather
eood % looking blonde. and seemed typpl-
cal cal cushing country girl Of about Il
She was continually with Holmes
tbonph to my knowledge she never
worked for him. One day Holmes came
10 the office and asked me for advice IN
regard to her condition, and he Saiu ne
would give her some medicine. one
saturday about a month later Geruuue
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
wrATHER INDICAIION7-

Washington. July 27-For West VIZ
qinia: Fair. preceded by showers III
the early - ling' "a'D7''
winds. ohio.
For Western Pennsylvania ana ollo;
Showers in the early morning lo..yS7u
bv fair and warmer; westerly "lAuS'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

got there: went to supper about five;
went back to the store about six; can I
say what time Pat changed his clothes
Saturday morning; told me to change
my clothes; did not see any blood Spots
on Pats clothes when he came home
that night.
At the conclusion of the testimony
the case was given to the jury, who ait
ter considering the matter, returned
the following verdict:
The jury, upon their oaths. do say:
Mrs. Mary Mullen came TO her death
by numerous blows inflicted by blunt
instrument on the night of the 18th
day of July, 1895, by some person or
persons to the jury unknown.
A. B. BECKW1TH,
w. L. HOWARD,
n. LOGAN,
w. T. HEATON,
JACOB YOUNG.
A. B. SAMUELS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

came 10 the Office, Holmes being out,
and told me she was going home to a
town in Iowa, and said good-by. On
Wednesday following Holmes came to
the Office ind said he had a letter from
Critics mother saying that Gertrude
was dead. l wheeled right around in
my chair and said Holmes, you have
killed her. He turned it off in that
suave way of his, saying with the ut
most sang froid: Bah! What makes
you think that"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28
GEORGE CARNE'

tho undertaken who prepared the body
for burial. testified that In handling
Mrs. NluIens head he got blood on hia
hands.
Johnny Mullen, grandson Of the muir
5ared woman. who was at the home
bsfore Patrick arrived. stated Patrick
came home about ten minutes after
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

Chicag0. July 2I.-The COINCIDENCE in
the similarity Of names in the San
Francisco murder mystery and the dis
arpearance i'm the Holmes case was oEd
of the first things 20 attract the atten-
tion OF the Chicago police. lnvestiga-
lion by the latter disclosed that the
voung women were entirely different
persons. ana in no way related. Minnie
Williams. Of Holmes nOtoriety, resided
I'm Texas where both her parents died
before she came North. The Minnie
Williams who was killed In san Fran
cisco between April 10 and Il lived in
Alameda. Cal, with q Mrs. Noy. Her
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-02-20
@orfi@t befTer als arsnet.

gs ldBt ii9 Ieitens Der Samiften
nnb namentlin Der Miitter Diel tbun,
11m ber0erbreitune anitedenber Grdnfz
beiten, lpie fie iebt 10 Dielfaa auftrfs
Ten. entgegsnauarbeiteu- Grf9eint Elm
Qinb sur 3eit elmer Wafernz, S6arz
Iodb- ect. gpibenie AUDI nur unpdBlih,
10 lit es unbebingt aus Der Shule sHz
riid3ubebalten. oft 1T Elm leiies lln=
fnoblfein Der 8eginn faperer arunf@
belt; bispeilen aud perluufen manhe
Rranfbeiten 70 leidt, baB fie taum
arabrgenommen tperben. grfolgt aber
iiberbaupt cine Mnftediine, 10 fommf
HE gerabe bann 5u Stanbe, penn bic
Rranfheit NOD nint bOlIis gum Durhs
brud sefomnen lit unb bas Rinb bic
Ghule nod befudt. Sebes unpdblihe
Qinb bilbet baber in fol9en 3eiten bic
gr6Bte Gefabr fir feline Mitfhiilsr.
EnfnideIt iin aus benz untpobliein
aeine ernftIide GtDrung, 70 berfdumt
has Rinb sinise Ghulitunben. elm
Shuben, ber febr gering 1T; Helen ii9
aber Mafern, Gdarlad etc. Elm, 70
9dben bic gItern burh ibre Dorhd3t
bitlIeiht eins sanae Mn3oN Rinber Dor
ber anfeduns betpohrt.
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g eddfer Mft.

ftanb ct ipesen aurpfuiderei por @es
ribt unb ba iagte er aug, oub er aug
elmer yamilie famine, tpetde ihon 1eit
900 sSabre1 brauf los furirt uao
pelAe Der franfea Menihheit ungez
adblte Wobltbaten eripiefen babe. Won
@e56le9t gu @ei9le6t babe fih bic
Runit, Granfbeiten rihtis gu ertennen,
in Der Gamilie fortgeerbt uno Die Wtttz
tel, pelcbe er barreihe, ieien ihon por
bielen buubert Sahren bon feir1eit
Mbnen entbedt tporben. Oas 8eriht
berurtbeilte Mit gu $50 Marf Gelbs
ftrafe. Mber bieie 8erurtbeilung bat
benz &urpfuider tpeit mebr gsnubt,
als gef6abet. Durh Die 3eitungen
purbe bic Nadriht BON Der 8erurtbei@
lung perbreitet unb iebt itrDmen in
benz einIamen 9Drfnen bic Patienten
aug allen Sbsilen Deutidlunbs, ia lp>
oar aus bem iibrigen europa auiam@
men, um bur4 ben Shdfer furirt gu
perben. Oie nOiagnoie" bieies Blez
bermanres 1T bic bsnfbar einfa@ite.
Gr ldbt iih proben Der Sdare ieiner
Rranfen porlegen, beurtbeilt bdndcb
ben rSaa" unO berabrei9t Die betrefs
fenbe Mebtain. Die Droguen, aus
tpel9en er feline Srdnfe auiammens
braut, beaiebt er bon einem beaadbar@
ten Mpptbefer. @s iinb lauter barn@
IoIe Maittel, nit giften sibt iia Der.
Soldier nidt ab.
Der Mnbrang gu bieIem Wunber@s
boftor iit 70 srDB, bab 2anosensbdr=.
men beitdnbig in Rabbrll9 antpefenb'
fein mii7en, Inn bic Wense in Shrans.
fen gu baIten. Sft bat Mit big gu 500
patienten an einem SAGE. BON iebem
ldbt er ii9 cine Mart fir bic Meoisir
sebsn, bic 8ebanblung 1T foftenfrei.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-02-20

GARTER Mini. sic fadrt@
hD: Gage mir nur, ipis biit Du benn
tistnfIih ba5u gffommen, mir einen
beir1tbsuntrug 3u MAIDEN, sps5er
iDnBtei Du benn. 1uB i9 Did liebtt?
Gr: ga, gang aafrihtig geitanben,
Dfin Batter frnstt mid nenlid. ob Id
ernfe MbIihten bdttt Ober ni1t, ienif
toiItt ID meine 9dude nur einftel<
3eu.
unter Ireunbfnnen
9nnrn: QLl{c ianiere 1nunhfn 9[bels
btib 1T iebt serlobt, Ht ibr BrGutig1us
beHH en- 5iibT1er Mfen}9g Rlara !:
4ein! Qatlra: sSE er Kih2 setdra:
4ein! Qdura: SIT Il aus gutter Gauli.
1k3 Nfaro; 49 bns nidt! Qduru:
M6<r nreir Geti, sparum 6eiratbet ne
g btnn3 RIsra: MsV " ff rtbulta
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unangene6m. o.: sSbr
f0nnt mir gratnsirsn, Rinber, ieb BIN
nit sSrGulein 6peisr bsrlobt. 3. Il.
s. auidmmen): MsiR btr3lihfte Gras
fnlaiion, iA par aud sinauI NIT ibr
berIobti
Werf1aappt. gbsf: Wsnn
jsmanb beutegladnlittag nad mir frust
bann 5dgtn Gis, i1 lDire IN bringens
BEN Ge}hdfttn fOrtgesanstn. 6aass
fneht: Sd6u, Orr prinsipal. (Gine
bolbe @tunbe fpdter.) Runbt: SIT
6err Qehmapr. a1idbt al iprtden2
6dusin<9i: Wsin, Il 1T m brinetnben
Gei@dfstn aum Wtttreuntu 0ffahrtn!
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9 pr glH,s s a u 8.

Dabei laufen nod tdglid 9unberis
bon 8riefen nit 9aaren ein. Nt's
Meib unb Sobn funsiren BEL Der 8es
banolung als MIiiftenten. 90 1dneiz
bet 3. 3. bic Gruu Nit ben @ldubigen
bic our Diasnoie notbipenbieen 9aare
ab. Mit fann tpeber lefen nod iHreiz.
ben. Die &ranfen miiiien oft taselang
tparten Bis tie aur 8ebanblung borges
lafen tperben. Das etne erbdrn~
lihe @aitbaus in benz GeIte bat nur
elm paur 8etten. go iiben Die arans
ten Nddte Dur6 auf 5tiiblen unS
8dnfen berum, Die Stunbe ertpartenS,
ipo lie enblia bonn Sddfer DorgelaiTsn
tperben. Mber fie iparten nit Gaselss
gebulb.
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Der wnnofrmaitn 0er Siinfblr.
get Dai0e.

Dort no Bic 1iineburgei 9dtoe am
tro|floieften erfdsint, 5uifdelt 9ar@
burg unb 8 2iineburg, liest oGs tleine
Dorf Mabbrud. ipeldes in iinglter
3eit eine dbnlicbe 9eriibn,tbeif erlGnst
BAT tpie MDrrisbofen, mo ber pfarrsr
Rneipp feline iibrisens gan5 Derniinfs
tise NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dusiibt. Sn
Mabbruh pobnt ber sfluge" Ghdfer
oft, Elm Wunberbottor bes ehten
@hdfer1Mages, 70 cine Mrt bon Wahs
abmer bes beriibmten 56dfers ShDa
mas. Mf's @eiddft bIiibt in iiners
b0rter Meife, benn bic Dunnlen tpers
ben betanntlih nidt ale. Reuli9
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6 Ater 6umpr /.

9umor lit tpie Der ebte mein,
Der fin gereift i'm GorpnenIhein,
gr muB ipie Der bsin 0tr3 srtpdrmtn;
Doh mas gepantfht 1T dls Ar3nei,
Db ber @eIhmad pifant duh lei
eft tpirffam nur in ben Ueburne1l!
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Jsber Menfh bsiibt {eiS
ilfn Dctdn, BON ben 0offnuns
Igtn, bic ibm 5u Wafier seiuorben.
Milbsrnber llmffunb.I
Wertbeibiger: i. limb meine Serren
aisben Sic bebufs milberer 9eIfrafuna
IN 8etrd9t, 6uB Der 9lngetiagte lid bsii /
BEN Ganbruh cine iturfe GrfdItuna aas
ge3ogen bat!1
HereAtigt. Mabons gDsss
hsIb bubsn Sic berln SbssD Ifhb<n
Ditnit Derloifeng DisnItmaOdsn: syd.
tpihsn sic, i4 fOlte alles beaa6ien.
ipds i4 5trbrDnen bate unb bo
mubte 10 ttnR nod falisblI3 sen q
mtin<M aohns aulsoenl
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Geredts @srpunberutlg tlg.

sSreunb Gum fAipibenben fablf1pfis
osn Mmatsnrpboto botosrapbsn): Nd, Gie
iinb ia gail5 nab am aopfe! SD benfe,
Sic arbeiten nit elmer SroTtnpIatte!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-25

On the authority of Mile. De Lescure, who heard it from the heroine's own lips, a writer in the Guardian tells the true story of Mile. De SombreuiIs sav- ing her fathers life from the guillotine. M. De Sombreuil and his daughter were condemned to death at the time of the September nnassacres, and were waiting in the cart, surrounded by the mob, for their turn to mount the scaffold Mile. De Sombreuil turned to the crowd and asked what harm a weak old man like her father could do to the nation. Some of the men answered that if she would drink a glass of blood to the nation they would let him go, and passed up a glass. She drank it down immediately. The crowd took her and her father from the cart; they escaped and made their way to England. She thought at the time that she drank blood, but afterward she concluded that 1t was red wine, for she saw no one stoop to fill the glass. To her death she was never able, however, to see red wine in a glass without shudder.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-25
A W4RNLNG.

| Men and brethren, it has become nee
 essary in the course of human events
 for you to brace up and bestir your.
 selves if you would preserve those fiber. | ties which are described as so dear | to you in Fourth of July and Washing tons birthday speeches. Woman is after you, and not far behind you. Soon, ah too soon. she will be ahead of you un- less you manage to keep ahead of her.
 Her plan to get ahead of you has a
 somewhat innocent look. just as she
 has, but underneath that look there is
 guile galore.
 The executive committee of the Wo-
 mans National. Council has concocted
 what is gently called "a plan of organ
 ization." This plan includes a senate
 and house of representatives and a cabinet composed of women representing popular departments of woman's work. There is to be national president. and the whole form of organization is to be patterned after that of the United
 States government. There is to be erected a woman's temple, to answer the same purpose as the capitol does to the government. Already $725, 900 is said to have been pledged to the pur- pose. The council has within it's ranks eighty national societies of women, It has 100000 members of it's own, It has other societies which range as fol- lows: The w. C. T. U. 100000 y~enl- I bers; the Kings Daughters, 800,0OO; the | National Woman's Suffrage Association. | 200, GOO; the ten Domestic and Foreign Unions. 2,OOO,OO0; the Kin dergarten, 100000; the Business Wo- | mems Associations 100000, the Steno- graphers and Typewriters, 500, ,O0O, with the Universal Peace Union, five College Alumni Associations, the National Jew sh Women Council the Women's Relief Corps, the National Association of Low l Women of American Liberty, the thir- y women's clubs, all representing a of s,ooOOOO, This stands Or one-half of all the women of the United States
 The idea is said to be ''to legislate " an ideal government morally for he women of the United States. There 5 to be department of philanthrophy. ducation, charity, labor. domestic re-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-25
@-77777777==77-'77-77-77 --77-777777--777--77777- THAT TOWN MEETING.

The special town meeting which is t'
 be held in Banquet Hall day after to
 morrow at p. m. will be an interest
 ing and significant affair. As the ap
 peal from the committee patheticallJ
 says, it may be the last chance that the 1 voters of New Haven will have to at
 tend a town meeting, but as most ot
 them have probably never attended one
 the pathos of the call is not as pathetic
 as it may at first thought seem. But
 there is no doubt that ays many of them
 as can get into the hall ought to be there. The question to be discussed and
 acted on Is a very important one, and,
 if possible, the actual sentiment of the voters concerning it ought to be made
 plain. The city, by its representatives
 in the Court of Common Council, has ! declared in favor of consolidation of the city and town governments, and now the town should speak and speak de- cisively. The Board of Seleetmen has already spoken and we suppose that board would claim to represent the town as fairly as the Court of Common Coun- cil does the city. So the only way to find out what the voters really want appears to be to get declaration from them as to whether their views are re-. ally represented by the Court of Com- mon Council or by the Board of Select
 men. They elected them both and per- haps they know what they want in this matter. If they do they should go to Banquet Hall next Wednesday and say so in tones that can be heard all over town as well as all over city. If this is to be our last town meeting and if we are never going to see another of those splendid illustrations of popular government let's make it a rouser and go out of the town system in blaze of glory, sentiment and oratory. If it is not to be the last let's set the fashion by it of having town meetings which | cannot be run by two or three gathered | together in the name of town govern ment. There will be two cries at the One will be Town Govern ment forever! Don't remove ancient and disturb a system that came over from Englandr The other will be: "The City! The City! One government instead of three More power to the Mayor and the Court of Comnon Councilr' Go to the meeting md join in the cry that suits you best