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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. 1891.
THE £0311on OF THE CONNECTI-
CUT INDEPENDENTS.
The following from the Waterbury
American gives theposition of the large
class nowknown throughout the coun-
try as Independents:
Bulkeley is still Governor. It is not
easy to . see what the Democrats have
gained . by their demonstration atthe
capitol recently, the swearing in bythe
Senate of the Democratic candidates
for all the state offices and the, demand
for the Ofices themselves from the pres_-
ent incumbents, unless it is to be made
the basis for vigorous-action. It leaves
thematter about where it was before,
apparently, with Judge Morris no near
or the oflice and his cause no stronger
in public sympathy, unless these claim-
ants are ready to move on the ofiices by ,
force of arms or_of— law and take what
they claim belongs to them. If that is
the purpose, then this may be a proper
and necessary preliminary. Otherwise E
it appears useless if not worse. The?
manner of proceeding at best was far-
cical. While good temper is-very de-
sirable, there is a certain dignity and l
sobriety essential to a situation in l
which are involved grave constitutional E
principles, to keep it from being ab- l
surd. This was certainly a time for ser- i
|
ious earnestness and determination on
the part of the men who assumed to
represent such principles and not for
playful jOkes and invitations to dinner. 1
If they have not gained anything, the 5
democrats will be lucky if they do not .'
lose something by the proceedings}
They seemed to have had, up to this.
point, a legal position as strong, if not E.
stronger than the republicans. Tactic- f
ally, their position was better than that 5
Of their opponents. Their candidate '
had a majority over all on the face of]
the returns. There was no way of de-
priving him of this advantage except by
going behind them. There was no do-.
ing this so as to make it effective with- !
out the consent Of the Senate, and the l
Senate had already declared that the
face of the returns was all it had a right
to consider and had refused to tolerate
any proposition to open the ballot boxes.
Even the republicans who want to go
back just far enough to take away
Judge Morris’s majority are doubtful
about their right to do so. As the New
Haven Palladium expresses it, “they
recognize the fact that there is an ele-
ment of uncertainty concerning their
constitutional right to do so.” All the
democrats had to do, therefore, was to
hold the position that Morris was
elected, and with the Senate in their
control they could prevent any effective
hostile action. ‘
They have not. lost this tactical ad-
vantage yet. The damage they sufi'er
from such proceedings as those of
Tuesday, if not justified by future ac-
tion, is in their moral strength, their
hold on public sympathy. The people
-—at least as many of them as do not
get their opinions ready-made from
party leaders or newspapers—know that
the Republicans have been profiting
for years by a technical requirement of
the constitution; that for years the
man who receives the most votes has
been set aside for another who receiv-
ed far less, and that, finally, when the
man who gets the most‘votes also ap-
pears to have the requisite majority
over all, these Republicans still pro-
pose to exhaust every resource to keep
him out of his seat and although there
is no possible hope of putting in their
own candidate, are determined to keep
the Ofi‘ice in their own hands by perpet-
uating the term of the present incum-
bent. Thisis the broad aspect of the
situation as it appears to those who are
not particularly interested in the for-
tunes of either candidates and who are
not examining the legal niceties too
closely. They feel that it is about
time the Democrats had their dues and
will not be too _.critical of them for
standing on a technicality, an advan-
tage which their opponents have never
failed to improve. ”
The Farmers Want Stu-ester.
- Srmscnsnn, Illa, Jan. 15.-The Farm-
m’ Mutual Benefit association representa-
tives last night unanimously decided on.
Alson J. Streeter as their candidate for
United States senator to succeed Mr. Far-
WOH- The} have decided to support Street-
er for an Indefinite time, in the belief that
one or the other of the two parties must
come to them. He has been an active
figure in Illinois politics since 1872. f He
h" “‘7‘!!! beans farmer, and he is known
to the agriculturisu of the entire west.” In
1888 he was'United Labor candidate for
8070730? 0‘ Illinois, polling an unusually
large vote. .The three Farmers’ .Miitual
Benefit association representatives have
strong hopes of electing him.
A BI; Railroad Strike Imminent.
O'rrUMWA. 13., Jan. l5.—All the operators ‘
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railway system have been notified by a
cipher message that their committee’s can.
fcrcncc with Messrs. Earling and Ripley
was not satisfactory. The operator; on
the' Kansas City division believe that a
strike is imminent, and that they will be
called on to go out in a day or two, 11
such a call is issued there will .probably be
a general response from the men, who feel
that they are the victims of great injust-
ice. The operators declare that by united
work they could tie up the road. ,
A Town in flames.
Maurine, Tenn., Jan. 15.-A dispatch
to The Appeal-Avalanche states that the
town of Grenada. Miss, is in flames.
Large stores and warehouses have suc-
cumbed and others are imperiled, and
about $100,000 worth of property. it is esti-
mated, will be destroyed, as there are no
THE gunman
Professor Koch Tells of What His
Curative Lymph Is Composed.
III: REVIEWS THE RESULTS.
He Is Apparently Well Satisfied with
the Work of the Liquid, and
Proposes to Apply It to
Other Diseases.
BERLIN, Jan. 16.—Professdr Koch’s re-
port, issued today, as to the ingredients
composing his lymph, says the lymph is
composed of pure generato tuberculosis
bacilli in a solution of glycerine, which
forms 40 to '50 per cent. of the 'compound.
The substance is derivative from albumen,
but not tox-albumen; that agent contains
,a mass of necrotic substance, attacking
even certain sound tissues.
Professor Koch says: “Since publishing
, two months ago the results of my experi-
ments with the new remedy for tubercu~
losis many physicians who received the
, preparation have been enabled to become
acquainted with its properties through
their own experiments. So far as I"have
been able to review the statements pub
lished and the communications received
by letter my indications have been fully
and completely confirmed. The genera]
concensus of opinion is that the remedy
has a specific efiect upon tubercular tis-
sues, and is therefore applicable as a very
delicate and sure reagent for discovering
latent and diagnosing doubtful tubercu.
lous processes.
Nothing to Modify.
‘ ’ “Regarding the curative effects of the
remedy most reports agree that, despite
the comparatively short duration of its
application, many patients have shown
more or less pronounced improvement. II
has been aflirmed that in not a few cases
even a cure has been established. Stand
in]; quite by itself is the assertion that the
remedy may not only be dangerous in
cases that have advanced too far—a. fact
that may forthwith be conceded—but
also that it actually promotes the tuber-
culous process, being therefore injurious.
“During the past six weeks I mysell
have had opportunity to bring together
. further experiences touching the curative
efiects and diagnostic application of the
remedy in the cases of about 150 sufferers
from tuberculosis of the most varied types
in this city and in the Moabit hospital. ]
can only say that everything I have lat-
terly seen accords with my previous Ob
servations. There has been nothing to
modify in what I before reported.
Will Attack Other Diseases.
“As long as it was only a question oi
proving the accuracy of my indications, it
was needless for any one to know what the
remedy contained or whence it was derived.
On the contrary, subsequent testing would
necessarily be more unbiassed the less
people knew of the remedy itself. N ow,
after sufficient confirmatory testing and
the importance of the remedy is proved,
my next task is to extend my study of the
remedy beyond the field where it has hith-
erto been applied, and, if possible, to ap-
ply the principle underlying the discovery
to other diseases.”
In the discussion before the Medical
association yesterday Dr. Gutmau followed
Professor Virchow. He said a dozen cases
now under his treatment were nearly
cured, and he argued that the adverse re-
sults in various cases reported by Pro-
fessor Virchow and others merely showed
that the lymph should only be used in the
early stage of the disease.
To Boom Smith M. Weed.
NEW YORK, J an. 16.-E. Ellery Ander-
son, president of the Reform club, has sent
out notices calling a meeting of the mem-
bers at the club house on Saturday even-
ing to consider a resolution supporting the
candidacy of Smith M. \Veed as United
States senator.
A. Dangerous Bridge.
BOSTON, Jan. 16,—It is reported on good
authority that the bridge over the New
York and New England railroad near
Mt. Bowdoin station, by which Brakcman
Fred Dodge was killed last Tuesday, has
settled so much that it barely clears the top
of the cars.
Two Brothers Drowned.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Jan. 16.—Ha.rry
and Eugene Gale, two young sons of Hiram
Gale, a farmer at Kensico, were drowned
last night while skating on the Kensico
reservoir. The body of Harry was recov-
ered, but Eugene’s has not yet been found.
- BRIEF MENTION.
A British syndicate with $5,000,000 cap-
ital is said to be seeking to gain control of
the spool, bobbin and shuttle industry in
New England.
The death of Aime Millet, the French
sculptor, is announced. He was born in
l‘aris in 1816.
Remarkable ghostly manifestations have
been observed in the house of Charles
Bontz, at West Hazleton, Pa. Furniture
is moved by unseen bands, and a. picture
hanging on the wall is reversed. A “witch
doctor” has been hired to banish the un-
easy spirits.
The lake scamen’s unions in session at
Detroit haVe decided to withdraw from
the Knights of Labor and form an inde-
pendent society, which will amalgamate
with the seamcn’s organizations on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
It is reported in Ottawa that the British
government has urged the Dominion gov~
ernment'to secure commercial reciprocity
between Canada and the United States.
The New York supreme court has sus-
tained the decision of the lower court
awarding Sarah S. Chellis $8,000 and costs
for breach of promise of marriage oni the
part of John B. Chapman. The manfwas
73 and the lady46 when they were engaged.
Chapman’s love letters are a remarkable
collection of crop reports and pastoral po-
etry.
Rev. J. R. J. Milligan and Rev. A. W.
McCluskin were suspended from the Pitts-
burg Presbytery of the Reformed Presby-
terian church. This action was caused by
their indorsement of the right of church
members to take part in civil elections.
Every station agent and telegraph Op-
crator on the entire line of the SufPaul
road has sent in his resignation, to take
effect Friday morning. This course was
.tsken instead of striking at once in for-{er
to protect the bondsmen of the men, who
Otherwise would have been liable. . .‘
Seven men, employes of the steel‘ works
“3 Steelton, Pa, in attempting to crass the
Sulquchanua, Tuesday afternoon.“ were
cast on a desolate island by the flood and
have not yet been rescued, owing to the'
'tion was made to ignore the committees
' eru fiat. 7@9}§c. l
floating ice in the river, wh'ch renders,
11‘ unsunrnn IN MURDER. '
The Unhappy Qunri-el in." the Colorado
House of Representatives.
DENVER, Colo., J an. 16.—In the COloradc
house Of repres'en tatives last Friday a nio-
appointed by Speaker Hanna and to select
a new list. This resulted in a split. There
are forty-nine members, and twenty-eight,
including fourteen Democrats, endeavored
to impeach the speaker for refusing to
recognize the majority. Yesterday Mr.
Brown, of Denver, attempted to expunge
from Friday’s minutes all reference to the
appointment Of Speaks; Hanna’s commit-
tees. The speaker declined to recognize
the motion.—
A motion was then made to impeach the
speaker. Two voted in favor of it, the
minority refusing to vote. The office of
the speaker was then declared vacant, and
Judge Jesse White was elected speaker,
the minority, Hanna’s supporters, refus-
ing to vote. Judge White then appointed
a new set of Officers, while Speaker Hanna
secured the assistance of the sheriff’s ofiice
and surrounded himself with deputies.
Governor-elect Routt, in order to protect
the halls of the house of representatives,
called out two companies of the National
Guard. .
At 1 o’clock Thursday morning, as Chief
of Police Hawley was leaving the legisla-
ture hall, where he had been trying to
quiet the mob, he was met by Harley Mc-
Coy, one of the toughest characters in the
city. McCoy made some insulting re-
marks toHawley, who turned around and
drew his revolver and shot McCoy several
times. McCoy returned the fire, killing
Hawley. McCoy is not expected to live.
Harvard College’s Finances.
BOSTON, Jan. iii—The report of the treas-
urer of Harvard college to the overseers
show the invested funds of the college to
amount to $7,121,854. The income avail-
able for the departments dependent on the
college proper amounted to $370,054, and
the expenditures to $364,483, they going to
pay, in part, former deficits. During the
past year gifts for the capital accounts
have amounted to $277,282, and of gifts for
immediate use to $162,226, while numerous
gifts for the library and for other uses for
the college are acknowledged.
The Palais do Justice Aflamc.
PARIS, Jan. 16.——Thc Palais de Justice
was partially destroyed by fire at Rouen
yesterday. It was one Of the most inter-
esting monuments of art in France. It
was, perhaps, the finest example of Renais-
sance architecture extant, and was the
central point Of attraction for tourists. It
is hoped that the ruined portions of the
building may be restored, but many of its
most beautiful features can hardly be re-
produced by modern workmanship.
A Visitfrom Black Death.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 16.——A dispatch
from Tobolsk says that the terrible scourge
known as “black death” has reached the
city of Tobolsk, the capital Of West Si-
beria. The whole of Asiatic Russia. from
Samarkand to the mouth of the Obi is suf-
fering from the scourge. Thousands are
dying at Obdorsk, near the mouth of the
Obi, owing to the lack of physicians. It
seems almost hopeless to try and check
the spread of the fearful disease.
He Says He Is One Hundred and Ten.
DANVERS, Mass, Jan. 16.—-Cha.rles King,
who lived at Howes station, near Middle
town, today reached what he alleges to be
his 1105b birthday. He claims to have been
born in 1781, in St. Jerva, Canada, and is
Of French parentage. He is the head of
six generations, numbering over 600 per.
sons. He is in comparatively good health.
The ‘Veather.
Southerly winds; colder weather and
snow on Friday.
FINANCIAL AND CODIMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stock
Exchange.
an Yonx, Jan. 15.—£\10ney on call was easy
today, and loaned at 3.12.4 per cent. Exchange
steady: posted rates. $4 [email protected]; actual rates,
$4.83%@4.S4 for sixty days, and $4.86%@4.87
for demand. Governments steady; currency, 65,
109%; bid: 45, coupon. 120 bid; 4%5, do., 103 bid.
Stocks were fairly active again this morning.
The general market. opened fractionally lower,
while Union Pacific was exceptionally weak, and
dropped 1% per cent., and Sugar trust 1. The
passage Of the new silver bill of course made the
silver certificates an object of interest. They
opened unchanged, but alniost immediately be-
gan to decline under heavy sales. The price
dropped within a short time from 107%, to 105%.
Among the railroad stocks New York and New
England was the feature. It was very strong
and a prominent exception to the general weak-
ness at the opening. Its price opened at 38%,
and advanced rapidly to 41%. The strength of
the stock checked the decline in the rest of the
list. A subsequent buying of some of the stocks
unloaded in the first sales caused a recovery to
the early decline, and in some cases an advance
by 11 o‘clock. In the hour to noon there was an-
other pressure to sell. The stocks most promi-
nent in the early advance were freely offered for
sale during the greater part of the hour, and,
with a few exceptions, the noon figures were gen-
erally slightly below those of yesterday. At the
close the market was dull but steady.
Closing prices:
U. S. Express ...... 68 Del., L. 8.: West. . .1377/g
C., C., C. & I.’ ...... 63 Erie ............... 20%
N. Y. Central ...... 102%, Lake Shore ..... ...107%
Illinois Central . . . .103 Northwest ........ 107
Northern Pacific. . . 27% Do. pref ....... . . . .135
Do. pref . . . . . . . . . . . 70% Pacific Mail ..... . . 34%
Central Pacific. 30 Reading ....... . 33%
Union Pacific ...... 45% St. Paul ...... . . . . . 54%
Missouri Pacific . . . 65% Wabash ............ 10
Texas Pacific ...... 15% Bur. d: Quincy.... 91%
Alton & T. H ...... 29 Ore. R’y & Nov... 81%
Canada Southern. . 50% Ore. & Trans. -——
Canada Pacific . . . . —— Rich. & Terminal.. 18
N. Y. & N. E ....... 40% Sugar Trust....... 79%
General Markets.
NEW YORK, Jan. l5.—-FLOUR—Fairly active;
some brands are obtainable at slight concessions;
Minnesota extra, [email protected]; city mill extras,
[email protected] for West Indies; fine, [email protected]; super-
fine, [email protected].
WHEAT—Opened weak and continued we is
throughout the morning. Prices at noon well!
off cg cent; receipts, 4,800 bushels; shipments,
none; No. 2red winter, $1.05}§@1.06, cash; do.,
January, 31.04%; do., February, 31.04%; do.,
May. 31.64%; (10.. June, $1.02.
CORN—Was weak and declined underamod-
crate selling 1,6 cent by midday; receipts, 44,200
bushels; shipments,-none; 'No. 2 mixed, 59%@ ,
60c., cash: do., January, 5954c; do., May, 58%0.
OATS—Dull but steady; receipts. 77.000 bush-
els; shipments, hnone; No.2 mixed, 50%@510.,
cash: do., January, 59y4c.; do., May, 58940.
RYE—Neglected.
BARLEY—Neglected.
PORK—Dull; mess, $11@12.
LARD—Quiet; February, $6.19; May. $6.51.
MOLASSES—Slow; New Orleans, 18@350.
TURPENTINE—Quiet at 39@39%c;
ROSIN—Quiet; strained to good, [email protected]}§.
PETROLEUM—Dull and unchanged.
FREIGHTS—Dull; grain to London, steam,
3%0.
BUTTER—Quiet; western creamery, fancy.
27%(3280. o
CHEESE~Moderately active and firm; west-
EGGS—Steady; state, fresh, 27@27%c; west '
ern. 26%0. ‘
RICE—Nominal.
SUGAR—Refined quiet; cut loaf and crushed. '
”fie; granuintml. 5 5-]0c; mold A, (is.
TALLO\\'~-~ l) M: prime city, 4%c.
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