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Iowa State Register. In 1881 he was a reporter on the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, but held that position for a short time only. In July of that year he came to Waterbury, as associate editor of the - Waterbury American, which position he holds at the present time.
Mr. Kimball has contributed articles to the North American Review, the Century Magazine, Harper's Weekly, Outlook, the Independent, and vari- ous other periodicals. He has written " A Reporter's Romance," men- tioned elsewhere, also a volume entitled: "The Blue Ribbon : What Thomas Edward Murphy has Done for the Promotion of Personal Temperance, with some account of the Work of his Father, Francis Murphy, and his Brother, William J. Murphy." Mr. Kimball ex- hibits in his magazine articles and books the journalist's instinct of timeliness, and his method is in keeping with his subjects. He is a man of to-day, and his style is the style of to-day. It is ener- getic, direct, idiomatic and entirely unaffected.
On May 15, 1895, he married Mary Eliza, daughter of Augustus S. Chase.
THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT.
The first number of the Valley Democrat was issued on July 31, 1881. It was a weekly paper published on Saturdays. From the first it made a substantial place for itself as a representative local organ of its political party and as a newspaper. Its development was steady and sure until January 3, 1886, when its day of publica- tion was changed and it became the Sunday Democrat, and a new and faster press was added to the equipment of the office. Two years later a daily edition was started, the first number of the Evening Democrat being issued December 5, 1887. It was at first a four-page paper with seven columns to each page. In 1888 its size was increased to eight columns to the page, and three years later its increasing circulation necessitated the purchase of a new and faster press and other improved mechanical facilities. The Democrat is edited and published by C. & M. T. Maloney. Both are practical newspaper men in both the mechanical and literary departments. While making a successful commercial enterprise of their newspa- per they acknowledge service to their party and obligation to soci- ety by making it also clean and wholesome. The local department is capably cared for by Edward L. Maloney and Martin Scully, and the business department is conducted by Edward E. F. McMahon, In a valuable souvenir edition, reviewing the industries, institu- tions and leading men of Waterbury, issued in 1893, the publishers of the Democrat made this statement of their own aims and princi- ples in journalism:
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The Democrat met with public approval because it was independent and fear- less. As its name implies, it is a staunch advocate of democratic principles, but it is not an organ; the day of newspaper organs is only a memory, To be successful a newspaper must be conducted on business principles and for the purpose of pecu- niary profit as its prime object. The capital employed in it is invested for that end, and the ability expended in its production, whether business or literary, is exercised for a pecuniary reward; and without such reward it could not be obtained. But while established as a business for money making the Democrat does not for- get its duties to the people. Its conductors are under no oath of office and no bonds for the faithful performance of public duties; but they are bound by a sense of obligation to defend the interests of their constituents. The Democrat is a representative elected by popular suffrage, and it has served the people and not its owners alone. That is why it has prospered as a commercial undertaking.
In 1895 the office was removed to Grand street, and with a new mechanical equipment the paper was enlarged to eight pages.
C. AND M. T. MALONEY
Cornelius Maloney, son of Patrick and Margaret (Loughery) Maloney, was born in New Britain, May 18, 1853. He attended the public schools in New Britain and early in life entered the office of the True Citizen, then under the management of Lucien M. Guern- sey, who was the successor in New Britain journalism of Elihu Burritt. He was subsequently employed on the Soldiers' Record in Hartford, and after two years returned to New Britain and worked on the New Britain Record. In 1880, in connection with Cornelius Loughery, he started the New Britain Times, to which soon after was added a Bristol edition, and continued it until he came to Waterbury in July, 1881, to start the Valley Democrat, with the publi- cation of which in its successive changes he has been identified, together with his brother Michael T. Maloney. Mr. Maloney is prominent in several of the fraternities of Waterbury, is a leading worker in church matters, especially in the choir of the church of the Sacred Heart, and has always been interested in the presentation of amateur plays, for which he has natural dramatic ability. In the legislature of 1887-88 Mr. Maloney represented Waterbury in the house of representatives, and served on the committee on educa- tion. He married on November 17, 1886, Mary A. Quigley of Litch- field, and they have four children, Vincent, Angela, Margaret and Katharine.
Michael Thomas Maloney was born in New Britain on March 29, 1864. He went to St. Mary's parochial school and the high school of that city. In 1880 he engaged in newspaper work on the New Britain Times, subsequently had charge of the Bristol Times, and came to Waterbury in 1883, entering into partnership with his
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brother Cornelius in the publication of the Democrat, with which he has been identified since. He is an interested worker in social and church matters and is a member of the choir of the church of the - Sacred Heart. Mr. Maloney married, September 5, 1894, Clara Coyte of Torrington.
STEPHEN J. MEANY.
Stephen Joseph Meany was born in Newhall, county Clare, Ire- land, September 12, 1822. His mother's name was Mary Sheehan. He was educated in the public schools of Ennis. He began his journalistic career on the Clare Journal, and was connected at different periods of his life with the Limerick Chronicle, Freeman's Journal, Irish Tribune, Limerick and Clare Examiner, Drogheda Argus, and Liverpool Daily Post. In 1847 he founded the Irish National Magazine, but it had only a short existence. In October, 1843, O'Connell undertook to thwart the official reporter of the House of Commons, who was present at a meeting at Mullamast, by deliver- ing his address in Irish. But Meany, whose facility as a shorthand reporter was remarkable, took down the address and it was pub- lished in the Freeman. He was intensely interested in the Irish national movement and was imprisoned several times on account of his writings. In 1856 he paid his first visit to America, and wrote for the New York Herald, Sunday Times and Harper's Weekly. He became part owner of the Toledo (O.) Daily Commercial and German Weekly. In 1865 and 1866 he was connected with the Fenian movement, organized a fair in New York to raise funds for the relief of those arrested in the futile raid on Canada, and on his return to Ireland in November, 1867, was promptly arrested for speeches made in the United States, tried in Dublin and sentenced to penal servitude for fifteen years. After several months' imprison- ment he was released on condition that he should leave the country. He returned to New York and did work for the World, Star and Weekly Democrat, making frequent visits to the old country. In 1882 he was arrested in Ennis, Ireland, under Mr. Forster's coercion act, but was soon released. In 1885 he went to London and gave material aid in the defense of Burton and Cunningham, who were implicated in the attempt to destroy the Tower of London. In 1887 he came to Waterbury to edit the daily Democrat, which was first published as a daily paper in December of that year. On February 8, 1888, he died of erysipelas, which set in after a surgical operation for a diseased toe joint. During his last illness he sent copy every day to the office. His last article, written in bed, was entitled "Ireland's New Peril," and would have been printed on the day he died, but the feeble hand had made copy that was not decipherable,
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and it was not published. After funeral honors in this city and New York the body was taken to Ireland, lay in state in Ennis for a week, and was buried in Dromcliffe churchyard. At the age of eighteen Mr. Meany married Miss Hoare, by whom he had two sons and two daughters. His published works include a volume of poems entitled "Shreds of Fancy," republished in America under the title of " Shells from the Shannon," a series of "Tracts," and a story of Irish persecution entitled "The Terry Alt; a Story of 1831." Stephen J. Meany was over six feet tall, well proportioned, and at ยท the age of sixty-five walked the streets of Waterbury with the elasticity of step that characterized him when as a youth he was spoken of as the most athletic of the young men of his native town.
THE WATERBURY REPUBLICAN.
The Waterbury Republican was established in 1881 in weekly form by J. Henry Morrow. It succeeded the Waterbury Independent, and was at first published in modest quarters on the second floor of the building next to the Manufacturers' National bank, 102 Bank street. The initial issue appeared on October 29, and on the very threshold of its existence the paper pledged itself "earnestly to maintain the principles on which the Republican party was formed." In the autumn of 1883 the Republican building at 229 Bank street was erected and the paper was transferred to more commodious quar- ters. On January 2, 1884, a daily edition was established, the - weekly edition being at the same time continued. Several enlarge- ments of the new daily were demanded by the growth of its patron- age. It was published in the afternoon until November 4, 1886, when it took possession of the "morning" field, and Mr. Morrow's fondly cherished ambition was thus realized.
In the summer of 1888 the paper passed into the hands of a joint stock corporation which was organized under the name of the Republican Printing company and in which over twenty of the leading Republicans of the city were shareholders. The board of directors consisted of David S. Plume, president, J. Henry Morrow, secretary and treasurer, George E. Terry, Edward L. Bronson and Daniel F. Webster. The corporate ownership enabled the Republican to improve its equipment, augment its facilities, and extend its field of usefulness. In August, 1889, the Republican Printing com- pany retired from the proprietorship, and Mr. Morrow remained as manager and editor until March 1, 1890. Since that date Thomas D. Wells has been the editor.
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WATERBURY, CONN, JANUARY 2, 1884.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
CAUCUS KING.
Organisation of the New York Legislature.
Both Houses Get Under Way-Gov. Cleveland's Message - Press Comments on the Doone thent-Some Bills.
ALRANY, Jan. 2 -The stato senate was called to order at 11.20 o'clock New Year's day by Lisut. Governor Hill. After the Iron clad oath had been administored the lieutenant governor addressed the senate. He paid a Deadly turned compliment to the candidate for president pro tem; said he saw Do rosson to look for a protracted sosion and referred at some length to the principal matters in which legislation would be neces safy, among which he mentioned the abolition of conviet labor and a now bome rule charter for New York city. Jobn W Vroompan was then elected clerk, Goo. A Bom sorgoant at arma; Rov. S. V Leach, of Albany, chaplain, and minor officers that bad beso choson in the caucus, Hon. Dennis Mccarthy, of Syracuse, was chosen as prod dent pro tem
Benstore Bowen and Titus were appointed a committee to walt upon the governor and inform him that the senate had organized and were ready for bis message.
Col. D. 8. Latnont, private secretary of the governor, appeared and prosented tho an- nusi message, and at 12:45 P. M. the clerk proceeded to read it to the senate.
In bis message the governor deprecates fre- quent and gonecessary recemes, special and local legislation and the postponement of leg islation to the closing bours. He rocommenda due eure in the appropriation of public funds, places the total state debt at $5,078,801 81, being a reduction of 8407,054.40 during 1883. There Is a surplus In the treasury of $1,249,- 587'97. The amount received by tho treaf urer during 1803 from taxes on corporations was $1,035,370.31 In speaking of taxation the governor says.
"The subject still remains a vexed ques- tion; and the injustice and discrimination apparent In our laws on this subject call loudly for relief. Thero le no object so worthy of the care and attention of tho legislature as tbis. Strict economy in the management of state affairs, by then agents, should furnish the people a good government at the least possible cost This is common honesty But to see to it that this cost is fairly and justly distributed, and the burden equally borne by those who have Do peaceful redress if the stato is unjust, is the best at tribute of sovereignty and the bigbest duty to the citizen.
"The tendency uf our prosperity Is in the direction of the necumulation ;of immense fortunes, largely leverted in personal prop- erty; and yet It aggregate valuation, as Axed for the purpose of taxation, Is con- atantly decreased, while that of real estate is Increased For the year 1882, the valuation of personal property subject to taxation,was determined at $351,021, 16), and real estate $2,482,061,370. In 1883 tho assessed valua. tion of personal property was fixed at $315. 089,085, and real estate 82,557,218,240
The governor thinks the exbabit of the canal buriness for the season just closed folly justifies the polley adopted by the peo ple of relieving it of the burden of tolla Ru markable proof of the increased commerce la found in the fact that the shipmenta of grain from Buffalo by canal this your aggre gated 42,350,918 bombela against 69,480,688 Last year
de The governor considere the quertions of education, the banks, the Insurance partment, the national guard, and lo speak- Ing of the proposal to sbollab convict labor In state prisona mys the subject should be approached with the utmost care and dellb- eration. The opportunity of the working- man should bos be Injuriously affected by the labor of convicts in the prisons. por un- low to avoid mich a danger or other serious abuses, should the meif-supporting feature of the prisons be lost and the expense of their maintenance added to the burden of the tax- payura.
The railroads came in for a large share of attention so also does civil service, the new capital, the Adirondacks and the Niagara Falls reservation and the momge concludes with the following paragraph:
"Let us anticipate a time when care for the people's needs as they actually arise, and the application of remedios, as wrongs ap poor, sball lead in the conduct of national Affairs, and let us undertake the business of legislation with the full determination that these principles shall guide us, in the per- formance of our duties os guardians of the interosta of the state "
The following billa were then introduced. By Mr. Daly-To exempt property, real and personal, of the German hospital and dispensary from cazation, also to amend laws regulating pilotage in New York, also in relation to telegraph and electr : lgbt companies in the cities of the state, and pro- viding that In cities of over 500,000 .. habl- tante the wires chall be placed under ground before November, 1800
By Mr Murphy-Amending spocin) laws of New York by making the Brooklyn bridge free for foot passengers
Senator F Lansing offered a resolution authonzing the attorney general to protect the interest of the state in Adirondack region til the adjournmeut of the legislature. Adopted
A concurrent resolution was received from the assembly that when the legislature ad- jours tomorrow it bo to Tuesday uezt at 11 . M. The house was called to order by Mr W H. Brown, clerk of the last house at 11 o'clock
Mr Bbeard was then elected spreker, thanked bis amocistes for the honor and solicited their cooperation in facUstating the business of the semion
Chas. A. Chickering was thon elected clerk and Henry Wheeler sergoant at arms Af ter the reading of the governor's moetange the bons adjourned
There was much grip at the hotels con- cerning the chairmanship of the important committees of the senate and smembly, The following were suggested es probably chatr- men' Benate committees on cities, Gibbe, insurance, Daggett, canals, Eusworth; ruile roads, Baker.
For the assembly comuritter the . Ing wero named . Roosevelt way"+ House, cities, Clinton, ca' railroada.
Of course, the biling up of the committece may necessitate changes in the chairmanship. The Express comments on the governor's message as follows: "Those who take the trouble to read the document in Its entirety will, we think, be well repaid for the time no spent, and will flod much to approve and Little to condemn. It is not the work of a pretentious man evoo. if not that of a great one, and It is pot on ite faco por in any of its parta a document designed aa a bid for the presidency, unless a plain and apparentis fair statement of the operations of the stato government for a year post can be com strued as such a bid. We think Gov Cleve- land deserves the congratulations of his fel- low citizens upon his second message."
The Proms says: "It is stronger and more positive than bis first one, showing that ble year's experience bas given him a trader and firmer grasp on state affairs" It con- tains many wise and statesmanlike recome mendations, and ite criticisme, i somewhat blunt, are nevertheless apropos "
The Argus says: "The tone of the docu- ment is that of a map. The people know that If good Jegisiation Is not supplied it will be no fault of the executiva
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-The World thus cons menta on the message: "The governor bas really given us a business like and admirable state paper, and bis congratulation of the people on the progrem made last your la the direction of wholesome legislation is fully justified by the faote.
The Times thinks: "Gov. Cleveland second message to the legislature of this state is a very long and rather common- place document. It presents a sufficiently clear and comprehensive summary of the present condition of the various interests of tho state, and some of its recommendations are explicit and judlelous, but it lacks to- cisiveness and slurs over lo a vague minner some of the most important questions of the time "
The Sun sayar Cleveland's memage present Do very salient features, conveys no recom- mendations of commanding Importance, and reports no events of extraordinary interest. Nevertheless, read attentively this official record of a prosperous and eventful year in the bistory of the state. Nowbero wi.l one get a more suggestive view of the large ao- tivity of life, cho vast range and diversity of Interests, the ouergy, Industry and business succo which give to New York its position aod lofluence in the Union.
MYSTERIOUS STONE THROWING.
Renewal of the Manifestations in the Blevene Farmhouse In Jordan. SYRACDBE, Jan. 2. - The phenomena of stone dropping has been renewed at Riebard Stovens' farmhouse in Jordao with startling consequences. After Mr Stovens' death, on tbe Isch inst, the manifestations stopped un- til, at about 11 A. M on Sunday lost, a stone fell in the dining room, striking ocar che table, Stones kept falling al the rest of that day walll about 8 p M. The next day, at about noob, a stone broke the looking glasa walch bangs orer o sewing machine to the left of and about four feet from a door opening from the doorsard and to the right of a window. At about 1 P @ 00 the same day the chimney of a lamup which was on & sbelf behind the stove was broken, and at about 2 o'clock another chunges on the shell beside the tamp was smashed. All was quiet after this on that doy, with the exception of a few pebbles falling
The next day o pane of gloss lo one of the kitchen windows was broket Two more panes were broken afterward on ;the same Jny. On Wednesday one of the window panes in the kitebon ibet bod been put in to replace ous of the broken ones, and a win- dow in the dining room were broken. On Thursday two mioro windows wero broken. one In the kitchen and one in the dining room. On Thursday night, after 11 o'clock, rappings were heard on the bead buard of the bed In which Mr Stevens died, coutigu Ing until about 9 A. M. On Friday enudl stones and a number of marbles fell Thb merbing o pearl bandled pocketknito tuAs had been on the shelf, and which diap- peared yesterday, was throom through ono of the windows In the door, falling on the piazza outalda Thon two breastping that had been in a tootbrush dish in the bedroom off from the dining room, were dropped, apparently, from the colling, ono lo tho dining room and the other lo tho kitchen A bottle and a spool of turoad were also thrown Boms of those things memed to come from the celling and others apparently came across the room.
Mrs. Stepient says that cho bas Pocetrod letters from Itbica, Chicago, Cleveland, and other places asking for statements of tho oo- currences Theso were all answered. The members of the family nil say that they do not believe to spirit manifestations Tho strangest part of the phenomena, they do- clare, is that the manifestations como hi cho dayluce of late and out ut night
BOTH MEN TO BE HANGED.
Preparations Concluded for, 1% Double P.xecution at Newerh.
NEWARK N. J . Jan. 2-Robert Martin has been removed from his cell in Lou Newark jnil to a witness roum and given over to the death watch Two doputy chorifta will ho with him unw until he is turned over to Sheriff Wright to suffer the death penalty. Ho still bupes that fumo lucky geok dent mney inser cono LO warJ uft b hanging, but his demcanor is quiet and be spenks but little Ho will be executed at tro o'clock or l'bursdny morning The gallows taken down a few weeks ago after the bang- Ing of Chisholm, will tx erocted agalu under the superintendenco of Hangman Van Hire Uraver staved in bod all day He would oot apcak to any one, but under the blankel which hu bad drawn over his head be could be heard erytug hke a chud that bad been punished
The fall offlolala expect Martio co exbibn some wervousness, but they think hte courage will enable biru lo go through the ordeel without dinching With Graves they expect terrible soron
BL Loute Wants the Convention, ET Louis Jan 2 -Chairmar O'Day hap announceil the following gentlemen as the wut-committee provided for by sho irta de democratic central committee to shit Wash Ington and present the claims of BL Louis for the' nallunat convention. IL D Lat er K A Koonan, John A Billett, Basside, Houry A Newninn, D. P By a special frenlution c'hatrist was bimself added b. the committee 4 vapecta to be lo Washington before ne nutiunal comraittre meeta
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Two $4,000,000 Failures. LONDON, Jan 2 -Alexander Brogdon the th Mis Jeannie P White Mr.il well known fron master, has failed, with .rk nili phas their honeymoon unnl
Faluhum of $4,000,000. Henry Brogdet. A miver service was given the iron mercant, bes also failed with liabilities tue associates of Mr Clark os of nearly $4,000,000
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
The President's New Year's Ro- ception
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& Brilliant Beene in the Wh.f: House -Other Receptions - Blaine'e Old Friends-Raodall's Leadership.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -The number of per- sons who were received by President Arthur on New Year's day was unexpectedly large, The considering the unfavorable weather crowd was composed in large part of well knowu citizenta of Waablogton, and so small a portion of strangers who come to see the president for the Aret time. A slight de- parture from the usual foros was made lu the presentation during the public reception, the president being Informed of the names of his guests by themselves instead of through the usual farce of an Introduction Through- out the day the president retained bis posi- tion without e moment's rost, and preserved his usunt emile and polite air of Interest as though unconscious "of the Monotony and discomfort of bis trying ordeal.
The state breakfast at Secretary Freling- buyson's bouse was served, according to the time-honored custom, promptly at 13 o'clock. The table was handsomely garnished, she waxen lights in the giver candlesticks add- ing greatly to the beauty of the occasion The general reception which always tol- lows the state breakfast began ot 1.90. The parlors, which had been darkened so as to exclude the daylight, were brilliantly illu- minated by baodsome lampe, wax lighta and gas. The reception was, if pouble, more brilliant than for many years back, and the number of callers shows a decided Increate over that of former occasions
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