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Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
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The Polo Championship Rapidly
Dw1ndling Away From New Haven
some Facts About Polo-The MerI-
dens Here Tonight.
New Haven people should cast one more
longing look at the pelo championship and
then say goodbye to it. You can shed a
few tears, but that won't do any good. There
is only one thing that will save it, which is
the team to win every game from now to the
end of the season. That is hardly probable.
The season lasts until April 2. New Haven
has five more games to play with Hartford,
three in this city and two in Hartford. In
all the New Ravens have twenty-three games
yet to play. The Hartfords are rapidly gain
ing on New Haven. The fact cannot be de-
MED that during the entire season the New
Ravens have been more or less demoralized,
and now that they are pressed hard the fact
is more evident than ever. Week before last
the team played every night and won five
out of the six games. Last week they played
five games and lost three. This week they
play five games, one being in New Bedford
Tuesday night.
There is a suggestion to make, although it
is question whether it will be taken kind
", The team should not be without the
service of Watson. There is need of play
er who has SO cool head and so keen judg-
ment as he. His coaching is also badly need
ed. His cheering voice is always heard, and il
puts new life into the players. The team
never played better polo than in the five
games that he played half-back week before
last when the team won five out of six. He and
Legion worked to perfection. 1t would be 6
good idea if Fuller was laid off for while
and Watson put back in the position where
| he made marvellous record. The press OF
| the State pronounced him one of the best
goal tenders in the league. By this no dis
paragement is meant to Fuller's efforts, but
| the fact is he is not SO reliable neither is he
SO sure nor can he do the coaching that
Watson does With Watson back at goa
| the team will be strengthened. Or, with
Watson at half-back and Legion at center
the team would be stronger than it now is
Something is certainly the matter with Hallett
During the last week he has not played his
| usual game. He evidently is not well, for he
hasn't played with any dash at all. In two
or three games he was pretty badly injured
and he may not have got over the injuries
yet.
1t is whispered that the New Haven di
| rectors, seeing that they are liable to lose the
championship, may make a deal before the
week is out whereby the team will be greatly
strengthened.
If things go on this week they did last
week the team will lose three out of five.
The game at Hartford Saturday night
when New Haven was defeated to g. was g
poor one on New Ravens side. Neweomb
| didn't do anything, while Connors did all the
| rushing and tried to put in play several neat
| tricks, but Newcomb didn't help him out
Legion at times did finely at center. Every
time he blocked Cotter's long drives on the
first rush These drives have made Cotte1
famous, and to Legion belongs the credit
of blocking him Saturday night. On the
han off
the hack It contained his suit and skates.
The standing to date is as follows:
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
DISTRESSING ERUPTION.

Your Cuticura Remedies performed wondertui
gentleman seventy years of age, who suffered with
a fearfully distressing eruption on ms heao ana
purpose. D. r. omAih " w.
Taxarkana Ark.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
THE MUHSON FAMILY.
m Account of Their First Reunion

An Account of Their First Reunion
Held I'm New Haven Last August.
neatly printed memorial of the Munson
family reunion last August in this city has
been issued from the press of futile, More
house & Taylor. 1t contains an account of
the exercises in the Center church, the
brief speeches of ex- State Comptroller Luzerne
L Munson and Q. La Rue Munson, together
with the historical address by Rev Myron A.
Munson, NJ. A, the poem by Erwin L. Bar
Der and full account of all the proceedings
of the occasion, besides the names of those
participating in the reunion.
The officers of the Manson association are:
President, Luzerne I. Munson of Waterbury;
vice presidents, Loveland Munson of Man
chester, VT, Gilbert D. Munson of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio; secretary and treasurer, Edward G..
Munson of Cohoes, N. Y; executive commit
tee, Samuel L. Munson of Albany, N. Y, O..
La Rue Munson of Williamsport, Pa, Horace
H. Munson of WILMINGTON, N. c., John A.
MunBon of New York, Marcus v. Barbour of
Toledo, Ohio, G. J. Munson, ST., New Haven,
Jared II. Munsen of New York. The family
historian is Rev. NJ. A. Munson of this city,
to whom should be sent all information con-
corning members of the family.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27

GLovERsvILLE, Feb. 26.-Comrade John
Lee of Colonel Sammons post, G. A. R., is
circulating petition to be presented to Con-
gress urging the immediate passage of bill
now pending before that body, the provisions
of which are based on the principle of grant
ing a monthly pension to all surviving sol
diers and sailors of the Union army and navy
equivalent to one cent per day for each day
they were in the service during the war of
the rebellion. For instance, if the bill be-
comes law the soldier or sailor who served
ninety days will receive ninety cents per
month; he who served one year will receive
$685. per month for the remainder of his life.
Over one thousand signatures have been pro-
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
Local Weather Record.

Local weather Record.
FOR FEB. 26, 1883.
| Z. 5. 10
Barometer. 1884 1906 ss79
Thermometer. IS A "a
Humidity, 100 40 "a
Wind, direction and
velocity in miles
per hour ......... Swl sw1e WHO
Weather. Foggy Cloudy Clear
Mean bar 90 20; mean temp. 80: nnrar humid
Max temp, AZ: min temp. a.: rainfall, 90
inches
Max. hourly velocity of wind. Is miles
Total excess deficiency of temperature since
January 1,'-24 degrees
Total excess deficiency Of precipitation since
Jan. /, "0.55 in.
FoR,FEB. 26, 1887.
Mean bar. 1901; mean temp. 81
Max. temp, So: main. temp Is.
J. q. SHERMAN. sgt. Sig. Corps
Note: A minus sign L-lpredxed thermometer
readings indicates Temperature below zero.
"T' in connection with rainfall Indicate a
trace of precipitation too small to measure
"Snow is melted aud resulting depth Of water no.
ted under rainfall.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
THE GROWN PRINCES CASE.

Cancerous Matter I'm the Phlegm
which He Coughs Up.
LONDON, Feb. ga despatch from San
Reno says::the German physicians in attend
ance on the Crown Prince have discovered
with the microscope cancerous matter in the
phlegm coughed up by the patient.
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-The official bulletin
from San Reno to-day says the Crown
Prince slept well last night, that his
cough and expectoration are less
and that an examination of his chest disclos-
ed no traces of affection of the lungs. The
bulletin bears the additional signature of DIR.
Kussmaul. Other kilograms say that DR..
Kussmaul considers the patients condition
critical and that all the German doctors be-
Iieve the Prince has cancer of the throat
DR.. Bergman will leave San Reno to-day Of
to morrow.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
The intercollegiate Y. M. G. a.

BOSTON, Feb. 26.-The session of the In
tercollegiate Young Mems Christian associa-
ton convention this afternoon took the form,
of mass meeting. A. A. Stage of Yale
presided and read selections from the scrip.
lures and R. E. Speer of Princeton college
offered prayer. Addresses were made by E.
G. Pfeffer of Harvard, Mr.. Speer of Prince
ton, F. Gold Frost, president of the New
York college union, G. 81. Corbin of Yale
and Mr.. Stagg All the speakers urged their
hearers to put the same enthusiasm into their
work for Christ that they put into their col
lege sports. The closing meeting was held
in the evening. conducted by S. D. Wishard
college secretary of the international commit.
tee of Christian associations, who made s
short address. The other speaker of the
evening was o. G. Morse of Springfield.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
TIRE DEATH OF JENNIE OSBORNE.
one of the Men Implicated Makes
a

As1caHS OA bAC AA
NEW York, Feb. 26.-Detective Stainsby
OF Newark has arrested George Evans, the
Jewelry salesman who is under suspicion of
having been connected with the death of
Jennie Osborne, the pretty Newark girl who
died in Easton from the effects of criminal
operation. Evans admits that things look
dark for him, and that the testimony regard
ing his connection with the case is all true
lnasmuch as he was in Easton with the girl
and spent money upon her freely. He says
he will make a clean breast of the matter,
and satisfactorily explain his connection
with the case. He was willing to tell all he
knew week ago, but the detectives vino
were cognizant of the facts did not want him
TO go before the coroner, as such a course
would Interfere with the ends of Justice.
Evans Is the best witness in the case and is
under So, 600 bonds to appear at the trial
DANBURY, Feb. 26-Mr Haskell Larue
has not been arrested yet, nor does he ex-
pect to be. He says he was never in Penn
sylvanla, and could not very well commit a
crime there.
EAsToN, Feb. 26.-Friends of both Evans
and Charles Larue, alias Haskell, of Dam
bury, Conn, were in town during the coro-
ners inquest, and they noted every develop
ment Lsrue is the man for whom the fifth
warrant was issued. kilograms from Dam
bury say that he will not come here without
a desperate legal battle. Accordingly the
district attorney is taking unusual precau-
lions in preparing the request for requisition
papers.
NEWARK, Feb. 26.-It is now certain that
George Evans has made full confession of
his connection with the Jennie Osborne case
to the district attorney in Easton, and that it
has been reduced to writing and subscribed
BY Evans, who says he was acting for
friend
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
A FIERCE BLAZE AT BUFFALO.
The Losses Reach Nearly Four Hun
drad -Thouaand Dollars.

1 6f0d Emo u14nd DO1kAF0s
| BUFFALO, Feb 26.-Another big fire Wis
| tied the city this morning and caused loss
| of 1910, 500. It broke out at 2:45 this morn
ing ia the fve-story building Nos. 4749 Ex-
change street, occupied by James E. Curtis,
| manufacturer of gloves and mittens, Bar
rett's ticket Office and the Bideford & Fran
els leather manufactory. There was strong
| wind blowing from the south and the flames
spread through the building with amazing
rapidity. A general alarm brought the fire
department to the scene and fierce struggle
for supremacy between the flames and the
fremen followed. Famed by the gale the
fire spread to a frame building on the west oo-
cupied by julius Fleischman, undertaken,
and the family of Henry Baum, consisting of
Baum, his wife aud six children, whose rooms
were on the upper floor. The Baums were
with difficulty rescued. On the east the FIRE
took hold of the Vanderbilt building, four
story brick structure containing the ticket
Offices of the Michigan Central road On the
srst floor and the Offices of the eastern
freight agent of the same road. The upper
floors were occupied by tenants, who all had
narrow escapes. Half an hour after the fire
was discovered the two upper floors of the
Curtis building fell and five minutes later the
side wall went down, crashing through the
frame building on the west. The
Vanderbilt building also crumbled into
ruins. The wind drove the flames in
solid sheet across the street to the Washing
ton block Nos. SO to so occupied by the Ex-
press, Matthews and Northrops printing and
photographic works, the Empire fast freight
line, No. 46, the Buffalo Upholstering COM
pany's Office, No. 4S, and the paper ware
rooms of Richard q. Thompson No. So The
upper floor Of No, so was occupied by the
Queen City Shirt Manufacturing company
The Williams building adjoining on the east
was four story structure devoted to the
preparation of sole leather except the two
upper floors which were leased to Einsfeld &
Ewing, manufacturers of boots and shoes
The cornices of these buildings caught and it
seemed for a time as if the structure must go,
but fortunate change in the wind drove the
flames away from the western part of the
Washington block and enabled the fremen
to confne the fire to the eastern part
of 46 ito so and to the. Williams
building which were Quilted. The east wall
of the Williams building fell and part of the
front. The fire was under control at $3.50
o'clock. The total loss is placed at 1910 500.
divided as follows: Bickford & Francis,
building and stock, 500, 900, insurance $780,
900; J. e. Curtis, stock, $20, 000 George L.
Williams, building and stock, 500, 900, in
surancs $42 500; Einsfeld & Ewing, on stock
$50, 900, insurance $40, 900; Queen City Shirt
company, on stock $40, 900, insurance &c.
500; Robert Il. Thompson, on stock $50, 900,
insurance $4,000; New York Central road,
$50, 600 on building; j. ID. Baum S. 900, in
surance 81 500; Gilbert starch works Sc, 900;
Matthews, Northrop & Co. $1,000, insured.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
ANEW TkIoK ron FARMERS
BY which They Are Rleeced b.
Sharp Conscience Men,

BY which They Are Rleeced BY
Sharp Confidence Men.
MIDDLETowN, N. Y, Feb. 26.-The latest
scheme invented by confidence sharpers for
fleeing uuwary farmers is being worked in
some of the neighboring districts. A plausi-
BILE, well dressed fellow drives up to farm
er's in sleigh or wagon which contains two
or three of the cheaper kind of machine hay
forks. The stranger asks the privilege of
temporarily storing the forks in the farmers
barn, and the accommodating farmer gives
permission. After the forks are slowed
away the sharper remarks that they are the
last of large lot that he has been peddling
through the neighboring country, and as he
is anxious to close out the consignment, if
the farmer will sell one or more of the forks
while they are temporarily stored in his
barn, he shall have fifty per cent commits
sion on the sale. The offer is a tempting
one, and the farmer accepts. He is then re-
quested, merely as business form, to afdx
his signature to a document specifying the
terms on which the forks are stored on his
premises The farmer signs the lengthy
printed document without reading it, per-
haps, or, if read, without understanding its
contents, and at the expiration of thirty days
is astounded in finding himself called upon
by third party to pay outright an exorbit-
ant price for the forks. When he kicks he
is shown his signature attached to an agree
ment to this effect, which agreement, his
lawyer tells him, is drawn in good legal
form. In two recent cases, where the game
was successfully played, the victims suffered
to the extent OF 1925 and $500.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27

WAN
BOARD and room in privt.s~
~ man. State price
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
SHIisCe11 ament1s.
SCALY, ITCHY SKIN
ana all ScaIy and Itching Skin and
scalp Diseases Cured by Cuticura.

Psoriasis Eczema, letter Ringworm, Lichen,
IruritiIs ScaId Head, Milk Crust, Dandruff, Bar
bers', Bakers Grocers' and WasheIwomans Itch,
DIV Humors of the Skin and Scalp, with Loss of
HAIR are instantly relieved and speedily cured by
CIrTIcITRA The great Skin Cure, and CUTICURA
soar, an exquisite Skin Beautfier externally, and
CUrIcURA REsoLvENT, the new Blood Purifier inter
naIly when physicians and all other remedies fail
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
MARTIN LYONS ACQUITTED
Although He Rose Up In Court and
Called she Judge q Liar.

Cal1e0 kne 0uQSe u
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2s.-Martin Irons, the
leader of the great strike of railroad men on
the Missouri Pacific system two years ago,
who has-been on trial for three days past on
the charge of attempting to tap telegraph
wires and obtain dispatches going to and
from Jay Gould and General Manager HOxie,
was acquitted yesterday afternoon greatly to
the delight of his friends and the K. of L..
generally. During the summing up Judge
Laughlin, one of the attornies for the prose-
cution, called Irons Anarchist, whereupon
Irons called Mr.. Laughlin liar. The judge
paid no attention to the remark, but later
bitterly denounced him as an agitator and
Anarchist of the Spies and Most type. Irons
sprang to his feet and in a highly excited
manner and still louder voice branded the
| Judge liar. The scene was quite dramatic
and exciting, but two deputies soon squelch-
| ed the irate Scotchman and Mr.. Laughlln
continued his speeoh
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
Democrats For Cheap Whtskex.

ELIZABETH, Feb. 26.--Governor Green will
veto the high license bill which was passed
by the Republican legislature of New Jersey.
This action was decided on at conference
held in the Governors house yesterday, in
which the Governor spent several hours in
perfecting his veto, which will probably be
handed to the legislature tomorrow. The
Democratic leaders are alive to the political
Importance of the high license local option
bill and every effort will be made to deprive
the Republicans of any capital they expect
TO make BY its passage
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
PSORIASIS. OR SCALY SKIN.

I. John J. Case D. D. S.. having practiced den
tisry in this country for thirty years and being
we'll known to thousands hereabouts, with view 70
help any who are afflicted as have been for the
past twelve years, testify that the Cuticura Rene
dies cured me of Psoriasis, Scay Skin, in eight
DAYS after the doctors with whom had consulted
gave me nc help or announcement
Newton N. j. JOHN j. CASE, u. u. ..
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
CAUGHT IN THE VERY ACT.
A Fireman Trapped While Setting Fire
to q Store in Providence

to Store in Providence.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 26.-John P Fuller, a
call member of steamer No. of The fire de-
partment, has been arrested on charge Of
incendiarism. In the rear of 597 High street
in Harvey A. Grimwood's extensive lumber
yards at No. 500 William Hadfeld keeps a
confectionery and periodical shop. Next to
this shop and separated only by a narrow
lane is M. J. Merrill & Co.. grocery and meat
| market The Hadaelds had closed their
store, but were still astir in their apartments
upstairs when after midnight they heard
someone prowling about the back yard.
Looking out they saw bright blaze among
some oil barrels and rubbish at the back of
| the lane. A big man was struggling to get
| through a high board fence which had one
plank torn off, but the hole was too small
and the fence too high to scale. So he ran
| up the lane to High street. The Hadfelds
raised an alarm. At the head Of the lane on
| High street were two of the clerks in the
| grocery who fully identified the man who
had run frem the lane as Fuller and sup
posed he was running to give an alarm.
Fuller ran to the Harrison street engine
house where he went to bed without saying
| anything. The two clerks put out
| the blaze before the oil barrels were
| well aGre. Fuller was arrested this morning.
l
| says he was not on that side of High street
| during the evening. He has been call man
! for nine years and was policeman for six
| years before that. He is employed in the
| department of public buildings as a team
ster. He has borne good character hereto
fore, although sometimes given to drink and
frequently morese or distracted, but now
that he is charged with a serious crime it is
| alleged that he is mentally unbalanced Chief
| Steere of the fire department had an inter-
view with him to-day in the cells at the City
Hall, but found him either drunk or derang-
ed. He could give no intelligent. account of
himself and did not apparently comprehend
| his situation. The fremen are greatly dis
tressed over the affair. There is theory
among them that the many serious fires of
the past twelve days had turned the mans
| mind and that he is not responsible for what
| he is doing. Investigations fail to connect
Fuller with the cause of any other of the re-
cent fires He will be arraigned in the district
| court in the morning.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27

WANTED.
a GIRL to do general housework Inc.
"a fSI2t+ 36I WHALLEY AVk
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
X, Off. Engineers In the Breach

PorTsvILLE, Pa, Feb. ga number of
the striking engineers and fremen of the
Reading road of this city and Palo Alto have
left for Chicago to take service with the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad in
view of the impending strike of the brother
hood. The engineers are Knights of Labor
and are eager to revenge themselves upon the
brotherhood, members of which organization
took their places at the time of the Reading
strike
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
After His Delightful Trip to the Land
of TTIovUera

OF Flowers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The presidential
party arrived in this city. at three O'Clock this
morning from their trip TO Florida and the
South and Immediately entered the carriages
in waiting and were driven home. They
are all well and in good spirits, but are
naturally fatigued from their journey and
spent the day indoors enjoying needed rest
The reception given to the President and
Mrs. Cleveland and party, both on their
journey to and through the land of flowers
and on their return, was hearty and enthusi-
astic. All had good time and express
Themselves delighted with their trip.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
Losr.-"I don't know where, I

LoST.-sI don't know where, can't tell
when, don't see how-something of great
value to me, and for the return of which I
shall be truly thankful, viz: good appetite"
Health and strength, pure blood,
an appetite like that of wolf, regular diges-
ton, all by taking that popular and peculiar
medicine, Hoods Sarsaparilla. Iwant every
body to tpy it this season. Il is sold by all
druggists. One hundred doses one dollar,
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
PANIC IN A SYNAGOGUE.

Four Women Killed and Sixteen Per
sons Seriously Injured.
LONDON, Feb. ga despatch from War
saw says a panic was caused in Jewish
synagogue there yesterday by false alarm
of FIRE, and that in the struggle to escape
four women were killed and sixteen other
persons seriously injured.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27

Captain and Mrs. Dean, at present in
command of the Salvation army in Bridge
port. having received orders to farewell, >
held concluding service yesterday.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27

READING, Pa, Feb. 26.-It is learned here
tonight that an agent of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad has been in this
vicinity for the past several days recruiting
striking engineers and 6remen of the Read
ing road whose places had been taken by the
brother hood men to send to Chicago in case
q strike should occur on the western road.
It is said that he has obtained the promise of
a numb her TO 90 west
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
The knights WIN Furnish Engineers

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-Captain George
L. Eastman, national organizer of the
Knights of Labor, is authority for the state
ment that the executive committee of the
Reading strikers have notified General Man
ager Stone of the c., 3. and Q. road that in
the event of a strike on his road and the
failure of Chief Arthur to withdraw the
strikers on the Reading road they will send
him three hundred engineers tomorrow
morning.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-27
General State News.

The funeral of Mrs. DR.. Williams was at
tended Friday afternoon by large number
of people The casket was covered and sur
rounded by mass OF beautiful flowers, the
offerings of many friends The Rev. Mr.
Stoddard made a few appropriate remarks
The pallbearers were Augustus Peck, Titus
B. Ives, George J. Carpenter, William Bald
win, George Tyler and Chester G. Lord.
wALLINGFORD.
Burton T. Buell., who has kept in the Wal
lingfoId Hotel for the past four years, has
sold out to E. NJ. Smith of New Haven. Mr.
Buell. has kept first-class hotel and his de-
parture will be sincerely regretted by his
neighbors and townsmen.
Miss Carrie Fem, the organist at the Con-
gregational church, Wallingford, has an offe1
of a largely increased salary in New York.
Miss Fem is regarded as one of the very best
lady organists in the State.