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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-12-28
FAIR EN.
Funeral Services-Sneak Thieves I'm
Town-SOcia1 Gatherlngs-Psrsona
General Notes OF Interest.

Funeral ServiceS-Sneak Thieves i'm
Town-SOcla1 observation-disclosures
General Notes OF Interest.
The funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Fred F. Brown were held yesterday af-
ternoon from her late home on Quinnipiac
street. In spite of the stormy weather, the
services were attended by many sorrowing
friends and relatives.
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
G.. Fowler celebrated the fifth anniversary of
their wedding at their home on North Quin~
nipiac street. A large number of friends
participated in the festivities and Mr. and
Mrs. Fowler were the recipients of many
substantial reminders of the occasion in the
shape of presents.
A night or two ago, while W. Alderman,
N. A. Luddington and his son were at sup
per at their residence on East Pearl street, q
sneak thief entered the house by way of the
front door and made of with two
new overcoats that had been purchased but
day or two before. The police were mott
fed, but no trace of the thief has been found.
There have been several other attempts at
robbery of similar nature, and the residents
will do well to be on their guard.
There was private whist party at the
residence of Mrs. Nelson Lindsey on North
Quinnipiac street Wednesday evening.
Erwin Bigelow of Montowese is to sue the
city for injuries to his horses which resultad
from the animala~ t1mbling into a hole in
Exchange street not long ago.
The work of organizing the new Fair Ha-
ven Republican club goes on very rapidly.
Fair Haven young men will not celebrate
| New Years SO extensively this year as here
tofore in the matter of New Year calls.
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INsoLENT SPANISH OFF1cxALs.

Seizure eftho Philadelphia Rrigansins
JOsefa ana Fine OF $4,000 UniusGly
Imposed Upon Her-MOre work for
tine Cruisers.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-Another Ameri-
can vessel has suffered an indignity from an
Insignificant foreign power. The brigantine
Josefa arrived to-day from Aontego Bay, ia
msics, bringing news of an outrage suffered
by that vessel ct the hands of the Spanish
government. While discharging her cargo
on her outward trip from New York to Ar
roye. Porto Rico, the Spanish GUS
tom officials discovered that TWEEN
ty packages of cornstarch which were
marked on the vessels manifest were missing.
After extended search the goods could not
be found and the vessel was seized by the
Spanish authorities, who held her until a
fine of 81 900 was paid, although the value
of the goods in question did not exceed 500.
The master and crew were forced to suffer
many iudignities at the hands Of the governor
of the island and officials acting under his
authority.
After the fine had been paid it was sscer-
tanned that the missing goods were delivered
by mistake on board the ship Josephine,
which lay next to the Josefa in New York,
but were placed on the Josefa's manifest.
Explanation was made to the Spanish author
tiles and the return of the fine was requested
but was refused, and the vessel left Porto
Rico to load cargo elsewhere for this city.
The owner of the Josefs has fled a complaint
against the Spanish government with Seere-
tary Bayard and asked that his immediate
attention shall be given to the matter It
will be urged that the war ships Galena and
Yantic shall be ordered TO continue their
cruise to Porto Rico and summarily secure
redress for the imposition suffered by the
Josefs
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THKOLOGY AS A SCIENCE.

A New Organisation Formed I'm New
York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Under
Discussion.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-At a convention of
theological professors held in this city to-day
the National Academy of Theology was
founded. The object of the academy is the
prosecution of theology as a science on the
basis of the following principles:
1. The recognition of the Bible as body
of of writings prepared by men under the su
pernatural influence of the Holy Spirit,
wholly unique, so that those records are the
final rule of doctrine and practice.
II. The recognition of personal relationship
to Christ through repentance and faith, and
of dependence upon the Holy Spirit the
divine and therefore scientific conditions for
the right Interpretation of the word.
III. The recognition of pathological laws as
the sole human methods for discovering the
facts of the word, from which facts alone the
inductions and deductions are to be made.
All methods inconsistent with these are to be
rejected as unscienti6c.
A constitution and bylaws were adopted
and the following officers were elected
President. Prof. James Strang, D., of Drew
Theological seminary, vice president, Prof.
E. V. Gerhardt of the Theological seminary
of the Reformed church, Lancaster, Penn. /;
register, Prof. Marcus D. Buell., Boston uni
versity; secretary, Prof. @. d. Hsrtranft, D. D.,
Hartford Theological seminary; treasurer,
Prof T. Gardiner, DID,, Berkeley Divinity
school, Middletown, Conn.
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a Oolered Ro1,a Ravenge.

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Dec. 27.-During a
fracas between two rival crowds of boys in
the lower section of the city this afternoon
one side being composed of white boys and
the other of colored, Robert Gray (colored),
twelve years old, was struck by stone
thrown from the other side. Gray ran home.
and procuring his fathers revolver returned
to the scene of the battle and challenged the
other side. The challenge was accepted by
James Ford, aged fourteen years, who start
ed toward Gray, who thereupon took DELHI
crate aim at Ford and fred, the bullet pass
ing almost through his lungs. Gray ran
home and restored the revolver to the place
from which he had taken it and then Gisap-
peared and up to late hour tonight the
police had not succeeded in finding him. The
wounded lad was taken to the Pennsylvania
| hospital, where the physicians say he Is
probably fatally wounded.
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ACatnIogue OF wrecks.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-The Norwegian
bark Alfu. Captain Bach, with q crew of
fourteen men and cargo of one thousand
tons of bag sugar, sailed from Demerara Oct.
81, bound for Philadelphia. Vessels that
left thirty days after her have arrived, but
the Aliu has never been seen or heard from
since and all hope for her has been given mp.
The vessel and cargo are valued at shout
$125, 900. Mershon & Co., consigness of the
Philadelphia schooner Annie E. Hall, Cap
tain Queen, which is now out for forty days
bound to Moorehead City, have given up all
hopes of her arriving.
The British ship Astrsehsn. Captain Rich.
ards, from Philadelphia for Havre, with a
cargo of oil, has doubtless foundered at sea,
as number of casks of her cargo have been
washed ashore.
The American brig Sarah and Emma, Cap
tain Nash, from Kingstown, Jamaica, for the
Delaware Breskwater, is now out sixty days,
and grave fears are entertained for her
safety She had on board cargo of log
wood, and is manned by crew of eight men.
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GIadsrone on the pope.

LONDON. Dec. 2s.-The Tablet says: Mr..
Gladstone, in a letter to the Marquis Deriso,
says that the position of the Pope is impor-
tant enough to merit Intervention by inter-
national arbitration. After remarking that
he promoted the Alabama arbitration scheme
Mr. Gladstone adds that arbitration would
possibly unlock a difficult question, and the
project has his full and warm sympathy.
BERLIN, Dec. 27.-Prof. Geffcken was ex-
amined in Berlin to day in connection with
the diary of the late Emperor Frederick and
his whole past career. His trial will begin
at Leipsic about the middle of January.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-The Lord Mayor will
give farewell banquet in honor of the
United States minister and Mrs. Phelps on
January %
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BIGeEsrPYTHoN IN AmER1cA.
Et Takes a Deal OF Care To Keep Hin
Alive And I'm Good Humor.

From the New York Eunl
A beautiful woman, attired in an Orien-
tai costume and charming enough to fasci-
nate men and women as well as snakes,
stroked the shining writhing body of what
is said to be the biggest and only genuine
python in America last night before an au-
dience in the Grand Street Museum. Col
onel James Goshen, the owner of this ser
fer twenty years.
fThis fellow" said he, was caught by
sea captain in the Egyptian marshes. This
is the only python in the United States. He
is fourteen feet long, and can jump his own
length faster than you can snap your finger.
Ia Egypt the natives offer rewards for the
heads of python which they worship. There
are Eve colors in every of the 375. spots on
this fellows body. We have to keep him in
box wrapped in fourteen-pound blankets,
and constantly heated by means of copper
cans filled with hot water. A serpent won't
harm you unless he fears you. 1 have tam
ed this one by kindness. When a snake
learns that you will not harm him he may
even become affectionate. This fellow ate
three RABBITS few days ago, aud they will
last him about three weeks. His jaws are
joined not by bones, but by Igatures which
all ow the mouth to expand until it is abou
thrss times the size of his body. He has
poison sacks in front of each jaw, and when
his side teeth-three-ouarters of an inch
long and as sharp as needle points-pune-
these bags, the poison escapes and is trans
mitted to the animal or person he attacks.
He has only shown fight once since I've had
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DUR RELATIONS WITH PERSIA.

That Country Is Anxious 80 Trade
with the United Stases-The Views
of an Omcial-Peraia Hostile TO Eng
land.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-In an interview
to-day the Persian minister said that f'the
purpose of the Shah in sending a minister
here is to make commercial compacts to the
interest of both countries. Your minister to
Persia has encouraged us to take this step,
and we hope to open up mutually valuable
interchange of commerce between the two
countries. We would rather American en-
terprises should find profit in the develop
ment of our railroads and telegraph than
that they should fall into the hands Of
nations at rivalry with us. You must have
our products, and you buy them from other
people at four or five prices. We want your
products and have to get them indirectly at
greater expense. You might as well buy
directly from Us and sell directly to US. Our
merchants are ready to bring their goods and
wares here. They are waiting to hear from
me. And our people are ready to buy the
products offered by your merchants and in
ventors. We make shswls, rugs, carpets,
silks, velvets and woolens, such as cannot be
had except from Persia. We have large
mineral wealth, gold, silver and precious
stones. Our diamonds are fine, and all the
turquoise used in the world comes from Per-
STA. Your people offer things we do not
make. The conditions are such as TO con-
duce to the commercial advantage of both,
and the distance not too far-25 days journey.
Why should not large trade be carried on
between the two countries in American YES
selsF'
TEHERAN, Dec. 27.-Musha Eddoweh,
staunch friend of Russia, who was dismissed
from the foreign ministry after the escape of
Ayoub Khan, has been appointed minister
of justice.
The Persian government has issued de.
cree restricting navigation on the Karun to
below Ahwaez, limiting the stay of foreign
vessels TO twenty-four hours, prohibiting the
sale or lease of land to foreigners and forbid
ding the construction of works with foreign
capital. The decree is regarded as especially
aimed at British trade.
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ONE Cent a WORD for Eaeh 7nsersiol
W ANTED

WANTED,
A SITUATION by an experienced young girl Z
"a do general housework or waiting; good refer
ence. Call or address
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A Canadian Telegraph Company At
raehad.
The Parsons sssIave,, case.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Bee. 27.-The jury in
the case of Charles T. Parsons of Northamp-
ton, charged with false imprisonment of Vim
cent zabrienojtis,a young Pole who had been
in his employ, returned a verdict of guilty
yesterday after being out nearly an hour. A
fine of $500 was imposed by Judge Barker.
In his charge to the jury the judge said the
fact that the Pole was a citizen of Russia did
not detract from his rights. Gas citizen of
Russia" said the judge, che was entitled to
his personal liberty unless lawfully restrained
by international laws and we find no author
ity in this case for the defendant to interfere
with the movements of the boy any more
than any other citizen had y
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TELEGRAPH1O JOTTINGs.
The ice in the Hudson river is breaking up.
The Richmond Wing announced its suspen-

The ice in the Hudson river is breaking up.
The Richmond Wing announced its suspen-
sion yesterday.
The Russian budget for 1889 shows sur
plus income of two million roubles.
Secretary Fairchild will deliver an address
before the Massachusetts Tariff Reform league
at Boston to-day.
Michael O'Brien, aged ten, of Newbury-
port, Mass. was drowned yesterday afternoon.
His body was recovered.
Early yesterday morning the town of Au-
burn, Dakota, was almost wiped out by FIRE,
nearly the entire business portion of the place
being destroyed.
The American Society of Naturalists held
their annual meeting at Baltimore yesterday.
Prof Goodale of Harvard was one of the
speakers. The society will meet again to-
day.
Thomas Brennan, aged 81, of Providence,
is dying from the effects of blow received
under the ear Christmas eve while at the
home of Daniel Kelley, who is held for the
assault, but declares his innocence.
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Awen Known writer Buried.

NEWPORT, R. L, Dec. 27.-The funeral of
Mrs. T. T. Pitman, widely known as "Mar-
gerry DEAN" was held in Belmont Memorial
chapel at Island cemetery this afternoon, and
the chapel was filled with relatives and
friends of deceased. Among those present
were Miss Jenkins of the Boston Herald, who
was with Mrs. Pitman at the time of her
death in Paris last month; Judge and Mrs.
W. S. Shurtleff of Springfield, Mass, Mr..
Fred Perry Powers, Washington correspond
emit of the Chicago Times, brother-in-law of
Mrs. Pitman and many prominent citizens.
The service was conpucted by Rev. ]. A. L.
Rich, assisted by Rev. ID. F. Leavitt, former
pastor of Mrs. Pitman, who pronounced a
brief and tender eulogy of the deceased,
speaking of her womsnly character, her suc-
cess in literature, the love which she inspired
in her readers and the sense of personal loss
and sorrow which was SO widespread upon
the announcement of her death. The burial
service followed.
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WANTED,
A COLLECTOR. Address
u d27 st BOX 622, City.
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a FIRST-CLASS man to take charge of place;
IA must be irst-class driver; good reference
required; none other need apply.
d27 ct j. G. PECK & SON. Chapel street
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sent to she REFORM school.

Early yesterday morning candy store on
Oak street, just beyond Asylum street, was
broken into by thieves and candy, cigars and
cigarettes were stolen to the amount of $25.
Several of the gang were gathered in by the
police. The window in the store was torn
from its fastenings and through the opening
thus made they effected an entrance. Those
arrested appeared before Judge Thompson in
the City court chambers and were sent to the
State reform school until twenty-one years
of age The rest of the gang is still at large.
This is the third time this store was broken
into this year.
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SLmOAeFS FFGSGnLse
NIGAR Cabinets of various styles and prices for
~ keeping cigars in perfect condition. They are
at once useful present well as being an orUa-
ment to the smoking room.
d13 EDW E. HALL & SON
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PY a Swedish gentleman, high tenor voice,
ID somebody willing to assist hin-for musical
purposes-with q loan of two hundred dollars.
Please address TENOR SINGER
d2S 81 2tf Greene street
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WANTED.
a SITUATION by competent Protestant
a woman as cook and laundress In a private
family; good reference. Inquire at
d28 PIT $50 WASHINGTON STRHET
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New Britain May Lose Congressman
Vance.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Congressman
Vance has not determined what he will do
after the fourth of next March. He does not
look with much favor at retiring into the
quiet channels of private life. The taste of
public life here has spoiled him for that. The
probabilities are that he will leave New Brit-
ain almost Immediately after his term ex,
pires and go to New York. He has two
chances there to go into journalism. Amos
Cummings will assume the editorial manage
ment of some newspaper, and ne has offered
Mr.. Vance good place on that paper. Mr..
Vance thinks he will dispose of his New
Britain interests and accept. He will either
do that or come back to Washington as
naMspaper correspondent.
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THE RAYTTEN INCIDENT.

Another Account of the Surrender
The Indemnity Question still I'm
settled.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The Mail and Ex-
press publishes the following from its specia-
correspondent:
PoRT AU PRINCE, via. Kingston, Jamaica,
Dec. 26.-The American squadron arrived at
Port An Prince, Hayti, on Wednesday, Dec.
10, and demanded the surrender of the
steamer Hsytien Republic. After call on
President Legitime by Captain Meigs of the
Yantic the surrender was made at 3 O'Clock.
Admiral Luce then demanded that the Des-
salines, which boat effected the seizure,
should salute the stars and stripes. The de-
mand was complied with and the compliment
was shortly afterward returned. The adj
miral and his staff called on President Legi-
time at his palace and made the usual friend
ly assurances. The feet will, however, re-
main till the indemnity is paid. Mr.. Morse,
owner of the Haytien Republic, demands
500, 900 for loss of service and $3.50, 900 for
the passengers. The government of the
United States wants 50, 900, 900, or there will
be trouble. Yellow fever is rampar mere.
(Signed0 LIEUT.. VIM A. DEERING,
IF Har Maiastv1a sarvica
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Increase of Railroad mileage.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The Railway Age says
that the railway mileage of the country was
increased during the year by no less than
7,12O miles of main track. While this is
much lees than the phenomenal increase in
the years 1887 and 1881, when the new mile
age was respectively $4,000 aud 9, 796 miles,
the record for the past year exceeds that of
every other year in history with the excep-
ton of the year 1871, when 2, 479 miles were
added New track was laid in all but two of
thirty-seyen States and territories, the excep-
lions being Rhode Island and Nevada. Kansas
leads the list in the extension of new mileage
as she has done for several years, and Cali
fornia comes next. Only about twelve roads
built more than 100 miles each, those doing
the largest amount of work being the Chicago,
Kansas and Nebraska, 412 miles; Southern
Pacific, through various subsidiary COM
panies, a little over 800 miles.
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DynamIse For Negroes.

HARRIsoNBURG, Va, Dec. 27.-Last night
house in the eastern part of this county in
which number of colored people were hold
ing party was blown up by dynamite and
several of the inmates it is said fatally
wounded. No particulars are given.
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AnEpfdemtc OF DIphtherfa,

READING, Penn, Dec. 27.-Breinigsville is
tbs center of the country districts where
diphtheria is raging. Two-day two sons of
Henry Young of that place died Of the dis
ease. This makes five deaths in the family,
all from diphtheria within ten days. The
sixth and only remaining child is not expect
ed to recover. In many families two chill
dren have died
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Tho Famous Campbell Case End,

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-The sensational Camp
bell habeas corpus case in which Rev. Mr..
Campbell, pastor of the Highland Congrega-
tional church at Boston, Mass, sought to
gain possession of his daughter, was eonclud
ed to-day. Judge Lubke, of the Circuit
court, awarded the mother the custody of
the child, holding that the Massachusetts
courts, where Rev. Mr.. Campbell is sueing
for divorce, have no jurisdiction over the
child,
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Optum Smuerlera EJnnamked.

BIsMARcK, Dakota, Dec. 27.-The exami-
nation of James Curran, charged with SNUG
Cling opium from Canada into the United
States has been closed, and Curran held.
Curran acknowledges having shipped four
thousand pounds of opium to Denver. It is
believed that the examination will lead to the
exposure of many wealthy men who have
been smuggling opium from Canada for sew
aral vaarR
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Panana Canal Estimates.

PARIS, Dec. 27.-M. Martineau, who had
spent two years at the Panama works, de-
clared that the canal could be finished at the
longest in three years with an outlay of four
hundred million francs. Count Dilhuau, the
chairman, said he was able to voueh for the
accuracy of these figures.