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Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
TWENTY LIVES LOST.
Destructive Rain Storm in Hong Kong - Eight Persons Killed by Lightning.

Destructive Rain Storm in Hong
 Kong Eight Persons Killed by
 Lightning.
 SAN FRANcIsco, July 1.-Acoording to ad vices brought by the steamship Rio de Janei- TO, which arrived from Hong Kong late last night, one of the most destructive rain storms in the history of that place occurred on May go and 30. There was continuous down pour for thirty-three hours, during which 291s inches fell. The loss on public property is estimated at $200,o00.
 The loss on private property is also very great. The roads and streets in the colony were all badly damaged. During the storm lightning flashed almost necessarily. The level roads were all piled with earth and loosened stones. The water pipes burst and the roads were cut up almost beyond recogni- tion.
 Eight men who took refuge in mat shed were killed by lightning. In one house a man and boy were drowned by the flood. In one district house collapsed, burying seve- ral people, four of whom were seriously in- jured. One man was drowned in the street, and another was drowned in building swept away by the torrents. A score of lives in all are believed to have been lost.
 The large Fytam water supply was temper arily shut off by the storm, and the town is still suffering from dearth of drinking water. The week after the storm the city presented the appearance of having suffered Q subterranean upheavals But little progress had been made in clearing the streets of debris up to the time of the departure of the steamboat. Great complaint, therefore, arose because of the danger to which the health of the citizens were exposed on &C., count of the choking of the drains. The aid of the military has been invoked by the gov ernmant
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
The Yacht Club Prizes.

MT. James Gallagher, Jr., who is mem- Der of the Regatta committee, has an exhibi- tion in the window of his store on Chapel street, the trophies and prizes won at the annual regatta fortnight ago. The chal- lenge cups are very elaborate. The oldest is the "Derby oup," which hes been held by a number of different yachts-Flors, Wild Duck, Happy Thought and Marguerite. This year the Flora had the good fortune to get it. The Palladium cup" was contested for, for the first time last year, and was then won by Stranger" This year it was not awarded, because of question whether it would not have been the Strangers had she not have been delayed when she went to the assistance of the capsized Dare Devil at Luddington's s rock buoy on her retuIl. The "Warler cup'' was won by the Sea Belle. Of the class prizes the Flora took Lavigne yacht gun, a5 did the Stranger; the Vixen fine pair of marine glesses; the Acme, Commo- dore Scranton's yacht, an elegant fruit dish These two latter being secopd and third prizes respectively. The Mariota's winning is the beautiful Glowing cup," very ts1tefu souvenir. For the best actual time of the whole racing squadron the Sea Belle, Vice Commodore, Seymour's Yankee cutter, gets z big tilted ice pitcher. These prizes are botf useful and ornamental, and the choosing o1 them reflects credit OF the excellent com mitttee which has charge of all the sailing events, and is in line with the rest of itt good end successful work.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
THE AMERIOANs OUTBID.
Sale of M. Secretan,s Collections
 Paintings In Paris.

Sale of M. Secretan's Collections o1
 Paintings In Paris.
 PARIS, July 1.-The sale of M. Secretan's collection of paintings was begun to-day. There was large attendance. Many foreign galleries were represented. No. 63 in the catalogue was Millett's "The Angelus." For this famous picture there was spirited com- petition. The bidding started at one hun dred thousand francs. Nr. Avery of New York offered 100000 francs. Just as bid of 503,000 francs was made the auctioneer declared M. Proust the buyer of the picture. M. Proust, who was acting for the Musee de France, bid 502, ,00Of. The American bidders protested that the auctioneer had been too hasty. Af- ter an excited discussion, NJ. Proust yielded to the auctioneer's appeal, to allow the sale to be resumed. The Americans bid up to 0,000f. M. Proust finally purchased the picture for 53,0OOf.
 The days sale realized 3,651 ,000 francs A majority of the pictures were bought on commission and the real buyers are not known. An agent of the Boston Museum o1 Art was in attendance. Seven modern and It is reported that s'The Angelus" is des- tined for London. The largest prices were: No. Morning" Corot. .56, ,00 francs. No. 8, "Biblis," Corot, s4,0O0 f., bought by Odelet, of Brussells. No. 6, "A Roe Cover, Courbet 5000 f., bought by Proust. No. g. "The Return of the Flock" Daubigny, 42., 500f. Mo- 10, "Joseph Sold by His Brothers Decamps; 4O,5 ,500f. No. il, ''The Experl Monkeys'' Decamps 70,00Of. No. 12, 'fThe Singera Decamps 92,000 f. No. 13 Turkish Executioners" Decamps 33,500 f No. IA, Bulldog and Scotch-terrier" De cemns AR 0O0
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
YIELD OF WINTER WHEAT.

Prospects of a Good Harvest-Indica.
 tlons of an Abundance of Rye. CHICAGO, Suly 1.-The Farmers Review
 will publish this week careful statements
 based on reports from it's correspondents re.
 lative to the probable yield of wheat. in the
 winter wheat states. With the exception ot
 Kentucky and Indiana, where drought was
 experienced in April and May, winter whea.
 arrived at the harvesting stage in good con.
 dition and with good prospects of large pc,
 cent of ''No. hard" There is little change
 in the acreage except in Kansas, where there
 is an increase of about 25 per cent and in
 Missouri and Illinois where there ha, been 6
 considerable falling off. The condition oi
 crop at the time of harvest as compared with
 last year is as follows:
 Illinois 115 per cent, Michigan 120, Ken. lucky 108, Kansas no, Indiana 125, Ohio 125, Missouri 130.
 Average yield per acre: Illinois 15 bushels, Michigan 16, Kentucky 10.S, Kansas 20, In- diana 13, Ohio 14, Missouri IS; acreage, Il linois 2,265, 900, Indiana 2,774. .062, Ohio 2,655, ,227, Kentucky 1,013,22s, Missouri 1 ,402. .626. Kansas 1,312,000, Michigan Total yield for seven States, 1s5, ,s7s ,ooG bushels.
 Assuming that the crop in the other States in the Union will yield the same return al last year, viz.: IF, ,S60, 900 bushels, the tota winter wheat crop in 1889 will be about 313, 313, 900 bushels. The prospects are also very favarable for yield of rye, although the arei Is indicated to be about ten per cent. les than lest year. The average yield. however will be heavy enough to make up any de Gnf> yvSo T1n f.l point to yield of 2S,95l, ,00O bushels, thu l largest crop since 1884.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
o FROM ALL QUARTERS. DURANGO IN FLAMES Business Houses and
 Churches Destroyed. THE LOSS ABOUT $300,000. Supposed to Have Been of
 Incendiary Origin. THE SULLlVAN-KILRAIN FIGHT. Mississippi Authorities Will
 Arrest the Principals.
THE SULLlVAN-KILRAIN FIGHT.

BIG FIRE IN DURANGO, GO,COLORAD0. Nearly Every Business House ana Public Building Burned to the Gr0und-The Fire Department Utter.
 ly P0Werless.
 DENVER, Col, July IA special from Durango, says: At 3 o'clock this afternoon a fire broke out in the south part of the city and in an incredibly short time the flames, assisted by strong wind, spread in every direction, leaping from building to building, until at this writing A p.m.) half the town is in ashes. Every business house and public building with the exception of the postofice and Staeator's Hotel is burned down. The wind is still blowing and the hre is entirely beyond control. The telegraph office is threatened and may soon go. What the final result will be cannot be foretold. Should the flames be communicated to the residence part of the city, which is not un- likely, what was but few hours since the fourishing city of Durango will soon be nothing but a mass of charred debris and aches. The fire department responded nobly, but were completely powerless. The origin of the confagration has not been learned.
 LATER.-The fire was extinguished after a total destruction of eight business blocks, which includes all the principal business honses and three churches, and a portion of the residence portion of the town was also destroyed. The loss is estimated at $300,- 000 with but little insurance. The origin of the fire is supposed to be incendiary.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
THE SHAH IN ENGLAND.

THE SHAH IN ENGLAND.
 Nasr-ed-Dln Received by the Prince of
 Wales and a Great Crowd at Graves end.
 LONDON, July 1.-Ths Shah of Persia ar-
 rived at Gravesend this morning. Here he
 was transferred from the steamship to the
 royal barge and conveyed to the speakers steps at Westminster. The Thames embank- ment was lined with troops during the pro- gress to Westminster. He was received at the steps by the Prince of Wales, the Earl
 of Roseberry, Earl Cadogan and Sir Henry Drummond Wolfe, the British ambassador to Persia, who will ohaperone his majesty during his visit, aud distinguished com- pany. State carriages were in waiting and the royal guest and his suite were driven to Buckingham Palace, where he will occupy | apartments while in London.
 The Shah seemed greatly pleased with his reception, although the vast crowd waiting
 to see his arrival failed to greet him with any particular enthusiasm. Tonight the shah l received foreign diplomats, including Mir. Lincoln, the American minister. To-mor. row evening he will be present at the per- | formance in the Covent Garden opera house, and on Wednesday night state ball will be given in his honor at Buckingham Palace. Thursday he leaves for Hatfield, where he ! will be the guest of Lord Salisbury for,sev' eral days.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
THE Mo0DYB BIBLE SCHOOL. -
Professor Harper of Yale Will Speak
 Ninety Colleges Represented.


 SOUTH VERNON, Vt., July 2.-The Moody Summer Bible school for college men is well under way About 400 studentA represent ing over 90 colleges are on the grounds. Representatives from Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburg, Dublin, Glasgow and Aberdeen universities are already at Northfeld. The schedule will be: In the morning conference college association work; Normal Bible classes 10:15 to 12, 2,morning session conducted by Mir. Moody; afternoon, recreatlons; even- ing, missionary conference and discussion ot association work. Evening meeting will be conducted by Moody. The following will speak during the meetings: M. E. Baldwin, Bishop of Huron; Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, D. D.; Professor William R. Harper of Yale; Francis L. Patton of Princeton, and Mr. D. L. Moody. Among tho leaders in conferences and discussions on Christian work are Messrs. Russell Sturgis, H. M. Moore of Boston, K. H. Webster of Cleveland, H. Dodge, Richard 0. Morse, T. K. Gree, secretaries of the International committee, Y M. c. A., William Blakie, and other noted workers. The only speakers 50 far have been Dr. I. D. Driver of Port land. Oregon, and MT. Moody. Yesterday Dr. Driver talked of the Bible a revelation from God and Paul, at Athens. MT. Moody chose as his subject "Grace.n Bishop Foss spoke tonight. Rev. 0. H. Spurgeon ot London is expected on the 9th. Among others present are two Japanese noblemen and John F. Ise, noted Japanese mission
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02

"ANTED, A GENTS, local or travelling; permanent uofl 0 quick selling specialties; STOCK WARRANTED
 JAMES E. WHITNEY. te14 2taw3w Nurseryman, Rochester. N. Y.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
3ea1 Estate.
E0R SALE.

hnoA House and Barn, centrally located; price il low and terms easy
 Also several low priced houses and lots on
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
OUR RlFLEMEN ABROAD.
The Massachusetts Team Wins
 FIraf Mat ch In London.

The Massachusett5 Team Wins It's
 First Match In London.
 LONDON, July 1.-The Massachusetts Rifle team was entertained by the Honorable Ar~ tillery company yesterday. After drive through Hyde Park and Kew Gar dens they dined at the Star and Garter Hotel, Rich- mond. On returning they drove to Wimble- ton camp, where tents are already pitched and teams are practising, except on Sunday. To-day the team practised in the morning at Nunhead, near London, and in the afternoon shot its first match with team from the Honorable Artillery company for pfize of fered by that company. .--....
 The Americans won by score of 1,015 to
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The Center Church Matter Trough
 Up, Hut as 1t Had Been Indefinitely
 Postponed No Action Could be Taken
 -Unpopular Action Of a Member
 Against Band Concerts.
 The principal features of the meeting of
 the board of aldermen lest evening were the defeat of the attempt to rush the Center
 church petition through the board and the
 overthrow of the project for band concerts
 on East Rock Park through the teohnicalities
 of Alderman Kleiner.
 motion was offered by Alderman Bush
 nell appropriating $200 from the city treas
 ury for four or more band concerts at East
 Rock Park Sunday afternoons during the
 summer. The board were almost unani-
 mously in favor of the idea, but Alderman
 Kleiner prevented the matter from coming
 to vote by technicality. The barbers' petition for Sunday closing
 was rejected and the order prohibiting the feeding of horses upon the streets was passed.
 Alderman Douglass launched the body into series of intricate understandings by
 bringing up the Center church matter. The petition for an extension of the church was indefinitely postponed when it came up. The friends of the petition were present in force last night and the alderman moved that the former action be reconsidered. This was de clared out of order for two reasons, that the matter had once been indefinitely tabled and therefore could not be again taken up, and that any action which Is to be reconsidereo must be so done either au the same meeting or the next following one to which 1t If made.
 | Alderman Kleiner tried to misconstrus the ordinances relating to the matter, but wal quickly silenced by Alderman Bushnell. Ht also appealed from the Mayors decision that ! the matter was out of order but he was again ! silenced here, as the board voted to sustain
 the Mayor by big majority. ! The committee appointed to investigate ! the actions ot Special Constable E. A. Gil
 bert, reported that the officer should be ex- honorated from blame for all acts since his ! appointment.
 The following were appointed special con. l stable from date of appointment until March 1, 1890: Jonh Delaney, James O'Reilly Charles ". Willard, Fred Hasse, Henry O. Phelps, John Dixon, John Hanly, Thomas A. O'Connor.
 One mistake in the order for issuing l $100,000 worth of sewer bonds in that nc | rate of interest to date of issuing was insert ed in the order, was corrected by both | boards. They will be dated April ], 1889 | and will bear 4 per cent. interest. The board of councilmen, at their meeting fol this purpose, insisted upon it's action, refer ring the resolution for the future disposition | of the State House site to the committee or l squares.
 1 compensation to succeed the late Sylvanus \ Butler resulted in 10 votes for Colonel Sim l con J. Fox, and for Alderman Kent. MT l Fox was declared elected.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
A Sc hooner Wrecked

NEW PORT, R. l., July 1.-The schooner Bufo, Wilbur, of St. John, from Fall River for St. John, went ashore this afternoon in a fog on Beaver Tail, south end of Conanicut leland. She ia high on the rocks and in a big place. She is bilged and hes several holes in her. The crew and her one passen- ger are safe. A tug went to her assistance from here, but could do nothing. The crew is stripping her and the vessel will be a total loss. The bell buoy off Cattle Hill has been run into and damaged and is not work inQ
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
A New Haven Mans Death in 1882
NEW HAVEN TAXES.

YTlHE subscriber gives notice to ali persons liable I to pay taxes in New Haven on list of 1888, and payable July l. 1889, for the Town, City, New Ha ven City School District and Westville School Dis said lists on July ], 1889, at his office Mo- City Hall, Church street.
 Regular office hours, m. to 12 m, and 2 tt SD. m. THEODORE A. FUTILE,
 Collector of the above named taxes. New Haven, Conn.,. June 10th, 1889. >je11 I9t
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
WRECK OFF FIRE ISLAND.

An Unknown Schooner That Had
 Apparently Keen In Collision.
 FALL RIVER, July 1.-The steamship Aries of the Windsor line arrived to-day from Philadelphia. Captain Briggs reported passing yesterday three-masted schooner wrecked off Fire Island, bearing north by west, thirty miles, lying in a position dan gerous to navigation. She had large split, extending to the keel, between her main and mizzen rigging. Quantities of wreckage lay about her and she appeared to have been in collision with some larger craft.
 All her boats were gone and no name was discernable on her.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
daAamts.
One Cent . word for Each Insertion.

WANTED.
 A SITUATION by a single man as coachman s1s 1A q priyate family willing to make himse senefaLy useful. Inquire in the shoe store at
 yuS ltI 91k CONGRESS AVENIIR
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
Six n1ore Bod dies Recovered.

JoHNsrowN, Penn, July 1.-Governor Beaver held @ secret conference with Gen eral Hastings and the finance committee to- day. They decided to continue the present plan of working, Coroner Evans and his jury visited the South Fork dam to-day. They heard testimony of farmers who saw the dam break. The evidence did not vary in any particular from what has already been sent out. Six bodies were recovered to. day
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02

S small family, a middle aged woman Eaa T rnsoSSaseseeRer; Sa SR references required Call o3S EAST STREET, from to 8 p m
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
EarthSuake shock.in OalIforn,a.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-News from Su- sanvills in the Sierra Nevadas says that slight earthquake shocks continue and that the people have become so accustomed to the constant trembling of the earth that they pay no attention to it.. These shocks, how ever, have revived recollections of old set tiers, who predict volcanic disturbances in the extinct eraters such as took place in 1850.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02

LONDON, July 1.-The steamer Victoria, which left New York June 19 for Avon- mouth. passed Brow Head this morning. Some fears as to the safety of the Victoria have been felt as some bills of lading belong ing to her were lately found on the shore of Nantucket leland.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
R1oTeUs STRIKERS IN CARDIFF.

Street Car Passengers and the Police Stoned and Horses Maimed. LONDON, July IA tramway strike is in progress at Cardiff. The strikers are rioting. They have smashed the windows of every car sent out of the stables thus far and stoned the passengers and police. They have also olubbed and stoned the horses, maiming many of them. Several strikers have been arrested, but the police force is not able to cope with the rioters and aid has been sent for
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
A Reception to Their Teacher.

HecepeIUH SO HUT IBHcHeFs
 A reception was given to Miss Bonney, who has been teaching in No. 8 A Eaton school, by her friends at the home of Miss Annie Keller at 167 Orange street lest evening. Mis1 Bonney has been transferred to No Il Skinner school, and the reception was kind of farewell. Among those of her pupils present were: Misses Lottie Atwater, Mable Leigh, Maud Nesbach, Lillie Tierney, Rosie Oppendorfer, Sophie Jacobs, Annie Kieler, and John Fay, Marshall Meserve, Arthur Cowles, Fred Newman, George Root, Horace Hoytt
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
Redemption of Bonds.

HyHE bonds of the New Haven and West Haven Horse R. R. Go. falling due July 10th, 1Ss9 will be redeemed at the Second National Bank of New Haven on that date.
 Owners of such bonds will have the privilege of taking the new issue in payment for the same amount.
 The new bonds will bear interest at the rate of
 ISRAEL 4. KELSEY, iy2l2t President
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
THE NEW COLONEL

Of the Second Regiment - Colonel Doherty of Waterbury.
 The new colonel of the Second regiment is Colonel John B. Doherty of Waterbury. He was elected to the position yesterday afternoon by the staff and line officers of the regiment. Major Frank T. Lee was elected lieutenant colonel of the regiment, vice Do-
 herty promoted. Adjutant Welles was pro- noted to succeed Major Lee. Colonel Do- herty will appoint the new adjutant.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
DADV'C Skin and scalp preserved and beauti lAQl O by Cuticura Soap. Absolutely pure
SUMMER HOMES BY THE SOUNDING SEA

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Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
The College steam Launches.


 The Yale launch, which arrived back from New London races, will be used for pleasure parties probably this summer, the same es last. She is to be kept moored, when not in active service, at the old place in the Quinni- piac river. She is kept in this river instead of Mill river, the water of the "Quinny" being freer from coal gas and other impurities which were met with to the detriment of the launch when she we3 anchored off the Yale boat house.
 The Harvard launch and the Columbia launch all left New London at nearly the same time Sunday morning, the Harvard launch little behind the others. When a few miles away from New London bolt in the machinery of the Harvard launch gave way, disabling her for Q time. She signalled the Columbia launch, which went to the res- cue and lowed the Harvard launch a few miles when the difficulty on board the Har- yard craft was remedied. Owing to the fog the boats made slow progress for the first twenty or thirty miles. The Harvard and Columbia launches went to New York to- gether.
 New Haven Mans Death In 1882. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: In the spring of 1882 stranger by the of James Mcfarland or Mcfarland was drowned in Michigan. Have since learned that he hailed from New Haven, Conn. Friends or relatives still awaiting his return can have fullsdetails by addressing J. B. Sauer, P. O. box 294 Little Rock, Arkansas. Yours, J. B. SAUER.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
FOR RENT.

hnnA The second and third floors (2ex7s) in the i0 building of the late Joseph Parker, corner .Elm and Orange streets, having steam heat, now occupied by The H. P. Hubbard company. Possession can be had May 1st 1889. Inquire of
 JOSEPH PARKER & SON.
 or James M. Townsend and
 Wilbur F. Day, Executors, ms3 If 2 Elm street, cor. Orange.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
Eighteenth Dividend.

Eighteenth Dividend.
 THE FORT BASCoM CATTLE RAISING co,
 NEW HAVEN. July 1, '89. sEMI-ANNUAL dividend of three per cent. A on the capita! stock of this company , has been declared, payable and after July 3d, 1889. Resident stockholders can obtain their dividends at the New Haven County National Bank. The transfer books will be closed from date to July Sd inclusive. iv2e E. E BRADLEY, Treasurer.