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Evening journal., 1889-12-07

toward recovery had seemed steady, but the
hand Of death was upon him. Friday a con-
gestive chill seized him, and he soon breathed
his last with the hand Of his loving wife
fondly clasped in his own.
The Dying Mans Last words.
Mr.. Davis made no dying declaration
His last words were, ePray excuse me, aud
were addressed TO his wife when she re
quested him to take the whole Of dose Of
medicine she Ind prepared for him. Among
the mourning relatives and friends az the
bedside were Mrs Davis. Drs Chaillt
and Bickham, Associate Justl &C and Mrs
Fenner, Miss Mamie Smi th, grand niece Of
the dying ex-president. aud Mr.. and Mrs. e.
II. Farrar Mrs Davis. who had borne up
throughout her husbands dangerous illness
with rare strength aud brav cry, was com.
pletely Frustrated when his death came, and
is now under the care Of physicians.
The Cause Or Death.
The cause Of the ex-president's last illness
was malaria, complicated with acute hron.
chitis. Careful nursing and skilled medical
attendance had mustered the latter but 1
is supposed that the congestive chill, which
was the immediate cause Of death, was at
tributable to a return Of the malaria. II
the repose Of death the face Of tho deceased
though looking slightly emaciated. showed
no trace Of suffering, more nearly resem
bling that Of a peaceful sleeper than OF ths
dead
The news Of ex-President Davis decease
caused great sensation IN the city and was
telegraphed broadcast throughout the south.
ern states. Messages Of coincidence poured
in by hundreds, expressing profound regret
at the taking Off Of the Confederacy's father
and rendering warm sympathy to his widow
and daughter. A large meeting was held al
the city hall at noon, and it was decided q
embalm the body and have it lie in state
until next Wednesday, when the funeral will
take place.
The Funeral Preparations.
Preparations are being made on the most
elaborate scale, and the funeral will be ths
grandest demonstration Of love and rever
ence to any American citizen ever held in thii
part Of the country. The governor has al
ready received numerous kilograms from
troops from all sections Of the south, whS
will be here to participate in the demonstra
tion. Quarters are now being provided foi
the troops. The public buildings are drapct
in mourning, as well as many private resi-
dences All business will be suspended OF
the day Of the funeral.
TIE NEWS IN THE SOUTH.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
B RN HUR.

A Large Audience Enjoys the TabIeau1
 -Mtss Marion Sterns of Spr1nsaeId
 the Reader-The Ensertainment :
 Success.
 The Hyperion has rarely been more crowd. ed than it was last evening on the occasion oi the presentation of tableaux from "Ben Hur. The entertainment was under the auspices oi the Fairbank society of the Dwight Place church. The stage was tastefully decorated with tropical plants and the fronts of the boxes were beautifully draped with rugs. The tableaux were arranged by Mrs. Ellen Knight Bradford of Washington, D. O., who has had charge of similar entertainments iu many other places, and the complete success of the affair is largely due to her efforts.
 During the presentation of the tableauz Miss Marion Sterns of Springfield read ex tracts from Gen. Wallace's famous book Miss Stern's reading was clear and articulatt and greatly appreciated by the audience Her rendition of the chariot race was espe cially fine. The full, rich tones of her voice were distinctly audible throughout the thea ter.
 The different characters were taken as fol. lows: The Wise Men were L.L. Camp, FranI Platt and Frank H. Selden; Herod, George B. Hurd; Ben Hur, MT. Almquest of Spring field, Mass; Messala, F. L. Miner Amrah, Mrs. Judson Bushnell the mother of Ben Hur, Mrs. Sarah L. Cady Tirzah, Miss Nellie Lamb; Simonides, Charles Grey; Esther, Miss Cora B. Wetmore; Ilder i'm, Mark Putnam; Iras, Mrs. Agnes Hub bard; Esther's children, Tiny Bushnell, and Marjory Lum. The costumes were elegant and were worn with good effect. The ta. bleaux were most tastefully arranged. Miss Reyes and the Apt quartette rendered vocal selections from behind the scenes which were very effective. The affair was great suc' cess.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
SESSION OF THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 12.
 The President sent the following nomins- tions to the Senate to-day:
 Interior-Arthur c. Mellette, of Water town, Dak., to be Governor of Dakota Luther B. Richardson of Grand Forks, Dak., to be Secretary of Dakota.
 Justice-Cornelius H. Hanford, of Wash ington Territory, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme court of the Territory of Washing ton; George W. Irwin, of Montana, to be Marshal of the United States for the Terri tory of Montana; Smiley U. Chambers, oi Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the District of Indiana.
 Trersury-George S. Batcheller of New York, to be assistant secretary of the treasu ", vice Hugh s. Thompson.
 James c. Perry of North Carolina, to be ar assistant surgeon in the Marine hospital ser vice of the United States. Alexander c. Smith of New York, to be ar assistant surgeon of the Marine hospital ser- vice of the United States. State-Albert G. Porter of Indiana, to be envoy extraordinary ard minister plenipoten tiary of the United States to Italy.
 John A. Enander of Illinois, to be minister resident and consul general of the United States to Denmark. Postmasters-Charles A. Rolfe at Prince ton, Maine; Arthur 0. Perry at Presque Isle Me.
 The Senate this afternoon confirmed tn, following nominations: Thomas w. Palmer of Michigan, to be en voy extraordinary and minister plenipotent1 ary to Spain; John F. Swift of California, te be envoy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary to Japan; John D. Washburn o Massachusetts, to be minister resident ant consul general to Switzerland, George 0 Tichenor of Illinois to be assistant secretar, of the treasury, vice Isaac H. Maynard, re signed. The nominations sent in to-day wer referred to appropriate committees, and tn l Senate then adjourned.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
How They Were IHived.

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass, March 12.- On the 14th of January last Paul Pendrizet and Joseph Audibert. who had been employ ed at the Waubeck mills at Housatonic dur ipg..a strike, were terribly assaulted by par- ty of twelve or more masked men on their way home from work. They had been anon- ymeusly warned to discontinue work but did not comply with the threat. As a result they were nearly beaten to death. They liv- ed one mile from the scene of the assault, but 1t took them two hours to crawl home. Audibert was for days in 8 critical condi- tion, but both eventually recovered. A reporter took the matter in hand, and in 8 few days he received a White Cap letter embellished with skull and cross bones warning him from Housatonic and from in- terfering with White Cap meetings. This communication was placed in the hands of State Detective Pease, who with Sheriff Lan- don assisted by local officers, have been at work on the case. As result the following were arrested this morning as being the as- saiIants of Pendrizet and Audibert. William Clark, who is supposed to be the leader of the gang, Alexander Jordan, William Mo Cormick, Joseph Vincent, Morris Coleman, Jon Keegar, Joseph Smith, Dennis Doyle, August Strube, William A. Adams, Richard Farrel and Paul Faivre. Each of them was | bound over in $1 ,00O.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
A FIRE NEAR MILL 1s1 vER.

Forsyth,s Dye Works Damaged by a
 Fire Late Last EIsht-SpOnsaneous
 Combustion.
 A fire damaged the dye works of William Forsyth & Company at the upper end of State street near Neck bridge last night to the amount of some s2O0 or $500.
 The flames were first discovered by the night watchman, who saw smoke and fire coming from the room where materials which are to be prepared for the dyeing room are stored.
 Several boxes of cloth from the rubber shop had been placed in the room yesterday, ready to be put through the process of dye ing this morning, and it was among these materials that the fire originated
 Spontaneous combustion is the only expla- nation which is given for the fire. It proba- bly resulted from chemicals or other things in the room. These ignited the piles of cloth lying about and the blaze soon gathered suf- fcient force to make it very difficult to mas ter.
 The damage done is fully covered by in surance, and work in the department where the fire occurred will not be materially checked Repairs will be immediately made and within week everything is expected to be in good order
 It was thought that several of the machines in the establishment were injured. These are very costly and the work depends upon them entirely. Some of them were damaged somewhat by water, but the greater part oi the machines were in their natural element and escaped damage. The fire was not en- tirely extinguished till about three-quarters of an hour after 1t started. The alarm was sounded from box 531
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
rELEGRAPHro JorrINss.

Admiral and Mrs. Porter last night cele- brated their golden wedding at Washington.
 Queen Victoria is reported to have pro tested against Balfouris treatment to O'Brien-
 Editor Goodwin of the Los Angeles Ex- press says the alleged rich placer mines are & fruad.
 Queen Victoria has approved the appoint ment of Sir Julian Paunceforte as minister to the United States.
 Charles H. Hagar, convicted last week of stealing jewelry, shot himself fatally Monday night in the Albany jail. The story printed of the massacre of five French tourists in the Yellowstone Park is now pronounced hoax. A freight train was wrecked on the Illinois Central Monday near Holly Springs. Miss Bill Blair, colored brakeman, was killed. The Oklahoma boomers have deposed Paw | nee Bill for cowardice and elected Hill al l leader. The invasion is fixed for April 10.
 At Rainberg, Austria, family consisting of five persons recently became insane D, religious excitement and prayed continuous ! ly for three days and nights.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
EhVM AAA SOhAS A GxhOs THE WEAVER'SBIG STRIKE Probability That it Will be a
 Long One.
 THE SENATE COMMITTEES. IA Gang of Masked Robbers
 Torture Their Victims. THE PARkELL COMMISSION. 
THE PARkELL COMMISSION.
President Harrison Passes
 a Busy Day.
THE FALL RIVER STRIKE.

No Change In the Situation-The strikers still Determined-TheS Spin. ners May Join the Strfkers-The strike Will Probably be a Long One. FALL RIVER, March 12.-The second day of the weavers' strike finds no change in the situation, and the strikers seem even more determined than yesterday. Most of those who were at work on Thursday joined the strikers to-day, and careful estimates show that in the whole city less than 100 looms out of 50,000 were running. The weavers at King Philip, Bourne and other mills, which make wide or fancy goods, have joined the print cloth weavers and quit work to-day. The only weave room in the oity running to- day was that at the Quequechan mill where the weavers have not joined the strike. At ten other mills few looms are running, main- ly by loom fixers and relatives of the over seers. In some mills the loom fixers have been discharged for refusing to run the looms.
 Other departments of the mills except the weave-rooms are still running and mills are making yarn ahead. The manufacturers generally say that few days vacation on the part of the weavers will be an advantage to the mills as it will enable them to get sup ply of yarn ahead. At present nearly all mills have to purchase yarn and few have any to spare.
 In few days, however, yarn enough will be turned out to supply the mills for long time ahead and it will not take long to fill up the capacity of the mills for storing yarn. It is extremely doubtful if the spinners will long consent to make yarn to accumulate, as if the mills had long supply ahead 1t would be to the disadvantage of the spinners in any demand which they might feel called on to make for themselves. This question will be brought up at meeting of the spinners' union tomorrow night. If the spinners also come out it will greatly assist the weavers and will force an entire shut down of the mills.
 Manufacturers say they can easily stand 8 two-weeks' strike and that curtailment of two weeks production would be benefit instead of loss to them. They say that the effect of a two weeks strike would be the same as if two weeks production, or 350, ,000 pieces of print-cloth were burned up or taken out of the market. The strike clause in the contracts frees them from any forfeit, and the effect will be to benefit the market, as 350,0 900 pieces will have 10 be supplied to printers on new con- tracts, and the large sales already contracted for, will have tendency to make goods one or two causes of disturbance have been reported and the leaders of the strike con- stantly urge the preservation of order.
 The strikers and manufacturers both ap- pear determined and the present indications ale that the strike will be long one. The effect of the strike on the print-cloth market has been to cause complete paralysis. Yes terdsy no business whatever was reported and there was no change to-day.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
Wednesday, March l3, 1889
STATE CORREsPoNDRNor.
SOuth1ngton,

March 12.-Judge M. H. Holoomb vi,, transfer the probate court and his law ofics to the town hall building where ample roem and better facilities can be had. The little building which he vacates is '.landmark' and has been occupied by several generations of successful lawyers. It has also for Ionp time possessed good deal of interest from the fact that it has been the favorite head quarters of Democratic local politicians and many an exciting election affair has had ite inception there. But the frequenters of this popular resort are bereft and homesick, fer the judge forsook the Democratic fold during the late campaign, and now the old haunte are to be left desolate.
 Miss Emily Athorn of Bridgeport Is spend ing the week in town.
 E. F. Wood, who appealed from the ver- dict of $100 and costs for illegal liquor sell- ing, has settled for &75 and costs.
 Woodbridge.
 March 12.-Silas J. Peck has returned from his visit to Buffalo, N. Y.
 Levi Dorman, of New Haven, while chop ping wood in this place, cut his foot one day last week.
 Rev. Mir. Whittier is engaged in assisting Rev. L. P. Marvin, is conducting revival services at the Congregational church. Re- igious services will be held every afternoon of this week, commencing at o'clock D. m., and every evening, (except Saturday., com mencing at o'clock D. n. Wednesday will be observed as a special day of fasting and prayer and three services will be held-one in morning, commencing at Il o'clock, in the afternoon at 3 o'clock, and in the eve- ming, commencing at the usual time.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13

Count von Berchem, Under Secretary oi State, will represent Germany in the con. ference to be held at Berlin regarding tte settlement of Samoan affairs.
 Messrs Caine and Richard Chamberlain, members of Parliament, attended big locaa option meeting in London on Monday night and were booted from the hall.
 Twenty-three tenants on the Olphert es- tates who resisted officers sent to evict them have been sentenced to imprisonment at Enniskillen for terms ranging from five to eight months.
 Nearly 5000 tailors are idle in and near Boston because local clothing manufactur- CTS send their goods to New York to be made up by the cheap labor of the tene- ment house districts
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
TERRORIzED BY ROBBERS.

A Gang of Masked Desperadoes Ram
 sack Several Houses and Torture the
 Inmates Until They Give up All Ehei
 Honey.
 PITIsBURG, Penn, March 12.-McClel- landtown, district twelve miles iron Union- town, Penn, in Fayette county, was terror ized last night by party of armed and masked robbers, who entered 8 number of houses and after torturing the inmates until they gave up what money was in their pos session, ransacked their houses from cellar to garret. The first house entered was that of farmer named Anderson. There were five men in the party and they were heavily armed. They demanded Anderson's money, and upon protesting that he had none they placed hot coals to his feet and compelled him to give up $50. all the money he had. They then went through the house. but find- ing nothing of value rode of. The next house visited was Farmer Lilley's @ short distance from Anderson's. The old man said he had no money and the desperadoes tied him to the bed and set fire to it. Lilley begged for mercy and finally gave the rob- bers $130 he had secreted. He was then un- bound and the fire extinguished.
 A fruitless search of the house for valus- bles followed, after which the robbers left and went to the house of man named
 
 torture, but he had no money and after thoroughly ransaeking the various rooms the party left The last place visited was the house of an old lady named Keeler, widow. The robbers bound and gagged her and threat ened all manner of torture until she gave them pension check which they returned. Finding nothing here they rode off into the mountains fiourishing their weapons. The gang is believed to be the .,, same that robbed county, on Saturday night of $500. The residents of Fayette county are greatly ex' cited and armed searching parties will be or ganized at once to capture the daring rob bers.
 A Uniontown despatch says son of ! farmer named Groves shot at the robbers and it is thought wounded one of them. Th' | excitement is intense and the population O the entire country is up in arms. Severa | persons are suspected, among them rela tive of two of the victims, He will be ar rested to morrow. The robbers were tracet l to Cool Springs, locality at the foot of th | mountains, near Uniontown.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
Arrested For Adultery

BRIDGEPORT, March 12.-Crawferd Hodge, of this city, and Mrs. Ellen Bentley, wife of Frank Bentley of Danbury, were ar rested here to night on the charge of adul- tery at boarding house on Fairfield ave- nue. Mrs. Bentley has been married thir- teen years and has one son.. She became acquainted with Hodge through his working for her husband in Danbury. The police were put on their traces a week ago. The bonds were put at $1 ,00O in each case, but were not furnished.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
THE SENATE OomMITTEEs
Fer the FfnF-F1rst Congress are Elect. ed-The Chairmen nAppointed-lnves- t1gaIton Of Arid Lands.
 WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Senate com mittees have been elected for the Fifty-drst congress The chairmen are as follows:

congress. The chairmen are as follows:
 propriations, Allison; contingent expenses. Jones of Nevada; census, Hale; civil service and re-
 trenchment, Chace; claims, SPooner; coast de.
 fences, Dolph; commerce, Frye; District of
 Columbia Ingalls, edaHston hsa and labor Harris; examine civil Chace; finance, Nor.
 Till; fisheries. stockbridge; foreign relations sher man; improvement Mississippi river, Washburn;
 Indian affairs, Dawes; interstate commerce, Cnl: manufactures McMillan; military afrairs, HRw- ley; mines and mining, Stewart; naval affairs, Cameron; patents, Teller; pensions, Davis; post ofices Sawyer; printing, Manderson; private land public buildings and grounds, Stanford: public lands, Plumb; railroads, Mitchell; revision of laws. Wilson of Iowa; revolutionary claims Coke; rules, Aldrich; territories Platt; transportation routes to seaboard, Quay.
 In place of the committee on expenditure of public money, committee was formed styled the committee on organization and expenditure of money in executive depart ments, with MT. Hiscock as chairman. \ The committee on Indian tribes to examine | methods of executive departments and inves- tigate the operations of the civil service, are discontinued and new one to investigate the \ irrigation of arid lands with MT. Stewart is added. The other select committees and | their chairmen are as follows:
 | Nicaragua claims, Morgan: woman suffrage ! Vance; additional library accommodations, Voor hees centennial of the constitution and discovery | of America, Hscock; five civilized tribes of Ind ! Canada, Hoar; transportation and sale of meat \ products, Vest.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13

LONDON. March 12.-The Chicago and All America base ball teams played to-day on Kensington oval. The grounds were crowded with spectators and the players met with an enthusiastic reception. The Prince of Wales received the teams in the pavilion. He shook hands with all the visitors and com- nIimented them upon their excellent play. The game resulted in victory for the Chi- caao team, the score standing: Chicago z, All America 1,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
Killed By the Cars.

BRIDGEPORT, March 12.-Timothy Donnel- nelly, aged seventy, laborer, was killed to night at the corner of Hallet street and Crescent avenue by the o'clock express. Donnelly lived at 179 Hallet street and was just returning home from meat market He leaves a wife and several children.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
Science ana Immortality.

Prof. Dubois delivered very interesting as we'll as instructive lecture at North Shef- field hall before large audience. He took as his subject, Science and immortality and treated 1t in most deserving manner
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
BOOTH AND BARRETT.

be a matinee to-day.
 BOOTH AND BARRETT.
 These two great trsgedians will have & packed house at the Hyperion tonight. Every seat has been sold and still there is a cry for more "Othello" will be produced, with Barrett in the title role and Booth as "Iago." Messrs Booth and Barrett arrived at the New Haven House last night at 12:3O.
 MRS. POTTER.
 Mrs. James Brown Potter will be seen at the New Haven Opera House tomorrow night in ''She Stoops to Conquer" She will take the part of the saucy ''Kate Hardcastle. '' The Boston Globe says: Judging strictly from an artistic standpoint, Mrs. Potter, Tn seShe Stoops to Conauer ," was deserving of the praise accorded her. She is much better actress than she was year ago.. The support was good, considered as whole"
 ZIG FAC.
 sZig-Zag," the curious title of new paust- cal comedy, will be played again at the New Haven opera house on Friday and Saturday This is the second appearance here this sea- son of that company. The company includes Miss Annie Boyd, handsome vocalist and actress, and Samuel Reed, a popular eccen. trio comedian.
 ATHLETIC CoNTEsT. Friday and Saturday evening the Yale Athletic association will combine with the Second regiment team at the armory, snd give one of their notable athletic meetings More than three hundred entries have beer made, and prominent among them are many ! champions. There will also be tug-of- wa 1 to demonstrate the superiority of the differ I ent teams.
 ZIG FAC AGAIN. l Again we are to be treated to that yer. droll musical farce comedy "Zig zag," il which W. W. Tillotson's comedy compsn made such good impression few week ago at the New Haven Opera House. Sine ! then "Zig Zag' has been playing to yer large audiences at the Bijou Theater, Ne' I York, and is to return to that popular hous for the whole of the summer season. Mif l Anna Boyd comes back here with "Eig Lse 1 and will sing sThe King of the Sweils, al? an other of her popular songs. Miss Boyd WI I also take her part in the graceful mytnoiog I cal minuet With MT. Joe Ott, this cievs l soubrette takes part in new duet ID the nr' ! act. also dance. "Zig Tag" will De ptsye for two nights only, Friday and Saturda ! next, and there is also to be Saturda fa matinee,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
Death of Admiral Davis.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Rear Admiral John Lee Davis. retired naval officer, died at l the Ebbitt house this morning of pneums- mia, aged GA. Admiral Davis entered the service in 1s41, and was in command of the Atlantic squadron when he was retired two
 years ago.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-13
Te Go to Chicago.

Nathaniel T. Fisher, for several years past connected with the dry goods firm of Howe & Stetson, has severed his connection with that firm and will take charge of the Chicago branch of the Sindicate Manufacturing com many of New York