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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-13
THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.


Sentenced to Two Years, ImprIson-
msnt for His Recent Escapade-A
Scene Before the Tribunal.
PARIS. Feb. lathe duke of Orleans, son
of the count and countess Of Paris, who came
to Paris last week with the avowed intention
of enlisting in the French army, and who
was then arrested on the charge of violating
the law exiting from France all pretenders
to the French throne, was again arraigned
| before the tribunal of the Seine today.
He was adjudged guilty of violating the law,
| and was sentenced to two years. imprison-
me4t.
The court room was crowded with spec
| tators who had gathered to watch the pro-
ceedings. When the prisoner was arraigned
! the crowd broke out with loud cries for the
| army, the duke of Orleans, and the repub-
| lie. They became so densnnstratfve that
the gendarmes were compelled to clear the
room.
Before Judgment was announced the duke
addressed the court in his own behalf. He
said: IT came to France to serve as a COM
mon soldier. have nothing to do with
politics, which only concerns my father.
whose obedient son and faithful sarvant I
4 am. knew that by entering France I
rendered myself liable to the law, but that
knowledge did not stop me. I love my
| country and wish to serve her. am guilty
| Of no crime"
| The duke will be allowed to remain in the
Conciergerie prison for few weeks before
being removed to Jail. The government
grants him this privilege In order to give
him an opportunity to appeal from the SEN
tence of the court.
PARIS, Feb. 12.-The Count of Paris, who
with tho Duke de Chatres is a passenger on
the Spanish mail steamer bound for Vera
Cruz, arrived at Porto Rico today, where he
received intelligence of the arrest of his son,
the Duke d'Orleans. He Immediately sent a
cablegram to M. Boucher, an Orleanist MEM
Der of the chamber of deputies, saying: ssMy
heart is with my dear prisoner
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N6WS Wy I6I6SIdPH
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
i'm MEMORY OF LINCOLN
"A Sudden Volcanic Eruption
In Japan
HoRsEMEN m CONVENTION.
Experience of a Picnic Party
In a Snow Storm.
TYPHUS FEVER IN new YORK.
The Duke Of Orleans Sent
To Prison.
HoRsEMEN IN CONVENTION.
TYPHus FEVER IN new YORK.
IN mEmonx OF LINCOLN.


The EiRhsy-first Anniversary of she
Birth OF braham Lincoln Fittingly
Celebrated In New York Last Night
Teasts Responded to by Dissln-
gufshed Men-H0w the Day was Cele-
brated In other Places.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The eighty FIRST an.
niversary Of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
was fttingly commemorated by the Republic
can club tonight at Delmonioo's. There was
large gathering of the members, and distin-
guished guests were present. including Sena-
tor Cullom of Illinois, Senator Davis of Min.
nesota, Congressman Deliver Of Iowa, Nelson
DiDgley, jr., of Maine, Governor Lounsbury
of Connecticut and General John @. Fremont
The toasts were five in number and the sub
jects and speakers as follows:
abraham Lincoln" Senator Cullom.
..The Republican Party" Congressman
Dolliver.
s.Soldiers and Sailors; Senator Davis.
"Education: The Bulwark of the Republf
can Party" Rev. DR.. s. 81. Virgin.
1.-THE New States" Senator Moody Of
South Dakota.
| Mr.. Depew proposed three cheers fol
James g. Blaine, and they were given
| Letters of regret were read from Vice Pres
ident Morton, Hannibal =Hamlin, ex-Presi
dent Hayes, Senator Hiscock, General Sher
| man and Others
BROOKLYN, N. z, Feb. 12.-The Lincoln
club held reception in its new club hous'
tonight. Mayor Chaplin, District Attorne,
Ridgeway and many other prominent citizen
were among the guests.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Three thousand peopl
tonight at Central Music hall celebrated tn,
birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Hon. Johl
N. Thurston of Nebraska was the orator o
the evening.
NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 12.-Lincoln's birth
day was celebrated tonight by the republican
club. Speeches were made by Senator Haw
ley and Henry Cabot Lodge.
1 NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-General w. T. Sher
man, General @. o. Howard and other vet 9
rams made patriotic speeches at banquet o
Lafayette camp, Sons of Veterans, to.nigh
in honor of Lincoln's birthday.
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This popular comedian will appear al
Proctor's tonight and through the week.
! Daddy Nolan will be played tonight, Conroy
the Tailor tomorrow night and The Corne,
Grocery Saturday afternoon and evening,
The company supporting Danl Sully is q
good one and his plays are all full of fun.
THE BOY TRAMP.
The four act ms1o-drama, 'sThe Boy
Tramp" is the attraction at the Grand
through the week. Augustin Melville, in
his familiar role of Jack Sharpe, is clever
comedian, while Madame Melville, a. Mil
dred Earlsten, never fails to hold the sympa.
thy Of the audience.
SHENANDOAH.
A prize of one hundred dollars has been
offered by the management of ''Shenandoah''
at Proctor's 23d Street theatre, New York,
for the most artistic and appropriate design
OF souvenir to be given in honor of the
200th performance of that play, on February
"a. The cost of manufacture ls of course to
be considered in making the design, but
beauty of finish and detail is the chief point
desired. Several designs have already been
submitted, but the Competition does not
close until the 10Th inst.
THE STILL ALARM.
Harry Lacy and The Still Alarm appear at
the Hyperion on the 18th, 18th and 10Th.
Mr.. Lacy's home is in this city and he has
always been greeted here with large houses.
The Still Alarm has been a complete SUCCESS.
MAY HOWARD.
Tho attraction at the Grand for the wholG
of next week will be May Howard's bur
lesquers.
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FOR SALE,

FOR SALE.
- Very central blocks Of stores. brick, all well
rented good Investment, .
Five dwelling houses, situated on Dtxweil
avenue, These houses are built in best possible
manner will accommodate one or two families.
Ore house on Linden street.
One house ON Wolcott street.
Two houses on Webster street.
Three houses on Admiral street.
One house on Munson street.
One house ON winthrop avenue.
Some building lots In western part OF the city,
near Winth!op avenue price IL very low on them:
some very desirable bargains in houses or lots.
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HoRsKMEN In CONVENTION.

Thirteenth Biennial Congress OF the
National Trossing Asso on-Reso.
luton OF Sympathy with Secretary
Tracy PasssA-Omcers Elscsed-New
York she Next Meeting Place.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 13.-The thirteenth
biennial congress Of the National Trotting
association was held today, Judge johnston
of Lexington, KY, presiding. There was .
large attendance Of prominent turf men. One
Of the Hrst acts Of the congress was the sus-
pension of the horses Nelson, 2:141<, and
Alcryon, 2:1511S, and Messrs. Nelson, Noble
and Robins for alleged crooked practices on
the Boston track. Mr.. Page of Philadelphia
moved the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the members Of the Ma
Nonal Trotting association, in congress as
sembled, hereby tender their deepest and
moet sincere sympathy to the Hon. Benjamin
F. Tracy. secretary Of the navy, and to each
of the surviving members of his family II
| their terrible sfiiction. ~
| Mr.. Page, also a member of the rule com.
mittee, presented the following resolution:
| Whereas, The board Of review has been
restrained BY the court from Investigating
the charges Of fraud pending against O. II.
Nelson, F. L. Noble and George 81. Robins
and the stations Nelson and Acryon; there
| fore it il
Resolved, By the congress Of the Nationa
Trotting association, that the said parties
and horses are hereby suspended from al
privileges on the courses In membershfl
| with this association until said injunction
are dissolved and the said charges are legal.
Investigated by the board of review.
The resolution was passed by the mem
bers OF the congress, and although they ex
preased deep sympathy for Messrs. Nobl
and Nelson, they believed that In serving a
injunction on the board Of review 1t wa
their duty to defend that honorable body.
Mr.. Nelson spoke few words regarding
the mistake he had made in securing an in
junction and publicly announced that ct th
next meeting of the board of review
hoped to satisfy the board and his friends
who were all members of the National Troi
ting association, that he was innocent. Nj
Nelson also said that the injunction woul
be dissolved Immediately. The report {
the committee on rules Was then submitted
Among the important amendments was on
/ that q record to road wagon 10 bar
races of every character. Carried.
The following officers were elected: Pres
dent, P. p. Johnston of Lexington; first vi,
] president, David Bonner Of New York; &c
ond vice president, w. W. Stowe of 81
Francisco.
New York was selected a. the place
meeting In 1899. Tonight @. ]. Hamlin .
tertained the turfmen at Q banquet at q
Hotel Iroquois.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-13

The Nomination OF GENERAL Morgan
Conhrmea Yesterday After q Long
Debate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The senate this
afternoon in executive session finally dis
posposed of the nomination of Thomas J.
Morgan to be commissioner of Indian affairs.
The case was discussed for nearly Ave hours
and the speeches with one exception were
confined to the supporters of General Nor
gan. Senators Spooner, henderson, Evarts,
Aldrich, Dawes, Dolph and Reagan addressed
the senate in support of the confirmation.
Their speeches covered the whole range OF
charges made against General Morgan, and
also those against Rev. Daniel Dorchester, d.
D., nominated to be superintendent of In.
dian schools. Senators Spooner and Man
derson took up especially the charges af
fecting General NorRan's military career and
answered them at length.
Theroll call showed twenty-eight votes ir
the affirmative and sixteen In the negativ Q
Two republicans, Senators Ingalls, and Pierc,
of North Dakota, voted against confirmation
Messrs Plumb of Kansas and Davis of Min
nesota were not present but were pairet
against confirmation. OF the democrati
Senators Blodgett, Colquitt, Pugh, Reagan
and George voted for confirmation. Tn
roll call on the question confirming DR.. Dor
| chsster's nomination disclosed the lack of I
| quorum and then the senate adjourned.
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LOUISVILLE, Feb. 12.-This morning Pro.
lessor Hast went into Birk's cutlery shop on
Third street and asked for q razor. One was
sold to him and he asked the shopkeepsr to
sharpen it. While Mr.. Birk was going to
the back part of the shop to hone the instru-
msnt Professor Hast took another razor off
the counter and with 1t cut his throat from
ear to ear. He bled to death in few min
utes. Professor Hast was the most promi.
nent and respected musician in this state.
Mental alteration, due to long illness and
old age, was the cause of the suicide
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A ColIIsl On In the south.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. IA bad col
liiaon occurred this morning on the Alabama
and Great Southern railroad near Coaling,
Ala, between south bound special excur-
sion train, consisting Of twelve Pullman
coaches carrying over thousand passengers.
and north bound Tuscaloosa aocommoda-
ton tEain Engineer Edward Doolittle OF
the special train Was killed instantly and
some ten or fifteen persons on the accommo-
dalton train ware hurt, but not seriously.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-13

Feb. 12.-The w. G. T. Twill meet at the
residence of Mrs. Lewis r. Baldwin, on North
street, on Thursday afternoon.
The Milford band will give a concert in the
town hall on the evening of February 20.
Mrs. Charles n. Smith fell AZ she was
from church on Sunday evening and frac-
tured her hip.
George Van Horn post was represented ct
the encampmsnt in New Haven last week.
Rev. Charles Upson has been the guest of
A. A. Baldwin the past week.
Arctic Fire Engine company, No. /, will
hold their annual ball in the town hall some
large sale of tickets for the event.
William L. Nerwin of the Milford bakery
has meved from the residence he has occu-
pied ON River street to one of Fl. B. Boards
lsy's houses.
Rev. f. L. Ferguson will preach q sermon
to young women next Sunday evening at the
First church.
Mr. g. B. O. Ewell of Shelton has been
moving into Mrs. Charles Smiths residence
on River street this week.
Samuel N. Oviatt has taken possession OF
his now and commodious store and will, NO
doubt, serve his sustomsrs with as much
honesty and fidelity in the future ~ in the
paat.
Mr.. I. O. Smith is slowly recovering from
his severe illness.
Mr.. 8. w. Bray of Milford Point lost his
barn by fire last Thursday morning. together
with two horses, several hogs and two hun-
drsd hens. The dwelling house was saved
by the greatest exertion.
The Young Ladies' Reading club held q
very enjoyable social at the residence of Mrs.
8. q. Payne last Thursday evening, Miss
Carrie Nettleton acting the part of hostsss.
Miss Littlejohn of New Haven furnished
/ Ia1{ ~ for kIo 1au0
and refreshments were served during the
| evening.
The concert given by the Amphion society
last Wednesday evening was of pleasing
character, besides the choruses. Musical
artists from Bridgeport, New Haven and
elsewhere assisted in filing out an enjoyable
programme.
Caleb Smith and Arthur D. Smith of
Whesler'a Farms intended to start on . trip
| to Colorado where they will engage in bust
ness In one of the thriving cities of that
State.
The members OF Plymouth church were
happy to gather in their house of worship
after an interval of several months last Sum
day morning. The improvements have
room is now very handsomely decorated and
otherwise beautiful. Rev. Charles Epson
the new pastor delivered an excellent SER
mon and the entire service on Sunday
morning WAS very inspiring and propitious
for future of success to the church.
An exceedingly large congregation gathered
in the First church last Sunday evening;
both galleries and audience room being
filed. The pastor, Rev. F. L. Ferguson
preached sermon to the members of Artic
Fire Engine company, who were present in 9
body, drawing some lessons from the life of
the late DR.. William 81. Andrews who was
foreman of that organization. The text wa,
from Hell. 11:4: Gle being dead yet
speaketh." The discourse was an earnes
and eloquent appeal to those before him Il
live true and noble lives.
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Given Their Freedom


LISBON, Feb. 12.-All persons arrested
during the disorder yesterday were given
their liberty today.
The Dia asserts positively that Mr.. John.
ston, the British consul at Mozambique, has
accepted and forwarded to the Marquis OF
Salisbury proposals for an agreement be'
tween the British and Portuguese authorities
in that part of Africa involving the abandon
ment by England of all the settlements
around Blantyre and Madagascar and the
whole region south Of Lake Nyassa. 1t fur
ther adds that the Marquis Of Salisbury II
willing to make an arrangement on this basis
If the Scotch missionaries are satisfied with
is. Persons familiar with British colonial
notions regard this as African news made
for the Portuguese market and are skeptical
to the ready abandonment by England oil
the extensive regions in dispute.
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TxLRGRAPHIo JOTTINGs.

Mr.. Browning's Stanford" has been pro-
duoed with brilliant success by the students
at Oxford. Mr.. Lving, jr., played the prin-
cipal part, the title role.
The Yale Alumni association of western
New York held its annual banquet at the
Buffalo club last evening. President Dwight
of Yale was the guest of honor.
Caesario Alvin, hitherto governor of the
lous province of Brazil, has been appointed
minister of the interior to succeed Senior
Lobo, who resigned Tuesday.
The Boston lighthouse beard notifies
mariners that the buoy designated as ''turn-
ing buoy" in the channel between Great
Round shoal and Great Point Rip shoal, In
Nantucket sound, has been removed.
Counsel for the Suburban Light and Power
company, Boston, yesterday morning made
application In the supreme court for q writ
of mandamus to compel the board of alder
men to grant reasonable locations for electric
light poles.
Ia an amendment to the address in re-
Spouse to the queens speech Mr.. Parnell
makes distinct and explicit re statement of
the Irish grievances and demands the repeal
of the coercion act. This will be debated on
Monday next.
A Ere broke out in the Roman Catholic
orphan asylum in New York yesterday morn
ing and did damage to the extent of sic, 900.
There were 1900 children In the building,
but by good discipline they were safely got
out.
The house committee on territories yester-
day decided to report favorably, without
amendments, the bill introduced by Repre-
| sentative Perkins Of Kansas to organize the
territory of Oklohoma and to establish courts
in the Indian territory.
Between 1900 and 1900 persons assembled
in the house galleries lest evening to listen
to arguments upon the proposed code Of
rules, and had the pleasure of looking down
| upon about thirty representatives. At II
O'Clock the house adjourned.
Alphonse Chocine of Ware, Mass wanted
at that place for several recent burglaries
was arrested yesterday at Plattsburg, N. Y.
for breaking into the depot there, being de
coyed from Canada by telegram signed witt
his wife's name. Officers have gone aftel
him.
Miss Hattie Hind, member of the Choir
at DR.. Aoody's church in Chicago, was sho
twice last night by Robert Henderson, mem
Der of the Moody congregation. Henderson
Immediately placed the pistol to his RICH
ear and inflicted q fatal wound. Miss Him
may recover.
/ On account of an accumulation of stock tn
Para Rubber Shoe company of South Fran
ingham, Mass, has been shut down for owe
two months. On Monday the company post
ed revised list of prices to be paid opera
tives which average below the old rates. A
/ mass meeting of the operatives held yestel
day morning 1t was voted to accept the rate
posted.
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WITH muFFLED DRuM

A Large Concourse of People Follow
she Remains of she Victims OF sum
days Drowning Accident TO Their
Graves.
KINGsroM, N. Y, Feb. 12.-The funeral Of
the six victims of Sundays drowning acci-
dent occurred to-day. Six cofins, preceded
by mufisd drum, were borne by comrades
OF the dead veteran upon biers for long
distance to the highway and then placed In
hearses, which conveyed them the Reformed
church at Bloomingdals. where services were
held, ]. N. Bogardus officiating. Hundreds
of persons were unable to gain admittance to
the church. The bodies were buried in the
church yard near by.
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Exhuming BODIES.

STApLEToN, s. T., Feb. 12.-The work of
exhuming tine three hundred bodies inferred
in the quarantine burying ground at ssguins
Point during the past twenty-five years was
continued to-day. The bodies were cremated
in retort which has been constructed on
the premises, while the cofiins are broken up
and burned. The contract requires that the
work Of reeurrecting and crematfng the three
hundred bodies shall be completed within
ninety days, during which time the GENE
terry is quarantined to visitors and Curiosity
seekers. The point Is an Isolated locality
and the bodies are mostly Of foreigners
whose only homes upon the shore was thu
grave.
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A SITUATION to do general hossewerk
"a cooking, cooking preferred. Call
fi3 2tt 1877 FRANKLIN STREET. Cit
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college Presidents Banquet.

PROVIDENCE, Feb. 10. The semi-annual
meeting and banquet of the Rhode Island
Harvard club was held in Narrsgansett hotel
this evening, about thirty persons sitting al
the table. Addresses were made by President
Eliot of Harvard, President E. Benjamin An
Rev. Augustus Woodbury., DR.. Thomas Chase
and Augustine Jones, principal of the Friends
school
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A Surprise Party.

About fifty of the friends of Miss Annie
Kennedy gave her surprise party last night
at her residence, 20 Stevens street. Miss
Julia Kennedy gave a solo and Messrs
Adams, Southerton and Broadhurst trio.
Dancing was INDUCED in to late hour in
the morning. Among those present were
Misses McGsnn, Minnix, Shields, Deegan,
Golding, Coleman, Wrinn, Maley, Kelley,
McCue, Nolan, Mealia, Hopkins and Bible,
and Messrs. Stanford, Cregsn, Garvsy, Coo
gan, Downes, Carroll, Flood, Mcfarland,
Burns Kane and Conroy.
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A SITUATION to do general housework ip
"a private family. Inquire at
fl3ftt 3O6 OAK STREru
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-13

The 6rst lecture Of the regular Kent club
course occurred last evening in the common
plea court room, and was delivered by Hon.
Charles Dudley Warner of Hartford. His
subject was "A talk about the criminal
classes" Mr.. j. W. Keesans president of
the Kent club In few we'll chosen remarks
introduced the speaker of the evening, and
his interesting lecture was listened to de~
tsntively by an audience Of some three hum
dred or more, for an hour.
Messrs. F. W. Hubbard, A. A. Gilbert,
Henry Strunz, R. 8. Pellstran,J. P. Brennan,
Frank Baker, J. P. Morgan and F. b. Huok.
ley acted rs ushers.
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AsuDDsr srow sronm.

HOW TRAINS Were Delayed In Colora-
do-A Picnic Partyss Adventures A
Man Frozen to Death.
DENVER, Feb. 12.-All trains from the
east and south were delayed BY Monday
nights storm from three to twenty hours.
The snow was not heavy, but was mixed with
sand. Consequently ii was impossible to use
ploughs, and miles of track had to be cleared
by hand shoyelling. A Santa Fe freight was
wrecked near Pueblo by oolliding with box
car that had been blown from side track,
but no one was seriously injured.
A party of young people living In Colorado
Springs had q thrilling adventure. They left
the city early for days picnicking In Ohey-
enne canon. At the hour of starting Il was
like june day. The storm came upon them
suddenly, and grave fears were entertained
by their friends. Searching parties were out
all night without success. Yesterday morn
ing word came that they had found refuge in
ranch building. Several Of the party SUE
fered from the exposure, but none of them
is in danger. The searchers were not 10
fortunate, a. several Of them were badly
frost bitten.
J. d. Webster. q contractor of Denver, lost
the country on business and returning home
was overcome, sank down in drift, and was
frozen to death. It ID not thought that the
loss to stock will be heavy, owing to the
short duration of the storm.
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UNCLE SANDS INOOmE.

What the Old Gentleman Has Col
lected During tho Past SIX Months
From the Tax ON Distilled spirits.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE commissioner
of internal revenue has prepared a statement
showing that the total collections from July
to December 81, 1889, were $50, OFT 1882,
against $63. $40, 565 collected during the COR
responding period of the previous year, an
increase of $5,677, 1857. The total number of
gallons of spirits produced for the lsst six
month"; of 1889 was 40, no, SIC, an increase
of 2, 458, $50 gallons as compared with the
previous year. The receipts from tax on beer
from July to December 81, 1889, was $751;
COS, 483, an increase of 1,009, 607. There
was also an increase of 1901, sos in barrels
of beer during the last six months Of 1889.
The expense Of collection during the latter
period was 81. 997 .407, or $40, 025 less than
the cost during the same period of last year.