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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-21

Chancellor CaprlV1 mas 'Qecl0eu 10 curtall
the giving out of information for newspaper
publication" If he curtails it any more than
Bismarck did there won't be much.
Cleanliness is next to godliness. For
every 100 pounds of soap used in the United
States, England uses 50, Germany So, France
s5, Sweden 70, Italy 81, Bulgaria 35 and
Mexico ~.
Loot out. A new insect, the Hemotopea
ssrapa, imported into this country from the
south of France, is coming through New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. It has q great
fondness for worrying COWS.
The theme of the Japanese national an
them as recently rendered into English is:
ooh, that the reign of our emperor might
continue for thousands and thousands of
years-until oyster shells become rocks"
Farmers clubs in New York are protesting
against the passage of an eight-hour law as
"runious and utterly impracticable to the
farming business" Eight hours day on
farm would be fine, especially in haying
time.
4A0 OAp01AmOub al AauoAo SAsy Va oANooS-
oring to compel citizens to take an interest
in public affairs by imposing tax of $3.50
on all who fail to register and vote was a
complete failure at the last election, over
1900 having failed to cast their ballots.
Woman suffrage doesn't seem to be gain
ing in strength in Massachusetts,. Last year
the record showed 80 members of the house
of representatives of that commonwealth In
in favor Of letting the women vote in the
municipal elections, and 13o opposed to ID.
This year the fgures are - and 141-"pairs"
included.
A lecture course known as the "Aer-
chants lecture' has been given In London
for 2s0 years. It was founded in the reign
Of Charles II by merchants, with tho pro-
fessed design of upholding the doctrines of
the reformation against the errors Of popery,
socinianism and in6delity." Lecturers of
to-day are weekly carrying on the purpose
Of the founders.
It takes good deal of rum to wet John
Bulls whistle. In presenting the budget to
the house of commons the other day, Mr..
Goschen showed that the governments in
come from the tax on distilled spirits had
exceeded the estimates BY about 5000, 900,
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CROSS

vesey-Why do you think Fulton dislikes
living in New Jsrseya
Cortlandt-Beosuse every time he gets on
the ferryboat 1t makes him cross.-Puck.
Visiting friend-It must cost good deal
of money to be a student.
Student-It takes some money at first, but
afterward you can live on credit.-Texas
Siftings.
"You should never take anything that
doesn't agree with you," the physician told
him. eff I'd always followed that rule
Maria," he remarked to his wife, where
would you hea"
What kind of father is your old friend."
4 "The strangest specimen you ever saw" SIN
fectly we'll acquainted with each other."-
Chicago Times.
Mamma-"I'm tired of your chatter, John.
''Yes, very tiredl" Johnny-'sThen, why
don't you 60 to bedP-Boston Herald.
She Cat late ur)-"Do you play check
ers, Mr.. Spoons9" He-"Yes, sometimes
do. WhyV' Shelf thought so. You re-
mind me of a cautious checker player" He
Tin what wayp She-"It takes you go
long to make a move" And then he jump
ed.-Bostonian.
Shs-Oh, horrorsl
He-What is it, darlinga
She-I forgot all about poor pussy, left in
tho house alone and we off for week. She'll
starve.
He-Oh, remembered her. left a can of
condensed milk on the kitchen table with q
sardine opener beside it.-Life.
Bilkins-"Thsre, old fellow, cheer upl
Never mind If she has Tilted you. Look
around for another. Remember, there are
plenty of good fish in the sea, yet"
Tompkins (dolefully)-"Yes, but, con-
found it. don't want to marry a fish, you
know!"-Lawrence American.
Col. Ysrger-"What's the matter with
you! Your clothes are all torn and your
face is all SCARED up" Sam Johnsing-
s'Nuf6n', boss, muffin wuff speakin' of. I
JUS had q little chat wild my tust and only
lub, what met for de fust time since mar
ried Swayback Lucy."-Texas Siftings.
Willie looming home from church> >-"Papa,
they hadn't learned how to pray very we'll
In Bible times. had theyp
Pap-"I suppose, my son, people could
pray then as we'll a. they do now."
Willie (positively)-sNo,t they couldn't.
The Lords prayer is only minute long, and
our minister can pray for a quarter of an
hour. ur."-Philsdelphia Inquirer.
IT remember when we were In school to-
gether SO many years ago you had warm
friend who was always praising your good
qualities. "What's become of himl" sob,
we're friends still, but never hear of his
putting himself out to glorify me-" "Then
you had an enemy who was forever running
you down. What's become of hima" ooh,
he's at IL yet."-Chicago Times.
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while there had been q decrease of about
$s5, 900 in the estimated receipts from the
tax on coffee and cocoa. This means that
q vastly larger amount of rum was drunk in
England than previously and less amount
of coffee.
The Brooklyn school committee has been
discussing women's salaries again. II was
shown that while other public servants were
paid in case of illness, teachers had been
practically suspended from labor for short
periods ss the result of contagious diseases
in or near their homes, and that there was
danger of failure of the supply. as the old
teachers were wearing out and the young
women found other employments more pro-
ftable. So compromise was made, and
hereafter female teachers in Brooklyn may
be absent fifteen days in year with full pay
on presentation of physioian's certificate.
Now we have it. A friend and admirer of
Keely, the motor man, has this to say about
the mysterious alleged invention: 1t costs
nothing more, after the machinery is made,
than the vibratory concordant impulse which
associates 1t with the polar system. The
twangline of taut string, the agitation of a
tuning-fork, as associated with the resona-
ting condition of the sympathetic transmit
ter, Ia all that is necessary to induce the con-
nective link and to produce this costless
motive power. AS long as the transmitter
is in sympathy with the sympathetic current
of the triune polar stream, the action of the
sympathetic instrument or engine continues.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Chancellor Caprivi has decided to curtail
the giving out of information for newspaper
publication" If he curtails 1t any more than
Bismarck did there won't be much.
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THE DIS TR listed TRUsTs.


The trusts don't find much consolation IN
the courts. Tho latest decision is that of
Judge Soldiers, in Ohio, concerning combi-
nation of the makers of vapor stoves. This
combination applied to the court for an order
restraining an outside company from selling
stoves and burners at prices lower than those
axed by the "oombine." A Temporary in-
junction was granted aud tho defendant com
pany moved for the dissolution of it, con-
tending that "the contract sought to be en-
forced negatively by Injunction is void, the
same being in restraint of trade and against
public policy, in that its sole object is to
restrict production and enhance prices." !"
Judge Soldiers granted the motion to dissolve
the injunction and in the course of his opinion
he said: In the mad race of acquisition the in
dividusl conscience becomes blunted, and
the sole object is to acquire absolute domin-
ion over some product or line of trade neces-
sary to the public-bene6cial to the few at
the expense of the many. The parties COM
bined for monopolistic purposes to control
the vapor stove trade Of the United States
not only to control the thing patented, the
burner, but everything connected with or in
eidsntal to a vapor stove, whether nec-
sssary part of such stove or not.
It IL claimed that the object was
to prevent ruinous competition. But
tho Limitation must be observed and the
agreement must not iniure the public. To
prevent ruinous competition was not the OBJ
jeot of the plaintiff, defendants and others,
and If 1t had been the court must deal with
the effect and tendency Of their undertaking
in deciding its validity. have given the
case the attention its Importance demanded.
arrive at the conclusion that the combina-
ton and contracts are in restraint Of trade
and against public policy, and therefore are
void.
Not long ago everybody was afraid of the
trusts. Now 1t is seen that the law can and
will deal with them, and the trusts are the
ones afraid.
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Pell street opium den In it's palniese days.
Upon being reused and questioned, they
glanced suspiciously at the visitors and said
In broken English, which admitted OF but
one Interpretation.
tMe no slickee."
The disciples of Ananias, lying in every
conceivable position, their almond eyes bulg-
ing from their sockets, their long pigtails
loose and disheveled, presented spectacle
which convinced the reporter that they never
again would see the light of day or breathe
the pure air of heaven. They summed up
sufficient strength, however, to lie to order
lest the destined minions of the white man
should invade their sanctuary. OF course
the opium pipe was there, but medicines, To-
tions and other hospital paraphernalia were
nowhere to be seen.
A DISLIKE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The Chinese have wonderful dislike to
medicinal treatment in any form, and will
submit to death itself rather than have
surgical operation performed on them. This
explains why so many of the pigtail tribe go
about the streets blear eyed, palsied and dis
figured with all sorts of blood and skin dis
eases. Rich and poor alike suffer themselves
to be crippled and disfgured for life sooner
than yield to surgical or medicinal treat
msnt.
The Chinese have a superstitious aversion
to anatomy, and their knowledge of medi-
cine is limited TO herbs and charms that drive
away evil spirits.
T When asked if he was visited by any ply
sician, the larger of the patients gazed at the
reporter with horrible glare, indicative of
some advanced brain disease, and mHttered
some inarticulate words. The mingled
stencil Of opium, foul clothing and re-
breathed air, the odor Of sewer gas and the
choking presence of cooking made the ordeal
of the visitors peculiarly unpleasant one.
Whenever a Chinaman is taken sick at
home alarm and CONSERVATION at once takes
possession of the entire household. Should
his illness assume dangerous tendency, the
patient is accordingly conveyed to the 'slast
chance" for the Chinese consider death in
their houses production of i'll luck. So
great is their horror of death that even the
mourners will not touch the coffin which
contains the remains of one of their pig
tailed brethren. But when the Mongolian is
laid to rest an all powerful fear compels his
countrymen to cherish his memory and re-
cord his name on memorial brick over his
grave, so that when Eve years have elapsed
he may be dug up, identified and the bones
sent to his beloved home in the FloweryKing
dom, in accordance with contract made dur-
ing life.
But the hospital.
Well, it remains there uncleaned aud un-
disinfected, ready for the next sick Chinee.
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Ar1B 6nnds.

Howe & StGtsOl
COLLAPSE!
The price on Scotch Ging-
hams has tumbled. We have
bought several lots from impor-
tiers SO that we can offer elegant
new styles in fine goods at the
popular price of 25c per yard.
The line comprises Plaids,
Stripes. Sidebands, the new bro
caded figures and stripes, also
fine wide plains in pinks, blues,
navy and black, all at 25c per yd.
Our new Ombre Persian Sat-
ins at 12Hc per y'd have caught
the popular taste. We expert
ence great difficulty in keeping
up assortments, though we re-
ceive shipments every week.
The styles are pretty and unlike
the old designs of the past few
years.
Good line of Outing Cloth at
Ioc and 12Hc.
Schopper's Ladies Hose in
narrow colored stripes, with fin
ished feet, double soles, at 12%c
per pair.
Splendid value in Ladies'
Ribbed Jersey Vests, medium
weight, bodies, silk finished
necks, at 25c.
Please remember that we are
Sole Agents for the Annie Jen-
ness Miller Equipoise Waist for
Ladies and Misses.
Our Glove Counter will offer
Special Attractions this week.
We are showing:
6-Button Biarritz Kids at soc
per pair, worth Soc. 4-Button
Kids, in tans and browns, at soc,
worth 7oc. Foster Lacing Kids
at 7oc and $1.oo, worth ST and
$1.25. Full line of evening and
graduating Gloves, Lisle, Taf-
fetta and Silk Gloves, from 1 &C
to $I.25 per pair. Silk Gloves,
patent tipped fingers, a speciality.
Taffetta Gloves, special drive at
2ec, regular price soc.
Special bargains in Dress
Goods, Silks, Jackets, Wraps,
Capes and Long Garments,
Laces, Ribbons, etc.
Bargain Day, Friday. April rs.
HOWE & STETSON,
49, Insurance Building,
086-908 Chapel Street,
New Haven, Conn.
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Touch me I,lI Tell.,,


ga few days before the election little in
cident happened which mortified me deep
ly," said business man to the writer. "It
happened in this way" he continued. "You
see had some business to transact with one
of the candidates for the legislature, and 1t
was something important. I was forced to
go out to his house to see him. It was quite
late when I arrived there, and guess he had
gone to bed. At any rate the servant who
opened the door showed me into the parlor
to wait for his master. I was obliged to
wait some time, and while doing this I
amused myself looking at the pictures and
ornaments about the room. On the center
table, among books and other brio brac,
stood big fancy decanter filled with liquor
which looked like whiskey. It was a Curl
GUS looking decanter, and on one side was
some fancy lettering which could not make
out. Being rather curious to find out what
it said I lifted the decanter from the table
and tipped it up go that the light fell on the
lettering. 1t said: If you touch me I'll
tell.'
"Curious, wasn't ita But sure enough it
did tell, for I had scarcely had time to read
the lettering when my ears were greeted with
the tones of Johnny, Get Your Gun
of the decanter, and when 1t is tipped the
machinery starts and the music begins.
"You can judge for yourself how surprised
and ~chsgrined I was, for had never seen the
master of the house before, and he would
have fine opinion of me for my meddling
qualities. hoped and prayed that he would
not come until the blamed thing stopped,
but in this was destined to be disappointed,
for right in the middle of the tune he walked
into the parlor, and gave me curious smile
when he heard that music box. It seemed
as if it would never stop. I tried to make
some sort of an apology, but made bull of
it, know, though now I can't think for the
life of me what said.
'He saw how confused was and laughed
it off, saying that it was an oddity he had
found in New York. Then we talked of the
business 1 had come to transact, but all
through our conversation I could not help
imagining that he thought I was trying to
steal drink of his liquor while he was out.
I don't suppose he really thought so at all.
but you can rest assured of one thing, and
that is, whenever 1 chance to 60 into a
strange mans house again will never med.
die with any of the ornaments, but will CON-
tent myself by looking and not touching"
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GEN. CROOKS SUCCESSOR,
Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles the Man.
Other Appointments.

Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles the Man.
Other Appointments.
WASHINGTON, April THE president has
nominated Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles to he
major general Col. Benjamin a. Grier-
son, Tenth cavalry, was nominated to be
brigadier general. Nelson A. Miles was
born at Wachusettsville, Mass, Aug. s,
1889. He enlisted as captain of the Twenty
second Massachusetts Volunteer infantry in
October, 1861. His first act of distinction
was in the battle Of Fair Oaks, where he
was ordered to take command of the Eighty
first Pennsylvania volunteers, the colonel
OF that regiment having been killed. He
acquitted himself so well that he was made
lieutenant colonel Of the Sixty-6rst New
York volunteers on May 81, 1852. He was
appointed colonel in 1852 and commanded
the regiment at Fredericksburg. He was
severly wounded at Chancell orsville He
was made brigadier general on May l2,
1864, and distinguished himself in the Rich
mond campaign. He was made colonel
In the regular army in 1865 and In 1899 was
transferred to the command of the Fifth
infantry. While colonel Of the latter regi-
ment he conducted a successful campaign
against the Cheyennes and Comanches IN
1874.
After Clusters defeat in Montana he was
OTueIeu 10 Ine scene OF hctlOn AT MS own
request After four years he subdued the
Sioux and captured the Nez Perces. For
this he was made brigadier general in 1880
and assigned to the department of Colum-
bia. He was assigned to the department of
the Missouri In 1885 and later to the depart.
ment of Arizona to succeed Gen. Crook.
His campaign ended In the capture OF Gero-
nimo, the crafty and cruel Apache chief.
The general Is related by marriage to Gen
and Senator Sherman, and TO Senator Don
Cameron, of Pennsylvania.
Gen. Lewis A. Grant, of Minnesota, has
been nominated TO be assistant secretary OF
war. Gen. Grant is a resident OF Mime
apolis, He was born at Winhall, Vt, Jan.
IL, 1929, He entered the service in 1861 as
major and was successfully made lieutenant
colonel, brigadier general and was finally
breytted major general for gallant and
meritorous service before Richmond
Secretary Proctor was major In the regi-
ment Of which Grant was colonel and the
men were friends before the war and COM
rsdes during It,
Robert Mills, of New York, has been ap-
pointed surveyor OF customs for the port OF
Patchogue, N. Y.
The president has also appointed the fol-
lowing postmastersI New Jersey William
X Singleton, Toms River. New York-G,
l. Waldron, Hamilton; L. II. Quackenbush,
Warwick; H. L. Burrill, Weedsport Penn
ylvania-Miss Kate NJ. Scott, Brookyills;
A. g. bonbrake, Waynssboroagh.
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WORCESTER, Mass, April BIT was dis
covered last evening that Frederick Kim.
ball. teller Of the Peoples Savings bank of
this city, who went away on Wednesday
last on short vacation for his health, took
away with him about $50, 600 in first class
securities belonging to the bank. 1t is not
yet known whether Kimball is also a de-
faulter, as the bank examiner only arrived
in the city last evening. A letter has Just
been received by Mrs. Kimball from Mon
treal, which had been sent by Kimball to
the postmaster at Montreal to be remailed
by him to Worcester The postmaster in
dorsed this fact on the envelope, thus spoil
ing K.imballs scheme to obtain a good start
on the officers, who are on his track. Kim
ball is popular young man, an athlete and
dog fancier, his St Bernard dogs taking
prizes at all dog shows. He leaves behind
him wife and young children.
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Diyulged by a Dying Man.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, April a-John Greg
ory, a miner living few miles from here,
is on his death bed. While delirious he
told the story of terrible murder commit
ted twenty years ago. A miner by the
name of Heating mysteriously disappeared
at the time referred to and no trace OF hin,
could be found. The story now told by
the dying man is that Keatng was met on
his way home and was murdered aud his
body thrown into we'll GU Gregory. lot
and the well filled with sand. Gregory i'm.
plicates a man who still lives near here
The we'll was visited and was found to be
full of sand further investigation viii
ho made
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Secretary windom's Appointments.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Secretary Win
dom has made the following appointments:
Deputy collectors of customs, at Sodus
Point, Charles H. Hill; at Fair Haven,
James Byer; at Port Ontario, R. d. Ehle;
at Oswego, N. Y, E. A. Waugh and d. J.
Wilson Inspectors Of customs at Oswego,
N. ", John Leets, NJ. II. Dinnan, A. 7.
Campbell, Frank Winchell. George Glynn
and John H. Summerville. Navigation in
spectors at Oswego. N. Y, Joseph II. Wor-
den, Bryson z. Schiets and w. H ChanceY
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The Buffalo Counterfeitsrs Held.

BUFFALO, April 9.-The examination of
Charles McCran, Edward Sylvester and
Henry L ne, the three counterfeiters who
were run down by Reporter Newton last
week. was held before United States Com
missioner Hirshbeck. After a brief hear
ing, in which some damaging testimony
was given, Commissioner Hirshbeck held
McCran, Sylvester, his wife, and Lane in
$1,000 bail to appear for trial at Rochester
and committed the three men to Jail in de-
fault of bail. He allowed Mrs Sylvester to
GO on her own recognizance.
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Gone and $4,000 Short.

PHILADELPHIA, April "A special to The
Ledger from Doylestown, Pa, says James
Monroe Shellenberger, one of the best known
men in Bucks county, has disappeared and
that he is about $50, OO0 short in his accounts
with various estates of which he had charge
He was last heard Of at Atlantic City on
Sunday. Mr.. Shellenbergor was member
of the state board of charities and chairman
of the county Democratic standing COM
mittee
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JERSEY BALLOT REFORM.


TRENTON, N. j., April s.-The ballot re-
form bill was called up in the house last
night by Mr. Marsh, the Democratic leader,
who wanted it pushed at once to a second
reading. This was objected TO by Mr. Potts.
He said there were number of important
amendments to ha added, and he hoped the
measure would be made a special order for
Wednesday morning This motion was lost
and the bill went TO second reading
number of amendments of a trivial and
technical character were offered The most
important was offered by Mr.. Voorhees, the
Republican leader. 1t provides that all the
official ballots printed by the state shall DO
inclosed 10y the voters before being presented
at the polls in official envelopes printed by
tha state aud containing on the back the fac
smile of the signature Of the county clerk.
Each voter is TO seal his envelope before de-
posting it in the box. When the polls close
and the count begins the envelopes are to be
cut open. When an envelope is found TO
contain two or more ballots the envelope and
its entire contents are Co he rejected.
Assemblyman Potts, Of Jersey City, offered
substitute for the entire ballot reform bill.
The substitute embodied the registration
features Of the original, and after that it
provided for the regular Australian system
in use in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The substitute was voted down.
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IweIye pnuer nrr.hr,

JERSEY CITY, April Twelve of the
Jersey City election officers have been ar
rested. Forty-eight more will he taken into
custody, as sixty warrants were signed by
Judge Lippincott The dozen were not de-
prived OF their freedom long, as bondsmen
were at hand TO furnish bail OF the re-
naming forty-eight all who are 10 serve at
the ballot boxes next Tuesday will be
arraigned today to prevent an arrest while
on duty Tuesday, as that would cause them
to loose their place in the election board.
IL is said that none will go To the county
jail in default Of bail. The complaint was
made by j. T. Altemus, OF the Single Tax
League aud Ballot Reform association.