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Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
BURNED TO DEATH.
 A Horrible Fatality at Milford Yes. terday Morning.

Horrible Fatality at Milford Yes.
 terday Morning.
 Thomas Kinney and his W fife, Katherine, each seventy years of age, were burned to death at an early hour yesterday morning during fire which destroyed their home on the Milford turnpike outside of West Haven.
 Shortly after 1 o'clock e man named Kstrien, who lives nearly opposite, was awakened by the roaring of the fire. He dressed ss quickly as possible and rushed to the assistance of the old people. but 1t was too late. The house was more thAn seventy five years old and burned like tin der, the flames being so fierce and hot that 1t was impossible to get within fifteen feet of the building.
 At dawn the bodies of the old people were discovered lying side by side in the cellar. Nothing but the trunks remained, and they-were charred black. The re- mains were brought to Cox 6 Hsnzs's, this city. The Kinneys had one son, Thomas Kinney, jr., of Wsllingford, who was noti- fed of the affair and came here and ar ranged for the burial of the bodies Monday in Wallingford.
 Kinney and his wife have long been talk en care of by the town of West Haven. Kinney was blind and 1t thus became nec- esssry for his wife to accompany him on his pilgrimsges to this city to sell kindling | wood by which means they helped to sup port themselves. Kinney had been mar ried twice, his first wife dying some years ago.
 His daughter is the wife of a prosperous proprietor of a market at Fulton market, New York.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
IHENs BY TELEeRlPH.
 From All Quarters. WILL STAND BY THEBILL. Big Attendance at the Dem
 ocratic Caucus. NAY HAVE PUT BACK TIE QUEEN. Very Little News Learned
 From the Corwiin. DUE TO IaE BusIEEss DEPRESSION. Assignment Made by the D. LOthrOp Company.
|DuE TO .InE BusIIESs DEPRESSION.
DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS.

Unusual Precautions Taken to Pre- serve Secrecy - Greater Attendance Than Anticipated .Speaker Crisp Urged she Members to stand by the TsxiG GMeasure-Cong Sperry Oatlined His objection and Burke Cochran Pointed Out tho obi jection. able Features. &
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Unusual pre- cautions were taken to preserve the secrecy of the proceedings of the caucus of the democratic members of the house on the tariff bill tonight. It was five minutes after eight when Chairman Holman rapped the caucus to order. One hundred and forty-sevsn members answered to their names-an unusual attendance and greater than had been anticipated. One hundred and nine are q majority of the democratic membership.
 It was determined to limit the speeches to five minutes, and Speaker Crisp was ac. corded the floor to open the proceedings. He declared that 1t was the duty of the democratic party to stand together in sup port of the tariff measure reported by the committee on ways and means and re- newed promises and pledges of the party to the public in regard to their matter.
 General Sicksls of New York followed in the same strain. MT. Spsrry of Con- nccticut outlined his objection to the bill in accordance with his we'll known views, and Bourke Cochran pointed out what he deemed to be the undesirable features of the proposed legislation.
 Mr. Outhwaite of Ohio, member Of the committee on rules, urged the members to lay aside their differences and personal preferences and prejudices and rally to the support of the committee on ways and means in their effort to meet the just expectations of the people.
 MT. Crisp said he would accept an amendment to his resolutions, introduced at the beginning of the cauous, providing for additional time in which the income tax might be separately discussed. This amendment was made to give two days with night sessions to the feature. The speakers resolutions were adopted by &C., clamation. As introduced they read:
 Resolution, That it is the sense of this caucus that 1t is the duty of every demo- cratic member of the house to vote for the pending resolution providing for the con- sideration of the tariff bill in order that the house may have an opportunity to re- deem the pledges of the party respecting tariff reform.
 Resolved, further, That 1t is the duty of every democratic member of the house to attend It's daily sessions, and we hereby express the opinion that those members who are absent owe 1t to the party and to those of us who are here to immediately return in ordsr that pressing public busi nees may be attended to.
 After some debate on the sugar schedule the caucus adjourned
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
Masonic Benefits.

The twentieth annual meeting of tho Masonic Mutual Benefit association will bt held in this city on January 12, at 7:30 p m. Beside the annual reports there viii be presented for consideration the official boards amendments to the by laws. Dur. ing the past year there have besn some forty deaths in the organization, and il will be shown that, since the formation oi the organization, more than $1 ,000, ,000 has been paid in death claims.
 Regarding the sick and aged members who are unable to pay their dues, the di- rectors will advocate an amendment to sec. tion 6. article Tx, to read ss follows:
 "Any member of the association depen- dent upon himself for support, who, by reason of old age, sickness or other causes Is unable to pay the assessment levied by the association, or is unable to secure for himself the necessary food and medical at tendance, may make an order, signed by himself and two witnesses, directing that 90 much of the benefit ss shall become due and payable from the association by reason of the disease, as shall have been sd- vanced to him for any of the above speci- fed purposes. together with the interest on the same, shalt be paid to the lodge, society, person or persons furnishing sucA aid ,snd making such advances, and the balance of such benefits shall be paid according to the laws of the association"
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
wALLINGFORD.
A Wedding-Ice Cutting Postponed- General News of the Town.

A Wedding-Ice Cutting Postponed-
 General News of the Town.
 William P. Lane, son of Superintendent Lane of the Gas company, and Mss Mar gsret Royer, daughter of MT. aud Mrs. Benjamin Royer of Bellsfontaine, O., were married Tuesday evening, January g. by the Rev. W. L Neal at the home of the bride in Bsllefontaine. MT. Lsne and bride arrived here Thursday evsnin from Ohio.
 The electric cars from Msriden got back here at about 11:30 Thursday night.
 B. H. Nichols Is seriously ill
 The report printed in yesterdays Aeriden Record that Miss Maud, the daughter of Postmaster Hall, had a shock Is without any truth.
 Adjourned annual meeting of the Area mum club this evening. The executive board of the ConRregs- tional Sunday school will have its ad- journed annual meeting this ev ening. bee, Miss Carrie McGsughey and Howard L. Parker will return to Philadelphia Mon- day.
 The regular fare bstween here and heri- den on the electric cars will be fifteen csnts, the same as on the Consolidated railroad. The fare to Yalesville will be | ten cents.
 There were thirty five deaths from pneu. monia in town last year.
 Druggist Smith has put in cash regis, | ter.
 Ben Boardman cut bed gssh in his foot with an ax while chopping yesterday morn ing.
 ness in Fahey's block. | The fog here last evening would dis | count even the famous London fog.
 MT. and Mrs. George E. Bullock of Mel rose, Asss., are visiting relatives in town
 The Thomas Kenney who, with his wife was burned to death in New Haven yester day morning was the father of ThomaI Kenney of Cherry street.
 Simpson, Hall, Miller & Go. expect tt start up Monday morning, January l5.
 Samuel Simpson gave Judge Martin { cheek for $25 yesterday to send to Stepher Rembert in Georgetown, s. O., formel resident of this place, who is 2 nearly des titute condition owing to failure of hi crops and other causes.
 The foe company had marked out c plac, on Simpson's pond intending to begin cut ting ice next week. The foe was nine anc half inches thick, but the thav and foi has cut out the best quality of the Ice.
 Work on the Parker street sewer has bs gun again, and If the weather holds ou favorable 1t will be completed in . fey days.
 The Simpson ''hooksn are in receipt of large and handsomely framed picture O the Southington Hook and Ladder com pany, which they prize highly, as the tW companies are on the best of terms.
 A superintendent of one of our larR factories was ssked yesterday when th shop would start up. The answyr wsl ''Givs 1t up. Ask something easier.n The residents here do not like the idea e 15 cent fare on the electric road to Mer, den when 1t was supposed the fare woul be only 10 cents. Two electric cars came down from Her den last evening and brought suite . part of G. A. R. msu and others. The cal came across tae bridge to the railroad cros Ing. ~
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
Lornnor COMPANY ASSIGNS

D. L0THROP COMPANY ASSIGNS. The Liabilities Of she Ffrn Are About . Quarter ofa Million Dollars The AssiGnmsns Was the Result of the Poor Business of the Past Year.
 BOSTON, Jan. .5.-Ths D. Lothrop com pany, book publishers, have made an as- signment to Louis D. Brandeis, who ssti-
 mates the firms liabilities ct $25o, o,00e. The
 assets oonsist of outstanding bIlls, plates
 and copyrights of 8, 900 books. and mschin.
 cry valued at $6,000. In May, 1898, their
 assets as returned to the stats house footed up s480, 101, but their real value is very uncertain ct present.
 The D. Lothrop company was incor- porsted in February, 1887, with . capital stock of $200, ,000. and D. Lothrop of Dovsr, John Lothrop of Great Falls and Daniel Lothrop were the principal stockholders. This corporation succeeded the old D. Lothrop & O., which did businsss for years ct the corner of Franklin and Flaw ley streets.
 The house has been identified for the past twenty years or more with the juven- Ho auQ ounohy tcnooi utSLhtufo oI tne United States, and has probably sold more Sunday school books than any other firm in the country. It has also published "Wideawaks," ]" "Ths Psnsy," "Little Men and Women" and nd-''Babyiand," ]" all we'll known juvenile publications.
 For ten years the company has gone heavily into the publication of "board books"-juveniles with an attractive Hth- ogrsphio cover-and during the past year 1t manufactured nearly the usual quantity. The result is the accumulation of large stock that cannot be disposed of now.
 The firm has been making preparations for some time to move into new building on Atlantic avenue, but 1t was decided af. ter the result of the past years business became known to assign in favor of the creditors rather than continue under the uncertainty which prevails in the book trade at the present time. It is probable they will be reorganized and continued.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
TELKGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

The funeral of the late Bishop Mo- Nierney of Albany took place yesterday.
 Thirty rioters were killed and fifty wounded at Marieno, Italy, yesterday, by the troops.
 No quorum could be obtained In the house yesterday and about o'clock oon- gress adjourned until to-day.
 Counsel representing certain New York stockholders of the Reading Railroad com pany, will go into court to-day and petition for the postponement of the sr- nual election of the Reading Railroad oom- pany from Monday next for ten days.
 The house committee on banking and currency yesterday fsvorsbIy reported . substitute, introduced by MT. Brawley, suspending the tax of 10 per cent. on cer- tain bank issues and clearing house certif- cates issued between August 1 and October 15, 1S93-the stripgencY period.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
8PRAKs AGAIN.
MT. John Adt Defines His Views More
 In BeIaiI.

mr. J Jonn Aot Dennes His Views Mors in Betail.
 To the Kditorof the JOURNAL AND Comm: Permit the undersigned to say e word in reply to the Registers comments regarding my remarks In your valuable paper the
 other day regarding the free New Years
 feed for the poor at Heublein's. would
 remark that the Register's attack upon me
 is inoonsistent. I feel constrained to add,
 moreover, that the Register Is apt to run
 to inconsistencies on this question, the
 tariff question, etc.
 Certainly there can be no objection to
 people advertising their legitimate buh-
 mess, as, for instance. . dry goods store. have no objection and do not criticiss
 kr. Even MoIntyre's liberal contribution to ths poor, nor Messrs. F. N. Brown & oo.s Santa Claus operation, nor any effort to feed or otherwise benefit the deserving poor; but do object to the aakins of churches to become agents for the distrib- ution of tickets Inviting people to e saloon where there is bar and where decsnters, beer and champagne abound 10 tempt the unwary, and where the windows are pro. hfic with advertisements of brands of whis- key and of connections from breweries and distilleries. To that I object and not to the providing of c nice dinner for the poor. do not object to the impulses which we will ohsritably believe sctusted Aeesrs. White and Dillon in giving the big dinner. We do object to fAmiliArizipg people with gilded bars and bars of any kird; and I specially objsct to children, boys and girls being provided with tickets and brought into close proximity to a bar room, and think the clergy ought not to distribute tickets among boys and girls in- viting them to places of this kind.
 heesrs. Dillon and White, as far as they did good, have my sincere thanks and had they provided the dinner away from ob- jectionable and pernicious surroundings and proximity to liquors they would have been deserving of high lsudstion.
 We not wholly separate charity from e tings of human selfshness, as the Register we'll admits, but we may separate rum and gin and Cognsc brandy and beer and tod dy In general, with their attendant evils, from charitable endesvor.
 Now, the Register says lay myself open to the charge of advertising myself. Well, the Register ie entirely welcome to Its opin- ion, but think 1t Is more creditsble to sd- vertise one's straightforward opinions and than to be inconsistent. I do not believe in whipping the devil around the stump, as Is the Registers custom, nor In straddling question, whether 1t is tenn perance or the tariff. JOHN Apr.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06

The usual treatment of catsrrh Is very unsatisfactory, as thousands can testify. Proper local treatment is positively neoes- ssry to success, but many, if not most. of be expected from snuffs. powders, douches and washes. Ely's Cream Balm, which Ia 90 highly commended, is e remedy which combines the important requisites of quick action, specific curative power, with per feet safety and pieassntnees to the patient. The druggists all eell it.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
FOOT GUARDS

Vote to Buy a Building for . Club
 House-Captain Gessner and L. Bost.
 wick Elected Lieutenants.
 The meeting of the Governors Foot Guard last evening was very much pro- longed. Captain E. A. Gessner, proprie- tor of Apothecaries' Hall, was elected sec- ond lieutenant and Leonard Bosteick third lieutenant.
 The company voted to purchase the brick house next to the armory, on the south side, for c club house. An applica- tiou has been sent to Adjutsnt General Bradley for permission to build an arch way to connect the house with the srmory.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
The mas.aere at Krosche.

BERLIN. Jan. 5.-The newspapers here announce that the closing of the Catholic church in Kroeohe, Russia, was due to the express orders of the governor of Wilma. The exact number of Catholics killed by the Ccssacks vho ipveded the church was sfxty, ,knd tpere were not more than hun diod wounded.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
win No, Allow she Fight.


 JAcKsosvILLE, Jan 6.-Sheri6 Brow ard declares that the Corbest Mitchell fight shall not take place in Duval county if he can prevsntit. It is thought that if the contest occurs st ell 1t wilr take place on Anastasia Island, in St. John's county.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
De.,h or a Promiuent uI.n,

CoNTooooK. N. H., Jan. 5.-Colonel Peter sanborn, one of the best known oitissns, died at the home of his daughter this evening. He was born in Deer6eld October 8, 1908, and went to Concord in 1858. He was clerk of the senate in 1888, represented Enfield in 1S40 and was state treasurer from 1857 to 1871. He leaves [ widow.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
HE WILL REMAIN.

Warden Bridges Is still In Charge of
 the Massachusetts State Prfson-He
 Will Not Renew His Resignation.
 BOSTON, Jan. 5.-It is stated that War den Bridges is to remain in charge of the stats prison. He was one of the first vis- itors to call upon Governor Greenhalge at the state house this morning, and 1t WAS aeceftained after the interview that there is no difference of opinion between the governor and the warden on the question of the latter's retention in the office.
 General Bridges will not renew his res- ignstion, although he intimatsd that he wanted to have his hands upheld by the general court and would not care to stay unless the legislation is passed which seems to be absolutely essential to 6 con. tinuance of the reform he has inaugurated and certain changes made in the law which are necessary to that end.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
Found After Eleven Years.

PORTLAND, Me, Jan. 5.-A special to the Press from South Hope says that about eleven years ago Alden Hummer of Hope was found dead in the woods. He was supposed to have money, but none was found. Yesterday George and Will Lud- wick, sons of Daniel Ludwick who now own the Plummer farm, found $7, 800 In a wooden box under the attic floor. The money was all in gold. No further partic- ulars are given.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
TROOPS REPORTED SLAIN.

Sensational Report of Fight With
 French Soldiers Near Sierra Leone.
 LONDON, Jan. 5.-Military and political circles were excited to-day by sensational report which reached here from Sierra Leone, Senegambia, the British colonial settlement of West Africa. According to the reports, Captain x A. W. Lsndy, in- spsctor general of the frontier police, and
 twenty-six men and several officers of the
 first battalion of West India regiment, who were engaged in an expedition against
 the Sofas, have been killed by French troops. It is added that . French officer who has been captured, confirms the story that the British force was shot by the French.
 The expedition started few weeks ago to chastise the Sofas, who have been giv- | ing much trouble to British traders on the coast near the French territory. Every ! effort is being made by the government authorities to obtain correct Information ! about the alleged occurrence.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
THREE EXECUTIONS.

Murderers Were Hanged fin Three Different States. BARDsrowN, Ky, Jan. 5-Philip Evans was executed here to day at 12:55 for the murder of Miss Edna Hall, aged nineteen years. TUsoALoosA, Ala, Jan. 5.-W. H. Far mer, colo1ed, was hanged in the jail yard l at 12 o'clock to day for the murder of his wife. KAHsAs CITY. Mo Jan 5.-Msrtin Reed,
 colorsd, was hanged at 0:15 @. m. today | for the murder of his wife
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
Nsv Insurauce Company

SrRMayIELD, Nass., Jan. 5.-A new fire insurance company will bs formed in this city at once, to be known as the Western Massachusetts Fire Insurance company.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
samoan Natives RessIess,

AUCKLAND, N. 2 Jan. 5-Advicss re-
 ceived here from Apia, capital of Samoa, show that since the departure of the war ships from Apia the natives have sgain be- come restless and further trouble is feared.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
conre.,ed to His Guilt.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Jan. 5.-Lewis
 Bowers, the young man charged with ar- son in attempting to set fire to . school in
 Swansea Csntrs, has confessed his guilt.
 His only excuse is that rum caused him to do #,
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06

Pure soap IS white. Brown soaps are adulterated with Resin. Perfume is only put in washing soap to hide the odor of decaying animal fat, or "Soap grease" Washing pow ders are strong alkalies and ru- in clothes washed with them. The purest soap obtainable is the best and cheapest. Dob bins Electric Soap is pure, white, unscented, unadulter- ated, and has been acknow. ledged ever since 1869 to be the only PURE family soap
 made. Is it economy to save a
 few cents buying a poor, nasty soap, or strong alkali- washing powder, and lose dollars in ru
 ined clothing
 tlE NOT use Dobbins' Electric Soap ' white as snow and as pur and harmless, and your saving will b
 twenty times the soap bill. It is no nev experiment, for it has been made eve since 1869. Look out for limitations. Sc 1 that our name is on each wrapper.
 l DOZENS SOAPMFG. co. Successors to I. L. Cragin & Co.,, Philadelphia, Pa.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
Will start Up Monday.

BOSTON, Jan. 5.-The big rolling mill in the Chsrlestown navy yard will start on full time on Monday next with its full complsment of men,
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06

Never defer vital matter. Acough shouldns be neyiectsd when Dr. RullS Cough Syrup wi
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
6IautA.

0ns osns q word each Hnssrxtez Ave esnts . word fer . fun Wss, (sevsn efAea.l
Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06

To inspect this array of bargains and
 but trihe more to buy. All goods to be marked in plain figures at sacrifice prices. 7r-s
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-03-23
Contemplate Journalism.

The 0wosso TIMES pertinently says:
sThe Detroit Tribune is out with coupon
scheme asking electors to express their
choice by ballot for nominees on the next
republican state ticket. 1t is to be hoped
that every republican will refrain from vot-
ing. With the present state of affairs we
do not believe that the republicans of Mich
igan are prepared to express their choice
for any officer on the state ticket. We are
surprised that the Tribune should Legin
such movement at this time"
The above is from the Tuscola Adver-
siser of last week.
We are thoroughly surprised that the
editor of the Advertiser should deliberately
mis-quote us in order to vent his spleen
against Gov. Rich. Such journalism is truly
e0ntemptible and any man who will engage
in it is unworthy the title of editor. OF
course if the Advertiser Internationally
Aropped out the words ''belOlC governor
from the sentence, with the present state
of affairs we do not believe that the re-
9ublicans Of Michigan are prepared to ex-
press their choice for any Office on the state
ticket below governor" and will in its next
issue say so in manly way we will accept
the apology, otherwise our respect for its
editor will be greatly lowered.