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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
NEEDED MONEY IS SECURED.
FEDERAL OFFICERS CLOSE 4 DEAL
 WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

The Soldiers Colony Company of Indian
 apolis Has Secured Solid Tract of One
 Hundred Thousand Acres of Land in
 Southern Georgia-An Needed Money
 Secured.
 Atlanta, Ga, April 19.-The soldeirs' Colony company, of which P. H. Fitz- gerald of Indianapolis, Is the head, to- day closed a. deal with Governor North ern of Georgia, and the immigration bureau for a solid track of a hundred thousand acres of land located in south ern Georgia. The originators of this colony are federal veterans, but any person may obtain a home in the col ony upon the same terms. Five thou sand persons will be located this fall.
 This Is the largest colonization scheme of the age, and it has been incorpo- rated upon the share plan All needed money has been secured and the land has been bought outright.
 The Georgia newspapers print compli- mentary editorials on MT. Fitzgerald's selection of the site in this state.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
ORAToRIo OF ST. PAUL.
Nearly Three Thousand Dollars A Grand and Brilliant Musical Event.

| It's Presentation Next Week-An Outlay of
 Nearly Three Thousand Dollars A Grand
 and Brilliant Musical Event.
 Mendelssohn's magnificent oratorio,
 "St. Paul" which has not been heard
 in New Haven for over twenty-five
 years, will be presented by the Gounod
 society at the Hyperion theater on Fri
 day afternoon and evening of next
 week. The sale of reserved seats will
 open on Monday morning next at nine ! o'clock.
 The large scale on which this work has been prepared, requiring many weeks of rehearsals, the securing of | eminent soloists from abroad the addi- ton of a larger and more complete or chestra and organ than usual, involv- | ing an entire outlay of nearly $3,000, easily puts this concert into the front rank of important musical events. Ger tainly there are none that attract larg- CT or more enthusiastic audiences. The array of soloists Is very strong one. Mrs. Jennie Patrick Walker, the sopra- no, as every one knows, is an admira- ble artist and incomparably satisfac- tory in oratorio work. No better ever sang here. Her voice is as clear-cut as crystal and absolutely pure and true. She sang in Bachs Passion Music given by the Handel and Haydn society on Good Friday and was received with great pleasure by the vast audience. Miss Gertrude May Stein, the contralto. won laurels at the last Worcester fes- tival. She has a beautiful voice and is very much of a favorite everywhere.
 Perhaps the chief interest will center in the two famous English singers, Ben Davies and Watkyns Mills. Ben Davies is 8 superb artist and reused the great est enthusiasm here one year ago. As an oratorio tenor he has no superior in the world to-day. His rendering of the great aria, "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death" in the ''St Paul' performance in New York last spring was accounted one of the finest things ever heard there.
 MT. Watkyns Mills England's prin- cipal bass, will make his first appear ance In Connecticut on Friday next. He is the legitimate successor of the great Santley and by many considered superior to him. His voice Is of beau tiful beI-like quality and of extensive range. The following is from the To- ronto Globe: "The great English basso, Mir R. Watkyns Mills, appeared for the first time in Toronto and more than satisfied every expectation It Is i'm possible to speak too highly of his su- perb voice, of it's breadth, sorority and quality His singing throughout was intensely appreciated and his wonderful rendering of Why Do the Nations Rage?' aroused a furore of applause. In Thus Saith the Lord the magnifi- cent quality of his voice was at once apparent. His is the genuine English style of singing"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Hon. Radcliffe Hicks yesterday do- mated $10O toward a memorial window to ex-Governor Thomas H. Seymour, at one time United States minister to Rus sia, which is to be placed in the new Masonic temple in Hartford Thte amount required Is being raised by pub lie subscription.
 Arthur Reed Kimball. of the Water bury American, has a timely and in teresting article in the current New England Magazine, on the change in commencement day, having In mind, of course, the recent radical move at Yale He traces the evolution of this ceremony in New England for 250 years, and shows that the movement naturally eliminates in what has been done in New Haven, the root principal being the recognition of the day as one for graduated mem bers; in President Woolsey's words, the idea was that the graduates have a literary festival more particularly their own, in the shape of discourses deliver ed before their assembled body, or be- fore some literary society,"" MT. Kim balls paper will interest a host Of col lege men.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Brad streets Report Gives EncOurasin
 Signs in Some Parts

Brad dstreets' Report Gives EncOura sing Signs in Some Parts
 New York, April 19.-Bradstreets to-
 morrow will say:
 The volume of general trade has main tained the previous weeks proportions and at some points show noteworthy
 increases as compared with the total
 year ago. The reaction in petroleum
 prices appears to have been overcome,
 and the tendency Is again upward, bas-
 ed on drop in stocks from about H.
 100000 barrels of Pennsylvania oil in
 January, 1894, to less than 3,0O0,0O0 bar
 rels of merchantable oil So marked
 and rapid has been the appreciation in
 price of petroleum that speculation in
 1t has been excited. Further advances
 In quotations are noted also for wheat, on improved demand for export; cotton,
 on widened consumption, present and
 prospective; print cloths and other cot
 ton goods, because of higher raw cotton;
 bassemer pig iron, on the increase of cost of ore, coke and labor, and shoes and leather, on the further stiffening of values of hides The upward turn of prices for dressed beef and live cattle has been maintained. Coffee is lower as are lard and oats, but Indian corn and pork remain steady at last weeks closing quotations. Wool is barely stea- dy, sa consumers are awaiting for the new crop before buying. Relatively, most improvement in trade is in the region west of Chicago and north of St. Louis and Kansas City. The rush of the spring demand for millinery, dry goods clothing, groceries and hardware is over. but fair volume of conserva- tive trading continues. Mild weather and needed rains have greatly improved the agricultural and commercial outlook in the northwest. Genral trade condi- tions at the south are no better and in some respects less satisfactory. I'm provement in demand Is not announced at any point. In Texas high winds and lack of rain have hurt crop prospects, and farmers in some localities have not yet planted.
 Exports of wheat from both coasts of the United States this week show a third weekly gain in succession, the to- tai amounting to 3,165,000 bushels, against 2,934OOO bushels last year; B. 019 bushels in the third week of April 1894, 8,996, ,O00 bushels In the like week of 1893, 3,107 GOO bushels in 1892, and as con trasted with 2,222, 900 bushels in the cor responding week four years ago,
 Bank clearings maintain previous lev | els, amounting for seventy-seven cities to $919, 100000 during the previous six business days, a decrease as compared with the total for the preceding week of 3-5 per cent There are reported 219 l failures in the United States this week. l One year ago the total was 222 and two | years ago 217. In the Canadian domin- ion the approach of the opening naviga- | ton appears to be the only stimulus to | trade. The weather Is warmer in Onta- | rio and Quebec, but the roads are bad, | as they are in New Brunswick, and col | lections are slow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20

portunity to secure the attendance of the officer.
 When Attorney Benton called for MT. Scovllle and he failed to show up the attorney said: Well, I suppose MT Scoville has been subpoenaed so many times that he is tired of responding and not being called upon.''
 After the recess Officer Pete Dargan was called to the stand. He testified q have never been interfered with or deterred in the performance of my duty by Commissioner Gilhuly or any other commissioner and to the best of my recollection have never heard any report from any other officer that they had been deterred from perform ing their full duty. I firmly believe that every police officer who knows of any violation of the liquor law has ample facilities for bringing the violator to justice without fear or favor of any one, as required by his oath, and will be backed up by his superior officers. I did, however, advise off Cooper to go a little slow in reference to arresting saloonkeeper. I told him the thing would keep and not to be too nasty, but be careful to secure complete evil dence so as to convict the violators of the law. Officer Cooper after testify ing before the committee told me that he thought that he had done me an injustice before the committee and had written to Commissioner Prince to that effect. I never told him not to "pinch" certain saloonkeepers, but did tell him to be sure to secure his evil dence so as not to make a booby and blockhead of himself in the city court If he said anything to any other effect Brother Cooper's memory is certainly very defective"
 After this witness had been exam ined Attorney Benton stated that the city was ready to rest its case that all the evidence the counsel for the city knew about had been brought out, but that there were a number of officers who had not yet been examined, but whether they knew anything about the case or not he left it for the alder men to decide.
 Alderman Connor-Tt does seem to me that Commissioner Gilhuly has some rights in this matter and I should like to know whether or not he desires that any more officers be examined.
 attorney GOOundrt Stdt6I that II was immaterial to MT. Gilhuly whether any other officers were examined or not, but that if the city did rest it's case he would finish his side of the case at the next hearing, as the entire pro- ceeding was unexpected.
 Finally after considerable discussion 1 it was voted to continue the hearing until next Friday evening. when the defense will be put on and in all proba- bility the arguments made and the ! case submitted to the aldermen for decision.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
TNCOME-TAx RETURNS.
An Estimate by Commissioner Miller of the
 Amount.

An Estimate by Commissioner Miller of the
 Amount.
 Washington, April 19.-Commissioner Miller of the internal revenue bureau has sent the following letter to Secre- tary Carlisle in which he estimates the returns from the income tax:
 Washington, April 19, 1895. "Hon. John G. Carlisle, Secretary of the
 Treasury:
 "Sir: Photographic advices received from the collectors of the several inter- nal revenue districts indicate that the aggregate amount of income tax shown by the returns which were filed before the 16th inst will be about $14, 365 ,0O0. Delayed returns and corrections, it is believed, will considerably increase this amount. The total expenditures on &C., count of the work, including necessary salaries and allowances, to the end of the present fiscal year, will not exceed $135, ,000 Very respectfully,
 JOSEPH $. MILLER, Commissioner" The best judgment of the treasury of- ficials is that but for the adverse de- cision of the supreme court the amount carried by the returns would have been about $S0,OOO0O0, the first estimate of the department.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
THE GRAND ROUNDS MADE. THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS TEST
 SPEED OF THE FLRElTEN.

No Time Lost by Local Department fl,
 Responding to an Alaim-Chief Kennedy,
 Assistant Chief Smith and the Commis-
 siOners Surpri se Bremen.
 The New Haven people do not suffer because of sloth on the part of the fire department This was demonstrat- ed last night when the commissioners went the grand rounds" last night. Commissioners Mcdonald. Hugo, Wines. Walker and Parsons with Chief Ken- nedy and Assistant Chief Smith went around to the houses timing the men, They did not start till after 10 o'clock and it was half-past ten before they reached No. 6's engine house, the first they went to. The thing had been kept so secret that no one except those named knew anything about 1t.
 The commissioners in each case con- cealed themselves in receases and hooks in the engine houses. while Chief Ken- nedy kept the watch quiet. Then Su- perintendent of Fire Alarm Smith touched the push button and sent in art alarm.
 Most remarkable time was made by the men in responding. In every case all but two men were in bed asleep and in some cases all but one After the first trial another trtal was given to test the speed of the men when prepared. The following Is the time made No. 6's, Captain Spang, from bed, twenty and one-lralf secomdsi sec- ond trial, sixteen seconds NO. Els, Captain Camp, from bed, thirty sec- onds; second trial, twelve seconds. No. S's, Captain Johnson, from bed, twenty five seconds; second trial, fourteen seconds. No. 4s, Captain Hurley, from bed, twenty-four seconds; second trial. thirteen seconds. No. 2's, from bed, en- zine twenty-three seconds, truck forty- five, chemical fiftyj second trial, en- zine ten seconds, truck twenty-five sec- onds. No. 7's, from bed, thirty secondss second trial, sixteen seconds. No Is from bed, engine thirty-flve seconds, truck thirty seconds, second trial, en- zine eighty and one-hah seconds, truck nine seconds.
 In No. Els house a halter had broken on one of the horses of the truck, which accounts for their big time. Tn all the men displayed most commendable alac- rity and in many cases would have made greater time had they not seen the commissioners. This is tho first rum that has been given in three years and the men were completely sl1r- prised.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
DEATH OF W11LxAM 1T. CLARK.
He Was For Fifteen Years JanitOr of the
 Bigh School Building.

Bigh School Building.
 William H. Clark, for fifteen years past the janitor of the Hillhouse High school, died at his residence, 112 Whal- ley avenue, at 6:35 o'clock last evening, aged fifty-one years. He had been i'll for seven months with neuralgia of the chest, but at the last the disease struck to his heart, causing sudden death. He had. also been somewhat afflicted with dyspepsia. He had not been entirely confined to the house any of the time, but had been able to go out occasion- ally.
 MT. Clark was 8 native of Southing- ton, being the son of Theodore Francis Clark of that town. When William was nine or ten years of age his father mov- ed to Plainville and set up as a tavern keeper in the old style, which combined with the inn a. grocery and general sup ply store. The deceased came to New Haven when a young man and had been engaged in various occupations, he at one time being employed by c. Cowles & Go.
 When the war broke out he enlisted in Company A, Seventh regiment, Con- necticut Volunteers and served three years. He was one of the few survivors from the famous attack made on Fort Wagner, at which time he was captured and imprisoned in Charleston prison. He was present when General Lee sur rendered. He bore on his body many sears won on the battlefield. His right arm was shattered in three places by rifle balls. He was well known and popular member of Admiral Foote post, G. A. R.
 He married Miss Mary Conner of Bur lington, Vt, who survives him. He leaves two sons, F. T. Clark and Roy Clark, and one daughter, Miss Helen Clark.
 He was a regular attendant at Christ P E. church, where his funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The interment will be at his old home in Plainville.
 MT. Clark was well known throughout the city and was a much respected and esteemed citizen. He had a large circle of friends, and the many persons who have heard him recount his anecdotes of his army experience will remember vivid delineations which he gave of many events, which are now of national interest,
 As the janitor of the High school building for a term of fifteen years he had a personal acquaintance with all the recent graduates of the institution, by whom he was much respected and esteemed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
The Governor,s Foot Cnnrd.

The Second company, Governors Foot Guard, held an informal reception to their families last evening in their new armory, The drill program which will be given on Monday night was gone through with and during the evening the Foot Guard band played several se- lections.
 The military guests present were Quartermaster General William E. Dis brow, Commissary General Henry S. Peck, Colonel Henry w. Vessels, all of the governors staff.
 The new armory won the admiration of all present and it was the general impression that there was no finer arm ory of its size in the country. On the large oak table in the center of the parlor was most beautiful floral mon ogram with the initials "G. F. G." It was presented by one of the members.
 On Monday night at the formal dedi- cation of the armory the program will include reception to and review by His Excellency Captain General O. V. Coffin, battalion drill, dress parade and reception to the First company, Cover nor's Foot Guard, of Hartford, his honor the mayor, state and city officials, mil itary guests and citizens. The admis- sion will be by invitation only. A ban quet will be served to the honorary guests after the reception.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
PERSONALS.

P. Woodbury Bush and wife, who are engaged in evangelistic work with Rev. pr. Warden of Baltimore, are at pres- ent in Cambridgeport, Mass.
 The Meriden delegates to the Connec- ticut state council, Boys brigade, an- nual meeting at the Calvary Baptist church. New Haven, next Wednesday, afternoon and evening are Rev. D, w. Husted, J. w. Logan, J. w. Banks, Wil- liam Rice and J. E. c. Vincent.
 State Senators Mix, Dayton, Johnson and Webster, representing New Haven county, with Trustee Donovan of the State School for Boys, met again at the state reform school in Meriden yester- day to hear further statements in the matter of the claim of the Hale com- pany of New York.
 John Hooker of Hartford, husband of Isabella Beecher Hooker, was eighty years old yesterday.
 Judge A. H. Fenn of Winsted has re- covered sufficiently to be able to get out of doors
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NEXT wEDNrsDAY EVENIye.
MT. Parsons, First Recital.

 MT. B. A. Parsons first plano recital will take place at steinert hall on Wednesday evening next. He will play among. other selections the famous "Concerto" by Chopin and will be as- sisted by MT. Moore, the tenor of St. Thomas church, New York city.
 PROGRAM. 1. Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue.. ..........,............ Bach
 MT. Parsons. 2. Aria from Queen of Sheba-Lend Me Your Aid. .Gounod
 MT. Moore. 8. Second Concert, Op 21. Chopin Allegro Maestoso. Larghetto. Allegro Vivace.
 MT. Parsons 4. A Song of Love. Mrs. H. H. A. Beach
 MT. Moore. PreludeS.... ............,sss..''s s.Cnopln c Sharp Minor. c Minor. F Sharp Major NoctuTne, F Major. Mazourlka, c Major. To Spring ....................... .Grieg Consolation ......................, L1szt Grand ScherZo ............ .Gottschalk
 MT. Parsons.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
AppKAn ron BERRo co11EeE.
President Foster Addresses a Large Audi-
 ence at the Church of the Redeemer.

President Foster Addresses a Large Audi- ence at the Church of the Redeemer.
 A large audience was present at the Church of the Redeemer last evening at the conference held to consider the providential opening now before Bereo college, Kentucky, to efface sectional lines, oppose the spirit of caste and fit the vigorous but isolated people of the southern mountain region for the du- ties of American citizenship.
 Rev Dr. Watson l.. Phillips of the Church of the Redeemer presided. Re- marks were made by several of the min- isters present. The address of the eve- ming, however, was made by President William G. Frost of Bereo college. He said there were 300 students in the coll lege, one-seventh of whom are colored. The endowment of the institution IS $1O0,O00, and there is great need that it be increased to meet the urgent needs of the college. The institution is locat- ed in Madison county, Kentucky, near the home of General Cassius Clay, and the speaker exhibited the sword Gem eral Clay carried in the Mexican war. He said that KentucSy's record was too little known. Her people have twice been called upon to go through the try ing ordeal of border state" once as the border between civilization and the savage, and once as the border between two groups of contending states.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
THE FoRTN1eHrEY c1UB
Holds a Pretty Reception-A Pleasant
 Affair.

Holds Pretty Reception-A Pleasant
 Affair.
 A delightful reception was given last evening in Anderson's gymnasium on York street by the Fortnightly club. The gymnasium was tastefully decorat- ed by Oscar A. Hosted, the decorating being bunting draped arttstica1ly about the galleries. Potted plants and palms also lent their charm to the scene. Among those present were: MT. and Mrs. Pickett, MT. and Mrs. Haines, MT. and Mrs. Cowles, MT. and Mrs. Fisk, MT. and Mrs. Loomis, MT. and Mrs. Andrew, MT. and Mrs. Fl. s. An derson, MT. and Mrs. Malcolm Booth, MT. and Mrs. DeBussey, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Booth, MT. and Mrs. c. M. liar rison, MT. and Mrs. Manwaring, MT. and Mrs. F. J. Booth, Miss Kimball, Miss Booth, Miss Bishop, Miss Embler, Miss Jessie Huggson, Miss Annie Hugg- son. Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Pennell of Buff falo, Miss Manwaring., Miss Hardy, w. c. Lusk, J. w. Morse J, c. Staples, MT MT. Hooker, MT. McLaren, Mr. MT. Breckinridge, MT. Baker, Mir Bishop, MT. Crabb, MT. Dickinson and MT. English.
 A fine supper was served by Bradley the caterer, and Atwater's orchestra furnished the music
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20
WINNERS OF PRIZES.
Successful Essayists Who Wrote on RevO-
 lutionary Topics.


 Hartford, April 19.-The following is a list of those in the high school division to whom have been awarded the prizes for the best essays on sub jects relating to the American Revo- lution offered by the Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution:
 HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION.
 First prize, $2O, J. Moss Ives, Dan- bury.
 A second prize of $5 each! Joseph Cooke Pullman, Bridgeport; Curtis Howe Walker. New Haven; Ray Mor- ris Hopkins, Grammar school, New Haven; Floyd H. Dusinberre, Forest vile; Emma Comstock Bonfoey, No. 207 Ashley street, Hartford (high schooD; Harry Davenport, Bridgeport. Honorable mentlon-Helen Flora New ton, Woodbridge, Conn; Mark w. Nor man, South Norwalk George Ellery Crosby, No. 112 Hungerford street, Hartford lhigh schoop,
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Knoll Knocked Ont

Louisville, April 19.-Following the brilliant opening game yesterday the Louisville team dropped into it's old style of playing to-day. Knell was knocked out of the box in the first three innings and Tony did little better The Pittsburgs' play was marked by splen- did fielding and ase3running, in strong contrast to its work yesterday. At tendance 2,0OO. The score:
 Louisville 10 0 f 0 0 O. 1 Pittsburg ....O 2 0 1 0 2 o +-
 Hits-Louisville g. Pittsburg 10. Err rors-Louisville 6, Pittsburg 4. Bat teries-Knell, Tony and Welsh; Hawley and Sugden.
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Two Tramps Arrested.

Bordentown, N. J., April 19-Two tramps were arrested in the vicinity of Mrs. Parnelrs house this afternoon as suspects. There is no evidence, how ever, to connect them with the assault. County Prosecutor Budd this afternoon ordered Justice Steele to leave nothing undone to bring about the capture of the highWaymen,