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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-08
DIED IN CHURCH,
Heart Disease the Cause and Bride and
Groom Ignorant of 1t.

Heart Disease the Cause and Bride and
Groom Ignorant of 1t.
New York, Nov. 7.--While a fashion
able wedding ceremony was being per-
formed in st. Georges church i'm Ruth
erford place at o'clock this afternoon
relative of the groom expired in the
vestry. The deceased was Mary Jane
Pomeroy, seventy years old, of Stock
bridge, Mass.
The couple married were Henry
Dwight Sedgwick of Massachusetts and
Miss Sarah Jay Minturn of No 109 East
Twenty-frst street. The groom is
brother Of Rev. Theodore Sedgwick of
Waystown, Mass, who was formerly
assistant rector of st. Georges church
form the ceremony.
Mrs Pomeroy was seated in one of the
pews reserved for the family. Shortly
before the bride and groom entered the
church she became suddenly i'll and was
assisted into the vestry. Sexton Chap
man sent a messenger for a DOCTOR A
nearby physician was found, but by
the time he reached the vestry the aged
woman was dying and his efforts to
save her We're futile. She died Just af-
ter the wedding ceremony had begun
The groom and bride left the church
in ignorance of the sad event The
body was taken charge of by an under
taker and will probably be sent 10
Stockbridge tomorrow. Death is at
tributed to heart failure.
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Guarded hx Armed Men.

Denver, Nov. 7.-Eleven armed men
patrolled the corridors about the office
of county clerk in the court house to-
day. Richard Lebert, the present coun-
ty clerk, claims his reelection by
ninety-eight majority. BY law he is the
sole custodian of the ballot boxes and
returns until the official count is made.
George Kindel, the opposition candidate
and supposedly elected, claims that
fraud will be used by Lebert should he
remain in sole possession of the bal
lots. He demanded admission to the
office, but was elected. Armed men are
now on guard to prevent further at
tempts of persons other than the county
clerk and his deputies entering the
office. Considerable excitement pre-
walls and partisan feeling runs high.
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Feeling Running High.

Paris, Tex, Nov. THE Choctaw
council, instead of showing a DISPOSE
tion to accede to the proposition of the
Dawes commission to allot their lands.
have displayed the most violent oppo-
sition to it. Many of the most intelli-
gent and progressive of the tribe have
been favoring allotment, which had the
effect of stirring up the full bloods. A
bill was passed yesterday making it
treason for any citizen of that nation
to talk allotment, publicly or privately,
anywhere in the territory. The penalty
for the first offense is 100 lashes and six
months Imprisonment. For the second
offense the penalty is death without the
benefit of a trial The leader of the
opposition declared that the bills pass
age meant the breaking of the tribal
government and declared that this was
the last session of the Choctaw council.
Feeling is running high over the pass
age of the measure and a bloody fac
tional war is predicted.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUE.

Henry G.. Newton Read a Paper on Cor-
rupt Practices at Last Night--New Mem
bers Elected-Discussion by Various
Members.
A meeting Of the Social Science club
was held last evening in the rooms
over the Young Mems Institute. The
following new members were elected to
the club: Fl. G. Warren, J. S. Cowles
and =. Mansfield. w. s. Pardee's name
was proposed for membership and will
be acted upon at the next meeting Of
the club.
The principal feature Of last even
ing's meeting was the paper by Henry
G. Newton on HThe Corrupt Practices
Act" Mr. Newton asserted that at the
next presidential election probably 20,-
900 votes will be cast in New Haven;
5000 were cast at the last school cleo
ton. In this connection he said that IL
no money had been used he doubted if
more than one-half that number would
have been found in the ballot box. A
considerable amount of money is always
necessary to bring out the vote of New
Haven and also the vote of the state.
A candidate for office in New Haven
might easily spend $500 in circulation
Of posters and for other legitimate ex-
penses without one cent Of it going to
directly influence voters.
In Great Britain and Ireland, with a
population of 37,000,000, there is reg
istered vote Of about 100000, or about
10 per cent. of the population. The reg
istered vote in Connecticut is "a per
cent. of the population, or about two
thirds more than in England would
vote here. The right of franchise in
England is governed by the amount Of
rent paid. If one-third of the voters Of
New Haven who pay the least rent
were disenfranchised we would have g.
situation parallel to that in Great Brit
ain, and the floating vote would be re-
moved Under the corrupe practices
act there is a fine of $1,000 and three
years Imprisonment provided as PEN
atty for bribery. This act applies to all
sorts of bribery, not only In all cleo
tions, but in all caucuses and conven-
tions.
Mr. Newton then enumerated some Of
the things which would violate the act.
If one man treats another to cigar or
a drink and then asks him to vote for
some particular person, or even to como
to the caucus, he violates the law.
Other peculiar cases of this sort were
mentioned and also two corrupt prac-
tees acts which passed the house of the
last legislature by two-thirds vote,
but were defeated in the senate. These
were an act limiting the amount of
money which might be used by any
candidate, s1,5O0 by a candidate for gov
ernor and members of congress down to
$500 for state officers, and $50 for gen.
eral assemblymen. and an act limiting
the objects for which candidates might
expend money, viz, for hire of public
halls, music, conventions advertising,
clerk hire, speakers, carriages for in
firm voters and postage.
The paper was then discussed by
Judge S. E. Baldwin, James S. Cowles,
Principal J. r. French and Attorney
w. S. Pardee.
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will Maintain Arms.

Charleston, w. Va, Nov. IA meet
ing of Cuban sympathizers was held at
the court house tonight. 1t was called
by the State Camp of the Confederate
Veterans and the G. A. r. The most
significant part of the proceedings was
the adoption of the resolution offered
by the Confederate camp which pledged
the Confederate soldiers to maintain
by arms, if necessary, the rights of the
American people in any conflict with
any foreign nation and claim that the
principles embodied in the Declara ton
of independence give to the Cuban peo-
pile the right to throw off the Spanish
yoke and to be recognized as belliger-
ents.
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TWEyTY-ETGHT VICTIMS.
More Bodies Taken from the Ruins in
Detroit.


Detroit Nov THE twenty-seventh
body was picked out shortly before three
o'clock this afternoon. The face had
been blackened by smoke and fire, but
the body was identified as that of EN-
ma Lichtenberg. A few minutes after
8 o'clock the twenty eighth body was
dug out of bunch of four bodies 1t
was the body of a girl. The head and
feet and one leg had been burned off,
but part of the victims clothing was in
tact and she was identified as one of the
Weidbusch sisters, but whether 1t was
Annie or Lizzie the person making the
Identification could not be sure. Annie
and Lizzie were cousins of Bertha
Weidbusch, whose body was recovered
this morning, and Lizzie was not report
ed missing until this morning.
The sixty or seventy occupants of the
Journal building proper at the time of
the disaster had an almost miraculous
escape. The building was thoroughly
inspected by the board of building in
spectors to-day and was found in a ter
ribly shattered condition. The inspec-
tors say that there is not a solid joint
in it. The west wall is buckled six
inches; the east wall is badly cracked
at the third floor and elbowed several
inches out of plum; the north wall is in
an M shape and the entire structure
is moved on it's foundations.
One inspector says that in his opinion
the west wall was swayed out fully two
feet by the force of the explosion. The
inspectors think it is wonderful that
the building did not utterly collapse.
The board of inspectors will condemn
the building. The surrounding build
ings suffered greatly from the shock.
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RirLnss to Rebels.

Havana, Nov IA dispatch from
Santa Clara states that the govern
ment troops until Colonel Molina had
an enga cement Tuesday with rebels
numbering about 1000 men undler Lac
ret. Perez, Nunez and Pine at Rincon
iHondo in the Cienfuegos districts. The
fighting lasted four hours. The troops
made a bayonet charge and captured
the rebel camp, fifty horses, arms and
ammunition. Thirty rebels were killed.
The government loss was eight killed,
including an officer and fourteen wound
aH
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Boston, Nov. Mrs. Hannah Blythe
of Maiden is claimant for the estate of
Thomas Henry Blythe, who died in Cal
ifornia in 1888, valued at $4,000 900. She
claims to be the widow of Thomas Hen
ry Blythe's cousin, George Blythe, and
that the alleged daughter. Florence
Hinckley, nee Blythe, of Oakland, Cal,
is not Thomas Blythe's daughter at all;
that he believed her to be his child and
that he sent her money for some time
without-ever having seen her. Mrs.
Blythe says she will fight the case as
far as possible.
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The death of Robert Wilson Shufeldt
closes a naval and diplomatic career of
exceptional brilliancy. He was born at
Red Hook, Dutchess county, N. Y, on
February 21, 1922, and entered the naval
service as midshipman from his ma
tive state on May IL, 1899, He was COM
missioned as lieutenant i'm 1854, and re-
signed from the naval service in that
year,
In the War of the Rebellion he served
as lieutenant and did important diplo-
matte service in Cuba as consul general.
In 1862 he also executed an important
mission in Mexico.
In 1868 he commanded the Conemaugh
of the South Atlantic squadron, He
participated in the capture of Fort Nor
ris, and in the attacks on Fort Wagner,
commanded the Proteus of the East
Gulf squadron, 1S64-65, and was senior
naval officer in the attack on St.Mafk' s,
Florida.
In 1855 and 1866 he commanded the
flagship Hartford, and from 1866 to 1868
the Wachusetts, on the Asiatic station
After the naval rendezvous at New
IOIhs III WHICH ne pal IlSiPalSu, HC AS-
ceived his commission as captain De-
cember 81, 1862 and was placed in COM
mand of the Miantonomah and had
charge of the Tehuantepec and Nicara-
qua surveying expedition in 1S71-72
His duty for the following two years
was at the New York navy yard, and
he was chief of the equipment and re-
cruiting at the navy department from
February, 1875, to November, 1878, while
in that position reorganizing the naval
apprentice system on its present ba-
sis.
He was commissioned commodore
September 21, 1876.
In his flagship, the Ticonderoga, he
began in 1878 a commercial and diplo-
| matte cruise around the world, under
| the auspices of the state department.
During this cruise he was selected ar
bitrator by the British and American
| governments to settle the Liberian
boundary question, and subsequently
| upon his own suggestion, was authoriz-
| ed to negotiate with the Kingdom of
Corea for the protection of American
| life and property.
III 1901, willie naval SlldCue dt L ehlll,
as special agent of the United States
with plenipotentiary powers, he secured
the treaty which opened Corea to the
world and recognized that state as an
Independent nation.
Subsequently he was urgently re-
quested by the Chinese emperor through
Ii Hung Chang to take command of
the Chinese navy and coast defences,
and become honorary adviser to the
| empire.
He declined these honors, with their
attractive emoluments, preferring to re-
| main in the United States service, but
upon his advice Ii Hung Chang forti-
| fed Port Arthur as the chief strategic
| point of the coast line
On his return home he was made
president of the naval advisory board,
which designed the first steel cruiser
| and planned the new navy This was
from 1882 to 1884 part of which time he
was also superintendent of the naval
| observatory. He was promoted to rear
| admiral in 1883 and retired February 21,
1884, upon reaching the age limit of 62
years
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.ADDREssED BY BAYARD.
The Subject Which He Chose Was Indi-
vidual Freedom.


Edinburgh, Nov. 7.-Hon. Thomas b.
Bayard,, United States ambassador to
Great Britain, delivered the inaugural
address at the meeting OF the Edin-
burgh Philosophical society this after
noon. His subject was, Individual
Freedom, the Germ of National Prosper
ity and Permanence"
The address was Of a purely academic
character. 1t vindicated personal NIB
erty and free government as essential to
the happiness and permanence of ma
tional prosperity, In the course of the
address Mr.. Bayard said the movement
of the day. sometimes open and some-
times concealed in robes of philaIthro-
py, is towards state socialism as oppos-
ed to autocracy, but either is despotism
and fatal. Autocracy, plutocracy, Oil
garchy, socialism and mob rule are each
equally fatal to we'll ordered govern
ment, which depends upon the scrupu-
lous safeguarding OF personal liberty
and personal thought and Judgment.
Mr.. Bayard proceeded to define Chris
tian morals as including a perfect
sphere in which the laws Of individual
and national progress operated. He re-
ferred to Hamilton's Federalist as fore
most in the annals of political literature
in applying the voluntary principle.
He reminded his audience that the
United States owed Hamilton to Scot
land. Recurring to state socialism Mr..
Bayard said:
In my own country l have witnessed
the Unsuitable growth of form of So
cialism styled protection, which has
done more to corrupt public life, to
Danish men of independent mind from
public councils, and to lower the tone
of national representations than any
other single cause. Protection, now con-
trolling the sovereign power of taxation
has been perverted from its proper
functions of creating revenue to sup
port the government into an engine for
selfish profit, allied with combinations
called trusts.
Mr.. Bayard made a medley of allu-
sion to Adam Smith, David Hume, Burns,
Scott and other men and things Scotch.
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Postal N en- eet.

Baltimore, Nov. 7-Superintendents
of postal stations in the larger cities
We're represented in Baltimore to-day
by thirty delegates, who began a con-
vention at the Carrollton hotel Those
already present include superintend-
ents of stations in Boston, New York.
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Washing
ton. The meeting to-day was prelimi-
nary to forming national association
for mutual protection and securing IA
vorable legislation.
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Declared Constitutional.

Wheeling, w Va, Nov, I'm the
criminal court to-day Judge Thomas J.
Hughes decided the state law taxing
cigarette dealers was constitutional. He
overruled demurrers to indictments
against dealers in this city and prac-
tically favored the law as it stands.
Trial was set for the 18th inst. United
States Judge Golf recently declared the
law unconstitutional under the inter-
state commerce act
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Road Record Esroken.

Providence, Nov. THE American bi-
cycle road record for the half mile was
broken to-day on Elmwood avenue by
l.. M. Wolleston of Dorchester and r.
Urquhart of Boston. The two rode a
tandem from point this side of Roger
Williams park to Atlantic avenue, MAX
ing the half mile in So seconds, beating
the former record of /: :0S made by Mayo
and Saunders of Buffalo last fall. The
race was unpaced
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May Take Refuge in Russia.

London, Nov. THE Turkestan Ga
zette learns that the Russian govern
ment has granted permission to Amer
lean missionaries to take refuge in Rus
sia from the violence of the Chinese
populace, on the express condition that
they do not prosecute their religions
propaganda or interfere in any way in
matters of faith.
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Thousands of Cigars Stolen.

New London, Nov. 7.-Willey's cigar
factory in Groton was entered by burg
lars last night or early this morning
and over 5000 cigars were taken. They
must have taken seventy-fve or more
boxes, and unless there were several in
the party or they had a wagon it is a
mystery how they got away with so
many
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Everything Found Intact.

New York, Nov. THE vault of the
Empire State bank was opened, to-day
and everything was found intact. Cash
and securities there We're about 81 ,OO0,-
OOO-$95O, 900 of which was money. All
the contents were transferred in satch-
els to the temporary quarters in the old
Blocker street building.
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Bridgeport, Nov. 7.-Eleanor Allen,
the twelve-year-old Naugatuck girl,
who disappeared from her home Tues
day afternoon, was found in this city
tonight and is now detained at the
police station until her father arrives
to take her home.
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walcott and Lavigne to Fight.

New York, Nov. 7-"Sam'' Fitzpat-
rick, manager of kid" Lavigne, to-day
matched his protege against Joe Wal
colt at 133, the lightweight limit for
a purse of $1,000 to be hung up by the
Empire Athletic club. The battle is to
take place December 2,
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Philadelphia, Nov. 7.-Colonel Nuchez,
one of the Cuban leaders, to-day said:
1T is true that the Spanish cabinet is
considering the question of granting
complete autonomy to Cuba. But it is
now too late Cuba will accept nothing
short of absolute independence.
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Running a Blind Tiser.

About 2 o'clock this morning Joseph
Mclaughlin was arrested at Aurora
hall on Union street, near the corner
of Chapel, for running a bar. Three
kegs of beer were confscated and Nc
Laohlin was locked UP. Officers Coon
an, J. H. Moore, P. McQueeney and
Doherty made the arrest.
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Killed hv Her Brother.

Northampton, Mass, Nov. IA fatal
shooting occurred early this evening.
Stella Hallet, aged fourteen, wass killed
by the accidental discharge of a shot
gun in the hands of her brother Charles,
aged seventeen years.
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Death of a Baron.

London, Nov. 7-Baron Bolton died
to-day at Bolton Hall, Yorkshire.
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ADMIRA1 snUFEADr DEAD.
Passed Away at Ais Residence in Washing
ton Yesterday.

Washington, Nov. 7-Rear Admiral
Shufeldt died at his residence in this
city at 1925 o'clock this morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-15
- - PERSONAL.

MT. JosephJ. Willelt of Anniston was in the city last night.
 MT. Cecil Browne of Talladega was at the Morris hotel last night
 Mir. J. II. Bankhead Jr., of Jasper is in the city attending federal court.
 Col. Henry R. Shorter, president of the railroad commission, is in Birmingham.
 MT. A. s. yandegraff of Tuskaloosa was registered at the Morris hotel last night.
 Mir. w. NJ. Bunting of the Florence Times is in Birmingham for day or two.
 MT. James A. Rountree, editor of the Hartselle Enquirer, was in the city yester- day.
 All ladies high and low shoes at and loss than cost at T. c. Kings for two weeks. New goods are coming.
 Night Jailer Sparks will join Sheriff Morrow's corps of deputies today, and will no longer be ar the jail at night.
 Miss Ella May Nicholson of Columbia, Tenn., who for the past month has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. w. Strain, at 725 North Twenty fourth street, left yes terday for her home.
 Miss May Harwell of Birming ham is visiting her sister. Mrs. c. M. Luttrell, on Parker avenue. Miss May is q sister of the poetic staff correspondent of the AGE- HER. AJD, MT. Aubrey Harwell. .-Brewton Pine Belt News.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-15
A HORRIBLE SIGHT.
A Negro Merchant Found Dead in
 His Store.
His Brains Beaten Out and Blood Over the Floor indi-
 Cated a Fierce Struggle.

About 9 80 O clock last night Pleas Mer- riwether, a negro grocerynan, living at Eleventh avenue and Twenty first street, was found dead in bis store by two negroes who were passing the store.
 An examination showed that Merriwether had been killed and robbed. His head was badly beaten up with stick. and blood and brains were scattered over the house in all directions. The goods were besmeared with blood and brains, showing that he died in tussle.
 A hickory stick was found by the dead mans body, which was frazzled at the end' showing that it had been used heavily.
 The theory is that some person With ln- tent to rob had concealed himself in the store, and without warning began to beat to death his victim.
 A trunk in-the store was found open and it's contents scattered upon the floor.
 The police are working upon the matter, but so far nothing has been learned which gives clue to the guilty party or parties.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-15
FLORENCE HOTEL ARRIVALS.

M. J. WHEELER & CO.,. PRoPRIEToRs.
 w Simmon, St Louis; L D Agnew, wife and son, Cleveland, 0; N o Lynn, Louis- vile; w M Bunting, Florence, Ala; w B Lockwell, Nashville; E I B Glenn, Ameri- GUS; N l. K Sawyer, Cincinnati; Phil Cor ples, Milwaukee; P Mudd, Birmingham; ] F Davis, Nashville; A Bankhead, Phil adelphia; H Craik, W H Dunlap, Chatta- nooga; W Jemison, J Foster and wife, Tuskaloosa; J Mullen, New Orleans; F II Mathews, Lilly Clay company; Anthony Droent, Cincinnati, O.; F T Knitting, A Crandall, Chicago; 5 T Lett, Richmond, Va; J E Woodsioe, Nash vile; A T Ohlum, New York; Will Craw- ford, city; A NJ Hall, Lexington, Ky; c P Alexander, Atlanta; Cunning, St Louis; ; William Burks, St Clair, Ky; Il Goodman i, Chattanooga; G Dunn, New Orleans; D M Waite, Evansville; A E Herring, At- lanta; P L Hayett, Nashville; Duncan, Greenville, Ky; Herbert T Davis, Gadsden. :.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-15
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

SAID TO HAVE AN INTENTION OF TESTING
 CoNsTITUTIoNALITY OF LAW.
 It is said the justices of the peace in beats 2i and 37, Birmingham, will contest the law enacted by the recent legislature talk ing from them all criminal jurisdiction.
 Heretofore the principal business trans acted by some of them was in the disposi- ton of criminal cases, and the revenues derived from that source constituted con- siderable portion of their official incomes. Since criminal jurisdiction has been taken from them this part of their income has been cut off.
 It is understood that one of the justices will cause the arrest of some party for misdemeanor and try him in his court. This will cause the prosecution of the jus tice for violating the law. The case will be tried in the criminal court and if it goes against the defendant then an appeal will be taken to the supreme court for its opIn- ion as to the coustitutionality of the law.