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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21
4 QUESTION OF RATES.
Railroad Men Hold an Important Session
 in Boston.

Railroad Men Hold an Important Session
 in Boston.
 Boston, Feb. 2O.-A joint conferences of the Central Traffic association. the Trunk Line association, the Boston Pas senger commission and the New York and Boston Lines Passenger commits sion was convened to-day for the pur- pose of considering rates and all tick- citing arrangements in connection with the triennial conclave of the Knights Templar to be held in Boston August 26-- 90, 1895; the fourteenth international conventions of the United Society of Christian Endeavor and the National Young Peoples Christian union, both of which will be held in Boston July 10- A.
 All the trunk lines sent delegates, while the members of the two local as- sociations were fully represented. Whatever result the conference reached will not be officially known until the rate sheets are printed and circulated. 7 The conference also had under consid- eration a matter relating to differentials between Chicago and Buffalo, brought up at the instance of the Grand Trunk. The session lasted all day and will be resumed tomorrow.
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Rridgenort Linuor Dealers.

Bridgeport, Feb. 2O.-A meeting of tho Liquor Dealers' association of this city was held this afternoon in Madison hall. The agreement of the association with the Law and Order league that the members of the association would not violate the law if the cases brought against them by the league were drop- ped was signed at the meeting held this afternoon. It is expected now that the cases brought against the eighty-six saloon keepers in this city for violating the law will be nolled by Prosecuting Attorney Toomey.
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FOE SHEET cHAR1rY,s sAKE.
The Society Ball Last Evsning-A Scene of Beauty and PIeasure-A Large and Bril- liant Gathering.

I
 The Society Ball Last Evaning-A Scene of
 Beauty and PIeasure-A Large and Bril- liant Gathering.
 Warner hall was the scene last evening of brilliant assemblage, the occasion being the charity bali given by Miss Edith Stoddard for the bene- fit of Leila Day nursery The hall was well filled with very select com pany, and was beautifully decorated with potted plants flowers and palms, while evergreens were festooned around the gallery. The patronesses were: Mrs. Henry L. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Charles L. Mitchell Mrs. Henry B. Sargent, Mrs. John F. Weir, Mrs. William w. Farnam, Mrs. Wilbur F. Day, Mrs. E. G. stoddard and Mrs. E. Hayes Trowbridge.
 Some of the ladies present with their costumes were as follows;
 Mrs. Henry Sargent in white striped satin; Miss Esther Stoddard, pale blue satin bodice of gold spangled chiffon,
 
 Annie Richards, green satin, with overdress of net, corsage of pink roses; Mrs Wilbur F. Day, brocaded satin, Duchesse lace; Miss Morgan of Washington, D. C., cream silk, trim med with cream satin ribbon; Mrs. Char1ies l.. Mitchellb green velvet, Duchesse lace; Mrs. Henry l.. Hotch- kiss, white striped satin, with pink velvet trimmings, diamond ornaments; Miss Alice Porter, white satin; Mrs. G. B. Rogers, pale yellow satin, point lace, with a corsage of natural vio- let's; Miss Carrie Trowbridge, brocade satin, with green velvet trimming; Mrs. Rutheford Trowbridge, black and white satin spangled waist, large white sleeves and black satin skirt; Mrs. Bruce Fenn, black satin aud chiffon Miss Matthias, pale pink satin, with chiffon trimmings: Mrs. Edward E. Bradley, figured satin Mrs. Frank Trowbridge, pink satin and chiffon; Miss Lindsley, white striped satin, with Russian net trimmings; Mrs. George s. Barnum, pink satin, with black velvet trimming; Mrs. Fllizahc yellow striped satin Du- chesse lace, pearlsG Miss Mae Car pale blue satin, with bodice of white striped silk; Mrs. Bigelow, pale green silk, with sleeves of figured satin, Duchesse lace; Miss Brown, blue figured satin; Mrs. Henry l.. Barnes, pale yellow figured velvet, with heliotrope point lace; Mrs. George H. Ford, pale blue and white silk and white chiffon; Mrs. Catherine Wilcox, yellow chiffon over silk; Mrs. Talcott H. Russell, white satin, with pink striped sleeves Mrs. Billings, white satin and pink roses; Mrs. c. P. Linds- ley, black satin; Mrs H. Grant Thomp- son, white satin, with spangled chiffon bodice and violet corsage; Miss Grace Wheeler, pink silk, with embroidered | bodice; Miss Perkins, black satin with | a pink chiffon waist; Mrs. s. H. Chap | man, pink bengaline, figured waist, and | 2 snood of pink feathers.
 The patronesses were seated on the | stage at one end of the hall and the | rest of the assemblage whirled in -erpichorean maizes to tuneful strains from Wells orchestra. Among the gentlemen present were MT. Wilbur F. Day, ex-Mayor Sargent, Henry |. Hothkiss. The catering was by Qeibel,
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Gold Payments Completed.

New York, Feb. 20.-The gold pay due from this country were completed this morning. MT. J. P. Morgan finding that there was surplus of $1,1230OO gold on hand, turned it over to the sub treasury at o'clock and took legal ten ders in exchange The sub-treasury of ficials were surprised when MT. Morgan informed them that these amounts should be credited to bond account and would be given to the government in exchange for legal tenders. When the whole transaction is completed it is ex- pected that the syndicate will turn in between $75, 900, 900 and SS), 900, 900 in gold, as all payments for subscriptions made in gold will be handed over to the sub treasury.
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PATENT REPORT MADE.
Commissioner Seymour Gives Advice as to
 the Office.


 the Office.
 Washington, Feb O-Commissioner of Patents John S. Seymour to-day submitted to congress his report of the work of his bureau for the current year Of 1894. He says that during the year there were 2O,SOS patents granted, and 1 800 trade marks registered and 12, 920 patents expired.
 The total expenditures were $1 100, ,042. The receipts over expenditures were SS7, 1892, and the total balance to the credit of the patent office in the treas ury of the United States amount to $4,369, 1855.
 In proportion to population more patents were issued to citizens of Con necticut than to those of any other state. Next in order in proportion to population, are Massachusetts, the Dis trict of Columbia, New Jersey, Monta- ma, Rhode Island, New York and Colo rado.
 As to foreign countries more patents were granted to subjects of Great Brit ain than of any other country; next in order come Germany and the Dominion of Canada.
 It is thought that the following reg ulationIs for the conduct of proceedings in the patent office are within the power of the commissioner with the approval of the secretary of the interior, to make, and it is proposed to enact them and to put them into effect on April 15, 1885
 An application will be considered to persist in his claim for a patent without altering his specification in case he fail to act prosecution of the same for six months after the office action there on, and thereupon the examiner will make a eXamina tion of the case"
 'In appealable cases in which no limit of appeal is fixed, no appeal will be en- tertained by any tribunal in the office unless taken within six months from the action, which puts the case in con ditfon for appeal, unless it be shown to the satisfaction of the commissioner that such delay was unavoidable,
 Tn every case pending before the office more than five years, in which the record raised the presumption that there have been intentional delays in prosecution, the examiner may re- quire the applicant to show cause why the case was not more rapidly prose- cuted and at the hearing thereon or upon failure of the applicant to ap- pear, the examiner will determine under all the circumstances of the case whether there have been intentional and unreasonable delays in prosecu- tion and upon finding the fact to- be so, he will reject the case for that reason"
 The commissioner reiterates his for mer recommendation that the working force of the patent office be increased and to that end that the appropria- tion be increased by $64,590 for the es- tablishment of classification division. He stated that much of the litigation in regard to patents arises from fail ures to make proper classifica- tion, so as to show whether the appli- cant has been anticipated in any of the 540,000 American patents, or in any of the S50,0O0 foreign patents issued up to date. Other recommendations contained in previous reports are renewed
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American Tourists Amazed.

London, Feb. 2O.-A dispatch to the Standard from Constantinople says that owing to the action of the cus- toms authorities at Jaffa American tourists to the Holy Land have been greatly annoyed and hindered. Com plaint was made by many tourists to United States Minister Terrill, upon whose representations the porte has recalled the director of customs at Jaffa and tourists will be enabled to visit the Holy places a great deal more rapidly in the future.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21
United States Stands Ont.

Washington, Feb. 2O,-Negotiations have been opened by the German gov ernment with the other members of the International Postal union relative to the issue of an international postage stamp. According to a consular report received by the state department from Ghent it appears that almost all the countries concerned expect the United States have at least in principle agreed to the project. An official conference of the powers interested will soon be called to discuss the details of the scheme.
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.

The members of Humboldt lodge, |. o. o. F., and brother lodges will go to New Britain on March Il as the guests of the lodge of that city.
 The sixth lecture in the New Haven University Extension course will be de- livered by Professor John J. McCook this evening at the free public library hall at o'clock. @
 A Washington dispatch last evening says The following Connecticut people have registered at the local hotels: MT. and Mrs. Stanley of New Britain, at the Shoreham Mrs. George P. Bissell and Miss Bisgell of Hartford, Mir. and Mrs. George Comstock, Mrs. w. E. Suleys Mrs. Tracy B. Warren of Bridgeport, Mir and Mrs. John s. Bliss and Miss Bliss of Danbury, Mrs. M. F. Tyler, Mrs. s. T. Kinney, Mrs c. B. Peets, MT. and Mrs. N. D. Sperry of New Haven, at the Arlington; MT. and Mrs. James I. Hig- by of Milford and MT. and Mrs. R. l. Whiting of Bridgeport, at the Riggs house. Miss Florence E. D. Muzzeys Miss Clara Lee Bowman, Mrs. E E. Newell, Mrs. S. c. Mericle, Mrs, A. w. Darrow of Bristol, Mrs. Daniel s. Welch and Miss D. Jackson of New Haven, at Willard's; Mrs. T. O. Binders, of Hart- ford, at the Ebbitt house.
 Congressman Pigott says that he has no doubt of the confirmation of Clar- ence B. Davis for postmaster at West Haven.
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EIopers Arrested in Boston.

Boston, Feb 20.-Harry Goldberg and Regina Krouman, a runaway couple from New York, were located to-day by the police and tonight taken to station No, 1, where the girls father was awaiting them The girl looks to be fully twenty years old but her father claims that she is less than six teen. David Krouman, the father, is the keeper of a coffee house on East Houston street, near Second avenue, New York, and his daughter assisted him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21

the single gold standard 1t Is my duty to speak and act in accordance with the pledges of my party and with the interests of the great mass of Ameri- can people, debtors, producers and property owners.
 It may be, it doubtless is, the path way of strength and honor for the national government to pay all it's existing obligations in gold. But that is a small branch of the pending ques- ton. It is agreed by all writers on political economy and the question of money that diminution in the quan- tity of the metallic money causes an appreciation of the remainder and pro- duces a fall in the prices of all com modities. If there are $4,000 ,000 of gold and $4,OOO, 100000 of silver in ex- istence constituting together the worlds measure of value, the other half appreciates in value and destruc- tion comes to the values of all other property; while all debts of the world remain unreduced.
 This brings insolvency, more debt ors and ruin to business enterprises.
 To such fate the people are now ex- posed. To what extent other causes than the demonetization Of silver have brought about the distressing condition in which the country has found itself for the last two years Is otclear. With the debts and the prices as they are now widespread bankruptcies are in my belief to blight the country in the months and years close at hand, and the return of full prosperity will be long deferred.
 Therefore the people of this country will vote against the single gold stand ard. The time is approaching when it will be necessary for the republican party to present some afffrma tive meas ures of bimetallism. What those meas lires shall be shall be determined by the wisest members of that party which is soon to control by an overwhelming majority the popular branch of con gress The bimetallism we have prom ised must be reached or steps toward 1t taken; or the American voters will de- eide between gold monometallism as the one alternative and silver mono metallism as the other. It Is useless to shut our eyes to the fact that the debtors who want prices of property to go up outnumber those who want them to remain as they are now. Bi- metallism has been promised to the peo- pie of this country, They wait for the fulfllment of the pledges made by both parties.
 MT. Daniels, dem, of Virginia, replied to the speech of Mir. Higgins, which was, he said, "a dismal and pitiful pic ture of the distress now pervading the civilized world
 MT, Powers, rep, of Montana, pre- sented the credentials of his successor, Thomas Henry Carter The credentials were placed on file.
 A message from the president was re- ceived returning without his approval a bill directing che honorable discharge from the army of Henry Haldeman who deserted from the Second United States artillery on December IS, 1860. The president brushes aside the excuse that the soldiers term would have ex- pired before his regiment which was under orders from California; could have reached the point of order
 After an executive session the senate adjourned,
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Yale Student Bailey.

Windsor Locks, Feb. 20.-Philip H. Bailey, the Yale sophomore, was brought to his home here from Yale college yes terday suffering from varioloid. He is reported tonight by his attending phy- sician, Dr. s. R. Burnap, to be improv- ed and resting comfortably. Young Bailey cannot explain how he caught the disease. He says that he went walking out to Fair Haven on Sunday and when he returned to his room he felt i'll,
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will Get Tweptv-five ye.rs

Boston, Feb. 20.-To-day in the supe- rlor court before Judge Lilly jury found J. J. Mooney guilty of breaking and entering the store of Charles B. Hunting, 16S Commercial street, on the night of January 15, and also for being a habitual criminal. He will receive a sentence of twenty-five years in state prison.
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Funeral of Judpe griswoId,

Windsor, Feb. 2O.--The funeral of the late ex-Judge Seneca o. Griswold took place this afternoon from his late resi- dence in Poquonock, There were pres ent at the services many members of the house of representatives of theses sion of '91, of which the deceased was a prominent membe'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21

Mir. Douglass wrote several books and was a contributor to the magazines. MT. Douglass was married twice, his second wife being Miss Pitts, white woman, from New York state, who was a clerk in the recorders office. He was one of the most distinguished looking men that appeared on the thorough fares of the capital and was courteous and of gentle bearing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21
New Town Hall.

New Hartford, Feb. 20.-The new town hall of this place. which has just been completed, will be dedicated on Friday afternoon. The prayer will be offered by the Rev. H. E. Chapman, and ad- dresses will be made by Hon. J. B. Fos- ter, H. Wales Lines of Meriden and N. H. Spencer. The building cost $S,O0O.
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Disguised as a Cabin Boy.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 20.-Lucy Dew hirst, fifteen-year-old girl, ran away from here Monday, disguised as cabin boy. and sailed from Boston to-day on the Leyland liner Bostonian, bound for England The officials had failed to see through her disguise, at least such was the information received by her brother, who went to Boston to- day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21
RATTLE SHIPS.

After transacting routine business the house in committee of the whole resumed consideration of the naval ap- pTopriation bill.
 The house, in committee of tie whole, voted .21 to 43 against striking out of the naval appropriation bill the provision for building threa battle shipS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21
In Favor of Union Men.

Bridgeport, Feb. 2O.--The board of al- dermen here tonight passed a resolu- tion which provides that in the future none but union men shall be employed by the public works department.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-21
Governor BuIkelex,s Trin.

Hartford Feb, 2O.-Ex-Governor Nor gan G. Bulkeley and his family left this city this afternoon on a tour to the Pa cific coast. They will be gone several weeks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-06-28
A MONSTER CATFISH.
An Exciting Contest with a Mnmmotl
Denizen of the Ohio River.

An Exciting Contest with a Mammoth
Denizen of the Ohio River.
Charles Thompson is fisherman who
feels equal to any fish that swims. He is
proud of the strong fight he made within
4O-pound cat he caught i'll the river near,
the fish on a trout line that he set the
night before about thirty feet from shore.
When he went out to run his line in he
did not notice that anything unusual was
hooked, but when he began to pull the
line in he was not left long in ignorance
of the fact that he had something of the
nature of a, whale: Hank Gordon, who
be made the first lurch forward. He
lowed something was up" and sprang to
his feet, thinking that his companion was
going overheard He caught hold Of
Thompson's feet with full determination
that if Thompson "went by the board he
would so with him. ,-y.r+s .;~.s..s,ss z=4s=ss
In+the meantime the boat was spinning
up the river at a wonderful rate of speed,
stomach, with the line almost cutting his
hands in two. The fish. carried the skif
about two miles up the river and then
turned down" stream with so much end
denness as to almost swamp the boat.
The fish kept the race up for about two
miles down the river, and finally darted
III toward the shore and toward pile OF
brush, where it stopped. The skiff had
been. going at such a high rate Of speed
that it was !runFup on, the shore, The fish
felt secure under the brush and ''stllkedyr
so the two men began to wrestle with the
problem of how to get it out. Finally
Thompson managed the thing by jumping
into the river and Selling the fish around
the body. For while it was difficult to
tell which was the fish and which was
Thompson. Gordon had i'll the meantime
pulled out his big scaling knife. and when
the fish seemed to be on top Gordon
reached out and cut the fish in the gills.
After that the struggle was uneven and
the fish soon yielded.-Louisville Courier
Journal
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Aluminium Notes.

Aluminium lined cooking utensils are
made from solid plate Of strictly pure
aluminum inside, superifnposed under
pressure upon a sheet of steel outside.
They claim the advantages of being
strong, stiff, light and everlasting. This
ware, they say, can be used against the
bare flame without scorching.
Aluminium wire is increasing in use,
and if it continues to cheaper may be the
wire Of the future. Its electrical con.
ductivity is three times that Of iron, and
more than half as great as copper, while
it's tensile strength is one-third that OF
steel, and it's resistance to corrosion phe,
nomenal III s* ri X g.. i.
:. We have received a number of inquiries
for aluminium bedsteads. & Will manu-.
facturers who have them please comlnuni-
cate with the Aluminium World.
A novelty is bouquet-holder for use
in cemeteries on Decoration day and during
the summer months. a co1ie-shaped
holder contains the water into which the
stems of the flowers are inserted, holding
them erect and preserving their freshness
The cone termina ties in rod which Id
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-06-28

will tell him, after time, that unless he
can come back to work refreshed and in
good condition his services win he dis
pensed with. If the offense il not -,
grave az to bring about this sentence II
viii nevertheless prove bar To prumio-
ton. and thus the young man who fails
to obtain self-cohtroI will also fail to adj
vance in his chosen calling Men In
active business have little time Il, study
out the qualities of their employees and M,
inclination perhaps to trace the ctusp Of
differences. but they knew almost in
stinctiyely that one young M III is atten-
tive, full of energy and untirins, and that
another has his mind filed with outside
projects and personal schemes or ex-
hausts himself during his leisure hours
with diversion having no relation 10 his
business. And this knowledge is anite
sufficient to determine which of the two
should be given higher place. The i'm
portaut element. after all, is character
and that can be established and main
tanned only by these who maintain com
plete control over Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-06-28
SWISS WATCHES.
How boys Are Instructed In tho Methods
s5s<. t54%4 Of Mann fl cfure .fE 49,. A..

How Boys Are Instructed In tho Methods
of Manufacture.
The famous Swiss watch schools are
said to be the most exacting institutions
in the world Their methods, which are
doubtless the secret of their success, will
be found very curious and interesting.
In one of the most celebrated of these in,
sstitutions in Geneva, for example, hoy
must first of all be at least fourteen years
United, the student is first introduced to
ID wood-turning lathe, and put to work
at turning tool handles. This exercise
lists for. several weeks according to the
beginners aptitude. This is followed by
exercises in filing and shaping screw
drivers and small tools.
LII this way he learns to make for him.
self fairly complete set of tools. He
next undertakes to make a large wooden
pattern of a. watch frame perhaps foot
in diameter, and after learning how this
cut one Of brass of the ordinary size, in
which he is taught to drill holes for tho
wheels and screws. Throughout this in.
struction the master stands over the pupil
directing him with the greatest care.
The pupil is next taught to finish tho
frame, so that it will be ready to receive
the wheels. He is then instructed to
make fine tools and to become expert in
handling them. This completes the i'll
struction in the first room, and the young
matchmaker next passes to the depart
ment where he is taught to fit the stem.
winding parts and to do fine cutting and
make the more complex. watches which
will strike the hour, minute, ETC., and the
|. other delicate mechanisms for which the
Swiss are misunderstanding American.