The Press., 1895-09-26

Thursday Evening, September 26, 1895.
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 THE Peary exploration party has re- turned, having been brought back by the relief expedition on the steamer, Kite. It is generally conceded that in the main the expedition was practically a failure, but the most valuable natural history collection ever brought out of the Arctic regions was obtained. The party was unable to go as far north as was expect ed. All members of the combined party agree that this gives the death blow to any Arctic expeditions under American auspices for many years to come.
 TIE news that another challenge for the Americas cup is about to be issued by Charles Day Rose, through the Royal Victoria Yacht Club of Regale, has been received. The race will take place next year. Mir. Rose says that any conditions satisfactory to the cup committee would be satisfactory to him; that he had not the slightest fear of meeting with any thing but fair treatment, and that he sup posed the conditions would be practically the same as in this years races, and that he only hoped that they would have clear water. This must be satisfactory to the cup committee after the actions of Lord Dunraven. The name of the yacht is Distant Shore, the length to be 83 feet. The challenge will be absolutely uncOn- ditional.
 IN the athletic contest at Manhattan Field, New York, Saturday, between picked athletes of England and the United States, the Americans were victorious in each one of the eleven events, breaking four worlds records. The result was a great surprise to both sides.
 The Spaniards are getting dangerously near to war of no quarter in Cuba. If they keep on muIdering non- -combatants who are merely suspected of revolution ary sympathies the patriots will be gOaded to retaliation.
 The missionaries appear to be undaunt- ed by the reports of outrages in China. On August 13 the steamer China sailed from San Francisco with fourteen Pres byterian missionaries aboard bound for the Celestial empire.
 Notwithstanding the fact that there are over one hundred cotton mills under con- struction, or companies organized to build in the south, new companies are constant ly being formed.
 The twenty-second annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Pearl street Congregational church, Hart ford, October 1, 3, and 3, 1895.
 There is no longer any mystery about the New England road. There's been mighty little for some time back. But now the announcement is formal and pOs- itive that the control is in MT. MOrgan's hands, and that he is confident that the New York, New Haven and Hartford will take it from him.
 
 Herman w. Mudgett, alias H. H. Holmes, was arranged at Philadelphia, before Judge Finletter, in the court of oyer and terminer, Monday, on the in- dictment charging him with the murder of Benjamin F. Pitezel in Philadelphia, in September, 1894. Upon the advice of his counsel the prisoner pleaded not guilty. Monday, October 28, was fixed for the be- ginning of the trial.
 The new steel bridge across the Con- necticut river, at Middletown, now under contract with the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.,, of East Berlin, is to be one of the finest structures of the kind in the UnitedStates. The draw span for this bridge will be 45O feet long, and is the longest highway draw span in the world. There are many in- tHresting engineering features in connec- tiOn with this bridge, and it is a source of great qualification to the citizens of Con- necticut that they have company in this state with sufficient capital and brains to undertake a work of this kind.
 The Cubans are going to get a lot of sympathy from the United States if not a recognition as belligerents. A monster petition to the government to recognize them is in the way of being started at New York. And mass meeting is to he held at Music hall in Chicago in a week under the auspices of leading citi- z9ns to give voice to the sentiments of that community in the matter. There is no question about the feeling of the peo- pie toward the Cuban patriots, but how far the government should go in the mat ter, however, is another question.
 We may as well give up using Habana tobacco until Cuba is free. The Spanish government has increased the export tax on Cuban tobacco to ten cents per pound, and will use the proceeds of the tax to crush the Cubans. We can indirectly help the latter by refusing to pay the tax Meanwhile some tolerabIy good tobacco is raised in this country. If' you must smoke, get clean pipe and smoke Amer ian tobacco, and let the Spaniards keep their Habana cigars.
 FUR OPENING.-Few ladies have seen, outside of the Chicago fair, such full line of Fancy Furs as shown by Alfred Williams & Son, of Hartford. They are making preparations for the finest exhi- bitiOn yet, and will invite all to attend. Look out for the date.
 It is said the corn crop in this country this year will reach 400, ,OOO, ,OOO bushels about twice what it was last year.
 It is gratifying that it is evident that Governor Greenhalge of Massachusetts will be re nominated on the republican state ticket, notwithstanding the A. P. A. are determined to down him.
 The New York Central has again brok- en the record for fast time. Tuesday a special, consisting of three coaches and