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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-12
FAIR HAVEN.

The officers-elect of Columbia castle,
K. G. E., were installed Tuesday even
ing by Deputy Grand Chief Sperry.
Speeches were made by John Mackrille.
Crusaders castle, Mr. Lambert of Rock
castle and r. B. Farren of Columbia
castle.
Miss Hattie Converse of Lloyd street
| is visiting friends in Boston and vicin-
ity.
N. A. Beebe and wife left yesterday
for Mansfeld's Grove, where they have
taken a cottage.
Mrs. Fred Hindsley, formerly of this
place, is serious i'll at her home in
Bridgeport.
Mrs. William Sheffield and daughter
Ruth of Houston street are spending
vacation in Sheffield, Mass.
Mrs. Henry Poronto of Exchange
street, who has been under treatment
at st. Elizabeth's hospital, New York,
has returned home.
Last evening Deputy w. H. Pollard
installed the officers-elect of Hiram
Camp. Division No. IA, S. of 7. A sup
per was given by the members of Com
pany A, who were defeated in the good
of the order contest during the past
quarter.
The horse belonging to j. Friedel, the
east side liveryman, which was hired
| last Tuesday by an unknown man, and
| which was last seen at North Branford
en- route for the Connecticut River,
has not yet been heard from.
W. N. Combelleck, who formerly con-
Quoted the Boys club here, is visiting
| friends in town. Mr.. Combelleck is now
at the head of large club in Water
bury.
BY special invitation of Mr. Thomp-
son, who keeps the Lake SaltonstaIl
pavilion, a select party of east-siders,
consisting of about thirty couples, visit
ed that place Wednesday evening. Dane
| ing was INDUCED in until midnight
when the party returned home by
| special car.
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STATE BANKERs, CONVENTION.
vice-President Cannon on the Subject o
Losses from Bad Debts.

vice-President Cannon on the Subject of
Losses from Bad Debts.
Saratoga, July 1.-THE State Baniss
ers' association was opened to-day by
a discussion on Losses from Bad Debts
and the Part Taken by Statements
from Borrowers in Preventing Loss"
Mr.. James G. Cannon, vice president
of tn Fourth National bank of New
York city, who began the discussion,
said in part:
1.-THE question of uniform statements
has received great deal of attention
during the past year from the members
of this association. At a meeting of
the executive council, held in New
York on February 8, resolutions were
adopted recommending to our members
that they request borrowers of money
from their respective institutions to
give them written statements, over
their signatures, of their assets and
liabilities, in such form as the commit
tee of the various groups recommend
Acting upon this recommendation,
nearly all of the groups have adopted
uniform statement blanks and the
movement is meeting with gratifying
success.
"One of the principle functions of a
bank is to lend its money to the fur
therance and encouragement of all legi-
innate business enterprises, but it is
not, in my judgment, the proper thing
Tn eOntrib11te continuously and 11pirfar-
ruptedly any amount as so much fixed
capital to any concern with which to
handle its business.
From January 1, 1894, to June 80,
1894, there were recorded in New York
county judgments against insolvent
debtors and in favor of New York city
banks amounting to $772, 900, and in
favor of banks outside the city, amount
ing to $S72,OO or grand total of over
IS1,134,00O."
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4 NEW WoNpERLANp.
Mr.. Poll Renovating His Handsome
Theater for Next Season.

Mr.. Poll RenOvating His Handsome
Theater for Next Season.
Polls Wonderland theater Is about as
busy a place as New Haven has just
now 1t is being put through an extern
sive process of renovation and improve
ment for the coming season, and many
busy heads and hands are engaged in
the work.
BY invitation Of Mr.. Poll a reporter of
this paper yesterday inspected the work
as far as it has proceeded. In the lobby
he found half dozen painters working
like bees to transform the before beau
tiful vestibule into a still handsomer
place. They were working under the
direction of Mr., Charles Guinan of the
Guinan Decorating company of this
city, as We're the other painters who
were found touching up the frescoing
and other ornamental work of the audi
torium. When the painting is finished
new draperies and furnishings will be
supplied for the boxes, new orchestra
chairs will be placed, new carpets laid
and new framed paintings hung upon
the rear walls. Improvements are also
being made in the gallery which will add
to the comfort of those who like to see
the performances from there,
On the stage the most extensive i'm
provements are being made. All the
scenery in use last season and all the
furnishings have been taken out to be
replaced by new. Professor De La Harpe
of Brooklyn, one of the most noted seem
ic artists in America, is in charge of this
part of the work, and he has brought
four artists with him. They are MAX
ing several new and complete sets Of
scenery, borders, flies, wings, tormen-
tors and all, all Of them being modelled
after those at Tony Pastors, Roster &
Bials, and Proctor's new theater in New
York, and Keith's Boston house. Mr..
Poll has patented "a new continuance by
| which the flies and runways can be re-
moved entirely from the stage next sea-
son, allowing the putting on Of aerial
acts that require great height and width
of stage. Mr.. Poll has not put the best
| of such acts into the Wonderland for the
reason that he is averse to having acts
| executed over the heads of the audi
ence.
| All the improvements are being made
under the direct and close personal SUI
| pervision of Mr.. Poll himself, and the
genial manager is hurrying things in or
| der to be able to reopen towards the
end of August He is busy also booking
attractions for next season, and already
he has on his books some of the leading
novelties that are to be imported from
Europe for next season. He is nearly
ready also to begin building operations
on his new property, 50 that altogether
he is a very busy man these days.
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ROM CHARGED WrTn MURDER.
Thomas Levielle Undoubtedly Killed b.
Strangulation, june 80.

Strangulation, June 30.
An officer came to this city from Bir-
mingham yesterday morning with a
warrant for the arrest of Frank Rom,
an italian resident of Birmingham, he
being wanted there on charge. Of
murder. Rom had been in confinement
in the lookup at police headquarters
here since last Saturday, and had
been under arrest since July 2.
He is charged with being an accom-
pliee in the murder of Thomas Levielle
of Birmingham, who, it has now been
ascertained, was strangled to death on
the night of June 30, and his body
thrown into the Housatonic river.
His story is substantially this: Sat
urday evening, June so, the murdered
man sauntered along the row of vile
tenement houses in Birmingham, known
as Battle Row" Levielle had been
drinking and was in a quarrelsome
mood. In front of these houses he
met three Italians, one of whom was
Rom. All three men worked in the cot
ton mill with Levielle. He had been in
the party but a few minutes when a
row ensued. One of the Italians dealt
Levielle a heavy blow on the head with
a metal knuckle, which felled him to
the ground. The three Italians then
fell upon him and strangled him to
death.
| The three men then took the body to
a creek nearby and placed it in the
water, but 1t appears that there was
not sufficient water to cover 1t so they
| proceeded to the Housatonic river and
| taking boat, rowed up to Shelton
where the body was thrown overheard
and found as stated in the foregoing
1t is stated that on Monday the two
Italians who participated in the affair
with Rom applied to the mill for their
pay and were told by the officials OF
the company to call the next day
Since then nothing has been seen OF
heard of them. On Monday, the day
following the murder, it was learned
| that Levielle's sister met one of these
men and inquired Of him whether he
| had seen her brother. 1t Is stated that
| he answered.: "Your brother is dead
| you needn't look for him any more. >
1t has been learned also that when
| the body was found the dead man had
| in his clenched hand handkerchief
| which did not belong to him, but to one
| of his murderers.
| A few days ago the body was ex.
| humed by order of Coroner Mix and
| Medical Examiner White made a care.
full examination, and an autopsy was
| held, the result of which shows be,
yond question that the man died from
| strangulation.
| Warrants have been issued for the
| arrest of Rcm's accomplices and it is
expected that they will soon be appre.
L hnnndnd
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Trumbull Manslaughter Case

Bridgeport, July 11.-An inquest con-
corning the death of William Butler,
the hired man who was killed last
night by Peter Winter, his employer,
in the town of Trumbull was COM
menced in this city before Coroner Do
ten this morning. The only witness to
testify was Louis Rueck, another hired
man, who was present when the fatal
blow was struck. He says that Whit
ter began the quarrel and attacked But
Ter. After killing the latter with an
iron bar, which he secured in the cell
lar, he hid the bar in the attic and
told Rueck to say the blow was struck
with an oak stock. Rueck said there
would have been trouble had not Whit
ter taken the initiative.
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MILFORD.
Funeral Of Ephrairn s. Brown.

r"
Milford, July 1.-THE funeral SER
vices Of the late Ephraim S. Brown was
held at the house at o'clock this at
ternoon, Rev. w. H. Kidd officiating.
Anasantawae lodge, f. and A. M, con-
educted the services at the grave. The
deceased was a highly esteemed resi-
dent, whose death is sincerely mourned
by his townsmen and was born in
Norfolk, Conn, February 27, 1918, and
lived at that place till his twentieth
birthday, when he moved to Kent,
Conn, and started a cooperage bust
ness. Here he married Phoebe Green,
and four children were born while in
Kent. He remand here ten years, then
removed to New Milford and started
a milling and cooperage business.
While here their youngest son, John,
was born The Brown family remained
In New Milford for a number of years,
and in 1855 he took a market route
running from New Milford to New
Haven, but did not keep it long, and
the next year moved to Bridgeport,
where with a man named Stevens he
established restaurant now bearing
the latter's name. Mr.. Brown in con-
junction with the eating house estab-
lished a market route from Bridgeport
to New Milford. In 1861 he withdrew
his interest from the restaurant and
again started in the cooperage bust
ness. In 1863 he moved to Milford and
with Captain Alfred Mallett established
a profitable cooperage concern. All
through is life Captain Mallett was
his dearest friend. Mr.. Brown Joined
Ansantawae lodge Of Masons in 1857.
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AsHMuY srnnnr p4rEMRNr.
Important Meeting OF the Board of Com
pcnsatlnn Last night,

Important Meeting of the Board of Conn
pcnsRtinn Last sight,
The paving Of Ashmun street with Wit
rihed brick was again last evening the
subject of considerable discussion at the
meeting of the board Of compensation.
A large number of the residents and
taxpayers on the street We're present,
and protested against being compelled
to pay for the pavement, alleging that
the city appropriated $1,000 for the lay
ing of an experimental pavement
Ex-JHdge Sheldon represented the
taxpayers and presented their claims in
a clear and forcible manner and evil
IDENTIFY made an excellent impression up
ON the members Of the board. He
agreed to submit documentary evil
dence in support of his claim at the
next meeting of the board next week,
H, j. Williams appeared in the inter-
est of Mary ]. Williams of Day street
who wants 5000 for damages caused by
| the raising of the grade of the street
| two feet. The members of the board
voted to visit the place in question
and make report at the next meeting
| of the board
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In Litchfeld.

The celebration held July 10 by the
Village Improvement society in attain
ing its majority was eminently sue
cessful and profitable. The organiza-
tfon that has been such sturdy young
ster is henceforth an energetic adult.
The celebration took the form of a
tea, supper and general festival in the
beautifully decorated town hall, which
was filled with the townspeople and
the summer boarders." Among those
present were General Franklin and
family the Hon. Robert T. Lincoln and
family, Railroad Commissioner G, M.
Woodruff and family, Chaplain Royce,
U. S. N. Captain Colvoresses, u. S. N,
and Captain George B. Sanford, U. S.
A. The Starr band furnished excel
lent music. The tea and supper, which
were at proper tea and supper hours
between and IL, We're delicious and
daintily served by the fair members of
the society.
There was much interest in the men,
orabilia, giving a vivid picture of the
village life the past twenty years. The
collection of curios included a file of
all the society's posters: A. A. Lords
large map Of the west, made in one
afternoon to illustrate General Wes-
sells lecture on Army Life" which
Melted the society $50; photograph group
of -Four Workers" by Jesse L. Judd
from silhouettes by Mrs. Seymour, that
Melted $19.25; photograph of "Our Pres
.ident's Baby before it could hold its
head up, by Judd from silhouettes,
that netted 1925; and a reproduction
of James Ganning's iron flip dog
that hung for sixty days in Smiths Inn
South Farms, and warmed the teddy
of the New York legislators on their
trips to Albany--the only public route
in those days being through Itch
field. Great credit is due to J. Deming
Perkins, President Almon e. Fuller,
Secretary Clara Kenney and the execu-
tive committee, George M. Woodruff
William T. Marsh, ]. Deming Perkins
Mrs. c. w. Hinsdale, Mrs. H. w. Yves
sells, Mrs. George NJ Woodruff, Mrs
G. B. Sanford, Miss S. M Thompson
and Mrs. f. c. Mclean.
The receipts were larger than at any
previous entertainment by the society.
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HENLEY REGATTA HoNoRs.
Eton Victorious Over New College, Oxford.
"A Second Start Granted by New on Ac-
count of an Accident to Eton.

Eton Victorious Over New College, Oxford.
"A Second Start Granted by New on Ac-
count of an Accident to Eton.
Henley-on-Thames, July 11,-There
was a larger crowd than usual here to-
day to witness the final heats of the
Henley regatta,
When the Elton college crew and the
crew from st, Johns College, Oxford,
were sent away in the final heat for
the Ladies' Challenge plate, at the third
stroke Etons' No. caught a crab, and
lay at the bottom of the boat for some
moments, unable to rise. The Oxford
boat was two lengths ahead when the
oxford coxSWain, H. G. Sells, cried
Ease ALL" The Oxfords then returned
to the post amid frantic applause, in
which the umpire and others on his
launch joined, while the Etons ratified
their oars in the rowlocks in approval
Bravo, Oxfordw was heard on al
sides, and the cry, mo more Cornell, -
was heard from several boats,
The race was started again and
the Elton crew won as they liked by
eight lengths.
In the final heat for the Grand Chal-
lenge cup, the Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Rowing Club crew, which defeated Cor
nell yesterday, beat the New College
Oxford, Boat Club crew, and thus cap
tured the chief trophy of the regatta
The race was a splendid one. Trinity
Hall won only by 6ne-third of a length
in M, 30s.
The crew Of the London Rowing club
consisting of A. S. Little, bow; II. w
Stout, Vivian Nickalls and Guy Nick
alls, stroke, defeated the crew CT the
Thames Rowing club to-day in the fina
heat for the Stewards challenge cup
and thus won that trophy.
The crew of the London Rowing club
Vivian Nickalls and Guy Nickalls
(stroke), won the "Nickalls cup" oil
silver goblets, in the final heat to-day
defeating the Thames Rowing club
crew, w. Broughton and S. D. Muttle
bury (stroke).
In the fifth heat for the diamond
sculles, Rupert Guinness of the Leandel
boat club beat Guy Nickalls of the Lon
don Rowing club.
In the final heat for the Thames chai
lenge cup the crews of the Nereu.
Boat club of Amsterdam University
Holland, defeated the crew Of the Moul
sey Rowing club, and won the trophy
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Regarding willimantio Camp Meeting.

The Willimantic meeting will begin
Monday, August IL, and continue UNI
til Monday, August 10. There will be
services every afternoon from to 7
o'clock under the auspices Of the Ep-
worth league in the tabernacle. These
services will be held by different cler-
gymen, but under the general direc-
ton of Rev. o. w. Scott, president of
the Norwich District league. Rev. L.
B. Bates, D. D.. of Boston, will take
charge of the altar work, acting as
evangelist for which he is especially
well fitted.
Preceding the regular camp meeting
will be services in the interests of
the w. c. T. u, the State Sunday School
association, the Womans Foreign and
the Woman's Home Mission societies,
and possibly special day for the Ep-
worth league.
The new presiding elder. Rev. George
H. Bates of Norwich, will be in gen.
eral charge of these services. Extend
ed announcements, covering dates from
August to August 10, will soon be Off
cially made
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Funeral Of t.. j. Spencer.

The funeral Of Thomas J. Spencer
took place at o'clock yesterday morn
ing at St. Johns church, Rev. ]. D.
Coyle officiating. There were many
handsome floral tributes, including a
huge cross from st. Johns Catholic
club.
The bearers were: William Burke,
George Doherty, Hugh Grimes, Fred
erick E. Jackson, William Heating and
John Mccarthy. The interment was in
st. Lawrence cemetery.
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MoRr NORTHUMBERLAND.
Harbor Masters Named, Also Commission
ers for National Park.

ers for National Park.
Hartford July L,-Governor Coffin
yesterday appointed harbor masters
as follows:
Roger Kennedy at Middletown, Heze-
kiah S. Bartlett at New London, Aure-
Illus j. Meeker at Norwalk, Merritt w.
Merwln at Milford, Daniel p. Wieks
at Five Mile River, William IL, Allen
deputy at Groton. All are reappoint-
ments except Mr.. Allen, who succeeds
George NJ. Long and Daniel p. Wicks,
who succeeds John Doran.
Each appointment Is for three years,
from July 10.
Governor Coffin has approved 1853 pub
lie acts and ATT special acts and reso-
lutions. This represents the numerical
sum total OF the six months session of
the general assembly.
The governor has appointed Repre-
sentative, Sanford e. Chaffee of Derby
and Joshua A. Fessenden of Stamford
to be commissioners for the National
Military Park at Chattanooga and
Chickamauga.
Captain Chaffee served in Company
B, Twentieth regiment, Connecticut
Volunteers, Mr.. Fessenden is a
brother of Speaker Fessenden. The
act under which the commissioners
are appointed requires that one shall
have served in the Fifth regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers, and the other
| in the Twentieth regiment, Connecti-
cut Volunteers.
The commissioners are authorized to
select a site for a monument to the
Fifth regiment. Connecticut Volun-
teers, to be erected on the battlefield
of Chattanooga and paid for by the
state at an expense not exceeding $2,-
900.
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rIKE COTTAGES RuRNED.
Destructive Fire at Bell Islaud-About
$4,000 Loss-A Big Barn Burned in
Waterbury.

Destructive Fire at Bell Islaud-About
$4,000 Loss-A Sig Barn Burned in
Waterbury.
South Norwalk, July 1,-Fire de-
stroyed Ave cottages on Bell Island last
night. The island is a cottage city of
summer homes of wealthy New York
and Fairfield county people. The cot
tages destroyed face the sound, form
ing portion of row along the ridge,
the best site on the island, The fire
started in the cottage of Mr.. Cleveland
of Woodsville and quickly spread, total
ly destroying or seriously damaging
houses owned or occupied by Daniel
Burtis Of New Canaan, John Todd of
Bethel Rev. Mr.. James of New York,
who is in charge of the Five Points
house of Industry home on the island,
Mr.. Amber of Bethel, Mr. Ayres and
Mr.. Weeks, and Rev. Mr.. Wood of New
York city.
When the fire started the NorwallS
fire steamer was telephoned for, but
did not come, as Chief Prowitt feared
that the little bridge connecting the ISL
and with the mainland would not bear
its weight. The efforts of the island
residents to check the fire were sue
cessful in trying to save the handsome
houses extending from James cottage
to a point among which are those of
Reed Haviland of South Norwalk and
John Fay of Danbury,
The most of the furnishings of the
damaged cottages were saved. This
loss reaches $4,000, partly insured How
| the fire originated has not been ascer-
| tanned.
A WATERBURY FIRE.
Waterbury, July 11.--Another incen.
diary fire totally destroyed the great
barn in the rear of the residence OF
| Samuel A. Chapman, president of the
| Hammond Buckle company, at 2 O'Clock
| this morning.
| There was no use in trying to save
| the two valuable horses confined in the
| building, for they were suffocated be,
| fore help could reach them. There were
also two cows in the barn, one of which
| escaped through the flames, The ami
NAL by its own strength broke through
a basement door and escaped to the
1 street.
| When the hostler left the barn at
O'Clock last night everything appeared
| all right at that time, He had no
smoked in the barn and never did, and
Furthermore, felt sure that the fire was
| the work of a firebug.
| A new carriage, a surrey. trap, bust
ness wagon and lots of harnesses ant
other valuable things were in the barn
/ Yesterday several tons Of hay had beer
placed in the barn, and Mr.. Chapman
| expected to go away this morning. HI
said he could not give anything like {
correct estimate of the damage, but i
would reach into the thousands. H,
is fully insured.
Two strange men have been seen IL
the neighborhood recently.
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Stamford Dissatisfied.

Stamford, July 1.-THE people of
this city are so dissatisfied with the
failure to learn the true cause of the
recent epidemic that it is probable that
Coroner Doten will be asked to come
here and hold an inquest on the body
of one of the patients, who died at the
hospital about monM ago of typhoid
fever. This is now the only way to
learn the true cause, as it was neces-
sary to enter nolle in the case of
Henry J. Blackham, by the refusal of
Professor Prudens to come here and
testify.
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OLD VICES RESTORED.
Birmingham Iron Foundry Follows Goo
Example Set by Farrell Company,

Birmingham Iron Foundry Follows Good
Example Set by Farrell Company.
Derby, July 1.-THE Birmingham Iron
foundry has posted notice announc-
ing that commencing with Monday.
July Is, wages in all departments would
be restored to the figure in force be-
fore the cut in September, 1898 At
that time wages were reduced Is per
cent.
About a year ago 5 per cent. was
restored and a further restoration was
promised as soon as the Farrell Foun-
dry company here restored the cut made
at it's works. This was doene Monday
and she Birmingham company has ac-
cordingly kept its compact with its
employees.
One hundred and twenty-five men on
the payroll are thus made glad.