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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01
LADS UNDER ARMS IN CUBA.
The Pooe LAas Have the Bearing .
0Ola1oEs.

The Iooe L0oo Have the Bearing q
A favorite disposition Of the army by
It's enemies is to speak Of 1t Is CON-
posed Of boys, but that shows ignorance
of war. 1t is never safe to despise boys
in any capacity least Of all in armies.
On the battlefield Of Shiloh it was
remarked Of the dead when they were
gathered for buriaHit was true of the
boys in blue and gray alike-that hard
~ one in three was bearded man. The
boys, in the true sense Of the word,
were in the great majority. The Span
ish lads under arms in Cuba are sturdy,
swarthy fellows, well fitted and
equipped for the field, and many Of
them with kindly, friendly, humorous
faces, and they trudge along. well
clothed and shod, with brown blankets
rolled tightly and tied at the corners,
swung over their shoulders; bags on
their backs that seem lighter than
knapsacks and equally serviceable, and
their rifles and cartridges loading them
heavily, but not more 20 than the Ger
mans or French ON . march. The boys
Of whom l speak were fairly drilled
and. though just landed. bad evidently
been set up and put through their
steps. They had the swing for long
tramp. AZ rule the boys with the
rifles were much younger than the Off
Gers, many Of whom were stout.
The Spanish army is not one to be de-
spised, and, however II may suffer from
the ambuscades for which the tropical
vegetation affords such eminent facil-
tiles, viii make itself respected when
It meets foes 1t cannot rec. The boys
eannot march ~ fast n raiders can
ride and viii suffer from the over
whelming rains and the deplorahle
roads and sicken and die IN thousands,
but owing to the better understanding
# sanitary precautions. the loss from
exposure will not be great - in former
years. The marching to the front Of
the young men Of Spain was mourn
ful spectacle. There are dark-eyed
mothers, sisters and sweethesrts think
ing Of them far. away, who will wait
and hope and pray for them and their
safe return until the closing scenes.
when the roll Of the unFeturning IL un-
rolled. wish to speak with respect Of
the Spanish boys-poor fellows-the
sons Of poor parents-who never make
the wars they hght-and 1 have seen
the great armies Of Germany, France
and America and many Of the troops Of
italy snd England.-Aurat Halstead.
In Review Of Reviews.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01
s,cycLE MAN TO STAY.


Copplex Are wan Noe Allow the wheel
to Remain - lt IL.
The practical side of any poplar move.
ment usually settles its permanency.
Nothing can float without ballast, for
even the clouds fill with moisture and
sink to earth again. The most ephem-
eral life has, then, its anchor some
where to steady and control what is aP-
rarently passing vision, otherwise all
ephemera would be lifelesx, and hence
useless. Without applying this law OF
nature to the singular modern develop
ment of a wheel, it il nevertheless true
that such a piece of mechanism. fnde-
pendent Of itself, has become tremen-
dous factor in the sum of society. For,
curiously as it may seem. not only has
a new industry arisen. but with 1t .
new employment for our consideration.
1t il a question of labor which forms
the ballast for what was intended orig
inally as a mere pleasure. When wheel
ing became a fashion another avenue
opened for wage-earners. The manu-
facture of bicycles has ceased now to be
tentative. 1t is an established indus
try, and as every year will develop the
utility Of that machine It bids fair to
take rank with the other inventions re-
quiring great workshops for their man.
ufacture. But this is not all. So far
the manufacture of the almost univer-
sal bicycle has been wholly . business
enterprise confined to a few makers,
and, presumably, the best wheel has
no rival, but there will be several best"
wheels in all the markets. and many
more competitors in the field to add
to the strength of this century end dis
covery. For the bicycle in its present
form is discovery, as much SO as q pro-
prietary medicine or the uses of cleo
tricity. Given. then, this unique msans
Ut self-tTanapertation, there arises .
crowd oe neceasities 70 minister to The
comfort Of The mere elegahce Of The uae
NJ the rider. and tAese various apPur-
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
MAsyACHUsETTs' RAILROADS,
Advance Sheets of Commissioners' Report
Given Ont.

Boston, Jan. 16.-Advance sheets of
the Massachusetts, railroad commission
ers were given out to-day. There has
been an increase of eighteen miles in
track, principally side and second
tracks The number of passengers car
qded was 107, ,S56,34S, against 109, 454,1S4 in
1894; tons of freight carried 30,S5S ,173,
against 27,37S660; and total income s74,-
5S7,7O6, against $7o,421, $40. The gross
earnings were $685. 154, 906 In 1894 they
were s64, 1876, 423
Expenses were SAC, ,446, ,304, against s44,-
464, sos, and their surplus shows de-
ficit of $3S,546, against a deficit of ST.
1923, SCI In 1894
OF the fifty railroad corporations in
Massachusetts, only twelve are operat-
ing companies. and five of these, includ-
ing the New England, do 80 per cent of
the business.
OF electricity as a. motive power the
board says, in part:
"No one pretends to know what cleo
tricity is and no one can foretel just
what it can and cannot be made to do.
There was no apparent demand by the
public for the substitution of electricity
for steam in general railroad operation.
to this subject.
The board reviews the history of the
New England road, but entirely from
the standpoint of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford company.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
"AMATEUR B4LLooNING."
Success of the Y. NJ. c. AS First Entertain
ment of '96-A Pleasing Lecture.

Success of the Y. NJ. c. AS First Entertain-
Inent of '96-A Pleasing Lecture.
Warner hall was crowded last even-
ing with members and friends Of the
Young Mems Christian association and
If the entertainments of the association
are so pleasing and satisfactory there
will be no doubt of their tremendous
success. This entertainment was a lec-
ture by Mr.. David S. Thomas on Anna
teur Ballooning.'
Mr.. Thomas stated in his lecture that
at the time he became infatuated with
ballooning it was beginning to be popu-
lar throughout the country and was hit
upon by Mr.. P. T. Barnurn, who made
1T one Of his principal attractions. Mr..
Thomas was most intimate with Pro-
fessor w. H. Donaldson, whom he de-
scribes as the pioneer and prince Of
|aeronauts. Parties were organized and
often went up in charge of Professor
Donaldson and accompanied by Mr.,
Thomas and invariably every member
became Infatuated with ballooning,
never missing the opportunity to re-
peat the pleasure. In making ascen-
s;ons the sensation is mot that Of leav-
ing the earth, but the motion seems
transferred and the earth appears to
drop away as slowly and gently as the
balloon rises.
Many simple and apparently insignifi-
cant things indicate the presence of
CURRENTS of air and give the aeronaut
his cue as to his ability to move in the
direction in which he wishes to go.
The aeronaut experiences no difficulty
in moving upward or downward, as by
the throwing off of ballastan judfcious
manipulation of the valve he can raise
or lower himself with as much rapidity
as he wishes.
Mr.. Thomas referred to local expert
ences, which were very amusing. Fills
reference to friends well known here
who have since died was full of deep
feeling.
During the entire lecture the audience
listened with wrapt attention.
Mr.. Thomas will deliver the same lee
ture under the auspices of the Second
Company, Governors Foot Guard,
Thursday night of next week in Warmer
hall also.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17

act wisely, on the happening of any
sufficient event. He looked upon an
neXation as an event sure to come in
the near future He felt sure that, with
the laying Of the proposed cables all
the world would take notice that the
interests of the two governments and of
the two peoples would become SO con-
nected that all attempts at interference
from outside nations would forever
cease. If the United States abandoned
the project or was languid in prose-
cutting it the British would occupy the
ground, and by hook or by crook get
resting place in the islands
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
The bond bill was then taken up and
Mr.. PETER concluded the speech he be-
gan yesterday against the issue of
bonds and in favor of the free coinage
of silver.
The resolutions on the death of Repre-
sentative Cogswell of Massachusetts
were laid before the senate and adopt
ed. Adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
sWEDIsH LU1HERANs
Held Conferences iii Ansonia Yesterday
Rev. MIR. Eustan of New Haven Elected
President

Held "A Conferences iii Ansonia Yesterday-
Rev. Mr.. Eustan of New Haven Elected
President.
Ansonia, Jan. 16.-The New York con-
ference of the Swedish Lutheran church
was in annual session to-day in a. busi-
ness meeting, and also in the evening.
The meeting took place in Chrust
church, which was recently bought
from the Episcopal parish at a cost of
$40, 900. Rev. Ensioni of New Haven was
elected president of the conference, Rev.
A. l.. Scott secretary and Rev. Lund-
quist of Bristol treasurer.
The report of last years treasurer
was accepted as gratifying, and special
reports from the thirteen sub-confer-
ences were heard. These are distribut-
ed in New Haven, Naugatuck, Bristol,
Portland, Hartford, Branford, South
Manchester, Waterbury, Bridgeport,
Washington, Springfield, Mass, New
Britain and Meriden. All these confer
ences but one were represented by the
pastors.
In the evening the Lords supper was
celebrated. Rev. J. B. Danielson of
Waterbury was the preacher. This was
followed by a reception of members into
the Ansonia conference, which was in
creased by about thirty.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
RETAIL MERCHANTS MEET.
Ofacsrs Elected by the Association Last
Evening Arrangement for 4 Banqusf-
Renorfs Read

Officers Elected by tho Association Last
Evening Arrangement for Banqust-
Reports Read.
The annual meeting of the Retail
Merchants association Of New Haven
was held last evening at the Builderss
Exchange on Orange street. About for-
ty members were present. Annual re-
ports were read by the secretary, j. r..
Lyons, and by the treasurer, 4. H.
Sucher which showed the association
to be in prosperous condition. The
president, Walter Leigh, also read his
annual report, which showed the in-
crease in membership during the past
year has been Is per cent, making the
total membership at present 100
1t was voted that instead OF the single
annual meeting in January to hold two
additional meetings Of the association,
one to be in May and the other in Sep
tenlber.
The matter Of holding banquet was
broughtlup, and it was left to a commit
tee of five to get the sense of the mem-
bers on the question. The COMMITTEES
consists Of Charles Storrland, S. H.
Goodman, w. P. Weaver, II. F. Smith,
and P. "A. Goldberg.
The election Of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, Walter Leigh; first vice president
E. I. Atwater; second vice president, Z.
D. Chidsey; treasurer, s. TT. Howe; sec-
retary, J. G. Johnson; directors, Messrs.
Greuner, Mcintyre, Kirby, DeBussey.
Stevens, Brooks, Post Corthell, Som
nenberg, Heller, Guernsey, Mix, Thonp-
son, Lyon and HUM. or these officers
Messrs. Leigh, Atwater and Chidsey
were reelected. To Mr.. Leigh is due a
great amount Of credit for the success
of the association thus far.
James e. O'Connor was recently elect
ed clerk Of the association and will take'
charge Of the collection department, the
most important feature of the associas
tion. A circular was issued by the as
sociation last Tuesday to retail mer-3
chants of this city, stating the object OF
the organization and inviting the recipe
tents to become members.
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Orators-Mr. Ezra r. Andrews, Rev.
Watson l.. Phillips, d. D., Hon. Lew
erett Brainard, Rev. Newman Smyth,
ID. D., Colonel Norris G. Osborn, Rev.
Edwin S. Lines, Mr.. Charles w. Pick
ett, Mr.. Clarence Deming, Mr.. William
HI. Barnard and Mr.. William 7. Near.
Among those present were: Mayor
Leveret Brainard of Hartford, Hon.
John A. Porter of Hartford, William H.
Lockwood, l.. G. Wiley, r.. s. Peck, G.
e. Peck, J. ]. Rafter,. w. H. Barnard
Hartford; W. T. Near F. S. Hunt,
Bridgeport; Selah A. Hull, business
manager Of the Meriden Republican,; e.
E. Smith, Meriden Republican,; A. J..
Converse, Meriden; William A. House,
New Britain; e. B. Ripley, Unionville;
Clarence Deming, Rev. e. S. Lines, Rev.
w. l.. Phillips, D. D., Rev. Newman
Smyth, Hon. S. e. Merwin, Hon. David
Callahan, c. S. Morehouse, G. H. Tut
tie, John HI. Taylor, John B. Caring
ton, Colonel N. G.. Osborn, John d.
Jackson, James R. Bolton, Alexander
Craig, F. M. Ryder, c. w. Pickett, E.
r. Andrews, president of the National
Typothetae, Rochester; W. w. Farmer,
of A. d. Farmer & Co.; Richard Nc
Kay, of A. D.. Farmer s. Co.;
Robert L. Crawford, jr., H. G..
Bishop, F. III. Levy, Cane Brosa,
George w. VanAllen, c. Frank
Boughton, Alexander Fisk, New York
E. B. Blanchard C. H. Morrell & Co..
r. T, Kenah, Boston; LucienI Lord,
Athol, Mass; o. A. Dorman, w. H.
Lee, g. M. Adkins, r. M.Hoggson, E.
A. Robinson, E. B. Sheldon, f. f. Nor
man, A. f. Barnes, F. H Benton, w.
T. Barnum, ]. L. Mathews, G. A.
Mathews, M, e. Chatfield, r. H.
Brown, J. r. Rembert, Samuel Nc
Laughlan, E. H. Parkhurst, j. w. Rus
sell, w. c. Warren, Edward Taylor, B.
A. Tucker, J.J Herman, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
A TRAGEDY IN STAMFORD
Il BLAZE At THE GBAND UN1Oy
HOTEL LAST EVENING.
A Child Burned to Death-The Parents
Return to Find the Charred Remains Of
Their Little Boy-Their Only Child.

Child Burned to Death-Tha parapts
return to Find the SCharred Remains of
Their Little Boy-Their Only Child.
stamford, Jan. 16-Fire broke out to-
night in the top flor of the Grand Union
hotel, five story wooden structure.
and little Edward Thornton, the eigh-
teen months old son of Mrs. B. p. Dobb
and husband, perished in the flames.
The damage to the building by fire and
water was $1,000. The fire started iii
the room occupied by NIr. Dobb and wife
and it is supposed to have originated
from a defective hue. Mr.. Dobb ana
wife had gone to the theater to wit
ness the presentation of "The Fast
Mail" and their child was burned Ia
death during their absence. They had
left the boy in the case of a. brother OF
Mrs. Dobb, but he, seeing that the
boy was resting quietly in his crib,
stepped down stairs to the hotel office
for a few minutes. 1t was during his
absence that the fire started. which
soon enveloped the eighteen-months'
old In circle of flames, absolutely pro-
hpplttlng entrance within. The local
fire department responded quickly and
although they were unable to save the
child worked valiantly to check the
flames. When the fire was extinguish-
ed the charred body of the child was
found, burned from the waist down.
Mrs. Dobb has almost gone crazy since
she learned Of her childs fate, ana the
brother in whose care the boy was left
is nowhere to be found Mr. Dobb waA
stepfather Of the unfortunate child.
The couple were apparently wealthy.
and had been in this town only since
last night. Edward was their only
child. Mr.. Dobb is publisher. and was
here to compile a book Of the Stamford
Fire department. The hotel is owned
by Z. A. Wright, and he is at loss to-
explain the origin Of the fatal fires
unless it is from a defective hue,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
ACCUSED or TREASON.
Government of Transvaal Seemed to be
Acting in Their Rights.


Acting in Their Rights.
London, Jan. 16.-On January IA Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
FOR the colonies, sent cablegram to Sir
Hercules Robinson, governor of the
Cape Colony, asking for certain specific
information in regard to the members
of the reform committee and other per.
sons recently arrested at johannesburg
by the Boer authorities and taken to
Pretoria for confinement pending their
trial. In this message Mr.. Chamberlain
expressed fears that wholesale arrests
would disorganize the Industries which
are carried on in the Rand territory and
asked Governor Robinson to ascertain
and report what the persons arrested
were accused of, when they would be
tried for the offences of which they
were charged, whether bail would be
allowed in their cases pending trial,
what were the penalties prescribed by
the laws of the Transvaal government
for the acts of which the prisoners We're
accused, etc.
To this dispatch Governor Robinson
replied by wire to-day that the arrested
men We're accused Of treason and also
Of seeking to subvert the government
of the Transvaal and that they would
be tried by the high court Of the South
African republic, but that the date of
their trial had not yet been fixed. Gov
ernor Robinson said that the govern
ment Of the Transvaal republic seemed
to be acting within their legal rights,
and added that upon leaving Pretoria
to return to Cape Town he urged Pres
tdent Kruger to observe moderation to-
ward the accused men in order that he
and his government might not ALLEVIATE
the sympathy which they now enjoy.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
FIFTIETH ANNIYERSARY
OF Chief Kennedy in the Fire Department.
Finely Celebrated Last Night.

OF Chief Kennedy in the Fire Department.
Finely Celebrated Last Night.
Chief Andrew T. Kennedy of the fire
department gave a DINNER at his resi-
dence ON Bradley street last night to
the fire commissioners in celebrations
of his fifty years connection with the
New Haven fire department. He III
probably in service the longest of amy
fireman in the United States. No man
in this country to-day is better able to
fight fire than the geuial and whole
souled king" Kennedy. He is known
from one end of the city to the other,
and in fact all over teh state as one Of
the best fire fighters of the country.
The party which surrounded the chiefs
table at II 80 r. M. was startled by the
sound of the gong in his house which
clearly rang out the number "53, and
the chief started up to leave for the
supposed fire, but it was soon learned
that the genial ex-Fire Commissioner
Loren H. Stanmard had devised the
plot and had struck the alarm from the
chiefs room. During the evening the
chief was presented beautiful cut
glass water set by the fire commissions
ers, and also with a bouquet of fifty
roses tied with a silver band, with the
inscription, ITO the Fire Fighter of the
Century, from F. M. Brown & Co.
Among those present were: Mayor
Hendrick, Commissioners Wines, Nor
gan, Parsons, Sanborn. Walker and
Mcdonald, Commissioner Thomas
H. Sullivan, Health Commissioner L.
H. Stannard, City Auditor Brown. A.
J. CIerkin, Sylvester Chase of the New
Haven Union, and various other mem-
bers of the local press. All Joined in a
three times three in honor of Chief
Kennedy.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
Offer From the Pope.

London, Jan. ia dispatch from
Rome says that the pope, through Car
dinal Satolli, has made a semi-official
offer to President Cleveland to act as
arbitrator between Great Britain and
the United States. The dispatch adds
that it is believed that his holiness will
instruct Cardinal Vaughan to sound
Lord Salisbury on the matter, though
the pope was much hurt by Great Brit
aims refusal of his offer to arbitrate be-
tween her and Venezuela in 1895.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
Electric Lights for Branford.

Branford, Jan. ia special borough
meeting was held in the town hall to-
night to consider the proposition of
adopting electric lights for the town.
Fully two hundred persons were present
at the meeting. First it was voted
unanimously to impose a, tax of three
mills, the first tax laid by the borough
government and the largest allowed by
the charter. Then it was voted, with
but one dissenting vote, to expend this
sum in purchasing electric lights for
the town. The anticipated opposition
to the plan did not materialize, and
what had been anticipated as an excit-
ing meeting was one of the most har-
monious ever held.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
Baltimore People Surprised,

Baltimore, Jan. 16.-The report from
Boston that Miss Lillian Chandler had
been arrested in that city on a charge
of concealing mortgaged property as
tonished those who knew her in Balti-
more. Miss Chandler recently played
here at a number of musical and in So
ciety circles. A week ago she gave the
first of a series of subscription recftals
in the banquet hall of the Mount Yer
non hotel. where she had engaged
rooms for the winter with Miss Orr.
her accompanist. She had taken a
number of pupils in some of the leading
families.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
From the Sublime Porte,

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Turkish
legation received from the sublime porte
to-day the following: The number Of
soldiers at Zeitoun during the capture
of barracks by the insurgents was 562,
without counting those of the military
posts of Eredejek and Ghenksoune.
Only ninety-seven out of these soldiers
succeeded in escaping on different oc-
casions. There have been discovered in
the current of water that passes
through Zeitoun about sixty bodies of
Mussulmans murdered in the most afro
cious way. Order is perfect in the rest
of the empire.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
Fight Over Senators.

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 16.-The senate
this morning appointed committee to
investigate the eligibility of Senators
James. Jones and Diggus, so as to un-
seat them if the republicans carry out
their program Of unseating three DEM
ocrats.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
Julian on the Grouns.

El Paso, Tex, Jan. 16.-Martin JuIlaDs
Fitzsimmon's manager, arrived fnts
morning. The referee will, it is ex-
pected, be agreed upon tomorrow. The
diagram of Stuart's fistic carnival pa
vilion has been completed. Twill seat
10000.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-17
Has Nothing tn Say,

Boston. Jan. 16.-President Eliot of
Harvard, when asked to-day if he had
any reply to make to Susan B. Antho-
ny's denunciation of him. replied that
as far as he was concerned there was
not word to be said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-24
Vegetable Flowers,

The far famed vineyards of the Rhine
are great disappointment to tourists
who see them for the first time. Vine
clad hills may have pleased the poets,
but apart from the sentiment aroused
by the remembranccs of the exaggcra-
tons of such writers they are not in
teresting and it is difficult to see how
any one could have raved over their
beauty. "a potato field is better" said
one disenchanted traveller. Many flow
ers produced by edibles are worthy of
place in our gardens. The scarlet run
ncr is too well known to need common
dation. An innovation recently seen is
what is known as the broad bean. Farm
ers use them for food for cattle, though
they are considered table delicacy in
foreign countries. The flower is one Of
the most peculiar seen in the vegetable
world, being white with jet black mark
ings. The white being as pure as that
of the sweet pea, the effect is striking
Brooklyn Eagle.