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ed all sorts OF innammabie material,
and piled the whole lot together In such
a manner that when once lgnited the
adjoining woodwork would be set on fire
and speedily ignite the floors above.
II Is believed that the thieves were IN
the act of setting fire TO the church
when frightened away. as a box Of
matches we're found near the pile OF
debris. and in the church proper books,
papers and matches were scattered
about the aIsIes and pews.
The thieves made a complete tour Of
the building. forcing the doors Of the
committee room and ransacking all the
closets All the contribution boxes
were taken from their fastenings and
rified Of their contents. Lieutenant Gill
lingham, Captain Of Detectives Miller.
and Special officers Harman and Boxer
are now at work endeavoring to locate
the thieves and expect soon to have the
perpetrators behind the bars.
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TANGLE IN VIRGINIA.
Democrats May Lose an Elector Be-
cause Of Name Technicality.

Richmond, Va, November 24.-An
elector may be lost to the Democrats
in Virginia by the same technicality
that caused the board Of officers to
give Flood the certificate for congress in
the Tenth District. Some Of the votes
intended for Chas. NJ. Wallace, Jr., were
returned without the Junior" and 9TH
ers for C. NJ. Wallace. Jr. Five Re
publican electors had more votes re-
turned than Chas. NJ. Wallace. Jr.. but,
as all five got the same number, the
board has not decided how to award
the certificate.
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THE DINGLEY BILL.
Republicans Disagree as to the Advis-
ability OF Taking 1t Up.

Washington, November 24.-There is
such a diversity OF opinion among Re
publican senators In this city as to the
course to be pursued at the next ses-
sion with reference to the tariff that it
is considered quite probable caucus
viii be held very early in the session to
decide upon a line of action. Senator
Sherman is still understood TO hold the
opinion that the Dingley bill should
ana could be passed at the approaching
session, while other Republican SEN
ators disagree with him. some as to the
wisdom of the measure and others as to
the possibility of getting It through.
Indications are now that the decision
of the caucus would be against taking
up the Dlngley bill.
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PLOT TO BURN A CHURCH.
Miscreants Frightened Away Before
They Could Fire the Edifce.

Philadelphia, November 24.-An at
tempt to burn the Emmanuel German
Lutheran Church. Fourth and Carpen-
ter streets. was discovered by the police
of the Second district early this morn
ing. The police were engaged in an eff
fort to find out what had become of a
gold cross and heavily embroidered
Bible scarf which were missed Sunday
morning, when they were startled to
find in the basement every evidence
Of well-laid plot to destroy the edi-
flee.
The unknown miscreants had collect
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NOT THE CAPTAINS FAULT.
Im-Fated San Benito Carried Ashore
by the Current,t

Mendocino. Cal, November 24.-The
steamer Point Arena is in this port
loading lumber. having on board thirty
one men taken from the Inflated San
Benito. Captain Smith is among them.
He said he could say nothing. regard
ing the cause of his being out of his
course, except that it must have been
the current that carried him so far
in short. He said that in seven years
experience on the coast this was the
first time he had made such an error.
He. himself, had just left the bridge
in charge of the first officer, and had
his clothing off, preparing to retire.
when the crash came. In his under
clothing he rushed on deck and in this
costume he spent twenty hours in the
Captain Smith was warmly
praised by all the crew.
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TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Bryan Speaks to an Enormous Crowd
on the Occasion in Denver.

Denver, November A.-Hon. VIM. J.
Bryan was the principal speaker at the
exercises eommemorating the twentieth
anniversary Of. the admission Of Col
orado as state. held tonight in the
Central Presbyterian church. The edi-
fee. one Of the largest in the city. was
crowded in every part by magnificent
audience. The entrance Of Mr.. Bryan
was the signal for prolonged applause
and the waving Of handkerchiefs. Pre-
ceding Bryan's speech were introducto-
ry remarks by several silver leaders.
The Bryan Marsellaise" was sung by
Mrs. w. w Grant and the choir. Sem
ator Teller pledged himself in case Of
his reelection TO continue his efforts
in the cause OF silver.
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WILL DINE WITH VICTORIA.

London. November 24.-Thos. F. Bay
ard, United States ambassador. and
Mrs. Bayard were Commanded today to
visit Windsor Castle on Thursday next
and dine with the queen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bayard will also sleep at the cas-
tie that night and Mr.. Bayard in con-
has been Obliged to cancel his
engagement to preside at the Thanks
giving dinner of the American colony
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THE OREGON is ALL RIGHT.
Behaved Admirably Under the Fire of
Her Big Guns.

santa Cruz, Cal. November 24.-The
battleship Oregon was sighted on
Lighthouse Point this afternoon. For
half an hour she remained there and
practiced with her big guns. Several
shots were fired towards Monterey, and
then she was turned around and the
shots were send in a northerly direc-
ton. The battleship then moved rapid
ly under steam while the firing contin-
ued in different directions. After an
hours firing she came to anchor a mile
from the wharf. She behaved admira-
bly, under the rapid fire of her guns.
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WILL VISIT MCKINLEY.

Cleveland, November 24.-Gen. Sam
uel Thomas, the New York railway
magnate, and Ex-Governor Merriam. Of
Minnesota, arrived here today and were
met at the station by Hon. NJ. A. Han
ma. Subsequently the three gentlemen
held a conference. Tomorrow Messrs.
Thomas and Merriam viii go to Cam
ton to visit the president-elect. 1t has
been definitely decided that General
Horace Porter of New York, will act
as marshal at the inauguration cere-
monies.
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WHEAT ADVANCES OVER A CENT
United Kingdom VIII Require 100000
a Month Until July l.

Chicago. November 24.-There was
firm undertone in wheat from the start
today, although the news was not es-
pecially exciting nor unusually bullish
but the sentiment was apparently
friendly to the buying side. Opening
ngures for May were at sOlA The
worlds visible supply was reported to
have increased only 1,427,OOO bushels.
After this announcement May advanc-
ed quickly to S2l5 Another item of
great strength was the Liverpool Corn
Trade News estimate that the United
Kingdom ana the continent of Europe
would require from this country l7,OOO,-
900 bushels per month until July /. The
result of this was further advance to
S2A. Near the close a reaction to SiSs
qS2 followed, principally from profit
taking. At that figure the market
closed
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JOHN w. cowLs DEAD.

McMinnville, Or. November 24.-John
w, Cowls, president of the McMinnville
National Bank, and a pioneer of 1859,
died her today. aged 7S He was one
of the most prominent men in the coun-
ty, and held many places Of trust He
was mayor of the city.
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THE MARKETS.

London. November 4.-Hops-Pacific
Coast. fS 5s.
Portland, November 24,-Wheat, Wal
la Walla, 76@77; Valley. 7sGSO.
Liverpool, November 24,-Wheat, spot
dull; demand poor; No. red winter, IS
lOd; No. red spring, 6s lid; No. l Cal
ifornia, rs sd,
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WILL SUCCEED HIS FATHER.
EN-SpeGker Crisp's Son Nominated for
Congress-Pugh's Successor.

Atlanta, Ca, November 24.-The Dem
ocratic congressional convention to
nominate a candidate to succeed to the
unexpired term of Hon. Chas F. Crisp
was held at Hawklnville today Charles
r, Crisp the eldest son OF the late
ex-speaker, was nominated by a rising
vote.
Mr.. Crisp will be elected without Pop
ullst opposition. He is just &c years
of age. and will be one of the youngest
members that ever occupied a sea: in
the national legislative halls,
SENATOR PUGHs SUCCESSOR.
Montgomery Ala. November "a
General e, W, Pettus, OF Dallas. was
today elected United States senator TO
succeed Senator Pugh. on March 4 next.
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CAMPAIGN WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL
The Butchers" Return Really Means
Defeat for the Troops.
INSURGENTS ARE CONFIDENT
Feel Certain OF Winning the struggle
Competitor Prisoners Have Not
Been Tried.

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Havana, November 24.-The unex-
pected arrival here Of captain-G General
Weyler from the province Of Pinar del
Rio. without having been successful
in bringing about an engagement Of
any importance with the insurgents Un-
der Antonio Maceo. is causing consid-
cradle comment today and there are
many rumors In circulation. The i'm
preston prevails that there win short
ly be important changes here. La
Luchas. a correspondent in the field,
had an interview with the captain
general previous to the latters arrival
here from Artime. The captain-general
was asked for an opinion as TO the
course Of the campaign. and said:
Il am content with It, We entered
Rubio hoping to give battle to the COM
bined insurgent forces and you know
the result. They went southwark. much
to our regret. Maceo has gone to-
ward Mocurrias. Mayria and codojal da
Kaniguas. Nevertheless. our columns
in two divisions arrived without firing
single shot and only saw a band Of
about 1J0 insurgents in the woods near
San Luis
In insurgent circles it IS said that
the return OF WeyIer to Havana with
out bringing about an engagement with
Maceo is equivalent to the defeat OF
the Spanish forces, for the latter have
completely failed to carry out their
program mapped out by the Spanish
commander and he returned here m
every way unsuccessful 1t is asserted
that the plan Of aiaceo was to AVOID an
engagement with the Spanish forces. as
he feels confident that the wearis0me
campaign as conducted by the Cubans
must eventually exhaust the spaniards
and bring about concession Of nearly
all the demands OF the Insurgents.
COMPETITOR PRIso, ,sERs.
Washington. November 24-consuI-
General Lee was at the state depart
ment again today. When asked as to
the report that the Competitor prison
ers had been tried at Moro Castle, Gen.
I Lee said:
Il do not believe any trial has oc-
CURED. If it had, the facts would be
speedily reported here by yice-consuI
Springer. There have been so prelim-
mary steps toward trial and deposit
tlons of the prisoners were taken, but
further than this nothing has been done
that know Of"
THAT is, TO DODGE THEM.
Havana. November 24.-It is proba~
Bile that Captain-General weyler will
return to the province Of Pinar del
Rio tomorrow to resume an active cam
paign against the insurgents under An
tonic Maceo
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CLATSOP FARMERS
ARE INTERESTED
Reading Closely Suggestions On the
Cultivation Of Flax.
STEPPING OR REETING, ETC.
llain Water. Always Procurable In
ClHtsop County. Is Best for the
RettinR OF FLAX
STEPPING OR REETING, ETC.

Farmers all over the county have
written the Astorlan expressing deep
interest in the experiment Of FAX grow
ing There ia no doubt the article can
be grown In the state. and clatsop
should lead In the cultivation Of flax.
This Irish Textile Journal says further
Of the industry:
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Meany is the leading tailor and pays
the highest cash price for fur skins.
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COMPETITOR PRISE .,lRs.
THAT is, TO DODGE THEM.

Havana, November 24.-It is proba-
BILE that captain-General weyler will
return to the province Of Pinar del
Rio tomorrow to resume an active cam
paign against the insurgents under An
tonic Maceo.
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A SIut Down.

Stafford Springs, June 1.-THE Elles
mills at Orcuttville has shut down for
two weeks for repairs. An addition has
been built on to the mill and another
story added to the old building.
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Warner D.. Judson, the real estate
agent, who was somewhat injured in
a. serious runaway accident Wednesday
evening, was able to be about again
yesterday. He had very narrow es-
cape.
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San Francisco on Victoria shall have
and exercise all such powers for the
procurement or enforcement of testi-
mony as may hereafter be provided by
appropriate legislation.
Article IV-The commissioners may
appoint a secretary and clerk to assist
them in the transaction of the business
of the commission.
Article YIN the cases, If any, in
which the commissioners shall fall to
agree, they shall transmit to each gov
eminent a joint report stating in detail
the points on which they differ, and
the grounds on which their operations
have been formed, and any such differ
ences shall be referred for final adjust
ment to an umpire to be appointed by
the two governments Jointly, or in case
Of disagreement, to be nominated by
the president of the Swiss confedera-
ton at the request of the two govern
ments.
Article Win case of the death or in
capacity to serve from sickness or any
other cause, of either of the two COM
missioners or of the umpire, if any, his
place shall be filled in the manner here
III PAONiNSN LOA llAc original dppOlll~
ment
Article VII-Each government shall
provide for the remuneration of the
commissioner appointed by it,
The remuneration of the umpire, if
one should be appointed, and all con-
tingent and incidental expenses of the
committee or of the umpire, shall be
betrayed by the two governments in
equal moieties.
Article VIII-The amount awarded to
Great Britain under this convention on
account of any claimant shall be paid
by the government of the United States
to the government of her Britannia ma
jesty within six months after the
amount thereof shall have been finally
ascertained.
Article 1X-The present convention
shall be duly ratified by the president of
the United States of America by and
with the consent of the senate thereof,
| and by her Britannia majesty, and the
notifications shall be exchanged either
at Washington or at London within six
months from the date hereof or earlier,
if possible.
| In faith whereof, we, the respective
plenipotentiaries, have signed this con-
vention and have hereunto affixed our
seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington.
RICHARD OLNEY. (seal)
| JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE. (seal)
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Following are the closing prices re-
ported by Prince & Whitley, bankers
and brokers', 4G Broadway, New York.
and Is Center street, New Haven;
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that the unwilling ceremonies may take
place during commencement week.
FUNNY FURNITURE SIGNS.
The annual display of furniture signs
has appeared on the campus and from
windows of every dormitory are swung
forth placards announcing that seniors
about to leave college will sell their
furniture, These signs are made the
means of publishing some OF the hui
morous ideas of the would-be sellers
and some of them are really very funny
One describes the room within as AN
Oriental Dream and a Ball of Fire"
Another sets forth the fact that My
Wife proposing to leave my bed and
board, l viii sell said bed and board
and other chattels cheap" From some
of the windows are hung red flags to
call attention to the signs and from one
a large green flag of Erin is flung to the
breeze. Some of the signs would make
an advertising agent turn green with
envy and it is worth a walk across the
| campus to see the ludicrous ideas in
corporated in some of the posters,
FINAL EXAMS NOW ON.
The final examinations of the aca-
demic department will be held next
! Wednesday afternoon For the last
week Alumni hall has daily been filled
with the various classes trying exams
and since these began an unusual
quiet reigns on the campus, the in
| habitants being engaged in the usual
plugging" as studying for eXamina-
tons is called.
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The Home
Furnishing
Company,
735-7o3 Chapel St.
EinauIial.
The Market Yesterday Was Strong From
Start to Finish.

The Market Yesterday Was Strong From
Start to Finish.
New York, June 1.-THE failure of
any sensational rumors current yester-
day to materialize led to a general COW
ering movement at the stock exchange
to-day, and the market was strong
from start to finish. The circulation of
the reports yesterday which led to the
needless sacrifice of small holders was
much discussed to-day. 1t can be
stated that the matter will not be per-
vestigaton is on foot with the object of
bringing the instigators of the false re-
ports before the governing committee
of the stock exchange. Two members
of the board are under suspicion, and
every effort will be made to probe the
whole thing to the bottom.
There We're no traces of yesterday
weakness at the opening of the market
this morning and prices Immediately
improved 4@M per cent. This checked
selling for the long account and fright
ened the shorts into covering. But
little stock was forthcoming at the ad-
vance and the bears were compelled to
come in the market and bid for securi-
ties. Under this process prices gradu-
ally lifted and at the close the whole
list showed gains of from a to 2 per
cent. Commission houses were in re-
ceipt of fairly large orders, the first in
/
attracted outside buyers. The main
factor in bringing about the change for
the better was the statements by people
alleged to have close connections with
the Mckinley combination that the st.
Louis convention will come out strongly
| in favor Of sound money in the plat
| form to be adopted next week.
]. Pierpont Morgan also came out
with an interview in which he dwell
upon the necessity for an out and out
| gold plank. Mr.. Morgan stated that in
| this event European capital would
again be invested here. The belief that
| but little gold will be shipped this week
| stimulated purchases. London had a
rumor that there will be large ship
ments of the metal from New York
shortly. Local exporters, however
knew nothing about it and said that
| everything hinges.
The adjournment of congress and the
| favorable government crop report in
duced some buying for the long ac-
! count. The greatest gains were made
| by Sugar, the grangers, Louisville and
| Nashville, the Southwesterns and Ten
| nessee Coal and Iron. As a rule the
| best figures were current in the finaI
| transactions. Manhattan was weak OF
! the leasing of the Fourth Avenue Horse
Car line to the Metropolitan Traction
| company The latter is TO pay an an
nual rental of 31a per cent. for the frs
| five years and 4 per cent thereafter
| Net changes show gains of Ld2 pei
cent outside of Manhattan, which lost
Is per cent. Chicago Great Western
common, just listed, sold at 634@7Ss.
Bonds were higher. Sales were ST..
I $50. 600,
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YALE NOTES OF INTEREST.
Coop Officers Elected Last Evening-New
Site Chosen for the Woolsey Statue
Funny Signs-Fina1 Examinations.

Coop Officers Elected Last Evening-New
Site Chosen for the Woolsey Statue
Funny Signs-Final Examinations.
At meeting of the Yale Cooperative
association held last evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: superintendent, Wesley
Vincent 96; assistant superintendent,
Tilton '96; secretary and treasurer, Ed
ward Sawyer '9S. This association con-
ducts the Yale Coop. store and the
superintendent has entire charge of the
store MI Vincent has been superin-
tendent for the past year and is con-
tinued in office.
NEW WOOLSEY STATUE SITE.
Much to the qualification of the SEN
iors and also to the other classes the
faculty has acted favorably on the pc
tition presented by the seniors asking
that some site be chosen for the Wool
sey statue other than the one first de-
Cided upon on the senior ball ground.
The new site selected is at the south
end of the Treasury building, a little
towards LyCeum and nearly in front
of Linoiman library. The work Of ex-
cavating for the foundation of the
statue began yesterday afternoon. The
statue will be placed, in position SO
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Exercises mt Lebanon by the state Society
S. \. II,
The members of the Connecticut So
oiety, Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, win meet on Wednesday, June II,
at Lebanon, to dedicate a bronze tablet
to be placed in the war office, and to
carry out a program which is outlined
as follows:
1880 a, m.-Memorial exercises at
the Trumbull tomb including prayer
by the chaplain, decoration of graves of
revolutionary patriots, an address by
General Samuel e. Merwin of New
Haven, and a benediction.
/ p, m.-Collation at the town hall,
by the invitation of the people of Leb-
anon.
$50 p. m. at the Green.-Address of
welcome by Judge Gillett of Lebanon,
Official response in behalf of the So
ciety.
Grafton by Rev. Richard H, Nelson
of Norwich.
To these exercises it is expected to
add music, and short addresses by
guests.
The war office will be open to visit
ors during the day, and will contain
an interesting loan exhibition of colon
ial and revolutionary relics collected
and arranged by a Lebanon commit
tee.
Another Lebanon committee has ar
ranged to provide transportation from
railway stations at moderate charges,
If branches and members at various
points in the state will form parties,
delay may be avoided on arrival, if
they will, as early as possible. notify
c. j. Abel of Lebanon of the station
and time of their arrival,
The Daughters of the American
Revolution and the members of the
Connecticut Historical society have
been invited to participate in the eX-
ercises, and partake of the collation.
Although no other special invitations
have been issued, the public generally
will be welcome, as at the exercises
held in Lebanon in 1891.
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The Weiman Case.

Middletown, June 1.-THE people of
Zoar believe that Mrs. Robert Weiman
knows the present whereabouts Of her
husband who mysteriously disappeared
about three weeks ago. The motive for
his flight however, is not even sur
missed, Mrs. Weiman returned this
week to Brooklyn, n. Y, with her
mother, and the farm deserted by her
husband was left in the charge of a
hired man named August Otter. Mrs.
Weiman said at the time that her hus-
band was first missed that he had be-
come discouraged at the drought which
had been prevailing.
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The Letter Carriers Bill.

Letter Carriers association of Connec-
ticut, received a telegram from Wash
ington yesterday informing him of the
passage by the senate of the letter car
riers bill, and stating that the pros
poets of its passage by the house were
good.
The passage of the bill is of much
importance to New Haven letter car
riers The New Haven Office being in
the first class all it's carriers that have
been in the service four years and up
wards will, if the bill becomes a law,
have their salaries raised from 81, 900 to
81, 200 a year.