The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-20
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
REVoLT OF IRENCH CATHOLICS AT
DINIELSON.

Stricken With Apoplexy-other State
News.
Danielson, April 19.-The revolt of the
French in the Catholic church In their
demand for a Canadian priest came to
climax to-day over the election of
two trustees. The statutes say they
shall be elected annually by the parish
toner's. No election has been held for
thirteen years. At the request of the
French, Rev. c. f. socquet called
meeting to-day, holding it In the church
with the holy sacrament exposed. The
priest presided, refusing to allow the
members to vote unless they paid pew
rent He made the nominations him
self, and, although the vote was 400
| noes to 35 ayes, declared his nominees
, elected, no ballots being used. The
priest refused to allow even those he
said were in good standing to address
the meeting, as nobody but priests can
talk in church in the presence of the
sacrament. The French, after being
refused recognition, went out in body
I and held meeting in st. James hall.
They voted to refuse to recognize the
, trustees declared elected, and are to
| apply to the state courts for power to
, restrain the priest from acting in def
ance of the state law in not, as they
claim, giving them a fair ballot.
\ STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.
Torrington, April 19.-John Lynes,
: aged seventy, of New York, died at
Conley's Inn in this city this morning
of apoplexy. The old man made his
] summer home at Goshen, six miles
J from this town, and always stopped at
the inn, travelling, to and from the me-
tropolis. About o'clock Mr.. Conley
!. was called to the mans room. The
! latter said he had difficulty in breath
1 ing. A doctor was sent for, but death
] came before he arrived. The man had
] retired in his usual good health
I THE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
! TEAM.
J Bridgeport, April 19.-As result of
! the rule made last year, but enforced
. for the first time yesterday by the fac
! ulty of the Bridgeport high school, the
] baseball nine which has been run in
! connection with the school will have to
disband. The Yhle is that any pupil
/ who does not rank higher than 70 per
1 cent. in all his studies cannot take part
1 in any Of the school athletics. Four
of the members Of the baseball team
i have averages lower than that in their
respective classes Captain Charles
Foster believes that he cannot success
4 fully manage team thus crippled.
\ Principal Simonds is determined to en-
4 force the rule at any cost. The loss Of
/ the team will be felt by the athletic adj
i mirers of the nine and by the teams of
the Southern Connecticut league.
n ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
u NINTH ANNIVERSARY.
New Britain, April 19.-To-d day the
i church celebrated the one hundred and
] thirty-ninth anniversary of the organ
ization of the society. An historical
Esernon was preached in the morning by
the pastor, and in the evening a mem
orial service was held.
\ THE RAGING CONNECTICUT.
Middletown, April 19.--The Connecti-
! cut river showed no signs of abating
i this afternoon The waters still cover
! the floors of the freight depot, which
i has been abandoned on account Of the
condition of things. The temporary de-
/ pot near the Berlin tracks is crowded,
! SO that freight Is handled with great
] Inconvenience.
TO TAKE CARE OF TRAMPS.
Willimantic, April 19.-Captain Hill
| house, chief Of police, is busily engaged
! in an attempt to solve the tramp prob
] lem. There are hordes of these wan
! derers about the town, and they are
! proving a nuisance. Every night the
i freight cars on the railroad are filled
! with them, and every vacant lot has it's
i quota. 1t is proposed to arrest all for
vagrancy, and, instead of sending them
| to Brooklyn jail, to place them at work
! on the roads. This afternoon a con-
! tinua1 stream of tramps came in from
/ the south on the Air Line railroad
None of them applied at the station
house for lodging, but they slept in va
cant lots and in freight cars. 1t is
considered too expensive to send them
to Jail, but 1t is believed that such a
scheme as that proposed by Chief Hill
house will be a satisfactory solution to
all, except the tramps, who will be in
clined to seek other towns where they
can take life easier.
SMALL TROUT DISTRIBUTED
Hartford, April 19.-The commission
ers of fisheries and game have nearly
distributed the 100000 small trout
which they were given in charge of ear
ly in the season. Some of the fry has
been placed in nearly every pond of any
size in the state The work of distribu-
tion has covered period of two months
and will end with this month. A few
thousand trout remain at the state
hatchery for distribution this season.
THE commissioners, who include Hubert
WILLIAMS of Salisbury, Abbott G. Col
Inns of Hartford and James A. Bill of
Lyme, have arrived at the conclusion
that an acre of water stocked with fish
fry will produce more nourishment
than can be gotten out of one acre of
ground
ICHANGES IN AIR LINE SCHEDULE
Portland, April 1.-THE changes in
the running schedule of the flyers on
the Air Line division of the CONSOLE
dated road went into effect to-day. The
New York and Boston bound trains do
not wait at this station any longer to
pass each other as has been the Gus
tom for years past This arrangement
which does away with the wait is
owing to the recently constructed
stretch of track alongside the main
track between this place and East
Hamnton The change makes a differ