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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11
WILL PAY I'll F MONEY.
Beaver Ponds Park Will Also Get Imme- diate Recognition - Bounty Claim De- ciared to Have No Legal Standing.

Beaver Ponds Park Will Also Get Imme-
 diate Recognition - Bounty Claim De-
 clared to Have No Legal Standing.
 The board of se1ectmen has settled the matter of paying to the commissioners of public parks the money voted at the last town meeting for the purpose of filling in the West River marshes by passing the following vote: That the town agent be directed to draw an or der on the town treasurer for $5,000 to be used to improve the sanitary con- dition of West river meadows between Chapel street on the south and Whalley avenue on the north, and that the said order be delivered to the New Haven park commissioners when requested and agreed upon to be expended by said commissioners of public parks for the purpose named
 1t was also voted that the committee on roads and bridges be instructed to expend the sum of s3,0o0 in filling in of the land south of Henry street in the Beaver Ponds park.
 Town Counsel Goodhart reported that he had examined the claim of Edwin Skelly for town bounty and that he found that there was no reason why the town of New Haven should pay the claim.
 Town Counsel Goodhart was directed to confer with the property holders through whose land the extension of Grand avenue will pass and agree upon terms to purchase for the layout and grading os said highway through the property.
 City Engineer Kelly and Engineer Keith was before the board with plans for the new bridge over the Quinnipiac river No action was taken on the mat ter last evening.
 The application of Chauncey s. Lamb, M. D., for town physician was or dered placed on file.
 MT. Joseph Dolan of the New Haven Street railway was appointed town con- stable.
 Henry F. Klenke's application for the appointment of physician at Springside farm was read and ordered to be placed on file.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11
Police Notes.

Peter Downey assaulted his wife yes- terday evening, inf1icting serious in- juries about the head and dislocating her shoulder. The woman applied to the Organized Charities for aid, and was removed to the hospital, where her injuries were attended to. Downey was arrested later in the evening.
 Edward F. Brady, who keeps pool room at the corner of Washington and Cedar streets, is charged with allowing minors to loiter about his place. He was arrested last evening on a war rant.
 Andrew D. E. Palma, who assaulted Pasquale Atezo iii a barroom fight on March 4, surrendered himself to the police yesterday afternoon late. The affair took place in D. E. Angeli's saloon at the corner of Broad and Lafayette streets. D. D. Palma was released on S75 bonds furnished by G. Turco of S7 Whalley avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11
Death of Mrs, Wynne.

The friends and relatives of Mrs. Margaret Wynne, wife of Matthew Wynne of AS Frank street, will regret to learn Of her death, which occurred Monday morning at 11:30 o'clock, after a short illness of three weeks, with a complication of diseases. She was at- tended by Drs. Reilly and Russell, who made every effort to relieve her suffer- ings, but without success. She was held in high esteem by all her friends and was well liked by everybody. Her funeral will take place this morning from her residence at S:3O o'clock, and from the Sacred Heart church at g o'clock, where a requiem high mass will be celebrated. The interment will be in St. Lawrence cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11

rled slavery was abolished by constitu- tional abolition in all states and terri tories of the United States, and I felt that this little side issue was one of the incest executive issues I ever assisted in. The place i'll the custom house was to wait until the time of the incum- bent had expired, which would be in about month. Lincoln was murdered before the month was passed.
 T was travelling in the west and one day got telegram from Senator Conk- lin. I went to Washington and they asked me to see President Johnson and tell him the appointment was promised. did so and explained the reason of the promise. MT. Johnson said, I don't say won't, but have observed in the course of my experience that such bar gains tend to immortality The ap- pointment was never made, but the gentleman to whom the promise was made never found fault with the presi- dent or the assistant secretary, who made the promise.
 There is great disposition to con- vert Lincoln into a hero of romance, queer and eccentric. I never found anything eccentric about him, only fresh, delightful humor yet alive to the seriousness of the duty we were engag- ed in every day. On the occasion of Lincolns second election he, with his cabinet officers, several prominent gen. erals and myself, were gathered in the war department building. It was the evening after the election and we were awaiting returns. The vote of Pennsyl- NYapia xyonld tiirn tha cca1a either Wav The cabinet officers were all anxious, but Lincoln asked me if had read any of Petroleum V. Nasby's work and be- gan to read some of it to me. Such seeming levity in such serious time disturbed Stanton and he called me into his office ostensibly to give me some- thing to do, but really to stop the pres ident's reading.
 That constant humor MT. Lincoln introduced into everything and was what brought him through his strug gles and 1abors in good health and spir- it's to the last. He was the greatest man in modern American history, per- haps the greatest in the history of man. kind"
 A dinner was given in honor of MT. Dana by Judge Lynde Harrison at his residence on Hillhouse avenue yester day afternoon at which were present ex- Governor Harrison, Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, Professor Dana, Professor Thomas R. Lounsbury, Professor Marsh and Henry T. Blake. MT. Dana will re- turn to New York at noon to-day. He will spend this forenoon at the resi- dence of his friend, Professor Marsh.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11
Prof. HadIeY selected.

Boston, March 10.-The judges for the Harvard Princeton debate will be Pro- lessor A. T. Hadley of Yale, Professor Richmond-M d-Mayo-Smith of Columbia, and Hon. George Fred Williams of Ded- ham. Ex-Governor Russell will pre- side. One of Harvard's speakers, J. F. Warren '96. has been taken i'll and is not now expected to be able to take his part. His place will probably be taken by the alternate, D. R. Steward '96.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11
MORE MONEY FOR TALE.
The Widow of Thomas c. Sloan to Ma,

The Widow of Thomas c. Sloan to Marry.
 It is reported that Yale university stands in prospect of large increase of her treasury at an early date The money will come from the estate Of Thomas c. Sloan, who died abou1 four years ago, leaving a will, wli.h pre- vided that his widow should receive the income of $200000 as long as she remained single and if she married the money should go to the Yale uni versity.
 It is now stated that Mrs Sloan will wed a wealthy New York man next month,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11
MET WITH INSTANT DEATH.
John Mcdonald Falls From Third Story
 Window and Dies Instantly.

John Mcdonald, a teamster living at 312 Congress avenue, fell from the third story window of his residence at 12:30 this morning and fractured the base of his skull, causing instantaneous death. Medical Examiner White was called and made an examination. All the facts in the case show that Me- Donald was the victim of an accident and the examiner will so report
 Mcdonald was about thirty-one years old and unmarried and was employed by Bernard Boyhan at 298 Congress avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-11
Arrested in a Pit.

Danbury, March 11.-Forty men were arrested here this evening at cock fight, which took place within three minutes walk of the police station.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
Los ANGELES CONTEST,
Judge Clark Holds That the
State Can Contest
Viii.
Granted the Same Privileges Under
the Statutes as individuals
Enjoy.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 30.-Supe-
rior Judge Clark handed down an opinion
to-day on demurrer to contest to petit
ton to probate an instrument purporting
to be the last will of c. de Reynolds. de-
ceased. The demurrer is sustained and
ten days are granted to amend.
The contest is bv the Attorney
General. and the court says that, al
though the demurrer must be sustained,
the question is whether, if person dies
leaving an estate which, had he died in
testate, would under the statute have
passed to the State, the State is entitled to
be heard in opposition to the probate of
an instrument propounded as the will Of
such deceased person.
On principle the court is of the opinion
that this question should receive an affirm
ative answer. The Code of Civil Pro-
cedure (sec. 1307) provided that any per-
son interested may appear and contest the
will.
That the State is an artificial person
public corporation embodyjng the
sovereign powe>will of course be con-
ceded, and no reason is given or authority
cited why the word 'person" in that Sec
ton should be confined to natural persons
or should not embrace artificial persons as
well.
The court holds, in short, that the State
is entitled to contest the probate of will
as much as any person under the law.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

county seat and ordered primaries to be
held throughout the county for the cleo
tion of delegates to the coming Republican
State Convention, with the exception OF
two delegates at large, which were ap-
pointed by the committee, to wit: w. b.
Parker of Vacaville and w. d. Pennvcook,
editor of the Vallejo Chronicle. This aft
ernoon the chairman of the committee
made the following public announcement
for the government of delegates:
To the Editor of the Vallejo Chronicle: There
was one important fact which was omitted in
your report of the proceedings OF the Republic
can County Committee, and that was that the
delegates elected and appointed use their
every endeavor to prevent the nop,ination of
Congressman at the coming State convention,
as it is the sense of the committee that the call
was for the selection OF delegates to the Ma
tional Convention at st. Louis, and only that.
1t hardly seems probable that such step will
be taken but as the State Central ommittee
or rather, several OF the Congressional dis
tricts have taken powers to themselves which
are unprecedented, there is no knowing what
is possible and how far they may go to gain
their object. The people comprising the party,
wherever you meet them, are suspicious, and
it will be fatal step if anything is done in an
underhand manner at the beginning OF q cam
paign which has every indication of success.
]. ]. LUCHsINGER,
Chairman OF the Republican County Commit
tee.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
FRESN0iTES TO Be SUED.
Evangelist johnson WIN Seek Balm for
His Wounded Feelings in the

FRESNO, CAL, March 30.-Evangelist
Johnson has not been in evidence to-day
on the streets of Fresno, owing, perhaps,
to the prevalence of severe sandstorm.
He is in the city. however, and has, so
1t is said. been in secret conference with
his lawyers and financial backer, Rev.
George Morse of Pasadena. 1t is under
stood that papers in several libel suits
were completed to-day and signed by
Johnson, but they had not been filed at
the close of business hours this afternoon.
The suits will be for large amounts, the
heaviest being against the Morning Re
publican for $50. 900; the Evening Exposi-
tor for SIS, 600 and the Examiner and
Chronicle of San Francisco for large sums
in each case.
Papers in behalf of Johnson, charging
about dozen members of the citizens
committee which waited upon him in the
First National Bank with unlawful deten-
ton, are also, it is alleged, in preparation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
Bondsmen Come Forward and
He Is Immediately Given
His Liberty.
FINDINGS OF A GRAND JURY.
Go-Betweens Refuse to Testify, but
Are Baked by the Circe
Affidavit.

CARSON, New, March S0.-Trenmor
Coffin was indicted by the Grand Jury
to-day. The Indictment alleges that on or
about November %. 1895. while the trial of
James Heney, the mint bullion thief, was
pending, Trenmor Coffin "corruptly and
feloniously obstructed and impeded the
due administration of justice by paying
500 tor the purpose of influencing Joseph
Langevin TO not appear in the United
States District Court to testify; also to
avoid the service of subpoena"
EtThis is very busy day around the Gov
ernment building. 1t was definitely set
tied in the public mind that the United
States Grand Jury had the Coffin contempt
case under consideration. When the jury
went into the building. in the morning D.
Circe was along, and it was known that he
would be required to tell further of his
dealings with Coffin, when he, as alleged
took money for the attorney to the Lange-
vim house.
1t was also rumored that his memory
regarding the identity of the person who
gave him the money and the general de-
tails of the affair had become somewhat
impaired. The grand jurors, however,
haG Circe's original affidavit to refresh his
memory, and they made very searching
examination.
Joseph Langevin was also before the
jury, with William Langevin, his son. At
about O'Clock the jury came down, and
the news spread rapidly about the town
that it had filed an indictment with the
clerk.
Coffin was expecting the indictment and
his bond, fixed at $500. was at once pro-
duced, with Jacob Klein and DR.. Lee as
sureties.
Judge Hawley was asked to consider the
case of Langevin, who refused to testify
but he said that, as the jury had found an
indictment without his testimony and ad-
journed, he would not act in the matter
Both Langevin and Brule, another 60
between, will have to face contempt pro-
ceedings later on if they refuse to testify.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
SANTA ROSA'S CONTEST.
MISS Sara HaU again Assumes First
Position.

Position.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, March 30.-1n the
contest for queen to-day Miss Sara Hall
once more assumed the lead by about
fiftv votes. Mrs. L. w. Burris, who has
been leading for several days. gained some
during the day, but not enough to retain
supremacy.
The contest now seems to have narrowed
down from forty candidates to four, with
the lead alternating between Mrs. Burris
and Miss Hall. Important changes are
looked for, however. on Wednesday. as
that day has been selected as a general
voting day. Each resident of this city is
asked to deposit one vote, and it is be-
lieved that several thousand ballots will
be cast.
Wednesday is also election day for city
officers, and more than fifty candidates
will be called upon to drop votes into the
carnival boxes. These, of which there
will be three, are to be located on the prin-
cipal streets of the city and guardian
placed over each.
The accommodation committee reports
ample provisions tor visiting guests. All
the available rooms in town have been
listed with the committee. and reasonable
prices will be charged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
TWICE STUCK IN MUD.
Bat the Parts Vas Not Injured by the
Nishaps.

Bat the Parts Vas Not Injured by the
Mishaps.
SANDY HOOK, N. j., March 30.-The
American line steamship Paris, which ar
rived to-day from Newport News, Va,
where she has been undergoing repairs,
stuck her nose in a mud bank while going
up the ship channel during dense Jog.
She backed off very soon as the tide was
rising.
QUARANTINE, l.. l., March 30.-The
Paris again went aground southwest of
Quickstep buoy.
The Paris lifted her anchors and left
quarantine for her dock in New Y ork at
l 80 this morning.
The exact location of the grounding of
the Paris, according to a report made at
the office of the American line by the
officers on the vessel, was 900 feet north
east of east, off the Quickstep buoy. AT 3
O'Clock in the afternoon the water on the
draught marks showed that she drew
twenty-five feet and two inches of water
on both sides, being on an even keel.
At that time all the water except sixty
tons in the port fresh water tank had
been removed and later that was taken
out
During the afternoon five coal barges
were alongside receiving the 2Oo0 tons of
coal from the bunkers of the Paris, a
greater part of which was removed before
she got off. She used $50 tons on her Tip
from Newport News. 1t was said by the
American line officials that the Paris
would sail as scheduled "wednesday, her
experience in the mud not injuring her in
the least She got off easily with the
rising tide and the help of the tugs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

Opening of Great International BIZ
lizard Match.


NEW YORK, n. Y, March S0.-The
first game in the series of international
billiard tournaments for purse of $4,000
was played tonight in the concert hall at
Madison-square Garden between Albert
GARNER, the champion OF Belgium, and
Jacob Schaefer of Chicago.
When the tournament was arranged it
was expected that there would be at least
six entries, but for some unexpected rea-
son only GARNER. Schaefer and Ives were
willing to accept the conditions and put
up $3.50 each as a sweepstake in addition
to the added money.
Three tournaments are to be held, the
one now in progress being the first Tie
other two Will be played in Boston and
Chicago, the same conditions to rule upon
all three occasions.
The conditions are: Six hundred points
to constitute a game, the balk-line to be
eighteen inches from the cushion and each
player to contest twice against each other
IN each city, 80 per cent going to thu
winner, 80 per cent to the second and 20
per cent TO the third. The tournament
will last six nights, concluding next Sat-
urday.
One of the condition of the game is the
barring of the anchor shot, only shots be-
ing allowed within the anchor lines, seven
inches in length and three and a half
inches deep.
Colonel w. II. Foster. who has been
chosen referee, introduced the players. In
the eighth inning GARNER followed up
three by Schaefer, with twice-around-the-
table hazard and made it. 1t was star
shot and drew forth round of applause.
In the twelfth Schaefer landed the object
balls in the anchor space and played the
old anchor game, fully demonstrating that
he is still the wizard" OF old. Before he
tripped on an up and down the table shot
he had gathered up seventy-six buttons.
In the thirteenth inning Schaefer scored
before be lost his shot. GARNER seemed to
pick up his stroke and made combina-
ton of very pretty shots of all kinds, from
the ordinary masse to the difficult twist,
when all three balls were lined up along
the rail. He tripped at 35.
The final score: Schaefer 600, GARNER
197. The highest runs were: Schaefer 76
GARNER So. The average was: Schaefer
90, GARNER 23-29.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
sAN MATEO ELLES.
Miss Goggin Leads in the Race With a
Hands0me Majority.

MISC G0Qltu LeU06 IN the race W1th n
Handsome Majority.
REDWOOD CITY, CAL, March 3O.-The
contest for Queen of the Rose Carnival
promises to be quite spirited for the next
three weeks. Many fair maidens are now
taking an interest in the result. At South
San Francisco Miss Goggin. very popular
young lady, leads the county vote by a
nice majority and IS booked for winner.
but there are other favorites who are re-
ceiving strong support AT Menlo Park
Miss Lawlor has received most compli-
mentary vote. At Redwood City Miss
Ollie Christ leads, with Miss Lizzie Hall
second, and Miss Nellie Hammerson of
Menlo Park close third. Miss Hammer
son is a new candidate for honors, but has
many friends both in Redwood and a..
MEMO Park to be heard from Miss Ham
merson is graduate of the Golden Gate
kindergarten Association of San Fran
cisco, and is the bright young instructor
retained by the San Mateo County Free
kindergarten Association, under whose
auspices the Rose Carnival is to be given
The people of the town of San Mateo are
said to have young lady whom they will
elect for Queen of the Carnival at the last
moment. and rumor has it that Miss
Oracle Lawrence is the one, as she is very
popular.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
SMITH Wins ON POINTS.
"Mysterions Billy" of Boston, Defeats
Husband at London.

Husband ut London.
LONDON, ENG, March 30.-A large
crowd gathered at the National Sporting
Club tonight to witness the fight between
Mysterious Billy" Smith of Boston and
"BiIr' Husband. The latter tipped the
scale at 148 pounds, while Smith was a
pound lighter. The fight was eight rounds
for purse of f100. The betting was to
. on Smith. The American opened the
first round in a lively manner, but Hus-
band was not in the least furried and the
round ended with honors even.
In the second round Smith landed sey-
eral heavy blows on Husbands ribs
Neither man had any advantage in the
third round.
In the fourth round Smith got in a
heavy blow on Husbands head that
knocked him dizzy. but he struggled on
through the succeeding rounds. At the
end OF the eighth round Smith was de-
clared the winner on points.
The next event was twenty-round
match between Tom Tracy anc Tom Will
liams, both Australians. Tracy weighed
144 pounds and Williams las. The fight
vas speedily finished. Tracy's right land
ing on his opponents jaw at the end of the
first round, knocking him out.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

for obtaining rights OF way under false
pretenses.
In 1891 Marcus Pollasky came to Fresno
and represented that he proposed build
ing a railroad from this city about seventy
five miles into the mountains northeast.
He assured the people that the Southern
Pacific had nothing to do with the scheme.
and on this pretense obtained rights OF
way worth $4,000.
In Pollaskvs suit against C. P. Hunt
ington in New York, filed few days ago,
he alleges that he built this road for the
Southern Pacific. Many people here sus-
planned, but Polasky stoutly denied it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
MR.. WILLIAM MYcRoFT. ASA Minna St.

S STRAIGHT AS A STRING" "As
"A bright as a dollar" 'as strong as an
OK" is William Mycroft of 454 Minna
street. In the parlance of bis trade he
"slings the hammer and right merrily
does the anvil resound as the sparks sput-
ter and fly and the great. big beads of hon.
est toll fall down and around and about
the cheerful, healthful face of William
Mycroft. l saw him yesterday. He stop
ped for a few moments and told me what
he thought of the great Californian herb
remedy. JOYS VEGETABLE SARSA-
PARILLA. He told me how he had been
suffering from liver trouble, then pains in
his back, how he kept awake at night,
scratching, ,scratchlng-always scratching;
how be took medicine with iodide of pot
ash; how the scratching became worse;
then he used the Californian herb remedy,
JOYS VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA.
He mended from the first week. He got
better and better; was now well. He said:
II am glad l insisted on getting JOYS
VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA. You
know some druggists always try to make
you take just what you don't want. When
[ went in for my second bottle had to
talk an hour before I got it. You bet, get
JOYS VEGETABL LE SARSAPARILLA
when I want good blood purifier. See
look a my hands and face. They are not
filled with blood blotches, are they? Well,
they were six weeks ago; that's before T
began to use JOYS VEGETABLE SAR-
SAPARILLA." AS l left l could hear tha
good man beat out on his anvil JOYS,
JOYS, JOYS for the jaded.