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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
cONSoLIDATED TOAD.

Much Difficulty Encountered in Making
 the Improvements at Norwalk-A Soft
 Spot-An Immense Amount of Earth
 Filling.
 South Norwalk, June 31.--The Consol- dated Railroad company is having a great deal of trouble with the filings and abutments at the east end of it's four track bridge across Norwalk river and it is probable that a great amount of time and material will still be re quired to make safe the running of trains over that portion of the road. Hundreds of car loads of sand are daily dumped along the fill behind the $60,000 abutment, and with every out going tide the whole mass settles. The weight of water holds the mud in place while the tide is in. Last evening the filling settled nearly eighteen feet, and in it's downward progress another strain developed in the abutment, and another crack about an inch wide show ed down the center. The difficulty with the filling was anticipated by the conn pany when the work began, as in the building of the old bridge the same ey- perience was gone through with, until an enormous quantity of material dumped into the flats squeezed out in mud and hardpan was reached fifty feet below the surface. The trouble with the abutment, however, is com plication it had been hoped to avoid. The stonework was constructed on carefully driven piles, over twin cais- sons, and was to be fortified in front with many boat loads of material care fully placed by wheelbarrows. A sec ond crack required attention, and a small mountain of rock was dumped in front of the bothersome wall. The strain of Sundays big slump was too much for it, however. The Consoli- dated is bearing all the expense of those costly operations, as Contractor H. H. Brown, who constructed the abut- ment, secured it's acceptancy by the company and also check for the con tract amount When it is fully de- cided to run trains on the new ap- proach a watchman will be stationed there day and night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
ANOTHER TROLLEY VICTIM.
J0nN F. WILLIAMS RUN OYER AT
 WHITNEY PARK.

Was Driving to Centeryille When the Ac-
 cident Happened-Iife Instantly Crushed
 Out and Head Severed From His Body
 He Was We'll Known Citizen, Lon.r
 Engaged in Business Here.
 John E Williams, a travelling sales man, living at 2S Cottage street. this city, was run over near Whitney park about 1O:SO o'clock last evening and in stantly killed by car No. 3S of the New Haven Street railway, of the Whitney avenue line. This car leaves Center- vile at 10:10 o'clock, and makes fast time along the line where the accident occurred.
 MT. Williams was driving towards Centerville when the car struck his wagon almost in the center, and crush ed it to the tracks MT. Williams was thrown to the ground under the car,I which continued over his body, break ing both his legs and severing his head almost from his body
 There is a sharp curve at this point of the line. The car had about twen- ty-five people oh board and was mak- HIS llo usual TdIe OI speed lOWafQ the city when suddenly a horse loomed up ahead and within a few feet of the headlight. The wagon to which tho horse was attached was almost across the track at right angles when the dam ger was discovered. The motorman re- versed the power and put on the brakes with all the strength that he could command, but it was too late.
 The death of the victim was instan- taneous. Medical Examiner Joslin was notified and he ordered the body taken to this city. Theodore Keller, who was on the car at the time of the accident, took charge of the remains. Medical Examiner Joslin will continue the in- vestigation to-day.
 John D. Williams was about fifty- eight years old. He was born in Pros- pect Conn.,, and came to this city when a young man. He was engaged in the carriage and horse sales stables in Westville for many years. Later he was engaged in the livery business on Temple street, where Wilcox & Curry are now located. For the past few years MT. Williams had been employ- ed by the New Haven Carriage com- pany as a salesman He leaves wid-S ow and one daughter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
PnELps MEMORIAL ARCn.

Dedicatory Exercises to be Held Early in
 October-Profcssor Seymour in Charge
 ofArrangements-P Professor Gildersleeye
 and Professor DoepfeId of Athens to
 Speak Eminent Scholars of the World
 to be Present--To be n Notable Gather
 ing.
 The work on the new Phelps me- morial arch being erected on the Col lege street side of the Yale campus be- tween Welch and Lawrence halls has been so delayed for various reasons hat it will not be completed until about the middle of August. It had been ex- pected that the building would be com pleted in time to hold the dedicatory exercises during the last commence ment and these exercises will not now be held before October, when the eX- ercises will be under the auspices of the Yale Classical club, probably for the reason that the recitation rooms of the new building will De used almost entirely for recitations in the classics.
 Arrangements have been about com pleted for the dedicalisil Professor Seymour, who is at the head of the Greek department, has had the matter of arrangements in charge for some time, but has only recently received favorable replies from the speakers who have been invited to deliver the addresses on the occasion, among them being Professor B. l.. Gildersleeve of Johns Hopkins university whose sub- ject is not yet announced.
 It is also announced that the emi- nent archeologist and classical schol- ar, Professor Wilhelm Doepfeld, head of the American school at Athens, and of the leading excavations in Greece, will be present at the occasion, and will speak. He will sail from Athens, his present home, in September, and will spend some time in this country.
 Professor Doepfeld is perhaps the leading authority on classical archi- lecture and Greek topography in the world, and was last year given the degree LID. by Yale, he being the first foreigner to receive the title in Yale in over half century.
 Invitations have been sent by the Classical club of Yale to leading clas- sical scholars in this and other coun- tries and it is expected that the dedi- cation of the Phelps memorial will be a notable gathering of the leading scholars of the world.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
AN1I-PLAT1,ITES.
Warner Miller, Charles Saxton, ct al. Issue
 an Appeal 82

an Appeal.
 New York, June 30. appeal to the republican voters of the state signed by Warner Miller Charles T. Saxton. James A. Roberts and about tfiousss and others representing every county in the state was issued tonight by John E. Milholland at the State sl,,lIs It says the people se M sss 1E candidates and platts
 their power. They N
 opposed by every politI' usurped authority and G most viciously by the pts has arrogated to himself q this state.
 To make this campaign t< and successful, the apepal declaresv, coming republican state convents-. should select some candidate who will be no mans man, but will represent every honest republican in the state. The appeal protests against the fraud ulent and oppressive methods in the party management which have obtain- ed in New York, Albany and Syracuse. It advises the friends of the signers in localities where the will of the voter isF stifled to hold separate caucuses and conventions of their own. The signers pledge themselves to aid their friends in any part of the state by all honora- ble means in their power.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
REEoKM NOT TAINTED.
Mayor Hooper of Baltimore Loses His Famous Case

Mayor Hooper of Baltimore Loses His Famous Case
 Baltimore, June 30.-Mayor Hooper has lost another battle in his fight with the city councilmen. Judge Ritchie to- day handed down an opinion in the superior court uphoIding the action of the court in appointing Captain Creager as collector of city taxes and directing the mayor to swear him in. The fight was begun last winter, when Mayor Hooper attempted to introduce reform methods in the city government through high class appointments.
 The council promptly turned them down and adopted an ordinance taking the appointing power away from the
 mayor and vesting it in the council
 The mayor vetoed the ordinance, but it was passed over his objection. The councilmen then instituted test case by naming Captain Creager for the we'll
 paying position of collector. Mayor Hooper refused to recognize the ap- pointment on the ground that his veto was not overridden by a three-fourths vote.
 Judge Ritchie holds that three fourths of the members present and voting was sufficient to override the veto and that the law did not mean three-fourths of all members elected. Mayor Hooper when advised of the de- cision said "We shall take the case to the court of appeals and let that trib- unal finally decide it. In the meantime still hold the opinion that did what
 seemed best to me for the interests of the people"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
MURDER IND sUICIDE.
Fall River spinner Cuts His Own and His
 Bnbe's Throat.


 Fall River, June 30,-John Connolly, a spinner cut his two-year-old child S throat tonight and afterward cut his own Both were found dead in Con- nolly's tenement by his wife.
 Mrs. Connolly Is employed as speed- CT tender in the Merchants mill, and after supper tonight she began wash ing her two babies clothing. When she completed the work about o'clock her husband asked her to go to her mothers in a neighboring tenement aud ask if she would take care of the babies tomorrow while he went seeking work She gladly went, taking her five-year- old child with her. She returned home three-quarters of an hour later and on opening the door saw the dead bodies of her husband and child lying on the floor directly in her pathway.
 A razor was in Connolly's hand. The woman ran into the street and the neighborhood was soon crowded with people The police and medical exam iner soon arrived and took charge of lIlG pluCe. luNSStlSdlloii oAiCNSi SitS'N the baby had probably been taken into a closet by the crazed father with the intention, perhaps, of cutting it's throat over the sink. The closet was bespat- tered as if the child had struggled des- perately When 1t was dead he laid it almost naked upon the floor then laid down beside it and cut his own throat, The cause of the deed was undoubtedly Encouragement over the poor prospect of obtaining work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
rURBUIExT STRIKERS.
Conflict With the Police at Cleveland
 Many Injured.


 Cleveland, June 30.-The biggest row which has yet occurred at the Brown Hoisting Works took place this after tnoon when the men quit. The non- strikers, who are also non-unionists, marched out under police prot -rfon to take the street cars When the cars came along they refused 70 stop, all though commanded to-do so by the police. the motormen being presumably in collision with the strikers.
 Meantime q mob of 5000 was surging Il around the band of police guarding Ihe workrnen. When it became evident / that the street cars would not stop it was determined to march to the pre- cinct for safety. A start was made in that-iirection, the mob growing more noisy and violent every minute.
 Finally the police could stand it no longer and charged, scattering the strikers right and left and knocking them down by the dozen. Twenty were seriously injured and are now at hospitals, while many others received severe scalp wounds and bruises. Fully fifty people were injured by the po- ice All the ambulances and all the tailable police force of the city were He'd to the scene.
 he immediate cause of the first
 rge was a brickbat thrown by a
 CT which hit Officer Siddell on the
 John Furlong and c. G. Conn
 been arrested. The police made
 Xecond charge, hurling the strikers floss lots and the fight was over for fhe day, but threats of vengeance are -fnade and the police are preparing for 8 big fight tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
No Arrest as Yet.

South Norwalk, June 30.--Medical Examiner Burke said tonight that the autopsy on the child alleged to have died from lack of care at the baby farm kept by colored woman named Ann Anderson, near this city, had not been concluded and that until it had no ar rests would be made. Dr. Burke said that he would probably finish work on the case tomorrow morning The police said also that they had not as yet arrested the Anderson woman.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
August Korfen at Fault.

Philadelphia, June S0.-Judge Butler filed an opinion in the circuit court to- day deciding in favor of the Tyne Steamship company, limited, owners of the steamer Grenadier, in a suit brought against the German American Oil company. owners of the steamer August Korfen, for the loss of the for mer vessel
 A cross-suit entered by the defendant was dismissed. The vessels collided in North Sea on August 1, 1894, and the Grenadier was sunk. Her owners sued to recover $75,000, and the owners of the August Korfen claimed $20,000 Each side alleged negligence on the part of the other. At the time of the accident the Grenadier was on her way from Rotterdam to Newcastle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
SEVEN SOLDIERS KILLED.
Explosion of Small Magazine in German
 Arsenal

Berlin, June 30.-An arsenal near Fort Moselle, in the vicinity of Metz, the capital of Lorraine, was discovered to be on fire tonight. The discovery caused consternation among the people in the neighborhood as there was an immense store of explosives in the ar senaL The garrison troops, turned out to fight the flames. While the soldiers were at work there was an explosion of a comparatively small quantity of ammunition, which killed seven men and injured a number of others.
 This caused excitement and dread, but the troops resumed their work. Large quantities of gunpowder and shells were hastily removed to places of safety, but there remains enough to blow the arsenal to atoms should the fire reach it. Shortly before midnight the fire was still burning, but was thought to be under control.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
TENNIS AT TUXEDO,
Paret, the Southern Champion, Beaten by
 Whitman of IT Harvard

Tuxedo Park, June 30.-Perfect ten- his weather favored the continuation of the Tuxedo tournament to-day To- days matches were of high order. The sensation of the day was the de- feat of J. P. Paret, the southern cham pion, by Whitman of Harvard. Whit man handled himself like a veteran. His accurate playing combined with good smashing and strong network won him the day He has become a strong favorite for first place.
 The first place in the tournament probably lies between Fischer and Whitman. To-day's scores follows.
 Mems singles Preliminary round.
 J. c. Davidson, Washington, beat J. D. Forbes, Harvard, 6-1, 3-6, S-6: M. D. Whitman, Harvard, beat J. P. Paret, Orange Tennis club, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4; R. D. Thurber, Kings County Tennis club, beat Lieutenant R. P. Davis, West Point, 2-6, tiz5, 6-4; c. A. Voight, Pater- son. beat O.. M. Boatwick, West Side Tennis club, by default; A. P. Sim monds, Patel son, beat A. E, Wright, New York, 6-1, 6-3; F. A. Crownin- shield, West Side Tennis club, beat J. H. Mason, jr., Princeton, by default; E. r. Fischer, West Side Tennis club beat Holcomp Ward, Orange Tennis club, 62, 6-k
 First round
 F. l.. Hgll, New York, beat R. V. Beach, Nsw Haven, 6-1, 6-3; J. C. Dav- idson beat Richard Hooker, Yale, 7-5, 7-1; Leo E. Ware, Harvard. beat R. H. Palmer, Rldgewood, 7-5. 6-2; II. J. Holt, Harvard, beat c. A. Voight by default; Lieutenant W. A. Bethel, West Point, beat William Scudder, Harvard, 6-3, ST. 6-4; M D. Whitman beat R. D. Thurbe f e-1, 6-2.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
EX-GOVERNOR BUSHNELL.
Olio's Former Chief Executive to Lecture
 at Saybrook.

 Saybrook, Conn, June 30-Ex-Gov- ernor Bushnell of Ohio arrived here to- night at 6:29. He will be one of the principal speakers ut the celebration tomorrow of the 25Oth anniversary or the founding of the First church. The ex-governor is a descendant of the Say brook Bushnells. He will address tho community on Connecticut Emigra- tion to Ohio and Its Results" While here the ex-governor will be entertain- ed by Thomas o. Acton, a retired New York banker.
 The historical address at the celebra- tion tomorrow will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Amos Sheffield Chesebrough, one of the oldest clergymen in the state. He is a descendant of colonial and revolutionary ancestry, being a de- scendant in the sixth generation of Will liam Chesebrough, the first settler of Stonington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
HAILED AS Il 1T FRO.
Jack Wits, Transcontinental Bicyclist,
 Given a Poplar Ovation.

Given a Poplar OVat1Ons
 Fall River, June BOA great popular demonstration was rendered tonight to Jack Wits, the transcontinental bicy- clist. who recently broke the record be- tween San Francisco and New York He came from Providence this after noon, and as he passed through the streets to Callahan, Daly & Co.'S store thousands of people crowded about him, cheering wildly.
 The crowd numbered at least 2000 people. Fully 2,5OO people crowded into the Academy of Music, where testi- monial benefit was rendered him and where he appeared with his wheel on the stage and related a few of his ex- periences. He left here September ', going leisurely across the continent and arranging for the return trip when the weather permitted. From the time he left San Francisco until New York he met no serious accident but covered the distance in 40 days 22 hours 40 min- utes, breaking the record by nearly seven days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
BAND pL1YED mDIXIE.o
Meeting of Confederate Veterans-Star
 and Stripes Above Stars and Bars

Meeting of Confederate Veterans-Stars and Stripes Above Stars and Bars Richmond, Va, June 9O-The annual conference of the Confederate Veterans met this morning in the vast and gaily decorated auditorium erected at the exposition grounds in this city. Inter mingled with the Confederate colors and battle flags is the national flag, and just above the presiding officers | seat are two large star spangled ban ners. Around the galleries are the coats of arms of all the late Confed- crate states.
 The auditorium, which can seat 10,- 900, was comfortably filled and pre- scented handsome appearance when at Ii o'clock the arrival of General John B. Gordon, commander-in-c chief of the Confederate Veterans, was greeted by cheers and the band played Dixie. !" General Gordon was presented with a gavel made of a tree from the Chicka- mauga battlefield.
 On the stand were seated Governor O'Ferrall, Mrs. General Pickett of Washington, Mayor Taylor of Rich mond, General Peyton Wise, General Stephen D. Lee, Mrs. General Gordon and daughter, ex-Minister J. L. M. Currie, General French and numerous others.
 General Gordon proceeded to intro duce Governor O'Ferroll, who was on the program to welcomeNthe veterans to Richmond, but that gentleman had barely started when a cheer broke forth from the far end of the auditorium and General Wade Hampton was seen limp ing up towards the stand. His pro- gress through the audience was greet ed by the widest cheers, eand~sxhen at last he reached the stand General Cor don announced his as the brave com mander-in chief of the cavalry, which called forth another round of cheers and rebel yells."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
SAJv A JYATERsPOUT
And It.was a Big one-on Stony .

And Itswas Big One-On Stony Creek
 Captain Cooper of the yacht "Libbie,' '' of Stony Creek, while going to the islands Sunday. reports seeing a large waterspout out in the sound. He de- scribes it as being about ten feet in diameter at the base, and like others of its kind tapering at the top. A large schooner yacht bound for New York, and which was headed straight for the dangerous waterspout, put about im- mediately and headed to the east to avoid trouble. Captain Cooper says that he has seen many small spouts during his life on the water, but never anything as large as this.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
WHITE SAILS ON THE SOUND.
Races of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club
 YesteruNY.

Races of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club Yesterday.
 Greenwich, June S0--Out of an entry list of fifty twenty-eight boats started in the special races of the Indian Har- Dor Yacht club to-day. Those included some of the best crafts along the sound, but much to the disappointment of
 many the little half-rater Fl Heirie chosen to defend the cup did not put in
 an appearance. Neither did the River side syndicate, nor Question in the
 same class. nor the fast 21-footer Houri.
 The day was perfect, and with the | exception of about an hour the wind held good. The start was made just
 after F o'clock, the small craft going
 twice over the inner triangular course, the larger covering the Mattinicock course. The special 30-footers put up
 a great race Asaiah beating Esperanza by but 4S seconds, with Vaquero third only 12 seconds behind. Esperanza is | owned by Bayard Thayer of the New York club.
 Acushla won in the 34-foot class, with
 nearly 4 minutes to spare, Dragoon be- ing second and Vorant IT. third. In
 the 21-foot class, open sloops, Houri
 was unable to sail Celi defeated Va quero by minutes and over. The half
 rater class brought out five contest ants. Paprika. owned by c, s. Hoyt finished first, minutes ahead of Trilby, with Gnome third. Presto of the At lantic Yaehtclub won in the cabin cat
 class on time allowance. Volsung
 owned by J. De Forest of Yale, finished first, but took second place. New Mary
 2d finished third. Punch of the Huge not club won in the open cat class by
 a little of 3 minutes, Bubble finishing
 second, Brant third.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
THREATENED STRIKE.
Tailoring Industry of New York Again to
 be Convulsed.

New York, June 30.-The tailoring in- dustry will soon be convulsed by an- other strike, which will involve all branches of the trade represented by the Brotherhood of Tailors and those affiliated with the United Garment Workers. Rumblings of the strike have been heard for several weeks, and the storm burst tonight when 1000 finish CTS met in New Prospect hall and de- cided in favor of a strike.
 It was said there was no doubt that all the other branches of the trade would vote in favor of strike. The subject, however, will be submitted to the other unions at a meeting to be held Saturday night. The tailors of Brooklyn, numbering five thousand, on Sunday night voted in favor of a strike.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
HARRIET BEECIIER STOWE.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS AMI
 AT DEATHS DOOR.

Renowned Authoress Unconscious at Her
 Hartford Home-Doctors Think She
 Will Not Live More Than Twenty -four
 Hours-Ill Since Last Friday. But Did
 Not Take to Her Bed Until Monday.
 Hartford, June 30.-Harriet Beecher Stowe, most celebrated as the author of Uncle Toms Cabin," was stricken with congestion of the brain and paral- ysis last Friday.
 She was not confined to her bed un- til Monday, She grew rapidly worse to- day and this afternoon passed into a state of unconsciousness, in which she continues. Her physician says that it is doubtful if he can live over twenty four hours.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-01
FILE DEFEATS WILLIAMS
At Worlds Student Conference at North
 field, Mass.

Northfield, Mass, June 30-Charles L. Studd of China has reached North field and will take a prominent part in the conference until it closes. He was converted ten years ago in Eng land, where he was known as the best cricket player in Cambridge
 Professor Townsend of Boston spoke tonight on Evolution" This after noon was given up to athletics. The Yale and Williams teams crossed bats. the score being Is to in favor of Yale. Princeton beat a combination nine from Haverford and the University of Penn sylyania.