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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-16
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VIM. Frank & Co.
1873 Chapel st.
THREE DAYS SALE
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
April ID, IA, Is.

LADIES' $500 JACKETS $2.9S.
These are stylish dark Tan Covert
Mixtures, perfect fitting Jackets, that
are worth $500. We bought them cheap
enough to sell them as special at
only 1898. Special Sale of Sample
Coats at $500 to 1898, all way below
prices elsewhere for the same goods.
$500 VELVET CAPES, $2.9S.
The greatest bargain in Capes ever
offered here. Velvet Capes of extra
quality some plain and others very
deliberately trimmed with fine cut jet,
handsome neck ruche of lace and rib
bon, and Black or Changeable Silk
lined, special at $29S.
$500 SILK CAPES, $4.9S.
No such Silk Capes can be found in
the city at even $780, They are ele-
gantly trimmed with ribbon, jet and
lace and worth $1,000. but a poor fell
low needed the money and accepted
our offer. These elegant Silk Capes at
$498.
$500 SILK CAPES AT $2.9S.
Handsome Satin Brocade Silk Capes,
lace and ribbon Ruche and Silk lined,
cheap at $500 and very special at $2.9S.
LADIES CLOTH CAPES, SIPS AND
$150.
Ladies' Double Cloth Capes, trimmed
with silk embroidery, $500 value at
$125 Ladies' Single Capes of fine all
wool twill cheviot, velvet collar, trim
med with pearl buttons. a $500 quality
at special $150. Elegant line of Silk,
Velvet and Cloth Capes from $1.5O to
,f oio1 Iou r,r.ipaS
LADIES' REFER SUITS, $4.69.
These stylish Refer Suits, made of
excellent Black Cheviot, coat with ex-
ira large sleeves, and skirt full width
and lined throughout. Think of suit
like that, even though special at $469.
An elegant line of Suits, in exclusive
STYLES, not to be found elsewhere at
1898, $11.9S, to $4,000.
$500 DRESS SKIRTS $3.50.
Elegant figured silk luster Brillian-
tine Dress Skirts, all lined and inter-
lined, with Rustleine and Crinoline,
stiffened with Hair Cloth and velvet
bound, full yards wide, the best bar
gain yet offered for $3.50.
$500 SILK DRESS SKIRTS s4.9s.
Think of Silk Skirt for $4.9S. Made
of handsome Brocaded S1kS, all llneu,
interlined and faced with velvet, az
$49S
81. 90 ALL WOOL SERGE SKIRTS $2.25.
Here are only 20 Black All Wool
Serge Skirts, lined and stiffened
throughout $500 quality, may not last
through, at 1925.
$500 BLACK SILK WAISTS $2.9S.
Handsome Black Brocaded Silk
Waists, silk tabs on crush collar, fola~
ed belt large bishop sleeves, $500 value.
at S29S Also same style in elegant
fancy Silk Brocades, at S2.98.
Special 8 Days Sale of choicest Silk
Waists in the city, at special $3.50,
$4.9S, S5.9S to $13.9S, all 81 to $500 under
elsewhere prices.
VIM. FRANK & co.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-16
Killed by Heat.

New York, April 15.--What is prob
ably the first death from heat reported
to the coroner this year is that of sew
en-weeks-old Henry Refs of 119 IL Will
lett street reported to-day. The child
died suddenly last night
Bone alley is at 119 1-2 Willett street,
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Lieutenant-C Colonel Denison Dead.

Toronto, April 15.-Lieut Colonel Fred
&c. Denison of the governor generals
|bodyguard, and member of the house of
commons for West Toronto, died at his
residence here this morning, after
Hong illness of cancer of the stomach.
HE was fifty years old.
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Murderer Committed Suicide.

Xenia, O., April 15.-Charles Morris,
the confessed murderer of Mr.. and Mrs.
Douthells, committed suicide this morn
ing by cutting his throat when told to
get ready to go to Columbus to be
hanped
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and the tenements there are among
the worst ventilated in the city. 1t is
believed that the sudden advent of the
warm weather caused the child's death.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-16

Common Pleas Court-Judge Hotchkiss.
Before Judge Hotchkiss yesterday
the suit of Mason Chaplin & Co. of Bos-
ton against the Hampshire Paper com
pany of South Hadley Falls, Mass, was
tried The suit is over an alleged
breach of contract. 1t is alleged that
the Hampshire company contracted TO
purchase from Mason Chaplin & Co. all
of certain quality of paper which the
plaintiff should manufacture during the
year 1889. They sent $113.66 worth and
then the defendants refused to receive
any more.
The defense is that the paper did not
contain 80 per cent. chlorine, as speci-
fed in the contract They make a
counter claim for $500 damages because
of damage delay and inconvenience
due to the fact that the stock furnished
was not of the character required.
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YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
DEVELOPMENTS or INTEREST IN
C0L0MBE MURDER TRIAL.


Arthur Jopson Distinguishes athi-
son Did Not Wish to Have Him Prose-
cuted-Dr. Lee Released-Dr. Written
Sues for O,OO0--Other Court News.
Justice Hamersley in the supreme
court of errors in this city yesteday af-
ternoon handed down decision in the
libel suit of William j. Atwater VS.. the
Morning News Publishing company.
No error is found in the verdict of the
superior court, which rendered judg-
ment Cor Atwater to recover $500 and
the costs. The suit grew out of the
Big Four troubles and was for 100000
NO ERROR FOUND.
In the case Of Hiram Jacobs VS.. John
Curtiss and William Hamersley, no err
ror is found, by Justice Torrance.
Mr. Jacobs, as county treasurer, was
awarded Judgment of $500 when he
sued Custiss, who was the bondsman
for Hamersley, a saloonkeeper
THE COLOMBO MURDER TRIAL.
The testimony in the Colombo murder
trial was continued in the superior
court yesterday and with the develop
ment of the case the more fiendish APP
pear the action of the prisoner.
DR.. w. w. Hawkes. and DR.. Sperry,
who attended Mrs. Colombo at the
hospital, told of the marks and bruises
on the womans body. Andrew Scran-
ton testified to Mrs. Colombo having
told him that Colombo had beaten her,
Photographs were shown of the house
where the murder was committed. Mrs.
Kate Latimer of Bristol, who was a
witness of the fatal assault was also
an important witness for the state.
Nelson A. Weeks of Bethany was the
next witness. He said that he was
with Constable Young on the night Of
July Is last. They went into the house
and saw Mrs. Colombo. She went out
of the room for moment and then
came back. She then went back of me
and took hold of my coat. Colombo
followed his wife in and asked what
we wanted.
Young told him to be quiet, as he was
an officer. Colombo went out again
but soon returned with a gun. He this
time ordered us out of the house. We
went to the door because he threatened
pointing the gun at Young. Colombo
returned to the house and l went for
help at the order of Young. l returned
with seven men.
We found Colombo on the bed with
his wife Young arrested him and put
on handouts. He tried to make his es-
| cape and was very abusive. l do not
think that he was intoxicated
On the cross examination the witness
said that he had never testified in the
case before, either before the coroner,
| or Justice Woodruff When he went
| into the house Colombo was sitting in a
chair. He did not remember Just what
they said to him at the time.
William H. Lounsbury was called.
He lived in Bethany on the night of
July 16, 1895, near the Latterman house
He went there about midnight of the
| day named and found Mrs. Colombo in
| bed. There was blood on the walls of
| the room and on the bedding. He and
| his sister cared for the injured woman
| after the doctor had dressed the
| wounds.
The court adjourned until 10 o'clock
| this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-16
IrsIC TEACHERI SUES

George f. Robinson, music teacher,
has brought suit against Miss Hattie
Munson of Orange street through his
attorneys, Reynolds & Donovan. The
suit is to recover the amount of bill
for alleged services. The case is re-
turnable before Justice James e.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-16
MEMS SUITS.
BLACK CLAY DLAGONALS.

Imported and American Worsteds,
all wool and fast color, sizes SO to
A, in single or double breasted
sacks and frock coats,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-30
ACKNOWLEDGES HIS GUILT.
SMITH CONFEssEs PASSING FORGED
DRAFTS ELSEWHERE.

He Tells How He Passed the Drafts
at VnIdOsta and WaycrOss Acted
the Innocent COuntrymRn and
Was Beseiged TO Trade-Tlh'en the
Merchants Cashed His DrHfts-IIe
Says He Has an Accomplish who
wrote the Drnfts-The scheme
Failed to Work in savannah.
j. w. Smith. the young man no was
arrested Saturday for attempting to pass
forged draft on a naval stores firm. ac-
knowledges that he is the party who
passed similar drafts at Valdosta and
Waycross. He claims. however. that the
drafts were drawn by another party, who
got him into the business.
Smiths story is that he met a man
named Jackson in Montgomery, Ala.
about month ago and that Jackson in
duced him to go into the business OF pass
ing these drafts with him They
went from Montgomery to Naldos-
ia, he said, where they passed
draft for $29 They Immediately
got out of Valdosta and went to Way
cross, where they passed a draft for $35
on a merchant named Watson. Smith
claims that he and Jackson paSted at
Waycross, Jackson going to Brunswick
and he coming to Savannah. He arrived
here Saturday, Nov. 81, he said, and re-
manned until Thanksgiving day without
doing anything. Then he went back to
Waycross with the intention of passing
another draft there but fearing he would
be recognized returned to Savannah Fri
day. He tried to get in his work here the
next day and was caught.
Smiths plan of operating was very sim
pie, and yet very shrewd. He is TALL dark
and sallow and looks and talks like an
average young countryman. His plan
was to hang around the outside of a store
until approached and solicited to trade by
one of the employees. He would reply that
he had no money. but that he had a draft
which he was going to get cashed. Taken
in by the fellows simplicity the merchant
would offer to cash the draft if he wished
to trade. He would make a purchase of
50 or 50, which the merchant would deduct
from the face of the draft and pay him
the balance in cash. This was the way he
worked off the drafts in Valdosta and
W dyCTOSS. he udue several edIOl - ~
trade on the draft basis here, but the
drafts We're always declined un Ill he met
Kaminski on Bryan street, who took the
draft to Peacock, Hunt & Co. and dis
covered that it was a forgery.
Smith claims to have been a peddler in
the upper portion of the state and in
South Carolina and North Carolina, and
claims that this is the first time he ever
did anything crooked.
Chief McDermott received a circular
last spring offering reward of SIS for
the arrest of Robert L. McAlltster of
Neapolis, Va, who passed a forged check
on the Bank Of Reidsville, N. c., March
16. The description suits Smith
Detective Scully is of the opinion that
Smith has done time before. His hands
are hard and calloused and he has evil
IDENTIFY been doing harder work than pass
ing forged drafts or peddling.
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PREJUDICE IN THE CHURCH.
REV. G. II. STRONG ON RELIGIOUS
FORMS AND CUSTOMS.

Old Ideas AbandOned-The Church
Not Made n Theater or Music
Hall by the Playing of Organ Mu-
sic or the Singing of Sacred Songs
Outside of the Regular Service.
Prejudice Impossible to Avoid,
But 1t May BE Kept Within Bounds.
Rev Charles H. Strong preached an IN
teresting sermon at st. Johns church last
night on the subject of Religious Preju-
dices," taking for the text of his topic
the story of Naman, the leper, who, when
told by the prophet Elisha to go and
wash seven times in the river Jordan and
be made clean, asked if there were not
rivers in Damascus that were better than
all the waters of Israel put together. But
mand and was cured.
Rev. Mr.. Strong spoke of the wonderful
works of Sir Herbert Spencer, the result
of years of careful study and thought.
Spencer, he said, devoted a whole volume
to the subject of various kinds of preju-
dice. He spoke of class prejudice, pro-
fessional prejudice, but Spencer came to
all and the. strongest of all was religious
prejudice. Mr.. Strong spoke of the i'm
possibility of avoiding prejudices alto
gether, but he said it might be held within
the bounds of reason. He spoke of such
strong prejudices as the belief by many
that the world was really made in six
days, or that Jonah really remained three
days in a whales stomach. If these early
Biblical stories were to be taken literal
ly. it might be asked why did God mako
the fossils and put them in the geological
strata?
He then went into the subject of church
forms and customs. saying there was no
reason why one church should abandon a
part of its service simply because some
church which was wrong in other
things has used it too. Some people. he
said, had compared st. Johns church to
a theater and a music hall. He failed to
see why the playing of an organ piece af-
ter the service was over could make it
comparable to a theater or how sacred
music sung after the regular service could
make it comparable to a music hall. or
why this music was not just as much in
praise of God as that which came in the
midst of the service.
This he said, was not a subject of satire
or of sneering, but one that goes right to
the hbres of the human heart. Religious
prejudice Is something men should free
themselves from for the sake of something
larger, nobler and more Christian-like. If
you would know the truth your mind must
be free from restraining prejudice In con-
clusion he said learning the truth may not
make life easier, but it robs the mind of
the old mediums through which it looked,
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human life is when they try to live it in
the fear of God and in the love of man.
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LOVERS LANES LIVELY BLAZE.
4 Sunday Afternoon Fire Excited the
Population.

The resid ents of Lovers lane were fur
nished some excitement yesterday after
noon in the shape of fire.
Some boys were playing around a va
cant shed on Reynolds street, near the
corner Of the lane, when suddenly the shed
burst into flames. There was some hay
in the shed, and it is supposed that the
boys dropped a match into it either acci-
dentally or intent ionally.
The shed was a himsy structure and
burned like tinder- a one-story dwelling
adjoining was soon in flames. The fire had
been burning several minutes before an
alarm was turned in from box No 1l3, at
Lincoln and Habersham streets by Police
man Tom Farrell. The Protection Hose
Company, volunteer, from Waldburg
street. was the first to arrive, but had only
hose enough to barely reach the fire, the
line being run from the fire plug west OF
the railway track When the southern half
OF the fire department arrived under AS
sstant Chief Mouro, three buildings were
blazing merriy The firemen mad no trou-
bic in handling the fire as soon as they
got the wafer on
For a small fire there was a great deal
of excitement. The locality is thickly built
up with small wooden houses occup4eu ny
negroes. who moved out their household
goods in a hurry.
The shed in which the fire started was
owned by Linda Aaron and was worth
probably S25. The dwelling house adj
Joining was occupied by Charlotte Haines
and owned by Charles Noble II was
practically destroyed, the loss being about
$3.50. The two-story dwelling adjoining,
owned and occupied by Clara Box. COZ
ored, was damaged to the extent OF about
500. There was no insurance, so far as
could be learned.
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AT WESLEY MONUMENTAL.
Two Church Sermons by the Pastor.
Getting Ready for Conference.

Rev. A. NJ. Williams of Wesley Monu-
mental church, preached sort of finan-
cial sermon to his members yesterday
morning. He made a change in the sub
ject. as announced, and took as his text:
''wist We not that l must be about my
fathers business"
He spoke of the work of the church,
the redemption Of mankind, from BUSH
ness standpoint, and said it was the big
gest business, the greatest undertaking
and enterprise before the world to-day.
He called attention to the approaching
meeting of the South Georgia conference,
and the need of funds to carry on the
Lords business. In this connection he
spoke of four classes of members in the
church, those who are able to give and
will not, those who cannot give, those
who give their mite, and those who are
able to give and do give comparatively
large amounts. These two latter classes,
he said, were pretty evenly balanced in
Wesley Monumental church.
Last night his topic was the "Qualifca'
tons of Seeing" his text being, Except
We be born again, We cannot see the king
dom of God" He spoke of the fact that
all people cannot see a thing in the same
way. This, he said, was true in a moral
sense, as well as with regard to physical
things. hundred years ago, he SAID,
il was considered all right for a church
member even to keep a barroom, but tho
moral sense of the world has been edu-
Gated, he said, and the church had put the
liquor traffic under the ban. The man
who has been regenerated, he said, can
see the value of life for the spiritual edu-
cation of mankind, he sees the questions
on which the world is divided in a differ
ent light from the unregenerated man;
he looks on the subject of the worlds sal
walton, and missionary work, in a differ
ent light from that in which an equally
wise man who is Unregenerated, and he
appreciates the silent and spiritual forces
when the worldly man cannot see any,
thing in those things
Rev. Mr.. Williams will preach his last
sermon before conference next Sunday
morning. There will be a mass meeting
of all the Methodists at Trinity church
next Sunday night for the purpose Of
paying a tribute of respect to the retir-
ms presiding elder, Rev. J. W. Hinton
Rev. Mr.. Williams, who is chairman of
the committee for examination of appli-
cants for admission on trial, will lea re
the city for Valdosta Monday Dec T. as
there is to be an important meeting Of
MS committee Tuesday, which Is the day
before the conference meets.
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WILL GIVE OTHERS A CHANCE.
A New Lot of staR Onicers for the
Guards,

Lieut.. John M. Bryan, inspector of rifle
practice. Lieut.. W. r. Leaken, commits
sary, and Lieut.. L. e. WEIGH, surgeon of
the Savannah Volunteer Guards battal-
ion, have rendered their designations as
such to the governor, through Col William
Garrard, commanding the battalion
Lieut.. ]. F. Kollock, quartermaster,
has announced his intention of tender
ing his resignation shortly.
The resignation of these officers is not
due to any dissatisfaction, either on their
part or on the part of the commanding
officer. All have been in harness for sew
eral years, Lieuts. Bryan and Kollock for
a number of years, and they simply felt
that it was time for some one else to as
sumo the duties along with the honors.
Lieut.. Leaken rendered his resignation a
year ago, but withdrew 1t at the request
of Col. Garrard. Lieut.. Bryan resigned
his position as treasurer of the corps at
the last monthly meeting, Mr.. A. M.
Bond being chosen to succeed him. He
has been an active and faithful officer of
the battalion for number of years His
business duties have become so exacting
that he cannot afford any longer to de-
vote the time necessary to fulfil the duties
of inspector of rifle practice.
Lieut.. Kolock has been quartermaster
of the battalion for so long that he had
come to be regarded as a permanent fix
ture. His partner, Capt. Thos. Screven
being captain of Co. B, of the battalion
Lieut.. Kollock has never been able to at
tend any of the encampments and this is
supposed to be one reason for mis- resig-
nation.
DR.. Welch's professional duties are such
that he has been able to give but little
time to the battalion and hence his resig-
nation.
The duties of military staff officers are
no longer the sinecures they were a few
years ago before Lieut.. Satterlee began
his renovation of the Georgia military. A
staff officer has something more to do now
than ride a horse in a parade, and some
times, as on the occasion of encampments,
their duties are very exacting
The officers who have resigned will con-
tinue their connection with and interest
in the corps. In selecting their success
sors, Col. Garrard has an ample supply
of good material to choose from, and the
only difficulty will be in making the Sc
lection.
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Scientific Control Of Mineral wat.,

Prof. Oscar Liebreich of the University
of Berlin points out that owing to the
fact that aperient waters are formed by
impregnation of the water in natural bas
ms containing the active mineral constitu-
ents, there is always great danger of In
consistency in the quantity of the mineral
constituents present. This is a very sari
Gus matter, since it involves uncertainty
in dosage. 1T is, therefore, matter
for high satisfaction" says Prof. Lie
breich CTherap. Monatshefte). that tLe
aperient water 'Apenta, from the vi Hun
yadi Springs in Ofen, has been placed m
der state control The Royal Hungarian
Chemical Institute ministry of agricul
ture) has undertaken this charge ana
therefore, it is now possible to obtain a
water which is free from Injurious
extraneous waters infected with
organic substances. The analysts
mas been published by prof
LieDermann, director of the said insti-
tute. The proportion of sulphate Of soda
TO sulphate of magnesia is l5.432 TO "a lssS
IN the htre. so that 'Apenta' is 10 he
elassed with the best aperient waters ma
may be pronounced one of abe strongest "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-30
COLD WAVE STILL COMING.
Moving Slow, But the Weather Blu
reau Says 1t VIII Get Here.

oAOHg nut AhG W gunner bu-
reau Says 1t VIII Get Here.
The cold wave, which savannahians
have been looking for for the last few
days, has not put in an appearance. In
stead of a frost last night, the tempera-
ture at O'Clock was 6S degrees.
The cold wave, the weather bureau saws.
has moved slowly eastward during the
past thirty-six hours. and cold weather
prevails over all sections, except the ex-
IRENE southeast. During the last twenty
four hours decided falls in tempera tllre
have occurred from Boston, Mass, to PEN
sacola, Fla
At o'clock last night Charlotte. n C..
reported a temperature of SS degrees. show
ing fall of 80 degrees In twenty-four
hours. Atlanta reported a fail of IL de-
grees since p. m. Saturday
Rain Is general along the Atlantic ana
Gulf coast and light snow is reported from
the lake region. At o'clock last night
it was raining at Philadelphia, Wasblnr-
ton, Wilmington, Atlanta, MONTGOMERY
ana rev orleans and snow was falling at
New York city.
In the west extreme cold continues
Mercury was at zero at st. Paul last night
and ranged from zero to the freezineT
point as for south as Texas At Memnbis
it was 4 degrees below freezing and in Ok
lahoma it was 10 below
The local forecast sent out from the
weather bureau at midnight was. "Rain.
decidedly colder"
The weather was threatening the most
of yesterday and there was light sprinkle
in the afternoon. At midnight If Uas
cloudy with indications of rain. The mean
temperature for the day was 10 degrees
above the average. The minimum tenn
perature yesterday was the maximum Of
a year ago, when mercury was - degrees
above the freezing point