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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-11
ON THE BAIL FIELD.
Results of the Games in the Big League
Yesterday.

Results of the Games in the Big League
Yesterday.
At Nawarlx-Rv beavv hating aided
~ @ 'o' ie' u ioia oii ''ie p'i u 'ie
Vlsltors the NeWarks snatched VIC
tory from the Metropolitans in the
eigb+b i,,,;na +his of+ar,oor cal
'''1i''ii po' up d "eah oeiiseis III Tie III ''
two innings, and gave the Metropoli-
tans six runs, He was retired in favor
of Moran. who pitched an effective
game and held the visitors down to a
few scattering hits The score:
Newark :. 20 0 o 0 0 9. 3-13
Metropolitan 2 g 0 4 / O-1O
Hits-Newark 13. METROPOLITAN Is.
Errors-Newark Metronolitan Rat
teries-Callsban Moran and Rothfuss:
Standish and Zearfoss.
At st. Louis
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THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
Two Election Cases Will Come Up in tn

House.
Washington, May 10.-Two contested
election cases will probably come up
in the house during the week-Murray,
rep, versus Elliott, dem, from the
First district of South Carolina, and
Reinaker, rep, versus Downing, dem,
from the Sixteenth district of Illinois.
Both will be vigorously contested. A
day has been promised the committee
on labor to discuss the Phillips labor
commission and the Erdman arbitra-
tion bills. The former provides for the
appointment of a commission to inves-
tigate the relations of labor to capi-
tai.
Mr.. German, in the senate, has in
dicated his intention of an amendment
to the river and harbor bill making a
horizontal reduction in all appropria-
tions above 100000. This will in all
probability precipitate some discussion.
According to the agreement some days
ago the two days Immediately follow
ing the passage of the river and har-
Dor bill are to be devoted to the Dupont
contested case with the understanding
that at o'clock on the second day
the vote is to be taken. The whole
time may not be consumed in debat-
ing this case and a few speeches on
general subjects may be delivered. Mr..
Nelson of Minnesota and Mr.. Gibson
have speeches ready to deliver on the
immigration question.
The District of Columbia bill will be
called up as soon as the Dupont case
Is out of the road. This will probably
consume the remainder of the week
much of debate doubtless growing out
of the appropriations for the charities,
over which there was a lively discus
sion in the house. The senate has re-
stored all the items for this purpose
stricken out in the house, and while
the champions of the policy pursued by
the house are not so numerous in the
senate the action of the committee will
cause number of protests at least to
be raised. The Notifications bill will
be reported by the end of the week
Mr.. Allison hopes to see all the ap-
preparation bills passed by the Goth
and will make every effort to accom-
plish such result.
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FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Male Population Turned Out to Fight the
Flames.

Whitinsvfile, Mass, May 10.-Forest
fires have been raging in this vicinity
during the past twenty-four hours.
Friday evening fire started in Plum
mer's Woods. After a hard fight it was
thought to have been subdued, but dur
ing the night it started again and this
morning it was fiercely raging. One
hundred men have been fighting the
fire all day and they succeeded in ex-
tinguishing it tonight. About one
hundred acres of land were burned
over and much valuable timber was
destroyed.
Woodland near the village of River
dale was found to be on fire this noon.
The entire male population turned out
to fight the flames, but the fire is still
burning this evening. The schoolhouse
was saved by a great effort Prompt
action prevented the fire getting into
the village. About seventy-five acres
of land were burned over. Unless the
flames are soon extinguished it prom
ises to be one of the largest forest fires
in the history of the town. The losses
in both towns are estimated at $4,000.
1t will cost the town $500 for the men
who are fighting the fire.
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to him, but 1t is most unhandsome to
defraud others of the credit that be-
longs to them. When national conven-
tions get down soberly to the work of
choosing a candidate they are now apt
to overlook the fact that in the four
months campaign that is to follow the
personality and his record will be sub
jected to the searchlight of hostile crit
icism. Nor do they forget that there
aer two qualities-resolution and con-
servatism--which the people always re-
quire in their chief magistrated. Now,
If we republicans are successful in the
next campaign as seems probable to-
day there are two great questions in
which are involved the earning capac-
ity of every citizen that we shall have
to settle. They are the tariff question
and the currency question. The Amer
lean people have shown they do not
want a radical tariff in any direction.
"Mr. Mckinley represents the most
radical and extreme view of protec-
ton. We must draw bill that Will
not be open to serious criticisms as
class legislation. | foreSee the great
est dangers to the republican party as
ton. Long before the bill has become
law the country will be flooded with
foreign goods which must be sold and
consumed before domestic producers
will feel the effects of the new law
During all this period we shall have to
defend our measure 1t should be, there
for safe, healthy and rational bill.
Fully as important as the tariff bill
is that measure which must be devised
to render our currency system intelli-
gible, safe and elastic. If Major NC
Kinley has any ideas on the currency
he has not revealed himself His Ohio
platform proposes another experiment
in silver coinage with the parity be-
tween the metals enforced by legisla-
ton. This, in my opinion, should and
| will remove Mr.. Mckinley from the list
of presidential possibilities by the time
the convention meets.
Then l am credibly informed that
the instruction for Mckinley by the
California convention was obtained by
the promise on the part of his mana
gers of cabinet office and by the fur
ther promise that he would sign any
silver legislation that could be got
through congress The republican can
| didate for president must be man
who instead of occupying an equivocal
position on this subject stands out firm
ly as an advocate of a sound and thor
ough reform of the currency, with gold
as the standard of value, and such a
man is our candidate, Governor Nor
ton When the delegates at St Louis
come to consider those matters their
choice for president will not be William
| Mckinley
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FESTIVAL IN HARTFORD,
Fine Programs and Great Soloists for To
day and Tomorrow.

day and Tomorrow.
Hartford is celebrating it's second an
nral May festival under the auspices
OF the Hartford Choral union to-day
and tomorrow. The concerts are to be
given in Parsons fine new theater. To-
day there will be concert at o'clock
this evening, when John S. Camps
'Forty-sixth Psalm" will have it's first
hearing, and miscellaneous program
by Lillian Blauvelt, Gertrude May
Stein, Evan Williams and Giuseppe
Campanari.
Tomorrow at o'clock an orchestral
concert by the Boston Festival orches-
ira and Ben Davies, tenor, and Frau
Lohse- Klafsky. dramatic soprano, will
be given. Mr.. Davies will sing an aria
from Gounods Queen of Sheba" and
a group of songs. In the evening Men
delssohn's Elijah will be sung by a
chorus of 300 voices from the Hartford
Choral union and the Philharmonic So
ciety of New Britain, with Madame
Lillian Nordica, Mrs. Katherine Blood
good, Evans Williams and Max Helm
rich as soloists.
Ine 1eSIVdl Is InaHaSeu Dy George
w. Stewart and the directors are R. B.
Paine of New Britain and Emil Mollen-
hauer. Many people from this city will
doubtless be in attendance. There al e
convenient trains in both directions.
Madame Nordica has promised to wear
her celebrated tiara, presented to her
by her admirers from all parts of the
country.
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BROKE TIE RECORD.

| al rya,, n.,,s citiyans Want :, So,ro,,
Of pa,i.f al, 80 E,nd tbe ua,+ as IN,
go. ~ g,,naraJs ~ tna s,'an"
ar. '.---.., ,.,..,,,
was " ieoolu oie'Nei No ihore
is necessary to describe the intensity or
| the heat attained and maintained
tbrouebout vesterdav Tho sbadv
| ,,,.,,4 ,-s-.'.
9''-0' - ''i ee'S "eie SNe-i' '0tle DeA'i
| the sun had climpeo 10 tne 2enlth ana
hao pegun pour down ms meridlanai
| rays upoh suHerlils ana sWeltenng
| people with merciless intensity. me
| electric cars were crowded early IN the
day with men, women ana chlldren IN
search OF the green lleius ana the ira
| GRANGE OF the luli ploWn apple orch-
ards. Ihe hVery men ana the plcycie
concerns We're taNeo TO their utmost
| capacity IN catering u the wants OF
those VINO ulu not care 10 Hlihsie with
| the multitude.
Ihousands forgot that thelr churcnes
! were not ye. closed lor tiie summer va
cation ana IN spite VI lhe ahatheihas
that nave OIL late peen numbered Irorn
| the puiplts OF certain iocdl churches as
| TO the eVlls OF SUNDAY pleasure seeking
| they helo themselves 10 the laKes' the
! WOOD ana the shores'
| 1t seemed as oio 9oi was IN
leasue Win the preacher VINO spoke III
sucn lorclple terms against the use OIL
the pieScle on the oapoatn'
! Ihe emplazoned races Oh the riders
| Oh the pike attested the neat OF the
| day Long runs were Planned on sat
urday put many man dropped py the
| Waysiae' some gave up ana the less
| prudent VINO kept up the pace ana
reached the Goal, were III need OF rest
TO say the least.
| no serious mlsnaps from the lnten-
| slty OF the suns rays We're reported to
the local authorities.
| Inc iocai Vehoers ol solt stuit had
harvest Yesterday ana every SODA
water FOUNTAIN was eagerly sougnt py
the thlrsty PEDESTRIAN. Inc patrolmeh
knowing ,the capacity OF new raven
thirsty brigade, ana now that capac-
| lty is enlarge IN seometrlcai ratlo upon
q not day, kept q sharp LOOKOUT on the
saloohs.
AT p. m. the thermometer on top OF
the Weather bureau puliolng marked
w. Tne average or the DAY was ~
Tor the corresponding DAY IN all other
years since the estapllshment OF the
bureau IN 1900. Ihe next highest, may
day was the 3lst last year. Inc marx
1 reached at that time was W. On May
III, 1889 the hlghest was VI degrees.
Az O'CLOCK last evening the ther-
mometer registered Ut degrees.
/ during the nottest part OF the Gay
yesterday the thermometer III some
| parts OF the city registered ~.
NO reiief need pc looked Tor to-day'
as tne warm wave IS pelng sent east
/ ward tfom the ONO valley, ana tnere
is little prospect OF any cnange unuf the
| Wlnd, Whlch is from the west ana north'
changes 10 the east Wnlch IS not eX-
| pected to-day.
rive thousand people went SaVln
| hock. open cars were run on 1he
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Is a Serious Matter.

London May 1.-THE News says that
it regards the Competitor case as be-
ing of the most serious nature, recall
ing as it does the Virginius horror. The
paper advises the Spaniards to mistrust
their own national ferocity in cases of
this sort, and adds that by prompt and
timely intervention Queen-Regent
Christina may find a solution of the
difficulty.
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Tncendiaries in Fall River,

Fall River, Mass, May 10.-Another
attempt was made to-day to start a
fire at the corner of Fifth and Morgan
streets in the center OF the erement
district. The blaze was discov erred in
John SIoan's livery stable. Prompt
work on the part of the firemen pre-
vented any serious damage. The po-
lice are investigating.
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His Condition Critical.

London, May 10-It is reported that
Sir John E. Millais, president of the
Royal Academy, to-day underwent the
operation of tracheotomy and that his
condition is critical. He is suffering
from some disease of the throat, which
many believe to be cancer, although
DR.. Uagot who recently examined him,
declared that the growth was not
malignant.
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and insisting that loyal denomination
alism did not require abandoning Of
nter-denominational effort, but rather
re-enlistment of sympathy and coop
GRAFTON. A complete verbatim report of
the proceedings and addresses of this
annual meeting will appear in a later
Issue.
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Had a Good Effect.

Washington, May 10.-WiIliam D.
Wamer, consul at Colon, writes to the
department that the publication in
Germany of information concerning the
official inspection of live stock and their
products by the United States govern
ment has had a good effect.
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RANDOLPH,

Mrs. Julia Zepp, who has been spending several
months with her son. Mr.. Thomas Zepp, returned
Friday last &c her home in Martinsburg w Va
Mr. ]. T. Shafer Of Burkettsvile, Md is visit
Ing friends In this vicinity.
pet dog belonging TO the children Of Mr.
Joseph Dove died in violent ft OF rabies Sunday
last. Another showing unmistakable signs Of
rabies is at large and causing much uneasiness in
the community.
Proprietor Kepp of the Ingeside Hotel is ne
gotlatng for better train service this point and
IL confidently eIpectant that Mays change OF
schedule Will bring the much-needed accommOda-
lions.
Mrs. A. b. Plat Of Washington has leased Oak
lawn, the hne country place of Mrs. L. X Dele
hant, and VIII take possession June 1.
Mrs. L. X. Delehant and family VIII spend the
summer In traVsl before setting In the autumn in
Georgetown, for the better placing Of her children
In school.
Mr.. J. Frank Bilf0rd and wife Of Denver Col,
were the recent guests Of Mr. A. ID. Davis.
Miss Mamie Bird of Jacksonville, Nd, is spending
the week with Miss Blanche Eeirs
Mr. Bliss y. Davis spent Sunday pleasantly with
friends at Ingl'side Hotel
Mr.. Jas. BOgley and family Of Halpine have
turned from Lrief visit TO relatives in West
Washington.
Monday last the farm OF the late Chas. Geagler
was sold at auction, the purchaser being Post
mistress Mary Heley OF MontrUse, whose business
property lies adjacent to her recent purchase
The price paid was S65 per acre.
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Spiders That Catch Birds,

Mr.. w. ]. Rainbow, an Australian natural
list, gives in the American Naturalist the
following description of the large bird-en-
trapping spiders of his country: "Represen-
tatiVes OF this genus abound in tropical and
subtropical regions. Their webs are COM
posed of two kinds Of silk, one yellow, ex-
ceedingly viscid and elastic, the other white.
dry and somewhat brittle. The latter is
used for the framework of the web, the guys
and radii. and the former for the concentrie
rings. These snares are at varying heights,
sometimes within reach, again 10 to u feet
from the ground, but always in a position
ter is also variable, from 3 feet upward
One seen by Giraffe In the Fiji Islands con-
structs a web 80 feet In diameter, These
snares are strong enough to entrap small
birds. In the authors opinion the web is
not set for such game, and the spider does
not feed on her pathological victim. In the
cases where she has been observed with her
fangs in the body of the ensnared bird it
is probable that it is for the purpose of has
tening the death of the bird in order to pre-
vent its injuring the web in its struggles
to escape Spiders of the genus Nephila are
easily tanned. Although exceedingly yora-
cious. they can nevertheless exist for many
days without either food or water They
pair In autumn. The sexes inhabit the same
web for considerable time, the female in
the center and the male on the upper edge
Of the web. His efforts to ingratiate him
self in the favor of his mate are not ALWAYS
successful 1t not infrequently happens
that he has to retire from her presence
minus two or three legs"
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SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOsTIA.

John Gordon, an Englshman, who was employed
by Mr.. Harrison, near Suitland, Nd and with his
family resided in house on Mr.. Harrlson's farm.
was struck by lightning Monday evening and in
.etantly killed. The unfortunate was seated
at table eating supper at the time, and had his
back to the door.
Immediately outside in the yard was a wire
clothes line. The lightning struck the wire, passed
directly through the wall, leaving a rent in the
plastering and after e1tingulshlnS lighted lamp
passed into Mr.. Gordons body.
Mrs. Gordon, who was uninJured requested her
husband to relight the lamp but receiving no reply
she did 30 herself. and was mortified to see Mr.
Gordon lying dead upon the floor. His features
stantapeous.
Mr.. II. A. Linger is making very extensive prep
arattons for the leap year lawn party and rose
festival which Is to be held on his lawn Tuesday
this will be the greatest social and festival
given by church people on the south side of the
Abacostia river. Over 1000 tickets have been is
sued and are being disposed of rapidly. Many
swing invented by William H. Lnger, son Of Mr.
H. A. Linger, that will hold four couples.
Rev. James MclAren, pastor of Anacostia NJ. E.
Perils and Our Hopes as a Nation" before the
members Of John A. Logan Post. @. A. R. 1t is
hoped to have the Sons of Veterans present also.
The hailst0rm Of Tuesday afternoon caused a
great deal Of damage to the growing crops of some
Of the truck farmers in that part Of Prince
Georges county adjacent TO the District One
prominent grain farmer also lost almost fifty acres
Of wheat, and word received from Charles county
Is to the effect that the loss to the growing to-
bacco plants was very severe.
Mrs. d. T. H. Shanks, who has been seriously fill
for some time is now believed to be convalescing.
Mr.. Benjamin keyser, who recently removed to
Anacosta, and who is employed at the navy yard,
IN seriously i'll,
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TAKOMA PARK.

The Takoma, Jr, base ball team defeated the
BrlGhtwoods by score Of II to 10 on the grounds
Of the latter Tuesday. The Takoma boys have won
three games out Of six played this season and Will
meet the Woodside team Saturday, the 23d instant
Rehearsals being held by the &c. Hopper
Family" and several other ''Takoma Hoppers'' for
the celebrated GrasshOpper cantata and musicale
to be given at Takoma Hall Friday the Goth Of
this month, for the benefit Of the Trinity Church
choir. under the direction Of Mr.. w. S. Childs.
Miss Cowman has returned home to Baltimore
after visit Of two weeks to Miss Swormstedt
Miss Julia Lay has returned from visit to
friends in Montgomery county, Nd.
Miss Hattie Beall of New York is the guest CT
Miss KiZZie Lewis at TakOma Heights
Miss Katie Lay of Takoma is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Martin, in Baltimore.
DIR. o. ]. Waters is in New York on a business
The festival given Tuesday night at the Presbyte-
rian Church for the benefit of the Union Sunday
school library was success, regardless Of the
threatening weather. Ten volumes OF the Christian
stedt, one of the pupils of the school -Four hand
somely decorated fables used for the occasion
w. King f. e J. long s and Mrs J. T. w aIs a b.
sisted by young ladies AMI gentlemen Of the Sun
day school. Miss Bertha Birch mnd Mr., Harry
Campbell had charge of the lemonade stand.
Church met yesterday afternoon the residence of
Mrs. II. L. knight.
The regular Praysr meeting vii be held at the
Mr.. T. 2. Devices and family have moved to
Takoma for the summer.
Mrs. Cartwright of Illinois is visiting the Misses
Bitter on Oak avenue
About seventy-fve parcels Of ground will be sold
today at the annual tax sale.
The construction of buildings going on in
the park is follows: p. B. CUNNINGHAM a
large house on the Sligo; George W. BealI, one
story house, covering q large space of ground In
the Beal subdivision Of the Carroll tract, and
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SANDY SPRING,

AT the annual meeting Of the Union Turnpike
Co. the following officers were elected: John
Bready' president; Washington Bowie secretary
and treasurer; John A. Baker, Thomas CasbclI
James Cashell, John c. Bentley, Charles F. KIRK
and Thomas Waters, directors. resolution NOT
TO charge Wheelmen toll was passed. though many
opposed 1t, claiming that bicycsts of all tray-
elers, ought to be willing to nav for the usa OF
good solid read
The Enterprise Telephone Compapy also bald
Its annual meeting last week and reelected its
former board of directors, DR.. Roger Brooke. Asa
NJ. stabler Charles T. Kirk, DR.. French Green.
Henry IL. Miller and Joseph 7. Moore, jr. STOCK
holders were present from Laurel to Ga,tbo-.hr
ana from Brighton to Rockville representing q
Scnslaerable portion of Montgomery county. A
Will make ninety-eight public and private nboncS
IN direct communication with the central odic" st
tne nome OF Mrs. Sophia Robson in SANDY SDriap
Oakley public school, Miss Lille B. stabler nr,n.
opal closed Friday afternoon with creditahIe
stahler, who has been teaching at Linden Is again
with he; cousins Mr. and Mrs. Asa NJ. StabIes OF
:, MI and Mrs; Charles R. HallowelI of Denver
nave rented the pleasant home Of Mrs sarah
ter win probably spend the summer in New yo ,rs
as has been their custom for some years, A'
their country home The A ncbSra nave feopensd
the residence of Admiral Jouett 'o'n'efF
place, died in Baitmers o nee resident Of this
ysnced nge She was the daughter Of the late
anu naQ numerous relatives hare
Alban G. Thomas has purchased Of Cborins :,
rol.er one acre OF land IN Ashton village and has
thereon. iis House
It is predicted there will be several Weddings
within the next few months in SANDY S,rsn@ nss
TIE nrst VIII be that Of George E Cooke and Miss
Dr., Dr. William WI Lis Tatum has recovered his driving
horse which was stolen from him mora thar s
week since, and after hard usage abandoned IN
tne vicinity OF Clarksburg. The thief has not been
G Mrs Joseph NJ; Shoemaker, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
.: ~ MiIer MISS Helen Miller, Mr.. and Mrs War.
Ja Jane Miller are at Alloway Miss Lucy AMMAN
Mrs. B. Stabler. Other recent visitors " are
Robert Marshall and sons and Miss Alice Tyson Of
Altoona, Henry W, Murray of Anne Arundel N oi
M THAN Fl Bae s Of Carroll samuel kamfofd Of
Lillian Adams of Massachusetts, Mr. and Sirs
Harry w. Beacham and DIR. Edward MaSruder Of
Baltimore, Miss Myra Drake and Miss Cresson Of
Washington. '@ Nie''on u
Absentees have been DIR. and Mrs Francis
Thomas in Carroll county, Mrs Joseph T. Moore
IN New York Mrs. Roger Brooke and Miss Ellen
Stabler In Baltimore, Miss Elenor Hough at At
kntie City and Samuel 8. Bond. The latter is
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ROCKVILLE,

The board of county commissioners held q meet
ing here Tuesday, ut which considerable business
was transacted. Bills for work on the public
roads were presented and passed, as follows:
Third district, e. Oxley, <5.95; fourth district,
e. T. Bean, SLIT; Washington Day, $3.50; H. G.
Clancy, 1918. The examiners on the road pcti-
tiored for by Charles F. Young reported unfavora-
bly, upon the same, which report was adopted.
The following persons were appointed assessors for
the several election districts of the county: First
district, Reuben Riggs; second Vim. F. Lewis:
third, Chas. NJ. Williams; fourth, Thomas r.
Clagett; fifth, Alfred O. Tolson; sixth, John 4.
Best; seventh, Henry Renshaw; eighth, Leonard
Neer; ninth, E. Il; Etchison; tenth, Harvey G.
Kent King; thirteenth, Hazel W. Oashcll
At a meeting of the board of school commits
soss5s held Tuesday trustees s ware appointed
to ll vacancies as follows; John E. Benson. school
E. King, school 8, district 2, vice j. :. Deets,
and =. Russsrd. school I. Sistsict b s..
school 1. district I. Applications for repairs, fur
niture. etc, for number Of the school houses Of
tho county were laid before the board and the con-
alteration of the same was postponed to q meeting