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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-05

of the guard on the trip will be Mayor Hendrick and some of the officers of the Second regiment.
 On arrival at New London breakfast will be taken on board the boat, where all the meals during the company's trip will be served. At o'clock the company proceeds to the Crocker house and thence together with the First company will escort Governor Coffin to the residence of Alfred H. Chappell, president of the board of trade, where he will be entertained during his stay in the city.
 Later the guards take part in the procession.
 In the procession from New Haven also will be Admiral Foote post and H. c. Merwin post G. A. R.
 G. A. R. posts from Branford, Mil ford, Cheshire, Wallingford, Derby and many other towns will be in line. Chief Engineer Kennedy will be among the guests. Major Fred Farnsworth will be marshal of the Second division. OUTLINE OF THE TWO DAYS GEL
 EBRATION MAY 5 AND 6.
 The following is the official program of the 250th anniversary exercises on May and 6:
 MAY 5, 1896.
 Evening meeting, at armory of Third regiment, Connecticut National Guard. Concert, 7:30 to 8, Third Regiment band E. L. Bailey, conductor
 The meeting will be called to order at s o'clock, and presided over by His Honor, James F. Johnston, mayor of New London.
 Prayer by John R. Stubbert, pastor of Huntington street Baptist church.
 Music-Star Spangled Banner-Choir of 400 school girls, J. A. Van Kuran, conductor.
 Address-The Founding of the Town Walter Learned.
 Hymn-Speed Our Republication girls choir.
 Poem-New London-George Parsons Lathrop, LL D.
 Short speeches by Hon, Charles A. Russell, congressman Third district; Hon. Orville H. Platt, United States senator from Connecticut; Hon. Thomas M. Waller of New London.
 Music-America-By choir, band and audience.
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Atlantic League.
Blew Half Her Head or.

Shamokin, Pa, May 4-While visit ing his fathers home at Stonington to- day William N. Kostetter procured a gun, entered the room where his wife was sitting in a rocking chair, stepped up behind her, took deliberate aim and blew half of her head off. Kostetter's mother, who was just outside the door, ran in. Shocked by the terrible specta- cle, she threw up her hands, uttered a loud cry and fell dead. Kostetter was arrested. He has been a sober and in- dustrious young man, but has been suffering from grip for months. His insanity will be inquired into
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MANY BoROUGHS ELECT.

Republicans of Bristol and Winsted Vic-
 torious-Trolley vs. Anti-Trolley in New l Canaan-Success Attends the Former | One Ticket in Torrington and in South ington-C Citizens Carry Branford.
 New Canaan, May 4.-For the first time In years there were two tickets in | the field at the borough elections here 1 to-day. These were the trolley and anti-trolley. The trolley men were successful by fifty majority. George E. Feeley was elected warden.
 Winsted, May 1.-The republicans scored complete victory in the bor- ough elction to-day. Every candidate on that ticket was elected by majori- ties ranging from 150 to 200 votes. Charles M. Chase was elected warden. The board of burgesses is composed of s. V. Beckwith, George B. Foster, I. R. Griswold, E. B. Gaylord, E. s. Sweeney, F. M. Cooke. H. w. Robinson was elected clerk and treasurer and Stephen c. Wheeler chief of police.
 Torrington, May 4.-There was but one ticket presented at the borough election to-day. The result was as fol- lows: Warden, James Alldin; burgess es, o. R. Fyler, Charles Brooker, Gid- con H. Welch, William Dayton, Rich ard Carroll and George B. Workman; borough sheriff, James Carpenter; board of relief, Henry I. Jackson and John Kearney. William Roraback was elected borough clerk and Isaac w. Brooks treasurer
 Bristol, May 1.-The borough went re p11b1ipap to-day rNha rdan was elected by majority of fifty votes, which was something less than the ma jorities received by candidates for oth- CT offices. Following is the result: Warden, Dr. H. A. Carrington; bur- gesses, c. s. Hull, l.. l.. Stewart, George w. Newborn, W. H. Russell; clerk, John Winslow: treasurer, c. $. Tread way; collector, Seth Barnes; sheriff, A. L. Morse; assessors, G. Perry Bennett, Lester Goodnow; auditor, Frederick D. Avery.
 Branford May 1.-The elections to- day went off smoothly, although near ly the full voting population cast votes. There were only two tickets in the field, citizens and democratic. The elected proved victory for the for mer they securing all offices except the seats of three members of the court of burgesses, whom the law de- crees shall be democrats, the body be- ing bipartisan C. H. Milford was elected warden by a. majority of 38 and Walter Foote, also citizens ticket, town clerk and treasurer, over John G. Will Hams, by a majority of 50. The bur- gesses elected were as follows: Citi-' zens' ticket, M. o. Babcock, Lester J. Nichols and P. D. Beach; democratic ticket, F. M Gerald, William Clancy and David Corey.
 Southington, May 4.-There was but one ticket in the field at the borough election to-day and that was prepared by the republicans. Every one on the list was elected. The following are the officers for the coming year: Warden, Stephen D. Neale; burgesses, Hal s. Granniss, William A. Finch, William S. Ward, John Hemingway, William Button, Randolph w. Cowles, Edwin c. Lewis; treasurer, Louis K. Curtis: col lector, William H. Barnes; sheriff, Charles w. Dutton; assessors, Whea- ton S. Plumb, John J. Barnes, Luman Andrew; auditors, Edwin P. Huskin, William Cummings. One hundred votes were boiled.
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OFF FOB NEW LONDON.

The Departure of the Foot Guards by Steamer TO-night-Other New Haven |OrganizatiOns-The Official Program.
 The Second Company Governors loot Guard will go by steamer Con |ecticut to New London tonight to Ike part in the celebration of the 25Oth
 hniversary of New London tomorrow. |hey will assemble at their armory at 1 p. m. and after short street parade l the center of the city will march to he boat. It is expected that there will
 e large company on the trip. They l i'll be accompanied by the Second |egiment band. They will return on
 Fednesday night. Among the guests
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Missing from Home.

Mary J. Brennan, a sixteen year old girl who lives with her aunt, Mrs. Della Doyle, at 34 George street, is missing from her home since Sunday. She left home in the afternoon of that day say ing she was going to visit friend in the Ninth ward. Her relatives are of the opinion that she went to New York. She took with her when she left the house her gold watch. A search of the local pawn shops will be made to-day to see if the watch was pawned.
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For Violation of Liquor Law.

Thomas J. Coffey, who keeps a sa- loon at State and View streets, was ar rested last evening charged with selling liquor to intoxicated persons. The com plaint grew out of the arrest of Gather inc Hanson for drunkenness. Coffey had been forbidden to sell any more liquor to the woman by members of her family
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Severely Scalded.

John Throman, who lives at Eaton street, was severely burned last even- ing by overturning a large boiler of boiling water. He was lifting the boil CT off the stove when the bail broke. pr. Converse was called and dressed his wounds.
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Heavy Forest Fires.

Putnam, May 4.-Heavy forest fires week. Saturday night the Thompson woods were ablaze. burning over sev- eral acres and destroying several hun- dred cords of wood. This afternoon it stated near the town farm and burned over a territory two miles in width. The loss will be heavy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-05
ItaIy,s Situation Good.

Rome. May 4.-Signor Colombo, min | ister of the treasury, will tomorrow make a financial statement in which he will declare that the situation is good.
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and in the mad rash to the Aqueduct and
Memorial bridges. Some one had raised
the cry to Virginia, and on TO Virginia they
went. leaving behind them city ablaze
with light, which fired thes sky.
TROOPS GUARD THE RIVER.
To add TO this unutterable confusion the
armies encamped In Mount Pleasant and
suburbs generally, horse, foot and dragons
came laundering with their artillery and
wagons down Fourteenth. Seventh street,
and debouching into Pennsylvania avenue,
swept on gallantly to the wharyes. The
people were surging in one direction, while
the armed hosts rushed along in another.
1t was all however in vain. AT about
o. clock In the morning the shelling ceased
Those who remained and kept cool under
the most trying circumstances realized
that there could be no landing of the ma
rines. The city had been splendidIy gar
risoned and the troops from the camps
beyond the boundary came in like
whirlwind in the night. making its way
over the burning districts. There were in
the city before daybreak 100000 sol
diers.
The fleet of the endnly disappeared al
most as rapidly as it came. 1t antici-
hated that the disaster might bcfal it OF
being cut off In the Potomac. and it sailed
away, after leaving very large area of
the city in ashes. The present burnt dis.
tricts'' are a fearful evidence of the mis-
laps which occurred at the very time when
lhe city was. according to naval authority
here and elsewhere, most secure.
History presents no parallel to the occur
rences of the fearful drama which was
enacted between midnight until aybreak,
or it was near that time when 1t was dis
covered that the fleet had actually re-
turned down the river.
Itwas not a people flying from foe inone
direction, for the shells reached all parts
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Blowing Up the British Ship Minotaur.

crowds that were surgiug forward to reach
the Virginia side.
More than zoe People were dangerously
wounded by the brutal struggle that took
place between the advancing and retreat-
ing crowds. Men. women. children. and ami
mails went down in the furious reaction
that took place. and the shrieks and groans
Of the women and children were mingled
with the blasphemiesau nd cries OF the crushed
aud trampIed men.
This fierce struggle was still in progress
when troop OF cavalry came up at fun
gaHop, under Mai. Ross Of the sixth Indi-
ana Regiment, and announced that the at
tack on the city was at an end. Later the
ambulances carried the wounded 70 thehos-
pitaIs IN camp.
The Times gives greetings to its old sub
scribers at It's new place OF business, EIev.
enth street and Pennsylvania avenue The
records OF the office were found 70 be intact
yesterday when taken from the safe az
Tenth street and the Avenue, where the for
merbunding sdestrOyed by the confla gra-
tion.
The war. it is expected, VIII soon terTni-
nate. The declaration Of war on England
by France on the Suez Canal matter, a full
account OF which is published asa good OMEN
this morning. VIII be found elsewhere
1t has been argued that it would have been
better policy for the fleet to have sur
rendered before Fort Monroe; and had thas
been done the submarine boats and tOrpedoes
would have remained as an obstruction. IL
would, however, have been only question
of few hours had the fleet given battle
there until the fleet and more defenses
would have been in possession OF the British
The original intention OF the fleet when i5
returned from the South was to proceed
Northward. but it was forced into Chesa-
peake Bay by the accidental appearance OF
the British cruisers coming from the North.
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of the city, even TO the limits the suburbs.
The city was practically enveloped with
smoke. Burning timbcrs fell. rom time
to time in the streets, which .<'ere lighted
UP only as the clouds OF densesnioke lifted
ami let In the lurid glare of houses on fire
from parapet 10 roof.
One OF the dreadful results was the break
ing and burning OF telephone, telegraph and
electric light wires. The city was in less
than an hour cut off from telegrapllic COM
municatfou with the outside world. The
gas supplies were cut off and the darkness.
except relieved as stated, was intense
The flight of the inhabitants TO the west
ern part of the city WAS a mere rout.
Women dragging children or carrying them
IN their arms were hurried along by the
impetus OF the crowd. Children were
trampled under foot and with them the
feeble and the slow who could not keep
up with the pace OF the great mass in its
flight from death.
Possibly there was a comparison with
the scenes of this night in the universal rush
OF the people OF Pompeii to escape from the
clouds OF ashes and redhot cinders which
buried their city in the first century.
1t was, again, q blind flight through en-
yeIoping clouds of smoke and burning Gin
ders Animals went wild in the street to
make confusion and danger worse coun-
founded and raced TO and fro at speed re
gardless of direction or consequence. The
fire alarms went OFF in the early part of
the night and kept up an incessant cIang-
or as If their tones were ringing the doom
of the city.
A fearful scene was Witnessed attfewest
end Of the 4Aqueduct bridge about 100
o'clock in the morning. A she'll burst near
the middle OF the bridge aud set it on fire.
BY strange fortune of war there were
only eight people Killed, but the immediate
effect was to create a backward rush OF the
The morning times., 1896-02-09

I 1895 shows that Great Britain had at that
time in service fifty battleships and ten
building, of which the Hector, the Alfred,
the Bellona, the Neptune, the Ilderim, the
Battenberg, the Major Andre and the Guine-
we're have since been built.
The Bellona, the Battenberg, ana the II
| derim are now off the coast OF Venezuela.
These vessels are armed with the I3-inch
gun, the English government having ceased
,, to manufacture the 16-nch gun in favor
of the former caliber.
FEARFULLY oyERMATcHED
In the same year the United States had
but three battleships in commission, and
five building. Tie policy of the govern
ment 10 depend upon the torpedo, the
torpedo boat, the torpedo destroyer, and
the submarine boats, was, perhaps, the
best policy under the circumstances, but
it is not known what chance or invention
on the other side may make this part of
our defense impracticable. IL is this feel
ing that causes the unrest and which has
moved so many OF our near neighbors in the
northwest 60 remove into the Interior OF
the country.
The Times reproduces this morning an
interview with one of the experts who
was connected with the Patent Office a
few years ago. There is dilution OF sar-
casm in the Interview, but it is given mas
much as it, reflects the views of thousands
OF our citizens and has been pre-justified
by the recent and continuing exodus from
the capital of the nation.
PROPHECY IN HIS WORDS.
Said The Times man: is Washington
safe against an attack from a foreign
fleet of ironclads?"
We'll. about as safe as a haystack in
July from Unexpectedly safe if no one
touches light to it,
But if someone should light match
that is, If a fleet of a dozen armored ships
were TO appear i'll the Potomac, say sixty
days from now, what could be done 10
stop them?'
VERY little, with any appliances Uncle
Sam has at the present time. That is.
assuming that the North Atlantic Squad
ron were otherwise engaged, as 1T prob
ably would be, since the representatives
from New York, Boston and Philadelphia
would demand and likely get, their quota
Of said squadron.
But assuming that three or four Of the
new steel cruisers were sent into CheSa-
peake Bay they would do well TO run away
from a real fighting fleet, since they We're
built as commerce-destroyers and not TO
fight armor-clads and would stand the same
chance against battleships that the Cum
bcrland and Congress did against the Mer-
rimac.
The few oldfashioned guns at Fort
Washington would be as efficient to stop
an armored fleet as would be yolIey of
stones to stop locomotive. They might,
10y accident, hurt some of the loose upper
works, but the crew of modern battleship
would be about as safe from projectiles
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From the Editions of The Times, August 2s-9, 1898

from such guns as they would from hail
stones.
''As to the torpedoes with which the chan
mel is to be lined, they do not exist. But
even il the government had several hun
dred torpedoes ready TO plant in the chan.
mel, they would bc useless unless protected
by strong batteries, for which batteries
guns could not be made in two years.
ToRPEDoES' SLIM HOPE.
anchored or stationary torpcdoes are
seldom effective. There are too many
ways OF destroying them. If undisturbed.
small boats can throw out graphing hooks
and catching the wires by whicl. the
torpedees are to be fired, can pull In
the wires, and by attaching battery to
the cut wire can explode all the torpedoes
on that circuit
Capt. Zallnski worked out plan by
which the vesuvius could force her way
into any harbor. no matter how filled
with torpedoes. provided she were pro
tected from gun fire.
IL was simply for her to throw dynamite
shells ahead of her and clear the channel.
Each dynamite she'll will blow up and
explode every torpedo within 200 to 800
are there. Then throw another shell fur
ther ahead and follow it up.
The dynamite shells from the pneu-
matte guns of the vesuvius can he set off
by little electric batteries no bigger than
a thimble, which cnly become active when
they have been in the water two or three
minutes.
Assuming that the hostile fleet have nc
pneumatic guns, dynamite shells can he
safely thrown half a nile or so from NOR
tars. and even from rifled guns, using
small charges OF powder so as 10 ayoi6
much shock and heat in firing them. II
would not be difficult contract to clear
the channel of the Potomac OF all the
fixed torpedoes which could be anchored
in it by means of counter-torpedoes or shells
from a fleet determined to come in.
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TO PROTECT WASHINGTON.
Orders Sent the Fleet to Blockade the
Potomac
(From Tlmes Extra, ,mldnIght.l }

(From Times Extra, ,midnight.)
Fort Monroe, Aug. 2s.-I viii leave here
in ten minutes on the Joe Blackburn, with
Harbor Master Sutton. Dispatch just re-
ccived from the War Department instructing
Dearborn to instruct our fleet to come on
TO Washington, If necessary.
kilograms have been sent TO river
stations to raise blockade of torpedoes; ves-
sells to remain under cover OF guns from
Indian Head. Instructions sent Gen. Smith
at Alexandria to hold tugs in readiness to
take out 800 scows and flats to blockade
channel after passage of our fleet.
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DAY OF AWFUL TERROR
Fearful Work of the British Bonn.
bardment

Early this morning the news reached Wash
ington from 4 lexandria that there was heard
tremendous cannonade down the river
beginning about midday. From the dis
patches already published 1t was evident
that the fleets had engaged near Indian
Head, and that the combined batteries of
our fleet and land batteries were in action
against the combined squadrons of the
British.
AT about 6:30 in the evening the Mime
apolis hovein sight, steamlng forA Alexandria,
and in ten minutes thereafter the Baltimore
ard Cincinnati. As it grew dark and none
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Flying Squadron Returns.

FSptCIdI 10 IHC IIIlIFs-T
Fort Monroe, Aug. 2S. The re-
reported sudden return OF the United States
flying squadron which passed here last
night. according TO report from the Elinor,
bound south, has caused the utmost con
sternation here. The Ranger has been dis
patched down to the mouth of the bay to
verify the report.
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HEADING FOR THE CHESAPEAKE
British Squadron Reported 10 he orr
the Capes.
FROM IImeS EAlra, Z p. NJ
(Snecial TO The Times.l

Fort Monroe, Aug. as. Capt. Dear.
born of the Ranger has just come ashore,
and has telegraphed the War Department
that the vessels of the flying squadron which
passed here, as already telegraphed The
Times, on its way south is heading for
Chesapeake Bay under fun steam.
He reports also that what appear to be
two British squadrons are also in sight.
one coming from the north and heading for
the bay and one from the south in the rear
OF our squadron. Both are superior in
numbers. A fight is impossible under the
circumstances. As at present advised it
is likely that our squadron must retreat
up the river above Indian Head at least
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Il. nj. S. MINOTAUR BLOWN UP.
Fearful Carnage Among the
Crowds That Packed
The Streets.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE FLEET

Criminal Delay Preparing Defenses Fearuly Avenged
Millions of Property Have Been Laid in Waste and
Flames Rampant in the Northwest-No Accurate Fig
the Loss OF Life-British Did Not Attempt to
Land the We-guarded River Front-Detals of the
Bombardment.
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,sneclal 10 The Times. !

Fort Monroe Aug. 27.-The tugboat
Elinor, which arrived here at 4 O'Clock
this morning brings the news mat the Balti-
more, the Hantic, the Iowa, the Minneapolis
ana the Cincinnati, under AdmlraI Bunce,
passed the capes This morning, bound south.
Their destinations ls 81 ppOSeu TO Toe Charles
ton, where they VIII get within the torpedo
lines ana reinforce the comparatively small
number OF vessels in that harbor.
Tie dispatches IRON Tie War department
here today give ground Tor the belief
that the Chesapeake from the Capes 10
Fort Monroe as practically mpassabie, and
that none OF the British squadrons will
attempt TO force a passage. Forty of the
English battleships have bee sighted
off New York; and it is believed that The
demonstration viii be made there first.
The department has, however, thought il
advisable TO re-enforce all the ports with
a small number OF snips which wllI be sur
ficicnt. considering the network of tor
pedos AT Charleston. san Francisco, Mobile,
here, and At the ports possible of entrance
by Tie heavy draft English vessels.
TO ATTACK BALTIMORE.
The foregoing dispatch was shown to the
Secretary of War last night. he said
that, OF course, he had no news of the
movement south or the squadron above
mentioned, but would undoubtedly have
the information in the moming z. He was
under the impression that the vessels named
had been cruising off Cape Henry and were
watching rather descent on Baltimore
than on Washington.
He believed that the approaches TO wash
ingtUn were sufficiently guarded; anG that
il was impossible that some urgency not
yet known might have caused the hasty
sailing OF the squadron to the South.
Notwithstanding the assurances from
the War Department for the last thirty
days, or practically since the declaration
Of hoSiilities by Great Britain. and the
meeting of Congress in extra session, the
fears Of the people OF Washington are not
10 be allayed. IN fact. there has already
been an exodus from the Northwest 10
Chicago and st. Louis. and the resolution
presented in the Senate on the first day
of its meeting. calling on the Secretaries
OF War and Navy for full information
AS 10 all OF the available ships and guns
for fort and coast tdefenses, and The eslowness
Of tie reply, have done very little TO restore
confidence.
DELAY HAS BEEN CRIMINAL.
Two years ago The Times published a
statement or The available forces and ships
and an extract was then given from the re-
port Of the Secretary OF War that ample
prepara lions could be made in ten years in
some cases and in forty years in others.
Two years have now elapsed and the re-
cent lamentable failure OF the Venezuelan
commission, 10 which has been added the
outbreak of the VeneZuelans and the un-
fortunate stand taken by this government
in relation 10 The English protectorate over
Cuba might have indicated Tie necessity for
rushing Of all the possibilities for naval
defense. The again depleted treasury,
however, may be argued as the only excuse
for the governments present prcdicsment
TIE report OF the Secretary OF War for