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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-15


Akers Left His Safe Open and a Thief
Footed It-Was Fond of Diamonds-He
Kept Lot of Them in the Safe-His
Adopted Son Arrested.
New York, May 14,-Eugene Akers, a
confectioner at 273 Sixth avenue, re-
ported to the police on Tuesday that
safe in his workshop in the rear of
his store had been robbed of diamonds
and money to the amount of more than
100000. Akers is a man who has always
had q great fondness for diamonds, and
during recent years had collected a
large number of valuable stones. His
employees and neighbors were acquaint-
ed with this fact Akers was always
ready to display his stock Of sparlllers
to his friends. Workmen about his
place were aware that at times he kept
$4,000 to 100000 worth of diamonds in
his safe, about which he displayed great
carelessness.
AT one time when the combination OF
the safe got out of order Akers per-
mitted 1t to remain unlocked and often
open for three months. All this was
known to the men whom he employed
about his place.
The safe was left open in this same
way on Monday night. On Tuesday
morning, when Akers entered the store
he discovered that a thief had been
there.
The safe door stood open and the
cash box, which had been broken open
with a pair of scissors, lay on the floor
rifled of it's contents. The safe hat
been thoroughly plundered. The thie1
had entered the building through real
| window which had not been securely
| fastened.
| He had carried away everything Of
| value upon which he could lay his
| hands. That included about $3.50 II
cash, a check for $3.50 and large
quantity of valuable jewelry. Akers a.
once reported the robbery to the police
and furnished a description of the
stolen gems.
| The jewelry which was carried away
| by the thief embraced about forty-tWt
| diamond rings, a dozen diamond studs
and half dozen pairs of diamond ear
rings, besides a handful OF unset dla'
monds of great value, In addition tc
| these the thief got large quantity o.
miscellaneous jewelry.
| John H. Redell, adopted SON of Akers
| is under arrest, charged with the theft
| Akers had recently discharged him FOL
| alleged pilfering.
| The detectives found Redell living
with a blind man and a negro woman
| in Eighteenth street, and placed hin
under arrest.
He denied having any knowledge O.
the robbery of Akers' safe. None O.
/ the property has been recovered.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-15

The Rev. Mr.. Phillips of st. PauPs
officiated at the morning service last
Sunday and preached very interest
ing sermon to a good-sized congrega-
ton. Mr.. Welton. the new organist,
presided at the organ in an acceptable
manner, both morning and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Macbeth of Trinity conducted
the evening service and preached an
interesting sermon to a large congre-
cation.
On Ascension day, next Sunday, the
Rev. Mr. Phillips will celebrate the holy
communion in the church at 0 O'Clock
in the morning.
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West Haven Tonight.

The Yale Glee and Banjo club will
give a concert in the town hall West
Haven, this evening, for the benefit Of
Christ church. There will be twenty
nine men in the Glee club and twenty
one in the Banjo club
The patronesses of the entertain
ment are the following named: Mrs
r. H. Gesner. Mrs. c. x. Bush, Mrs. g.
II, Warner, Mrs. Mary Hills, Mrs. Will
liam Peck Mrs, J. D, Hills, Mrs. A. G,
Heitmann, Mrs w. r. Crane, Mrs, A.
G. Coe, Mrs. /. A. Kelsey, Mrs. David
T. WEIGH Mrs. Edward r. Howarth
Mrs. James Fl. Peck, Mrs John f. Bar
nett, Mrs. Julia Kelley, Mrs. Frederick
Jackson.
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Barnum's Circus Coming.

r. f. Hamilton, formerly called Tody,
general press agent of the Barnum &
town yesterday morning making ar
engagements for the appearance Of the
Great Moral Entertainment in this
city June 10. Mr. Hamilton called on
his old friend, Captain D. S. Thomas,
who was for years Mr.. Barnums press
agent Mr.. Thomas had a little set
back recently, but is again improving.
Mr. Hamilton is the same genial gem
tleman that he always has been. He is
one OF the best known press agents in
the country
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miscellaneous.
IT o the Honorable Court of Common Coun
j Gil OF. the City of New Haven:
Telephone 779.

IT the Honorable Court OF Common Coun
j Gil OF. the City of New Haven:
The Board OF Public Works respectfully
port that, as ordered by the Court of Com
mon Council, they have caused a survey and
layout to be made of two new streets on
land OF the estate of Eli Whitney, the lines of
which, as surveyed and laid out by them, are
described as follows, viz:
The first Is nearly in extension of st. Ro-
nan street, and the eaSterly line commences
at the city line and extends southerly in
straight line to a point in the southerly line
of Cliff street distant one thousand and six
llOO6) feet westerly from the westerly line of
Whitney avenue as measured on said south
erly line of Cliff street, thence in the same
straight line to point in the southerly line
of Rock Lane extension, distant nine hum
dred and twelve OBJ feet westerly from the
westerly line of Whitney avenue as meas
ured on said southerly line of Rock Lane ex-
with radius of fifteen hundred and fifty
Q550) feet to point in the northerly line of
the new Suburban street, thence in a
straight line tangent to said curve for dis
lance of forty {42) feet, and thence in q
curve toward the west. with radius of nine
teen hundred and fifty Q950) feet to the
northerly line of the land of the st. Francis
Orphan asylum.
The westerly line is parallel with and sew
.enty c0l feet perpendicularly distant from
the above described easterly line.
The second of the two stree is extends from
the above described street to Prospect street.
The southerly line Is three hundred (300)
feet perpendicularly distant from and paral-
lei with the northerly line of Rock Lane, as
recently extended.
The northerly line is parallel with and fifty
f50) feet perpendicularly distant from the
above described southerly line.
The above described streets are to be open
ed and graded by the said estate of Eli
Whitney without expense to the city and to
the acceptance of the Board of Public
Works.
The lines of the above described streets are
fully shown by the red lines upon map of
the said streets on file in the office of the
City Engineer, daetd April 6, 1896, and num-
bered No. 6?l. which map, dated and number
ed as above described is made part of this
layout.
The amount of land taken for the said
street is fully shown upon said map.
All parties affected by the layout of said
streets were given full opportunity for a
hearing in the case, and, after careful con
sideration. the said board respectfully rec.
ommen the adoption of this layout.
Respectfully submitted by order of the
Board of Public Works.
CASSIUS w. KELLY, City Engineer.
In Court of Common Council, read, accept
ed and layout ordered as recommended.
Approved May 18th, 1895.
A true copy of record.
Attest: RICHARD F. LYON,
my14 St City Clerk.
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AYorHER CUBAN EXPEDITION.

Jacksonville, Fla, May lathe
schooner Gladiator left Fort Meyers,
Fla, on Tuesday night with arms and
ammunition for the Cuban insurgents.
She also carried forty men and will
pick up more at Key Largo.
Among the Americans on board were
w r. Washburn, inventor of rapid
fire gun; T.. G. Stewart, q skilled en-
gineer, and A. H. Harris an expert at
gunpowder making. Alfonso Gonzales,
a Cuban, commanded the expedition.
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Take Notes for Cash.

Denver, May IA majority Of the
suspended American National bank de-
positors have agreed to accept notes
bearing A per cent, and the probabili-
ties are that the bank will soon resume
business Ten per cent of the deposits
will be paid in cash when the bank re-
sumes, and the remainder in six equal
installments half yearly. The liabili-
ties have been reduced to 1921, 000
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odd rellows, Companv ASSIGNS.

Cincinnati, May 14,-The Odd Eel
lows Temple company made an assign
ment this morning. The assets are
placed at $3.50, 900 and the liabilities $780,
COO The cause given is the lack of
capital and the failure to sell the
stock and bonds Of the company.
The assignee, President Warth,
thinks the assignment will be raised in
short time. He says arrangements
can be made so that several threat
ening creditors could not obtain by a
preference by Ievying on the furniture.
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Static Confnrenne. mann.

Hartford, May 14,-The nineteenth
general meeting of the Ruth WHY'S
chapter of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution was held in the room
OF the Connecticut Historical society
this afternoon. Several committees
having charge of the arrangements for
the state conference to be held here on
May 26 made reports. The conference
will hold the morning session at the
Park church. Mrs, John M. Holcombe
of Hartford win make the opening adj
dress, and Sara T. Kinney Of New Ha-
ven viii reply
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Franklin Athletic Club.

The Franklin Athletic club will hold
its fifth anniversary and banquet at
Harrison hall next Monday evening.
Music will be furnished by Arpin's or
chestra and Professor McCabe will do
the prompting. The committee of ar
engagements are F. j. Miller, j. Meskill,
Thomas R. Flanagan, Hubert Beach,
Albert Downing, P. J. Halligan, Ma
thaniel S. Palmer, John Mulvey and ].
Gull.
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London, May 1.-THE morning pa
pers congratulate Mr.. Pierre Lorillard
upon the success of his horses in yes
terdays races at Newmarket.
The Sportsman praises Reiff, the
jockey, for his excellent riding of Wish
ard, in the all aged selling plate race
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The last time you were here you con-
scented to be sworn, and now simply
make affirmation. Mr.. Johnson-Well,
yo' honah, de reason am dat 1 'spects
1 amt quite so suah about de Jacks OBJ
dis case as de odder.-Baltimore Life.
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Troops Surprise Renegade Apaches.

Tucson, Ariz., May 14-Lieutenant
Averills scouts had an engagement
yesterday with a band of about twenty
renegade Apaches from San Carlos,
having surprised the camp at day
break. Two Indians were wounded.
The scouts captured everything in the
camp, including an Apache youngster.
The Indians escaped into Sonora.
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Good fdr Old BAY State.

London, May a. Bids for the Massa-
chusetts s4,O0oooo 31a per cent. gold
loan, the issue price OF which was 113,
were closed to-day The bonds We're
largely ver-subscribed. The New
York city $4,000 900 gold bons, yielding
8 per cent. at the present rate Of ex-
change, just barely sold.
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Silver Men Active.

A meeting of silver men will be held
in this city within short time to for
mulate plans for. the election of dele
gates to the national convention of the
silver party which is to be held in st.
Louis on July 22 The delegates will
probably include Judge Sheldon and DR..
A. 3. Fuller.
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pnssencer rrnin wrecl,ed.

Des Moines, Ia, May 1.-THE Chica-
go Great Western passenger train from
Kansas City to ST. Paul was wrecked
at Talmage, sixty miles south of here,
last night by running into washout.
The injured are Mrs. e. Hamilton and
j. w. Eckels. Both received serious in
ternal injuries.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-15
cantain Bailex,s Resignation.

Governor Coffin yesterday accepted
the resignation Of Captain I. Durham
Bailey. and directed First Lieutenant
George S. Woods to retain command of
the company until further orders.
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cathnlic CHURCH Rurned.

Philadelphia, May 14.-St. Dominic's
Roman Catholic church in Holmesburg,
a suburb, was destroyed by fire this
morning. The loss is $50, 900 and the in
surance $4,000. The fire was caused by
a Waterman dropping a lighted match
on carpet in the church.
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California Populists.

Sacramento, May 1.-THE populist
state convention yesterday nominated
Thomas V. Gator of San Francisco for
United States senator and J. L. Gilbert
of Fresno for lieutenant governor.
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ritzhugh Lees Son Goes with Him to Cuba

Huntington, Va, May 4-Fitzhugh
Lee, jr., who has been spending year
here, will start on Saturday for Ha-
vana, where he goes as private secre-
tary to his father, Ex-Governor Fitz-
hugh Lee, consul general.
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The Snanish CararaIs.

Chicago, May 1.-THE Spanish cara
wells, which came over during the
worlds fair, have been given to the
Field museum and will hereafter float
in the Lagoon directly in front of the
museum building.
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o. III. Greenleaf Dead.

Springfield, Mass, May 40. HI.
Greenleaf, one of the most prominent
paper manufacturers in the country,
died at his home in this city this morn
ing
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The Red Cross.

2, K. t.. will have a stated conclave
work in the order of the Red Cross. A
well known business man is to take
the degree.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-31
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION.
labor bay Plans of h Lehfgh Valley
Fsaflroad.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad has ar
ranged a delightful excursion for Labor
Day, September Z. The objective point is
Niagara Fails, and no pains will be
spared to make the excursion enjoyable.
A rare chance is offered to those who
have never seen the Falls to visit one Of
the greatest natural wonders in the
United States. Trains of Pullman cars
viii leave Cortlandt or Desbrosses streets
at S:30sA. M, $40 and 9 P. NJ, and from
Pennsylvania Annex boat at 5 A. NJ, 5:45
and S:45 P. NJ. on Saturday, September S.
Intending tourists can secure tickets and
sleeping car accommodations at any of
the offices of the LehiSn Valley roads in
New York or Brooklyn, while those who
desire to be thoroughly posted or to make
arrangements for the accommodation of
parties can do so at No. 235 Broadway.
Tickets purchased viii be goon on the
trains mentioned leaving on September
8. and returning up to and including Sep
amber T.. The price for the round "trip has
been PLACED at S. The Lehigh Valley
Railroad passes through a picturesque
country, and the name of the road is a
sufficient guarantee of safety and COM
fort in travelling.
Il Lehigh Valley Railroad has ar
ranged the final excursion of the season
Labor Day, September Z. A special train
with improved lunch car attached will
leave the foot of Cortlandt or Desbrosses
streets at 500 A. NJ, and from the Penn
sylyania Annex at the foot of Fulton
street, BROOKLYN, at s o'clock.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Meolure,s magazine for septemb.


"McClure's Magazine" with a stirring
barrack-room ballad by Kipling, a thrill
ling instalment of Anthony Hopes
"Phroso,', a dramatic sea story by an
actual sailor, and characteristic stories
by Mrs. Spofford and Clinton Ross, main
tsins, in the September number, it's usual
enticing aspect. More interesting even
than the fiction. in this number, are some
Of the graver articles. Mr.. Lows reeol-
~lections of his art-student days in Paris;
Mrs: Morton's intimate account of the
heroic labors of her husband, DR.. W. 7.
G. Morton, in overcoming incredible preju-
dice and obstruction and getting his
humane discovery Of anaesthesia perfect
ed and introduced, and so giving pain
less surgery TO the world; the vivacious,
yet sympathetic account Of the painter
Whistler Chat most picturesque of mem
and his eccentric ways and witty
speeches; and Elizabeth Stewart Phelps
account of her life down among the
Gloucester dshermen-ail Of these. are tile
very best of good reading in their several
ways. Ali are fully illustrated with por-
traits and other pictures.
Considering abiding value as we'll as i'm
mediate interest. the feature of the num-
Der is Lincoln's Lost Speech"-raised to
the f~ullness Of life as it were from the
very dead.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
ssAt Gay Coney gsiand, as Given at
the Lyric.

tfEe LyEAt.
When a genius, real or imaginary. OF
the playwright order has brought forth
a new dramatic piece, he takes it to some
suburban town where it is presented be-
fore the inhabitants of that place before
it is ventured in the metropolis. This,
in the expressive argot of the stage, is
called Trying it on the dog" Mr.. Levin
c.. Teers has evolved a comic play which
he has named "a Gay Coney island"
and on Saturday night Hoboken was the
dog he tried it on. 1t was brought forth
on the Lyric stage and it was evident the
dog liked it. He yelled and shouted and
cayorted in his glee to the fun extent OF
a theatre seats possibilities. II Mr..
Levin C. Tees is not the author of a play
called Rush CITY, which pleased large
audiences of the Lyrics patrons last sea-
son. he is guilty of plagiarism. The two
plays 50 closely resemble each other that
s'At Cay Coney Island had not proceeded
far before one realized that he was before
an old acquaintance.
The play. nevertheless, has many good
| qualities and ought to do well. II is
funny even though its fun is old and the
troupe that presented it Saturday evening
contained several excellent performers.
J. Sherrie Matthews and Harry Bulger,
who played the principal parts, are the
| good German, and Toney Hart, Jr+. whose
| name carries him a good way along, is
an acceptable Irishman. j. Roger West
in the dual character; Bill Y. Toed, the
| old soldier. who was too strong to work
and therefore needed a pension. and Tom
CHM, a bartender. showed himself to be
a capable, many-sided comedian. with
Miss Alice Montague, who also filed a
double role, he played several musical
selections. All the other members of the
company were good, and SAT Gay Coney
| Isiand' ought to succeed.
The sale of seats has begun at the
| lyric for HOYt'S "a Temneranpa Town -
which opens the regular season Saturday
| eveniug.
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Orator will have no trouble in finding
encouragement anywhere.
The FrankIns Privilege in the Cam
pa5gn

Some Of the papers seem to think that
the use of the ranking privilege for the
circulation of political documents is a
! serious abuse. We do not agree with
them. We concede that it IS an appli-
| cation of the law hlc was not conten-
| plated, but we think 1t is an exceedingly
| good one. The law in its original snten-
ton was a poor business. It was a
means OF gratifying the vanity of Com
gressmen at the public EXPENSE But,
being applied to the dissemination of in
formation on a great public question,
with the purpose of aiding voters TO ex-
ercise their sovereign franchise wisely, 1t
is useful and meritorious in the highest
degree.
We say this without regard to the fact
that much of the matter sent out is on
the wrong side. This cannot be helped.
One side is entitled to a hearing as well
as another, and it Is a poor cause which
VIII not stand the statement of the Up
posing cause. We believe in the triumph
of the truth, and we have no objection TO
the advocates of error getting all the
free platform thatsthe law allows.
One of the admirable developments of
the last twelve years in American poll
tics is the growth of the campaign of
intelligence, and of the method of edu-
cation as a substitute for red fire, BOOM
boom and the bloody shirt. If the Mug
wumps did no other good thing, they
helped to bring thisa about AT the same
time the contraction by law Of the party
opportunities for raising money-by abol-
ishing assessment of oficeholders, for in
sfance-has made it harder than ever to
carry on campaigns. The educational
system is expensive Therefore the dis
covery that a large part Of the burden
may be put on the Government is a time
ly and a fortunate enc. TIL total cost
TO the treasury is a mere trihe in COM
parison with the enormous benefit con-
ts-rea upon the people.
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CRANBERRY SAUCE In DANGER.
The Thanksgiving Turkey May Feel
Lonesome.
$500 Jc3scJ CftJ NcUe,


WATERFORD, Aug. 81, 1Sss.-There is
general disappointment among the cram
berry growers over the crop prospects
this year. All the growers In his sec
ton, which is the chief cranberry section
of the State. agree that there will not be
more than a third of a crop. In the
spring time. when the cranberries were
in blossom, there were prospects of one
of the largest crops ever seen in this
section, but later frosts nave been the
chief cause of the failure. There were
two frosts in June, at just the time when
the blossoms were advanced sufficiently
to be most injured. Though these frosts
were barely perceptible on the uplands,
they played havoc on the lowlands and
boys The damage was manifest on ali
the cranberry boys, but it was not even
suspected that the loss would be SO great
as has been shown since cranberry pick
ing began.
The picking was begun during the past
week, and in the acres of boys that have
been gone over 1t was observed that not
only the late frosts, but the exceedingly
hot weather had scalded thousands Of
bushels Of berries During the hot wealth
err there were several showers, and the
blazing sun after these showers scalded
the fruit.
On William Braddock's bogs there will
be only about 5000 bushels of berries.
whore 10000 bushels We're expected. on
e. 2. Collins, bogs the crop is reduced
one-thtrd. and on the Braddock, Chester.
Heggan and other Dogs the same per-
centage of loss is reported. On the Whar-
ton boys the loss is even estimated at
less than two-thirds. there being less
than 5000 bushels where there were 5000
bushels last season. In connection with
the late frosts and the scald the grass
hoppers have destroyed thousands OF
bushels. The -grasshoppers are worse this
year than they have been for ten years
and more.
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THIS WEEK AT SEA GIRT.
A Number of States will Compete
VIII Our Jersey Shooters.

The sixth annual meeting of the New
Jersey STATE Rifle Association will be
held at Sea Grit this week. The matches
viii begin tomorrow ard viii last until
Saturday. During the week there viii
also be the shoot of the National Rifle
Association. The indications ara that
tie meeting will be the largest for mill
tary. rifle and pistol competitors ever
held in this country.
The following States will be represented
ny State teams:zNcw Jersey, New York,
Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Penn
sylYanla, Georgia and the District of
Columbia. The regular army will be
represented by regimental teams only.
and no less h a twenty-five of these
viii be present. There will also be about
the same number-of company teams.
The matches of the National Rife AS
soc5ation viii include the Wimbledon Cup
match. the Hilton Trophy match and the
Interstate Military match.
The New Jersey team to compete in
the Interstate match had not been Sc
lected up to yesterday. Colonel A. +.
Kusers who Is ,captafl of the team. will
sent tbs State sornckeow. They viii shoot
on Wednesday. LIST year Georgia won
and our State team the year before.