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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-12
GEN. C0XEY FOR GOVERNOR
THE NOTORIOUS COMMONWEALEE
NOMINATED BY OHIO POPULIsTS.

Some of the Delegates Charged With Be-
ing Present in the Interest of Senator
Hanna-A squabble Ensued and General
Confusion Followed-Police Called in to
Preserve Order.
Columbus, O., Aug. 1.-THE populist
state convention opened with Mr.. Witt
of Cleveland demanding more than five
minutes in which to speak upon
charges to the effect that certain mid,
dle-of-the-road delegates were there In
the interest of Senator Hanna to keen
the convention from enforcing the
state democratic ticket. The chairman
refused Mr.. Witt more time. Dele
gates told him to sit down and finally
Martin Krumm of Columbus undertook
to put him down. Mr.. Witt resisted
Mr.. Krumm. George Riddle Of Colum-
bus seized a chair to assault Krumm.
Delegates took the chair from Riddle.
General confusion ensued. Mr.. E. M
Kerr and Mr.. Krumm clinched and
were fighting when a policeman sep
arated them. Chairs were broken I'M
the fight.
When quiet was partly restored Mr..
Witt was still seen standing on a chain
demanding more time to speak. Fur
ther trouble being apparent, the police-
man telephoned police headquarters.
and a squad Of police reported to pres
serve order.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing ticket was nominated: For COVER
nor, Jacob Coxey; lieutenant governor,
Morris Whitcomb supreme court judges
D. c. Pomeroy; attorney general. G.
A. Reider; state treasurer, M. M. Morris.
The convention remained in session
until o'clock awaiting the report OF
the investigation, but it was not forth
coming.
The convention then adjourned sine
die.
Rev. j. H. Taylor and Hugo Pryor
of Cleveland, both fusfonists, were the
principal witnesses before the investi-
eating committee.
Taylor stated that he had heard the
republicans were spending money tu
assist the anti-fusion populists and he
determined to find out the truth Of 1t.
He said he went to Major Charles Dick
and told him the populists were dis
satisfied with the democratic campaign
and suggested that the question might
be brought up. At a conference Major
Dick agreed to pay for literature for
the anti-fusion populists. Major Dick
asked them If they needed any money
for expenses and Pryor said he did not.
Taylor accepted $25 and railroad
ticket, Pryor stated to the committee
that he had later written to Dick for
money to pay his expenses and had re-,
ceived a check for $25 signed by Charles
Dick and drawn on the Ohio National
bank of Washington, D. c., which was
admitted in evidence.
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REPUBLICAN GAINS IN OHIO.
Lee Elected to Succeed the Late Repre-
sentative Holman in Congress.

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 1.-THE follow
ing are the latest figures from the con-
gressional election in the Fourth In
diana district for successor to the late
Judge Holman: Decatur county, Lees
majority 80; Bartholomew county,
Griffith's majority, 1863; Jennings coun-
ty, Lees majority, 401, republican
gain of 243 over 1896.
Ripley county, Lees majority, S.;
Jefferson county, Lees majority $40;
Brown county, with one township out),
Griffith's majority, 424; Dearborn coun-
ty, Griffith's majority, 826.
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WILLIS BROTHERS IMPROVED.
Everett to be Arrested for Assault With
Intent to Kill.

Boston, Aug. 1.-THE condition Of
Herbert Willis and Everett Willis and
officer Darling, who was shot during
the bloody battle at the state prison,
Tuesday afternoon, is reported tonight
as slightly improved. Herbert Willis,
the life prisoner, is still in a most criti-
cal condition, but to-day he took nour-
ishment in the form of a pink of milk
and rallied somewhat since then.
A warrant charging assault upon,
with intent to kill Officer Darling, will
be sworn out against Everett Willis
tomorrow, which will be served upon
him at the earliest opportunity after
he has recovered sufficiently to be re-
moved from the hospital Officer Dari-
ing is making good progress and no
signs of inflammation have developed.
1t is believed that he will recover in
due time.
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HAD FUN NTH A BULL DOG.
Charles Conroy Amused Himself by Terri
flying Passers By.

Charles ]. Conroy was arrested at
the corner of Foster and Willow streets
last evening by Officer Cooper, while
amusing himself by setting bull dog
upon passersby. Conroy was intoxi-
Gated and when arrested showed fight.
When he saw the officer approaching
he set the dog upon him. After getting
past the dog, Officer Cooper seized Con-
roy, who at once struck him a savage
blow on the right jaw, knocking the
officer down. Quickly regaining his
feet, the officer by judicious use Of his
billy pounded Conroy into submission
and called the wagon.
Conroy has been arrested several
times for dog stealing and has a
brother who is serving a four years.
term in state prison. He will be
charged in the city court this morn
ing with drunkenness, breach of the
peace and resistance to an officer.
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HUSBAND AND WIFE MURDERED.
Shocking Crime Brought to Light In a
Small Town Ia Ohio.

Cincinnati, Aug. 11.-A Times-Star
special from Bellefontaine, Ohio, says
that the mutilated bodies Of David Det-
rich and his wife were found in their
home to-day three miles south of the
city, on the Carlisle pike. They were
found by granddaughter, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Watson, who went to the house
on a visit. A bloody axe was found,
showing how they had been murdered.
The motive was robbery, as the house
had been ransacked throughout. The
old couple had not been seen since Mon
day, and it is possible they were muir
dered Monday night.
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A FORMER MERCHANT PRINCE.
Death in Bellevue Hospital of William M. {.
ROberts-Was u Charity Patient

New York, Aug. 1.-THE announce
ment was made to-day of the death in
Bellevue hospital of William M. Rob-
erts, former merchant prince of New
YORK, who was also politician of in
ternational repute. His end came while
he was charity patient.
Mr.. Roberts was United States min
lister to Chilli in Cleveland's first ad-
m1nistration. On May IS, 1888, he was
stricken with paralysis in Santiago and
in the following year he was brought
back to New York. On the second of
this month he was sent to Bellevue hos
pital.
Mr.. Roberts was born in County
Cork, Ireland, in 1890 He received an
academic education and came to the
United States in 1S49 He secured en-
ployment with A. t. Stewart and even
tually started in the dry good business
for himself. Mr.. Roberts was former
ly one of the leaders of Tammany
Hall.
Mr.. Roberts was president of the
Fenian Brotherhood at the time of the
raid into Canada by General O'Neil in
1866. For the part he took in that epi-
sode he was arrested.
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FIRST EXPORTS OF OUR TIN PLATE.
Started Yesterday from Indiana On the
Way to Italy. 49,

Elwood, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE first tin
plate manufactured in America to be
sent to Europe is, according to local
manufacturers, that started to-day by
the American Tin Plate company OF
Elwood on it's way to Italy. 1t was a
carload, consisting of 500 boxes of the
most expensive tin plate made here,
and it is said that this will be followed
by other shipments because of grow
ing demand abroad for American tin
plate. The company will tomorrow
make a similar shipment to England.
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rHorny or THE yInUE or 100000.
What Tom sharkey and Peter Maher VIII
Battle For.

bHttIe
New York, Aug. I1.--"Buck" Connol-
ly of Pittsburg and Dan" Lynch or
San Francisco, the respective manag-
ers of Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey,
the heavyweight pugilists, met at the
Police Gazette office to-day, They
held long conference in reference to
the articles Of agreement which each
received by mail from the Knicker-
booker Athletic club of San Francisco.
where the big fellows are to meet in
the ring next October
The articles were signed by Presi-
dent Frank w. Miner and Manager
Zick Abrahams of the Knickerbocker
club. The club offers trophy to be
of the value of s2O,OOO" and stipulates
that Maher and Sharkey shall meet in
scientific sparring exhibition of twen-
ty rounds or more in San Francisco be-
tween noon and midnight on October
70 next.
The club will post $4,000 forfeit as
soon as the articles are signed and the
contestants are to put up a forfeit of
$500 as a guarantee of good faith of
their complying with all the terms of
the agreement The articles call for a
mutual agreement on a referee twenty
four hours before the contest.
Connolly scanned the document care
fully and after a long discussion he
and Lynch agreed to sign for their
men providing that some changes were
made. Connolly insisted that Maher
should have at least seven weeks to
train after he gets back from Europe,
which will be about the end of this
month. This will necessitate the
changing Of the date to the latter part
of October. The Pittsburg man also
objected to the question of choosing
referee being left off until the day
before the proposed bout Lynch
agreed to have the time extended to
two weeks before the fight and that
the referee be mutually agreed upon
by the principals
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DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR JULY.
Their Total Value $36,945,27S-A Heavy
Increase Over July of Last Year.

Their Total Value $36, 6,945, ,278-A Heavy
Increase Over July of Last Year.
Washington, Aug. 11.-A bulletin is-
sued by the bureau Of statistics of the
treasury department to-day concerning
the principal articles of domestic ex-
ports for July, 1897, shows that the to-
tai value Of the months exports was
$50, ,945, ,27S, against $35,645,S49 for July,
1896, and $29, ,445,340 for July, 1896. Ex-
ports for the seven months ending
July, 1897, were valued at 1920, ,937, ,075,
against 3O9,S11,297 for the same period
of 1896, and $277, 675, 1886 for the first sew
en- months of 1895.
The value Of breadstuffs exported
during the month was $13,914, ,487; cot-s
ton, $2,43S,51 mineral oils, $5,132,815a
provisions, including cattle and hogs,
SIS, ,459, ,46O. A heavy increase in the ex-
port of corn in shown, 12,405,466 BUSH
els for last month, an increase of all
most seven million bushels over July,
1896, while the increase for the seven
months ending July, 1897, is from 64, ,056,-
612 bushels in 1896, to 115,60O.159 BUSH
els for the same period in 1897.
Another heavy increase is shown in
the expectation of rye. which for the
seven months period ending July, 1896,
amounted to 1,251, 1853 bushels, and for
the same period this year, 4,893,779 BUSH
els There has been a. decrease in the
number of bushels of wheat exported
during the first seven months Of 1897
compared with the same period Of 1896,
from 34,432,619 bushels to 28,126, ,393
bushels. This decrease is more than
offset, however, by the increased value
Of wheat exports for this year, the value
of the lesser export of 1897 exceeding
the greater export of the same period
of 1896 by $47,S79. The expectation of
wheat during July, 1896, amounted to
6062, O96 bushels of the value of $S,S24,-
OBJ, and during July, 1897, to 5,9S7, ,492
bushels of the value of So, ,136S03.
Philadelphia has become a port of
considerable export for corn the in
crease in the number of bushels export
ed from that port having been from A.
032, ,1O7 bushels in July, 1896, to 5000, 25S
bushels in 1897.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-12
ALICE BARRETrS LAST WILL
II WIS WITNESSED THREE DAYS
BEFORE HER TRAGIC DEATH.
Value of the Dead Girls Personal Estate
$1,375-An of Her Effects Bequeathed to
Members of Her Family-Nothing in the
Will to Indicate a Close Relationship
with Anyone Outside the Family Circle.

With Anyone Outside the Family Circle.
Cambridge, Mass, Aug. 1.-THE last
will and testament of Alice Barrett,
the bookkeeper of Kilby street Office,
whose sensational suicide two weeks
ago has been the subject of inquiry, was
filed in the probate court here to-day
The will was couched in legal phra-
seology throughout and was carefully
prepared and written. 1t begins: In
the name of God, amen," and asserts
the sanity of the testatrix and the I'M
certainty of life. The payment of just
debts and funeral charges is required,
and then follow paragraphs of bequests.
All the household furniture, jewelry,
and clothing, with all moneys in the
savings bank, are given to her mother,
Mrs. Ella Maria Barrett. To her elder
brother, Edwin Warren Barrett, is Civ
en- a mortgage on property in Waltham,
and half interest in mortgage deed
of certain real estate in Littleton, N.
H.; to her younger brother, Charlie
Howard Barrett is given $3.50 and the
other half-interest of the mortgage
deed, then follows the disposal of indi-
vidual gifts to intimate girl friends,
and these gifts include bric-a- brac,
rings, china and a gold thimble, the
value Of all being apparently consider
able; and In conclusion her mother is
named as executrix. The will is wit
messed and attested to in due form
The papers issued were made return
able on September Z, 1897.
Mrs. Barrett filed an inventory of
the estate to the effect that there is no
real estate and that the personal estate
amounts to $1,375. The will was wit
messed on July q and three days later
Miss Barrett was found dead in the
office where she worked. The medical
examiner said she died from a pistol
wound
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Nearly 80 Knots an Hour,

Newport, R. L, Aug 1.-THE torpedo
boat Dupont, built by the well known
Herreshoff firm at Bristol to make a
speed of 271a knots, was given her sec
ond official trial over a sixty-mile
course in Narragansett bay to-day,
during which she made an average
speed of 2S.5S Although this exceeds
her contract requirements, it is not
quite up to the trial speed of the Por-
ter, sister ship, nor is it as high as
that made by the Dupont on previ-
Gus trial.
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II Was Righteous Rrtribution.

London, Aug. 1.-THE executive
council of the social democratic feder-
alton has passed a resolution that the
death of Senior Canovas del Castillo,
the Spanish premier, "at the hands of
self-sacrificiug fanatic was a right
eous retribut.on for his cruel persecu-
ton and torture of Spaniards holding
advanced opinions"
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ueart of Kosciusko Inferred.

Berne, Switzerland, Aug. 1.-THE
heart of Kosciusko, the Polish patriot,
was inferred to-day in the special mau-
soleum of Castle Rappenwyl, on Lake
Zurich. The ceremony was preceded
by a requiem mass, which was attend
ed by $50 Polish patriots.
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Fallinsilxsr Afrset. Chinese Trade.

Hong Kong, Aug. flowing to the
fall of silver there is a general depres-
sion in the import trade. A prominent
firm is establishing cotton factories ex-
tensively in South China.
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Evansville, Ind, Aug. 11.-President
Knight of the Indiana Miners associa-
tion to-day attended mass meeting
of diggers representing all the mines of
this district five of which are still in
operation. After lengthy speech a
resolution was unanimously adopted by
representative of all mines agreeing
that the local miners shall lay down
their tools at once and remain idle till
the big strike is settled Messrs. knight
and Llewellyn will go from here to the
mines at Darlington, KY, while SeCre-
tary Kennedy will spend some time
among the idle diggers in the southern
part of this state organizing them. The
marching miners will go from here to
Spottsville and Newburg, Ky. The
leaders to-day believed that they won
the fight in southern Indiana, and will
tonight make a report to President
Ratchford of the national organiza-
tiOn,
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ACCESSIONS TO MINERS RANKS.
A Number of Worlsmen Quit Work t.
Swell the Idle Thousands.

Montgomery, w. Va, Aug. u.-Pow-
elton miners came out to-day at the
request of Dilcher's army of marching
miners, The leaders report that the
Kanwaha district is practically closed
down and that over 5000 miners here
are now idle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-31
PENRoop.


LiEeNewiItent From the Lively IpdRs.
trial Town.
The stone-work OF Or. EskeY'S new
addition Il progressing rapidly.
Benwood's cycling population IS not
"a small and was greatly IN evidence
Yesterday,
The new porch lately erected IN front
Of Albert SerlR'A residence Is quite q
Noticeable Improvement.
There Is considerable Inquiry about
teal estate, hut few transfers haye been
made this spring. so far.
This IS moving time In earnest here,
and many families are being trans
ported to other residences.
The dadles' Aid Society Of the 81, F.
church Will give pie social In the
church on Saturday evening.
AIRS. Patrick Harrington has been
removed to the HAsklhs hospital, and
her friends wish her speedy recovery.
William Powell, an unsuccessful ap-
pllcant for Uncle Sans navy yards at
Norfolk, Va, returned home yesterday.
Ed. ". Noel, the Main street barber
has two children very sick with pneu-
monla, though they are not considered
In serious condition.
A slight Are occurred IN the roof Of
Isaac Thomas residence on the river
bank Monday evening, but volunteer
firemen Subdued It In short order.
Secretary A. l. Pellay. Of the board
OF education, yesterday received q
check In full from the Fire and Ma
rlpe Insurance Company. Wheeling, for
the damage to tile school house, No. .,
by IRE on January g.
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AMuSEMENTS.

OF Oliver Byron's company, which
win be al .hS opera Ho1s6 Friday
evening. the indianapolis Sentinel says;
There were two immense audiences at
the Park yesterday to see that clever
due. oliver and Kate Byron. In their
latest play, "Uns aud Downs of Life"
The performance was excellent, in
fact. It. IS one of the best that has ever
appeared at the Park. and there viii
certainly be crowded houses all tic
week ct this popular theatre. The play
n q strong combination OF meiodran1
and lively comedy. Air. Byron plays the
hero, Vivian Ransome, In his usual
honest, earnest fashion, while Kate BY
ron, his charming wife. Is the Irish ser.
want girl. Jane Judkins, who masQuer.
AIDES as countess and maTTies a gro.
GERS clerk, who Is likewise PLAYING tia
ancestral estates dodge. The discovery
OF the double maud after the marriage
ceremony Is worthy OF a PinerO. Kate
Byron acts the part Of Jane with the
spirit and spontanelty Of 4 Yeomers,
Mr.. Byron makes an elective hero. The
others in the company who, deserve
special notice are II. F. RuSsil, who
makes a realistic sot, Fred Warren, the
Titled gFoeer's clerk, GeFtte McGlll, as
The double wife. The situations and
climaXes are the strongest ever seen.
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The Bellalre Barbers' Association
haze elected the following ohicerS for
me cemlHE yeer: President, Spotwood
Green; vice president, BalEer kraus;
treasurer and secretary, William baul-
FORD: assistant treasurer and secretary,
Florence Hnrtwig.
william George will leave Saturday,
for Cincinnati, where he Will report Tor
duty on the st. Paul base ball team.
Miss Minnie MeIlott has returned to
her home IN Glencoe, after WISHING
friends and relatives In this city.
Harry Mlnnehan will leave next week
for Decatur, MS, to Join the base pah
team that he plays with.
Rev, L. u. Weiss and wife left yes,,
teriiay for Canton, where Mrs weiss
father Is seriously I'LL
Richard Metz, OF Akron, has been
spending few days With friends IN
this city.
Mrs. Joseph Jarrett, Of Harvey, Ills,
a lie guest Of relatives and friends In
this city. -.
Mrs. ], w. ThornberrY and son left
yesterday for BeallsVille, to Visit rela'
tives.
q AZ stewart. OF Allegheny has re-
{nrned home, after visiting relatives
here.
Miss Lucy Darby Is the guest OF
friends and relatives at st ClairsVille'
william Bailey, Of GAINESVILLE. was
in the city yesterday, on business.