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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-20
CoRBEry RESUMES HIS TALK.
Says He DON'T Care if Fitzsimmons is th,
ChampiOn.

San Francisco, March 19.-Jim Cor
bett was about the city this morning.
At the Baldwin hotel he was joined by
party of friends. Porter Ashe asked
him how he felt.
"As we'll as any of the Corbetts," the
eX-champian replied. "A few of my
joints are twisted, but that don't
amount to anything. My people take
it harder than l do"
Jimmy Wakely wanted to know what
Jims plans were.
II won't make any move until Brady
arrives, said Corbett. Il see he is try
ing to get another match with Julian,
but ] hardly think they will give me
another chance l don't care a snap
about the championship. Fitzsimmons
can call himself champion. and l sup
pose he is But this does not annoy me.
What / am after is another battle with
him."
other friends came in and extended
their sympathy. Corbett showed his
disabled hands, which were swollen to
twice their normal size.
THAT was all done in the sixth
round" said he. IF they had not gone
back on me | would have finished him
in the seventh. That is why l had nc
steam."
The management of the chutes signed
a contract to-day With Fitzsimmons to
appear there next Sunday, afternoon
and evening.
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ADDICKS STILL CLAIMING.
Petition Contesting the Seat of Senate
Kinney Before the Senate.

Kinney Before the Senate.
Washington, March 19.-In the SEN
ate to-day the petition of John Edward
Addicks, contesting the right of Mr.
Kenney to a seat as senator from Del
aware was presented by Mr.. Burrows
and was referred to the committee on
privileges and elections.
A communication from the governor
and secretary of state to show that (the
house not having been regularly organ
ized) there has been no session of the
state legislature since February, 1895.
Theobject of the communication, which
was referred to the committee on priv
ilegeS and elections was to prove that
the governor had the right to appoint
The number of bills introduced in the
senate since Monday last up to this
morning was 1853.
Some 200 additional bills, most of
them pension bills, were introduced to-
day. Among them was one by Mr..
Butler to establish a postal telegraph
system, one by Mr. Chandler as to first
and second class mail matter
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr. Gear directing the attorney general
to furnish copy of the record in the
Pacific railroad prosecutions was
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, acting chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tions. the senate at 1850 proceeded to
executive business.
At 4 p. m. the senate adjourned till
Monday.
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COLUMRIA DEFEATS HARVARD.
Debate Between the University and Forum
Clubs Last Evening.

New York, March 19.-Representa-
tives of the Harvard Forum and the
Columbia University Debating union
met in joint debate this evening at the
Carnegie Lyceum and discussed the
question Resolved, That the Present
Method of Electing United States Sen
ators is Preferable to Election by Pop
ular Vote
Harvard had the affirmative and
Columbia the negative, and Columbia
won. The Harvard debaters were
Philip Greenleaf Carleton '99, Henry
Guuther Grey 81, and Arthur Gleason
'97. The Columbia speakers were Will
liam Boone Gunton 80, Charles Fred
eric Wheaton '97. and Joseph Meyer
Proskauer '96. Seth Low presided and
the Judges were Rev. DR.. Rainsford
Wheeler H. Peckham and Z. L. God
kin.
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IN THE AIRTS or TRADE.
Spring Business is Not of an Encouraging
Volume.

New York, March 19.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Another week Of irregular trade
brings an element Of disturbance in the
outlook for fight over the new tariff
bill, and the disappointment among
manufacturers of wGolen goods, silks,
cutlery and other lines at various tariff
schedules. Spring trade in jobbing
lines is slow and there is no change in
demand or supply, except there is a re-
quest for cheaper grade of goods
Threatened overflows in the central and
southern Mississippi valley have re-
stricted the country order trade and
rain and high water have exercised a
similar influence in the Ohio valley
and in south Atlantic and gulf states
The movement of general merchandise
is also checked at the northwest by
unfavorable weather. Deep SHOWS in
western Minnesota and the eastern Da-
kotas have almost suspended business
in that region, and railway traffic Is at
a standstil South Dakota live stock
has not wintered as well as usual and
mand for cotton goods is disappoint-
ing and manufacturers have moved
some lines at concessions in price. De-
lay in fixing lake ore prices has had an
influence. There is less demand for
American iron and steel for export par
ticularly for northern products.
At most of the larger centers the feel
ing of encouragement is stronger
among merchants at the prospect for
continued improvement in trade, yet
the increase in volume of business in
dry goods, groceries, hats and clothing
compared with preceding weeks and
with like weeks in previous years does
not equal expectations. There is an
Improvement in demand for wool for
which prices are higher. Eastern wool
manufacturers report more inquiries for
goods, though the condition of this in
dustry still leaves much to be desired.
Prospects of the wheat crop in the state
of Washington are excellent. The new
ly developed Pacific export trade is
marked by a shipment of doors, sash
and finishing lumber from Tacoma to
South Africa, and trade advices from
Texas are more favorable than for a
month In addition to reactions in iron
steel and cottons, specified wheat flour
and coffee are lower.
The total bank clearings throughout
the country amount to s951 100000 for
six business days ending with March IS,
an increase of rs per cent. over the pre-
ceding week, but decrease of a like
proportion compared with the corre-
spending total in 1895.
The tendency of business failures
continues to be to decreasing in num-
Der, the total for the week being 231,
compared with 300 in the third week of
March, 1896
Exports of wheat (flour included as
wheat) from both coasts this week in
dicate a continuation of the recent
check to the export movement. They
amount to 1,629,434 bushels, compared
with l ,592. 600 bushels in the third week
of March, 1896. Exports of Indian corn
continue very heavy, amounting to
5. .939. .31S bushels tAs week, compared
with 1902 900 bushels in the like week
of 1896
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STATE q. 4. IL.
viii Attend the Dedication of the Grant
Memorial Tomb.

Waterbury, March 19,-Oscar w,
Cornish of this city, commander of the
Connecticut department, G. A. r., has
issued general order announcing that
he has accepted an invitation for the
department to participate in the cere-
monies attending the dedication of the
Grant memorial at Riverside Park on
April 27, He urges that the department
be fully represented at the exercises.
In the same general order Command
er Cornish asks the Grand Army posts
throughout the state to express their
opinions as to the desirability of having
a parade at the encampment of the
state department to be held in Water
bury in May. Several comrades have
expressed their desire for a parade,
and the commander wishes to get a
formal opinion from the posts with ref
erence to the matter.
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Y4KS RATES roo LOW.
New England Manufact urers Will Seek a
Higher Rate.

Washington, March 19.-Some of the
New England manufacturers of yarn,
as a result of wool and classification of
yarn in the tariff bill reported to the
house to-day. believe that the duties
imposed are inadequate to proper pro-
lection of their industry. One of these
firms, Smith Dane & Co. of Andover,
Mass, has dispatched to Washington
one of their number, a Mr.. Hall, to Sc
cure higher rate.
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Eight Candidates Examined.

The civil service commission exam
ined eight candidates last evening for
positions on the fire and the police de-
partments.
. Three of the applicants were rejected
Because they did not reach the regula-
ton height. One of these wished to
protect the citizens from fire and two
had ambitions 10 don a patrolman S
uniform.
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DEAD AZ 1O3.
Thomas Carroll. Waterbury Centenarian,
Passes Away.

Waterbury, March 19.-Thomas Car
roll, the Oldest person in this section
of the state, died this afternoon at the
home of his daughter, Mrs, Charles
OConner, in Straitsville, three miles
below Naugatuck Mr., Carroll was 103
years and three days old. He had been
quite strong and appeared to be in good
health up to about week ago, when
he told his son that he was not feel
ing we'll and he said that he was going
to die.
Mr.. Carroll came to America in 1888
and has resided in Straitsville ever
since he arrived in this country His
father lived to be 103 years of age. Be
sides his daughter, Mr.. Carroll leaves
one son, John Carroll of this city
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HOW FIGURES FOOL PEOPLE
PROFESSOR Il. n. HADLEY EXPLAINS
STATISTICAL ERRORS.

Lecture in Sheffield Course-Common Mis-
takes of Census Takers-Some Striking
Examples of Errors-Edward Atkinson
Fallible-Some Strange and Interesting
Facts Presented.
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Bill Concerning Contracts Between Able
Bodied Paupers and Selectm en-Rail-
road and Reformatory no Longer Crente
Interest-Vestibule Cars-Inspector for
Bake-shops-Pure Beer Wanted.
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The herald., 1897-09-11

some years ago He knows more about
the time to waste attention on the negro
vote Of the south. Whatever he lacks
in shrewdness or fastidious scrupulous-
ness he more than makes up in ambi-
ton. The dulcet sounds" President
Russell A. Alger," are not as strange to
his soul as to his ear. He no doubt
dreams of such things.
Let us therefore not build our hopes
too high on prompt and fair action in
the matter of giving us harbor. We
shall await with great interest for ad-
vices as to what Mr.. McKenna says, and
with more anxiety as to what Mr.. Alger
does. There is only one sincere view to
take of this and only one honest way to
act. That is to advertise for bids at
once, and to ask for bids to do the work,
clearly outlined by the commission, and
that the specifications of the committee
be the substantial basis on which the
bids are made. Any great deviation
from this course will be clear evasion
OF the law ana VIII pe loT Ho peltei iiio-
tive than to hoodwink the people at
large and deprive us of our rights and
the commerce of the country of needed
announcement. One thing we promise
our friends on the other side. they will
not carry out this program, If such be
their intention, without hearing of it
now and in future They shall toe the
mark or the pepole will know why.
The herald., 1897-09-11

essity Of some provisions by which row.
dyism at ball games shall be stopped
II baseball player cannot be gentle
man in his demeanor he may at least be
made to behave.
The other baseball leagues, the West
ern league, the Western association and
the various state leagues that are i'm
portant enough for public notice, seem to
be able to get through the season without
having riot every day or two. II the
major league cannot set good example
it ought to have the grace to follow one.
There is no more important matter that
will come up before the magnates mex.
winter. when they meet to arrange rules
and schedules for next years season.
than the rowdyism that has prevailed
this summer, and the means to be
adopted in order to prevent a repetition
of it.
The herald., 1897-09-11
THE HANDBILL NUISANCE

The law now forbids the stuffing of
private letter boxes with unmailed hand
bills and circulars A penalty is attached
to violations and what has been a chronic
nuisance since private letter boxes were
invented will now be abated.
1t is unfortunate that the law cannot
reach the fiend who litters up the front
piazzas and the lawns with these same
circulars and handbills. This nuisance
Is greater than the other, and it causes
much more annoyance.
1t is hardly possible to conceive tha I
this manner of handbill advertising is
satisfactory or remunerative in any way.
1t exasperates people, to have their prem
ises Uttered up by lot of waste paper.
The great majority of people never read
such circulars. OF those who do read
them, three-fourths do it for the purpose
of identification. in order to register a
solemn vow that they will never trade
with business house that causes them
such an annoyance.
There ought to be a law to reach this
class Of offenders. Surely no person has
the right to litter the premises Of another
against the latter's will. Such an act
is plainly nuisance. If mans lawn
or piazza were covered with sticks and
stones, he could lawfully cause the,a arrest
of the person responsible. Then why
not of the person who strews the premises
with waste paper?
Handbills and circulars undoubtedly
have their legitimate uses. In them
selves they are not offensive, and they
may constitute legitimate mode of ad-
vertising. 1t is the manner in which they
are used that makes the difference.
The herald., 1897-09-11
ROWDYISM IN BASEBALL

The baseball season in the national
league is drawing to close, and while
very pretty contest for the pennant is
being made, and brilliant playing has
been the rule rather than the exception
there has been one feature of the season
that calls for severe cen nsure on the part
Of discerning public. This is the exhi-
bitions of rowdyism and rioting tha,
have disgraced the ball fields, the play
ers and the national game in general.
The Chicago Times-Herald has been
keeping tab on these exhibitions From
May 13 to August 6, inclusive, there were
no less than twenty cases of rowdyism
and violence on the ball grounds of the
national league while games were in
progress, and in which the players took
part. Profanity, obscene language, fist
fights, assaulting the umpire, smashing
windows, throwing rotten eggs and
throwing beer bottles have been "amons
the features of the game" as it has been
played this year. Not one of the twelve
clubs in the league has clean record.
Baseball has been square sport as
played in the national league fer grea.
many years, ever since, in fact, the time
when. four Louisville players were SC
severely punished for crooked work
nearly twenty years ago. 1t is popular
sport. The crowds in the important
games number several thousands and tn.
club that plays good ball is reasonably
sure to make money for Its owners.
All these things but emphasize the NEG
The herald., 1897-09-11
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1897
HOW DOES THE HARBoR STAND I

Attorney General McKenna has given
Secretary Alger an opinion as to the
San Pedro harbor matter. The text of
the opinion is not yet made public.
and perhaps never will be. From all
points of view McKenna's stand ought
to be right. He is Californian and he
has borne a good reputation. We shall
hope that his expressed views will con-
tinue to maintain his good standing.
But shall we get any sincere action on
the harbor? We would fain hope so,
but we are afraid TO indulge much hope.
That there will be show of obedience
to the mandates of congress there is lit
tie doubt, but that it will be better than
a hypocritical pretense there is grave
reason to doubt. There will be an abund-
ahce of politics in what is done. The
highhanded manner in which an act CT
congress has been ignored must be justi-
fed in some way, and the party must be
furnished with some ground on which
to stand and fight in this end of Cali
fornia. To justify the act of General
anger anu 10 lulHlSH tne party With
some excuse will be the purpose what
ever is done To build the harbor, we
fear, will not be the end in view at ALL
What we are afriad of is this: What
ever may be McKenna's advice, bids to
do the work will be invited, but the work
will be SO overloaded with adjuncts to
the plans outlined by the commission
that the cost will be run to S., 900, eco or
more. Two harbors will be aimed at
where one was intended. The dredging
of the inner harbor, the building of the
wharves and sea-walls will be piled
each on the other until the cost will run
beyond all reason. Bids will be invited
for work that was not contemplated,
and that is impossible within the ap-
preparation. The specifications will be
80 drawn as to make it a case Of 'all OF
none"
This will override congress quite as
effectively as inaction, but to the people
who have no personal interest in the
matter this will be made to serve not
merely as justification but as glori-
fication of the secretary. 1t will be made
to appear that the work contemplated
was piece of inexcusable extrava-
gance for work in no way needed by
the commerce of the country. 1t will
be set forth as an attempt on the part of
California to loot the treasury and make
the people pay for creating a boom for
Los Angeles. Alger will pose as a pa
triot and the practical American people
will be asked to applaud him as hero
for defying an ill-considered act of
congress. This is not all guess work on
our part. Elaborate grounds have been
laid for this very line of argument
Out here the grandstand play will BE-
that the law was complied with; that
the failure of the harbor scheme was not
the fault of Alger. of the administra-
tion nor of the party, but of the plan it.
self, which fell through because of its
own weight.
We must bear in mind that General
Alger Is politician-not an astute one
and not too scrupulous one. But he
knows more in politics now than he did
The herald., 1897-09-11
BETTER PROTECTION POSSIBLE

The two terrible disasters of this
week have given a CHASTITY emphasis to
the fact that our American railroads
are sadly lacking in the precautions and
the careful management that are con-
sidared essential in other countries of
modern civilization. We regard speed.
we insist upon comfort. upon everything,
in fact, that goes to make railroad
travel a pleasant reality, except safety.
While it is true that the percentage OF
travellers killed and wounded to the
total number is very small, it is very
large when compared with similar cas-
ualties in Europe.
Why Is this 80? One reason IL that
the English and European railroads are
much more substanti TALLY built than
ours. This condition is perhaps newt
able, on account of the enormous
amount of capital that would be re-
the longer American roads. The older
countries, too, are much more thickly
settled, and the revenue per mile Is
larger year in and year out. Hence the
European roads are much more care
fully inspected. Chances are taken on
American roads that in Europe would
send the men who took them to prison.
Perhaps none of the things mentioned
hit exactly the case of this weeks dis
asters. In both of these the blame
seems to have lain with employees al
though the exact responsibility cannot
be fixed without an investigation. Rigid
investigations should be had, and when
once the responsibility is placed, severe
punishment should be meted' out to the
guilty persons. The travelling public
are entitled to better protection than
they are receiving.
The herald., 1897-09-11
DEMAND AND SUPPLY

Those who have affected to believe
that the present price of wheat has con-
clusively disposed of the contention that
the prices OF wheat and silver are con-
trolled by the same agency and sub
ject to the same influences; and those
who have affected to believe that the
present situation has left the silver
cause, as represented in the person of
Mr. Bryan, without leg to stand on,
are once more subjected to disappoint-
| ment Mr.. Bryan sees the situation,
he rises to it, and his views upon this
subject, as upon all subjects upon which
he expresses himself, are remarkable for
their soundness and logical strength.
The Herald printed the full text of Mr.
Bryan's explanation of the relations of
high wheat and low silver. 1t is i'm
portant that they should be generally
known and clearly understood, because
our single gold standard friends, grasp
ing at the opportune, though temporary
condition as a drowning man grasps at
straw, are seeking to form an issue out
of it in the hope of making political cap
ital, something of which they are greatly
in need.
The assumption that an appreciating
dollar is a national blessing, which formed
stock argument in the sound mon
ey" campaign last fall, has been for
gotten in the rejoicing over the advance
in the price of a single staple-wheat.
But Mr.. Bryan points out that "a rise
in few articles may bring an advantage
to those who produce such articles, and
yet prove detriment to those who are
which do not enjoy a corresponding
rise" How much has the advance in
wheat raised wages? The workingman
pays more for his flour, but his wages
have not been advanced in proportion.
Contrast 1.-The short lived benefits of
a spasmodic famine" with the general
and permanent benefits that would be
derived from binletallism. The latter
would cause a general rise in prices.
1t would quicken enterprise and main
tain the level that when it is reached,
would protect business in general and
producers of wealth in particular from
the disastrous effects of falling prices.
Equity and stability must be had in
order that all shall receive the same
trea tment. If it be said that rising
prices do injustice to the owners = mon-
ey and to those who enjoy fixed incomes,
it should be remembered that bimetal-
lism will only take away the advantage
that the gold standard gave.
Those who are talking about the law
of supply and demand in the case of
wheat at the present time forget to apply
the same rule to the case of silver BIZ
me tallism would fix the price of silver at
$1.29 an ounce, and the demand thus
created would keep it there. There is
demand for wheat, but there is no de-
mand, comparatively speaking, for sill
yer. Temporary conditions have caused
them to drift apart. There is rejoicing
over the high price of wheat, but every
body knows that next year the condi-
tions may be reversed. 1t is a great mis-
take to think that temporary rise in the
price of few articles can take the place
of general rise maintained by the
equitable, stable, bimetalic standard
that will treat everybody alike.
The herald., 1897-09-11
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Better Go Slow

Those citizens Of California who have
evaded the laws Of the state by going
to another state or out on tugs to con-
summate marriages not legal under the
laws of this'state, and who have returned
to California to live. may be surprised to
learn that they are cohabiting together
in 'open and notorious adultery" But
that is so. A marriage in Nevada, or in
Oregon, or on a tug, cannot make that
legal in California which is expressly
forbidden by the laws Of this state
Sacramento Bee,