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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
CONSOLIDATION OF LAUNDR1Es.
Pond Lily, Forsyth and Mathews Com
 panieS

Pond Lily Forsyth and Mathews Com
 panies.
 The consolidation of the Pond Lilly company, the Forsyth Dyeing, Laun- drying and Bleaching company and the William F. Mathews Steam Dye works will probably be effected to-day.
 The works of the Pond Lily company are at Westville and It's office at 123 Church street; the Forsyth company's works are at State and Lawrence streets and its office at S78 Chapel street, and the Mathews Steam Dye works and office are at 170 George street.
 The deal was first reported as a dis solution of partnership in the Forsyth company. William H. Forsyth. presi- dent of the Pond Lily company and a large stockholder in the Forsyth com pany, was out of town yesterday, but Henry Barnes, secretary of the Pond Lily company, said yesterday afternoon that the deal was about closed, and that the three concerns would be one by to-day.
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THE SONS OF VETERANS.
Some Facts From the Commanders Or
 ders-Statistics of Membership.

Some Facts From the Commanders Or
 ders-statistics of Membership.
 A copy of general orders issued by Division Commander W. W. Wheeler of Derby has been received. The com mander announces that the sixteenth annual encampment of the comman- dery-in-chief will be held at Indianapo- lis September 9-11. The New England Passenger association has announced rate of fare and a third for the round trip. The fare from Connecticut will be about $23.
 The local camp has also received from Commander-in-C Chief J. L. Rake of Reading, Pa, copy of general or ders which he has issued. He describes in detail the transportation arrange ments for the annual encampment at Indianapolis. He directs division com- manders to forward to the Hon. l.. A. Thurston, care of the Hawaiian legis- lation at Washington, copies of the ros- ter of the camps of their respective di- visions.
 The adjutant-generaps consolidated statistical report for March 31 shows that there were twentynine camps in the Connecticut division and eight hun | . and two members. The total Il If camps in the commandery- | j. vas 1,227, with an aggregate Is tip of 31,439. The cash on h, vision headquarters was re- DO. )e $3,634 and the amount on | ha. le camps was $33,997. The amop pended in charity during the | quart. @as sS,282. The number of | members of families relieved was 161.
 The number of veterans or their fami- l lies re1ieVed WAS 23
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
THE CROPS

The weather bureau at Washington sends out the following crop bulletin for Connecticut: The week shows a slight improvement. Potatoes have about reached growth; the tops are generally dead from effects of blight and wet weather, but the rot is not in creasing; the yield will be light. The outlook is poor for sweet corn, and while field corn will ripen, it will be in limited quantities. A heavy crop of rowen is being cut. Peaches begin to ripen, but complaint is made of rot and lack of flavor; early grapes also suffer from black rot. Outlook for apples is good for a medium yield. Tobacco is in better shape than last week, but growing slowly
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
CHICAGo,s MURDER TRIAL.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-The work of se- curing a jury to try Adolph l.. Luet gert, accused of murder, continues and will probably not be finished this week. The state is still experimenting for the purpose of discovering the action of potash on human flesh and bones, and the authorities appear confident that they can prove that Mrs. Luetgert's body was destroyed by use of that ma terial
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Waterbury, Aug. 26.-John w. Me- Coy, aged twenty-four committed sui eide at his home, 84 Burton street, this morning, by shooting himself through the breast. Dependency from ill., health and mental alteration was the cause.
 Mccoy had been employed at Sco- wills hardware factory until about a month ago, when he was obliged to leave on account of failing health.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
BITTEN BY A RED ADDER

Essex, Aug. 26.-John Antone an Italian laborer, while digging with his hands about shrub yesterday, felt a sharp prick between his fingers. On examination he found, coiled up and ready to spring at him, a red adder. He killed the snake. In a few minutes his hand and arm began to swell and he was taken sick. He had been bit ten. The wound was dressed and he will probably recover
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
BIG OUTING TO-DAY.
The N. F. o. P. Field-day at Pawson Park
 Twenty Lodges to Participate.

Twenty Lodges to Participate. The excursion to and state field day at Pawson park to-day of the New Eng land Order of Protection promise to be very interesting occasion. over twenty lodges of the order in this state will be represented, and representatives Of the same will make addresses at the gathering of the lodge members in the afternoon at o'clock Addresses will also be made by the grand lodge of1i- cers of the state and by the supreme lodge officers of the organization. Elk Judge Deming, the supreme warden ot the order, who has been very busy in Boston all the week at a. special com- mittee meeting for the purpose of re- Vising the fundamental laws of the or der, returned from Boston last evening and will be at the park with the other supreme officers who are to address the meeting.
 The programme of games for the af- ternoon is as follows:
 1-100 yards dash.
 2-Hop, skip and jump.
 3-Running broad jump.
 4-220 yards dash.
 5-standing high jump,
 6-Half mile race.
 Boat race.
 S-Spoon race. ,- 9-Potato race. 10-Sack race
 Hold mems race.
 The games are under the manage ment of the following committee: w. c. Mcintosh, John G. Hurd, Willard Rob- 1nson, P. N. Peterson, c. H. Mercer and H. J. Hanrahan.
 The programme for the convocation of the lodge members in the afternoon is as follows:
 Convocation in the pavilion at o'clock
 D. m.
 selection-'The Star Spangled Banner
 Band.
 Opening Address-Grand Warden J. B.
 Weiant of New Britain.
 Three minute addresses by the fol- lowing: l... Past Warden William Holmes, Elm
 Tree lodge No. 35. Secretary George Wallace. Beacon
 lodge No. 69.
 Warden Theodore Petersen, Centennial
 lodge No. 92. - t. Past Warden J. w. Chapin Charter Oak lodge Mo- 1Ss.
 Past Warden c. J. Henze, Mozart lodge
 Mo- 193.
 Past Warden P. E. Whalen, Winchester
 lodge No. POS. ... Warden William Lumsden, Gladstone lodge No. PIT.
 Secretary John G. Hurd, Fort Hale | lodge Mo- 225.
 Deputy J. J. Wooster, Queen of Films
 lodge No. 293
 Three-minute addresses by represent atives from the following subordinate lodges throughout the state: Ida No. 10, Bridgeport; Electric No. 50.
 Meriden; New Britain No. S5, New
 Britain; Arnold No. SS, Shelton; Wal
 lingford No. 153, Wallingford; Sher-
 man No. 174, Ansonia; Montowese No
 1S4 Branford; Birmingham No. 1S0
 Birmingham; Sachem No. 191, Guil-
 ford; Princess No. 229, Branford:
 Rubber City No. PAP, Naugatuck; Sal
 tonstall No 25S, Saltonstall. | Selection-Band.
 To be followed by three-minute ad. dresses from Grand Secretary F. D. GrinneL of New Haven, Grand Treas urer Frederick M. Drew of Ansonia and Grand Vice Warden c. s. Chaffee of Derby
 There will also be short addresses by Hon. John J. Whipple, past supreme warden of Proctor, Mass; Levi w Shaw, supreme vice warden, of Boston Mass, and Hon. John P. Sanborn, SUI preme treasurer of Newport, R. I. Selection-"America''- Band.
 The steamer Margaret will leave Belle | dock at 9:30 a. m. and at 2 D. n., re- 1 turning to the city at I o,clock D m
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NOT EATING GRASS.

Greenwich's Wild Man Improving on
 Prison Diet.
 Greenwich, Aug. 26.-Joe Mueller, Greenwich's famous wild man, was ar- rested in the borough court this morning on the charge of vagrancy and was sentenced to thirty days in Jail. He was taken to Bridgeport by Deputy Sheriff Fitzroy.
 When arrested last Sunday night Mueller had considerable grass on his person, which he claimed he lived on in the absence of other food, and al- though very weak when locked up, he has improved on the prison fare.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
IGNORED FOR BRAVERY.

New London, Aug. 2s.-George c. Williams, son of ex-Mayor George Wil- Hams, has received a medal of honor from the secretary of war for bravery in the battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia. June 27, 1862. He was a member of the Fourteenth United States Infantry, en- listing at Fort Trumbull, where the regiment was stationed when the war broke out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27

"A woman,'' remarked the observer of men and things, lis often contra diction on the face of her; she can't possibly be as old and as innocent as she looks Ratio Journal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
.CoTToNs

Are advancing rapidly ;; while our stock on hand lasts prices will not be advanced by us. We're always willing to give our customers the benefit of old prices as long ac Ma can
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
FOWLER FAMILY REUNION.
Middletown, Aug. 26.-The annual r

MlddIetoWn, Aug. zb.-The annual re- union of the descendants of James Fowler was held at the Middletown town hall yesterday with about sixty in attendance. Officers were elected as follows: President, J. F. Fowler, Mid dletown; vice president, Charles A. Fowler, North Guilford; secretary and treasurer Silas W. Fowler, Durham; historians, Mrs. T. Dwight Camp and Mrs. c. o. Stone, Middletown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
McINPyRE'S Friday and Sat-
 urday
TELEPHONE 1885.

opportunities to buy Dry Goods cheaper than in any other store and bigger as sortment of new fresh mer- chsndise to choose from.
 Besides, give a Lady's $oo Stormer Bicycle free, and ev- eryone who buys in our store from Friday 8 a. m. to Satur- day 10 p. m. has an equal op- portunity of becoming the proud possessor of this fam ous $oo.oo wheel.
 Every sale over 10 cents gives you an opportunity and the more LOG sales and over that you have the better the opportunity.
 The following were the re- cipients of the Stormer Bicy- cles up to date: | Miss N. Adams, West Haven. Mrs. I. B. Smith, 577 Elm street. | Miss D. James, 727 Elm street.
 Miss Jennie Kay, 160 Rosette street.
 Mrs. c. D. Perkins, 136 Howe street.
 Mrs. A. Parker, 652 Dixwell avenue. | MT. Stanley Bushnell, 1319 Chapel street.
 Miss Lillian M. Curtiss, Westville. | Miss Florence Woodward, Pequot House, Morris Cove.
 Mrs. James L. Miles of Milford, Conn.
 Miss M. Cannon, 22S Hamilton street.
 Mrs Ell Mix, 500 George street. | Mrs. E. B. Sparks, 166 Crown street. | WI. Hubbard, son of Chief Hubbard. N. H. F. D.
 Mrs. Connolly, 5OS Columbus avenue.
 Miss Nellie Reynolds. 1S8 Willow St.
 Mrs. R. Parmelee, 525 Winthrop Ave.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27

q fear" said the tutor, that you are not up on mathematics" No" candidly confessed the scion of the plutocratic house. q am down on 'em" -Indianapolis Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27

There's man who never sleeps" "Ah! A famous detective?"
 "No; father of triplets. s."-Philadel- phia North American
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-19
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
Programme for the Opening Day
Briefly Outlined.

Nashville, Tenn, April IS. This Is the
programme to be followed on the opening
day, May /. OF the Centennial;
The exercises viii be brief and simple.
The legislature. Governor Taylor and his
staff and the executive committee Of the
Centennial company and the supreme court
will assemble al the Auditorium, where
they will be seated on the stage. where
the Woman's board viii also have seats
President John Homar VIII begin the ex-
ercises with an address on the purposes Of
the Centennial; Governor Taylor will fol-
low. speaking OF the importance OF the
celebration and It's meaning: Director Gen
eral Lewis will give brief review OF the
work accomplished, and with the
delivery Of the keys TO the pres
ident he will declare the expos-
lion opened II the same time President
Mckinley in Washington win pr,,ss a but
ton, starting the machinery and one gun
Will be fired TO announce tic eycat
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on tNGE.
Quick Time Made In Responding tn
the Cali for Help.


Orange Texas. April is The Post cor
RESPONDENT failed TO make montion of the
quick time OF the Orange fire department
yesterday in responding to the call for help
from Beaumont, The Southern Pacific yard
engine was in the lower end of the town
at Bancrofts bill. when they received the
order TO take the FIRE engine to Beaumont
They then had to run up to tho Gilmer
Yards for two fiat cars. switch them 10 the
freight denot whore the fire engine Was
but aboard The FIRE engine was loaded
on one car the hose cart on the other; they
were then blocked and nailed down. and
the switch engine pulled out of town Just
fourteen minutes from the time the first
order was received at tho Bancroft Mill
ward, Both the Southern Pacific yard crew
and the tremen feel proud of this per-
formance.
This afternoon while the pile driver Rabb
was lying across the river from Orange
waiting for a tug 10 come alongside to tow
her up the river one of the men aboard
Of her suddenly loapod into the river. He
was promptly hauled aboard again and n
few minutes afterward the tug hitcbed on
TO the boat and started up the river, Again
the man leaped into tho river. This time
a rome was thrown around him and he was
'owed a short distance before being taken
aboard The third time he loaped into
the river the boats crew hauled him ont
and nut him ashore. He had been drinking
heavily and hardly knew what he was DO
ing. though he Jumped IN the river no more
after being put ashore.
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SHORT NEWS STORIES

WASH fNGTON--R Representative ilol-
man is reported better tonight
NEW YORK-Mllnes Levlck the actor,
died a his home here OF cancer.
NEW YORK-Two thousand ana eighty
en- grants arrived at Ellis lsland today
BOSTON am r.. Mack. the come
dian died at his residence here. aged "a.
LIMi-In consequence OF the decree
suspend NJ the coinage of soils, tho e%-
change now all 20 Will RISE 1t IS pel.evel
to "a.
NEW YoRK-Wayn Mcveaguh, former
~ Untcd states ambassador 10 italy,
has returned TO America. accompanied
By ha Wits and daughter
CHICAGO--Flre destroyed the greater
portion of the plant Of the Grand Cross
ing Track company al Grand CTo5sinS'
Loss $4,000, insurance, $4,000.
SOMERSWoRTH. n. H.-rhe police
have obtainoi further strong evidence
conrectiEs Joseph Kelley with the MUIR
der Of Cashier s. cIsney last Friday
SAN FRANCISCo-trhe Australian
baseball ieatn made It's first appearance
tn a game ,oday, and suffered defoa, at
the hands of tho Olympic, Score ~ to Q.
WORTHWHILE. Le,-Thc Church Of
The Sacred Heart, together with the
burned. LOSS estimated at s350J0i lnsur-
aEce none
CHIcAGo-Mrs Caroline C. Clowry.
VIE Of Robert e. Clowry, vice president
and SuntrlllcnueHt OF inc western
I'm on, die1 AZ Lincoln. III. OF apopleSy.
Mrs. Clowry's muscal compositions were
numerous. and her earliest efforts reached
the sale Of over 100000 copies.
I.ONDON-Yory large Withdrawals OF
bullion from the Bank of England. most
OF which GOES 10 Japan, have seryed 70
harden the money rates considerably
during the last few days Business on the
stock exchange has been small, though
tho prices for fore en securities have
been fairly wei maintained. A feeling of
genera, anxiety existA throughout all
financial circles here,
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JOINED WIFE AND DAUGHTER.


Temple. Texas, Aprll is.-Mr Otto Wall
ncy died last evening and win be buried
TODAY Mt $3.50 o. m, He liz the third mem-
Dor OF his family to die the past week from
pneumonia and is one of the most remark
able cases In the history of Temple Mr.
and Mrs. Wallney. about SO to 40 years old ,
and young lady Miss Ada Wallney aged
70. have died within a week of each other
with what the physicians say is pneumonia
One half Of an Interesting and happy fam
ily family swept away 80 suddenly liz
shock TO the community, and has resulted
IN all kinds Of reports being circulated
II has been frequently said that drinking
cistern water from a new painted roof poi
soned the family. but this Is empbatioally
refuied by Ave physicians However the
city council met last night and ordered an
examination OF the place and the cistern
water.
The only members OF the family left are
n young girl, IS years old, and two boys,
IS and Il years.old, The people OF Temple
are deeply erieyed over the affliction of
this family and everything possible is be-
Ing done bv kind friends and neighbors for
the remaining members OF the family.
Mr. Wallney was well-to-do and leaves
some nice property here
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condition and many Of the Inhabitants are
moving their effects and are fleeing to
Natchez. The waters from the Biggs ere
vase are expected TO inundate this town
by Wednesday.
At Natchez refugees continue to arrive
In large numbers. while livestock OF every
description is coming into the city In large
droves. Thousands OF men line the lower
levee and are watching the weak spots
and hoping for the best.
In the Mississippi delta the situation con-
tinues TO slowly improve. This has been a
beautiful day throughout the overlooked
section and the waters are receding. The
work of relief is being Systematically car
ried on. The river n, Memphis is falling.
a recession of one-tcnth of a foot In the
past twenty-f four hours being reported by
the weather bureau tonight.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-19
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Cecil Rhodes VIII lie Given Hearty
HeccDtiou,

New York, April is.-The World has the
following cable from Cape Town. eouths
Africa; Cecil Rhodes is expected TO arr
rive here neat Tuesday Great prepara Il
lions are making for demonstrations In
return He VIII lake a seat In The colonial
parliament again.
The British squadron which is assem-s
blplR AZ DnEtuh' the cflel Town OF tlsi
Is under sealed orders. and nobody knows,
why It IL called together or whet It IL to-
do. II is supposed 10 be going 10 Dcla-s
British pnrlmouatcy In South Africa.
Nine war vessels have arrived at Dur-f
ban alrpady-the first -clasg cruiser Saint
fhtrd-clalss battlesh.p Monarch. the cruis-s
ers Fox, Raocoon, Astraea, Scylia, Brisk
ana Philomei. and the gunboat Maybe.
Three moro men OF war expected. /
making a fleet OF twelve formidable hRht.S
ing shlps
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BUREAU REPORTS.
Information From Weather Officials
In Mivcr DIstriciN.

III
Washington. April is.--The weather bu-
reau tonight issued the following special
river bulletin:
The following reports have been received
from the weather bureau officials In charge
Of river districts
st. Louisa slow rise at st. Louis, com
mcncing Monday. of about five-tenths by
Wednesday. y continued slow rise in the
Lower Missouri and Upper mississippi south
of La Crosse is expected. Warnings issued
that danger line will be reached Monday
night at Warsaw, ILL.,. and vicinity,
Cairo. Ul,--River continues falling at u
slightly Increased rate
Memphs--River falling slowly ut Mem
phis and Helena. Ark. Situation in this
section gradually improving.
Nicksburg. Miss.-~River falling rapidly
owing to the crevasse below here. No new
breaks in levces since last report.
New Orleans-Work continues strength
ening the local leveos. Biges crevasse re-
ported widening and an Immense volume
of water passing through, People of AT
chafalaya and Bayou De Glai1e sections are
working hard on leYees in anticipation of
overflow water reaching them in few
DAYS.
No rain has fallen in the basins tribu
tarv to the Mississippi. The Missouri con-
tinues TO rise at and below Kansas City.
The Mississippi has risen slightly from
Davenport to ST. Louis and fallen slightly
TO Vicksburg; the fall of three tenths of
foot since Yesterday morning being due to
the breaking of the levee opposite. The
river at New Orleans shows no change since
Yesterday. The gauge reads 1873 feet.
which is four tcnths OF n foot above high
est water of any previous flood.
Willis H. Moore.
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TURKISH DIPLOMACY.
~Ving Ont Notices That the Greeks
Forced uostiiftics.

oohsantinople. April ls.-An official
communication to the newspapers states
'hat the imperial government has spared
no pains TO preserve the peace, hut that
n'eece having sent troops to Crete in de-
nance OF the wish of the powers, and hav
'ns begun hostilities Oh the Ionticr. has
compelled T, rkey to defend her integrity
anu 10 retaliate by an act Of war
Tue minister Of war has given explicit
''uefs to Edhem Pasha. In accordance with
vi imperial trade approving the decision
" me council and adopting the plans OF
operauons formulated by the military COM
'AS'oh' The trade throws the entire re-
Spohs'piiity for the war upon Greece
N'hem Pasha is authorized to take i'm
''''ate action, defensive or offensive, in
,'viuahce with this plan in the exercise
VI MS best judgment.
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ADyiCEs FROM ARIA.
The River Separating the Opposing
Forces is Rapidly Getting Lower

The River separating inc oPp""'"7
Forces is Rapidly Getting Lower.
London, April 19.-The latest advices
from Arta show that the rains have been
followed by three days of hot weather, and
the river Arakphos. which alone separates
the opposing armies, is rapidly shrinking,
The hill roads are improving in condition.
1t is at this point that the severest and
deadliest fighting may be expected. An
other question of dominating influence 10
whether the Greeks can engineer an up
rising in Macedonia and the Sporads is
lands Russia and Germany are mean
while content to see Greece and Turkey
Gripping each other for many years to
come, so long as the other Balkan states
are kept quiet.
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KENTUCKY sENATORsHIP.
DIR. Hunter Declines 10 Discuss His
Recent Indictment.

Frankfort, KY, April 1s.-only about
half the members OF the legislature were
in the city today, and an unusually quiet
Sunday was passed. DR.. Hunter still de-
cli1ed TO discuss the recent Developments
or TO say what are his plans. Many OF
his friends are urging him to demand an
immediate trial. and that he stay in the
race, at least until he Is indicated. as
they do not bei!eve there Is any danger
that the. indictment for conspiracy TO
bribe wifi stand the test of judicial scrii-
tiny Others, however, declare that any
Jury that might be secured in Franklin
county would be preJudiced against Hunt
over iintdi September Mr.. u. T. Franks
who is Jointly indicted with DR.. Hunter
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WATCHING THE LEvEE.
Brenk Expected In Concordih Par
ish-Wnters Spreading In Madison.

Memphis Tenn. April 1s.-No more
breaks are reported In the Louisiana levee
district tonight although the entertainments
at Hancock and Ferrldan in the northern
part OF concordia parish are reported to
be very weak and break may occur at
any hour.
The crevasse at Biggs is now seething
torrent and the waters are spreading
rapidly throughout Madison parish Al
Cowpen the levee Is sping badly and al
though supcrhuman effort is being made
to hold IL, many experienced river men
are of the opinion that break will occur
sooner or later.
The town OF yidalia II In very critical
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and the rest. satd tonight that they had
not yet had a consultation on this point
would be reached. Theirs In still n gooi
deal of talk about a new caucus hut
Huntcr's personal friends are not among
those who are indulglng In Il, 1t is evi,
dent that II he - to be Withdrawn at all
he must not only be allowed 10 take hts
time in doing so, but 10 practically dictate
his successor. Only u formal ballot will
be tnkcn again tomorrow, but Interesting
Developments are looked for Tuesday,