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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28
ANIMALS ON THE ASPHALT.

There's always a fly in the ointment.
We have an asphalt pavement on Or
ange street that is surely the pride CT
the taxpayers and perhaps the safety
Of it's guarantors. But who would have
thought it could be so slippery? 1t Is
really painful to see the horses slipping
themselves in vain endeavors to keep
UP. Hard-hearted men squirm at the
wear beautiful dead birds on their hats
are moved to pity. One Of the kind and
gentle women who live on the street
has been heard to declare that she must
move away in order to avoid seeing the
painful struggles and falls which fire.
ouently occur before her windows.
They are painful indeed. Those who
saw COW trying to keep on her feet
as she was led through the street Sun
day evening saw a sad sight. She
could manage her fore-feet fairly well,
but she seemed to have no control over
her hind feet, and half of her was there
fore engaged in a constant and strain
ing struggle with the other half. Final
Iy she became so discouraged that she
refused to try any more and stood still
apparently wondering why she didn't
fall down. OF course it may be said
that a COW had no business on Orange
street Sunday evening. She evidently
thought she hadn't, but there she was,
and if she got off alive and whole she
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28
FASHION NOTES.
Color Relief for Gloomy Days.

Plaid parasols and umbrellas are
quite the right thing now, and it looks
as if women had at least determined to
DO their best to heighten the gloom Of
the showery day. A few years ago they
used always to put on their Hold things"
for rainy day and not even try to look
anything but a bedraggled fright, but
petticoat of brilliant moreen, scarlet for
choice. 1t is stiff, sets out we'll, and is
about to the boot tops, so it is safely
out of mud and wet. The dress itself
is simple, is made little shorter than
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

India's area of wheat farms is about
two-thirds as large as that Of the
United States. The wheat is still
thrashed by being trodden out by bull
locks and buffaloes.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

United States writing paper is used
In nearly all departments of the British
government in London. The best IS
none too good for the English.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

a hand, will you? There comes the
generals orderly from Fletcher for
them Christmas gifts. ELLEN Macku-
bin in the New York Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

In the States of Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island and Connecticut Uncle Sam dis
tributed $1,70o,OoO for Christmas to vet
Grams.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

Some of the boys are going back to
the farm. Twenty-seven abandoned
farms were sold by the Massachusetts
ing to the annual report, and eight
ing ia the annual report, and eight
Others were withdrawn from the list of
236 published by the State. Fourteen
of the farms sold are to be cultivated
like ordinary farms, while the remand
er are to be used as stock farms, poul-
try farms, summer residences, pastur-
age or numbering. Fourteen (barely
more than one half Of the purchasers
belong in Massachusetts,. OF the thir-
teen outsiders, seven come from the
other New England States, three from
New York and one each from New Jer-
sew. Ohio and Florida. The most strik-
ing fact is that more than one-half of
these abandoned estates are to be turn
ed again to ordinary farming purposes.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

The Supreme court Of Illinois doesn't
seem to believe in marriages arranged
by "the spirits.'' Mrs. Merrick Of
Quincy, a widow possessed Of $780, 900,
attended the seances Of the notorious
Diss de Bar some years ago, and at one
Of them the deceased husband Of Mrs.
Merrick was made to appear and ad-
wise her to marry Charles Orchardson,
an artist in Chicago and business man.
ager for Diss de Bar. She was also ad-
vised to make a will in favor Of Orch
ardson soon after the marriage, and the
spirits alleged counsel was duly follow
ed, Mrs. Merrick being so years old
She soon afterwards died, and Orch
ardson took the property according to
will. He has now been ousted from
possession in favor of the relatives Of
the dead woman on the ground that the
marriage and property were secured by
fraud.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

quantity of oranges on the trees ready
for marketing in southern California at
10000 carloads, or 100000 boxes. At
rough estimate of So a box, this repre-
sents $6,000,000.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

DELIVERED ny CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 10
CENTS WEEK, 80 CENTS MONTH, SO FOR
SIX MONTHS, s. A YEAR. The SAME TERMS
BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHINGC co.
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

One of the stations Of the railroad
which is to be built from the Red sea
to the top Of Mount Sinai will be on the
spot where it is supposed Moses stood
when he received the two tables of the
law from Jehovah.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

Until the decision Of Judge Lochren,
of the United States court in Mime
sofa, is reversed, that State will require
oleomargarine sold within her precincts
to be colored a bright pink. State in
spectors seized carload, belonging to
Armour, at Duluth in 1896 because it
was not pink. The owner replevined
the goods and the controversy was
taken to the United States court, where
the constitutionality Of the law has
been affirmed. There is no doubt of the
right Of States to regulate trade in oleo-
margarine and require suitable means
of Identifying it when offered for SALE
The Minnesota law is the most effec-
tive regulation yet enacted.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

1t is said that in twenty-six years no
less than seventeen tons Of diamonds,
valued at about s375,OO0,0OO, have been
taken out of the South African dig
gings, the present annual output being
$15,000,000 worth of the precious stones.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

Brussels being obliged to have an e1e-
waited railroad to connect the stations
at opposite ends of the city, is going
to build it 1870 feet from the ground on
beneath to protect the streets below.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28
Return
The
Compliment.

Select something good to
give for New Years Day.
Get even with your friends
enemies too. January Ist is
balancing time, you know.
Restoration first, resolutions
second.
What's better to give than
a rocker, a desk, a stand, a
cabinet, or an easy chair? Let
it be chosen from CHAMBER
LAIN's FURNITURE. It's the
way to be positively sure that
beneath the varnish and
decoration are virtue and dur
ability.
Sellers of good furniture.
Strangers to poor furniture.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-28

While the New England cotton mills
are cutting down wages and dividends,
the cotton mills in the South are run
ming on full time. Indeed, many Of
them are running night and day. Even
with this the orders are far in excess
of the output AS a pointer, the an
nouncement is made that the Lynch
burg (Virginia) cotton mill has just de-
clared a semi-annua1 dividend of 4 per
cent. on it's capital Of 100000 and car
ried $4,000 to it's reserve fund. The
stock of the Lynchburg mill is held al
most entirely in that city.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
THEY EAT SOAP.
Ruse Resorted to by Prisoners to Get
Sick and Secure Removal

Kansas City. Dec. 16.-Attacks Of
sea-sickness have become quite popu-
lar with prisoners in the county jail,
but strange to relate, these attacks
come on their victims only during the
visits of the band of Christian work
ers. These women at once petition
the marshal to send the men to the
city hospital.
William Johnson, serving a year for
a vicious assault; Ed. n. BIIIme, await
ing trial for forgery, and A. L. MoOne,
just indicted for three robberies, were
all taken Wednesday afternoon.
Last Saturday, Moore became deathly
sick and was apparently speech1ess,
when the Christian workers secured
his removal to the city hospital. He
recovered his voice when the attend
ants began to shake him. Tuesday
night he tried to pick the lock and the
hospital people telephoned to take
him to jail again as he had simply
been eating soap to bring on nausea.
The deputy marshals believe the 9TH
erS have adopted the same means to
gain entrance to the hospital and then
escape.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
RUSHED ON BAYONETS.
Desperate Courage Displayed
by the Afridis in the
Bara Valley.

Simla, Dec. 16.-Further details from
the front regarding the march of Cen
Westmacott's brigade down the Bara
valley shows it to have been accompa-
MED by the most desperate fighting
since Darghi ridge. The enemy for the
first time in the whole campaign ex-
posed themselves in their efforts to cut
off the rear guard and poured in con-
stant rifle fire in replying to which the
British troops exhausted their pouches
of ammunition.
While the rear guard was worn out
by constant attacks and in difficult DO
sition, the enemy made the coup OF the
campaign by an open rush upon it. The
tired soldiers stood firm and a wither~
ing fire swept the advancing tribes
men who charged almost to the bayO-
nets point. The Afridis WaVered and
then retreated to cover from which
they continued a harrissing fuSillade
until dark. The action recommended
with the rising of the moon The Brit
ish troops behaved splendidly and in
flicted the most severe punishment up
on the enemy which the latter has yet
sustained, quite 400 men falling.
General Sir William LOckhaTt, the
British cOmmander-in-chief has decid-
ed to send a column of troops to reopen
the Khyber pass marching up from
Jamrud. Then from Ali AIushid. the
column will descend into the Bazair
valley and punish the tribesmen in that
district.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
BANK ROBBERY.
Bank of Perry, Near Topeka,
Broken Into
Last Night and All the Money
Stolen.
1T WAS ONLY $1,5O0.
The Safe is Shattered by Dyna-
mite.
IT WAS ONLY $1,5O0.
Robbers Believed to Be Recent.
ly Released in Topeka.

The Bank of Perry, at Perry, Is miles
east of Topeka, was burglarized last
night, and all the cash in the safe was
taken.
1t was the work of smooth men, the
belief being that it was two profession
al crooks, who were arrested there and
brought to Topeka a few days ago, and
released from the Topeka Jail Tuesday
night.
The burglary occurred some time
shortly after midnight.
The bank is about a block from the
Union Pacific station house The rail-
road section house was bl oxen into and
tools were taken, it is supposed, with
which the door of the Bank of Perry
was forced open. The burglary was a
bold one. The front door of the build
ing was broken open with crOWbars.
The burglars were after big plunder,
for they went directly to the large safe
which stands in the rear of the room
and began working with it. The cOmD1-
nation lock was broken on the safe,
and holes were drilled in the inner door.
Into these holes were put dynamite or
giant powder. The explosion shattered
the safe, together with the furniture
in the room. All the cash in the safe,
together with some valuable papers,
was taken. The safe blowers made
their escape, and short time after
ward watchman found the front
door open, and upon investigation the
fact of the robbery developed.
J. F. Goepfert, president of the bank,
and J. L. Raines, cashier, were notified.
They stated after an investigation that
about 81 500 in cash had been taken. The
safe is a total wreck, and most of the
furniture was damaged beyond repair.
The Bank of Perry is a state bank.
The deposits in it were insured. The
bank officials will not lose anything by
the robbery. Cashier ]. L Raines early
this morning notified the bank commits
sioner here that but $500 was taken. The
official information at Perry at noon to-
day was that there was 81. 500. This was
a small amount to keep on hand, but
the bank officials say that they sent a
bundle of money to Topeka yesterday.
Tuesday Chief Steele released ]. c.
Collins and Chas. Cunningham from the
Topeka city jailThey had been brought
to Topeka from Perry. Being unable
to secure evidence of their having burg
larized Thomas Pages mill office, and
failing to get word from Omaha for
their detention on the charge of break
ing Jail there, he let them go They
were tough characters. The Perry mar
shall thinks that the burglary was COM
mitted by these two men, as they had
sized up the town pretty well on their
visit there before.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
LONDON FIRE WAS SET.
Investigation Develops ths Fact
That the Conflagration was Not
Accidental.

London. Dec. 16.-During the course
OF today's inquiry into the recent great
fire in the Cripplegate district of Lon
don, the city solicitor, Mr. Henry
Homewood Crawford, made a sensa-
tional statement
He said that the inquest had as
sumed great Importance The expert
evidence, he continued, had proved that
the fire was not accidental and the ev-
1dence agreed that the fire was start
ed in stack of clothing in the show
room just pprior to the outbreak, and it
was only fair to state, said the city So
Hcttor in conclusion, that Mr. Brown
was perfectly willing to re-enter the
witness box and give any further de-
tails he could on the subject
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
STANDS BY STERNE.
Senator Baker Will Garry the
Fight to the Senate if
Need Be.

Leavenworth, Dec. 16--Col. D. R. An
thony who is in Washington wires his
paper as follows:
The fight between Senator Baker, the
senior senator from Kansas, and Cy-
rus Leland, the self-appOinted boss of
Republican politics in the state. over
the appointment of w. E. Sterne as
United States marshal for Kansas viii
be brought to a final termination to-
day, when Senator Baker will call upon
the president.
Leland has at last shown his hand
and is now bitterly anita gOnizing g
Sterne's appointment. but the indica,-
tiOnS are that he will not succeed in his
purpose.
1t is the general opinion that the pres
ident will stand by Senator Baker
1t is intimated by men who are
friends of the senator and in a position
to know, that if Sterne is not appointed
United States marshal Baker will car
ry the fight to the senate and will op-
pose Ieland's confirmation as pension
agent and will also oppose all other
Kansas appointments thus far made
through the influence of Leland.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
NAMES M'KENNA.
Appointment of the Present
Attorney General
As Associate Justice of the u.
s. Supreme Court.
SENT TO THE SENATE.
Dawes Named for the Comp
trOlIer of the Currency.
Judge SIuss ReappOinted to
Court of Land Claims.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The president
today sent the following nominations
to the senate:
Justice-Jos. McKenna of California
to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States:
Treasury-Charles G. Dawes of Hi
nois to be comptroller of the curren-
cy.
InteriOr-JOhn w. Nesbit of Penn
sylvania to be pension agent at Pitts
burg
Court of private land claims-JOs. r.
Reed of Iowa to be chief justice; VIM
w. Murray of Tennessee; Thomas c.
Fuller of North Carolina Henry c.
Sluss of Kansas, and Wilbur F. Stone
of Colorado, to be associate justices;
reappOintments, their time expiring
December 81, 1897; Lewis Mills, attor-
ney for the United States for the
southern district of Iowa; Robert v.
COzier, attorney of the United States
for the district of Idaho; Henry c.
Dockery, marshal of the United States
for the eastern district of North Car
DINA.
The president also sent the large
number of appointments which were
made during the recess of the senate
and which have heretofore been an
nounced.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
JEFFERSON TO STUDENTS.
Veteran Actor Gets an Enthusiasti tic
Reception at Anu Arbor.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Dec. 16.-The largest
audience that has gathered in University
hall in several seasons attended the recep-
tion given Joseph Jefferson today and for
hour listened to the inimitable actor s
flow of wit and wisdom.
Mr.. Jefferson lectured upon 1.-The Actor
and His Art and embellished his thor
ough exposition of histrionic art with
flashes of that irresistible fun which has
made him famous wherever the English
language is spoken. His appearance was
greeted by a terrific round of applause
and for the first few minutes the audience
was in continual uproar of amusement.
Then the venerable actor settled down
to a serious talk and added much to the
knowledge of those gathered to hear him
At the close NJ. Jefferson held an in
formal reception and met many of the
prominent university men and women He
lunched with President Hutchins, whose
guest he was during his short stay and
left for Detroit this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
PURSUED BY STORMS.
British Ships Exciting Trip
Across the Pacific.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 16.-Captain
Stephens of the British ship Whittle
Burn, which arrived at Port Townsend
today, says:
Three times was the Whittle Burn
blown out of the straits before she
succeeded in entering. The vessel has
been pursued by storms all the way
lightly laden with ballast and RODE
through the storms practically un-
harmed.
I never saw such storms in all the
time I have been going to sea The
gales struck US off the coast of Japan
and followed US all the way across.
We left Shanghai on October % and
never sighted a vessel until about forty
miles off Flattery. There we saw four
vessels outward bound.
During the past month I have not
had more than three hours sleep during
the "a. 1 have lain down only to be
called back on deck again. We were
ten days off the straits and three
times attempted to enter, but the gale
blew US out to sea again each time.
Twice we were inside of the F'latterv
but the gale again drove US out. Mon
day the heavy southeaster struck US
and we were driven within two miles
of Vancouver shore before it suddenly
changed we all had given up hope of
ever setting foot on land again. 1 tell
you thanked God when we reached
Port Townsend
Captain Stevens believes that the
Cleveland was caught in lust such a
gale and that the force of the wind was
such that it was impossible to fight
against it.
The Pelican is probably lost" said
Captain Stephens. I don't believe
that she could live through this storm
that has been raging on the Pacific for
the last month. There is another
tramp somewhere outside and I would
not be surprised to learn that she had
gone down.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
PLAYS THE WOMAN.
Man Dresses as a Street Walk
er and Entices Men to
Rob Them.

Last evening Detective CaprOn ar
rested Monte LeCroft, a young white
man who lives in a cOlored dive on
lower jefferson street, and who is a
female impersonator." He was fined
$40 today in police court on the charge
of vagrancy.
Capron said of him: THAT fellow a
few nights ago dressed up as a woman
and he enticed a fellow into an alley
and then robbed him. I came near
catching him then. He lives down there
in that resort on Jefferson street and he
often dresses up as a woman and robs
people. We have never been able to
catch him, though while dressed that
way"
LeCroft is a man of perhaps 26 years,
has long hair which he parts in the
middle and curls at the ends. His face
is effeminate in appearance and his
vice high pitched. His features are
delicate as those of a woman. Today
he is breaking stone.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
sUB-CoMMITTEEs.
Those on Buildings and Grounds
Have Been Named.

washington Dec 16.@The following
house subcommittee on public buildings
and grounds covering the consideration of
such matters in congress for the various
sections have been appointed:
General legislation. District of Colum-
bia, states of Nebraska, Pennsylvania and
AIabama-Messrs Mercer of Nebraska,
Hicks, Pennsylvania; Bankhead. Alabama
California, Oregon. Washington, NeVa-
da, Idaho. Montana, Maine, Utah, COlora-
do, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas.
Wyoming Georgia, Arizona. New Mexico
AIessrs fIfborn California; Bartholdt.
Missouri; Burleigh, Maine; Broussard,
Louisiana: Brantley. Georgia New York,
New Hampshire, Vermont Rhode Island.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware:
Nessrs. Gilett. New York; Weymouth,
Nassac chusetts: Howell. New Jersey
Skinner. Arkansas: Illinois. New Jersey,
West Virginia. Virginia, Maryland. South
Carolina Florida. Mississippi, Tennessee,
Kentucky: Messrs. White, Illinois: Howell,
Bankhead, Skinner. DOrr of West Nir-
ginia: all other states and Oklahoma
Messrs Hicks. Bartholdt, Burleigh, Lit,
tie and BrOuSSard.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
Republican Senators Counted
AgainstAnnexatiOn of Hawaii
Have Changed Front and Are
With the President.
OUTLOOK is HOPEFUL
For the Friends of the Treaty
of Annexation.
Morgan, German and Money
Working Among Democrats.

Chicago, Dec. ia special to the
Record from Washington says:
There has been a decided change in
the situation of the Hawaiian treaty
within the last few days and the mem
bers of the committee on foreign rela-
tions are now quite confident of it's rat
ification.
Snator HOar says he is not opposed
to the annexation of the Hawaiian is
lands as a territory, provided the rights
of the natives are thoroughly protected
He is, however, opposed to Hawaii
as state, and viii resist any attempt
to deprive the natives of q fair share
in the reSpOnSi bilitieS and the priVil-
eyes of government He also says that
under no circumstances Will he antag
OniZe the policy of the president and
expects to have consultation with
him within very few days to aScer-
tain his wishes concerning annexation
and other subjects. Nor does Mr.. HOar
think there is any intention on the Re
publican side to interfere with the pol
icy of the administration in foreign af-
fairs. He considers it the duty of ev-
cry loyal Republican to stand with the
administration.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont has also
been a skeptic on the Hawaiian ques-
ton and was counted against ratihca-
ton. but, like Mr.. Hoar, he is coming
around all right.
Mr. Hale who was also counted with
the opposition, is quite indignant be
cause he has never WaVered.
This leaves Mr.. Pettigrew as the only
Republican senator opposed to annex
alton.
Senators German, Morgan and Money
have commenced active operations on
the Democratic side and are making a
thorough canvass in behalf OF ratln--
cation The action of the Democratic
members of the house in caucus in
leaving the Hawaiian question for each
man to vote according to his own
Judgment. takes it oIs. of the list Of
political issues and makes it easier for
Mr.. Morgan and Mr. German to secure
votes.
Although the fate of the treaty has
seemed doubtful ever since the as
sembling of congress. the prospect is
now more hopeful than it has ever
been.