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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
PECULIAR BICYCLE ACCIDENT
"A Hen Started to Fly Across the
 Road.


 Seymour, July 20.-On Monday even- ing about o'clock Otis Peck, while riding out from New Haven on his wheel, met with an accident which was peculiar, and while not serious In the least was very painful. He was near the outskirts of Westville, when he came upon a flock of chickens collected on one side of the road. Just as he came upon them a fat old hen on the other side of the road took 1t into her head to join her biped friends opposite. She hastened across the thoroughfare with all possible speed, but, sad to say, ran right in front of Pecks wheel and met with a sudden dreadful death, for she was crushed fit for a chicken pot pie.
 Peck was sent over the handle bars in the collision, and the skin was scrap ed completely off one side of his arm and the hand of the opposite arm was badly injured, the skin being torn over his knucix1es so that the bone was ex- posed. This was caused by sliding sev- eral feet on the macadam road under the impetus of his fall. The tire was also wrenched off his front wheel by the accident.
 Henry Wyant, who drives stage be- tween New Haven and. Seymour, hap pened to come along at that time and brought the young man and his bicycle home. The injuries, which were very painful. were at once dressed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
gransllers' Guide.
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
luna 13 1Sq7

hoK NEW YoRK-*4:05. *4:5O, x6lO. ..:oo. $500, "S:1O. S:SO, *9:35, xlo:so am. .!1:0o, l2:05, '1:S0 (parlor car limited|. t'so' z:o0, S2:30, 3:00, s4:00, *4:l7, 4:3O. o:lo. *o:2O, 5:35, 6:3O, *7:10, %S:1o. SIS Nbroseport accommodation, *9:lo. e:15 p. m. Sundays-*4;05. *4:5O, SOC a. m. N4:ao, x6:15, *7:10. "S:10, S:15, *9:1O D. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem Rlver-.l:OS, *11:5O p. m. (daily). ~,n'Ja noR 5osTON via Springfleld-.1:lo, SsIo:lo, 'll:05 a. m., *1.45 +5:52 D. m. ays-*1:l0 a. m., *5:52 D. m. ProOiK BOSTON via New London and car caaruy,iimrsaInce-"2:10, ~2:2O, ~1l;s5 (narIor .a.5E e.ed) se) a. m. @12:o5, *2:47. +4:2O. 'uo' no o:o5 p. m. sundays-.2:1o. a2;2o
 rG, n,, o5. "6:55 D. m.
 sppIH OR ABERDEEN. HARTFORD. ~1o.1o vi Ton.1ioNGhIELD, etc.-s1lO, $40, 500. frC.' Ilo' "lo:5O Cor White Mountains. a1 . .IH stop Hartford), *11:O5 a. m.. 12:O6. s.o5 o.lo, 5:o0, *5:52, (6.15 to Hartrord), daws v' ''oo, n:l5 (to Meriden) D. m. Sun MEw l:lo a a. m.. *5:52, S:2S D. m.
 m For LYNDON DIVISION
 7:55 Q. ew ao London, etc.-"2:10, .2:20, fled, 'o, H:O5, +1 :35 (parlor car lim- .4.5s a. s.,t ti. "l2:05 *2:47, 800, 400, *4:2O, a.1o ' IC,S o.io Sto Saybrook Junc), 6:15, 6:55, so.1o VOL. tGualford acc) p. m. Sundays AIr r1,, I,1s, s:50 a. m.. a4:55. *6:55 D. m. AIH LINE DIVISION
 7.Is %or Mlddletown, Willimantic. etc.- daus '' m, l2:55. s2:3S, 6:05 D. m. Sun- dIc+s:lo :lo p. m. Connecting at Mid T,t,,, Tv1e,oWn with Valley Division and at IVY ri1iinantic with the N. E. R. R. and ah ~, -. IN. R. R.: at Turnerville with Col. cnester branch.
 PREPARATION Ea. n, DIvISION--
 uvi,,i M onelburne Falls, Turner's Falls, mtnialnspurg. Holyoke. New Hartford, anu inaermediate sra1lons-Y:50 a. m. .nu 1'oo p. m. For Westfield and inter- 'nHuiate stations. 5:55 p. m.
 TOT Farmington, New Hartford and polnts this side-7:50 a. n1., 12:04, 400. 6:55 Z. m.
 BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 Tor Derby Junction. Derby, Ansonia, etc.-7:oo. 500, 9:35 a. m., 12:OO, 2:3s. 4:Oo, 5:35, 7:5O. 11:2o p. m. Sundays S:l0 a. m, S:30 D. m.
 For Waterbury-7:Oo. 500, 9:s5 a. n.. a2:oo, 2:39, 5:S5, 7:50 D. m. Sundays S:lO a. m, 6:15 p. m. (via Naugatuck Junction.)
 For Winsted-7:OO. 9:s5 g. m.. 2:ss. o'So, E5O p. m. Sundays-8: 10 a. n.. 6:15 p. m. (yia Naugatuck Junc.)
 TOT shelton, Botsford, Newtown. DanDurv, Pittsfield. State I4ine-9:35 q.
 For Albany. Buffalo, Detroit. cincin- nati, St. Louis, Chicago, and the West. vla state Line-9:35 a. m., 400 D. m.
 Tor Litchfleld and points on S., L. a IN. k. k (Via Derby Junction., 9:s5 a. m, 400 p. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
FEET MIXED AND HEAD CUT.
J. Dolan of Branford Injured by Stril

J. Dolan of Branford Injured by Strik-
 ing His Head on a Rail.
 J. Dolan of Branford while intoxicat- ed attempted to cross the railway tracks near Stony Creek station yes- terday afternoon, and in doing so get his feet twisted In the wires at the switch. He fell heavily. striking his head against. a rail. He was stunned and unable to rise, and when assistance reached him it was found that there was a deep and ugly cut on his head, and a bad confusion of the jaw. It was feared that his skull was fractured He was accordingly laid in an express wagon on an improvised bed, and car ried from Branford to Grace hospital on West Chapel street The physicians said late last night that his injuries were not serious as at first feared, and that he would recover.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
'Express Trains. xLocal Express.
 c, T.. HEMPSTEADI General Passenger Agent.
New Haven Steamboat Co.
Summer Arrangement.

O1IiHiiTt HIIdUG0IIl0nLA
 Double Daily Service.
 Steamers from New Haven leave BelIa Dock, Old Line Pier c: H. NORTHAM 1O:30 a. m.. and RICHARD PECK at l2:30 midnight Sundays p. m. and I2:3O midi- night. N Steamers from New York leave Piers 2. m., and C. H. AUkTHAM r. midnight Sun. days 9:30 a. m. and F midnight.
 Fare S1. O0. Excursion tickets. good .foe 15 days, $1.50. Sunday Excursion, $1 OO x Staterooms and tickets for sale at Peck c Bishops, TOP Chapel street, and at Mix'a drug store, cor. Chapel and Church sta.
 FAST FREIGHT. @ Through rates quoted oyer Express Freight Lines to points West, South, and Southwest, and through Bills of .4ading h. sued in connection herewith.
 CHAS. l. FRENCH. Agent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
sTARIN's NEW HAVEN TRANS
 FORMATION LINE.

ril STARIN'S NEW HAVEN TRANS.
 FORMATION LINE.
 DAILY EXCEPT SAYUKDAIS. .. Steamer JOHN H. STARIN, Captain Mo Alister, leaves New Haven from Starin's Pier, foot of Brown street, at 10:l5 p ID. sundays, Tuesdays and ThursdayR. Steam CT .EhASfu@ CURNING," .CapIain Spo0r. Mondavs, Wednes.nys and Fridays. ThS ETARIN leaves New York from Pier IF North River, at 9 P, m. Mondays. Wednees NO. . sundays. Tuesdays. and Thursdays. Fare 75c. excursion tickets $1.21 State 'St TicSets and staterooms for. sale tt !. R JndIon's, S67 Chapel st.; Peck 6 Bishopsa. 502 Chapel street; Tontine Hotel. and \. Free stage leaves the depot on arrival cn Hartford train. and from corner en Of, Of Churca mencing ut s:30 p: m. Through freight ratee 0iyen and bills of lading issued to point1 Eeet. South and Southwest.
 O. H. FISHER, Aren't. Order your freight via starin Line.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
RED MEMS MEET.

What promises to be a large and en- thusiastic meeting of Haymaker's de gree of the Red Men will be held in Milford next Saturday The Haymak- CTS of Seymour have charge of the af- fair and are sparing no pains to make this meeting one of the greatest ever held in the state.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
THEY SHOCKED CRAWFORD.
Two Men and Woman Play High
 links and Are Fined.

links and Are Fined.
 Mrs. Nellie Spreigle, William Bailey and Charles Miller were before Judge Zacher in the Branford town court yes terday, charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace.
 The three had a picnic in one of the villages principal streets Monday and conducted themselves in a manner not allowable anywhere in the town except in the surf.
 Mrs. Spreigle said she divided her at- tentions equally between the two men, but Bailey insisted that she was partial to Miller This led to unpleasantness the noise of which disturbed the neigh bors, and the three were arrested.
 Judge Zacher fined Mrs. Spreigle S5 and costs for intoxication and sentenced her to twenty days in jail for breach of the peace. Miller was fined $5 and costs and Bailey $1 and costs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
IMPORTANT RAILROAD ITEM.

Probably the most important utterance
which Mr.. G. P. Huntington has made
since mis- return TO California this time is
connection Of San Luis Obispo with Santa
Barbara and other coast cities to the south
ward would be completed within the
present year.
Already the line has progressed south
ward from San Luis Obispo to a few miles
the other side of Tangair, and, northward
from Santa Barbara as far as Elwood.
The gap to be spanned is not very wide.
The benefit which will result to the
country down that way from this pro-
vision of increased transportation facilities
is inestlmable. The whole region in and
around San Luis Obispo County is extra
ordinarily fertile.
The chief cause of hard times there
abouts, the producers aver. has been q
lack OF means by which to convey their
products to market. Great quantities of
surplus fruits and vegetation have been
amassed during certain favora BILE seasons,
and the best that the growers could do
with them has been to trade the m aroun d
among each other or to the stores in Paso
Robles, mpleton. San Luis and other
neighboring towns in return for manu-
factured articles. This primitive ex-
pedient may soon be outgrown, as the
prospect appears from Mr.. Huntingdon s
statement; and when it is so new era of
prosperity ought to open for San Luis anu
her neighbors.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
GOING TOO FAR.

A really important crisis was reached
when the ''powers" of Europe. on the Goth
inst, decided to blockade Crete. A few
days later the for. of Malaxa, occupied
by Turkish troops. was seized by COM
pany of Cretan insurgents, and the Turks
were forced to vacate. leaving their vic
torious foes in charge. Thereupon the
European warships, which had hung by
uncertain whether to Interfere or not,
notified the Cretans to consider the taken
forts in charge of the 'powers," as they
were afraid 10 trust the Christian inhabi-
tants thereof to the mercy of troops in
war. This sudden attack of solicitude for
Christianity seized the precious ''powers"
Immediately after an armyof Christians had
driven an army of Turks out of command of
the forts and had taken command of them
and their Christian inhabitants them
seives-whereat we are doubtless to as
sumo that the Christian ''powers" are
concerned for the safety of Christians
only when the latter are under the rule of
Christians, and not when they are under
the rule OF Turks.
That brilliant bit of logic is fair SAM
pie of the spirit which is moving the
''powers" so unreasonably against King
George at every point. They are now
blockading him so as to be constantly at
hand to interfere in behalf of Turkey
whenever the chance may arise, as it
arose Thursday. They are defending the
Turks. aiding and abetting them in every
possible manner. Yet King George
swears before high heaven that he will
never give up. that he will disrupt the
Turkish. empire, and perchance involve
ali Europe in an interminable war, unless
he attains his purpose. The '.powers,"
ridiculed at home and despised abroad,
seem rather more dogged than purpose
full. They act as though they had unwit-
tingly bitten off piece of actual war, un-
der the impression that it was merely the
every day talk" of war which they had
been vaingloriously accustomed to feed
ing upon daily, aud afterward were for
hidden by pride to back out of eating it.
1t may prove better for their ultimate
dignity, however, if they back out now,
before future events make it harder for
them to do So
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28

tribute in cattle amounts to ruiEous con.
fscation. Government by a commercial
company is not considered by residents
and students of the situation there as con-
duciye to the general prosperity OF the
people.
This being the condition of affairs, the
founding of a great republic in South
Africa would be an achievement worth the
ambition of great statesman. It would
pm. an end to jeaiousies and possibilities
of war between the states. The English
mining population could then get their
coveted representation in the Transvaal,
and the Dutch would he freed from the
apprehension of danger from the over
grown British empire. The two races
could harmonic in efforts to rapid ~ de-
velop the vast unused resources of the
country, to populate the wide wastes Of
the Dark Continent and transform it to q
land of light.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
A TRADITION SHATTERED.

Last Monday the Supreme Court of the
United States handed down a decision in
the case of the Trans Missouri Freight
Association, virtually affirming the in
validity OF all railroad trusts or combines
throughout the United States. The de-
cision wa. written by Justice Peckham
and concurred in by all but four OF his
associates, the dissenters being Justices
Field, Gray, Shiras and White, led by the
latter. Day before yesterday Justice
White entered a minority dissenting
opinion.
1t took the trusts some little time to
realize what had happened to them. The
stupendous significance OF that single
utterauce from the highest tribunal in the
land rather sailed over their heads and
did but little damage to their seasoned
air of complacency when it 6rst issued
from the judicial chambers II was only
on its return trip that it settled down to
their level and confronted them face TO
face like terrible menacing confiiction.
Then they began to rub their eyes and
ask themselves in startled gasps what on
earth the Supreme Court had done to
them while they were not looking II is
something distinctly new for the law to
abate its studious consideration for trusts
and com binations of wealth and put an
actual check to their profitable habit of
going wrong.
The preying OF associated capital upon
the general public has become almost a
tradition. and as such has enjoyed the
due reverence of governmental authori-
ties, who are taught to love anything that
is systematic-which the trust imposi-
tions certainly have been. But this radi-
cal departure of the Supreme Court has
done much to convince the gentlemen of
trustful predictions that the tradition
theory has been little more than delu-
sion and a snare.
The result OF this decision will be to seq
regate the various railroad companies
and set them apart from each other on
individual bases Each company must
hereafter make its own rates of fares and
freights. instead of pooling all together
and having the prices fixed by a general
traffic association. This will probably
pave the way to com petition and lower
rates all along the line.
1t is further declared that not only rail.
roads but all institutions which lend
themselves to com binations for the pur-
pose of maintaining uniform scale of
prices will be affected by the innovation,
assuming that it is an innovation to have
an already existent law sustained after it
has long been abused and denied by
custom. Considerable apprehension and
uneasiness are felt by lumber trusts and
others. They fear that they may no
longer be permitted to swell their divi-
dends by concerted and false initiation of
prices. Kerosene. for example, may come
down to what it is worth, com pelling the
Standard Oil kings to cut short the mil
lion-dollar dowr1es which they had in
contemplation for the next European
nobIemen who may wed their daughters.
Then, of truth, the millennium will be
hard hy
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
PROTECTION TO ToRPEDoEs.

The United States Government, profit
ing by past study and observation. has
decided that its new torpedo-boats, which
are now being constructed at Bath. Me-,
shall be protected by armor plates at the
expense of several knots of speed, which
the extra weight will prevent. With the
possibility of attaining thirty knots per
hour in sight the naval authorities will
smother their modern inclinations with a
sigh and content themselves with speed
of twenty-five knots. The slower vessel
will sacrifice speed to the desirable object
of remaining intact during the heat of
battle.
1t will be recalled that the torpedo-boat
which made itself seem almost practical
as an engine of war by destroying the
Chinese ship Ting Yuen in tho late Japan
ese-C Chinese engagement was denied COM
plete realization of that proud distinction
by getting itself destroyed in the expert
ment.
Thus one of the nearest approaches to
an actual demonstration of the torpedo
boats superiority over a tugboat in war
was defeated by misfortune-the mis-
fortune consisting of e. scatter-gun pro-
jected over the side OF its sinking oppo-
nent.
Hitherto these remarkable little boats
have been built with scarcely any regard
for their safety under fire. The very
thinnest coat of metal has been deemed
sufficient protection for their boilers or
for any other parts Of them. Now, how
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
THE TURKISH ARMY.

In view of the complications in the
East the value OF Turkeys offensive
power again becomes of vital interest.
Whatever else may be said of Turkey it is
certain that if war comes she will prove
no mean antagonist. In addition to the
number of troops she could put into the
field, there is the blind enthusiastic fanat-
icism of the Prophets followers to be
reckoned with. This will go far toward
offsetting any military deficiencies she
may possess.
The total strength of the combatant
forces of the Turkish empire is upward of
100000 The army is organized on the
modern territorial system, as in France
and Germany, the empire being divided
for the purpose into six military districts.
while Western and Southwestern Arabia
form seventh district, but drawing its
recruits from Turkey proper.
The nomad Kurds and Arabs, although
Christians are allowed to pay an exemp-
tion tax, the result being that the army
consists almost entirely of Turks. Liabil-
ity to service begins at 20 and ends at 40.
Of this twenty years six are passed in the
Nizam, or regular army, eight in the
Redif. corresponding to the German Land
wehr. and six in the Mustahfuz, or Land.
sturm. About 900 MosIems yearly be-
come liable to service. OF these some
$4,000 pass into the Nizam, where they
serve four years with the colors and then
remain on the reserve for two years. At
the end of this time they pass into the
Redif.
Each of the six territorial districts con-
tains an army corps OF TWO infantry divi-
sions, a cavalry division and other troops
of the Nizam. The second line, or Redif,
is organized into twenty-five divisions,
spread over the six districts.
The artillery has recently besn reorgan-
lied and now has about 14O0 guns, mostly
new pattern .Krupps. The infantry large
bore rifles are being converted into small
caliber (.3012 in.) so as to take the same
ammunition as the Mausers which were
introduced in 1890 and OF which large
number are on hand. The question of an
adequate supply of horses for the cavalry
and artillery will doubtless cause great
embarrassment in case of war.
1t is reported that Turkey has already
begun to mobilize her army. The mobili-
zation of the forces of a state and their
subsequent concentration at the threat
ened point form the opening act of the
modern war drama. No matter how well
prepared Turkey may be on paper, if she
fails to rapidly mobilize and concentrate
her forces she will lose the initiative, and
with it possibly the power of carrying the
war into the enemy's country. On this
initiative there may easily depend the
outcome OF the war. This truth was
forcibly brought out in the Franco Ger
man war.
Owing to lack of proper railroad facili-
ties and other modes of Communication in
Turkey, it is not probable that mobiliza-
tion can be rapidly effected. and some
time will elapse before she can concentrate
much of a force on her Grecian from tier,
while several months would probably be
required for concentration in distant
part of the empire. No decisive results
can then be anticipated under some weeks
at least.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA.

The information that DR.. Jameson has
given before the South African Parliament
tary Commission of the condition of affairs
that made revolt against the Boer Govern
ment desirable, coupled with the report
that the most capable and powerful man
in the Dark Continent, President Paul
Kruger, is in favor of confederation of
the States there into.a free republic, sug-
gests the probability that another great
nation will soon take its place in modern
history.
President Kruger, whose astute states
manship has outwitted the diplomacy of
England, is strongly opposed to any union
which would make the federation part of
the British empire, but 10 combine the
states into a new independent nation is
altogether a different question, and he
would gladly assist in its consumm alton.
1t is plain from the history of the baff1ed
raid. which is being slowly drawn out
from authentic sources, that change in
the political system is needed in that big
country, which has now become sort of
new world awaiting development. The
Ui,landers of the Rand are ripe for revolt.
Their cry of oppression is founded on the
fact that they are taxed without represen-
tation. They pay the great bulk OF the
revenue that supports the Boer Govern
ment, but they have no voice in its policy.
While the present government of the
Transvaal seems, therefore, TO be bad for
the English settlers. the condition of the
country over which England has supreme
power also requires change of govern
ment According to the criticism of some
of their own countrymen the English rule
over the natives has been harsh and un-
just The revolt of the Matabeles was
aroused by tyrannical regulations; the
negroes In the region controlled by the
South African Company are practically
enslaved by. labor-enforcement. laws and
the demand made upon the natives for
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
PITY

"a God pity us!' In pleading tones we say,
Remembering our sins day after day.
:" So easy tits to fall So rough the path!
At the great day Of reck oning spare thy wrath.
" Life Is our school. Dear Master, tenderly
The imperfection OF our lessons see.
" And while our failures we with anguish rue,
Set 20 our credit what we meant to do"
Thus do we speak, then rising from our knees,
Some luckless debtor in sharp anger seize;
And, careless OF the love 10 which we pray,
Extort from poverty the utmost pay.
Ahl at compasson's fount he vainiy sighs
Who pi. y to his fel ow-man denies.
MARY F. BUTTS in New York Sun.