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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
Grand Opern House.

There was the usual big audience at the Grand opera house last night to see "Cuba's Vow" which has made a de- cided hit here. There will be a matinee to-day; prices, 10, 15 and 25 cents; even- ing prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents.
 The cast is headed by H. Coulter Brinker as Percival Grant of the Amer ican navy, and his portrayal of the dashing lieutenant is excellent Ade- laide Cushman as Cuba, the modern Joan of Are" is entitled to considera- ble praise for some very hard work, and the character in the hands of a less painstaking actress might easily fall flat. Of the others Etelka Wardell as Vazquez's wife and Hamilton Har- ris as Maceo are the most prominent. The scenery shown In the production is most elaborate particularly that used to represent the harbor of Barce- Iona. the encampment of the Cuban army at Bahia Houda, Satan's Bridge and the Castle San Severino at Matan- gas
 The engagement closes with this eve-
 
 "A YENUINE YENTLEMAN.''
 Gus Heeges new play, "A Yenuine Yentleman," will be presented at the Grand opera house Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. The "ouija'' board figures in the show It Is a three-legged, heart-shaped little table, with hands which travel over its smooth rectangular surface on which the alphabet and the numerals are stencilled, so that they make the seg- ment of a circle, and the words ives" and mo" are stencilled in two of the corners. Messages are read by follow ing the movements of the leg at the apex of the heart. It travels from let ter to letter and spells out words, the nerves and muscles of the manipulation having much to do with the direction of it's movements Spiritualists affect 10 believe in it to a considerable extent. Millionaire Pond of Hartford was a firm believer in its prophecies and now his will is being contested. MT. Heege introduces it in "A Yenuine Yentle- man" with humorous effect.
 Matinee on Saturday; prices, 10, 15 and 25 cents; evening prices, 10, 20 and 90 cents.
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Polls Wonderland Theater.

Mulberry Bend,' as presented by M. B. Curtis and his three associates, Is proving quite a laugh maker at Poli's s Wonderland theater. MT. Curtis ap- pears in his inimitably funny imperson- ation of a Hebrew, the character that won him fame as "Sam'l of Posen.' y As the keeper of a pawn shop in Mul- berry Bend he makes lots of fun, and he receives most effective support from A. H. Wilson. Mir. Wilson is certainly one of the most effective of Dutch com edians. Miss Albena De Mer and Miss Fanny Bloodgood are very clever act resses. Montie Collins and Miss Norma Wills are bright and jolly as of old. Other bright entertainers are the Quak- CT City Quartet, the four Bells, Shee- han and Sheehan, Tommy Hayes, the Misses St. Ava and Franchette, and MT. Chantrell and Miss Schuyler. Prices 10 and 20 cents; ladies in the afternoon, all parts of the house, 10 cents.
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NEW POINT DECIDED.

MT. Arvine and MT. Hamilton had an argument before Judge Thayer in the superior court yesterday on motion to reopen the defaulted libel suit of Jaffe vs. Bussman. The motion was made in behalf of the defendant on the ground that evidence proving the truth of the libel had been discovered, which was not known to him at the time of the default; aliso on the ground that at the time of the default 1t was generally be- lleyed by the bar that the truth could be proven in hearing in damages in default. and that the decision in Morn- ing News vs. Atwater had made this doubtful. Mir. Hamilton for the plain tiff contended as the default had been taken in June 1896, and the time ended in September, 1896, the court had no power to open the default. Judge Thayer held otherwise and opened the default.
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
Hyperion.

Ada Rehan in A, w. Plnero's farcical | three-act comedy, "The Magistrate" | drew good house at the Hyperion
 last evening, and while she acted her part of Mrs Posket" admirably, she
 seemed hardly to be up to the portrayal
 or character she shows in the roles of Lady Tea2el, Julia and Rosalind. Per
 haps an explanation of this apparent l failure to equal her former successes
 may be due to the fact that her role
 last evening did not furnish the oppor- | tunity given by her former roles for
 the manifestation of her unquestioned | talent.
 | Tyrone Power as Aeneas Posllet, a Mulberry street police court magistrate,
 is one of the most pleasing members
 of the cast. He puts life into the role
 and works in between the lines inc
 bit of real acting, which imparts to the 1 entire piece a vigorous movement, Herbert Gresham as Colonel Lakyn, from Bengal, and Pauline French as Charlotte, sister of Mrs. Posket, come
 in for good measure of praise for l their work, especially the first men, l ticiiSN, Nio SSiNCo eth NNNNNNN''''S1'S S0~> interpretation of his original. The 1 piece, as a whole, is interesting and
 the story is easy to keep track of, re- quiring no difficulty in understanding | the sequence of events.
 MY FRIEND FROM INDIA" Donnelly and Girard will return to
 the entertainment of their many local
 admirers at the Hyperion theater to-
 morrow evening in the latest and great
 est comedy success, My Friend from India" by H. A. Du Souchet. A stage | treatment of theosophy Is original.
 There is such an abundance of excel | lent material on the subject that after reading advance descriptions of Du
 Souchet's play one is surprised that 1t | has not been worked into comedy be- fore. Besides Donnelly and Girard,
 there is Miss Maude Granger to bring
 out the potency of the play as a fun
 producer here, and other well known players. The sale of seats is now open. WILTON LACKAYE. | A dramatic event that will be long
 remembered by the local play-goers will be the appearance of Wilton Lackaye, | surrounded by company such as is
 seldom seen iii one organization The | engagement in this city will be for one night only, next Saturday night, at the | Hyperion theater The play that will
 be presented will be "Dr. Belgraff." In
 the cast are such well known stars as
 Marie Wainwright, Alice Evans, Grace
 Mae Lamkin, c. W. Couldock, Forest
 Robinson, Bryon Douglas, Joseph Cal | lahan, J. W. Rennie and others of equal
 note The sale of seats opens this morn ing.
 | "1999."
 | The full cast of "1999," the new comic
 opera by H. l.. Ensign and Eduard Hoist, is as follows Edwin Stevens,
 Mathilde Cottrelly. Genevieve Reynolds, | Melville Stewart Sydney De Gray, Nita
 Carritte, Alice Holbrook, Charles Butler
 and Cam Mauvel The opera is to be produced at the Hyperion theater April
 and 6. The sale of seats opens Fri | day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
HETTY GREENS SON.
He Talks About Texas Politics and
 Prosperity,


 Chicago, March 30.--Mrs. Hetty Green and her son, E. H. R. Green, president of the Texas Midland rail- road and republican chairman of the state executive committee in Texas, are at the Great Northern hotel. Mother and son are in Chicago to await the re- suit of the lawsuit of Cornell versus Green, which comes up for trial in the federal court, Thursday. Several mill lions of dollars are involved.
 Mir Green ascribes the wonderful re- publican vote of Texas to the effects of the respectable element of his state to cast aside partisanship and vote for principle. He firmly believes that Texas will go republican two years hence When asked if he would be the republican candidate for governor, he said he did not know. However. he thought that unless conditions materi- ally changed he would not object to giving the democrats a fight.
 MT. Green said there would be no railroad building in. the south to speak of during the present year. Texas, he declared, was the most prosperous state at the present time in the union.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
INDIAN ASSOCIATION MEETING.

Knous presided at the monthly meeting of the Connecticut Indian association branch in this city, this forenoon, the session taking place at the Center church parlors. Mrs. Sara T Kinney of New Haven was present, and spoke of the transfer of the Connecticut mission at Fort Hall, Idaho, to one of the de- nominational home mission boards. There was a vote passed by the branch favoring the project. It will be brought by Mrs. Kinney before other branches in the state, but no definite action will be taken until the annual meeting of the state association in November.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
IN NASHVILLE.

Pleasant Coming Event at Masonic Hall
 Scenes from the operetta of 'The Merry Milkmaids and Haymakers" will be given in the Masonic hall, Westville, Tuesday evening. April G. under the auspices of Ethel chapter, o. E. s. The affair is under the direction of Mrs. L. B. Hollis, who has so successfully many of the previ- ous entertainments given thcre and those who attend are assured a treat. Mir. Frank Edgar and Miss Gertrude Caffrey have been engaged to take part, and Mrs. Hollis Is to take one of the leading roles. The rest of tho cast and chorus are good and the enter tainment bids fair to be success Sale of seats begins today
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
PIE RSONlL JOTTINGS.

MT. and Mrs. George French of Vest ville has cards out for a whist party for Wednesday evening, March 31. --bout sixty guests have been bidden.
 Mrs. T. A. Wyre and her daughter, Miss Montia Wyre, are spending the week with relatives in Bridgeport.
 Miss Harriet A. Price of the North field seminary, is visiting her sister, Mrs. William D. Mead of S04 George street. this city, instead of Mrs. J. l.. Renaud, as was announced in yester- days issue of the Courier" Mrs. Mead is a daughter-in-law of our well known and esteemed townsman, Solomon Mead.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
RrRf.i.AR IS INSANE

Dr. T. NJ. Cahil yesterday pronounced Thomas Eagan insane Ilagan was under arrest, charged with breaking into the Non paren laundry office on Blatchley avenue, with James Eagan and blowing open the safe. He was sent to Springside farm yes. terday and will be confined there Whether he will De committed to Middetown or tried :n tho superior court is q question, Detective Deunehy arrested the two Eagans last fall. They lived near the laundry, and James turned states evidence and confessed that they broke into the place. Thomas was held under $500 bonds and James was placed under $300 bonds to await trial in the superior court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
YALE GLEE RECITAL.
Humphrey Glee Clubs First Recital
 o-Night.

Humphrey Glee Clubs First Recital
 To-Night.
 The Humphrey Glee club will give their first recital this evening in the Humphrey street church.,
 The Glee club consists of fourteen voices and has been trained for the past six months by MT. Frank R. Langdale, who will direct them at the recital. They will be assisted by Miss Louise Agnes Gorham, elocutionist; Miss Ellen 10. Hofer, contralto: MT. Langdale, tenor and MT. Charles H. O'Connel, banjoist. Admission twenty-five cents. Proceeds for church debt.
 The program follows:
 Nellie Cray. M. c. H. O'Connel The Street Musician. n.....,............
 ......... Miss Louise Agnes Gorham a, The Flower May Hide Its Lovely
 Face .............. Mrs. Ellen F, Hofer b, Selected
 Banjo Solo-Seleoted. ..... MT. O'Connel Ba-a-, Ba-a, Black Sheep. .Glee Club For All Eternity. MT. r. R. Langdale simple simon. .Glee Club SeIecleu .....................M MISS HoIer Mustard Plaster. ........ Miss Gorham Good Night Beloved. .......,.. .Glee Club
 Accompanist-Miss Carrie Bassett.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
JOHN L. sToDDARD.
His Coming Lecture in This City

His Coming Lecture in This City on
 the Yellowstone Park
 John l.. Stoddard has given many lec- lures which have enjoyed wonderful popularity, but it is doubtful if he has ever before called out such enthusiasm as with his new lecture on the Yellow stone Park. It is the first that he has ever brought out that treated solely of his own land, and 1t has illustrations which he claims to be far superior to any he has ever before possessed. This lecture will take place at the Hyperion theater on Thursday evening, April s. Tickets will go on sale Thursd ay,April 1.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

ChOuSu lltuC lO ldkG care of health, to eat, and rest and sleep properly, and when he feels slightly indis- posed will resort to the right remedy, he may work as hard as he pleases, and pile up money steeple high without fear of un- timely death.
 The worst enemy with which hard-work- ing men have to contend is disordered digestion. It is the starting point for most sickness and disease. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery prevents sickness ana disease. Its use insures hearty appetite, and healthful, restfu1 sleep. It corrects ali disorders of the digestion, invigorates the liver and purifes the blood. It tones the nerves. It makes pure, rich blood, builds frm healthy flesh, and strong, elastic mus cle. The man who resorts to it whenever he feels out of sorts, may, within reason, work as hard as he pleases Druggists sell 1t.
 "Enclosed please find aI one-cent stamps, writes James Trent, of Clarendon, Dontey O., Texas, " for which please send me copy of Dr. Pierce's Common Sepse Medical Adviser in pa per covers. I have been taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for the blood and think 1t Is the best blood-purifer In existence.''
 One of the best-known of American med ical men said If you want to reform man, begin with his grandfather That would be wise if 1t could be done Since it cannot be done, try something else. Reform the future grandfathers and grandmothers. Do this through education. The greatest thing for man or woman to know Is him self or herself To know one-half the capa. bilities and disabilities of the human body is a liberal education. A good start for this education is Dr. sPierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. Any one can have this finely illustrated Iooo-page book for the small price of twenty-one one.cent stamps. This is simply to pay for mailing, If you would like the book in fine cloth binding instead of paper, send thirty-one stamps to Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

Contractor Clarence A. Buell. of Clin- ton has recently completed at Clinton Beach pretty cottage for James B. Tabb of New Haven, one for E. R. Bacon of Clinton at Clinton Beach, and is now engaged in erecting two more, one for Frank T. Buell. of Clinton and the other for himself
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
WEALTH COMES IN A DAY.

pleasant and sad surprise came the other day to Joseph Murphy, aged twenty one, blacksmith employed in Westvile, in that he heard that his father, whom he had supposed to be dead, had just passed away, leaving fortune of S40,000 to his two children. Nellie who Is s,employed in the Hotel Netherlands New York. and Joseph. and he has many friends in Westville.
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count of the work will be given and tha children will read and sing.
RETURNED TO MERIDEN.

Mir. Watson E, Wilcox. wife and their daughter. Mrs. Carleton c. Deck ard of Meriden, who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. Jedidiah Wilcox of Howe street returned home yester- day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
A VALUABLE WORK
In Behalf of Many Unfortunate Chil-
 dren.

dren.
 The Connecticut Nursery and Kinder garten for the Blind at Hartford has been doing valuable work for such unfortunate children, many of whom would not receive any training if 1t were not for this institution This is open to children from all parts of the state and several New Haven children are now sharing it's benefits.
 A number of these children will be present on Wednesday. March 31, when there will be meeting at o'clock at the Center church chapel. A short ae-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

REV. MIR. DENTON RECOVERED.
 Rev. J. W, Denton has entirely re- covered from a serious attack of the grip.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

The man who neglects his health for the sake of the excite nlent of work and money 2 e tin is with It is a dance Death always ut victor. If
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-05

did our own greenbacks; and, being the
only currency, all values were stated
in it. These fluctuations carried with
them unjust losses to some and equally
unjust gains to others. The problem
was how to secure to the creditor of
the state his just dues. 1t is a pity
that congress, in dealing with sim
liar condition after 1865, was not as
wise as were the legislators of Massa-
chusetts a century before.
The current Arena has, for a frontis-
piece, facsimile of a note issued by
the state of Massachusetts Bay" to
Capt. Silas Clark, dated Jan. l, 1870, by
which the treasurer of the state, in
its behalf, promises to pay Clark e., 240
on or before March 1, 1884 with inter
est at per cent, payable, principal
and interest, in the current money of
the state, but 'in a greater or less sum
according as bushels of corn, 6S AT
pounds of beef, 10 pounds of sleeps
wool and Is pounds of sole leather shall
then cost more or less than f130 cur
rent money, at the then current prices
of said articles. This sum being 32115
times what the same articles would
cost at the prices affixed to them" I'M
der the act of 1777, san act to prevent
monopoly and oppression" In spite of
the act fixing prices they had risen
until they were 321a times those fixed
in the act and the f13O due the
these commodities as priced in 1877
The justice of compelling him to take
the latter sum was as manifest to
them as the same injustice of COM
pelling the soldiers of 1926 to take
their pay in money that had lost half
its buying power was imperceptible to
congress.
When the time comes that the JUS
tice of a currency thus based becomes
generally admitted there will be a
much more stable and wider basis
on which to build it. The number of
commodities that are staple is much
larger; the facilities of transportation,
the accessibility of the worlds markets
by telegraph, the extension of COM
merce until it embraces the entire
globe, together with the tables of prices
and their index figures compiled by
Sauerbeck and others, supply the foun-
dalton for a multiple standard that the
legislators of Massachusetts, did not
have at their command This is the
money problem of the future, and In
stead of worshiping gold as money i'm
mortal or vainly calling for the restor
alton of vanishing and discarded sill
yer, it will be wiser and better to give
attention to this proposed solution.
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Croker will divide the spoils between
them.
If this comes to pass. then Greater
New York will get very bad govern
ment, but exactly the kind Of govern
ment that it deserves. A lesson which
the AmericanTpeople are exceedingly
slow to learn is that a government
does not rise higher than it's source.
The people, in the long run, get just
such presidents, governors, mayors,
congresses, legislatures and city coun-
ellis as they ought to have. If they
are Indifferent enough to stay away
from primaries and, polling places; if
they are careless 9,enough to let the
bosses take charge of their most i'm
portant business; if they are wicked
enough to vote for incompetent men
or dishonest men, Simply because they
happen to be the regular party nomi-
nee, then they deserve to have their
government abused, their interests
neglected and their property conf1scat-
ed. Whether the greatest city of the
country has yet so far developed po-
litically as to be willing and able to
take charge of it's own affairs and
have them administered for the public
benefit, instead of for the most corrupt
private combination that American
politics has produced, remains to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-05

for all pensions, except, possibly, cases
of total disability, a pension depend
ent only on having seen service, and
made proportional in amount to the
number of days of service given, then
it commends itself to all for its fair
due those who served more than the
compensation given them while in
| service, it presents the only basis Of
computation by which equality of COM
pensation can be secured. We do not
assent to the proposition that there is
any debt remaining unpaid, or that
any soldier did anything more than
his duty. By doing that he could not
make himself creditor. But the pen
sion system is too firmly imbedded now
to be considered with any other pur-
pose than that of Kidding it of it's
abuse, it's injustice and, more than all,
of it's political or partisan character
Thus regarded, pensions should be
commensurate to length of service and
entirely regardless Of disabilities,
whether contracted in the service in
line Of duty or as a result of misfor-
tune since discharge
1t is objected that it would largely
increase the annual appropriations
made for pensions. Without exact IN
formation, speaking merely from i'm
pressions gained by personal knowl-
edge and observation, we believe that
the contrary will be the result The
most eager and successful applicants
for pensions and increases come from
those who entered the service only af-
ter national, state or town bounties, or
all combined, appealed to cupidity
which counted compensa ton for per-
forming the highest duty of citizenship
as of first Importance. They looked
upon army service then as a money
making job, and they naturally have
ever since so regarded the government
as something out of which money was
to be got. These soldiers have to their
credit very short terms of service, and
lilelI Pensions, computed on days or
service, would average less than the
minimum under the dependent act. The
amount to be gained would be so small
for so many that application would
not be made.
decided gain would be the removal
Of the old soldier from politics. No
party would thereafter open the treas
ury to him to lure his vote We would
have no more laudations of the Tan
ners because of their disregard of law
IN swelling the pension list, nor de-
nunciation of the Lochrens because
they kept within the law A further
gain would be to the pensioners them
selves in the relief from the odium
that now attaches to all because of the
unWorthiness of so many who have not
stopped at perjury to force their
names upon the rolls. A service pen
sion would be proof of service given.
while the amount of it would furnish
measurement of its duration If it can
be substituted for all present pensions,
with few exceptions, it would be ad-
Vanta geCus
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the cost of living was stationary or

the cost of living was stationary or
had fallen.
With the iacts thus stated, the theory
that the poor are growing poorer fails
fiat. No juggling with realities can
save it. To borrow Mr.. Wright's il
nized fifty years ago be represented by
a pyramid, with the very rich the
pointed apex and the very poor the
broad base, while the one has expand
ed, the other has contracted. Despite
the more rapid widening of the point,
the evolution has tended toward equali-
cation. Labor has grown away from
the Ricardo theory, the so-called iron
law of wages. .The economic man of
Ricardo is gradually developing into
the social man." No longer satisfied
with just sufficient wage to maintain
the greatest degree of physical eff
cheney, labor demands, and rightfully
enough, Mr.. Wright contends. "a fair
proportion of even the luxuries of life"
Whether the question of relative prog
ress is one that will adjust itself. or,
admitting that it will not, what are
the means by which inequalities are to
be harmonized, the future must tell In
the meantime the richer rich and poor
er poor epigram has been robbed of its
keenest sting for all Who care to look
upon social progress in the light of
logic and not of hysteria