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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
LOWERING COURT MARTIAL
STORT TOLD OF CAPTAINS CRUELTY
10 PRIVATE HAMMOND.

Waddell, the Man Who Was Ordered +,
Fix His Bayonet and Prod the Prisoner
Testitles-Did Lowering Swear in GIv;ns
the order-Efort to Get at the State n,
His Temper.
Chicago. Nov. 23.-Private Waddel
was the first witness in the Loverine
court-martial at Fort Sheridan to-day
lie told of being in the guard room or
the morning of October and of hear,
ing the sound Of q struggle in the eel
room. He said he looked through the
door and saw Hammond being dragged
by the arms from his cell to the door
L received orders from Captain Lover
ing TO fix my bayonet and to prod the
prisoner" said Private Waddell. BE
fore this Hammond had been dragged
back to his cell and I went to him and
told him my orders. He replied that I
could run my bayonet through him; he
did not propose to move. This was re-
ported to Captain Lowering, who sent
Sergeant Brainard for rope
Judge Advocate Hunter was curious
to know who tied Hammond's feet to-
gether and how the proceeding was
conducted
"A non-commissioned officer whose
name don't remember tied Ham
mond's feet, while 1 sat on the prisoner
and held him to the ground" said
Waddell. Waddell said that he helped
drag Hammond for twenty yards. A
member of the court insisted that de-
PENDANTS counsel should be sustained
in his objection to the question of
whether Captain Lowering used an oath
In his commands to Hammond When
this question was asked Attorney Blair
interrupted with an objection and dis
cussion between the judge advocate
and the attorney followed.
Il merely wanted to ascertain the
state of Captain Coverings temper at
the time of the affair." said Colonel
Hunter, so Mr.. Blair withdrew the OBJ
lection. Colonel Hunter was preparing
to ask another question when he was
Interrupted by Captain Hunter of the
Ihlrd cavalry. Il shall renew that OBJ
Ject1on,' said the captain. 81 fail to
see that it makes material difference
to this court or to the accused whether
ne uses profane language or not"
The judge advocate remarked that
in that event he would not press the
question. Waddell was then asked
about Captain Coverings stabbing
Hammond with his sword while on the
way from the guardhouse to the sum-
mary court. The witness stated that
Hammond had been prodded both be-
fore and after he left the guardhouse.
Waddell said that the prisoner had
been stabbed on the hand. Where
was his hand?" asked General Wade.
His hands We're crossed behind his
head to keep 1t from dragging on the
ground, said Wadden Are you GER
tain that the thrust was made for the |
hand or was it for the snoulder?" ask |
ed General Wade. 1T think Captain |
Lowering meant to STAB Hammond on |
the hand" The witness thus gave the |
members of the court the impression |
-hat Lowering had tried to make the |
prisoner uncross his hands so that his |
head would drag on the ground. Wad- |
1ell was then excused.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
BYNUM ISSUES AN ADDRESS
RESULTS OF RECENT ELECTIONS IN
NO WISE DISCOURAGING.

Ohio and Maryland With Legislatures
Which Will Choose United States Sena.
tors-sound Money Vote in Kentucky
and Iowa Doubled.
New York, Nov. 23.-Hon. w. D. BY
mum, chairman of the national demo
cratic committee, to-day issued the fol
lowing address from the headquarters
of the national democratic committee
in New York:
10 the National Democracy-The re-
suits of the recent elections were in no
wise discouraging to the success of the
principle for which the national demo-
cratic party has been battling. The sill
yer organization lost the states of Ohio
and Maryland with the legislatures,
which will choose United States sena-
tors. In Kentucky the silver candidate
had a majority of only 123, with $4,000
electors, majority Of whom were un-
questionably for sound money, not vot-
ing.
The national democratic vote of the
state was twice as large as it was last
year, when the loss in the free silver
vote was 10000. In Iowa the democratic
sound money vote was doubled, not
Withstanding the silver candidates
abandoned that issue and pleaded for
support on state matters. The sound
money vote in both Kentucky and Iowa
would undoubtedly have been much lar
ger had it not been for the fact that the
names of all the local candidates for
ha 6oJ1 M
under the free silver state tickets and
emblems, thereby compelling sound
money electors to scratch their tickets
or vote the free silver state ticket in
order to vote for local officers In Mas
sachusetts our vote was increased 25
per cent, while that of the free silver
candidate was reduced in the same ra-
ito. In Nebraska the free silver major
ity was reduced, while South Dakota
deserted the cause.
The efforts of the national democrats
were to aid in saving the credit of the
nation from dishonor, its mission in the
future will be, if possible, to preserve
the true principles of democracy until
judgment and reason shall again dom
mate the councils Of the party and its
form. Then, and not until then, will
the work of the national democratic
party be accomplished and it's organiza-
tion cease to be an Independent one
The firmer the convictions and the bold
er the courage of national democrats
the sooner will the country be freed
from the blighting influence of impend-
ing disaster. No compromise with dis
honor, no surrender of principle, no ex-
pediency, is the Shibboleth of the ma
tional democracy, and each and every
of the party should stand by
his convictions and redouble his efforts
to uphold the principles he believes to
be indispensable to the preservation Of |
the rights and properties of the people |
(Signed) w. D. BYNUM,
Chairman National Democratic Com
mittee.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
YALEAND CORNELE.
Reported at Ithaca That Former NAV
Issue Challenge.

/ Ithaca, N. Y, Nov. 2S.-The new.
| which has just reached Ithaca that
Yale probably will challenge Cornell ir
| the near future to row her next Tune
was received with much surprise by the
Cornell students. 1t is reported here
that Yale has announced her willing.
ness to row either Cornell and Harvard
representatives jointly, or separate
crews of either college. The course
will probably be a. four-mile straight.
| away. 1t is said that Yale is likely to
impose condition that the race be held
anywhere but Saratoga Lake. Cornell
is peculiarly situated, for though she
may agree with Harvard and Yale for
a race, she will be glad to row Colun.
bia and Pennsylvania, as in past wears
Professor Benjamin Wheeler, faculty
member of Cornell's athletic council and
on the navy committee, said to-day as
to Yale's sending Cornell a challenge.
I'VE have received no official commune
cation from New Haven and it would
take the athletic council as a body to
act in order to determine Cornelps poI-
icy. I can hardly believe such chal-
lenge is forthcoming, but I can see how
such action might meet with favor
among the Yale students. Cornell has
as yet taken no final stand relative to
arranging races, but many of our alum
nj are opposed to the New London
course"
Professor E. W. Huffcut, president of
the athletic council here said: 1--WE
have not regarded ourselves as chal-
longing any party this year. We have
expected that all challenges would come
to us and not go from us. If Yale sends
challenge we will meet and act on it
promptly. AS to the New London
course, there has been some feeling ex-
pressed that Cornell ought not to un-
dertake the tremendous task of sending
a crew to New London and then trans
port the eight to some other course to
row against Columbia and the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania Cornell looks for
an arrangement fair to all; therefore it
is not possible to say now that We
would decline such a proposition from
Yale"
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THE SE4RCH FRUITLEss.
Miss Mellish Believed to be in the Con
necticut.

necticut.
Springfield, Mass, Nov. 23.-The
search which was continued all day for
Bertha Mellish, the missing Mt. Holy
oke college girl has been fruitless. 1t
is believed that she is dead and that
her body is now in the Connecticut
river Small foot prints, made by a
woman, were found leading to a bluff
beside the river and beneath this bluff
the river has been dragged, the work
being abandoned at dusk. At an early
hour tomorrow the work will be re-
sumed.
1t was learned to-day that Miss Mel
lish recently wrote for rhetoric a story
in which she vividly described the SEN
sations and thoughts of a girl who com
mitted suicide by drowning. This fact
tends to strengthen the theory of sui
eide by drowning. The detectives are
working hard, but have come to the
conclusion that searching anywhere but
in the river will be useless.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
INCOME FROM ALMSHOUSE FUND.
$4,000 Paid to Town Treasurer Yesterday
Mckinley Ave. VIII be Accented

Mckinley Ave. Will be Accepted.
| At the meeting of the board of select
men last night Burton Mansfield, trus-
tee of the old almshouse fund, rendered
| his annual report, which was lodged on
file and ordered printed in the annual
report of the town agent. For the first
time in several years, the almshouse
fund has been this year a source of
revenue to the town. Mr.. Mansfield
yesterday morning turned over to the
town treasurer nearly $4,000 income
from the fund. The board voted last
night that the new highway in West
vile to be known as Mckinley avenue
be established and accepted by the
town of New Haven, between Fountain
street and the northerly line of the
land owned by Donald G. Mitchell, pro-
vided that each of the parties, through
whose land the highway is to run, shall
give to the town of New Haven the
land needed for the roadway, unincum-
bered and without cost or expense to
the town. AS soon as the deeds for
the land are received the town will
construct good and sufficient high
way.
A petition was received from Theron
A. Todd asking permission to build
barbed wire fence on the south side Of
the Long Hill road. The petition was
granted.
Frederick r. Tuttle was appointed to
distribute the town agents annual re-
port.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
ZERO WEATHER SOUTH IND y EST
In Montana 1t is 10 Below-Cold v,ye
Moves Eastward,

Chicago, Nov. 23.-The first winter
weather of the season is enveloping the
whole middle south ana west TODAY
the line of freezing temperature ex-
tending as far south as central Texas.
Up in the northwest it is decidedly
frigid. The coldest place in the coun-
try is Havre. Mont. where 16 degrees
below zero was chronicled last night
The cold wave is moving rapidly east
ward and the Atlantic coast will, from
all Indications have plenty of frost
for Thanksgiving.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
no THE GUNBOAT WTLMINGyOy
Silver Souvenir Given on Behalf of People
of fWilminpton Del

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 23.--Wilming-
ton was in gala attire to-day over the
ceremonies attendant upon the presen-
tation on behalf of the people, of a
silver souvenir, an elaborate and mag
nificent punch bowl and glasses, to the
gunboat Wilmington. The exercises
started this morning, when a splendid
ly bound Bible, cost $1oO and paid for
by contributions of public school chill
dren, was presented to the boat
The presentation Of the silver punch
bowl took place this afternoon at the
Grand Opera house. There were ad-
dresses of welcome by Senator George
Gray and former Senator Anthony
Higgins. The silver souvenir was for
mally presented to the gunboat by for
mer Ambassador Thomas F. Bayard,
and was received by Captain Todd of
the Wilmington.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
ACTION ON PETITIONS
Taken by the Street Committee Mt Its
Meeting Last Night.


Meeting Last Night.
The street committee met in execu.
tive session last evening to take action
on several petitions on which hearings
had been held. 1t was voted to recon.
mend to the court of common council
that sidewalk be built on Union ave-
nue., between Liberty and Carlisle
streets, to be completed by May /, 1898;
that a sidewalk be built on Middletown
avenue, south side, between Ferry
street and Clinton avenue, by May 1;
that the petitioners for the removal of
distractions ON Middletown avenue
and Strengthening of the avenue be Civ
en- leave to withdraw; that the petition
ers for the extension of Commerce street
be given leave to withdraw; that side
walk be ordered to be built on Lawrence
street, south side, between Livingston
and Orange streets, by May /, and a
like action in regard to a sidewalk on
Grace street.
Wooster place, the curbing of upper
otdIe street anu tne hardening Oh GoHe
street were tabled until an opinion can
be obtained from the corporation coun-
sci in regard to them. On each Of
these three streets the city owns some
property and the question has arisen as
to whether or not the improvements
asked for can be legally ordered since
no appropriations have been made to
pay the city's share Of the cost.
A number of petitions for the hard
ening of various streets were tabled un-
til another meeting of the committee.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
COUNTESS OF 1ArHor KILLED.
Returning frem Shooting Party She Was
Thrown Out of Tran


Thrown Out of Trap.
London, Nov. 23.-The countess of
Lathom, while returning from shoot
ing party to-day, was thrown out of a
trap and killed, near Wigan, Lancas-
ter. The countess was the second
daughter Of the fourth early of Clar-
endon. The early of Lathom is the lord
chamberlain Of the household of Queen
Victoria.
The countess was driving a pair of
spirited ponies and suddenly the ami
NAL SHE'D and the countess, with three
ladies who were with her in the trap.
were thrown out. She fell into a ditch
full of water and the trap fell on TOP
OF her. When she was exrricated she
was still alive, but she died almost i'm
mediately after. Her body was car
ried to Lathom hall. The other ladies
escaped unhurt. The deceased coun-
tess was immensely popular in Ian
cashire and prominent in every charit-
able work,
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Il SAD THANKSGIVING.
The Hand of Providence Changes a We'd
ding to Il Funeral.

Miss Bessie Fraser of No. 152 Carlisle
street, this city, who was to have be-
come the happy bride of Mr.. Edward
DuMond, a promising young lawyer of
New York, went to New York yester-
day to direct the finishing touches of
their future home, and last evening she
sent the following telegram home: Ed
is dead; will be home after the funeral;
heart failure cause of death. Bessie"
After the many months of preparation
sad indeed is the transition from the
heights of joyful anticipation to the
depths of funereal gloom. In her hour
of trial Miss Fraser has the heartfelt
sympathy Of her large circle of &C.
Guaintances.
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INTEREsuING DEYELopMnyys
Coming To-day ia Case of Mrs. vaughn's
Prospect Place Maternity Hospital.

Prospect Place Maternity Hospital,
AT the meeting of the board Of health,
held yesterday afternoon, a petition
was presented signed by a number of
prominent residents of Prospect street
and vicinity asking that the license
given to Mrs. Gertrude A. Vaughn to
conduct a maternity hospital be revok-
ed. The license was granted to Mrs.
Vaughn by the board of health to con-
Duct such a hospital on Stevens street,
out Mrs. Vaughn has since moved to
| Prospect Place and is now conducting
the institution there. The question has
arisen as to whether or not she can
legally conduct the place on Prospect
Place, since the license which she re-
| celVed specified that she is permitted
10 conduct a maternity hospital on
Stevens street.
Yesterday afternoon John w. Alling
OF NO. 80 Mansfield street and Clarence
Deming of 124 Prospect street appeared
pefore the board Of health to protest
against the transfer Of the license to
Prospect Place and to urge it's revoca-
ton on the ground that the locality
was an unsuitable one for such an in
stitution. Mrs. Vaughn also appeared
before the board and claimed that she
had perfect right to conduct the hos
pital and that the place was suitable.
The board of health gave no decision.
but has taken the matter for advise
ment.
1t Is probable that there will be in
teresting developments in the case to-
day. Those who object to the location
of the maternity hospital in Prospect
Place claim that as the license to keep
the place on Stevens street has not
been transferred Mrs. Vaughn is run
ming the place without license, and is
therefore violating the statute of 1895,
covering matters of that sort.
The board of health yesterday after
noon heard the usual complaints con-
cerning garbage collection and attend
ed to other routine matters. Health
Officer Wright reported on his visit to
the American Public Health associa-
tion.
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Boute1le is Elected,

Chicago, Nov. 23.-In the special cleo
ton held to-day in the Sixth congress
sional district for a successor to Ed
ward D. Cooke, deceased, Henry s. Bou-
telle, the republican candidate, was
elected over Vincent H Perkins, his
democratic competitor, by $40 votes,
the total vote being Boutelle 10, ,2S0, Per-
kins 1854 Langren, populist, received
22S and David, prohibitionist, 103.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
F0RMAL CHARGES PREFEpsEn
Alleged Taking of Extortionate Fees bv
Dyea Official,

Washington, Nov. 23.-Forrnal CHARGES
have been preferred with the president
against John U. Smith, United States
commissioner for Dyea, Alaska. speci-
fic allegations are made of usurpation
of unwarranted authority, of takfnp
extortionate fees for his services and
other grave Irregularities An inves-
tigation has been begun and it is prob
able that his removal will follow
Smith, who came from Portland. Ore
was appointed last July.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
A HORSE SUFFOCATED
In Fire on Judson Street Last Night
Damage Will Not Exceed 500.

An alarm of fire was sent in about
S:45 last evening from box 623 at the
corner of Oak and Greenwood streets,
for a blaze in the barn Of Jules Waas,
machinist and iron railing maker at No.
Al Judson street. The fire started in
the loft of the barn, in some hay stored
there, from what cause is unknown.
A young horse, belonging to Mr.. Waas
and stabbed in the barn, was suffo-
Gated. Besides the loss of the horse
the damage done by the fire will not ex-
ceed $1OO.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
Moody's Case Before Govo,

Hartford, Nov. Ex-Governor Cooke
decided to-day upon the application of
Arthur B. Moody's counsel, H. l..
Hotchkiss Of New Haven, to grant him
a hearing on Monday upon the subject
Of Governor Blacks requisition for the
surrender of Moody to the New York
authorities.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
FTRE INSURANCE DIFFERENCES.
Suggestion Made That All Risks be
Grouped in Five Classes


New York, Nov. 23.-The special COM
mittee appointed by the Tariff associa-
tion recently to consider rates and
other matters pertaining to fire insur-
ance in this and adjacent cities. met
again to-day and discussed a scheme
for settling existing differences. 1t has
been suggested that all risks be
grouped in five classes, reducing rates
in the first class from ten to fifteen
per cent: second class, 20 to 25 per
cent; third class 35 1-3 per cent. This
plan will be submitted 70 the associa-
ton at an early date. but with what
success can only be conJectured. The
general sentiment is that some definite
action must soon be taken to prevent
Generalization in the trade,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
Violated Alien Contract Labor Law

Philadelphia, Nov. 23.-In the United
States district court to-day the Eddy
stone Manufacturing company was
found guilty of violating the alien con-
tract labor law in bringing to this
country from Germany under contract
a calico engraver and of employing him
at the company's factory. A fine of
800 was imposed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
Suit Against Rockville.

Rockville, Conn, Nov. 23.-Henry
Burke has brought suit against the
city for $4,000 for alleged Damage to his
property on Windsor avenue, by the
cutting down of the highway The
case is returnable to the Tolland coun-
ty superior court the first Tuesday in
December. The change or grade was
made to accommodate the trolley COM
pany.
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Was the Colt Poisoned,

Middletown, N. Y, Nov. 23.-The
Goshen Driving Park association has
decided to request the National Trot-
ting association to investigate the
charge that E. H. Harriman's colt was
poisoned before the race with Marcus
Days colt for the Goshen purse of ST.
500 last summer.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
TANNER TOR MAYOR.
Democrats of Willimantic Nominate Him
to Head City Ticket

Willimantfc, Nov, 23.-The democratic
caucus to nominate city ticket for the
election to be held Monday, December
6, was held tonight and resulted as
follows: Mayor, Oscar o. Tanner;
councilman-at-large, DR.. A. D. David;
city clerk and treasurer, Fred Sander
son; city sheriff, j. Henry Hills; asses
sors, 0. T. Babcoclz, Edward F. Casey;
auditor, Edward F. Corrigan. The
mayoralty candidate is at present a
councilman from the Second ward and
is very popular. He received 252 votes
out of the 263 polled at the caucus.
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Dry Goods House Cio.ad

Mansfield, o.. Nov. 23.-The Thomp-
sen Dry Goods company operating the
Bostor store here. capitalized at $780,
ooo and one of the largest concerns of
its kind in the state, was closed to-day
by the sheriff on judgments aggregat-
ing $4,000. 1t is believed the liabilities
aggregate 100000.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-24
MUSE PROYE CI2IzUNsHIP.
Predicament of a U. s. Subject Uuder
Death Sentence in Cuba.


Death Sentence in Cuba.
Cincinnati, Nov. 23.-.Application has
been made to the probate court for the
naturalization papers Of ]. q. DePoral-
ia, now under sentence Of death in
Havana. DePoralta was captured with
party of Cuban insurgents near Ha-
Vana three weeks ago. The Cubans
were shot, but DePoralta was given
until December to prove his citizen
ship In the United States. His papers
were destroyed in the court house fire
but there is ample evidence to enable
the court to send to Secretary Sherman
proof of his citizenship. IT is said De-
Poralta has heavy claim against the
Spanish government for property de-
stroyed in Cuba.
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WORK ON STATE HIGHWAYS.
Commissioner Macdonald Calls Halt for
This Year.


This Year.
Highway Commissioner James H.
Macdonald issued circular last night
prohibiting further work on the state
highways. The order was promulgat-
ed chiefly on account of the unfavor-
able weather which unexpectedly put
in appearance. Commissioner Macdon-
aid also announces that he will not ap-
prove this. year any roads that may
be completed by any town in the fu-
ture. This practically closes until next
year the work on the forty or
nifty roads that are being made in
different towns throughout the state
1t is claimed by the commissioner that
ROADS built in the frosty season are
liable not to come up to the "Good
road standard when the frost leaves
the ground.