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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-06
Steve o,popnelI Wins in One Round

Yonkers, n. Y, March 5.-Steve
O'Donnen of Australia knocked out
Dick Sharkey, champion Of Westches-
ter county, in one round at the wav-
erly Athletic clubs stag at the Park
hill Casino tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-06
Aged Fire Bug Escapes.

Hartford, March 5.-The case against
Harlowe Able, the octogenarian of En-
field, charged with incendiarism, has
been noIled by the state attorney.
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Athens, March 5.-People who have
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Constantinople, March 5.-Evidence
was given to-day of the feeling that
has been created in Albania by Greece's
defiance of the powers. A strong force
of Albanians, who were all prepared
for active hostilities, surrounded at Ell
Bassan two battalions of Turkish re-
serves who were marching to the Greek
frontier. The reserves were disarmed
by their captors. who appropriated to
themselves the captured rifles and war
material carried by the reserves.
The herald., 1897-10-28
AN OFFICE DRoWsINEsS
Some Simple Ways of Overcoming an
Uncomfortable Feeling

Some men are martyrs to office
drowsiness," physician remarked the
other day. ANY monotonous sound
near them, the hum of traffic outside or
even the scratching of a clerks pen is
sufficient to induce a feeling of sleepi-
ness which it is almost impossible to re-
sist. The worst Of it is that this symp-
tom is seldom regarded as anything
serious, though ! have known it to be
the beginning of critical mental trouble,
Far more often, however, it is merely
the effect of constitutional eccentricity,
though in either case few simple rem
edies might be tried with advantage.
For instance, I always advise the old
indigestion cure-a glass of hot water
when the feeling comes on. TO keep the
eyes tightly closed for two or three min
utes and then battle them in very warm
water often gives relief at once. And
another good idea is to lower the head
for a few minutes to level with the
knees. Above all, one should never
give in to the feeling of drowsiness by
taking a short nap in the hope of wax
ing up brighter after it, At the same
time the condition of the Office might be
looked to. The slightest defect in ven
tilation will often cause one man to be
affected by office drowsiness, even
though other people in the same room
feel nothing of it whatever. It'd Bits.
The herald., 1897-10-28
FREE ELECTRIC BATHS
How the Men in an Office Building
Steal It From the Engine Belt

Bathing in electricity is the daily
amusement of number of men in big
office building in this town. Several
times a day the men saturate themselves
with static electricity, and one of them
is getting fat on It, The others haven't
been bathing long enough to know
whether they will get fat or die.
The process was discovered by man
who was paying a doctor $3.50 three
times week for electrical treatment for
nervousness. He is chief engineer of
the building. One day he crawled into
the pit beneath the big belt that draws
the elevator and dynamo machinery.
When he desired to come out he handed
his assistant a metal lamp he was carry
ing. The assistant got an electric shock
that made him see violet stars. After
that the engineer forsook the doctor and
saved $3.50 week.
Static electricity is that produced by
friction, and is just what the doctor was
furnishing from brush machine at $500
a DOSE The great belt in it's swift rev.
olutions produces and stores the electric
fluid by friction. To steal the electricity
the men stand close to it, holding over
it a magnet made of copper wire wound
on a spool, with both ends of the wire
loose. To complete the circuit a copper
wire is fastened to an iron water pipe
near by and a silver dollar placed in a
loop in the loose end. This is passed up
and down the body, creating circuit Of
the electricity and literally bathing the
whole system in the fluid.
One of the men who takes these elec-
trio baths has relieved himself of rheu-
matism. Another Is treating himself
for a nervous disorder, while others
take it for tonic.-Kansas City Star.
The herald., 1897-10-28
OLD SYSTEM BOILERS
ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR A
NEW NAVY
Engineer Melville Makes Report on
Improved Machinery, Fuel and
Methods in the Navy

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The gradu-
familiar cylinder boiler by various forms
Of the water tube boilers constitutes the
most important fact in marine engineer
ing at this time, according to Engineer
n-Chief George w. Melville, who has
just published his annual report to the
Secretary of the Navy. For torpedo
boats, he says, the advantages of these
boilers were SO evident that they quick
ly displaced the old types and have now
been used for several years exclusively
for this kind of craft. Touching liquid
fuel, with which many nations are ex-
perimenting as substitute for coal, the
report gives an interesting history of
tests made in this country. Included in
the list is the test made by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company about ten
years ago, which, while proving the
practicability of using crude coal oil for
fuel for boilers, demonstrated that the
Pennsylvania railroad itself would con-
sumo more than one-third of the entire
output of coal oil at this time if it were
used for fuel instead of coal.
Nevertheless, the balances Of advan-
tage are so greatly in favor of liquid
fuel for small craft that the bureau ex-
presses the intention of making use of
crude oil for fuel on torpedo boats.
Commodore Melville makes strong
argument in favor of building our ships
in future in classes, so as to secure the
great advantages that follow the train
ing of men for whole classes of ships, in
stead of for one vessel, and also the
ability to use duplicate parts of ma
chinery. 1t is recommended that the
machinery of ships laid up on the re-
serve, with skeleton crews, be subject
ed every six months to a dock trial with
full steam pressure, to make sure that
they are ready for use at short notice.
The bureau has been making some in
quiry as to the possibility of procuring
large merchant ships in an emergency,
to serve as machine ships for fleets, and,
having secured a list of suitable vessels,
now submits an estimate of $3.50 for
machine tools, to be laid aside for fitting
one Of them out when needed.
The Engineering Chief has a great
deal to say in his report on the subject
of personnel, and insists that he is war;
ranted in urging, after many years of
careful observation and study, two
things as necessary TO the highest eff
cheney of the Engineer Corps-first. an
increase of the corps from 1873 officers
of all grades to about 800, so divided as
to the various grades as to give fair pro-
motion; second, the comforting of actual
rank and titles with the name of the
corps attached), as is the case for the
staff officers of the army
The herald., 1897-10-28
HELD in MID AIR
THREE CALIFORNIA CLUB MEN
IN AWKWARD PLIGHT
The Wilcox Block Elevator Stuck and
the Occupants Had to Crawl
for Liberty

The members of the California club
are not likely to hear the last of their
experience last night for some days to
come. But while many of their friends
will wonder how on earth, or rather in
air, they did it, they cannot but admire
the heroic presence Of mind which they
developed in the crisis.
A little before II p. m. Judge Enoch
Knight, DR.. Ed Lindenfeldt and Judge
s. j. Beck left the club, which is situ-
ated on the top floor of the Wilcox
block, and started to descend the ele-
vator. All went well until the elevator
had almost reached the first floor, but
just as the passengers were preparing to
alight, the elevator suddenly stopped
and positively refused to be budged.
The top of the door was level with the
bottom of the elevator, but another ten
feet must be traversed before an or
dinary exit was possible.
hurried consultation ensued. With
one medical and two legal minds on
board the decision should have been
speedily arrived at. Unfortunately 9th
er conditions besides minds were i'm
i'iiiCht. HcIc was OIlly OIc pOooiDlc
mode of escape, for the elevator showed
not the slightest inclination to move,
despite the persuasive earnestness of the
passengers and the jocose suggestions
of a crowd that speedily gathered. There
is but narrow space between the top
Of the door and the grating above.
Through this it was obviously necessary
to squeeze and then jump ten feet to the
floor unless the passengers determined
to spend the night in the elevator. The
news by this time had reached the Cali
fornia club, and a rescue party was
speedily organized. They started after
refreshments and blankets, but by the
time of their return the prisoners had
boldly eXtricated themselves.
How it was done battles description,
but one by one the portly passengers
crawled through that narrow space and
then by means of an improvised ladder
made of chairs supplied by the Western
Union Telegraph company at last reach
ed the ground in safety, preserving
throughout as much calm dignity as the
occasion permitted
The herald., 1897-10-28
SWAMP LANDS
May Be Made to Produce Sugar Beets
in Abundance

BERKELEY, Oct. PA new portion
of California has been proven suitable
for the raising of sugar beets by investi-
cations made by the Agricultural De-
partment of the University of Califor-
mia.
Reclaimed tulle land will grew sugar
beets," said DR.. e. w. Hilgard, Dean of
of the College of Agriculture. This dis
covery will enlarge the beet-growing
territory of the State. Hitherto tulle
land has been thought suitable for for
age crops only. Now we know beets
can be profitably grown upon it,"
The experiments which have resulted
in this discovery were conducted on the
Pierson tract on the Sacramento river.
Reclaimed tulle land, properly drained,
was selected, and five test plots of beets
were planted. An analysis has just been
completed of the beets, which proves
that the average per cent of sugar they
contain is 16, an unusually good per-
centage.
The herald., 1897-10-28

of Michael Cudahy, the widely known
beef and pork packer. The ceremony
will be a church function of considerable
elaborateness, the officiating clergyman
being Archbishop Riordan of San Fran
cisco. After the exercises at the church
there will be reception at the residence
of the brides parents on Michigan av-
enue.
Miss Cudahy is one of the most skillfnl
of harp players and is accomplished in
other directions. She has striking per-
sonal appearance and her taste in dress
ing enhances her personal charms. Like
the general run of rich girls of the period
she has Travelled widely.
Miss Cudahy met her prospective hus-
band while visiting San Francisco a
year ago. Mr.. Casserly is about 80, has
plenty of money and is well known in
the metropolis of the Pacific coast, where
ne belongs to half a dozen swell clubs.
The herald., 1897-10-28
Southhound PASSENGERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.-Passen-
gers on steamer Queen for:
Redondo--Mrs. McFadden, Mrs. John
son. ]. Swegart and wife, Miss Swegart,
Miss Rosa G. Tubbs, F. Lawrence and
wife, Miss Peabody, Fl. Dodge, Mrs.
Wilson, Rev. McCunn, II. Laughlin.
Port Los Angeles-J. Doran, H. At
wood, e. Jones, Mrs. Geddes, Miss
Geddes, N. Johnson, G. Minor, Miss
Farnsworth Miss Robinson, Miss
Swanson, Rev. Bozata, Rev. Wisner, M.
Mazuro. w. Stevenson, Miss O'Donnell
San Diego-Mr. Ellis, Mr.. Hessin, w
Jacobs, +. Glanville, Mrs. Kooken, Mrs
Williams, c. Hale, Mrs. Stockburst, O.
Moreth.
Santa Barbara-W. Wheaton, Miss
Ramsay, w. Taylor and wife, Miss Hale
The herald., 1897-10-28
TO View the Eclipse

OAKLAND. Oct 27.-An expedition to
view and photograph the eclipse of the
sun in India on June 22d next will leave
on Saturday for Hongkong on the steam
er Belgic. 1t will be headed by Prof.
Charles BurclShalter of the Chabot OBJ
servatory of this city. Prof. Burckhal-
ter has an invention of his own with
which he expects to get the best results
ever obtained in photographng the
eclipse of the sun. Mr.. Burckhalter took
it to Japan with him, but the fact that
there was a heavy storm on the day of
the eclipse there prevented it's being
tested.
The herald., 1897-10-28
The ENGLISH Strike

GLASGOW, Oct. FIT is now under
stood that the Employers federation and
the delegates of the Amagamated Society
of Engineers at their meetings commune
Gated with each other through the board
of trade, and that a conference between
representatives of the employers and del
egates for the striking engineers has been
practically arranged, the latter having
agreed to withdraw their demand for eight
hours work per day which has been the
great stumbling block in the way of ar
riving at a settlement of the great strike.
The herald., 1897-10-28
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

John Bowie Strange Camp of Confed-
crate veterans OF Charlottesville, Va,
have perfected a plan for the erection Of
an equestrian statue of Stonewall jack
son.
c. II. J. Taylor, who was recorder Of
deeds for the district of Columbia under
President Cleveland's administration,
has been elected dean of the Norris
Brown college, a negro institution in
Atlanta.
BY way of commemorating the seven
tieth birthday of Adolf Menzel, the Ber-
lin Academy of Plastic Arts has found
ed a scholarship of the annual value Of
800 marks, for which students of paint
ing or sculpture may compete.
A Tennessee paper says that Govern
or Taylor finds his salary OF $4,000 made
quate for his yearly expenses for COM
Portable support, and that it is to aid in
keeping the wolf from the door that he
goes upon the platform to lecture for
fee.
The Prince Of Wales, when he attends
state function in full dress, wears one
of the most costly ornaments at the
British court. 1t is a plume of feathers
pulled from the tails of the feriwah, the
rarest and most beautiful of Indian
birds.
]. M. Barrie's description of himself in
his journalistic days, ten or twelve years
ago, is: "An uncouth stranger wander
ing in the dark around the castle. his
appearance unprepossessing book in
each pocket and his thoughts 300 miles
due north"
| The numbers of pilgrims to Burns
birthplace last year was $4,000. During
! the same period 10000 persons visited
Shakespeare's house at Stratford-on-
Avon, and 110s paid tribute to the
memory Of Thomas Carlyle by going to
J see his old home at Ecclefechan.
A blind woman, Miss Bouley, took one
of the first prizes for counterpoint and
fugue at the Paris conservatory this
year, while two others of the sex shared
the harp prize at the Brussels conserva-
tory. Miss Hantson was awarded the
first prize with the greatest distinc-
tion,'' and the first harp prize was given
also to a woman.
Henry o. and James M. Neville, twins,
were born in Kentucky in 1915 and the
similarity of their careers Is something
marvellous Both married sisters and
each Is the father of seven children.
each lost child, each was county
judge, each entered the federal army as
a captain and was mustered out of serv-
ice as a colonel. Their father, James
Neville, Virginian, served as a private
through the revolutionary war and died
in Fauquier county at the age of SO
years.
When BENJAMIN Franklin arrived in
Philadelphia from his first voyage to
England he became violently i'll and no
one could persuade him that he was not
going to die. 1t was then that he wrote
the famous epitaph for his tombstone:
"The body of Benjamin Franklin, like
the cover of an old book, it's contents
torn out and stript of it's gliding, lies
here, food for worms. Yet the work it.
self shall not be lost, for it will ap-
pear once more in a new and more
beautiful edition corrected and amended
by the author"
The herald., 1897-10-28
African Treaties

PARIS, Oct. Pit is understood that
the fundamental basis of difficulty be-
tween France and Great Britain in West
Africa is that France fails to recognize
the treaties concluded with native rulers
by officers of the British Niger company
until the text of such treaties has been Of
icially communicated to France by the
British government Thus the French
government claims that many of the treat
les made with African potentates in be-
half of France take precedence over the
treaties negotiated in behalf of the Brit
ish Niger company.
The herald., 1897-10-28

Japan to take part in the meeting. The
British belief is that England and the
United States should Jointly decide the
question. AS the result of the Paris
tribunal, rules and regulations were es
tablished to govern the United States
and Great Britain in the sealing matter
for five years. Great Britain holds that
neither Russia nor Japan has any con-
Germ in this matter at all; that all that
needs to be determined is whether or not
the seal herd is diminishing, and if it
is then she and the United States should
take the necessary measures for the pro-
lection of the animals.
Whether this view of the matter is
going to cause any friction when the
delegates assemble remains to be seen.
The herald., 1897-10-28

United States, England, Russia and
Canada. Englands chief representa-
tive will be Professor Darcy Thompson
the seal expert of the British foreign Of
flee, though, of course, Ambassador
Pauncefoote will be the official head of
the queens representatives. Japans
ENJOYS will be S. Fujuta, director of ag-
riculture in Japan, and Prof. X. Nit
sukuri, professor of zoology in the I'm
perial university at Toxic. DIR. David
Starr Jordan of Stanford university,
California; Charles s. Hamlin, exSecre-
tary of State John w. Foster, and other
experts in seals will watch over Uncle
Sans interests.
An interesting phase of the prelimina-
ries of the conference was the objection
England made to permitting Russia and
The herald., 1897-10-28
Crime at Chico

CHICO. Oct. 27-Word has just been re-
ceived here of the wrecking of the farm
house of j. j. Sanders and the attempted
murder of the inmates, at midnight on
Monday. Sanders, with two friends, who
were in the house. had retired, when. with
out warning, a large bomb was thrown
through the window The bomb exploded,
wrecking the house, but the inmates
escaped with a few bruises. The bomb
throwing has created intense excitement
in the neighborhood and if those guilty of
the outrage can be identified. they will
be summarily dealt with. No explanation
can be attributed for the outrage.
The herald., 1897-10-28

States Of America held it's twenty
eighth annual session here today These
officers were elected: Grand command
er, John q. Jones, Chicago; lieutenant
grand commander Richard F. Greene,
New York; grand chancellor, c. w.
Newton; minister of state, w. l.. Kim
burg, Texas; grand auditor, r. ]. Fletch-
er, Sacramento, CAL; grand secretary,
ID. F. Scoville, Washington; great
treasurer general, w. r. Morris, Minne-
apolis, Mimi; general marshal, Spen-
Ger N. Gilmore, Providence; assistant
grand auditor, James Hill, Jackson,
Miss; assistant secretary general, e. e.
Pettibone, Granada Miss.
The herald., 1897-10-28
CALIFORNIA OPINION
The Proposed New Cabinet Office

The proposition to create the cabinet
officer of secretary of agriculture was
laughed at by a considerable portion of
the press and the people of the United
States, yet the wisdom Of those who
urged 1t has been virdicated and the
value of the department of agriculture
demonstrated over ard over again. So
will it be should congress accede to the
wishes Of the miners and create the
office of secretary of mines and mining.
Mining in its various branches is pur-
sued in fully one-half of the states and
its importance is becoming greater ev-
cry year.-San Jose Mercury.
The herald., 1897-10-28
A CALL FOR HELP
Meets Response From a Cunard
Crew


QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 27.-The Cunard
line steamer Catalonia, from Boston Oc-
tober 18th for Liverpool arrived here
this evening, having been delayed by the
heavy weather which has prevailed re-
Gently on the Atlantic. During a gale on
Wednesday last, in latitude 41:6 north
and longitude so west, the Catalonia
sighted the French fishing schooner
Vague of st. Malo, dismantled and sink
ing and signalling for assistance. Cap
tain Stephens of the Catalonia took off
the crew of the Vague, numbering twen-
ty-one men and boys. The rescue of the
crew of the Vague was a very hazard
Gus proceeding. Two boats, manned by
volunteers, were lowered from the Cata-
lonia in the middle of the night. The sea
was running very high at the time and
the sky was pitch dark. After des-
perate battle with the waves the French
fishermen We're taken off the sinking
schooner and landed safely on board the
Cunarder.
The herald., 1897-10-28
Coast Pensions

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.--Pensions
have been granted as follows;
California: Original-Ira Wheeler,
Berkeley ncrease-Edward T. Madi-
son, Sulphur Creek. Original widow
and special-Bridget Farrell, San Fran
cisco.
Washington: Originally. C. Spen-
Ger, South Park Increase--Elias John
son, Guy; Charles ]. Deshazo, Olympia.
The herald., 1897-10-28
Charged With Libel

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 27.-The trial of Ed
itor d. w. Ravenscroft of the Petaluma
Courier, charged with criminal libel, was
commenced in the superior court here this
afternoon. Ravenscroft was arrested on
the complaint of Michael Walsh, one OF
the trustees of Petaluma, who feels that
he has been damaged by an article Ra-
venscroft published. criticising him in his
official capacity. The court room was
crowded during the trial, many Petaluma
parties being in attendance.
The herald., 1897-10-28
A New Western Route

MONTREALs Oct 27.-vice-Pres
dent Shaughnessy said that the Cana
dian Pacific had made arrangements to
issue e1,0G0.000 sterling preferred stock
at per cent in London to cover the cost
Of building Crows nest pass line through
the Rocky mountains.
The herald., 1897-10-28
Dead at q Feast

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 80. N
Mertens, a cigar manufacturer and a
prominent member of the Eintracht
Turn section, died suddenly on Tuesday
night just after he had responded to d
toast at the monthly meeting of the Fin
tracht. At the close of his remarks,
which were received with applause and
laughter, he fell forward on the ban
quet table, and in few minutes was
dead. Heart disease is the supposed
cause.
The herald., 1897-10-28
Horrible Symptoms

Mr.. Beacon Hill-Why, Penelope!
What is the matter?
Mrs, Beacon Hill-Oh, Horace! 1 am
afraid Emerson has not that elevated
mind we have a right to expect in
child of ours. He just said "Da! Da!"
like that common washerwomans baby
1 beard in the park!-Puck
The herald., 1897-10-28
Andree Heard From

CHRISTIANIA, Oct. 27.-Advices just
received here from Spitzbergen, group
of islands in the Arctic ocean midway
between Greenland and Nova Zembla,
say that the crew of a wrecked ship were
picked up and reached there, and that
it is rumored that they bring news of
Prof. Andree.
The herald., 1897-10-28
A Murder Trial

HOLLISTER, CAL, Oct 27. John
Ashhurst was placed on trial today for
the murder Of Frank Lynch on Septem-
ber 18th. Ten Jurors were impaneled
and locked up for the night. The other
jurors will doubtless be chosen tomor-
row, when the case will proceed.
The herald., 1897-10-28
An Orphans' Home

SAN JOSE, Oct. 27.-The Odd Fellows
orphanage at Gilroy was dedicated to-
day with appropriate ceremonies in the
presence of large crowd. II. D. Van
Shaeck delivered the address of welcome
and Grand Master Drew made the prin-
cipal addres in behalf of the Odd Fel-
lows
The herald., 1897-10-28
Cudahy-Casserly

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-The marriage of
Miss Cecilia Cudahy, daughter Of the
millionaire packer of Chicago, to John
b. Casserly of San Francisco, son of
ex-senator Casserly, took place at st.
James Church this morning, Archbish-
op Riordan officiating. About 600 guests
attended the ceremony.
The herald., 1897-10-28
The Case of Pullman

The death Of Mr.. Pullman will be
looked at from two Sides One will say
that he is benefactor to the human
race by providing ease and comfort to-
travellers and with work for the many.
The other side will declare that Pull
man was the degrader of labor and the
enemy of the poor-Pasadena News