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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-23
JUMPED IN FRONT OF A CAR
WILLIAM QUINN BY Il Troll
LEY CAR List NIGHT.

The Tragedy Occurred on Whalley Avenue
Near Elm City Park-Probably u Case of
suicide-Threw His Hat at the Motor
man-The Motorman Exonerated,
At the top of the hill on Whalley ave-
nue., just the other side of Elm City
park, occurred q tragedy at 10;45 last
evening which resulted in the death of
William Quinn of Westville.
Car No. 80 of the Fair Haven and
WestVille line, on the outbound trip,
had reached this point and was going
at rapid speed, when suddenly a man
who appeared to be walking along the
track Jumped upon the track only a
few feet in front OF the platform OF the
rapidly advancing car. He turned
about, facing the car, threw his cap at
the motorman and then grabbed the
platform Of the car, which had by this
time reached him. The motorman i'm
mediately turned off the current as
soon as he saw the man in front of the
car and put on the brakes, but before
the car could be stopped it had struck
the unfortunate man in the head and
knocked him to one side. The car was
stopped, and on going back the con-
ductor and motorman found the man
dead.
The central police office was notified.
was taken to the scene in the police
wagon. DR.. White found that death
had undoubtedly been caused by con-
~ =
rupture of the blood vessels in the
brain. The head was bruised and the
scalp scraped and cut by being drag
ged on the ground. otherwise the body
was not mutilated in the least.
The deceased was about siXty-tive
years of age. He was a teamster and
drove garbage wagon. He lived with
his son-in-law, Charles c. Spencer OF
Fountain street, Westville. The body
was removed to Lewis & Maycock's un-
dertaking rooms.
The 4notorman of car SO at the time
of the accident was William Ferguson,
who is considered one of the most care
full motormen on the Fair Haven and
Westville line. The medical examiner,
after hearing of the manner in which
the man jumped in front of the car and
his evident deliberateness of purpose,
pronounced the case one of undoubted
suicide. The conductor in charge of
the car was John ]. Flynn.
After the unfortunate occurrence the
car was taken to the stables in Fair
Haven and was not used during the
rest of the night, while the motorman
and conductor, who had become greatly
excited by the affair." were allowed to
go home and knock off work for the
night.
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HANNA rs GKATIFIED.
Governor Bushnell's Action Was Not
brought About by Any Deal.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 22,-This was the
busiest day that Chairman Hanna has
had for weeks. Relative to Governor
Bushnelrs ultimatum that he intended
to appoint Hanna as Sherman's success
sor, Mr. Hanna said:
Governor Bushnell sent me a letter
Monday morning notifying me of his
intention to appoint me to the senate
to serve the uneXpired term of Senator
Sherman. 1t is with a great deal of
appreciation that I received the news.
I am deeply gratified at Governor
Bushnelrs action; glad that it will work
for the interests of the people of Ohio
and that his determination was brought
about by the preponderating sentiment
that existed that / should receive the
appointment. Bushnells action was
voluntary and not brought about by
any deal. Governor Bushnell showed
wisdom in waiting until he was thor
oughly satisfied that Sherman intended
to resign before making known what
his notion would be in filing the va
cancy. [ thank Governor Bushnell for
the honor and all my friends for their
kind wishes and support in the mat
ter"
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Mr.. Porter at Washington.

Washington, Feb 22-J. Addison
Porter of Hartford, Conn.,, who is to
be the secretary of President McKin-
ley, is in the city visiting his aunt, Mrs.
w. j. Boardman. He spent the greater
part of the day at the white house with
Mr.. Thurber, who gave him many re-
suits of his experience in the delicate
duties Of the position and the intricate
routine of executive matters. Mr.. Por-
ter was introduced to President Cleye-
land and afterWard met the members
of the executive staff, whose positions
have been considered independent of
administration changes. Mr. Porter
will go to Canton in day or two to
return next week with Mr.. McKinley.
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DEFENDS HIS POSITION.
President Cleveland Tells why He Vetoes
Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-In sending to
the senate to-day his veto of bill to
pension Maria Somerlat, a Remarked
widow of a volunteer soldier President
Cleveland took occasion to define and
defend his pension policy as follows:
"The rule governing the operation of
general pension laws which forfeits
Widows pension on her remarriage,
seems so reasonable and just and its
relaxation must necessarily lead to
such a departure from just principles
and to such vexatious pension admins
tration, that I am convinced it ought to
be strictly maintained.
81 hope I may be permitted to call
the attention of the senate to the in
creasing latitude clearly discernible in
special pension legislation 1t has
seemed to me so useless to stem the tide
of this lgislation by executive interfer-
ence, that I have contented myself
with -quiesence in numerous cases
where / could not approve.
'"There have been already presented
to me for executive action during the
present session of congress 206 special
pension bills, of which I have actually
examined lis. The entire number of
bills that have become laws during the
four sessions of the congress since
March a. 1898, is 391. Some of these
presented at the present session are not
based upon the least pretext that the
death or disability involved is related
to army service, while in numerous
cases it is extremely difficult to salts
factorily discover such relationship.
"There is one feature of this legisla-
ton which I am sure deserves atten-
ton. | refer to the great number of
special bills passed for the purpose of
increasing the pensions of those already
on the rolls. OF the lis special pension
bills which I have examined since the
beginning of the present session of the
congress- IS granted or restored pen
sions. and 81 increased those already
existing, while the appropriation of
money necessary to meet these increas-
es alone exceeds considerable the
amount required to pay the original
nensions. granted or restored by the re-
naming 5S bills.
sI cannot discover that these in
creases are regulated by any rule or
principle, and when we remember that
there are nearly million pensioners
on our rolls and consider the importu-
nifty for such increase that must fol-
low the precedents already made, the
relation of the subject to a justifiable
increase of our national revenues can
not escape attention.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
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Rail Schedule CompIeted.

Washington Feb. 22.-President
Young of the National League has COM
pleted the baseball schedule for the
coming season and it will be submit
ted to the meeting at Baltimore on
Thursday next. The first game will be
played at Boston on April 49, which is
a local holiday and has been for many
years the opening of the baseball sea-
son at Boston. This game will be
played with the club scheduled to play
the first three games and when that
particular club goes to Boston on its
regular trip. but two games Will be
played instead Of three.
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Hannibale, Mo-, Feb. 22.-Four people
lost their lives in the fire which de-
stroyed the dry goods store of NJ. NJ.
Marks early this morning. The rooms
above the store were occupied by the
Marks family and a number of dodgers.
Those who escaped were obliged to
leave behind all wearing apparel, and
personal effects. In the ruins were
found the frightfully burned bodies of
proprietor Marks and his two children,
Irwin and Harold and that of William
Reed, a barkeeper, who roomed on the
second floor. Reed lost his life by re-
turning for his clothing after he made
q successful escape from the building.
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SERGEANT rHIPp srops THE SPORT
Eighteen Men Arrested in Webster Street
Ram w o..., ENitnossi,.n. 9, Cool nninl4

Sergeant Tripp and squad Of patrol
men from station three made an i'm
portant capture last evening about 8
o'clock when they carroled eighteen
men, who had assembled to witness
cooking main in Webster street barn,
near Ashmun street. The second round
was about to begin when the officers
swooped down upon the crowd
They were grating the birds. SO
thoroughly We're the witness to the
barbarous sport inspired that no at
tempt was made to escape when Ser
geant Tripp and his men entered the
barn and demanded them to surrender
Eighteen men and six birds, one of
them dead, was the result of the raid
The men arrested were Alfred Bald
win, Alfred BarroWs, Frank Keefe,
Joseph Horton, James Keefe, Milton
McGrath, John Kennedy, Harry Watts,
Thomas Scanlon, James Bell, jr., James
Donahue, Simon Thompson, Archie
Moore, John Dooling, Thomas Smith
and j. Smith.
The men We're all released on bonds.
The birds were kept at the police sta
ton to be used as evidence.
The officers assisting Sergeant Tripp
were Patrolmen Kober, upon whose
beat the barn is located and who dis
covered the main, and Hope, Recor,
Carton, Kane and Shields.
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Yale Men Defeated.

Worcester, Mass, Feb. 22.-The Holy
ond annual games in the gymnasium
tonight and athletes from Harvard,
Yale, Princeton, Brown, Boston college,
Worcester Technology and Boston
Technology competed. The gymnasium
was as full as it could be and the sports
were a success in every way. Holy
Cross beat Yale in the relay race with
great ease, the Yale men finding the
corners OF the seventeen lap track not
to their liking, and the Holy Cross men,
who might have won by a couple Of
laps, generously loafing so as to win by
only one.
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rs 4 PRIT1TE ADVOCATE.
Major Mckinley is Not in Sympathy With
Senator Wolcott's Schemes.

"aJor Mchlniey 1s Not in sympathy With
Senator Wolcott's Schemes.
London, Feb. 22.-The mission of
United States Senator Wolcott to Eu-
rope in the interest of bimetallism is
the subject of a long article in the Pail
Mall Gazette to-day, in which, the paper
says that there is not a shred of evil
dence that Mr.. Mckinley is in sympa-
thy with Mr. Wolcott's mission, nor is
there the slightest indication that his
visit to Europe had even unofficial
sanction. In conclusion the Gazette
says: .--r
Senator Wolcott came as a. private
advocate OF cause discredited by
majority OF his fellow countrymen. I'm
der such circumstances, to expect that
he would receive official support from
the foreign opponents of such a cause.
required degree of childlike simplici-
ty rare anywhere, and which no one
would expect to find in Colorado. On
his return Senator Wolcott will find
that the newspapers alone will display
any anxiety regarding the result of his
personally conducted European tour.
He has met many distinguished people
in England, France and Germany; but
in not one of these countries did he find
that bimetallism was considered nee
essary to it's welfare. Though the mis-
sion was absolutely fruitless, it was
quite a successful trip.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-23
Will Kill All in Sight.

Carson City, New, Feb. "a tele-
gram received this morning by Cover
nor Sadler from Mason Valley, stated
that some white men killed an Indian
last night, and the Piutes say they will
kill all the white men and burn every
thing in reach. The governor was ask
ed to send fifty men at once and follow
with fifty more later. Adjutant Cen
eraI Galusha and company from Vir-
ginia, will leave as soon as possible.
Mason Valley is about thirty miles
from Carson City.
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MRS. BEECHER IS DYING
SHE HAS BEEN UNCONSCIOUS SINCE
LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

Her Physician is of the Opinion That shs
VIII Not Recover From the Present At
tack-Her Vitality Too Far Gone for Her
to Rally.
Stamford, Feb 22.-There were signs
OF great activity about the Scovil.e
residence tonight, where Mrs. Beecher
is lying i'll. This evening DR.. Schevoir,
who has been attending Mrs. Beecher
during the absence Of DR.. Pierson, her
regular physician, was summoned to
the house and he responded hurriedly.
The physician said that there was not
much encouraging news to be given
out concerning Mrs. Beecher. He stat
ed that he had found her much weaker
and she was in a state Of unconscious
ness since late this afternoon, from
which she did not recover up to late
tonight.
The physician was asked by a re-
porter if he thought Mrs. Beecher
would rally from this attack as she had
from the other periodical spells, and to
which the physician replied that he
thought it exceedingly doubtful Her
symptoms had changed materially, and
it was feared that Mrs. Beecher's vital
ity was too far gone to allow her to
rally from this weak attack, which
came upon her this afternoon.
Eunice Beecher was born in August,
1912, in Sutton, Mass. Her father, DR..
Bullard, besides attending to his du-
ties, was the owner of a large farm.
His children comprised seven sons and
two daughters. Most of them were
given a liberal education, all of the sons
being sent to college except two or
three, whose health prevented them
from taking college course.
Miss Bullard was married to Henry
Ward Beecher at her home in Massa-
chusetts, August 8, 1887. Mr.. Beecher
had not then been ordained, but had
received a call to the pastorate of a.
little church at Lawrenceburg, o., and
wrote to his fiancee suggesting that
their marriage take place after his or
dination. Soon after he started east
and arrived twelve hours after mailing
the letter. The marriage ceremony
took place five days after Mr.. Beecher's
arrival, in the presence of the menu
bers of the Bullard family and a few
| neighbors.
| After their marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
| Beecher started for Lawrenceburg,
where they remained for three weeks,
afterwards removing. to Indianapolis,
where they stayed for six years Then
Mr.. Beecher received a call TO Plymouth
church Of Brooklyn as it's pastor, Of
which he became world famed. Mrs.
Beecher wrote a book in which she
described the experiences of the noted
preacher and herself while Mr. Beecher
was engaged in his ministerial work
| in the west
| OF Mrs. Beecher's eight children few
are now living. The oldest is the wife
of the Rev. Samuel Scoville, pastor Of
the First Congregational church of
Stamford, with whom Mrs Beecher
spent much of her time after the death
of her husband. The other children are
Colonel Henry Barton Beecher of
Brooklyn, N. Y, Henry, lawyer Of
New York city, and Herbert, who is in
the steamship business at Port Town
send, Wash.
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DIR. Parkhurst is Ill.

New York, Feb. 22.-Nervous collapse
caused by overwork is the physicians
diagnosis of the case of DR.. Charles H
Parkhurst, who has been seriously i'll
for over a week at his home here. There
was a slight change for the better in
his condition to-day, but his mentali-
ties are acutely affected, and it will
probably be long time before he can
return to his pulpit.
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Mrs. Cleveland to Go to Princeton,

Washington, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Cleveland
and Marion, to their new home at
Princeton, N. j., tomorrow. After get
ting the house in order, Mrs. Cleve-
land will return here next Monday and
take part in the customary courtesies
extended to the president t-elect and his
wife, leaving again for Princeton with
the eX-president Immediately after the
ceremonies.
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Mysterious Conversation,

New York, Feb 22-Detectives Benoil and
Petroslno, called with a stranger at the
Tombs prison this afternoon. The stranger
was ushered directly to the cell of NJ Fuda
the South Norwalk alleged wife murderer.
The two men held a long conversation in
italian. Neither the stranger nor the de-
tectves would say what the object of the
visit was, or what the conversation was
about. Fuda is awaiting requsition from
Connecticut
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Won by Patton.

Montreal, Feb. 22.-The last game in
the series for the amateur racquet
championship of Canada was played
this afternoon between Patton of New
York and Meredith Of Montreal, and
was won by Patton, who scored games
to his opponents one.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-23
Aped Elm Gone.

The old elm tree which stood in front
of the residence of John C. Clark, PIP
Fountain street, WestvilIe, fell this
morning at 1880 o'clock. 1t crushed
through the roof of Mr.. Clarks' house,
startling the family from their slum-
bers. The tree is one of the Oldest and
the most noted in the neighborhood
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Archbishon crncn Dead.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb 22.-Archbishop
Thomas l.. Grace died at ST. Thomas
hospital this morning. He was at one
time bishep of this diocese, but on ac-
count of failing health he was sue
ceeded by Bishop Ireland. When the
latter was made an archbishop, Bishop
Grace was made archbishop of a titular
archbishopric in Europe
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Arrested on Suspicion.

Salem, Mass, Feb. 22.-The police are
still at work on the case of assault commit.
ted on Mrs. ]. Franklin Rolf ON the Willows
road Saturday night, and this evening ar
rested Charles Greenlaw, an inmate Of the
almshouse on suspicion of being the guilty
party. His description, even to his shirt
and necktie, tailed with that given by Mrs.
Rolf, and he acknowledged that he was in
the vicinity early in the afternoon, but de-
nies all knowledge of the crime.
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Gibbons Knocked Ont,

New York, Feb. 22.-The twenty
round boxing contest at 1873 pounds be-
tween Austin Gibbons of Paterson, n.
J., and Jimmy Handler of Newark, n.
J., at the Broadway Athletic club, to-
night, resulted in a victory for Hand
Ter, who knocked Gibbons out in the
fifteenth round.
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Small Fire in Hill Court.

Fire box 10 was rung last night about
10 O'Clock eor fire in a two and one
half story frame house in Hill Court,
owned by Dillon e O'Brien, real estate
men, and occupied by seven italian
families The fire was in the attic and
caught from a f1ue. The loss was about
$150.
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Threats of Lynching Made.

Guthrie, o. r., Feb. 22.-At Coombs
to-day school was burned by oppo-
nents of the school, and pitched bat
tie took place in the postoffice between
the factions, in which Postmaster Bak-
er was killed. Three of the assailants
are under arrest, and open threats of
lynching them are made.
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Held Up by Hiehwaymen.

Providence, Feb. 22.-John Halligan
was held up by two armed highwaymen
late Saturday night and robbed Of six
or seven dollars in money and his per-
sonal effects. It is probable that this
robbery was committed by the same
persons who held the occupants of the
waldorf a week ago.
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Returned to Her Dock.

London, Feb. 22-Steamer Damara,
from London for st. John. n. E., be-
sfore reported beached to prevent her
sinking. after having collided with the
Sunderland steamer Arno at Graves
end, has been floated and returned to
her dock.
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Major Mckinley Very Ill.

Canton, Feb. 22.-Major Mckinley
will see no visitors this week save the
few who come by appointment He is
still much in need of rest, and his ply
sicians say the politicians must keep
away.
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All Had Escaned.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-The Sixty eighth street
tunnel, leading to the water works crib. two
miles from shore. in Lake Michigan, caved
in late this afternoon. 1t was at first sup
posed that forty men were at work in the
tunnel and it was feared that ali had per-
ished. Later 1t was learned that no men
were in the tunnel when the cavern oc-
cured.
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No Statue for Young.

Washington, Feb. 22.-As result of the
proposition before the legislature of Utah
to place statue of Brigham Youngein the
statuary hall of the capitol. Mr., Barrett
rep, Mass,,) to-day presented to the house
q Bill amending the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill so as to provide that no statue
shall be placed within the statuary hall un-
til accepted by a joint resolution of con-
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Greater New York Charter.

Albany, Feb. 22.-The report of the
Greater New York charter commission
together with the completed Greater
New York charter, was presented in
both houses of the legislature tonight,
and was referred to the cities commit
tee in each house.
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Bishop Tierney's Anniversary.

Hartford, Feb. 22.-The third ami
versary of the conservation of Bishop
Tierney as Roman Catholic bishop of
Connecticut was celebrated with pom
tff1cal high mass at st. Joseph's cathe-
dral this morning. Bishop Tierney was
the celebrant. Over 100 priests were
present.
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London, Feb. 22.-Hon. Wilfrid Laurier.
premier Of Canada has consented to attend
the banquet which is to be given by the
London Chamber Of Commerce to the colo-
nial prime ministers upon the occasion Of
the Queens diamond jubilee in June
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Favorable Report Made,

Washington, Feb 22.-From the commit
tee on patents, Mr.. Platt to-day made fay
orabe report on the bill to appoint a com
mission to revise the statutes relative to
patents and trademarks.
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London, Feb. 22.-Blondin, the cele-
brated tight rope walker, who was the
first person to cross Niagara Falls on
tight rope, which feat he performed
on August II, 1859, died from diabetes
to-day at Ealing, suburb of London.
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Well Known Divine Dead.

Colorado Springs, Col, Feb. 22-Rev.
Charles &. Rex, D. D., died here to-day
He had been president Of the Boston Eccle-
siastic seminary for five years and had been
president of St. Charles college, Ellicott
City, Md, for two years. He had also been
president of st. Joseph's seminary at Dun.
woodie, N Y, but falling health prevented
him from assuming the duties of the posi-
ton
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Pooling Provisions Struck Ont.

Washington, Feb 22,-Mr. Chandler to-
day offered an amendment to the anti
scalping bill, which consists of the old bill
introduced in the house by Mr.. Patterson
for the amendment of the interstate COM
merce act but with the pooling provisions
of that measure stricken out.