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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-08
NEGRO KILLS FIVE PERSONS
HIS VICTIMS INOFFENSIVE AND
PE4CEABLE CITIZENS.

Tragedy Enacted in "a South Carolina
Girl to Become His Wife-rhree of the
Murdered Persons Were White and Two
Colored-A Large Posse In Pursuit.
Sumter, S. c., Jan. All Sumter was
aroused this morning over the report
that Simon Cooper (colored) had killed
old Mr.. Ben Wilson, his son Wesley
and Mrs. Wesley Wilson, white people,
and also two negroes, man and a
girl, near Lynchburg.
Sheriff Pierson organized posse and
chartering a train left for Lynchburg.
AT Maysville the sheriff received infor-
nation that Cooper had been seen to
pass near the town short time pre-
vious. The train was stopped and a
part of the posse left for st. Charles
and the others took the public road,
coming towards Sumter. These two
parties and posses from Maysville are
securing every foot of the land between
Maysville and Sumter
1t is learned that Cooper went to
Lynchburg yesterday for the purpose
of forcing girl to marry him. The
girl and her mother escaped into the
swamp. Soon after Cooper's appear
ance in the town posse went in pur-
suit of him. The posse came within
200 yards of him, but he shot at them
and retreated. He afterwards forced
some negroes to go with him and kept
them in the woods all night. He came
out of the woods about daylight and
went to the house of a colored man
named Boyle, took his horse and COM
PEELED Boyle's son to accompany him.
From there he went to the house of the
Wilson's, miles away.
| Mr. Baker who lives nearby, heard
considerable shooting and saw Mrs.
Wilson go to the buggy house with
| Cooper to get the harness and then go
back into the house, Cooper, a short
time afterwards came out on the
piazza sho5ting in every direction and
forced Boyle to harness the horse to
Wilson's buggy. He got in the buggy
and went only a few yards when he
met colored man named Smith. He
killed him and as he passed Bakers
house shot at Bakers children, killing
one, a girl. Mr.. Wilson, senior, was
seventy-years old. He was found sit
ting in the door dead with gun in
hand. His son Wesley was in another
part with his head split, while on the
floor lay the body of the woman, her
head smashed in and her throat cut
Smith, the negro killed on the road, was
found with an axe in the back of his
neck and his head half severed from
| his body.
The dead people were inoffensive
peaceable citizens. Cooper will be
lynched when caught.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-08
THE FAnINE IN INDIA.
Full Resources of British Empire to be
Used in Relieving Distress.

Full Resources of British Empire to be
Used in Relieving Distress.
Calcutta, Jan. IA meeting of the
supreme council was held to-day at
which Sir John Woodburn stated that
India had been saved from the greatest
calamity Of the century by the rains
which had so opportunely fallen in Mo-
vember and December. which had
checked the widespread drought. Fur
ther rains last week, he said, had great
ly benefited the large area Of grains
sown, and an addition to the food sup
ply was expected in April.
Nevertheless, the situation was still
grave Nearly 100000 persons were de-
serving of relief and the government
was freely contributing money and
men to distribute it. The Earl of Ell
gin, the viceroy of India, endorsed Sir
John Woodburn's statement and added
it was what the government was
awaiting in order to give better effect
to proposals for relief.
The government, however, could have
nothing to do with appeals to private
charity. The relief funds were ample,
and it should never be said that the
full resources of the empire had not
been used in relieving the distress.
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TO BE TRIED By oIv11 COURT
An American Citizen in Cuba Accused of
Being Conspirator.

Being a Conspirator.
Havana, Jan. 7.-Dr. Betancourt, a
dentist of this city and a naturalized
American citizen, who was arrested
here last month as political suspect,
will be tried by civif court The
charges which he will have to answer
are that he was connected with con-
spirators who formed groups in the
central park for the spread Of the rebel
propaganda and received and distribu-
ted rebel letters.
The Spanish residents of Guanabaco
held a torchlight procession last night
in honor of Colonel Fonsdeviela, the
military commander at that place. A
banquet was given, at which compli-
mentary and patriotic speeches We're
made. The whole ended with a ball
General Inclan, while accommodating in
the Lechuga Hills, dispersed a rebel
party, killing fourteen of them. The
troops destroyed three hundred huts
and plantations.
Captain General Weyler has refused
to allow a demonstration in his honor
that his admirers had intended to make
tonight.
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UNJUST TAx4TI0N IN IREIAND.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Says Great Brit
ain Has Not PIundered the T.xnavars

Sir Michael Hfcks-Beach Says Great Brit-
ain Has Not Plundered the Taxpayers.
London, Jan. 7.--Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, chancellor of the excheouer. ad
dressed his constituents at Bristol to-
night He said that the prosperity, of
the country in 1896 even exceeded that
Of the preceding year, the value of the
imports showing an increase of e25,-
100000, while exports increased G14,-
100000. He had reason to anticipate
that fair revenue and declared that the
surplus would be beyond what was
generally expected.
He foresaw that ireland would be a
powerful claimant on the surplus and
he did not intend to discuss the diff
cult question Of the financial relations
between that country and Great Brit
ain until parliament met. He did not
wonder that Ireland in the face of the
report of the financial commission, was
demanding consideration, but there
was no subject which required to be
approached with a more judicial mind
and which was further apart from
sentiment
Sir Michael deprecated the unworthy
charges that Great Britain had plum
dered the Irish taxpayers The whole
matter was one for reason and argu-
ment. He regretted that the Irishman
had seized part Of the blue rook and
had overlooked five different reports
therein qualifying the same, besides
contrary reports by two royal commits
sions. The question must be dealt
with with justice to the United King
dom. not to Ireland or England alone.
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DIFFICULTY oYER BOARD BILL.
Two Breaches of Peace and Two Charges
of Theft the Result.

Two Breaches of Peace and Two Charges
of Theft the Result.
Two charges Of breach of peace and
two for theft, all growing out of the
same difficulty, will be tried this morn
ing in the city court. The breaches of
the peace are against Mrs Annie
Doyle, who runs a boarding house at
507 State and they are alleged to have
been committed respectively upon Hen
ry H. Eaton, January 3, and on Eliza
beth Eaton on January 6.
The charges of theft are against Mel
lie Costello, daughter of Mrs. Doyle,
and Mrs. Marquett, domestic.
The story as far as could be learned
last evening is substantially this: The
Eatons' after running up large board
bill at Mrs. Doyle's, refused to pay for
the same and were about to leave the
house when Mrs. Doyle protested and
used forcible means to detain them un-
til the debt should be discharged
Eaton got the benefit of the irate land
lady's wrath. A day or two later Mrs.
Eaton received the same treatment.
But the Doyles had secured a large
hand satchel which the Eatons allege
was forcibly kept from them by the
Two women charged with theft.
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PRESIDENTS sTArE DINNER.
A Distinguished Number of Guests Grace
the Function.

the Function.
Washington, Jan. THE president
and Mrs. Cleveland gave the first state
dinner of the social season at the exec
utive mansion tonight. The state din
ing room was flooded with electric
lights, which set off the floral decora-
tions to great advantage. The east
room, in which the guests were receiv-
ed, was beautifully decorated.
At o'clock the president gave his
arm to Mrs. Stevenson, the vice presi-
dent to Mrs. Cleveland, the cabinet fol-
lowing in order of rank, and the pro-
cession filed in to dinner The guests
present were: The vice president and
Mrs. Stevenson, the secretary of state
and Mrs. Olney, the secretary of the
treasury and Mrs. Carlisle, the secre-
tary of war and Mrs. Lamont. the post
master general and Mrs. Wilson, the
secretary of the navy and Miss Herbert.
the secretary of the interior and Mrs.
Francis, the secretary of agriculture
and Miss Morton, the speaker of the
house and Mrs. Reed, Senator and Mrs
Villas. Senator Hale, Representative
George P. Harrison and Mrs. Harrison,
Hon. Charles S. Fairchild and Mrs
Fairchild. Hon. Wilson S. BisseI and
Mrs. Bissell, Hon. Hoke Smith, Mrs.
Don NJ. Dickinson, President Patton of
Princeton university, Miss Alice Lee,
Mrs. Perrine.
After the dinner the guests fingered
for some time in the east ROOM
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LOCAL STLVERTTEs CELEBB.pE
Banquet and Speeches in Memory of Dem.
ocracy's Great Lender

Banquet and Speeches in Memory of Dem
ocracy's Great Lender.
jackson day was celebrated last eve
ming by the local silver democrats with
a banquet at Sparks, Champion g. % %
cafe. Chairman of the State Central
Committee Alexander Troup was mas
ter of ceremonies. The dining room
was tastefully decorated with Mains
and floral pieces. At the rear of tbe
chairman and the prominent speakers
of the evening hung the national flag
caught up by monster silver bug.
At one end of the draped emblem of
liberty hung a full length picture of
"Old Hickory" The portrait was the
one which once hung, according to one
of the speakers, on the walls of the
Monticello club, but which the same
speaker said had been relegated to the
junk shop by the action of the gold
democrats. On the opposite side of the
flag hung the picture of William Jen-
nings Bryan, the recent candidate for
president.
The banquet was served by Messrs.
Sparks. Champion & Co. in excellent
style. Chairman Troup at the begin
ming of the banquet congratulated
those present on the large number of
Representatives Of the party present.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-08
NOTORIOUS HORSE THlEF IN LIMBO.
John j. Lyons Under Arrest at Waterbury
Has a Long Criminal Record.

John j. Lyons Under Arrest at Waterbury
Has Long Criminal Record.
Waterbury, Conn, Jan. 7-John ].
Lyon, alias George Wilson, alias James
Johnson, who was brought to this city
by Deputy Sheriff Rigney and bound
over to the superior court this morn
ing under $500 bonds is the cleverest
horse thief in the country Lyons has
served terms in Sing Sing, and also in
the state prisons of Vermont, Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire. For a
long time Lyons operated in the vici-
nifty of Springfield, Palmer and Chico
pee Falls, Mass, and many other
places in Massachusetts.
The authorities are prepared to say
that Lyons has stolen more horses in
the southeastern part or Massachusetts
than any other criminal engaged in the
work.
Deputy Sheriff and Chief of Police e.
Mccain of West Springfield is in Wa
terbury tonight to block any attempt
that Lyons pals may make to get him
to skip. He is already out on $1,000
bonds for similar offense in Massa-
chusetts.
There are several charges hanging
over him, and if he is released on
bonds here, he will be Immediately ar
rested again. The Hartford county Of
ficers are said to want Lyons also for
horse stealing. There seems to be no
doubt here but that Lyons is a men,
Der of an organized gang of horse
thieves.
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ANOTHER spLfTIN 1IMM4NY.
MIR. Purroy land His Supporters Above
the Harlem Withdraw.

New York, Jan. 7.-At a meeting of
the executive committee of Tammany
Hall, tonight, letter was received
from County Clerk Henry D. Purroy,
in which he said that until the COM
mittee 'sees fit to purge itself from the
demoralizing presence of its alien dep
uty leader" the delegates to the execu-
tive committee from the Thirty-fourth
and Thirty-fifth assembly districts
would not attend any of the meetings
of the committee of Tammany. This
means that Mr.. Purroy and his follow
ers beyond the Harlem have bolted
from Tammany Hall and that from this
on it will be war to the knife. The
alien deputy leader referred to in Mr..
Purroy's letter is John c. Sheehan.
with whom Purroy has been at logger
heads for some time past.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-08
THE GREAT SALT TRAIN.
VIII Pass Through This City This Fore
noon at 11;35.

The great salt train will pass through
this city to-day about 11:35. The state
lment was printed that it would pass
through the city yesterday. The
schedule says that the train will leave
Harlem River at 7:30 this morning,
South Norwalk at 9:45, Bridgeport at
1O45, arriving in New Haven fifty
minutes later
The train will consist of 160 cars
loaded with Worcester salt, and will
be run in three sections. Each section
will be equipped with air. brakes and
patent. couplers. 1T will, it is said be
the finest and largest freight train ever
put together, and will be decorated
with signs and banners.
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FUNERAL or GENERAL WAL6ER.
1t VIII Take Place From Trinity Church
Boston, at Noon To-day.

1t Will Take Place From Trinity Churcn
Boston, at Noon To-day.
Boston, Jan. loving to the large
number of students, faculty, alumni
and delegations from educational in
stitutions and military organizations
there will be only a limited number
of seats for the general public at Gen
eral Walkers funeral tomorrow at
Trinity church.
Representatives will be present from
all the great universities and colleges in
the east and so large Is the number who
have already slgnified their intention to
be present that it has been found neces-
sary to limit the number of many of
the delegations.
The services will be held at noon and
the Episcopal service will be read by
Rev e. Winchester Donald, d. D., as
sisted by Rev. William Dewart. At
the request of the family Of General
Walker the body will not lie in state,
but will be taken from the home direct
ly to the church. After the services the
remains win be removed to Mount
Auburn for interment. The arrange
ments for the funeral have been placed
in the hands of committee composed
Of Professor William T.. Sedgwick,
chairman; Secretary III. w. Tyler and
Captain John Bigelow.
Among the large number of delega-
tions there will be Representatives from
the National Academy of Science, AM
herst, Yale, Harvard, Boston univer-
sity, Massachusetts Historical society
and many other colleges, army and
military organizations.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-08
SHIPMENT OF APFLEs ABRoAD.

Last Year 2,156,334 Barrels Sent to For-
eign Countries as Against 527 ,524 in 1895.
Boston, Jan. THE total shipments
Of apples for 1896 and including the
first two days of the present year to
the European markets were as follows:
From Boston, 725,642 barrels; from
New York 454,771 barrels, from Mon
treal 699,49 barrels, from Halifax 204,-
095 barrels, from Portland 71,2s7 bar
rels, and from Philadelphia 1888 barr
rels, making total from all Ameri-
can ports of 2,156,334 barrels as against
527,52 barrels for the preceding year.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-08
M,KTNLEY IN cLEYELlND.
Senator Sherman in to Visit the President
Elect for Conference.

Elect for a Conference,
Cleveland, Jan. 7.-Major Mckinley
removed to-day from M. A. Hanna's
handsome suburban residence, Glen
mere, to the pleasant home of another
friend, Myron T. Herrick, Who>lives in
the heart of the residence portion OF
the city. Major and Mrs Mckinley
will remain at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herrick till Monday, when they
return to Canton to stay till March l,
when they expect to leave for Wash
ington.
The report that Senator Sherman ex-
poets to leave Washington to make a
visit to Major Mckinley was received
with interest. General Felix Agnus and
other southern men who have talked
with Major Mckinley to-day have the
impression that he would like to select
one cabinet officer from the heart of
the solid south and another from one
of the border states General Agnus
spoke warmly in favor of Judge Ma
than Golf Of West Virginia.
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SENATOR PLATT OPPOSES IT
BILL PROVIDING FREE HOMES ON
PUBLIC LANDS CONDEMNED.

Its Passage, He Declared, Would Result in
! the Loss of Many Millions to the Govern-
ment-was Opposed to the Plan Even
| Though it Was Approved by Republican
National Committee-Bill Goes Over.
Washington, Jan. I'm the senate
to-day the bill providing for free home-
steads on public lands acquired from
the various Indian tribes was taken up.
Mr.. Platt, rep, of Connecticut, argued
against the bill, declaring that it would
result in loss of many millions to the
government.
Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska, reminds
! ed Mr. Platt that this homestead bill
had been indorsed by the republican
convention at st. Louis.
"If am to be accused" Mr.. Platt re-
piled, "of bolting any portion of the re-
publican platform, prefer that the ac-
cusation shall come from member OF
my own party"
1T is possible" Mr.. Allen rejoined,
that member of another party may
be in position to judge whether a SEN
ator is living up to the faith Of his
party or whether the party platform
was brought up simply to deceive vot-
ers"
I'VE all understand" Mr.. Platt con-
tinued, "how things creep into national
platforms, and I venture to say that
when that resolution was adopted there
were not fifty delegates in the st. Louis
convention that paid any attention to
it or had any idea what was involved
in ik''
"Then they are not bound by it?" Mr..
Allen suggested interrogatively.
II am not" Mr.. Platt frankly admit
ted. And I think that before we get
| through with the discussions in this
session I shall be able to refer to some
plank or resolution in the platform Of
| the populist party, or in that of the
party into which the senator has got
since he broke into national politics,
which he would scarcely feel like say
| ing that he is bound by
Mr.. Allen-"There is nothing in the
populist platform Of 1896 that do not
accept"
/ Mr.. Teller, rep, of Colorado, who
was member of the committee on res
olutions in the republican national con
Ivention, said that the resolution indors-
/ ing the homestead bill had been put in
by the subcommittee and reported by
the whole committee to the convention
and read with all the other resolu-
tions.
!. Mr. Platt-'I have no doubt about
that. I have no right to comment upon
what took place in the house on the
passage Of this bill, but venture to
say that when it was made the unfin-
| ished business in the senate not half a
dozen senators had an idea what the
bill was"
Mr.. Platt went on to argue against
the bill. He recalled the praises Of
1 Oklahoma which were sung when the
bill opening up the territory was pend
ing on congress, when it was lauded as
| the Garden oe Eden, and contrasted
those views with the representations
now made that the land was of little
value, and that if the settlers were to
4 pay for 1t they would abandon the ter
ritory and leave it to the cattlemen and
sheep-raisers.
Mr.. Stewart, pop, Of Nevada, charg-
ed Mr. Platt's contention as ''pitiful
higgling.''
At the close of Mr.. Stewards remarks
the bill went over without action.
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POHEROY NEARLY BREAKS PRISON
Most Dangerous Man in Massachusetts
Penitentiary's Desperate Effort.

Boston, Jan. 1T was discovered
yesterday that Jesse Pomeroy, the
murderer, who has been confined in
state prison for twenty-five years, had
nearly succeeded in digging through
the prison walls in an attempt to es-
cape, the attempt being revealed by a
suspicious looking brick. The prisoner
has been closely watched during the
entire time of his incarceration. being
considered the most dangerous prisoner
in the institution and by what means
he was enabled to carry his operations
as far as ne did cannot be imagined
by the officials. The latter, however,
are close-mouthed and few facts can be
learned from them.
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Long Island Railroad Stock rransferred

New York. Jan. THE holding of
the Austin Corbin stock in the Long
Island road was to-day transferred to
the Charles NJ. Pratt estate. It amount
ed to $3,000,000 par value, and increased
the Pratt estate holding to $500, 900, or
more than majority of the entire cap
ital stock of the road. which is s1z, ,OOO,-
900. The Pratt estate acquired the
stock by taking up s1,5O0,000 in loans
which the late Mr.. Corbin had negoti-
ated, and as security for which the
stock was pledged.
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Minister Willis isImproxing.

San Francisco, Jan. Honolulu ad-
vices dated January 1 say that United
States Minister Willis. whose condition
was reported hopeless a few days ago,
is greatly improved and his complete
recovery is now looked for It will be
some time, however before he will be
able to attend to his duties.
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Old whtskey Trust Leases Void.

Chicago, Jan. THE United States
court of appeals handed down an i'm
portant decision to-day in the whiskey
trust case. The court decided that the
leases made by the old whiskey trust
cannot be enforced and are void. This
rids the American Spirits Manufacture
ing company of about fifty leases, run
ming for about twenty years, and in
volving something like 81, ,500,0
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Another of Judge Lynch,s Victims.

Unadilla, Ga, Jan. Anthony Hem
derson, the negro arrested Monday for
the murder of old man George Sumner
and attempted an assault upon mis-
daughter Christmas week, was taken
from the lookup here last night and
hanged to a tree.
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ANegro Kills Five White Men.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 7.-Governor
Evans received a telegram this morn
ing from citizen of Magnolia saying
that Simon Cooper. colored, who on
emancipation day last killed one negro
and wounded six others who undertook
to arrest him, to-day killed five white
men and escaped. Great excitement
prevails The men killed are supposed
to have been members of a posse.
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True Bill Against Douglass

Norwich, Jan. 1.-THE grand jury this
afternoon, after being out several
hours considering the case of Isaac H.
Douglass, the Voluntown farmer, who
murdered his weak-minded son two
weeks ago, brought in a true bill
against Douglass. The latter will be
tried at the May session of the superior
court in this city
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MANNED By AMERICAN sEAMEN,
All But Thirteen of the BroolxIyn's Crew
Are United States Citizens.

All But Thlrteen OF bne bfookiyns crew
Are United States Citizens.
Washington, Jan. 7.-American war
ships can at last be manned by Ameri-
can seamen, as demonstrated in the
case of the new cruiser Brooklyn, which
has just made ready for sea at Phila-
delphia. Secretary Herbert announced
to-day that a report from Commander
Cook, commanding the cruiser, showed
that in the complement of that vessel
401 sailors were enlisted, of whom but
thirteen were aliens. This proportion
is Insignificant compared with that of
other warships heretofore commissions
ed, and it Is believed that in short
time it will be possible in the navy to
put none but Americans on guard"