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The herald., 1897-04-25

Double Fold White India Linen, reg RN
ular price Sc yard; this week.. WS
S6-inch Londsdale Cambria, regu- 60p
lar price 15c yard; this week.. wv
The herald., 1897-04-25

Cotton Towels with handsome Mar
seilles patterns. full blea0hed and
fringed, extra heavy, with no dressing,
sale this week. at each. ...... @N
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
NOTES OF TIT E MARK FITS.

Cuthbert & Co. say; ''The stock mar ket developed sharp reactionary ten- dency yesterday and prices for the gen. eral list sagged off to 11s per cent. and closed within a fraction of the lowest There was a steady pressure against the market all day from traders taking profits, and others selling short for a turn. The market was adversely af- fected by lower London quotations, and continued foreign selling. There was not much bull support in evidence, and the commission buying showed a relaxation, and disposition to secure profits. The tone at the close was ir- regular and unsettled Railroad bands were lower in sympathy and govern ments declined A. The reaction was regarded as beneficial as it had long been due and the market was again be- coming congested with long stock Sen- timent continues bullish, and the best houses in the street still have confi- dence in ultimately higher range of prices on improving business situation of the country.
 ''The increase in the worlds visible supply of wheat of nearly 750,O0O bush els for the week, larger receipts, and continental selling, and absence of ag- gressive support had a depressing ef- feet in the late trading, and accelerated the selling. The export business here aggregated 25 to 30 loads, and 10 at the outports Corn was easier in sympathy with wheat, and large selling by cash handlers, but the fear of frost scare checked extensive selling, and kept the undertone steady so that the closing prices showed net loss of but B to F cents"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
vERIscoPE DRAWS FIRE CHIEFS.
Great Crowds Twice a Day See the
 Veriscope at the Hyperion,

Great Crowds Twice a Day See the
 Veriscope at the Hyperion.
 A large delegation of the visiting fire chiefs took in the veriscope exhibition last evening at the Hyperion and ap, peared to be very well pleased with that triumph of the electricians skill. A large house was present yesterday at both the matinee and the evening performances. As during the day be- fore, large number of ladies graced the occasion. The large theater was delightfully cool, several large electric fans keeping currents of cool air in cir culation and rendering the temperature at comfortable point.
 But three days remain to view this wonderful invention, which portrays the exciting scene as vividly and as clearly as at the encounter itself The motions of the fighters are true to life; nothing Jerky or unnatural in the lighters manner giving occasion to realize that the exhibition is not a real battle
 The performances are given daily at 2:3O and S:30 p. m Admission prices. 70 cents to the matinees, and 25 and 50 cents to the evening performances.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
MANY NOTABLES.
Mckinley and Others Will Make Ad

Mckinley and Others Will Make Ad-
 dresses at G. A. R. Encampment.
 Buffalo, N. Y., Aug 17.-General Cur tiss, chairman of the committee having charge of the speeches to be made at the camp fires and reunions at the G. A. R. enoampment has received let ters of acceptance from the following prominent men who have been asked to speak:
 President William Mckinley, Cover nor Frank s. Black of New York; Rus- sell Alger, secretary of war; Governor William o. Bradley of Kentucky; Gov ernor Hazen s. Pingree of Michigan; General Daniel Butterfeld of Cold Spring, N. Y.; Major General o. O. Howard, U. s. A., (retired), Burlington, Vt; Gen. B. H. Ericsson, Jacksonville, H.; Representative Warren B. Hook CT, PhilipB How, Wallace T. Foote jr.; James R. Howe and William Sulzer of New York state; ex-Governors George w. Peck, W. H. Upham, and w. D. Heard, of Wisconsin,; A. T. Bliss, de- partment commander, G. A. R. depart ment of Michigan; G. Washington AL dridge, state superintendent of public works; James M. E. O'Grady, speaker or the dSemDly, J. warren hlefer, eX- speaker of the house of representatives, Ohio; William p. Werner, justice of the supreme court, Rochester; Patrick J. Gleason, mayor of Long Island City, N. Y.; General Horatio c. King, Brook lyn; Major Julius H. Stahl, New York; Addison B. Colvin, state treasurer, Glens Falls; Colonel William Lamb, Norfolk, Va; the Rev. R. H. Bowling, Norfolk, Va, and the Hon. F. Buckner, member of congress, Saginaw, Mich.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
NEW MOTHER SUPERIOR.
Sister Mary Fabian Chosen for St. Jo
 seph's Convent, -

sephs Convent.
 hartford Aug. 17--Sister Mary Fab lan who has been teacher at the Sa- cred Heart convent in Bridgeport for the past year, has been elected rever- end mother superior of all the sisters or this city. Mother Superior Fabian will nave supervision over $50 sisters of mercy at St. Joseph's convent in this clty' St. Anne's convent St Peters convent St. Mary's home in West Hart lord' St. Augustines Preparatory school in West Hartford, three convent schools and an orphan asylum in New r1aVeh' two convent schools in Bridge port and convent schools in Thompson Vile, stafford Springs, Norwich. Lake Vile, Putnam, New Britain. Danbury. and Westerly, R. I.
 The election of Sister Fabian was on saturday at meeting in St. Joseph's convent at which 243 sisters were pres ent. p'
 me new mother superior is a native oI stamford and in the world was known as Miss Kane. She had taught III ot. Joseph's convent school in this city TOT l2 years. Mother Superior Fa- o'an has appointed Mother Cyril as mother assistant. Mother Agnes. the former mother superior, will act as mother bursar, and Sister Anacetus has been appointed mistress of noyices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
sOMERs SUES DERBY.
Claims the Lowering of Street Level
 Damaged His Property

Claims the Lowering of Street Level
 Damaged His Property.
 Derby, Aug. H.-Deputy Sheriff Da- vid F. Clinton of North Haven came to Derby this morning and served the pa- pers in a suit for $10,0OO against the city brought by Henry Somers The papers were served upon City Clerk John w. Larkin, who immediately handed them over to Corporation Coun- sel Daniel E. McMahon.
 MT Somers has engaged as his coun- sel in the case Deming & Futile of New Haven, and the city is notified to appear before the superior court at New Haven on the first Tuesday in September then and there to answer unto Henry Somers of the town and city of Derby, in civil action wherein the plaintiff complains and says that the city of Derby has lowered the grade of Minerva street, on which MT. Som- CTS property abutted, thereby damag- ing said property to the extent of $1O,- GOO. Furthermore, the city of Derby has not instituted any proceedings to ascertain the amount of damage done to the property.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
FORD.

Mrs. Geo. F. Williams is riding a new Columbia purchased of the local agent, Frank M. Brown.
 Miss Dibble of New Haven is visiting her sister, Mrs, H. H. Morse at the par sonage.
 Chas. s. Burt, who has been visiting Albert c. Smith for few weeks has re- turned to his home in New Brunswick, N. J.
 Peter De Groot is riding the latest model Columbia, purchased of F. M Brown.
 MT. and Mrs. Edgar Van Horn are en- tertaining relatives and friends from Middletown, over Sunday.
 Mrs. James L. Miles was one of the lucky ones to draw bicycle recently at the store of Ewen Mcintyre & Co. It Is a lady's Stormer.
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert A. Clark are entertaining Miss Fuller of New Jer- sey.
 Miss Georgia Parshley of Great Bar rington, Mass, is visiting MT. and Mrs. E. B. Holloway on North street.
 The M. A. A. were defeated for the third consecutive time yesterday at Branford. The home team were out played at every point, the score being s to 3.
 The five mile handicap bicycle race was run last evening at 6:20; there was no one but Pond to start; he went in against time, the limit being 15 minutes and the time made was 15 minutes, AZ seconds. It will be necessary to hold the race over again.
 The Misses Tolles of West Haven are visiting MT. and Mrs. Wm. R. Osborn on Broad street
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18

and Mrs, Sweeney are at Savin Rock, whence they win go for visit to New York,
 Mr. Ellsworth I, Foote, of the New Haven Water company, left yesterday Tor a drive through the Berkshres with Stockbridge as his destination,
 Mrs, John r. Gaffey, wife of Supt, Gaffey of Springside Home, and daugh- ter, Marian, are staying at Branford Point.
 Attorney James F. Bree has returned from two weeks visit to Chicago
 EX-Commissioner James E. McGann. Mrs. McGann and the Misses Maggie and Jennie Bray are at Saratoga.
 MT, and Mrs, H. H. Guernsey of 555 George street left yesterday for two weeks stay at the Thousand Islands.
 Mrs. D. A. Howard Miss Hartman, MT. and Mrs. D. w. Burnham and F. R' Burnham have gone to Bernardston, Mass.
 Burton J. Hendrick of the News and wife, have gone to Lake Waramaug for weeks stay
 Miss Julia Hamlin of Southington, is among the summer guests at Indian Neck.
 Mrs. Annie Blackman and daughter Lillian are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. D. V. Jones of Southington.
 Miss Anna T. Bree of 430 Blatchley avenue is visiting Miss Anna E. Gray at Forestville.
 pr. M. A. DevareauN is visiting her parents at their cottage at Westbrook.
 Attorney Sanford B. Martin has re- turned from a visit to his parents near Albany, N. Y.
 Mrs. Rhoda Wolcott is visiting Mrs. Philada Hotchkiss of Cheshire.
 Thomas Smith of the Library leaves for a two weeks stay at Pawson Park on Thursday
 Mrs. James McDonough and her niece Miss Anna T. Brady, are visiting in Greenwich and New York.
 Miss Kittie Havey and her cousin Miss Clara Knapp, of 1,197 Hancock street, Brooklyn, will leave for home Thursday, August 19, after spending many pleasant weeks with their cous. ins, the Misses Annie and Marcella Mo Donnell of 353 Congress avenue.
 Among those at Short Beach are: Mir and Mrs. Harry Crawford and theit guest, R. s. Griswold, of Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. Guy Nettleton of Cen. ter street, are the guests of Mantle rel. atives.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
rlnE STAB MAY pnovE rArA1.
Charles Master Stabbed In the Bird Cage
 shop on Audubon Street.

A murder may be the result of a stabbing affray that occurred in the bird cage shop in Audubon street yes terday afternonn. As the employees of the shop did not notify the police and were reluctant to speak of the matter the exact facts were not easily obtain able. It was admitted, however, that Charles Master, fifteen years of age, and living at 76 St. John street, was fooling and scuffling with another em- ploye of the cage shop and in the af- fray was stabbed with a file. The in- strument penetrated quite deeply into the abdomen making an ugly wound and revealing the intestines. The wounded lad was removed to the hospi- tai where it was found necessary to open the abdominal cavity in order to properly dress the wound. It was found that the intestines had been punctured and the hospital physicians said last night that unless some com plication set in from the wound the boy had an even chance to recover They added that if he passed last night well he would probably recover, but nothing definite could be determined as 1t would depend greatly on his strength and power to rally. He had bled pro- tusely before he was taken to the hos- pital and was very weak. Stimulants and restoratives had to be administer ed copiously
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
FIGHTING WILD CARROTS.

State Highway Commissioner Mac donald is on a crusade against brush and shrubbery between the fence line and the roadway of the public high ways. and incidentally is making war against wild carrots. These abound on the edges of many highways in the state, and the commissioner is calling attention to the fact that hundreds of acres of good moving and pasture land are being ruined by the blowing of the seeds and pollen from the plants over the highway fences into the adjoining lands. If the towns would clear the stretches by the highways of these per- nicious weeds there would be great gain in good land, so says Commission CT Macdonald.
 Prominent New Haven gentlemen are greatly pleased at the highway com missioners efforts They second the motion" heartily, and say that the re- form in question is of very great inn portance, and it is wonder that all the farmers are not up in arms against the wild carrot pest. There are hundreds of acres of fine grass land in the state, ana plenty near New Haven, that are deluged with the wild carrots, now in full blossom. They say if the farmers can't spare time to pull up the carrots by the root, let them mow the fields now, while the carrots are in blossom, and thus pre- vent them from going to seed, and spreading the seed broadcast. Fort Hale park, New Haven, was overrun with wild carrots, but the park author ities set men at work to pull up, the pests by the root. The result is that the park is now about free from the pest. Fort Wooster park is nearly free also.
 But the towns ought to keep the edges of the highways clear of'the pest, too, and thus greatly aid the farmers in ex- tern1jna tire if
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
MAY BUY THE MILFORD ROAD,
Bridgeport Traction Company After the
 Franchise

fTdnCn1Se.
 Bridgeport, Aug. 17.-There is a we'll founded rumor that the Milford Street Railway company has either disposed of it's charter or is about to do so, and that the Bridgeport Traction company is the purchaser. The representatives of the company held a meeting this morning with the county commission CTS of Fairfield and New Haven coun- ties for the purpose of signing the agreement under which the trolley road may cross Washington bridge at Strat- ford.
 The contract for the work of strength ening the bridge was then awarded to F. R. Long, a civil engineer of New York. The changes will cost the Mill ford Street Railway company s3,20O, and the counties will bear one-half the ex pense of placing a motor for opening and closing the bridge. This will be about $500
 Former Sheriff Tomlinson of New Haven and Dumond F. Merwin of Mill ford, who is an officer of the company, represented the trolley road at the meeting. The work on the bridge will be begun as soon as the material can be secured, perhaps in about thirty days.
 It is understood that the Milford company does not intend to build but that the Bridgeport Traction company will secure the charter and extend it's road Last winter there were three companies competing for permission to cross Washington bridge and ex- tend into Milford, one of them being the Bridgeport company. But the peo- pie of Milford favored the Milford Street Railway company because it was represented as home institution. The charter gives them the right to lay | tracks from the terminus of the Bridgeport Traction company to Wood mont, to connect with the West Shore road into New Haven. The charter is | for road also from Naugatuck Juno | ton via the shore to Burns Point on through Milford into Woodmont. President Radel of the Bridgeport Traction company was out of the city | to-day, and Attorney A. W. Paige said that to his knowledge the company had not acquired the charter of the Milford ! Street Railway company
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
The Death of Dr. Rice, City Librarian
 Springfield, Mass.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 17.-The Rev. Dr. William Rice, aged seventy-six, city librarian, died of dysentery to-day after an illness of two weeks. He was born in Springfield, became a Metho- dist preacher in 1S41, and served in many pastorates. In 1866 the Metho- dist hymnal was published under his direction. His literary works include Moral and Religious Quotations from the Poets," "A Pastors Manual and a catalogue of the city library. Wesley an university conferred the degree of D. D. on him, and for years he was a trustee of the university. He leaves three children, the Rev. William North Rice, a professor in Wesleyan; Charles F. Rice, a Methodist preacher, and Mrs. Morris B. Crawford of Middle town.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
CONNECTICUT SUNDAY LAW.
A Jewish Paper Thinks it Is Unjust tC
 Those of the Hehre,y Faith

A Jewish Paper Thinks it Is Unjust to
 Those of the Hebrew Faith
 The Jewish Criterion, published at Pfttsburg, Pa., has this to say concern ing the Connecticut Sunday law:
 The enactment of such a law as that of the Sunday law of Connecticut, which is such a fragrant violation of the spirit of the constitution, cannot but have very injurious effect on the entire country. The only hope is that the prosecuting attorneys of the cities in Connecticut will enforce this iniquit- ous law with absolute vigor so that the general assembly may realize the evil effect of its operation and thus be shamed into repeating it. It should be clear to everyone that such Sunday laws are flat denial of the constitu- tional rights of the American citizen To the citizen of the Jewish faith es- pecially they are emphatic in their de- nials of equality before the law. Under their operation a day is forced upon him as a Sabbath which his religion de- clares to be a week day Not only does his own Sabbath fail of recognition by law equally with the Christian Sab bath, but his very observance of it en- tails a penalty. For, six days of the week being necessary for him to enjoy equal opportunities with his Christian neighbor, he must necessarily work on Sunday if he has made a Sabbath of Saturday. But for working on Sunday he is sure to be arrested and fined for each and every offence. Is that ac- cording to the constitution? Is that equality, when a Jewish citizen may work only five days in the week while the Christian may work all the six?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
PASSENGERS SPARED
Fort Worth Train Held up Near Okla homa City-Attempt to Dyna-
 n1ita tha Co fa

mite the Safe.
 Oklahoma City, Aug. g.17-A passenger train south bound on the Santa Fe was held up at 12:15 this morning between here and Edmond, by half dozen masked highwaymen.
 A charge of dynamite placed beneath the Wells Fargo safe failed to open it. however it is said, the robbers secured between $500 and $600 from valuable packages in the local safe and escaped The passengers were not moIested. The train was the regular passenger for Fort Worth, and left Kansas City at 9:55 yesterday morning.
 Agent Leas of the express company. says that the time lock safe could not nave been opened till it reached quite distance beyond the scene of the rob oery' He ridicules the story that the robbers secured anything of value. There was another small safe aboard put this Agent Leas declares, contained nothing of value.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
DEATH OF GEN. swAIM.
The Friend of Garfield, Who Was Court
 martialed and Suspended.

Washington, Aug 17,-David G., Swain, U. s. A., retired, judge advo- cate general aged sixty-three, died here to-day of Bright's disease,
 General Swain was born in Salem O. He was educated for lawyer In 1861 he was commissioned second lieu tenant and passed through various pro motions, being in 1862 assistant adJu- tant general on the staff of General Rosecrans He was brevetted ma1or' lieutenant colonel anl colonel for faltn- full and meritorious service. In 1881 he became judge advocate general of the army, with the rank of brigadier gen. eral. In 1884 he was court-marualeo on various charges and suspended TOT ten years. He was the intimate friend and companion of the late President Garfield. H.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
CONNECTICUT TRAP SHOOTERS.
Fourth Tournament Very Successful at
 Windsor Locks

WlnQSOr LOCKS. Windsor Locks Aug. 17-The fourth tournament of the Connecticut Trap Shooters association was held on the grounds of the Windsor Locks Gun club to-day. From one. hundred to one hundred and fifty members of the va rious clubs were present during the day, and the shoot was successful from start to finish, although high scores were not the order of the day. The summary:
 The summary-First, second and third highest scores:
 7c First event 10 targets at known angles, Harvey, Parker and Hill each r,oe oeco1Iq event, io targets at unknown an- gias, lo entries: Potter. Bristol. Blaney. Gideon and Kinney each, Merritt. Cutler ', Harvey, Hull Gordon, Eaton G. @ Inlta t,.,as event, 10 targets at known angles. age, 14; Merritt, Hull. Gaines, Kinney. 12
 Fourth event, 15 targets at unknown an. gles. 70 entries: Coates, H. Potter, Gaines, IS; Bristol 12 '
 Fifth event team race. 20 targets at known and 20 targets at unknown angles: Parker Gun Club first, lI6: New Haven Gun Club second, ITO; Windsor Locks Gun Club third, 1892
 Sixth event E targets at known angles, 2S entries; Jordan, b; Fruit, II; Merritt,
 Seventh event. h targets at unknown an gles, 24 entries: Coates, Jordan, Mills. II; Bristol, Hull Kinney, Fruit, 13: Potter, Harvey, Savage, F.
 Eighth event, 10 targets at reversed an- gles, P entries: Potter Fruit, &; Hull, Ea- ton. Mills, Savage, '; Harvey, Merritt Coates, G.
 Ninth event. 15 targets at unknown an gIes, 24 entries: Coates, Parker. Gideon Kinney, Mills, Savage, 12; Potter Hull Gaines, Blaney, Jordan, Il; Bristol. Mer- ritt Fruit. 10.
 Tenth event, 10 targets at known angles, 24 entries: Merritt, 10; Potter, Bristol .Tor- dan, Mills, Savage, Chapman, 9; Hull, Kin hey. g.
 Eleventh event, 10 targets at known an gles, Is entries: Coates. Parker, 10: Say age. Jordan, s; Kinney, Harvey, Hull, :.
 Twelfth event. five pairs, 13 entries: Coates, s; Potter, Harvey, '; Nelson, Jor- dan, G.
 Thirteenth event, straightaway. miss and out F entries: Coogan won, birds.
 Fourteenth event, expert rules. 10 tar gets. 10 entries: Savage, 8; Coates, Jordan, 6: Harvey. Potter. Nelson. I. Fifteenth event, 10 targets at unknown angles, F entries, 3 moneys only: Jordan, ter 6
 sixteenth event. straIghtaway, miss and out, 10 entries; Savage won, , birds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
SOME LIGHTNING HITS.

Miss Maud Jessup. daughter of Ed ward Jessup. in Winchester Center. was felled to the floor by the bolt of lightning that struck in front of the Jesup residence Sunday afternoon.
 Lightning struck the tall steeple of the Baptist church in Putnam. The bolt struck the lower portion of the steeple, near the bell pit. tearing the heavy timber and glanced down the building, tearing the clapboards. This is the second time within a year that lightning has struck the steeple.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
A WATERMELON FEAST.

A watermelon feast was partaken of last evening in the spacious parlors of the Aldrich House in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Marie (wife of P. w. Cameron. Her many friends who at tended were highly pleased; several congratulatory dispatches were re- ceived and the affair ended at a late hour.
 Speeches were made by the host and Messrs. Wendell Weisgaber and Henry Fredericks. The guests all had a very enjoyable time,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
GRAND OPERA HOUSE,

The Grand opera house will open saturday night with Tony Pastor and ms company of vaudeville stars. It is most fitting attraction for the open Ing, and in keeping with the new policy to De pursued. The prices will always remain the same: Nights, 10c, 200, soc ana ao cents. Matinees, 1Oc, 15c and 25c, The box office will open to-mor- row morning and as the house is sure 10 pc full 1t would be we'll to buy your seats in advance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-18
PLAYED YANKEE DOODLE"

St. Petersburg, Aug. 17.--A letter from tourist on board the steamer Ohio which arrived al Cronstadt August 10 says that on entering Russian waters the steamer met the German soua dro,, accompanying Emperor William to Germany, who had visited the czar. The Ohio saluted and the band of the German imperial yacht Hohenzolrern replied by playing Yankee Doodie,' D which was greeted with frantic cheers from the tourists.