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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
FOR SAYING 4 LITE.
Henry T. Nelson of Norwich to Receive a
 Medal,

The Connecticut Humane society will at the next meeting of the executive committee vote to Henry T. Nelson of Norwich a silver medal for bravery in saving the life of Miss Annie M. Petrie of Norwich, August ', 1897. The appli- cation for the medal is made py Calvin II. Frisbie, Henry $. Higgins and George Lord, all of Norwich who were eye witnesses of the rescue, and who reclte the story in their affidavit as fol- lows:
 "A company of twenty young ladies and gentlemen, on the evening of Au gust z, wheeled from Norwich to the spot known as the 'Drawbridge,' which IS plank bridge for carriages extend Ing across an arm or cove of the Ihames river known as Poquetanock cove. The bridge is about 800 feet long ana the water beneath it is fifteen or more feet deep. About 9 o'clock in the evening, while the members of the par ty were scattered in different places about the bridge and the adjacent grove and grounds, there were screams and
 
 ter at the center of the bridge, and it was found that Miss Annie M. Petrie, young lady of the party, had made a mlsstep and fallen into the water, which was about six feet below the bridge only one person, a young man who could not swim, was with her and he was poWerless to help her The tide was running ont rapidly, and Miss Petrie, who could not swim, drifted from the bridge and sank twice and was sinking the third time when Henry T. Nelson, who had heard the cries, per- maps 1000 or more feet away, ran out upon the bridge, dived in and swan to her. and caught her and supported her until a boat reached them and took them in. Miss Petrie was unconscious, but soon revived. She undoubtedly would have drowned but for Nelson's assistance"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
Mrs. Hawley's Whist Foam.

Mrs. Hawley, the wife of the sena- tor from Connecticut, accompanied by the ladies forming her whist team, Mrs
 McCrea, Mrs. Leech, and Mile. de Sibour, will leave for Philadelphia next week to compete for the trophies of the interstate whist tournament for ladies, which will be held in that city on Ma vember 10, Il and F. There will be eleven clubs in attendance, and, though the Washington team goes to the tour nament with the prestige of success, having captured the trohes last year, it is Mrs. Hawley's cheerfulIy express ed opinion that they will not be so for tunate at the coming contest. The Philadelphia team has been practicing for the event, but the Washington players have not touched their cards all summer, so that if they conquer no one will be more surprised than the victors themselves. The house club will hold it's annual meeting tomorrow at the Washington club to elect it's officers for the coming year.-Washing- ton Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
LOOK OUT FOB I'll EM.

Those November Meteors Are Coming.
 The feature of greatest interest on the astronomical calendar for Novem- Der is the possibility of a brilliant dis play of Leonids on the 18th and 14th of the month. Once in thirty-thee years at about this time in November a won- derful shower of meteors has been ob- served. The shower of November F, 1883, is reported to have caused conster- nation among the ignorant negroes of the south, while it attracted attention the world over. The air is said to have seemed as full of falling stars as snow flakes in a snow storm. In 1866 Europe witnessed a remarkable display for some six or seven hours. The Leonids, as these meteors are called, because they seem to radiate from point in the constellation Leo, are therefore due to return in force in 1899, but the earth will doubtless meet the advance guard this and next year, while there should be some stragglers in 1900. Unfort- unately moonlight will seriously inter- fere with observations in 1899, while even this year the moon is between the full and the third quarter on the 18th of the month. In 1898 conditions will be more favorable. In any case it will be advisable to watch for Leonidsi this something spectacular. Leo does not. rise until about midnight this month, so that the later the watch is kept up, the greater the probability of seeing the meteors.
 Another well-known meteoric shower due in November is the Andromedes.
 They are seen on or about the 27th of the month, and come as their name in- dicates, from the constellation And romeda. Every thirteen years they ap- pear in unusual numbers, the last two times having been in 1872 and 1885, so that the period will be completed in 1898. It is by no means improbabl however, that there will be Ardromedes enough to cause comment this year. Andromeda is above the horizon almost the entire night during November. so that the meteors may be expected at any time, although, as rule, more are seen during the hours after midnight than any other time
 Extensive preparations have been made to photograph the November meteors this year. Yale College Ob- servatory was the pioneer in this work, but the success attained was never very satisfactory. Prof. E. F. Barnard, of the Yerkes Observatory has secured at one time or another 1everal very good photographs of meteors, and only the other day Prof. Pickering, of liar yard, had the good fortune to photo graph the spectrum of a meteor. In all these cases the astronomer had to wait until some meteor chanced to cross the field of his lens, as it would be manifestly impossible to photograph a meteor after it had been found visualy. It is hoped now, however, with inn proved lenses and a great shower pro- bable to catch a large number of me- teoric trails on the plates.--New York Mail and Express.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
WO0DM0NT VS. MILFORD.
EXCITING LITIGATION OYER COWS
 AND POTATOES,
Expert Testimony as to What Constitutes n Milch Cow-Justice Bradley Decides for the Milford Claimant Each Time.


 for the Milford Claimant Each Time.
 Milford, Nov. 5.-Justice Elias E. Bradley has just rendered two decisions that have greatly interested the inhab- itants of Milford and Woodmont. The questions at issue were cows and pota- toes, and there were experts present who gave testimony of learned nature that interested the farming community. The parties in interest were defendants and plaintiffs in a double-headed &C., tion. The issue was so complicated that it was divided into two counts. The plaintiff in one case became the de- fendant in the other
 Last April Noah J. Wheeler of Mill ford sold to Frank J. Beach of Wood mont a COW, The first section of the suit grew out of the condition of the sale of the cow. The price asked was thirty-five dollars. MT. Wheeler said the animal was milch COW, and calf was due the 18th of the following month. Beach did not want to pay the price. He was not at all certain about MT. Wheeler's predictions. The Milford man offered to keep the COW till the time for the calfs arrival, when Mir Beach should pay the thirty-five dol lars. MT. Beach offered the alternative ot taking the COW immediately and pay ing thirty dollars, which offer was finally accepted.
 The 18th of May came, but with it no calf MT. Beach claimed damages. He alleged that the condition of the sale was in the nature of a guarantee. At the same time MT. Beach refused to pay for lot of potatoes he bought of MT. Wheeler. MT. Beach said he would wait and see how his suit was coming out. He wanted to be on the safe side financially. MT. Wheeler then turned about and brought suit against MT. Beach for the potatoes. The two cases were tried at the same hearing, and were interwoven. Mr Beach was rep resented by Attorney R. c. Stoddard of New Haven, and MT. Wheeler by At tomey G. w. Carey of this city.
 The COW case came up for trial first. There were present a number of COW experts, who gave testimony regarding the particular COW, regarding which they had an intimate acquaintance. They proved to the satisfaction of the court that the COW was milch COW at the time of the sale The justice him. self knows a thing or two about cows, and the hearing showed that there were a good many questions asked and testi- mony given of an expert nature. Jus tice Bradley gave a decision in favor of the plaintiff
 MT. Beach also lost his potato case. The court ordered him to pay MT, Wheeler s21.21. The fact of both ac- tions going against MT. Beach has in- creased the feeling between Woodmont and Milford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
CATS CATCH SNAKES,
Famous Reptile Hunter Belonging to a
 Norfolk Man.

Norfolk Man,
 A peculiar story of cats hunting and capturing snakes alive comes from Norfolk. A Winsted business man was at house there, near the silk mill. last week, when he was surprised to see three sleek cats come up to the doorstep each having a live snake in it's mouth, The snakes averaged about a foot and half long, the largest one being in the possession of a fine yellow cat and over two feet in length The cold weather had taken some of the life out of the reptiles and to make them less vigorous the cats seemed to have filled their skins with a number of small punctures by biting them. The snakes were dropped upon the ground and toyed with by the cats, but not by throwing them about as they do rats and mice, Instead they would stand staring at their prey, while the latter held up their heads and stuck out their tongues. Then the cats would jump upon their victims and again put their teeth through their skins.
 A fourth cat made it's appearance while the other three were playing with the snakes and tried hard to have some one of them allow him to take part in the fun, but it was angrly repulsed every time it attempted to interfere. The four cats belong to the same wo- man, and she said that hardly day passes since summer began that they have not brought snakes into the yard. The biggest catch which the four footed snake hunters have taken from the woods and swamp near the house was one about month ago, when the big yellow cat walked into the kitchen with four-foot snake wrapped about it's body. The cats seem capable of rendering the snakes almost power- less without killing them and after playing with them till they are satis- fled, kill and abandon them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
3O,OO0 CDJT.S.
Property of Connecticut Farmers Accord
 ing to Dairy Chronicle Report.


 The annual report of the Connecti- cut dairymen's association indicates the prosperity of the dairy industry of the state. While the dairy business suffer- ed in common With other industries during last year, yet butter and cheese of deservedly high reputation com manded cOmparatiely much better prices in the markets than the avera ea of farm productions.
 The demand for first class butter is steadily increasing. Oleo has been re- tired from the trade, but low grade but ter, gathered mainly outside of the state and manipulated so as to conceal it's character, is put into the markets as creamery butter. This fraud is de- nounced as being nearly on a par with oleo. Bogus cheese is regarded in the same light as imitation butter.
 Dairy Commissioner Noble estimates 3O00G, with a valuation of at least S5, ,0OO, ,0O0 The average yield of milk per COW increased from 277 gallons in 1860, to 425 gallons in 1890, and is doubt less still larger at present. There are sixty creameries in the state, but by far the largest part of the total butter product still comes from the farm daiTieS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
Danish Farm Folk in Connecticut,

During recently in a rugged Connecti- cut town we passed homestead that seven or eight years ago was numbered among the deserted farms of the county. Now the old buildings are rejuvenated, and the frame for a fine new barn was going up. A dozen jolly, stalwart men were raising the rafters, and to each end of the ridge-pole, which was already in place, a stick ten feet or more long was fastened. Upon this garlands of flowers and evergreens were hung, while from the pole on the east f1oated the Danish flag, and from that on the west the stars and stripes.
 ''What does it all mean?" we asked a young woman with a complexion like strawberries and cream, who was feed- ing large flock of fowls under a wide spreading apple-tree near the highway.
 "At home we does that" she said with a broad smile, pointing to the gar lands. Tt is for what you calls the good luck, that the summer time that fills the barns shall not fail, and the flags are for the old home and the new that shall be our children's, and for the good God high over all.'
 "You had the money to pay for the farms?" we queried, and she laughed as she held up her brown hands. 'These all. We works. We has cows. Milk we sells. We early go to sleep; in the morning we early gets up. We works, we young, we loves to- We have a home for our children. .'-Correspond- ence Springfield Republican.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
GREATEST CARPET VALUES.

All the standard makes of new car pets with new designs and new color ings can be found at the New Haven Window Shade company's establish ment, 6S, 70, 72 Orange street. This well known place is headquarters for lace curtains. All buyers are charmed and delighted with quality of goods and prices. The public are especially invit- ed to view the new and immense stock of Oriental rugs just received. They are the finest in the state and well worth inspecting
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
SHARP REPLY FROM SPAIN.
Reported Decision of the Cabinet-The
 Cnmnntitn1. Cases

COmpeIltOr cases.
 Madrid, Nov. 1.-The Spanish cabinet has now decided to reply to the United States minister's acknowledgment of the receipt of the Spanish note in reply to the representations of the United States on the subject of Cuba by de- claring in guarded terms that, with ref erence to granting autonomy to Cuba, Spain will do what she sees fit.
 It is also understood that the Spanish government is determined in the case of the American schooner Competitor, captured in Cuban waters in April, 1896, to maintain that the Spanish officers acted correctly in making the capture of the Competitor, and that the protocol of 1877 solely referred to American citi- ZenS residing in Cuba.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
WEYLER BACK IN HAVANA.

The Montserrat's Engines Broke Down
 and She Put Back for Repairs.
 Madrid, Nov. 5-A dispatch from Ha- vana says that the steamship Montser- rat, on board of which General Weyler embarked for Spain, has returned to Cuba in consequence of a mishap to her engines.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
THE NINTH c. V.

Postal cards have been sent to. the surviving members of the Ninth Con- necticut regiment from President Rich- ard FitzGibbons and Secretary M. F. Coen notifying the recipient of the death of Rev. Father Leo of Winsted, who was chaplain of the regiment, and announcing that badges will be pros vided all who attend. The funeral is to-day at 10 a. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06
Court of Common Pleas-Criminai Side.

The criminal side of the court of com mon pleas will open next Tuesday. The cases to come up are as follows: John Cashion, breach of the peace; Ernest Losher, assault; Patrick Griffin, viola tion of city ordinance; James Cary. as sault; John McGarry, tampering with fire alarm; Francis Reynolds, violation of Sunday liquor law; James Rome, keeping disorderly house.
 The list of jurors for the criminal side is as follows:
 Hamden, Willis Benham, Herbert D. Warner and Harry P. Woodruff; Mad ison, Harry A. Medley, Ezra S. Kelsey and Wallace L. Scranton; Meriden, D. s. Williams, August YostSand Bruce c.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06

Twiss; Middlebury, John T. Bosham and F. G. Scott; Milford Ebert N. Clark, Marcus Tibbals and Daniel B. Platt; Naugatuck, B. c. Hall, John c. Flynn and John Hitchcock; North Branford, John R. Merrick and H. D. Bartholomew; North Haven, Romanta T. Lnsley and Levi J. Cooper.
 The docket of the short calendar ses- sion of the common pleas court, which opened yesterday, is as follows:
 George Campbell & Go. vs. Henry J, Griswold; motion for special bail.
 Joseph Lawrence vs. Michael Cana van; motion for the appointment Of a committee.
 Joseph stenike vs. Charles R. Spie- gel; demurrer.
 Lavine Petrillo vs. Joseph B. Whitby ct al; bond for prosecution.
 Schmidt & Schwanenfugel vs. Dennis Toohill; default for failure to file an- swer.
 Same vs. John J. Goggins; judgment by default for failure to comply With the order of court for special ball.
 Silas Strickland ct ux. vs. Bruce Gage; motion for special bail.
 Annie E. Blakeslee vs. William J. ko- mold; default for noncompliance.
 Joel H. Dorman vs. Frederick l.. Dor man: motion for defendant to file plll of particulars under claim of offset.
 Frank T. Lane vs. Almond H. Smith ct al; motion to strike out portions ot second and third defences of answer and make same more specific.
 Charles Frazier & Co. vs Gustave Bolze; judgment for failure to file an swer and for disclosure of defence.
 Arnett c. Smith vs. John J. Hall; de fault for failure to file answer.
 Vasa B. Stolbrand ct al. vs. Charles B. Matthewman, guardian; default fol failure to file answer.
 Scott & Barnes vs. Henry Kraft; de fault for failure to file answer.
 w. J. Kelsey vs. William A. Booth plea in abatement.
 G. w. Wooley & Son vs. John w Fitzgerald, motion for judgment ol foreclosure.
 Smith Penfield ct ux. vs. estate o1 William Thomas ct als; motion for or der that defendant interplead Michael Dwyer vs. John P. O'Gor- man; motion for default for non-com- pliance with the order of court.
 The Evening Leader company vs Nichols & Harris; motion for a more specific statement. The Evening Leader company vs Charles Osgood &, Co.,; default for fail ure to file answer. Elizabeth Cunningham vs. A. Van Buren & Co.,; disclosure of defence. Oscar C. Kelsey vs. Charles Pachetti; foreclosure
 Rourke Bros. vs the town of Bran ford; motion for order limiting time for filing rejoinder. Terrence P. Smith vs. Henry Sulz. man; motion for costs; demurrer.
 Alfonso Acunto ys. Joseph Sanzero; default for failure to file answer. Abraham Cohen vs. New Haven Street Railway company; default for failure to file answer.
 Stephen Brunt vs. Frank L. Thomas; disclosure of defence. J. D. Dewell & Co. vs. John Dinnean; default for failure to file answer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06

"She saved the whole family from drowning once.' Indeed! She must be an Amazon" son, no; sne slinpiy dressed so slowly that they all missed Shs has$l'-Chicaga
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-06

City Court-Criminal Side-Judge Bishop.
 In the city court yesterday morning, before Judge Bishop, James McAuliffe was fined $5 and costs for drunken ness.
 Mary Donevaro and Alphonso Marti- no were each fined $7 and costs for im- proper conduct.
 J. J. Devlin was sent to jail for sixty days for throwing a stone through the plate glass window of M. Saulsman' S saloon, at 59 Congress avenue.
 D. H. Freany, eighteen years old, and Austin D. Enderson, eighteen years old, were charged with trespassing on rail- road cars. The boys said they lived in Boston and were on their way to New York for work. Judge Bishop contin- ued the cases for a week, under $5C bonds in each case, with the under standing that if the offence was not re- peated in the meantime he would dis charge them.
 The case of John Christie, accused of obstructing the police while they were making liquor raids, was continued un- til November g, and the case of Cleve- land Freeman, accused of stealing a gold watch last June from a student named Murray w. Dodge, was, at the request of Attorney Fitzgerald, contin- ued to November 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-15

extra demands es the Chickamauga appro-
priaton and the Soldiers Home appropria-
ton of two wears ago
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-15
Memorial on the Jones Bill.

At mass meeting of the colored people
of the city, held at the Herculean Club on
Indiana avenue Saturday night. a memo
rial was adopted, urging the Legislature
to pass the Jones bill as it was originally
introduced. 1t was signed by the follow
ing men:
J. II. Lott, attorney; r. b. Bagby attor-
ney: John A. Puryear councilman; Edward
Harris, transfer business; w. T.. White
dentist; Charles A. Webb. merchant; j. b.
Owen, druggist; Don ID. Wells clerk !:
Charles II. Lanier, proprietor Denison bar
Der shop; W. II. Jackson, deputy county
auditor; S. A. Gilbert. physician; James
Shelton, deputy county assessor; w. a.
Sweeney, editor; Henry Hart. musician; j.
NJ. Benson, teacher; H. l.. Sanders, mer-
chant; John Conn, merchant; benjamin j.
Cook. physician: b. j. Morgan. chiropodist;
b. Porter, street contractor; j. NJ. Porter,
clerk Indiana National Bank; c. NJ. c. Will
and job printer: A. r. Moss. merchant !;
Joseph Broyles deputy county recorder; o.
V. Royal. attorney; y. Z. Manning. pub
Usher Indianapolis World: Benjamin
Thornton, detective; l.. NJ Jefferson, mer-
chant: s. a. Furniss. physician; ID. l.. Mes
bit, tailor w. McElroy, clerk: Mack Lar
ter, proprietor cafe; G. Hawkins, farmer,
of Davless county: William A. Mays pro-
prietor barber shop; George Keble, proprie-
tor barber shop; Wayne Davidson, propri-
etor barber shop: o. s. Clay, clerk; Fred
Owens, clerk; Rev. j. w. Carr ID. D.: Rev.
Charles Williams; Rev. j. Blackshear,
ID. D.: Rev. l.. NJ. HaygOod. ID. D.: Rev. j.
Douglas, ID. d., and three hundred others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-15
HOW THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED.
State Schools Do Not Supply n Large
Percentage of the Teachers.

Apropos of the discussion of the general
educational bill and the assertion of the
presidents of the nonstate schools that
there was danger of the state schools sup
plying all teachers and principals in the
high schools of the State, Superintendent
of Public instruction Geeting has obtained
some figures on that subject. Last week
he sent letters TO the principals of the high
schools in seventy-four cities of the state
asking for figures as to the number of
graduates of state institutions, how many
from institutions of some other sort and
how many coming from neither class. Re-
plies were received from siXty-four cities,
giving data on this subject as to 420 teach
ers and superintendent. OF this number
III We're graduates or had been pupils in
the state institutions, 217 from nonState
and other institutions and thirty-tHo who
were not college men, but who had pre-
pared themselves either by private study
or under tutors.
George W. Hufford. of the Indianapolis
High School. reported that four of the
teachers under him were from the state in
situations, nineteen from nonState and
other institutions and six from high
schools G. r. Emmerich. principal of the
Industrial Training School, reported twelve
state and twenty nonstate, ten of the lat
ter from other States.
This statement shows that the large per-
centage of teachers are from other schools
than the State Normal and the Indiana
University.