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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
LIEUTENANTS ELECTED.
sarsffelds Choose Eheir New Officers at an
 Election Last Evening,

Election Last Evening.
 The Sarsfleld Guard elected first and second lieutenants last evening to fill the vacancies left by the resignation of First Lieutenant Plunkett and by the failure of Second Lieutenant Green to pass the required examination.
 Orders were received a week ago from Hartford to hold an election to fill the vacancy. There was a full attendance at the meeting last evening. There was considerable rivalry for the position of first lieutenant and the friends of both Jerome F. Donovan and Dr. w. N Kenna thought their man had a sure thing of 1t.
 Private Cox nominated Donovan and George Norton nominated pr. Kenna.
 The informal ballot showed thirty for Donovan and thirty-two for Kenna On the formal ballot Kenna was elected by vote of thirty-four to twenty eight.
 There was practically no opposition to the election of another doctor, this time Dr. E. Grant Laughlin to the posi- tion of second lieutenant, and that gen. tleman secured a nearly unanimous vote.
 The appointments of the non-com- missioned officers were not announced. Acting Captain Wells stated that the names sent to Hartford by him for ap- pointment were practically as announc- ed but there had been no official con- f1rmation of them. They are as follows: First Sergeants Jack Welch and Rich ard Welch, Acting Sergeants Jerome l Donovan, James Maher, John McShara, ] Corporals T. r Donohue, John Flanni- gan, John Cunningham, James McNa- mara and William Speer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
MURpERERs OF MARCUS NICHOLS.
Bridgeport Police Make One Arrest aad
 Are Seeking Another Man.

Bridgeport, July 27.-The Bridgeport detectives who are at work upon the case involving the murder at Daniels Farms last week of Marcus G. Nichols to-day made an arrest In the town or Huntington, a small place about nve miles to the northeast of Trumouil' They took into custody John Weeks, not as principal in the crime, but as one possessing, possibly, valuable 1n- formation.
 This arrest was made this afternoon at the home of Mrs Wilbur Basseft in Huntington, the mother of Weeks, dur ing an investigation set on foot to To- cate one Charles Bonai, against whom something of suspicion has arisen. Yesterday afternoon the officers learn ed something of the do.ngs Of Bonal. and decided to arrest him if posslple. The police refuse to divulge the most Important part of their evidence, but admit that they have reason to want Bonai, who, they say, has traveled un- der aliases, among which are the names Mason and Burney.
 Bonai is about twenty-five years of age and makes his Headquarters at times in Huntington. Six weeks ago he married Miss Maggie Weeks, the daughter of Mrs. Bassett by her first husband He lived with his young wife at the home of his mother-in-law. An investigation by the police into the character of Bonai showed that he had apparently no steady occupation. He would leave Huntington at intervals. and upon his return would be flush with money.
 | After tracing his goings and comings recently as far as possible the detec- lives learned that on Sunday last he ! visited the distillery and cider milf of John Beardsley near the Trumbull town line. He made some purchases and in offering payment displayed quite.a sum of money It Is further added that he made the payment in gold He then left and has not been in his usual haunts since To-day Detective Arnold went, with others, to the Bassett house and tried to find Bonai. They were in- | formed that he was In New York. The detective questioned Weeks, a brother in-law of Bonai, rather sharply. and
 his answers caused the officer to feel
 warranted in placing the man under arrest. Late this afternoon Weeks was brought to Bridgeport and locked up.
 The police state that it must not be understood that they accuse Bonai of the murder and robbery, but informa- | finn in their posseSsion leads them to desire his arrest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
Haggarty on a Rampage.

Jeremiah E. Haggarty was arrested at F o'clock last night for breach of the peace at Dr. Bonds residence on Orange street. Haggarty formerly roomed at the house, and 8, short time ago had trouble and was told to get another rooming place. Last night, af- ter taking sundsv doses of liquid re- freshment, he returned to his former abode and, entering the house, began chasing the female members of the family about the house and using in decent language. Dr. Bond finally opened a window and called for the police. Haggarty was locked up at po- lice headquarters and will be charged in the city court this morning with breach of the peace, drunkenness and indecent exposure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
LABOR LE4DERS CONFER.
To Devise Means for Ending the Big Coal
 Strike.

To Devise Means for Ending the Big Coal
 Strike.
 Wheeling, W. Va., July 27-What is declared to be the most important and largest gathering of the heads of labor organizations of America ever held Is now in session in this city. It is the conference of labor leaders called last week by President M D. Ratchford of the United Mine Workers, and ap- proved by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, of which the miners organization is a part. The purpose of the conference Is to aid in a speedy and successful ter imitation of the great coal strike Ses- sions of the conference were held dur ing the day and night, but until the night session was held little had been accomplished.
 The first session of the conference was held at 1 o'clock. On motion of James R. Sovereign, Samuel Gompers was chosen to preside and Secretary Morrison, also of the Federation, was made secretary.
 Chairman Gompers then called upon the miners representatives to detail the situation. They were also asked in what manner the other labor organiza- tions could give their aid. President Ratchford of the miners addressed the conference at some length, stating fully the causes that had led to the suspen- sion of work in the bituminous regions and presented the conditions of the miners who taking part in the strike. He did not propose anything in the way of what organized labor should do in aiding the strike, preferring that im- portant subject to be left to the con- sideration of the conference. w. C.. Pearse, Patrick Dolan and T. l.. Lewis also addressed the conference, speaking in the same strain. In the course of their remarks 1t was brought out that the miners believe that the hardest fight should be made at the works of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Coal com panv. DeArmitt's mines, in the Pitts burg district This was considered fully as important g. point as the West Virginia district.
 Messrs. Mahon, Req and Debs, who have been at work in the Fairmont dis trict: MT. Askew, who is fresh from the Norfolk and Western territory, and Mr Sovereign addressed the meeting, the latter speaking at some length. The conference was held behind closed doors At its close it was given out tbat committee of five had been ap- nointed to devise a plan for aiding the miners. which would report at the night Telegrams pledging financial aid for +be miners were received from nearly all the heads of organizations that had hean unable to attend on account of the sbort notice MT. Morrison says that the chief aim of the conference will be tn effect a suspension Of work in West V;rrinia and at the DeArrnftt mines. Tbs conference has not yet come to the 1nint of believing 1t necessary to ask tha fremen, conductors and brakemen 1o refuse to haul West Virginia coal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
AMERICANS IN CUBAN JA11s.
Censul-General Lee Furnished 2 List of
 the Prisoners


 Washington, July 27.-Consu1- General Lee has informed the state department that in the event of the release of the American, Louis Somelian, now con- fined in jail at Havana, there will re- main of American citizens imprisoned in Cuba in addition to the five Competi- tor prisoners, only the following:
 Manuel Fernandez, confined in Fort Cabanas; Rafael Fernandez Y Dias at Sagua La Grande; Julio Thomas Sainz and Frank Agramont at Santiago.
 All of these prisoners are charged with rebellion with arms in hand and are held subject to ordinary military jurisdiction.
 The United States consul at Manzan- lilo has cabled the secretary of state a contradiction of the story that Albert Slusser an American, has been cap- tured by Spanish troops and taken to that place. He says that nothing is known of slusser's arrest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
REFUSE TO SUPPLY 4RMoR
Companies Will Not Furnish It at Price
 Named by the Government

Named Dy the Government.
 Washington, July 27.-The armor- producing companies having declined to furnish the navy department the armor needed for the three battleships now building at the price of $500 per ton, as fixed by congress, Secretary Long has taken the second step in the line mark ed out by congress and has called upon the ship-building companies themselves to submit propositions for procuring and fitting the armor. One of them, the Union Iron Works of San Francis co, has already responded, declining, like the armor companies, the depart ment's invitation
 There is little doubt that the others will make a like answer, although there is small chance that some of the ship builders may combine to secure the con trol of one of the plants which the ar nor makers profess their readiness to sell and turn out the armor they need for the ships in their hands. If, how ever, as is expected, all of the ship builders replies are unfavorable, Sec retary Long will proceed one step fur ther and appoint a board of officers to carry out the direction of congress and frame a plan for the establishment of 0 government armor plant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
ION TO THE KLONDIKE
RALLYING CRY OF HORDES IN SAN
 FRANCISCO.

Lack of Adequate Transportation Facili-
 ties Prevent Depopulation of the Clty--
 New scheme to Reach the Land Where
 Gold Abounds-Berths on Steamers se-
 cured Months Ahead.
 San Francisco, July 27-The throngs about every shipping office that has even the remotest Alaskan relations have by no nfeans diminished. It would seem that the only circumstanca which prevents the wholesale depopu- lation of San Francisco is the limit tu the transportation facilities. Not only strong men whose broad backs, bronzed faces and work-worn hands tell of pre- vious experience with the labor that literally sweats the brow, but clerks and professional men and women i'm hundreds, are seeking for information or transportation to the land whera they think nuggets are to be had for the picking up.
 Every day sees some new scheme ion overcoming the difficulties in the way of reaching the Klondike, and the fleet of steamers and schooners pressed into the service Is growing steadily Tha latest of the Klondike Transportation company schemes is being engineered by Captain Herriman of the firm Of Herriman & Mills, who has mapped out plan for reaching the diggings by the middle of September. He will charter a large sailing vessel, and the party will consist of sixty men, each of whom will take one ton of provisions No one will be permitted to go unless he takes this quantity.
 Each one will be charged $225 for the trip, and Captain Herriman thinks that for this sum he can land them in ,Daw- son City before September 20 The ship will carry a large lighter, and a steam laupch will be used to tow the lighter from St. Michaels to the Klpn- dike. After reaching St. Michaels the cargo and passengers will-be transfer red to the lighter, Captain Herr1mah sel, and the party will be conducted to, ttHSlT JOuTHSy 5 tuO ny dA agent or the firm who is thoroughly acquainted with the river.
 The Alaska Commercial company's steamer Excelsior, which leaves here to-day, will not make another trip to Alaska before June of next year. All the accommodations to be disposed of for this trip have been sold and the fact well advertised, but would-be pas- sengers continue to throng the compa- ny's office. The Commercial company not only declines to sell any more tick cts, but It's representatives do all in their power to dissuade applicants from making the trip until next year. Some twenty or thirty have endeavored to secure accommodations for the first trip next June. The company declines to bind itself so far ahead, although a number of the applicants were willing to put up forfeit and agree to abide by any terms the company might make for the next years trip.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
Horse Thief Lynched.

Little Rock, Ark, July 27.-Ne~s Of the lynching of one horse thief and the probable fatal shooting of another by a, mob near the Scott and Yell county line sixty miles from a telegraph of- flee. reached here to-day. Both the victims were white men. Their names were Crowner and Beach.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
DEATHS IN THE DIaerNes.
Denial of the Report That There Hava
 Been 2,OOO.

Denial or tne noport Anht Anore nave
 Been 2,O0O.
 San Francisco, July 27:-Retl1rned Yukondites deny the story told by Frank Moss of Great Falls, Mont, to the effect that two thousand graves at Forty Mile Post tell of the terrible suf- fertngs of the gold seekers. F. c. Bowker says that 50 far from being 2,0OO deaths on the Klondike during the past two years there was nobody there to die until some thing less than year ago, and since then there have been three deaths in that whole district so far as known.
 In the graveyard at Forty Mile Post, which has served for all that section for some years past, there are only between thirty and forty graves.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
Alarm in Bridgeport, Too.

Bridgeport, July 27.-A report current in this city tonight that the steamer Rosedale of the Bridgeport Steamboat company was run into by schooner this afternoon and sunk caused a great deal of unnecessary alarm, and it was received with some credence when the steamer failed to put into port, despite the fact that it was known that she had left New York. It was later as- certained, however, that instead of any accident befalling the Rosedale, Cap tain William Witherwax, as a precau- tionary measure, put into the harbor at Cold Springs, on Long Island sound, nearly opposite Stamford, as he did not wish to attempt to pass Penheld Reef in the dangerous gale that was blowing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
STORM BOUND ON THE SOUND
JOHN 1T. STARIN AND NEW BRUINS
 WICK UNABLE TO MAKE PORT.

About 1000 Persons on Board of Both Boats-No Alarm Felt for Their Safety Great Apprehension, However, on the Part of Relatives of the Excursionists-- Heavy Gale on the Sound.
 The steamer John H. Starin, with an excursion party of about 400 from the Caledonian club, Clan Mcleod, and K. o. J. society on board, was storm bound in the sound on her return trip last evening and as a consequence had not reached her wharf in this city at 2:30 this morning.
 It is reported that the Starin made Port Norton to wait until the storm abated. No apprehension was felt at the office of the company concerning gers.
 The steamer New Brunswick, which carried a large crowd of excursionists to New York yesterday on the Sassa- GUS excursion, left New York at ' o'clock last evening on the return trip
 
 to New Haven, but at o'clock this morning had not arrived at her dock She is thought to have put in at some haven between this city and New York instead of attempting to weather the storm and continue on her homeward trip.
 When at o'clock this morning the steamer John H. Starin had not arrived at her dock in this city the relatives of those on board, becoming alarmed at the non-ar1ival of the steamer, gather ed at the Starin dock, anxiously await ing the arrival of the boat or news as to her whereabouts. Some, having heard that a heavy storm was raging on the sound and fearing that disaster had overtaken the vessel, went about awaking others whose relatives were on board, and at 3 o'clock this morning fully two hundred people were gather ed at the Starin dock. At 2:30 the man in charge of the dock, having given up all hope of the vessel arriving during the night, locked up the office and went home. Later however, he returned and endeavored to allay the fears of the anxious inquirers. The large crowd of anxious ones, however, re- mained at the dock nearly all night.
 At 12 o'clock last night eight cars were sent to Belle dock to meet the steamer New Brunswick, which was ex- pected to arrive at any minute. The boat, however, had not reached New Haven at 3:15 this morning, and it is thought that she ran into some port out of the storm. The cars were still wait ing at the dock at 3:30 this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
A Fatal Lovers, Quarrel.

Ann Aroor. Mich, July 27.-Nathan James, a farm hand, fifty years old. to- day shot and fatally wounded Martha Miner, domestic, and then killed him self. A lovers quarrel is supposed to have been the cause.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28

The other matches of the day while not, perhaps, so momentous, were, nev- ertheless, interesting. Nesbit, the young Englishman, disposed of young Beals Wright, the Harvard inter-scholastic champion, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5; while Dr. Eaves the third foreigner, had another loaf with Edwards of Boston
 Fincke of Utica, the Yale inter-schol- astic champion, was bested by Forbes a Longwood man, and Paret defeated N. Wilson of Washington
 Good progress was made in the east ern championship doubles. the English pair, Mahoney and Nesbit, winning their match in four sets.
 Summary:
 Open singles, second round: o II. A, Nesbit defeated Beals Wright 6-2 q w. y. oEaves defeated Y. NJ. Edwards w.; A. Larned defeated H. S. Mahoney c. L. Wrenn defeated M. D. Whitman o j. D. Forbes defeated R. Fincke 7-5, 6-4, e5 P Paret defeated N. T. Wilson 6-3, z, e B Budlong defeated R. Hooker 4.s 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. U'ou' E4Stern championship doubles, first round |: Dodge 6i, 6-4. 7-5
 Nrenn f,. and Whitman defeated Hitchcock and Bishop 6-3, 6-1. GO.
 BudIong and Williston defeated Forbes anu Mehlttrick 6-2, 3-6. 4-6 6-4, 8-4
 Second round:
 Mahoney and Nesbit defeated gscl.o++ and Beach 6-1 6-3 Is ga
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-08

Here is letter from the pastor of
the most influential church in South
Baltimore, that every truth.seeker
should read carefully.
Every disheartened sick person and
every man or woman who has lost
faith in the remedies he or she has
tried because none of them has done
any good-every one who is sick ought
to be cheered up and filled with new
hope and determination by the letter
written by Rev. William T. Bailey,
pastor of the Curtis Bay Church, the
most influential church in South Balti-
more.
On March 81, 1896, the Baltimore
Sun, under display headlines, pub
lished the following news of Rev. Mr..
Bailey's affliction:
Rev VIM. 7. Bailey, pastor of the
Curtis Bay Baptist church, was para
lyzed in the tongue while preaching
Sunday night, and lost the power of
speech. The congregation was at once
dismissed, and DR.. - was called.
He said Mr.. Bailey was suffering from
severe attack OF nervous prostratiOn
caused by hard study and overwork,
and that he must have rest and quiet"
The whole city was shocked. The
papers soon began to record an improve
ment.
On April 13, 1896, the following open
letter was addressed to the proprietors
of Paine's celery compound:
South Baltimore, Nd, April l3, 1896.
Messrs Wells, Richardson & Co.:
Gentlemen-I was taken very i'll
while preaching Easter Sunday night.
My doctor could not help me, SO l dis
charged him and began to use Paine's
celery compound with crushing effect
! will not hesitate to say that it is the
best medicine in the world. / am,
Fraternally,
William T. Bailey.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-08

Later in the year the proprietors of
this wonderful remedy received still
another letter from DIR. Bailey, as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen-I propose to do what
can to let people know of your Paine's
celery compound, the medicine that has
done me SO much good shall in my own
way, in speaking of my rapid and great
improvement, from the pulpit, give, as
is justly due, tribute to Paine's celery
compound. married, six years ago,
Miss Lille b. Dunnavant, lady well
known in social life, the niece of Capt.
Robert f. Lewis, U. S. navy During
the whole six years she has been an in
valid, suffering from hysteria, laugh
ing, crying and screaming, so that she
could be heard for squares. / have
bad great deal of trouble and expense.
Eighteen doctors have, first and last,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-08
BRIEF PACIFIC COAST NEWS
A Resume Of Events in the
Northwest.
EVIDENCE OF STEADY GROWTH

News Gathered In All the Towns OF
Our Neighboring states-Improve-
ment Noted in All IIndustries-oregon.
Sixteen hundred sheep were sold in
Huntington last week at an average
price of 81 per head.
Clerk c. A. Jennings, of Lane coun-
ty, issued marriage license last week
to Thomas c. Purcell, aged 81 years,
and Elizabeth Hoffman, aged 81 years.
More beef cattle have been shipped
from Gazelle this season than any pre-
ceding winter, says the Lakeview Ex-
aminer. About 700 carloads have gone
since September.
A barge loaded with 150, 900 feet of
lumber belonging to Goering & Co. :,
sank near the fshermen's cannery in
Astoria. The lumber was washed up
on the beach, and can be saved.
Seufert Bros. have bought the lease
held by The Dalles Canning Company
on their cannery above The Dalles, and
will soon begin putting it in repair.
They expect to put the cannery in good
condition before the fishing season
opens.
The Coquille river is cutting away
the sand behind the south jetty,at Ban
don, and will in time, if let alone, cut
a channel clear through to the ocean,
leaving the breakwater in the river,
says correspondent of Coquille City
paper.
Two shifts are at work at the Jewett
mine, in Josephine county, and the
work is progressing at the rate of about
four feet per day. About $50 tons of
good ore are on the dump and new
mill will be erected as soon as the roads
get better.
DIR. ]. H. Hawkins and Joe Lyons,
OF Douglas county, have imported
twenty prairie chickens from Eastern
Oregon and turned them loose in the
vicinity of Drain and Snowden. Their
effort to introduce this favorite game
bird into Southern Oregon will be ap-
preciated by sportsmen.
A trapper who has been hunting and
trapping on the Malheur river south of
the agency valley this winter, reports
to the Vale Advocate one of those
prodigies of nature known as a wild
man. The Advocate says the biped is
of giant stature, being at least seven
feet high. having long and massive
arms that reach to its knees, while the
whole body is covered with curly,
glossy hair.
In the chase after the escaped con-
victs from Idaho, one of the officers,
Hugh Fulton, had peculiar accident,
and narrow escape from death. At
Vale, when he was mounting his horse,
the animal backed into well sixteen
feet deep. Fulton went down first,
and the horse after him. BY remark
able chance, the animal did not fall on
him. Fulton received couple of
broken ribs. The horse sprang to it's
feet and began to strike at Fulton, and
came near crushing his skull before
rope could be lowered to the endangered
man.