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The record-union., 1897-01-20
"Tax Reform" Meeting.

At Pythian Hall tomorrow evening
there will be meeting of those inter-
ested in the proposed constitutional
amendment now pending in the Legis-
lature, relating to tax reform.
Addresses will be delivered by Ralph
E. Hoyt of Los Angeles. Hon James S.
Reynolds of San Francisco, Albert NJ
Johnson of this city and others. The
meeting will be free.
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Weather Report.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 40 and 81 de-
grees, with light southerly and north
erly winds and partly cloudy weather
prevailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were IS and
81 degrees, with a trace of rain, and
one year ago to-day 62 and 50 degrees,
with 1.S4 inches of rain.
The rainfall yesterday was but
sprinkle. making 100 inches for the
season, as against 1895 inches TO an
EQUAL date last year
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SACRAMENTANS SUED.
Calvin p. Hensley Trying to Recover
Half of the Estate of His Father.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19-Calvin
p. Hensley, Jr.. has sued III. Weinrich,
Mary A. Hensley (executrix of the will
of Calvin p. Hensley. deceaseO. Maria
A. Turner, Louis II. Turner, Virginia
Powell, Frank Powell, Ada Diekey,
Sanford Dickey, Florence p. Freeman,
Clarkson p. Freeman, Wallace L. Hens
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PERSONAL MENTION.

f. Corrigan came up from San Fran
cisco last night.
d. NJ. Bliss of Carson, New, is at the
Golden Eagle.
Park Henshaw, a lawyer of Chico.
is visiting the city.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Kline of Redding
are guests at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. John f. Swift and Mrs. Austin
Sperry of San Francisco are stopping at
the Golden Eagle. Sacramento is Mrs.
SWifts former home.
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SUDDEN DEATH.
A Second Bereavement in the Family
of Edward Sheehy.

Miss Sally Hanrahan died suddenly
at the home of her uncle, Edward Shee-
by, 429 l. street. last evening. Miss Han
rahan had only arrived a few moments
previous from San Francisco to attend
the funeral of her aunt, and was ap-
parently in the best of health. While
conversing with friends over the demise
of her relative she sank to the floor
and expired. Heart failure was the
cause.
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State Secretary.

Miss Mary Kestler of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
of the United Brethren Church of this
city has been appointed Secretary for
the Endeavor Societies of that denom-
ination in this State.
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Italian Bark Burned.

LONDON, Jan. 19-The Italian bark
Elena, Captain Carigalbi, from Phila-
delphia, before reported on fire while
dlscharginS her cargo a La Rogue, Gil
rome. and was at last accounts still
burning, is total loss. She had on
board 4.o4S casks of naphtha
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ROBBING THE ROOST.
Chicken Thieves Are at Work Steal
ing Valuable Fowls.

The hennery of John Ryan, in the
alley between Tenth and Eleventh, q
and r streets, was broken into a few
nights ago and about two dozen val
liable fowls stolen
The boards had been broken off to
obtain entrance TO the henhouse, and
in the alley next morning were found
the tracks of a cart, which leads to
the supposition that the fowls We're
stolen and taken into the country.
Some of the birds were OF a very su-
perior strain
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Change for the Better.

The gratifying news was received
from San Francisco yesterday that J.
s. Foster, who was thought to be near
deaths door. had rallied and seemed
10 be considerably better.
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Battery on a Woman.

James Muir was arrested yesterday
on a warrant charging him with COM
mitting battery on a woman with
whom he had been living. He will
have hearing to-day.
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Van BuSkirk and Steiner.

The ten-round glove contest between
Theodore Van Buskirk and Jack Stelz-
ner will take place one week from to-
night at the Old Pavilion-not tonight,
as heretofore announced
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Senator Jones of Nevada.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Jones of Nevada occupied his seat in
the Senate chamber to-day, his first ap
pearance this session.
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BurlesQue Skating.

Commencing this evening Kennea, the
noted burlesque roller skater, will give
a series of nightly exhibitions at the Old
Pavilion.
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Nominees for Mayor of Oakland.

OAKLAND, Jan. 19.-W. r. Thomas
was nominated tonight for Mayor of
Oakland by the Republican Convention.
Rev. S. Goodenough was selected as the
POpulist candidate
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ELY'S
CREAM BALM

Is quickly alb
sorbed. Cleanses
the Nasal Pas
saCes, n IL a y s
Pain and Infiam-
nation, IL @ a ! s
and Protects the
Membrane from
cold. Restores
the Senses OF
Taste and smell.
Gives relief at
once and it Will
Onpsn
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CATARRH

A particle is applied directly into the nos
trils, is agreeable. 80 cents at Druggists or BY
mail: samples l0c by mail. ELY BROTHERS.
80 Warren street. New York.
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Union Suits.

Ladies and Children's. Union
Suits. They have come to stay,
they're right for now and they're
right for spring:
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Fountain Saloon-Quick meal couT-
ter. Popular prices; white labor SIC K.'
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Now 81 10 and 81 Is.

Child's All-wOol Union Suit.
natural color, finished seams.
high neck, long sleeves, ankle
length. Ages , TO 8 years. price,
81 10. Ages 9 to Ia, 81 28; way
under regular.
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Now 81 80.

Ladies' Ail-wOOl Finished
Seams Union Suits: high neck,
long sleeves, ankle length; color
natural and black. Former price,
81 so.
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Ladies' S27 80 Fine Persian
Lamb Capes. curly. handsome and
silky; full sweep and ripple, 20
inches long, high storm collar.
ribbon trimmings and fastenings
at neck, and lined with handsome
Persian silks, in rich dark color
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Over 900 one hundred of these.
actually worth 50 80, So and
S3 80, and sold regular for that.
Fine Silk and Gloria Umbrellas
with the proper spread to adapt
them to the use of lady, gent or
child. Excellent covers on para
gOn frames, with steel rods and
unique handles of horn, natural
wood crooks and ball ends of
Dresden effects.
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ClOakS and Wraps.

10 the great values of yesterday
we add these two surprising items
for to-day:
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Fur Capes,
Now SIS so.

Formerly SI5: 2-3 Oft as a redUc-
ton on these garments means the
greatest cape for the money ever
shown. Made of wool seal. -
inches long, lined throughout
with silk: high storm collar, and
front edged with fine thibet or
brown fur. Superb values.
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Now ST 5S.

Ladies' Cotton and Wool Union
Suits. natural color, finished
seams, high neck, long sleeves,
ankle length. Former price, 50.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
WEDDING TO-DAY.

Miss Ruth Edwards Beardsley ,daugh- ter of Captain and Mrs. E. A. Beardsley is to be married to MT. Carl Frederick Stahl at S:30 o'clock this afternoon at the home of the brides parents, 376 George street
 The Rev. MT. Macbeth, rector of St. Paurs church, Willimantic, formerly of Trinity church, this city, will perform the ceremony.
 Invitations have been issued and there will be neither bridesmaid nor best man. The house is made beautiful with great masses of goldenrod. The bride will wear a pretty but simple gown of white organdie over taffeta.
 There are large number of valuable gifts, among them some fine cutglass and much solid silver. The latter in- cludes splendid samovar and tea pot, being two pieces of old family silver, which is Mrs. Beardsley's wed- ding gift to her daughter, and fine chafing dish of silver, from the men who gave MT. Stahl farewell bachelor dinner Thursday night.
 A dozen friends rendered him a bach elor dinner at Meadows End, which was thoroughly enjoyed. Harry En- sign presided, and some good stories were told by several of the party
 c. B. Eldridge, the only married man present, was voted the mascot, which title he will henceforth hold at other bachelor affairs. Tn the party were James Disbrow, H. P. Austin, B. F. Hutchinson, Charles P. Bartlett and David Currie.
 Soon after the wedding ceremony MT. and Mrs. Stahl will go for short wedding journey. On their return to this city they will reside at No. 134 Howard avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11

vase, Mrs. Hunt; napkins and towels, Mrs. Peter R. Foote of Westport; blankets, Fred Andres; mat, MT. and Mrs. F. A. Evarts; portieres, Mrs. George Detzler of New Brunswick, N. J., an aunt of the bride; counterpane, Mrs. Louisa Goss; counterpane, Mrs George Andres; table, Mrs. James Lee; easel, MT. and Mrs. La Fontaine; nap kins, MT. and Mrs. B. H. Morrill,; fruit dish, Mrs. M. F, Hotchl1iss The bride has been employed as assistant super intendent of one of the rooms at the factory of the L. Candee Co.,, and MT. Foote is employed at the clock shop. Guitar and mandolin music enlivened the evening. Refreshments were serv- ed from prettily decorated tables.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
THE ROMANCE OF A CEMETERY

THE ROMANCE OF A CEMETERY.
 Out at Calvary is monument-mak- CT who has grown wise; and this Is the way 1t happened:
 He Is an economical man and attends to business. He used to receive all call CTS and show them about the place. If two prospective patrons came together he saved time by showing them around together, pointing out the sorrow-en- during qualities of certain stones, the tear-compelling possibilities of certain designs and the grief-assuaging merits of the price. One day a man came and looked over the place for monument sufficiently eloquent as a marker for a wife deceased. He came very near buying beautiful shaft on an expen- sive base, with a world of chiselling about It. He said he would come out next day and decide.
 Next day he came. Also came a wid- ow, who had about given a definite or der for towering monument for the most mourned of husbands. The mon- ument man saved time and conducted the two around together. They looked at the things already all but ordered. Then they waited and desired to look further. Then they dawdled and talked good deal to each other. Then they went away on the same train. In a day or two they came back together, picked out one monument for the two deceased worthies-a rather modest double header, by the way-and told the stone man they had concluded to get married and to use the money they saved in furnishing a flat.
 Now the stone man has helper, and bereaved men are never allowed to in- spect the place in company with be- reaved women.-Chicago Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
MILFORD.

Sept. 10.-Mrs. c. w. Hubbard of Hartford is visiting Mrs and Mrs. John E. Rogers at Wheeler's Farms.
 The regular meeting of the Milford Athletic association will be held on Monday evening, September 1S, at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. c. B. Alveriez is visiting Mrs. Nathan G. Pond on Hill street. Mrs. Wilbur H. Ford leaves for her home in Chicago on Monday.
 Winfred c. Beardsley is attending business college in Bridgeport. Champion Matthewson is attending | the normal school in New Britain. William B. Stoddard is having his new house painted by Frank S. Downs. The Junior Endeavor society of the First church gave lawn party at the | residence of Mrs. David l.. Clark. The lawn was beautifully illuminated with | Japanese lanterns, which, together with | the bountiful spread that was given on | the lawn, furnished a most delightful | time for the young folks. | Miss Frankie Wadsworth who has | been visiting Mir. and Mrs. William M.
 Merwin, has returned to her home in Milwaukee.
 The secretary of the Fruit and Flower l guild that was formed recently at the | home of Miss H. E. Thompson has re- ceived the basket outfit and other arti- cles necessary for work, which will be 1 commenced soon.
 Miss Carol Tibballs and Miss Hattie H. Clark, recent graduates at the high school, are attending the normal school | in New Haven.
 The M. A. A. will leave on the 2:1s train for Stamford to-day where they
 will tackle the strong Stamford team. Brace and Lynch will probably be the | battery
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
Financial.
Yesterdhy's Stock Market Was Firm AL
 most Without Variation.

Yesterdays Stock Market Was Firm AL most Without Variation. New York. Sept. 10.-To-day's market was strong almost without variation, but in an irregular degree ip different parts of the list. Realizing sales at one time depressed the average price a fraction below last nights close. the extreme net decline being shown by Louisville B, New Jersey Central x, Missouri Pacific E and Northern Paci- flc preferred 3s.
 The net gains for the day all through the list are the most notable In view of these facts. Much importance contin- ued to be attached to the declaration of the extra dividend by St. Paul yester- day and the good influence of this was manifested in the improved buying for London account to-day. This helped to keep the price of St. Paul firm all day, and advanced Union Pacific 15s Burlington, although it closed x un- der the best, shows net gain of over a point and Rock Island did as well. | Omaha advanced at one time nearly three points, and its allied line, North west 21a, falling back somewhat at the close. Burlington's crossing of par was greeted with enthusiasm. In the south west group, Kansas and Texas prefer red led with an extreme advance of 2A and a net gain of 1%.
 | In the Vanderbilt group Cleveland, C., c. and St. Louis gained 1$, and the others less amounts except Chesapeake and Ohio, which continued exceptional ly heavy. The large earnings reported and in prospect from the enormous movement of grain had to do with the strength of all these stocks.
 | The coalers showed weakness during most of the day on account of the dis appointing dullness which continues ir the anthracite trade. This encouraged l some short selling and sharp rise oi 2a points in the New Jersey Central In | the afternoon indicated the distress oi the shorts and rallied the other coalers Some activity was displayed also 1T the bituminous coal roads, Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred gaining ovel two points.
 The feverish fluctuations in Manhat l ltll dlSO WSlS ouc u LIlC LII 6GllI dCh-ethS of the short. interest, the price rising a one time over five points. The heavi ness of Louisville was probably due tt a recurrence of apprehension over vel low fever possibilities.
 In the list of specialties notable gains were registered by Western Union Brooklyn Transit on large increase O traffic, National Lead, Leather prefer red, Spirits preferred, Ltnseed oil ant l Oregon Navigation "A. On the otheI hand Sugar, Tobacco, Long Island Starch second preferred, Quicksilve, preferred and Rubber preferred all dis played weakness.
 Tn the bond market the features were the Central of Georgia incomes, tht first advancing 6% points and reactint 5N, and the seconds advancing 2h ant reacting 1A. Total sales, $4,130O00. There were sales of United States 2'' at 95A and the coupon 5's at 114s.
 Following are the closing prices re ported by Prince & Whitely, banker and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York and 15 Center street, New Haven:
 Bid Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
HOME OF THE POLAR
 BEAR
Will Be Shown at the Hyperion Next
 Tuesday Night.

Will Be Shown at the Hyperion Next
 Tuesday Night.
 The interest manifested in the coming entertainment at the Hyperion on Tuesday evening next, when Alaska and her gold mines will be shown with photographs is very great, as shown by the call for tickets ahead of the regular sale, which opens this morning.
 Those who invest twenty-five or fifty cents for seat will not only be highly entertained but fully informed.
 So very little is known of Alaska that even the older scholars of the public schools intend making Klondike par ties to attend in bodies next Tuesday evening.
 MT. c. F. Southard, who will tell the story of the photographs, has done his best to make the occasion highly enter taining. He has secured MT. Ferdinand Japlu, a returned miner, to be present and assist in Illustrating placer" mining with the "pan" and pay dirt. The photographs will show the mag niicent mountains, glaciers, rivers, vil- lages, seal catching and killing, gold mines and mining. No one can fail to be intensely interested.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
FAIR HATEN HAPPENINGS.

The warden and burgesses of Fair Haven East at the September meeting audited bills amounting to about $40O.
 Ed Barnes has purchased a fine four year-old trotter of George Cripps. This is very promising colt, and has trot- ted a quarter on Al seconds.
 On account of the extreme heat the pupils in the Strong building were dis missed yesterday afternoon at 33O o'clock.
 J. w. Patcher of East Haven has ex- hiblted a ripe strawberry picked from his grounds in September.
 The, regular evening services will be resumed at the Grand avenue Congre- gational church next Sabbath. The plan which proved popular last year will for the present be continued-a service not over an hour long, largely musical, with short sermon by the pastor Dr. Mitchell's subject next Sunday will be Earthly Friendships in Heaven"
 The marriage of Sarah E., daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Andres of Eos ter street, and Edwin Francis Foote took place at the residence of the par ents of the groom, MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Foote, 14S Exchange street, at o'clock Wednesday evening, Rev. N. G Cheney officiating. Herbert Foote brother of the groom, was the best man and there was no bridesmaid. The bride wore a dress of blue cloth with white trimmings. She carried hand some bouquet presented by the mem bers of the w. c. T. U. No. i, in honor of the groom's mother who is mem Der of the union, and also state super intendent of jail and prison work The parlor was prettily decorated with flowers arranged by Mrs F. J. Mansfield and Mrs. Foote. Florence Barnes. the flower girl, was dressed in white. About fifty guests were invited. Among those invited were MT. and Mrs. James Lee of this city, Mrs. Halsey of New York, Mrs. Peter Foote of Westport, MT. and Mrs. Josiah Brett and Mrs. Elizabeth Hotchkins of West Haven, MT. and Mrs. F. J. Mansfield, MT. and Mrs Henry Barnes, MT and Mrs M, J. Barnes, MT. and Mrs. Morrill,, MT. and Mrs. Frederick Siebert of this city, The couple have gone to a newly furn- ished house at 45 Poplar street to re. side. MT. and Mrs. Foot received many useful and handsome gifts and in the list were the following: China tea set MT. and Mrs Andres, parents of the bride: bedquilt, counterpane and pillow covers, from Mrs. Foote, mother of the groom; oak chair, Herbert Foote, broth CT of the groom; bon bon dish, MT. anG Mrs F. J. Mansfield; vase, George EId. ridge; fruit dish, Mrs. o. Talmadge
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
LOCAL NEVIS JOTTINGS,

Herbert Cooper of this city, who has been visiting his uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. s. P. Gregory in Bloomfield, returned home to-day.
 The New Haven Register prints the picture of Myron T. Scudder, the new principal of the Hillhouse High school, over the startling line Yellow Fever Victim" MT. Scudder's friends who had not heard of this, have only to look at the picture to see that it is true, that yellow fever or something worse has struck him.-Waterbury American.
 Governor Cooke has appointed Will liam E. Morgan of New Haven harbor master for New Haven harbor for three years from September 26, 1897.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
WHY ARE FLOWERS FRAGRANT?


 The great leading object in nature in providing nectar and fragrance in flow CTS is still a subject of discussion in scientific journals That some flowers are unable to fertilize themselves and must have the aid of insects is certain; and 1t is also certain that in many cases this fertilization is accomplished by the insects while on foraging expe- ditions for the sweets which flowers furnish. But these well-ascertained facts cover but small portion of the ground.
 The fertilization is as often accom- plished by Insects in search of pollen as in search of honey; but it is not con- tended that pollen is given to flowers in order to make them attractive to in- sects, as Is said of the sweet secretions It is believed that nectar must be of some direct value to the plant, as well as the pollen; and the effort is to find out what is the chief office of nectar in the life history of the flower. Since thought has been turned in this direc- tion, new class of facts is being re- corded.
 III SdlilOIHld SIOWS d luplfle tlLupilluS confertus) which often takes exclusive possession of large tracts of land. It does not yield a particle of nectar. It has bright crimson-violet flowers, and these are produced in such abundance that the color of the mass may be noted at long distances. But 1t has fra grance. This is so powerful that the traveller notes it long before he meets with the growing plants. The pollen collecting insects visit the flower in great numbers. It is believed that cross fertilization can be effected by these pollen-collecting intruders. At any rate, the fragrance would be thrown away if it were provided for the mere sake of advertising for insect aid as the other numerous species of lu- pine which have no fragrance are as freely visited by bees for the sake of the pollen as is this species.
 The cross fertilization is effected as freely without fragrance as with it This point has been made before though with no reference to the philo sophical questions involved. Fragran flowers are the exception, not the rule In some families of plants where there may be several scores of species only one or two are fragrant. This has beer especially noted among the wild species of violet. But no one has so far beer able to note the slightest advantage ir life economy which the sweet scented ones possess over the odorless ones.- New York Independent.