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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-07
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
New Haven Methodist Pastors Will

New Haven Methodist Pastors Will
Attend the Session in Brooklyn.
The Rev DR.. Masden, Rev. Mr.. SEQ
field and Rev. Mr.. Griffing, Methodist
clergymen in this city, will attend the
forty-ninth annual session of the New
York East conference, which opened at
st. Johns Methodist church in Brook
Ign, N. Y. last evening, and which in
cludes all of Connecticut west of the
Connecticut river, together with Long
Island and a part of New York city
Bishop John M Walden will preside,
and the conference will last week.
The Rev Joseph Irons, who will take
a supernumerary relation the coming
year, will not attend the conference.
Mr.. Irons, who was formerly of this
city, and who was in New Haven, this
week, has just returned from Asheville,
N. c., whittier he went with his wife on
account of her health, which has been
very poor. He will not take an APP
pointment this year on accout of her
state of health and will engage in bust
ness in Asheville for a time.
The anniversary of the Epworth
league at the conference will be cele-
brated this afternoon, and the Rev. DR..
James M. Buckley, editor of the Chris
tian Advocate, will preach this eve
ming. Tomorrow afternoon the ami
versary Of the Won1en's Foreign Mis-
sionary society will be held, the prin-
cipal feature being an address by Miss
Mary Danforth of Japan upon 1.-THE
Results of Eight Years" On the eve
ming Of that day the joint anniversary
of the Church Extension society and of
the board of education will take place
The Rev. DR.. George r. Reed, formerly
of New Haven, but now president of
Dickinson college at Carlisle, Penn,
will preside. On Friday afternoon,
Bishop Walden and Miss Jessie E. Ar
buckle will deliver addresses at the an
niversary of the Women's Home Mis-
sionary society. On Saturday evening
the Rev Dr. w. w. Clark will preside
at the anniversary of the missionary
society, and several addresses will be
made. The anniversary of the Freed
mans Aid and Southern Education
society will be held Saturday night,
and that Of the Greater New York
church extension societies on Monday
night. The ordination of deacons and
elders will be conducted by Bishop
Walden at o'clock, Sunday afternoon.
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THE MERRY MILKMAIDs.
Very Successfully Repeated in West
VILE Last Night.

Very Successfully Repeated in West
vile Last Night.
Last night in Masonic hall, West
vile, was given the operation Of 1.-THE
Merry Milkmaids and Haymakers,
under the auspices Of Ethel chapter,
o. z. s., of Westville. The affair drew
a large crowd and was exceptionally
we'll given. The participants one and
all acquitted themselves in a most
praiseworthy manner. Much credit Is
due Mrs. L. B. Hollis, who so success
fully managed the production, Espe-
cially attractive was the chorus of
milkmaids, who were very fetching in
their quaint gowns. The choruses were
well rendered. Miss Lottie Greist was
the accompanist. Mr.. Frank Edgar
whose recent acting in the opera of
priscilla" will be remembered, was a
favorite last evening.
Following was the cast:
Mr. Frank Edgar. The Dude, the Judge
NJ. II. B. Stowe. ........ Farmer Brown
Mr.. Fred Williams. The Doctor
Mr.. Alec Sinclair. ..... Dick Two jolly
Mr.. H. w. Hofer. .....T Tom Farmers.
Mr.. James Downes. Sam, Farmers Son
Mr.. T. B. Robertson. Farmer Jim
Master Clifford Hollis. ................
..................J Jack, the Chore Boy
Miss Gertrude Caffrey.. dorothy
Miss Mary Mercer. ..................M May
Miss Helen Stevenson. ........ Charity
Mrs. l.. B. Hollis. acknowledgements.
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TWELFTH REUNION.

The pupils of Mr. and Mrs, r. A. Par
sons held their twelfth musical reunion
last evening at Steinert hall. A very
large audience witnessed their success
ing reunions, some very fine piano
playing, The pupils showed the skill
full training of their accomplished
teachers and reflected much credit upon
their methods.
Miss Emma w. Hodkinson was the
assisting artist and sang beautifully,
responding to encores.
Mr., Alling accompanied with his &C
customed skill,
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BY MRS. LAURENs ,LENOx.

On Monday, April IL, at the home of
Mrs. C. P. Sanford, No. 80 Dwight
street, Mrs. Laurens Lenox will give
the last of her series of talks to her
Dwight street class. She will then go
to Seymour and Branford for her
spring class.
The last meeting of the Westville
class was held on Saturday at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Amos Dickerman. The
topic was Cuba
On Tuesday afternoon the Dwight
street class met at the home of Mrs. c.
Cough of So Dwight street.
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WHIST MEET
At Harmonic Club Rooms Last Night
The Prize Winners.

The Prize Winners,
An enjoyable affair OF last evening
was the whist meet OF the Harmonic
club. There were twenty-five tables
and over one hundred players. Fol-
lowing the play informal dancing and
supper served by Samuels, the club
chef, were INDUCED in.
Handsome prizes were awarded, and
We're captured by Mrs, Isaac Ullman,
who won a handsome belt with silver
trimmings. 10 Miss Fanny Ullman fell
second prize, a set of gold waist but
tons. DR.. Mailhouse and Mr.. A. Rog-
owski We're the lucky winners among
the men. DR.. Mailhouse's gift was an
exquisite stein with silver trimmings,
and Mr.. Rogowski captured cigar
holder and tray.
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PRISCILLA" CAST AND CHORUS.
They Will Meet Tonight at Warner
Hall.

A call has been issued, and the entire
Priscilla cast and chorus of some
seventy singers are to meet at the re-
ception parlors of Warner hall this
evening at o'clock to arrange details
for the coming reproduction of the OPP
era The utmost enthusiasm prevails
and another overwhelming success is
probable.
The results Of the meeting will be full
" announced tomorrow. together with
the name of the charitable institution
decided upon as a beneficiary. A more
fortunate date could not have been Sc
lected for the performance than the lst
of May, as this comes midway between
Easter and May musical events. and
there will be nothing of local interest to
interfere with the attendance.
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"a RIVAL BY REQUEST"
A Coming Social Event OF Note in Sey-
mOur,

A Coming Social Event Oh Note IN Sey-
mour.
Much local interest is Felt in the COM
ing presentation in Seymour of "A
Rival by Request which will be given
in the opera house in aid of the Congre-
gational church by Seymour society
folk. The production is under the
management of Mrs, Mary Dudley
Burke Fitzgerald, who goes every week
to coach the rehearsals, The affair
promises to be most successful, In the
cast is Miss Bessie Gable, Miss Nun
on. Miss Cooper, Miss Florence James,
Miss Lena Holbrook, Miss Flora Adams,
Mr.. Otto Bourker, Mr.. Fowler Adams,
Mr.. Allen johnson, Mr.. Clarence Smith,
Mr.. Minot Clark of New Haven and Mr.
Cooper.
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the Algonquins for the first two games.
The last one the Mowauks led until the last
frame, but a strong finish by the Algon-
qulns lost them the game, Stevenson's triple
strikes aiding much.
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bridge in order that I might return
to town through the woods. On the
bridge was a boy fishing. From my
early youth had been fond of fishing.
and I stopped to watch him. The
stream was quite deep here, and he
was fishing for cat fish. which swim
near the bottom.
Presently he felt a bite and gave
jerk. Then he began to haul up his
line.
II guess have got one" said he.
From the way you pull up" I re-
marked. ut must be pretty big fish,"
Don't know about that" said the
boy, Il have got to pull this line hard
whether anything is on or not" And
as he said this the end of his line came
up above the water and he swung 1T
on the bridge. Fast to the hook was
a little cat fish seven or eight inches
long.
You see," said the boy, "why it is
a pretty heavy line to pull up
"The boy took off his fish, and I
stopped and examined the fishing
tackle which lay on the floor of the
bridge.
where did you buy this?" I asked
the boy who was putting his fish upon
| a string with few others.
II didn't buy it, he said, II found
it."
"Where?" I asked.
"In gutter" said he.
1 asked few more questions, and
| then I said: I'D like to fish. Will you
sell me your line? I'll give you fifty
cents for it," The boy looked at me
astonished. If I had said ten cents he
would probably have thought it a good
| offer.
"Ail right" said he, "you can have
it for that"
1 handed him half dollar, and then,
apparently afraid that I might recon-
slider the bargain, he said that he
guessed he had better hurry home if he
wanted to get his fish cooked that day,
and he forthwith departed.
I stood upon the bridge seeing moth
ing that was about me, but with my
brain filed with a tumultuous crowd of
ideas which seemed intent upon driv-
ing out my reason and my senses.
These ideas soon formed themselves
into a regular sequence with horri-
BILE and awful conclusion which chilled
me as if 1 had been suddenly turned
into ice.
now knew that my work as a detec-
tive had suddenly come to an end.
had succeeded in my search for the
man who had stricken Reuben Farris
to the earth, who, perhaps, had mur-
dered him.
That man was no other than my
self!
Motionless, stood upon the bridge,
still holding in my hand the fishing
tackle had purchased from the boy,
still that awful procession passing
/ through my brain, always ending with
the figure of Reuben Farris stretched
on his bed in the hospital. My mind
was stunned. I seemed to have lost
the power Of thinking, I was merely
the prey of thoughts which came to
me unbidden and relentless
Suddenly I heard a rustling sound;
The herald., 1897-10-03
THAT ATTRACTIVE CITY
BUDA-PESTH.

Budapesth is really the result Of the
consolidation Of the two Hungarian cit
les of Buda and Pesth, and it Is claimed
that it has been made the most beau.
tiful city in the world. It's own oiti-
zens are especially proud Of it because
as a grain receiving depot 1t Is to the
great Hungarian wheat plain just what
Chicago is to Illinois and Iowa, or what
Minneapolis is to Minnesota and Da-
kota. For the American. however,
there is no new joy in visiting immense
flour-mills. even though they boast
steel rollers, automatic fire extinguish-
ers and electric lighting apparatus.
After noting their existence. and after
a brief visit to the Hall Of Commerce
and half-hour spent in that short,
wide street, where curbstone brokerage
is conducted with the greatest anima-
ton, in the good American style, the
American will abandon himself quite
easily to more attractive evidences Of
Budapesth's prosperity. Even the
goose market, where old Hungarian
peasant danes sit In the sun ana
smoke their pipes, becomes more en-
tertaining; and the promenade along
the Franz Josef Quai-a goose market
of another sort-will hold him longer.
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an agitation scarcely less than that
which would have been produced by
the news of the dangerous condition of
a loved relative. It might well be
asked why, under ordinary circum-
stances, I should be so affected by the
danger Of a person with whom was
not acquainted.
All that night I considered from ev-
cry possible point Of view. my terri
Tying situation. New reasons for sus-
picions of me continually cropped UP.
If I had accidentally struck a man
senseless, why should I have waited
five days before announced the fact?
Why should I have allowed one Of the
best men in the town, a man whose
son-in-law I hoped to be, to rest so
long under the suspicion Of a foul
crime? Why should wait until 1
should see whether the man died or not
and whether Mr.. Kefford was likely to
get into serious trouble before I came
forward with this trumped up story of
cat?
And there was Natalie! II she had
by this time found out that suspicion
was gathering arou,d her father. what
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hospital late last night and heard that
Farris had had a very bad turn. At
one time they thought he was dead, but
he picked up a little as If his life were
doing its best to stick to him. 1t
would be very bad II he should die, for
between us. things are looking very
shady regarding Kefford. OF course
the evidence against him is very slight,
but 1t is all the evidence there is
against anybody. am very much
afraid. very much indeed, that If the
man dies, it will be absolutely necessa-
ry to take Mr.. Kefford into custody"
S"Never!" I exclaimed, springing to
my feet. HE is as innocent as a babe;
and the thing was not done with an
adze."
I was on the point of saying more,
but I restrained myself. This was not
the place to tell my story.
Cool yourself down, my boy" said
Wilson, also rising; ut is all right for
you to think that way and I give you
credit for it. 1 know you have been
making experiments with hammers
and things, and I know how you feel
toward that family. but don't get your
self excited. That will do nobody any
good"
When Wilson left me, my mind was
made up. Every suspicion must in
stantly be cleared from Natalie's faith
er. I took the dipsy lead from the
drawer, and put it into my pocket.
Then I arranged some of the papers in
my desk which I closed and locked
l put in order the things on my table;
I closed the window and went out of
the office. locking the door behind me.
I might never see that room again!
TO BE CONCLUDED.
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ameter was about two inches.
I stood and looked at the adze. The
thought came into my mind that per-
haps it would be a good thing to take
1t and hurl it into a creek which ran
near by; to do anything, to hide it
and get rid of it. But moments re-
Election told me that this would be fool
ish, and in the next moment, an Incl
dent made me understand that it would
be impossible. A man dressed in ordi-
nary clothes, but whose face was IA
miliar to me as a policeman, approach
ed me and carelessly remarked that he
supposed 1 had come out to look at
that adze. The lawyers had been talk
ing a good deal about it, he said, and
that he had been sent out there to keep
an eye on it.
There is nobody at home, now,"
said he, "but l shall stay around here,
keepin' out of sight and watch for any
body who comes to talk about it. I
guess there will be somebody or other
who will take enough interest in that
adze to come soon and see Hatch about
it; at least that is the opinion in
town."
I made some casual remarks about
the advisability of keeping an eye up
on everything that might possibly be
connected with the case, but I said
nothing which might help anyone who
had suspicious of Hatch. If he had
had anything to do with the assault,
1 wanted to be the man to find it out
and fix the crime upon him. spoke as
if I thought the adze of little import
ance, and soon left the place.
I continued my walk for a little dis
lance and then crossed the creek by
The herald., 1897-10-03
THE MAN WITH A COW.

They were driving towards smithviIlo
in a wagon as was headed the oppo-
site way on foot, and az we met ct the
top Of hill we halted to pass the time
O. day. I saw that they were father
and son-the latter q young man Of
twenty. He had two black eyes. .
bloody ear. and his nose was puning
up more and more every minute.
asked II the young man had met with
an accident, and the father spat ON
his handkerchief and wiped at the ear
and replied:
mo, William didn't run agin .
bridge or have tree fall on him. The
fact is that we met with a disappint-
ment back thar about two miles"
What sort Of disappointment"
queried.
Wall. you see. William was drivin'
when we left home. We was comm
along all right when we meets a red
headed man leadin' a COW. A feller
with COW orter turn out and give the
road to wagin, but this one wouldn't.
He jist turned out half way and stood
still and yelled that he'd be burned IL
he moved another inch. Then says
to Bill, seq I: Bill, he's a peppery cuss
and you'd better turn OUT"
Yes, you ought to have turned out
for red-headed man." I suggested.
Il sez that to Bill, but he sez to me,
sez he: I'll be hanged If I do! If he
don't turn out I'll git down and make
him wish he'd never been born into this
sinful world Then he hollers at the
man and warns him of what is 70
come. but the red-headed man don't
skeer wuth cent. He ties the COW to
tree and spits on his hands and yeils
fur both of us to come down to once"
Then you gave him half the road?"
"Noap. I wanted to, but Bill he ses
to me, sez he: Dad, you hold the lines
and I'll git down and gin that cuss one
bat on the nose and put him to sleep
fur two hours I didn't want Bill to
do it, but he was sot, and down he
went. He off with his hat and gin
yell and bore down on the man with
the cow"
And put him to sleep?"
"Noap. He never closed an eye to
sleep. When Bill lighted on him sun
thin happened-sunthin' happened to
Bill. He stopped all Of a sudden and
laid down, and when he got UP agin he
was as you see him now. The red
headed man invited me to come down
and light on him also, but didn't ac.
cept. He had bin gone about ten min
utes when Bill woke up"
What did Bill say?" I asked.
"Nawthin' that heard. Bill did you
say anythin' when you come TOT"
Num-" replied Bill with solemn
shake Of the head.
And you didn't say anythin' fur the
next mile, did your"
Num-"
"And then all you said was to ask me
If you'd bin struck by Nghtnin'?'
yum"
That's all, as fur as I kin remem-
ber." continued the father. "and now
if you'll sorter look out fur my hosses
I'll lay Bill on to his back and feel
him all over and see If he's got any
mortal injuries. Come on. Bill. You
hain't bin sayin' word since you met
up with that surprise party. and If you
is mortally injured want to know it
and git ready to hold the funeral"
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expect that I should be able to con-
vince court that I was silly fool
and not an intending murderer?
When my thoughts had gone thus
far. I put the dipsy lead in a drawer.
which l locked, and then 1 hurried to
the hospital. 1 had been there before
and had shown, hoped, a creditable
interest in the unfortunate man, and
now l tried hard to calm myself down
into the appearance of one influenced
by such creditable interest and nothing
more. 1t might have been better for
me to have stayed away from the hos
pital, for when I was told that al
though the operation had been consid-
cred successful, the patient was still
in an insensible condition. with vitality
so low that at any moment he might
cease to breathe, fear that showed
The herald., 1897-10-03
Railroad Engineers Ears.

A railroad engineer Of long standing
says: II have heard good deal about
railroad engineers being color-bl
Sometimes, as you may know, an engi-
neer's eyes become SO affected that he
imagines he sees things on the track.
But did you ever hear Of an engineer
whose ears deceived him? have. An
engineer is always expecting to hear
the sound of a whistle. He listens SO
much for this sound that, after years
at the throttle, he will hear the sound
of which 1 speak when there is none.
In some instances the company has
had the ears of engineers tested by
eminent auriculists. In fact, have
been told that some companies have
men employed who regularly examine
the ears of every engineer after he has
been on the road certain length Of
time.
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Doing A Banking Business.

The man who boarded the train at
Westfield and came into the smoker
had such a long neck that everybody
regarded him with curiosity and sur
prise. OF course no one asked him any
questions, but after getting comfort
ably seated the stranger caressed his
elongated neck in a loving way, and
said:
Gentlemen, the fact that No. -
paper collar goes around my neck
twice. with half an inch to spare. gen.
orally excites more or less surprise.
Perhaps I had better explain"
We were all attention, and after an
other caress he continued:
II opened the first bank in Dead
wood, and for six months there was
nothing to complain Of in the way Of
business and profits. Then times grew
slack and I decided to take vaca-
tion.'
And take the funds with you." OBJ
served the man who had a bear-claw
for watch chain ornament and looked
to be thoroughly western.
"Of course. Yes, packed up the funds
to take along with me, as it was doubt
full if returned. finally made a
start
"In the night. Of course?" queried
the same man.
"In the night-yes. Night seemed to
be the best time for banker to leave
Deadwood. I anticipated no trouble,
but after getting fifteen miles away
was overhauled."
"By your enraged depositors, Of
course?"
'Well, no. That's where it has al
ways hurt me. 1t was crowd in pur-
suit of a man who had stolen 500
mule, and though they couldn't find
the mule they insisted that was the
man. Gentlemen, when a western
crowd insists it's no use to argue mat
ters."
"They had rope, Of course" observ-
ed the man with the bear-claw.
"a new one, sir, and of proper d.
mensions. I had got away with over
$4,000 in cash, but they proceeded to
hang me for stealing $40 mule.
"And is that what pulled your neck
out so long?"
stand on, and you have no idea what a
SCTdlu the ueCk LluSC pear. 1 naQ
been hanging about two minutes when
they realized their blunder and cut me
down. My life was saved. but my neck
was as you Sc it now"
And you got away with the mon
ey?"
IT did. Yes, the crowd apologized
and rode off. and I went to Montana
and opened another bank"
And perhaps you are on the skip
from Montana at the present time?"
That's what I am, sir. I closed up
two days ago. and have about $2S,0OO
in my grip. 1t is neat. nice business,
this western banking, though it gets
mixed up with other things now and
then. Gentlemen, closely observe my
neck. You can't offend my feelings,
but assure you that am still smart
ing under the loss of dignity. I will
now turn up my coat-collar, forget for
the moment what I have suffered, and
if you want to start game Of poker
you can count me in"