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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-11
IT WILL BE SENATOR PLATT.
The Choate Boom Vanishes in ThiT
Air.

The Choate Boom Vanishes in Thin
Albany, Jan. 10.-The joint republican
caucus of the legislators to nominate
a successor to Senator Hill will be held
on Thursday and Thomas c. Platt will
be the nominee. The talk that Mr.
Platt will pass the nomination over to
General B. F. Tracy or Charles w.
Hackett, the chairman of the republi-
can state committee, is not credited
here.
Paul D. Cravath, of the committee
of fifty of New York, which has in
charge the canvass of Joseph H.
Choate for senator, has engaged rooms
at the Hotel Kenmore for Wednesday.
Many members of the committee are
expected to accompany Mr.. Cravath
and William d. Guthrie of the Union
League club to Albany. What they
hope to accomplish is not apparent
to those familiar with the senatorial
situation.
Tt is expected the same caucus which
selects the senator will also nominate
a regent of the university to succeed
the late Regent Bostwick. Chester S.
Lord, managing editor of the New
York Sun, is the only republican cam
didate suggested for the office.
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MILFORD HOTEL DESTROYED
historic H0STLERF BURNED TO
THE GROUND SUNDAY.

The Structure Was Erected One Hundred
Years Ago-The Total Loss Estimated at
Sis, 8,OO0-Inadequate Water Supply
Several Adjoining Buildings Caught Fire
But Were Saved.
Milford, Jan. 10-The Milford hotel,
a three-story frame structure on Broad
street, was completely destroyed by fire
at noon to-day. The fire started in the
cellar near the furnace and Is supposed
! to have been caused by a defective flue,
which caused fire to start in quantity
| of straw and waste in the cellar. The
| fire gained rapid headway and worked
it's way up to the upper stories Of the
hotel building
! Citizens tolled the bells of the church
es in the neighborhood and brought out
the fire brigade of the town. The fire.
men found the water supply short and
a line of hose had to be laid to the
river, five hundred feet away from the
| llle, W SGI ally WaleI. LII liie lliedii-
time the flames had spread to the roof
and the whole building was ablaze in a
short time. Most of the furniture was
removed.
| About / o'clock the walls fell in on
the east side of the structure, and this
had the effect of partly extinguishing
the fire. A row of business blocks on
the opposite side of the street were
threatened at one time.
The sparks from the burning hotel
started fire on the roof of the house
owned by Mrs. Julia Merwin and oc-
cupied by her son-in-law, Charles H
Trowbridge, the cashier of the Mechan-
les bank of New Haven. The block
occupied by Barner's drug store and
other merchants caught fire, but the
flames were extinguished promptly by
the firemen.
The hotel was managed by A. c.
Bailey, who came here from Spring
field, Mass, three years ago. The no
tel was one of the oldest structures in
town. 1t is said to have been built one
| hundred years ago and has been sue
cessively owned by men named Mer-
win, Moffatt, Morehouse and Conrad
Wilson of Bridgeport. Its present own
er is Mrs. Marian c. Knight of this
town. who is at present at Trenton, Ar
kansas.
The loss by the fire is estimated al
between $4,000 and $4,000. The build.
ing is insured.
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IMPORTANCE OF TOLERArIoN.
Talcott III. Russell Before the Mems C1ut
Last Evening.

Talcott FL. Russell Before the Mems Club
Last Evening.
Attorney Talcott H. Russell talked
to the Mems club at the United church
last evening on the subject of ''Toler-
ance" The basis of the lecturers re-
marks was the different phases politi-
cal arguments have taken during the
past few years. The acrimonious de-
bates and discriminating charges in the
recent campaign, which Mr.. Russell
said was singularly free from any per-
sonal abuse furnished an example of
intolerance.
The Chicago strikes, the income tax
and its subsequent repeal were touched
upon at considerable length, showing
how bitterly the supporters of each
side of the question denounced each
other. In conclusion the speaker gave
voice to the thought that the signs of
the times. indicated more tolerant
spirit. He believed that whatever the
future of this country was 1t would be
the scene of far grander achievements
than the world has ever seen.
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POPULIsTS IND DEMOCRATS.
Former DO Not Believe Free Silver Would
Solve Financial Problem

Boston, Jan. 10.-George F. Wash
burn, of the Peoples party executive
committee, has issued an appeal to the
populists throughout the country in
which he says:
We are to be congratulated upon the
growth of our party and the fact that
in the recent election half the voters
of the union indorsed much of our plat
form. No party ever achieved more
brilliant success in so brief a time AL
though handicapped in the late cam
paign, we emerged from the contest
stronger than ever. Our party alone
has voting force larger than that
which elected Lincoln, and an able eff
fective reform press of 1000 papers. We
elected several governors, as well as
hundreds of other state, county and
town officials. We hold the balance of
power in the United States senate. and
have four times as many congressman
as ever before.
We united with the silver forces in
the recent campaign-not because we
believe free coinage of silver is the So
luton of the financial problem, but be-
cause it would better existing condi-
tions, would meet with the least resist
ance and become the entering wedge
for our main issue, viz, full legal ten
der paper money, issued and regulated
by the government alone. Having
proved our loyalty at the polls we are
free to act separately on advanced
lines, and to emphasize the real issues
our party was born to advocate We
cannot in honor lay down our arms
and cease our activity until the war
for which we have enlisted has ended
in victory for our cause.
The democratic party proposes to
continue to fight for free silver. Two
parties cannot exist on the same issue.
| The greater absorbs the smaller
Therefore, If we remain mere camp fol-
lowers of another party disintegration
will result. Our party success alone
forced the democrats to adopt the Chi
cago platform and nominate a popo-
| crat for president. Converts made by
party regularity cannot be trusted with
the reforms of the future.
I would suggest that a national con-
| ference of party leaders and workers
| be held as soon as practicable, that we
may have a full and free expression of
opinion regarding our future work.
| Shall we march to victory under our
own banner. or continue as stragglers
| under another?
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SPANISH PEOPLE IMPITJENT
With Government Failures to Ouell Re
bellIons in Cuba ana the PbiI1in;pes

Madrid, Jan. 1O.-The popular inpa-
tience with the government because of
the failure to suppress the rebellions
in Cuba and the PHILIPPINES is daily in
creasing. Thousands of the young
men of Spain have been sent to Cuba.
where they have met their deaths from
disease or the hardships of the cam
paign. Their families believe that
they would vet be alive if it were not
for the procrastinating policy of Cap
tain General Weyler, who, despite his
promise to put down the insurrection.
has apparently accomplished little,
while his unacclimated troops have
been dying by scores or hundreds.
The leaders of both the conservative
and liberal parties are distrusted, and
the political outlook is chaotic. Ru-
mors of a change in the ministry are
put in circulation and as frequently de-
MED. but in the present temper of the
people the succession of the liberals to
power would not Danish the distrust
which prevails everywhere. The fu-
ture is looked forward to with much
anxiety.
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DUEL ON sTE.4MER,s DECK.
The Exciting Cruise of the French steame
Madeline.

San Francisco, JAM 1O-Steamer
Newport from Panama brings news of
the exciting experience of the French
steamer Madeline, now due here from
Callao, Peru, The Madeline is an oil
vessel and has been plying along the
South American coast. Shortly after
she left Callao her boilers exploded,
killing several men. The accident COM
PEELED her to put into Acapulco
whence, after receiving repairs, she re-
sumed her nothern voyage.
About seven hours later she return
ed to port flying police flag News
was sent ashore that the chief engineer
and second officer had been on un-
friendly terms. On leaving Acapulco
they renewed their troubles and fought
a duel on the steamers deck. The sec
ond officer was killed. The owner of
the steamer telegraphed the facts to
the French minister at Mexico, who or
dered the Madeline held at Acapulco,
pending an official investigation.
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BULLEr rHRoUGH MS HEAD.
A Bank Cashiers Desperate Attempt to
End His Life.

Lebanon, Pa, Jan. 10.-J. M. Gossler,
cashier of the Lebanon national bank,
the largest banking institution in this
county, attempted TO commit suicide
to-day by shooting himself through the
head. He was still living at a late hour
tonight, but cannot recover. Ill health
is supposed to have been the cause
Mr.. Gossler is about fifty-four years
old and has borne an unblemished rep
utation. His accounts at the bank are
entirely correct. For many years Mr..
Gossler was teacher of the largest Sun
day school class outside of Philadel-
phia, but lately gave UP his class on
account Of i'll health.
Gossler died at 9:15 o'clock this even
ing.
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OCEAN STEAMER DISTRESS.
Rockets Calling for Aid Sent Up She Was
About 100 Miles East of Halifax

Halifax, Jan. 10.-A report received
here late tonight stated that an un-
known ocean steamer had been sending
up signals of distress off White Head,
one hundred miles east of Halifax.
When the vessel was first observed
darkness was coming on and she was
about seven miles distant, showing a
flag calling for assistance, She seemed
to be running in a westerly direction.
After dark she discharged a number of
rockets.
Thick snow squalls set in after
o'clock and nothing more has been seen
of her except an occasional rocket
When the signals were first observed
the schooner Hannah H. Eldredge, q
lifeboat and several small boats started
from the shore toward the steamer
Up to 1880 this evening the Eldredge
or lifeboat had not returned.
An unconfirmed report here states
that the steamer belongs to the Furness
line. The Furness liner Damara is
eight days overdue from Cardiff fol
this port with a cargo of coal for the
British naval authorities.
The steamer State Of Georgia, from
Dantzic with a cargo of sugar, is also
due here. j. H. Hunhill, the Halifax
manager of the F'urness line, thinks
that the ship in distress is either the
Damara or State of Georgia. unless
some other steamer bound for United
States port has got out of her course
He is arranging for steamer to start
for the eastern shore as soon as possi-
BILE.
The vessel is in a dangerous position
as hidden shoals and ledges extend for
miles along the coast from Whitehead
AT 11:15 o'clock tonight it was re-
ported from Whitehead that the life
boat and schooner Eldredge had re-
turned without finding the distressed
steamer owing to the thick snow storm
and had given up the search.
A second schooner which went out re-
turned with the same information.
| The snow is falling heavily and the
wind is blowing from the south.
| The keeper at Whitehead Light re-
ports that the first signal he saw was
about $50, and it could be seen unit
after dark. when rockets were sent ur
at frequent intervals
| The steamer was schooner-rigged and
had dark-colored tunnels.
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THE PARTITION or CHINA.
The Extraordinary Story Regarded as a
Pure Romance.

Aho f'SosJ AeoS"i"So "a" Z"
Pure Romance.
Berlin, Jan. 10.-An extraordinary
story regarding the partition of China
among the leading European powers,
which has been gravely discussed in
the German press, originated in Herr
Eugen VOLTS letters from Tientsin to
the Tageblatt Herr Wolf has never
lacked audacity as a correspondent.
China is to be dealt with like Africa.
The cant about spheres of influence"
is applied to the whole of the Celestial
empire Russia's sphere is to extend to
the Yellow River. the German sphere
from the Yellow River to the Yang Use
Kiang, the English indefinitely south of
the Yang-Tse- Kiang. and the French
north from Yunnan, meeting the Eng
lish sphere.
The partition was suggested rather
as commercial than a political divi-
sion in which, 1t will be observed, the
American interest was ignored, Not a
shred of truth, not even a probability,
justifies this romance. The Russian
ambassador at Peking, Count Cassini,
who Is credited with achieving a tre-
mendous diplomatic triumph by first
securing the Russian sphere of influ-
ence in the east, has obtained nothing
beyond a diminution of frontier dues
by one-third as a concession in con-
nection with the eastern Chinese rail-
way.
| 1t is questionable whether this privi-
| lege can be worked without it's being
granted to all countries having COM
mercial treaties with China.
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CHILD'S LIFE IMPERILLED
MRS. j. NJ. LINES CARRIAGE OYER
TURNED IN CHURCH STREET.

Her Baby Companions Startling Ride
Rescued by the Courage of Pedestrians
The Vehicle Smashed to Kindling Wood
Neither of the Occupants Seriously
Injured.
Mrs. John M. Lines of 534 Whalley
avenue was thrown from her carriage
at the corner of Church and Crown
streets yesterday afternoon about three
o'clock. The attention of the pedestri-
ans along the street was called to the
accident by the cries of the distressed
woman, who screamed, "My God! My
God Save the baby!" At the same
time, having recovered her feet, she
pointed to the frightened horse, which
was pursuing its mad pace toward
Chapel street.
Those who looked saw with horror
the baby caught in some mysterious
manner on the front axle of the vehi-
Gle, with it's feet hanging almost to the
ground. The Gathering hoofs of the
iloloC OIL uCh llIG Will CNCAy lCeip.
Mrs. Lines, in her superhuman
strength, followed close upon the horse.
Women stood with blanched faces, and
their companions rushed toward the
animal, whose pace was constantly in
creasing, but 1t seemed as if going to
certain death to grab the lines, and no
one had the courage to do so until the
screams Of the child attracted the at
tention of four young men near Wash
burns drug store. They were on the
opposite side Of the street, but their de-
termination to rescue the little one
must have been simultaneous. AS the
men from the opposite side of the street
approached the horse it SHE'D toward
the drug store, taking to the sidewalk.
Here it struck a post, and at the same
instant one of the quartet grabbed the
bride with such force as to throw the
animal upon it's launches.
1t was the work of an instant for a
diminutive son of Italy who would not
give his name, to dart under the dilap-
1dated carriage and rescue the child.
Neither of the men who participated in
the rescue would give his name, but as
soon as the little one was restored to
Mrs Lines they quietly slipped out of
the crowd which had gathered about
the wreck.
Patrolman Hackett and Truant Off
Ger Sullivan, who had arrived at the
scene, took care of the horse and of the
occupants of the carriage, the latter
accompanying Mrs. Lines TO the drug
store. DR.. Louis J. Gaynor was called.
He found that the child was not seri-
ously injured. Its lip was badly cut
and needed several stitches. There
was also bruise on the face.
Mrs. Lines nerves were considerably
shocked in consequence of the accident,
but otherwise she seemed to be unin-
jured. She took the cars for her home
on WhalIey avenue.
The accident was caused by the horse
becoming unmanageable Just as Mrs
Lines was turning from Crown street
into Church. The animal rushed
around the corner as such speed as to
slew the carriage into The car tracks,
where it overturned.
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Says Men Who Were Present Should Have
Confessed They Were Wrong.

New York, Jan. 1O.-In his sermon
this afternoon Mr.. Moody, after sug-
gesting that it would be an excellent
plan to burn all the lewd books and
newspapers and works of so-called art
Of a lewd and indecent character, re-
ferred to the Seeley scandal and said:
81 think these men who were caught
in that filthy affair should have come
out and confessed that they were
wrong. 1t would have been better to
do that than to fight it out. Some say
it would have been all right if they
had gone downtown instead of up on
Fifth avenue. Is that the kind of a
city New York is? Is there any room
anywhere for thing like that? 1 tell
you some of the people on Water street
are as good as some Of those on Fifth
avenue / do not believe in the double
standard in this sort of thing Sup
pose lot of women had got up a thing
like this. why, they would have been
hurled from society in minute"
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ANOTHER SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Family of James Gfltrap Have Narrow
Escape From Death.

Bridgeport Jan. 10.-The family of
James Giltrap of this city had thrill
ing experience this afternoon in hack
while returning from st. Augustine's
Roman Catholic church, where their
child, aged three weeks, had just been
christened.
The driver of the hack, William
Black, was intoxicated and through his
reckless management of the horses they
ran away down Courtland street hill
In Main street the horses took to the
sidewalk, after throwing Black off the
seat and spilling two of the Giltraps
out of the hack.
The horses dashed through the big
plate glass window of drug store,
wrecking show cases and demolishing
chemical bottles in the window. Mrs.
Giltrap and the infant escaped injury.
Black was arrested, charged with
drunkenness and fast driving.
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Ipdianaporis monetary Conference.

convention will open next Tuesday in
Tomlinson hall. 1t is expected TO con-
tinue three days. The names of $40
delegates have been reported to the
local executive committee and the lat
ter says that fully 200 delegates have
been chosen by boards of trade and
commercial organizations whose names
have not been reported. The chair
man of the executive committee will
call the meeting to order and will
nominate B. o. Stannard, ex-governor
of Missouri, as temporary chairman.
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SENATOR MILLS SPEAKS TO-DAY.
A Sensational Diatribe Antioipated-His
Criticism of Olney May be Severe.

Criticism of Olney May be Severe.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Voting upon
the Pacific railroad funding bill and
amendments will occupy the house to-
morrow The vote is likely to be close,
but 1t is believed the bill will be de-
feated. For the remainder of the week
appropriation bills will probably have
the right of way. The managers of
the house are determined no measures
imposing additional charges either up
on the creditor or the revenues of the
government shall receive consideration
If they can prevent it. The Nicaragua
canal bill and several other PROPOSE
tions involving financial responsibilities
may be considered dead so far as con-
gress is concerned. On Saturday after
noon the house will listen to eulogies
upon Speaker Crisp of Georgia.
In the senate, tomorrow, Mr.. Mills
is booked for a speech on Cuba. His
text will be the resolution he intro
duced few days ago recognizing the
declaring it to be the duty of the exec
utive to act in harmony with congress
in recognizing new state and appro-
priating sum sufficient to pay di-
plomatic representative to the republic
when the president shall have appoint
ed one.
The extreme position taken by Mr..
Mills leads to the belief that his speech
may be to some extent sensational and
that his criticism of the attitude of Mr..
Olney may be severe.
Senators are awaiting the return of
Mr.. Cameron, who is in charge of the
Cuban question. There does not ap-
pear to be any desire just now to push
the recognition resolutions.
Mr.. Proctor of Vermont has given
notice that tomorrow he will address
the senate on his resolution for con-
stitutional amendment making the
presidential term six years and the oc-
cupant of the office ineligible for two
terms in succession; also making the
terms of members of congress three in
stead of two years.
Early in the week the attempt will
be made to secure vote on the Okla
homa free homestead bill and when
that is out of the way the senate's
Pacific railroads refunding bill may be
taken up unless the house shows such
hostility to Pacific railroad legislation
as to make the attempt hopeless.
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ASH ES OF KITE FIELD
Now Rest in Auburn Cemetery Near tn,
Body of Her Mother.


Body of Her Mother.
Boston, Jan. 10.-The remains of
Kate Field now lie in Mount Auburn
cemetery by the side Of those of her
mother. The small copper box contain
ing the ashes of the noted writer ar
rived in Boston Saturday afternoon in
charge of Mrs. Whiting. who gave ii in
charge of Cambridge undertaken. The
ashes We're in round copper box, and
were carried in a common handbag.
The bag was filled with flowers, the Of
fering of friends N Chicago.
The undertaken took the handbag
and carried 1t to his establishment in
Cambridge, where it was placed in a
desk and locked Jp until this after
noon, when it was carried to Mount
Auburn cemetery. George Riddle, a
relative of the dead woman, the un-
dertaker and a reporter were the only
people present when the copper box
was lowered into the small cavity dag
beside the grave of the dead woman's
mother. Several bouquets OF flowers
were sent to the grave, and these We're
placed on top of the urn.
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SIX JIPANEsE STRUNG UP,
A Crusade Against Coolie Labor by Cali
fornia Citizens.

crusade Against Coolie Labor by Cali
fornia Citizens.
Sacramento, Cal, JAM 10.-A crusade
against coolie labor has been inaugur-
ated at Orangeville, a .citrous colony, in
the southeastern part of this county.
G. G. Roos, an orchardist, employed
six japanese on his place and late Fri
day night fifteen citizens with gunny
sacks over their heads seized the Jap
anese, placed a rope around the neck
of each and took them to a big oak
tree. There the Japanese were struck
and left hanging until life was almost
extinct. The japanese were then low
cred and when they revived the hanging
process was repeated several times
The japanese We're then forced to
march out of the settlement and warn
ed never to return on penalty of being
hanged until dead.
Boos demonstrated against the out
rage, but was himself threatened with
similar treatment.
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cHURCH OF THE molly SEP ULCHRE.
Further Trouble Between Roman Catho-
lies and Greek Communicates.

Constantinople, Jan. 10-Oficial ad-
vices received here from Jerusalem
shows that there has been further
trouble among the worshippers of the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 1t ap-
pears that the Roman Catholics were
opposed to members of the orthodox
Greek church entering the church by a
certain door on the eve of January 5,
the day observed by the othodox
church as Christmas. The latter in
sisted upon their right to enter, and
the result was that the two factions
became involved in serious fight,
which did not end until the Turkish
authorities interviewed to restore order.
Some of the combantants were badly
injured, but it is not known whether
ANYBODY was killed.