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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
MRS. MccLoUD's MURDER.

The Preliminary Irlal OF Jonn " Nelil
on the Charge.
Greenfield, Mass, Feb. 4.-The pre-
liminary examination of John ONeill,
jr., charged with the murder of Mrs.
Hattie e. McCloud of Shelburne Falls,
Mass, on January s, began before
Judge Edward E. Lyman to-day. The
court room was crowded with specta-
tors, and outside there were many una
BILE to gain admission.
Dr. Francis j. Canedy, the medical
examiner, was the first witness He
testified that Mrs. McCloud was MUIR
dered and outraged. Strangulation was
the cause of death.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
&c VERY JJIt

Mrs. Sarah A. Wood, formerly a resi-
dent of Beacon Falls. now of this city,
is very low with curvature of the spine
She is now eighty-four years old. and
her constitution being broken down, it
is doubtful if she RECEIVERS,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
FIRE IN WINSTED.
Caused by overheated Furnace.

Winsted, Feb, Am early morning
fire did $1,000 damage in the residence
of Darwin S. Moore The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by an over
heated furnace. The loss is fully COW
cred by insurance.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
LONG AND THE CABINET.
The Elk Governor Denies That He Has
Received a Tender as Yet.

Boston, Feb. 4.-Ex- Governor Long,
speaking of the rumor that he had re-
ceived the tender of the portfolio of
the navy from President-elect McKin-
ley, said to-day: THE rumor is I'M
founded. Things remain as they were.
There has been no definite tender of a
portfolio as yet"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05

FIRE DESTROYS A BIG SHIPYARD.
Glasgow, Feb. 4.-The Fairfield Ship
building works in this city We're burned
to-day The loss was G50,0OO and s.
ment.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
D1ED ON ANS injuries.

Middletown, Feb. 4.--Charles john
son, the Swede, who was so frightfully
injured by falling down stairs at his
home here yesterday, died this morn
ing. He was thirty years old and
leaves family.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
CARDS ISSUED.

cat home" cards Were issued yester-
day by Mrs. Sydney H. Dawson, for
Monday, February Is, from 8 until p.
M, to the members of the Pequot coun-
Gil
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.

A Meriden Florist Missing-An A. Q.
H. Treasurer.
Meriden, Feb. 4.--John Galivan, the
West Main street florist, has disappear
ed and no trace of him can be found.
Galivan was treasurer of the local
branch of the A. O. H., and to-day a
member of the order announced that
there was a shortage of $500 in the
treasurers accounts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
A RIGHT ROYAL ROBE.
Made OF Rare Feathers For the Ruler OF
the Sandwich Islands.

| Made OF Rare Feathers For the Ruler OF
the Sandwich Islands.
A million dollars seems a pretty
round sum to pay for cloak, and prob
ably even Worth never dreamed of ask
ing so fabulous price for the most
| elaborate of his garments And yet in
the National museum at Washington is
cloak the cost of which cannot be
reckoned at less than this vast amount
and ladies may be pleased to learn that
it was not a woman, but a man, whol
was guilty of such piece of extrava-
gance.
Long years ago, when the Hawaiian
Islands, small as they are, supported
not one but several flourishing king
doms, the kings, chiefs and mobiles,
whenever they appeared in public onl
state occasions, wore, instead of thel
purple and ermine of more civilized
potentates capes and cloaks of Brilliant
feathers. The ladies of the court were,
forced to content themselves with feath-
er boas, as we should call them, known
as leis. These eapes and collars were
made from the yellow, red and black
feathers of few species of small birds
peculiar to the Sandwich Islands and
called, from their habits honey suck
ers. Fashion ruled even in those days,
and as the yellow feathers We're scarccr
than the red yellow was the fashionable
color, and the more powerful the chief
the more yellow was his robe of state
These yellow feathers were found only
on two or three species of birds, the
finest coming from bird called i'm the
native language mamo and known as
Drepanis pacifica by ornithologists.
These birds, with their striking black
and yellow plumage, were as dear to
the hearts of the Hawaiian monarchs as
they might be today to the hearts of
patriotic Princeton students and were
sought for far and near throughout the
islands The populace paid poll taxes in
golden feathers instead of golden dol
lars and as each bird furnished but
few feathers the taxes may be consid-
cred as having been high. Some esti-
mate of the value of the feathers may
be formed from the prices paid in later
times, when a piece of nankeen cloth
valued at 81. so was the equivalent of
five feathers; but, after all, the great
element in the cost of these cloaks was
time and labor, since the making of o.
single cloak required from so to 100
years.
As the feathers obtained for taxes:
were. very far from supplying the de-!
mand the chiefs were accustomed to;
employ regular staff of bird catchers,
much as medieval baron had his staff
of falconers These skilled foresters pre-;
pared a sort of bird lime from the gum
of the fragrant olapa, mixed with the
juice of the breadfruit tree, and with il
smeared the branches of the Towering
trees frequented by the honey suckers
Frederic A. Lucas i'm ST. Nicholas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Whist Signals.

Playing the king before the queen-I
am married.
Playing the queen before the king
l love you
Trumping partners ace--I do not
love you
Reneging-I am not SO big fool as
l look.
Forgetting what is trumps-I am not
thinking of you.
Taking trick with deuce-May
see you home?
Establishing long suit-Meet me by
moonlight alone.
Playing second hand Might've are
observed.
Splitting the cards when shuffling-Is
that homely looking man your husband,
Making soldering cut There are
others
Holding over five trumps-I am rich
Holding over 10 trumps-I am 6
gambler.
Taking all the tricks-Follow me ant
you will wear diamonds.-New Yorl
Truth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
METHOD IN HIS MADNESS.
Police Officers Who HUNDRED Man Found
Out Their Error.

Police Officers Who HUNDRED Man Found
Out Their Error.
A tall, slim man, with a vacant stare,
walked into the police station of a west
ern city, stepped up to the officer on
duty and said in hollow voice:
'Sir, l have an important communi-
cation to make. / am dead. was MUIR
dered, and | entreat you to find the
murderer and have me buried
The official started back. 1t was evil
dent he had lunatic before him. He
rang bell, and the captain of the di-
vision, the police surgeon and all the
constables obeyed the summons In
moment the room was packed with
crowd of persons, all anxiously looking
toward the surgeon, who, in such cases,
has the first word
Just so, /" the latter said, addressing
the stranger. 81 could tell at glance
you were dead. Do you happen to know
your manner"
Certainly" the maniac replied.
"My name is Berthold Lenwarz -
And your address,
1.-THE grave.
"Who is the murderer"
Columbus.
"The same as discovered America
Eyes"
"Then let me congratulate you. We
have captured the smart chap. Come,
will show you to his cell. !"
Directly" said the mailman in re-
ply to the surgeons diplomatic little
speech and began fumbling in his pock
ct, from which he quickly produced a
thick packet of neatly bound almanacs.
Gentlemen, when was alive, used
to sell these almanacs They are the
best sold in this country and only cost
threepence each. You will admit that
these handsome little volumes ought
not to be left to molder in the grave,
and, as we appear on such friendly
terms, perhaps the gentlemen will not
object to buy the lot. 7"
Ten minutes later, almanacs all sold,
he departed Scottish Nights
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

points of detail, and then Mr.. Giffort
left the room.
AS soon as he had gone Lola made
ready again as if to go, but before she
said anything Beryl got up and stood
between the other-two, and, touching
both, she said:
"This must not be. / know what
Lola thinks to do--to 60 away. You
must not let her go, Jaffray. There is Q
reason which she will tell you"-hel
cheeks began to flush as she said this,
while Lola's famed like fire-"she ha'
not yet finished telling all her secrets
and this is one which, instead of part
ing you, must hold you two together
for always There is no bar between
you now, and in its place is tie, YoJ
must not part for want of a plainly
spoken word. l am going up to the
mother, Jaffray, to tell her all of this
strange story"
Then she kissed Lola and went quick
ly out of the room, leaving the two
standing like detected lovers, half
abashed and yet all longing to fall into
each others arms
They stood thus silent side by side
for full two minutes.
Then Sir Jaffray spoke.
"Beryl is right, Lola. There is no bar
between us now.
''Beryl is wrong, Jaffray. There is
the bar of my deceit. / shall be better
away from here"
"What is the tie?" he asked, though
guessing the answer to come.
She made no reply in words, but
looking up, shot a swift look of half
pride, half fear, at him, and, looking
down, crimsoned more deeply than be.
fore.
He read the look, and his heart leaped
with exultation.
Come" he said, opening his arms
and trying to draw her in.
"It cannot be, +" she said, shaking her
head slowly and sadly, ION account of
the past. -
''It must be-" he whispered, "for the
hope of the future. Where should my
child's mother rest save ON my hearth
Come, sweetheart-wife, comep
And this time he took her by gentle
force and drew her to him till her heart
beat against his, her face lay kissing his
and her eyes shrank and smiled and
glowed by turns before the hot glances
that shone from his.
They staid thus long time in silence
THE END
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
WHAT HE WANTED.
The Photograph Was Not of the Right
Sort For a Politician.

The Photograph Was Not of the Right
Sort For Politician.
81 guess, said the congressman as
he entered the photograph studio, that
I'd better let you take these back and
try it over again.
Didn't your photographs please
your" asked the young woman behind
the show case.
Eyes They pleased me first rate. "
'The likeness is remarkably good,
she commented as she held one out at
arms length
at is If the resemblance weren't
quite so strong might have kept them
for my family and myself to look at.
We have told the neighbors it was
somebody else, and have made them be-
lieve it, but there would be no use in
trying to deceive them with that pic
ture"
What is it you object tor"
"The surroundings.
"But this is one of the most popular
backgrounds in our gallery. Everybody
understands that such things are only
painted on canvas.
"No," was the reply, everybody
doesn't understand it. wouldn't have
one of those pictures get into the hands
of the opposition just before election
for 100000 You'll have to give me
some pictures with another background,
even if / pay for having it painted to
order. Look where you have me! Seat
ed on plush armchair, in halls of
Byzantine architecture, with garden
of palms in the background! 1t won't
do. What I'll have to have is a perspec-
tive showing barn and a hay wagon,
with a hired man in the middle dis
lance, while stand in the foreground
with an earnest expression ON my face,
as if were telling him exactly what
we must doif we expect to save the
country. Washington Star
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
At His Wits End.

He sat in his Office musing. Now,
here are two tickets for the theater to-
night" he said 'If | ask Jones to 60
with me, I'm sure to find out when
get home to dinner that it's the only
thing that's been here in year that
my wife really wants to see, and if
dom t ask any one to go and plan to take
her I'll learn when it's too late to make
any change that nothing could hire her
to sit through the old piece I"
He puzzled his head over the question
for an hour, and then he tossed up a
quarter to decide what he would do, al
though he knew he would lose which
ever way it came. Chicago Post
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Too Much For the Old Man.

Down in Whitsett, this state, a trav-
cling spiritualist gave a performance
recently. In the course of the evening,
when the room was darkened, he said:
81 have been requested by some of
the men present to recall the spirits of
their wives who have gone before Keep
perfectly quiet, friends-in one moment
they will be with you. >"
John" whispered an old man in
the audience, "gimme my hat-quickl
I don't mind meetin Mollie i'm heaven,
but I'll be burned eff 1 wapt,h to re-
sumo business ON earth
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
That ErnlaIns IL.

"Quaintly talks like man who has
travelled all over every country on
earth. "
Never was out of Boston in his life,
but he has the finest private collection
of guidebooks in existence. Boston
Traveller.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Made bread of Bones.

According TO Herault, during the
siege of Paris by Henry ~ famine
ragged and bread sold at o crown
pound When this was consumed, the
people, maddened with hunger, ex-
humed the dried bones from the char
mel house of the Holy Innocents and
from these made kind of bread
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

If You will cut the green spiky leaves
lin good condition) from the top of a
pineapple and plant it in a pot of earth,
according to an authority, it will grow
and develop into desirable plant for
the winter season.
MAAT LIE MAMTEn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

A public school system was put in
operation in nearly all the provinces of
the Roman empire in the year %.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27
To klondiks BY Airship.

To Klondike by air ship is the start
| brought by the Associated Press from,
| San Francisco, a statement it is said,
based on the word of the noted in
ventor, Hiram S. Maxim. He is re-
ported as declaring that an airship is
now in process of construction, which
will make its first voyage to the
Klondike. taking on passengers and
freight to the weight of a ton. The
ship is to weigh 5000 pounds, and is TO
be propelled by 6-horse power naph-
tha engine made almost wholly of
aluminium and weighing but 900
pounds. The description of the craft
is meagre but the inference to be had
from it is that Mr.. Maxim will not
clined plane If the great inventor has
been correctly reported he proba bly,
expects to do what he claims and as he
is not addicted to vain boasting We
may look for some profitable result Of
the unwearying effort and great eX
pense he has devoted to the cause of
aerial navigation. 1t won't do, how
ever, to base too much of hope on the
mere report.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Maxim three years ago demonstrated
the probability of a practical flying
machine. He began his aeronautic eX-
periments in 1889 and in five years had
expended over 100000 in his expert
ments. Being a very busy man he
has only had his leisure moments to
devote to this which he regards rather
in the light of hobby. He gave the
public but no one has taken up and
carried them to completion. He demon
strated that his apparatus had lift
ing capacity of over half ton and
thought it could be made to lift ton.
The Whole apparatus with equipment
weighed less than 5000 pounds. An
eminent engineer styles it "a museum
Of Inventions" Professor Ball re-
marked on it that 1894 must stand on
record as the year in which the prac-
tical basis of mechanical flight has
been accomplished
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27
Mus, Wal, for /, cor,sc. Estimate.

No one denies that the hideous con.
dition among the poor in Cuba has al
ready been considerably relieved by
the policy of the new regime. Consul
General Lee is said to have informed
the state department that the concilia-
tory efforts are producing change TO,
the better, but that a considerable
time must elapse before satisfactory
estimate as to the beneficial effects Of
the new policy can be made. Certain
ly this is reasonable and until such
time has elapsed it will only be rea-
sonable on our part to keep our hands
off.
Just now there is a good deal OF
controversy over the proposition to
leave the tariff in the hands Of the
strongly oppose such plan, while on
the other hand the Cubans would be
foolish to accept anything short of
such concession. But the plan really
provides a way in which Spanish
duplicity may play the part always to
be expected of it without such fragrant
exhibition as was made by them after
they had succeeded in inducing the
Cubans in the previous war to lay
down their arms. 1t is provided in the
clause in relation to the tariffs in the
governments proposed scheme of
autonomy for Cuba that mixed COM
mission, to be composed of Cubans and
Spaniards, shall be created, to fix the
tariff. The rates fixed by the commits
sion are to be adopted by the Cuban
chamber of deputies and then ap-
proved by the Spanish Cortes before
they become effective. Should the
mixed commission come to a deadlock,
the Cortes is to be the arbiter Of the
question at issue.
Thus the Cortes, which really is no.
a representative assembly but easily
made the tool of the ministry or viz
tually deprived of power, is to have the
final word in all Cuban tariff questions
that may arise.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27
They Still Buy Of Us.

The free trader has always main
tanned that no country will continue to
trade with another unless the latter
takes in exchange, directly or Indirect
ly, products of the former. In this
view of it they foretold great in
crease in our foreign trade under the
Wilson tariff The results We're almost
exactly to the contrary of what they
predicted. Instead of the foreign
countries opening their markets in re-
turn for the lower duties we placed on
their goods they bought no more of US
than they were obliged to and sold US
all they could. OF course they got very
red in the face when we raised the
duties and they clustered about what
they intended to do. AS a matter of
could and they are continuing to pur-
chase our goods because they need
them. We opened our markets to
them and they never reciprocated be-
cause they had received what they
wanted without conditions
All the countries that objected TO
our recent tariff law are still buying of
us and since the law went into effect
have purchased of American products
an amount in value $25,000.o greater
than the value of their purchases of us.
during the corresponding time under
the previous law.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27
Lynched for Stealing a Mule.

On the evening of Thanksgiving day
the Georgians Of Waycross lynched al.
old darkey who was under arrest for
stealing mule.
The passions of the mob had no.
been inflamed by watching Thanks.
giving day foot ball game but there
is a suspicion that most of the par
ticipapts were drunk.
1t is not definitely known but the oc-
casion was a sort of celebration of the
candidacy of Colonel Benjamin M.
Blackburn for Congress. The colonel
has announced that he will run on the
Chicago platform with a plank added
which favors lynching.
Exuberance over this avowal may
have led to the hanging of this colored
man who stole a mule.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27

The Georgia Legislature evinces a
disposition to play foot ball with the
convict lease question. In other words
while waxing wroth over the occasion
al foot ball catastrophe they are likely
to neglect to apply any remedy, at
least any adequate one, to the terrible
system of farming out the bodies and
souls of state convicts to heartless and
conscienceless contractors. The condi-
tion has been exposed in all it's
hideousness; the Governor has called
for some action that may relieve the
state Of this Overwhelming disgrace
but the contractors with money and
a political pull are in fair way to shut
off legislative reform at the point
where it turned from the senseless foot
bali question to others of real import
ance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27
London dispatch claim

A London dispatch claims that
documents have been discovered at
Georgetown, British Guinea, confirm
ing the British boundary claims. This
has about it the air Of improbability
but if true only goes to show that
ary claims lacked confirmation and
Great Britain intended to override all
objections without such confirmation
The discovery is timely for British
iptaraStc
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27
interests,

The Journal has the publishers of the
New Bedford Mercury to thank for a
copy of their latest souvenir publica-
ton on the recent celebration of that
city's semi-centennial. This publica-
tiOn consists of compilation Of the
series of souvenirs issued by the Mer-
curry on the occasion of the celebration,
and is issued to meet a popular de-
mand. 1t is made up Of a series of in
teresting articles on subjects con-
nected with the city and the occasion
beautifully illustrated by as fine half
tone work as we have ever seen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27

1t has all along been apparent that
the United States government was
doing much more effective work
toward preventing filibustering than
the Spanish government itself. Spain's
navy has captured but one filibuster
the Competitor, while Uncle Sam has
interfered with not a few of the most
skilfully laid plans of the filibusters
1t is said the reply of our State depart.
ment to Spain's representations of in.
dinerence on our part will show thai
eight vessels have been employed ir
this work. cruising over $4,000 miles in
their. police duties, capturing sever
vessels engaged in that work, and
breaking up a number of other ex-
petitions which were intended to oper.
ate from our ports in violation Of ou,
neutrality laws.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-27


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