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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
BOYS BRIGADE.

Meeting of Regimental Staff Officers An informal meeting of the staff off
 cers of the Second Regiment, Boys Brigade, was held in the armory We'd
 nesday evening. Colonel Woods discussed the work fol the coming drill season. The staff is not yet completed. Those already appointed are adjutant Captain Greenbaum of the Mishkan Is- rael company; paymaster, Corporal William Kipp of the City Guard; major Dr. Grove; quartermaster, Wakeman; inspector of small arms Fred A. Allen Non commissioned officers are: Com bissary, Greenbaum; sergeant, Major Druehl; color bearers, Bristol and Houston.
 Captain Allen received from the Rock Island arsenal yesterday the targets tc be used in the regimental shoot next week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
AN IMPORTANT SHIT

Hartford, Sept 16,-The Welsbach Light company of Philadelphia began proceedings to-day in the United States court here before Judge Shipman against the Benedict and Burnham Manufacturing company of Waterbury. for alleged infringements of it's patents for incandescent gas lamps Judge Shipman, by request of defendants, de- ferred the hearing till September 30, but he issued an order restraining the Ben edict & Burnham company from mak- ing any further deliveries of the brass parts of the Welsbach lamps to any parties till further notice. It is said this is the beginning of a general move by the Welsbach company against other incandescent lights
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
THE FIRST HEAVIES.
Companies I, B and the Bands Re-

Companies I, B and the Bands Re-
 union.
 Companies I, B and band of the First Connecticut heavy artillery had one of rington Wednesday they have ever had, there being 15O present
 hall officers were elected as follows: Captain George Bill of Hartford, presi- vice president; John c. Taylor of Hart ford, secretary; Charles J. Porter of Goshen, treasurer. The executive com- mittee of last year was reelected.
 Nearly seventy letters were received, all of which expressed regrets for not being able to attend the reunion.
 Before adjourning for dinner it was voted that the next reunion should take place in Torrington.
 Junior Vice Commander Scranton of Derby, of the Connecticut G. A. R., a member of the First c. H. A., made an address and presented the subject O. erecting monument on the state capi- tol grounds at Hartford in honor of the regiment. There was no action taken upon the matter.
 Themonument scheme will be brought up at the reunion of the First regiment next June. The monument will cost from s2O,O0O to S25,OOO. The regiment has the site designated in Bushnell park at Hartford, and mortar for the top at Bridgeport. The state appro- priated $1,000 toward it's erection two years ago.
 The company sat down to a fine din. ner at Conley's Inn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
INTERESTING TO MASONS.

To-day will be a notable day among
 the Masons of Bridgeport. Lafayette
 consistory will dedicate their temple In
 the Masonic building at 8 o'clock N'th appropriate ceremonies. Sovereign Grand Commander Henry L. Palmer Of the Northern Jurisdiction Scottish rite for the United States will be present and will preside at the ceremonies. A banquet will take place at o'clock at which 300 invitations have been extend- ed. A number of New Haven Masons will attend.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17

A 1 Underweara-F. M. Brown X Co.,. Boys Dress Shoes-Surety Shoe Store, Dress Waists-The Chas. Monson Go. For e-House-John T. Sloan. For Rent-Brick House--Philip Pond. For Rent--Rooms-53 Elm Street. Furniture-Malley, Nicely X Go. Immense Earnings-Haight x Freese Nana--Amusement--793 Chapel Street. New Goods-C., E. Longley < O. Peaches and Plums-D. NJ. Welch & Son. Shoes at $3.00-N. H. Shoe Go.
 Securities-M. B. Newton & Go.
 Water-Gilbert 6 Thompson
 ed-Situation-132 Franklin Street. Wanted-Situation-15 Putnam Street. Wanted-Situation-M H., This Office. Wanted-Situation-L A.. This Office. Wanted-Situation-13 Howard Avenue. Wanted-Situation- State Street. Wanted-Situation-S6 State Street. Wanted-Situation-S9 Grand Avenue. Wanted-Girl-148 Cottage Street. Wanted-Situation-F This Office, Wanted-Situation-S2 Olive Street. d-SituatiOn-242 Atwater Street. Wanted-Truck- -Malley, Nicely X Co.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
AN ANSONIA MAN

Thought to Have Been the Guilford
 Victim.
 Ansonia, Sept, 16.-Sandy Ruskins, a colored man of this city, is thought to be the man that was killed at Gull ford on September il on the tracks of the Consolidated road. Ruskins had been in New London and jumped a freight bound for New Haven. He was with companion, but they took different cars.
 At New Haven Ruskins could not be found, and he has not been seen in Ansonia since. The description of the clothes worn by the dead man tallies exactly with those belonging to Rus kinS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
GRAND LODGE. CoLoRED MASON

Ansonia, Sept. 16.-The grand lodge of the colored Masons closed their con vention late Tuesday afternoon. The four sessions were long and much bus mess was disposed of. But little of tht proceedings, in fact nothing, was giver out for publication.
 The following are the officers elected and installed for the ensuing year Grand Master, R. L. Reed of New Ha ven; grand deputy, Charles Walker o Bridgeport; grand senior warden James Finderson of New Haven; grand junior warden, James Jackson of Meri den; grand treasurer. John Rolfe O. New Haven; grand secretary, F. o Cross of Hartford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
OCTOBER ELECTION ENVELOPES
Will Be Made By Rockville Manufac-
 f,,rar

Rockville Sept. 16.-Secretary of State Charles Phelps yesterday award ed the contract for 5000 envelopes to the White, Corbin & Co., Envelope com pany of this city.
 The envelopes are the special election envelopes to be used for the secret bal lot in the coming town elections in Oc- tober, and all bear the impress of the state seal, required by the statute. The envelopes have heretofore been made in Hartford
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
MIR. oLMsTEAD BETTER,

Norwalk, Sept 16,-Hon. James H. Olmstead, who was stricken with paralysis Tuesday, passed fairly com fortable night, and his condition to-day makes his recovery much more hopeful The hemorrhage stopped. One side of the patient is helpless. His mind is clear, but speech is difficult
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
The Season Has Fairly Opened.

Already seekers of dresses have bestowed much attention upon this store. They pro- nounce the stocks " head and shoulders above the others" That's criticism from a disin- terested Standpoint, isn't it? We know that never within the memory of the oldest dress goods man in the establishment has such a superb and lowly priced stock been shown here. There's an almost endless variety of colorings, many charming shades and designs exclusively ours. But that don't make prices higher. Import CTS who gather for wholesale selling are already asking higher prices than OUR PUBLIC will pay here at retail.
 A WORD OF WHAT'S SHOWN: 36 inch All Wool Serge, black and colors, 25 cents yd. Broadhead Suitings, so well known,
 go cents a yd. 3S to 45 inch American and European Fabrics, 100 styles or colors
 So cents yd. 3S inch Silk and Wool Plaids,
 4o and 75 cents yd. And an endless variety of new fabrics at 75 cents, sI .oo, SIPS,
 $I.5o a yard and more. Cheerful showing whether you purchase or not. That's one of the fundamental prin- ciples of this business.
 THE APRON SALE CONTINUES. Many had supposed that this apron sale was for Thursday only-that is not so. It con tinues until all of the aprons are sold.
 CANNOT SELL ,, zoo IN ONE DAY you know so Friday and Saturday visitors will have plenty to choose from.
 Fine Swiss Aprons at half price, 25 and 8 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
'HOWE & STETSON.
 The Autumn Dress Goods.

For Autumn gowns there is a tendency to plainness, but all will not be plain fabrics.
 The showing here to-day lS not devoted wholly to plain Weaves, as the rich novelty effects de m an d attention from their very beauty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17

When you have a sore tooth you go to the dentist and he pulls it, don't he?" Yes, my son." Now that you've got a sore leg. if you go to the doctor will he pull it?" With deep feeling)-"Yes, my sonsh-Brooklyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
H EAI'HEIt RECORD.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BURWAU

WASHINGTON. D. O.. Sept. i6. 1897, 8. p. m. Weather forecast for Friday
 For New England and eastern New York: Showers; much cooler Friday afternoon southerly winds, becoming northwesterly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17

Have It Sent to You.
 The Journal and Courier will be sent to any address by mail at the same terms as 1t is delivered in the city. 15 cents week: 50 cents month.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-17
Local Weather Report. FOR SEPTEMBER 18 1897.
Mean temperature. d4 Max. temperature. IS.

Mean temperature. B4 Max. temperature. 7S Min temperature, 60. Precipitation. 6 incnes. Max. velocity of wind. l2-S. Accumulated excess of daily mean tenn perature since January l. o05 degrees or an average daily excess of 8 degrees. Total excess In precipitation since Jauu- ary 1, 9.31 inches.
 U. G. MYERS, Observer.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
LAWYERS CONFER
On the Subject of the Supreme Court
Rulng-More Withdrawals-Livel
Rate Cutting War Expected
In the Near Future.

Chicago, Ill.,, March ga conference
Of the legal representatives of Chicago
railroads was held today in the office of
General r. Peck, general counsel of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road. B. F. Aver, general counsel for
the Illinois Central company, presided,
and there was full attendance of law
yers from the important linss west, south
and north of Chicago. The conference
was called on account of the supreme
court decision. The prevailing sentiment
of, those present showed that the western
railroad lawyers are practically a unit
lawyers and Joint Traffic association
magnaites are wrong from a legal stand
point, in assuming thar the decision
does not place the stamp of illegality on
any other association except the trans
Missouri. The lawyers declared that the
decision outlawed such associations as
the Western Freight association and the
result of the conference will be that such
roads as have not already formally with
drawn from that organization will forth
with send notice to that effect. The re-
laeion of the decision to passenger as
sociations was not discussed sufficiently
for general opinion to be given out and
each road for the present will be guided
by its own lawyers.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
and the Sioux City and Northern, the lat
ter road running between Minneapolis
and OTNeill Nebraska, gent notices of
withdra wal today from all traffic asSo-
Citations The Western Freight associa-
tion has ceased to exist, many of the em-
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
INEVITABLE LOOKED FOR
Mississippi River Continues To
Rise.
AND LEVEES IN DANGER
GreenyiIle Below the Waters Level by Six
Feet-State Farm Lands Threatened With
lnundaton at a Terrible Cost.

Jackson, Miss, March ga special
from Greenville to the Clarion Ledger
says that the river rose seven inches
higher during the twenty-four hours
ending at noon today and more is COM
ing. The town of Greenville, between
which and the river there is protection
levee, is now six feet below the level of
the water, but the natives have conf
dence in their ability to hold the fort.
A letter from Greenwood says: II have
just returned from Stovalrs landing,
where I walked over five miles of the
levee, and must say l never saw or eX-
pected to see anything like 1t. The 1evees
seem strong, but the water is within
nine inches of the top and rising.
"A break would mean the destruction
of millions of dollars worth of property
in the great delta where crops of cot
ton and corn have already been pitched
and the latter is growing nicely"
The state Is largely interested in farm
ing operations in the delta, having con-
vict farms there, and cultivating about
10000 acres of land.
Hundreds of acres of state corn are al
ready under water from inland foods,
but a break in the great levees would in-l
undate the whole and cost the state many
thousands of dollars.
Governor McLaurin went to Greenville
this evening in response to kilograms
from his brother, warden of the peniten-
tiary. who seems to think break is in
evitable. Warden McLaurin has hun
dreds of convicts at work strengthening
the weak places.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
THE USUAL RESULT
Nitro-Glycerine Gets in It's Deadly Work
on Three Workmen-Experienc of
Witnesses to the Explosion.

Woodbury., N. j., March 26.-Three
workmen were blown to atoms and sew
eral others were injured shortly after
noon today by an explosion al the Repau-
no nitro-glycerine works on the Della
ware river below Lincoln park.
4 None of the injured are seriously hurt.
The explosion was felt and heard ten
miles from the mills.
The Repauno works are operated by
the Duponts and are used for making
nitro-glycerine. and gun cotton. The
buildings are one-story frame structures
separated some distance from each
other.
The explosion occurred in the separ-
ating house where the nitro-glycerine
goes through one of the most dangerous
and delicate processes.
The three men blown were the only
occupants of the buildings and the cause
of the disaster cannot be learned.
Some of the workmen who were pass
ing through the yards of the works say
the separating house rose bodily into
The air and then they were thrown to the
ground by the awful blast. After a lapse
of few minutes a search was begun for
the workmen. Where the separating
house had stood there was a great hole
in the ground and the trees for 200
yards around were denuded of their limbs
and twisted by the force of the explosion.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
VERDICT OF. GUILTY
Returned by the Jury in the Case of DR..
Joseph Luis--Recommend for
Marcy-New Trial Asked For.

Baltimore, March 26.--The jury in the
case of DR.. Joseph Luis, who has been on
trial III the United States court for three
days on a charge of conspiracy with
Gen. Carlos Roloff, to send flibustering
expedition to Cuba in July 1885, on the
steamship James Woodall, returned
verdict of guilty at noon today. A mo-
ton was made for a new trial.
The jury labored with the case twenty
four hours. The first vote stood eight
for conviction and four for acquittal.
During the night three of those who had
first voted for acquittal were won over to
the other side. One man remained and
he stuck to his position until almost noon
today. He was won over by the condi-
ton that the prisoner should be recon-
mended to the mercy of the court.
AS soon as the verdict of guilty was
given by the foreman of the jury, with
the recomme endation of mercy, a motion
was made for a new trial. Sentence
was suspended until after the hearing of
the motion on Monday next. The pen
atty is a fine not exceeding $4,000 and
Imprisonment for not more than three
years.
Judge Morris refused bail and United
States Marshal Evans announced he
would commit DR.. Luis to jail this af-
ternoon.
DIR. Luis attorneys have not yet fully
decided upon line of procedure beyond
the motion for a new trial and it is not
yet fully determined whether the case
will be appealed.
Gen. Roloff, interested with Or. Luis,
York, forfeited bail and is still missing.
1t is not known whether he is inhiding in
the United States OF fighting in Cuba.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
A GENERAL CALL ISSUED
BY the National Association of
Democratic Clubs.
CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY
OF Thomas Iefferson the Father of Democ-
racy-New Executive Committee-A
Black List 6Nsn Out.

Washington, d. c., March 26.-The Ma
tional Association ,of Democratic clubs,
of which -Chauncey F. Black, of Penn
sylvania, is chairman, and Lawrence
Gardner, of Washington, secretary, has
issued a general call to each democratic
society i'm the United States, which is
respectfully asked to join the National
Association of Democratic clubs in the
celebration of the 154th birthday of Thorn
as Jefferson on the 18th of April next,
in such manner and by such ceremonies
as may to each of them be most agree
able. The executive committee of the
clubs has been re-organized on silver
basis.
president Black announces the compile
tion of the executive committee of the
National Association of Democratic clubs
which will serve until the convention of
Democratic clubs in 1900, as follows:
Benton H. Mcmillan, Tennessee; Geo.
H. Lambert, New Jersey; e. c. Smith,
North Carolina; c. C. Richards, Utah;
John R. Mclean, Ohio; E. P. Howell,
C. Dahlman, Nebraska; Stephen M.
White, California; Edward Murphy, Jr.,
New York; Lloyd L. Jackson, Maryland; /;
John T. Mitchell, Wisconsin, Charles G..
Faulkner, West Virginia; William j.
Stone, Missouri; George Fred Williams,
]. G. Sibley, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Black especially calls attention to
the fact that very little of the old COM
mit1ee survives in the new one, and says:
''Ira ch of the gentlemen named on this
committee gave loyal support to the can
didates and platform of the party in
the last presidential campaign. There
fore, 4. is to be presumed that they can
be depended upon in the future, thereby
making this committee great con-
trast with hts predecessors, which had
upon it majority of members who not
only contributed money, but worked to
bring defeat to the party which had hon.
ored them.
rAmong these were William L. Wilson
Henry Watterson, Don M. Dickinson and
John C. Black"
The president of the league further sta
ted that Mr. Bryan will be the guest Of
the league and the principal speaker
at it's banquet in this city on the 18th
proXimo, and he convenes the executive
committee to meet here on April 18th for
organZa ton.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27

ployes already having been discharged
for lack of work to do and those OF a
higher grade are seeking positions else
where Most of the officials have con-
TRACTS which run to 1898. including Com
missioner Midgeley, who is now in the
Holy Land on a sick leave.
The disagreement of the trans-conti-
mental roads as to the payment of com
missions is reported to have already
led to Independent action by the Union
Pacific, which may be the beginning of
a serious rate trouble in the absence of
the trans Continentnl association agree
ment except on paper. The Union Pa
ciffc is said to have raised commissions
over its lines from the Missouri river to
Denver 81 and to California points 1872.
The Chicago and st. Paul passenger
situation is also reported to be in a con-
dition bordering on collapse on rates.
The supreme courts decision Eas had
the effect of abrogating 4he agreement of
the erans-Continental Passenger associa-
tion to pool the business of the Christian
Eudeavor convention to be held in San
Fra ncisco next July, and there is danger
now of free for all bid for the busi-
ness of each line, which might bring
iates from Chicago and return down 20
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
NOW FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

Richmond, Va. March 26.-The i'm
proyements here contemplated by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad company
are now assured, Manchester city coun-
Gil passing the viaduct bill tonight. These
improvements will mean the expenditure
here of nearly $1,000, coo and include fine
passenger depot and company's offices
on Main street, near Seventeenth. The
James River division of the road will
be connected with this depot and the
main line by track built upon an iron
trestle and viaduct running down the
bed of the James river. The assent of
the city of Manchester was necessary, in
order to change the grade of a free bridge
which the viaduct must cross
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
A NOTE OF PROTEST
Beautiful Words for the Grand Old
Man of England.

Athens, March 26.-The government
has handed to the representatives here
of the several powers a note protesting
against the blockade of Crete. The note
declares that in view of the bonds uniting
the Greeks and the Christians of Crete,
the blockade, which is depriving the
island of the means of provisioning itself,
is contrary to the sentiments of human
ity inspiring the powers.
The president of the boule, in behalf of
that body, has sent to Mr.. Gladstone a
message of gratitude for the stand he
has taken in behalf of Greece and the
Cretan Christians.
The message says in part: 'All your
glorious life has been full of combats for
justice and liberty. Now that the Hell
lenic nation has risen to fight in favor
of Crete which is bedewed with blood,
you come to uphold anew the rights of
an oppressed race"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
PARTIALITY SHOWN

BY the Powers Towards the Turks
Shameful Dissertation of Church.
London, March 26.-The Canea corre-
spondent of the Times telegraphs that
many complaints are heard of the par
tiality shown by the powers for the
Turks He adds that Mohammedans
have burned part of the village of Peri
VOLTA.
Animals belonging to Turks are feeding
upon the vines of Christians. The
Church of ST. John has just been desc
Grated by crowd of Moslems All these
things are being done under the eyes of
the ships of the powers who make no
effort to stay them.
The dispatch adds that the fleets at
2 o'clock this afternoon resumed their
Smelling of the insurgents in the vicinity
of Canea.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
CASE OF REVENGE.
Chamberlain Seeks War With Kruger as
a Resentment of Superior
Statecraft.

London, March 26.-The Daily News
and the Daily Chronicle will tomorrow
comment at some length on the increasing
hostility of.Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain to the Transvaal as shown by his
questions before the South African COM
mittee. Both papers suggest that he is
deliberately seeking war with the Trans
vaal.
In the mind of the unprejudiced public
there is no doubt that Mr.. Cha mberlain's
amour propre has been severely hurt in
his diplomatic struggles with President
Kruger, in which the willy old Boer has
shown that he is easily Mr.. Chamber
lain's master in statecraft and it now
appears that smarting under his defeats
the colonial secretary is seeking tho SOL
ace of revenge against the Beers.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Following are arrivals at the Florence
yesterday: c. A. Tyrrell and wife, Chi
cago H.: L. G. Schuessler, Columbus
Ca j. v. Pieroni, New Orleans, La; y.
Michaelis, New oYrk; J. T. Jones, Altoo-
ma: w. j.. Howard, city; C. l.. Haley.
city; ]. J. Gledhill, Chicago; DR.. G. v.
Grove, city: J. M. Lumley, ST. Louis;
A. G. jackson. South Carolina, Miss
,Thurza Chandler, Florence; r. S. Lewis,
Sterrett; ]. NJ Leonard, city; C. j. Lun-
berg, Rockford, Ill; G. S. Townsend, New
York; w. j. Morris, Cianton; M. T. Hodge
Hawlunsyillc. Ca; ]. A. Herring, New
York; Victor c.. Barringer. San Antonio,
Texas: Willis Banks. Columbus, Miss
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-27
LIKE A WATER SPOUT
Was the Deluge Around Valdos.a, Ca
Great Damage to Railroads

Was the Deluge Around Valdos.a, Ca
Great Damage to Railroads.
Savannah Ga, March 26.-Dispatches
fnom Valdosta to the Morning News say
the rapidity with which the Withlacoo-
chee river rose last might has caused
the belief that there was water spout
in the country about there. The river
rose at the rate of two feet an hour 1t
ran over the tracks of the Plant system
a.: Ousley station and carried large part
of the bridge there away
Seven washouts are reported at VAL
dosta and Montgomery.
1T is said it will take a week or more
to repair the damage at Ousley.
The heavy rains have caused big losses
to the railroads.
A dispatch from Qui.man, Ga, reports
that the surrounding country is flooded
and Quitman cut off from the outside
world. Several trestles have been washed
away. .#s.