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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
$500, ,00o FIRE IN NEW YORK,
A Disastrous Conf1agration in Large
 Factory on Spring Street.

New York, Oct 17.-A $500, ,O00 fire in the seven-story factory building at 279 and 2S1 Spring street taxed the energies of the fire department this afternoon and twenty engines and a large force of men were called out. The basement and first and second floors of the build ing were occupied by Fitzpatrick & Co.,, manufacturers of mirrors, plate glass, stained glass and coach and carriage windows and doors. The five upper floors were occupied by Bradley, Cur rier & Co.,, manufacturers of doors, sashes frames and mantels of the most expensive sort. This firm has among it's stock the dryest of woods and the most inflammable oils and varnishes.
 Bremen were called to eXtinguish a small fire in the basement and were going away when flames were discoy- cred on the ground floor. It soon be- came apparent to the firemen that an extensive blaze was in progress in the tall structure. and alarm after alarm was sounded calling for men and steam CTS. In all five calls for help were sent out, which brought fully half of the fire engines and hook and ladder companies to the scene. Then the struggle began in earnest, for the extensive premises were burning from cellar to roof and dense clouds of smoke, due to the ben zine, naphtha and varnishes, were roll ing skyward.
 The firemen fought as best they could, but could not save the factory. The fire had been allowed too much of a foothod and the immense structure was doomed. After an hour or so the floors becoming weakened one after the other gave way, and at last the flames shot up through the roof.
 The building was erected ten years ago by the Trinity church corporation at a cost of S100,000. Nothing of 1t now now remains but the blackened walls. and they will have to be rebuilt. The stock of the Fitzpatrick company and the Bradley company, all of which was destroyed, was estimated to be worth S200 900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY AT SEA
STEAMER TRITON STRUCK 4 REEF
 AND EOUNDEKED.
She Sank in 1aO Fathoms of watsr-A Followed the Disaster-Many Victims Doubtless Eaten by Sharks-Forty-two Persons Rescued.

 Persons Rescued.
 Havana, Oct. 1.-The gunboat Maria Christina which left this port yester- day for the scene of the wreck of the crippled steamer Triton, bound for Havana to Bahia Honda, Pinar del Rio, which sank yesterday morning, has returned, accompanied by the tug boat Susie K, which went with her. The two vessels arrived here at o'clock this afternoon, the gunboat having on board nineteen and the tug boat twenty-three members of the ships company Of whom thirteen are civilians and soldiers. The where abouts of the others of the company are unknown.
 The Triton struck rock during a heavy rainstorm. Her cargo shifted and fifteen minutes later she sank in l20 fathoms of water. A scene of ter rible confusion and panic ensued as soon as the passengers realized the | meaning of the crash. In a wild strug- gle they rushed for the boats. The 1 first boat that was lowered capsized | immediately and all it's occupants were drowned. The next was struck by an enormous wave and turned over, drowning twenty, but the frail craft lighted again and eight who had been thrown out regained it.
 Some who were good swimmers kept themselves, afioat for hours. Four sol- diers on blanks, whom the strong cur rents carried east of Havana, opposite Morro Castle, were saved this morning by a pilot going toward Cardenas. They declare that last evening there were many others near them on blanks but when morning came all these had disappeared. Some of them probably became food for sharks.
 An army captain, his wife and daugh- ter went down together locked in a last embrace A mother with twins fifteen months old drifted helplessly away on the crest of a great wave. All the other ladies and children were drowned Just as the Triton was sinking Captain Ricardo, her commander, committed suicide by shooting himself with his re- volver It is impossible to give the ex- act number of those who were lost, but lit is estimated that there were now few CT than one hundred and fifty. No pas senger list has been found. The consignee says that the vessel, which carried general cargo, was not insured.
 The forty-two rescued persons suf- fered severely from the exposure. All of them were more or less bruised and many of them badly wounded.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
YELAOw FEYER AT NEW ORLEANS.
Five Deaths Yestertlay-SituatiOn Gives But Little Promise of Improvement.

But Little Promise or Improvement.
 New Orleans, Oct 17.-While the new cases did not run up rapidly here to- day, the deaths reached five as early as six o'clock this evening. One of the fatal cases, however, presented the same old story of neglect and conceal ment.
 The agitation against the quarantine regulations of the board of health is encouraging violations of the regula- tions There is a very considerable sentiment against continuing the quar- antine system, and the result is that the board of health having reduced the number of Its guards, inmates of houses are sleeping out in the street whenever possible It is no longer considered possible, without the expenditure of large sums of money, to maintain cor dons around infected houses strong enough to prevent egress and ingress. Whether or not the fact that people are coming out of and going into in- fected houses is having the effect of spreading the fever is a disputed ques- tion among the authorities, but the be- lief is growing that the board will not seek much longer to maintain the quar- antine system by which it has hoped to keep down the fever.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
RAILWAY MAIE SERVICE.
The Vast Amount of Business Which i
 Annually Handles.

Annually Handles.
 Washington Oct. 17.-An abstract of the annual report of the general super intendent of the railway mail service follows:
 At the close of the year there were 1,164 railway postoffice lines manned by 5,854 clerks; S3 electric and cable lines, with 102 clerks; Az steamboat lines, with 57 clerks, making total number of lines, 1,239, and total number of clerks, 7,562
 In addition to these there were 311 clerks assigned to duty at important functions and depots and .2SS detailed to clerical duty in the various offices of the service, making a grand total of 1902 clerks.
 The miles of railroad covered by rail- way postoffice car service was 154,225; of electric and cable, 3o3; and steam boat, 7,459. The grand total of miles travelled of all classes of service was 2S2, ,S30,031.
 There were 654 cars in use and 173 in reserve and 2O2e apartments in cars in use and $40 in reserve. The num- Der of pieces of all classes of mail dis tributed on the cars during the year was Il, ,571, ,540,6S0, exclusive of register ed matter and city mail. Of register ed matter there were 16256663 pieces in all The amount of city mail distribute ed for stations and carriers during the year aggregated 4S2, ,469, $40 pieces
 The increase of ordinary mail hand- led over the previous year was 3.7 per cent. A comparative table covering a period of ten years shows that there have been an increase in the amount of mail handled of TIP per cent, an in- crease of the working force of 4S.6 per cent. The number of pieces of mail cor- rectly to each error in distribution dur ing the past ten years has increased from 3,694 to Il, ,960. The number of er- TOTS in distribution during the year was l 967. .53S. a decrease of 14.7 per cent. The number of pieces of matter illegally ad- dressed. handled during the year, was Il, ,O97, ,764.
 ] There were 5S9 casualties during the year in which fourteen clerks lost their lives, 3S were serious and 75 slightly in- | iured This is larger number of causalties and fatalities than have oc- cured during any previous year since the organization of the service.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
LE4GUE'S HEITY HJTTERS,
Keeler of Baltimore Leads the List, With
 Clark of Louisville Second.

Washington, Oct. 17.-President Nick Young of the National league to-day players. Following are the percentages of the leading men in each of the clubs
 Keeler, Baltimore, 4S2; Clark, Louis vile, 4O6; Stivetts, Boston, 3SS; Burkett, Cleveland, 3S3; Delehanty, Philadelphia, 377; Davis, New York, 35S; Lange, Chi cago, 352; DeMontreville, Washington, 347; Rothfuss, Pittsburg, 34S; Anderson, Brooklyn, 332; Holiday, Cincinnti, BPS; Douglas, St. Louis, 327.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
HARRISON FOR TRACY.
Thinks the Low Movement Has No Reason
 to Be.


 New York, Oct. 1.-The following in- terview, in which ex-President Benja- min Harrison declares himself as fa- voring General Tracy in the mayoralty contest, was given out tonight by Mu- rat Halstead
 The general was asked whether he remarkable mayoralty canvass which has agitated the city since he has been president. and said: "Yes, I have been | watching the campaign with increasing interest. I have read the papers. Some l of my old personal and political friends who are supporting Mir. Low have la bored with me and I with them when they called. If do not get out of town soon I am afraid I shall find myself in I the melee. :. T do not see that any distinct issue is presented between General Tracy and MT Low I have heard no ar ! raignment of General Tracy because he was for or opposed to dny measure of municipal administration. He seems to stand for an honest, economical, pro- gressive and public-spirited city admin | istration.
 "The issue seems to me to be whether | you shall have any issues, the Citizens Union holding the negative and the re- publicans the affirmative. There is a great force in the suggestion that or dinarily city election ought to turn upon questions of city administration. But there are national questions that will not be ignored.
 "The men who voted for Mckinley in 1896, whether republicans or gold dem- ocrats, will not fail to enquire how the l candidates for mayor of Greater New York stand upon the questions-wheth- CT public and private debts are to be paid at forty cents on the dollar and whether the just powers of the courts are to be upheld against the assaults of the mob. They will want to know further whether a particular election is going to scatter or weaken the forces that won these issues in 1896. New York's mayor, they will think ought not to be a repudiationist or a friend of l the mob.
 Ut is folly to say that it is not an is sue, and that the business men of this | Greater New York are not to take ac- count of the influence the election will have. Good local purposes and man. agement are not the worse for being associated with good national purposes and measures. Business men have not forgotten that the republican party met these grave and threatening issues boldly and offered rallying point tc the democrats, who had been over whelmed in their own convention. What has the republican party done since tc forfeit the confidence of those who vot. ed it's ticket in 1896?
 The business men of New York have a right to make sure that the issue oi | this city contest is not such as tC weaken or disorganize the sound money forces throughout the country. They are not asked to vote for unworthy and incompetent men in order to dc this, their opponents themselves being the judges. The problem of currency reform is also pressing itself upon pub. lie attention and if it is to be wisely | solved it will be by the republican par ty and it's sound money allies of the campaign of 1896. It is not a time fol the conservative forces to fall apart"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
LOW PETITION aLL RIGHT.
At Any Rate Judge GaynOr Says the Nomi-
 nation Was Light.

New York, Oct. 11.-Judge Gaynor of the supreme court tonight made pub- lie his decision in the matter of the le- eality of the Citizens Union nomina- tion Argument was made before Judge Gaynor on Saturday upon the of William J. McCloskey for a rule against the board of public com missioners of New York city requiring the board to show cause why it's decis- ion everything the objections presented by him to the acceptance of the certi- ficate of nomination of the Citizens Union should not be reviewed by the court. Judge Gaynor in his decision denies the motion and sustains the po- lice commissioners.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
She Was IA Years Old and Weighed $50 lbs.

Waterbury, Oct. 17.-Rebecca Daigie, aged fourteen years, daughter of Napo- lion Daigle, F'renchman of this city, died yesterday af heart disease. AL thought only fourteen years old, the girl weighed $50 pounds and the casket in which she will be buried tomorrow had to be built to order It is describ- ed as being twenty-four inches in height. thirty-two inches wide and six feet eight inches in length.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18

Wolfe Smiths residence, $2o,O00; Wind sor Foundry company, $40,000; Electric Light company, SS2,OO0; Windsor Plas- ter company, $12,O00.
 Among the finer residences destroy ed were those of Dr. Black, Dr. Moody, Dr. Gossch, Dr. Reid, Windsor hotel, John Keith, John Lynch, Mres, G. E. Forsythe, John Doran, w. O'Brien, T. B. Smith, w. M. Christie, w. A. Smith, J. E. Graham, Mrs. J. F. Carver, R. R. Dakin, Hon. M. P. Goudge, Mayor Joshua Smith, Judge Geldert and Ar thur King.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
4 COAL MINE IN NEW H4TEN.
In Active Operation Near the Outer End
 of Edgewood Avenue.


 It is not generally known that coal mine is in operation right here in New Haven, within the city limits, but such is nevertheless a fact, and the mine is situated on the old town farm property on Edgewood avenue, now part of Edgewood park. The mine is not work ed on an elaborate scale and is what might be called "salted mine" but a coal mine it is indisputably.
 A gentleman walking out Edgewood avenue Saturday afternoon discovered the mine in somewhat startling man. her. He was walking rapidly along in- tent upon his own thoughts, when he noticed a dilapidated wheelbarrow standing in the path, a few feet in front of him. He was about to walk around the wheelbarrow when suddenly he heard voice seeming to come from the ground beneath his feet and at the same time the head and upper part of the shoulders of man seemed to start l out of the very earth only few feet to | the left of the path.
 After recovering from his astonish- ment the gentleman began to investi- gate, and this is what he found: An Italian, standing in hole in the ground about three feet in diameter and about 1 five feet deep, was digging out some thing with a mason's trowel and was throwing chunks of something into the wheelbarrow
 On closer investigation it appeared | that the ground there was all made ground, and that considerable amount of filling in had been done At the spot where the Italian was digging many artloads-probably hundreds-of coal ashes had been dumped and the Italian was digging in the coal ashes filling for pieces of unburned coal. He had dug lover a considerable area-perhaps twen- 1 ty feet square-and his mode of opera i tion was to dig hole of the dimensions named above and then from this to dig on through the heap of ashes, filling in behind him as he went. with the ashes | he dug out in front The coal ashes were evidently dumped there some time ago and the bed of ashes is covered with soil, so that this piece of ground does not differ in appearance from the surrounding soil, except where 't has been dug up by the Italian When dis covered Saturday afternoon he had a iwheelbarrow-load of passably good coal and said that he had secured from the ash heap nearly enough to last him all | winter
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
SAL00N RURGL4R CAUGHT.
T. H. Quigley Found Attempting to Break
 Into a George Street Place.

Thomas H. Quigley was arrested early Sunday morning by Officer c. J. Egan while attempting to break into the saloon of George Sanford at 197 George street. When found by the off cer, Quigley was attempting with a stick to open the transom over the front door of the saloon. He is thought by the police to have perpetrated many if not all of the small burglaries which have taken place in several saloons about the city recently.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
CONSECRATED BY BISHOP TIERNEY The New High Altar of St. Mary's Church
 in Milford.


 Milford, Oct. 1.-The consecration of the new high altar and the reopening of St. Mary's church was celebrated to- day by the Right Rev. Bishop Tierney in 8 fitting manner. The consecration commenced at 6:30 and lasted until S a. m. Following the conservation of the altar the bishop celebrated the first' mass upon the altar, after which he performed the canonical parish visita- ton. At 10:45 solemn high mas was sung by the Rev. Peter M. Kennedy of Norwich. Rev. William J. Slocum of the Hartford diocese delivered the ser mon of the day and took for his sub- ject "The Authority of the Church" Immediately after the high mass and canOnical ceremony, which was cele- brated about noon, the confirmation of sixty children took place The general master of ceremonies was Rev. J. P. Donovan, D. D., the diocesan chan cellor. Father Kennedy was assisted by Rev. Dr. Maher, the present pastor of St. Mary's church, Rev. Charles J. McGiory and other clergy from neigh boring cities. Very Rev Father Leo, o. S F., of Winsted and Rev Bernard O'Reilly of Middletown were the dea- cons of honor to Bishop Tierney. About thirty priests were in attendance.
 The new altar is of handsome de- sign and is made of the finest marble. It adds much to beauty of the edifice and is one of the finest in this part of the state. The conservation ceremony is Of rare occurrence and before this can be solemnized the object must be free from debt.
 The interior of the church has re- gently been renovated and presents a fine appearance. Special music accom- panied the services yesterday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
ST.iBBED WITH 4 J4CKKyIFE.
A Stabbing Array In West Haven-ln-
 jured Man Not Badly Hurt.

Charles Y. Harmon, a colored man living on Richards street, West Haven, was taken to the hospital yesterday, suffering from a severe cut in the right side of the abdomen. Harmon became involved in quarrel with Frank Purse, another colored man, who finally drew a common jackknife and opening the blade plunged 1t into Harmon's abdo- men. Dr. l.. II. Stewart was summon ed and dressed the wound and ordered Harmon to be removed to the hospital, The assailant was arrested and will be tried in the borough court as soon as Harmon is able to appear. At the hos pital it was not thought that Har- mons injury would prove dangerous
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
WoodchopperF Found Dead.

Guilford, Conn. Oct 17.-Gustavo An tonic, an Italian woodchopper, was found dead in a shanty where he made his home, on what is known as the Rockland road. this morning. The medi- cal examiner pronounced his death due to heart disease.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
Fatal Bicycle COastinC

Bridgeport, Oct. 17.-George Hall,aged sixteen years, of this city, fell from a bicycle this morning while coasting down a hill at Trumbull and received internal injuries, from which he died a few hours after the accident.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
Sir Edwin Arnold Married.

London. Oct. 1S.-Sir Edwin Arnold, the poet and journalist, and colleague of Arthur J. M. LeSage, in the editor shin of the Daily Telegraph, married a Japanese lady in London yesterday'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-18
MISSION WORK IN JAPAN
REV. DR. GREENE'S ADDRESS AT
 THE UNITED CHURCH.

Christianity Has Wrought Many and Won derful Changes In the Past Fifty Years in Japan-Churches and Schools Important Factors In the Development and Progress of the Nation.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-01-09
A Giant Swing.

r. B. Zimmerman, of Warren. has
what is probably the highest swing IN
Texas. The frame is made of pine
logs seventy-eight feet long, which are
set in the ground eight feet, making
the swing seventy feet high. The
cross.piece is 6x6 inches, and is fas-
tened to the top of the upright pieces
in such way as to be as strong as II
the frame was all one piece. On the
north side of the swing is pole forty
two feet high, at the top of which Is q
pulley. The person who wishes to be
swung is strapped in (if he or she
desires), and then takes hold OF one
end of rope, the other end OF which
| is run through the pulley and fastened
to team of horses.
The horses are started of and the
swinger is pulled to the top OF the
pole. When the top is reached ne
drops the rope and is at once launched
into space, sometimes going as high az
100 feet on the opposite side from the
pole. One turn at the swing is gener
ally enough to satisfy one for tina
evening. Since the erection OF thu
swing Mr.. Z1mmerman's house has be
come o resort every evening for tn
i Young people OF Warren, and parties
| frequently come from Hyatt and othel
neighboring towns to enjoy an even
ing in "the swing. dallas News
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-01-09
AT DAWN.

When morning breaks
What ship shall rise from out the bound
less sea
To bid me greeting with the break Of
day,
Then float into tho blue forever free
Or linger with the changing tides Tor
aye2
What myths my mind in happy fancy makes
When morning breaksl
{
When morning breaksl
ALL then-what founding hopes shall
come to me
To seek fulfllment ere the close OF day?
What songster sweet shall rise from out
the lea
And pause to let me list his roundelay
Tho while his sleeping mate he gently wakes
AS morning breaks?
When morning breaks!
Thy heart pray from dulling care'l b.
free,
While mino-ah! had I only mine Owl
way
You'd ever dwell beside tho wave with M
And see the ships and hear the rounde
lay.
Alas! such visions happy fancy makes
When morning breaks.
j. Harvey Lawrence.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-01-09
A Demand for Better Horses.

So much has been said about the in
roads of the bicycle on the profits OF
horse breeders and livery stable keep
ers that it is quite worth while to con-
slider, from strictly commercial stand
point, and leaving all sentiment cut OF
the question, what is the future of the
horse, just how nearly we can dispense
with his services, and what sort Of
substitute for this faithful friend OF
man inventors and scientists may offer
to us.
Far. seeing and intelligent breeders
of horses have already come to thu
conclusion that it does not pay tt
raise colts which will not bring a re
munerative price when old enough tt
be marketable. Western horsemeI
who have been handling these cheaper
horses are looking for better grades
They have been dealing in animals ii
only for -street-car service, light truck
ing and the most ordinary kind o
road work. A few of the better ami
mails of this class can be made avail
able for farm work and breeding farm
stock. Men who have O real love TO
and appreciation of the horse. and VIII
have made thorough study OF it
breeding and management, have TO
years tried to convince Western stock
men that it costs no more to raise
| good horse than O poor one, outsid
of the cost of the sire. The few me
who have come to realizing sense
the true state of the horse find thu
by adopting this wiser course they al
obtaining better prices for whatev'
horses they send to market. But the
never ship scrubs" These are Il
? men who ELL the steady demand II
, heavy draft animals, high.class carrial
: teams or roadsters for men who ca
moro for style than speed.
3 A few bronchos will be required 4
{ polo use, but the day of the Californ
sscayoose," the Mexican "plug" a.
- the Eastern ''crowbait' is past. L
n jingle of the bicycle bell has ru
y their kneIl, and their requiem will
sung by buzzing electric motors a
Y full orchestra Of Gathering cab
cars, overhead trolleys and the VIII
- ring of horseless carriages. The Ii
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