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The age-herald., 1898-03-10
STEEL WORKS BID ON SHELLS Eleven Thousand of Various Sizes for the Govern-
 
 ment.


 Reading, Pa., March 9.-The Carpenter Steel works has been asked to bid on over II ,06O shells of various sizes for the gov ernment. The contract would amount to nearly $1.750,0 900. The entire plant is now working night and day on government contract involving the expenditure of a million dollars.
 The Pennsylvania Diamond Drill Manu- featuring company, at Birdsboro, today re- ceiyed orders to execute work known as .4re-assembling'' upon the fve-inch seg- mental tube wire gun recently built by the company and accepted by the govern ment. The gun was tested at Sandy Hook and 216 shots were fired, 192 by the govern ment It is nineteen feet long and weighs three and three-quarter tons. It fires a shot weighing sixty pounds, and at the test attained a. maximum battery pres sure of 65O00 pounds per square inch. The muzzle velocity was 3,2S5 feet per sec- ond. and the maximum range nine miles. The work will be completed in from thirty to sixty days, and it is said the gun may be mounted on one of the auxiliary cruis- CTS.
 The Reading Iron company is building a ten-inch gun for the government on the same segmental plan as the above, $a3 ,0Oo having been appropriated for the purpose. It will be finished about the end of June.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Ammunition for Long Island

Boston, March 9-A consignment of am- munition, consisting of twenty -four tons of shot and she'll came in on the railroad today and is being transferred by lighter to Fort Warren and the Notifications at Long Island head. This week S-ton guns are to be taken from Fort Winthrop and shipped by rail to some southern port. The revenue cutter, Daniel Manning, left this port today for New York there to receive sailing orders, understood here to be for Key West.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE Recommends Radical Changes to
 the President. ALL OF THE CHIEF CLERKS Should Be Taken From the Classified Lists, Besides Deputy Commissioners and Col
 Iectors of Internal Revenue-Mr.
 Lodge Presented His Views.

Washington, March 9-Senator Pritchard, chairman of the committee on civil serv- ice today presented the report of that com mittee on the recent investigation of the classified service, embodying the conclu- stons of the committee. These conclusions are divided under two heads, as follows:
 First. That the executive has the power to make such notifications as may be found advisable, and therefore no legisla- ton is needed.
 Second. The committee Is agreed that the classification has been too extensive, and that certain places that have been classified should be excluded from classi- fcation, so that appointments may be made to them, not by examination, but at the pleasure of the department or bureau.
 'The committee therefore, is of the opin- ion that the president should make certain notifications in the existing civil service rules, and should restore to the heads of departments and to the heads of bureaus the appointment of certain classes of off, cials. This committee, however, recog- nizes that it's province In the matter is purely advisory, it has no legislation to propose"
 Among the offices which the committee recommended should be excluded from the classified service are as follows:
 Deputy commissioners and deputy col lectors of internal revenue, agents who are employees of the commission of internal revenue, temporary storekeePerS and gaugers, lighthouse employees, shipping commissioners att the various ports, in- spectors of hulls and boilers, all positions in the custodian service, assistant attor neys and special agents in the department of justice and deputy United States mar shals.
 It is recommended that number of em- ployes in the interior department including chief clerk of the department and the chief clerks of the various bureaus, special agents and law examiners, be exempted. The same recommendation is made as to the chief clerks in all departments also as to poStofiice inspectors and special agents of the agricultural department.
 The committee further recommends that the president be requested to change regu- lationS so that when a vacancy occurs and under the rule three names are certified as eligible for such vacancy the three names shall be forwarded to the local off, cer in charge of the office where such va cancy exists, and such local officer shall designate the person to be selected for such vacancy, subject to approval by the head of the department having jurisdiction over such officers.
 Senators Chiffon and Kenney also sub mitted a brief report saying that while they agree that legislation is desira- bIe they consider it fnadvisable to make any suggestions to the president. Senator report which, while it agrees in the main with the report submitted by Senator Pritchard, does not present so long a list of persons whom he would have exempted from the operations of the civil service law.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
HILL SAYS II
 WAS GUN COTTON He Has a Theory About the Destruction of the
 Maine.

Atlanta, Ga., March 9.-Capt. Charles Hill, who commanded the dynamite gum boat Nictheroy, and who took her to Brazil in 1884, where he suppressed a re- beIlion without firing a shot, lives in Att lanta His familiarity with war vessels makes a statement from him interesting.
 Capt Hill does not think the Maine was blown up by Spanish treaehery, and ad- vallces an idea that is plausible one and different from all others.
 "I do not mean this as a reflection in any way upon Captain Sigsbee, but I be- lieye the gun cotton in his boat exploded, said Captain Hill. Wet gun cotton will not explode, but dry gun cotton will and in this way cause an explosion of the cot ton that s-wet. Gun cotton is usually kept soaked in distilled water in glass tubes and sealed air tight.
 "The great danger from this cotton is the fact that it is liable to become dry in the center by the nitric acid working out to the top. When this change takes place the gun cotton is dangerous in tempera- ture of 100 or 110 degrees. To avoid any danger from an internal explosion this cotton should be inspected every day or at least every other day.
 'Of course, I believe Captain Sigsbee or dcred these inspections. l have seen wet gun cotton that had the appearance of be- ing in perfect condition taken from tubes and found dry in the center 1 think this case with some of the cotton on the Maine. ..I think that some of the cotton became dry and that the explosion was caused by the heat in the lower portion of the ves- sell Had a torpedo been used upon the Maine there would have been no internal rending of the ship. submarine mine would have simply blown a hole in her, she would have sunk and that would have been all that would have been done. It is q well known fact that the harbor at Ha- vana is an ever-changing mass of mud ard slime at the bottom. It is impossible to anchor in it for any length of time, for unless an anchor is pulled up every day it is covered with mud and lcst.
 "A submarine mine placed in that har- hor would in short time become so thoroughly covered with mud as to be useless These arc my reasons Tor not believing in the mine theory"
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
WILL PURCHASE
 SMALL RIFLES To Put in the Hands of Five Hundred Thousand
 Men.

Washington, March 9.-The war depart ment is arranging to secure large supply of the most modern rifles, sufficient in time of emergency to arm a force of 500.- GOO men. The need of these modern guns has long been apparent, but congress has not shown a disposition to supply any re- serve of rifles for use by volunteer force in time of emergency.
 Now, however, an adequate supply of the most effective rifles will be among the first uses to which the war department will put it's share of the defense fund.-
 It was stated by high officials of the de- pertinent today that no board was neces- sary to inquire into the merits of various guns on the market, but that the depart- ment would turn to the best sources of sup ply. These, it is said, are ample within the United States to turn out rifles of the most approved pattern fast as the gov ernment wants them. It is not unlikely however, that the demand viii require the army to turn from the -Jorgensen rifle now in use and adopt in part at least one of the American made guns.
 Gen. Miles strongly favors the Straight pull gum" It is of American make and is being made by the British government as the standard arm, million being now in the hands of British soldiers.
 Like attention is being given to supplies of powder, cartridges, etc., for the army. Those in authority say orders can be filled without delay and that about the only branch of ordnance on which the facilities are not fully up to an emergency demand are those for heavy fertilization guns.
 The administration has definite informal tion from a source which is regarded as beyond question to the effect that Spain has not purchased the two Brazilian cruis- CTS, Barboso and Amazonas.
 The cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis, it is now expected will be fitted out and manned by the 18th inst. It is likely the two vessels will go immediately to Hamp- ton Roads, where they will meet the Brooklyn.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Miners Ordered, to Strike

Charleston, w Va. March 9.-rhs Kama wha and New River coal miners have been ordered to strike on April and 2,000 men will come out unless the operators agree to meet the terms offered by the United Mine Workers. The United Mine Workers ask that the West Vdrigina operators sign the Chicago agreement which calls for all eight hour scale, uniform screens and 40 cents ton for mining soft coal. The New River and Kanawha miners are only re- ceiving 90 cents a ton.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10

ing derrick Trilby arrived from Bosseh and will at once begin the removal of the heavy guns from cars to the forts at the mouth of the river. An extra force of men. is at the mounting of the guns and It Is likely the battery will be in position within a few weeks. The schooner George Berry arrived at the navy yard today with am- munition for the United States steamer AL Iance and for any other ships which may be sent here The schooner's cargo was at once removed to the magazines of the Alliance and those on shore.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Maehais aft Norfolk

Washington, March 9.-All naval move- ments, no matter how insignificant, are now watched with unusual interest in view of their possible connection with the plans of the government for national defense in tie event of the outbreak of hostilities. Con- sequently the arrival of the gunboat Ma chias at Norfolk this morning gave rise to all sorts of speculation.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
To Return Their Bodies

Washington, March 9.-Representattve Mcclellan, of New York; today introduced in the house a bill appropriating sI0O goo for the return of the bodies of. the Maine victims to the United States and their burial at public expense at such places as the relatives of the. deceased might des- ignate The unknown dead by the terms of the bill are to be buried at the national cemetery at Arlington and a suitable mon- ument is to be erected to their memory.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
sicard EnIisting Men

Washington, March 9.-Admiral Sicard has been authorized to enlist able seamen for the navy at Key West if he can find the material. He reports that he has re- ceived some applications from machinists and seamen, and has been given power to take the men. The department is still striving vigorously to secure machnis ts, especially men who know how to run stationery engines. These men can be quickly taught how to run marine engines and require little other training to make them valuable aboard ship.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Killed His Paramour-Then Himself

Louisville, March 9.-In fit of jealousy Lee Van Arsdale, young railroad man today murdered Mary Harris, an inmate of a house of ill-repute, by cutting her throat from ear to ear. Pursued by an officer, Van Arsdale rushed into an adjoining room and killed himself by cutting his throat. Van Arsdale formerly lived at Parkville, Ky.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
No River and Harber Biif

Bulletin-Washington Mar.-l a. The house committee on rivers and harbors voted today not to report river and har- Dor appropriation bill at this session. As- surances have been given, however, that there will be a bill at the next session and these assurances removed much of the opposition in the committee.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Bryan at Macon

Macon, Ga, March 9-Hon. William J. Bryan delivered one of his characteristic speeches here tonight to an audience Of 5000 persons. His reception was an en- thusfastic one. Firing of cannon and music by brass band were the main features of the demonstration.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Five Cars of War Material

Atlanta, Ga., March 9.-Five carloads of war material for Galveston and three big ten-inch guns bound for Pensacola, passed through Atlanta tonight In the Galveston consignment were four steel mortars weighing n7000 pounds and two carloads of gunpowder. The big guns for Pensa- cola weighed 1000 pounds each All the way bills for these instruments of war arr marked Rush. !"
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
IennoId 0n to Washinetnn

New York. March 9.-Prince Albert Leo hold. of Belgium, who arrived :n New York Tuesday will leave for Washington tomorrow morning. dinner will be given in his honor Friday night by President Mckinley at the white house~and on Sat urday night a dinner in his honer will be given by Vice-President Hobart.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
r,,rti1icatiors ai Portsmouth

Per .smouth. N. H.. March 9--Eve,y ef- fort Is being made ta carry out the rush orders which have been received to ariu the Qualifications at Newcas stic. The doat--
The age-herald., 1898-03-10

ton yesterday of the death of Mrs. Grune- walde, her mother, at Cincinnati. Mrs
 Lownsohn left on the afternoon train yes- terday for Cincinnati to attend the funeral. Mrs. Grunewald was in Birmingham short while back, and her death was unexpected.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Stockholders Notice.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Avondale Stove and Foundry con1- pany will be held at the office of the com pany in' Avondale. Ala, Thursday, April [, 1898, at 12 o'clock noon. for the election of officers and such other business that many come before such meeting.
 JOSEPH BROWER, Secretary c-S-tue-4t
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
Mrs. Gruncwaid Dead

Mrs. E. Lowinsohn received informs-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
4 RUB DO WN.
Hard for a Lazy Man, But Pays For The
 Trouble.


 Hard for Lazy Man. But Pays For The
 Trouble.
 One has often read or heard Of the good effect of quick sponge bath and rub down in the morning, but until it has really been put in practice for a fortnight the value is not appreciated.
 Moderately cold water should be ap- piled to arms first and these briskly rubbed with towel and the open hand until smooth, dry and warm.
 Then treat the stomach, back, legs and feet separately, in the same way
 One Is inclined to feel hearty, boy ish desire for breakfast and if the healthy life of body thus begun is de- sirable to maintain, the person could, with profit, avoid coffee at breakfast and use Postum Food Coffee and some whole wheat or oat preparations. If chemical research is of any sort of value in making clear the food value of various articles, it has never done a greater service to mankind than in the analysis of Coffee and Postum
 The first shows no food value what ever, but is shown to contain the same alkaloids as tobacco, opium, whiskey and to have a similar effect upon the human body as this famous trio have; ultimately producing, in many cases heart failure, paralysis, stomach and liver disease and other serious compI- ations arising from a daily poisoning of the nervous system.
 True, everyone must be allowed the | liberty of taking into his or her indi- vidual body whatever is desired, but it | is a source of satisfaction to the | thoughtful man and woman to know | just what the real facts are about any article put into the human stomach l and upon which one may depend for l health
 Coffee may be used by some persons | for years and exert no particular power | over a strong constitution but if one I! will carefully investigate the daily life of say, twenty-five coffee drinkers, | scarcely one will be found entirely free | from some physical ache or all directly | traceable to disarranged nervous l system.
 People who would rather have solid | days and nights of health, and easy | comfortable bodies to carry around l than stick to cup of coffee each morn l ing, can find pleasant way by adopt | ing Postum Food Coffee and having it made according to the new directions which makes the way plain to most | delicious, crisp and charming coffee, | heavy in nourishment and entirely free from any sort of narcotic effect like common coffee.
 l MT. Curtis, the president of the fa- nous Ladies' Home Journal Co.,. says | he likes Postllm better than coffaa Many do. but probably a larger num- Der consider the flavor of Postum sec- ond to that of choice coffee But Postum is delicious, and when its pow l erful nourfshing properties are consid- cred in conjunction with the piquant flavor, it takes it's place as a fixtxure on the table of thoughtful people.
 MT. and Mrs. William Konold are
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
W1LLING FORD NEWS.

Mrs. Joseph Whitaker died at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Silas l.. Hall, on Meadow street, aged eighty-fve years. She leaves four sons and three daugh- ters, Joseph Whitaker of New York, Eben, William M., and Samuel II. Whit taker of this place, Mrs. J. H. Becroft, Mrs. s. l.. Hall of this place and Mrs. Charles Potter of Meriden. The funeral services will be held Thursday after noon at ? o'clock Burial in the Tn Memoriam" cemetery.
 Mrs. T. w. Jerralds of Ashland, N. r., who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. c. Carroll, on North Main street, died on Sunday after a short ill- ness with pneumonia, aged fifty-seven years. The funeral service will be held at the house of c. C. Carroll on We'd nesday at 2 o'clock. The burial will be in the "In Memoriam" cemetery on North Main street The deceased for merly resided in Yaleville and moved out to Ashland N. r., about fifteen years ago. She leaves husband. two daughters Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. l.. R. Cook and MT. John Jerralds.
 Yesterdays recorded real estate changes are: H. l.. Judd to Sarah Stew ems, 50x150 feet on Curtis avenue; LOT enzo E. and Mary L. Harrison of North Branford to Forchend and Lumena Hall, twenty-five acres in Pond Hill; John w. Blakeslee to Gilbert J. Dar- row, two acres in the Northeast dis trict; George B. Darrow to Gilbert J. DarroW five acres in the northeast sec tion of the town.
 The selectmen of Pennington were in town yesterday looking after the Charles Hull family in Pond Hill, who are paupers credited to the town of Pennington, from a sanitary point of view. The case was put over until the first Monday in February. The entire family were brought before Judge Judd on complaint of the State Humane so- ciety.
 The Bon Ton Burlesque company will appear in the opera house this evening.
 The St. Joseph's basket ball team of Thompsonville will play the Walling- lords in the armory Friday evening.
 John F. Cassin has rendered his resig- nation as tsamp agent of the postoffice s uepdT[ T[IIl6IlL. IIe dIIlOullt Ol SdldTy, pS7 year, is not considered sufficient to pay for the amount of trouble it causes.
 R. Wallace & Sons factory started up yesterday morning on full time-ten hours day, six days week.
 Mrs. Jane L. Cotton of Constitution street is critically i'll with pneumonia. Her son, Samuel Cotton, now in Chi cago, has been telegraphed for to come home.
 The board of relief was in session yes terday and heard the grievances of the various taxpayers and adjourned until next Monday.
 w. R. Gilbert, who has been confined to his home for several days with an attack of the grip, is about again and has resumed his duties as correspondent of the Meriden Journal.
 A meeting of the Sunday school teachers of St. Paul's will be held this evening at 7:30 sharp at the parish house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
Our present Membership is 6s9, classified
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 The receipts from membership fees ft l,f fa, f

'SA current year.
 Much of the success of the past year is due to the faithful and efficient work of the various committees each committee taking hearty interest in the work assigned.
 The finances of the department have re- ceived from the Finance comnlittee the same careful attention which characterizes their action in other business matters.
 The Rooms and Library committee have had charge of the property, furnishings and repairs. The time necessary to do this has been cheerfully given and the work thor oughly done.
 The Membership committee have been busy with various plans to increase the membership, collect the fees, and see that notices of entertainments and other meet ings were distributed. They have conduct ed canvass for members during the year. and not q month has passed but some new plan in the interest of the Association has been formed and carried out.
 The Reception committee have provided for every entertainment or meeting as needed. corps of courteous ushers, and have thereby added much to the comfort and pleasure of these occasions
 The visitation of the sick and injured has not been neglected during the year; effort has been made to cheer and comfort those who were in trouble.
 The Sunday meetings have been under the direction of the Religious Work committee. Nearly every denomination has contributed speakers and singers for these meetings. One outside meeting was held in the Howard Avenue Congregational church. Bible class is held every Wednesday night
 The lectures, practical talks, entertain ments and evening classes already men tioned have been arranged for by the En- tertainment committee.
 Evening classes in penmanship and book keeping, mechanical drawing and stenogra- phy were formed last February and again in November with good results Monthly entertainments of popular char acter and instructive and helpful lectures and practical talks have been given Tho II Of thp rfojIs hos haa an interesting study turing the year The bowling alleys stand first in the list of steady attractions of the kind They have been in constant use and have been the source of amusement and recreation The social room with Its quieter games, but better opportunity for verbal railroad ing. comes next.
 Every morning and evening has brought
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
home from a two months trip through

home from a two months trip through the west.
 Rufus w. Berry, formerly electrician at the depot, died recently in Maiden, Mass.
 The Wallingfords will play polo in Meriden tomorrow evening, Friday night in New Britain and Saturday night the New Britains will play here.
 Louis Johnson is now in Vermont as salesman for Williams & Carlton, Hart ford grocers.
 President Heineman of the Walling- ford Amusement company arrived home on the $40 train last evening from a weeks trip down in Maine, Massachu- setts and Rhode Island after polo ma terial, and brought with him Dawson and Kelly from the Maine league and Tierney from the Providence team, who are said to be first class polo players.