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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
FAMOUS HARTFORD BRIDGE oAs1
Arg ued Yesterday in the United statel
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Arg ued Yesterday in the United States Supreme Court.
 Washington, April 19.-The some- what famous Hartford bridge case was argued in the United States supreme court to-day. The case involves the constitutionality of the act of the Con- necticut legislature of 1895 which made the towns of Hartford, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Manchester and South Windsor responsible for the mainten- ance of this bridge The bridge was formerly owned by private corpora tion and was then, by act of the legis- lature, purchased and made a free highway, the state to bear the expense of maintenance.
 In 1895 the legislature passed an act imposing the maintenance of the bridge upon the five towns especially inter- ested and appointing a committee, composed of a selectman from each of the towns, for the supervision of the bridge. This act the towns attack, Glastonbury being the representative in this case. They complain that the law violates the federal constitution in that it deprives citizens of property without due process of law. The state, on the contrary, contends that no fed eral question is involved. The state asserts that in the first place the towns are not deprived of any property, but it contends that if they were the act would not be in violation of the con- | stitution, because it deals simply with the public duty of a public corporation. | The case comes to the United States supreme court on a writ of error from the supreme court of Connecticut. John R. Buck and l.. B. Stanton rep resent the towns and Lewis Sperry the
 state of Connecticut in the presenta- | tion of the case.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
KEY WEST IN GALA ATTIRE.
Ono Thousand Cuban Volunteers offer
 Services to Mckinley.

Key West, April 19.-Wherever the eye turns tonight it is met by the colors of Cuba Libre. Invariably the Stars and Stripes float above the in- surgent ensign; and here and there a new broom surmounts all, signifying that Spain will be swept from the sea- Every conveyance wears the bunting of the two liberty loving nations and the streets of the towns are gay with colors. Throughout the entire day the "Vivas" of patriotic Cubans have sounded through the town and there have been processions of more or less dignity in every part. This afternoon some 200 Cubans, headed by a brass band, marched through the streets and halted in front of the hotel. After a serenade of American national airs, cheers were given for President Me- Kinley and the newspapers of the United States Several prominent Gu bans made addresses in Spanish, the burden of these being gratitude to America. The procession marched to the cable office where the following message was sent to President McKin- ley:
 Thousand Cuban volunteers of Key West offer services under United States flag
 (Signed) "J. $. GOWN, Major"
 To-day has been Cuban holiday and the streets are crowded with excited groups For the first time the 1agpole over the old Spanish consulate was made to bear the Cuban flag and when the banner was raised Cuba Libre'' rang out from every throat. A num- Der of demonstrations are in progress this evening. Word for the movement of the fleet on to Havana and the transportation of troops for Cuba is expected at any moment and when it comes it will find no delay here. All day the warships have been making final preparations for immediate &C., tion, and but few of the officers have been ashore.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
RECORDS BROKEN.
Interesting Performance of EIkes and Bar.
 naby in 100 Mile Race.

naby in 100 Mile Race.
 Boston, April Hillary Bikes of Glens Falls, N. Y, defeated Tom Bar naby of Revere, in a 100 mile race at Charles River park this afternoon, the latter falling exhausted in the fiftieth mile, while Elkes kept on for eight miles farther just to show what he could do. All American paced competi- tion records from thirty-five miles to fifty were lowered, Barnaby cutting the thirty fifth and thirty-sixth and Bikes the rest, the latter making the fifty miles in 1:5S:H 3-5.
 The race was intensely exciting, Bikes having the better of it, although his lead was never very great, up to the twenty-fourths mile, when Barna- by jumped from him to keep ahead for two miles. The latter, however, lost his pacers, and Bikes regained the lead, which he kept to the thirty-fourth, when Barnaby again went to the front.
 For three miles it was hot fight, but again Bikes took the lead, and af- ter that he was never headed. The weather was raw and cold, but large crowd forgot all about it in the excite ment of the race. Both men had five tandem pacers but the Bikes combina- ton proved much the superior as two of Barnaby's pacers ran away from him. The former American record for fifty miles of 2:11:09 3-5 was made in August, 1897, by F. Waller, at Charles River park. Bikes continued, making 5S 2-3 miles in 2:22:50 3-5.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
EXPERT IN DECEPTION.
What a Havana Paper Thinks of Captain
 Sigsbee.

Havana, April 19.-3 p. m.-The Lucha to-day says: A short time after the Maine arrived here General Lee gave a breakfast at Mariana to her captain and other officers, going there on a yacht. The papers gave the news and no attention was paid to the mat ter, but somebody observed that Gen eral Lee, Captain Sigsbee and several of the officers went along the coast sounding at different places, taking notes and returning three or four times for further sounding so far as Jaiman- ita. The people near Marianao were struck with this action and did not think the work done was merely dis traction" The same paper, comment ing upon the appointment of Captain Sigsbee to command another ship re- marks: Tn any other country he would have been retired from the ser vice and subjected to criminal pro- ceedings. But the American navy de- partment is different from that of oth- CT nations. Captain Sigsbee is like the rhetorical merchants-they are great experts in deception.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
MARATHON RACE.
Won by R. J. Mcdonald In Two Hours and
 Forty Minutes.

Boston, April 19.-Roy J. Mcdonald of Cambridge (Mass.) Gymnasium A. A. won the Boston Athletic associa- tion's Marathon race to-day. covering the distance, twenty-five miles, in two hours and forty minutes. H. Gray, St. George A. C., New York, was second, in two hours and forty-five minutes; R. A. McLennan East Boston A. C., third, two hours and forty-eight minutes; J.. J. McCormish, Pastirne A. C., New York fourth, time two hours fifty-four minutes and seventeen and three- fifths seconds. Each of these four men beat the record of two hours fifty-five minutes and twenty seconds for twen- ty-five miles made In the Olympic games at Athens, Greece, two years ago, and the record for the course of to-day's race, two hours fifty-fve min- utes and ten seconds. The race was started from Ashland at 10:40 o'clock. There were twenty-four men at the line when the signal was given. The roads were in fine condition. The men were followed by large number of cycles over the course.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
CABINET MEMBER SPEAKS.
Says It is Safe to Say Spain will be Given
 Twenty-four Hours.


 Washington, April 19.-"The ultima tum to Spain," said one member of the cabinet after the meeting to-day, 'has been agreed upon in substnce, but has not yet been formally drawn up. Its preparation has been entrusted to Judge Day of the state department. It will be sent to Spain tomorrow and will reach Madrid in the evening, the difference in time being about six hours. I think you are safe in saying that Spain will be given rty-eight hours, that is until Friday evening, to submit her reply. In accordance with the terms of the resolutions the presi- dent will demand that Spain shall evacuate the island. The demand for this will be fiatfooted and absolute and no tentative or halfway reply will sat- isfy the president. Nor will any com promise that contemplates the with drawal of Spains troops from the island and the subsequent re-esablish- ment of Spanish control or the raising of the Spanish flag over the country be accepted by the administration. Pos- sibly it may be that the matter will be referred to the cortes, which meets tomorrow. It is only fair that in a great crisis like this, reasonable time shall be given.
 Blockade of Cuba.
 Eff Spain refuses to evacuate Cuba, prompt measures will be taken to, put into force the congressional resolution. A blockade of Cuba will be begun at once. There are an adequate number of war vessels in the vicinity to make this effective. I think such supplies as the Spaniards now control will not last more than month. Then steps taken with view to increasing the equipment of Gomez's soldiers and fur nishing them with sufficient hard tack for food will enable him to harass the Spaniards from the rear, which will materially assist in bringing them to terms. My idea is that it will probably take two months to bring about the results which will compel the Spaniards to evacuate and enable the island to be occupied by the United States with out molestation.
 "No the United States government will not issue any letters of marque and reprisal, nor countenance priva- teering, but if the Spanish government chooses to enter upon this line of war fare, she will have to deal with the whole of our nation"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20

mistaken impression In some quarters as to the function of the Mosquito fleet. The primary use of the vessels of this fleet will be to protect the battleships and other ironclads from attack by torpedo boats and destroyers The purpose is to create in the navy some thing like the same system that pre- vails In the army in conducting hostile operations. The battleships corre- spond to the heavy artillery, the Mos- quito fleet to the infantry and the tor pedo boats to cavalry.
 Use of Smooth Bore Guns.
 The board of naval bureau chiefs is considering the advisibility of utilizing some of the old converted smooth bore guns for the auxiliary cruisers. Work ing day and night and using up the raw material for the manufacture of guns as rapidly as it can be produced the naval ordnance bureau is unable to supply the enormous demand now made upon it for guns of medium cali bre. This is the case notwithstanding the fact that almost all available ord- nance of this character in foreign markets has been purchased. A large part of the guns that have been set apart for the auxiliary navy have been absorbed by the recently purchased Morgan line vessels and it is the inten- tion of the board to supply deficiencies in the armament of the remaining ves- selsS by the use of the converted smooth bore These guns are really not smooth bores at all, but are cast iron guns lined with steel tube fully rif1ed. Two Glasses.
 There are two classes of these guns: First, an S-pound muzzle loading par rot gun, such as was used in the civil war, converted into breech-loader by cutting off the base and fitting breech block. These are light and effective pieces, although their range necessari- ly is limited by reason of the light charge of powder possible. The other class is made up of what were 11-inch smooth bore naval guns reduced to the ,calibre of eight inches by the insertion l of steel rifed tube. They are not. however, breech loaders, so they will be necessarily slow in action. Their weight is eight tons and all that would be necessary to fit them to vessels of the St. Paul and St. Louis type would | be the laying of a deck track and the | fastening of couple of heavy ring bolts for each gun. They fire a solid armor piercing shot weighing 1SO | pounds or a bursting shell with ten pounds of powder weighing 156 pounds. | With an accurate range of from 21s to | 2 y,,iIao tI,ay xuo,,Id ha nffactjyp unn r- ons against any unarmored ship. It is the intention of the navy department to replace them upon the vessels by modern guns just as fast as the new guns can be turned out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
George Parsons Lathrop.

New York, April 19.-George Parsons Lathrop, the distinguished writer, died to-day at Roosevelt hospital after a very brief illness. MT. Lathrop was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August "A, 1851. He showed literary bent at a very early age. He was only twen- ty-four when the chair of assistant editor of the Atlantic Monthly was of fered him. He filled it for two years He turned from that magazine to the work of editing a Boston Sunday news paper. Before this he had married Rose Hawthorne, daughter of the great novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
QUESTION oFPRrpATEERrNG.
The Paris Temps says It Is Receiving tho
 Closest Attention.

Paris, April 19.-The Temps this af- ternoon says the question of privateer- ing is receiving the closest attention in proper quarters It adds that it has been suggested that the powers should address notes to Washington and Madrid expressing the hope that they will not employ privateers. The Temps continues:s This, however, might be resented, especially in Amer ica and it is pointed out that indirect pressure could be exercised by the maritime powers in making their fa- vors, such as coaling, dependent upon non-recourse to privateering.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
EXPELLED FROM STOCK EXCHANGE E
Edwin K. Willard of Greenwich Adjudged
 Guilty of Fraud.

New York, April 19.-Edwin K. Will lard of the stock brokerage firm of Willard & Blount was tonight ex- pelled from the stock exchange by the governing committee. He was ad- judged guilty of fraud and his offense grew out of a system in which he re- ceived orders from firm of specula- tors not affiliated with the exchange. On such orders he reported purchases, although he had made none.' MT. Will lard joined the exchange thirty-five years ago and in his career was consid- cred as an active and daring broker for Cornelius Vanderbilt, the older, Addi- son Cammack and other extensive op- orators. He lives at Greenwich, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
SPAIN MUST FIGHT.
Opinion of a High. Naval Official at Key
 West.

Key West, Fla, April 19.-A high naval official whose name cannot be mentioned, discussing the situation to- day, said: Spain cannot surrender without at least one fight. She must make a show of resistance, in order to appease her people at home. I sup pose she will now be given twenty four or forty-eight hours notice to get out, but personally think five minutes is all she should get and that the fleet should be sent to Havana forthwith, so that the Spanish troops may evacu- ate the island under our guns"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
ArbOr Day.

Hartford, Conn.,, April Ex-Governor Cooke to-day issued the annual Arbor day proclamation designating Friday, April 29, as Arbor day, to be appropri- ately observed by the people and es- pecially by the schools of the state, in planting fruit and ornamental trees and in exercises calculated to awaken an interest in the object and purposes of the city,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
NEW EXPLOSIVE SHELL.
Claim That It Is More Dangerous Than Any Other Projectile.

Pittsburg, Pa., April 19.-A new ex- plosive shell, the invention of George w. McMillan of Chicago, is being test ed at the works of the Carnegie steel works here and the result may deter mine the duration of an encounter with Spanish men-of-war. It is claim ed that the shell is of a more danger ous nature to the enemy than any other projectile. Within the next week speciments of the shell will be for warded to Sandy Hook testing ground to be put through the governments most rigid examination.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
How the War Will Commences.

How the War Will Commence.
 After the withdrawals of the minis ters and assuming Spain does not back down, will follow actual war, but whether or not the first overt act will be preceded by formal declaration of war which would insure the immediate naturalization of the powers, or whether the North Atlantic squadron will make it's appearance off Havana, as beginning, cannot yet be predicted. The army and navy experts are begin ming to take less hopeful view of an easy and quick campaign than they entertained a short time ago. Months are now mentioned instead of weeks as the probable length of hostilities and one eminent naval officer, who had ex- perience in the late war, professes a belief that unless outside pressure is brought to bear, war may easily drag along for year under the exist ing conditions. Apparently the powers have abandoned the hope to influence our government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
THE EAsrEKs SQUADRON.
United States warshfps Are Being Painted -aa A Dark Gray.

Hong Kong, April 19.-The warships of the United States squadron are be- ing painted dark gray, are landing their repair gear and otherwise gen. erally preparing for active service. The revenue cutter Hugh MeCulloch, now belonging to the auxiliary fleet, has ar rived here from the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
The Navy Department.

The navy department has received satisfactory information that the coal loaded at Newport News upon the British tramp steamer Hamstead is not, as was supposed, intended for the Spanish naval craft at the Cape Verde islands, but is for line of merchant steamers, so that apprehension from that score has been removed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20

as is expected, the next step will be for him to ask for his passports and leave Madrid. That would be followed instantly by the withdrawal from Washington of Senor Polo y Barnabe, the Spanish minister.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
ANXIOUS FOR PROTECTION.
Applications Pouring in From Unpro-
 tected Towns on Coast.


 tected Towns on Coast. Washington, April 19.-Applications are pouring into the war and navy de- partments for the protection of expos ed points on the Atlantic and Gulf sea- board. Some towns ask for the imme- diate construction of batteries while others want warships stationed off the shore. A vast majority of the appli- cations are from very small towns. The officials say it is manifestly im- possible to comply with these requests and that the apprehension among the people of these towns is largely ground less.
 sioard's New Position.
 Rear Admiral Sicard reported at the navy department this morning and was assigned a place at the desk in the office of the secretary of the navy to act as official adviser to the secre- tary. Nearly all the naval officers on detail or shore duty have put in appli- cations to be restored immediately to some service. There seems to be a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20
BERNABE READY TO LEAVE
NOW CALMLY AWAITING ACTION OF
 THE PRESIDENT.

He Will be Accorded the Protection of Passports and Will be Shown Every Courtesy-Spanish Archives to be Trans ferred to French Embassy-Insult Offered to Spanish Legation-vundals Tear Away the Sign--The Spanish Minister Made No Complaint to State Department or the Police.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20

Several Fleet Steam Yachts, Suitable for Navigation in Cuban Waters, Procured Yesterday, and Bids Made for Several Steam Coliiers-Authoritative Statement That at the First Call for Troops Only the National Guard Will be Given an Op- portunity to Volunteer for Service.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20

London, April 2O.-The correspondent of the Daily News says: '"The vatican will decide tonight upon the proposi- tion that Spain should cede Cuba to the pope, who would transfer the isl- and to the United States in the same way as Austria in 1866 ceded venetia to France, instead of Italy. It is hoped that in this way Spain's amour proper would be saved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20

Madrid, April 19-7:30 p. m.-At this hour the Hobbies of parliament are crowded with members, new deputies and politicians, all discussing the situ- ation. The one predominating word Is war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02

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September %, 1897"
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A Russian medical journal has lust
published a series Of statistical articles
showing the number Of blind persons
in Europe French scientists. while mot
doubling the truth Of the figures, con-
slider them somewhat remarkable. OF
the So2,o 900 totally blind persons in Eu.
rope, 10000 are in Bussia-that is TO
say, one out Of every Ave hundred SUBJ
jects Of the ear is blind. Iii believed
that this unfortunate proportion IS
equaled by no other country in The
world. The proportion In France, Eng
land, Germany, Italy and Spain is re-
corded as a little less than Que TO every
LOCO of population. Tie Russian phy-
sicians who compiled the statistics at
tribute the great number Of blind per.
sons in Russia to the bad h~ypienic
state Of peasant life, to the intense cold.
and to the glare Of the u on the
snow, which the Russian rustic takes
pride in facing. 1t is reported that the
total number Of blind persons IN the
world is 1000, 600 Chicago Inter Ocean
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