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The sun., 1898-12-18
JUST A CURTAIN FIRE
1t Was in n GirIs Boarding School and Did
Complicated Damage.

1t Was in n Girls Boarding School and Did
Complicated Damage.
fire In q skyscraper may be thrilling, but
for dramatic episodes and unexpected compli-
cations a fire in girls boarding school sur
passes it. The boarding school fire Is usually
what is known among insurance men as q cur
tain fire. but curtain fire In girls school is
more exciting and causes more casualties than
an ordinary blaze anywhere else.
One evening last week two girls. who occupy
microscopic hall bedroom In a swell uptown
school. took the globes Off the gas fixtures for
hair-curling purposes and left them of, because
1t was easier to do that than to put them on
again. Then the girls raised the window O
triie in order to cool the room. and dutifully
sat down to write home letters. The inevitable
happened. and when girl number one poised
her pen in the air and glanced around the room
in search ofinspiration. she saw the curtains In
blaze She screamed. Girl mum ber two looked
around and echoed the scream. Then, with
promptitude and discretion. both girls tainted.
The screams had attracted the attention OF the
other girls. who rushed to the scene and then
did various and sundry stunts according to
their several dispositions. One tainted. several
wept few ran out OF the house. and the rest
shouted for the one man on the premises.
When he arrived things looked rather hope
less. Curtains and woodwork were blazing
finely. The floor was Uttered with PROSTATE
forms. and when three girls have tainted ON the
floor of hall bedroom there isn't much space
IN the room for promenading, The man picked
his way across the PROSTATE forms and ordered
all the girls who were not In a dead faint 10
leave the room. but they didn't go until he lost
his temper and spoke with q force which isn't
common In boarding school circles. Then they
fled; but. unluckily, there was an enemy In the
rear A vigorous and practical young woman
from Texas had been inspired to go after some
water. Returning In mad haste with a large
pitcher full OF water borne triumphantly aloft.
she collided with the retreatinR forces at the
door, The pitcher struck the leader OF the re-
OF her front teeth, whereupon the injured girl
made the fainting trio quartet and the
water, carrier dropped her pitcher and went
into violent Mysteries.
Hysteria, as boarding school teachers know
TO their sorrow. is contagious. and the one case
touched on the crowd. BY the time teachers
arrived upon the scene the fire was out, but the
survivors were In bad way 1t was necessary
to put nine-tenths OF the school to bed and
order wholesale doses OF bromide. Even now
the girls insist that they haven't recovered
from the shock sufficiently to do hard studying;
and the victims Of the water pitcher are both
under the care of trained nurses. As for the
mamie gave up his place the next day and
for a Job in lunatic asylum. where his board
ing-school experience would be Of value to him.
The sun., 1898-12-18

Paul de CasSaGnao's Adieux to tho Author
lof the Dreyfus Trouble.

From the Paris AatoTin
A farewell punch has just been rendered 10
len Mercler on the occasion Of his retiI ement.
which is near at hand. We cannot in any way
Join In the formal tokens Of sympathy shown
him, which belong to the category Of official
duties. For Gen. Mercier has been an ILL
omened. fatal person.
1t IL to him. to, him alone, ,.that We owe the
Dreyfus affair. the affair that divides France
into two maddened sections and sets them
furiously on each other. It 10 now demon
strated In fact, that he took counsel OF no one,
that he consulted none OF his colleagues In the
Cabinet. and that he plunged into the dark ad-
venture Of his own initiative.
Excessively vain. although but q mediocre
officer and a subseryient politician, he boasted
70 put an ond to the formidable accusatioas
that cast doubt on his clearness OF vision. II
who pretends 10 show eeuteness he certainly
Shoys it. this man who has brought upon us q
saS Fl San Sp ES5 sosls ssTT .hn Ss military
dalous protection granted to that scamp OF An
sssera Stan ba Pss de- clam oSss ahs 81 she
cal; Henry. the senselsss mereenary; the use-
again In public; that Is foT what con gratule-
ti2ns have just been given in an Official punch.
rfotsstlns against this ' @sniiestaton. AS Which a
would he untimely and shocking II 1t were not
opHRAtoEy. Every com mander OF an army
corps who withdraws receives this honorary
farewell. Every one knows that. IL would.
however. perhaps nave ,Deen better TO let that
one go without drum beat or trumpets and
whom we had the luck TO be rid OF him not 10
o,loy him. justification. which. however re-
strained 1t may be. Is real insult TO public
When one has inflicted on his unfortunate
country Droyfus affair, an affair that has be-
come 'sn ulcer cancer, ganGTene, one
mould Keep silence and hide one's self without
q speeoh
For, after all. II this fellow Meroler had not
besn the lowest Of imbeclles he would not have
forced e, trial the Dreyfus case. There are
cases Ehinh should meyer be brought 70 trial
they calpot be defended.
The sun., 1898-12-18

q small night light or candle, such as Is used In
illuminated flowers for dinner decorations
Have at hand a. supply OF large Jumps OF
plain washing soda. Begin outside the tumblers
until every part is covered except tho small
lights. Sprinkle the whole freely with frost
PoTder and when the eleven little wicks are
In the original scheme smaller pieces OF soda
were scattered around below the mountain,
where two tiny Eskimos with shovels were
making path for miniature sleigh drawn by
the form OF sleiRhs
The sun., 1898-12-18
9rppkiyu SapfFtisemtnts.
THE MODERN
DEPARTMENT STORE.
Abraham & Strauss Establishment
q Noteworthy Example.
A View BEHIND The SCENES.
PERFECTION OF SYSTEM sTRIK-
INGLY ILLUSTRATED.
Completeness Of Detail Necessary for the
Successful Conduct OF such
Big Store.
A View BEHIND THE SCENES.
PERFECTION OF SYSTEM sTRIK-
INGLY ILLUSTRATED.

There are tens OF thousands OF persons
who daily purchase in the great dry goods
stores OF Brooklyn and Manhattan, yet
it is safe to cay that scarcely an appre-
oiable percentage OF this number have any
idea Of the machinery that is put in motion
by each simple purchase that they mako.
They visit the stores. make their selections.
pay for the goods, have them sent G. o. D.,
The sun., 1898-12-18
Christmas Mails to tho Fathsrland..

European mails sent out from New York on
Wednesday were the largest that ever left this
port on any one day. and yesterdays despatch
OF mails. 2.057 sacks. has been eaualled only
on two or three previous occasions The money
amounting 10 38,37S orders OF the total value
OF S349, ,a52. A.. OF this sos, 03 goes TO Ger
many, S20o.o37 10 Great Britain and e15. .124 IS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
BEER AND CIGAR STAMPS.

Deputy Collectors Report Shows Con-
 Last Year.
 The reports of Deputy Collector Fla haven and Stamp Deputy Kennedy of the internal revenue office of this dis trict, which have just been completed and forwarded to the main office, are interesting from the fact that they show the approximate amount of bus mess done in the beer and tobacco trade in this district during the past year. The reports cover the period from January l to December 31, 1897. They show that during 1897, $17,754 more was received for beer stamps than during 1896. As each beer stamp costs $1, this would seem to show that 17,754 more barrels of beer were sold in the district in 1897 than in 1896. The collector says, however, that he knows of a number of liquor dealers who have stopped buying beer from out of town brewers and are now buying from New Haven brewers. He said that this was caused by the fact that the saloon bus mess has been dull and dealers not be- ing able to get credit from outside agents have purchased elsewhere. The increase in the sales by local breweries has consequently increased the sale of beer stamps from this office not neces- sarily indicating an increase in the consumption of beer.
 The receipts from the sale of cigar stamps in 1897 showed an increase of $1,249 over the previous year, the total amount received in 1897 being s61,061. The total receipts from the sale of ci- gars and beer stamps in 1897 was $328,- 55453, a gain of $39, ,103.49.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
HADLEYs ADDRESS.
At the New York Yale Alumni Asoci-
 ation's Dinner.

ation's Dinner.
 Some errors and omissions appeared in the telegraphic report yesterday of Professor Hadley's speech at the din ner of the Yale Alumni association of New York on Monday evening. The New York Post of last evening has the following, which gives the essential features of the major part of Professor Hadley's remarks. The Post says:
 Professor Hadley said among other things that he was glad to be able to speak of the rising literary spirit of Yale. T believe he proceeded, that we are developing at Yale what we have long wanted-a literary sense and literary achievement among the stu dents. If the undergraduates make as much progress in this respect in the next five years as they have in the last five years, the fact of being Yale man will be true literary stimulus, and we shall have Yale literary style and Yale literary productions.' Professor Hadley next referred to recent assaults upon the morality of Yale, and said:
 "'The Yale spirit conduces in every way to morality, and now more than ever. In the matter of temperance l believe it is first-rate place to send a boy. There is no place in the world to which boy can go from the restric- tions of home into the larger freedom of the world where he will have less chance to ruin himself than at Yale The surroundings are helpful. As an undergraduate said to me the other day, Nothing 'queers' a man so for the best societies as to take more liquor than is good for him. If one believes that he finds the best protection for himself in total abstinence, he will find that he will be encouraged and helped If for the good of his fellows he ab- stains totally, he will find himself hon ored and respected. But if he proposes rules for others as protection to him. self, he will find himself in a hopeless minority. The mass of collegians be- lieve that more can be accomplished by public sentiment than by legisla- tion. Some think we shall see a dimi- mutton in the immediate future in the numbers of young men who come to Yale as a result of the charges that have recently been made. l, for one, do not know if this will be true, and what is more, I do not care. In the words of Dr. Arnold of Rugby, It is not our chief concern whether this is to be a school of 150 boys or of 300 boys, but that it is to be a school of Christian gentlemen"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
WALLLNGFORD HAPPENINGS
DEATH OF 4 DIRECT DESCENDANT OFA AREVOLUTI0NARY VAR HERO.

Special Town Meeting to be Held in Behalf
 of Good Roads-Real Estate Transfers-
 Wallingford Man Killed-Wallingford
 Plays Polo in Meriden To-morrow Night
 Other News.
 John Tyler, a well known lifelong res ident of East Wallingford and one of the Tyler brothers, died Monday night aged sixty-five years. He was direct descendant of John Tyler, one of the Revolutionary war heroes, who figured in the historical Boston tea party. The funeral will be held from the house on Thursday afternoon at 1:3O, with burial in Northford.
 Yesterdays recorded real estate transfers were: Bessie A. Downey to Catherine Cox, house and lot 50x150 feet on High street; Rienzi H. Stone of Cheshire to Thomas Hassett, store and lot 60x15O feet on South Colony street, which is known as the M. F. Kennedy property.
 Next Monday evening in the town hall the Cap and Bells society will pre- sent the three-act comedy Sweet Lav- ender.'
 The changes made in the grand list by the board of relief show additions of $27S7 and reductions of $13,0l7. The grand list as it now stands shows to- tai of $3, 69S, 7S5 which is a net gain over 1896 of $169,151.
 The selectmen will soon hold spe- cial town meeting to discuss the good roads appropriation, the changing of the Masonic home property from the Parker farms to the central school dis trist, and to make provisions for the portion of Tracy near the Meriden line at present not located in any school district.
 Miss Helen G. Rice of Boston will talk on temperance to the Temperance Legion at the Methodist church this afternoon at o'clock.
 Marsden Hubbard entertained his young friends last evening, it being a birthday party. Whist and dancing were interesting features.
 w. H. Newton and family will leave on Thursday for St. Augustine, Flor ida.
 Michael KenneyN of South Colony street was taken to the Meriden hospi- tai yesterday for treatment for an ag- gravated case of rheumatism.
 The Wallingfords will play polo in Meriden Thursday night, New Britain Friday, and Saturday the New Brit aims will play here. George Davis of this place, who has been in the employ of the Hartford Electric company, was killed by a live wire in Hartford yesterday He fell from pole, striking on the live wire and falling dead. Aetr J. P. Stevenson was taken ill early yesterday morning with pneumonia. Louis c. Porter of Attleboro, Mass, is visiting friends in town. A letter mailed at Charleston, s. C., Sunday night was received here yes terday from George A. Lane, who re- ports very pleasant voyage. He ex- pected to arrive at Bort Pierce, Flori- da, Tuesday afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

A party of young people spent several pleasant hours at the home of Miss Flora Titus, Monday evening. It was in celebration of Miss Titus birthday. Vocal, piano, banjo and violin solos served to entertain the company. A fine supper was served
 Those present were the Misses Ellie Lynn, Timer Brown, Sadie Lewis, De- baptiste, Trowers, Jessie Phoenix, Della Brown, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Bush, and the Messrs Walter Evans, Frank Bradley, Frank Warmsley, Nathan Martly, William Henderson, Moses Slepack, Edward Jones, Ulysses Jones, Fred Bond, Hayes Thompson, Cowler and Ayler.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16


 High water to-day, SAP a. m.
 Insurance & Loans. Chas. Wilson & Co- Two family house. GOO. RE. Baldwin. Unity commandery, o. U. A. M., elected officers last night.
 Sterling circle, Lady Foresters, gave h well attended dance in the hall in the Cutler building last night.
 Rev. MT. Stevens of this city assist ed at revival meeting at the Bethel church, Derby, last evening.
 William Post of this city will give an Illustrated talk in Meriden this even ing on "Electrical Experiments" after which supper will be served to the boys.
 The guarantors' sale of tickets for the Gounod society concert will take place on Monday, February 2S, to be followed by the public sale on Wednes day, March 9
 The treasury of the Housatonic Sum- mer Home for Working Girls will be the richer by $70 as the result of the large valentine whist party given on Monday afternoon at Warner hall.
 David l.. Clinton of Clintonville, in the town of North Haven, New Haven county, was yesterday recommended by Congressman sperry for appoint ment as postmaster at the local office.
 The engagement is announced of Charles Morris, son of the late Cover nor Morris, to Miss Elizabeth Wood- bridge of Brooklyn, N. r., who is a stu dent in the Yale graduate department. Ex-Mayor and Mrs. William c. At water of Derby will leave to-day on their trip to Mexico. They go with a private excursion party from Chicago meeting the party at Memphise, Tenn The party will be away five weeks.
 Polo managers met in New Britain yesterday afternoon and approved of the payment of $100 by Waterbury to ] New Haven for "Dumpy' Williams Z Applications for franchises from Springfield and Rockville were tabled.
 Rev. J. B. Wildman will officiate at Lenten services at Christ church, West Haven, next Friday evening. Rev. A.. T. Randall of Meriden will also preach ct Christ church in West Haven on Tludy SNeIluE, neiICll etllu IteV. A. $. Ashley will be the preacher at the same church March 25.
 Mrs. Amos H. filling of Derby was taken suddenly i'll Monday evening with pneumonia and her condition is quite serious. Dr. Beardsley telephon- ed to New York for pr. Smith to come up and a consultation was held last evening in the case between Drs. Beardsley, Shelton and Smith.
 Yesterdays Hartford Times says: "A communication has been received from the Yale Athletic association inviting the school athletic association to en- ter a relay team in the annual Yale indoor games which occur on March 12. The offer will be considered at a meeting tomorrow. It is probable that the invitation will be accepted
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
Wednesday, February 16, 1898.
NEW ADVERrIsEmENTs TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY. Annual Sale-Ewen Mcintyre & Go. "A Stack of Black Cats-F. NJ. Brown x Co. Bankers-H. 0. Warren x Go. Black Goods-The Chas Monson Go. Fancy Work-Malley, Nicely & Co. For ale-Counters-E. Malley. For Sale-Patented Article-O. K. Lompra- For Sale-Lots-George F. Newcomb Fine China-The G. H. Ford Co. Hamburgs-Howe & Stetson. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets-At Druggists. Shaker Digestive Cordial-At Druggists Special This Week-Boston Grocery. Wanted -Situation-1S6 Washington Street. Wanted -Situation-A. B., This Office Wanted d-Situation-Cook, This Ofhce. Wanted Position-M. N, This Oihce. Your Shoe Chance-N. H. Shoe Co. M You'll Be the Richer-F. D. brooks. .,-,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
WEAKNESS IN SILVER.

New York, Feb. 15.-The steamship St. Paul sailing for Europe tomorrow will take out 5S2,OOO ounces of silver. To-day's weakness in silver was at- tributed to the official statement by the Russian financial authorities that their purchases of silver will hereafter be much reduced, as notes are now convertible into gold at the pleasure of the holder.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
MURDERER's VICTIM BURIED.

Branford, Feb. 15.-The funeral of Peter Conquoi, the Italian who was murdered by Galdeni at Stony Creek on Saturday night. took place from the undertaking establishment of S. A. Griswold at o'clock this afternoon. The Stonecutters' union attended the funeral in body. Rev. Father Mar tin officiated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
CRITICALLY ILL.

Miss Williams, sister of Rev. Charles H. Williams of Hartford, formerly of New Haven, is critically i'll with brain fever at the Hotel Capitol. MT. Will Hams was for years in charge of the Howard avenue Congregational church, this city, and his sister is well remem- bered here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
DISCUSSED LABOR QUESTIONS.

Last night at the semi-monthly meet ing of the Trades council, J. D. Cow per, state organizer of the American Federation of Labor, lectured on gen. eral labor questions. About fifty men were present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
 THIRTEEN CLUB OF WATERBURY

To Attend in Body Jack and the
 Beanstalk Matinee.
 G. B. Bunnell of the Hyperion theater this morning received a check for SIS from the president of the Waterbury Thirteen club, requesting thirteen tick cts to be forwarded him at once for the purpose of the club attending the matinee performance of Jack and the Beanstalk' at the Hyperion on Wa terbury Day." February 19.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
RED !. CARD
 REIGN :!

What a shame Some one else has been and got that dear little table I meant to have !"
 "Very, very sorry madam. Told you there was only one of the kind"
 Here's pretty close esti- mate of what's left of those Choice Samples in the
 $4,ooo Fmynztuye Sale.
 Please don't forget. Only oue of a kind. Red Card on each. b to 10 DRESSING TABLES. High-grade pattern in Curly Birch and Oak, begin $7.oo.
 5 to CHIFFONIERs. ] Elaborate patterns in Curly Birch, Birds Eye Maple and Oak. Begin at $S.es.
 7 to EASY CHAIRS. Various kinds of rich upholsterings and handsome oak and birch frame. Begin at $6.5o.
 2 to 3 CHAMBER SUITS. All three-piece suits in Antique Ash and Birch. Large French Looking Glasses. Begin at $o.9S.
 TO to 12 FANCY ROCKERS. All handsome kinds of Oak, Mahog- any. Birds Eye, Maple, with and with out arms. Begin at $2.a5.
 10 to ia CENTER TABLES. Mostly fine Mahogany and Oak Woods, dainty shapes. Begin at SIPS.
 3 to 4 .SIDEBOARDS.
 Very massive, good-looking pieces of furniture in quarter sawed oak. Begin at $22. 50. 1 PARLOR SUIT.
 Three pieces of handsome furniture, upholstered in damask. Rich mahogany finish. etched back. From $25. .oo to SIo.4S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
WEATHER RECORD.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. l5. 1898, p. m. Weather forecast for Wednesday, For Connecticut: Snow or rain in the early morning, followed by fair; much colder probably cold wave; the temperature will fall 16 degrees to 20 degrees Wednesday evening or night; southeasterly gales, shift Ing to northwesterly.
 For eastern New York: Rain or snow In the early morning, followed by fair; much colder, with cold wave; northerly gales Signals are displayed along the Atlantic coast from Savannah to Eastport.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
Have It Sent to You.

The Journal and Courier will be sent to any address by mail at the same terms as it Is delivered in the city-l0 cents week. 50 cents month.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
NOT A CANCER.
Denial of a Report About Miss Frances
 F. Willard,

F. Willard.
 New York, Feb. 15.-Miss Anna Cor don, private secretary to Miss Fran ces E. Willard, national president of the W. c. T. U., gave out the following: Miss Willard's condition is more hopeful this morning. She suffers from exhaustion owing to the grip. The re- port that her disease Is cancer of the stomach is denied by pr. Alfred K. Hills, her attendant physician, and by Dr. William Draper, who was called in consultation on Friday last.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
. and lots of others.
Table of Nineteen Cent
 Ribbons.

Ten or a dozen different kinds. Ten or a dozen diff erent colors to each kind. Nothing earlier than the year 'eS. Anything only I9c yd.
 Truly, a wonderful ribbon table!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
DAILY DoINGs at the MALLEY1NEE[Ys
FANCY WORK EXPOSITION.

All articles of Fancy Work intended for competition, must be left at Milli- nery Show Rooms between the hours of 10 e. m. Wednesday,, Fed. l6 and 6 2. m. Friday, Fed. I6
 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS IN
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
PRIZES

Fancy Work Exposition and Prize awarding, week of Feb. 2I to 2o.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
yhe guurnal aud Gumriec

THREE MONTHS, $1.5o ONn MoNTH, 50 GENTS; ONE WEEK, 15 GENTS; SINGLE COPIES, 8 CENTS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

It was believed by some local horse men last night that the famous sire was purchased for the Hubinger sta bles, but J. c. Hubinger sets any such thought at rest by positively denying that the Hubingers have any interest in the matter. He was not aware Una t MT. Spear had come into possession Of the horse until informed by reporter of this paper As far as he knew MI. Spear had bought Sphinx for himself, although 1t might be possible the an;.. nal was secured for western party. MT. Hubinger had known for some time that MT. Spear was anxious to get the sire. The Hubingers are not buying horses at present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
SPEAR GETS SPHINY.
New Haven Man Buys the Famous Sir
 for &2,5OO

for &2 ,5OO.
 New York, Feb. 15.-A consignment of trotters and pacers from the Sagi- naw stock farm went under the ham, mer at Madison Square Garden to-day. w. E. Fasig & Go. had charge of the sale. The famous sire Sphinx attract ed the most attention and was sold for $2,500 to George w. Spear of New Ha- ven, Conn. Sphinx has a record of 2:20h and at the close of 1897 was the sire of fifty-four in the list, a number for his age, fourteen years, that has been reached by two other horses only. Sphinx is by Electioneer-Spr