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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-09
ENI,ERIIINlTE MIS-.
Hyperion Theater,
MELBA AT THE HYPERION To-
MORROW EVENING.

MELBA AT THE HYPERION To-
MORROW EVENING.
The performance of the Barber of
Seville" by the Damrosch-E Opera
company tomorrow evening at the
Hyperion theater, will be an occasion
of rare musical enjoyment This opera
is rightly called the masterpiece of
Rossini, and for pure melody and
dazzling brilliancy Of the music, it has
probably never been equalled. The
performance will afford an exception
ally good opportunity to hear Madame
Melba, for the role of Rosina is one
well suited to display the lovely voice
and marvellous vocalization of the dis
tinguished Australian prima donna.
This will be her only appearance in
Connecticut this year. She will be sup
ported by a fine cast and a splendid
performance may be expected. Among
the artists who will appear with her
are NM. Salignac and Boudouresque.
two singers who have not before been
heard in this city; MN. Carbone and
Viviani and Signor Campanari, who is
always welcome visitor. The sale Of
seats has been very large, and the
company will be welcomed by very
brilliant audience. Sale of seats now
open. Prices $780, 50, SO. and 81.
"a SOUTHERN ROMANCE"
In "a Southern Romance" which
comes to the Hyperion on Friday and
Saturday evenings and special holiday
matinee Saturday, is told story so
sweet and simple and withal SO charm
ing and natural, that 1t claims the at
tention and wins the admiration of
even the veteran theatergoer. The
play comes direct and intact from the
Fifth avenue theater, New York, where
it achieved most pronounced and in
Simultaneous success. The New York
World pronounced it 1.-THE first genuine
artistic hit of the season. The story
of the play, briefly told, is this: A
well bred, sensitive and refined young
a Widower, to a wealthy young man
who is something Of a 1ibertine. She is
about to make the match to please her
| father, who is financially embarrassed,
when she falls in love with his gar
dener and elopes with him. Later the
supposed gardener proves to be a gen
tleman of noble birth in disguise.
There is parental forgiveness and the
| play ends upon pretty scene of hap
piness The company to give the play
here is the best that could be secured
in New York, including A. S. Lipnan
and Miss Isabella Evesson. Sale of
seats now open. Prices, Matinee, 25c,
SOC, 75c; evening, 25c, SOC, 75c, 81.
| JACK AND THE BEANSTALK"
| Messrs. Klaw & changers sumptu-
Gus production of Jack and the
Beanstalk," will be the Hyperion at
traction beginning Wednesday, Febru-
airy 16, for four nights and Saturday
matinee. This has been pronounced
the most pretentious effort at extrava-
ganza yet made in this country, OF
which it's long and brilliant career at
| the New York Casino, where it ran for
several months, gives ample evidence
| Sale Of seats opens Monday, February
IA. Prices: Matinee, csc, SOC, 75c; eve
ming, Csc, Soc, 75c and 81.
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BISHOP BREWSTER

Will Preach at Trinity Sunday-Rev.
DR.. Douglas.
Bishop Brewster, coadjutor bishop of
the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut,
will preach In Trinity church next Sun
day morning. In the evening he will
preach the Berkeley sermon, This will
be Bishop Brewster's first appearance
in Trinity church since his ordination
as bishop.
1t is expected that Rev. DR.. Douglas,
rector of Trinity, will have returned to
New Haven before that time. He is
at present in Rochester, N. Y, a VIC
tim Of the grip.
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DIED IN WINSTED

Winsted, Feb. Word was received
here to-day from Barkhamstead to the
effect that Philo Case, the oldest and
one of the best known citizens of that
place, died yesterday from old age. He
was ninety-one years old and leaves
four sons and one daughter. The flu
neral will be held to-day
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LEAGUE OF GERMANIA BICYCLE
CLUBS.

The Connecticut League of Germania
Bicycle clubs will hold a convention in
this city July 4. There will be dele
gates from Hartford, Bridgeport, Meri-
den and New Britain present. In the
morning there will be a parade and
races at the park and in the afternoon
there will be a picnic at some of the
nearby shore resorts. The league has
just started with a membership of two
hundred
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RHODE ISLAND KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS
Providence, R. I, Feb. S.-The annua

ProVldence, K. I, FEB. 8.--The annual
session of the Rhode Island grand
lodge, Knights of Phythias, began here
to-day. The annual report showed
thirty-four subordinate lodges with a
membership of 1905. During the year
the net gain in asests was S11 ,032. OF,
and during the same period s1OS23.42
was expended for relief.
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VOLUNTEERS RECEPTION.
Will be Held at st. Georges Hall To-
Night.

Night.
The first annual reception of the Vol
unteer Sailing club will be held this
evening at ST. Georges hail. Cutler
building, corner of Church and Chapel
streets. The hall has been tastefully
decorated with the club colors and boat
ing emblems, and it is expected that a
large number of local yatchsmen and
boatsmen will be present. Invitations
have been issued to the officers of the
City Point Yacht club.
The committee of arrangements is
composed of the following members:
]. B. Alcott, chairman; S. ]. Bennett,
F. T. Magee, ]. Danhauser and J. w.
Z. johnson.
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ANNUAL CONVENTION.
OF New Haven District Epworth
League To-Day.

OF New Haven District Epworth
League To-Day.
The annual convention of the New
Haven District Epworth league will be
held in the Trinity M. e. church to-
day. There will be a large attend
ance. Rev. G.. William Carter of Hart
ford will preside. The programme for
the three sessions of the day is as fol-
lows:
MORNING SESSION.
9:45-Opening Servlce-Rev. Bertrand NJ.
Triple, New Haven.
10:0o-Words of Greeting-The Pastor, Rev.
siding Elder Rev. g. j. North, D. D.,
1o.1O-Appointment of Committees.
10:15-Four-Minute Reports from the
Groups:
New Hayen-Mr. Charles E. Brown,
Westville.
waterbury-Rev. D. W. Howell, Wa
terbury.
Winsted-Rev Henry Medd, Union
vile.
Meriden-Mrs. W. B. Humason, New
Britain.
Middltown-Mr. George L. Burrows,
Essex
Hartford-District Report-Rev. G..
William Carter, Hartford.
10:40-Solo-Miss Susie M. Leonard, New
Haven,
1o:5o-Two Related Subjects:
"Our Spiritual Life''-Rev. Henry D.
Trinkaus, Watervllle.
''Our Work for Other" Richard
r. Reynolds, Middletown.
II 20-Collection
II 30 Address Opportunity" - Rev.
Frank w. Crowder, Stamford.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

1:00-Meeting of the Board of Control.
1.45-Moments of Prayer-Rev. e. G..
Richardson, Wallingford.
2:0O-Reports of Corresponding Secretary
and Treasurer.
2:15-District Junior League Report-Miss
NJ A. Simmons, Hartford
2:20-Address-"T Model Junior League"
Miss Ella NJ Chadwick, New Haven.
2:40-Questions on Junior Work.
2:50-Election of officers.
3:00-C Collection.
-Quartette-From the Goodsel League
of Trinity Church, New Haven.
Address eyival'-Rev John w.
Maynard, New Britain.
3:50-Address-" Uplooking and Uplifting"
Rev. Harry H. Beattys, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
5:30-Supper.
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TO BE HELD THIS EVENING.

The annual ball of the Germania BIZ
cycle club will be held this evening in
Harugari hall. Delegates from the
Germania Bicycle clubs in Hartford,
Bridgeport and Waterbury will be
present.
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RAILROAD EMPLoYE KILLED.

F'itchburg, Mass, Feb. ST. NJ Sar-
gent, aged sixty, claim agent of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad, was instantly killed by train
at West Leonminster.
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TURNER'S LITTLE LIVER TURNER'S
very small pill. Turns your liver. "A true
laxative. An after-dinner pill.
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point and thus give more space Tor
speeding in the center of the street.
Many horsemen, myself among the
number, appreciate N. W. Hubingers
offer of the free use of the half mile
track at Elm City park for sleighing
carnivals and if majority of drivers
favor the track, will gladly acquiesce.
During the sleighing last week on
Orange street the police protection was
very beneficial. One mounted officer
and several policemen were present to
warn drivers when they were impru-
dent or out of proper line.
CLINTON AVENUE FOR A SPEED
WAY.
An excellent place for speedway
is on Clinton avenue, north of Grand
avenue, and from Pine street to Mid
dletown avenue. This avenue is ten
feet wider than Orange street and is
much in need of grading and repair
ing. If this avenue can have a top
dressing of dirt or loan adapted to
the purpose it will make a fine location
for speeding in summer or winter. The
sidewalks on Clinton avenue are very
wide and the houses are erected at
some distance from the street, which
will allow spectators on the cross
streets to have a god view of the road
way. Several of the property owners
on this avenue are in favor of its use
as a speedway-some of them having
stated that the improvement and use
of the avenue as suggested will, in
their opinion, increase the value of the
property.
After thoughtful consideration of the
subject 1 am convinced that New Ha-
ven horsemen should have a speedway
where fast driving is not prohibited.
Many who are in favor of the project
will be much interested in any news
paper article that is in favor of a
speedway.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

within five miles Of the coast and then
turned westward-the captain and
mate studying every inch of the coast
with their glasses Soon we turned
back over the course we came and on
down the coast After two hours or so
we could distinguish the long stone
walls of a fort with flag flying from
the ramparts We thought at first it
was the stars and stripes, but APP
preaching carefully the captain seemed
to study everything so long with his
glass that We all decided it was the
Spanish flag, and the captain was
playing carefully, as it was hard for
us to know what had occurred since
we left New York. 1t turned out to be
the Spanish fort of San Juan, but they
did not fire or us, so we run up our
pilot flag, intending to enter the har-
Dor. The pilot came out all right, but
would nCt allow US to enter the mar
Dor. We were Obliged to sail round the
western end of the island, and next
morning entered the harbor Of Ponce.
We were Immediately surrounded by
the swarthy natives, all anxlourto take
us ashore in their rowDoats with
sunshade over the stern, and every one
UElI2 an AIhSll CAA mas A+-~'
around for hours but when they round
none could 20 ashore Except the en-
cers) they went ashore and came back
laden with fruit. bananas, oranges,
cocoanuts, lemons and cocoanut candy.
! told YOU before how it rained steadily
fer three DAYS and nights as We lay
in the bay and no one went shore but
the officers On Sunday 1t cleared anu
has not rained since. l THINK lae wei
season is about over.
Sunday morning we came ashore and
marched out here TO our present camp.
The sun was very hot, the road as
hard as pavement and reflected the hot
rays of the sun. We came through
Ponce, which is two and one-haf
miles from the harbor. All along me
highway were growing palms, oranges.
cocoanuts, bananas. sugar cane, and
all kinds Of tropical fruits. We did not
pass through the handsome part Of the
town. but it is said there are beauti-
ful buildings Of the old Roman archi-
lecture, and especially beautiful
cathedral The people are very dark.
though the higher classes not 50 much
SO as those who work in the sun, with
scarcely any garments The kids
are clothed in nothing save the only
suit nature ever gave them. Some OF
the natives followed US and wanted to
carry our guns for US. Il is said that
when the first soldiers came here they
were loaded down with fruits and pro-
/ visions. but yOu pay Tor them now.
One dollar Of our money = worth one
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stated it correctly. Company M would
not go on it, and their officers had con-
siderable difficulty in persuading them.
They cleaned the boat up as best they
could. | did not have any time to
observe anything, as We sailed almost
Immediately crowd OF ladies on
the pier watched us off, and sang
hymns, and as we foated out the bay
We heard them singing America" It
was eleven o'clock when we threw off
our moorings and as we steamed
slowly cut TO sea, past the statue OF
Liberty, which we could see IN the
darkness, like a giant genii holding
aloft torch, and On past the warships
anchored in the bay, almost our wnOle
navy, the whole coast for miles bril-
liantly lighted with electric lights, was
the last We saw of our native land. In
the morning we were on the broad
ocean, no land in sight, and we did not
sight any again for seven days. | woke
up from a good sound sleep in my
hammock down in that filthy hold feel
ing pretty well, but the ship was roll
ing considerably, and l lay still for
some. time, my sense of ease becom-
ing more and more agitated at every
motion until | could stay down no lon
ger, and so | stumbled on deck trying
to turn myself inside out at every step,
but it is difficult to throw up anything
when you haven't it to throw. l tell
you life held but few charms for me
that day, or the next. All the while
it was stormy and the waves ran high.
l concluded | would be sick the whole
voyage if / stayed in the hold, so
went to the hospital cabin. | ate moth
ing for ten days except some peaches,
which one of my mess mates stole out
of the hold, and they came up as soon
as they struck bottom. That afternoon
we had a terrific storm. l cannot de-
scribe anything so awful. was not
frightened, being too weak and
apathetic to feel much, although l
recognized the danger. Some OF the
boys showed their fear by their
blanched faces, but for the most part
they seemed reckless. The expert
enced sailcrs said they did 1ot realize
their danger. How the old ship did
stagger and pitch. Twice she s;ood on
her beam ends and plunged her nose
so deep in the mountains of water,
that tons of water washed over the
decks and carried everything with it.
Company NJ lost nearly all their guns.
They had been stacked in barrels on
deck and they went by the board. We
were sailing southeast and the storm
struck a fair broadside on the star
board. Every time we rose with a
wave the wind struck us and rolled
Us on our sides. and such roaring!
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peso and seventy-fiye centaros in Span
ish coin. If you do not watch them they
will cheat your eyes out They can
not figure up a difference, and they
take all they can get. They say they
are Puerto Rico Americana" and call
the Spaniards "Mooche Mate" (very
wicked. | know a little Spanish al
ready and could learn II easily with
the assistance Of grammar, it is 50
much like Latin. The horses are ;ItJe
scrawny beasts, like the western
broncho, but the cows are large and
fine looking. The milk is watery and
blue, but very sweet | think it is
adulterated with cocoanut milk. The
natives come round selling cigars.
cigarillers and all kinds of fruit. Their
bread is fair, but high priced.
We overdrew our rations and have
been almost starved for two days.
Some Of the boys did not nave ready
money TO buy of the natives. They
captured fine fat bullock last night
and we had beef for breakfast.
DO not imagine this battalion will
starve as long as anything can be
found TO eat. We are FIVE miles back
in the country. and it is next to inn
possible to get to town, and you can
get very little there any way. The
regiment is thirty-seyen miles back.
We are to join them. w received a
new issue Of coats. socks. ieggings.
ghirts and hats to-day. We have three
suits apiece now. We are putting in
cur tent floors The ground is sticky
and gummy, and you cannot get 1t of
your shoes, and the tarantuias are
thick. The boys get them to fighting
and enc falls over dead.
/ must get TO my tent floor, so good
bye to all, hoping TO see you soon.
Your affeetionate son and brother,
CHARLES +. CHRISTIE,
CO. B, Sixteenth Pa. Vol. Init.
Sistersvile, w. Va.
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You never heard anything like it. 1t
reared through the rigging like a
thousand demons, and we would go
down, down, into valley SO deep that
you could see nothing but water tow
ering overhead, and the wind could not
strike, but you could hear it whistling
in the upper masts, which are so feet
high. 1t became so dangerous to run
broadsides, that the captain changed
his course, and ran diagonally. By
evening we ran out Of the stormy lati-
tude, and the rest of the trip was on
comparatively calm sea- You would
scarcely call it calm l suppose, for
there is always considerable swell.
The waves do not run together like
one imagines, but pile together like
the hills in West Virginia. On Sun
day morning at little breakfast and
after that l enjoyed the scene and
stiff ocean breezes, but l felt too weak
to go down into the hold where cur
hammocks were. so l spent my time on
deck, walking up and down at night
when it was too damp and cold to sleep
and sleeping in day time. My appetite
increased so that | began TO take an
interest in affairs culinary. | discover
ed that the boys who had not been
sick had been living like kings. Al
first so many were sick, and affairs so
chaotic that no rations were issued to
the men who were able to eat They
stood it as long as they could and then
went on a foragilg expedition. Ihey
tore off the matches and went down
into the lower hold where the stores
are kept and helped themselves. They
found government ratiols being ship
ped TO Puerto Rico and Cuba, and Red
Cross hospital provisions galore,
peaches, cherries. jellies, canned soups
Of every variety, and in fact nearly
everything in Weldon's catalogue, not
to mention brandy and wine. This
turned out badly for some OF the boys,
as you can readily imagine. 50, when
ever our rations were restricted we
eoualiZed matters that night by a trip
down below. It was not discovered
until the end of the voyage, and then
nothing could be done, as the blame
could not be fixed. The course We took
cannot be much travelled, for we
sighted only three vessels altogether.
You can imagine we were glad to sight
the northern coast OF Peurto Rico
Tuesday morning, after breakfast At
first 1t looked like bank Of clouds,
but as we approached nearer We could
distinguish the mountains so high that
clouds rest on their SUBMITS It was
refreshing after seven days OF blue
blue clothes, blue sky, blue water. and
the wather is as blue as indigo. not
! green. but sfblue." We approached
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TIVE TRIP 70 PONCE.
A Graphic Narrative from a Soldier
Boy.
CHARLES E. CHRISTIE, OF COMPANY
B, SIXTEENTH PENNSYLVANIA,
DESCRIBES HIS TRIP TO PUERTO
RICO FOR THE REGISTER.

The following letter from Ponce,
Puerto Rico, written by Charles E.
Christie, of Company B, Sixteenth
Pennsylvania volunteers, Of Sisters
vile, will be found very interesting.
Mr. Christie is a brother of Mrs. T. C.
Hulings, of Sistersville:
PONCE, PUERTO RICO,
September 18th, 1898.
Dear F'riend:-I think | have time
to-day TO explain the why and where
fore of my silence. l am ''supe" to-
day, and so must stay in camp. A
"supe,'' or supernumerary, is a man ap
pointed to take the place of any regular
guard who may happen to fall sick
while on duty. He is credited with
having been on guard whether he has
to go out or not, and does not have to
serve until his regular turn comes
round again, consequently 1t is snap,
even if he does have to stay where he
will be easily found in case of need,
so l do not see that l can employ the
time more profitably than to tell you
something of Puerto Rico and our ad
ventures on the trip. We left Camp
Meade Tuesday afternoon, the 18th Of
September, and boarded the train at
Middletown that evening, after a ter
ribly hot and dusty march of about
four miles We arrived in New York
next morning, having travelled all
night. OF course we did not see much
on the trip. l woke up as we stopped
at Jersey City for water, but fell asleep
again. and Weakened to find we were
side-tracked at Pennsylvania railroad
quay in Brooklyn. We all scrambled
out and as no guard had been placed
las the Colonel had ordered) to keep
us on the train, we were soon scat
tered all over South Brooklyn, and
when the bugle sounded to call US in
to line for the ferry boat which was
to carry us to the pier on the North
River, from which our boat was to
sail, several of the boys, including the
first lieutenant Of our company, had
not returned After waiting some
timey all came back except the lieu
tenant. Some were already SO drunk
they were carried on board the ferry.
kWf arriTed ct the pier without further
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incident to find that instead of sailing
on the steamer Berlin, we had been as
signed to the OLDHAM, so we marched
to the pier where the Obdam lay, and
discovered that she would not be ready
to sail before eleven O'Clock that night
We were placed in the large storehouse
which covered the pier and guards
placed to prevent us from getting
scattered over town again, but you
might as well try to confine the birds
of the air as soldiers bent on getting
out to see the town and something to
drink. OF course when the whistle
blew to go on board some score or
more of the battalion was around the
town painting her the latest shades Of
vermillion. Some got out on forged
passes, some climbed out a side door
and over an old steamer, and some es-
capped ON boats. | was on the detail
sent to hunt them up, and we had
some interesting adventures. We be-
gan to explore the saloons and discov-
cred two of the recreants with sailor
and maybe they were not happy. We
had a time with them. They had a
pass and were determined TO bluif it
out. Our orders were to take all SOL
diers Immediately to the boat, pass OF
no pass. They were too full to under
stand, and our time was wasted trying
to explain that the steamer was ready
to sail. The corporal stood arguing
so long with them that a tremendous
crowd gat1ereu and We realized that
We were only losing time, and the cor
poral was little afraid to tackle the
fellows rhey had their side arms
with them, and threatened to have his
red juice" if he attempted to use
force OF course we had our guns and
bayonets fixed and could use them in
self defense We urged the corporal
to lose no more time, and said We
would take them to the boat. He tod
us to go ahead, but to not use our bay
onets, so we showed them off down the
street and thumped them along with
our guns, they swearing at every step
that no one could make them go. We
met the sergeant of the guard out with
a squad and delivered our charges to
him and they got away from him, and
they are in town yet, il they "a not
report to some military officer. If
they do not they will be searched for
and tried as deserters. If they report
they will be sent to Governors Island
! till we return to the States. We were
all over Brooklyn and very large
crowd of girls and children followed
us. Everyone wanted to shake hands
and say good bye, but we hadn't time.
! When we returned to the pier we found
! all on board, and the boat in q terrible
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