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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-22

on every toe. Several of her teeth had been filled. Her ears were not pierced. Tn ears of the head at the morgue are al of the teeth.
 The Yellow Mill pond is on the road between Stratford and Bridgeport, known as Stratford avenue, The Sea view avenue bridge is a short distance north of that thoroughfare, It is about three miles from where Miss Gill spent her vacation.
 Another puzzling circumstance has been accounted for. Much time has been spent by the local police suppos- edly in the cost end of the city. It now turns out that Stratford was their place of investigation. This is just east of this city.
 A dentist of Hartford, it has been learned has done work for Miss Gill. He has been asked to telegraph a de- scription of the work done. Tn the opinion of State Attorney Fessenden death resulted from blood poisoning. The body may now be exhumed for the purpose of a chemical analysis.
 HarCIOfu, sept. 1l.--DeleCtlVe waiter Smith, by advice of Bridgeport detec- tives this morning arrested Walter c. Foster, twenty-seven years old, living at Walnut street, on suspicion of knowing something about the woman whose body was found in the Yellow Mill pond at Bridgeport. He is said to have made startling disclosures. His arrest is the result of the belief on the part of the police that the murder ed girl is Emma Gill of Southington, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harry Gill. She has been absent from home for several days. It is said that Foster had paid attentions to her.
 Detective Smith asked Foster if he knew Emma Gill. The prisoner admit ted that he had seen the girl. After he reached the police station Foster ad- mitted that he knew the girl, and that she had called upon him in Hartford, but he protested that he had not seen her for some time. The police could not get another word from him.
 Foster was taken to a cell in the sta tion house. Detectives arrived from Bridgeport at noon.
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COACH LEHMAN WELCOME
 HOME

London, Sept. 21.-The inhabitants of the pretty Thames village of Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, royalty vel comed R. c. Lehman the English oars- man who coached the Harvard crew for two seasons, and his bride formerly Miss Alice Marie Davis of Worcester. Mass, on their home coming to-day to their Riverside residence, Field Head. Outside the railroad station was a handsome arch with notices "Wel- come" and Welcome to the bride' top- ped by rowing shell and pairs of oars, or souls, painted with the Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, and Leander col ors. The road leading to Field Head was also spanned by long lines of streamers. MT. and Mrs. Lehman were presented with an address of welcome signed by Lord Cursor and other prom inent oarsmen, particularly welcoming the bride as representing that great nation to which we are united by so many ties of kinship and affection to her English home.
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HOSPITAL NOTES.

The number of soldiers at the New Haven hospital has been reduced to fifty-seven in all. Yesterday those in the tents were removed to the chapel and the tents were taken down. There are forty-five men now in the chapel ward. No more men are expected.
 Yesterday Frank Lynch was brought in from the Grand avenue police sta- tion with bad cut in his lip. It was probably the result of an epfleptic fit.
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PoIo LEAGUE REoRGAN1zED.
Important Meeting Held in This City
 Last Night.

h<aSA
 The reorganization of the Southern New England Polo association was ac- complished at a meeting held in the Quinnipiac rink on Grand avenue last night. Officers of the association were elected as follows: President F. c. Per ry of South Norwalk; vice president, James McLay of New Haven, and sec- retary, James Riley of Derby The board of directors will consist of one representative from each club, and will be chosen in the near future. Fran chises were awarded to the New Haven Amusement and Polo Co.,, Stamford Polo Co.,, Bridgeport Polo association, John Heineman of Wallingford, and F. c. Perry of South Norwalk. Two more franchises are to be secured, mak- ing eight clubs in all
 The rules Of the national association are to be adopted and govern this as- sociation. The secretary was instruct ed to make application to National Sec retary Charles F. Olin of New Britain for membership under the national agreement. The playing nights will be: At Wallingford, Saturday and Monday; at New Haven, Monday and Thursday; at South Norwalk, Monday and Thurs day; at Derby, Wednesday and Satur- day; at Stamford, Tuesday and Thurs day: at Bridgeport, Wednesday and Friday. The opening games of the season will be played on November 2. Referees thus far appointed are w. D. DeMills of Wallingford, William Porter and A. A. Tanyane. This year there will be a board of arbitration to be composed of the president, vice presi- dent and secretary, which board shall decide all disputes not settled by the referees.
 The schedule has not yet been com- pleted, but will be made up by Secre- tary Riley and John Heineman of Wal lingford. The secretary was instructed to furnish each club with a certificate of membership. Adjournment was then taken to September 2S at which time the meeting will be held in South Nor walk, and the schedule committee will report
 Ouinnipiac rink will be used exclu- siyely for all games played by this as sociation, in this city. The league will be one of the strongest in the country, and next in strength to that of the na tional league. Some of the fastest players of the country have already been secured by the managers of the several teams. Those present at last nights meeting were F. c. Perry of South Norwalk, John Heineman of Wallingford, D. F. Fender of Stamford James McLay of New Haven and M. Huntingdon of Derby.
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CORNELL ELEVEN WINS.

Ithaca, N. Y, Sept 21.-CornelI won an easy victory over Syracuse univer- sity eleven on Percy field gridiron to- day, running up score of 2S to O. The visitors were entirely outclassed. and at no time did they threaten Cor nelTs goal. Throughout the two twen- ty minutes halves the Ithacans kept the ball in the visitors territory Cor nells playing was snappy throughout. Coach Warner of Cornell said that the team was doing better work than at this time year ago.
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"There Is no Kodak
 but the Eastman Kodak"
 1898 KODAKS
 For sale by The Arthur H. Barnes Go. Dras n,'sasit Store. 159 Church St.

Drury Lane theater. The English min strels have always attached much inn portance to the musical features of their performances and among the vo- calists of the big minstrel jubilee, which Is to appear here at the Hyperion theater is Clement Stewart, the fore most ballad singer of Great Britain.
 MAN O WARS MAN"
 Thomas E. Shea will appear at the Hyperion the first three nights of next week in the highly popular production "The Man O Warsman." Popular prices
 THE JOLLY MUSKETEERS."
 Jefferson de Anglis, Lillian Russell, and Della Fox TO longer appear togeth- CT. They all made money enough out of the great tristan alliance profits to split up the partnership and each Ego it alone" MT. DeAnglis' share alone out of this combination (which present. ed, it will be remembered, Julian Ed wards opera ''The Wedding Day'O amounted to $1,OO0,O00 for two seasons s work. There never has been a more popular comedian in New York city than Jefferson de Anglis. He appears here in his new opera "The Jolly Mus keteer" by Julian Edwards and Stan islaus Stange next week at the lily perion theater.
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Philadelphia that he would not ride unless $50 was added to the winners purse.
 The matter is in the hands of the L.. A. w. racing board. Both men will ride in Waterbury to-day and money mat ters will be settled afterward.
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Y. M. c. A. FOOTBALL.

Fred Beck has accepted the position of captain of the Y. M. c. A. football team and will have charge of the men in the practice at the gymnasium to- night. The first practice game will be played at the Y. M. c. A. field Saturday afternoon.
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National League.

At Washington-Washington,3 8; Cin- cinnati, 15.
 At Baltimore-Baltimore 8; Chica- go, 1.
 At New York-Louisville, IA; New York, g.
 At Philadelphia-Philadelphia, Ii; Cleveland, 1.
 At Broollyn-Brooklyn, 8; St. Louis, '.
 At Boston-Boston [ Pittshurg &
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TWO TOWN CONVENTIONS
HELD IN YOUNG MEN'S REP PUBLI-
 CAN CLUB HALL LAST NIGHT.

Delegates to the Congressional and
 County Conventions Chosen-ResOlu-
 ton Endorsing Congressman Sperry,
 In the absence of James H. Macdon- aid, chairman of the republican town committee, A. MaXcy Hitler called to order the republican town congressional convention held in the hall of the Young Mems Republican club last night. On motion MT. Hitler was made permanent chairman and J. B. Ullman secretary There was a very large at tendance and nearly all the delegates answered to their names at roll call.
 The convention then proceeded to business, and the names of Frank c. Bushnell, George A. Hull and William E. Morgan were presented as candi- dates for first delegate. An attempt was made to have a committee of one from each ward appointed to name the four delegates and report to the con- vention for their approval or disap- proval. After being amended to ap- point committee of five another mo- tion to lay on the table prevailed, and nominations were closed. On the first ballot Frank C. Bushnell received 61 votes, MT Morgan 16 and MT. Hull 2. MT. Bushnell was, upon motion, declar- ed the unanimous choice.
 w. J. Atwater, William E. Morgan, J. W. Schroeder and H. c, Marsh were nominated for second delegate. w. J. Atwater was declared second delegate, having secured Al votes
 Thomas Guerding, William E. Mor- gan, H. c. Marsh and S. P. Crafts were nominated for third delegate but MT. Crafts withdrew in favor of MT. Guerd- ing. No choice was made on the first ballot. Before proceeding to second ballot the name of MT. Marsh was withdrawn in favor of MT. Guerding, who was then elected.
 On motion Secretary Ullman cast the unanimous ballot for MT. Marsh as the fourth delegate.
 Judge Stoddard stated that he did not believe in imposing anything upon the delegates, but he did believe in commenting N. D. Sperry upon his work, and in consequence offered the following resolution, which was unani- mously adopted:
 Resolved, That we, the republicans of New Haven, the home of the Hon. N. D. Sperry, proud of the splendid record made by him in congress upon all of the great questions of the day, and commenting his loyal and enthusiastic support of the president in his wise and patriotic policies, which have so speed l fly, and with results so glorious, brought apparently to close the most unselish war ever waged for human | ity, take the present opportunity of saying to our fellow republicans in the Second congressional district that we earnestly hope to unite with them in unanimously rendering to MT. Sperry the renomination, to which we deem | him to be deservedly entitled" | The congressional meeting then ad- | journed.
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TO BREAK THE WORLDS RECORD
At Nutmeg Park, Bridgeport, Saturday -Collett and Hausman to Be Paced

At Nutmeg Park, Bridgeport, Saturday
 By a Triplet-Other Notes.
 Collett and Hausman will endeavor to break the worlds tandem record, made by themselves at the National L.. A. w. meet in Indianapolis, at Nutmeg Park, Saturday. They will be paced by a triplet team composed of Harry Bill, Ainscoe and Johnson, who have been training at the Elm City Park track for more than a week for this event. The tripiet team has been making good time, making four miles less than eight minutes, and by Saturday they will no doubt ride the distance in seven min- utes. With this team acting as pace makers Collett and Hausman should throw off several seconds from their worlds record time. Tuesday they won the one mile tandem handicap at the Mineola fair grounds, which was held under the auspices of the Queens Coun- ty Agricultural society, New York. As a tandem team they have no equal in the world.
 In the one mile open Collett and Hausman, Rutz, R. F. Ludwig of Chico- pee Falls, Mass, and other fast riders are entered. Ludwig won this event at the recent national circuit meet given by the New Haven Cycling club and will strive to win it Saturday at Nut meg Park.
 The horsemen who attend will have a good chance to see some fine horse racing. Albatross, the "Guideless Won der," has been matched to race with Clint" Coulter, the champion un- paced rider of the world. The race will be for a purse and side bet of $500. The opinion among horsemen seems to be that Albatross will win, but Coulter is of the opinion that he can best the horse, so the race Saturday will decide who is supreme. Best two in three heats will decide the event. A party of horsemen will go from this city to see this race.
 Jimmy Michael and Edouard Tay- lore are still at Sheepshead Bay. Al. Weinig will probably be the future manager of the "Rarebit.''
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THE SHRIEVALTY CONVENTION
 The shrievalty convention was called to order by MT. Hiller Theodore H Macdonald was chosen chairman and c. c. Keeler was made secretary. The secretary read the call and called the roll, to which 109 delegates answered Captain Crafts then moved that al four delegates be chosen at once. This motion prevailed, and the names of F l.. Averill, John T. Gaffey, T. H. Suchel and w. F. Clark were presented. They are, it is said, all supporters of Sheriff Spiegel and were unanimously chosen No delegates were named by the Dun- ham supporters.
 After this vote J. B. Ullman present. ed the following resolution, which was adopted:
 Resolved, That we, the convention endorse the candidacy of Charles R Spiegel for sheriff of New Haven coun- ty"
 Adjournment was then taken.
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pEFERRED TO THE L. A. w.

A match race between H. B. Freeman and Major Taylor was arranged by the Waterbury Wheel club while the two were at New Haven, both men agreeing to ride for purse of s250 to be divided thus: s175 to winner, s75 to loser. After all bills were printed and men adver- tised Major Taylor telegraphed from
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-22
DUTIES OF OFFICIALS.

At Championship Football Games
 What Walter Camp Has to Say
 About the Matter.
 Walter Camp in Golfers Weekly says: There is one point which the eastern rules committee seem to have covered most thoroughly, and that is the question of jurisdiction. Last year new problem was raised by the tendency to question the umpire in re- gard to the referees decision and to ask the referee whether he agreed with the umpire's rulings. Then, where there was any possibility of misunder- standing as to the duties of these two officials, trouble was likely to result. There was an added difficulty when, as in some of the sections of the coun- try, competent and unprejudiced officials were few and the teams re- sorted to a sort of compromise, each side naming one of the officials. It became too risky for the. captain of a team to name an unbiased man be- cause his opponent was likely to select an advocate pure and simple, and thus the net results of the rulings of the two would be against the side choosing the non-partisan official. Disputes grew up, and in many cases these disputes were augmented by being well ventila- ted. in the columns of the press. In the old days of the Intercollegiate Football association it was provided that in questions of fact the decision of any official was absolute and subject to no appeal. In cases calling into question the interpretation of any rule it was possible to refer the interpreta- tion of any rule to the association for settlement. Since the dissolution of the association, when two teams choose a referee and umpire they ex- pect to abide by their decision. When the players-both on side-attempt to secure the ball the referee decides which one gets it. If one of these players should be off side the umpire so declares and the ball goes to the other side. Last year in game in New York there seems to have arisen some misconception about these duties in the minds of the spectators, and this was not entirely cleared up by the newspaper comments. Such a point did the discussion reach that the newspapers secured statements from the officials. Good officials would be- come rarer than ever, and would hesitate to subject themselves to the chance of criticism, If they found their ruling referred to the tribunal of public opinion and learned that they were to be roasted" and subjected to the abuse which has come to be the lot of | the base ball umpire.
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Sugar for
 Canning Peaches.

Just a hint Use Druggists Sugar, as it makes. the purest syrup. Guaranteed o9.o per cent pure. You'll thank us for the hint later. s. w. HURLBURT,
 1o74 Chapel street. Telephone 15S.
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BROWN RENOMINATED.

Practically No Opposition for Sheriff of
 Middlesex County. Middletown, Sept. 21.-The republi- can county convention here to-day re- nominated Sheriff Brown for a third term of office.
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THE HILLHoUsE BOYS.

At Boston-Boston ', Pittsburg 8.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-03-02

For instance, take right-handed hitter
who naturally hits to right field. He
would find it much harder to put q ball
Ill left field than would a right-hand bat
ter who naturally hits to left to put the
ball in right field. The reason is that the
to hit TO left, while the other pushes when
he sends the ball to right. That illus
trateS the meaning of the two express
SONS better than | could define them.
In either event, whether the batter
wants to pull the ball around to one field
or push it to the other, he ought to meet
1t squarely, and not swing on it. It's
the weight back of the bat that counts
and not the swing. A ball that is met
squarely over the plate with the bat
ter1S weight behind it will go further
than any swing will send it. Swinging
takes the eye off the ball. The more
you snap at the ball the more successful
you'll be as a batsman.
"a fielder, however, can get so he can
size up the place hitter With no in
tentiOn of treating myself to floral trib-
utes, | think that l can tell eight times
out of ten in what field a man is trying
to place the ball. [ judge by the position
at the bat. The main object of most
left-tield hitters nowadays is to hit to
right, for the reason, I suppose. that
the hitters think the fielders expect the
ball to go to left In order to stop plays
of this kind successfully the fielder
should have an understanding with his
pitcher and know what kind of a ball he
is going to pitch. Then, again, the short
stop or the second baSeman should not
leave his position to cover second in
case Of an attempted steal until the
catcher has the ball. This keeps the
batter guessing, as we'll as helps the
fielder to stop hits he wouldn't if he left
his position uncovered
William Hoffer, one of the crack pitch
ers of the Baltimore club. is a Wiscon-
sin graduate. He was born November 8.
1871, at Cedar Rapids, Ia, where he
still resides. He gained his first knowI-
edge of the national game with amateur
teams around his native place. His pro-
fessiOnal career began in 1891 with the
Cedar Rapids club of the Illinois-Iowa
league. He began the season of 1892
with the Grand Island (Neb.) club, and
later joined the Toledo club of the West
ern league, shortly before that lea que dis
banded, and he finished the summer with
the Marinette club. which won the cham
piOnship Of the Wisconsin State league.
In 1893 Hoffer played with the Nash
vile club of the Southern league and
when that league disbanded he signed
with Manager John G. Chapman of the
Buffalo club of the Eastern league. He
showed up so well that he was re-engaged
for the season Of 1894 1t was his excel
lent work in the pitchers position that
led to his being highly recommended to
the Baltimore club by Manager Chap
man. HOffers career as member of
the Baltimore club is familiar to all fol-
lowers OF the national game His work
III 1897 was not up to his usual standard.
but Manager Hanlon is confident that the
Cedar Rapids boy will be back to form
in 1898. Hoffer is feet 9 inches tall
and weighs about $50 pounds. He is
above the average as a batter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-03-02
NINE LIVES ARE LOST.
Charleston IS. Co. Police Make
Heroic but Futile Attempt
at Rescue.

Charleston, S. c., Feb. 26.-Nine lives
were lost in a fearful fire which ragged
for short while in Church street this
morning.
At 2:10 a. m. a policeman on duty
noticed big sparks flying from the tene-
ment house at $50 Church street. The
officer found that blaze was issuing
from one Of the windows on the first
floor. The doors were broken open and
the family on that floor were rushed out
without any damage.
Somebody yelled that several women
were sleeping on the third floor. The po-
lice rushed upstairs, but when they
reached the top story the life-saving work
was stopped by the flames which seemed
to be playing over the entire building.
Screams from dying women were heard
and Officer Bagby rushed in and pulled
out three charred bodies. The quick work
of the fire department checked the fire
and 1t was soon under control, but not
until nine lives had been lost on the third
story. The dead are:
MRS. REBECKA KNICKMEYER.
ALBERT O'NEAL.
CASWELL O'NEAL.
JOSEPHIN KNICKMEYER, Z years Of
age.
KATIE KNICKMEYER, 16 years.
LEONORA KNICKA1EYER, 8 years.
FRANCES KNICKMEYER, years.
LILLE KNICKMEYER, years.
BABY OF Mrs. knickmeyer. l month old.
Mrs. knickmeyer is the wife of Theo-
dore h. knickmeyer, a carpenter.
hnlckmeyer is a "call man" in the fire
department. Last night he was on watch
at the fire engine house at the corner of
Meeting and Wentworth streets. When
the alarm came in he was among the first
TO get off to the scene and as he turned into
Church street he saw to his horror that it
was his own house. and his heart stopped
still as he thought of his family in the
third floor. He rushed into the building
to see the police dragging out his children
black, burned and dead. In the meantime
the engines were playing on the flames
and the fire was soon checked. The
building is Quilted, but the damage will
not be very great. The coroner is now
holding an inquest over the victims
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-03-02
SPORTING 1T EMS.

George Davis Of the New York ball
team is believer in the idea of players
trying to place their hits. He realizes
that neither he nor any other man can
do this at will, but he thinks the ball can
be batted in either field often enough to
have a great effect upon the batsman's
average. This is the season when the
National league players tell how the
game should be played. Davis is no eX-
ception. Il should say that there are
about three men on each team who can
WILL" says the Gotham man. "Delehan-
ty. Keeler, Dahlen, Burkett and Setback
are among the best at this play. In or
der to place the ball a batter must know
how to pull it and push it. The former
is the harder accomplishment of the two.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-03-02

ened and shrouded, the matador Jose lies,
seven hours later, crowded over with
flowers and surrounded by candles. And
hudded against the bed, a tiny Spanish
dagger buried to its hilt just below her
soft throat the same woman is lying.
No one knows who she is or where she
came from. That she is Spanish they
know from the Toledo dagger, and the
blue-black of her hair, and that her name
is Carmen they learn from the engraving
on the one ring that she wears-a present
from Jose after beating her for the first
time, in Madrid.
That is all they ever knew.-The Argo-
naut.