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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
FIRE DEPARTMENT WORK.
seports of the Different Companies sub

Reports of the Different Companies SUD-
 mitted at Headquarters for 1897 ' The annual reports of the different companies of the fire department have been submitted at headquarters. They cover the period from January 1, 1897, to January 1, s1S9S Number of fires at tended, engine 1, 75; engine 2, 56; engine 8, SS; engine 4, S6; engine B. 2S; engine 6, IS; engine ', 36; engine 8, fl; total, S73. Truck 1. 49; truck ?, SS; truck 8, 27; total for trucks, 164. Chemical en- zine i, S2.
 Hours of service. engine 1, 65; engine 2, 61; engine 3, 60; engine 4, 55; engine 5, 9; engine 6, g; engine [, A; engine s, 51; total, 3S6 Truck 1, 51; truck 2, 69; truck 3. 31; total for trucks, 164. Chemical engine operated by truck l, 63.
 Miles travelled, engine 1, 93; engine 2, 65; engine 3, 92; engine 1, 30; engine 5, 40; engine 6, 2S; engine z, 32; engine &, 57 total, 437. Truck 1, 49; truck 2, 137; truck 8, 47; total for trucks, 23S. Chem ical engine, 70. Number of feet of hose laid, total, 64,S50 feet for engines; 4,250 for chemical engine. Number of gallons of chemical used 1,917.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
PRESENTED A BOLD FRONT
OPPOSED TO THE,
 CIVIL SERYICE. LAW.

They Want Definite Assurances That the
 Bill Proposing Material Medication of
 Law Will be Given Rearing and Vote
 Before April 1.
 members of the house opposed to the civil service law presented a bold front when efforts were made to-day by mem- bers of the committee on rules to learn when the pending civil service debate could be brought to a close. The state ment was made in reply to these in quiries that the debate could be closed at once if definite assurances were giy- en by the committee on rules that the bill proposing material modification of the civil service law would be given a hearing and vote at a reasonably ear ly day, and certainly before April 1. With this assurance given, the oppo- nents of the law were ready to with draw the present contest against the supplies for the civil service commits sion and reserve their contest for the law itself.
 Without this assurance it was assert ed that any rule to close the debate would be voted down by over one hun dred majority. Thirty names are on the list of those who desire to speak and each man is expected to speak about half an hour, leaving the end long way off unless some agreement could be reached. Intimations were also made that an amendment might be offered to the pending appropriation bill adding the republican conference proposition as a rider" The steering committee of republicans do not favor this course, but they say it may be proposed by in dividual members and will have pow erful support.
 The canvass of republican members now in progress shows that by far the larger number of republicans favor a modification rather than a repeal of the law. But it also shows that thirty eight republicans are ready to vote for absolute repeal and these thirty-eight, | together with the democrats and popu- lists favoring absolute repeal are said to give majority for repeal. The steering committee is desirous, howev- er of avoiding an issue on repeal, and of limiting the action to modifying the law. This they hope to accomplish without the aid of democratic or popu- l listic votes, although the thirty-eight republicans are available in case no modification of the law is secured, to carry through a bill for complete re peal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
PROMINENT DURHAM MANS SUD-
 DEN DEATH

Middletown, Jan. 10.-L. Marston Leach of Durham dropped dead at 10:30 this morning in the First National bank in this city just as he entered the build ing to attend the annual meeting of the board of directors, of which he was a member. Just after entering the door he was stricken with heart disease and sank to the floor. Death came almost instantly.
 Mir Leach was about v years of age and was one of the most prominent residents of Durham. He had repre- scented his town in the legislature and his district in the state senate during the war.
 In his career as a senator he estab- lished a great friendship with Senator o. H. Platt.
 He was a trustee of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane and a director in the Middletown Savings bank. He leaves widow and one daughter. The deceased was brother of the late State Auditor Oscar M. Leach.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
CAME 1,Pnp IN -cIrRA-

New York, Jan. 10.-Los Novedades, a Spanish newspaper published in this city, in reporting on the cane crop in Cuba says that last year at this season thirteen estate were grinding cane and that this year no less than fifty-eight are converting the cane into sugar. Re- ports from the sugar districts state that the cane crop is in excellent condi- tion During the first week of last month S55 tons wer made; in the second week 1000 tons; in the third 420o, and during the last week $500, or a total of 12.555 tons. If the standing can can be utilized, Cuba will make about half a million tons or one-half her maximum crop in times of peace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
MYSTIC VELVET MILL BOILER
 AND ENGINE

The contract for the construction of engine and boiler at the Mystic velvet mill has been awarded to James U. Lathrop of Mystic. The engine will be made by Hughes & Phillips iron works at Newark, N J. It will be a high pres sure Corliss engine of 71-horse power. with a capacity of 100 revolutions per minute with 80 pounds of steam. There will be two boilers built by the Ames iron works of Oswego. They will be horizontal tubular boilers 50 inches in diameter and r feet ? inches high, with S2 tubes inches in diameter, each 16 feet high.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
NEW LONG-DISTANCE TROLLEY
 LINE

The longest continuous trolley line in this state, seventeen miles long, be- tween the cities of Hartford and Rock vile, was opened on Saturday with an hourly service, the running time being an hour and half, and the fare twenty cents. The road is in effect a parallel of the line of the New England Rail- road company, which will probably meet the competition by local service, for which a combined car and steam motor burning hard coal will be used.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED
IN THE VALUATION OF CHAPEL STREET MERCANTILE PROPERTY.


 Land Below Orange Street Sells for $2 ,5OO
 Front Foot-This Section of the City
 Being Steadily Improved of Late.
 The purchase by Mendel & Freedman of the land and the building thereon adjoining their store premises on the west, the same being the property oc- cupied by B. E. Hall, marks a new record as to the value of Chapel street property below Orange street, and is another indication of the growth in value of Chapel street property and of the city, the price paid being about $2,50O a front foot. This according to recollection is $500 foot more than was paid by the late ex-Governor James B. English for the land on which he erect ed the building where the Beecher & Leonard store is. The land bought bv Mendel & Freedman has a frontage of .twenty-one feet and as has already been stated, the firm proposes to tear down the Hall store building and erect a handsome building in it's place. which shall be marked improvement to that portion of Chapel street, the firm " OOSNPJ and the new one for their busi- ness. Chapel street below Orange street is therefore looking up'' further. With the new Moses building across the way and its modern front, the coming addition of another story to the hand- some Winchester building occupied by the Charles Monson Co.,, the marked ir1- provement of the Street building. the handsome new front to the John D. Bas- sett & Co. store, the improvement of the Howarth Brothers building and store, the notable enlargement and irn-s provement of the Ford building, and the through lines" of electric tcars at State street from the Consolidated road depot to the western part of the city, much has been and is to be soon ac- complished in improving and modern- izing this part of New Haven's great mercantile thoroughfare. Prominent citizens speaking yesterday of the ten- dency to improvement in this section said that great improvement would be made if the Consolidated road should build, as it is said it proposes, stores over the railroad cut on both sides This improvement would yield an in-s come to the railroad company, while 1t would also be of great benefit In | making the lines of stores at that point continuous and dos away with the bad break in the 1 line at the railroad cut. Such an irn-5 provement would, 1t was deemed, be Of great utility for the reasons mentioned, and therefore a public Improvement, which would result in a further en- hancement of the value of property in l that section and help bring forward the 1 value of the stores for renting purposes below the bridge" A luther inevitable benefit to lower Chapel street property, especially the stores below Union street, will result from the new bridge over | the Hartford railroad tracks at the crossing below East street. The doing. away with the crossing, which was ever menace to life and limb and a hind-I rance to travel, cannot fail to inure to- 1 the benefit of the street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
GJuLFORD NOTES.

J. Nelson Field will be the sexton for the ensuing year at the Third church.
 Dr. J. H. Hutchinson of Hartford and surgeon of the First Regiment, c. N, G., can now be found at the late residence of Dr. Reynolds, where he will have his office.
 The Skinner residence is closed for the winter, Mrs Skinner going to Scranton, Penn. to spend the season with her daughter, Mrs. Platt, and the Misses Skinner residing in New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
NEGRO MURDERER EXECUTED.
Hadley A. Sutherland, Who Shot WO-
 man in Brooklyn, Killed at Sing

Hadley A. Sutherland, Who Shot Wo-
 man in Brooklyn. Killed at Sing
 Sing.
 Sing Sing, N. Y, Jan. 1o.-Hadley A. Sutherland, the West Indian negro who murdered Mrs. Sarah Wrenn on March 29, was electrocuted to-day. Seventeen hundred and eighty volts were turned on at 11:19 and turned off at 1928 a. m.s
 Sutherland and the woman lived at 9Sss Gwinnett street, Brooklyn. They quar- relied on the night in question, and Mrs. Wrenn fled from their rooms As she ran down the stairs Sutherland fired five shots at her from 8 revolver. One of the bullets struck her as she reached the sidewalk and she fell dead.
 Sutherland was tried in April, made no defense and was convicted and sen-s fenced to be executed in the week be- ginning January TO-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
wALLINGFoRD CASE.

Before the County Commissioners.
 The New Haven county commission- CTS yesterday heard remonstrances of3 various Wallingford residents against the renewal of the license held by Mrs., Kate Ryan, wife of Andrew Ryan. She kept saloon in Colony street in Wal lingford and the remonstrants allege that the place was not conducted in an orderly manner and that the locality is not only unsuitable for a saloon, but that the person is also unsuitable Law year C. A. Harrison appeared for the applicant and Lawyer Kleiner for the remonstrants. Colonel W. J. Leaven- worth was witness for the remon- strants.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
coRoNERsINvEsTTGATING
he Trolley Accident Which Caused

The Trolley Accident Which Caused
 Death of Lillian Matthews.
 Coroner Mix is still Investigating the trolley car accident which resulted in the death of Lillian Matthews, the six year-old child, who died at the hospital yesterday. The coroner yesterday heard the testimony of Edward Nelson, the motorman, and Conductor Casey, who was in charge of car No. 2S, which struck the little Matthews girl. He will to-day hear testimony from several by islanders who saw the accident. The funeral of the little girl will be held to- day at D. m. from English hall, where she attended Sunday school.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
COUNTY CONvocATIoN

The New Haven County Convocation opens in St. Thomas church this morn- ing at 10 o'clock with holy communion and sermon by Rev. MT. Walker.
 The business meeting with essay and eXegetical paper by Rev. MT. Bispham will be at 2:30 D. m. Evening prayer with addresses by Bishop Coadjutor Brewster and MT. Burton Mansfield on missions will be held at 7:30 o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
RUSSIAN EMBASSY THREATENED.

Her Alleged Opposition to the Amelior-
 ation of the Condition of the Armen-
 ians.
 London, Jan. 10.-According to a de- spatch from Constantinople, the Rus sian embassy there has been threatened with bomb outrages "unless Russia withdraws her opposition to the amel- ioration of the condition of the Ar menians."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
AT ST. JOHNS P. E. CHURCH.

This afternoon at 2 o'clock the ladies' guild of St. Johns P. Z church will meet in the guild room. Their work now is mission work and a full attend ance is requested.
 The usual Tuesday evening lecture on 'The Life of Christ" will be omitted to- night on account of the County Convo- cation service at St. Thomas church. Next Thursday, from 2 until o'clock p. m., the Daughters of the King will hold a cake sale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
FOOD SITUATION AT DAWSON

Victoria, B, C., Jan. 1O.-Richard Mor- gan, just from Dawson City, throws new light on the food situation there and also on the general conditions and present necessities of the camp. Meat, he says, is now worth but thirty to forty cents a pound, chiefly because large herds of moose and caribou have lately been slaughtered by the whole sale, one hunting party bringing in fifty-four.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
NEW GOVERNMENT IN NEWTON.

Newton, Mass, Jan. 10.-The mayor, Henry E. Cobb, and the new city gov ernment of 1898 were inaugurated this afternoon. This is the first city govern ment under the new charter, by which the executive board was changed from a two-board to single one of twenty one members.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
HOTEL INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK

HOTEL INCREASES SCAPITAL STOCK
 New York, Jan. 10.-At the annual meeting tonight the stockholders of the Hoffman house corporation approv- ed an increase of capital stock from $2oo, 900 to $300,000, and decided to in- crease the number of directors from 8 to 5. These directors were chosen: James D. Leary, R. T. Mcdonald, Gra- ham Polly, Daniel J. Leary and J. P. Caddagan. The directors organized by electing these officers: J. F. Cadda- gan, president and general manager; Grahams Polly, treasurer; Daniel J. Leary, secretary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
pIYMnrrH CHIrRCH

In the account of the annual meeting of Plymouth church, yesterday morning. it appeared that the Sunday school con- tributed S1S60 during the year to benev- olent ends. This was an error. The amount should have been $1,S60 con tributed by the church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
UNITED MINISTER'S MEETING.
Paper by Prof. Blackman on Israel as
 a SociologiSt"

Paper by PTOf. B1acKnnan OH 1sfHeI ds
 Sociologist."
 The United Ministers meeting yes- terday was addressed by Prof. w. F. Blackman on the subject, Israel as a; Sociologist." About twenty members of the association were present. The sub- ject was discussed by nearly all present. and Prof. Blackman was accorded a vote of thanks.
 At the next meeting Rev. W. II. Brown of Madison will read a paper on "The New Theosophy and Some of It's Inevitable Consequences for Faith and Life.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11

ST. FRANCIS ORPHAN ASYLUM.
 The annual meeting of St. Francis orphan asylum will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:3O o'clock. There is one vacancy to fill, that of vice president, caused by the death of Rev. Father Mulholland. It is expected that some one of the older Catholic pastors of the city will be chosen to fill the vacancy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
SILVER STILL GOING.

New York, Jan. 1O.-The steamship Trave sailing for Europe tomorrow will take about 2SOOOO ounces of silver and a, 900 Mexican dollars
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11

New York, Jan. 1O.-Jules Cambon, French ambassador to the United States, arrived here to-day on La Gas cogne.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
MONTHS MIND MASS

There will be months mind mass for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Ralph Gflley this morning at St. Johns R. c. church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
1-- THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
The President Likely Not to Appoint a
 Successor to Major Handy.

I Ht TTtSlU6III IIhtIy 4NUt tU <aPPUIIIt tl
 Successor to Major Handy.
 Washington, Jan 10.-While the mat ter has not been definitely decided, it is said that the president probably will not nominate a successor to the late Moses P. Handy, as special commits sioner to the Paris Exposition. The reason for this decision is that the work for which MT. Handy was selected has been brought so we'll along that the subject may be turned over to the reg ular exposition commission, for which congress is expected to provide during the present session.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
FUNERAL OF MRS. wALDRoN.


 At the funeral of Alice, wife of Fred erick H. Waldron, to be held this af- ternoon at o'clock, at her late home, 105 Howe street, the bearers will be Eu- gene A. Beecher, Willis l.. Mix, Frank G. Anthony, Edson s. Beach, Rollin j.. Bunce and Robert Morgan. Rev. Wfl- liam A. Beardsley of St. Thomas church will officiate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CONTRIBU-
 TIONS.

At Trinity Episcopal church Sunday s59.20 was contributed for Grace hospi- tai and s241 for the New Haven hospi- tai.
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change. Her age is 6S and that of her
husband so next February. Capt Hayes
has reached the advanced age Of 50 and
Mrs Hayes that of ". This occasion was
the seth anniversary Of their marriage.
Rev Dwight G. Stone of Gilbertville,
Mass, after having partaken OF Thanks
giving bounties with relatives In this
place on Saturday with bis sister, Miss
Minnie, returned home.
William Brakeman and family visited
with his fathers family in New York
state over Thanksgiving.
Miss Hattie Griffin spent Thanksgiving
in Torrington.
Mr. and Mrs Carr Watson spent Thanks
giving with Mr. and Mrs E. G. Byers of
Waterbury.
Rev Charles L. and Mrs Aver returned
from Easton on Monday. Mrs Aver has
been absent six weeks.
Miss Nellie Booth returned to John B.
EOrber'S ON saturday.
At the funeral of Jarvis Parker, his
brother, Rufus Parker OF Hawleyville,
aged SO, was in attendance.
The interior of the Center district
school house is to undergo thorough re-
pairs.
On Saturday Mr. and Mrs r. P. Hayes
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Residence OF Mrs 6. TAYLOR.
trip to New Milford, Monday, on account
Of the formidable snowbanks.
KENT.
FEW MILFORD.

NO SERVICES ON SUNDAY IN THE CHURCH.
ES.
On account OF the severe storm on
Sunday, there was no service held In
either church.
Some time between Saturday night and
Sunday morning large maple tree In
front OF M. Q. Gibbs house was blown
down, blocking the road and breaking
the fences on both sides.
Mrs Judson of Stamford is visiting
relatives In the village.
The storm of Sunday set people to
thinking that winter was upon Us In
earnest and that it was time to put on
storm doors, set window lights that were
broken out and in other ways prepare
for cold weather.
DrU. M. Bsrnum has a storm house
building for his front door.
Painters are at work on Mrs e. M.
Howland's house, putting the inside in
order.
The selectmen had q gang of snow
shovelers at work on the roads, Monday,
all day.
DC Friday afternoon the Ladies' For
eign Missionary society will hold their
annual thank Offering meeting and will
give reception to Rev and Mrs Job in
the lecture room of the church. Rev
and Mrs Goodenough of Ellsworth are
expected to be present.
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Holiday
Readiness.

We're practically ready for
the Christmas shopper now.
The store hasn't got on its
holiday dress yet and new
ness and novelty will be
added to this stock as fast as
GU can tear the leaves of
your calender pad, yet to-day
our stocks are fuller. newer,
more interesting and contain
more money-saving oppor-
tunities for the holiday buy
er, than any other stock in
the state will at the height of
its Christmas completeness.
Visitors that come to see
what is new and good are
as welcome as the customer
that comes to buy
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NICHOLS.
MIS- LATNE-DR HOUSE.

MIS- LAINE-DR HOUSE.
o. Wednesday, November 80, At the
Methodist church, Cheshire, Florence
Wheeler, youngest daughter of Rev T. N.
Laine was united in marriage to DR. Al
bert L. house Of Torrington. The cere-
mony was solemnized ct high noon, and
was much less elaborate than had been
planned for on account Of the recent
death of Mrs Lame, mother of the bride.
Both contracting parties are we'll kno wn
in this place and are exceedingly popular.
The families of N. B. Curtiss and Mrs
T. Bene haye moved to Bridgeport
for the winter.
Miss Rosalie I. Nichols spent Sunday
with her aunt Mrs Annie Edwards of
Daniels Farms.
Miss Ruby Plumb has been quite sick
with cold.
Miss Mary Downey il taking piano
lessons Of Miss Florence NJ. Nichols.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs r. N
Owen, Sunday morning.
Misses Inez e. French and Florence NJ
Nichols spent several days in Cheshire
last week, attending the Laine-Hous'
nuptials.
Mrs j. R. Rollins entertained hel
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WOODBURY..

Tuesday Of last week about 30 Of the
friends OF Daniel Burton gave him q
very pleasant surprise party.
Mrs james Huntington has returned
from visit in BIO omfield, N. s., W lere
she WAS the guest Of Mrs p. .. Boyd,
formerly Of this town.
Abner Allen. nearly so years old, has
come on tom the West to visit bis
brother, s. r. ALLEN. Mr. Allen lives IN
lows.
r a. Baldwin has finished AZ addi-
tion TO his house on Main street. thereb,
enlarsing Il BY two rooms.
Thomas Lord Of Chicago was in tovr,
recently.
Lester. Harvey and Bennett GAlplp
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Fairfield County.
TRUMBULL.
MISS vANs-MR DAVIS.

MISS vANS-MR DAVIS.
Lucia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James r. Vans, of New York City, and
Ernest Lewis Davis, of the same city,
were married in Trumbull November %,
by Rev W. r. White at the home of the
BRIDES grand mother, Mrs John Ward.
Only the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties were present to enjoy
= delightful family wedding. The old
home had been beautifully decorated for
the occasion and every arrangement made
for the happy event. After the usual
impressive service and greetings the
guests partook of bountiful wedding
supper, and, after pleasant social hour,
retired wishing Mr. and Mrs Davis a long
and happy married life. After Deem
Der M and Mrs Davis will make their
home at s87 Park Avenue, New York.
Miss Alice Nichols, of Storrs Agricul-
tural College, spent her Thanksgiving
vacation with her pa ents, Mr. and Mrs
K. T. Nichols.
Notwith landing the disagreeable Gay
the reunion Of families was quite general
thr oughout this part of the town. Car
riages were going nearly all day to
trains, and quite number from out Of
town were guests for the day, while not
few went to the city.
The BLIZZARD Sunday was so severe
that no one thought of venturing outside
of their doors o attempt to hold any GER
vices for worship. The roads have all
been bio 'kaded and 1t will be some de ys
before travel resumes It's normal COL di
ton.
Mrs W. r. White returned, Saturday,
from q visit an oag friends in Springfield
and Ware, Mass.
The annual off ring to the Copgrega-
ito al Cha, ch Building Society will be
recs lived, ext Sunday morning.