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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-18
TO PASS THE CROWD.
All Cannot Be Brilliant, No Matter
 How Healthy.

It probably comes to every thoughtful person at times that there are plenty of common, mediocre people, and that if one determines to be, he or she can press to the front and pass the crowd, and win position, fame and gold. It is largely a matter of determination and health. Many a determined character with brilliant possibilities, Is held, back by i'll health. Some find that bright, keen thoughts refuse to come to their brains, and wonder why.
 The kind of brain work that makes successful merchants, lawyers, doctors, authors, etc., etc, makes heavy draughts on the filling of the minute nerve cells of the body, said filling be- ing composed of a greyish sort of ma terial which must be replaced day by day, or the brain and other parts of the body will not act properly.
 Coffee is hidden but powerful ene- my to ones progress ill life. Its subtle, narcotic poison weakens heart, inter- feres with digestion and has a definite and destructive effect on the nervous system. People who are content to load themselves with impediments to prog ress, who refuse to supply body with food and drink of the kind needed to make up for the daily disintegration of the nerve and tissue, must stand aside in the race for pre-eminence.
 The ones who are properly fed will surely win the laurels.
 Postum Food Coffee furnishes the glu- ten and phosphates of grain needed by nature to nourish brain and nerves with food. It does not narcotize and tear down. It is frequently misjudged on first trial, because of improper prepara- ton, but it will be found to be a most delicious beverage if, after boiling com mences, it be allowed to continue boil ing for 15 minutes. This is necessary to extract the food value and flavor.
 There are those who are entirely careless as to what goes into the stom- ach, but the one who would make all his movements tend towards health and possible greatness, cannot afford to risk adulterated food or drink even coffee.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-18
PERSONAL JOTTINGS.

Attorney George W. Robinson yes terday returned from Washington, where he had been for week on a business trip. While in Washington he visited his father, Prof. William Rob- inson.
 On Saturday night last MT. c. J. Up- son gave a large old fashioned candy pull in honor of his guest, Mrs. I. w. Curtis of Milford, Conn.
 MT. Adam Ziegler of 725 State street is the father of a bouncing baby hoy. Mother and child are doing well. Mrs. Ziegler was formerly Miss schollhorn of this city.
 Matthew Douglass, the city hall ele- vator attendant, who for the last two weeks was Ill at his home threatened with pneumonia, has recovered suffi- ciently to return to work.
 The condition of Mrs. Alfred Meigs, of Madison, mother of F. D. Meigs, the clothier, is still very critical. She suf- fered a stroke of paralysis last week.
 Joseph J. McKiernan has returned to Waterbury from him home in this city, where he has been confined for three months with peritonitis. He has re- sumed his position in Currans in Wa terbury.
 very i'll.
 Past Commissioner H. T. Blake and wife left yesterday for Washington to be absent about a fortnight. o. J. Hull of East Chapel street IS very i'll at Grace hospital. He is suf- fering. from heart disease. Clerk Ernest s. Isbell of the city court has made arrangements with the char ity commissioners to have the old rec ords of the court stored in the big vault in the city hall.
 William H. Moore, clerk at the deliv- cry window in the postoffice. who has been ill for the past month, resumed duty yesterday morning. William H. Pierpont went to Boston yesterday to attend a meeting of the Masonic grand consistory of Massachu- setts. MT. Pierpont is thrice potent of the fourteenth degree of the Quinnipiac bodies, Order of Perfection. L. B. Hin-
 man, deputy for the lodge, was invited to go, but being unable to leave, he del egated MT. Pierpont to take his place.
 The Hartford Courant's Saybrook l correspondent says: "The appointment of E. Theophilus Liefeld of New Ha. ven to be consul to F'rieburg, Germany as stated in Thursdays Courant, is g | matter of great interest to Saybrook
 people. MT. Liefeld came to this place
 some years ago to teach under the Rev
 Peter L. Shepard in the Seabury In stitute. After remaining here one year | he taught in New Haven, where he has remained until his appointment as consul. During his stay in this place | Mir Liefeld made a large circle of ac.
 quaintances in this apd surrounding towns"
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INSURANCE ON SUICIDES.
Not Payable if the Insured Person Was
 of Sound Mind


 Washington, Jan. 17.-In the United States supreme court to-day Judge Har- Ian handed down an opinion in the case of A. Howard Ritter, executor of Will liam M. Bunk, versus the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York, in- volving the question of whether the heirs of man who commits suicide when in sound mind can recover an in surance policy. The court held that they could not.
 It appeared from the facts stated that MT. Bunk, resident of Philadelphia, committed suicide within less than a year after increasing his insurance to the extent of $200000, making an aggre gate insurance of $5O0,0 upon his life. Of the s200,000 the New York company carried $75,O00, which it refused to pay on the ground that Bunk was sane when he took his life. It was shown in the trial court that he had written a letter the day before his death stating that It was ms purpose to put an end to his life so that his life insurance money could be collected for the pay ment of his debt.
 In deciding the case Joseph Harlan said that when an insurance company entered into contract to insure a mans life neither party to the contract should be supposed to have suicide in contemplation, and it was not intended in entering into such a contract that the life of the person insured should be at the option of either of the parties. In fixing the premium the company would naturally take into consideration the circumstances bearing upon the du- ration of life, and no company would undertake to insure against suicide.
 Concluding, he said explicitly that the heirs of no insured person of sound mind who committed suicide could re- cover upon his policy
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disgrace to our country that we were permitted to invite other countries to join us in opening hints, that it was humiliating that we were even consult ing any other country on the subject, that failure was inevitable, and that the sooner we came home the better. It was a new and somewhat ludicrous view of the silver question that made it humiliating that this country should in vite other countries like France to join us in open hints, or that made it unim- portant to ascertain the attitude of h. dia with her 1000, ,000 900 ounces of silver in bullion and ornaments changing hands in the bazaars at bullion value, and her 570000,000 ounces of silver in silver coins doing duty at the ratio of 22 to 1.
 He thought it might be necessary to change the ratio to something like 20 to 1. He referred to the attitude of Sec retary Gage on the financial question, contrasting it with the presidents posi-
 tion, his words on this point being as follows:
 When congress convened on the 9th of last month, the president, in his ref erence to the subject of international bi- metallism, spoke earnestly and anxious ly of his desire to see an international bimetallic agreement consummated. His assurances gave renewed hope to the bi- metallists all over the country and seemed final and conclusive answer to
 those who claimed that the president was not in earnest in his efforts toward ,,~4, | t1. +o11
 I needed no such proof. I had again
 and again been made to know how gen.
 uine was the presidents devotion to this settlement of the vexed question. Within a fortnight after this, with no event meanwhile which could change existing conditions, the secretary of the | treasury, in support of bill which he has prepared respecting the currency, made a statement to a committee of congress. The two statements were ut l terly at variance and contradictory to each other. They cannot be reconciled. | This is not the proper occasion to analyze the bill of the secretary. It
 will reach limbo" before it reaches the
 senate. He proposes to capitalize the premium on our bonds recently sold, and to make them, with others to be
 issued, security definitely payable in gold He forget that only a few
 months ago when the country was in dire distress, we were compelled to pay | $9,OO0,0OO for the privilege of keeping
 the word "gold" out of some of our
 bonds.
 l The selection of the members of his official household is the presidents own
 affair; and so long as he stands upon
 the question of bimetallism, where he has ever stood. there Is no serious
 ground for apprehension. But even in | the inconceivable event that the chief
 magistrate of this people should in the | exercise of his judgment determine to
 countenance the final fastening upon
 this country of the burdens of the gold
 standard, I trust he may still find war
 rant for faith and hope in the pledges l of the party and the wisdom of its
 channels. We will cross our bridges
 when we come to them. The time when
 this country will submit to the final
 imposition of gold monometallism is far l away
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THEIR TWENTIETH ANNIvERsA-

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the A. L. A. will be celebrated by a grand banquet and ball on Thursday, January 27, at Harmonic hall. Members from all parts of the United States will be pres ent. The committee of arrangements consists of Leopold Spier, J.. H. John son, F. j. Myers, P. Buxbaum, s. Ad- Ter, H. Schoenberger, J. H. Unman, A. A. Rosenthal, s. Rosenberg, H. Machol, M. TheaIheimer and M H. Lambert.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-18
LEFT FOR THE sOIJTH.

Rev. MT. Levy. pastor of the Orange street Temple, left yesterday morning for a three weeks stay in the south. He has been in i'll health and wants al rest. He goes to Charleston first and may go to Florida later. During his absence his pulpit will be occupied by Rev. Clifton H. Levy of New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-18
WILL LIGHT SWITCHES.
Consolidated Road Will Comply With
 Coroner's Recommendation.


 The Consolidated road will place lights at night on all the switches not at present lighted, about forty in num- ber on the Belle dock branch, begin ming at the main line near Cedar Hill and extending to the end of the dock Deputy Coroner Callahan in his finding in regard to the recent accident there recommended that the switches be lighted as matter of precaution. The switches were formerly lighted, but not recently, except on few of the switch es on the branch.
 Superintendent Morgan of the Belle dock division says that the manage ment has considered the matter and will comply with the recommendations o' the coroner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-18
REDMOND TONIGHT.

The Irish Leader to Speak at the Fly
 perion.
 John Redmond, the Irish leader in the English parliament, will speak at the Hyperion theater this evening on the subject ''Ireland's Fight for Freedom in 179S'' At the close of the address MT Redmond will be banqueted at the Ton tine hotel. Colonel John G. Healy will be the toastmaster of the occasion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-18
POIO RESIuTC

At New Britain-New Haven 4, New Britain 3.
 At Wallingford-Waterbury 10, Wal lingford 2.
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SPANS COMMISSION NAmED

London, September ia special
dispatch from Madrid says the Span
ish peace commissioners we've appoint
ed today They are Senior Monterc
Rios, president Of the senate, who is
president of the commission; General
Cerero and Seniors Abarzuza, Villarru-
tia and Garnica, The Spanish commits
sion, the dispatch adds, will start fol-
raris on September 25th.
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Captain Howell Accepts.

Washington, September 17.-(Special)-
Captain T.. +. Howell spent nearly an hour
with the president today and at the con-
clusion Of his talk told me he had formally
accepted the presidents invitation to go
in the war department investigation COM
mission. In the course of their talk the
president expressed his qualification at
being able to secure Captain JOWelrs ser
vices in this capacity, and went over with
him at some length the scope of the pro-
posed investigation.
President Mckinley assured Captain How
ell that his only desire was to get at all
the facts concerning the conduct Of those
branches of the war department against
which there had been complaint particu-
lary the commisSiary, the medical and the
Quartermastcr generals departments. EV-
cry possible facility for getting al the
facts would be given the commission.
The president assured Captain How
ell that he wanted the facts, no matter
who was hurt by them, even if It were
himself, and he wanted nothing con-
cealed and nobody shielded
As to the powers of the commission to
get witnesses. ne said that il should Ger
family have everything that could be had
from the war department or any other
branch OF the government, and more. there
should be- no COnt0aImcnt. 1t was after
tbs talk that Captain Howell formally cX-
pressed his Willingness to serve.
1t is the presidents desire to secure Il
commission Of nine men. if possible to get
the right men, as with chat number 1t
would be feasible to divide up the work
among su0-commissions in such way as
~ facilitate the whole.
Among the names he discussei with
Captain Il. 2. Howell were General
Stephen i. Lee, of mississippi, and
General W. ii. Jackson, Of Tennessee.
General jackson is the owner of the
famous Bell Meade farm. Both were
prominent confederate officers.
Captain Howell Illt for Atlanta tonight.
lie has been in New orIt several days,
ana with Mrs. Howell stopped over here
for a few hours al The request Of the pres
idcul. lie says the president is anxious
Tor the INVESTIGATION to be begun at as
early d day as possible, He WiI return 10
Washington Whenever The president sends
for aim.
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MR. PERDUE GOES TO WORK IN EARNEST.

GRIFFIN, GA, September 10 1898.
Constitutional hereby acknowledge the receipt OF chc OF
which
lifetime worker The IonStI-
thanks for this and many DINER
The Constitutions viii try TO make
nv paper appreciation OF ali past iayorS
''' ' Yours fr,y
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THIRD AWARD.
('Tis Between Three Contcstauts.)

FORT WORTH TEX, September TO- 1893.
Editor ConstuonYour letter received with check enclosed
S31zo0. compliance
my request, shall endeavo kindness by
good Constitution. Your check enables TO 90
which desired TO do yet dollar will he
spent foolishiy o 0r needless self~ndulgence.
Yours gratefully BALDWIN Nj. WOODS
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BEGCARS THRONC
HAVANA'S STREETS
Without Free Soup Kitchens
the Poor of the City Are
in Distress.
PEOPLE DYING BY INCHES
The Marshal at First Refused To Re-
ceive the American Commission
ers, but Finally Consented
TO Do the Proper
Thing.

Havana, September II, via Key West
AS predicted. the streets and places have
again become crowded with beggars since
the closing of the soup kitchens. Nothing
could be more ridiculous than the state
meut of Civil Governor Fernandez de Cas-
tro that want and distress have disappear
ed The reasons which caused the opening
OF the kitchens during the blockade still
obtain In the same degree and the beg
CARS are no better off today than they
were then. The raising of the blockade
does not have the effect Of reducing the
prices, which continue excessive for the
poor.
In Fosos there IS almost a total lack Of
food clothing and medicine. IIordes Of
children, mere skeletons and coorlesa;
naked men and women are dying by inches
from disease and hunger, forgotten by all.
The municipal authorities are doing abso-
luteIy nothing to remedy the evil.
Commissions composed Of ladies Wis
iting every store and business house col
Letting relief supplies and medicine FOR the
Cuban troops but the collections are far
short Of the actual requirements The
Spaniards have contributed generously,
even the most rab1d Of the conservatives.
The conditions of the Spanish troops is
hardly better in the country. The average
death rate among The spanish soldiers WAS
100 daily during the first fortnight Of The
present month The principal causes OF
death Were malaria ana dysentery, caused
b. The lack Of food aud the bad quality OF
that obtainabie.
The steamer Chateau LATTE left on Fri
day Tor Spain with 1000 sick soldiers on
board All the outgoing steamers bound
1or, Spain are fun Of sick and wretchod-
looking soldiers. Army officers and their
families are leaving in great numbers.
General Eiauco has been sick in bed since
yesterday, suffering from cold.
Rlanco Had the SuIks.
1t is learned on authority of an official
source that when the American evacuation
commissioners arrived on the steamer Res
olute. General banco declined to appoint
an officer to represent him in receiving the
commission refusing 10 receive the com
mIssioners in person. General Parade.
second in command in Cuba, ana General
Salono argued with him a whole day
pointing out that sucu action would be a
direct a1Lront, that the commission, COM
posed of two generals ana one admiral
Representing the United States government,
had come here in pursuance with an agree
mcut with the Madrid government, that
he was personally expected to receive the
commissioners and that refusal on his
part to do so could only be regarded as
slight.
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and papers as 1t wants aud 1t can be done
lust as effectualIy as II it were aclnS
under a compulsory resolution of congress.
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NOW, THEM FOR THE MISSING WORD
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taken from him and appropriated at
the discretion of the commander. after
deductlng a reasonable amount for the
prisoners support.
As concerns prisoners of war. the
regulations yield little information that
is not generally known. Citizens who
accompany the army for any possible
purpose, suffers, contractors. cores
pondents, vivandiers, etc, may be de-
clared prisoners of war and detained
as such. The cnemy's chaplans, Off
GERS Of the medical staff, apotheCarics,
hospital nurses, and servants, If fallen
into the hands Of the enemy, are not
prisoners Of war unless the commander
has good reasons for OBTAINING them.
A prisoner ofwar who escapes may be
shot or otherwise killed in his flight,
but neither death nor any other kind
of punishment may be visited upon him
for his attempt to escape, which the
law of war does not consider a crime.
BY the law of nations the bearer in
good faith of a flag of true is, together
with his escort, inviolable. Firing is
not IttlulItl lp ttdSt bll lIlt dIptdi
ance of a flag of truce in battle, and
if the bearer Of flag, presenting him
self during an engagement, be killed or
wounded, it furnishes no ground Of
complaint whatever. The United States
acknowledge and protect in hostile
countries occupied by American armies,
religion and morality strictly private
property, the persons of the inhabi-
tants, especially women, and the sacred
ness of domestic relations. Offenders
are vigorously punished. This rule
does not interfere with the right of the
American army to tax the people or
their property, to levy forced loans, to
billet soldiers. or to appropriate prop
erty, especially houses. lands, boats,
and ships, and churches for temporary
military use.
At best, war is hell; but better a
temporary hell with war than a per-
manent one through shirking of hu-
manitarian duty.
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Mr. Thomas Brown, jr, Of Forest
City. asks us to answer the following
oucstions: % At the time the battle
ship Maine was floating in the harbor
of Havana just previous to her de-
struction, did she not carry full sup
uly Of ammunition (O Do the ves-
sells of our navy in time Of peace carry
fuu magazines and other munitions of
war in like proportion, and if not what
is their equipment in this line? CD
At the time of the blowing up Of the
Maine what supply of ammunition was
carried by the vessels Of our navy?
In reply, we may say that we un-
derstand the Maine was "loaded for
hear" (2) Circumstances govern the
amount Of ammunition carried by ma
val vessels in time of peace. When
at anchor in home ports little is car
ried. When cruising where there is
believed to be the possibility Of trouble
the supply is increased. CD The ships
at Key West had as much ammunition
on board as the Maine had. They, too,
were prepared for any emergency.
Rut il is the right of a varship to
carry ammunition, at all times. That
is what il is for. The presence Of am
munition on the Maine in no respect
Cancelled her right TO be Hospitality
received at Havana and accorded every
reasonable protection, We gave pro-
lection ia the Niscaya when it was
loaded to the deck railing with powder
and shells,
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A Strong Candidate.

From the Pittston Gazette.
Hon. William Connell, of Scranton. has
made formal announcement of his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination for
governor. l.uzerne Republicans will nat
urallN feel warm interest IN Mr.. Com
nell's candidacy, and this feeling is
doubtless reclprCcated by the Lacka-
wanna people toward the LuZetne candi-
date. When the time arrives fer pool
ing Issues" at Harrisburg it should not
ba Il difficult matter for this entire Soc
tion of the state 10 unite upon one can
didate Mr.. Connell. If nominated. would
certainly prove a strong man before the
people. His candidacy wculI receive "A
support from all factions Of the party
such as few others could command.
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THE LESSON OF HISTORY.
rom lhe Tunkhannock RcnuhIlcan.

From The Tunkhannock Republican.
There seems now 10 be no room for
doubt that the Quay clement of this state
will control the next state convention,
ard IL remains To be seen whether that
win be a matter for regret or otherwise.
Senator quay will have it in his power at
that convention to be either for or against
the best interC sts Of the Republican party
i'm Pennsylvania; TO show that he Is
worthy of being the leader in this great
state, as he Is today. The condition OF
the Republican party requires that some
thing more than ordinary politics be the
ruling spirit of the convention which will
nominate the Republican candidate for
governor. 1t requires that a man be
nominated who will unite the party at the
polls, and that man should be neither
William a. Stone or John Wanamaker.
Here is the point where Senator Quay
must show his hand, and instead of de-
"laTin~ that no has un choice he ghnul1
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most emphatically declare that he has
choice, and that choice should be man
who can accomplish the necessary work
at the polls. a man of whom II cannot
be said he was slated" The situation
is really serious. and should be treated so.
II might be this year as has twice been
the case before, when, although there
was no feeling personally against the
Republican candidate for governor. a
Democrat was elected because 1t was
considered by n certain element in ;he
party that the candidates were forced
upon the people against the wishes of a
majority of the party. Whether such ac-
ton is commendable or not it has twice
been taken, and il is not desirable to fur
nish an excuse for its repetition again
this wear,