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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
4 CRISIS REACHED.
The Dispatch to a London News Agency
 Regarding Peace Negotiations.


 London, Oct 1S.-A dispatch to a London news agency from Paris says: "To-day, (Monday), the conference reached a crisis for the first time. Judge Day presented the demands of the American commissioners in threat ening words. He said that delay was the only possible object attainable by the persistent efforts of the Spanish commissioners to saddle the United States with the Cuban debt and would be tolerated no longer, as the United States would neither assume nor guar antee any part of the debt.
 "The Spaniards replied that this plac ed Spain in position of repudiating or of reducing the face value of the Cuban bonds from 50 to SO per cent, having only half the stipulated inter- est on the reduced value. Before they would adopt this they would surrender to the United States the entire Philip pines.
 "Judge Day responded that the sur render of the Philippines would probab- Iy be demanded irrespective of the Gu ban or any other debt.
 This-to the Spaniards the first inti- nation of the intentions of the United States as to the hilippines-resulted in a whispered conference, followed by a request for an adjournment in order to communicate with Madrid. Judge nav said that President Mckinley had instructed him to demand the entire surrender of Porto Rico tomorrow, Tuesday,, and the delivery of every town to the United States officers be- fore midnight together with the evacu- ntion of Havana on or before November
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
NEW CHRISTIAN ORG ANIMATION.
BaIltngton Booth Announces He Has
 Almost Perfected the Plans.

Cleveland, Oct 17.-Commander Bal lington Booth of the Volunteers of America announces that he has almost perfected plans for a new organization of Christian Workers, which will be distinct from, but to a certain extent affiliated with the movement inaugu- rated by the volunteers. It will be known as the Federation of Christian Workers and will have branches all over the country. It object is to or ganize church workers and develop their especial talents. The federation will aim to extend religious teaching among the thousands of working people who are not interested in church work. Commander Booth will be the president of the federation and there will be about twenty-five vice presidents, who will be selected from among the differ ent bishops of the various religious de- nominations.
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A Hunter Shoots Himself.

Willimantic, Conn.,, Oct. 17.-Edwin E. Burnham. well known local hun ter and fisherman, was severely wound ed while hunting in the woods of Mans field to-day by the accidental discharge of his gun. The contents of the gun lodged in his left shoulder and though it was only flesh wound MT. Burn ham is in critical condition from the great loss of blood.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
In Missouri.

St. Louis, Oct. 1.-The first blizzard of the season reached St. Louis to-day. A heavy wind blew all day at the ve- locity of nearly thirty miles an hour and a drizzling rain fell. The rain be- gan last night, changing to sleet in the early morning and then settling down to continuous cold drizzle. Not much damage has been caused in the city outside of the prostration of telegraph and telephone wires.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
DIRECTORS, MEETING P0sTPoNED
That of Stockholders of w. A. R. R. Co.
 Changed to July,

The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Winchester avenue railroad was held yesterday afternoon in the of- flee of the company in West Haven. ed and it was decided to hold annual meetings hereafter in July instead of in October as heretofore. The reason of this change is that there will thereby only be one closing of books during the year necessary. The report to the railroad commissioners must now be made in July of business of the year ending June 30, and to make this up a closing of the books is necessary as well as a closing of books for the stockhold- CTS meeting if it is held later, for in- stance, in October, as has previously been the custom. The change of time of holding stockholders meetings is therfore merely for convenience A meeting of the board of directors of the road was to have been held last night, but as President Turner of Boston was unable to be present then, the meeting was postponed until the latter part of this week. It will be held on some day this week when MT. Turner can be present A prominent official of the company said last night that no men, tion was made at the stockholders meeting of the change in management of the road about to take place. This matter will come up for considerat ton at the directors meeting. The official above referred to thought it practically settled that MT. Pond, now superin- tendent of the road, was to take MT. Kelseys place as general manager of the road upon MT. Kelsey's retirement, which is to take place soon.
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TROUBLE IN IRELAND.
Serious Collisions Between the People
 and the Police.

Dublin, Oct. 17.-There was great ex- citement all night long yesterday at Ballinrobe, County Mayo, due to seri- ous collisions between the people there and the police owing to the United Irish league meeting announced for yesterday evening being proclaimed. About twenty thousand persons armed and Michael Dapitt and William O'Brien, who were to be the speakers, were met outside the town by a detach- ment of two hundred police and were prevented from entering the place. The police were forced to charge the crowd frequently during the night, and many persons were injured.
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Farmers Wife Commits Suicide.

Readsboro, Vt, Oct. 17.-Mrs George Dix, wife of well-to-do farmer of Whitingham, committed suicide by shooting this morning. She first slung double-barrelled shotgun across bed and discharge it by pulling the trigger with cord, after which she sat down beside the bed and pulling the cord again. blew her brains out. Mrs. Dix had been very Respondent because of her husbands illness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
I'm Iowa..

Des Moines, la, Oct. 17.-Rain has been falling in Iowa almost continu- ously since Tuesday morning. Over two inches of rain have fallen accord ing to the official observation. A bliz- gard is reported from Atlantic and snow from various places. The temper ature is down to 35 and the wind blow ing from the north. Nearly all wires in western Iowa are down.
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THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
No Change tn Consultation Bearing
 on Re-marriage of Divorced Persons.

on Re-marriage of Divorced Persons.
 Washington, Oct. T.-Important ac- tion was taken by the respective bodies of the Episcopal council here to-day on two subjects which have caused much discussion during the deliberations of those bodies. The house of bishops in secret session by vote of 31 to "A re- jected propositions bearing on the sub ject of the re-marriage of divorced per- sons designed to take the place of those now in existence The present canons on that subject, therefore, still remain. The discussion of this subject was pre- cipitated by Rev. Dr. Huntington of New York, offering an amendment to the constitution.
 Rev. Dr. Huntington of New York offered in the house of deputies a pre- amble to the constitution affirming the church's faith in the Holy Scriptures as containing all things necessary to salvation. The principle of this pro- posed amendment met the views of many of the delegates but at the same time was objected to by others. After number of changes in the phraseology it was finally adpoted as follows: This church solemnly aff1rms that it believes the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God and to contain all things necessary tfN nl1ro f1 fo,t ,Nf the Holy Catholic church as set forth in the Apostles creed and the nicene creed"
 The vote stood by orders: Clerical ayes, 31; nays, 13; divided 13; lay ayes, 29; nays, 20, and divided. G. The presiding officer, Delegate Packard of Maryland, announced that the pream- ble had been carried by an excellent majority and the deputies had pro- | ceeded to the consideration of other business when Rev. Dr. Mallory of Mill waukee raised the point of order that this ruling was incorrect, as only twen- ty-nine of the fifty-eight lay delega- tions had voted for it, contrary to the contrary to the constitution, which re- quired majority. The chairman there-
 
 son of New York appealed from the decision and this was pending when the deputies adjourned.
 The convention met tonight as a | board of missions in Epiphany church, | Bishop Doane of Albany officiating as chairman. The coadjutor of Minneso- | to presented a report of the commit i tee on the womans auxiliary. A reso- l lution expressing appreciation of the work of the junior auxiliary was l adopted. During the past year the | Woman's auxiliary has turned over to | the board of missions $S0,000, This | notable contribution was recognized by 1 the board by the adoption of a suitable | resolution. The bishop of Duluth read an interesting report of the committee
 on church building fund Since Sep | tember 1, 1895, the fund had increased from $2S5, orr to $633.4 AIT. It was decided | that the churches should contribute an
 nually to the building fund until il | should aggregate $1, 100000.
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sUBRENDER oFPoRro RICO TO-DAY
Regimental Bands to Assembie-Men
 Too Weak for Review.

Ponce, Oct. 17.-By permission of General Guy V. Henry, Colonel John B. Uttleman of the First Kentucky Volunteers had arranged to assemble all the regimental bands to take part at noon tomorrow in the celebration at that hour of the final and perma- nent surrender of the island of Porto Rico to the United States. The bands of the First Kentucky Volunteers, the Third Wisconsin Volunteers, the First Volunteer Engineers and the Nine teenth regular infantry are to play the Star Spangled Banner" in unison immediately after the firing of forty four guns from the batteries. In con- sequence of the intense heat General Henry has decided not to allow re- view of the troops, considering the en- feebled condition of the men, but there will be music and other forms of cele- bration.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
LIVES WETH 4 BROKEN NECK, Interesting Case of Granville Morris o1
 Danbury.

Danbury, Conn.,, Oct. 16-Granville home Is in this city but who had been employed by a farmer at Ridgebury, was brought to the hospital here suf- fering with a broken neck and his death is believed to be only question of few days. The man fell from a load of shingles about a week ago and immediately after the accident he was taken into a nearby farm house SUD- posedly dead. He rallied, however, and when the physician arrived it was dis covered the mans neck was broken and his entire body below the head was paralyzed The case is rare one and is of much interest to the medical fra ternity. The man is unconscious.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
WILL OF LATE SHERMAN HOAR. Filed in the Middlesex Probate Court at
 East Cambridge.

Boston, Oct. 1.-The will of the late Sherman Hoar of Concord was filed to- day in the Middlesex probate court at East Cambridge. Samuel Hoar and Stedman Buttrick, both of Concord, were named as executors and trustees of the will Among his bequests are his fathers manuscript of his fathers speeches delivered at Concord and Cambridge, and $500 to Phillips Exeter academy of Exeter, N. H. After the payment of his debts and expenses, the testator directed that the sum of $10OO0 be paid to his wife. The sum of $1,- 900 is left to his son, Roger Sherman Hoar, and a like sum his daughter, FL len. The sum of $1,000 is also left to his son, Stedman. The number of articles of historical value are left to members of the family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
TERRIBLE WRECK NEAR LONDON.
Passenger Train Crashes Into n Freight
 @ Killed, 13 Injured.

London, Oct. 17.-A terrible accident occurred this evening on the Great Central railroad, near Barnett, about eleven miles north of London. An eX- press train going at the rate of a mile a minute came into collision with a freight train that was switching. The express piled up complete wreck. Nine dead and thirteen seriously in- jured have been recovered from the wreckage and there are others under the debris.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
THE LOSS OF THE MOHEGAN
COR0NER'S INQUEST OPENS IN 4
 CHURCH 1T FALMOUTH.
Manager of Atlantic Transport Company Testines That Ship Was in Finest Condition and Describes Her Officers in Highest Terms-A Passen- ger Says the Boats Were Not Properly Swnmg and Charges Unfairness at the Hearing.

Falmouth, Oct. 1.-The coroner's in- quest into the sinking of the steamship Mohegan opened this afternoon. It was held in the Church of St. Keverne, because it was necessary formally to identify the dead there. The survivors many of them wounded and carrying their arms in slings, were obliged to ride twenty miles over the toughest roads from Falmouth. The coroner ex- pressed his sympathy with the rela- tives, many of them from a distant but kindred country" The roll of the dead was then called. One woman's S other bodies had no identification. A. $. Williams, the company's London manager, testified describing the ship as in the finest condition. He said they had had trouble with her boilers on her first voyage and had withdrawn her for one trip devoting several weeks to repairing her machinery, which was perfectly adjusted. He described the officers of the Mohegan in the highest terms laying stress upon the abstem- iousness of Captain Griffiths.
 A juror asked if Captain Griffiths was in good health. Captain Williams: q saw him just before the Mohegan started and he seemed perfectly we'll Richard Kelly, passenger, said: There was not an officer on the deck when the crew were trying to get out the boats. The only officers I saw were Captain Griffiths and another on the port sfde''
 MT. Williams: "I can prove that all the officers were on deck and trying to get out the boats" MT. Kelly insisted that the boats were improperly arrang- ed, being surrounded by railings in stead of swung on davits so that they were with difficulty launched Mir Will Hams contended that the launching of four boats in twenty minutes was good work. The coroner adjourned the in quest for a week to secure the attend ance of nautical expert. After the adjournment MT. Kelly comp aimed that only members of the crew had been summoned to testify. The coroner re- piled that he would be very glad to hear the experiences of the passengers. In response, MT. Kelly and others | protested inability to remain for an | adjourned hearing week later offered | to testify immediately. The coroner | declared that this was out of the e.ues- l lion. The total number of bodies re- l covered up to midnight Is forty-six
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Town in Danger.

Portland, Me, Oct. 1.-The Hotel Elmwood at Redfield has been destroy ed by fire and it is spreading rapidly. The town is without means of fighting the fire. The postoffice, several stores and two churches are in the immediate vicinity of the fire and will probably be destroyed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
O,Brfen and German Wouldn't Fight.

New York, Oct. 1.-The twenty-five round bout which was to have taken place bewteen Dick O'Brien of Lewis ton, Me, and Johnny German of New York at the Greater New York Ath- letic club tonight did not come off. The principals refused to go on because there was not money enough in the house. Walter Burge of Boston and Billy Needham of St. Paul were substi- tuted They met at catch weights. Burge would have been disqualified for hitting below the belt in the eighteenth round, but one of his opponents sec- onds entered the ring and the referee was forced to disqualify Needham.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
4 TYING OF $1O,O0O
In the Year's Appropriation for Chari-
 ties and Correction Department.

It is expected that this year there will be saving of nearly $10,OOO of the appropriation for the department of charities and correction. The appropri- ation for thirteen months was $91, ,4SS41. Of this, $57,so5.sO has been expended in ten months, leaving an unexpended balance of s33,s22.6O for the three re- maining months. The saving will re-
 vert to the city treasury. In connec- tion with this department, it is inter- esting to note the great reduction in re- cent years in the amount spent for outside poor. In 1894 it was about $22,
 7OO in 1885, $17, zoo, in 1896 $14,500, in 1897 s12,5O0, and for this year the appropri- ation was $10,000, of which it is thought no more than 5000 will be expended.
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ATE SAUSAGES AND DIED. Fate of Miss Ellen McHugh, Aged 2t Years Her Sister Very Low.

Woburn, Mass, Oct. 17.--Medical Ex- aminer Blake to-day announced that the death of Miss Ellen McHugh at her home here yesterday was caused by poison probably from bologna sausages. Miss McHugh and her sister Kate ate sausages last Tuesday. Both were seized with a violent illness the follow ing day, Ellen McHugh lingering un- til yesterday. Her sister is very low and 1t is thought she will not recover. Kate was to have been married last Wednesday, but she was too ill to take part in the ceremony. Ellen McHugh was twenty-five years old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
JESSE JAMES INDICTED.
Son of Noted Outlaw Following His
 Fathers Ways.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 1.-The grand jury to-day returned indictments against Jesse James, son of the noted outlaw; William W. Lowe, the self-con- fessed train robber; Charles Polk, Andy Ryan and Caleb Stone for holding up and robbing Missouri Pacific train at Belt Line Junction on the night of Sep tember 26. Lowe and Ryan are already in jail. Warrants for the arrest of the others were immediately issued,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
SmuggIed Liquor Seized.

Halifax, N. S., Oct. f.-A big seizure of liquor was made at North Sydney to-day. The schooner Petite Jennie was forced into that port last night for shelter from the storm. She was boarded by customs officer who found S. GOO worth of smuggled liquor in the hold. The man in charge of the cargo was placed under arrest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
The Vermont LeRtsIafure-

Montpelier, Vt, Oct. 17.-Representa- tive Smith of Chittenden introduced to- day bill in the Vermont legislature forbidding the use of the American flag for advertising purposes in this state. There will be a joint session of the house and senate on Wednesday noon for the election of a United States sen- ator.
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SURGEON sEAmAN,s TESTIMONY.
Answered by a Statement from the Sub-
 sistence Deparfment.

sIsttHCt DepaftEhchts
 Washington, Oct. 1.-The subsistence department of the army has made a statement regarding some features of the testimony of Major Seaman, sur geon, before the war Investigating com mission. Major Seaman said he could not get supplies for the sick from the commissary yet when he left Ponce the chief commissary there had at his dis posal $244,000 subject to requisition of surgeons for just such supplies as Sea- man said he wanted.
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In Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17.-Snow has fallen steadily through Nebraska dur ing the day and tonight with an in- creasirg gale blowing and lower tenn perature. It has all the marks of January northwestern. Farmers and stockmen were unprepared for it and unhoused cattle will suffer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18
Russia Concentrates 40 900 Men.

London, Oct 1S.-The Odessa corre- spondent of the Standard says that Russia has hastily concentrated 40,OO0 men at Port Arthur to be in readiness for an emergency at Pekin.
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THE INDIAN OUTBREAK,
A Speedy End of fHostile Dem monstrations
 Seems AppareMt,

St. Paul, Oct. 17.-A Walker, Minn.. special to the Dispatch says: The sur render tomorrow of the Pillager Indi- ans wanted by Marshal O,Connor and speedy end of hostile demonstrations, seems apparent here. Commissioner Jones and seven deputies left here to- day on the steamer, Flora for Bear Is- land. It is expected that four of the Indians wanted by the marshal will re- turn on the boat with Commissioner Jones, leaving only six not arrested General Bacon believes peace is in sight and will return to St. Paul in few days in case there is no hitch in the ne- gotiations.
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sIO.OOO Fire i'm Naterburv.

Waterbury, Oct. 1S.-The large plumb ing house of Barlow Bros. & Co, on Grand street, was partly destroyed by fire between and 3 o'clock this morn ing. The loss is estimated at $1O,0OO. Mayor T. D. Barlow is president of the company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-18

l. when the United States would be at the gates of the city ready to take pos session. There was no alternative of- fered in the case of either of these de- mands and the session consequently was very brief. The American commits sioners have received dispatches from Washington indicating that the admin istration is irritated and indignant over the delay of the Spanish commission CTS