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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
THE STR EFT COMMITTEE.


The committee on streets last night
have the city do all permanent paving
without letting it out at contract decid-
ed to recommend that the resolution
be adopted. The resolution was adopt
ed by Councilman Keane, who appear
ed last night in relation to 1t. He said
that when Meadow street was paved
the work was done by the city at
cost of $4,000 less than the bid of the
lowest bidder, who refused to accept the
contract. The committee also recon-
mended the passage of the resolution
providing that city laborers be paid
$1.75 per day. In favor of this Alder
man Walsh. Councilman Keane, Alder
man Donovan Registrar william j.
Cronin, Patrick Kent, ex-street COM
missioner, Anthony Carroll and Mr..
Rosoff appeared Edward C. Beecher
opposed it saying that the law of sup
ply and demand should apply in this
case. Favorable recommendation was
made in regard to the petition for a
sidewalk in front of 592 Chapel street,
for repairing of Howard avenue from
First street to South Water street, on
the resolution for the laying of all brick
cutters on concrete foundations at
least six inches thick, the petition for
cobble cutters in East Pearl street for
hardening with crushed stone of Law
renee street from state street to Whit
ney avenue. 1t was recommended that
the director of public works be instruct
ed to have Thompson street curhed and
graded and benefits and damages as
sessed and that the director be in
structed to have the obstacles on Brew
ster street removed by December /, 1899.
The obstructions are fences built across
the street crossing over the Northamp-
ton tracks by the railroad company.
The petition of Wallace b. Fenn for
the construction of a new street from
Elm street south in Westvlle was
tabled.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
THE FERRY BOAT ACCIDENT
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR CAPTAINS
OF BOTH VESSELS.
Charge of Granddaughter Preferred by
the POlice-Captain Daggett of the
City of Augusta Appears Before Coro-
ner and is Released Oh Bonds OF SIO,-
600.

New York, Oct. 31.-Coroner Bausch
this afternoon, after a consultation
with the harbor police, decided to issue
warrants for the arrest oe the captains
of the steamship City of Augusta and
the ferryboat Chicago on the charge
of manslaughter. The City of Augusta
was the ship that cut the ferryboat in
two in North River early this morn
ing The atfidavits are signed by the
police and are based on the case of
John Bryson, the driver of the mail
wagon, who was drowned. Captain
Daggett of the steamship City of Au-
gusta appeared before the coroner and
was held in $4,000 bail which was
furnished. Two detectives were look
ing for Captain Durham of the Chicago
tonight, but up to a late hour he had
not been found.
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L4DYSMITH MAY BE ISOLATED.
Belief That Communication Has Al
ready Been Cut.

London, Nov. Am ominous curtain
| has again descended upon affairs in Ma
tai. No dispatch, except the official tel
egrams of General Sir George Stewart
| White, has thus far been permitted to
mention the disaster, and no telegram
from Ladysmith has been received in
London since the advices from the Brit
ish commander. This gives rise to a
belief that communications have al
time must elapse before details regard
ing British losses are received.
If the war office officials have re-
ceived information on this point they
have refrained from publishing it. Gen
eral Whites estimate that the British
losses were about ninety is evidently
quite separate from the probable losses
in killed and wounded among the cap
tured battalions. On this point there is
the greatest suspense among the rela-
tives of the prisoners 1t is supposed
that the stampeding of mules meant the
carrying away of the reserves of am
munition and that the troops capitulat-
ed after firing the rounds which each
man carried.
In the absence of news the morning
papers are reduced to speculation as to
how the disaster occurred. The general
opinion is that misuse Of the cavalry
was the real reason for the fall into the
Boer trap, while apparently there was
M poy to wa tch ha cot pf
the missing column.
The Morning Post says: 'In captur-
ing the column the Beers also had the
Devonshire regiment practically at their
mercy; and a little more daring would
have made bad business much worse,
and seeing that a force strong enough
to scoop up a couple of infantry bat
talions could have put itself practically
between Sir George White and his camp
we may be very thankful that things
to-day are not more serious than they
are. 1t is humiliating to find a nation
of farmers beating soldiers at their own
game, but the sooner proper respect
is had for Boer strategy and tactics the
better for our fortunes in Natal"
This SOLDERING note is struck by all the
morning papers to-day, together with
the expression of a determination to
carry the matter through at whatever
cost.
The Daily Chronicle says: "The en-
pire is face to face with a repulse COM
parable only to the surrender of Bur
goyne to the embattled farmers of our
American colonies. f"
There is no general desire evinced on
the part of the morning papers to crit
icise Sir George White harshly, pending
the arrival of further details. On the
contrary, the disposition is to admire
his manly courage in assuming full re-
sponsibiity.
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Head of the Protestant Episcopal
Church In Maine,

Portland, Me-, Oct. 31.-Rev. Henry
Neeley, second bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Maine. died here
this evening after long illness. Bish-
op Neeley had been suffered from
diabetes for some years. The disease
developed rapidly within the past year
and it was with difficulty that he per-
formed the functions of his office.
Within the last few weeks he had not
left his bed For the last week he had
been unconscious. On Monday he re-
gained consciousness for brief time,
but sank rapidly afterward and passed
quietly away this evening. Bishop
Neeley was born in Fayetteville, N.
Y, May ID, 1880. He was one of the
oldest bishops of the church in Amer
lea
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CHILD,S BODY STOLEN.


Salomn Falls, N H., Oct. 31.-Thom-
as Hughes of this town discovered to-
day that the body of one of his children,
who died about six years ago, is miss
ing from the family lot in the Catholic
cemetery here. Three of Nr. Hughes
children were buried in the lot, and to-
day when arrangements We're made to
remove the bodies to new cemetery it
was found that one of the graves was
empty. The missing body was that Of
a girl four years old She was deform-
ed from birth, and it is thought that
some one obtained the body for scien-
titic purposes. Mr.. Hughes was at one
time well known minstrel.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
Two Still Alarms Yesterday.

No. 1 engine company responded to
still alarm of fire about $50 yester-
day afternoon for a fire in the tool
house at ST. Bernard's cemetery. 1t
was necessary to lay line of hose. The
damage done by the fire amounted to
a bout $100. The cause is unknown. Yes
terday afternoon about 1870 No. en-
gine company responded to a still
alarm for brush pile fire on Living
stone street. 1t was extinguished be-
fore any damage was done.
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TWO PATROLMEN PROMOTED.
Phil Il. Smith and w. X. Curran for
Mcritorious Service,

The police commissioners last night
on recommendation of the efficiency
committee voted honorable mention for
the following men, Detectives DAILY and
McGrath and Patrolmen Philip T.
Smith and w. r. Curran. 1t was aleo
voted to raise the last two named from
grade B to grade A. The following
men We're highly recommended for
meritorious service by the superinten-
dent: Patrolmen Lawlor, J. Allen.
Wardman T. J. Smith, Sergeant Dunn
and Patrolman Lathrop. The recon-
mendation was referred to the efflcien-
cy committee. 1t was voted to secure
the Second regiment armory for police
drills this winter
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CRAMPS La UNCH n USSI4N CIR USER
The Religious Cerem Onies Form Spec
tncular Feature.

Philadelphia, Oct. 31.-The new Rus
sian cruiser Variag was launched to-
day at Cramps shipyards with impress
i've ceremonies. The religious ceremo-
MES formed a spectacular feature. In
addition to passing a gilded cross be-
fore the huge hull in benediction, the
Rev. Hatovitzky sprinkled the vessel
with holy water The American custom
of breaking bottle of wine as the ship
glded off the ways was omitted. There
were present numerous officers of the
Russian and United States govern
ments. Cold weather and steady
downpour of rain interfered somewhat
with the pleasure of those who par
ticipated in the ceremony On plat
form, under the bow of the warship,
two priests of the Greek church cele-
brated mass previous to the launching.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
MERIDEN STRIKE NOT SEYyL ED.
500 Strikers Meet and Decline Offer of
the Company.


Meriden, Oct. 31.--The settlement of
the difficulty between Edward Miller &
Co., manufacturers of lamps and burn
ers and their employees, who have been
out OH strike since Thursday last,
was not adjusted this afternoon, as it
was generally believed would be the
case, and according to the opinion of
the employees the outlook Is less promis-
ing for a speedy settlement than it has
been since the strike was inaugurated.
However, as Chairman Ives of the state
board Of arbitration announced, that if
settlement was not arrived at to-day.
he would summon the other members of
the board at once, it is among the
probabilities that when the board inter
venes, as it undoubtedly will, the diff
ficulties will be adjudicated in salts
factory manner.
Tonight 500 out of the 700 strikers
met at Turner's hall to hear the report
of the committee of five, including
Thomas Rumsey of Toledo, O., and
John J. Flynn of Brooklyn, members of
the national executive committee. 1t
was reported to the meeting that the
company had offered four roons-the
buffers and polishers, burnishers and
platers-the five minutes to wash up
in that precipitated the strike, but any
complaint against the superintendent
would not be listened to. After pre-
senting the report the special commit
tee asked the general committee to ad-
journ for a secret session and after
protracted conference it was decided
not to accept the company's offer. The
strikers now insist that the five min
utes' privilege for washing shall be ex-
tended to all the rooms. The special
committee will report to the firm at 10
a. m. tomorrow and will report back to
the strikers at 3 p. m.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
Young Trcsspassers Arrested.

John j. Maher and William Car
michael were arrested last night by
Patrolmen Dorman and Lawlor for
trespassing on property in the rear Of
Polo hall The boys were trying to
peck at the game. Many complaints
have recently been made by the resi-
dents in that vicinity about the boys
breaking down their back fences in
peeking in to see the polo games
through the windows of the hall.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
Sudden Death on Hamilton street.

Mary Govan, woman sixty-si years
of age, who lived with her sisters at
No. 273 Hamilton street, died there sud
denly yesterday afternoon of cerebral
paralysis. She was stricken with pa
ralysis about a year ago, but had so
far recovered as to be about the house
Yesterday she ate dinner as usual and
cleared up the table. Soon after she
was taken i'll and died in short time.
Medical Examiner White was notified
and decided that death was due to the
cause mentioned above.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
CHAMPION BILLIARDS.
schaefcr OufpIays SIosson bnt f.atter is
SttlI In the Lead.

New York, Oct 31,--The second
nights play in the billiard cushion car
ON match resulted in close struggle
tonight at the Madison Square Concert
hall, and the small crowd that braved
the wretched weather to see the experts
were well repaid for their trouble.
Schaefer outplayed Slosson by just ten
points, but the full score at the end of
the evening stood at 600 to 495 in Slos-
sons favor. The final block of 300 points
will be played tomorrow evening. The
match and $1,000 stakes will go to the
player whose total reaches 900 first.
Schaefer's splendid brace at one point
gives his admirers ground for hoping
that he may yet win out the match.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01
Wnrshtp Suid 10 Havesunk
Rebel Vessel.

Colon, Colombia, via Galveston Oct
31-A report has reached here that on
October "a two armed government
steamers destroyed seven insurgent
vessels, one of the latter sinking with
it is rumored, 200 soldiers. The gov
eminent troops were victorious in q
pitched battle with the insurgents near
Bucaramanga. The insurgent leader,
Tribe, was killed and the insurgent
leader Ruiz, taken prisoner. 1t is now
believed that the revolution is ending,
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WHITES REPORT OF DISASTER.
Takes All the Blame-His Situation
Critical-Dismay in London.

London, Oct. 31.-The war office has
received despatch from General
White, commanding the British forces
at Ladysmith, reporting that the Royal
Irish Fusiliers, No 10 Mountain Bat
terry, and the Gloucestershre regiment
were surrounded in the hills by the
Beers, and, after losing heavily, obliged
to capitulate. The following is the text
of the despatch:
"Ladysmith, Oct 30.-10:35 D. MI
have to report disaster to the column
sent by me to take position on a hill
to guard the left flank of the troops.
In these operations to-day the Royal
Irish Fusiliers, Mountain Battery No.
10, and the Gloucestershire regiment
were surrounded in the hills, and after
losing heavily, had to capitulate. The
casualties have not yet been ascer-
tanned
(Continued on Seventh Pagel
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Cans Defeats MlcFa d dom,

New York, Oct. 31,-At the Broadway
Athletic club tonight Joe Cans, the
colored lightweight of Baltimore, re-
ceived the decision over George Nc
Fadedn of New York, after one of the
hardest fights witnessed at this club in
a long time. The men went for twenty
Eve rounds at 1875 pounds.
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ACTION 4GlINST TR USTS.
Civil suits Brougha i'm Chicago fol
S4O2. 800 for Violation of Law.

Chicago, Oct 31--Civil suits for the
collection of penalties aggregating $4O2,-
500 for violation Of the antitrust and
pooling law were begun here to-day un-
der the direction Of the attorney gener-
al against fifty corporations doing bus
mess in Chicago and Cook county. The
penalties are at the rate of $50 a day
for failure to file affidavits. The COR
porations are not in an agreement or
combination for the control of output,
prices or the restriction Of trade.
Among the corporations which it is al
legged have failed to comply with the
law are the West Chicago Street rail-
way and the Metropolitan Elevated
railroad.
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JUMP PROVES FATAL.
Death of south NOrwaIk Woman
Leaped from Burning Building,

South NorwallS, Oct. 31.-Mrs. Mar
garet Boyce who jumped from the
third story window of building at 8
Bouton street during fire early this
morning, died tonight at the Norwalk
hospital from her injuries. She sus-
tained O compound fracture of both
legs and internal injuries. Mrs. Boyce
was a widow fifty-three years of age
and leaves one son.
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rive there daily after Sunday, until, by
the end of next week $4,000 troops will
have been landed in South Africa. These
men are intended for General Sir Red
vers Buffers army, but they will un-
doubtedly be detached to Natal if the
situation there should become perilous.
The British army will eventually reach
the total of S9634, of which 69,634 will
be regulars and the other 10000 miscel-
laneous, but excellent colonial troops.
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ACCEPT BOER PROCLAMATJON.
Effect of fAnnOuncementO of Annexation
Cape Colony Territory.

London, Oct. 31.-The Colonial office
received this afternoon despatch
from Sir Alfred Miner governor of
Cape Colony, saying that he had issued
proclamation in reply to the Boer
proclamation annexing a portion of
Cape Colony in the course of which he
had warned British subjects to disre-
gard all such annexation pronounce
ments Sir Alfred Milner adds, how
ever, that so far as he can discover the
people north of the Vaal river accept
the alleged allegation as a fact"
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THOUSANDS OF MACKEREL On JGHT
300 Barrels Taken Or ighIand Light
Driven In by storm.

Highland Light, Mass, Oct. 81
About three hundred barrels of medium
mackerei We're taken in the fish traps
at North Truor to-day. 1t is believed
by the fishermen that the hurricane now
sweeping up the coast has stirred the
sea to great depth and driven the fish
into the smooth water of the bay. The
season has not been successful, and this
good bit Of luck causes rejoicing in the
hamlet.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01

Boston, Oct 31.-The plant of the
Roxbury Brewing company in the Rox-
bury district was to-day sold under
foreclosure proceedings and was pur-
chased by A. Tomfohrde Of Boston. for
$121, 900 The plant is two years old.
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Colonel YUIe Promoted.

London, Nov. 1.-The Gazette an
nounces the promotion of substantive
Lieutenant Colonel w. A. Yule to the
rank of major general on the staff to
command the eight brigades of the
South African field force, with the sub
stantive rank of colonel in the army.
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Robert Mimiyht Died Yesterday.

Robert Mimight, who was struck by
a trolley car on Elm street and severely
injured one evening about ten days
ago, died at Grace hospital yesterday
afternoon as the result of his injuries
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Alaskan industrial Company

Trenton, N. j., Oct. 31.-Among the
companies incorporated here to-day
were the Alaska Industrial company,
capital $10O00,OOO, to operate mines and
mills and to do a timber and general
contracting business.
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Fire Board Meeting Adjourned.

The fire commissioners were to have
met last night, but as they were de-
tained at the special salary committee
meeting until nearly midnight, the
board was simply called to order at
1l45 and then adjourned to meet sub
ject to the call of the president.
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Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 31.-Reports
from Key West up to noon to-day re-
port two new cases of yellow fever
there since yesterday. Maimi reports
show three new cases and two deaths
which occurred last night.
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New Bedford, Mass, Oct. 31.-Mrs.
Phebe Williams died here to-day, aged
102 years, II months. She inherited her
longevity from her father, who lived to
she age of 10 years,
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Paterson, N. j., Nov. 1.-Mr. Hobart's
condition was favorable at 2 o'clock this
morning. ''There is no immediate dam
ger' is the last bulletin.
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BRITISH DISASTER In NATAL
Il REPETITION or M1JUBA HILL
ON LARGER SCALE.

Two Captured Regiments Marched into
Gigantic Trap SkiI1ful1y Conceived
by Gen. JOubert-A Feeling of Com
sternation In England-Further Anx-
iety Caused by Despatch That Beers
Have Re-occupted Their Old Positions
and Have Opened Fire ASain-hei"-
forcements Not Due Until sunday.
The evening times., 1899-07-05
AMATEUR FIELD EVENTS.
Powers. of Worcester, Proves Him.
self n Wonderful Athlete.

New York, July 5.-Folowers of anna
teur athletics who made the trip to the
grounds of the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club at Bayonne yesterday were surftited
with attractions. Brilliant performances by
Yale and Harvard athletes almost put in
the shade the marvellous work of J. Fred
Powers in the all-round championship OF
the A. A. L. KraenZlein, the University
OF Pennsylvania and New York Athletic
Club champion hurdler and jumper did
not compete on account OF a sprained wrist.
Powers, who competed under the colors of
ST. Paul's Lvceum Athletic Association, of
Worcester, proved an adept at nearly every
one of the ten events on the programme
and apparently held the percentage record
safe when the men were called to the mark
for the one-mile run, the last race of the
day. Powers only needed to run the dis
tance in six minutes and fifteen seconds TO
eclipse the record of 6,244 12 points made
by Ellery Fl. Clark two years ago. The
long distance proved too much for the al
ready tired athlete. His time of 6:24 3-5
only netted him 366 points and brought his
total for the ten events to 6.203. E. c.
White, last years winner, finished sec
ond. while Sanderson, the Canadian, was
third.
The evening times., 1899-07-05
ELKES BEATS GARDINER.
Their Twenty-Five Mile Paced Race
Witnessed by Thousands.

New York, July 5.-Harry Elkes, of
Glens Falls, who holds the one-hour
worlds record behind pace, defeated Ar
thur Gardiner, of Chicago, at the Manhat-
tan Beach track yesterday in the 25
mile paced race. Elkes won by almost a
mile 1t was the first middle distance
paced race of the season in the Metropol
itan district and the first one in which mo-
tor cycles have been used in this locality
with perfect success. 1t was contest to
the finish and a pretty race TO watch. II
was more interesting than similar events
in which multicycles that depend upon
muscular power alone are used. The mo-
tor cycles showed plainly that they could
go faster than the men and could give
them any pace they wanted, and therefore
il was a test of which rider could stand
the more speed The largest crowd seen
at a meet this year attended, about 5000
being present. The excitement and en-
thusiasm ran high and made it patent that
this is the style of racing that the public
still desires. Only two motor cycles were
used in the race, one a two-ssater and the
other quad" Gardiner had the tandem
and Elkes the quad" In justice to Gar
diner it must be said the latter had the
worst of it in pace Elkes rode to victory
with dislocated and severely cut elbow.
Time-Elkes, 1882 2-5; Gardiner, 50:o8 AS.