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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-12
THE OFFICIAL AXE
Being sharpened for Chief Har-
woods Hapless Head.
MAYORS FINE ITALIAN HAND
e'e'n's vi,'b'e in The Proceeding, last
Night. The Acquitta, Of onic RS C,sf-
ford and Shorter after an
Unsuccessful rrial.
MAYORS FINE ITALIAN HAND
The war is on and the first BATTLE Of

to try Officers C. b. 'Crafford and T. "
Slrofter for alleged viola ton OF pclce
regulation No. IA, which provides that
no officer shall take an active part in
politics.
It was charged that the two officers
m question went to Warwick Court
house on August 2sth and actively par
Hclpatcu in the mass meeting held
therc for the purpose of select,inr 7o,o-
safes ITO the Williamsburg convention.
The story of the bringing of these
charges is Il peculiar one.
me chief of police did rot bring
.hem, nor did he have any intention Of
bringing them after he discovered that
the officers had not violated the regu-
latlons.
utev. MIR. MacKay, the newly elected
member Of the board. brought the
charges. engineered them through, ard
INSISTED on having y trial last yVednes-
uay night before the department was
ready TO 80 into the trial; before the
department had a witness, in fact. and
"ner the acquittal Of the men was alb
Ualtng IN this effort. Mr.. NIacKay
t'stced 70 postpon"incnt until last
nieh.' "hcn me men were acquitted,
tnere Deing absolutely nothing in the
l:l,s " me defartment That they had
viois'eeo' helr acuuittai was fore
eoae conclusion.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
At 4 niierst,

Amherst Mass. June 25-The con- mencement exercises at Amherst college began this afternoon in the college church when the baccalaureate sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Albert J. Ly- man of Brooklyn, N, Y. Dr. Lymans text was II. Corinthians III, ii, subject Christian Optimism" He referred to the present civil service conditions and the danger of imperialism He took q hopeful view of the situation, however, saying, "A republic fights to set men free, The Spanish war was no particu- lar surprise to the Almighty, Nations do not produce Deweys when they are going down." In the evening a ser vice was held in honor of Rev. Elias Riggs, D. D., of Constantinople class of 1929. Rev. Daniel Bliss, D. D., '52, president of the Syrian Protestant col iege at Beirut presided, and the ad- dress was by Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, D. D., '79, of Detroit, Mich,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
ROUGH RID ERS' REUNION.
Memorial Services at Las Vegas-Col.
 Roosevelt Present.

Las Vegas, N. M., June 25.-Memorial services were the first thing on the Rough Riders reunion programme to- day. They were held at Il o'clock this morning at the Duncan opera house, and Rev. Thomas U. Uzzel, pastor of the Peoples Tabernacle of Denver. preached the memorial sermon. Lafe Young, editor of the Iowa State Capital, then delivered an address. MT. Young served with the Rough Riders and his recital of the regiments experiences at Tampa and San Antonio found re- sponsive echo in hte hearts of the as- sembled Rough Riders. The regiments S parade took place this afternoon. The regiment formed at Camp Cochran and marched to the tournament grounds, six blocks away. Colonel Roosevelt rode as a commander, accompanied by stan of officers. At the tournament grounds Colonel Roosevelt occupied box re- served for him and the guests of the regiment. As the Rough Riders passed and repassed the grand stand in per- forming the evolutions Colonel Roose- welt stood with barred head. Finally the troops were brought to standstil lin front of the grand stand and Hon. Frank Springer, acting on behalf of the people of New Mexico, made a speech and presented Colonel Roosevelt with a medal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
TROUBLE IN CIENFUEGOS
Caused by Three Boisterous American
 OHicers-Several Persons Shot.

Cienfuegos, June 25.-Three American officers, who had been creating dis turbance in a house of ill-repute and had resisted arrest, entered a carriage and began firing their revolvers, wound- ing Policeman Ortego Other policemen returned the fire and joined by mob pursued the carriage to the railway station where American pickets were guarding wagons and safe containing money. The troops mostly recruits, on seeing that the officers were in danger, entrenched themselves behind the wag- ons and began shooting wounding two policemen and three civilians. A wealthy planter, who was passing in a carriage with his children, was struck by KragJorgensen ball, receiving q ser- ious injury. Senor Frias, the mayor, the Cuban general Esquerra, and Major Bowman, commanding the Americans, rode through the crowd, begging the people to restrain themselves and or dering the troops to stop. Their at tempt was finally successful The cor poral in charge of the pickets says he did not give an order to fire, but people who were near insist that they heard him give such a command. Indignation runs high. but there is no fear of fur ther trouble. The offending officers have been locked up.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
The Strike Ended but Nor-unfOn Men
 Arc III.Trented.

Cleveland, June 25-Only one out break of violence attended the resump- ton of traffic on all the lines of the big consolidated street railway this morn ing. There was objection in some parts of the city to the retention of the non- union men who were kept by the com- pany. A party of twenty-five men as- sembled near the Brooklyn Bridge, just south of the city, and whenever a car came along with a non-union crew the passengers were asked to disembark and wait for a car manned by a union crew. In most cases the passengers did as reuuested Finally non-union con- ductor undertook to argue with the crowd and he was promptly struck over the head with club, and he and the motorman driven away. The mob re- fused to permit the car to move until union crew came along and pushed it to the barns As rule the old men were glad the strike was settled, though there was some grumbling because the non- union men were kept. It is predicted that all the non-union men will be glad to leave the city within thirty days, though the company imposed as one of the conditions of the agreement for the settlement of the trouble that all the new men should be treated with consid- eration by the old employees.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
At w csIeyn2s.

Middetown, June 25.-President Brad ford Paul Raymond, D. D., L. L. D., preached the baccalaureate sermon to members of the graduating class of Wesleyan university at the Methodist church, this morning, the sixty-five members of the class occupying seats in the body of the church. The text was St, Mark I, 44-45, The sermon was a strong appeal to the young men and women to dominate their lives by some master motive, which would tend to the uplifting of their fellow men. Rev. Charles c. Hall D. D., l.. L. D., presi- dent of the Union Theological seminary, New York, preached the university ser- mon tonight. His text was from Acts XXVI, 9-10.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
SHORTAGE OF ABOUT s26,000
BOOKS OF EX-TAX COL. GRISWOLD,
 OFNORWICH, EXAMINED.
Use-Hfs Arrest Causes a Sensation Prominent in Many Secret Societies. Another Well Known Man Said to Have Been Implicated.

Norwich, June 25.-A partial exam nation to-day of the books of ex-Tax Collector George L. Griswold, who was arrested yesterday a self-confessed em- Griswold will be given a preliminary hearing in the city court tomorrow and bound over to the superior court He has thus far been unable to get bonds To-day's examination of the city books showed a shortage of over $15,000 and more than $7,00O short on the town books, while the Center school district books have not yet been examined Griswold was elected town collector in '94 and city and school collector in 95 and held the positions until the fall of '9S.
 According to the custom here when a collectors term expires he still contin- ues to hold his books and if there are any uncollected taxes he can continue to collect them as if he was in office and the new officer starts out with new list. When Griswold went out of office about a year ago he had it was known about $1S,00O on his books apparently uncollected. He was not suspected of any wrong-doing, but when asked to account for the large sum still on his books would offer many excuses. The city, however was in need of the money and when at last it was necessary to secure a loan to meet some bills the common council and mayor commenced following him up sharply and at last ordered him to show his books. Again he resorted to pretexts, but Wednesday last Corporation Counsel Shields issued a peremptory order that he produce his books He failed to comply and Satur- day morning Attorney Shields went to his office and when Griswold saw he could no longer avoid the inevitable, he confessed that he had collected the money, but diverted it to his own use Councilman A. N. Comstock of the finance committee then accompanied Griswold to his home and received the books, which had been hidden away.
 The news of the arrest caused great sensation. as Grswold was so well known through his prominence in many secret societies He is not known to have any habits of dissipation, but is lacking in business ability, for he has been unable to make success of any of the ventures he has engaged in. He is about forty one years of age. married and hos two children. Griswold is said to have implicated another well known Norwich citizen, who suddenly left tile city few weeks ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
i BROKEN COLLAR BONE. Received by Man Who Went Fishing
 With n egg of Beer.

John Coffey, a man about thirty-eight years of age, who said he worked at the Milford waterworks, walked into the po- lice station last evening and said that he had fallen and broken his collar bone and had been sent to the New Ha- ven police station by Milford physi- elan. He said that he lived in New Ha- ven, on Water street, up to short time ago, when he went to work in Milford. He was intoxicated when he appeared at the police station last night and his shoulder was bandage dup. He said that he, with a party of friends, went out fishing from Milford yesterday af- ternoon, taking a keg of beer in the boat. He said that as they were return ing to shore he slipped and fell, his shoulder striking on the edge of the boat and breaking his colar-bone He was sent to the town physician, Dr. Phelps, fro mthe police station.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
POLO LEAGUE MEETING.
New Officers Elected Circuit to be Same
 as Last Year.


 The annual meeting of the National Polo association was held at Savin Rock yesterday afternoon, when new officers were elected and plans formulated for the coming season. The new officers chosen include the following: President, T. H. Murnane of Boston; vice presi- dent, Thomas l.. Reilly of Meriden; sec- retary and treasurer, J. c. Morse of Boston, directors, Messrs. Larom of New Haven, Jacques of Waterbury, Reilly of Meriden, Murray of Provi- dence, Jennings of Hartford and Par sons of New Britain; committee. on ar bitration, T. IT. Murnane, Dr. J. H. Kel- ly of New Haven and E. H. Kirby of Pawtucket.
 The circuit will be the same as last season and the playing days also the same. The season will open Monday, October 23, and close Saturday, March IF, giving a playing season of twenty one weeks. The meeting adjourned un- til Sunday, October 1, at the Aldrich house in this city. Among those pres- ent yesterday were Messrs. Larom and Aufort of New Haven, w. H. Jennings of Springfield and Hartford, A. G. Doe and Jean Jacques of Waterbury, w. A. Parsons of New Britain, T. L. Reilly of Meriden and w. J. Murray of Provi- dence The meeting was a very harmo- nious one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
PRACrICED ON sUNDAY.
The WiscOnsin Crew OH the POugh-
 heepsic Twice Yesterday.

l Poughkeepsie, N. r., June 25-It has been the consistent policy of the col. leges to abstain from doing any prac- | tice on Sunday, but Wisconsin made an | exception to-day. Its crew is not fla | miliar with the course and during the I short time it has been here this year practice work on account of the rough water So Coach McConville took his l work had to be done in rough weather, but in the afternoon good results were above the bridge in the first practice a distance of three miles from their quar- ters, followed by the launch, from which
 McConville coached them on their blade work. This afternoon the eight pulled nearly four miles down the river, and received a good sharp talk. Lyman at No. was shaky, and Walsh at No. 4
 was in particularly bad shape, catching
 i CIdD once anu SpluSIlil5 d HuInDGr or
 times. But notwithstanding the ragged
 appearance of the work of the eight it
 was noticeable to practiced eye that a good deal of strength was put into the
 34-stroke the eight rowed, and the shell
 was holding an even keel. which, in connection with the absence of a check. spoke exceedingly well for the western men. They are strong, robust fellows, and remind one of last years Wiscon- sin eight that gave Cornell such hard tussel for second place at Saratoga.
 They had shown up so ragged at prac- tice that all the experts declared that they stood not the ghost of a chance and the surprise at the run they made was genuine,
 So it may be said conservatively that this years Wisconsin eight is decidedly an uncertain quantity, although an old handler of the westerners says the men are not quite up to the standard of last year. The days work ended with prac- tice pistol starts and also at the word and McConville said he had no reason to feel at all dissatisfied with the work and condition of the eight. One would hardly known by the looks of the men that anything extraordinary was going to occur tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
AN ATTEMPrED sUTCIDE.
James WeIch Tried to Choke Htmse]
 With a Suspender in the Lockun

SScACh 1Tieu LO ChOK0 Himself With Suspender i'm the Lockup James Welch, who was arrested on
 Columbus avenue last evening by Pa- trolman Cassidy on the charge of drunk enness and breach of the peace, at
 tempted to commit suicide in the cen- tral police station before o'clock last night. Welch has been in the lookup before for being drunk and attempted suicide at headquarters not long ago. Last evening about 7:45 other prisoners pounded on the lookup door and when Signal Officer Bicey Beegan went to see what was the matter he was informed that Welch was trying to kill himself. Officer Began went in and found Welch on the floor with a suspender strap tightly tied about his neck. The sus- bender was taken off and Welch's hands were handcuffed behind hi sback and he was put into a cell. The other pris-s oners said that he told them that he was going to kill himself The police think that he was only bluffing, as he was on the previous occasion when he made an attempt to hang himself in the lookup, and that he had no intention of killing himself. He will be before the city court this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
QUIET suNDAY FOR THE CREWS.
Some of the Oarsnen Go to New London
 and Dine.


 Yale Quarters, Gales Ferry, June 3D. Realizing the necessity of varying the monotony of the course of training as much as possible, the entire varsity squad with their coaches and almost all Of the freshmen crew were to-day taken down to New London and had dinner at the Pequot house. The party left the quarters about Il a. m. as the rain had ceased for the time being, but soon af- ter the start was made there was an- other downpour which continued until after o'clock, when the start was made for the return. The new cruiser New Orleans was hailed in passing and the oarsmen were invited on board and on accepting the invitation were cor dially received. About an hour was spent inspecting the cruiser and shortly after o'clock the quarters were again reached. The evening was spent very quietly. This afternoon Coach Bob Armstrong, who has been devotng es- pecial attention to the varsity four left for Poughkeepsie, where he will officiate as referee in the races. A number of visiting from Harvard were at the quarters this afternoon, among the number being H. Saltonstall, vice presi- dent of the Harvard boat club; r. G. Stephenson, graduate oarsman; Mor- ris of the freshmen crew, and Charles Schweppe, president of the Harvard freshmen boat club, and brother of R. J. Schweppe, recently elected presi- dent of the Yale boat club fer next wear.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
AT TRINITY COLIEGE.
BaccniaUreatc SermOns Preached -PIen
 for Religious Init, uctfon

Hartford June 25.-The baccalaureat te sermon to the graduating class of Trin- ity college was preached at Christ church this evening by President c. Williamson Smith of the college The service of evening prayer was conducted by the Rev. pr Samuel Hart of Berke- ley Divinity school. There was a large attendance, President Smiths sermon was a plea for religious instruction in institutions of learning and he urged higher education. His text was Colos- sians l, 2S
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE
THE TEXTOF RUSSII,S N1TAL PRO-
 POSAL GIVEN.
Acceptance of Principle Not to Increase the Total of the Naval Budgets for Three Years Askcd-AIso aM An- noumcememt I'm Advance of Total Tom mage of Warships 1t is Proposed to Bufid, Etc.

London, June 26-The correspondent
 of the Times at The Hague says: "The following is the text of Russia's naval
 proposal: Acceptance of the principle that for the term of three years the sum of the naval budgets shall be determin- ed with an engagement not to increase the total during that triennial period and with an obligation of announcing in advance for said period-first, the to- tai in tonnage of those ships of war which it is proposed to build without specifying the models thereof second, the number of officers and crews in the navy, and, third, the expenditure on works in ports such as forts, docks, ar- senals and the like
 The question of the exemption of pri- time of war has entered a new stage through the issue of the statement of the American delegates. I hear on good authority that a certain foreign power may extend the discussion to the dec laration of Paris, with view of getting rid of one feature, which is not consid- cred advantageous. The first half of the voluminous paper is merely sum mary of past action on the part of the United States in the matter The pro- posal itself follows:
 Private property, of all the citizens or subjects of the signatory powers, with the exception of contraba of war, shall be exempt from capture or seizure on the high seas or elsewhere by the armed vessels or by the military forces of any of the signatory powers, but nothing herein contained shall eX- tend to the exemption from seizure to vessels and their cargoes which may at tempt to enter port blockaded by the naval forces of any of the said powers.
 ''The American delegates, referring to the fact that the circular of Count Mu- ravieff excludes extraneous matters, say: The fact of our having received the instructions herein referred to from that our government believed the scope of the conference wide enough to in clude this question
 They urge as an argument that their proposal if adopted as a rule of war would amellorate the hardships of nav al warfare but it has been conclusively proved by experience in past wars that the destruction of seaborne commerce is one of the most humane ways of reduc- ing the power of an enemy. As great thinker once observed it is better to de- stroy mems property than their lives. For the moment the question is wheth- CT the subject is one which can, con- with the terms of the Mura vieff circular, be submitted to the con-, ference. It seems scarcely probable that the matter will be solved in a sense fav- orable to the American proposal At all events, some of the leading delegates it outside the competency of the conference"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-26
The Harvard Mem.

Harvard Quarters, Gales Ferry, June 25.-The weather conditions necessitated the Harvard crew remaining at the quarters all day, but late this afternoon the freshmen took a. trip in the launch to New London and dined at the Pequot house. The work of rigging the new shell from Davis proves to ba lengthier task than at first anticipated and it is not yet completed, though the boat rig gers have been working all day. Many seats need to be changed on account of the height of the men, as three or four of the crew are over six feet tall The crew rowed up and down in front of the float several times watched by MesSrs. Storrow and Mumford and it is the im- presson that the shell is too lightly constructed. A great deal of work yet remains in rigging it and it is extremely improbable that the shell will be used in the race even if she proves faster than the old boat. It is felt that it would be unwise to unseat the crew just as they are getting together and when they feel more confident in their old boat. Tilton at No. has been indisposed to-day, though it is believed to be but tenn porary attack. There were very few visitors to-day.