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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
KEROSENE CAN EXPLODED.

Mrs Edward Donovan Severely Burned
 While Lighting a Fire
 While starting fire in the kitchen stove yesterday morning, Mrs. Edward Donovan of 136 Asylum street attempted to enliven it up little by pouring kero- sene upon the lighted brands The flames communicated themselves to the oil within the can and an explosion oc- cured, which set fire to the wDnlan's clothing and also to the carpet.
 Her husband keeps salon directly be- heath the living apartments and she n- mediately ran down into the store, where he at once threw water upon her, thus extingushing the flames, but not before she was severely burned Running up- stairs he in like manner extinguished the fire in the kitchen before it's was damaged very much.
 Dr. Pitman was called to attend to Mrs. Donovan and found her to have sustained serious injuries. On her left hand the flesh was burned entirely off and it is feared that should complica- tions set in this may have to be ampu- tated. Her left leg and right knee were also severely burned and the woman now lies in serious condition. suffering much from pain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
O.BITUIRT.
Funeral of .JOh M Brill.

The funeral services over the remains of the late John Brill were held Sunday afternoon at the residence, S14 State street. Rev. Charles Siebke, pastor of the German Lutheran church, officlated. The burial was in Evergreen cemetery. The ritual of the Odd Fellows, to which MT. Brill belonged, was used at the grave. The funeral cortege was very long. The deceased was seventy years of age. He was a well known German resident. He was carriage draughts- man and worked at the factory of Samuel K. Page for about twenty five years He was an efficient workman and was well known among the carriage builders of the country. His wife died about three years ago. His sons are F.. E. Brill, W. J. Brill, George Brill and Otto Brill and two daughters, Mrs. Ed ward Lohse and Miss Teresa Brill. He was born in Saxe- Weimer, Germany. He beonged to Humboldt lodge. I. o. O. F., and the Concordia Benevolent society. Stahl & Sons were the funeral directors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

was locked up by Detective Donnel1y to find how he came into possession of a suit of clothes which he was trying to sell, was nolled in the city court yester- day morning. The case of Carrie M. Reed of Westville who was charged with drunkenness and fast driving, was also nolled.
 The case against Harry M. Hurd, who was arrested on the charge of embez- zling SIS from Smedley Brothers, was nolled on payment of $6.74.
 The case of Charles Mclean, who was arrested charged with trespass in R. Redfield & Sons quarry and who was suspected of being the man who had something to do with the burglary there, was nolled.
 A continuance was granted in the case of Ellis Marshack, charged with deal- ing in junk without license.
 Thomas Coreoran, who, it is alleged, struck Frank Ballda during row in the railroad shops and broke his jaw several weeks ago. was fined $25 and costs. He paid the fine
 James l.. Nreeman, colored, who was charged with slashing William Brown, colored, with a razor on Oak street Saturday night, was in court Brown was unable to appear and the case went over until July g.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
oger Sherman to room Roger sher-

Roger Sherman to room 5 Roger Sher- man.
 Miss Mary A. r. Reilly from the un- assigned list to room f Wolsey school. Miss Carolyn Merchant from the url- assigned list to assistant in room 19 Strong school.
 Miss Bertha I. Wright from the unas- signed list to room Cedar street.
 Miss Sarah k. Wright from the unas- signed list to the position of extra teacher in the Strong school.
 The assignment of Miss Amelia Wolff to room Roger sherman school.
 The committee on school buildings has not completed it's work, but the repairs necessary to the schools are only nomi- nal
 It will be of interest to New Haveners to know that of the appointments made by Superintendent Kendall four are New Haven young ladies. Miss Adele H. Merwin and Miss Mabele H. ufford were graduates of Hillhouse in the class of '95, the former finishing her course this year at Vassar college and the lat ter graduating with the class of '99, Smith college Miss Merwin will teach lllttuSLleLllCS III IllG TlSl SCHOOL ana MISS Ufford, who won high honors in English at Smith, will teach that subject in Boardman next fall.
 Miss Caroline Davis, who is appointed in the high school, is a New Haven young lady, but not graduate of Hill house. Miss Davis is a graduate of Wellesley college and has taught previ- ous to this appointment.
 Miss Martha Potter, who is appointed to the Boardman school, is also a New Havener being daughter of Giles Pot ter agent of the state board of educa- ton.
 Superintendent Kendall of the board of education will leave tomorrow for Jackson, Mich. where he will spend a short vacation He will remain there about ten days when he will go to the Clark university summer school in Wor- cester, Mass, for a stay of about ten days. Superintendent Kendall will re- turn to New Haven during the last week in July.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
THE YUNG WING STORY.

4ung Wing, who Is reported by tele- graph as having been horribly tortured in China, is not the Yung Wing, as the despatch stated, who was resident of
 Hartford a score of years ago, and mar ried sister of Dr. F. w. Kellogg of that city. The latter was shown yester- day the Victoria, B. C., despatch, and he pronounced it false in every parttcu- lar. Yung Wing left this country over three years ago and has not been back since. He is In a different section than that indicated in the despatch being near Hong Kong. He writes regularly to pr. Kellogg the last letter being re- ceived only week ago. The despatch stated that the person tortured was "Dr. Yung Wing, IL, D., of Yale university, who was studying medicine and law at Yale up to three months ago, when he was visited by a Chinaman with whom he left Yale for the west"
 The Yung Wing, who is brother-in- law to Dr, Kellogg Is well remembered by New Haven Yale men, and was one of the specially honored guests at Yale commencement seventeen years ago.
 Yung Wing is at present sixty years Olll. Ilp tdiilt lu lIilS tOhItiy NliSll lit was sixteen years old, studied and graduated from Yale college. Later he was sent to this country as minister from China and at the time he was retired from that post he became an American citizen. While he was in Washington he met the sister of Dr. Kellogg of Hartford and soon afterward they were married. They came to live in that city and built Il house out on Prospect a enue in which they lived for years. This place has been recently sold. Two sons, Morrison and Bartlette, were the result of the marriage Morri- son is at present in Columbia college and Bartiette is at Yale.
 This may in some way account for the fact that 1t was stated in the story that Yung Wing had been . student at Yale tin about two months ago, but the facts are erroneous nevertheless. Some three years ago Yung Wing re- ceived an invitation from the young emperor of China asking him to come back to his native country and try to establish banks and schools which should be run on the American princi- pal. A check for $10,000 accompanied the offer and Wing accepted The Hartford Post last evening says: He had been at this work. for the past sev eral years and as has been said some six weeks ago notified the Kellogg family that he was coming back His plans were interrupted by the railroad busi- ness and it is doubtful now that he will return How such story should have been circulated is a mystery for all the relatives of the doctor in Hartford say that there is not one word of truth in the affair The fact probably is that some one else succeeded in getting the protection of the United States officials and that Yung Wing'e name has been used hy accident.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
CliY COMrt-Grlint Sile.

A woman, who gave her name as Flor ence Normandy, was in the city court yesterday morning charged with steal ing two gold watches and $S0 in cash from two students, J. Forester and Joseph Connolly The students met the woman at Savin Rock during commence ment week, and while in her company she relieved them of their valuables. She has been staying on Wooster street and at the Imperial hotel on Court street. Miss Normandy was found Sun day in house on Wooster street, where she was known as Miss Verman. Detective Dennehy recovered the watch es, but the money she threw into a chimney, and it has not yet been recov- cred. Her case was continued until July s.
 Detective Dennehy yesterday morning arrested Sarsfield O'Keefe, a milkman, for non-support.
 O'Keefe has appeared in court several time before for the same offence Judge Bishop ordered OKeefe to pay S3 a week to his wife or spend sixty days in jail.
 The case against Michael Shea, who
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

Miss Ellen I<ilbride from room [, Lovel school, to the principalship of the Ed wards street school, and the committed recommend that her salary be fixed al | S720 year. The superintendent has transferred Miss Josephine I. Reynolds from room to room 6 Roger sherman school and the committee recommend that her salary be fixed at S525, The committee recommend that the salary of Miss Alice Finch, Woolsey school, be fixed al S575 instead of S550. The superintendent recommends thai Miss Lucretia H. Dayton give four days of her time to the work in the Board man Manual Training high school, and the committee recommend that her sal ary be fixed at $500. The committee recommend the adop- tion of Cores geometry as text book for the high schools. The committee recommend that the $500 for supplies for the several depart ments of the high school be distributed as follows:
 Boardman School.
 Physical department, $100.
 Chemical department, $100.
 Botany department, $50,
 Hillhouse High School
 Physical department, $100
 Chemical department, $100.
 Botany department $50.
 The committee recommend the ap- pointment of the following clerks
 Bessie l.. Lathrop, S35O.
 Christine c. Daly, $200.
 Elinor s. Norman, $200.
 Agnes G. White, S200.
 The report was adopted with no alter ation
 The superintendent reported the fol- lowing transfers. all of which were &C., cepted by the board
 Jennie M. Waugh from the unassigned list to room 2 Zunder school.
 Annie J. Loveridge from the urlassign- cd list to room ? New Haven orphan asylum school
 . Miss Anna M. Hull, from the unas- signed list to room Day school
 Miss Mary A. Gillen from room Fair street to the position of extra teacher in Hamilton school.
 Miss Millicent McDermott, from the position of extra teacher in the Strong school to room Quinnipiac school,
 Miss Frances A. Willard from room 5 Lowell to room Edwards street school. Miss Mary Blakeslee, from the unas- signed list to room 4 Ezekiel Cheever school.
 Miss Teresa A. Whalen from room 3
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
Common pleas Court.

The July term of the court of common pleas was opened yesterday morning by Sheriff Dunham at 10 o'clock. It was immediately adjourned over until to- morrow morning at the same hour. The criminal jury in this court for the July term is as follows:
 George T. Clark and John H. Benham of Beacon Falls, Tyler D. Davidson and Jerome A. Downes, jr. of Bethany Frank E. Brainerd and Henry H. Fow- Ter of Branford, Timothy Guilford, John H. Marshall and Leonard Doollttle of Cheshire, E. F. Dunbar and Frank Fagnan of Derby, Ruel S. Thompson and William Fowler of East Haven Henry H, Griswold and Charles l.. Ben ton. Ed, of Guilfori Lester Jones and Herman D. Clark of Hamden, Webster D. Whedon and Edward N. Willard of Madison.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
To Purchase Valuable Shore Property
 at Reasonable Rates.

To Purchase Valuable Shore Property
 at Reasonable Rates.
 A splendid opportunity to purcase val uable shore land at reasonable rate is given by George G. Hopkins of $50 Washington avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The land is known as 'Shippan Point? and is near Stamford. The facilities for bathing, boating, fishing, etc, are equal to those of any along the Connecticut shore and every plot has fine water view.
 A few years ago Shippan Point was plotted and surveyed out into villa plots of from one-quarter of an acre and up wards Nearly two-thirds of the 2S0 acres have been sold, leaving in the neighborhood of eighty acres, after talk ing out roads and park sites. The whole of the eighty acres may be bought at the rate of s1,700 an acre and in plots the price is at five and one-half cents a square foot, or about $2 300 an acre. This is much lower price than similarly fine shore property is selling at and this opportunity Is seldom obtainable. The land will increase rapidly in value and has few equals for location on the whole Connecticut shore
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
efECIAE MEETING OF BOaBn or
 EDUCATION LAST NIGHT.
appointments Announced law 'endent KcndalI-Iany Transfers- Long Report of the Comm,,,so
 schoPIs-New Text Books Adouted.

A special meeting Of the board of edu-
 'loi was held last night In their rooms
 oe!iIer street. The meeting was call GU 10 near the reports of the committees anu also the report of the superintend- Snl. me committee on schools recom- dnended that the tuition of out of town pupils In the high school and in Board- man De raised from S60 to $75 year and as IS the rule, the out of town pupils should furnish their own text books in all cases. The recommendation was laid on the table.
 The report of the committee on schools was as follows:
 The superintendent has appointed the following teachers and the committee recommend that the salaries as append eu to each name be paid such teacher:
 Anna Latmer, Hillhouse high school. $475. Mary D. Womack, Hillhouse high school, $75O
 Jane Noy, room 4, Fair street school, $40O
 Adele H. Merwin, Boardman Manual Training high school, $550.
 Lillian Hall, room z, Lowell school, $500.
 Caroline Davis, Hillhouse high school, $4OO.
 Martha Potter. four days each week. Boardman school, $500.
 Mabelle H. Ufford, Boardman Manual Training high school, $400.
 Harriet K. Setchel, unassigned list, s3bO.
 The committee announce the resigna- tion of Miss Jennie Torpy principal of the Edwards street school, and recom- mend its acceptance.
 The committee recommend that Miss Anna s. Brennan of the Greenwich ave- nlle school be granted leave of absence forSthe month of September.
 The committee recommend that Miss Alberta Corbin of the Hillhouse high school be granted leave of absence for one year.
 The superintendent has transferred
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
Superior Court - Criminal Side.

The superior court, criminal side, will come in this morning, but will be ad- journed until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The jury list for the July term of this court is as follows:
 Samuel Heavens and Albert w. Chap man of Naugatuck David A. Jones and Andrew J. Russell of North Branford, Levi J. Cooper and Francis H. Todd of North Haven, William M. Russell, Fred erick J. Treat and Charles P. Jordan of Orange, John N. Hawkins, David c. Riggs and Edgar B. Harger of Oxford, Smith Terrell, s. R. Dean and Richard Pierson of Seymour Samuel P. Averill, David M. Mitchell and Henry P. Mitch- ell of Southbury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
THE GLORIO US TO URTH.
To-day's Programme of Events for the
 ,1Ger.ItnttOn,

All arrangements for to-day's cele- bration have been completed, and al- l though the celebration this year minus ! the parade will not be on quite as large
 a scale as that of last year, the day as
 a holiday will undoubtedly be quite as much enjoyed as ever. Beginning with
 the ringing of the church bells in the
 morning and ending with the grand display of fireworks on the green in the
 evening, the intervening programme will be carried out as has been before stated.
 An event of interest will be the base ball game between the hines of the Union and Palladium on the Y. M. C.. A. lot at z o'clock this morning. Tak- ing this as one of the earliest events of the day, following it in order come the | services of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution at Trinity church at S:30, exercises at the Hyperion at 9:45, Old Guard band concert on the square at Broadway from S:30 to 10, Nicolaris band at Wooster square at the same hour Second regiment band on the
 green at noon, the horse races at Foxon
 at ? o'clock, the New Haven -Meriden
 game at Savin Rock at 3:30 and finally
 the fireworks on the green in the even
 ing.
 With such a programme of events,
 interspersed tas it will be with the noise
 of Young America's firecrackers, the
 day will undoubtedly be duly celebrat- ed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
THE OLD LINE.
c. II. Northam Resumes Her Trips

c. H. Northam Resumes Her Trips.
 The c. H. Northam, which was injured recently in a collision with the Richard Peck, has been completely repaired and overhauled and will to-day resume her regular trips from New York to New Haven and hence to Providence in con- junction with the Peck She will leave New York at 4 o'clock to-day, arriving here at and leaving at 10:30 for Provi- dence. Returning she leaves Providence at 4:S0 D. m. tomorrow, arriving here at 11:30. The Peek's trips will be made as usual. This evening she will leave this city for New York at 12;45 and the Lincoln at 12 midnight. This will spe- cialy accommodate New Haven people who want to go to New York tonight The Lincoln will arrive here from New York at about D. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
R. c. ERWIN

To be President of the Plant System
 New York, July 3.-The selection of R G. Erwin as president of the Plant system, which has just been publicly an. nounced, is said to be very satisfactory % the largest interests in the road. MT Erwin has been a very active member of the board of directors for number of years, assisting the late Mir. Plant in his plans of developing the rail and steamship lines comprising the system He is q good operating man and has al so splendid executive ability
 Mr. Erwin is ct present in this city, although his horne of late years has been in Atlanta. It was stated in Sa- vannah few days ago that Mir. Plant wished Mr. Erwin to succeed him and that his training since he has been con- nccted with the system has been direct ed toward that end
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
WARRANTY DEEDS

Adeline J. Goodrich tp Andrew J Burke 95 Kimberly avenue
 Andrew J. Burke to George w. McIn. tosh, 95 feet Kimberly avenue.
 George w. Mcintosh to Mary T Burke, 35 feet Kimberly avenue
 Warner D. Judson to Julius Twiss Taylor avenue, Pond Silby avenue, Par. ker street, Hotchkiss street.
 Margaretha Lavalaye to Jennie F Scblossen 30 feet Congress avenue
 Daniel B. Bradley to Katherine M Hamilton, near Wall street.
 Timothy J. Egan to James J. Egan, 1a feet Grand avenue.
 James J. Egan to Timothy J. Egan, 1f feet Grand avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
BIC TOBACCO CASB BEING TRIED
 BEFORE JUDGE TOWNS END.
Connecticut Rnisers Take Action
 Against Alleged Monopoly by Ohioans Superior Court Opens This Morning Other Court News-City Court Cases.

Superior Court Opens This Morning
 Other Court News-City Court Cases. Judge Townsend in the United States court yesterday heard the case of Clyde A. Richard and Edward Long of Ohio against John A. Du Bon of Windsor, this state. The suit was brought for an injunction to restrain the defendant from using certain compound for the purpose of making light yellow spots on leaf tobacco so as to resemble the "dew- kissed Havana"
 It seems that the tobacco raisers of Ohio have been lon to" the trick for some time and the complainants have taken out patent on it. Connecticut raisers have also done similar sprink- ling with profitable results, and the Ohioans evidently do not like the com" petition.
 It is not claimed that the spots on the tobacco, made with potash, acid or something else, helps the quality of the leaf, but dealers admit that it makes the tobacco more valuable.
 The real defendants in the case are the Association of Connecticut Valley Tobacco Raisers. They are backing the nominal defendant, Du Bon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
OTHER NEWS OF THE COURTS.

VI ilIIit NE w . UT l l11b CoUdlS
 Judgment of foreclosure was granted in the court of common pleas yester- day morning. on application of Lawyer F S. Bishop, in favor of John E. Daly, administrator of the estate of Eliza Denby, against Charles J. Huntley and wife, formerly of New Haven, for $266.5s The property Is located in New Haven The time for redemption is fixed for July 1S
 The suit brought by the committee of trustees of the Hopkins grammar school against Charles R. Platt has been formally withdrawn In the su- perior court, The case has been set- ted
 Charles Hammond brakeman on the New York division of the Consolidated railroad, was arrested yesterday by Po- liceman Laughlin He was wanted for an alleged assault on his wife, and the police have been looking for him since June 25 last.
 Hammond was caught in the attic of the freight offices of the Consolidated road, on Water street, and he gave his captor a lively chase He is held here awaiting the arrival of the Shelton off, cers.
 Frederick Hall, man who lives on Goffe street, was arrested by Policeman Taylor yesterday morning on complaint of Laura F. Brennan. thirteen year. old girl, who lives with her mother on Plerpont court. The girl claims that the man has several times accosted her on the street She said that he invited her to go and pick flowers with him and offered her money She ran home and he chased her The mother made com plaint tc the police and Policeman Tay- Tor went out with the girl who picked Hall out as the man who chased her
 Hall has been arrested before on the same charge. His wife separated from him and secured divorce on account of the cases against him
 Charles Barto was arrested by the Grand avenue police yesterday on charge of diecharging firearms in the city. He vas drunk and fired large revolver.
 A warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of Thomas Walpole, a saloon keeper at SAT Grand avenue. Sunday Policemen McKeon and Lanigan of the Grand avenue precinct raided Abe apart ments over Walpoles saloon, and saw Walpole drawing beer from keg Fourteen men were found in the place. Walpole is charged with violation of the Sunday liquor law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELIZABETH T.
 I0uNsoN on wEcr HAVEN

The funeral services of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Johnson of West Haven, who died last Thursday, aged eighty-one years, took place Sunday afternoon at her late residence, corner of First avenue and Wood street attended by many sorrow ing friends. Rev. MT Wyning, pastor of the Methodist church, of which the deceased was member, officiated and made very impressive and beautiful re- marks befitting the occasion, and speak ing of the long life and Christian char acter of the deceased. Stah & Son were the funeral directors. The inter- ment was in Oak Grove cemetery, West Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
WEST HAVEN.

The board of selectmen of the town of orange held meeting Saturday af- ternoon and decided that the recent appointments made by the West Haven board of police commissioners were H. legal The power of appointing officers according to the charter rests with the selectmen and not with the police board. Consequently all the work was done over again by the selectmen.