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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29
THREE CASES DECIDED
Against the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad

Against the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad
Waterbury. Nov. 2S-Attorney N. II.
Bronson has been granted Judgment to
recover $40 and costs from the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road. The judgment was recorded by
Judge Burpee of the city court. At
torney Bronson sued the company for
obstructing the West Main street cross
ing of the Highland division longer than
the five minutes allowed by law. Milk
Inspector II. d. Pagan and Fl. J. Hur-
lock were also given judgment to recov-
er the same amount from the railroad.
They also We're delayed by the obstruc-
ton Of the cars on the railroad cross
ing.
Attorney Minor was counsel for the
plaintiffs and Attorney John p. Kellogg
for the defendant.
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STUDY OF SPANISH AT Shelf.

A meeting for the organization of the
optional course in Spanish at the Shelf
field scientific school will be held to-
day, November 20, at o'clock p. m., in
room IL, North Sheffield hall. The
course is free to undergraduates of all
departments of the university and to
graduate students The recitation
hours will be 4 p. m. on Mondays and 2
p. m. on Saturdays. Mannings Prac-
tical Spanish Grammar will be used.
w. FL. Bishop, the instructor, has been
a resident of Spain and Mexico, and is
the author of book ON the latter coun-
try and of the articles on the contem-
porary Spanish writer's of fiction in
the Library of the Worlds Best Liter
atures''
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OTHER COURT NOTES

The lawyers engaged in the trial Of
the case OF c. c. Smith against the Sc
curity Insurance company made their
arguments before Judge Elmer in the
superior court yesterday, and the court
took the papers before final adjourn
ment yesterday afternoon.
Hearing on the Augur will case has
been postponed in the probate court till
Thursday morning Of next week.
Judge Elmer Of the superior court has
awarded nominal damages of $25 with
costs in the suit of James II. Boucher
against the Fair Haven & Westville
Railroad company.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29

Immune. Look out for that live
wire!' shouted the workman on the
roof. His assistant looked at him calm
ly and said: Don't you worry. I've
been to see every French farce that
came to town. A little thing like live
wire couldn't shock me. Washington
Star.
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Low WATER.
In Hartford ana Merideu

Although the reservoirs OF the New
Haven Water company, are getting
rather low, President Whitney says
that there is no fear of water famine.
He expects that the supply will hold
out until the early winter rains fill the
reservoirs again. In Meriden and Hart
ford the water supply is low and In both
places people are being appealed to not
waste any of the water and to be as
sparing as possible in SIT use
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29
What IN Thu Children Drink 7?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Hhve yoM
tried the new food drink called GRAlN-,O?
1t Is delicious and nourishng and takes the
place of coffee. The more Grain-O you
give the children the more health you dis
tribute through their systems. Grain-O IS
made Of pure grains, and when properly
prepared tastes like the choice grades of
coffee, but costs about u as much. All
grocers sell it. 15c and 25c.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29
SCAFFOLDING GAVE WAY.
Five Masons Have a Terrible Fall-Only
One Badly Hurt

FIV6 WdSUHS Have q IeTTIDIe FuIT-OnIy
One Badly Hurt.
A scaffoldng in the interior of the
new Plymouth church. which Is being
erected at the corner of Chapel street
and Sherman avenue, broke down at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning and five
masons were thrown to the beams forty
feet below. Only one of the number,
Thomas Maloney of Franklin street,
Was severely hurt. He was taken to
Grace hospital. Last evening 1t was
thought that he would be able to be at
work again in few days.
The other men were somewhat bruis-
ed, but not seriously hurt. They were
John Lyons, William Simons, Maurice
Reilly and Thomas Carney.
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OF the Congregational Churches at
Center Church. @
The Congregational churches will
hold union Thanksgiving service in
Center church at II o'clock a. m. The
Rev. DIR. w. L, Phillips will preach
the sermon, THE Uplifting Influence
of Gracious and Obedient Men"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29
CITY couRT-cIvIL SIDE.

Papers in the following suits We're
filed with Clerk Isbel in the, city court
yesterday.
Jacob Hurwick against Henry r.
Loomis, of 1874 State street, to recover
SIS upon check.
Kate Mcnamara to recover $3.50 upon
a note, from Frank Dunn.
Mamie Rosenf1eld against Joseph Low
enstein to recover $3.50.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-29

Little Dick-Uncle Richard, what is
bric-a-brac? Uncle acknowledgement
brac is anything you knock over and
break when you are feeling for match
es in the dark.-Puck.
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IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
SUPREME COURT DECISION ON
TRUST FUNDS.
Judgment of Judge shum way Affirmed
Yesterdays Supreme Court Decisions
The Callahan Cnse-Bankruptcy
Matters-Ctty Court Cases.

\ The opinion Of the supreme court,
written by Judge Hammersley in a
| Waterbury case of some interest, has
Just been printed. The case involved
trust funds, of $7,926S6 left by will of
| Aaron A. Benedict of Waterbury, at
one time a well known and wealthy
resident of that city. The official report
of the case is as follows:
! Application in probate by Henry 5.
Chase and Others, as administrators,
etc, and Louis d. Griggs and others for
the distribution of trust fund. From
an order denying the application the
petitioners appealed to the superior
court, where a bill of interpleader was
filed by Charles c. Read, executor.
From a decree affirming the order of
the probate court and directing dispo-
sition of the fund under the nterpleader
Louis D. Briggs and Others appealed to
the supreme court, where the Judgment
of Judge Shumway was affirmed. The
points decided are
l. A devise in trust for the benefit of
an heir directing the trustee to pay
over the income and such portion of the
principal as may be necessary to sup
port the beneficiary, and to pay the re-
mainder, it. in the trustees opinion.
such beneficiary Is capable of managing
the estate, creates an absolute estate in
the beneficiary, subject to a trust ter
minable at his death, which he is en-
titled to dispose Of by will
2. While, under the rules of equity
practice, counsel fees are not allowable
out of an estate to parties to bill of
interpleader for it's distribution, judg-
ment awarding such fees will not be re-
versed where no objection thereto was
made.
3. In an application for distribution
of funds of a testate estate as authoriz-
ed by General Statute 62s. an applica-
ton for the ascertainment Is mere IN
cident to a decree for distribution.
A. When probate court properly re-
fuses an application for distribution OF
an estate, but on an erroneous ground,
such error is one Of form only, and not
ground for reversal on appeal.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The supreme court was in session In
the court house for most of the day
yesterday considering cases in which
arguments have been heard.
Decisions were rendered as follows:
Joseph B. Sayles vs. d. r. Fitzgerald;
error and new trial granted.
Thomas WEIGH VS.. Thomas Fl. Hayes;
no error.
Greenwood M. Woodruff VS.. Raymond
G. Baldwin; superior court advised to
sustain the demurrer.
William H. French and wife VS.. town
of Waterbury; no error.
Mary Fox vs. Charles D. Kinney; no
error.
Louis A. Newton VS.. New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad company;
error; judgment set aside and new trial
granted
4 william Brennan VS.. the Berlin Iron
Bridgpe company. There iserror In the
judgment of superior court complained
Of and 1t Is set aside The case should
be restored to the docket. the demurrer
overruled and the case stand to be pro-
ceeded according to law.
Daniel Dofr VS.. f. W. Babcock; error,
and new trial granted.
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cease the prosecution of the affair under
the ruling circumstances. But General
MERCER was obdurate and re affair pro-
ceeded The former minister If cign
affairs denied that he told Y Monoi that
he believed Dreyfus was guilty. he vas
astonished at NJ. Monod's state'n 1T, hut
the letter was evidently hazy. as he ad
given three versions OF the conSsrsatl n.
M. De Mango inquired whether NJ
Hanotaux was aware of the uncertainty
connected with the telegram dated No
yember "a, 1894. NJ Hanotaux replied that
uncertainty was the rule in such cases.
He was only aware that one was drawn
up in the foreign office. which alone was
communicated to the war ministry. The
representative of the government, Major
Carrlere, having excused NJ. Casimir-
Perier. General MERCER and NJ. Hanotaux
from further attendance unless summoned
the court rose at noon, adjourning until
Wednesday.
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AS SEEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
oiRs. EMILY CRAWFORD REVIEWS
THE DRAMA AT RENNEs.
Interesting Resume by an Unintcr-
ested Spectator To the battle
for Liberty and Honor.

copyrighted, 1899. by Associated Prcss.)
Rennes. August 1.-THE drama at Rem
mes grows tragical. That long -breathed
town is being stirred into a passion. The
Parisians are laborious. The Bretons are
silent and possessed by their belief or
idea, whatever 1t may be-
This morning at 6 o'clock well nigh
successful attempt was made to kill NJ.
Labor, who defended lola last year, and
who came here to defend Dreyfus with NJ.
De Mango. The would-be assassin was
evidently crank and looked a workman.
His weapon was a revolver. the theater
OF the crime was the Quai Rlchemont II
was while NJ, Labori was going to court
with Colonel Picauart and has cousin, NJ.
Cast.
When Nine. Labori came up she was
sent to fetch doctor. but not knowing
the town she lost a good deal OF time. At
last she thought of going to. the 'eesirt and
asking there for military surgeon. Doc
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they must have the four totes therein
mentined. They must be secured
AT this point Dreyfus interjacted: 81
associate myself with those words, my
colonel | also desire the truth. / only
ask for the TRUTH
These statements caused excitement in
court. General Chanoine text testified
He briefly affirmed his belief in the culpa-
blltty of the prisoner. The appearance of
NJ. Hanotaux, the former minister of
foreign affairs, who followed him into the
witness stand. reawakened ,he interest of
the audience
NJ. Hanotaux declared he had nothing
that added to his evidence given before the
court of cessation. He said he never had
cogniZance either as a minister of as
private individual of any secret dossier.
lie recalled the circumstances Under which
he took Office, saying foreign Politics then
presented grave difficulties. The nego-
tiations with Great Britain and Belgium
with regard to Africa, the war In NADIA
gascar and the state Of Affairs in China
were pointed to. He then rel>ted how he
was made acquainted with the preyfu
affair by General MERCER and NJ Dupuy
in the presence of Nj. Gueriu also pro-
duced by NJ. Paleologue. giving the OBJ
servations he thought right to make be-
fore General MERCER regarding tie proofs
collected against Dreyfus and the min
lister OF wars reply with his elections.
NJ, HanotauX declares tnat when read
ing the notes he foresaw the difficulties
which speedily developed. His fears. he
added. were fully justified and when IL
became necessary to publish several notes
in order 10 satisfy a foreign embassy, the
situation was undoubtedly grave and he
forthwith requested General MERCER to
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ard Croker, who punctured the Brooklyn

ard Croker, who punctured the Brooklyn
jurst's midsummer bubble.
Mr. Cookers flop from Van Wyck to
Bryan was more than startling, Only the
other morning, while Mr.. Croker was in
New York, the politicians who are here
representing dozen Southern and East
ern States, predicted that Mr.. Croker
would contribute weight to the boom for
Mr.. Van Wyck.
So when the New York newspapers ar
rived and chronicled Mr.. Crokers partial
conversion to the Bryan cluster, there fol-
lowed an unmistakable panic among the
gentlemen who have been iattering Mr..
Van Wyck with whispers of coming hon
ors.
Mr.. Van Wyck himself was manifestly
displeased at Mr.. Cookers desertlon OF
him without giving him time to get away
from his boom.
Mr.. Croker, as If to take the sting from
his desertlon of Mr.. Van Wyck, sent word
that Mr. Van Wyck would be taken care
Of" There are two supreme court judges
to be elected this autumn. and Mr.. Croker
has promised that Mr.. Van Wyck shall
be nominated for one of them.
But even this concession did not appease
the Van Wyck boomers. They are wholly
at loss to understand MIR. Croker's ac-
ton.
Mr. Croker sent word that he was cou-
WINGED that under some circumstances Mr..
Bryan would be more acceptable candi-
GATE for the nomination than Mr. Van
Wyck or anybody else.
This declaration was accepted to mean
that Mr.. Croker has abandoned the hope
OF defeating Mr.. Bryan, and is making a
bid to swing the Bryanites into line for
the modification OF the Chicago platform
upon which Mr.. Bryan can run in a man
ner satisfactory to the East.
Arthur p. German. upon whom the Van
Wyckites were depending. preserves dig
nified silence.
Some of the Southern experts who have
been loudest in demanding the nomina-
tion of Mr., Van Wyck on an antitrust
platform are not so conservative. They
openly resent Mr.. Cookers desertion OF
their candidate. and threaten reprlsal In
the shape OF declaration against any
thing and everything he desires
A business conference is to be held as
soon as Joseph j. Willet of Alabama can
reach Saratoga. He is the general South
ern manager of the Van Wyck presidential
boom and has gathered around him
several leaders" who are opposed to
the denomination Of Bryan under any cir
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France attacks Germany, He and his
wife were staying at NJ Laborrs Paris
home when the crime was committed.
Nine Labori telegraphed for them TO
come at once and they are here. Court
was adjourned for a short time this morn
ing to enable NJ De Mango to inquire al
ter Laborps condition. During the pro-
ceedings pending the inquiry. the ladies
grew excited and communicated their ner-
vousness to the gentlemen As precau-
ton against canes and parasols being used
in a factional fight gendarme was sent
around TO take them into his care. This
led 10 masculine protests and much fem
mime cackle. but the gendarme insisted.
The court then entered.
Colonel Jouaust, the president OF the
tribunal abiding to some manifestation
of opinion last Saturday in the Press
Tribune threatened to clear it if either
approval or disapproval of any witness
was expressed there.
He then ordered the confron tation of
NJ. Casimir- Perier and General Mercier.
These witnesses were more cat and dog
than before. 1t seemed so like one of
those fussy dogs that one sees on a French
peasants market cart. The dog sits by
the driver looking intently forward and
ready to pick a quarrel with no matter
whom. He seems to think he runs the
whole concern, CasimirP erer spoke OF
himself only-of what he did and said
when president. He often snubbed Mer
cier and by almost turning Ids back on
him. He had little to say of the Dreyfus
affair.
General Billot sat while making HIS
deposition He stnl believes Dreyfus
guilty, but gave no strong reason. He
said that Colonel Picquart systematically
kept back all new facts favorable to Drey-
fus and stihed inquiries
Emily Crawford
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PIngue in Enrone.

London. August l5,--The Mail publishes
the following dispatch from oporto, Por-
tugal; The suspicious disease which broke
out here recently has become epidemic.
Its Symptoms are identical with those Of
the bubonic plague, The doctors disa-
gree as to its precise character. but ad-
NIT that it must be allied to the dreaded
eastern malady. Sanitation and water
supply here are bad and the widest ru-
mors are current The authorities. how
ever. are taking energetic measures.
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London, August 14.--In the Eve
ming News today Major Esterhazy
says the real truth in regard TO the
bordereau in the Dreyfus case is
that he wrote it. The document,
he alleges. is intended to serve az
a substantial basis for an accusa-
ton against Dreyfus, who had been
suspended a long time and against
whom there already had existed
number of grave proofs of guilt,
which, however. could not be used
without compromising certain per-
sonages whom it was imperiously
necessary TO keep in the back
ground altogether.
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MIR. NEILL's LATEST
Predicts n Larger Cro y.sr
This Than Last a,

This Than L"s m
Memphis, Tenn, August MI
TO the commercial-Appea from y,
leans says: Henry NJ. Nelll' !, e =, j
pert of this city. who predicted v Y h, !,
nous crops of lss4-s5, 1875 s'. a. i, N
is out with forecast inoicsua. ,u|
crops now maturing will e1es 49,, /,
these these and and may reach tho upI s'''ss|
total Of 12,oco,oOo bales. In ., . al 4
sueo TODAY he said: ION Aa ~ IN al
/ stated that the promise 10. II, I, "
1889 was equal or sup sa vastlJ
1879 in every State anu rso vlih 81
in Texas and the outlook s,.1 thsrs
what nnfayorable conditions, i. VI
was for a crop OF 49, o IVY wors via /
with 1000, 900 to l,ooo'oV0
rarge of possibilities. :, $4,000 y.
This crop turns out :. sSdptt :
spite OF the most ss, ,r,ns Shia
known in the South, dulsp ~ 1slat
deal of cotton was lost 10 1900 al VI
/, would have reached li..', sssu -
heps 12,0OO.00O but ior
now generally admitleu, am sstisa
"For the present crop L., rs or =
ON the average the prom'sso ~
fully equal II no. sup
year at this date.
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INDIGNATION EXPRESSED.
Paris Papers without Distinction
DepIore shonting of NJ. Lnhnri

Paris Papers without Distinction
Depiore Shooting of NJ. Labori.
Paris, August 14.-Paris papers with
out distinction express Indignation at the
outrage of which NJ. Labori is the victim.
The Temps depores the Estate of things
into which the Dreyfus affair has dragged
the country" and says 1t is high time for
us to stand up and be ourselves again.
Continuing the Temps observed: IN.
CasimrPerer testified TO his willingness
for conciliation. Perhaps this pistol shot
marks the elimination OF the crisis and
viii restore US to the path of good sense"
The Liberte, which holds the govern
ment responsible for the outrage of to-
day, and says THE outrage is only an
incident among list of catastrophes."
The Journal des Debats says: The
shot as bound to be the end, and one fine
morning it will be closely followed by tho
horror OF civil war. if violence. hate con-
tempt for law and all the fanatical an
archistic actions continue to poison the
air we Breathe
The Libre Parole, which attacks the gov
eminent, says; To-day we have only as
sassins, tomorrow it will be civil war"
The Figaro says: In the long series
of crimes on the pages OF our history this
is the first time when assassination has
struck down an advocate and that, too. at
the very hour when preparing to plead in
defense of his client, to establish truth
and to confound accusers"
The Montieur Universale attributes the
outrage to the excitement caused by the
governments efforts TO save Dreyfus" and
TO "the arbitrary acts that have been COM
mitted In the absence of the chamber of
deputies
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REED HASN'T RESIGNED.
Said He May Decide to Retain His
Seat In Cngress.
lSpecial to The POST

suiu lie Bay Decide to retain HIS
Seat In Cngress.
Especial to The Post.)
New York. August 1.-THE Worlds
Boston special says: There is possibility
that Speaker Reed may not resign his
seat in congress. He has not yet sent his
resignation to the governor of Maine.
Those who have talked with him since
he arrived from Europe are led to be-
lieve that his brief absence from the coun-
try has strengthened and deepened the
opposition to the Mckinley policy OF I'm
perialism which he felt, but did not pub
iiely express. last winter. The speaker
regards the Philippine military campaign
as an iniquity, contrary to American prin-
ciples and presidents. unnecessary and
hurtful. Speaking as republican, he
thinks the colonizing and empire building
business will in the long run be mighty
pad policy for the party, "and We are
only In the beginning of 1t now" he says.
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DAMAGE BY THE FlOlI|
Report Of the Statistical Du,.,, !
by the Brazos Overflow.
THE TOTAL AMOUNTS 10 1ul
ABOUT S'4 Per Capita of til. p.,,,
ton of the District Viii.
Was Devastated.

Washington, August AM
Holmes, jr., expert of the statl,,,,,, N
reau of the department OF aericu,m,. I,
Just reported to Chief StatIsticIsn n,
OF that department, embodyipr n. \
suits of a tour of the food deyast,,., \
gion of Texas and making a carsiul Y
mate of the damage done, tho ANN.
OF which he places at s7,4la,OOo.
The report states that the greatest d,
age was done in McLenpon, Falls NM
Robertson, Brazos, Burlesou, Girl
Washington, Waller, Austin, For 4
and Brazoria counties. The nunh,
farms submerged IL estimated 4 I'M
which is a total area Of about l,RN
acres. OF this area at the tina d n
Hood there were about 100000 acfs 3
der cultivation, $3.50 900 being In c3r
$4,000 in corn, 10000 acres in sugu 1,
and $4,000 acres in other crops With A
tai production in sight equyaln
ahot S7,950,OOO.
Although nearly 80 per cent Of tAs ii
loss occurred in the destruction or It'd
to growing crops, the damage to farm a,
perty and the losses Of live s,oeLs
amount to the large sum Of ;siioA,
land is damaged by washing and guy1
to the extent of over 100000, but u q
loss about one-half Is Offset BY d.
creased future production necesay ID
the alluvial deposit left by the food
MIR. Holmes says the precise ttsa
the food upon this years crops d "!
cult to estimate. While the crup M
a very large area were practically
stroyed, the effect OF the rains on %
land crops will be highly beneficial
should, he thought, result In 4 larp
crease in the yield throughout the sil
central part of the State and 80 nua
the western part as Is under cultlulz
He says, however, that conservative
innate of the actual destruction lna':
about 277, 900 bales OF cotton, represent
at an average price Of Az cents per p'
about So, 100000; 100000 bushels q
worth 20 cents per bushel.. sSs0,v@,
cane to the value OF sS3o,0W anc
crops estimated at s2S5,OOO, toa
to standing crops OF $G,57O,0Oo.
The addition to this amount Of Aa
the farm property raises the W.
STA, 900, or about s74 per capNa
of the district which
mated at 100000, negroes Largely E''
mating.
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FILIBusTERING EXPEDITIONS.
IL Is Believed Some of Them HAVE
Gone from Santiago.

Santiago, August 1.-THE military au-
thorities here lave most positive evidence
that santo Domingo revolutionists,
through their agents, are organizing ex-
petitions in this province. Some expedi-
tons, it is confidently asserted. have al
ready left with large amount OF mill
tary supplies.
General Maxine Gome5 y reported to
be directing the organization of the nil
busters.
General Wood has sent the gunboat
Baracoa. formerly Spanish, and an armed
tug to patrol the north coast.