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London, Aug. 1.-The Boer organ in London, the Standard and Diggers' News, to-day publishes Johannesburg dispatch threatening Great Britain, in the event of war, saying the Boers are determined to wreck the mines and ir- retrievably ruin the general body of shareholders by blowing up millions worth of machinery, adding that war will mean the absolute ruin of Jo- hannesburg, both as town and as a mining center, and saying:
 While it will doubtless end in vic- tory for England, the price of that vic- tory will be the ruin of thousands, who ought to consider the price they must pay before authorizing the government to declare war"
 Another Johannesburg dispatch, how ever predicts further concessions, and says: The reply of the Transvaal to the proposal for a joint inquiry is being delayed until the government has pre- pared a scheme granting the Outland- CTS immediate and substantial repre- sentation, as the Transvaal will make every effort to avert intervention in the internal affairs of the country"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-12
GREAT BRITAIN'S WAR MOVE
12 ,O0O TROOPS RE4DY TO LEAVE
 INDIA TOR AFRICA.

Transports in Readiness-Troops VIII Embark Simultaneously, In Case of Threat.
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aMam1s.

one cent word for each insertion. nve cents word for a full week, seven times
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ANNUAL MASQUERADE
Of the Peauot Association next Wedne

Of the Peauot Association next Wednes-
 day.
 The annual masquerade of the Pequot association will be given at the club house next Wednesday evening. Prizes will be awarded to the woman and man wearing the best character costume, also the two wearing the most ludi- crous. After the unmasking there will be an exhibition of fancy dancing. All members and friends are invited to at- tend in costume; dressing rooms will be provided for uptown guests.
 The usual Friday night hop will be held August IS.
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DIED AT STONY CREEK

Mrs, Thayer, aged seventy eight, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs r. L. Jackson, in Stony Creek Thurs day evening. The funeral will take place to-day and the remains will be taken to Hartford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-12
Boston Grocery.
 Boston Grocery.
FREE! To All The Ladies This Week.

If the housekeepers of New Haven and vicinity will call at our store we are prepared to give them one of Mrs. Lincoln's (author of the Boston Cook Book) latest cook books of 50 pages FREE, prepared of season. able recipes for each month of the year.
 Call and get this novelty. which every housekeeper wants, and Is the latest from the pen of New England's famous author and lecturer, and the only woman manufac turing pure cream tartar Baking Powder which bears her name.
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Notice to Contractors.
City Engineers office, No. IF City

City Engineers. Office, No. IT City Hall. New Haven, Conn.,, August 9th. l600 SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office until 2p. Ill. August 21st, ISo0-
 For putting and keeping in repair all the horse drinking hydrants and troughs iil the city, also for putting and keeping in repair all the pumps and drinking hydrants for people, in the city for the balance of fha year 1S99 The bids for the pumps to be separate from the horse drinking hydrantS and troughs. \, \
 Blank forms of proposal, and any inforn,a- ton concerning plans, specifications. bonds etc., will be furnished upon application.
 No proposal will be received after the tin,e specified, and all proposals not on the blanks furnished or not properly filled out will be rejected. A
 The, right to reject any or all bids Is re- served,
 au10 3t c. w. KELLY City Engineer.
 District of New Haven, SIS. Probate Court.
 EsTATE of FRANCES T. s. VAN NESS.
 late of New Haven, in said District, de-
 ceased.
 Emory A. Chase having made written ap- plication for the appointment of a trusteei of the trust under the will of said Frances T. $. Van Ness for the benefit of Julia N Hill and children, as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears, 1t Is
 ORDERED That said application be heard and determined at Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in said District, on the 17th day of August. 1899, at ton o'clock in the forenoon, and that public nO- tlce of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon; tl be given by publishing this order circulation in said District.
 LIVINGSTON W. CLEAvELAND,
 au11 St Judge.
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DEATH OF BENJAMIN BARNES,

Benjamin Barnes. oe Southington, who resided on the Meriden road died yesterday morning. He was we'll ad- vanced in years. For the past two weeks his condition has been critical and death has been expected at any time He leaves two sons, Friend and William, and one daughter, Mrs. Oliver Thompson, to mourn their Ioes.
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Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bay, Aug. 1.-The German East Africa line steamer Reichstag has arrived here from Hamburg, Naples and Mombassa with four hundred cases of cartridges and other war stores for the Trans yaa1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-12

Bombay, Aug. 11.-Preparations are about completed for the dispatch of 12, 900 troops to South Africa. A number waters, and, in the event of war, troops will be embarked simultaneously here, at Karachea and at Calcutta.
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NOTICE TO COAL DEALERs

Sealed bids will be received by Reni' R English, 132 Orange street, until 12 o'clock noon,- August 23d, for furnishing s5 gross tons Lehigh egg coal we'll screened, of Ha, zelton or Honeybrook. and 15 gross tons best washed pea, coal, to be delivered in cellar of Free Public Library, as wanted by Ii. brary. Bids must be accompanied by cor. tfed check payable to Jonathan N. Rowe. City Controller, for per cent. of amount Did. au1o
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THE RUBBER WORKERS BIC EX
 CURSION.

The grand excursion of the combin- ed Rubber Workers association, which was to have taken place some time ago but was prevented by a large down. pour of rain, is now announced to take place on Sunday, August 27. Every thing points to it's being one of the greatest excursions out of New Haven this year. The trip will be made rain or shine on the big steamer Cepheus. There will be music and dancing on board. The excursion will be to New York and. Coney Island.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
Sneaker Reed RetIres.

Mr.. Reed, who has just an
nounced his intention to give up
politics, has been in public life for
twenty-five years. During all that
time he has represented the First
District Of Maine and could have
continued to represent il until the
day Of his death if he had so de
sired. His TWENTY-FIVE years Of
Congressional career, however,
have brought little else besides
fame. He has never saved great
deal of money, and there is no
doubt that the small recompense,
which came to him, as compared
to his recognized abilities, has
made him dissatisfied with public
lite. He realized that although
sixty years of age, he was largely
dependent upon his salary for bis
support and his determination to
sacrifice his place IN the public
eye in order to accumulate a COM
potency is quite in line with the
statements he has made in pri-
vate conversation in Washington.
He is a man who loves the good
things ofliie and chafes if he has
them not. Accustomed to mingle
with men to whom dollars were no
object, he has felt his own com
parative poverty. OF late years
this feeling that he was not doinp
justice to himself and his family
has been growing upon him. He
has eked out his salary with some
few outside com missions, but these
have not been sufficiently large to
be satisfactory, In short there
fore, Mr.. Reed has lett public life
because he wants to make money.
1t is undoubtedly to his credit
that although he has been in Con-
gress for "a years and Speaker for
a considerable portion OF the time,
he is not to-day a wealthy man, in
the common acceptation OF the
term.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts,

Superintendent of the Reform
Bureau" with a sort Of rowing
commission for the correction of
mistakes made by the Almighty
Bob Ingersoll points them out,
Crafts corrects rhem-hnds fault
with the decision Of the Attorney
General on the canteen question,
and blames Mckinley for allowing
it. Brother Crafts is too hard on
the President, whose path in the
White House has not been strewn
with roses. Samoa with its threat
ened English-American alliance,
Alger and rotten beef, THE white
(American) mans burden" in the
East, have alienated as many Of
his supporters as he can afford to
lose, and il was not in human
nature to be expected that he
would risk more By upholding the
obnoxious canteen law for the sake
of the few prohibitionists who
might rally to his standard.
THE President was glad to be
able to grab at any straw whether
put in his way by his representa-
tive or by anybody else's.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
The "Hyphen" Americans

the Star and other Know-Noth-
ing Administration papers call
the Irish and German-American
citizens. They like, however, the
"Hyphen" American advertise
ments, with which their columns
are very wrongly and undeservedlS
6lled.
The miserable sheets consider
it a crime for an American citizen
to acknowledge that he was born
in Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia,
etc. He must forge: completely
his past history, the land of his
birth, and keep it secret that he
was not born iD New England, like
the editor Of the Star, or any other
benighted part Of the United States.
Fortunately those "Hyphen"
Americans have got votes. They
will use them at the coming cleo
ton to oust that miserable Know.
Nothing party from po Ker viii ch
is now disgracIng this country.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
Quay's Plum Tree.

1t was shown at the Quay trial
that from October 81, 1896, to
April 80, 1897 Quay borrowed
Ss459s9 90 belonging to the State.
Not only did he fail to paw any
interest on the loan, but shared the
interest received on the remainder
Of the States funds. The deposit
was divided in this way: 40 per
cent. was used by the bank with
out interest, Saoo, 900 was set aside
for the use of Quay. and the in
terest on the balance was divided
between Quay. Hayward and Nc.
Kee. The State funds ranged in
amount during the period named
from Ss25, 900 to S6Is,ooO.
The major portion of the money
borrowed by Quay was used in
stock speculation. With a quarter
OF a million dollars at his disposal
without having 10 trouble about
giving security or paying interest,
the Republican boss Of Pennsyl-
vania could afford to telegraph
from his seat in the United States
Senate to his weak tool in the Peo.
ple's Bank, II will shake the plum
tree"
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
Who IL nThe Countrr2,l

A thick and thin Administration
organ speaks OF the testimony o
Gen. Miles in regard to putrid beef,
which has been fully sustained by
the reports and sworn testimony
OF hundreds Of regular and volun-
teer officers, as an attempt to "be-
foul the reputation Of his country" I"
This IS interesting. Is Alger
"the country7" Is Eagan "the
country7" Is Armour "the coun-
try7"
Aud what would be the charac.
ter-not to mention the reputation
OF a country that permitted the
poisoning Of its soldiers with rot.
ten beef to pass without lnflicting
or seeking tc inhict any punish
ment upon the persons guilty OF
this heinous ofense7
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
Ports Of Luzon to be Blocked.


President Mckinley has in
dorsed a proposition 10 suspend
active field operations against the
insurgents in the Philippines until
Fall and in the meantime to insti-
tute a strict blockade by the navy
to prevent Agulnaldo receiving
war supplies.
The plan Of blockade effectively
carried out, is expe ected to hamper
the insurgents and bring them to
terms more speedily than the
desultory warfare which General
Otis announced was being carried
on.
It's not disputed that he insur-
gents are being we'll supplied from
some source with modern arms
and ammunition, and that they are
IN constant communication with
Hong Kong and Singapore. A
naval blockade would stop this and
would result in isolating Aguin-
aldo in tie island OF Luzon,
Secretary Of War Alger and
Secretary Of the Navy Long favor
the blockade plan, and the Presi-
dent will direct instructions to
Admiral Dewey and General Otis
to put it into effect.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
ConRressman KIeberg.

of Texas, who has remained in
town to watch events, returns to-
day to Texas. 1t is but just to
state that Mr.. Kleberg is most
valuable advocate of the cause of
liberty. He never votes wrong.
Thus he voted against all anti
immigration bills and the revenue
bill, which increased the tax on
beer. He is a true Democrat, and
we are glad that he has been
reelected to the next Congress by
an increased majority, His ser
vices, the value and extent ol
which we know, have not as yet
received the consideration they
deserve.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22

down, has been frequently re-
ported.
The same policy was pursued by
the "1Ioly Alliance" OF Great Brit
ain and America, at Samoa, The
German residents, say the German
papers, received no notice OF the
contemplated bombardment. All
later reports bitterly complain OF
this.
Now we expect that the Filipi-
nos will be more civilized and
humane than we have been oursel-
YES. Up to this time we have even
refused to recognize them as bel
ligerents or to have any com
munication with the "rebels."
To save the lives oil our fifteen sail
ors We may have to do it nov.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
An Unpopular War.

Governor Lind Of Minnesota has
urged the Legislature OF that State
to take some action looking to the
return OF the Minnesota volunteers
at Manila, Senator Pettigrew has
written to the President request
ing the release of the South Dakota
volunteers. The same sort OF
demands are coming from other
Western States. The men say the
war for which they enlisted IS offici-
ally ended and that they should
not be retained against their will.
Killing men who are fighting for
their independence will never be
popular in the United States.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
Barbarian Warfare.

Our Administration papers feel
quite uneasy over the capture OF
the 6iteen American sailors. They
fear that the Filipinos may
retaiiate and kill them.
IL cannot be denied that our
troops in the Philippines have not
strictly adhered to the rules oi
civilized warfare. To lombard,
without previous notice. with
heavy bombs, open towns and
villages, full OF women and chill
dien, and afterwards burning every
one of those captured villages
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
Asto nKIlIinR.n

The evangelist Moody sustains
the pot hunting policy Of the good
Mr.. Mckinley in the Philippines.
1--WE can't leave these natives to
form their own government" he
SAYS. They would kill them
selves off," Considering that our
troops have already killed 5000
of the natives-more than the
Spaniards have killed in fifty years
a I'd more than the natives would
kill OF each other in century,
judging by the past-isn't the
devout Mr.. Moody rather limPing
in his logic7
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
The SENTINEL
WASHINGTON, D, c., APR "a, 1889
An Obstacle to Expansion.

Gen. Shafter is quoted as con-
6rming the opinion ascribed to
Gen. Lawton that this country will
need an army OF Ioo, 900 to benev-
olently assimiIate the FiliPinos,
but neither Lawton nor Shaiter
gives us any intimation as to where
this hundred thousand are to be
found. A country which would
easily contribute millions Tor de-
tense" may not be willing to fur
nish a hundred thousand for con-
quest.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
rne surre1 cor the CAble.


searching for a submarine cable
route from Honolulu to Manila.
She is a steel vessel, built a few
years ago at Sunderland, and
bought for the auxiliary navy.
Hitherto she has served as a col
lier, but at Mare Island has bean
RENTED for survey work.
Although Congress at its recent
session failed to enact the Pacific
Cable legislation proposed in the
Sundry Civil bill, the Government
is determined that nothing shall
be wanting on its part TO clear the
way tor prompt action next winter.
The researches OF the ''hetis and
Albatross several years ago, sup
plementing those OF the Tuscarora
made long before, assured the
praeticability OF the route from
San Francisco, or rather from
Monterey or Point Conce ?tion,
south OF San Francisco, to Homo
lulu or Hilo Bay. What remains
for the Nero is to examine the
route between Hawaii and the
Philippines; for we ought to pro-
vide at the start for a cable clear
across the Pacific, instead of to
Hawaii only, as proposed in the
Sundry Civil bill.
This western stretch is not only
far longer than the other, but has
been less studied, while such
soundings as have been taken in it
indicate some very deep places.
Especially along the eastern shores
of Japan, from the KuTile Islands
southwark, there is a trough that
has hitherto defied soundings.
Even Admiral Belknap's survey,
years ago, reported that it ex
ceeded FIVE miles and a quarter in
depth, and it lies under the Kuro
Siwo, or Black Stream. In other
parts Of the Pacific, too, sharp
changes OF level are found, and in
deed are suggested by the num-
erous atolls and islets, virtually
mountain tops. that dot it, showing
a broad difference in this respect
between it and the Atlantic. The
Kuro Siwo, or Japanese current.
however, is the chief obstacle, since
it is not only very broad. but may
increase by its force the difficulty
in laying a cable successfully,
apart from the depth Of the chan
mel under it.
The problem OF intermediate
stations is also to be considered.
or course we can use any of the
outer islands of the Hawaiian
group like Necker or Bird as helps
on the way. Midway Island
though once favorably considered
is now not so looked upon by many
experts. The Marshall group is
favored by Mr.. Ishikawa anc
others. but il belongs to Germany
and now comes the report that this
same power is to acquire irJm
Spain the island yariously known
as Strong's, Kusale and Ualan, in
the Carolines, which we have long
coveted as an ideal landing place
Tor a cable, and which one bill be-
fore Congress mentioned by name.
Wake Island, north OF the Mar
shall group, is ours, but it seems
to be out OF the question for a sta
tion, as it is sometimes submerged.
Johnston Island looks practicable,
but it is British, although. perhaps,
we might acquire it for cable pur-
poses. Marcus Island has been
we'll spoken of. o. course Guam
is to be on the line, but the long
stretch between Honolulu and
Guam makes it desirable to break
up the distance.
However, the Nero's surveys
will throw light on these and other
points.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
PatriOtiam

Right and wrong, justice and
crime, exist independently OF our
country. A public wrong is not a
private right for anV citizen. The
citizen is a man bound to know
and to do the rig hit, and the nation
is but an aggregation OF citize rs.
II man should shout, in the delir-
ium Of his dinner, my country,
by whatever means extended and
bounded, my country, right or
wrong" he merely repeats the
words OF the thiei who steals in the
street or Of the trader who swears
falsely at the Custom House, both
OF them chuckling-"My fortune,
however acquired" Thus the
editor Of the New York Ton,naL,
can see that a mans country IS not
a certain area OF land-of mount
tains, rivers and woods-but it is
principle; and patriot SIM is loyalty
to that principle. F.s.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
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Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22
THEATRICAL.

A success such as has never been
surpassed in this city was scored by the
Fortune Teller" during its engagement
in this city some months ago, Miss
Alice Nelson, the Youngest prima donna
before the public, achieved a triumph
such as few grand opera singers have
been favored with, and The opera and
organization as a whole, left a deep
impression and a most pleasant one.
II is a pleasure to announce that the
Alice Nelson Opera Company will
at the National Theatre next Monday.
April a4th. for one week again present
"The Fortune Teller" here. Frank L.
Perley, the manager OF the company, has
made a successful effort to establish a
light opera organization of the first
rank. none season he has accomplished
what It has heretofore taken three or
four years to do. He has made Alice
Nelson, in a few briei months, the
lsading comic opera star ofthe American
stage. 1t is Mr.. Perley's intention, so 1t
is said, to retain in the organization, so
far as possible, the original members OF
the cast, including Eugene Cowles,
Richard Golden, Joseph Herbert, Joseph
Cawthorn, Frank Rushworth, Marguerite
Sylvia and Jennie Hawley. All 1.-The cIever
people who were heard here before will
appear during the coming engagement.
Washington sentinel., 1899-04-22

The return OF Gen. Lawton to
Manila will make many people feel
that the policy of the Government
in regard to the Phil ppine situa-
ton has been one OF benevolent
dissimulation."