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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
STEAMER KNICKERBOCKER AFIRE p
Passengers Kept i'm Ignorance to Pre-
 vent Any Alarm.

New York, May 31.-The Cromwell line steamship Knickerbocker ran up to her dock here to-day with two conn., partments burning fiercely, but the hull of the vessel was so packed at the apertures that not streak of smoke escaped. The Knickerbocker put away from New Orleans on May "A, with a cargo of 2,000 bales of cotton and large quantities of rice, molasses and hides. There were also aboard forty-five pas sengers. When five days out from New Orleans the foreward compartment in the hold of the Knickerbocker was dis covered to be on fire. All the ventila- tors were choked up and streams of water and steam turned into the cargo in an effort to smother the blaze.
 Captain Post and his crew managed to keep the knowledge of the fire from his passengers and no alarm spread aboard ship. Yesterday it was dis covered that the heat from the forward compartment had ignited the cargo in the general freight hold and part of it had got to burning tiercely before steam and water could be thrown into this compartment. Captain Post, how ever, managed to keep his passengers in ignorance of the fire and when he arrived at quarantine the officials there did not know of its existence. The Knickerbocker kept on to her dock in this city with a crew still fighting the fire and landed her passengers, some of them not even then being aware of the state of affairs. The Knickerbocker was almost immediately lowed over to the Jersey flats, where a fireboat began to flood both compartments. The fire is still burning and the compartments will have to be flooded and then pump ed out before a fair knowledge of the damage can be had.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
LOOKING FOR MARION CLARK. New York Detective Was Here Last
 Night.

Detective Herihly, one of Captain Me- Clusky's men, came up to this city from New York last night to follow up clue concerning little Marion Clarke the New York baby which was kidnapped. He returned to New York about ten o'clock, and local detectives stated that he had found nothing here to assist in locating the child. Since the child was kidnapped the local detective bureau has received dozens of letters from per- sons who were sure that the little girl had been brought to this city and that they had seen her and the nurse who is believed to have kidnapped her, Some of these alleged clues have been follow ed up by the detectives, and in each in- stance it has been found to be a wild goose chase. One informant stated that he had seen a man and woman carry a child into vacant house. On going to the house the detectives found that it was occupied by two families and that the blinds were closed, giving it the ap- pearance of a vacant house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
MORE BICYCLE POLICEMEN
Asked For on Wooster and Orange
 Streets Police Board Meeting.

Asked For on Wooster and Orange
 Streets Police Board Meeting.
 An adjourned meeting of the board of
 police commissioners was held last
 night, all the members being present ex- cept Commissioner Ullman Lineman
 A. L. w. Kittredge appeared and ex- plained to the board changes which had
 been made in the police signal system. Requests were received from several members of the force for permission to reside at the shore, outside the city limits during the summer. They were referred to the superintendent with power. The resignation of Special Constable Ambrozia was received and accepted. The superintendent's month"; ly report was received and placed on file. Petitions were received from Pa trolman Colwell asking that he be all lowed pay for eight days off duty on account of injuries received while in the discharge of his duties and from Driver John Kendallfor thirty-five days pay for time lost for the same reason. Both matters were referred to the finance committee with power.
 A communication was received from Antonio Spinello asking that another bicycle policeman be placed on Wooster street. One was also received signed by Rev. Dr. Phillips, Rev. MT. Luckey, Rev. MT. Means and Rev. MT. Elder calling attention to the great danger to and pedestrians crossing Or ange street, from scorching bicyclists and asking that more bicycle policemen be detailed for duty on the street. Both were referred to the su- perintendent with power ito act. It is probable that more bicycle policemen will be- at once stationed on Wooster, Orange and West Chapel streets.
 Alderman Chillingworth appeared and asked that policemen be detailed for duty at Edgewod Park.
 Previous to the meeting of the board, ! meeting was held by the trustees of the police reserve fund. The annual re- port of the financial condition of the fund was read and audited. It shows hat the total amount of the fund is now $2S, S,056.1S, all of which is invested. The total receipts during the year amounted to $13,7S3.06 and the disburse- nents to $11,S4745.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
THE ENGLISH DERBY.
Tragic Death of IIOIocaust-Statcmen ent
 by Jockey Sloan,


 London May 31.--The running of the 219th Derby to-day was one of the most remarkable turf events ever witnessed in this country, The race was won by the favorite, the Duke of Westminster $ bay colt Flying Fox. Damocles was second and A. J. Miller's brown colt, Innocence, third. Twelve horses ran. The betting was to on Flying Fox, ridden by Cannon; 15 to I against Dam- ocles, and 50 to 1 agahEt Innocence Flying Fox won by two lengths. The time was 2:45 4-5. My Boy was fourth Holocauste, who entered the straight in second place, broke his fetlock joint and was subsequently shot. Tod Sloan was uninjured and walked back to the weigh ing room escorted by policemen.
 Disappointed as is Tod Sloan at his failure to win the Derby when con- vinced that he had the race won, his grief at the tragic death of Holocauste outWeighs all else II never saw such q horse in my life as Holocauste," he said to the correspondent of the Associated Press this evening, "and I never expect to see such another He was the gam fest thoroughbred that ever stood on irons.
 'I managed to get good start and led the race around the back turn, keeping close to the rail. At Tamen- ham, Flying Fox was next me and I called to Cannon at the turn, saying come in closer as I did not want him to let any one between us. Flying Fox had taken the lead, and I then pulled out and again took the lead, Holocauste going splendldly, without urging. I am convinced he had all the steam neces- sary to win the race easily; but sud denly. I felt him going down. He did not throw me. I got both legs on one side of the saddle when found one foot caught in the stirrup. I knew, if he fell, I would go under him, and held on his neck with both arms until I pulled up enough to dismount. The leg had been broken clean off, so that the horse was jamming the stump on the ground at each jump. I never saw such sight and yet, the horse was so game that I think he would have kept on the race if it had been physically possible. It is impossible to tell how the accident oc- cured though the turf was very hard and may have turned the leg on some obstacle. Of course there was nothing to do but to kill the poor fellow, who had lost his life in the gamiest race ever rode"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
DEROULEDE DEFIANT.
Utters Threats After Hts Discharge by
 Court of Cassatton. Paris, May 31.-The tfial of NM, Der

oulede and Marcel for melting
 troops to insubordination ended to-day
 with an acquittal of the defendants.
 The closing scenes of the trial were of decidedly theatrical character. When
 M Maitre Falateuf had concluded his plea for the accused M. Deroulede rose and thanked his dear friends" for their excellent defense and concluded by de- caring his readiness to repeat the words which had led to the violent scenes just previously witnessed When being led from the court by republican guards Deroulede was heard to make remarks. After their re- lease NM. Deroulede and Marcel Habert proceeded to the office of the League of Patriots, where they harangued their followers. There were slight demonstra- tions in the streets and the police ar- rested a few persons who were shout ing, "A bas Panama!" The crowds at- to rescue them, but were quick ly dispersed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
4 GIRL BICYCLE THEIF.
Took n Wheel at Two O'Clock in the
 Morning.

Rose Fusco was arrested yesterday by Detective McGrath and Patrolman Dun- lap on the charge of stealing an Ss5 bi- cycle from Mrs. Caroline Hayden, for whom she worked, at the corner of York and Wall streets. The wheel was stolen Saturday night, and the loss was re- ported to the police yesterday morning. Patrolman Dunlap had seen the girl go- ing down the street with a wheel early Sunday morning, and it was on this in- formation that she was arrested. It was later learned that she left the house at o'clock Sunday morning and went to Bridgeport on the train, taking the wheel with her and leaving it with a colored family in Bridgeport. Me- Grath and Dunlap went down to Bridgeport yesterday afternoon and re- covered the stolen machine. The girl was arrested here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
PLAN or ORGANIZATION.
Adopted Last Night by the Bushnell
 Memorial Association.

The general committee of the Bushnell
 Memorial Monument association met in
 room IA, city hall, last night and accept
 ed and adopted the plan of organization
 reported by the special committee and already published. Hon. N. D. Sperry,
 vice chairman of the general committee,
 presided and Assistant Secretary w. c.
 Warren acted as secretary. William S. Wells was elected historian of the asso- citation. MT Wells is preparing a book to contain sketch of the life of c. s.
 Bushnell, historical facts connected with the building of the Monitor, copies of the correspondence between the late c. s. Bushnell and Captain John Fries son, the inventor; Hon. Gideon Welles, secretary of the navy, and Robert F. Watson, mechanical engineer, of New York city. The book will also contain records of how the plans of the Monitor were discovered and adopter. The book will be published in pamphlet orm and will be issued to subscribers to the mon- ument fund MT. Wells read a few ad- vance sheets last night. A report was received from Captain F. B. Allen of Hartford on the failure of passage by the general assembly of the resolution for an appropriation for the monument. Among those present at the meeting were Hon. N. D. Sperry, William s. Wells, General George H. Ford, F. C. w. c. Warren, Judge Dow, Major T. Attwater Barnes, Rev. pr. w. L. Phillips, Captain Crafts, Nathen Eas- terbrook, pr. Beckwith, James Graham, l.. w. Robinson, George D. Seymour and Professor Weir, the last three being members of the design committee. Con- tributions for the monument will be re- ceived by Major T. Attwater Barnes, treasurer of the association.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
ACCUSES MR. MOSS.
Capt. Price Makes Sensational Charges
 Against Mazet Committees Counsel.

1 New York, May 31.-The sensation in
 the testimony heard by the Mazet com- mittee to-day came just before the ad- l journment of that body until to-mor-
 row morning. Captain Price was on the stand. He had been called for the pur-
 pose of explaining the testimony given
 by simon Buttner, proprietor of the Broadway Garden at previous session of the committee. Captain Price de- | scribed Buttner's evidence as false in every particular. He said that MT. Moss, the counsel for the Mazet com- | mittee, knew that Buttner was perjur- ing himself and yet he allowed him to
 go on the stand and make false state
 ments. Mr Moss then said: T will
 say to you, captain, right here that I wouldn't care to meet you outside of this court room."
 Why Frank Moss?" retorted the cap
 tain, Why, because I saved your life
 once. That was my duty as an officer and l would do it again anywhere
 Chairman Mazet attempted to stop the alteration by saying to Captain Price that the committee was through with
  Moss objected. He insisted that he had no knowledge of what Buttner proposed to testify to. He. asked that Captain Price be requested to appar before the committee with a full record of every one of the 104 arrests he said he made in Simon Buttner's Broadway Garden. Captain Price was apparently losing his temper and shouted will you hear me out" On being given an affirmative answer, he said: Then I will have to carry you back some years and show where that man. Qndicating MT. Moss), allowed a man to commit perjury be- fore the grand jury. I want to show you this mans character I am here against Frank Moss" MT. Moss ener- getically denied Captain Prices state ment, saying that if the witness had evil dence of anything of that sort it was his duty to have him (Moss) indicted.
 We will see that everybody is pro- tected," said MT. Mazet. T am willing to protect Frank Moss and everybody in this room," said Captain Price. This is the first time I spoke to you, (Mr. Moss). sin eighteen years. had it on my stomach and have given it to you ana gwen It TlSHt. NOW lHdl you | have it off your stomach I hope you feel better" said the counsel, and the | scene ended with stern | proceed from the chairman. The re- mainder of the day was taken up with | an investigation of statements concern ing alleged abuses at the Tombs prison, court hall and their method of issuing, the question of whether the Dewey the ater had complied with the regulation of the police and building departments of the city; whether other resorts in the Tenderloin district were being conducted according to the form of the law and certain individuals had or had not attempted to buy their way into, and secure positions on, the police force.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
Pardec Hall Re.Dedtooted.

Easton, Pa., May 31.-Pardee hall, the principal building of Lafayette college, which was set on fire and destroyed by Prof. Stephens some time ago, was re- dedicated to-day in the presence of many prominent men and hundreds of town folks. The day was a local holi- day. Postmaster General Charles En- ory Smith was the orator of the day, his subject being Educated Men and Christian Progress" Addresses were made also by President Wariield and others.N Following the dedication the following honorary degrees were con- ferred: IL. D., Hon. Charles Emory Smith; DD., Rev. John F. Patterson, Orange; Rev. John c. Sharpe, head master at Blair hall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
THREE 70 OUTHFUL B URG LARS.
of the Accused is Only Eight
 Years Old.

Louis Rawson, fifteen years old. Hugh Mulvey, ten years old, and Fred Cum- mings, eight years old, were arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Daly on the charge of burglarizing Rosen- berg's store on Congress avenue. It is charged that the boys entered the store by prying open the shutter and took number o1 pocket knives, some postage stamps and some small change. Young Mulvey was arrested during the winter for stabbing a playmate. Anoth- CT boy, who is suspected of being im- plicated in the burglary, will be arrest ed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
YALE HARVARD BOAT RACES l
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
 ARRANGEMENT ISSUED.
to be Rowed Up Stream at 10 n. m.- Substitutes WilI Row at 3:3O P. m. and the Varsity Race VIII Take Place m Hour Later.

| Place m Hour Later.
 New York; May 31.-J. w. Curtis, chairman of the committee of arrange
 ments of the Yale-Harvard boat races, issued the following statement to-day:
 'The New London Board of Trade has
 met us in the pleasantest kind of way
 and has done all that the colleges wished it to do and in fact all that think the colleges should consent to anyone doing for them. In other words. it furnishes
 four course suitable and free from all obstruction on the day of the race. It also agrees to furnish quarters for both Harvard and Yale crews, both freshmen and university crews, and to have the present boat houses and floats in perfect condition.
 The races are to be held on June 29. The freshmen race will be rowed up stream With the tide and is to be started at 10 a. m. The starting point will be the lower end of the four-mile course and the finishing line will be at the two- mile point by the navy yard. If it is necessary to postpone the freshmen race 1t shall be postponed until the morning of June 30 and shall be rowed not ear Her than 10 a. m. and not later than 2 D. m. If it Is again necessary to post pone the race it shall be rowed not ear- Her than D. m., nor later than D, m.
 The substitutes of the university will row at 3:S0 p. m. down stream with the tide. The starting point will be at the upper end of the four-mile course and the finishing line will be by the two- mile point at the navy yard, two miles apart. The race will be rowed with four-oared shells carrying a coxswain. If it is necessary to postpone the sub- stitue race the future time and condi- tions in regard to the course shall be decided by the judges representing the two colleges on the referees boat.
 ''The university race will be rowed down stream with the tide at 4:30 D. m. The race will not be started after ' p. m. should postponement be neces- sary from 4:30 D. m. unless by mutual of the judges representing the two universities on the referees boat. If it is impossible to row the race on June 20, it will be postponed until June 3O
 No boats besides those carrying the officials will be allowed to follow the course except the launches of the com- peting crews and these launches shall | keep at such distance from the ref | eree's boat as they are directed by the | persons having the duty of policing the l course. There is nothing in addition to this, except that two observation trains will be run on each side of the river The New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad has just completed line on the east side of the river from New London to Norwich. The New London Northern railroad, of course, will have m observation train, the same as in pre- ,ious years. The two trains, one on ,ach bank, will certainly be new and striking feature. (Sgned)
 "J w, Curtis. Chairman"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
Fireworks Committee.

The fireworks committee of the gen. eral committee of arrangements for the Fourth of July celebration met last night in room 10 and II city hall John w. Hut presided and w. J. Fuller was secretary. It was decided to meet again next Tuesday evening for the purpose of receiving from fireworks dealers and agents statements of the programme of fireworks they could furnish for $40O and for $500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
THE NEIY CUP DEFENDER.
MT. Herroscho on Says 1t vvill be Launched
 on June 10.


 Bristol, R. l., May 31.-The important announcement was made to The Aasso- ciated Press tonight by MT. Heres choff that the Columbia would be launched from the shed in which it is built at D. m., on Saturday. June 10. At that hour the tide will rise unusu- ally high and the launching can be done with least effort. At the hour set, should the weather be fine, the craft can easily be seen, but there will be no opportunity for photographers to use their cameras with success The launching will be public. MT. Herres- choff has wired the date of launching to MT. Iselin. Twenty-eight of the crew of the Columbia arrived from Deer Ise- Me-, to-day and ten of the crew of the Defender came from New York. These new arrivals bring the number of the crew of each yacht up to the required quota.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
Georgetown Team Welcomed Home,

Washington, May 31.-The George town University baseball nine returned from it's victorious northern tour to- night. The team was met at the sta ton by about 700 students and escorted to the college campus, where a big eel ebration took place with bonfire, band concert and speech making by repre- sentative alumni and students. This team has defeated all the leading col leges of the east and south.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
A German ShapbutIder Killed.

Berlin, May 31.-The director of the German ship-buildng yards at Kiel, Herr Hagen, fell to-day from the bap- timal platform of the Ersatz Kaiser Wilhelm, which is to be launched to- morrow, and was instantly killed. One of the engineers, a man named Kranich, was killed by the falling of an elevator.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
Queen Victorfa's Eyesiuht.

London, May 31.--The British Medical Journal to-day says it has the best au- thority for stating that the alarmist re- ports in regard to Queen Victora>s eye- sight are erroneous and the contemplat- ed operation on her majesty's eyes are mere inventions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
Liabilities S35s, ,7s7, Assets Nothing

Zanesville, O., May 31.-Henry Miller has filed a petition in bankruptcy in which he gives his liabilities as $35S, ,7S7 and assets nothing. His great liabili- ties come from his connection with an abandoned railroad project known as the Old Calico railroad.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
Lord Kitchener Detained,

Treste, Austria, May 31.-Lord Kitch- ener of Khartoum has been detained in quarantine here on board the steamer Scairamis from Alexandria, where
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
New York Board of Aldermen Adopts
 ResOlutiOn.

New York. May 31.-The board of al- dermen to-day by vote of forty-seven to two adopted the resolution asking the board of estimate and apportion- nent to appropriate sl5O,OOO for the re- ception to Admiral Dewey.
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Call to Rev. Robert Tongue,

II Meriden, May 31.--At parish meet
 ing of All Saints Episcopal church to- Knight call was extended to Rev. Rob- -oI ert Tongue of Rockville to succeed Rev. ai A. S. Ashley, who resigned to accept the
 rectorship of church in Albany. The call was unanimous.
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bitration by special arrangement plan for permanent tribunal of arbitration, which will embody what is essential in the American resolution.
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phi,lips-Andover Defeated.

Andover, Mass, May 31.-Phillips-E -Ex- eter defeated Phillips-Andover in the dutl track meet here to-day nearly two points to one, the score being es 1-6 ta 85 5-6.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-01
BASEBALL.
National and State Leagues and College
 Games.

Norwich, May 31.-The only game in the State league to-day was played here with Bristol as the visiting team, and the work of the players on both teams, as well as the small attendance indi- cated that it would have been policy to have let these two teams rest after the extra work of yesterday. The home team could not connect with the ball in their usual style and did not make hit until the fourth inning. On the other hand, Gunshannons men touched up Conroy very freely and secured sixteen hits. The score:
 R.H.E. Bristol .........2 1 0 o 8 8 2 Oil 16 0 Norwich .......0 0 o 0 2 1 ca 5 atteries-Sechrist and Foster; Con- roy and Chamberlain.
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National League.

N"tEOHHT ICHssu ues At Baltimore-Baltimore 4, St. Louis 8.
 At New York-Cincinnati 5, New York 4.
 At adelphia-Chicago 6, Philadel- phia 1.
 At Brooklyn-Brooklyn T, Louisville 1. At Bcston-Boston 16, Cleveland TO- At Washington-Pittsburg 5, Wash ington 1.
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Meriden This Afternoon. New Haven will cross bats with Mer- iden at Savin Rock this afternoon.
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College Gam es.

At Princeton-Pennsylva State col lege f. Princeton 3.
 At Williamstown, Mass.-Williams 2, Wesleyan 0.
 At Providence-Brown 5, Cornell 8.
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HIS Report Made Public by Secretary ok War-Deemc Explanation Necessary to Correct Somewhat Prevailing Opinion That United states is Responsible Through Deceit or Wrongful Action.