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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22
ISAAC M,LELLAN DEAD.
Poet of the Rod and Gun Expires in
His 94t Year.

New York Aug. 21.-Isaac Mcclellan
died at his home at Greenport L. l., last
night. He was in his ninety-fourth
year. He was well known as the poet
of the rod and gun. Death was due to
exhaustion and a general breaking
down of the system. Mr.. Mcclellan was
born in Portland, Me-, May 81 1906
There also We're born his friends, Henry
W. Longfellow and N. P Willis Nc
Lellan and Willis fitted for college at
Phillips academy Andover. Mcclellan
went to Bowdoin and Willis to Yale In
college Mcclellan was in the next class
to Longfellow, Hawthorne and Cheever,
the theologian. Sargent S. Prentiss
classmate, and Mcclellan became fast
friends. In Boston Mcclellan became
associate editor of the Daily Patriot,
subsequently incorporated with the
Daily Advertiser, and soon thereafter
began the publication of monthly
known as 'The Pearl" He removed to
New York over forty years ago He
had resided at Greenport for number
The funeral of Mr. Mcclellan will take
place tomorrow at the Greanport Epis-
copal church, the Rev Robert Weeks
officiating. The body will then be placed
on board the steamer Mansanset and
taken to New London, whence it will be
shipped to Boston chapel at Mount Au-
burn cemetery, Massachusetts, where.
the body will be inferred in the original
McLennan tomb. Mr. Mcclellan will be
remembered by sportsmen particularly
from his poems on rod and gun, a book
replete with instruction and knowledge
in the field of nature. ....
Three volumes of the poems were
published previous to Rod and Gun"
They were entitled THE Fall of the In
dian," THE Year and Mount Au-
burn" Mr.. McLellan's best known
compositions are perhaps New Eng
lands Dead Napoleon" and "The
Notes of the Birds His little gem. 'oThe
Trout Brook was commended by the
editor of BlackWO0d'S Mdsazine.
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SON OF GEN. CH1NOINE.
One of the Commanders of Disgraced
French Expedition.

London Aug. 22-The Rennes CORE
spondent of the Daily News, comment
ing upon the effect which the murders
of French officers in the French Soudan
will have on the Dreyfus case, says:
Captain Chanoine is a son of General
Chanoine, the former ministeri of war,
who Joined the other war ministers in
swearing on his soul and conscience
that Dreyfus was guilty"
Referring to General Cl1anoine's mys-
terious resignation from the Brisson
cabinet, the correspondent says: TT
is evident that the nationalist leaders
got wind of the atrocities committed by
Captain Voulet and Captain Chanoine
in the Soudan on men, women and
children, which were of such a char
acter as to be unprintable. He entered
the Brisson ministry pledged to sup
port revision of the Drefus case; but
juts as President Faure was black
mailed into opposing revision by threats
to disclose certain family stories, so
General Chanoine was blackmailed in
to resigning and renouncing his con-
scientious belief in the innocence of
Dreyfus by a threat to reveal the mis-
deeds of his SON.
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DISGRACE TO FRENCH ARMY.
One Column Fires on AnOther-TwO
Officers and Nine Men Killed.

Paris, Aug. 21.-M. Decrase. minister
of the colonies has received a despatch
from the governor general of French
West Africa fully confirming the Fig
aros story, cabled to The Associated
Press, this morning of the killing of
Lieutenant Colonel Klobb and Lieuten-
ant Meunier by members of a French
expedition. The confirmation has Great
eda great sensation and caused the most
painful impression, the only explanation
suggested being that Captain Voulet
had become mentally affected by the
African climate Curiously enough the
killing occurred on July IA, the date of
the French national fete.
1t appears that on news being re-
ceived of the barbarity of the Voulet-
Chanione mission towards the natives
on the march towards Lake Chad. the
Dupuy ministry instructed Lieutenant
Colonel Klobb, who was at Hayes, to
proceed with flying column overtake
the mission, Investigate the charges and
assume command. On July IA the
klobb party overlook the mission at
Zimboir, near Domangar Lieutenant
Colonel Klobb sent word to Captain
Voulet, who replied that he would
shoot him if he advanced. Notwith
standing this threat Klobb advanced
and made himself known to Voulet who
ordered him Deremptorily to stop.
The order was disregarded, and when
the Klobb party was within $50 metres
of Voulet's troops the latter, on his Or
der, fired three volleys, which were fol-
lowed by independent firing Lieuten-
ant Meunier fell dead. Klobb,>Wounded
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NEXT YTCOLUlfBIA- DEFENDER RI CES
To be Sailed OF Newport on September
2,4nrad g.

New York, Aug. 21.-The next races
between the yachts Columbia and De-
fender will be sailed on September 2, 4
and 6 off Newport, r. /. Circulars
giving the details of these races will
be issued in few days. The final Sc
lection of the Newport course for the
final trial races, to select a defender for
the America cup, meets the entire ap-
proval of the owners of both the big
sloops Columbia and Defender. In
fact, it is understood that both c. Oil
yer Iselin and William Butler Duncan
agreed that this course should be select
ed chiefly for the reason that the start
ing point is easier of access than Sandy
Hook, and, again, because in the event
of an accident to hull, spars rigging or
sails of either yacht more than a day
can be saved in reaching the Herre
shoffs yard William Butler Duncan,
who has charge of the Defender, is in
town He was seen at his club tonight
and asked to verify the statement about
the races taking place off Newport.
'"That statement Is correct" said he.
''The races will be started off Newport
during the first week in September and
it would be nonsense to sail them any
where else. The course is infinitely bet
ter than that Of Sandy Hook for obvi-
GUS reasons, and l am very glad we are
to sail there"
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o,BRIEN KNOCKS OUT DoWNEE.
A Fierce Fight of Nineteen Rounds at
Coney Island.

New York, Aug. 21.-Five thousand
persons attended the boxing bouts at
Coney Island Sporting club house to-
night. Jack O Brien of Manhattan and
Jack Downey of Brooklyn We're the
principals Of the main contest which
lasted nearly nineteen rounds. O'Brien
knocked out Downey in the nineteenth
round after a fierce struggle in which
O'Brien did all the heavy work. O'Brien
received terrible blow In the right eye
in the seventh round and this almost
made the optic useless during the re-
mainder of the bout Downey was stub
born and frequently violated the rules
by hugging and clinching, but the ref
cree allowed him to go on until Downey
was punched into submission. Downey
was knocked down several times dur
ing the fight.
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PRA YING FOR PEACE.
Sunday Observed With Humiliation In
south African Stntes

Cape Town, Aug. 21.-Sunday was OBJ
served throughout the Orange Free
State and Cape Colony with humlia-
tion, prayer and sermons advocating a
peaceful solution of the crisis. Mr..
Snytler leading Dutch reform preach
er here. referred to the close ties unit
ing the Cape Dutch to those of the
Transvaal, which, he added, We're men,
bers of the great Afrikander family. If
war should be declared, he asserted,
Great Britain would commit a "heine-
Gus crime before God and man, result
ing in civil war in Cape Colony" There
Is evidence of growing uneasiness at
Johannesburg, great crowds gather at
the station expressing disapproval at
the departures for Cape Colony and
Durham, Natal.
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THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM
FLESIDENT SCHURM4N GIVES OUT
GUARDED SETTLEMENT.
Vital Issue is the Honor of the Nation,
Protection of Loyal Filipinos and
Fuifllmcnt of Obligations to the Ma
tiOns-AIl Must be Left to Mckinley
No Doubt He WIN Soon Effect Solu-
tfOn.

ithaca, N. Y, Aug. 21.-Prestdent
Schurman reached Ithaca to-day. He
stated that his views as to the Ameri-
can policy in the Philippines were con-
fidential However, to the local repre-
sentative of the Associated Press he
consented to make several general OBJ
servations. He said
First, the United States having as
sumed sovereignty over the Philippine
islands by virtue of treaty Of peace
with Spain, the chief executive of the
republic is engaged in establishing
that sovereignty. The issue to-day is
not commercial one, although the nat
ural resources of the Philippines are Of
great value, and wait only American
capital for their development. Nor is
the question one of political expediency
or of party politics, although in it's col
lateral branch there may be aspects on
which political parties may properly
divide. The question to-day is pure
ly moral question. The vital issue is
the honor of the nation, the protection
of loyal Filipinos and the fulfillment
of our obligations to the nations of the
world involved in our acceptance OF
sovereignty.
Secondly, the means and agencies
for the accomplishment of this end
must be decided by the president and II
is we'll to bear in mind that the presi-
dent understands the situation better
than any one else can possibly do, mas
much as he is in receipt of information
from variety Of sourcee, civil and mil
itarv and has the Judgment of experts
upon the facts reported. have no doubt
the president will soon effect solution
of the Philippine problem, which will
be entirely satisfactory to the Ameri-
can people. To his craftsmanship and
tried ability we must entrust the issue
with perfect confidence"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22
S2,OOO,OOO FIRE IN COLORADO.
business Part ofthe city of Victor Com.
pletely Wiped Ont,

| Cripple Creek, Col, Aug. 21.-Fire has
entirely destroyed the business portion
OF the city of Victor, causing a loss es-
| tlmated at $2,00C,000. Beginning short
| ly after noon, the fire ragged until night
consuming everything in it's way. 1t
had its origin, it is thought in the Mer-
chants cafe, adjoining the Bank of Vic
tor, on the corner of Third street and
Victor avenue. A strong wind from the
south famed the flames and in a few
minutes all the surrounding houses Were
afire. Help was summoned from Grip
pie Creek, but the town had been built
in the early days of the camp and was
for the most part of pine timber, which
burned like tinder. Efforts were made
to stop the progress of the flames by
blowing up buildings in their path by
means of dynamite, and all afternoon
the hills roared with the explosions, but
the effort was in vain.
The fire burned the Bank of Victor,
the postotfice on the corner opposite,
crossed Third street and followed the
row of blocks between Third and Fourth
streets to the north, taking in the Vic
tor Banking company's office, the Vest
ern Union Telegraph company's office
and the office of the Colorado Telephone
company, the Hotel Victor on the OPP
posite side of Fourth street and the
three great shaft houses of the Gold
Coin Mining company and its ore bins,
among the largest in the Cripple Creek
district From there the flames were
swept nortbward by the gale which was
blowing, and never stopped until they
a1 tnlr
Creek depot and the fine new depot of
the Midland Terminal
The scenes of the great Cripple Creek
fire were duplicated. Hurrying before
the roaring flames went men, women
and children, carrying what they could
get from the flames, racing for their
lives. The crash of building torn asun-
der by dynamite and the crackle of the
flames as they consumed the dry build
ings FASTENED their flight and the pail
of smoke added a terror to the specta-
Gle. A special train was placed at the
command of the city by the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroad, and three
companies of firemen, with apparatus
were rushed to the scene. They work.
ed all afternoon in a vain endeavor to
stay the march of the flames.
The residence portion of the city has
suffered comparatively little, but the
business portion is paralyzed and suf-
fering is bound to follow. The burned
area my be described as the space be-
tween the head of North street and VIC
tor avenue, extending from the Gold
Coin Mine buildings on the west to
point near Second street and down Third
street almost to Diamond avenue, 1t is
thought at this hour-6 p. m.-that the
fire can be prevented from spreading
any further The loss has now reached
81, 900, 900. The first house was built in
Victor in October, 1893. In July of the
following year the city was incorpor-
ated, and six years later it contained
10, 900 inhabitants. That is about the
tiOn now.
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VORK ON SHAMROCK AND ERIN
Former to Take Latter's Place i'm Dry
Dock on Wednesday,.

New York. Aug. 21.--Sir Thomas Lip
tons steam yacht Erin and his chal-
longing yacht Shamrock both left their
anchorage this morning and went to the
Erie basin, where the Erin was dry
docked and the Shamrock was moored
to one of the piers south of the dry
dock. By sundown the hull of the Erin
had been cleaned and painted below the
water line, She will be painted above
the water line and on Wednesday she is
to be f1oated out of the dock to make
room for the Shamrock, which takes
her place in the dock AS soon as the
Shamrock was made fast to the pier
the steam derrick Champion went
alongside and lifted off her main BOOM
gaff, topmast and squaresail yard. The
main mast and the jigger mast will not
be taken out until she comes off the
drydock it is said. The crew We're en-
gagged during the afternoon in transfer
ring all the mess gear and stores to the
tender Nonowantuck, upon which the
crew is to eat and sleep until the Ply
mouth comes from Boston. The Sham
rocks chronometers We're sent on shore
to-day, and by noon tomorrow she will
be stripped of every ounce of superflu-
Gus weight.
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IdoIita Takes First Money of 10000
Purse for Three-Yenr-Olds

Readville, Mass, Aug. 21-The
grand circuit meeting for the Readville
mile track began this afternoon with
splendid prospects for the week of light
harness racing. Only one favorite
reached winning money and he did so
without giving the others a chance.
The futurity event for three-year-ol
won by Idolita (2:21 Id was faster
than the favorite EXtacy could go, al
though the latter was booked to win
even after two heats Idolitas share in
the purse is $500 and Mamie WIS ST.
zoo
The Neponset stake had Hal B. t2:O4
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BOYS GIVE THEMSELVES UP.
Two From Reform school Walk Into
Police Headquarters.

Two Of the six boys that escaped from
the reform school about week ago
walked into police headquarters about
IL o'clock last night in most distressed
condition. They are Robert Cruiser, sew
enteen years old, and William William
son, twenty years old, and were both
committed to the institution from this
city. They state that after leaving the
school they made their way to South
ington, thence TO New Haven, where
the party separated. Cruiser and Will
Hanson went to New York, and back on
foot. The clothes they wore We're some
they had stolen to replace the uniform
they had disposed Of and were in vari-
Gus stages of collapse. They boys had
had nothing to eat since Sunday morn
ing, and when given some crackers at
the station ate them with keen relish.
Word was sent to the school, and the
boys will be taken back 10 Meriden to-
day.
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GENERAL WHEELER ARRIVEs.
Reports at Philippine Headquarters--
Nine Soldiers Drowned.

Manila, Aug. 81, $40 p. m.--While a
accommodating party of the Twenty
fourth infantry under Captain Crane
was crossing the Mariquina river on a
raft to-day, the hawser broke. The
current, very swift at this point, caus-
ed the raft to capsize, drowning nine
enlisted men. The United States trans
port Tartar, from San Francisco July
"a, with General Joe Wheeler and his
daughter, troops of the Nineteenth in
fantry and more than $1,300,000 in coin
has arrived General Wheeler, who is
well, landed and reported at headquar-
ters.
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TO CONFER WITH M'KINLEY.
Secretary of War Root Leaves Washing.
ton for Lake Champlain.

Washington, Aug. I.-Secretary Root
left Washington at o'clock this after
noon for Lake Champlain to confer with
the president. He was accompanied by
his private secretary, Mr.. Mason, and
took with him a large number of docu-
ments and cablegrams from General
Otis Secretary Root said there was no
mystery connected with his visit to the
president. There were number of i'm
portant matters in the war department
over which there had been some CORE
spondence between the president and
himself and it was thought best to talk
them over.
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TO FORM CORSET COMBINE.
Eastern Promoters MT Work New Ha-
ven Concerns Named.

Chicago. Aug. 21.--Chicago was visit
ed to-day by eastern promoters who
are irving to combine corset manufact-
nrers in a trust. The proposed combin-
alton is to be known as the American
Corset company and to have capital
pf $40. 900. 900, half each of preferred and
common stock. The Chicago Corset
company and the Gage-Downs compa-
nv. two of the largest concerns in this
city, are said to have given options on
their plants and business available un-
ill October 1, but at such high figure
that acceptance is regarded as improba-
ble. The promoters are said to have
secured nineteen options, among which
are said to be those of Strouse & Adler,
Roth & Goldsmith, Weinmartin Broth
prs. Langdon & Bachelor ana Warner
Rrothers company of New York, Wor-
rester Corset company of Worcester,
Mass. American Lady Corset company
nf Detroit and I. Newman & Sons of
New Haven, Conn.
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Pittsburg, Aug. 21.-Rev. Father
stephen, rector of the monastery at
Dunl1irk, N. Y, was to-day elected
provincial of the Order of the Pas
sionist Fathers, now in session at St.
paurs monastery. this city. This
makes Father Stephen superior of the
rider in North and South America with
control of the order in these two coun-
tries. second only to the pope.
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by the first volley, was dispatched by
being shot in the head. Voulet then or
dered a bayonet charge, and the re-
n1ainder of the Klobb column fled, car
rying their wounded and leaving, be-
sides the two officers, nine men dead.
The survivors, ten Of whom We're
wounded, reached Dosso, under the
command of native sergeant. The
Voulet-C -Chanoine mission has taken to
the bushes. A strong column was to be
sent in pursuit according to latest ad-
vices received by NJ Decraise.
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Il UsTRIAN ATTAcHE LEAVES EMS.
May Institute an Action for Forgery
Against French Staff.

Paris, Aug 21.-A dispatch from Ems
says that Colonel Schneider, the Aus
trian military attache, whose alleged
letter discriminating Dreyfus has been
one of the principal weapons of the
prosecution, has started for Paris with
the intention of instituting proceed
ings for forgery and the employment Of
forged documents against those respon-
sible for the authorship and use of the
letter, which he has already distinctly
Tepudiated
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Paris, Aug. 21.-M. Guerin's cook has
been removed to the hospital He COM
plains that his illness is due to his pri-
vations and says that NJ. Guerin has
only twelve men with him and that his
provisions are nearly exhausted. M
Lucien Millevoye, one of the deputies
for the Seine department, and M. Lu-
dovic Gervaize, deputy for Nancy ask
ed the government for permission to
visit M. Guerin this afternoon. Their
request was refused by the premier. M.
Waldeck- Rousseau, who also declined
to allow them to re-connect the water
supply and to re-victual NJ. Guerin's es
tablishment.
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General Butttrfield Better.

Newburgh, N, Y, Aug 21.-General
Daniel Butterfield, chairman of the
Dewey reception executive committee,
who has been seriously i'll with aphasia,
a form of brain trouble, at his home
at Cold Spring, is now, in the opinion
of his physician, out of danger, but he
will not be able to resume his duties as
head of the executive committee.
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Circus Tent Blown Down.

Winchester, Va, Aug. 21.-During y
violent thunder storm here to-day the
tent of Robinson's circus was blown
down, injured thirty or forty people,
more or less seriously. Fred O'Brien,
an acrobat, is among those seriously
hurt. During the scramble thieves en-
tered and reaped rich harvests g
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Not That of Dreyfus.

Rome, Aug. PA prominent Italian
politician, according to the Don Chis-
cote Della Manchia, has in his posses
sion one of the most important docu-
ments referred to in the bordereau in
the Dreyfus case, and the handwriting
of the document is unquestionably not
that of Captain Dreyfus
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1-2) for the favorite and as his mark
was so much better than the class it
was not surprising that he showed the
way all around. The ZIP class pacing
was won by Fairview (2:13 I'D an out
sider, after Free Bond OH 1-2), the
great favorite, had miserably failed to
get within the distance flag in the first
heat. Moreover, F'airview in the decid-
ing heat at the three-quarters looked
as though he would win all moneys eX-
cepting fourth, but his driver gener-
ously let the other two horses get on
safe ground. The 2:20 class trotting,
which went over, brought out strong
mare in Letah s., Gil 1-4), which after
getting start way in the rear in the
second made the wire with greatest
ease. In the first heat DR.. Pitzer's po-
sition at the pole had helped him to
win by length over Letah S. The
races tomorrow will be the Blue Hill
stakes 2:1O and 2:16 trot and 2:25 pace.
The summary:
New England Futurity-S10, Foals of
1S96-Trotting- Three in Five.
Idolita, b $, by MendlcinoE Edith
Mamie Jew ". b. M, by wildnut-Mamie = :
UIatcomb) ....... ..'..... :
Extacy, f, by Baron Wilkes tMar-
X. Us Brother G, Payne,. 49,. 3 8 3
Time-2:16 3-4, 2:1o IL, 2:15 1-2.
The Neponset Stake-$o, 0O0-2:l0 CLASS -
Pacing-Three in Five.
Hal b.. b S, by Hal Dlllard-Elen NJ,
tSnOW) -. ...'...'' L
Moth Miller. ro 6, by Alcantara, :
6 -
Hontas Crooke, ch 5, (sanders>. -. 6 4 2
Castleton br S, (Garth). .......... . U
Time--2:09 Ia, 2:0S IL, 2:0sd-4.
2:12 Pacing Purse 81, ,000-Two in Three.
Faiwiew, b g. by Tyco-Erie \
Wilkes (Crtchfle.d) ...... -.
Lizzie Wilkes, b G, by Fitler-Tal- =
madge, Davis ......... 3
Joe Pilot, b G by Delineator-
Bourbon Chief, Jr.. CKllborD... 4 !
Masle Sidney, b m, Drnkwater) I 3 Z 7
VIII Leyburn, blk g, (Gatcomb).
Time-2.0S ii, 209 Ia I'll.
Lizzie Wilkes and Joe Pilot divide second
and third moneys; Mase Sidney fourth.
2:20 C,ass-Trotting- Purse S1,00-Two in
Three Unfnished).
Letah S., b m, tKinney). ).............. |
DR.. Ptzer. br S, (Ames), ! .
Sadie NJ, br m. (MDowelD. .......... 3
Time-2:12 H. 2:14 IL,
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German Cabinet Resigns.

Berlin, Aug. 21-During the afternoon
cabinet meeting was held at the resi-
dence of Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial
chancellor, and the whole cabinet
agreed to resign The acceptance Of the
minister's resignation is uncertain.