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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
NORFOLK SENSATION.
Further Developments Following the
 Arrest of Perkins.

Arrest or HerklnS.
 Yesterdays Winsted Citizen says as follows of further developments since the arrest of Charles Perkins, who it is believed burgalarized various summer residences in Norfolk, including that of William H. Moseley of the New Haven house:
 l "The latest developments in the at dence of William D. Windom and the subsequent arrest of Charles Perkins charged with the crime tend to show that Perkins intended to set fire to the villa, after footing it. A bottle filled with kerosene oil was discovered Sun dya concealed in the bed under which Perkins was found Friday night. The bottle was found by George c. Scoville and Joseph Cone Wedged between a slat and the mattress. The police and townspeople are now inclined to be- lieve that Perkins footed and afterward applied the torch to the handsomely furnished residence of Prof. A. l.. Y ETOlNllSlldlIl Lew WlutclS a5o, @oiii- pletely destroying it.
 "The marble clock and the works of tall clock, commonly called Grand fathers Clock" stolen from the resi- dence of William H. Humphrey Febru- ary 2, 1898, were found Saturday after noon by Deputy Sheriff OConnell in the home of Marcus Perkins, father of the robber and probable incendiary.
 During his preliminary hearing be- fore Justice Crissey Saturday Perkins acknowledged having entered the Win dom cottage three winters ago and re- moving the works of telephone. These works have been found by Deputy sher- fir O'Connell in the Perkins house.
 "This afternoon Deputy Sheriff O'Connell. in company with Chief-of- Police Wheeler and Constable c. c. Middlebrook of Winsted, ransacked the Perkins house from cellar to attac.
 "The police believe that Perkins com mitted other robberies in Winsted and Norfolk.
 '"The $250 worth of jewellers tools stolen from Newton & Lincoln's store In Winsted last summer and found in the Perkins house Saturday were turn ed over to Samuel Perkins and Archer Case Saturday afternoon.
 "In Winsted Saturday afternoon Dep uty Sheriff O'Connell and Constable Middlebrooks searched a room in the John Dearborn house on Prospect street occupied by Charles Perkins and found more articles belonging to Newton & Lincoln.
 More interesting developments may be looked for"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28

of choosing a Leigh delegation; more work for Leigh has been done there than in any other ward. The Eleventh ward is doubtful. The Fourteenth is pretty sure for MT. Leigh, but the Eff teenth is not. The primaries on Thurs day night will be the lveliest in years. Already many carriages have been hired and they will be running lively from o'clock up to the hour of closing the boxes.''
 Burton H. Strickland, secretary and treasurer of the Springfield Rubber Tire company, has gone to Springfield, O., to attend a convention of the agents of the company.
 The marriage of Mary J. Munson and Dr. Burdett Adams will take place on Wednesday, April B. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Fl. H. Munson of 275 Ferry street.
 The work on the curved tracks con- meeting the rails in Grand avenue and Ferry street was pushed rapidly ahead yesterday. The work of paving was go- ing on Sunday afternoon and evening and the company will complete the job as soon as possible.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
THIEVES DISCOVERED.

Three Members of the Y. M. c. A Dropped from Membership by the Officers. The petty thieving which has beer going on for some time of late at the Y. M. c. A. will now, it is fondly hoped by the officers of that institution, come to an end, if not wholly at least par tially. It will be remembered that a recent item referred to a theft of money from the clothes of one of the members while using the gymnasium, and of previous complaints of the same sort. The thieving had been going on previous to that for nearly a year with out much apparent action being taken to check it on the part of officials. This theft though seemed such a fragrant offense against the good name of the institution that they determined to take immediate steps to check the evil. What steps they took is not revealed, but the ignominious ejectment on Fri day last of three members of the asso- citation, and the consequent forfeiture of their membership, would seem to show that they were pretty effective ones. These members, whose names are withheld, have been among the most constant users of the gymnasium and 1t is said have been suspected more than once as being at the bottom of the thefts.
 Among the members many express sions of approval of the course taken by the officials are heard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
EIRE IN NORFOLK.

Norfolk, March 27.-The barn, com. monly known as the "Pease barn, owned by Nathaniel Lawrence and To- cated about midway between the lat ter's residence and E. D. Holt's, in the west part of the town, was completely destroyed by fire this morning, togeth- CT with its contents, consisting of twelve or more tons of hay and mow- ing machine. The building which stood a considerable distance from the high way was discovered enveloped in flames few minutes after o'clock this morn ing and before the people residing in that neighborhood could be massed to fight the flames the building was re- duced to ashes Nothing was saved. The fire was undoubtedly of incendiary origin. Loss $500. No insurance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
SANGERBUND WINS,

Judge Bradstreet of the city court of Waterbury has rendered a decision in the suit of Lyra Singing society of Waterbury vs. the Connecticut Sanger bund, tried before him last December. The court finds for the defendant, rep resented by Attorney Klein of Bridge port, to recover costs, on the ground that the silver Tyre, the direct cause of the suit, was not in the possession of the defendant at the time the writ was served.
 The suit was brought by the Lyre Singing society to recover the silver Tyre which they claimed to have won at the Sangerbund held in Bridgeport last summer The Waterbury society was declared the winner of the prize but when the Tyre was claimed they found that protest had been entered against them, it being said that singers who were not members of the the so ciety for three months proceeding the festival, had sung with them. The Lyras made strong demand for the instrument, end being refused posses sion brought suit against the Sanger bund. The decision of the court will attract much attention among the diff ferent singing societies throughout the state
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
Meeting of the Oldest Employees Eene-
 fit Association.

The annual meeting of the Mallory Wheeler Co.'S Employees Benefit asso- citation was held last evening at Odd Fellows building. Recent changes in the Mallory company necessitated a reorganization of the association and revision of it's bylaws. The meeting resulted in changing the name to Pioneer Employes' Benefit association No. l.; also in the election of the fol- lowing officers: President, James B.. Coe (formerly general superintendent of the above named company; vice president, William B. Parker: secre- tary, S. S. Terry: treasurer, w. J. Stuart; directors, J. E. Coe, W. D. Parker, s. s. Terry, w. J. Stuart, c. c. Andel, J. R. Stuart, Frank Barrett.
 The old organization was very pros porous, and during it's nineteen years of existence paid out many thousands of dollars in the way of benefits to it's members. The new one starts out with very fiattering prospects, having sub stantial list of good members and a snug sum in it's treasury. which indi- cates q successful career.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
GYMN4STIC ExHIBITION.
YaIe-Princeton Annual Held Last Nigl

] YaIe-PrtNcetOn Annual Aeld Last N1Eht | The annual Yale Princeton gymnastic exhibition was given in the Yale gym nasium last night. One of the largest | crowds that ever assembled at the gym nasium was present. The exhibition was a splendid one in every particular, although the programme was somewhat lengthy. The several gymnastic feats ] were interspersed with selections by the banjo clubs of the university. The finals in the wrestling matches for the championship of the university took place and were closely contested. Blu ford Wilson won the lightweight contest, w. w. Taylor the middleweight and H. J. Kosterman the heavyweight. The programme as given was: Yale Banjo Club--A Night Off,. .Rosey Princeton-Triple Horizontal Bar. Yale-H orizontal Bar.
 Princeton-Flying Trapeze-Herbert
 Wheeler, H. H. Laughter.
 Yale-Club Swinging.
 Yale Banjo Club-La Susanna. Rosey Princeton-Baton Swinging-C. H.
 Parker.
 Yale-Parallel Bars.
 Yale Wrestling Championships. Princeton--Balancing Trapeze-T. J.
 Snyder.
 Yale-Side Horse.
 Apollo Banjo Club-Whistling Rufus
 ........ ......... ..................M1 M1lis Princeton--Double Trapeze-W. F.
 Mountain, l.. E. Katzenbach. Yale-Flying Rings.
 Yale rinceton-Tumbin Pole Vaulting-R. G. Clapp '99 s.
 The last number was an excellent ex- hibition, Mr. Clapp crossing the bar at ii feet inches He made no attempt to break the worlds record which he now holds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28

work since she came before the public. She held New York in a spell of ad- miration for over one hundred nights, making triumph that was not only re- markable, but that was declared to be richly deserved In Boston and other cities the success made in the metropo- lis was heartily endorsed and altogether Miss Russell and Catherine" come to this city with as splendid a record as any attraction that has visited here. Miss Russell's company is also an ef- fective one. There is a large advance sale, which served to remind our patrons to at once secure seats. Prices, $1.50, $1 and 75 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
.IOSEFFY.

The worlds greatest pianist, Rafael Joseffy, will give a matinee recital at the Hyperion on Monday afternoon, April 3, at 2:30 p. m. Joseffy has ap- peared to astonish the general public, and to charm music-lovers by the mar- velous dexterity he displays upon the keyboard, and by the manifestations of much rarer qaulities-lifting him above the heads of all his contemporaries-he has acquired the highest position in the artistic world. The more frequently the opportunity has been afforded of hear ing Joseffy, the great admiration his performances have excited Sale of seats opens Thursday. Prices, $1, 10 and 50 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
YALE'S GUNS HERE.

The two Maxim guns, Handsome Dan" and Eli" which were presented to the government at the beginning of the recent war and were placed on board the cruiser Yale, were shipped to this city on Saturday and are now at the Yale gymnasium. They have not as yet been unpacked and will not be until it is decided where they properly be- long, whether in the gymnasium or on the campus. They may be temporarily placed in the trophy room of the gym nasil1rn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
OEATR OF y. 1T. AUGUR LAST
 EVENING.
Was a We'll Known Citizen-Funeral of Mrs. Chester ID. .Mansfleld-Eost Rock from South Africa Ward Politics, Etc.

J. Fl. Augur, one of Fair Havens best known citizens, died last evening at b:S0 o'clock at his residence on Grand avenue, corner of Ferry street, where he had resided for years. MT. Augur had been in i'll health for months suffering with what developed into Bright's dis ease. short time ago he returned from a stay in Florida, whither he went in the hope of improving his health. He came back unimproved and failed rapidly. He was a member of the Young Mems Republican club, New Ha- ven Yacht club. the Pequot association and of the Knights of Pythias. He leaves wife and no children. His wife accompanied him on his Florida trip.
 The funeral of Mrs. Esther A., widow of Chester D. Mansfield, will be held this afternoon from her late residence, No. 39S Quinnipiac avenue The de- ceased was in the eghty-hfth year of her age.
 East Rock lodge, No. 3S, A. 0. U. w., will hold a memorial service Thursday evening next. An impressive musical and oratorical programme has been pre- pared The wives and lady friends of the members will be welcome to attend.
 N. F. Bradley of Exchange street is still confined to his home from the eff fects of facial paralysis. He has been ill several weeks.
 Rev. Michael Hart, who said his first mass at St. Francis R. c. church Sun day morning, is a son of Mrs. James Hart of Fair Haven. He was graduated at the seminary in Montreal and has not yet been assigned to aparish.
 The choir of St. Francis church on Easter morning will be assisted at the 10:30 service by an orchestra Their first rehearsal was Sunday afternoon and there will be another reharsal Fri day evening.
 w. T. Bailey of East Haven will move into the J. w. Patchen place April 1.
 Mrs. L. J. Bristol of Exchange street has gone to California on a visit to rela- tives to remain several weeks
 Superintendent W. A. Waterbury of Grand avenue has received a letter from his son, Fred P. Waterbury, dated at Freetown, South Africa. Young Water bury was a passenger on the New Ha- ven bark Essex for Freetown and the vessel arrived there the middle of Feb ruary from New York with a general cargo. MT. Waterbury went out for his health and writes that he is now quite we'll. The voyage out was quite pleas ant with the exception of three days of a severe storm, but MT. Waterbury writes that he was not seasick. The letter came via Liverpool and required a longer time in transit than did the voyage out of the Essex. The bark is now bound to Turks Island to load salt for a northern port.
 There was good deal of talk yes- terday about the way the Fair Haven wards will go at the democratic pri- maries. One democrat claiming to be pretty we'll posted, said: "The Twelfth ward is surer than any ward in the city
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
Bos,on,s Financial Condition

Boston, March 27.-City Treasurer Al. fred T. Turner issued his report to-day for the financial year beginning Feb rua1y 1, 1898, and terminating January 31 of the present year. The total re cetrts of the year were $44,6S1, ,437: pay ments, $40, 203,67S cash balances, $4,477.- 759. During the year s, 132,7Go was paid on the debt The new debt accrued during the financial year was ss.477 ,e30 The amount of funded debt of the city, county and water debt January S1, 1899, was SS2. .93S, ,S20.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
ENTERTAINMENTS
Hyperion Thcatcr. MISS ANNIE RUSSELL IN GATHER.
 INE.

Miss Annie Russelrs first appearance in this city since her great London and Boston successes and since she became one of Charles Frohman's stars will be made at the Hyperion theater to-mor- row evening. She will then present M. Henri Lavedan's play, Catherine" which was written for the Coincide Fran caise, Paris, and produced there, and which gained for it's author admission to the French Academy. Miss Russell, whom the London critics chrstened "The English Duse," plays the title role in this drama. and plays it, according to report, with all the gentleness, sym pathy and power that have marked her
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
THE CUCKOO,

On Good Friday evening, March 31. and on Saturday, April 1, matinee and night, Charles Frohman's comedians, headed by the we'll known artists, Jo- seph Holland and Amelia Bingham, will be seen in the farce comedy entitled ''The Cuckoo which will be presented by Charles Frohman with every atten- tion to the minutest details. Sale oi seats opens tomorrow. Prices, $1, 75 and 50 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
TIi e Gran d.

Rice & Barton's Rose Hill Folly com pany gave good show at the Grand yesterday, when it opened three day engagement. The performance Is clean and sparkling, up-to-date and given by versatile and accomplished performers. The show opens with the burlesque, Round the Town and closes with
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
FIRE ON CEDAR STREET.
Small Blaze at the New Haven Metal
 ,, Slanta

Small Blaze at the New Haven Metal
 Company's Shop.
 At 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm was rung from fire box Mo- 127 at the Corner of Silver and Cedar streets, for blaze at the shop of the New Haven Metal company, at PAS Ce- dar street. Some old metal was being melted down at the time and a portion near the furnace caught fire from the excessive heat. The flame communicat- ed to the roof but was extinguished before any serious, damage was done The loss will not amount to more than S100
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
BROTHER FOR BROTHER.

Frank Harvey's celebrated EnglishF drama, Brother for Brother which re-; gently met with such great success at the Star theater, New York, will be- given here at the Grand Opera house., the last three days of the week, com- mencing with Thursday matinee. Prices, 10, 20, 30, 50 cents. House reserved Fri- day matinee.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28

Wicked Paris" The olio is exceptions ally strong. Especially good is sketch in which John B. Cain, the black face knookabout, appears. Prices, 10. 20, 30, 50 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-28
POSTPONED DEBATE
or the Young Mems Republican (

Of the Young Mems Republican Club
 Until Next Tuesday.
 The committee on literary exercises of the Young Mems Republican club, of which William Gay is chairman, has de- cided to postpone the debate scheduled for this evening owing to the fact that most of the republican primaries are to be held this evening"
 The programme for next Tuesday will be of vital importance. to club members and will be announced later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-25

regiments cease firing. Dying at their
post, half the enemy lie strewn on the
ground-the other half has retreated.
The fight is fought and won.
But oh! The after-scene of human
waste! No life is long enough to out
grow the sadness of that scene! Upon
bloody knoll' the brown billows had
risen to the high-water mark of de-
structiOn. 1t was the Acropolis of Mt.
Ararat after a deluge of blood. Upon
1t We're the refugees of a lost cause,
lin one red burial blent," swallowed up
in the red spume of battle, as falling
star in the darkness of infinite space;
slain by the sword their ignorance had
smithcd.
The slaughter was inconceivably aw-
ful, ineXpressibly ghastly, shuddering,
sickening. 1t was as if a legion of the
white horsed cavalry of death had
swept over the ground, leaving a trail
of gore, ghastliness and terrible NOR
taltty The ground everywhere was
cluttered with "dusky corpses slain"
covered with blood, disemboweled,
mangled, lacerated and shot up into
shapeless masses of flesh; limbs
dangling, brains oozing from CHASTITY
apertures, and jagged bones protrud-
ing like toothpicks
1t had been more than a battle with
bit of charming scenery after all!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-25

vessel struck rock and fOundered.
a faulty link in huge hosting chain
caused one of tn direst disasters of it's
kind that ever occurred in the north 1e
England. The chain was attached Ia
a colossal crane, and snapped at a crit-
ical moment, allowing some enormous
iron girders to fall upon a score ot
workmen beneath, twelve of whom lost
their lives thereby.
A popular Polish tenor singer ,oc
operate celebrity some years since,
lost his life by eating a milk scone in
which a careless cook had uninten-
tionally dropped a brass nail. The nail
caused cancer from which death en-
sued.
a once renowned French actress lost
her reason through a trihing occur
renee. She was visiting at an ancient
chateau, in the vicinity of Mentone,
when a friend challenged her to pass
the night alone in an alleged haunted
chamber. She accepted the challenge.
During the night she called for aid
and an attendant found her in a state
of pitiful fright through certain un-
canny sounds she had heard. Finally
she developed a nervous disorder,
which eliminated in insanity. The
ghostly VsitantS We're rats.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-25

TO the charge. men, We must take
their intrenChments"
A mighty cheer, like the long roll Of
drums beating T. the battle at break
of day, runs down the lire. and echoes
above the roar and crash of battle
Then flashed from its covering a.
bristlins, glisbening, coiling. sinuous
line a phalanX of death potentiaI,a steel
cable cf radiant destruction splitting,
chattcrinE, laundering epitome II
racial hatred, which swept toward the
enemy, Noicing its message, dealing out
death and receiy ing it.
The charge is like some terrible
scene rf the stage, a scene OF intense
gloom, binding lightning with a cloak
ed devil or assassin or other appro-
pirate character, muttering deeply
amid the awful roll of the thunder
drums. 1t was theatrical beyond
words; one felt like a leaf in the hoom-
ing chaos, this prolonged tragedy OF
war.
The brigade commander, General
Charles Kinr said of the charge after
wards. II have seen the hounds loos-
ed from their leash, and the racers Of
the best states given the drum tap
and the word go' but i'm all my life
have seen no movement. known no
eXhilaratiOn, like that which came
when launching the Washington vol
unteers into the fray and letting the
Idaho regiment follow me closely, as
l rode into the attack"
The situation of the Americans was
now not entirely dissimilar to the po-
sitiOn of the Light brigade, made fam
ouS by Lord Tennys0n. But this party
had Mausers to the right of them, and
Mausers 10 the left of them, and Maus-
eTs i'm FROM Of them, while the two
Krupp guns of the enemy "volleyed and
thundered." Without needing the in
ccssant maddening Kissing of bullets
OF the walls Of the wounded even as
the pilgrim fails to heed the world as
he raises his illumined face toward
his purpose these daz2liEgly courage
Gus men i'm the brown habilments
"charPed for the guns" in terrible
earnest
There is another pour Of murderous
fre and a dash of a dozen yards takes
the soldiers over the insurgent breast
works. The dauulleSs line Of brown
never waVers until the enemy begins
to turn and flee i'm confusion. Like q
food long damned up, the mass breaks
loose, full Of foam and terror, and
flows i'm every direction.
Then comes that wondrous cheer of
victory! Exhausted and breathless, the