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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-16
A SUICIDE ON STATE STREET
JlMES FIYZP4TRICK, DESPOND-
ENI, Used Il RAZOR.
An Elderly Man Out of Work and Ill
Shuffled Off the Mortal CoiI-FOund
Dead ty His Wife-Bade Her Goodbye
and Said He Would Return soon
Formerly Gardener.

| James Fitzpatrick, a man fifty-seven
years of age, committed suicide by cut
| ting his throat with a razor at No. S56
| State street about o'clock yesterday
afternoon. AT $50 o'clock Mrs. Ftzpat-
rick went to the attic to hang up some
clothes and found her husband lying
near the head Of the stairs in the attic,
dead, with his throat cut from ear to
ear, Mrs. Fitzpatrick rushed down.
stairs and seeing William Druehl, who
lives on the floor below, told him that
her husband was dead and asked him
to go for William Bohen, a neighbor
and a friend of the family. Druehl did
as requested and went for Bohen. In
the meantime Sergeant Mcbride, at the
Grand avenue police station had been
notified and policemen were sent there.
Patrick Blake, driver of the police wag
on of the central police station, hap
pened to be passing at the time and,
with Mr. Druehl hastened to the attic,
where Mr.. Fitzpatrick lay dead. Blake
advised notifying the medical examiner
and DR.. White was at once sent for.
Lit ttlIlN CI SODll dIltl anu bIl llS al i
val found, after an investigation, that
Fitzpatrick had been dead probably sew
eral hours.
At about o'clock Fitzpatrick left his
rooms telling his wife that he was go
ing out and would be back in a few
minutes. He bade her goodbye and
she thought that he would be back
soon, At $50 last evening he had not
yet returnd and she, in the regular rou-
tine of domestic duties went to the attic
to hang up some clothes. AS she reach
ed the top of the attic stairs she saw
her husbands body lying near by. Not
far away from him were his coat, vest
and shoes, of which he had divested
himself before taking his life, Almost
overcome by the sight she had gazed
upon, she hurried downstairs and arous-
ed her neghbors the Druehs. Mr.. Fitz-
patrick had recently worked as q gar
dener for Mrs. T,W.T. Curtis on Orange
street. About ten days ago he was TAX
en- i'll and since then had not been at
work 1t is thought that dependency
due to loss of work was the cause of his
committing the rash act Mr.. Fitz-
patrick leaves a wife, but no children.
He was at one time gardener for Phi
lando Armstrong and later was garden
er for the late Mrs. Matthias Mr..
Fitzpatrick at one time had several
thousand dollars in the bank, but being
out of work recently had spent all of
his cash on hand, and, not having paid
his landlord, had been ordered out of the
house where he lived. The furniture
was packed up yesterday ready to move
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FALLING FORD MIN DEAD.
Francis 6. Bartholomew, Aged Eighty
Expires suddenly

Wallingford, Sept. 15.--Francis c.
Bartholomew, a well known citizen of
Wallingford, died suddenly at his
home on Academy street this afternoon
from neuralgia of the heart, aged
eighty years Mr.. Bartholomew was
apparently in excellent health yesterday
and having occasion to go to Meriden,
made the trip by trolley, which resulted
In his taking cold. The deceased was
native of Northford, in the town of
North Branford, and in the early sew
enties he represented the town in the
legislature. He also held a number of
positions of trust during his residence
there. He had been secretary and SUI
perintendent of the Northford Manu-
facing company. manufacturers of
japanned tin-ware, until its discontinue
anec about twenty years ago, and then
he removed to this borough. Since
coming to Wallingford he has been
deputy judge of the borough court, also
prosecutor, registrar of voters and
member of the court of burgesses. He
was charter member of Corinthian
lodge F. and A. NJ, of Northford, and
a member of the New Haven command
cry Knight Templars. He is survived
by a widow.
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SITUATION EXTREMELY ACUTE.
Dispatches Indicate an Unsatisfactory
Answer from TrnnsYnnI.

London, Sept. ia special despatch
from Pretoria says: The Transvaal' s
reply will be on the following lines: The
Transvaal adheres to the seven years
franchise law, but is willing to consider
and If necessary to adopt any sugges-
tons Great Britain may make with re-
gard to the working of the law. In
regard to the other points of Mr..
Chamberlain's despatch, the Transvaal
boldly stands by the London convention,
1t is said that the reply is counched in
polite terms State Secretary Reitz in
the course of an interview to-day eX-
pressed some doubt as TO whether any
alteration would be made in the exist
ing franchise law, but said he believed
that way would be found to establish
an arbitra ton court. AS to suZerainty,
the least said the soonest mended, re-
marked the state secretary"
The Pretoria correspondent of the
Times in his forecast of the Transvaal's S
reply declares that the Beers will lay
stress upon the seven-year franchise
law, though offering to consider British
suggestions as to its working and for
the rest take their stand upon the Lon
don convention. "The Beers assert that
Mr.. Greene British diplomatic agent at
Pretoria) knew it was their intention to
adopt the attitude they have regarding
suzerainty and that he tacitly encour-
aged them as the documents show His
forty-eight hour demand and the string
of blue book inuendoes for which he
and Sir Alfred Miner are responsible
have produced an official atmosphere in
which anything is possible. At the
same time Mr.. Hofmeyer and practically
every member of the Cape Afrikander
party have wired, urging acceptance of
the British demands"
The Pretoria correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian telegraphing Fri
day says: THE situation has become
extremely grave. The material changes
in the draft of the reply delivered to
MI Greene to-day are due to repre-
sentations from Bloemfontain and the
disposition of the Volksraad" The dis
patch then gives what purports to be
a summary of the reply, which is sim
liar to the other forecasts, concluding
as follows. THE Transvaal feels at
liberty to depart from the joint inquiry,
which she accepted in the bonatide be-
lief that it would lead to a final settle
ment." The correspondent adds: Both
the president and the executive council
are firmly convinced that no finality is
intended and that further concessions
would only postpone the struggle The
Transvaal regards herself as tricked
itno proposal by Mr., Chamberlain.
The Orange Free State will certainly
stand by the Transvaal."
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PIINTERS WIN IN NPHILADELPHII.
The Employers Are Gradually signing
New Agreement.

Philadelphia, Sept 15.-The master
painters of this city are gradually sign
ing the agreement for the new wage
schedule of 30 cents an hour and a work
ing day of eight hours and the existing
strike enforced by the journeymen' s
union is decreasing in the number of
men involved. To-day twenty-five ad-
ditional master painters signed the
agreement, making a total of 15S shops
now in the union ranks. These shops
employ over 1000 men and that num-
Der was at work to-day, leaving a trife
over / 100 men idle. Applications for
membership in the union are being
made at the rate of from 80 to 50 per
day, and the union now includes over
$500 of the 5000 journeymen painters in
the city.
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OPEN COLE CHdMPIONSHIP
Won by Smith of the Midlothian CIut
of Chicago.

Baltimore, Sept 15.-The open golf
championship of the United States was
won to-day by Willie Smith of the Mid
lothian club of Chicago, with a total
for the 70 holes of 9t3 strokes after two
days of the hardest kind of play. so
superior was Smiths work that he led
his nearest opponents, Val Fitzjohn,
George Low and w. II. Way, who were
all tied for second place. by II strokes,
while Willie Anderson, who at the end
of the first days play stood at the
head, was fifth with S27 Jack Park of
Orange N. j.. was sixth with 32S, the
new champions brother, Alex Smith
was seventh with $50 and Harry Gul-
lane eighth with SS1. These eight men
all received money prizes while the
medal and the custody of the champion
ship cup for year, the three men tied
for second place dividing the money
Hartman showed himself to be fine
stroke player and easily led the anna
teurs.
Campbell displayed poor generalship
during the afternoon or had been badly
counselled from his club-mate, who
cadded for him.
Among the scores were the following:
Grand totals--Alexander Findlay Bos-
ton, 334; Alexander Campbell, Brook
line, Mass, 1886; Gilbert Nichols, Lex
ington, Mass, 346; w A. Donovan
Newport, 354 John D. Tucker, Jeffer-
son N IT 374. r A StilIman Newn0rt
$685. C. S. Cox, Greenwich, Conn, 1892.
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WAR STILL QUITE POSSIBLE
FORECASTS OF THE TR1NST4AL'S
REPLY NOT ENCOURAGING.
Contain a Large Basis of Truth Which
Brings the Dispute Within Measure
able Distance of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. m
May Demand Acceptance of New
Convention-WarP Preparations go On.

London, Sept. 16.-In the forecasts OF
President Kruger's reply there is un-
doubtedly a large basis of truth, which
seems to bring the dispute within a
measurable distance of war. Last
evening the Press association issued a
curious statement to the effect that as
soon as the garrison in Natal had been
sufficiently strengthened the Transvaal
government would be called upon to ac-
cept a new convention, already drafted,
which, while guaranteeing the integrity
of the Transvaal state, provides for the
demolition of the forts and limits the
armed force of the Transvaal to num-
Der deemed sufficient to maintain inter-
nal order According to the Press as
sociation, the convention will demand
that the diplomatic agencies be sup
pressed and the judiciary be made in
dependent of the executive.
This statement, which realizes the eX-
treme demands of the Outlanders, must
be accepted under reserve at the pres
ent stage, but it is not unlikely to be a
semi-official hint as to the next move of
the government should President Kru-
ger prove obdurate
The morning paper editorials regard
the crisis as having reached its most
acute phase. The Daily News says:
I'VE refuse to believe that President
Kruger is so foolish as to reject Mr..
Chamberlains moderate demands
The Daily Chronicle, which appeals
again to Mr.. Kruger "to accept while
1t is yet time and before England's
terms become harder" says "A re-
fusal of the present terms will involve
the ruin of the state over which Presi-
dent Kruger presides The British gov
ernment has played its first and second
moves in the game and must perforce
play the third and then the fourth. If
Mr. Kruger haggles the conditions in
South Africa will grow worse until
catastrophe is reached" Other papers
talk of the imminence of war and all
dispatches from South Africa continue
to describe the military preparations on
both sides.
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THE PARK COMM ISSION.
Generous Donation by Henry f
English,

AT the meeting of the park commits
sion, held last night, it was announced
that Henry F. English had given $500
to make up the amount necessary to
pay expenses of Improvements in Bay
View park. A vote of thanks was ten
dered Mr., English. Colonel John G.
Healy appeared to state that his old
regiment, the Ninth Connecticut Vol
unteers, intended to erect a regimental
monument to deceased members and
desired to erect it at Bay View park,
where the regiment was encamped be-
fore going to the civil war. The COM
mission took no vote, but referred the
matter to the committee on Bay View
park, consisting of Henry F. English,
General E. E. Bradley and Henry T.
Blake.
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One OF McCusker & SclToeder's coal
wagons with one horse attached to it
had an experience yesterday afternoon
from which it had a miraculous escape
The horse started from the companys
coal pocket on Railroad avenue and
running into one of Burton Brown S
fish wagons, the horse turned about and
ran back to the coal shed where he stop
ped. No one was hurt and no damage
was done, Notwithstanding the many
windings of the horse and wagon.
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REPLY OF THE TRANsVAAL.
VIII be Handed the British Agent This
Morning.

Pretoria, Sept. 15.-The executive
council is still considering the final re-
ply to Great Britain AT the close of the
discussion both Raads met in secret ses-
sion to discuss the final draft of the
Transvaal reply, which will be handed
to Conyngham Greene, the British agent
here in the morning. 1t is understood
the reply is courteous, urges the accept
ance of the joint conference and main
tains the convention of 1884. All the
commandants have been asked 10 send
immediate returns of all the burghers
available for military service.
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BALLOON BURST IN THE ATR
Narrow Escape of a Parachute Jumper
AT Rochcster, ".

Rochester, Sept. 15-An exciting Incl
dent marked the closing of the fair to-
day, when C. 3. Bounette, the parachute
jumper, had narrow escape from
death. His balloon burst in the air,
and as the aeronaut fell his parachute
did not open and he struck the ground
on his feet. The physicians fear he is
injured internally, but viii recover.
The racing was interesting the track
record of 2:131s being lowered a quarter
of a second by Belle Colley.
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RED MEMS NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Vote 10 Reduce Represe Next
Meeting i'm Milwaukee.

Washington, Sept. 15.-The national
council of the Independent Order of Red
Men decided to-day to meet in Milwau-
kee next year on the second Tuesday in
September The council adjourned this
afternoon after deciding to reduce the
delegated representation to one for ev-
cry 1,5O0 instead of one for every 1,000
This was neoessitated by the large
growth of the order. State delegations
may not number more than eight, no
matter wha. the state membership. 1t
was also decided to grant authority for
the formation of lodge in Manila where
there are already a great number of
Red Men
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The Board of Finance.

The board of finance met last night
and approved the bills of the depart
ment of charities and correction for
Springside home. 1t was voted to begin
the regular meetings of the board at
7:90 p, m. hereafter instead of at p. M
as has been the rule during the summer.
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Steamship COrean from Philadelphia
Has a Frightful Passage.

St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 15.--A violent
hurricane swept this section of New
foundland last night. The Allan liner
Corean from Philadelphia had fright
full passage and the steamer Silvia
from New York was delayed twenty
four hours Four fishing boats were
driven off the st. Johns coast and three
men and woman were drowned.
Widespread destruction of fishing prem
ises and gear is reported; and it is
feared that there has been much dam
age and probably loss of life at more
distant points.
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DREYFUS' PARDON IN SIGHT
ACCUSED no WITHDRAW HIS AP-
PEAL FOR REVISION.
This VIII Leave the Ground Clear for
the Government to Take Immediate
Steps in the natter-When Liberated
Dreyhus VIII Settle In the South of
France.

London, Sept 16.-M. de Blowitz, the
Paris correspondent of the Times, says:
Il learn that Captain Dreyfue will
shortly withdraw his appeal for revi-
sion of the Rennes trial, which will leave
the ground clear for the government to
take immediate steps to pardon him.
This will not annul the civil and military
consequences of the verdict and he will
therefore, no longer belong to the army.
There is nothing, however. to prevent
MN from applying to the court of cas-
satlon to quash the Rennes trial when
ever the new fact required by the law is
produced. When liberated he will set
tie in south of France as the members
of his family do not wish to expose him
to such demonstrations of sympathy
abroad as might be used against him by
his adversaries at home"
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DANGEROUS RISE OF DANUBE.
Vienna Not Yet Seriously Threatened
but Streets A re Flooded.

Vienna, Sept, 15-The Danube is still
rising and is now 476 centimetres above
its normal level AS yet no serious dan
ger threatens Vienna, but the railway
station and the streets along the banks
Of the river are submerged A despatch
from Gmunden on the river Traun, Up
per Austria, says that an iron bridge
over the Traun collapsed to-day while
twenty men were engaged in endeavor-
ing to strengthen it. Nineteen were
drowned.
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The Suzeranity Question,

London, Sept Is. -Coyningham Greene,
the British agent at Pretoria, in let
ter to the Transvaal government, said
the imperial government did not desire
to hurt the Boer susceptibilities by pub
licly reasserting suzerainty, so long as
no reason to do so was given by the
TranSVaal
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New York Politician Drops Dead.

New York, Sept. 15.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney James Grady. a brother
of Senator Thomas F. Grady and a well
known democratic politician, dropped
dead here to-day in the office of former
Police Justice Joseph Koch. 1t is be-
lieved that death was caused by heart
failure.
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Successful Balloon Trip.

Dover Eng, Sept. 15.-PercivaI Spen-
Ger. the aeronaut, who started by bal
loon to convey the greetings of the Brit
ish association to the French Science
association, now convened at Bologne,
has landed safely near Dunkirk.
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To Join Atlantic League

Philadelphia, Sept 15.-The Atlantic
Baseball league will shortly be organ
lied as originally made up in 1885, viz,
Newark, Paterson, Trenton, Jersey City,
New Haven, Bridgeport, Wilmington,
Del, and Richmond, Va.
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Kid Mcfarland Gets Decision.

New York, Sept. 15.-Kid Mcfarland
of this city tonight before the Broad
way A. c. gained decision over Otto
Seiloff Of Chicago. after fighting twen-
ty-five-rounds.
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Wanted for Theft

Detective Sergeant Dennehy last night
brought back from Cohoes, N. Y, Ar
thur Malien and George Smith, who are
wanted here for stealing $195 from
Christopher Warner.
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Omaha Sept. 15-Twenty-one cars
and engine went through a bridge on
the Missouri Pacific a few miles south
of Nebraska City this evening. Three
men were burned to death.
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Cape Town, Sept. 15.-The British
high commissioner Sir Alfred Miner,
has issued a proclamation prescribing
severe penalties for inciting the natives
of Basuteland and other districts to re-
bel.
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youug Vanderbilt Not Distnherited.

New York, Sept 15.-E. V. w. Rossi-
ter treasurer of the New York Central
railroad said tonight: Young Cor
nelius Vanderbilt has not been disin-
.herited."
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GRAND CIRCUTT RACES.


! Providence, Sept. 15.-The record
lcroWd of the week attended the fourth
day of the grand circuit meet at Mar
ragansett Pier park. The weather con-
ditions were the best of the week, which
with a good track made fast time pos
sible. The talent got upset in the first
race of the day, the 2:15 trot, which
was five-heat event. Green, Brine won
the last three heats after the favorite,
! Lord Vincent, took the second heat.
I Prince Alert, owned by James Hanley
of this city, won the 2:07 pace in three
| straight heats. The winner reduced his
mark nearly two seconds. The second
mile was stepped in 2;05%, the fastest
mile of the meet. Sadie M, an outsid-
er, won the 2:19 trot in straight heats
| getting a new mark of 2:13l% King
Albert won the 2:14 pace in straight
heats with ease The meet will end to-
morrow with four events on the card
The summary giving the first four
horses in all races, follows:
Narragansett Stake-2:15 Class-Trot-
Purse $5,OOO-Three in Five.
Green Brine. br S, by
| Woodbrino, dam Green's
Hambletonia (GilberD ;. 2 Ill /
Lord Vincent b h, by ST.
Vincent, dam Gold Leaf
(Doble) .................. 2 / 2 2 2
Precision, ch m, by Allen
ton, dam Precise, by
| Nutwood Gockwood) :. 1 8 3 4
Surpol, blk S (Curry) .. 4 8 S 3
Time-2:12&, 2;111A, 2:11A, 2:11A,
2:141s.
2:07 Class-Pace-Purse $2,0OO-Three in
j Five.
Prince Alert, b G, by Crown
Prince. dam TILL untraced
CWalker) ..,.................. /
Royal r. Sheldon, blk G, by
Constantine, dam unknown
~ Nel) Observation-Disclosures. 2 2 6
Dan j., b s (Nash) ....... 8 4 2
N1col b., b (McLaughlin). $50. 6 8 3
Time-2:07a4, 2:O5A, 2:o6A
2:19 Class-Trot-Purse $1,20O-Two in
Three.
Sadie M, br m, by Santa Claus,
dam unknown (McDowelD ..... 1
Frank Creamer, br 6, by Mercury,
unknown (Arthur) .............. 2 2
Whitney, b g (McDonald) ........ 5 8
Little Tobe, b 6 (Barnes). ....... 3 Z
Time-2:16A, 2:131a.
2:14 Class-Pacing- Purse $1,200-Two
in Three.
King Albert, b b, by King Nut
wood, dam unknown dyson -. l
Fred W., ch g. by Red Wilkes, jr.,
dam by Strathmore (WalD D.. 2 S
Majorie, b m CKervick) ....... s Q
Dora Highwood, ch m (Miller.... 3
Time-2:111s, 2:14
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yellow Fever at Key West

Key West, Fla, Sept. 15.-There
have been thirty new cases of yellow
fever in the past twenty-four hours.
One death has been reported.
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A Martial LIN w Proclamation.

Johannesburg, Sept. 15-The Eastern
Star of Johannesburg asserts that a
martial law proclamation is being print
ed
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Assignment A for Schlsy,

Washington, Sept. 15.-Admiral Schley
has been assigned to command the
South Atlantic station.
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London, Sept. 16.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Daily News says that
the premier, M. Waldeck- Rousseau. has
promised definitely to propose pardon
for Dreyfus az next Tuesdays cabinet
council.
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WILL NOT 60 4FTER ALI.

E,rst Regiment Officers Decide Not 40
Attend Dewey Celebrations
Hartford, Sept. 15.-At the adjourned
meeting of the officers of the First regi-
ment, c. N. G., held tonight, final ac-
ton was taken on the proposed trip to
New York to participate in the Dewey
celebration parade, and it was decided
not to attend.
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2:14 -Pacing-Purse $1,20o-Two
in Three

NIhg ALBERT, b b, by King Nut
wood, dam unknown dyson. / 1
Fred W., ch g, by Red Wilkes, jr.,
dam by Stra thmore (WalD ~. 2 S
Majorie, b m (Kervick) ....... s Q
Dora Highwood, ch m (Miller)... 3
Time-2:111a, 2:14