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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-21
BoARD OF FINANCE MEETING.
Special Session to be Held This After
noon.


! The board of finance will this after
| noon hold special session chiefly for
the purpose of again endeavoring to
agree upon plan for securing money
with which to erect the fagpole which
citizens have purchased. Mayor Dris-
coll stated last night that the board
adjourned Thursday night Immediately
after he had ruled out of order Con-
troller Rowe's resolution concerning the
transfer of money from the contingent
fund to pay for the erection of the pole
and gave no opportunity for further
discussion of the matter or for arriving
at an agreement thereon. The mayor
stated last night that he construed the
resolution as ordering the director of
public works to put up the pole and
that he ruled it out of order on the
ground that the board of finance had
no authority to instruct the director of
public works.
- Members of the common council, on
the other hand call attention to the
fact that both boards of the common
council have voted unanimously to or
der that the flagpole be erected on the
old site In the band-stand. 1t was re-
ported after the meeting of the board
of finance Thursday night that the res
olution was ruled out of order on the
ground that there was no specific ap-
preparation for erecting the POLE 1t is
common talk now that, since this was
inconsistent with previous action of the
board in voting to pay Mr.. Ely's bill,
another plausible reason is sought.
1t is probable that the finance board
this afternoon, in Difference to the gen.
eral opinion, will arrange for taking the
money needed from the contingent fund,
in which Controller Rowe says that
there is sufficient money for the pur-
pose
Another matter to come before the
board this afternoon is a consideration
of providing funds to pay for the re-
pair of Barnesville bridge, now going
on.
Among the estimates now before the
board to be acted upon soon is one of
$446, 900 by the controller, that sum be-
ing deemed by him necessary to the con-
duct Of his department during the COM
ing year. There are falling due next
year 100000 worth of bonds about
$175, 900 worth more than fell due last
year, when the controller asked for
about S3S0,O00.
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PULLM4N-W1GNER DEAL.
Official Statement of Directors of the
FOrmer ComDMMY.

Chicago, Oct. 20-The following state
ment was issued to-day at the conclu-
sion of the meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Pullman Palace Car com
pany: 1T is announced that negotia-
tions have been concluded between the
boards of directors of the Pullman and
Wagner companies, subject to the rat
ification of their respective stockhold-
ers, by which the Pullman company
will purchase all the assets and prop
erty of the Wagner company, including
its contracts with railway companies,
paying therefor 100000 shares of Pull
man stock, the capital stock of the Pull
man company to be increased accord
ingy for that purpose.
1T Is understood that the board of di-
rectors of the Pullman company is to
be increased and that w. K. Wander
bilt, ]. Pierpont Morgan, Frederick w.
Vanderbilt and DR.. w. Seward Webb
will become members of the Pullman
board. Steps are to be taken immedi-
ately to submit the matter to the stock
holders for action and approval, and
for that purpose special meeting of
the stockholders of the Pullman COM
pany has been called for December 5
next. At an adjourned meeting of the
directors of the Pullman Car company
held to-day a quarterly dividend of 81
per share was declared payable Mo-
vember Is to stockholders of record No
yember l."
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CHOYNSKI KNOCKS OUT RYAN.
Californian Easily Disposes of tho Aus
traItan in Seven Rounds

New York, Oct. 20.-Joe Choynslsi of
California knocked out Jimmy Ryan Of
Australia in the seventh round of their
club. Both are In the heavy weight d.
vision, but Choynski was by far the
cleverer and the outcome of the con-
test was expected. Ryan was outpoint-
ed from the first tap of the gong, and
when the knockout came Choynski was
as fresh as when he began Ryan's
previous showing with Choynski with
whom he stayed twenty rounds made
some persons bet even money that
Ryan would stay the limit this time.
But Ryan never had a possible ''Iook
in" when it came to hard work.
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Director Troup of the department of
public works yesterday afternoon in
structed City Engineer Kelly to exam
inc the Belle dock end of Tom1inson
bridge to determine whether or not the
abutment is strong enough to stand the
traffic which goes over the bridge This
end of the bridge has been in a weak
ened condition for some time. About
two years ago it was strengthened but
it is now thought to be again in an
unsafe condition. Piling was taken to
the Barnesville bridge yesterday and a
pile driver was set in position to begin
the work of driving piles and strength
ening the bridge to-day.
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FILIPINOS AGAIN SEEK PEACE
Three InsurSent 0Hicers Enter Angeles
Apply for Permission for Rebel En-
voys to Visit General Otis Besides
range for Delivery of More American
Prisoners.

Prisoners.
Manila, Oct. 20 10 p. m.-Three in
surgent officers entered Angeles this
morning and applied to General Mac
commission, headed by a Filipino ma
ior general to visit General Otis, in
order to discuss peace terms and to ar
range for the delivery of more Ameri-
can prisoners, as we'll as to consider
methods for the release of the Spanish
prisoners. The request was referred to
General Otis. The insurgent officers are
expected to return tomorrow to receive
his answer.
Captain MacRae, with battalion of
the Third infantry, and Captain Chene-
weth, with a battalion ,of the Seven
teenth infantry, marched to the town of
Jose Malinas, for the purpose of dis
persing band of 300 insurgents, un-
der Juan Dicarot, who had recently
been annoying our outposts and tray
elers along the road from Santa Ana
to Arayat. The insurgents fled in the
direction of Magalang The country
between Angeles and Arayta is now re-
ported clear The Democracia reports
that the juntas in the Orient and In
Europe intend to send a delegation to
Washington to present the Filipino
cause. Regidor will probably be the
president of the delegation and Agon-
clio and Apacible will be among it's
members.
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SUNK IN BOSTON HARBOR.
Schooner Two Forty Run Into by the
Ardandhu Seven Drowned

Boston, Oct. 20.-A tramp steam
er ran into and sunk fishing schooner
in the harbor tonight. OF the nine men
aboard the fisherman, only two are
thought to be safe One body has been
recovered. The schooner was the Two
Forty of Gloucester. Four of the men
drowned were Captain Fewerex, Fred
Irving, Neil Brooks and Fred Arm
strong. all of Gloucester. The steamer
was the Ardandhu (Br) outward bound
for Halifax. She did not stop.
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CENTRAL YERMON1'S TROUBLES
Dissatisfaction Among the Men Seems
10 be IMcrcnstmg.

Montpelier, VT, Oct. 20.--The dissat-
isfacton among the Central Vermont
railroad men in this state seems to be
increasing, and it is feared that a crisis
threatens. AT least two committees who
have been appointed to present griev-
ances to the management of the road
have met with so little satisfaction that
negotiations have been suspended and
the matter has been turned over to the
grand officers of the union. Other dele
cations still are trying for an agree
ment.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-21
BRITISH WAR CREDIT VOTED
THE COMMONS SANCTIONS EXPEN-
DITURE or 5e1O,OOO,OOO.
William Redmond Causes a Disturbance
and Is Compelled to Leave Under
Threat of Ejectment- Bnlfour De-
cIares That Wounded Boers VIII Re-
cetve same Treatment as British.
ne Treatment as British.

London, Oct. 20.-The house of COM
mons went into committee of supply
this afternoon and the parliamentary
under secretary of state for war, George
Wyndham, introduced the supplement-
ary army estimates, and explained the
need Of them. The Irish members and
Henry Labouchere alone opposed the
estimates. Michael DaVitt, nationalist,
characterized the war as a 'hideous and
damnable massacre" He said there
had never been such magnificent rob
berry by force" doubtless because the
prize was "the greatest that ever
tempted the cupidity of the empire.
John Dillon, nationalist, thought a
great country ought to be ashamed to
have to call out it's reserve.
William Redmond, Parnellite, vigor-
ously denounced the policy of the gov
ernment and was repeatedly called to
order by the speaker for rambling. He
contrasted the attitude of Great Britain
towards Venezuela with her attitude
towards the Transvaal. In the former
case" he said. 1.-The United States an
nounced that Great Britain would nave
to arbitrate and the British lion went
to sleep. There has been no arbitration
with the Transvaal Mr.. Balfour In
terrupted Mr.. Redmond by moving the
closure and the vote for the troops call
ed for in the estimates was then adopt
ed by 200 against 49,
Mr. Redmond said the money spent
in the war should be spent on Ireland
He was called to order. Mr.. Redmond
reiterated his remarks and was called
to orde, q second time Mr. Redmond
rersisted in his remarks and the chair
man asked him to resume his seat.
This he refused to do, and he was then
ordered to withdraw. which order also
he refused to obey. An uproarious
scene ensued. Mr. Redmond attempting
to- continue and his voice being drown
ed by the cheers of the Irish members
and cries of "order" and withdraw"
from the opposite benches.
The chairman at length being able to
make himself heard, asked Mr.. Red
mond if he declined to withdraw. The
latter replied that he did not wish to
be discourteous, but he maintained his
right to protest that the money ought
to be spent in Ireland, adding: Il will
not withdraw. 1t Is mere robbery and
plunder" The chairman then called
upon the sergeant at arms to remove
the offending member and Mr.. Red-
mond amid scene OF CONFUSION, SAID
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eral fight followed. Ultimately the
Beers, demoralized by the splendid
work of our men, began gradually to
withdraw, and by II o'clock they were
completely driven off. They undoubted-
ly suffered heavy loss. The British re-
turned to Mafeking exulting over their
victory. Our loss was two killed and
fourteen wounded"
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British Official Dispatches.

London, Oct. 20.-Much satisfaction is
felt here over the issuing by the war
office to-day of the official dispatches
from the scene of the battle at Glencoe
The dispatches, though conservative in
tone, gave fully the result of the action
so far as known at that time, and show
ed that the Beers had been defeated
with heavy losses on both sides.
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FOUNDING or GENERAL sYMoNs.
Contra adictOry Reports Concerning His
CoMdittnn-COMcerm Felt.

London, Oct 20.-Great concern is
felt here over the wounding of General
Symons at Glencoe. Reports from
Glencoe differ as to the severity of the
wound. First reports said that he was
shot through the stomach. A later re-
port stated that he was shot through
the thigh, that no bones were broken
and that he was cheerful. To offset
this, however, it was announced in the
house of commons last night by Mr.,
Balfour, the government leader, that
General Symons was mortally wounded
and upon the announcement all the
members uncovered and bowed their
heads. 1t is hoped, despite the latter
discouraging announcement, that Cen
eral Symons will pull through. He is
second in command of the Natal forces
and one of the best fighters in the Brit
ish army. He has been through several
campaigns.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-21

Robert Wimight, the man who was
struck by a trolley car and seriously
injured on Elm street Thursday even
ing, was still alive at Grace hospital
late last night. His condition was
about the same as it was Thursday
night and slight hopes of his recovery
We're entertained. His back was broken
and he is now in a plaster cast.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-21
Flanagan Coach Yale Men.

Manager Dana of the Yale Athletic
association announced tonight that
John T. Flanagan, the amateur cham
pion hammer thrower of the world, had
consented to coach the Yale weight
men This fall
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-21

London, Oct. 2o.-The British Channel
squadron has been ordered to proceed to
Gibraltar next Tuesday.
The afternoon papers publish dis
patches from Portsmouth pointing to
the formation of a new flying squad
ron.
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Princeton Golf Team Announced

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 2O.-The univer-
sity golf team which will represent
Princeton in the intercollegiate golf
tournament between Columbia, Yale,
Harvard and Princeton at Garden City.
l.. l., next Tuesday, has been chosen
and consists of the following; J. S.
Stewart 1900, captain; Chester Griswold
'99, J. j. Cook '01, Percy Payne '03, and
j. Dahlgren '03.
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To Play Yale Fresh men,

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 2O,-D. A.
Baldwin has been elected captain of
the freshmen eleven. The team will
play the University Of Pennsylvania on
November 4 and the Yale freshmen on
November %, both a Cambridge.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-21

Cape Town, Oct 2O-The town to-
night is delirious over the victory at
Glencoe to-day. The streets are filled
with a cheering hatwaving crowd
singing patriotic airs and ''now we
shan't be long The newspaper Of
fees are besieged.
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ACCOUNT FROM BRITISH CAMP.
Beers Completely Crushed-Esiimat.d I. d
British Losses 3OO, Beers, 900.

London, Oct. 21.-A Glencoe Camp
correspondent, telegraphing yesterday
says: "a force of six thousand Beers,
led by Commandant General Joubert,
has been defeated severely by a force
under General Symons, and the enemy
at this moment are in full retreat. No
body in the camp save General Symons
and his staff were aware that the Beers
intended to attack this morning and
that he would get within three miles of
this position before making his presence
known to all concerned. 1t was known,
however, that the enemy were advanc-
ing still further south and it was seen
that unusual precautions had been TAX
en- to guard against a surprise during
the night.
Just after dawn the Boer artillery
opened fire from Glencoe Hill The
range was ill-judged and the quality of
the ammunition bad. During two hours
and half scarcely half dozen shells
burst within our lines. Our gunners,
on the contrary, made excellent practice
which soon began to tell upon the enc
my. At half-past seven General Sy-
mons ordered general advance of the
infantry brigade, which he himself ac-
companies.
The Dublin Fusieers were well in
front, with the Kings Royal Rifles out
on the road and the Leicester regiment
close by. The men advanced smartly,
taking advantage of every bit of cover
tactics in which they had been exer-
cised for weeks past. The advance was
covered by a terrific fire from our three
batteries and several Boer guns were
silenced before the Fusileers began to
climb the hill. BY this time the Fu-
sileers and Royal Rifles got within a
thousand yards of the crest, the Boer
batteries had been completely silenced,
our own guns having pounded them at
twenty-five hundred yards range with
crushing effect. i
THE Beers meantime We're keeping
up a heavy rifle fire, which thinned our
ranks considerably. BY o'clock the
Fusileers and Royal Rifles had swarm
ed over the hill and the Beers were on
the run. Meantime the Eighteenth
Hussars and all the colonial mounted
infantry and the Leicestershire regi
ment had been moved north and east,
thus practically cutting off the Boer
main line of retreat and the enemy,
caught between two fires, lost heavily
At this moment fighting is going on
still, but the defeat of the enemy is al
ready complete and crushing, and it
looks as though few would escape. Our
losses are probably three hundred killed
or wounded and that of the Beers three
times as many"
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ANOTHER FIGHT IMMINENT.
Undeterred by Defeat Free State Bur-
gers Are Advancing.

London, Oct. 21.-The Daily Mails
Ladysmith correspondent, telegraphng
Friday, says: Il understand that the
Free State Beers, undeterred by the
defeat of the northern army, are ad-
vancing, and it is reported that an en-
gagement Is imminent"
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PhilndeInhin Wins.

Brooklyn, Oct. 20.-Philadelphia won
the fourth game of the match series
to-day by better hitting by score of
eight to three.
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WEATHER WAS VERY ROUGH
NO DOUBT NOWAS TO SUPERIORITY
OF DEFENDER.
Upton Prayed for Hard Wind and Hc
Got 1t, But Columbia Won by Over
Six Minutes and Half-Shamr0Clk
Made Hard and Desperate Fight
Upton May Try Again.
n = =
OFFICIAL TIME.
SrART
I OIAItI j. ! :
Columbia. 80 Shamrock. II :00.34

TURN.
Columbia. IL. 1900 Shamrock. .12:19;17
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b0ERS BADLY BEATEN
A Brilliant Success for the
British Troops at
Glencoe.
A BATTLE OF EIGHT HOURS
THE ENEMY DRITEN FROM Il COM
MANDING POSITION.

In Their Precipitate Flight They Leave
All Their Guns on the Field-They
Are Also Flanlxed and Suffer Very
Severe L0sses-Rritish Loss Also Heavy
General SymOns Perhaps Morta11y
Wounded.
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Continued on Sixth Page.)
The broad ax., 1899-03-18
A Dance In . Church.

According to q very old-established
custom q dance takes place yearly on
the LIST Of May IN the parish church Of
MusgraVe, In Westmoreland, in connec-
ton with the custom Of rush bearing.
Twelve young maidens Of Bruugh zap
proved BY the Vicar). assembls on the
1st Of May At 10 O'Clock In the morn
Ing at the foot Of Brough bridge, their
white dresses decorated with flowers.
and q garland on their heads In the
shape OF . crown, formed Of rushes.
with flowers entwined on the outside.
Accompanied By \ band the maldens
proceed through the fields to Mus-
grave, about q mile distant, the hand
playing and the rush-bearinx dancinz.
On reaching the church the rush-bear-
ers are led up the north aisle ana hang
up their garlands On he sids v.rlr
there to remain until he next ysax.
The gospel 4 read By the clsrzymsa.
The broad ax., 1899-03-18

NspoIeon's Strange Plan OF Conquest
A German historian is said to have
discovered Napoleon's original plans
for the invasion OF Great Britain in
the year 1883. and accident wills 1t
that this discovery was made at the
same time that the French agitation
for a submarine tunnel connecting
France (via SPAIN, with her African
possessions is renewed.
One hundred years ago Napoleon
was still General Bonaparte. He had
humbled Italy, and had captured the
pope; free Switzerland was a vassal
of France. Then the general set out
to be lord of the sea.
He decided to tow an army over
to the British coast on great floating
forts, with large bodies of troops lined
up in battle order. They were then to
the coast without resort to lighters.
The troops were to march ashore In
the order of their regiments. preceded
and backed up by the artillery.
II will be remembered that Napoleon
has often declared that he would have
been as great an admiral as he was
general with half a chance. But" he
added, "the French are useless as sail
ors. They are too fussy. too excitable.
At sea one needs a calm mind, quiet
tortitude, and energy"
To many on this side of the Atlantic,
the words engine house." marked on
Napoleon's plans, are of peculiar in
terest. Fulton, the American inventor,
launched his first experimental steam
boat on the Seine in 1903. but his con-
nection with the French government
dates from 1897, when he offered his
submarine torpedo boat to France.
Failing in this, he turned his attention
to steam navigation. From his draw
ings, it would seem that Napoleon
meant to try steam navigation with his
ferries one hundred years ago.
No doubt Napoleon used Fulton's
plans, but there was still another
American inventor at his service
John Fitch, Of Connecticut-whob built
the first unsuccessful sidewheelers in
1888 to 1890, and three years later
went to Paris. to sell improved plans
for steam navigation to the French
government.
Bonaparte's ferries were built in
Brest, in Cherbourg. and in Boulogne,
but when Napoleon inspected them, In
the spring Of 1898. his faith in the new
tangled marine monsters wavered. He
abandoned the proposed invasion of
the British Isles and instead started on
his famous expedition to Egypt.
The broad ax., 1899-03-18
New Napoleon Letter.

The historic chateau Of Malmaison Is
being restored by NJ. Osiris, a wealthy
Napoleon worshiper. 1t is his inten-
ton, says the London Chronicle, to
turn it into Napoleonic museum, and
to present 1t to the state In time for
it to form one Of the attractions of
he great exhibition in 1900. In re-
pairing tie library a very interesting
find was made in the shape Of a let
ter from Napoleon to Josephine, dat
ed from the Trianon, August Is, 1913,
reproaching her with not saving mon
ey. He advises her to put her affairs
In order, not to spend more than ESQ.,
900 a year and to save the other ESQ.,
600. Thus In ten years she would
have accumulated q fortune for her
grandchildren. Instead of doing this.
however, am told" he continues,
that you are in debt II you wish to
please me take care to Ill fat stock
ing. What do you suppose would be
my opinion OF you II / knew you 20 be
In debt with an income OF 5000. 600
francs q year,"
The broad ax., 1899-03-18
Queer Devio. for Gambling.

"The queerest gambling device that
! ever saw was a check perforator,"
said J. H. Irons OF the United States
marshals office to a Pittsburg News
man Il went into a downtown bank
not long ago at the noon hour to serve
9 paper on the president There was
board meeting on in a back room. 1
noticed all Of the clerks in a bunch
playing some game, and I went over
to see what II was. They had one
Of those revolving check perforators
with numbers on it from o to 9. One
man was spinning and acting as bank
err while the others were laying bets
on the numbers. They were operat-
ing on the old wheel-of-fortune sys-
tenn got so deeply interested that I
forgot all about the paper I had to
serve until there was a sudden scat
tering OF the group and a disappear
ance OF the perforator and the cash
on the board. / turned and saw the
president When he entered the bank
ing room every clerk was busy at his
desk"