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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-26
THE DEAD or THE MAINE.
Arrive Mt Newport News, Va, ON tho
Battleship Texas.

Newport News, Va, Dec, 25.--The
! battleship Texas, in command of Cap
tain Sigsbee, arrived here to-day with
the remains of the men who lost their
lives in the destruction of the battle
ship Maine in Havana harbor. The
bodies of the Maine heroes which were
brought up on the Texas will be trans
ferred to a Chesapeake and Ohio train
tomorrow at IL o'clock and will be taxi
en- to Washington for interment in Ar
lington cemetery next Thursday. The
Texas left Havana last Thursday. She
encountered a gale off Hatteras, but had
good weather until she reached that
point She anchored in Lynn Haven
Bay last night and came UP to Old
Point this morning. After the kuaran-
tine regulations had been complied with
she proceeded to this city. The Rev.
Father Chidwick who was chaplain on
the Maine, is in charge of the remains
of the bodies and will accompany them
to Washington. Not more than score
of the bodies on the Texas were identi-
fled. The names Of these are inscribed
on the collins which enclose their re-
mains Impressive exercises will take
place tomorrow when the bodies are
transferred from the ship to the train.
The funeral train will arrive in Wash
ington tomorrow at midnight.
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KILLED At CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Brooklyn Man QuarreIs With His
SON and Is Murdered.

New York, Dec. 26.-While his family
was gathered around the Christmas
dinner in Brooklyn to-day Charles
Haffner entered his home and caused a
family quarrel which ended in the
murder Of the father by his son Harry.
The family's story is that Haffner came
home from saloon and entered the
dining room just as the wife and her
two sons were starting dinner. Mrs
Haffner called his attention to a book
and writing desk which she had given
to her son Harry for Christmas gift
This seemed to nettle the father and he
tore the book and tried to throw it in
the fire. Harry prevented him and re-
sumed his seat at the table. 1t is said
that Haffner then broke the writing
desk, threatened to kill his son and wife
and struck Harry. In a fit Of anger
Harry grasped a large knife and sew
cred his fathers throat and the elder
Haffner died before the arrival of the
ambulance. Harry was arrested.
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QUEEN TICTORIA'S CHRISTMAS
Spent Mt Windsor-The Spirit Of the
E'esttvtttes.

London, Dec. 25.-For the first time
in thirteen years Queen Victoria and
the royal family passed Christmas day
at Windsor. The Duke and Duchess
of Connaught and the children of Prin-
cess Henry of Battenberg were Of the
party. There was magnificent Christ
mas tree, with many colored candles,
for the children, in which the queen
evinced the greatest interest. 1t was,
in fact, her express desire that the grand
children who assembled about her to-
day should not have their Christmas
marred by the events which have sad
dened her own heart, and the festivities
at Windsor Castle, although tinged
with sadness such as fills all English
hearts, carried no suggestion Of sorrow
to the children. The key note of the
festivities at Windsor to-day was the
queens unalterable devotion to and
faith in that empire which she believes
will ultimately achieve the highest aims
and ambition of her unself1sh reign
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ed from the head laager on December

ed from the head laager on December
16, says:
Friday at dawn the day long ex-
pected arrived. The Pretoria detach-
ment of artillery gave the alarm.
General Buffers Ladysmith relief col
umn was in battle array, advancing on
the Boer positions close to the Tulega
and Colenso. The centre consisted of
an immense crowd of infantry fanked
on each side by two batteries, with
strong bodies of cavalry supporting.
The Boer artillery preserved absolute
silence not disclosing its position. The
batteries came within fife distance OF
our foremost position and the Beers
then opened fire with deadly effect.
Our artillery also commenced, and ap-
parently confused the enemy, who We're
allowed to think the bridge was open
for them to cross.
"Their right flank in the meantime
attacked the Beers southernmost posi-
tion, but the Mauser rifle fire was SO
tremendous that they We're rolled back
like a spent wave, leaving ridges and
ridges of dying humanity behind.
Again the British advanced to the at
tack but again fell back, swelling the
heaps of dead. Their cavalry charged
to the river where the Ermelo COM
mando delivered such murderous fire
that two batteries of cannon had to be
abandoned which the Beers are going
to bring here. Twice the British essay
ed to bring horses to remove them. The
first time they succeeded in hitclling on
to one cannon, and on the second trial
the horses and men fell III heap.
Then the British went in full retreat
to their camp whence they sent a heavy
shrapnel fire on Buiwer bridge across
the Tulega to prevent the Burghers
from recovering the cannon. The
French attache, Villebois, and the
German attache, Braun says the fight
could not have been improved upon by
the armies of Europe. Generals Botha
and Trarcht were always at the most
dangerous points of the fighting.
Eleven ambulances removed the Eng
lish dead and wounded. Such a tre-
mendous cannonade has seldom been
heard. The Veldt for miles was cover
ed with dead and wounded. 1t was a
most crushing British defeat. Nine of
the cannon have since been brought
across the river. The British asked for
and We're granted twenty-four hours
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EARTHQUAKE In CALIFORNIA
SEVERE SHOCK FELTIN so UTHFRN
PART OF STATE.
San JacintO and Hemet, Small Towns
I'm Riverside County, Suffer the Most
Their Buildings Damaged $50,OOO-
The Shock Violent in Los Angeles and
San Diego--Loud Rumblings ACCOM-
panied the Shock.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 25.-At 4:25
O'clock this morning a severe earth
quake shock was felt over large por-
tion of southern California, the undula-
tions lasting about twelve seconds. The
entire center of the shock appeared to
have been at San Jacinto, a small town
in Riverside county. The business por-
ton of San Jacinto consists Of two
blocks of two-story buildings, some of
which are built of brick. Ten or fifteen
buildings were damaged, chimneys be-
ing toppled over and walls cracked and
shaken. The total damage at San ia
cinto and Hemet, a small town near by,
is estimated at $50,OG0.
The large tourist hotel at Hemet was
damaged and the hospital at San Jacin-
to also suffered. The rear wall Of the
Johnson block at Hemet fell The only
loss of life so far as known was at the
Saboba Indian reservation, where six
squaws We're killed by falling walls
number of Indians were seriously injur-
ed. The shock was heavy at Santa
Ana, Anhem, Riverside and other
places, but no particular damage is re-
ported except from San Jacinto and
Hemet.
In this city no damage was done al
though the shock was particularly vio-
lent. The houses here are well filled
with eastern tourists and they were in
many instances terrified at the uneX
pected disturbances and rushed from
their rooms In a fright. Reports con-
cerning the earthquake soon spread and
the telegraph and telephone wires be-
tween this city and adjacent towns We're
kept busy handling inquring messages.
1t was reported that several lives were
lost in the falling of the hotel at Hemet
and that six Indians had been killed at
the same place, but fortunately there
was no truth in these rumors of the
1oes of life.
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ENORMOUS STRIKE THREATENED.
$4,000 Men in the Basin of the Loire,
France, May Go Ont

France, May Go Ont.
Paris, Dec. 25.--At meeting of $500
miners held to-day in st. Etienne res
olution was adopted in favor of declar-
Ing a general strike in the coal basin of
the Loire tomorrow morning. A SYM
pathy movement involving fifty thou
sand men Is feared. The prosperity of
the coal trade led the miners to demand
an increase of wages, shorter hours and
a formal recognition of the Miners fed
Grafton by the companies The latter
made an offer of five per cent increase,
but this was refused. To-days decision
was reached amid cries of "Vive la
Greve." Disorders are anticipated. AL
ready there have been slight disturb
ances, particularly last evening, while
the miners went in procession through
the streets singing the 'Carmagnole
Twelve thousand five hundred lace
workers are on a strike in ST. Etienne
for higher wages. Their idleness in
wolves that of thirty-five thousand 9TH
er dependent workmen, making, with
the miners, if the coal strike spreads, as
is expected, nearly one hundred thou
sand. Moreover, a number of factories
and workmen will soon be compelled to
close owing to coal shortage.
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A S-fLOONK r. EPER KILLED,


New York, Dec. 25.-Nlcholas Schmidt
Jersey City saloonkeeper was killed
at an early hour to-day while trying to
close his place, All his customers ex-
cept one had gone. He Theodore
Brunnert. Of Homestead N. j., sat in
the corner, drowsy with drink Come"
said Schmidt, Il want to close up"
Brunnert, however, could not be arous-
ed by any of the peaceable efforts of
the saloonkeeper and the latter grasped
him about the body and pulled him to-
ward the door. In maudlin stupor the
customer began to complain and curse.
Suddenly he shook himself and in ap-
parent rage drew a revolver and fired
twice The first went wild but the sec
ond shot pierced Schmidt's heart. The
murderer fled but was arrested an
hour or two later
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An Account from San Jacinto.

San Jacinto, Cal, Dec. 25.-A disas-
trous earthquake occurred at 4:25 thie
morning. Nearly every two-story build
ing here was wrecked and it is estimat-
cd that the damage will aggregate over
$4,000. The main shock was preceded
by loud, roaring sound and awakened
many just in time to escape from the
doomed buildings. The business street
is such wreck that tons of debris had
to be removed before the buildings could
be entered At Saboba Indian reserva-
tion six squaws were killed by falling
walls, two fatally injured, and many Sc
riously injured. The shock caused sew
eral artesian wells to flow larger than
ever before,
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FOOTBALL ON THE PACIFIC.
Carlisle Indians Defeat University of
California e TO O.

San Francisco, Dec. 25.-To- day the
east and the west lined up on the grid
iron, the opposing teams being the Car
lisle Indians of Pennsylvania and the
University of California. Six thousand
people witnessed the game. The Berk-
eley rooters We're out in force, but the
Indians did not lack sympathizers.
Every one expected an easy walk over
for the Indians, but Berkeley put up
magnificent game and held the Indians
down in fine style, the score at the end
of the game being to in favor Of the
Indians.
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DROYE OUT THE FAMILY.


William III. Matthews Broke Up n
Christmas Party with n Revolver.
William III. Matthews, colored man.
was arrested on Prindle street yester-
day on charge of drunk and was
locked up at police headquarters.
Shortly after he was locked up Mrs.
John Fl. Sands of Z Prindle street, went
to the police station and complained
that Matthews had entered her house
and fourishing revolver had terror
lied the family and some guests. She
said that finally Matthews discharged
the revolver twice and drove the fami-
ly out of doors. 1t is probable that a
charge of breach of the peace will be
entered against Matthews to-day.
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TUG BOAT MEN HURT.
One Mans Leg Broken by the Swapping
of a HaWAer.

About / o'clock this morning as the
tug Colonel John p. Gaynor, engaged
ON the government dredging in the har-
Dor, was backing into the water dock
near Belle dock, a hauser which had
been made fast to the wharf snapped
and the ends of the great rope twisted
around, striking G. Holland Smith and
an italian named MencarelIi Constan-
tint. The Italians right leg was brok-
en- and he was sent to the New Haven
hospital in the hospital ambulance.
Smith was badly bruised about the legs
and was taken to his home in East
Haven in the Grand avenue police am
bulance.
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BOSTON BANK SCA NDAL,
Detention of Former President of G lob
Mnttn nj In On Lfnrt,ia

National I'm California;.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 25.-The at
torney for Charles H. Cole, formerly
president of the Globe National bank
of Boston and now being detained here
on a charge of embezzlement, says that
his client will remain here and that no
move Is contemplated until the COM
plant now on the way from Boston is
received and the warrant issued and
served. The character of the complaint,
he says, will determine the action he
will take, though it is probable that
habeas. corpus proceedings will be tried.
Mr. Cole is living quietly with his wife
and son at the Van Nuys. He refuses
to be Interviewed and refers all who call
to his attorney.
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ATTENDED BY ZOO PRIESTS
SOLEMN PONTIFICAL MASS IN NEv
YORK.

Archbishop Corrigan Pxrticipntcs-
Great Interest In the Sermon-Refer-
ence to tho War In South Africa-The
| Justiflnbleness OF Wharf.-The rntsrnn-
tiOnaI Conscicncc.
New York, Dec. 25-Two hundred
priests attended the Christmas services
and the solemn pontificial high mass
at St. Patrick's Cathedral this even
ing. Archbishop Corrigan participated
in the celebration of the mass There
was much interest in the sermon Of the
day because it was thought that there
might be reference to the war in South
Africa. The preacher was the Rev. Fa-
ther Gasson, S. j., of Boston. His text
was: Peace on Earth; Good Will to
Men" In part he said:
"You may ask how dare 1 stand here
in Christian pulpit to-day and declare
that the message Of Christ has been
realized when at this festival, on the
threshold of the twentieth century
since His coming, there is heard the
roar of cannon and the clash of arms.
The answer Is that 1t would be contrary
to Christian ethics to say that war
under any circumstances is unjustifi-
able.
But it is our duty to first determine
whether we have done all that could
be asked of us to prevent war neither
just nor necessary, whether we could
have warded off a conflict to secure civ
fc right that are denied, or whether we
could have persuaded a strong nation
to withhold it's hand from assault upon
a weaker people. 1t is our duty to rail-
ly to the cause of the weak; it is our
duty as Christians to strengthen the
international conscience so that no ma
tion shall dare to trample upon one that
is weaker and so that no government
can deny to its citizens their just rights.
Let the individual influence be in favor
of every project for the establishment
of that universal peace proclaimed in
the message of Christi
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New York, Dec. 25.-Roland Reed
the actor, is seriously i'll at st. Luke's
hospital. He is suffering from appen-
dicits and his road engagements for
the holiday week have been cancelled
UP to tonight no surgical operation
has been perforced and the surgeons
had not decided whether or not one
would be necessary 1t was said to-
night that his condition was favorable.
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The Charge May be Changed, {,

Patrolman LaWlor arrested last
evening Edward Healy and James
Sturges who was locked up ON
the charge of drunk, but it is probable
that the charge will to-day be changed
to theft from the person. 1t is alleged
that the two men took $65 from Edward
Lynn, ex-commander of the Sarsfield
Guard. The theft is alleged to have
occurred near the lower end of State
street
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DALLAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS
A NU1HBER OF SERIOUS AND FATAL
AFFR Us.
One Man Shoots Another Dead In the
Street-Albert Hall Qunrrels With
Two Brothers and Fatally Injuries
One-A Negro Wrecks n Chinese Res
taurant and tho Chinamam Kills the
First Negro He Meets.

| FAEbt NeSEO axe N1SGtS.
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 25.-Dallas has not
known SO many bloody affrays on
! Christmas In many years as have been
recorded to-day. Charles Miller shot
Walter Meyer dead in the street. He
surrendered and claimed he shot in
self-defense.
Albert Hall quarrelled with two
brothers, Edward and Murray Cecil,
and shot the Cecils. Edward is re-
ported dying. Murray will recover Hall
escaped. A negro partially wrecked a
Chinese restaurant with dynamite
cracker. He returned later and hit the
| Chinaman, Dock Gong, in the head
with brick. AS the Chinaman turned
| to get a pistol the negro ran away The
Chinaman fired at the first negro who
came in sight and killed Jeff Thomas,
an innocent man. The Chinaman was
jailed John Mcmillan and Clay Pat
terson suffered from bullet wounds and
Theodore Phillips had a leg broken in
three places. They are white men and
were attacked in different parts of the
city by men who escaped.
Tragic Christmas Deaths
Boston. Dec 25.--Many tragis deaths
We're reported from various parts of
New England to-day At Auburn, Me-,
two lads skating on thin ice broke
through and were drowned. On the
Portland division of the Grand Trunk
railroad two brakemen were killed
while at work. At Lowell, Mass, Mrs
Harriet Allsop and Mrs Albert Porter
died from burns received last night The
former deliberately set herself afire and
the other upset a lighted lamp. At
Woburn the body of James w. Feeny
was found in brook into which he had
probably fell, and in this city tonight
Mrs. Mary N. Laughlin was burned to
death by an overturned lamp.
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WINSTON CHURCHILL,S ESCAPE.
Pretoria Government Much Comcerne ed
-sear.h for IMcrimimniLnep pnnrrs

Pretoria, Sunday Dec. 1.-THE gov
ernment Is much concerned about the
escape of Winston Churchill and the
cover how he got away. The officials
have instituted house to house search
for discriminating papers. The Nolk-
stem asserts that he escaped disguis-
ed as woman. The last book Chu CHI
III borrowed from the library was mil
la, on Liberty The official report of
the gold output for November shows
the amount to 81, 1888 ounces
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X. j. Vance Injured.

New Britain, Conn.,, Dec. Pr. J.
Vance, of the New Britain Herald, was
painfully injured by being thrown
from trolley car here this afternoon
Mr.. Vance was riding on the rear plat
form when the car suddenly left the
track throwing him to the street. He
received a severe cut on the head and
sprained hia wrist
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The Shock asr Other Cities.

Santa Ana, Cal, Dec. 25.--The sever
est earthquake in years visited this sec
tion this morning at 4:25. Third STORY
hotel guests were almost rolled out Of
bed. Clocks were stopped all over the
city and the walls of several brick
buildings were badly cracked. Hun
dreds of people were on the streets a
few seconds after the shock, some ap-
pearing in night clothes and remaining
up until daylight
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At sam Diego.

San Diego, Cal, Dec, 25.-The most
severe shock of earthquake experienced
In this city in fourteen years took place
at 4:25 a. m. to-day and was accompa-
MED by loud, rumbling noise. The
taller buildings in the city were severe
ly shaken, but no serious damage was
done. A high wave struck the ocean
front soon after the shock, but no dam
age was done to shipping. A elighter
shock followed the first one a few Sec
onds later.
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Trenton, N. j., Dec. 25.-Bobby Dobbs
of Minneapolis won from Pete Sheehan
of Bethlehem at the Trenton A. C. this
afternoon. Sheehan was badly punish
ed in the ninth round and he failed to
respond at the opening of the tenth
round. The bout was to have been for
twenty rounds.
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BIG FIRE IN HASTINGS, MICH.
Nearly Three Blocks In the business
Portion Destroyed.

Hastings, Mich, Dec. 25.-Nearly
three blocks of buildings In the business
portion of the town were burned to-
day, with a loss of about 100000 The
fire broke out in r. G. Libby & Coz
sawmill and was evidently the work of
an incendiary. The entire plant with
storehouses, lumber office sheds, ETC.,
was consumed. Most of the buildings
burned were only partially insured.
Sparks set fire to the roofs of the court
house, the Church of Guardian Angels
and other costly structures, but the
flames were extinguished with little
damage.
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small Wreck on the Airline.

East Hampton, Conn, Dec, 25.-There
was a small freight wreck on the Air
Line division of the N. Y, N. H. and H.
r. r. a mile east of here late this af-
ternoon. The forward truck on a car
in the center of an extra freight broke
resulting in the Wrecking Of the car.
The other cars did not leave the track,
however, and the loss will be small.
Traffic will be blocked until about 10
o'clock tonight.
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Kind y1ishes from Lip.on.

New York, Dec. 25.-A cablegram was
received to-day by the secretary of the
New York Press club from Sir Thomas
Upton, dated London, December rs,
which reads as follows: kindly con
vey to all my friends my best wishes
fsr a bright and happy Christmas.
lSigned) 'Lipton."
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&2.1O2 for LayytOn.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Alexander H. Re-
veil, in charge of the Chicago fund for
General Lawton'a family, tonight tele-
graphed Adjutant General Corbin that
the total amount raised here up to this
evening is s2,102. Among the subscrip-
tions to-day was 500 from Hon. Robert
II, Lincoln.
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Against Salvation ARMY

Milford, Mass, Dec. 25.-Rev. Thomas
j. Fitzgerald, assistant pastor of St.
Mary's parish church, created a sensa-
tion to-day by directing his parishioners
not to accept Christmas cheer from the
Salvation army or to donate money to
that organization.
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BOER STORY OF TUGELA RIVER,
Only Thirty Killed or Wounded-How
British Were Surprised.

Pretoria, Sunday, Dec. 17--Over SOC
British prisoners captured at the bat
tie of Stormberg, have arrived here.
They have been taken to Waterfall to
join the other prisoners. An official ac-
count of the Boer casualties at the bat
tie of Tulega river says that thirty men
We're killed or wounded. Gen. SchaIk
Burgers report Of the battle, despatch
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Fire in COIIinsville.

colltnsv,lle, Conn, Dec, PA double
tenement owned by Randolph Dickin-
son in Burlingto n,was destroyed by
fire this morning causing a loss of
about $1,000, partially insured. Cause
unknown.
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Paris, Dec. 25-Oscar Wilde, who has
for some time been living in Paris, will
have to fight duel. According to the
Echo de Paris he became involved in
an altercation in restaurant last eve
ming with Ma Richet, the explorer, and
as a result, cards We're exchanged.