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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-25
GIANT BRASS COMBINATION
ONE TO INCLUDE An GATUCK
VALLEY PLANTS.
1t is Fow Being Formed and Several of
the Largest Companies Are Reported
TO Have Already SOiMed-Nuclous
Alone Represents Annual business of
25,OOO,O00.

New York, Oct. PA giant brass
combine is being formed which, it is
stated, will comprise all the plants in
the Naugatuck Valley, Conn. The
main office will be in this city. Among
the concerns reported to have already
entered the trust are the Waterbury
Brass company of Waterbury, the An
sonia Brass and Copper company of
Ansonia, the Coe Brass company of
Torrington and the Coe Brass com
panys new plant in Ansonia, formerly
Wallace & Sons, This nucleus, it is
S25, 900, 900, and joint plant of $6,000,000.
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CANAD4'S PROPOSITION,
Made for Permanent settlement of the
boundary Dispute.

London, Oct. 24.--The Associated
Press is enabled to give authoritatively
Canada's final proposition for perma =
| nent settlement of the Alaska DISPUTE.
1t is very different from her former
demands, and was delivered to Ambas-
sador Choate by Sir Louis Henry Davies
late the night before the latter sailed
1t was dispatched to Washington to-
day. 1t is as follows:
That the boundary line be arbtrated
upon terms similar to those imposed by
the United States and Great Britain
over Venezuela, particularly those pro-
visions making fifty years occupancy
by either side conclusive evidence of I'll
tie, occupancy of less than that period
to be taken as equity allows under in
ternatiOnal law.
That, as condition precedent to and
absolutely preliminary to arbitration.
Skaguay and Dyea Would be conceded
to the United States without further
claim if Canada received Pyramid Har-
Dor. In other words, Canada gives up
much of the disputed gold country in
return for seaport, but stipulates that
she must get the latter before she agrees
to arbitrate the boundary line.
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Fall Regatta Mt Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct 24.-The an
nual fall regatta of the Weld Boat club
of HARVARD university, was held on the
Charles river this afternoon. The
course for all the races was third
mile straightway. The compromise
singles was won by w. d. Wheelwright
01 on foul. The best event was the
eight cared shells. The sophomores
won the first heat from the freshmen
by half a length. The law school de-
feated the junior Weld crew by a
length. The final heat between the
sophomores and law school crews was
easily won by the latter by length
and half In the four cared shell race
Tiltons crew defeated one captained
by Snite. The four cared barge race
went to Mason's crew over Greenough's
four
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-25

Worcester, Oct. 24.-The one hundred
and eighth annual meeting ofN the
Northern Baptist Education society
was opened here to-day. The president,
Rev. Nathan E. Wood, d. D., in the
chair. The report of the committee on
nomination of trustees for Newton The
ological seminary to serve from 1899
to 1903 was read and the following
elected William II. p. Faunce, Provi-
dence, r. l.; e. Nelson Blake, Arling-
tom Eugene N. Foss, Jamaica Plain;
George S. Dexter. Boston; Harry F.
Colby, Dayton, o.. Charles Fl. Spald-
ing, Cambridge. The report of the
treasurer was then read, showing the
total receipts for the year to be $23,-
110.79 and the expenditures $19,6OO. 81,
the balance being $3,5o9,SS. The per-
manent fund amounts to $56575. Rev.
F. w. Brakeman reported for the board
of trustees, showing the total number
on the books at Newton to be sixty
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CANADA'S NEW PROPOSITION
LATEST EFFORT TO SETTLE TIA SIX A
ROUNDARY DISPUTE.
Opinion of State Department--Nothing
More or Less Than Summary of Claims
Heretofore Preferrcd-Etf0rt of Great
Britain to Get Pyramid Hnrbcr-.
Another Failure Likely.

Washington, Oct. 24.--It is said at tht
state department that the proposition
as to a permanent Alaskan boundary
laid down by Sir Louis Davis, and
which was published to-day in a de
spatch from London as given below, is
nothing more nor less than a summary
of claims heretofore preferred. Wher
the commission was in session last
spring and the Canadian proposition
was made to settle the boundary ques-
ton by arbitration, the American COM
miSSioners replied with an offer to ac-
cept arbitration with the proviso that
no point occupied by Americans for a
specified term of years should be sub
mitted to arbitration. In other words
the term was SO fixed that by no possi-
bility could the title to Skaguay, Dyea
or any other place that the Americans
had occupied for a period represented
by the discovery of the Klondike fields
be called into question by the arbitra-
ton. This was one of the final propo-
sitions rejected by the Canadian COM
miesioners, which caused the failure of
there have been several suggestions in
the nature of compromises and includ-
ed with these was one embodying Mr..
Davis proposition.
1t is not possible TO accurately fore
cast the view that the state department
will take of this last proposition, but it
may be proper to recall the fact that
in the opinion of the department, Can
ada has no more claim to Pyramid har-
Dor than it has to Skagway or Dyea,
and the British government has already
been informed of that belief There
fore, it seems probable that Sir Louis
Davis proposition will not materially
advance a permanent settlement of the
boundary question and that the two
countries will continue to act for some
time to come under the terms of the
modus vivendi recently arranged by
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Tower.
AS to the mooted proposition it can
be stated that at no time since the ne
gotations have been in progress for an
adjustment of the Alaskan boundary
line has the United States government
given serious consideration to the ces-
sion to Canada of a single inch of
ground on the shores of Lynn canal
That position has not been changed
in any essential respect and as Pyra-
mid harbor is certainly on a branch of
the canal 1t follows that our govern
ment has never had it in contemplation
to surrender its possession. There has
been some negotiation respecting the
to the Canadians of privileges
Of free tranSpOrta tiop of ooodc o1ar
American territory into British terri
tory provided the landing was made
at one specific point. An alternative
proposition to this has been to lease a
port on the Lynn canal to the Cana
1ians thus affording them the right of
rec entry of their goods, but it may be
pointed out that the very fact of the
making of lease would be full recog-
lition of the right of the United States
o the territory affected by the lease.
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abandoned to the Beers. 1t would have
been better to have concentrated on
Ladysmith in the first instance, but
General White and General Symons
had to yield to political exigencies and
to the local reluctance to abandon an
inch of territory more than was neces-
sary 1t is not expected that the
wounded left at Dundee will suffer any
inconvenience, except in being prisoners
of war. The news of unrest in Basuto-
land causes much anxiety. The CORE
spondents who were taken prisoners in
the train at Elandlaagte have since es-
capped. They report that they were
well treated by the Beers and that, in
collecting and assisting the wounded,
Beers and British seem to have been
mutually helpful. AT Cape Town it is
proposed to raise a Cape irregular force.
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GIFT FROM MISS II. ID. REACH.


Newtown, Oct. 24-At meeting Of
the Newtown Library association to-
night formal proposition from Miss
Rebecca d. Beach of New Haven to erect
handsome stone library building was
received with much favor and thank
fully accepted. The only condition ac-
companying the offer was that the as
sociation should provide an eligible
site. The building will be in memory
of Rev. John Beach, the First Episcopal
minister in Newtown, and other Beach
descendants. Rev. George T. Linsley,
George p Sanford and Arthur II. Net
Teton We're appointed a committee to
investigate relative to the site and re-
port at a meeting to be held in two
weeks
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Il CHURCH TROUBLE SETTLED.
Instructions from Rome Ordering ain
Excom m IL icstioIi Removed.

Rome, Oct. 24.-The following is the
full text of the official instructions from
Cardinal Ledochowski to the Bishop of
Belleville, ILL.,, bearing on the recent
controversy in the Catholic church Of
East st. Louis: Remove Immediately
the accommodation from the parish,
as they do not deserve it. Get Father
Cruise to resign and appoint a pastor Of
their own nationality over them" Car
dinal Ledochowski is cardinal prefect CT
the propaganda to whom belongs the
final settlement of all ecclesia stical con-
troversies of this nature. There Is no
appeal from his ruling. 1t follows on
these instructions that the general prac-
tice of the church for the future in the
United States will be that bishops must
appoint pastors according to nationality
of congregations.
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GERM1NY And SAMOA.
Proposal to Divide Islands Considered
an Unhappy solution.

Berlin, Oct 24-The German pro-
tected cruiser Cormoran has been or
dered to remain at Samoa. A despatch
to the Cologne Gazette from Apia says:
"The proposal to divide Samoa is con-
sidered here a most unhappy solution
Owing to the manifold interests linking
the islands to Germany, it is hoped
that she will not renounce her claims. y
The Neuste Nachrichten, referring to-
day to the partition scheme, says;
However painful such an eventuality
would be, the Germans may have to
face it. The chief difficulty is to find
adequate compensation"
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III ETA PHI HYSIC4L EdGUE.
First Annual SessiOn-A Paper on
..Vhomght GrnftIng.N

Boston, Oct. 24.-The International
Metaphysical league began its first an
nual session in this city tonight The
audience included delegates from organ
lied bodies in all parts of the country
and prominent men and women inter-
ested in the new work. The exercises
began with the address of welcome by
President Patterson. Mrs. Gestefeld
followed with a paper on Thought
Grating Henry Wood of Boston
spoke on "a Rational and Positive Spir-
itual Philosophy" and Miss Sarah j.
Farmer of Greenacre on the abundant
Life" The convention will be contiu
ued through Thursday.
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JUNCTION OF FORCES.
If Made General Whites Failure to
Mention It is Curious.

London, Oct 25.-Although there is
despatch from Cape Town to the Daily
Mail regarding General Yule's move
ment it is curious that General Whites
telegram to the war office is also dated
at D. M, but makes no mention of
Joining of forces. When the war Of
flee despatch was issued, just after
midnight, the officials announced that
nothing more would be communicated
until Wednesday forenoon, so that it
is impossible to confirm or deny the
news General Yule had a heavy march
Monday over the Startford slopes and
the Zurfonten table, both over 5000
feet high. and arrived after dusk at
Beth which is half way between
Rorke's Drift and Waschbank. He had
still heavy march and was hardly
expected to join General White at
I.adysmith until to-day.
His movements were aCtuated by
sound Judgment, since he soon would
have been surrounded and in a desper-
ate position. The combined forces at
I,adysmith, now amounting to some
10 600 men, will be amply sufficient to
act on lHe uelNlfSlNe "a lew Hlole w
tories like Glencoe and Elandslaagte
would leave the British troops without
officers.
While the Beers have failed to take
advantage of their strategic position
owing to incompetence or haste of their
leaders, the British have no cause for
congratulation over the results of the
Natal operations. They have suffered
heavey losses in men, and their victo-
ries have practically gone for nothing,
the whole of northern Natal being now
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ANNEXATION PROCLAM4TION.
Pres. Steyn Issues One Annexing Great
British Territory

London, Oct. 24.-The colonial office
has received a cablegram stating that
President Steyn of the Orange Free
State has issued a proclamatio annex
ing that part of Cape Colony which is
north of the Vaal river. This means
Griqualand West and Bechuanaland
and is apparently in consequence of
the Free State forces having seized the
railway and all stations north of
Kimberley except MafeSing, unless
Mafeking has fallen since the last news
from there, which is week old.
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A HUNTING ACCIDENT.
Stafford Young Man Shoots Himself
Through the Hand.

Stafford Oct. 24.-Edward Tretault,
one of party of five that were hunt
ing rabbits in the woods Of West STAFF
ford this afternoon, was accidentally
shot through the right hand, and two
fingers had to be amputated nearly to
the wrist. George Slater, another one
of the party, narrowly escaped receiv-
ing the charge in his head. Tretault
was resting on the muzzle of his gun,
when it was accidentally discharged. He
was employed in Devvers bakery ON
East Main street.
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THE BoER FOUNDED.


Cape Town, Oct. PA private tele-
gram from Delagoa bay says a man
who has just arrived from Johannes
burg asserts that the Transvaal gov
eminent has appropriated $50 beds in
private houses in Johannesburg for
wounded troops from the front. The
Boer organs, according to this inform
ant, are doing every thing to mini
rnize the Boer losses, and all sorts of
misstatements and Misrepresentation
are employed.
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DIxou- fight Postponed.

Providence, Oct 24.-Tom O'Rourke,
representing George Dixon, and Sam
Harris, representing Terry McGovern
tonight agreed to change the date of
the battle between the two champions
for the featherweight championship of
the world from February to January
9. The men will fight at lis pounds at
the Lenox Athletic club, New York
city for a purse of $4,000
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Bath, Me, Oct. 24.-By obtaining a
speed of thirty-one knots an hour dur
ing several hours trial at sea to-day
the new torpedo boat Dahlgren eX-
ceeded her contract requirements and
proved herself a very able boat At the
same time she made better time over
mile course than has ever been reached
by torpedo boat of her size in the
world. To-days trial was made under
very favorable conditions
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NRfekiha and Kimberley

Cane Town, Oct "A message RS.
ceived this evening from Mafeking by
way of Moronzo Marques says: "All
well in Mafeking on October 20."'
A dispatch from Kimberley dated Oc-
tober q and brought by a dispatch rid
er to the Orange river has Just arrived
here 1t says: THE situation in Kim
berley is unchanged The siege contin-
ues. Yesterday the armored train found
the enemy in the same position in the
SpNtfontein neighborhood
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KILLED By THIRD Rail Can.
David Bratton of New Britain-Lying
OH the Track.

New Britain, Conn, Oct. 24.-David
Bratton, aged thirty, was killed by a
third rail car near the Chestnut street
crossing tonight The car was the
one from Berlin at 500 o'clock. The
motorman claims that Bratton was ly-
ing on the track and when he noticed
him it was TOO late to avoid Striking
him. Bratton's skull was cut open
and he was instantly killed. He was a
molder employed at the Vulcan Iron
works and had most excellent repu-
tation and to those acquainted with
him it seem inexplicable that he should
be lying on the track. Bratton leaves
a widow.
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JUNCTION WITH GEN. wH11E.
Glencoe Forces Reported MS Making
Brilliant Strategical Movement.

I Brilliant Strategical Movement.
London, Oct. 25.-The Cape Town cor
#respondent of the Daily Mail, telegraph
ling at 9:45 p. m. yesterday, says: Gen
4 eral Yule has performed brilliant
L sstrategical movement. By a swift
march to the south, leaving Glencoe
empty, he has effected a junction of his
4 forces with those Of Sir George Stewart
HWhite slightly to the north of Lady
smith. The two are now in a position
to offer battle. / believe the first at
tack will be made on the Free State
\ force which entered Natal by way of
Tintwa Pass and which has since been
harrassing Ladysmith. The authorities
decided that by joining their forces the
two generals would be better able to
cope with one large force at time than
by having two small detachments to
forces.
Accordingly, after defeating the
Free State troops, they will offer battle
to Commandant General Joubert. Only
forty miles now separate the two Boer
forces. Hence the need for swift and
telling action The two sections of the
Boer army together outnumber the en-
tire British force by three to one. Hard
fighting is certain at a very early date
Our men are confident and there is
much enthusiasm. The fighting to-day
outside Ladysmithf was a mere brush.
THE losses on neither side was signif-
cant. 1t was merely an artillery duel
in which the Beers came off decidedly
the worse
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Montpelier, VT, Oct. 24.-Chief Con-
ductor Clarke of the Order of Railway
Conductors, and p. H. Morrissey of the
Brotherhood of. Railway Trainmen,
came here to-day to meet General Man
ager Fitzhugh tomorrow relative to
labor troubles Oh The Central Vermont
railroad. They will take up negotia-
tions which were suspended by the To-
cal unions last week.
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New nsatlnntic Service,

London, Oct. 24.-The new Plymouth
New York steamship service was inau-
gurated to-day by the Hamburg-Amer-
ican line steamer Patricia. A special
train will be run from London to Ply
mouth in connection with the departure
of the vessels engaged in this service
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FREE DELIVERY SERVICE.
Gratifying Showing Made In the
Annual IL. port.

Washington, Oct. 24.--A gratifying
showing for the free delivery service is
made in the annual report of the oper-
ations of that bureau There We're fif-
ty officers added to the free delivery
list making a total of 1888. The IA, 236
carriers now on the rolls is an increase
of 4 per cent. over the preceding year.
The gross receipts were SOS. .957, ,S16, an
increase of almost twenty-five per cent.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 24.-There
was great enthusiasm to-day when the
train bearing the Manitoba and British
Columbia contingent for the Transvaal
pulled out for the east Only fifty men
from each province would be accepted,
and these had been carefully selected
from each battalion and troops, so that
every regiment in the Dominion service
would have a representative. Citizens
raised 81, 500 to furnish comforts to the
men. A half holiday was proclaimed,
and an immense crowd watched the en-
barkation in drizzling rain.
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New York, Oct. 24.-Portions of a
mans body were found to-day in the
hold of the steamboat Nutmeg State,
which was destroyed by lIe about ten
days ago and whose wreck is lying off
City Island 1t is thought that other
bodies are still in the vessels hold.
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Portland oregon, Oct. 24-Advces
from Hong Kong state that Consul
Wildman at Hong Kong is to be reliev-
ed by Consul Bedloe at Canton for
cause.
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at Dinner to Harrison

London. Oct. 24.-The premier, the
Marquis of Salisbury, was present this
evening at the private dinner given to
General Benjamin Harrison by United
States Ambassador Choate and Mrs.
Choate.
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TO MOBILIZE RESERT TE FLEET.
Great Britain to be Prepared for all
EventuRItties.

London, Oct 25.-It is rumored at
Plymouth that the admiralty is about
to mobilize a reserve fleet in home
ports and that this and other naval un-
dertakings are due to the intention of
Russia to seize a port in the Persian
gulf.
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oAvAD1AN TROOPS FOR AFRICA.


Halifax, N. S., Oct. 24.-The Nova
Scotia company of the Canadian regi
ment for South Africa is completed and
will leave tomorrow afternoon for Que
bee to embark on the transport Sar-
dinian, which proceeds directly to South
Africa, coaling only at Madeira.
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Jameson at DeIago Bay.

Lorenzo Marques, Oct. 24.-Dr. Jane
son, who became famous through the
raid which he headed into the Trans
vaal, and his companion, Coloney Grey,
have arrived here from England.
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Columbus, o., Oct. 24.-At the races
here to-day Frank Bogash was driven
a mile, unpaced, in 2:04 fiat, lowering
his record quarter of a second.
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RETREAT OF BRITISH TROOPS
GEN. YULE COMPELLED TO 1BAN-
DON DUNDEE and GLENCOE.
RAILS Back to Make Junction With
Main Force at Ladysmith-Gen.W White
ment-An Unofficial Report of the Suc-
cess of the Man6uvre Which is De-
scribed as "A Brilliant Strategical Feat
statement by War Office-MafelxiMg
and Kimberley SIN Safe.

scribed as Brilliant Strategical Feat
statement by War Ofice-Mafelsims =
and Kimberley StiII Safe.
London, Oct. 25.-The following des-
patch from General Sir George Stew
art White to the Marquis of Lans-
downe, secretary of state for war, re-
ceived last evening at II o'clock, was
posted al the war office soon after mid
night:
'Ladysmth, Oct "a, p. m.-Infor-
nation received yesterday showed that
the Beers had established themselves
In considerable numbers in an exceed
ingly strong position west of the main
road leading from Ladysmith to Dun
dee. I also had information that the
Dundee force, formerly commanded by
General Symons and, since his wound,
commanded by General Yule, was fall
ing back on Ladysmith by way of the
Helpmakaar road, Beth and the VAL
leys of the Waschbank and Sunday
rivers, and was expected to reach Sun
day river valley to-day.
IT therefore moved out with a strong
force to cover the movement of Yule's
column. The enemy was discovered
about seven miles out of Ladysmith in
position of exceptional natural
strength, west of the road. When he
saw that preparations were being made
against him, he opened fire with one
gun, with great accuracy.
Our artillery soon got into position
and the gun was silenced. Our troops
were ordered to occupy strong ridge,
parallel to the nemy's position, but
nearer the road. I confined my efforts
to occupying him and hitting him hard
enough to prevent his taking action
against Yule's column. Numbers of
the enemy fled to the west, and the fir
ing practically ceased at o'clock"