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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-05
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tour and compelled him to take WIN
ters rest and to abandon his season at
the Lyceum theater, which is now oc-
cupied by the old Carl Rosa Opera COM
guard" There are rumors that Irving
may retire from the stage and sell the
house. A number of papers to-day re-
port that George Edwardes will acquire
the Lyceum and establish a brilliant
comedy company. A representative of
The Associated Press has been informed
that Irving's plans are not to retire
from the stage, but to abandon his ca
reer as an actor-manager. Sir Henry
is passing the winter at Bournemouth
on the south coast and is steadily i'm
proving. He will start on his provincial
tour at Easter and go to the United
States in the autumn to revive some Of
his most famous successes. Miss Ellen
Terry is organizing company of her
own and will tour in the provinces
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BREWERS TO COMBINE.
Four Companies IN Massachusetts
Capital Stock So, 100000.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. Al, H.
Shibley of Providence, r. l., one of
the promoters who has been prominent
in putting through the local brewery
combine, including the Springfield and
Highland Brewing companies of this
city, the Hampden of Holyol1e and the
Consumers of Chicopee, announces this
evening that all plans have been def
nitely settled, and that by April l the
The capital stock win be $2,500,000 and
the name of the concern will be the
Springfield Breweres company. One
half of the issue of stock will be eight
per cent. cumulative preferred stock
and the balance, common. There will
also be an issue of the same amount,
81, 900 of first or consolidated mort
gage gold bonds bearing interest at 6
per cent. There will be left in the
treasury 100000 of each-bonds, pre-
ferred and common stock-so that the
actual issue will be $1,150,000. Present
officers of the four breweries will be
given good places in the new company.
Present shareholders will be stockhold-
ers. Mr.. Shibley states that the con-
solidated company expects to save
100000 per year over what combined In
dividual expenses have been in the past.
The combined output of last year was
about 100000 barrels.
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Torture Chamber Reported Found in
Spanish Governors House.

Havana, Jan. 4.--The afternoon pa
pers to-day sent a thrill through the
city with a report that torture and
execution chamber had been found at
the residence of the Spanish military
governor adjoining the place. The pa
pers declared that there the Spanish
officials questioned and murdered po-
litical prisoners. According to their
accounts, the floor of "the chamber
was covered with dry blood and its
walls We're indented with machete
strokes. A large crowd soon gathered
outside the residence, which was last
occupied by General Parade. The re-
ported torture chamber" is a room
about eight feet by eight, just off the
dining room. AS matter of fact, it
was probably used as a pantry. In the
wall there is dirty iron bar, evidently
used to hang meat and piece of dis
colored rope is suspended from it. 1t
is inconceivable that General Parade
practiced torture in his dining room.
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TWO BURGL1RIES CHARGED
Against Young Victor Brontsoon, Ar
rested Last Night.

Charles Victor Brantsoon, boy about
eighteen years of age, who lives in lower
Chapel street, was arrested last night
by Detectives Donnelly and Daily on
the charge of burglary on two counts.
Complaint was made to Detective Cap
tain Cowles Tuesday that some tools
left by carpenters in IA house which
they were building at the corner OF
Whitney avenue and Highland street
had been stolen and Donnelly and DAILY
We're detailed on the case.
The complaint was made by August
Peterson, a painter, who lives at No.,
II Grace street, and who is painting the
new house from which the tools were
stolen. 1t seems that young Brantsoon
was employed by Peterson and suspi-
cion of having taken the missing arti-I
cles rested upon him. The new house.
was broken into Saturday night last and
chest in which the tools were kept
was broken open. The detectives have
recovered some of the stolen goods.
They think that Brantsoon has commit
who broke into the cabin of the steamer
Mikado and stole field glasses and other
articles not long ago. The young man
formerly worked on the boat. When
he was arrested last night a black Or
dark brown chinchilla overcoat was
found in his possession. The detectives
think that this was stolen and are look.
ing for the owner.
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BARS ON ARMY TRANSPORTS
MUCH LIOUOR SOLD no SOLDIERS
AT BIG PROFIT.
Scandal Crops Out Oh the ROumanian
and Leads to an investigation
Committees Report Said to Recom-
mend Discharge OF ROumantan's
Quarternlaster.

Savannah. Ga, Jan. 1.-Two weeks
ago Hugh McClair, steward on the
transport Roumanian was discharged
by the ships quartermaster. McClair
said it was because he had demanded
of the quartermaster his share of
profits made from the ships storeroom.
Depot Quartermaster Bellnger and De-
pot Commssary Ruthers have been
making an investigation and have sent
an official report to Washington. 1t is
stated that the report reads that Quar-
termaster Quigly of the Roumanian and
the quartermasteIs in charge of the
Manitoba be discharged from the SER
vice. The sale of liquors at one time
must have come close to the verge Of
a scandal Nearly every one of the
transports was running a bar and sell
Ing considerable liquor to soldiers. 1t
was alleged that eXorbitatn prices were
charge on some of the transports with
big profits for the stewards or some
body else.
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THE UR4E BALL.
Brilliant A fair In Hartford No Jam as
In Previous Years.

Hartford, Jan. 4.--The inaugural ball
held at Foot Guard armory tonight
proved q fitting finale to the Inaugural
ton day exercises. 1t was perhaps not
lied some previous inaugural balls, but
it was decidedly one of the most pleas
ant events that has been held for many
years. The armory was beautifully
decorated in white and the national col
ors, and over the stage Is evergreen was
the word Peace" The concert pro-
gramme lasted from 8 o'clock until 8.
Then Governor Lounsbury held re-
ception for an hour, after which the
dancing programme was inaugurated,
and the card Of twelve numbers caused
the festivities to extend way into the
"wee sma' hours" The grand march
was led by Major Cheney of the First
company, Governors Foot Guard, and
Mrs. Lounsbury, followed by Governor
Lounsbury and Mrs. Cheney. The
march was brilliant affair. and the
many handsomely gowned women and
the gold-laced members of the COVER
nors staff, as well as the uniformed
military men, formed a Kaleidoscope of
unusual splendor. 1t is estimated that
about fifteen hundred people participate
ed in the festivities. The three booths
erected near the stage were occupied
by the new governor and ladies', the re-
firing chief magistrate and ladies and
the lieutenant governor and party. In
the governors box were Mrs. Louns-
bury, Mrs. Phineas c. Lounsbury, Miss
Elizabeth Day and Executive Secretary
Day. In Governor Cookies box besides
the governor were his wife and daugh-
ter, Mrs. p. H. Case, and Mrs. c. w.
Grosvenor and Miss Grosvenor while
in the third box were Lieutenant Gov
ernor Mills, Mrs. Mills and Miss Mills.
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PhOJEC1ED NIAGARA SHIP CANAL
report OF the Board of Engineers ON
Deep Waterways.

! Washington, Jan. 4.-The board of
engineers on deep waterways on No
Vember 30 submitted to the secretary of
war report which was to-day present.
ed to congress. The work executed un-
der direction of the board was confined
to the following specific investigations:
The control of the level of Lake Erie.
the projected Niagara ship canal, the
st. Lawrence Champlain route.
A measurement Of the discharge from
Lake Erie was made and determin-
alton of the shoals in Niagara river Sc
cured These surveys were completed
between terminals above named with
the exception of diamond drill borings,
which are still in progress at Lock sites.
These borings will probably be complet-
ed in two months. Ir order to complete
the surveys between deep water in Lake
Erie and deep water in Lake Ontario.
small surveys will have to be made at
the mouth of the Niagara river and at
Olcott harbor. The Oswego- Oneida Ma
hawk route is the designation given to
that portion of the proposed waterway
embraced between deep water in Lake
Ontario In front of Oswego. n. Y, and
the mouth of the Mohawk river at West
Troy N. Y.
The survey of this line has been com
pleted with the exception of a small
number of borings in the Oswego river
and explorations with the diamond drill
at sites of locks and dams. A small
amount of work remains to be done at
the eastern terminus of the route. 1t
is expected that the field work will be
completed within three months. The
st. -Champlain route connect
ing deepwater in the st. Lawrence riv-
er below the outlet of Lake Ontario
with deep water in the Hudson below
Albany was also surveyed with the ex-
ception of a few miles in the vicinity
of Masseman, N. Y, and certain sec
tions in Lake st. Francis and Lake
Champlain and borings in the Hudson
river below Albany.
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THE PEACE TREATY.
Relief That 1t WilI be Ratified Attitude
of Democrats.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The presentation
of the peace treaty in the senate to-day
aroused considerable discussion among
senator's as to it's probable ratification,
and the impression to be gained from
what senators say is that the treaty
will no doubt be ratified Senator Gray,
a member of the commission, has been
discussing the subject with democratic
senator's who We're averse to acquisi-
tion of the Philippines and opposed
some other features of the treaty. He
told them that amendments to the trea-
ty would seriously complicate matters.
and that there was nothing now to do
but to accept the treaty as it stood.
Senator Gray no doubt will make
speech from the standpoint of a man
who was in the first instance opposed
to acquiring territory far from the
United States, but showing that the
war left the country in a condition
where the responsibilities were not to
be avoided, 1t is understood that SEN
ators Hoar and Caffery will make ex-
tended speeches in opposition to the
treaty The treaty is now in the hands
Of the foreign relations committee, to
whom it was referred by the senate.
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ANTl-QUAY ADDRESS ISSUED
THE FIGHT CONTINUES WITH I'm.
AB1TED YIGOR,
Legislators That Absented Themselves
From the Caucus of Tuesday Night
Claim They Cannot Vote for IA Man
Under Indictment for n Crime-AIlega-
ton That Quay Delayed His Trial.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 4.-The anti
quay members of the legislature are
continuing with unabated vigor their
fight to prevent the reelection of Unit
ed States Senator Quay by the Penn
sylvania legislature. A committee rep
resenting Legislators that were absent
on Tuesday night, this evening issued
the following address,
ITO the republicans of Pennsylvania:
I'VE, the undersigned committee, ap-
pointed by, and representing the absen-
tees of the alleged republican caucus
desiring that our fellow republicans
throughout the state should understand
clearly the motives that animate us in
our present position with reference to
the United States senatorshp, hereby
briefly SET forth our reasons: In our
present attitude we are prompted by
what we believe to be the best interests
of our party and state. We believe that
a republican senator should and will be
elected, and that no combination of cir
cumstances can prevent it.
1--WE believe that the unquestioned
sentiment of the republicans of the
commonwealth is against taking action
that might result in the election of a
person as United States senator who
has been charged with a crime before
his innocence is established in a court
of justice and that the failure to deter
mine that question prior to this time
is due to the act of the alleged caucus
nominee in delaying the trial and not
to any act of ours. We feel that in
justice to the public and our own sense
of self-espect and duty, we are justified
in refusing to be committed to any
proposition that might cast a stigma
upon our commonwealth and our own
integrity as citizens and legislators.
"Feeling that we are sustained in our
position by the unbiased sentiment of
the state we deem it unwise to vote for
any person for United States senator
who is duly charged with crime so long
as those charges remain undetermined.
We cannot Justify ourselves for voting
for any person for office who is indicted
for criminal offenses and who simply
alleges that he is the victim of con-
spiracy. We believe that the public, as
well as ourselves, is not interested IN
the motives of the person making the
charges but rather in the truth or the
falsity of these charges. Entertaining
these views we submit our action to the
unprejudiced judgment of our fellow
citizens
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Killed IN Il PRIZE FIGHT.
Young Mans Neck Broke by Force of a
Swinging Blow.

New York, Jan. 4.-George Tyler.
twenty-one years of age, was tonight
killed in an impromptu prize fight in
Jersey City by Thomas Foley, twenty
three years old. The two had an
unsatisfactory sparring bout a few
days ago and decided to settle it to-
night. In the first round both men re-
ceived a good deal of punishment, but
towards the close Foley landed a right
swing on the point of Tyler's chin.
Tyler dropped in his tracks, and af-
ter being counted out was taken to a
hospital where he was pronounced
dead. His neck was broken.
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S4MPSON-SCOTT WEDDING.
Rear Admiral's Daughter Becomes Wife
of San Franciscan.

New York, Jan 4--Miss Olive Far
r;neton Sampson, daughter of Rear Ad-
miral William r. Sampson, and Henry
Harrison Scott of San Francisco, were
married in the Congregational church
in Glen Ridge, N. j. tonight. The
Rev. Frank j. Goodwin officiated. The
church was eaborately decorated with
orange roses, violets, ferns and palms.
The little edifce was crowded The
brides gown was a white satin cut en-
traine and trimmed with real lace and
chiffon. long veil of white tulle fas-
tened with orange blossoms completed
the costume. She carried white roses
and lilies of the valley. Miss Anna
Sampson, sister of the bride, was maid
of honor. Miss Elgie Griswold Perkins
Lyme of Connecticut and Miss Annie
Dunbar Davis of West Point were the
bridesmaids. The bride entered the
church leaning on Admiral Simpsons
arm. The ushers were Lieutenants Roy
c. Smith, U. S. NJ; Richard W. Jack
son, U. s. NJ; Ensign w. T. Clavering,
u. S. N; Winslow w. Herschel Harry
L. Parker and Frederick A. Cleveland.
Following the church services a recep-
tion was held at the Sampson home.
Among the presents to the young cou-
pie was a silver salad bowl and a set
of silver spoons from the officers of the
cruiser New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
will reside in New York city.
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MISSING SCHOONER WDI. o. SNOW.
Efforts 10 Learn Fate of OfVesseI-Lnst Re-
pOrteG Snvember 20.

| New York Jan. 4--Strenuous efforts
| are being adopted by the owner of the
| ship and the relatives of those aboard
| to learn the fate Of the three masted
schooner William o, Snow, which sail
ed from Newport News on November 27
last and was reported off Atlantic City
two days later, and of which all trace
has since been lost. 1t is believed that
she was run down by a big steamship
entering or leaving this port during the
heavy snowstorm Of November 80, and
that the whole of the crew of eight
men perished. If such We're the cir
cumstances the collision has never been
reported The Snow was of $50 tons
burden, owned for the most part by
Joseph A. Bowen Of Fall River New
England agent for Caster, Curran and
Bullet, the Pocahontas Coal company
of Philadelphia. She was loaded with
ccal, bound for Salem, Mass, and COM
manded by Captain Lincoln L. Ellis of
Dennisport. She laid up at Newport
News during the blizzard of November
&c, and sailed with the schooner Edwin
r. Hunt from Hampton Roads on the
evening of Sunday, November 27.
The vessels parted during the night,
and the next heard of the william O.
Snow was on November 20 when the
southbound schooner Rebecca G. Tau
alne passed her just off the New Jersey
coast near Atlantic City. Captain Ellis
and Captain Crowell exchange greet
ings. At that time the Snow was in
first class trim. She had been
thoroughly overhauled before starting
on her voyage, fitted with a new main
sail and was fit to weather almost any
kind of storm. She had then accom-
plished about 150 miles of her journey
and was running a straight course,
Captain Curtis of the schooner George
Binley has since reported that on De-
cember / he saw the masts of sub
merged schooner about twenty miles
from Fire Island, east-southeast of
Sandy Hook The vessel was apparent
ly sund In about twenty three fathoms
of water. The theory of the owners is
that this was the wreck of the william
O, Snow, which had been run down in
the snow storm of the night of Novem-
ber 20 and that the colliding steamship
has failed to make a report Of the oc-
currence,
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THE OCEAN STEINER C1TANr4.
Further Details of Her Plight when
sighted by the Mesnba,

London, Jan. 4,-The steamer Mesaba,
from New York on Devember "a for
this port, which passed Brawe Point
yesterday and reported that she spoke
the American steamer Catania mot the
Batavia, as previously reporteD, Cap
tain Furlong, from Glasgow, on De-
cember II for New York, in distress in
latitude As north and longitude 3S west
has arrived here with details of the
meeting. Captain Leyland says he met
the Catania on December 20. Her fun
mel had been washed away and her
deck had been swept. She asked to be
taken in tow. A boat from the Mesaba
containing the chief officer and five men
was launched and attempted to put
a line on board the distressed steamer
but failed to do so on account of the
heavy seas.
The chief officer, however finally sue
ceeded in securing a line from the Ca
ltlllIfi, Dul tlt StdS we're So llDn Inat he
was forced to drop it as its weight was
endangering the boats crew. AS night
was falling and the strength of the gale
was increasing, further attempts to
take the Catania in tow were impossi-
Bile. The Catania then signalled Don't
abandon me" and the Mesaba answer
ed that she would not. Then the Me
saba asked the Catania's crew If they
would not abandon their ship, but they
refused to do so. The Mesaba stood by
the Catania all night long and the lat
ter did not fire any signals of distress
But at daylight she was invisible Af-
ter searching for the missing vessel un-
til 8 O'Clock in the morning of December
30 the Mesaba proceeded for London
having stood by for twenty-five hours.
Inquiries made by the Associated Press
this evening at the offices Of in New
York of the Tweedle Trading company
show that there was about twenty five
men on board this steamer, which was
in ballast and insured, but to what ex-
tent could not be ascertained.
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PENSION or $50 A MONTH
Granted Widow of General Haskell
Victim of El Cnncy.

Washington, Jan. A pension of $50
a month was to-day granted to Mrs.
Eda B. Haskell, widow of Brigadier-
General Joseph T. Haskell, who was
wounded at the battle of El Caney in
try on September 16. General Haskell
was lieutenant colonel of the Nineteenth
United States infantry and on Septem-
Der last was commissioned a brigadier
general of volunteers. The pension is
the highest allowed a widow under the
general law, but Mrs Basket expects
special pension legislation in her case.
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EXPANSION PoLICY or poWERs.



Intercourse In New Form.
London, Jan. 4--The executive COM
mittee of the Golden club has issued a
manifesto, signed by Baron Farrer,
pointing out that the policy of terrific
rial expansion on the part of all the
great powers raises the question of free
commercial intercourse in a new and
extremely important form and renders
it desirable that the club should recon-
slider its former attitude of reticence
with regard to foreign affairs. The
manifesto says: "The world is gradual
ly recognizing that this question can
not be finally settled by any nation as
a purely domestic matter" In the opin-
ion of the committee "some understand
ing regarding commercial policy must
precede any satisfactory results from
the disarmament proposals of the czar,"
and they conclude the manifesto with
this declaration I'm our Judgment the
club should hereafter make more COM
prehensive endeavors to shape Great
Britain's foreign policy, so as to secure
the adhesion of other nations to the
open door policy, especially in the de-
rilict countries now passing into the
control of strong civilized powers"
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ROWING At HdRT1R
IO7 Members of Freshman Glass to Try
for Crew

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. An response
to a notice from Captain Higginson of
the Harvard varsity crew. 107 members
nasium and enrolled themselves as can
didates for the class crew this evening
The men will have no work in the tank
this winter, their work consisting of
pulling weights and daily runs in the
open air. Andrew ODea, the new Har-
ward coach, will have charge of the
work, being assisted by members Of the
Harvard varsity crew.
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NEW YORK POISONING CASE.
Police Drawing Closer the Net About
Several Suspects &


New York, Jan. 4.-The police made
very little direct progress in the Adams
poisoning case to-day, but they believe
that they are drawing their net in Gloss
er as every hour goes by. There are
said to be several suspects, one under
stronger suspicion than the others, ana
it is in order to get the proper evidence
that the police are holding back from
making an arrest. To-day an examina-
tion of the books of Kutnow Brothers,
a sample of whose powders was sent to
Barnett of the Knickerbocker "A. G.,
was begun. 1t was stated by the firm
that they had complete list of all per-
sons receiving samples of this powder
on application for the month or so prior
to Barnett's death. This list the detec-
tives will examine to ascertain If it con-
tains the name Of any of the persons
suspected of having sent the powder to
Barnett or the cyanide of mercury to
Cornish.
Professor Witthaus to-day submitted
a report of his analysis of the contents
of the bottle sent to Cornish, making
the statement that the drug employed
was cyanide of mercury. In an inter-
view he as we'll as other competent
chemists asserted that nothing could
be mixed with cyanide of mercury to
disguise it's effect. Chemist Ellison, who
made the tests of the drug sent to Bar
nett through the mail, declared that
there was enough to kill an army. 1t
is not believed by the physicians that
Barnett died of poisoning, but the po-
lice believe that the fact has been estab-
lshed that one and the same hand pre-
pared the poison.