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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-28
PRINCETON CELEBRATES.
A Tremendous Bonfire Around Witch
students Danced nd Sung.

Princeton, N. j., Nov. 27.-Forty cords
Of wood, hundreds of boxes and barrels,
scores of old board walks, fences and
miscellaneous lumber piled upon the
historic Cannon in the rear of 'Old
North was set ablaze by Captain Ed
wards tonight to express the great
joy of Princeton's undergraduates over
Saturdays victory over Yale. Since
1890 to-day freshmen had carted wood
from every available place. Wagons
full of material were kept moving
across the campus continuously until
the heap reached well night to the top
of the stately elms. A procession of
the students headed by the New Bruins
wick Cornet band, Princetons drum
corps, Captain Edwards and his COM
pany of gridiron heroes riding in a
large bus, marched through the streets
at S:15 with a dozen transparencies
Upon arriving at the cannon Captain
Edwards touched a match to the pile
of wood and in a moment it was a
sheet of flame. Crowds gathered in
frnt OF Olio hall. where speeches were
made by Captain Edwards, Poe, ex-
Captain Hillebrand, Reiter and others.
The students sang and danced round
the fire until midnight.
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FRANKLIN SYNDICATE CASE.
Receiver ApPointed--AiiIler's Brothers
Trial DeInYc d Another Arreai.


New York, New. 27.-Hubert G. Taylor
former county clerk of Kings county
a lawyer in Brooklyn, was appointed
temporary receiver for the defunct
Franklin Syndicate bank to-day by
Justice Smith of the supreme court
The application was made by William
O. Inglis In his complaint Inglis stat
ed that he held twelve shares in the
company. He also said that the gen.
eral offices Of the concern were in ,Jer-
sey City, the directors being Clifford
w. Perkins, Evans j. Dudley and Ken
meth J. McLavin, all residents of New
Jersey. William F. Miller, so the plain
tiff alleged, was only the Brooklyn
agent for the syndicate. According to
Inglis the liabilities exceed $200,000 the
assets being about $4,000. This money
is now in the hands of the police Tay-
lor was required to furnish a bond of
$4,000.
The hearing set down for to-day in
the case of Louis Fl. Miller, brother
of the missing man, did not take place
in the Adams street police court as was
expected. Owing to the district attor-
ney not being ready to proceed the
matter was adjourned until Wednee-
day. Several witnesses who intended to
testify in Millers behalf were in court,
including Miss Gorrie, in whose house
the money which was found by the po-
lice is alleged to have been secreted.
William F. Miller, according to one
report, succeeded in making his way to
Hoboken, N T., on the day that he
escaped from the Brooklyn police, and
he is said to have been seen on Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western train,
presumably en- route for Canada. Other
reports have it that he Is still in Hiding
in New York city, while many persons
believe that he escaped on an outward
bound ship.
John G. Agnew, who says he is the
manager of the Washington syndicate
at 81 Greenpoint avenue Brooklyn,
was taken In custody this afternoon.
Detective Behlen was the complainant
and arrested the accused on a warrant
issued by Magistrate Kramer of the
Lee avenue police court Brooklyn,
charging Agnew with violating section
500 of the penal CODE which makes 1t
a misdemeanor for a person 10 display
a bankers sign on his premises when
he does not rate as such Agnew also
had printed on his bllheads private
Banker" The prisoner was later iden-
titled as the person who four years ago
was arrested for running policy shops
in Brooklyn. The Indictment found
against him then is still pending Bail
was fixed at $4,000. Agnew will have a
hearing tomorrow.
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BLOW TO BIG TELEPHONE PLAN.
Promine mt Men Reported TO Have With
drawn Their support.

Philadelphia, Nov. 27.--The Evening
Bulletin to-day publishes the following:
1.-The colossal plan to control all of the
Independent, telephone companies and
the five Atlantic cable companies for
which purpose the Telephone, Tele-
graph and Gable company of America
was incorporated November with
capital of $30,00O,000, received severe
blow to-day. This was the withdrawal
from the scheme of William c. Whit
ney, Thomas F. Ryan, Anthony N.
Brady, William l.. Elkins, p. A. B.
Widener and Thomas Dolan, the men
whose support made the success of the
enterprise possible. The president of
the company is William ]. Latta, for
mer general agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company in this city. Assoc-
ated with him in the building of the en-
terprise were ]. ]. Astor, H. A. B. Wild
ener, Charles r. Flint, Martin Mahoney,
F. M. jerks, William Elkins, F. Fl. Till
ford, W. II. Garholman, president of
the Garfield bank, Thomas Dolan,
Charles E. Adams of Boston, Oakes
Amos of Boston, Charles Holbrook of
Boston, v. r. Francis of ST. Louis, Will
liam H. Crocker of, California and
James e. Hayes" The story then gives
in detail the objects of the company
which was to manufacture construct,
buy, own, sell, hire, use, deal in and
with, and contract about telegraphs,
telephones, overhead or submarine ca
bles and wires and any and all accessor-
les.
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CHURCH MEMBER ON TRIAL
INTERES CASE IN METHODIST
BODY AT STANFORD.
Old Member Charged With InsubOrdin-
alton is Also Claimed lie Prays in
Too Loud Voice-Case Important ms
1t VIII Determine to What Extent the
CLmrcv, ar = =, In
CHURCH DIscipIIMe Can be Invoked.

Stamford, Nov. 27.-William Kemp,
an old member of the Methodist church
of Stamford, against whom charges Of
insubordination and infraction Of
church discipline have been brought
was tried tonight before Rev. DR..
Charles S. Wing of Brooklyn and a
committee Of members of the church.
An unruly temper and not submitting
to the orders Of the pastor, as well as
persistent praying in an unusually loud
voice, are among the charges that have
brought about the trial.
Kemp Is one of several members of
the church that style themselves 'Holi-
ness" people and claim they have been
specially sanctifed. He is always prom
inent at prayer meetings and prays In
loud voice, while the queer doctrines he
advances have occasioned considera-
BILE stir, in the church. He has repeat
edly dlsregarded the admonitions of the
pastor and maintained that loud pray
ing was one of the prerogatives of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and he Is
sustained by the other Holiness" peo-
pie. Rev Frank Crowder, the present
pastor, and Rev David G. Downey of
Brooklyn. a former pastor, were among
the witnesses and their testimony was
corroborated by several members of the
church.
The trial is being held behind closed
doors and was not concluded tonight.
Kemp has been member of the church
for upwards of fifty years and Is not
ed figure at camp meetings. The case
is important from the fact that it is
test case and will determine to what ex-
tent Methodist Episcopal discipline can
be invoked.
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Remarkable and Successful ExperA-
ments Made in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 27.-Professor W. S..
johnson and c. l.. Fortier of Milwau-
kee, to-day made successful, test in
this city of the wireless telegraph.
They succeeded in telegraphing without
wires through a suite of seven rooms
with all doors closed and through seven
walls. Another test was made when
the signals We're conveyed through
three fire proof vaults and an ordinary
telegraph switch board in which thirty
wires were connected up and about
forty dead wires were located. Not
Withstanding the fact that this switch
board contained live wires the current
passed through all Of the vaults and
through this board. This is one Of the
severest tests that has been given wire
less telesraphy.
A third test was made in which the
sending instrument was placed inside
of one of the steel vaults and both doors
were closed and the combination lock
turned. The signals were then t.ars-
mitted clearly from the inside Of the
vault to an adjoining room. The pro-
fessor claims that his !nventio1 is ma
terially different from that of Marconi
and that instruments can be constructed
to be carried on horse back and be
ready for operation within few min
utes after they have reached their des-
tination The sending instrument used
to-day was intended only for short dis
tances. The receiving instrument, how
ever, was complete and ready for use at
any distance.
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To be Proposed for Next Republican
National Convention.

Milwaukee, Nov 27.-Henry c. Payne
of Wisconsin will present to the Repub-
lican National committee at it's meeting
in Washington on December IL reso-
luton recommending to the next ma
tional convention new basis of repre-
sentation as follows: Each state to be
entitled to four delegates-at-large and
one additional delegate for each 10000
votes, or majority fraction thereof, cast
at the last preceding presidential cleo
tion for republican electors, and four
delegates from each territory and the
District of Columbia. The delegates,
aside from the delegates-at-large shall
be divided as nearly as possible among
the several congressional districts If
Mr.. Payne's plan is adopted by the ma
tions1 convention the representation of
seven southern states would be reduced
from a total of 129 to forty-eight. Two
other southern states and several west
ern states would suffer decreases. Nine
teen states would show increases. of del
egates, including Connecticut 8, Massa-
chusetts 2, New Hampshire 2, New York
IA, Vermont 1. The total number of del
egates in the convention would be as at
present.
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NO UPRISING IN CUBA.


Havana, Nov 27-6:45 p. m.--Nothing
is known at headquarters in this divi-
sion or in General Lees to justify the
report published in the United States
and cabled back here that one thousand
armed Cuban insurgents have taken to
the woods in the province of Pinar del
Rio and that general uprising against
the Americans has been planned for
Thanksgiving day. Notwithstanding
the story is absolutely discredited by
the American authorities, who say it is
impossible that anything of the kind
should have happened or should be i'm
prospect without knowledge Of it COM
ing to some army post, rumors of a
more or less alarmist character have for
some time been prevalent about Ha-
Vana.
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ARMSTRONG WHIPS JEFFORDS
The Bout Lasts but Three Rounds
JsffOrds Knocked Down.

New York, Nov. 27.-The fighting
contest between Bob Armstrong, the
colored heavyweight boxer of Chicago,
and Jim Jeffords, of California, which
was slated to go twenty-five rounds be-
fore the Hercules Atletie club tonight,
ended rather abruptly in the third
round. Both men went head foremost
from a clinch over the ropes into box
at the ringside in the second round and
In the third Jeffords took another
header from the effects of right swing
on the jaw. This took all the steam out
of the big fellow and when he regained
his feet he was sent sprawling from a
right swinging uppercut in the vicinity
of the belt. Jeffords rolled over in
agony and his seconds claimed a foul
on the ground that he was hit below the
belt. Referee Johnny Eckhardt decided
that the blow landed fairly and gave
his, verdict in favor of Armstrong, after
Jeffords had been counted out and car
yied to his corner.
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THE MAzET INVESTIGATION.


New York, Nov. 27.-District Attor-
ney Asa B. Gardner did not avail him
self Of the opportunity of going on the
witness stand afforded him to-day by
the Mazet committee He confided his
opinion to Mr.. Mazet and his colleagues
to an open letter and let that go as a
substitute for his personal testimony.
In his statement Mr.. Gardiner says:
Instead of inQuiring of me concerning
this office to my exceeding astonish-
ment you permitted your managing
counsel to question me concerning an
indictment for murder of exceptional
intricacy and difficulty, which has tax
ed the energies Of myself and members
Of my professional staff for nearly elev-
en- months, and is now on trial
"This scandalous effort to pry into
the peoples case, presumably for the
benefit Of the defendant, induced your
associate counsel to follow me from
your presence to say to me apologetical-
ly that he was opposed to such an ex
animation in sthe matter subjudice. It
becomes, therefore, my duty to an
nounoe a fact you well know-that you
are absolutely without lawful authority
to issue subpoena or to swear Wit
ness or to examine one"
After Gardeners failure to appear be-
fore the committee had been noted, At
torney Moss read the affidavit Of Ed
ward J. Reardon, who swore he served
a subpoena on the district attorney,
and that the latter said: II have good
mind to arrest you" Mr.. Reardon also
testified that when he insisted that the
subpoena had been served the district
attorney called him a liar.
BY far the greater portion of the day
was occupied with an investigation of
the methods of the health department.
During the day Mr.. Moss read a num-
ber of the certificates of expenses of
the various judicial candidates in the
last election. Surrogate-e Thomas
paid out $3.50, while General Varum
paid out nothing. Ex-Judge Joseph r.
Daily and Judge George G. Barrett con-
tributed nothing, while Judge O'Gor-
man paid to Tammany Hall $4,000
Everybody smiled, including Mr.. Mazet
when Mr. Moss read off that special
by Abner C. Thomas was
for use In the Nineteenth district (Mr.
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OF VIEW CURRENCYB BIL1
Amendments 10 Cotuage Laws and to
Greenback Reissue Act.


Washington, Nov. 27.-The general
! currency bill prepared by the republi-
can caucus committee appointed by the
last congress has received its final re-
vision at the hands Of the members and
will be given to the press tomorrow
afternoon for publication ON Wednes-
day. The measure represents the unan-
imous conclusions of the committee and
will be called up for consideration at
the caucus of republican members Of
the house to be held probably next Sat
urday. Accompanying the bill Is re-
port setting forth the reasons and nec-
cessity which the committee believes ex-
list for the proposed legislation.
The Evening Post prints the follow
ing as some Of the chief features of the
bill and which in the main are probably
fairly accurate: IAN amendment to the
coinage laws making 25 5-S grains Of
gold, 900 parts fine. the standard coin
measure.
"An amendment to the greenback re-
issue act of 1878 providing that those
treasury notes shall be redeemed with
gold, and when so redeemed shall not
be reissued except in exchange for
gold"
This provision will prevent the OPP
GRAFTON of the endless chain which
hitherto has been the means to raid the
gold reserve.
IAN amendment to the specific res
sumption aot directing the maintenance
of a gold reserve of not less than $780,
10000, the maintenance of the reserve
at that figure now being entirely dis
cretionary with the secretary of the
treasury.
IAN amendment to the national bank
authorizing banks to be organized with
secure circulation. At present the lin
the minimum is s50,000 Another
amendment to the same act authorized
banks to issue notes to the par value
of the bonds they have on deposit to
secure circulation. AL presnet the lini-
it is 80 per cent. A third amendment
to this act reduced the taxation on bank
circulation to one-tenth of one per
cent. This tax is to pay The expense
of engraving and printing the notes.
The present rate more than meets thia
expense"
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MOVING TOWARD LADYSMITH
THE ADVANCE OF GEN. CLERY
ALREADY COMMENCED.
Gen. HiIdyard's Column Now at Frere
Must Number IL, 700 Men Con. Barton
Now Occupies Escourt-Whole Situa-
tion Has Cleared Since BulIer's Ar
rival-Outlooki in Cape Colony Threat-


London, Nov 27-For the moment,
apparently, the Boer invasion south
ward in Natal seems not only to have
spent it's force, but to have developed
into retrogade movement, though
with forces so mobile as those of the
Beers, it is difficult to surmise where
they will appear next. Apparently
General Clerys advance to the relief of
Ladysmith has really commenced. So
far as ascertainable, General Hid
yards force, which is already at Frere,
must number 10000 men and should be
able to re-occupy Colenso, where it may
have to await reinforcements of artil-
lery before joining hands with General
White.
General Barton now occupies Estcourt
and Mooi river will be occupied by rein
forcements from Piertermaritzburg The
whole situation has been distinctively
cleared since the arrival of General
Butler in Natal, though, doubtless the
British will have many difficulties to
overcome. Before General White is re-
leased a big battle is likely to. occur at
the passage of the Tugela river and is
may be expected that the Beers will
make stand there. In any case, wher-
ever they elect to try to stop the Brit
ish advance there will be desperate
fighting.
The outlook in Cape Colony is dark
for the British. That General Catacre
has no easy task is proved by the lat
est dispatches from Queenstown and
elsewhere, showing that the majority of
the population on the frontier have
openly declared themselves on the side
of the Beers. Bands of Beers are doing
immense damage over a wide area and
they have now appeared south Of
Stormberg. General Catacre, however,
moves to the front to-day, so it is hoped
by the British, the invasion will soon
be stemmed.
A meeting Of refugees from Aliwal
North, the constituency Of w. w.
Sauer, the commissioner of public
works, held at Queenstown Sunday,
Sunday, passed a resolution of dis
trust and alarm at Mr.. Sauer's visit
to the border, (which has been followed
by such an outbreak of treason and re-
bellion" The resolution, which has
been sent to Sir Alfred Miner adds:
"The refugees do not grudge any sac
rifice, provided British supremacy is
re-established" Dr. Jameson, the
leader Of the famous raid. has arrived
in London from South Africa,
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ONE MORE JUROR CHOSEN.
Obtained Yesterday Afternoon at Trial
of Roland B. NIOlincux.

New York, Nov. 27.-Another juror
of the trial of Roland B. Moineux, who
is charged with sending the poison
which caused the death OF Mrs Kath-
arine j. Adams He is Sigmund Feust,
Q real estate dealer, aged siXty-five
years. Mr. Feust took the eighth seat
in the jury box. Circumstantial evil
dence and capital punishment again
caused by far the largest number of
talesmen to fail in reaching the jury box
to-day, although several were excused
because they had formed OPINIONS, two
because of a lack of general informa-
tion and two on account of old age
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COALING At SEA.
Test of New Method by the
Massachusetts and a Collier.

New York, Nov 27.-As a result of
three days trial of ''coaling ship" while
towing at sea, just completed by the
u. S. battleship Massachusetts, and the
collier Marcellus. it may son be possi-
BILE for any warship to receive coal by
the overhead wire system at the aver
age rate of twenty tons an hour. The
vessels named returned to port tonight
after having been away for a week,
three days of which were spent at sea
giving the Miller conveyor a thorough
trial under varied conditions. At the
conclusion of to-day's trial, the third
of the series, when 1876 bags of coal,
each weighing 41O pounds, had been
transferred in sixty-six minutes with
out an accident, lightweight of them
being delivered in fortv-four minutes,
the trial board announced that the test
was ended and that it was satisfied
with the result.
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French chamber Votes Credit-Delcasse
Protests Against Attacks.

Protests Against Attacks.
Paris Nov. 27.-In the chamber of
deputies to-day the discussion of the
foreign policy~of the government was
resumed The minister of foreign af-
fairs M. Delcasse, protested against the
attacks of the opposition, which he said
did not recoil even before the risk Of
embroiling France in external difficult
ties. The statement called forth leftist
cheers and nationalist protests. M.
Denys Cochin, leader of the clericals,
expressed surprise at the Importance at
tached to Anglo-French newspaper po-
lemics, which, he said, were only froth.
He added that he was no partisan of
the policy of fist-shaking, but he
thought the war in South Africa gave
the opportunity to seek certain settle
ments. Although he disapproved of fist
shaking, he equally disapproved of the
policy of crossed arms Nationalist
cheers greeted this statement. M. De-
nys Cochin concluded with urging a
more active policy in China.
M. Delcasse then moved the re-estab-
Iishment of the credit for an embassay
at the Vatican as matter of national
interest to France, a great Catholic ma
tion, adding that as long as the govern
ment interested itself in the relations of
the French church clergy with the curia
an embassy at the Vatican was abso-
lutely necessary Replying, M. Denys
Cochin said that while the clericals
would vote for the credit, it must not be
construed as a vote Of confidence in the
The credit was adopted
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4MERICANA ASTRONOMER,S SUCCESS
DR.. Brooks of Smith Observatory
Awarded Medal by French Society.

Geneva, N. Y, Nov. 27.-Dr. William
r. Brooks, director of Smith Observa-
tory, has just been awarded by the
Paris Academy of Sciences the Grand
Lalande" prize for his numerous and
brilliant astronomical discoveries. The
prize is gold medal worth 500 francs
or it's value in gold. Besides his other
discoveries DR.. Brooks is the discoverer
of a larger number of comets than any
other living astronomer in the world.
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Old Yale Athlete Dead.

Flushing, l., l., Nov. 27-Effingham
Lawrence died at Bayside, Queensbor-
ough, on Sunday night in his forty third
year. He was member of the Law
renee family which has been well
known in Flushing for about two hun
dred years. Mr.. Lawrence graduated
from Yale in the class of r. In 1876
he was a member of the Yale crew
which won at the Henley regatta, and
was known as a good athlete Mr.
Lawrence until his illness was a Wall
street operator.
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BRYAN WILL Be THE MAN
CROKER MAKES A STRONG STATE
MENT IN NEW YORK.
Declares silver Apostle VIII be tho
Standard Bearer of the Democratic
Party in Next National Campaign
Tammany to Give Its Heartiest Sup
port-Question of Bryan's Mate,

New York, Nov. 27.-Richard Croker,
who is to sail for Europe tomorrow,
was interviewed to-day at the Demo-
cratic club and said. II want to say
before my departure for Europe that
William ]. Bryan will be the standard
bearer of the democratic party in the
next national campaign. The fight will
be made against trusts and imperial
ism and Mr.. Bryan l., the only man to
lead such fight. Tammany Hall will
give him it's heartiest support you may
rest assured Of that. No running mate
for Mr.. Bryan has been selected yet.
Several names have been under consid-
Grafton, but no decision has been arriv-
ed at"
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stafford Springs. Conn, Nov. 27. -
The lifeless body of Louis d. Gantver,
German, aged sixty-seven years, was
found to-day in shed in the rear of
H. S. Abels clothing store on Main
street. He had hanged himself by
cord suspended from a nail driven into
the side of the shed Gantver was un-
married.