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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
PROMINENT MAN DEAD.
Death of Hon. John M. Douglas of Mic
6letOWn,


Death of Hon. John M. Douglas of Mid
dletoWn,
| Gulford, May Sex Senator John nj.
| Douglas of Middletown, one of the best
known republican politicians In Con-
necticut, died at the home of Lemuel
| Scranton here at 1875 o'clock this fore
noon as the result of a paralytlc shock
sustained last Saturday evening. Mr..
| Douglas came to Guilford from Middle
town last Friday to enjoy a days flsh-
ing in one of the nearby lakes. Satur-
day evening as he was returning from
the pond, which is about seven miles
distant from this place he was stricken
with paralysis. Physicians at once were
summoned and Mr.. Douglas was taken
to the home Of Lemuel Scranton. a
farmer, where he remained till the time
of his death. He did not regain con-
sciousness after the attack.
Hon. John NJ Douglas was born In
Norwich, Conn, and was a graduate Of
the old Chase academy in Middle
town, in it's day one of the most noted
schools of Connecticut. When eighteen
years of age he entered the firm of W.,
& b. Douglas, manufacturers Of pumps
at Middletown. The industry had been
founded by his father and uncle. Upon
the death of his uncle he became presi-
dent of the company, and remained at
its head until few years ago, when 1t
was incorporated Since then he had
been it's secretary. Since attaining his
majority he had figured prominently in
public affairs.
He was representative to the state
legislature in 1854 and though the
youngest member Of the house, was on
two Of the most important committees,
the judiciary and railroad.
The following year he was again In
the house and was again appointed to
the committee on railroads. In 1871 he
was the youngest member of the state
senate and was chairman of the rail-
road committee. In 1895 he was elected
senator from the Twenty district
to fiji the unexpired term Of Thomas r.
Pickering, whose death occurred few
months after his election.
In 1876 he was a delegate to the re-
publican national convention which
nominated Rutherford B. Hayes, and in
1880 he was a delegate at-large from
Connecticut and participated in the
convention which nominated James A.
Garfield for the presidency. He was the
first president Of the Middletown Street
Railway company, and up to two years
ago was president Of the Farmers and
Mechanics Savings bank. He was
member of the directory boards Of the
First National bankand the Middletown
Banking company.
Mr. Douglas was married twice BY
bis first wife he leaves one son, Attor-
ney John NJ Douglas, jr., of the law
firm of Douglas & Burnham, New
York
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IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
NOTES ZOE 100000 AGAINST VIA D.
DINGHAM ESTATE PROBATED.
Banks In Many states Put In Claims
Before the Com missioners-$5,OO 900
Damage Suit in Superior Court-Mrs.
Ives Sues for Divorce.

The testimony which was adduced before
Lawyers Henry G. Newton and John X.
Beach, commissioners on the estate Of Will
son Waddingham, which has been repre-
sentcd Insolyent, at the meeting in the SUI
perlor court room Monday afternoon dis
covered that notes for sums agsregnting
about 100000 were held by banks in New
Mexico, Boston, New Haven and Rhode
Island The maker of the notes is Robert
Martin. They were endorsed by Wilson
Waddingham & Son and by Wilson Wad-
bingham, and ali went to protest. The out
flown banks were represented by officials
Of the banks and by local attorneys: Law
yers White Il Dnggett represented some,
and S. G. Morehouse and c. X. Bush 9TH
erS.
Mrs. Waddingham, the widow, was In
court and testifying as to her familinrlty
with her husbands signature, Identified
those Oh all the notes presented to the COM
mssloners. EX-Judge Henry Stoddard APP
reared for the executors of the estate, GEN
cral II. r. Bradley and Il. &. Stoddurd VINO
were also present. All the notes contained
conditional endorsements, showing that Il
bill of sale of $500 head Of cattle at Eagle,
New Mexico, had been pledged on notes OF
So, 900 each The First National Park bank
of New York has three notes OF S6,00O each.
The First National bank Of Boston has one
note, made February 10, 1899, for $f039.
The Institution OF Savings of Warren,
Rhode Island, and the Warren National
bank are other holders Of notes. Formal
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CONCERNING STREET CAR IL
CENSE.

A Resolution for Legislative Action.
AT the meeting of the aldermen Mon
day night the following resolution was
offered by Alderman Donovan and re-
ferred to the committee on legislation:
Whereas, There has been q petition
before the court of common council ask
ing that the various surface railroad
companies be compelled to pay an an
nual license Of $500 for all passenger
cars, and license fee of $50 for freight
cars, and thus far the ordinance COM
mittee to which the above petition was
referred has failed to report, probably
on account of the reasons advanced by
some of the members of the court of
common council, namely, that in the
first place it could not be collected as it
would be an illegal license, and we
would have to get further power from
the state through Legislative action;
BE it therefore, resolved, That the
legislature be petitioned by the city Of
New Haven to amend that part of the
general railroad law which says that the
tax paid the state by the various rail-
road companies shall be In lieu of all
other taxes, and amend the same so that
power shall be given to all the cities,
towns and boroughs to charge an an
nual license fee of 500 per passenger
car and $50 for each freight car. and
by all the various trolley and other sur
face railroads. and that the senator and
representatives Of this district be asked
to do their best to urge the passage of
the above amendment to the general
railroad law.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

The following quit claim deeds were
filed In the town clerks office yesterday:
Charles T. Coyle to George l.. Curtiss
so feet on Putnam street; Lewis Oster-
weis to Adam Lutz, SO feet on Dxwell
avenue; John j. Doonan to James t
Dinnan ct TX, 80 feet on Adelne street
and rs feet on Day street; Henry d.
White to Martin Colligan, II 40 feet
on Thompson street.
The following warranty deeds were
filed: Willis E. Hemingway ct al. to
Angelo Parto, Go feet on Lafayette
place; Robert e. Manross to Mary l..
Beecher, "a IL feet on Orange street;
Daniel w O'Connor ct Tx. to Esther II.
Augur ct al, feet on DiXWell avenue.
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ACCUSED OF HORSE THEFT,

Ansona, May S.-John II. Chambers
of oxford made complaint here to-day
against Frank Nash of this city, alleg-
ing the theft Of a horse. According to
Chambers, Nash asked to borrow the
horse for an hour and when given per-
mission drove off and did not return.
The horse was found two days later In
Newtown. 1t had been so brutally
treated that 1t was unable to walk and
had been left in lot where there was
no water and little food. Nash cannot
be found. -
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RELATIVES SAY FOUL PLAY.

Seymour, May s-William Howiss,
whose body was found Monday at the
foot of cliff in Soho, N. j., was a resi-
dent of this town, where he leaves a
wife and children. For the past four
years he had been working in Belleville
N. J., near Soho.
Relatives here believe death to have
been due to foul play, as his watch and
money, which he always carried, We're
gone He was a member of Morning
Star lodge, f. and A. NJ, of Seymour.
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pUII DIV FDVVV'
Judge Thayer and jury in the civil side
of the superior court began the trial yester.
day of the suit of Edwin A. Walker and
Eta Walker, husband and wife, of An
sonia, against the City Of Ansonia, to re.
cover $1,000 damages for injuries received
by falling on an icy sidewalk at the corner
of Lester and Grove streets in that city,
on the afternoon of December 10, 1898.
Mrs. Walker broke the bone in one hand
and in one forearm and claims to be per
manently injured. She claimed to have OK
pended $500 for medical care and attend
nnco. Lawyers William L.. Bennett and
George Il. Ennis are counsel for the plain
tiff, and ex-Judge Munger and State Attor-
ney Williams for the defendant.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
A HAyEMEYER ENGAGEMENT.

New York, May 8.--The long -runored
engagement of Henry Q. Havemeyer,
jr., son of the late Theodore Havemey-
er, and Miss Charlotte Whiting daugh-
ter of the late Augustus Whiting of this
city and Newport, Is officially ANNOUNCE
ed. Miss Whiting is an heiress and en-.
joys an income of over 100000 year.
Mr.. Havemeyer will be graduated from
Yale next month.
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COMMON PLEAS COURT CASES.

Raffaelc Clrella and wife are plaintiffs In
a suit for service claimed at $50 In the
bard yesterday afternoon against yincenzo
Ferri and wife OF Wallace street. Lawyers
Philip Pond and John Il. Wynne are conn
sci for the plaintiffs and ]. L. Goodhart for
listen to the evidence In the suit of Mary
Il. Beach against Charles T.. Whittlesey:
The suit involves the disputed question of
land boundaries in West Haven, and later
it was finished
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SUES THE CHAIR COMPANY.

George Mooney, a minor, has sued The
Frankfort Chair company, when has the
contract at the county Jail, for $4,000 dam
ages. He was an Inmate of the Jail last
February, and worked In the chair shop.
On February 10 machine In the factory
cut off three Of his fingers. and he claims
damages because the company hadn t
placed proper safe guards around the ma
chine.
Attorney Il. ]. Maher Is counsel for
Mooney. and Constable McNerney served
the writ.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
! There is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use Of coftre. Re
Gerry stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-o, made Of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate
stomach receives 1t without Distress and
but few can tell 1t from coffee. It does
not cost over u as much. Children may
drink 1t with great benefit. IS cents and
y cents per package. Try 1t. ASK for
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In the city court civil side. former Judge
Julius C. Cable has brought suit against
Carrie u. Bradley of East Haven for $1,000
Judge Cable obtained Judgment In the court
against Miss Bradley on April 3 for So,
13406 and that the Judgment has never
been satisfied The original suit In the
wards Of the Yale exchange by Miss Brad
ley. Edwards afterward left, for parts un-
known.
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MRS IVES WANTS DIVORCE

Lillian c. Ives of this city has brought
suit for divorce, through Attorney Tyner.
against her husband, Charles N. Ives OF
New York. She alleges intolcrable cruelty
and habitual intemperance. The couple
were married about eight years ago. Con-
stable McNerney served the writ on the
husband.
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of the Fair Haven and Westville Rail
road company held yesterday afternoon
the matter Of reducing the fare to Mans
fields Grove and the Momauguin was
fully discussed. 1t was decided to re-
duce the fare to ten cents
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f. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES g. SONS.

Palace and Central Markets--Bargalns in
Poultry, Meats and Vegetables. Special for
To-day: Chickens Sc Id, Turkeys Zoe lib,
Brolcrs Ice ID, Roast Beef SC ID, Sparerib
DC H. 3 lbs Steak for 25c, Loln and Porter
house Steaks lac Id, Salt Pork Sc ID, legs
Lamb 12c ID. Tea. Coffee and Spices. But
ter, Cheese and Eggs u. SCHOENBER-
GER g. SONS, 02-96 George street, and 1-2-
Central Market, Congress avenue. Phone
LOO
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SHIT AGAINST THE CITY.

Mrs. Emma Pond of so Grand avenue has
brought suit against the city for $1,000
damages for injuries received by falling
upon an icy walk on Grand avenue In Jan.
nary last. Mrs, Pond sustained compound
fracture of the left leg. She was confined
to her house for several weeks In consc-
quence Of the injuries.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
HEARING IN RANKRrpTCY CASEs.

HEARING IN BANKRUPTCY CASES.
Hearings on bankruptcy cases have been
assigned in the referees court, as follows
May IS, Robert W. Beers of Waterbury
Moses A. Ullman, New Haven: Peter j.
Sullivan, Ansonia; Arthur ID. Hubbell. Nau-
gatuck. On May 10. Levi Lyons and Louis
H. Frost, both Of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
EDWARDS STREET PROPERTY AT
TACHED

Property on Edwards street, belonging
to the estate of the late Sarah L. Burritt,
has been attached by Constable McNerney,
in connection with the breach of promise
suit brought by Miss Kate Flaherty against
Robert W. Burritt of "a Edwards street.
The suit is for $1,000 damages, and is re-
turnablc to the superior court on the first
Tuesday Of June.
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Whar Shall We Nays for Dessert :?

This question arises In the family every
day. Let us answer 1t today. Try Jell-o,
4 delicious and healthful dessert. Pre-
Ing! simply add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors:-Lemon, Orange, Raspberry,
and Strawberry. Get package at your
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
SHIT FOR $1,000.

protest on all the notes was made by the
notaries public.
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Time and Experience

are severe tests; but both tests, and
all other tests, have been met by
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-09
NAOMI LODGE.

The session of Naomi Rebekah lodge,
No. 1, I. o. o. F., will open at 7:3O in
stead Of O'clock Thursday evening.
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IT'S AS EASY

for a man to sell the best selections
of FRUITS and fresh, tender, crisp VEGE-
TABLES as it is for him to sell the other
Kind It's merely matter of price. There
are good bad. and Indifferent on the mar
ket. If he wants the best he must pay
for it--so must you--so must anyone. We
think 1t good policy TO buy the best and
sell the best. That doesn't mean high
prices.
Direct from Southern fields, daily.
STRAWBERRIES.
Native ASPARAGUS PIE PLANT.
KALE. SPINACH, RADISH, LETTUCE,
CRESS, PARSLEY,
DANDELIoN, BEET TOPS, onions,
CUCUMBERS.
NEW CROP
PORTO RICO TAMARINDS.
378 Stata ST. E, E NICHOLS
Telephone 404-2
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Heat Intense fn All the Big Cities and
Causing Many Deaths and
Prostrations.
BUSINESS ALSO AFFECTED
CHICAGO MORTALITY RECORD EN-
PECTED TO Bic 500 THIS WEEK.
No Prospect OF Relief within the Next
Few Days-Thc Temperature by
Hours mt indianapolis.

CHICAGO, Aug. Slot weather records
for this city were broken to-day. and will
be broken again Friday and again on
Saturday and probably for several more
days after that. The local forecaster will
not hazard a guess after the next three
days, all OF which. he says, will be of She
same torrid nature the last six days,
and he has fears OF the weather after the
next three days have gone.
For twenty-five years. or since the wealth
er bureau was established. there has
been but one term of hot weather i'm which
the mercury reached ninety for five
secutive days. The average maximum tenn
perature for those five days was 80. There
have now been six days on which the tenn.
perature has gone above 80. and the aver
age maximum for the six days has been
ss.5. To-day was the hottest of the present
spell. the mercury reaching 50 in the Audi
torium tower at o'clock. On the street
level. where brick walls and sidewalks
were given a chance to radiate. IL was two
degrees warmer than in the tower.
There were four deaths due TO heat and
twenty-nine prostrations. three OF which
are expected to prove fatal. The dead:
MRS. P. W. PIKE, of Fort Wayne. Ind.
NJ o'BRIEN.
INFANT CHILD of Mrs. Rosie -Crabble
INFANT CHILD of Mrs. John Hendricks.
The four deaths to-day make total of
seventeen due directly TO the heat. 1t is
estimated that over one hundred deaths of
People already i'll have been FASTENED by
the weather of this week.
The prolonged heat is having serious
effect on business. All OF those who can
leave the city for points along the lake
shore and in the woods are going. and
many have materially curtaled their hours
OF labor. This is especially true in the
large office buildings.
For the week the mortality list has been
mounting with great rapidity, the increase
being attributed entirely 10 the heat There
were f65 deaths last week. and at the
present ratio OF increase there will be go
this week. The ratio OF deaths. according
10 the coroner. will increase steadily as
long as the hot weather continues.
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FROM HERR BUELOw.


BERLIN, Aug. 9-The government has
received another telegram from Herr Bue-
low, first secretary of the German legation
in Picking. which is not dated but says:
THE French legation building, although
half destroyed by the Boxers. not only
affords shelter to the members OF the
French legation. who are all In good health,
but also to the members of the Austrian
legation, who sought refuge there after the
complete destruction of their own building
The French legation building is surrounded
by Boxers" Herr Buelow does not men
ton the Relgians. but IL is supposed that.
they took refuge in the Austrian lega-
ton. they are now in the French.
The number OF volunteers from the re-
serves who have signified their willingness
to go to China is said TO be 10000. From
this number IL r. understood that a corps
not exceeding 20,0Q0 will be formed. A por-
night soon the Cabinet meeting
calIe. for tomorrow shall have given con-
sent to the project.
high Official of the German Foreign Of
fee, discussing the military situation i'm
China to-day said: Judging from all the
Information info received am inclined TO think
in progress. Probably the purpose of the
Pei-1sung fight was 10 secure a part of
There was probably also the other consid-
Tien-Tsin.'
Lieutenant General Becher. I'm the I,okal
Anzeiger, declares that the allied forces
thus far In China are not sufficient 10 cap
ture and hold Peking In the present circum-
stances. taking into account the climate.
dation.
The Chinese minister in Berlin. Lu Hal
aouan. has received dispatch substan-
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He Gets Mcfarland Groggy-LatteF
Saved by His Seconds.


NEW YORK, Aug. AT the Broadway
Athletic Club. tonight. George McFadden.
of this city, soundly whipped Kid Nc
Partland. Both New Workers. Nc
Partland's seconds threw up the sponge In
the sixteenth round to prevent their man
from being knocked out The men were
matched to fight twenty-five rounds at LIS
pounds, but Mcfarland had a hve-pound
pull in the weights.
McFadden remained on the defensive In
the early part of the tight. but Mcfarland
succeeded in getting his left to the head
pretty frequently and occasionally worked
his right 10 the body and neck. McFadden
had the better of the exchanges In the
fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. but was
frequently cautioned by the referee.
Charlie White. for using his elbows too
freely.
Up to the tenth round McFadden sue
ceeded I'm landing some fearful right hand
smashes over McPartland's kidneys and
these so weakened the kid" that he went
TO the floor in the tenth round and took the
count before he got up. McFadden still
fourteenth round he cut cash over the
Kids right eye with a left hook. At the
close of the fifteenth round McFadden
swung left and right TO the body and re-
peated both blows 10 the head, sending Nc
Partland again to the floor just the bell
sounded Mcfarland was groggy he
came UP LOT the slAtctith fOunu anu NC
Fadden rushed him. flooring him with a
body blow. Mcfarland was very weak
when he regained his feet and he clinched
to save himself from going down again.
McFadden beat him OF and undoubtedly
would have Knocked him out had not Nc
Partland's seconds saved their man by
throwing up the sponge.
The preliminary bout a lively AFFAIR
which lasted twelve rounds. The lighters
were Austin Rice. OF New London. Conn.
and Hugh Murphy. Of this city. They
FLASHED lis pounds and were 10 have
fought twenty rounds. Rice claimed that
he had broken both hands and gave up the
fight when the bell rang for the beginning
OF the thirteenth round.
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WILL APPROVE WALDERsEE.



VIII Arrive I'm China Too Late.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The subject Of
the appointment of Count Won Waldersee
to command the international forces in
China has been presented to the United
States government, but no answer has yet
been returned. Count Won Waldersee Is
regarded by the authorities here as an emf
nent soldier and it is believed he will be
satisfactory. 1t is stated that his selec-
ton would be for campaign of much
broader scope than that in which our forces
are engaged, as the present movement is
for the relief of the ministers i'm Picking,
and Count Won Waldersee, who is now in
Germany. cannot possibly reach China un-
til that object has been accomplished or
defeated. 1t is thought by this government
eide a commander for future cam
paign. The matter will be taken up with
President Mckinley when he arrives in
Washington next week.
A member of the Cabinet said to-day
there was no question as to the acqui-
escence of this government in the selection
Of Field Marshal Waldersee as the COM
mander- in-chief of the allied forces in the
Chinese campaign, If the counts appoint
ment to command the German troops
meant such selection. The appointment. il
Berlin government proposed largely to
augment Its forces in China in the near
future. The same official added that in all
probability the allied forces would be In
possession of the Chinese capital before
Count Waldersee could land in China.
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NELLY MUST DISGORGE.
United States Government Seeking IN
Recover Alleged Stolen Money.

NEW YORK, Aug. Seen. Henry L.
Burnett, United States district attorney.
returned here to-day from Washington. He
had a conference with Secretary of War
Root and Attorney General Griggs as to
the future course Of the government to be
taken in the Nicely case. General Burnett
said that the suggestion in Judge Lacombe's
opinion would be followed. and the criminal
charge of bringing stolen funds into the
United States, examination on which is
pending before United States Commissioner
Shields, will be discontinued. In the civil
suit for wrongful conversion the order of
arrest against Nicely will be vacated. but
the suit itself will lie pushed for the recov-
cry of the money.