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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-15
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Howe & Stetson.
WATER PIPE BURST.
Big Amount of Damage Done An West
Haven Residence.

| Damage to the amount OF $500 was
Lomas 200 Washington avenue, yester-
day and Thursday by the bursting Of
water pipe. Mr.. LomaS and family left
West Haven early in the week for a
visit and in going away the water in
the house was not turned off. During
the recent cold snap the pipes froze
and Burst, the break being in the bath
room. AS there was nobody in the
house the water kept on filling the
room and finally worked it's way all
over the second floor. All the carpets
and rugs on that floor We're ruined and
soaked through the floors and began
drenching everything on the first floor.
Pictures, furniture and even the hand
some piano were all treated alike and
all were nearly ruined. The sideboard
in the dining room was flooded and the
woodwork was blistered and cracked by
IU6 WdL6I. hdIly VI LllC lI0llStSOAiAN PA~-a
lures in the parlor and in fact all the
rooms on the first floor received a
drenching. The chairs were rained
upon and the damage by the water to
the piano will amount to big figure.
The water finally soaked through to
the cellar and commenced to do lit
tie damage there when passerby saw
the strange sight Of icicles hanging
from the window sills all along the sec
ond story. He made an investigation
and found that the house had been
flooded. Everything was drenched and
dripping and Immediately plumber
was sent for and the pipe was fixed.
When Mr.. Lomas arrived home last
night he was met by sorry sight. The
house is owned by Warden Thompson,
who stated that his loss would be about
5000.
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IN THE USE.
Several Amendments to the War Tax
Reduction Bill.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The house to-
more than half the war revenue reduc-
tion bill. General debate closed at two
o'clock, after which the bill was opened
to amendment under the fiVe-minute
rule A determined effort was made to
reduce the tax ON beer below the COM
mittee rate of $1.60 a barrel, but the
ways and means committee overwhelm-
ed the opposition. The committee, how
ever, sustained two signal defeats. In
connection with the beer tax Mr.. Payne
offered an amendment, in the language
of the bill passed by the house last ses-
sion designed to abolish the use of
small beer packages, one-sixth and one
eighth barrels, but it was defeated by
S5 to "a after charges had been made
that it's purpose was to crush out the
small brewers.
Another defeat occurred in connec-
tion with the amendment offered by
Henry Smith of Michigan. The hill
abolishes the one-cent stamp on expr 2ss
packages and kilograms, but retains the
stamp on railroad and steamship freight
receipts. Mr.. Smiths amendment re-
stored the tax on express receipts and
altered the form of the section so as to
compel the company instead of the
shipper to pay the tax. The amend
,nent precipitated a lively debate, in
the course of which Mr.. Smith made
personal allusion to a United States
senator who is connected with one OF
the express companies. Mr.. Payne Wig
orously fought the amendment. but 1T
was carried, 1923 to 106.
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GOLD AND sILVER PRoDUCTl ON.
Report of tho Director of the Mint for
the United States.

Washington Dec. 14.-The report of
the director of the mint on the produc-
tion of gold and silver in the United
States during the calendar year 1899
shows only slight variation from the
approximate figures given out early in
the present year. The final figures are
$7l, 053, 400 for gold and $32, 1858, 700 for sill
yer at its average commercial value
during the year. The gold product was
the greatest in the history of the coun-
try, exceeding that of 1898 by $6,59O, 400,
and greater by $6,053, 400 than the esti-
mated product of 1853, the record year
in the working of the California plac-
ers. The principal gains in 1899 over
1893 We're in Alaska, $2,934, 700, due to
the Cape Nome district; Colorado, ST.,
7S7,5 500, and Utah, 81 165, 400,
The silver product of the United
States in 1899 was slightly greater than
in 1898, being 81. 4.764,000 ounces against
54, 4SS, 900 ounces. The average price for
silver during the year, on the London
quotations, was 60 cents per ounce as
compared with SO cents In 1898.
The worlds production of gold in 1899
was of the value of $S06, 5S4 300, an in
crease of $40, 9,156, 800 over the yield of
1898. The principal gains We're $780,
400 in the United States, 81, ,485, 800 in
Canada, (mainly in Klondike) and Aus
tralia $14,460,S00. The most important
loss was in Africa, which fell about ST.
100000 below the output of 1898 as a re-
suit of the war in the Transvaal. The
war broke out in September and min
ing operations in that field were almost
suspended.
But for the interruption in the Trans
vaal the worlds production for the
year doubtless would have been $25,-
900 greater. The Klondike output
for 1899 was about $4,000, 900. The
worlds production of silver in 1899 was
167, ,224 243 fine ounces against 165, ,295,572
fine ounces in 1898.
Mexico leads, and Mexico and the
United States produce two-thirds of
the silver yield of the world. The
worlds industrial consumption of gold
is estimated at $72, ,655 800 and of silver
$24 595, 800.
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FOR QUICK VOTE ON TREATY
SENATOR LODGE ANXIOUS FOR
DEFINITE ACTION
Makes an Effort to Have "a Day Set but
Fails-DecIares He Will Press the
Treaty ON the Senate Early and Late
Until n Vote is Taken-Morgan Com
ciItatory Toward England.

Washington, Dec 14.-After reporting
to the senate in executive session to-
day the new amendment to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty as made by the COM
mittee on foreign relations Secretary
Lodge made an effort to have a day set
for the taking of a vote upon the treaty.
He suggested next Thursday as the
generally acceptable time, but did not
succeed in getting the unanimous con-
sent necessary. Senator Mason made
objection first, and when he withdrew it
Senator Money suggested that Senator
Morgan had given notice that he would
ask that the vote upon the treaty should
be postponed until vote could be Sc
cured upon the Nicaragua canal bill.
Senator Morgan, however, stated that
he was not disposed to make that con-
tention any longer because he did not
wish to do anything which would lead
Great Britain to conclude that this
country desires to take a threatening
position. Senator Butler then entered
objections to fixing a time for vote.
Senator Lodge said that in view of the
position taken he should press the
treaty upon the attention of the Senate
early and late until vote could be
had and he afterwards declined to
move an adjournment from to-day un-
til Monday because of the refusal to al
low day to be named for a vote
Aside from these incidents and the
reporting of the new amendments sug-
gested by the committee on foreign re-
lations the proceedings of the day con-
sisted wholly of speechmaking, the
speakers being Senators Culberson,
Spooner, Lindsay, McCumber, and FL
kins.
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PADDY RYAN DE.4D.
The Famous Pugilist Who Was DE.
feated by j. l.. Sullivan

Albany, NJ Y, Dec. 14-Paddy RYAN.
ex-champion heavyweight pugiIist Of
the world, who was defeated by John
L. Sullivan, died to-day In Green
Island, New York. He was seized with
convulsion this morning on arisina.
and death ensued this afternoon Ryan
was heavyweight champion before he
lost to John L. Sullivan in the famous
fight in Mississippi. He won the title
by defeating the veteran channior TOO
Goss, in long battle. Ryan was q
resident of West Troy in his earlier
days and it was in this city and vicinity
that his fighting powers became known.
He never fought in the prize ring af-
ter being defeated by Sullivan as he
announced at that time that he was
through. He appeared in the ring,
however to aid some fellow pugilists
in benefit. Ryan was big hearted and
had many warm friends. OF late years
he was employed in Albany He is
survived by daughter.
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HORACE JOHNSON'S AMBITION.
Hopes to Erect an observatory Oh CO.
Fpntt Mountain.

East Hampton, Conn, Dec. 14.-Hor-
ace Johnson, of Middle Haddam, the
weather prophet who foretold the great
blizzard of 1898, and has since predict
ed several storms of less magnitude,
hopes to erect within the coming year
an observatory on the highest point of
''Great HILL" or Cobalt Mountain" He
has already purchased several hundred
acres of land and when his plans are
complete intends to add more, making
in all about 500 acres in the preserve.
Great Hill at the point where the OBJ
servatory is to be erected, is about 700
feet above the sea, and the structure it
self will stand some ninety feet higher.
Mr.. Johnson hopes to obtain financial
assistance from the Legislature about
to convene, and is firm in the belief that
from his new tower, he will be able to
foretell with great accuracy the coming
of storms. For several years past, he
has used an observa tory in East Middle
Haddam.
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CHOSEN FRIENDS 1NsoLYENT.
Galveston Disaster Causes the Failure
of This Insurance Association.

Galveston Disaster Causes the Failure
of This Insurance Association.
indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 14.-The Sem
tinel to-day says:
Attorney General Taylor will file suit
in the superior court of Marion county
this (Friday) morning, asking the APP
pointment of a receiver for the Order
of Chosen Friends, one Of the largest
fraternal Insurance associations in the
United States, which does business in
thirty states on the ground that the as
sociation is insolvent and unable to-
meet death claims now outstanding.
These claim aggregate about 100000
and came to light through an examina-
tion made by George u. Bingham Of
the Indianapolis Insurance department.
One of the primary causes of the fall
ure was the great loss through the Gal
weston disaster, which was about $780,
900. The examination by the state in
surance department showed that an Of
fetal had defaulted for 100000. The orr
der is secured by a bond and will lose
nothing by the defalcation.
The Order of Chosen Friends was or
ganized more than twenty years ago,
and Indianapolis has been the head
quarters In the beginning no atten-
ton, it is said, was paid to mortality
tables, and as the members began to
grow old and the dues increased it was
found that the assessments had been
fixed a. a figure too low to meet the OBJ
legations. Hence at various times it
has been necessary to increase the as
sessments, and members who held GER
tificates for a great number of years
paid the increases, because they had
reached an age when insurance in a
regular life company could not be OBJ
tanned.
Certificates of membership, ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000, were issued, and
death claims have been met up to with
in a year. In 1899 the order paid out
over 100000 in death claims.
III. H. More, No. 10 Wall street. New
York, is the supreme councillor of the
order.
When the attorney general made his
application to-day for a receiver Su
preme Recorder Linn of the order ad-
mitted that the facts set out in the an
plication are true. The state then ask
ed that Thomas Young be named as re-
ceiver.
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DUNKIRK, n. Y, FIRE DIS4ISTER.
Seven Lives Lost in Destruction of the
Normal school.

Dunkirk N. Y. Dec. 14.-From the
smoldering ruins of the Fredonia State
Normal and Training school which
was destroyed by fire at 6 o'clock this
morning one charred body has been re-
covered and revision of the list of
missing makes it certain that seven
persons perished in the fire, which lick
ed up the structure, entailing the ap-
palling sacrifice of life, and property
loss of 5000 900. There were seventy
five young women students in the build
ing. OF these six perished. The other
victim was the aged janitor. The dead
are: Phineas J. Morris, janitor; Irene
Jones of Busti, N. r.: Bessie Hatha-
way of Cannonsville, N. y: Ruth
Thomas of Pike, N. Y; Cora Storms of
Boston, N. Y: Mae Williams OF Lake
Coma, Pa: Maud r. Fizzell Of Brad
ford, Pa.
The young women students, a matron
and fifty other young women succeed
ed in escaping by descending the fire
escapes. Up to a late hour tonight
one body was recovered from the ruins.
1t is supposed to be that of Miss
Storms. It was burned beyond recog-
milton. Janitor Morris evidently lost
his life while fire-fighting. Miss Fizzell
was at THE head of the fire escape and
turned back into the building to save a
diamond ring, thus losing her life. The
others who perisl,ed suffocated without
being able to find the fire escapes. 1t
is stated that heavy wire screens were
firmly nailed across the windows lead
ing to the fire escapes, and the only
way the lucky ones escaped was by
crawling through windows adjacent to
the escapes and then along the gutter
of the mansard roof. Lawyers say there
will be damage suits instituted against
the state because of the fire escape
screens.
A search for the remains is being
made as rapidly as possible, but it is
slow work digging over the acre of
debris which is still burning. Princi-
pal Palmer estimates the loss at $780,
900, with $685. 900 insurance. Nothing was
saved from the magnificent building,
not even the personal effects of the la
dies In the dormitory or the valuable
records of the school. Grief stricken
parents are arriving to assist in the
search for their dead.
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MEME EBSHYP OF THE HOUSE.
A Resolution Offered for n Constttu-
tfonaI Amendment.

Washington, Dec. Representative
Brosius of Pennsylvania to-day intro
duced a resolution for constitutional
amendment designed permanently to
fix the membership of the House of
Representatives at 357 the present
number. The proposed amendment re-
cites that the membership of the house
shall remain at 357, that when new
state is admitted it shall have one
member, which shall be in addition to
the 357 until the next reapportionment,
when it shall return to that number
and that the electors of each state shall
have the qualification of electors for
the most numerous branch of the state
legislature. Mr.. Brosius says the pres
ent representation is bulky enough and
that future changes shall be confined
to readjusting the ratio of state repre-
sentations without increasing the total
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STATE SCHOOL FUND.
Annual Report of the COmmi ssiOner-
TOW Bonds Are Placed.

Hartford, Dec. 14-The annual report
of the commissioner of the school fund,
Carnot o. Spencer, was issued this
forenoon. For the year ending Sep
tenber 80, 1899, net gain to the prin-
cipal appears of $4,147.13, and for the
year ending September 80, 1900, a loss
of $1S6.51 leaving a net gain for the
two years of $3960,62 The gross earn
ings of the fund for the past two years
have amounted to $241, ,98345
The fund September 80, 1900, was corr
stituted as follows: Bonds and mort
cages, in Connecticut s815. 5.347 So, in Ohio
5000, ,561.74, in Indiana s10800, in Massa-
chusetts $557 real estate, face value Of
mortgages s160,390; bank stock, in nine
banks, $115, ,21261 cash in treasury $N,-
1890, making 9 total of s2,ot9 81. 221".
The cost of management of the school
fund for the fiscal year ea4iag Septem-
Der 30, 1900, paid in salaries, oiiice ex-
penses, legal expenses, repairs on real
estate, taxes, insurance, cts, Amounted
to $17,961.28.
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LONDON COMMENT ON TREATY.
A Hopeful View for England Taken by
Correspondent.

London, Dec. f5.-"Nq other construc-
tion can be placed up6n the action of
the United States Senate" says the
Daily Chronicle, than that senator's
have deliberately made up their minds
to force England into a false position
and to make the refusal to ratify the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty come from this
side. President Mckinley as usual,
shouts with the larger crowd. If the
United States go out of the way to
break treaty engagements, such COM
ment will come within the definition of
an 'unfriendly act
We are loath to think that the era
of good relations with America is COM
ing to an end; but, If she were to take
advantage of our complications in
South Africa and China, after we had
given our aid during her complica-
tions with Spain, we could neither de-
sire nor trust her friendship in the fu-
ture.''~
The Daily Chronicle publishes an ar
ticle from a correspondent who con-
tends that it would be rather to
British interests than otherwise for the
canal to be fortified. He says: Forts
cannot protect canal if an enemy op-
Grating against them has command of
the sea, because the blockading squad
ron, beyond the range of the forts, can
completely block the canal as high
way. 1t is difficult to understand why
Great Britain objects and why the
Americans desire to fortify and it is
rather unfortunate that the matter
hno
many, Japan and Russia all have more
cogent reasons to wish the canal un-
protected than we have, because if un-
fortified, 1t could more easily be seized
to. our detriment.''
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TO SAVE A SOUTHINGTOE BOY
APPEAL TO BE M1DE TO PRESI-
DENT M'KINLET.
Petitions Praying for Executive Glenn
ency Widely Circulated The Lad
Found Asleep at His Post I'm the
Phliippines-Ordere Shot Christmas
Day The Father Going to Plead With
the President.

Southington, Dec 14.-Strenuous eff
forts are being made here in behalf of
Lynn Skinner, the former Southington
boy who is under sentence of death in
the army of the Philippines for sleep
ing at his post, and supplementary to
the plans of John p. Skinner the
father of the doomed man, and his
brother, who Is an undertaken in New
ark, petitions praying for executive
cIemency have been widely circulated
during the day in this and the neigh
boring towns
The elder Skinner, seventy-one years
old, is at present in Newark, and from
that place will go to Washington to
make personal plea before the presi-
dent of the United States that the exc
cution of his son, now ordered for
Christmas morning, may not take
place.
Before leaving this city, it is said,
Mr. Skinner received personal letter
from his son written after his court
martial, and telling of his offense, trial
and sentence The letter did not go
into detail in regard to the matter,
merely saying that the writer had gone
to sleep while on sentry duty with the
enemy near, had been tried convicted,
and would be shot on Christmas morn
ing if executive clemency were not
granted. Other letters have been re-
ceivd from soldiers in the Forty-third
regiment by persons in Southington
and Meriden announcing the conviction
of Skinner, but it has been matter of
comment that in these, as in the letter
written by the condemned himself, no
detailed information has been given
other than the statement of the facts,
and the question has been raised on ac-
count of the guarded language en-
ployed whether or not present advices
tell the whole truth in regard to the
situation.
Lynn Skinner, the condemned man, has
been in the service of the country for
several years, having served as quar-
termaster on the battleship Texas prior
to the Spanish war, during which he
was member Of the First Connecticut
regiment
He married, some years ago, New
York girl of good family, but a eepara-
listed, and his wife, it is said, went to
New York, there obtaining employment
in one of the department stores.
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PRIMO ETON AND H4RpARD BhEAh
No Baseball Games Between the Two
Next Spring.

Princeton N. j., Dec. 14.-The Univer-
sity baseball management announced
to-day that Princeton and Harvard
will not play any baseball games next
spring The reason given Is that Har-
ward refused to play the regular series
of three games and made demand
that only two matches should be sched-
uled This Princeton refused to con-
cede since last year when only two
games were scheduled each team won
a game After a considerable contro-
versy it was agreed by both manage
ments that only two games should be
played last season, but Princeton now
holds that in case of a tie the third
game should be played The under
gradutes feel that the loss of the game
will quite seriously affect Princeton's
schedule, but they approve the manage
ments action in demanding the series
of three games.
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500 Pounds Go Off at Newport-New-
porters y AIRED.

Newport, R. l., Dec. 14.-An explosion
of about 500 pounds of smokeless pow
der at the torpedo station tonight, re-
suited only in one grand flash at the
time of combustion, lighting the city
with vivid glare. There was great
CONSERVATION among Newporters who
feared there had been a catastrophe
As it proved, the total loss was only
about $500. The powder was in the
frail structure used for drying room
and the powder being in loose state
simply went up in a. blaze. The fire is
laid to a spontaneous cause
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SHORTER HOURS IN WINSTED.
Gilbert Clock Company to Run But
Five Day as Week.

Winsted, Dec. 14-It has been an
nounced here to-day that beginning
next week the William L. Gilbert Clock
company which has been running over
time since the election, will put into eff
feet nine-hour schedule, and, in addi-
tion to this, will run but five days a
week. About four hundred hands are
affected by the change. The Winsted
Silk company to-day also notified It's
hands that it would snut down to-mor-
row until January and all employees
taken on since the election were given
a permanent discharge. No reason 9TH
er than dullness of business has been
assigned for the change.
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Trial for Torpedo Boat Bailey.

Newport, r. l., Dec. 14.-The torpedo
boat Bailey was given a spin on the
bay to-day, being driven under full
speed over the measured mile course.
1t is believed she equalled the contract
speed of 80 knots. Monday, providing
the day is fair, the boat will be run
for two hours over the measured mile
for standardization of her screws.
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Worst Period in New Foundland I'm
Ten Years.

ST Johns, N. f., Dec. 14.-The worst
period Of snow falls known in the coll
ony during the last ten years has pre-
vailed this week, paralyzing traffic. The
railroads are blocked, the trains being
days behind; steamers are unable to
leave the port and fishing vessels' are
compelled to remain in the harbor. Ice
is forming in the northern inlets,
bringing about an abandonment of
navigation. The Straits of Belle Isle
are practically closed to shipping, not
to reopen until spring.
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TELEGRAPHERS, STRIKE.
Trains on Santa Fe Road Running on
Time.

velopments have come to light in the
telegraphers' strike. The telegraphers
have established headquarters here
and announce that they will keep up
the fight until they have won. No great
difficulty is experienced in the running
of trains on the main line. General
Manager Nudge of the Santa Fe says
that the strike has descended to a mere
war of words and that nothing more
serious will result.