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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-12
SATISFACTORY REPLY MADE
ENGL1ND'S ATIITUDE ON SEIZURE
OF AMERICAN GOODS.
Defined i'm Note to Ambassador A Choate
WHICH Is submitted to Washington
The State Department Announces
That the American Contention In Vlr-
tua1Iy Conceded.

| Washington, Jan. 1.-THE answer OF
| the British government to Mr.. Choate
representations respecting the seizures
| of American flour and other goods on
| the three vessels Beatrice, Mashona and
Maria, was received by the state de-
partment to-day, and tonight the fol-
lowing official statement was given out:
"A telegram has been received from
Ambassador Choate reporting an inter-
view had by him with the Marquis OF
Salisbury on the afternoon of the 10th
inst in regard to the American ship
ments of flour and provisions on the de-
tained British steamers Beatrice and
Mashona and the Dutch steamer Maria.
The British position as to fpodstuff and
hostile destination is that they can only
be considered contraband Of war If sup
piled to the enemy's forces, it not being
sufficient that they are capable OF being
so used but it must be shown that this
was their destination at the time or
seizure. This qualification virtually
comedies the American contention that
the goods were not subject to seizure,
and practically disavows the seizure 1T
not being claimed that there is any evil
dence of hostile destination"
The British government adopts pre-
csely the point Of view regarding the
seized goods that was assumed by the
state department and embodied by Mr..
Choate in the note on the subject ad-
dressed to the British foreign office. In
brief Mr.. Choate reports as follows
That the answer is highly satisfac-
tory; that it is broad and liberal in it's
terms The position assumed by the
British government is that food stuffs
in transit to hostile destination can
be regarded as contraband of war only
when they are supplies for the enemy's
forces. 1t is not sufficient that they are
capable of being used for the benefit OF
the enemy; it must be shown that they
are so in fact through their destina-
ton at the time of the seizure. The
British government does not claim that
any of the American goods on the Ger
man bark Maria and the British bark
Mashona were contraband of war. The
British government is investigating the
facts in connection with the goods seized
on the third vessel, the Beatrice.
Mr. Cboate's message embodied sue
cinctly the authorities relied upon by
the British government to sustain its
position. 1t was nearly noon before it
could be deciphered and placed in Sec
retary Hays hands. 1t 80 happened
that Lord Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, was with the secretary short
ly after he received his message and
the subject was discussed by
them. 1t is certain that both the secre-
tary and Lord Pauncefote appeared to
be gratified at the progress made to-
ward a settlement of the cases.
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FELL ON ICY P1TEMENTS.
Several Serious Accidentsto 20 Pedestrian
Last Evening.

About O'Clock last evening Mich
ael Gallagher, who resides at 339 Co
lumbus avenue, took bad tumble on
Washington avenue, between Cedar
street and Howard avenue. He slipped
and fell, injuring himself so badly that
he could not rise He was assisted to
his feet by pedestrians, but could not
stand. The police wagon was called
and he was taken to New Haven hos
pital, where it was found that he had
broken his left thigh. He is about six
ty years of age and the fracture is a
serious one.
About 3 O'Clock a lady who lives at
IS Home Place fell on Court street, OPP
posite the police station. She was on
her way home from prayer meeting and
was accompanied by another lady, who
few moments before had taken a
tumble without any serious conse-
quences She fell heavily on the side
walk and screamed. Her cries We're
heard im the fire department office and
Superintendent of Fire Alarm Tele-
graph Grant ran out to her assistance
policeman also came running up and
the lady was assisted into the police
otdtlOH Nlle was IGIluSIeu partially
unconscious, and was badly bruised, but
no bones were broken. A carriage was
called and she was taken home.
Patrolman McManus about $50 found
lady lying in the middle of the
street on Broad street, near George She
had started to cross the street and Slip
ped and fell. She was helped up by
Patrolman McManus, who assisted her
to the hallway of the German Baptist
church on the corner. He asked if he
should call the ambulance or carriage,
but she thanked him and told him that
she was all right and he continued on
his. beat. Soon after she attempted to
walk but was unable to do so, and
found that her leg was broken She
called to a passer-by, who summoned
the police ambulance in which she was
taken to New Haven hospital She
gave her name as Sarah Barrow of 10
Temple street.
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PHILIPPINE DEBI1E IN SENATE
senator Pettigrrw Attacks the Policy of
the Adm N is I ration.

Washington, Jan. ia spirited and
at times sensational debate was precipi-
tated in the senate to-day on the Phil
ippine question, the basis for the
speech making being resolution of in
quiry offered several days ago by Mr.
Pettierew of South Dakota to which
substitutes We're proposed. Mr. Petit
grew attacked the administration pol
icy in the Philippines. He declared
that a systematic effort was being made
to prevent accurate information from
reaching the people of the United
States, and that it was a political
scheme to further the candidacy of
Mr.. Mckinley for denomination and re-
election. The discussion was terminal
ed by a resumption of consideration of
the currency bill at q o'clock Mr..
Stewart of Nevada made an elaborate
speech on the question of the national
finances. The senate after prolonged
debate passed the bill comforting addi-
tional powers upon the director of the
census.
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no CARRY ON MooDY,s YORK.
Meeting Held LA New YOrk-COmmittees
Appoin ted-An Appeal for $3,OOO,OOO

New York Jan. 11.-For the purpose
of devising the best means of carrying
on the work of the late D. L. Moody,
members of the committee from the
Bible House, Chicago; Mount Hermon
Institute for young men and the semi
nary for young women at Northfield
Mass, met here to-day Among those
present were Will r. Moody, the eldest
son of the evangelist; F. A. FIT, SON
in-law; Rev. r. Torrey, superintendent
of the Chicago institute; Fl. M. Moore,
superintendent of the Northfield insti-
tute; Colonel j. ]. Janeway, superinten-
East Northfield; j. J. Estey of Brattle-
boro, VT; c. A. Hopkins Of Boston, F.
H. Revell of Chicago, Ira d. Sankey
of Brooklyn, d. w. McWilliams of
Brooklyn, j. D. Cutter of. Northfield,
Mass; George Keith of Campello,
Mass; C. H. Bailey of Winthrop, Me-,
and Charles r. Otis of Yonkers, N. Y.
The meeting was in secret, and after
1t was concluded, formal announcement
was made that the work of Mr.. Moody
would be continued under the form of
the Moody Memorial endowment. The
following advisory committee was Sc
lected at the meeting: William e. Dodge
of New York, James Talcott, Morris X.
Jesus Arson Phelps Stokes jr., d. w.
McWilliams d. w. James, John S. Ken
nedy, Ira D. Sankey, all of New York;
E. G. Keith, Cyrus Mccormick and Vic
tor F. Lawson, all of Chicago; John Fl.
Converse and John Wanamaker of Phil
adelphia c. A. Hopkins of Boston, and
Francis Worth of Baltimore.
1t was decided to issue an appeal to
the public to subscribe the $4,000, 900 that
are required to meet the expenses of the
institution. d. W. McWilliams was Sc
lected as treasurer and the following
were appointed a committee to invest
the money as it was subscribed: Will
liam E. Dodge James Talcott and Nor
ris K. Jessup. Lord Overton of Glas-
gov, Scotland, and James A. Denny Of
London. England, will be asked to be-
come the committee to take charge of
the memorial endowment in Great Brit
ain. William R. Moody announced that
the conferences would be held at North
field the coming and succeeding sum-
mers as usual. Nothing definite could
be learned with regard to the placing of
W. r. Moody at the head of affairs the
position which his father had held.
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BOXING IN WATERBURY,.
Chief Bout Fizzie-PoIice Stop One o
the Preltminartes.


Waterbury, Conn, Jan. 1.-THE
twenty-five round boxing bout between
George McFadden of New York and
Mysterious" Kerwin of Chicago,
scheduled to be pulled off before the
National Athletic club in the auditori-
um tonight did not take place. Nc
Fadden was unable to go on, as ne was
suffering from the punishment he re-
ceived in his recent go with Spike"
Sullivan and Matty Matthews was sub
stituted. AS the men were about to
enter the ring the box office receipts
were attached and the fight was declaHr
ed off. much to the disappointment OF
the 1890 spectators.
The opening preliminary was ten
round go at 124 pounds between kid"
Conroy of New Haven and Harry CAL
way of Waterbury. which was draw.
Police interference in the fifth round
saved Jack Hannigan OF Pittsburg, Pa,
from inevitable defeat at the hands Of
Patsy Roderick of Providence, in the
second preliminary. They were booked
for twenty-five rounds at 100 pounds.
When they weighed-in this afternoon
Broderick was quarter of q pound
overweight and Hannigan five pounds,
which caused Referee Dick Howell to
declare all bets off. The men fought
four spirited rounds and during the
fifth Broderick got a terrific left hand
swing, which sent Hannigan to the
floor. He remained down nine seconds
and he had hardly regained his feet
when he was knocked down; after TAX
ing the limit he wobbled to his feet,
but the police interfered and the bout.
was declared a draw.
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UNsA7IsFA croRY MEETING.
Members of onvet church Vote Man

Members of OItvet Church Vote Many
| Ways on The Question of II cpairs.
| There was a meeting Of the members
of Olivet Baptist church last night for
the purpose of taking action on the
question of voting $2,5OO for the many
needed repairs at the church. The meet
ing was called to order at 8 o'clock with
Mr.. Brown as moderator and Mr.. King
as clerk. There were decidedly two fac
tione, one being strongly against the
appropriation and the other as strongly
for it. A vote was taken and the mo-
tion to raise $500 was lost by vote Of
81 to 20. 1t was then moved to raise
$4,000, which vote was also lost. Then
Deacon Curtis moved that $500 be raised
for the necessary repairs which, accord
ing to many, would cost twice as much
as that sum. An amendment was then
offered raising the amount to $1,000, but
this was lost. Then the vote was taken
on the previous motion voting $500 for
the purpose, this being carried by a
close vote.
. 1t was then voted to appoint a COM
mittee to raise these funds, and this
vote was also carried. Then Pastor
Foster moved that. as he believed the
first vote of the evening on the $500
was not as the majority wanted, they
reconsider the first motion. This caused
quite lively discussion by the leaders
of the two factions, but finally the vote
was taken. resulting in the motion be-
ing carried by vote Of % to 27.@ The
meeting then adjourned. Pastor Foster
said that the side carrying the last mo-
tion would probably not go into the
matter any further, and from all indi-
cations no repairs would be made at the
church.
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pervisors was to have held an executive
session last night for the purpose of de-
Gliding about holding another public
hearing, but quorum not being pres
emf the meeting was postponed until
next Thursday evening. The men,
bers of the committee present last night
were Aldermen Staub and Chillingworth
and Councilman Conlin The absent
members We're Alderman Brennan and
Councilmen Chase and Greenfield.
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THE LOSSES AT LADYSMITH
THOSE OF BRITISH UNOFFICTALLY
REPORTED AS OYER $50.
The Boers' Estimated at Between 1900
and 3,OOO-Bread and Meat at Lady,
smith Said to be Plentiful-QueeM
Calls Parliament to Meet on January
30.

London, Jan. 12--The Daily Mail
says: 'We learn in the attack on Lady
smith last Saturday, January 6, the
British losses were fourteen officers
killed, thirty-four wounded and over
800 non-commissioned officers and men
killed or wounded. The Boer losses, we
hear, are estimated at between 1000 and
3,O0O.''
: A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Pietermaritzburg dated January s.,
says: Private advices from Ladysmith
dated January 2, says that rations of
bread and meat are plentiful and the
garrison had not then touched the
bully beef and biscuit supplies Lux
uries are scarce in Ladysmith, but the
hospitals are well supplied with milk
and the horses are in good condition.
Although the number Of deaths from
dysentery and enteric fever lat Lady
smith have been published by the war
office since Saturdays fight, nothing has
been given out regarding the losses in
the engagement. The war office asserts
that it has nothing to give out.
The Standard has the following des-
patch dated Monday from Frere camp:
"Our patrols have searched both fianks
of the Boer position. They found
large camp five miles east Of Colenso,
evidently in anticipation of British at
tempt at turning movement"
Inquiries made by correspondent at
Methuen's home in wiltshire have elic-
tied the information that when he re-
ceived his wound his horse threw him
heavily and spinal and other injuries
supervened.
: The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing Monday, says:
''The vanguard of the Sixth division is
waiting at Table Bay until the arrival
of Lord Roberts. H. M. S. Fearless
seized the bark Maria L., which arrived
at Port Elizabeth Saturday from the
Argentine with sulphur"
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Plague Mt Rio Jan etrO.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE bubonic
plague has made it's appearance at Rio
Janeiro, Brazil, as shown by the fol-
lowing cablegram received here tonight
by Surgeon General Wyman of the
marine hospital service: Rio Janeiro,
Jan. 11.-There has been one death from
plague at Rio Janeiro. This diagnosis
confirmed by meteorological examina-
tion. Acting Assistant Surgeon Carson
has arrived en- route to Santos. (Signed)
Havelburg, Acting Assistant Surgeon.
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RAILROAD AFFAIRS.
Proposed Absorption of Consolidated -
Lease of tho Eitchburg Road.

Lease of the Fttchburg Road.
Boston, Jan. 11.-Dr. w. Seward
Webb, who is closely allied with the
Vanderbilt and New York Central in
terests, and who is in this city, was
asked to-day about the report that the
Vanderbilt interests and the New York
Central were trying to secure the New
York, New Haven and Hartford road
He said: Il know absolutely nothing
about such a proposition"
DR.. Webb is a director of the Fitch
burg railroad. He was asked about the
proposed lease of that road to the Bos-
ton and Maine. He said that the mat
ter would not be decided until next
Tuesday, when the directors meet. IT
think it very questionable what action
the directors will take" he added. For
my own part I think it is a pretty
good thing to have an important line
in New England. I found the Fitchburg
in pretty good shape and as 1 say, I
do not know why it would not be a
pretty good thing to have an indepen-
dent line in this section"
Some of the directors of the Fitch-
burg, it appears, oppose the lease Of the
road on the per cent. basis. believing
that per cent. could be obtained. Rob-
ert Goldman chairman of the executive
committee, was asked this afternoon
about the matter. He said: 'Yes; we
expect opposition to the lease at the
meeting of the directors Some of the
directors probably will express their
disapproval of the meeting. Just how
strong the opposition is we cannot tell.
I do not know whether the three direc-
tors representing the commonwealth
will oppose the lease or not"
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DEPREC1TES YALE AND H.ARTARD
Secretary Root Sorry for Friends Who
send Their Boys There.

New York, jan 1.-Secretary of War
Elihu Root was present tonight at the
annual dinner of the Hamilton College
Alumni association at the Hotel Savoy.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Root
said: Il am sorry for my friends who
permit their boys to go to Harvard and
Yale. The great advantage of a boy
going to a college like Hamilton is that
he is brought into closer association
with his professors and college mates"
Mr. Root did not speak at the dinner,
but later sat down at a table. Later he
spoke informally.
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Endurance Trial of the A lbany.

Newcastle. England, Jan. II. - The
new United States cruiser Albany,
which was given an official trial off
this port January 8, completed her en-
durance trial to-day, consisting of a
continuous run of six hours under nat
uraI draught. The test was very sue
cessful. The ship behaved well in a
heavy sea- The result of the trial was
as follows: Average speed per house
1854 knots revolutions, 149; horse pow
er, 5,624; coal consumed, 144 tons per
tWenty-four hours.
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AEntnI Fall Down Stnirr.

Waterbury, Jan, 1.-Mrs. Mary Sui
livan, widow, aged sixty-fve, en-
ploy ed in the family of Policeman Nor
ris Noonan on Beacon street, while
about to go down stairs this afternoon
tripped in her dress and fell headlong
to the bottom. Her skull was frac-
tured at the base, and she sustained
other wounds, besides being internally
injured. She died at 1880 tonight.
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Says Life is BurIesgue-Hts Farewell
tn the World

| New York, Jan. 11.--Leaving only a
peculiarly worded note behind him to
| intimate that he was tired of this world,
man supposed to be Edward F. Sar-
gent of Boston or Sailors Snug Harbor,
Staten Island, committed suicide to-
night at the Eastern hotel in this city
by taking a large quantity of morphine.
When discovered he was breathing his
last and he died before the arrival of
the physicians who were summoned.
The letter found read:
Life is a. burlesque. Goodbye Did
world. Years ago you would have serv-
ed me better. OF late all effors fail me-
Once more goodbye. Another reincar-
nation with changed environments will
possibly prove more congenial. For this
last act in the farce, of life attach all
blame to me. Sleep. Oblivion. Rest.
Morphine and finis. j, c., adieu,
adieu. Semper tidelis. Is Grains F. &
A. NJ to 32, Monitor, (blue). st.
Johns, (ChapD Hampton, Command
ery). Richmond, (ConsisD. The wild
ows SON.
The manager of the Eastern hotel said
that Sargent had come there Saturday
night and remained until Monday morn
ing, when he was in the Yorkville police
court to answer the charge of desertion
brought by his alleged wife, Josephine,
who claimed they We're married about
five weeks ago. He then gave his age
as thirty-five and said he was trained
nurse in Sailors Snug Harbor and that
his family lived at Plymouth, Mass
notwithstanding the fact that he claim
ed to be Edward S. Sargent of Boston,
he registered at the hotel as "E. f. Full
Ter. Boston, On the table was the
above letter which, with Masonic
badge, was pinned to his vest, and also
badge of the Odd Fellows order.
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ARTHUR HAYDEN ARRESTED,
Charged With Shooting Nine Year Old
Boy with an Air Rtfle.

Arthur Hayden, seventeen-yea ear-old
boy who lives at No. 1921 Chapel street,
was arrested last night on warrant
charging him with breach Of the peace.
The warrant was issued on complaint Of
Attorney c. S. Hamilton, who charged
that young Hayden had shot his son
with an air rife. 1t is alleged that
while William S. H. Hamilton, a nine
Near-old boy, was playing with other
boys near the Hayden house young
Hayden stood on the piazza and fired
a shot from an air rifle, which struck
young Hamilton in the temple and was
embedded in the flesh. Hayden was re-
leased under $75 bonds furnished by By
ron A. Marsh.
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Section Hand Fatally Hurt.

Waterbury, Jan. 11.-James Buckley,
aged thirty-five years, a section hand
employed by the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad at East Derby
was struck by a passenger train on the
Berkshire division tonight and received
probably fatal injuries. Buckley has
wife and two children. One leg was
completely shattered, his thigh fractur-
ed, and he was internally injured.
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ELECTRIC CAR RUNS AWAY.


Scranton, Pa, Jan. 11.--An electric
street car ran away on, Pine Street
hill this afternoon, jumping the track
at curve and plunging into the curb.
Robert Croop, one Of the passengers,
was fatally hurt. Mrs o. J. Miller and
Mrs. George Chubbs were seriously in
jured and a dozen others suffered
slightly. The car was getting away
from the motorman. The accident was
due to sleet on the rails.
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CASE OF MIR. ROBERTS.


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Roberts
investigating committee held a pro-
tracted executive session to-day in
hopes of reaching conclusion, but so
many, legal questions were discussed
that final result was not reached nor
was any vote taken, indicating the
standing of the committee. Another
meeting will be held at 10:30 tomorrow
morning.
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LARGE STEAMER WRECKI
Goes Ashore in st. Mary's B"y-Several
Persons Wa sh ed Away.

st. Johns, N. F., Jan. 11.--A large
steamer believed to be passenger ship
whose name cannot yet be ascertained
has been wrecked on reef in St.
Mary's bay, about five miles from
shore. The vessel which lies with her
head low in the water, is on fire aft
Several persons have been washed off
the deck during the day. Just before
nightfall others We're seen in the rig
ging.~ 1t is feared that these will perish
before daybreak. At this hour, a. M,
it is impossible to secure any further
particulars nor can any be obtained be-
fore morning.
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Bartholomew Cimione, charged with
stealing $50 from the person of fellow
lodger in a downtown lodging house,
was found guilty by a jury in the su-
perior court, criminal side, yesterday
afternoon and was sentenced to two
years in state prison.
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Mrs Josephine A. Wilkins of Yales-
vile reported at the central police sta
ton last evening that she had lost her
pocketbook containing 81 and a ticket
to Yalesville. She had been shopping
on Chapel street and thought that she
had dropped her pocketbook on the
street.
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An Oak street BURGLARY.

2 Bernard Epstein, an Oak street ped
dler, was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Detectives Dennehy and Donnelly on
the charge of stealing ten pairs of sec
ond-hand rubber boots from Christopher
Borocks, a secondhand dealer at Mo- "a
Oak street. 1t is alleged that Epstein
broke into the shop. He is charged with
burglary and will go before the city
court this morning.
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A new arc light has been placed in
the clock tower of No. Is fire engine
house to replace eight incandescent
lights which have heretofore Illuminated
the tower. The cost of running the in
candescent lights was 1925 per year,
while the cost of the arc light will be
only S91.25, a considerable saving.