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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
DEMOCRATIC BANNER RAISING.
Meeting Of the Rally Committee Yes
+orJo1, Af+orpon,

Meeting Of the Rally Committee Yes
terday Afternoon.
The democratic rally committee held
a meeting at the Tontine hotel yester-
day afternoon and appointed sub-com-
mittees as follows: On speakers, Walter
Leigh, James b. Martin, Philip Hugo;
on time and hall, John e. Doughan,
Henry Donovan. Patrick Kent; on BAN
ner, Joseph B. Cunningham, Fl. Farrell
Charles Spreyer, John Adams, John H.
Dillon; on printing, Jacob Frohlich,
James j. Carr, Antonello r. Andrews;
on music, Conrad Weiss, J. p Hume,
Peter j. Conlin, Edward Feitman, Sam
uel r. Avis; on finance, Henry Dono-
van, James f. Mccain, w. J. Cronin, j.
B. Cunniniham, Francis Foley Walter
Leigh, John F. Shannahan, F. S. An
drew, Jonathan N. Rowe, F. HI. Breth-
auer, William f. Shannon, James j.
Carr, and Colonel T. f. Callahan.
1t is proposed to hold the opening
rally early in September, the exact date
not having yet been decided upon. At
the time of the opening rally there will
be banner raising in front of the
opened by that time.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
BUSY TIMES.
Cartridge Shop Rushed With Govern
ment Orders.

Cartridge Shop Rushed With Govern
ment Orders.
Bridgeport, Aug 9.-The military
goods department of the Union Metallic
Cartridge company is running night
and day on rush orders from the gov
ernment.
+ The government is making war prep
arations on big scale, in view of the
conditions in China, and large orders
for ammunition have been placed with
the company's agents by the war de-
partment. The million OF Krag-J orgen-
sen cartridges which the big American
army may empty into the Chinese bee
hive before long will have to be made
before they can be fired, and are being
made whether they are ever to be fired
or not.
Rush" is the character of every gov
eminent order, and the company is
rushing. From morning to morning
again and from Monday morning to
Saturday night the military department
of the big factory will be in constant
state of activity hereafter. Commence
ing tonight. the department will run
all night long, an entire additional shift
of hands being employed on the night
work.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
INCIDENTAL As TO OYSTER TRADE
PROSPECTS.
Barnesviile Bridge Channel-Pipe Lay
Ing for Wire Conduit The Berry
Season-PersonaI Notes of Interest.

| 1t is reported that there Is the great
est set of oyster spawn in Huntington
Bay, Long Island, that has been known
in years. Off Bridg port a good set is
also reported and the outlook for the
new crop of oysters in Long Island
sound is very promising.
! The New York oyster market is re-
ported between hay and grass just now
The New York dealers say it is too ear
ly to predict prices for the opening of
the season. The prospect for oysters is
very bright and trade is fair for this
time of the year. Reports from the
planters say that oysters are improving
every day, and if nothing happens be-
fore the opening of the season the stock
will be in good condition, The whole
sale dealers are getting ready for the
opening of the season as fast as posi-
BILE. While the New York dealers do
not care to set prices for future deliv-
cry, the general opinion is that shell
stock will sell at 81 and SO open, culls at
S. and counts at SO.
A contractor is digging mud from the
channel at GAINESVILLE bridge. A large
amount of lumber and coal is being dis
charged there, and there is necessity
for deepening the water at the wharves
there.
The laying of the pipes in Grand ave-
nue. to carry the telephone and fire
alarm wires is nearly completed. The
work has now progressed to Grand ave-
nue. bridge and workmen were engaged
yesterday in completing the Job. For
several weeks past work has been in
progress in the avenue in laying water
mains, gas and telephone mains; also In
putting in catch basins and hydrants.
The street is now nearly ready for the
brick paving.
Whortleberries are scarce and the
quality poor, owing to the drouth. The
price is from 10 to Is cents per quart.
1t is likely to be a short season for these
berries.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Smith Of East
Pearl street have gone up the Hudson
river and will visit Albany and Lake
George. They will be away about two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minot 3. Downs of Pier
pont street are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth of twins.
Rev William York and family of New
York state are visiting at John Beach's,
Montowese.
Miss Nellie E. Robinson of Montowesa
is spending her vacation in the White
Mountains.
Miss Margorie Thompson of East Ha-
ven has returned from a stay IN Itch
field.
Charles Keyes has resigned his posi-
ton at the pump station near Lake Sal
tonstall and is succeeded by Mr.. Nor
wood.
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ACCEPTS A NEW POSITION.
E. j. Todd, Yale go, Goes to New
pr,,pcvrinlr

E. j. Todd, Yale '99, Goes to New
Brunswick.
Eyl2r ]. Todd, one of New Havens
best known young men, returned yes
terday from a short vacation at Tilton
and New London, N. H. AT Tilton he
sang several times at one of the
churches. On Tuesday he will sail from
Boston to Halifax, Nova Scotia where
he will assume the general manage
ment of the Rubber Tire Wheel com
pany's agency there. He has resigned
his position as salesman for the Spring.
field Rubber Tire company.
Mr.. Todd takes with him the best
wishes of a host OF friends as he leaves
this city. He graduated from the Yale
Law school in 90, having come to New
Haven from Springfield, O., his home.
He was for three years employed on the
reportorial staff of the Journal and
Courier and has been connected with
the Springfield Rubber Tire company
for little more than q year. He has
been for some time the leading bass
soloist of st. Johns P. e. church.
In his new position he will have the
management of n very large territory.
extending over New Brunswick and
Prince Edwards Island
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
William Altman Lost His Life in SEQ

William Altman Lost His Life in SEQ
Wills Ditch, Waterbury
Waterbury, Aug. 9.-William Altman,
aged forty-eight, unmarried, of Doolit-
tie alley, Familiarity known about the
city as Primrose was drowned this
afternoon in Scovill's ditch between the
gate house Of the John D. pond and
the railroad tracks. Altman was in
bathing with several others and in all
proba bility was seized with a cramp for
he sank suddenly and went down be-
fore assistance could arrive AS soon
as the drowning occurred a search was
made for the body, and after some time
1t was found and take out upon the
bank Medical Examiner Axtelle was
sent for and after viewing the remains
ordered the body removed to the home
Altman Lad been in the water only
short time when he was drowned
The drowned man was an eccentric
fellow unfortunate, but harmless.
Nearly every one who has lived in the
town any length of time knew him.
His paculiarities made him the butt of
many a joke on the part of the young
sters, but he was never known TO harm
any one He had always lived on the
eastern part of the city
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
HARTFORD NAVAL MILITIA

Training for the Labor Day Race.
Hartford, Aug. 9.-The Second divi-
sion naval militia now numbers eighty
one men. The racing crew is in train
ing for the contest on Labor day. when
there is to be a race of 12-oared cutters
from each of the three divisions, Hart
ford, New Haven and Bridgeport. The
course will probably be from the boat
hous at the dyke to the temporary
bridge and return.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Electrician Martin Arrested for the Of
tense Yesterday.


! tense Yesterday.
| James Fl. Martin, who lives with his
wife and family at 66 Arch street, and
who is employed by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford road as an cleo
trician, was arrested yesterday morn
ing by Captain Cowles and Detective
Dunlap on a warrant charging him
forgery Martin was formerly employ
ed by the Elm City Brass company of
this city. Last January it is alleged he
was sent by the firm to Waterbury to
canvass for an electric medical appara-
tus which was manufactured by the
firm. 1t is alleged that after being in
Waterbury a few days he notified the
firm that he had secured three orders
for the apparatus, which was to cost
$3.50 to each customer. On the strength
Of his getting the three orders It. W.
Corbett of the brass company it is al
legged, sent him $50. Martin sent back,
it is alleged, three orders for the APP
paratus purporting to be signed by w.
H. Hinckley, a waterbury physician;
Or. Axtelle, and one other physician of
that city.
In accordance with the orders the APP
paratus was shipped to the three Wa
terbury physicians who in turn sent
word that they had never ordered the
apparatus, although they had seen the
agent,
The order of Hinckley was dated
January 81, and it was on this order,
which it is claimed was a forgery that
the warrant was issued on which Mar
tin was arrested yesterday morning.
Two other counts of forgery will be
brought against Martin in the other
cases, it is said.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
TO-NIGHTs BICYCLE RACES.
Fastest Riders in the Country to Com
pete Tonight.

pete Tonight.
Major Taylor will arrive in town this
morning, coming from Hartford, where
he rode last night. He will ride in the
races at the Coliseum tonight.
Earl Kiser is in town working out
at the track. Kiser is at present ahead
in the professional championship table.
He Is the probable national champion
this year. Jimmy Bowler Of Chicago
sent In his entry yesterday morning. He
will ride in both professional races.
Some Of the principal entries in the
championship events are Earl kiser OF
Dayton, O., Major Taylor of Worces-
ter, Mass; H. B. freeman OF Portland
Ore Harry Downing of San Jose, Cal;
Johnny Fisher of Chicago, Frank Kra-
mer of East Orange, N. j.; George ii.
Collett of New Haven, Conn; Bobby
Walthour of Atlanta, Ca; AL. New
house of Buffalo, N. Y; Jimmy Bowler
of Chicago, j. p. Jacobson or New f1a-
ven, Conn; Tom Butler of Cambridge
port, Mass; l.. Lipperson of Asbury
Park, N j.; Fred Titus of New York
Getty, ant twenty Others.
All the prominent amateurs or the
country are here, among them being f.
j. Caldwell of Hartford, Conn. Lester
Wilson of Pittsburg, Sam Wheeler OF
Danbury, Conn; Ped Hickman of New
Haven. Conn; Jimmy Hunter of New
ark, NJ j.; w. A. LaDue of Cold
Springs, NJ Y; B. c. Thayer of New
Britain, Conn, and others.
Tuesday night, August IA, there Will
be a two mile motor race and 15-mile
motor paced race between Jimmy Hun
ter of Newark and r. M. Alexander, the
paced champion of Connecticut, since
George H. Collett has joined the profess
sional ranks, will ride a motor-paced
race.
The Fitzsimmons and Rubin fight
will be announced by rounds at the
Coliseum tonight between the races.
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DROPPED DEAD.
After Crossing Funeral Path.

AIItF OTUSSIlIS UHtTHI PUtH.
Winsted, Aug 9.-They believe here,
that despite the scoffers, there is some
thing in the warning that cautions per-
sons from crossing the path of funer-
al.
Mrs. Edward Fritz, apparently In as
good health as ever in her life. crossed
the line of Mrs. Batcheller's funeral. AS
they passed through Mrs. Fritz was
overheard saying to her husband: I'm
glad we don't need the hearse."
Five minutes later she died suddenly
in chair at Barrenther's restaurant
where they went to eat luncheon.
Mrs Fritz was forty-three years old
and leaves eight children.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
REAL ESTATE RECORD.

Deeds Filed in the Town Clerks Office
Yesterday.
The following deeds were filed for rec.
ord in the town clerks office yesterday:
Quit claim deeds-Henry G. Bringga-
man to Oliver S. White, "a feet on Nun.
son street; Oliver S. White to Lizzie N
Bringgaman "a feet on Munson street;
Cornelius Fitzpatrick to Mary J. Fitz-
patrick, 80 feet on Main street; Fair
field County Savings bank to Emily c.
Chapel and Houston streets; Samuel r
Blatchley to Mary McDermott, % feet
on Haven street; George D. Watrous,
IT,, to George Fl. Taylor, ct. al, "a feet
on Main street.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
INTERNATIONAL SILVER co.
Auditor Thomas Declares That the
Dissatisfaction is Not at All Import

Auditor Thomas Declares That the
ant
The New York Herald yesterday
morning says: Certain of the stock
holders of the International Silver COM
pany the consolidation of various sill
yer goods manufa curing concerns in
corporated in November, 1898, are eX-
pressing dissatisfaction because of the
company's dividend policy They are
complaining that it is applying all its
spare funds to eXtinguish its floating
debt, which is reckoned at 100000 at
present and said to pay 5 per cent. in
terest, instead of paying them out in
dividends on the preferred stock.
This company has about $4,000, 900
of common and $6.000000 of preferred 7
per cent cumulative stock outstanding,
as we'll as a bonded debt of So, 900, 600,
paying s per cent. interest The total
amount of stock authorized is $11, 00o-
600 of common and s9,000,000 Of prefer
red. The concern passed the regular
quarterly dividend on the preferred
stock last June In a spirit of conserva-
tism, and the stock dropped 10 points in
the outside market.
Some of the Stockholders desire to
put some one else In the place of Sam
uel Dcdd of Meriden, the president Or
lando F. Thomas Of the brokerage firm
of Thomas & Post, is auditor of the
He denied yesterday that
there was any considerable dissatis-
faction with Mr.. Dodd's administration,
and said that he did not think five
could be found who would
vote against him. The company he
said. prefers to act conservatively and
pay off the floating debt before paving
dividends. The man who objects TO
that apparently knows nothing of this
or any other business
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
ROYAL ARC'ANIrM

Mattatuck council, r. A.. was honored
Wednesday evening by surprise visit
from Elmer s. Wade of Live Oak coun-
cil New Haven. who was present in
his official capacity as committee on
finance for the grand council for the
state of Connecticut. An address made
by him was one of the most entertain
Ing and instructive the council ever lis
tended to- Mr.. Wade at the earnest So
licitation of the members promised an
other visit to the council in the near
future terbury American.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10

SOCIALIST MEETING MONDAY.
An Omen Air Gathering on the Gree,

An Open Air Gathering on the Green.
Ernest A. Datley, organized of the
socialist labor party, has notified Su-
perintendent Wrinn of the police de-
partment that the local socialist labor
party will hold an open air mass meet
ing on the green next Monday evening.
The socialists wanted to hold an open
air meeting on Grand avenue at the
corner of Jefferson street, but the SUI
perintendent told the representative Of
the socialists who called upon him that
he did not feel that he could Sign per-
init TO talk politics to street meet
ing on Sunday
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
IN BOILING HOT WEATHER
He Still Wears Winter Overcoat

"
Stonington, Aug. "a native Of the
Western Islands who resides in the bor-
ough appears to be totally oblivious to
the influence of heat. as during the
days when the mercury has indicated a
temperature ranging from so to 80 de-
grees in the shade he has perambulated
the streets wearing a thick winter over
coat buttoned up to the chin. At the
noon hour he takes a walk in which he
covers nearly two miles to carry dinner
to a member of his family who is en-
ployed in the Bay View district.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
EIOPFRS BOUND OVER.

New Britain, Aug 9.-Heinrich Fen
ger, who eloped with Mrs Gustav
Praesser was tried in Torrlngton yes
terday on the charge of adultery, the
agreement being that the finding should
apply to the woman also.
Probable cause was found and both
were bound over for trial In the SUI
perior court. Praesser will bring suit
against Fenger for damages.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10
COLONEL SCHULTZ OF THE FIRST
To Insnact Camn SUNDAY

Y.
Hartford, Aug. 9.-CoIoneI Schulze of
the First regiment will go to Mantle
on Sunday morning to inspect the
camp and make such observations as
may be necessary to incorporate in his
special order, which will be issued soon
for the officers and men of the regiment
when they go into camp. He will be
accompanied by Captain johnson, Ad-
jutant and Captain Moseley, T. s. A. p,
of the regiment.
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ENDED YESTERDAY.


Hartford Brewery Strike.
Hartford, Aug 9.-The strike at the
Aetna Brewing company has been set
tied after several conferences. The men
claim it is a victory for the company
agrees to discharge any foreman who
does not treat the men properly. The
men returned to work to-day.
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CAUGHT BIG SNAPPER.
Weighed FortN- FOur Phur dis.

WtIgHEU UTIN-T us.
Essex, Aug. 9.-EdWard DOwner of
Centerbrook. while fishing in the pond
near his house yesterday caught a snap
ping turtle that weighed forty-four and
three-quarters pounds. This Is the
largest snapper ever caught here. It's
head alone weighs four pounds
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-10

The state convention of the French
Canadian societies will be held at Put
nam September 1921 1900
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Tom Corwin's Ready wit.

Governor John Brough was once
matched against Corwin and in his
speech said:
Gentlemen, my hOnored opponent
himself, while he breaches advocacy
of home industry, has a carriage at
home which he got i'll England: had it
shipped across the water to him. How
is that for supporting home industry
and labor"
When Corwin came to the stand. he
made great show of embarrassment.
He stammered and began slowly:
We'll, gentlemen, you have heard
what my friend Mr.. Brough has to say
about my carriage. l plead guilty to
the charge, and L have only two things
to say In my defense. The first is that
the carriage came to me from an Eng
lish ancestor as an heirloom. and had
to take il. Again. I have not used it
for seven years, and it has been stand
ing in my back yard all that time, and
the chickens have converted il into
roost. Now, gentlemen" with a steady
look at Brough, L have nothing fur
Their to say in my defense but 1 would
like to know how Brough knows any
thing about my carriage if he has not
been visiting my henroost"' - Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Nassau.s Big Tree.

In Nassau, the capital city of the Ba-
hama islands, they say the tree in the
public square"-not the trees. Now
the public square of Nassau is quite as
large as that of most cities of the size.
but there is only one tree in it, and
that tree literally fills the square and
spreads its shade over all the public
buildings in the neighborhood. For it
Is the largest tree in the world at its
base, although it is hardly taller than
three story house. 1t is variously
known as a ceiba or a silk cotton tree,
but the people of the low islands of the
West Indies call IL the hurricane tree;
for no matter how hard the wind
blows it cannot disturb the mighty,
buttressed trunk of the ceiba.
Its trunk throws out great curving,
windlike braces, some of them 20 feet
wide and nearly as high. These extend
into the ground on all sides and brace
the tree against all attack, while the
great branches spread a thick shade
midsummer, hundreds, even thousands,
OF people may gather in the cool of its
shadow. No one knows how old the
great tree is, but it must have been
growing hundreds, if not thousands, of
years. A very old picture in the library
at Nassau shows the tree as big as it
is at present and even the oldest negro
in the island cannot remember when it
was bit smaller.-Washingto Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
CHIMNEY FIRES.
Why salt IL Commonly Used TO Put
Them Out.

In accounts of chimney fires il is
common To read that the fire was ex-
tinguished by throwing salt down the
chimney. Salt is used because there
is liberated from it when it comes into
contact with the fire gas that within
an inclosed space like a chimney is
very effective in extinguishing fire.
The primary purpose ia throwing salt
or anything else down a burning Chin
ney is to dislOdge the burning SCOT,
chimney fires being caused by the igni-
ton of the SCOT clinging to the inside
of the chimney. Salt is used for this
purpose not alone because of its pecul-
lar effectiveness, but also because it is
something available for the purpose
that can commonly be found at hand
in a house. 1t is thrown down the
chimney in such a manner that it will
rattle down the sides and by its weight
knock down the SCOT and sparks cling
ing to the chimney's insides.
A bucket of sand has been put to the
same use with good effect. and some
times a scuttle of coal has been poured
down the chimney, the coal bounding
about from side to side as 1t dropped
and so doing its work effectively.
Sometimes a brick is taken from the
chimney itself and, tied TO a clothes
line, is hauled up and down the Chin
ney, with the same result. At the
hearth below or at the bottom of the
chimney wherever the sparks may fall
there is stationed amar with pail of
water to put out whatever fire may
drop. Water is not played on a chin
ney fire from a hose because it is not
necessary, and the water would do
more damage than the fire.
The damage caused by fire in 4
chimney when it is confined there is
nothing or next to nothing. Left alone,
however, a chimney fire might work its
way into a building and so prove de-
structive. and therefore slight as they
may be in themselves or as they might
be in their consequences chimney fires
are always put out and commonly in
the manner Observation-Disclosures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
A Mile n Minute Down the Aims

The spot in the Swiss Alps that at
tracts the winter sp0rtsmen of Europe
is the Cresta run, at st. MoritZ. which
is just one mile in length. The tobog-
gaming season here begins about the
middle Of November, when the first
snow falls. The condition of the run
is not left to chance. but the slide is
prepared under the direction of a com
mittee. Swiss tobOggans i'll contrast to
the Canadian ones, made entirely OF
wood, are raised on runners shod with
iron or steel. The expert rider lies
prone upon the tobOggan. head fore
most, both hands grasping the frame
work at the sides and both feet EN-
pfoyed in steering. Iron spikes are Sc
cured to the toes of the boots, and by
trailing one or the other foot along
the ground the big sled may be guided.
But as this fashion of steering tends
to diminish the speed the most skilled
riders use the feet as little as possible
and depend upon shifting the position.
Though the Cresta run is Il mile in
length, the whole distance may be coy
cred in 40 seconds. At the steepest
point 4 mile 4 minute is made.