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ToBE GIVEN TONIGHT
The Investigation in Church and East
 Chapel Street Paving Matters.

| The investigation in Church and EaSt l Chapel Street Paving Matters.
 Two committee hearings will be held
 in the city hall tonight. A special
 committee will give d hearing on the
 resolution for an investigation of the
 substitution of Syracuse brick for Cat 1 skill brick for the Church street paw | ing and also into the award of the con-
 tract for the paving of Grand avenue, between Mill and Quinnipiac streets. | The mayor, the director of public works. l the city engineer and contractors have | been subpoenaed to appear before the committee, and a most interesting meet ing, which may throw much light on certain paving matters, is expected. The mayor has sent to the common council a request for permission to sub stitute Syracuse brick at ninety-two and half cents per yard for Catskill
 brick at eighty-seven cents per yard for the paving of Church street be- tween Elm and Chapel. The Catskill brick had been already ordered for the pavement and delivered on the street, but was removed by the director at the request or the mayor.
 Alderman Atwater appeared before the board of finance yesterday after noon. and asked that the board appro- priate a sum sufficient to hire a stenog- rapher to take notes of the testimony to be offered tonight. Mayor Driscoll strongly opposed the hiring of a stem ographer. He said that he would make a plain statement of the facts about the Church street pavement and that no stenographer was needed. The finance board voted, however, to allow req sonable amount for the compensation of a stenographer to take notes at the meeting.
 The committee on legislation will meet tonight in the city hall and will give a public hearing on the resolution of ex- aldermen Henry Donovan of the Ninth ward proposing legislation to be secur- ed for the following purposes. To etrike out of the general railroad law the pro- vision that the taxes paid by street railway companies to the state be in lieu of all other taxes; providing that closed cars be equipped with vestibuleH; providing that open cars be equipped with folding running boards and guard rails; providing for an annual license fee of $100 for each street railway pas senger car and of $50 for each freight car; compelling street railway compa- nies to light the streets through which they pass.
 The committee will also hold hear ing on the petition of Anthony Carroll to secure legislation providing for the purchase by the city of the New Haven Water companys plant, assets and franchises.
 The committee on retrenchment and reform was to have held hearing last night on the resolution for an ordinance to prevent contractors from maintain ing, over Sundays, outhouses in streets where pavements are being laid or oth- CT Improvements made. A quorum of the committee was not present and the meeting was therefore adjourned.
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 AFTER HEAVYWEIGHT YEARS

Of Business Life on Chapel and State
 Streets.
 An old Chapel street firm, that of Paul Well & Son, have sold their business, Samuel Bush, for twelve years an em- ploye of the house, being the purchaser. The retirement of MT. Veil closes a business career of thirty-eight years in this city, twenty-five of which saw him as an everyday visitor at his Chapel street store He conducted business for years on State street, near Court street. For the past six years the business of Paul Veil 6 Son has been in charge of Milton Well. He retires with his fath- CT from the active management of the house. Paul Veil is now nearly seven ty years of age and for quarter of a century he has been one Of the best known business men on Chapel street He is still an active, we'll preserved man. halo and genial as ever. His long continued career places him as one of the oldest and best known men in Con- neCticut In his line of husiress
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USEFULNESS OF DRAGON FLIES.
They Are Bred and Raised to EXtermt-
 

They Are Bred and Raised to EXtermi-
 nate Mosquitoes.
 Experiments are to be made within the next month in New Jersey and In one or two other places to see if the turning loose of dragon flies, or devils alarming needles as the children name them, will not redeem some sections of the country from the pest of nlosqui- toes that makes them uninhabitable during certain seasons. The darning needles are bred in slowly running wa ter. They will not mature under the stagnant conditions which make mo- squitoes thrive. It is necessary to keep all fish and frogs out of the nursery of the dragon flies, because nearly all kinds of fish, and certainly all frogs consider the hatching insects a delica- cy. The dragon flies themselves in the larve state are fed on cut-up fresh fish, If they don't get plenty of this food they turn cannibal and eat one anoth- CT up. When the time is ripe they are transplanted to the mosquito water stretches and then turned loose.
 c. H. Murry of the United States fish commission, is authority for the state
 
 baby trout when they come to the sur face. It is also held by many scientists that the mosquito may. carry diseased germ from one person to another by means of it's cutting and bloodsucking instrument. It is hinted that the spread of disease in this manner is more prevalent than people believe, and thus another reason has evolved for the forming of dragon fly army, The hammer-head dragon fly, which may be known at once by a glance at the shape of it's head, is said to be the most vora- cious of its kind One of these crea- lures was injured accidentally by an ex- perimenter who had knocked off with a blow at least seven segments of the in- sect's body.
 To test it's life tenacity and it's appe- tite as we'll the seven segments were fed, one after the other to the injured insect. It ate them readily and with apparent relish. If the people living near mosquito pools have not had the forethought to lay in supply of em- bryo dragon flies, let them sprinkle this spring a little crude petroleum over the surface of the infested water, and the result will be the dying of all the mo- squito wigglers that lie in the depths | This means is inexpensive and certain, though far less interesting than the un- | of a few battalions of alarming needles to overwhelm and devour the | stinging swarms.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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main in complete ignorance of all that concerns outlying provinces and colo nies we do not need to be reminded The things English statesmen do not know about Ireland would still fill vol umes. Nor IS there anything so pro- ductive of indifference, and so preserva- tive of ignorance, as dominating idea. Whatever feeds and fosters the idea is indeed hastily devoured and quickly as- simulated, hut everything which ques- tions the idea, which seems to challenge it's right to go forward, is scornfully re- jected without examination. We saw this frame of mind plentifully llustra- ted during our late Home Rule cOntro- versv
 It is not, therefore, surprising to find that the statesmen who surround the Czar know nothing about Finnish his tory, and are irritated and puzzled when they hear talk of constitutions and fundamental laws. Constitution has never been a well sounding word III the ears of Russian officialisrn. It is a old joke how "Combe on the Constitu- ton of Man" never succeeded in getting into St. Petersburg.
  and disheartening one. it would be amusing to comment on the total ina bility of the Bobrikoffs and Kuropot- kins to understand the Finnish case. These gallant warriors have never learned the alphabet of constitutional ism, and they can make nothing of it whatever. Autocracy they know; it is power unlimited. How is it possible, they ask, that what is unlimited in mighty Russia can be restricted in tiny Finland? A constitution is but a ukase can undo A fundamental law is more than these gentlemen can digest. The works of Bryce and Dicey are not upon their shelves. What they want is to increase the Russian army with Fin niSh conscripts, and so break down the rules that hitherto have preserved the national aspect of the Finnish army. To make the young Finnish soldier a Russian soldier, and to have thirty-six per thousand of the Finnish population under arms instead of only nine per thousand is what they want for their imperial master and when they are told that by a fundamental law of Fin land the Czar of all the Russas cannot have what he wants for his own army without the consent of the Four Es- tates of Finland they are like to die of apoplexy. It Is as if a mastheaded mid Shipman had demanded his writ of ha- beas corpus from Commander Trunni- on.-Augustine Birrell in the Contempo- rary
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The Committee on IegfstatiDn,

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 There will be hearing by the com mittee on legislation at the City hall tonight at o'clock on some very in- portant matters that are of vital inter- est to the taxpayers and public at large and these proposed new laws and amendments to others will be acted upon
 Whereas in order to secure any leglS- lation it will be necessary to have that part of the general railroad law strick- en out which says that the tax paid the state shall be in lieu of all other taxes. As soon as that is done the legislature has power to place other obligations on the various trolley companies so that they will have to assume some of the burdens that are at present paid by the taxpaying public. Suitable laws should be passed to compel the trolley com panies to equip fthe closed cars with vestibules and the open cars with fold ing running boards and inside guard rails so that the public will be able to ride on the cars with some degree of safety and comfort. Every conductor and motorman should appear and urge the committee to report in favor of the same. have talked with a large mum Der, and they all speak in favor, but the impression is abroad that they will not dare to oppear before the commit tee and so speak. ,I
 Other proposed new laws are to com- pei the various trolley companies to pay an annual license fee of S100 for each passenger car and $50 for each freight car and to compel them to furnish all electricity for the lights on streets where the railroad company has it's tracks. By securing the passage of the above new laws the public will be re- lieved to this extent:
 First-It will be safe for the public to ride on both open and closed cars in all seasons of the weather.
 Second-The taxes all over the state will be lower. Every city, town and borough will be directly benefited by it and we will be enabled to get some return for the valuable franchises which we have so freely given the rail- roads.
 In conclusion I would respectfully urge that the public attend the hearing so as to impress upon the committee the necessity for favorable report. The committee recently appointed by Governor Lounsbury for the revision of the general statutes have had copies submitted to them, so all that is neces- sary to do is to instruct and pledge the candidates to senatorial and represen- tative lonors in every city, town and borough irrespective of party, as we must have united action to win.
 Another very important matter will be considered by the same committee, regarding proposed purchase of water works. Henry Donovan.
 1SS Hazel Street. New Haven Aug 31, 1900.
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STARlN'S New Haven Transportatior e /,
DAILY EXCEPT SATUKDAY.

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.
 Steamer JOHN H. STARGN, Captain Me Allister, leaves New Haven from StarIn a Pier; foot of Brown street, ut IO:15 b. In.- Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steames ERAsTUs CORNING, Captain Thompson. STARIN leaves New York from Pier ia North River. at p. m. Mondays, Wednes. days and Fridays; the ERASTUS CORNING Sundays, Tuesdays and. Thursdays. Fare rooms, $1.0C
 Tickets and stateroons for sale at ]. R. Judsons, S87 Chapel street; Peck X Bisb. the derot on arrival of Hartford trair ana from corner of Chapel and Church streets every huff hour, commencing ut S:30 D. m. lading to all points West, Sonth and South. west. c. H. FISHER Aganr
 Order your freight via Starin Line
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New Haven Steamboat Line
 FOR U NEW YORK, the South and Wast

"eeA Ddys' SIcamer Steamer
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 Boats arrive at and denart from Roi,a Dock, New Haven, and Pier 25 East River fo2t %, Q of Peck Slip New York. 1Ickets and all Information at the office or Bishop < Co.,, 703-5 Chapel street: or at Pursers Office on steamer at Belle Dock.
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HOW A HORSE KILLS A SNAKE.

As they were pushing out of jungle on foot one day, the colonel said: "Sa- manthy is a little too attentive, Ali; he shoves himself alongside of me, and when I remonstrate he backs little but keeps so close he almost treads on my heels."
 Well, father, I suppose he thinks nothing can so on without him. He's been in everything I ever did yet"
 As they came to narrow defile, with the branches of the trees festooned with moss and the ground tangled with vines and thick underbrush, Samanthy forgot his manners and crowded to the front. There was hardly room for two abreast. The colonel. peering into the thicket for birds. heard what he took to be the whirr of pheasants' wings, and he lifted his gun to take aim. The Kid, pressing on, saw with his keen eyes that it was nothing so harmless as the rising of a covey of birds. A huge rat tlesnake, overlooked by the colonel in his intense concentration on the thicket, lay coiled directly in front of him, the vicious mouth hissing, the eyes gleam- ing with fire. Ali was in agony He could not fire, for his father or the pony would have received the shot, as they were placed.
 But a more vigilant pair of eyes than even the Kids had discovered the rep tile. and with spring in front of the colonel, and with the incest exactitude, down came the pony with a buck jump, his hoofs close together on the head of the snake crushing in the deadly fangs, and flattening the skull into the soft soil!
 Still there was an ominous rattle of the tail, and the little nag gathered himself again, bowed his supple back, md drove his hoofs into the mottled skin of the deadly foe of mankind.-St Nicholas.
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AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA
Continued from First Page.) )


 mands of the United States This gov ernment might then consider the advis- ability of withdrawing troops from the capital, especially if this action would tend toward the paciication of China. The action of the Japanese in with drawing some troops has done much to clarify the situation. It now remains for Russia to take similar action as to the Russian forces at New Chwang, and from the private intima tions that have been conveyed to the state depart ment Russia has assured us that this occupation has been purely military and temporary It was necessary, it was represented, in view of the inter ruption of the Russian railroad in the upper peninsula to seize upon New Chwang to supply by sea the Russian forces to the northward, but within their own territory.
 The state department received a tele- gram from its special commissioner to investigate and report upon conditions in China, w. W. Rockhill. dated at Shanghai to-day saying that he was about to leave for Pekin. Short mes sages descriptive of the situations in Annoy and Shanghai were received from the consuls at those points, but being devoid of interest, were not published.
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secure the proper appreciation of seat ing space. There are further advanta- ges claimed for the omnibus from the passeng gers point of view, and one also from the point of view of the horses, which is that the new vehicle weighs only thirty-four hundredweight, against the forty hundredweight of the old style omnibus.-London Telegraph.
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RUSSTA'S INJUSTICE TO FINLAND.
Ignorance of the Czar's Advisers.

Ignorance of the Czar's Advisers.
 The case for Finland on paper Is IT, resistible; nor can I suppose 1t would ever have been challenged but for the fact that during the last decade or two there has appeared in Russia race of men so honestly dominated by the uni fication idea as to be wholly indifferent to, and consequently almost entirely ig- norant of, local traditions and history. How easy it is for politicians to re-
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woMEN's GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Southampton N. Y. Aug 2O-The great event today in the women's na- tional champion ship which is baing de- cided upon the links of the Shinnecock Hills Golf club, under the auspices of the Unietd States Golf association, was the contest between Miss Beatrix Hoyt and Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, the woman who put Miss Hoyt out last year In the wo- mems championship at Philadelphia This match carried the gallery of the day and it was close enough and suffi- clently interesting to warrant the at tention 1t received. The very fact of Mrs. Fox out-driving Miss Hoyt, from the first tee and winning the first hole in the bogey of four made the gallery feel that it was going to be a great exhibition of skill and such 1t proved from start to finish, first one leading and then the other, keeping the gallery keyed up to the highest state Of excite ment, which was worked up to fever heat by their breaking even at the sev- enteenth hole, 214 yards, which Mrs. Fox won in the bogey of three, leaving the match to be decided at the eight eenth green.
 The play for the last green was watched with intense interest and when Miss Hoyt won out in the bogey of four the joy of the gallery knew no bounds
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most superhuman effort Mccoy stood
 up after he had been counted out, but
 he was dazed and the referee had to push him towards his corner, where his seconds took Mccoy in hand. In- side of two minutes Mccoy walked out of the ring, closely surrounded by his handlers Meanwhile Corbatt's friends had jumped into the ring and showered congratulations upon him when he was the winner
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
Distina uished Opponents or Exercis

DistinR uished Opponents OF Exercise
a story Is going the rounds that when
william NJ. Evarts was asked the other
day to what he ascribed his long life
and excellent health, he replied:
II don't know, unless 1t Is because |
don't take any exercise"
Mr.. Evarts isn't the only public man
who has u theory that physical eXcr-
else. added to mental effort, Is II waste
of tissue which tends toward debility
and shortening of life, Joseph Cham.
berlain Is u conspicuous example. lie
spares himself all physical effort so fur
as he can. He will not walk up a sin.
gle flight of stairs IL he can help 1t.
Senator Hanna Is, perhaps, the most
notable exponent of this practice In
Washington. Vigorous as he Is in
speech ana In mental effort, the Senator
il seldom seen save In an attitude
which suggests physical repOse. The
president walks daily. He feels badly
without his constitutional. Nobody
can remember to have seen Senator
Hanna accompanying the president on
u walk in the three years ut Washing.
ton.-St. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.