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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
Death Ofn Neritien ssau.

Meriden, April 22.-Eli I. Merriman,
for many years secretary and treasurer
of the Meriden Malleable Iron company.
died at his home to-day after a two
years illness with congestion of the
brain. He leaves a widow and one
daughter. He was sixty three years of
age.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23

London, April 22.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in
despatch dated Sunday says: "All
the troops are being rapidly equipped
with boots clothing and other accoutre-
mente. Lord Kitchener is making va
rious disciplinary changes. The weather
remains fine
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
HARD FIGHTING IN PROGRESS
GEN. ERA 4B1NT 1TTACKS BOERS
SOUTH OF WEPENER.
Burghers Pour 800 Shells Into the
Town hut Col. DaIgety Reported "all
We'll" MISUNDERSTANDING Continues
ut De Vets DOrp and 1t IL Thought
Decisive Battle Has Occurred

Maseru Basutoland, Sunday, April
22.-General Brabant's advanced guard
reached Boesman's Kop last evening
The Beers held a strong position there
with two guns. The engagement open
ed at sunrise, with heavy rifle fire.
AT 6:30 a. m. cannonading began and
continued for several hours. General
Brabant's forces are on the plain and
have fairly open country all the way to
Wepener Evidently the Beers re-at-
tackled Colonel Dalgety to-day. Col
onel Dagety heliographs "All we'll
Beers fired 300 shells yesterday without
doing much damage
Maseru, Basutoland, Saturday, April
N.-Four Boer guns have been hard at
work all day on Colonel Dalgety's po-
sition. The British guns have replied
at intervals. The Beers are divided in
to three divisions, two being in posi-
tions to repel the relief columns, the
distant roar of whose artillery is au
dible. General Brabant's relief force is
reported to be to-day in the neghbor-
hood of Boesmans Kop, twenty miles
from Wepener. The Basutos are post
ed on the border for defensive pur-
poses. They are behaving in orderly
fashion, but are showing the most in
tense interest in the outcome Of the de-
velopments of the next twenty-four
hours.
London, April ga dispatch to the
Times from Jammersberg, near Wep-
ener dated Saturday, says: 1.-THE Beers
are displaying renewed activity Five
guns were used freely to-day from
four new positions against us. Rifle
firing from the south and west was
heavy and continuous. Officers and
men are on duty day and night in the
trenches, and the heavy rains of late
have made their task a great feat of
endurance and pluck.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
DED1cArED BY BIsHor TIEnsEY.
Recently Completed Church OF the As.
sumption at WestpOrt.

sumption Mt WestpOrt.
Westport, April 22.-The recently COM
pleted Church of the Assumption was
dedicated to-day with impressive cere-
monies by Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney In
the presence of a large compensation.
The early morning mass was celebrated
in the old church and at 1920 a. m.
high mass was celebrated in the new
church, which marked its formal OPEN
ing. Rev. J. H. Carroll Of Wallingford,
former pastor, celebrated the mass,
and Rev. William Maher, D. D., pastor
of st. Joseph's church, South Norwalk,
preacehd the dedicatory sermon The
pastor of the church is Rev. Thomas
H. Stanley, d. D., who succeeded the
late Rev. J. P. Ryle, who died about a
month ago. The new church is of buff
brick with granite trimmings and 1t oc-
cupies commanding site in Riverside
avenue. 1t cost upwards of $4,000 A
number of out of town clergy assisted in .
the services.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
TURKEY DECIDES TO PAY
REPLY NADETO THE DEM 4NDS OF
UNITED STATES.
VIII Compensate American Missions
aries Under the Same Conditions as in
the Cases of Other Foreign Powers
Great Interest In Political Circles Over
the Attitude of This Country.

Constantinople, April 22.-The porte
has replied to the American demands,
stating that Turkey will compensate
American missionaries under the same
conditions as in the case of other for
eign subjects. There is the greatest in
terest in political circles regarding the
attitude Of the United States in the i'll
demnity claim, and it is believed thar
the powers having similar claims win
support American action.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
GEN. wAEREN AT DURHAM.


Durham, Saturday, April 21.-General
Sir Charles Warren arrived here to-day
en- route for East London, Cape Colony.
1t is believed that he is going to the
Orange Free State to assume an impor-
tant civil post
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
Connecticut River High.

Bradbury, VT, April 22.-The Connec-
ticut river is the highest for years and
still rising, portions of the track of
the Boston and Main railroad. between
here and Wells river, are under water
A warm rain is falling Tonight,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23

Yokohama, April 23-Emperor Mutsu-
Hito will leave on Thursday to review
the combined japanese squadrons at
Kobe. The bubonic plague continues at
Osaka, Island of Hondo.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
Rum Into By Bicyclts..

Willimantic, April 22.-Peter Stone,
aged seventy-two, who rsesides at As
Center street, is in precarious condi-
tion tonight from being run into to-
day by a bicyclist named Wolcott.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23

Constantinople, April 23.-An imperial
trade has been issued ordering the porte
to formulate proposals regarding the
customs duties as suggested in the col
lective note of the ambassadors present
ed on April 5.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-24

long as 1t ran smoothly, while had
too much conf enee in him to question
the accuracy Of his statements. ! only
realized that he was writing great
accountable greatest he had ever writ
ten. BE seemed inspired with the very
inneEnost thoughts Of The murder. and
under his touch every trivial incident
came out with distinctness and co
herence that; made the cause and meth
Cd oS the crime perfectly plain.
seFifst he described the scene. with
/ accuracy and detail that would have
been impossible for, one who had mol
studied 1t closely. The selection of the
/ spot was explained ~ the fact that the
bright electric Hight streaming through
the windows OF the engine house made
Il impossible for the passerpy 70 zee
| into the shadows. Thus, while tmpen.
I etrable darkness screened the ASSASSIN,
the rattle and roar OF the macR ihery
near by drowned all sounds 6fsthe
struggle Of the falling body, Il
/ THE blow on the. head, .he, demon
strated. must have been from q stick,
while the wound through the heart
could only havehbeen made by one Of
those long, fine bladed stilettos Of Ital
ian make. thermore. Sthe fact that ,h1af
this peculiar weapon was driven home
with firm hand after the victim had
been stunned BY a blow on the head
indicated editated and deliberate
murder, while the theory of robbery
was disproved by the fact that the
mars valuables had been untouched.
The only reliable theory, therefore,
was that the motive OF the murderer
was revenge. Il IN n lslsse el,5I paH
T "A more mastery analysis Of q case
] never read but here he branched Of
into what at first supposed to be
purely Imaginary speculations as to
/ the wrong which had led the murderer
to seek the Life Of the unknown man,
These seemed purposely vague at first,
but gathered il strength and certainty
until concluded that he must have
some good Foundation for them. Start
ing with hypotheses, be soon began to
state them as facts. He described how
the dead man, a once trusted friend,
F7had entered the home OF another, how
by subtle wiles and deceit he hadistolen
the love of his Wife;then followed an
elopemept and the breaking up Of that
once happy home, s
''He told with the bitterness Of truth
how the scoundrel had deserted the
erring woman and left her to- perish
alone; how the idea Of revenge had
filed the mind Of the wronged hus-
band; how, himself unseen, he had
followed every movement Of the In
tended victim for months and carefully
plotted his destruction; how he. had de-
coyed the doomed man to the town and
to the very spot where the murder was
committed, and how he had destroyed
the only clews a couple Of letters In
the pockets Of: the dead man-and final.
" made his own escape, the secret safe
in his own heart alone.
4 sAs II read this remarkable tale
through the conviction forced itself up
on me that this was the absolute truth
If the writer himself had committed
the deed, he could not have described it
more graphically. Suddenly the thought
flashed over me, Could he describe such
crime thus without having In fact
committed il?
IContinued on page 81
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-24

..skf sla-A,
s,or sgho had i,,st arrlpe..ls and e. .faar
40 az k, 4 10 had M friends or ac.
o 81 in tl,a town. n was. NOT .
eeso ~ rohharv for III III his monav and
raI,,ah lea wpra Ieff ~ his bofiiv1s Therret
pas aIsgbf cont,lsionr, ~, the hack of
az haod on. ] Issr1,il ialiEo hole
s ~, t,,a mans, heast II xsas pe;y,.
ri .suI,,1 strange fhaf s,,ch = crime could
nave been eomumitted II pS,bIic thor thor
onobfara while there was albsolufeiv
noSsslayv t,tla .s,r g.. his T,ot31a
.sF3y,4 tl,asa "A ii,ic,,lfipss were or,lv s,,ch
a.. 90, z,,o,,ld, erd,nar,lv mt .Iopear an ria
n,ettie "a 4 dId not doubt that he
wo5,rld have d eood account .c Ia x os til, az
fair was therefore somesySS5I Ia air.
nriaadl yvhEan M came sreaIllSine &, about
oscloc,r. 4. ~. erenina, 3, what his
cssionmonf was he loolyed worn and
bagrard INT denied thaf he was vas ill Go
,gaJa him fhe ni,iF1s Afser fotS. He vent
o,,t withorit- 4 word. : ~ si'eff
II aid 'noTS;s,;es,sss linn aeaIf, stfiat even.
inc. Ahos,t. midnight L :be0ansto won.
der why / had not heard from him. but
only speculated on the possibility az
soTetssinp heyirssesi fh.aCn3pened to him. for
fhe, idea thar he could possibly fan
never occurred to me. Finally, after
/ an honr had zone by. telepBoned -
The notice station, Word came back
that there were no new deyelopments
in the case and that Jones bad not
been there. sending two men out to
hunt him up. /. set 10 work myself to-
, make a story OF the murder from the
afternoon papers. Just then Jones
{ came ia. ais step was unsteady ana
his face flushed. he had evidently
been drinking heavily, something II
never knew hifn, to do before, sbut be,
was not drunk: rather lie seemed at
high nervous tension, although out
wantiiy ascaim as ever. 7a8 u
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-24
ATHSONG.

When We boated, you and ].
ewaying willows kissed the ge-eaus
Was 1T Yes, twas last Julyi
Little cloudlets faxed the ssky,
Dust to make. it blueF beam.
When We boated, you and !.
Once again the, hlies shy,
Blow. All, did they sair@ seenne
Was ita Yes. twas last Julyi
Far nom you The days dragged hys
WintYy hours without . gAeezn-
since ~ boateds yoU and II
Won were cruel then, Your eye =
Gsyiy Knocked my hope snps6m&
Was ST Yea stWas iist Juays
6till ] love yon. Do you sigha +
Sweetheart, make Il true my dIeezA
While we're boating, you,aDd =
n Say yen love rne-this July lH ~ si.rss
.-Gamuel MintuSn PECK IN HaTpe5'e Baxag.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-11-24
HIS DE'A4 TH &:
WARRA Mt.
A Story ~ q Newspaper
RepoRaeT; .... &; s,

"It was in the north some years ago,
remarked the city, editor. I'VE had q
man on. the paper who was simply q
crank on honlicides, and he was more
than mere reporter, for he had de:
tectfye talent Of the highest order. He
didn't care much for the common
crimes burglaries, larcenies and such
| but give him good, mysterious MUIR
der and be, was splendid. Not only did
he have the, history of all the, famous
murderers at his fingers ends, but he
delighted in ferreting out the most
mysterious crimes that came within
our province. In every case except the
zone am telling about and there were
La good many crimes IN that toWn--he
traced out the murderer before the de-
teetives even dreamed Of his identity. 4
T. 81 have since thought the secret Of
his success was that he put himself
mentally in the place Of the murderer
and reasoned it out from motives .rathr
err than from the 'clews' Of the ordinary
detective. ef &
p 4 !. j x - t..
There is seldom much method in
murder be once said to me when In a
rarely communicative mood. Most
men would commit it in about the
same way under the same circum-
stances. It isaonly when a murderer
goes about it Systematically, as do the
thugs of India, that a murder becomes
truly mysterious
81 once asked him why he did not be-
come a regular detective
81 was born and bred journalist
he said. and the habit is too strong to
break IS
"Fhat was literally true in his case
/ Otherwise I might not have to tell this
story.
I Zone morning the body Of fine
looking man was found in an alley adj
joining the electric light works In the
very heart Of the town The afternoon
papers had a chance at it, but didn't
make much out Of it, SO at once as
signed it to Jones, as we will call him.
Although he did not show up at the
usual hour, had no doubt he was al
ready at work on it, as twas as mys-
terious case as even be could desire.
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20
CONFERENCE OF PROM
INENT REPUBLICANS

Cleveland, Ohio, July 13.-An impor
tant political conference, attended by
II number of prominent Republican
leaders, was held at Senator Hanna :
office here to-day. The meeting was
called by Mr.. Hanna TO discuss and
decide upon the personnel OF the new
executive committee and to name Il
secretary of the national committee to
succeed General Charles +. Dick.
Among those present mt the confer
ence were Chairman Hanna, Cornc-
Illus n. Bliss, Perry S. Heath, Charles
Il. Dick. Henry c. Payne. Charles G.
Dawes, Myron 7. Ierrick. II. c. ker-
ems, Graeme Stewart, n. Il. Scott Ilai+
ry s. New and Frederick Gibbs.
At noon Senator Hanna announced
that the following named had beer
chosen as members of the national eN
ecutive committee: Graeme Stewart OF
Illinois, Henry C. Payne of Wiscon
sin, Richard G. Ecrens of Missouri, j.
IL. Manley of Maine. \. Il. Scott of
West Virginia, Ferd $. Gibbs of New
York. Franklin Murphy of New Jer-
sey. Myron Il. Hcrrick of Ohio, Harry
S. New of Indiana. Chairman. NJ. a.
Hanna; secretary, Perry 5. lleath;
treasurer, Cornelius n. Bliss.
The committee late this afternoon re
mel NJ. I. Herricll of this city to fill
the vacancy on the national committee
caused by the resignation of George
b. Cox OF Cincinnati.
The committee late this afternoon re
newed the lease for the rooms occupied
as headquarters in the Metropolitan
Life Insurance building in New York.
Messrs. Payne and Stewart We're in
structed to look over the ground in
Chicago with a view TO securing To-
cation for the national committee in
that city. 1t is expected the Chicago
headquarters will be opened during
the coming month.
The committee, after considerable
discussion decided TO maintain no Spe-
cial bureaus during the coming cam
paign. In 1896 n number of these, in
Guiding negro. German and woman's
bureaus, We're operated as auNiliaries
in the national headquarters. This
work will be assumed now by the
officers of the several committees.
General Charles Il. Dicks resignation
rs secretary of the national Republi-
can committee was received and ac-
cepted. Messrs. Hanna, Heath and
Payne We're named as n committee TO
draft resolutions concerning the resig
nation of General Dick. Mr.. Hanna
stated that the personnel of an ad
visory committee was under consdera.
ton but that it would not be an
nounced for ten days or two weeks
1t was also said that all of the mem
bers of the old national committee of
1896 requested President Mckinley to
consent TO the resignation of Mr.. Heath
as first assistant postmaster general
in order that he might become sccre-
tary of the national committee. The
president. it was added, strongly de
INJURED to this proposition until yestcr
day. when he finally gave his consent.
Mr. Heath will tender his resignation
then to the president in about n week
mr. ten 1oVS
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20
FATE OF FOREIGNERS in
PEKIN STILL in DOUBT

hunt down n large body of insurgents
which We're believed to be somewhere
in the vicinity of BadOc. AT daylight
on the 25th instant they met their
quarry and another sharp engagement
took place. The bolomen are said to
have fought with great ferocity, and
the troopers We're obliged to put aside
their carbines and close in with their
revolvers in the hand-to-hand fighting.
In this fight 12O insurgents were killed
outright and five captured with rifles
and horses. Captain Dodd's only cas-
ualty was spear wound suffered by
Sergeant Coppecll in the lighting at
close quarters. This engagement, says
the report, practically squelched an at
tempted uprising in Iloco Norte. and
the next day the Filipinos We're again
at work in the fields. Captain Dodd's
command arrived back, ut Nigan on
May 3rd, having covered Il distance OF
49, miles.
Captain Dodd highly commends the
conduct during his expedition of Lieu
tenants Chitty, Mckinley and McNally,
also of Sergeant Coppeck, Corporal
Robert ]. Walker. Private Felix Me
Cue, Private ID. S. Mudock, Acting
First Sergeant G. Gehman, Private
John T. Diamond, Blacksmith Robert
TAFT, Sergeant John Dearmstadt and
Corporal James johnson, and for COIL
spicuous gallantry in action ON the 10th
and 25th, Sergeant o. A. Freck, Quar-
termaster Sergeant G. B. Osgood, Ser
geant James f. Foster. Sergeant Nor
ris Wise, Corporal Robert Farrell, Cor
poral George n. Field, Corporal Albert
C. Weingand, Sergeant Ballard. engi-
neer corps: Private Harry Bones.
Trumpeter r. NJ. Boettner Private
Robert Porter, Private Edward Coates.
Trumpeter G. l.. Leroy, Private Julius
Buttner, Private Herman Black, Cook
Stanislaus l.. Skiera and Farrier Hay
man Sug Saylor.
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20
SHARP FIGHTING In
THE PHILIPPINES

Washington. ID. c., July 14.-The
War Department has received an inter
csting report from Captain George A.
Dodd, Third cavalry, in regard to op-
erations in northwestern Luzon with
troop Il of that regiment from April
Sth to May 3rd last. This troop enjoys
an enviable reputation for expert
horsemanship and military drill in this
country, having participated in various
military tournaments mt Madison
Square Garden ut New York and COM
ing out with flying colors in each.
Captain Dodd's force, consisting of
eighty-seven men and ninetythree
horses, left Nigan, the capital of llocos
Sur province, on April Sth, and headed
northward. Early on the morning of
the 18th instant his command encoun-
tered Il large party of insurgents under
Gregorio Aghpay in the mountains
near Badoc.
In fierce fight, lasting an hour, for
ty-nine insurgents were killed, four
mortally wounded and forty-four were
made prisoners. The uffray took place
in n thick jungle, which made the
movements of the soldiers very diff
cult The command then proceeded to
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20
The C. a. II. Not in Politics.

Chicago, July 13.-Regarding the re
ports that the G. A. r. encampment is
to have n political aspect, Executive
Director Harper said tonight:
There Is absolutely no politics in
the coming national encampment. Nev
er in the history of this organization
has there been an annual encampment
to which the President of the United
States has not been invited MS the chief
executive officer of the nation. We
naturally follow the precedent cstab-
lished in this matter. Mr.. Mckinley.
however, is also the most distinguished
comrade of the G. A. X. He is not to
be the only special guest of Chicago
and the encampment. The list of nOta-
bic men whom we have asked as spec.
ial guests numbere nearly twenty-five.
when the formal invitation was sent
by General John C. Black. chairman
of the committee ON invitation. TO
President Mckinley. similar invita-.
ton was forwarded TO W. j. Bryan.
The President has accepted. Mr.. Bry-
an Immediately acknowledged the re
ccipt of the invitation. but did not give
Il definite reply. We want him here NJ
the time of the encampment. and will
certainly extend To him every courtesy.
There is no politics in this encamp-
mental we want is an immense
crowd in Chicago to welcome and hon.
or the survivors of the Civil War"
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20

In New South Wales new use for
the phonograph has been found. A can
didate who found it impossible to visit
all parts of the sparsely settled region
he wished to. represent in the legisla-
ture dictated his speech into an instru-
ment and sent a number of copies
about for his constituents to hear, a
large picture of himself helping the
voters to know whom they were voting
for.
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20

That part of the Congressional Rec
ord Index which gives the history of
all the bills and joint resolutions pre-
Bented becomes, upon the adjournment
of congress, interesting as basis of
review. The references given in this
history show the successive stages of
legislation. For example, here is the
history of Senate bill No. 26S: To
amend the Revised Statutes of the
United States relating to the northern
district of New York. introduced by
Mr.. Platt of New York and referred to
Committee on Judiciary. Reported
back with amendments. Amended and
passed senate. Referred to House com
mittee on Judiciary. Reported back
with amendments. Consideration OBJ
jected to in House. Debated and
passed House Senate disagrees to
House amendments. House insists on
its amendments. Conference appoint
ed. Conference report made and agreed
to. Examined and signed. Approved
by president.
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20

Citizens of Escanaba, Mich, are now
all agog over the doings of a Chicago
man who fought a huge bear the other
day, repulsed the onslaughts of the an
imal, outwrestled the creature in the
clinches and drove it off defeated.
This feat may have seemed remark
able for Escanaba, but no Chicagoan
who has battled for place upon the
cable cars of that city for the last few
years would think it even more than
ordinary.
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20

Vienna's Academy of Sciences has
decided to collect Photographic rec
ords and store them in one of the Vi
emma libraries. The collection will
include. first. specimens of every Euro
mean language and dialect, to which
will he added later on non European
languages; second, the finest contem-
nororv musical performances, with
the national airs and tunes OF all races.
and third. speeches or phrases uttered
bv celebrated men. The academy is
irving to find some more durable ma
ieriaI than is now employed to take
tbe impression of the sounds.
The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20

The reunion of the North and South
will be commemorated in a novel way
by the state of New Hampshire,
through the presentation of appropri-
ately inscribed bronze tablets to the
two most recent additions to the navy
the battleships Alabama and Kear-
sarge. A commission appointed to
recommend a suitable gift from New
Hampshire to the Kearsarge reported
in favor of tablet and added the sug-
gestion that, as the old Kearsarge once
fought and sunk the old Alabama, it
would be pleasing pledge to the
reunion if a replica of the tablet for
the new Kearsarge were placed on the
new Alabama.