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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-30
FOOD VALUE OF ALCOHOL
WORKERS STIRRED
 OYER PROF. ATiVA7EP,S WORK.
Different Societies of the State Held in Hartford-To Adopt Some Plan to COunternct the PrOfessor's Statements Regarding the Use of Alcohol.

Hartford, Jan. 29.-The experiments as to the food value of alcohol which are being made in the respiration cao- rimeter at Wesleyan university by Pro- lessor Atwater have been the occasion of much comment in temperance circles, and this afternoon a conference of rep resentatives of different societies throughout the state was held at Mem orial hall under the auspices of the Wo- mans Christian Temperance union.
 The conference was called through the instrumentality of Mrs. c. B.. Forbes, wife of Rev. S. B. Forbes of this city. The announced object of the meeting was to consider the best way of counteracting Professor Atwater's s statements with regard to the use of alcohol. Rev. MT. James of Rockville, agent of the State Temperance society, was present. No action was taken at to-day's meeting further than to ap- point a committee which will present resolutions to be considered at the next meeting. The executive committee of the w. c. T. U. also informally discuss ed plans of action in regard to the work against Professor Atwater's teachings.
 Professor Atwater's first experiment in this line was made last May and was of great interest to the scientific world. Several days ago he started the second experiment, when Harry Wells, assist ant professor in chemistry at Wesleyan, took up his residence in the box. He will remain there nine days and his food will be mixed with alcohol, or largely composed of alcohol, during the whole term Wells will be in the box for three periods of nine days each, alternating with being outside the same number of days. Wells never used alcohol in any form, and offers splendid subject for the trial
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of the Tugela, to which they retired
 Kop. The fighting, both before and
 after the occupation of the mountain was of a desperate character Spion
 Kop is precipitous mountain, overtop ping the whole line of kopjes along the upper Tugela. On the eastern side the
 mountain faces Mount Alice and Pot
 gieter's Drift standing at right angles to the Boer central position and Lyt- i tletons advanced position. The south ern point descends in abrupt strides to | tn clover line of kopjes. OR the west ern side, opposite the right outposts of
 Warren's forces, it is unnecessarily steep
 until the point where the neck joins the
 kop to the main range
 Then there is a gentle slope which
 allows easy access to the summit. The neck was strongly held by the Boers, who also occupied heavy spur paral-
 Tel with the kop, where the enemy was
 concealed in no fewer than thirty-five rifle pits and was thus enabled to bring
 to bear upon our men damaging cross fire, the only possible point for Brit
 ish attack being the southern side, with virtually sheer precipices on the left and right. ..
 "A narrow footpath, admitting men in single file only to the summit, opens into a perfectly flat tableland, prob ably of 300 square yards area upon which the Boers had hastily commenced to make a transverse trench. Our men were able to occupy the further end of this tableland, where the ridges de- scended to another flat, which was again succeeded by a round, stony emil hence held by the Boers in great strength.
 'The ridge held by our men was fac- ed by number of strong little kopjes at all angles, whence the Boers sent concentrated fire from their rifles, sup ported by Maxim -Nordenfeldt and big long range gun. What with the rifles and the machine guns and the big gun the summit was converted in- to perfect hell. The shells exploded continually S@aii7 our ranks. land the rifle fire from an absolutely unseen enemy was perfectly appalling.
 "Reinforcements were hurried up by General Warren, but they had to cross a stretch of flat ground which was lit- Sldiy tOlI up ny lllS llylHS lSdu Ol the enemy The unfinished trenches on the summit gave very questionable shelter, as the enemys machine guns were accurately ranged upon the place that often sixteen shells fell In the trench in single minute. Mortal men could not possibly hold such a po- sition. Our gallant fellows held it te- naciously for twenty-four hours and then, taking avantage of the dark night abandoned it to the enemy"
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HABITS OF JOSEPH PULkAR
HE ADMITS ON STAND THAT HE WAS
 4 DRUNK1RD.
His Start i'm Lifc--Others Testify to His Heavy DrinlSing-COunself for Ex-GOv. Waller Asks for Physical Examtna- ton of the PIaintiH-A Claim That Pullar is Shaming.

New York, Jan. 29.-J. c. McKnigh
 was on the Witness stand when tht
 trial of the suit brought by Joseph
 Pullar against former Governor Wal
 Ter of Connecticut, Alfred Page ane
 others was continued before Justice
 Bischoff in the supreme court to-day 1 MT. Mcknight testified that he hao
 known Pullar for several years ano
 that he drank heavily. M; Mcknight
 declared that Pullar's conversation was
 rambling and that he was in poor con-
 dition physically. The witness testified
 that in his opinion the plaintiff was ir- ! rational during the latter part of the year 1S97
 ! Mrs. Anna Donnelly, who acted as nurse to Mrs. Pullar for several months prior to her death, testified that Pullar drank heavily. Before going to bed he would fill a bottle that held a little over quart with whisky. This he would drink during the night. Mrs. Donnelly declared that from the time she went to the Pullar house antil the day Of Mrs sPullars death the plaintiff was never sober.
 The plaintiff, Pullar, was placed on the stand at the afternoon session. He said that he was forty six years old and had started as an errand boy for an express company when he was fourteen years old. He rose gradually until he was made a money order clerk. He said that he first met Page in 1896. At this point he gave way to Louis D. Bright, who was secretary of the trust company that handled Mrs. Goodwins estate after her deatH He said that Mrs. Goodwins interest in the Chicago property in question yielded her an annual income of about 1925, ,O00. He tes- tifed that after Mrs Goodwin's death the income was paid to Pullar until the company was enjoined by the courts. MT. Bright identified number of legal documents which, were executed after Mrs. Goodwins death.
 Pullar was then recalled. His mind seemed to be hay regarding events connected with his dealings with law yers. He had some trouble remember ing where he had lived after the death of Mrs Goodwin. He was then ques- toned about his drinking habits by Mr. Benjamin, counsel for plaintiff. He be- gan drinking to excess in 1896. he said. The witness said that he drank con- stantly, day and night The witness said that it was his habit to drink as much as he could hold each day. He then went home and when he went to bed he took a bottle with him.
 At this point Justice Bischoff ad- journed court. As adjournment was announced Counsel Burnet, for the de- fense, asked for an order directing a physical examination of Pullar. He de- sired to have an expert, employed by the defense, make the examination, stating that he believed that Pullar was shamming. MT. Benjamin said that he was perfectly willing that the court should appoint g. doctor to make the examination, but refused to allow the physician employed by the defense to sec Pullar. The court reserved de- CiSiOn
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SPION KOP CASUALTIES.
Only Those Among the Officers Given
 General WoOdga,e No' Dead.

Omly IhOnt A"Oh& the oHCctB UiVeh-
 General WoOdga'e No' Dead.
 London, Jan. 29.--General Butler wires from Spearman's Camp, under date of January 29, that the casualties among the officers of the Fifth division and Mounted brigade at Spion Kop on Jan uary A were: Killed 22, wounded 20, missing G. Following is the liet, and by 1t it will be seen that General Wood gate, who was reported killed, is still living, though dangerously wounded:
 Killed-Staff Captain M. H. Virtue Captains M. Stewart, L. B. R. Fallock and E. Frazer, Second Lancashire Flu siliers; Captain c. Muriel, Lieutenants w. Lawley and H. A. Wilson, Second Middlesex; Major A. J. Ross, Captain M. w. Kirk and Lieutenant A. H. Wade, Second Lancaster regiment; Lieutenant Pipe Wolferstan, Second Kings Scottish Borderers; Captain c. G. Birch and Lieutenant F. M. Rachel, First South Lancashires; Lieutenant H. W. Garvey, First Borderers; Captains the Honorable W. H. Petre and C.. s. N. Knox Gore and Lieutenants c. G. Gren fell, P. F. Newman, F. S. McCorquodale and Hill-Trevor, Thornycroft's Mounted infantry; Leutenants Randall and Knochshand, Imperial Light infantry.
 Wounded-General Woodgate (dan- gerous1y); Captain F. M. Carlton and Lieutenants A. w. Forster and J. w. Baldwin of the staff; Captain R. A. Bettington and Lieutenant Howard of Thorncroft's Mounted Infantry; Cap tain Coleman, Imperial Light Infantry; Colonel Bloomfield (taken prisoner); Major w. F. Waller and Lieutenant R. s. Wilson and L. F. Charlton, Second Lancashire Fusilers Major B. w. Scott -Moncrief and Captains G. w. Saville, R. De H. Burton, G. W. Bent ley, Second Middlesex; Captain w. Sanbuch and Lieutenants A. Dykes, J. A. Nixon and J. "A. R. Stevens, Second Lancashires.
 Missing-Captains w. F. Elmslie, Hicks and G. B. French, Second Lam cashire Fusiliers; Major G. A. Carlton, Second Royal Lancashires; Lieutenant Power- Ellis, Thornycrofts Mounted h. fantry.
 General Buffers operation has cost 912 men, so far as officially reported, within ten days. Applying to the 206 Spion [. Kop casualties reported to-day the rule l of proportion, the losses of officers indi- ! cate probably 800 casualties yet to come ] The total casualties of the war com 1 piled from official reports, are 9,523- nearly division. Of these 2,4S5 are | killed, ASH wounded and the rest pris- oners
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BRISTOL GIRL FATALLY BURNED. The Daughter of Andrew Lagasse =
 Clothes Caught Fire.

Bristol. Jan 29-Ida Lagasse, the twelve-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Andrew Lagasse of East Bristol, was the victim of fatal burning acci- dent this afternoon. The girl was alone in the house at the time, and it is sup posed that her clothing came in contact with the stove in some manner and set them afire. The girl rushed out of the house and rolled about in the snow in the endeavor to extingulsh the fire, and her screams attracted her mothers at- tention. The child was so badly burned that it was impossible to save her life.
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LORD P4UNCEFOTE,S TERM Expires in April and Hc is Likely Soon
 to Retire. M

Washington, Jan. 29.-The term of Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassa- dor to this capital will expire in April. Some time ago, in view of his long and honorable career here, the ambassador 8 tenure was extended until April and as no official intimatio has been re- ceived here of a further extension it is supposed he will retire after another months service. The date of the am- bassador's departure for England will depend entirely on his own wishes and comfort. His retirement will make Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, the dean of the diplomatic corps.
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NEXT MOVE OF THE BRITISH.
AN INVASION NOFTHE ORANGE FREE
 STATE EBP ROBERTS.

A Forward Movement, However, No,
 Likely for Two Weeks-Forces oi
 Methuen, French and Gatacre May be
 Combined-He Would Then Have an
 Army of lOO, 1000 Men-Over go, 1000 M II
 and 155 GunsN Now at sea-25,0 900 More
 Not ided--CasualtIes at Spion Kop
 Parliament Meets To-day- Queen's
 Speech.
 pauses for time in South Africa. It is one of those unsatisfactory pauses that are nearly as trying to British nerves as a sequence of reverses, and apparently, it will terminate only when Lord Roberts gives the word for the forward movement into the Free State, which according to the most cheerful view he will be unable to do for a fortnight. Whether he will permit General Butler to make another attempt to relieve Ladysmith is quite outside the knowledge even of those closely connected with the war office With the troops due to arrive next month, he may think himself strong enough to try two large operations, combining the forces under Generals Methuen, French and Gatacre and adding to them the ar irving troops, Lord Roberts would have 10000 men for the invasion of the Free State with 10000 to 50,0O0 guarding com 1nunications and 10000 trying to rescue Ladysmith.
 The public burns with impatience that something be done; but there is nothing to do but to wait on the prepa- rations. Oceans of ink are poured out in advice. Orators are at work in the provinces telling the people that Eng land has "set her teeth in grim deter imitation to see it through" The gov ernments declarations in parliament, the counter suggestions of those out side the government and the conse- quent discussion in the press and on the platform will immediately enthrall the public interest.
 The thing On which everybody seems agreed is that more men must go. Twenty thousand two hundred and tWeHNy-lWO HIGH anu lOo guns iIe etl sea. Eleven thousand infantry and g. 900 cavalry, including 5000 yoemen, are practically ready to embark. There fore the government without doing more, can place at the disposal of Lord Roberts 10000 additional men and 1855 guns The further purposes of the war office are supposed to embrace some- where in the neighborhoed of 50,000 more men. As the indication is that candidates will be rather scarce, the war office will issue orders for those reservists who were found unfit at the previous mobilization examinations to report for further examinations. Ap- plicants for cavalry service are still free ly offering as yeomanry. The aggre- gate British home troops in South Africa number 116, too, the Natalians r. 153 and the Cape Colonials 21,000.
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Milford Tow n Meeting.

Milford, Conn.,, Jan. 29.-The special town meeting held tonight, at which the principal question discussed was relative to entering into yearly con- tract with the Milford Water company to furnish water for seventy-f1ve fire hydrants located in the center of the town and section of Woodmont. The cost would be $1,S75 annually. The meeting lasted until midnight when the granger element finally won, the vote in opposition to the question being 13S, and 130 favoring it.
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Chemfst ScheelrIll

New York. Jan. 29.-Walter J. Scheele the chemist who says hestook on Fri day night a dose of cyanide of mercury and promo seltzer larger than that which killed Mrs. Katharine J. Adams, for whose death Roland B. Molineux Is on trial is sick in bed at Woodbridge, N J. His physician in the village and others from Railway, called in consult tation, declare that he is suffering from mercurial poison. Scheele says he ex- poets to be out in few days, when his system throws off the poison.
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LAST NIGHTS POLO GAMES. Mcridem Defeats Waterbury and Hart. ford Wins From Providence.

Meriden, Jan. 29.-Meridens new po- To team defeated Waterbury tonight in hotly contested game which was anybody's until the finish. The game was tied the greater part of the even ing and the result was the fastest and cleanest contest of the season. A large crowd was present and.is sure to follow up such playing as that of to- night. Score: Meriden 4, Waterbury g. Bushes, Russell 6. Hipson 4. Stops, Burgess 26, Starkie 244. Referee, Leahy. Timer, Pagan.
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Strike still Umnettled.

Stamford, Jan. 29.-The strike among the polishers at the Yale & Towne lock works, which was inaugurated week ago in sympathy with the striking pol ishers at the Branford branch is still unsettled, although several of the strik- CTS have returned to work. The com pany claim that negotiations are under way for filling the mems positions and already has filled many of them, though there is no marked change in the situa- tion since the latter part of last week.
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Struck By Train in Hartford,

Hartford, Jan. 29.-Michael Fleming, who has been in the employ of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- poad for nearly thirtv-fve years, was struck by an engine near Avon street this morning. He was badly injured, three ribs of his right side being frac- tured. He was hurled dstaSce of ten feet.
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Took the M lAtte Veil.

Boston, Jan. 29.-Miss Virginia Tuck CT Mclaughlin. daughter of James F'air- fax Mclaughlin of New York, took the white veil at the Carmelite convent in Roxbury this morning. The ceremony took place at S;30 o'clock, after which a mass was celebrated by Archbishop Williams. After the ceremony the novice, who will be known as Sister Alberta, received the members of hen family and relatives.
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ReImnnt lSnck NacDnnnld

New York, Jan. 29.-It is stated here tonight that August Belmont is the packer and financial agent of John B. McDonald, the contractor for the Rapid Transit tunnel. This was announced yesterday by MT. Mcdonald to friends and admitted by MT. Belmont.
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AGAINST ANTITRUST LAW
AN IMPORTANT DECISION REND.
 FRED IN ILLINOIS.
Judge Kohlsaat of the Unttnd states Circuit Court Decides That the Anti. Trust Act Enacted by tho Leg islaturo of Above State Is vofd-DccIares 1t ts Class and Special Legislation.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Judge c. c. Kohl Eaat in the United States circuit court to-day decided the antitrust act of the Illinois legislature in 1893 void on the ground that the statute contains both class and special legislation and is in contravention of the federal and state constitutions. The opinion of the court bears more directly on the ninth clause of the act of 1893, but the validity of the latter act is also denied.
 The ruling was made in the case of the Union Sewer Pipe company against Thomas Connolly, but applied as well, to the case of the same plaintiff against William Dee, the two cases having been tried conjointly The court took the case from the jury and gave instruc- tions that the finding be in favor of the plaintiff The Union Sewer Pipe company brought suit to recover upon promissory notes given by the defend- ants, who contended that the plaintiff was a trust or combination organized for the express purpose of creating and carrying out restrictions in trade.
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GRAND TRO7IING CIRCUIT.
Mine Cities Included Last Year to be i'm Next Season.

Detroit, Jan 29.-The nine cities which were included in last year s grand trotting circuit will be in the programme again the coming season. The meetings will begin at Detroit July 16. Most of the starters of the Grand circuit are in the city. Tomorrow the route and amounts of money to be off, fered will be fixed. Apparently the only change proposed is to have Provi- dence follow Boston, then Hartford, and lastly New York. It is claimed that the shipping of the horses would be more convenient in that order than II New York had an earlier date.
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Hartford Hotel Keeper Assiu us

Hartford, Jan. 29.-J. Frank Weeden, proprietor of the Newdom hotel, to-day filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court His liabilities are $6660.52, with assets of $3,72701. Nicholas Ostrosky of Torring- ton, merchant, filed a petition in bank ruptcy today His liabilities are $12,- 21659, assets $9,600.
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Hartford T. Providence T.

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 29.-Hartford and Providence polo teams played a game worthy of the crowd which gath cred to see it tonight It was an es- pecial feature of a national league game to be played in this city and this fact with the large number of friends the players have, brought out at least 1,500 people. Hartford won the game, to 5, and from beginning to end, it resembed the old time conkests,
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Another Dividend for Depositors.

Willimantic, Jan. 29.-The depostors in the defunct First National bank of Willimantic are to receive another divi- dend of fifteen per cent. payable Feb ruary 1. Notice was given this after noon to that effect by J. Frank Aldrich of Washington, D. C., receiver of the bank
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DEL4 GOA B4F AWARD.
So Great That England May Get Lorenzo
 MnrQutz,

London, Jan. 30.-The Lisbon corre- spondent of the Standard says: 'I hear that the indemnity to be awarded Great Britain in the Delagoa bay arbitration will be so large that Portugal will be obliged to make over the railroad and the port of Lorenzo Marquez to the British goverinment."
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In1.rest nnu $. cnunnns

Washington, Jan. 29.-united States Treasurer Roberts will mail on the 31st inst checks amounting to S4,179,507, rep resenting interest on registered and coupon United States and District of Columbia bonds, due February-1. 1900.
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Not to Reconsider Samoan Vote.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The senate in executive session to-day decided, by a vote of 21 to 3S, not to reconsider the vote by which the Samoan treaty was ratified. The injunction of secrecy was afterwards removed from the vote.
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Middle Haddam Clergyman Resigns.

Middletown, Conn.,, Jan. 29.-Rev John David H. Ewing, rector of Christ s church, at Middle Haddam, has tender ed his resignation to take effect March l. in order to accept a call to the Epis- copal church at Woodstock, Vt. He is q graduate of Berkeley Divinity school He is a cousin of General F'itz Hugh Lee
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To Restore the COnstlrutiOn.

Washington, Jan 29.-A favorable re- port was made from the house naval committee to-day on the bill to restore the historic frigate Constitution, the cost to be borne by patriotic societies of Massachusetts.
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Baltimore, Jan. 29.-Terry McGovern knocked out Jack Ward of Newark, N. J., here tonight in two minutes and five seconds. The men were booked to go twenty rounds After brisk exchange of blows McGovern landed a right on the tip of Wards jaw and put him to sleep.
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JRISH JOAN OF ARC.
Maude Come Arrives-To Make Ad-
 dressss for the BOers.

New York, Jan 29.-Miss Maude Come, the Irish Joan of Arc, arrived to-day on the French line steamer La Normande from Havre. Miss Come said that the trip was very rough and that she suffered severely all the voy- age She could say but little about her future movements in this country be- yond the fact that she would stay a month and then hurry back to Ireland, as her time was fully engaged there She will address several meetings in the interest of the Boers. Miss Come will stop at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
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BRITISH sTEA MER ASHORE.
Tho MarstonmOor stranded or New Inlet, N. C.-Not Seriously Damaged.

Inlet, N. C.-Not Seriously Damaged.
 Cape Henry, Va., Jan. 29.-The vessel reported ashore near New Inlet, N. C., has been ascertained to be the British steamer Marstonmoor. Apparently she has suffered no material damage. Cap tain Wescott of the New Inlet life-sav- ing station succeeded in getting line aboard, and as she lies well off shore he sent the life car to her instead of the brooches buoy. The crew, however, thus far has refused to leave the ship. The Marstonmoor is commanded by Captain Grant and is bound from Naples for New Orleans.