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VOL. LXV. NO. 46. PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1897.
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THE DUTY OF GOOD CITIZENS
MET. 1R. SMrril'S AJiOltESSAT THE
tiOOU GOVE 11X31 EXT MEETIXO.
Political Need of the Hour Ir. Smyth'
Hypothetical Question Propounded to
the Public-Practical vs. Good Politics
What Is Needed to Perpetuate Our Free
Institutions.
The Good Government meeting held
In United church last evening under
the auspices of the New Haven Chris
tian Endeavor societies was addressed
by Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth on the
subject of "Good Citizenship." The
address was in part as follows:
"Lawyers are sometimes allowed in
court to ask a long hypothetical ques
tion, and the witness gives his opinion
upon an assumed state of the case. I
have a supposition to make concerning
a possible political condition, and I
would like to take this occasion to ask
the public what it thinks about it. In
order that I may make my question
purely hypothetical, within the limits
of good legal precedent, I will suppose
that the following condition of practi
cal politics may exist in some state,
somewhere in this country. And I will
make an hypothesis concerning the fu
ture rather than a statement concern
ing anything past.
"Suppose, then, that some legislature
should be organized with a hungry and
vivacious lobby attachment; suppose
that certain gentlemen, who must make
their living from politics, should take
sweet counsel together as to how for
the next two years the management of
the people's business could best be
farmed out for the benefit of themselves
and their political neighbors; suppose
that they" should be firmly convinced
that organization is necessary for the
party, and therefore they must obtain
control of the central committee of
their party; suppose that they should
further conclude that the necessity of
party organization required them to
gain control of the town committees in
as many cities and towns as possible
throughout the state; suppose that for
this purpose they should take pains to
see that the right men are quietly cho
sen as chairmen of the several ward
committees in the cities; suppose that,
with this end In view, they should find
It convenient to put the management
of the party interest in some town into
the hands of a contractor whose busi
ness interest would keep him 6n the
right side, so that they could depend
upon him; suppose, moreover, that,
having thus secured the party organi
zation which is necessary, they should
proceed to put into training their can
didate for governor, who Is to be nom
inated some two years hence as the
people's choice; suppose that in order
to keep up this necessary party organ
ization they also much come to an un
derstanding ae to who are to be the
people's candidates for lieutenant gov
ernor, and for senator, and for the
mayor's office in several 'cities; and
suppose that under the same unavoid
able necessity of party organization it
becomes necessary to determine' two
years beforehand how a great many
other minor offices may be divided up;
and suppose further that they cannot
avoid bringing a few judicial positions
under the same necessity of their pre
determining choice; and suppose fur
ther, while they are so laboring'for the
public good, that it is deemed advisa
ble to hold up, for some reason, if pos
sible, certain gubernatorial appoint
ments, and to give the executive, by a
change in the law, more time for due
consideration; suppose still further
that these gentlemen spare no pains to
teach us that party loyalty is the first
of political virtues, and that they con
tinue to thrive by our practicing it to
their profit; suppose, moreover, that a
certain othef man, who is not unob
serving, should be able to write to-day
a list of all the candidates who will be
nominated in popular conventions two
years hence, and, if all goes well, ninety
per cent, of his predictions will turn
out to be correct; now, then, upon these
suppositions, what do you think George
w shine-ton. the father of his country.
would have to say to the people about
it?
w are not left entirely to a sup
position concerning his answer to this
assumed state or prat; hum
What he did say in 1789 on this New
Haven green was that he was tne num
ble aeent of favoring heaven. Perhaps
these gentlemen might say the same
thine of their efforts. At least they
hope that not meddlesome believers in
good government will disturb the fav
orine heavens, and call down fire upon
their schemes. Perhaps they will not
be disturbed; but give an agitator two
years, and possibly he may make a
noise effectual enougn to wane up tne
neonle to see a great light.
"This hypothetical question, which I
have propounded, will serve- our fur
ther purpose to-night, as the attempt to
answer it will thrown light upon these
two interesting questions; first, why do
practical politics usually succeed, and
why are good politics very apt to fail?
And secondly, what more can impracti
able citizens, who believe in General
George Washington and favoring heav
en, do about it?
"In answer to the first of these ques
tions I will name as one reason why
practical politics usually get the best of
good politics. The fact that self-interest
is always wakeful and active, while
t public interest is usually asleep or gone
. on a far journey. Air. .buss 01 isew
York opposed the Greater New xorK
charter because in his experience in
politics he had found that the better
class of citizens took nt interest in the
politics of New York city. In one in
stance of 115 citizens who signed a peti
tion for a caucus only 15 had interest
enough in the matter to attend.
"Another reason is that reform usu
ally brings its lumbering cart too late
into the field. Good government clubs
bring their heavy artillery into the field
usually after the battle is lost. Self
interest is always awake and active,
while we are apt to get to work only
a day or two before election.
' "How many citizens in this cominu-
nity ever thought of the election of a
ward chairman two years before his
election? If we are to do anything for
good government we are to be earlier
in the field, and this demand for wake
fulness and activity presents splendid
opportunity for young men to be ot
service. Another reason for this Is
that those who wish to be successful
in business have little time for poli
tics, and young men often catch the
tone of their elders and act as if poll
tics were disgraceful. This is nothing
but political pharlseeism, and the brand
of phariseeism should be placed upon
those who hold themselves aloof from
the politics in their community. It is
well sometimes for a man to stand up
for office and be defeated keeping his
manhood. We have not a leisure class
who can devote themselves to the im
provement of our political affairs, such
as is necessary if our institutions are
to be perpetuated as our fathers left
them to us. In order to accomplish
this result it is necessary in the first
place to train our young men in the
idea of what true patriotism is and
what It requires.
"I do not understand and cannot sym
pathize with the men of this generation
who take no interest in politics and it
seems to me that the men who have
lived through the civil war and a period
of great national peril are recreant to
past tradition and to the remembrances
of their own generation if they let af
fairs go on without concern or action
of theirs.
"The foundation of our institutions
was laid In sacrifice, and preserved by
eternal vigilance and only in the con
secrated watchfulness in the lives and
hearts and actions of our young men
can they be preserved and carried on to
their highest consummation.
"Another thing to be sought is a
continuous public sentiment. We have
now a public sentiment which is inter
mittent and not steady in its work
ing. Our institutions were formed and
fostered in a constant and vigilant pub
lic sentiment. Everything which has
in view the fostering of this sentiment
and every occasion which may help to
arouse it is not to be looked upon with
indifference. Men must have also or
ganized public sentiment and I will not
deny the proposition that parties are
conducive to our prosperity, but I say
there is a marked distinction in the
organization of a party to bring out
public sentiment and the party organ
ization which is aptly and justly term
ed ring rule.
"Every man of common sense can dis
tinguish the true party from the ring.
Such rings should be defeated at the
polls. Let a party go to defeat which
is dominated by them. I am a republi
can and was an old free soil man, but
I voted against my party and I will
vote against it again for the good of
the country and purity and righteous
ness which is above all we have had
in this city in recent years a growth in
the independent vote in recent years.
"This, independent vote may be the
means of disciplining the parties into
independent action and I hope that the
practical politicians will take notice of
this growth in the independent vote to
their blessing and well being.
"Again we must never lose sight of
the moral ideals in the working out of
our destiny. Moral ideals have domi
nated our whole political history, In
the house of God let it continue to dom
inate it. Nothing can exist permanent
ly on American soil which was not
founded by our fathers on the faith in
the Almighty God.
"Out of the religious consecration of
our past our institutions have grown
and out of these they shall continue to
grow and bear fruit. Let us ever bear
in mind that God reigns in the United
States and that He will never fail to
work out the ideal which has been il
lustrated in all our past history."
J.S A TK1YATE ADVOCATE.
Major McKinley is Not in Sympathy With
Senator Wolcott's Schemes.
London, Feb. 22.-The mission of
United States Senator Wolcott to Eu
rope In the interest of bimetallism is
the subject of a long article in the Pall
Mall Gazette to-day, in whiclrthepaper
says that there is not a shred of evi
dence that Mr. McKinley is in sympa
thy with Mr. Wolcott' mission, nor is
there the slightest indication that his
visit to Europe had even unofficial
sanction. In conclusion the Gazette
says:
"Senator Wolcott came as a private
advocate of a cause discredited by a
majority of his fellow countrymen. Un
der such circumstances, to expect that
he would receive official support from
the foreign opponents of such a cause,
required a degree of childlike simplici
ty rare anywhere, and which no one
would expect to find in Colorado. On
his return Senator Wolcott will find
that the newspapers alone will display
any anxiety regarding the result of his
personally conducted European tour.
He has met many distinguished people
in England, France and Germany; but
in not one of these countries did he find
that bimetallism was considered nec
essary to its welfare. Though the mis
sion was absolutely fruitless, it was
quite a successful trip.
Dr. Farkhnrst in 111.
New York, Feb. 22. Nervous collapse
caused by overwork is the physician's
diagnosis of the case of Dr. Charles H.
Parkhurst, who has been seriously ill
for over a week at his home here. There
was a slight change for the better in
his condition to-day, but his mentali
ties are acutely affected, and it will
probably be a long time before he can
return to his pulpit.
Major McKinley Very III.
Canton, Feb. 22. Major McKinley
will see no visitors this week save the
few who come by appointment. He is
still much in need of rest, and his phy
sicians say the politicians must keep
away.
Approved by the President.
Washington, Feb. 22. The president
has approved the diplomatic and con
sular service appropriation act.
JUMPED IN FRONT OF A CAR
WILLIAM QUI XX K ll.l.KDIIY A TUOL.
LEX CAlt LAST SIGHT,
The Tragedy Occurred on Whallcy Avenue
Near Kim City Park Probably a Case of
Suicide Threw His Hut at the Motor
man The Motorman Exonerated,
At the top of the hill on Whalley ave
nue, just the other side of Elm City
park, occurred a tragedy at 10:43 last
evening which resulted in the death of
William Qulnn of Westville.
Car No. 99 of the Fair Haven and
Westville line, on the out-bound trip,
had reached this point and was going
at a rapid speed, when suddenly a man
who appeared to be walking along the
track jumped upon the track only a
few feet in front of the platform of the
rapidly advancing car.' He turned
about, facing the car, threw his cap at
the motorman and then grabbed the
platform of the car, which had by this
lime reached him. The motorman im
mediately turned off the current as
soon as he saw the man in front of the
car and put on the brakes, but before
the car could be stopped it had struck
the unfortunate man in the head and
knocked him to one side. The car was
stopped, and on going back the- con
ductor and motorman found the man
dead.
The central police office was notified,
and Dr. White, the medical examiner,
was taken to the scene in the police
wagon. Dr. White found that death
had undoubtedly been caused by con
cussion of the brain and a probable
rupture of the blood vessels in the
brain. The head was bruised and the
scalp scraped and cut by being drag
ged on the ground. Otherwise the body
was not mutilated in the least.
The deceased was about sixty-five
years of age. He was a teamster and
drove a garbage wagon. He lived with
his son-in-law, Charles C. Spencer of
Fountain street, Westville. The body
was removed to Lewis & Maycock's un
dertaking rooms.
The motorman of car 99 at the time
of the accident was William Ferguson,
who is considered one of the most care
ful motormen on the Fair Haven and
Westville line. The medical examiner,
after hearing of the manner in which
the man jumped in front of the car and
his evident deliberateness of purpose,
pronounced the case one of undoubted
suicide. The conductor in charge of
the car was John J. Flynn.
After the unfortunate occurrence the
car was taken to the stables in Fair
Haven and was not used during the
rest of the night, while the motorman
and conductor, who had become greatly
excited by the affair, were allowed to
go home and knock off work for the
night. .
nicFiexns his rmiriox.
President Cleveland Tells Why Ho Vetoos
a Pension Kill.
Washington, Feb. 22 In sending to
the senate to-day his veto of a bill to
pension Maria Somerlat, a re-married
widow of a volunteer soldier, President
Cleveland took occasion to define and
defend his pension policy as follows:
"The rule governing the operation of
general pension laws, which forfeits a
widow's pension on her re-marriage,
seems so reasonable and just and its
relaxation must necessarily lead to
such a departure from just principles
and to such vexatious pension adminis
tration, that I am convinced it ought to
be strictly maintained.
"I hope I may be permitted to call
the attention of the senate to the in
creasing latitude clearly discernible in
special pension legislation. It has
seemed to me so useless to stem the tide
of this lgislation by executive interfer
ence, that I have contented myself
with non-quiesence in numerous cases
where I could not approve.
"There have been already presented
to me for executive action during the
present session of congress 206 special
pension bills, of which I have actually
examined 115. The entire number of
bills that have become laws during the
four sessions of the congress since
March 4, 1S93, is 391. Some of these
presented at the present session are not
based upon the least pretext that the
death or disability involved is related
to army service, while in numerous
cases it is extremely difficult to satis
factorily discover such relationship.
"There is one feature of this legisla
tion which I am sure deserves atten
tion. I refer to the great number of
special bills passed for the purpose of
increasing the pensions of those already
on the rolls. Of the 115 special pension
bills which I have examined since the
beginning of the present session of the
congress, 58 granted or restored pen
sions, and 57 increased those already
existing, while the appropriation of
money necessary to meet these increas
es alone exceeds considerable the
amount required to pay the original
pensions, granted or restored by the re
maining 58 bills.
"I cannot discover that these in
creases are regulated by any rule or
principle, and when we remember that
there are nearly a million pensioners
on our rolls and consider the Importu
nity for such increase that must fol
low the precedents already made, the
relation of the subject to a justifiable
increase of our national revenues can
not escape attention.
"GROVER CLEVELAND."
Hall Schedule Completed.
Washington, Feb. 22. President
Young of the National League has com
pleted the baseball schedule for the
coming season and it will be submit
ted to the meeting at Baltimore on
Thursday next. The first game will be
played at Boston on April 19, which is
a local holiday and has been for many
years the opening of the baseball sea
son at Boston. This game will be
played with the club scheduled to play
the first three games and when that
particular club goes to Boston on its
regular trip, but two games will be
played instead of three.
HAXXA IS (Jit ATI t'lED.
Governor Itushuell'a Action Was
Not
Hi-ought About by Any Deal.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 22. This was the
busiest day that Chairman Hanna lias
had for weeks. Relative to Governor
Bushnell's ultimatum that he intended
to appoint Hanna as Sherman's succes
sor, Mr. Hanna said:
"Governor Bushnell sent me a letter
Monday morning notifying me of his
intention to appoint me to the senate
to serve! the unexpired termi of Senator
Sherman. It is with a great deal o
appreciation that I received the news.
I am deeply gratified at Governor
Bushnell's action; glad that it will work
for the interests of the people of Ohio
and that his determination was brought
about by the preponderating sentiment
that existed that I should receive the
appointment. Bushnell's action was
voluntary and not brought about by
any deal. Governor Bushnell showed
wisdom in waiting until he was thor
oughly satisfied that Sherman intended
to resign before making known what
his notion would be in filling the va
cancy. I thank Governor Bushnell for
the honor and all my friends for their
kind wishes and support in the mat
ter." st:nai!AXT TKipr stops the sport
Eighteen Men Arrested In a Webster Street
Barn Were Witnessing a Cock Fight.
Sergeant Tripp and a squad of patrol
men from station three made an im
portant capture last evening about 9
o'clock when they carroled eighteen
men, who had assembled to witness a
cocking main in a Webster street barn,
near Ashmun street. The second round
was about to begin when the officers
swooped down upon the crowd.
They were grafting the birds. So
thoroughly were the witness to the
barbarous sport inspired that no at
tempt was made to escape when Ser
geant Tripp and his men entered the
barn and demanded them to surrender.
Eighteen men and six birds, one of
them dead, was the result of the raid.
The men arrested were Alfred Bald
win, Alfred Barrows, Frank Keefe,
Joseph Horton, James Keefe, Milton
McGrath, John Kennedy, Harry Watts,
Thomas Scanlon, James Bell, jr., James
Donahue, Simon ; Thompson, Archie
Moore, John Doollng, Thomas Smith
and J. Smith.
The men were all released on bonds.
The birds were kept at the police sta
tion to be used as evidence.
The officers assisting Sergeant Tripp
were Patrolmen Kober, upon whose
beat the barn is located and who dis
covered the main, and Hope, Recor,
Carton, Kane and Shields.
Archbishop Grace Iead. . .
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 22. Archbishop
Thomas L, Grace died at St. Thomas'
hospital this morning. He was at one
time bishmp of this diocese, but on ac
count of failing health he was suc
ceeded by Bishop Ireland. When the
latter was made an archbishop, Bishop
Grace was made archbishop of a titular
archbishopric in Europe. . '
Mrs. Cleveland to Go to Princeton.
Washington, Feb. 22. Mrs. Cleveland
will take her children, Ruth, Esther
and Marlon, to their new home at
Princeton,' N. J., to-morrow. After get
ting the house in order, Mrs. Cleve
land will return here next Monday and
take part in the customary courtesies
extended to the president-elect and his
wife, leaving again for Princeton with
the ex-president immediately after the
inauguration ceremonies.
Mysterious Conversation.
New York, Feb. 22. Detectives Bonoil and
Petroslno, called with a stranger at the
Tombs prison this afternoon. The straneer
was usnered directly to the cell of 41. Kudu
the South Norwalk aliened wife murderer
The two men held a long conversation in
Italian. Neither the stranger nor the de
tectives would say what the object of the
visit was. or what the conversation was
about. Fuda is awaiting requisition from
Connecticut.
Favorable Report Made.
Washington, Feb. 22. From the commit
tee on patents, Mr. Piatt to-day made a fav
orable report on the bill to appoint ft com
mission to revise the statutes relative to
patents and trademarks.
Pooling Provisions Struck Out.
Washington, Feb. 22. Mr. Chandler to
day offered an amendment to the anti
sealplng bill, which consists of the old bill
Introduced in the house by Mr. Patterson
for the amendment of the interstate com
merce act, but with the pooling provisions
of that measure stricken out.
Rlondin is Head.
London, Feb. 22. Blondin, the cele
brated tight rope walker, who was the
first person to cross Niagara Falls on
a tight rope, which feat he performed
on August 17, 1859, died from diabetes
to-day at Ealing, a suburb of London.
Gibbons Knocked Out.
New York, Feb. 22. The twenty
round boxing contest at 138 pounds be
tween Austin Gibbons of Paterson, N.
J., and Jimmy Handler of Newark, N.
J., at the Broadway Athletic club, to
night, resulted in a victory for Hand
ler, who knocked Gibbons out in the
fifteenth round.
He Is a Happy Father.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
James McQueeney of 34S Elm street
last night.
Aged Elm Gone.
The old elm tree which stood in front
of the residence of John C. Clark, 212
Fountain street, Westville, fell this
morning at 12:30 o'clock. It crushed
through the roof of Mr. Clarks' house,
startling the family from their slum
bers. The tree is one of the oldest and
the most noted in the neighborhood.
Returned to Her Dock.
London, Feb. 22. Steamer Damara,
from London for St. John, N. B., be
rfore reported beached to prevent her
sinking, after having collided with the
Sunderland steamer Arno at Graves
end, has been floated and returned to
her duck.
BLUES ANNUAL RECEPTION
ARMORY THROXaED WITH FAIlt
WOMEX AXD GALLAXT MEX.
The Most Brilliant Military Affair Given
in Years Well Known People From All
Over the State There Armory Resplend
ent In Pink and White Bunting-Portraits
of Former Captains.
The sixty-eighth annual reception
and ball of the National Blues, Co.' D,
Second regiment, C. N. G., was held In
the armory last night. The affair was
considered superior to any given in
former years. The armory presented a
pretty appearance, being handsomely
festooned with pink, blue and white
bunting hung in streamers prettily fes
tooned from the center and caught on
the side where they were relieved by
the same colors,, completely covering
the side walls. . Also on the walls were
banners bearing the names of the cap
tains of the Blues, dating from 1830,
Captain Durand being the first cap
tain. Promptly at 8 o'clock the Second reg
iment band, Frank Flchtl, leader, play
ed an interesting program of music.
The grand march started at 9:30
sharp led by Captain Embler and Ma
jor George E. Albee, U. S. A., followed
by Colonel Lucien F. Burpee and wife,
and Colonel and Mrs. Turner of Water
bury, Captain James M. Townsend,
chief of Major Brown's staff of the
Foot Guard; Colonel and Mrs. C. W.
Pickett, Captain Thompson, U. S. A.,
of the governor's staff, Twenty-second
infantry, on duty with the National
Guard as inspector, and the following
of Colonel Burpee's staff: Captain T.
F. Wells, Sergeant and Major J. T.
Townsend, Quartermaster B. J. Dillon,
Battalion Adjutants R. V. Beach and
F. J. Murer, Paymaster Allen of Mld
dletown, Lieutenant G. D. Shelton of
Co. B., Fourth regiment, of Bridge
port, and Lieutenant Coit, paymaster
of Third regiment of New London,
Lieutenant Ware of New London, Lieu
tenant Goodridge, Lieutenant H. C.
Young and wife, Lieutenant Smith of
Co. D, Major Arthur M. Dickinson of
Waterbury, Sergeant Lovel H. Page
and wife, Major Theodore H. Sucher,
Sergeant Calef of Mlddletown, Lieu
tenant Fred L. Miner, Sergeant J. H.
Leonard of the Fourth regiment,
Bridgeport; Lieutenant Adams and
daughter and several members of the
Second company, . Governor's Foot
Guard, and of the Second division nav
al militia; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Atwood,
Frank Atwood, Miss Mabel Permont,
Mr. Bert Permont, Misses Ryan, James
Merwin, Miss C. L. Wilson and Mr.
and Mrs. John Reno, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Ballou, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams,
Miss Battresby, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. John Senion,
James Merwin, Albert Lockwood, Mr.
Charles Hayes, the Misses Kerrigan,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kinney, Mr. and
Mrs. W. Jenier, Mr. O. Brion of St.
Louis, Miss Minnie Pierce of Spring
field, Miss Thompson, Miss Teal,
Miss Lottie Shaddy, Miss Mamie Troy,
Mr. C. H. Porter, Miss Etta Sparks,
Miss Dillon, Mrs. Dillon, Miss Harrison,
Mrs. P. E. Gunnip, Miss S. M. Gunnip,
Miss Margaret Moran, Miss Daniels,
Miss Margaret Kehoe, Miss Katie Ke
hoe, Miss Lilla Bryant of Springfield,
Miss Minnie Fuller, Miss Hattie L.
Hall, Miss Edith Culver, Miss Eunie
Culver, Miss Anna Cherry, Miss E.
Kinsley, Miss Eva Rowland, Miss Ma
bel Rowland, Miss Allie Bortle, Miss
Lizzie Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Doane, Miss
Charlotte Doane, Miss Margaret Luke
man, Miss Margaret Shay, Miss Mary
Lawlor, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. Charles W.
Pickett, Miss Garlock, Mr. William Ai
ling, Miss Eva J. Glaessuer, Mr. E. J.
Perrigo, Mr. Barbour, Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Lane, Mrs. Ells, Miss Lane of Merl
den, Mrs. Ewers of Meriden, Miss Ellen
Crotty, Mrs. John Dunn, Mrs. Ballou,
Mrs. Marlln of Bridgeport, Miss Mamie
McDermott, Miss Mamie Hurley, Miss
Edna Clark, Miss Amy Dunn, Miss Ma
mie Klnslow, Miss Elizabeth Murphy,
Miss Anna. Bowen, Miss Anna McDon
ough. Miss Mamie Doherty, Miss Alice
Degnan, Miss Anna Cooke, Miss Allie
Cooke, Mrs. Rew, Miss Edith Smith.
The programs were dainty affairs,
with an excellent photograph of Gen.
Embler In full regimentals.
Following is a list of the committees
in charge.
Executive committee Lieutenant
Harry C. Young, chairman; Sergeants
Lovell H. Page and George V. Barton,
Corporal Frederick Bates and Private
Thomas Kenney.
Reception committee Captain An
drew H. Embler, chairman; Colonel
Charles W. Pickett. Captain George E.
Albee, U. S. A., Lieutenant Colonel
Francis G. Beach, Lieutenant Arthur
B. Smith and Lieutenant Harry C.
Young, v
Floor committee Lieutenant A. B.
Smith, chairman; Corporals D. M. Mc
Intyre, N. A. Bavier. D. J. Doody, W.
M. McOmber, Musicians E. M. Dolph,
R. C. Miller, C. B. Jones, Privates W.
H.' Beardsley, M. F. Chadeayne, S. S.
Johnson, R. Liddell, H. B. Douglass, H.
M. Ives. J. Kenney, C. A. Gilmartin, B.
R. Stevens, J. A. Scott, H. J. St. Jaques,
S. P. Rogers, S. P. Marshall. J. Mac
Gee, H. F. Lucas and E. H. Hotch
klss. Perished in the Flames.
Hannibale, Mo., Feb. 22. Four people
lost their lives in the fire which de
stroyed the dry goods store of M. M.
Marks early this morning. The rooms
above the store were occupied by the
Marks family and a number of lodgers.
Those who escaped were obliged to
leave behind all wearing apparel, and
personal effects. In the ruins were
found the frightfully burned bodies of
proprietor Marks and his two children,
Irvin and Harold and that of William
Reed, a barkeeper, who roomed on the
second floor. Reed lost his life by re
turning for his clothing after he made
a successful escape from the building. -
1'HJ! IXAVGURAL PARADE.
Private Secretary Porter Says All Arrange
ments Are Admirable.
Washlngton.Feb. 22. J. Addison Por
ter, private secretary to President
elect McKinley, has personally investi
gated the arrangements being made for
the inauguration and declares them ad
mirable. General Horace Porter, the grand
marshal of the parade, is now here and
will remain until after inauguration to
complete the work of preparation for
the magnificent pageant which will
next week grace Pennsylvania avenue.
The various reviewing stands are rap
idly approaching completion. They
differ from those of former inaugura
tions, being uniform in design, except
the president's stand, which Is to be a
gorgeous creation of white and gold,
and all will be sheltered.
For the first time since the fall of
Richmond, the various public buildings
will be decorated and illuminated.
Secretary Herbert has ordered 500
sailors to take part in the naval sec
tion of the inaugural parade with the
United States marine corps.
i:x-PitisoXERS of war.
Annual Meeting of the Association at
Hartford.
Hartford, Feb. 22. Fifty old soldiers
who suffered in rebel prisons attended
the annual meeting this afternoon, in
G. A. R. hall, of the Connecticut ex
Prisoners of War association. Edwin
S. Bartlett of this city presided at the
business meeting, at which the follow
ing officers were elected:
President TT TJ. Perrv of Norwalk:
vice presidents, L. D. Phelps of Rock
viiie and John T. Laoaueh of Hart
ford; secretary, George O. Whitney of
Hartford; treasurer,. L. J. Fluey .or
Bloomfield; chaplain, Rev. E. F. -At
wood of Hartford.
The association has $200 in the treas
ury and a membership of two hundred
and fifty persons.
The sum of $50 was voted to the Na
tional Association of the Woman's Re
lief Corps to aid in purchasing the site
nf Andersonvtllp nrison. Eighty acres
have been purchased, of which twenty-
five are within the stockade.
runner was served by the Woman s
Relief Corps, after whieh there were
speeches by the Rev. J. H. Twichetl,
ex-Mayor Dwight, Professor J. J. Mc
rvint Mainr s. M. Gladwin, the Rev.
E. W. Perkins, Rev. Dr. G. M. Stone,
ex-Mayor Root, General Dickinson ana
Mrs. Richards or unionyme, a iormer
Union nurse.
Well Known Divine Bead.
Colorado Springs, Col., - Feb. 22,-Bev.
Charles B. Hex, D. p., died here to-day.
He had been president of the Boston Eccle
siastic seminary for five years and had been
president of St. Charles .college, ' Etlteott
City, Md., for two years. He had also been
president of St. Joseph's seminary at Dun
woodie, N. Y., but falling health prevented
him from assuming the duties of the posi
tion. No Statue for Young.
Washington, Feb. 22. As a result of the
proposition before the legislature of Utah
to place a statue of Brignain Young-in the
statuary hall of the eapttol, Mr. Barrett
(rep., Mass.,) to-day presented to the house
a bill amending the sundry civil appropria
tion bill so as to provide that no statue
shall be placed within the statuary hall un
til accepted by a joint resolution of con
gress. Small Fire in Hill Court.
Fire box 19 was rung last night about
10 o'clock for a fire in a two and one
half story frame house in Hill Court,
owned by Dillon & O'Brien, real estate
men, and occupied by seven Italian
families. The fire was in the attic and
caught from a flue. The loss was about
$150.
Won by Faton.
Montreal, Feb. 22. The last game in
the series for the amateur racquet
championship of Canada was played
this afternoon between Paton of New
York and Meredith of Montreal, and
was won by Paton, who- scored 3 games
to his opponent's one.
Greater New York Charter.
Albany, Feb. 22. The report . of the
Greater New York charter commission
together with the completed Greater
New York charter, was' presented in
both houses of the legislature to-night,
and was referred to the cities commit
tee in each house.
, Threats of Lynching Made.
Guthrie, O. T., Feb. 22. At Coombs
to-day a school was burned by oppo
nents of the school, and a pitched bat
tle took place in the postoffice between
the factions, in whieh Postmaster Bak
er was killed. Three of the assailants
are under arrest, and open threats of
lynching them are made.
Held Up by Highwaymen.
Providence, Feb. 22. John Halligan
was held up by two armed highwaymen
late Saturday night and robbed of six
or seven dollars in money and his per
sonal effects. It is probable that this
robbery was committed ,by the same
persons who held the occupants of the
"Waldorf" a week ago.
Bishop Tierney' Anniversary.
Hartford, Feb. 22. The third anni
versary of the consecration of Bishop
Tierney as Roman Catholic bishop of
Connecticut was celebrated with a pon
tifical high mass at St. Joseph's cathe
dral this morning. Bishop Tierney was
the celebrant. Over 100 priests were
present.
Will Kill All in Sight.
Carson City, Nev., Feb. 22. A tele
gram received this morning by Gover
nor Sadler from Mason Valley, stated
that some white men killed an Indian
last night, and the Piutes say they will
kill all the white men and burn every
thing in reach. The governor was ask
ed to send fifty men at once and follow
with fifty more later. Adjutant Gen
eral Galusha and a company from Vir
ginia, will leave as soon as possible.
Mason Valley is about thirty miles
from Carson City.
MRS, BEECHEIl IS DYING
SHE HAS BESS VXCOXSCIOVS SIXCB
LATE TESTE ltDA X At'TEXXOOX,
Her Physician i of the Opinion That Sha
Will Not .Recover From the Present At-tack-Her
Vitality Too Far Gone for Her
to Rally.
Stamford, Feb. 22. There were signs'
of great activity about the Scoville
residence to-night, where Mrs, Beecher
is lying ill. This evening Dr. Schevolr,
who has been attending Mrs. Beecher
during the absence of Dr. Pierson, hen
regular physician, was summoned to
the house and he responded hurriedly.
The physician said that there was not
much encouraging news to be given
out concerning Mrs. Beecher. He stat
ed that he had found her much weaken
and she was in a state of unconscious
ness since late this afternoon, from
which she did not recover up to lata
to-night.
The physician was asked by a re
porter if he thought Mrs. Beecher
would rally from this attack as she had;
from the other periodical spells; and to
wmch the physician replied that he
thought it exceedingly doubtful. Hep
symptoms had changed materially,1 and
it was feared that Mrs. Beecher's vital
ity was too far gone to allow her to
rally from this weak attack, which!
came upon her this afternoon. "!
Eunice Beeoher was born in August,
1812, in Sutton, Mass. Her father. Dr.
Bullard, besides attending to his du
ties, was the owner of a large farm.
His children coimprised seven sons andi
two daughters. Most of them were
given a liberal education, all of the sons
being sent to college except two r
three, whose health prevented them
from taking a college course.
Miss Bullard was married to Henry'
Ward Beecher at her home in Massa
chusetts, August 3, 1837. Mr. Beechen
had not then been ordained, but had
received a call to the pastorate of aj
little .church, at Lawrenceburg, O., and
wrote to his fiancee suggesting that
their marriage take place after hts or
dination. Soon after he started east
and arrived twelve hours after mailing
the letter. The marriage ceremony
took place Ave days after Mr. Beecher'a
arrival, in the presence of the mem.
bers of the Bullard family and a few!
neighbors. . '
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Beecher started for 1awrencebuxg,
w;here they remained for three weeks,
afterwards removing, to Indianapolis,
where they stayed for six years. Then
Mr. Beecher received a call to Plymouth,
church of Brooklyn as its pastor,' of
which he became world famed. . Mrs.
Beecher wrote a 'book in Which- sha
described .the experiences of the noted'
preacher and herself while Mr. Beecher
was engaged in his ministerial work
in the west.
Of Mrs. Beecher's eight children fewi
are now living. The oldest, is the wife
of the Rev. Samuel Scoville, pastor, of
the First Congregational church p
Stamford, with whom Mrs. Beecher
spent much of her time after the death
of her husband. The other children ara
Colonel Henry Barton Beecher of
Brooklyn, N. Y., Henry," a lawyer of
New York city, and Herbert, who is in
the steamship business at Port Town
send, Wash.
Mr. Porter at Washington.
Washington, Feb. 22. J. Addison
Porter of Hartford, Conn., who is ta
be the secretary of President McKin
ley, is in the oity visiting his aunt, Mrs.
W. J. Boardman. He spent the greater
part of the day at the white house with
Mr. Thurber, who gave him many re
sults of his experience in the delicata
duties of the position and the intricate
routine of executive matters. Mr. Por
ter was introduced to President Cleve
land and afterward met the members
of the executive staff, whose positions
have been considered independent of
administration changes. . Mr. Porter
will go to Canton In a day or two tq
return next week with Mr. McKinley. ,
Will Attend the tSanquet. '
London, Feb. 22. Hon. Wilfrid Laurior,
premier of Canada, has consented to attend
the banquet which is to be given by th
London Chamber of Commerce to the colo
nial prime ministers upon the occasioa ol
the Queen's diamond jubilee iu June.
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Received by Mrs. Cleveland.
Washington, Feb. 22. Mrs. Cleveland re
celved the Massachusetts and Connecticut
delegates to the congress of the Daughters
of the Revolution by special appointment
tills afternoon.
All Had Escaped. i
Chicago, Feb. 22. The Sixty-eighth streej
tunnel, leading to the water works crib, two
miles from shore, in Lake Michigan, caved
in late this afternoon. It was at first sup
posed that forty men were at work in tha
tunnel and it was feared that all had per
ished. Later it was learned that no men
were in the tunnel when the cave-in oc
curred. Arrested on Suspicion.
Salem, Mass., Feb. 22. The police ara
still at work on the case of assault commit
ted on Mrs. J. Franklin Kolf on the Willow
road Saturday night, and this evening ar
rested Charles Greenlaw, an Inmate of the
almshouse, on suspicion of being the gulltv
party. His description, even to his shirt
and necktie, tallied with that given by Mrs.
Rolf, and he acknowledged that he was in
the vicinity early in the afternoon, but de
nies all knowledge of the crime.
Yale Men Defeated.
Worcester, Mass., Feb. 22. The Holy!
Cross Athletic association held its sec
ond annual games in the gymnasium!
to-night and athletes from Harvard,
Yale, Princeton, Brown, Boston eollege,
Worcester Technology and Boston
Technology competed. The gymnasium
was as full as it could be and the sports
were a success in every way. Holy;
Cross beat Yale in the relay race witbt
great ease, the Yale men finding tha
corners of the seventeen lap track not
to their liking, and the Holy Cross men,
who might have won by a couple of
laps, generously loafing so as to win bj(
nly one. "
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