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VOL. LXV NO. 4:. PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 19(10.
THE CARMNGTON PUBLISHING CO
ANGLO-BOER WAR SITUATION
ANOTHER REPORT XII AT CRONJE IS
SURROUNDED.'
Offering n Stubborn Resistance at
Paardeberg Drift British Shelling
II im Vigorously autl Expect to Cap
ture Whole Foroe Roberts' List or
Casualties Causes Much Anxiety-The
Wounding of Gen. Alacdonold Buller
Bald to Have Reached Hills Command
ing Ladysmith Town's Relief Ap
parently Assured.
Cape Town, Feb. 21. A special corre
spondent of the Cape Argus says:
"General Cronje Is ' surrounded at
Paardeberg Drift, but is offering a stub
born resistance. The British are shell
ing' the Boers vigorously and expect to
capture the whole force."
London, Feb. 22.-4 a. m. Lord Rob-
ierts' list of forty-nine killed and wound
ed officers, including two generals, in
the engagement up to Sunday evening,
causes anxiety, and especially as in the
officers' list neither the losses of the
Welch and Essex regiments nor those
of the mounted infantry are included.
This is about the number that fell at
ColenBO, where the non-commissioned
officers and men brought the total loss
es to 800, It Is considered strange that,
when sending his casualties Lord Rob
erts gives no information as to the re
. suit of the fighting. If he has sent such
a report the- war office is withholding
it. r
, Moreover, nothing is known as to
what took place Monday, Tuesday and
yesterday. This absence of details from
Lord Roberts' dispatch contrasted with
his rather full narratives during the
first part of his operations, produces
uneasiness among military observers.
All the comment in the morning papers,
both editorial and critical, is threaded
with the disturbing suggestion that,
despite hard fighting, General Cronje
has been able to beat pff his pursuers,
has escaped, and is being reinforced by;
rail from Ladysmith and by forces on
, foot' and horsebacf from northern Cape
Colony, as well as the late beleaguers
of Kimberley.
As the correspondents with Lord
Roberts are silent, the telegrams from
J3oer sources receive some countenance.
f the latter aver that General Cronje,
f while the British were endeavoring to
surround him between Paardeberg and,
under Dewet and that together the
Boer commanders fought the British to
a standstill.
However all this may be, public opin
ion here will not be reassured until the
war office iesues explicit statements of
euccesses, which of course would clear
away the gathering doubts respecting
the uninterrupted success of Lord Rob
erts' forward movement. No one doubts
his ultimate success, but there is a fear
of temporary disappointment and that a
lot of hard fighting is yet ahead of the
British.
The latest report regarding General
Buller circulated in the house of com
mons last evening 'was that an agent of
the De Beers company had received a
cablegram from Cape Town, which must
have passed the censor, to the effect
that General Barton's Fusiliers' brigade
has reached the hills commanding La
dysmith. Quite apart from this, how
ever, and from every other rumor, the
early relief of the beleaguered garrison
is thought inevitable.
Many distinguished persons on the
way borne from .the theaters and clubs
called at the war office to inquire for
news. The ladies lobby was open until
midnight. The arrival at the war office
of several prominent officials after elev
en o'clock gave substance to a report
that important information from Lord
Roberts had been received, but an an
nouncement was soon forthcoming that
no further bulletins would be posted
during thenight.
A dispatch to the Times from Cra
dock, dated February 19, says: "It is
believed here that all danger of a colo
nial uprising is at an end."
Winston Churchill in a dispatch from
Chieveley, dated February 20, eays that
he still expects fierce fighting before
Ladysmith is relieved and jie again
urges the Imperative necessity of "pour
ing a continual Stream of men, guns and
supplies" into the Cape. He declares
that soldiers are wanted in South Af
rica, and not at Aldershot. Meanwhile
he sees "many encouraging signs that
the Boera are wearying of the struggle."
Wardlaw and Newbury, of the Duke of
Cornwall's light Infantry, and Lieuten
ants McLure of the Seaforth Highland
ers, Courtneay of the Argyll and Suth
erland Highlanders, Siordet and Neave
of the Yorkshire regiment and Bright
and Bali-Acton of the Oxford light
infantry'
Then follows a list of wounded offi
cers, Including Colonel Bowles of the
Yorkshire regiment, Colonel Carthew
Yorstoun of the Black Watch (Royal
Highlanders); Captain H. M. Arnold,
dangerously, and Lieutenant J. C. Ma
son, slightly, both of the Canadians.
In the Highland brigade sixteen officers
were wounded, including General Hec
tor Macdonald,' Major the Hon. H. E.
Maxwell, of the Black Watch (Royal
Highlanders), brother of Lord Farn-,
ham, and Lieutenant Akers-Douglas o
the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders',
son of the Hon. Aretas Akers-Douglas,
first commissioner of works.. These cas
ualties occurred at Paadeberg.
NEWS FROM lit) Eli SOVRCES.
Reports of Victory und Defeat-Capture
of lli-tfleh Convoy.
London, Feb. 22 The Daily Mail has
the following despatch from Lourenzo
Marquez, dated February 21: "Boer
newspapers, dated February 19, report
that General Dewet won a 'brilliant
victory' over the British troops at Mod
der River. General Dutoit reports be
ing defeated by the British cavalry
column which got into Kimberley. He
retreated to Riverton, sixteen miles
north of Kimberley, with all his guns
lost and seven men killed. According
to the same papers General Cronje
succeeded in getting through a message
to Koffyfontein with the news that. he
is holding all his positions and, that
the Boer cordon is around Kimberley
again. The Boers expect a general en
gagement on the Tugela. All is quiet
in Ladysmith.
The Times has the following from
Lourenzo Marquez, dated February 21:
"According to a Boer account General
Dewet claims to have captured in an
attack upon the rear guard of General
French's column, ISO wagons of provis
ions and ammunition, 2,800 oxen and
forty-eight men."
MISS NETHERSOLE ARRESTED
NEW YORK OFFICIALS TAKE UP
WAR AGAINST "SAPHO."
STOLEN HAWKS LET LETTERS
Member of Purllament Clinrged With
Giving Them to Dr. ljeyds.
London, Feb. 21. The St. James' Ga
zette this afternoon says that the stolen
Hawksley letters, which Mr. Chamber
lain yesterday referred to in the house
of commons as having been sold to Dr.
Leyds for 100, "were purchased from
the thief, for what sum we do not know,
by no less a personage than Dr. Clark,
M. P." The St. James' Gazette then
says that it presumes Dr. Clark trans
ferred the letters to Dr. Leyds. Dr,
Gavin Brown Clark, radical. Is a mem
ber of parliament for Caithness. He was
consul general of the South African re
public prior to 1891 and had written
pamphlets on the land questions in
South Africa and" India, and some so
cial questions. He was born in Scot
land in 1846.
Complete Earlier Anglo-Boer War Advices
on Page 3.
FAILED TO FIRE THE CANNON,
JOUBERT ORDERS A RETREAT.
Positions In Natnl No Longer Tenable
Luilysmttli'x Relief F.xpected.
Berlin, Feb. 21. The Tageblatt pub
lishes a special despatch from Brussels
which says the Transvaal legation there
announces that all the Boera are evac
uating Natal, their positions in that
colony being no longer tenable. General
Joubert, it is added, has ordered tho
concentration of all the available forces
to oppose Lord Roberts. Tfie siege of
Ladysmith, it is further announced, will
be raised and it is expected that Gen
eral Buller will enter the town at the
end of the week.
Weslryan Freshmen Uuabte -to Cany
Out Old Custom.
Middletown, Feb. 22. For the second
time in the history of Wesleyan the
freshmen failed to fire the celebrated
"Douglass" cannon on Washington's
birthday. The "fake" cannon that the
freshmen carried onto the campus
shortly after 12 o'clock was quickly
captured, but a few minutes later a
larger party of freshmen appeared with
the "Douglass" cannon drawn by two
horses. The sophomores succeeded in
spiking It, however. The scrimmage oc
curred when a third party of freshmen
appeared at 12:15 with a smaller cannon
and until 1 a. m., when the upper class
men called it off,- there were the liveliest
kind of scrimmages. Four of the men
were quite severely Injured, Hartzell,
the football player, and Lufkin, the
baseball pitcher, being among the num
ber. Some of the best men of both
classes were unavoidably absent, as they
had been kidnapped during the past few
days. The townspeople turned out in
force to witness the event.
Actress' Leading Man and Malinger Also
Tali in Into Custody All Charged
With Offend lug Public, Decency
Hearing to be Held To-morrow .Horn
lng Performance of Play Not Stopped
New York, Feb. 21. On a warrant
charging her with offending public de
cency, Olga Nethersole, the actress,
was arrested this afternoon and made
to appear in the Center police court,
She was paroled in the custody of her
counsel, A. H. Hummel, and the case
was set for Friday morning for the
hearing. The arrest la the culmination
of the attack and denunciation of
"Sapho," Clyde Fitch's play, now be
ins produced by Miss Nethersole at
Wallack's theater. The play Is a stage
adaptation of Alphonse Daudet's novel
of J'Sapho." The attack on the play
seemed to come from all directions, the
play being denounced by pulpit and
press.
With Miss Nethersole were arrested
upon the same charge Hamilton Re
velle, her leading actor, and Marcus
Mayer, her manager. A warrant was
issued for the arrest of Theodore Mess,
proprietor of Wallack's, but as Mr. Moss
was ill, Charles B. Burnham, manager
of the theater, appeared in the police
court in his stead, as representative of
the playhouse.
The warrants for the arrests of the
four persons principally concerned in
the production were issued early In the
day by Magistrate Mott, on informa
tion of District Attorney Gardjner,
based on the complaint of Robert Mac-
kay, a reporter. The complaint sets
forth that "the play is the portrayal of
the life of a lewd and dissolute wo
man in a way to offend pubic decency."
District Attorney Ga: diner in his re
quest that the warrant be issued al
leges that "in a dramatic performance
entitled 'Sapho' indecent postures, inde
cent suggestive language against good
morals and indecent conduct have been
portrayed before public audiences."
The provision under which the war
rant was issued is section 385, sub-division
II of the penal code, applying to
a publio nuisance, which, as a misde
meanor, is punishable by imprisonment
in the penitentiary for one year or a
fine of $500 or both.
Miss Nethersole was arrested at the
Hoffman house by Inspector Thompson
and taken directly to the Center street
police court. She was evidently greatly
worried, but soon overcame her ner
vousness. At the dictation of her coun
sel, she said in answer to the com
plaint: "I have committed no offense
against the good mofaln of the law of
this or any other country. I especially
demand to know the source of this at
tack upon me and my propriety. The
court cannot order a too speedy inves
tigation." iAt the request of Miss
Nethersole's counsel the hearing was set
for Friday morning, without objection
by the district attorney's representa
tives. After this matter was settled
Chief of Police Devery fetated that he
would not interfere with the perform
ance of "Sapho" to-night or until the
case had come up for hearing and had
been disposed of.
THE FORTO RICA N DEBATE.
Dir.
Brotrnwell, Republican, Speaks
Against the Till Iff Bill.
Washington, Feb. SI. For the first
time in the debute upon the Porto
Rican tariff bill the voice of a republi
can was to-day raised against the meas
ure. Mr. Bromwell of Ohio spoke
against the bill. He opposed it on the
ground of policy and not of constitu
tionality. His hostility, however, was
not so absolute but that he announced
his intention of voting for it if the sub
stitute failed. The other speakers to
day were Mr. Ray of New York and
Mr. Long of Kansas for the bill, and
Mr. Henry of Texas against it. The
republicans have decided to hold a cau
cus or conference on the bill Saturday
night. Although there are said to be
between twenty and thirty republicans
who are hostile to the measure, the re
publican leaders who are canvassing
the situation say that not more than
four or five will cast their votes against
it. a hey also say several democrats will
support it. The only democrat who is
outspoken in his advocacy of the bill
is Mr. Davey of Lovisiana. He repre
sents one of the largest sugar cane dis
tricts Jn the south. Some others, incud
ing Mr. Meyer and Mr. Broussard of
Louisiana, Mr. Devries of California,
Mr. Davies and Mr. Sparkman of
Florida are said to be in the doubtful
column, but the democratic whip say
that only Mr. Davey and Mr. Sibley of
Pennsylvania will vote for it. ' Mr. Wil
son of Idaho, a sliver republican, is
also said to be inclined to vote for the
bill. Some of the republican opponents
of the bill who dislike to go on record
believe that the way out of the dilemma
in which they find themselves is to vote
to recommit the measure.. On account
of the pressure' for time the debate
hereafter will begin at 11 o'clock and
there will be night sessions Thursday
and Friday.-
GOOD BOOM FOR WOODRUFF
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS GIVE
HIM A WA KM RECEFTION.
SENATOR CLARK'S CASE.
Political Itlnnnger Wellcome Testifies
Uafore Senate Committee.
Washington, Feb. 21. John B. Well
come, Senator Clark's manager in his
senatorial contest, waft the only witness
before the senate committee in the Clark
case to-day. His testimony was at no
time startling. Mr. Wellcome placed
his ependitures for the senatorial cam
paign at not to exceed $25,000 and, at
the request of the committee, produced
his bank book and old checks to sub
stantiate his statement. He said that
he suspected. Mr. Daly of supplying then
money used in the Whiteside exposure.
He also said that he had concluded that
the Montana supreme court was preju
diced against him and therefore had
not gone upon the standin his disbar
ment trial.
Dr. Keeley Dead.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 21. Dr. Leslie
E. Keeley of "gold cure" fame died
suddenly at his winter home here this
morning. Dr. Keeley came here recent
ly from his home In Dwight, 111.
A CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR.
WOUNDING OF GEN. MACDONALD.
Report from Lord Roberta Highland
era Suffer Heavily Again,
London, Feb. 20. The following dis
patch was received at the war office
from Lord Roberts at 5:47 p. m. to-day:
day:
"Paardeberg, Tuesday, Feb. 20. Be
tween February 16 and February 18
Major General Knox was wounded, and
Major General Hector Macdonald se
verely wounded, and Lieutenant Colo
nel Aldworth was killed.
"Other officers killed were Captain
One Imminent Between Nicaragua and
Coaltt Klca.
Washington, Feb. 21. A serious con
dition of affairs exists in Central Amer
ica as is shown by the following tele
gram received by the secretary of state
from Mr. Merry, the United States min
ister to Costa Rica, dated at San Jose,
February 20, 1900: "Revolutionary in
vasion expected from Nicaragua. Mar
tial law declared. Troops moving to
the frontier."
Owing to the large commercial and,
political interests, present and prospec
tive of the United States in the two
countries named, and especially in con
nection with the proposed construction
of the Nicaragua canal by this country
the reported revolutionary movement on
the part of the inhabitants of one coun
try against the other is viewed with
considerable apprehension by adminis
trntion officials as it practically
amounts to a war between Costa Rica,
and Nicaragua.
LAST NIGHT'S POLO GAMES.
New Haven Defeated In Waterbnry
Kail Rlvrr Downs Mcrlrirn.
Waterbury, Feb. 21. The polo game
between New Haven and Waterbury
was not a particularly brilliant one.
The first period was fast and good team
play on both sides. In the remaining
periods, however, team work was more
or less abandoned by New Haven in
their strong effort to win. Hipson
caged two balls from spot in three sec
onds each. Score Waterbury 9, New
Haven 6. Rushes Hipson 12, Bone 4,
Warner 1. Stops Starkle 44, Latlons
42. Fouls Doherty, Roberts, Latlons.
Referee Lush. Timer Lahey.
, Full River 5, Mrrldcli 4.
Fall River, Mass., Feb. 21. The home
team defeated Meriden to-night in a
scientific game 5 to 4. Heffernan, Fall
River's goal tend, is used up and un
able to go on the floor, and in his place
was put a young amateur named Can
field, who did great work. Score Fall
River 5, Meriden 4. Rushes Lincoln 10,
Russell 2. Stops Canfield 51, Burgess
35. Fouls McGilvray, Conway, Rus
sell. Referee Brady. Timer Porter.
Attendance 1,208. ,
Senator Quay's Case.
Washington, Feb. 21. An effort is to
be made to get the question Involving
the seating of former Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania formally before the sen
ate for consideration. Mr. Penrose of
Pennsylvania gave notice to-day and
that he would call up the case to-mor
row, As it is a privileged question he
may be able to secure a vote on the
taking up of the case for consideration
and thus develop the Quay strength in
the senate at least approximately. Dur
ing the greater part of tb-day's session
the, Hawaiian government bill was un
der consideration, but little progress
was made.
Introduced as New York's Probable
Choice for the Vice Presidency at a
Jlnuquct In Detrolt-The Statement
Krlngs Forth Long and Loud Ap
plause. Detroit, Mich-., Feb. 21. Several strik
ing ovations were given to-night by
leaders of the republican party in
Michigan to the stars who appeared be
fore them on the occasion of the fif
teenth annual banquet of the Michigan
club, but the enthusiastic reception ac
corded to Hon. Timothy Woodruff,
lieutenant governor of New York; far
outshone' all other features of the oc
caslon. Introduced as- the probable
candidate of New York state for the
office of vice president of the United
Slates, Mr. Woodruff stood mute before
a long continued storm of applause.
Major General Shatter, Governors Nash
of Ohio, Shaw of Iowa and Pingree of
Michigan all received welcomes and
second only to that of Woodruff. More
tharj 500 republicans sat at the feast
The galleries were filled with specta
tors. The big armory was gay with pa
triotic decorations. Washington's por
trait had the most conspicuous place.
pictures , of President McKinley, Ad
miral Dewey and Generaln Shatter and
Alger were suspended from the gallery
fronts.
In presenting Mr. Woodruff to re
spond to the sentiment, "Washington
and the Expanisionlst," ex-United
States Sentaor John Patton, jr., the
toastmaster, said: "The republican
party believes in young men. The
Michigan club has been in the habit of
nominating presidential candidates (al
hiding to speeches before the club by
Harrison, McKinley, etc.) I am in
clined to think that lightning might
easily strike a vice presidential candi
date here aa well. When in the next
national convention the question is
asked: "Whom does New York want to
name for vice president?" (because as
New Yerk goes so goes the union) will
they not turn to that stalwart pair of
New York leaders and bring forth the
name of Timothy L. Woodrujt?" (Long
and loud applause).
FVN AT XnE DIXON BENEFIT.
A FAIRFIELD MURDER MYSTERY,
TO ROW ON THE HARBOR.
Yale Crew to Take First Spin of the Sea
son There This Afternoon.
The Yale crew has been ordered out
to row on the harbor this afternoon
for the first time this season. Coach
Jim Rodgers came to town last even
ing and will be with the crew to-day.
The crew men have been spending af
ternoons at the boat house lately ar
ranging it for their harbor practice,
and yesterday It was noticed that very
little ice was floating, not enough to
interfere with rowing, and bo the first
harbor spin of the season was decided
upon for to-day. This is considerably
earlier than practice on the harbor was
begun last year.
ISLANDS BELONG TO SPAIN.
SA TED BY THE FENDER.
A Check nnil Thanks for Flri m: n.
James E. Kelly, the roofer, owner of
the gravel shed partly destroyed by
fire at Basin dock last Saturday night,
yesterday sent to Chief Fancher of the
fire department a check for $25 for the
Firemen's Benevolent fund. The fire
men prevented' the floor of the sheer
from burning and thereby allowing the
large stock of roofing gravel to slide
into the water. In addition to send
ing the check Mr". Kelly sent his thanka
for the good work of the firemen.
Four Year Old Koy Run In Front of a
Trolley Car on Meadow Street,
Clarence Galligan, the four-year-old
son of James E. Galligan of 141 Meadow
street, while attempting to Tun across
the street in front of a trolley car on,
Meadow street, about 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon, was struck and knocked
down, and had it not been for the fen
der he would have been killed. The
little fellow was playing on the side
walk and suddenly ran out into the
street directly in front of the car. The
motorman, with great presence of
mind, immediately released the fender
and it caught the little chap just as
he was going under the wheels. He
was rolled along a few feet before tho
car could be stopped. He was picked
up and was found to be bleeding. It;
was feared that the was badly hurt, and
he was sent to the New Haven hospl
tal in the police ambulance. At the
hospital it was found that the injuries
were only superficial ones, consisting
of bruises and some slight abrasions of
the skin, caused by the child being
rolled along by the fender. He will
probably be sent home to-day.
American Claim to Certain of Philip
pine Group Withdrawn,
Washington, Feb. 21. Upon repre
sentations of the Spanish government to.
the effect that some of the islands
south of the Philippine archipelago
which had been taken possession of by
United States gunboats were really the
property of Spain, the authorities of
the state department have examined the
charts and concluded to direct the
withdrawal of our claims to the islands
of Caygayen Sulu and Cibutu, both of
of which He without the boundary
lines laid down by the treaty of Paris.
Olan Found Lying Dead on the Road
Not Yet Identified.
Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 21. No iden
tlflcation was made during the day of
the remains of the man, apparently the
victim of a brutal murder, that were
found lying in the roadway on Osborn
Hill, Fairfield, "this morning, -although:
the officials have been working most
assiduously on the case. Everybody In
Fairfield that could get to the morgue
viewed the remains, but no' one was;
able to give any Information that would
assist in' establishing the identity of
the unknowyi man. Though it is be
lieved that the man was an Austrian
farm hand, Martin Warnock, a Hunga
rian, who knows about every Hunga
rian living between New Haven and
Stamford, stated that he . never saw the
man before.
An autopsy was held this afternoon
and it was officially given out that
death was due to exposure and cere
bral hemorrhage. On the right side of,
the body near the thigh there was a
severe bruise, which had the appear
ance of a kick. It is the supposition
that the man was not instantly killed;
and either fell or laid down in the spot
where found. A hole in the roadway,
about an inch and a half deep, and pre
sumably caused by the uprooting of
a stone was found full of blood neap
where the dead man was discovered,
The autopsy disclosed no fracture of
the skull, but contusions on both sides
and back of the head were apparent
that could not have been the result of a
fall. No evidences of excessive use of
liquor were disclosed by the autopsy.
While the officials are strongly of the
belief that the stranger was murdered,
the motive for the crime is as great a)
mystery as the victim's identity, and
puzzles the officers exceedingly.
Corbett, Sharkey, McGovern and Other
Celebrities Tuke Part.
New York, Feb. 21. The friends and
admirers of George Dixon, the colored
featherweight pugilist, who for many
years successfully defended his title to
the world's championship In his class
and was recently deprived of this honor
by Terry McGovern, tendered the dusky
boxer a benefit at the Broadway Ath
letic club to-night. The attendance
while not up to expectations, was fair
ly representative. The sum realized
from the sale of tickets and from sub
scriptions will amount to $8,000. The
professional friends of Dixon, among
whom were champions and ex-champions,
appeared in the ring in friendly
bouts. Among these were McGovern,
Corbett, Sharkey, Ruhlin, Choynski,
Gans andMjthers..
Gus Ruhlin, the Akron, Ohio, giant,
put on the njits with little Dave Sul
livan and the spectators enjoyed the an
tics of the two while they worked three
one-minute rounds with the Bostonian
always on the aggressive. This bout
created considerable merriment. ,
J. J. Corbett and a pupil of his named
Leser sparred three two-minute rounds.
Corbett stripped well and whilo the
bout was of the most friendly character
the big fellow showed a lot of his old
time cleverness and his foot work was
remarkably fast. The funny part of
this bout? was the appearance of a
"midget" who fanned Corbett with a
towel almost as large as a sheet during
the brief interval. Adolph Zlnk was
tho "Lilliputian" and hia efforts in
fannig the big fellow and his weak
voiced a,ftempts to give advice to his
"man" excited uproarious laughter.
Charley White, who acted as referee,
got between the men a few minutes be-
for the bell and with wll feigned indig
nation the "mite" rushed through the
ropes and assailed Referee White, who
caught the lad around the body and de
posited him outside of the rope. This
play on a serious mishap which oc
curred in the same ring a short time
ago brought down the house.
Frank Erne, the world's champion
lightweight, sparred three short rounds
with Frank Zimfir, who is a townsman
of his.. Both showed plenty of speed
and science.
Tom Sharkey and Bob Armstrong
mixed it up harmlessly in the next bout,
and while they did not injure each other
they gave a very clever exhibition of
science and foot work. i ' -
Joe Gans of Baltimore and Dan
Dougherty of Philadelphia were the
next pair, and after they had finished a
three-round go Joe Choynski of Califor
nia and Prod Morris' the "Colored Cy
clone," were introduced. Choynski re
ceived a rattling welcome. '
Kid" McCoy and Joe Falvey of this
city were then announced for a friendly I
"set-to," in which the "Kid" demon
strated that he has lost none of his clev
erness by hie quick work with hajids
and feet. - . , 'j
The beneficiary, George Dixon, and
Terry McGovern, who recently defeated
him and is ,now the holder of the
world's championship, were then intro
duced for a three-round sparring exhi
bition. They were greeted with thun
ders of applause, nd before they began
their work McGovern handed Dixon a
check for $500. Dixon, through Master
of Ceremonies Joe Humphreys, thanked
all those who had contributed to bis
benefit by their presenceas well as by
their subscriptions, and also thanked
his brother pugilists for their kindness
n appearing In the bouts. He also an
nounced that while he had defended the
featherweight championship for years
against all-comers, he was glad that
when he met his Waterloo it was hand
ed to him by an American, In addition
to McGovern's check Sam Harris, Ter
ry's manager, handed Dixon $250. Tom
Sharkey gave him a check for $300 and
Bob Armstrong, the big colored boxer,
presented Dixon with a fifty-dollar bill.
J AS. W. WILLARD ARRESTED.
Charged With Obtaining Money Under
False Pretences.
James W. Wiilard, a builder, was ar
rested last night by Detective Daly on
a warrant charging him with obtain
ing money under false pretences from
Henry S. Lum. It Is alleged that Wii
lard obtained the money by represent
ing that he was an agent for the Build
ers' Supply company. He was released
under bonds of $100 furnished by Ed
ward M. SperrV.
Yale 10, Dartmouth 8.
Boston, Feb. 21. At the Sportsmen's
show, which opened here to-night, con
siderable interest was taken in the
basket ball game between Yale and
Dortmouth. Yale won by a score of
10 to 8.
A Jlad Wreck.
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 21. A Chippe
wa Falls Wis., special to the Dispatch,
says: Passenger train No. 1, on the I Cragin, Seventh regiment,
Wisconsin Central from Chicago, was
wrecked near Curtlss., Wis., to-day. It
is reported that several are killed and
injured. All the physicians of the city
are being taken to Curtlss on a special
train.
To Fill Mr. Keopolien's Plnoc,
Meriden, Conn., Feb. 21. The St.
John's German Lutheran church of this
city to-night extended a call to Rev.
Paul Loeber of Proviaence, R. I., to
INDOOR 1ENN1S.
Results of Preliminaries - In National
Championship Games
New York, Feb. 21. For the national
lawn tennis indoor championship,
which began to-day in the Seventh
Regiment armory, there are twenty-four
entries in the singles and they include
most of the cracks at tha game in the
country. In the preliminary rounds
played to-day there were many sur
prises. Several ex-champions showed a
most decided reversal from their last
season's form, while many possible dark
horses materialized. Hacket of Yale,
who with Allen, also of Yale, won the
championship in the doubles at Chicago
last year, was especially in poor form,
and was beaten by Hugh Tallant, the
ex-Harvard player.
Of the new aspirants for national
championship honors Calhoun Cragin,
champion of the Seventh Regiment
Tennis club, showed up very strong.
W. C. Grant of the Lenox Tennis cjub,
Columbia's interscholastic champion, is
also a promising comer. The sets play
ed to-dav resulted as follows: Pre
liminaries: First round, J. P. Paret,
Lenox T. C, beat E. P. Fisher, West
side T. C. by default. C. E." Fennessy,
W. S. T. C, beat Harry Follett, Sev
enth Regiment T. C. 6-4, 6-4. Calhoun
beat Ralph
Hickox, W. S. T. C., 6-2, 6-4. O. M.
Bostwick, W. S. T. C, beat S. H. Gil
lespie, . Morristown T. C, 6-3, 7-5 Sec
ond round, W. C. Grant. Lenox T. C,
beat A. C. Willisron, Sorrento T.
8-6, 6-2. Hugh Tallant, W. S. T.
beat H. H. Hacket, Yale, 6-0, 6-0.
POUCH FULL OF MAIL STOLEN
FROM PLATFORM OF A TRAIN AX
UNION DEPOT LAST NIGHT.
Man Who Gives the Name of Ktlward
Morgan Caught Tearing Open tbe Let
ters and Stuffing Them in Sewer
Pipe Mall from Along the Berkshire
Division It Is Not Known How Many
Letters Were Destroyed Before tha
Follow Was Captured.
A man who gives the name of Edward
Morgan and who claims 'to hall from
Chicago was arrested at Union depot
early last ' evening on the charge ot
stealing a pouch full o mall from the
platform of a train standing In front of
the depot. The pouch had been left on
the platform for a few minutes before'
it was to have been taken Into the bag
gage room to be kept until the 1:10 train:
for Boston. The mail was that collect-'
ed late in the afternoon by a train
south-bound on the Berkshire division,
and the pouch contained letters and
other mail matter mailed at Litchfield,'
MRS. LA WTON'S A CKNO WLEDGMENT
Words at Such a Time as This, She Saysi
Seem Very Poor.
Washington, Feb. 21. Mrs. Lawton
has made the following, acknowledge
ment ot the receipt of the home fund:
"Peewee Valley, Ky., Feb. 18, 1900.
Dear General Corliin: Such kindness
as yours can never be repaid, and my
heart is very full when I try to thank)
you. words seem very poor at such a
time. Will you please believe that 1
do appreciate it and all my life will
nd comfort in the remembrance. The
universal feeling which prompted such
wonderful generosity, from the nation
so beautiful to me, and so dear, ; mv
gratitude is inexpressibly profound.
It has relieved the one anxious thought
Henry would have had and I do not
know how to thank you or the nation.
Believe me, with kind regards, very
sincerely, Mary C. Lawton."
C,
C,
Culled to Danbury Chm ch.
Danbury, Conn., Feb. 21. It was an
nounced to-day that Rev. W. W. Wil-i
son of Freeport, L. I., had accepted a
assume the pastorate made vacant by call to the Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. Mr. Koepchen accepting a call toi of this city to succeed Rev.' Dr. W. W.
New York. ( Bowdish.
JULIA MARLOWE ILL.
Unable to Appear In Bridgeport Sent
to New York.
Bridgeport, Feb. 21. There was a
large number of disappointed theater
goers in this city to-night owing to the
fact that Julia Marlowe, who was to
appear in "Barbara Fritchie" was too
ill to play. She was taken suddenly 111
in Waterbury last night and was sent
to New York and is now under the doc
tor's care. It was deemed advisable
this afternoon that she sacrifice a few
engagements aa otherwise her illness
might prove more serious. It was a
matter of regret to the management of
the Park City theater that the house
had been sold out for the uei f ummiice.
Disastrous Fire In Spain.
Valladolid, Spain, Feb. 21. About 320
houses of the town of Ataquines hava
been destroyed by a conflagration
which, as this dispatch is filed, threat
ens to wipe out the city. There has
been great loss of live stock, and sev
eral of the inhabitants have gone mad!
as a result of their terrible experiences,
The governor and minister of the in
terior have gone to Ataquines for the
purpose of providing assistance, espec
ially provisions. Great suffering is ex
pected to follow.
Derby and other towns along the Litch
field branch and the Berkshire division. -
This afternoon mail Is always taken up
by the train which arrived at Bridge
port at 5:08 over the Berkshire division.,
The mail destined to points eastward Is
placed in a pouch at Bridgeport and
sent up to this city on the 6:34 train to
be placed on the 1 o'clock east-bound
mail train, which does not stop at
Bridgeport.
When the railroad employes whose;
business it was to look out for the mail
bag found that it was missing they no-,
titled Patrolmen P. Doherty and J. Mo-'
Queeney, who were stationed at the de-
pot at the time. They knew that the1
pouch had not been gone long and that
of course the tblef could not be far
away. The two policemen at once be-,
gan a search of the depot. Entering
the men's closet they found the door of
one compartment locked and the-, decu-,
pant refused to open It at their request.
They then burst in the door and saw a
man stuffing bundles of paper into the'
outlet to the sewer. They grabbed him.
as he was about stuffing in the last
bundle, and examining the papers they,
saw that they were letters. In the bun
dle were also little packages of letters
done up and marked for certain des-,
tinations, just as they had been arrang
ed by the mail clerks In Bridgeport.
Many of the letters had been torn open,
and then , wadded up envelopes and
their contents together. The thief; had
wet the letters so that they would wad
up closely and go. down the sewer pipe
more easily. He -bad evidently hot had..
time-to open all: the1 envelopes, and so;
had hastily- wadded5 up the unopened'
envelopes and the opened ones to stuff
them into the water pipe when he heard
the policemen at the door, ',
The destroyer of letters was taken
into custody -and, with the letters which
had been saved from the sewer, he was
vtaken to 'police headquarters.. He is- a .
man about thirty-five, years of age,' tall
and of sandy complexion. He has a
sandy mustache and is rather poorly
dressed, wearing no collar and necktie.
Superintendent Wrinn believes ' that
Morgan is not his right name. When
questioned at police headquarters to as
certain where the mail- bag was he re--fused
to talk and would say nothing,
more than that his name was Edward
Morgan. The superintendent told him
that, since he had been caught with the
stolen mail in his possession, he would
not make his case worse by telling-'
what he had done with the pouch from
which he had taken the letters. .He still
persisted, however, in his refusal to
talk. Later in the evening the pouchi
was found on the tracks in front of the
depot. It is a canvas pouch, No. 3, and
had been slit open evidently with a.
jack-knife. ;
When searched at police headquarters
Morgan had $7.50 In money on hia per-
son. It is believed that the $7 which?
was in bills Is money which he had ex
tracted from letters'which he had open-'
ed before the policemen captured him.
In the wad of opened letters which were,
saved from the sewer by the" policemen,
were several small checks, but Morgan
had not saved these, probably thinking
it would not be safe to attempt to cash,
them. One of the checks was for $9.26
and was drawn by the Bridgeport Wood
Finish company. It had not been ascer
tained yet last night how much mail tha
pouch contained and consequently no
estimate could be made as to how many'
letters had gone into the sewer before-
the fellow was captured.
Among the unopened letters which
were rescued was one addressed to Pro a
fessor Shaller, dean of the Harvard law'
school, Cambridge, Mass., and mailed
from Litchfield. In all about one hun
dred letters were saved, Including thoe-
which had been opened and the unopen
ed envelopes. .: , , .
Postmaster Howarth and Pierce N-
Maher, superintendent of mails at tha
local postofflce, were notified and went
to the police station and examined the)
wet mass of mail matter. Since it -did
not come from the local office they were
unable to say how much; was missing,' ,
Morgan will be turned over to the Unit
ed States authorities and will probably
be given a hearing before United States .
Commissioner Wright to-day.
Morgan was captured Just in time by
Patrolmen Doherty and McQueeney.
Had they not found hnn before he iiuti
destroyed all the letters there would
have been slight evidence against him.
Farm Buildings Wiped Ont,
Danbury, Feb. 21. Word was received
here this afternoon that all the build
ings. excpt the dwelling, on the farm
of Jesse Sanford were destroyed by
fire this morning It was only by tho
greatest exertion on the part of tha
neighbors that the house was saved.
Three horses and four cows and other
live stock perished in the flames. Tha
loss is estimated at upwards of $3,000;
insured.