Hartford Courant from Hartford, Connecticut • 1

a mm VOL. LV. NO. 107. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY', MAY 5, 1801.

PRICE THREE CENTS. '1 FIRE IN A LOCKUP. A Oi'iinkeli I'rlwmrr Hfln Fire to lilt llotlclolht. (Hoeoial to Till Coi'UAHT.) WiM.itufme, Mny 4. Fire was discovered in the ha'kiip in this town about 11 o'clock to-tight.

It was THE WEATHER. l'alr and SllfcUtly Omlor. Washinutom, May'4. Forecast til! p. in, Tuesday: For Now England and tiast-ern Now York, fair ofc Tuesday and slightly cooler, with northwest gales.

THE TELEPHONE. SyKtcmatl.lnur the- Vf Iren-An OftU-lul nt. President Tyler of the Telephono Corn-puny writes to the editor of The Coi rant the following letter about the work now going on here. It wiB prove an answer to ninny inquiries and will show tho public, just what is the stale of things aud the improvements contemplated To lh Kililor of The Coi'hakt: I find that there is a good deal of disturbance among our suliscribcrs in Hartford about the delay in furnishing servii-. and about the trouble which is eximriencod ea- Iiecinlly in tho center of lie city.

As vou mow.Veare cutting our wires in to tho liermanput underground work. Wo were compelled to move so as to lm out of our quarters before the 1st of May, and consequently tho flint hitching up of the underground was of a temdorary character. Now we are trying to do the work in a permanent shape. Ieucloso you Mr. Baker's explanation of the manner in which the work is being done.

I cannot add anything to it, and hojie it will be such as to ho understood: When we built our underground aud laid out our terminals, we found K-ieat many wirm, for example at th mraer of Mute and Market streets, that came part of tho way around the city, aay from Albany avenue and points near the tunnel; we ulso found wires from that same location running around the other way, over the Coiiuoctiiut W.wteru road, aud up through tho dext cublos, In fact this was thotcondition in nearly evory overhead cable terminal. After awhile those cables wore tilled up Hildas the new wires worn ordered they wero brought nearer the omen, say to the tower of tho old central ottlcaou the east aide, and to cablo iu lho rear of ateain company's works on Pearl Htreet on the west aide. 8o that WO tilled up our nearest undergrounds to the center ot the city with wire which ran way beyond the outntdo limits of our underground. In cutting In these wires permanently, thove has bm a sort of system adopted, for example, all wires running on Idle Hill in the section bounded by tho Connecticut Western Railroad and Farmiugton avenue, run out through the cables on tho Conneethmt Western road. All wires lotwten the Connecticut Western Railroad and Main street fed in through Albany avenue toacable at the tunnel to tint underground cable at Trumbull and Main.

Now we are going on with the work, taking in wires east of Main street and north of l'loa-ant street they will come into the underground at North Slam and Trumbull, aluo through an overhead Cable from corner, go-called. Then the circuits south of Pleamtnt treut and north of State street will lx brought into the State and Market street cable Anything around the south aide of Statu and near the Americ an House corner will ooino Into the Prospect ami Hrove, while circuit on the river front, south of Htatn street, will lie brought into th Urore and Front street cables All of these wiras that chu be put into tho outer circle of underground cables have to bo taken up first. This leaves the wires dead from that point to the cable they have boon working through, and our next work is to take down these dead wirea and then coniinsiu'e cutting in wires that belong in tho second i irclo of under RUDINI IN "ERROR" AGAIN. Blaine Asrai Conrteously Sets i Right THAT TELEGRAM WAS NOT CONFIDENTIAL AT ALL. So Mark of Privacy on It, and N' Stijr-" ee'stlon of Privacy Mucin by Fum When Ho lAtt It at the ltopartmeut Kao-Slmlle Forwanlert to Koine.

Washington, May 4. The following cablegram was sent by Secretary Blaine today: Department op State, i Washington, May 4, 1801. Porter, American Minister, Rome: A series of statements addressed to the Marquis Imperials by the Marquis Rudini was telegraphed from Home yesterday, and was published by the Associated Press of the United States to-day. The only part of the Marquis Rudini's communication, which this government desires to notice, is the one here quoted, namely: 1 have now before me a note addressed to you Ijv Secretary Blaiuo April 14. Its perusal produces a most painful impression upou me.

I will not stop to lay stress upon the lack of conformity with diplomatic usages displayed in making uo, as Mr. Blaine did not hesitate to do. of a portion of a telegram of mine communicated to him in strict confidence, in order to get rid of a question clearly defined in our ofli-rial documents, which alone possess a diplomatic value. The telegram of March 24, concerning whose public use the Marquis Rudiui complains, is the following, which was quoted in full in my note of April 14 to Marquis Imperiali, charge of Italy at this capital: 34, lfl. Italian Minister Washington: Our requests to the federal government are very simple.

Some Italian subjects, acquitted by the American magistrates, have lieen murdered is prison while under the imtnediato protection of the authorities. Our right, therefore, to demand and obtain the punishment of the murderers and an indemnity for the victims is unquestionable. I wih to add that the public opinion in Italy is justly impatient, and, if concrete provisions were not at one taken, I should find myself in the painful necesssity of showing openly our dissatisfaction by recalling the minister of his majesty from a country where he is unable to obtain justice. (Signed) Ruoi.M. The intimation of the Marquis Rudini that the telegram in question was delivered in strict confidence is a total error.

As the telegram expressed the demand of the Italian government, it was impossible that Marquis Rudini could transmit it in strict confidence. As I have already stated, it was communicated to me iu person by Baron Fava, written in English, in his own handwriting, without a suggestion of privacy, and the telegram itself has not a single mark upon it denoting a confidential character. I have caused a number of copies of the telegram to be forwarded to you to-day in fac-simile. The usual mark for italio printing was used by me under four lines, and they appear in the copies. You will use the fac-siiniles in such manner as will most effectually prove the error into which the Marquis Rudini has fallen.

Bl.AJNK. QUIET AT F0UR1VI1ES. The Funerals of the Slain AVorklng-men Occasion No Serious IHsturb anco. Foubmies, May 4. The funeral of the workingmen, killed by the troops on May Day, was held here to day.

The anticipations of serious trouble were not realized. The funeral procession was very long, being participated in by a large number of workmen's clubs, with red and black flags draped. The nine coffins were surrounded by the relatives of the victims. After the religious services the clergy left, and the socialists then took charge, some violent addresses being delivered. Many women carrying banners placed wreaths upon the graves.

The troops keeping order in the street shouldered arms while the coffins were passing. I FIRERECORD. Steel Works at Troy Burned. Troy, N. May 4.

A fire in the steel works at Breaker Island to-night caused a loss of $400,000. Seven Westinghouse engines were destroyed. Nearly 1,000 people will be deprived of work. $10,000 Fire In Putnam. Putnam, May 4.

A large three story wooden building in the center of the town, owned by D. Smith, was gutted by fire this evening. It was occupied by Mrs. M. E.

Murfey, millinery, E. Minor, harnessmaker, J. Ailard, barber and Randall Company butchers. Loss on building fully loss to tenants about $7,000. The tenants were but lightly insured.

Cause of fire unknown. International Conference at St. Joseph St. Joseph, May 4. The twenty-first international conference of the Y.

M. C. A. of North America adjourned this evening. The next executive committee, elected to-day, is as follows: fieorge T.

Coxhead, St. Louis, secretary and treasurer; D. A. Budge. Montreal: H.

J. McCoy, San Francisco, Cala. H. O. Williams, Richmond, George A.

Warburton. New L. Hayford, Chicago; R. A. Jordan, Bangor, Me.

CHARLES PRATT DEAD. A Bleb. Man Who Gave Much Money. New York, May 4. Charles Pratt, the well-known oil magnate and vice-president of the Standard Oil Company, died sudden- near failure at the company's "races at 26 Broadway this evening.

He gave $1,000,000 to found Pratt's Institute and for an annex to the Adelphi Academy. He also gave $1.50,000 jo the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Brooklyn. His property is estimated at 15,000,000. The Congress SprtngSpoutlnir. Saratoga, N.

May S. The Congress Spring has developed into a spouter, the force of gas being so great as to send a jet orty teet into the air. The drill hole of thes spring was sunk to the depth of 450 feet. rwYeiu8 of were struck, and the Jrom. them a11 wa of great volume, Out Of such mixAH i Man factory or definite quality: After tWnf 7el? 250 fee below the surface was ouna to be of superior excellence of quali- aW nttinK otf aU Tratr low nd iw ein' tubing was sunk to it.

a win the water has been served from ten feet below the surface, and mri tT -v Plunging the glasses into the from the water will be served iUrf globes' i110 which- it will flow bv own force. House and Barn Burned. "wkville. May 4. Spencer O.

Graver's rg two-story house at Vernon Center was onrned early yesterday morning, and time to escape in nd the Ci0ib- thing was saved uotne loss abont $3(m wh qq FRENCH CHAMRER. Violent Talk Over the Fonrmios Affair. ONE MEMBER TEMPORARILY EXPELLED. Two Versions of the Arrulr-Comliwl of the sold lent -Vote of t'onfiuouo In the (iovciniiifitt. Paris, May 4.

It was announced yesterday that a section of thn left would join with the socialist aud BoulangiBt deputies in demanding a vote of censure to-day against M. Constans, the minister of tho interior, on the ground that the latter was responsible for tho slaughter o' the women and children shot down by the troops at Fourmies on Ijibor Day. The excitement iu tlie Chamber to-day began with M. Dumay's interpellating the government in regard to the Fourmies riot. He threw the eutiro blamo for the trouble upon Minister Const an.

M. Dover in supporting M. Dumay commented upon the brutality of the official instructions. M. Roche said he had inquired into the cause of the riot and had found that immediately after a stone had been thrown, without ordering the )eople to disperse, the troops opened fire and continued firing for four minutes.

There were more soldiers than people in the streets, and the troops were made to act the part of butchers of women and children. At this point vehement protests were raised and M. Roche was called to order. M. Constans denied tho accuracy of M.

Roche's statement. A mob of 4,000, said the minister, received the soldiers with a shower of stons. One officer was knocked kown and the rioters were on the jioint of forcing their way through the troops when the commander called upon them to keep back. The summons was unheeded, and the commander then ordered his men to fire into the ir. This had no effect, and then ordered the soldiers to fire jsiiiit blank.

The soldiers obeyed and the result was the killing of seven persons and the wounding of fourteen. Soldiers, added the minister, had a right to use their arms when in danger. Tho conduct of tho army and the throughout France on May day had checked serious social disorder. M. Roche at this point cried "Murderer." A numtier of memlK'rs immediately arose and protested against M.

Roche's language, and the president ordered that tho offender be temporarily expelled. Quiet having be.m restored M. Milleraud demanded that a committee be appointed to inquire into tho Fourmies riot. M. Do Freycinct, premier and minister of war, opposed the motion.

He said the government was not indifferent. It did not desire to set up a barrier of arms against political and social claims. It would rather co-operate with Parliament to improve the lot of the working classes. (Applause.) M. Milleraud's motion was then rejected 871 to 48.

The chamber then, by a vote of to SI, passed a resolution declaring confidence in the government. National Leuiene. At Brooklyn: n. n. Boston 0 0 (I 21 000 37 1 Brooklyn 1 1 0 000000-264 Batteries Bennett and Nichols, Daily and Hemming.

At Philadelphia: a. h.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 13 3 New York 0 010 20000-364 Batteries Thornton and Clements; Hharrott, Ewing and O'Rourka. At Chicago: R. H.

Chicago 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 3 Pittsburg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11366 Batteries Hutchiuson and Kittredgo, Staley and Fields. At Cleveland: K. II. E. Cleveland 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0-9)2 3 Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 3 Batteries Ziiumer and Viau, Harrlngtou aid Rliines.

American Assoc-Intlon. At Boston: ii. ii. Boston 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 0-11 17 0 I 1 II 11 2 Batteties Murphy and Daley, Hart and Car-sey. At Cincinnati: n.

H. r. St. Louis 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 '-11 i 5 Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 3 3 Batteries-Dwyer ani Kelly, Stivetts and Boyle. At Philadelphia: h.

h. e. Balnie.O 2016000 0 0 0-0 14 0 Athletic. 0 2 4 (1 0 () 0 3 0 0 0-9 13 Battories Healey and Robinson, Chamberlain and Milligan. At Columbus: R.

n. it Columbus 000S000 1 851 Lonisville 0 10 0 0000-155 Batteries Knell and Donahue, Ehret and Cook. Eastern At Now Haven: r. n. New 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2-7 11 5 Lebanon 0 00031 000436 Batteries Glliland aud Pettee; Fitzgerald and MeCaifrey.

At Providence: r. h. e. Providence .0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 1 Troy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 7 2 Batteries M. Sullivan and Burke; Burns and Tuohy.

At Svracuso: R. e. Svracuse 0 0000 0 00 4 474 Alliany 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 11 Batteries Coughlin and (juinn; Hess and Sprogel. At Buffalo: n. H.

E. Buffalo 0 1 1 0 5 0 8 1 5-21 2il 2 Rochester 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 12 6 Batteries Weckbecker and Goodall; Uruu-hart and Blauvelt. Other Games. At Providence: Brown 2 1 9 2 1 3 0 2 1-21 Boston-t'nion 0 0000200 0-2 At Cambridge- Harvard 11, Stagg's nine ATHLETIC GAMS. Yale Hoys on the Field Hart Ford Represented.

New Haves, May 4. The annual spring games of the Yale Athletic Association occurred at Yalo field this aftertoon. A strong wind handicapped all the runners. The results: One Hundred Yards Dash A. H.

Jones, D3, 10 2 Two Hundred and Twenty Yards Dash A H. Jones. MX 23 4 Four Hundred and Forty Yards Run L. 8co-ville, VZ. 4 ns.

One Hundred and Twenty Yards Hurdle-H. L. Williams, 91. 2-. The 230 yards hurdle was shortened to 14S 2 3 vards in order to make a straight-awav course.

It was won bv H. L. Willia.ns. 91, 17 Half-mile run W. B.

Wright, "93, 2m Milerun--A. C. Williams. 93. 4m 4tis.

Pole vault E. D. Rvder. "91,10 feet. Broad jump H.

L. Williams, "91, 20 feet HM iiubos. Hiph jump A. L. Reynolds, "91, 5 feet 3 inches.

Hamme throwing H. A. Elcock, medical school, feet 64 inches, hhot putting H. A. Elcock.

36 feet 4 inches. Mile walk S. H- Bunnell. "91. 7 44 3-5 a.

Like Mr. Itothwell's Case. Boston, May 4. The physicians at the Massachusetts General Hospital have a case similar to that of the Rev. Mr.

Both well of Brooklyn. The patient is 9 years old. Oscar Nille, whoe home is in Chartestown and the doctors are trying to extract a tamarind seed that the boy inhaled while at play Saturday, and that is now located in his left lung. Tracheotomy has been performed but without success. THE BRIDGEPORT SPECKS.

The Ballots Not Likely to Be Seen To- iiay, (Special to The Cor RA kt. May 4. Town Clerk Watson informed your oorre-snondont to-day that he has not fixed upou a time for opening tie ballot-boxes, and that when he dot he shall give notice through the local papers. To a Standard reporter to-day he said with regard to the box cont iining the alleged "specked "The box shall not be opened in this private manner. My view of the matter is that it should not be oiieued here at all.

If the case is to be brought to the courts the oieuing of the box here will destroy the weight of any evidence the box may contain. I do not think it is right to o)cn the box now, in order to gratify personul feeling on either side. The case at issue is an important one, and nothing should be done that might hinder the court from arriving at all the facts in the case. If, however, the box is to be opeued here, I shall not permit it to be 0ened in the ptesence of two, four, or a dozen men, regardless of party. I shall give due notice through the papers, so that the box may be oiiened publicly, and all may know the result nf the in.q..,o,nl" YALE PJJTS HER FOOT DOWN- Harvard Told That There Will bo No Huso-Hull Uanies This Your.

New IIavex, May 4. Yale has declared war against Harvard's "irresponsible" athletic management, and has notified the Harvard base-ball men that the Yale nine will not play the series arranged for the coming season. Those who recall the vexatious policy of Harvard butt year and are acquainted with her arbitrary action this season, will not le surprised at the tone and statements of the following letter, sent to Captain Dudley Dean of the Harvard nine: Dear Kir: Aftor thorough consideration, wo have decided that ws cauuot arrange a baseball series with you this year. Our reasons for this course aro based upon your recent action in refusing to carry out the terms of your agreement with us. When we inot you at Springfield you made no mention whatever of any higher authority to which you must refer, and having given us your word that you would equalize matters by playing Princeton, we closed our arrangements with you, supposing that a signed agreement was sufficiently binding.

Had there boon any prospect of interference or dictation from any quarter we should have been so advised, as wo wrote you our position many weeks ago. After vour return to Cambridira von can celled yoiir Princeton agreement entirely and several important details of our agreement, and in regard to the latter, never so much as asking us our opinion of the change. In answer to our letter soliciting a statement from you as to what you did want, you replied naming conditions which wero thoroughly discussed both last year and this year, and whic you knew would not be acceptable to us. Wo enter upon this course therefore in vigorous protest against the insecurity of any agrees ments made in this irresponsible manner. lsi-lievine that it must be antagonistic to the friendly and satisfactory arrangements between the two colleges.

Signed) The Yai.k Man aokmknt. BACKED THERAPHOPHONE. And Failed In Doing So. Jesse H. Lippincott, sole licensee of the American Graphophone Company, and president of the North American Phonograph Company, made an assignment yesterday in New York City.

The assignee, F. S. Wait, when questioned about ths failure, said he had only been introduced to Mr. Lippincott that dav and so knew little of his affairs, but subsequently he said the liabilities would be about .500,000, due to investing in the stocks of these companies expecting them to rise, which they had not done. He added that the failure in no way affected the companies themselves.

PRESIDEHTHARRISON. Ills Arrival In Oregon Yosterday. Ashland, Oregon, May 4. The President and party arrived here shortly after o'clock to-night and received an enthusiastic welcome A special committee of the state Legislature welcomed the Ires-ident to Oregon. The President made a happy response, and also Rjxike to the crowd at the depot.

After a stop of about thirty minutes at Ashland the presidential special pulled out, preceded by a special train carrying the legislative com mittee ana prominent citizens. KILLED BY TRICH1NE. Seven Victims In One Family. Milwaukee, May 4. John Runk and his sister died to-day of trichonsis, making seven members of the family who have died from eating diseased pork.

Two others are still suffering from the disease. ST AM SH I PA 1 A LS. At New York Servia from Liverpool; Ems from Bremen. Off Dunnet Head Thingvalla from New York. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Seiior Mianiaga, the Mexican minister at Rome, is dead. The Chamber of Deputies yesterday, by a vote of to 115, approved the action taken by the government on May Day. "Old Hutch" started yesterday for Boston. It is given out that he will take a vacation while hissons straighten out his affairs. CAUGHT ByTsHAFT.

Robert llorahan's Lucky Escape. While adjusting a belt at Poole's wood yard yesterday afternoon, Robert Horahan was caught on a counter shaft and had a narrow escape from losing his life. The counter shafting runs along about three feet from the. floor and on one end a screw head projects for about one inch. Near this end a belt connected with another piece of shafting runs under the counter shaft.

This tielt becoming detached Horahan stooped down to fix it when the screw head caught him by the neck of his Ho shouted for hf lp and a fellow workman caught him and held him from being twisted around by the counter shaft. About a foot back of the counter shaft runs a hsavy wooden railing and if he had been thrown against this he would have almost certainly have been killed. As it was his clothes were torn from his back and he was considerably bruised about the neck, sides and aims. He was taken to his home where he was attended by Dr. Mor- rissey.

Buck Front Germany. The troubles of Julius tailor at No. 6 Charter Oak street, and his wife, four or five months ag will be remembered. Mrs. Copperberg thought that ber husband abused her, and she tried to make away Imth with herself and her little child five years old.

Finally she and the child disappeared, and it was learned that they had been given a ticket to tJcrmany by Selext-man Fowler. Now Mrs. Copperberg has turned up again, sent back, it is said, by the German authorities, and hist night she was kept at the police station. Ir. Edward Maynard.

Washington-, May 4. Dr. Edward Maynard, dental surgeon and inventor, died here this evening of Blight's disease. He was once court dentist at St. Petersburg.

He was the inventor of the Maynard breech-loading rifle. COUNTING TllK Ii ALLOTS. A GOOD MANY PLACES WILL DO IT TO-DAY. The ArrnnuromontN lion where Both I'urttt't 111 bo consented. This morning at 10 o'chx'k Town Clerk Higgius will ojien the lmllot ami ier- mit the counting of tho volt cast at tho state election last fall.

The six months which, by law, they must remain closed, have expired, ur.d the ballots may now be legally examined. Uepreseutatives of the republican aud democratic town committee will have tho counting done. In nearly all the towns whure a recount is to bo made the boxes will 1h opened this morning. No divsion seems to have Uva reached in New Haven by the two town committees regarding a recount. Perhaps none will he made there.

Town Clerk Bn-thaner has promised to break the seals to-day and turn over tho ballots to Mr. Carney, a member of tho democratic, state central committee. Mr. Brcthauersavs lho law iM'mil him to do as ho pleases with them. Neither party there stems to desire a recount.

If thy republican desire one the democratic, town commit tee is to lie notified, ami If thodemo- rrata tlesne one the republican town com-mittee is to get notice. The New Haven hem.itrr quotes Soilt'tnrv Swart out. of tho democratic state conmiitttee as follows: It i not intended to have a recount either in thin city or throughout, the state All we in tend to do ta to have an examination made of the rejected liallota. That is all Ihe reimhli- cans deairn. Now we do not nroixwe to have this examination an ux parte one and the republicans will bo called In.

I do lie. I know what arrangement the local commit too Iwet ma le hut 1 do not. believe hut even if the ballot bid turned over to Mr. Carney but what the republicans will bo permitted to examine them. But you can state einnhaticallv that the ilnmo crata will not order a recount, 'or partinlpatu iu one.

Much interest Is felt ill tho iqiccked Bridgeport ballot. It is not certain when tho ballot-boxes will he opened in that citv. The situation there is described in a special dispatch printed in another column. .1. I.

i i a uo oituiMn chhi, i ii jiioi men Will be recounted and inspected between and 0 o'clock this morning. There ant ah twenty-two ballots in question, it, is said. Chiunberlnin and Judge Coo have been selected by tho republican town committee to reprosout that party at the examination, and the democrats have chosen ,1. C. llyxliee mid John McWheetiey.

The boxes at Wutorbury'will lie opened by Town Clerk Madden at Id o'clock this morning, and both parties will have rcpreseutntives nn hand, If a recount is made it will take place in the city hall. Iu New Britain a recount will bo made this morning by a republican undone demo crat rrom ouch ward. Half oast nine is the hour set for examining the ballots at Middlotown. As at tint other places both parties will have representatives present. The examination will be made in tho town hall.

No boxes will he opened at Ilanbury, says a dispatch from that city, as both parties aro satisfied with the count there. MASONS IN ANNUAL SESSION. Now llitvoii WW llnvo Them on May 1 1 and I. The annual sessions of tho Qrand Chapter and the Grand Council of Masons will bo held at New Havpu the present month, iu Masonic Hall, No. 87 Church street.

Tho grand council will assemble on Moil-. day, May II, to witness the conferring of the cryptic dcgi-oes by Harmony Council, No. 8, of New Haven. At 2 o'clock p. the annual assemlily will tie held at tho same place.

George A. Kies of Norwich, M. grand master, will deliver the an nual address, On Monday evening, tho Order of High Proiesthood will hold its annual convocation. Several candidates will bo received ami annointed, Bfter which the usual social exerclsi will take place. The Grand Chapter will open its annual convention Tuesday, May l'J at 10 o'clock.

It will bo presided over by M. E. Gilbert L. Hewitt of Norwich, grand high priest, who will deliver the annual address. A new chanter has boon organized at Portland, to bo known as Freestone Chapter.

The chapter will petition for the restoration of its charter, which was surrendered to the Grand Chapter a few years ago. These meetings will be of interest to all Koyal Arch Masons. ASYLUM BTHEET BRIDGE. An F.ftort to lteduce the II 'h Mhnre of the The Asylum struct bridge commission will hold a meeting, June at the ofllco of tho state railroad commission in tho capitol. Final action will probably be taken with regard to the adjustment of the pro-rata share of the expense of tho railroad bridge crossing Asylum street, and tho otiier ex tensive improvements, between the city of Hartford and the railroads.

Ho far in payments for tho work, by agreement the city has paid one-half the oxonso but it is generally considered that this proportion is excessive, and in the final adjustment of the awessment tho city authorities will urge a more equitablo basis of settlement. St. John's Pni'ltth. At the annual meeting of St. John's parish held on Moudsy the following officers wero elected: Beni'ir Warden.

D. W. Pardee: George Woolley, junior warden; Charles A. I'eaao, treasurer. VeHtrvmen W.

A. M. Wainwnght. M. K.

P. Taylor, Joseph W. Danforth, Knous. Charles Preston, H. Hayden.

Charles E. Wilson, James A. Smith. Herbert I) Tracy, Poter Lux, Charles e. (xwksloy, William Peaee.

Delegates to Convention James A. Smith, Dr. W. A. M.

Wainwright. Alternates Levi C. toll, H. H. Hayden.

I'ahers T. B. Persse. C. E.

Cookuluy. E. Allan nconeld. Clerk and Auditor It. E.

Wsdsworth. A Fine Soda Fountain. A. Marwick, having put into their store at the corner of Asylum and High streets a new and very hausome tile soda fountain, gave away many hundred samples of the fountain's sweetness yesterday between the hours of 3 and II p. m.

Tho fountain is rich in design and tho soda which Hows therefrom is delir ious. Tho store was crowded with peon during tho hours or reception and a crowd of urchins hung around the d'loro in the vain hope of finding a ticket which would admit them to tho treat. Three clerkt had their bands full in attending to the thirsty crowds. As nearly as could tw esti- matea tneuumoeroi giassesoiwumeao-i iim out was 2.50(1. AXcwThrenil Company Proponed.

The Now York reports that William Clark, manager of the Clark Thread Com- panv of Kewark. N. who has been I tonnected with it for twenty-five years, has resigned aud that he and his sons have decided to organize a new thread company of their own with a capital of to locate in Pawtucket, it. where a free site has been promised. OamaiioH tor Obstruct I uig a street.

Yesterday Justice Goodwin of Eatd Hart- ford awarded Mr. Hammond tl damages in his suit against the New York New i England Railroad Company for his doten-; tion of nineteen minutes by a train of cars standing across Main street. 1 MAY FESTIVAL OPENED. AN AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING OF THE SERIES OP CONCERTS. tioiMl Work by the Choc u-Kicellent ii Keoeutloii I betlcchcMlra-A Mistake.

The May festival oiiened lost night at the armory under favorable auspices. An audience brilliant in quality and sufficient to comfortably fill tho big hall was present, and heartily enjoyed Uie lavishly generous programme provided by tho Choral Union. The only criticism, indeed, that could bo passed on the music offered is that it was too rich and varied a feast. It was a pity, too, to place "Peer Gynt," a work hardly equalled in originality aud beauty by any thing else on Ihe programme, at the hist end of the evening. The result was that quite a cumber of jMHiple left before it was giten and to many of thosj who stayed tho final number of tho suite was simply a time In which to gather np wraps and make nily for tho street.

Tho concert be gan with commonilahlo promptness at o'clock, and a word of praise is due tho ap pearance of the stage, which was prettily set in blue. Tho delicious opening of Ber- llo's sensuously rich overture was sisiilt by thA late-comers, tho auditors not being fairly settled before the second Mr. Uii'ger, the New York tenor, made his first low to Hartford In a lovely lyrical aria from Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet," mid the selection was a happy one, for it exactly suits his sweet, true aud well-trained voice, which is less effective in dramatic music. His encore was deserved but he would not respond ami this sensible initiative was, with only one exception or two, followed throughout tho evening. Mrs.

Wyman's dramatic and finely modulated tiioxxn-soprano won her instant favor wht it was heard in Saint Siens's alluring air from the opera "Hamson and Delilah" and the appliuiso that she evoked was Iosk and loud, liersing biK of the witch niiiHlo in the Cantata was thormiKhly sat infaotory jind alio charmed Teryhody by her interpretation of the two simplii, teuder songs by Miummot, an that another euoors ensued and tho artist good tiaturedly responded. Miss Doty work allowed a distinct improvement on har former efforts iu conceit ItithUcity Whether lack of nervousness or latttcr condition oiplaiuthli, she (te eprasloii, pownr and good tone to ths part of 7nro In the cantata and her lolo from (bin nod was a nmaiciuiUy and very pleasing performance. The hero of the occasion wa Whitney, the veteran and famous whom It seemed odd to aes iu plain garb rather than desKirtinir Iu the gay equipment of lilit opera. Ilia stylti of singing Mendelssohn "rill a Rover" brought down ths house ami he waa encored to the echo, and finally repeated part of one verae. In acceptable contrast was ihe (Jul Mdegno by Motart, which he Rang with inimesslve dignity, to the unbounded delight of the audienrs agaiu.

(Inly praise le called for hy the splendid chcru singing afforded by the email chorus ot the union under Mr. Anderson's leadership, llo has brought them to rare pitch nf sensitive responsiveness te the demands and better part-song work than that displayed Iu the Massenet selections in seldom met with anywhere. Failing's "The Miller's Wooing lacked justs lll.tlti Tu unity and snap, Tho Hboeiilierger cantata, recently heard and sdmired, gained treat ly by the orchestral accompaniment, and certainly a romantic, and Interesting com-p-isillnii, the trio and semi chorus and the chorus "Hail, the Weaverl" especially linger lug iu memory. The festival orchestra, con ducted by Mr. Burtiert, was noteworthy factor In tho success of the concert.

How eh tranclngly they played the Rail solo for violins with the rippling harp accompaniment, and what a graceful piece jN In Itself: and "Peer Uynt," fas), was given a beautiful reading, eai of tho four nuinlior receiving duo individualism. The elvish, hii-eolle nature of the "Daybreak" and the rhythmic charm and grace of "A in Ira's Dance wero wonderfully indicated. This society, which I doing so much for utuslo culture, in our city, should set itself to reform one matter, and that Is ths alwurd affectation of singing so many of the numbers til Krench, Italian, Herman, or whatever tongue they are originally written In. Tho essence of any appreciation of music that is not shallow lies in understanding he words. As a mat ter of fact, three fourths of any audience do not understand them when given In a foreign language.

The Hermans lead the world in music, but they long ago refused to submit to any such nonsense. ua havn Kngliah or else conclude that our programmes, like our Immigration laws, are for the benellt of foreigners and not natives. Rut this is small thing to cavil at. after so delightful an evening. The Choral I 'nion is hi be congratulated ou a distinctly successful inauguration of their festival.

This afteriusin a vei different, hut verp enjoyable, bill of fare is provided, with a wide range of eoniKsers, and a great dramatic artist artist In Fiau Mielke. And this even lag a great crowd will welcome Dudley Ruck his old homo and show their autireeiatiiin nf his Ron I us and bin distinguished career. A MURRAY HILL ROMANCE. With a Hurt ford Interest In It. (New York Dispatch.) New Yokk, May 3.

J. II. Stephenson, head waiter at the Murray Hill Hotel, is going to be married in a few days to Miss Mollie Pomeroy, a handsomo young woman with a largo bank account, who has been a guests at the Murray Hill Hotel, for some years. Miss Pomeroy is tho daughter of the lute li. I'omeroy, a wealthy bond broker, who died four years ago at the Murray Hill Hotel.

Mrs. Pomeroy, his widow, ami nor oaugnter nave been living at tho hotel ever since. Miss Pomeroy has an income of $10,000 a year. THEl DRIVING CLUB. Election ol Ofllcersi- Gruntl stand to ih limit.

At the annual meeting of tho Gentle men's Driving Club yesterday evening, the following officers were elected: President, J. P. Allen; vice-president, J. O. Phelps, secretary, J.

Henry Otis; treasurer, F. C. Humner; Isiard of directors, V. W. B.

Ed- wants, w. lirtis, 11. M. Uoff. William Smith aud Dr.

M. J. Black. It was voted to erect a grand stand at tho track in the near future and also to recommend the ei- tension of the Albany avenue horse-car tracks to Blue Hills avenue. Burned Hrldxo Replaced.

Some days ago the bridge at East Berlin, ou tho Middletown Berlin branch of the Consolidated road, was burned. Since that time passengers have had to be transferred around the break and freight has had to be sent around by the Valley road. Yesterday a new trestle bridge was completed over the river at this point, and now ail the trains are running regularly over it. As soon as they can have it built, the company expect to put up an iron bridge at this point. l'rolcssor ticbliardPs Benefit, The Hartford fvengerbund, Meriden Smmgerbund, aud the glee club "Eintracht." united in a benefit given to their director.

Professor Gustav Gebhardi, pianist, at Ger- mania Hall last eveniug. Mr. Arthur de Collard, tenor; Herr Edwin Dietrich, violin, and Herr Hermann Siewert. Ante. also took part.

Instrumental music was furnished by Weidlich's orchestra. There waa a good audience, which showed its appreciation of a well-arranged and executed programme by freqneut applause. A Family Jar Id Alabama. (New Orleans Timfla Democrat Jim Barns and his sou-in-law, Armstead Crawline, became involved iu a dispute at the home of the former, in the suburbs of. Auburn, last week.

Jim Barnes, inter fered in his father's behalf, when Crawline drew his kitife and stabbed his brother-in-law to the heart, killing him instantly. caused by a drunken prisoner set ting flro to his liedclothcs. Ho was nearly suffocated by tho deliKO smoke, but finally managed to eacaiie through a window, which was broken in by tho lire department. The fire was quickly put out and the damage was alight. A LOST CHILD.

She Cnuacfl No Fnd of Anxiety, but Turned I psnto (a (otxt llitudM. About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the little daughter of, Michael King, who lives iu the rear of Collius street, ran away from an older sister near the corner of Asylum and Farmiiigton avenue. She is lesa than four years old, bright, pretty aud active, and has once before been lost fer a short time. This time she slipped awnv while her sister was talking to another girl, and no Immediate trace of her could lie found. There wits groat searching in all directions.

Tho police were notified and Mr. and Mrs. King and the elder daughter searched iu every direct ion. No one knows just where the little one went or what, she did witu herself. Probabl she wont down Asylum street, 'id then buck again.

At last she was seen and token In by a lady on Collins street, whoso name was not learned. Tim little girl, it eoms, told her mtmo, but not whoro aim lived, and it whs intended to romiiinnicate with Father llarty at the cathedral In the uum of find-lug her parents, lief ore this was dune, however, Is'twoen rt mid 7 o'clock Mrs. King, searching at random, paired through Cil-1ms street, was wen and considered to look as If she might ho searching for tho child, and ho lost youngster was soon on her way home. Hho was too timid to tell much of what lnullmpiH'iied, but was not otherwise the worse for tier escapade. TO-DAY.

First ChiimploiiNhlp tianio -Other News ol the stuto League. Tho first chiiniplouslilp game of tho season in Hartford will be played at tho Ward st nut grounds this afternoon at 4 o'clock, whi the opponents of tho Hartfords will lie the team from Norwich, McGuiro, Hartford's short stop, had four errors in the game at Norwich Saturday, II was changed to right field and Kheohan went to short. The Norwich llulletin says the team generally Is a strong one, with Mitluiro as tho weak spot. Daly, tho catcher, made throe base hits in Saturday's game. Regan, the center fielder, had two to his credit, and so did Hitilth, the first baseman.

Hheehuu and McGuiro had one each Manager Bright of the Cuban Giants has protested Saturday's game at Waterbury, because tho Beach ball, tho official ball of the league, wiw not used. Throe games will be played Iu tho State Ieaguo to-day: Norwich nt Hartford. Bris tol Plainville at New Britain, Waterbury at Aiisonia. Hartford plays at Bristol to-morrow. Howling: Notea.

The Hartford Howling Company have decided to equip their alloys ou Main street with tho Manhattan electric lights, Tho work will commence to-day, and when com pleted these will be among the best alleys in tho country. Work will bo carried on during the morning, to avoid closing tho al- nvs iiurinu i no iiusv nours. The Hartford Company have offered an elegant piano lamp as a prize for the highest individual score made during tho mouth of May. Yesterday afternoon Sir. H.

It. Hay- ileii succeeded tu putting up a score of 17. This is the highest scoro ever liiadn on these alleys, and will undoubtedly stand as i record for some time. All those intending to enter the Individ mil tournament at Koch's alleys should send in heir names to-day, as tho entry-book close this evening. Mr.

Koch has already receivoa enough names to make tuo tourna ment a success. Tho prices will lie trophies ami not ensu. City Uriel. John Thornton will be liberated from the jail this morning and will at once lie ar rested on a charge of theft from Patrick Millerick The regular monthly meeting of the Union for Homs Work, usually hold on tho first Tuesday of each month, will be postponed until Tuesday, May 13, Thorewill be a special meeting of the Merchants' Exchange at tho board of rooms this evening at The organization is growing in nuiuliers and influence. At a sjiocial meeting of tho IioWt O.

Tyler Post last evening, it was decided, owing to tho lateness of the seasou, not to bring out the opera, "Priseilla," Complaints have boon made at tho police station that Frisbio's storehiiiiiie on tho river was broken into Sunday and the elevator smashed. No arrests have been made. Joseph Zetto wi's arrested by Officer Richmond last night, charged with vagran cy. Zotte arte as though he was a little off and has been wandering around the south part of tho city lately. Maggie Ilinseii was arrested last night by Officer Clintsman.

To a reporter who asked what tho woman hnd done, he said, "Nothing The charge on the blotter was brooch of the peace. Whether the blotter or the officer Wits right may appear in the polk? court. The contract for building an addition and the repairs to the Albany avenue school house was awarded yesterday to Watton H. Bliss. Mr.

Bliss's bid was tho lowest, 13,275. Other bids were West, Sims Tryon, R. W. and Theodore Newton, B. Philbrick, Anthony Donovan, $15,875.

Thotna Downs and William Banning, both arrested by Officer Willis, will face Judge McConville this morning. Downs is charged with getting a meal at Baggot's restaurant and refusing to pay for it. Banning is one of a "gang" of young boys who have Iweu fooling with tho Consolidated road siguals lately and have stopped several trains by so doing. Jesse Hancock, a driver for Pratt Whitney's, met with a slight accident about 6 o'clock last evening. He was unloading some machinery at the freight depot, near Talcott street, when his horses became frightened and ran away.

The wagon struck against a telegraph pole and Han-rK-k was thrown to the ground and cut about the head. The horses were uninjured. A re bli Ik hop Dyln of Influenza, liONnox. May 4. The archbishop of York, who is suffering from influenza, is said to be dying.

grounds. A Iter this is finished it leaves us tho underground cables in the center of the city; for example, up and down Hum street, Asvlum and Trumbull, Ford and Asylum, etc. Then we will tako up, and, wherever nossitdn. kcoD the wires off the streets by running from the underground with a 25-pair cablo to a pole in the rear of the blocks what we call "interior distribution." Unfortunately, this leaves the short wires, which run only a few blocks from the central omce, untune I st to bo porma nentlv DUt into shane. Manager Rabcock ttnd Mr.

Baker have gone over this whole plan very carefully. aud you may assure our subscriliers that every enort win bo made on tho part or the company, and its employees generally, to get tue iiaruora circuits straigntenea out in a systematic manner. Regarding the wires out or the city, 1 think that everything is working now, except the lines which load eastward over the East Hartford meadows. The suggestion of your correspondent, that we should Ntriug a line in boats, was rather an amusing one, lie-cause it would be simply throwing money away to attompt to string wires upon the poles in the condition in which they were. The wires would have to be strung on the upper ends of the poles; for this purpose our men would have to leave the boats and climb them, and the consequence woflkl probably be that we should have a series ol claims for a lot of drowued men, because the poles standing in the water that way are not in condition for a man to go up.

The work is all laid out for the rebuilding of that eastern line on a different route. We aro, of course, quite as anxious to got our subscribers workiuf as they are to have the service; it is costing us a good deal more than it is them, but there are some things, even in the telephone business, that are impossible. Yours very truly, JdollKlS F. Tvi.er. BARN-RAISING.

A Pleasant Afternoon at Mr. Albert Mather's. In earlier times a barn-raising was one of the events to engage the attention of the surrounding country, and it was looked forward to as a sort of holiday af tornoon, to be thoroughly enjoyed by all hands more especially, jierhnps, by the hard-cider lovers, who usually went in for a grand roundup after the last pin in the frame had been driven. The modern affair isn't quite as elaborate, but it is quite an enjoyable affair at that. To a person who isn't familiar with the modus-operandi, it is worth a good smart walk to witness the ojicration, and see how neatly the timbers come together from the master-carpenter's hands.

About twenty-fivo of Mr. Albert Mather's neighbors gathered yesterday afternoon to tako a hand at tho raising of his new barn nt his plecsnnt home on Windsoraveuue, and they had a right merry time of it. The framing had been done by the veteran H. C. Alderman of Bloomfield, and the structure went up in the finished manner for which he has an enviable reputation.

The skeleton in place, and ready for the boards, a lunch was served on the prettv lawn, making a cheery wind-up to the affair. HAVING TWO WIVES. Part of the Charge Airalnst Andrew Konney. Andrew Kenney, a colored man, was in the police court yesterday morning, charged with breach of the peace. On Saturday Kenney came to Hartford to have a talk with a wife of his who left him six weeks ago and to try and get her to return to him.

He went to her rooms on trold street Saturday evening and found another colored man named Green with her. He drew a revolver aud threatened to shoot both of them, but was arrested before he had time to do so. In court yesterday Mrs. Kenney claimed she left her her husband liecsuse she found that he had another wife The former Mrs. Kenney was also in court and claimed that she was married to Kenney several years ago.

She showed a paper which purported to be a marriage certificate. Kenney admitted Iwing married to the woman, but claimed that they had ben divorced. He was fined for the breach of the peacear.d then charged with Thi part of the case was adjourned until to-day. Ken! I stuto Transient. Sidney A.

Ensign has sold to Dmiiel W. Francis a lot on Heath street in Parkvillo, feet. Adelaide E. Alvord and Nelson Alvord, her husband, of Westport. have sold to John O.

Farrell a lot ou North street, SixlM feet..