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TUT: nATlTFOTkB DAILY COCTIAXTx OX PAY. OOTOIIEK 5. lSOf. them prominent ami has developed that particular form of brain troubla vulgarly-known as "swelled head." Ian Maelaren will" be seen and beard In this city with pic-mure. I In eight-syllable verso.

The three vol-j limes of The Farthiy Vat followed it in the next thre-'e or four ar. Mor-jrisin his introducihm takes hf reader back to t'haitivt's time, when London Ivers Pond Piano Co. gHjc Jlaftfofa foufant Entered at the post office In Hartford, as second class mutter. THE HARTFORD COCRANT Publishers, Hartford, Conn, ETATE POLITICS. The republican senatorial convention In the Kighth district (New Haven) will be held this evening.

According to report Mm leading candidates are Kit Whitney and ve Henry G. Newton, heat, when the race went over. His aii-nierit developed into a bod cul next day and be was drawn. Th error In the summary wa furtlv-r In Saturday's r.oti-s. although the Intention there whs pimply to hhow that even the good ones now and inert make a misstep.

Balloon Jin won a rn in 2 1 '-a a few days ego. Cut placing him in the front rank of the Con leeiieut brigade. WON BY MEEIDEN HIGH. Hartford llltrlj School Hoy Defeated Hi nt loot butt. Th Hartford High School football team were beaten, 16 to 0.

by the Merl-den boys Saturday afternoon on the Trinity grounds-. There is some con-sedatiejn, however, in the fact that four Hartford men on the line and one back had never played before. Merlden High has a strong team for a school of its class, but H. P. II.

S. has in a degree been disgraced by the poor showing made? against her. The home team showed poor defensive work and Merlden's backs seldom failed to make gain either around the end and through the line, especially in the latter quarter. The -Meriden' team arrived on the grounds slien tiy before ,3:30 accompanied by a well-sized contingent, among whom was a fair represention of the gentler sex of M. H.

loyally bedecked with their school colors. Hartford supporter were also quite numerous. Game was called at 3:30. Merlden won the toss and chose the south goal. Cahier kicked off for Hartford.

Lane caught and ran fifteen yards. Hubbard hen made 44 yards around the right end. Lane followed with 12 yards around the left. Merlden kept up a was "small, and while, and clean," and in the tales told by his company of wanderers and their hosts draws from earlier wells, not only of but KreiK NoVso, Latin. He is always an enchanting story-teller, but reaches a blither point than that of "the bile Ring, of tn empty day," as he calls himself, In the noble vale of Ab-esiis.

Meantime Morris bad opened salesrooms for Hiinfze and wall-papers' In an attractive old house lit Hloomsbui where hi kept the collection of tales and romances that were the sources of his poeriia. He made design and encouraged others to make them fur love uf goisd art, experimented In the us of dyes from plant, of Knglish growth, and encouraged -handicraft In-stead of machine-work. To understand what he and his friends have done for household furniture and decoration, it Is only necessary to look at tho volumes of the London Art Journal describing the Orent Exhibition, of SHI and isr.fi, and see the depths of ugliness to which Kngllsh design had descended forty years ago, la's style lrrpoetry became more archalo with advancing years. He translated the Aeneld, and adapted the Volsunga Saga when the ouree of Wagner'a operas were not as familiar to the reading world as they are today, Englished Icelandic sagas with his Icelandic friend h'lrikr MiignlcNson, and wrote essays on art which appeared as Hope and Fears for Art and Arts and Crafts Essays, It Was through him that the first Arli and Crafts F.x-hlhltbm was held In Jxtoi. ituwltln's theories of art and life led him to believe In tho Having grace of handicraft practised by who are their oh musters and love their labor, find through this belief, of from his studies of a mediaeval life simpler and more primitive than our modern one, he became a Socialist, speaking nt open-air meetings herever the Socialist League sent him, and after exposing himself to the scorn and ridicule of the new-papers.

lie wrote, like Sir Thomas More and Lord Itacon, a roinnnce embodying iila dream of belter social conditions, calling It News from Nowhere, and in ills later years published, besides socialistic, lectures, Severn! protie romances or Allegories. The Htory of the Glittering: Plain, The House, of the Wolllngs. and The Wood lieyond the World, all in Kngllsh with an old-tlmu flavor. His strongest work. The Dreun of John Hall, has not been reprinted in this country, lu his later years he has won fame as the head of the, Kolm-ss-ott Press, here his own and other books have been printed from type designed tiy himself from Venetian letters of the fifteenth century, and adorned with borders of great beauty.

William Morris has left middle-class life less ugly and sordid than ho found it, and these words of hia are worth remembering; "Have nothing in your houses that you do nol know to bo useful, or believe to be beautiful. What I want to do to-night Is to put definitely before you a cans for which to strive. That cause is the Democracy of Art, the ennobling of dally and common work, which will one day put hope and pleasure in the place of fear and pnln, as the forces which move men to labor and keep the world a-go-Ing." A BCOTCH 6T0HT TSLLrR'S WRITINO HABITS. The Itev. Dr.

John Watson, known wherever the Kngllsh tongue is real, as lau Maelaren, author of "The Hrier Bush." In a recent interview-reveals his writing habits in an Interesting way, What he nays offers a wholesome correction to those who conceive that literary genius Is solely a matter of Inspiration, and does not Involve bard work. We quote: "I don't write easily at all. Although the stories 1 have written may seem very simple, they are very laboriously done. This kind of short story cannot be done quickly. Tin re Is no plot, no Incident, and one has to depend entirely upon character and slight touches curiously arranged and bound together to produce the effect.

It Is not scene painting; It Is nearly all miniature work," and as he spoke Dr. Watson who was sitting (somewhat restlessly, I fear) at his desk, made rolsoroscopi-cal designs with his pencil on the blotting pad. "Kach one of the 'Honnle Hrier Hush's' stories went through these processes: (1) slowly drafted in arrangement: (21 draft revised before writing: written; (41 manuscript revised; (5) firsrt proof corrected; Hi) revise corrected; (7) having been published in a periodical revised for book; (S) flrst proof corrected; second proof corrected." Here Is the painstaking craftsman aware of the dignity and Importance of his art, and ready to labor doggedly until perfection, as near as be can attain to It. be reached. The loose popular conception of Dr.

Watson fancies him as a clergyman dashing oft his wonderful Scotch tales at odd momenta of leisure. The above extract shows how far this notion is from the truth. It explains quite as much as do his great gifts the immense and deserved success that has come bi him. Along with this conscientiousness in his working habits, goes another trait noteworthy and lovable to see in a writer of eminence. He declares that, as a writer, he has not yet acquired confidence.

He says he thinks it la constitutional, Highlanders, as a class, being pessimistic about themselves. "I envy those men who are so self-confident that they consider whatever they do excellent though the whole world condemn it. I have always felt that the next story would bring the smash. Therefore 1 have no pleasure in my writing; I feel the catastrophe cannot be long delayed," It Is an enheartening spectacle to behold an author of genius, who Viaa to widely touched the human heart by exquisite sketches of homely life and simple, humble folk, thus revealing himself to be an artist in the noble sense of the word and withal, a man of genuine modesty, whose success has not turned his head. Dr.

Watson, in these respects, offers a refreshing contrast to certain of our younger riters whose nromlalna- but lmmaturt vork has made 114 Boylston Boston, August 5, ltHi. Gentlemen: We see no objection to giving you th Information asked for in yours of the 3d inst. This institution has purchased sine 12 two hundred Ivers Pond Pianos, ami below- we (jive the number purchased III the different years since the original orde was placed with you. 50 pianos- 1M 8 lti 17 1M7 2 lHVt 2 JM 72 1W4 15 Total 200 panos. Last month we placed with you an on der for fifteen more of your pianos, to delivered early in September next.

Thl increases the total to 215 of your Piano purchased by this institution. Respectfully, P. W. HALK, Oeneral Manager, New England Conserve lory of Musto. Ludlow Barker AGENTS FOR THE STATE, I Have a CHOICE STOCK of various tyl of these Pianos, which will be eo'd on terms, and at very LOW PRICES.

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Fall Millinery Our Trimmed Dress Hat Department completely equipped for the fall trade. Convincing evidence of the decided advan tage that our laree and exclusive stock affords Is Riven in the remarkably lowr prices we. place on Trimmed Dress Hats. Every new shape and material is repre seated In our superb assortment of Tcques, Bonnets, Turbans and Walking Hats. Being exclusive millinera enables us -to keep the departments constantly supplied with the newest of tha ever-changing styles.

Immense Valuas for this week. Thousands ef desirable Dress Hats, ranging from $1.50 Up. Nobby Walking Hats, in all color. 45c, New Fall Ribbons, in all width, 10c. Per Yard.

Tam o' Bhanters in all color. 15c. and 25c; Black Silk Faced Velvet, IS INCHES WIDE Considered cheap 8 75c. our price is 25o. Per Yard.

Special Reduction in GLACE VELVET for ttus weea. SOUVENIRS FOR THE LADOES. 372-378' Main 5t. PIANOS p. tjyqpo'syj 'HJ H(B ipenr qpmty 'H ji mf Gallup Metzgeiv KO, THANK 8ta.mfc.rd exhibits suggestively the sweet harmony that prevails in democratic circle these days.

The dvim-i rais held, their tow i-inum last week and nominated their ticket. Here's what follows: W. Wnterbnry, nominated for town clerk, declines to h'e town committee, and says do not Intend to wupport Hrysn and Kewall." F. Woodhn.lI, nominated for town trcit-tirer, writes to the committee: "I hereby tender to your committee my declination of said nomination and trust (that your committee will till the va cancy ns tsoon as yossil.de, for juinler no circumstance can I accept." Kdward Duffy, nominated for tax, collector, writes to thc "Advocate" to that Ire "could not accept under any circumstances." Albert K. NaMrett, also nominated that night, writes to tho democratic committee: "As I am not in favor of Urn Chicago platform, and do not Intend to support Bryan and Bewail, I deciimj the nomination." Patrick Ilnnrahan resigns from the democratic town committee, and J.

Molaey Felleck declines to allow bl name to remain on the tb ket as candidate for the board of relief, THIS BORI'HISINO CAMPAIGN. According to "Puck," a "doubtful slMfe" is one that you expect will go iigainst you. claim 'West Virginia by 17.000 and democrats clulm it by 20,000. Senator Klklns, though a silver minor, lias come out strong for Mclvlnh-y, while Ills ex-Senator 1ms declared for Bryan. Meyer Jo-iusson, a New York dry goods merchant, always a democrat, has declared his intention of voting for Mc: Klnley.

He mvs: The copper mine owners have as much right, and the owners of copper kettle have as much light to demand that that metal be moulded Into dollars, bh the owneiH of silver brtc-kH ami forks and knives and things." Mark llaurui getw l.floo letters a day. Kx -Governor Luce of Michigan announces tlutt he shall vole for Senator of Illinois, honert motley democratic; CHticlidatv, declares that AllRehi will be defeated, that Mc-Klnley will carry Cook county by about and that "McKinley will carry Illinois and the true democracy will be In the saddle In The "New York Sun" says that offers of two to core on McKinley carrying New York county find no takers. A dispatch to the "New York Kvenlng Post" intimates that "West Virginia may go for Mc Kinley, yet elect a democratic governor. The republican nominee lias bu Internal revenue collector and consequently lacks popularity in the mooni'hlne districts. Kx-Governor James K.

Campbell of Ohio announces that be will vote for Bryan and Bewail. He says: "Aft-r carefully reviewing the situation it doehii't require a great effort for me to siiy I am still a democrat." There's enthusiasm for you! Mr. Bryan now expects to begin work with his eloquent mouth In Illinois a fortnight from next Thursday, remaining In the state ten days. He and Alt-geld will travel and stump together, and the! program culls for speeches In all the counties. Tin "Tribune" does not believe everything It hears: Republicans ho have had any political t'xperlenee will not.

need to lie warned to pay no attention whatever to reports of financial collapse at Bryan headquarter. Stories In every res petit ns minute, circumstantial and plausible have boon heard many times before, and not Infrequently have been followed by a deluge of democratic corruption money to be used in the last hours of the campaign. The appealing letter, published in the "Palt Lake Herald," to the silver-mine owners, In which they were told that they could not afford to neglect the opportunity tn secure cents per ounce more for their allver, and asking them to contribute each a month's profits at that rate on the product of their mines, to which the Ctali journal added an account of a meeting of mine-ow ners immediately held, end of eminently satisfactory subscriptions there made, Is entitled to quite as much to say the least, ns the other accounts that the campaign has entirely collapsed for want of funds to pay speakers, clerks and necessary expenses. Secretary Gaidne- of the Bryan congressional campaign committee was talking about things with a "Brooklyn Kagle" reporter day before yesterday. He said: If we ore defeated in November, tire democratic party will nt least have gained some valuable experience.

For one thing, I believe that the power and prestige of the national committee will have departed, never to return. Owing to the fact that the national committee tiurlosr this election lias had no morrey to distribute and no means with which to help the different state committees in the South and elsewhere, the latter have been obliged to go It alone and take care of their respective localities, and this has been a mighty good thing, even although the- election should be lost, for the national committee has been growing altogether too powerful of late yettrs. It has taken upon itself to barter off dices and patronage by-wholesale in return for votes, and the democratic party has suffered In consequence. The little town elections occur to-day In Connecticut. These are the occasions when the people of ths towns choose their own officers to manage the local affairs of their independent communities.

Petty local questions cf persons or things come in to affect the results here and there, but on the whole the result of the town elections is almost always a significant Index of the state election a month later. As today's voting so largely concerns local affairs it Is not likely that the break on national matters in the democratic party will be as sharply shown as in November. But it will surely reveal itself in some quarters and republican successes may be confidently looked for. Mrs. Daniel Gasdrow, an aa-ed v.

Mow. who has the reputation cf being a miser, was choked and bound by masked men at her home tn Spring Valley. early Saturday morning and robbed of about Jl-OoQ. The republican 'senatorial convention i In the Sixth district will be held In-AVal-llngfoid on Thursday of this week. The candidate named are Hena.or Mix of alllngford.j ex-Bank Commissioner Charles Griswold of Guilford and J.

J. LitiHlcy of North Bradford. The demociats of New Haven are quiU'reilnj; over their probate and the charge of ballot -stuffing Is being passed along. But the light is of no consequence beyond its personili-ties. Judge Cleaveland, the republican Incumbent, will be returned to the offices.

One of Zachary Taylor's old hats Is doing campaign duty In Bridgeport, It Is owned by II. F. Hatch and worn by L. A. Klmherly.

New London has a "national democratic" town ticket in to-day's election. The New Haven "Morning New' and "Evening Register," the Bridgeport "Farmer," the Hartford "Times," all rank democratic, papers, and the Litchfield "Inquirer" and Waterbury "American," which are Independent with democratic tendencies, are among the journal outspoken against silver and Bryanlsm. It will be interesting to rcte the fate In this stata of a party that has no state papers. Th Bridgeport "Union" notifies Mayor Clark of that city that he can't get the office again. It says his free silver advocacy has done i'or him In politic.

Clarence Demlng, the "World's" "Observer," thinks J. B. Sargent of New Haven Is a second edition of Arthur Sewall. "Trumbull" in the New York "Sunday Herald" thinks the result, of the gold democratic ticket In this state may be to keep McKinley' plurality under 20,000. Speuklng for free sliver at Bridgeport Friday evening.

Judge Blydenburgh of New Haven said: They say we me arraying the classes BKHinst each oilier, that we seek to create revolution. Well, my friends, It is time. The Bridgeport republican convention to nominate senator and representatives will meet on Wednesday evening. Senator Marigold Is likely to be renominated. The Hon.

'William D. Bishop of Bridgeport, long time president of the New York New Haven road, has been always a democrat and was twice elected a member of Congress by that party, lie Is to speak Thursday evening with Speaker Tom Reed at a big republican rally In Bridgeport. The New Haven "Leader" suggests (5ener.il Merwin for Senator from that district. Some of the state newspapers are publishing the name of the republican candidate for comptroller as Benjamin F. Mead.

It should be Benjamin P. Mead. Joel A. Sperry of New Haven Is likely to be the gold democrat nominee for governor. LAST DAY AT READVILLE.

Gentry Goo In 'i -Slaro HeoUeo In tho Stlii l'aee Local Nolo. Saturday was the busiest of all the week for the managers of the Breeders' meeting at Readvllle. Notwithstanding eight event of the unusually big program were finished, three more were declared off. Seemingly the race-going public had tired of so much of even a good tiling, as the attendance w-as light, The slake events were all finished. Castleton easily won the unfinished "27 class in '17'j.

Karly Bird got the first heat in the unfinished 2:10 trot in i2V2: then tho five-heat rule was applied and the money divided In accordance with the standing of the contestants at that stage of the game. A job seemed to be ripe in the first regular event of the day, the 2:15 pace and the judges plucked it in the fifth heat by the application of the same rule Kentucky Star was the stoutest kind of a favorite In the start, but a bad break in the first heat gave him the flag. Then Prince Alert was toaae favorite. He barely missed the second heat, but won the third and fourth with such ease that he was the hottest kind of a choice by those on the outsnle. The plot seemed to develop In the fifth heat, when Prince Alert went away slowly, broke at the turn, and ngcin at the quarter, finishing away lvtck.

The crowd was frantic in its shoms of "No heat'." and after due deliberation the jvidges announced their decision under the five-heat rule, awarding first money to Robert distancing Prince Alert, and declaring all bets off, thus turning the tables on the plotters. The time of the heats was 2:11 '13'i. '121. '14. Robert R.

winning the first and fifth. Alcinta the second and Prince Alert the third and fourth. The 2:21 pacing event went to Billy in straight heats, Success being second in each, the other three contestants being distanced tn the first, so that the winner got $1,500 out of the affair. The money was easily won, the time fading away ten seconds In the second heat and still further in the third 2:15. '25ls, 2Ri.

Woodshed on the 2:11 pace in 'It's. 'H3. Slumber. Nina T. and Retina getting place In this order.

Baron Dillon captured the 2:12 tnt after dropping the second heat to Maple Valley, Queechy and Silver Flate finishing In" order, the time being 2:13. '12, '123i, '12'. The weather conditions were so unfavorable that John R. Gentry rmly went to beat the track record of He won without urging in 2:03. Wilkes nt Slmsbut-y.

People who were not present at the Simsbury meeting last week, or who were not cognizant of the situation, have been wondering why there should have been an equal division of ths purse in the 8:27 class, although Jessie Wilke-s won three heats the third, fottrt'i and Flxth, the latter with ease. Dick liu-menthal drove Jessie In the final hunt. and by a bit of thoughtlessness Mr. Bull failed to ask permission of the Judges to change drivers. The error was takan advantage of by other contestants with the above result.

A correspondent roundly criticises the taking ad vantage of the error as "unsportsmanlike, especially when all the contestants were the best of friends." declaring that his opinion Is shared by horsenvti generally, including the judges of the ract Itnlloon Jib Not Distanced. The summary of Wednesday's work at Waterbury did Balloon Jib an injustice in that it rated-hlm as "distanced" instead cf "drawn." He was one of the contestants In the 2:19 class; was second In the Prst heat, but showed signs of distress in the second, although he staid lu the hunt the fXaiau. at t-ba "The CournnC 111 Now York. "The Cournt" will be found on sale In York at the Grand Central Station, the Unjon, Murray Hill, and all the leading hotels. MONDAY MORNING, OCT, TWELVE PAGES.

The weather bureau report another Gulf cyclone headed this way. If Hartford refunds her Capitol bond at 3 per she'll save 125,000 a year. Br. D. of Chicago, well Known to manyjlartford Investor, Juts given to the building fund uf Mt.

Holyoke. Seminary. It la somewhat to read in the "Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution," in rn account of a business failure In the town of Quitman, that one of the principal creditor la "a negro farmer In the county." Half a oentury-irgtr a negro couldn't have ben a creditor, but he might have been one uf the assets of the concern and been aold for the benefit of creditor. Mayor Qulncy of Boston vetoed-the measure permitting: a pneumatic tube to be laid In the streets and hi veto wa3saed on sound tfuch a privilege, ha laid, wa worth mmwy, but It had been voted away for nothing; ao he stopped It. All our title have been utterly reckless In the way tlt-y have given frete to private corporations privileges worth many million.

A PEISOH WARDEN'S VIEWS. It Is rather discouraging to find the president of the I'nsm Warden's Association repotted In the papers as saying that prison labor Is not great an evil as the employment of children In crowded workshops, if President Nicholson is correctly reported, he Bhow a startling ignorance of the trua nature of the case. Ft-lson labor is not more or less of sn evil; It is a positive pood. The only question about it Is how shall It he managed. It la not only brutally Inhuman to condemn men to perpetual idleness1 in confinement, but it puts the.whol burden of their support on the Ironest part of tho community.

Criminals and capitalists are thus to be the only classes In the country who can escape the alternative of earning their bread or going hungry, Unfortunately the context indicates that Nicholson did say, substantially, what is attributed to him. The next speaker showed a better knowledge of the subject. He said the agitation against contract labor in prisons had made this labor non-remunerative, but had not tended to any reform. Alluding to recent legislation in New Tork forbidding the sale of prison-made goods except to public Institutions, he said it would be disastrous, and would have to be repealed. Kven this speaker did not seem to have much grip on the essential features of the problem.

Ho far as can be judged by the report, no one else said anything on the subject. Of course, it Is not fair to take the proceedings of one branch association as representing the ideas) find temper of the national prison congress itself. No doubt the congress Is sound on this question of prison labor. But the fact that Warden Nicholson could use such language without rebuke or remark from the other wardens Indicates a surprising and deplorable Ignorance of the subject among those who ought to be thoroughly ell informed. There is reason to fear that such Ignorance Is extremely common, and that It will continue to be so as long as the political method of appointing wardens and administering prisons is retained.

Ev-ery student of the subject comes, early in his Inquiries, to this formidable obstacle to all reform. More than any other, It blocks rational progress. Hut it is rooted In tradition, and strengthened by its utility In affording a mean of paying campaign debts. Still, it is not too much to ask that those who obtain ardenship as rewards of party service shall somehow be induced or forced to learn the rudiments of their new business. One of the foundations of a sound prison system Is the compulsory earning by the prisoner of his own living, and something more.

If the existing system makes this Impossible that fact alone shows that It is wrong and thould be chaneed. WILLIAM M0HKI3, News has come from England of the death of one of the most Interesting men of the time, known not only as a poet, but as a printer, a designer of and dealer in chint7.es and wall-papers, and a leader among socialists. "Wll- liam Morris was born In 1S34, and after taking his degree at Oxford in ISf.S studied architecture and published pome of hia early poems and prose romances) in the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine. His first book. The Defense of Guenevere and other poems, -was almost forgotten until after the publication of The Earthly Paradise, when It was reprinted.

It w-as dedicated to Dante Gabriel Rossettl, and shows the Influence of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The roems are a fourteenth-century picture-book, full cf "tall white maids" and rose-garlanded knights, golden gilliflowcis, red easiles in walled gardens, bloody fights and tragic deaths. The only personal poem in the book is Praise to My Lady, describing accurately the charms of. the poet's wife, whose face is familiar to all lovers of Dante Rossettl. Morris was not known on this side of the Atlantic until Roberts Brothers published his Life and Death of Jason in 1S8T.

He told the old story of the voyage of the Argonauts -with a freshness and charm that held readers' tentlon through three hundred pages of Httr-4 AAiinlAta. varied a faw Bijnta mrs. i.trcy A. CHAPIN. Dentil or Mrs.

N. Benedict's Motlier. Mrs. Lucy A. Chapln.

mother of Mrs. Benedict, wife of Assessor s. N. Benedict, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. She was seized with a-fit of vomiting about noon and suffered some.

with exhaustion afterwards, but. her condition was not regarded as at ail serious. About 3 o'clock she ha 1 another attack of vomiting, after which f. '-5 4 4 rs. Lucy A.

Chapln. she leaned back, complaining of a pain In her head, and in a few minutes had passed away. Dr. Curtis had been called but death came suddenly and painlessly, and no assistance could be rendered. Death was due to the bursting of a large blood vessel in the brain, followed by an apoplectic! stroke.

Mrs. Chapln had been In very good health for one of her years. Yesterday morning she was about the house and out on the piazza and was feeling as well as usual. Her sudden death came as a great shock to the family and will be learned with deep regret by many friends, especially at the north end, where the family formerly lived. Mrs, Lucy A.

Chapln was born in Lee, April 3, She waS the daughter of Leonard O. Olmstead. She niar-rh'd Aaron Chapln, who died in lM'ifi, and since that time Mrs. Chapln had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. S.

N. Benedict. Mrs. Chapln had five children, Mre. Lucy V.

Paige and Howard C. Chapln of Denver, S. L. Chapln of Leadville. W.

H. Chapln of Seneca Castle, N. and Mrs. lionediet of this city. Mrs.

Chapln was one of the original members of the Windsor Avenue Congregational Church and as a valued ami esteemed member of the church. During the thirty years she had lived in Hartford site had made many close friends, by whom she was greatly beloved. She had a beautiful Christian character and a gentle and cheerful disposition. These traits and her unselfishness and loving care for others made her, In spite of her 7'j years, a sunny companion and delightful associate. She possessed nil her faculties to a remarkable degree.

The funeral services will probably be held Thursday, the definite hour to be announced later. ENTERTAINMENTS. Howard Athonneum Company nt Hartford Opera House. The attraction at the Hartford Opera House this and to-morrow evenings with matinee to-morrow will be the famous Boston Howard AthenaeumStar Specialty Company. This organization is now in its fifteenth season.

In the company is Ben R. Harney, illustrator of "Rag Time" music on the piano; Sam anil Kittle Morton, character artists and expert dancers; Grovlnl and Murray, lady acrobatic dancers and gymnasts; Falke and Semon, musical artists and comedians; Kddie O'Dell, the funny acrobatic tramp; Morton and Mack, the piper and dancer, one of the best Irish comedy acts on the vaude-ville stage; Dolph and Susie Levino, In their novel entertainment, "The Rival Arts;" Collins and Collins, Tyrolean warblers and dancers and many others. William Redmund in "Daniel Druce." William Redmund, who Is favorably known here, comes to Parsons'? Theater to-morrow night supported by a strong company of actors headed by the charming Miss Anna Stannard, whose record with Augustln Daly's companies lias placed her high up In the theatrical world. Mr. Redmund has selected for this occasion one of W.

S. Gilbert's most successful comedy dramas entitled "Daniel Druce, the Blacksmith," a play that enjoyed the phenomenal run of 3i6 consecutive nights at the Haymarket Theater, London, with Mr. Redmund in the title role. "The Lady Slavey" will be given at Parsons' Theate-r Thursday evening and seats go on sale to-morrow morning. The keynote of this show, which has an Americanized book, and a melodious score by Gustave Kerker, is girls.

Dark girls and fair girls, little girls and big girls, stately brunettes, haughty brunettes and slender strawberry blomies. These are combined with comedians like Dan Daly, Richard Carle, Charles Kirke and Charles Dan-by. "The Lady Slavey" has few if any dull moments, and is said to go with a snap and a Jingle. Marie Dressier and Dan Daly ere in the cast. Mr.

Morrison has'succeoded in drawing about him for the current season what is probably the best company he lias ever hail in support. Headed as It Is by the talented Florence Roberts, who will be pleasantly remembered from last season, and White Whittlesey, an excellent and finished actor who lends apt aid to the principal player in the production. Mr. Morrison will give his performance of "Faust" ft Parsons's Theater Friday and- Saturday evenings. COLT MACHINE-GUN.

It Make" th Post Showing: in thfiFI-nnl Testa -Kitty to bo Ordered. The new Colt machine-gun will he used exclusively on warships for this class of ordnance as a result of the final test of machine puns which was In progress at the Washington navy yard last week. The test confirmed the decision reached by the chief of ordnance last December. The latest test was due to an appeal made for the Maxim end Hotchkiss guns after the? former trial. The Colt fired 4ti0 shots in fi't v-three seconds, and subsequently discharged 2.1U consecutive rouncis before overheating.

While the rival guns were credited with higher rate for shorter periods, they could not be kept in order for long periods. A dispatch from Washington states that the navy de-partmenLwill at once order fifty of tha new weapons. Fresldent Cleveland and family will probably leave Gray Gables fcr Wash-ixia-ton this week. lyf It 1 steady gain until Hartford's 10-yard' line was reached, here she lost tne ball on a fumble. Hartford also fumbled ami Merlden by a succession of sharp rushes, put the ball back of Hartford's goal, Hubbard going around the right end.

Goal kicked by Lane. Score 6 to 0. Calder again kicked off. Lane fumbling badly but finally dropping on the Merlden then began rushing the ball down, pending a vacancy in Hartford's right flank, where Lane made gain after gain. H.

P. H. S. then made a brace and secured the ball. Smith went through left tackle for three yards, but on the next play the Hartford line broke and the ball was fumbled.

Merlden was not long in scoring a second touchdown by Kent, from which Lane kicked a goal. In the second Half the home team took a brace. Smith went In to center, Sturtevant went to full and Gillette took the latter's place at quarter. Kent, the Merlden fui-back, kicked off to ('aider, who dogged well for 15 yards. Hartford fumbled to Meriden.

who was forced to kick on three downs. Hartford made short gains and again fumbled to Meriden. Lane squirmed through Hartford's line for several yards, but Kent was obliged to kick. Sturtevant caught. but was soon downed.

Hartford having the hall in the center of the field. Hartford went around the right end for 5 yard but Ballersteln was tackled forcibly and dropped -the ball to Meriden. By good Interference Lane made 10 yards. Hartford then stood firm for three downs and took the ball. Sturtevant made a slight gain around the right end.

H. P. H. S. got 5 yards for off-side.

Then Hartford made another of her many fumbles and Merlden rushed the ball down for a touchdown, from which no goal was kicked. Time was subsequently called with the ball in Meriden's possession In the center of the field. Score 16 to 0. Lane played a star game for Meriden and was carried off the gridiron on the shoulders of his companions. Hartford will have to Improve a great deal before October 31, the date of the first league game.

The line-up was as follows: II. P. H. S. Positions.

Meriden. Whaples rlght-end-left Perkins Hers field Costello rlKht-tackle-left Kellogg Taintor right-guard-left C. Brewer Marsh, Smith center Gibson Week left-guard-rlght Collins Alien left-guard-rlght Gladwin left-end-right Johnson Sturtevant (capt.) quarter-back ciiilette Rowlev right-half Lane (capt 1 Ballersteln le ft-half F. Hubbard Smith. Sturtevant full-back Kent Officials: Umpire, Kd Alien, Trinity 'S4: referee, Tiirnbuli: linesmen, Ellis, Trinity ami Spen Goodwin, St.

Paul's School 'Wl; time of halves, twenty minutes; touchdowns, Hubbard, Kent and Lane; goals, Lane 2. PATTERSON GETS THE CTJP. It Will Stay There tor One Year Close Game Sn turd ay. The Soby cup will be the property of the Patersons for one year. The game in that city Saturday was a close? one and was a hard one for the Hartford to lose.

Paterson won four games for the cup and Ilartford two. Hartford won both of its games here and Paterson won one here. The Patersons played an errorless game Saturday and ilowen and Boyle made the only error for Hartford and they were partly excusable. Smith could not be hit when hit were needed. He has been the principal stumbling block In the way of Hartford getting the cup.

In the sixth Inning with two men on bases Smink made a hit after he had three balls and two strikes and two runs came in. The game ended with a double play by Wagner and Touhey. AVith one out Smith singled. Bottenus hit to Wagner, who threw him out at first and Touhey, returned the ball to Wagner in time to catch Smith, who was making for third. The summary: Paterson.

po a ell art ford, po a Armour. cf 1 4 0 0 0 14 2 0 1 1 2 0 Pettit.lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 ,1 OCavelle.of 112 0 0 Wagner.3 0 0 2 0 10 10 Touhey. 1 1 0 13 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Boyle. 2 0 1 4 3 1 Smith, 110 1 OA. Smith, 0 13 2 0 Smink, 0 110 OBotiis.rf 0 0 4 0 0 0 110 0 Bowen.p 0 1111 4 6 27 16 7 27 9 2 Paterson, 20000200 4 Hartford, 20000010 03 Karned runs, Paterson 2, Hartford bases.

Armour, Bastian: double plavs. Wanner and Touhey, Touhey and Waaner: left on bases, Paterson 3, Hartford 4: bases en balls, by Smith 3. by Bowen 2: struck out, by Smith 1, by BoW-en 1: passed bail, Smink: time of game, 1 hour. 4e minutes; umpires, King and Jones; attendance, SHOULDER DISLOCATED. Slan Falls Down a Coal Car Chute AY bile Stealing a Ride.

Charles C. Hagan -walked into the police station early yesterday morning with a dislocated shoulder. He was trying to get a free ride on a freight train at Windsor street. He was standing on a coal car and while an electric light was shining in his eyes he fell down the chute, which he did not see. Dr.

Hall was called. Several policemen tried ineffectually to pull his arm into place and then he was Bent to the hos-pitai. Hagan showed a good deal of courage. He saJd he left California in May and had traveled over a good part of the country. He is a lather by trade and he was on his way to New Ro-chelle.

where he had been promised work on a building. City Briefs. E. Faxon, the manager of the Adams Express Company who wa injured at Steelton, Tuesday, Is at the home of his parents on Huntington street. He has a compound fracture of the knee cap.

City Clerk Smith has distributed bound manuals of the city -of Hartford, containing the names of city officials, joint standing rules of the common council, ward boundaries, a mapof the city and other valuable information. The members of the Nineteenth Century Club will pay a visit to the Springfield Club to-night, leaving at 6:50..