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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23
STOCKHOLDERS FAVOR LEASE
BOSTON 4ND MINE TO HIVE THE
FITCHB URG ROAD.
the StoclSh oIders of the latter Yester-
dny-The Vote stood 145,6s7 For to
2s,4a5 ASainst-Ali Propositions for
Delay Defeated.

Boston, March 22.-The proposed lease
of the Fitchburg railroad to the Bos-
ton and Maine was ratified at to-day's
meeting of the stockholders Of the for
mer road by an overwhelming vote. The
result was reached after a four hours
contest in which every new proposition
for delay was defeated by the pro
tectiVe committee.
The first vote came on the question
of referring the whole matter of the
lease to Il new committee and this prop
osition met defeat
providing that a dividend shall be paid
to both common and preferred stock
holders, the amount to be determined
by the amount of surplus in the treas
ury, not to be less however, than 2
per cent. This amendment was also
defeated, the vote being 90,i75 to 29,
972. In the general discussion there
were sharp passages of words between
Lawyers Dabney and Elder. Mr.. Dab
ney finally insisted upon his motion for
vote on the lease itself and carried his
point.
The result was announced as follows:
In favor of the lease, 52,265 shares of
the common stock and 3,412 shares Of
preferred stock total of 145677 shares
Opposed, 2S,447 shares of preferred
stock AS soon as the vote had been
declared the meeting adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23
PUERTO RICO TARIFF BILL.
Senate Committee Agrees to Vote on the
House Measure,

Washington, March 22.-The republi-
can peace committee of the senate met
after the adjournment of the senate to-
day and practically ratified the offer Of
Senator Foraker in the senate to sep
arate the house Puerto Rico tariff bill
from the senate governmental bill and
to take a vote on the house measure.
The peace committee is willing that a
vote should be taken upon the housa
bill as it was passed by that body, pro-
vided it becomes apparent that it is i'm
polite to attempt to amend 1t, but an
effort will be made to ascertain whether
the house will consent to any moditica-
tions. Some of the republican senator's
think the bill should be SO changed as
to provide for continued exemption from
duty of the articles exempted by the
presidents order. They also find the
house bill fails to provide any means of
collecting the duty. There is a fear that
if the bill is amended it may be diff
cult to secure it's acceptance by the
house on a conference report. The free
trade senators claim that there is a
stronger determination now than ever
before to resist the bill as it came from
the house. 1t is claimed that there are
eight senators who will not support the
bill unless amended. These are said to
be Davis and Nelson of Minnesota, We'll
lington of Maryland, Hoar of Massachu-
setts, Mason of Illinois, Beveridge of
Indiana Proctor of Vermont and Simon
of Oregon
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THE REGIsYRATIoN QUESTION.
Difference of Opinion ms TO Legality of
Making New Voters Now.

Difference of Opinion ms TO Legality oil
Making New Voters Now.
There is considerable and possibly Sc
rious conflict of opinion among members
Of the board for the registration of vot-
ers as to the legality of the proposed
making of voters which has been adver-
tsed. Town Clerk Brethauer, who is a
member of the board, holds that there
is no legal authority for the registra-
ton of voters now, since the board held
sessions for the making of new voters
only last fall Some question has also
been raised as to the legality of the
registration last fall, and in some quar-
ters the claim is made that the only
legal list from which the coming cleo
tion can be held is that of 1898. The
lists for that year have been destroyed,
and some difficulty will be experienced
in getting them out in case that list is
decided to be the legal one on the basis
of which the coming election shall be
held. 1t is understood that there is
difference of opinion in regard to these
matters in the board of selectmen, and
some interesting developments in regard
to the questions raised may be looked
for.
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RUMOR or MAFEKING'S RELIEF.
gain Persistent In LondOn-War Onico
Has No Con fl nation.

London, March 23, a. m.-Again
there is a persistent rumor that Mafe-
king has been relieved. 1t is even as
serted that the war office has received
despatch positively announcing the
relief, but that publication of it is with
held because the form of the message
admits the possibility of mistake. The
war office, however, declares that there
is no confirmation of the rumor and
that no further news on the subject is
at hand. 1t seems certain that Mafe-
kings only chances lie in relief by the
column supposed to be advancing from
the south or in the possibility that Col
onel Baden-Powell is still strong enough
to attempt a sortie with view of cap
turing the Boer guns, at a time when
Commandant Snynian has withdrawn
his men to oppose Colonel Plumer's ad-
vance. 5
No attention is paid in any quarter
to the wild Boer rumors Of Command
ant Olvier's victory over General Cat
acre, which are only designed to re-
vive the dropping spirits of the burgh-
ers.
All the reports regarding the British
operations in the Free State continue
most satisfactory.
Nothing has developed regarding
General Buffers intentions, but it
seems hard to believe that he is again
embarking Warren's division. 1t is re-
ported from Lourenzo Marquee that
Pretoria is prepared to stand siege
of two years and that the Boer women
frantic at the reverses to the Boer arms
are entreating to be allowed to shoot
the British officers imprisoned at Pre-
toria. 1t is also announced from the
Transvaal capital that the Italian gov
eminent has declined to intervene.
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Washington, March 22.-After a spir-
tied discussion extending over three
days the Loud bill relating to second
class mail matter was recommitted by
the house to-day to the committee on
po@toftices. The majority in favor of
the motion to recommit was so decisive
that it is regarded as unlikely that the
measure will appear again during the
present congress. Mr.. Loud, after the
vote was announced, said that this was
the third time and out, so far as he was
concerned. The vote on the motion was
149 to 96, with sixteen present and not
voting.
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London, March "a special CORE
spondent of the Times at Bloemfontein
telegraphing Thursday says: "Yester-
day Mr.. Kruger issued a proclamation
annexing the Free State to the Trans
vaal. Mr. Steyn issued a counter proc
lamationfl declaring the Free State in
tact"
The Daily News has the following
from Bloemfontein, dated Wednesday,:
1T is rumored that Mr.. Kruger and Mr.
Steyn will meet at Kroonstad, in the
Orange Free State, on April IA. to dis
cuss the future programme. The feel
ing between the Transvaal and the Free
State is very bitter"
A dispatch to the Morning Post from
Bloemfontein, dated Wednesday morn
ing, says: "a deserter reports that the
enemy, after repeated dissensions, has
withdrawn from Brandfort northwards.
He thinks it unlikely that the Beers will
make a stand anywhere south of the
Vaal. l cannot personally share such
optimism"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle telegraphing Thursday,
says that Sir Charles Warren's division
is embarking at Durham for East Lon
don, Cape Colony.
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HE URDER ED SIX.


Gamers, N. G.
Raleigh, N. c., March 22-At Gamers
to-day Tom Jones' coored, known as
Preacher jones' murdered Ella Jones
and her oldest daughter, Ida, and then
set fire to the beds in which We're the
bodies of the murdered victims and
four others,tall children, ranging in age
from one month old to five years. The
murderer, according to seven.year- old
Laura Jones, who escaped with her
younger sister, struck the mother four
times with an axe and the oldest child
twice. The house was destroyed by fire
and the bodies of the dead were also
burned. The dead are! Ella Jones, the
mother; Ida Jones, thirteen years old;
Jesse Jones, five years; Nancy Jones,
three years; Clever Jones, two years,
and an unnamed babe one month old.
Jones was arrested His clothes and
hands were stained with blood Jones
denied the murder, but admits that he
was intimate with Ella JONES' who was
not related to him. He says that they
had quarrelled about her charging him
with the paternity of her month old
child.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23

London, March 22.-It has been learn
ed that no new peace overtures have
been made to Lord Salisbury, nor are
any expected at present by Great
Britain. The recent telegraphic CORE
spondence has been confined to the
question of the treatment of prisoners
Lord Salisbury, as already cabled, is
holding the presidents of the South
African republics responsible for the
welfare of the British prisoners. The
question Of the safety of Johannesburg
and the gold mines there has not been
raised. The correspondence exchanged
between Lord Salisbury and President
Kruger will soon be given to parlia-
ment.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23
KISSING BUGS SUCCESSOR.
Blood Sucking Gone Nose Next to be
Ecnred-LectMre by DR.. HOxYard.


Feared-Lecture by DR.. Howard.
The BLOOD Sucking Cone Nose" is the
name of bug which may in time sup
plement the work of the famous kiss
ing bug Dr. L. o. Howard of WASH
ington, d. c., in an address before the
Sigma XII society of Yale last evening
gave warning of the insect, which he
stated is slowly working up northward
from it's home in New Mexico The
geological mamie Of the bug is "Concrhi-
mus Languisuga.' 1t Is described as
being of a bright speol1led color quite
large and capable of giving most fe-
rocious bite. DR.. Howard stated that
quite recently he had heard of several
Of them being found in package of
shirts sent home from a Chinese laun-
dry.
DR.. Howard's address proved ono Of
the most interesting of the many that
have been given this season in North
Sheffield hall. Formerly editor of In
sect Life and at present chief of the
division of entomology in the United
States department of agriculture, he is
known to scientific men of both conti-
nents as botanist and zoologst. The
subject on which he spoke last evening
was Some Present chronological IN
vestigations Requiring International
Work."
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23

Maseru, Basutoland, Thursday March
22.-Several thousand Beers with a huge
convoy Of wagons, have been passing
from Smithtield and Wepener toward
Ladybrand during the last two days
1t is supposed that the Boer forces have
retired from Norvals Pont, Bethulie
and Stromberg on their way north. The
government officers are taking observa-
tions at the present moment. Para
mount Chief Lerothodi arrived here
with a large following and is comforting
with the British agent, Sir Godfrey Lag
den.
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FAST DAY PROCLAIM TION.
Governor Appoints Friday, April I3-
Recon- IN e nsIntionR to The PeODIe.

Hartford, Conn, March Ex-Governor
George e. Lounsbury to-day made Off
cial proclamation appointing Friday,
April 13, as Fast day. In his proclama-
ton Governor Lounsbury says: I'm ac-
oordance with a custom. instituted by
a generation which feared God and kept
His commandments, / hereby appoint
Friday, the 18th of April, as a day of
fasting and prayer And I recon-
mend to all the people of this state
that on that day they abstain, as far as
possible, from their usual labor, that
they gather in their accustomed places
of worship and that in deep sorrow for
the sin of the past and in high resolve
for the work of the future, they dedi-
cate themselves anew to the state, to
duty, and to God"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23
THE COUNCILM EN-.



A special meeting of the board of
councilmen was called yesterday to be
held last night to take action on the
death of Councilman John Fl. Muldoon
of the Twelfth ward, which occurred
yesterday. Owing to the short notice
given for the meeting few councilmen
We're present Those there We're Presi-
dent Miller and Messrs. Rowe, Green
field, Walsh and Assistant City Clerk
j. B. Martin. President Miller ap-
pointed Mr.. Walsh Mr.. Greenfield and
Mr.. Martin a committee to ARRANGE for
sending an appropriate floral piece for
the board of councilmen and to draft
resolutions which will be submitted at
a board meeting for approval and then
transmitted to the family of the de-
ceased member. This committee was
also authorized to increase it's member
ship to eight to attend the funeral as
representatives of the board
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23

The republican town committee met
last night in their headquarters in the
Hoadley building and decided to call
the ward caucuseS to be held on or be-
fore March 30. The official call will be
issued to-day. All the members of the
town committee were present except
John V. Rattlesdorfer of the Sixth
ward, who is i'll with rheumatism Two
members met with the committee for
the first time They We're A. C. Nichols
of the Eleventh ward and Charles G.
Unger of the Ninth ward.
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Pres'draat ne, Holyoke College,

South Hadley, Mass, March 22.-The
trustees of Mt. Holyoke college an
nounce that at their urgent request,
Mrs. E. Storrs Mead will continue to
discharge the duties Of the presidency
in the college to the end of the present
calendar year in order to meet the de-
sire of Miss Wooley, the president-elect
to visit Europe and study other colleges
for girls before entering on her duties
at Mt. Holyoke January 1. 1901.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23
YALE DEBATERS CHOSEN.
Team 10 Meet Harvard Announced
Date Set for Whist Match.

The Yale debating team which will
meet Harvard in this city on March
so to debate the question Resolved,
That Puerto Rico should be included
in the customs boundaries of the United
States" was last night selected. 1t will
consist Of the following men: Mason
Trowbridge 1902, of Chicago; Ashley
d. Leavitt, 1900, of Melrose, Mass, and
f. @. Blanchard, 1901, T. S., of West
Newton, Mass. The alternates in the
following order are also named: III. A.
Dow, 1900, Of Pittsfield, Ill; p. G. Wal
cott 1900, Rutherford, N. T., and J, T.
Smith, l.. S., of this city. Former
Speaker Thomas B. Reed, Prof. Henry
Van Dyke of Princeton, and Prof.
George W. Pepper of the University Of
Pennsylvania, have consented to act as
Judges. Yale will support the negative
of the proposition.
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international silver Co. IS Officers.

New York. March 22.-The Interna-
tional Silver company held it's annual
meeting in Jersey City to-day at which
the outgoing board of directors were re-
elected The meeting adjourned to this
city and the retiring officers We're re-
elected. They are: Samuel Dodd, pres
ident; George H. Wilcox, first vice pres-
ident; G. c. Edwards, second vice pres
ident; c. A. Hamilton. third vice presi-
dent; Samuel Thomas, treasurer;
George Rockwell, secretary; G. M. Cur
tis. assistant treasurer, and @. i.
Thomas. auditor.
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Evacuated by Beers.

Warrenton. March 22.-The Beers
have evacuated Klipdam and Windsor
ton, which is also deserted. Their wives
and families have fed with them.
They sank the points or ferry boats al
Riverton and Windsorton. The Vaal
river can only be crossed by swimming.
The country this side of the river is
we'll patrolled by the British.
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Voted for n Good Road.

At town meeting held in Beacon
Falls yesterday afternoon it was voted
to appropriate 81 900 for improvement of
a highway under the state highway i'm
provement act. The town pays $3.50 of
the amount and the remainder comes
from the state. Highway Commissioner
James III. Macdonald was present at the
and explained the provisions of
the act and the advisability Of taking
of it,
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Debated Last Night.

There was a spirited debate at the
Young Mems Republican club last night
on the abolition of capital punishment
On the affirmative We're w A. Gillespie
Captain Craft, e. G. Hall and j. II. Nc
Donald, and on the negative were F. w.
Kaye and George H. Woodruff. BY a
popular debate the decision was given
to the affirmative.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23

Suffield, Conn, March 22.-Leverett
M. Austin, a well known member of
the Hartford County Bar association,
died at his home here this afternoon
from typhoid fever, aged forty-three
years. He had been i'll six weeks He
is survived by his mother and three
sisters.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23

Washington, March 22.-Ehe bill for
the incorporation of the National Red
Cross society was favorably acted on
to-day by the house committee on for =
eign affairs, with an amendments pro-
viding FOR annual account to the secre-
tarv of war, and the secretary of tho
navy, and a publication of this account
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no stamp Out Plague.

Sydney, N. S. W., March 22.-The pre-
mier w. J. Lyme, is making extraordi-
nary efforts to eradicate the plague.
Barking Harbor has been quarantined
and attendants at the exhibition have
been inoculated.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23

Samuel Calef of Middletown is in
town, the guest of Colonel |. NJ Ull-
man. Mr.. Calef holds a position in the
war department at Washington and was
stationed al Tampa on departmental
business during the Spanish war.
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MIR. Porter Returns,

Washington, March 22,-J. Addison
Porter, secretary to the president, has
returned to Washington from trip
through the south for the benefit of his
health, which is greatly improved by
the outing
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Mayor Tuppcr RcnOminnird.

Stamford March 22.-At the republi-
can city convention tonight Mayor e.
]. Tupper was renominated, and e. u.
Sloat was nominated for counclman-at-
large.
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THERE IS NO IMPERIALISM
SECRETARY LONG REITER4TES
PRES. M'KINLEY,S WORDS.

Reviews the Political ISituatiOn--Dcm
cratic Party Has Done Nothing to En-
title II to the Governmemt-What the
The Important Problems Adjusted
Weakness of the Attacks on the Adj
miuistratiom-Trentm of the New
Issues-The Policy Toward the Philip
pines and Puerto Rico.
"There is no imperialism simply be-
cause there has never been any i'm
perialism. Besides, if they (the anti
imperialists) help to bring in Mr.. Bryan
on the cry of anti-imperalism, they
would no more let the Philippines go
than they would part with the collec-
torship of a custom house. Once in
power, they would Immediately say that
the wicked republican party has fas-
tened these islands upon the country
and the only thing to do is to make
the best of them, and the most out of
them
Rome was not built in day and
the republican party is not to be turned
down because in a single year it cannot
make a paradise; but it can be trusted
to deal honestly, fairly and righteously
with Puerto Rico" ."-Secretary Long at
Boston.
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The Firemen'S Benevolent associa-
ton met last night and voted $100 to
Philip Flood and S25 to Robert A. Snod-
grass. Both of these gentlemen are in
i'll health.
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washington, March 22-Among the
fourth class postmasters appointed to-
day was C. +. Bronson, at West Red
ding, Conn.
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Cambridge, Mass, March 22.-The an
nual Harvard whist match with Yale
will take place in Boston on March 81,
suitable place for the match not hav-
ing been found in Cambridge. Fifty
siv deals will be played according to the
Narragansett system.
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B0ER PRESIDENTS DISAGREE
STEYN ISSUES Il COUNTER PROCLA-
NATION TO KRUGER'S.

latter Annexes the Orange Free State to
the Transvnnl but tho Former De-
ciares the Republic Intnct-Feeling
Eetwcen the Two Countries Very Bit
tcr-Rumcr of fMafelsing's ReliefA gain
Persistent In London but War Office
Cannot Confirm It-Methuen Hns
Some Brisk Fighting Near Wnrrenion.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
N ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY.SIXTH CONGRESS

When there were only a dozen SEN
ators present Boer resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Allen was passed in the
United States senate on the 10th be-
fore it's purport was realized. A min
ute later the vote was reconsidered and
the resolution went over. The financial
debate was continued. The house was
not in session.
Speeches were made in the United
States senate on the 18th on the tinan-
cial bill by Messrs. Wolcott, Elkins and
Butler. In the house bill was intro
duced forbidding contributions by cor
porations to political campaign funds
and bill was passed permitting tran
sit of goods in bond across the CONT
nent without paying duty. The ex-
ecutive, legislative and judicial appro-
priation bill ($23,s74, Sly was reported.
A bill was favorably reported for the
creation of a department of mines and
mining. with a secretary, to be mem
ber of the cabinet.
The feature in the United States SEN
ate on the 18th was the speech of
Senator Allison Qa.) in favor of the
financial bill. Senator Jones (Nev.)
spoke against it. In the house the
death of Congressman Chickering, of
New York, was announced. The COM
mittee on judiciary received delega-
tion of women who protested against
granting the ballot to their sex.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
BREAKS HIS SILENCE.
Mucrum Gives His Reasons for Re-
signing as United States Con-
sui at Pretoria.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Mr. Macrum,
ex-consul at Pretoria, made his long
deferred statement Wednesday night,
and, in the oponion of those who have
seen it, it undoubtedly will have great
influence on the attitude of the United
States. Mr.. Macrum makes the posi-
tive and reiterated statement that the
official mail of the United States was
opened and examined by British GEN.
sor, and it is believed this declaration
will be made the subject of immediate
congressional action. He says his cable
grams were also held up, and declares
he was unable to hear from Secretary
Hay except at England's pleasure. He
says that Americans in the Transvaal
sympathize with the Beers, and that
many of them are in the Boer army.
The consul's statement will likely
cause blaze of indignation in congress,
for the assumption on the part of
British officer of a right to open the Of
fetal mail of the United States is a
thing so foreign to ordinary interna-
tional law that there will be ample op-
portunity for the friends of the Beers
to make trouble.