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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-11
SIY-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Only Nine Teams Remain-These All
Very Close.

New York, Dec. 10.-The second day
of the six days bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden commenced at midnight
tonight with nine teams of the four
teen who entered the contest still on
the track, The ten men are maintain
ing a tremendous average of speed, but
in spite of this they invited one another
to straining sprints throughout the
day, while the crowds in attendance
cheered the leaders. There were many
tumbles in the course of the day, but
none of the riders We're seriously hurt.
Early in the day c. w. Miller the
Chicago man, began to feel the effects
of the strain. He told his trainer that
his stomach was troubling him and
that he was unable to eat or continue in
the race. He therefore withdrew with
his team mate, S. r. Walthour of At
lanta.
T. j. Colgan of Trenton and III. e.
Dickerson, Beaver Meadow, Pa, as
team succumbed to the swift pace at
O'Clock this afternoon and withdrew.
About the same time Herbert Bleecler
of Brooklyn, partner Of Frank Albert
of New York, was removed to Bellevue
hospital in an ambulance suffering
from poison. Bleecker was riding and
dismounted at o'clock for a five min
ute rest. He was handed bottle which
was supposed to contain stimulant,
but instead contained ammonia, and he
swallowed quantity before he realized
the mistake. 1t is not believed that
his condition is serious.
AT 6 o'clock John Dubois, Brockton,
Mass, and Floyd Krebs, Newark, N. j.,
withdrew. The Mclean brothers went
out at midnight Pierce led at the
5OOth mile, which he completed at Ills
O'Clock. He established a new record.
The scores at 2 o'clock were: Elkes
and Mcfarland, 5477; Simar and Gou-
goltz, 5477; Pierce and McEachern,
5477; Turville and Gimm, 5474 Wal
Ter and Stinson, 5474 Babcock and
Aronson, 547.3; Fisher and Frederick,
547.2; Kaser and Ryser, 1863; Muller
and 9ccoutrier, 5376.
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Decision Against Him I'm Recent Legal
Steps in lis Behalf.

st. Louis, Dec. 10.-In decision
handed down by Judge Hook of the fed
eral district court of Kansas and con-
CURED in by United States Circuit
Judge Amos Thayer this afternoon
Oberlin M. Carter former captain in
the United States army, under sentence
of five years Imprisonment for misap-
propriation of government funds while
in charge of the harbor works of Sa-
vannah, is remanded to the custody of
Robert w. McClaughry, warden of the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
where Carter has been confined.
The court overruled the petitioners
demurrer on the habeas corpus writ is
sued some time ago, and sustained the
ruling of the trial courts, together with
the subsequent action of President Nc
Kinley, who set aside twelve of the
charges under which he was convicted,
but made no change of the sentence
imposed by the court-martial.
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b URNING OF BOER FARMS.
Lord Roberts Expiains-StrictIy In Ac-
cordance of War Usages.

Cape Town, Dec. 10.-In a memoran-
dunn to the premier of Cape Colony, Sir
John Gordon Sprigg, Lord Roberts ex-
plains that farm burning has been or
dered strictly in accordance with the
usages of war. He says in part:
whether the people whose houses
are burned are actual accessories to the
cutting of railways and other damage
must be left to the general officers
commanding to decide. They must be
trusted to make a full inquiry before
having recourse to extreme measures;
but, as this is essentially police work,
I anticipate that when the police are
established, we shall find the necessity
for burning gradually disappear, with
less danger of the innocent suffering
and that my successor will eventually
be able to abolish altogether dlstaste-
full punishment"
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Big BATTLE ON WITH DEWET
GENERAL KNOX REPORTED TO
HAVE HIM CORNERED.
the Caledon and Orange RIyers-The
Latter in Flood and the Beers Capture
Considered Certain-Brittsh Will Hold
all the Passes.

London, Dec. 10.-The Evening Stand
ard, which has special sources of infor-
nation, says this evening that a great
battle between the British forces under
General Knox and the Beers under Gen.
eral Dewet is going on.
Pretoria, Dec. $3.50 p. m.-The Boer
commander, General Christian Dewet Is
cornered between the Caledon and Or
ange rivers on the borders of Basuto-
land. AS the rivers are in flood, it is
considered that his capture is certain.
even if he should manage to re-cross
the Caledon. British columns have
been sent to hold all the passes and
roads to the north to prevent his es-
cape. The military officers here are
greatly pleased that the attempt of the
Boer commander to enter Cape Colony
with his commando has been frustrated.
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BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
John A. Hendrick, Formerly of New
Haven, Beats William Paige,

New York, Dec. 1O.-Charles S.
Schmitt of Chicago again proved his
efficiency at fourteen-inch balk-line bill
liards tonight in his second game of
the finals in the amateur billiard cham
pionship which is being contested for
at the Knickerbocker Athletic club His
opponent was Frank Billiter of Mime
apolis. While Billiter did not play up
to his previous FORM Schmitt somewhat
went ahead of his own stride with the
result that the Chicagoan won by
score of 300 to the Minnesota mans 1913.
Following is the full score of the af-
ternoon game: J. A. Hendriek of New
York formerly of New Haven-Total
30O average 30-45; high runs As, 80, 25,
90, William Paige of Boston-Total 214;
average 3S-44; high runs 80, 80, rs and
1e.
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STRIKE THE SANT.E FE.
Railroad Officials Claim That 1t IL
Practically Over.

Chicago, Dec. 10.--Officials of the San
ta Fe system claim that the telegraph
ers' strike on their lines is practically
over and point to the fact that almost
without exception their passenger trains
were on time to-day and that freight
was being handled in volume as great
as before the strike was inaugurated.
Galveston, Texas, Dec. 10-President
Dolphin of the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers issued a circular to-day on the
strike situation which he telegraphed to
all operators, assuring them that sue
cess would crown their efforts. He
claims to have heard from operators as
far west as California and as far east as
Chicago, and that at least 95 per cent.
of the operators on the Santa Fe sys-
tenn are out.
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BOSTON Police UZZLED.
How n Young Man Makes Money by
Pleading Guilty and Taxing Sentence.

Boston, Dec. 1O-The case of Morris
Aaronburg, the youth who hassconfess-
ed that he stole $S,S37 from Mrs. Mar
garet Beck, which has puzzled the po-
lice from the first, still staggers the Of
ficials although the boy has declared
his guilt. 1t is the first case in police
records here where man or boy has
confessed to having stolen money and
has stood ready to take all the punish
ment which could be given for the Of
fense, without making restitution and
trying to escape the full penalty. The
police have figured it out that if Aaron
burg goes to prison for the maximum
term of five years, without returning
the stolen money, he will come out
as if he had been at work
all the time on a salary of about $1,000
a year All evidence is taken as indi-
eating that Aaronburg has the money
safely concealed and intends to go to
prison without revealing it's hiding
place. He will be sentenced probably
tomorrow.
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Telegraphic and Cable Notes.

New York, Dec 1O.-At the special meet
| Ing of the stockholders of the Atlantic
Trust company and the Bankers Trust
company, which We're held to-day, the prop
ositon to merge the bankers company into
the Atlantic Trust company was almost
unanimously adopted by the holders pres.
ent. The plan of consolidation will be-
come operative as soon as the necessary
papers have been filed at Albany and in this
city
London, Dec 1O-No traces have been
found of the thieves who Saturday last
stole several relics of Lord Nelson, includ-
ing his watch and many of his medals from
Greenwich hospital. The. popular belief
in Greenwich is that the depredators were
French, owing to the alleged discovery of a
letter in broken English left behind, in
which the writer promised to return and
carry off French flag, whcn is among
the relics.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 10-Rev. D. Il.
Stewart, the Baptist minister of Wyoming,
this county, who was discharged by Judge
Woodward last week on habeas corpus pro-
ceedlngs following the death of his wife,
under suspicious circumstances, and imme-
dately rearrested on complaint of his
wife's father, was to-day again discharged
from custody.
Lawrence, Mass, Dec, 1O;-The board of
trustees of the supreme colony of Pilgrim
Fathers to-day elected Nathan Crary of
Dorchester secretary, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of James *. Shepherd,
VINO Dau Deld Ilp pOSlllUH twenty years.
Mr.. Crary last year served as grand master
workman Of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen of New England.
Washington, Dec. 10.-General Isaac
Kahn, the new Persian minister to the
United States. called at the state depart
ment to-day by appointment, to arrange for
his presentation to President Mckinley
Secretary Hay gave him cordial welcome
and informed him that he would be receiy.
ed by the president at the White house to-
morrow.
New York, Dec. 10.-Charles K. Lexow, as
appraiser, has reported to the surrogate
that the value of the personal property Of
the late Henry Hilton is worth 81 495, ,526,
from which deductions aggregating SSH
13S are to be made, leaving the available
estate value of S64S,3SS
Washington, Dec 110 Senator Cullom
to-day introduced bills to grant pensions
of $50 per month to Hannah l.. Palmer,
widow of General John NJ. Palmer. and
Minerva McClernand, widow of General
Bennington, Vt, Dec. 10.-Through hole
in the ice, John Harris, twelve years old,
skated to-day. and his drowning made the
first fatality of this nature in Vermont
since cold weather set in.
New York. Dec. 10.-The condition of
Lieutenant Hobson at the Presbyterian hos.
pltal to-day was SAID to be greatly improv-
ed. He was said to be out OF all danger.
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OYSTER BED BOUND1RIES,
Case of the State Commission Against
South Norwalk Men.

South Norwalk, Dec. 10.-The case
brought by the state shell fish commits
sion against Messrs. Talmage and Lyon
of this city to determine the ownership
and assign boundaries of certain oys-
ter beds located off Southport which
the defendants have worked for sew
eral years past came to a hearing to-
day. The state was represented by
General Russell Frost in behalf of the
attorney generals office and John H.
Light appeared for both defendants.
Lawyer Hall represented the Natural
Oyster Growers association. Testimo-
ny was given by number of witnesses
for the government to the effect that
the association had the privilege of the
beds in question until the years 1S71-72
An adjournment was taken until Mon
day, December II, at Fairfield
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FASHIONABLE HOTEL RAIDED.
The Boston Police Seize Liquor I'm the
NuilIerfes.

Boston, Dec. 10.-The spectacle of a
squad of officers going into the fashion,
able Hotel Tuilleries on Commonwealth
avenue late this afternoon was not only
a novel one, but the most unexpected
imaginable. The hotel is one Of the
most magnificent in it's appointments
and furnishings in New England, it's
dining room being a superb picture OF
the decorators art in the French style.
The hotel has no liquor license, but the
squad found some beer, liquors and
champagne in room near the wine
room and some cooking brandy in the
kitchen. Proprietor F. M. Crosby main
tanned that the liquor seized belonged
to guests.
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DECREE FOR DESERTION.
wife Must Live In the Same Country
as Her Husband.

Providence, r. l., Dec. 10.-A divorce
granted in the appellate division of the
supreme court to-day had peculiar in
terest attached to it. The question in
yolved was whether as long as the wife
of the man does not choose to go to
him in a foreign country and remains
away, he is entitled to divorce from her
on the ground of desertion. This was
the situation in the Otto Emil Arnold
case. lie came to American from Ger
many, but could not induce his wife to
come from Germany though he sent
her money freely. The husband is the
legal head of the family, the court
holds; that he has the right to select
domcile for it, and if his wife refuses
to follow him this act of hers amounts
to a desertion of him by her. The court
had had the matter under consideration
Ind finally gave the decree on the
ground of desertion.
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Howe & Stetson.
TO STOP ABSINTHE DRINKING.
French Chamber Acts alarming In
"
crease of the Habit.

crease of the Habit
Paris, Dec. 10.--In the chamber of
deputies to-day M Marti Edouard VAL
liant, socialist. one of the deputies for
the department for the Seine moved a
resolution calling upon the government
to prohibit the manufacture and sale
of all alcoholic liquors pronounced
dangerous by the Academy of Medi-
cine. The resolution was aimed at abb
sinthe, the consumption of which had
nearly doubled in France since 1894, and
now stands at 100000 liters annually.
M. Vallan and others denounced the
spread of absinthe drinking and laid
stress upon it's ravages among the pop
ulation. 1.-THE increase of consumption
of absinthe," said the mover of the res
olution. marches arm in arm with the
increase of cases of drivelling insanity,
which will end by coming national
malady." The chamber adopted the
resolution unanimously.
Colonel Picouart, who was SO pronai-
nently identified with the Dreyfus case.
has addressed a memorial to the cham-
Der protesting against the amnesty bill
which he says will include him "among
the forgers and utterers of forgeries
who will profit by amnesty
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TRAIN GOES 1HROUGH BRIDGE.
Wreck ON the Grand Trunk Road Near
West Paris, Me.

West Paris, Me, Dec. 10.-A wrecking
train consisting of an engine, two fiat
cars and a caboose broke through the
bridge ON the Grand Trunk railroad just
below this place to-day and the engine
and one of the cars went into the river.
Daniel D. Matheson, fireman, of North
Startford, VT, was killed and Engineer
O'Neil of Portland was badly scalded.
The bridge was a small steel structure,
about thirty feet in length, spanning a
stream less than two feet in depth. The
distance from the bridge to the bed of
the stream was about twelve feet. In
some unknown way the hosting ap-
paratus of derrick car became entan-
gled in the bridge and the train was
brought up with a jerk and the bridge
collapsed.
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G. ERM4NY AND KRUGER.
Off ciaI Statement of Formers Attitude
-Kruger's Feelings Too Inflated.

Berlin, Dec. 10-In the Reichstag to-
day the imperial chancellor, Count Won
Buelow, replying to a question on the
subject of Mr.. Kruger's failure to be re-
ceived by Emperor William, said that
the government did all in it's power to
ward off war and the two republics were
in no doubt as to the state of affairs in
Europe and as to German neutrality.
When in 1899 the question of arbitra-
ton seemed not altogether excluded the
government recommended it to Mr..
Kruger. He thought the time had not
vet come. When Mr.. Kruger later
sought Intervention his feelings were
too highly inflated for the Dutch ard
German governments. For the German
it was time lost to give ad-
vice. Germany was convinced that any
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BOSTON'S CUP DEFEND Err.
Contract Not Yet CIosed-No Decision as
to the Crew.

garding the proposed Boston cup de-
fender was developed to-day. The con-
tract for the yacht has not yet been
closed owing to the inability of George
f. Lawley, the South Boston boat
builder, to obtain a release from exist
ing contracts. However, in case Mr..
Lawley cannot build the yacht the Fore
River Engine company stands ready to
undertake the work. No decision has
yet been reached as to the crew of the
new boat, except that college athletes
will not figure as prominently as first
reported. 1t is expected that the Bos-
ton boat will be built of Tobin bronze.
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but a snort time noW-and
shoppers will find it all too
short, we fear.
Saturday the crowds were
enormous and the gift Sc
lecting passed all precedents.
Have planned this week for a
business more than double.
the corresponding week Of
last year.
A stock towards $1oo, 600
larger than last year, floor
space doubled and shopping
conveniences unequalled by
any other store IN New Ha-
ven, are the potent factors
we rely upon to swell the bu-
siness to a tremendous vol
ume.
The new basement is Jam
med full of toys, games and
books, and the first floor is
fairly bubbling over with
Christmas thoughts and sug-
gestions.
1t would take this entire
paper to tell thoroughly Of
the million things here for
gift giving-it would then
not convey to you its fullest
meaning. A cordial invita-
tion to come to the stores is
the best method of impress
ing you. The invitation is
cordial, and we assure the
same uniformly courteous at
tention to lockers and buyer
alike.
The band of Brownies has
arrived. Come and see them,
children.
One last word of caution
shop early.
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MR.CHAMBERLAIN 'SDEFENSE
Makes Il SPIRITED ANSWEB TO
PERSONAL ATTACKS.
Explains His Connection With Conn
ernment Contracts-DecIares Attacks
MOnstrous and AbsuI d -. Matter TO he
Carried to Couras-Cheered as lie Re-
sumes His Seat-Charge of Nepotism
Against Salisbury Answered.
st Salisbury Answered.

London, Dec. 10.-In the house Of
commons to-day D. Lloyd-George, rad
brought together series of accusations
against Mr.. Chamberlain that had been
figuring in the newspapers and moved
that no member of the government
ought to have direct or indirect inter-
est in concerns competing for govern
ment contracts. He pointed out that
the secretary of state for the colonies
held 5000 shares of these and members
of the family $1,000 shafes in the Bir-
mingham trust, which in turn was a
share owner in the Tubes limited, MAX
ing 10000 year out of government
contracts. He asserted also that Mr..
Chamberlain and his relations held
shares worth from 923000o to G25O,00
in Elliotts Metal company, contractors
to the admiralty, and shares valued at
.e250,00O in Kynoch's Dynamite compa-
ny, contractors to the war office. After
enumerating other companies in which
the Chamberlain family, he asserted,
had interests Mr. George declared that
he was not attacking the private char
acter of the minister, but had raised the
matter because this case might be
used as precedent later to justify cor
ruption."
After various speeches for and against
the resolution Mr.. Chamberlain re-
Piled:
ut is my personal honor that is in
volved in this question" he said, land
think 1t hard, after twenty-five years
of life in the full light of parliament, to
have to stand up and explain that I am
not a scandalous thief. These attacks
are monstrous and absurd. / took no
notice Of the charges during the cleo
tion, although there had been con-
spiracy of insinuation. l had been
charged with fattening on the profits of
a war I had provoked.
"Of all the companies mentioned 1
hold shares in two My relations intend
to begin legal proceedings and the pub
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PAN OF INTERTENTION.
1t is Said to Have Been Upset I'm
Berlin.

London, Dec. 11.-"Dr Leyds and his
friends are spreading report" says
the Amsterdam correspondent of The
Daily Mail, that Queen Wilhelmina
will intervene after her marriage. This
is meant to blind the public to the real
facts, which are that she wrote person.
ally to every European ruler on Mr..
Kruger's arrival in Europe and from
two countries at least, France and
Russia, received conditional promises
of help in the direction of intervention,
but the plan failed in Berlin"
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CASE OF LATE CADET BOOZ.
Report ofColoneI Mills to be Submitted
to House Committee.

Washington, Dec. 10--The house COM
mittee on military affairs to-day refer
red the resolution in regard to the case
uf ex-Cadet Booz to the secretary of
war for such action as he deemed prop
er. Secretary Root replied to the COM
mittee that he had just received a re-
port from Colonel Mills superintendent
of the military academy, giving the re-
suit Of an investigation of the case per-
sonally conducted by himself, and that
he would forward copy of the report
to the committee for its informa ton as
soon as it could be prepared for trans
mission. The report probably will go
to the committee tomorrow.
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$500 Bodies Aboard.

san Francisco. Dec. 10.-The trans
mort Hancock arrived to-day from Ma
nila by way of Nagasaki with the bod
les of about 1900 sailors and soldiers
who either died in battle or succumbed
to the ravages of disease in the Philip
pines, China, Guam, and Honolulu.
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Stamford Yacht Wrecked,

Lewes, Del, Dec 10.-The sloop yacht
Sagitta, bound for Norfolk, stranded
last night four miles northeast of AS
sateague life-saving station. She is full
of water and will probably be a total
loss. The Sagitta was launched in 1873
and is owned by w. c. Cooke of Stam-
ford, Conn.
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House Passes Supply Bill.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The first of the
great supply bills, the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill
was passed by the house to-day in rec
ord time. The bill carries $24 1896, ,40S,
and has 131 pages, but here was less
than ten minutes debate upon it.
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COTTON SPECTATORS STRICKEN.
Panic on New Orleans Exchange Great
Decline In Contracts

New Orleans, La, Dec. 10.-Cotton
speculators on the New Orleans ex-
change We're panic-stricken to-day by
the crop report from Washington. In
less than five minutes March contracts
declined So points, while May fell 33
points. The deferred futures were not
greatly affected. The market later
showed a disposition to rally.
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HtIl for President.

Chicago, Dec. 10-The Chronicle will
say tomorrow that according to James
K. Mcclure, now in this city, David B.
Hill will be prominent candidate for
the presidency on the democratic ticket
in 1900
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Enanl Tunnel ExplestoM.

Ogden, Utah, Dec. 10.-It is reported
that an explosion of gas occurred in the
big Union Pacific tunnel, six miles
north of Aspen, Wyo, to-day. Five
men were killed and a number badly
injured Aspen tunnel is $500 feet long.
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A Gift from Roosevelt.

Charlotte N. c., Dec. 10-At the
African Methodist conference, now in
session at Winston, Bishop Wood an
nounced that Vice President t-elect
Roosevelt had presented that denomi-
nation with a parsonage at oyster Bay,