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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
CONSUL STOWE ON BOER WAR
BOUND TO BE SNUFFED OUT IN
 FOUR MONTHS.

Boer Prisoners Petition Bothn to Make
 Peace-Defonds the British Against
 Charges Concerning the Burning of
 Farms-Splendid Commercial Oppor- 1 tunitles Opening Up-Webster Davis
 PrO-Britisb ina Cape Town.
 London, Dec. 4.-James J. Stowe, the ! United States consul general at Cape
 Town. who landed at Southampton to- | day and will sail for the United States December 15 on the St. Louis, said to- day:
 T give the war in South Africa four months to come to an end. In my opin ion 1t is bound to be snuffed out during that period. The present plan of the British campaign is bound to bring about the result. Moreover, there are 16.0OO Boer prisoners in Ceylon, St. He lena and at Cape Town, all of whom are anxious to have an end to hostili- ties. Shortly before I left Christian Botha, cousin of Louis Botha, got,up a petition among his fellow prisoners at Cape Town urging the commandant- general to make peace. A majority signed the petition, which undoubtedly represented the aggregate opinion of the Boer prisoners.
 All this talk about burning farms is buncome. The only farms destroyed are those from which shots are fired at the British or those which are being obviously used to shelter the Boers."
 MT. Stowe went on to relate several instances where the British had good excuses for burning farms, but refrain ed. He said he did not believe the ru- mors of sedition in Cape Colony would result in much.
 If the American system of represer- tation were followed in Cape Colony" said MT Stowe, "the Dutch there would not have a parliamentary majority They have equal rights with the Brit ish. and I cannot believe they will be foolish enough to raise a rumpus.
 q have friends among the Boers as well as the British. I have been strict ly neutral throughout and I do not be- lieve that the colonists have any inten tion of cutting their own throats. Splendid commercial opportunities are being opened up in South Africa, of which the United States is only just beginning to take advantage. As soon as the fighting is over South Africa will be one of the best markets in the world | "a market where the British them | selves admit that we are already out 1 stripping them."
 Referring to the services of Adelbert | s. Hay, United States consul at Pre- toria who is expected to return to the | United States i'll the course of a few weeks, Mr. Stowe said: MT. Hay has won golden opinions on both sides, al- though for time some unpleasantness existed in his relations with the Boers owing to the assertion that he was British spy"
 He expressed himself as unable to the attitude of Webster Da- !, Jis former assistant secretary of the interior of the United States, "consid ,ring the fact that Mr. Davis made pro- British speeches while being entertain d in Cape Colony"
 In Mir Stowes opinion Sir Alfred Mill Ter will eventually become governor general of a great South African con- ederation, including the Boer republics md Rhodesia "Mlner," he said, "is he man of the hour-a man who in bower and resourcefulness might almost )e compared to Grant"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
TREATED IN SPIRIT OF BANTER
London Papers, Comment on General
 Mercier's Speech

London, Dec. 5.-The Morning Post seized the occasion of General Mercier's speech in the French senate yesterday to criticise the weakness of British de- lenses, but the papers generally treat Mercier's outburst in a spirit of banter
 It is an idea worthy of the courage ous soldier who perjured Dreyfus into a living grave and who as minister of war sat shivering with terror during a whole night at the Elysee lest Germany should declare war against France. :" says the Daily Chronicle, and most of the morning papers comment in stmi- lar strain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
SUBSIDIZING OF SHIP LINES
IMPORTANT QUESTION IS NOV BE-
 FORE THE SENATE.

Taken Up as Unfinished Business-Dis-
 places Philippine Measure o-Mr. Frye,
 Chairman of the Committee on Com- merce, speaks i'm Favor of the BiII-- | Commercial War of Nations Discussed.
 Washington, Dec. 4.-The programme
 of the senate leaders for business ses-
 sion was taken up in earnest to-day and
 material progress was made. What is popularly known as the ship subsidy bill was made the unfinished business
 of the senate instead of the Spooner Philippine measure by a vote of 3S to 20. and the discussion of it was opened
 by Mr. Frye of Maine, chairman of the
 committee on commerce, from which
 the measure was reported. He address,
 ed the senate to-day for more than an
 hour and half. Recognized by his col
 leagues as an authority upon the sub-
 iect. he was accorded close attention. He spoke without notes, and at times was forceful and eloquent.
 In beginning MT. Frye said that this great maritime nation was placed in position humiliating beyond expression by the present condition of the mer- chant marine. With boundless sea- coast. unparalleled and unapproachable natural resources, shipbuilders the equal of any in the world, the greatest ex- ports in the world and every other ar- gument in our favor, the United States had permitted it's commercial rivals to seize the pathways of commerce and hold them practically to the exclusion of this country.
 Last year of all the enormous exports and imports of the United States only 9 per cent. was carried In American bot toms.
 Last year, MT. Frye said, the United States paid to foreign nations, princi- pal.v Great Britain and Germany, $500,- 900 a day for doing carrying trade work for this country. He could not see how any senator or other observer could be blind to this condition. He pointed out that during the war with Spa in the United States was forced to search the seas over for auxiliary cruisers and the only reason for such condition being that we had sacrificed our carrying ships.
 MT. Frye discussed at length the com- mercial war of nations in which the United States, under the handicap of | greater cost in the operation of it's ships, | has to compete MT. Frye then passed | to the question of export bounties and l duties. The former, he | said were impracticable. The latter | would necessitate the abrogation of ex l sting treaties and the disturbing of re- lations with European countries. AS | to free ships, he said he could see no | reason why any man should favor them. He drew comparisons to show the great er cost of building vessels in this coun- try than in other countries. He then | explained the provisions under the bill 'or the payment of subsidy.
 MT. Clay of Georgia interrupted the speaker in an effort to show that the last passenger vessels would receive the greater part of the subsidy, but MT. Frye said it was his intent to show hat the low-speed vessels would receive he actual benefits. At this point MT. Frye yielded the floor for the day, and liter brief executive session the sen- Ute adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
TWO LAWTFRS DISBARRED.
w. A. Leonard, of Dnnbury, and J. A.
 Gray, of NorwaIk.

Danbury. Conn, Dec. 4.--In the su- Iperior court in this city to-day Judge Roraback disbarred William A. Leon ard. a lawyer of this city, upon charges presented by the grievance committee of the Fairfield County bar He failed it was alleged, to bring a divorce suit after having been retained by Oscar l.. Schrieber Of Bethel, to do so.
 Bridgeport Dec. 4.-In the superior court to-day Judge Thayer rendered a decision suspendng Attorney Joseph A. Gray of Norwalk from practice for two years. Gray was found guilty on two of four charges brought to the attention of the court by the grievance commit tee. The first alleged the withholding of commissioners fees: the second the retention of money collected for a client.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
DIRECTED AGAINST FIR usTs.
BiIl to Admit Duty Free Articles Con-
 trolIed by Them.

Washington, Dec 4.-Senator Clay of Georgia to-day introduced bills provid- ing for the admission free of duty of articles controlled by trusts and for the refunding of the tax collected on raw cotton in the event that the supreme court holds to be unconstitutional the law under which the tax was collected
 Representative McAleer of Pennsyl- vania introduced in the house a bill to appropriate S20O,O0O to establish a mil itary park at Valley Forge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
Eight Killed, Twenty Injured.

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 4.---A work train, carrying it's crew of between twenty-five and thirty track repairers, backed into a freight train a few miles east of Suisun, on the Southern Pacific road, to-day, and in the wreck which followed eight men were killed and twenty more injured, many of them se- riously.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
SUPREME co URT FOR PHILIPPINES
Bill Introduced tn tho Senate by MT.
 Stewart.

Washington, Dec. 4.-In the senate to-day MT. Stewart introduced bill creating supreme court for the Phil ippine Islands with five judges, who are to be appointed for life and each of whom is to draw salary of $20,000 per annum. The bill provides for an ap- pear on writs of error to the United States supreme court in all cases in- volving more than $20000 and in those in which the constitution of the United States is involved. Speaking Of his mo- tive for placing the salary at so high a figure, MT. Stewart said he had done so in order to secure men of character and professional standing for the office of judge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
Howe X StetSOn.
HARTFORD IHEATER ROW.

complnint Against Wr. Parsons for
 Giving a Show Without License.
 Hartford. Dec, 1.-The latest move in the difficulty existing between Manager Parsons of Parsons theater, and the amusement committee of the court of common council in reference to li- cense for the theater, was made to-day when complaint was preferred formance last evening without a license and a warrant was served on the man. ager to-day. The case will come up in the police court Thursday morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
Fought DeWet's Force.

London, Dec. 4.-General Kitchener reports from South Africa that the mounted troops of General Knox were engaged all day long Sunday with part of General De Vets forces north of Bethulie, Orange River colony. The Boers, he says, were headed off and re- tired in northeasterly direction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
To Investigate West Point Hon,n~

Washington, Dec. 4.-Mr. Driggs of New York introduced a resolution in the house to-day requesting the secre- tary of war to investigate the practice of hazing at West Point, and more par ticularly the hazing of Oscar L. Booz, formerly a cadet at the academy from the Seventh district of Pennsylvania. who died yesterday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
Died at Age of Ninety-one.

Bridgeport, Dec. 4.-Samuel Trube, one of the oldest citizens of this town, died at his residence on Lafayette street this afternoon, in his ninety first year. after a short illness. Mir. Trube was the son of Samuel c. Trube of Fairfield and was born on August SO 1910.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
w. H. Cook Permanently Reinstated

At the meeting of the directors of the National Trotting association held in New York yesterday w. II. Cook of Hamden was permanently reinstated, as were also the following: Allen Risk of Willimantic, August Perell of San ford, Me, R, Hill of Marietta, O., George w. Brown of Greenfield, O., and Ed ward Bowdoin of Hartford
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
mayoralty, the republicans won in all the other contests

mayoralty, the republicans won in all the other contests.
 Brockton, Mass, Dec. 4.-Mayor Charles H. Coulter, social democrat, was reelected to-day by a plurality or 36 votes over David W. Bakles, repub- lican. The city remains in the no H. cense column. The republicans elected four of the seven aldermen and eighteen of the tWenty-one councilmen.
 Gloucester, Mass, Dec. 1.-The elec- ton to-day was the most exciting i'll the history of the city and of the seven candidates for mayor ex-Mayor French led Mayor George N. Merchant by + votes The city remains in the license column. The city council is republican.
 F'itchburg, Mass, Dec 4.-Charles Rabbit, the independent citizens can didate for mayor, was elected to-day and the city changed from license to no license by 292 majority. Last year the city went license for the first time in six years.
 Waltham, Mass, Dec. As the re- suit of the election to-day the next city government of Waltham will have a re- publican mayor, M. R. Leonard was elected with sixteen republicans in the board of aldermen out of twenty-one The city went no license, after being license this year.
 Haverhill, Mass, Dec. 4.-In the city election to-day the republicans made a clean sweep, defeating the socialist democrat candidate for mayor, John c. Chase who was Seeking a third term, by plurality of 1,077. The entire re- publican board of aldermen is elected The single issue of the campaign has been socialism. The city went for H. cense.
 Quincy, Mass, Dec. 1.-The election
 Continued on Sixth Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
ARMY REORGANJZATIO BILL.
To be Taken Up by the House To-
 day.


 Washington, Dec. 1.-The session of the house to-day was brief. The zeal work will begin tomorrow, when the house will consider the army reorgani- zation bill which MT. Hull, chairman of the committee on military affairs, ie- ported to-day. He explained the IT, gent necessity for immediate action up- on this measure, saying that under the present law the army must be reduced to 27,000 men on July next and asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the bill tomorrow. When MT. Sul- ger of New York objected to the request MT Hull introduced 8 resolution for a special order for the consideration of the bill tomorrow, with provision for a vote at the end of six hours general debate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
The Cheer of the Holidays.

Women and children are scur- rying around with pleasant gift thoughts plainly shown in those sunny smiles and cheery recog- nitions never failing signs of a pleasant task. These stores are helping in every possible way. Case after case, and crate after crate of toys are opening daily and the basement is beginning to assume a fairyland look. Car penters and electricians are busy turning the entire store into great Holiday Bazaar-all of which we hope will please you. But don't defer your gift pur- chasing. Now is the time.
 Might take ten times this space to tell of the Holiday Goods in detail but even that would give you but faint idea of the preparations here. The best way is to come and see.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
SUES FoP DTVOPCE,
Mrs. Stoddard, Wife of the Lecturer,
 Alleges Deaertion.

Boston, Dec. 4.--Mrs. Mary H. Stod- dard has filed petition at the Middle sex county court for a divorce from her husband, John l.. Stoddard, the well known lecturer Mrs. Stoddard charges desertion. She asks for the custody of their son, Theodore L. Stoddard, seven- teen years old, and just alimony.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford, Dec. 1.-The Connecticut Historical society tonight elected Pro- lessor Samuel Hart of Middletown to succeed pr Charles J. Hoadley, late state librarian, as president and Con Eressman E. Stevens Henry as vice president to succeed Professor Hart.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
Esoaped from White Plains.

New York. Dec. 4.-John Armstrong Chanler has escaped from the White Plains asylum. He was the first hus- hand of the Princess Troubetskoy- Amelie Rives. the authoress. It is be- leyed he took train for this city,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
The Silk Man
 Made a Purchase.
A right good D UT C Ii a s e too. Caught a manu-

edge of inventory and cleaned up this lot of silks at about our own figure. Somebody lost a lot of money on them because there's hardly a piece in the lot cost less than Csc to make and many as high as soc.
 The opportunity is too important to be neglected so we advise prompt attention.
 2l06 yards and they're all fancy silks such as
 Braided Taffetas,
 Corded Satin Duchess, Striped Taffetas, Corded Taffetas,
 Black Jacquards.
 All are of this season s weave and in both light and dark colorings such as greys castor, seal, wine, old blue and many others equally good.
 The regular prices of these silks in all stores has been until now $l and 1.25.
 Our price 4o cents the yard
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05

Sterling, Mass, Dec. 4.-Dx- Representa- tive Albert H. Newhall of this town died suddenly to-day while ascending steep road. MT. Newhall was prominent in this section and held many town offices. h 1888 he represented Sterling in the legisa- ture as a republicans
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-05
A Manufacturers Stock of Petticoats.
A price transact i on

--------------l that bene1tS you. Took this makers entire stock at a price--a very low price 'tis needless to say. And feature that makes these petticoats most at. tractive is the workmanship-every one carefully finished and this fact will impress you at once. The sale is one of the most important the store has held this year and money saving opportunity is before you that you cannot afford to miss.
 ZAeye gre M,ee ots as tollo7Os:
 $1.5O Skirts for Soc-Made of an excel-
 lent quality sateen, umbrella style with one
 and two ruffles of inch knife pleating. All
 the very newest fall shadings. The usua
 price is $l.50 S9c $2.5O Skirts for $I.5O--These are mer-
 berized sateen made with a deep accordion
 pleatng and finished with two small rufhes.
 Coors are cerise and violet The usual price is S25O $1.50 S3. 50 Skirts for $1.oS-of the best quail ity mercerized sateen, with an elegant lustre
 Made with 5-inch ruf1e of knife pleating with six rows of cording above ruffle-other have five rows of cording and two wide rufHes. The colors are violet, helio, cerise, turouoise, red and in black too. The usual price is $3.5o, Sl.9S
 SfefSOf1,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-01-12

Grand Jury Opens Box Which
Contained the Whallen
Bribery Funds.

A special from Frankfort, Ky, says:
It was unoficially announced Thursday
night that the franklin county grand
jury found indictments against Colonel
John H. Whallen and Charles Ryan,
who, it is alleged, attempted to bride
Senator Harrel in the goyernorship
contests.
The safety deposit box which Har-
rel designated as holding the money,
was turned over to the grand jury dur
ing the day and was found to contain
four 81, 900 bills and FIVE 800 bills,
The money was sealed up in plain
white envelope without writing. This
corroborates Harrel's story.
The selection by lot in both houses
of the Legislature of the members of
the committees which are to hear the
contest for governor and lieutenant
governor was completed.
In joint session the Democrats will
have ten out of the eleven members of
the committee on the governors con-
test and nine out of eleven on the
lieutenant governors contest.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-01-12
Before Kentucky rIuddle IS
Satisfactorily Settled.
SOME STARTLING RUMORS
Report Has II That Republicans win
FOrcibIy Resist Seating Of GOebeI
If Found Necessary.

A special from Lexington, Ky, says:
On the advice Of Ex-Governor Brad
ley, leading counsel for the Republi-
cans in the contest being made for the
state offices, they will hold out against
the Democrats, even though the legis-
lature and the state election commits
sion decide that the Republicans are
not entitled to the Offices. He thinks
this action would result in throwing
the contests into the federal courts for
final settlement.
Probably one thousand stsnch Re-
publicans will be summoned to Frank
fort, ostensibly as witnesses in the
contests, but each man will go heavily
armed. and he will be ready to fight to
the death for the defeat of Goebel.
Already companies of such Republi
cans have been formed in several of
the leading cities and they have been
drilled in the duties they will have to
perform if the Goebel men try to take
the offices. Each one of the Goebel
leaders is to be covered by two Of the
republicans, and if they make a hos
tile move they are to be shot down.
OF course this action would produce
q riot and Governor Taylor woGld have
to call out the militia to quell it. He
would then declare the state under
martial law and he could follow this
up by asking the national government
to his aid. The work of preparing
the militia for an outbreak has gone
on steadily since the election and now
it is ready for any emergency.
Signal cannon have been placed at
all leading points and when they are
discharged there will be a hurried
gathering of the troops in the respect
i've armOries. All rabid Goebel men
have been eliminated from the militia,
and as it is at present constituted ev-
cry man in the service will fight to
prevent Goebel from taking the gov
ernor's chair if ordered to do 80.
Major P. p. Johnston, the Brown
Democrotic candidate for lieutenant
governor, in an interview said he
believed Goebel was about to steal
the governorship, and that he will
meet with no such armed opposition
from the Republicans as is threatened.
He says the Republicans are afraid to
fight.
Urey WoOdson, national Democratic
committeeman and member of the
ways and means committee, says
''Mr. GOebel will be in possession
of the governors office between Janu-
airy 25 and and February LIST. Black
burn, and not Goebel, is the man who
insisted on carrying the contest up tc
the Legislature"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-01-12
GILMORE WAS RESCUED.
All Doubt AS To Lieutenant's Safety
Is Now Removed.

Official confirmation has come from
both General Otis and Admiral Wat
son of the first reports from Manila
of the release of the American prison
ers, and there is no longer any doubt
that Lieutenant Gilmore, of the
Yorktown, is among the number.
General Otis's dispatch reads as fol-
lows:
"MAN11A, January 6.-The prison
ers now en- route from Vigan arrived
tonight, and list of them will be tell
egraphed tomorrow. Captain Gilmore
is among the number. p"
Admiral Watson's advice IS as fol-
lows:
"MAN11A, January 8. -CoIonels
Hare and Howe have recaptured all of
the American prisoners, including
Gilmore, now at Vigan"