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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-18
CHANGES IN JOINT NOTE
THOSE RECENTLY PROPOSED BY
 GREAT BRITAIN.
One That the Allied Troops VIII Not Evacuate Pekin or Chi Li Province Until All Demands Are Fulfilled Germany Said to Warmly Support the New Proposals.

London. Dec. 1S.-"Great Britain has stand" says the Pekin correspondent of the Daily Mail, wiring Sunday, ''to urge the retention in the joint note of the word 'irrevocable,' and the inclusion in the preamble of declaration that un- til the Chinese government has fulfilled the demands of the powers, Pekin and the province of Chilli will not be evac- uated by the allied troops"
 ''It is rumored that Germany is warm ly supporting the British proposals, and I believe majority of the powers and possibly all of them, will eventual ly accept the proposals, which are hail. ed here with delight"
 Pekin, Dec. 17.--With the exception of one, all the foreign envoys believe that the governments will agree upon the text of the preliminary joint note England is disputing a point with Japan and it is now doubtful whether the meeting that had been fixed for to-mor- row will take place.
 Washington, Dec. 17.-A long instruc- ton was sent to Minister Conger this afternoon informing him fully as to his course. He already had been authoriz- ed to sign the agreement, and it is said that this fresh instruction will so clear the way obstacles at Pekin to make it probable that all of the signatures of the ministers can be fixed at once. This statement even includes the British Sir Edward Satow, who has been the last to come forward
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RHULTN BESTS M.4HER.
No Decision but This the Comcensus of
 Opinion of the Spectators

Philadelphia, Dec. 17.--Gus Ruhlin and Peter Maher met tonight at the Penn Art A. c. before four thousand persons in a six-round contest that proved to be one of the fastest and most furious bouts of that length between heavyweights which has been seen for some time. Under the local laws gov erning boxing contests no decisions are permitted Judgment as to the outcome being left to the spectators. The con- sensus of opinion was that Ruhlin had by far the better of the fight and clear ly outclassed the Irshman, notWith- standing Maher put up one of the gam est battles that he has in some time. Both men were apparently in excellent shape and from the first sound of the bell to the end of the fight went at it hammer and tongs. Maher was espe- cially active in the first three rounds. after which he did not show the same form, but apparently avoided the heavy
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Prisoners Grew Turbulent.

Northampton, Mass, Dec. 17.-Consid- erable commotion occurred at the chap el services at the jail yesterday, when Rev. Mr. Curiele of Worcester, a for- mer Catholic priest, attempted to speak on conversion to Professionalism. The prisoners became very turbulent, and many asked to be allowed to return to their cells, which was at once permit ted by the sheriff.
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NEW PRESIDENT OF GAS co.
CHARLES 1T. NETILETON OF DERBY
 CHOSEN YESTERD4Y.

Elected a Director and Then President
 by the New Haven Gas Co.'s Board of | Career-President of Derby Gas Com- panyand Birmingham National Bank. At a meeting of the board of directors of the New Haven Gas Light company held yesterday Charles H. Nettleton or
 Derby was elected a director of the company to fill the vacancy caused py
 the death of Andrew w. DeForest' ana subsequently, MT. Nettleton was elected president of the company. MT. Nettle- ton is a prominent resident of Derby, and is president of the Derby Gas Light company and is also president Of the Birmingham National bank He IS gentleman of high character and 1nteg- rity, with an excellent reputation as business man and is well known as an active progressive and capable man ager of important business affairs and thoroughly familiar with the handling of the business of a, gas company. Be- sides the interests in Derby with which he is connected, mentioned above, he is also identified with various other busl- ness and financial enterprises there. The directors of the New Haven Gas Light company expressed much satisfaction at having secured MT. Nettleton as the company's president, feeling that they have secured not only man of high character and business ability, but also q man versed in the practical manage ment and workings of a gas company. MT. Nettleton is a man in middle life, of pleasing address and he will be welcome addition to the business inter- ests of this city.
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'7rs97Fgasgss OVERWHELMINGLY A. Q. |. ". COALING STATION
4 BIC ENTERPRfSE TO BE ST.1 RTygD
 HERE SHORTLY.

Order vvin Get Coal at Dollar n Ton Cheaper Than the Market Prtce-Big Advantage for Them-May Advance Along Other Lines.
 One of the biggest enterprises started in New Haven for a number of years is about to be put under way and when it gets fairly established it will doubt less be an important factor in the mer- cantile trade in this city. The new en- terprise will be known as the A. 0. U. w. Coal Station and will be either To- cated in Fair Haven at Browns old yard or at City Point.
 The station will be established in New Haven for the sole benefit of the three thousand members of the Ancient Or der of United Workmen here and will, it is expected, enable them to purchase their coal at q rate between ninety cents and a dollar ton cheaper than the regular market price. The bene fit to the members of the order will of course be very great as the coal that is now selling at $6 a ton will be, it is expected, sold by them for $5, while all the different prices will be on the same proportion.
 The lodge that is at the head of the scheme is Momauguin lodge No. 1 and the men who have made all the ar engagements so far are C.. F. Curtiss, Jesse D. Zeek, George McKinstrie, Cor nalius J. Hayes and Daniel B. Horton. MT Curtiss in speaking of the matter last night said. There is no reason why the members of the order should not get their coal at a cheaper rate than the regular market price. The scheme that we are intending to put through is one that we have thought oyer for a long time and we believe that 1t will be a good one. There are between 2,S00 and 5000 members of the order in New Haven and these members will all be benefited by the new enter prtse We have in consideration two very good yards and it will be but a short time before we are landing coal at one of them and distributing it for a dollar less than we could get it at
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BlackbaIl for Mcktnlev,s Brother

Washington Dec. 17-At meeting at the Republican club tonight President Chauncey M. DepeW having declined reelection a committee reported in fa- vor of Henry F. Tremaine for that of flee Abner Mckinley, brother of the president, was elected a member of the club. One blackball was cast against him
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Chicago shuts Down on Flights,

Chicago Dec. 17-There will be no more prize fights held in Chicago unless Mayor Carter Harrison shall veto an anti-fght resolution almost unanimous ly adopted by the council tonight The unsatisfactory ending to the Gans-Mc- Govern contest at Tattersalls last Thursday night stirred up such feel ing that the council decided all pugilis- tic encounters should be prohibited in the future.
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CONNECTICUT TYPOTHET4 v.
Paper Read by ". HI. Lee Annual Ban
 quet to be Held Here

Meriden, Conn, Dec 7.-Twenty-fou members of the Connecticut Typothetae met here tonight at the Winthrop house at the regular meeting of the so- ciety. A paper was read by Wilson H. Lee of New Haven on the subject Strike Laws in New Zealand" The annual banquet will be held at the Ton tine hotel, New Haven, in January, the date to be fixed later
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For Suppression of Train Robbery

Washington, Dec. 7.-Representative Ray of New York to-day introduced a bill flor the suppression of train rob- bery in the territories of the United States and elsewhere" It provides the death penalty for those guilty of a "hold-up" in case the death of any per- son on the train results. In case no one is killed the penalty is made hard labor from twenty to forty years.'
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TROUBLE WITH ESTIMATES
COMMON COUNCILS COMMITTEE E
 STILL UNABLE TO AGREE

AeAt Last Nlsnt without a QuOr um-
 Some Changes Decided Upon for Fa- vorable Recomm en dation-A Special | Meeting of the Board of Aldermen Called to be Held Tonight.
 The special committee to which the estimates as submitted by the board of finance were referred again attempted last night to finish considering the es- inmates and formulate a report to rem der to the common council. The esti- mates of the various departments were referred to various subcommittee ap- pointed from the membership of the committee, and after those sub-commit- tees finished their duties they reported their recommendations to the main committee. Then the trouble began, and such difficulty has been experience ed in agreeing upon any report to make to the common council that it is quite generally believed that it will be impos- sble to secure the necessary two-thirds vote in the common council to change any of the recommendations of the board of finance.
 When the committee meeting was
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To Change Sing Sings Name.

New York, Dec. 17.-By a unanimous vote the citizens of Sing Sing. N. r., have voted to petition the legislature to change the name of the village from Sing Sing to Ossining To prevent the state prison at Sing Sing from taking on the name of the new town 1t is pro- posed to erect new station at the prison gate and remove the Sing Sing sign to it.
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FOUNDERING OF THE GNEISENAl
3l4 of the Ships Complement of 45O
 Accounted For.


 Berlin, Dec. 17.---An official dispatch from Malaga accounts for 314 survivors out of the 450 persons who were on board the German training frigate Gneisenau, which foundered at the en- trance to the port of Malaga yesterday.
 The laundering of the Gneisenau ere ated a most painful impression in Ber- lin, following the jubilant reception rendered the sailors and marines from China yesterday. The news spread rap idly through the city this morning. Great crowds thronged the admiralty building and the ministry of marine in- quiring as to the state of relatives. Many touching scenes were witnessed. Emperor William has received a tele- gram of condolence from the Spanish queen regent.
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Made Vicar General.

Manchester, N H., Dec. 17-Rev Flu gene M. O'Callaghan of Portsmouth, has been appointed to fill the vacancy in the vicar generalship caused by the death of Very Rev. John F. Barry, who was killed by trolley car in New York several weeks ago.
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Foundered Of Vancouver.

Vancouver, B. C., Dec. 17.-The steamer Alpha foundered on a reef on the east coast of Vancouver Island and is total wreck. The captain, three engineers, the managing owners, the purser and three seamen were drowned.
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FOR THE HIGH CHURCH P4RTY.s
Duke of Newcastle Arrives Here to Work
 ina Its Interest.

New York, Dec. 1.-The Duke of Newcastle was a passenger on the At lantic transport steamship Minnehaha, which arrived here this afternoon. He was met by his brother, Lord Francis Hope. To a reporter the duke said: "Yes, it is true that I have come over here in the interests of the high church party in the Anglican commission. l shall be here for some months and do not care to talk of my business at the present time"
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Norwich Man Commits Suicide

Norwich, Conn.,, Dec. 17.--John Will son, twenty-four Respondent because of i'll health, committed suicide tonight at his boarding place, Al Franklin street, by taking carbolic acid
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Laulers ReaDpofnted.

Meriden, Dec 17.-Assistant Adjutant General William E. F. Landers of this city. was to-day notified by Adjutant
 General-elect Cole of his reappoint- ment for the ensuing year.
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Buenos Ayres, Dec. 17.-Five cases of what is believed to be bubonic plague have developed in Turcunian.
The sun., 1900-12-15
Tho Neglected Voice.

The voice Is the most common and at
the same time the most complex Of hui
man faculties. When we listen to 1t,
we realize nothing OF the many lnfiu-
ences at work in its use. Yet II repre-
sents the character, the mood, the tenn
permanent and the health Of the individ-
ual when left to run in its own way.
II uncontrolled, it will develop much as
flower garden will develop; the rank
and weedy nature will come to the
front, and the tones Of exquisite beau
ty will be obscured. Bad daily habits
in the use or the voice will give II
many disagreeable qualities. II con-
trolled. the voice will keep its weeds in
the background and permit only its
beauties to be known. II cultivated,
the weeds will be taken out and the
flowers developed.-Pittsburg Press.
The sun., 1900-12-15
Cured by Forgetting.

This Is an English story, and, strange
as 1t may seem, 1t made hit when II
was told at the Lambs club, says the
New York Telegraph. 1t was perpe-
trated by Lawrence d'Orsay. the Eng
lish actor. Several members of the
club spun yarns Of dubious merit
when Mr.. d'Orsay in his peculiar way
began:
"Now, gentlemen, I'll relate story
One man present pulled out his
watch, and they all thought 1t was go
ing to be serial. One or two started
to go, but the actor stopped them by
his assurance that the story wouldn't
be very long.
There was friend of mine In Lon.
don," he said, "who was an incessant
cigarette smoker. Finally he lost his
memory. Then he forgot to smoke Gig
arettes, and he sot well again."
Mr.. d'Orsay effected his escape
through the assistance of friend who
knew him when he didn't tell such sto.
ries
The sun., 1900-12-15
The "Camel's Hair" Brush.

Contrary to the belief of most peo-
pie, the camePs hair brush used by art
lists has nothing Of the camel in IT,
said a manufacturer Of soft brushes to
q writer the other day. "There was 81
time when real camel's hair was used
for the purpose. The ship of the des-
ert, however, has long been superseded
by the homely little squirrel. Not only
is squirrels hair very much less costly,
but it is better, softer more pliable and
far more durable. At the present day
1t is doubtful IL you could find pound
Of cameps hair In all the brush facto-
ries in this country. However. there Is
no cause for fear that the graceful lit
tie squirrel will be exterminated. 1t is
the European squirrel that furnishes
the hair for the brushes. the covering
of the American squirrel being too fur
~ and soft for the purpose. Wash
ington Star.
The sun., 1900-12-15
Cobwebs and Cuts,

An old time remedy to stop blood
flowing from a cut is to put cobwebs
over it, but from recent discovery it ap-
pears a dangerous thing to do. Some
time ago a woman fell and cut her
head, and when her friends hurried to
her assistance they found the blood
flowing from a deep cash. Cobwebs
were applied, and the bleeding quickly
stopped, but in a few days the woman
was taken with lockjaw.
A scientist declared there were lock-
jaw germs in cobwebs, and that was
the way the woman contracted the dis
ease. He has made quite study of
the subject and says that in handful
of cobwebs he found 81 different dis
ease germs. That being true, it is very
easy to see how one could get not only
lockjaw, but many other dreadful dis
eases, as the cobweb is placed right on
an open wound and the germs can en-
ter the blood. Cobwebs form In dark,
dirty places, and 1t Is not to be Won
deied that they gather germs. : Ez-
change.
The sun., 1900-12-15
The Log of n Ship.

A ships log is an instrument for
measuring the rate at which the vessel
is going and consists Of three parts
viz, the log chip, the log line and the
log glass. The principle is simply this:
A light substance thrown from the
vessel ceases to partake Of the motion
of the vessel as soon as 1t strikes the
water and will be left behind on tho
surface after certain interval. If the
distance of the ship from this station
airy object be measured. the approx:
mate rate of sailing will be given.
The log chip is the float. the log line
is the measure of the distance, and the
log glass defines the interval of time.
In the old days the heaving of the log
required skill and watchfulness, but
since the patent log has come into use
no skill is required in finding the speed
OF vessel. 1t is regulated by clock
work, and the number Of knots the ves-
sci sails per hour Is recorded on the
dial without any hand touching 1t.
The sun., 1900-12-15
MEN WHO WALL.
The Difference Between the Hus-
band and the Finnce.

The difference between the masculine
disposition before and after marriage was
forcibly illustrated yesterday in one of
our large shops, where two of the lords of
creation waited for dilatory women with
whom they had appointments.
Both had chosen a point of vantage at
the silk counter, where they could see ev-
cry one who entered, and from 11:55 to
1910 after Mr.. Married Man-every on
locker knew he was married by his i'm
patience-looked at his watch on an aver
age. of twice a minute and gnawed his
mustache continuously and so savagely
that the saleswomen in his immediate vi
cinity edged away and watched events
curiously.
At ten minutes after the noon hour the
situation was relieved by the appearance
on the Scene of pretty little woman, a
flushed and hurried little woman, who
eyed her liege lord askance as she ap-
preached.
"Im sorry I'm few minutes late,
Jack" she said, "but that dreadful tailor
wouldn't let me go until he'd basted the
last seam to his satisfaction"
"Im sorry also," responded her COM
panion coldly, ''for your tardiness will
necessitate my going without my lunch
con. This is the last appointment I'll
ever make with you" And away they
went together, milady looking injured
and Milford majestically offended, though,
come to think Of it, ID minutes isn't such
a great space of time after all.
The other man was not married. That
was evident from his patience and the
beaming glance with which he received
the winsome bit of femininity for which
he waited, though she was a full half
hour behind time. Perhaps when the
words have been said over his head that
give him an inalienable right to find fault
he will not be SO amiable, but he was
now.
Gam / late?" asked the young woman,
with fine disregard for the evidence of
the clock right in front of her eyes.
"Oh, tri1e," replied her cavalier dis
ingenuously; "but it doesn't make par
ticle Of difference. I've been very much
amused at the crowd"
Or course he hadn't been at all. He'd
been striding up and down. looking and
feeling as out of place as a bull in a
china shop, but he wouldn't have said so
for worlds.
All of which illustrates the fact that
marriage is a sort of furnace in which is
transmitted bearishness and that appall-
ing plainness Of speech that leads to the
courts sometimes. But why this should
be so no prophet has yet arisen in Israel
to explain.-Baltimor News.
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The Lo4 us.


"A bus weighs 5000 pounds and costs
the panellng, which is mahogany, and
the windows are Of plate glass. Before
a bus is allowed to earn its f2 los a
day 1t has to be licensed, or, as they
say, 'you have to get number plate
for it." This number plate is the white
plate with black figures surmounted by
crown seen at the tail of the bus. 1t
is provided by the police and costs e..
Then there is wheel duty of los. per
annum to be paid to the inland reve-
nue..
After making these payments any
one can run a bus in London wherever
he likes, subject Of course to the gen.
eral rules and regulations bearing upon
all vehicular traffic. Attached to each
bus is stud Of IL horses, of which on
ly ten, or five pairs, are worked in any
one day, thus securing a complete days
rest for each pair every sixth day. AS
bus runs GA miles a day and five
pairs of horses are used 1t follows that
a bus horses days work Is 13 miles,
which he does In less, considerably
less, than three hours, the rate at
which he travels being between five
and six miles an hour.
This does not seem a great deal to
exact from horse, still the work is
hard, often involving prolonged dead
pull at the trot, and the crowded condi-
tlon Of the London streets makes it
harder nv nacpcsita tinp continual dayi
ations out of the way of obstacles and
abrupt stoppages to avoid collisions
Cassell's Magazine.
The sun., 1900-12-15
A Two Handed Artist.

Sir Edwin Landseer, the animal paint
er, had wonderful command over his
left as well as his right hand. Hnrper'l
Young People tells an anecdote nlsstsd-
tive of the artists ambidexteIity.
AT a gathering in LcAdon lady re-
marked that nobody had ever yet been
able to draw two things at once.
"You are mistRken, madam" said
Landseer. "If you will lend mo two pen.
ellis, | will show you"
The two pencils were produced, and the
artist, sitting down before a table, drew
with his right hand the profile of stag's
head. antlers and all. while at the same
time and without hesitation his left hand
produced the head of horse. Both pic
lures are said to bdve been perfect in ev-
cry detail
The sun., 1900-12-15
A DOMESTIC JAR.

The Little Dialogue with Which the
Proceedings Were Enlivened.
Here's a little dolly dialogue that
was overheard in $24 a month Capt.
tol hill mansion one evening last week:
She-Why, oh, why, did ever marry
you?
He-Because was good thing.
She-You are becoming positively
coarse.
He--Association.
She-You pay no attention whatever
to my little wishes.
He-What's the use Of chasing a car
after you've caught it?
She-I believe you have been drink
ing again.
He-No such luck.
She-I'm in rags.
He-Well. we'll do sketch. Som l.
She-I haven't been to the theater for
two weeks.
He-Yours is sad story.
She-Brute!
He-Ours is peaceful home.
She-Are you going down town to-
night?
He-If can swing you for car fare
She-I have only So in my purse
He-Hetty Green
She-l saw pair of high heeled pat
ent feathers today, reduced to $S, that
| must and shall have
He-D'je see any mems brogens for
S1.39?
She-Why don't you get shaved?
He-Waiting for pay day.
She-Don't you know the rent and
the gas will be due this pay day?
He-Then I'll cut out the shave.
She-l wish had never left mamma,
80 do.
He-Others, others!
She-I have good notion to go right
back to her this minute.
He-Have you got an umbrella?
She-Oh, you-you government
c-c-clerk! (Tears. Curtain.)-Washing-
ton Post.
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Take Your Choice.

The Buddhists believe that happi,
ness, Nirvana, consists In self efface-
ment, oblivion. The young BuddhasI
began life by sitting unsupported In
the air just after birth. Their mothers
attained Nirvana Immediately, and
they, the Buddhas, reached Nlrvana In
various queer ways.
One earnest Buddha, one of the eapIi-
est of the long line, earned the "Nibbu-
ia" as follows:
A hawk was about to devour a small
bird. Said the Buddha to the bird Of
prey:
~ beseech thee. leave this little crea.,
ture in peace. l will give thee Its
weight from my own flesh"
Down from heaven came a pair Of
scales, and the transaction was accom-
plished. The small bird sat ON one side
of the scales, and the Buddha began
putting slices of his body into the other
side, while the bird OF prey looked on
with an evil eye. AS the Buddha cary
ed himself up the little bird seemed to
get heavier and heavier. The beam of
the scales did not move until the last
particle Of the saints body was put in
the scales.
The Buddhists' legends do not tell
how the saint managed to carve up his
last few fragments, but that is not i'm
portant. Which do you think was hap
pier, the Buddha who entered into MIR
vana as the little bird flew away or the
bird of prey that made hearty meay
of the saints flesh and sailed off de-
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