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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-19
MEMORIAL TABLET UNVEILED.

In Honor of Yale Missionary Killed in
 China-Exercises In New Hartford.
 A tablet in memory of Rev. Horace Tracy Pitkin, the young missionary who was killed by the Boxers at Pao Ting Flu In July, 1900, has been placed on the wall of the North Congregational church, New Hartford, and was unveiled Saturday. President Eliot of Harvard, whose son, Charles, married sister of MT. Pitktn, took great Interest In the work and wrote the inscription. The J. & R. Lamb com pany of New York made the tablet, which is of brass, about three feet by two, mounted on oak The tablet Is placed on the wall nearest the seat Mir. PitlSin used to occupy, w. W. Ellsworth, secretary of the Century company, New York, gave the proceeds of a lecture delivered in New Hartford and was otherwise largely instru- mental in securing the erection of the tab
 let. It Is the first mural tablet erected in this church and is handsome piece of work. The church was crowded at the eX- ercises. Rev. C. F. Croft of Simsbury read the Scriptures and offered prayer. Rev. Frnak $. Brewer, pastor of the church, de- livered an address in behalf of the church.
 Other addresses were made by Rev. pr. Haslan F. Beech, secretary of the student volunteer movement, and Key. Oliver Hart Bronson of the Simsbury Congregational church. Rev. MT. Bronson was a class mate of MT. Pitkin's at Yale and told many anecdotes of his life, in the academy fin college, on the football field, and every where. MT. Pitkin. who was familiarity known as Pit" was a man of great abil ity and Rev. Mir. Bronson recalled q say ing in his time in Yale that if anybody can do thing, Pit kin" Prayer by Rev. Dr. Amos s. Cheesebrough the singing of q hymn and the benedlction closed the exer cises.
 Rev Horace Tracy Pitkln was only thirty years of age at the time of his tragic, death. He was born in Philadelphia, educated there and later at Yale college, from wh'cl he graduated in 1892, and at Union Theo summers were spent at the old Yale, home l stead on Town Hill In New Hartford. His grandfather, Rev. Cyrus Yale, was the min
 Ister of the church which still stands or mother was a daughter of Mir. Yale and sister of Mrs. Beadle, whose husband, Rev Dr. Elais R. Beadle. was at one time pas l tor of the Pearl street church, Hartford
 The inscription on the tablet is as follows
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-19
NEW CANAL TREATY SIGNED
HAY AND PAUNCEFOTE ATTACH
 THEIR SIGNATURES.

Report of the Canal Com mission Ex-
 pccted to be Placed i'm the Hands of the
 President This Week-Agreement
 Reached on all the Salient Facts-Nica-
 rauuan Project shown to be the
 Cheaper.
 Washington, Nov 1S.-The new Hay Pauncefote treaty, covering lsthmlan canal questions and, according to the general understanding, abrogating the Clayton Bulwer treaty, was signed to- day at 12:05 p. m. by Secretary Hay TOT the United States and Lord Paunce- fote. the British ambassador, for Great Britain.
 The report of the Isthmian canal com mission will, it is expected, be placeu in the hands of the president at the end of the present week. The document is completed practically, but the neces- sity of including some important data concerning engineering problems makes 1t impossible to submit the report lfn- mediately. The commissioners nave reached an agreement upon all the sal tent facts to be presented in the report and. as already indicated in the Asso- ciated Press, the decision Of the com mission favors the Nicaraguan protect, the cost of which is placed at about 10 per cent.aof the cost of the Panama pro- 5ect.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-19
NJ p Dr1NHAM, OF BERLIN.

Norris Peck Durham, of Berlin, died Friday night at Kensington, aged eighty-two years. He had been a lire long resident of Kenslngton parish ana owned a large tract of land, which he looked after as long as he was able to be about.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-19

SKETCH OF CAREER OF JOHN C.
 PALMER. OF MIDDLETOWN.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-19
STOLEN GOODS RECOVERED.

Articles Taken From Milford Express
 Wagon Found in Black Rock
 Bridgeport. Nov. 1S.-A portion of the ooods stolen from the wagon of the Milford eynressman, while 1t stood at the rear door of the D. M Read Co.,. in Middle street, recently, have been recovered by, the police denartment and are at the police station at the present time. When Superintendent birmingham saw the packages. and the goods left remaining in them. he. at once pronounced the theft the work Of hoboes The bOxes recovered were addressed to Mrs. Walter Maroney and Mrs. Tibbals of Milford. wife of Postmaster Tibbas. Some children playing in lot found the pack ages.
 Miss Daisy Miller, only daughter of c. O. Miller, one of Stamford's wealthl- est men, is preparing for missionary work among the Coreans
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-19

VIII he Held at Second Avenue Congre- nat,onnI Church on Wednesday Even ing-Regular w. c. ". U. Meeting This
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
RAILWAY TIME TABLE

OutSC9 1uOVUllu0 u ! Qklllt
RAILWAY TIME TABLE
BUTTE
Trains Leave B.. A. & p. depot. Butte
for Anaconda as follows:
$50 am, R.45 pm, 40 pm, 9.55 pm
ANACONDA
Trains leave Union Passenger Station,
Anaconda, for Butte. as follows:
S.5 a.1n., Ills a.f1l., 3.l0 PM, 1.lCrm.
Tickets for sale for all points. local and
through. on the Great Northern railway.
Oregon Short Line railroad and Northern
Pacific railway and their connections.
Steamship tickets for sale to all points
in Europe via the above lines.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
LOCAL BRIEFS

Fine railroad watches at Verberk-
NOES
William Keller came down from Butte
this morning.
The members of the school board will
hold an adjourned session this evening.
Coal and wood. Standard Coal -.
Park and Chestnut SITS. Telephone 106. :
Mr. Ryan and Mrs. M. Mitchell of
Butte spent Sunday here visiting friends
D. D. Brophy has returned to Anaconda
after several weeks trip in British Col
umbia.
Notice-Orders taken for anything in
the jewelry line at Verbermoes, PIP East
Ozark avenue.
Manager Pratt of the Rocky Mountain
Telephone company went to Gregson
Springs this morning.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

i Especial to Inter Mountain.)
anaconda. July 15.-The lower works
1tre department could not have struck a
better day than yesterday for q picnic.
The climatic conditions were ideal in
every respect and hundreds Of people
took advantage Of the opportunity to get
out q town. The park was q most at
tfacttye place, that being where the pic
nc was held.
The programme Of sports was large
and was pulled on according to schedule.
The features were interesting and thor
oughly enjoyed by the visitors.
The base ball game between the Ana
conda Eagles and the Phillipsburg team
was a rather tame affair, owing to the
superiority Of the home team. The min
ers threw up the sponge in the seventh
inning. when the score stood AZ to /.
On account Of the picnic the lower
works was shut down yesterday.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Injured on an Outing.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Anaconda, July 15.-William Morgan,
Leonard Funk and B. F. Maiden depart
ed Saturday for brief outing in the
mountains at the head of Race Track
creek. On the way out Mr.. Funk was
thrown from his horse receiving a bad
" sprained arm. He returned to town.
His companions continued their journey
Ind returned last night. While crossing
the mountains into Lost Creek canyon
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Morgan killed a
coyote, at a distance Of 200 yards. He
brought the pelt to town and will claim
the IS bounty.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Taxpayers Complaints Heard.
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

Especial to Inter MOuntaln.)
Anaconda, July 15-The county commits
sioners met this morning as a board of
equalization to hear complaints from tax
payers who claim to have been excessive
ly rated on this years assessment rolls.
Several complaints were heard from the
east part Of town and taken under con-
efderation. A higher rating is said to
have been put on property in that part
of the city. The board will meet once
a week until Aug. Is, to go through the
assessors books and to hear the walls
OF angry taxpayers.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
HOW TO GET WORK,
Come in Looking as if You Did Not
Naad r.

minneapolis Tribune)
The "old man" was seated at his desk
in his private Office, serious, stern and
even grim in appearance. In reality,
he was kind and tender-hearted as a Wo-
man.
The door opened, and man Of 25 or
80 entered, careworn, timid, apologize.
well, sir, what can I do for your"
said the old man, CRU y.
Il am looking for work." he answered,
hopelessly.
you'll never get it in Gods world if
you look like that
III don't understand you.'
"You don't. Well then, come here"
With these words scarce out of 49,
mouth, he rose up, grizzly and severely
took the young man by the shoulders
and led him across the office to a mir
ror.
Look at yourself!" he cried stern1y.
'See that downcast expression in you
eyes; that pitiful corrugation on your
brow; that discouraged droop in the cor
ner Of your mouth. Do you look like a
man who was the master Of his destiny?
If you We're an employer of labor look
ing for somebody who could lift off your
burdens and put crumbling business on
a solid foundation would you pick out
that broken spirited fellow in that look
ing glass? Come, now, be honest, would
your
The young man gazed at himself as if
fascinated. and. with a sorrowful shake
of his head replied: II am afraid not"
"Well. neither would I; neither would
anybody else! And SO you must not
blame us for doing what you would not
do yourself" said the old man softening
down little. Look here: I'll show you
how to get job" he continued, and, go
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15

Shert Line to Henvar
w. Il. MERRlNAN. Gem. Ar
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Vardon's New Golf Record.

(By Associated Press)
London, July hillary Vardon, in
defeating James J. Braid at Grief Sat-
urday by two up and one to play, made
a new single record of 80 in the last
nine holes.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Eyes examined free. A graduate opti-
clan in attendance. Perfect At guaran-
teed. Hammersloueh's

Eyes examined free. A graduate opti-
clan in attendance. Perfect At guaran-
teed. Hammerslough's.
A number Of fishing parties spent yes
terday at Breen's lake. All came home
with big strings of trout.
R. Deb. Smith spent Sunday at the Bo-
nlta club house in Granite county, where
he entertained several friends.
Modern Woodmen of America. Assess
ment now due and payable at Roach &
Smith. U. G. ALLEN, Clerk.
James B. Hubbell and James Shelly OF
Anaconda left yesterday morning for a
trip through the Yellowstone National
Park by team.
Miss Dickey of Wisconsin, niece of
City Attorney Sawyer, who has been Wis
ting here for the last week. departed last
night for California and other Pacific
coast points.
The ladies Of the w. c. T. u, have an
nounced that they have secured the SER
vices of temperance orator of national
reputation to speak in Anaconda. The
lady is Mrs. Ida Wallace Unrith, and
the date of her coming is Friday.
Rev. Father Goodman and Coroner
Hughes had thrilling experience with
Hughes har thrilling experience with a
runaway horse today. The animal was
frightened by the whistle of passing
train. The priest was thrown from the
buggy, but was uninjured. The coroner
climbed onto the animals back and fl
nally stopped him.
The funeral of James Skelly, who met
death by an accident at the new works,
Friday, took place from the Washoe ho-
tel yesterday. The obsequies were large
~ attended by friends of the deceased,
members Of the Mill and Smeltermen's
unions attending in body.
c. F. Long and Miss Ella Calkins were
married last night at the residence of
Mrs. Bryson, West Park street. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. F. M.
Minnick. Mr.. and Mrs. Long departed on
the west bound Northern Pacific train
last night. On their return they will
make their home in Anaconda.
'The British government has issued a
blue book giving the losses and expenses
of the Boer war;
well, should think that really would
be blue Dook."-Pittsburg Chronicle
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At Tacoma.

ft \ r. H. E.
Spbkaf1e ). ...... ......... z 13 3
Observation-Disclosures and Zearfoss;
Miller and Swindells. Umpire, McDon-
aid.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
GAO SPECIAL $40,

Commencing Saturday. June 8, special
train will leave Butte at GAO p. m. daily
via B.. A. & p. railway for Mountain
View Park, returning at 1890 p. m.
Round trip $1O0 High class. vaudeville,
boa ting on the lake, dancing and other
entertainments every evening.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Arson May Manage Chicago.


Chicago, July 15.-The Tribune says:
It is reported that Captain A. c. Arson
may again manage the Chicago National
League Baseball club. Capt. Arson
when seen declined to discuss the ques-
ton.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
The Main Thing.

Inc MAIN Th1ng.
Ascum-Now that your new house is fin
1shed, is it entirely satisfactory?
Richman-I believe it is.
Ascum-I was told you didn't like it.
Richman-I don't but the architect
Says he's quite satisfied with it.-Phia-
delphia Press.
Mamma-Bessie, did you give the gold
fish fresh water this morning. as told
you?
: Bessie (aged 4)-No, mamma. They
hadn't drank hardly any of the other
yet.-Chicago News.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
PICNIC PROVES
GREAT SUCCESS
OUTING OF LOWER WORKS FIRE
Department DRAWS BIG
CROWD.

Pleasing Program Of Sports Is Given
Without Single Hitch-Baseball
Game Between the Anaconda
Eagles and the Philipsburg
Team m Easy One for the
Tormer-General News Of
the Copper City.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15

"The British government has issued a
blue book giving the losses and expenses
of the Boer war;
"Well, should think that really would
be a blue book Chronicle.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

lnGs Bank Co., 20 feet South Main
ST., $4,000.
Fred u, Smith to Sherman q.
Swlgmt a feet Silver ST., $500.
Leland u. Stanford to Walter II.
h'rn' % feet Beck ave, $3.50.
Lawrence o, Craig to Charles II.
Wheeler, 80 feet Second ave, $i75.
Peter Schweitzer to Caroline Sch,
wcitzer 33 foet Grant ST., $1,000.
W. 5. Smith to II, j. Smith one-half
of dS-l0o Green township. $75.
Anna II. Eckerman TO William Il.
Walkup, 10 feet Yale St, 5000,
Laura o, Balch to Il. A. Balch. oi
feet Gale ST., 81.
The Akron Savings Bank Co. to
Caroline Rios, 40 feet Furnace ST.,
$50.
John II. Proehl to Elmer Turner.
- acres Halo postosice, S5l12.
Il. l.. Biemer to Richard Scott, land
Bell st., $500.
VlERS-Mary Louise, 10 DAYS old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j. viers,
42O West Center st., died Wednesday
night of exhaustion, Funeral services
will be private at 10 am. Friday.
Mary A, Mcclure to Francis Metzler
62,7 IT, Bowery st., $1OO
10, w, Stuart trustee to George
Mag, 1910 IT. South Main st., $4,.
275.
George o. kidder to Richard Brad.
beer 70 IT. South Maple st., $l.Oo.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
Open All Day Sunday
For benefit of those employed dur
Ing the week. Wades little photos.
2OI II. Market.
New York Millinery Store.

Mrs. III. A. Mcknight has purchased
the stock of millinery formerly owned
by Mrs. Il. B. Root, and has removed
1t to No. 100 South Howard ST., up
stairs, where she has fitted up ex-
ceedingly cozy parlors. Beautiful pat
tern hats, in all the seasons latest de-.
signs, are to be found In abundance,
besides choice line of flowers. fol
lagc, ribbons, chiifons, laccs, etc. 1t
would indeed he person hard to please
who could not find something TO suit
the taste in this large, up-to.date
and varied assortment
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
He Is Liable For $554,O05.40-.
Assets Only $500.
Akron Creditors Will Realize 60 Per Cent. on
Their CIaimS---HaS Maintained Swell Home
on the Hudson River.

Kenyon B. Conger, the eldest son of
the late Col. A. l.. Conger, Is bank
rupt. lie so declared himself in the
United States court at New York Fri
day.
His Indebtedness reaches the enor-
nous aggregate of $553 09o.I0. TO
Offset this he has assets which he says
are worth not to exceed 81, 800. The
filing of bankruptcy petition by
Mr.. Congcr had been anticipated i'm
this city. Akron men who were famil.
lar with his affairs realized that it
was only matter of time until hc
would be forced to take such action.
His failure was prccipltatcd by an
action recently filed in the courts at
GAINESVILLE. Creditors of the old Nnncs.
vile Electric Railway ~ Lighting Co.
asked that the stockholders liability
be enforced Mr. Cougcr Is on many
thousand dollars worth of the pnprr
Of the company Some of the notes
are held in Akron. No value Is at
and the men who are on the notes
are execution proof
In connection with this paper Snnsa-
tional claims are made by the men
who We're associated in the street
railway business with Mr.. Coiger.
They allege that several notes were
signed in blank for convenience sake.
These We're afterwards used at Cleye-
land banks by Mr.. Conger. His as
p''t''N 'l"'lh lllii AZ ltNN1 II DDIIIUn
Of the money secured in that way
was not used In the proper channels.
The Akron creditors of Mr.. Conger
are secured for large percent of his
indebtedness. He owes the Akron
Savings bank $li,123.33, the Citizens
National bank $5,S5O.47 and II. G. Il.
Wall S3572,5l. by the sale of the
Columbia hall property ana the real
estate on which the Hamilton build.
Ing Is located these creditors get 6O
per cent on their claims. The Whit.
man a Barnes Manufacturing Co.
holds Mr.. Congcr's note for $3i, 900.
This Is secured by 30S shares of stock.
Aside from the creditors named there
are no Others In Akron.
For many months II has been "A mys.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
|Real Estate Transfers.

Fornished by the Abstract Title
Guarantee and Trust Company, No
226 South Main ST.
Peter Whitehead to Stephen II. Eber.
hart lot, Clinton, $500
Ezra Woods to Fannie Godshall 5G
acres Northampton township, $loo
John Mcnamara to j. NJ. Swan, GO
II. Rose ST., Barbcrton, $3.50.
Hiram NJ. Miller to Elias Hartlong,
2 lots. Greensburg, $1,000.
'uim X Reed to The Akron Fertilizer
Company. plant of Akron Fertilizer
Company, North Hill, 5000
Anna Shut to Charles Foster DIN
acres, Green township, $1,000
D. b. Taplin to Leroy Munson, 19s
II, Union ST.. $21076.
VIM. T. Sawyer to Henry q. zleeky.
40 II. Collinwood ave, $500.
Harvey j. Mexican to Ida II. Mo.
kean, 30 feet Gehres st., $500
Francis J. Grouse, to Anna l.. Hitch.
cock, 3sla feet Mills ave, $1,000.
Elizabeth A. Griffith to John Grlf-
nth. 1-6 interest 1875 acres Rlchfield
township, 81.
Lyman ID. Triplett to Ida L. Ben.
per' 4I5o feet High ST., $500.
Jacob Brodt to The Security Say
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23
BROAD THE WINNER.

Kid Broad, of Cleveland. defeated
Young Corbett, of Denver, at that
place Friday evening. They were
matched for 10 rounds. In the fourth
Broad landed several hard swings,
one right after the other, weakening
Corbett to such an extent that he
was put out with "A punch in the stom-
.,l,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-23

terry, here in Akron, as to the line of
business which was being pursued in
New York by MIR. Conger 1t was
said that he was making large in
come. This was no doubt started by
the fact that he was maintaining a
swell establishment mt Irvington on
the-Hudson. Several months ago the
Cosmopolitan" contained II half tone
showing the model kitchen that was
u feature of the Conger mansion.
A special from New York says:
a bankruptcy petition of more than
ordinary interest was filed in the Unit
ed States court today. 1t was that of
Kenyon B. Conger well known
Wall Street operator who has offices
at No. 10 Wall Street and lives in
pnlatial style at Irvington- n-on-the-
Hudson. The statement shows libili-
tiles of S553, ,Oo5 40, assets of $1,000.
The only creditors secured, and they
only partially, are the Whitman g.
Barnes Manufacturing Co., Akron, O.,
for $4,000, secured by 3OS shares of
that companys stock, and james NJ.
Schuckers of Massillon, o., for $40
900 partially secured by mortgages on
properties of the Muncie Land Co..
Muncic, Ind. Among other unsecured
creditors are John Pitcairn, Philadel.
phia, $4,000 and the Akron Savings
Bank Co, Akron, o., $4,000. The
petition states that IA portion of the
claims are scheduled because of the
indebtedness of the GAINESVILLE Street
'"iN"S w. ana lnc American silica
sand Co., Ohio corporations which
failed six years ago, and in both of
which the petitioner Is liable as a
stockholder.
ACQUAINTANCEs SURPRISED.
Akron friends of Mr.. Congcr were
greatly surprised when they learned
the amount of his liabilities. II was
stated that he had settled all the
claims against him because of his
connection with the Muncie Land Co,
year ago by paying $1,000. Since
then he has settled large number of
the GAINESVILLE Street Railway claims
leaving hut Il small amount outstand-
Ing. They say that he must have
dropped large sum Of money on Wall
street since he reached New York.