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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-27
THE VLAKFONTEIN AFFAIR.
Kitchener's Report as to Killing of
British wounded by Beers.

London, July 27.--The Daily Mail
| publishes Lord Kitchener's official re-
port regarding the Vlakfontein affair,
which is as follows:
Lieutenant w. S. B. Duff has given
me the following information: On the
day of the fight at Vlakfontein, May
20, Lieutenant Hearn told him that
while lying on the ground wounded he
saw about twenty yards from him Lieu
tenant Spring and Sergeant Findlay,
both slightly wounded. They were
binding up each others wounds, when
a young Boer with a pink puggaree
around his hat, came up and shot both
death. Lieutenant Hearn lay quite
still. The Beers. thinking him, dead,
contented themselves with taking his
spurs and leggins. Lieutenant Hearn
also said that others of our wounded
were shot by Beers.
Lieutenant Duff collected the testi-
mony of eight privates and non-com-
snissioned officers, who affirmed that
they saw Beers shoot our wounded.
Several of the men saw a Boer, evil
IDENTIFY some one in authority, trying
to stop his men from shooting our
wounded"
The foregoing is taken from Lord
Kitchener's first mail report on the sub
ject. He has wired that he would sup
plement 1t by sworn testimony.
London, July 27.-The Cape Town
correspondent Of the Standard, con-
firming rumors which have been in cir
culation for fortnight In London,
says: Mail advices say 1t is reported
in Pretoria that Lord Kitchener will
give up his command August 81 and
proceed to England, where he will re-
main five months, then taking over the
supreme command in India and that
Sir Bindon Blood is expected to sue.
ceed him in South Africa
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ANOTHER DIVING FATALITY
FORMER COUNCILMAN BE4ULA II
KILLED AT SAYIN ROCK.
Dove Into Shallow Water Yesterday
Afternoon-His Neck Broken and
Death Was Almost Insta II tn neous - III Q
Was Well Known Young COIOred
Man and u Graduate of fHillhouse High
School.

Another was yesterday afternoon
ties at Savin Rock caused by diving
into shallow water EX- Councilman
Edward A. Beaulah, a we'll known
| young colored man OF this city, who
roomed at No. rs EdgeWood avenue,
was almost instantly killed about five
O'Clock yesterday afternoon by diving
in water two feet deep at Frey's bath
| ing beach, just opposite the Beach
house, Savin Rock.
There is at this beach a kind of chute,
an incline containing a track down
which bathers may slide on a small
platform on wheels into the water. The
incline Is about thirty feet in length.
Mr.. Beaulah, who was an expert SWIM
mer and an athlete, was just about to
go in bathing, and when he had donned
his bathing suit he rode down the in
cline standing up on the moving plat
form. AS the platform reached the wa
ter he leaped from it and dived. Other
persons who were in the water at the
time saw him as he leaped into the
water and noticed that instead of COM
lIS u llle SuTldCe dl once ne appedTeu
to be struggling. They hurried up to
him and. lifting him up, found that he
was by this time unconscious. They
carried him to the shore and physi-
clan was at once summoned. DR.. Bar
nett, who is also medical examiner, was
called, but before he arrived Mr.. Beau
lah was dead. The physician found
that the neck had been broken. Per
sons who were present at the time he
was taken from the water said that he
showed signs Of life for fifteen minutes
after he was taken from the water, al
though he was unconscious.
1t is regarded as strange that Mr..
Beaulah, who knew the shore we'll and
the danger of diving in shallow water,
should have taken the dive, but it is
probable that he did not intend to dive
straight down, but as he jumped he
was probably thrown into that position
by the force of the moving platform on
which he had been standing. Signs
posted near by warned bathers that the
water was shallow and that diving was
dangerous. At the time the accident
occurred the tide lacked about two
hours of being at it's height. The re-
mains were removed to the undertake
ing rooms of Lewis & Maycock in this
city.
Mr.. Beaulah was about thirty years
of age and was unmarried. He was a
graduate of Hillhouse high school, and
in 1S9596 served in the court of COM
mon council as first councilman from |
the Ninth ward. He was a member of
the Young Mems Republican club and
was one of the best known colored men
of the city, respected by all who knew
him. He sang in the choir of Christ /
church for number Of years. He had /
been engaged in the insurance business
for several years.
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BELEETE BODY rs BLONDIN,S.
Marks of Identification on Remains of
Man Killed on Railroad.

Woodstock, N. b., July 26.-On COM
pairing a photograph of Wilfred Blon-
din, the alleged Boston wife murderer
with the body found on the Canadian
Pacific railroad track fifteen miles from
here last night, Coroner Hay is salts
fled that the man killed was Blondin.
Yesterday Marshal Harvey received
from Chief Wade, of Boston, a photo
graph and description of Blondin The
photograph and description are identi-
cal with the man killed, including the
India ink marks on the left arm. No
papers were on the clothing or any
marks of Identification, but Coroner
Hay is satisfied the man was Blondin.
Marshal Harvey has telegraphed the
facts to Boston and is awaiting re-
ply The body will be buried tomorrow
according to present arrangement,
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ANOTHER GIFT FOR YALE
MRS. NETBERRY TO CONTRIBU UTE
$e5,OOO TOWARD NEW ORGAN.
1t VIII be tho Finest Instrument in
America and Greatly Aid the Facilities
OF Yale's Musical Department-Don-
aid G. Mitchell to Deliver Address ut
Dedication of WOODBRIDGE Hall

Two important announcements were
made by the authorities of Yale univer-
sity yesterday. A gift of $25, 900 has
been promised by Mrs. John S. New
berry, Of Detroit, Mich, toward the
construction Of the Newberry memorial
organ in the Yale memorial hall. The
organ is to be built by the Hutchings-
Votey Organ company and is to be the
finest In America.
The construction of this organ will
add greatly to the facilities of the mu-
scal department, which, under Profess
sors Parker and Sanford, has already
attained a position of pre- eminence in
this country. The organ will be in the
south end Of the memorial hall. Mrs.
Newberrys son was graduated from
the Sheffield Scientific school in the
class of 1885.
The second important announcement
is to the effect that Donald G. Mitchell
elk MarvePD, Of the class of 1S41, has
consented to deliver the address at the
dedication of Woodbridge hall, the new
administration building, at the time Of
the bicentennial celebration. Mr..
Mitchell is the historian of the Wood
bridge family.
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Recommendations as Result of the
Conference-Kocsl Not Endorsed.

Recommendation as Result of the
Conference-Koch Not Endorsed.
London, July 26-At the final hearing
of the British congress on tuberculosis
held to-day under the presidency of
Lord Derby, resolutions were adopted
in favor of legislation towards the
suppression of expect Grafton in public
places and recommending the notifica-
ton Of the proper authorities in cases
of phthisis and the use of pocket spit
toons, asserting that these sanitary
provisions were indispensable in order
to diminish tuberculosis. A resolution
was adopted expressing the opinion of
the congress that the health officers
should continue every effort to prevent
the spread of tuberculosis through milk
and meat and that as the doubts con-
cerning human immunity from bovine
tuberculosis raised by DR.. Koch were
of vital Importance to the public health
and the agricultural interests Of the
country, the government should imme-
diately institute a rigid inquiry into
the identity Of human and bovine tu-
berculosis.
Other resolutions passed endorsed
the educa tional work of the national
societies toward the prevention Of tu-
berculosis and invited legislation in
support of this work
The appointment of permanent in
ternational committee to collect evil
dence, publish literature and recon-
mend means for the prevention of tu-
berculosis was advocated The MEM
bers of this committe tee are to be nomi-
mated by the various governments from
national societies.
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won1D,s RECORD RI CREscEUs.
Great Stallion rrots Mile in 2io2 "a
Before 10000 People.

Great Stall1On fOtS Mlle IN 1stuS o-4
Before 10000 People.
| Cleveland, o., July 26.-Amid the en-
| thusiastic cheers of nearly 10000 people
| Cresceus, the worlds champion trot-
ting stallion, again demonstrated that
he is the peer of all trotters by trotting
a mile this afternoon over the Glen
Vile track in 2:02 3-4. This establishes
a new worlds trotting record for both
sexes, replacing the former world S
record of 2:03 IA, held by The Abbott
The conditions were anything but
conducive to fast time. 1t was p. m.
before the track was in good shape.
After having been given several pre-
liminary miles, George Ketchum came
out with the stallion to attempt what
seemed an impossible feat Ketcham
nodded, for the word on the third score,
the horse trotting like a machine.
Accompanied by a runner the chest
nut stallion fairly flew to the quarter,
the timers watches registering just 30
seconds. AS Cresceus swung into the
back stretch he was Joined by second
runner and although many predicted
CIldC CIle lOOllIS WAS ouCu DIS WOulu Ic-
tard his speed, he went the half in 1:01.
AS the time was hung out the immense
crowd broke out in cheers as 1t was evil
dent that the mile would be fast one.
The three quarter pole was reached
in :31 "a and as the great stallion
trotted into the stretch, runner on
either side, his frictionless, machine
like stride was fairly eating up the
distance. Never once faltering, not
withstanding the terrific clip, he fairly
flew to the wire, being sustained only
by his indomitable courage and almost
human intelligence, not being touched
once by the whip, his sole urging being
the drivers voice and the laundering
noof beats of the accompanying rum
ners.
AS the time for the mile was an
nounced-2:02 3-4-and the immediate
crowd realized that a new worlds rec
ord had been established, Ketcham and
his favorite stallion were rendered an
ovation such as has been but seldom
witness on race track.
Cresceus now not only holds the
worlds trotting record for both sexes
but at last the Detroit grand circuit
meeting by trotting in 2:O6 "a and 2:05
in his race against Charley Herr, Sc
cured the worlds record for the two
fastest heats ever trotted in a race, his
second mile, ins2:05 also being a new
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HEAVY EAR7HQUAKE SHOCKS.
Experienced In Utah and Nebraska
Vibrations from North to south

Salt Lake, Utah. July ga section
seventy-fve miles wide through the
Nevada desert from Death as far west
as Carlin, experienced series of heavy
earthquake shocks about 2:20 o'clock
this afternoon. The vibrations general
ly We're from north to south and at one
or two points lasted for fully five Sec
onds, and Elko. New. the shock was
unusually severe. The high school
building, a big new brick edifice, was
badly cracked by the violence of the vi
brations, and other buildings were
slightly damaged. The earthquake was
followed by heavy rain.
Elko Neb., July ga heavy shock
of earthquake was felt here at 2;20 this
afternoon. The vibrations were from
north to south and lasted three or four
minutes
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ANOTHER TROLLEY CONTEST.
Meriden Road to Oppose Plans of Con-
necttcut Lighting Company.

Southington, July 26.-Another trolley
contest is shortly to be declared on, this
time between the Meriden, Southington
and Compounce Railway company and
the Connecticut Railway and Lighting
company The former line to-day an
nounced it's intention to oppose the pc
tition of the latter for charter to build
a road from this town through Milldale
The matter will come up for a hearing
on August 1 in the superior court at
New Haven, and the fight is expected
to be sharp, as the Meriden, Southng-
ton and Compounce road has already a
charter to build over the territory in
question.
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TO CHECKMATE STRIKERS
UNEXPECTED MOVE ON PART or
Steel OPERATORS.

National Tube Works Company at
McKeesport Request Their Skilled
| yvorkmen to Sign Individual Com
tracts to Practically ReIudiate Any
Union Labor-Must Sign or Leave
Less Confidence Among the Men I'm
portant Developments Expected.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 26.-The National
Tube Works company at McKeesport
has made an unexpected move intended
to checkmate the Amalgamated asso-
citation, Their skilled workmen have
been asked to sign individual contracts
to practically repudiate any union Ia
Dor and they have been given but a
is understood that should they not sign
the contracts they will find their po
sitions vacant and the axe is expected
to fall tomorrow
This movement, fighting fire with fire,
carried CONSERVATION into the ranks of
the strikers The welders are highly
skilled workmen and with them in line
the plant will probably keep on run
ming. 1t was estimated tonight by
friends of the welders that they would
all sign the contracts.
Definite announcement that the off
cials of the American Sheet Steel COM
pany would start the w. Devices Wood
mill m McKeesport as a non-union
plant on Monday reached the quarters
of the Amalgamated association early
o-day
That the movement would not be
permitted to be made without decided
attempt to check it was substantially
shown by long and earnest conferences
that took place during the afternoon.
The door of the conference room was
kept closed and no one was allowed to
get within hearing distance of the
place Important plans were being dis
cussed and preparations were being
made to act promptly the moment the
sheet steel company attempted to bring
nom union men into the McKeesport
mill
While the rank and file of the strik-
ers are not acquainted with the plans
of the campaign they now believe that
there are some important developments
to take place which will change the as
pect of affairs considera bly, There Is
anpo oraptJv 1aSs of tha poofdapra that
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EValcOtt Gets the Decision.

Bridgeport July 26.--Joe Wolcott and
Jack Bonner went fifteen hard rounds
before 1000 people at the Royal Ath-
letic club tonight and at the close the
referee gave the decision to the colored
man.
Denver, July 26.-Corbett got the de-
cision over Broad in the tenth round in
the fight tonight.
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THEFT OF TWO BOATS CHARG EDs
Against Two Men Wanted Here aud
Arrested in Bridgeport.

Arrested In bridgeport
Detective Sergeant Dennehy and De<
tective McGrath yesterday afternoon
arrested in Bridgeport two men want
ed here on the charge of burglarizing
the boat house of Stephen H. Thatcher
and stealing row boat and on the
charge of stealing a two masted 35-
footer belonging to John B. Bass OF los
Greenwich avenue, which was moored
at City Point. The burglary and theft
are alleged 10 have occurred early yes-s
terday morning. At Mr.. Thatcher's
boat house number Of tools were
stolen and some of these were recovered
by local detectives on Oak street, where
they had been sold The men arrested
are John Kennedy and Gabriel Pickett,
both we'll known to the New Haven po-
lice Each have served terms in states
prison. When they were arrested In
Bridgeport yesterday they had the two
New Haven boats, which were missing.
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Berlin, July 26.-The official North
German Gazette announces that on the
death of Mrs Kruger, July 20, Count
Won Buelow, the imperial chancellor
conveyed his cordial sympathy to
president Kruger" through the Ger
man minister at The Hague To this
message Kruger replied expressing his
hearty thanks, through DR.. Leyds,
representative of the Boer republics.
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BAD BLOOD AMONG BOERS.
Caused by Some Taking Oath OF Al
leginMce to King Edward.

Jamestown, st. Helena, July 26.-Bad
blood among the Boer prisoners in St.
Helena over the question of taking the
oath of allegiance to King Edward has
led to so much fighting and disorder
that it has been necessary to remove
those who have taken the oath to sep
arate enclosure. There were several
severe encounters and the vigilance
committee of the irreconciliables sub
iected those who had taken the oath to
indescribable indignities. The ring
fortrpSs
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Maine 10 be Launched To-day.

Philadelphia, July 26.-Preparations
for the launching of the battleship
Maine at Cramps shipyard at high tide
tomorrow morning have been COM
pleted. The great hull will leave it's
cradle between 1890 and 70 o'clock.
The young lady who is to have the
honor of christening the new warship,
Miss Mary Preble Anderson, Of Port
land, Me-, arrived here tonight, ac-
by her parents.
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or This Great Number but 10000 Can
Get Farms.

FL Reno, Okla, July -Regstrat ton
for the drawing of farms in the Wiowa
and Comanche reservations, thrown
leys proclama ton ended to-day.
For the fifteen days ended last night
there was a total registration in the
Ell Reno and Lawton districts of 161 ,496
From this immense number $4,000
names will be drawn next Monday, and
the lucky ones will each come into pos
session of a farm.
For sixteen davs Ell Reno has been
running under high pressure and it is
estimated that fully 100000 strangers
have been accommodated here during
that time.
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WILL Be A RIGID INQUIRY
LONG ISSUES HIS INSTR UCTIONS 10
SCHLEY COURT.
The Investigation to be Thorough TN
Every ParticuIar-The Probing of
Many Points Called For-Wtde Dis
cretionary Powers Given-hM Inn
portant Point tSettied-Court Instruct-
ed to Report Its Opinion.
ed to Report Its Opinion.

Washington, July 26.-The precept 10
the Schley court of inquiry, which the
navy department has been preparing
for several dasy was given to the pub
lie this afternoon. 1t is document adj
dressed to Admiral Dewey, as president
Of the court, instructing him concern
Ing tie matters to be investigated.
While it declares that the ''enilre
matter" OF Admiral Schley's conduct
during the operations in West Indian
waters shall be investigated, making
use OF the very words employed by Ad-
miral Schley in his letter to Secretary
Long. it also selects certain distinctive
acts of the rear admiral concerning
the facts and propriety of which it calls
for particular investigation. These
points cover briefly Admiral ochley's
alleged delay with the flying squadron
at Cienfuegos, the slowness of his prog
ress towards Santiago after leaving
Cicnfuegos, the retrograde movement
toward Key West, the effectiveness of
the fombardment of the Spanish fleet
at the ranges used in the reconnais-
sarce Of May 81, the state of the coal
supply on various ships when he tela-
eraphed the department that he would
return to Key West, the loop of the
Brooklyn at Santiago, the accuracy of
MS reports and matters relating to the
ntroversy between him and Com
mander Hodgson over the alleged col
loquy which is said to have taken place
aboard the Brooklyn when the loop
was made during the naval engagement
of Santiago.
With the exception of the last two
counts the others practically sum ND
the criticisms of Admiral SchIey's
conduct made by Secretary Long to the
Sena which the secretary character
lied as Schley's ''reprehensible con-
duct" One Of the important points in
the precept is the direction to the court
to report in it's conclusions "all the per-
tinent facts which it may deem to be
established, together with it's opinion
and recommended in the premises
The text of the precept follows:
'To Admiral George Dewey, U. S.
Navy, Washington, D. c.:
upon the request of Rear Admiral
Winfield S. schley, U. s. Navy, made
in letter dated July %, 1901, copy
court OIL inquiry, oL WHICH
you are hereby appointed president,
Rear Admirals Lewis A. Kimberly and
Andrew E. K. Benham, U. S. Navy,
members, and Captain Samuel c. Lem
ly, U. S. N, judge advocate general,
Judge advocate, is hereby ordered to
convene at the navy department,
Washington, D. c., at 1 o'clock p. M,
on Thursday, the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1901, or as soon thereafter as may
be practicable, for the purpose of in
uuiring into the conduct of the said
Schley, commodore in the navy, during
the recent war with Spain and in con-
nection with the events thereof.
"The court will thoroughly inquire
into all the circumstances bearing upon
the subject of the investigation hereby
Continued on Sixth Page)
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FIRST FJZZLE OF CRUISE.
Yachts Unable to Finish I'm Yesterdays s
NumofN. ". Y.C.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, July 26.-The
squadron run of the New York Yacht
club from Newport to Martha's Vine
yard proved to be the first fizzle of the
cruise. Owing to lack of wind, not a
single yacht finished within the time
limit At 8 o'clock tonight the lead
ers of the fleet could be dimly seen
slowly sailing toward the finish line off
West Chop light, but their identity
could not be made out.
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BRONSON SELLS CONEY.
Crookedness Practiced in tho 2iO7 Pace
Tuesday.

Cleveland Driving Park, July 26 ,Thd
we'll known PAGER Coney, 2:02, was sold
to-day by ]. H. Bronson, Of New Har
ven, Conn.,, to w. B. Dykeman, a.
White Plains, N. Y. The considerations
was not made public.
1t was announced by Judge Barnard
this afternoon that the racing judges
had decided that there had been crooks
edness practiced in the 2:07 pace Tues-,
day for the purpose Of preventing Riley
B. from winning. AS a result Driver
Erwin was fined $500. 1t was also STATE
ed that others who were evidently IN
the scheme would receive attention from
the judges later.
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KING EDWARDS NEW TITLE.
Salisbury Informs the Lords What 1t
VIII Probably Be.

London, July 26-In the House of
Lords to-day Lord Salisbury, the pre-
mier, introduced a bill authorizing King
Edward to assume by proclamation
within six months of the adoption of
the bill, such title as he may think fit
ly recognizes his dominion beyond the
seas.
The premier added this title would
probably be as follows: Edward the
seventh, by the grace of God, of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and of British Dominions be-
yond the sea, King, Defender of the
Faith and Emperor of India
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May he MIR. Coburn's Body.

New York. July 26-The body of a
drowned man was found tonight off
Captains Island in Long Island sound.
It was towed to College Point and talk
en- to a morgue to await Identification.
The body is believed to be that of Ar
thur Coburn of Philadelphia, who was
drowned from the yawl rig yacht Venit-
zia on July IS.
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DIR. PADDOCK DEAD.
Important witness In Fosburgh Case
Dies of Heart Disease.

Pittsfield, Mass, July 26-Dr Frank
A. Paddock, medical examiner for
Berkshire county and well known in
western Massachusetts, died at his
home here at GAS tonight. Death was
due to heart disease, with which he had
been suffering for some time. Dr. Pad
dock was an important witness in the
Fosburgh trial, and it is believed that
the strain of testifying FASTENED his
death.