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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
EXTRA ASSESSMENT LEVIED
AT MEETING OF ODD FELLOWS
 MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION.
Members Bound to Wipo Out Long Outstanding Debt-Omcers Elected and Interesting Reports Read -secrc- tnry Moses Submits Annual Statement Judge Bishop Chosen President.

At the annual meeting of the Odd Eel lows Mutual Aid association, held in the Odd Fellows building in this city yesterday, it was voted to levy an extra
 assessment on each of the 2,60O mem bers in order to clear up the present in
 dehtedness of the association. This ln-
 debtedness has been threatened for the
 last three years, until no Wthe assocla-
 ton is over a half year behind in It's
 death payments. During the last three
 or four years large number of the older members of the association have died, and the drain on the treasury has never been so heavy. The number or new members taken in recently has not been very large, and this fact accounts in part for the deficit, One of the lead ing members of the association said yesterday that the members had resoly- ed to work all the harder and clear up the debt, and, if necessary; they could raise $100,000 for the association.
 The session was absolutely unani- nous yesterday, even to the electio nor the officers. It was presided over by Past Grand Master Frederick s. Hunt, of Bridgeport, the vice president of the associat ton. The meeting was called to order at o'clock, about one hundred being present. There were members present from all parts of the state, and all returned to their homes feeling well paid for their coming here. The officers were elected as follows:
 President-Past Grand Master James Bishop, judge of the city court.
 Vice president-Past Grand Master Frederick s. Hunt, of Bridgeport.
 Secretary-Past Grand Master George N. Moses.
 Treasurel-Frederlck Bot tsford, grand secretary of the Grand lodge of Conneo- tlcut.
 After the election of the president Dr. Frederick Bellosa, the state medical di- rector and MT Benedict were appoint ed a. committee to conduct Past Grand Master Bshep, the newly elected presi dent. to the chair. Judge Bishop made a brief speech in which he thanked the members for electing him president and assured them that he would work for the benefit of the order, as the presi- dents who have preceded him have done. He then said:
 q am member of this association because am an Odd Fellow. I assume my obligations and responsibilities be- cause am an Odd Fellow Is ask you, brothers, to do your duty as Odd Eel lows that our record may be maintain ed in the future as in the past. 1 ask you to go home, tell your brothers about this meeting to-day and tell them to take part in the doings of any like in that may be in their commit nity and to remember also that they as Odd Fellows should support every Odd Fellow institution and association.'
 Secretary George N. Moses submitted
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PoLICE BOARD MEETING.
Business Transacted at Last Nights
 Session.

At the meeting of the board of police commissioners last night the contract for building a stairway from the rear office at police headquarters to the city court room was awarded to ex-Police Commissioner James A. Fogarty, whose bid was s550.
 number of patroimen have at diff ferent times presented claims for allow ance of pay for time lost because of injuries received while on duty trying back doors and going through yards of buildings in the central part of the city and the police board is determined to eradicate the cause of these injuries if possible. The injuries have been caus, ed by the patromen stumbling over rubbish piled up in the rear of buildings and in the more recent case of Patrol man Hayes the injury was caused by his tsepping on a piece of broken glass while seeing that things were secure at the rear of a central business building.
 The matter was discussed by the commissioners last night and it was voted to instruct the chief to notify owners and Iessees of property that un- less rear yards of such property are kept in such condition as to afford patrolmen opportunity to examine rear doors in safety, the department cannot in justice to it's members afford them such protection
 The resignation of Mrs. Early, jan- tress at station house No. g. was re- ceived last night and accepted and Clerk Southworth was instructed to re- quest the civil service commission to hold an examination for candidates for appointment to fill the vacancy. The salary for the position is $4O0 per year.
 A petition was received from Catha- rine McGuinness, widow of the late Pa trolman Felix McGuinness, asking that she be paid $2000 under charter pro- vision, it being alleged that Patroman McGuinness' death was due to injuries received while in the discharge of his duty. The matter was referred to the finance committee to inquire and re- port.
 On recommendation of the civil ser vice commission Stephen B. Webster was appointed a special constable
 Heretofore supernumerary policemen have not been accustomed to wear numbers on their shields but the board voted last night to require that all su- pernumeraries' badges shall be num- bered hereafter
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Photographic Briefs.

New York, Jan. 1.-The meeting which it had been expected would be held here tween John J, Scannell's The Abbot T N Lawsons Boralma and F. E. Smathers' Lord Derby was not held. The representa-, tive of T. W. Lawson, who, it is under stood, was on his way from Boston, did not arrive. II was said that he might arrive here tomorrow, or that MT. Lawson might make his arrangements with the others in terested by mail.
 Trenton, N l., Jan. 1.-The East Coast Milling company, capital S9,00O, ,Oo0. was in- corporated here to-day. The stock is divid- ed iu S7.000,OO0O00 common and S2 GOO OOO preferred, with 6 per cent. non-cumulatiyn dividends. The company will deal in grain of every kind and will manufacture fionr The incorporators are Frank H. Lord and George T. Holmes. of New York, and O. l.. Gubelman, of Jersey City.
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THE CANAL BILL.
Considered by tho Senate Committee on
 Interocean Canals.


 Washington Jan. 14.-The house Mi caragua canal bill was considered to- day by the senate committee on inter- oceanic canals but action was deferred in order to permit of further investi- gation of the proposition made by the Pan-America Canal company. The motion for this postponement was made by Senator Mitchell. It provides for meeting next Friday and in- structed Senator Morgan. the chairman of the committed, to confer with the president In the meantime, to ascertain whether the Pan-American proposition had been received by the isthmian canal commission, and it is had been received, to ascertain from the chair man of the canal commission what time will be needed by the commission to prepare a report upon the proposi- ton. This motion was carried unan- imously. The action was due to the expressed wish of majority of the members of the commission to afford an opportunity to give fair considera- ton to the Pan-America proposition. There was also a sentiment expressed against any prolonged postponement.
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Foreign Notes.

Folkestone, Eng, Jan. 14.-Lord Strath.
 coma and Mount Royal, the high commls- sloner for Canada, and Joseph c. Colmer, secretary of the office of the Canadian high
 commissioner, represented the Canadian government at the funeral, today, of Hon.
 Richard Reid Dobell, the Canadian minis
 ter, without portfolio, who was thrown rom his horse and killed near here on saturday last Canon Woodhouse oficiat- ed at the services. which were attended by large number of persons
 Berlin, Jan. 1.-The meteorologicists. Berson and Elias, who ascended in a bal. loon during high wind last Thursday, to try for the long distance record wrote from village of Southern Russia, in the government of Potava, that they made S6S miles in twenty hours. They say the wind slackened and that these travels were mostly above the clouds. The highest al tltude reached was sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty feet. The aeronauts fail ed beat Count De La Vaulx's log distance record of 1t6 miles
 St. Petersburg, Jan 14.-At the Russian New Years reception the czar and czarina took the occasion to express to the United States ambassador, Charlemagne Tower, me gratlhcation which they felt at the re. ports of the good feeling in the United States towards Russia which they con stantly received. Their majesties wished the Americans to understand that the feel. ing was recDrocated both by themselves and by the Russian people.
 London, Jan. 15.-The Daily Mail says that at the cabinet council held on Monday it was determined that steps should he tak- ell to prevent the ruin of the West Indies we understand this to mean" says the Daily Mail, that the British delegates will pc able to announce at the Brussels con ference that unless sugar bounties are abol- ished Great Britain will be prepared to im- pose counteryaiing duty on bounty pro duced- sugar.
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FIRE IN MANCHESTER, W. H.
Finest Business Block in New Hamp-
 shire Wiped Out.

Manchester, N. H., Jan. 1.-The Ken nard, the finest business block in New Hampshire, is on fire and will be de- stroyed. The adjoining Smith block, containng two banks and the park theater, is also on fire. The losses may reach s400,000. The walls of the Ken nard fell shortly after ii o'clock One wall fell against the extension of the Derryfield club house, setting it afire. The Kennard had fully two score of tenants who lost nearly all of their effects. The Park theater was occu- pied by J. z. Little's "The World' company, and its equipment apparently is lost.
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Discussed City's Gift to Auxiliary Alarm
 Company.

| The board of fire commissioners at l their meeting last night discussed the auxiliary fire alarm matter which has occupied the attention of the board and of the public frequently of late. It
 seems that this auxiliary system is
 owned by private company and some time ago the fire board instructed Su- perintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph
 Grant to attend to keeping the system
 in order No compensation was given
 to the city for this service nor was Su
 perintendent Grant given any compen-
 sation for the extra work. Nothing
 was known publicly about the state of
 affairs until some citizens noticed Su
 perintendent Grant at work repairing
 some of the auxiliary boxes which the
 company which owns them rent for use
 in private buildings.
 This discovery caused some investga-
 ton and it was ascertained that the
 work was being done by direction of the fire board. The subject was discussed
 by the board last month and it was de- cided to have the superintendent con- tinue to look after the auxiliary boxes. The matter came up against last night and the board voted to instruct him to continue to do so until ebruary 1.
 The work requires from twenty-five to thirty hours work a week and it is said that thus far this month about six days work of one man have been de- voted to it. The city receives no conn pensation but pays the man who does the work for the company.
 The board last night voted to promote to grade A, the recently established grade, a number of men who have been in the department number of years. A schedule of pay for firenen was adopted by the common council some time ago slightly increasing the pay. Thus far the schedule has only bene- fitted newly appointed members since the corporation counsel rendered an opinion that the pay of no fireman could be ircreaeed while he was holding the position for which the increase was The result has been that new men have been receiving more pay than men older in service. Then grade A was established and now the appoint nents to that grade are made so that he increase can legally take effect. The men promoted are: J. W. Rocks, W. $. Phelps. w. W. Miller H. F. Be- ment, R. R. Wassell, C. H. Dyer, T. 1 sheehan. B. B. Payne, H. c. How'd. H | q. Purdy, W. F. Moves, J. H. Gettings, | F. E. Smith. G. Staude. N. s. Clapp, Y. Tyndell, F. J. Porter. J. East, H. | ]. Goebel. A Hand, T. J. Brennan
 William J. MMahon was appointed | rom the substitute list to the position | of regular hoseman in the-department. ]
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Great Price-Cuts in Upholstery

IyisA Roiat astd Cable Ast Cwyttssas, Irish point and cable net curtains, most ly 2 and 3 pairs of a pattern; in some lots the sample is slightly soiled, 50 in. wide, 3M yards long; have been selling at 4. % to s.oS pair
 Clearance price $e.96 Closing Out Entire Stock A4atsfngs. Mattings, both China and Japanese, good quality, 20 yards and 40 yards in roll. Regular price Iec to aoc yard. Closing out price, 16c yard in 20 or 40 yard pieces
 RMb7ed Bo6binet Cnytasns.-- Ruhaed Bobbinet Curtains AS inches wide, 251 yards long, splendid copy of Renais- sance edge and insertion, he1umed at top ready for the rod. Real value $2.oo pair. 25 pairs in lot. Clearance price, $l.30
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
R UJZ EEADN THE LIST.
New Havener's Fine Showing Last Evening.

Philadelphia, Jan. IA. The second days riding in the six day bicycle race in the 12-lap track at the Second regi- ment armory came to close at 10:30 tonight. Seven teams are still in the contest. The four leading teams made 172 miles to-day, 31a miles less than yesterday. The score of the six day race Is as follows: Leander and Kutz, 3476; Monroe and McEachern, 3476: Freeman and Mayo, 3476; Gougoltz and Wilson, 34Z6; Chevalier and Fisher, S47.5; Hatfield andfKing, S47.S; Mueller and Barclay, 346.S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
IMPORTANT MEETING
or OUTHERN N. E. TELEPHONE
 COMP4NY,s sTOCKHoIDERS
To Confirm the Authority of tho Di- rectcrs to Increase the Company's Capital Stock from ss,oOo, ,ooo to s5,- coo, ,OOO.

An important meeting of the stock holders of the Southern New England Telephone company is called by the secretary of the company by a circular issued last evening by the secretary, Victor Morris Tyler, to vote on the proposition to increase the company 5 capital stock from it's present amount, 8. 900, 900, to the amount of $5,0O0,DDo, and also to authorize the companys di- rectors to offer such increase of stock for subscription to the conapany's stock holders at par as the directors shall de- eide. The company at the last session of the legislature received authority from the legislature to increase it's capital stock to $.0000O0. The company a few months ago increased it's capital stock by about a quarter of a million, making it $S,000,000. The coming in creases will be fore extensive and in- portant Improvements and develop ments of the plant of the company to further increase its usefulness, efficien- cy and prosperity. The circular reads as follows;
 New Haven, Conn, Jan. 15, 1902. To the Stockholders of the Southern
 New England Telephone Co.,:
 Notice is hereby given that the annu- al meeting of the stockholders of the Southern New England Telephone com pany will be held on Tuesday, the 18th day of January, 1902, at 2 p. m., at the office of the company in New Haven, Conn. at which the usual business will be transacted.
 Notice is also given that at said meeting a vote will be offered as fol- lows, to wit:
 That the capital stock of the corpora tion be increased from the sum of s3,- 0o0 900 of 30,000 shares of $100,000 par value each, to the sum of $5,000000 of 50, 900 shares of $100 par value each, and that the directors of the corpora tion be to offer such increase of stock for subscription to the stockhold- CTS of the company at par at such times and in suth manner as in the judgment of said directors the inter ests of the corporation shall require,
 The above is respectfully submitted by order of the president.
 Victor Morris Tyler, Secretary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
AN IMPORTANT SURRENDER
MADE TO GENERAL BELL IN BA-
 T4NGAS, PHILIPPINES.
One Colonel, Three lieutenant c O lon els, One Major, Five Captains, Twelve Lteutenants, 245 Men and 223 Rifles Taken-The Surrender Unconditional and Due Directly to the Excellent Ser vice of the American Troops.

Washington, Jan. 13.-The war de- partment was advised late this after noon of an important surrender which occurred yesterday at Taal, Batangas Philippine Islands. The surrender in- cluded one colonel. three lieutenant colonels, one major, five captains, twelve lieutenants, 245 men and 223 rifles. Marasigan, the colonel, was leader of importance under the insur- gent general Malvar, operating in the western part of Batangas. That section is reported now to be practically clear of hostile forces. It is stated that the surrender was unconditional and due directly to the excellent service of the American troops. The loyal natives, it is added, believe this surrender will in fuenoe hostile bands in other sections to Batangas to surrender Those pris- oners not charged with serious crimes have been released.
 Manila, Jan 14.-The full surrender of the forces of Colonel Marasigan, who with major Cabrera and a renegade
 
 up internationally January 10 to Gen. eral Bell, who is conducting the cam paign against the insurgents in Ba tangas province occurred today at Taal, The insurgents created SUP prise by bringing in sixty more rifles than the authorities thought that Mari sigan could command in the district of Toaei which he controlled. The Fiji pinos who surrendered included three colonels, one major, five captains and twelve lieutenants. They gave up 219 rifles and one cannon. All the insur- gents who surrendered did so uncondi- tionally. General Bell ordered the men to be released.
 Colonel Marisigan says he can pre- vail on many more men to surrender during the next few days. and also ob- tain possesson of number of addition al rifles. General Bell says the surrender paci- fies for the time being all the eastern part of Batangas.
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London, Jan. 15.-The Rome corresponds ent of the Daily Chronicle says that while the pope was granting an audience to Amer ican pilgrims last Monday he was taken with a fainting fit just as he was about to address them. The correspondent says the pontiff was conveyed to his apartments, where he soon recovered.
 London, Jan 14.-The Central News learns that owing to grave doctrinal diff ferences, General Booths son-in-law and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. Booth-Clibborn and Percy Clibborn, have resigned from the Salvation army and joined the church of John Alexander Qowies
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DENIED BY SCHWAB.
Statements of fSensational Gambling De-
 cIared to be False.

New York, Jan. 1.-The following cable dispatch from Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel corporation is self explanatory:
 Nice, Jan. 14.-To the Associate Press, New York: I have to-day learn ed Of the sensational statements re- gardlng gambling at Monte Carlo have been on an automobile trip through the south of France with a party of friends. I did visit the casino at Monte Carlo, but the statements of sensational gambling are false.
 (Signed.) Schwab.
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Capitalized at S3,OOO,OOO.

A certificate of organization of the California Mining corporation has been filed with the secretary of state The authorized amount of capital stock is $3,000,000. The subscribers are Lynde Harrison and Paul Harrison of New Haven, and Joseph Dawson, James A. Kell, Harry Beck, George W. Young, all of Philadelphia, Pa.
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Berlin, Jan. 14.-An snti-Duelling league has been organized at Cassel. Prince Karl Iu Lowenstein is president, while Count Erbach Fuerstenau and Baron Boenir Khalberstadt are the vice presidents The league intends 10 uphold Emperor William In his views on duelling. by vigorous so- unpopular
 Vienna. Jan. 14.-Robert s. Mccormick United States minister here, dned tonight with Archduke Louis Victor, brother of Emperor Francis Joseph. MT Mccormick will dine next Thursday with. the em. perors i.
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Bryan in Joi oiins stoyvn, Pa.

Johnston, Pa, Jan. 14.-William Jen- nings Bryan, who lectured here to- night to an immense audience on "A Conquering Nation" was rendered an ovation on his arrival from Washington this afternoon. Early this evening public reception was rendered MT. Bry- an at the Merchants hotel. A large crowd of people shook hands with him. The Johnstown lodge of Elks entertain ed MT. Bryan at an elaborate banquet tonight after the lecture. The guest responded to the toast Our Frater- nifty '
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
The Sale COrSetS.

{, The brands and the prices explain to you how to save one dollar to one dollar and half. The well-known P. N. Cor sets, made here ill New Haven.
 $2.5o Corsets now for Q6c.
 Remen1ber-when the lots are sold. no more are to be had at these prices. C. B. Corsets, made in New Haven.
 S2.oo Corsets now for 48c
 I.75 ' < 4Sc < l.5O ss 48C
 Various styles, all new, all perfect, except for little loose threads, here and there a spot, hardly noticeable. Come quickly, they are egoing rapidly VI.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
A Velvet Sensation.

25 pieces IS inch polka dot silk vel vets, in all good colorings, such as nile, old rose, hello, old blue, corn flower, blue, terracotta, emerald, salmon and black.
 This sis used extensively for waists, jack cts, and trimmings, and is new goods this season. Was made to sell for $I.25. Sale price, Yard, 30c
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TrnOnH for Sonth Africa.

Halifax, N. s., Jan. 14.-The first de- tachment of the Canadian Mounted Rifles for servise in South Africa em- parked and sailed to-day in the steam CT Manhattan. The detachment consist ed of three squadrons and one troop, the rest of the corps remaining to go by the steamer Victorian
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Smallpox Case i'm Man 0 h ster.

Manchester, Conn.,, Jan. 14--It has been decided to remove young Jarvis, the smallpox patient, to an isolated house, and his father and mother and Dr. L. K Hagenaw will accompany and care for him. The Jarvis home in the town is still quarantined and guard ed by special officers. This is the only case of the disease that has thus far developed.
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Iowa Senators Renomtnated.

Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 14.-Senator Will liam B. Allison was nominated for the office of United States senator for the sixth consecutive term tonight and Sen- ator Jonathan P. Deliver was nominat- ed to succeed himself at the expiration of his appointed term. The vote of the caucus was unanimous in both cases.