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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-29

Toxic, Japan, Dec. 2S.-Frhe imperial diet
rc0sscmbled to-day. The house of repre-
sentatiyes was Immediately dissolved by
imperial order; the house of peers was pro-
rogue. The elections have been fixed for
February. The dissolution of the diet Is
due to the opposition of the party leaders
to the government plan to raise the
money for the naval programme by increas-
ing the land tax. The leaders refused the
governments offer to compromise by re-
ducing this tax The opposition desired that
the land tax be abolished and that the funds
for the navy increase be provided from other
sources.
Shanghai, Dec. 2S.-Yuan Shat Kai, vice
roy of Chi Ii province, has drawn up plans
for the formation of a department of conf
muuication on the japanese model. His
plans have received government sanction.
| The new department is to be entrusted en-
tirely to the control and management of the
Chinese postal service.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2S.-A fire has occur
red in a coal mine at Bachmut, EkauerIn-
oslay province. hundred miners were un-
derground when the fire started; twenty Of
these have been rescued but 1t is feared the
remainder have succumbed.
London, Dec. 2S.--There have been more
gales along the coast Of Great Britain and a
renewed fall Of snow in Scotland. A num-
, Der Of vessels were compelled to run for
shelter and there were some exciting res
cues off Holyhead and Cornwall.
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DELAY IN HUMBERT TRAIN.
May Reach Parts in Broad Daylight end
Defeat Governments Plans.


Paris, Dec. 2s.-AIthough the train
bringing the members Of the Humbert
family who were arrested in Madrid is
now rapidly approaching Paris, it is
impossible to ascertain with any GER
tainty when or at what station 1t will
arrive. The train is due at 4:52 o'clock
tomorrow morning, but owing to an
accident to brake it appeared at the
Spanish frontier two hours late and
then missed connection with the Paris
express at Bordeaux. In their anxiety
to avoid the assembling of crowds and
demonstrations upon the arrival of the
Humberts the authorities here refuse
to say at what station the prisoners
will leave the train. These precautions
probably will be defeated by the delay
in arriving, as it now seems probable
that the train will reach Paris in broad
daylight instead, as intended, in the
darkness of early morning. 1t is pos
sible that the prisoners will be taken
from the train at some station outside
the city and thence conveyed secretly
to prison. Cells at the conciergerie
have been prepared for their reception.
At Hendaye, on the Spanish frontier.
the car containing the prisoners was
detached from the Madrid train outside
the station on the Spanish side Of the
frontier, and the Numbers were hur-
ried into French car, held in readi-
ness, and handed over to the French
officials After this had been done the
Spanish police retired. The change Of
cars was accomplished SO rapidly that
the waiting crowd barely caught a
glimpse Of the party, hut it greeted the
prisoners with ironical cheers and boot
ings. This greatly enraged Nine Hum
bert. After the car had been attached
to the French train the journey was.
continued. Large crowds gathered ct
all the stations along the line and
waited for hours in the hope Of seeing
the Humberts. They were disappoint-
ed, however, as the blinds Of the car
were kept closely drawn.
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CHA NUKA ENTERTATNMENT.


Sunday School of CoRgregation B'nai
u schoIor,, Celebrates.
The Chanuka entertainment was given by
the Sunday school children Of the Congre-
gation B'nai Seholom last evening. There
was q large attendance and an excellent
programme was rendered. Wnich was as
Follows: -. s45
Opening Address-Miss Fl. Jacobs.
Lighting Of Chanuka Lights and Essay
Jacob Greenberg.
Chanuka Song--Sunday School,
Piano Selection-Minnie Rather.
Recitation--Ethel Bengis.
Song-~Ettie Wasserzug. NJ, s
Recitation-Tessie Malkin.
The Voice Wtthin-Sunday School i,
given by Ida Pickus, Jennie Goldberg,
Rose Greenberg, Rae Lapidas, and Fanny
Lear.
Song-Grace Jacobs. 49,
PART SECOND.
Piano Solo--Rose Starin.
Dialogue-Fanny Werebitzik and Jennie
whistling sketch-Abie and Louis Brown
and Max Goldman. -5-> Al
Recitation-Annie Werebitzik.
Piano Solo-Rose Person.
song-Belle schofander.
A Sketch 'sThe Obstructive Hat III the
Theatre" was given by Max Goldman
Hattie Goldman, Harry Kamen, Ida Man
dell, Edward Lear, Nat Zimmerman and
Abe Kamen.
song. "A'don Olom''-Sunday School.
! Distribution of Chanuka Gifts.
The committee in charge was as folloWs:5
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Miss Huldah Jacobs, superintendent; Miss
Marion Goldbaum,' secretary; Miss Jennie
Rather, treasurer, and pianist; Miss Lille
Goldbaum, Miss Justine Zimmerman, Miss
Sophia Greenberg, Miss Fanny Goldbaum,
The There are about 200 pupils in the school.
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ITALY,S FEELING FRIENDLY.
No AnImosIty Over Trouble with
American Tars

Rome. Dec 2S.-Having been reported
that Commander William H Reeder, of
the United States training ship Hart
ford, said the Hartford would not come
to an Italian port, fearing an unfavor-
able reception on account of the incl
dent of the officers of the United States
cruiser Chicago at Venice last spring,
the Associated Press has been request
ed officially to deny the existence of
any animosity towards the United
States, either among the Italian people
or on the part of the Italian govern
ment This lack of animosity is proved
by the last Italian note on the Vene-
zuelan matter, in which was said that
Italy had unlimited confidence in Pres
ident Roosevelt. If American ships of
war come to Italy. the Associated Press
is requested to say, they will be heart
lily welcomed everywhere. The Hart
ford was last reported at Villefranche,
France.
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Death of Gen. Freemomt's widow.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 28.-Mrs. Jes-
sic Benton Fremont, widow of General
Fremont, who died last night at her
home in this city, was seventy-eight
years old. Mrs. Fremont was taken i'll
on Christmas morning. She grew rap
idly worse and soon lapsed into uncon-
sciousness, from which she never raj
lied. For the past three years the aged
widow of the pathfinder had been
extremely feeble as a result of fall in
which she suffered a dislocation of the
hip, which had since prevented her
from walking. Mrs. Fremont was the
daughter of Thomas H. Benton, fol-
thirty years United States senator.
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You will find our
advertisement of to-day
On Page 2. ~
Howe & StetSon.
tour of Canada year ago I have ev-
cry confidence in him"

tour of Canada a year ago. have ev-
cry confidence in him"
Other Grand Trunk officials who were
present also expressed their confidence
in Kerr. Coroner Harvey of Lambton
county. VIII begin in the inquest at
Wyoming tomorrow.
Of the patients in Victoria Hospital
John Bird and DR.. G. Harvey, lecturer
on anatomy at the University Of Chi
cago, are among the most seriously in
jured. DR.. Harvey, who was one of
the last persons dug out of the tele-
scoped coach, is suffering from expos
ure in addition to his wounds.
The possibility of penumonia develop
ing among the injured as a result OF
their exposure while pinned in the
wreck, is feared by the surgeons. To-
night several of them show some SYM
toms of the disease.
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GREAT BUSINESS SHOWING
UNPRECEDENTED OPERATIONS
RAILROADS OFTHE STATE.

Gross Earnings OF tne rour OpeEatAAS
Companies as Shown by the F,ftieth
Annual Report of the Railroad Conn-
rnissloners, S45,ia5, ,64s.7O-An Eight
Per Cent. Increase Over Preceding
Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. 2S.-The f1f-
teenth annual report of the board of
railroad commissioners for the year,
containing the operations of the steam
and street railroads. will be made to
the governor tomorrow. 1t shows that
the operations of the steam railroads
of the state for the year have been un-
precedented, exceeding those of any
previous year in their history. The
gross earnings of the four operating
companies amounted to $45, ,64S.7O, of
which sum the New York, New Haven
and Hartford company earned $43,521,-
OS7 II; the New London and Northern
Railroad company, $685.. .546.67; the Cen
traI New England, $59S, S,965.43, and the
South Manchester company, $18,049.49.
The earnings of each of the foregoing
companies except the Central New Eng
land exceed the earnings of the pre-
vious year. To this result the passenger
department contributed $21,729, 739.4S
and the freight department, 22,942,-
O276, the balance being derived from
other sources. Nearly 100000 passen-
gers have been carried, and 100000
tons of freight more than during the
previous year.
Casualties resulting from the opera
tion of the steam roads during the year
numbered AL persons. of which 125 were
fatal and 296 did not result in deaths.
The number of passengers injured was
33, or % more than duFing the previous
year. The number of employees injured
was 243, an increose of 13 over the pre-
vious year. Twenty-seven employees
were injured coupling or uncoupling
cars, 10 more than were so injured the
previous year. Forty-four were injured
falling from trains or engines; 22 We're
injured by overhead distractions, 10
more than last year. The number in
jured at grade crossings was "a, of
which Ia were killed.
The gross earnings for the year end
ing June 3O 1902, have been $45, 125, ,64S.70,
as compared with SAL, 761 906.26 for the
previous year, an increase of per cent.
Dividends amounting to $5,315,1S2 have
been paid on capital stock aggregating
$73, 1872, 900, and no dividends have been
paid on $50, ,211, ,26s3S of capital stock.
The highest rate paid was on stock of
the Naugatuck railroad, being 10 per
cent.
The number of passengers carried
during the year was 60,Oi5,221, an in
crease of II per cent, or 6,S09,514 more
than were carried last year.
The number of tons Of freight car
ried was 1S,73O,512, an increase of 9 per
cent. over the previous year. The mile
age of passenger trains was 1926, 71O,
| being 780,42S more than last year. The
total mileage of all trains was 29,40S,521
an increase of 1,941, ,531 over that of the
previous year.
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LONG CONFER ENCE AT CARACAS
Held Between Minister Bowen and the
Foreign Minister.

Caracas, Dec. 2S.--United States Min
lister Bowen and Lopez Baralt Venez-
uelan minister of foreign affairs, held
a long conference last night. Mr.. Bow
en-. obeying instructions from Wash
ing, conveyed to Senor Barait Presi-
dent Rocsevelt's refusal to act as ar
bitrator in the Venezuelan difficulty.
He recommended that the matter taken
to the International peace court at
The Hague, which had been expressly
organized to consider questions in
which the honor of country or the
disposition Of territory were not con-
cerned. He suggested the organization
of commission to sit in Washington,
the allied powers to be represented on
this commission by thei irambassadors to
United States and Venezuela by dele
gate and the commission to sign
document setting forth the matters to
be decided at The Hague court. Mr..
Bowen said also that Germany would
not press for an immediate payment
and that she had agreed to accept a
guarantee based on a percentage of
the customs receipts.
AS q result OIL LtllS COitLSIeiICS ociAoL
Baralt telegraphed President Castro to
return from La Victoria. The Presi-
dent will reach here tomorrow.
1t is understood that Venezuela will
make any concessions, even abandon
ing her demand that her navy be re-
turned.
Through the Venezuelan delegate to
the commission the Venezuelan govern
ment will ask that the blockade be
lifted at once. Senior Baralt has ex-
pressed the desire that Mr.. Bowen rep
resent Venezuela on the commission.
If Mr.. Bowen cannot accept tine post it
is suggested in official circles that it
be given to w. w. Russell, secretary to
the American legation.
Senior Baralt has prepared the fol-
lowing statement for the Associated
Press: ''Venezuela agrees to pay all
her debts, the payments to be guaran-
teed by certain percentage of the
customs receipts or by the flotation of
a special loan also to be guaranteed.
I believe the proposal to submit the is
sues to The Hague will be acceptable
to President Castro. I am sorry that
President Roosevelt was unable to act
as arbitrator"
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INTERCOLLEGIATE CHESS.
Annual Contest Between Yale, Harvard,
Columbia and Princeton.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Columbia, Har-
ward, Yale and Princeton will begin
their annual chess championship tour
nament here tomorrow. The repre-
sentatives from the colleges are:
Columbia-Frank H. Sewall Howard
A. Keeler, George w. Tucker, Jr., and
Frederick B. Barshelt.
Harvard-Claude T. Rice, Percy w.
Bridgeman, William c. Clark and Phil
ip S. Ester.
Yale-James F. Sawin, Edward B.
Adams, Edward B. Hull and Norman
C. Hull.
Princeton-Charles S. Richardson,
John Fl. Hankinson, Louis Fl, Bissell
and Arthur ]. Pilgrim.
The pairings for tomorrow bring to-
gether Columbia and Princeton and
Harvard and Yale. In the tournament
to date the Rice trophy cup has been
won by Harvard six times; by Column
bia three times and by Yale once.
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FIGHTING CASTRO AGAIN.
VENEZUELAN REBELS RESUME
ACTIVE HOSTILITIES.

A Lively Engagement in which They
Hold Their PositiOn-A Bold Strategic
Stroke Against Castro Reported
PIanned-LendIng Supporters OfMHtos
Start to Join she RevOIutIonists.
Willemstead, Curacao, Dec. 2S-The
Venezuelan revolutionists have resum-
ed active hostilities against President
Castro. There occurred yesterday morn
ing lively engagement between 1900
revolutionists under General Riera and
government forces at Cauyarao, in the
vicinity of Coro. Details of the en-
gagement are lacking. but it is known
here that the revolutionists had artil-
lery. The government forces were COM
manded by General Refereno Castillo.
General Riera retained his position.
The armistice between the govern
ment and the revolutionists has just ex-
pired.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Satur-
day, Dec. 27.-News has reached here
from an authoritative source in Caracas
that Vicente Gomez, first vice president
of the republic, intends to carry out a
bold strategic stroke against President
Castro.
General Zolio Vidal and five other
leading supporters of General Matos,
who had sought refuge here, left the
island of Curacao early this morning in
a sailboat which took them in the di-
rection of Cumarebo, near Coro, on the
Venezuelan coast: The departure of
these men is taken as proof that the
revolt against President Castro is again
active.
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KILLED By 4 HEAVY SEA.
Death OF La Chsmpngne's First Officer
Was on the Bridge.

New York. Dec. 2S.-La Champagne,
of the French Steamship line, arrived
tonight from Havre. and on December
20 she sighted a ship flying distress sig
mails which proved to be the bark Nile,
of Glasgow, bound from Barbados for
Boston, with her compass out Of order.
La Champagne supplied longitude to
the Nile, which then proceeded.
On December 25. during a strong
westerly gale which lasted about six
hours, Pierse Bardelles, the first officer
of La Champagne, was killed by high
sea. Bardelles was standing on the
starboard side of the bridge, when a
tremendous sea struck the vessel on
the starboard side. He was thrown to
the bridge with great force and was
carried unconscious to his room, where
he died about an hour later. His body
was buried at sea yesterday.
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NY
MARRIED DEAD BRIDE.

Unusmni Proceeding In Japan Girl
Committed Sulcide.
Victoria, b. c., Dec. 2s.-Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press received
from Yokohama by the steamer Tartar
includes details of a horrible baby
farming conspiracy In Osaka. An ell
derly woman, her married daughter,
husband and two others have been ar
rested for infanticide and 1t is learned
that since they began operations this
year three hundred children were
killed.
The Japan Times has an account Of
Japanese of Kochi having been mar
red to a corpse. The bride-elect COM
mitted suicide on the eve of her mar
riage, and at the request of the dead
woman's parents the ceremony took
place between the living and the dead.
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MIR. BEACH SINKING.
His Condition such as to Give No Hope
~ FJts Recovery

His Condition such an to Give No Hope
of Hts Recovery.
The condition of ex-Postmaster Fran
els G. Beach continues very serious, and
though, owing to his naturally vigorous
constitutional and occasional signs Of
Improvement hope has been entertain
ed Of his recovery, it is with deep re-
gret that his large circle of friends will
learn that he is failing, and that he is
not expected to recover. Mr.. Beach lies
in an unconscious state. and It Isl
thought that he can survive but few
DAYS at the farthest. The hospital au-
thorities regret that erroneous reports
have appeared in the papers stating
that Mr. Beach was recovering. These
reports the hospital authorities wish to
disclairn responsibility for, as they have
uniformly been guarded in their state
merts. knowing that the chances were,
from the first, against Mr.. Beach's re-
covery. w. Il ss5..5
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TRANSPORT STRUCK A ROCK.

sherman's Passengers Territied-Prepn-
rations for an Emergency
Manila, Dec 2S.-The United States
army transport Sherman struck rock
near San Bernardino light, south Of
Luzan, last Friday night. The trans
port sustained heavy shock, and some
of her plates were damaged. After the
accident twenty-three inches of water
was found in her forward bilges but
was controlled by steady pumping. The
steamer proceeded for Manila under her
own steam and arrived here to-day.
When the Sherman struck the passen-
gers on board were terrified, but there
was no disorder. They promptly took
their stations, with life preservers on in
the small boats. The officers of the
Sherman handled the situation spen-
didly. Her cargo was not damaged. 1t
will probably be necessary for her to
dock at Hong Kong.
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AFTER Thirty YEARS.
Belgian Troops Capture sultan's Fam
tly I'm Aehin, Sumnfrn.

Brussels, Dec. 2S.--The Dutch govern
ment has received a telegram from Ba-
tavia, Dutch East Indies, announcing
the capture of the sultan's family in the
mountains of Achin, Sumatra, where it
had taken refuge.
The colonial troops of the Neither
lands have been at war with the Achin-
ese for almost thirty years The trou-
BILE arose from the fact that the sultan
of the Achinese refused to recognize the
suzereignty of the Netherlands. The
sultan was recently reported as being
killed, Achinese is in the northern part
of Sumatra.
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REMOVAL OF BLOCKADE.
This Government WIFI Urge 1t Upon
the Allies.

Washington, Dec. 28.-It is certain
this government will use every effort to
have the blockade against Venezuela
called off pending consideration of the
questions at issue by The Hague tri-
bunal for the double reason that it's
continuance is always a menace to
peace and order and because of the
harmful effects ON American shipping to
Venezuelan ports. Just what the al
lied governments have determined upon
in that regard it is difficult to say, as
Secretary Hay uniformly refused to
make public their reservations and de-
mands as preliminary to arbitration,
feeling that such information should
come from the governments themselves.
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WIRELESS MESSAGES.
rIarcomt Sending Two or Three TO
Europe Daily.

Glace Bay, N. S., Dec. 2S.-The Mar
conf station at Glace Bay continues to
maintain daily communication with
Cornwall, with constantly increasing
efficiency and facility. Marconi will
leave shortly for the Cape Cod station.
He is sending two or three messages to
Europe daily. Among the more recent
recipients have been ex-Empress Eu-
genie, Sir John Long, M. p, and Hen
mixer Heaton, M. 2.
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HYMN tm Mexico cMy.

Mexico City, Dec. 2S.-William j.
Bryan and his family have left here ON
an extended trip to the tropical part of
the state of Vera Cruz. Mr.. Bryan
yesterday afternoon had an interview
with Senor Limantour, minister of
finance.
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SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK

Experienced at Syracuse, Island of
sicily, Last Night.
Rome, Dec. ga severe earthquake
shock was experienced at Syracuse,
Sicily, this evening. 1t was preceded
by subterranean rumblings.
St. Petersburg, Dec 2S.--An earth
quake shock which lasted twenty-three
seconds was felt to-day at Bigsk, in
the government Of Tomsk.
The governor-g general of Turkestan,
in report to the ear on the Andijan
disaster, says he hopes that within a
month it will be possible to find tenn
porary accommodations for the troops
and the authorities at the devastated
Cjty
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Passed the niocfxaSia.

La Guaira, Dec. 2s.-The Red "D'' line
steamer Maracaibo arrived here this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock and entered the
port. She landed her passengers and
mails and received passengers and
mails from La Guaira. She leaves here
this afternoon at o'clock for Willem-
stad.
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G, ynmderbtit's Improvement. t.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Cornelius Van
derbilt continues to improve. His tenn
perature is slowly dropping toward
normal. The attending physician, DR..
Austin Flint, jr., is we'll satisfied with
his patients progress.
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Ennernl Of Nate Aal.sbnry.

New York. Dec. 2s.--Funeral services
for the late Nate Salisbury were held
this afternoon under Masonic auspices.
The Rev. DR.. Burrill Of Freeport Ill.
a life long friends of the dead show
man, preached the sermon. Many prom
inent theatrical people were in attend-
ances .s
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FLORIDA CROP NOT DAMAGED.
Growers Prepared for n Frost-Esad
Ample Notice.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec: 2s.-The cool
wave has done no material damage to
any crops in Florida. While temper
ature of from 27 to 80 degrees above
zero was experienced in some sections
just below the freezing line on the
west coast, last night frost warnings
had been sent out in ample time and
practically all the vegetable growers
who could be affected, had prepared
for it. The cold wave was not severe
enough nor was it of sufficient duration
to damage the citrus fruit trees or the
fruit.
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BLOCKADE TO CONTINUE.
To be Kept Effective During Arbitra-
ton of Issues,

London, Dec. 2S.--A dispatch to the
Central News from Rome says that it
has been semi-officially announced un-
DER special agreements the blockade of
the Venezuelan coast by the allies will
continue during the arbitration of the
issues.
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CERVERA MADE CHIEF OF STAFF.
Epauish Admgra, Who SURRENDERED to
American Fleet.

Madrid Dec. 2S.-The appointment Of
Vice Admiral Cervera, who surrendered
to the American fleet off Santiago de
Cuba, to the post Of chief of staff Of
the navy, has been published in the Of
fetal gazette.