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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
oHAFFEE GOING TO S41IAR.
Wtli Leave Manila for the Island TO-
 marrow.

Manila Jan 16.--General Chaffee will leave Manila for the island of Samar next Saturday. He will thoroughly in- vestigate the situation there, as it is desired to stamp out the Samar insur- rection during the dray season.
 A captured communication from the Filipino insurgent junta at Hong Kong addressed to General Lukban the in- surgent leader on Samar Island), au- thorizes Lukban to surrender if he wishes to do so, but does not advocate this action. If Lukban surrenders, the letter goes on to say, he need not de- liver a single Filipino soldier or officer to the Americans, nor must he (Luk- ben) or any other officer be forced to accept civil appointment They may emigrate if allowed to do so. but II Filipino must be obliged to take the oath of allegiance to the United States Under these terms the Hong Kong junta has no objections to Lukbans surrenderng.
 Senor Gomez, presidente of the town of Pasig, province of Manila, has been on charges of appropriating taxes to his personal uses.
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Foreign Notes.

Vienna, Jan. 16.-Over one hundred per. sons were injured, many of them severely by terrific wind storm which swept over Vienna to-day Houses were unroofed chimneys were blown down and the streets were so filled with debris as to seriously impede traftc. People were blown Gown while on the street, and a number of horses were killed. A freight train was blown of it's tracks, and passenger traffic has been tied up.
 Pekin, Jan. 16.--In disturbance here yesterday evening between three Japanese soldiers and an Austrian sentry one of the Japanese was killed and the sentry was badly bayonetted,
 Berlin, Jan. 16,--A wild snow storm swept over Germany yesterday. The snow is three feet in Thuringa Railroad and tele. graphic communication has been inter- rupted,
 Paris, Jan. 16.-The senate today re.elect- ed M Fallieries president of that house. It was decided to devote all the sessions, ey- cept that of Friday, to the discussion of the budget.
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LIB ERdL HIR POLICY.
To Support All Effective Measures for
 Prosecution of War,

London, Jan. 16.-The liberals failed to persuade H. H. Asquith, M. P, to move the amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the throne cen surfing the governments war policy. After, it is understood, consulting with Lord Rosebery, an amendment has been framed which briefly offers the support of the liberal party in all proper meas ures for the effective prosecution of the war, but expresses the opinion that the policy of the government has not con- duced to rapid termination of hostili- ties and the establishment of a durable peace.
 Frederick Cawley, M P, will move this amendment, which it is expected the whole opposition will support, with the exception of the Irish members, who object to prevailing means to carry on the war
 The Standard asserts that the leader ship of the liberal party in the House of Lords was offered to Lord Rosebery and declined, but that his personal fol- lowers are confident that his accession to the liberal leadership is only ques- ton of few months.
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PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Strong but Uncon1irmed Belier That NJ 2
 gotiatians Have Been Reopened.

l London Jan, 16.--A strong belief pre-
 vailed in financial circles here late to- l day that negotiations for peace had 1 been reopened between the leading
 Boers and the British government. South African stocks rose in athy
 with the reports. The exact nature of of what was going on was not kown,
 but representative of The Associated Press learned that leading Boers had indirectly approached the government protesting against the appropriation of farms in the Transvaal and Orange
 River Colonies by British settlers,
 which system Is now being rapidly
 pushed and that strong influence had
 been brought to bear on the Boer lead ere to save al least vestige of proper ty for their followers
 Whether what is passing to-day be- tween the Boers and the British gov ernment can be termed peace nesotia- tons or what will be their result can only remain speculation for the pres ent. The stock exchange evidently takes a hopeful view of the outcome.
 London, Jan. 17.--Nothing definite can be ascertained with regard to the alleg- ed peace movement. The Vienna pa pers declare that the government of the Netherlands has entered into confden- tial negotiations with the Boer leaders with the view of bringing the war to an end.
 Dispatches from Brussels assert that Dr. Leyds, the European representative of the Transvaal, still opposes any ne- gotiations, but that other Boer leaders have been comforting among themselves and with Dr. Kuypers, the Dutch pre- mier, with view of arranging neeotia- tions. None of these stories has a very solid basis.
 Tn the budget committee of the Dutch chamber yesterday several members that the government had taken no steps to intervene m South Africa.
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THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING ca,
RHODE ISLAND DIVORCE L4WS.
Two Proposed Amendments Presented
 to Legislature.

Providence, Jan. 16-Two proposed amendments to the state divorce laws were presented in the senate to-day, one being the direct outcome of the la bors of the committee on uniform state divorce legislation appointed last year, and the other representing the ideas of joint committee selected from com mittees appointed by various religious bodies in the state.
 The more important of the two acts provides that the term of residence to entitle person to petition for divorce shall be two years instead of one, and that non-support shall not be included among the grounds for divorce.
 The other amendment provides that the testimony in all divorce cases shall be orally in open court, unless there can be produced a physician's certificate that the witness is unable to be present owing to illness, or unless it appears that the witness is out of the state.
 The two bills and the accompanying resolution were referred to the commit tee on judiciary.
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Boston, Jan. 16.-"Colonel' Henry S. Greer. of Virginia, well known to the po- lice of New York who for some days past has been annoying wealthy residents of the Back Bay by his queer actions, was arrest ed here to-day. Some persons who had sui fered annoyance made complaint to the police. The man was given hearing in the police court and the case was contjn. ued for a week. The police think the mai is insane.
 Washington, Jan. 16.-~Ex- Senator Henry B. Davis, chairman of the United States delegation to the Pan American congress. who has just returned from the City of Mexico, called on President Roosevelt to- day. MT. Davis said the reports of dissen- sons in the congress had been exaggerated. The influence of the American delegates in the congress was large, and he looked for benefits to American commerce with South American countries to result from the con gress.
 Washington, Jan. Wholesale dismiss alS have begun in the census bureau Say- eral hundred persons have already received their discharges and 300 others and possi- bly, more. will go on February l. At least 600 will go during February and many oth- CTS will have to be discharged to bring the present force of about 2.600 down to the 600 or TOO contemplated in the permanent cen sus movement.
 Denver. Jan. 16.-Dr Clayton Parkhill. one of the best known surgeons in the west. died to-day of Bright's disease,
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PAN-AMKRfCAN CONFERENCE.
The Chileans Prolong Their Dilatory
 Tactgcs-The Proceedfnus.


 Mexico City, Jan. 16-In this morn ing's session of the Pan-American con ference the Chineans prolonged their dilatory tactics. They said all delegates are in favor of The Hague convention, but added that it must not pass through the conference without discus sion.
 MT Buchanan of the United States, Senor Macedo of Mexico and Senor Bermejo of Argentine, each made speeches asking in turn If we are all agreed, what is there to discuss?'
 At the afternoon session the Chilean delegates resumed speech making. Se- nor Alzamora of Peru had just risen to deply when a premontory trepidation spread consterna tion through the as- sembly and for nearly one minute af- forwards the gilded hall of sessions swayed like the saloon of liner. The delegates sprang from their chairs and grabbed their desks in alarm. but were jeans. The proceeding were interrupted for fully ten minutes Members of the congress could see from the windows of the palace kneeling crowds on the plaza When Senor Alzamora resumed his speech he alluded in temperate, al though unmistakable terms to the diff ficulties which Chile had put in the way of the converting of the conference and of the obstacles she is now making to the transaction of business
 Blest Cana of Chile made an effective answer
 The session terminated without com ng to vote on the plan for the ac- 3eptance of The Hague articles.
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1RAlNMEN HAD COMPLAINED
TUNNEL SIGNAL LIGHTS HARD TO
 SEE ON F0GGY DAYS.
Statement of Manager Franklin of the Grand Central Depot-Many Com- piaiuts Had Been Made-Conditions,
 However, on the Day of tho Wreck
 Were Favorable NViskcr's First Trip
Through the Tunnel.

i New York, Jan. 17.--District Attorney this afternoon as to the advisability of
 calling certain residents of New Ro- ter Investigation The coroner decided
 to call them Whereupon MT Jerome
 and his assistants withdrew. Pursue your own course, MT. Coroner" said
 MT Jerome, and when you need us you can call us"
 There was no serious difference, how ever, between the district attorney and
 the coroner and MT. Jerome took part
 in the proceedings of the afternoon. During this session Joseph H. Franklin, was on the stand, and the district at torney questioned him. He went into the details of the handling of trains and the system of signals in the tun- nel. He admitted that he had received many complaints from trainmen re- garding the signal lights in the tunnel. These men had called his attention to the fact that on foggy days the lights could be seen only very short dis tance.
 So, especially during the winter months in New York" District Attor- ney Jerome asked. there are many days on which the signals in the tun- ,1 l. ance?"
 Witness admitted that this was the case. On the day of the wreck, how ever. he said, he considered that con ditions were very favorable. He said that 323 scheduled trains ran through the tunnel every day.
 MT Franklin said he was under the orders of President Newman of the Central and President Hall of the New Haven road. He said he had spoken to them about the tunnel lights when they had taken him to task about trains being late. He said that noth- ing in particular had been done about the complaints of the engineers con- cerning lights.
 la answer to a question from MT Jerome, Manager Franklin admitted that the murky morning on which the disaster occurred was the first time Engineer Wisker had taken passen- ger train through the tunnel.
 Counsel for John M. Wisker, engin- eer of the train which caused the acci- dent, asked to put some questions to MT, Franklin, but the district attorney objected and the coroner sustained the objection. Adjournment was then had until tomorrow.
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DKPARTmEN1 OF COMMERCE BILL
Taken Up by ysenate-Many Amendments
 WAL Have to be Made

Washington Jan. 16-The senate to- day for a brief time had under consid- eration the bill ting a department of commerce and the discussion tended to show that the measure will have to be amended in many places before it can receive the approval of the senate. Serious objections were raised to the transfer to the proposed department of several important bureaus, now part of other departments of the govern ment. It was pointed out that if the bill, as reported, became a law, it would create the greatest department of the government and that the secre- tary of commerce would have more power than the secretary of the treas ury. Notice of several important amendments was given.
 A large number of uncontested bills and private pension measures were passed after which the senate adjourn ed until Monday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
THE CITIZENS MEETING.
WATER CONIRACT DISCUSSED AT
 MUSIC HALL LAST NIGHT.
Resolutions Passed Protecting Against Adopting Any of the Water Company's Propositions - Speeches by Charles Cnsson and Others Many Figures Presented.

The mass meeting of citizens held ir Music hall last night to hear speeches and take action in the shape of pro- tests against the signing of renewal contracts with the New Haven Water company in the forms presented some time ago was quite largely attended. Several speeches were made by those citizens who have been quite prominent in the fight against the Water com pany and by the applause it was taken that most of the audience were hear tily in sympathy with the sentiments expressed by the speakers.
 Charles Gay acted as chairman and made the principal address He said that the meeting was held to take ac- tion and send the result of their delib- erations to the water committee of the common council. This vote was taken shortly before the conclusion of the meeting and was in substance that the freemen of the city of New Haven in mass meeting assembled condemn pro- positions two and three-the thirty year and continuous contracts-as sub mitted by the water company and that they favor the adoption of the ten year contract with an unambiguous clause giving the city the right to buy the plant of the Water company at any time and providing that the company furnish the city water at $1 per annum and for substantial reduction in rates to private consumers. This reso- lution, very extensive and comprehen- sive and couched in strong language, was framed by George N. Wallace and unanimously adopted. 1t is the inten- tion to present this resolution to the water committee of the court of com mon council at it's session on Monday evening next and ask that the commit tee continue the matter in disagree ment and thus cause the proper rates to be adjudicated by the courts. This resolution was unanimously adopted Previous to It's adoption another of somewhat similar nature but embody- ing the plan of appearing before the constitutional convention and asking that uniform water charter system be adopted for the cities of the state was moved.
 This motion was however withdrawn without action.
 In his address Mir. Gay laid special stress on the fact that no action had been taken by the city as whole or the citizens in particular against the officials of the Water company for al- legged criminal negligence in not provid-
 
 (Conitnued on Sixth Page.)
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VISIT OF PRINCE HENRY.
COMMENT IN LONDON AND IN
 VIENNA.
One British Paper Thinks That Per- haps the Kaiser Deserves Sympathy at Having His Overtures Received In Such Suspicious Manner ospttaItty of America Questioned.

1 London, Jan. 17.-Commenting upon to the effect that Prince Henry's visit will not be greatly welcomed the Daily Chronicle thinks that perhaps Emperor William deserves sympathy at having his overtures received in such sus- picious manner, and contends that any European power might have suspected the emperors motive, but would not have published it's discovery from the housetops. The Chronicle concludes with saying: "The Americans are quite at liberty to keep their public and pri- vate relations with Germany separate, but in rudely saying so beforehand are they not just little lacking in the ele mentary virtue of hospitality"
 Vienna, Jan. 1.-The Fromdenblatt in long article discussing Prince Henry's approaching visit to the Unit ed States which the papers regard as demonstration of mutual friendship, combats the idea that this is move against Great Britain in answer to Mir Chamberlain's utterances. The From denblatt thinks it is possible that Ger many wishes to make her relations with the United States independent of Great Britian and that possibly a similar de- sire exists in America; in fine, that Germany, and perhaps the United States, want to neutralize the advant- age possessed by Greatbritain in trade interests in Great Britain of the same language as is spoken in the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
January Sale EnlbrOiderieS

Such embroideries at such prices as interest every wo- man, the best evidence we have of this fact is the active selling. At roc H0ya.
 Edgings and insertions embroidered on cambric, nainsook and Swiss, each the work of the best St. Gall manufac- turers. The kind usually sold at I1Hc and 15c. January sale price, yard, 1Oc At I9Hc Yard.
 Embroidered insertions, edgings and demi- -founcings, great variety and ex- ceptional values. Last seasons stock reduced to match these values and some formerly sold at 1Sc, added to these, at January sale price, Yard, 103So
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Irish PInn Decided Upon.

London, Jan. 16.-The Irish members held their usual sessional meeting this afternoon and. decided to move amend ments to the address in reply to the speech from the throne condemning CO., ercion, the South African war, the con centration camps in South Africa and the financial relations between Ireland and Great Britain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
THE 7YPo7HE7AE BANQUET
BRILLIANT GATHERING OF EM.
 PLOYER AND EMPLOYE.

Third of It's Kind Given by the Con- 1 necticut Associatio Several Witty Speeches Made- Best of Good Feeling | PrevaiIcd-Landiord white's Fine Menu.
 | The fourteenth annual convention of 1 the Connecticut Typothetae was held last night in the Tontine hotel, and as usual at gathering of the members of this organization the affair was a grand success. It was gathering of the master printars and the tourney men, and was the third since the cifs- tom of having an annual banduet for the employer and the emp1oye was started. The interest at these gath erings has grown from year to year, and as a result the banquet of last night was one that will go down in the annals of the association as being the most congenial and enthusiastic ever held by the organization. The State Typothstae is one of the first orr ganizations in Connecticut, that has followed this custom.
 Many of the speakers of the evening brought out the fact that this custom was one that should be followed by other branches of trade at least once year and they also mentioned the fact that they could not tell the difference between the employer and the employ ed. except as MT. Cushing said, the em- ployers wore a worn and haggard look on their faces
 About 150 were seated about the vari- ous tables when the first course of Landlord Whites splendid dinner was placed before them. They ate as fol- lows:
 Blue Points,
 Celery, Olives,
 Chicken Gombo
 Boiled Salmon. Hollandaise Sauce,
 Pomme Nature, Sweetbread Patties, Green Peas,
 Loin of Mutton,
 String Beans Croquettes Potatoes,
 Philadelphia Capon,
 Brown Gravy, Mashed Potatoes,
 Green Peas, Asparagus Salad,
 Neapolitan Ice Cream
 Fancy Cakes, Cheese,
 Crackers, Coffee. The great table extended along one side of the dining room and seated g bout 1t were the following: Wilson H. | Lee, the toastma ster of the evening and rresidant Df thn aSsoctatiou. Nav or Studley, J. Stearns Cushing of Bos- | ton, Professor Edward Bliss Read of | Yale, Aldermas Walter IT. Walsh Rev. | pr. George H. Ferriss, C. $. Morehouse. |
 Continued on Sixth Page.)
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TWO DESERTERS ARRESTED.
They Left Fort Trum bull Yesterday
 Morning.

Patrolmen Watrous and Hoffman yesterday afternoon arrested Peter Kenney and Joseph A. Farley on the charge of being deserters from the United States army It is alleged that the two men deserted from Fort Trurn- bull, at New London, yesterday morn ing. Sergeant Cook telephoned to Fort Trumbull last evening informing ofi1- cers there of the arrest, and the men will be taken back to-day.
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MEXICO CITY SHAKEN.
Four Distinct Shocks of Earthquake
 There Yesterday.

Mexico City, Jan. 16.-Four distinct shocks of earthquake shook this city at twenty minutes after five o'clock this afternoon. The shocks were very sharp and buildings swayed perceptibly. Thousands of people rushed from of Aces and dwellings into the middle of the streets for safety and many knelt in prayer. Telegraph poles bent like trees in a. gale of wind, and most mass i've buildings were shaken. There has not for long time been so severe an earthquake here.
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..l.ss-.asssu " hlte ttNMse tNenItYifIeN.

Washington, Jan. 16.-To-night the president and Mrs. Roosevelt gave another of the state dinners customary at this season of each year, the guests being invited to meet the justices of the supreme court. The table was of crescent shape and was laid in the east room. The floral decorations were very elaborate,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
FIGHT FOR SCHLEY'S FUTURE
Baltimore Taxpayers Place Ban Upon
 Opposition Text Books.

Baltimore, Jan. 16.-The Baltimore county taxpayers convention has placed a ban upon any text book which does not give Rear Admiral W. & Schley the credit for the naval victory at Santiago. A resolution was unani- mously passed calling upon the Balti- more county delegation in the legisla- ture to have a law enacted which will prohibit the use of such text books in the public schools of the county.
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Fourth Case of Sm allpox.

South Manchester, Conn.,, Jan. 16.-- The fourth case of smallpox in town was discovered here this afternoon by the health officer The victim is John Tierney. aged twenty-five, who was er1- pIoyed in a factory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
OFFERS TH4hkS.
Chinese Elm reror Goes to tho Temple of
 Heaven

Pekin, Janu 16.-The emperor went from the Forbidden City to the Temple of Heaven before daylight to-day to offer sacrifices and give thanks for his safe return to Pekin All signs of the British occupation of the temple were removed and the streets traversed were illuminated. A military escort sur rounded the emperor and a great body of nobles and officials followed him in chairs or on horseback.
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.JeH0rds Quit.

Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-Jim Jeffords of California and Al. Weinig of Buffalo met at the Penn Athletic club tonight for a six round 'go" Weinig had the better of the contest up to the end of the third round, when Jeffords quit. He gave no reason for leaving the ring.
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4 HAZARDOUS OFEER.
Rockefeller to Double Every Gift to
 Vassar Before Common c memt.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Jan. 16.--It was announced in the chapel at vassar col lege this evening that John D. Rocke- feller has promised to double every gift made to the college before commence ment day, 1902 to a sum not exceeding s2O0,000. Besides lesser gifts, Vassar al- ready owes her recitation hall and one residence hall to the generosity of MT. Rockefeller.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17
Permit Applied For.

The Sacred Heart Catholic church has snnlied to the fire marshal for permit to erect a frame church edifice on Kim~ berly avenue, north side, near Grant, street, the cost to be about s5,000.
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secretory Otidie Dead.

New York. Jan. 16.--J. " S. Oddie. secretary of the New York Yacht club died at his residence in this city to- day. MT Oddie had been i'll for about two weeks of kidney trouble,