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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
INQUEST TO BE REOPENED
SEVERAL MORE WITNESSES IN
 THE BURDICK CASE.
Testify--Ponneil in Their Presence Said to Have Threatened to Kill somo Ons-Much of the Insurance Money on penDeii's Life Unpaid.

Buffalo, March 29.-To-morrow morn ing Judge Murphy will reopen the in- quest into the death of Edwin L. Bur- dick. Three or perhaps four witnesses will be examined and the inquest will be closed. Alexander J. Quinn and F. G. Hall. King, respectively, bartender and cashier of the@Hotel Roland, New York, in whose presence it is alleged Arthur R. Pennell threatened to kill some one, arrived in this city to-day and will be- the first witnessed called tomorrow. The clerks in Walbridge's s hardware store who sold Pennell re- volver on the morning after the discov- cry of the Burdick murder may be call ed upon to tell what they know about Pennelps strange actions on that morn ing.
 After the Burdick inquest is closed the official inquiry into the death of PennelI will begin. District Attorney Coatsworth will be present during the examination of witnesses in the Pen nell inquest, but Judge Murphy will conduct the inquest and question witt nesses from the bench.
 Former District Attorney Thomas Penney will represent the Pennell fam fly. Several attorneys representing &C., cident insurance companies in which Pennell was insured will be present. It is known that some of them are inclin- ed to contest the payment of policies on Pencils life.
 Pennell carried $35,000 in accident in- surance, none of which has been paid. Besides that, his life was insured for $215, ,000. The policies, with one excep- ton, were taken out four of five years ago. The suicide clause gives one year from the date of issue as the term dur ing which the insurance, if death was by suicide, would not be payable.
 The policy taken out recently is one for $40,000. It has not been paid, and, it is said, attorneys representing the company will be present at the inquest tomorrow. Of the remaining $175,00O insurance which is incontestable, four policies, amounting to $30,000 have been paid. The money was turned over to J.. Fred Pennell, who is administrator of the estate. There were three certifi- cates of Pencils identity and death filed with the companies which have paid ththeir risks. One was signed by the administrator, another by person. al friend of Pencils and third by Medical Examiner Danger. Dr. Dan gers certificate stated, in substance, that Pennell had died from injuries re- ceived in an automobile accident.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
PRESIDENT G.F. SWIFT DEAD
HEAD OF GREAT PACKING HOUSE
 BEARING HIS NAME.
Fatal Internal Hemorrhages Result from a Surgical Operation Performed Several Days Ago-Death Unexpected Leaves Fortune Estimated at from Seven to Ten Million Dollars.

Seven to Ten Million Dollars.
 Chicago, March 29.-Gustavus Frank lin Swift, president of the Swift Pack ing company, died at his home, 484S Ellis avenue early to-day of internal hemolThages resulting from a surgical operation performed several days ago. MT. Swift was sixty-three years old. The hemorrhage which caused MT. Swift's death resulted from an opera tion for an infection of the gall bladder, performed March P. His death was en- tirely unexpected, both by MT. Swift's family and his physicians. He had giv- en every indication of recovery and all danger was considered passed. In fact. so hopeful was every one, including himself, for his speedy recovery, that his son, Herbert L. Swift, who had been summoned from Boston, left Saturday night to return to the east. This son was intercepted at Harrisburg, Pa, to- day with a telegram announcing the death of his father.
 MT. Swift had been suffering for some time with bladder troubles and a week ago an operation was determined upon to give him relief. It was not ex- pected that the operation would prove especially dangerous and nothing hap pened to cause change in this hope fitness until this morning. His improve ment as stopped suddenly by hem- orrhage, which the doctors were unable to check and which caused his death in a short time. No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made.
 Gustavus Franklin Swift began his career as butcher and died leaving a fortune estimated at from $7,000,000 to $10000,000. This fortune was made in the course of forty-five years. He was born at Sandwich, Mass, in June, 1889. He opened a small butcher shop in his native town. He removed to Boston when he was less than thirty years old. He remained in Boston until 1875, when he came to Chicago. In this city he en- gagged in the same business which he had left in Massachusetts and develop ed the department of shipping live cat tie to eastern markets. In 1877 he evolv- ed plans for the first refrigerating car, and dressed meats, instead of live cat tie, were shipped to eastern cities. He was the pioneer i'll this kind or busi- ness, and it was not long before others saw the advantages of his method and initiated him.
 MT. Swift was not only the oldest packer at the time of his death, but he was the originator of the method that has made many large fortunes. From the small plant started in 1877 has de- veloped great corporation with branches in St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Mo, Omaha, St. Paul and Fort Worth, Tex, and with distributing of fees in every in1oortant city and town in the United States and with represen- tatives in the leading cities in Europe, Asia and Africa. It's employees num- Der 22.607. Upon it's capital stock of $25,000,OOO the sales of 1903 exceeded $200, 100000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
PRESSAND PULPIT COMPARED.
ABLE ADDRESS BY ST. CLAIR >5. ., M,KELWAY Y. >3,. < <. s.s < VI .@t
fsD,-The Reporter of the Future WsIi be Verscd in Science and sArts--Srophe~ cies Bester. Understandings Between Press and Clergy. ,s

Dr. St. Clair McKelway of the Brooklyn Eagle delivered the regular Sunday address before the mems club at the United Church last night. His discourse was listened to with intense interest by the large audience and proved to be one of the most forcible and thoughtful delivered thus far in the series. Dr. McKelway having been happily introduced by Lewis s. Welch of the Alumni Weekly spoke in part as follows: Y
 MT. Chairman and gentlenen-The subject at which a glance is to be taken is capable os much more atten- tion than my purpose or your patience would rightly warrant. It could be made stand as an expression for the in- tellectual and religious history of the race. The newspaper has come to its best estate in the last half of the nine teenth century and in the few years of the twentieth, which have also wit messed the spread of the railroad, the telegraph, the steamship, the monitor, the telephone, the marvels of Marconi, the substitution of arbitration for war and the government of the United States and Great Britain by men whose profession is letters. In the same pe- riod many advances and changes have marked the pulpit. Among these ad- vances has been the adoption of the principle of freedom from the state, on the one hand, and of hospitality to sci ence on the other.
 The moral and intellectual value of the press is in it's photographic and preservative quality indicated. De- cades after the reporter has had the proof sheets of his life corrected by the
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
TheHoWe& StetsOn Co.
 Incorporated <.
soUTHINGToNMYsTERY SOLVED
Body of William Hall, Who Disap-
 pearei Lnse November, Found.

Body of William Hall, Who Disap-
 peared Lnsf November, Found.
 southington, Conn. March 2s. mystery in connection with the disap- pearance of young William Hall on November 13 last was cleared up to- day when party of boys found Halls body in a swamp in the northern part of the town. Near the body was a gun and the peIt of fox.
 Medical Examiner Steadmar, who viewed the body. decided that death was accidental. He is of the opinion that Hall shot the fox, but did not succeed in killing it and rather than in jure the pelt started to club the animal to deaths and in doing so accidentally discharged the gun. A bullet wound was found in the young mans breast.
 The disappearance of young Hall was the cause of considerable excitement last November. It was known that he went hunting, and after a few days, when the young man failed to put in an appearance, bloodhounds were secured and an attempt was made to locate the missing youth in that manner, but with out avail. Eventually the town became so worked up over the matter that when posse was unsuccessful the enl- ployes in the factory whene Hall pre- viously worked ceased their labors tenn porarily to search for Hall. The spot where the body was found is favorife one for huntsmen and without doubt every searching party passed within aa few feet of the dead man
 Hall was eighteen years of age and was prominent among the younger peo- pie of the town.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
CONSTSToRY AT END OF APRIL
Pope Expresses Intention of Holding
 One to Appoint Bishops.

One to Appoint Bishops.
 Rome, March 29.--The pope has ex- pressed his intention of holding con- sistory at the end of April or the be- ginning of May, a consstory being es- pecially necessary for the appointment of bishops. Nothing has yet been de- cided as to the nomination of new cardinals and there may be none. Even if some cardinals are created there is nothing definite in regard to foreigners. The only names mentioned are Mon- signors Nocella and Pericoli, the do- mestic prelates of the pontiff, Monsig- nor Taliani, the papal nuncio at Vien- na, and Monsignor Ajuti, the papal nuncio at Lisbon.
 The cardinals of the congregation of the propaganda have been informed that meeting will be held on April 9th, at which the appointments of CO., adjutor archbisho2s of St. Louis and Cincinnati will be discussed and con- firmed Bishop Hogan of Kansas City is almost sure to be appointment CO., adjutor archbishop of St. Louis, upon which post Cardinal Satolli will report. Regarding the Cincinnati appointment on which Cardinal Martinelli will make a report, there is some competition be- tween Bishop Moeller of Columbus, O., and Bishop Macs of Covington, ky. Ii is believed that the former has the greatest chance, especially as his ap- pointment is preferred by Archbishop Elder.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
DEWEY,s WoRDs DENOUNCED.
Pennsyfvania Germans Protest A gainst
 Ills Kecent Statements.

Pennsyfvania Germans Protest sainst
 Ills Recent Statements.
 Pittsburg, March g. Delegates of Western Branch of the German An1eri- can Alliance of Pennsylvania to-day passed the following resolution which was called forth by remarks attributed to Admiral Dewey concerning the Ger- man navy:
 The recent disparaging and uncalled for remarks of Admiral Dewey about the German navy was, if the press has quoted him correctly, unworthy of a naval officer of his rank. Coupled as his undiplonaatic statement was, with an eulogy of Great Britain's friendship for America, it would seem that the adniraPs discourtesy to Germany was prompted rather by social prejudices than by true patriotism.
 A composite people like our own Is bound by congenial and cultured ties to Germany to less than to England. To needlessly offend a people to whom we are closely related, and to whom we owe so much, must arouse the dis approval of every fair minded Arneri- man, as true Americans should en- deavor to understand and appreciate the various factors that have contrib uted to our civilization. It#is menace to our land to have our national is- sues depend upon men whose visions are clouded by racial prejudices. In military and naval affairs, the judg- ment of such a man cannot be relied upon because he is ipso facto unable to ascertain our own weakness and the real strength of a foreign nation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
AUTHOR ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Disappointed Over Refusal of Play by
 Thenter Frnncats.

VMeRfer FrnncRfs.
 Paris, March 29.-Another disappoint- ed author attempted to commit suicide in Paris theater last evening. Just as the second act of "L'Autre Dan ger, at the Theater Francais was about to commence, the audience was startled by the report of pistol shot in the foyer, where man was seen to fall with wound in his head. The would- be suicide proved to be a dramatist named Gustavus Salary, aged sixty years, residing at Villejuif, remote suburb of Paris. He was taken to the hospital, and the bullet which had lodg- ed in bone near the right eye was ex- tracted. His life was found to be in no danger. M. Salary said that he had just had a play rejected by the man. agement of the Theater Francais after having been given to understand that it would be accepted, and Respondent, he resolved to end his life in the thea ter which caused his disappointment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
ocEANTo-oCEAN RAILRo4D.
Canada to Have Another to Traverse
 Heart of County.

Toronto, Ont, March 29.-Canada is to have another trans-continental rail- road. Its terminal will be at Quebec in the east and Port Simpson. B. C.. in the west. The road will run parallel with the Canadian Pacific, but will be from 200 to 400 miles farther north, tra- versing the very heart of Canada through the wheat and pulp wood belt. The road will be called the trans-Can- ada railway. The Dominion govern ment has granted the promoters a charter, and prominent capitalists of Great Britain and Canada are inter esteG in the project. The proposed line will shorten the distance between Eng land and Japan and China by over 700 miles. It will also be of great strate- gic value in the event Of war with the United States or in the far east. Cam ada now has one trans-continental line, a second rapidly nearing completion and two, the Grand Trunk Pacific, and the trans Canada under promotion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
FYREBUG AND BURGLAR.
Young Bridgeport Mnu Arrested Red-
 Handed os Loclxpnrt, N. Y.

Lockport, N. r., March 29.-Harry Sanderson, nineteen years old, former ly of Bridgeport, Conn.,, was arrested early to-day in the act of setting fire to E. 0. Rogers &s Sons cotton batting factory. To District Attorney Stock we'll he made written confession, ad-
 mitting having fired the warehouse on three previous occasions, causing a loss
 of $15,000. Two Buffalo detectives were
 brought here to trap the incendiary.
 One of them entered the mill as a workman, and gained Sanderson's con- fidence. Sanderson and the supposed
 workman planned to rob and burn the
 mill. Last night Watchman Barten-
 stein was bound and gagged and left
 helpless on the floor After robbing the safe Sandefson set fire to the cotton in
 the mill. He was captured by Colonel
 Rogers and officers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
O.ne fTirun Gives In.

Philadelphia, March 29,--A break in the ranks of the employers in the car- riage and wagon builders strike occur red last night. when H. Keyser & O., one of the largest employers. signed the scale of the union, which includes an increase ill wages. About 375 men are still on strike.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
Big Ferry Boat Burned.

New York, March 29.-The double decked ferryboat Roundbrook of the Central Railroad of New Jersey was burned to the waters edge this after- noon. No passengers were aboard. as at the time the fire was discovered the boat was out of commission for the day and lying in her slip on the Jersey side. Tugs lowed her into midstream thus saving the other ferryboats in the slip.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
AcccpteCl by Mr. Meserye.

Milford March 50.-Howard Curtiss Meserve, at present student in the Yale Divinity school, has accepted the pastorate of the Plymouth Congrega- tional church here and will take up his duties as soon as he graduates. MT. Meserve's father was at one time pas tor of the same church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
Two Dartmouth students Drowned.

Hanover, N. H., March 29.R Robert M. Baker, of Worcester, Mass, and John B. Kenerson, of Roxbury, Mass, both freshmen at Dartmouth college, and members of the Phi Gamma Delta fra ternity, were drowned in the Connects cut river while canoeing to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
DarsmpA Titus Esetnssnted.

New York, March 29.-The Union Boat club to-day reinstated c. s. Titus, the oarsman. The club passed a resolution which recited that there had been an ir- regularity in his expulsion and adding: "That the said expulsion was rescinded solely on the ground of such technical irregularity.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
MIR. CLEMENT EXPLAINS.
His Letter to Fisher - Latter Had No
 Dealings yyith Hank.


 Buffalo, March 29.-The letter from s. M. Clement, president of the Marine National bank, of Buffalo, found among the effects of Herman Bowman Esher, who shot himself in New York to-day, did not refer to any matter that could have caused Esher worry or anxiety. MT. Clement explained the letter to- night as follows:
 Fisher was student at Yale univer- sity. He wrote me, as chairman of one of the junior societies, asking me to use my influence to induce my nephew, Lowell, to become member of the or panization. I,wrote to Lowell, and he replied by letter and also by telegraph. Lowell did not want to join the society. The letter found among Fishers effects was one I wrote informing him of Low ell's decision.
 Beyond this correspondence I know nothing about Esher. He had no finan- s;al dealings with the bank"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
TENDER PASSED OYER HIM.
Miraculous Escape of Car Inspector al Naugatuck

Naugatuck
 Winsted, Conn.,, March 30.-John J Dugan, aged forty-five, a car inspector on the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail road, had narrow escape from death early this morning.
 Dugan was riding on the rear car of a switch engine and when it slowed up Dugan fell between the tracks. The engine was backing up at the time, and before it could be stopped the tender passed over his body. That he was not killed was remarkable. As it was he was seriously injured. His spine was twisted, the toes of his right foot, which were on the track, were cut off, and his head was battered. At the hospi- tai, however, the physicians do not ex- pect that the man will die.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
WORRIED OYER HIS STUDIES.

Esher's Father, However, Does Not Att
 tribute Sons Act 60 This.
 Chicago, March 29.-Herman Bowman Esher who killed himself at the Man haitian hotel in New York to-day, was the only son of Edward B. Esher, a lawyer of this city, and was grandson of Bishop Bowman. of the Evangelical church. He was but twenty years of age. -.-
 The father could offer no explanation
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
SEMINARY FOR sOUTHrNGToN.
To be Built by inc Sisters of Mercy of
 MeTideO.

MerideO.
 Southington, Conn.,. March 29.-Rev. William J. Doolan, pastor of St. Thom- as Roman Catholic church at both ser vices this morning announced to his congregat tion that he had given quit claim deed to six acres of property ad- joining the church to the Sisters of Mercy of Meriden. Upon this property will be constructed seminary for young ladies. The building will be three stories in height; 130 feet long and 40 feet wide, with two wings. It is ex- pected that the work on the property will be commenced at once.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30

Herman Bowman Esher is listed in the Yale university catalogue as Bow man Esher, of Chicago. He roomed at 203 Durfee hall and was a member of the sophomore academic class. His roommate is Littleton Fitch, of New York city, an academic freshman. Richard Monroe Fairbanks, to whom the letter mentioned in the foregoing dispatch is addressed, is in Fishers class and his home is in Indianapolis, Ind.
 Messrs. Fitch and Fairbanks left this city for New York early last evening. Esher was a popular man in college, being we'll liked by all who knew him. Last year in trying to climb from one window to another in Pierson hall he fell from the fifth story to the ground. He was badly injured, but that he es- capped with his life was considered a miracle. After recovering he was seiz- ed with an attack of rheumatism, which compelled him to walk on crutches until about month ago. He also lost a. year in college at that time on account of illness. He was a soph- oYnore fence orator last fall and made Delta Kappa Epsilon this fall. He was one of the editors of the Yale Daily News. It is believed he left New Ha- ven last Thursday or Friday.
 When the news of his death reached this city it caused great deal of talk on the campus, where no reason for the sad act could be thought of. Esher seemed to be in good spirits when last seen here.
 A personal friend stated last night that the Buffalo letter dealt merely with 8 personal affair and not with business of a financial nature. The 'Lowelr' mentioned refers to Lowell Chester Frost, of the sophomore class.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
THE HOWE & STETSON STORES
Easter Costumes.
Splendid Assortment.
You will find the largest and most

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
German Empr.s aRakimg Good Frog oss

Berlin, March 29-The German en- press, who broke one of the bones of her left forearm last Friday, is making good progress. There is no local sWell- ing or pain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
London Times Publishes Two Dls-
 patches from New York.

London, March 30.-The Times this morning publishes two dispatches from New York which, it announces, were transmitted by the Marconi system of wireless telegrapipy. The dispatches contain about one hundred and fifty words.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
Date for E,eestons ,a Reteas,.r.

Berlin, March 29.--An imperial decree issued to-day fixes the elections for the Reichstag for June 16. .s.5,