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This in in line with the rumor that
the telephone company is to apply
to the courts Monday for an order
enjoinine the strikers from declaring
it unfair. boycotting it or in any way
interfering with the men who are
working.
1t has been practically agreed that
the striking telephone girls will have
dodgers printed and distributed
throughout the city next Monday set
ting forth their grievances and ask
ing people to aid them by not patron
izing the company. In this connec-
ton plan Is on foot for the girls
themselves to distribute the dodgers
and to make personal canvass Of
the telephone Subscribers.
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ITHIxE n ORDERLY.

The manager furnished proof that
the strikers had been asked to not
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TO REooVER STOCK Loss.
Ennis g ssoppaut -ue Former cnstomes
-l Tor s25l. 900.

IOr 1<oksOVus
New York, Dec. 2.--To recover $751;
592, said to have been lost in stock
transactions. Justice Dickey OF the SUI
preme court, granted an attachment to-
day in Brooklyn against the property of
Maurice 'Untermyer, a member Of a
prominent family, upon application of
counsel for Ennis & Stoppani, bankers
and brokers. ~
Maurice Untermyer is now in Geneva,
Switzerland. The attachment is grant
ed on the ground that he has been alb
sent from the United States more than
six months without designating an
agent upon whom legal papers can be
served. An order for service Of sum-
mons in the action by publication was
also granted by Justice Dickey. The
affidavits upon which the attachment is
granted show that Untermyer speculate
ed in stocks through Ennis & Stoppani
on margin between August %, 1901,
and November 20, 1902.
| Ennis & Stoppani on November Il
last notified Untermyer by eablegrarn al
Geneva, that unless he advanced the
necessary margin the stock would be
sold at his account and risk.
| A reply was received to the cablegram
but the margin was not advanced. Fl
| The transaction involved some $780,
900. The stock was sold at a loss in the
open market and the brokers are now
suing Unternyer to recover the differ.
ence between the purchas price and the
sum realized at the sale
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PORE RECEIVES sTORERs.
Very Friendly Meeting With Ambass"'
.. .~.. dor and wife. @ ....

Rome, Dec. 2.-Bellany Storer, Unit
ed States ambassador to Austria, and
Mrs storer came to Rome to-day to
see the pope and were Immediately re-
ceived in audience by his holiness. The
pope greeted thm in the ancient apart
ment occupied by Cardinal Rampolla
when secretary Of state and insisted
that Mr.. and Mrs. Storer sit next to
him. .-s.-.
During the audience the pope's man
ner was most affable and the CONVEX
sation was Of an extremely cordial
character. The pope expressed great
satisfaction at the good feeling and
kindly interest displayed in the United
States during the ILLNESS of Pop Leo
and the sorrow shown at his death, as
| well as the pleasure evined by Ameri-
cans in the election of his holiness as
the successor of Leo. The pope said he
was especially touched when he learned
of the manifestations of sympathy and
piety in the Protestant churches of the
United States during the illness of Pope
Leo. Much knowledge Of American af-
fairs was shown by his holiness who
said that he greatly desired to please
the people of the United States. He
was most cordial in his expressions of
regard for Ambassador and Mrs Storer
and impaired his benediction to them.
The conversation lasted half an hour.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Storer afterwards WIS.,
tied Cardinal Merry del Val, secretary
of state, the members of whose family
they had known during their three
years residence in Madrid. They will
remain in Rome only forty-eight hours.
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F
w. C r.. u. CONVENTION.
Twentisth Annual Held In Ansonia--
O6fcers elected

Officers Elected
Ansonia, Conn.,, Dec 1.-THE twentieth
annual convention Of the Woman's s
Christian Temperance union Of New
Haven county is In session in this city
to-day, In the auditorium Of the local
Y. M. G. A. building. When the meet
ing was called to order there was about
seventy-five delegates present, this
number being later increased to about
100 on the arrival Of the noon trains.
The exercises Of the day opened at $3.50
o'clock with a devotional hour led by
the secretary, Mrs. A. o. Ekmark.
As the names on the roll call were
read each delegate answered with a
quotation from the Bible. Delegates are
present from Ansonia. Bethany, Che
shire, East Haven, Waterbury, Wal
lingford, Westville, North Haven, Gull
ford, Meriden, Milford and New Haven.
The greater part of the morning exer-
cises was consumed with the reading of
reports.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. A. w. Downs of
Bethany; first vice president, Mrs. c. A.
Holmes of Meriden; second vice presi-
dent, Laura M. Steele of West Haven;
secretary, Mrs. Anna Ekmark; treas
urer, Mrs. F. e. Fowler Of Meriden.
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
DREYFUs REVISION QUESTION
Repors ofcommi.sion svtii Not be NJ ade
within two weeks


r.. Wtthin TWO Weeks.
Paris, Dec. 2.--only incidental men
tion was made of the Dreyfus case at
the weekly sitting of the revision COM
mission to-day. when General Mercier,
the senior member. excused himself,
leaving before the end of the proceed
ings, on the ground that he had to ex-
anime the Dreyfus documents transmit
ted by the minister of Justice. General
Mercier added that he would make his
report as soon as possible, but that he
did not believe he could do so before
the lapse OF ten days.
A meeting Of prominent nationalists
to-day demonstrated that they are Bit
terly antagonistic to the action taken
by the government.
Former War Minister Cavignac ac-
cused the government of disturbing the
peace of the country by reviving an af-
fair which had been made an instru-
ment for civil discord and asserted that
il was useless to interpellate the gov
ernnent on the subject because the
ministry was too strong.
General Mercier, the former war min
ister who is regarded as the chief ac-
cuser of Dreyfus, has issued from COM
narrative retirement from public life, as
! senator for the Loire inferieure, and
/ has affirmed that everything he had
read in the government newspapers re-
garding Dreyfus was untrue.
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DOWIE PLEADS FOR MONEY
WANTS FOLLOWERS TO RAISE A
s.. MILLION DOLLaRS. ~

Special Meeting IN the Tabernacle Not
!. such az 10 Cheer the Heart OF the
ssProphet"-His Affairs IN Worse
shape Than FIRST supposed bat He
May be Ab,e 90 sIess oh iiga,ions Later. =.
Chicago, Dec. "A great gathering of
Dowieites was held in the Tabernacle
at Zion City tonight. It was called by
Dowie for the purpose of starting a
fund Of s1,0Oo,OOo with which to pay
off all the Indebtedness that hangs
over Zion City and himself. The out
pouring Of his followers was not one to
bring cheer to the heart of the general
overseer of Zion. The Tabernacle seats
5000 people. and usually all the seats
are taken at the special meetings called
by Dowie. Tonight the hail was not
over half filled and the gathering was
not as enthusiastic as might be desired
by a man who was in immediate need
OF funds. Dowie gave to his followers
a statement Of the financial situation
Of Zion City. told them that the assets
were ample, the only trouble being that
he was not able to realize upon them
at once. All he needed was con-
tribution of ready money with which to
tide over the present crisis in the af-
fairs of the city, and this once done
Zion would grow to gree ter power than
ever before.
~'I love this tabernacle" he said. 81
loved all my tabernacles as loved my
people. As my people have grown, sc
have my temples of worship. And
when we prepare to leave this taber-
nacle for the last time, the next house
of worship win be Jerusalem.
Eyes, we will help rebuild Jerusalem
It has always been my prayer. GOO
has told me to do it. God tells all ot
you to do 1t. But not now. That will
come later.
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STRIKE AGAINST FULLER co.
NEARLY 10, 900 MEN DIRECTLY
AFFECTED.

seventy thousand May Later be In-
voIysd-work on Building Contracts
Amounting 50 Twenty Million Doi-
lars Will be DeIayed-Iron Workers
Claim company Attempted TO Form a
Rival Untpn.
Chicago. Dec. PA general strike
against the George A. Fuller Construc-
tion company and the sub-contractors
Of that company was declared tonight
by the executive board of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers Interna-
tional association. now in session in
Chicago. The fight against the Fuller
company will be centered in New York
city, where the Fuller company is said
to have assisted in the formation of q
rival union Of bridge, structural and ar
chitectural iron workers. The Fuller
company is said to have contracts ag-
gregating more than $4,000, 900 in the
following cities:
New York. Kansas City, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Omaha, st. Louis, Boston,
Washington and Pittsburg.
Nearly 10000 men are said to be di-
rectly affected by the strike order in
these cities, and in the event sympa-
thetic strikes are called, more than TO-
900 would be affected. ss4
The support of the Hosting Engin-
GERS is being sought, as it is counted
that should they quit, no iron could be
hoisted, even IL non-union men could
be secured to take the places Of the
other strikers.
The International Union Of Bridge
men, branch Of the recently formed
! National Union Of Building Trades, is
expected to assist the iron workers. APP
1,aaIs will be sent out to-morrow
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POPULAR FEELING INoR EASING
Japanese people Wish Speedy Ulti-
matum sent TO Russia.

Japanese People Wish Speedy Ulti-
matum sent TO Russia.
Toxic, Dec. IA meeting of the
Shempoto members of the diet to-day
passed a strong resolution denouncing
the cabinets dilatory foreign policy and
recording the opinion that peace in the
east demands the evacuation of Man.
churia and the opening of the principal
ports there.
Popular feeling is increasingly in fa-
vor Of the speedy dispatch of an ulti-
matum to Russia; but, the Japanese
government is calm and confident.
London, Dec. 3.-The Toxic corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says that
teIegrams have been received from Sc
oul to the effect that Japan Minister
Hayashi was informed by the emperor
of Corea at an audience Monday last
that he had placed the question of the
opening of the Yongampho to foreign
trade in the hands of his foreign minis
ter, and that the port would be opened
within a few days. M. Pavloff, the
Russian minister to Corea, is, however
still protesting against the opening OF
the port.
Lieutenant Colonel Lachibana, the
military adviser of General Yuan Shi
Kai, governor of the Chilli province
has arrived at Toxic with confidential
message for the Japanese authorities.
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DIR. CYRUS EPSON DEAD.
Passes Away from rnsamonia in New
York.

New York, Dec. DIR. Cyrus Edison,
son Of former Mayor Franklin Edison,
died Of pneumonia tonight in the
Roosevelt hospital. Dr. Cyrus Edison
was born in Albany. n. T., in 1857. He
served for several years as municipal
and state medical officer, being appoint
ed assistant sanitary inspector in this
city in 1882, and after promotion
through various grades was appointed
commissioner of health of New York
city. In 1898 Governor Roswell P. Flow
er appointed Dr.. Edison commissioner
Of health for the state of New York.
He served three terms as president of
the board of pharmacy of New York
city and county, and at one time was
also a surgeon and lieutenant colonel
in the New York State National Guard.
DR.. Edison was the author of many ar
ticles on medical and sanitary subjects,
and was also the inventor Of many use
full surgical instruments.
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Associated Press dispatches from
London on November 8 said it was ru-
mored that the Russian government
was trying to purchase the Chilean bat
tleships Libertad and Constitution for
the purpose of increasing its far east
ern squadron. A dispatch from Santi-
ago de Chile on December / said that,
while the Chilean government had not
reached any decision as to the sale Of
the battleships, offers had been made
for them by the governments of Japan,
Russia and Turkey. 49,
The Libertad and the Constitution
are sister ships. Each has displace-
ment of 1880 tons, is 436 feet long, IL
feet beam, a draught of 24A feet and
an Indicated horsepower of 10000.
Their armor belt is 7.S inches thick,
their deck armor three inches thick and
their side armor above the belt is seven
inches thick. Their armament consists
of four ten-inch guns. fourteen 7.5-ineh
guns, fourteen Contemporaries, four
six-pounders, four machine guns and
two light guns. and each is fitted with
two submarine torpedo tubes.
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STEEL OFFICIALS MEET.
| CurtaiIment of Production and Exten-
- sion of Bustness Conside, ed.

Curtailment OF Production and Exton-
- sion of Business Conside, ed.
Pittsburg, Dec. AT the close of the
meeting of United State Steel officials
this evening it was announced that the
gathering was simply one of the month
ly conferences between the presidents
Of the various subsidiary companies of
the United States Steel corporation.
While much secrecy is maintained by
those present, it is understood that the
subjects having special interest to each
company in the way of operation and
in curtailment of production and ex-
tension of business were the main feat
ures.
The question of wages, according to
excellent authority, was not taken UP,
as that is a matter for the officers and
directors of the various companies to
settle among themselves. Heretofore
these meetings have been held in New
York. but it is understood that Presi-
dent Corey has favored holding them in
Pittsburg
The coming merger of the tin plate
and sheet steel companies to bring
about change in the location of the
headquarters of these corporation, now
in New York, was talked over, as both
headquarters will be brought to this
city
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EX.GOY. O. Y. COFFIN FAILS
HE AND HIS SON FILE PETITIONS
INBANKRUPTCK.
Eormer,s Liabilities s60,742.I5 and
Assets sII,23I.5 81, Lattsr's Liabilities
sSI,ss4. 90 with Assets of ssIo.5O-
Nnmh.r of National Banks Including
r.,, atadletoxxu Hold Notes

Hartford, Dec. 2.-Petitions in bank
ruptcy were filed to-day by ex-Goyer-
nor o. v. Coffin and his son, Seward v.
Coffin, both OF Middletown.
Ex-Governor cofin's liabilities are
given as ssO.742.17, with assets of s11.-
2S1.57.
The liabilities of S. v. Coffin are $751;
7s4.69, and his assets are sS10.5O.
Among Ex-Governor Cofln's liabili-
ties are the following: Middletown
County National bank. $500; Middle
town First National bank, $500; Mid
dletown National bank, $4,000; Central
National bank, Middletown, $4,000;
East River National bank, New York,
$4,000; other notes held by individuals,
s15,2S4.69. -.-...s ....
The assets include holdings Of real
estate in Wyoming, and amounts due
the silk goods manufacturing concern
known as the i. D. Brown & Son Co.,
in which Ex-Governor Coffin was heav-
lily interested. The creditors of the son
y are PIdSllGdAly4 l1O 6ckAAAS Seso NlAO5N va
the father.
Recently, the Messrs. Coffin as stock
holders in the L. d. Brown & Son Co
filed petition for a receiver for the
property in the superior court in Mid
dletown. The court appointed F'reder-
icq G. Lum Of New Haven temporary
receiver. and will have hearing or
the question Of a permanent receiver.
ship December 5. In the application fol
the receiver, it was stated that ex-Gov'
ernor Coffin, president of the concern
with his son. and ]. H. Hubbard Of
Middletown and Ralph d. Hibhard o.
Yonkers, N. Y, are the only members
of the company. They acted together
in petitioning for the receivership, de.
claring that adequate funds to carry
on the business were lacking, and ask
ing that the receiver have power Il
wind up the affairs of the company af'
ter four months. The receivers bone
was fixed at 100000. ss @
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OTTAWA UNIVERSITY FIRE.
Complete Destruction Probably Caused
By Cigarette.

W a - \ ~ ..
Ottawa, Dec. 2-The Ottawa unfver-
sity, one Of the largest educational in-
stitutions in Canada. was totally de-
stroyed by fire early to-day. The loss
IS estimated by a member of the facui-
ty at 100000. The building and con-
tents were insured for 100000. None of
the students was injured although
many of them had narrow escapes.
Three priests were forced to jump from
upper windows and were badly injured.
They are Fathers Boyon, Fullham and
McGurty. It is feared that Father Nc
Gurty cannot recover. One of the do
mestics is missing and probably per-
ished in the flames and another was
so seriously burned that she will prob
ably die. The missing woman is Miss
DAMS. She was last seen on the fourth
floor. ..s. "A
The fire, it is believed, was caused by
careless student throwing away q
lighted cigarette or cigar. kilograms
Of regret are arriving from all quar-
ters. The following came from Rev.
Father Fallon Of Holy Angels college
at Buffalo,: s.... I'll, u
.sOttawa university is my alma mater.
In it j spent sixteen OF the happiest
and best years Of my life. 1t is the
most important work that my brothers
in religion are engaged in. It is a
strength and an honor to the Catholic
church and Canada. For those reasons
my heart is sad because of the awful
calamity that has befal1en it. In COM
mon with all Its loyal sons I yearn to
see it rise glorious from its ashes"
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canadian txn,,road Ms,, win.

Montreal, Dec. 2.-The Canadian Pa
ciflc railroad management to-day came
to an agreement with the committee
representing its enginemen after nego-
tiations that have lasted for the great
er part of two months. The Increase
granted varies from to 25 per cent. for
engineers and Z to % per cent. for fire.
men, and is graded according to the in
creased cost of living in the districts in
which the men work. No general esti-
mate of the increase has vet been made
public 55
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MRS. VANDERBILT'S CONDITION

Alarm Caused by summoning of DR..
Flint, Jr., Unwarranted.
Newport. R. l., Dec. 2.-The arrival at
Sandy Point Farm at Portsmouth to-
night of DR.. Austin Flint, jr., of New
York, Immediately followed by the COM
ing of Mrs. Frederick Nelson, who has
been confined to Greer cottage by sick
ness for week, gave rise to a rumor
that the illness of Mrs. Reginald c.
Vanderbilt had taken on an unfavora-
BILE turn. In reply to an inquiry it was
said that the presence of her physician
was merely precaution, and that Mrs.
Vanderbilt was considered out of dan
ger. Her mother had improved the
first opportunity to call after being
able to leave her apartments. DIR. Flint
will return to New York tomorrow.
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"GENIUsu TO BE REPLACED.

Rsoommendstton of the 1nvestigating
COMMITTEES TO be Followed
Hartford, Dec. 2.-Comptroller seeley
said to-day that on the recommends
tion of the committee which he appoint
ed to investigate tine condition Of the
dome and the figure of the Genius Of
Connecticut surmounting it. and also
the committee on statuary, whose ad-
vice was asked in the matter. that the
statue would be repaired and replaced
without alteration. This practically
disposes of the question which for
months has concerned the public as to
the disposition OF the statue.
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An Agreement Il each cd.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2.--The way was
paved to-day for the taking Of the dis
pute between the Pennsylvania rail-
road and the Western Union Telegraph
company to the United States circuit
court of appeals, and this will be done
Immediately. The action was made
possible through agreement Of counsel
for both sides that there should be no
more pole-chopping until the case was
finally decided. s..4s
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Tank of Naph,ha shutters Train.

Dover, Del, Dec. Am explosion of
a. tank car of naphtha in the center of
a freight train on the Delaware divi-
sion of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington railroad to-day caused two
and probably three deahs, the injuring
of a number Of persons, the wrecking Of
several buildings and a number Of
freight cars.
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Norwalk, Dec. miss Clara Van
Doren, daughter Of Rev. DR.. Dewitt T.
Van Doren, was married late this af-
ternoon to William M. Atterson of Dali
las, Tex. The ceremony was performed
at the BRIDES home by her father. Mrs.
,Atterson several years ago gained con-
siderable notoriety when after making
a trip to the Klondike to marry her
sweetheart she changed her mind and
returned home. @S i.
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Pit,sburg Trailsymsn'. Demand. RE-
fused

Pittsburg, Dec. 2.-All negotiations
between the Pittsburg Railways COM
rany and committee of its employees
were declared off after a brief confer
ence to-day. President Gallery, of the
company. refused to grant an advance
in wages or to change the plan for op-
Grating cars. The employees will meet
tomorrow night to vote on the ques-
ton Of strike.
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ahtnnir.r News.
Steamer

Liyerpool, Dec 2.--SaiIed: Steamer
Oceanic, New York, vic Queenstown.
Sailed: Steamer Cedric, Liverpool.
Southampton, Dec. 2.--Sailed, steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II (from Bremen), New
Cherbourg, Dec. 1.--Arrived: Steamer
Pennsylvania, New York, via Plymouth for
Hamburg (and proceeded.
Cherbourg, Dec. .. m.--Sailed, steamer
Kaiser wilhelm II from Bremen and
Southampton, New York.
New York. Dec. ARRIVED: Steamer
Rhein, Bremen.
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New Haven Man Drops Dead.

Waterbury, Dec. 2.--William Jack
son, a young New Haven man, who
has been working for the Waterbury,
Ice corporation in this city for some
time past, dropped dead in the office
Of the company's stables about 10
o'clock tonight. Medical Examiner
Crane stated that death was due to
acute alcoholism and exposure.
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Tn Inves,iga,e E otdemic.

Washington, Dec. 2.--Dr. Anderson of
the public health and marine hospital
service has been directed to go to But
Ter, a., to investigate the typhoid fever
epidemic that prevails there and to re-
port to the secretary Of the treasury.
Butler, Pa, Dec. 1.-The typhoid fever
record for the day UP to p m. is four
deaths and fourteen new cases.
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A dispatch to The Associated Press
from st. Petersburk November % said
that report had been received there
by semi official Russian agency from
Toxic to the effect that Japanese war
ships had been dispatched to prevent
the Bayan and Tsarevitch reaching
Port Arthur to join the Russian squad
ron there. This alarming report could
not be confirmed, however.