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sign of interest in speculation on the part of the outside public. Call money was not higher than per cent. at any time to-day, and fell lower than that
 on enlarged offerings by the banks. The immediate money situation ceases to be
 factor in the stock market Not much
 prospect was offered by the days event
 of any effective assimilation of the present congestion Of securities, in which is involved the embarrassing tie
 up of credits which threatens the future facilities of the money market. Uneasiness was felt over the position
 of the speculative pool in Southern Pa- cific stock. The extension of the pool
 carries it only to April 10 and the sug-
 gestive weakness of the stock to-day
 had a weakening sympathetic effect on
 the market. This put an end quickly
 to an upward movement during the
 first hour, led by New York Central, which seemed desined as bull demon- stration with the purpose of attracting
 the expected outside interest. When
 this demonstration was seen to fail of it's effect speculative interest became
 quite stagnant. The sharp declines in
 the United States Steel securities, com ing at the same time with a meeting of the finance committee of the corpora
 tion, had a decidedly unfavorable ef- feet.
 A feature of the day was the declines
 among dormant stocks, made necessary
 before a sale could be effected. Lacka-
 wanna was sold down points after preliminary rise of a point. The eX- pected judicial decision in the Northern Securities case came in for consldera- ble discussion in connection with the
 points left uncovered by the decision in the Southern Pacific injunction case,
 and the possibilities lying in the North
 ern Securities decision were believed to
 have a good deal to do with the weak | undertone of the market.
 Bonds were dull and irregular. The total sales, par value, aggregated $1,- 750,00O
 United States threes coupons advanc-
 cd 4 and the threes registered F on the last call.
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CANVASS OF GROToN.
Shows Growth of 6o0 Families and a
 Population of s,573 Persons.

Shows Growth of 660 Families and Population of 6,573 Persons.
 The Connecticut Bible society has
 just finished the canvass of the town of
 Groton, a work which has not been
 done before for twenty years. In that
 time there has been a gratifying
 growth in population, some six hundred
 families more having been visited in
 this canvass than in the last, or 1.714 in
 all. including 6573 pedsons. Compared
 with the other towns Of the state, Gro ton has a small foreign population. only fourteen per cent, but showing wide range of fifteen natlonalities, in cluding Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Italian, Brazilian and portuguese. The churches all show an increase in the
 number of families. The Baptists have S49 families, the Roman Catholic 222, the Congregationalists 195, the Episco- palans 17S, and the Methodists 155. In all 1,25S adult Protestants were report ed as not attending church and S06 Pro- testant children are not in Sunday school. This is not a large number compared with other towns. Much of
 the non-church- going is in Gro ton Heights and the shipbuilding cen- ter not far away, and is due to new corners who have not settled down to their former church habits.
 Twenty-six Protestant families were l found without Bibles; ninety-three Bi- 1 bles were given to destitute families,
 besides the distribution of tracts and 1 the selling of hymn books and colpor- i tage books Just Al Bibles were also sold, large type for the aged, teachers
 Bibles, translations into the various 1 languages, etc. William B. Snow, who I has done the canyassing, desires to 1 thank pastors and churches for their cordial support which has made his work in Groton pleasant and profitable. Rev. Ebert E. Gates, pastor of the
 Baptist church in Noank, writes in ap- preciation of Mir. Snow and his work:
 '"rhe directory of my parish which he ] has furnished me is invaluable and
 should l ever take another pastorate
 within the Jurisdiction of the Connect l icut Bible society would certainly re- 1 quest that a similar canvass be taken. No man, minister or layman need he's i in his parish. We are glad he came and will always be glad to see him again."
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MILFORD.

An extra meeting of Indian River grange will be held this evening for the purpose of initiating candidates.
 The installation of Rev. MT. Meserve as pastor of Plymouth church will take place on April 23. Invitations are to be extended to the churches in this town, Woodbridge, West Haven, Orange and New Haven. The services will be held in the afternoon and evening.
 The Milford high school will close on Thursday for the spring vacation.
 Mrs. A. L. Futile is visiting in Rutherford, N. J.
 Mrs. A. B. Gardner has returned from a visit in Hornellsville, N. Y.
 The Sunday school of the Methodist church will hold Easter services in the chapel of the church next Sunday dur ing the noon hour.
 At the meeting of the board of edu cation held on Monday evening bills amounting to S2.461.43 were ordered paid. These included the teachers sal aries and incidental expenses for the term which ends Thursday.
 Miss Florence E. Woodruff has re- turned to school in Ashburnham Mass, having spent her vacation with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Woodruff.
 The Wepowaug whist club met at the home of MT. and Mrs. William F. Platt on Monday evening. Seven tables of whist were enjoyed by all. The prizes were awarded to Miss Evelyn Durand and Robert Chase, and consolation fo ITIIioff tefn ton Smith. Refreshments were served after the games. The next meeting will be held at MT. and Mrs. William Woodruff's on Wednesday evening. April 15.
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Government isOndS.
Cotton.

Reported over private wire by J. L. Me Lean X Co., No. 9 Broad street, New York. New York office. No. $40 Chapel stre?I, Norman A. Tanner. manager.
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CUP DEFEAT IN SERVIA.
CONSTITUTION OF 1901 SUSPEND
 ED BY THE KING.

Laws Passed Thersuuder Repealed, the skuptshina Dissolved and Senators and Councillors RetIred-The Consti- tuition Restored After the Appoint ment of Nsyv Senators and Councillors
 -ARairs tn Balkans Serious.
 Belgrade, Servia, April liking Alex ander to-day executed a coup d'etat. He issued two proclamations, the first decreeing a suspension of the constitu- ton adopted April 19, 1901, retiring the senators and the councillors of state, dissolving the skuptshina, and reenact- ing the laws as they existed previous to the constitution of 1901. The second proclamation restores this constitution to it's former validity.
 Iii the first proclamation the king says that the senate and the skuptshina, created under the constitution granted him in 1901, passed laws which proved impracticable. Furthermore. the consti- tuition, by tending to fan political pas- sions, prejudiced the interests of the fla therland and hindered it's development as a state and nation.
 Affairs in the Balkans, the king adds, are very serious, and Servia needs order, unity and peace. She should offer a bright example of a peace-loving state, and at the same time always be ready to defend her own true interests should this become necessary for the purpose of restoring the unity, strength and or der of the country.
 The king then suspends the constitu- tion of 1901, and declares the mandates of the senators to be null and void. The proclamation goes on to announce that the councillors of state are retired, and that the skpptshina is dissolved. Sev- eral of the laws, including the press law, the communal law, and the act govern ing the electoral system, are annulled and replaced by laws previously exist ing.
 Immediately after this proclamation ordinances appointing new senators and councillors of state were issued, and the king issued second proclamation, by which the constitution of April 19, 1901, was restored to its full validity.
 London, April 1.-The dispatch from King Alexander's coup d'etat, is not clear on some points, especially the res- toration of the constitution of 1901, and efforts are being made to obtain further information on the subject.
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AND THE LAST IS THE BEST.

Leland S. Powers to Present David
 Copperfield" at Foy Auditorium.
 This evening in Foy auditorium the subscribers to the Y. M. c. A. entertain ment course will have the long antici- pated pleasure of listening to Leland T. Powers and "his invisible company" The play to be given is the dramatiza- tion of Dickens famous story David Copperfield."
 To-night's entertainment will close the. season in the Y. M. c. A. course, and the association officials feel that in presenting Leland T. Powers as the last of the course they are ending suc- cessful season most fittingly.
 Mir. Powers will be supported by the New Haven Orchestra club, whose work the past season has met with such fav- orable comment from lovers of orches- tral music.
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CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.

The directors of the Connecticut Baseball league met at the Hotel Garde yesterday afternoon. Thomas Reilly, of Meriden, was given the Hartford franchise. The schedule of games for the season was adopted, with a few minor changes still under considera- tion, which will be acted upon to-day.
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htcago Market.

Reported over the private wires of J. L. Mclean X Co.,. 9 Broad street, New York. New Haven Ohice, $40 Chapel street. Nor man 4. Tanner. Manager.
 Open. High. Low. Close.
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CHURCH SALE

Of Fancy and Useful Articles at First
 Baptist.
 The ladies of the First Baptist church have been for several weeks preparing for sale of fancy and useful articles to be called bazaar of the seasons. It will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 18th of April. The proceeds are to be used toward the furnishings for the new church building which is soon to be erected. There will be booths representing the four seasons, also a candy booth and something at tractive for the children. Ice cream and homemade cake will be sold No pains will be spared in making this sale attractive and its hoped that it will receive financial aid from those inter- ested.
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NEW HAVEN GUN CLUB.
Holds Its Regular Monthly Shoot

Holds Its Regular Monthly Shoot To-
 day.
 The New Haven Gun club will hold it's monthly shoot to-day at the Schuet- zen Park grounds. Teams will be chosen by two selected captains from all the members present. The eight dollar prize will be equally divided be- tween each member of the winning team.
 Friday next the club proposes to give their regular programme shoot. Cracks have been invited from all over the state and several delegations are ex- pected from New York and Massachu- setts as well.
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Mir. Fisher succeeded Austen Cham berlain as financial secretary of the treasury in last August. He had previ- ously been a junior lord of the treasury and private secretary of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the former chancellor of the exchequer, and to Arthur J. Balfour, who is now the premier.
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RELATED SOUTHWARK IN.
Complaint of Steerage That Food Sup
 ply Was Cut.

New York, April 1.-The Red Star steamship Southwark, seventeen days out from Antwerp, came lip to her dock this morning with weary lot of pas sengers who came ashore seven days later than they had expected. High westerly gales and heavy head seas were given as the cause of delay. The Southwark was nursed tenderly across, and was not driven into the seas.
 with high, light ship like this" said Captain Damn, you have got to take her along easy to keep her screws in the water when the seas are high"
 steerage passengers complained that their food was cut.
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BROKE A PANE OF GLASS.

A colored man named George Harris was arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolnnen Sessler and Grant. He is charged with breaking a large glass window at 42 Union street.
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YESTERDAY,s STOCK MARK Eq;
Failure to Arouse interest of the Out
 Stde Public

New York, April 7.--The weakness which developed in to-day's stock mar ket bore witness to the disappointment felt in speculative circles at the failure opments in the situation to awaken any
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY OUT.
Resignation of William Hayes Fisher ', M P

AbCol6ldllOL OL w AAoSCo II 4oAASA , M. P.
 London, April 7.--William Hayes Fish CT, M. F., financial secretary of the treasury, announced his resignation in the house of commons to-day as re- suit of his connection as director with a financial syndicate, and of his accept ance of bonus of shares in the con- cern.
 Mir. Fisher in announcing his resigna- ton said that the syndicate. whose af- fairs were now before the courts, had had never issued any shares to the pub lie. The whole difficulty arose from the vendor pledging shares to a banker, who sold them. Though he (Mr. Fisher) was not rich, he and Sir Joseph Law renee, another member Of this private syndicate, had arranged that every creditor and every shareholder should be paid in full. He had handed over his check for $25,000 for this purpose. While conscious of his own integrity, Mr. Fisher recognized that the stric- lures of Justice Buckley rendered him liable to attacks in his official capacity, and that he had therefore become a source of weakness to the government.
 MT. Fisher showed considerable emo- tion while explaining the cause of his resignation, and was sympathetically cheered from both sides of the house, Premier Balfour expressed his synpa- thy and paid a warm tribute to MT. Fishers personal character and official capacity. The liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell associated him. self with Mr. Balfour's remarks.
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NEIV FORK STOCK MARKET.

opcning. Highest. Lowest ouotntiom Following are the closing prices reported by Prince X Whltely. bankers and brokerss 52 Broadway. New York. and l5 Center street street. New Haven:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
BOWEN TO ACT FOR CASTRO.
Prospect Of Settlement of Venezuelan
Case Out of Court.

A dispatch from Caracas yesterday says:
After two stormy meetings of the cabinet,
all the conditions set forth in the replies Of
the powers to President Castro's last pro-
posals in the matter Of settling the Ven
ezuelan dispute through arbitration have
been accepted by the Venezuelan govern
ment The government considers these con-
d1tions to be unjust, but declares it is
obliged to yield to force. The Venezuelan
answer was delivered at the United States
legation here at noon today.
TIL conditions Of the powers cover cash
payments to the allies and guarantees for
the payment of the balance of their claims.
1t can be said on good authority that the
question Of raising the existing blockade
will not be considered.
1t has been learned from an authoritative
source that United States Minister Bowen
has received orders to leave Venezuela next
Saturday for Washington, where he will
present the Venezuelan case to the British
German commission. An American war
ship will call for Mr.. Bowen at La Guaira.
The foreign office here Is working day and
night in the preparation Of documents In
order that the Venezuelan case may be
ready for presentation.
Mr.. Bowen will be accompanied to Wash
ington by his wife.
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PRIVATE FIGHTERS CASE
It is Claimed That He Was an limo.
cent Victim of Circumstances

The record of the court-martial proceed
ings in the case of Private Henry Richter.
Battery c, 9th Artillery mow the ga Com
pany, Coast Artillery, has been received
at the War Department, not for action.
however. but simply for filing and record.
1t shows that the soldier was tried at Ba-
tangas, 2. l., and found guilty Of desertior
about October s, 1899. at Manila, and re-
mainlng absent until captured in Minda-
mao Island November s. 1901, within terri.
tory occupied by armed insurgents He
was sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged the service of the United States.
to forfeit all pay and allowances due him
and TO be confined at hard labor for the
period of his natural life. The sentence
was approved by the military authorities In
the Philippines and the Quartet de Espana
at Manila was designated as the place Of
confinement,
The parents Of Richter live in Baltimore
and they recently appealed TO the War De-
partment to save the life of their son. in
the belief that he Rad been sentenced to
death for alleged treason. According to
their story Richter was an innocent victim
OF circumstances, he having been attacked
by the Fflipinos while on guard duty. beat
en- into insensibility and carried off and
being watched so closely that he was never
able TO return to the American lines. An
other story was that he fell in love with a
native girl, who persuaded him to Join the
insurgent forces by promises Of reward,
but 30 far as known at the department the
love romance cuts no figure in the case,
which Is described as one of pure desertion
In the face OF the enemy In time Of war.
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GERMAN AMBASSADOR LEAVES.
Nothing Known About the Succession
of Baron Won Sternberg.

Herr Won Holleben, the German ambassa-
dor, left for New York yesterday afternoon
to consult specialists. The ambassador has
been sick man for some time, and his in
disposition has been aggravated by pro-
tracted spell Of inclement weather He ex-
poets that his physician will advise pro-
longed rest at some Of the health resorts In
southern Europe, and has therefore ar
ranged to sail tomorrow. At the ambassa-
doris request he has been granted a pro-
longed leave of absence in the hope that he
may be restored to health
Count A. Won NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., coun-
selor of embassy and first secretary, Is
structed by the foreign office to take charge
upon the ambassadors departure The
count was in charge of affairs at the en-
bassy during the early part of the Ven
ezuelan negotiations, when the ambassador
was In New York, and he Is therefore
familiar with every phase of that question.
His relations at the State Department are
cordial. the officials regarding him as a
diplomat Of ability. His conduct OF the
Venezuelan negotiations has been most ac-
ceptable to the Washington government.
and should the preliminary conference
looking to reference of the dispute to
The Hague succeed, Count Quadt, as
charge, would act temporarily as Ger
manys representative.
No official advices have been received at
the state Department or at the German
embassy relative to the appointment Of q
successor to Herr won HoIleben. Such
action is to be expected. however II Herr
OF the Presidents friendship for Baron
Speck Won SternberE hts appointment as
ambassador would be most acceptable to
this government.
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COPYING THE RECORDS.
East Work Of Clerks in the Patent
Office,

CHIEF Clerk Irelan of the patent office
has addressed a letter to Mr.. F. N Booth,
chief of the assignment division Of the
patent office, congratulating him on the
WORT of his force during the month of De-
cember. Mr.. Irelan says:
The monthly reports of the assignment
division for December are very credtable
to the industry and efficiency of the force
employed there on copying the records of
the office and recording deeds. The work
done by Miss Brashears, Miss Lewis, Mrs.
Jackson, Miss Hopkins and Miss Merrilat
81 the manuscript writer's Is worthy of spe-
clal mention, and that of Miss Morgan.
Miss Merritt and Miss Myers of the record
ers was equally praiseworthy"
The work of this division has been par-
Ncularly heavy during the past six. weeks
or TWO months. on account of the immense
amount OF work left over from the fall and
summer months which 1t was necessary to
hnish before the report of the commits
sloner could be compiled. The Miss Brasil
ears referred TO in the communication of
MIR lre!an Is the young woman who holds
the record of the patent office for fast tyne.
writing, having written 49, 800 words in five
hours December II. Miss Brashears worked
Ten Gays during the month of December
and her daily average was 1O3S5 about
100 ahead OF her nearest competitor. The
total number of words copied bv Miss
Brashears during the ten days she.worked
was $4,000.
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THE PHILIPPINE CoNsTABULARY
Passage of the Bill Practically as Re
ported.

The House yesterday passed the Philip
pine constabulary bill as it was reported
from the committee, except for an amend
ment limiting the number of assistant chiefs
to four. The bill provides that the chief
of the constabulary and the assistant chiefs,
who are United States army officers. shall
have the rank, pay and allowance Of briga-
der general and colonel, respectively, the
difference between such pay and their pay
in the regular grades to be paid out Of the
Philippine treasury. The bill also provides
that when the Philippine scouts are ordered
to assist the constabulary they shall be I'M
der the command iof the chief or assistant
chiefs. A substitute offered by Mr.. Hull
Qowa), to provide that the chief be regu-
lar brigadier general Of the army, and the
assistant chief officers not below the rank
of lieutenant colonel, was carried in COM
mittee of the whole, but subsequently it
was defeated In the House. The present
chief of the constabulary is Captain Allen
of the army.
A roll call then was demanded upon the
third reading Of the bill, which was Or
dered-1O1 to SO. The bill then was passed.
The resignation Of Mr.. Lanham (Texas),
who has been elected governor Of Texas,
was laid before the House. The resignation
is to take effect January Is. At 4:35 the
House adjourned.
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ARMY HOSPITAL CORPS.
Surgeon General o'Reilly's Plan Of Re-
organization.

Secretary Root has forwarded to Congress
with his hearty commentator a plan pre-
pared by Surgeon General O'Reilly for the
reorganization Of the Army Hospital Corps.
A bill, prepared to accomplish this purpose,
provides that hereafter the Hospital Corps
shall consist of 800 frst-class sergeants at
$40 per annun: three hundred sergeants
at $500, twenty corporals at s240, sixteen
hundred privates at s1s2. making total
annual cost Of sT7O, 400. 1t Is explained that
the proposed distribution Of the appropria-
ton for the Hospital Corps would result in
an actual gain Of nInety-ive in the person.
mel. at no additional cost to the government.
The surgeon general says that the pro-
posed classification Of enlisted men Is for
the purpose Of giving them titles more in
accord with those used to designate the
enlisted men in other branches OF the
service. One feature Of the plan is that
while 1t does not increase the cost Of the
corps 1t provides for the pay OF corporals
out Of the pay of privates. Secretary Root
says the proposed legislation will be Of ma
terial benefit to an important branch Of the
military establishment.